HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
TIME MARCHES ON AND LONDON CARRIES ON
ŞIR FREDERICK WHYTE ON NEED FOR NEW DISCIPLINE
"Time marches on and, London carries on.”
With this significant sentence SIR FREDERICK WHYTE, K.Ö.S.I., former Political Adviser to the National Government of China, con- cluded his weekly broadcast from London on Wednesday in the series "London Newsletter," in which he described the developments in the current week.
Sir Frederick opened his talk by saying that the House of Commons was taking stock of the war. Anyone who walked about the lobbies would find definite signs of a big debate. Those who did not know much talked the most, while those who did know did not say much.
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result was to put all other produc- tion out of balance.
CABLE.
BRITAIN'S TREATY WITH IRAQ: SOME INTERESTING FACTS REVEALED
A number of interesting facts connected with BRITAIN'S RELA- TIONS WITH IRAQ were giveu in a broadcast from London gester- day by a speaker who had lived in the Near East for more than thirty years and who was in possession of a great deal of inside informa- - tion about the country which has figured so prominently in the news of late.
The speaker ppened his talk (for these facilities, but nevertheless with a brief geographical descrip talks took place
In case of an tion of the country. Iraq, he said, (emergency arising. was the land of the two rivers-the "We have never doubted until Tigris and the Euphrates. Its mair recently that Iraq would not full products were agricultural and oil. her part of the contract. Indeed, The oil was conveyed through a when the first part of our troops 600-mile pipeline and at intervals arrived there. Rashid Al showed
he wished along this pipe-line were pumping that
to co-operate. stations manned by small, but gal- though he later tried to lay down tant, bands of British and Arab certain conditions. employees of the Iraq Petroleum Company.
In the meantime, "the" Govern- ment have taken anticipatory action by the appointment of Mr. "The speed-up of war work has J. F. Leathers to take charge of proceeded at different rates in of the country. Transport and Shipping. two Min- different parts 1stries which have row been This means that our very success
PRECIOUS FLOW OF OIL amalgamated. The fact that Mr. in transforming Britain into a war If any of these stations were Churchill has chosen Mr. Leathers machine has created many a new seized by an enemy they could be for this office shows that the problem. These problems are now cut out of action and so stop the Prime Minister knew that there crowding in too quickly, one after precious now of oil. In the mean- was a job to be performed and the other.
time, however, the Iraq Petroleum that he knew who would do it.
Company gave a good revenue to the country in royalty.
HELD IN RESERVE
"So when you hear that the House of Commons is going to
The people of Iraq were mainly "The other change was the re- hold an inquest on Greece and
are mistaken in Arabs and the majority of these lease of Lord Beaverbrook from Benghazi you the Ministry for Aircraft Produc-thinking what they are after I were Moslems. They were slled to tion to become Minister of State." have not seen a single M.F. who Britain by a treaty and the Arabs continued Sir Frederick. "Some does not support our having gone throughout the Middle East were say that Lord Beaverbrook is to to the help of Greece. We are not Britain's friends. take charge of the Home side" of looking for a scapegoat.
"Unfortunately in Iraq," con- the war. In my view, Lord Beaver-
tinued the speaker, "as in brook is to be held in reserve and
many other countries, there is a stall and unscrupulous clique which is both corrupt and am- bitious. It is this clique which is led by Rashid Ali. For months he has been intriguing with the Axis and a few weeks he seized the reins of 2go Government.
.. TAKE STOCK
"No doubt Greece and Africa is
in that capacity he will serve the in everybody's mind but the work National effort in industries more of Parliament is to take stock of clearly."
the whole position and to make "Both expert and the man Insure that everyone here is work- the street realise that we haveing on co-ordinated lines." reached the time where new dis- clpline is needed. I don't mean
Sir Frederick next referred to
the mere calling up of man-power the air attacks on Britain. These, or the drawing up of women in a he said, were becoming stronger. This fact has roused the man in the street to make demands for reprisal.
new phalanx of war... It means more than that.
"It is vital to have no drift in the chord of our war machine and
to see that all its parts run freely together. Co-ordination is what is wanted. Co-ordination is an old Latin word which means to keep in step. This means that the whole movement of national production
the other day that, in saying this. they were making a confession of
"No. sooner did further troops arrive, however, than he placed difficulties in our way. He contended that the first lot of troops should move out of Iraq before others could land As our whole object was to safe- guard the oil pipe-line. these conditions could not be met and Turkey was equally insia- tent on our maintaining our position
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WINDFALL FOR
S'HAI CLERK
SHANGHAI, May 8 (Rentre) - Portugnese clerk of the Kongkong and Shanghai Bank, Macão-born Adolfo Morgado,
has
10- become financially dependent overnight by win ning the first prize of the Shanghai Champion Sweep- stakes totalling $106,008..
Morgado is well-known in Hongkong.
Iraq Rebels Ejected From Habbaniyah
ENEMY AERODROME HEAVILY BOMBED
FRIDAY," MAY "9," 1941, —PAGE 7
BRITAIN SPEAKS
A LOT TO BE SAID FOR
DEMOCRACY, SAYS
MR. VERNON BARTLETT
Referring to the House of Commons debate, MR. '" VERNON BARTLETT, M.F., in a broadcast from Lordon yesterday, in the series "Britain Speaks," said that the Government had listened with patience and good humour to its critics.
From Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, the Germans might fly direct to Moşul, but it was a long hop for troop-carrying planes. The temp- tation to seize Syrla was ever pre- sent.
Mr. Bartlett went on to say that to speak in a debate was one of the most nerve-wreck ing things imaginable.
"First of all I have to go to the Speaker and tell him that I wish
There was a railway along the to speak and hope to catch his const between Syria and Turkey,, eye. He puts my name down on but. it could not be used without a very long list Then he calls a Turkey's consent.. It was along name that is not mine., Fisten to this rallway that. Turkey got her
the other man speaking I am not supplies.
in luck. There is no time to call
The enemy was established i me at all," he said.
the Black Sea and it would be a CAIRO, May 6 (Reuter) — Bṛl- "I go home to dream of the great very serious blow, to Turkey if-the- tish armoured units and troops speech I should have made. I enemy were to find bases in Byris and Iraqi levies, operating from after that long ordeal of many and Iraq. Hitler's demands for Habbaniyah, ejected the Iraq rebels hours I still prefer our method to bases in Syris had probably form on Tuesday from positions over the Germans then there is a loted the subject of discussions in looking the cantonment, accord- to be said for democracy."
Vichy. ing to a communique issued here.
MOVING WITHDRAWAL
It was true... said Mr. Bartlett, The RAF. continuously attacked Mr. Bartlett opened his talk by that the one battle that counted "What was the reply, given by the rebel lines the previous night referring, to quotations from the was the Battle of the Atlantje. but Britain did not like to see, the Rashid All and his military clique and during the engagement on German Press and radio that to these arguments? His answer Tuesday rendered continuous close there would be no escape from Germans pushing their way down was to surround the aerodrome at support, bombing and machine-Greece and no second" Dunkirk.
been and subse-There had Habbaniyah with Iraq troops and gunning the to fire on our airmez and destroy quently keeping them on the move which, in its way, was even more our aeroplanes. He seized the half- during their withdrawal towards moving to that of a year ago from way paint between Basra and Da. Falluja.
RASHID ALI'S REPLY
enemy
mascus through which the pipe- Rebel casualties were very heavy Hine passes and finally he begged while those of the British were for military assistance from Ger-negligible. The British captured many to fight Britain
over 300 prisoners.
"Has he forgotten that his inde- pendence was due to Britain and that the whole economic life of the country is the outcome of British
help. British guidance and British
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT This treaty with Iraq is a very important document," continued money? the speaker. "It gave Iraq her in-. dependence for the first time in
For some |many · centuries:
FRIENDS OF BRITAIN "I began by saying that the nine Arabs were our friends. And so
Guns flown in aircraft to the
to India.
a withdrawal
the coast of France. He could not help thinking of those German assurances when he heard Herr Hitler telling the wide world that he had no territorial ambitions In South-Eastern Europe..
Mr. Bartlett dealt with various.
scene of the battle contributed to declarations made by Herr Hitler the defeat of the Iraqis.
up to the attack on Poland with which began the present war.
Already Hitler's agents were stirring up trouble in Asia and Africa, We had to consider Rashid Al as a menace and we had probably upset Ali's
INTRUDER
TACKLED
BY FOKI
HEAD HIT WITH WOODEN BAR
A man, TAM KWONG, who was one of a gang of three who are alleged to have attempted to com- mit a robbery on the first floor of No. 168 Namm Cheung Street last
and Hitler's plans by landing night, is now lying in the Kowloon Hospital suffering from head-in- juries caused when he was hit by a foki with a wooden bar.
Raschid Iraq was again bombed. The aérodrome at Moascar. Al
One hangar was 'completely des- "You don't hear this everywhere,
twin-engined troyed by fire, a but you do hear it now and then,"
a number of aircraft blown up, said Sir Frederick. "The Germans.
others severely damaged and the described their raids on London years. Iraq was subject to a British they are. Chief among them is
aerodrome surface badly cut up. on April 16 as a reprisal. I told you mandate and in 1930 a Treaty of King Ibn Saud of Arabia and an-
The British aircraft received our troops in Basra. But the Alliance was signed between. His other is the Amir Abdulla, the ruler
people of Iraq were thankful Not long ago. Practically no opposition Majesty's Government and that of of Transfordania. King Feisal and thus Iraq became the Amir Abdulla insisted on en-
KUTBAH RETAKEN
to Britain who had given them. their independence. independent state and was tering the officers mess in air force LONDON, May 8 (Reuter) "Our own Air force has rot
shortly afterwards admitted to the uniform and leaving his head im-British forces have occupied Rut
"Speaking of the pipeline, which changed its ideas about the bomb League of Nations.
covered. Those of you who know bah on the pipe-line from the ten thousand men worked on for is simple-firstly, ing of divilians. Naturally the
"In this Treaty of Alliance it was the importance which arabs place Mosul oll fields to Halfa, accord. years under most difficult climatic the perfect timing of the work average man wants to hit back but laid down that, in the event of war, on covering their heads on cere- ing to a fome dispatch to the conditions. Mr. Bartlett said that done, in factories takes some ar- the RMA.F. says we are hitting back Iraq should assist Great Britain by monial occasion will be able to official German news agency. ranging. That is the general ex-in the only way that will do any all the means in her power. Article judge to what extent the Amir was Iraqi
good.
forces occupied Rutbah miles to the Syrian port of Tripoli TV of the Treaty was as follows: prepared to go to show his friend- last Friday after attacking and which was not to be mixed up with the Police by Llu. Föng og laged
the Tripoli in Libya. taking prisoner an unarmed "In Palestine. in Syria, in the tish working party.
has hitheric not been coordinated; weakness. enough.
SIMPLE ANSWER
The answer
planation of some of the criticisms heard today. However, we are alm- ing at perfect industrial timing.
"And they
OFitness to us.
are. Look at the S MAJESTY THE KING places that are being attacked by TRAQ, IN THE EVENT OF WAR "Secondly, the demand for the our bombers and than ask yourOR IN THE IMMINENT MENACE Persian Gulf and in all parts of replacement of army equipment, selves if that was not better than OF WAR, WILL ASSIST IN FUR- the Arab world we can count upon after Dunkirk, had to take pre- any attack as a reprisal, always
NISHING HIS BRITANNIC MA- many who know that they can cedence över everything else. The bearing in mind the risks being
run, the distance to be flown and JESTY ALL FACILITIES AND AS-trust us and however much they
SISTANCE IN THE FIGHT, IN-may fear Germany CLUDING THE USE OF RAIL have any confidence m Nazi pro- WAYS. RIVERS, PORTS, ́AERO- DROMES AND MEANS OF COM-
U.S. SEEN RACING| TOWARDS WAR
the number of bombs to be car- !ried.
"
STRIKE AT SINEW
What the RAF. say, and IMUNICATION," cannot see that there is any an- swer to them, is that you cannot
TALKS TAKE PLACE "Now, these are the very words of
Two well-known columnists, Mr. get full value out of a powerful the Treaty. Surely nothing could Raymond Clapper and Mr. Philip plane unless you use it to strike be clearer," continued the speaker, Simms, said the United States was directly at one of the German "In the early days of the present racing toward war with a possible sinews of war. You will waste your war there was no need to ask Iraq showdown due in 60 days.
bombs if they use them merely to Both believed the United States reduce the back streets of Berlin must convoy supplies which would to rubble. I think if we knew all mean German attacks on US, the facts of air warfare we should ships.
know for certain that reprisals are of no use."
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mises.
they cannot
"If Germany were to succeed, the independence of Iraq would soon come to an end. Let us hope that by speedy action their belief in Great Britain and in an ultimate British vic- tory is as strong today as it has always been."
Yangtse Valley Drained Of Food By Japanese
"We are moving with increasing Sir Frederick said that in spite speed on a course of an undeclared, of the fact that the Germans had and thus far bloodless, war" wrote
to divide their air strength all Mr. Clapper. "Most Informed
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons during over Europe the bombing squadron sources here believe that convoying of the Luftwaffe still outnumbered question time today. Mr. Eden, Foreign Secretary, answering Mr. the British. The whole operational Jan Hannah said that there had been certain difficulties in the
of goods to Britain will be under
supply of foodstuffs to Shangha!. arising from the present conditions in China.
Laker soon.
strength of the Luftwaffe was over "It will require courage on the London on April 16 and yet this part of the Administration because did not have any effect on the No reports however, have been it means the risk of action and conduct of the war and there was received, which would indicate that
hostilities to which a considerable reason to belleve that this raid the Japanese capture of Ningo Franco-Thai
section of the public is atli op- was a kind of sideshow put up to resulted in any food shortage in
posed.
LOVE OF PEACE
Evidently Mr. Roosevelt believes that that country should not allow
Its love of peace to prevent it from doing whatever is achieve total victory."
necessary
reassure the German public.
Shanghai. The situation there in The British policy in the air this respect would, however, con- was to strike home where it hurts tinue to be closely watched.
Treaty
Bri-
it ran 770 miles to Halfa and 680
CUT REVENUE
Another man, LI CHAM, who re- ceived similar treatment' at the hands of the foki, in the course of the struggle, is now in custody, - The third man escaped, we pre TOY "REVOLVERSUC
According to a report made to
56, master of the Nant Cheung, Knitting Factory, three ren; `arme- ed with a toy revolver and a dag! The Iraqi Government would ger entered the floor and follow- cut their national revenue if they ing threats, demanded the, keys, te stopped supplies to Britain. But, the safe.
U.S. NAVY READY FOR CONVOY WORK serious blow to Britain, but it was ensued during which one of the worth remembering that the out- intruders, who subsequently escap. WASHINGTON, May 3 Reuter) put of the Iranian olifields was ed, stabbed a fokl, Wong Cheung, The US Navy was "readler now two-and-a-half times as great. on the left shoulder. than ever to undertake the job "We. therefore, bad British Going to his master's assistance of assuring delivery of war sup- troops to protect this oll," said Liu Ram-po, foki, hit two of the plles to Britain. "if and when such Mr. Bartlett, "While it was con- alleged robbers, Li Cham_ana Tam duty was assigned to it," stated celvable that the Germans could Kwong on the head with a wooden Col. Frank Knox, Secretary of cut the supply to us it was diff-bar. Navy, speaking at his press "con-cult to see that they could get Later Police found two daggers ference yesterday.
much of it themselves unless they and a toy pistol, together with Col. Knox also said the U.S. controlled the Eastern Mediter pieces of wood and wire,. Navy was taking over the "sea-ranean and, the Persian Gulf as Nothing was stolen from the going activities" of the Coast-well." guards:
of course, the loss would be a Liu resisted and a struggle
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Commenting on Mr. Stimson's broadcast, Col. Knox said he thought it "a forthright, courage- ous and very enlightening talk, animated by a high spirit of patriotism.".
WOPS EVACUATE
DEBERECH ►
LONDON, May-8 (Reuter)-The Italians have evacuated Deberech, 44 miles north-east of Gondar in Central Abyssinia, it is learned here.
premises.
Advantages Of Use Of Gliders As Troop-Carriers Countered By Unwieldiness:
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Early in 1940 there were reports that the Germans, were using gliders, in branes to transport small parties of men to at tack isolated positions, and there, have been other reports that large numbers of gliders had been taken to Norway by the... Nazis, assembled, stored ready for use, say the Manchester.. Guardian Bone of these machines, it has, hora stated, covered with transparent fabric so that at height they are prze tically invisible. These stories may contain some truth. Towed gliders and "flying traing" making a take-off with a “fying STALIN'S POST
have been experimented' with in train"-an immense aeroding CHUNGKING, May 8 (Reuter) the United States. France, Russia, would be required The Press here interprets M. Josef and Germany, and there are doIn Russia this has been over- Stalin's assumption to the chair-technical difficulties in construct come by fitting each glider with a Simultaneously. French, Thai manship of the Council of the tug rider which would carry 12 dram round which is wound, the and Japanese delegates will sign People's Commissars as an indica- to 14 men
towing cable. Each cable is thus notes exchanged between them tion of the seriousness of the pre- As a troop-carrier such a manwound as each gider in turn, is agreeing that neither Thailand" sent
development chine would have some advantages drawn forward and made air-borné international and Indo-China shall enter into which is making it necessary for over an aeroplane, the most ob by the towing planes, port any agreement with Third Powers "headliners to appear on
thevious being that it would be abso- les designed to run counter to Jap-
SILENT APPROACH G stage."
hutely silent in flight, And "since - anese interest, together with pro- tocols, relating to the Indo-China- That demilitarised zone.
the Germans most and when Bri- Meanwhile, the Council of the TOKYO, May 8 (Reuter)-It is tain had established superiority in International Settlement was do-understood the Franco-Thai Peace the battle of the air they will re- ing all possible to ensure adequate Treaty embodying Japan's media- to peat it everywhere. That moment food supplies for the areas under tion terms accepted on Mar. 11)
had not yet come but It was com- their control.
will be formally signed at 11 am ing. Britain had now been at war Mr. Hannah: Is it not a fact tomOITOW, Mr. Bimma declared that "an for 21 months whereas the Ger- that Shanghai is suffering a good early showdown. of the United mans have actually prepared for deal from the way the Japanese, States and the Axis is regarded as it for five years.
like locusts, have drained the Yangtse Valley of food?
Mr. Eden's reply was inaudible.
a virtual certainty and probably will come within 60 days."
IN FRONT LINE
"Seizure of Axis ships, probably In conclusion, Sir Frederick re- ferred to the casualties among
for British use." Mr. Simms wrote,
is only a atraw in the wind. Bet civilians and gave figures to show!
ting here is that the United States will be at war by June 1 or there abouts
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that the civilians today were just
as much in the front line as the
Consular Warning in rough and adulting country transporting supplies to an in-
a
NARROW ESCAPE Continued from Page 1
(it would have no engmes and would | :: What chance, of miceese "wonlo The pilot sent a message saying
carry no fuel, its low-wing loading, be open to the enemy in using the armed forces. The total number there was worse ahead and asked
would allow it to be landed easily glider as...,,a troop-carrier or for killed in the armed, forces was 37,- whether he ought to return to "Président Roosevelt has given 000. The number of civilians killed England.
CHUNGKING, May 8 (Reuted)— TAKING-OFF PROBLEM
vading army is a matter for da- "TECHNICAL" POST The British Britain and the world a solemn in air raids was 30,000. The num-
Consulate-General The Foreign Secretary answered
bate. It should be noted. ton." that pledge not to stop until Chancellor ber of wounded in the armed for "Push on" and they reached Gib- MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuter) here, in a statement yesterday, when an aeroplane is towing The advantages of silent or Adolf Hitler is defeated. Tans. the ces was 28,000 and the number of raltar with ten minutes petrol-General Azcarate, former Minis- sald: The British Consulate-glider the former's speed is not proach, ease of landing, and pBE Hitler train and the Roosevelt civilians wounded in air raids was supply to spare.
ter in Berlin, has been appointed General wishes to draw the greatly reduced, and it would al invisibility - Kip –– Cuunver- train' are racing toward each other | 41,000,-
British Wireless adds that the "Technical Director of War" by attention of all persons concerned therefore be feasible for a singir balanced by a lack of weed, Unit on the same track and few belleve "These Agures do not include story of the exciting, if anxious, the Mexican Defence Ministry. to the undesirability of shipping powered aircraft to tow several ed manoeuvrability and arma, a crash can be avoided, Almost the fighting in Greece," said Bir experience which befell the For- The appointment is interpreted goods to any neatral country to gliders at a fairly high speed. In ment, so that only by using these everyone belleves the United States Frederick, "but it shows you how eign Secretary and Gen. Sir John in some well-informed circles as order without naming the con experiments with towed gliders 11 machines with the utmost steaith must use its navy and air force much the ordinary "man, has been Dill, when flying out to the Middle indicating a pension of Mexi- signee as this practice may lead has been found that the towing and when no opposition in, the
right in this war more than they East, was told in the House of co's relations with Germany since to difficulties and delay and, in cable has to be at least one hun could be given does the were in the last one. Times mar Commons by Mr. Noel Baker in a no successor to Gen. Azcorate in certain cases, may render the dred yards in length to ensure atjack appear likely to be
speech.
goods liable to seizure.
safety in fight, and therefore in tive
if it "delivers the goods," where upon the shooting will start auto
matically."
ches-on and London carries, OT."
Berlin has been named,
A