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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1947.

British Empire By No Means Through-Lord Inverchapel

New York, Mar. 20. England's colourful Am- handor to the United States, Lord Inverchapel, declarca he haa rojected any suggestion that Britain "Is finished as a world power." thereby challeng- ing those propheta who view John Bull's future darkly.

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this strike me as

request that America take over indiented her intercala as the dominant | tepresenting a great metamor- phosis rather than # ditsinte. power in Greece and Turkey.

True the empire as such, may

Equally striking was thegration. decision of the British General Staff Inst year that in the event be on its way out but there is

By DEWITT MACKENZIE

dufend

taking the place of it a Com- monwealth which has titanic potentialtion,

To the powerful membership Addressing the English

which already exists may be speaking wilon and the lich- mond and Virginia forum.

of another world war England added the independent nations

of India and Burma, Lord Invarchapel asserted he would not be able to H.K.$72.00

Intled "to follow the arguments her imperial life line through Just take a pencil and paper of the people who pay our guts the Mediterranean--a seɑ which and check the prospects of the British Commonwealth a hun. she had controlled for genera-dred years from now and you

will see what I mean.

What will to the population's "wealth" and "the strength-of-all-

AN IMPORTANT' COMMISSION There can be only one reasuri for appointing a Commission to: consider and recommend revision of the salaries and emoluments of public officers in Hong Kong Existing scales, as they apply to a large majority of public ser- ants, are seriously indequate in he light of present-day living costs. There is a clear directive to the Commission that, in thef opanon of the Executive, increases

the basic salaries of

in

grades of the public service are ustified. The point needs not to : ather it is a glimpse Who is not quite ku apparent, however, is the line of reasoning employed by Gor-. ernment in presenting a claim for increases in the pay of Govern

meat

have withered and shriveled within us and that we have loat our power and will to work."-

He added, that, Britons still have guts which "will carry un out of the present crisis na they have carried us out of far graver crises in the past."

"blood, toil, tears and sweat" ;

Different Story

However,

with A

tions.

Metamorphosis

Her defeneca are to be shifted these nations a hundred years to East Africa. As previously bence?-Associated Press,

What The Red Devils

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Missed At Arnheim

Alruggle, by

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ADOLF HITLER- IS HE STILL ALIVE?

There is a qucation whether Lord Inverchapel would find

the among

well informed Americans who would bet him he is wrong in that declaration. The determination of the of Mr. Winston

multi-million dollar, Arnheim followers Churchill through the valley of treasure in gold lny virtually General Rauter, Chief of Oc- most

with are all too fresh in the world'nt the feet of Britain's gallant cupation Police, who appears

been purplish mini to permit. doubts about ped from the sky on Arnheim, anger.

"Red Devila" when they drop to have gesland's stability.

It was addressed to immler it has been learned from Hein-

himself aboard the special train rich Himmler's secret reports,

Unknown to the airborne in which served him for a field vaders or the embattled Wohr-headquarters. The text of the macht Garrison, the fortune lay telegram, an translated by this for two days in the vault of the correspondent, follows:

"Reichsfuehrer: in the year bank in the binzing little town,

It consisted of 32 sacks of 1940, 135,000,000 gold guilders gold from the gold reserves of the gold colum-five million guildera-and

represented the Netherlands Blank were placed

Nearly two years have pass-made If the skull ever had been gold reacrve of the at the disposition of the Reichn entire

bank. The RK. (Reichscommised since the "1,000-year Reich" found. Heinlich admite that enemy-occupied Netherlands.

Seyss Inquart) de caved in un Adolf Hitler, but Hitler's fate "became an obses. Two days after the start of sur Artur

battle, while the cided then that 5,000,000 gold there still is no evidence that sion" to him. He apent days the tragic

aky-guldiers had to remain in lol the Fuehrer is deat, says W. F. running down rumors. The heavily outnumbered troopers still were confident of land, for economic and indus. Heimitch, former Chief of In-Russians insisted they had not

telligence of the United States found the bodies, he said. relief by Allied tanks from ten- trial reasons,

Where? mile

"With most of the gokl, al- Army in Berlin. distant Nijmegen, 21 patriotic Dutch banker risked most a billion guillera), the his life to "logt" the gold from Queen had gone to England in under the very nose

of the May 19-10. Wehrmacht.

slight change in the phraseology of the British Ambassador's thesis, Americans probably would get a diferent reaction.

I would have been another story had he talked about Bri- taln being finished as an im- perial power-that is the imperial giant of a half century

ago.

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Rellef faltered under enemy counter-attacks and the British were squeezed into tiny pocket on wooded high gromad just west of the town. The dead and missing numbered sands.

thout-

employees, implying that existing scales do not provide rea- sonable living standards, at the same time as it proposes to tax the incomes of all salaried men in the Colony. If the idea is for the right hand to take away what the left hand confers by way of higher emoluments, the whole

Since then there has been a develop procedure threatens to

vast transformation in which into a farce. As it is, the strings the world has seen the British artached 10 the Commission's Commonwealth of Nations take functions under the terms of re- the place of the bulk of the ference are not, necessarily, calmpire in which England has culated to produce the mest per- found it expedient to grant fest answer. What emoluments independence to her priceless The 32 ancks were transferr are considered fair and reason Indian and Burmese

pouses-ed to the cellar of the private its sous-and in which she her home of the bank steward. able in Hong Kong under present-day economy may or may self has ceased to be the globe's in- not bear a direct relation to the Paramount financial and

dustrial nation. situation in Malaya, but the Com-

Despite these changes it mission is required to adapt its would be absurd to believe that recommendations to those of the the capital of the British Com Malayan Commission, while both, monwenith of Nations-en- presumably, must govern their compassing Canada, Australia, decisions by the terms of the Co- New Zealand, Union of South lonial White Paper relating to Atrien and England herself the urganisation of the Colonial has ceased to be a world power, Service. None of the difficulties It must be recognized though that might arise from the neces that its strength lies in the fact sity for such a system of coordina that it is the heart of the Com-

monwealth. tion are insuperable; there at all imes lies opent resort to special focal allowances. H.C.L. or Re- habilitatim, to iron out inequali- ties (as between Colonies) in re lative purchasing power. The re- quirements do, nevertheless; lend additional complications to the

This is not, I believe, any task of the Commission, which

was would be arduous enough with- temporary affliction. It out them. It may be noted, for brought about by the exigen- cles of the late war but it was instance, that one of the most im on its way long before the war portant clfuses in the terms of as part of the transformation reference, that referring to the of the empire. desirability of reducing the pre- sent diversity of salary scales and conditions of service among vari- ous grades of the public service,

At last, on order of the army commander, 2,000 surviving "Red Devils," slipped out of the trap at night in single file to regain the main British line

Boross the Lek River.

Behind nt Arnheimn. the

Dutch banker still guarded the old he had intended to save for his Queen and people.

Caught Napping doubt

Not Temporary

Hud there been any about the significance of this

It metamorpliosis would be dispelled by the nature of the present economic crisis.

Then Himmler's Gestapo, which had been caught napping, This real-life began to act drama, as fantastie 'ns play wrights would dare imagine, is reported in an urgent secret. telegram discovered in the con- fidential files of the Reich Security Police by Allied re searchers,

The telegram was sent from ad-Holland on Dec. 3, 1944 more One нeems to see an mission of this in England's than two months after the

could easily, involve the planning BARCLAY ON

of substantial reorganisation of the entire administrative machine, as well as salary scales. No hint

BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities”.

LOSE' A TRUMP FIRST Giving up the first trick in trumps, remaining prepared to win the next two, is often pre. ferable to winning the first two

"Nobody Alert"

"In Febrany, 1943, when the danger of Allied) landings

alert.

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Most Germans, asked about Heimlich 'concedes that both Hitler, just shrug and say, that the British and Americati flead- since he has not been found he quarters released stories lu- must be dead. Berliners, cdicating the more or less offi

By LYNN HEINZERLING

clal beller that Hitler was dead, but that they were not based on Intelligence reporis.

I wish we could have found him in some ignominious grave (. with four feet of dirt on him, but we didn't," he added...

Heiralich believes that. Hitler, Bormann and Eva probably would hide out together.

Where?

The former intelligence offi- But he

use, the remaining 5,000,000 gold guilders were brought to

of the country the east

on customed to his frequent and of the German Bank pompous utterances, say the order Director Buehler, after Con- best proof that he is dead is sultation with the RK. The the fact that nothing has been

organs heard from him. operation, left to the

Heimlich 4akes d more real- of the Netherlands Bank, as has now been determined. consistedistic approach. To him, the of bringing 6 million gold story that Hitler and his sweet-cer wouldn't guess. coins in 32 sucks to Arnheim heart, Eva Braun; took their pointed out that Ifitler, an Aus

Wilhelmstrasse and thats Austrian accent. With his sterdam and other fillates of on

February 1943, from Am-lives in the Chancellory Bunker trian, never was able to sheil the Netherlande Bank.

their bodies were burned is moustache shaved off and hle in Faloc, "When the air landing

Heimlich, who spent hair cut short that probably Arnheis occurred, nobody of months Investigating the bizar-would be the easiest place for the German Bank was

re story, is now Deputy Dirce-him to lend a secluded life.

It also would have been easy Furthermore, the directors of tor of Political and Civil AL the Netherlands Bank did not fairs for the Berlin Military for litler to prepare a hidu

attention draw, our

out in Berlin, months in ad- to the Government.

"Hitler did not die in the vance of the Russian' arrival, situation. As has now been de-

as I prepare, false Identity cards and termined by the security police, Chancellory and as far the director of the

Arnheiro know, he did not die." Heimlich papers, including ration cards, Bank. Dij De Vroe, removed said, "hat goes for Eva Bragn and remain hidden in an ob

ecure part of Berlin for years. the 32 ancks from the vault two and Martin Bormann too."

Hormann, Hitler's Depuls, days after the landing and laid them in the cellar. of the private was supposed to have been fat realdence of the Bank steward ally, injured or killed when the in order to keep them safely armored car in which he was riding was hit by a Panzerfaust for the Royal House.

the on the Schiffbauer Bridge near "The director notified bnak) administration in Am- the Relchatng at 4 pm. April sterdam. The responsible dis-130, 1945. trict director of the allutes Midnight Conference

"There's no reuson why ho shouldn't be right here," ho cal-Associated Preas.

Air Power

Expert Alarmed

Senator Owen Brews-

of the Netherlands Bunk in the

"As a matter of fact." Helm- cast provinces. Dr. Boon, knowlich satd. "Bormann had a con of the transfer of the gold and ference with the commander of alleges he believed that it only Berlin troops at midnight that concernce a very small gold night and was perfectly wall.” is given of how far the Commis-

eserve. Both (De Vrou and

Heimlich said his opposite sion is expected to go in this

Boon) acknowledges his own numbers in the British and Indianapolis, Mar. 20. direction, but with Mr. D. J.

makes ten and game," he vec responsibility but points out Russian Intelligence units in Sloss, Vice-Chancellor of the

koned. "So all I have to do is that he was unt present at the Beriln agreed with him that no University, as its Chairman, the

get the trumps out and run my session where it was decided to evidence had been found to in- ter (Maine, Republican) Commission begins its work in

shift the gold to Arnheim. dicate that Hitler and Eva charged here today that tricks." circumstances assuring that

That's what he tried to do Director Buchler, speaking for Braun, had died in Her's Russia is attempting to powerfully liberal spirit will be

He took his third and fourth himself, observes that the gold bunker. There is one possi brought to bear on this particular

tricks with the spade A and K. has not been lost. It would have bility that the first Russian build the world's strong- aspect of the task assigned to it and giving up. the third. This then led the 8 to the Q. South becu lost if the English had troops to reach the Chancellory | est air force while the

and the conception that the form of play by a suit declarer then made the obvious switch only true principle of grading in is comparable in principle to the to a diamond which resulted in Slut empient service must be based hold-up play in No Trumps. Its two tricks to set the contract. wen pyy going with the post, purpose is to retain control East kicked himself for without reference to the race, the situation and protect colour or creed of the incumbent, contract against danger that is guaranteed serious considera. otherwise would Impend. tion. Mr. Sloss has the assistance

of a well-balanced-and experienced team, with an ample "unofficial" majority, and it is one to which we can look with confidence fur notable results

WAVELL MEETING P.4.

MOUNTBATTEN

London, Mar. 20. Viscount Mountbatten

confor with · Viceroy

will Lord

Wavell In New Delhi on Satur day when, for the first timo in

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"The RK. observes that the found the bodies and reported United States has per-

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Reich could not have done any-sian levels. Heimlich docun't! mitted its air force to not thing with the gold, because bellove it.

fall to third in world allegedly the neutral countries To support his disbelief is ranking and its aircraft. leaving a trumpin dummy will accept no more gold from the fact that pictures were production to collapse to ruff the second diamond.

I strongly aken of the body of Pro Correct play would have been the Reich,

doubt. to send the spado 10 through |

• "I do not see why we should gands Minister Joseph Gool two per cent of its war, to the J on the first trump triek,

bels but no pictures ever have time peak. watch over 6,000,000

gold You ask about the bidding guilders here at a time when been produced of the Fuehrer's

Addecesing. 'the American Le corpse. Yes, West knowingly preferred the Reich is so urgently in need

alon's first aeronautics conference, Of the story, told by some Senator Brewster-considered risky trump suit to an 11- of this gold. trick minor game,

The remainder of the gold witnesses, that 40 liters of Senate expert on air power and

gasoline wore, poured over the national

defence said: "It is to be found in the aflate bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun alarming to know that the major in Heppel. Rolchsfuehrer, to these facts.

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Hich says it Is Impossible. titans Trumall's budget will, fall He explained that it takes first on the Army air force."! · 3,200 degrees of heat to cre-ing $4,000,000,000 more on the. He said Russia already is spenda. mate a body in a closed crema, armed forces than is the United tory and that even then somo Sintes. He said oven occriorny- RUSSIANS GET

bones · remain. · Ho‚'naltián minded Britain's RAT, İs, tioW- effort had, been mado to burn, larger than the U.9. alt force. A ROCKET

the body of a dead plg with 40 Polating to the menace of htatory, the rotising Viceroy (Dealer: North East-West D. J082 W EH. 10.5 41

Moscow, Mar. 20. will meet his successor on In vulnerable.) Beuge

The Tus agency revealed to-ters of gasoline in the open, Russia's growing air power ho but that the pig was still re- said:Rusala has made crystal 'alan Bofl...

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Went the world's greatest afr. power: Lord 'Mountbatten's), assump-| Pase › 21 D. 1 H 2,C

discovered, nt the bottom of out."

Sometimes one can infer the ins aren around tion of office on Monday had an | Pass. 1 2 35............JH 4.S

The area around Hitler's tentions of others from their aus- the Son of Atov, east of the additional historical aspect, In the East was one of those

Crimca and was raised by a bunker was thoroughly excavati| pitions,

·DA. with the great-grandson of In- chaps. who “values Umot, and

...Thé “establishment. of tour. diver, who was decorated for ad and one of Hitler's silk bets CAK QJ 10'6 dia's first Empresa! becoming does not like to "waste" it.

rinking his fo,^,

and a sup of Eva Braun werg | Algerican weather stations in the India's fast**** Viceroy, officials After South lod, the Heart A (Dealer North East-West The agency did not reyen! found there, but "there were Arctic last year brought Sculet pointed out,

and followed with the 10 to the vulnerable.) A YE whether it was a V-2, but if no signs that the bodies over charge that it was a hosti" and eggemsive net alinied" at Russia, The Daily Telegraph today Ki East did some very quide What opening bid would you it was a V.2 Pit would be the had been there Helmilch said, samo one in this counts on reported that Lord Mountbatten counting Ravine pe make on Bouth's land shoot first evidence that the Clermans in Good X-ray photographs of de Ruin's 100 krstic edu and party had arrived in Malta, "Seven club tricks plus one Ing for top scores inga duplist used the weapon against Soviet Hillar's "kull are avaliable and ther stations: hostus" and "terres

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