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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 81, 1050,
CHURCHILL ON HIS
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GREATEST
1941.
THIS IS THE YEAR Winston Churchill analyses in the volumo just published of his Second World War series, "The Grand Alliance." Ho writes: "Looking back upon the unceasing tumult of the war, 1 cannot recall any period when its stresser and the onset of so many problems all at once or
'I did
did my
Cripps
my best to would not
YEAR OF
STRAIN
in rapid succession boro moro directly on me and my colleagues than the first half of 1941.. 1941
A YEAR BORN WHEN "The British fought on with: hardship their garment until Soviet -Rusia and the United States were drawn into tho greal conflict." The year clothes wero rationed
...a year of defeat in the East
warn Stalin, but deliver my note'
N June 22, the longest Mr Clairchill wanted to warn in the Balkans and cupluely the one we should have to meel
day of that tumultuous Sin of the danger in which awaited, or were incapable of on French toil
Russin flood. On April 3 he realising, the fearful onslaught "Yel Niagaran of folly and year, Hitler invaded
Rent Sle Stafford Cripps, then in which impended upon Russia" mis-statement still pour "out on Russia. Up till the end of Moscow, a message to that effect ..50 far 13 strategy, this question of Vie Second March, Churchill was not to deliver personally to Stalin, policy, foresight, sind com- Front... convinced that he would Gir Stafford replied nine days pelenee are arbiters, Stalin and
tater that he had himself sent a his commissars showed them- Invade.
long personal letter to Vishinsky zelven at this moment the mast failure to completely Dut
outwitted bunglers March
from about the Soviet reports
German encronch- of the Second World War." cecret agents dealt with the counternet movement of German armour to tents in the Balkans, Cracow,
He did not send Mr h'a letter as he said it might
To me
at
Says Churchilk unsinated the whole Fade- scene like a lightning flash. The sudden movement to Cracaw of 40 much armour acculed in the Balkan sphere could only mean Hitler's intention to Invade 1 tent thi Russia in May.
news at once momentous Mr Eden In Allens...."
PEOPLE: I couldn't get my doctor
to take my advice when he was ill'
QUOTES
There would be enough for all. this his judgment was
right.
famous personajftLes; In
HARRY ROPKINS:
extraordinary
That
to
。 LORD LEATHERS, Minis- impressed was a soul that Barned out ter of War Transport from qualities, his prerence nid high of a frail and falling body, Ile May 8: " repulation grew character,
a crumbling www
hthouse with every one of the futtr from
which there shone the
that parced. years
- Leathera bears that a great feels 10 was an immense help to me in harbour. He ako had a gift of the conduct of the war. sardonic humour. I always en- Several times when all sta joyed his "conípuny, especially and departmental processes had when things went i11. .
Chur-
Eden
the then the impression already maite by my letter"
Forelin Secretary backed to Crippe's view. Chur- chill persisted. His brief note wan delivered on April 22.
*
STILL REGRET.....
CHURCHINI. comments now:
MANY REBUFFS
Arc
"There was certainly no hope Government at this or any other of convincing the Sovic! time. Stalin even suggested to me later on that if the British) were afraid he would be willing to send round three or four Ꮮ . through 1941,
Russian Army Corps to do the antil was al war, Mr Job." Churchill apprised President
Churchill wildst "It was noti cosevelt of British hopes and in my power through lack of cars. Relations between the shipping and other physical two leaders were cordial and facts, to take him at his word." kindly. Mr Churchill tried to foster the
STALIN'S CABLE same relationship with Stalin. He days
was not to be. In this to help with munitions and "But
acroplanes,
T
~HURCHILL, did
He's
All Set
A SUNDAY school picnic, a hot summer day, and a cold bottle of pop make for easy living in Denver, Calorado. This beaming youngster is all set to dig
in and enjoy vacation time. (Acme)
bis utmost LONDON DIARY:
મ cannot for any Anal long Moscow series received
supplies rubber. many rebuffs and only rarely a Judgment upon whether
word. In many cases the Convoys. message, if delivered with all kind word.
were left unanswered.It seems to me that Great In September, Stalin cabled: the promptuer audi ceremony
days" preseilhed, would have altered altogether or for inany
"The Soviel Government handi Britain could without risk land
the course of events. Never-
In Archangel 25 to 30 divisions, thelea, I still regret that my the impression that they were
a great favour on us the
or transport them across Iran to not carried conferring
southern regions of the by rhting in their own country U.S.S.R...." for their own lives. The more
Instructions were but effectively.
HA
from balanced view.
Churchill anti-
to
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"It i
of the Russian Government with all the advice of their milltary Experts could have committed
Lupino Sells The Gaiety
From
Money
too reined inclined to ping much for safety and certainty, neither of which exists in war "If i had had any direct con- they fought, the heavier our Churchill comments:
How ever I had been much tact with Stalin I might perhaps geht become. This was not a almost incredible that the head!
lin with his personal have prevented
having so much of his Air Force
THE Gaiety Theatre Bureau will run out of funds. destroyed on the ground."
A SECOND FRONT
has been sold. Mr
the Carnegie United
the WHY Someone arked LORD MORAN (Me Ch
Trust was there no Second himself to such absurdities. It amino Lane,
Burcau the Kingdom
received in 1046 a grant of seems hopeless to argue with a chill' medical adviser: whether,
arch all
Front? Churchill says: "In mann thinking in terms of such owner, received about £190,. £150,000 to be spent over five Ho came on 11 my Communist, he did not consider the autumn of 1941, we hail no absurdities..
000 for it. Journeys. To the unfalling care it bowing down in the House mastery of the enemy air over
years, ending March 1951. e Beaverbrook-Harri My Information is 1 probably awe my life. Al- of Ruumionz
that the Enough of this When the
will the to Rive aid
Europe, except in the Pas de man Mission to Moscow arrived, buyers are the Indian Govern left to carry on for six or nine failed to solve the problems... though I could not persuade Russla,
Calals, where the
that strongest "thele reception was bleak and ment. It ja likely I made
the months after March, think the a personal appeal to him to lake my advice when he
I Gennan fortifications He replied: "Not at all. BEAVERBROOK him, and the dificu ties seemed was nor LORD
existed. discussions not at all friendly, theatre will be demolished and Bureau. could he always have only one
Then they will either purpose, the The landing craft were "Was (in 1941's dark to disappear as if by magie..
only It might almost count on my implicit obedience destruction of illiler, and
have been great new block of offices riso have to cut their activities December), as usual
in thes
my a-building. We had not even got thought that the plight in the London headquarters of heavily or find some other instructions, we be. He is much straplided thereby, an army in Britain as large, as which the Soviets now found the Indian High Comralaslones, tource of support. to all his came devoted friends. More If Hitler invaded Hell, I would well trained, as well equipped as themselves was our fault." Generals FREYBERG and over, we both survived.
make at least a favourable re- CARTON DE WIART:
ference to the Devil in the the struggle, "Denerver the title with which O MESS: "I never attached House of Commons,“ results would be achieved for acclaimed them of 'Salaman- any serious importance to heyond anything that had been der? Both thrived in the fire, this escapade. I knew it had no Churchill was aghast at the projected or realised.
and were literally shot to pieces relation to the march of events. lack of preparedness in Russia. without being affected physical-... 1te came to us of his own
"War is mainly catalogue of ly or in the spirli..
free will, and though without blunders, but it may be doubted authority, had something of the whether any mistake in history GENERAL AUCHINLECK: quality of an envoy. He was a has equalled that of which
"I had not altogether liked medical and
criminal Stalin not a
and
Communist the his attitude in the Norwegian case, and should be so regardi- chiefs were guilty when they campaign at Narvik. He had ed.
east away all thè possibilities
of trouble, optimistic. ic de- clared that once the whole o force of the American people was diverted
•
Pets Which Bring Diseases
1
Diseases which can be aequired from pets other domesticated animals ar discussed by Dr G. F Boddie in "The Practition- er." Pets possibly Also catch disease from huNEZR beings, it is summested by Dr Hoddie, who is professor | of medicine at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh.
"A high proportion of came tuberculosis has been shown to be due to the human strain,” he writes. "Inquiry often reveals the presence in the household of tuberculous person, whose illness precested that of the dog. and so the reasonable presump- tion to that the dog was infected by this pertos. Nevertheless, such dog can only be regarded an a grave danger to other human beings."
TB IN CATS
Tuberculosis
cats,
among quite cominou in large cities years ago, had been much
25
WAS
reduced, but there had not beeni the same reduction in country Dveas. Any eat suffering from tuberculosis could spread Infer- tion arid should be destroyed,
Dog ringworm fungus readily attacked malt, and VICTO Lood evidence that cats might as carriers of ringworm without showing visible lesions.
Cuttle ringworn
also stated to be transmissible. Young people feeding calves acquired infection "all 100 easily."
net
was
Coses had been encountered in which every member of the family got sarcopile mange from at puppy bought as a Christmas present for the youngest child.
Puerto
Rican Flot Weather Tip
WHEN the thermometer's up, take it easy-take a siesta. That's what Puerto Ricans advise, and that's just what these vacationing lovelles are doing down San Juan way. The sign reads "Siesta-Do Not Disturb." And you don't have - to go to Puerto Rico to enjoy the siesta. (Acme)
K. O. CANNON
K.O.I-LOOK AT THEIR PICES. WHAT IS STO
ORCAT HEAVZWS] IT'S A MAN! HE'S JUMPING!
POOM DEVIL!..
QH,IT'S TERMOLE)
MEMO TO
Pray advise me Tell me on one sheet of paper
Action this day
Churchill stint
sped without
his pithy memoranda to urge on the already Examples:
eager
TELEGRAMS
(Aelion this day) Princ Minister to General Ismay and
E, Bridges, February 12, 1941:—
Sir
'British
Restaurants."
At present, departments of
the High Commissioner's ace NO MORE FROM CARNEGIE are scattered.
Mr James Willde, secretars of the Carnegle trustees,
WAS OFFERED MORE felis, me the grant was intended More than one group were to discover if the Bureau.could Every-after the property. One of survive afterwards, If an ex- body associates the word 'res them, represented by Mr David periment flops, it is not re- taurant with a good meal, and Levy, were prepared to preserve pented." Bodies which receive they may ng well have the the Galety as a theatre,
me If they thing else."
cannot get any-
HORSE-RACING
Prime Minister to Home Secretary, April 2, 1941:~-
SEE a
"I note in the Datly
I understand
sink or swim that Mr Lane rants must
according to their own has accepted less for the theatre ability."
Mr Levy's group offered,
ane bought the theatre Mr Lane
Chan
The BCA have been attacked
But a pro-Communist.
Mr from Crompton Parkinson, the Wilkle tells me there is no electrical engineers, in 1946 for question of withdrawing £200,000. He planned to re-anenie support for political open in theatre, and spent reasons. a large sum restoring the blitzed
- Telegraph that you
are Building shortly going to make a state- the
ment
to Parliament on
But, in the end, he found he
Last year the Bureau spent £74380. Salaries and wages for 43 employees took £10.039; rent and raies of their Picentilly offices cost £2,150.
With less than two years to
of £ G2,000 is left
the
future of horse-racing. Will could not carry out his plan. So now the Galely will go. you kindly let me know before- hand what you think of saying?
£23,000 FOR NECKLACE If anything were done which threatened to terminate hore-WENTY THREE thousand Carnegie windfall.
pounde wns paid for a of war or ruin diamond necklace In London
would be
thrashed out in
"T SEE a new marking (on
telegums). Officer: Only: racing in time
the bloodstock: it I do not think this is suitable, considering how many people fer should be
necessary that the whole mat-recently. A who are not offlcers must be Cabinet first." privy to the most secret mat- fers. I should like to know the reasons which have led up to starting this, but at present I am entirely unconvinced that it should continue."
ATHLETICS
Prime Minister to Becro- Lary of Slate for War. February 4, 1941-
"PLEASE C The Times
of February 4. Is it really true that a seven-mile cross- country run is enforced upon. nl in this division, from gen- erals to privates? Does the Army Council think this a good Idea? It looks 10 me rather excessive,
to
compete with
PENSIONS
Prime Minister to Chan- Exchequer, cellor of the
for
KD.
MAN OF MANY JOBS Jatton Garden Kienler paid this price. The Boss is Mr W. E. WHams.
reklace ms 33 stoner.
He la 53. 111 addition to It was one of six pleces of directing the Bureau, he is Jewellery sold
Baroncs radio critic of one paper, tele- Burton at Christie's. They vhlon critle of another, chief fetched a total of £45,906, cultor for a book firm,
There was alamond+head Among other things, he finds ornament of 43 oval stones, me to keep an eye on the made around 1780. Another Bureau's
The publications. it true that the widow of dealer pald £14,200 for it.
Bureau spent £37,904 Jast year a Service man killed by Lady Burton is 70, a member on printing and distribution of enemy action on leave geta of the Bass brewing family and their booklets, pamphlets and only half the pension she would a baroness in her own right maps. if her husband were killed on She is wife of Major W. B July?"
May 4, 1941:
"IS
PIKES
for Air,
From A memo to the Secretary of State and the Chief of the Air Staff, dated June 29, 1911: "VERLY man must have
"I
Mellos,
Among these publications is
t quarterly called "The Use of English" (price 25_0d, circula- CITY'S NEW GARDEN
4,000 plus). This a elited HAVE fbeen hearing more by Mr Donys Thompson, head- about the City garden now master of Yeovil Grammar being
Cast prepared
of School. He has an editorial
board of three: Mr Boris Ford, garden, nearly three neres 32, who is HCA's chief editor extent, will be ready next and Williams's deputy; Mr 30. another
Paul's.
The
in
Д
like should
Sir Alan
Professor A. E. Richardson, the architeet,
me that
tella
enclosure, and to
"A colonel or a general ought weapon of some kind, being City workers will sit on David Holbrook, not to exhaust himself in trying it only a mace of mind, he enches specially designed for BCA employee and Mr Ray-
comfort.
They are coples of wond O'Malley, young boys spirit of intense individual re- eighteenth century seats made English at Dartington Hall,
who teaches running across country seven sistance to this new form of for high officers at Devonport miles at time.
sporadic invasion is a funda-Dockyard.
HARD AND SOFT "Who is the general of this mental necessity.. division, and does he run the seven miles himself? If so, he
LONDON solleitor, wishing useful for fool. Brooke to see this minute and during the Festival of Britain A to send his son on a three may be more ball than war.
the garden will be draped with months' course to study French Could
Napoleon
give me his views about it. Let me also sendogs showing heraldic bearings of a Swiss university, applied have Tun seven mlies across
of maces some patterny
Jot various parts of the City, for the
necessary country at Austerlitz? Perhaps
Swiss pikes..
currency. it was the other fellow he made
KEEP OFF
He has now been informed run. In my experience, based
Permanent feature of the the Bank of England are not many years observation,
garden will bc Baroque prepared to grant, hord "cur- officers with high athlelle quali-
Home statues brought from Not rency
the purpose of fications are not usually suc
fingham. They were made by studying a Goft currency cessful in the higher ranks."
the eighteenth century Dutch language. FOOD
on
Prime Minister
fessor Lindemana THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS
HE'S STILL ALIVE! OET AN AMBULANCE, SOMEONE!.WHISPER,
DON'T LOOK-
IT'S PETĒM !!
to Pro- (later Lord Cherwell), March 11, 1011:--
OPINION
Prime Minister to
Seerelary, July 19, 1941--
and
for
ነት
"SHOULD KE to have myllor Van Nost, show sub.
opinion put on record that fects like Samson and Delilah PRINCE ALBERT' RETURNS this sentence (of five
All this is excellent. years
But a visit to London are
・ON penal servitude on Miss Elsia there is one thing I do not like American Alm actor Vincent Orria for enying to two soldiers about the plans: On the lawn Prlee and his British-born wife, warning the Mary Grant. Price has been that Hitler was a good ruler, af will be notices better man than Me Churchl) publle to Keep Off the Grass.
fitting costumes for a Bim he is "AM expecting you to have is far too heavy for expressions
to make in Paris. Mrs Price MILLION OFFICE ready for me tonight the of opinion, however, pernicious,
VET another £1 million office women's costumes for it.
lins designed same .of the imports which are not accompanied by general layout of the programme under different conspiracy,
block Koca up for 'the' Price is 30, Off. din. He was heads, so that I can see where
Government. It will be nine born in Missouri, speaks with a "Nothing in the internal state timore high, built on the blits Southern drawl. I can scrape off with a pencil
the country Justifies another half-million
Bucli alte bounded by Mincing Lane, He played his Brat star part tons for
unreasonable and uunatural Mark Lane and Great Tower in London. before the war, ceverity. I consider such exces-Street in the City.
Prince Albert In sive action defeats its
"Victoria The Customs and Excise will Regina." Before that he was a ends.
have their new headquarters in post-graduate art student at the building.
London: University.
Mrs
born in Price,
North `HOPE the term 'Commúnal- At the end of drie appendix,
THEIR FUNDS RUN OUT Wales, is tall and elegant, with Fecting, Centres' is not go Mr Churchilf adds drily:
"THERE
Anxiety at the hazel eyes and sheet brown hair. ind to be adopted. · It' is an print these details to show how Bureau of Current Affairs. She has, nover been back to odtoute expression suggestive of dimeult it is to get things done who describe themselves as a Britain since her parents took Communi and the work-even with mach-power, realised servicing organisation for her to Bhanghai aai Khud 24 house. I suggest you call them heed, and willing helpers."
educationicis. Next year, the yoSTE NEC to
food."
'RESTAURANT'
Erime Minister to Food Minister, March 1941:
"I
of
D
OW!1
ance
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