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NIE BEVAN

FORTION SECRETARY

WHAT, ANOTHER? FIVE HERE ALREADY! THIS ONE MUST BE

IMPOSTER! THROW HIM OUT!

FOREIGN SECRETARY

FOREIGN SECRETARY

LOW

FOREIGH SECRETARY

ER CROSSMind DREIGH

RETARY

CALLERS ON NEGUIB

WHY

CHURCHILL

(with a smile)

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1954.

THE MYSTERY OF DEPOSIT 3013

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DOES SHAW'S LAST PLAY PROVÉ THAT HE HAD LOST HIS TOUCH?

By J. P. W. MALLALIEU, MP

This surprisca Bosabbit. Sho explsins. 1 een afraid of you. I went to be mistress in my own

nobody. point the way."

"I exerce

TEITHER the author seript is all thist he Teft of the nor his secretary had last play cu which he worked, time to check the 16

A trace of rust on the front house." pages of typescript which I shows that the peges were once

held together bry examined the other day.

a cilp; but Here and there were small today the clip is no more. Instead errors-two

well-guarded letters trans-

the typescript has posed or words in which the became Deposit 3013 in the numeral key had come down Manuscript Department of the instead of a letter. One British Museum. sentence had a blank, wait-

1 beflove that scholars and lay- hu for the right word more will argue about it for winch, it was hoped, would yours to come.

come later. Twas the

of erant types much, tu m

meript at you

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water with ca The latenir, for example had "bot" And 190 "C" beghts the

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IAN DOLVIN

things

10 y

Liber 15 14 George Me and St..w at

THE WEEK brings me

a high-level invitation

to tell of a day that

touched all our lives

th

TOLD ME 'YOU STARTED

THE WAR...

Widely acclaimed has been an Poland that it is to be believed that his important book, "Nemesis of Power," by

Wheeler-Bennett

official (now John biographer of George VII, outlining with great scholarship the part played by the German Army in modern politics.

Dealing with Britain's historic deci- sion to go to the aid of Poland Mr Wheeler-Bonnett says: "... Mr Colvin arrived in London on March 29.... He soon found himself closeted with Mr Neville Chamberlain in the Prime Minister's room.

arrival carried that last ounce of weight needed to influence the Cabinet in favour of taking the revolutionary decision to ព direct gesture of support to make Poland."

And then the author adds: "It is greatly to be hoped that Mr Colvin will one day publish his own vivid account of his conversation of March 29, which made so important a contribution to the taking of vital decisions."

Today Mr Colvin, now Foreign Editor "So cogent was his evidence of of the Sunday Express, London, accepts Germany's intended aggression against the invitation."

Sa British reporter in Berlin before the war I maintained special contacts

through men of the secret opposition with the German General Staff.

Prague, Early in March 1939, inmediately before the occupation of these men forvenst an attempt to cut the Polish Corridor by the end of the month.

For 1 did not believe Sir Nevil On March 26 1 decided to ly to London. Henderson, the British Ambassador, was forwarding the news as I knew it. And I was certain that Treasury influence in Downing Street was either suppressing or minimising bad news before it renched the Cabinet.

In London 1 called 1-

Mr Winston-

mediately Churchill at his at in West- minster Gardens, Mr Churchill at

in oln:ཐཱ་ emphasised that

to Loni speaking

Halifax I should omit nothing.

At the Foreign Office the first

people I BOW were Mr Rex Leeper, head of the Foreign News Department, and Sir Alexander Cadogan, Le Per- manent Under-Secretary. They arranged for me to inke te with Lord Halifax.

Blockade

In the me

see the Chancellor

chequer,

of the Ex-

the

Sir John Simon Joined

ups of is fingers,

by IAN COLVIN

overthrow of Hitler by his own fox kindly. General Staff,

imminent

1 tolet him of the

anxious

that

1

shoukl repeat my whole story.

I found dimeulty in telling a threat to Peland. At once he story that pointed to the capital

CTror of took up the telephone.

gone to Berchtesgaden at all.

"Prime Minister, please.

I would like you to tell Mr Chamberlain What you have just told me."

With coat collars turned up. Lord Halifax And Ihastened

pand East and turn in two years.”

Chamberlain nodded.

"Would it have ffect

once

upon

(19

there is a nea folder-for

►

I only

"Yes, your way, not our way." "Not my way nor yours. The way of the world. Some people would call it God's wny."

"Anyway, I will live my ươn life not yours."

He "gues prutrptly"-end that Would Not a little cunedy;

The play is called "Why She is the whole of the 10 pages. and the argument will be on If that really is the end of the whether Shaw in these 10 pages play is proof that Shaw, not as told what she would at de, urprisingly at 94 years old, had whother in

Jest nie tach, Was tre really furt the play is

webang port n girl who would complete, or whether there was moen, much more, in cone.

ot marry a wan because she disliked hit honey ways. Was his really Why She Would nt?" Ther is nothing new Cat

Videa and nothing orgund about Shaw's freatment of it.

THE STORY

TERE is the stry: the attrae- ve Seraßna Wuite is saved from a thief by Henry Bossbernz

th.

Show nonstop bowrap we ty face

encuit 2:1 1. Se tina

br #. where he is us carpriter,

Jata

Further, to develop it in his five

five spruter," he inquires differem fetz eď zetnery, stven Cours king parts and five silent

extras. thera

which

cnyone with :ffered at

Shaw's gród knowledge of the theatre would know was absurdiv expensive.

He reinet the he would have in elek in afam. prad demands in tead 11 fort- night's trist what

pay just booking round the works for H PHI FRN Zhything i can d Despite the contemptuous objec- tions of Uncle Jaspur, Grond- Wether, drawn in Old F. glitch style, agrees

No

SOME TWIST

1 prefer to beljeve that Shaw was going on, that the scene where Serafina armounces hor firm citoteminotia not Lo my Bossbon wand he exits "prompt weu

would be loweri unschotely by a scene got six In the next ene grandfather years Inter where Scrafna is deed. Bossbon her completely frmly menied to Bossbern, has transformed the firm and has several children and is being "trained" even Uncle Jespar to methodically shown the way in the new methods. He now starts every detail of domestic life by on Scraina, telling her that her her efficient bore of a husband. beloved houre has no drainage,

is inconvenient and unsafe, and that she ought to let him build her a modem one. asic

Good

Germany, in

Mr ed Sir Alexander, Chamberlain relinquished his office to Lord Halifax?"

A

tension certain could be felt in the room. Only Chumberlain and Halifax ap- peared without any embarrass ment at that moment. Indeed, I that question do not suppose has often boon asked of such u young man.

But I replied that Mr Cham- berlain had the respect and lking of many Germans. While he was in office a strong policy line could be taken without gly- ing Hitler un excuse for saying that Germany was being "en- etreled."

Chamberlain nodded and plucked away at the skin of his neck.

"Take care of yourself," said Sir Alexander us I left the Prime Minister's room.

Furious

CHORTLY afterwards

1 prefer to believe, too, that in the and some Issue, perhaps soemingly trivial, would arise on which all Serafina's instincts She dismisses him furiously, would really dond firm, that He "g promptly. But the whet she likes would finally next scene shows her Installed triumph over what her husband in a modern house built to Boss- thinks sensible, that In other born's specifications. She com- words, even at 04. Shaw stin had it in him to provide some seldom plains that Besshorn

She says: twist whose details cannot visits her nowadays. "I know why that is. You are possibly Imagine.

We shall never know for cer- afraid that you will have to marry me.

Shaw, Set your mind at tain. But then, with rest. I would never morry you," we never did.

First Says

Night Count Me' 'Pardon

By George Campbell

Rome, the studios, though it is inevit- TALY'S full-scale TV ser. able that viewers will see chorus their brief costumes

Ice was launched last girls in, tht an outside shows.

week-under the watchful

Mr eye of the Pope.

Already Italy's TV has signed on Silvann Pampanini, the Chamberlain made up his There had been arguments massive beauty who starred in

the film "Okay Nero."

mind, and Lord Halifax sent a telegram

to Sir Howard Ken-between RAI, the Italian TV to monopoly, and the Vatican nard in Warsaw telling him 10 propose an Anglo-Polish guar- about spicy bedroom scenes, antee to Colonel Beck, to be an- nounced in the House of Com- mons at once.

Italiari TV is also looking for priest of a prior to preach for the screen. But so far the Vatican is not allowing any clergy to appear en TV until it is sure that the whole pro- gramme is up to Catholic moral boss, standards.

hussy in Warsaw to Sir Howard, Dr Aldo Passunto, TV Chamberlain having

Two named

Deross Whitehall, and reached AS tactfully as I could, how

famous

120 looks.

Mr Neville Chamberlain was dressed in a black coat and pin- wing collar stripe trousers, and thick knotted tie. A

ever, I told of plans

that

that

The Pope Insisted that scenes This message was of passion and love of pleasure rushed from the British Em-poisoned family life. who was already closeted with

replied: "Our shows for adults Colonel Beck.

don't start before 9 p.m. All "It would be ludicrous,” When I landed back in Berlin children should be in bed by Vatican spokesman said if n fèrmon by a Catholle preacher cn March 31, 1939, the guar-then."

should be preceded or followed antee to Poland had been an- The Nazis

Later he said: "Our shown by nt were

chorus girls" first dumbfounded and furicus. will go on as we want them." nounced. On the pavement of Unter den

The Pope acted at once. He

Mr Chamberlain's room in the had been laid in Berlin to over- House of Commons.

throw Hitler, if Germany hnd Linden I met the British Charge ordered special bureaus set up It is always an involuntary

been Involved in a war on all Afaires, Sir George Ogilvie to watch that TV programines do meantime I slipped

the Treasury to shock, on meeting a

man, to ECO how like himself fronts in September 1838, and of Forbes,

administration a shadow would have headed the revolt, "What are their names?" was asked, so I named two of them, Ewald von Kleist and Herbert

Bismarck, the Von massive gold chuin decorated former Under-Secretary of the his sombre waistcoat,

Prussian Ministry of the ferior, as well as General Luc- wie Beck, the resigned Chlef of General Staff and General von Witzleben. (Of these men only

"Do you remember

the last

war, Colvin?" (1 was 26.)

"Well, no

"Quite, quite. You understand my point. But how would you stop Germany today?"

"Blockade, sir."

"You know that that would mean war?"

"Yes, sir."

"Whatever decision is taken," said Sir John Simon, "you may be sure that there will be com- plete agreement between the Prime Minister, Lord Halifax, and myself,"

that

The threat

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not offend moral taste.

TV is going to cost the Italian "I have a message for you

In Milan,

small-scale Government about £3,000,000 = where from Lord Halifax," he sald TV has been going on for some year. For the first year it has "Tell Colvin that he should not time, the Archbishop, Cardinal been reckoned that there will give anyone the impression that Schuster has already organised be only 30,000 receiving scis, the British Government is in his TV office.

Each paying £10 a year tax. terested In negotiating with anyone other than the In- Government of Germany.per |

And now the Italian bishops The loss in 1954 will be about have put priests on "TV guard" £2,700,000' but it is hoped that That was the last communicato report anything considered in five or six years' uma.. sub- don between Lord Halifax and unsuitable.

seriptions will have Increased myself.

Subsequently, in my judg

Vatican plans fo further, though to balance the budget.

In the mont, Chamberlain appeared to Roman Catholic groups all over

Arst night all-Italy Bismarck survived.)

Suddenly Sir Alexander repent of having given the the world are to be asked to show, "Count Kisseyos" poured

Polish

It marked co-ordinate their watch on TV guarantee. end of appeasernent but especially in the U.9. not the beginning of a strong policy. For he did not ratify It And until five months later, by then Hitler had convinced himself that Britain would not

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the dusty grey Gothic room. Sir Alexander. Cadogan had Cadogan nahi be the effect if the

naked:

on what he called the scandal. Knight accompanied 137 from the

He appeared ká'weilthy wommi- what

wise Count. Boefocéh£ (Kinseyes) Foreign Office. There wag & we guaranteed Poland?"

in a akétch. Which, unde him in small, quiet, anonymous man That was the first I had ever

too,

lush anythingwydes night chilly occupied who there

heard of a Pollsh' guarantee.

Dr Pasmante said: "In Italy, drinking champagner, at kopen algnificant position in the In-

"It would help the situation

TV has the delicate task of bottle and tracking Jokes, like: From Sir John's office I was

Services. telilgence

in Germany," I said.

giving - grown-ups the realistic "Sh an elegant Trenchwoman spirited through an underground I sat down and was asked to

Chamberlain sat and honour it at all. Neville

stub they, want without offerio- must always be escorted by: 69 Poszoge

led from the repeat my recount of the situ- stored and fidgeted with his

ing "the Vatican/

least three men. And, the pfer Treasury to the Foreign Omce. ation in Germany, which I did neck. Then he asked: Ten timo with Lord Halifax was as carefully or I could, empho-

there

fers then aged 10 10, and 804 "What have

"The Churcht says shows in one for the shock he cat, give at hard.

sising ogatt the imminent Germans to offer us?

women her, the outer for cine, and the Hong Kong) Bank of East Asia, Cable & Wireletí Counters Lord Halifax invited me to sit threat to the Polish Corridor My reply was that

Aon Mr Churchill, who was beelde him on

Kowlooft Cable & Wireless" Office, Paninsula Hotel n worn old and Danzing.

only soport on that when I had fitting up in his bed. He appeared horm the morals of eldest for the cheqio,).

children.“ leather couch. He' seemed to be Mr Chamberlain stared bis spoken to them again.

thoughts were already moving

BOOK EARLY Italian will be borne along on that day of impersonal stare and plucked.I tried to impress the Primes towards new problems. But March 29, 1999, by a lofty and with finger and thumb at tile Minister that Litter WIS not he looked into the past, ha mild | realistic, that (Be BBC - nớc: resolute idea,

-romlly. buiswork against Rus pleasantly

Which Wiredbafclés: Huge you have survived the vere savi the Prime Miniator.iday Boletivimi, fridi najef what you have just told me of "Germany will not succumb to war, And it was youtho OSHT DO the merit Germany who des Commusiin 14 Fílar, talk. . It started it, with that Pollak, against Hitler," said Lord Hall we do not stop him he will ex- guarantee.

F quilined this tragle story of September 1988, when, in my opinion, there femboss from Britain would have led to the

loose skin of his neck.

Teil

I could AT, the crid of the war I enfled | which" Venntily dressed

Actresses wil Boks dress: 100 v provoɑnlively.

At the end Coffint, Missares (7) apologised. He said;"