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How ill-advised! It's well-known the British are so simple that They couldn't go within a mile of the supernaturally clever Chinese without being kidded to rat

on Democracy and their friends!"

How irresponsible!

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1954.

What hope of preserving our reputations as war-mongering hyenas when they see Clem Attlee!"

INFERIORITY COMPLEX

This other Eden

the Min heism Chart

NEW MODEL ARMY GUARDS FORMOSA

By James Wickenden

ORMOSA, the 250-mile lor support and a vast ever- setting up dock installations | long island of moun- Increasing stream of new to keep constal warships at tains, forests and equipment from the U.S.A. 'sen round-the-clock, lakes, has Bech successful invaders many times in its long history.

But mind.

China's Mao

This

battic-

American afd, administer- The "thirty-year-old army” ed by a sharp-eyed, 700 of Chiang's in as outmoded as strong U.S. team the Chiang himself. master- largest overseas U.S. mill-

40,000 year,

but youthful recruits is tary mission-is flowing in seasoned Tse-tung, not likely to add his name at a greater rate than goes came in from as far afold as Koren and Indo-China-X- to the historic Hist yet. to the rest of Astu, including Communists who have no inten Even if he prised America threatened Slam.

from her role ns Formosa's protector, he would have a tough battle to take the island.

Jat - Fighters

This year's aid of over Formosa's half million $400 million included $80 armed forces аге far million for tup-line iet stronger than when Chiang fighters and will have fled arrived-stronger than they forty cargo ships by the were inst year, or even last time it has all arrived. winter.

On shore, all

over

For-

tion of being captured by Mao's

men,

in- Added to them is an creasing number of young For- musans who are jolning up with the the new spirit sweeping lyland,

Replacing Chiang as the real leader

is a mote formidable general-an nesthote and Con- fucian gentleman named Chen Cheng. Now Vice-President of the Nationalist government, he Rave Mao one of the worst

For Asin's largest army mosa, teams of engineers beatings he took in the main- war. It ended in the outside China stands ready have been busy for months land

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Formosa with new improving roads and bridges famous Communist retreat into leaders fresh troops, popu- to take heavy tanks, and the wilderness

China.

and the Public Schools

SOMETHING FOR AND SOMETHING AGAINST

London.

SHALL, take you back

to the closing days In Parliament, just before

it broke up for

summier

By Sir Beverley Baxter, MP

the long couch and park it

grounds until the when recess,

ing the speech.

By in the first material short of an MP Is never bur rucked Equally,

Interventi

before

inwirths mouth again.

by

opening

and

02

years

WIL

canne

to

In

Another

over-

unpre-

in

man

as their leader and Prime Minis-

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по

the

10

thr even

Recent

woman

But

gifted can

the

re- It was so now and

In a bad thing when the emotionalism of the young has

of

of Northwest

New Broom

Chen has

also been a new broom to sweep away the old warlord habits of fattening bankrolls and dalliance with bovies of girls-which once demoralised Chiang's forces and aroused Formosan hatred.

Ile has been chief architect st Furmosa's high living standards which rival any in Asia and net as a model for Burma's government,

Formosans want to keep their new-found prosperity. They now support the Nationalists through the ali-party government which Includes the popular

Young China Party and Democratic Socialists.

nnil-Communist

and

of enthusiasm. The peak

In the worship of reached Koxinga, who created Ching's precedent when he withdrew from

the the mainland as Monchus drove out the Mings in 1033.

10

Secret Police

There is indeed secret police on Formosa,

strong

But

ed

However Man is top astute.

at Formosa to rattle a sabre

without good reason. Whatever

Exchequer can only say, like Mhs Otis, that he regrets.

I think, myself, that the monasile system of education as soft, exemplified by Harrow, Eton, insiales the Needless to sty

Beaver Cockney and Ford

Morale and and Winchester, Is a Halleybury 1149 match was brook

declaimed breathy Cockney uften

by keeping young solidarity show dramatically In We over, when the horses would be against the Power of these social liability. This may seem does harm

am girls and young boys from the a swelling religious fervour held a rather acrimonious messed

truc. 1 asia

tawdry but it is 40! the privileged classes. debate on the subject of family would be driven home. But let us look at the system sorry to say that even in modern enjoyment and the stimulation among all denominations includ

ing Christians, Buddhists Winston Churchill did not go with appraising Trul

Britain the manner of speech is of mixing with each other. Most education. Quite frankly

A small island almost more important than its of life's joys and most of life's Matsus the local cult. some eyebrows were raised to Eten but here Harrow, where judices exes.

from the tragedies come he achieved no success at sport

ike Britain, ndministering vast meaning.

in when a

Snobbery?

a way, yes. lation of the seXCI. learning. young Tory, Mr

Netru

and continents and all shades

beginning, 16 John Eden, rose to address Harrow

to India creeds of human beings, 1st On the other hand there is in the and retunel

must

hero which ever will be. datermine i po work for his coun- the House. This slight,

train. men who are dedicated to robust democracy

and try's liberation from the Brilph leadership. In effect, Eton and acela

acclaims personality handsome rather wistful

no matter from yoke. Stanley Baldwin was also Harrow Bay to their boys: "This achievement nephew of Anthony Eden Harvian, although he did not

springs, not the road to wealth. You what source had made his Malden nok

tal his Inter will never be paid ene

enough to then in any society the

or talented be able to save any substantial Speech only a fortnight be.

Kaxinga's temple at Tainan You

is the ordinary de its outlet in the companionship will have the power Naturally the satirists have had SUIT,

sucroed. It. fure.

God is now the frequent scene iz Anthony Eden,

and the glory,

my and

cent little

who suffer of one of the same sex. prople These fang, mal Comelines the und

fail If you

created male and female and it massed crowds from the

dedicated winding up that debate most pointed darts

will дела from

sink into

system. obscurity from

intended that they anti-Communism and the hatred of wae never Foreign Secretary, told the bad boys of the two schools,

You must serve the State with

aware have long been the faults of the English Public should be segregated for long of China's saridom to Russia House that the most nervous "Wr

integrity above everything else, What Osbert Sitwell, the

the which is how Formosans Inter- Ir time, A moment he had all day was famous pet wil Patayist, in-

What is more, you must realise School system--for by a strange periods at that genlus springs from

qulik these private schools are French and the Americans can pret Communism, many dubbed "Public." Yet if I had to one extreme, I think that when his nephew was mak- cludes the item Eduented after

sources-born sometimes aving Eton.

tn end it I would

of the better off the chlidren power herdman's shed or

In

a Man- the

hesitate

the families in Britain pay a heavy chester

and perhaps, in slum. When genius end. I would disk for

time to price for the advantages appears

who you,

hove had TN the days when the Liberals

further give it tradition. N

segregated schools, study. advantage, must serve every

But there is one factor which Finally, there is the undoubt th⚫ MI who speaks after him a The Tories dominated the under

under ii. genius ennnot be

grows more powerful

all the ed fact that the influence of to Congratulate the political reene, more than half dealed."

to Chinese inured to denturios always has

time, and is chusing not only home life must be weakened if he the Ministers were old Etonians.

Thus you find the wristocratic

this is no hedgling and say, even does not mean it, that the House

is not a school," said the Tory Party in the 10th century hardship. I refer to

alle much worry but a great deal of severely by the boarding school of secret societies

that old

In many

a safeguard cases that discomfort; it is system. choosing Benjamin Disraeli, son devil--inance. will look forward to frequent great Lloyd George, "so much is

would be a good thing, but on against underground Communist in debute

fron La

Lociety."

et a Jowish man of letters with

the other hand it is bad when plots. criue declared that Eton was the honourable gentleman.

alnost no social background,

a woman is relegated to the After that the new boy usual- not to

much seered society as

of a mare

Formosans would have every- eshdult pipe union. But Iride

thing to lose if Moo linking

captured In later years they barked o maintain a boy at a good role

the generations. ly sit quietly for two or three

up Public School costs his parenta us whelmingly the British Parlia the Birminghuin

businessman,

I apologise 10 John

Exten their island. They know it and ment and the British diplomatic Neville Chamberlain, and

from £400 to £450 a year.

him standing all would certainly fight if attack- by industrialist Stanley

The father cannot charge that for leaving Baldwin, Consequently there was some corps has been dominated

this time. incerto tax,

You may remember a fort- mxn who went

for the to Eton surprise when less than

or Tor sume rates. And, con outlay against his

at the beginning of this night later young John Eden Harrow-and principally Eton,

versely,

their best to nor can he claim any rebate for that Letter he had-an- they did place ogal:

of the taxes he has to Past in his

premiership It was not until the Socialls's prevent What

of port, the State schools. In the nounced to the House of Com-

that he

had the dis caught the Speaker's eye.

came to power in 1945 that the Winston Churchill, nephew

we have the odd situation

of mons exntribution could he make on tradition waned for a time, and the Duke of Marlborough.

to of having gone But

the State advantage Win- the problems, the cost and the

what of the boy who parents subsidising Haileybury College and technique of echteuting the na-

chester took its place, because goes to Eton or Harrow and is schools by paying taxes, and Eton, which be regarded as the Clement Attico wen! to

Britain. the destined for nothing more than them by relieving the State of greatest independent school in

the cost ordinary life? What effect

of educating their and

MP h

But a Socialist former and Stafford Cripps Hugh Gaitskell had gone to the have these boarding schools up- children

Taxation

worked in the mines as a boy is so heavy. i drew the biggest laugh. latter. Actually High Dalton, the on him,

Britain that on expenditure of

"I am conscious," said John first Socialist Chancellor of the

£400 to £450 A

year means

speech Exchequer in 1846, went to Elon, but the Tories hurriedly explain-

Ta very tender age he is sent either a very heavy outlay of Eden towards the end of his

available income or the por dangerously. calmly ed that he had belonged to the to a preparatory boarding manent sacrifice of capital. TheJust!" said the miner MP, said: "Probably I suffer from a lowest form of school boy by school and, to a

large extent, arca defect in the eyes of the honour being n day scholar and

of hardship expands all and even John joined in the not

passce from the family circle, the time, and the Chancellor of taughter. able gentlemen opposite. I was

to living in.

He comes homo "for the hols," educated at what I believe

But before your democratic but his real world is the school, be the greatest independent

talce him to the school in this country, Eton breast bursts with indignation. His parents

and Christmas let us remember that Elon be- Pantomime at College."

This was a daring opening, came the nursery of the nation's then shove him back to school.

some thing is happening leader In politics and dip-

The somo Eton le the supreme

in the

when to his sisters. They have also years school of England, although its lomacy defenders try to deny it. From Britain was a great, expanding gene to boarding schools, where to they play ground hockey to take the moment a boy arrives there imperial power. She

their minds wero

off the fact that n kerid men abroad who Eton he wears on

By CHAPMAN PINCHER collar,

use they are feriales. In such cir morning coat and n top silk hat. Incor

would not cles, "the teenager," beloved, of

London. od to open up within the next On Sunday, small boys can be BCCD strolling about the neigh- let the side down or in matters American films, is unknown.

HEAP atom power for 10 years. bourhood with their headgear of sex. In other words they And since I am an honest ob-

homes and industry is would speed the development of Compact atom power stations making them look liko the were taught team spirit when server of the human comedy Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonder- they were so young that they let me admit that the English so near that the three big territories in the Empire and

Finally, Mao may hope that Britain is ripa for persuasion land, and with their hands sunk looked liko tadpoles under their girl, in her sports dress, loss

olectric essential

gest Domething

power-plant elsewhere which are remote from

into ineffectiveness. Ho holda in the pockets of their trousers, top hats.

swipes the ball with her hockey manufacturers in Britain supplies of cond or oil. dormitories in which the

The Atomic

out the promise of Chinese y Authority, Entity stock.

have set up their own "free which controls all atom develop markets. He appeals to English It is no undeniable fact that enterprias teams of atom ment for airless, dating back pretty well THERE is much to be their among those who can afforivate

Government, in to the ages.

airpady

pid culture by prou the team spirit, and there is Once a year they invade my something to be said againet 11. bon

thair children to experts.

considering the possibility ton blend its fascina of exporting

uranium fuef for senting to Attled a bright now own neighbourhood when,

China which will knows how boarding schools, the influence

aps much bower, elations to foreign to conduct With Government The smaller boya at Eton are and the joys domily 1 are

Witself among Lords cricket ground, they

of

countries. annual two-day made to "fag." In other words steadily reduced. A erat Pope proval it was revealed the play

at Harwoll are allded halls of ancient dynastier, cricket match against the other for the lordly ones in the Afth 41 it on phd aber that I have British Thomson-Houston,

they run errands and tidy ith once said: "givalme age English Electric Houston, developing methods of

the Formossh greet snols school

of Harrow, and sixth forms. Many appoint no wrist.

by adding uranham Kate boarding

Underlying threat im Regardless of the weather, the

which would no

to show. It is the bid: Harrow boys of all sizes and monks in later life are made school systar of Britain and “Metropolitan - Vickers chemicals

powerful as she ɑtd already developing, Tatarigre with the production of fat pomamunist naval supletnaby shapes

And supposed to wear on the basis of "He was my HORS

power kut would make it, user in the Ching Bea; should Halnay. what is called fog at Eton"

Atomia power station equip our for tromba

Vita Hard be developed as a DEVAS ment for competitive ale The plemle Energy Authority base a "Boaters." The Etonians stioặc

many dialgets and

Authority Paso and Formosa captured. Thad Hritish Elegtricity is helping to katrormation 17 inis front became teil, it Britals

hority and for estrions...o

Lion's boys and girls? And why did he want to speak again so 5000?

IKE a ducilist, John

veyed his adversaries on the Socialist benches and

The

boys sleep are dark and almost

straw hats, or

to the Toppers.

ut

GIRI, to phrase,

had

It was against this. kysten

*** that Rudyard Kipling - burlin It a great family festival, Hio wordar "Some day we shall Fathers, in morning coats and

toppers bring their tall lester Drinks de bocause i will be

tur,*** If that neita

val Soc daughter and younger sons, and Legnalation. It maĀKIE = "JAUME I LA ayan Kilge mothers to share the potioolboy loyalty could cARTIT

MONDAY DELETE W the Prime Minister to send out

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and

then

who

paused

'FREE' FIRMS SIGN UP

ATOM EXPERTS

Scientiste

the

· and slibwinia Miernik

his motive in whipping up hi followers, he has chosen a per- fect time for his invasion call.

to

American enthusiasm, for a strong-arm China policy shows many signs of waning. Also, in Indo-Ching, America chose

instead of taking im- mediate action to halt the Reds. wait

Mao may hope that now America has been "softened up" to the point when they will accopt another Communist coup rather than fight over a distant "Chinese" faland.

Communist Bid

He also chooses a time before BEATO has been forgod as check to Communist expansion,

after it it, significantly, known that Formosa is not on its defence list.

.

sim with its certain that Beltalis

Wrongly back American Betion.

The lesson of Japariasi viol Trom contrui of the same “

THIS is

GORDONS DRY GIN

DIRVELLICY

LONNAN.