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WHO SUGGESTED FOCH AS LEADER ?

EXCHANGE.

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4 m/s

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2/613 2/638

To whom does the credit beloungį of suggesting the units of com- mand of the Allied Armies, which] FFT saved the line the France at thel Demand critical moient during the Ger- 10 dis man offensige of March 1918, 60 d and ultimately gave the victory in the great war to the Allies?

The honour has been claimed for many people among them Lord Hair and Mr. Lloyd George. Apparently all these claims are wrong. The real facts are -San Francisco) given in a memorandum to the

New York./ Cabinet by Lord Milner on his FT Java mission to France in March 1918, T Marks which is published as a special] IFP Francs supplement to the New Statesman. Į Demand. Paris

Lord Milner was asked by Mr. Lloyd George to proceed to France in order to report to the Cabinet the position of affairs ar the very crisis of the German affensive, when it was doubtful if →tha Alltes would be able to hold

Amiens.

He first saw Clemenceau, Foch. and Petain (the then French Commander-in-Chief) at Com. piegne. It was a question of Fresen aid to fill the gap which Trad been made between the

British and French armies. ":

Petain (Lod Milner thought

was inclined to be cautious and ply for the safety of his own; line.

Foch, while not differing from Petain's strategic plans, thought the danger a forn.idable that risks must be taken in others <rections.

Lord Milner

next met Sir

Henry Wilson, who hail that day sen Hals, and a conference of French and British military and political chief was arranged for next day.

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THE CONFERENCE On the way to the Conference. Lord Milser and Sir Heary Wilson discussed the position.

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-We discussed very earnestly ⚫he problem before us and the heat way of pulling things to:

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We

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virtually in the hands of Foch.

PROPOSED NEW HARBOUR FOR NORTH SLESVIG.

"I asked Wilson what Foch! had said to big idea of making Clemenceau pominally the 'Generalissime,' with Foch to advise him. He said that It has been proposed to build ai Foch bad objected to this on the new harbour in North Slesvig. ground that Clemenceau, placed which is to be arranged at the in that position, might be drawn innermost part of the Hejlsminde in opposite directions by Petair Bay. where the natural con- and himselt, and if he agreed now (ditions are as favourable as they with one and now with the other, can be. For protecting the har abere would be 2 unity of bour two piers are to be con- control.

atructed, and within the thus **Fech

did " not protected port, which will have wish to command anything. Alla depth of eight metresione quay he wanted was to have the ex- of a couple of hundred meters press authority of the two Gov. length is to be constructed, which, ernments 10 bring about the however, will be arranged to be maximum co-operation between extend by another 600 metres or

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WEATHER REPORT.

June Sd. 19h, 15m.-PressLTE. is bighest over Jajus and owes over Indo-Cana E has in er ased slicitly thoir Amog to Haiphong and over S.W. Japan. Changes elsewhere 452 >mall since yesterday.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 16 a.m. to-day, 0.02 inches. Total since January 1st. 45.37 inches, against, an average of 27.39 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS).

ENCING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Forecast.

|

S.E. winds,

I Hongkong to Gap moderate;

Rock

cloudy.

#Formosa Channel

Variable winds,

moderate.

3 South cost of) The same

China between H.K. Lamacks.!

aa No. 2.

4 South coast of) The same

China between

as No. 1. H.K. & Hainan.J

T. F. CLAXTON-Director. H.K. Observatory, June 8, 1921,

TIME SIGNALS. The time ball

07

Kowloon

two Commanders-in-Chief. more. Behind the quay is Wilson and I agreed that if we situated a tract of sandy land uld possibly get this accepted about 11 metres above the it was under the circumstances, average sea level. This land. thẹ baat selution."

covering an area of five bectars, will be well suited for erect- SIR D. HAIG'S ACTITUDE. ing railway sidings, packing On his arrival at the Confer houses streets, and building sites. Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 ence Lord Milner was at once It is suggested that the town shall m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur seized by Clemenceau, who said purchase this land and dis: ose of days when it is dropped at 10 that Haig had declared that “be

under expert control, and .m, and 1 p.m., and on Sundays would be obliged to

uncover dispose it among 'merchants and and Holidays when it is dropped Amiens and fall back on manufacturers in Hadersles at aa: 10 a.m. only. the Channel ports.** Lörd reasonable price. The port would The ball is hoisted half mast at Milner felt there

must be free of ice and open the whole the 55th minute and full mast a! | "some misunderstanding. year owing to the strong current the 57th minute. Should the ball called Haig aside, and found that flowing between the Small Belt fail to drop at the correct time, it there was no such intention if the and Hejla vinde Nor. Direct con French came to bis assistance nection by the State Railway is "I next had a few words with Fjelstrup. It will cost one million to be provided to Haderslev via The Field-Mershal alone about kroners to construct the barbour, Koch, and was delighted to find with 200 metres quay wall, besides order the a pre routine will be that, so far from resenting as a couple of millions for the con- had been led to believe he might struction of the railway lines. do-the thought of Foch's inter- ference, he rather welcomed the destin idea of working with the latter, about whom his tone was altoge. Freatest grasp of the situation, ther friendly."

and was most likely to deal with Describing General Petain's it with the intensest eheroc.

"Could not be be placed by both explanation or his difficulties, Lord Milner Bays Perain was the Governments in a position of rather discouraging about the general control, and given the question of tine, and gave the sort of authority which he (Foch) impression of "a manplaying for had himself suggested to Wilson? safety."

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Time signals are also given at night by means of three white lamps mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. From Sb. 56m. Os. to 9h. 0m. Üs. p.m. are extinguished the lamps momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd. 28th, 50th, 52nd, and 54th of each minute.

The hours refer to Hongkong "Clemenecau, whose own mind Standard Time (8 hours of cast "None of bis listeners sremed I am sure, had been steadily Greenwich). very happy or convinced. Wilson moring in the sams directi on and Haig evidently were not. at once agreed but he asked for Indeed, Wilson made an interjec-a few minutes to speak to Petain Gon which almost amounted to a While he took Petain aside, I did the same, with Balz. When penfeat.

Foch, who had been so elo-I explained to the latter what <rpent the day before, said not, a was contemplated, he seemed not word. But, looking at his face-he only quite willing but really sat just opposite me-I could see pleased."

he was still dissatisfied, vers impatient, and evidently thinking that things could and must be dome more quickly.

METEOROLOGICAL

Previous

Day

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on dato.

at 2 p.m. at ham, si p.m.

6th to 12th June, 1921.

Clemenceau than handed to Barometer.29.65 29.70 29.71 Mon. 6m Lord Milner a form of words ap Temperature... 85 80 80 Tues. 7: m 18 7.9 # 3 5 pointing Foch to co-ordinate the Humility

0.06 0.60 002 FL 19m 1 18 open Bir

7th 85 Sat, 11 Temperature on the Lowest open Bir

actions of the British and French Wind Direction 8.5.E. "At this juncture I asked Armies.

Wiud Force Haiz suggested that it should weather....... whether I might have a word with Clemenceau alone. I then told be extended to cover the other Rain..... Trin quite frankly of the cor vic- Armise-Belgian, American, and Highest tion which bad been growing in possibly Italian. This was agreed asry mind ever since the previous to, and the Conference finished. tay, nad had been confirmed by with all delighted." Haig look. ny conversations with Wilson ed "distinctly relieved and much mad Haig, that Foch appeared to happier than he bad seemed ear- sze to be the man who had the lier in the morning,"

Temperature on the

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