1941-08-07 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 7, 1941.

Japan Receives Warnings From America

America And

And Britain PREMISES MALAYA DEFENCES

MOVE INTO THAILAND DANGEROUS

A JAPANESE MOVE into Thailand would be considered as a step menacing American security and endangering American territory in the Pacific.

This was made clear by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, at his press con 'ference in Washington yesterday.

Thailand

pointed

BOMBED

92 TIMES IN HIGH STATE

THE

OF THE 119 DEPORTS OF SLA. TERS & BODEGA, LTD., LONDON CATERING COM- PANY,

DAM - 92 HAVE BEEN AGED BY ENEMY ACTION. SOME HAVE BEEN DESTROY. ED.

OF READINESS

This was revealed at Guildhall the when the company sought

THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF INDO- THREAT gency Powers) Act against an ap- CHINA INCREASED THE MILITARY protection of the Courts (Emer plication by the City Corporation

for a distress warrant for £3,817 TO MALAYA AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO rates.

It was stated that, in addition KEEP THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN DE- to direct damage, the company FENCES IN A HIGH STATE OF READINESS, had suffered considerable loss of trade due to war conditions. For SAID LT.-GEN. A. ·E. PERCIVAL, G.O.C.,

the time being they were unable

to pay all creditors, but expected MALAYA, IN A PRESS INTERVIEW YESTER- a revival of trade.

DAY.

Alderman Sir Frank Pulitzer said he felt the firm were in a position to meet the demand, and to enable adjourned the matter added that if they failed to do so he would have no alternative but to issue a distress warrant.

None could say what was going to happen

Mr. Cordell Hull said the Unit-land as they had employed before ed States Government had made the Japanese demands for bases clear its vital interest and opposi-in_Indo-Chinu.

The British Ambassador in tion to any meves of conquest in

Tokyo had

out to the Pacifle and elsewhere.

the He added that this applied to Japanese Foreign Minister that if

a step of this kind were taken, it them to pay the sum owing. Ho in the Far East, hẹ continued. We had no must inevitably give rise to a most

aggressive designs of any kind but everyone Referring especially to indica-serious situation Between Britain

in all the Services and walks of life was deter- tiene that Japan was already and Japan-Reuter.

mined to do their duty to their country and demanding military concessions there. Mr. Hull said the United

Empire in defending Malaya.

States Government viewed these

with increasing concern.

He expressed United States' in- terest in the integrity and ade- of Thailand by refer- pendence ring to previous statements policy regarding the south-west Pacific.

Mr. Eden's Statement

01

Any action which would threa- iten ine independence and integ

rity of Thailand would be a mal-

tain, mure particularly, as a

threat

U.S. FOOD FOR BRITAIN

AT A NEW PEAK

A STEADILY INCREASING volume of Ameri-

ter of Immediate concern to Bri- can food, now aggregating more than $500,000 a against the security of Singapore. day, is leaving United States ports for Great Bri- Secretary, in the House of Com-tain, authoritative Agriculture Department sources mons yesterday when speaking on disclosed. the Far Eastern situation.

said Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign

Mr. Eden said that the British Government had not failed to note. that the Japanese newspapers have recently been using the same kind of language regarding Thal-

YOUNG FLIERS WIN "WINGS"

R.A.F. Pilots From World Over

Forty youths stood to attention on the tarmac at the great moment of their lives. They had just won their wings, and were about to be present- led with the R.A.F. flying badge by the Station Com- mander.

16They had come from many parts

the earth to. Join the swelling anks of those to whom Britain owes so much.

Details of shipments, both as to quantities and dates, are guarded secrets. Department announce- ments of purchases lump both domestic relief and British aid purchases together. These have totaled $125,000,000 to $150,000,000 in the last four months.

The Agriculture Department has honoured British requisitions for more than $50,000,000 worth of food under the lend-lease pro-

Much of that is still gramme. stored at Atlantic ports, but ship- ments have been increased con- siderably in recent weeks, officials said,

MOBILE FORCE TESTED

Salisbury Plain

Mock Invasion

Hundreds of our new- est, heaviest tanks have just rumbled south over Salisbury Plain to trap a Panzer division and stop one of the most danger- ous "invasion" attempts yet staged.

By the occupation of air bases in Indo-China, L.-Gen. Percival added, the threat of a

attack had increased

would be further

Surprise

and this increased

it

Japan decided to go to Thailand.

troops were fit The British and ready for anything.

They had shown by recent foats that they are capable of marches hitherto not thought possible in this climate, while the Australians were specialis- ing in buch warfare, someilmes remaining in the bush for three days at a time.

Vast Organisation,

The equipment

A satisfactory.

was

or-

position very fast ganisation was being built up to various gather supplies from sources and shortly a branch of Council might be

Imagine that part of our coast the Supply defenders have been pushed well established in Singapore, to fur- back by German infantry divi-ther facilitate allocation. shipping situation in the North sions. Imagine that a Panzer divi- Atlantic.

Britain Great

hassion with its fast

and tank's

He concluded that the largo reinforcements which. had ar been concentrating more of her armoured cars is racing inland,

rived. on. July, 19, and, August 5 ships on that route, her shortest bent on cutting off a good fat slice

had shown, the seas, ware, still. "life line" for supplica of raw of England to make the landing

reasonably, safe, materials.

of more German- divisions safe.

That was the situation which If a threat to Malaya develop, faced Lt.-Gen, the Hon. H. R. Eed these reinforcements, would Since the purchase programme G. Alexander, commander of the continue to flow in as they have Purchases of food for Britain for Britain began on March 15, the rearguard, at Dunkirk, and now done in the past.-Reuter. have been well ahead of expecta- Federal Suprlus Marketing Ad G.O.C. Southern Command, when tions last Spring, when the de- ministration has been buying the "invasion trial was, only a

that they $30,000,000 to $35,000,000 worth few hours old. partment estimated would total $300,000,000 to $500,- of food a month. Domestic relief 000,000 in the fifteen months end- and school lunches require food ing July 1, 1942. Some officials worth about $8,000,000 a month.

now think they reach $750,000,000 for the periodi

The primary, reason for the

Increased shipments' has been an Improvement in the British

my life in the past few months,”

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Another pupil, who had Chinese father, was one of three to whom I spoke who, before the war, had been accountants, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Elre, the Argentine, South Africa Each pupil. had a decided pre- Rhodesia, Belgium, China, and ference for a particular type of Portuguese East Africa were re-machine. A 20-year-old Welsh -presented, besides Britain.man who had been a railway clerk. I chatted with many of the at Chester expressed a wish for young liers who had travelled twin-engined fighters. thousands of miles and worked ceaselessly for that moment.

And More Still

Call On Reserves

An official estimate, based on those figures for purchases, but

So, serious was the break- the value of food, bought for de through that it was decided to call

the British at about livery to $100,000,000: Officials said that aub the reserves, an armoured "large portion probably in ex-division equipped with heavy cess of 50 per cent already had tanks as well as un infantry-divi-

sion. been, shipped,

The largest purchase have been of lard, pork products, cheese, dry skimmed and evaporated milk, eggs, beans and cereals foods which are high on the list of Bri tigh needs. Purchases both for do- mestic relief and British aid since March 15 include:

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At ngon, the reserve. Infantry, division set off on their race to the battle-ground.”

LONDON CLUB CLOSES

THE FAMOUS POLITICAL CLUB, THE 53-YEAR-OLD JUNIOR CONSTITUTIONAL KNOWN AS. "THE POWER-- HOUSE OF CONSERVATIVE AND IMPERIAL IDEAS,U: HAS CLOSED.

Outside its premises at: 111, Pic cadilly, opposite the Green Park, a notice appeared announcing, a future auction of all its furniture and fittings, including a well- stocked wine cella

At dawn next morning, their re- connaissance battalion had found the enemy, and were patrolling the Lard, 165,000,000 pounds; pork no man's land of Wiltshire roads meat products (canned, cured and, and lanes in light armoured cars

pound frozen) 172,000,000

and in nippy little wireless-carry A 28-year-old accountant from cheese, 42,500,000 pounds; milk ing "dingo" scout qara, which can

A portrait of George V. by Northern Ireland wanted to be a concentrates, 18,000,000 pounds, whip into the enemy's lurking Pilot From Argentine fighter pilot, because, he said, he eggs, 100,000,000 pounds, dry places and out again without turn Richard Jack, which cost 2,000 would rather have nobody de beans, 179,000,000 pounds, wheat ing, doing 50 m.p.hovy guineas, will also be for sale. A large gash was made in this por-. સફ

One, aged 25, came from Ville-pendent upon him. Two others to and oat cereals, 50,000,000 pounds;

Better still, the reserve divi- trait by a bomb. splinter on the gas, in the Argentine. He was at whom I spoke wished to be nightcorn starch, 40,000,000 pounds.

slon's emergency headquarters, a night of November 15, when 1,000. Harrow School, and returned to fighter pilots.

Officials expect that in Im-half-derellat: country house com-windows were blown, out of the Sputh America to manage:

The oldest pupil in this course, provement in the Atlantic ship mandeered overnight, was, in full club and extensive damage which would cost at least £7,000 to re- father's 20,000-acre farm.

a married man of 31, with one ping -situation during the next working order.

pain was caused. "Out there, one gets the idea child, came last year from Louron- few months, will result in an in- that things are much worse than co Marques, Portuguese East creased demand by the British for By the morning of the fourth they really are. I felt pretty rot-Africa, A Belgian, already a pilot American food. They already are day you could find, if you hunted On February 11a meeting of about ten about it, especially after Dung officer, had been assistant profes-talking of a 20 to 50 per cent in- the Wiltshire lande, fragments of 50 members decided to dissolve.

The purchase our tanker kirk, so, I decided to join the sor of aerodynamica, and airgraft crease in allotments from any now the Panzer division, trapped by membership of the club, and since invasion" was that date notices, have been sent

to this decision. R.A.F.," ho, said, adding with zest, construction in Brussels Univer- lend-lease fund, for the

of food, "and I've had the finest time of sity.