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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER

14, 1958.

The Management are pleased to announce the opening of their new. restaurant, "CADDI'S" on Saturday, 19th December 1953.

The restaurant is situated in the Peninsula Hotel and the entrance is on Nathan Road adjoining the pre- mises occupied by the Hongkong Bank; there is another entrance from the east end of the Ground Floor Lounge.

As space is limited patrons are advised to book their tables early, through the Reception Office, Penin- sula Hotel, to avoid disappointment.

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World Copyright by arrangement with the Manchester Guardian,

““Triumph And Tragedy”

Chapter

26

KIPPERS AND JAM CAUSE QUITE A STIR

K

By Les Armour

London. and no foreigner can be ox- IPPERS and jam is peeted to take the kipper an odd dish not to with proper seriousness. It be contemplated with is only when it is under- equanimity at breakfast stood that 400 million kip- time at least.

pors are consumed annually Perhaps by afternoon, In these islands and that aftar a good lunch, the hardly any of them are thought may become toler- "real" kippers that tho able. At any rate the House magnitude of the situation of Lordsfensted

can be realised. (symbolically) for most of an afternoon.

on

It

Kippers and jam area subject dear to the heart of Lord Sempill, a gentle and noble peer, whose thoughts habitually turn to "the jam that mother used to make" and the "real kipper" of yesteryear.

These are essentially Bri- tish thoughts, of course,

"UNCLE JOE" NICKNAME

A

-T was my turn to pre- side at our final dinner [of the 1945 Yalta Conference]

on Feb. 10. Several hours before Stalin was due to arrive squad of Russian soldiers came to the Vorentzov villa. They locked the doors on either side of the reception rooms which were to be used for dinner. Guards were posted and no

TTAH onc allowed to enter.

They then searched every- where under the tables and behind the walls. My staff had to go outside the build- ing in order to get from their offices to their own quarters. All being in or der, the Marshal arrived in a most cordial mood, and the President a little later.

OFFENDS

STALIN

Winston Churchill ·

By Sir Winston

made him kindler than he WES

the hard times through which wo have pass-

in

on

&

the meeting for which they had travelled for.

this

• In

easy manner the evening passed away agreeably. When the Marshal left many

as of our British party had sembled in the fall of the villa, and I called for "three cheers for Marshal Stalin,"

which were warmly given.

cd. I feel that, whatever dif- ferences there may ba certain questions, he has good friend in Britain....

There was a time

when the Marshal was not so kind- ly towards us, and I remem- ber that I said a few rudo but our things about him, common dangers and com- men loyalties have wiped all that out. The fire of war has

the misunderstand I alw up ings of the

post.

burnt

friend

80

to

by

shy

of

farewells.

his

Mrs

Mr

Jam, however, has a uni versal appeal, and the world will surely sympathise with the unhappy Briton when it hears that of the 80,000 tons of jam produced here every year, only 85,000 are "the kind that mother used to make" and the rest of It Is of a type which cannot legally be imported into the United States.

: True Idea

Conjure up (if your mind is up to the thought) a pseudo kipper spread thickly with pro- hibited jam, ant! you will get a true idea of the unhappy plight tof there Islanders.

(The hardened citizens of the North of England do, in fact, cat kippers with jam.)

And what is the trouble?

Is this an affilction endured in the name of the defence of the free world? Is this on official devastation wreaked by hell-bent Socialist the late

government? Is it, indeed, some port of Sparton discipling self- Imposed to make the British - great?

4

Alas, none of these exotle explanations apply.

It is (if we may take Lord Semplil' word for it) a simple matter of refrigerators.

01

The raspberry-not the kina heard in less genteel parts of Parliament, but the sort which the enthusiastic describe

the finest dower of Bootland" Can be preserved in two ways, Elther it is deep-frozen or it is dumped in vata saturated with sulphur dioxide,"

The former (and acceptably American) method results in "the kind of jam that mother used to make,"

The latter is hideous beyond description.

· Witch's Brew

That evening I dined at our shot-scarred Embassy. and in the early hours of Feb. 15 we took off in my plane dor Egypt, A Alexandria I went on the Chiefs

"I had board H.M.S. Aurora, 1 naa companied Staff and the Rusdan admiral taken

no part in the discuss- the Black Sca

ions between the President and commanding Fleet, who had had orders from the Middle East sovereigns who Moscow to be in attendance on had been invited to meet him, me whenever I came ashore.

Hallic King Farouk,

Sclassic We were a Hille

and and The Soud. These

conver. very tactful with

But eations had taken our host.

place on which had we need not have worried. As board the Quincy, Peake pointed to the line on been

anchored in the Bitter which the Light Brigade had Lake. There was another occasion

that

the morning Later during our stay at Yalta when been drawn up the Russian ad-

miral

the in almost pointed

American cruiser steamed into things had not gone so smooth-

and exclaimed,

Alexandria harbour, and short ly. Mr Roosevelt, who was host same direction.

ly before noon. I went on board at a luncheon, said that he and The German tanks come at us

. from over there,”

for what was to be thy last Uttle later Peake explained tall with I always referred to Stalin In

the President. We and gathered our secret telegrams as "Uncle

dispositions,

in Russian

afterwards We feel we have a

that he the Joe." I had suggested

Informal family whom we can trust, and I should tell him this privately, pointed to the hills where their cabin for an

I was accompanied hope he will continue to feel but instead the President made nfantry had stood, whereupon luncheon.

And Randolph, and the Russian admiral. intervened by Sarah the same about us. I pray he it into a a jocular statement

with obvious

pride:

That is Mr Roosevelt's daughter, beloved the company. may live to see his

where a

a Russian battery fought Boettiger, joined us, together Russia

This led to a difficult moment.

to the last man. not only glorious in

and died

and I with Harry Hopkins war but also happy in peace. Stalin took offence. "When can thought it right at this junc- Winant.

I leave this table?" he asked in fure to explain that we were The President seemed placid anger. Mr Byrnes saved the At the Yusupov dinner

different war "a war and frail. I felt that he had a studying a siduation with an opt remark of dynasties, not of peoples.** slendor contact with life. I was Stalin had proposed the ITALIN replied in the best of

"After all," he sald, "you do Our host gave no sign of not to see him again. We bade King's health in a manner t:mpers, and I had the feeling not mind talking about Uncle

comprehension, but reemed per affectionate

That Sam

all passed afternoon which, though meant to be that he thought the "heads of

the Presidential procedure was well he friendly and respectful, was States"

pleasantly: off very

party sailed for home, At this-the-Marshal -subsided, not to my liking. He had adapted--to our triple meetings, be so bad" should Uncle Joo fectly satisfied. So

Before us lay the valley 1 have no record of his actual and Molotov later assured me down which the Light Brigade said that in general he had words. Including

interpreters, that he understood the joke. had charged and we could see

T noon on Feb. 27 I asked always been against kings, we were less than a dozen, and He

the House of Commons to many gallantly and that he was on the side after the formalities we talked me already knew that he was the ridge which had been so

approve the rogults of the Iny people abroad, and he realised Hilanders. As the serne

gen- of the people and not that together in twos and threes.

I had mentioned of any king, but in this war would be a General Election in

that thin that the name had been given before us one could grasp the Crimea Conference. The

in a friendly way and DJ a situation which Lord Haglan eral reaction of the House was. support for the he had learnt to honour and the United Kingdom after the

term of affection.

had faced some 90 years car unqualified

at the esteem the British people, defeat of Hitler. Stalin thought

lier. We had visited his tombs allude we had taken

Crimea Conference. There was in the morning and were who honoured and respected my position was assured, "ance

feeling understand

greatly struck by the care and however Intense moral

about

obligations to the their King, so he would the people would

Polcs, who had uffered 10 propose the health of the that they needed a leader, and

could be who

better leader

much at German hands and on 11. was than he who had wonder THE next day, Sunday, Feb. respect with which it had been

the lost of our treated by the Russians. King of England.

Crimean visit. As usual at these

whose behal

presa as las I was not satisfied with tory?"

we had gone to wan many grave Issues

A group of about 30 Mon- this treatment of the toast, explained that we had two meetings

parties in Britain,

in the sca and I only were left unsettled. The Polish I HAD much looked forward

voyage through befelt strongly and 1 asked Molotov to eX- belonged to one of them. "One "ommunique laid down in gen-

this that plain that Stalin's scruples party Is much better," said eral terms a policy which if the Dardanelles to Malta but I midter

and felt it my duty to make a spoke in oppiate them gnational horror stories and I carried out with loyalty might be avoided by pro- Stalin, with deep conviction.

occasions then thanked him for his hos- good faith might Indeed have lightning trip to Athens and tion which I had moved The

after was a sense of english t posing on future

the recent troubles. Early the health of "the three pitality to the British Partia served e purpose nending the survey the Greek scene

met on nefole nation. delegation which had general Peace Treaty. mentary States." This of

agreement about the Far Feb. 14 we accordingly set off should have to face the Pielave- hends

recently visited Russia.

And by car for Saki, East which the President

Eden

me supported Eden having been agreed, I

now Stalin said

awaited that it had been his advisers had made with the aeroplane

In the division put into practice the new his duty

over the winding majority, but fighters Uke ng military ter the wor against Japan was we drove procedure:

passed a rond we I propose the health of late he had acquired a new in- directly. It has since become a chasm into which the Germans of them and TUNELA These no Asd to make

the BROWS His Majesty the King, the terest in life, an interest matter of fierce controversy in had pitched scores of locomo addon

tives.

Mr President of the United milliary affairs; in fact, it had the United States.

Athe airfield a splendid a. Straus who was anxlous

Parlia required. was President President become almost his sole interest. and States,

This led the President to to the home, ent of his way to guard of honour of N.K.V.D. mentary Secretary to the Mik-

T

three States.

one

Was

and

there

entled Uncle Joe

by

defended by

the

on

where our us.

our

to the mo-

Mr

Listen to Lord Sempill's chok- Ing attempt: "This process in the witch's brew bloaches the fruit white and hardens it.. cugar and colouring is then addod in an endeavour to imitate its naturni colour.

"If any of your Lordships has been present at this rite, it is a memory that will be with him for all time, since the stench from the barrels containing the fruit-sulphur dioxide mixpro meyer he forgotterk. It Couto out-Heroad the smog. quite

Atets leave the raspberry there fast, in going on, we are accused of feeding our readers

Pliss to the lowly kipper.

AH rings with low fat content truited for the making of the "el kipper!) oro available only at certain times of the year. Singo there are no deopTM mist raty herrings must be substitut voten

the second

to show hospitality. Russians to induce them to ea- had already loft in advance, 45 day we had 4WD Aleze to keep them pa hand,

he liked

was

DO

Lovat. Of

which not one

Middle East

concerned us mountain

Dor-

a

Mr

.

iter and

ppanaand

of the

then look like the real thing and to redling the shin, ime

editation, in tube, means te Cs more per

In the

anyha

It just

charged with dealing with

is not pomitted the watered kipper!

Thin

0 it

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Kalanin of the U.S.S.B. speak of the British Constitu- pay a visit to Egypt, where ho troops was drawn up. I in- istry of Tola and Puntry. the three heads of the ion. He said that I was the could discuss the affairs of the spected them in my usual man Planning, restined a fev 2 vs 1851

ways talking about

with various po- ner, Icoking each man straight latera

took Some Constitution allowed and what tentates. Stalin and I lunched in the eye. This

st least I did not allow, but actually with him in the Czar's former time, as there were

Constitution. hillard-room

at the

Livadia 200 of them, but it was com unwritten Con- Pala an

Palace. During the meal

mented WO

on in a favourable way However, this the President, who

stitution was

better than sireed the final documents and by the Soviel Press. I made seemed very tired, replied: written one.

official communiques.

All now farewell speech before entering is ing tints is. The Prime Minister's toast Wit was Ilke

the Atlantic depended upon the spirit in the plane.

buroly to the statement of (he said) recalls many mem- Charter; the document did not which they were carried out. Wo dew without incident to pu ories. In 1033 my wife visit exist, all the world knew

yel

That some afternoon Sarah Athens, making loop over the broad general principles ed a school in our country. In about it. Among his papers he Tika Prime Minister's recond Island of Skyros to pass over which good people agree. They

of the classrooms

I she had found one copy signed by daughter] and

drovo to the tomb of Rupert Brooke, oni have to take definite decisions large blank himself and me, but strange to Sebastoről, caw a map with a

where the liner were received at the airfield by from day to day. They have lo which must be ocent portures space on it. She asked what gay both signatures were in his Franconia 'wis berthed. Sho the British Ambassador, colidly maintained, otherwise was the blank specc. and

handwriting. I replied had come through the down

Leeper, and Gen. Scoblu. Only

for tald they wero

and not that the Atlantic Charter was donelies

afted ha the foven weeks before I had left how can any combinations

action be maintained? allowed to mention the place not a law, but a star,

capitai headquarters ship, which could the Greek

rent

by

. It is easy, after the Germania the Soviet Union.

also be used

We now drove it was

In case accom- street-fighting.

to beaten,

thoro condemn That incident was one of the

modation oa

at Yalta into it in an open car, where only are shore We went aboard broke down.

thin line of kilted Greek who did their best Marons why I wrote to Pre- sident Kalinin asking him to AS our talk continued Stalin where I was joined by Sir Alan soldiers held back a vast mob, the Russian milltary effort.

to spoke of what he called "the Brooke

in to keep in harmonious send

contact of screaming with enthusiasm, representativo

and other Chiefs Washington to discuss the unreasonable sense of discipline Staf. From the deck we looked the very streels where hundreds with our great Ally, who had opening of alplomatie re in the Kaiser's Germany," and out over the port, which the of men had died in the Christ suffered so frightfully. lations. That is the history recounted an incident which Germons had practically de- mas days when I had last seen would have happened

quarrelled with Russing whils our recognition of Russia. occurred when he was in Lelp-stroyed, though now it was full the city huge crowd the Germans still had 300 or It was now my task to pro zig as a young man. He had, of activity again, and in Thai ovoning.

divisions on the fighting blazed the health of Marshal come with. 200. German Com- night-time. Its ruina

of about 80,000 people gathered 400

Our hopeful assump- muniata to attendan Stalin. I said:

The front? inter with lights.

in Constitution Square. I have drunk this toast on national conference. Their train I was anxious to see the field evening light was wonderful as tloris were soon to be falsified the of Balaclava, and I asked Brig. it fell on these classic scenes. I Still, they were the only ones several occasions. This Ume 1 arrived punctually

possible at the time. drink it with a warmer fool- stallon, but there was no official Peake of the War Once In had до

(Continued Tomorrow) Our security norvices ing than at previous meet- to collect their tickets. All the telligence Staff) to look up ́ all, speech me, to prepare Ings, not because he is more German Communists, therefore the details of the action and had thought it important that triumphant but because the walled docilely for two hours, prepare himself to show us we should arrivo with hardly World Copyright reserved. Res great victories and the glory to get off the platform: So nano, round. On the afternoon of any notice. I addressed them' production, even partially, in any

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