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'YOUR LOVELY HOME' HE SAID TO THE GENERALISSIMO'S WIFE AND THEN REALISED HIS GAFFE

Will MacArthur boss

TOKYO.

BIG American car drew up at two minutes to ten in the morning under the blue and white canvas canopy over the entrance to Scholar's Wood, once the home of the Japanese

Governor of Formosa,

Two minutes later, as the clock struck, a khaki-uniformed guard of Chinese soldiers presented arms, Generalissimo Chiang

Chiang's Army?

Should Malta be an Isle of Wight?

T

By ERIC GREY

MALTA. to be linked with Britain by a HERE is nothing of 20-year trenty of friendship:

"It would inke fully 20 years the sailor boy about Dr Boffa,

Malia's for Malta to become Integrated as part of Britain," he says. short, dumpy, 65-year-old "but the thing is not impossible. Prime Minister, yet he gives Britain could simply think of un indecidedly nautical twist na another Isle of Wight. And, to the island's General at any rate, we would get the

help we need to ralse Election... "Elections on an standard of living....

aircraft-carrier in Mediterranean," he

them.

the Clearly, Mr Mintoff to going calls to be a difealt min for White- hali to deal with should he become Prime Minister.

מחות

That was Malta's role in

He does not expect to get a World War II. and Dr Boffa working majority in Malta's 40-

Parlament. No does not forget it.

single party doen, because there are It is a pretty crowded carrier loo many of them, but conil-

major long are possible.

now,

Another rebel

then. Five ns parties bld for its 144,515 votes. Captain Boffa climbed to the mosthead three years ago on Labour ticket, promising social

MORE controversial figure reforms which were tong ever-

is Dr Enrico Mizzi, who has age,

revived Matta's old pro-Italian Some he carried out, until the party. He is eald to have n cash ran short-the health ser large following among the In viens have improved vastly, for elligentsia, Inslunce, more schools are open, If that is Fo, ene wonders rebuilding is going on apace, what the British Connell i there is unemployment.

doing here-it occuples for bei- But Boffa is too slow for his ter premises than any Goven ex-first lieutenant, Mr Dominic ment department on the island. Mintoff. 34-year-old

Oxfor Mizzi, toa, Is a rebel: ho and graduate

architect. 11 wonty Dominion stalus for galled Mr Mintoff eigner, there la one foreigner shall ald dollars pouring into Malta, and says he is prepared to go to the United Nations for nearby Italy, and none coming it, if need be.

despite her war- The last werd rests with Britain. Whitehall reserves the right in Mulla to enact emer-

ency legislation whenever Secretary

19 antished of State the

mila election battle that a public emergency exists. The Island's Constitution Jat way-tougil-largely laclwren these two former allies, caen been suspended

who has his unreserved trust.

to

Mar. sce

He's dynamic

That is General Douglas Mac-Malta's way, Arthur, who recently flew with lime bravery. chief members of his staff to visit Chiang in Formosa. That visit he, lind one result already. War material is once more flow ing to Formosa-from-the United States.

It may soon have others.

Kai-shek stepped tensely SEFTON DELMER'S NEWSMAP

forward and climbed into the

car,

ank

The

and

before, with his own Labour party. some Maltese fear it might hap- I watched Mintuit, a short, pen again if Mintoff is returned. There is just dynamic figure is khaki shorts -{London Express one thing more

te and white shirt, put his point 1 should

tu two meetings. you about "We nsk for nothing more Chiang for than the same rights and privi- the record, as leges, the sanie

standard of

of the vital strategic impor- force to make a difference in my American colleagues would living enjoyed by the British,"

that time

tance of Formosa to the Ameri- Formosa, By

Half an hour later he was

the put it. In his office ut the defence can Pacifle defence system. Communists could have landed

paratroops In all the building in Taipeh.

vital

like this

I say Mnie. Chlong does not areas.

Formora appreciate

because

I can tell you all this took the gave every evidence of her Pessimists Also complain that, place exactly because it is part of "Chiong's ed on the Chiaries at Chiang's officer corps are better FOR

grades of regular routine. He can be relied on to go

intolerance to a friend of mine although the lower

through with Scholar's Wood a few it punctually to the minute 460.

every day.

Two years

days and more cleient, the generals are still the same corrupt gang that muddled and swindled away possible victories in China,

"You must love this place," said my friend, looking out on ngo Chiang was the beautiful garden through the head of the universally re-

the tall windows. "It must be cornised legitimate Govern-

joy to live here." ment of the Chinese Republic. But a routine run like this at

was out of the

Hardly had he spoken than

The answer

inosa

safe from invasion

His plane

The cried.

CV.R. Thompson

The gloves come off

He got a big hand from the who were dockyard workers, well nwaro that Englishmen in the dockyards get better pay than the allowance, and HORMOSA at present boasts Maltese.

Possession

of one solitary Mintoff's tactics on the Mar- four-engined ocean-going trans-hall aid lesue have borne frutt

It is reserved en since he

last reigned port plane.

year. tirely for the personal use of Malta WES

recently granted

NEW YORK. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek nearly 2,500,000 dollars with

Dewey won't be It is held in constant readiness which

to build long-needed so that it can take off at electric power plant.

Bul that quite so gentlemanly moment's notice., Malevolent will nowhere Bear satisfy this time. On the face of spirits insist that the "Gimo" Mintoff. holding it for one purpose only! to make his getaway should

Invasion,

Alternatives

out now

it the man who never got to be President is just running for another term with as New York's Governor-

a fixed time lo a fixed place he realised the appalling gaffe TE only way to make For

question for he had made. Mme Chlang, who and to exploit the magnificent there be a successful Communist | | 11.

had been affable and charming body of fighting men which two- until then, was glaring at him

him thirds of Chinng's half-million the man who will be heving his which the

don't myself believe the of HE has come

alternatives from probably against F. D. R. Too many men were after with hate and fury in her eyes. Jim And htly Com Then, as she saw that he hadny truly represent, these ex car call for him at Scholars which the British are free to Junior

tell me, is to put them Wood at 0958 hours tomorrow, choose." He could trust to understood her feelings sho

muniste.

perts

one. He even changed drivers stretched out her hand, patted under America Command and flis record shows otherwise,

on American supplica,

avy

and Lars severni times on his as though to say he was every journey.

Government

many countries,

in exile which Britain among

come

►

of

the

But It turned out that his real Afalta to become an integral jab will be to wage an all-out But Mme. Chiang, whore

part of Britain. with her campaign for the Republican forgiven this time, and abrupt

V. It is my hunch that this will brother, banker T. Soong, Is

at Westminster. against President Truman. M.P.s sitting nlready in the United States -we think Today he is the head of a ly changed the conversation be done sooner than ¡AT 2.30, 5.20.

Trumon beat Dewey in the and

to refuses

back? Or, if Britain will not agree to Chling himself, my

although friend possible today. For

elections 1048 presidential 7.20 & 9.30

raid, locked much older than Chiang

Ict refuses to

Would it be not gallant of me such a close association; any

largely because Dewey wouldn't case I nin P.M.

Complete control them, refuse to recognise. This is 64 years. His face has lost Chinese other than those with to say that in her

Truman's light back against rule is confined to a small is that light-lipped martial look. his personal confidence have a

island to be vested in the vigorous electloncering. His lower lip sagged, industrious

despite ray in his army, let alone a for-

-tLondon Express Service) Maltese Government, and Malta to conbolitThis populatin is about 100th part of that Have him a kind of pout. overruled by the Communists He looked like

An old 11132 on the mainland.

with a grievance against life

land

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his efforts

What

His army of 500,000 men is Which he cannot forget, a tenth of the force the Cum- in fact, are Chlang's chances of munista Inve ready to send seeing victory?

close personal friend, against him. Dut his army is beller trained, better disciplin K. C. Wu, where I first met fed, better fed,

when he was mayor of Shang- gularly paid than ever it was hai and again now as governor on the mainland, and because of Formosa, is extremely opti

- mistic,

and more re

of s smaller size #more [cient.

Liberated!

Chlang are

not so sure?

Man who ate

who ate twenty eggs at a meal

AND NE HUNDRED

years

10 FORTY-FOUR

tolor stood tiptoe on a while the giant's arms

He dismisses the possibility go-on September 8, 1806 the three men, Cotter show rested carelessly on the room

Britain's

went

In

Londen, as

his

This time the positions w be reversed.

next

With a war on Truman can- uot

and campaign. go

Bui Dewey can and will. is line going to be that President Truman is personally to blame for Koren becaure of negligence and laxity in his foreign policy. You've got to have a real two- purty foreign polley, he will Wearing a rock coat con. Gin.

argue, and the only way to get taining

that is to put Republicans in material to chair enough

of control

Congress November, ed himself in a "commodious door. uf Communist invasion

most room" at No. 11, Haymarkel, Formosa now that the Ameri.--died

ussumed Re-visiting Ireland by .seo, he AVERAGE New Yorkers were cans have thrown in the weight picturesque giant-8ft. 7in.- London, under the

had to sleep on deck; no bunk asked by a newspaper to answer of their navy protection tall Patrick Cotter, aged 46, name of O'Brien.

was long or strong enough to this question: Should we expect lle talks confidently of the and weighing 25 stones. His advertising bitts claimed hold his great bulk.

Britain to side with us on the DUT if the reactions of Mme Nationalists mounting counter-

When this gawky bewigged he was the lineal descendant of

of Formo? Three any guide to invasion of the Chinese main-

Walking in ancient Irish kings-uli glanla superman

prosperity question

answered Yes and

three Not those

Jand in the spring. the of

Generalissimo

London streets he chose 3 a.m. Actually, he was the son of rew, he drove in himself, he shows no real' ap-

to avoxd the gaping crowds who poor parents of ordinary sta corringe, which had a box sunk precation of the turn of fur talked, however, dismissed this embarrassed him if he ventur- ture at Kinsale, Co. Cork, and deep below the bottom of the itane which:--

as Impossible with the presented out in the dayline.

began life as a bricklayer. His vehicle to receive his legs and We have got to hang together Icet. He wore size 15 shoes, For hang separately. Ours is on scare mother lived to be a Even then, he would

alliance that both must keep to and liberated him from a they said, has no money to buy City watchmen by taking off arian.

Anatomists badly wanted to survive. We need the Brilish maungerial problem

than to which more

the minimum of the tops of street lamps to light

dissect Cotler's body when hejbecause they are the best diplo-

mats in the world. And for £10 wager he once

But

In he guessed this

The Noes said Britain has to kissed a pretty young married

slept in two advance and left orders that prolect her interests woman who was Jenning out of double beds placed together. he should lie in a bricked-up] Far East. an upper window in Chenpside. He would ca 20 eggs. three tomb with Iron bars, at Brls-

drinks three 101. us be passed,

large enves, and

VEILE town ofter town is in Tokyo there

Catter's career as a show. quarts of beer, milk or water

plaster cast of the giant's I plenty

of pessimists who freak

lands was destroyed when the voting to ban Communists, began at 10, when his at a single meal.

a Bristol

Sevierville, shy that both the air force and father Jeaned him to

Four enormous steaks often museum of the Royal College of town

in 3 Forces

the United Slates the navy

s heavily com-showman are

for three years at fulled to satisfy his hunger at Surgeons was blized.

Tennessee, announce that they Government to support him, mitted in the Koren war thunt 50 a year.

But you can still see there could sto on living there. One. however much it may dislike it would be days before they He was soon exhibiting him- When he was measured for a two gloves that he actually condition-cach of them must and disapprove of him, because could be switched in sufficient self and often made £10 a day, greatcoat in Edinburgh, I oft. wore.

pustila million-dollar bond to keep the peace.

Expelled him

Other Ministers with whom 1

resources In munitions and

The Formosa army; from China material.

the Chinese administrational supplies essential to deferfee. his pipe.

machinery, is unequal:

2 Threw this burden on his

Communist enemies who,

from what I hear, are breaking down under It just as badly as HERE Chlaug did:

NANCY

A Robin Hood

WHO'S

DAT GUY

2

Pessimists

HE MUST HAVE

BEEN

PROF.

GEEK,

THE NICEST

MAN

THE GREAT

NATURALIST

are!

HE SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE BEFRIENDING

BIRDS

centen.

Slept in two beds ed.

Cotter always

dinner me.

By Ernie Bushmiller

AND HE STILL IS'

owns from the Yeses:

of

bif

INSECT SPRAY

WITH DOX

When there's bif Ineedn't use my fist!

SURE KILL

NAN KANG CO ·

In the

tho