JAPAN'S SCHEMES IN EAST ASIA
Mr. Quo Tai-chi Gives Warning In London SHEFFIELD Aggression
WOMAN'S SPEECH
When Mr. R. G. Men-
Delayed Not Abandoned
LET NO-ONE MISTAKE THAT JAPAN'S zies, Prime Minister of PROGRAMME HAS BEEN IN ANY WAY ABAN- Australia, inspected an DONED, DECLARED MR. QUO TAI-CHI, CHIN- engineering works yester-
ESE AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN, SPEAKING day at Sheffield, he was welcomed by Miss Marion AT THE FABIAN SOCIETY LUNCHEON IN Helliwell, who, starting at LONDON YESTERDAY. a wage of 12 shillings a week, is now one of the senior directors.
with
Presenting Mr. Menzies a small gift, Miss Helliwell in spontaneous speech said of the
“Japan is only waiting a favourable mo- ment to take the plunge in the hope of shar- ing the spoils with her Nazi partners, but I can assure you that China will not listen to any specious peace proposals designed only
Nazis: "They may bonib our tes, but the skill of our hands and to extricate Japan for further aggressions."
homes, they may bomb our factor-
the spirit of beauty, love and kind- liness cannot be taken from us."
Later in the day Mr. Menzies told a
of Industrial gathering and civic leaders that the speech was one of the highlights of his tour.
That is the spirit of the people "I have of this country," he said. seen in little back streets, people whose homes have been bombed but after the first shock I do not
even
if
a
think that one person who has been through suffering
the country with you search microscope--would be prepared to say other than I am prepared to carry on. I shall go on suffering but my children's children are not going
suffer. to
Therefore we shall carry onand win." - British Wireless.
Noxious Doctrine
Mr. Quo also declared "China offensive which may come sooner
more than might be expected, remains unconquered and
We than ever unconqu"rable. have been a bit tougher and even more resilient than the world ex- pected.
"China is blessed with a bril- liant
our leader. We have Chiang Kai-shck, as you have and Winston Churchill your
their have the Americana Franklin Roosevelt.
the
"China has really borne brunt of the mechanised aggres- ston.
She has led the van in arm- ed resistance to the noxious doc- trine that could not be checked by reasoning.
have
"From the beginning we feit we
are fighting for others al- as well as for ourselves, though for more than two years we fought a rather lonely fight
"China has more than doubled the her military strength since war against Japan began. We are
"The world belatedly realises self-sufficient in all arms except
we asserted a decade 'planes and heavy guns, which now what have to be imported and are ago about Japan's programme essential to a general counter-aggression."
HEAVY RAIDS ON GERMANY'S NAVAL BASES
NOW THAT THE Battle of the Atlantic has begun, Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, the two main naval bases in Germany, are more than ever vital to the enemy's war efforts, and both were heavily attacked by aircraft of the R.A.F. Bomber Command on Tuesday night, says the Air Ministry news service.
The weather was most unfavourable, with much cloud and haze, but by skilful navigation and persistence in the face of a fierce barrage at both towns, the British aircraft were able to drop a great load of high explosives and incendiary bombs on docks, shipbuilding yards and industrial centres of these ports.
Raid on Kiel began soon after 9 o'clock and lasted well into the early hours of the morning. In- cendiaries, aimed at times when the clouds parted, caused a num- ber of üres and these made a mark for aircraft which followed in quick succession.
As larger bombs went down the flash of the explosion 'was vividly reflected on the clouds.
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Mr. Quo did not deny friction between the Government and the Communists though he said it was greally exaggerated by Japanese propaganda.
Internal Unity
Moreover, he was confident the Communists, realising the supreme necessity of internal unity, would continue to afford the Govern- ment cooperation and support such as they pledged themselves to du when the war began.
After surveying Chinese military success in the past six months, Mr. Quo drew special attention to the almost miraculous development of the natural riches of south-west and north-west China since the Chinese Government was esta- blished at Chungking, the conse- quences of which for China's fu- ture influence in Asia might well the outweigh all other fruits of
war.
Fine Form
whose re- The Ambassador,
long putation as an orator has been established in London, was in line fighting form.
was ap-
generally The large audience agreed he had never delivered a better speech, which punctuated with continual plause, especially the references Mr. to President Roosevelt and
and the formidable There were many bursts in the Churchill
of the Chinese forces area of the docks and shipyards growth
which are now holding a mil- and fires, both large and small.
As on several recent nighte, lion Japanese inextricably bog- Bomber Command aircraft con-ged in China.--Reuter.
tinued to deplete Germany's' store of oil in Rotterdam har- bour.
Here there was a good deal of brown haze but visibility often was very good,
BRITISH GUIANA WAR GIFT
Towards the end of the raid it Oil tanks in the harbour were was evident that large fires had recognised by the Bght of flares A further £1,000 has been got a firm hold and even though and soon there was one large and collected by the local committee the the weather was thick, the crews three small fires burning which in British Gulana towards of the British aircraft could see rapidly merged into the single big cost of bomber and fighter "plafies. the bright glare in the sky over fire.--British Wireless.
-British Wireless.. Kiel for many miles on the home- ward journey.
Bursts In Docks
H.K. OBSTRUCTION'
REMOVED
Another Newfoundland
artil.
It is officially revealed that the Iery contingent arrived at a West At Wilhelmshaven it was easier "obstruction" In Victoria Harbour, Coast port yesterday where they
welcomed by the New to observe results of the bombing in front of the Naval Yard, an- were and at times visibility was rea-nounced on February 8, has been foundland Trade Commissioner. sonably good.
British Wireless.
withdrawn,
NO ITALIAN
REQUEST FOR
SAFE CONDUCT
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs, dealt in the House of Com- mons yesterday with the question of Ita- lian non-combatants in Abyssinia.
Mr. Butler recalled that an Italian, re- quest for a safe con- duct was a prerequi- site for British action, and no such request had been made. Reuter.
CAROL SENDS AN EMISSARY
Ex-King Carol and Mme. Lu- pescu's luggage and four dogs which they left behind at Sevile when they escaped to Portugal, are being collected by the Portu- Bucse Count de Mofra, who has ar- rived in Seville from Lisbon.
The Count is also settling Ca- rul's outstanding accounts. first had an interview with Chief of the Seville Police.--Reu- ter.
CREDITS FOR FREE FRANCE
Govern-
The British ment has formally agreed to provide credits for fin- ancing the Free French war effort.
This is one of two agreements just reached between the British Government and General de Gaulle,
The second
deals agreement with foreign exchange questions and between the British Empire the Free French Empire. It re- establishes the pre-Armistice par- ity between the pound and franc at 176.625.
Each Colony can freely dispose of of foreign exchange proceeds exports and gold production un- der the control of the Council of Defence of the French Empire, which will be in a position if-ne- the surplus ex- cessary to use change resources of one colony to meet the deficit of another, for the Free French forces as a whole.-Reuter.
NAZI DELEGATION TO CASABLANCA
He the
The
German
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re-
cently sent to Casablanca is said
delegation
NEW CHIEF SCOUT
to consist of about 60 men.
This was stated by the Foreign
to Under-Secretary replying
á
he
APPOINTED
Lord Somers, who recently suc- Commons question in which ceeded Lord Baden-Powell as also said that delegations of the Armistice Commission Chief Scout of Great Britain, has German
now been appointed Chief Scout are established in Algeria, Tunis the French zone of of the British Commonwealth, and in says Reuter from London.
Morocco-British Wireless.
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