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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1948.

The

Thirty-Seventh Churchill's Memoirs

Instalment:

GERMAN

away for a flor

INVASION OF NORWAY

Wes

and

of

tual narrative of events in their were all sunk or wrecked with-jour trained' troops, sequence,, laying full emphasis out the loss of a single British only half-trained, wero in France. for the rescue and defence

many approved all possible measures upon ugly truths. At the end 'ship.

Still, we felt bound to do our Narvik and Trondheim, sold:

When the action "Everyone must recognise the Adml. Whitworth thought

over utrhost to go to their did, even The troops which had been re-

of at violent derangement of extraordinary

and

reckless throwing a landing party of sea- own preparations and interests.

our leased from the Finnish project gambling which has dung the men and marines ashore to oc-

and a nucleus kept in hand for whole German Fleet out upon cupy the town, where there seem-tainly be seized

Narvik, It soomed, could cer- Narvik could soon be ready.

and the savage seas of war, as if it ed for the moment to be no op-with benefit to the whole Allied guns,

defended They lacked aircraft, anti-aircraft were a mere counter to be cast position. Unless the fire of the cause.

anti-tank Here the King of Nor-transport and training.

guns, tanks, particular opera-Warspite could dominate the way might fly his flag uncon- This very reckless-scen

The whole of Northern

Nor- Inevitable counter-at-quered. Trondheim scene, an ness makes me feel that these tack by a greatly superior num- fought for, at

might be way was covered with snow to any rate and friends for their oral Mr. Chamberlain at once point-

costly operations may be only bar of German soldiers must be means of delaying the northward dlers had ever

18 depths which none of our sol- fribute and condolences and fed out that the enemy's measures

the prelude to far larger events expected,

BORN, felt,

or their attendance of the funeral iad certainly been planned in

which impend

advance of the Invaders until Imagined. on land. We With the risk from the air and Narvik could be

There were nelther in their recent bereavement, advance and quite independently

have probably arrived now at by U-boats he did not feel justi- made the base of an army.

regained and snow-shoes nor skis still less of ours, Even at that date this

the Arst main clinch of the ded in exposing this fine ship so

sklers. We must do our best. A MIGHTY TALE jwas obvious.

This, it seemed, could be main- Thus began long. His decision was

this endorsed tained from the sea at a strength campaign.

ramshacklo Mr. Churchill is the only the French War Committee, pre-House seemed to be very

M. Reynaud informed us that

After an hour and a half the when a dozen German aircraft superior to anything which could

To Be Continued) much appeared at 6 pm. who passed through both world wars continuous-

of mountain production, even partially, In any ly (save for an undeserved

beartily language, strictly prohibited. interlude in 1916) in high executive office. He has al- ready shown us what he had about the first and to say how magnificently he could say it. The extracts from his account of the second,

"war."

sided over by the President, had less estranged. A little later there he withdrew early next morning through 300 milea

Accordingly be brought against it by land World Copyright reserved.

that morning decided in principle would have been more to tell. on moving forward into Belgium should the Germans attack. The

ly improvers.

After embarking the wounded country. The Cabinet from the addition, he said, of 16 to 20 Bel-Warspite had joined the

By the morning of April 10 the

he said, "is gian divisions, besides the shor-mander-in-Chief, who was pro were thoroughly frightened as a Com- that the enemy forces in Narvik tening of the front, would to all ceeding towards Narvik. On result of today's action. intents and purposes wipe out the learning about Capt. Warburton commend that the town be or German preponderance. in the Lee's attack at dawn we resolved cupled without delay by the main West.

lope, with destroyer support; was were left off the port to watch The cruiser Pene- landing-force." Two. destroyers

1force

to try again.

Despite all the previous discussions, Bri- tain and France were caught unprepared by the German Invasion of Norway.

I ro-

SECRET MEETINGS ON GERMANY

R.

London, May 27. Representativas of, the Western Powers met in -socrot over the week-end to resolve the sudden deadlock in their negotiations for settlement of Western Germany.

silent on the progress of the Official quarters remained

The French would be prepared to connect such an operation with the laying of the fluvial mines in the Rhine. He added that his reports from Belgium and Hol- land indicated the imminence of Low a German attack on the Countries; some said days, some sald hours.

The Council agreed that strong sibic, to

should be sent, where pos-ordered to attack "if in the light events, and one of these rescued to ports on the Norwegian

of experience this morning you the survivors of the Hardy, who seaboard, and joint plans were

consider it a Justinable made:

opera- had "meanwhile maintained them-

It A French Alpine division

tion." But while the signals were selves on shore.

however, within was ordered to embark

efforts were passing Penelope, in searching for (wo

three days.

transports reported We were able to provide twe

His Majesty whose naval In the gap between British hattalions

ran ashore.

stincts were powerfully stirred by States and French further

The next day (12th) a dive this clash of the British and Ger- the future set-up five- battalions-within three days, and four more within in Narvik, harbour was made from wrote me the following encourag-

bombing altack

on enemy ships man Navies in Northern waters, Germany. 14 days-11 in all. Any addi-

The Vitional British forces for Scandan pressed home in terrible weather

Furious.

attack was ing letter:

nafci

or

that night, hemy

0

off

which are now drawing to the close of the first book, show that a master of the tongue and sword is still also a master of the pen.

No similarly exhaustive and luxuriant account of a period

unsurpassed of tragedy and triumph by man who endured it all, saw it all as a whole, and shap- ed many of its phases has ever been written for the illumination of the present and for the guidance of future generations. Its value

both

purposes

via would have measurable. The story is car- from France.

to be withdrawn. and nu

and low ried in the current series to Sultable measures were to be on the end

1033 of

of two aircraft. of the "twilight" taken to occupy the Faroe Is- for the war-the moment which lands, and assurances of protec-was not enough. We

Narvik very much and were de- brought Hitler to the Chan-tion would be given to Iceland.

Naval arrangements were con-termined at least to clear it of nel and Churchill, to the certed in the Mediterranean the German Navy.

in the Premiership. It has been the event of Italian intervention. was now at hand. concerned therefore

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dessibility, and four hits:

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claimed

This

This

The climax

with the period when the gent representations should be out of it. Adml. Whitworth shift-

in-

was

author was swimming

made to the Belgian Governmented his Flag ie the Warbpite at to invite the Allied armies to sea, and at noon on the 13th he domitably against the stream move forward into Belgium. Fin-entered the ford escorted by nine of public opinion. or scan-ally, it confirmed that it destroyers and by dive-bombers ning with undaunted eye in Germany made an attack in the from the Furlous. a lesser office the immense West or entered Belgium, "Royal

Marine"

(mine-laying peril which neglect of his Rhine) should be carried out. warnings had Incurred. But we already see clearly what

in

the

There were no minefields; but U-boat was driven off by the destroyers and a second sunk by the Warepito's own Swordfish air- craft, which detected Ger- man destroyer lurking in an inlet) to launch

unch her torpedoca on the hattleship 10.IV.40.

from this ambush. The destroyer was quickly

alzo I was far from content with

a merciful dispensation it what had happened so far in was that a man was ready Norway. I wrote to Adml. Pound:

па-

Did

The Germans' have succeed-

ed in occupying all the ports

on the Norwegian coast, includ-

to

hostile overwhelmed.

to

Buckingham Palace,

move

you possibly can in these criti- cal days,

Believe ine,

Yours very sincerely,

GEORGE R.I.

talks.

was

underslood,

that considerablú made to narrow

the United

views on

concreto

aro

Go Jump In

The Isis!

Last

Dr. Benes' Birthday

of Western

The French anxieties were

Dr. Edvard Benes, the Presl- to be guided by two con-dent of Czechoslovakia, who is 04 siderations:

to-day, is alone of the statesmen 1. The desire for April 12, 1940.

of 1918 left to contribute his vast My dear Mr. Churchill,

guarantees against a recurrence knowledge, foresight, logic and I have been wanting to have of German aggression, wanted

2. Apprehensions Test

to the service of his an sincerity a talk with you about the re- early setting up of the Western country. cent striking events in the North German government might pro-

As a 31-year-old man he went Sea, which, as a salior, I have duce forcible

reactions, abroad in 1915, to foln Professor Soviet naturally followed with the The French argued that theyT.G. Masaryk in his struggle for keenest interest, but I

have have already made considerable the Independence of Czecho- purposely refrained from tak concessions on a number of im-slovakia. He secured the re- ing up any of your time as I portant issues and would like to cognition of the Czechoslovak Na- know what a great strain has see similar concessions in re-tional Committee

in Paris in been

placed upon you by your spect of their security considera 1918, and became the first Min- increased responsibilities De tions.

ister of Foreign Affairs. Ho held Chairman of the Co-Ordination

British and United States this post for 10 years, during Committee. I shall, however, sources expected a settlement to which time he became a well- ask you to come and

be reached sometime this week known personality in the inter- BCO me

though it is not sure whether national political world especial- as soon as there is a lull

In the meantime I would 11ko agreement would be completely in the League of Nations,

Anal. congratulate

and

Negotiations

where he was elected six times you on the scheduled to continue tomorrow. Chairman of the Council. splendid way in which, under United Press. your, direction, the Navy is

Ho became President of the German

Republie in 1935, when countering the

T. G Scandinavia. 1 also

Masaryk resigned on account of to lead Britam in a dread-

beg of

of you to take care of your-

Ill-health. Не took over the ful hour untainted by any

self and get as much rest as

Presidency with the determina- responsibility for bringing

At 1.30 p.m., when our ships

tion to carry on the politics of the such an ordeal upon us.

ing Narvik, and large-scale dozen miles

were through the Narrows and a

country in the spirit of the . To one

from Narvik, five who dubbed the

operations will be required to enemy destroyers appeared ahead!

principles of humanitarian demo- turn them out of any of them in the haze. At once

|cracy taught by Masaryk. war "The Unnecessary War" Norwegian neutrality and our

В Cerce

Oxford, May 20.

The development of this Re- those who allowed it to be-

for it have made it im-fight began with all ships on both respect

Saturday under-public was suddenly stopped by. come inevitable were

sides possible

Bring and manoeuvring ra- prevent this ruth-

The Norwegian Army was mob-graduate members of Oxford the Munich Settlement and the pidly. turally exasperating.

ilised and at once began under University's less coup. It is now necessary

International following Labour Club He went abroad for the second crisis. tontae

The Warspite found no shore Gen. Ruge to fight the invaders voted Miss Anne Whates as time not one of them once snoer.

take a new view. We must put up with the batteries to attack, and interven-pressing-northwards from Oslo: the girl for whom they would freedom. He knew that the oc-

to fight for his. people's...... at Mr. Churchill's "lack of disadvantage of closer air at- ed in deadly fashion in the des- Patriots who could find arms took most willingly jump in the cupation Judgment," when the degree tack

troyer fight. on our northern bases. We 15-inch guns reverberated among The King, the Ministry and the River Isls.

The thunder of her to the mountains and

-Czechoslovakia to which he was right both":

must seal up Bergen with a the surrounding mountains like Parliament

was only overture to a bigger watched minefield, and cancen- about details and in deduct-

drama, which would spread all withdrew Arst to Today six of them did.

over the world. ions from them is,

trate on Narvik, for which long the voice of doom. The enemy, Hamar, 100 miles from Oslo. Hundreds watched as the boys and severe fighting will be re- and the action broke up into German armoured cars, and fero-Zuleika Dobson" of half a cen- tion, beginning with Germany's In a talk with President Rocse= heavily overmatched, retreated, They were hotly pursued by plunged-in-to-repeat-a-stunt valt on May 28th, 1939, he fore- now know, quite astonish-

quired.

taken from Max Beerbohm's

saw a new European conflagra- ing? They emerge from his It is Immediately necessary separate combats.

clous attempts were made to ex- story stripped of all bubble

to obtain, one or two fuelling-

terminate them by bombing and tury ago.

attack on Poland, with an action reputations, and the exposure

bases on the Norwegian const.

Some of our ships went into machine-gunning from the air.

Margaret Hall wore էլ and A extends

They continued, however, to leaders of all

wide choice presents it- Narvik harbour to complete the

to gay Edwardian costume for the of Great Britain and France, and with the German occupation of sel.. parties.

task of destruction there; others, issue proclamations to the whole occasion. She was poled down Holland and Belgium. To Presi- But again and ogain-Mr. Churchill-acknow-

Although we have been com the head waters of Rombake flord

Germans who sought refuge in resistance.

unavoidableness of ledges that the sheep, to

served rum and cake. pletely outwitted, there is no and annihilated them there. The hitherto in their fear of Germany The Norwegian Government,

Russia and America taking parts adapt Burke's saying, got the

An analysis of the ballots by in the war. reason to suppose that pro- and longed and serious fighting in bows of the Eskimo were blown so frigid to us, now made vehe- one newspaper showed that 30 shepherds

But at the same time--Dr. they deserved.

this area. will not impose a off by a torpedo; but in this ment appeals for succour.

percent of the voters were a bit Benes plates in his Memoirs-he The people were against Mr. greater, drain on the

enemy than second sea-fight off Narvik the was from the beginning obviously hazy as to what they were voting saw how President Roosevelt was Churchill. He finds the act-

eight enemy destroyers which had impossible

award of the fact that. -general ions and attitude of such

three days we were dei-survived Warburton-Lee's attack Southern Norway, Almost

Ten percent thought they were socia crisis must inevitably all voting for the girl they would originato In this sheep and shepherds often ged with reports and, rumours

from neutral countries inexcusable but never vile. phant claims by Germany of the CARNIVAL He is at once censorious and losses they had inflicted on the generous. Indeed, he makes British Navy, and of their master- it clear that his opinion about teeth of our superior naval power, stroke in seizing Norway in the Mr. Chamberlain

changed Anger awopt the country, and when they were colleagues the brunt fell upon the Admir- in a war Government from alty. contempt to respect. Mr. ~On-Thursday, the Tith, I had Churchill was not always to face a disturbed and Indignant right. Many will think that the method I have always found House of Commons. I followed he started wrong both about most effective on such occasions Mussolini's. Italy and about of giving a calm, unhurried fac Franco Spain; but, when all

as we

this pre

the forests.

Lady

of

must be fought for led by the Eskimo, pursued three country urging the most strenuous punt. After the jumping in, sho tured the

the river in a gaily decorated dent Roosevelt's surprise he ple-

on ourselves. For

and tzfurn-

200.- 240.- is said and done, how in-It shows that character once finitely more right he was again to be, as we knew it, 320.-than anybody else.

ardent, ingenious, unafraid.

120,

250.-

His book makes an unchat- From the poraonal point of lengeable case against ap-view, however, it complete- peasement. It is, moreover, ly corrects the often pre- a permanent case. The valent misconception that he main lesson, though Mr. is liable to pursue unstable, Churchill largely lets his improvised, provocative facts speak for themselves, policies. Here is a record lis that what was tragic and of consistency and of con-

demoralising before would stancy in views for which it. be so again if it were tried would be difficult to find a anew. Mr. Churchill is parallel. These 30 years of scrupulously fair towards action and advocacy," he the Russians. Heresents, said at the outset, "comprise as bitterly as they did, the and express my life-effort way they were kept at arm's and I am content to be judg length when they were readyed upon them." In the first to clasp hands. But when volume we have the record the snubbed become the of his finest hours-in-poli snubbers, he faces them ex- tical adversity. In those actly as he would face all which we shall serialise later aggressors.

we may hope to have that This first book sheds no of his finest hour at the sum- new light on his character. Imit of affairs, Hunga

for

for.

to rescue

15

most like to throw in the river; that was the explanal conflict;

percent thought they

European

democracies were Western Eu explanation why the By Dick Turner choosing the girl they would most were afraid to go to war against like to jump into the river with Hitler together with the Soviet -Associated Press.

Union. His return to Prague in May 1945 was 'n triumph.

The Czechoslovak people, recognized bim enthusiastically as their *Nicosia, May 20,

leader and his civice, the wise Sixteen United States Air Force Advice of an experienced states- Dakotas and three Flying For inan, is always sought in all ma- treases landed at Nicosia airport for decisions in the life of the this evening-Reuter.

people.

"I ain't answering any more questions! If the of the „kids wanna get good marks, let fern do their own studying it

Rome Criticisms

OF US

Policy

Rome, May 26.

The Independent newspaper, Il-Momento, today criticizes United States relations with Russla, saying: "The world fias not been able to under- stand whether the American Government really wanted to open the door (to agreement with the Soviet Union) or to close it.” Analysing, Ambassador." De-¡picion between the United States dell Smilth's recent meeting and other Western powers and with the Soviet's Molotov, II. weaken tha’Government's position. Momento said that "overything in the eyes of United States. pub in this glamorous diplomatic the the champion of world peace. lle opinion and made, Russia look adventure" apparently contra-

dicted the United States State Walace also came under Department's officially prow

from momento which claimed-policy of "firm realsid Wallace's pan latter to Fas

mier

Stalin was "either Intention tance to the Soviet Union y disenluus or in colossal bad The newspaper said that are faith" etin e assuming es bab ngegund rors or Ingenuousness of Amerie could be Yeachta by-makni bon- can diplomacy gave Molotov cessions with the Soviets, United golden opportunity. “to create sus“ " Press. -