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DEAR CHAPS:

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HE best news for

THE

you all is that everybody here "In the is convinced know" that you will get a rise in pay quite soon.

I have talked with miny of the M.P.s of all par- -tles who have been arguing for better pay rates for Korean service for monthy; and with high - ranking offeers at the War Office.

They are convinced that the Treasury is now ready to do right by you.

When the Commons ad- journed on August 2 Under-Secretary for War Woodrow Wyatt' hinted that before it reassembled "it is possible that we shall be able to announce something further."

Concluding

MY KOREA NOTEBOOK

THE Irish still get into overy war. I don't protend to know the

over three miles.

By J. L. HAYS

20lb, each,

exact figures, but I'm will- In less than 00 hours during wounded to Britain in the Royal Northumberland - Fusiliers ing to bet there are as many the Imjin tiver battle, our 4,2 Danish hospital ship Jutlandia a the "Stumblebunks."

In the days when the Southern Irish in the Royal inch heavy moriars Ared 12,000 few days ago,

Yet Malcolm-at first sight-

Argylla and Middlesex,

Aus Ulster Rifles as "Micks" bombe, weighing

of ja all meekness, modesty and tralians Brigadier Basil from the North.

Phy

Commonwealth ventióness.

might Coad'a You

27th think that butter wouldn't melt Brigade were the only Brilish In his mouth. Ho short, troops in Korea (how long ago sight and bespectacled.

that seems now!) and "iving"

*** on borrowed American tran sport. American rations and American uniforms, they were known os

as "Cond's Tramps." Funny the way those self- deprecatory

nicknames with British troops. Remember the "Old Contemptibles" and the

Eric Linklater, who was in Korea collecting material for the ometal history he is to write, told me this story:

It seems a group of Southem Irish came upon the King's Own Scottish Borderers

nbout

the

TE Aussies thought the world of Brigadier Basil Cond, who commanded the Common wealth Brigade until March.

Coad is one of those rare com- manders who instinctively in-

trust and spire tra

time the Coronation Stone, was scoring all thence, while

whipped from Westminster Abbey.

They gazed upon them with black disapproval.

of

Sald a Pat at length, richly and softly: "Sure, it is the like these Jocks who stoal the Stoan-an insult to the King. It 1s, and a disgrace to the British Army!"

DUSIEST fighting British unit In Korea is the 45th Field Regiment, A.A with its 25- pounders. will

Now I hear that it is merely a matter of "form- ula" (what you call "case") which will not cut poross regulations govern- ing local overseas allow- ances and special campaign pay. The arrangement be something quite new.

My own guess is that the rize will take the form of a dally increase, to be paid Ιπ lump sum on termina tion of Korean service.) may well be called some- thing like "United Nations campaign increment."

General The coming Elcellan and the possibility of a new Government wit neither delay not chang the situation.

The argument for more pay is an all-party one, led by two such diverse politi- clans as Brigadier Tony

Head and Tem Driberg.

J. L. HAYS

The Gunners support South Korcan and American divisions when 29th Brigade is in reserve, So they have been almost can- tinuously in action.

But in his battalion, among officers and mea allice, he is known as "Mad Malcolm."

Q

gestures and all concessions to our fighting troops have a terse and appropriate term opinion within his ecmmand.

for what is elsewhere known in The Australian Battalion com- the Army na "empire building" mander, Lieut.-Colonel Bruce the siy art of introducing base Ferguson. told me once "The "establishments" involving D Diggers know they are in good preponderance of officers.

It is, amply: "Too many hands."

chiefs, not enough Indians,"

BUT

*

goes

❤

Desert Rats"?

*

come

with family responsibilities and, frequently, a long, sad World War II battle background,

The Ideal age for an infantry- man is between 18 and 22. În Korea ho 'much too' offen "bo- tween 20 and 33. Again, in war, company commanders (major) should be between 24 and 20; In Korea they are, as often as not, nearer 40.

end."

*

THE other day I mentioned that the front, in Korean alang, is known as the "sharp I should have added that

of everything

brigade headquarters is, inevitably, the "blunt end.".

You are elther, a "sharp end type" or a "blunt end type."

BIGG

宓

rear

Q

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DIGGEST surprise we provided for the Americans was our IN the darkening murk of late

aftmoon Korea, in winter, completo

+ absence

steel ia desperately depressing. The helmets. snow-littered hills are silent, tho I didn't see a single British valleys fill slowly with grey coldier wearing one. DUT Aussies will be Auaries

Yet American military police- purple freezing fog. and In the official war diary TUE style in which our troops

One day I watched our in- men have power to levy on-the- THE of the Vol Battalion, The 11 are accustomed to live is fantry file through to attack. spot fines on. G.l.'s neglecting Royal Australian Regiment, is largely dependent on both the

They came out of grey to wear theirs miles behind the the entry: "Brigadier Coad left state of the baile and of the us today. The boys call him weather,

Ravagely passed through the lines.

burning ruins of a Has the British Army finally that greyhaired old "

In their lime the chaps must village and pressed on, hunched Elven up the old "in hat"? "They could not pay him a, have slept in almost

every against the wind.. higher compliment."

habllation suitable for humans

Then 1 raw two muffled, bond- TALL and shy Fusiller Ronnie and a few others besides, ed infantrymen casually nail a Crocks, of the Royal But, given a breathing space, notice to the tilting wall of a Northumberland Fusiliers, wen a IKE teber, like sen...as it so they run-up their own "houses" burning cottage and move on. World War 11 Military Medal in

drequently

in our in no time at all. The styles of It said: "Frying tonight-chipa lialy.

architecture range between what only"

As a "Korea Volunteer" ho county regiments.

Thank God for the warm, added a Distinguished Field guns

Conduot Lawrence is known locally as "Klondyke Tall young Chris away as their crews think it won a splendid M.C. as a Middle-

Revival"

(chimney protruding swift, certain, reviving humour Medal on the imjin River in the root) and "Seoul of the British soldier! What is known as a daily "con- sux

through platoon commander in

April,

HIS Commanding Officer, tact rate is worked out for each hill attack during the very first Tudor" (at least two windows). These "residences," warm and

Lieut.-Colonel Milos Speer, fold gun. In Korea they thought 120 days of Britlah action in Korea.

He rounds (or 2,800 for the entire

me: "He is a mar. of incredible had 10 wait for many dry, are furnished with pln-ups

of chairs, IT is pretty well generally Regiment) would be about right months before Basli Coad pinned and odds and ends

Lables and beds "borrowed" conceded now that

Last for "contact" with Com the "gong" on his battle-dreas,

time I National Servlee from deserted

soldier com- asked him if he intended to stay munists.

villages, One of them, just north of pares extremely favourably, es on in the Army after his 18 Seoul around last Christmas, I an Infantryman, with his Reser-months volumicer ecrvice ended. remember, was shared by three vist comrade. young National Service men.

Alongside the door was a bell "Ring and the notice: push twice for 'Chalky White,"

And blow me if they hadn't fixed up a bell for "Chalky,"

don't just bang

the

and then we all had a beer on "He told me: "My father will be pleased."

In fact, one day in March, it. 45th Field fired over 13,000 rounds in support of an Ameri- can crossing of the Han,

But ammunition expenditure has frequently been heavy.

Even the Red

charwoman asks about the King

PARIS.

At the time the remark didn't mean a lot to me. But later I heard that Chris's father Major F. A. L. Lawrence, also won an M. C., in almost identi- cal circumstances, with the same battalion.

*

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HE Argyll and Sutherland

were

ANOTHER subaltech to wear & Highlanders

❤

the Personal gallantry."Ronele I

The idea seemed to surprise him, "Oh, no," he said, “I'm not

✡

a proper scidler, you know," W WHAT the youngster of 19,

gay, lacks in experience and have always excelled in the BRITISH military policemen skill with weapons in Korea he more than makes up keennes, physical fitness enthusiasm.

with design of raffle signs wwhleli

and attract,

In Korea they are in great And, of course, there is the form.

One sign rear Commonwealth always world of difference—especially in

National Division HQ. succinetly told ct that ribbon is Malcolm Cubiss, the "Agiles" to their comrades attack-between

and Middlesex Service lad

a "much the

the narrow, dangers et of the Royal Northumberland in Korca; and the Fusillers, who, I sep, returned became the "Muddlesex" and the married" Reservist of over 30, twisting read:▸

Some curves are

free and easy" These when free ore

THE DUKE

NEW

of KENT'S

SCHOOL

GENEVA.

of Ernest Ashwick

young Duke

who has left Britain to continue his

.

takes

you

on

There are ten British boys at the school with the Duke, but only three of his own age.

Ten professors, three of whom are British, look after the educa- tional aspect. Lessons are given in English to boys who do not round know French. "But we quickly teach them the language," Bald for the directress.

40 us"-leaves the main hall to

a basis of his classroom, he will see a large board with the national colours of many countries,

THEREVER I have gone in Paris during the last Kent,"

few days, the talk has been on the King,

My charwoman (she votes Communist) tells me each morning of the latest bulletins as she has heard schooling at Le Rosey, at that college them on the French radio, asks sympathetically: "Do Rolle, on Lake Geneva, will kings—and ex-kingsAs the Duke "Just a number you think he will get well?" In my local cafe I am pointed the ever be a fag. For pre- treat them all

nover be a prefect. Nor will out as "The Englishman" and instantly become the ob- ject of anxious questioning. Every telephone conversa- fects and fagging are just sirket equality.

Swiss tion begins or ends with a question: "What is the latest "not done" at this

"In fact, the Duke will mot aristocratic · àchool for aris- be the only royal student here.

On the board are dozens of news of the King?"

of ex-students' of all tocrats and others.

1 cannot tell you who will be nares here with him, but to us and nationalities who fell during the Through huge gates, a dhe professors they will be just war. lane almost a mile and a boys who have got to be taught,

the Duke looks closely enough, he will see the name of half long leads through the fed, and punished if necessary." school's private farm to the Punishment is more mental ex-guda John Lowther, son of

no Lady George Cholmondeley. renovated chateau that is than physical. No birches,

canes. But on Wednesdays and He is too young to know the Saturdays, when the boys have name, but it is that of his the main schoolhouse.

their days off, the punished boy father's aide-de-camp. The two has to go to class and work all died together in the plane crash.

day.

The French Press has re- flected this universal in- terest and concern by giv- ing the news of the King's operation and progress almost the same prominence

(PARIS) NEWSLETTER

from: SAM WHITE

and space that it receives in Paris: "Dahling, I had the most wonderful time but I just the British 'Press.

Suma up one newspaper: "All France hopes for the quick recovery of the most modest, conscientious and loyal of sovereigna."

Enter, Mrs Clark

she

couldn't take money from those Ivy-covered walls, wonderful French ptaple. So I what in familiarly

and called lost 050 dollars-curse " here an "English rose gar den," give the impresssion

The Ara Khan, holidaying

where he

quie:ly at Evian, whe the evenings listening to Mozart of being at home rather we have found this quite

and Verdi-recordings: "Hence than on the shores of Lake suficient punishment," said Mits forth Img Life is

Schaub with a wry smllc. is going to cease Geneva. being like a Hollywood film, Z

The boys have to get up at shall now leave the casinos to In the green and - beige 7.16 am. Breakfan, consisting GRETA GARBO, who arrived others. As for Aly, his life-is hilt

where of bread, hulter, and jam, with In Paris under the name of own affair. By now he should drawing-room

"No have learned to pick his wives as students can meet friends, coffee, is at 7.30. On three days Mrs Jane Clark (usually

of former a week they have porridge. travels as Miss Harriet Brown) is soundly as he chooses his race-photographs

prunes and custard here," says horses." staying in a flat in the Faubourg

scholars, kings crowned Miss Schaub. St Honore as a guest of her old Gracte Fields, in Paris, on uncrowned, and decrowned, friend, the elderly and lle rumours that she might remarry hang near those of other is no prayer service, but religious Work begins at sight. There known writer. Mercedes de "It's a lot of tripe, ducks."

boys in football toga, or instruction is given twice a week. jumping, running, or swim- A! the 10.30 break the boys receive hot chocolate. Then back to work until 12.

Acosta,

While in Paris Garbo will con- sidt Jean Bolvin, France's lead- ing plastic surgeon.

Embittered

Last

:

After lunch-oup, ment, two

BALLET dancer Roland Peut ming. Garbo is hoping to make two D is returning to France from Field-Marshal Mont- nims in the near future one on the U.S.A. an embittered, disgomery, in his too-well vegetables, and a dessert-there Shortest Fastest Route Across the North Pacific of Sarah Bernhardt, the illusioned man.

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But after spending seven

On Saturday evenings the boys are allowed to do their work in thitir own rooms-as long as they have not been punished.

in Holle, where there are both

There is no priority or months in the United States, the Afier » short stay in Paris film remains unmade and It precedence at this school...

novelist seems doubtful that any con'ract All the boys are called by Erie Maria Remarque at Lago was signed. Patil's Drilish ballet their surnames, whether It Gardone on the Swiss-Italian master Gordon Hamilton, Bas

resigned, and other dancers have be Smith or Windsor.. joined

rival troupes."

The young Duke of Kent will Quoting

Now Polit, his film unmade, his mingle with boys of 23 different UOTES of the week: Nowly troupe dispersed, and no pro-nationalities. He will have Qmarried Sir Charles Mend), ramme po

thx the ream do himself, and will not sven

border,

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On Sundays they go to church

Catholic and Protestant asrvices.

On Saturday evenings the older boys are allowed to make lo the drawing-room, but not in [their, own-rdomás.. We like to keep a discreet control of them, on their days off, you know." anys Miss Schaub.

on Icarning tha a California autumn and winter season, is to sleep in the four-bed dormitaries Ages of the boys are from nine court had 'opproved the late Lady turning to Paris. S

Mendl's will Teaving the bulk of * No change

her fortune to her companion,

ILAMOROUS French

like most of the other boys. "But only if he behaves himself in a to 10. All have to take part in proper manner, I was told, various sports and are enrolled in ong of the three football issa Hilda Wes. “My wife had a

Otherwise into a dormitory né

no teams, on the boats or horror of leaving.

will go. tele. mo by to

Vale da They can use the les Schaub, the directress of vacinis belonging to the school people who might spend it badly:vision s'ar Jacqueline Joubert Probably I should have spent is has refused an American offer to Le". Rosey, said: "There is no on condition that they have with badly

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