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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1957.

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One of the

most exciting stories to have

come out of the second world war..........

Submarine

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Brave men these, but it is cubtful whether any had na

attack when one of fascinating a story to tell de

the "bomba" landed

on her submerged deck, bounced down towards the conning tower, then bounced overboard and

exploded,

his daring young commander of h submarine extraordinary.

A Reminder

Seraph's second caplain, in- was on American

Stranger still was that at one canules her to switch from named Jerauld Wright, time she had two skippers which cidentally, HMS Seraph to USS Seraph and he is Nate's naval supremo, back again for one short top-

Now.

Among other distinguished secret misalon, to rescue bitterly passengers this submarine car-

Dwight Eisenhower

Officers and crew of the Seraph with the Jolly Roger. The bark on the top-right hand corner denote successful spectal operations,

Jerault Wright

buoy beneath her for the radar-'

and directed landing force. standing her ground willy allly until the first landing boats were ashore.

"All was more, than usually qulot when the faint throb of approaching engines drifted Across the water Yellow force coming in. Then it was day-

The Right,

midnight blue deep was suddenly jerked aside by curtain of light from a bat-

Itry of foorch lighte ashuro. Their blindingly brilliant beams cul perass the water and blend- ed into a dazzling ball of light concentrated on Seraph when the first red flashes and loud cracks of the shore batteries gave only split second warning of shells whining overhead...

In The Middle

Mark Clark

HMS Maidstone

"bomb

burst around it, water, On another it Lader. sending the lights out, crashing went a depth charge attack for crockery to the aleel "decis........I a total of about sixtern hours. could see the tense perspiring faces looking up anxiously, and Bartph did have a charmed I could feel the

knotted life. Six of hur sisters in the

same flotilla were lost, and alomach senation,

total of 41 NN submarints wore

on

Author Robericon fecalls that casualties of the North Afriern huge foll even for the

Dif patrol when under War: a heavy depth charge attack 1,335,000 tons of enemy shipping

link.

when the Latteries were hak- ing, lights out and depth guage

There are Incredible storiza mashed, at a moment when i told In this book-Seraph, by Jewell's own words "I was un-

the way, WAS the submarino certain whether I was on tho which delivered the body of bottom or not--and felt more the Royal Marine officer curry- than a worried" n chit was ing the take papers in Ewen posted over to him. Il sald Montague's amazing story of "Able Seaman John Jones re Operation Mincemeat: The quests to go back to General Man Who Never Was." Service,"

The Ship With Two Capialais Seraph won her Jolly Roger would make a perfect subjert -the skull and crossed bonus, for a Alm and a newspaper

"mother" to Seraph and a brood of seven other submarines wallch com-

prived the "Eighth Submarine Flot.la.

Shells fell all around the tiny submarine from oncmy em- placements. Then the approach- ing American force opened fire on the other side and Scraph anti-British Ceneral Girnud ried was General Mark Clark, like Clark, Jerauld Wright, was really in the middle, in a from Vichy France to lead the Eisenhower's second in

It was Admiral Kirk's awarded

oll to com General Eisenhower and even watery

submarines serial, The author tells his story Do-man's-land with stern, French uprising in North Africa manal, who led a secret mission anti-British General "two-gun" lines of red

completing successful missions well, on the whole, though for dots marking the Chief of Staff. against Rommel's rearguard. το the Algerian coast from Patton, he was awarded the

"Ahoy Seraph," he called on one of her "hush-hush" jube on editor of a London paper he Rune on both sides", Seraph

could have been a little more was a "special mis- Serapo

with the Legion to negotiate

of Merit,

out, "The Admiral has sent me off the Algerian coast. But she the highest slons" submarine. Which meant loen commander tor

personally also the sur- American decorallon allowed a

won her A destroyer corning in with over to thank you

share of kills drastic with the blue pencil, that her story was never told In render of the French garrisons foreigner,

the landing force swept past in his name for a great job of among enemy shipping.

Some very silly commento have the unfairly few citations her when the Allied landing on

been left unexcised. Onco, after Seraph, its young commander,

crew cheering the work". Lieutenant North Africa began.

The story behind this award, rubmarino that had stood ita

com- As author Robertson

One of her most spectacular Seraph had sunke several shipe Bill Jewell wuII.

Seraph, the oldest RN sub well told by author Terence ground valiantly despite the mented: What sort of Navy netlons Wes against twa on one patrol i missed with its

Robertson, editor of London heavy enemy shelling.

aho inst torpedo. The attack team Was it that sent full captains German R-boats, when On national Sunday newspaper, and

barging about in the middle of came to the surface off the coast t a battle to may nice things 10 of Italy and shelled them with Seraph, had stirred up small ahips commanded by a 3-inch gun, sinking them than a little turmoll in the area very junior officers?

and it was quite clear to the enemy that a British submarine

Legendary Names

marino afoat today, carries reminder

of this voyage. the door leading to the "heads" also author of The Golden

in North

as gu.de

Enemy bombers appeared. A naval term for tollet is a Horseshoe" and "Walicer stick fell right across Seraph polished brass plate bearing the RN", provides another fascina and struck an American de There were legendary names inscription: "General Marking chapter in the book,

troyer nearby which went down among Mediterraneari sub- Wayne Clark, Deputy Supreme

with all hands three minutes Jewell utut

were later. ha ment mariners like Lieutenant-Com- Allied Commander

ordered to act

aud mander Malcolm David Wankly Africa, sat here," DSO who won his VC posthu

And then.. Her commander, Jewell, to beacon for the Sicily landings.

a look-out's after sinking three day Captain in charge of the mile off the heavily defended of a landing craft with a four mounly

surfacing 4 voice announced the approacis For the SOUTH CHINA enemy U-boats and 90,000 tona third submarine squadron, MORNING POST and the of enemy shipping, Commander must

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ROXY and BROADWAY: "A Hatful of Rain," Starring Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa and Lloyd Nolan,

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However,

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On another occasion, she sail- was somewhere in the neigh- bourhood." Couldn't this un- ed into an enemy harbour just necessary comment have been after dawn, torpedoed a ship loading cargo at a dock, then Celeted?" The Sicily landing is only one surfaced and chelled every But it would be unfair to the the many suspenseful target sight with its three author to end up on a critical chapters in this book,

Outside Mincemeat, this There Inch

and oorukon Tho note. gun are some of the most graphie toll: two small ships, one sea- is one of the most exciting war accounts of life in a sub plane, and several buildings. It stories i have read-R. G. II, marine during a depth-charge safled out of harbour safely.

Two *The Ship with attack I have read. Although I know that Seraph survived the

On ore occasion Seraph Captains (Evans, London)

war i fot myself tense as the collided with a U-boat under- $16.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sir, It will be very much If you would appreciated publish in your newspaper the attached Metal Statement of the Cuban Consulate in Hong- kong.

CYCLIST KILLED

BY CAR

A cyclist, Lee Yiu, aged 41, re- ceived fatal injuries when he was knocked dawn by a car En Castle Peak Road near Fak Wing Street yesterday. Lee, of No. 84, Ful Wing Street, second floor, died short- ly after admisalon to Kowloon Hospital.

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27-year-old pedestrian, serious Cheuk Tam, sustained injuries when he was struck by car in Boundary Street near Prince Edward Road.

The injured man is rteciving DR MIGUEL ANGEL CAMPOS. Į treatment in Kowloon Hospi-

CONSUL-GENERAL

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Concerning the news publish-

ed on the Cuban cityption by Prof. Brown

the local press, the Cuban Con- sulate in Hongkong would liko to maite the following declara- tion:

A group of armed men, Alsguised as antlers, as saulted the Naval Post of Cienfuegos, Province of Las Villas, Republic of Cuba, clashing with the The POPETTLMENĖ forces. Naval Post is still under the Command of Colonel Comerangs and the situa tion le completely con- trolled by the authorities.

There'

was a tentative assault to the City Hall of Habana, but it also falled. The armed forces. are loyal to the govern

ment and there is a state of order in the Republic of Cuba and there is not any report of a state-of revolution in the Republic. of Cuba,

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 by Air

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