HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BRITAIN. SPEAKS: ·
ANGLO-U.S. UNDERSTANDING IS MORE THAN POLITICAL ALLIANCE J. B. PRIESTLEY
When two great peoples know that-they can live in peace together and with a growing respect for each other and that each desires more or less the same conditions in the world and when these two peoples control the great- er part of the world's resources-then, I say, you will have more than a political alliance... you will have the pos- sibility of a new world order."
The above formed part of
a final broadcast talk from London yesterday in the series BRITAIN SPEAKS " by MR. JOHN B. PRIESTLEY, the eminent novelist, and essayist.
"THANK YOU"
"This is the last talk I shall be giving you for some time," began Mr. Priestley, and I want to say Thank You.' Thank you for listening to me, and thanks to thousands of you who have wri:- ten to me and tried to give me'an' idea what life is like in your end.
"These letters have come not only from the United States, but from Canada, Australia, New Zea land. South Africa and the West Indies, and my small son, who col- lects stamps. has done very well,
MR. PRIESTLEY
cut of this broadcasting. I havej Stars and Stripes". continued Mr. not done too badly either; I have Priestley. In the last few months just received a box of cigars from plenty of flags have been pulled Canada."
down and the Nazis did a lot of Mr. Priestley, describing his own this last summer. We, ourselves. feelings before the microphone. did a lot of it in Africa.
which he called "just a soulless
that it
"When you talk on the air. the first thing to do is to make stare that you mean what you say and that you are, sincere in 14", declared Mr. Priestley. "For my part, I can assure you that I have always tried to be honest and sincere and to tell you the truth as I saw it.
to break my record-I want to talk
VERY DIETERENT
Or
"This is the most important event so far in this war, and for the world after the war. It means that two of the -greatest peoples of the world have come to an understand- ing-people who want the same kind of tlungs in the same kind of world."
CABLE
War Coming Quo Tai-chi's Task In Nearer To London During Past
Nine-Years Never Easy
Australia
in-
CANBERRA, Apr. 15 (Reuter)- Revealing confidential - war formation MR. A. W. FADDEN,
Acting Prime Minister of Australia, REGRET OF MANY FRIENDS AT
on every Australian would COMING DEPARTURE
told the Loan Councy that from
now
have to give all he was and all he had.
One Indispensible necessity was to provide a maximum amount for national security.
"Only a fool," he added, “cah close his eyes to the adversely changing International situation and overlook the fact that the war is coming nearer to our shores almost daily."
Stating that the war position was acute, Mr. Fadden said that It was desirable that immediate steps should be taken to speed the war effort as much as pos- sible.
SOVIET-JAPAN -PACT SOLE TOPIC
Political Opinion In America WASHINGTON. Apr 15 Reuter The Russo-Japanese Fact is al- most the sole topic in political and
cance
agreement.
of
•
from
LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-The regret of his many friends at the coming departure of the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Quo Tal-chi, from Eretand may be tempered, says THE TIMES in- a leader. by the knowledge that he has been summoned to China to become the Minister for Foreign Affairs, a difficult task, but one to which he brings high persona qualities and a wide experience of affairs and men.
His task in Londen during the past nine years was never an easy one, although lighter in some res- pects in recent years.
Always tactful and moderate 10 pleading for his country's cause, e never yielded to temptation to sees support from political cliques or parliamentary partisans.."
He endured not a few dis- appointments with the smiling philosophy of his great and ancient nation, strengthened by the belef that officials, as well as public opinion in this country, would come to re- cognise the Justice of the Chi- nese cause by more than ex- pressions of sympathy. Events have confirmed this be let.
Winning The War Takes Precedence
WELLINGTON, Apr, 15 (Reuter) -Winning the war takes pre- cedence over all other considera- tions in New Zealand today, the Prime Minister, MR P. FRASER, told the annual Labour Party con- ference
This is not the time for differen- ces among electors, he said
In the meantime, restrictions upon the exports of primary, pro- dacts and husbanding of sterling resources would neet careful at-
THOROUGHLY SYMPATHETIC No doubt should be felt in Free China as regards the creation of tention. opinion in this country. thoroughly sympathetic. It has
It is
0. M
Green On Pact
Continued from Fage 1
doubt that Russia is concerned at the extension of the war in the Balkans..
the
live in that country. In the same tionably a personal success, Re-remained with the British Prime into a war with America.
SECONDARY HOME
cerned.
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RELATIONS WITH CHINA
"Meanwhile, the new pact with
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The WING ON
Japanese Para-Troops Demonstrate In S'hai
Calma
R.A.F. PILOT'S 3-MILE SPRINT FOR FREEDOM
(Reuter)--
Ittle instrument" said was nevertheless able to distin- "But, here in Trinidad, is diplomatic circles in Washington, learned by experience that while guish between sincerity and in- something very different indeed, with everyone seeking the real Japan remains in the hands of a sincerity. Those who imagined No capture conquest "was significance this unexpected militarist gique, it is idle to belleve that they could get away with involved at all, John Bull is busy happening.
that concession will satisfy the ap- Insincerity were just announcing elsewhere, so Uncle Sam arrives
Opinions of the Pact's signin-petites of the Asiatic champions it to millions.
to take care of things.
of the "new, order," considerably, vary the extreme view that it means china, despite her milltary weak
It has begun to realise that if Russia will hold Japan's coatness, had not stood up to Japan 1 while she fights the United States 1937, our present difficulties migh to the view which sees it as evi-have been immeasurably increased. dence of Japanese weakness-that Tokyo has been forced to com
That her foreign policy.wil bu "There is no need to dwell on in the hands of so good a friend Japan's fear of America. promise with Communism in Rus- of Britain and America and su must be well aware of the recent Јарав sla, which doctrine she asserts stout a champion of liberty as Di she has been fighting in China Quo Tai-chi, is a matter for con-place between Air Chief Marshal conversations which have taken "I am not pretending to be ment on his own feelings towards Mr. Priestley went on to com-
for the last four years.
gratulation to the English-speak Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and martyr to truth, but the point I America and paid how much he Matsuoka himself was probably
The Pact surprised official ing world. Washington and it is believed Mr.
American Commanders In want to make is that I have missed his visits to that country quite surprised in obtaining the
FAREWELL TO CHURCHILL Manila, and there are abundant always taken care to be as honest These visits were undertaken not and sincere as I know how to be. as a tourist but with a desire to
LONDON, April 15 (Central)-Dr. signs that there is rising anxiety Quo Tal-chi. yesterday, bade fare in Japan over her connexion with; IMPORTANT EVENT "In the same spirit of honesty way, he inissed
For him personally it is uniques-well to Mr. Winston Churchill. He the Axis and fear of being drawn and sincerity because you
his friends in can America who used to make tre-
ports from Takyo state
Minister for about half-an-hour, bet" your life that I don't want quent visits to Britain.
practically due for the skids" as Dr. Quo was honoured at a send- far as the Japanese army is con presentatives of the Chinese com- Russia is silent as regards Soviet off luncheon given at noon by re- to you today of one event. We havej bad news of all manner of deve-) "I do say that we always feet The BALTIMORE SUN expresses best wishes of success and health which Ching has been receiving munity in Britain. Godspeed an1 relations with China and the help lopments, but only a few news that we are nearer home and that as Its opinion that 17 Japan were expressed by Dr. P.W. Kuo, from Russia. Only last week a
LONDON, Apr. 15 papers have announced what we are in a kind of secondary thinks this apparent strengthen Vice Minister of Finance, who acted further large consignment of arms
Chased by the Germans after seemed to me the most significant home in the United States"," said ing of her position of all. I put this small incident Mr Priestley, "and the same thing America will soften United States Chairman of the Chinese Pur has
vis-a-vis
making a forced landing in No 29 chief host. Dr. C.C. Wang, reached China from Russia,
Man's Land between the Nazi and on the same level as
the news applies to my American friends policy, her calculation is incoring Commission in London, and Minister, Mr. Ohashi, when he ad-Japanese para-troops
The Japanese Vice-Foreign SHANGHAI, Apr. 15 (Reater) Allled lines in Greece, an RAF. from Tugoslavia, the defeat of who come here regularly,
were on Hurricane "The point is that both of us,
nther representatives of the Chin-dressed the Prefectural Governors view for the first time in Shang-miles over rough ground before "GOD OF EXPEDIENCY ese community... after crossing the Atlantic, de
recently stated that the war in hai yesterday when scores of being rescued by an Australian, The WASHINGTON POST says
Replying, Dr. Quo stressed the China was Japan's primary con-soldiers leaped from feel that we would like to live in the militarists in Japan are hard-necessity of national unity and co.cern, and declared that there was transport planes in a demonstra
30 large patrol. „ the Island of Trinidad the
these countries and that there are ly likely to forgive Russia for the operation in resistance to attain no prospect of this war coming to tion near the Civic Centre in Germans withdrew.
After an exchange of shots, the Stars
people there we would like to live help she has given China but the China's freedom and equality in an end soon." and Stripes are now with. Whereas, if we go to other god of expediency which the Nip-: being flown," That was all.
the world.
| Kiangwan area, according to the His escape, the first recorded Countries we feel strangers and, ponese serve has called for re-
North China Daily News. "Where
from the new Balkan war front. once there was the indeed, in the dictator countries we adjustinents." Union Jack, there is now
The transport planes were said was told by: the Air Ministry news the would feel as though we were
The paper thinks that by bold-seems bent on keeping the con-
be accompanied by many service yesterday. living in a mad house..
Returning to ing out threat of action, in south flagration ablaze.
pursuits and fighters. The entire his squadron, the pilot said that People will say that this aspect east Asia. which is always a pos-
"Last month she gained a vic-lot: few at 10,000 feet before the he was just about dead beat at does
The Scripps-Howard not affect international sibility while Hitler is winning in thinks "the Pact would be of the large Japanese. offensive in Cen- paper added.
NEWStory of the first order over a very parachutists made the jump, the the time he was picked up. politics. I don't agree with this. Europe, Japan can recup her most momentous significance Iftral China. This is the fourth de- Throughout the day Japanese been ground strating the German To an Intelligence Officer, he is I declare that personal tastes and losses in China.
reported to have said: "We had either signatory could be sure the feat of the Japanese attempt to planes flew over the Settlement motorised columns and had done likings Bre of the utmost im- The paper adds it must now be other would adhere in both the wipe out the Chinese army since in large formations. At one time the deuce of a lot of damago. portance. The ablilty of the or-apparent to the most shallow mind letter and spirit. but the records last November." Continued from Page 1 -
dinary folks to get on with each that Moscow's role in the world of both sides show that they will
54 planes were witnessed dying Fire from the ground was pretty which says that mechanised forces
other is very important
strife is more devious, than a stay hitched only as long as it is
in two close formations of 27 each intense and a lucky shot stopped have reached Sebenico and that Axis powers, The German and
"That is the weakness of the she applied the match and now in their mutual interest to do so. the occupation of Zaratine Islands Italian people have no ing for
my engine. · by marine and army detachments each other. The Germans have B has been completed.
stated contempt for the Italians and, in
the Italian fleet in the Mediter- ranean and the Balkan blitz
"It was simply an announce- ment that on a little place in
Situation Not Grave
The communique
also
that in face of "enemy resistance" their usual way. the
rect
Chinese Nominations For Provisional S.M.C.
Germans Italian troops entered Koritza and
don't trouble to hide 12: The reports that the Italian air force Italians don't like the heavy and are in bombing operations againat bullying style of the Germans. strategic centres in both Greek With these people, the show of ratepayers, at which the names and composition of the Provisions SHANGHAI, Apr 15 (Reuter) With the special meeting of and Yugoslav centres, together liking is only seen at the top, and Shanghai Municipal Council will be officially authorised by foreign with dive-bombing attacks on road there is nothing, but dissension in ratepayers, only two days away, it was reported in reliable Chinese junction and roads
the lower ranks.
:,
I
"It is a simple truth that Chinx is growing stronger every day, both militarily and economically.
to
UNDERSTOOD RISK,
"
pilot sprinted "three.
IRAQI CABINET FORMED
Mr. Green declared that in view of these factors, the Japanese un- derstood the risk of bringing Ame: tions against China and Japan's rica down upon them.
southward move in the Pacific, a- "Lastly, one cannot leave out of gainst Britain and the United account the deep and mutual dis-States.” “ trust which, has prevailed between Japan and Russia While Japan China has been faithful to the The Takungbao recalls that
ability of Russian territory. itsistently refused to adhere against chief civilian in the frag coup
LONDON, Apt. 15 (Reuter) Lindertakes to respect the inviol- treaty obligations and has per Bayld Rashid All el Gallant, the must not be forgotten that 20 the Anti-Commintern Fact, despite d'etat, succeeded in forming a years ago she made the same pro- Japanese persuasion of intimidation Cabinet ander his Presidency on mise in regard to China under the which was "the immediate cause Saturday. Nine-Power Treaty. When it suite of the war between China and Ja. ed her she just said that that Treaty was riot applicable to mo- dem conditions.
pan,"
TRADE, TREATY
The Cabinet, announced by the Royal Iraqi Legation, shows that Bayid Rashid is Prime Minister and includes Bayid Musa al Bha-
"In "aerial combat" states the
circles, although not officially confirmed, that. Mr. Pan An-sun communique, three enemy aircraft
MORE THAN AN ALLIANCE
manager of the Central Reserve Bank, and Mr. Jabin Hsu, head of were brought down. One of our
the trust department of the same institution, would be named as "When two great peoples know two of the four Chinese councillors. planer has not returned to the that they can live in peace to- base. In the Aegean Sea, Italiar gether, and with a growing reselllors to be nominated will be the consuls-general for Britain, That is the sort of thing that TOKYO, Apr 15 (Reuter-An bander as Foreign Minister; Bayld
The two other Chinese coun-a result of negotiations between { planes repeatedly bombed the port pect for each other and that each Mr, L. T. Yuan and Mr. Ye Lin Japan and the United States, by the statesmen of Moscow have not Information Board spokesman pre- Nal al Suwaida as Finance Minis of Pireas. Some ships were damag-desires, more or less, the same hat, only two Chinese members which a provisional council com forgotten." concluded Mr. Green. ed and one of them sunk Large conditions in the world-and when of the present Council Who at posed of 18 members is likely to fires were started in docks.??
these AVALONA RAIDED ..
two peoples control the present are in Shanghai. ⠀
dicted, a Japanese-Soviet, Trade ter: Sayid Naji Shawkat as De- greater part of the world's re-
be created, for which the Chinese
Treaty in a few days and amic fence Minister and Bayld All Mah-
·BITTER ATTACK The Communique further admits more than
The other three members, will only get four members, the
cessful conclusion of the Japanese- mud al Sheikh Alf as Minister of -that on the night of Apr. 14, British (mething hastily put together some time ago.
Sources then I say you will have Messrs. Yu Ya-ching, V. Gockson Chinese Ratepayers Association In a bitter attack against Rusda, Indo-Ching before long. The trade Dianes raided Brings and Valona, by politicians of the countries for The dimculty experienced in
a political alliance, and T. C. Shen, lert Shanghai was called upon to make a new the influential Chiese daily talks with Thailand are stated to
CHUNGKING, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-French economic talks regarding Justice.
causing some damage to two ships their own ends)-you will have nominating Chinese members to given its approval of the plan Chinese Soviet relations asserts
TAKUNGPAO, which has hitherto be also going on, and says that one plane was broug- the possibility of a new world the new Cottrell is first due to the proposed by the three consis that the Soviet-Japanese Pact: was MELBOURNE, Apr 15 (Reuters
With Chungking not having been a staunch supporter of close
Order:
announcement.
NO THREAT?
ITALY'S LATEST
NOTE TO US. WASHINGTON, Apr 15 (Reuter)
ht down by gunfire. After mention- ing that Bollum was occupied, the communiqué refers to another
fact that a large number of general, and with the majority of contrary to Chinese-Soviet Agree-The Russo-Japanese Neutraty That is why I found the hoist- executive members of the Chi-members of the Chinese Ratepayment of 1924 and the Chinese Pact did not mean any threat of Italy's latest Note to the United eremy raid on Tripo't, there boinging of the Stars and Stripes in nese Ratepayers Association are era Association not in Shanghat, Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of a drive to the south, stated Mr. States in regard to the seizure of casualties and damage Va Trinidad the most significant not in Shanghai at present,"
A Greek communique issued late event of this fateful year"-con-
no move was made by the 1937, and while the word peace' T. Kawal, Japanese Minister to the Italian ships in United States on Monday night states that Ger- cluded Mr. Priestley. "And now, Five men were finally nomin-fhe appointment of four Ont must be stated that the pect will policy towards Australia was one protes
CHUNG KING QUIT Chiness, man forces are pushing towards thank you again for listening to atea by the Association. However, nese is likely officially to be an result in the opposite because it of absolate unchangeable peace tion and challenges the
appears frequently in the pact, it Austraila. He added that Japan's Port makes the most vigorou Klisura, Kozani and Blatista me. Good luck and good-bye
against this arbitrary de- with the new situation arising as nounced today.
facilitates Japanese military opera-and friendship
the United Blated move.