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NORDIC FEARS The blunt declaration by the U.S. State Department that deliveries of American arms will be confined to full members of the projected North Atlantic Pact was an apt reminder
al-
By Winston Churchill
"
I always consulted them in good time; but while they gave careful Connideration to the issues Involv
Good Morning!
Who get the bird?.
"Flylax Tiger Utged for China.". What about first arging the N.T. prowler over the border.
According to an eminent Cul- ed, they frequently naked not to bertsonian, there are only four be informed of dates and details, real authorities on bridge in the and, indeed, on several occasions Colony, Which makes it surprising
of them as a partner. stopped me when I was about to how often we run uo sgainst one unfold these to tha,
Defence Minister "The best way to enjoy a holi-
have had to be thrashed out in a
•
It may be well at this point to In larger questions, or if there these meetings each Chief of Staff were any differences of view, in turn unfolded his account of describe the system and, ma- chinery for conducting military called meeting of the War Cabf all that had happened during the net Defence Committee, which at previous seven days: and the HK$10.00 and other affairs which I set on
the outset comprised Mr. Cham Foreign Secretary followed them foot and practised from my berlain, Mr. Attlee and the three with his story of any important
I had naver intended to embody day," remarks a writer, is to HK$30.00 earliest days of power. I am a Service Ministers, with the Chiefs developments in foreign affairs.
transacting of Staff in attendance. These
other days of the week the the office of Minister of Defence rise at five, take a cold bath and H.K.472.00 strong believer in
Cabinet
snt alone, and all in a Department. This would have have a long walk in the early official business by The Written formal meetings got fewer after war
required legislation, and all the morning." We are still prepared Word. No doubt, surveyed in 1941.
As the machine began to important matters requiring deci- delicate adjustments I have den to give careful consideration to work
I came to sion were brought before them. cribed, most of which settled them the second best way. more smoothly 4 the after-time, much that is set
thewoon lunton that the dally must that Ministers primarily con- solzes by personal rogit will, would we Valonama volcana errated.. down from hour to-houtrude-theme
"tha cernod beings of the War Cabinet
the subjects to be the impact of events may
Inactivity. UP goes on to explain lacking in proportion or may not Chiefs of Staff prosent were no discussed attended for their own process of ill-timed constitution on Saturday after 589 years of
longer necessary. I therefore even. particular problems. The members I am willing to taite tually instituted what came to be of the War Cabinet had the fullest making. There was, however, in that it is only six miles from the
existence and activity under the come true.
as the circulation of all papers affecting personal direction of the Prime U.S. /Army rest Camp! known among ourselves my chance of that. It is
in the "Monday Cabinet, Parade," the war, and saw all Important Minister the Military Wing of the
telegrams sent by mo. As con- War Cabinet Secretariat which Equally glimpse of the ob Hammer- ways better, except
Monday Parade...
Adence grew the War Cabinet in- had in pre-war days beon the vious is the story of a hierarchy of military discipline, to express opinions and wishes;
of smith woman why gave birth to Every Monday there was a con- tervened less actively in
opera-
Secretariat of the Committee of rather than to give orders.
whereupon her husband' of the time-sull written directives coming siderable gathering all the War tional matters, though they watch-Imperial Defence. At the head of her third pair of twins, in four
Cabinet, the Service Ministers and or them with close attention and this stood General Ismay with worn axiom that you can't personally from the lawfully- the Minister of Home Security, full knowledge,
Colonel Hollis (now Lt-Gen. Sir signed on the "Queen of Bermuda They took almost have it both ways. It is not constituted Head of the Govern the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Leslie Hollis), and Colonel Jacob for a two-year voyage. that Scan-ment and Minister specially the Secretaries of State for the weight of Home and Party affairs (Major-Gen. Sir Ian Jacob) 03 "The Western Powers give the surprising that
shoulders, thus setting dinavian countries, finding charged with Defence counted Dominions and for India, the off my
group Far Eastern colonies a lot of an to such an extent that, though Minister of Information,
the me free to concentrate the his two principals, and
sanitation and a new outlook on themselves faced
orders, they Chiefs of Staff, and the official main theme. With ga upon or specially-selected younger
ficera drawn
from all three Ser-life, but little else." How un-
What At future operations of importance, vices. This Secretariat became the grateful. issue which they have been not expressed as
of the
the Minister boriously trying to avoid, very often found their fruition) head of the
staff of the Office
its members divided
of Defence. My debt to its have
forces, with in action.
Is immeasurable. General Ismay. A talking traffic light which only Norway willing to gel
Colonel Hollis and Colonel Jacob says "Mind How You Cross" has off the fence and come down
rose steadily in rank and repute been invented for use in England. definitely on the side of the
the war proceeded, and none of Installed in Queen's Road Central, West. There have been
them was changed. Displacements it would probably become in- diplomatic
intimato and so articulate after the first 20 min- discussions in
in a sphere so concerned with secret matters are utes detrimental to continuous
with
To make sure that my riame was not used loosely, I issued during the crisis of July the following minute:
19.vil.10.
Prime Minister to General Lama?); CIGB, and Bie Edward Bridges.
be very clearly underlood that all directions emanating from me re made in writing or should be immediate. ly afterwards confirmed in writing, and that 1 do not accept any retoaneblily for matters relating to national defence an which I am alleged to have given declaions.
once to
to
the
War
Foreign Office.
CANTONESE BY RADIO
BY S.K. LEE
Lesson 20
efficient
despatch of
business.
Ind
years
Morning!"
•
•
about "Good
Foreign language study has After some early changes almost greatly increased in the inat fifty equal atability was preserved in years, Recording to
Professor
To look at. To observe. To
watch. To read.
was succeeded by Air Marshal
the Chiefs of Staff Committed. On Simon at the Rotary Club. the expiry of his term as Chief of forgot to say whether, that had the Air Staff, In September, 1040, anythine to do with millions tak Air Marshal Newall became Goving those personally conscripted ernor-General of New Zealand, and tours.
He
值
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Vocabulary:
117.
(t'ai) tai2
.
(ha) hah
(maal) maaya
To sell.
(p'eng),peng
Combinations:
A short time.
Expensive Dear. Honourable.
Cheap.
See it.
Washington between Mr. Acheson and the Scandina- vian Ambassadors over the week-end, but the prospects of any important change of policy appear few, whether by the United States or by
Whon 1 woke about 8 a.m. I read Sweden. The farthest Swe- all the telegrams, and from my bed
of 118 continuous flow Д den has hitherto been pre-dictated
Chiefs of 119. pared to go-taking the for-Minutes and Directives to the De-
partments and to the mal statement of her For Staff Committee. These were typed eign Minister, Mr. Unden in relays as they were done, and 120. (kwai) gwai3
to Gen. Ismay 121. has been to modify her tradi-handed at tional policy of complete (now Lord Ismay). Doputy Secre- neutrality to the extent of lary (Milltary)
Cabinet, and
representativ thiy subscribing to a Nordic Deon the Chiefs of Staff fence Union committing Swe-who came to see me early each den to underwriting the de-morning. Thus he usually had a fence of Norway and Den-good deal in writing to bring be mark..
From the Atlantic fore the Chiefs of Staff Committee 3. Hoh2 tai.
when they met at 10.50. They gave
views at 4. Bay ngaw tai? hah. Pact, the only instrument all consideration to my views at which can offer any real the same time as they
5. Bay? yun taï3, guarantee of security, she the general altuation. Thus be has persistently shied, and tween 3 and 6 o'clock in the after-6
noon, unless while it is possible to sym-difficulties between us requiring 7. pathise with an attitude die- further consultation, there tated by close proximity to ready a whole series of ordera and me or by tho Russia and fear of entering telegrams sent by into commitments calculated Chiefs of Staff and agreed between
us, usually giving all the decisions Shopping: with to prejudice relations
Immediately required:
Have C. Nay yau moh jungi. the Soviet, a sense of real- ism would do Sweden better service.
there were
No Friction
iscuss
somo
WAS
In total war it is quite impossi.
was
1. Tai geen1. 2. taim green".
C.
M hoh bay yun tai. Been' shue* yau yeen1 dzai maaye neh1?
maaye neh1?
Yau, ngaw day yau
hoh2 daw1.
M goy nay bay" ngaw
Hoh, tsing2 „nay dung tai2 „hah lah1.
yut1jun lah'
Seen1 shaang1 jungi yee' nee dee mah"? Nee! dee1 gay2 hoh2.
Deem* (yeung3), maaye. ah*?
Norway's courage- bie to draw any precise line be- s. ous response to Russian pres-tween military and non-military Auch friction sure is much more to the problems. That no
star point. With excellent rea-occurred between the military
War Cabinet staff was son; grave doubts are enter-and the tained in Oslo whether any of Sir Edward Bridges, Secretary S.
duo primarily to the personality neutrality would be respect- the War Cabinet. Not only ed in the event of a third this son of a former Poet Laureate world war, and it is recognis- an extremely competent and tire. worker, but he was also a ed too that the relatively lean worker.
man of exceptional force, ability small Swedish arms industry and personal charm, without a is inadequate for the supply trace of jealousy in his natura, C. of material to a Nordic De-All that mattered to him was that fence Union. Most vulner-the War Cabinet Secretariat as a
serve whole should
the Prime able of the three Scandina Minister and War Cabinet to the vian countries, Denmark had very best of their ability. No S. Saam' bhak3 mun1 yut hoped that assistance in the thought of his own personal post- form of military supplies tion over entered his mind and might be forthcoming from never a cross word passed between the United States if Scan-the civil and military officers
the Secretariat. dinavia worked out a de fence scheme involving no military commitments out speech of welcome to new side their own frontiers. Congressmen. His spech | S. This hope has been dashed, was no worse than hundreds and both Sweden and Den of others. mark may be compelled to
But, said the executive C. reconsider their position,
editor, "some of us around Hints that the automatic as- here just got tired of clean- S. sistance clause, originally
ing up speeches in report- proposed, has been eliminating them. So we decided ed from the final text of the. to run this thing exactly C. Atlantic Pact may open the
the way he said it."
·
dah1.
C.
‚m yeeoo" gom3
Ngaw of
daw! Gay daw' tscen2 yut1 gaw neh1?
Yeeshup ng mun1 yut1 gaw!,
+
Deem gaaye kom* gwai neh17
Mhai gwai1· lok". Hoh2,peng lok". Hoh lah.
M goy1 nay bay2 yut1
,M Roy
door by calming anxieties in The speech was relayed to Stockholm. But the remind the newspaper office and "gawngaw lah1. er that the United States will there recorded. The next S. Dawdzehnay. not continue for ever to give day it was printed" in full,c. everything for nothing is a two columns long. "It in- healthy one.
Exactly As Spoken
cluded every grunt and
groan, every dangling parti- ciple, every unfinished" sen-
The experienced public tence that Young had utter- speaker may sometimes beled."
nay.
annoyed to find the best pur- It is a cruel game. Occa- DO YOU
. INDIA - CEYLON ple patches of his peroration sionally it has been played,
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND.FAR EAST JAPAN misquoted, for reporters and ly weapon the press has in
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cut out of the newspaper, re in simpler form, in British port of the occasion. Once papers, though, rarely with- in a while he may even be out, provocation; it is a dead- sub-editors are human. Still reserve. More often the ro- worse, he may be ignored. porter paints the lily. What But in his heart he knows Pericles really said in 430 BC that time affer time, even in wo shall never know, since Hansard, the printed version no verbatim reporter was of his remarks has done him present. But it is hard to more credit than the spoken: believe that it was more A recent Issue of Time" splendid than the funeral describes what the Washing oration put into his mouth ton "Post" was unkind by Thucydides. And towards enough to do to District Com most public speakers the inlssioner Young, for whóm tuwspapers act in the Thucy It has no special love, when didean manner if only the ho made an after-dinner-orators would believe it.
KNOW
L
YOUR HONG KONG?
Can...you
foognise, where
This picture was taken? The an awer-la InPay)
Cannot seo it.
Good looking.
Show
Let me have a look.
il to me. To let people see it. To show it to people. Don't let people see it. Don't show it to people. Where are there cigarettes
for sale?
Where спи cigarettes be
bought?
sale?
you any clocks for
Yes, we have plenty.
Please let me see them.
↓
Very well, please wait
A
moment.
Do you like these, sir?
These are quite good. How do you sell them?
Three hundred dollars per
dozen.
I don't want so many
How much is it for one
Twenty-Ave dollars each.
Why is so expensive?"
It is not expensive.
It is very cheap. Very well.
Please give me one.
Thank you.
Thank you
Portal who was the accepted star Russians are reported to be
of the Air Force, Portal remained tapping-in on conversations be-
Sir twees Berlin and the with me throughout the war.
West. .even their John Dill, who had succeeded Gen- Apparently they do eral Ironside in era
May, 1940,
To listening-in on Party lines. mained CIGS until he accom- marg panied me to Washington in
Cry of the black marketeer: December, 1941. I then made him Sand and Deliver! my personal intent and hood Representa-
tive with the
Marino boller (9% feet by i1 of our Joint Staff Mission. His re-feet) advertised by the Marine lations with Genoral Marshall, Department. Should be bettor Chief of Staff of the United States than a converted servants' room if Army, became a priceless link in you can afford the down payment. all our business, and when he died
barnens some two years later he was accorded the unique honour or a resting place in Arlington Cemetery, the Valhalla hitherto reserved exclusively for American Warriors. He was succeeded CICS by Sir Alan Brooke, who stayed with me til the end.
Continuity
괴
From 1841 for nearly four years, the early part of which was passed in much misfortune and disap- pointment, the only change mado In this small band either among the
Chlois or in the Defence
Stall
was due to the death in harness or Admiral Pound. This may well be a
a record in British military hia- tory. A similar degree of con tinuity was achieved by
President
King
Roosevelt in his own circle. The United States Chiefs of Staff General Marshall, Admiral and General Arnold-subsequently Joined by Admiral Leahy-started together on the American entry into the war, and were never changed. As both the British and Americans presently formed the Combined Chiefs of Staff Com mittee this was an inestimable advantage for all. Nothing, like it between Allies has ever been known before.
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