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KING INSPECTS HOME GUARD Prince Konoye Returns
CHINESE COMMENT ON PREMIER'S STATEMENT Indignation Voiced About Burma Route Closure
CHUNGKING, July 21 (Reuter)-The publication here of the statement by Mr. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, In the House of Commons on Friday regarding the closure of the
Indignation Burma Road, has been received with
Chinese
circles,
Press, private conversations and public meetings of Chinese ate, seizing every opportunity to flay British policy.
In an editorial, the China Times claims that Britain's action is without moral or legal right and constitutes interference in Chinese internal affairs." "
GOING FASCIST
CHUNGKING, July 21 (Remtez)' Chinese carries generally interpret the formation of the new Japan- esc Cabinet, under. Prince Konove and the inclusion of Mr. Matsuoka af Foreign Minister as a sign that Japan is going Fascist,
Veterans And Youngsters Together
LONDON, July 21 (Reu- ter) The King, who in re- cent weeks has seen a great deal of the armed forces of Britain and the Dominions in England today, witnessed for the first time, a large scale parade of the Home Guard.
Two thousand local "de- fence volunteers from Essex marched past His Majesty to their headquarters.' Eighty per cent. were ex- servicemen, some have seen three campaigns but shoulder to shoulder to them marched many young- sters, aged 17,
The King commented afterwards it was "extraor- dinarily good."
ARCHBISHOP DENOUNCES NAZIISM
To Premiership
Situation Not Clear, Says
Shanghai Journalist
SHẦNGHAI, July 21 (Renter)-For "the first time since the war began. Jaran has changed her Cabmet and Prince Konoye has returned to the Premiership, sald"Mr. O.W. Green, former editor of the "Nurt China Daily News” of Shauchal, In a broad- cast last night.
The simmation is, as yet, not very clear. Not only has the Government been changed, but the whole "nature of the Parlia- mentary Government is also to be changed.
The whole basis of Japanese life! politics and business and private ving is the family living in rigid
discipline. Government and Parlia ment is looked on a3 ore big family representing the family of the Japanese nation.
NEW POLITICAL STATE
Konaye's scheme, therefore, is for the formation of a new nation- al political state in which all the parties merge The Selyukat (or, roughly, Conservative) party is re- ported, to have already agreed to Join Konoye's new organization. and the Minseito. (or Liberal) party to be moving in the same direction
This does not imply the tearing
"DIG FOR VICTORY"
LONDON. July 2 (Reuter)—A National "Dig for Victory" Council) is to be formed to secure tul use- of all available land for food pro- duction as the result of a decision taken at a conference in London of delegates from local authorities and allotment associations from all
over the country.
MALTA RAIDED LONDON, July 21 (Reuter}
up of the "constitution, but ontlines Two formations of Italian bomb-
“
of the old one are being filled iners raided Malta on Friday, it with new colour
was announced here yesterday; heard but DO heavy firing was bombs were dropped."
The Commander-in-Chief, Meaf- terranean, has sent a message to Malta saying the island was the much in the thoughts of Navy which was much concerned with the well-being of the people of Malta.
"PAGAN CLIQUE”
Turning to the effects of France's collapse, Mr. Green said that when OF TYRANTS -
Germany made her pact with Rus- LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)... the pro-Axis policy was for a time completely dicedsted, With Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of
the recent German successes there Westminister, brands the Naz! as
has been a renewal of the agita- a "pagan clique of upstart tyrants.”
tion. in a message to the new organisa tion formed under his presidency by Catholics to help the National Causė,
ANXIONS TO END WAR
That does not mean that Japan w necessarily throw in her lot The aim of this body is to "eo- with Germany, To the Japanese ordinate and Intensify the efforts people, any entanglement with the i already being made by Catholes in quarrels in Europe is distastefnt England to fit themselves by Konoye is no fire-eater; he is prayer, work and study, to contri-called a man of moderation, and bute as much as they can to the farsighted national cause at this time.
OFFENSIVE IS
POSTPONED
BERLIN, July 21 Renter)
Matsuoka, 1 Foreign Mbais-- ter, has travelled widely, and in Japan is looked on as a man of strong character and wide viewa.;
Japan's main concern is to finish the war with China, Japan
The threatened offensive" against is now reviewing her military and England has been postponed to diplomations with redoubled force enable new political action to be to crush China
tried out.
Berlin asserted the
"Whether she will do 50 or 1100
correspondent of the Swiss news- only the future can tell," con paper "Basier Nachrichten" yes- cluded Mr. Green terday.
day.
The correspondent declared
Hitler's speech disappointed Ger Two Ocean".
mans, They were expecting i final ultimatum LA culmination of the war of nerves against the British people, to create a breach between them and the Gor ernment.
יי
The writer pointed out that no date was mentioned for the German attack, and he regards the speech as "an attempt to build a brigde."
Navy Bill
BIG NAVY FOR
THE US. WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuter) -The "Two Ocean" Navy Bill, pro viding for a vast seven year pro- gramme of naval expansion to create an armada capable of grea-.
PENAL SERVITUDE ter range and striking power than
FOR EDITOR
LONDON, "July 21 (Reuter) - According to the German Wire
any other in the world, to enable the United States to meet at- tacks simultanuously from the Atlantic and the Pacific if need. less, Mr. Lucien Derne. editor of be a thousand miles from shore, the Lille newspaper, Echo Dunord was signed by President Roosevelt was sentenced to five years penal and has become law. servitude" by the German military In 1947, it is hoped to have a court.
navy of 701 warships consisting 35
it was stated that Mr. Derne battleships, 20 aircraft-carriers 88 attempted to publish a text of the cruisers, 378 destroyers, and 18 Armistice conditions before the submarines.
The present conflet. the paper points out, is an undeclared war and Japan lacks the legal power to blockade
BRITISH POSITION WEAKENS
The Bactangpao, organ of the The organ of the Commuriist publication by the Petain Gov It is estimated. It will cost about Chinese Army, considers "that the Party says that "Britain is boping ernment, and alluded to the $2,000,000,000 yearly for the next concession weakens the British to buy of Japan at the expense of pasttion in the Far East and China to strengthen her own marks the end of Britain as a position in her fight against Gér- major Oriental Power"
many, but Fascist Japan will only According to the Chinese press, press for further concessions" from provinelal and local associations, Britain." are adopting anti-British resolu tions
TOTAL BANKRUPTCY
Armistice conditions despite German Censors' warnings."
the
seven years to construct the fleet fand to maintain the ships already He was also said to have at in existence $1,800,000,000 yearly 10 tempted to publish photographs support it thereafter. of Mr. Churchill and Mr. Jasper and published a photograph of a French spy shot by the Germans during the last war, and having The Ta Kung Pao, an indepen-actively engaged in stirring up "A telegram has been sent to Lord
among Cecil, President of the League of dent dally, describes Britain's con- passive resistance "Nations Society, by Dr. Chu Chia-clusion of the Burma Road agree. French. hue, President of the Chinese ment with Japan as “total bank- League of Nations Society, on be- ruptcy of the British Far Eastern hält of his group.
NOT ONLY UNFRIENDLY The telegram characterises the British action as "not only un- friendly, but also unwise."
polley of selling out friends to please brute force. This policy w!! only court dissister.”
'RHODESIA DOES
HER PART
the
REALLY RARE OCCASION!
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter) Dealing with Sir Stafford - Calpis! Interview with Stalin, the Mor- cow correspondent of the London “Tiuscy” “"yesterday "pointed out that it is a rare occurrence for The paper continuen the "United A sum of £10,000 collected for Stalin to receive foreign am- States must now emerge as the Aghter planes ia berig cabled imbasadors.
LUBAKA July 21 (Reuter)
"
stabfixing force in the Pacific. As mediately to Britain as the st The correspondent SOYA the Commenting on Mr. Churchill's soon as she shows the lightest instalment of the war effort from most that can be said at present statement that "England is not sign of weakness Japan will im- Northern Rhodesla. " unmindful
of her obligations 'mediately start her southward ot- towards the National Government pansion policy to create distur
of China" Influential Chinese de bances in the Pacific"
clared in private conversations.
"The closure of the Buria Hoad is an 'ontright betrayal "bi every obligation, moral and Jeral to the only Government of "China,*
Many, including some induential leaders, It said, are at present
RED CROSS WORK
about Anglo-Boviet relations is that the atmosphere has. Im broved.
This, however, is rather an as- LONDON, July 1 Reuter) sertion of Boviet neutrality than Americans in Britain have col-a reflection of any change In lected £100,000 for Red Cross Boviet relations with Germany. work, ".""
The broad considerations which
demanding à realistic reorganizm tion of Chinese foreign policy. The American Red Cross ex caused the Soviet to make the They say that China's only recourse pects to have 200 ambulances in pact with Germany remain valid, lies in seeking closer association the near future in aid of civilians The Soviet's present policy is to with the Russo-German bine in air raida in Britain.
keep the country out of war
The Governor replied expressing the thanks of the island.
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