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THE CHINA MAIL; 'THỪ HSDAY, MAY 20, "1948.
The Thirtieth Instalment
Churchill's Memoirs.
MAGNETIC MINE PROBLEM
INDUCTION DAY.thorities. Admiral Found and Ink at the entrance of our har-
the
In this instalment Mr. Churchill relates how the magnetic mine was countered. He also gives an impression of Adml, Darlan's jealous relations with the French Minister of Marine.
exercise tt depressive effect so that the knowledge gained (spirits rose with the deadly com-fare against us. Now that they would be available when the plications of the mining attack and had done so, it seemed to mo that upon his morale.
proper retort for india- This represented the highest recond mine.came to be dinanpur effective measures for coun-the professional advice, and of course tled. Eventually combinedtering it. Their foils and tireless criminate strikings by nines at the is just the kind of thing what efforts of all four men were re-courage were our salvation. The mouths of the Brilish harbours if possible, passes ensily through a grave, quired on the first, arid their skill sea traffic on which we deponded was a similar nnd, wise Cabinet. Events swept and devotion were amply reward for our existence proceeded with more effective mining attack upon
[oût interruption,
the Rhine... nway; but not until a great deal fed. of money had been, spent. Part That evening Cuvry and his
The necessary pormistions and The Arst impact of the magnetic priorities were obtained, and world In party came to the Admiralty to of the barrage mines came
report that the mine had been mine had stirred me deeply, and started at full speed. In conjunc- handy later on for other tasks.
[recovored Intact and, was on its apart from all the protective meation with the Air Ministry we Presently a new and formidable way to Portsmouth for detailed sures which had been enforced developed a plan for mining the In the first days of November.
I received them upon us, I sought for a means of Ruhr section of the Rhine by dis
1939.
paid a visit to Frince for danger threatened our life. Dur-examination.
1 entrusted all this work to n conference on our joint opera-ing September and October near- with enthusiasm. I, gathered to retaliation. My vist to the Rhine charge from planca,
ly a dozen merchant ships were
Rear-Adml,・ FitzGerald, serving tions with the French naval au-
under the Fifth Ses Lord. This from bouys, although these had been
brillant officer, who perished later drive out about 40 miles
The
in command of an Atlantle con- French Marine properly swept for mines. to the 15
voy, made an Immense personn Theoretically, the induc
thea magnetle mine had been used.
contribution. The technical prob- tion into office to-day of the Headquarters, which were asta-Admirnity at once suspected that in the park around
lems were solved. A good supply first constitutionally-elected ancient chateau of the Due de This was no novelty to us;
had even begun to use it on ni
of mines was assured; and several hundred ardent British sailors President and Vice-President Nouilles.
Before we went into the con-mafl scale at the end of the pre-
to. vious war. Republic, of the Chinese
In 1936 an Admiralty Com-gether 80 or 100 officers and off on the eve of the war had focused and marines were organised
this handle them when the time should upon and my inental vision Generalissimo Chiang Kai-ference Admiral Parion explain- ed to me how Admiralty matters
had studied counter-clais in our largest mittee shek and General Li Chung-were managed in France.
measures against magnetic. it-made Cuvry tell his tale to a supreme and vital German artery, come.
All this was in November, and before ien, marks a milestone in Minister of Marine, M. Campin-
discussion at the Admiralty about we could not be ready dealt history, chi, was not allowed by him to devices, but their work had thrilled audience, deeply conscious Even in September: I had raised
chiefly with countering of all that was at stake. political China's
when operational
From this moment. the whole the launching or dropping of Hu-March. It is always tigreeable in he present
discussion, magnetic torpedoes or buoyant
Imme-vio) mines in the Rhine.
peace or war to have something From what has appeared on
matters were inter
Considering that this river was active coming along on your side. surface of Nanking These tell in the purely profes-mines, and the terrible damage position was transformed,
that could be done by large diately, the knowledge derived
(To Be Continued) manoeuvrings, however, it is smal sphere.
"said that the First Sen Lord round-mines laid in considerable from past research could be ap- used by the tranle of many neutral had plied to devising practical ca- nations, we could not of course
Ro- dificult to detect at this
Darlon said he depth by ships or aircraft
not been fully realised.
sures for combating the particu- take action unless and until the World Copyright reserved.
production, oven partially, in any of Without a specimen janeture that any material and I were une.
the Jar characteristics of the mine, Germans had taken the initiative
language, strictly prohibited. "However," change has taken place. Ifermised this, but in France it
was different. there is a difference. it has mid, M. ic Ministre will arrive mine it was impossible to devise The whole power and science of in this form of indiscriminate war-
by the remedy. Losses mines, the Navy were now applied: and We then ranged largely Allied and neutral, in it was not long before trial and
for business FROM HANOI VIA HAIPHONG yet to assume any practical for luncheon."
two September and October had experiment began to yield prue- a great measure
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amounted to 50,000 tons, and Intical results. November Hitler was encouraged
over
will: hour's agreement.
At luncheon M. Campinchi turned up. He knew his place, sat! now presided offably over
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son-in-law. "My
the
One night,
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Paving Talks On
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London, May 18, The hoods of the delegations to the London six- power, conference an Germany thet,, today, to sock a solution to the outstanding problems in time for the conference to conclude its work by the end of this week.
Queen's Palace
Gutted
The Hague, May 18. Fire today destroyed most of the root of Queen Wilhelmina's
importance
The election of Son Fo as President and of Chen Li-fu
to hint darkly at his new "Serret
Serious casualties continued; Las Vice-President The
Weapon" to pwhich of
the new cruiser Eelfast was mind- Lerislative Assembly cannot
no counter,
when was at led in the Firth of Forth on Nov. The regarded otherwise than
Nelson was mined whilst entering clear proof that the Right Duncan Sandys, who was acting Churtwell, Almiral Found came, and on Dec. 4 the battleship
as my Alde, sat next to Durlan. down to see me in serous
an Loch Ews, Both ships were, how-: Wing of the Kuomintang is The Admiral spent most of xiety. Six ships had been sunk
a dockyard the in the approaches to the Thames, ever, able to reach
fost,. still all-powerful in the Na-cheon explaining to him
of ships port. Two destroyers were Tional Government leader-mits to which the civilian Min-Every day hundreds
the by restricted was ister
went in and out of British har and two others, besides the mine. ship, and what hopes of French system.
bours, and our survival depend-layers Adventure, were damaged
during on the East Coast
this In the evening 1 gave a small ed an their movement. more liberal tendency were
Hitler's experts may well have period.
By Christmas Day I was able roused by the revolt against dinner in a private room at the the party line which result-litz to M. Campinch. I formed told him that this form of nituck
His would compass.our ruin, Luckily to write to the Prime Minister: ed in Li Chung-jen's election high opinion of this man.
Pathetism, his ardour, his neute he began on a small scale, and Everything is very quiet here,
It is expected the conference as Vice-President have now
Intelligenet, and above all his with limited stocks and manufac
but I thought you would like to know that been dismissed.
we have had a committees will work at top or die, bit turing capacity. resolve to conquer
next three 1 could not help mentally
marked success against the mag- speed during the Sun Fo's appointment was home.
Fortune also favoured us more netic mines. The first two de days to prepare the way for a forgone conclusion. A comparing him to the Admiral,
22 between who, jealous of his position, was directly. On Nov.
vices for setting them off which plenary session at which some middle-of-the-road politician, nghting on quite a different front 9 and 10 p.m. a German aircraft we have got into action have measure of agreement can be
drop a large
effective.
basic registered on both
the two he was assured of the sup- from ours.
attached to a parachute port
up by the magnetic questions of a constitution for of
Kuomintang! Pound's valuation was the same object
were bloed
and sweep
two by lighters Western Germany and interna- of as mine, although we both real-into the sea near Shoeburyness, groups. But the case
Coasi here is girdled with carrying heavy colls.
tional control of the Ruhr. - at This occurred Chen Li-fu, head of the ex-bed all that Darlan had done for The
No further meetings are ex- treme Rightist so-called CC the French Navy. One must not great areas of mud which up-
[Loch Ewe], where our interest- underrate Darlun, nor fail to un-cover with the tide, and it was
ing invalid (the Nelson is still pected in the near future of the Clique, provided a straight derstand the impulse that moved immediately obvious that, wha
deemed himself the ever the object was, it could be
waiting for a clear passage to be London conference of the "Big out test of strength between him. lle
swept for her to the convales- Four Foreign Ministers speel the "Old Gang" and the French Navy, and the French exammed and possibly recover-
cent home at Portsmouth. It deputies for Austrik. Navy acclaimed him their chiefjed at low water.
The stand taken by the United Palace of Noordeinde in The Here was our golden younger progressives, with a
also looks as if the, demagneti- and their reviver.
Before
that midnight
antion of warships and merchant States and British deputies at Hague and, for a time, threat-
the result which offers little ax-
Palace treasures. For
seven years he had held tunity.
highly
skilled ships can be accomplished by a their lust meeting the 100th encl ap pectation of the new his office while shifting Minis- same sight wo
phantoms hot! Alled the officers, Lt-Commanders Cuvry-imple, speedy and inexpensive on May 8, has placed on Russia which were removed under the the onus of making fresh com direction of Prince Bernhard. proach which China's plight terini
It and Lewis from H.M.S.
Vernon, office of Minister of. Marine. demands.
promise proposals before meet-husband of Princess Juliana. keep the the naval establishment respon- was his obsession to
The flames had taken a firm ings can be resumed. The personnel of the new
of sible for developing underwater politicians in their place
hold of the building before the Bro weapons, were called to the All- Government has not yet been chollerboxes in the Chamber,
Any such proposals would brigades arrived, and mounted First Sea officially announced, but Pound and I got on very wel! miralty, where the
have to take into account the police had to hold back the Lord and I interviewed them and
two principies of Anglo-Ameri-irongs of people attracted by the Campinch. This names mentioned in the with
1.30 in
can polley towards Austria to blaze. Corsican never fuched or failed, heard their plans. By Chinese Press give a pretty When he died, broken and un- the morning they were on their clear indication that here der the scowl of Vichy, towards way by car to Southend to un- dertake the hazardous Lask of there will be no startling the end of 1940, his last words
I shall al-recovery. changes, though there is still were of hope in me.
Before daylight on the 23rd, in pitch "durkness, aided only by a a-prospect that the Legislays deem them an honour. tive Assembly
may raise
Admiral signal lamp, they found the mino mid-November In
There is at present no Indien- and the whole roof was quickly
engulfed. tion that Russia intends to make some 500 yards below high water to Found presented me
Are considerable opposition
The fire coincided with pro-
concessions over these two quas brigade exhibition now being held the retention by Chang Chun posals for recreating the mine-mark, but as the tide was then Scotland rising, they could only inspret
tions on which she has so far here, and the fire engines lid to of the office of Premier. field barrage between
Ia the event, * signifernt consistently backed: Yugoslavia's travel'n considerable distance to Behind the scenes, a struggle and Norway which had been it and make their preparations
established
and for attacking it after the next British and
of our whole wor claims against Austria. proportion
the blaze.--Reyter. by the
There has been some specula- is still going on, the one fact which can be regarded as at I did not like this kind of war-
whether; ' "Russin' moncy material and
ivas in London *** time it had been discovered that] 9! all encouraging, even though fate, which is essentially-defen- carly in the afternoon, by which bating the mine. A vast output tion among diplomatic observers.
Tokyo, May 19, sive, M
and wished to make concessions over and seeks to substitute ma-
la second mine was it may amount to little more
also on the diverted from other tasks,
Japan's birthrate in February terial on a vast scale for
for dominat- than the trouble being ex-
However, I
mud near the first. Ouvry with many thousand men risked their Austria, she would not. sim at Ing action.
was Chief Petty
night
the making them in direct talks with showed an increase of 37,287 and day in Officer Baldwin lives perienced in fitting all the gradually worn down and recon- tackled the fest,
*previous The peak the United States rather than at over whilst their minesweepers alone. candidates for office into ciled. I submitted the project to colleagues, Lewis and Able Sea- figure was reached in June, 1914, the London deputies' conference. February births totalled 200,481
and deaths 90,283,-Reuter. -Reuter. 60,000 Another the War Cabinet on Nov. 10. suitable positions.
were thus
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significant fact, too, is the refusal of General Pai Chung- hsi (whose post as Minister of National Defence has been given to General Ho Ying- chin) to accept the post of Central China Bandit Sup- pression Commissioner. Poll- tically and otherwise, he is very closely connected with his fellow provincial, the- Vice-President Li Chung-jen, His expression of desire to retire altogether from pubile life does not, therefore, necessarily mean that he will remain in idleness.
None of these things now change the picture. to any marked degree. The stage. management is unfortunately all too clear, and the Hying of new coloura fails to bring conviction that China is
with
tough
oppor
process.
All our best devices are now approching [completion]. The aeroplanes and the magnetic ship the Borde will be work within the next 10 days, and we all feel pretty sure thal the danger from megnetic mines will soon be, out of the way,
We are also possible varying of this form of attack, viz, acoustic mines and supersonic mines, Thirty ardent exports are pursuing these pas- sibilities, but I am not yet aute to say that they have found a
cure
which France also adheres.
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Queen Wilhelming was not in..
studying these are that Austrin should the bulding. The fire, believed to
American Admiralties in 1917-16. high water.
The critical operation began effort had to be devoted to wor
of
employed.
man Vearncombe, waited at a safe when nearly I After much consideration
distanco in case of accidents. commend this project to my After each prearranged opera- Nothing daunted the ardour: of colleagues. There LS no doubt that, us it is completed, it willtlon Ouvry would signal to Lewis, the Merchant Navy; and their
very great
Freal deferrent impose impoose a very great deterrent
n
upon the exits and returns of CARNIVAL U-boats and surface ralders,
appears to be a
prudent
the
our the
provision against an intensi- tication of the U-boat warfare, rnd an insurance against danger of Russia joining chemy. By this we coop lot in, and have complete con- trol of all approaches alike to the Baltle and the North Sea. The essence of this offensive minefield is that the enemy will be prevented by the constant naval vigilance of superior force from sweeping channels
. through it. When it in existence we shall feel muchi freer in the outer seas than at present. Its gradual but remorseless growth, which will be known to the enemy, wit
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