Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
March 17, 1941.
Biniry, Sunreate Courg
Britain's Night Defences Mr Bevin Announces
Make Raiders Pause
("Reuter's" Air Correspondent)
LONDON, Mar. 16.-The Nazi "black-out" of their moonlight air losses over Britain until to-day emphasises the shock which the record of British fighters, anti- aircraft guns and "other devices" has given to the German High Command.
After admitting on Thursday the failure of six aircraft to return the previous night, the German coramunique gave up the tally of their own losses.
To-day's communique counter-
ed the British claim that 27 Ger- man bombers were destroyed while the moon was up from Wednesday night onwards with the admission that 21 were lust: In that period.
For two days the German public had been kept in Ignorance whether) their bombers had "returned
Liftly
or not and had to be content with on exaggerated tale of British loss.
President Roosevelt's Speech, Reactions
Full Mobilisation Of Britain's Man-Power
By H. L. PERCY
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Mar. 16 (UP).—There will be from now
"1
BRACKEN"
on a tremendous call on man-power and much readjust- ment will be necessary," declared Mr Ernest Bevin, a new Minister of Labour and National Service in a speech f
here this evening. "The Navy, Army and Air Force SHIRT must be brought up to strength. Civil defences must be SYDNEY, Mar. 16 (Router).—“President Roosevelt's ins- completed with the organisation of personnel and simul- piring words will put fresh heart into all lovers of freedom,"
taneously the demands of the war industry must be met." declared Mr A. W. Fadden, Acting Prime Minister of Australia,
Mr Bevin then explained what The early closing of last night's raid to-day.
The "Nacional" said, "Co-operation steps the Government was taking Britain was not due to a German
"There could be no more with the anti-Axis countries is to
to meet the situation, such 98 desire to avoid the moon which rose shortly before the attack ended. A magnificent tonic for the British continue until victory is won."
The "Popular" calls It a "sensation-firstly, "reviewing the reserved which threatened to blanket ut peoples and those of other nl address. The papera contrastingly occupations involving a good limited the democracies than the calm re- played down the fact that Sunday is deal of de-reservation, so that losses assuring tones in which he the print in decrees of the exthe duty to serve the forces and last week were under 10 per cent. pledged American help on a appropriation decrees. and not at least until that percentage scale which would have been
011
the continental bases
length and scale of the raid.
The proportionnte German
is reached is it likely that the night beyond the wildest dreams a few eperations of the Luftwaffe will be months ago."
seriously affected.
Daylight Attack
Berlin Silence
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 16 (UP).-No com- ment has yet been made regarding President Roosevelt's speech.
civil defences would be spread over a community fairly."
Luftwaffe Attack Wanes
Raiders' Big Losses
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
Secondly, the urgent demand of the shipbuilding industry must be met Willhie's View
immediately, for which he again WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (Reuter).
Italian Reaction
appealed for volunteers. He sald Nazi operations by daylight have 'resident Roosevell's speech, is des
ROME, Mor. 10 (UP) Reliable that as a good many people cannot taken on a different cnphosis,
cribed as an "enunciation of the
volunteer, more definite arrangements Air Ministry communiques which
aspirations
by of America" Mr quarters state that President Roo-must be inade, and he announced the have nothing to report" underline Wendell
who, however, sevelt's speech brings udded signific-registration
males of
LONDON, Mar. 11 (UP).- The luftwaffe attack on Britain the inability of the Nazi planes to suggested that President Roosevelt'sance to Mr Matsuoka's visit and to ages of 41 and 45; penetrate far inland over Britain with objectives would be better attainable Joint tripartite stand against the Thirdly, men who have already the RAF in "mastery of the day- if he delegated authority to the real United States in connection with the registered but one placed in low waned early this morning and Night air" overland.
spring offensive. Defence Commission.
medical grades will shortly
only two small scale bombings Some Daylight attacks on shipping with
quarters eansidered the letter from Mr Bevin explaining how were reported throughout Bri- "Appropriations alone will not do
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In the absence of particulars in releases of the weekly Admiralty tonnage sunk, it will not be easy to follow and measure their success.
Counterblows Counterblows against enemy ship-¡ pink by the Constal Command bombers are also increasing and the defensive arm of the command is being lengthened and thickened,
statesman of his generation, for he must do so if democracy is to be saved."
Athens Comment
Iitler's new order.
aid to
He asserted that because
the Axis Powers would not react to train you and keep you in the. violently to i
munitions Industry for the duration weather over the Dover Stralts. Featured In Spain of the war," he explained,
In addition to the bombs reported from east Scotland, hundreds of in- MADRID, Mar. 16 (Reuter)—Pre-
cendiary bombs and several high ex- is given
Running Industrial Machine LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter),Asident Roosevelt's speech
plosives were dropped on a west in the Spanish politicat net of the first magnitude" in great prominence
of the England town but the damage was Athens
to-night newspapers. No editorial comment claims of the defence services on man-slight. how the
radio President Roosevelt's is published.
During the week ending midnight described
Wille Spanish correspondents in power, women must be called on to speech, adding that by it President) Roosevelt has ofcially and irrevec- Berlin and Rome are minimising the run the industrial machine. Ife said on Saturday, the Germans lost 422
importance of Americon
that large numbers are wanted for planes over Britain during night raids. ably signed the death warrant of Britain, the interest of the Spanisit the W.A.A.F's land army, public The estimated loss in personnel is 170
people
health and nursing services, as well trained airmen, reflected in the prominence as many other kinds of jobs to re- Is Turks Draw Conclusions
Two other raiders were destroyed which the newspapers give to news lieve men for the fighting line. He by naval units, six downed over LONDON, Mar, 10 (Reuter).-Pre- from the United States.
then announced the registration of enemy territory and the Channel, and sident Roosevelt's assurance that To-day, for example, the news all females of 20 and 21 years of age, 60 in the Middle East, making a grand United States aid to the democracies paper "Ya," gives heavy type hend-
Mr Bevin said the Ministry of, total of 110. During the same period, W. England Town Raided will be "not partial but total"
is lines to reports that new bombers Health is asking the local authorities | 22 British planes were lost but a num LONDON, Mar. (Reuter).--particularly welcomed in Turkey, ac-are being manufactured by theto Institute a system of "minders" for ber of pilots were saved. During the
raiders German
dropped many cording to the Ankara radio.
Curtis-Wright Corporation for Bri-children for whom there will be previous week, the R.A.E. destroyed
fixed rate of Is per day, and in. Gd.40 German planes and lost 16. per da
day and night, of which the Gov-
Dance Hall Hit Gd and Bd ernment would pay
LONDON, Mar. 16 (UP)-It is respectively and the mother the re believed that only three persons were killed when one wall of a dance hall was
The Beau Oghter, the Royal Air Force's newest night hawk, is also to be used for long range operations, the Air Ministry revealed.
16
hundreds of incendiary bombs on n "With particular clarity," said the tain. west of England town this evening jannouncer, "President Roosevelt on- but few fires resulted.
High explosive bombs were also
used.
nounces that the Nazi desire to re- write the history of the world ac cording
ding to the Nazi wish and whim
London had a brief alert during the is once and for all banned from the
evening but so far no incidents are sphere of plaustom Istanbul says:
reported.
"United Press"
The Air Ministry announced that President Roosevelt's speech shows there is nothing to report concern-that the Democracies have seized the ing the daylight hours to-day.
initiative in the springtime netivities. Regarding Mr Matsuoka's visit, the Turks assert that Japan desires Hit-
ler
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to assist in persuading the now known that the aircraft pre- viously reported missing from last Russians to make a non-aggression night's operations by the Bomber Pct to protect Japan's rear if she Command has landed safely but not moves against the United States.
Mexican-Plaudits.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MEXICO CITY, Mar, 10 (UP)-
newspapers splashed President Roo
Vichy Climbs Down
No War With U.K.
mainder.
He concluded by saying: "I have put before you the imperative necessity of serving the nation in its of triul. am satisfied that this great Democracy will submit to selt. discipline and demonstrate it stability and determination that will far transcend anything Hitler or his Nazi regime can bring against us."
blown out and the dancers thrown into the roadway. The majority of other casualties were amengst
passengers of a bus which Was overturned and completely wrecked by a
blast.
U.S. Squadron Visits New Zealand
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VICHY, Mar. 16 (Reuter).— SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
destroyers will arrive at Auckland on A statement that there was no TOKYO, Mar. 17 (Domei).—For Monday in the course of a training
the Sino-Japanese conflict on July Announcing this, the Prime Minis- Britain was made by Comte de 7, 1937, rice rationing will be enter. Mr Peter Fraser, said that the Brinon, the Vichy Ambassador forced in the urban prefecture of warships will leave again on Thurs- to Occupied France, to-day when Tokyo on April 1, this year. he concluded tour of the occupied regions.
"There is no question of de- claring war on Britain," he said, "but, putting into practice the policy of collaboration (with Germany), the country must take stringent measures to effect recovery and profit from the hard lessons we have had to learn."
-Talks With Hull -
day.
Japanese Storm Kiangsi
Base of Chungking Troops
Special to the "Telegraph"
With the Japanese Forces in Kiangsi, March 17 (Domei).— With secret ten-day preparations completed, crack Japanese Army forces struck swiftly at dawn on Saturday in a determined effort to smash 80,000 Chungking troops comprising the creuni of Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army in the Ninth War Zone.
VICHY, Mor. 16 (Reuter)-Mr Henry Haye, the Vichy Ambassador to Washington, had an hour's con- versation with the State Sceretary, Crushing enemy resistance in a smashing drive westward Mr Cordell Hull, on the subject of and southwestward, the Japanese forces at 3 p.m. on Saturday food for France.
reduced the stronghold of Fengsin, 32 miles west of Nanchang,
A message from Washington to the
was
Vichy news agency announcing this
Six crack Japanese detachments; of, Chianghsien. The 13th Japanese! says that Mr Hull told Mr Hnye that thoving swiftly and with precision Army occupied all important peaks 10 is in contact with the British cut through the enemy opposition and are now besieging the 15th Army blockade
authorities on the question. offered by several thousand Chung-on Tsaochin mountain which Mr Haye also said the interview that the Vichy Government would Reserve 5th, 107th, and 19th Divisiona
king troops comprising parts of the "eft for the last strike." certainly agree to American control of of the Chinese 70th Army under the distribution of food which might General Li Chino, be sent to Unoccupied France.
Fighting Irish
To Celebrate
Postponed Christmas
belated
There will be no shamrock but the spirit of Ireland will be there and the troops will enjoy pork, turkey and Christmas pudding.
Chinese Version CHUNGKING, Mar. 10 (Central News),-Japanese troops in Hupeli their positions at and Shanst were subjected wide- the Japanese forces on spread Chinese attacks during the renched a point approxi- past few days resulting in numerous 40 kilometres west of their losses.
line
starting point. Latest reports in- Sharp fighting occurred on March dicated that the Japanese forces 12 in the vicinity of Yachuchling reached a connecting Chimashan near Ichong where the Japanese and Fachenghelung.
were decimale in » night raid. Five other Japaene columns began After calling up reinforcements, the operations from A point south-west Japanese on the following morning CAIRO, Mar.
Nanchang and on Sunday were counter-attacked. (Reuter) of 10
The Japanese were stated to have famous Irish mechanised Hussar re-reported to be smashing their way
westward over the Nanchang-Chang-suffered over 200 casualties in a giment will alt down to-morrow-Stsha highway parallel the Chin River, severe engagement with the Chinese Patricks Day-somewhere in the These forces
were reported to be in arens south of Slentao on March Western Desert to eat
13. driving "for a certain objective." Christmas Dinner.
South Shansi Campaign
A Japanese detachment pushing west from Tsinyang in north Monan SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
on March 13 was intercepted and re- PEIPING, Mar, 10 (UP).—The pelled with losses. Army spokesman to-day sald regard-| Another Chinese column on March This regiment was "too busy" ating the situation in south Shansi, that 14 occupied Chowcheng village west Bardia on Christmas Day to enjoy the on March & the Japanese started from of Tsincheng and inflicted many festivilies of
of the season. Their fore Luan, Kaoping and Teschow with a losses on the Japanese garrison that day consisted of bully beef, bls- view to crushing 30,000 of the 27th there despite the strong resistance cuits and water.
Army which was concentrated at offered. Constantly milles shend of the main
Anyang, under the com- Heavy fighting in devloping In of Han Je
areas southeast of Kianghsien in Shanat where some 7,000 . nerea bombing and machine-gun at- triangular attack and chased the Japanese troops, advancing in sever- tacks until they reaped the final re-nemy into the south-east mountains al columns, on March 14, launched ward by putting paid to the remnants The 8th Japanese Army and airforce vigorous attacks on Chinese positions of Marshal Grazian!'s retreating attacked 30,000 men of the 15th Army under the cover of artillery bombard. legions in the terrifle tank battle of under command of Wu Tien Lin who ments. The Japancas advance is be- Deda Fomm.
were concentrated in the mountains (ing effectively checked.
body of the British Imperial Forces, 7th Japanese Army launched south
this Irish regiment was subjected to
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