HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941. -PAGE 7
NEWSPAPERS IN WARTIME: Japanese Warships Are THREE-PRONGED JAPANESE British
PURVEYORS OF NEWS AND BAROMETERS OF OPINION
Some interesting facts regarding the publication of newspaper in time of war in England were given in the course of a broadcast discussion on the subject from Lon- don on Wednesday between Sir Frederick Whyte, K.C.S.I., and former political adviser to the Chinese National Government, and Mr. Gerald Reid Barry, editor of the London News Chronicle.
tween
the danger of saying too much and the risk of say- Ing too little.
Sir Frederick opened the discussion by referring to the paper rationing which is now
Mr. Barry: I think the press in force in Britain and sug-
bas remained free because of gesting that with the dis-
the strength of our democracy. ruption of traffic and other Mr. Barry next referred to the services, the task of satisiy-necessity that had arisen to raise advertising rates and to the ing the reading public must
tremendous risc in
cost of be very difficult.
paper from £10 or £11 per ton to something like 228 per ton, He added that circulation had not been much affected because of the public desire for news.
PAPER SHORTAGE Mr Barry replied that there was no doubt that the paper shortage was a severe restriction on news- papers and most of them had come down to four pages a day.
Sir Frederick
thal argued newspaper still had to give the
£
plukn Both these were vital in peace time and more vital in war.
Mr. Barry said that a news- paper was not only a purveyor of news, but a barometer of public opinion as well and the rise and fall of the barometer
the
B.B.C. NEWS
Standing By
- Cont'd from Page 1
on Indo-China, says: "As an ex-parture, being told that no foreign- cuse for this latest piece of ban-ers would be allowed to go to ditry. Japan is resorting once again Japan until further matice to the threadbare Axis tactic of pretending that it is necessary to forestall the alleged British de- -Signs.
ISSUED AS USUAL PEIPING, July 24 (Reuter)-The Japanese Embassy that visaes for travel to Japan are being issued as usual.
DRIVE IN HONAN REPULSED
CHUNGKING. July 24 (Central)-Losses in men and mate- rials were sustained by the Japanese an many fronts in Central and North China, according to fled dispatches received here.
In southern Shansi, a 3-column Japanese attack from Jal- cheng and Mallancheng naar the Honan border on July 18 was repulsed with over 200 casualties. The Chinese also captured quantities of arms.
In Shantung, 3,000 Japanese troops from Tsinan recently
here declared launched an attack on the Chi- BRITON'S FLAT
"It should hardly have needed Mr. Eden's categorical repudiation
COMPLETE CALM to convince Vichy that this is a mischievous lie invented by Tokyo
SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuter for Tokyo's own ends. Yet Vicby ap--Press cunnient hinting at the parently prefers to believe that it is possibility -In some cases even Britain not Japan who is about to probability that commit aggression against Indo-America would declare war against China and put into the month of Japan if South Indo-China is oc-
Britain and
nese in eastern Shantung but met with a similar fate. Some 40 casualties were sustained.
northern Honau, the Chinese cap
In the Fengmengkow arcu in tured sizable war booty from the Japanese, including
dozens of of various descriptions. rifles, numerous horses and arme
Policy Towards Spain
SYSTEMATICALLY EDEN HINTS AT
A CHANGE
WRECKED
Japanese Deny All Knowledge
British policy towards Spalo may have to be changed,
Foreign
Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary, declared during ques tion time in the House of Commons
its radio commentator a statement cupied, is received with complete tween the Chinese and Japanese Hankow Incident yesterday that the British Govern-
11
Sir Frederick: Here is another polat I wish to bring up
I am sure that there are many thou- never to be honoured except when,
|
the radio news bulletins which are eject
the Axis Intruders whom now given three or four times a Vichy openly aided and abetted. day.
ACT OF AGGRESSION Mr Barry: Weli, some people: think that the B.B.C. 18 a danger-
"If and when. Japan proceeds ous competitor to the press, but to the occupation of Indo-China personally I don't think so. In whether or not with the
con-
Official
will not hind
RELIEVED
on
A serious clash was fought bu-
troops near Wangyimlao, a poin south-west of Tsinyuan, in north- ern Honan, on July 21 resulting in over 100 Japanese killed.
ment may be unable to proceed
rials.
that this would be an "unstterable calm in Singapore. act of piracy by a Brian who
circles, both eivil and seems bent on launching attacks military, decline to comment
SHANGHAI, July 24 (Reuter) with her policy of assisting the London, hints of an Anglo-Ameri- en the colonies of her old ally".
The flat of Mr. H. J. Archibald, economic recovery of Spain, says can declaration of war, but suggest "Once more, it appears as
who published the CENTRAL Renter. SURPRISE ATTACK Marshal Petain's pledge to pro- that official reaction could not be
CHINA POST and is Reuter's act Since the termination of the better expressed than was by Air In southern Anhwel, a Chinese ing manager, tect the French Empire is a pledge Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke mobile column made a surpris wrecked when it was raided on Government had been most anxious was systematically Spanish Civil War, the British
public the news and express public sands who prefer to listen in to as in Syrla, Britain intends to Reuter on July 16 when he said, Tsungtzupeng, south-east of Yin-smashed up all the furniture and their work of reconstruction and Popham in his interview with night attack on the Japanese at Monday by a Chinese mob who to help the Spanish people in "We are fully prepared, come what kiahwej (15 miles above Kwal-destroyed the fans and lights and to this end the British Government may. We are confident that chjh) on July 20. A severe en- ther abducted Mr Archibald's had loaned Apain last whatever the British forces in th
year counter followed and lasted till cook-boy and Chinese nurse, ac- £4,000,000 and a further £9,500,- Far East may be called upon to the following morning when the cording to latest advices from 000 later for food and raw mate- perform, they
us Chinese retired after having de- Shanghai wanting."
cimated the Japanese garrison.
Another Chinese unit the same night ralded Japanese communi-
Mr. Eden said that the British genuinely relieved that the stage southern bank of
scems cations
near Kwelchih
on the
Government had now noted that. is apparently reaching where ac
the Yangtze. The raiders, comprising "strik-General Franco, in the course of ŕ "It is obvious that Japan's tion will materialise and he is nu destroyed
Several sections of highways were ing" Central China Post workmen a speech on July 17, displayed a primary purpose in Indo-China 18 longer perpetually
and Over 150 flo- and anidentified Chinese believed complete misunderstanding not harassed by to use it as a jumping-of point war nerves.
grammes of telegraph wires torn to be connected with the Soelsi only of the general war situation dowp
Bureau and allegedly accompanied but of British economic policy by several plainclothes Japanese towards Spain. who are reported to have detained Gen. Franco's statement made it the Sikh watchman while the raid appear that he did not desire was progressing, threatening to further economic help and Bri- shoot if he raised an outcry. tain's future polley towards Spain It is learned the Japanese au- would depend on the action and thorities in Hankow deny all attitude of the Spanish Govern- knowledge of the incident
of public opinion was reflected in the rise and fall of events which were taking place today. They were however being com- pelled to reduce feature arti- cles, but at the same time re- taining as much variety in the paper as possible.
NEWS CENTRES
Sir Frederick in peace time you can send your men out to
the
news You cannot do that in war time, can you?
Mr. Barry: No, not as freely, but centres of news have shifted and
there are still buttle-necks from Switzerland and Cairo The train
foreign correspondent, course, has his means of contact and it is the best news he can get
which news comes to us such as
ed
of
the case of news you must remem-nivance of Vichy, it be an act ber that the B.B.C. only gives the of aggression again, which Br!
while the tain will not be without the means outlines of the
of an effective reprisal.
news.
papers give the full detalls.
Sir Frederick suggested that there might come a time when the B.B.C. and newspapers would have to work together. for eventual military designs on
GENUINELY
The man-in-the-street
The general feeling, however, is Before concluding their discus-British Dutch and American in-that the die is not definitely cast sto Mr. Burry indicated that the terests and possessions in Western and that it would not be cast un- reduction in the size of news-Pacific. The aspect of the situa-til the terms of the Indo-China
The YORKSHIRE POST, In "We shall pay a leader, says: no attention to the claims that the Japanese are acting with French consent, "The Japanese want to organise Indo-China as a base for possible operations at some promising future
of British action will be gauged in accordance with the extent to
PACIFIC TENSION
Mr. Archibald himself was ab- Bent
"STRIKING" WORKMEN
and ment
which Indo-China made over to AMERICA WATCHING point out it was a "purely Chinese the Japanese and in consultation with other members of the ABCD front, principally America and the
NEI.
MISUNDERSTANDING
1
GRANT NAVICERTS affair." JAPANESE MOVES
In the course of his statement, After being advised of the raid. Mr. Eden said: WASHINGTON, July 24, (Cen- Mr. Davidson, the British Consul-year, the Minister of, Economic "On July 30 last wrah-Conflicting reports received General interviewed the Japanese warfare stated that it was not the bp Washington from London,
Consul-General while the Vlee- British, polley
Jour corners of the earth seeking Papers had meant a proportionate tion is unlikely to be lost upon settlement are known.
reduction in the editorial staffs any one of these Intended vic- They now had to go to press ear- t.ms".
It is expected the final nature
lier as deliveries had to be main- taled no matter what happened ane tribute to the men who were and in that connexion he paid a
for conveying the responsible newspapers to the stations night after night and those who deliver- them to the stores from which they were sold to the public.
CHUNGKIN July 24 (Reuter) Tokyo and Shanghai regarding Consul, Mr. Brewis, brought the blockade to nentral countries 80 Sir Frederick: I wonder whether
A warning. Britain and the the Intest Japanese moves Bad matter the public ever think of that when British Malaya and possibly Thai-United States not to under-est-intentions in the Far East which
to the attention of the long as supplies could reach those they read their papers in the land.
Chinese Mayor. mate the importance of Japan's have not been clarified are treat- morning?
next move in the Pacific is sounded with the ULTIMATE GOAL
greatest reserve ed by Chinese circles who believe official circles. "The
mastery of
vaat that after the occupation of Although President Pacific area, stretching from Bing-Southern Indo-China, the Japan-jand apore through Hongkong and theese Army will push to Thailand Under-Secretary of State, declined
that he sends out to his news- paper by radio and cable.
In reply to Sir Frederick as to whether the risks of getting news i like this had not increased in war- time, Mr. Barry declared that in wartime there were political risks and physical risks to be overcome. CENSORSHIP
Sir Frederick next turned to the question of censorship and asked | Mr. Barry how much trouble this censorship of news gave news papers once the news managed to reach the country.
Mr. Barry: Before the war there. was a good deal of trouble, but now not so much.
Mr. Barry added that correspon dents had now learned
INVASION
date against the Dutch East Indies.
the
A WARNING
Roosevelt
to extend the
countries without the risk of their falling into the hands of the enemy; that Britain was prepared to grant navicerts on such a scale
Mr. Sumner Welles, the ENEMY SHIPPING as to allow imports adequate for
BY DESERT Philippines to Australia, is their and to Burnia, threatening to take to comment on the reported new
LOCUSTS
MIDDLE EAST THREATENED
to
received
ATTACKED
states
domestic consumption, and further that it was the polley of the Bri- tish Government not merely to allow such supplies to pass through the. British controls but also, to assist neutral countries to obtain them:
LONDON: July 24 Reuter); "The position in the Middle East these operations, one has been transformed ng if by a
ultimate goal, That is what their singapore from the rear.
Japanese aggressive moves,. the talk of the East Asia co-prosperity It is also believed that the Jap-President announced at his Press sphere means.
anese will! attack the Soviet as conference that he considered "It Is, therefore,
certain that soon
R.A.F. LOSE TEN as the Germans capture "significant" that Tokyo has whatever Japan does In Indo-Moscow,
clamped down new censorship on
AIRCRAFT China will not be watched with AGREEMENT REACHED
radio and cable messages from indifference either by London or
LONDON July 24 (Reuter) - LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)—Ac-
Japan. Washington.”
Blenheim bombers were out yester- LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)—An
cording to the New York Press, the
Mr. Roosevelt refused to ela-day morning and The SCOTSMAN, in a leader, says: invasion by large swarms of desert "Neither Britain nor the United announced that a report has been Eastern tension but it is learned the coast of France
afternoon SAFETY OF EGYPT borate his opinions on the Japanese Embassy spokesmian has
Far searching for enemy shipping off exactly locusts threatens the Middle East. States could be indifferent to the
ASSURED - what newspapers required and so
and the The swarming is at far the censorship had been more connned
present
that an agreement has that he conferred at length with Low Countries. Japanese occupation of Indo-been reached between Vichy and Mr. Welles
the Air parts of the Nile
and Senator George Ministry. Or Jess voluntary. Censorship Valley,
China or even of the selected key- Tokyo regarding Indo-China. of Upper Egypt, Anglo- decision whether news Egyptian
presumably on the Pacifle situa- made no
Sudan, Hadhramaut.
points in that country.
During The HERALD-TRIBUNE'S Wash- tion. The President admitted that. was wanted or not.
Yemen and Aden Protectorate, but "I would be interpreted as the Ington correspondent says that the Neutrality Law was discussed coastal vessel was sunk and an-miracle," said the Nawab of Ran- Sir Frederick: I suppose one
experts believe that a new cycle of first move in policy, the end of he learned from well-informed but no decisions were made.
other was damaged.
pore in a statement issued yester- may infer that newspapers
invasion may affect the Sudan, which was Japanese domination in
Other Blenheims, escorted by a day and quoted by the Madras understand their job without
Egypt, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Arabix, that quarter of the Pacific ocean.
strong force of fighters, bombed radio. being dictated to by the Gov-
objectives near Salut Oiner early "Following the suppression of ernment.
in the afternoon,
the Iraq revolt, Nazi domination British fighters encountered a of the Vichy administration in number of enemy fighters and des- Syria has been checked and the troyed five of them.
safety of Egypt sosured. It is a British losses in all these opera, grand thought for all Moslems
fighters, but the pilot of one fight today as compared with what wa er is safe :
feared two months ago."
Mr. Barry:
Yes, but
with
this
important reservation~~
the
question of national
security.
Trans-Jordan, Palestine and Syria with further threats to Kenya, Iraq and Iran.
Desert locusts have not been known for six years but last win-
"It is a threatening situa- tion but not one that needs, In the meantime, be taken too seriously.
"Japan is in no position to
quarters that there was no ulti-
matum and Admiral Darlan mere- ly notified Japan of the acceptance
of their demands. "to safeguard French sovereignty."
It is stated in Washington that foreign Consulates at Saigon have in-been notified by their representa
JAPAN'S NEXT MOVE
ter conditions in the Red Sea area vite battle with a powerful advertives at Hanol that they have been Dependent On U.Sons were five bombers and five- that such should be the position
were particularly suitable
Sir Frederick ventured the com ment that that aspect of the sub-breeding. ject would never appeal to the
for
sary.”
Experts consider that the trouble have been averted
man in the street. The advertiser could would never stop to think that by effective making some statement or other taken
thing of importance.
control measures
In the coastal areas
had says; been some
"One would caution from
the
third
advised by the Indo-China Gov- The LIVERPOOL DAILY POST ernment of the French-Japanese
Attitude look for
agreement granting Japan certain calculative
Commenting on naval and military concessions in Konoye Cabinet, the SAO TANG of people Bike the Japanese, but the the southern part of the Colony. PAO says that the future of the ne might be giving away some- Arabla and Eritrea, but owing to militarists and Imperialists are
Japanese newspapers are inten- Japanese move is entirely, depen- war conditions, however, the only evidently in complete control in sifying their Mr. Barry declared that in his danger areas watched were Angle Tokyo and
campaign against own case he had never had occa-Egyptian Sudan and Egypt.
experience
ha Britain and Tokyo journals con- " the United States' attitude dent upon the American attitude. shown, there is hardly a limit to tinue to print exaggerated ac- their ambitions".
counts of the allegation that Bri-
henceforth become stern," the CHINA'S ATTITUDE
tain and Free France were con- dare to move; otherwise Japan | paper believes, "Japan may not templating an invasion of Indo-will invade. Russia." China, says Reuter from London.
£ sion to submit one single line for
censorship.
FREE AS EVER
Sir Frederick: That means that
the British newspaper is practical-;
ITALO-BULGARIAN CONVERSATIONS
ZURICH, July 24 (Reuter) ---
ав
•
CHUNGKING, July 24 (Central) Rear Admiral Yong Hsuan cheng, Director of the 2nd Department 'of
ly as free as ever it was even in The fate of Greece is forming the the War Operations Board, said at
wartime?
7
Mr. Barry: Prastically free. but then we set as our own 00118018 -and the individual judgment of our editors" acts as an offiefal force,
Sir Frederick: I certainly take my hat off to the editors who have to discriminate be-
AUXILIARY NURSING
chief subject of Italian-Bulgarian the special Press conference yes conversations which
Bry taking terday evening, that China's atti place in Rome, according to the tude toward the situation in Rome correspondent of the Tri-French Indo-China remains the
bune de Genevent of the announced in the state-
winter.
move against French Indo-China.
CANTERBURY AND COMMUNISTS
The Sao Tang Pao says that the | Anglo-Soviet. mutual assistance pact is the principal cause of the collapse of the second, Konoyé Cabinet because once' Britain and Russla mutually assist each other, there a possibilty of the United
HUGE JAPANESE
NAVAL FORCE HEADED SOUTH
CHUNGKING. July 24 (Reuter)-While Japan has been pre- senting demands for air and naval bases in southern Indo-China, Japanese warships and troop transports have been ridoying south, according to a statement by the Chief of “Intelligence Department of the Chinese Army at a Press conference yester- day
He stated that seven Japanese warships, tires aircraft car- riers; and (55) destroyers were sighted off Hiushu in, southern Japan on Tuesday steaming south. LONDON July 24 (Reuter)States also assisting Russia mak-three warships had also been seen The Japanese are carrying out
Thirty transports escorted by SHANGHAI July 24 (Reuter) The correspondent says "Italy, ment issued by the Ministry of "We must wish every success to ing impossible a Japanese attack steaming south from Canton which is finding the occupation Foreign Affairs on June 23, 1940, the valiant Russian armies and against Russia,
military, mobilisation on a scale of Greece a pure burden owing to wherein the then Foreign Minister people in their struggle and be extremists.
Therefore, the Japanese demands to Vichy innover seen before, according to re- war. devastation and economie Dr. Wang Chung-hul declared that ready to give them every possible Konoye Cabinet to resign.
forced the second clude the "use of Camranh Bay as ports reaching shanghai. A thou disorganisation, is obilged to hus China-will-take-all measures of assistance," writes the Archbishop
a naval base, the use of Balgon and conscripts, previously classed of the expectation of a very hard security threatened by a Japanese Diocesan gazette. band her own resources in view self-defence in case she feels her of Canterbury in the Canterbury Konoge Cabinst is still executing ing of troops in southern Indo-en mobiilsed, it is stated, while However, it is said that the third as an air base, and the garrison as unfit for active service, have ́SERVICE
the anti-Rumia policy, for which China" according to a Chinese many who had been discharged Italy is therefore proposing
It may seem strange to com- reason the United States attitude spokesman who said that he was after service in China have spala undermentioned members that Bulgaria should share the ABOOKINGE CANCELLED
bino an alliance with Bolshevist is most important. In other words, quoting from a cable from Vichy been called up have now completed their 90 hours task of keeping Greece alive and
Russia with the claim that we are if the SHANGHAI, July, 24 (Router) contending for Christian civilisa toward Japan weakens, Japan will
United States' attitude dated last Monday
Members of the Japanese cot hospital training in the wards and reconstructing the country."
Following the suspension of vines tion, anys the Primate, but auch invade Russie...
He added that at present the been called up and are
¡munity, “In" "Shanghai, have also gained their proficiency certifi
as announced yesterday the Jap misgivings are really misplaced cate:
LONDON, July 24 (BWH)aese authorities are now reported for the Sarat essentia of the
vichy government were refusing Japan Florence Allison, Helen Aycock, bouts have been learning a healthy to have cancelled all local and for struggle is to overthrow the evil
the Japanese demands, Vivianne Blackburn, Dorla Brooks, rospect for the defensively armed (eign bookings for Jupati indadite embodied-in the rulers of der other patrol rald was made at China would take in the event of have alreas been mobil
questioned about what setion say that three olamen Florence Cartwright. Winifred merchantmen which they attack. ly regardless of na onuity. Deane, Alice Gibson, Louisa Holle They are bonstantly being taught All foreign passengers on the troy any tolerable, form of govern troops penetrated to a consider Indo-China, the spokesman weld being requintioned,
many a Nasi vietors would dos Tobruk last night when British & Japanese Invasion of southern Japan, while motor Kalley, Jesale Knox Clare Marah, the lesson that man of the Bri Kobe Maru, including many Axis mens and the Sovietal are corband able depth but no serious olash that Chins would take all the Milter Rackovsky, Mabel Bully, tih nidrihant navy stick to the nationals, were turned back this ing for she principles of national with the enemy occurred. A few necessary insures for her well will “ mong way, Henrietta Jornakoff, Mary tast
morning Just before the ships de freedom and independence,
maualtion were infilobed,
'défanoe."
The
CATRO, July 24 (Router)An-