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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS: THE SECOND BOOK Good Morning!

THEIR FINEST HOUR

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Strategy In A Certain Eventuality

At 1 p.m. on May 27 Lord Gort was sent a telegram from the War Office telling HK$18.00 him that his task hencefor- HK.130.00 ward was "to cvacuate the FL.K.172,00

maximum force possible." M. Reynaud had been informed. of this policy the day before. The success of the evacuation uas, of course, still pro-. blematical.

MARRIAGE

HESLOP-STARLING --On 23rd Der, 1848 at Calcutta,

THE question

our

about shillly to go on alone, to which I had asked Mr. Cham-

**** Akchinty -- Herbapyme

Marine Superintendent,

Miss Shella Violet. Starling berlain to examine with other (Dailey)

Hong Ministers 10 days before, Kang.

lately of

DEATH

WONO-On the

8.

I

was now put formally by me to our military advisers. drafted the reference pur- posely in terms which, while 14th February giving a lead, left freedom to at the Hongkong Sanalertum, the Chiefs of Staff to express Mul their view, whatever it might You Wong Chang (Linda), wife of Eddie Wonk be. I knew beforehand that Wing Cheung. Funeral leaves The Hongkong Funeral Home they were absolutely deter- at 2 p.m. today, for the mined; but it is wise to have Chinese Christian Cemetry, written records of such de- Poktulum.

cisions.

THIS EMPIRE

This British Empire--per- haps we should have said simply "Commonwealth," without any mention even of British-is a strange busi- ness, all the more strange as

moreover

I wished

to 'be able to assure Parliament that our resolve was backed by pro- fessional opinion. Here it is, with the answer: "We have reviewed our report on "British Strategy in a Certain Eventuality" in the light of the] following terms of reference re- mitted to us by the Prime Minis- ter.

abla continue in the war and becoming neutral, with the Gor- mans holding their present poal- tlon and the Belgian army being forced to capitulate after assist- Ing the British Expeditionary Foree to reach the coset:, in the event of terms being offered Britain which would place her entirely at the mercy of Ger- many through disarmament,

time goes on. In the "Sun-In the event of France being un- day Herald" that experienc- ed politician and diplomatist, Sir Alfred Duff Cooper, pro- pounded a theorem difficult to contest if you are an ob- jective observer, that this loose but coherent organisa- tion of peoples was formed neither by Great Britain's imperialist greed nor by its wish to further its principles of justice and democracy, The

vast congregation of peoples, he argued, came to- gether largely by chance be- cause the United Kingdom, a great trading nation, mov- ed its troops and judiciary into various parts of the world primarily and solely to safeguard its commercial interests by providing stable and peaceful conditions.

The rest followed later as

a logical result: governors and civil services and mili- tary bases. To anyone who to the trouble to

་,

to

cession of naval bases in the Orkneys, &o.; what are the pros pects of our continuing the war alono against Germany and probably Italy?

Reasonable Hopes «Can the Navy and the Air Force

By Winston Churchill

cumstances envisaged above our land forces would be insufficient to deal with a serious invasion."

The crux of the matter is air superiority. Once Germany had attained this, she might attempt to subjugate this country by air attack alone.

mination to carry on in the face of wholesale havoc and destruction,

our

and

10. If therefore the enemy prosses

home night attacks on aircraft industry, he is likely to Achlove Buch material moral damage within the Indus. to bring trial area concerned as all work to remembered that

a standstill. 11. It must be remember

n 11

to one. of four Moreover, the German aircraft well dispersed and are.

factor, Inaccessible,

12. On the other hand, so long as we have a counter-offensive bomber force, we can carry out similar attacks on Gorman in- dustrial tentres and by moral and material effect bring a proportion of them to standstill.

7. Germany could not gain com. pleto air superiority unloss sho could knock out our Air Force, Load the aircraft industries, salini mwan

vital portions or which are, con- centrated at Coventry and Bir- "mingham.

aircraft Air attacks in the factories would be mado by day or by night, We consider that we should be ablo to Inflict mich casualties on the onemy by day as to prevent serious damago, Whatever. Wo, do, however, by way of defensive measures-and we are pressing on with these with all despatch.we cannot be sure of protecting the farge Industrial centres, upon which our aircraft industries depend, from serious material damage by night attack. The would not have to employ pre- cision bombing to achieve this effect

in

enemy

13. To sum up, our conclusion is that prima facie Germany has most of the cards; but the reall test is whether the morale of our fighting personnel and civil population will

counterba- lance the numerical and mater- lal advantages which Germany enjoys. We believe it will.

admit that it was grave and grim. But the War Cabinet and the fow other. Miniators who saw it were all of ono mind. There was no discussion, Heart and soul we were together.

To Lord Gort

置

now

Lord Gort:

addressed myself

*27.v.40.

to

"Insels Battle,” says a headline. We couldn't agree with this more.

At a godown fire, water play- Ing on soap turned into lather. Many a firemen slipped with a thickening sud.

•

Chinese owners of European- style hotels are protesting against the Hotel Rates Ordinance pro-n visions. Mit

much Foes on longer, the situation will get en- tirely out of control.

Milton Reynolds has suddenly At this solemn moment I cannot come to life with a belated claim

help sending you my good to have

the Amne flown over tell how Machin mountain range. No-one wishes. No one can it will go, But anything is so far has pricked him with a į

starved out-

2.

Moral Effect

This report, which of courses was written at the darkest moments. succeed before the Dunkirk Deliverande, 9. Whether the attacks

eliminating the aircraft was signed not only by the three Industry depends not only on Chiefs of Staff, Nowall, Pound, and the material damage by bombs, Ironside, but by the three Vice- but on the moral effect on the Chiefs, Dill, Phillips, and Peirse, workpeople and their deter Reading it in after-years, 1 must

CANTONESE BY RADIO

Vocabulary: 127. (to) doh 128. (t'ung) tung

hold out reasonable hopes of preventing serious invasion, and could the forces gathered in this Examples: Island cope with ralds from the

air involving detachments not (A)

Tune

BY S.K LEE

Lesson 22

greater than 10,000 menit 1. Nay tungtung

being observed that a prolonga-

tion of British resistance might

be very dangerous for Gormany

engaged in holding down

greater part of Europe?"

the 2.

2. Our conclusions are contained 3.

in

the following paragraphs.

3. While our Air Force is in being,

and Air our Navy

Force

,kui hui neh'?

Ngaw tung,kui hui". ngaw ,m,tungkul

huis.

together should be able to pre- 4M hohtung kui hui3,

vant Germany carrying out a serious seaborne invasion of this (B) Tung. country,

Supposing Germany

huť neh1?

Also. Still,·

To accompany. Will. And, For. Same.

To accompany. With

Tow

and

| ball-point pen.

First. remarks.

cannon It is good for a man to have ought to kill tanks, and they something to worry about. may as well be lost doing that also good for him to get away

Da any other way, Second, from her sometimes,

feel very anxious about Ostend

till it is occupied by a brigade

Kong The Hang

With artillery. Third, very likely gets more

crowded

It's

racecourse

every fort-

the onemy tanks attacking Cal- night, asserts a sporting corres- als are tired and, anyhow, busy! pundent. Perhaps that's why the on Calals. A column directed

upon Calais while it is still holds wo ing out might have a good chance. Perhaps they will

back never get a

•

I be According to latest calculations

lens formidable when attacked the United States, at the present rate of soll erosion will cease to themselves.

It is now necessary to tell the exlat in 300,000,000 year. How the Belgians., I am sending comforting for the Russians. All following

ving telegram to Keyes, but they have to do is sit back and

Keyes

will help. We

your

12

desirable contact with King and walt!

逾

to sacrifico Grave-diggers at "The Gates of New York are on Heaven" in

are asking them themselves or us. Presume four] troops know they strike. But this has nothing to are cutting their way home to do with the announcement of, a Blighty. Never was there such a new plane carrying 180 passen. spur for fighting. We shall give gera. • you that the Navy and Air Force can do. Anthony Eden is with me now and joins his good wishes to mine, Enclosure:

When the

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U.B. War Depart- ment has made up its mind about its future in Japan, journalists may begin to believe what they are told,

There is a move afoot in Canton to abolish Sun Fo's Government trade rostricting agencies. There are also hints of omitting the last three words in the foregoing sentence,

another move

To Adm. Keyes Prime Minister to Admiral Keyes, Impart following to your friend the King of the Belgians). Pre- Lume he knows that British and French are fighting their way to const between Gravelines and Ostend inclusive, and that we A special committee recently propose to give fullest support advised that all dogs in the Col-

dur- from Navy and Air Force ony should be inoculated against

hazardous. embarkation.] rubles before

ing

the

the hot weather. Since then it has been further recommended that Englishmen ge out into the, mid-day sun alone,

What can we do for him? tainly we cannot serve Belgium' cause by being hemmed in and starved out. Our only hope la and England will never victor war whatever, happens been in the Colony three months A correspondent writes: “I have till Hitler is beat

or we cease w and have seen no signs of wild State Traist will make

You

life. We can't be sure whether ho leaves with you by this is ery of a disappointed na aeroplane before too late. Should turalist or a frustrated night rake. our operation prosper

and he

be a

Jure

Will you go with him?

I'll go with him.

I won't go with him.

Don't go with him.

And,

establish (an effective bridge- hoad, we would try, if dosives, to carry some Belgian divisions to Franco by sea. Vitally important Belgium should continue in war, And safety [of] King's person essential.

Issued the following general in- junction:-

In

Are you and he going?

,m

Ngaw tung kui doh' hui".

He and I are going.

gained 1.Nay-tung...kui, hui complete air superiority, we con- sider that the Navy could hold upan lavasion for a time, but 2. not for an indefinite period.

5. If, with our Navy unable to pre- an invasion.

vent it, and our Air Force goer 3. Ngaw tung kui don',m He and I are not going.

Germany attempted

our coast and beach defences could not provent Gorman tanks

hut.

and Infantry getting a firm fool-4. Nay tung kui doh

ing on our shores.

In the cir-

3

hoh ku{".

Indeed, If the unfortunate (C) Tung.

ม

hoh'

hoha ah"?

neh'?

You and he are not to go.

For.

Should I buy it for him?

Yes, picase buy it for him.

Why don't you buy it for him?

Hoh, m goynay,tung kui maaye laḥ1. Deem gaaye nay m

tung kul maaye Kui mah tseen, ngaw He has no money, I won't buy

it for him. ,m,tung kui,maaye.

Tung.

has gone discover the facts, this sounds like an impartial and knowledgeable summing-up of the position. Some Bri-4 tish nabobs may indeed have bled their provinces dry, some British administrations -if

indeed not ali-may have provided peaceful and honourable administrations, sanitation and teaching. But basically it was a straight- forward matter of trade. Having accepted certain res- ponsibilities, Whitehall very soon decided, to return the various colonies to their strife between the Burma. Ngaw,tung kui maaye, native inhabitants, via Government and Karens process of tuition in decent could be brought to an end, Self-government.

there is ground for hope that In the meantime London it would not be long before 2. provided a world-wide Navy all hopes faded of a Com. which was on the outlook for munist seizure of power by 3. no self-aggrandisement-only force. for peace in its country's But though the motive for possessions and freedom of the attack. by the "New 4. movement on the high seas. Times" is comparatively easy Freedom fot everyone-be to understand, its line, re- they Dutch or Norwegians mains mysterious. One can or Danish or French or Ger-only suppose that the five mans or Americans--or even companies which are alleged Panamanians. And for de to have urged Britain's cades such International Socialist Government to give stability did reign, paid for Burma freedom in order to 2. by the British taxpayer and bring the country more firm- motivated by those perfidiously under their capitalistic Albion sailors. Now

this control include those com 3. TEL: 29051-- fabric is disappearing, and panies whose properties have.

the results are coming into been nationalised.. the world spotlight.

That seems a curious way We need not mention the to set about domination,"es- China Coast, India or Pales- pecially, as nationalisation of tine. Take Burma alone- major foreign investments this week's immediate target had always figured promin- for Soviet propaganda. The ently in the programme of Moscow "New Times", attacks the Union Government. Britain for giving the coun- Britain has made many try. Independence on the errors, certainly. But with grounds that it did so in the exception of Soviet Rus=" order to enable five unspect|sia which thrives on chaos fied British companies to outside her own gates—one dictate to the new govern, may wonder how many other ment.

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The reason for the out-tiny- Imperialism in the break of anger is, perhaps not | North Séan are glad to see hard to find. Despite every the world sea lanes and great can you effort by the Communists in ports Virtually bare, of Bri- | segui Burma, the Government of tsh warships and well-dis- this the Union has not been des diplined bluejackets. If there | takar troyed by them nor have are any regrets, it's too Into swer they succeeded in creating now. This is nrother Job that total chaos from which which the now power of the Kromlin night reasons America la going to find in

hays hoped to benult. Cscapat

Same. And,

Is this the same as that?

This is the same as that.

This is different from that.

(Strictly Confidential) 28.v.40. those dark daya the Prime Minister would be grateful all his colleagues in the Govern mont, As well as important officials, would maintain a high not morale in their circles; minimising the gravity of events, but showing confidence in our ablity and inflexible resolve to continue the war till we have broken the will of the enemy to bring all Europe under his do- mination. No tolerance should

be given to the Idea that France will make

a separate peace; but whatever may happen on the Continent. we cannot doubt our duty, and we shall certainly све all our power to defend the Island, the Empire and our Cause,

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