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PRESERVE PEACE NOT LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Several
Conferences
Held In
Washington: Halifax's Opinion
THE POSITION IN THE PACIFIC continues to hold attention in the United States and Britain and, while it is generally felt that everything possible is being done to avoid a breaking down of the relations between the two countries, the Japanese Press expresses the view that even the efforts of Admiral Nomura, Japan's new Am- bassador to the United States, to preserve peace are not likely to succeed, states a message from Sydney.
A JAPANESE SPOKESMAN STATED YESTERDAY THAT A MEETING OF THE DIET WOULD BE CONVENED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY ARISING.
IN WASHINGTON, STATE DEPARTMENT officials met yesterday to survey the developments and several conferences were held, at which the British and Australian Governments were represented. Nothing official was issued regarding these talks ex- cept in a statement made by Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador,
Tremendous Gamble For Japan
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Beater) The sudden developments in the Far Eastern situation has focussed the attention of the Indian Press gen- erally on the Japanese threats.
Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary
of State, conferred with Lord:
Minister, Mr. R. G. Casey, and also saw the Netherlands
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STRENGTHENING Japanese-
·U.S. NAVY
President Roosevelt's £180- 000,000 programine for streng- thening the navy and naval positions In the PACIFIC, A- LASKA and the CANAL ZONE was passed by the Naval Com- mittee of the House of Repre sentatives before whom Ad- miral Stark, Chief of "the Naval Staff gave evidence at a 3-hour secret sessions, states a London message,
According to nava] data, compiled for Congress, the British navy has been streng- thened by 20 new warships in the last three months, includ- ing two battleship two air- craft-carriers, five cruisers and 11 destroyers (Special) BLACK-OUT IN PESHAWAR
PESHAWAR, Feb. 26 (Reuter) Black-out arrangements in Pesha- war City and other areas on the North-West Frontier were carried fout by the authorities who were
satisfied with the experiment.
Halifax and the Australian Mr. H. C. Macnamara And
Mr. D. J. N. Anderson Appointed Magistrates
Minister.
Lord Halifax later saw Mr. Sum- ner Welles.
The conversations dealt with other matters of mutual interest besides the Pacific.
Lord Halifax told newspapermen The Statesman says that Japan's "loudening threats against Britain that Britain had increased her and America, some think, are forces in many places in the Far bluff, but we do not share this East quite substantially for some comforting opinion. The truth is time. He was of the opinion that that the present Japanese Govern- the world position had hot de- ment is so deeply committed to the teriorated lately. policy of a southward overscas ex- pansion that a withdrawal may prove impossible. It must at least be a delicate and protracted feat.. It is admittedly a tremendous gamble for Japan, comments the TIMES OF INDIA, as Japan will almost certainly find herself at war with America and concludes that she will not be ready for an ex- pansion of the war to the Pacific to be a dangerous optimism.
FOUR REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF BRITISH FORCES
Lord Croft, Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Office, in a statement yesterday gave four reasons for the success of the Bri- tish forces in Africa, states a Lon- con message.
First, supremne skill of leadership coupled with a high pitch of training and courage.
Second, efficiency and quality of British war equipment particularly
in the design of tanks..
Third, magnificent contribution
of the air force and the fact that Britain was able to get the best of her aircraft to that region.
Fourth, the fact that Britain could spare the ships of the Royal Navy to operate in that area. (Special)
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The Netherlands Minister said that it was the funda- mental policy of the Nether- lands East Indies to resist any force. He had no information that the Japanese had made commercial demands on the N.E.I.
WIDE PERSPECTIVE The issues raised by the meet-
01 the Australian ings Cabinet and the Advisory War Council have a wide perspective. states the Sydney message.
Two well-known local barristers, ME. HENRY CHAR- LES MACNAMARA and MR. DONALD JAMES NEVILLE ANDERSON,
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PURPOSE BEHIND DARING ESCAPADE OF BRITISH PARACHUTISTS NOT CLEAR
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-British parachutists have been dropped in southern Italy to "demolish certain ob- jectives connected with parts in that area," writes Reuter's Air correspondent.
TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Reuter)—Ad- matrai Nomura, Japanese Ambassa. dor in Washington, and President Roosevelt did not discuss specific Far Eastern developments during their meeting, but limited their conversation to the broader as- pects of Japanese-American rela-have not "returned to their occurred. tions, according to a dispatch base,"
The exploit coincides with the The President said he desired to steady march of General Sir Ar- keep relations on a friendly basis chibald Wavell's army towards
The purpose behind this daring escapade, confirmed in London yesterday, is not clear nor can it be stated at present what were the results achieved.,
from Washington.
FULLEST AID
Some of the men engaged serious nature are known to have
It is believed that some of the parachutists dropped on Italian sall have made their escape,
semi-
PRISONERS OF WAR LONDON, Feb, 16 (Reuter)-The and expressed confidence that if Tripoll, the slow crumbling of the British parachutists captured in problems are "approached on arest of Italy's African Expire the southern Italy will be treated as -- basis of mutual desire to preserve opening of a new Greek offensive prisoners of war, says & friendship, conflict between the in Albania and heavy air blows official staternent issued in Rome countries is still avoidable.
against Rhodes and Sicily, two of yesterday. They will be lodged in Italy's most important inland a concentration camp where re- The President, it is reported, bases in eastern and central
presentatives of the International reiterated the United States in- Mediterranean.
Red Cross would be allowed; to tention to continue giving the Whatever may be the sequel it visit them. fullest ald to Britain by every pos- must be rated as one of the most sible means short of war.
thrilling in a long list of audacious He stressed that America's deep strokes carried out against Signor concern over China was heighten-Mussolint who himself has given ed by the belief that the China convincing proof of the concern It and European conflicts may be-occasioned him. come part of a single struggle, ac- cording to the dispatch.
First Bench in the
MALAYAN WATERS TO BE MINED
The Admiralty announces that
Shanghai Shooting Sensation
Duce himself draws up the Italian High Command communi- ques and yesterday he took the unprecedented step of telling the British High "Command that Bri tish parachutists who landed in southern Italy had been rounded up. All milltary strategy dictated MISS DAISY SIMMONS, a Briton, that he would have kept such a and an Austrian watchman, WALK
TEE LUNTZER, were killed early scoop secret.
a sensational Informed circles in London are this morning in
Was shooting affray in the popular
SHANGHAI, Feb 16 (Reuter)—-
and Second Courts of the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- the following area will be a dan-/asking why he did not do so. ing, taking the places of Mr. K. M. A. Barnett and Mr. Eger to navigation, states a Lon-he concerned to allay the growing night club Farrens.
Miss Simmons was hit by a public anxiety over Italy's vulner- Himsworth, respectively, both of whom, it is understood, don message.
ability to attack from air and seabullet fred by a gang of 12 Orient- All the area bounded" in the will be posted to the War Taxation Office.
north by parallel of 2 degrees 44 and now land? That seems to be als who invaded the resort while about 800 people, mostly foreign- minutes, N.; east by Meridian 104 the likely explanation.
ers were making merry and the degrees 30 minutes, E; south by
The new appointments are preme Court of Hongkong, on Dec. in accordance with the Gov-1. 1936.
Mr. Anderson is also an officer ernment polley of having
in the H.K.V.D.C. barristers as Magistrates.
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parallel of 1 degree 35 minutes, The Italian radio went a step watchman was fatally hit when he N and west, by the coast of further last night in gratuitously gallantly attempted to grapple Malaya.
it that now with the invaders in the roulette" informing Britain REGRET EXPRESSED
Mines will be laid in this area knew what these men from the room. Mr. Macnamara, who is a pro-
During the shooting, pande- Appearing for the defence in a without further notice.
skies were after-another "secret" minent member of the English
Any ships wishing to
pass that Italians might well have kept monium reigned in the ballroom.. Association, first arrived in Eong-shop-fting case on Saturday, Mr.
and roulette room where ladies in kong in June, 1920, as a solicitor Percy Chen took the opportunity through this area will have to to themselves.
The objective, it stated, was the evening gowns and their escorts and in 1932 he was called to the to.express, on behalf of himself apply to the British naval an-
aqueduct of dashed under tables or stampeded and his colleagues, regret at the thorities at Singapore for a safe world's longest War Bar.
passage. Any vessel not doing so Apulia which supplies 302 Italian towards the side walls.
be Mr. Anderson, who is the son of departure of Mr. Himsworth.
The gunmen, believed to will have to pass at their own risk towns with water.. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Anderson, of Replying, his Worship said that
and peril..
Behind this seemingly ingenuous Koreans, escaped in a car without Kowloon, was educated at the Dio- he regretted having to leave the
assertion may lie "a desire to taking one cent of the thousands There is no disposition to cesan Boys' School and graduated Court but circumstances did not
trick Britain into. declaring of dollars on the gaming tables, from Hongkong University. In allow him to remain. He express- TURKISH GOVT,
what was the precise objective It is believed the shooting is in- | 1932 he went to London and read ed thanks to barristers and solici
of the parachutists because of in-stigated by a rival gambling resort. for the Bar at Gray's Inn. He was tors for their kind help in the past TO REQUISITION
eldents of sabotage which they Hand-grenades, were also thrown have found difficult to pin down.in the roulette room by the gun- Cases of internal sabotage of a'men but failed to explode.
minimise the danger of the situa-
tion in the Pacific, but the fact that there have been no further
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admitted, as a barrister in the Su- and for their good wishes.
Kismayu Occupied: Over Hundred
Guns Captured In Battle
Of Benghazi: Progress In
South Eritrea
AREA TAKEN BIGGER THAN WALES
CAIRO, FEB. 16 (REUTER) THE OCCUPATION OF KISMAYU AND THE CAPTTÉE OF GUNS IN A BATTLE SOUTH OF BENGHAZI WITH PRISONERS AND WAR MATERIAL STILL BEING CAP- TURED, are the high spots in the following communique issued by the British G. H. Q. yesterday:
"LIBYA: Guns captured in a battle south of Bengbázi number 103 field pieces, two heavy A. A guns and 20 light A, A. guns. Prisoners and other war material are stel being counted.
"ERITREA: Satisfactory progress is being made by our columns advancing from the north to wards, Keren. In the Keren area Itself although the enemy have been reinforced our pressure is in- creasing.
"ABYSSINIA: In the Blue Nile carried out in closest co-operation sector Qucissan has been occupied with the Royal Navy and the by units of the Sudan Defence South African Air Force." Force while north-west of Asosa Kismayu is the third largest, port an Italian detachment was sur-in Italian Somaliland and made prised and routed, losing mapy its initial appearance in an Italian casualties.
High Command communique yes- Fol-terday.
ALL CEREALS
ISTANBUL, Feb. 16 (Reuter)....... The Turkish Government is re- quisitioning all cereals and grains surplus to the producers' require- ments
This step is being taken owing to the exceptional wartime cir- cumstances which necessitate ac- cumulation of sufficient stocks in case emergency arises.
These surpluses will be paid for in cash.
The Turkish Government is also building up large stocks of flour and is creating a state owned com- mercial office with a capital of £10,000,000, having branches throughout Turkey with a view to buying, stocking and distributing all kinds of commodities and thus régulating prices and curbing pro- Ateering
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Today's News Summary
THE SITUATION IN THE PACIFIC was discussed in diplomatic quarters in Washington during Saturday and the British Ambassa- dor saw both Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Sumner Welles. Later, Lord Halifax told newspapermen that in his opinion the position had not deteriorated. A report from Sydney states that the efforts of Ad- miral Nomura to preserve peace are not likely to succeed.
"ITALIAN SOMALILAND: lowing the capture of Alandy on
The town, which has a popula-. Hand of Germany discern Tuesday last South African troops tion of 5,000, is the capital of the ed; War operations in have occupled the important Africa: American safety
Italian port of Kismayu. In this province of Transjuba (formerly
Jubaland) which was 'ceded to THE BIG OFFENSIVE IN ALBANIA. is now in its fourth day bound up with survival of
sector guns, armoured fighting Britain; Yugoslav capitula-vehicles and a number of prisoners Britain in 1925 in fulfilment of and the Greeks have gained many successes and captured 300 more the Treaty of London made in prisoners. One result of the operations is the advance between Klf- sura and Tepelin! and it is probable that the fall of the latter place 1915.
cannot be longer delayed.
tion to Axis pressure, un- have been taken, ilkely. Chinese National Red Cross Society annual conference; Weddings; Hlmsworth Cup competition.
6 Leading article: Axis Re-
buffed.
"The area captured is bigger than Wales.
It served the Juba River area "In Klamayu harbour one ship and is situated about 20 miles was found scuttled. Three others from the mouth, Its chief exports have been damaged but are still are hides, shins and live animals floating and off storage are on from the famous cattlelands of fire. This successful operation was Juba Basin.
KISMAYU HAS BEEN CAPTURED by the British forces in Africa Over 100 field: pleces and operations are developing satisfactorily. were captured in a battle south of Benghazi.
THE RAF. CARRIED OUT HEAVY raids over the western Ruhr, Calais and Boulogne where many fires were started."
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Final Selections For First Day Of Annual Valley Race Meeting
BY "LAST QUARTER"
·RACE 1 (11.30 A.M.) Confusion Bay
RACE 7 (3.30 P.ML)
Prairie View.
1
Sapper ...
1
Burford
2
Far View.
2
O-Lan
3""
Viceroy
3
RACE 2 (NOON) United Express .. King's Flight Royal Sovereign
HACE 8 (4 P.M.)
1
Marsh Warbler.
A Happy Time
RACE 3 (12.30 PM)
RACE 9 (4.30 P.M.):
Distant View
1
Vitamin M
Oracle.
2
Bendeemer
Nomine Poenae
3
Dutch Treat
RACE 4 (1 P.M.)
RACE 10 (5 P.M.)
Santa Anita
1
Lovelylight
1
Black Beal
2
Charlesber
2
A Surprising Time
3
Eve of Grandeur.
RACE 5 (1.30 P.M.) Oolong
RACE 11 (5,30 P.M.)
1
Rowan
2
Devonian
Glossylight
A Roaring Time
3
RACE 6 (3 P.M.)
RACE 12 (6 P.M.)
1
Endeavour
Hascossay
2
Never-Never
-2
Vis Major
3: Seal River
3
World Fair View
King's Welcome
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