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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1940.

Britain Completes Polish Military Pact

BURMA

ROAD TO BLAME?

The Burma Road much to answer for, "St. John's Review."

AN ANGLO-POLISH military agreement was signed in London yesterday afternoon, Mr. Winston Churchill and Lord Halifax signing for Britain and General Sikorski and M. Zalevski for Poland.

The agreement confirms the principles of co-operation and re-affirms the determina- tion of both countries to pursue the war to a successful conclusion,

has

The British Government granted the necessary credits 15 fnance the cost of maintaining has the Polish forces. says

The Polish Air Force will be re-organised from those Poies arriving in Britain who are selected for service by an Anglo- The original report that it was Polish board. The men will be to be kept open justified the alt-treated on the same footing and thorities in ordering the evacua- in the same manner as the men

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PLANES INFERIOR

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However, it was reasonable to The Polish land forces will be tators who have practical- suppose that this decision would re-organised from Polish troops ly interred the British ance with the treaties. There is and will be completed by the Empire was provided by no official war between Japan mobilization of Poles in the Unit- and China. The maintenance of ed Kingdom and drafts of volu-Major Alexander Sever-

stand, because it was in accord-in Britain and the Middle East,

this open back door to China in-teers from other countries. volved the danger of Hong Kong's front door being shut.

been

They will be commanded by Sky, the famous aircraft Pollsh officers and wear the designer. Polish colours and badges, and In a broadcast talk he gave his

will be under the Allied High Command.

They will be equipped by the British Government and both the

that Hitler reasons for believing will fail to conquer Britain..

"We all know that numerically the greatest

The military having been given] the task of defending Hong Kong! naturally wanted the conditions that a successful defence would require. Hong Kong has fortified at great expense during land and air forces will take an the past five years and could be oath of allegiance to the Polish Germany possesses Republic. Reuter. held as a fortress for a consider- able time against an enemy, but as a city of nearly two million inhabitants, its position would be quite different. Starvation, dis- ease and internal trouble would obviously undermine any defen- sive scheme.

"Seem"

The Burma Road was closed however,

no with great.

FRENCH POSTAL

reluctance, houbo literent SUSPENSION

because and only

every ounce of energy was neces-

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]'

air force in the world to-day," he stated, "but over the British Isles proper the British have the -ad- vantage over the Germans due to the superior performance of their pursuit 'planes.

"The German bombers avoid meeting Britain's fighters in open daylight combat because, through experience, they know that their losses would be terrific.

"What is more, such British de- fensive superiority will continue

sary to ward off the enemy from The French Ministry of Com-until Hitler's 'planes are able to the very heart of the Empire. munications and Transport an-engage British defensive aviation The danger to Hong Kong'nounced in Vichy yesterday that on equal or superior terms, which be for sonie passed for the time being, and postal relations between the oc-certainly will not made the evacuation of the cupled zone

not until next in France and the months, perhaps women and children scem un- unoccupied zone, French colonies spring. necessary.

and the outside world, have been "Germany must first produce a This irritated the community suspended by the German High lot of new types of long-range pursuit 'planes, and that is not and especially those who went Command. away. Hardship in a good cause Meanwhile the first train to done overnight. is endurable, but when imposed resume the service through the without good

reason

makes one angry.

"As long as this defensive

„STRIKE THE WIN.

it merely tunnel linking France with Italy, supremacy holds good Britain arrived at Modane from Italy at cannot be blockaded by Germany.

Traffic 11.15 yesterday morning. The whole question seems to turn on whether there was mili-on the line had been suspended tary necessity for the step that since the first days of June.

Havas. was taken. Military people, like Every one else, have to take pre- cautions, since bitter experience, has taught them the danger of not doing so. The danger is obvious- ly not past.

"But, of course, defensive tac- tics in themselves cannot win wars. Britain will win out only MERCHANT SHIPS if she can strike Germany at its

NOT AFFECTED

heart by destroying its industrial and production facilities and air (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} bases. To do that Britain must Semi-official circles in. Vichy develop a new air strategy carried Bound To Be Trouble yesterday explained the decision out by entirely new types of air-

Had a blockade occurred,

or extend territorial waters to 201 "The American contribution to something worse, there would miles instead of three miles ap-the British side of the duel is vital. have been severe condemnation of plies only to warships and does Our American aviation may easily the government for not having not concern merchantmen.. help to sway the balance between

Ivictory and defeat."

of the Madagascar government to craft.

an Havas.

been more drastic in forcing exodus of the population. As this' has not occurred, there is bitter! criticism for doing anything at all. In either casc there was bound to be trouble.

The journey, from reports re-j colved was a severe strain on Bome of the passengers, and the at all Bojourn In. Manila not pleasant. These hardships as-

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of peace though In times of war such a manner of escape would have been regarded as fortun- ate,

We are too near to China.to be ignorant of the ghastly horrors of living in a city that is daily bomb- ed from the air, and the plight of refugees when the enemy is at the gate.

LATVIA SUBMITS

“REQUEST".

Moscow Radio stated yesterday that a request for the incorpora- tion of Latvia in the Soviet Union was made by M. Kirchenstein, acting President of Latvia, at, yes- terday's session of the Supreme Soviet at the Kremlin.-Router:

Latvia's plea for incorporation in the Soviet Union was accepted unanimously by tlie Supreme, So- vet at Monday's session.-Reuter,

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