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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.

THE FIFTY-FOURTH INSTALMENT

CRUSADE IN EUROPE

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe

in the

During early September, while returning from a visit to the for- ward arens, I suffered a minor incident to n forted landing on a beach. Caught in a sudden storin, we found it impossible to return to our awn little landing strip neer headquarters And had no place to landl except on n neigh- houring bench. It was one of the benches that the Germans har! tortilled before D-iny, and had this I believed it possible that we war with bombing alone and who H.K.$18.00 at one the bren mined. This might

with airborne assistance was supposed to have decided the did not act to the comfort of our seize a bridgeheat over the Rhine mobilisation of armies and navies, IL.K.$30.00 position but we tried to pull the in the Arnhem region, flanking had become exceedingly proud of

plane far enough away from the| the defences of the Slegfilet is membership 11.K.$72.00

water's edge to prevent Its inut Line. The operation to gain such team." dation by the rising tile. In do- ing no, I barily wrenched a knee My pilot, Lieutenant Underwood, gelped me neross the beach while ENGAGEMENT

I kept an onxious eye on the smooth sand in front

of us fo

us for KITTILA-JOHANSSON-The en-

any telltale signs of burled ex- Rogement was announced on

plosives. We reached a country December 25, 1948, at Hange, roud and started the long trek to-

FORT Finland, of MIL NHS warti

war headquarters. It was in a a very exposed position, parti- KITTILA,

Helsingfors, miserable walk through a driving cularly during of Finland, and MISS ESTELLE Fan but we had little hope of JOHANSSON, of Shanghai, thumbing a ride because the buck rond we were travelling was rare- 1 Use

used by our soldiers. However, within a few minutes there came up behind us a Jeep Into which eight soldiers bad managed

China.

IN MEMORIAM

YOUNG--In loving memory of Willum Cock Young, who passed away on January 11, 1917. Inserted by wife and eluidien

BRIGHT FUTURE-

MAYBE

In a smooth and soothing survey of official British polley towards the Colonies, broadcast on Sunday night, Creech-Jones,

Mr. Arthur the Colonial Secretary, made pious protestations about Whitehall's plans for the next decade.

crowd.

We fagurd them down and the occupants, Instantly recognising me, jumped out to help. They were obviously astounile to see the commanding general in such 1112 out-of-the-way place and timping along in the rain. 1 ask. them to take me to headquare ters and so great was their concern that they practically lifted me into the front seat of the Jeep, Then, careful to avoid crowding against my injured leg. they - towed no one else except the dri- ver to sit in froni. I still do wol the rest of

understand how all

em piled in and on the jeep and still managed to get my plat nboard, but, this they dirt.

of

For two days I was confined to bed and thereafter was forced, for a time, to carry a plaster cast Extracts: "We want your on my leg. Press representatives absence Iron hend- country to grow in respon-noted my

quarters and surmised that I was sibility. We desire no il, possibly because of overwork. economic or political domina- When it

I story to

to this effect ap tion....We want to see yoush the details of the affair, but

peared in the press I

I had to pub steadily developing expert in the hope that my wife would ence and capacity to handle

not magnity

the

seriousness your own affairs in this very

the accident pending receipt of difficult world....We want

my letter of explanation. to help you to create the social services which you need....In many places there have been great steps taken in the development of

of genuine

rural, organs urban and municipal govern- ments."

ravel was temporarily diff tilt, but to make sure that Mont- formed ns to our plans, I met him gomery would be completely in- at Brussels on September 10, Air Chief Marshal Tedder and Gen- eral Gate were niso present,

explained to Montgomery the condition of our supply system nd our need for curly use of Antwerp. I pointed out that, without railway bridges over the Rame and ample stockages of supplies on hand, there was no possibility of maintaining a force in Germany capable of penetrat- ing to its capital. There was still

considerable

In the

"Allier Here are extracts of a 51 bridgeheat was assigned the letter he wrote to me upon re- code name Market-Garden-ceipt of the order returning him would be merely an Inettent and to the direct control of the Com- extension of our Eastward rushbined Chiefs of Staff: +

to the line we needed for tem- porary security. On our North- ern flank that line was the Inwer Rhine itself. To stop short of that obstacle would have left as

the period that Montgomery would have to cum- centrate large forces on the Wal- cheren Jaland ·

operation,

It these things could be done! we would engage in no addition- at major advances in the North until we had bullt up our Ingis-

les in the rear. But we coul:1 and would curry out minor opera- tions all along the great front to facilitate inter great offensives. Montgomery was very nnxious fa attempt the seizure of the bridge= | hend.

At the September 16 conferenes in Brussels Field Marshal Mont- Komery was therefore authorised to defer the clearing out of the Antwerp approaches in an effort to seize the bridgchent i wanted. To assist. Montgomery I

I allocated to him the Allied Airbome Army, which had been recently formed under Lieutenant General Lewis i H. Brereton of the United States Air Forces, The target date for the attack was tentatively set for, September 17, and I promise to to my utmost for him in supply until that

operation was, cem-)

September 21, 1944.

My dear Ike:

Under the new dispensation I and my Command no longer! serve directly under you. I lakte opportunity to assure you, al-

though I I feel sure t you will

recognise that assurance superfluous, that our continuing commitment for the support of your forces upon call from you will Inlerd continue, as before. toe met to the utmost of our skill and the last ounce of our endeavour...

I wish personally ant on be- half of my Command to proffer you my thanks ant gratitude for your unvarying helpfulness, encouragement anel support

which throughout the good fortunes endl occasional emergencles of the campaign...

has never falled us

Dur utmost service

and whenever

We ist Bomber Command proffer you not only our con- gratulations and our thunks, but wherever need ariseN, I hope Indeed that we may continue the task tu- Hether to its completion in our respective spheres,

Yours ever

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Henerals but on this subject I spent a considerable time with Ceneralissimo Stalin. Without exception, these Russian offears mode one pressing demand upon

me.

It was to explain the sup- ply arrangements that enabled us to make the great sweep out of our constricted beachhond 171 Normandy to cover, in one rush, all of France, Belgium, and Lu

embourg, up to the very borders

of Germany. I had to describe to them our systems of railway re-

paies and construction, truckage, evacuation, and supply by air.

To Be Continued

CANTONESE BY RADIO

Vocabulary:-

BY S.KLEE

64. (yeung) young

05.

youngs (kom) gom" gom?

66. (kaal) gaaye" Useful phrase:

(8) "Yun wai"

Young Yeung ych.

thu

1.

2.

Deem young"?

3. Gom daw

4. Gom yeung.

middle of the enemy country and, pleted. After the completion of All along the front we felt in- I knew that any pencillike thrust the bridgehead operation he was creasingly the strangulation 0:1 into the heart of Germany such as he proposed would neet no- thing but certain destruction.

as any

to turn instantly and with his movement imposed by our inade- whole force" to the capture" of "quate lines of communication. The Walcheren Island and the other Services of Supply had made areas from which the Germans heroic and effective effort to keep were defending the approaches Antwerp. Mostgomery once to the task energetically."

ute.

But perhaps the crux of Mr. Creech-Jones polished resume was summed up in one interpolated sentence: "It takes time to work the changes we want." One had visions of George III and sailing ships taking months to reach their destination as the only means of communi- cation between the ruling capital and Britain's scatter- cd possessions. To anyone who knows the

Colonial Office and some of ils per- sonnel, the whole speech typifled the fantastic laisse faire towards those parts of the Commonwealth not ac- tively and vociferously en- raged in breaking away from the family of nations. To make our own attitude clear, we are not afraid of the new trend towards granting inde- pendence to "backward" states; but believing in the exceptional importance of the world-wide association of peoples, it deplores the prac- tice of waiting for riots and quainted only with the situation,

In his own sector. He understood was because a paragraph was in the English Channel. From the armed rebellion before im-

that to support his proposal would sorted in the directive which gave beaches the 'gns and oll

were plementing the precepts the have meant stopping dead for the demands of the supreme pumped forward to main distri home government prates of weeks all units

except the commander in Europe priority bution points through pipe lines Twenty-first Army Group. But over anything else that the strate- laid on the surface of the ground. so glibly,

Take Hong Kong, for in- he did not understand the impos-gle bombers might be required Aviation engineers built landing that would have to do. With this safeguard and strips at amazing speed, and stance. How have we been developed along the rest of our unequivocal authority. I had no throughout the organisation there allowed to "grow in respon- great front when he, having out- objection to the new arrangement was displayed a morale and de- sibility," to have "steadily run the possibility of mainten- regardless of my opinion of its votion to duty equal to that of any fighting unit in the whole developing experience" in

arice, was forced to stop or with- awkwardness.

Spantz protested bitterly at command. draw. handling our own affairs?

In the I instructed bifn that what I the now command system for the

months succeeding the What steps have been taken did want in the North was Ani-strategie bumbers until I showed conclusion of hostilities I had to help us create "the social werp working, and I also wanted him that it made no difference to many opportunities to

who Evon Harris, services which you need?" { a line covering that port. Beyond me,

bad various campaigns with the lead- What great steps have been

originally been known as the in- ers of the Russian Army. Not dividual who wanted to win the only did I talk to marshals and inade "in the development of genuine organs of rural, international sphere, is will- urban and municipal governing to reap the benefits of ments?"

the Empire's produce and aid

This was true, no matter on what part

of the front it might be at.

They installed system et tempted. I would not consider it.

us going to the last possible min- It was possible, amt perhaps

truck transport by taking over certain, that had we stopped, in

With all of our affairs, except main-road routes in France and late August, all Ailled movements supply, in reasonably good order, using most of these for one-way These were called Red elsewhere on the front he might the Combined Chiefs of Staff, in traffic. have succeeded in establishing

shing a conference at Quebec, decided Ball Highways, on which trucks strong Bridgehear! definitely

ely that it was no

was no longer necessary for kept running continuously. threatening the Ruhr. Just

me to retain under my direct and Every vehicle run at least twenty of the other armies could have personal command the two bomb-hours a day. Relief drivers were cone faster and farther. I allow- er forces stationed in Great Bri-scraped up from every unit that ed to do so

the expense

of tuin. They set up an arrange- could! provide them and the starvation elewhere. However, dt ment whereby the strategic vehicles themselves were allowed no point could decisive success bombers were to be directly sub- to halt only for necessary loading, have been attained, and, mean- ordinate to the Combined Chiefs unloading, and servicing.

Railway engineers worked night while, on the other parts of the of Staff through the medium of a front we would have gotten into combined agency set up in Lon- and day to repair broken bridges the precarious positions, from which don. From my own viewpoint, and track and to restore it would have been difficult to re-

this was a clumsy and inefficient operational efficiency of rolling cover.

arrangement, but so far as our stock. Gasoline and fuel oil were General Montgomery was ac- operation was concerned it made brought onto the Continent by This means of flexible pipe lald under no difference whatsoever.

sible situation

KNOW

YOUR

of agitation would hasten its and rights with which it is ONG

KONG?

Yes, we have been promis- while simultaneously deplor-DO YOU ed our long-awaited munting that it was ever set up; cipal council-in 1950. per willing to grant its members. haps. "It takes time to work independence (and possible out the changes we want." economic chaos) in face of In our casc it has already armed insurrection; but un- taken a century. Who can willing to implement some doubt that the proper part of the same social changes

Inauguration before the end flooding Britain at the risk of this winter. in the same of disruption and bankruptcy, -way that unofficial, strikes at Maybe most of the present Home-often against na- government have not been tionalised industries-- pro- further away, from London Can you duce ravld results that other than Ostend, but if they will cognice wnuri wise might have taken years not listen to their experienc-this picture was to obtain?

ed advisers who do know the awer is in Page: Colonies, It is about time | Nike. they discharged them (the experts, of course) dundant.

The fact seems to be that the Home Government, with its hands full of troubles in England and in the wider

na ro

taken? The

re-

review

5. Deem2 gaayo?

Conversation:

Losson 12.

A. Kui laim lai neh1?

B. Kui wah lai.

A. Kui laidzoh meel

ych ah3?

B. Kui laidzoh mee'

dec1ych.

A. Neel deelych, deem

young „dzah neh1?

B. Ngaw,m jee doh'

A kind.

Fashion Model. Shapes. Way.

So.

Such

To explain.

Because,

Everything.

How? In what manner (way)?

So many (much).

In such manner (way).

What is the meaning? Why?

Is he coming?

lie says he is coming.

What is he coming for? (or) Why is he coming?

He is coming to do this.

How is this done?

I don't know.

A. Decm2 gaaye nay m Why don't you know?

jee' doh3 neh1?

B. Yun' wai kui moh

3

„wah ngaw jee'.

A. Deem gaaye kuim

wah nay jee1 neh1?

B. Ngaw m jec1 doh" deem gaayo..........

A. Kui gay deem2 jungi

,lai ah3?

Because he didn't tell me.

Why didn't he tell you?

I don't know why,

What time is he coming?

B. Kui look deem boun3 He is coming at half past six

jung' lai,

A. Kui gay deem2 jungi

faan hui' neh1?

B. Kui look decm2,shup

gawdzee faan1 coki kay2

1

What time is ho going back?

He is going back home at 6:51)

Good Scotch Whisky

JOHNNIE

WALKER

BORN 1820-

STILL GOING

STRONG

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