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GENERAL
MUTUAL CONFIDENCE, GOODWILL PAVED WAY FOR NAVAL TREATY VALUE OF BASES ANNIVERSARY
BETWEEN BRITAIN, U.S. Practical Means For Aid Evolved: London Pleased
LONDON, Sept. 4" (Benter)-It is officially announced in London that the Anglo-American Naval Treaty, signed in Washington on "Monday, provides for immediate transfer to Bri- tain of 50 United States destroyers and in retara Britain will: make available to the United States on a 99-years lease certain paval and air facilities in British territory on the seaboard of the North American continent
The notes accompanying the agreement make clear that the British Commonwealth and the United States have evolved.
uf during the negotiations, a practical method contributing materially and effectively to each other's defence requirements The text of the note from Lord that in consideration of the Bri- Lothian, the British Ambassador,tish declarations, "the Govern- to Mr. Cordell Hull. US. Secretary ment of the United States will of State, dated September 2, states immediately transfer to His Ma. that:
Jesty's Government 50 United "In view of the basis of friend-States Navy destroyers generally ship and sympathetle interest. of referred to as the 1,200-ton type." His Majesty's "Government of the SATISFACTION IN LONDON United Kingdom in thè national The successful conclusion of security of the United States and
-Anglo-American Agrec- their desire to strengthen the ment, it was stated in anthor). ability of the United States to co- tative quarters in London last operate effectively-with-other-na- | -night, will be greeted with "thể tions of the America's in defence of the Western Hemisphere, His Majesty's Government will grant the United States freely and with- eat consideration a lease for im- mediate establishment
and
the
greatest possible satisfaction
by the British Government and the people of the Com- monwealth.
TO US, WASHINGTON, Sept. (Bouter)-President Roosevelt,
OF WAR
an the train en route to Wa COMMEMORATED
ington yesterday, declared the. chief value of the new naval
an
and air bases to the USA: Way they would · keep enemy away from the United States front door.
APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
Petain Broadcast To French Empire
h
LONDON. Aug. (Reuter) Marshal Petain, Dictator of France, appealed to the French the Vichy Empire to stand by
yes. Government in a broadcast terday which he entitled "A Mes- sage of Truth and Confidence,"
France, he said, has lost three. fifths of her territory through
American Hospital Unit
In Britain
STAFFED BY EIGHT DOCTORS
PREMIER ATTENDS LONDON, Sept 4 (Fenter)--The first American bospital unit to ABBEY SERVICE
serve under the Ministry of Health LONDON Sept, 4 (Reuter)-A has arrived in Britain. Manned service at Westminster Abbey in by volunteers. If is staffed by commemoration of the first an-aight doctors, all Professors of niversary of the war was held Surgery, three nurses and two during an air raid warning yester additional workers. day, incrring.
Dr. Wilson, head of the unit. The Prime Minister and mem-ald that they would work in bers of the Cabinet attended.
Britain if necessary OT The warning was sounded just willingly go abroad if required.
would before the service was due to be-. Dr. Wilson gin. Mr. Churchill conversed withne arrived to see so much ship. amazed when the Dean for several minutes and ping carrying on normal business. it was then decided to continue He was also very impressed by the service.
PLEBISCITE IN PACIFIC
German occupation. But her French Islands Rally nothing could prevall against it. Round De Gaulle
unity is as strong as ever and
the morale of the British people, especially during air raids.
The only
thing that seems to worry them was the, time wasted in the shelters, he commented:~
700 U.S.
PLANES A MONTH
The first duty of the French WELLINGTON, Sept. 4 (Reuter: FOR BRITAIN
Empire, sald Marshal Petain, 19The
to obey, the second to help the groups of Tahiti, Moorea and Vichy Government.
French
Pacific islands
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Reuter) From the notes exchanged, says
Paumotus, by 5,564 votes to 18,The
United States Defence VICHY DECREE of naval Reuter's diplomatic correspondent;
declared for General de Gaulle Commission and purchasing agen- and air bases and facilities for it is quite clear that the British terday confirmed
An official Vichy decree yes-fat a plebiscite held to decide the cles of the US. Army and Navy entrance thereto and protection Commonwealth
the dismissal island's attitude..
have worked out with manufac- and the United of General Catroux from. French thereof on the Avalon Peninsular States have evolved, during the Indo-China
The administration of the turers an arrangement by which southern coast of negotiations, a practical method
and also dismissed Islands is assumed by a provisional Britain will receive an average on the Newfoundland and on the east of contributing materially
the Secretary-General of New government, pending the nomina or 700-American Aghting planes and Caledonia. which has announced tion of a new governor by Gene- a month over the next 20 months. enast and great Bay of Bermuda " effectively to each other's defence its intention to carry on the war ral de Gaulle.
CARIBBEAN BASES
[requirements.
reported the Washington corres The news was announced here pondent of the New York Sun by the Prime Minister, Mr. Peter yesterday Fraser, who said he had received This meani tbat counting "the information from Papeete.'planes already under construc- capital of Tahiti.
tion, the British Government could buy a total of 14,000 'planes)
The note continues that in view
or the desire of the United States to acquire additional air and naval bases in the Caribbean and
British Gulana and without en- deavouring to place a monetary or commercint value upon any tangible and intangible rights and
and Britain: at the side of General de. Gaule
Britain was very anxious to ac- convoy work, to deal with sub- quire additional destroyers for
channels through which to pass importance. Thirdly, it marines and to keep open the
transports to. United States and thens the material defence of the other ports.
Western Hemisphere...
On the other hand, the United States has acquired 99-year leases i
properties Involved, His Majesty's of certain sea and air facilities Government. will make available
in the Panama Canal Zone and
to the United States, for imme elsewhere on the Atlantic diate establishment and use as board. naval and air bases at the follow.
ing places:.
The eastern side of the Baha
mas, the southern
Jamaica.
NO TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY:
sea-
the wester coast of The Prime Minister has made
coast of it clear in the House of Com-
Saint Lucia, the west coast or mons that there is no question of Trinidad, the Gulf of Parla, the ang transfer of sovereignty.
streng-
MUTUAL GOOD WILL It may fairly be pointed out that such an important agreem mient could never be realised except in an atmosphere of mutuar confidence and good will and it may be cited as an example of the way the Dema-> cracies can assure their own and common interests,
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MORE MONEY FOR April 1942, if it desired.
SPITFIRE FUND
LONDON, Aug. 4 Reuter) Netherlands sailors were given an extra 23, 6d, pay on Saturday last
in honour of their Queen's birth- day
It is now learned that most of them asked their captain to give
the money to the local: Spitfire The destroyers will be used in funds as a mark of their grati the same way as British destroy-i tude to the RAF
They will be brought over
island of Antigua and British The administrations in the ter-ers Guiana within 50 miles of Georgerituries concerned have been con- by British crews. town.
sulted and have concurred, as Some of them were"ased in the In exchange the United States have the Dominions Governments. neutrality patrol and they will transler to the British Gov- The defence requirements of thought to require little or ernment military equipment and the British Commonwealth and alteration, material.
the United States tend to over-
'ADMIRALTY PLEASED
are
lap in, the Western Hemisphère The utmost pleasure and satis- and parallel negotiations on this faction at the arrangement re- subject are proceeding between garding U.S. destroyers was ex-
ITALIANS RAID MALTA
"NO DAMAGE
CAUSED
CAIRO, Sept. 4 (Reuter)--Fur-"
the United States and Canada. pressed by the First Lord of the ther RAF attacks on jetties and serve three main purposes. First, a statement in London last night.nounced in an RAF communique
The agreement can be said to Admiralty, Mr. A: V, Alexander, in
Mr. Alexander declared: They which stated that all bombs fell
warehouses at Assab was an
FREE FROM RENT All the bases referred to in ne preceding paragraph will be lean- ed for a period of 89 years free from all rent and charges other than the mutually agreed, comit provides timely reinforcement pensation to owners of private
of the British Navy in the task come at a time when the strain on the target area but it was not property,
of maintaining control of the apon our destroyer fleet has been possible to observe the results. Atlantic. Secondly, It will con- very great and they will be of tribute to the security of the inestimable value to us not only One fire started by a raid on the United States, a fact which the for excorting convoys but also for In the Bunn area, Kenya, alr
|previous: day was still burning. people of the British Common- protecting our coasts from the wealth recognise to be of vital threat of invasion."
The British Government m the leases to be agreed on will grant the United States all rights, power and authortly within the bases Teased and within the limit of territorial waters and air spaces in the vicinity of ich bases neces sary to provide access to them and the protection of them;"> The exact location and bounds of the bases are to be determined by common agreement"angABOR
Britain is prepared immediately to designate expertsto meet United States experts for this purpose.
Mr. Cordell Hull, in a note to Lord Lothian, gladly accepts the British proposals and declares
HELP TO FIGHT: THE ENEMY
JOIN THE HONGKONG
craft of the South African Air Force, attacked enemy troops and transport while aircraft of the
CZECH SQUADRON DOWNS Rhodesian Squadron carried out
extensive reconnaissances in other
da
SEVEN GERMAN RAIDERSA formation of enemy bombers
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LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter)The German Air Force falled in any way to Weaken British Aghter opposition in two attempts to penetrile the defences of south-east England yesterday, says
-- the Alp-Ministry news service Objectives of the two big attacks.
appear to have been R.A.F. aerodromes. A
escorted by a considerable force of fighters attempted to raid... Malta but no damage was caused by the enemy's bombs
The morning attack was carried Up to the time of the communi- Heavy Explosions In
out by about 250 planes which que 23 enemy planes were known new up the Thames Estuary,
The seed attack, which re- of our machines were missing, to have been "destroyed. Fuiteen sulted an air raid warning but eight pilots were known to lasting is minutes in the London be sate Area was carried out by 100-to
150 planes REO
During the morning fold a new- ly formed Czech dron of the RAF shot down another seven German bringing its total to 16 the loss of only one Czech
dal : announce
이
Calais, Boulogne
(Reuter
LONDON, Sept tavy explosions and distant gur MONDAY'S BAGS Hot fre in the direction of Calais and
Final reports of Monday Boulogne were heard by people of
action showed that the GerKentish coast towns, „MARE last
fictines,
It is believed that the RAF, was Twenty of our “SikhƐ are making a surprise attack on guns missing, it ten plots are and Shipping in the vicinity} or {
theasports.
safe. peaasta planted to go According to noticial repor
attacks
mech says it is now establuffed there Were Türk
ANTI TUBERCULOSIS wo more enemy Mit terdaya bersioon on a mouth-ear SOUTH AFRICA'S
ASSOCIATION
weza shot down yesterday by our fighters making the total for the M: 1G #Idây 25. U BOMB DROPPED
Two entries were machine "gurned by aughter which was
18 ja barrage balloon i They saved themselvs by diving inte a ditch, and the plane was do | sirèraftąpio
LONDON WARNING
ORDINARY MEMBERSTEC An Alt Ministry communifique KARENA Hesterday evening said that 435 per annum.
KURUNG CTIAM ending planes in considerable Milumbers :: crossed the south- LIFE MEMBERSHIP $106
Cast coast yesterday mo
morning "Reports received up to the time of the communique for- dicated that low bombs ha been dropped, mostly in doun- " high-flying raiders ove try districts.
Hon. Treasurert MR. D. BENSON,
Mercantile Bad of a Lta
Mr. TN, CHAU, CBE
8 Queen's Road, West
GIFT
TO ROYAL NAVY
LONDON' Bept 4 1Rapter)---
it people of South-west Africa
RIVER £2,000 for the relief of men erchant
It is understood the second warning" in the. London: terday was due to thei
east England.
Little" - damage was Stone, but Bombs were there were a few casualties south-ea neveral of which were tgħal
roundin
town
district
Nav nd the
Senior Naval Oncer at Simi town;
thet ex-
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