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LONDON, Mar, 19 (Reuter). "Let no-one make the mistake that Japan's programme has. been in any way abandoned," de
clared Dr Quo Tai-chi, the
Chinese Ambassador in London. speaking at the Fabian Society luncheon to-day.
"Japan is only waiting for a favourable moment to take. the plunge in the hope of sharing the spoils with her Nazi part- ners, but I can assure you that China will not listen to any specious pence proposals design ed only to extricate Japan for further aggressions,"
The Chinese
Ambassador als declared: "China remnants onron- qureed and more than ever uncon- querable. We have been it bit tougher and even uue retent than the world
expected. China la blessed with brilliant leader. We have abr Chiang Kai: hek az you have your Winston Churctul and Amei seans have their Fr.ultimo Reressavalt,
the
China has more Lam doubled her inary strength ance
Wat against Jupani bersin, We are elf- sufficient in all arms except plans and heavy gums which have to be im- ported and are essent to a general counter-offensive winch may come sooner than might be expected.
China Has Borne The Brunt
"Chlum has really borne the brunt of mechanised agression. She has led the van in armed resistance to a noxious dectrine that could not be checked by reasoning. From the be- ginning we felt that we were flghung for others as well as for ourselves TURN to Back Page, Column 3
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (UP). The
Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, said to-day that the initial help to Britain will be directed at supplying them with small fast craft capable of Channel work.
He revealed that Britain had requested under the Lend and Lease Bill to repair some British naval craft in United States shipyards. He indicated that destroyers were not included in the initial plans and that no vessels' of any kind have yet keen transferred.
Planes For
Want Use of Navy Yarda |WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. (Reu- ter).-Britain has asked for the use of United States navy yards. This information was given
The Defence today by the Secretary of the
Of China
Forty From America
Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, in a statement to the press,
The United States Navy had some facilities which the British might use, he added, but no action had yet berri taken in connection with the request which was made during the past
the statement beyond the fact that the Colonel Knox declined to elaborate request had been inade.
SHANGHAI. Mar. 19 (Ren-hye or four days, ter)-Forty American planes have arrived in China from the United States. according to a Chinese press report.
The consignment is stated to be part of the 100 aircraft for which the Chinese Government asked the United States.
In addition, the United States is re
Colonel Knox also announced that the United States Navy's first aid to vesels ruch as Bain w.uld be to supply it submarine chasers. motor rpedo boats and other vessels of "morijuita" type.
Mediation Board
led to have agreed to sell four WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (UP),--- Flying Fortresses to Chinn at the President Rotselt tend nomet Chungking Government hopes to re- the new eleven-men Mediation Board organize its air force with American which will appoint a Chizman freni ail.
the three members representing the It is repreted here that over 300 public. Four will represent tabour Japanese troops were killed at Wand four will represent management. ling in Hupeh Province when Japm- Members for the public one:
e planes mistakenly bombel ther Clarence A. own trompet.
Dykstra; William II. Davis, and Frank P. Graham. Pre- Sident of the University North Carolina.
Gt Britain Commons Gets
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter).
From April 3 practically all foodstuffs will be subject to ex-
Rare Laugh
From Railway Coaches LONDON, Mor. 19 (Reuter).- port licensing control to all dés. | Members of Parliament who were recently irritated by a notice in the !railway worfintes
otherwise
tinations.
1
The chief exceptions will be wines.eroeded trains reading "Not for spirits, plekles, sauces and chutneys, public ure ventilated their sense of New additions to the control list grievance in the flouse of Commons
in a are made
a Board of Trade ortler this afternoon but their resentment; to-day,
dissolved into roars effaughter the explanation of the
For the employees: George Muany, Central Secretary of the American Federation of Labour, George Garri- son Philip Murray and Thomas Kennedy
The Luftwaffe ATTEMPT
To paraphrase Mr Churchill's famous words, here are some of few to whom so many nwe ag much. They are cheery, delion- air lighter plane pilots who go, up the day and at night to beat of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Their courage is high, their skill unequalled. Such teen saved Britta last September and are now assuredly driving the Ger-
as out of the skies,
R.A.F. Carry Out Devastating
Raids On German Sea
Special to the "Telegraph"
Ports
LONDON, Mar. 19 (UP).The Air Ministry announces that Kiel. Wilhelmshaven and Rotterdam were heavily attacked last night in face of a Gerce barrage. "Great loads of high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped on the docks and shipbuilding yards and industrial centres, and the fires got a firm hold." the statement added.
For the employers: Walter C. Tea.
"Berlin Admits Raids le, Roger D. Lamham, Eugene BERLIN,
Mar 19 (UP). The TURN to Back Page, Column 3fficial news agency reports from Amsterdam say that last night the | R.A.F.
dropped bunbr of several towns in the Netherlands, the majority falling in open country, Hothouses and private dwellings were damaged, six civilians killed and 13 seriously wo
wounded.
TURKS STAND
TO ARMS
Concessions, funstuffs subject to Transport Minister, Colmel J. Moore Martial Law Vote
Being pressed to state what the
convoy in the Atlantic west convoy some exceptions,
The same agency reports that long export control may be exported with-Brabazon.
distance German bombers attacked out teence to the Crown Colonies and protectorates provided that an special reasons for these reservations";
forenson. Ianal this
The LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter), consisted of 35 arm Import Beence has been obtained in were, the Minister said: "The list is!-The decree concerning martial and six destroyers. Despite strong armed merchantmen
anti-aircraft e, the bomber, sank a further three and Homoged another. months at a meeting of the Turkish Grand National Assem- bly Lo-day, states the Ankara radio.
the territory concerned, remain. In force.
ST LAWRENCE PROJECT
A New Agreement
t J
Butler Estimates Amount Of German Depredations
LONDON, Mur. 19 (Reuter).-The enormity of the burden placed on occupied countries by Germany was disclosed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr R. A. Butler, replying to a question in the House of Commons this afternoon.
Gernian depredation is estimated The total annual amount of
includes law in Turkey was unanimously nerchantman of from 5,000 to 8.000 at £1,160,000,000 apart from the
a rather curious broken
windows, infectious diseases prolonged for a and corpses."
The House tittered. The Minister continued: "It also includes Jumatics and high Service alleial
The House The
laughed und the
Minister concluded: "And finally, I Meeting In Cyprus
Ministers."
Yugo-Slavia And Germany
RAID ON LONDON
indirect losses to the occupied territories and the burdens on countries for which no estimates [are available.
Indian Soldiers Praised
IN MAY?
Japanese Officer's Prediction
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, March 20 (Domel). Germany will attempt a land invasion of the British Isles some time in May, Major-General Seifuku Okamura, Military At- tache to the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, who arrived here on Wednesday afternoon, declared In a Press interview.
"During the past year, Ger- many has been preparing all its resources for the sole purpose of invading the British Isles and it is only a matter of time now for Germany really to attempt a full dress offensive," Major-General Okamura said.
"The German people are determin- ed to establish a new order in the world and believe that their Ally Japan is in the same boat aiming of achieving a similar purpose," added Major-General Okamura.
ALBANIA
Italians Again Heavily Repulsed
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). The Greek reply to local at- tacks by Italian troops on the Albanian front yesterday was quick and drastic. The attacking detachments were all driven back and sustained heavy losses.
This, claim was made in a Greek Press Ministry statement broadcast from the Athens radio to-night.
It was stated that the attacks were preceded in each case by fairly' heavy artillery barvage.
Company Wiped Out- ATHENS, Mr. 10 (Reuter), The Italian offensive uction in the central sector of the Albanian front, support- ed by tanks, and another minor action in the northern sector have been re pulsed. Prisoners were taken and three-tanks-destroyed."
To-night's Greek 1igh Command communique states that a company of attacking Italian forces was cut off and, trapped in the converging fire of Greek automatic weapons artillery.
nad
was completely wiped out. As a result of successful
operations, The Grecks captured a number of prisoners in the Aces Valley.
All is quiet in the interior of the country.
FINANCING
FREE FRENCH
-British Credits LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter). The British Government has formally agreed to provide ero- dits for financing the Free The cash burden. suld Mr Butler.An officer of the Indian Army, who
NEW DELHI, Mar. 10 (Reuter) French war effort. £1,050,000,000 and in
This is one of two agreements Just addition to this were obligations in just returned from the Middle reached between the British Govern- kind.
Eastern thentie of war, said that ment and General de Gaulle.
was about
nien from
ed; it
It is therefore natural that the area to-night and almost im-and £90 per head.
£6 per head; France £127,000.000 sioned officers, all did exceedingly
the
Includes enviets and Cabinet CAIRO, Mar. 10 (Reuter),-"High- ly satisfactory to both sides" is the The House roared and continued description applied in authoritative LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter),bers asked how the railway officials meeting between the British Foreign in open hilarity when Labour mem- British quarters here to-night to the
Attack And Defence Norway had to pay an annual sunsoldiers of all mutionalities formed an The second agreement deals with A new agreement between the managed to distinguish between all serial For this Earn, and the
Of Lively Tempo
of £68,000,000, equal to about £25 xordingly high opinion of the Indian foreign † per head of population,
soldier,
the Brechange questions between United States and Canada to these categorical,
Empire and the Free Minister, M..Shokru
The comparative figures for ·Den- begin work now on the big St
LONDON, Mar., 19 (Router).mark were £26,000,000 and 8 per Baluchis, Mahrattas, Siklis, Pathans pound and the tranc at 176.025.
fridian officers, such as Garhwalls, French Empire. It re-establishes the Sarajogh, in Cyprus yesterday.
pre-armistice parity between Lawrence navigation and power
In the fortnight since their
-An carlier alert than for Home head; Belgium £75,000,000 and £8 and Madrasis, including meeting in Ankurs, much has happen- previous projcal is announced in Washing-
time was sounded in the London her head; Holland £54,000,000 and Dehradun, and the Viceroy's commig Colonial Arrangement ton and Ottawa to-day.
Each colony can freely dispose of Ministers should meet to discuss the mediately afterwards progress made.
gunfire In addition, Mr. Butler continued, well and compared very favourably foreign exchange, the proceeds of the distinguished visitors in which Cyprus pays a warm welcome to
was heard,
Germany received amounts from Po-with those of other parts of the exports and gold production, under
Empire.
TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 the Greek, British and Turkish com- London was to be
It was early evident that Band, Czectio-Slovakin, Ruinasla and munitics have enthusiastically joined. main objective for the night's
the GermanTURN to Page 5, Column Three
raids. As the planes flew over Tuesday's meeting in Cyprus be-engines was very loud, indicat
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Router).At the capital together, the drone of tween Mr Eden and M. Surajogluing either low-flying or a larger every aspect of the International number of aircraft than are situation was examined with specin usually operated over the capital
A communique stated that there at one time. was "complete agreement between the
It will be presented to Congress
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" and the Canadian Parliament simul-
BUDAPEST, Mar. 19 (UP)-Ge taneously on Friday.
man information, from Belgrade says The immediate objectives are to that Yugo-Slavia and Germany have increase the production of the Inter. reached an agreement on all points, national Rapids section of the river and that Yugo-Stavia will sign the. and provide an outlet for ship- tri-Power agreement March 26, coin- building facilities in the Great Lakes cident with Mr Matsueka's visit to
arch,
Berlin.
Piecemeal Reduction
Of Keren Proceeds
CAIRO, Mar. 19 (Reuter).—Further Important positions south of Keren have been captured and Italian counter-attacks have again been repulsed with serious Italian losses, says a com- munique..
Balkan Situation
attention to the Balkan situation.
After a lively start, the attack
two governments in their policy in gradually grew sharper. Gunfire was regard to all these problems."
extremely heavy and one observer considered It the most intensive this
Encouragement
ATHENS, Mar. 10 (Reuter).- į year. "We shall have n common victory. Flashes It the sky in increasburg Meanwhile we are rejoicing at your numbers. Houses in more than one victories na if they were our own," area were hit by ligh explosive declared the Turkish Foreign Minis-bombs and rescue squnds rushed to ter, M. Shokeru Surajogiu, to a special release people trapped beneath the correspondent of the Athens news-wreckage. The situation is developing
R.A.F. Support
poner, "Ethnos," in Ankarn.
M. Sarafoglu added: "The Greck
Raid On Hull favourably. Pressure by patriot CAIRO, Mar. 10 (Reuter)The deeds are magnificent and provide a
Hull, Mar. 1o (UP)—A German forces is developing against activity of the R.A.F. supporting mili- glorious page in the history of bomb wrecked a shellor in which the Debra Marcos in Abyssinia.
tary operations in Abyssinia and humanity. I am optimistic na regarda sole survivor was a year old baby. Announcing the
Somaliland continued unabated. yes- the future and am convinced that the Throughout the town, at least 80 per- occupation Jigo, the report adds: "In other see-
terday, says an R.A.F. communique. rerults will be good.
sons were killed and many injured "We shall probably have, to, go tors, our general advance is precoci-Troops around Keren were bombed through new trials but this matters domare was done over a wide area, and made homeless. Considerable and machine-gunned.
little to our people."
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British Blockade Is Humane Warfare
LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)--The biggest humanitarian problem in the war, preventing the decimation of the young men of Britain and America, "was how Professor Noel Hall described his mission to Washington as representative of the Ministry of Economic Warfare (of which he is Joint Director). He declared, "Europe cannot con-lion. We can give international trad- tinue to exini as an economic uniting facililles to without the use of waterways in the conform to humane surrounding oceans. It we can get standard." American co-operation to maintain
nations which
democratie.
Mr Hall described the posillon of
the pressure of the blockade it will save millions of British, American the Vichy Government as a potential and European lives,
Ally under. very great pressure from
The
discussions regarding
the
The neurosis which has troubled an unscrupulous enemy," Europe since the Inst Great War was: largely due to the selective slaughterediniusion of supplies from America of young men. The blockade is were proceeding with the United really humanitarian,
States Government which had dipto-
"We prefer neutral nations to co-matic representatives in France and operate with our policy instead of was therefore in a better position to having to detula ships for examina-Judge the situation than Britain.