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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1941.
DOUBTS IN TOKYO
Grave Misgivings Over German Ability To. Win Must Face BEASTLY
The Facts
PUBLISHED
AN
THE TOKYO NEWSPAPER ** MIYAKO SHIMBUN" YESTERDAY ARTICLE EXPRESSING GRAVE MISGIVINGS OVER GERMANY'S ABILITY TO WIN THE WAR, THE WRITER POINTING OUT THAT ALTHOUGH GERMANY HAD ACCUMULATED STOCKS OF OIL, RUBBER AND SO FORTH THESE WERE STEADILY BEING CONSUMED.
PERSON
"I think you are a beastly per-
son.
"This is a mean and horrible offence. The country has no use for for people like you in these times,'
Mr. John Watson, chairman said that at Southwark Juvenile Court to a sixteen-year-old boy who was alleged to have confessed that he had obtained £4 from a public as- sistance board by telling them that his mother and sister had been killed, his home destroyed by # bomb and that he had been left destitute.
The boy, who had been found
Despite the resources of occupied coun- tries and Rumania and assistance from the Soviet, stocks were bound to dwindle, whereas guilty with his mother at Green- Britain, with vast colonies behind her and close relations with America, remains a "have" country as before.
From this and the dan- ger of European famine and disturbances in the occupied territories, the writer concludes that Hit ler must attempt a quick, decision, which means an invasion of England.
He conlinties:
"Strategically
must
landing operations are the difficult of difficult operations, and
despite the narrowness .Channel it would still be
short of a miracle.
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little
with Police Court on a charge of looting a damaged and evacuated house, asked for the second of- free to be taken into considera- fion.
DISPUTE BETWEEN INDIA AND CEYLON
NAZI AIR INACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN
Enemy aircraft, fly- ing singly, dropped bombs at a point in north-east Scotland and in Kent yesterday but caused no damage or casualties, says an Air Ministry munique.
com-
During patrol activ- ity in the Straits of Dover in the morn- ing an enemy fighter was shot down. One British fighter is miss- ing-Reuter.
GRANNIE HAS A GRANNIE
Mrs. Nellie Wright, aged forty- three, wife of William Wright, miner, of Stubbs Road, Wombwell.
Her
grand-mother is
a
Eliza
FULL SUPPORT to the Raj in the attitude the taken during exploratory conversations lost Yorks, is a grannie with a grannie. November between India and Ceylon regard-Hague, aged eighty-two, of George Youngest of ing the possibility of formal trade negotia-Square, Wombwell.
the five generations is Maric, aged actions, was expressed by a resolution adopted fifteen months, daughter of
Wright's son. reason to close the eyes to the per- by the Central Assembly, moved by Sir Raza
Ali, ex-Agent-General for South Africa.
"How is Germany going to do
"We know the force excellent but there is DO
German
tinacity and thoroughness of British air force.
the
Key To The War
"Was it not a fact that Britam succeded in withdrawing 300.000 troops fum Flanders, due to the fael that the daring at the British fighters enabled them to withstand the Luftwaffe, ather than the
fortune of bad weather""
The writer says the key to the
war
Germany Is whether can obtain control of the air Getman raiden
HIGAN Con- centrating on the destruction of British ar power, but a great ob- stacle to this 15 the increased American and
-
A Difficult Operation
says:
In conclusion the writer "Each day's delay means that much disadvantage.
"Will Germany brave the thick fog of Dover and venture a blitz- krieg? If she does and if We consider that for the conquest of England she would need to tran- sport at least 300,000 troops, what a difficult operation it will be."- Reuter.
ISLE CLAIMS WAR RECORD
of
November The
conversations broke down owing to tundamental differences
on the question the status of Indian residents in
The Ceylon.
Ceylonese delega- tion insisted that steps be de- immediate secure an signed to reduction in the existing 900,000 Indian residents in Ceylon.
The Raj, however, adhered to the view that the claim of equali ty in citizenship should be based on the same principles as they consistently urged to respect in other countries in the British Commonwealth where Indians settled, namely. full citizenship whole poli- nights covering the tical and economical field could be claimed by all Indians who
could establish proof of a pre- scribed period of residence and permanent interest in the coun- try.
Vote Of Censure
200 AXIS
Mrs.
None of the five representatives of the five generations has ever lived outside Wombwell.
STEAMERS
SKULK IN HARBOUR
ALTOGETHER 233 German and Italian ships, totalling over 1,000,000 tons are shel- tering in neutral harbours, according to lafes: figures computed in London yesterday.
These ships are free to leave but are deterred by the hazards awaiting them at sea.
Though some have moved from one neutral port to another neighbouring harbour, only one The resolution appreciated the German ship has reached Ger- message sent by the Governor of many from such ports since Sep- tember, while at least five have Ceylon to the State Council em- phasising the undertakings by His been sunk or
the scuttled in Majesty's Government and
the attempt. Ceylon Government to the Raj Twenty-eight ships, of which and stressing the importance, 26 are Italian, are sheltering in particularly in present circums- | United States harbours, 24 (in- tances, of nothing being done by cluding 16 Italian) are in Brazil, the Government or the people of and 20 (of which 17 are Italian) Ceylon to endanger the good re-
are in Argentina. lations between the two countries. The Ceylon State Council pass- ed vote
a
of
the censure of
Reuter. Governor's message.
PROFIT RAMP AMID BOMBED HOUSES
There are 38 in other South
American ports, including 21
Italian.
While these vessels are separ- ated by 3,000 miles from safe waters it is noteworthy that 31 German and 13. Italian vessels remain in metropolitan ports of Spain.
Reuter;
The people of Holy Island, his- toric spot off the coast of North-
Moreover five German and 13 umberland, throw out. a "challenge
Italian ships remain in the -they claim to have a higher per-
The war profiteers are at work in | Canaries and one German and centage of their men serving in the Heartbreak Street. Groups of men one Italian in the Azores, with Forces than any other island are on a new racket-buying sal-out seeking to return to their around the shores of Britain.
Holy Island's population is 220.vaged property from the wrecked home ports. Filty men are now either in the Their sales-talk is a form of Navy, R.A.For. Army. Latest: re terror propaganda, casily put over Cruit is forty-four-year-old Horace on honest working people harrass- Cromarty, father of eight children.ed and temporarily penniless.
Warden Aged:74
homes of the poor.
How are you going to pay your club money? What are you going
96, GAVE UP HER
BED TO BOMBED
BRITISH COTTON DECISION
The British Govern- ment has decided to be- come the sole importer of all growths of raw cot- ton, stated a notice issued yesterday afternoon on the Liverpool Cotton Ex- change.
The decision is the result of six months of negotiations between re- presentatives of the Liverpool and Manchester Cotton Association and the Colton Controller and the Ministry of Supply.
Negotiations are proceeding so that the Ministry and Cotton Con-- troller will be able to use the ser-
in vices of the two associations the purchase and ultimate distri- bution of raw cotton.
con-
The position in regard to the future market and unfilled tracts is being carefully consider-
ed.
It is estimated that some 50.000 cotton workers will be affected.-- Reuter.
DIVE IN DITCH TO ESCAPE BOMBS DROWNED
A man believed to have died by the only casualty drowning was when two low-flying attacks were made by single Junkers 88 'planes on an East Anglian town.
The man threw himself into a ditch as bombs fell, and was buried by debris from a crater. Dug out twenty minutes afterwards, he ap- peared to have been drowned.
The first planes glided out of low cloud over a holiday camp, No dropping four heavy bombs. buildings were hit, but several were damaged by blast.
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This plane was engaged by machine-gun post, the crew of which claim to have hit it. They saw trial of black smoke come from the raider as it flew out to
sea.
The other Junkers appeared about 100
the town, feet above dropping four bombs, which
damaged windows by blast.
their
Both raiders used machine-guns in reply to the I ground defences.
BRITISH SUCCESS IN SOMALILAND
OPERATIONS
FOR the reduction of Keren, in Eritrea, are proceeding while British troops continue their progress in difficult country towards Arreza, says a communique issued in Cairo yesterday.
In Abyssinia, in cooperation with British activities, patriot forces are steadily extend- ing the spheres of their control.
is no
On, other fronts there change in the situation.
It is announced in Nairobi that an attack by East African troops on the important post of Afmadu (Italian Somaliland) on Tuesday was successful.
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"We suffered no losses and much material was captured," the |communique continues, adding:
Taken
Early on Thursday, East Afri-
HER SAVINGS FOR HOSPITAL
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A tiny, grey-haired woman, her hands clearly indicating that she worked for her living, walked into Guy's Hospital, London, and hand- ed to an official a bundle of 150 to do about the rent that's owing?
£1 notes, How about your butcher's bill? Ninety-six-year-old Mrs. T. can troops made an entirely suc- The sum represented her savings You'll still have to pay, you know. Deakin, of The Manse, Honley,cessful attack on Bulo Erille, an for more than twenty years.
"She would not give her name,” These are the arguments they use. Yorks, has given up her bed and Italian post on the Juba River,
The homeless, in fear of debt, bedroom for evacuees bombed out the enemy abandoning the posiehe official said. "She simply said tion after first strong resistance,, there was so much misery and so overcome by sudden t tragedy, of their homes in London,
Mrs. Deakin, who lives with "The material captured includes many people · less fortunafe than herself, that the thought she should' her daughter and son-in-law, a four armoured” cars.” -
In the whole of the remainder give the money to us, as we could Congregational minister; insisted
tre, South African Air Force units could. She is a widow. There bf are cooperating and are rapidly her sony served in the läst war, änd
ond was killed as * Another sorvis: establishing air superiorit Reuter.
waiting to be called up."
agree. They sell out.
The war has hit Holy Island badly. Defence measures killed its summer tourist trade, and now the loss of so many young fishermen has stopped its fishing industry. To-day it is bravely carrying on an island of women and old men. But those laft at home are do
A radio dealer said: "I have seen ing their bit The Island. ham ita radio sets I would have given 8gns. own Home Guard. They have for going at 10s."
upon giving up her bedroom to a of this (Italian Somaliland) the apply it more usefully then she rifies and machine-gung; but, as
London - mothér- and "her two yet no uniforms.
haven't got aʼsiren, but I can soon | young children... The air raid warderi is seventy-let the "town" know if there is any A bed for Mrs. Deakin has been
rigged up in the spare room. four-year-old John Wilson. "We danger," he said.
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