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The decision at last for- mally announced outlining the extent of the comm}- ment..which Government is prepared to acknowledge in respect of Government ser- vants, civil defence workers, and Volunteer personnel who served in December, 1941, and were not interned, varies little from the inspired pre- dictions. Government ser- vants, as usual, dome best out of it, provided they sut around in Hong Kong and did nothing, that is, nothing
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948.
When the War Cabinet miel on Monday morning I reported liat the minefields in the West Fiord (the channel lending to Narvik) had been laid between 4.30 and I also explained in do-
it that all our Fleets were at
5.20 a.m. inil sea, But by now we had assur- ance that the main German navel ferce was
making undoubtedly towards Narvik.
On the way to lay the mine- eld one of our destroyers, the Glowworm., having lost a man overboard during the night, stop- ped behind to search for him and the force. become
come separated from the rest of At 8.30 q.m. on the 8th the Glowworm had reported
The
A MIKE
Thirty-Sixth Churchill's Memoirs
Instalment
THE EPIC OF THE GLOWWORM
Hardy was Shatter Warburton-Lee mortally
might And. The Admiralty had Meanwhile our submarind There were disg in, the harbridge of the the same kles, and at 820 mádu were active In the Skagerrak bour 23 merchant ships of various ed, him the following signal. Land: Kultelaj. On the 9th the hations, including five British; six strickon, and all his officers und
Prepare pidag for attacking
Truant sink. the cruised Borman were destroyed. Only companions killed or wounded German
Karlsruhe off Kristiansund, and three of dür five destroyers, had cupt Lt. Stahinlig, la Secto- warships and trans- ports in Bergeh and for
· coll-
the following night the Spear hitherto attacked. The Hotspur tary, who took the wheel. A shell trolling the approaches to the ash, torpedoed the pocket-bül- 1-Hostile had Been loft in re then exploded in port on the supposition that stip Luetzow returning from corpo, to guard against any shore room, and under heavy fre the the englhe- Norwegians: Similar plans as Boeldes these successes sub- regards Trondheim should also marines accounted for at least bé prépared, it you have zulm- nine enemy transports and sup clent forces for both.
ply ships with heavy loss of life The Admiralty
sunctioned
during the first wack of this Admiral Forbes's plan for at-campaign. Our own losses were tacking Bergen, but later warn- severe, and three British
of
On the night of Sunday, April 7, 1940, d German fleet, including a battle-cruiser, two light cruisers, and 14 destroyers was reported to have passed the mouth of the Skagerrak; moving northwards.
The British Home Fleet and the First and Second Cruiser Squadrons were at once,
order- ed to sea. The battle-cruiser, Renown, the cruiser Birmingham and 12 destroyers were al- ready in the Narvik area.
sub-.
to arouse suspicions of dis-ported seeing words she had reed him that he must.ho longer matines perished during April in
thead
the
defences being the hedvily-defended approhelits friendly. To avold dispersion, to the Baltic.
the Germon
postponed until the attack on Trondheim .WOR
herself engaged with on enemy destroyer about 150 miles south- west of West Flord.
Shortly,
another destroyer and of her, loyalty. For those who went she had become allent, since when
at about 9.45 court on to Macao or to Free China, nothing had been heard from her so many strings are attached On this It was calculated tho
that to the award that in the could reach Narvik, about 10 p.m. and seven destroyers, under the scure. Hoping to forestall a Ge
buttle-cruisers should be found. German forces, unless intercepted,
On the morning of the 9th A1 about 11.30 Iour cruisers the situation at Narvit was ob- majority of cases, in all
that night.
They would, we hop- probability, there
be ed, be can
engaged
Vice-Admiral,
for Bor- started
Bor-man seizure of the port,, by the Renown, little left of 22 months' pay Eirmingham and their destroyers. 18 knots against a head
gen. 80 miles away; making only Commander-112- Chief directed Any authorised deductions
An action might, therefore, take and a rough sea. Presently airing our destroyers, to enter the
wind Cut
Capt. Warburton-Lee; communi- 1.ve been provided for. place very shortly.
in hard and prevent any landing. croft reported two cruisers
are
scand
With only
batteribs or against fresh: Gor-destroyer was beached. man ships, coming in from soa The
the
flotilla
engulie
Tho
last signal from ward, They now Joned in Hardy's sorond attack and the Hotspur was:
Captain to his "Continue to sailk two more merchantmen enemy," with torpedoes.
Meanwhile, the Huffer hdd been sunk and the Hostpur and Copt, Warburton-Lee's ships the Hostile, which were both were unscathed, the emonty's fire damaged, with the Havock made was apparently...ellenced, and for the open sea. They enemy after an hour's aghting no ship who had barred their pasange had come out from on of the was by now in nd condition u inlets against hiih.
stop them. Half-an-hour later now fortune turned. A
As they encountered "n
large ship he was coming back from a thirit coming in
which atlack Capt,
Warburton-Leo prong in from the sea,
xi to be the provisi
the Rauenfels, sighted three fresh ships up carrying the German reserve am- proaching from Herjangs Flord, raunition. She was fired upon, by They showed nb signs of wishing the
and
soon blew, up.
But
any...
tpci, rango and action box the ivors of the Hartly....
SURCING yards
struggled aslibre, with the body but the mistahead of their Commander, who was dppeared
two more warships awarded posthumously, the Vic- they were not, as was at first toria Cross. He and they had left hobed; yritish reipforcement, their mark on Hot Gormari
In Ballangen:
on the Had been ancestroyers which our navel records, my and in
(To Be Continued) World Copyright reserved. Soon the heavier guns of the production, even partially, in any German ships began to tell; the language, strictly prohibited.
Fiord.
Government In
Hotel -
Business
Re-
seven destroyers the mitted a Press report to him in-Members of the Indian and Pakistan delegations to
Meanwhile, the Admirally trans-sostaw ni kes is kan ung eLondon, May 25...........
at
dicating that one ship bad al- ready entered the poff and land- enam went on:
in small force. The message
wore
.......
have
14
chairs and art reproductions...
FINLAND CRISIS WORSENS
Helsinki, May 25, Disorder, spread in Finland
A staff of 56, with a former and Socialist coalition of the
The A.R.P. boys, and civil forecast the hazards of war, but
"It was impossible," I "
said. Bergen instead of one. defence workers generally, such an action should not be on qualify at the most for three terms unfavourable for us." More Success were distinctly reduced,
unless our cruisers went in too months' pay
the Sterling Balance talks in London will be the and some of over
Commander-in-Chief
The First Sea Lard thought the them must look for no more
with the whole Home Ficet would risk to these vessels, both from
the first guests at two-superbly-fitted eight- The than
be upproaching
from one month's bonus.
He
mines and the air, excessive. He would
Proceed to Narvik, and sink the south.
storey state hotels," which the British Gov. now be consulted me on my, return from When this is compared with | about
or capture enemy stílý, it is ot Statland. opposite
the Cabinet meeting, and
... ornment opens this week, the fantastic sums paid to He was fully informed on all reading the signals which had after
your discretion to land forces, The hotels are near Hyde those who worked in a some points known to us, though nd-pussed during the morning, and a
if you think you can recapture Park, in London's fashionable Narvik from number of eneny Mayfair district. what similar capacity for The Germans knew that the Fleet Room, I concurred in his view. turally he was remaining sileht biler discussion in the War
present.. perhaps only a few days but was nt sen, since à U-boat near We therefore cancelled the
Accordingly, Capt. Warburton- their own separate entrances
The delegations will were in fact interned, no ac- the Orkneys had been heard to tack.
Lee,
"destroyers of is the five destro cusation can be laid against transmit a
own folilla, Hardy, Hunter, and will live ontirely apart.. messace as the the Government of an excess Fleet left
consider that the Admiralty kept tered West, Flott: He was told
Looking back on this Boyle, if Havock, Hotspur and Hostile en- Ca Vestine Goverment officer
trom warttine No aircraft carriers of generosity. On the other able, but flying boats were work- Commander-in-Chief, ut after six ships larger than his own would-be ready
were avall-100
close
, control upon clus Norwegian pitola ad Trency that was speeded up so that they hand, it is an improvement ing.
for the Indlan The weather was thick in learning his original intention, to and a U-boat had pastel is and and upon the benefits conferred, places, but believed to be better torce: the passage into, Borgen that the entrades to the harbour cording to Clavernment Hospital-
and. Pakistan vialtora, days miracle of speed.". sc. whether they were interned in the north, and improving. should have confined themselves
was mined. He signalled this in- or not,, upon those who, very
Information.
formation much part of the Civil De- what happened to the Glowworm.
and added: "Intendity Chief Sir Edle Cthikshaw Since the war we have learned sending him inform
attacking at dawn,"
austere, and.... Init-stained "dülkes fence organisation, were re-
That afternoon. strong air, at
Adini.
transformed by bright Early on the Monday morning she ucks were made on the
who received Wallwdered whether chintzes, thick carpata, deep arm, today, when the Communist quired to stick-
Fleet, the signals, to their encountered first one and then a chleßy. against Vice-Admiral | he
he might stiffen the attacking specialised posts-the so-second enemy destroyer. A run- Layton's ships. The destroyer forces from his own dow - West End hoteller in charge, will People's Democrat Party put called key posts-and have.until the cruiser. Hipper appeared cruisers Southampton and Glamented squadron, but the flow take care of the guests and the strike pressure on the Gov-
ning fight ensued in heavy, sen | Gurkha WAN BUŇK and the received, and seem likely to
cene. The last intrige gow damaged
seemed too short and he felt that receive, precisely nothing.
on the
by fear misses. Intervention by him at this stage kitchens, will be able to provide ernment to force the appoint- received said In aditition the flagship cause,
world-wide varieties Strictures probably the ived from the Glowworms erase was chile Pau Gagahan, Rodney might, Chine, delay wird get pre-the Government the petal of Eutector.
In fact we,
of food has opeloment of a left wing Minister fuseless. Throughout the in the rest we have learnt from the armour prevented serious dam-pared. to. risk the Renown one
tricate meanderings of the enemy's records.: seta Deage.
of our only two battle-cruisers hotel accommodation, al Tho crists which arose from various financial settlements the Glowworm retired behind Bergen
When the Hipper opened fra When the cruiser attack on
ready overstruided could not healsmissal of the Commimist in such an enterprise. was cancelled Admiral
mohave jasped with the additional Minister of Interior Yrjoe Leijo for "war service" in Hong smoke-screen. The Hippor, preas- Forbes proposed to use torpedo- passed to
The last Admiralty...message demands of Olympic Games visi for illegal deportations,
Capt.
A complicated tonight by a state- Kong, consistency in policying on through the smoke, pre-carying suvai nircraft from the was as followap, Warburton-Les foti has been conspicuously lack-sently emerged to find the British carrier Furious, dusk on April
They are to opathie for offe méht from M. Leino's successor coust_defencp-year; then-a-decision on their M. Eino-Kilpi-that-ho would ing. In some cases, the lin-destroyer very close and coming 10, The Admiralty agreed, and
straight
may be in pression has been given of Glowworm rammed for 10,000-ton
German futuro will be taken in the light-hot remain in the post. for her at full spend. The also arranged attacks.
D-ton bombers
by R.AF
hand you alone can judge of the accommodation position at Simultaneously, M. Klipl's pat- the suspicious haste to dispose of adversary, tearing a holo 40 mes dth and by naval aircraft from Evening of the
whether in these circumstances) that time-Reuter:
ty-the Social Democrats-an them, because of their tres wide in her side. She then Hatston (Orkney) on the morni
attuck: should be made. Shah
nounced that he/ has lost hla support whatever decision you
membership because he woa magnitude, while yesterday's fell away crippled and blazing ing of the 18th. Meanwhile our take.
standing as a candidate for the jannouncement, 32 months few minutes later she, blow
ap.. cruisers and..destradam
continu
Communist Socialist People's after, the Liberation, cover-
The Hipper pleked up: 40 sur ed blockade the obr
the upbroaches.
Democrats' in the general elec- vivors; her gallant captain was: The air, attacks were success-
tions next July, London, May 25, ciently smaller fry, is suffi- being hauled to safety when he ful, and the cruiser Koefigsberg of April 10 th e me de
tho yes-de-
Indian seamen walked on the (which yesterday. named an "Ac...
The People's Democrat Party, indicative of the op-fell back exhausted from the was sunt by three bombs from posite line of approach. cruiser's deck
and was lost. This l'havul bircraft." The Furious woyors steamed up the adrd did steamer Empire -- Marsholat Ttion-Committee”-to-ensure-con- at down stood of Narvik. In bury Docks Fortunately for
..
today because they Govern the Glowworm's light was quen now diverted toTrondheling side the harbour were five enum did not want to sail to the United in the Government, only partly thued left-wing representation ment, there is little likeli Roope, who
but Lt. Cmdr. Gerard where our dir patrols rep
reported destroyer,, Idr. commanded, was two enemy cruisers and two des the
year ago and the in Legislative Council which humously, and the story will long found only two destroyers-and & od; another destroyer, was sunk sail to America.
seamen said they had complete all a general strike. ed
In parts of Helsink!, Comp- bedring the the
of the who was kill their contract and refused to munist motorcars equipped with at one time threatened. By be remembered. the decision of the Colonial
loudspeakers, patrolled working- merchant by two torpedoes and the re The grow sat shivering en class districts, shouting "the Office and Imperial Treasury
wounded mainly three were so smother the quayside today, saying, "We Government is a pack of Fas- during the qd by gunfire that they could offer want to go home. United Fress, els conspirators."-Reuter. to treat large amounts ad-
no-effective-rédistshca...- vanced to Hong Kong as free grants, the cost of the big share-out has been removed from the shoulders of the Hong Kong taxpayer, and the issue has thereby been successfully side-tracked.
ched.
on!
shits "gian.
His reply was: "Going into ac-
tion."
the
و
WALKED OFF SHIP
India over a
hood now of the bitter battle awarded the Victoria Crossì past«, ftröyeri.. Eighteen aircraft attack. Hardy torsk, - attnet 18iates. The steaner sailed from succeeded today in its efforts to
diiwn
on the 11th, but besides Unluckily the
had left
mán
Commodore w
wubmarine
Renown, en receivide Glowworm's Hipper Vice-Admiral Whitworth in the ships. signals, first steered south, hoping night. to intercept the enemy, but on later information and Admiralty instructions he decided to cover the approaches to Narvik.
Tuesday, the 9th, was a
törd- pestuous day, with the seas run. ning high under furtous gales, and snow-storms. At early dawn-thë Renown
eighted two
two darkened of West Flord. These were thự Lahips.aomb 30 miles-to-sedward Scharnhorst and Ghelsenau, who had just completed the task of escorting their expedition to Nar
The commitment how an nounced may be similarly removed, for it might well be considered a logical step to attach it to the furthervik, but at the time it was be free grant of £1,000,000 to assist the Colony in resolve was a battle-cruiser,
lieved that only one-of the two Ing problems arising out of
The expenditure connected with 18,000
Renown
fire frat tit opened and sdon hit the the war. In this, event, any
Gneisenau destroying her main attempt to stage a full-dress time causing her to stop firing, gun-control equipment and for a debate on the handling, or Hes consort screened her with mishandling, of the various smoke; both ships settlements,could presuin-away-to-the-north, and the action. ably be ruled out of order, became al abase: 201 There is nothing to suggest ceived two hits, but these caused Meanwhile the Renown had re- that tho, disposal of the te £1,000,000 mentioned must second and later a thirI MON presently alle scored
Amid intermit
and German
come; within the purview of the now 118
then turned
the Legislative Council, any fent more than the £3,000,000 sides became theffective. Although amoke-ai cha the fire on both allocated to an airport, the the Renown strained herself to the scheme: for which seems at almost in trying to overhaul the the moment just na, nebulous German ships, they at least drew ns that for the organisationsway out of sight to the north- of a Municipal Council.. ward
To those who may now
Meanwhile, Adil, Forbes with
expect a welcome windfall the main feet was bredah of as a result of yesterday's an Borgen. At 0.1o a,ină bei april o nounceffient, we extend "cón- | İne" nakớt the? 2Althethral gra" for gratulations without any ex-
news of the Garman - strength cess of enthudlaam. We are here, as jotended to far from sure that. Govern ment deserves any.
force ofcruiser, Bid" Boutidyera under Vion-Admi. „Larion-to-al- Black' any, Corman shal they
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