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Divergent Opinion In United States
BALTIMORE, Jan. 30 (UP).The. "Baltimore Sun" speculates on
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Raid Sequel
British Pilot Givon New Decoration
LONDON, Jan, 30 (Reuter).—
political wisdom or effectiveness of Squadron Leader K. C. Doran, an economic embargo against Japan.who led the famous Kiel air raid The paper says that no one cun in the early days of the war, has say for certain whether it would be cllective in the way intended-force been awarded a bar to the Dis. Japan to withdraw from China tinguished Flying Cross, which and instead it might bring in its wake he won for the part he played in
wrestle "problems of our own to
that raid. with."
Senator Wagner considers that hasty
action towards an embargo would be bud.
Expressing that he was unalterably upposed to any embargo, Senator Nye said, "I certainly do not want our country to nose into any troversy abroad. I believe that an embargo would constitute direct aggressive step towards war."
Senator Wheeler is very hesitant to vote on embargons
ginot country because such a slep can only sur up HI-feeling
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"Placing embargoes against Japan might even involve us in war," he Enle: "I am. for keeping out of war either in the Orient or Europe."
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Senator Pittman advocated giving the President power to impose a embargo. If the United States going to continue making protests to Japan, then the President should be granted außrient authority to make the protests more effective. If neces- sury.
Chinese Women's Opinion CHUNGKING, Jan. 30 (UP)-A| graduate of the north-western Uni- versity of Illinois, member of the People's Political Council and widow of Japanese-murdered President
the of the University of Shanghai, Mrs. Herman Liu in a broadcast to America this morning, unve the Chinese women's viewpoint of the war.
With you rests the solution to world
and international peace
ie vald, "Japan is the public enemy. It is mosi dangerous to let this monster run wild. We beg you to use your weapon immediately for our sake, for your own security as well as the welfare of Japan whose people we love but whose militarists we hate."
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Japanese Deny Tientsin Restrictions!
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)----A TIENTSIN, Jon. 30 Japanese military spokesmun, in reply tu a question, staled that to co-operate with the new order in East Asia means not to show hostile charac teristics but a friendly attitude.
some
Questioned regarding the effect of the food restrictions he replied that the malcontents in the Concessions
Increased. have
and
are smuggling food.
He said there were no restrictions, which the correspondents refuted, pointing out that the zentries refuse to permit people to pass through.
The spokesman said that the Hirota unit, antioned la the first special
area in control of the barriers, receive orders principally from General Homma, but the details generally use their own discretion.
RESERVIST ON $2,500 BAIL Serious Charge
A POLICE RESERVIST appeured
at the Central Magistracy this mor ning to face a change of ailempted extortion.
Doran was the leader of a forma tion of bomber alreraft attacked by enemy fighters over the North Sea, and by elever tactics and gallant leadership be successfully maintained n close defensive formation through- out the engagement.
Put Nazis To Flight
• com- Two fighter aircraft were
A third pelled to breal; off the fight. was shot down in flames into the ses the remainder eventually abandoned the attack.
Although one British aircraft was. lost and a recond had to return to the base, Duran, showing great de- termination, led the remaining air- craft 130 miles further to his objec- tive.
Leading Aircraftsman John Tippet hus bect awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for "coolness in hand- ling his gun and repelling enemy al- facta in an engagement North Sea."
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Restrictions
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Britain Asked For
Assurances
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STALINISM IS DESPICABLE WILL FOR POWER
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reu- ter) The Russian attack on Finland was nothing but an attempt of Stalinism to destroy the civilisation of the West, said M. Gripen. berg, the, Finnish Minister In London, in a speech made at Edinburgh to-day.
Stalinism and not Bol- shevism, he said, is the cor- rect expression to use.
Stalinism, he continued, does not represent Bol- shevist ideals.
He concluded by saying that Stalinism represents nothing but a destructive and
for despicable will power.
BRITAIN IN ICE GRIP
Transport Servicos Dislocated
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter) The Intensely cold weather is still dislocating transport, and railway communication with Scotland is impossible except by the East Coast route..
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 1940.
SOUND AND FURY
British Press And Nazi Atrocities
Evil Spirit Ascendant
In Germany LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter). The British Press comments bitterly on the growing burden of the sacrifice caused to neutrals by the Nazi sea war, which is considered proof of the essential evils that the Allies are fighting and Finland is fighting as well.
stress that the economie front must be strengthened before the Allies can achieve their alms.
Some
papers
The "Times," after giving details of Nazi air attacks on neutral shipping on Monday, says: "These barbarities, revolling as they are to all who are swayed by conscience, religion or human sense obligations, are indien tions of the evil spirit which is in the ascendunt in Germany."
Must Overcome Evil Although Goebbels and his propa- ganda machine may try to conceal all this, the "Pimes" continues, the cloven hooves cannot be concealed.
The Nazis at sea show what Nazism really is and nothing could more clearly demonstrate the need, if the world is to be brought to peace, for untiring perseverance until use evil is overcome.
The Labour paper "Daily Herald". referring to "the eple though bitterly tragic tale of the Finns says that more is frozen on the northern battle- fronts than the bodies of Finnish and Soviet dead. The hopes of, some dealists in the Soviet system and the prestige of the Red Army have grown cold.
new record for "the longest deluy" was set by train which reached Glasgow this afternoon after taking 45 hours to do the tourney, which normally takes ten hours.
This is an extreme example but shows the kind of difficulties which
The Times" also emphasizes what long distance trains are experiencing. also has been emphasised by the Food Supplies Affected "Manchester Guardian" and other
This paper supports the "Tunes" In the view that every free nation must do s utmost to help Finland.
are own
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Reuter). Lord Lothian, the British Ambassa- dor, and Mr. Cordell Hull, the US. Secretary of State, conferred to-day
British restrictions regarding
The London suburban train service papers, that the economic and man- United States shipping.
was bad on Monday and this morn-ial difficulties on which we are in- sufficient Later Lord Lothian told the Pressing, but a return to normal service volving the enemy are not that they had discussed the possibility is expected to-night.
by themselves.
and drastic Positive
steps The rallway companies are giving guaranteeing that United States ships would be exempt from liability preference to food and fuel,
necessary
our to organise to be taken to British control ports The London-Midland-Scottish an-economic and financial effort. within the "combat area" laid down
number of cool trains nounces that by the United States' Neutrality Act. are coming down from the north and Canadian Control Port something like a regular service
should be possible from to-morrow.
In the meantime, people are asked to economise and not to complain if they could not get exactly the food supplies which they want at the moment.
The matter is still under discussiori, The prospect of establishing a con- tel port in Canada, was also consider- ed. St. John, New Brunswick, had been mentioned as the most likely place for such a port,
The talk lasted 35 minutes and Lord Lothians sait that they had had a very friendly discussion on various points. Ile did not present any reply to the United States' note to Britain which is still unanswered.
Attempt To Clarify
Lord Lothian and Mr. Cordell Hall discussed practically all phases of re- cent Anglo-American relations, and Lord Lothian later admitted that St. John was considered as the possible freighters but port for American generally was not communicative.
Mr. Cordell Hull at a Press confer- ence confirmed that the general ex- change of ideas and Information was an attempt to clarify and iron out the
situation.
Rumanian Oil Policy
Clearly Stated By Commerce Minister
BUCHAREST, Jan. 30 (Reuter).—
SUSPECTED SPIES
Two Britons Sent
Salvage Department Needed The "Daily Telegraph" deals with the little publieised work of the salvage department of the Ministry of Supply.
This paper says that all local authorities should be as cfficient us those in Birmingham which makes £25,000 a year by using the contents of garbage cans and waste-paper barkets.
There is a need for a national effort which calls for a more vigorous salvage department, says the paper,
Air Training Scheme Begins
Canada. Will Play Important Part
To Prison LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter). -Two men, Claude Felix Pierre Duvivier, born in Belgium and a naturalised Britisher, and Wil- liam Alexander Crowle, an em- The R.A.F. have received greet- LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter). ployee of the Devonport Dock-ings from the Air Forces in yard, were each sentenced to Canada, Australia, and New six months imprisonment at Zealand on the commencement Exmouth to-day. Part of the case of the Empire Air Training was heard in camera.
scheme..
Duvivier was charged with posses-
Canada reads: sion of a document containing In- A message from
the formation which might be useful to "We are looking forward with
sharing with the enemy and acting preparatory to keenest of pleasure the commission of an offence under the R.A.F,, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal New Zealand the emergency powers of the De- fence Regulations.
Air Force, the heavy responsibilities of the British Commonwealth, Air Training scheme."
Link With Fascists Crowel was charged with com- municating to Duvivier Information which would be useful to the enemy
Duvivier was stated to have beca n member of the Union of Fascists and another organisation known as the "The Link" (formed for the purpose uf strengthening Anglo-German rein-
is pointed out here that Canada was not chosen for the central part of the scheme solely for her geogra-
her wide open spaces. phical position or for the facilities of
It is An important speech regarding the 48. Rumanian oll policy has been made The Reservist, llo So, aged described additionally as a garage, by the Rumanian Minister of Com- proprietor, was charged that, on merce. January 20, he attempted with two Ile said that the measures taken other persons to extort the sum of recently had no other aim than that $1,000 from Chan Suk-un.
of meeting national requirement and He was represented by the Hon. all reports to the contrary were quite
Mr. M. K. Lo. Inspector Hopkins, unjustified. -who prosecuted, was granted
mand until Saturday.
a re-
He was granted bail of $2,500.
SYLT CLOSED TO CIVILIANS
BERLIN, Jan. 30 (Reuter). Admiral Raeder has announced that the islands of Borkum, Julst, Nor- derney, Langecost, Pickeroff, Warn- derroof and Sylt will be military security zones
for the duration of the
wat.
and
with
Oll, he said, was essential for the Rumanian military forces, so neces- sary during the present troubled times.
He urged the need for an increased production of oil.
Balkan Entente Conference
tions).
Nazi Plane In Luxemburg
Landed By Mistake
Canada Has Everything Still more Important, however, a the fact that Canoda
can produce every mėtai now used for the sclence of aviation.
She is able to provide about 60 per cent. of the total cost of the scheme which is costing £120,000,000.
In addition to aluminium for air frames, molebdlynite for steel harden- ing and coal for general power, Canada has large quantities of radium for manufacturing Instru- ments. Aircraft will play a part in LUXEMBURG, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-getting the radium for It comes from A German reconnaissance plane flew the Arctic circle, ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 30 (Reu- over Luxemburg on Monday and Moreover, Canada has large sup- ter)-M. Sarajoniu, the Foreign Minister, left here this after-landed some two miles from the Ger- plies of materials needed for
man frontier.
munition. noon at the head of Turkish delega-
The occupants of the plane asked It is a fact, seldom realised, that where they were and, on being told she is the leading nation in the they were in Luxemburg territory, world for the carriage by alr hurriedly took off again.
Turkish
Dutch Protest To Borlin AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30 (Reuter).
It is reported from Copenhagen ton for a conference of the Balkan that train after train is leaving the Entente at Bucharest. He will visit German air base at Syk
the the Bulgarian Prime Minister in. the Hindenburg Dam, which connects it course of his journey.
Not Balkans Monaced BELGRADE, Jon. 30 (Reuter). The Netherlands Government ins "There is no menace to the Balkans,"
protesicd to Berlin over the violation declared the Yugo-Slav Foreign et Dutdi territory yesterday by Ger Minister, Cinear Markovitch, accord-man planes.
with the mainland,' crowded cvacuated persons.
Mr. Nelson Johnson
In Hankow
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HANKOW, Jan. 30
(UP).—Mr.
Ing to the newspaper, "Naplo."
The planes flew over central and
were.
The meeting of the Balkan Entente north-eastern Holland and on
"will produce no surprise chased off by Dutch air patrola.. Friday or sensational results," he added,
M. Markovitch said that the dis- Nelson T. Johnson, American Am-turbing rumours now current were without foundation. He continued: bassador, stated that he visited varlous ports en route to Hankow." is necessary for the Balkan coun He did not observe any fighting and tries to collaborate in the economile the trip was an uneventful one. field as the war is, being conducted
The Ambassador declined to com- by economic means, and the Balkans ment on the political situation or the are the cross-roads of the continent." re-opening of the Yangtze,
QUINS BORN IN
EGYPT
CAIRO, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-The wife of an Egyption named Sayed Hamada Goheza has given birth to quintuplets,
They are all girls and ore in good benith.
Marked Activity
freight and mail.
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SPECIAL TO THE “YELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jan. 30 (UP)--Prince Salonji has passed the crisis and there Is no need for fear, although advanced age necessitates caution until he re- turns to normal health, stated Dr. Kinnosuke Miura, attending physician for the last 23 years, on leaving Okilsu for Tokyo this efternoon. He sald he does not intend to visit Prince Saionji again for some time.
French Navy Is Active
MAY STOP NAZI SOYA SUPPLIES LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Strauss astred whether, in view of the great importance of soya beans in the Germany war of cconomy, the Minister of Economic Warfare would reconsider his decision not to ration the quantities imported by contigu- PARIS, Jan 30 (Reuter)-It is PARIS, Jan. 30 (Reuter) our countries.
announced that during the week ende Mr. Ronald Cross, the Minister of ing January 28, the French Nivy French war communique states that
Wartare, assured Mr. there was marked activity of con-Economie... tact units to the west of the Saar Straust that the matter, would be stopped 12 ships and seized 21,000
In the same region, artillery, was under constant review and that ap in action during a large part of the propriate measures would be taken day,
if the occasion arost.
Near Saar
tons of merchandise.
Since the beginning of the war, the French have stopped 200 ships and seized 502,000 tons of merchandise.
ALLIES IN UNITY
French Prossman Praisos Effort
LONDON, Jan. 30 (British Wire- icas)-Various aspects of the Allied war effort, were discussed by M. Maurois, one of the party of French war correspondents attached to the B.E.F. now visiting England, in on interview with the Press in London to-day.
He laid special stress on the unity of the two nations in the present condict, and the complete mutual condence exlating between the two Ho compared the present position, comanda. when co-operation of the armed forces of both countries under a single supreme commander has been accepted us a natural and necessary mensure, with the dificulties over, and upposition to, this vital unifica- on which arase in the course of the lust war.
"Our General Gamolin" British troops referring to
To-day M. Maurols said, one heard "our Generul Camella" und 110 trace existed of the sort of national pride which, by refusing ever to admit the faults or limitations in achievements or capabilities of one's own nation
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Tribute To The Canadians
French Deputies See
Them At Work
LONDON, Jan. 30 (British Wire- less)-Ten members of the French Chamber of Deputies composing a delegation headed by M. Yvon Del- bop, Minister of Education, which is British in London for talks with M.P.8. visited the first Canadian Division at their military encamp- ment
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The visitors spent nearly hours among the French-speaking Canadians watching them at exercises. They also dropped into the Meas while the men were at lunch.
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"With Profound Pride"
Dribos said: "My colleagues and I have been greatly impressed
It i by what we have seen to-day, with profound pride that we
greet you, who speak our common tongue and symbolize the link that binds our two countries in bonds of unlty. Through the spirit which has brought you over, and the strength of the allied arins, we can be aure that victory, will be oura.
GANDHI TO MEET THE VICEROY
NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-
Mahatma Gandhi will have an inter- view with the Viceroy on February 5.
Considerable importance attaches critical stage reached in the political to the conversation owing to the controversy in India since the out- break at war..
Defence Budget Reductions
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!* WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP)-
Appropriations Committee Senate Bill and pared 1,000,000 from the sum approved the $5,754,130 Deficiency the House had approved, mostly by cutting the $20,000,000 Navy Fund for armour plate, armaments and munition.
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Calcutta Taipans Give Generously
CALCUTTA, Jan. 30 (Reuter),- When the East India Fund for British War Services, was launched at a luncheon of Calcutta business- men 10-day, nearly immediately subscribed,
The Royal Calcutta Turf Club gave £7,500.
£10,000
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