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Since his command authority THE ELEVENTH INSTALMENT

TA"

The Stilwell Papers

Neither plane from Chung,

langer bo of much up. Tu is to be a doing just he pleases. Lo hos gung, worried sick about the refugee. Back to this

no control over him, Lin Hsingz bridge. Thank Gal, they were la doing nothing. Why keip nearly 'over. Price: rupeer 100 Americans.in hot water?

for quick repair. Set up. the

over the Chinese had evaporated. Stiwell now sought to save the US. Army personnel that had been confided to his care. He hoped that he could send them

north over the metre-gauge roll- way from Mandalay to Myitky- ind, where one airfield acti mained operational, But the single-track rail line was du chaos; the rail route was infested with troops of various armies. and commanders of differing do- prace of authority were ali" nelz- ing rolling stock and using it [according to the logic of in razorback forested mountains of dividual necessity...Silwell the Indian border. They arrived plou were suddenly cut

short finally when a head-on collision occur- British Jurried them on to

at Imphal where the red on the rallway north of the airfield and contact with the town of Wuntho. The tracks be- world, caure uselors. Since there aron

MAY 1-Lowing is now closed. Went at 8:00 to Rug Lo. House colunu and we back, Walted piece, Ten voters, First raft no highday through the fangle No Endle

off at 10:30. Paul Jones) anys, communications last | dark-everybody goft. Went toned waited, imagining all sorts

trakti and talked H.K.315.00 Myitkylat, American head-

"Can this be an appointment in night.

supply. Lk of calamities. Fially at 2:00 had been personel

#sintyg had no plan. I told him McCabe

Somara?" Christ. Nice ride, but H.K.$36.00 quarters

Broken gar cum in. Stilmel

too damn slow, Swim, 'nap. At Shoutrl H.K. $72.09 trapped,

we work ile Instead

of king the kla diaries on the information

olf war a ximple word; HELL.

It was now a matter of south to bene But, as of waiting

nelzed by the Jananere, Stilwell chose to walk, The long tonlk out of Burmin D'ALMEIDA - HOTELHO -- DA tear an adony that Stilwell shar LUZ-The marriage betweened with all those other hundreds Mr. Antonio Almeida- lof thousands who are fleeing Botelho, son of Mr. and Mrs.

MAY the Japanese. The Stinell party A. A. Botelho, and MIRA

was inhered

Among the feir Marie Therese <fr Luz, thuť murpived, Their Tute was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. fa vintter of simple geography- da Luz, will take place at simply walk through the Jungle, Rosary Chufch. Kowloon, on wade down the riners, climb Baturday October 10, at 19 over the tropical mountain that 4. All relatives and friends | farried the atriost neliarted are cordially invited to the border of Burma and Indla. ceremony and after that, to Chinese troona,' some heroically the reception which will be led and uphin arganized, ofhera held at No 18 Chatham #turallinn forward in barbarian. Rond, Kowlona.

undisciplíne, followed along hei hind in the same trail. Civilian refugees suffered their pray

for- (ward, dying by the road.

MARRIAGE

THE SMUGGLING AGREEMENT

comment king nor Catcuita had appeared we had so of course. We neegoddam truck, they were linker. f dark, supper, then at 10:00

nover

bers went up und worked on Di

shalt. Indefinite.

in

the soup.

Laz.

THA!

before 8:00 a.m. So I'm stuck an

or not? just bothering them now, "Fifth the western front. Sixth Army

get them around the corner. MAY 11-Showers. headquarters] at Zigen. So we'll Army will bring their own food, on it. Christ. If 1 ch only. All night poling and push-

Lo wants a plane at Went up 3 miles #

Wait-Don go too. Lo shoved off by train, Hele, etc.

vininous, Stop for breakfact ten Myitkyina. Lo was leaving with- put the car Intended to go on

Got miles from Maing Kaing. Limey out notice. No news. Three xac-dragged out. Then waited and offer told me the deputy com- plone at all. At 10:00, 27 bom-

****bled wires from Chiang Kai- waited and waited. Finally get missioner at Homalin strongly Kinu. At 11:00 [American] plane shek. Decided to send our crowd them up and on the way. Battlest

ang out.

direct in from Yenmany!! Sent bulk et

All p.m. to get them, forward, comments agahisi they headquarters crowd out to Cul-

4-Radios from

roule Rafts all split, of course. Mar ahead of Chinese rush. We Fol Sengrave (party) and tha Li- cutta. Plure to be buck tonight. "General Alexander, a bold and 10:00 p.m. At camp 14 kilometres job collecting the gang and get

London radio. out after dark and went on lt mey lagging. Had a hell of a Sent for three planes to come in tonight. We can ** Bome resourceful

has beyent Banmauk. I think we are ting on, our way. Of at 10:00.. British women out anyway. (The fought one of the great defensive; ahead of the deluge,

Made good time to the 6-mile crowd that shoved off were battles of the war." And a lot ut plenty pleased. We are now down Limeys have been doing. Martin one sedan,

MAY (Late start, 3:30 a.m.

village, other crop about what the Lost four trucks yesterday and to twelve officers, plus hangers in Disintegration

but have the foot on.)

Shwelo. and the feeps and the party is out of control. Fith together, and sul attend of the Chinese columu busy, Deckled to tak deluge. Three serious fords yes- train if possible to Myitkyina). tertias. Through Thayelkow be- fore dawn. Hit Martel about 8:00. Jam- Got

guide. On to Magyigon, Bamboo bridge two mlies cast

was not killed.

Lo's train collided last night with another. Unfortunately, he Went to British Headquarters about the planes

British for families. Dumb Linieys sitting around, Got a cupiain fianity, Not interested, don't you know,

There was in Siloell less of the martinet. perhaps, than to Jany other Angriena officer of "Our people are all aul, I be. xo high a rank. But the march | leve, Then the goddam ear

the

and patient negotiations were required before this parti- cular piece of legislation could be introduced, most of to the Chindwin. They crossed the patience being required Chindula and then for eight

at the Hong Kong end, indors climbed up and down the view of Nanking's attempt

to hold the local authorities

of

0

then three hours

Pintha at

"read". Got to

train in. Talked to him; he was

commander,

nt

if not, go west to Tamu. Jones reported railroad nied. Holl.

Rumor that, preparations for us have been made in Homalla. Had ten at 4:30. Made a mlie So or so, and wind stopped us.

we stoppect for a big chow. Teu, chicken and rico, giren tomatoes, and jungle spinach,

Of again at 10:00, and strug- gled through the night. Many Reconnaitred Katha Road for stopped us. Checked up on per- smags and the rafts are breaking

is hour. Looked good. We'll go sommel, and found eight Limes

way. Off at 3:30. Fair road stowaways.

that

the

Abandoned to Lingon, where I had a hunch trucks, harangued the troops, and and inquired. We were 4 miles went to Magyigan while the chow Colonel Hol- was shifted. Of course, no rafts past the turnoff, combe being the guide. Pospel coolles all gone down-stream around wrong turn and got stuck and

10:30.

MAY

Nap, Breakfas!

secretly ashamed of himself. Into Nankan. On to Meza. One yet.

A

FIVE MEN AND A WHITE HOUSE

There hasn't been a moustache In the White House since William Howard Taft left there 35 years ago.

to a demarcation line in the Deep Bay area to which they had never agreed and never could have agreed since it would have prohibited free access between, say, Cheung Chau and Un Long.

But if the men who run the The arrival in the Colony of Mr. Polls of public opinion are right, there will be a moustache at the Chang Yu-fun, the Director-house on Pennsylvania Avenue, General of the Chinese Mari-Washington, tine Customs, happily ter minated in a most amicable agreement on the point in dispute, and the Hong Kong Government has reciprocated

*

+

we can

up. I dead bent all night

+

MAY 12-Rain at daylight. Mountains now In plain view. 8:00a.m. about 4 miles from In- malin. In at noon, maybe..

crete floor.

A launch.

MAY 13-Off at 8:30. Two miles to ferry, Over the Chind- win by dugouts and freight boat. Laiborne not yet up with mules. He's thinking. I

Walted I suppose. till 1:00 p.m. then Jones

came

It is all too seldom that and the surrit of his party de- stalled and we went back to get observers of the current pended precisely on their strict-l it fixed, scene find themselves im- jest obedience and

cohesion, Zigon. Got the Burmese division nelled to offer congratula-cliphants.

There, was disease, jungle, enemy and all codes,

Got there at 2:00. It was .. tigers, szaken-anat

MAY 2Tu in tions to the Government on most of all hunger and erhaus breakfast with us.

at 0:00.

got out. Finally got already. Ten days to get rafts.

Down to next village and saw Hari

with Shoved off. dug up n forestry gulde, and hendinan.

Ting'ed [hired sixty miles at least. Contact a step marked by courage tion to meet or avald. Stilwell Battled along the ox trails had 12 miles of

tin

good road 10 carriers for tomorrow. Good eggs mules, kitchen raft, and advance and far-sightedness. The bound the party togeller

missioner, upriver with 10:00. Hat. 3:40 off again. Bitch the forest bungalow. Arrived at here (the people). Papayas. We guard. No one in Homalin. Com- the thonga of his spirit. His introduction of the Smug was a poluptat crete-26 Amer 7:00. Supper at 11.09 p.m. Los

go, two.inys un foot, then I bet he's benton it. Telephono boats to Homalin. We are of the gling Into China (Control) Trans, 13 British, 16 Chinese,

offee khut

Suspicious, Mulcs main refugee route. We Ordinance does,

are went on and crossed the Chind- however, ber of Burmese TEUPSAR from

1:00 am. Off at 1:45. Good road ahead of the Chinese horde na merit praise, and it only re-seteral

Seagrone military hospital,

win. Sent Jones to direct thei If we push hard elvilians, Tome Indian MAY 3-on at 6:30 Sibert and bad bridge: Repaired it and got

upriver. Usunt fuss getting start- mains for the Colony to re-cooks

gut muke it. and mechanics. He led

I and [Paul] Jones by railrond over in 40 minutes. Drkige at

ed. Of about 7:00 p.m. "P.m. getting bearers, arranging ceive signs of appreciation the daily treks, counting cadence. auto. Nice ride to Karolin, Road Meza was

ZI- fright.

Had an arms inspection, Chinese

ese food, Mic. By chance a herd of from over the border of the fe checked baggage and march blocked by two cars. Limey was trucks barging in over a plank puck

meys astounded: their guns were ina order. He inspected food and just looking at them. Jones root- makeshift. Mileage yesterday was took after

horses came by, and we

in terrible shapo, Xiked to vill- spirit of co-operation actival- rationed the individual portions.

them and el them out and pushed the ears 52. Elephants trumpeting in the them. Oh, boy, what a

captured

age about 3 miles abova Homalin. break. ing the gesture to encourage cursed, snarled, tongue-lashed

Did the Limey push: NO. woods. Woriderful big trees. Fine Last messages by radio. Soverul Camped in temple, Slept on con- expectations of better under-his people and brought every

(No news from anywhere. Jaupa big bungalow. Gukle lost man through aline.

tis in. standing all round. Long The march took him over the may be in Bhamo for eli we

twice.

MAY 7-Out, at 6:30. A mest. dirt roads and jungle trails from

know.) Got to Wuntho at 9:30. Meza to Indaw 18 miles. Wu Start ordered for 5:00. Easy pace Wuntho to the Uvu River. There Lo's train is in.

got a

couple of cars over. Dorn, down the river. Till 11:00. Hai- the party faslitoned rafts and Letter from Chiang K'at-shek Joues and I went to noted downstream for two dogs to go to Myitkyina with Fifth about a train. A-Juke of course, haustion. Lee out. Sliney pooped. Indaw combe out. Merrill out; heat ex- Army and not lose time. Rain, Road jammed both north and Nowakowski

Christ, but same. 22nd coming over tite river. It is south. Everybody plling out the we are a poor let. Hard going in: Mules coming up west bank.

apparent that we can no Indaw road. Lo is sunk, he has now

in the river all the way. Cooler.

oler. Off at 2:00 p.m. Met mules at All packs reduced to ten pounds. top of hill Took it easy over

MAY 8-Start ordered for 5:00.

but the, sissies ate 5:00. good tall, off at 6:43. Delay

in kitches, pooped out. They can't take it. Made Dorn mess officer. No Huston tried to lead his horse guard on food. No check, DRI through theme

mess line. "What four marches to Saingkyu

Ar-will I do with him?" And he's control of the Senate, but they rived 10:16. Limeys' feet all shot. guerrilla leader, Well,, by 5:00. have little faith

and In Truman's Our people tired. Daron.

poorp.m, everybody was tired chances of personal election. show of physique. Chattering knappy; so I stopped ut 0:00 and Truman's campaign plans are monkeys in the jungle. Bombers camped, Goel pool of water, and now being worked put in a new) reminder that, we're, not a swim. Thunderstorm, but we and

secret

White House "map yet out, Hot camp. Insects. Long, were just off the edge of it. room,"

"This chamber is. as secret delay with coolles, March downi MAY 14—OR at 7:15. Sikh the warlime map room in river to next village and comped. fired off his rifle by "accident." which F.D.R. kept in daily touch Pleasant grassy camp. Soaked In Three

marches slow

through with progress on the world bat- the river. Had tea and a good cool shady Jungle at 10:30, Big tle fronts.

green sucker about 8 sleep. Merrill and Holcombe bet- bright

Inches long. ter. Nowakowski still shot.

MAY Were to start at 5:00. Noon halt at 12:15 p.m. Off at Got off at 6:30, all over fussing 3:30, long climb up to Kawlum. Henry Wallace, with a "Peace around with the bearers' loads. Heavy rain. caught us just as we. First, there is Dewey, the man and Abundance" platform, de-Dry hike today. Gradually get arrived. Soaked. Well, we were who fought his way to success pleted by most columnists asing some discipline, Sibert poop met at Kawlum by the British in the Big City without giving having a "Soviet view of Ameri-ed out. Rogue 'elephant flushed from Imphal, Food, doctor, pon-

the simple ways of

up on small can Life," has been getting his the column. We ganged up

ics, and everything. Quite a re- word in early. town life,

him, but he didn't bother

uallet.

Had The closely-allled worlds His campaign has started, but Smarty Colonel Davidson-Hus-

chow with the Britisła, what we wera Canned sausage, while our peo- law and politics might never have so far the hecklers have given ton couldn't see Designed to reduce to a

Five Choices

known him had not his voice him no peace. From the start it up to-the elephant had a bell ple had pig. Jones, Sibert, and minimum smuggling from From Europe, November's elec-teacher in Chicago had a pretty becomes clear that Wallace is the on him, didn't he? Left camp at I struggled up the mountain and this area into China, the Or- tion In America may well seem

4:30, on time for once. Arrived back to be polite. Rained like What does Wallace hope to Maling Kaing at 6:45. Some rafts hell. All of us in a nipa shack. dinance authorises the CMC to be a struggle between the two flutt secretary, Frances Elicen stormy petrel of this election.

MAY 16Time changed back to New York to achieve? He hopes Dewey will ready. No boats. Had a swim. We to board and examine the

study, so young Dewey followed win, but there is nothing charit- start tomorrow,

an hour, Slow start. Off at 7:43, papers of vessels which may

her and put his nose down to able about the wish.

MAY 30-Overcast. Mules by made 7 miles up and down by be within the waters of the HK$250,000 annually, and the legal grindstone because Wallace wants to sce the tund with Chinese. They left ut 12:00. Off at 2:00 for the climb to

will Colony, but are outside the

impose considerable well, a man can't propose to ti Domceratie machine struck and 8:30. Sun come dut. Nurses put 8,500. Not bad. Right over the on the rafts, Long top of the peak. Beautiful view extra work on 'prohibited zones. It is fur-

already only girl in the world, unless he broken up so that he may build the roots

ready, over Mantpur Hills. In at 5:30, ther to be an offence to ex- harassed officials.

own use in 1952, scramble getting rafts Yet it has a steady job. They had their it up for his

The cream pušta, are first-two-room flat in New York, Wallace is fighting to get into the Mat sheds, by Seagrave's group. 14 mües. port or attempt to export will not, the Colonial and

wherever they have lived White House not this time, but Always willing. We have a co-doing better. Private shack' for

next. goods to China except to pre Secretary pointed out, stop since. Elleen Dewry has made it

ple of gentlemen, who can't be the night. viously

No

bothered with work. Four-plece designated, points, smuggling.

govern- "home,"

Protest Vote rafts, and an advance guard of (To Be Continued Tomorrow) and to provide a further mental action has ever been

Will Fight check it is required that all able to do that, here or in. vessels of less than 200 tons other parts of the world.

Next, there is President Tru- No. Four, is something of a joke Mr. Norman Thomas, candidato mon, who is suddenly showing will take on cargoes only at But it will "limit the move-

signs that he has no intention of in the grim and serious business Acment of commodities from being evicted two specifled points. ceptance of these commit- Hong Kong to China to those House without a fight. ments not only imposes un- channels of which Hong His Democratic Party cling to precedented restrictions on Kong has control at this end the hope that they will come out the local Chinese exporter, and the Chinese Customs at of the November elections with but also requires the taxpay the other end. The effect

very Scon And

Thomas Edmund Dewey will de Wearing It.

For the ex-farmhand, would- be

By Conrad Frost

At close quarters, however, # professional singer, successful lawyer and racket-buster Tom is possible to recognise no fewer Dewey is the only one of the five than Eve would-be Presidents. by introducing the necessary candidates running for presidency Count them, and look them over. legislation for implementa- of the United States this year who sports a little hair on his tion of the full Customs face. Agreement at the first op- Every poll of public opinion portunity, subject only to says he will win. final ratifications in Nanking.

political giants.

as

Eileen went

暑

of

..:

08

Stormy Petrel

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of American politics. from the White He has been striving to be

President every time the job hos

been going since 1920.

there is J. Strom Thurmond. If you want to know about Strom Thurmond you can

32nd, Airborne

er of Hong Kong to shoulder must be to reduce smuggling measures taken to prevent it.go two places your information. an additional burden-es to a minimum and to make Obviously some of the at-The boys of the

Division knew him as their timated by the Colonial it a yet more precarious scrupulous individuals to be eut-Colonel and will tell you Secretary at $250,000 an-operation, yet more unprofit- found in every community that: "Man, he's a fighter." To nually. As Mr. MacDougall able."

have made profits here from the citizens of South Carolina hat emphasised, such legislation These are hard facts, and black market shipments, but is Governor Thurmond. represents the climax to a critics-if they are honest- the general welfare of Hong Lack Of Dignity

"formidable list of restric must how admit it. Already, Kong is tied to that of China, tions which a free trading Hong Kong ruthlessly en- and the greater the degree. So it all comes back to Dewey, community has inflicted on forces, laws against unmani- of genuine trade which and this is almost “where we Even his rivals, ex- itself as a voluntary act tofested cargo, and confiscates exists, the greater will be the came in."

cept Truman, want the Deway assist a neighbour" and it goods not entered on ships' satisfaction here.

But this is America where, to

can

TENNENTS

BEER

LIGBT

Нофа, Варкуч and yously and all the knowlelke and bare facilition of modern brawing, ars hern combined b- TRADE MARK De beverage (worthy; of; she jäiras (et man......‚'And; who, having. z, once experienant: the "glorions) Barone of. Tanneni's Beer, and

and alde" dienation, will': dany; that maturo, kad haan kere combined to wood, puspana?. Drink Tenment's bus she drink I OFTEN,

may be hoped that sufficient manifests; the Chinese Mari- From our many voluntary moustache in the White House. publicity will be given to time Customs maintain restrictions in China's behalf, the British eye, there is a strange these developments to silence examination officers at Kow- this port gains nothing lack of dignity about even such the ill-informed criticisms of loon Railway Station and are material. There is no quid serious matters as the election of a President; and at the moment Hong Kong's "baneful" influ- supplied with a daily list of pro quo. What it does gain it might over

seem that the ence upon the economy of planes leaving for China; Is "the satisfaction of stand moustache and not the man is China.

control is imposed on dealing by a neighbour” in time the major election issue. The Ordinance, as introings in gold yuan, and per of trouble, and the know For ‚à. Chicago firm...han just duced, is in fact a remark sons are prohibited from ledge that by our present sponsored and put so to the anted the wonderful way it redieris, energy, Increase" vitalite

market what is described as “A |able 'surrendering of sover-carrying more than GY20 actions we are contributing neat bit of black chenille which cign-rights-at-a-time when into or out of, Hong Kong to the possibility of re-estab-clips to the upper lip in Repub- these are being ever more The frequent accusation fishing in the Far East the lican l They call it the jealously hoarded in other that the authorities here conditions of peaceful and Dewey Duster. They say it can parts of the world." The furn a blind eye to illegal ordered trade without which age, fire of lip or sex. It will be worn by anyone regardless of measures proposed will cost exports is palpably false. in our Colony has no real or soon be on shop counters through- the taxpayer more than view of the many stringent! useful future at all,"^[^{ out the nation:

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