1953-10-20 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1953,

I call on the Tories:

STOP THIS

THIS SELL-OUT

R

ECENTLY Home six

thousand delegates to the Tory Con- ference and beir camp followers assembled at Margate to discuss 212 more or less innocuous resolu- tions.

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These resuluūras, as is usual when the party

12. oße, embraced almost the whole runge of politient plalliade from the merely pompous apenly sycophantle. It is evident that there who are responsible for thinking these things up in advance prefer their resolutions Jike

invalid ten, weak with plenty of milk and sugar.

Therefore, it was quite Mam Jikely that the following emer- geney resolution would, - appvär on the rontercüce agenda:

TO

NAGUIB!

By LORD HAILSHAM

Conservative M.P. for Oxford City 1938-50; former Joint Under-Secretary of State for Air

plan and Justify this surrender to the British public.

Venerable Service chiefs are already being interred from honourable retirement in order to write letters to the Times, Parliament is not in session, and is doubtful if even the party it

conference was informed.

The Canal, it is being whis- pered authoritatively,

it jonger

うま

ΠΟ

SELL- "BRITISH EMPIRE: OUT. That this conference eun-

the important base gratulates HM Government on

not actually in- of vital was, and it the abjet surrender

hardly be de- British Interests to an Egyptian defensible, can

the fended from Ismailia

the military Mielstorship д instigation of Ute American State Bitter Lakes, Department,"

Nevertheless, 1

could wish

in

that some young man with fire

carcer in his belly and his his hand, would slide, Torwind and roue the Tory Leylathan

before it is too late.

Or

No Evidence

Abject Surrender mean for

power of

at Abadan, it is pretty certain that we would never have kad all this nonsense with the up- start Naguib ever the Canel.

American demserazy is, of course, entitled to choose ifs own friends. But which set c friends does it profer, a group of military dictatora like Mor- sndegh, Nagull and Franco, or the British people? Reflecting calmly on the present status of Mossi gh, R may possibly recur in Washington that, rpeak- ing only on the lowest plane. the military dictators have a nasty

habit of coming unstuck.

Perhaps the Commonwealth

Rightly or wrongly, these prestige und

Service sno

Chiefs have British? actively procured the expendi- ture of millions public money since the end of the war To equip the very base which they are now so keen to hand over,

It is unlikey that they would have done this had they believed betare pressure was brought to

that it was of ns 1 bear

be

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410

is

his

sind

And

bv of

Of this, however, both White- ..Washington may Relations Office can tell us whrt hall

themselves. However exactly is happening in Multa at

desirable, British and American the moment? And why Francu

friendship will never survivo American gradually stepping up hits prope the destruction with iradatin Gibraltar,

con-

of British Interests connivance ΟΙ occupation withi– inuous British

in the Mediterranean out much complaint for about in the

carefully int

camouflaged Years?

it,

perhaps, however

such a destruction"may be count as they now argue towing to do with

TC- Bha

ulterances pontifical completed alliance the United States Is the State and air marshals, the politicians

fee with the

respected and retired admiral Department presently

going to character

of the Mediterranean tell the Foreim Office when we

other whatever politics.

are out of Suez that we do not they possess, know Experiener of the last seven neeil Gibraltar any more. and when they see one. disastro years would, one that us

of Malta, the possession would have thought. have cleorge Crags Island, did Hot shown conclusively that each

eu enture

the passage successive military defcal or Mediterranean in 1941 and 1942,

it ought to be handed didomulie, withdrawal has been

And, in

arguing it to be worthless, they ignore the whole

of

Mediterranent

ut

πει

over

to

stated

very

shortcomings quiller

The sooner we make it plain that we are not prepared to quit the Mediterranean the murt respected shall we be no

as opponents,

Nodal Point

followed by further and 2000 !ome other military dictatorship allies and the more formidable uncompromising demands from in the interests of the defence fresh quarters, the only logical of democracy? conclusion of which is

is the con plete surrender by the United For it mot be Kingdom of all its responsibili plainly that even Ince the ties abroad to a welter of petty middle of the war the policy of nationalities euch unable to the American Government

against defend itself

a great

the Mediterranean has power, bostale to one another, almost always hostile to Jand unwilling 10 co-operate together

CPEECHES are already being written for Ministers pointing, out - thai, despite possession of The Canal in the last war, we lost command of the Mediter

nearly two years, and that, in any event, what we really need is a base somewhere while the conference was else which will be much nerer F

possible theatre of opera sctly the

third world wur." flavoured sentiments at Margate, tions in the officials at the Feroun Oiler

thear In other words, it will be said with ubject surrender in

and of collective security. pitting the that the battle of Alamein souls were busy

were all Anishing touches to a negotiation the slege of Tobruk which will assureilly become about nothing, and so long as sell-out Turkey known as the bigitest

is friendly, we afford to surrender to Nagulu.

in British Imperial History.

They are preparing to abata-

to

can

In

and interests

almost

THE sir age has only increased "been the importance of the Middle British

East as a nodal point of world always

exception, the

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a common system entirely wrong. All through the Sirptegy. The Canal, as a ship- and with only ping lane, may be of secondary importance to the airfolds, but if both had an been denied the Germans, it is difficult even w to see how or when the last war would have ended.

Wrong Policy

WHAT reagan, it may be esked,

is there to suppose that with

tu

Vich reglane, one honourable Se Department stuffed their Middle Eastern Consulates with and British and pro- Vichy Consuls,

Our communications with

of our

our

The trouble is that there is no don the Suez Canal Base to the evidence that we are getting a

In the Communist revolt La Isl and Pakistan, Ceylon, trumped-up military dictator, Dose anywhere else, or that if drawal from the Suez base will Greece, the Americans ostenta Malaya, Australia, South Africa General Nagaib, ondt every we did we should be allowed to not be followed by still further mously Tefl us to light the and New Zealand att dependi

demands ex- keep it.

undermine the battle of liberation without their upon - the retention attempt is being made

fhelp. Yet, if the battle had interests in the Mediterranean

been Jost, both Greece us! and particularly in the

Suez Yugoslavia would have been Canel area.

war

should lost permaneally to the Com- come with a major Power, what

Egyptian munists.

Government

Would dare to permit the entry of cur troops, whether or not the terms of surrender require them to do

interests so? Give up our

in the Mediterranean and the

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MERICA stood by and allowed British Commonwealth conses to New York to finance the be a viable politicut or strategic Zionists while we were kicked unit. cut of Palestine, and because we

in

The cupboard is bore.

BRITAIN'S military

TRAOUTCHA ATO stretchedį to the Amit. The drapstchi of two ballallons to Briti Cutans has left practically; nothing in tesec.

.NEWS,FLASH FROM GILES

The fascinating announce- ment that, having

kent our

tant two battalions of troops

to British Gulana, the United with Kingdom is now left practically no milliary protec-

tion in reserve caused a faint rumbling of artillery and old majors down at the local.

The owner of a small vofoe in the corner mentioned that he thought it all very odd, an he had been given to under- stand that most of his wages went in taxes to maintain u defence programme.

Was

immediately quletened by a band of Home.. Guard revivalista with ♫ warning that if he ever spoke

ake that again he would be comcripted to UNESCO

string quartet and sent out to quoll the next Colontal out-

break.

-(London Express Service).',

Finve

THE FIRST BRITISH TROOPS IN KOREA,

ARGYLLS RUSHED

T

#

TO

TROUBLED COLONY

By Peter Lovegrove

tho Re-

THE 1st Battalion The above the rank of captain, and come home when they returned Argyll and Sutherland the warrant officers and ser- from the Far East In September were their only battle- 1052 and marched along Prince's Highlanders, of whom Keants,

tried components, Her Majesty the Queen said

Street. During the State visit to hist June that "few units

Edinburgh in June, Her Majesty, But they were well-trained,

Ds Colonol-in-Chief of have spent more time since The Regiment has a great fight aiment, presented new

ing tradition-and they were the to the Battallon on the lawn of the war on active service or

colours only Scots in Korea. And so, the Palace of Holyroodhouse. A achieved greater distinc- with that

gloricus self- tion," sailed from Devonport confidence that belongs to officers and 120 men, have been detachment, comprising Ave on October 10 in the 31,220. wel

well-led team, the

Jacics quickly

Don Royal · guard duly at

A

ton aircraft carrier Implaca- Broved themselves a dauntless Bolmoral Castle during

and formidable fighting force on the Naktong River, on Hill Queen's residence. 282, during the advance to the Yalit and the retreat in abomin- Among

the

the

the

of

No doubt, in theory, it matters had been kicked out of Palestine little upon what strip of desert without

eflective

blow, these communications иге

able bound for British Mossadegh thereafter deprived

secured

Guiana. so long as they are us without compensation of our

held. But ejected from legitimate interests in Persian strongly

many other Palestine, despoiled in Persla The battalion, who re- able weather and oll. And of what use was

On mengre, honours conferred on the batta- our and scuttling from Epi, into alliance

Washington with

turned to Britain a year ago horribly overcrowded roads, and lion in the past year was we that

freedom after three and a half years in their last acllon on the Kap- granting of the blt of bad business? Can what strip of desert shall

Stirling and Dunoon. They also anyone seriously doubt that it pour the taxpayers millions of Jong money next? And how our American ally had urged us shall we be allowed to stay?"

service in the Far East, yong River.

took part in the Edinburgh were with

First The first Victoria Cross of Military Tattoo to stand firm we should have

during the Middlesex the first United that campaign Wils awarded Festival, when put our troops ashore at Aba- Is

they acted ns Sir Winston Churchill don? Rumour has it that even coming back after

several visiting re- his illness Kingdom ground troops to posthuntously to Majer Kenneth hests of Mr Shlowell and

giments. the abject waving a big stick, or carrying join the U.S. Forces under Muir, of the Argylls, for his great courage and determination Morrison were prepared to on umbrella? Upon the answer the United Nations banner on 1 282, udvise the Cabinet to take this to the question our whole

in Koera. course. If we had stood firm, future may depend.

OH NO, PLEASE DON'T TRY

TO BE SMART

A personal point of view by PHOEBE YOUNG

T'M sick

to

"

London. first night, then soon after. (It death of left too late, it is emarter not to and musicala so Of all the go at all "1

tiresome." They must read the words in common use critics on the latest novels, they "smart" is the most over- must Ը the current good

worked and overrated.

Smart women, smartly dress-

ed in smart restaurants.

French Alm, they must go to the ballet.

But none of this hard and ex-

the smart friends, smart first pensive work will last them for

A smart little dress

Jong.

in a smart little dress-shop..、、 They must constantly find

nights, ..

And the people

whu

over new things to be smart about

work and ovenate the word?

otherwise suburbla might clue

up as to what was smart, in The people who call themselves which case it could hardly be

smart.

Pity them. There is a winter called smart any more, could 117

of hard work ahead of them."

They have retumed from their holidays abroad and they are back for the winter season ready for battle,

For the smart, nothing

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There are four months ahead simple. They have got to know

in which they must jockey for position or cling desperately to the position they already hoki.

the truth behind every rumour, the inside story of every scandal. the stage whisper behind every new show, and the secrets left out of every new autobiography. Worst of all-they have got to know "everyone""" Intimately-- and make it clear to all Just how "in" they are.

"

Four monther in which to cram Ismart little dinner parties for a

"Oh. Well, he told me. fow smart friends. smart first nights, and smart lunches at a knows

"Of course, anyone who really them, knows that they smart little restaurant. Four fight like two cats.... months in which to get to know

Such remarka pepper their the

up-and-coming

shart

conversation as generously as people and drop the not-so- the Christian names of those smart-as-they-were people. they have never met.

How utterly hogus it all is,

It is hard work. They have gol

to keep abreast of everything, and what a waste of time, They must

tho latest, energy, and money. And often American musiçat, if not on the what a wagte of genuino talent,

Le

the

Every Theatre

The Argylls were present in

and

During the summer, they be- came film actors, providing "troops" for the battle reenes in the Walt Disney Alm; "Rob Roy," which has been chosen for the Royal Command im performance.

Their main tasks, however, when have been training activities, and have also administered Territorial

for

They landed at Pusan in August 1950 when the situation WILS fluid, ' almost desperate, with the North Koreans launch- Ing their last and Aercest offen- every theatre during World War sive on the shrinking bridge Two. Their 1st Battalion, which head, and campaigned for seven had been stationed in Palestine months from the ord

for several orchards of

months south to the 38th Parallel hostilities broke out in Septem- thes and beyond, enduring that bit- ber 1039, fought throughout the three camps

East ing first winter of the

In Middle War

Central Army units. the frozen north with only Mediterranean campaigns. battledress and whatever they

Cruachan, the famous Shet- could got from the Americans.

As part of the famous 4th land pony regimental mascot, Indian Division in those early which took part in the march and dificult days when we had along Prince's Street and was a our backs to the wall, they feature of the Tattoo, did not struck at the mainspring of the sail in the Implacable. He is at Itallon

defences

home around Sidi present appearing in Comparatively few had seen Borrani, and the fall of the show in the South of England, before August town and the flight of the enemy and when the show ends he will active service 1050. The battalion had not were the direct result of the return to Stirling Castle and bo fought 49 1 uni! leaving Battalion's relentless onslaught. quartered in barracks, Palestine in 1940. The officers

Well-trained

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

"Of course, Señor, I know fuar how you Spaniarde feel about these American bases-we felt just the same when we first handed over. the Palladium.",

Transferred to Crete when the German pirborne · Invasion was imminent, they distinguish- ed themselves in the fighting on the east coast, and then saw service in Eritrea.

Sank Tirpitz

The aircraft carrier Implar- able, which was lukt down in 1930 and commissioned in 1944, They were back in the

was built on the Clyde at an Western Desert in 1942 in time estimated cost of about £3,250,- for the battle of El Alamein, 000. She was

a sister ship of were later transferred to Italy HMS Indefatigable and was with 8th Indian Division, where launched by the Queen Mother. they fought bravely and well, she has a peacetime comple→ and had crossed the river Pa ment of 1,300..

and were due to move on Venice

as their next objective when

the Germans copitulated.

Heroic Stand

The second battalion of this Regiment the lengendary "thin red lino" which repulsed heavy charge of Russian cavalry

at Bau

One of the Implacablo's first operations was against the Ger- inan battleship Admiral von Tirpitz, which her naval aircraft located in her hide-out in Tromso Fjord, Tho Tirpliz was subsequently sunk by Lancaster. bombers,

The Implacable has space for Balaclava-was captured in 60 aircraft, but nalled with ong Singapore early in 1942 after a

a plazo only, and that for training heroic stand and exploits which,

wrote the late Field-Marshal

Earl

purposes.

Wavell, "have become Her Commander, Coptain AT, almost lengendary in the East." Campbell, 1.N., has family con- A now second battalion was nections with the Argylls.. Tils raised to tako ita place and, as brother, Brigadier Lorne Comp-

of tho part

15th "Scottish bell, won the Victoria Cros

tho North Division, participated in the when serving in

African campaign. His father, Northwest Europo campaign... 83-year-old Colonet Ian Camp- Edinburgh and: Geolland gavo ball, also commanded a battalion }the Argylli a' memorable wol- in the First World War.