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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1941
TOUGHNESS OF CHINA
Chungking
No Wavering In
"Peace Party"
Position
DECISION THIS YEAR FORECAST
UNDER THE TITLE “THE TOUGHNESS OF CHINA," "THE TIMES” PUBLISHES FROM ITS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN CHINA. A "The stakes at issue are LENGTHY MESSAGE, FROM WHICH THE the greatest of all time," FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT.
declared
Mr. Richard "Although the Chinese were unable to Casey, Australian Minis- conceal their dismay when the Matsuoka.” ter to the United States, pact with Russia was announced, General in a speech to the Insti- Chiang Kai-shek himself never wavered.
tute of Public Affairs at
Charlottesville (Va) yes- terday.
are
No
"They
less than the future of the world," he added,
"THE WAR WILL NOT END IN 1941 BUT THE ISSUE WILL BE SILENTLY AND FATE- FULLY DECIDED IN 1941.
1
"Since the outbreak of the war, ing in China his attitude has been relapse. that of Mr. Churchill after the fall
of France, we will fight if neces- sary for years, if necessary alone." "Nor did any of his supporters really misdoubt the future. There was a general feeling in Chung- king that China, if not betrayed, had been badly served.
"Unable to believe. however, that Russia would withdraw her active support. the Chinese felt the blow was moral rather than material.
"Chief moral effect
to
badly that they tend
"Before any volce for peace could be raised in Chungking, ' ▶0 much less make itself heard in ' the councils of state, three happened things
which promptly changed the outlook.
RAID ON CYPRUS
No damage or casualties are yet re- ported from a raid by eight enemy planes over the western part of Cyprus yesterday morning!
Bombs were dropped over the Pahpos dis- trict. Reuter.
"If the Japanese hoped the Matsuoka pact would acélst them in the blockade of China, they appear to have been dis- appointed.
ARGUMENT ABOUT AN INTERPRETER
Four Greek officers of the s.s. Olga Emmperikos threatened to walk out of the Marine Court this morning where they were waiting to answer a charge of continued wil- ful neglect of duty be- tween June 26 and July 2.
The officers, reported as "miss- ing" last week, were:--
Second Officer Nichlos Bristis,
28;
Second Engineer Michel Tsou
prakakis, 20;
Third Engineer George Kriti-
kos, 29; and Wireless
Operator Nichlos Papadias, 44.
The men threatened to leave New Conference
the Court when Mr. D. B. Evans "Trustworthy figures cannot be appearing for Captain Michel "Reports were received from obtained of the volume of sup-Manesis, master of the ship, indi- Moscow of the Russian intention plies still coming overland from cated that he was going to object to China; Russia but some foreign observers to Mr. Elias N. Malliarakis, acti to continue assistance Britain and the United States believe that it is little short of ing as interpreter for the men. announced new currency credits; the present tonnage on the and Japanese suspicion succeeded Burma road. the transports of delight with "On balance, the will of the the war which the Japanese press had ac-Chinese to carry on
despite ups and downs, remains claimed the pact.
"The Chinese, who had regard- unimpaired.
"The rebound from the Mat- ed the signing of the pact as a time-bomb, the effects of which suoka pact came quickly in the dor-could not be seen until the exist- British and American credits, the the ing flow of Russian supplies had, arrival of an important American
come to hand, now recovered their air mission in Chungking, and the case to 10.30 am. to-morrow, the British Ambassador's. cast-ordering the Police to provide an confidence.
iron assurance that the Burma interpreter... road would be kept open,
"We in Australia are in no
"Peace Party" doubt as to what this is about. We all know that if Democracy
for which loses the war we will lose our political and economic freedom observers waited was the reaction party in Chung- and that it is unnecessary for us of the peace to be invaded for this to
come king, about.
peace party, small numbers but never quite
la not ntant.
a party in usual sense. It has no avowed leader and no cohesion.
"This
Britain's is no more war than it is Greece's, Nor- way's
Brazil's and yours (the United States).
wan-or
no mistake about
The
in
"Among higher Government officials in Chungking! it, is al- most axiomatic that China's
future depende›ph an Allled Generalissimo's Attitude
victory in Europe.
"The term has come to include those elements inside and out-
of "Make
it, side the Government, many
to each other, we Australians did not go into the them unknown war because of soine European who are weary of the hostilities. back dispute. We went in because we Their aim is to go home realised that if every one of us to the great cities of the coast.
"Many who in their did not stand by Britain, the writ-
hearts ing was on the wall for Democracy favour peace are willing to fight WOULD BE BACK AGAIN IN in the Far East. and for our way of life and for
us."-Reuter.
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"Other more, tangible forms "THEY COULD MAKE PEACE of help have followed, and the WITH JAPAN TO-MORROW Chinese now feel they are no
Defendants' solicitor, however, persuaded the officers to abide by the Court's decision.
Com- In his objection befort mander T. C. Stiff, Mr. Evans said the proposed interpreter' was a man who had been discharged from a ship and was at present plaintiff in an Admiralty action.
Commander Stiff adjourned
S. AMERICAN
BUT THE JAPANESE ARMY longer alone in holding the front AIRMEN IN
on while the hope of victory re- FIVE OR TEN YEARS UNLESS "Almost without" exception mains; it is when things are go-PEACE WAS GUARANTEED AS
Eat!
DELICIOUS CHINESE CHOW
PREPARED AS YOU LIKE IT!
OUR CUISINE IS NOTED FOR ITS EXCELLENCE. TREAT THE FAMILY- MAKE UP A PARTY BRING YOUR TOUGHEST
CUSTOMERI A MAN JUST
CAN'T BE FULL OF SALES RESISTANCE AND GOOD FOOD AT THE SAME TIME!
The
NORTH POINT ...
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AN INTEGRAL PART OF A GREAT WORLD SETTLEMENT
| FOR WHICH THE FREE PEO-
PLES ARE FIGHTING.
BRITAIN
the educated classes are anxious for an Allied Victory so that they shall be free to bulld up a great new China of their own
MISSION OF SOUTH shaping.
AMERICAN AIR FORCE OFFI- "Although relations between "General Chiang Kai-shek's CERS WHICH HAS ARRIVED the Government and the Chinese attitude may be judged by the IN BRITAIN HAS VISITED TWO Communists can best be described report that he threatened to RAF FIGHTER STATIONS.
an armed - truce," higher shoot the next emissary who
The party was received at the leaders on both sides appear, de-brings him peace overtures from first station in the Home Coun- termined to prevent the dispute the Japanese,
ties by the station commander, from Interfering with China's re- "Whether true or not there are Group Captain Broadhurst, D.F.C., few Chinese, in the present tem: whose award of the D.S.O. was
pre-announced yesterday morning.
as
sistance to the invaders.
"Important fact about theper of the Generalissimo, Communists is not so much that pared to put this report to the they are Communists as that test."-Reuter. they are Chinese and may be ex- pected to act as such.
Chungking Raids
the
"After repeated ralds with large numbers of warplanes Japanese have still failed to realise they can bomb Chungking. for years without much effect.
"The city has the finest pas- alve air defences in the world. Dug-outs built in`aðild`rock are capable of sustaining direct hits" by the heaviest bombe. "When it comes to bombing, the Chinese can take it like the British, in a different way per- haps but with equal stoicism.
WEATHER
AND WORLD
PEACE
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Sir Hubert Wilkins, the
After inspection of the guard of honour by General Bilbao, head of the mission; the party "visited the photographic - section where they saw camera shots of enemy aircraft being shot down.
At the butts some of the party. Ared the battery of eight Brown- ing machine-guns from the cock- pit of a Spitfire.
They saw a display given by Spitfire squadrons and wore much Impressed by the rapid ty with. which the squadrons took to the air and the perfect formation kept.
At the second fighter station the party saw a squadron land. after a sweep over France, which flown well reported they had
inland but had not seen a single "Similarly the bombing of the famed Arctic explorer, enemy fighter-British Wireless.
Burma road may hamper, but
cannot stop the flow of who arrived unexpectedly supplies Into Free China, Travel-
lers arriving in Chungking in Shanghai yesterday en
Have come the whole way from route to Hong Kong and HAINING
Enshlo by rond without once- be-
Ing forced to use the river ferries. Australia, said seasonal After the destruction of the weather forecasts may bridges over the Meltong the
Chinese constructed at new, sus bring about world peace. FOR
FOR THE
pension bridge in seven weeks. "Within' the next 25 years we "Handicapped in some of their may be able to forecast seasonal theatres of war through lack of conditions throughout, the world equipment, the Chinese are still with comparative accuracy unable to resist major Japanese “We would thus be able to attacks in the field. S
guarantee the production of
MIDDLE EAST
THE WAR OFFICE VESTER! "With the Vast, *number of materials needed by mankind and troops at their disposal, however, so break down tariff walls and ¦ DAY ANNOUNCED THAT GEN- they can constantly forra new such trade arrangements which ERAL SIR ROBERT HAINING concentrations in different parts are one of the Incentives to inter- HAS BEEN APPOINTED IN- of the country which the Japan- rational war" International TENDANT GENERAL, MIDDLE ese are compelled to break up News Servico.
in order to remove threats to the bigger cities in their hands.
Will Unimpaired
JAPAN ACCEPTS
i'
Japan 18 thus forced to ox The Japanese Government has pend her energy in taking towns undertaken to protect Italian in which she had captured three terests in Russia, says Budapest
Reuter radio" quoted of four times, befőre:
EAST ADATELS
It is understood the appoint ment was made because it was. felt that a very senior oficer was required in the Middle East to deal with complicated adminis trative problems which are Wound to arise.
The appointment takes: "effect from May 10-Reuter;"