1941-03-18 — Page 3

Japan Shocked By Aid To China Pledge By Roosevelt

"REAL DANGER POINT" IN "GREAT PARADOX"

DECLARING THAT the inclusion of China among the Democracies entitled to aid under the Lease and Lend Act was the "great paradox" of President Roosevelt's address on Saturday, the “Japan Times and Advertiser" in Tokyo said last night that this formed "a ́ real danger point which so greatly embarrass- ed the British Empire."

The newspaper, Japanese-managed and the only English-language daily in Tokyo, added: "Never, by any stretch of the ima- gination or desire could China under a Na- tionalist Government, first at Nanking and now at Chungking, be called a Democracy.

ITALIANS NEARLY EXHAUSTED

It is not only an autoerney but a despotism and a tyrant many

over

"Furthermore, the China con- flect has no relation whatever to the European war

By adding General Kai-shek's cause

Chiang

to the cause President

of the Democracles, Roosevelt recklessly their burdens.

adds to

"In promising help to General Ching,

President Roosevelt

Japan's Case

"While Britain, through

Aus-

The Italians on the Al-knows that such help can prach banian front are showing of Mister and Buri

the bjectives only via the Strait- evident signs of exhaus- tion after the crushing of their big offensive last week, according to Athens

understanding in the Pacific, shr radio last night.

must assist America to end war Only artillery fire is re-materials to Japan's war advers. ported from the central warlike cause and essentiely in- sector yesterday.

Un Saturday the Italians launched two relatively small at- tacks which were easily repulsed. and a further attack on Sunday morning was also disposed of without difficulty.

raha, is searching for a basis for

mry, and is therefore pron oting a

viting retabation

"As if the Demertaci not enough in Europe.

nad

this

"If war supervenes in ocean, Japan can make a con. vincing case, based On Ameri. can provocation and Interven- tion.

8

5

SKILLED R.A.F.

LABOUR

3

SHORT

12

CHALKING IT UP.-At an A.R.P. station

on a cricket ground "somewhere in Kent" a cricket scoreboard is used record the number of warnings per day. (Copyright, Fox).

to

"TIGER" RUMOUR

Spoor marks of a large animal the carcass of a deer with part of and the discovery on Sunday of

IN U.S.

Vital American defence industries were reported officially in Washington yesterday to be facing a rapidly dwindling supply of skilled

FEATS IN ALBANIA

ATHENS RADIO. AFTER QUOTING THE ACHIEVE- MENTS OF THE R.A.F. AT TIRÄNA ON SUNDAY. DE. CLARED YESTERDAY IT HAS NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT DURING LAST WEEK

39 ITALIAN AIRCRAFT WERE SHOT DOWN AND DESTROY

ED IN AIR BATTLES WITH ALLIED AIRCRAFT.

Seventeen others were severely

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labour, just damaged and at least

destroyed 471 the ground at when the Government is chemy gerodromes. preparing to give effect to Three British aircraft unt he British aid pro-these returning safely Reuter. Framme by increasing irmament orders by over

50 per cent.

This was made clear at a con- Prency of metal trade manage- nents and Labour representa- ives with the United States pin-

were lost, the pilots of two

AXIS PLANS DOOMED

CONFIDENCE IS EXPRESSED

[

uction chiefs. Mr. William IN SOUTH AFRICAN GOV- Knutsen and Mr. Sydney Hill- ERNMENT CIRCLES IN CAPE- nan, Miss Frances Perkins, Secre-

TOWN THAT THE PASSAGE Lary of Labour, and other officials, OF THE LEASE AND LEND BILL WILL EXPEDITE THE Opening the conference, Mr., DEFEAT OF THE AXIS. Knudsen said "We have got to Commentators go into production In America on a scale never approached before.

"Our need for ships and pro- pulsion machinery for ships, tanks and planes is so great that upon you rests the responsibility for training more people in the short- est possible time in order to meet deliveries surely needed here and abroad."

considér it im- possible for the Axis to succeerl against the combined might of the British Empire and the most powerful nation in the world, de- clares the lobby correspondent of the South African Press Associa- tion.--Reuter.

FAMOUS INDIAN LEADER FASSES

MR. KNUDSEN URGED SHIP- it bind quarters tern off. gave BUILDERS

The death occurred yesterdity in SPECIFICALLY TO Lahore ise to rumours of a "tiger" prow-GIVE EVERY

of Sir Mohammar Hyat ing on the hills on the Island

SKILLED MAN Khan Noon, father of the Indian THREE HELPERS The remains

TO LEARN High Commissioner in London.→→ of the diver were HIS WORK." REUTER found neat the Tat Hang Squnt-

Reuter. ters Camp at Jardinele Look-out on Sunday

printed

Large ammal spoor win

in the earth around

Carcass.

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the

It is, however, believed that the "crime" belongs to a pack of wild clogs.

BRITISH CREDITS

TO CHINA

Negotiations in London between IN THE MEANTIME, ADDED

the Chinese and British autaori- THE RADIO, THE ALLIED AIR

"The cautious Democracies ties regarding the use of British PORCES, PARTICULARLY THE might have thought that the case credits to China are proceeding R.A.F., HAD ANOTHER HIGH-of General Chiang could be left smoothly. An agreement is ex- LY SUCCESSFUL DAY ON in abeyance while more pressing pected in the near future.--Cen- SUNDAY.- .REUTER.

matters were tackled."--Rueter. tral News.

R.A.F. AWARDS

HEAVY ATTACKS BY R.A.F IN TRIPOLITANIA

FURTHER SUCCESSFUL R.A.F. raids were an- nounced in an R.A.F. Middle East communique is- sued in Cairo yesterday.

Squadron-Leader R. M. Longmore, son of Air Chief Marshal Sir A. Longmore, Air Officer Commanding Middle East, is among many R.A.F personnel whose services are recognised in the lat- est list of awards.

Squadron Leader Longmore, who was both in 1915 and was BOMBS DROPPED AMONG commissioned from Cranwell in DISPERSED AIRCRAFT 1035, receives the O.BE.

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Heavy attacks were made on aerodromes at Castel Benito and Makina, in Tripolitania.

A direct hit was registered on an ammunition dump at Benito aerodrome and fires were started on the other side."

AT

As the last bomber left, a vio- lent explosion occurred among the dispersed-aircraft,.......

MAKINA CAUSED A NUMBER The awards rangë ́through al-OF FIRES WHICH DESTROYED most every rank of the service, › AT LEAST FOUR AIRCRAFT Air Vice-Marshais N. H. Bot- WHILE OTHERS WERE SEVERE- tomley, F: J. Linnell, G. R. M. LY DAMAGED BY BOMBS, Reid and R. Paul receive the C.B., Acting Air

Vice-Marshal G. R. Bromet, Air Commodore · E. S.) Goodwin' and Group Captain G MALay receive the C.B.E., and 44 officers besides Squadron-Leader Longmort are awarded the O.BL.

One of these is a woman, Fell elty Haury, of the W.A.A.F.

Other awards comprise one and Sunday. M.C., nine A.F.C.'s (one humous), two M/M's, A.F.M.'s and 14 M.B.E.'s. tish Wireless.'

Heavy Attackső

WOMEN DOOTORS

FOR RA.M.C

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BRITISH BEER

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BEST

McEwan's

Red Label

SPARKLING BEER

A NUMBER OF POSTS IN THE BREWED & BOTTLED

BRITISH MILITARY MEDICAL' SERVICES IN INDIA WILL BE OPENED TO BRITISH WOMEN PRACTITIONERS. IT WAS" AN- NOUNCED IN NEW DELHI YESTERDAY,

In Eritrea, very heavy attacks. Those selected will be attached were made on enemy positions in to the R.AM.C. as medical officers, and around "Ketch on Saturday with military status but without

commissions7---- **

post- The R.A.F. also bombed and It is proposed in the first in- three | machine-gunned motor transport stance to employ selected candi- Bri- and troop concentrations, as well dates from British inilitary fam- as a railway and road.-Reuter. Tilles in hospitals. Reuter. -

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