BURMA ROAD
AGREEMENT OPERATING HIGHWAY TO BE CLOSED TO-DAY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ( LONDON, July 17 (UP)-It is officially announced that the Anglo-Japanese agreement clos ing the Burma Road, has been Bigned at Tokyo.
It is authoritatively stated that the agreement between the British Am- bassador, Sir Robert Craigle, and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arito, provides that during the three
months ending October 18, Japan will attempt to reach a general peace settlement with Chinn.
British quarters rearin Britain's readiness to offer its good offices provided Tokyo
and Chungking desire
that arrangement.
Chinese ciroles compare the British helion to the position which would arise if the United States prevented war materinia reaching
Britain and then offered to promote Anglo-German peace talks.
British commentators declare the comparison as being irrelevent
because the United States is not engaged in a life and death struggle In the west.
Lord Cecil Urgos Caution LONDON, July 17 (Reuter) Speaking in the House of Lords to- day about the Burns Road agree- ment, Lord Cecil said he had, no desire to embarrass the Government at the present time, but he could not conceal from them that these negotia- tions and caused anxiety in consider-
sections of the public.
able
The
Japan
change of Government had not diminished
anxiety in any way.
In
their
Lord Ceri drew attention to one broad statement that there was some idea of using the Influence of this country to produce pence China and Japan.
between
He asked the Government to
erutious s in proceeding on these
very lines. Roscussing the closing of the Burma Lord Cecil said he hoped the Government would be extremely careful before they committed them- selves in any way to something which appeared to be like assisting Japan against China.
Immenso Seriousness
"All ecogrise the Immense seriousness of the position. I am most anxious that we should do nothing to hinder the Government in taking whatever steps they think will really diminish the gravity of the situation, declared Lard Cecil.
"But would beg them to con- sider whether a polley of concession to Japan, apparently under threats, is likely to diminish the gravity. We have got to consider, not only the material and immediate results of any action or non-action we may take, but the ultimate results upon which victory in this war will de pend."
Replying, Lord Halifax said that he could not enter into a debate with Lord Ceck on this occasion, but "I should be
be sorry if he or any of your lordships should think that any of the grave malters to which he refers: have been absent from the mind of His Majesty's Government,
"For the rest, I hope the House will see well to await a fuller stute- ment which I hope to be able to ∙make."-
D.S.C. Hero Dies
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter). Licut Commdr. Russel Gordon-Smith who a fortnight ago received the Dis- tinguished Service Cross from hands
of the
the
an operation, has died follo
south const Lieut. Commdr. Gordon-Smith was navigating officer in HMS. Hardy and was badly wounded while stand- ing beside Captain Warburton-Lee, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Croas.
MADRID AND CHILE
MADRID, July 17 (Reuter) Explaining the breaking off of diplomatie relations with Chile, an official note says that the Chilean Popular Front Government had not censed to protect and aid the Reds who fled from Spain.
This attitude reached intolerable Imits, culminating in a large public meating on June 17 when speakers Insulted Spain and General Franco, their speeches being broadcast by the official radio,
STOCK EXCHANGE
PRICES FALL ́
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter) Stock Exchange prices declined to: day owing to the imminence of the Budget, but losses were only small, as no selling pressure was anywhere visible.
Gilt-edged holdings finished un- changed to one-eighth lower: In- dustrials were. mixed and Japanese bonds were hesitant on the Far Eastern situation.
SOMALILAND RAID
CAIRO, July 17 (Reuter)-A war communique Issued this evening slates that on July 15 a motor patrol of the Comel Corps raided an enemy post at Damerabob (Somaliland).
After causing casualties and, des- troying 20,000 rounds of ammunition," the patrol withdrew without loss.
There is nothing of importance to report on other fronts.
SIDAN.
Thursday,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MAVE
ITALY
SOMALILAND
ITALIANS BOAST OF
KENYA SUCCESS
.
By ELEANOR PACKARD
"UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT
ROME, July 17 - (UP), Italian military circles believe that the British withdrawal from the fortress at Moyale, in northern Kenya, as being of great strategic giving the Hallans possession of the fulcrum of the British de- Importance, fence of northern Kenya.
Moyale fort is on the site of the
old Fort Harrington, midway between Italian Somaliland and Lake Rudol on the Kenya-Abyssinian frontier, It is due south of El. Gotoleho in Abyssinia.
According to Italian military ob- servers, Moyale is the chief and strongest fortifiention in the whole defensive system along the northern frontier province of Kenya.
was
The Italling atate that manned by the King's African Rifles, who are considered to be the best troops in Kenya.
Moyale's importanee is due to the fact that it is the terminus of the jongest and best-conditioned highway in Kenya. This highway, 510 miles long, leads to Nairobi, the Kenya capital.
GERMANY'S
FUTILE
BLOCKADE
PRETORIA, July 17 (Reuter). The great and smooth flow of shipping round the coast of allegation of Nazi propagandists South Africa was proof that the that Germany was hampering the Empire's trade Was delusion, declared Mr. Sturrock, Minister of. Railways and Harbours, in a statement to
Egypt To Be "Reuter." Fully Armed
Reassuring Statement
By Minister
the
an-
were
CAIRO, July 17 (Reuter).-"It is the Government's intention not only to maintain the present standard of urms and equipment of the Egyption Army, but to increase its str both in numbers and equipment unill Its strength I reaches the desired standard," de- clared Mahmud Fahmy el Khalssi, the Minister of Defence, in Chamber of Deputies to-day.
Referring to the previous nouncement that suggestions under consideration to the effect that the British Government should take bnek certain war
material loaned to the Egyptian Army and purchase Egyptian Army, the. now announced that the Ariny was maintaining and would maintain its full
complement of war materials, including that borrowed British Government.
to the
olher war material be Government-
from
U.S. PILOTS FOR R.A.F.
the
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter).--It is learned that American pilots will be welcomed us volunteers in the R.A.F. in the Dominion or Colonial Air Forces or the Fleet Air Arm.
There is every reason to believe that hundreds of
of experienced pilots will gladly join.
There is no question at present of ruising purely American squadrons, but the gradual formation of Ameri- can flights and eventually squadrons is a future possibility.
Position Explained LONDON, July 17 (Reuter).-- Many American cliizens have shown their sympathy for Britain by trying to enlist in the RAF. This is greatly appreciated, but it is pointed out that such applications can only be ne- repled it they are made on British territory. It is contrary to American law for any offer of service to be ne- cepted except on British soil.
It must also be made clear that Britain cannot ask United States citizens to join the British armed forces.
No Loss Of Citizenship WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuter). The Department of Justice (15- nounced to-day that United States
£
"So far as we can see from this end, Germany's
much vaunted blockade of the Commonwealth is nothing but a futile and pitiful lic Intended to bolster German morale."
Mr. Sturrock quoted South African trade figures showing that the tonnage handled in South Africon ports had Increased under every head s "striking result of the closing of the Mediterranean to shipping."
Nazis Would Like Meal As Good As This
By EDWARD BEATTIE UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT LONDON, July 17 (UP).— I've just had dinner.
Yugo-Slav Government In Pillory
Nazis Resenting_Pro- French Sympathies
July 18, 1940.
DRAMATIC DEMAND
Now Turn In Chicago Convention
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” CHICAGO, July. 17 (UP)- LONDON, July 17 (Reuter), suddenly confronted with a de- The Democratic Convention was The German' press is now at-mand to-day that it incorporate tacking the Yugo-Slav Govern- in the Democratic platform à ment for permitting officers of clear-cut declaration that the the State army to take part in United States will extend to A
a memorial service at the French Britain, and to other nations soldiers cemetery at Belgrade, resisting aggression, full materi
NEW
ut which, it is alleged, they al aid short of American man-LEISURE offered condolences to the French power. Minister over France's national
Forrow.
The resolution Was moved by Senator Claude Pepper, The "Berliner. Borsenzeitung" for
This will delay the final vote on the instance accuses the French Minister 1040 platform, which was to have of being a secret admirer of General been presented by the Resolutions de Gaulle, leader of all Free French-Committee
men,
Potty Accustions This year, says the paper, the Eustille Day celebrations were held for the Drst time at the cemetery ins- tead of at the Embassy. This gave the Minister the opportunity of meet ing many Yugo-Slay officers who are anti-German and allowing them to make ostentatious
expressions of
13.
Deutsche Altegemeine Zel- tung" snys that high Yugo-Slov amcers including the Secretary of State at the War Ministry, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Belgrade Garrison and the Chief of General Staff took part.
Berlin circles accuse the Yugo-Slav authorities of allowing Slovakians to distribute pamphlets about the brutal behaviour of the German soldiers and Gestapo in Poland.
Promita
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COLORADO SPRINGS, July 17 (UP)-Mr. Wendel Willkle, the Re- publican presidential nominee, said to-day that he hoped to conduct a "clean crusade against the Demo- crats."
"But I'll retaliate if my opponents launch a 'smear campaign' against me," he said,
Preference
For B.B.C.
Commons Clamours On Behalf Of Pross LONDON, July 17 (Router). questions suggesting that the B.B.C. wero given priority ever the Press were put to Mr. A. Duff Cooper, the Minister of Information, in the House of Commons to-day,
Roosevelt'sMore
Popularity
Nomination Appears Inevitable
Sir
being
the dissemination of official
Pointed Questions
The Minister was asked by Sir Archibald Southby (Conservative) if CHICAGO, July 17 (Reuter).the B.B.C. priority over newspapers it was his established policy to give -A "Draft Roosevelt" senti-in ment swept through the Demo- announcements. cratic Convention to-day with a oficial announcements are issued to Mr. Duff Cooper replied that fierceness which threatened to the Press and the B.B.C. simul- smother any opposition to aftaneously through the news division third term and to leave un- of the Ministry. answered the question of how Mr. Roosevelt will be nominated. Minister aware that in the case of Archibald Southby: Is the As confident as if President Roose the Arandora Star, a full account of veit himself had said he would accept, this was in the hands of the Press Mr. Harry Hopkins, Secretary Commerce, and other third term ship was sunk and that although the of by 1 p.m. B.S.T. on the day the advocates are mapping out A
their reports were inld before the censor. strategy
for making President the decision to allow publication was Roosevelt the 1940 choice.
delayed until too late, so that the Leaders Confident
B.B.C. news at 0 p.m. B.5.T. was the New Deal leaders are confidently frst intimation to the public of what predicting that President Roosevelt had happened? will accept, and some are even hint- Mr. Dulf Cooper: I will look into ing that he will address the Conven-that particular case. tion by telephone from the
Sir Archibald Southby then asked House,
the first publle intimation It has been decided to hold the garding the action against the French nominations to-night instead of to- naval forces at Oran was in the short marrow as originally arranged. wave broadcast of the B.B.C. and in certain American newspapers, where- as the correspondents of the Domin- lans and other American newspapers were prevented by the censor from releasing this news until later..
Mr. Duff Cooper sald the first publle intimation regarding the C- tion against the French naval force at Oran was given in an official com- munique which was issued simul- taneously to the Press and the B.B.C. nt 3.30 a.m. B.S.T. on July 4.
While I was eating, a German announcer wag broadcasting from a Dutch station.
Britain, he said, is in a deplorable condition. The food
situation going from bad to worse. Half the people are starving.
Hero's The Menu
IR
Oh, yes, here's the menu I've just gone through:
Smoked Salmon
Tomato Soup
Fried Sole, with Tartar Sauce Saddle of Lamb with Roast Potatoes
Cauliflower
Mornay and Fruit Salad,
EIRE'S LATEST PRECAUTION
DUBLIN, July 17 (Reuter)---The Elrean Government will make an order under the Emergency Power Secret Act providing for "continuous performance of duties of the Prime Minister, for the removal of a Minis- ter from the Government if that person is unable to fulfil his functions owing to an emergency and for the
from the membership appointment from the Dail or Senate of a successor."
The order provides that if for any reason during the emergency the Prime Minister is unable to perform his duties, they would be automati. cally undertaken by the Deputy Prime Minister.
of
STALIN RECEIVES
citizens in Britian need not fear loss STAFFORD CRIPPS
of citizenship by enlisting in the R.A. F. ns they do not take an oath of
eltizenship to a foreign power.
་ ལམ་ མ ་
BUCHAREST, July 17 (Reuter).- suggested in local German 'circles that a meeting of the Reich- 'stag to hear a statement by Hitler may be announced in Berlin to morrow.
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)It transpires that Sir Stafford Cripps, the British Ambassador to Moscow, was received by M. Stalin at the Kremlin on July 1, when a friendly of mutual and general interest en- versation dealing with questions sued,
"Aculer's" diplomatic correspondent.
soya
White
Another Slap
For Nazis
Blockade Protest Rejected By U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuter)-Mr. Cordell Hull, at
Why
re-
No correspondents were prevented by the censor from cabling the news contained in this communique, which
a Press conference to-day, re- was reproduced in many newspapers jected the German contentions and given out by the B.B.C. in a that the United States should short wave news bulletin at 3.45 am. protest against the British B.S.T. and in subsequent bulletins. blockade of Germany on the BBC Advantage Denied same grounds as they opposed Minister assure the House that no Sir Archibald Southby: Can the the closing of the Burma Road. special consideration was given to Commenting on the German certain of United States papers to the reaction to his statement yesterday detriment of other United States regarding the Burma Road, Cordell Hull said there
Mr.papers? parallel between this situation and the British blockade.
was
no
Mr. Duff Cooper: Before it was de- elded that only the official communi- que should go out, The Difference
Press correspondent had telegraphed one American Nations at war had the right, to his paper a fuller account of the under International Law, to intercept battle thon was afterwards allowed neutrals.
commerce of belligerents and to go out.
Sir Archibald Southby: Isn't It very In the case of a privately-owned Isn't the B.B.C. having a much better, unsatisfactory that should be so, and highway running through a nation deal from the Ministry of Informa- not at war, an entirely different ruletion than the Press are? prevailed.
the
Other Department officials said that since a state of war did not exist be tween Japan and China, Japan could not claim the same right of blockade:
possessed by the European belligerents.
QUIET DAY IN THE AIR
that in this particular case the B.B.C. Mr. Duff Cooper: I don't think had any particular advantage.
MARTINIQUE SETTLEMENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" FORT DE FRANCE, July 17. (UP). -Well-informed quarters here con- firm that efforts are being made to settle the Martinique question. peace- fully,
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)-An Air Ministry communique states that throughout yesterday. Coastal Comm- There are no details of the negoti. mand aircraft carried out their usual ations available here as they are be- reconnaissances over a wide area, ing conducted in Washington. from Scandinavia to the Bay of Biscay.
Owing to adverse weather condi- tions, our bomber forces did not operate last night.
HighBlood Pressure Kills Men & Women
Unidentified Bombers Bigger Home Guardian ang pag pa
Attack Gibraltar
LA LINEA, July 16 (UP)-Unidentified planes carried out.
two brief raids at 1.20 p.m. and 5.40 p.m. to-day.
All the bombs fell into the sea while anti-aircraft" batteries from the land and warships fired fruitlessly. The planes disappeared In a southerly direction,
For Australia
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)The strength of the army guard in. Aus- tralia is being raised to 200,000 men announces Brigadier Street, for the Army,
This will be done by calling up four more age groups and a further. voluntary enlistment of 30,000.
The total addition will be 120,000
men.
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