"Hongkong Daily Press," Mar, 17, 1941.
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STRIKING DENUNCIATION OF THE
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DICTATORS
BY
MR. ROOSEVELT:
OBJECTIVE OF "TOTAL EFFORT" OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SPEECH BY
Unqualified And Immediate All-Out Aid To Britain,
Greece And China
THE MOST STRIKING DENUNCIATION OF THE DICTATORS EVER UTTERED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAS VOICED BY HIM IN A BROADCAST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT, STATES A LONDON MESSAGE,
Mr. Roosevelt described the dictators as "THOSE MODERN TYRANTS AND THEIR SO-CALLED NEW WORLD ORDER."
"Let not the dictators of Europe doubt our unanimity," said President Roose- velt, according to Reuter.
He declared: “ Nazi forces have openly sought the destruction of all elective sys- tems of Government, but humanity has never permanently accepted a system imposed by conquest, based on slavery.
"HITLER'S FLANS HAVE BEEN SHOT TO PIECES BY THE UNBEATABLE DE- FENDERS OF BRITAIN,
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"The Lease and Lend Bill was the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land, the end of compromise with tyranny and forces of oppression.
Hitler
Suffered Most Spectacular Defeat
At Hands Of America
CAPETOWN, March 16 (Reuter)—GENERAL SMUTS, the SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER, În a-broadcast last night, made the following striking points: "It is just here (American ald) that Herr Hitler suffered his most spectacular defeat and this time at the hands of America and behind the open war with the British Commonwealth Res now an undeclared war, but a no less real and grim war, with the United States.
PARACHUTISTS
IN TURKEY
ад
To succeed Hitler must win both and he cannot. The Totalitarian dictator of Europe, in his career of lawlessness, wickedness and mad- ness, had at læst met the totall- tarian forces of democracy. The end cannot be in doubt.
VICHY, Mar. 16 (Reuter) — Turkey now has parachute troops.
This was revealed in
"Signor Mussolini is a ruined nouncement by the War Minister man and Hitler cannot recover the that parachute troops of the ground that he (Mussolini) has
an.
Turkish Army will engage in lost. Hitler at last has brought manoeuvres during the coming America into the war." week, according to an Istanbul.
message to the Vichy news agency.
SPECTACULAR DEFEAT
"He may
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"Americans believe firmly that when their production output was in full swing, the democracies would be able to prove that the dictators could not win."
He gave the pledge that America would send overseas every⋅ instru-}
HITLER
NO REFERENCE TO ROOSEVELT
The German people were warni ed yesterday that they must bear even greater sacrifices, and that women as well as men will be pai to the test of their staying power. The warning was made by Herr Hitler, speaking in Berlin in con- nexion with the celebration of Heroes' Day.
The Nazi Fuehrer: In the course of his speech, made no reference- to President Roosevelt's broadcast, the words of which, states a Lon- don message. must have been ringing in Hitler ears when he spoke,
Hitler's speech, lasted only ar- teen minutes.--(Special)
FIRMLY DETERMINED The German Radio, commenting after the broadcasts by Herr Hit- ler and Mr. Roosevelt, merely stated that the German people are firmly determined to destroy Eng- land and that no help coming to Britain from America would pre- vent it, statek a London message
(Special)
PETROL DUMP
ABLAZE
ATHENS, Mar. 18 (Reuter)--- A blaze visible for 50 miles, was caused when a petrol dump was set on fire at the Berat aerodrome during a bombing attack by the
R. A. F.
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HQ KASSAL KHARTUM
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BRITISH FORVEN GAINING UROPADDING
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{BOMBEDİ BY R.A.F!
The patriot army, in co-operation with the Imperial forces, have advanced in western Abyssinia, states a London.message which adds that there is nothing to report from Libys and Eritrea In Italian Somaliland, British forces have opérated successfully in all directions while the RAF. bombed the road between Kerca and AsOKEA.
The South African Air Force destroyed eight Italian airerait in Diredawa, states a London message.
Three enemy fighters were shot down while two bombers and three reconnaissance planes on the ground were hit and burned out (Special)
Fierce Soccer Riot
In Shanghai
Considerable Damage To
The Canidrome
SHANGHAI, Mar. 16 (Reuter).... Three persons in hospital, and A number of aircraft on the seven alleged ring-leaders defained by Police for questioning, are part found were destroyed and others of the aftermath of yesterday's fierce football riót. damaged, saya a communique from
R. A. F. Headquarters in Greece.
DIRECT HITS
were
il
Owing to the considerable damage to the Canidrime, it was un- able to hold the usual dog-races yesterday evening. Meanwhile the |Shanghai Football Association cancelled all matches scheduled for
today between Chinese and foreign teams.
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LEAFLET ON INVASION
INSTRUCTIONS TO BRITONS
A leaflet, giving advice as to what to do when invasion comes, is to be distributed to every Bri- tish household, states London message.
Newspapers yesterday published advance coptes of the leaflet,
Church bells will only be rung in any district where the enemy bas actually landed, and only in these districts will people be told to stand firm and take cover,
In all other areas the watch- word will be "Carry on: go to work, do your shopping and send your children to school until you are told not to."
Instructions will be given by A. R.. P. wardens and police,
CAREFUL PLANS
Careful plans have been made for newspapers and wireless broad- casts to continue to function.
The citizen has his right to de- fend himself, his family and his home, but he must give "all the help he can to the troops.
"Do not tell the enemy any- thing: do not give him "food; do not help him, in any way." con-- cludes the leaflet-(Special)
LONDON CHIEF
TARGET
London was the chief target of enemy raiders on Saturday night, states a London message. The raids were not on a large scale and were over shortly after midnight.
A bomb fell on a dance hall in London resulting in many people being killed and injured.
There was damage to housea and all fires were put out by the
of early hours the morning. Casualties were not heavy.
Bombs were also dropped in the Home Countles, Bouth and South- East England and the Midlands.
There were few casualties in these areas and only a small num- ber of people were killed-(Spe- cial).
Junk Fokis Killed
Two junk fokis were stabbed to death, while several others were injured when a cargo boat, Barry- big suất from Hongkong tôi Chí
A special Overseas Commissioner nese territories, encountered four.
Four aircraft were also destroyed on the ground at the Valona aero- drome
There was a crowd of 25,000 yes- where direct hits scored on the runway,
terday and was reported to be the All British
of humanity ever CHINESE TRADE aircraft returned largest mass safely, says the communique gathered in one spot either in the which adds that it is now con-Settlement or the Concession. firmed that in an air combat last, Most exciting scenes wede wit- seven Italan aircraftnessed when the crowd stormed the Further indication of the moB, Gen. Smuts said:
Referring to the Lease and Lendment of waf which they could Tuesday
spare and announced that many were definitely destroyed against footbail field, up-rooted the goal- dern development of the Turkish now hope to imperii Britain's At-articles of ald, which he had ap-five previously announced. and posts and cracked them to feed Army is contained in the fact that lantie communications and so pre-signing of the bill, were already were 15 instead of 14.
|proved immediately after the that on Thursday, Italian losses the small blaze started by the rio- new units of anti-parachutist
of the Chungking' Government, pirates outside Colonial waters on troops will also take part in the from America: It is just here that
rent the supplies reaching her en route.
During the height of the melee. Mr. F. K. T. Lob, has arrived in Saturday afternoon. exercises.
NEW YORK, Mar. 16 (Reuter)-some 30 Chinese were lying on the Australia, states a message from and Thi Hal, 54. Another loki, The deceased were Ah Lam. 45, the suffered the most spectacular was thinking in terms of speed A message from Budapest states ground clutching their heads from Bydney.
now. He warned Americans that that according to diplomatic quar-which blood streamed.
|Leung Mun, who was seriously in- sacrifices would be needed. There ters a British expeditionary force,
Mr. Loh said that the Common-jured jumped overboard. be lower profits, higher-
Almost every single window-pane wealth was to send a State. Com- would
According to a report made to, estimated at 150,000 men, has for the Canidrome was broken.
missioner to Chungking. He add-the Police by Chan Bhu-man. Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2 landed in Greece.
FUTURE IN BALANCE
ed that Australia had a wonder-¡master of, the junk, they sailed for ful opportunity to build up her Chung Shan on Saturday after- The future of Bine-Foreign soc-
export trade with China. There noon with 60' bags of salt on cer here, one of the major sports was all the goodwill in the world board. They encountered the pl-
I defeat
MR.” MATSUOKA "Even the chance of a stalemate HARBIN, Mar. 16 (Reuter)-The has disappeared and the struggle Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr. must now proceed until the ghost Matsuoka, accompanied by his of Nazism is finally laid. This is staff, who left by special train at a high act of America at this most 8.30 pm. last evening for Man- fateful moment in history. This is chulk en route for Berlin and what the Lease and Lend Bill Rome, arrived here at 5 p.m. last means. evening from Hsinking by air.
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-On Other- Pages
2 University
sports:
and
school Week-end soccer;
Tennis tournament.
3 Radio programmes; Coming
events.
4 Luftwaffe discomfited; ̄R.
A. F. "blitz" on Germany;
U.S. warships for Britain;
Brilliant R. A. F. victory in
Greece; Crossword puzzle.
5 Governor's speech.
8 Leading article: Spring In-
vasion Threats.
"Japan may Jotri the European Axis but America comes in on her own and in her own novel way. The end cannot be in doubt. The year 1941 may be the grimmest in history but the issue is now cer- tain.
"Free peoples still in arms will beat the hordes of new slavery and freedom will be justified of her children. This is the message 1 bring from the Mediterranean Basin."
• BUOYANT AIR
The United States Government
YUGOSLAVIA WILL NOT SIGN THE TRIPARTITE PACT
tera.
in the Far East, is in the balance to Australia from China.-(Special) rates and were robbed of the salt.
es the result of yesterday's riot
{during a match m the Canidrome
in the French Concession, as the French Police threaten to ban soc- cer indefinitely.
The Chines Ratepayers' Associa-
BELGRADE, Mar. 16 (Reuter) - AFTER MONTHS OF tion is considering the matter. THE NAZI WAR OF NERVES AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA, TE
The riot, which injured more APPEARS CERTAIN THAT YUGOSLAVIA WILL NOT SIGN than 30 Chinese and some foreign THE THREE-POWER PACT, but to maintain the strictest crs, is regarded as a serious blow neutrality.
to soccer which is the favourite
All rumours of an ultimatum or a Yugoslav capitula-among Chinese of all the foreign tion thereto, can be excluded. -
sporty introduced to the country.
The foreign teacher of the Chi-
The maximum concession] after rejecting the concrete pronese Municipal School, who was Referring to his recent trip to Germany will be the sig-posals by Herr. Hitler at Berchtes-active in coaching Chinese the north. Gen. Smuts said that he nature of a non-aggression twice in a very much different 20 years to inculate the spirit of gaden-since repeated in writing sport, declared the efforts made in found a buoyant air in Nairobi pact, including a clause de formin connexion with his "new" after the recent victories over the Anitely stating that Yugo- order in Europe."
sportsmanship Bung Chinese Italiana.
slavia will resist all attacks The sense of African solidarity
The attitude of the Yugoslav Youth “has gone up in smoke" in and understanding would be ono.
from whatever
one afternoon. side they publle is naturally: able to express of
FIERCEST EVER their preferences more freely than the
come. most benencient after
The Yugoslav Prime Minister members of the Government which About 26,000 people, including Belgium; Governor deeply effects of this co-operation in the and the Foreign Minister, have no betray some impatience. However, some 400 foreigners, jammed the feld. Hitler's plans have been reason to repeat the journey to it seems that the line which the stadium during the riot, which is sadly upset by the recent deveinsee Herr Hitler they made in Covernment has adopted is on-the dercest ever seen in a local ments in the west and in the Me February.
unless Germanysonant with the interests of the sports gathering. diterranean countries.
The riot was ready to accept the non-aggression country and not incompatible with precipitated by the rejection rom pact, which Yugoslavia offered the popular wishes.
Cont'd Page 12 Col 2
8 A defence of the King of
impressed with war effort; Round the 'Follce Courts...
9. China
meeting.
Provident annual
10 Finance and commerce,
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 7
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Today's News Summary.
UTTERING ONE OF HIS MOST striking denunciations of the dictatore, President Roosevelt broadcast from the White House on Saturday night when he emphasised the polley of the American people of all-out" aid "for", Britain, Greece and China. From the United States will come food, ships, tanks, guns, ammunition and planes. In Berlin yesterday. Herr Hitler also made a speech but he did not refer to Mr. Roosevelt's broadcast.
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL in Shanghai fa" in the balance as the result of one of the fiercest riots yet taged at the Canidrome. on Saturday afternoon when a Chinese player was ordered off the field in a match against the Police. Attempts were made to: sét. the Canidrome on fire and practically every glasg window-pane was smashed
THE ITALIAN SPRING OFTENSIVE, begun in Albania six days ago has falled completely. the Greeks repulsing attacks on all fronts: Reports are to the effect that General Cavallero, the Com- mander-in-Chief, has been relieved of his post in disgrace
GERMANY WAS RAIDED BY THE RÁF, on Saturday for the. fourth day in mécession and the main. targets were Dusseldorf and
Lorient Enemy air activity over Britain was centred on London where a bomb hit a dance hall killing and Injuring many per-
BOTIA
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* BRITISH HOUBEHOLDERS ARE to receive leadets shortly con- thining-instructions, as to wait to do when invasion contain