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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3,, 1840, ' THE TWENTY-THIRD INSTÄLMENT

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Politics, economy, fighting-alt were inextricably mixed up and confused one with, the other,

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's

Own Story Of The War In Europe

the front. Nurses had, of course,

long been accepted as a necessary contingent of a fighting foren. . "From the outsot of this war our nurses lived up to traditions truc- log back to Florence Nightingales consequently it was dimeuit to understand the initial resistance to the employment of women in other activities. They became

The intricacies of the situation.

its

On the political side Murphy and his British counterpart. Me experience with them. As quick-cult to tell, for example, whe- uroki Macmillan, worked tirely as you can produce my men, ther military requirements would

L best

satisfled by a shipload of lessly, but they had had to deal of your own choice, who are ex with the dangerous Darlan, Juter pericnent in this regard and are bombs or in equal amount wit with the gallant and honest dismiss the Incumbents

but loyal Frenchmen, 1 with instantly polically uninterested Giraud,

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CANTONESE BY RADIO

BY SIK LEE

new departure by Radio Hong Kong is to be the teaching of Cantonese By, Radio, through an export teacher, with a sorios of lessons com- mencing on Friday of this weak.. On the day day preceding each lesson, the vocabulary to be dealt with will be set out in, the columns: of the "China Mail" and should be eut qut; or retained, for reference by those interested in the course.

The First Lesson, an'tone proc- tice, follows:

3nd high UPPER ECHOING

him3

Tono Practice

Numes of Tones

1st high TOP

2nd high UPPER RISING

Upper Tones

Kim1

hima

Names of Tones

* 1st low BOTTOM

2nd low.

LOWER

3rd: low LOWER

RISING

ECHOING

Lower Tones

1 him

zkim

ihim

So far as the Frenchman in the cafes was concerned-the indivi- talked fucessantly, to dual who newspaper reporters-the answer was' beautifully simple. It Wa merely to throw out, arbitrarily, 24854 | every official who had been iden- tified with or had taken orders from Vichy and to put in their places those who now claimed to be sympathetle to us. But since in the chief position--but no one military and civil oficiat in Ad- hospital assistante, dietitians, per- all the hater Vichy, officials hadise was both acceptable and im-rica, and the latter wanted to re-sonal assistants, unit even junior carefully ingratiated themselves mediately avalluble. Without zle- ply, publicly, in terms no less with the Arab population it was lay the French local officiala harsh. I believed that to permit

staff officers in inany headquar- H.K.$18.00 manifest that only through pro-amed General Girus the the growth of Butch a pubile war, was to insist that one of his George Patton, Inter in the gressive

careful temporary administrator of North name-calling contest would create most valuable assistants was his change handling of personnel could we Africs to succeed Darlan, Clair conditions which would

make Wae office manager. H.K.872.00 prevent the Arab-French-Jewish visited my headquarters and his future reconciliation impossible:

pot from boiling over.

Orst request was fluit I "ceuse

By

imposing politient censorship To illustrate the delicacy of the treating North Africa as In con= | on all 1 prevente: local French

To Be Continued situation: very early we had in-quered territory and treat it muse officials from participating in the sisted that the French authorities as the ally which I was trying!

publie Giarrel,

They argued ameliorate anti-Jewish laws and to become." This attitude, on bitteris, as did the press repres The figures provided by

practices, going for beyond the the part of one who, I thought, sentatives in the theatre. I think bounds of "Allled co-operation” In understood our motives so well, the censorship had some of the the Director of Public Works

the forcefulness of our demands. was something of a shock, desired effect, and it was lifted in detailing the cost of

Appropriate proclamations were The · governor in Algerie, Chatel, the second I learned that Giraudi Leighton Fill Apartments sued and we felt that some pro- was a weakling who held the trust and De Gaulle Juni agreed to

the critics mess

He and General will not impress

had been achieved. Im-of none of us.

meet at Casablanca. The reasons. agine my astonishment than those pre-Darlan came to my office with a any more

when Noguer were two individuals we for the censorship could not be were determined to get rid of explained, however, and were ni viously disclosed. No discus letter signed by a man whom he quickly, even though in the case clase misinterpreted at home. slun on the technique of identified as the "Rabbi of Can of the latter General Patton con- working out the cost per str

stantine," which implored the instantly insisted that he was work- mistary and political, were com- A cubic foot can alter the basic thorities to go very slowly in re-ing effectively for the Allies in plicated by the economic situ

laxation of anti-Jewish practices, Morocco, My own belief Was tion. Africa was stripped of us- fact which is that, on aver-

vise, the letter said, the Arabs that General Nogues might co-able goods, and shipping was si age, twenty-six flats have would undoubtedly stago a pog-operate with fus as long as he scarce that every Avaliable for cost the Government (or the rom! This minor example of the thought we were winning but at was required! for military uses

confused nature of the racial fod the Orst

#ign of

wenkurss he Wheat, goal, cloth,

medicine taxpayer) roughly $145,000 a

political relationships was mult. would unhesitaflugly turn against | soaps, and a myriait other Items flat, and that that price is plicit daily in innumerable direcus, Dartan had met every express were surety needed.

While wi reached without making any

sion of our dissatisfaction

with

took military needs as our criter- sort of allowance for the

"I ion-that is, every problem was these two men by replying. value of the land, or for the

don't want them either but the decided

upon the basis of governing of Arab tribes is a bearing upon the military situa time, labour and energy de

ricky

business that requires much

tion still H was frequently dit- voted by officers of the PWD to preparing the plans and mporvising the construction. Be any standards this is highly expensivo building.

The Christmas season brought and while there can be no the weak Yves Chatel, the notori-point the men you desire." to me the dismaylig realisation

Nogues, the Government

of similar In the search for satisfactory that there men and attack on

are certain Himits stripe. We insisted upon liberali individuals we decided to bring physical stamina that eunnot for proceeding with pro- sation of the political system but

Marcel Peyrouton to Algiers. safely be exceeded. I inherited grammes for re-housing overy day brought new coni- was reported to me that Peyrou a hurdy constitution from sturdy public servants, the original plaints, most of them well found fon was then virtual exile in forebears and, heretofore always criticism sticks that theed, of continued injustices, lack Argentin, wable to go back 10 careful of health requisites, I had

faith, of good

and lip service

France because of the enmity of

come to believe myself linmune Colony is not in a position

without performance. We deler Laval. Hitler's notorious pupper, from the fatigues mul exhaustions to afford luxury schemes.

It was also reported that he had that mined to begin climination of the

I frequently observed Taking the Government's most objectionable characters but previously estabilshed a reputa others. Long hours and incessant figures as they stand, the were desperate over our falluretion in North Africa as a skliful work were castly enough sustain-

to And

ates, colonial administrator. Neverthe-el, I thought, so long as one re- sallsfactory substitutes, bare cost of construction, and

Moreover, always

fused to to less he had been, for a consider- we hui

fall victim to useless the effori to explain them

move at the knowledge that we uble time, a member of the Vichy worry or to waste his strength in away and to convey the im- were ostensibly in the land of an

Government

was therefore any kind of excess, But as the pression that Leighton Hillolly: we had neither the author-rented in the democratic world! December weeks kept me the responsibilities imejaa Fascist. We explained our constantly on the roud of In the Apartments were cheap after y nor

plicit in a milltury occupation. problem to the State Departmental and shorter and shorter hours all, fails miserably, as does Nevertheless we carly told Darlan and after some exhange of mos-of sleep became

broken by a the amusing (rather than he had to get rid of Chatel, gov-nges on the subject were inform- unaccustomed nervousness, I de- amazing) suggestion that the ernor of Algeria, and Nogues, p that the State Departinent was flaitely felt deterioration 1:1

to the Sultan work was completed at less minister

of in agreement with us.

vigour that I could not overcome. Morocco.

Bringing Peyrouton to Algeria On Christmas Day I contractel i than normal commercial cost.

mistake, oven severe In this type of problem Gen- governor WAN

•cuse of flu, and, convinced Mr. Kenniff perhaps gave eral Chau was no help. He though he was a vast improves that I must not go to bed, I fiņu- part of the story away un-haled politics; not merely crook-ment over his weak and vacillat-ly became really

ing preducessor. It was dificult wittingly when he mention-edness and chleallery nous indeed to find men who had any For four days they would not let The doctors then took charge. ed that "garages and open

but every part of the necessary fask of developing an orderly, de- experience in French colonial ad- me move, and during that time type buildings" cost less per

mocratic system

ment ministration of government

at the same not only recovered my health, cubic foot than residential applicable to the North African time bore no trace of the Vichy

chy I learned a lesson did not thero- accommodation, for the main kaleidoscope. He merely wanted trademark. Our first thought had after violate; a full measure of complaint against Leighton supplies and equipment to deve-been to use Mast, Bethouart, and health is basic to successful con

their mand.

did lop fighting divisions and, pro-a fow others who bad, by Hill has always been that the vided he could got these, he had actions, proved their friendliness sick day--aside from minor ac- designer was in an extreme- no interest in the governmental to us. Here the ileulty was the silents during the war. ly expansive frame of mind organisation or its personnel: His attitude of the French -Armin December we received my when he set to work on his purpose was pure but his cupac

capacity whose assistance we badly

consignment of Women's ofcini accept- Army for larger administrative and or-ed. Wo forced

Corps personnel, then plans and that some of the

ganisational tasks was doubtful, ance, even the promotion, of known пе Women's Auxiliary corridors are wide enough to

Derlan was assassinated,

Mast, and Bethouart, but we Army Corps. Until my expert- be used as godowns! How December 24, the same day that could not force social acceptance ence in London I had been

the use of women in easy it could be, if the sole I was compelled to abandon all at that time. Their wives were posed to In coldly trented, even insulted, by uniform. thought

But in Great Britait of immediate attack purpose was to keep down Northern, Tunisia, I was at the the wives of other officers. The I

had seen them perforin se the relative cost per cubic headquarters of British 3 Corps feeling against them was initially magnificently in various positions, foot, to carry this architec-

including service la active anti- and Giraud, counselled against tural style to the point of

the attempt to use them in ad- absurdity. The best test of

ministrative positions.

still building costs, as to whether stop driving through rain, snow,

doubtful In this period I made another women's usefulness in uniform- they are reasonable or exces-

error, oven though from a good the older commanders in parti- sive, is to be found in their My entire

cular were filled with misgivings acquaintanceship mative. It was the application of potential return by way of with Darlan covered a period of censorship to political news fron and open scepticism. What these economic rent. On this basis, that of a notorious collaborator weeks. Because of personal dis- changing requirements of war. His reputation was North Africa for a period of six men had falled to note was the six werks. quite obviously from Gov- with Hitler, but during the time ke of censorship, I had to be The simple headquarters of ernment's own figures, there that he served as the administra-convinced that the reason for such Grant or a

a Leo

Were gone for- is not a flat in Leighton Hill tor of French North Africa he action was important. In this ever, An army of filing clerks,

case it was. that could be let by a land

knowledge, a never once, to our

The plan of my stenographers, office managers, violated any commitment or pro-to promote an eventual union be-feurs

political advisers and myself was telephone operators, and chauf company investing for profit

mise. On the other hand, his

become esseniial; at less than $1,200 to $1,500 mannerisms and personality did tween the local French adminis- and It

was scarcely less a month. We can see little not Inspire confidence and intration and the De Gaulle forces then criminal to

recruit these It was, we felt, a from needed manpower when point in venturing to argue view of his reputation we were in London.

dealing with difficult but

necessary develop great numbera of highly qualified beyond that. The issue boils always uneasy in

In any event,

women were available. From the him.

his death ment. down simply to whether the presented me with new problem. French Army and in all echelons reputation as an efficient, effectiva

The local antagoniam in the

day they Arst reached us their Colony can afford £12,000 While it was known; of Courne, per head to house its civil that the person in the French of government against De Gaulle corps continued to grow. Towari Government I trusted' most: wia was inteuse, but. he enjoyed a the end of the war the most stub- General Giraud, my headquarters distinct popularity with the civil-born die-hards had become con- was still in no position to sponsor fans and this sentiment progres- vinced--and demanded them

nuppet government. Such a sively increased as prospects of resort to Nazl methods would Allied success brightened. Through have been a The Palestine debates duš

a far more serious vio every possible outlet open iation of the principles for which them the De Gaulle forces in ing recent sessions of the General Assembly in Paris,

we were aghting- then would the London and central Africa were mere temporary acceptance

nf flercely attacking every French drag on without providing, 'come Individual whose past re- the slightest indication of cord was, from our viewpoint, progress.. All they have distasteful. Moreover, in our in- shown is that the demandser cuncta we doubted Gtrand's DO YOU of the Arabs and the Jews ability to establish himself armiy are uncompromising. It is

servants.

Palestine

Dasel

not have another

near Beja when notice of his so strong that they themselves, craft balteries, that I had been l

death reached me and I imme- diately started for Algiers, Ear- rived there after 30 hours of non-

and alcot.

his

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obvious that what the situa-there would be no need to tion now demande is not a send it out. The first essen- new mission on the Bernostihl is to ensure that its, terms. dotto model, vaguely brief of reference are precise and and spasmodically supported, this can only be achieved as But a Commission which has the result of the closest Been, very altarly toll what illatson betweorf Britain and are the minimum territorial: Americo. Apparently, the and other changes the Unit Americans Believe that Dr. Can you r dd Nations will sanation in Josdup's speech of Tuesday conlee where the Bernadotte Plan and has brought his country's takent The ac

{this picture w which is authorised by the viewpoint reasonably close swer is in Page Security Council to negotiate to the terms of the British Daven, only within limites In the rolution. Without real course of tta, negotiations: «it, ugreznámt om deżnils between must inevitably run across the two countries the Con- CHATER ROAD: Ithe tehdbrast prejudicos of ciliation Commission might

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THE NUMERALS Note: Romanisations in brackets are used in many text books. 1. (yat). yutt

one. 7. (ts'at) tsul!

seven, 2. (1)

two. E. (pant) bnuta eight. soami three. P. (kau) Kaul ninc says

four. 10. (shap) sshup ten.

yeo

3. (enam) 4. (KZ)

5. (ng)

five.

11. (ing).

ling

zero.

U. (luk)

look

six.

#thup ang

IS.

ayce

ashup

20.

saya

ashup baals

48.

g looks

1shup

tsut1.

07.

gnu2

ashup gauz

09.

Numbers for practice:

31317. saam yut saam yuti tsut. These

five numeralá

are all in the top tone.

́48484," any¶ bhată say "bant say". These are In the

upper echoing tone 26202. yee look yee look yee. These BIC in the

J

ງ

10307. yull ling sahmi

ling tsull

1

1

50595. ng

gous

ng gauz ng

2

2

2408'10', yee say

20002. 300 ling

lower echoing tone.

These show the dif- ference between the top and the bottom tones.

These show the dif

ference between tho upper and the lower rbing tones.

look baat shup. These show the dif

ference between, tho upper, and the lower echoing tones.

look ling Yee. These show the dif

1

ference between the lower echoing and the bottom tones.

(The lesson on these opening words will be given over Radio Hong Kong this evening at 6.30 p.m.)

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