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ENTRY INTO SYRIA
.Impelled by motives whose urgency no one can question, Britain has acted with Free French troops against French-mandated Syria, re- vealing another extraordinary turn of events in a war which began with Britain and France close Allies.
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America who would like to see us taking the initiative, and Turkey who would like to see next her southern border any other Power but the Axis; will no doubt welcome the British action. The reactions of the heterogeneous population of Syria and the Levant are awaited with some anxiety on our
part;
their reception of General Catroux' pro- clamation will decide whether the Allies
will have an easy tenure of the country-with garrison"forece against
possible parachutist attack-or
whether they will have to combat the Arabs as well as the French.
However, the int
intter contingency seema improbable and the Allies moy also expect that the French who have stayed with General Dertz will not have their hearts in a fight against countrymen whom they must know are enrolled in worthier cause.
The attack on Syria is not likely to lead to general conflict between the British and French nations.
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出
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cluding Syrin, will be
against Britain or any other Power but he has never gone further. It would avall France nothing to de- clare against Britain and forfell for ever the goodwill of America to save a territory that she should have given up two years ago and which she could now only pass on to her mortni enemy, the Germans.
A pamphlet rald over Unoccupied France would serve to put the issues squarely before the French people who could never tolerate the abject and Brable. Vichy
dealings of the If they were fully informed of events; certainly they would never bear, arms against Bri tain. For that matter, it is certain that Hitler would not aleep nights knowing that French armies the continent..
on
were
It is important for Britain, while prosecuting her. aim in Syria with absolute Armness, to avoid untoward friction with the French people as
FOR FIVE MONTHS MY HOME has be-
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come a green pasture for those friends and neighbours who have been bombed out of theirs. And I am be- ginning to think that Bombees are much worse than bombs.
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I dislike other people's luggage their sponge bags in the bathroom, and most of all their dogs, kept on leads in, the drawing room, hating us and trying to get sly nips at our legs in the black-out. And I hate other people's combings in my hair brush.
|_ June 9, 1941,
Bombs and Bombees
By Phillida Hughes
Phillida Hughes in the wife of the "Sunday Express'" famous humorist, Nathaniel Cubbins, whose weekly column "Sitting on the Fence" is a national asset. Mi Hughes' seas of humour, is equal to her husband's and, uke
Jis, probably developed while she was working in newspaper office as a serious-minded reporter.
In those days she wrote about fashions and other topics which the Editor considered were suitable for his women readers. To relieve her feelings Mas Hughes occasionally added pungent comments in pencil on the margin of her, copy comments which the sub-editors joyfully read and reluctantly blue-pencilled.
When she finally turned her back on Fleet Street, she began writing such amusing aketches as the series: "A Lady of No Leisure." But whereas Nat Gubbins likes to work in peace and quiet, Miss Hughes can furn out a witty article in the midst of a heated family argument.
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answer it I hate the thing. Never can make myself under- stood), or of Inying a tablo; ("Where do I put the cruets? What shall I do with these knives?" I could tell you what to do with them, my sweat, but I won't.) A dithering procession from lounge to kitchen cach holding one plate or one cup and saucer, which is placed gingerly on the nearest piece of furni ture, is known as "clearing nway the ten for you". Violet tolls me several times a day that all this is going to Break. Up My Home. Violet has seen it hap pen so often and "don't want it to happen" to me.
My pet Bombeo, who never moves from the chair nearest the fire, talks like the information gratuitously given in pocket diaries that no one ever rends. She knows all the phases of the moon by heart-Moon's up to- night at 9.8. That incans they'll be over carly. Let me see, it'll be half-moon Saturday week, and full moon for Christ-
mas..
I am tired of people who. are always cold, the rubbing of shins, the banging of arms., Air raids have an
I hate the way they sit on the grocer's. The butcher Shall I ever have my home to immediate effect on the cir-the edge of the chair and cajoled. Three hearty meals myself? Shall I ever know di- culation. I hate their more won't presume to lie back to be cooked for you each vine solitude, leisure and silence intimate belongings in my comfortably.
again? Night after night I (Lounge, fool, day, and the vegetables keep my pet Bombice company bedroom, mules with fluffy lounge! You're tired. brought in from the gar by the fire, while the others are ostrich feather trimming, You've had a ceiling come dens. When are you going washing their hair, combing - and the prolonged and ex-down on your head, we un- to begin, pets?)
their dogs, polishing dear Pa- hausting goodnights and derstand.) I
pa's spoons. No one has hinted hate. their hope you sleep wells. I hate constant "Is there anything for being pathetic and mak-
Most of all I hate them yet at a move, their "Oh it's so kind" and I can do to help you?" (Yes. "Are we putting you to any There's clean linen to be got
ing me so damn sorry for trouble?" And I hate them out for your beds.
them.
The
at mealtimes with their maid's stony expression to Violet, the maid of all "Oh! more" and "Well just be softened. The rationed work, starts to shiver, and a teeny weeny potato, then." goods to be fetched from announces a cold. Violet
GRIN AND BEAR IT
Conversation between self and pet Bombee:-
"Was that the siren?" "No. Your dog wheeing.""
"Ooh! They'll be over early to-night, the devils."
"Pa'raps they won't." "But it's a full moon," "Let 'em come!"
is always too hot in sum- mer, too cold in winter. Sweating and mopping all By Lichty August. Shivering and pay
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"The neighbours are accusing us of ruthless aggression." so stop snatching apples from Nick the Greek's fruit stand till this Balkani situation clears up!"
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-By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON-
Good Distribution Is Not Enough
flogging her arms all Decem-
ber.
I think I'll go upstairs and a little visit while it's quiet. "I should."
"Yes. Will it be alright for
And her feet, which me to go upstairs?" are just a pair of barome- "Quite."
ters, trouble her all the year "You know what I mean, round. Why do, female feet don't you? Just to pay a little behave in this curious way? "I know."
Even gardeners, who
visit to..
Pause
grumble at everything, "Ooh, there's one overhead.
rarely mention their feet, now."
"I don't hear it."
and who ever heard of a "Oh don't you? It's going postman collapsing in the ke this" (painful imitation of hall and crying "Well, I a never thought I'd be able to deliver your bills and cir- culars this morning. poor feet!"
Me
But even one extra guest can cripple Violet for a week. "We're in for a wet [spell," says Violet. "I know by me feet." Or "We're go- ing to have a heat wave, you mark my words: me feet have begun-to-swell."
droning Dornier.) "Um..... um." "The Devils!" "Um....um.'
"
"Can I draw my chair a little nearer to the fire?"
"Of course.”
"That was a bomb,"
"I thought it was one of our guns."
"No, it was a bomb, and near, too,??
"Go on."
"Do you think I could have a glass of water?"
"I should think so." "Oh, shall I get it then?" "Do you mind?" Pity Violet can't offer
"Where do I get it?" services of her feet to the
"From the kitchen." Government for weather "Oh, will it be all right then reports. Cultured English I go into your kitchen to get voice on radio: "A depres-Quite all right."
it?" sion is moving eastwards "I think I'll just go upstairs and, according to Violet's again." feet, which have now begun to swell.
HE EVENING BLITZ
T STARTS, the sirens wall,
"Um...
!
um." "To pay a little visit, I mean,” "I know,"
Later "Could, I put a little piece of conl on your firo?"
"Chuck a log on." "Oh, will it be all right if I
course. Quieter now,
and we practically hurl our re- do that?" fugees on their tummies when a "Of nolse like the inrushing tide isn't it?" sweeps overhead and recodes. "Oh, that's only a lull. I At the first "Look out!", every know. The devils." hand goes out for her own be "Well, I'm all for lulls." longings dear Papa's allver"Ooh, that was near!"
is quite natural and proper to port was, of course, excellent, but spoons are clutched to a breast; attach great importance to the surely he had no right to assume a clock (it was a presentation distribution of one's hand and to that there would be only one loser to dear Papa) is snatched from give great consideration to how well, outside. To credit: South with such the mantelpiece, and the dogs or how badly, it fits with partner's spade strength that there would be
oppo
bids. Even so, high cards can rarely no need of losing a spade trick was get blast-proof cotton wool bon- be ignored; only under the most ex- outrageously optimistle. And, since nets tied under their chins, traordinary circumstances con the South had not cue-bid the
Tlien' an orgy of, ten making. opponents' aces and kings be "put to
Not at her hoodSo refreshing!" (Yes, isn't it? sleep."
know that there would be North, in to-day's hand, took en- diamond loser? As a matter of fact, Do you care for a little arsenic tirely too much action on his two North should not have ventured to in yours?)
even five clubs, let alone six; he should have been quite content with the four spade contract.
After East's double of six clubs, bed and on to yours. And the West opened the spade queen and, thought that. It may be us to whather declarer covered or not, he night, and to-morrow we'll be ivas doomed to go down two tricks. round at the Smith's or the Ro- To cover would permit a third round
It is equally important to them that kings and a queen. they should not cut themselves Irrevocably from us.. France and
South dealer. Britain will always be neighbours:
Both sides vulnerable. once again, it is to be hoped, they will be friends.
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As for the Arab people on whom the war is now thrust, they are pro- mised the Independence for which they
have always yearned. The events of Iraq will serve na n useful object lasson to them. A usurper attempted a coup for the Axis, broke the treaties with Brit- displaced and the former Regent re-installed with the minimum of
violence by British froops who were, as subsequent aventa
Interpreting the wishes all peoples and offelals except Raschid All's fminediate following. The prompt and success. ful British action-expecially the re- Installation of the Regent may have Impressed the Moslem world favour- ably,
It is another, strange. chance of destiny in a war that has brought subjugation to BO. phany .../countries. that here, in the Middle East, 'a' now, and Independent kingdom can be created by British handy.
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Then good-nights and hot wa-. ter bottles, and a blanket off my
spade ruff, to refuse, to cover would binson's with our sponge bags give the enemy three natural spade and our pets, rubbing our shins, tricks. Four spades easily could clutching Mother's rosary (or - have been made,
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his hand. It is difficult to sow why fended against South's:1
he should have been. His club'sup- contract?
"No Miles away.". "Devils!"
"Um."
"I think I'll go upstairs.
"I say, what's matter with your tummy 7"
"It's those devils!"
Later
"Well, good night.". "Good night.” "Are you all right?" "Rather
"Are you sure you're right?"
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"Quite sure." "Well, good night." "Good night." "Devils, aren't they?" "They are."
Next morning
"How are you?"
"All right."
"Are you sure you're all right?"
Rather!"
"Dreadful night, wasn't It?!
Lousy."
"Devils, aren't they?",
They are."
Violet and I are amazed at the curious mental and physical condition which Is the result of being bombed out of one's home. Hands that are accustomed to wield mops and dusters can only rub legs, or lift tea cups "Well, I think I'll just go ups to lips, or draw chairs nearer to stairs to pay a little visit. May the fire after they have been 17 with us Boveral, weeks, Heads that havo run houses for years with a fair amount of compe- tance aro incapable of answer- other. ling the phone in mine? (Oh, you—— Devi
Look out! Here comes an
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