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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1941.

United States Flatly Turns Down Protests From The Axis

ROOSEVELT ACCUSES ADMIRAL LAIS

President Roosevelt declared at his press conference yesterday that it seemed at pre- sent that a great deal of the sabotage of Italian merchantmen was on the orders of Admiral Roberto Lais, the Italian naval at- tache in Washington, whose recall has already been demand- ed by the United States. Reuter.

BRITAIN WILL GET ALLIES

Mr. Cordell Hull's Blunt Statement

MR. CORDELL HÜLL, U.S. SECRETARY OF STÁTE, CONFIRMED ` IN `WASHINGTON STATES YESTERDAY THAT THE UNITED HAD FLATLY REJECTED THE GERMAN AND ITALIAN PROTEST AGAINST THE SEIZURE OF AXIS SHIPS AND HAD REFUSED DE- MANDS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SHIPS AND CREWS.

The State Department announces that the seizures were necessary to protect vessels in United States harbours from sabotage, and the Department has publicly replied to the two Axis protests against the seizures.

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Mr. Cordell Hull bluntly pressed surprise at the "extreme assertions and demands." He de- clared the German Embassy fail- ed to support its contention of violation of international law or the treaty of friendship and com- merce between the United States and Germany.

Difficult To See

Mr. Hull told the German Em- bassy: "I know of no principle of international law which permits the masters and crews of vessels

of a country which have sought|

MATSUOKA SEES HITLER A SECOND TIME

Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, paid his se- cond visit to Berlin when he arrived in the Nazi capital from Rome yesterday.

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He was received by Hitler for a conversa- tion at which Ribben- trop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, was present.

-Reuter.

HEAVY RAF RAIDS ON GERMANS

IN TRIPOLITANIA

RAIDS ON ENEMY motor transport con-

refuge in or entered the ports of voys in the Mersa Breda area of Libya were another country to commit acts of destruction in disregard of local the high-spot of yesterday's communique is-

ITALIAN LOSSES AT SOROPPA

Enemy losses in the capture of Seroppa on Thursday by the British force advancing on Addis Ababa from the south through Yavello sector are official com- given in an munique Issued in Nairo- bi yesterday.

The communique states:- Later reports of the capture of Soroppa by our troops operating from the Yavello area confirm, that the enemy lost 27 Europeans, Includ- ing a brigadier, and 350 Africans, of whom 50 were killed.

Material captured included four guns and 15 machine-guns,

Dur offensive on a broad front between ·Noghell! and Yavello is progressing satle- factorily.

force

In the Harrar section our troops are approaching, the River Awash. Enemy resistance by a mixed'

of infantry, artillery and tanks on Wednesday was over- come and resulted in the capture of 501 Europeans and four guns. The enemy suffered some cos- ualties from our artillery which also caused their tanks to beat a

Reuter. hurried retreat.

law and hospitality which they sued by R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters at U.S. NOTE

have been permitted to enjoy."

Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiral- ty, speaking at a luncheon in London yesterday, said that if Britain remained determined to defeat the threat to her freedom she would see, as the struggle went on, nation after na- tion turrring to her side.

With American help Britain chinery of ono of the German

would carry such a weight of me-

Mr. Hull further declared that there is no provision in the treaty between the United States

Cairo.

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The communique states: Libya-bomb- TO BERLIN and Germany which lenda even er aircraft of the R.A.F. made a heavy attack on enemy motor transport convoys in the Mersa Breda area of Tripolitania during the night of April 2/3.

statement.

the colour of support to any such He added that the auxiliary ma- ships was smashed and the pro-

tal and threat to the enemy as pelling machinery deliberately would lead to G result which, wrecked.

After dropping bombs, which avoiding defeat and a peace off If the scuttling and burning of were seen to burst among vehi- sfalemate, would carry Britain ships in other harbours on this cles, setting a number on fire, our through to a victory which would continent may be regarded as in-machines descended to a low al- enable her to state her terms.

member that we must not grow weak again.

HALIFAX

dicative of what might be expect-titude and stopped several more SEES HULL

The United States bas made representations to the German Foreign Office over the arrest of Stewart Herman, an em- ployee of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.

Grounds are that prior notifica- tion and no explanation were "We must always now reed in our ports, it is difficult to vehicles by machine-gun fire.

given to the Embassy, the State see how your Government could A successful bombing raid was expect this Government to be also carried out on Tripoli.

LORD HALIFAX. THE BRI- Department announced yester- oblivious to the situation pre- Malta an Italian 79 bomber TISH AMBASSADOR, HAD A day.

MR. CORDELL It is further stated that the sented."

aircraft, escorted by CR42 fight. TALK WITH

U.S. SECRETARY HULL,

OF Embassy reported on April 3 that. ere, attempted unsuccessfully to

a number of United States citi- STATE, YESTERDAY.. machine-gun an RA.F. Jaunch

Asked afterwards whether their zens, of which-Herman was one,: 40 miles off the island of Malta

discussion concerned shipping, had been taken into custody by on Thursday. Later a formation of Junkers 87 Mr. Hull replied that if it was not the German police. They are re- to have been released dive-bombers escorted by a num-included in the tall it would be ported

"We must be strong but we must - do justice, and having done justice first, then prove what the old book says that We can after doing justice afford to do mercy."-Reu- ter.

TYPICAL JAPANESE COURTESY

· “MI" AM: CONVINCED THAT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THE GREAT ITALIAN NATION WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS

Replying

to the Italian Note, Mr. Cordell Hull cited United' States law justifying the Ameri can action.-Reuter.

BRAVE GIRLS DID NOT TELL

Thanks of a command-

ber of Messerschmidt 109 fighters, in future conversations-Reuter several hours later. Reuter. dropped bombs in the vicinity of two minesweeping trawlers off Filfla but they obtained no hits.

From these operations all our aircraft returned safely.-Reuter.

3,000

FROM THIS WAR," DECLARED ing officer for the care of PRISONERS

MR. MATSUOKA IN A FARE-

WELL TELEGRAM TO MUSSO- his wounded men has re- LINI ON HIS FROM ITALY YESTERDAY,

DEPARTURE vealed the heroic conduct AT ASMARA

Mr. Matsuoka also sent a tele-of two Y.M.C.A. voluntary gram to Ciano, ending with hopes workers, Miss Barbara

j of "complete victory shortly for the armed force of your noble Greenhill and Miss Pad- country."-Reuter.

SHIPS FOR BRITAIN

President Roosevelt announced yesterday that he has allocated andther $500,000,000 from the $7,000,000,000 Lease and Lend Act for the construction of 212 mer- chantships in about 50 or 60 new shipyards.

THEY LAUGH AT PLAN FOR YOUTH CURFEW

ISLAND GIRLS are laughing at the Council for

Social, Moral and Religious Service. They are the

busybodies of Manxland, say girls, criticising the council's suggestions to the island Government:

An official communique field, who help at a can- issued in Cairo yesterday teen in a much-bombed says that the concentra área,

tion of our advanced ele Both were serving freshments ments in Libya is cong when a bomb exploded close to tinuing.

1. Fully trained policewomen. should be engaged to safeguard giris" morals.

2. A curfew.for young people

should be enforced during the

winter.

ROUND-UP

said a welfare worker, Miss OF WOPS

Cox at the council's annual meet-

IN PANAMA

"When war comes, with its! thrif and glamour all restraint is the hut, at a time when soldiers In Eritrea over 3,000 prisoners thrown to the winds.

MEN FROM: THE ITALIAN were coming into it. Both girls have already been counted at “Unattractive recreational facl- LINER “CONTE BLANCAMANO". ran outalde to see if their help, was Asmara and many more are still lities give the devil plenty of work ARE BEING ROUNDED UP IN needed

coming in from enemy troops who for idle: hands; particularly in the THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE They saw sivérál, zöldiers on have been overrun by our case of untrained girls,"

BY SOLDIERS PRIOR TO THEIR the ground severely wounded, rapid advance eastwards towards A Manx girl told a reporter: BEING SHIPPED TO NEW YORK and, although the raider was Massawa and southward along "Such a suggestion: makes one] ON BOARD A UNITED STATES still dropping bombe In the the main road towards. Dessle, laugh. Why not a curfew for ARMY TRANSPO President Roosevelt also dień neighbourhood, they gave thé Extensive demolitions along the busybodles?

Giovanni closed that if no “fighting, "was Injured first aid until an am-road to Massawe have, now tem- "Many Manx girls are on war at Cristobal, taking place in the Red Ada, the-bulance came, ISI SES

porarily delayed our advance In sorvlod, Those left at home are officers of the AUrited, States: Government might, Neither girl-spoke of her care this sectori

_capable of looking after tham's staff af, the Talian: within two or three days, remove for the wounded ・ on resuming nisewhere operations continué

employees.. that area from the list of combat work in the hut. It was only when to develop successfully.

“The Manx girl of to-day is not are citizens of Pa Zones and permit United Staton the C.O.'s letter of thanks and In Abyssinia our advance the simple idiot of Hall Caine and Zanezuela, ar varsels, to... ply thither with care rifmise reached the hut leader that all sectors,, je

berales, was made, known factorily?

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