THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1954.
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"I'd rather see someone try to kiss Gilbert Harding and Gilbert Harding get up and bop him onc."
London Express Service
A VACANCY HERE FOR A SUPERMAN
London.
OMETHING strange By Charles Wintour
Is going on around
Whitehall.
Th
Lottoms are mullied, and the American Sabres, which The smoke signals
been in full production are bave blurred. But to those who since 1951. can read the signs it looks wretched state of affairs?
Who is most to blame for this
press
11 iť a powerful rocket- Undoubtedly many individuals borne assault has recently have failed in some particular forward the re- been minde on the entrench-to
R.A.F. W equipment of the ed complacency of the Air the urgency and thrust requires Ministry about the state of But I say that the man, who the Royal Air Force.
must take ultimate responsibility
the Air Minirter himself.
It was only a w werk a That the Air Minister quamred
Wa calling lo 1 W.
he
calibre civian experts, Homer and Me Swash, to ad
w him on economy and rear-
ganisation.
Now it a Jurt en dis. elerod that the P1. Beitain'. first ehter to react superseme
1
Might will appar ut the Fart berough show.
$115
This decision. it is and wil. elally, has ten tho mairely
No
Difficult job
De Lisle and NOW Lovd
Dudley has unquestionably been placed in a difficult job.
By birth w aristocent whe nobly ved
his family traditans of valeur, winning a VX on the Anzlo beachhead.
chartered by training ecuntant and a banker,
EMPIR
1 ענר
30- by -
mujor defeat ʼn field-marshal in argument.
FORMOSA IS THE KEY TO CHINA'S PLANS
By James Wickenden
HINA'S bid to take Vloinamero discontent and
CL
Formosa may be part fanatical Comumnst leader who ecmmanded their repects-Ho of a carefully worked Chi-minh. cut plan to gain Communist
naval supremacy over
Bri-
The same
fuel is at hand in
tain and the U.S.A. in the north Blam and east Burma. China Sea all the way from Indo-China to Shanghai.
This would alter the balance of power in the East more drastically than the fall of Vietnam to the Com- munists.
This
time the discontented people ara the two million streng Tha! _0 mixturo of
hill Burmese
tribes, north Siamese and southern Chinese, They are racially related
and ve partly in China,, Slam and Burns. But they have no stato
of their own.
Their "Free Thal Movement" For China's chief weakness at
has been boosted for several present is dependence on coastal years by powerful radio stations trade-which is threatened from in Yunnan. Their armed forces Formosa. Even a new railway total more than 30,009, and system inland would still leave roads are being built from their vital junctions only 700 bember- arfield headquarters at Chelly- miles from the island.
just north of the Slamieso But with the coastal waters border-into Slam and Burma. in Communist hands the rail- Their leader-who may be- ways could be developer เก come another Ho Chi-minh-1 safety, China could then launch apparently Net Pridi, most dead- ambitious plans for industrial
and political expansion in Yun-ly rival of Siam's Premier Pibul Songkram since 1941 when nun and the border regions of Plotil assumed dictatorial Laos, Sium and Burma without fear of retaliation,
RAIL NETWORK
povers.
Although Pridi was, at and time, anti-Communiat, he was well known for left-wing views. But he is an ambitious princeling Indo- who has been out of power and international favour for years. itc
Indees, during the China wor. China hos quietly preparing A double- purpose rail netwerk to open up the south and also to exploit further victories.
can never regain the affec- tion of his people, the Siamese, They suspect that, when Prime Minister, he ordered the sassination of King Ananda Mahidol In 1940.
03-
for the 1018 war, The com- position of the Air Council has barely altered for 30 years.
The other Services during their
of periods
expansion underwent thorough reorganisa- mid- tion. Cardwell In the Yet in the interests of the Air nineteenth century Introduced the Force, the Air Minister
reforms must majar
both into
And battle with the Navy and the Army. Frequently have to the Defence Minister for
Haldane. ul the
the turn of bigger share of money. man- century, carried out a further
remarkable overlmu! of power, and supplies.
The R.A.F. has never marshal
Does the major rout the field- Army.
Soon it will be possible to frequently-or not ot been shaken up in this fashion.
move heavy goods from Peking
or even from Russia's trans- bination of a 2 Air Marshals by nature are 1 iso have some doubts about
Siberian railway-by two les munist-Communism's, best tool, a tough lot. Their Lord De L'Isle und Dudley's refer to them
to Hanoi. In a debate Marshals' Union" owing to the strategic wisdom, in the Upper House shortly be
with which some of passion
elination perhaps an antiquary A
Top calibre
the
juniors
"Air
the 05
fore the last General Election the older ones eling to their he said he was far from be- jobs. Whether a force which leving that Britain could by any inevitably throws up individun- means be rendered immune or lists has ever
been
properly even relatively safe from the combed over by an equally consequenecs of ag attacks, tough Individualist seems doubt-
ful,
Who can be found for this job? It culis for something ui a superman.
From the Cabinct I would GLOOMY analysis. And nominate Mr Harold Macmillan, et sovurity grabs and path:
what dramatie move did whose record at the Housing the Is a trustee of the British ecause delay would be caused
Museum, he never seemed well he propose to meet the danger? Ministry has been nothing less to the development programme
of his of Point One
programme: than triumphant, Some people destinies red fitted to guide the Unofficially
rumoured
Start enrolling the Home Guard have urged that he should un- that the Alf Minstry is feeling the RAF.
as soon as possible!
dertake the Ministry of Agricul- distinctly sensitive ahout the During his years in office he
Of course his job is far too ture. fantastic delays which have do
has dove little to temove that
De L'Isle and curred between the first public impression and plenty to streng- big for Lord
Dudley. Today the Air Ministry Aghters a then it appearance of such
calibre a really top the Hunter and the Swift and
For his optimizile statements requires
And the need their arrival in squadron se
about the Swift reveal that his man as its head. underlings failed to laferm him for him is increasingly pressing.
And for these reasons:- correctly about the facts
will soon be THE R.A.F. the seriy
tale
of Sir Thomas Duginle proved anything, it was costing more money than any Office have been filled I believe colls this: a Minister who allows his other Service. It already spends there is no task which officials to mislead him on the arcund £540 million a year, more urgently for a man of his fact four years was
may also allow them to and takes roughly 2s, 3d, cut of calibre and stature, and perhaps
touch of his bombast too. back that the Swift and the lead him on policy-and in the every £1 collected in taxes,
there But of course
is no Hunter Arst appeared at Fain- wrong direction.
With money being spent an
for Churchill to feel borough. "Superpriority" way
that that scale the possibilities of need It was unfortunate too given to their manufacture
extravagance are limited to politicians in select- thin war.ime Grenadier
major waste and
A tough, Assuming that ing a new Minister, be placed long ago as April 1952.
imme immense, should
Industriolist might 18 months
under
Swash and Hooper can vigorous the diately
mast Messrs. Lord de L'Isle distinguished living
Guards discover how lo cut down, succeed even better, and Dudley, proudly unmainesed offfect,
The R.A.F. is not happy about Field-Marshal Lord strong Minister will be needed that
the Swift would be th: Alexander, at the Ministry of to carry through their recom- its present state of readiness. first type of Brithh-bulit swep'- Defence.
It needs a man to revive its wing fighter in operational ser
vice.
Easy promise
And
Air Minister,
ORO
UN
the
If
mendations.
Priority
BU
vacancies UT now that the
there and at the Colonial
During my six years in the 9 The Air Ministry in its upper talth, and above all a man to
1 never once noticed ¤
reaches is still organised restore its strength.
vice: "All preparations have Army
now been tempted to bring
k into squadrons A aircrafi become available."
The preparation may have ben complete. The Swift was not
As late as February of thi year the Minister was saying ihat 1954 would see a "stendy increase in the rnie of re- Swifts and
cquipment
Hunters.'
with
That was an easy promise
make, for the fate of
to
equipment
virtually ni
ct that time
Truly, the race is not to the Swift, Ter is the Hunter rtady fer the kill.
y
TELEPATHY IS ON THE WAY
From NEWELL ROGERS
New York. advertising campaign to popu- an army prison, where he
TELEPATHY and extra-lariso gin and lonie in Amerlen, serving a 10-year sentence for
director of the Menninger cocktails instead of gin, Britain lags
collaboration
Dickinson prisoners
to
has a rivol. sensory perception
says his fellow (clairvoyance) receive ac- White-bearded actor Monty
have threatened knowledgment in scientific Weclicy has appeared in the kill him and whenever they see first of a series of counter- circles.
advertisements to
him set up a chant of "Rat ... popularise vodka. American-mado
rat... rai." Twice stones have The Dr Gardner Murphy, iden is to use vodka in Martini been thrown at him.
THE BARBERS of California Foundation, one of America's
I have closed their convention with the decision to put Sena- most respected psychological FIRST jet-propelled no centres, anys psychology is
It is experimental. Nor w be discussed with the custom
tor McCarthy on their "not to
15.00
making steady gains in ex- the makers give a direct answer era lat. They say: "McCarthy- Owing to the cheeseparing perimental telepathic com- to the question; "Will It 25.00
policy that was adopted, only
replace petrol buses?** 25.00
two prototypes for the three munications. Ho believes
in future UILAT-RATTING” 35.00 bombers the Victor, Vulcan,
practical and 10.50
Valiant-were ordered, telepathy may have Fer several months, owing to applications. 10.50 the fact that one of each was Railway
$8.50
THE bomber forces are
better off.
5.00
4.00
that
autobus has been built in Detroit,
In
has
ism is so controversial that in barbers' shops it should be Jack classified just as religion Webb's term always been." for his clipped, monotorious Robert volces financier
RGANISERS of the
Miss
America's noat R Alabama contest decided
lost or damaged in accidents. Young claims he has had "a popular TV detective. only a single aircraft was lett modest amount" of extraseII- of each type to carry out the cory perception since extensive trials required,
not to take or reveal mosEure-
he was Ho says he modelled it on mente of the beaulles compat-
5.00
12. He finds that he can guess British, actors voices, Millions ing. This was to minimise the Of course, Britain cannot, and names and numbers before be have heard him 1,00
should not, attempt to compete 4.50 in numbers with the 20,008ng told what they are."
10.00 planes of the Russian Air Force NINE `LAWYERS
RAF
downfall
China's alm has been to con- neet north and south China by rail and road, and to link then with the Red River Delta im- mediately it fell to the Com- munista,
the lest And he has spent few years in Yunnan and Peking from where he has made anti- Siamese government broadcasts. Like Ho Chi-minh, he may have bocome the same balling com- Nationalist-Com-
GO-AHEAD SIGN
With Formosa in Communist hands, Pridi could be given the go-ahend signal. He would be sure of support from "Peking no longer worried about Ameri- can power or Chiang Kai-shek in the East.
From Hanoi it is only a short
to Hoinan island- sta-trip potentially a a great naval base- from where Russia's latest 20-
knot submarines have bcen operating for the last 18 months, Soviel naval forec A large could thus exist-and be sup olled-indefinitely in the South China Sco, without direct con- tact with Russian home ports. The That movement has This possibility is Com another, more bizarre, jink with munism's
guin Formosa. In
Chiang's chief strategie
with- from the complicated and some- drawal before Mao, many south times obscure struggle along Chinese-akin to the Thai-fled the coasts of Indo-China which
tinder virtually ended at Geneva.
a timc when It comes of Russia's colossal naval expan- sion is reaching a perk.
TIME IS RIPE
into the their princes Thai country. Chiang reinforced them with troops. Later, tho Burmese warned Chiang
their frontiers,
But the
bulk of Chiang's hoops in the Thai country were in fact never withdrawn. They are si there; about 12,000 of them. They preferred a tribal Now the time la ripe
for hill life to regimentation Russia and China to make use Formosa,
on
aro
of these advantages. For some Their ties with Chiang time the Red Chinese press has slight and would not prevent the been full of details of the new Thai being wooed to Com- industrialisation
Yunnan
J
the war of
wor
which is said will rival Man munism. But It will help China if the link with Formoss were churla's progress. Simultaneous- cut. This would happen if nerves against Formosa fell to Mao and is an Formona has been launched and added incentive for him to cap-
strrted ture the island. propenda
However,
until Formosa fails against Siam,
three programmes are these elaborate The so
Communist a dreams cannot easily be tied
ful- together. They give
Itself Hainan can- strong hint that arether South- lcd. By
offective Russian cast Asian struggle will non not bean start on the Indo-China muței, naval base. This fact goes far Viet to explain why Ching so fana- Communist victory in nam was possible because of teally wants Formosa.
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Jury that ik Investigating new, The British do it, all the blonde girl, wiso, they say, can 24.00 But in quailly at least the charges of "ambulance-chasing time. Good British movies are do a pert ventriloquist act. 15.00
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