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"FREE MEN, NOT SLAVES: FREE
NATIONS, NOT GERMAN VASSALS"
"We never wanted war. Certainly no one here wants the war to go on a day longer than necessary, but we shall not cease fighting until we secure freedom for ourselves and others.--Lord Halifax.
BRITAIN'S 'NO' TO NAZI ATTEMPT TO END WAR STIRRING BROADCAST BY LORD HALIFAX REJECTS APPEASEMENT
LONDON, JULY 22 (REUTER),—LORD_Halifax, the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPLIED TO HITLER'S SPEECH IN A BROADCAST FROM LONDON
THIS EVENING.
BRITAIN'S BOTTOM TERMS FOR PEACE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, July 23 ́ (Domei).-Despatches from London to an American agency state that Mr. Winston
Churchill will announce Britain's bottom terms for peace in the House of Commons to-day.
Britain's terms, state the despatches, will be: 1-Restoration of freedom to all European countries brought under German domination;
2.-A solemn pledge by Germany that it will refrain from aggression in the future;
3. The preservation of the British Empire,
Bulgaria's Mission
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Threat To Foreign
SOFIA July 23 Interests
her
(Domei). Emphasising that Bulgaria has no ag gressive designs on neighbours, the Bulgarian Premier declared to-day that the country would not resort to arms to recover Dobruja from Rumania, or to restore any of its other territories by force.
"We hope to realise our claims by peaceful means,” he said.
Observers believe that the Bulgarian decision has been influenced by pres sure from Germany and Soviet Russia.
KONOYE
CABINET
MEETS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
New Bleat By Wang Ching-wei's Paper
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
SHANGHAI, July 23 (UP).- A new threat against foreign
Interests in Shanghai was made
to-day by Wang Ching-wei's
örgan, the "Central China Daily
Nowa."
He said Hitler has summoned Great Britain to capitulate to his will. "I will not waste time by dealing with Hitler's distortions of almost every main event since the war began.
HELPING A WOUNDED COMRADE ASHORE
THE PHOTOGRAPH, just received by delayed air mall, shows refugees on whom the heavy hand of the advancing Germans fell during the Battle of France, being taken to safety
aboard a British ship.
"He says he has no desire to destroy the British Empire, but there was in his speech no suggestion that peace must be based on justice, Two Men In no word of recognition that other nations in Europe had any right to self-determination, a Fear Of
principle he has so often invoked for Germans. BASE INSTINCT OF FEAR
"His only appeal was to the base instinct of fear and his only arguments were threats. His silence with regard to the future of the nations whom, under one false pretext or another, he has subjugated is significant.
"Quite plainly, unless the great world has entirely misread his speech, his picture of Europe is one of Germany lording it over these peoples whom he, one by one, has deprived of freedom. UNMOVED BY THREATS
"Our picture, drawn once again in bold outline by President Roosevelt and General Smuts, is very different. With them we see Europe a free association of independent states and because of that contrast we remain unmoved by threats.
"Hitler has now made plain that he is preparing to
Their Lives
22
LONDON, July (Reuter).—Hitler has just presented Mussolini with a heavily-armoured train. #t carries several bat- teries of anti-aircraft guns staffed by Germans.
Mussolini_accepted. the_ gift this morning.
The Italian official news ogency "Stefani", makes it clear that II Duce was highly delighted with it.
The General who made the presentation said that Hitler wished to offer the battery to accompany Mussolini on his travels, as his life was as precious to the Italian people as to the German nation.
direct the whole weight of German might agus this BLOCKADE country. That is why in every part of Britain, in great OF H.K.
towns and remote villages alike, there is only orie spirit
In order to maintain peace and of indomitable resolution..
order In the International and French Concessions In Shanghai, declares the newspaper, three candl tions must be achieved.
Nanking "Warns"
Unless they are achieved the Nan- king Government will "no longer allow chaos to continue in the Con- cessions and will definitely decide to
repatriate the power of the police in the Concessions in order to maintain peate and order."
The three conditions named by the Nanking mouthpiece are:
1-Extradition of all personS black-listed by Nanking:
2 Deportation of all foreigners ordered expelled by Nanking:
3-Suspension of all newspapers]
TOKYO, July 23, (Domel)-operated by foreigners who have The new Konoye Cabinet held been ordered expelled by Nanking. its first meeting at 10.10. p.m. last night.
The Cabinet agreed upon the following:
1 The principles and polloles of
Soviet Incorporates Baltic States
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, July 22 (Domel).— the new Cabinol shall be decided Soviet Russia has formally confirmed upon at an early Cabinet meeting and the incorporation of Lithuania, Lat- will be published on, a suitable via and Estonia in the Soviet Union, 'vecaalon.thereafter;
An official announcement states that the new Soviet Republics will
"Nobody doubted that if Hitler were to succeed,
AFFECTS
it would be the end, for many besides ourselves, of all SHANGHAI
those things which we say make life worth living. MAY COST. US EVERYTHING
"WE REALISE THAT THE STRUGGLE MAY COST US EVERYTHING, BUT JUST BECAUSE THE THINGS WE ARE DEFENDING ARE WORTH ANY SACRIFICES, IT IS A NOBLE PRIVILEGE TO BE THE DEFENDERS OF THINGS SO PRECIOUS.
"We never wanted war: certainly nobody here wants the war to continue a day longer than necessary, but we shall not stop fighting till freedom for ourselves and others is secure.
"We wanted to be able to live our own lives as like and not to have to look over our shoulders all time to see if the Gestapo is listening. WORSHIP GOD AS WE LIKE
we
the
"We want to worship God as we like and this re- 2.The conversations between the be known as the Lithuania Soviet ligious freedom, based on conscience, we will not let go, Premier, the Minister of War. the Socialist Republic, Latvia Soviet Mister of the Navy and the Mini-Socialist Republic and Estonia Soviet for conscience is not something you could hand over to anybody else, but in Germany the people have given their consciences to Hitler, so they have become machines.
"What has been the effect on Hitler? When he first
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ter for Foreign Affairs shall be made Socialist Republic, publie as soon as they are approved"
by the Cabinet; and d
LONDON, July 22 (Reuter).-M. 3.The Cabinet will meet dally in Corbin, former French Ambassador order to examine and formulate ex-to London, left in a British ner: to- ternal and internal policies,"
day for South America,
EXTRA BAGGAGE FOR EVACUEES
Official Statement On The Latest Position
Readers of the "Telegraph" who desire to send extra bag. gage to their evacuee families en route to Australlu are advised that the packages must be lodged at the Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Baggage Department before noon on Satur- day.
No extra baggage can be re- ceived after noon on Saturday. as the last ship on which it will be forwarded leaves early on Monday morning.
There will be no charge for the carriage of this baggage.
Starvation Faces Europe
NEW YORK, July 22, (Router). The "New York Two Packages Each Ponson
Post" says that the approach- Two packages for each person willing famine in Europe points be permitted, and they should
exceed the size of an ordinary war-straight at this hemisphere.
"We may be sure that shortly the
drobe trunk.
the
The "Telegraph" is informed that hungry nations will appeal to us on packages will not be available to humane grounds to feed their starv- evacuees in Munita as they will be ing women and children," the paper kept in bond at the Philippines says. capital.
We shall then be in a terrible Wherever possible it will be placed plight. We shall realise that food aboard the same ship cn route to may become war material. We shall Australia as the owner travels in. I know that when Denmark, for ex- the owner has already left Manila ample, begs for food in the name of the baggage will be forwarded on to women and children It may be that her address in Australia.
Hitler is asking for double rations This arrangement applies only to for the German Army," civillun, evacuees.
NEW MOVE BY ROOSEVELT
SHANGHAI, July 29; (Reuter) The blockade of Hai- phong and Hongkong has dealt a severe blow to the export trade of Shanghai as goods can- not now be sent to the south-
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuter). west provinces, the "Sin Wan-President Roosevell has recom- Pao" says,
mended to Congress an increase of The blockade of many other $500,000,000 in the lending capacity Chinese ports has had similar effects of the Export and Import Bank to enable the bank to assist in the 'dis- Suspended Trade
position of surplus commodities of Latin-American nations, Meanwhile trade with foreign
President Roosevelt also proposed countries has also been suspended that restrictions on the bank's lend- through the extension of the Euro- ing powers should be removed, pean conflict, and this in turn has The President's move is expected caused a great many local factories materially to assist the deliberations to cut down the scales of operation of the Pan-American Conference at in Shanghai la now devising ways to It is regarded as a further step. In overcome the difficulties confronting the plan to form a Pan-American local manufacturers,
Cartel to dispose of surplus, products of certain American States and to keep the totalitarian Powers out of South America.
The China Manufacturers Unlon Havana:
GENERAL HATA'S APPOINTMENT
SPECIAL TO' THE "TELEGRAPH” TOKYO, July 23 (UP)-General Haia has been appointed Supreme War Councillor....
Lieut. General Tomoshlia has been named Inspector General of the Army Air Force.".
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HITLER LEAVES
BERLIN
RPECIAL TO: THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, July 23 (Domel)er has secretly departed from Berlin for an unknown destination.
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