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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948.
THE NINTH INSTALMENT
CRUSADE IN EUROPE
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe
tomiliar "with the browler, prob- lems and objectives of the Was Department. Specillenlly, they seemed to know nothing about the maturing phenix that visualis
the British Isles as the great- est operating military base of ol Thues.
Marshall directed
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What
vikit Loulous
Potild
about
Ser
ror-
to
-
reefing this situation and bring back reeuminendations volving fature organisation av developme
dur Europens
he British Government must be himself, even during those periods, tatlon would seek its abmion blamed or he scheme would when ruas helih wa, so bod that rent. But the war in Eurupt
Wi.houl full of its own weight,
nis dala onered him to u.d. war finaly won because through co-opera ion by the 1 fine.tob
Mulerant to every iria, and very temp.ation-
1 verjuested permission H.K.$10.00 | British there was no pos ibiR Jie Presiden with nu e........le 5 | in pl of dieu..y, de.ay, pres
fake with ITU Major Genera jot turning that eruntry into an varie v oi još, m.lay concer.usure, and profitable preliminary Mark Clark, then chief of stof B.K.330.00 ormed enisp of Americans, much with die pro centum of the war, operations in the Mediterranon 1
for General McNair, head of th Psx f ob aining British naval, absorbed his fud a.tertio und) which themselves offered a temp- II.K. $72.00 str, ground, and logisile support. ince Jam u most important figure, nuo to for ale the original em- ground forces. 1 felt that Clark': The President directed General Conning the waits f ch -the President, General Ma- observations regarding the suit.
ability of the United Kingdom as Marshall to proced to Lond
go ta lons In Lomum, Coneral | shab,
many others never
frainte and staging ground With him went Mr. Hirey L. Mörshat has never talkal ta me wavered from their purp se ol
of all Amerlemi fled entamend if princs intimate
would prove valuable. full-cut invasion of sant of I do know that he came back with | bunching a
We glacies just after das mint Ineers allocated to the Europeses Europe eros the English Channe haveth Preshlert. They departed me the upreement between the If its
in General Our trip tunk :
Liv April 7.
atxt Any rien governments At the arliest praet eable moment dle of Mig Thiring the sure-eding inondisi make he allack acres the Bog-
aver the Nethern Air Route, de Marvell that this was one papre was to have mony rec'ing), nigh Chronel the principal nữ Đàs (*
veloped by the Army Air Forces he should read in chetul beture it went out because it was likely and slestined to become a sit- with bh. Hordebo Pemamapamuj sive effort of the two govenespannt. with the wor, 1 nover Jented, a In Fumper
Beant froton in the thuat defeat
to say triportant dugument in of the Europeans, Axit, Ardel the further wanting of the war.
CHINA CRISIS
China Events in entered upon a sumbre path. No clear picture
Can easily be drawn, but delving and be weiter of confleung re ports on the progress of the perations round. Hsuehow, he most important defence gstion protecting Nanking. it seems fairly certain that if The city has not already
fallen into Communist bands, is capture is not likely to be Hong delayed. The civil war.
in short.
is moving onena- Fighting in ettably close. Manchuria, Shansi and evgu | Shantung involved areas sufficiently remote lo ocent Jon small cause for anxiety
South Chinn, but the cul- lapse of the Nationalist Ermies and the threat to Nan
king and Shanghai introduces
• situation of a new and dis- What for urbing quality.
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Chapter
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በነ how, weh about his per- tande April 1912. ental polient phforeplye, a Sz History bas eroy d that within get of blor arement through-sediment in war than Platform For Invasion | | sin lils totir af public services in adhere to Waddington.
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ASON.
casp
My mu 1 reply still lives in in Mame. Nowramullane, Labra
i want to Ire-hotel, Greenfunst
amory: 1 certainly
You many be the mi Seeland rentually made it prisesa 1.
who ex utes it. tr that's the sable to ferry ali qur planes, even But he won ulinos the pħargets and glittering prorls-
when
you 1•lipts * * nehters, te Europe, Wahom that
later Generai Mur- thally loyal to the Prs kley' at this one hand and unexpected dyaly did now beitates d'Meulty risk up this be
roue, built in spite of tiffenity. Three days 3i wesyal! recipes by vorm the Aach
cenitely that i To expres i salt, when he deemed pres y constant temptation
the European 1 Peress 17. Ja oppasition und des 1 the chosen line of actionference in Tandon he let discouragement, But even gerai shall tobi mo
scepticism as to its usability, we would come and He had In nynur of in ther. "h's over to 3% ollee,
entale putevely live maintained theatre. trofned orgunen",
[ ! be ad farors Je was
The farers we pus le Examp mali re problem that was indust
Upon our
Enght arrival in tem penal and her self-la
The eleveted to
tex- purpose nediting vic ory.
He never spared
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xer"--realisation of his vid
He sat deal Bus Toury!
Pe astern wit ter removed from little chore to look over Ameri
even netavit bist had becoine man- In making, and countlers ocen-
ced beruse America were to er'se when argu-
Lancian were 19 rent. Blandishment, and exhor-on has th
ITIN
DON IDDON'S DIARY
Prelude To Victory
In the Manbatten sky an aero-
wey."
unless
even
Th
The election has proved what the political convention in Phila- delphia impl'ed: television has swept the board ns the best in- formation meilun,
It left straight radio and. 1 re gret to say, newspaper coverage far behind. During the campaign an moans of people sat in their favourite living-rooms. In their restaurants and bars, and saw the political battles being fought bglore, their eyes.
President Truman heamed of of feet nway: mistules them a couple
Na urally I have often wonder- we met the United Sintes vom-ed what d to vital parceline_allel
aflor Major General James
pare tyd en d ciston, Gen- never volun- Chaney, wins hæl been meistened, era. Marshall Ka there
iented word but of course I did "miliar observer" before our entry mit the war. realise tha 1, was sudden a ly to uuught the ina ter He and his small start had been me he had
H
javen na opportunity to famili- over careful y. The transfer from command diy would arise thermalves with the revolu- stall
been welcomed by any temary changes that had since have
re- taten plure in the United States ofilter: but the weight of
A great and were completely at a loss soor sibili y involved w their earnest attempts to further as to obliterate any vh-ught of the war effort. They were to personul elation and ́s crites as
back ridy, trom Anitely in
a compet complete absorption in
In
avent, which Bes could
scarcely Job at hand.
the unexpected orders atarted me emerge except through a return
th
most of which involved the trans
to the United States. Up is that on a hurried round of preparation,
American
preoccupation with the Pacifle war had been so great that the very existence
group was all bu of the London Corgotten the spotlight had no yot turned toward Europe.
for War Deniment duties to my successor, General Handy.
I had several meetings with short important oficials. In a talk with Secretary of War Stim- son. I ga ned the impra sion that Our inspection team spent ten days in the United Kingdom, he was counting en the start of I Vry R0011. we te operations returnet hoine to report to the
commented that a long period of Chief of Staff that in my opinion build-up would have to pr ende the Individual to take charge of any atibele on the European cou- effort in Eure Harnt, but I did learn that he the American should be someone thoroughly was a firm supporter of the plan. indoctrinated in the plans of the
President later call United States Government,, with Roosevelt and Prine Záinister a working knowledge of our cap Churchill, guest at the White
the abilities in
production of House, was no more than an, in- It had no military zel, air, and naval units and farmni chat, materials in support them in unifleaner, but I was the first offensive fghting. In his quick time I ever had a personal talks way General Marshat asked me with either of these two men. who should take the job, Tobruk, in the African desert, had this thine 1 had my answer ready, just fallen to the Germans and
workd General Me the whole Alliet I recommendersi "Sabotage"
Narnicy. I knew that MeNarney thrown into gloom.
These two soa arters, however, showed
It
1
A
of
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pessimism,
of attacle and victory, thluking of
aliing to note that they were not of defense and defent.
also went see Almiral
casa naval King. He was a officer of
had previously servet months in London, was thorough y familiar with the workings o the British service departments and was acquainted with many of the key olcers therem. Mon- | over, it was apparent that - the
curlbst operatings of the Unite, the nging type, abrupt, decis
Great Britain States
indi frequently so blunt as
To nie rakka
of
| wault be limited
becnum the building great fe forces visunlism in the invasion plan would have us
initiation of dest result the lung and vigorous bombing.cam bulen. Finally, I knew
战
In
to feighten his subordinates, In
wo years has been very much of a running fight he tween the Kuomintang and the Communists in regions
Dewry evaid have made
competent, streamlined far enough away to permit of
President. He is a 20th-century a relatively casual interest in plane smoke-writes "Elect Destrong. Hong Kong and Canton has A flying wedge of motorcycle product.
drüls by on Filth- Frequently triple compare him turned into a frontal clash of policemen
(to a glossy, brand-new niaching. avenue
tireless. arve porportions holding a
and polling places smooth-running. Outsile the
halls and direct menace to the South.selicois
Jecture trouble-free, andi
Personally, if I ha been which, assuming there is no rooms the people queue,
The bars are closed, and deli American and I write this now ocension for immediate alarm.
the palla ru elusing-I would catessens refuse to sell cause ex- can of beer.
have given my vote in Harry must nevertheless
It's Elertion Day, but a stron-Truman, He is a warm man. treme disquiet. Chiang Kai-
He has made many shek continues to mush tronns gely, quiet one, Times-square is kindly man, and a people's man. barricaded and the windows of un the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-shops and restaurants are board and they have been whoppers. Thomas E. Dewey told them of the Truman stern duty as they sat on the way in a determined attemote up, but the crowds are gentle but he launched
Doctrine. carried through
grinared thor; Henry Wallace Communist and drowsy, in no mool for kick the break Affensive, but already the fine in plate-glass or even blow- European Recovery Programme, gesticulated from neroris the The magle of the new In- approved the air-lift, and walked table ing a noisemaker.
formation and entertainment has been cut n several places Pediars are hawking bations with us as a partner.
ind photographs: Under him the United States medium is now plain, hotwenn Hauchow and Pene and placards
Dewey" has achieved unparalleled pro "Lave us do it with Betle con- . and there is
"Walinee duetion, prosperity, and power. "Win with Trinnan," the Nationalist for Working, Men.
I don't think he's done so trully. Adener That
During the election campus I forming can now stem the tide. Tut not many people are buy-
I had an interesting letter from into Murlison Now
York Is calm squeezed myself thing then,
He is
signs David Niven this week, As far as non lo coon,
Square Garden anel Watch
because I said he Rods are ruthlessly in charge and cold sober. I have seen
both men perform, First Truma little Irke exelted by a toothall game or
sometimes critical of this mulfing was -sweating and eager. the initiative, the National-Lasing match.
"What kind of talk is this? et forces-except here and, Rosevelt would have rubbed his words and blowing his Ties, columu.
- but - endiating sincerity and fight- bis event the indiference.
This is subotage. As I ́toki yuli, hern-have not their heart Soon the first results will starting like a crippled lion.
Even handsome. am your greatest fan. every Dewey young, last-ditch resistance, and filterbug In, and
never he fol here is scant hope of a halt sign and portent is wrong and deep-voiced, impresslys, master wasn't i woul
roatroller of a enough to bite the pen that had
so consistently, and for such Theing called. The diplomatiches were) they will real: "Des of facts, and
situation, way winning."
50 warn u npraisal of the situation is
Nother as the great magnetic long, time, been In A Hurry,
Roosevelt helpful towards me. personality of a best indicated by the warn-
"I will take this up with you The young man in a hurry was Churchill, hat Trumin can make
crossed! Old Fashlaneds ing of the US. Consul-Gen-ready for the White House. Be your heart hent faster and De-
when I get back next year." eral in Shanghai to Ameri-had equipped himself and his wey can't,
All is forgiven. David. cans in the four surrounding party for office und was all set
Sir Charles Cochran is being General McNuracy firmly be- Lu go. provinces to seek the nearest Groomed by the andrdresser.
fcted by the whole town. There liever in the Air Force's ability
make has been one function after an-
Kround invasion
ed me that he would do every- place of safety unless they gorbed by the tailor. fitted by
other in his hannur, and he is Franen possible.
thing within his power to sustain re prepared for hazardous the phrasemaker, then and electing a President not to have deeply moved by the affection The Chief of Staff rejected this my status of actual "commander
clocution teacher, polished
and loyalty of the stars he help-| recommendation. fle had just of American forcef nssigned to risks later on.
pruned and perfected, he waited me for other matters,
The Sociolist suggestion to deed to make.
McNarney Deput me appointed The next few days should impatiently in the wings for the
He suld that he wanted no Richard Aldrich, the husband
Chief of Staff for the War De-1 foolish talk about my aathority decide whether the Commun-and entrance and the noble, lete the word "Brish" from the
iltie "British
Commonwealth" of Gertrude Lawrence, leaves for
partment and there was no other depending upon "co-operation and London soon to arrange the ist rush can be stopped. But pledge.
hat Americans templussed, He dreamed about it as a
suitable officer to take over the paramount interest." He insisted convincet that it North American tour of the Old
prisk for the National Government, chair-boy in a small Mid-Western They are
To insure Integration unit that there should be single re- politically and town. It floated gently through must be a mistake, e misprint. Vic Theatre. militarily,
Str Cedric Hardwicke: and to build up mutual confidence, sponsibility and authority ["conomically, the prospect his mind as he stood in the court-mishap in transmission.
Whatever the Labour Govern- Dame Edith Evans will head the General Marshall fell it essen-he cordially invited me to com- room as nenusuring district at- Econo-torney. It rarely left his thoughts ment does or doesn't do 150.000.- company. Gertrude is in London at that, at that time, his deputy municate with him personally- TRANS-ASIATIC AIRLINES (SIAM) LTD. looks bleak indeed.
How to star in the new Daphne should be from the Air Forces. at any time that I thought there mically, the measures adopt-ins he sat in Albany as the 009 Americans Intend to go on
calling it the British Common-du Maurier play "Spring Tide." On June 8, 1 submitted to the might be intentional or uninter→ ed by the Government have Governor of New York State.
Reports that the Duchess of Chief of Staff a draft of a "Directional violation this concept wealth, and preferably the Bri tish Empire. And 150,000,000 | Kent is coming to Kollywood und tive for the Commanding Gen-by the Navy. lacked general support and
Americans can't be wrong.
hos acting ambitions have emp-al. European Theatre of Opera- the conse- approval, and
I doubt lons," which provided for un- quences of rising prices and direction which could amount
a purely. ing dresses.
pointing food shortages might well be to any more than
of Arthur a hardening of feeling, to the temporary understanding, for Second Empire bloom, shoulders to the huge success profit of the Communists and Communist convenience dur- are bara and necklines recklessly Ronk's "Red Shoes," coming
low.
top of the triumphant "Hamlet." to the grave disadvantage of ing the period of consolida-:
Fine Inces overtle sheer silks, claim that British charges of dis-It is prudent to insure rather than to take a the Government. The ex-tion of their position.
and heads are draped with man-crimination against our films The meaning to Hong Kong 'tillas, feathers, and jewelled caps, have now been refuted. periment with the new cur-
looked Back from London, Alfred The women have never
Hitchcock Bays that within រា rency, which looked promis of these developments cannut loveller.
Robert Sherwood says the hap-year British producers will 1x ing for a time, has turned out yet be fully estimated, beyond disastrously, to such an ex- the certainty that the hos-plest miser on earth is the man turning out pictures as rapidly as
friend he American companies. He we get foster all the time. tent that there is a distinct pitality of our shores will un-who saves up every Impression that the Govern-doubtedly be expected for ment is now reluctant to the care of women and chil- embark on any further mea- riren refugees from the North. sures of control, lest they Our acute housing problem is DO YOU
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Yet the situation could hardviously something will have ly be much worse; what ap- to be done and done fairly Facetiously, it has pears on the surface looks ouickly. pretty grimly to be but the been suggested that Leighton preface to calamity. Nor is Hill Apartments might be There much likelihood of rooulsitioned for the murpose. achievement of the other of housing British evacuees hope that has been held out from the North, and they
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Americans haven't been so pre- the business of orcupled with
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Fashions are extravagant and ped up again here. ltra-elegant, particularly even-them.
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} of a coalition government 200 and 300 persons. Acognise where
with the Communists play-more practical suggestion. this ploture ing an important role. When however, is that the Govern- taken? The an
wor is in Pige things have gone so far, the ment should take immediate Seven. Reds sweeping the field and steps to secure control over. in the full flush of triumph, jall yeeant flate in the Colony) it is not easy to imagine the whether of old or new con point at which compromise struction, and have them Iran intervene. Nothing in readily available for any fact looks feasible in this emergency that may arise.
American showmen,
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