THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1940
BURMA RD. RUMPUS
Closure Criticised By American Government
SOVIET KEPT IN TOUCH
Regarding the British offer to Japan in regard to the Burma road question,| Reuter's diplomatic cor- respondent learns in Lon- don authoritative quar- ters that Sir Stafford Cripps, our Ambassador in Moscow, has been kept informed and the British Government is prepared
to answer any question the Soviet may put to him or which may be asked in London.
Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Am- bassador in London, has been kept informed of the progress of the negotiations; which are still pending, and when an agreement has been reached it is understood there will be a statement in the House of Commons.-Reuter.
Three Months Might See Us Past The Crisis
Relief and happiness is expressed In this plcture, when these two little girls greeted their wounded father, a B.E.F. casual y from France, the first time they had seen hitff: since He went with the B.E.F. It was visitors' day at Hospitals all over the country, and relatives were able to visit the wounded: (Copyright, Fox).
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CHINA'S STRONG CONSCRIPTION
IN TANGANYIKA PROTEST TO BRITAIN
It was
officially disclosed · in London last night that the Tan- ganyika Legislative. Council, meeting at Dar-es-Salaam yester-
scription Bill providing for the
REUTER UNDERSTANDS that the Chin-day, unanimously passed Con- "Three month's endur-ese Government has presented a strong offi-conscription of all male British ance might well see Eng-cial protest to Britain against the proposed subjects between the ages of 18 subjects and British-protected
REVIVAL OF U-BOAT CAMPAIGN
The naval correspondent of the "News-Chronicle," comments this morning on the implications of the long awaited. "second wave" of the submarine and air attack on British, allied and neutral ship- ping, as revealed in the latest figures of maritime casualties:
He says the total may be im- pressive, But it is only about one- quarter of the shipping losses we were suffering in the Siring of 1917.
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Two facts have been establish- ed beyond doubt. In the
first place, despite this sudden flare-up in casualties, the total carrying tonnage at our disposal to-day is as large or larger than at the out- break of the war.
Secondly, raiders under the water or in the air have paid a heavy price for whatever success they have achieved.
It is not official policy to an- nounce U-boat sinkings, but but there is excellent reason to belleve that U-boats are being systematically destroyed at a rate with which the utmost of- forts of the enemy shipbuilding yarda' cannot keep pace. land past the crisis," says
Meanwhile, the Navy-anti-sub- a writer in the "Wall closing of the Burma road, as contrary to in-and 45 for military or civil ser-marine measures, which tired- ready proved singularly effective, Street Journal" in New ternational law and to the resolutions adopt- The Council also' unanimously are being methodically improved, adopted a resolution to contribute while thanks to the Air Force, the ed at Geneva by Britain and other powers to £100,000 to the Imperial Govern-enemy has scored few successes in. "That is the meaning of Mr. do nothing to weaken China's powers of re-war-Reuter,
ment for the prosecution of the persistent air attacks on shipping.
-Reuter.
York yesterday.
Churchill's summary of her readi-
ness now, as she was not a month sistance to Japan.
ago, to meet whatever is to come. and it is a very imposing aggre-
Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador in
gate of defensive strength that he London, said to Reuter yesterday all Chinese
listed.
"in weighing England's were convinced that Japan, now inextricably
chances of beating off invasion
there is a favourable circums bogged in China, was bluffing.
tance not specifically Included,
in Mr. Churchill's summary, though implied..
"Her armies have short inside lines whereas the Nazi war ma- chine is now dispersed over cen- tral Europe, Norway, Denmark, the Low Countries and two- thirds of conquered France.” Reuter.
State Department Announcement
The State Department in Wash-1 ington yesterday announced that the United States is opposed to closing world trade arteries such as the Burma road.
The following statement was issued by Mr. Cordell Hull: "The Secretary of State, in reply to in- quiries: by-press correspondents! for comments in regard to reports that at the instance of the Jam panese Government,' the British Government would prohibit tem-: porarily the movement of certain commodities through Burma into China across what is known as the Burma route, said the United States Government has a legiti- mate interest in the keeping open of arteries of commerce in every part of the world, and considers that action such as this, if taken, and such as was taken recently in relation to the Indo-China. railway, constitutes unwarranted interpositions of obstacles *tchi world trade.”
Reuter
CONFIDENCE GROWING IN EGYPT
corres-
The Cairo pondent of the New York "Times". cabled yesterday that c
con- fidence in Cairo and Alexandria is growing as the significance of the daily R.A.F. raids on important naval and air bases around Tobruk becomes: un- derstood.
CONTROL
OF ALIENS
He added it was difficult to understand the reported attempts by Britain to mediate peace be- which tween China and Japan, could only have the effect 0: removing the chief obstacle to Japan's increasing her aggression against British terests in the Far East.
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"But in any case China's posi- tion is the same as it has alway been. She will never make peace until all Japanese troops : are withdrawn from Chinese” soil.”— Reuter.
Test Of Faith
The Chinese Ambassador,'' Mr Quo Tai-chi, called at the Foreign Office in London last night tc. make representations in' regard t the temporary restrictions impos- ed on certain categories of good! diplomatic correspondent learns authoritative quarters ir.
over the Burma road, Reuter":
from
London:
The Ambassador expresseť anxiety on the part of his Goy ernment at the possible consa- quences of the attempt to begin. general peace, negotiations at the moment, and” at the "same: time made clear, that the Chin- eşe Government” regarded 'any restriction on the passage "of vital supplies over the road¬as not being in accordance with Britain's undertakings 319 member of the League of Nations.
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Aliens in Canada and New Zealand are to be further con- trolled.
While fully appreciating the In Ottawa, the Government has difficulties by which Britain is at sertificates to aliens. In Welling-Government trusted it would be on, a tribunal has been set up to made clear that our decision to xamine aliens and advise the impose such restrictions was not Government as to whether or not intended to prejudice Britain's The official German Newhey should be interned.—Reuter. future policy in regard to_China.} Agency yesterday offered an ex-
It is pointed out in London planation of why the Petain Gov-
that any general settlement 'en-
WHY PETAIN WANTS stopped the issue of naturalisation the moment faced, the Chinese)
TO GO TO PARIS
ernment now wants to go to Parla N.Z. FORMING HOME visaged by His Majesty's Govern-
It quotes the "Petit Gringoireja
...
of Grenoble-generally considered DEFENCE UNITS the official- Petain Government-or= |
ment would only be in accord- Jance with a just and equitable
peace for China-Router
gan-as stating that this is neces- The New Zealand. Government sary because there are "certain hus approved, the formation" of tendencies towards disloyalty" to- nino squadrons of mounted rifesi wards the Vichy, Government no-for home defence. Recruiting will hilly country where the mechani- ticeable in circles in Paris.-Reu-|begin soon,".
Ised units of the Territorial Army The squadrons will be used in cannot operate freely-Router.
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