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H.A.$36.00 H.K.$72.00 BRITAIN AND EGYPT Britain's juridical position in Egypt is based. 0:1 treaty negotiated in 1936. Under is terms, Egypt's full sovereign in- dependence was recognised. So, | too, was Britain's right to "main- tain troups on Egyptian territory | for the purpose of defending the
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DUBONNET PEPPERMINT 44 ́VERMOUTH NOILLY PRAT
Ten years and a world war have intervened since it was in ed. Egypt became one-of the world's largest military bases, and it was from here that the Axis powers were hurled our of Africa and later assaulted-in their homelands.
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cussions to revise the 1930 treaty Anticipating this move, the B
ish military authorities in Egypt, some time fetore, had advised the British Government that it would; be a wise gesture for their trap the withdrawn from Cairo and Alexandria to the Canal
even
It was at 9.40 on the night|space. Both sides sat down to of 23rd October that the great lick 'their wounds, and the heat of guns opened up across character of the fighting chang- 40 miles of Egypt's Western Fed: infantrymen, mines and Desert.
guns came into their own and A brilliant moen had risen, the tank tras no longer supreme. To the south were the impe There was plenty of reorganis- sable wastes and ravines of the ing. regrouping, laying down,, Qattura Depression. North lay of minefields, probing for in- the sea, incredibly blue. Information. between, across ridges and bil- The time gained was turned tocks of relow sand covering by us to most excellent advan- the deceptive rock, men lay hid tage. Tw: fine divisions-the ing in the camel thorn, the 4th and the 51st-arrived from dusty trails, the dried up wadis į U.K. Ons, new armoured divis and the plateaux. Men who hast sion, the 10th, became available. come from every walk of life, New Sherman tanks, just out of from every part of the British American factories, were with- Empire, from France and her drawn from U.S. formations t tains of Greece, Vast numbers livered, and with 105 mm, self- colonics, and from the moun- whom. they had just buen gle-
of weapers and supplies were ropelled guns, were turneli concentrated.
over to the Desert Army. From Britain camé hundreds of G-pdr.
By PETER LOVEGROVE
trucks and armoured vehicles
Five minutes later to its der fening tune, the Eighth Army scrambled out znac
some
J
and
CARNIVAL
Bv
Dick Turner
FUM
ECPR, 1944 ET NIA SERVICE, ING, T, M REG. U. 3. PAT, OFF.
and von Th.ma took over Po maite ups and ware de a tine. von Thoma could not
main thrust wou develop, as ding attacks were also made in the authern and centra sectors, and a naval operation made the Germans think that at being attempled. Ending behind their ines was
realised
thousund
that
Office Boy Philosopher
** (By "PAUL PRY")
LOR
605
Lo Sui-kay is just an office boy, a lanky, unruly haired, occasionaly sleepy individual fin his early twenties, who often has to be started out of a reverie by a barkingery of "Copy"""boy!"" in the later hours.
of the evening. In manner and appearance, he is no better and Do worse than the average office boy and the casual eye might well be forgiven, or" seeing in him nothing mara than that.'
But even, night editors and
⚫ columbists are not hard at werk the whole of the evening and morning and gradually yel correspondent became aware that young Jo's fre- quent daydreams were not just vacant gazings into space, "of value cay because they tem-
is lift one from the hum- rum to the World of Tan tasy and Might-Have Beens. He would suddenly snap awake and scribble down a few charac ters in one of several note. barks, then go back to his
thoughts.
There were reports, jcatiuy remaiks from his fellows, "that' he aspired to be a writer and a. post The Office Boy Post allseed one. The Printing Press
Philosopher, mocked another.
gen-
and
cut of
*
Occasionally, It transpired,
bits of verse over his nanie would appear in one er other papers. But as we neither read of the local vernacular news-
Chinese nor speak more than a phrase or two of Cantonese, we dismissed these (unkindly perhaps but alão justifiably, from past experience) as being of the June-moch-apoon" type with which editorial staffs the. world over are bombarded. He speaks little or no English and the Philistines in the office were an obvious bar to any contact through the medium of Inter- pretation.
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The treaty envisaged that the British troops were to be with leavu to the Canal zone and were eventually to amount to no
men. It also specified that the move to the Canal zone should nog take place until the Egyptian!
In a great arc stretching Government had constructed from the northern salt marshes purs. the joy of anti-tank gun suitable facilities to
down to Himeimat hill. eight| ners. and large aumbers ог Bundred guns spaced at 23eavily armoured tanks. R accommodate the British garrison..
yard intervals suddenly opened cords were broken at every The
treat Wis to last for
up, slashing the sky with point in the unloading and fit-
"Belter move Mr. Armbrewster out of the sun-I think twenty years.
crimson 'streaks. The earth ting up of the weapons, Trops
he's beginning to bleach!" trembled and shook. Dust and trained intensively.
Our air the smoke and cordite fumes soon power was formidably reinfor- Remmc. at retained to inst enemy disintegration
strength of the attack fghting it out, there were signs obscured the light of the moon. end. Fer fifteen minutes, the gun-, New men were at the bein. Any when the battle opened; along the front. Appropriating pers concentrated on the "Strafer" Gott, famous
he, had left Stumme in Con- most of the mechanised tran trusted leader of 13 Corps, was mand, but the latter had been part, the precious German in- no more, shot down in a trans-e in an air raid on his HQ any melted away in the port plane soor: after being
it, and went back along that Shortly after the war was over.
given command of the Army
ay the prison camps of Tunis, hard road at the end of which but Alexander and Montgomery, the Egyptian Government gave
vigorous and efficient personali- nice to the British Government enemy's artillery. whose posities, had come to put new life
ved by the remnants of the The next days, they were ful that they would like to have distians had been carefully pin- in troops who had never doubt-
Panzers and the enemy retreat painted for weeks. The dusted their power to beat the
was in fult swing--all expect clouds reddened as guns, dumps, enemy.
the docmed Damans 13 the went up in flames. At 9:55, the fortunate, He had received On his side, Rommet was not
south, who had been abandon- es completely. Some fought on Ezirage. guns switched over to a support
-reinforcements from The Plan Is Changed
colu ngeusly at isolated points, frete, but the R.A.F. and the
but the great majority, without Royal Navy had taken a ter rible toll of his men and sup>-
By the morning of 24 cto-transpert,, food or water, gave ber, we had driven a wedgin as soon as they realised their in the enemy's position in the Allies desertion. of their fox-plies. He was beginning to rua even though the Egyptian Gay holes and hiding-places and set short of petro and gambled on cuter minefiet. It was a narrow meluding all the Ita.au
north four miles beyond his prisoners fell into "cur hands, Over 70,000 n:cut had not begun work out through gaps in the enemy
a hurricane attack at the end welge, about six, miles at itseias, as well as
Then one night this week, ron the barracks and install minefields, cleared for days be
of August with 580 tanks and broadest point and narrowing to ron Ravenstein,
gone to von Thonja when the paper had forchand, on their long but un- tions which the treaty required brckenly successful trail.
the best of his infantry, but a apex of little over na Cruewell. And on 5th Novem;
Schmitt
bed and everyone else in the them to provide. The British Em-
after three days he was back mie. That night, armour was her, Monty was
staff had left. Lo came to us learn, opposed this view. They mein was on. It was to take and armoured vehicles. On a suffered losses from long-range-enemy has been blocked with
The whole frontavas in move- bassy in Cairo, under Lard Kilment and the Battle of El Ala behind a trail of burning tanks encountered much bombing and nights, the road behind
on his old positions, leaving pushed through the gap, but unce: For the
abic
as we sat for a moment resting to an- at the desk and showed us a list two held that, if negotiations were its place with the most famous trip to Berlin, he still beaster. The following days full four deep trying to get, which he told us he had the copy of one of the leading local, alwur to begin, it would be foolish victories in British history and of having in his grasp. "the auther Blicky for us, with
Chinese dailies. In it appeared to throw away a good bargaining prove the turning-point in Bri- hurdle of the door of Egypt" good deal of small scale
an article, featured prominent- sard before the bargaining had tish military fortunes in World and that he would hold fast inconclusive tap tank the party is oves. We seems to be the Chinese equi-
4 away. They have been bambed; started. Britain's Labour War 11. Mr. Churchill once said what he had gat, but it is none The enemy was much hade have no intention of letting the valent to the Occidental blush
and night and day. But we must not written. Government accepted this advice of it: "Up to Alamein we had known that he also implored the hit than we could guess, and it -enemy recover. We must, key be asked us if we thought he Giggling nervously-which rather than that of the local survived after Alamein General Staff to give him more military authorities.
conquered.***
is now known that Romme did up the pressure. We intend to Siren and supplies, When shortly afterwards, the
8th Army's Darkest Hour Rommel's Trap Ignored
not like the lock or things at hit this chap for six right out could submit it for publication this stage and wanted to retire of North Africa," Egyptian Government,
We had only just survived
Preparations for our offensive to positions west of El Baba,
in the "Sunday Herald?" Lip- AS *Cx. in the desert.. In the summer had been made ected, requested negotiations for of 1912, after a series of cam- nionthis. As D-Day, approached, er ordered him to stand and pressure was fully kept up. By to us, might well have been in
fer two long 20 miles further back, but Hit-lost through rainstorms,
But for sme precious days able, obviously, to pass an revision of the 1936 treaty, the pain which had swung to and the Allied Air Forces went in fight
cpinion on the
an article which, British Government procrastinat-fro from the Egyptian freater to action with
where he
was-which Armistice Day, the Axis had he get someone to translate it for several months. Eventual to the tip of Cyrenaica for the fury on advance ale buses, lines
concentrated proved ultimately fatal.
code cr cypher, we suggested fy, they sent out a mission, under best part of two years, the of communication, gun
But Monty
been finally cleared Air Minister Lord Stansgate, em- Afrika horps. had
Egypt. Two days later, Dun for him. The next day, he had secured a ticns and MT
posi- enemy resistance was to great Pienaar's Springboks stormei "Copy in English" ready for "owered, to negotiate directly decisive victory at Gazala, over The Navy joined in by shelling break cut in the north and also concentrations to allow the 8th Army both to
into Tobruk, on 20th November with the Egyptian Government whelmed Tobruk and swept into dumps and communications at ich up the enemy front from in 80 days, despite weather, his article,
we were back in Benghazi, and Preliminary exploratory conver-
Egypt. pressing
on fariousty Mersa Matruh. Patrols lifted worth to south. We had taken minefields, booby traps, destroy judgments Suffice it to say that Or the merits or demerits pi ations speedily revealed that no
to achieve the coup de grace mines, and by 23rd Oct:ber had several
we will not pass. pe of a new treaty could be en-down after its long retreat in the northern sector.
before the 8th Army could settle cleared two good passages
prisoners. ed ads and fighting al the we enjoyed reading it and that in lucked cut a proportion of the way, the 8th Army covered the others may too. Here, then. Is tertained unless the British the afternon.
enemy's tanks and A/T Guvernment
of 30th June This was where the
guns 1.400 miles to Tripoli. Ahead the philosophy of one Le Sul- enemy and made some useful advan lay fresh taurels at Mareth, kay, office boy. announc 1942, Rommel and his victory was strongest and least expeci rd they Were prepared
ces, but on the whole Rommel Tunis, Sicily and the Adriatics Money Good or Bad?" to flushed veterans had reached ed us to strike. withdraw British troops
It is entitled from El Alamein and were almost 12 divisions-ct all at full penetrations with a screen of
Rommel had nad been able to deal off the const Feyprian territory uncondition within sight of the rich lands of strength-under his command ly.
88 mm. guns against which it of the countless feats of valeur rich look upon it as the highest..
"Money can, do every good There is no space here to tell thing and every bad thing. The Nile Valley. Another 60 with about 700 tanks and very would have been folly, to dash the dash and the endurance of power and the poor regard it. In these circumstances. they miles to go, and that great strong artillery and anti-tank Trad but
two alternatives Prize-the fine hartur of units In the north were the
the fighting troops, the miracle was to break off the nerotiation Alexandria, the ancient city of 154th German Infantry,
So he revised his plan, and of organisation of the adminis as the source of every evil. Yo and continue to base themselves that is the Suez Canal would Divisions, and
Cairo, that" ditch dug in sang famous. 90 Light, and Trento into the attack in the north. rts such an overwhelming victory bad it is welecmed and taken the put every single thing he hadtrative services which made matter whether it is good or on the terms of the old treaty be theire. The way to the whole divisions, the 15th Panzers and tacks, an by night, which were nouncing the Desert develop two armeure-develüpeu a series f strong at-possible. Mr. Churen, in an which still has ten years to-kun,
care of by everyone. Near East and the ollfields Littorio. In the their advisers. would be wide open. Lurking in Brescia, Fulgore (paratroops). to make the enemy think tha: November, said:
south were all s related to each other as ments in the Comm.ns on 14th, political and military, agreed that, the background was the Duce, kuvia and a German infantry us intention in view of the present temper of eager to head the victory division, with the remainder of through on the axis
"Taken by Was t break self, the Battle of Egypt must Egyptian political opinion, such parade; brassbands were ready armour, the 21st Panzers cast
cf Le be regarded as a historie Bri-)
"By means of money the rich t decision would involve a politi. to play "Giovinezza" and the and Ariete. The centre
road. Such a break tish victory. this
man dances with the dancing cal and military burden heyond "Horst Wessel" lied in the lightly held by Bologna Infan- serious for Rommel, and he on-their
was through would have been very desert army regained in a week girls and the latter, for the sake
noble Britain's strength to bear.
capitar's Opera Square; in the try division, the bait in a trap, centrated as his Germans to confidence." And when he met
ardour and self- of money, are moved this way. The only other alternative was bis Egyptian cities, Fascist The German commander hoped defeat it..
and that. Therefore the rich *1 announce that the troops dug out their hidden emblems get his armour through, when sympathisera baked cakes and Monty would attack-there and
The Thunderbolt-
The Desert veterans at Tripel man praises it and calls it the came these famous worde: "In highest power. ditionally and to hope that,ision.
le proposed to close the trap
That was exactly what Monty the years after the war, you. by flinging on our flanks the Wanted. He pulled the armour will be able to boast that:11 amounts to millions but the the better atmosphere produced
"The rich man's property It was the 8th Army's darkest mighty forces of armcur mass this gesture. it would be pos- hour. We had lost 80,000 men.
ed divisions into reserve, rested marched and fought with. 8tn le to negotiate a new raty most of our armour and guas; south.
ed in readiness to north and a refitted them for a few Army. When history is written or man's purse is centiens.
heurs, and put in one linal and all facts are known, stand the actual idea (or mean- "In fact, if one can under- under which Egypt would freely enormous supplies. A few thou- |
oncede to Britain the facilitiesand Indians. South Africans, hand.
Monty's plan, on the other tremendous blow at about the feat will gleam and glow and
Was to attack in the touch end of the purely German will be the sources, of seng and any of life), he will find money necessary for adequate defence of | New Zealanders, the 9th Aus northern "front, to draw the flank and parily on the Italians, story long after those of us a crazy thing. Money is the
he Sinez Canal. This was the tralian Division and what was main German army. strength, he operation
caled gathered – here
cannot live without it: To earn tion and very late in the day,Armoured and 60th Divisions strength up to the north and manded by NZ General Frey.
money they work day and the British Government alone barred the way. In spite of fight there; and then to roll up perg, who also led it personally
night...merchants use it to Braced.
bewilderment at their earlier the remainder of the enemy in his tunk. His force was com veterans. The great desert vie-gumble to make money.
attract more assistants:men The record set out above is strength to hold the last ditch, and other troops working from 90 and 61st Divisions and the
defeat, these men found the front with the New Zealanders Pused of a brigade cach - from tory was cominemorated ar
Albert Sorry tale from the British point For some days, the situation north to south. He had ten divi- his New Zealanders,
Hall Field-robbers take risks to get money Marshal Viscount Montgomery "Poor men admire money
by thieving, be obtained at the Office of The Hong Kong-gotiations have been ill-on Remmel flung all, his available 10th, 18th and 30th. The 9thrashed on the ninth night of too. And in many of the cities niless. When they suddenly get
of view. It is obvious that the remained extremely critical. along under three Corps-the
This thunderbolt was un- and Mr. Churchi were there very much when they are 1- Jockey Club, Exchange Luilding, First floor..eived and ineptly executed. Con- troops. in a final effort. At one Australian was on the northern the battle; position after posi-] of Europe, in the towns und TOTE DOUBLE on the 2nd and 4th Races.
cessions which might have pra- time he thought he was through tip of our sector, and Ahen tion was overrun at the puute villeges of the far-flung much money they will spend it duced good resules at an earlier and issued a communique about from north to south were the of the bayonet; the Italiane Dominions, in teeming India, generously period have been withheld until pursuing the beaten British 1st South African, 4th Indian, brck and the Germans wermen remembered and talked of "Indeed, money has a great too late to give an impression of towards Alexandria. But nur 61st, 44th and 50th (including overwhelmed, and three armour- El Alumein.
power. to control mankind, Fer- magnanimity, and have then been the enemy very severely, and by while right on the edge of the ep. It took this racing, roar: sad to all corners of the to amile. They know it is a crime line, held, the RAF plastered Greets and Fighting French), od divisions poured through the Its name and fame have risks and prostitutes pretend the sake of it robbers take. proferred too early to become an 5th July Rommel had accepted Qattra depression were 7th ing army of steel nine licurs world. Yet, curiously enough, yet they cannot help doing it. adequate bargaining advantage.
On top of all this, Prime The
his check and began to dig in Armoured and, the French Fer smash up the enemy on Tell there is no such place as it can divide people into dif- victors of Gazala had eign Legion and Spahls. In el Aqgaqir, "the lil of the Alamein. It is a name on a ferent cinsses and make ther Minister Clement Attlee, when proved more exhausted than the reserve was 10 Corps (1st and Wicked, and by the end of 3rd rai way halt, a point on the mons about his unconditional The danger was not past, but which was intended to be a big ground was a cemetery of Axle its crigin to a Greek Christian lack of money: I hope intelligent questioned in the House of Con- vanquished, Galega 10th Armoured and the Kiwis), November, the desert battle map. Tradition, that ascribed proud or humble.o offer to remove all British troops we had gained a breathing surprise. It had been concen- tanks, shattered and smoking, who ledicated a church there men will eintro: money and "Many people Builler from from Egypt, inade it plain that
trated for training 50 miles Our casualties had been heavy in the second or third century this offer was not in fact uncon existing treaty. This ledging has back and at the critical moment bet theirs were crippling, and is quite without foundation. No ake it as tame nu à lamb ditional; and that, if a sathfae- greatly reduced the value of Bri- was moved up by night (while a mere fragment of Romme's one lived there, though no open a new clie tory new treaty ensuring the detain's gesture and has provoked dummy camp still suggested tunk armada limped away from seven thousand Britons and veryone in the future fence of the Canal could not be suspicion among all Egyptian planes) Rommel himself had no flu-ground. They gave their lives preserved. It is up to all of us
their presence to enemy recce the fields
their Allies He In hallowed negotiated. Britain could still fall political leaders that the offer The enemy were deceived sions about the outcome of this out of a common love of free now to see that they did act bark on her tights under the was far from sincere. euzel about the time, the place, and | battle. While the tanks were dom, that the rights of man bel do so in vain,
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1.
the, armour,
was
rich and a mad horse to the "It is the close friend' of the poor. If one cannct manage it one will be killed.
nian which, after much hesita left of the British 1st and 7th and especially his armoured "Supercharge" and it was com- away” have passed heart of the public and people
e*71.
On Wednesday they gathered
thene again,
thousands
of