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World War Two Battle Honours

THE "CHINA' MAIL. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1956.

Soldiers' Names THE MAN WHO MADE THE STARS SHINE

Get Recognition

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By J. W. TAYLOR

his

OLOURFUL names every officer and man on

given by British henddress. This was granted to commemorate the cavalry action troops to actions

nt Emsdorf. fought in World War Two, such as "The Kennels" in

further before North Africa,

were awarded, for services bridge" in the Western Cabraltar, and after another 20 Desert and "Impossible years, for action in Egypt.

"Knights

Farm" in Italy, have beesia officlally recognised by the War Office.

More than 20 years followed

nay

Honours a1

By custom, cavalry and in- Cantry, which engaged in close

their

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their take

Adding with the enemy.

Are the many with standards, guido They figure in the report and Colours to whom boneurs are aware. The Royal Artilky of the Battles Nomenclature

rekard Committee, which has Bsted Colours, and since they nearly 1,000 battles, actions part in virtually every action. select Hears and engagements in which y tempt to

for them. would be a most the Commonwealth Armies düfculi

Nor do Royal were involved between 1939 Engineers, RASC, HAOC, REME and 19-15.

and other Corps carry Colours. The Royal Armoured Corp jy clivided into cavalry reglaments who bear standards and guldens, and the Royal Tank Regiment, who so far do not.

This is the Brst step towards the creation which will

of battle honours due course be

emblazoned on the Colours the Land Forces of the British Empire it now rests with regi- thentai committees to examine The list and to present their elaine through the Colonels of their regiments These claims will be exaremed in the War Office

and

whet Onally ay- proved, will be swomatigated.

A maximuan of ten Honours unang those mi aworded to ench regiment may be. emlalatoned

and A The Manicur‚Ís

dublons of the Cavalry and RAC arms. or oil the Queen's Colours of Regulur and Territorial infantry battalions.

First Ever

A Battle Honour is a public commemoration

battle. action or engagement of winch not only past and present, but future generations of thr regiment may be proud. There will be

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The arst Battle Honour was awarded

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Some inlaniry battalions who were converted for the war to Antes ret ormally awarded Honours have since been converted to their old status es Infantry. I would be unfair lo such entfallers to have nothing

for their to show

service during

han

such battuf-

wart con-equtotly it been decided that ions will bour on their own re- gimental Colour only a badge of the arm with year dates de- Tuting their war service.

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“Why did Clark Gable bave one big fallure 7

The Life & Opinions of Sir Alexander Korda

star

S we talked during "Today there isn't one

those

weeks big enough to make people pay lust

to see a Alm they do not wish when 1 Haw him

Not one. to see,

I'll tell you almost every day, when it started to silp. the Korda philosophy on his KORDA & CABLE stars came through vividly. LARK GABLE and Myrna

The judgments came "CLARK

Loy were at the height of

...

ex-tumbling out on Sir their fame. Everything they did the Laurence Olivier .. Diana was a success. Then

Dork

Molra Shearer... So I asked Leslie Howard. him just what is a star? He said:

The Committee report plains that in order that designation should be generally understood. unty

cate- three gories of operations have been adopted, "battle," **art1011" and "engagement," and in giving them titles it has tried to avoid names which figured prominent- by I World War One.

The list is not yet quite com- It does not include the operations in the South Pacific and Southwest Pacifle theatres In 1942-45, involving the forces of the Australian and New Zea- land Armies, as their classille- deter- tion has not yet been mined.

Miniature

Masterpieces for Milady.

Today

"They made a film together- Parnell. It opened in New York, nine o'clock one morning. The cinema stayed empty.

What Coward sald on Olivier's. flop

1 recall Barrymore getting the

sack...m

Dors

Is a better actress than they think

*They "sald

Was Wrong abort Lestle Howard

Shortly before he died, Korda decided to tell the story of his life in films. It has been compiled and edited for this Page Four series DAVID LEWIN

By

Take that decision Olivier made...

went into it. No one liked it. The criticisms wore dreadful.

"Noel Coward gave a party for them. Everyone turned to watch as they came in, Coward greeted then-'How brave of you to come,' he said." "It was a dreadful failure that

KORDA & LEIGHTON film. How did the pubile know

the to stay away? That's

CITARS liked working for

Korda ystery. The critics had not told

because he knew But the public knew---

to deftly how

deal with and just stayed away

they were "Afterwards, of course, there them. Even when

angry. Margaret Leighton was Gable was

with him in acres of coloured wearing a beard Say the ex- epies like "Bonnic Princo

Charlie."

star 1s anyone whose pleture

In a appeurs The first picture newspaper.

star. them. called 'n and they are Some of them may even get lo Appear in a film sometime. Not 10 act-just to appear,

**But a real star... a real star is a

name which will Induce In a cinema people to stand queue on a rainy night.

ROLEX

Superbly elegant-Precisely accurate Rolex offer a miniature watch of superb elegance, yet with a movement large end

a marvel of the best obtainable!

were the excuses.

perts. Or the weather was bad.' The weather is never right for A failure, it is 100 bolso people away from a film. It is too

they stay away again," KORDA & OLIVIER

HERE never

was a liimus test for a star. But there are signs...Said Korda:-

young Larry Was

WDis under con-

**There

Olivier. He

trict to me.

He got Sam

Goldwyn te "Wuthering Heights'

from

from

un offer

to

I

in Holly- wood

He didn't want to go.

He went, became a urged him world star

"And after the war he gave up the chance of making 5,000 dollars

a werk and went to work at the Old Vic for £20. That was, his vital decision. After, the Alms

of Henry V and Hamict. Those made him great. Larry's the best boy....

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with

the Tear

KORDA & BLOOM

"Diana Dors is a better ac- under contract to me he mado go. It

ran two and a ball tress than people give her most of his best pictures for years... made Harrison a star. credit for. She 13 an ex- other people. So perhaps it Oh. yes the play finally had ceedingly clever giri.

was natural he should leave me

title *French Without "And people should never be for them.

snob about a star." sald "Hawkins developed into Korda

"That Is the Uing to star

maturity Some learn I remember a producer careers start early. Others late. In Hollywood throwing John I think Hawkins wanted to play "THERE are Barrymore out of his office once comedy

he would have

Claire Bloom "She has after

liked the Alec Guinness part in youth, charm, determination, A The producer called to his Captain's Paradise.' I couldn't film with Chaplin and the world secretary 'Never let. that see him in that comedy-and knew her.

row.

man in here again—unless we he left." need him.

That is the right attitude."

He might have added: "And never find excuses for failing a

KORDA & SHEARER

IZORDA signed Moira Shearer a high of enthusiasm After her success In "The Red Shots." She made Tales of

KORDA & HOWARD

the

new names now.

never

"Then she went into "The Man Between' with James Mason for us. She was not a success in that. Too passive. I TN the Denham

days there nt for har and wo talked

"I

Уси said:

must was Leslie Howard. "They a

English-rose type again play on anid was crazy when, I put

screen. There him in the

must be Arst Scarlet Pim on

more passion. We waited Great beefy notors, the opportunity. See

for pernol' fim.

the had played

passion the part bofore.

she gets into her love scones there was Howard, the with Oliver in Richard III. And slender English aristocratic type

"Seme people say she seems was of Hungarian extráċ-

cold. Nonsense. Besides, sho tion, by the way. All wrong.

has looks and sho

can speak they raid. But I couldn't and

Shakespearo. How many anyone great and beety

of her age have both qualit could also act.

We went

through that long An enor- list of stars whom Korda helped mous success, that 'crazy cast to shind. Occasionally he would ing.

pause by a name and say "Fancy that.... I'd forgotten." Or "Alas they never burst into great- Some of them had start- ed so well....

whe for him and then

The Man Who Loved Red- heads."

Sometimes she was unhappy star.” about the purts. "I'd decide to storm Insund see him have it out with him and put up my own Idens," says Matigarel Leighton.

"But there he would be in his office smiling, happy to see me. Ah but what charming dress, my dear Mar Hoffmanz

he would Suy, 'A de- garet,

French creation."

then I'd say it was an old some- Just I had altered the night before. And before I knew what was happening we would chat happily about clothes and all my t speeches of protest would be forgotten and I'd be outside his office again."

"We falled her in that," said Korda simply.

"It should have been great. I went down to the studio my- self to watch the Alm shot.

being

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"I cast Howard.

who

Such a success that when

I came to remake the aim a few years ago they said I was Crazy again because Howard was dead and no one else could possibly play it."

nez.

I don't think she knew what was wrong-but I

did falled her. She has the possl- biky of a great career ahead of her. I don't know about ballet

Korda sighed. "You know," that is physical. But acting- And Rex Harrison.... "I had he said, "the show business, 's she has great determination.” him young. Put him in a few full of ex-future great stars..."

The names of the stars filck films, He came to me one day by-like playing cards being and asked for leave to appear shuffled expertly through the in a new play, Jote de hands.

by a chap called Rattigan, We the Jack Hawkins... "Alas." thought the play by, an unknown Bi- cald Korda, "I had the bed author might run a month in luck that when Hawkins was the West End, EO We let him

KORDA & DORS

ĮTORDA had philosophy about stars. He believed Ln a variety. In the list of "Ah, yes, there were failures names the imposing names for him too. He went to New who have worked with him York with Vivien Leigh. They Diana Dors is alongside cid Romeo and Juliet' together film knights-Gielgud,

on the stage. Their savings chardson, Hardwicks.

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A MAN IN THE HOUSE

M.P.8

find we are also out of aspirin.

ARL ATTLEE'S re most out of tea. Upstates to before breakfast.

mark that

are that so overworked some of them are "dying

on their feet" could have applied to me last week.

and

120.

Second day

By

TOMORROW

ALL ABOUT KORDA IN HOLLYWOOD

“NATHANIEL

GUBBINS

Grand total cinating period, Home affairs Thinking of washing-up, ask on a new harmonious basis.” hopefully if she would like ic

For

tho

record Stairs steamed, She says she would cliaibed and descended to date, like it grilled. In butter, Looks 350 (approx.). Back bent double like another plate going west. 105 times (also approx.).

the laundry Third day

In

be

Astrologer says my luck to day 18: "You will get some interesting advice. Go out and meet people,"

Out to fishmonger to buy sole and into low tavern to meet

ASHING - UP. must tackled. Otherwise no clean people,

Take last of tea to P.LW. After all, if M.P.s are There are 12. Twelve up

and count stairs to bedroom. THE day when

man calls. Apart from going LARG overworked it is their own down make-24. Twlec up and up and down stairs with

freshments, fault. They wanted to be down with tea 'make 48.

go up and down stairs looking in cupboards for M.P.3.

Out to buy fruit, tea, coffee, solled Unen.

Also and counting laundry cups, saucers, jugi for tea, Your Uncle never wanted to. aspirin, and back to light stove.

for back coffee, orange juice,

For the record. Stairs climb- or firelighters. Heb wonderful exercise be houseman.

a

After the No wood

Croakts

Strip off jacket, from

roll shirt ed and descended now 476 following experience, when the box to blts with axe and light muscles. PLW.

must be alcoves, All basin with dally

hot (approx.). Back bent double to help was

to stove. Stove blazes but forget bed that soiled linen unable.

counted on floor, not on table. coal. Stove goes out.

water, Cup, saucera, jugs easy, get coa oblige, he feels so soITY

do laundry, and, make for

Spend half an hour bent but come across two snags. Geds 150 times (also approx.). housewives that he is astonish- Loud croaking upstairs TC double counting shirts, vests,

One is plate › used for my cd girls ever marry anybody minds me of invalid. Cut up sheets handkerchiefs

bacon-and-egg lunch two days unless it is a millionaire with a fruit and squash juice in Jugs out on, floor, staff of servants.

First day

Up 12. stairs with frult and aspirin P.L.W. would Uke

In hot and feverished with du, dirty teacups, Rake out slove P.LW. says she is on fire. and relight.

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spread

ngo. Grease quarter of Fourth day

inch thick and egg haa dried hard, like yellow. concrete. Also saucepan, which once held

As removal of concrete

and

职

much better. Bolled

coffee very hot with honey to case throat. Down' 12 stairs to

soup, is now full of green fluff. Prs and burnt toast for As blood rushes to head make coffee. Find we are out gather laundry in sheet and tie fuft is impossible with mop, I breakfast. Another charred sole of honey. Round to shops to in knot, Handkerchiefs fell out. climb stairs again to ask for lunch. She comes downstairs

Bend down again to pick up. PL.W.'s advice. From TAKE morning tea to my life buy honey and firelighters.

under. In the evenhig, bright and full partner, the Plucky LittleUp 12 stairs with hot coffee tie knot to replace handker bedclothes she croaks "Wool!

conversation Woman, de usual and find she und honey. Down 12 ataing with chiefs. Everything falls out

At first I think that said Also day for bed makin

It is now that I feel like the "Fool," but she said "Wool" tired housewife who is supposed mother back-bending,

and means "wool.” - I stk:, to be bright and full of convers PRÉSAUDE, EXErciso, ".. ;

her husband comes › Rp cheets from under. PL.W. "Cotton wool and this time sation when her pust

sho docs say "Fool""" and bomens P and replace with clean sheets

addy as PLW, stands quaking

"Wire, wool."

But she gala to conversation. coughing by bell

and "!;:; Wire wool, ch? Who ever out of me. With feet ware and Ark P.L.W, what she would heard of that? Perhaps she's back aching I am almost asleep. like for lunch. She would like elle

"Out" of-one"eye 'I 'can" s00Ɛ my tea, coffet, orange, fulce,

Search for wire, wool hope horoscope for today. It is All right, all right

.

And no warnings will prevent Upsisire again to ask PLW. hér from sleeping with electric what she would like for lunch, blanket switched on, think this She says tea, coffee, honey,

is probably true, But, as there aspirin, fruit juice. Downstair is no smell of burning, promise again to cat burned toast and her some more, tea

read newspapers.

4. Or would she prefer (coffee?

PL/W, says she wants tea, poffer, orange juice; lemon Juice, grapefruit juice, water

11

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For the record, Stairs, cilmbe and descended.

less 20 adout desperate, Expect your marriage pa While making ton, coffee, and measures. Deliberately drop tier to be unusually energetic throty places But the need to be "pepctable First thing men in a news shing oranges try to look Egy plate and

away Hurl green-fluff saucepan slows you, dobri,”? aspirin, and more tea und paper in astrologer's column

Read that the late Er Claoul into dustblar. 7. coffee,

Luck Today Your

Fasha of Marrakesh, had 11,200′′ *My luck la "A day when yớn wiYEK He was, no fool. If one wants tos, coffee, -orange julee, per around and have fun. The of them back du he was certatis v and the rest, lo largo quantities, fearly, pars of the day seems to of 11.199 spares to do the Upstairs to look: PL.W. if the bed and wetling * Dowzalairs to and, all the be your luckiest fruit wat eaten, yesterday, state, ollowed, and descended today

morbidly bount pumber of

Breakfasty No She

we are out of coffee, and, mi

1,000*** (byprox(10%) double doing laund

like: Lea, coffee,@orange. Imos-(850) juice, for lunch, 5. She says::no Intriguing and farty dhe would like mode,