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the most ancient conveyances fel: home truths with quite the: same bluntness as this Australian diplomat, a word which by the way would be rejected by him on his own behalf.
He came into the limelight during the Sian affair. His dash to Sian by air to discuss the Generalissimo's detention, his subsequent return to Nanking, whence he flew with Madame Chiang Kai-shek to Sian where the final drama developed happily into the release of the distinguished captive, have been graphically told in Madame's own account of her experiences. That book Reveals the confidence placed in Donald by the chief actors in the episode, It also shows how great were the risks which he took in the' ordinary course of routine. His Aight from Sian by Loyang to Nanking, when he was travelling to meet Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was interrupted by a forced landing. Imperturbably he proceeded to telephone through and by that means convey important information which had a marked effect on subsequent plans. The magnificent courage and coolness of the Gencralissimo's devoted wife during that anxious time were the admiration of all who followed events.
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