THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1941.
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DEMOCRACY GOES INTO ACTION
Mr. Willkie Praises Pres. Roosevelt's Speech
Britain's aid to Greece and the accuracy
Ro-
of British yal Air Force bombing are both Illustrated in these pictures, Top photo shows the port of Valoña before the rald, Below; direct hits being scored on the jetty which was the primary objective, while other bombs are bursting for a distance in land. (Copyright, Fox.)
98 DOWN IN ONE WEEK
During the week-ended midnight on March 15, 42 enemy aircraft has been
VIOLENT STORM IN DAKOTA
Putting Fresh Heart Into All Lovers Of Freedom
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH WAS DESCRIBED AS "AN ENUNCIATION OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF AMERICA” BY MR. WEN- DELL WILLKIE, WHO, HOWEVER, SUGGESTED THAT THE PRESI- DENT'S OBJECTIVES WOULD BE BETTER ATTAINED IF HE DELE- GATED AUTHORITY TO A REAL DEFENCE COMMISSION: ·
"Appropriation alone won't do the job. !
We all pray he meets the opportunity to be NETLEY come the greatest statesman of his genera-
tion, for he must do so if Democracy is to be PARK FOR
THE NATION
saved."
Australia's reaction to the President's speech was expressed in Sydney yesterday by the Acting Federal Premier; Mr. Fadden, who said: "President Roosevelt's inspiring words will put fresh heart into all lovers of freedom."
A total of 214 acres of land at
Netley Park, near the beautiful Surrey village of Shere, is to be acquired for preservation for the
MF: Fadden added: "There could
National Trust as a result of the in Turkey, according to Ankara bé no more magnificent tonic for radio.
purchase by the trustees of" the the British peoples and thos
W. A. Robertson bequest which other Democracies than the calm, "WITH PARTICULAR CLARI-has already presented to the Na- reassuring tones in which he TY." SAID THE ANNOUNCER, tional Trust a number of notable pledged American help on a scale | "PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AN- properties in the neighbourhood which would have been beyond | NOUNCES THAT THE NAZI DE-
of London, the wildest dreams a few months SIRE TO REWRITE THE HIS- ago,"
TORY OF THE WORLD AC- THE GERMAN RADIO GAVY | CORDING TO THE NAZI WISH THE FIRST NAZI COMMENT ON THE SPEECH, SAYING "THERE IS NOTHING NEW IN PRESI DENT ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH." "No help whatever given to England could affect the issue of The: war," added the Nazi 20- Jmincer.
Death Warrant
"A political net of the first mag- nitude," is how Athens radio de-
cribed the speech last night.
The announcer added that by
it, President Roosevelt officially and irrevocably signed the
death warrant of Hitler's new order.
THE COMMENT CONCLUD- ED: "IT IS INDEED POSSIBLE TO SAY THAT MARCH, 1941, IS AN ILL - OMEN FOR TYRANNY."
The speech is given great pro minence in the Spanish news. papers, and the influential Ma- drid "Arriba" gives prominence to his words concerning the pas- sage of the Lease and Lend Bill
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" --"This decision is an end to any
attempt at appeasement.'
No editorial comment is pu Ablished in Madrid.
SCORES OF HOUSES WERE DEMOLISHED DURING VIOLENT STORM
WHICH
STRUCK THE NORTH-WEST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO MINNE-
SOTA ON SATURDAY.
- destroyed over Britain The number of casualties have
and the British coasts. Of
not been ascertained so far.
Spanish Interest
While Spanish correspondents in Berlin and Rome are minimising | the importance of American aid to Britain, the interest of the Span ish people is reflected in the pro
Five to news from the United States.
The storm.. raged for Several these 35 were destroyed hours causing considerable dam-minence which the newspapers during the hours of dark-age and reaching as far as
ness.
In the same. period the R.A.F. lost one aircraft in this area,
Over enemy,y and enemy occu-. pied territory and over the sea. the RAF have destroyed a six i enemy aircraft and lost 10 One British bomber which was re- ported missing from Saturday. night's operations and since an nounced as having "landed safely away from base." is not included in these figures..
In the same week one enemy aircraft was destroyed by a Norwegian.. merchant ship, one by a British-naval-ship and two were probably destroyed. The previous week's Jigures for, aircraft destroyed by ships should. be' now increased by one, it hav- ing been confirmed that an. enainy aircraft crashed in the sea after hitting a trawler's mast on March
the Canadian border across Montana. -International News. Service.
BOX HERO HONOURED
Yesterday, for example. the newspaper "Ya". gives heavy typ headlines to reports that new bombers are being manufactured by the Curtiss-Wright Corpora- tion for Britain.
President Roosevelt's assurance that United States aid to the De- mocracies will be "not partial but was particularly welcomed
At a church attended by Sea Cadets, of which
parade yesterday | total,' he was formerly a member, a boy hero of Narvik
was presented with a gold watch subscribed for by his relatives and friends in re- cognition of his fidelity to duty during the battle...
His name is Jimmy Harris and his rank in the Navy, Class Boy," is descriptive of character as well,
his
M
MACAO FREIGHTS
"FirstFREIGHT ON SHIPS PLYING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND
the hands of the King during
Harris received the D.S.M. al MACAO IS TO BE INCREASED SHORTLY, THE "CHINA MAIL" recent investiture.-British Wire-
LEARNS. less.
a
A combined meeting of repre- sentatives of shipping companies In the Middle East theatre of
which have vessels plying between war up to March 14, 48 enemy account an increase of two over the British and Portugueső aircraft were destroyed for the the figure given March: 11 and Colonies, is to be held this week toss of three R.A.F. machines.
∙14,- British to discuss the amount of the in-
one for March The figures given here take into | Wireless.
crease.
AND WHIM, ONCE AND FOR ALL IS BANNED FROM THE SPHERE OF PLAUSIBILITY............ REUTER.
The Netley Park estate includes beautiful mixed woodlands with beech, young ash and some larch. These it will be aim of the Trust to restore and maintain after the war-British Wireless.
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