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四拜體 號四月--英港香 THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1940. 日五十月一十
Roosevelt's Message
THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE FROLI KEEPING OUT OF THE MAR AND FRETENDING THAT THE WAR IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
66 WE
Tells the
to Congress
MODERN MAN CAN NO LONGER LIVE A CIVILIS-
ED LIFE IF WE ARE TO GO BACK TO THE PRACTICES OF WARS AND CONQUESTS.
CANNOT
SINGLE CUPY 10 CENTS.
$30.00 PER ANNUM
Dictators
J
CENTRAL BRITISH
SCHOOL
Brown Berets
$2.25 each
(Small and Largo Sizes)
BOYS' KNITTED SILK TIES
THE FUTURE WORLD WILL BE A SHABBY AND A DANGEROUS PLACE IN MICH TO LIVE IF IT IS RULED BY FORCE IN THE HANDS OF A FEW.
ALSO IN STOCK
WHITEAWAY'S
Further
Turkish
Quakes
PRETEND THIS Cause
99 Panic
WAR IS NOT OUR BUSINESS"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
$272,000,000 WASHINGTON, JAN. 3 (UP)-PRESIDENT
Wanted For
3
U.S. Defences President's Request To Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. (Reuter). President Roose velt has asked Congress to immediately appropriato $271.- 999,523 in order to safeguard. America's neutrality and to strengthen national defence.
The request was made in a lotter to Mr. William Bank- head, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Roosevelt explains that the appropriation would sup- plement the funds previously made available for the depart- ments of War, Navy, Justice and Coast Guards for the cur- ront fiscal year ending June 30. |
1940.
ROOSEVELT THIS AFTERNOON DELIVERED WHAT 'WAS, IF HE DOES NOT BREAK PRECEDENT BY SEEKING RE-ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TIME, HIS PENULTIMATE ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
THE UNITED STATES, HE DECLARED, WILL
KEEP OUT OF WAR.
"An overwhelming majority of Americans have not abandoned the hope and expectation that the United States will not become involved in. the European War in a military sense.” he said. "But there is a vast difference from keeping out of war and pretending that this war is none of our business. :
"We don't have to go to war. But at least we
can arrive with other nations to encourage the kind of peace that will lighten the troubles of the world.
ACTION FOR PEACE
NAVY PRECAUTIONS
"The United States must be an active and powerful WASHINGTON,
3 Jan.
influence in seeking the re-establishment of peace. (Router).Mr. Charles Edi- son, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, has asked Congress to empower President Roose- volt, "should a national emer-
"The war in Europe arose from mismanagement of social and economic forces, causing a revolution against dictatorship.
gency arise," to procure ships-must continue our preparations; and lurge substan--
and materials and to comman-
dear factorios and the like.
Mr. Edison describes the
proposals as a precautionary
tial defence appropriations, based not on panic but on common-sense.”
Chinese Flag Re-Hoisted At Shumchun
SHUCHUN, Hongkong border city which has been in the hands of the Japanese, has been re-entered by Chinese troups. Photograph shows Chinese standing to attention as the -national-flag-is- hoisted.
FINNISH WAR
move in a letter to Congress The President enumcrated the increased taxes which he DEFENDERS
and points out that President
+
Wilson was granted similar
in March, 1917. powers month before America entered the war.
Mr. Edison adds that the request docs, not anticipate that the United States will be involved in war.
"LORD HAW" TELLS A
recommended for national defence.
Practically all the Government's expenses, with the exception of those for national defence would be reduced in 1941, he forecast, but added the warning that the problem of the unemployed still remained unsolved.
"Our programme of social improvement must be carried on to preserve the gains we have already made
and to provide jobs and a living wage for the unemployed.
DICTATORS v. DEMOCRACY
“I as all Americans to look ahead and see the first possi
by concentrated force alone.
FUNNY ONE bilities for our children in a world, the rest of which is dominated
Boy Scouts Blamed ·
For Sabotage !
"insk Americans to envisage the second effect on our future if the small nations of the world are shorn of their independence by military systems.
"I ask Americans to see ahead the kind of lives our children LONDON, Jan. 3 (British will lead if much of the rest of the world is compelled to worship Wireless). The commentatora god imposed by military rule or is forbidden to worship at all. facetiously known 115 "Lord or is deceived of true news,
►
Haw" owing to his mannerisms, "I ask Americans to see the fourth effect on our future if who nightly addresses the Eng-world trade is controlled by military force by any nation or any lish public from the German group of nations. Radio Station and whose com- Modern man can no longer live a civilised lite if we are to menta on affairs are mainly go back to the practice of wars and conquests of the seventeenth distinguished by gretesque mis- and eighteenth centuries. representations, last night made
himself responsible for the fol- "When the time comes, 'the "Already the clash of swiftly United States must use its moving events over the earth has lowing observation:
open the tradeinde all of us think with a longer "Bnbotage in Czecho-Slovak Inc-influence to torles is due to the evil influence of chamels of the world, in order. British Boy Scouts. This is the con- that no nations will need feel clusion of Yugo-Slav observers, which
"Fortunately, that thinking cannot
is being freely mentioned in Belgrade. compelled in later days to secke controlled by partisanship.
They point out that companies by force of arms what can well
of these alleged Boy Scouts were ac-be gained by peaceful confer-ocal party or any particular
customed to camp in the areas where sabotago has pecurred, and they, tool advantage of the opportunity to spreud anti-German feeling among the local population.
Foreign Policy Approved
ANKARA, Jan, 3 (Reuler)-Tur- key's foreign policy was approved by a meeting of the People's Party of the Parliamentary Group on Tuckday' night.
The Foreign Minister addressed meeting in a two-hour speech."
enco.
"The time Is long past when any
group can carry or capture publie Invour by labelling itself a 'peace
"I emphasise the leadership which party or 'peace bloc, That Inbel this nation can take when the time belongs to the whole United States comes for a renewal of world peace, and to every right-thinking man,
"Such influence will be greatly woman and child within It. weakened if this Government be-
comes the dog in the manger of trade which the world has been plunged "Out of the military turmoli Into
No Alliances
selfishness.
"I re-compilt myself to the polley of no entangling alliances for my country.
"Hat I must add the warning that
It becomes clearer and clearer. that the future' world will be 'k'-shabby and a dangerous place in wlilch to Hive-aven for Americatu lo Ilvo-In dies ruled by force in the
· hands of a fow.
two facts have emerged.
"Firstly, the United States' ne complishment towards the establish ment of a 'good neighbour' polley in south and central America is without
precedent.
"geoorly, public opinion lu al-) most every nation is convinced that the Unite States will continue to be potent and active in seeking world peace.”
MAINTAIN OFFENSIVE
Russians Hard Pressed In Arctic Regions:* HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reu- ter). The weather in Southern
Finland cleared to-day and, tak-[THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED to Hongkong's only fall connection ing advantage of this, Soviet with the outside world. Across the border from Lowu, miles of railway aircraft bombed the port of track have disappeared, torn up by Chinese guerillas in order to pre- Hange. The extent of the dam-vent the line being used by the Japanese, age is not yet known.
There is little fighting around the Mannerheim Line, but be- tween Lake Ladoga and the Polar front, one Russian division has been surrounded and is des- perately trying to fight its way
out.
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Reports of d Russian retreat to-}· warda Petsamo continue to come in,
Graf Spee Conqueror Receives warm welcome
MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-An extremely
and there seems little doubt that the warm welcome was given to H.M.S. Ajax when she
Finns have the initiative in this area.
Neutral observers state that the arrived here to-day on a
Fins are in a better strategłe posl-
48-hour courtesy visit.
begun. At one point, indead, opera- and this was returned by the DE VALERA
soll.
tion to-day than they have been at The Ajax fired a salvo when any time since the Soviet invasion she was two miles out of port tions are being carried out on Russian Montevideo marine arsenal,
Two special tugs led her to the Finnish news agency reporis, 150 Since the beginning of the war, the
berth vacated
.by the cruiser, Soviets have lost 400 tanks and 150 Uruguay, while alps sounded their planes.
sirens and a crowd of thousands of Uruguayans and members of the British colony cheered themselves hourse.
Attack Repulsed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reuter). -To-day's communique states that the Soviets have launched a fierce Infantry attack after artillery pre- paration on the Taipale Rivec.
The Finns repulsed, the attack with great loss to the Russians,
At Altiajoki, the Finns destroyed Russlan company supported by machine guns.
Observers stato
that the Ajax shows no traces of her battle with the Graf Spee, whose battered. hulk she passed on her way into Montevideo.
Large crowds broke, through the police cordons ilme and again.
The British Minister to Uruguay and members of the Legation sluit On the Suomussalmi front, near went on board and were received by Rasti, the Finns destroyed five ftus Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood sian tanks and two armoured cars. and his officers.
In the Juntusranta sector, the Finns reached the left bank of the River Kokko Bervi.
• Tell It To The Finma MOSCOW, Jan. 3. (Reuter)For outstanding services in laventing and PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
To-day, 200 of the crow went out
to the Polo Club for a plenie as guest of the Pro-Ally Committee, and a other 200 wit be similarly enler tained to-morrow. ank
Rear Admiral Storyropu Jind officers are gucala of
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PLEADS
ANKARA, Jan. 3 (Reu- ter). Fresh tremors were felt in Southern Anatolia to-day.
Several hundreds of build- ings collapsed and many more panic-stricken people have been rendered home- less.
Fortunately the death roll is believed to have been smail.
This is because the quakes came in the daytime and the people had me to rush out of their houses before the buildings fell in and collapsed,
Floods persist and the River Euphrates is causing great damage, while villages are swept away. Its waters are still rising.
President Jucunu is completing pre- parations for tour of the entire devastated area.
Europe's Cold Wave LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reater).-Bod weathers striking other parts of Europe besides Turkey.
In Southern Spain, violent rains are falling and at least one river has risen 30 feet.
In Central Europe, great hardship Is being caused by the extreme cold. In Rumanio, a temperature of 58 degrees below freezing point is re- ported.
British Offer
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-The Government has offered to put a hospital ship at the disposal of the Turkish Gvoernment.
The latter has replied, expressing gratitude and stating that it will [accept the offer should the need arise.
LATEST
Manslaughter Charge
Sequel To Fatality In Bonham Road LIEUTENANT THOMAS PARKINSON, 51, Quarter- master of the Hongkong Volun teer Defence Corps, was charged. with Manslaughter at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning,
The Crown indictment alleges that Parkinson, whilst driving his car along Bonham Road on December 23, knocked down and killed one Wong | Chul-lam-
The accident.is. alleged to have. happened near the intersection with Dreezy Path.
A remand of seven days was granted after formal. evidence had been tendered by the Crown. Ball of $100 was permitted./
GODOWN BLAZE
QUELLED
QUICK WORK, by the Central Fire Brigade under fs Superlutend- ent, Mr. J. C. FitzHenry, provented what might have been a scrlour out- brenk in an extra-hazardous godown. In Connaught Road West this morn- Ing.
The godown; which is the property of the China Provident Loan. & Mortgage Company, was filled with matches packed in bulk, colton woel- and Olms.
Death Sentence On I.R.A. Murderers
The fire brigade was on tho, spot. LONDON, Jan. 3 (Router).within a few minutes of the alarm Mr. Eamon de Valera has made heing raised by the watchi-keeper, and representations to the British had the blaze under control within Government with regard to the half-an-hour. The godown was gut- sentences of death passed on ted, but the flames were prevented from spreading to adjoining gedowns, December 14 on two Irishmen..
The outbreak was acelɗently dis- covered by the watch-keeper, who They were found guilty of mur- dering girl, one of five victims of visited the godown shortly before 0,30 an explosion at Coventry on Augustam. to obtain simples for a client... 25.
This is disclosed in a letter from
Tram and other vehicular traffië to and 'from, Kennedy Town was held | up for 40 minutes ok a result of the
Mr. de Valern, read at a meeting to outbreak.. day in Daleton, County Cork, Urban Council, which lind previously adopted a resolution, tinging, Mr. de Valero to request commutation of the sentences to penal servitude for lite.
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