The Dangerous Years (2012)
“They were boarding a river steamer with all their belongings and were in no mood to be helpful. They’d lost practically everything they possessed and considered the British government – with whom they lumped the navy, the army and the air force – had let them down. The consul-general’s assistant, who appeared with the Senior Naval Officer, a lieutenant-commander from the gunboat flotilla, talked to Kelly in his cabin – and none too willingly because he shared the general view.
‘Things had q...uietened down,’ he complained. ‘And some of those people who’d refugeed had returned. Then the Nationalists arrived and they were cock-a-hoop and thought they could carry everything before them. We took refuge in a B and S hulk in the river and buildings outside the walls.’ ‘An attempt was made to land Marines.’ The naval officer took up the chant. ‘But the Chinese had armed sentries at the city gate. We got ’em in by sending ’em through three at a time by taxi.’ ‘Nobody expected trouble,’ the consul’s assistant joined in again.MoreLess
‘Things had q...uietened down,’ he complained. ‘And some of those people who’d refugeed had returned. Then the Nationalists arrived and they were cock-a-hoop and thought they could carry everything before them. We took refuge in a B and S hulk in the river and buildings outside the walls.’ ‘An attempt was made to land Marines.’ The naval officer took up the chant. ‘But the Chinese had armed sentries at the city gate. We got ’em in by sending ’em through three at a time by taxi.’ ‘Nobody expected trouble,’ the consul’s assistant joined in again.MoreLess
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