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FIRST EDITION GILMAN'S
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1001
No. 10543
五拜禮 號二廿月八英港香
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941.
日十三月六閏
ROOSEVELT'S TWO NEW POINTS TO PRINCIPLES FOR NEW WORLD ORDER
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
WASHINGTON, AUG. 21 (UP)—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS TO-DAY SAID THAT ANY MAJOR OPPOSITION TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER OUTLINED IN THE ROOSEVELT-CHURCHLL, EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT WOULD BE TANTAmount to compromising with NAZISM.
"PERHAPS IT IS UNNECESSARY FOR ME TO CALL ATTENTION ONCE MORE TO THE UTTER LACK OF VALIDITY OF THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD OF THE NAZI GOVERNMENT," DECLARED THE PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt's message in effect added two the necessity of the world need for freedom of religion points to the eight objectives for the new World Order, and.freedom of information. No society of the world namely-freedom of religion and freedom of information. organised under the principles could survive without Declared the President, "It is also unnecessary for these freedoms which are part of the whole freedom for
') me to point out that the declaration of principles includes which we strive
Reds Say Nazi Gains Have
Cost Them 2,000,000 Men
Special to the "Telegraph"
MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (UP).—Reviewing the fighting on the Eastern Front, M. Lozovsky, the official spokesman asserted that fierce fighting is going on in the direction of Odessa which is costing the Germans tens of thousands of lives.
"Odessa is neither a Dunkirk nor a Tobruk," declared
Axis Moves spokesman, adding that
In South Balkans
the the
Germans are nowhere near Kiev. "We are realistic politicians and we realise that the expiring Fascist beast can inflict several
SUMMARY
OF SOVIET
more severe blows; that danger WAR FRONTS
MILITARY COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"
TEXT OF
MESSAGE
Mr Roosevelt asserted that Germany was specifically the, "principal aggressor in the modern world."
.
He added that the Roosevelt- Churchill conference
Wag logical sequence to the policy of sanction when it approved the Lend and Lense Act.
Congress Told Of Compres donc on a
Eight Principles
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UP),—The text of President Roosevelt's message, to Congress reporting on his conference with Mr Winston Churchill is follows:
as
No Compromise WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Reuter). -President Roosevelt, in a message to Congress reporting on his epoch- Churchill, said that the declaration making meeting at sea with Mr of principles agreed upon there was so clear-cut that it would be difficult to oppose "without
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"Anglo-Russian Pact
The Anglo-Russian pact, which provides for military co-operation against Germany and no separate peace by either nation, was signed recently in Moscow. This, the first picture received in flongkong, shows the British Am- bassador, Sir Stafford Cripps, signing the mutual aid pact, ns Foreign Commissar Molotov and the Premier, M. Stalln watch.
JAPAN CONTROL
OF INDO-CHINA Southward Expansion Aims
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) SINGAPORE, Aug, 21 (UP).—A responsible person who recently completed a tour of Indo-China and Thailand said that there was every indication of Japan's intention to pursue her
"Over a week ago I had several admitting willingness to comise. southward expansion for a "co-prosperity sphere" despite
important conferences at sea with
These principles, the President the British Prime Minister. Because added in his brief special message, of the fact of safely to British, Cana- also would be hard to oppose without. dion and Americna ships and their admitting willingness to agree to a personnel, no prior announcements world peace which would give to of these meetings could properly be Nazism domination over large num- made.
bers of conquered nations,' "At the close, a public statement
Armed Breath by the Prime Minister and the Pre- sident was made, I quote it for the "such a peace would be LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter). Information of Congress and for the
"Inevitably," adds the President, a gift to -The-Germans-to-day-claim-the record. (The President then quoted breath-for a second war to extend Nazish-to-take-breath-an-armed capture of Narva, Novogorod the material text of his joint state-its control over Europe and Asia to communique speaks only of published in this paper on August the and Kherson. The Russian ment with Mr Churchill which was the American Hemisphere itself."
Canadian Ships Stubborn fighting at Odessa, Gomel and Novogorod.
remains as evidenced by the ardent and patriotic proclama- ANKARA, Aug. 21 (Reuter).tion signed by Marshal Voro- -Reports from a very reliable shilov regarding Leningrad," source give the first-indications said M. Lozovsky.................. since the Nazi invasion of Soviel
Russia of Axis troop movements in southern Bulgaria.
at
In addition, Italian troops Plovdiv, with Italian Staff Ofeers, are reported to have made a recon-
2,000,000 Casualties
The spokesman appraising
German successes said that the Nazis had suffered two million casualties| including more than half killed. "Humanity has not known during which such a short period un army has suffered similar tremendous
WOS
War
It is
15).
Are
war
The loss of Kherson was a fore- naissance of, the Maritza Valley.
gone conclusion with the Germans Other reports speak of Italy in losses," creasing her garrisons
over-running the lower reaches of in Greek He asserted that after two months, the west banic of the Dnieper. islands.
Hitler had seized a small part of a considerable commercial port but Despite the possibility of such Soviet territory, but
without could not be defended by improvised troop movements being the prelude food reserves and he had found ruin- forces, especially as it is to fresh Axis adventures in the ed clties and
on the Balkans, Turkey expresses complete plants, a guerilla movement and the
villages, exploded wrong side of the river. confidence that Germany has no hatred of all sections of the occupied
Odessa A Tough Nut hostile intentions towards her.
Worth-While Goal regions.
On the other hand, the forces left War Summarised
behind in Odessa are fighting "Furthermore, the Prime Min I NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (UP)-The desperately and so far with success, and I are arranging for confere fighting between the Russians and
American economic chastisement.,
Thailand Proclaims Neutrality
He said that the Japanese had virtually complete control of Indo-China and that they took over postal, telegraphic and press censorship on August 18 wiuile radio. communications were expected to be taken over a few days later
German Appointment The Hanoi oficial information bureau was at present managed by a German woman who arrived in Russo-German war and landed, 'In Indo-China a fortnight before the last
Japanese reinforcement of troops there.
The returned traveller said that
"Congress and the President having White House ofcials say that Fre- Appreciation Shown Japon prior to the outbreak of the Lend and Lease act on a national gress was suggested by Democratic heretofore determined through the aident Roosevelt's message to Con-
Of Assurances policy of American aid to the de-Congressional leaders who conferred mocracies which in the cast and west with the President on August 10 re dictatorships, military and naval con- meeting.
waging a
BANGKOK, Aug. 21 (Reu- against thegarding the Churchill-Roosevelt versations at these meetings "made
|ter). — British and Japanese the border demarcation commission which was originally to comprise ten President Roosevelt's reference to assurances to Thailand, her own each of clear gains in furthering the effce- Canadian ships fa belleved to be the determination to try her best to at present comprised ten French, 20 Japanese, French and Thais, tiveness of this uid.
Arst ofcial announcement that adhere to the strictest neutrall- Thals and 50 Japanese. The com- Canadian ships were present at the ty and her preparedness to die mission was obviously using pres- scene of the conference.
sure on both Bongkok and Honot- for freedom were three guar-threatening the former with the loss Established, Practice antees of Thai's security, said of her gains in the recent war and Vikings Take Wings
It should prove a difficult nut to with the Soviet Union to aid in. By informing Congress offelally of Luang Vichit Vathakurn, Deputy the latter with the remaining French
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Reuter), the Germans has been intensified. crack, especially as the Germans will defence against the attack made by his talks with Mr Churchill, Against Hitlerism Berlin claimed that staggering blows probably attempt its rediction with the principal aggressor of the modern
Pre-Foreign Minister, in a broad- administrative powers. luve been inflicted on the Red army
the aid of Rumanian troops.
world-Germany. Finally, a declara-pra
aldent Roosevelt his followed the cast to-day. Later the speech On the rest of the Ukrainian front, tion of principles at this time pre namely telling LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter). In a that the Nazis are driving against materially and the passage of the our type of civilisation to seek.
at both ends of the front and sold
practice he established in the case of was translated into English. the situation Jins not
altered sents a goal which is worth while for the American ship a week or
the legislators of So, flie first fighter) squadron of the Norwegian Air Force the "immediate' defences" of Len-
Robin Dnieper has not been forced. ingrad. In Britain will be ready to operate
take some time for the German High Moscow asserted that
"It is so clean cut that it is difficult with the R.A:F.
her military force in the event of As on the previous occasion, his Marshal Equipped with Hurricanes,
Budenny has succeeded in withdraw-TURN to Back Page, Column 5 to oppose In any major particular message calls for no action but it policy adumbrated on July 29 Thuliand
without Ing 500,000 pilots and ground crews have come across the Dnieper river and that the
adamant to the #emaining men to the eastward
admitting will undoubtedly be approved by from all over the world. The pilots German losses in the Ukraine fight
with Ness to accept a compromise Congress. After that, the eight points und August 9, Luang Vichit
Nazism; or agree to world will be the national policy rather Vathakarn
that Thai- are all fillers of great experience who ing were three to one over the
recent Cabinet changes were Indicative of n were either in the Norwegian Air Russian losses.
peace which would give Nazlım than just the administration policy, land must thank the British and dtumination over large numbers of
the Churchill appearement althoucy to favour Japanese for the Assurances Roosevelt conquered nations.
declaration definitely Strategy of Supply
given by their
the spokesmen, bolstered
anti-appeasement The "clear gaina", to which be a gift to Nazism to lake breath-President
the including Mr Anthony Eden and parties which was shown in the re- rofery are already in
cent appointment of an anti-Japan- armed breath--for a second war to evidence. The conversations on the Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert TURN to Back Page, Column 4 extend control over Europe and Asia high scas, combined with Lord Brooke-Popham.
it!
Force or were commercial pilots
before the invasion of Norway.
The Commanding Officer is n Nor-
Small Dams Dynamited Berlin admitted that the Russians
wegian Air Force Staff Oficer who had successfully dynamited several
esenped.
TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Germany and Turkey: New Border Reports
Special to the “Telègraph",
LATEST
It will
Nazi Threat To Turkey
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH""
ISTANBUL, Aug. 21 (UP)-Arrivals from Sofin to-day us serted without confirmation that German troops are concen- trating on the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier, thereby causing speculation as to whether Germany has not abandoned her allegedly original plan to drive on India across. Turkey. The Turkey, impression exists that Germany's future plans are awaiting the outcome of the Russian campaign,
mutomatically
"Inevitably, such a peace would
Thailand's Hopes Thailand is still clinging to "the although there is a definite tendency towards Japan because of the fear of
action taken and the polley French, German, Italian and slender hopes of complete neutrality
Japanese.
After reiterating the Thai
Japanese "re Raid
to the American Hemisphere itself. Beaverbrook's activities here since He concluded that the Thais werd It is perhaps unnecessary for me to and the coming Anglo-Russian- ready to sacrifice everything in casa call attention once more to
the TURN to Back Page, Column 4 TURN to Back' Pago, Column 3 utter lack of validity of the spoken or written word of the Nazi Govern-
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Aug. 21 (UP), -American and joint Ameri- can-Chinese commercial air ser vices in the Far East are ox-
ANKARA, Aug. 21 (UP),~ment. The reports that fresh German "It is also unnecessary for me to troops as well as air units are point out that the declaration of moving into Bulgaria, coupled principles Includes, of necessity, the with the Italian activity in and the freedom of Information. No world need for freedom of religion Thraco and the Aegean Islands society in the world organised under has revived the belief of the these announced principles could possibility that the Germans survive without these freedoms will demand the passage
which are a part of the whole free- troops across Turkoy, failing Franklin D. Roosevelt."
Fans, driven by a diesel petrol motor, and which are in of dom for which wo strive, (signed) design very similar to aeroplane blades, are now being Installed which Germany will attack
to ventilate the Colony's A.R.P. tunnels. This was revealed inpected to be increased shortly. an official communique this morning, which, added that good Both the Pan-American Air progress was being made towards the completion of the tunnels. ways and
Sino-American C.Ñ.A.C. are The fans will ventilate by tour reels and the others of two
expecting to ro-1, It is estimated that 200,000 Germany, It might be a death blow against Russia will drag on until
sucking in the fresh air from the Fel Ho Theatre and Star Theatre services west of Manila...
reols each. They will be shown at ceive new planes to increase all German troops are, in the vici-to the German plane in the Balkans winter without a decision,
It is hoped that before noon one end of a tunnel and driving on Sunday next at 9 am, and 11,30 additional troop
ed to be restive. They said
a.m. respectively, that that about two months of good cam-to-morrow, the Bombor Fund it out at the other. are the Bulgarian Government particu-paigning weather remains in Bul-will have reached the $2,500,000 was also revealed that the local qualified fire lighting instructors are Singaporo lines which expected to
It is announced that eight fully arriving. Fresh materials
arolarly would be, fared with the grave Karia and Turkey before the autumnmark. A second donation of and cherria films showing a first aid that attached to the local A.R.P. and enable the running of a twice-weekF-
AR.P. had just received from Eng-now also arriving to reinforce and problem of, the growing sympathy, of rains bog the Russian roads with supplement the fortifications.
the masses for Russia and the Slav mud, hence, Hitler may try a diver-$1,000 received this morning post, two rescue and demolition become qualified. The instructors fortnightly as at present.
further dozen are shortly to service on those lines Instead of E&Diplomats · ́arriving·
sion on a new front. Secondly, it is from "Q" reduces the amount squads and fire. Aghting parties deal. have been through an arduous course The C.N.A.C. is expecting six new the cause, Balkans are of the opinion that
It is reported that Rumanian forces
likely that the Iranian balloon, will needed to achieve this aim to ing with incendiary bombs in opera- and are regarded as fully able to Turkey enters the war against TURN to Back Page, Column 50 up shortly.
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