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THE CHINA MAIL; THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1940, ·
My Hunt For Noah's Ark
Architect
Of Peace Or Disaster
Labour
By C. F. STANLEY Three and a half years of have rule in Britain given ample opportunity to de- cide whether Ernest Bevin is
for right man
the job of Foreign Secretary. Yet opin
are more long of his work widely variant, than those on
the
NOT TOO LATE General Chennault's plea in Washington that Ameri- can aid even at this late hour could halt the Communist
in march
China will be studied with particular eagerness in this part of the world. The "Flying Tiger" may not have overriding in- fluence in the Capitol, but his name, record and experi-Su ence command respect, and there is no doubt that his words will further encourage
those senators
to
By EGERTON SYKES
This summer three quite separate expeditions are 'planning to set out in search of traces of the
original Ark of Noah,
One intends to come from Greensboro, North Caro- lina. Another has its headquarters in Holland. My own will, I anticipate, leave London for Mount Ararat in the middle of June.
the human race.
For
I have
River is now 250 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean and submerged to
depth of some three miles.
Highest Peak
have
Musical
Chairs In
The
Kremlin
By GORDON YOUNG
Good Morning
It seems that the Russians, far from being grateful for the fron American broadcast, want jau on 1.
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Unlen Chiang can find fresh armies faster than the Red radio annihilates 4hom, the end of the elvil war must be only a matter of days now
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The assiduity of our vernacular Prens in publishing toinorrow's
It begins to look now as sown today is truly remarkable. though the pattern of the great | Stalin reshuffle has become clear.
pf").
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Comrade Harry Pollitt certainly got an eyeful of the capitalist yolk the other day.
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A silver-backor dollar bill such an Canton is said to be issuing next month sounds like a flat cousin to a gold-backen gold yuan,
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With regard to that film about naved the
St. Epiphanius (4,9, 316-400) are valuable in that they provide nally she has encountered a whole Army in Burma, it is denied off- and Benjamin of Tudela, in the apporting evidence for the story series of temporary political set- clafly that the Generalissimo ha backs-rapid progress of the At-ordered all males in South Chim antle Pact and Marshall Aid, suce to be spoken to immediately, and cean of the Berlin airlift, Korluus their replies reported. trouble with Tilo and in Grocce.
20th century.
Ark
The expedition may consist of myself and one other, but if I manage to obtain sufficient up- port I shall take with me a photo- grapher and a film operator, that a permanent and detailed re- cord can be made.
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As far as my own expedition is concerned. I have long felt that the deluge story in the Bible, which has been some- what contemptuously neglected
To key to it all, as to most by the academic world, repre-
Incidentally, while three inile other Soviet netions, la given by sented an eyewitness account of one of the greatest catas-in depth sounds a good deal of Stalin himself in the very trophes that has ever befallen water, on the 8,000-mile diamelor pages of the book I have written
of the earth it represents a layer about before "Problems of Lenin any other Minister.
no greater than the film of mois-
(the Russian "Mela Kam- have pointed His erities
ture, on an orange,
"All we have to tell a history," "But On Ararat Bevin as the most abject fallure
Ararat is the highest mountain Analysing the granul strategy of said the Shanghailanders..
get a nat even in a long line of weak and
whole of the Caucasian revolutions. Stalin explains that all fell us. Is it easy to been of the Secretaries. Foreign
have here?" movements some time
..That, Shanghai vacillating Even his supporters have been checking on the various possibill range. Its paak night quite well, revolutionary
not sub-their periods of advance and re-thren, is a long history, too, romained and confirming then, hard put to it at times to answer ties of verifying criticism of his unpredictable. de-
the Biblical story. So it was then marged, and Noah could quite trent of what he calls "Actual Ebb
Bax appeal. partures from the Socialist line.
The periods of "Ebb" are the Shown photo of I came across the numerous his possibly have observed. it whils and Flow," What few have recognised, lotical references to the remains the whole of the rest of the area times when the leaders have to scribed
As an entertainer,
is RODGERS--Mr. & Mrs. Frederick
naked: "What however, is that there years of of the Ark being still on Mount was wider water. are happy [1. Hodgers
face temporary set-backs-concon-judge Eastern Turkey. Tho | Ararat, in the Birth on May admitted difficulty have shown
Not only the story in Genesis, trate on planning and reorganiing peculiar instrument he is play- Announce
n daughter, Cecilia Bevin in no different light from story crops up with almost mon. 4th of
Counsel; "It is what is called all his long years in trade uptontonous regularity throughout the but also nearly all of the some for the time of "Flow."
Many competent observers Elizabeth,
600 flood legends to be found in management. Bovin has never been centuries.
various parts of, the world, and shin Scandinavian outpost belleven saxophone, m'lud, invented by a diplomat, in the accepted sense.
tó relate to the that this is just
what Russia in a Belgian named Sax as a metal He has always been a fighter for
Jn the Sibylline Books of 600 which appear
obue for use by brass bands. Ila hose things in which he believes... it is stated that the Ark some disaster, are connected with doing now.
use, I believe, has changed some- After her flowing period of war And never ours during the paat rested on Ararat," Abydenus, who some high peak in the vicinity.
and handiale post-war successes what since then." few years has he altered his ved in the fourth century BC,
None of these legends is an Russia has come to a momentary pulley at the call of expediency. Anys that the local people used to clearly or an concisely written as halt. She is faced internally with
How many men who have risen visit the spot in search of amulets. the account in Genesis, but they serious production problems, extera talking mule which to the heights from the humblest beginnings could claim, ex Devic can, that they have never altered in any respect? Bevin, run of a
ал farin labourer, was born to be 12th century AD both refer to of Nonh.
of tho the presence Blunt, sincere: Ararat; and s working man
on to the
1070 passionate in his belief in the
Fancist pro- recent statements of Dr. Nansen,
The answer to rights of the smail man and of the famous explorer, who visited
paganda in England is Mosley boos. the small man's nation.
Such
a man can never really be the area in the early days of the
Her own satellites grow restless
Gaglio Do
culis the present na they And that Russia cannot popular with any but his own clan, His very bluntness has The story doos, in fact,. Corm
French Government "The chloro- offended. for it has been carried an integral part of the religious We intend to leave London for supply them with the almost to the point of rudeness and historical background not farseilles and to travel by ship gootin, auch an clothes and shoes, form team and he doesn't like
Christianity and Islam to Istanbul, who do not untuliness of dress, of speech. only of
thence by coastal which they used to import from they, way they operate. and almost of mind have always but also of all the nations of the steamer to Trebizond, the Eastern- the West.
In Hong Kong they book the believe the. Pacific can be
For all these and other reasons bookies. Soen offensive to the lovers of Middle East,
most Turkish port on the Black defended from the California neatness and order. His dictatorial
Sea. From there to Mount Ararat it seems that Stalla has had to
follow his own maxim: "In coast.
manner, his boisterous good hum-
The lift was there in good road communication An Explanation pleased, and his
towards and the journey can comfortably period of cub tactics and organiss- almost savage attack when dis
be done in about three days.
tion must be changed."
skyscraper. The pleased, have made him a man to
consistence of the narra
The reorganization has been f
There was a sinister creaking tives, combined with the fact that Ararat itself is situated close to two quite bo feared even by his friends.
separate parts one ad-sound and one of the passengers bitumen would the No
of fortune timber soaked in
of the Turkish, ministrailve, the other political. grent stroke
junction
The administrative changes be unless it be the good fortune of have a very good chance of sur-Iranian, and Soviet frontiers, and,
thousands years in order to avoid the possibility of gan first and have been going on undying affection of viving the carsing the
"Sure, when they're worn out." Flood from the difficulties with the Soviet author- for several months now, Theiri millions of dockers and general separating the
"And how do you know when mi workers in his fight for their present time, finally decided me to ities. I have decided to restrict aim was to step up Russian home they're worn out?" betterment, has ever helped him wisit the spot.
my activities, to the South-Western production, cut red tape, and "Well, they broak, see?" on his way. Only his undoubted
flank, which faces Turkish ter- liquidate incompetent Ministers.
Early this year the Soviet Press Woman at his dogged perseverance. One of the greatest problems ritory and where, in any case. I
auction Integrity, his insistence that however high in studying the deluge story is to believe the remnants of the Ark reported drastic red gankaation of friend: "1 bid on every he might rise in the councils 'a find a reasonable scientific ex-are located.
four important Ministrica Coal, last week, but I didn't get caught the State he was a Worker plauation as to why and how it
Oil, Food, Fisheries. New Minis once!" I am afraid, however, that the tore were appointed, many officials Ernie Bevin, really drove him to occurred, the front.
various forecasts suggesting that fred.
"Witness said Harvey arrived, This I believe to have been I may and a large ship about half
To speed up the production of walked over to his wife, and be- researches of the size of the Queen Elizabeth, consumer goods furnished by the
able ex-Finance gan to beat and kick her. an Austrian scientist, Hans Hour-complete with hundreds of rooms Minister Alexel Kosygin was made ing a lamp would be overturn- History, looking back on thear biger, who died in 1931. His theory and special cages for different Minister in charge of all light in-ed, be intervened."
are not likely to dustries. years of Emest Bevin diplomacy, was that some thousands of years sized animais,
there's Thank heaven What I which have culminated in the go a small planet between the materialise into fact
A month ago, because of un-level-headed people in the world. Atlantic Treaty, will almost cerearth and Mars, having a violently anticipate finding are keel mem-atisfactory timber production, the of the irregular orbit, managed to gut bers, together with one or two of purge spread to the Ministry of tainly rank him as one
too close to the earth and was the mido frames of largo Forestry, and Minister T. Plětrov greatest Foreign Secretarlen ovat to represent Britain.
captured by gravitational attrac- wooden ship. ̧
or political advance, begins again, was sacked, It is easy to claim that the on to become our present moon.
The five experts already named Just now a Press campaign is no intention of dist boost made on his appointinent--
going on This caused vast seismic disturbing the Ark, as feel such unssian railways and in the Minis cerns: Molotov (Foreign Affairs), against ineficiency on the cover Cussin's main foreign con- that he was the mont likely mar
tida! waves-important Archaeological relic
Bulganin (War), Mikoyan (Cam- to gain Russia's friendship has turbancen, huge
Voznosnensky (Ficoro- to be found may safely be left in the capable try of Health-no it looks Aince proved empty. No one could traces of which are
Red Ministers merce), have gained Russia's friendship in the lunar tides of today and hands of the Turkish authorities, though two more
Sokolovsky now may
be disappearing soon.
mica)-with in these past years who was not also drew away the ocean waters
But do propose to ask their. Coinciding with these adminfshond for expert advice, un Ger- prepared to come within the from the Northern and Southern Russian sphere of dictation. But regions of the earth towards the permission to have two or three trative moves, aimed at putting many,
Something. New the claim of some critica that he Equatorial belts, with the result cubic inches sawn off and sent to Russia's house in order have come of the the five big political appointments line in Norway London, so that the age
Presumably, this new Braing also failed in his contacts with that the walor
timber can be checked by the that set the whole world speculat-Trust will try to co-ordinate all Soviets to resume their drive | America cannot bear the light of is 700f1. lower than it then was. radioactive carbon process which g
Soviet ends and efforts in coun- examination.
while the mouth of the Congo enables a reasonable, approxima Ernest
The more closely you study them tries behind the iron Curtain. Bovin succeeded In
len to be made of the time since the more likely does it seem that Certainly the fact that this aligning United States polley on
the wood was cut.
Stalin is building up inside the "Cold War Cabinet” han bein the side of Europe in persunding
Kremlin a Brains Trust capable of formed is an Indication that some that great country to pour its afd
planning in every detail the most drastic new action-probably into Europe, to back its defence.
advantageous moves for Russin tol diplomatie--will be coming from That surely was no mean achive-
make when her period of "Flow," Russia soon.
It would be rash to pre-our when he dict a change in US, policy, but there have already been
indications strong
that powerful elements in Wash- ington are regretting not the expenditure of past millions, but that aid was not more strongly followed up. The fact that vast sums were poured down the drain of Nationalist inefficiency and corruption has tended to blind many an American eye to the implications of a com. domination of plete Red China,
If this happened, said Gen- eral Chennault, it might take 200 years to liberate the country. This, of course, is a meaningless statement. He goes on to say, however, that Communists' the Chinese success might set off a "chain reaction" of Marxism1 throughout the Orient. Indo-China, Siami, then Malaya and Burma might fall. These events would bring grave pressure upon India and encourage
in the Middle East.
the
He envisaged a Red Japan and a Red Philippines if the Communists were not halt- ed in China, and asked what did anyone expect would
in
History's View
cession of Foreign Ministers. Ono wrong word would have convinced alther side of the still nowerful support of Britain. That word waa
happen to Pearl Harbour, Ince of a considerably renovar dorthcoming.
cases.
of Isolationist feeling
In three
years Bevin has helped ship of Europe. That was no mean bring Britain back to the lender
Nationalists.
Has Had No Tact
race or
I have
Ice Loyer
The Investigations should take about two months and will be carried out at about 10,000ft. to 13,000ft, above sen level, between the strand line of sea shella re-
Guam, Australia and New Zealand in such a contil gency? It is difficult to
feat with the over growing menace Throughout the 68 years of life marked upon by leaders of Seville argue with these conclusions, of Communist expansion. Ho, Bavin has had no tact. He hasn the seventh contur AD and and their implications must rallter the workers of the country had, though, an Incredible ability also by W. J. Hamilton, the be appreciated by many o to the support of Anglo-American to carry off the consequences of explorer and writer peror and dinary American citizens, co-operation when all their in-his tactlessness, to tam the seem-hundred years ago, and the valley Littlo Great and including those who saw ac-
stincts and sympathies called foring apology to his own advantage. separating. tion in the Pacific during the and friendship with Russia Bevin is always at his moet dan Ararat, where I shall look for a
at any price.
gerous' when he seems to be de nail crator in the flanks of the war. The only question has By his very obstinacy over foated or to have lost 'face. mountain, normally covered by been in recent months- Palestine, which
at one time
Ice, and snow which evaporates in threatened to wreck the whole Those are the qualities that have largo part during the hot summer there any use sending good money after bad, and is there lase, he did much to keep the made him a great Foreign Secre- months.
struggle between Arab and Jow tary. Ho has no gift of languages,
I do not think it will be néces- the slightest hope of stop within limits. Flore was a position save the blunt sincerity of his sary to go to the peak of Ararat, ping the Communists? The that wan more declicate than any native tongue; he has no know which is extremely dieult of as- answer seemed No in both yet handled by a British Foreign ledge of any foreign
cent, being encased with a layer Secretary. He had to speak with culture; he has no real apprecia of leo which in continually being Now General Chennault
two distinct volces of a long suction even of history from any melted by the sun and frozen other standpoint than that of again at night, and which is, to claims that US$350,000,000 fr
(Continued in next Col)
Britain.
my mind, the least likely placo milltary and economic, ald,
All he has is a native shrewdness for the Ark to be. sent at once, could enable the
that has
warned him when he Nationalists to halt the
Nevertheless, must be cautious, or told him when hordes from the North. He his words have crystallised it is time to plunge. does not expoet much more the opinions of a number of in the near future, but points knowledgeable people who It is his doggednosa, his refusal with no troos anywhere near it. Chinese are still outside the Red armies will sweep intu u have carried him through.
And on the side of the mountain Iron curtain-substantially Kwangtung and Kwangsi
could
thero only have come what was Free China during | quite So ensfly
The world may soo him as the through the action of a flood. The the war against the Japan marched into Nanking. The rough uncultured working man, only alternative explanation that esc. This, he said, is an ade- former air force commander that in how he was always to be there in order to bafito present. completely out of place in his job the ancients carried a ship up quate base for eventual is right; however, whơn hở soon. The story la told that when liberation of the entire coun- says American ald is neces- Epstein edo a bust of him Bevin
wint rather fare: try, and this could be effect- sary to turn the tide, and complained that it made him look
I very much hope to receive the ed from the huge stockpiles though he will have some like biglar Bill: Sikon. Epstein's of arms still held in Pacific support in Washington, it is rejoinder was that is how he support of the Tyrkish wuthori saw him. Beyin replied, "Next tlos The Ark is, after all, a fran highly problematical whether time
*** ditiobal part of both Christendom and of Islam, and, it we confirm Not everyone will agree even now Congress will vote mysekweo mo as
existence in Edatorn Turkey, a with the General, whose another large it to the Ne That how history will re- tremendous impetus will be given good judgment may tend to itionalists, intent there is member of Browthe determined, to tourist: tramo:, and an audiced be coloured by his violent some guarantee that it wil homme Krathians who loved not reason provided for securing $1 hatred of the Communiste be used more effectively than pag mich - his “country the seminat dessorallon by dialectical and his strang ties with the grants have been in the past. I millions who mada, it-340,-
Volcanic
H
Ararat in a volcanic mountain
timber
out that some 150,000,000 are not at all sure that the to accept the question of defeat. Any relles, therefore, of a
and his supreme self-confidence ship-like structure which we may
bases.
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