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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER: 4, 1940
Chart K'al-slick made Efe THE THIRTY-THIRD INSTALMENT
Kalk |point of how badly, the IS.A.
CHINA MAIL
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had neglected China, who had been fighting desperately for 10 Jong, while Lend-Lease materials hud been pourqil into Great Bri- tain and Russia by the billion. Iis case was that we owed him a great debt and that it was crying. shame that we didn't do more to dischardo M.......... Tlils ut- titude met with sympathy in the Asst. Editor-Inn Mackenzie.quanties of Lend-Lease materi- It was, true that large is were going to Russia and Business Manager: W. F. Nolloth Creat Britain, It was.uko true
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| MACKENZIE-On November 2. 1918, to Doris,, wife of C. Mackenzie, the ALL daughter, Winifred Therese. (Shanghai, Son Praticisen papers please copy),
REQUISITIONING
If there is any criticism of the Government's action in requisitioning property which has been allowed to stand vacant for а considerable period it can only be on the ground that the operation
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THE SUMMER OF 1944 fed China the final nonlion of the long war's bitterness. Chung- king's officials were drenched in cyniciant.
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| particularly Russia, were making Chiang had consented to this | moralised. Chinese in the greh Demolition on fields tonight; all good use of this material against in principle during the summer; | against nine Jub divisions. Chinese our forward group coming out..
Jap It was also true that and the diplomatie negotiations have had no replacements. 24854 Germany,
Shoved off at 1:30, Kuntológ at? there was no possible way of de to work our details were confid- units are filled up. It's a mess 4:30.
Middleton anys 200th Division control and by dilution as undal, Reporters & General Omice 32312 ilvering the goods to Chlang K'aled to Donald Wolson and Patricle and of course all they think ofis
sick unless he made an effors on J. Hurley, Nelson was to offer what we can give them. So on Salween front] had a battle with catastrophic results. The his part to help break the block the Chinese vastly increased wante บล.. (U (four linen)
fly in Americanlon of nine French 75%. hidden enormily of his stiplalty, is le. It seemed reasonable to ex-quantities of Lend-Lease mater troops. Another wants weapons. pcci Great Britain to 1190 the late and discuss huge postivar what they aught to do is shoot wh 1.000 rounds of am-shinwn by the fact that he thinks
munition, Five of these gung was a prolly good show, 'con Hurley the G-mo and to and the rest went to the Salveen-the damned sidering. Considering what? Subscription Rates:
rec malruction. huge Indian Army for the pur-
binding the if the gang. pore..
The US, was fighting Ger- tens charged with
fools hat conceited din existence don't know.. to ceriału
They throw away Newsboys in for an hour. HK$18.60 nuny In Europe, and Japan in the Chinese government
Got then qui. Matuton 300,000. nun in. Hunan East Facile. She was supplying hard-and-fast commitments the
direct mo's party at 8:00. These gloomy says Allers [replacement China] without batting an eyn to Stilwell H.K.$30.00 enormous quantities of muniiluns granting
funereal have reached any unl west and I break my back trying to get agrce gatherings. command functions; and food to all the Allies. Under ment that American Lend-Lease than festive and endured rather the Salween. Grubbed off by 10,000, in iplace, battle casualties II.K.$72.00 the circumstances it seemed ren-wor meterials be distributed, as thon enjoyed.
and Firth Army Pat Hurley much improzed baren organisatious along the operation u cipital letters Wh
nondescript in the Burma campaign). sonable, for somebody else to dis-Stilwell directed for war play a little energy in Burna. an apresinenţ that Stilwell be with this untics of the Gino, T.V. road, Bed at nine.
can't sudden, deqüi for once strike To keep the show going, I had permitted to bring the Com etc., and Nelson discussing dams
in the proper place. on the Yangtze, aren that might|
It would to overlook some of these incon- munists under his joint command
SEPTEMBER 15-0 at 6:10 really be funny if it weren't so gruitles and pretend, like the other for use against the Japanese, bo irrigated, cost of plant, cost!
A.m. Chennault reports Chou tragic. The picture of this littlo players. If not, the critics would
per kilowalt, time to amortize It was impossible at this point ost, etc. Hour, after hour, with Chih-fou Ichler of Chinese Air rattlesnake being backed up by say it was a bum show, and we
Force), as not co-operating, re- a great democracy, and showing very much are
afraid of
no thought of the war. Crisis in fused gns to United States plans, his backside in everything he says the teen-le the issue of divil war exities İTL
in China. The Communists were | Kwanjos, our show.
several hundreds
nt Inst in the Four- learning Ching. But, Lungling. (Never mind; let's talk SOLUTION IN CHINA [Prob-Japanese in North ably July, 19441
at the same time, an undeclared | about money. That's more fun.) teenth Air, Force.
ching for The cure for China's troublo scroll were routinued between the
Chungking. G-mo SEPTEMBER 10-Covell in.| me. Touk Hurley down at 12:00 the elimination of Chiang Kal Commulets and Chung, K'at shek. The only thing that keeps shek. The blockade line between He and I and Pat and -Sullan one, and a a half hours of crap are ufc for the pay I get. What will
and government | crashed in on Ho [Ying-ch'in] at! tonsenze, Wants to..withstraw, the Americum people tlu country split is his fear of Communists
So alther X nt- they, finally learn the troops in North China absorbed 11:00, He hates losing control,
He was expecting a from Lunging.
the T the energies of about 200,000 of alone. I attacked at once and got tucks in one week or ho pulls, out. Ieds and
not take any
sne that the Limeys are going wiht chances on giving them a tochold the best gonerte in him on the spot, tie was at Usual cockeyed reasons and idlo- to rush to our rescue in the Pack-.. In the government. The result is terhaps, 50.000 Communist troops decided disadvantage all through the tactical and strategle concep-fle. Like hell. They are going
a tremendour waste of man the session, Stalled and founder- tions. He is impossible. that each side watches the other
to continue this fight with their nuci neither given, a domn about power. Stilcell insisted that all act He promised 10,000 [replace--
mouths. Four of five old battle- Chinese troops everywhere be use war [against Japan]: If the owed to the front, that political ments) to Darn and I gave him
SEPTEMBER 16 The G-Po ships will appear and about ten sists on control of Lend-Leuse. RAF planes will go to Australia condition persists, Chinu will have disputes he settled by political some Canadian Bren [auns).
Pat says all Allies are as bad or Our stuff, that we are giving but civil war immediately after Japan mes. The Communists declar-
in 20 years the school-""
will be Is out. If Russin enters the war ed that they were willing to sub-worse than Chinese. The "Beggar him. T.V. 8135 We must remem-hooks
tolking about before a united frost is formed marge their differences and place Nation-Rusain gave Uersin, ber the dignity" of a great na-shoulder to, shoulder" and "the in Chinn, the Reds, being in their troops at Stilwell's per tanks and rifles, while we were tion, which would be afronfed"
Empire struck with all.
1.its might mediately accessible, will antural-senal command, if Chlamp would busting ourselves to give then. If I controlled the distribution against the common enemy" and good reasons for this as, for ty gravitate to ussin's influence do the same for all Nationalist to Russlat All on. Lemi-Lease Pat
ather #y] told him. "Horse bll-that crap. The idea, of course,“ The condition will poops In China. To Stilwell, Christ again and control,
Soong, "Remember, instance, a shortage of avail- directly affect the relations be charged with lefeating the Jap LETTER TO MRS. STILWELL that is our property. We is to horn in at Hong Kong again,
and, our Booby, is sucked in. uble personnel to protect the tween Russia and China, and asese on the mainland, prepar-Hope the ten gown was success and we own it, and we
not being just give It, to whom we a customer ricap] command proposal.
SEPTEMBER 18-Long talk eventual American ful and you're
ivith property from any act of therefore indirectly those between Ing for un
-1le Inows about fAme Landing in North Ching where polite. To hell with being polite: | must not lonk, while the,
He skulduggery after the seizure, Russia and US.
"
puts, his hand in our cakli regis- came clean on G-me auch bis plus a desire to see whether we do not take action, eur Communist help might be vitul, i am so fed up with miling at
prestfire in Chlau
will suffer the unity of all Chinese parties rattlesnakes that can be descutter, for fear we win offend his cockeyed handling of [East China] one sucli plain warning as
rerlously. China will contribute stemed to be essential. Such a
to friends. I put the bug on the "mily.") Pat said there were situation; with, phone from the this would be suflicient, or notlung to OUT effort againality, moreover, seated by coins war minister and had him flou-30 millión Americans who front, to Chungiting, he says]
1007 against a whether further action, along Japan. and the seeds will
common dering and hanging on the rope. dignity also entered the gate, is command is impossible. I clamp- world · bring Chad We are "conferring and dieteting well as the "dignity of thele ed down on handouts, told him, the same lines would be de-planted for elmos in China after ehem.
through to peace the war.
might end it's slow work.
children und their children's unified nation, able to face and manded to bring about the
m's in view of rotten performance, with Intended result. The prim-
repel all foreign encmics SEPTEMBER 12,-Chiang Kai- children, who would have to pay all stuff had been wasted. Artil
" her om resources.
shek agrees to appoint Joseph W. he bill. Hoorny for Pat! (If the lary improperly used, proposed ary aim, of course, is to break down the key-money racket,
Early. in September Stilwell Stilwell fus commander le chief G-me contine distribution, I am defence plan stupid. He agreed, the assumption being that in
accompanied Nelson and Hurley of all Chinese ground forceel and sunk. The Reds will get nothing. Suggestert I get after Chiang, Cat
Only the G-ma's henchmen
G-mo't came out of the bag. from Delhi to Chungking to save him is full confidence."
be supplied, and my troops (the plan. "Hold for two months at the present state of the hous-
Dickering proceeds, sist in the negotiations that were
T.V. is back zame, Bur-Yoke force] will suck, the hind Kwellin till the Americans can
the In ing situation in the Colony, In the rent, hunger ravaged to determine his fate..
loy has agenda foi negellations]{ t no residential premises are the countless villages of the
There you are-coast, boys. ready, so maybe we can get down (4:00 p.m.):Plain talle with T. decision in the Pheiße. likely to remain long unten-nation, while the passants twist
[UNATED NOTESI Hurley, and to cusès now. Papers, again. V. Soong, all about altuation. anted unless the owner or hised to evade the prain far and
conscription. The
Pat in a p.m. Rather, discours appalled at gap between our SEPTEMBER 19-Mark this day. ancient has. Nelson arrive full of P. and V. agent is holding out for morstilities of the Kuomintang and They are going to pound the table aged-G-mo very dificult, says conception of field commander in-red on the calendar of life, t I proposed Jong, at very long Inst, F.D.R. has than applicants are prepared, Commulat party split the nation and demand:
he must control Lond-Leave and and the G-mo's. Ja two to prevent the nobillar In
Chlum. that I have more real control in Chen Cheng for minister of war. anally spoken plain words, and 1. Real unification in jor can afford, to pay.
fation of fresh energy or weffort.
Wants to Tai Chung-hal as chief of staff. plenty of them, with a firecracker 2. Unification of command. Then China than he has.
me. Gave T.V., the works plain every sentence tackling the problem from
[On this und only then will they talk about dicker about powers for this angle, however, the Gov- At the front, the armies garn- what the US, will do for Chinn "Thinking", nbout, a diagram to words...1 do not wont the God-telegram arrived at U.S. arms
avrul job, but if I take it, I must Headquarters, show my authority.
from Franklin ernment can do only a limited and the soldiers sickened and died. The Japanese, alarmed by
economically..
Bad news from Thoberman, fin have full authority. Two-hour hoogevelt for Chiang ed amount of good.
It is one thing to make a brief The the depredations of American call on Chiang Kai-shek, when Enst Chingl Collapse. Decided bellyache.
to number of promises which sh-ralding planes, had launched is on his good behaviour, re- to go to Kwellin and see about
deliver it personally. Its preciso were built before the war massite campaignsceive his assurances that he is it.
SEPTEMBER 17- THE MAN- text has never been revealed. wait offensive ft history-to!
U.S..
URE PILE: LETTER TO MRS. But it was the sharpest worded?! and are vacant today is not destroy the East Ching basee that liberal milided, admires the
Urgent very large, probably two, to lunched the Aingrican planes. and is going to give full part-
on the part of the Chinese, three hundred at the most through the hot summer months mocratic government.-- 11-1s an-1 China and in the Sajúcen, conij is wearing succession here, and evokod]."Get busy or elsa". "A"}
the offensive unfolded cipation to the people in a de-themselves felt both in Ens of a battle with the one and It
is out. Criser are uris government that..........the_wor......... „bad ¿- Į Empty houses and fats i cul across all of Enat China, other to make him take action/paign, of the Yoke force.
ing th. quick more recent construction run severing Chiang Kai-shek's Chin- along the e lines. After conces-
in East. China, the Japanese there over in
I handed this and hot firecracker. blank had broken through the Chutn hlm a into very large, figures on almost in two, threatening to sions that give
bundle of sixen pdas, the last.great natural Kwangal [In command on
paprika to the G'mo screaming or
for and then sank back with a sigły. both sides of the harbour, bring about the later eplapse of check and the me up.)
defence barrier above the low-ip Bawei, to pox, generally. The harpoon hit him right in the: the Chungking operiment. BV and unless these, too, are September, the Japanese
Iands of Kenitent. Their break Helt hus, bool la,pay before so.
help, and, SEPTEMBER 7-The G-mo
plexus, and taken under control, the steps approaching calls.
9:20, through left the American hire taken by the Government at Ariericait wellia, the great spil Date at 5:30 Hurley and her about Kwetligiga Rilex. we can take it again. You through lokus, 11 was went right almost defencelesh, for the Cht may be interested to know that but beyond turning green and Chiang can do no more than skirt East China. This background of of them?
disaster in the field hung us, a went right into it, and told me orinies in the Eart were everything lg. turning out exactly losing the power of speech, he round the fringes of the pro-dark backdrop ort the stage of that up to now my work had now disorganised units. It full no I 18ld, them, it would la May did not bat an eye. He just anla blem. Objection is taken to September's negotiations. been. 190 per cent military--now, to Stilwell to, order the prevens 1943. When I was the Voice of to me: "I understand." dat official measures which would
AS COMMANDER OF THE CHI-ve, demolition of these installa One Howling in the Wilderness in silence, Jiggling one foot. Wt tions white at the same time and when I was voted the Horses are now a long way from the restrict the activities of per-seined with China in Asia, could cent military and 40 pericent dich defence.
American policy, so closely NESE ARMY, it would be 60 per drawing up plans for their last.-Neck-Most Likuly-lo-Succeed-ribal chiefigin" bawling out. in-that-Rolu. I don't know if the Two long years lost, but at least sons who are prepared to no halp sharing a sense of emer: political
On the Salucen, the crisis ecas Knowitalis pave lesined, the F.D.R.'s eyes have been opened considering OUT invest in new construction-articu. Nar,
. [He], said that if I used the/a crisis of opportunity. The Yolte lesson or not, but even if they and he has thrown a good hefty. force, commanded by Dorn, had have it has been an experislvé 5th November, FRIDAY. chiefly on the ground, or the st. interests in the con-
|Binuing disaster in East China: Keds, they would have to acknows crossed the Salwean River in experiment for me A Seregn
punch belief, that unless the would- could America refrain from ledge the authority, of the Nation biter fighting, struggling deer a half lost. In the so-called cam-crossing the river: lights all on cama home Pretty steht be builder is satisfied that his feting on immediate correctal Military Council. He would 12,000-foot mountain ranges to: phign for Changsha, Hengyang hands will be free, to charge the pattern of war in Asia of the advise me from time. He wanted word a junction with the what he likes by way of 'can-moment tras the campaign no k'o ch'i politene sos) between force in North Burma. They and Kweilin, Chiang insisted on
(To Be Continued) struction fees' and rent, he General Stilwell had conducted!'. He had full confidence in were embattled on the outskirts conducting operations by remote.
North Burma me Kidded about my saying of Lungling, the lunchpl of the will abandon the project and personally in
Wert ho Jopanese defences. Dorneced Thiere, Chinese troops, there will be no new houses and led by Americans, divorced good asked abbut commanders zenforcements
supplied Chinese, commandera
desperate for The argument is valid how from the conspiracy and corrup and divisions in Burma.
the laat drive ever only to the extent that tion of their General Staff at Harley and Nelson saw him at All the military problems of Chilia premed to come, to ù, con- it concerns the purely Chungking, had written, specta 11:00
cular scroll of success,
to
MRS. STILWELL fluence. The Generalissimo, wish- speculative builder, whose United States, viewing the sub- I brought Bill Bergin along to el to cancel the Yeke. campaign cxorbitant demands explanation in Ching, contrasting it help fight the gloom. I ascillate at once without preasing the the existence of so niany new with the altuation in Burma, de- from Glamour Boy [Mountbat-Lurigting advantage, and use its
rided that Stilwell's nominal role tenj blocks of flats standing vitan Chiang's chief of staff in K'ai-shek, and I don't know the East China front. He w
to Wonder Man (Chiangman and materials to shore up tually tenantless. It is not China was an ineffective, one. which is worse. My arrival here continue, he said, onló / Sillwell fromediately urged an all out ad- at all unusual for the owners demanded that Sillwell be has reduced my temperature suance by the Chinese forces in of this type of property toluen direct field command over far that I expect to have fallen Burma to relieve fle Yake
Chinese troops on the China arctics by morning. Insist on
men Stilwell felt thit the 20 down yment frout, elmilar to a
those-lic had equal half the cast of con- possessed in Burma and used so SEPTEMBER & Gemo wants clogs in a Blockade of Uk Com- La divisions of Chinng'atroon), held struction as the first point of effectively.
is to go to. Bhamo. And relieve munist rear areas shoud, the Lungiing, [The X force in north main source of strenpul for. bbi- CANADA discussion with prospective tenants. There is, of course,
Burma, tired from the long gum
Landlord and Tenant Ordin- be reached by private nego to sest and recuperate before go- Arrived) noon, Serik for Exanik nothing illegal in this. The ment would in the first place mer fight, were consolidating at alering the East China front,
BEPTEMBER 14-KWELIN Myitkyina, Stilwell wanted them
*do zu Fa-kwel (Chinese, cominalider of MIDDLE EAST. WEST AFRICĂ, EAST AFRICA ante which prohibits kaytiation, but the tenant, or the un ougestative Di
money does not apply to landlord, could apply for an the other hand, was insisting that Kwangar, defe lees. He sim Dewly-built premises, and it official assessment on a fair they set forth indigital to deeg he says plan, tal to dant in
Bhemo, miles farther due is urged that no good case rents bauts and obtain a through the jungle, to divert the sainst his judgment. "Talkde aluj- SOUTH AFRICA FARISTAN - INDIA CEYLON the
this attitude that requires to The power of requisitioning the Yoke: force were attackinja | sixth. Arawa Hub regiments left} be challenged. Obviously, need not be abandoned. On Stilwell refused.] there has
The Burma campaign has sure it Llichow, and Uno va student to be differentia- the contrary, it can be taken chan on the attitude of these rogt ent nothing else available Ninety-third Army bf two AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND FAR EAST JAPANtion. It would be futile to for granted that scores of dodos. No patronising airs may
make an attempt to treat mpty flats will remain mote:
retiring from Fat Hurley saw T.V. nt
thì Thờ (Chingie contd houses built before the war empty unless salutary action at one-nith of present-day is taken along similar lines to got a lot of conditions agreed
Kunthe_at' Church- T.V. is climbing back. „Hö costs on the same basis as to Sunday's pounce
The
the bag SyThe Gamb milks con new construction. But that method of allotment proposed to. And then let the cat, but for does not mean that new pro in the one Instance would be Lend-Ledie! Pat: old perty should be entirely, free equally satisfactory, in thi will down, Dangreed
intters. Waccant of all control. The simplest second. Government the stunt the worming roll measure of securing such which has committelt itself to what at nev control would be the creation at policy in the case of phe. Gmp Folie of a Fair Renta Tribunal to war property should have Now we com
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