THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1941.
Library; Sépreme C
WARNING OF ORDEAL AHEAD
"Greatest And Grandest Hour" Of Our History Near
"Conquer Or
Perish"--Mr. Alexander
"WHAT WE HAVE accomplished has given us our chance to win. Now we have to take that chance to go on to victory,” said Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at Preston yesterday.
Our sternest ordeal, Mr. Alexander said,. lay ahead. Our courage and endurance would have to rise to yet greater heights.
Inevitably the day drew nearer when the full weight of the mugh- tiest military machine the world had ever known would be hurled against us.
We
"We shall have to meet the on- slaught single-handed and must conquer or perish.
Not The First Time
"The greatest and grandesl hour of our history is approach. ing and we shall arise to It." This was not the first time, Mr. Alexander continued. that our destiny had been at stake. We had faced up successfully in the past to other Dictators.
BOMB EXCHANGE IN PUBLIC-HOUSE
The handing over of a bomb in a public-house was described at Westminster when Michael Block, 39, machinist, of Fawcett Street, South Kensington, was remanded for 14 days on bail charged with "committing an act in relation to a bomb (German) calculateri jal- sely to suggest that it did not be- to-long to his Majesty."
Referring to the drawing gether of Britain and the United States Mr. Alexander said the task of freeing the world from tyranny and oppression had been laid upon the English-speaking races.-
Reuter.
STOCK EXCHANGE INTEREST
that
Del-Sergt. Wilmot said Block had stated that when in a a soldier public-house he heard
the bomb to apparently offering the manager, who declined to have it. Block thought he would have it as he had heard that such things were used for Spitfire fund col- Kctions. The soldier was bought a couple of drinks and be handed over the bomb, which he said, was harmless.
view of the approaching dividend Katirs were the main feature of reason. Other sections were main- interest on the London Stock Ex-ly dull, apart from some foreign bonds, which encountered small change yesterday, advancing
Wall Street local and South African buying, speculative enquiry.
rails also rose in while home
--Reuter. was quietly steady.
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CHAMBERLAIN FUNERAL SERVICE. A funeral service. forstie lata, Mr. Nevlite Chámbariain was held at Westminster
* Photo shows the Duke of Gloucester in the *Teft"the"Abbay,
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JUNKERS 88 SHOT DOWN IN SURREY. A raider was brought down in the early hours in the vicinity of Godstone, Surrey. It was a Junkers.88, one of the latest German bombera. Photo shows the wrecked machine showing tall broken off in the background. (Fax, Copyright).
TRANSFER OF BATTLESHIP "RIDICULOUS"
"Ridiculous"
was
the description appli- ed by Mr. A. B. Purvis, head of the British Supply Council, to American press re- ports that the new Bri- tish battleship "King George V" is to be traded for 20 United States destroyers, says a Dow Jones agency from despatch Washington. Reu-
ter.
R.A.F. MAN IN SUICIDE DRAMA
JAPAN'S MEDDLING IN THAI DISPUTE
DANGERS INHERENT in the Japanese mediation between Thailand and Indo-China were pointed out yesterday in messages sent by the London "Times" Singapore correspon- dent. Both "Thai and Indo-Chinese circles, wrote the correspondent, are fully aware of the potential dangers in the Japanese media-
tion.
··Latest information suggests that Thai's losses, particularly aerial and naval, were heavier than admitted in Thai communiques. Presumably that caused Thai's willingness to accept the Japanese offer of mediation for which Thai realises that Japan may attempt to secure a reward.
This reminds the Thailanders ; accept.
of a fable about two fishermen It is obvious that during the quarreling over a fish caught be- mediation, the position stands tween them when a third inter- somewhat thus: Firstly the French vened awarding head and tail for who need all resources for resist- both while he himself carried offing Japanese intentions became the best middle papir
embittered against Thai. Secondly Thai who may herself need de- fence forces for opposing the Jap- driveakened after encoun- Finally
the
Observers in Singapore, "Times" correspondent continu
ed, believe that Japan's mediation anese s
is closely linked with an Axis plotters with the Trenew
A sergeant in the R.A.F.which is calculated to extend the Japan by splitting the belligerents
and
details of the plot are yet
un-
soon. The a Scottish girl who war in the Far East posed as a married couple known but it is significant that were found dead in the the German News Agency quoted Germans bedroom of a boarding messages showing the
are watching closely events in house when their morning East Asia, tea was taken up to them.
Wis
At the inquest at Cardiff only evidence of identification taken, the inquiry being adjourn- ed.
The couple were Ida Mary Pot- ter (20), whose home is at Forte- viot, near. Forgandenhy, Perth- shire, and Sergt. Ernest Clement) John Ivamy (28), of Inverness | Road, Portsmouth.
consolidates her own position -by enforcing her will on both,
Puppet States
The correspondent further opin- ed that Japan's reward may con- stitute heavy obligations imposed upon Thai for stationing Japanese Sufficient available facts in troops in the disputed frontier re- dicate that the alm of Japan's | glons "for maintaining order" as a mediation is not so much re-reparatory step to make both establishing peace in the røgton | Thai and Indo-China puppet states of dispute as getting opportuni- in the Japanese "New Order" with ties to Intervene in the affairs neither able effectively to thwart between the disputing coun-Tokyo. Both can place obstacles trico, gaining an advantagedusand difficulties in the way of position for advancing South Japan's advance but can scarcely ward and thereby satisfying the effectively stop Japan if Tokyo is partners of the triple fliance. prepared to risk the consequences, All these actual and potential Nazi Wishes
developments, concluded the co-
The couple, who arrived at the If by adroit diplomatic and respondent, constitute the greatest | significance · for Malaya, Japan boarding house in Tudor Street, military moves Japan can estab-may make "an attempt to outflanks Cardiff, about ten days ago, and lish a strong position in Indo- the guns of Singapore" and "get had registered, according to the China and Thailand, Japan's preat Singapore by the back door." landlady, as Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, paration for a campaign against Fortunately the back door is well were found dead when a member Britain. by attacking Burma and protected. Central News... of the staff took up morning tea. Malaya will meet Nazi
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Two letters found are in the possession of the police.'.'
wishes.
Consequently certain quarters consider Malaya is in real danger of being involved in a war during
Alfred James Potter, a forester, the next few months. Though to- the girl's father, said that he last day Japanese forces are not form- saw her about 12-months ago, idable in Indo-China, Japanese ...when she came home on holiday, concentrations on Hainan prisland He lost her rd from her a few nevertheless constitute the fump- months ago from St, Andrew's, ing-off base" for" backing further where she was then employed as Japanese demands, to Indo-China a domestic servant.
V | which Viçe-Admiral Jean Dedoux,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
Answering the | Coroner, Mr. the Indo-China Governor, de hard- Potter said he was hot aware Urly able to resist particularly 12 Scheo) will rejo her, association with any men. ** Hitler“ should press Vichy třeb
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