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HOW TO BREAK THE MALAYA DEADLOCK

By Major A. G. Hayter MBE MC.

"Axis Sally loses her appeal, Speaking for myself, the nover had any.

war was fought. The system of The Malayan problem is:

Informers, the use of torture to one that Britons at home.

extract, Information, the burning must face. The bandits have

of houses on little evidence living become progressively strong-

off the country without pay, are to earn con- not quick ways er, more efficient, and better

fidence.

On the subject of the British Reporters & General Omon $2812 supplied in spite of our own an Eastern race. They have now the house was burnt too. Such

It is wrong legally, and if wo

Council library's new volumes, a Increased efforts against them, seen nearly two years of unsup action is hardly conductive to ignore the lawe we make how

In Jungle warfare the basic pressed banditry gaining in kindly feelings towards us!

can we expect others to observe local report mentions a book by factor which controls the size of power.

Now let us consider a construe

A writer who is greatly units and their range is supply,

tive alternative. If a proportion them? It is wrong logically; the B. Russell.

squatters are more subject to admired, I understand, by his When necessary Our troops

of troops were detached from bandit propaganda than they are

contemporary, W. Churchill, have to be supplied from the air,

normal patrolling to the escorting to ours. while the bandits live off the land,

of Government Collecting Parties, As the size and range of our

collected but paid for, the result rica was not only operations is governed by the available, ko ure the

would probably bet aircraft bandita limited by the amount of get from supplies that they can the local population,

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Facing facts

now

If you were

a Malay citizen, particularly a Chinese, what odds would you offer on the success of the present campaign?

The squatters now helping the bandits are nearly all who Immigrated during the Jap- anese occupation and who settled on unoccupied (though not al- Ways un-owned) land.

Chinese

more

Hitler's

The bandits tell them that we squatter may or may not bellove are worse than the Japanese. The

"Russian hiding this until he is beaten up to Jawbone." A happy squatter,

in-induce him to

Information give

With Washington and London ellped to support us further: which he may not have, or at threatening to re-arm Western

A squatter who, having nothing best dare not give; or his house Germany, Moscow will no doubt. They have built themselves to offer, would be useless to the is burnt or the product of six present the jawbone to

Eastern Zone with a memo baraboo and thatch, and bandits and, therefore, would no months hard work la destroyed.

the longer need protection from them.|

However, the reader sitting the exploits of Samson. removed

comfortably-in England must re- depriving member that it is easy to judge such acts harshly, After one has

for days under Baronetcy."

shacks of

The bandits DIC

en- try to countered in larger parties than those met initially. It follows that more local people are supplying

to earn a living from soil or the jungle. They cut wood, grow tical attitude of the Govern rice, market garden. General

the Army and the

be Arca

The family of the late Mr. J. A. Fthem. In other words, more and ment enemy way he squatter as❘ greater reserves of rice, and pos- conditions the demoralising effect

Ozorio wishes to tender heart- felt thanks to their relatives ex- and friends for their pressions and messages sympathy, floral tributes, and attendance at the funeral.

HỒNG KÔNG S 'HOME FRONT

of

It has been said that if

police is to regard the to ours. an

An enemy

more local people are fading the bandit rufe preferable Whether this

is en- civilian, preference forced or voluntary the result is the same and the fault is ours.

them for this troops commander, one does not look to And the cause for that among the troops, but in the commander.

We,

affairs, and must accept the

опе

the

on

•

I

"Cobbler bellaved legal heir to He shoe was surprised, and naturally wanted to know if thero was any money in it to boot.

Taiwan can hold out beyond the public of a democracy, familles miles from anywhere, what is left of our Empire away. the nosticst-minded eriminals toj

a

blame.

September it will have lease of life long enough to allow possible changes in China to alter the whole pic- ture. What is not sald, atj least openly, is that if it passes to the Peking Govern ment before that time, Hong Kong's position will be more exposed to all the political winds that blow than it is at present, and the Emergency Regulations may govern the

which is

The

the answer in this case is econo-

There was an order that surplus rice should be sent and sold to Government depots. But how the squatter was to deliver it heaven knows. The squatter did not, nor did he dare, for fear of bundit reprisals.

5.3

to

I have seen such surplus rice Similarly the police, Ilke the burnt rather than leave it, pos-Army, have been hardened

bly for the bandils. Sometimes war, and they are in if the area was under suspluion, losing the Ideas

Fireside Echoes--No. 14:

Rendezvous of members

By Wm. M.S. Brand

to the ut-

Report meallons the unpleasant things "that inflet Hong Kong

Meaning, probably, those that are indicted on Hong Kong.

Jolly,

"Princess Fatima Amorlean

Supposed to be rued, are wed, or re-wed? I shall never know.

"Iron lungs for Israel," Judging by the noise they've been making, they already have lungs of brass.

"While I was in hospital three nurses borrowed Dr. Rend's book from me and literally ate it up."

It's that hospital food.

Russian trawlers are said to be tailing British warships engaged in manoeuvres.

Something fishy about this.

rice

would them of essential suppiles; from the bandit

The Government would amass been patrolling have

no parallel rather then 44 asibly be able to lower the price here.

here, after the The squatters support throughout the country and thus of not being able to get at the the bandits, and some of them be- make everyone happier.

enemy, with a deep desire to get come bandits because the bandits The people of Malaya

nya generally offer them every incentive to do Too many 'difficulties' the wretched business ended, it Inck confidence in our direction so, while we ignore them or take

This idea was put up carly last is easy to beat a man over the

head

with a

a riflebutt when there ate some dim- of affairs, it is no use

year, but there blaming

culties in effecting it. When Bri-is every Indication that there are dissatisfaction; punitive action."

and that he bandits in the arco, Squatters' support lack confidence in their

tain starti discarding constructive

of the prac-.

probably knows where they are, Having met squatters during enterprise because

Remember, too, that my ple- patrols. I have developed a real tical difficulties of achieving con- resport for them. One Anda struction, we might as well throw ture of the squatter was

sided. Many of them are among Unfeooking Imminent,

Two pricala of the diocese Space does not allow me to

celebrato their golden living under conditions of poverty

be found, and deserve more than will In all its simplicity, working land offer the praise whict the efforts the butt end of a rifle. The dim-wedding jubilees within the next

of the Forces and police in It is only a few years since the which, in many cases no one else lava deserve, in reading what culty is to distinguish friend from four days

reader must realiseret us not blame those who are with follows the people of Malaya saw the great would touch.

The women work, often British Empire fung out of their

that this does not always, country in a matter of months by the last born strapped to their

no exerting themselves

I see an order has gone out to back or at the breast.

universally, opply. It is mention-

them by Repulse any boats, attempting to children, down to mere toddlers, ed because it has applied, on suffi- most, but rather help economic revolution, just as do something, even if it is only cient scale to be a possible reason taking a great interest in what anchor in the Bay. This is rather

herding the ducks,

why there is a gathering sway of concerns us at home as much as the previous phase was a

It is the height of stupidity to local support away from us to- it does them.

Revising tactics The Ignore the sand to dub wards the bandite Nationalist revolution.

immigrant. He First, the attitude of the Army. Finally, are wo fighting the rewed." third phase wont be pertinent him as an

has enormous potentialities as a The basic training of any good bandits on ground more favour- for a long time to come, and ploncer: and by gaining his sup- army is aggression, and following able to them or to us? Military the movement,

port

we could strike right at the a first-class war that attitude of action is essential, and military

aggression is greater than parties, will have roots of bandit survival.

the front in reinforcements are necessary. But The war still inclines us to be military minds. I have felt it these will be valueless unless to throw up another force to

Myrtle remarks that her boss lives of all of us.

is the myself, and seen it in the actions reinforcements are effected in the thinks she is more his type thank Certainly it is widely implement it. The Commun-lieve that force of arms

others

more important field of economies, his typist. realised that the

not interested: it answer to any problem, whereas of defence ists are

The result is to regard this civil administration, and publicity. in im- simply is not their cup of tea. mie and administrative. The ban- campaign

E WAT, # war precedes

Optimistic reports issued by position

the against

the bandits, and this offcial do not raise morale they, portance the Constitutional A free for all vote would pro- dit is mainly interested in

Such statements as reform projects. The Colonial vide a potential fifth column, squatter for his surplus produce generally includes Chinese and hide facts.

is. a whole; that that issued recently by a return- squatters ay Secretary is "fully alive to the obedient to orders from out- The squatter is mainly interested

against a large proportion of importance of the issue of side. A limited vote would in getting rid of it.

civilians of the country of the ing official to the effect that the iroops were in splendid fettle are nonsense. in merely provide ammunition

support it is essential to enlist. Constitutional reform

But the Army is NOT fighting How can any man's morale be Hong Kong," and it is receiv- for hostile propaganda, which

But breaks no bones.

a war, but is acting in aid of the high when, having sweated blood ing his consideration.

this is something for months under appalling con- In- Singapore has an elected

civil power; he is not coming here.

finds that he hos very different requiring a very ditions, he different technique.

Fachieved nothing? Troops also stead Hong Kong is to receive majority on both the Legisla-

think, believe me, and they some the Secretary for War. Lack ture and the Municipal Coun-

by times wonder if the policy for of time, and the voting posi- cil. Those ratepayers who

danger of which they sweat is, in fact, the for which the most economical. tion in the House may be did take the trouble to vote factors, but even so that hint after extreme efforts by the is clear enough. Moreover, Parties to induce them to re- Mr. Dugdale, speaking for the gister for the vote-formed al Ministry on May 10, declared pitifully small proportion of that "it is just because Hong the population. In any case Kong. is allowed to see to its this proof of democratic in- own affairs in this respect that tent was quite lost on the we leave it to them and do Communists in the jungle or

in the Singapore hide outs. The extensive grounds of the not impose upon them some

'Schloss' remain today, though form of Government before It is deplorable-but true.

But a further question] little of the building itself. Their they are ready to accept it."

memorial in Foochow, Meanwhile, he added, the arises. Was the experiment father's whole Constitutional position of value in steadying and however, docs remain in all the In the Colony "which is very strengthening progressive.free open spaces round and about being opinion behind the Govern- the house they were born in, as complicated,"

Three slow and daliberate employed, the talpan, or knocks with a clenched fist on an studied in consultation with ment? Definitely it was. It also on the Hill by the Foochow clerks

also made things much easier Club, of which their father once manager, had to be a Jack-of-all-

oblong of loose, wood let in atop the Governor.

the counter was all that was re- He was replying to the for Government, since while occupied the Chair, which he trades and a Master of Tea.

purchased and presented to the Secrecy essential quired to be done. The eagle-eye remained largely public at odd times, concerning young Labour back-bencher, initiativo Mr. Woodrow Wyatt, who where it was before, respon which old residents like myself manager, or a foreign assistant, him, "Good-evening, Mr. So-and- Lucky men had a departmental of the Butler had seen. He would approach the knocker and salute suggested it was disgraceful sibility for decision passed to have put up a gallant aght to pra- as the case raight be but the So" A nod of the head in ro-

were on their own. ply would that so much time should the Councils. In Singapore serve as public lands in keeping majority have elapsed (aince last June) sentiment among the Straits- with the spirit of the original Secrecy was an essential so it was "Champagne. Very good, Sir.

not very politic to commit one's in trying to bring some form born Chinese is strong. The deeds of gif

self to paper.

(To be continued). 1. H. Dulling and H. J. Scents As everyone was of this same of democratic Government to reasonable nature of the fran- Hong Kong. He argued that chise was accepted indeed are two names connected with mind, the Club served as vastly than Just a recreational it is particularly important almost insisted on. Here it is Dodwell & Co. The former's re- more that Hong Kong should give the vital, explosive issue-as adence is now the house occupied centre. And these chits have on

Dominican countless occasions served as evi a practical working example it was in Malaya until the Fathers in the Talkoo Lane op-dence of a Gentlemen's Agree

ment, not only covering a fea of democracy in Hong Kong most recent recommendations posite the APC Office property.

deal, but also purchase of to show the Chinese Com- of the Communities' Liaison

A. Fergusson and Smollett shares, property, and so forth. Campbell both with the Customs It was on munists what we mean by Committee.

one of these chits It seems to us that while Service: HB. Giles, G.S. Moss, that Slemssen sketched his iden democracy.

The value of Hong Kong we await the unfolding of and E.C. Werner, with the British of how he wished his residence to historical Consular Service, the latter be- be transformed into Schloss', as a show window of de- the

noting a figure he was prepared to expend on the work, initialling mocracy is over-rated. Hong changes now going on nexting author of "Autumn Leaves”,

M.W. Livingston and A.E. Col- it, and handing it to my father Kong should do what it wants door to us, the Singapore ex-

the Club the same to carry out for him. to do when it wants to do it,periment should be adopted lins joined

year the former 'connected with Hundreds of thousands of dollars' and when it has made up its for the Municipal Council, the Standard Oll Co, and the lat-worth of shares have changed hands over the Club Bar-Room mind about it. So far it hasn't and the Malayan experiment ter the Chartered Bank.

counter in like manner. And so made up its mind, on the for an interim Legislative

So, we run through the Foo- It went on for years up to about the Council. The first has elec- chow Club Membership List up to 1910-1911 when telephones and precise naturé of

supplanted the. franchise: whether all rate tions based on the usual ward and including 1911 whan the electric-light payers should vote or a more division. The Federal Coun- number of Resident Members had

whisky, gin, and hard limited category. There is a cil in Kuala Lumpur is based shrunk to 88 with 23 on the Ab personal call and the kerosene

the

of the products difference of opinton, 200, on largely on occupational re-ent Members List, 5 Pagoda Ane liquors,

Through the age foolish, and Club life was all grape-vine, and youth thought whether there should be an presentation. The constituen- Pagoda Members

period of World War I the post- elected Municipal Council as cies are chiefly in the prin- Pou did not alter. In 1920 there reversed and hypocrites went well as a Legislative Council cipal Industrial, productive were 41-Resident Members with abroad advertising: they with a non-official majority, and professional bodies. It 25 Absent; in 1928 23 Resident took a drink till the sun was The Bar-Room counter itself Let us be perfectly clear would be hard to find a more and 45 Absent, and in 1932 32 westering. about one point: it is that the truly representative body. Resident and 35 Absent recalls to mind a tradition of the new regime in China are not Why should not the General The chits sed in the Foochow past. Rather than hurt a living looking to Hong Kong, for Chamber, the Chinese Cham- Club were not altered till as late soul's feelings, I have given an fortunes were gained and lost in lessons in democracy, nor to ber, the Reform Clubs, the as 1928 when a radical change example of the manner in which

was adopted by it is feared; a the major and most experi- professional institutions, the radical Committee More about Foochow in the tea trade almost enced practitioners of that Employers Federation, the them anon. The original chits overnight, by quoting a case in system. They are looking to Labour Unions, and other wore in perforated pad form, my.ows family. Moscow for guidance and major representative bodies about a printed in red. Now, in the height of the tea patronlio the Club very much in on this side ** example in all things, at pre-elect by direct vote the men on the backs. Please do not sign season, tes merchants did not the evenings. It being verily a sent. They have, like Sun bers they wish to represent The Bar-Room was always the case of the early bird catching the Yat-sen, accepted the prin- them rather than by nomina rendezvous of at least a dozen worm. And in the days I refer to ciple of elections all the way, tion. For our own good some ambers, wat noon, and much fat worm might mean.any- up from the smallest unit action is advisable, and in business; was transected over the thing from 9d. per 1b, up net Hitherto they haven't even view of the controversy over counter. In the old days before profit,

typewriters were thought of or The old bird kept quiet till such gone through the "rigma the nature of the franchise, women tolerated at a desk in any news, resobed him and then he of the Soviet single list: why not consider this form once; before Chambers of Come repaired to the Club There was

interim solation

marte Ware formed, or Chinese one particular spot on the Bar,

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most "Excuse me" parted the solid ranks obscuring his objec- -tive.

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