10R E M E M B R A N C E D A Y S P E C I A LTRIDENT, NOVEMBER 1, 2004Message de la Journée du Souvenir du Chef d’état-major de la DéfenseRemembrance day message from Chief of Defence StaffPar General Ray Henault<strong>the</strong> Chief of <strong>the</strong> Defence StaffPour tous les Canadiens, surtoutpour nous les milit<strong>air</strong>es, le jourdu souvenir est une oc<strong>ca</strong>sion touteparticuliere, <strong>ca</strong>r il nous permet denous rappeler et d honorer le sacrificede tous ceux qui nous ont precedeset de tous ceux qui continuenta porter fierement le flambeau enchoisissant de servir le <strong>ca</strong>nada.Nous devons tellement a ceshommes et a ces femmes. Grace aleur courage, a leur devouement et aleurs gestes altruistes durant les deuxguerres mondiales, la guerre decoree et les innombrables missionsde maintien de la paix, de retablissementde la paix et d aide humanit<strong>air</strong>e,ils ont enormement contribuea la securite dans le monde et continuentde le f<strong>air</strong>e. Nous leur devonstant, que jamais il ne sera possible denous acquitter de notre dette enverseux. Mais dans notre cœur, notreesprit et nos prieres, nous nous souvenonsd eux et leur sommes infinimentreconnaissants.Malgre le fait qu il y ait de moinsen moins d anciens combattants<strong>ca</strong>nadiens, le jour du souvenir revettoujours une importance au Canada.Pour tous les milit<strong>air</strong>es s qui lesanciens combattants ont passe leflambeau, le jour du souvenir leurrappelle pourquoi ils ont accepte deporter l uniforme pour proteger leCanada et l Amerique du Nord etpour contribuer a la paix et a la securitedans le monde.En effet, le monde a beaucoupchange et la nature des menacesqui nous guettent, encore plus. Enoutre, les barrieres entre les enjeuxnationaux et internationaux sonttombees. en prenant part aux effortsvisant a promouvoir la stabilite et amettre fin aux conflits outr-emer, lesforces <strong>ca</strong>nadiennes contribuent a lasecurite de la population <strong>ca</strong>nadienne.Par consequent, c est un grandhonneur pour moi d etre votredirigeant, et je suis tres fier de vousservir, vous, les membres des forces<strong>ca</strong>nadiennes, qui avez embrassé uneprofession des plus admirables.A la onzieme heure, du onziemejour, du onzieme mois, nousobserverons un moment de silenceen signe de notre reconnaissance a legard des hommes et des femmesqui ont fait le sacrifice supreme pourla defense de notre liberte et de lapaix. Nous leur rendrons hommageet nous nous souviendrons egalementde tous ceux qui sont rentres aupays, <strong>ca</strong>r leur vie, ainsi que la vie deleur famille, a ete changee a jamais.inspires par leur souvenir et guidespar leur exemple, nous reaffirmonsnotre engagement a defendre lesvaleurs faisant du Canada un paysque nous sommes fiers de servir etou il fait bon vivre.Nous nous souviendrons.By Général Ray HenaultChef d’état-major de la DéfenseRemembrance Day is a tremendousprivilege for all Canadians,particularly those of us in uniform.It affords us <strong>the</strong> opportunityto remember and honour <strong>the</strong> sacrificesof those who have gone beforeus—and those who continue to <strong>ca</strong>rryon that proud legacy by choosingto serve Canada.There is a tremendous and cumulativedebt o<strong>we</strong>d <strong>the</strong> men andwomen whose courage, dedi<strong>ca</strong>tionand selfless actions through twoworld wars, <strong>the</strong> Korean War andcountless peacekeeping, peacemakingand humanitarian assistancemissions contributed to andcontinue to ensure a more stableworld—a debt which never will be<strong>ca</strong>lled to account and could neverbe settled. But in our hearts and inour minds and in our prayers... <strong>we</strong>remember, and in so doing, <strong>we</strong>acknowledge that debt.Despite <strong>the</strong> diminishing ranks ofCanada’s war veterans, RemembranceDay will always be a signifi<strong>ca</strong>ntnational oc<strong>ca</strong>sion. For allservice men and women to whom<strong>the</strong> torch is passed, it is a reminder.A reminder of why <strong>we</strong> in uniformdo what <strong>we</strong> do to protect Canada,to protect North Ameri<strong>ca</strong>, and tocontribute to peace and security in<strong>the</strong> world.The world is a much changedplace—<strong>the</strong> nature of <strong>the</strong> threat evenmore changed—and <strong>the</strong> boundarybet<strong>we</strong>en <strong>the</strong> home front and <strong>the</strong>international environment has vanished.By taking part in efforts topromote stability and end conflictoverseas, <strong>the</strong> Canadian Forces contributesto <strong>the</strong> safety and security ofCanadians at home. And I am mostprivileged to lead, and most proudto serve <strong>you</strong>—<strong>the</strong> men and womenof <strong>the</strong> Canadian forces who sowillingly pursue a most admirableprofession.We will pause at <strong>the</strong> 11th hour of<strong>the</strong> 11th day of <strong>the</strong> 11th month as anexpression of our gratitude to <strong>the</strong>men and women who made <strong>the</strong> ultimatesacrifice in <strong>the</strong> defence offreedom and peace. We will paytribute to <strong>the</strong>ir memory, and <strong>we</strong> willalso remember those who returnedhome—<strong>the</strong>ir lives, and <strong>the</strong> lives of<strong>the</strong>ir families, forever changed.Inspired by <strong>the</strong>ir memory, and guidedby <strong>the</strong>ir example, <strong>we</strong> renew ourpledge to continue defending <strong>the</strong>values that make Canada a country<strong>we</strong> are proud to serve and proud to<strong>ca</strong>ll home.We will remember.The MORTGAGE CentreWe bring Canada’s leading lenders to <strong>you</strong>.Indal Technologies Inc. is best known forits shipboard helicopter launch and recoveryhandling systems, RAST & ASIST.At Indal Technologies Inc. <strong>we</strong> also designand build shipboard telescopic helicopterhangars and doors as <strong>we</strong>ll as advancedASW and Mine Countermeasures productsfor <strong>the</strong> world’s leading navies.Indal Technologies Inc. - redefining <strong>the</strong>parameters of reliability and efficiencythrough innovation.We Remember andSalute our Veterans3570 Hawkestone RoadMississauga, Ontario, L5C 2V8Tel: (905) 275-5300 • Fax: (905) 273-7004www.indaltech.comRod MacInnisand his teamwork for <strong>you</strong>—nota lender—so <strong>you</strong>receive honest,unbiased adviceon <strong>you</strong>r mortgage.You save timeand money andget <strong>the</strong> mortgage<strong>you</strong> want.Call today!MacInnis Mortgage Consultants99 Wyse Road, Suite 102Dartmouth, NS B3A 4S5mmo@mortgagecentre.com(902) 466-6707www.mortgagecentre.com/user/mmo
TRIDENT, NOVEMBER 1, 2004 R E M E M B R A N C E D A Y S P E C I A L11Not <strong>the</strong> Slightest Chance: The Defense of Hong Kong,1941Bet<strong>we</strong>en<strong>the</strong> Linesby Laurel HalladayDNewsUniversity of British ColumbiaPress, Vancouver, Jan 2004.ISBN: 0774810459. Author: TonyBanham, 431 pages, $29.95 CDN(paperback).Although he would later order i<strong>the</strong>ld as long as possible, in <strong>the</strong>spring of 1941 Winston Churchillsummed up <strong>the</strong> prospects of successfullydefending Hong Kong<strong>again</strong>st a Japanese attack with <strong>the</strong>words “not <strong>the</strong> slightest chance.”Tony Banham’s amazingly <strong>we</strong>llresearched book adopts this phraseof gloomy foreshadowing as itstitle, and in methodi<strong>ca</strong>l detailrelates what happened when, in <strong>the</strong>last month of 1941, <strong>the</strong> Japanesebegan <strong>the</strong>ir assault on this Britishcolony. In addition to being in completecontrol of <strong>the</strong> <strong>air</strong> and sea, <strong>the</strong>already blooded Japanese hadnumeri<strong>ca</strong>l superiority in men and<strong>we</strong>apons, and Hong Kong fell to<strong>the</strong>m in just 18 days.Not <strong>the</strong> Slightest Chance beginswith a short history of Hong Kongin <strong>the</strong> hundred years prior to thisevent and with an exploration of <strong>the</strong><strong>ca</strong>uses leading to <strong>the</strong> inevitable warwith Japan. Banham explains that<strong>the</strong> strategic goals of <strong>the</strong> Japanesefrom <strong>the</strong> turn of <strong>the</strong> century centredon gaining imperial po<strong>we</strong>r overmuch of Asia, and to do so <strong>the</strong>y hadto wrest control over <strong>the</strong> sea-lanesfrom oil-rich Indonesia. In 1941and early 1942, <strong>the</strong> Japanese conductednear simultaneous attackson “<strong>the</strong> Anglo-Ameri<strong>ca</strong>n navalbases” at Pearl Harbor, Manila, Singapore,Wake and Hong Kong.Banham correctly points out that noincreased number of British militarypersonnel in Hong Kong wouldhave deterred <strong>the</strong> Japanese fromachieving <strong>the</strong>ir strategic goal in <strong>the</strong>area. Hong Kong, be<strong>ca</strong>use it was akey harbour, was essential to <strong>the</strong>Japanese strategy, and streng<strong>the</strong>ning<strong>the</strong> garrison fur<strong>the</strong>r would onlyhave forced <strong>the</strong> Japanese to dedi<strong>ca</strong>tea larger force to <strong>ca</strong>pture it.The author <strong>the</strong>n looks briefly at<strong>the</strong> <strong>we</strong>ek preceding <strong>the</strong> battle, and<strong>the</strong> defensive measures that <strong>we</strong>re inplace from <strong>the</strong> outset. The mainportion of <strong>the</strong> book focuses on <strong>the</strong><strong>ca</strong>mpaign’s six phases: <strong>the</strong> loss of<strong>the</strong> New Territories on <strong>the</strong> mainland(December 8 to 13), <strong>the</strong> siege of <strong>the</strong>island of Hong Kong (December 13to 18), <strong>the</strong> invasion of <strong>the</strong> island(December 18), <strong>the</strong> forcing of <strong>the</strong>Wong Nai Chung Gap (December19), pushing <strong>the</strong> line <strong>we</strong>st (December19 to 25) and encircling Stanley(December 19 to 26). Each daywithin <strong>the</strong>se phases is broken downinto an hour-by-hour summary of<strong>the</strong> action, <strong>ca</strong>sualties, militarymovements, and internal and externalcommuni<strong>ca</strong>tion, all from <strong>the</strong>14,000 defenders’ points of view.Each daily recounting ends with <strong>the</strong>ever-increasing Rolls of Honourthat include information on <strong>the</strong><strong>ca</strong>use of death, affiliation and burialplace for members of <strong>the</strong> British,Indian and Canadian regiments, <strong>the</strong>Hong Kong Volunteers, <strong>the</strong> HongKong Police and even some civilians.The book <strong>the</strong>n examines <strong>the</strong>last <strong>we</strong>ek of December 1941. Finally,Banham includes several analyti<strong>ca</strong>lappendices that take a closerlook at, among o<strong>the</strong>r things, <strong>the</strong>additional <strong>ca</strong>sualties and massacrevictims and <strong>the</strong> overall losses of <strong>the</strong>British military, <strong>the</strong> civilian population,<strong>the</strong> hospitals and <strong>the</strong> Japanese.Also of great help to those doingresearch on this topic is a very thoroughannotated bibliography thatlists available films, archival documents,secondary sources and relatedfiction.Although <strong>the</strong> book is meticulousin relating <strong>the</strong> details of <strong>the</strong> battle,<strong>the</strong> amount of detail makes it far tooeasy for <strong>the</strong> reader to get boggeddown at <strong>the</strong> micro-level and forget<strong>the</strong> bigger picture. This is especiallytrue in <strong>the</strong> period after <strong>the</strong> Japaneseinvade <strong>the</strong> island and <strong>the</strong> situationbecomes more and more chaotic.While this level of detail is noto<strong>the</strong>rwise available ei<strong>the</strong>r in biographiesor in general histories of <strong>the</strong>war, some effort to incorporate amore broadly focused main battlenarrative would have been useful.The text itself is descriptive, withvery little analysis. The book tendsto be difficult to read in many placesbe<strong>ca</strong>use of typographi<strong>ca</strong>l and punctuationerrors, a style of citation thatincorporates both endnotes andparen<strong>the</strong>ti<strong>ca</strong>l references, <strong>the</strong> factthat <strong>the</strong> present tense is usedthroughout, and that Banham has anawkward manner of introducinglengthy quotes. In addition, while<strong>the</strong> book is obviously written from<strong>the</strong> perspective of <strong>the</strong> island’sdefenders and makes no pretenseabout doing more than that, fur<strong>the</strong>rinformation about Japanese tacticsand battle style would have gonesome distance toward explaining<strong>the</strong>ir brutality and why <strong>the</strong> islandfell by Boxing Day with fully 10per cent of <strong>the</strong> defending forcesbeing killed in action.Having said that, <strong>the</strong>re are severalthings Banham’s book does <strong>we</strong>ll.For Canadians, <strong>we</strong>ll-used to viewingHong Kong as a battle conductedunder incompetent British leadership,Banham offers a balanced,“The survivorsstill had nearly fouryears of war infront of <strong>the</strong>m.”f<strong>air</strong> and international viewpoint thatincludes mentions of <strong>the</strong> Canadians,Indians, Hong Kong Volunteersand British commensuratewith <strong>the</strong>ir participation.Likewise, although Canadianmilitary historians have embraced<strong>the</strong> topics of Christmas celebrationsduring <strong>the</strong> Italian <strong>ca</strong>mpaign and <strong>the</strong>massacre at <strong>the</strong> Abbaye Ardennes inJune 1944, Christmas 1941 and <strong>the</strong>massacres at Eucliffe, Overbays ando<strong>the</strong>r places in Hong Kong havelargely gone unexamined, and Banhamhas addressed that oversight.For those who teach military history,<strong>the</strong> six phases he identifiesbreak a complex battle into moreeasily digestible components andcould be a great way to approach<strong>the</strong> subject in <strong>the</strong> classroom. Thebook includes a great many excellentmaps that help <strong>the</strong> reader tounderstand more thoroughly <strong>the</strong>action as it proceeds.The reader is also able to derivesome tangible sense of <strong>the</strong> chaos ofthis battle. The author mentions, forexample, that some Royal Air Forcemen <strong>we</strong>re converted to infantryafter <strong>the</strong> invasion of <strong>the</strong> island and<strong>the</strong> numerous incidences of lastditchhand-to-hand combat. Hewrites of <strong>the</strong> conditions that madethinking clearly in undergroundplotting rooms very difficult, and ofaged employees of electric po<strong>we</strong>rcompanies that <strong>we</strong>re pressed intoservice to defend essential facilities.In addition, several events thatare briefly related in Not <strong>the</strong> SlightestChance will no doubt sparkreaders’ interest and encourage fur<strong>the</strong>rresearch. References to <strong>the</strong> cremationsof deceased Indian membersof <strong>the</strong> Rajputs and <strong>the</strong> Punjabis,<strong>the</strong> friendly-fire explosion of<strong>the</strong> Jeanette lighter in <strong>the</strong> harbour,<strong>the</strong> British women who <strong>we</strong>re part of<strong>the</strong> first Japanese request for surrender,and interference at <strong>the</strong>island’s military headquarters byelements of <strong>the</strong> so-<strong>ca</strong>lled fifth column,all demand deeper explorationby military historians.As Banham himself points out,Not <strong>the</strong> Slightest Chance does notrepresent a complete retelling of <strong>the</strong>costly Hong Kong battle as “<strong>the</strong>survivors still had nearly four yearsof war in front of <strong>the</strong>m.” A companionvolume covering <strong>the</strong> experiencesof Hong Kong veterans over<strong>the</strong> remainder of <strong>the</strong> war would bevery <strong>we</strong>lcome. In <strong>the</strong> meantime,this book stands as <strong>the</strong> ultimatereference work on <strong>the</strong> defence ofHong Kong.Take Time to RememberTel: (902) 425-3100Fax: (902) 425-3777Email: insol@goodmanrosen.<strong>ca</strong>Suite 620, 1718 Argyle StreetHalifax, NS B3J 3N6Trustee in BankruptcyInsolvency ConsultantsTrustees:Paul G. Goodman, FCA, FCIRPMark S. Rosen, LLB, CIRP“Solutions to Financial Problems”In Flanders fields <strong>the</strong> poppies blowBet<strong>we</strong>en <strong>the</strong> crosses, row on rowThat mark our place; and in <strong>the</strong> skyThe larks, still bravely singing flyS<strong>ca</strong>rce heard amid <strong>the</strong> guns below...Peter Stoffer SMPSackvilleEastern Shore51 Cobequid Road Unit 200Lo<strong>we</strong>r Sackville, NSB4C 2N1Tel: 865-23111-888-701-5557Fax: 865-4620stoffp1@parl.gc.<strong>ca</strong>Kevin DevDeveaux eaux MLACole HarbourEastern Passage1509 Main RoadP.O. 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