1941-01-17 — Page 2

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1941.

H.M.S. SOUTHAMPTON LOST

Into And Sunk By British Forces Majority of WHAT Crew Saved SHOULD

THE ADMIRALTY announced yesterday. HAVE BEEN

that the cruiser, Southampton

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target of

joint German and Italian air attack in the Central Mediterranean last Friday total loss.

is a

Bursting into flames after she had been hit, she had to be sunk by British forces when she could not be towed to port.

Admiralty

The

communique Board of Admiralty states: "The regrets to announce that His Ma-

jesty's Ship Southampton (Cap- tan B. C. D. Brooks) has become a

total loss.

14.

As announend on January the Southampton was hit dining an air attack on our ships the Mediterranean..

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1/1

Sunk By Our Forces

Fire broke out on board. As

damage. result of the

the

fire later attained such propor.

tions that it became neccssary

to abandon ship.

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MR. OKAZAKI

SPEAKS HIS PIECE

Bardia taken

should.

have

many months to conquer, in the opinion of a correspondent who has just visited the town.

Inside the perimeter of defences, the whole area is a natural fort,

he writes

Bomb and shell proof shelters aborgded in the ravines and huge stures of food and ammunition were found.

General Headquarters was in

a 1389 of caves and the Gen. eral Officer Commanding had 30 fect of work over his head. Well constructed concrete de- tence posts were found all over

the place.

Japan's desire for closer

The capture of Bardia, he.con- trade relations with India

“ludes, might well have taken our were stressed in an inter-, forces a month or more, and it is view with Reuter given by the short of amazing that, un the entrary, they should now be Mr. Katsuo Okazaki, for-laying siege to Tobruk. --~ merly Consul-General in Hong Kong, on his arri- val in Calcutta to become Japanese Consul-General:

Southampton had subsequently - there.

Reuter,

RECRUIT FOR THE FREE FRENCH

M. Charles Baron, Labour Sup- to be sunk by one own

He said he did not think that erintendent in French Indo-China, when it was found impract cable there had been any change in Ja-left Pondicherry (India)

yester connection to tow her into port. A great ma-pant's attitude towards the Euro- day for Singapore in jority of her

with the Free French movement, Crew have been pean war

saved."

He expressed surprise f the sys Router from Madras,

fact that the

Japanese in

of

The cruiser Southampton, 8,000 tons, was launched at Clyde- bank in 1938. She had a speed of 32 knots and a main Brina- She ment of 12 six-inch guns. was an escort vessel when then Majesties the King and Queen Visited Canada and the United States.

Early in the war she suffered three casualties when Nazi raiders bombed shipping in the Firth of

Forth-Reuter.

had recently home, but he

India

sent their families had brought his | wife and family with him to In-

dia.

Mr. Okazaki denied that Ja- pan had any ambition to expand southward. As far as he knew. Japan's negotiations with the Netherlands East Indies for oll were proceeding smoothly. As regards Japan's trade with

India, the position was satisfac- trade relations and it was his duty

tory, but Japan desired closer

MR. HOOVER ENTERS THE ARENA

Ex-President Herbert

yesterday

Hoover wrote to Mr. Sol Bloom, Chairman of the House of Repre- sentatives Foreign Affairs Committee, requesting definition of President Roose- velt's powers under Lease-and-Lend

the Bill.

He called on the Committee to draft into the Bill "positive definitions of the po- wers of the President and specifically to ex- clude what they ore not."

EVEN ROME ADMITS IT NOW

Even the Italians now admit that they do not control even the narrow- est part of the Mediter-

ranean.

Rome Radio said yesterday "From the Italian point of view, it is becoming increasingly clear that we must intensify our efforts. to control the Sicilian channel by naval and air means and attack effectively against convoys."

The view expressed on Wed. nesday by the Soviet newspa. Brittsh that the per "Trud" Navy is master of the Mediter- ranean routes is supported by the Rome correspondent of the Spanish News Agency.

He writes that the Mediterran- can remains open to British mer- hantships and along its routes Britain can supply and reinforce either Greece or North Africa. Reuter,

HUGE U.S.

Mr. Hoover declares BUILDING

PROGRAMME

such

action would eliminate much con- troversy and bitter- ness-Reuter:

SOVIET-JAPANESE PACT HANGS

FIRE

THAT THE SOVIET-JAPANESE Pact is hanging fire and agreement appears as far off as ever, is the general impression in

to do his best to bring that about. Moscow.

-Reuter,

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With the arrival of the new Ja- Lieutenant- panese Ambassador, Generul Tatekawa last October, the conviction grew that a Soviet- Japanese non-aggression would be signed very shortly.

pact

President Roosevelt. has formally asked. Congress for authority to build a fleet of two hundred mer- chant ships "on an emer- gency basis.'

He has also asked for an appro- priation of $213,000,000 to cover the cost.

The President made the request in a Message to Congress in which that he said: "I am convinced the national interest demands that immediate steps be taken to pro- the vide against the effect upon United States of a possible world shortage of cargo vessels."

The Message added: "The em- pro- ergency ship construction posals should not be permitted to interfere with the long-range shipbuilding programme which the United States Maritime Commission is already pushing

with naval forward, nor struction."

con-

There has been some specula- M. Molotov, Soviet Foreignition on whether these new ships might be lent to Britain, or re- Mr. Y. Commissar, and

Mat- place existing ships which might suoka, Japanese Foreign Minis-; be transferred to Britain.-Reu-

both stated that ter there was no reason why relations.

ter,

have

between the two countries should not be on a normal footing and it

BURMESE

was generally believed that MISSION IN

Ambassador

the brought a

new scheme on which a measure agreement had been reached and, he has seen M, Molotov several times, but apparently an agree- ment is as far off as ever,

Fishery Question:

CHUNGKING

The Burmese Government Mis- sion spent a busy day in Chung- king yesterday, calling on various Chinese Government leaders. For- mal talks regarding the settlement problems

It is generally believed that of the communication the Japanese were propar-between China and Burma

are

ed to make far-reaching conces- expected to be initiated to-day. sions in return for Soviet recog nition of Manchukuo and cessa- tion of Soviet help to China.

Accompanied by Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassa- Craw. and dor, Mr. Te Garth. three other members of the Mis- It is rumoured that Japan would sion called on Dr, H. H. Kung, regard Inner Mongolia as a-Soviet Vice-President of the Executive sphere of influence, accord spe- Yuan at noon. In the afternoon, cial railway and clearance facili- they, paid separate visits to Dr. ties at Dairen and might even Wang Chung-hui, Minister of For- come to an agreement over south eign Affairs, Mr. Chang Kia- ern Sakhalin but Japan would not ngau, Minister of Communica- give way on the question of fish- tions, and Dr. Wong Wen-hảo, erles so vital to Japan, Russia Minister of Economic Affairs. never having accepted gladly the loss of fishing rights which Japan gained after the Russo-Japanese War-Reuter.

CRACK RACEHORSE

DESTROYED

The Burmese officials were en- tertained, at dinner last night_by Dr. Wang Chung-hul. More than twenty Chinese and foreign offl- cials were present including Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Mr. Hsu Mo, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Mr. Chang. Kia-ngau, Mr. Peng Hsuch-pei, Vice-Minister of Com- munications.

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The crack racehorse, Glory off

Mr. Chang, Kia-ngau, gave India, (formerly Tantmieux) met party in honour of the Burmese itiv an nocident fyesterday, when Mission last night at the Minis- preparing for the Eclipso Stakes try of Communications, at which of India and had to be destroyed. I'views- were” exchanged" on the Recently, an offer of 150,000 problem" of communication rupeef was refused for its saler tween: China and ) Burma,Con- Reuter.

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