Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
August 21, 1940.
FULL REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER'S
WINSTON CHURCHILL'S REVIEW OF THE WAR
BRITAIN MUST EXPECT heavier Nazi air raids than yet experienced, declared Mr. Churchill in his speech to the Commons. The Nazis having begun with
loud boastings, did not dare draw back now.
We had the Britain was ready for anything the Nazis might attempt, he went on. biggest army in our history, munitions were pouring in from the world and the Royal Air Force, on its own territory, was inflicting even heavier damage on the German air fleets than ever before.
Britain must refuse to allow food to pass through the blockade to Europe. The countries now in Nazi hands had all If there produced enough food for themselves before the war. was no food there now it was because the Germans had seized it as they would seize any food we might permit to enter. Britain, however, would build up stocks ready to send to any country-including Germany-which threw over
power.
ogo.
consequence,
the
of
the Nazi
Swarmed Over Europa Hitler has How sprawled Europe. Our offensive springs
over are
SPEECH KHAKI.
contions,
The Nazis declare they have creat-armies in a degree which would have lew deemed impossible eden new and unified economy inbren
We have ferried across Europe. They have repeatedly stated months ago. that they possess ample resources of the Atlantic, thanks to our friends food and that they can feed their, over there, an immense mass of captive peoples. In a German broad-munitions of all kinds, cast on June 27 it was said that, rifles, minchine-guns, cartridges and while Mr. Hoover's plan for relieving shells, all safely landed without the France, Belgium and Holland de-loss of a gun or a round (Cheere).
German "The output of our own factories. served commendation, the
stond already taken the neces-working us they have never worked
and
the
Premier's even more profound upon the fate of belug pressed and we must resolute-chance of scarcity as the harvest has Navy in depleting its assembly, Inter-i
our-
only
on
"There is Made Yospect. Many of of defence is the enemy's ports. Air century fearful game of chess proceeds from the sole champions of the freedom of the most valuable foods are essential reconnaissance principles a new and
check to mute, by which the unhappy
These
"Morchant
that
bur
sary steps,
before, has poured forth. The whole in Norway, when British Army is at home. More than We know that the German troops went there, these 12,000,000 determined men have rifles were food supplies to last a year. We and bayonets in their hands to-night Inow that Poland, though not a rich and three-quarters of them are in country, usually produces sumclent
regular military formations. food for her people. Moreover, other
Bristling Fortress countries which Hitler Invaded all
"We have never had armies like held considerable stocks when the Germans entered and are themselves this in our Island in time of war. bristles against The whole island (cheers) enable us to draw resources very substantial food producers.
If all this food is not available now invadern from the sea or from the from the whole-world and to manu-1
"As I explained to the House in facture weapons of war of every it can only because it has been re-alr. kind, but especially of superine moved to feed the people of Germany
practised and give them on increased ration the middle of June, the stronger our kinds, on a scale hitherto
for a change (laughter) during the army at home the larger must an
lavading expedition be only by Nazi Germany.
Jast few months.
At this season of the year and for larger the invading expeditan the some months to come there is least less difficult will be the task of the
The full text of
just been gathered in. The cepting it and destroying it speech Ist
the nations than anything which hasty and methodically prepare Almost a year has passed since the ever happened since barbarle times."
any part of Europe during the com-dimeulty in feeding and supplying ever funded, in the war began, It is natural for us, 1 Moves are being made upon scientifle selves for the campaigns of 1941 and an in which can create famine in passage, and the greater will be the think, to pause on our journey at this and strategic boards and advantages 1042. Two or three years le noting winter will be German exactions the invaders,
long time, even in our short
pre milestone and survey the dark, wkle are being gained by mechanical
supplies they
attack of their communications. command. compare mealss, as a result of which scores of curious lives. They are nothing In or German failure to distribute the teeth of a continuous naval and tit feld. 11 is also useful to
Planes
From Milk
"As in Nelson's day, the first line the first year of this second war millions of men have become In- the history of a nation and when we against German aggression with its capable of further resistance and there, doing the finest thing in the
and photography have world-we have the honour to be forerunner a quarter
manufacture of vital
war brought to are used to make potent sid. Although this war is, in fact, only players seen to be inevitably bound, all Europe (cheers)-we must not to the
explosives and potatoes to make "Our Navy is for stronger than at mare rudge these years or weary as we materials. Fats a continuation of the last theur, There is another and for
for motor spirit. Plastic the beginning of the war (Cheers). hear) very great differences in its obvious difference from 1914. The tall and struggle through them.
It does not follow that our energies nicobiol character are apparent. In the last whole of the warring nutions are in future yours will be exclusively materials now so largely used in the The great flow of naval construction war millions of men fought by engaged; not only soldiers but the
has come in.
hope We hurling masses of steel at one an-entire population, men, women and confined to defending ourselves and construction of aircraft are made set on foot at the outbreak of war "If the Germans used these com-friends across the oceans will send us timely reinforcements to bridge cry and predigious slaughter was the Trenches are being dug in towns and may lie open to amphibious Fowers modities to help them bomb our other "Men and Shelta!" was the children. The fronts are everywhere. our possessions. Many opportunities from an
cities. Every village is fortified and and we must be ready to take ad-women and children rather than feed the gap between the peace nouillas of tonnage under the every road barred. The front line vantage of them. Conflict Of Strategy
One of the ways to bring this war the population. who produced them, 1930 and the war flotillos of 1941. we may be sure that any Imported In this war nothing of the kind runs through factories; workmen are has yet appeared. It is a conflict of soldiers with different weapons, but to a speedy end is to convince the food would go the same way directly British flag, after a year of unlimited
are the enemy, not by words, but by deeds, strategy, of organisation, of technical the same courage. apparatus, science, mechanics and great and distinctive changes from that we have both the will and the or indirectly, or be employed to re- U-boat war and after eight months thun when we began (Cheers). We morale.
what many of us saw in the struggle means not only to go on indefinitelyieve the enemy of the responsibilities of intensive mining attack, is larger
but strike heavy and unexpected that he has so wantonly assumed.
"Let Hitler bear his responsibilities have in addition under our control British casualties in the first 12 of a quarter of a century ago.
of at least 4,000,000 tons of shipping months of the Great War amounted There seems to be every reason blows. The road to victory may not lo 355,000. In this war, I am thank to believe that this new kind of war be as long as we expect but we have to the full and let the people ful to say, British killed and wound-is well suited to the genius and re- not the right to count upon this. Be Europe, who groan beneath his yoke, from captive countries which have
that yoke will be broken.
of the Empire. вит reich mean to
Stocks Of Food ed, prisoners and missing, including sources of the Belish nation and the long or be it short, be it rough or aid in the coming of the day when taken refuge here or in the harbours
and that, smooth, we
"Meanwhile we can quite well ar civilians, do not exceed 12,000 and British Empire (cheers) of these large proportion are alive once we get properly equipped and journey's end. (Laughter).
It is our intention to maintain and range in advance for a speedy entry as prisoners of war. Throughout all properly started (cheera), & war of Europe for one man killed or wound-this kind will be more favourable to enforce a strict blockade, not only of food inte any part of an enslaved tar more abundant than in the days cleared of German forces and has programme of food production on ed in this first year peritaps Ave were us than the sombre mass slaughters of Germany but also of Italy, France area when this part has been wholly of peace and there is a larger growing
and all other countries
foot.. I do not say this to boast, killed or wounded in 1914-15.
The dangers that face us are still Reserves Of Food The slaughter is but a fraction but
of whole nations fallen into German power. I read in regained its freedom (Cheers).
"We shall do our best to encourage enormous but so are our advantages of the strict blackade the consequence to the belligerents fighting and suffering together that the papers that Hitler has also pro- has been even more deadly. We ought to suit us because we are the claimed a
"I recount them to the people be have
with most united of all nations (cheers), British Isles, No one can complain the building up of reserves of food and resources, treat countries powerful
entered the war upon of that. I remember the Kaiser de-all over the world so that there will armies clashed
of bvenuse out existence in a few months. We have the national will and with our eyesing it in the last war. (Laughter), always he held out before the eyes cause the people have the right to What Indeed would be a matter of of the peoples of Europe, Including know that there are solid grounds it deliberately-the German for confidence. We feel and we hujve. seen the French Republic and re-open, and becatise we have been nur-
certain good reason to feel ourselves clipar nowned French army beaten into tured in freedom and individual re-general complaint would be if we
of all and Austrian peoples, that complete and total submission with sponsibility and are products, not of were to prolong the agony
all im-two months ago, of continuing-the. less than the casualties they suffered totalitarian uniformity, but of toler-Europe by allowing food to go in to knowledge that the settling of Nazi ble, as I said on a very dark mood.
nourish the Nazis and aid their war power will bring to them in any one of the halfdozen batiles ance and variety (cheers). of 1914-0. The entire body-It If all thest qualities are turned, as efforts. It we allow food to go in to mediately food, freedoen and peace." war, if necessary alone and if neces- "Rather more than'a quarter of a "Now I say it al because the fret might almost seem at the time, the they are being turned, to the arts of subjugated peoples it would certainly (Cheers),
year has passed since the new gov- that Dritain stands Invincible and that sout-of France succumbed to war we may be able to show the be pillaged off them by their Nazi
ornment came into power in this Nazidom is still being resisted Will physical
Blockade To Stand effects incomparably less enemy quiten lat of things they have conquerers. terrible than those which it sustained not thought of yet. (Cheers). Since.
There have been many proposals country. What a cataract of disasterkindle agam a spark of hope in the breasts of hundreds of millions down- with fortitude and undaunted w the Germans drove the Jews out and
trodden Trustful Dutch
or despairing men and power 25 years ago.
lowered their technical standards, founded on the highest motives that has poured out upon us since then.
"The trustful Dutch the our science is definitely ahead of food should be allowed to pass the. Although up to the present
over-women throughout Europe and far- the rellef of these
this Our loss of lite has been merelfully theirs.
geographica) position, blockade for diminished, the decisions reached in the command of the sen and the populations. I regret that we must whelmed, their beloved and respected beyond its bounds, and from
sovereign driven into exile, and the spark there will presently come a the United of
States refuse these requests. (Cheers).
elty of Rotterdam was the scene of cleansing and devouring fame.
The great air battle which has amassacre us brutal as anything in
been in progress over this island for the Thirty Years' Wor.
"Belgium was Invaded-and-beaten the last few weeks recently attaiped down, our fine Expeditionary Force. a high latensity. It is too .Egon to which King Leopold called to his attempt to assign mits either to its resume, was cut off and almost cap-scale or to its duration. We must tured, escaping as its seemed only by certainly expect that greater efforts a miracle and with the loss of all will be made by the enemy than any he has so far put forth. Kostlle air- its equipment.
"Our ally, France, is out Italy is elds are still being developed
the France and the Law Countries, and against us. All France is power of the enemy, and all its the movement of squadrons and still us ís arsenals and vast masses of military materials for attacking
or ክሮ equipment converted vertible to the enemy's use.
Been
of the Somme and Paschendaele.
If i gase
the course of this struggle have been friendship
We
that have
R SUNKIST $
THE MOST DELICIOUS FRUIT and VEGETABLES
IN THE CANS WITH THE RED LABEL
INSIST ON SUNKIST
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
say
were
Vichy Puppets
in
"Our stocks of food of all kinds are
sary for years.
con-proceeding.
Loss Of Face
"It is quite piain that Hitler could "A puppet government is set up at no admit defeat in his air ultack on a most Vichy which may at any moment de-Britain without sustaining nutt and become our foe. The serious injury. If after whole western seaboard of Europe boastings, blood-curdling threats and
al These
SOCKS
light or dark shades
STOCKINGS
'Viyella' and 'Darcuna'
SHIRTS
flannel or cotton
SHORTS ready-to-wear
UNIFORMS
for Summer or Winter
SERVICE CAPS
MACKINTOSH'S LTD.
MEN'S WEAR
SPECIALISTS
COOK'S
Travel Dept.
Banking Dept.
Freight Dept.
makes reservations and issues tickets by steamer, air or train; books hotel accommodation; arranges sightseeing, baggage insurance, automobiles, etc.
Issues Travellers Cheques (the safest way to carry your funds) and advises on other financial aspects of travel.
forwards and collects baggage, stores baggage, furniture, etc.
THE COMPLETE TRAVEL
SERVICE.
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN ADVISING THAT WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED DISTRIBUTORS FOR
THE UNITED BATTERY MFG. Co., Ltd.,
Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
manufacturers of the internationally known " UNITED storage batteries. UNITED batteries although custom-built ore sold at very competitive prices.
All" UNITED" batteries are sold under a full guarantee.
A shipment of 6 volt and 12 volt, 13 plate 80 amp.. 15 plate 105 amp, and 17 plate 125 amp. just received.
INQUIRIES
SOLICITED
CHINA MOTOR AGENCIES & SALES Co.
from the North Cape to the Spanish Turn to Page 7, First Column 157-8-9, Gloucester Rd., Wanchal. frontier Is In German hands. All
ports and all airfields upon this im- mense front are
employed against
us as potential springboards of in- vasion.
Lo
our
"Moreover, . German airpower. numerically so far out-stripping ours. has been brought so close island that what we used to dread has come to pass and hostile bombers not only reach our shores in a few minutes and from many directions, but can be escorted by their fighters. "If we were confronted at the
such beginning of May with
would have seemed prospects, i Incredible that at the end of a period of horror and disaster, or at this point in the period of disaster, we should Istand erect, Bure of ourselves (cheers), masters of our fate and with the convletion of final victory burn- Ing unquenchable in our hearts (loud cheers).
д
"Few could believe that we could survive, none would have believed that we should to-day not only feel stronger but should actually. be stronger than we have ever been before (Cheers),
No One Flinched
"Let us see what happened on the other side of the scales. The British nation and the British Empire, find- Ing themselves alone, stood undis- mayed against the disaster. No-one finched er wavered; nay, some who formerly thought of peace now only think of war (Cheers). Our people are united and resolved as they have never been before,
"Death and ruin become small things compared with the shame of defeat or failure in duty. We cannot tell what lies ahead. may be that. oven greater ordeals lo before us. We will face whatever is coming to us. We are sure of ourselves and our causo, and here is the supreme tact which has emerged in these months of trial...
Meanwhile, wo have not only fortified our hearts but our island. We have re-armed and rebuilt our
CHILDREN
love its laste MOTHERS
know it's safe
CASTORIA
THE LAXATIVE FOR CHILDREN.
A pure vestable preparation. Thorough,
yat gentle action, Will mož grip. Torn.
METROPOLE HOTEL
CENTRAL CLEAN "CONFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
P. O. Box 672.
Tel. 2187
They're well worn
but they've
Worn well.
thanks to KIWI
BLACK POLISH
Pollshes, Protects and Preserves
TAN POLISHES
White Cleaner and Shoe Creams