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DRATH
DA SILVA. - On Wednesday, September 24, 1947. at the Shanghai General ·Hospital, Constancio Jose Da Silva, aged 13 years, dearly-beloved husband of Emilia Celeste, father of Mrs. N. Sweeney, J. P. da Silva; L. G. da Silva and P. P. da Silva, and grandfather of Paddy. Brian, Virginia, Marzle, Elmy,
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Christina Helmia, Evelyn, Gansie and Beant.
HONG KONG AND
CHINA
By G.J.S. King
Two intensely interesting "I have been charged with cd, although, in deference to articles оп Britain's War indolence and indifference. My the Duke, it was suxroated Secretaries have appeared in Lords, GA regarde indolence, that this step should be defor the Army Quarterly from the the public have had every hour, rod while he lived. In 1895, pen of G.J.3. King, from which overy minute of my time. To however, the Duke re'loved a the following extracts are call not one hour of amusement or delicate situation by resigning. ઈ.
recreation have I presumed to'
Indiscreet think I was entitled.
honour.
-
The
at the War Office for the Mar-
When, on the 12th of June, 1864, the fifth Duke of Now- other charge of indifference is Despite a change of Govern- castle, Secretary for War and one which is still more painful ment pacifist followed pacifluat the Colonies, became the first to me...Many ** sleepness Secretary of State for. Warias night have. I passed in think quis of Lansdowne, who took A separate Department, he ro- Ing over the ills which the pub-office under Salisbury, will be colved his political death war-lle believe and say that I could rombered for his courageous if rant rather than an enviable havo cured, and which, God by negotiation" in the 1914- Indiscreet advocacy of "peace It was nearly forty knows, I would have cured had 1918 war. His policy at the Jer since Britain had been been in my power."
War Office was to carry, out engaged In a major war, and
Byng Of His Day the reorganisation recommend- no attempt had been made to
In an earlier day the Senior ad by the Hartington Commis- adjust the war machine tv Service had peen a distinguish-alon, thus bringing under' Par meet the revolutionary changes ed admiral made a scapegoat liamentary control (by, trans of those four decades. The pour encourager les autres, and fer to the War Secretary) task of revitalizing his Depart- it was shrewdly and of New-much ment was too herculean a task castle that ho was the "Byng" power previously vested in the of the administrative for the Duke. and he became of his day.
Commander-in-Chiefa pre- | inevitably a scapegoat for the The crisis was hastened by Iude to abolishing that office, administrative blunders of the Lord John Russell (from-with-ns recommended by the Com- Crimean campaign. He did in the Government's own miraton,, Lansdowne, sharing
not resent anduy the charge ranka) veiced the opinion that the fate of Newcastle before of inefficiency, but protested the Secretary of State for the him, bore the brunt of criticium: strongly against the more seri-War Department and Secretary for early failures in the South ous accusation of indifference,at War should be combined in African War. and. after the which he refuted in a moving the person of a man who "from "Khaki Election" of 1900, made speech in the House of experience of military details, for St. Lords:-
John Broderick from inherent vigour of mind, who, in turn, was followed by and from weight with House Arnold-Forster. Amold-For- of Commons, could be expected to was note merely the pre-
100 Years Ago
tory of
A
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CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
DIR homet
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COPP, 1947 NY MEA SKRYICK, IMO, T, M.ʼSTELL (E. ÉL. PAY, DEF.
Oh, it's nothing-ho's just fussing! He says you're sit
ting on his chocolate cake!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
WE ALL CAN BE whopping big score. Ele later defend- ed his first No Trump bid by say- FOOLED
ing the strength showed by North's Even the best of players are free bid of hearts must have includ- hamurung occasionally by a smarted some spade strength to slop that of a good result on a deal by footing if West had led his unbid spades, apponent who bamboozles them out suit,
them with a particular bid or play, it developed that South could have Haldane
Sometimes it in combination
of scored game with two tricks there, Viscount Haldane of Cloan them unorthodox bidding followed four in hearts and three in clubr. was a "philospher by choice, aby a false-card on some early trick But West decided to lead the dia- lawyer by profession. a Cabf-which makes his hand scem differcut mond 4 South studied plenty before
from what it in. After you
bave net Minister by force of cir-fallen for such an
playing from the dummy, and very artifice, it may intensely after Bast put on the 2. lic cumstances." Although
many develop that you should have pro- decided that, if he played the J will be found to dissent from sected yourself against the chance West would know he had the K and aige eulogistic dictum that that he was trying monkeyshines.might drop it with the A. But if he War than ever about it, though you must would probably reckon East might have the sequence of the 8-9-10-J low the originally, so might lend next time. Heace he played the K. South led to the beart A and finessed the club. Q the K. Just as South haped, the diamond 6 was returned to his 3. He thereupon ran his hearts, clubs and the spade A to make an extra trick, West is still kicking himself.
Nanking newspaper comments Sir Alexander Grantham's courtesy visit to China's capital follow a familiar model. That in itself furnishes to occasion for sururise. It must be many years since a Governor of this Colony visited the seat of China's govern ment in his official capacity and!
to guide the great operations decessor but the stern critic of: it is a natural enough reaction to
of war with authority and suc-Haldane." and "Boba" contri- re-examine any points of "con-
cess." He--and the nation [buted a foreword to "A.F" troversy that may exist, with a
with him-concurred in the Military Needs and Military suggestion that the moment may
opinion that Palmeston was Policy (published in 1908) be opportune to discuss them on
such a man. But "Pam" him which waA a counterblast to afriendly basis with a view to a
self said that it was imposai Haldane'a measures. But even better understanding. Without a
ble for one man to fulfil the Arnold-Forater's colleagues had doubt there will be informal ex-i
duties of those two offices. not all been in agreement with changes of views between Hisi
Moreover, while frankly ad- his Army proposals. Excellency and the high Chinese Mail'')
From the files of the "China mitting that he knew the na- tion expected him to manage officials entertaining him in Nan- In Jutic last we received a the War Department better king on all problems affecting re-letter from medical officer, than anyone else he doubted if lations between China and Hong giving a sketch of the past his he would do it half as well as
a foreign resident Kong, and doubtless, too these Chinn, in which it was inter alia the Duke of Newcastle." discussions will be beneficial. It stated that he had no less than
When Lord Derby formed is odd, nevertheless, that there four wives alive in different his second Ministry (in 18681 should be nothing in the Chinese places, which were specified, he gave the War Secretaryship
The writer wished us to pub to Jonathan Peel, who was pro- Secretary of State for
"Haldane was the greatest When that is the case, you feel worse took his trick with the K, West press comments which has not ish his letter, offering to pay moted
lieutenant-general in been the cominon currency of pro- for it as an advertisement; but the next year, and was the last that England ever had," there admire him for putting it over, paganda for some time past, and as we knew nothing of the facts soldier to hold the office until has been a marked reaction of exposed time and again as ter- except through himself we did the day of Setly and Kitchener opinion both expert and pub-
not choose to undertake dentious. The smuggling issue legal responsibility
the Peel was brother of the greate-in Haidaue's favour. His for instance, seems to be raised for publication would have entated Sir Robert, and although more appointment by Campbell-Ban- no other purpose than to divert upon us, even had the subject distinguished for his eminenceman, in 1905, was strongly attention from the real sources been otherwise proper for our as a patron of the turf than as those "reform years" between criticized, but, the result of of China's economic ills, and note in our issue of 21st June, the requirements of the Sexganisation of the Army, the columns; and therefore, by 0 a politician, knew at first hand 1906 and 1912 was the reor ignares the fact that Hong informed our correspondent that Kong's prosperity is so bound up his letter could not be inserted, 'vice.
Creation of the Imperial Gen- with commercial prosperity with adding, "If the individual Cardwell Reforms eral Staff, the establishment in China that there never could crimes stated, the proper course the last office held by Sir of the Territorial Army on able).
spoken of has been guilty of the The War Secretaryship was of the O.T.C., and the placing be, nor ever has been, any hesita- is to lodge an information with George Cornewall Lewis (who, sound footing. The man who Eat tion in contributing everything the Attorney General.” this Colony can do to assist to
More than a month afterwards, a Chancellor of the Exchequer, was proud to acknowledge Pass "spiritual Pass wards cennomic stability. ThatParagraph of two lines copied increased income tax to 18. 4d. Germany an
paper appeared during the Crimean War, and home could claim a great deal Pa some smuggling takes place is ac-nmongst the olto in our first reluced it to 7d. Inter).
of the credit for the fact that More orthodox bidding led all but CK95 knowledged. But it must be re-ptge, stating that a railway It was the conclusive evi- an Expeditionary Force whose few of the North-South pairs into cognised too that Hong Kong's labourer had been taken into dence of perfect organisation efficiency was out of all pro-4-Hearts on this duplicate deal, and record in seizures, in efforts to having five wives.
custody at Glasgow, charged within the German triumphe in portion to its numbers
nary a one made the game, a two curb the traffic, has been quite
which led to the available to
tricks were four"In diamonds and one | 1870-1871 In revising the proof, we added
check Germany's each in the black suks regardless of War brackets, the remark, minor revolution at the have gone far beyond the point which upwards of a week after Office initiated by Cardwell in 10 of swift conquest in whether North or South was the de
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The Secretaries for War in the
Labour
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(Stephen
(Sir
(Dealer: North, North-South vul- nerable). of our obligations in interna patriotic Justice, who called upon tion. The Cardwell
first of the Gladstone's
Controversy
In the bidding shaven above, After West leads the spade 10;; tional society in organising the us through the "Friend
Controversy is an inevitable South's venturesome bidding, follow how should South seek maximum re- of include the introduction of the
ed by operations of our preventive ser-Chino." under pain of his high- "short-service".
accompaniment of far-reaching
tricky play, produced a suite in his 3-No Trumpa/contract? vice to protect China's interests. est displeasure, to declare the abolition of the purchase of reform, and there will be many of the bulk of his compatriots to the Admiralty
that the choice It would appear, too, that high name of the offender
ticisms of the Haldane plans, the few War Secretaries
withdrawn. Winston, be quarters in the Chinese Nation- This we offered to do on the tion of regiments.
who came moreover, "heir to the al Government have themselves very easy terms that be himself There can be few now living and also the attacks of Lord died while in that office; he was pledges and tragedies of the Rus
Womyss, whose long public placed the prime responsibility should throw off his incognito; who can recall the bitter con- where it
in which case. If we did not controversy occasioned by those career extended from the Aber- the only bae who died while sian campaign; and had the fur- namely, within
Lloyd George China itself. ed to select one of his brother Office. Although even in his mean War to the very ove of After a brief emergency Tite appointment of Mr. T. V. Justices for that purpose.
who Soong as Governor
The Editor of the "Friend of
own day it was admitted that war in 1914. The man
by Asquith had seen the Crimean disasters, occupation of Kwang China" thinks the condition most reorganisation was needed 35,-
Kitchener's death, in 1016, Lloyd tung could hardly have come unreasonable, and is quite indign the War Department the la/and opposed the Cardwell men- about but for the conviction that ant that we should 300,-
to bour involved and the Oppost-surds, lived to attack the Hal. George succeeded at the War Of days since the First World War 250,- A strong, possibly ruthless con- regard his anonymous correspon. Lien he encountered under dans plan in the House office, but it has been recorded are too recent a memory to need
trol at the
that he did so with some reluctreviewing. They include three dents as perfect gentlemen, top in Kwangtung
camined Cardwell's health.
and was only five years from tance, for he left the Ministry Walsh, Tom Shaw, and Jack 400,- was required to cure the ills of Justices of the
pecially such of ther as aro
Victorian Fra
Munitions bis century. Peace at the
(which, however,
(in which, being a Lawson), yet another Stanley the province. 200,-
level, the same argument applies been brought out about one inder-in-Chief with wide powers wrote to the Times in 1913 des- where "the views of the generals clans as Halifax, Eden and Hall.
At a different very time, too, that facts have
The problem of a Cookman he did not complete) when he creation, he had been un-
fettered) to
(Oliver), a civil servant 350.-
James Grigg), such noted politi. to the accusation that Hong the Colonial Commission, which has long ceased to complicate cribing the military system of 120.-Kong is harbouring Communists either to engage in or justify it was acute throughout the fatuously destroyed
Is rather unusual for gentlemen affairs at the War Office, but the nation as having been
regarded as Bacresanct." and other subversive
There were, in fact, clashes be sham, and two others of the elements. this -300,-
Individual Here again, nothing is, closed to "Friend's" correspondent
the Victorian era. In the public years ago."
tween the unorthodox and vigor. select band of "controversial" this Colony's interests than a possibly one, and the same. eye the Commander-in-Chief Colonel Seely (Lord Moltisous "L.G." (who like Churchill, War Secretaries in Duff-Cooper
was was a practical man thwarted tone)-another of the few sol- one of the Palmerstonian and Hore.Ballaha.
It was noticeable that during satisfactory political settlement the Communist Influence in Italy by a political theorist, and the dicas to become Was Secretary school) and the Army Council; in China, the end of civil war, against the de Gasperi Govern reputation, of the Duke of followed Haldane in 1912, at but again, affairs were heading the recent war popular appro chance for stable Government. Yet it cannot just have Wellington was such that to is history within the memory of for a crisis, and Lloyd George hension of civilians fouting the
became ment to establish itself firmly been sheer habit, though it may question his judgment in mill- many of us how the
judgment of skilled soldiers, and yet another to step Curragh But in the political struggle, we have been yet another demonstra-tary matters WRB akin. to sensation in 1914, compelled his straight from the War Oficer to sailors was never so acute as in the Premiership. Lord Derby, the First World War, largely no have no other; choice, or proper tion of Soviet consistency in de heresy. It was Wellington why resignationisgevere Was quite who followed him, had tready doubt because a civilian was at course, than a strict neutrality.clining, to co-operate
complained early last century himself And if there has been the least which Britain" and the United not move a
in moves that the Commander-in-Chief But the world was on the verge initiated the "Derby Scheme" as the helm who carried public con- One Director-General of Recruiting, fidence an, perhaps, No British corporal's of a greater crisis, and no one divergence from that policy, it is States are prepared to support could not London to Windsor wer came to the War Office with and had already held the offices of civilian in war has ever done ex- quite impossible for anyone who Certainly it is impossible to miss without permission from the more hearty goodwill from all Financial Secretary to the War cept the Earl of Chatham. It access to the facts to avoid M. Vyshinsky's determination to Secretary of War (because sides than Kitchener of Khartoum Ofice; and Under-Secretary. (Io. was a shaft of exquistle Irons that the same civilian had been the conclusion that the Kuemin hold to every vestige, of privilege shifting of troops was a pub in August 1914. It was natural centelly he returned to the Was the chilet target of the critica
in. 1022). Before the tang organisation has received that "Great Power unanimity lic oxpense. Even ter Well-that in the time of war a great Offe
should break-up of the Coalition Lord the first war, and, had been ex most favours. It is, of course, has to offer. It has been usington's death the problem ro- and well tiled oldies hach nearer the truth to insist prevent the establishment of face mained, for the Duke of Cambrip the hublic imagination mors. Milner, Mr. Churchill, and Sir cluded from office in the Lloyd that no encouragement is here finding inquiries, as well as to Lupancy of the same, exaltedom in British history has a roan the office of War Secretary-in of Presa fosillity. It is Blumišranka, bridge in his forty years oc strongly than a civilian, and set Laming Worthbigton Evans held George Ministry in 1916: because diven, to any political activity prohibit action
turn,
ing to read Mr. Churchill's Dis comments on this vexed civilian ONE DOCasion office, enjoyed by reason of his commanded such confidence as whatever it is merely that we when a clear case was made royal birth the deference that of K" at the War Ofice in Choice Withdrawn
yersus Barvice problem, sharpen- duals or organisations do nothing channel CAs the Australian conferred on his predecessor. It was the merit of Kitchener never hold any office except at Crisis" he writes:-
ordained that "Winston" abould experience. In hia World which conflicts with the Laws of delegate, Dr. Evatt has said, the During the opening years of that almost alone he visualised a time when a problems present Absurd Conventions Hong Kong. Beyond that this Asembly knows all the relevant the Cambridge regime (which the probablity, of a long war, peculiar difcuties 10 oction "A series of absurd conventions | is, as far) ns", we can make it, a facts about 1, then veto. It was] began in 1856) the Duka was and realized, i moreqyer, izola-corded that after the wake up became » established, pertiapS'" in.
to induce the cordial terms with succes vitability of the attack, through "LG" said to bloss
Live War Secretaries, but the Belgium, and the parlious situa- your mind whether you would like evitably, in the public mind. Tho cipate in the
ning: Caldwell reforma senbordinated (on of the Utile British Aring to go to the War Office or to the first and most monstrous of these, his office to that of the Minis was alm to his credit that he Admiralty" but, with demobilism was that the Generals and Ad- ter and the proposals of the made: immediate provision for a tion and the restoration of die. mirals were more competent: to Hartingdon Commission, in substantial Increase in the size cipline after the Armistice as the deal with the broad issues of the ovict is to 1890. Included recommends for the Army. Whatever the justice chief of many problems," the war than abler men in other
In the tion that the office of Comning os the critiqlama levelled against position at the War Office was spheres of lifestyle
der-in-Chief should be aboliati, Fjums berantained, the conddencosa, much more critical thanat 20(Continued, on, Page-2).
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