1941-08-18 — Page 3

FORMAN

REPEATS CHARGES

Hong Kong Winston 'Bit Hot Hat For Under Collar' Hopkins

MR. HARRISON FORMAN, WHOSE RE- FERENCES TO HONG KONG'S OSTRICHISM HAVE STIRRED UP MUCH CONTROVERSY, RETURNED TO THE ARENA THIS MORNING IN A

FURTHER BROADCAST, THROUGH ZBW, TO THE UNITED STATES.

When the Potomac re- turned to Rockland it was seen to have an anti- aircraft gun conspicuous- ly mounted on the aft upperdeck.

Mr. Forman, saying Hong Kong "is a bit hot under the collar,' repeats his charges Winston Churchill. that the colony keeps its head in the sand when “off duty.“

Mr. Forman said.

"Hello NBC. This is Harrison Forman speaking from Kong, China. It's exactly twenty-four in the morning here

Monday morning.

Hong eight!

"Civilian Hong Kong is a bit hot under the collar about some- thing I'd said in my broadcast of some days ago. Seems I had made a charge of ostrichism here ostrichtsm in the face of growing tension in the Pacifle. There've been some strong "letters to the editor" about it; and even some editorial comment. To quote a few ines from one of the lead- ing papers:

RHODESIA

FIGHTER SQUADRON

A fighter squadron, with many victories to is credit and led by a New Zealand squadron com- mander, is in the process of be- coming Fighter Command's first Rhodesian squadron. Already the "advance party" of Rhodesian personnel has arrived at the fighter station where the squadron is located, including the adjutant and a number of pilot officers and sergeant pilots.

It was also noticed that Mr. Harry Hopkins landed, wearing the new hat given to him by Mr. It is a light grey soft hat, much too large!

Asked by reporters at the press Potomac conference aboard the whether he intended to give radio Breside chat regarding conversations with Mr. Chur- chill, the President replied:

his

"It is up to you fellows. If you give the country an exceed- ingly correct picture, I shall

not go on the radio."-Router,

IMPERIAL

CABINET

FAVOURED

The opinion that an Im- perial War Cabinet might "The cry of 'Wolf' has been Two of the pilot officers were raised so frequently that it calls colleagues in the employ of a min-be useful in affording ar for far too much effort these ing engineering company at Mu- tiresomely torrid days to rouse up fulira, on the copper belt in North opportunity. for direct the mental agility needed to ex-ern Rhodesta, They left for examination of the ac- unplea.ant question England to join the R.A.F. within tualities of the conflict,

24 hours of Mr. Chamberlain's announcing that England was at Was expressed by Mr.

amine the seriously."

"Well, seems to me that just war. about proves the charge!

Military "No Ostriches"

civilians *——

Folke here just can't, or won't take this, new tension seriously. Not even to the point of laying up a few extra cans of beans and a sack of flour or rice just in case. Especially with Japan so bull headedly set on her mission of "Expansion or Bust!"

-

Nash. Acting New Zealand Those two young Rhodesians they are aged 25 and 26-have al-Premier. ready been on active service with

Hurricane

the Squadron In

He was explaining in Welling- North of Scotland. They carried ton yesterday that Mr. Fraser, out all their training in England, the Prime Minister of New Zea- but some of the newcomers to the land, is remaining in London for squadron

with the were trained

to a few days to confer up operational standard in Rhodesia. British War Cabinet as the New The first Rhodesian to join the Zealand Government thought it new squadron was the adjutant, might be helpful to Mr. Chur- a last war "veteran," who served chill and his colleagues to hear with the Northern Rhodesia Rifles the Dominion's views. on the former German East Afri- can border. Later he served in It is, however, understood that France with the Rhodesian pla-New-Zealand, has not pressed the Well, fortunately, the Military toon of the King's Royal Rifles, British Government for the estab- Powers-That-Be here are no and lost a foot in the Battle of the lighment

Imperial ostriches. Fortunately, too, the Somme. Subsequently he went Cabinet. Reuter, Civilian-Power-That-Be are no back to Rhodesia as a District Of- ostriches either. For in the past ficer. many months large quantities of The outbreak of the present war rice, flour and other essential found him living in retirement in foods have been imported by the Devon, but as ready as ever to Government and stored in special fight for the Mother Country's Yugoslav diplomatic and consu- warehouses, scattered about the existence. He volunteered for the lar establishments in France and Colony for protection from air R.A.F. asking to serve if possible the French Empire are to be closed raids. A vital step; for Hong Kong with a Rhodesian unit. Now his iby the French Government.--- produces practically no food for wish has been fulfilled. itself beyond a few vegetables and a little rice.

Public utilities, gas, light and water, transportation and com- munication systems, are all mu- bilised for emergency service. Nearly seven thousand volunteers have been trained as A.R.P. war- dens, rescue workers.'fire fighters, ambulance drivers, police rezerves and auxiliary nurses....

"The men in the Volunteer

Corps drill on an averages of about a half day or week cises carried out on a full war time bavio Big guns are many

with frequent weak-and-exer.

ned, air raiders challenged, and

cham batties fought

Yes, collectively, Civilian Hong Kong is facing the cold facts

shoulder to shoulder with

the

professional revulars. That isa

of an

CLOSED DOWN

Reuter.

War

ANGLO-RUSSIAN CREDITS SIGNED

THE SIGNATURE took place in Moscow on Saturday of an agreement on the exchange of goods on credit and on clearing between the U.S.S.R. and the British Government, it was learned in London yesterday.

The agreement provides for supplies of considerable quantities of British goods to the USSR as well as the supply of Soviet goods.

when it's on duty," Off duty to the United Kingdom. the rest of the week its head Under the agreement the British | enter goes right back into the sund again. Too much effort these Government grants the U.S.S.R. tiresomely tornid days to rouse a credit of £10,000,000 at the rate up the mental agility needed of three per cent for an average to examine the unpleasant ques- period of five years. Hon seriously!"

I now return you to NBC.

When this credit is exhaust

the two Governments will

Into negotiations for a further amountin The agreement was signed on behalf of the Soviet Government by the People's Commissarof Foreign Trade, A. Mikoyan "and for the British Government by Sir Stafford Cripps. — Reutor,

ANTONESCU

ARRESTED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Moscow radio yes- terday quoted an un- confirmed report that General Antonescu, Rumanian dictator, has been placed un- der "house arrest."

The order was stat- ed to have been given 'by the German authorities.-Interna- tional News Service.

HARVARD

TITLE TO

THE RITZ

Harvard

University acquired

EUROPE

UNREST GROWING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA (MAIL”)

Unrest is growing in the German - accupied territories of Europe, ac- cording to information |received by the British

Foreign Office.

The unrest is stated to have been given a. stronger impetus by the American aid to the Al- lies, but the day of revolt is seen far from being organised, as a spectacular German defeat is needed to start it.

Several thousand Yugoslav querillas, equipped with A.A. gune, are harassing the Nazis and

sabotage In sweeping . Yugoslavia.

Berne reports reveal over 2,000 title to the Ritz Carlton Hotel of arrests in Paris of alleged "Com- New York under terms of the munists."

will of Robert Walton Goelet, Al-

ed in Newport for probate,

In Czechoslovakia and Aus-

Mr. Goelet, who passed on In tria, workers are slowing up May, had extensixe real estate production.—International News holdings in New York. His New Service.

port home and personal effects were left to the widow. The size

of the estate is not indicated.

SUMATRA GIFT A codicil to the will, drawn in 1939, left the hotel to the Presi-

The Eritish community dent and Fellows of Harvard. Mr. Sumatra have cabled £1,000

in to

Goelet expressed the wish that the the Minister of Supply as a gift income from the hotel be used for towards the purchase of tanks.

the needs of the University.

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