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RESUMPTION OF

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9. P. BRAGA, OB.E., who die

at Maran on February 12th

1944.

MARRIAGE

In the

last five years.

I and the whole peninsula.is in limited themselves. to two have seen many reports of terlaced by rivers, streama and spoonfuls of oatmeal a day. It Commandos, Chindita, Force |-creeka. 136, and various other similar "Stay-behind parties," smail. organisations, and thought If units composed of tough and bail becque fairly inured to them, but this story is greater than anything have ever sein." said Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. former Supreme Allied Commander in

was a very sorry party that' at last reached Tanjong Malim. They had been so long on vigorous Europeans, Malays the way that the front line was and Chinese, could, it was felt.already way down to the south make life very difficult for the while their friends had turned Japanese in these regions. But up at the appointed time, decid- the authorities, turned down

the scheme at first, and valued that plans had gone awry, and tried to reach Singapore. they had laid down. must not fallen into Jap hands and that

He learned later that they had be armed.

South East Asia, the other able time was lost. ` Asiatics, day oubt whether his cofa can be equalled. He did more single-handed than whale division of the British Army could have achieved."

Admiral Mountbatten WHY speaking of Lieut.-Colone! Frederick Spencer Chapmisi, DSO and Bar, of the Cameron thlanders,

Col. Chapman, à Commando TESTER-DUXON--The wedding

between Miss Alice Florence specialist, achieved some of the Fester and Mr. F. C. Duxst gallant deeds of World of the M.B.E. will take place at the War II in the heart Registry. Supreme Court, en Malayan jungle, where he spent Thursday Feb. 13th at

12 months organising_guerilla"] a.m. A reception will be hell activity during the Japanese. at the NAAFIEFT Club nyupation. Y.M.C.A. building at 3 pa

2

By PETER

This policy WAS reversed those who had tried to escape only after hostilities had had been put to death.. Thera broken out. and a number of Was no sign of any supplies, Chinese and Malays were given which had evidently been louted

by the natives.,

It looked as if the whole scheme had broken down, but * LOVEGROVE Col. Chapnay and his two as

sistants Sapper regular and thea European planter and jungle! * seme brief instruction, at Commando School before Singa- expert-vere ROZ dismayed. pore fell. Though it came too They appealed to the Malays late to be effective in 1941, it to return the explosives at proved a most successful ex- least. and a certain amou£.i. periment. The Chinese in was recovered. Chinese in. the with Melaya, who number 2 mil- vicinity provided them During the whole of that lions, were the most politically foot for a fortnight. period he lived like a native conscious of the native. com- ing Chinese and aborigines munitics. Volunteers fought in conditions of extreme hard-¦ well in and around Singapore, į Whip, constantly moving from and the guerilla force gradual. |

hiding place to hiding place, ly grew to be a considerable. They were The imminence in Hong Kong and province to province, runninnce to the cecupiers. Speak that shook the Jap. Disguised risksing of Operation "Zipper." as Indians, their faces darken- of direct taxation in the form ofning the most fantastic

against a ruthless enemy. Eich, but for the atom bomb, Insane Tax or a series of taxes any, of his companions were on the lines laid down in 19go captured and heheaded; he him- has become the subjrer of open seif fell three times into hostile (publie discussion" in the last few hauls, was wounded twice, and days, and straws in the wind have he was stricken with malaria,

and Ir sufficiently oumerous to in-patronia

INCOME TAX FORECAST

were

have

ed

14 Days That Shook The Jap.

fourteen days

with potassium perman- Xanate. icdine. coffee and

amp black, travellingly at! night, they indulged in an orgy af destruction. They blew up" 7 trains, 40 trucks, the railway

dicate that the gossip is based fever. He was completely cut ¦ cuemy lines and the Chinese was cut in 60 places, a number

por a reliable foundation. Wheo from the Western world; guerillas. When the Japanes

the only rumours that seeped | surrendered, there were 3,500 ther the forecasts of the rates of

through

Axis-inspired fully

trained and disciplined and painted the darkest pussi- Chinese and another 3,600 re- ble picture of the progress of.

selves. To Cd. Chapman goes the war; and worse even than nuel of the credit for this.

and the the physical trials ever-lurking dangers must

Behind The Enemy have been the feeling of utter

Lines loneliness.

tas are informed on an equally Substantial basis can only be known when the necessary Ordin ane is gazetted. It can, however, safely be predicted that if the rates suggested conform closely re the actual official pattern, the an- nouncement, when it comes, will evoke a widespread ery of dis may Among large sections, of the comminity whose incomes are sufficiens to bring them within the taxation level, considerable difficulty is already licing experi- enged in making both ends meet. Is geucrally true of the Euro- pean population almost as a whole that their standard of living is, well below that which they were able to maintain in 941 earlier, simply because compensa tions in the form of H.C.L, at lowances have fallen far short of

Explorer And Mountaineer

Col. Chapman was already unething of a legendary figure

attributed their activities 200 Australians, kept

troops in the locality to them up.

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How

The

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To Break Deadlock

would have cleared Malaya in a few weeks in Autumn 1945 Admiral Mountbatten has said that what would have helped our forces most w.old blackwater been our agents beltind the

A slution of China's political will largely depend on the, com- the Kuomintang (Government) If it should include a sign:ßcant of bridges were destroyed, and crisis lies in the acceptance by positka of the new Government. 500 telephone lines were torn

and Communist Dartics that representation of Liberals and members the down. Between 500 and 1,500 genuine negotiations mean honest non-Kuomintang Japanese were killed, and they compromise.

jmpression would be confirmed This presupp:ses that the enemy, who sincere desire to reach an agree

there is a hat. this is us idle gesture. learned

would be heighten- The effect

the Govern ment. Despite the extremists one still further if 2,000

both sides I believe this feeling meat were to push through a hunt exists.

serie, of spectacular reforms de What is needed to dissolve the signed to bring positive pract th As soon as the Nips began

had several narrow mutual fears and suspicions ren- the strickch masses that at long dis. dering any reasoned approach to last they have G Government to pour into Northern Malaya, escapes. Once they were Col. Chapman, who was then turbed while laying a small the political problem next to im- that is thinking and acting in

possible is for one or other of terms of improving their liveli

dras- attached to HQ 3 Indian Corps charga un a single-track rail the portagonists to make mujer bord. This would entail

fway which ran through a at Kuala Lumpur, went on

erncessions - which would de the reform of the Civil Service...

searchlight on the front of the doubt,

any Government policy in China. ay recce behind the enemy swamp. A trup train, with a monstrate its good faith bey-nt the weakest link in carrying out lines. before the war. He had been

Civil servants will have to be with Gino Watkins

What he saw there convinced engine, suddenly appeared in cn two him that there was a future the distance. They raced away ed Central Government in Nan-irectly related to the cost of The inauguration of a re-organis- guaranteed security of empicy- and adequate kalories Aretic. expeditions; Was а

for his scheme. The enemy, he on the sleepers, with the train king will provide an excellent member of a Himalayan CX-

felt, were a aliting target. They rapidly overtaking them. When copertunity to put this plan into living before the right type of pedition; travelled to Lhasa,

perennel can be recruited in the Holy City of Tibet; and were advancing down the roads they were about to come into action.

with the insouciance of a fost-the ray of the searchlight, there the Communists local autcnoiny Central, Provincial and County Why not offer to concede to sufficient numbers to ensure at made the. first ascent of Chemolhari, a 24,000 foot peak. ball crowd some indeed earned was nothing for it but jump in specified areas and a minority level that the laws of the land the swamp: at that veto power in the State Council will benefit those whom they Ilis experiences are recorded in to be dressed for a game. They into

took little or no precautions moment, the whole train blew which will remain the highest ere intended. four books.-

For the Communists to hold When war broke out, he join- and were quite oblivious then with a deafening explosion, and policy-making body pending the Comet!-

in such circumstances would ext the Cameron Highlanders, of the natives' movements. Once hits of train and Jap flew coming int force of"

tution on Christmas Day? These be to com

commit political suicide. fusal to enter A refusal CENTRAL AIR TRANSPORT CORP equalising the account to permit was posted to the 5th Battalion. he was overtaken on the main through the air. There

of normal budgeting. The heavy and the explorer, mountaineer road by a company of Jap such pandemonium that they contention un tomatest points of Government pledged to such a

contention up 'now. burden of direct taxation

would be Le sacrifice now and ski-expert became a great cyclists; hurriedly he put up were able to s.ip away unseen. It

It may n

an ideal ar-progospect of "Working" on road conveys rangement-I do not think there all.

Influencing the apparently envisaged, could not soldier, too.

his hands to hide his features;

is, however, the only come of national development. fail to cause extreme hardship in After training as a Com- and the Nips, thinking he was was just as tricky. They chose by only is, however, the only

likely to

But the Communists at heart any households. Without more mando for the North European welcoming them, waved cheer points where the road radiate res

resumpton ci negotia. Į through a cutting with high tions, and hearing in mind the Government fall short of such

patrints.

should the precise knowledge, comment is campaign, he turned his atten- fully and cycled on.

tion to the Far East. August nof easy. But it is nor premature,

On his return to HQ, he talk. banks on cach side so that alternative, these concessions are achievements is to be hoped 1941 found him at Singapore, ed the authorities into accept vehicles would have difficulty a relatively small price to pay they would still join it and pro even it is merely suspected that

reduc- vide the and UK. ing his plans and was given in turning, and then they would for peace, unity and the red the needed impetus, organis- the rates of taxation now on the training Australian

ing ability and drive asure trops in Commando

tactics less than a week to make all drop home-made" bomba made tion of all armed forces into a popular tongue bear a close re-

and the stamp semblance to what is at present

"re-ing out of corruption, nepotism intended. Better that the protest,

The main hope," as General if protest is justified, be made

George Marshall put it to me, before the scheme-is-finalised.

The value placed by the Comes in the liberals in all parties Criticism based upon the figures

nists an such

holding Unch balance between the two extremes." published elsewhere in this issue will urge that, bearing in mind present-day living costs in Hong Kung, the proposed tax starts at far too high rate on far too low Jingle

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and studying certain aspects of arrangements. He proposed to af bamboo sticks filed with Compart National Army, without pregressive action

which effective national guerilla warfare in the Malay place his parties, each 4 or 6elignite from the top of the habilitation is out of the ques-and other evil practices. States.

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Ideal Territory For Irregular Warfare

It seemed ideal, territory for striking distance of the rail- irregular operations. 72 per ways. This represented a bottle.i

cunt of the peninsula is still neck of some 50 miles through BARCLAY ON

one vast, tropical forest, with which at Japanese forces from sime of the most impenetrable either coast must pass, and un earth, A great provided excellent hide-outs in

diately cut into the resources of An Apology

those who have the strongest case

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overture

BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities”

DISCARDS ON TRUMPS

oc-cluimed the neophyte.

ها

Repeatedly and movingly the common people everywhere, on toth sides of the line, impressed upon me their fervent longing for peace

and a good Govern-

•ment..

and yel they seemed to affect the issue. powerless Public opinion in China remains unorganised and "ofraid;s%

be

an income. There is clearly a cer- range of mountains runs north the mountain slopes, much of tain inconsistency in Government's west to south east; there are which were virgin jungle. His acknowledgment of the financially two railways, one on each secret HQ was to be on the

side of the range; the metalled western

the club return, slope at

the A, Tuffed plight of many of its servants, by roads mostly hug the railway, Malim, while the rallying point Tanjong

scored the heart Q, led to the the appointment of a Salaries

spade A, then took the dummy's Outside of the big cities the Cominission, and the imposition

and central supply base was - Many a fancy- play to totally last two trumps diecarding his a'ority of the population has near Tras on the eastern slope; unnceessary, Many another fancy- last two spades on. them. Then sill, to emancipated. The The operation was ill-fated looking play is not really tancy he ran five diamonds to finish people themselves remain strong-

at all, but only appears so to the

ly inDuenced by the ancient the Hund. from the start. Supplies were casual onlooker. Advanced players "A most beautiful play!" ex-family system and the absence for an upward revision of salary.

short, and only one wireless set!

in playing a band

+f any civic sense or higher Those in the middle income February

In the "China Mail" of Friday, was

available. The units had casionally in such a way as to But after the group had broken loyalty, there, appeared a re- already been sent out when, impress a kibitzer, an opponent up, the other kibitzer said: "What Other factors responsible for e group on whom plainly largest port of the case against Yeung as he was about. to set off in a partner. With their know-a show-off you are. You knew public apathy are widespread hurden of the tax will fall are Shing-hung headed "Judge's Cri- his turn, Col. Chapman went tons of the cards, they are able deal. an ordinary dummy-reversal university, and college graduates Jedge of the mechanical epera. you did nothing except give the illiteracy and the hesitation of also those who will most severely ticism." in which the name of Mr. down with malaria. A sympa to put on quite a show some play, treating the dummy as if to some branch of the Gov feel the strain. They will suggest, Solicitor, was several times men- R. S. Smith. the Assistant Crown

prejudice their chances of en- thetic MO. eventually. allowed

well it were the times, though an equally with much to support their argu- lones.

declarer and your him to proceed before he had, versed cardsman would see own hand as if it were the dum-ernment by joining an opposition ment, that those in the high in- We

know my You simply got rid of two party; are quite satisfied that the revered on the understanding through their antics and

Chihu, in addition, has never come group are Ixing permitted proceedings in Mr. Justice Wil- that he would not go into the that nothing extra special had of North's losing clubs by ruff-

been done. to escape lightly, by comparison. iams Court were seriously mis- jungle!--but owing

inr, and or the diamonds discard. had a political party system on to the

S. A 3.5

ed the third losing club as well the only party government the well British res. The Kuomintang is Government's need for large ad-| reported. We are satisfied that

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Four dummy's two losing ditional revenue is not challengin asking Mr. Smith's authority delay, he found that an all.

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Ination has experienced, and the for returning the sum of $2,000 important bridge had

Government itself ed, but the princ necessity is to to the accused person, Mr. Jas blown and that he could only

is unaccus- course.", an- tomed to having various parties ensure that it falls on the shout-tice, Williams neither expressed reach Tanjong Malim by. 10° 9

the declarer, "Next time

Trulst up explain to him what dummy Britain and other Western States to compete with it ders best capable of carrying the Smith's action, but was seeking lain and jungle.

Mr. circuitous route across moun H. A 6.5

reversal play is and that have had to grape their way to foad. The rates of tax today being information as to the disposal of

zely treated the dummy AS This was only 16 miles, slx freely forecast appear at instant this son

declarer, May be he'll learn, the dance to fall seriously short of this sum, a fact which did not of which were mountain track,

'den then, and occasionally minke appear upon the record. We are

contract by means of it." that elementary" test.

zatisfied, further, that in request- but it took his party 12 days ing Crown Counsel to bring this to cut their way through up matter to the attention of the the steep, dark-green slopen,

Tomorrow's Problem

MISMANAGEMENT ALLEGED

nor implied criticism of

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Attorney-General, Mr. Jastice covered with huge tropical Williams neither used the words trees, groves and thickets of "Mr. Smith's improper handling thorn, parasitic creepers which of the case," by such request

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democracy, and China will have to do the same."

In the economic field the Goverment is also beset with

roblems. They include the need stabilise currency and wages, increase the yield of the land so as to make the nation self-sup- porting in rice and

raw cotton, improve communications »trein Firge numbers of technicians for and heavy Industry, and. abolish restrictions which hold up revival of the export trade.

that even if peace and unity. came to China tomorrow the road: ahend would be a hard

one.

Flight

(Dealer: South, Neither side desired to express or imply criti-formed thick hawsers, unwieldynerable)

South

West Norih cism of Mr. Smith, but wished boulders, covered with trea- 1.0

NA 2. Washington, Feb. 1:

the matter to be looked into for cherous moss, while it rained

PABS

4 NT Senator William F. Knowland ascertainment of the full facts 20 out of 24 hours every day. D Роб today accused the State De- with a view to the proper proce- Their tommy guns caught on

After West led the club " partment of mismanagement dure being adoptejl: in future every creeper and bush, and a born-to-the-manner showman C. Q 18 4 and deception In the disposal cases. of US$8,800,000,000 worth of

The words used in the opening lepches got in everywhere- went to work to edify one of twr

kibitzers,

the less experiencer even through patties and boot-one, Winning with the A, he ex Hurplus American property paragraphs of our

S. A KJ.04

The inherent traits overseas and demanded an im- wholly unjustified on the facts or lace holes, so that every night alained that he was now aning

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wople, their vitality, resilience, mediate Senate investigation;

D. J on any ground, and in withdraw there were 40 to 50 of the roto "shorten trumps by ruiting

fenterprise, industry, patience and CAKS

the ability to recover from any He said the disposal report them fully and unreservedly, voluing things to be picked off and finally, discard two spades

(Dealer: South. wish to express our sincare their bodies, leaving to Congress overstated.

aides yul" type of misfortune, make it ren- open on the dummy's, trumps?--a play apologies to Mr. Smith Dhat they.

which the noviste, had never nerable.)

Bonably certain she will sur amunt of money received for were allowed to appear, and for Wounds. They had only a IRDET,

What bidding would you deem mount her present difficulties it surpluses sild to foreign the annoyance and inconvenience minimum of food with them, He ruffed the club 4 to the best, by all concerned, on this she makes an allout effort to rintigns-United Press.

and for the last six days, they record trick, led the heart K todaal?.

the

we

cacsed thereby,

report, were

help herself.

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