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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1941.
AMERICA'S ATTITUDE CLEAR
Principles Outlined By Mr. Churchill Endorsed
Treacherous
Attack On Soviet Union
Condemned
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT! HAS FORMALLY CONDEMNED GERMANY'S “TREACHEROUS ATTACK” ON THE SOVIET UNION, THIS FORMAL DECLARATION OF POLICY WAS READ BY MR. SUMNER WELLES AT A LARGE PRESS CONFERENCE WAT WASHINGTON.
The Under-Secretary of State declared. that the immediate issue before the Ameri- can people was whether Hitler's plan for uni- versal conquest was to be successfully halted and defeated.
Halifax
At White House
Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to Washing- ton, conferred with Pre- sident Roosevelt at White House yesterday.
Their
the
GERMAN RAID ON ALEXANDRIA
Twenty persons were killed and 60 in- jured in an air raid: on Alexandria early yesterday morning. states a Ministry of Interior communique. issued in Alexandria yesterday. Some dam- age
done. Reuter.
was
FINLAND
talk was part of the PREPARES. FOR RAIDS
He declared that as no communication has yet been received from Russia, the ques- tion of granting aid to the Soviet Union underseries of conferences which Pre- the Lease and Lend Act had not been decided by the United States Government.
sident Roosevelt is holding with; State Department and British officials to analyse how the latest war developments will affect the United States.
There is no indication whether
Helsinki Radio report-
Mr. Sumner Welles observed. "To the people of the United however, that the Lease and Lend States this and other principles the President has reached any ed yesterday that Act authorised President Roose- and doctrines of Communistic conclusion or decisions. swelt to furnish aid to any country dictatorship are -resisting aggression.
as
intolerable
beliefs doc-
and added; and as alien to their own grimly that the United States can as are the principles and see once more beyond doubt with trines of Nazi dictatorship. what intent the present govern- ment in Germany negotiates non- aggression acts."
"Neither kind of imposed over-
have lordship can or will support or any sway in the mode
any
the
MADRID APPROVES TREACHERY
Senor Sandoval, Span- ish Foreign Office spokes- man, made the first official Spanish: comment in Madrid yesterday afternoon on the Russo- German war.
He told a Press Conference: "I. can express to you the satisfac- tion with which the Spanish Government-final interpreter of the feelings of the people-has received the news of
the war against Soviet Russia, common enemy of all and against which the war of liberation of Spain was one of the most determined, noble and heroic struggles."
Asked about rumours concern- ing Spanish volunteers to fight against. the U.S.S.R., the spokes- man said: "I am not authorised to reply, but I can say that without doubt it is the desire of many thousands of Spaniards."
Diplomatic Talks
The German Ambassador Von Stohrer, Madrid, Herr
in
on
in-
Ger-
Finnish High Command Sunday had a long conferente
ordered telephonic con- has
protective with General Franco after measures to be taken in forming Senor Suner, the Spanish
about Foreign Minister, all towns and densely many's action against Russia. populated areas against air raids.
He had a versation with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, who is at from his present kept away office by a slight illness. Afterwards, President Roose THE ATTACK ON RUSSIA of life or in the system of gov-velt had two telephone talks with CONSTITUTES A "DIRE WARN-ernment of the American people, Mr. Sumner Welles, LING BY GERMANY OF THE but the immediate issue that pre-Secretary of State, who later dren have arrived in Sweden.
HOSTILE, MURDEROUS INTENT sents itself to the people of the visited the White House personal- «BEHIND. SUCH ASSURANCES." | United States, is whether this ly. Reuter.
plan of universal
conquest
for
is
Mr. Sumner Welles revealed the cruel enslavement of all that the Russian Ambassador, peoples and for the ultimate M.
Oumansky, had conferred destruction of the remaining free with the United States Govern democracies which Hitlerism tement about un-freezing Soviet now desperately trying to carry assets, but the Under Secretary out, is to be successfully halted Indicated that no decision had and defeated. yet been reached.
Dangers To America
Assistant
PRISONERS REACH S. AFRICA
"THAT IS THE PRESENT ISSUE WHICH FACES A REALISTIC AMERICA. IT IS "Hitler's armies are to-day the THE ISSUE AT THIS MOMENT chief dangers of the Americas, WHICH MOST DIRECTEY IN-
A REPORT FROM DURBAN declared Mr. Welles, who contin- VOLVES OUR OWN NATIONAL STATES THAT 1,000 ITALIAN ued that "in the opinion of this DEFENCE AND SECURITY OF PRISONERS FROM NORTH Government, consequently, any THE NEW WORLD IN WHICH AFRICA WERE LANDED AT A defence against Hitlerism, and WE LIVE:"-REUTER.
SOUTH AFRICAN PORT · RE- any rallying of forces opposing
CENTLY,
THE BRINGING Hitlerism, from whatever sources
NUMBER NOW IN SOUTH these forces may spring, will
AFRICA TO OVER. 20,000. eventuate in the downfall of the Following Mr. Churchill's It is also stated that 62 officers. present German government and broadcast regarding aid, to Russia, and men of the German raider will, therefore, redound to the the latest nation to suffer from recently sunk in the Indian Ocean benefit of our own defence and German aggression, a sympathe-by the cruiser, H.M.S. Cornwall,
tic view is taken in authoritative have also been security.
landed. These circles in London of the statement are the first German prisoners to "No
further proof. could by Mr. Summer Welles on behalf be interned in South Africa. conceivably, be required of the of President Roosevelt. real purpose and projects of
London Approval
the present leaders of Germany While no decision of the United &for world: domination.
It is now furnished. by Hitler's treacherous attack upon Soviet Russia"-Reuter...
Symbol Of Deceit
States Government on the ques- tion of extending Lend and Lease aid to Russia is yet announced, Mr. Welles' statement leaves the impression that the situation to receive sympathetic, considera- tion. British Wireless,
SHANGHAL: SPECULATION
is
"The leaders' of the German Reich sworn engagements to re- frain from hostile acts against other countries are but a symbol of deceit. To the present Ger- “man government, the meaning of
the word 'honour" is not known." (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")".
The Russo-German war has Declaring that both the Nazi stirred speculation in Shanghai and Sovlet governments denied that Soviet ships in Manila. will their peoples religious freedom, transport supplies to Vladivostock, Mr. Sumner Welles continued, International News Service.
TEA DANCES DAILY-
Reuter.
FINLAND CALM
FINLAND. 16- CALM SAYB HELSINGFOR!B CORRESPON- DENTS OF SWEDISH NEWS PAPERS, ACCORDING TOʻMES- SAGES RECEIVED BY STOCK HOLM YESTERDAY,
the
3
More than 1,000 Finnisi, chil-
An air alarm was sounded
in
Yesterday, Senor Suner received the Italian Ambassador and the Japanese Minister, and will see-
Minister to-day.-- the Turkish
Reuter.
Southern Finland on Sunday night. | 666
to
A Finnish trawler moving out. of Petsamo Fjord was stated have been fired on by a Russian- shore battery.
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"SICK," DODGE EVACUEES
The
Affairs Finnish Foreign Ministry has
oral presented an
Minister protest to the Soviet about the bombing of, Finnish obe
"When
certain people know jectives by Soviet 'planes.-Reu- evacuated children are coming
ter.
ANTONESCU HANDS OVER
HE
into the town they fly to the doctors and get a medical certi- ficate to say they are not fit to
said Mr. F. take them," Saunders, evacuation officer, Ilfracombe.
J.- at
He told the magistrates, there that he was unable to accept a medical certificate concerning woman who refused to take.two. he- boy evacuees, stating that was inundated..with them.
The woman, Mrs. Annie Clements, of St. Brannocka Park, was Ilfracombe, fined... '£16, given five days warning that the boys would be arriving.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
GENERAL ANTONESCU, THE RUMANIAN PRIME MINIS- TER, HAS HANDED OVER REINS OF GOVERNMENT ΤΟ HIS BROTHER; PROF: · MIHAIL ANTONESCU, WHILE
She said she was suffering from LEAVES FOR THE FRONT TO TAKE OVER COMMAND. heart trouble, but it was stated that she was looking after three OF THE RUMANIAN ARMIES:
Prof, Antoneset has been ape men members of her household, pointed vice-president of the Cabinet and is to act as chief in the absence of the Premier.
The following proclamation has
been issued to the army→→→ TRIBUTE TO
MALTA
"Smash the enemy to the cast in and north and liberate your brethren from the Red yoke. Re- : The correspondent of:
take Bessarabla and Bukovina.” "Allehanda" describes the smooth-International News Service.. ness of the evacuation of women and children, from the Finnish capital where there is still no black-out ordered. Reuter.
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MALAYA'S GIFTS TO WAR CAUSES
HIS MAJESTY THE KING HAS PAID A TRIBUTE TO MALTA'S “UNFLINCHING GAL- LANTRY AND RESOLUTION.”.
Replying in a telegram to the Governor of Malta's birthday greetings, the, Secretary of State for the Colonies says, "His Majes............ ty thanks you for the message The Malaya Patriotic Fund has and desires me to say that his sent a further £25,000 to London: thoughts are constantly with his for distribution for four organi- loyal subjects in Malta In the sations. The fund has also sent severe ordeal which they are fac direct to Malta £5,000 for the ing with such unflinching gallan- Malta Air Raid Relief Fund try and resolution."--Reuter.
In addition the Johore women's section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund has sent £800 for the
The theft of a watch from his Queen's Messengers:service: This brings the total sum: romitted by bedroom, at No. 12, Empress. the Malaya Patriotip Fundito over Lodge was reported to the Police £310,000,- British Wireless, by Dr. Harrison, last night
THEFT IN HOTEL