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EXPENDITURE COMMUNICATIONS FROM TOBRUK
ON ARMS AND FIGHTING MEN IS WILL BE CUT OFF BEFORE THE
ANNOUNCED BY MR. ROOSEVELT Government Embarks On Programme For Total Defence Of Democracy: Provision For Most Modern Mechanised Army
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT YESTERDAY FOLLOWED UP HIS CHALLENGE SPEECH TO THE AGGRESSOR NATIONS BY ANNOUNCING AMERIÇA'S ALL-TIME RECORD EXPENDITURE ON ARMS AND FIGHTING MEN, SAYS A REUTER REPORT FROM WASHINGTON.
Under what will be "a new deal plus national defence" budget, the United States will be spending $25,000,- 000,000 for deferice within a three-year period, unless as President Roosevelt made it clear, the future circumstances require more...
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“ GOVERNMENT HAS EMBARKED ON A PROGRAMME FOR THE TOTAL DEFENCE OF DEMOCRACY,” he declared. "The threatening" world situation forces us to build up land, sea and air forces able to meet and master any contingency."
POINTS FROM SPEECH
Man-Power Challenge
Tentative Estimates
In addition, President Roosevelt's defence programme provides for the most modern mechanised army with man-power rising to nearly 1,500,000 next year doubling of the navy personnel and the continuation of the con- struction of "over all" navy, the great increase in planes and airmen, the expansion of productions capacity liter-. ally "to its utmost efforts," and the huge civilian training "One can predict the ultimate scheme already actively involving over 1,000,000 men and "Our defences will be increased cost of the programme that is still women.
warships, tanks,
in development, for no one can de- planes and
guns to protect us he the future. When we recall this gigantic arms. pro- principles of the New Deal against aggression. Our problem the staggering changes in the la to combat against the external world situation during the last six gramme, the President show He foreshadowed important pressure and internal slackness. months, we realise how tentative ed clearly that he did not
by
means
of
The ability of the democracies all
present estimates must be.CE
to employ their fullest resources There were already under contract
of man-power, skill and plant, has 125 new factories and more 'were been challenged. We meet this planned.
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challenge by a maximum utilisa- "Contracts and orders worth tion of plant and man-power and $10,000,000,000 had been placed in by maintaining governmental ser- six months. resulting in more fae- vices for social security."
tories throughout the country, be-
"If this war should be followed coming ready rapidly to increase as I hope it will by peace in a production. Social security pro- world of good neighbours, then a gramme will continue as also the complete elimination of competi-agricultural programme to safe, tive armaments will become pos-guard farmers who have lost their sible. Only in such a world can foreign markets, particularly in economic stability be restored." cotton, wheat and tobacco."
"Loans" To Democracies Not Included
Explaining the budget figures at a Press conference, President Roosevelt said that the estimate of "loans" to the democracies'. abroad, could not be included in the budget, because they had not been authorised by Congress, but Congress would be asked im- mediately for some appropriation.
The President predicted the sale of Government securities on the scale of the liberty bond drive during the last war.
The President added that financially, anyone who failed to purchase the Government bonds might be considered unpatriotic.
APPROPRIATION
OF $10
BILLION
Although many details are still to be worked ort, it is under: stood that the Administration will ask for an appropriation of $10,- 100,000,000 for the aid for Britain programme to be spent over several years.
Congressional leaders stated that the programme would be pre- vented to Congress separately from the regular budget, sayg the Washington correspondent of Associated Press.
-On Other- Pages
Paze
-2 Softball
review:
Fanling
races; Soccer notes; Hong- kong F.4.. Council meeting.
3 Coming events; Radlo pro-
grammes.
4 Atlantic torpedoing recall-
ed: Addition to Britain's air strength;- Ceremonial sword for Wavell.
5. Widow's claim for return of
Addition to car:
Police Headquarters; Court Mar- tlal; Great day for Möham- medans; A.R.P. Orders.
6 Leading article: China, Bri-
tain and America.
8. Round the Police Courts; Chinese doctors' protest; Crossword puzzle.
9 Finance and commerce. ·
10 Record US. Deace-time
borrowing Hunan tea in dustry,"
11 Harbour Office notice.
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In providing finance for intend to drop the social
PACIFIC NEXT
CENTRE OF WORLD WAR
Japanese publle feeling took a pessimistic turn for the new year us a result of the activities of German raiders in the Pacific, states a message from Australia..
The KOKUMIN CHIMBUN rev ferring to the sinkings in the Pacific states that the next centre of the world war will be the Pacific. where Japan and
the United States will be the bel- ligerent forces.
Today's
's News Summary
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AN ALL TIME RECORD EXPENDITURE ON ARMS AND FIGHT- |TING MEN was revealed in the budget presented by Président Roo–. sevelt in his message to Congress yesterday. The United States will be spending $25,000,000,000 for defence within a three-year period unless future circumstances require more.
LORD BADEN-POWELL OF GILWELL, CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD, and founder of the organisation in 1908, died in Kenya, Hla condition first gave rise to anxiety in November last year. The late Chief Scout, who was 83 years of age, received the Order of Merit in 1937.
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BRITISH MECHANISED UNITS HAVE ALREADY OCCUPIED THE EL ADEM aerodrome while the full weight of the Imperial Army is moving towards Tobruk. A military authority considers that General Wavell will cut off all communications from Tobruk before the final attack.
IN A SPEECH IN NORTH CAROLINA, MR. WILLIAM BULLITT, | former · American Ambassador. to France, stated that they knew the surest way to defeat the Axis Powers was for America' to go to war in support of Britain, Greece and China,
SAILING UP THE ADRIATIC SEA, A SQUADRON OF GREEK destroyers carried out a daring raid and shelled the Albanian port of Valona. They saled back again without encountering a single Italian warship.
FINAL ATTACK: KING'S TRIBUTE
TO AUSTRALIANS WHO |-
Hoarders FOUGHT AT BARDIA
A "MILITARY CORRESPONDENT SUGGESTS THAT GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL THINKS FT NECES. SARY TO CUT OFF COMMUNICATIONS FROM TOBRUK BEFORE MAKING THE FINAL ATTACK, SAYS A LON- DON MESSAGE.
It is mentioned that Tobruk, which is protected by
a natural promontory, has a harbour which can be used in all weathers.
A message from Calro states that General Bergorizali, commander of the Blackshirts, at Bardia, has escaped in a motorboat.
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There is little doubt now that Tobruk, Italy's major coastal base in Libya, has practically been cut off from the west and that British ad- vance units have made it al- most impossible for Italian troops either to leave or enter the port.
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Food For Unoccupied France
The British
Government
Will Be Severely Punished
CHUNGKING, Jan. 8 (Reuter)- All merchants and individuals. holding stocks of certain goods must register them with the Gov- vernment before Jan. 26 when such stocks must be entirely dis- posed or accounted for falling which, all hoarders will be severely | punished," according to the latest
Government decision.
The following goods come under the Chungking order; cätton, cot- has ton yarn, plece goods, iinen, lea- agreed, on the personal request of ther, coal, charcoal, paper, soap. President Roosevelt, to permit a electrical supplies, matches, and
It was pointed out that it would be impossible for the garrison to shipment of foodstuffs and cloth-vegetable oils.
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ing to unoccupied France, says a All merchants registering their London message.
stocks of such goods with the Gov- This decision. however. does ernment will be guaranteed profits. not alter the British Government's from 15 to 20 per cent. détermination to blockade un Similarly, registration of steel occupied France and territories and froti products are also being
ell ordered.
FUTURE OF FRANCE
Decisions of great Importance
new Government powers for for the future of France are ex- private industry in order to pected to be announced at the prevent man-power and ma-week-end, according to an Aus- terials being diverted from tralian message which quoted a re- national defence needs. port from Vichy,
Armament profits' limitation was ako strongly hinted at, when the President declared himself not satisfied that the existing laws were adequate in
with connexion
the profits from national defence work." Figures for the new June, 1941,
der German, occupation
LORD BADEN-POWELL OF GILWELL DEAD
The message went Ok to add The death has occurred at Nyeri, Kenya, at 6.10 a.m. that there were fresh reports of yesterday-of LIEUTENANT-GEN. LORD BADEN-POWELL" re-dispositions of the French Fleet OF GILWELL, O.M., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., LL.D., F.R. and that several vessels, including G.S., CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD, in his 83rd year, destroyers, torpedo boats and other
small units had passed through Says Reuter.
the Straits of Gibraltar un- molested by the British Fleet and
to June, 1942, budget announced on their way to North Africa,
by President Roosevelt, are
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timated at a total expenditure of $17,485,000.000-29 per cent, more than the preceding budget.
NOTHING TO REPORT
LONDON, Jan. 8 (BWS)-Re-.
Of this, 62 per cent or $10.811.garding German air operations 000,000 is for national defence-67 ver Britain last night, the Air per cent. more than the preceding" Ministry and Ministry for Home defence estimates.
Security states: "Nothing to re- The estimated budget deficit art." rises to $9,210,000,000 compared to LONDON, January 8. (Reuter)- $6,889,000,000 last year. But Pre-Owing to adverse weather con- sident Roosevelt dismissed. possi-tions, there were no RAF. ac- ble apprenbensions about inèrease ivities last night, it is officially
n the national debt.
announced.
Greek Destroyers Sail Up Adriatic And Shell Valona
STOP PRESS
U.S. FLEET UP TO WAR-TIME STRENGTH
Colonel Knox, Secretary of the United States Navy, announced that 42,000 men are to be called up to bring the United States Navy up to war-time strength.
↑ His condition first gave rise to anxiety in November last when he began to suffer from heart attacks, and in the middle of the month his con- dition was described as criti- cal. He pulled through but had been in ill-health since.
Boy Scouts in all parts of the world will attend `synchronised. services in memory of their late Chief Scout.
don have not yet. decided whether Imperial Headquarters in Lon-
the services shall be held on Jan.
2 or Jan. 19.
Lord Baden-Powell will be buried
The Navy, he said, would be di- at Nyeri today. vided into three Fleets--the At- lantic, Pacific and Asiatic.
Admiral Richardson is to be re- placed by Rear-Admiral Tyrell in the Pacific Fleet.
Asked about leasing more des- troyers for Britain, Col. Knox said: "I do not think more United States destroyers can be released without seriously affecting the efficiency of the Navy
A SQUADRON OF GREEK DESTROYERS SAILED UP THE ADRIATIC SEA AND HURLED SHELLS AT VALONA ON TUESDAY WITHOUT SEEING A SINGLE ITALIAN WARSHIP, states a London message. Ships and Industrial areas near the port were blasted.
An Admiralty communique issu- One their way back the Greek destroyers slowed down their ed late last night states that the speed In
the hope of meeting the Italian Fleet, but saw no signBritish. submarine Tuna,,"cam- of it.
manded by Capt. Cavanagh-Man- While the Greek navy was thus All the British planes returned waring, had a spirited engagement wondering what had become of safely, states a London message.
the Italian Navy; RAF bombers'
also visited Valona and the port
ITALIAN CLAIM
on the surface with a German U-boat.
Immediately on
encountering
ROME, Jan. 8 (Reuter)Italian the British vessel the enemy sub- In the great Scont movement of was heavily raided. The Italians planes have torpedoed an enemy marine made off at high speed which he has been Chief, since it could do no better in reply than to destroyer near Sollum, states to-aring its guns. bomb Koritza where they destroy-day's Italian communiqué which ed 40 houses and killed about a hundred civilians.
NOT VIOLENT
In Albania the fighting was not violent. There were reduced patrol activities, but a number of prisoners were reported to have -been taken
Reviewing the Greek military situation, an Athens spokesman spoke of the occupation by the Greek forces of a complete group of mountain fortifications.
The RAF carried out a severe. raid on Elbasan in spite of snow and sleet.
was founded in 1908, he has left The Tuna continued to chase the a memorial, unique in history. It adds that air patrols of fighters U-boat until enemy surface ships is typical that the Chief Scout and bombers have máchine-appeared to help her," and then spent his last days in preparing and illustrating a Christmas card, gunned and bombed British me save up the chase,
which was received in the Scout Headquarters in London last week, saya, a London message.
chanised units.
"Would you have a little less
Sir Ian Hamilton paid the fol-
According to a message from meat for a week or two or would lowing tribute to Lord Robert yes- Australla, President Roosevelt said you rather have Bardia?” asked terday: "B.P. stood equally for Lord: Woolton, Food Minister in Baden-Powell and British public. at a press conference yesterday London yesterday when he an-For the latter the former was al- that he had already chosen his nounced that owing to the diver-ways ready to play up. His per- new Ambassador to Great Britain, ston of shipping for war purposeasonality and akill was well known But, that the name of the new it will be necessary during the and one of the most notable envoy would not be announced next few months to vary the meat ngures of the old any now passes until next week,
ration.
away."