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the necessary retrograde move=" ments of our own troops and the less antisfactory results achieved would have undoubtedly been pupitely ́, charnclerised, as a lost battle.

There were many points of similarly between, this situation and the one that developed some.

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suit. As this appreciation deve- loped among air of well as ground HK$18.00 commanders, the early reluctance

Just after the middle of Julyviously felt that the risks he was four months later in the Ardennes, HK$36.00 such specialists an

an Air Chlef the US. First Army attained, on assuming were Justified even which resulted in the Battle of the Bulge. In both cases our long- H.K.$72.00

Marshal Harria and General Doo-its portion of the front, the line, though, in case of his own failure, term calculations' proved correct | little, who commanded respec- Hively the bomber förees of Cr/St. Lo to the West coast-from the destruction he would auferit in the one the German achfev- which it could launch a powerful would vasily, increased, Hla

cd temporary success, whild at Britain and the U. S. Eighth Air nesault. At that moment the attacks, which were thrown in at Force, to employ their formations weather, which had been bad, the town of Morinin, just cust of Mortain he was repulsed immo

diately and materially added to

of hi the roverity agalist so-called tactical targets grow abominably worse and for Avruches, began on August 7.

own battle completely disappeared. By the the following week all of un went The air co-operation orainst

lonses. time the breakout was achieved, through a perlud of agoniaing the enemy attack was extraordin-

The enemy concentrated the: the emergency Intervention of the tenseness. We had to draw plans arily effective. The United States bulk of his available armour at

Chartres. Later, the entire bomber force in the land to take advantage of the Arst Ninth Air Force and the RAF

Mortain and continued his ob- of enemy haçi come to be accepted almost favourable break in the weather, destroyed hundreds

The Royal stinate attack until August 12. XIX Corps, under Major General d yet we wanted to avoid the tanks and vehicles. as a matter of course.

By this time Bradley's planned Charles H. Corlett, also partiel- pated in the envelopment. The To this general rule there was constant alerting and shifting of Air Force had a large number of one notable exception. The US. troops entailed by frequent initia Typhoons equipped with rocket-movements were developing satis- Canadian First Arme, in direct

On General Bradley's directive, ed by Montgomery to continue to CONWAY-The death occurred on 30th Division by unfortunate ne- tion and postponement of understring devices. These made low-l

January 1, 1949 at Hurtsville, uident suffered considerable Earlier in the war the period Dying attacks against the enemy New South Wales, Australia, casualties from our own bomb would have had a most serious

up with the Major a view to linking

to close at the age of 84 of Captain | ing effort, an incident that was effect upon morate and eflrigner armour and kept up a sustoine? General Patton had sent the Xxy | ihuzat Southward on Falaise with

|fsspull ogainst his forces that was meral Wado H. Halalp, straight | Americans at Argentan,

Laval still

the net around the enemy forces Joseph Conway, father

Southward to the town of repeated later in the campaign, but the American troops had by of great help to the defending

or this Ume become battlewise and infantry.

Weat of that point, Mean- Captain

of To the end of the war the com- I 11 Conway

-Bradley and 1, aware that the East of Laval it turned noria ou while the US. First Army and Moilers' Lunited, Hong Kong.mander of this particular cilvinion they passed through the ordeal

Insisted that when given attack of waiting liko veterans

Gennan counterattack was under Argentan. The XII Corps, under

toward the trapped salsalons he wanted no heavy'or Finally on July 25, soven weeks preparation, carefully surveyed command of Major General Gil- the British Second Army would STRATTON Grace McLaren medium bombers to participate.

afler D-day, the attack was the situation, Wo hud sumelent bert R. Cook, was ordered to ad-boll drive

to "accomplish cir vance on Orleans on the Third Germans Stratton, age 04, died in London 0 January 1, 1940

It became necessary to specify launched, from the approximate strength in the immediate area

which the whole ground like we had expected to hold on so that we chose merely to Army's South Bank; and the XX rapid destruction.

commanded following

by Major the defensive against Corps, jingas. long (J

·To Be Continued on its plus 5, stratching from Caen stand on organisation should take Widow of the late William in form-hal is, with

cach through Caumont to St. L. A the German attack he could not General Walton H. Walker, was Murray Stratton, Engineer-

directly

to tremendous carpet, or area, bombe unssibly gain an Inch. In-Chief Canton Kowloon Sun group reporting dire

Supreme leadquarters. We plan- ing was placed along the St. Lo to make absolutely certain of our Rallway, Canton.

Into sector of the American front and defences at Mortain, we would ned to bring Patton's army to stunning effect upon the enemy have to diminish the number of operation on August 1, and with

Un divisions we could hurl into the this development the Twelfth listed throughout the day. PEACE HOPES

Army Group, under Bradley's fortunately a mistake by part of enemy's rear wid so sacrifice our command, would be established in the bombing forces caused a con- opportunity to achieve the con- Disastrous 1948 passed in France.

Command of the First aiderable number of casualties in piete ilestuction for which wo Moreover, by this the had taken a very China on a note of hope that Army would then pass 10 Lieu-one battalion of the 9th Division hoped.

General Courtney

Hand in the 30th Division, and kill the weather the new year would bring tenant

ed General McNair, who had gone definite turn for the better and Hodges, who, during the

carly an end to the slaughter and tattling, served as Bradley's de-into an observation post to watch we had in our possession an Alr chaas. Chiang Kai-shek in- puty. However,

what could not the beginning of the attack. His Transport Service that could de- cost a gloom over all who liver, I called upon, up to 2000 timated his willingness to then be foreseen was the time re-known inis most able and tons of supplies per day in fields resigo in the Interests of quired to effect thic eventual

designated by any of our forces peace, and the Premier, Dr. breakout, the completion of the devoted officer.

Progress on the first day was that might be temporarily cut off. Sun Fo, spoke of Nationalist emy's defent in close fighting slow, but that evening General When I assured Bradley that Vocabulary: -- readiness

negotiate

on the Normandy front, and the Bradley observed to me that it was ever. under a temporary German an eventual sorting out of army always slow going in

the early success he would have this kind 53. (chi) jee' honourable peace with the groups, ench Into Its own maln phases of such an attack and ex- of supply support, he unhesttat 54.

channel of invasion. enemy.

Not everyong in the out- Until this should come about pressed the conviction that the ingly determined to retain only

and while all forces were operat-next day and thereafter would minimum forces at Mortain, and 55.

witness extraordinary advances to rush the others on South and side world regarded these ing toward the common purpose by our forces. The event proved East to begin, an envelopment of 56. (uk) cok!

with relief. for a

57. (kaan) gaan! of destroying the German forces him to be completely correct. In the German spearheads. coalition would inevitably on our immediate front, it was the following week he slashed his his headquarters when he called have meant Communist clear that one battle commander way downward to the base of the Montgomery on the telephone to 58. (choh) jawa

the explain his plan, and although) domination sooner or late-.should stay in co-ordinating au- peninsula, passing through

tharity over the whole line. Our bottlenecic at Avranches, and the latter expressed a degree of Combinations: Nevertheless, it was admit- |

estimate of the date that these launched his columns Into the concern about the Morlain posi ted that the only alterna-conditions would prevail was rear of the German forces. Ative prize was great and left the 2a. Ngaw wah bay nay jce.

At tion, he agreed that the prospec-1. Jeet dah" tive-a continuation of the September 1 and senior com- this mement, on August 1, Gen- war-must produce the same inanders were notified that on Patton, with Third Army entire responsibility for the mat- result in the end, after the that date each army group would Headquarters, was brought up in-nr in Bradley's hands. expenditure of much more operate in direct subordination to the battle to take charge of the zomery quickly issued orders re-

Fortun- operations on the First Army's quiring the whole furcs to con- 2b. Ngaw wah nay jee1. Supreme Headquarters, blood and treasure. Given ately my personal headquarters right flank. Montgomery, at the form to this plan, and he, Brad-

(abbreviated) time, there was nothing to was located so conveniently to the same time, still confronted by ley, and Lieutenant General Mics stop the Southward sweep headquarters of both Montgomery German defences in depth, shift-Dempsey, commanding the British 3. Ngaw,m,wah nay jee'.

to co-ordinate | of the Red armies, and the and Bradley that I could visited his weight from. Cues to his Second Army, met

4. Faan1lai. each easily.

right at Caumont and, drove for the details of the action, setting up of a joint govern-

Another factor that justifted! The July battling all along the the high ground between the Vire this very bold decision was the 5. Faan huis, ment provided optimists front involved some of the fiercest and the Orne. with the hope that co-opera- and most sanguinary fighting of With a clean and decisive break-confidence that both Bradley and

6. Hoh faun1 tion with the Liberals might the war. On the American front out achieved, Bradley's immédiate hud now attained in our princip- al battle cominadors. In Patton. tone down Marxist doctrines every attack was charmelised by problem became that of inflicting who took command of the Third 7. Bay faan'.

Avamps and streams and the on the enemy the greatest possible and ruthlessness.

Such hopes were dashed ground was unusually advantage- destruction. All else could wait Atty on the right immellutely 8. Ook' kay?,

Many of upon his exploitation of this we had a great leader for ex- defence, the over the week-end by Com-Bradley's subordinates made golden opportunity. In the, co ploiting a mobile situation. On the munist broadcasts demand names for Usemselves during this tainty that with the American left we had sturdy and 10. Faan ook kúyi.

their stroyed everything elsc

could i ing

"wounded period, clearly establishing

right to be numbered among the quickly be set right. His scheme atendy Hodges to continue the beast" of the Chinese gov-bert of America's tacticians. Our was to throw everything he could assure on the Germans, while 1. Been' gaan ook'?

in both armlos were battle-tested ernment be given no respite, coms and division commanders, spare elsewhere directly at the corps and division conumanders. 12. „Kui hul jaw2 gaaye'. and renewing Its blistering to say nothing of hundreds of rear of the German forces silli in They could be depended upon In

and as more junior officers, generally de- place between Caen KMT

the any situation to act promptly and Conversation: monstrated qualities of leader- vicinity of Avranches. In effect, effectively without waiting for traitors and gangsters and hip and tactical skill that starp he hoped to encircle the enemy detailed instructions from above.

A. "alooges of American im- cd them as top-light battle lea- forces, which were still compelled Bradley's judgment as to him. perialism." Local reaction- dors; the same was true in the to face generally Northward ability to hold the Mortal hlugu aries, reiterated the Reds, armies of our Allies. And among against the Canadians and: British was amply demonstrated by eventi B. must be thoroughly destroy-allly or fag, stubborn

our troops, whatever their nation- To carry out this general idea, but the whole situation is yet courage the first change in original plans another example of the type of ed, and the forces of Amert-was an outstanding characteristic was in the reduction of the size of delicate decision that a field com- ean aggression expelled be-that boded inevitable defcut for the force allocated for the capture, mander frequently called upon to A. fore the country could the enemy.

of the Brittany Peninsula. Instead make in war. Had the German of committing, to this, mission, the tanks and. Infantry succeeded in achieve independence and

bulk of the Third Anny, General breaking through al Mortoin, the peace. Some observers be not before time. For cen- Patton was directed to send back predicament of all troops Leyond B. lieve that these vituperations turles the man in the street into that area only the VIII Corps, that point would have been A., were only routine, and have was required to know little under Major General Troy Hous, in spite of our abllity parti

Middleton. not closed the door to nego- about the Empire excepti

ally to supply them by alt. B. As the enemy saw the Ameri- While there was no question in tiation. Others. however, that he should defend it can First, Anny attack, gatherjoúr minds that we could eventu- believe that the Communists, when necessary; all policy momentum to. the Southward ally turn the whole thing into riding on a wave of victory, was in the hands of a few frally break through the Avran aviatory even if the German have no intention of stopping specialists of

ches bottleneck, his reaction was should succeed temporarily in this the upper swift and characteristic, Chained Interruption of our communica- until they reach Canton. classes. The average Briton to his general position by Hitler's tions, yet had the enemy done so In spite of the necessity to

was very proud of its exist orders as well as the paralys- consolidate their gains, there ence, but incredibly ignorant ing action of our air forces, he is much to be said to sup-

of its working: That may immediately moved Westward all port this view. Nationalist have been all right in the avall

available armour and reserves from China has no will to fight, past-although how

the Caon aren to many

counterattack worth-while American aid is mistakes might have been row

against the nar-{ row strip through which) now out of the question, and avoided if he had been bet-American forces were pouring the Red tide is almost cer- ter informed?-but in the deep into his rear. His attack, if lain to flow on.

melting pot of today, the or- successful, would cut in, behina dinary citizen can no longer

our-breakout, troops and place i afford this apathy and lack of knowledge.

attack

that

on

the

the

Colonial Confusion It was shattering, if not altogether surprising, study the results of the gulz

to

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held by the Colonial Office DO YOU

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public knows about the KNOW Colony.

Even the most disillusion

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ed critic of modern eduYOUR tion and adult enlightenment was impressed by those who thought America is still a British colony, and that KONG? Wales and Lincolnshire are typical colonies. Three' quarters of those questioned could not even describe the difference between a Do- minion' and a 'Colony.

The Colonial Office is now, soven, likely to embark on a cam- paign to inform the home public about the Common- wealth, beginning with the most

itary facts. It in

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them la a serious position. Be- cause our corridor of advance was

still constricted the Gennari ob-

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after the breakout was achieved,

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