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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 15, 1940°
CATHOLIC CHURCH'S LOSS IN AIR RAIDS
Catholic Church property in and near Chungking suffered Josses as a result of Japanese air bomb- ings during the post month totalling $5,- 000,000.
BRITAIN DISCUSSING CLOSURE OF
OF BURMA
ROAD FOR 3
Among Catholic MR. CHURCHILL'S
properties demolished
or damaged were St. BROADCAST
Joseph's Church at ¡Peiying,
.a
girls school, Catholic hos- pital, Cathedral of St. Paul, a middle school, а Carmel "monastery, the Wing Teh middle school, the Teh Chih primary school and the Church of the Sacred Heart.-Reuter.
PREMIER'S SPEECH
RINGING CONFIDENCE HEARTENS AMERICANS
MONTHS
IT SEEMS TO BE CLEAR from authorita- five statements in London that as the result of the negotiations between Sir Robert Crai- gie and Mr. Arita in Tokyo, Britain-is-prepar- ed, in principle, to discuss the closing of the Burma Road for a period of three months.
A semi-official announcement last night Defence Volunteers, or as they said that at the end of three months, Britain
would resume full liberty of action.
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Behind the regular army we :have:more than a million Local
are much better called, the
· Home ·Guard.
"These officers' and men, a large proportion of whom have
At the outset, the statement ment will remain firm and not be been through the last war, have complained that there have been bluffed by Japanese threats." the strongest desire to attack and a large number of inaccurate and Chinese circles in Chungking come to close quarters with the incomplete reports, mostly from are showing the greatest anxiety enemy wherever he may appear. Japanese sources, about the over the Burma road question. "Should the invader come to Burma Road and allied questions, There are signs of keen disap- lying down of the people, no sub-ism of British policy in the Fariah, appeasement policy towards) |mission, before -him as we have-
East. seen, alas, in other countries.
The latest of these concerns the for closing of the Burma Road
LEGLESS
PILOT SHOOTS NAZI DOWN
One of Germany's week-end air losses was a Dornier. 17 which was shot down. into the sea by a Hur- "ricane fighter piloted 'by a legless pilot, 'Fly- ing Officer Douglas Robert Stewart Bader, who was an aeroba- tics ace at Hendon before his accident nine years ago. Reuter,
ENGINEER REGISTER
Britain there will be no passive and that these had inspired critic-pointment over reports of a Bri- JAKINJAVEENT.
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Street By Street arms traffic to China, a proposal
"We shall defend every vil-put in the light of an accomplish- lage, every town, every city, ed settlement.
Japan-Reuter.
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The Ministry of Labour has issued an order in Britain - calling on all professional engineers with qualifications to register, Onos the list is completed, the Ministry. will be able to draft persons wherever efficient men are needed urgently. Of a total of 400,000 puppet The order applies to allens.....
PUPPET TROOPS
MUTINY
The vast mass of London itself, Negotiations are still proceed- Govern- fought street by street, coulding with the Japanese eastly devour an entire hostile ment and are aimed at: a general .army and we would rather see settlement, in which the Burma troops, over 150,000 with 75,789 Reuter:
and joined the London laid In ashes and ruins Road question is only one aspect. rifles, mutinied than that we should be tamely The proposal to close it is only Chinese forces, according to Gen- and abjectly enslaved.
for three months, during which cral Li Chai-sum, Deputy Chair- "I am bound to state these facts time it is hoped some more gen-man of the: Political Affairs Com- mission, in Chungking yesterday. because it is necessary to inform eral settlement may be discussed.
Reuter our people of our intention and After that, Britain resumes full thus assure them.
liberty of action.-Reuter,
Chungking Critical
ROBBERY REPORT
CANADIAN TROORS ARRIVE OVERSEAS"
"This has been a great week for the R.A.F. and for the Fighter
The Canadian Department of Command. They have shot down
A report that cargo-junk No. Defence, Ottawa, announces that more than five to one German air-
Discussing the Burma rond 4079 was robbed by eight men, the Fusiliers 'Montroyal (a Mon- craft which have tried to molest question. the "Central Daily armed with daggers, was received treat infantry regiment) and -thé jour convoys in the Channel,
News." official organ of the Chin- at 11 p.m. last night by the Sham-Cameroon Highlanders (a mount "These are, of course, only pre-esc Government in Chungking, shuipo Police Station.
led machine-gun regiment) have liminary encounters of the great-declared yesterday: "The Burma The Police are still carrying "arrived safely overseas." Americans throughout now of no reason why we should cipal international communication thenticity of the report.
jer battles which lie ahead but I route is .one of
China's prin-out inquiries regarding the au- No indication is given
they have been landed.-Reuter. the United States listened be discontented with the results routes.
far achieved, although ol to Mr. Winston Chur-50
course we hope to improve upoń chill's broadcast with an-them as the fighting becomes more
xious interest and wel-widespread and becomes
inland.
Sea Power
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• “When Japan is unable to subdue China in the field she is exerting pressure on Britain to Euspend goode transportation; over this route in an attempt to force China to surrender. "The Chinese Government has the "Around all lies the power of repeatedly notified the British au- the Royal Navy, with over 1,000 thorities that it is seriously con- re-jarmed ships under the White En-Cerned over the issue. Also, China has the right to demand that the of sign, patrolling the seas, a Navy.
which is capable of transferring Burma route be kept open for in-
ternational traffic. its forces very readily to the pro- tection of any part of the Empire
comed the ringing con- fidence which he show- ed that he and British nation felt in
gard to the outcome the war.
His assurance that Britain was which may be threatened, which Warning Note
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"in good health and heart" and is capable also of keeping open unlikely to be smitten from with-four communications with the New point of the Chinese people, main- "Furthermore, from the view- in like France, carried a welcome New World, from whom, as the
of the conviction in Washington, while struggle deepens, increasing
Burma route aid tenance
traffic has the greatest impor- his figures for the army and navy will come.
in the tance
continuation of and his indications in regard to "Is it not remarkable that after RA.F. successes. were carefully ten months of unlimited U-boat friendly, relations between China
and Britain. and gratefully noted by Ameri-and air attacks upon our com- merce; our food reserves are high- jer than they have ever been and Mr. Churchill's facts concerning we have a substantially larger shipping and food are regarded tonnage under our own flag, apart in Washington as a complete re-from hundreds of foreign ships, buttal of Germany's recent stag- than we had at the beginning of gering claim of U-boat successes. the war?
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"These two points are brief as well as clear. We hope the British Government will give them serious attention. "Japan's policy towards Britain hitherto has always resorted to threats. Obviously Japan is adopting the same policy in con- Coming after the action at Not, surely, to induce any slacken-nection with the Buina route.. Oran, Mr. Churchill's expressed ing of effort or vigilance. On the determination to defend London, contrary, this must be redoubled street by street if necessary, is and we must prepare not only for: taken at its face value.
"Why do I dwell
upon this?
Japanese Threats
Robert
the summer but for the winter, "Although Japan is dissatisfied His whole address has put most not only for 1941 but for 1842, with the reply of Sir thinking Americans inbetter when the war will, I trust, take a Craigie, the most Japan can do is heart than at any time since the different form from the defensive to utter further threats.
in which it has hitherto been "We hope the British Govern- French disaster. Reuter,
Turkey Enthusiastic
bound.
The Sunlight
uphold the cause entrusted to their
INTENSE INTEREST HAS "I dwell upon these elements of care. BEEN- ARQUSED IN TURKEY our strength, upon these resources War Of The People.
BY MR. CHURCHILL'S BROAD-which we have mobilised and con- CAST, WHICH IS SEEN IN AN-trol, Idwell on it and then be "But all depends; now upon the KARA AS TYPICAL OF HIS cause it is right to show that a whole life and strength of the CLARITY AND FORTHRIGHT- good cause. can.command means British Race in every part of the of our associated NESS WHICH HAS ALWAYS of survival, and that while we world, and all GREATLY APPEALED TO THE toll through a dark valley, we can people and all our well-wishers TURKISH PEOPLE.
see the sunlight on the uplands in every land doing their utmost Mr. Churchill's fearlessness and beyond.
night and day, giving all, daring ability to present facts as they "I stand at the hand of a Gov. all, enduring all to the utmost, to are while at, the same time.pp- ernment: représenting -all par the end. pealing to the courage and fr ties in the State, all creeds and
"This is no war of chieftains, agination of his hearers, together all classes of every recognia- | of princes, of dynasties or na: with the clarity of his policy, are ablo section. of opinion.
"tional ambitions; It is a war of regarded in Ankara as exactly the "We are supported by a free the people and of causes. qualities necessary to lead the Parliament and by a free press, "There are vast numbers not country to victory, as Kemal Ata but there is one point, which only in this land but in every land turk did in Turkey.
unites us all, and it. sustains us in who will -render: faithful service the public regard-namely, as is in this war: but whose names will -British prestige-187extremely increasingly becoming known, we never be known and whose deeds high in Turkey, nt present. Every are prepared to proceed to hll.ext will never be recorded. British success. In the war and tremities to endure them and ent · “This is a war of the unknown every outstanding British speech foress them.
warrior but let all strive without is prominently displayed in the "It is only in timos like these failing in faith or in duty: 80-that newspapers ends eagerly discuss that nations can preserve their the curse of Hitler will be lifted | ed in the streets.-Reuter.. freedom and thus only can they from our age."-Reuter, ̧
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