1947-06-21 — Page 4

FOUR MEN WHO RULE BERLIN

By JOHN B. M¿DERMOTT

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

ce ft, administration central

BorlPast the guards at These men can make or breah the gray stone building in Ber. Berlin. They write its laws as they They censor the German In is the room of the big cir- cular table. Sitting there are the four men.

whenever

the

they think it necessary. They rule

which on oll German disputes Germans cannot settle among them- selves.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1947.

The big, somewhat portly Russian is bushily whitchatred.

At times more than a few of the Around the table from him is a Kommandatura discussions bove dark, square-iawed Frenchman, been heated. Relations between the Bitting beside an American who powers seemed to hang by a thread, and a break aeemed inevitable. Yet smiles with a wide show of there always has been some saving teeth. The other is a thin factor. Englishman, long, immaculately drogsed.

Holding sway amid fields of rubble, these mon are the rulers of Berlin.

Outside their stone building, called the Allied Kommandatura, the sun- light in the spring day of Berlin,

blocks srities across

of Jumbled debris, uncl Worms the 1,500,000 German inhabitants of the capitul who have survived winters.

+

War

Anci

the

Life Goes On Military trafle moves across the four zones of the "quadripartite" cily, stores are open, people move

in the streets.

Berlin, despite its pummelted con- dition, still in one of the big cities of the world, and these four men -military governors-are in absolute command.

After one debate, when the tem- pers of all were on edge, Kotikov seized his hat and started to march stify from the conference room, Keating jabbed his riding crop Into the Russian

mid-section, general's saying "c'est la guerres"

The tension was broken and all smiled. They parted friends.

Anglo-Saxon Allion

Keating draws much respect from) Kotikov and the Soviet authorities

THE PARKERS

—AND YOU'RE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE

DINNER - BRAVE,

\ EVERYÝING YO ME

NOW FOR SOME.GOOD OLD ARMY, STEW!

OOH! MY TUMMY!

Toast!.. The

by HOD

Bride!

(But the curious thing is that it's the parents who have the fun)

HE great battle of the nge

is fought on the point of ritual whenever the middle- aged and the ageing meet the

young,

F

For the senior generation, because of his combat record. The life is a neat series of Occasions, Russions like bin also because he

nice never quibbles. When he makes a to be observed with statement he does it openly, frankly pomp. The theatricalities of and get immediately to the point.

birth, marriage and death for Kotikov's tactics

different. the Russian is a trained and skilful outstrip in importance their

designs. Life is diplomat as well as soldier. His talk ultimate has more of the timed phraseology show. of diplomacy.

conflicts

When

are

arise, Kuting usually is paired with Nares. British general Is the American'a every

R

Life is an empty show, say The the young. And they bring weapon of ribaldry to bear on their elders. Weddings are best for them.

Kommandatura closest ally in the Russian, American, Englishman, arguments. Ile tallest of them Frenchman the four are 45 un- all, reserved, shrewd in his commit- alike as the mayors of New York, ments, London, Paris and Moscow. Ench fa Of the four, the governor with The past eight influenced by what he personally perhaps the best understanding of months I have believes or what his government the Gerinan people Ganeval.

a. been to seven wed- Impression orders. Each has his own ideas for Giving the

of being u a German government,

born diplomat, he has C complete dings of different

was

is

the

SYDNEY TO

REPLACE

SINGAPORE

Replacement of Singapore by Sydney as the "main British naval base In the Pacific" was predicted recently by a spokes- man for the Australian Govern- ment,

Australia. -the suya monthly publication Issued by the Australian News and In- formation Bureau in New York.

The publication quoted the govern- ment oMelal, whose name was with- held, as saying Singapore would "never again be a great naval base" because with "ila accessibility from mainland bases, it could be destroy- ed by a single atomic bomb, attack.” "On the other hand, Sydney, New South Wales, was said to have boen listed as Britain's main Pacifc baso of the future "because of its geogra- phical advantages," Darwin was snid "It

to have been discounted since could be dominated from Timor."

The publication said the official also predleted these things:

THREE people said: "May all your troubles be little ones," which somehow sounds more indecent than usual over the microphone, and then

two little men in the "Scientific research and develop- corner began a chant. "We-ment will have to be the principal want-bride's father. We features of Australia's postwar do- want-bride's-mother," they

fence plans" because large armies chanted, I think they were relatively unimportant in any future and fighting manpower "will become two of dad's goling buddies.

and their

600.

Το

.conflict.

In

Australia would guldo its policy Kere the drama begari.

on "the assumption that the United I knew that both the father States will establish and hold bases mother of the bride loved in the Carolines and Marshall, doughter dearly, I could the outer strategic Island cleclo.”

it them,

volve the development of an air friend made a

fool of. How force equipped with rockols and could they possibly add to the poor similar appliances as a major de- child's embarrassment? Father went fence against aggression.-Associated to the microphone first. He had got Press. about half-way down his bottle of

how they were suffering. Australia's future plans will in-

was

like

seeing

whisky, with some help from me,

Paul Holt Thinking Alow.

knowledge of parliamentary pro- sorts. At each one the pomp cedures, and he has a clever

Way

"Did you see?" she hissed..

To the ruined city, to act as mili- tary governor, the Soviet Union has of injecting the French national wore thin. At each one the "Did you see the parson? Long sent one of Rs wartime combat viewpoint into all issues. Ofice show wasn't quite good enough, sleeves to his vest! I saw them commanders, Maj-Gen. Alexander when the others get excited in the Kotikov, who in action at hent of debate, Ganeval remains Bravely the parson intoned; under his surplice." Leningrad. The United States has calm, level-headed.

bravely the elders summoned It was, I confess, with some followed suit with Its hard-hitting Repeatedly, Ganeval has warned leader of the 102nd "Ozark" Division, his colleagues: "You can't take tears of sentiment. But it shock that I realised then that the straight-talking Maj-Gen. Frank away National Socialism (Nazism) didn't work. The Battalion of the bride's flowers had not been A. Keating.

fashioned coat. You will have to Youth on each occasion made quivering because of a scary control very strictly, this nation for horrid sorties up to the prepared feeling or because of the cold. many years to come."

This is perhaps the strangest positions of age.

They had been motivated by the "city council" the world has ever

laughter of the bride. known, certainly unique in the history of a conquered nation.

Able Diplomat

France sent Gen. Jean Ganeval, perhaps the ablest diplomat of them all, Britain named her career-soldier, Maj.-Gon. E.-P. Nares.

SIDE GLANCES

4.10

from the Germans like an old-

I remember one. Candle- light and cold in the church (so good for penitence) and out there in the gloom the bride, a

By Galbraith white wraith. The tips of the

flowers abe carried were quiver ing. Poor lamb I thought, she's scary. Poor chick. I corrected myself, she's cold.

* CDPR. 1957 BY KEA SERVICE, WELT. 1. RED, U. B. PAT..

"Sho's a nice kid, but the trouble is she says she's going to be an opera singer-and they all look like wrestlers!"

On the way to the reception I mused a little gloomily on this phenomenon. In the past eight

months I have been to seven weddings and always the same undercurrent of ribaldry..

I would say that the great

some girlish laughter.

Holding the micro-

very

ORGANISING

SCHOOLS FOR

IBN SAUD

phone against his left cheek he said, quite clearly,

"Boo-boo- boo."

There was a Next thing there was a commo- bush, What he should have sold struck. The was: "Now I am giving up little girl tion. The hour had champagne was circulating to the into your care, Jack, my boy, Treat sound of small ironical cheers and her kindly, old man," and what he

did say was "Boo-boo-boo" solemnly. rendition of Mister Frankie Sinatra's ciation reports it has started a "I am now about to give you a The Near East College Asso- latest...." he went on. The hush survey of Saudi Arabia to de- grew deeper. The shock was like

termine what is needed to. es- ice. Suddenly the bride made D noise like a puppy yelp.

tablish an adequate school you're wonderful!" she cried.

The system for that country. survey, it satd, results from King Fon requests made by HER mother was already threading Saud and officials of the Arabian I her way

through the tables. American Oil Company, She reached the microphone and In its announcement of the gave her husband a noisy kiss. He lavestigation, the College Associa- grinned. The ravens rustled.

tion reported:

"Shall we take the bottle with us said the bride's father gloomily. nodded. By the time we had en tered the reception room there was a considerable bustle in progress. The toast-master was fiddling efficiently with a microphone, adjust- ing its height. The ravens expectantly.

Spee-eech!

rustled

Noisy kiss

"Daddy,

It was time now for the bride to The possible opening "of a new

"THE Bride Will Now Cut The go change from her wedding dress, school in the midst of the of

Cuke," boomed the toast- I could hear her saying as moved regions arises from a altuation which throng: "Yes, we're exists throughout the entire teri- "It's only the bottom layer through the master. the bride in a whisper. Flash-bulbs anybody who looked like a raven she their people in Concessions to you eat: the rest is cardboard," said 0ing to the sweetest Nttle pub intone government, desiring to have

she came across.

GTI

куда

majority of young people find went wuff and a tray of glasses added: "It's so useful. They knote The clergyman was intoning the ritual of their nuptials crashed in the kitchen.

there, of course." That was plain oil companies, that a certain number wickedness, for the battic

of the skilled as well as the unskilled beautifully; he had a voice like foolish and embarrassing. They

intoned already won.

employees

be of

of local origin, tiny silver trumpet. He do it to please their elders.

She caught my eye and wrinkled "American companies engaged in

"We're not, you know naturally are turning towards

Near East her nose.

enterprises, therefore, spoke so beautifully you couldn't And their elders take a lot of

We're going to a pantomime,"

the hear a word he said.

whispered to me.

pleasing.

There was a rustle of fura My mistake

and the sight of men walking warily, like dogs about to fight, towards the vestry; a long and bitter wait and then the solemn of an old procession down the last mile toast-master to Mendelssohn,

She winked

S the bride

As

THE reception was staged dis. creetly in the upstairs room family pub. The was bending gravely with all the mournful aplomb of a practised under- taker, to catch the whispered names of the arriving guests. came nbreast my pow she looked straight. Here I made my usual mis- at me. Without changing ex- take, I promptly kissed the pression, she winked. I was bride. I have been kissing this relieved to see her taking it all bride now for 15 years, off and so cheerfully, for her new hus. on, and it seemed the natural band looked as though his col thing to do. I cannot remem- lar stud had slipped.

ber that first you shake the hands of the two sets

The fog was coming down to

of

hurry the dusk along as the parents, then you may kiss any-

bride stooped and groped. for her train to got into the car.

held open the door with foolish smile on my face.

Skeleton Crossword

.CLUES ACROSS

J. What hap-

RIDE Whoa

* Kroat

Prongh

na volist playa cheas? two words).

B. Bhort a

ber,

10. May be used

to hide Ovila.

11. Take your

title from a Well-known American, 12.8i in o

utben tie AUFTIBUZZO.

13. Wison you

moto quickly

it's wrop

to comō

back.

A set to thângo.

Mad about the polka ↑

Stewart's short retum-

17. It's nonsense to shave without

a prayer.

As thèas there are suRAULIKO,

Katharine

· hari.

it's the Irish in

Hush out of a ten-room,

24.. is takes half a room for the

dlamical giri,

125. Tula creaturo kas plenty of fur

umbus Cooki't sound like 19. 2. The sailor had a meal to get

Calm

:27. You can't keep ‘bsim ; when

- you're on this..

26. Offer in favour of the job.

···CLUES" NOWN-

1. Car 'owners Bad them rather

a drainy

2. Expired about Qvo, and went,

undist.

To solve the skeleten Crossword

you have to sil in the black

f squares and clue numbers, as well as the words. Four, hinek squares and three claş numbers have been inierted to give you a start

i

The pattern of the black squares

1x symmetrical, so that the top and ** bottom and the two sides of the pazzio match. You can therefore fi in austlier twelva black squares at nos to, correspond with those siready inserted.

A study of the clue aumbers will help za across is 'the third Across clue from the end. ThO corresponding word la the top half of the puzzfs will therefore bo the third' eins from the beginning-- 10 Acros,

By deductions of this sort, you should be able to complete the puzzle. No words of fewer, than

1. AR 1'S CRITOR,' may have the -- ihren letters are stoed, egg,

makings of, uobility.

4. Bwoot in atʼions: a stylish way,

8. The sort of club to help you

get a roof over your head?

6. Not the Central London Under

ground, but an mid to com fortable travel (two words);

1. Envoy who makes an uniids

*. This shopkeeper starts with a

word of objection.

11. Here and now the wrong Way

15. Diya tha holy man some also:

triaily and ho can stick it.

[19. Shipwed for convoying hikers? 20. 1 DALM thras look: different.

s Hulox in for a sculptor.

LAST WEEK'S SOLUTION

I

a

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body in sight who looks though they might stand for it.

I retired in shame into a corner and sat down.

At the table there sat quite -half a dozen plump, sad ravens. The feathers in their smart hats bobbed and nodded as they talk ed together. The bride's aunts, I decided.

"Isn't it absurd?" said the plumpest raven. "We have to wait for half an hour before they can serve the champagne.. It's the law, they say. They're going to bring us some kind of

a cup to keep us going."

"Spec-cech, spec-rech," two little men by the door.

There followed an alarming pro- cession of people to the microphone, There was one mon,

a Midlands manufacturer, who raised his glau, looked at the bride, sighed (over the

microphone It sounded like the storm

scone in Sinbad the Sailor), looked again at the bride, and said: "Cur Edith. Just fancy......"

"Just fancy what?" sald the bride, a little truculently, I thought.

Bho

Americon colleges for this trained After they had gone out into the Personnel, who are fluent both was a solicitor's wife-who-suggcated snow the party became rough. It the English and Arable languages." The Near East College Association

"seeking contributions" we dance the Hokey Cokey, This called for a good deal of slapping and

hand waving.

is

int0,000 in the United States to

maintain and expand the work of sight American colleges in six Near Eastern countries.

By now the waitresses had given up any pretence of waiting. They

In a testimonial letter of reply to were dancing the Hokey Cokey too, the Association which had called his The bride's father sat in the comer attention to the scope of the work like Jack Horner. He had a silly of these colleges, the United States satisfied look on his face, a secret Secretary of State, General Marshall,

wrole:

"Why, my dear, I knew you when I ever a father successfully gave

look.

The work of theso American you were so high," sold the manu- his daughter away, you did it today," achools and colleges in the Near facturer tenderly, "Good show." I said fondly,

East has long been an effective Bald the bridegroom, trying to calma The two little golfing buddles were private contribution to our national down. "Anybody would trying to persuade us all to take the policy of sharing our ideas, methods things

and skills with other countries in "I don't know why it is," said the the interest of promoting human think I was a midget," said the bride, parts in "On Illa Moor Baht 'at.". "I wouldn't, darling," said her hus- plumpest of the ravens, "Weddings welfare and international under- band. "Oh you," said the bride. affect me so......'

I standing."--Associated Press.

BBC Overseas Shortwave Programmes

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

4.00 FRIENDS TO TEA.

The Guests: Leslie Hatton, Jackie Allen and Barbats, Olga Gwynne, and Joan Winters and Guy Fielding. The Host: The musia by Lexile Jung Edwards. Perry's Orchestrette. Produced by Ernest Longstaffs,

6.30 TWENTY QUESTIONS,

A radio pariour game with Richard Dimbleby. Anons Winn, and Jack Train nking all the questions and Stewart MacPherson knowing all the answers,

Clifford.

Central Misalon,

L

7.00 Weekly Newsletter. 1.13 In Bentimental Bined. 730 BUNDAY SERVICE, trom the West Ham conducted by the Rev. Paul Rowntree

100 THE NEWS. 3.35 The Music of Peter Yorke with KSweet bis Consert Orchestra i Berenade," and the volees of Paula Green and Steve Conway. 0.00 From Today's Papers. 0.15 "MERRY MELAND.".

Starring Jimmy O'Dea in a weekly revue from the Calamity Theatre, Bally- DBC Revue" Orchestra, egh- ducted by Frank Cantell.

0.43 Pazes from my sche book, 10.15 Bheila Slowart Thanks you for your 10.30 Hernard Monshin and 'his Bio Tango

fland. 11.00 VARIETY. BAND-BOX.

car

10.00 THE NEWE

A Jolly waitress brought the cup, poured into whisky glasses, 'me critically. She looked at "Have a sausage roll. Go on. Do you good," she said. I sipped at the cup and choked. 12 MIDNIGHT, RADIO NEWSREEL,

It was the colour of raspberries,

It smelled of satin sweets, and

it was almost neat gin.:

Yetiers.

MONDAY, JUNE 23

6.00 Carroll Levis Show. 1.00 Taking Point. 7.15 Forces Favourites:

The bride and groom were by 130 Routh Africa England.

now standing with their backs to the fire warming themselves and exchanging a private joke.

I saw the bride's father slip out.

I think he know where there was a bottle of whisky in the

The

-second-Test match. ·A· ball-by-ball description of the second day's play bat Lærda; · · ́1.00 THE NEWS,

us inc Variety Orchestra.

·9.00 From Today's Papers.

:: 8,15: Charles. Eräerco and hir Sextet,

30 aparting nacord. 16.00 THE NEWS.

'10,13 · Parliamentary/Summary.

manager's private room. Fol. 1000 NAVY Mixture,

11.40° •Merry-Go-Round,

lowing him, I found it was 80. 12 MIDNIGHT, RADIO NEWSREEL.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

8.00 Observation Post. 6.30 Welt Half-Hour. 17.00 Book of Verse. Marlin Browne on Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis."

730 Ranth Africa v. England. Recond Test match; a ball-by-ball · descrip- tion of the third day's Dlay at Lorda

1.00 THE NEWS.

8,15 Mach-Hinding-in-tha-Marıb. 8.45 Kila Fitzgerald and

Eight.

9.00 From Today's Papers, 9.18 NBC Welsh Orchestra. 9.65 Reginald

ber

NAYDY

THURSDAY, JUNE 26

6.00 Radio Rhythm Club, 6.30 Scottish Half-Hour. 7.00 Current Eventsa talk, 7.15 Musle in Miniature.

Isobel Daillis (soprano), Kimeterlin (plana) and the Hurica Antigua Ensemble. 23.45 SCOTLAND V, YORKSHIRE.

Cricket: a commentary.

5.00 THE NEWS.

3.15 Arthur Birkby. Octat. 8.30 Accordeon Club,

3.00 Fram 'Today's Papers. 9.15 On With the Muile. 10.60 THE NEWE.

10.15 The King's Jusilea,

A talk by Francis Cowper. 10.30 Jars Club,

Porter-Brown-Theatre, 11.00 MOZART CONCERT.

12.00 MIDNIGHTE, RADIO NEWSREEL

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

Organ. 10.00 THE NEWS. 10.15 Topical Survey. 10.30 BAND

GRENADIER

OP THE GUARDS. Conductar: Captain P. J. Harris. 11.00 Music of Bertion.

Reverie and Caprice (Romance violin and orchestral, 11.15 Romance in Rhythm.

Geralda and Iris cancert Orchestra, 12.00 MIDNIGHT. ADIO NEWAHEEL

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

4.00. Calling All Sportsmen.

6.30 Force Favourites. 7.00 Bbdards of Nutrition;

A discussion. Speakers: Dr Pranklin Bicknall and Professor J. R. Marrack, for Chairman: A. L. Bacharach.

745 Rudy Lewis-Theatre Organ.. ROS THE NEWS.

6.30 11 Play To You, 830 FLOTSAM'S. FOLLIES.

A weekly musicst, lyrical and tepkal programme by B. C. Hilliam (lotsam

with Ivor Dennis, Helen Claro, George James. Anys Lincoln, Trefor Jones and Clapham and Dwyer. Produced by Tom Ronald, (1.00 Talk, on Musle,

Haydn, by Roger Fiske, "720" NORTH

AFRICA V. SECOND Test match.

ENGLAND.

| A ball-by-ball description of, the' fourth day's play at: Lorda.

8.00 THE NEWB,

3.18 American Dance Hands, [130 MATTY»«fio-Round Melodies.

9.49 From Today's Papers.

25 My Hours for Tet

Paul Tembie and Steve,

-1000 THE NEWS, ZUNDEN

1013 Think en These: Thingy.

8.15. At Your Bequest.

1.00 From Today's Paters,

0.15 BDC Midland Light Orchestra. 10.00, THE NEW..

10.15 A TAM

10,30 Calling All #portamen. 11.00 MR GLADSTONE",

12.00 MIDNIGHT RADIO NEWSREEL,

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

00 RDC Symphony Orchestra. ' Conducted by Basil Cameron. Franz Osborn (piano).

Overture: Egmont (Beethoven):

Miringa (Liszt) Bloedicting for plate and

4.38 As Boan From Scotland. 8.13 Cofonial Questions.

7.00 Teddy Foster and his hand, 7,45 SURKEY V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Cricket: a commentary from the Oval, 3,09 THE NEWELINA

13 Gerald Shaw-Theatre :Organ.

8.30 Tip-Top, Zanes,

memes,

0.00 From Today's Paperas 9.15 RADIO NEWERKEL

:9.34 Radio Hhythm, Club, LA SENE 10.00: THR NEWALAZZONE

10.13 SATURDAY SPORTARIA

Familiar Christian hymns, thair music, including commentaries on an cricket!

and their moaning.

T

10.30. New Records.

11.00 Musto BALL

12.09: MIDNIGHT., RADIO NEWSREELÄ

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