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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1949.

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MARRIAGE THE WEDDING of Miss Marie M. Alves, daughter of Mrs. M. F. Machado Alves and the late A. A. Alves and Mr. Francisco V. V. Ribeiro, GON

Mr.

THE PIMPERNEL OF BANDOENG

me. not

van Meek, payiz tribute to "Captain Clarke of the 2ord Indian Division for his bravery and initiative in prevent ing much bloodshed."

Rellef Train

Σάμ being bullied, a to the The long straggling, line of lo suggested that as I was Bri-, Dr. Hubertus "Internces" staggered through the tish I might be able to talk with

conquerors' kicks, and I saw a last patch of sun-parcned junge, the Indonesian police. 1 kot in

chanco. I blustered and raved at »

their and clambered up the single-track touch with the Indonesian police

them, demanding to soo zallway which was Bo-man' chief, in the area. Ho WAS A

leader who was expecting me. Ho land" in Indonesia.

moderate republican and he But all the letters he received wasn't, but the extremists began

Thero to weren't congratulatory, Leading them, a tall officer with brought me grim, proof that the

to waver. I stopped up the bul

Take me to your the "Great Britain" dash on his boy had died at the hands of the were threats from the Indonesian lying pressure.

" bush-shirt sighed with relief as terrorists! That decided me.

Well, they extremists, warning of a terrible leader, I roarod. me.. H.K.$ 9.00

they crossed K.K.$18.00

*A little snippet of Information fate if he persisted in his work. did, fingering their triggers all the the line to freedom. H.K.$80.00 Soropty people of European gave me an idea. I saw a chance Others, more friendly, warned him while. The teal leader was A

descent, given

up as lost, were, of getting people away before it of attempts which wore bolne inoderate, a cultured type," who or- back from

the dead. Benta

dored my release.” was too late. My brigadier or planned on his life. half-starved, ready to collapso,dered

to interfere. I

Bald one

anonymous writer: of them harned wont ahead. On my first attempt "The Indonesian extremists have but not one

Indonesians

made plans to murder you if you by the Aro of the

cross south of the railway line which shattered the sultry silenco

without armed escort of at leant of Bandoeng. Java's garden lill-

four men. They say you have been Pimpernel of

guilty of infamous conduct in Bandoeng" had done it again.

helping the enemy' to escape, and "Pimpernel" Captain

A. I got three people out with the aid they describo vou as The Snake F.

who stayed with the Four Heads." Clarke of the Intelligence Corps, of a Jap chauffeur the man the Indonesians called with me all the time. Later I wan

The Snake

tho with

Four lucky enough to bring out seventy

In one day." Heads," is now on demob leave at Carlton Avenue, his home in North Wembley. One of the most romantic figures of the late war, this audacious man gambled with death day in day out, caring not Bandoeng looked upon Clarke secretly for four men to follow both alden, insisted that an Indo-

of the late Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Scarlot

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V. Ribeiro will take place at

Church St. Joseph's September 22nd at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a recep- tion pt 42, Macdonnell Rond. No Invitations will be issued. Friends and relatives cordial- ly invited,

pro-

3.

Too Late

ΟΙ

By SGT.

R. L. SCOTT

Was

Followed Secretly

pass

Later agreement was reached between the Indonesians and the Dutch for a relief train carrying medical supplies and food to through the Indonesian "zone" to Bandoeng. But some Dutch troops unaware of the Agreement fired on the train. The Indonesians were reluctant to allow the next train to pass through.. They went for Captain Clarke,

you

should let locao a round. Inde

the Indo-

When they were well away wit

well-directed

Labour And Freedom

Trade

to

to drink, it immediately becomes the talk of the town."

Again, Britain is in a special

Clarke showed that letter to the

ride on the front of the Captain Clarke's account gives local police chief who urged him the bare bones of the story only. not to go south that day. Clarke engine under the Indonesian dag we will take the train. through," From letters I have seen it is maintained that it was his own clear that the Europeans around funeral. Fortunately it wasn't they promised. Clarke, realising THE GERMAN

for the police chief arranged what a target he would make for wileal Pimpernel DILEMMA

a whit for his own porannal a superman. a mystical

nesian army leader should sit safety.

determined to do the "im who could work miracles where him into the Indencajan quarter.

him. he with

to when On another occasion.

Orders impotent. The Potsdam agreement

were given cl.0 gut Europeans and everybody possiblo"-to

Bre. but was travelling unarmed as usual the Dutch troops not to vided, amongst other things, that

out of the Indonesian They spoke of him as people speak

moment for Lawrence. Then all hope of with his Jan chauffeur the Indo- it was an anxious Germany should be administered

tho the ear. The Clarke on they 'rounded bend One sweltering

afternoon R from Berlin as an economic entity.

gotting news of kidnapped rela-nesians ambushed tives had gone

they turned to streets bristled with natives armed under the Dutch fort lest some France has always feared the idea Studebaker saloon car driven by a

with tommyguns and rifles. The trigger-happy Netherlander with of a reunited Germany and has Jap chaufour glided through the Clarke, He never let them down.

Some of the letters he received grinning extremist action leader memories of Indonesian atrocities Clarke got done her best in Berlin. by her Indonesian quarter.

out. To the dumbfounded

ordered Clarke out of the car. from Europeans living south of

"We are going to shoot you,

That is about all we can learn power of veto on the Allied Conesians he thundered orders for the railway line are touching in

The first letter nl-

Meester Clarke. Please to walk at the moment of Clarke's Ban- trol Commission, to sabotage this the release of Europeans In the the extreme.

The last over

wer there,"

doene exploits. We

may never project. Russia, from entirely adjacent prison-camp. He carried ways asked for help.

letters, couched in words of hero- Captain Clarke admits he was know all, but two hundred rescued different motives, has pursued ano arms..

Clarke bullied,

threatened, worship, speak of eternal gratitude senged. "I know they meant what Europeans krow enough to ensure similar policy. The net result has stormed. He looked like the Devil to Clarke for bringing back loved they said," he told me. "They that when Java returns to normal heen extremely disagreeable for incarnate. Cowering

ones from the dead. He has bundled me against a hut and the heroic, deeds of Capt. Clarke both Britain and the United nesians obeyed him. Trembling letter, ton, from the Lieut. Cav-thought this is it! Then it struck will he recorded for ever in the

history-books of the island. States. To maintain minimum internees stumbled through the crnor of the Netherlands Indles, Ime that these fellows were used to standards of rations in the British gates of the compound on their and American ones, the Anglo- way to freedom. Saxon powers have been compelled to pay "reparations in reverse." Russin, on the other hand, occupy Clarke at their head the guards began to wonder why, with all ing predominantly agricultural areas, has been able to quarter a their tommyguns and grenades

An internal question which scientious grounds-where these immense army on the local Ger- they had obeyed an unarmed man

has gained the biggest pro- grounds were recognised as sin- inan populations and, at the same whose whiplash tongue could have

or so in Britain' is that of the struggle and refuse to become position because she has, for the time, to carry off a large surplus been silenced for ever with one minence during the past week cere to stand aside from the

ound.

The members of the armed forces, first time in her history, a strong of foodstuffs which should be go-

as "aimple" as so-called "closed shop." It wasn't

great

mass of Britain's Labour majority government, I think, regarded and in their government the ing to feed the industrial areas of that, and Captain Clarke won't term means, generally speaking, The Western Germany. What is the say much about how he managed the right of trade unions to bau people, us

It to save these helpless people from non-trade union workers in in these conscientious objections as trade union movement plays an solution of this dilemma?

He is afraid that dustry, but it has cropped up in misguided. But public opinion important part, Moreover, even their conscientious during the war when the Labour should, in fact, be much simpler their captors.

as a minority than most observers have conclud- if his methods were made known a special form in Britain. The respected

in Indonesian "official" trade unions that is, scruples, and they were tolera Party shared

party in a national coalition ed. Despite Mr. Byrnes' speech Europeans still

might suffer for his those affiliated to the Drixon-camps cacopades

Details that are avail- Union Council, which represents

government, the trade union on the Oder line,. it is doubtful if

By DR. GEORGE movement had a semi-official anything can be done to prevent able come largely from Dutch the vast majority of organised

sources, but we do know that this inbour-have taken action

position. It was, in fact, to a Russian absorption of Eastern extraordinary man with the soft eliminate certain smaller and

GRETTON

large extent because the trade Germany. That is a "fait ac eyes and the iron will successfully "non-official" trade unions.

unions were consulted and compli." France will adjust. her

opted at almost every point of negotiated" the freedom of two

Both sides to the question ted. By analogy, the comments public polley during the war that outlook to this possibly with deep hundred and one prisoners from

very of "closed nhop"-including so extraordinary a degree of satisfaction. The fundamental Javanese hell-camps in the space have been, on the whole,

fairly stated through the various months. fear of France is that there will of a few marlie was a represen. I cannels of publicity in Britain, many people who support trade national unity among the various groupe force everyone into one type of was achieved. C-5 ́ "SKYMASTER" 4 ENGINED PLANE The a united Reich which will oncetti For British ran in Jane The trade unions have gained unionism as such--argue that to classes and interested

more be a deadly menace to the before entered the war. for workers many benefits trade union is undemocratic

Today the leaders of the trade. liberties of Europe. From this He arranged for his Dutch-born wage Increases, social security,

Dre Japan

The second argument la union movement have a greater fear, springs the French desire to wife and his two children to leave improved conditions of work more special one, namely, that degree of responsibility than SU on. Therefore, they trade unions have sometimes over for the direction of public annex the Saar, occupy the Rhine for Australia in February 1942 and

of Java himself argue that workers have shown themselves during the policy. Men like Ernest Bovin land and internationalize the and got out

to He went on to pick obligation support of month later.

trade

past year unable to restrain have shown themselves it for Ruhr. But the truncation up his family and saw them to unions in a practical way. They their less responsible members, office, and fully capable of dis- Germany

already ::

been safety in South Africa. Then

tinguishing between national achieved by the virtual Russian sailed for England and volunteer- cannot refuse to be members of

niona while at the same time so that a number of unofficial".

and party or group interests. annexation of the Eastern zone. ed for the

Army From Wentworth Woodhouse, they are enjoying the fruits of strikes have occurred.

Not The Time

Must Bo Solved Germany, having been stripped of

home of the Intelligence Corps the trade union movement. This

There is also a third point

For these reasons, I do not Silesia and East Prussia by the Depot, he went to India and on is generally recognised as a

ig nother view the present outcrop of in- Russians, is already immensely reto Australia to do specialist job. cogent argument, but against it view which

arguments are. ad- unierist" nor "non-unionlet."dustrial ramblings with great duced in war-making capacity. He arrived at Batavia towards the two main

This is the point of view of the misgivings. Exnetly how the The need for stripping the Reich end of 1945 as Political Intelli-vanced.

citizen. Whatever may be the clear." But what is abundantly HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD.the industrial areas in the West gence Officer to the 37th Brigade. Freedom Of Conscience ordinary consumer and ordinary matter will be settled is not yet In the first place, the people rights and wrongs of the matter. clear Is that this question, is is correspondingly reduced. Un- and when he saw the results of

Indonesian atrocities on the cl of Britain, throughout the many see the problem in this light. Dur- to feel something should be done always stood for the principle is at a difficult stage of recovery modern nation has to solve to fortunately, the French do not lian Dutch population he began conturies of her history, have they argue that now le not the precisely one of those social- time to fight them out. Britain political issues which every the recent Paris conference, about it.

of freedom of conscience for the Byrnes

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Britain's occupying power which desired it. would help him locate bis thirteen as they could well have been,

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is, of course, also an element of solutions to these problems annoyance on the part of the which has given British civilisa public when Its utilities and tlon its dynamic force through- other public sorvités are inter- out the world. Therefore, it fered with.

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By Dick Turner

of

process.

In the first place, the fact that those contrary issues are bong fought out in Britain tends to giva. the question a greater prominence than it de- serves on purely physical or material grounds. It is a well- known fact that industrial un- rest insBritalu during the past 12 months has been remarkably small, compared with what is happening to most other coun tries where freedom of expres sion still remains.

Exceptional.

co-

War Psychosis In

Yugoslavla

Rome, Sept. 9. The Italian Prime Minister, Alcido de Gasperi, on his return here from Paris today, told' the preas: "We are trying to make contact with the Slavs, but we are still meeting with awar paychests. With the support of friends, our dalgration is seek Strikes which have occurred ing to explore the ground for

such contacts." have gained great publicity Referring to the anti-Italian partly because they have somewh of the Soviet delegate, times affected public supplies. Vyshinsky, de Gasperi said and partly for the vary the first Impression was eng of that industrial relations 48: astonishment, but in diploma- whole are smoother in Britain Trafalin It is only the official than elsewhere, so that Tuure

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