PAGE 6-HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
COMPANY LTD.
Japanese Carnage In Foochow
Vivid scenes of Japanese carnage
latest refugees aceing the city.
EDITORIAL
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1941.
President Roosevelt Shows Col. Charles BATTLE OF MIDDLE EAST
Diplomacy In Capturing American Public Opinion
President Roosevelt has won the first round for the in Fuochow were described by the capture of American public opinion." His decisions cannot The Filty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Upon entry into Foochow, the find rest in any halfway house," said PROFESSOR in the above Company will be refugees said, the Japanese indulg- ARTHUR NEWALL, the well-known American commenta- held in the Company's Offices, ed in an orgy of. indiscriminate tor, when he broadcast from London on Sunday. P. & O. Building, on Wednesday, killing, rape and plunder. Young, Prof. Newall said that he|
suffered most, many men have
to
the 7th. May, 1941 at 11 am. of whom were knifed and hackad found it hard to keep on ask- for the purpose of receiving the
death, Machineguns Report of the General Managers mounted at street corners mowing but facts were facts and they
a Statement of down pedestrians in large numbers. had to face them. together with Accounts to the 31st. December. 1940.
were ing his friends to be patient, Fine Tribute
The most horrible scenes, accord- ing to the refugees, were witness- ed at Changchienshan, Tachiao-
NEW ORGANISATION
"I said he has won the first The Transfer Books of the tow, Chunmeng. Hungshanchlao round-He has," said Prof. Newall. He began. a week ago when he Company will be closed from and nearby places where the
that American public with dead declared Friday, the 2nd. May to Wednes. streets were strewn day, the 7th. May, 1941 both bodies and blood literally owed opinion is not adequately formed to understand the nature of the days inclusive.
crisis."
into ditches.
A house-to-house search was DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. made by the Japanese for women.
General Managers.
and the femiles of government officiala, many of whom, were as-
killed-Central News).
220
To Greeks
SOCIAL CHANGES
IN BRITAIN
Lindbergh Resigns Commission
HAS NOW BEGUN, SAYS
LABOUR MP.
**THE BATTLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST HAS BEGUN on its result the duration of the war will depend. If we lose it, we shall continue to fight on but we shall fight against tremendous odds. But if we win it it will be of economic, moral and military value more than a hundred times worthwhile."
Сад
will
NEW YORK, Apr. 28 (Reuter) COL CHARLES LINDBERGH has written to President Roosevelt
So said MR. PHILIP NOEL "All this is the military debit in | resigning his, commission in the
BAKER, M.P., prominent Herr Hitler's balance sheet. United States Air Corps Reserve.
member of the Labour Party, we doubt, therefore, that it Col. Lindbergh announced that the decision had been
taken when he broadcast from Lon-weigh with Turkey when her turn following President Roosevelt's re-don yesterday on what the comes to answer the question put marks made about him last week Greek and British forces had "Until now Herr Hitler has been- at a Fress conference. ·
[achieved in the struggle receiving from the Balkan ecun- President Roosevelt had called against German aggression in tries nearly everything he needed Col. Lindbergh a "copperhead", the the Balkans. name of the deadliest snake in the United States which was taken in
START OF BESISTANCE
to General Metaxas?
FOLLY AND INFAMY "We are established in the har
Crete, while
and which they had to give. Now "It is impossible to broadcast
his communications will be broken from London today without saying
Mr. Baker began his talk by re-at many points. The Danube is something of the events in Greece," Prof. Newall said that a new or said Mr. E. A. Montague, BR the United States in the Civil War ferring to the events which led un 'reported to be at least temporarily blocked. The crops in Yugoslavia to the attack on Greece by Italy. President Roosevelt's remarks He recalled how the late General have been damaged and for his Banisation had now been formed-Commentator, when he commented to denote an appeaser. the Fight for Freedom Society on the news on Sunday. which had called upon the United Mr. Montague paid a fine tribute ere prompted by the recent anti-Metaxas bad answered the ulti- fight Herr Hitler has had to use Hong Kong, 24th, April, 1941. saulted criminally before being states to throw its full weight into to the Greeks when he said: "/British speech by Col. Lindbergh matum which had been presented, vast quantities of off.
three o'clock in the the war and which had expressed don't suppose any nation of sol declaring that Britain had already to him at e frank request for the use of dlers has ever won the admiration lost the war. Mr. Roosevelt, de morning of Oct. 27, 1940, giving American naval ships to protect of the British as the Greeks have clared that Col. Lindbergh had him three hours in which to place bours and bases of convoys taking supplies to Britain. done in the last few months. We not been called up for active duty at the disposal of the Italian forces he will have to control two hostile. Greek countries, which will fake many Prof. Newall also revealed here, in London, have been feeling because of his views n the inter-certain strategic points in
divisions to hold down. And all national situation.
territory. that the editor of the magazine
a great sympathy for them 11
this has happened to him because "General Metaxas did "PM" had said recently "I am these days."
the Greeks said "no," for convoying and I think that
wait for three hours," even to quibble about it now is
tinued Mr. Baker. "He told the dangerously reckless."
Italian Minister-that-the-ulti- matum was a declaration of war and so the heroic resist- ance of the Greeks began.
The Daily Press
#EF
T
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 33225.
HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY
Though the Colony's reservoirs must have benefitted to a consider- able extent by the heavy down. pour yesterday afternoon it must have caused some discomfiture to
the many people on the point of leaving their offices,
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Up to late in the afternoon the ...Tel. 24511.
weather was fair and gave hopes London Office: 53. Fleet Street. of clearing after a week's rain..
E.C.4.
The sky, however, darkened about 3.30 and by 4.30 it was like Just after sunset.
Then came the downpour, with thunder and lightning. just before 5 pm. Rain fell incessantly for
HONGKONG, APRIL 29, 1941.
REASSURING AND REFRESHING
MR.
ÆR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, the British Prime Minis-
the next four hours.
THREE FACTS
3.
SOCIAL CHANGES
Mr. Montague referred to the social changes taking place in Britain.
not
Those in favour of "convoying supplies to Britain had now risen are particularly in the sphere of "The changes I am thinking of
by 41 per cent.
"From all these signs three facts work," he said, "and for the first emerge," said Prof. Newall "First-time the theory is being put into
practice that a znan may Iy. that American opinion is mov-
choose his own kind of work." ing forward, ponderously it is true, but relentlessly; secondly, there is
Mr. Montague mentioned that
tion. of British determination: and thirdly, that the fight for the cap ture of American opinion is on."
Prof. Newall stated that if there was any hesitation in some Ameri- can quarters it was because they still wanted to find their feet. They were the people who said that when France fell Britain
AFTERLIFE INVESTIGATION
Mediums File Messages From Sir Oliver Lodge
not
con="
"No one would have blamed the Greeks if
they had submitted. What would have happened if they had? What would it have meant
to us if General Metaxas has sald 'yes' instead of no? It would have meant that the Axis Powers would
Balkans and Axis submarines and have occupied the whole of the
a. consensus in American convic-men between 41 and 43 were now Under conditions of complete being called up for civilian work and the Labour Ministry would de- secrecy, the greatest investigation cide whether they were to be com- into afterlife is pulsorily transferred to any parti- London headquarters of the Society aeroplanes would have occupied all cular war work.
would follow.
"They all know by now that
It is in times like these that the British are at their fighting best," said Prof. Newall," "In a situation like this, nobody, in- cluding Americans, can afford to stand still Standing still is fatal."
MOVING WITH CAUTION
"That is something entirely
· new in England," said Mr. Montague, “Military conserip-. tion yes, but industrial con- scription-never before.”
EVERYONE AGREEABLE
gcing on st
for Psychical Research.
the
the bases there and would have
Locked up in their safe is the made the task of our navy sealed envelope containing the keeping Gibraltar and Mälta open "test' message left with them by to us and helping General smash the Italian Sir Over Lodge, famous scientist Wavell to and spiritualist, before his death
"Yugoslavia Коша have been 'several' months ago..
They are now receiving frequent
tion of women. About 300.000 of that they have been in touch with
message.
army,
"They said 'no' in part at least because we in the Commonwealth of Nations had promised to give them what help we could. It was, in pursuance of that promise that
British, Australian and New Zea- land troops were sent to help them in the campaign.
"I speak as a member of the British Labour Party and for myself alone, but no meinber. of my Party will disagree with what I say, for I believe with Mr. Menzies that it would have been the greatest Infamy If we had refused to help the Greeks. It would have meant not only the greatest infamy, but it would have been greatest folly too.
the
The Battle of the Middle East has now begun. On its result the taken over by the Axis and Tur- duration of the war will depezd. If we lose it. we shall fight on,
at once extremely serious. And
and
military
without their military, poli- ter, found that à tour of the tical and economic value most heavily bombed placcs The balance of the advantage in Britain-places where the from these developments is malice of the savage enemy still with Britain and her
"Then again there is conscrip- messages from mediums who claim key's position would have become but we shall fight against tremen- had done its worst"-had allies. Mr. Churchill made it
there was something else the Axis dous odds. If we win it will be of acted on him like a tonic and clear how the British with-
them have registered and every the deua scientist.
moraj 'economie, had reassured and refreshed ärawal from the Balkans and
one of them, together with the
Powers would have commandea Their evidence is being filed the whole of the ses routes from a more than a hundred times men between 41 and 43, will be opened with the "test"
worthwhile. him. In explaining this to along the North African coast the people of the British Em- had, in spite of the fact that
considered as individual cases to on a date yet to be fixed the en- the Black Sea to the Aegean and
"We mount our fallen soldiers make sure that no square pegs are velopes will be opened and the to the sea of Italy and our Fleet pire, in the course of his they gave the enemy tempor-
taken out of square holes and put messages compared.
jand Air Arm could not have struck and it is an added bitterness be- hate the cruelty, and broadcast on Sunday night, ary gains, actually militated sident Roosevelt was now, awaiting
Prof. Newall declared that Pre-into round holes.".
at them as they will strike now cause we An official of the society ad-
waste of war, but we also know from Crete. Mr. Churchill did more to against the enemy's plans by the clarion call of his people and on the registration of industry for bave been from Sir Oliver, had Mr. Montague next commented mitted that messages, claimed to
that no soldier could ask for better VALUE OF GREEK AUTION reassure and refresh the peo- forcing him to pursue a then he would strike again.
"All this was considered by Gen- than to fat beside the Greeks and ple throughout the Empire course which he had tried "This time we are moving with the case of the closing down of ment on them.
essential war work. He referred to been received, but refused to com-eral Metaxas when he said No no soldier would ask for more than than he perhaps realised. To hard to avoid.
extreme caution," said Prof: Newall certain cotton factories in the next.
and when he placed Crete ani, to keep us free." "A special procedure aiming at people in the far corners of
"The President is using the old few weeks. as cotton workers were giving the greatest possible value other bases at the disposal of the THE HEROIC the British Commonwealth of
resistance diplomatic method of flying kites." particularly suitable for munitions to the test is being followed out British Navy and the Royal Air
Prof. Newall then referred to the work,. Nations, who have to rely for put up by the Greeks and the
she told the "Sunday Dispatch. Mr. Baker said that wars were their news on the meagre re-plucky, but short, opposition two great speeches made by Mr.
"So there you have the denial "Evidence is being assembled. but ports that come through to which the Yugoslavs gave a Cordell Hull and Col Knox. The
to the individual of the right to it will not be made known until won by weakening the power
the enemy, by shooting down its them couched in the bald and greatly superior foe, coupled announced to fils press conference choose his own work and a denial the 'test' message is opened.
aircraft. by the sinking of his sup- unimpressive language of bul-
with the gallant manner in that America's neutrality patrols work at all unless it suits the but it will not be for a consider. Ply snips and by the damaging of which Britain did what she would be extended to the areas of State," said Mr. Montague. "Every able time yet letins and communiques, the Prime Minister's speech was,
could to succour these two their patrolling responsibility,
one is agreeable' to these changes,
Commenting on the fact that great fighting peoples, exact- indeed, a real tonic.
even if it leads to extreme so-spiritualists were claiming to have It re-
cialism." vealed how deep rooted is the ed a heavy toll from the
made contact with Sir Oliver stout oak of England-the enemy and must necessartly
Lodge, an official of the Maryle- have weakened his position
bone Spiritualist Association-one oak that is representative of
and frustrated a major part
of the largest in the country-Italians which amounted to more counter-offensive. The remnant stout British hearts to tread
said that a flood of messages pur-than ten of the scheme which he
divisions. They shot Japanese units are falling back. the path they have started on
porting to be from Sir Oliver way down hundreds of planes and the northwards with the Chinese vigor- to be expected.
Greek Navy sank at least two Ita-ously pursuing.
to
next day the President had casually
"When the full story is told. we will see that the President's " leadership has been wide awake, working full thine,” said Prot. Newali.
*
CLIMBED TO 28,800 FEET ON EVEREST
to manufacturers of the right to
OMINOUS STATEMENT BY TOKYO NEWSPAPER
Tt-General Norton arrived in Nichi Nichi Shimbun
"The date has not yet been fixed,
ORDINARY BEINGS
"Mediums
are
Doyle."
Force
his railway communications and This crops by which his people
lived.
Japanese Suffer Over 4,000 Casualties
have
More than 4,000 casualties been inflicted upon the Japanese in "Measured in these terms, what areas south of Chuki, Important was the Greek action worth?"
town, on the Cheklang-Klangsi lasked Mr. Baker. "The Greek Railway, 36 miles south of Blao-
army inflicted casualties on
the shan, as a result of a furious
without ever flinching from hoped to accomplish without the obstacles that crop up on engaging in military opera- tions. The easy walk-through
Han submarines besides other war- At dawn on Apr. 23, Japanese the way and the setbacks they |
merchant vessels and forces totalling over 10,000 strong receive before their final goal himself disappeared and he which Herr Hitler pictured to
only human ships and
four-column attack beings," he said, "and frequently which now lle at the bottom of launched a
the Adriatic Sea and above all from the south of Chuki, advane- of giving freedom to the
very ordinary human beings. had to fight his way "in at world is reached,
heavy cost to men, machinery, the only man alive
TOKYO, Apr. 28 (Reuter)-"The "Messages which they receive they helped to undermine the ing separately towards Anhawaze; in Singapore for a brief stay
of Signor Mussolini's Paitatzilou, Huatantow and other to have atmosphere against the Japanese they are inclined to link with morale armies.
points in an attempt to trap the THE "fretfulness and un- and resources. The effect of climbed 28,800 feet--Lieut. Gen. E prevailing at Saigon is going from things that are uppermost in their easiness which Mr. Chur- this great resistance against F. Norton, until very recently mill-
"It was not only to Signor Mus Chinese troops there. The attack bad to worse. What pervalls now minds or with public figures like
solini, that the Greeks said no," was assisted by a squadron of chill's words will surely have Herr Hitler and his pack of tary Governor of Hongkong, and is very much like the position at Sir Oliver. dispelled at Home will also jackals has not been lost on in 1924 leader of that epic ex- the time Japanese troops piade "The same thing happened after continued Mr. Baker. "In February some 50 planes.
Meeting with stubborn Chinese now be dispelled in other the President and people of pedition up Mount Everest. their peaceful entry into Tonkin the death of Sir Arthur Conan and March, Herr Hitler made every
effort to make them give way, resistance. the Japanese were parts of the Empire, where the United States; where, ex-Singapore after having officiated
Sir Oliver himself claimed many them if they had done so?
Again, who could have blamed engaged in sanguinary encounters This ominous statement was they had, naturally enough; clusive of a timid-minded as Governor of Hongkong during carried by the Tokyo newspaper times to have communicated with
and grim hand-to-hand fighting. commenced to spread owing minority, the admiration for the absence of Sir Geoffry North- Nichi Nichi Shimbun.
"But they maid nothing of resulting in terrific losses." his dead wife and son Raymond-
the sort. They said in the After bringing up further rein- to the lack of a free and frank Britain and her alles and cote, the Governor.
It is part of the campaign at killed in the last war and his
platnest language. "We don't forcements, the Japanese renewed exposition of the situation, confidence in their deter- The expedition party led by Lt. criticism against Indo-China, par-hook on this theme caused one of care who attacks us—we don't their attacks with increasing This has now been given by mination and ability Gen. Norton reached an altitude of ticularly the southern portion of the greatest sensations in scientific
violence and made care if we are, beaten and our
determined the Prime Minister, who, emerge triumphant has pro-ed by man, and just 2.200 feet have hitherto hardly penetrated)
28,800 feet, the highest ever reach- Tedo-China (where the Japanese circles,
country overrun. We shall bld for the possession of Kou- while not glossing over the duced fresh indications of re- below the summit of that uncon-that suddenly begun to appear in "messages he had received from
fight for the cause of freedom chengshan, a strategic hill south until we can fight no more." -- of Chuld overlooking the Chinese: immediate advantage gained solve of the American people querable peak, on May 21, 1924-—--|
the Tokyo press.
COMPELLED 10 FIGHT. –
positions below It Under the by a ruthless and formidable to give every ounce of materi-only three members of the party The Nichi Nichl accuses Bouth- Of his own "test" he said before
"What was the result? This cover of a heavy aerial bombard- enemy, answered those critics al aid to the champions of de-succeeding in reaching the 28,800 en Indo-China of bringing heavy he died: "I shall try to give a began the action of the Yugoslava ment, waves after waves of Japan- -the pessimistic elements mocracy and freedom.
New
pressure against Annamites with message. But It might take
against the traitors of Belgrade. ese infantry units hurled them- that form part of every ways and means are being The assault on the summiit did Japanese sympathies and imposing long as a year. I shall not get Herr Hitler was thus compelled to selves into the attack. nation's political structure considered and taken to see not succeed, but it was the most for Japanese concerns to de proper
restrictions to make it impossible anything in a hurry."
fight two big campaigns Accord- As the Japanese penetrated to in sentences that fully justi-that this help reaches Britain brilliant feat of mountaineering business in Southern Indo-China.
ing to estimates he had allotted the vicinity of the hill, the Chin- fled every action taken by the and her allies or, at least, as ever achieved.
forty divisions to occupy by terror ese threw their whole weight in a British Government in the Mr. Churchill said, to put it
Those who "reached the 28,800
SHANOHAL, Apr. 28 (Renter)-f possible, the countries of Yugo, powerful counter-attack, Sur- feet mark were Lt. Gen. Norton
Over 1,000 coolies of the Public slavia, Greece and Turkey.rounding and subjecting them to developments in the Balkans within their reach. That and himself (then Col. Norton), Dr. Gen. Norton was forced to give up Works Department of Shanghai's
"No one knows what losses the annihilating attacks, After violent and the Middle East. These the spirit of the British peo-Howard Somervell and Mr. George when he became completely snow- French municipality yesterday. Yugoslavs Inflicted on him, but fighting lasting until the noon of actions, apart from the fact ple is the answer to Herr H. Leigh-Mallory,
struck when they learnt of the there was fierce fighting and his April 23, the Japanese sustained that they have increased and Hitler's brutal success in the An oxygen mask saved the life Originally the expedition was dismissal of 50 department work- killed and wounded must have over 4.000 casualties. Disorganised strengthened the respect Balkans a success which will of Lt.-Gen Norton, who today is led by General Bruce, who however ers which they allege was "with amounted to several divisions at and dispersed, remnants of the Ja- which British conduct of the prove in the end to be more the only one of the trio alive. In retired in favour of Lt. Gen. Nor out reason". Demands for re-least. We know that rifteen divi-panese managed to escape the war has aroused throughout short-lived than the aggres the small advance party's speed
the fatal last stage of the climb, ton owing to. -health,
instatement of the dismissed, plus slons suffered heavily and it win Chinese encirclement and fed the world, have not been sore fondly imagine.
LL-Gen. Norton will be leaving increased pay and rice allowances, be months before their combat northward pell-mell was about 400 feet an hour, Lt-Bingapore shortly,
mark.
BRILLIANT FEAT
blind
In this book he published the
his wife and son.
Đi
are said to have been submitted, value is restored,
"with the
Chinese hot on their trails (Cen- tral News).