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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS: THE SECOND BOOK
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took place in an air raid sheller.to the Leeward Islands By Winston Churchill
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According to yesterday's re- portayin red carpol, wan; put, dowa for Lord Baldwin when he had a vociferous welcome, on returning ving to a British"rald)
From what we hear, in London When in August, 1942, I firkt visited: Monco recolved from he was also put on the carpet. "In a simple and dignified man" can Government bought from unfaithfully with Hitler, while at Stalin's Hp a shorter account of serve some of the war plants which they the same time gathering all the this conversation which intro would
our order in wherever he was thought to be had, built to
the strength he could in the enormous essential, difers, from the German The Control Yuan in Nanking. nost useful. In order to em- United States. They assigned the mass of Soviet Rusin. He and record, but may be thought more want to know how US$2,000,000,- bepliasise sill further the impor- to the American defence pro Molotov sent their dutiful can-istlas
1000 worth of Kald and foreign but bade us go on ́owing vratulations
German tance of his functions, ar- then to the full. The War De victory. They poured a heavy flow the great
Atle while ago," anid Stalin, exchange could possibly have ille-
complaint against | appeared, withlu ranged that lie should resume partment placed orders for munt of food and ventini raw materials Molotov was that he was. 100 pro can't have been out here long.
ayen They his function as a member of tians that it did not need immed into the Reich. Their Fifth Column German, Now everyone says he the War Cabinet wherever he ajoly, so that when finished they Commitmiste did what they could to is too pro-British Bul" neither of came home on leave.
could be released to us.
disturb our factories. Their riulio us ever trusted the Germans. For This arrangement worked with-
the other hand,
In England they are going to certain diffused Its Abuse and slanders us it was always Kid and Heath). out the slightest Inconvenience things were done which seemed against us.
interjected int we bel been have a pedestrian crossing week owing to the qualities and Chah and painful to us. The
through this onvélves
sin April. If Hong Kong some of perience of the personalities in President sent a battleship to
us are hoping to set acros, before kiiew How they t volved, and for six years there Chipetown to carry day at the
"When Molotav," said the Mark that. after, both under ibe National gold we had gathered there. The They were at any time ready to shal, ent to ace Ribbentrop i
nrd
Lie Stefalist Government, class exhibitions--Mr. Henry discharged
Hatex rent British business of Court-reacir a permanent settlement with Berlin in November of 1040 you
ulds in
Another news item from Home America win sold by Na Germany upon the mumerous go wit of it and cent an air- the the
work
Ans- at the requent of the United States important questions open between raid." I nodded.
10 combat yesterday was that, bassador to the United Suites
Government
When the diari sounded Rib-criticism of Pubtle at д comparatively them, and to accept with complac
Relations with conepleuous and over-growing low fire, and
ency the final destruction of the bentrop led the way down my omcers, they are contemplating then resold tillæenco nad success.
through the markets at a much fritish tower. But all the whileht of stairs to a deeg shelter appointing a PRO of their own. higher price from which we did they recognised that the policy tooly furnished. When He thene steps were taken to eh gain tinte by every means, and what the door att raid to Molotov not benefit. I had a Teeling that might fall. They were resolved to get inside the Faid had begun lle phan the hardship of our posi- had no intention, as far as they Now here we are alone toge tion, and raise feeling against could measure' the problem, Df
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In a Hong Kong filled with large and often handsome buildings, there has been no Time for culture amid the hectic business of cornering a few dollars. That is, there has been no chance for the person without money to become familiar with the Joveliness, serenity and in- spiration of art. There are, however, my foe private collections in the Colony, some of which were men- an authoritative tioned in article in these columns yes terday by Professor Chieng Te-kun. After describing how several world-famous museums were founded or materially enriched by the gifts of private individuals, he added. "There is no reason why a Hong Kong museum should not be benefited by Hong Kong collectors."
Labour-
President Roosevelt, Mr. Hull and other high personalities In Washington were extremely pleas. ed with the selection of Lard Halifax. Indeed, it was at once apparent to me that the Provident greatly referred it to my first proposal, The appointment of the new Ambassador was received with marked approval both in Amorien and at home, and was judged, in every way adequate and appro. priate to the scale of
events.
Had Resigned
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I had no doubt who should fill the vacancy at the Foreign Office. On all the great issue of the past. four years had, as theme, pages have shown, dwelt in clone aree - anent with Anthony Edon. I have
ions when ho described my anxiotics and with Mr.
compairy lain Cham
In the spring of 1038, Together we ha alstained from the vote on Munich. Together we had resisted the party pressure brought to bear upon us In che constituencies during the winter of that melancholy year. We had been united in thought
its_progress
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"Ale-minded. Southsayer." Su Why should we nor divide? Moto- many of them are "Lov' naid: "What wil England say?"
'England," haid "Tibbentrop, fished: She is no more'une as a Power. If that is so, cald Molo- tor, why are we in this shelter, and whore are thene bombs which fall 7
Vital Need
The Berlin conversations me
no difference to Hitler's lop
Night landings at Kai Tak. A mashing idea.
Sign of the times: World peace conference interpreted as warlike gesture.
rosolve. During October Koitel, Onco Franco had n Marshal. Jol, and the German General
Graf Now it's got "Marshallisation."
Staff had under te orders been forming and hoping the plaps for the
Eastward movement of the German armies and for the invasion of Russia in the early stuner of 1941. No delay either fu planning or in movement could be tolerated. Over all hung the vital need for concealment art deception.
Impressive moment,
"Stalin was not present at the parade, but hin zon, Vasily, led a fly past."
Progrese Is wonderful. As new long-playing records are intro-
Jucon, which revolve 45 and 32
And their
A
On the failure of the nir Baltio jually devoid of moral restraints, domination of I Buy the will be anali, but loprided."
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had not expected so Russin,
objects during their life, but i conmultation on a very great num-ion of aircraft, took second exhaustion on the Western Front. the action of Soviet Russla to
Museum.
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Sharp Passages
Ever
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TERMINE
For this purpose two separate forms of cover avere uned by Uitler, at schtiment at the outbreak of
ach of which had advantages of 1/3 times a minute, millions of → THERE*** {#GR-DOOR “BUDDY *- the war and os colleagues during
its own. The first was an elaborate gramophone owners opponents of Lend-Lease basing Russian interesta or ambi- negotiation about a common policy furntables are geared to a 78 T'he greater part of Eden' Anyhow, in one way or another tions solely upon a German victory ributing of the British Empire in
bused on the partition and dis-times-a-minute tempo. public life had been devoted to the we cane through. This is obviously true study or foreign affairs. It hal
The two great totalitarian empires, the Eas.. The second was the Some enthusiasts of many hold the splendid office of Foreign of
Bulgaria Hats will have brins, crows Britain and the consequent confronted each other, polifi ta their Secretary with distinction, years' standing find
ind Greeev, with. and pastponement of Gorman plants inexorable.
fur own dwellings becoming too had resigned it when only 42
ty, be steady erter-Channel
of troops. years
Books will be big, black and -There had, of course, been die- invasion, small
effered important military trimmed with feathers. to house their trea-of age for reasons which are in Hiller decided to selllo account agreements about Finland and gains, and at the same time maak-
restrospect,
Rumania. The Soviet leaders finde or presented an explanation for sures, or lacking as a back-ed with the anat this time view with Russla.
apprȧval of
of all parties There is no doubt that Hitler been shocked at the fall of France, the building up of the German. ground. A few wish to share in the State. He had played a fine had made up his own mind by the and the end of the Seco Front armies on the Southern Bank of their enchantment with part de Stra
Le Secretarie
of State for War end of September, 1940. From that for which they were so soon to the front to be developed against others. even temporarily.uring this terrific year and his time forth the air
conduct of
attacks on equall.dlape, and had counted Still more may be unable brought a very close together. scale through the general mul confidently on a phase of mutual of draft proposals by Germany for
Army affairs had Britain, though often on a large sudden
The negotiations took the form to part with the Beloved wo thought alike,
place "Itt the Fuehrer's thoughts
Now there was no Western Front! the Three Power Pier at the ex- are glad to bequeath them ber of practical issues as they and German plass. They might be
Sull, it would be foolish to make pense ar British Interests In the to an appropriate institution aise from day to day. I looked maintained as effective cover for any serious changes in the col-Orient. If Stalin had accepted in their will. It is impos-forward to an agreeable and harm other designs, but Hitler no longer laboration with Germany this schome, events might for a sible to doubt that if there Prime Minister and the Foreign Eartward Hol
lous comradeship between the counted on thems for finns victory, could be xeen whether Fellainime have taken a different course.
would give
In or be crushed it was possible at were B repository in the
hope was cor
1940. As it gradually became up for later to spend his plans any moment this Colony, it would gradually
tainly and t
faifilled I during the fur antl.
Terrific Defeat parent to the Kromlin that Britain for tuvading Buzzgl. grow into something to rival,
yeurs of wa "and policy
was capable of maintaining a pro- We cannot attampt to describe the Chinese collections in the which i Iny before Eden was Personally, on purely military longed and indefinite war, during what might have happened as the Louvre and the British to leave the War Office, in round, old hot have been Which anything might happen revit of an armed alliance be
all the stresses and elements of averse from a German attempt at bed the United States and also seen the two great-amptes of the which he was absorbed; but lie the invasion of Britain tr
in Japan, Stalin became more con-Continent with their millions, of To readers who themselves returned to the Foreign Office like spring or summer of 1941. Toe-scious of his danger and more car-soldiers to share the epoll in the are inadequately housed, ita man going home.
lieved that the enemy would suffer nest to gain time.
Balkans, Turkey, Persia and tho the most may seem an untimely sug-
Nevertheless it is terrific defeat
aleat and
Middle East, with India always in remarkable, gestion that some kind of
slaughter that any country had we shall see, what advantages the backgrouzid and with "Japon na mill-he sacrificed and what tlaka he an eager partner in the "Greater 1 specific exhibition hall be built here.
Maint 7 filled Mr. Eden's place atary enterprise. But for that very ran to keep on friendly torm, with East Asia Scheme," Its erection would, however,mitting to the King the name of expect it to happen. In war what and the ignorance which he dis-production, even partially in any
Becretary of State for War by sub reason I was not so
Nazi Germany. Even there sur- almple as to affect the accommodation- Captain, Margenadil, at that time
tprising were the mediculations World Copyright reserved. Re- hungry public hardly at all. the Chief Whip to the National the enemy does. Still, in the con-ayed about what was coming to
ime you don't mind is not usually what
longunge, strictly prohibited. Also, it neèd not be confined Goverrunont. This chalcev time rermed for 'a year 'or two on tember, 1940, to the moment of by "China, Mail,"._
exalted.
techuet of a to purely cultural exhibitions Margeston hau been for nearly 10 our side, and mighty allles might once a callous, a crefly and an ill-
long struggle, when him. He was indeed, from
Exclusive rights in Hong Kong and might in fact be run on
Hitler's assault in June, 1941, nt of the Govern be gained, I thank God that the informed giant. commercial lines.
In the current H.K. Gen-of Commons, and it had fallen to our dear poopic.
Office in the House supreme ordeal was to be spared
(To Be Continued) eral Chamber of Commerce him
As will be acon from my papers report, Mr. Eric Himsworth, the walmarshal and to stimulato the wallent and solld Conservative majorities which had so long sulously contemplated a German may come to the episode of Mo-
written at then superintendent of im
the time, I never ser. . With those preliminaries lain odministrations. I had, as a the end of 1041 the boot was on 12, 1940. Every compliment was ward a recommendation on similar lines. He believedding Agure among the Conser-the other tag; we were "no longer | pald "a permanent exhibition ball B, bad roany sharp passages were with
ve dissentients from the India Jalong; three-quarters of the world and all ceremony shown to the Bolshevik envoy when he บช. But tremendous reached the heart of could be run by somebody with him
eventa, measuroloss before they many. During the next two days Nazi Ger- representing a large section of my exclusion from office my memorable year.
In the course of these 11 years happened, were to mark that long and lense of the commercial commun-
discussion took contacts with him had been not White
place between Molotoy and Rib- ity, or, alternatively, by gov infrequent, and generally hostile, and the end continentals bentrop, and also with Killer. All ernment itself,"
world our fate the essential facts of these formid- It would, I be formed
or at best high ability, serving bubrice,
in the able interchanges and confronta whoever he was, with Germany and Soviet Bussia as selection of captured documents to be the shop-window and faith. This opinion was also held isme between the two despotic under the title. Nasi-Soviet Re Rood adfairs. The fundamental antagon State Department in Washington In work published early in 1948 by the distributing centre for the by the Whee of the Labour and sowers resumed their way, once
Liberal parties, and such a' rep it was carigễn that` Britain could.994, 1039–1041,5° whole of the Far East"
The report added that the thecharge of this particular sub-committee was examine Ing the question, and a pos- When I became Prime Minister sible site had been tentative-it was generally expected that 'I ly chosen, although nothing should find someone else. for the definite had beenTM decided, task, but I was quite sure, think I While applauding the idea should receive from Margenson of this commercial undertake skilful and faithful set-
vice that he had given to my pr ing, we would strongly re-decessors; and in this I had been commend the Chambox-If it if no way disappointed. Hold KNOW does take any action to con- tough mean of the worst of it sider setting a section aside for cultural uses. To a pure regimental gating YOUR fat it may seem. Incongruibus 120 Mitary Cross. He thus had}
Bomo advere comment.
ment Whip's
yours at the head
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ports and exports, put for talnoll, the Baldwin and, Chamber-descent upon Eitgland in 1931. By [foto's visit to Berlin on November
to
he thought, "serve a most was a mari of opinion that ho seemed sommations between Nazitions have been laid bare in the
useful purpose 'in Colony, which rightly claims his opponents with strict
this ring byaliv, and treatingmed the first
tation is of course
essențial
In the first world war and
officer,
to mix Sung, Ming and Chun wall complete
like France and the Low Countries: not her stughed and averpowered
his very bust to work, lojally and To do/alm justice, Health tried
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