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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1945.
EX-MATHS MASTER IS RULER OVER MILLIONS
Dundee-born and 'a former maths master at Eton. Sir Francis Audie, Governor of the Pakistan Province of West Pum- jab, is one of the most admired and at the same time one of the most disliked men in the whole. Indian sub-continent.
For the past two years he has known as the "Punjab been Dictator." In 1947 Mr. Jinnah, the founder and first Governor-Gen-
All this Sir Francis Inherited. joined up almost immediately and In just ander two years he has when he came back in 1919 be straightened matters out to such] was made a magistrate. It was the good effect that the Pakistan Gov- years he spent at this job which ernment at Karachi say they are gave him his knowledge quite happy with the result and Indians which the agitator, dislike
By ALWYN TEBBITT
eral of Pakistan, despairing of 28 Eving to make no effort the internal squabbling, the cor-change Sir Francis's totalitarian
ruption and the cheatic state in which the province had got within a few months of Pakistan gaining her independence, called in Sir be Francis, who was then Governor of Sind Province, and gave him a free hand to get things straight- ezed out.
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powers for at least another 18 months.
Sir Francis rules under Section sa of the Pakistan Constitution, known as "Governor's Rale." He fasues an "ordinance" and it imme- diately becomes law.
He constitutes a one-man Par
Sir Francis shifted his head-liament; he suggests a new law, quarters 1,999 miles to Lahore for carrying arms to stating how anything from life imprisonment and took his mathematical mind
much the petrol ration will be, and his extensive knowledge of India to work to solve ape of the they the end of it
approves it himself, signs it and hardest problems any one man has bad to solve.
His Inheritance.
Doesn't Worry
so much.
SECRETS OF ROYAL CHARM
By LOUISE PETRIE
Touring exhibitions and gi "ofing patronage to big efforts for the public good are part and parcel of Royalty's duties:
Phot
Good Morning
"Mexico sells silver to Ching: 10 million ounces contracted."
Not already, surely?
But when Britain's Cheer fills this role there is a charm personal touch that wholly overal of the shadow the punctilious omicialdom
scattered showers.. Not much. "Fair and warm, with occasion--
change in literatures
I won't really expecting anƑ....
While he was Acting Governar of Bihar in 1942, unknown to the rest of the world, India tried to sabotage the whole of our war offort in the East in their desire to get the British out of the coun try. Britain then 'seted more Scottish people in Edinburgh quickly than she has ever acted and Glasgow recently experienced before. Within 24 hours of the Something knowledge of the impending up-irsty put the staf of Royalty on Sizes are often deceiving, Same- rising, which would have let the event bearing a world-wide sig-time a woman's thumb has a man Japanese flood into the country, every Indian leader in the country. including Pandit Nehru, slapped into gaol.
Will He Retire?
was
nificance.
this, when Her Ma-
The Arts at the Edinburgh: Fes- fival have already made that im- prest, and the Glasgow Exhibition which the Queen opened is a gigantic effort from the Business
under it.
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"He added: "Once a bird has become thoroughly identified with human beings, and learned to talk like them, it is useless for
Maybe. But it would be just:
Sir Francis, ia
De beste spheres Britain's Queen breeding purposes." Bihar, had a
is perfectly at home. She pos- jonka prince a prection as well to keep an eye on it.
the finer arts enjoys ballet, opera and the theatre.
the story in They are telling England about the skeleton who asked the sexton in the church- yard' one night how he could get tree teeth.
of the main centres in intrigue and was one of the headquarters of the Indian National Army
He like all the other rusincials particular taste is said to
"I saw you with: a blonde, läst: be shared by Princess Margaret Although the Pakistan Govern-
governors, had orders
the
Where did you treet. Industrial Exhibitions the night ment is satisfied, and most of the general round-up and, although Quech displays an equally strong her?" 15,000,000 population are happy, he did not know exactly whome and cres again I've heard techni- my wallet and there she was"
he and imaginative interest.* Over "I don't know. I just opened there is considerable discontent had to pick up within among some aspiring politicians.
whole "1942 movement" fizzled lure of some specific subject ex- They had hoped to land themselves limit the job was done and the cians and people steeped in the at Her Majesty's comfortable jobs with prodtable out-much to the chagrin of the press surprise
quick perception of details agitators, who although India has pickings for themselves
now got her freedom, have never
She listens intently to all they forgiven
the British for their studies item or mechanism
under
discussion, then turns her high-speed action.
lovely expressive blue eyes to The
Pakistan Government is
wards whomever she may be with "votes at 21" in the West friendly knowledgeable level. planning to have proper elections speaking and
converses When something specially in teresting crops up she may say, I must tell the King about that." Or, it might be, "I think Princess Elizabeth or Princess Margaret would like to knew that.”
And if the Princesses happen be called to be present they
about the matter over to talk there and then.
There are load cries from pro- spective Ministers and their familles "We got rid of the British on August 14, 1947, and and in a stronger position than
British are still here
the
Punjab in about 18 months' time. Sir Francis is then likely to
The question of what con- stitutes the legal government
The province was in complete of China today allows of two
The bickerings between chaos. different answers, depending two leading members of the on your standpoint. There Moslem League, the Khan of are now two bodies in exis- Mamdot and Hantar Daultana, going to run the tence, both with big power over who was backing. Most countries still province, left the administration recognise the Nationalists, but to run itself. It just didn't run. and every petty hcial took the Russia has formally accepted opportunity to line his own pocket the People's Republic pro-and brought in all his relatives claimed by the Chinese Com- to do the same while the sing
was good. The USSR has had to with- Moslem refugees from the East
On top of this, about 2,000,000 they have even been before."
But Sir Francis is not parti- draw its envoy from Canton Punjab had fooded into the procalarly worried. He has been retire, although it is known that stating that the government!vince demanding to be looked hated by the Indians for years the Pakistan Government would there is now merely provin after, found homes, kiven medical He is pro-British, a self-admitted like to keep him on as an in- cial and no longer in control | treatment and jobs. When the Imperialist and absolutely incor-surance policy. But whether he
refugees found they weren't being ruptible.
stays it is certain the of the country.
Sir Francis is 59 on August 24 both India and Pakistan will It was obvious that this treated like heroes large numbers
crime to eaŢI their and came to India in 1914, just remember his name for a long was a prearranged move. turned to
before the First World War. He time to come. living. Chou Enlai, foreign minister in Peiping, would not have invited foreign powers to establish diplomatic relations with the new regime unless Moscow had promised
Otherwise cognition. loss of face would have been too great. This cuts both ways: nations which rebuff
re- the
goes or
Territorial Army's
Need Of Volunteers
Toc
drill-halls
chasing too few Territorials, By S. OLIVER according to wags in Britain's war Office.
that the U.K. plans to give de so successful as had been are about
recognition
Last
JONES
25
are
sirailar
today
Gracious "Thank You".
Before passing on to another exhibit or department Her Ma- jesty is sure to say a gracious "Thank you."
The sexton told him, and was surprised to meet him again: next: night, this time carrying a tomb- stone.
They told me to come back with my idmtity card," he ex- plained:
+
"Every dollar I have was made honestly."
"By whom?"
"Deaths after all-night drink- ing party is declared natural”
And sometimes not unwelcome.
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"My opinion of modern won men? Well, generally speaking..."
"Exactly, old boy, exactly."
Every woman needs five hus- bands an intellectual companion. financial muscular toiler.. genius, a romantic playboy and a practical plumber.
2
Tired she must be very often, Even with the best will in the world, things are bound to be Territorials function in a future come boring occasionally,
But this offer are likely to be held
war will be even more vital than the Queen never shows this. She in future as prime enemies of
in previous conficts. Training, remains her gracious self right to the glorious new people's
Client (after being suddenly equipment and employment are the end. almost precisely state," and Britain in parti- Even in the chaste and carpet-
That she's able to stand the slapped on the face): "What's Regular and the physical strain of such prolonged that for?" cular will have to decide be-jed atmosphere of "Brass-Hats' war defence planning rests on for both the
activities imposed says much for Clairvoyante (locking up from tween thorny alternatives by vabal Court), it is admitted fecting both Territorial and Re-
Valhalla" (in neighbouring new and thexampled factors af- Territorial Armies.
her general fitness. I can't re- crystal): That's for kissing my Today's Territorials are men call a single occasion on which husband next Friday night.” this forcing of her hand.
technique 01 Majesty has been obliged to Informed opinion has been that the Territorial Army Regular units.
The recruitment target for familiar with the cruitment Campaign has not been
because of hoped. volunteers
was set at 150.000 parachute or assault craft, radar cancel engagements
school, en- | indisposition. ΣΟ the iure
Neither wags nor bigwigs
per cent of the total apparatus or battle
Though her tour may be plan- Chinese Communists as soon
anastrom for Britain's national Territorial establishment planned livened by real-life weapons fir-
Among that ned down to the last detail, the towards all battles but There
today about 77,000 real-life shot as Canton falls, thus giving apathy
Territorial Army Queen is liable to take her own the They are not unduly volunteers attending the country's third of the
that will man Britain's anti-air- course if she feels this advisable. Mao Tse-tung control of most alammed. While both deplore the drill-balls. Defence plans pivot craft defences are men quietly at Remember the Spontaneous of the large cities and all of the tolerance of empty drill-halls
a ratio of
Every man needs Eve, wives: a cae in four being
the food of work on the Army's latest devices gesture on her last visit to Glas- volunteer the.
and dance-balls, they not large and crowded coast, if
and techniques combat the gow when she left her escort and glamour girl, an English valet, a inevitable psy National Service men facing ob threat of atomic (devastation. crossed the street to speak to hotel chef, an attentive audience. stretches of the interior. The regard it as an
Ligatory Territorial service will
crowding housewives?
is and a trained nurse. Nationalists would by then be chological sequel to war,
Failure to reach the recruiting Legin next summer to upset both | The quality and number of of- typical of her friendliness. in virtual exile in Chungking target is only one facet of a con- ratio and plans unless voluntary ficers is high. Most units can Another characteristic is her or Taiwan, and almost their plex series of problems harassing enlistment "increases.
beast of 'more battle veterans in memory for people. Being re- The gap is serious because the the officer' mess than ever deceived by someone whom she has only remaining weapon would the Defence authorities.
fore. At NCO level and in the met several times before, she'll be the blockade of the ports.
ranks the case is slightly altered say...*
"My dear Miss So and This might then be generally
-those who
Lave volunteered So, how are you? declared illegal, and liable to
are men of fine 'morale and ex- waits for Miss So and Se's answer. Derience, but their numbers are be broken by any maritime
The inquiry is no empty per- inadequate.
functory gesture. country.
Photographs seldom do justice happy illusion of adding to her to the Queen. Until the camera height. arrives that captures the lovely
Post-
TRADE SLEUTHS COMB AMERICA
to
and she
晦
瘫
"All through the night I have to set out of bed to bring glasses of what do you suggest?* water to my thirsty daughter.
"Let her sleep in the bathtub."
The light, intense shades which
Unit COs throughout the coun- try look forward to the arrival nuance of colour we won't really she wears so beautifully serve a of the first "conscript Territorials" get a true "likeness." next sumer with mixed appre- This hension and satisfaction. The 14-
West
Our
take
British trade sleuths are comb,ed sales, therefore, lies in win- ing the United States for ways ning customers well to the to plug the dollar gap.
of the Atlantic seaboard, traditional market.
treble purpose. - they enhance fact
invariably strikes peo- her own personal beauty; they ber distinctive in, any represents psychological ple seeing her for the first time, make
the ex-gathering; and they photograph novelty in a force that historically and one always hears
clamation.
"Isn't she lovely!" extremely well has not had to deal with pressed
Queen as 2 Yet, taking the
Whatever reason impets her to mez To what extent the attitu- model, she is a very ordinary type, choose these colours matters little. They are now indefinably part of Brides of conscript and volunteer shortish in stature.
can be fused is a conundrum of Her style of dress sults her herself, a minor factor in the military chemistry awaiting ex-admirably. periment.
America's attitude has not as yet been ascertained. Her hatred of Communism is well known, and her support of | even the decadent National- ists as a bulwark against the Reds has not endeared the Över an area as wide as from
Concentration U.S. to Peiping. She has Blackpool to Baghdad, they are sponsored the cause of the visiting department stores, inter-
buyers, addressing One promising outlet for KMT in the United Nations, viewing
chambers af commerce, finding tish goods uncovered by and the Chinese government's
the low-price chain
the store-not complaint against Moscow is agents and talking with shop- sleuths is
world-famous keepers.
chains giants but small
with Early results are encouraging. 20 to 30 stores covering no more is a contract for 100.000 than half a State. There are
now tabled on the agenda. Only yesterday we quoted an unofficial Canton Statement One that more American aid to continue the fight was pected.
ex-
Washington would certain-
ly recognise the Communist
ly hope will be diplomatical-
ly smoothed over.
By CLIFFORD HULME
Growing Market
Our
In America few manufactures are interested in "small orders," which by British standards would be huge.
Two separate Chinese de- Before those sleuths hit the 10,000 pocket wallets
сап
on
a
United
Incentives
Somehow incentives must be found to transform the "conscript Territorial" into a volpateer.
2
Promotion prospects will un. doubtedly play the biggest part In this process. A National Ser Government if it were in lawnmowers. Another is athundreds of them, especially in control of the whole coun-spectacular increase in orders for the Mid-West, wanting cheap vice man who ends his formal woven in household gadgets, such as polisbility by switching to volunteer try; in our opinion she is un- bypewriter... ribbons
the smount of likely to do so until Canton States are testing a new British British fi
Lancashire. Authorities in five tato-peelers, in quantities that a status increases
could not supply time he must contract to his unit. has been captured There rubberised road surface, and com- without having to expand its But it will be obvious to most of them that, other thing being equal, may be
a basic conflict of ments are so enthusiastic that a plant.
a volunteer will always be pre- ideas over this matter be- new market is expected for sev
ferred for promotion as a na- tween the U.S. and Britain, eral hundred thousand tons a
tural human reaction. which one can most fervent-year of powdered rubber.
Beyond this, the incentives re- main much as they always were the camaraderie of the unit, An American oil Arm wanted
the
club and social life at- stamped tached to it, and the basic human legations now claim trail, Embassy experts with slide with its name to give to custom-satisfaction of performing & no great power-backing-for-arules and calculating machines ers. American leather
Boods permanent seat
the took the American economy apart firms, sniffed at the order. But Cossary duty with a good heart. Security Council--an impos- for the most minute examination leather man from Walsall who
it has ever had at British hands. happened to be in the sible situation-and until a decision can be reached, the in analysing population figures States mapped it up and is und and trends, consumer incomes, doing a thriving business round work of the Council will be spending habits, savings, domes the country with similar "small seriously affected. The prob- tie production and imports, they orders.” lem'must be faced soon, and found that an enormous change
One of the British trade ex-f come over the American it must be solved without has
perts sums up the prospects thus: further intensification of the scene since 1939.
"Our best chance is to con- quate annual holiday for each cold war.
Population is up 17,000,000 and centrate on those speciality mar of four years, especially if they rising at over 1,000,000 a year,, kets in which our goods already lose money over it.
Talks I have held with high Post-war marriage and building have wide acceptance and to find booms have helped to swell by new ones in which most Ameri-ranking officers at the Wer Office 4,500,000, the number of familles. can manufacturers. 370 not reassure me that all these pro Savings are at a record peak. interested. New markets of this blems are squarely faced. The
War Office has nevertheless latter type are being found
empirical approach to the difficul in the wartime migrations more "Remember that every Ameri- ties that may be more effective Americans changed their place of can last year spent 718 dollars, than cut-and-dried formulae. 2 residence than the total popala- of which only one dollar went circumstances where there are no tion of Canada, Australia, New for British goods. "It" we can) guiding precedents official
wit The charge for a three-minute Zealand, South Africa Ceylon raise that one dollar to four dol and see" may blend well with the call will be £3-15-0 for week and Malaya The general trend Jars we shall be well out of the British soldier's traditionally days and £3 for Sundays.
was Westward.”
woods. It will be a slow busi good-bamoured acceptance of al- Much of the hope for expand-lness, but it can be done."
most any situation.
UK PHONE TO PHILIPPINES
London, October 2 The telephone service between, the United Kingdom and the Philippines will be re-opened next Tuesday for the first time
since the war.
United Press.
One vital discovery was that
Somewhere between Whitehall, the Trades Union Congress and the employers' organisation polley to deal with the problems of summer leave for the spare- Many National Service men are unlikely to regard a compulsory.
time soldier must be found.
creating of that smiling person- She eschews fitted fashions, pre-ality that never fails to please... ferring, generally, a loose jacket be it the multitude waving wildly and dress ensemble. And wear- or a few · people gathered to- ing a hat to match
creates the gether in a private ciřele.
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