1949-01-08 — Page 4

SIXTH INSTALMENT:

EISENHOWER WAS MY BOSS

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By Kay Summershy

ITHIN twenty-four hours, vices, of his able Chief of Staff, who the war ripped us apart was a matter of paper work, who from miner again. Dick waved for protected his Boss

and decisions, wito lornly, shin-deep in mud, problema as Ethel, Jean and I climbed into had the Ideal of cold military logic.

dis- That's why

the General had been General Eisenhower's B-17, patched to make certain tist wo forced to play every high card in proceed to Allied Fores Headgyar- b powerful deck to get Beetle fers without further delay, When away from General Marshall, who the plane pulled itself from Oran's licowise regarded the dimpic-chin- of the Army's swampy airfield, I could scarcely ned offeer as one keep from bawing as Dick gradually finest executives, diminished to a more pinpoint near But Beetle also can lower hla fis last omcidi guard, revealing a warm, Die airstrip for below,

cars: "I'm BRICE

gentle- words trailg in my

the front, friendly, and very likable to up trying to get

тип Too few persons have seen that second layer personally of darling."

the personality wo Boelle Smith,

lorled in that Christmas Day at his Algiera villa.

In Algiers, I found AIQ located at the old St George Hotel. I also found the Ariny, bad, displayed its usual impatience in rutting me back to work, away from Dick. There was up WAS TIO work. The Boss front, on a quick trip. His office, a trio of rooms cack about the Alzo of a linen cióbel, offered me no desk space. The staff cars still hadn't arrived. Tex, sincerely, happy to sco us and to hear all about the tor- pedoing, nevertheless hinted that I might be in the way around the office until the General returned.

"Why don't you slip up and look at your new quarters ho suggested. " get you a car, Tell the driver you want the Clique Glycine."

top of a hill Climbing to the överlooking, Algiers, we found the Clinique. The Arty's rare sense of humbur was billeting de In maternity hospital.

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Christmas became a memory.

THE HIGH POINT THE five WAC offers arrived from Oran and they, together with another civilian woman and mo Into a separate little wore moved villa not far away from the Clinique, a billet for nurses which became. unly. We were quite pleased to have a billet to ourselves, and eventually arranged to operate our own tiny mess.

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THE "HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY §. 1949,

suppose you've all got the necessary permits from the Ministry of Pubs authorising you to sit there ? “

• C. V. R. THOMPSON REPORTS

THE AMERICAN SCENE.

BEYOND THE HORIZON

NEW YORK.

EXPERIMENTS to prove that man's survival

after death is a scientific fact and not just

a 'belief are to be started soon by nit American scientist.

Dr Joseph Rhine, who will make the tests, is already famous for discovering "new frontiers of the mind."

He has established, to his own satisfaction at least, that there is a non-physical entity, or in other words a soul, in the living human being,

And by an elaborate séries of tests över many years he hits proved that this entity gives off a mysterious energy unlike any other known to science, which makes possible what he calls extra- sensory perception, or what we call telepathy.

It is a logical step forward for Dr Rhine to set out to discover if this soul energy continues after death.

"I am approaching the question with an open mind," he says. "And even if the problem

of survival is never settled we shall probably make important discoveries of some kind.”

HOW TO FIGHT RUSSIA

WITHOUT SHOOTING

PINION: Alfred Buslel, 4 cosmetics manufacturer, says: "There are, no ugly. women, only those who do not know how to make themselves beautiful." Aiud ho is

so proud of that thought that he has had it printed on all his privato chequca

TRAVEL:

The victim of mis- Information, Dominico Van!- nelti, arrived from Mati in this land of plenty, with a suitcase loaded with bread, sweets, salami,

American friendo.

ADVERTISING

T IS TIME for the United BY WILLIAM J. DONOVAN uncertainty, fear that we'll pull out olives, wines, and nylons' for

States to take the initiative

away

Soviet from the

A

and leave them at Russia's mercy,

Those countries

need Assurance by them-not ourselves to a. What are we doing about the that we will sland Union, into our own hands, and have confined

our initiative on tactical defensive. Sovlet tactics 100,000 tons of crude rubber by putting a big army in Europe, but by putting into their hands to impose

every year the tools, arms have kept us so busy bickering going to Russia Russia.

and equipment held that we have been unable to from Singapore by way of they need for self-rehabilitation and

We set up our own strategle objec- Holland?

tive, which is pence in the world.

The high point of my first wook Algiers come on the last day of December, when General Eisenhower Invifód Elspeth and me up to his villa for dinner. I was glad to see the Boss, who appeared fired and suffering from a cold, which landed in bed tortly afterward with him. a touch of flu. But the real treat

Up to now, Russia has ame when

Jumping the strategic offensive. a barking, Bidding, fat bundle of black fur assaulted me at the doorway-Telek!

ile made

mo almost ill with my first real attack of homesickness; 1 badn't known till then just bow much had missed that yelping little Guards appeared throughout the city, nestling tommy-guns under Scottle. We played noisily for the

beller part of an hour.

DARLAN KILLED

Christmas

was

THE

THE following day

Darian

assassinated.

major

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4.

Gut

When

of

they

CERMAN AIR RAID

their arms. Some were stationed at Hunt and Moaney came the Clinique. The civilian popula- the kitchen to say "hello."

in ominous tion slithered around quiet, whispering instead of shout coinplained that Telek wasn't house- broken, 1 snorted. "You're Just personnel openly Ing. Headquarters- worried about the possibility of an too nice to him. You've spoiled him organised uprising or, more frigh rotten--I had that dog well trained

before you great big tening, a chain of assassinations.

not your hands on hough soldiers (By the The most astute wondered just time General Marshall arrived in how this new calamity would affect the middle of January, Telek was so General Etenhower, who was al- undisciplined and disrespectful to ready under hoine front, fire for rank that he piddled twice on Ike's

Darian

two of the world's bod, while for permitling almtephere, for favour greatest disciplinarians stood by

chanicters ing such

as Nogues, helplessly.) Peyrouton, and scores of other administrative officinis. Tek manu

the ed to reach the General up at front; he returned to tense Algiers AS usual, General Eisenhower had in the evening. And he found the chosen a house more appropriate Yuletide spirit a definite casualty for a ceptain than the Allied com- mander. I found it ugly, Olled with throughout Allied ranks;

uncomfortable French furniture and

general appearance of ย

dreari- The view from ness.

tho ter- however, race.

was lovely. We all rushed out there when German planes camo over on a rald, the first. Africa, Sergeant Clay saw in

a major. Williams, who acted as domo of sorts, clapped on his hd- met; the more voteran Telek scurri was exceeded 'ed under a couch, trembling and only by that of our Santa Claus crying softly. host. Most of the headquarters The raid was terrible to the rest staff, especially the junior officers, of us, too, but armed with regarded General Smith as a com- London bapusm we were able to

could be plete Prussian. lle

too see the awful beauty of the ack- tough, humourless, driving, with all ack fireworks which iluminated the the sentiment of an S.S. general. A harbour and the city in the bowl Beetle himself often put it: "Some down by the Mediterranean. The one around the top has to be an Initial sense of beauty disappeared absolute 5.0.B., and Ike's not in a when hunks of shrapnel began fall- position to do it all the time. So ing on the terrace. We went inside. that's my job."

to our But Beele Smith came rescue with a sudden invitation to his Christmas turkey dinner.

The combination of his villa and his cordiality was a happy relief from the nervous pessimism in the city below.

The villa's charm

Actually, Gental Elsenhower tre- quently emphisked he would be. quite literally, lost without the zer-

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(Copyright

To Be Continued on Monday)

Was

PROBABLY do living American ut 'first- has seen more WAY, hand, than Maj-Gen. William J. Donovan. "Wild BB" World War I commander of New York's famous Fighting Irishi- men--the 165th Infantry, 42d Division and World

Wer Strategic head of the Office of

two Services.

Between, the major wars, he Was unöffelat observer, on the scene, of most of the significant minor conflicts Inbora- that he recognised as törles for the coming world struggle, Oen, Donovan has developed

1dea how to prevent World War II. Ite presents it in this dispatch..

ATL

TELLING

TALES

DUSSELDODF'S best Can't supply you unless you're ́· known cabaret top of the R.C." The answer was the same at

the next shop. And the next

bill is the "Occupation Tableau." These are the four. scenes

1. The RUSSIAN BEAR-"known

for its great appetite."

2. The FRENCH

"All crowing loucily."

COCKEREL

3. The AMERICAN EAGLE "flying high over everyone else."

4. The BRITISH LION"still

roaring, but has lost its teeth."

LEADSR of the Australian Country Party, Arthur Fod- den, who represents the farmers and

At last the young man lost his Right-wing, wealthy temper. "Do I really have to change graziers, met the Russian delegate, my religion before I can get a R. V. Novikov, at the Far Eastern smoke in this country?" he shouted Economic Commission conference,

It was then the assistant explained near SYDNEY. -^ that "R.C." stood for Registered Customer.

THREE

clusive MAXFAIR

Ilo found Novikov friendly and

then And

Novikov *mognates were sympathetic. * Junching together at an ex- introduced Fadden to another mem-

restau- ber of the Russian delegation.

"Mr Fadden," explained Novikov, And the city's matinee idol is rant. When the bill came Tycoon No. Gustav Griendgens: he used to be grabbed it, saying "Let me pay this, is the leader hore of the peasants." boss of all Prussian theatras for. I'm in the 30 per Goering.

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bracket, so

cent. Income-tax really only half of the

THE parson called for ten blil will come out of my pocket."

MAJOR JUEL, of the Danish military mission in BERLIN, was asked to attend a German And to the

at a house in LEEDS and Tycoon No. 2 snatched it out of his children's Christmas party. found the boy's cat, Sally, hands saying, "I am in the 70 por would he, please, speak had just had five kittens. "And they eeht, group, so only 30

aro Ave Socfallat kittens," said the come out of my pocket cent. will children

little boy.

The parson was puzzled-but sald nothing. Next week he called again. "How are the kittens," he asked.

"Fine," said the child. "Five splan did Tory kitions."

The parson decided to humour an apparent half-wit., "But last week," he mid, "you told me they wore Sociallat kittens."

But Tycoon No. 3 won the argu- ment and the right to pay the bill. "My Arm is operating on a cost-plus basis for the Government, so I will really make £2 on the lunch," ha saiti.

An Englishman in BERLIN asked a German: "How long do you think it will take Germany to recover?"

The German answered immediate

Twenty-two years." ly: WHEN

"Why precisely 22 years?" couple, travelling in RE-"Well, you Dritish will be pround LAND, went into a shop to for 20 years and then, of course, buy cigarettes, the assistant said: we'll need two years to clean up,"

"Ah-but since then, sir, their eyes have opened.

dung married

about "Christmas in

Copenhagen"?

Yes he would. He talked of Santá

Claus und of how, when he was a soldier in the Royal Guards on duty nt the king's palace on Christmas Eve, the king” came out and shook hands with each man and gave him

present, Then

If the Major Juel asked children had any questions to ask: They had;

"What kind of uniform did you

wear?"

"What weapons did you carry?" "How many men to a division in Denmark?"

self-defence.

I do not have enough informa In the last two wars we went on that we went to tion to know the effect if we should the assumption close, canals and ports to the Rus- Europe to help Europe. I say those sians. That would require study, do two wars demonstrated that Europe

they usc those was

our outer bastion, and we had do how much

to go there in self-defence.

facilities, and how.

An

with

bia

an

Americant distiller named his product. Sir John in an effort to compete with Scotch. Now he has gone still fur- ther. He has taken out a telephone for Sir John, and customers who call him will be answered caggerated Engi becent TASHION: American designers are planning to invell some- thing called the Crisp Look soon Their dresses go for sprint wear, back to the starched cdflogs era of the Gay Nineties,

TJUMOUR: Atför reading a

Ilst

I think it is criminal to imagine that the only alter native to obeisance to Russia

I consider it worth studying be- It is time for us to decide whether Is to plunge into a shooting

HUS war. We are inclined to think cause I am convinced that Britain's western and northern Europe are as of what is making Englishmen Earl war means atom bombs, gulded allure to close the Suez Canal to vital to us today as we considered

Italy-which I suggested after South America 125 years ago. If it laugh this season, columitilat missiles, ships, shooting. But, several months in Ethiopia during Is, then, we should apply to it the Wilson, an expert jokester, reports theas If it were news: "The English 1035-36-was same principles

and have a sense of flour; after all, the purpose of war is the Italian invasion

it to break an

appears to be about the simie enemy's will to responsible for Italy's victory. That, Monroe Doctrine.

In turn, encouraged Hiller to carry resist. There are other ways on a flirtation with Mussolini, to go into the Rhineland with an emply than killing to do that.

pistol, and ultimately to start World Wat ir.

For several years Russia has been fighting a bloodless but

ONLY ONE WEAPON un effective

us war against through subversion, psycho- We ought to check Russian use logy, sanctions. suggest of the canals. We ought to go be that we start our own counter- hind the lads, flying on ships to economle see whose cargo they actually are programme, using sanctions

psychological cartying..

and

I

measures to take advantage of The Russians concede frankly that the political fissures between one of their major aims is to destroy Russia and the satellite coun- the effectiveness of the Economic tries she controls, through. Co-operation Administration pro- minorities, against-the--willsamme. of majorities.

PORT FACILITIES

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There's nothing of the Lady ours," Bountiful about such an idea. It isCIENCE; Announced are a a very practical measure to defend mechanical mihef which dija ourselves, because the closer we two, ton of coal a minute in the

the to get to tis, permit. Russla

right kind of mine, and a new way

farther we let her move us from of striking oil by radio waves.

Russia.

non-Com-L begun to make fun

IVING: Even Americans have

supply We should munist Europe with all those physical and psychological things a fight carried on. words aren't enough,

Titl which

PRIMING THE PUMP

For example, the de Gasperi

of the Socialists' plans for rationalised

Columnist

Dixon pubs.

George supposed that now all those public- house Jokes I have to go by tho "Undoubtedly board. Says he they would be construed as a knock at the Government."

When maI FE steps out to the planets

by Olaf Stapledon, M.A

The ECA is only one government in Italy is under attack weapon against Soviet subversion,- for. ita co-operation with us. Through It needs to be buttressed with oibre, the Marshall Plan, we should give material answers to But we can't lot the Russians destroy that government that weapon. To do so would play its enemies food, table, even guns right into the principal aim of the so that the government can show its the ad- people in concrete form. cold war against us.

on their side. vantage of having, us For example:

We can give those material things Throughout Europe is the fear in knowledge, that we don't have to How about inquiring whether that we will abandon them when go on forever, that we need only we could deny to Russia and serves our purpose. Soviet pro- prime the pump and then they'll go

the use of port paganda afins at selling that idea. ahead themselves. We should give EN may be able to reach other her satellites

at discrediting

*GB 1 motives, at them a practical evidence that we MEN facilities controlled by Great Britain, France and the United vincing Europe that ECA will really are backing them. We should planets within a few decades.

be thefteclive.

commit ourselves so far that they Fioneers would be equipped not only will know it is our interest to stand with food, water, und alt for their States?

Russia say's 10

them: "You're by--so for as to allay their fear tourney, but with pressure sulls,

stay. Russia's mercy,

They might also need protective playing with America now. But that we'll quit, and leave them at oxygen, and ample water for thele keep in mind that we're going to

war. weapons. drive the Americans out of her."

This isn't a programme of

Apart from curiosity and adven- That's the whole purpose of the It's a programme of peace. It looks

"And when wo toward giving those who want to ture, the obvious motive for explor- Berlin operation, do, you'll have to deal with Us, resist Russia the psychologieal, Ing the planets is the hope of dis- and we'll remember what you're political and economic weapons by covering now fields of natural re- doing now,"

which they can help compel Russia sources,

toward making | They might yield valuable stores How about looking into the

to peace. It looks

or other sources of of entire position

They havs Europe worried. Each it to Russia's disadvantage to be of uranium strategic

nation has its own, especial problems, belligerent, to her advantage to co-atomic power,

Perhaps the most promising t materials upon

which Russin but behind the shoulder, of every operate with the rest of the world

Mars, That small, coll, Arlu world dépenda?

non-Communist government hover toward poùcc.

might be rendered at least habitoblo for mon.

How about considering whe- ther the Suez and Pansinn canals, the Kiel canal, the -Dardanelles, should be closed to

the Soviet bloc nations?

Kiel Canal: Across northern Ger. -many, if is shortcut from, Baltic, to West Europe ports. “

Caribbean

North

Se4

Panama Canal: In peace and war,

It America's: vllat

link between · Allahlo shid, Pacifc. *

Dardanelles: Straterie Straits

aro ~gatoway to the Mediterrasiesn via [the Mack "Bel..

Suez Canal: Connecting Red Sea And:Mediterranean, it has most tarki trafe in world.

diterranean

Willanted on this map are the four, stralerio waterways' (dh, Dbisovan thinks the U.S. should enn- alder closing to Russia and Soviet mielille hatons in one step awards taking the Inlimitive away from"

the Soviet Unión, la » programme to compel Russia to penes,"

Formidable Task

With Venus, the task would probably be much more formidable. First problem would be to alter the composition of the atmosphere which, so far as is known, is un- sulted to terrestrial life.

We should not dismiss

'the possi.. bility that Juplier or zome

other planet is inhibited by minute, in- telligent creatures whose constitu- tion is: quile unknown to us.

But it seems unlikely that any other world within the solar system is Inhabited by a tace: approaching

in Intelligence:

man

What should man do with the un- Inhabited planets?

Elo should avail himself of their resources to advance the expression of the spirit in the life of malikind. Now Human Typos

alven

-It might be possible. aumclent knowledge and eugenical technique, to breed new human types to people the planels.

With man snatching at afomle power, change today is already for more rapid than ever before and will soon become. calastrophic for good or ..

possible

atomic

There seem to be three futures for man; actual and speedy world- annihilation, creation of a wide anti-State based on- power with all human beings as robots, or the founding of a new. kind of human world In which the. Aladdin's lamp of science will be

Liked wisely."