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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1949.

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By Newell Rogers.

NEW YORK.

Tom

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Clark

wants a law to gaol deportable aliens like. Eisler. He says that 898 aliens suspected of subversivo action have been ordered to bo deported. But they aro walking the streets of America freely, because their native lands will not take them back.. The Communist Party warna Congress it will go underground if It is required to reglster with the Govern- ment.

After producing over 9,000 pages of testimony, the prosecution has rested its case against the nine, Com- munist leaders charged with conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. Government.

UNKNOWN... British playwrights or

known ones-are invited to submit scripts to Louis Lotito, owner of six Brondway theatres, when he arrives at the London Ritz. "I will read them all," he promised as ho loft aboard the Queen Mary. He will also inspeck Stratford-on-Avon's Shakes- peare players with tho idea of making a Broadway offer. While William Stallings was hauling 27,000 number-plates to Birming-

ANOTHER CRITICAL TEST

FOR HONGKONG

by CHARLES WINTOUR ·

N Christmas Day 1941, French resistance forces during,

after 16 days.of con- the war, tinuous fighting with

no prospect of relief from outside, the garrison of Hongkong surrendered to the Japanese forces.

with the British Empire and perhaps other nations of tho Western world?

forward plans for a new airport, capital China's vast BD-

ed

For this reason

number-

The Communists may seek to Bilbo. Club, "America for

CDEC,

SECURITY

Gentiles, Africa for Negroes. Jerusalem for Jews."

The country dancing craze is bring-

the British still anchored among the mudham, Alabama. for distri- business men who hava stay banks on the Yangtse, is clear-bution to motorists, he was

thind in Shanghai to ed up, it is dimcult to see how guard and restore British und Britain could grant full recog-arrested for having the

nillon-the British hold on Wrong kind of. ing interests there are probably Hongkong will certainly be plate on his lorry. doing more to defend Hong subject to a constant propngan- kong than the Minister of De- da offensive.

CLOGAN adopted by a new fence can hope to achieve. "

organisation, the American Most of the evidence points the other way, The Old China But the British Government stir up labour trouble. the duty There is si no proper air Hands who have studied the have

of finding a Chinese Com- diplomalle path to an under- field.

policy of the The two airstrips Kat Tak on the mainland near Tung and his far more able Communists.

a munists believe that Mao-The- standing with

tho Chinesa

back gay callcoes and cot- A former high

tons for the women, but the Kowloon have poor approaches, colleague Chou-en-Lai wish to representative of the Gover-

men still wear lounge sults... The Government are hastening make the fullest use of Western ment with the Nationalist Goy over-crowded island will need Pittsburg reported that sicer The internal security of the For the Erst time since 1930 and know-how in ernment told me the other day: constant watchfulness. In any Of the 11,000 Imperial

orders are falling behind out- the territories but completion will take years, developing troops who defended the

tapped resources.

"We should recognise the

put . colony, 1,000 had been Water supplies, as in 1941,

Communist Government. If we mainland, which were leased to to be the most

The Communists look forward sit staring at each other like Britain for 90 years, are due TEMPERANCE die-hards killed or died of wounds, might prove

to the rapid industrialisation two porcelain dogs on a mantel- of the century.

to be returned before the turn have launched a campaign The 1.000 were missing, and dificult problem of all.

reservoirs, bullt before the days of China-and they can only

plece, Chinese Commun-

against the prevalling fashion 2,000 more were severely of nerini

obtain the bombardment, are

necessary finance fats will only have the Russians So Hongkong la wisely p of installing bars in basements wounded. The

skill from faland's mostly above ground and are and technical

the to turn to. We still don't know paring for the worst, while of private homes, Saya un an- Russia has nothing to whether the Chinese Commun- scanty supplies of water extremely vulnerable to air at West.

As the nouncement: "What can you hoping for the best, ists will turn out to be more Governor,

of children were almost

tack. An army may be able to exhausted;

Here, then, Hes the best de- Chinese than Communist.

Alexander expect hold out for days against over- there was no effective de- whelming odds. It cannot bold fence of Hongkong. It is nor should help them to make up Communist China is going to in the cellar drinking?"...H. Grantham, has said: "We hope parents spend their time down fence against., air attack; out against a water famine.

armed men in uniform who their minds the right way." be friendly toward a foreign Blinkin, a New York Importer. will save Hongkong from al- the Japanese deployed forces

power and a foreign place like of British woollens, has sent out tack, but tho brains; experience lak even if We establish

Hongkong. But these are hopes, his customers against price cuts

written greatly superior in both

gunrantees to protect and ablilties of British and ordinary diplomatic relations numbers and equipment to

American business men in the with the Communists and un- they are not certainties."

if the pound is devalued before the defence. Further re-

East.

til the position of the Amelhyst,

-London Express Servico)(January 1, sistance would only havo resulted in useless slaughter.

12,000 MEN

1,500 MILES

The nearest friendly base is the Royal Navy might keep the some 1,500 miles away. While

island supplled, such a task would place a fantastic stain on their resources.

Of course, it may

spare.

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THE LONDONER'S LOCAL

by HORACE THOROGOOD

habit.

The

of building intimacy, a prized feature of

neighbourhood. Tired, wore.

the

was very well known, was Algy,

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the burmaids at the Cri."

BARMAIDS, PLEASE

.THE CORNET- FLAYER

Drawing by Edward Aidluzene.

..

whose

Today Hongkong again Hongkong Island covers a dis- Finally, the circumference of faces a critical future. .tance of some 25 miles, white And, again. the colony the coastline of the leased fer-

regulars! ("Has Algy arrived yet, Ma?" "No, not yet, Theo- ALHAMBRA

is being reinforced. The ritory amounts to four times as Home Government are much or more.

dore.") OUR jovial ancestors had word implies a homely- sending out 8,000 troops of

bo unla

Think

too, of Shakespeare "KIDNAPPED" all arms, which will bring that the Chinese Communist village church and village the ormosely bored, you dron and Ben Jonson at the Mei- the garrison up to a total of armies are a very different pub side by side, like two old in at the local and your sor-aid, of Johnson at the Mitre, of Chesterton's hugo form 12,000 men

proposition-from-the highly friends, each perhaps in-mws disappear.

vanishing Into his Fleet Street irained, well-equipped Japan- need of the other's support Even physical danger falls pub, of W. W. Jacobs, who in his Will they be called upon ese forces, Yet they have won though for different rea- into its proper perspective. frail old age seldom missed his to emulate the gallantry control of immense tracts of

China and aro making rapid sons. And in all the nicest member sitting in my local morning call at his St. John's during the billz, while bombs Wood local. All sorts and con- and heroism of their pre- progress towards the Soutli English villages they are were falling all around, and ditions, including the hero of decessors?

like that still.

fires Coming, and hearing two that once-popular music-hail They have been well led, And, if so, would they they have gained balllo ex-

There is a blessed signin-charladies talking in the public song, the Johnnie With the

bar. One was saying to the Little Glass Eye, who prove any more successful perience, they have either cap-cance in this In those day's other: "If I was you, dear, I in protecting this Gibraltar tured or bought most of the church and pub made a holy shouldn't pay no attention to

which alliance military supplies with

to which our modern what she says,She's. Just a of the East from foreign America attempted to bolster planners are blind. They take

spiteful o

-old Invasion?

the corrupt regime of the pains to put a distance between Kuomintang; and they dispone the two; incapable of seeing. To be a local, of course, a In Hongkong itself it is not unlimited manpower resources, that the old tradition that Unk- pub must have its regulars.

Onger-nails, who makes eyes at expected that the Chinese Com- The armies of Mao-Tro-Tunged them as friendly neighbours This is a matter on which Mr Like all institutions beloved you in the bigger houses. The munists will launch an open would certainly prove a fox-

wax an avowal of

the great Gorham and Mr Ardizzone are of the people, the pub has ni- barmaid of the local, is an e- attack on the colony whatever midable enemy.

ways had its enemies." "Thu tablished institution wherever warlike threats may be made

body and the soul bre comple They tell,.

with

wo dealt with she presides, queen of the bar, for propaganda purposes over

mentary. It was the Communist radio.

perfectly admirable humour, of slage esally; subiler foes are those wise friend and confidante of But the

natural that the Canterbury door pubs, detective pubs, who would introduce silly "re her regulars. possibility, cannot be excluded

Pilgrims started from the Ta- marketmen's pubs, busmen's forma" into the local,

To her they bring troubles altogether.

The conclusion must be that bard Ian, which had a religious pubs, musicians pubs, BBC pubs, We don't want, for instance, that neither wives nor lawyers watermen's pubs, Journalists our nice cosy bars made "places could solve Whether the be The defence of the porta for larger garrison than the origin as a pilgrims' hostel...

pubs-even 讚 deaf-and-dumb where man can bring his wife buxom youth or white-haired clearly presents a number of 12,000 troops now gathering in

So I am glad that Maurice people's pub-all to be found and children" which generally matron; her femininity spreads wellnigh insuperable "dificul" Hongkong would still experiGorham and Edward. Ardiz in London.

moons gravest difficulty la zone, author and artist of Back

turning on intimate a genial warmth through the ties. The population is already ence the

place where mon may blame- ber If the lights that dance more than double the pre-war defending the territory, success to the Local (Percival Mar-

lessly escape. from domesticity on the rows of bottles behind figure and is now estimated to fully and even if they succeed shall, Bs. dd.) treat the pub

and talk sense for once, into я her had focused in her their exceed 2,000,000. A further in- cd in holding out the economie with the reverent affection One could cast a pageant of mixed cocktail party dominat= benign quality, flux of refugees is pouring into life of the colony would be due to an institution which the London life from the past and ed by chattering females.

She is a unique part of the this British casis of stability shattered.

genius or the English people present regulars, chosen from Also we hate steel: furniture, social scenery of London. ↑ Me Canton, prosperity from

their tenacious, both sides of the counter and radio, alot machines, and bai Gorham is gloomy about her Before the battle was over now officially In a "stale of high explosive might blast the rip of any good thing refuses all the various bars-lounge, men instead of barmaids,

fate, and about other threaten→ rocky island back to the bare to let gu

saloon, private, public and jug-

ed changes, and-bottle, There would

Tho · barmald — delightful

But I do not share his pers1- Same hundreds of thousands and desolato state in which the

many famous a

names among subject. Books could be written of the population are suspected British found it when the stand

in praise. of her wit, her large lem. Cheer up, brother! We wan' eeded to them 100 years cherish Communist

of the locals have In London there are, 4,000 Leaving nut the living, we heartedness, her consummate regulars

defeated change often enough. pathlesWell led, thoy

pubs, a cheerful thought in it could capture Swinburne on his fact. *could ago. launch fifth column attacks on Would the Chinese Com-self; ond nearly every one of way to his Putney, local-with

before now, and our slogan still It is in the local that sho la British troops and. Installations munista, welcome the destruc- them is somebody's "local," his some

perhaps, seen at her best. Not the foolish as it was and ever shall be

"The same again!”. far more dangerous than any- tion of the richest port in the favourite house of call, handy from. his literary custodian, young thing with hair -im- thing even attempted by tho' East? Would they welcome war to`his home, or his works ta ka Watta Dunton.. Two queer possibly blonde, and blood-red

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