CO129-590-23 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905 — Page 183

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10.3.42.

RUSH WASHINGTON roosevelt summoned admirals king and hart to conference whitehouse f stp king is nowly appointed commanderin- chief unitedstates navy in european waters and hart has just returned from pacific operations alinea

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LONDON in commons today liberal national six henry morris jones aksed whether primeminister would set up inquiry commission on lines dardanelles and mesopotanian commissions during last war to investigate sauges loss malaya and quote disaster to our arms at singapore unquoto fstp deputy primominister attloc repliod quot e no sir fstp. as already been stated no information about what happoriod in singapore malaya is yot available unquote fstp morris jones colon can he tell house when primeminister will keep his promise that we should have debato on whole question malaya and singapore querymark fstp attlce colon that was depondent on having information fstp it is no use. having inquiry or debate on matter on which there no information alinea

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SYDNEY intcrpreting intense bombing portmoresby as preliminary to heavy raids on australian northern bescs and oastern mainland royal australian airforco is now carrying fight to japanese fstp this is part now strategy to forestall japanese by discarding defence for off once fstp airminister drakeford in convinced raafs bombing strafing attacks past wock considerably hampered japanese plans fstp therefore maximum force will continue hammor cnomy invesion chine to disrupt smooth running which accounted for its success to dato fstp every d ay gained by such disruption is most valuable in race for time in which japan se hope strike before alliel nations gather force necessary for offensivo domanded by australia newzealand fstp mor c

MORESBY TWO

full use been made broathing space given by japaneso hesitation at rabaul while java being overrun but what is ovon moro valuable is fact raafs blows combined with majorgenoral gordon bennotts battlocry are inspiring public with offensive spirit which even in grimmest moments australian imperial force never lost stp falso optimism is noticeably absent but everywhere there is heard ocho vanmooks words quote there should be end destroying and retreating unquote f stp it realised major problem is to hold off jap nose while allied forces aro marshalling to cut into their flanks fstp as they preparo fling themselves into that task australians grimnost is lightened by knowledge that at long last they are being given action instead of inquosts end alinea

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SYDNEY maximum. and minimum prices for future dealing in company shares and debenturos were issued today tuesday and

come into operation tomorrow when free trading is resumed on modified scale fstp shares may be sold without treasury permission and based on tenporcent margins above and bolow values ruling

on february nineteenth last day of free trading alinea

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