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LAST WORDS OF ADVICE TO FAR EAST AXIS PROPONENT
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LONDON, Jan. 16 (Reuter).—Far Eastern problems are the subject of leading articles in two influential British newspapers to-day.
The "Times" discusses the situation of the Netherlands East Indies and Japan, and the prominent pro- vincial newspaper "Yorkshire Post," appeals to Japan to effect a rapprochement with the democracies.
The "Times" emphasises the Japan's relations with the British strong pro-British sympathies Empire." of the Dutch Indies and recalls.
Vital Dependence
The Yorkshire Post" then points.
that immediately Holland WEB out Japan's dependence on America over-run, Tokyo assumed that for engineering supplies and vital the Dutch colonial empire would raw materiala. It emphasises that į be ready to receive Japanese Japan depends on Britain for 70 per
cen, of the profits of "assistance."
trade.
her foreign
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Illustrious
Justifies
Name In Savage Duel
The special mlasion under
"More than this: the friendship of LONDON, Jan. 16 (Reuter)—A thrilling account of how Koyabishe found the Indles willing to America and Britain would invite her the aircraft carrier Hlustrious successfully fought off determined negotiate on an economic basis only to collaborate in the new world order, dive-hombing attacks during Friday's German-Italian attack on and it returned to Tukyo will ever not bared ilke Hitler's on tyrannyn convoy, is told by a correspondent who was on board her. protestation that the Dutch Indies did not
come within the scope of the "new and fraud, but framed
Justice and security for all nations Despite the fact that she was hit by a heavy bomb almost order of Greater Asia."
at the beginning, Illustrious successfully fought off her attackers Although this was doubtless the rest and small.”
The article concludes that there for seven hours during which it is estimated that from 40 to 50 official Tokyo view, says the "Times,".
cannot altogether be without signiare signs that Japan has begun to ficance that the Japanese League for think over the alternatives and de- German planes dropped at least 100 1,000-lb. bombs in
clares that her chief need is for attempt to sink her. the emancipation of southeastern
stategan with courage to join Mr Asiatic nations has just issued
Cordell Hull in telling her where her flamboyant manifesto in which races true interests lie before the "unhappy in the East Indien, Molnyn, Burma, the Philippines and even India arentanglement with the Axis becomes
irrevocable." mentioned as among
(0 be liberated.
it
those
Begins at Home
ing any risks and
RAIDS ON NAZI NAVAL BASES
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
the
They also attacked the docks at Einden, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Flushing and the harbour at Brest.
German Version
Jan.
the
The correspondent was in mess room when the bugles sounded the warning of the attack. He rushed to the bridge and had only Just reached it when a heavy bomb All the anti- struck the flight deck.
aircraft guns were blazing away and
and
Vichy-Berlin Messages
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January 17, 1941.
Colony's Loyalty To Crown
Council Resolution
A resolution, renowing the ox- pression of the Colony's loyally to the Throne on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, was moved by His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-General E. F. Norton,
at a meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday.
Ilia Excellency said, "With the approval of
of the Council I propose that the following message be sent to the Secretary of Stato
for the Colonies for transmission to His Majesty the King, timing it so that if he graciously pleases to send us a reply we should get it in time for the centenary celebrations. The form of the resolution I suggest is That the Legislative Council of this Colony, оп the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Colony's foundation, humbly renews the expression of its loyalty to the Throne, and its devotion to the Em- plre's cause." " (Applause),
The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson: have very great pleasure in seconding that.
I
The Hon. Mir M. K. Lo: On behalf of my Chinese colleagues and myself, | I desire most respectfully to associate
ourselves with the resolution.
The resolution was carried unani-
Petain Still Waiting ZURICII, Jan. 18 (Reuter)-it-mously. which Marshal Petain sent him before ler's reply to the personal messago Christmas may be brought before the NEWSMAN LOOKS Vichy Cabinet on Saturday, according
AT THAILAND to the Vichy correspondent of "La Suisse."
although the German planes dived from all directions every gun crow The "Times" adds that
kept up a steady stream of fire, such
They stood in their unprotected emancipation is unlikely to appeal to
positions blazing away despite flying any of these peoples. This form of
LONDON, Jan. 16 (UP) The Air splinters and machine-gun Bre from charity begins at home-Japanese-
Moistry announced the R.A.F. at the planes. What few breathing occupied China for example.
Wilhelmshaven naval spells there were, were used by the The paper concludes that although tricked Japan has so much in hand, the base throughout the night and caused crew to carry the wounded to places Netherlands authorities are not tak-extensive res in the target arean. of comparative, safely.
Blown Through Hatchway
He says that the long-awaited visit | Japanese Influence Growi Ing spent much wealth is be-
One heavy bomb dropped in the to Vichy of Comte de Brignon, the measures, the east as in the west, Great
CHUNGKING, Jan. 15 (Central water close to the ship sending a Vichy representative in Puris, is ex-News). The key fact about Thailand column of water high over the bridge pected soon and it will be followed is that it is a revolutionary state with Britain and Heiland stand together."
blowing the BERLIN, The title "Japan Thinks it.
16 (UP)-The through a intchway to the deck discuss Franco-German relations.
correspondent by a Cabinet meeting on Saturday to a great mass of peasants and with a the "Yorkshire Post" dis offelal news agency says that the below. Between 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. cusses the effects of the Axis Paet un attack on Wilhelmshaven miscarried
tremendous literacy, declared Mr The there were never more than a few hitherto in a military sense and the bombs minutes free from action, Just before Comte de Brignon is due to bring Pondent of "Time, who has return- Japan. The
correspondent
Theotdore White, chief result
Chuning bax been to bring Britain and were dropped without any plan. Two the seven hour ordeal ended the titler's reply to Marshal Petain's Indo-Ching, Thailand, Singapore, the
ed here from four-month
41 America
-hospitals were damaged in addition German planes made a determined message. closer together in
tour of compromising resistance to Japan's to some reserves. There was no torpedo attack. The Rear-Admiral
Netherlands East Indies and Manila, aggressive designs. It recalls
Mr White, who was in Indo-China when the Japanese marched into that Jan 16 (Reuter).country, found that although Thai- Reports sprend abroad concerning a and insists upon democracy meeting between Italian and German the goal of its revolution, personages are devoid of foundation,fluence of the democracies is waning states the ometat Italian news in Thailand-a country ruled by Fagency.
that
anilitary damage.
slood on the bridge and gave the order however, to push ahead at top speed the and 30 moment the Germans dived. Their torpedoes swished harmlessly into the water a few feet from her stern. The ton German attack cost them dear for de-plane after plane was caught in the
leurtain, of fire and destroyed.
Mr Cordell Hull yesterday pointed The High Command, out that the United States had tried stated that “20 were killed to show Japan that her beat interests injured at Wilhelmshaven.
Informed German circles claimed would be friendly relations with the
United States. "Even to the fre- that a U-boat sank a * 14.000 caters of Tokyo, that should be merchantman but there are no obvious enough; It is equally true of tails.
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There are two groups. In the Thai government he said; a pro-Japanese group and a pro-democracies group. However, the pro-British and
pro- American clique has but a small volce. In governmental affairs while British influence, strong in the past, in fast disappearing.
Armed Forces
According to Mr White, the That- Innders are not I] military people although that country has an anny of between 125,000 and 150,000 out of a population of 14,000,000, an air force of 300 planes (mostly Ameri- ean-made), and n "loubtful" naval force which includes four sub- marines.
Mr White said that the Japanese urged the Thailanders to take back two pieces of territory from Indo- China after the French capitulation to the Germans. He said that there is a group in the That government who
be used to resist Japan's could southward advance. He added that Thailand now finds herself in the same position as Poland in 1938 when the Czechoslovakian crisis flared up.
Toll Of Road In Past Week
In the Colony of Hongkong, in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and New Territories, during the week ended on Saturday, there were altogether 94 traffic accidents as the result of which eight passengers were killed and 18 persons were injured.
Of the persons killed,
six were knacked down and killed by tram-
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ears and motor vehicles while cross- ing the carriageway. a Chinese female, age 58, and a Chinese mate, 40, by trams, two Chinese females, aged six and mine, and a Chinese male, age 12, by buses and n six-year-old boy by a lorry, A Chinese male, age 45, was knocked down und killed by a bus whilst Be was repairing the roadway and a Chinese male, nge 25, died from injuries received on falling off
moving lorry.
Of the persons injured, 11 were pedestrians who were struck by vehicles while crossing the carriage- way, a lorry passenger and two Bicycle riders were injured as the reault of collisions between vehicles, und four bus passengers were injured while alighting from moving buses.
Of the 94 accidents, 46 were colli- sions between vehicles, 31 were col- lisions between vehicles and pedes trians and 17 were due to other causes,
Hoover On Powers
Of President
Wants Definition Drafted
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Router)~~ Mr Herbert Hoover, the former Pre- sident sent a letter to Mr Sol Bloom, Chairman of the House of Repre
scritatives' Foreign Affairs Committee to-day requesting a definition of President Roosevelt's powers under the Lease and Lend Dil: ond calling on the Committee to draft into the Bill positive definitions of the President and specifically to exclude what they are not."
Mr Hoover declares that such action would eliminate much controversy
and bitterness.
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