THE CHINA MAI, APRIL 30, 1941
German Victory Must Be Prevented At Any Cost
AOSTA REMNANTS OVERWHELMING
CUT OFF
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
A Free French mo- torised column, sup- ported by British for- ces, which penetrated the south-west from. tier of French Somali- land, has cut off the retreat of the rem- nants of the Duke of Aosto's 35,000 Italian troops from Dessie, says the London "Daily Express."
However, British of- ficial circles and Lon- don Headquarters of General de Gaulle said they had по know- ledge of such an ad- vance from Abyssinia.
-International News
Service.
Burma Railway To China
VERDICT OF
U.S. BUSINESSMEN
“A GERMAN VICTORY should be pre- vented at almost any cost," is the opinion of 84.1 per cent. of leading American business- men, according to a survey conducted by the American magazine "Fortune," results of which were published in New York yesterday.
Only 13.8 per cent. believed that "if Ger- many was victorious the world would be safe and at least economically tolerable for the United States to live in without huge arma- ments.
Only 85 per cent believed Ger- many wotald succeed in estab- hishing a new European order "with which it would be possible for us to resume business rela- trons following approximately pre-war methods."
REPRISAL THREAT
HALF OF THOSE WHO POLL- ED, FAVOURED DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENCE PRO-on GRAMME "AT THE EXPENSE OF BUSINESS AS USUAL."
The 150 people arrested|
the Lofoten Islands the following
recent
A percentage of 55.4 disapprov- Anglo-Norwegian raid are fed the stand taken by Col. Lind- bergh and the isolationist Sena- now confined in a concen- tration camp near Oslo in appalling sanitary condi- tions.
for Burton Wheeler-Reuter.
Absolute Necessity
These are extracts from a mani-
"ENGLAND OFFERS HOPE OF
This report PROGRESS, GERMANY OFFERS
was published by BLACK TERROR, A BRITISH the Norwegian telegraph agency A declaration that he
VICTORY IS AN ABSOLUTE in London yesterday, quoting the was encouraged regarding | NECESSITY."
Swedish newspaper "Trots Alll."
The report added it seems clear the prospects of Sino- festo issued by yet another pro- that the Germans, who will later American cooperation was Allied committee in the US,y the prisoners by court martial. made by Mr. Quo Tai-chi,med the Union for Democratic hope ruthless reprisals will pre-
vent a recurrence of the raids.-- Action, yesterday. China's new Foreign Headed by the Rev. Reinhold | Reuter. Minister, following his in-Neibuhr Professor of the Chris- terviews with President minary, the committee includes Roosevelt and Mr. Cordellducationists, writers, liberals, de- mocrats, socialists, radicals and Hull in Washington yes-C.10, und A.F.L. Union leaders. terday.
Mr. Quo, formerly Chinese Ani- bassador m London, is en route to Chungking to assume office Minister of Foreign Affairs,
tian Ethics Union Theological Se-
Criminal Folly
The manifesto also says "It is criminal folly to assume there is
TRIBUTE TO
His Majesty the King held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace recently. Photo shows Captain Lord Loule Mountbat. ten, the King's cousin, and hero of H.M.S. Kelly, who was de. corated with the D.8.0. With him is his wife in the uniform of a Commandant of the British Red Cross and St. John Asso. ciation. (Copyright, Fox).
SUNER MAY
FRANCO
MR. CHURCHILL OUST
MRS. ROOSEVELT, WRITING
nothing to choose between a Bri- IN THE NEW YORK NEWSPA. He declared that American tish and German victory
PER WORLD.TELEGRAM" ON support in the building of a new
The committee's programme is MR. CHURCHILL'S BROAD- railway from Burma into China "whatever political, economic and CAST, SAYS: "ONE MUST AD. was a tymbol of Anglo-Ameri-military means are needed to de- MIRE A MAN WHO CAN TRUST can-Chinese cooperation. He confidently predicted that both Britain and China would "come through the war success- fully. Reuter.
'Planes Needed
never:
Mr. Que Tai-chi, after seeing Mr. Cordell Hull, told the press that Chinese morale was higher and China would under- take the offensive against Japan as soon as she got planes.
feat the aggressors.”—Reuter,
MORE SHANGHAI STRIKES
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") TWO MORE STRIKES WERE "The important thing now Is ADDED TO SHANGHAI'S LA- 'planes and more 'planes," he BOUR DISPUTES YESTERDAY declared.
WHEN WORKERS OF MILLER'S Munitions factories had been TRANSPORTATION CO. AND established in China's interior and COOLIES OF THE MA HONG would operate at full capacity as | KEE GARBAGE CONTRACTORS soon as raw materials were avail- | QUIT ́ WORK. able.
Regarding Russia, Mr. Quo said the husso-Japanese Pact was less disturbing now then when first algned because Russia since had given assurances that the present arrangements with China would be maintained.
Principles
Mr. Quo said Mr. Hull impress- ed him greatly as one of the few world leaders to-day who stand by their principles.
لماء
After spending a considerable. time with President Roosevelt,
150. taken on Monday.
THE PEOPLE OF HIS COUNTRY SO COMPLETELY. HE CAN TELL THEM STARK NAKED CRUEL TRUTHS UNAFRAID.
"That quality of courage is a kind of challenge which calls
the very depth of other human
souls.
"Mr. Churchill can use the Ein- glish language so that it rings and pounds with emotion behind the words in your brain."-Reuter,
MALTA ATTACKED
General Likely To
Resign If Hitler Moves
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
· THE POSSIBILITY that General Franco will be removed as Dictator of Spain and re- placed by the Foreign Minister, Senor Suner, when and if Hitler launches an attack on Gibraltar across. Spanish territory, was fore- seen in informed London circles yesterday.
They expressed the belief that as soon as from France into Spain, if they do so, General German panzer divisions cross the Pyrenees
Franco will resign and go to Lisbon and even- tually to London, where he may form a "free Spanish" movement backed by Spanish tra- ditionalist and conservative generals.
Malta's harbours were Meanwhile the French Muni- the main target of two cipality has hired 50-more Rus- enemy air attacks on sians for the P.W.D. to assist the Monday night, it is offi-
Early settlement of the P.W.D. cially announced. strike is unlikely; meanwhile
Bombs also fell over a wide S.M.C. mediators are still trying
Meanwhile, the:: German mili- roughly 300,000 barrels a dạy, but hard to settle the Commercial area, causing considerable damage tary success in the Balkans has it is estimated that underground Press strike, International News to clvillan property and a few civi-placed the Axis in a position to reserves of 20,000,000,000 barrels,
lian,casualties
launch an invasion of the Near almost equal to those of the Yesterday morning enemy air-East oilfields, one of the world's United States, which is the great- craft carried out two reconnals-greatest economic jackpots as a est oil-producing country in the sance flights, without incident. major source of fuel..
world, are in existence. Inter- national News Service.
Service.
TO BE TRIED IN CAMERA
Reuter
RAID ON BERLIN?
PREMIER AND FIRST SEA LORD SEE KING
Military obstaclos such as the neutrality of Turkey and the uncertainty of Russla's 'reaction nay delay an actual attack on
· Mc Quo again saw the press, When the trial of two Parsee · (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} the Near East, military experte and said China was grateful for employees of the N.Y.K. in Bom- The National Broadcasting Cor- In New York belleve, but at the the loan
bay, under the Defence of India-poration's short wave listening same time-they admit-Germany's He described the President as a Rules, was taken up yesterday post in New York reported that position has been greatly Im- |- · King George received: the Prime man of worldwide vision who saw the prosecutor, suggested the trial the German short wave station praved by the Balkan cam- Minister, Mr Churchill, at Buck- the necessity of helping China'as be held in camera,
went off the air for four minutes, | palga.
ingham Palace yesterday, and also well as Britain..
Defence counsel agreeing, the Indicating an air raid In the Im-| Oll production in the Near East granted an audience to the First magistrate adjourned the case to mediate vicinity of Berlin-In- fields in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Soa Lord, Admiral SirvDudley May 2. Reuter.
ternational News Service,”.
Arabia has been hold down to Pound.Reuter.
Mr. Quo declared Britain was now very strong-Reuter.