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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER

1984.

WAR ADMIRALS ATTACKED

LLOYD ` GEORGE'S MEMOIRS

POWERFUL CHINS MISLED PubLC

CHARACTERS OF

CABINET

Mr. Lloyd George uses the sen- tence, "The tale is one which does not always give me any pleasure to tell; quite the reverse," in a pre- face to the third volume of his "War Memories," published recent- ly.

The book records the author's experience following upon his accession to the Premiership vacat- od by Mr. Assuaith, his difficulties in forming a Government from the party complex existing in 1916, his deliberated views regarding the qualifications of the men he had to reckon with, and the economic. naval, military, and domestic pro- bleme demanding urgent treatment. "The majority of the Tory Ministers in the Asquith_Coali- tion," he writes, "were definitoly opposed to my Premiership."

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To understand their attitude It was necessary to bear in mind that there had never before been 'ranker' raised to the Premiership certainly not one except Disraeli, who had not passed through the Staf sitics. Colleges of the old Univer-

After dealing with the German and American Peace Notes, Mr. Lloyd George turns his attention to the aubmarine menace. In this connection he has many scathing things to say about British Ad- mirals for not showing initiative, and about Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, for doing

of events to follow the lead of pro- fessional knowledge.” o

In the light of what happened at Zeebrugge the following pasango is of interest:-

No attempt was over made by our powerful Navy to turn Its great guns on the lubmarino nests of Flanders. When I vontured to i suggest such an idea it was turned down peremptorily."

Admiral Jellicoo belloved that our Grand Fleet could not go nearer to Zeebrugge than 18,000 yards range. Mr. Lloyd George produces statistics to show that the Morcan- tile Marino during the war aus

a far more dangerous service than our official fighting service on the

men."

In Mr. Lloyd George's, opinion

the defent of the submaring attack was "the real decision of the war." He describes the work of tho Ministry of Shipping, and pays a tribute to the work of Lord Maclay. In giving an account of the establishment of food control he says, "the food question ultimately decided the issue of this war." In connection with the feeding of our Allles, Mr. Hoover attended a meet- Ing of the War Cabinet in April 1017 Hos the only President of the US.A.," writes Mr. Llovd George, "who has taken part in the proceedings of a British Cabinet.”

CHARACTER SKETCHES,

As in the two previous volumes, Mr. Lloyd George indulges in some distinctly acid character sketches of prominent personalities, notably in his discussion of the political situation when he becamo Fremfer. Of Mr. Churchill he writes:"}}}» fertile mind, his undoubted cour age, his untiring industry, and his thorough study of the art of war, would have made him Д useful Cabinet. member of the War Hore his more erratic impulses could have been kept under control and his judgment supervised and checked before plunging Into action. Men of his ardent tem- perament and powerful mentality need exceptionally strong breaks." The Unionist Ministers would not hear of Mr. Churchill, and Mr. Lloyd George had to wait for his opportunity to use Irini.

Of Sir Herbert Samuel. Mr. Lloyd George writes:-"During the

Our picture shows a view of the race for the Yorkshire Hill Climbing Cham- pionship. Two of the riders are seen taking a flying leap over an obstacle.

little but wring his hands at the prospect of disaster. He considers Unt the German submarino polley nearly succeeded,

NARROW ESCAPE. "Had we not found some means of dealing with the mentce not then visible, to the fenr-dimmed eyea of our Mall Admirals, who had before the War been thinking of naval warfare in the terms di gigantic Trafalgars between super- Dreadnoughts (with three to two in our favour), and had we not put into operation ideas which never emanated from their brains, and same of which they resisted, others of which they delayed, the German reckoning would have been necur

Ate

war he had done nothing in parti- clar, but he had done it very well. He gradually sank out of

Might altogether ax EX man who

altended to odd jobs of a minor Jl serviccable character."

Of Mr. Neville Chamberlain he

The King and Queen of Italy photographed together with their children and grandchildren at the royal country bouse, San Rossora, nour Físu. The adatle of the group ava from left to rights. Yolanda, daughter of the Earl Calyi di Bergalo, Queen Helona, Klag Vistor Emanuel, Princess Mafaida, Queen Glovanna of Bulgarim, Princess Maria and Crown-Prines Umberto, and in front of them all, the grandchildren of the Royal House.

AUSTRALIA'S MONSTER

FISHERMEN'S TALE OF ADVENTURE

FIFTY-FOOT REPTILE

An elder and larger brother, or possibly sister, of the Loch Ness monster has appeared near Innis- fall off the Queensland const, says Austral News,

They

SOVIET PEOPLE LACK OIL

IS IT STORED ON EAST FRONTIER?

PREACHING HATRED OF JAPAN

Paris, Oct. 2. Rural Russia Hes In complete darkness. Some GO miles from Moscow it is almost impossible to Jobtain paraffin at any price.

Five fishermen saw it. say it is more than 50 ft. long, has The country population has gone long snake-like head, smail eyes, splinters method of light- back to the burning of prepared protruding teeth, and spikes on its tail.

the nearest approach tong used in Rusia 80 years ago. a plesiocam igentions to have All the principal ecessaries aro jertremely expens in Soviet

In alive.

Russia.

The director of the Queensland The "Economitcheskala Jisn" of Museumdeellnes to hazard at August 30 states 'that in' the opinion About The "monster". Novgorod district in the Commer- The description given by the party cial Soviet Shops a pound of ol nien who`saw it did not it in sugar costa G-roubles and a pound with any known living fah or rep-of white brend 3 roubles 60 (10

roubles are equal to a gold £).

tile.

According to the fishermen the creature's surprise at the encoun- ter was no less than their own. I looked at the boat and its occupants, made several half- gasping, half-whistling sounds and then swam off atut disappeared."

of a worker in Russin, it is stated. The averago monthly earnings is about 150 roubles. ecive a small food ration at a very It is true think "workers" re-

a quite insulfllcient quantity of low price, but no white bread and

sugar are included in, his ration. These products have to be bought, the country. and paraffin is simply lacking in

the Commercial Soviet Shops-near The same newspaper states that Novgorod have "salt and parulin Jonly for Soviet offices and certain

threats, there was an exalted pre- cedent for lis demeanour. But ho did not turn the other check to the smiter, he just rushed to his type writing-machine-to-record trin feet Ings about the blow.

"Such an attitude was neither privileged categories of con- divine nor dignifled. In effect, his ever, even these privileged con- sumers." In some districts, how- action prolonged the war by its most destructive years.

sumers are unable to get lamp oli.

"Wilson.

"The attitude of the President

THE CHIEF CAUSE. was stich as to breed in Germany the not unnatural conviction thai Recently Madame Vera Figuer, whiln

there might be limits to an old revolutionary, and although America's neutrality, there was no not a Communist, a strong. sup. fear that even if she declared war, porter of the regime, and therefore she would and could really ght holiday in the Rinns district (150 persona grate in Moscow, took her ir

would sim- annoyed, writes:-"He is a man of rigidly put a little more sulphur in his mi

miles from the capital), and a few competency. Such men have their ink, that would be all. He had no days afterwards returned in a uses In conventional times or in ups, no guna. no neroplanes state of depression, telling hor conventional positions.

only a portable typewriting mu they are lost in an emergency or

hine which clicked harmlessly." in creative tasks...."

Mr. Lloyd George deals In his final pages with America's unpre aredness for war, and brings his narrative up to the moment of her entry.

CHIN VERSUS BRAIN.

But

A sardonic element enters into a significant reference to Joffre.

"Just like the British public with Kitchener, the French public and that included soldiers re- tained their belief in Joffre long after those who transacted busi.

any faith in le competence.. lis resolute countenance inspired a sense of strength. That is what harried people instinctively seek in trouble.

of

"The evidence produced by Mr. Lloyd George shows that the Tess with him had consed to have Admiralty opposed the adoption of the convoy system, which proved, In fact, to bo a brilliant success. The Admiralty persisted in their objections, although there wero at the time in the Admiralty papers fram experienced submarine officers explaining why it was difficult for a submarine to attack a convoy." Mr. Lloyd George notes that Admiral Jellicoe claims some credit for laying allowed 8 to 12 of the 100 destroyers attached to tho Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow to be used during part of 1917 for trade protection on the convoy routes off the Irish coast.

"MEAN ALLOWANCE..

"It was," he writer, "a grudging and mean allowance when wa wana fighting for baro life against the stranglehold of the U-vous. and when an attack by the German High Seas Floet upon our vastly stronger Grand Fleet was

"They make the mistake thinking that the seat of Intelli- gence is in tho chin. Great generals, dictators, and bruisers always have that grim feature. It ! gives confidence to their backers. Joffre was, therefore, figure.

popular

Why did they not remove him? The victory of the Marne saved lim from the consequences of his gravest blunder. That triumph lifted him from penalty to pedostal. Then followed a gruesome series of set up by military history would repulses which by every criterian

have been ranked na sanguinary defeats."

an Writing

PRESIDENT-WILSON'S-NOTES— of America's tardy Mr. Lloyd George uses some rasping phrases

extremely romote possibility. Rut entry into the war,

there is no wrath like the cold fury

of the professional spirit. proved about President Wilsoy and his in- wrong by outsiders, and no folly ordinate capacity comparabla. to its reactions under

such conditions. In spite of every- thing the convoy system-proved a brilliant success. The

Admirala

for writing

notes.

of bonestly thought that he

was serving the cause of peace by were in despair over the refusal potence for war. Had he issued na an ostentatious display of his im-

friends that she and her people were saved from complete darkness by the fact that they had taken a few candles with them.

This shortage of all is chießy due to unsatisfactory transport conditions and an inercasing use

of this commodity for tractors and motor-cars.

According to the Soviet Press this year, oil production during the first eight months was 17 per cent. above the level of the correspond- ing period of last year; 15,500,000 tons of oll were produced during this period, about 80 per cent, of the productive plan.

FAR EAST INFLUENCE.

At the same time exports of oil products fell from 2,600,000 tons during the mix months of last year to 2,100,000 tons this your There is good reason to believe that the excess in production was not all

Popular In Gormany, this "plasto- mother” measures the head and de- termine a man's race and origin.

consumed, but remained in the Far East.

There seems, Indeed, something symbole in this absence of lamp oil in Soviet Russia. During the last ten daya, when the Press of all countrica gave prominent place to the Geneva discussions concerning Soviet Russia's admission to the League almost nothing was publish- ed on this subject in the Moscow Press.

The

drawn attention to the Far Eastern newspapers have chiefly

events. Long telegrams are published daily of Far Eastorn uffnir, endeavouring to persuade Russian renders how "impertinent and aggressive" Japan is towards Soviet Russia.

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