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No. 25783
號飬拾捌佰柒仟伍苒弍第
UNITED
,
STATES
WAR MATERIAL
HINTED
刺孖
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1941.
CONVOYING
TO BRITAIN
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日欧十月肆年查拾肆佰玖仟登英
OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY
IS
BY MR. CORDELL HULL
Spirited Demand Made For To Remaining Free Nations Unite In Thwarting Aggressors
WASHINGTON, APRIL 25 (REUTER)-THE POSSIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES
CONVOYING WAR MATERIAL TO BRITAIN WAS HINTED IN A SPEECH BY MR. CORDELL HULL, SECRETARY OF STATE.
Mr. Hull said that the United States must see that aid to Britain reaches its destination safely without delay. The best ways must be found in the shortest time and in maximum safety.
He added: "IF EXPERIENCE SHOWS ANYTHING, IT IS THAT NO. NATION ANYWHERE HAS THE SLIGHTEST REASON TO FEEL THAT IT WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM ATTACK ANY MORE THAN IN A TOWN OVER-RUN BY BANDITS THE WEAL- Every thinking THIEST CITIZEN MIGHT EXPECT TO BE FREE FROM ATTACK.
man can answer the question for himself by simply calling the roll of wretched victims in Austria, Czechoslavakia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Albania, Luxem- burg, France, Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
“ YET I HAVE ABSOLUTE FAITH IN THE ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND SECURITY."
Mr. Hull warned Americans
from being too eastly dis-
couraged by news temporari-
American Contribution To Air Strength: Maj. Stewart Only
Production, Transport
unfavourable. Individuals
had no right now to think and act primarily in terms of their personal interest to the
"There are two sides to the American contribution to our air detriment of general nation- strength-first of all, American PRODUCTION and secondly the al good: the defeat of the TRANSPORT of the new machines to the operational centres," British and the delivery of said MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, MC, AF.C., the B.B.C. aviation the high seas to the invader expert, in the course of a broadcast commentary
would create colossal danger yesterday.
to America's own" national security.
from London
"The breadth of sea may give us little time but it does not give can come only us safety which
"Production and transport con-1 chines come here by the quickest There- tinued Maj. Stewart, "are the two way and the safest way. things which will determine the fore I look upon our trans-Atlan- overall value of our strength injtic plane service as much a power to our supply of planes from the air.
the construction of from our ability in "conjunction "Production is good and it is America as known that America is supreme as them." a machine country. She seems to understand more about making machines than any other country. In this she is years and years ahead of Europe so you can be certain that American factories will turn out a big output.
"The only thing is transport, the getting of the machines to our air much aquadrong and, that is a more difficult and dangerous pro- blem Lord Beaverbrook referred recently to the way in which our supplies from America have been whittled down by the losses ships in convoy.
of
SHIPPING LOSSES "We believe that the Battle of the Atlantic will be won but we also know that losses of ships are Nikely to continue for some time. Fortunately, however, there are trans-Atlantic air services and aircraft are being transported by air. Big bombing aeroplanes have been down to this country and
NEW GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR
only one has been lost so far. The Viscount General Gort, V.C., K.C.B. Germans will certainly find it C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., M.C. has and difdeult to take a toll of these been appointed Governor machines.
Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar "We can now guarantee trans-in succession to General Sir Clive C.B.E.. C.MG K.C.B., The ma- Liddell, port of our supplies. chines come over safely and quick-D.S.0., who has been made Inspec- ly and all the labour of reassembly tor of Training in Britain, states
a Reuter message. is now eliminated. The new ma-
Today's News Summary
IN A SPIRITED SPEECH in Washington, Mr. Cordell Hull hint- ed at the posability of the United States convoying war material to Britain. He also made a demand for the remaining free nations to unite in thwarting the aggressora.
KIEL AND WILHELMSHAVEN were the principal targets of ralds by a strong force of Royal Air Force bombers on Thurs. day night.
MEDITERRANEAN DANGER AREA EXTENDED
LONDON, Apr. 25 (British Wireless)—The German and
Governments recently Italian announced that the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean Sea and a greater part of the Adria- tic are dangerous to shipping.
Ris Majesty's Government give notice that the limits of the area in the Mediterranean which they declared dangerous to shipping la Feb., 1941, are extended to the east along the -coasts of Libya and Egypt from Benghazi to Ras El Kanais and thence in 624 degrees in the direction to a point three miles 180 degrees of Cape Khelidonia in Turkey and thence along the coasts of Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia and Italy to Cape Maria De Leica in Italy lati- tude 29 degrees 48 minutes north and longitude 18 degrees 22 minutes east approximately.
All waters within this area are dangerous to shipping and..
vessels disregarding the terms of this notice will do so at their rind peril.
any
Successful Attacks By The R.A.F.
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REDUCING THE GERMAN MECHANICAL SUPERIORITY
This War Is One Struggle Says Wickham Steed
“ WITHIN - THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE WAR THE BALKANS HAS TO BE LOOKED UPON AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAMPAIGN AND ESPECIALLY OF THE BATTLE OF AFRICA,” said MR. H. WICKHAM STEED, the eminent authority on world affairs when he broadcast from London yesterday on the present war situation.
"In my last talks I have tried to sketch the frame- work of this war," said Mr. Steed, “and to fit current events into it so as to get a correct perspective.
"I have tried to show that] = whatever our ups and downs, Herr Hitler would be worse off than he would reasonably ex- pect to be after he had lost the first round of the Battle of Britain in August and September last:
Furious Nazi Onslaught Is Hurled Back
FIGHTING ON GREEK FRONT
"On the fhainland of the Greek peninsula Herr Hitler's "divisions are battering at the Australian and British. forces with the Greeks in line further west. I don't know
LONDON, Apr. 25. (Reuter)—The how this fighting has gone. It latest news of the fighting on the might go well, it might go less Greek front, as given by the well, but however it may go my Athens Radio, says that there were original estimate has not been clashes between advanced forces in front of the Greek and British lines.
upset.
"After the surrender of the western Greek army it became a rearguard, action to cover orderly retreat. From the other stand- point, however, It has not gone well for the enemy thanks to the heroism of the Australian forces and the equal gallantry of the
R.A.F. and other British troops.
MEAN NOTHING
A furious German infantry attack against the British and Greek positions was hurled back by the Allied forces,
ANZAC DAY
ADMIRAL POUND
GENERAL DILL **
LONDON, April 25 (Reuter)—The
The Germans then shelled the Heads of the three fighting ser- Pass with the beaviest artillery yet vices, Admiral of the Fleet Siz used by them on this front, fol- Dudley Pound, General Sir John lowing up with a barrage of dive. Du and Air Chief-Marshal Sir bombing attacks
the Charles Portal, attended the Anzac
*
However,
Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, and Mr. W. J. Jor- dan, the New Zealand High Com- missioner, read the Lessons,
"But losses mean nothing to Imperial forces stood their ground, Day service at St. Martins-in-the- BOMBED
Herr Hitler and we have to con- and retaliated with artillery are. Field today.
Widespread air raids were made LONDON, April 25 (Reuter)-Im- sider whether our losses and those
Greeks and Yugoslavs by the enemy on Greek towns. with other peace-loving nations to perial forces in Tobruk inflicted of the
strength. ORDERLY WITHDRAWAL prevent the aggressor from attain-damage on the enemy in sorties have affected his own Ing control of the seas."
The circumstances which forced
CAIRO., Apr. 25 (Reuter)-Em- Herr Hitler to fight in Greece may pire forces in Greece conducted a have done much to weaken the further orderly withdrawal, inflict- German effort to fight the whole ing severe losses on the enemy.
states a GH.Q. communique. "German resources in men and In the Sollum area, British material are huge but they are not patrols have again been aggres- inexhaustible and we must always give. remember that German manpower In the Dessie sector, Abyssinia,
Mr. Hull declared emphatically against any attempt to make peace now as peace with the Axis would be nothing more than a trap, one in which many nations
movement for
when its true nature was not-13- derstood...
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The morale of the Australian, British and Indian troops is ex- cellent.
An aerodrome in Sicily was fell in the earlier phases of this heavily attacked: while Rhodes, world conquest, Benghazi and Tripoli were bombed.
200 KILLED. Two hundred Italians are known "As to the possibility of our ald to Britain and others irritating to have been killed in the battle
before Dessie. some aggressor into attacking us, no nation would attack merely be- About 560 African prisoners were cause it is our policy. to..defend taken and it is believed that an-
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3. other 300 are coming in
Kiel, Wilhelmshaven Principal Targets
LONDON, Apr. 25 (Reuter)-The "principal targets of the BAF. of KIEL and jast night
naval bases were. the German WILHELMSHAVEN, which were attacked by a strong force of
bembers.
The brunt of the attack was against Kiel, where fires were rais- ed in shipyards and Industrial areas.
Other attacks made during the night were on docks and other objectives on the coasts of NORWAY, HOLLAND, BELGIUM FRANCE.
and
Two British" aircraft are missing slight. No alert was squnded in from the night operations.
London.
During yesterday, Bomber Com- This morning, an enemy bom- mand aircraft set fire to an enemy bér was shot down, after dropping tanker of the Norwegian coast a few bombs on a town on the and almost certainly destroyed it South coast.
NEL SPITFIRES Another formation bombed.
BATAVIA, Apr. 25 (Reuter) The wireless station on an island
Netherlands East Indies has been near the coast of Norway and
one of the best suppliers of Spit- demolished a building. · During offensive patrole over fires to Britain according to figures Northern France yesterday, British released today since Oct. 5 last fighters machine-gunned German year, and it is revealed that the NEI presented the RAF with 76
THE MORALE OF BRITISH," Australian and Indian troups in the Tobruk areas excellent. Much damage has been inflicted on theaghters on their aerodromes,
enemy.
NEWS FROM THE GREEK front states that there were ekishes between advance units of the enemy and British and Greek forces. A further orderly withdrawal is reported,
THE DANGER AREA FOR shiping in the Mediterranean has been extended according to a notice issued by His Majesty's Govern- ment
VISCOUNT GENERAL GORT, V.C., Inspector of Training, Home, has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar.
From these daylight operations Manes. one British fighter is 'miming.
In addition they have contribut ed 27 bombers to the Netherlands NO LONDON ALERT:
Air Force in England and it is Enemy activity last night was confidentially predicted that the confined to the South, East and tofal number of warplanes to be. North-east of "England.
contributed to the Allied War E. Nowhere was any attack heavy fort by the NEL alone this year and the damage done was very may well exceed 100.
war.
Mr. S. M. Bruce, une Australian High Commissioner, General Sir Ian Hamilton and Lord Birdwood, this morning laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in comme- moration of Anzac Day.
ROYAL MESSAGE- The King and Queen, in a mes- is being used to hold down Poland. a British forward move is again sage to Australia and New Zealand, Tecalled the unflinching heroism of Czechoslovakia, Holland, Belgium continuing. and occupied France. Herr Hitler North-west of Addis Ababa, a the Anzacs 26 years ago and paid canot relax his hold in any of further 112 prisoners were captur-tribute to the heroism of the Aus- these directions.
ed from another enemy column tralian troops now fighting, in.. "For his Balkan campaign he which is being closely pursued.. Greece and Libya.
has been compelled to use "Aus- trian troops and it is stated that 16 German divisions are reported to have been broken up during the fighting in Greece, These are serious losses because Herr Hitler relies on continuous attack by aircraft and mechanised troops..
"It 19. Indeed, probable that the present ability of
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2 Softball notes; South China
·AA to tour. Singapore; Fanling golf; Training
times.
3 Radio programmes; Coming
events.
Final Selections For
Fourth Extra Meeting At The Valley Today
..
BY "LAST QUARTER"
RACE 1 (2. P.M.)
Eve Of Hunting. Blue Field
1
RACE 6 (4.30 P.M.) Bugle
2
Seventy Six
2
Lovely View
3
Bona Vacantia
3
RACE 2 (2.30 PM).
RACE. 7 (5 P.M.)
King's Welcome
The Koala Bear .....
National Reform Prairie View
2
Battle
..3
Royal Sovereign
RACE 3 (3 P.M.)
RACE 8 (5.30 P.M.)
Avon
1
Strathalbyn
World Fair View........ 2
Look See
2
Galaxy ....
3
Crack Shot
3
RACE 9 (6 P.M.)
Daylight
2
Tobaccoship
2
Googly
RACE 5 (4 P.M.) Colooma ...
RACE 10 (6,30 P.M.)
1.
Jus' Gentium.
The Nineteenth Holé... 2
Happy Returns
Man-O'-War
3
Vixen. Tor
Judge
DAILY DOUBLE ·
4 Italian forces routed; Par- llament, want early debate on war; Link with Galli- poll: Huge German army in North Africa.
5 Lack of public spirit among
"witnesses," "Magistrate's rul ing on food by-law; Police Courts.
8 Leading Allens..
article: Enemy
8 Catholic news and notes;
Wedding Pulme "arrives..
11. Volunteer Orders.
RACE 4 (3.30 P.M.) Mountain View Nomine Poenae .... Hornpipe
COLOOMA and THE KOALA BEAR