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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS DEFENCES MUST BE READY

Delivery Of Aircraft To Allies

"..

Must Be Speeded Up

HIS SPECIAL

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DELIVERED WASHINGTON, MAY 17 (REUTER)`'-- DEFENCE MESSAGE TO CONGRESS PERSONALLY. HE ASKED FOR $1.182,000,000 CASH ̈AND CONTRACT AUTHORISATIONS FOR MILITARY IMPLEMENTS

TO MEET ANY LIGHTNING OFFENSIVE AGAINST AMERICAN INTERESTS."

The President declared that these were ominous days whose swift and awful developments force every neutral to look to its defences. He asserted that dangers confront the United States de.. cause of Europe's war and the speed with which modern ales may conquer time and space.

President Roosevelt's requests are divided into $896.000.000 for: Immediate appropriations for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and $100,000,000 for emergencies.

In addition he sought authorisation to enter inte contracts totalling $288,000,000. President Roosevelt declared that the clear fact is that the American people must recast their thinking about national protection. The element of surprise has become even more dangerous owing to the amazing speed with which modern equip ment can reach and attack enemy territory.

WIDESPREAD INTERESTS

Our own vital interests are widespread and more than ever the protection of the whole American hemisphere against invasion or control by np-mericans has ined the suppert of 21 American Republics. Including the United States) More than ever this pro- tection demands deady-at-hand weapons capable of great mobility.

THE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE UNITED STATES GEARED TO THE ABILITY HE SAID, THE NATION TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 50,000 PLANES A YEAR. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD PLAN A PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE THE COUNTRY WITH 50,000 MILITARY- AND, NAVAL

PLANES. 4

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The object of the new detence fund would be to equip a larger army replace and modernise the old army and navy equipment, in- crease production facilities, and accelerate to the 24-hour basis all existing army and navy contracts.

DANGERS OF FUTURE

"Out défences must be invulner- able and our security absolute, but our defences today do not provide for security against potential de- velopments of the dangers of the future.

"lur objective is stil peace at home and abroad. Never- theless we stand ready

not

only to spend millions for de- fence, but also to give our ser-

First Lord's Message To All Ships

LONDON, May 173WS)-The First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. A. V Alexander, and the First Sex Lord

have. sent the following message to all ships and vessels that have been; and are, operating

from Northern Norway to the Bel- glan Coast"

SPEECH WARMLY

APPLAUDED

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuter) Crowded galleries of the crowded joint session of Congress enthusiastically ap- plauded President Roosevelt's speech. Ten days ago such a speech would have been de- nounced as

war-mongering. The applause was particularly heavy when the President re- quested delivery of planes for foreign countries be not de- layed,

BELGIAN LINER BOMBED AND SUNK

ATTACKED BY NAZI PLANES “ LONDON, May 17 (Reuter)The Ville de Bruges, 13,869 tons (form- erly the American liner. President

Harding) has been bombed and sunk near Antwerp.

vice, and even our lives, for the maintenance of American liberties."

PLANE DELIVERIES One belligerent has many more planes than all its opponents com- 'bined, but it also appears to have A weekly production capacity at the moment far greater than its

opponents.

The President then asked Con- gress to take no action which would hamper er delay the de- livery of American made planes to the foreign nations which had ordered them or seek more, "from

CABLES

Less Severe

Fighting

A French official caminuni- que issued yesterday morning states: "The battle continued yesterday and during the night between Sambre and the region north of Rethel as well as south of Sedan, Fighting has been less severe in Bel- glum. Nothing to report In Lorraine and Alsace."--(Bri- tish Wireless).

Three Times Repulsed

NAZIS.STORM

LOUVAIN

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuter»-- When the Germans, attacking with waves of tanks and bombers, drove their way into Louvain, they suffered heavily from mines which exploded beneath them, says the New York Times correspondent with the British forces In Belgium. The correspondent adds that as the first Nazi wave endeavoured to force their way under a bridge. the British blew it up and the debris tumbled, on the invaders.

The Gerulang, managed to cap- ture the railway station, but after some brisk street fighting and three British counter-attacks the Nazis were driven 'out, -

Smashing The Spy Ring

Special to H.K Daily Press MEXICO CITY, May 17 the point of view of our own na- (Havas)-The intense activity tional defence which would be ex-of." "Nazi agents throughout tremely short-siguted."

"

Situation In Switzerland Less Tense

Mexico has prompted the authorities to take drastic measures against local Nazi organisations, believed to be connected with a similar or- ganisation in the United States.

The police has just ordered the immediate expulsion of two. dangerous Nazi-agents, ZURICH, May 17 (Reuter) The one of whom, Michael Stuart situation in Switzerland is now re-¦ Goodfield, was found in pos- garded as considerably less tense session of a United States than at any time since Germany passport. begin her invasion of the Low Countries:

WANTS DEFENCE SECRETS The name of the other man is According to a "high Swiss au- Monterrey, who is directly con- The liner was bombed by a Ger- thority, responsible; circles connected with the Reich's secret ser- "We would like those at you.

Imminent action against vice. He is accused of trying to who are going through the most man plane on the morning of May sider

about the OZ" strenuous time that Naval forces 14. soon after leaving Antwerp, Switzerland unlikely, while pallti-get information ever had to endure, to realise that with Atty families, mostly women cal circles stress the good relations | ganisation of American defences we and the Naval Staff know well and British subjects, who were be-between Italy and Switzerland as along the Mexican border, as well

ing sent home to Britain. ル

a favourable factor.

what is being asked of you.

There were 64 passengers aboard, Some German troops along the ..'"Many of you have not had, a good night's rest for weeks but. Including four children in arms, frontier have been withdrawn and to the Western After the may have gone nevertheless, your work has been and a crippled woman. done magnificently and cheerfully. bombing they all landed safely. Front.

It is said that one reason why

"What you may not realise is that you are helping our country to weather as black a storm as has ever broken. Hold on and carry on in the splendid way you are doing. Good luck to you "

as on Mexican military secrets:

As a sequel to these arrests the Mexican Home Minister contem- plates the expulsion of 25 foreign agents. A joint investigation" is being conducted by the Home a bomb and the fourth died later. | so many German divisions had Ministry, the Ministry of National Defence and the Judicial authori- German- Fifty-three of the crew arrived in been stationed on the London today.

Swiss frontier is that It is a quiet ties."

Three of the crew were killed by

PASSENGERS PROTECTED

sector, free from bombing, while Competent circles believe that such divisions may be moved to more than 10,000 foreign agents The liner is now lying, a burnt the Western Front without using have entered. legally, Mexican out wreck, on the bank of the the Rhineland railway. GERMANS, CANNOT Scheldt, 12 miles below Antwerp.

The boatswain'" said in an inter-

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STAND LONG WAR view that they "left Antwerp at 4

BRUSSELS. May 17 (Reuter)-a.m. and. three hours later three M. Delfosse, the Belgian Minister of bombers appeared and one swoop- Communications, said in a broad-ed down to about 150 feet and let cast yesterday that the Belgian 80 a bomb. It hit us aft, went troops have been performing miracles of heroism

He gave an instance in which a Belgian major with three privates recaptured a pill-box fort after a hand grenade char.

For the past three days, he said the Belgians had been resisting their second line positions

SUPERIOR POWER

A great number of British and French troops were coming up each bour to support them with admirable equipment,

"Be frm and confident.". he said "The aggressor always has

through and exploded in the side of the ship, blowing it out. The. steel bulkhead protected the pas sengers quarters and they were not hurt."

The Ville de Bruges was sold to a. Belgian company by the United States Lines last February....

BLOOD FLOWN TO B.E.F. IN NORWAY LONDON, April 18 (By Air Mail)

territory.

Yugoslavia May Resume Diplomatic Relations With Soviet Russia

LONDON, May 17 (Reuter)-Under the heading "Understandings in the Balkans." The Times, in an editorial states: The Yugoslav trade delegation which left for Moscow last month Has signed three conventions commerce and navigation, payments and commercial representations.

"Its departure has caused much interest in Italy and in the Bal-: kan States where it was interpreted as an indication of the intention of Yugoslavia to resume diplomatic relations with Russia.

"That may be the ultimate purpose of the Yugoslav Government.

TURKEY Referring to Turkey, the leader

Two hundred volunteers from "Trace exchanges between Bul- two aircraft factories in the West garla and the Soviet have not yet

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18, 1940. -PAGE

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TOLL IN HONAN

Chinese Officer Puts Losses

At 48,000 Troops

CHUNGKING, May 17 (Central)—Though ́exact

figures are

still unavalable, it is estimated that at least 48,000 Japanese have been killed in the fighting in the Honan-Hupeh border districta during the past fortnight, according to a Chinese military spokes- man in an interview with the Central News yesterday.

In addition, he said, 2,600 Japanese horses have been killed. 69 tanks, and armoured cars and 2,000 motor lorries either destroy- ed or captured and countless arms seized.

to

LT.-COMDR. W. F. HASELFOOT OF THE THISTLE

Served With Phoenix In China

LONDON, April 10 (By Air Mail) —Lieutenant- Commander Wilfrid Frederick Haselfoot, R.N..., who was in command of the sabniarine Thistle, which is overdue and pre- sumed 'last, had served for nearly 19 years in the Navy, an

· SCIENCE PRIŻE

The Japanese debacle in that area was attributed by him

On passing out from Dartmouth the vast Chinese encircling movement, the over-extension of the

Naval College in July, 1925, he Japanese line, and the torrential downpours which rendered the gained-the-second prize for his term in selence, and during the enemy mechanised units ineffective.

According to the spokesman, the Yangklangping, near Wuning, on next three years was a cadet and

in south Homan May 15 and marched toward Chinese forces

the) midshipman in the battle cruiser' are now in a whirlwind drive to latter the following day. Fighting Hood wards Sinyang, the Japanese base is reported in progress in the out- He was made an acting sub- of operations on the Pelping-Han-skirts of the city,

Ieutenant in September, 1928, kow Rallway.. The Mingkiang- "In west. Shansi, the Japanese; confirmed in the ránk six months Tangho and Binyang-Tangho areas drive toward Slangning and Kih-later, and in his courses for lleu- are cleared of Japanese troops, |sien, north of Hotsin, has been tenant gained Ave first-class certa-

halted. Sanhowchen. SURROUNDED IN TSAOYANG

southeast ficates, whereby his commission of Kihsien, has been retaken by lieutenant was post-dated to Aptil the Chinese. The Japanese push-1. 1930. ing toward Fencheng have been beaten back

Ba

In north Hupeh, more than 10.- 000 Japanese are surrounded the Tsaoyang area, about 49 miles east of Slangyang, which was one of the objectives of the recent rear has been entirely severed. Japanese Ave-pronged drive. Their Luyenchen, northwest of Tao- has been recaptured by yang. the Chinese, thus tightening their grip on the enemy

near

re-

RAPID

DE GROWTH |

C.I.C.

At the beginning of 1939 there were

Chinese Do Industrial Cooperatives in Szechwan Province. By the end of the year there 442. The value of monthly produc- tion for the Northwest region was nfl at the beginning of 1939 but it amounted to $1,- 150,000 by the end of last year.

MAIN ACTIVITY

10

LANNERLEDELGADA

SERVED IN CHINÁ.

In the same year he specialized submarines, the vessels in

which he served incliding the Phoenix, in China.

In 1934 he became second in command in 1.53, and a year later in the Salmon, in the 5th..1st. Submarine Flotillas; in. -horne waters and the Mediterranean. re- spectively,

COMMANDED ·H:49 ****

In January, 1937, he was ap pointed for the commanding ofd- cers' course, and three months later took cornmand of H.49 in, the Sta Flotilla. From April, 1938, He had a spell of general naval, ser-" The main activity of the C: LC. vice in the battleship Barham, units in the Szechwan-Sikang and.. returned to submarines in and the Northwest regions is the command of the Thistle a few manufacture of army blankets. No months ago, - 12. less than 400,000 army blankets were inade last winter although

Japanese units defeated shangkowchen, west of Taoyang. continge to fee southward along the east bank of the Blang River. At Yushan and Huanglungtang. they have been subjected to peated attacks by the Chinese, The fields there are reported to be strewn with Japanese war dead.

Japanese infantry and cavalry tits have counter-attacked, with- out success, Shangho, south of 1aoyang. They are now retreat ing in the direction of Buihsien.

MACHINE-GUNS TAKEN....... synchronising - with their at the movement had a late start tacks in north Hupeb, Chinese last year. forces in central Hupeh have

The order for this year is 1,500,- launched an offensive on Tien-000, and the C. LC. hopes to make men, 25 miles south of Klangshan 2,000,000. Half a million men are and Trenklang, on the south on the job day and night to rush bank of the Blang River south the order on time. Meanwhile.

west of Tienmen, ・・

work in Yunnan Province, is push-

the Initial advantage but, every Country have given bicod for the beepme important despite the sig-continues: "In the opinion' of far-were wiped out. Over 30 ma- given $100,000 to help to erect a

that

on

Chinese

machine shop there on cooperative basis,

The Roll of Honour of lónheir Hongkong Dally Press Office. in the Thistle has arrived ind' may be inspected at Marina House},"

The Glowworm

SURVIVORS,

A serious clash between the Chi- ing ahead. A total of $150,000 has nese and Japanese units took been allocated by the CLC GERMAN LIST OF place at Macchiataui near Thien Central Headquarters to spread

ang a few days ago. The Jap the activities in Yunnan, anese, numbering more than 200,

Madame H H. Kùng has alone. hour our defences, become more British forces in Norway. Some of nature of

the Russo-Bulgarian sighted Turks any attempt to form chine-guns and other war

a Slay blot under Russian patron-" effective, Germany could not face it has been flown, there and will Trade Agreement last January," a blockade nor withstand a long be used if and when the need "It is too early to say whether age would prejudice Balkan co-plements were captured by the war. The Allied power and resour- arises.

Yugoslav-Soviet trade will develop operation on non-racial lines and

A brilliant · success ==' Was ces are greatly superior to those It was disclosed

scored by the Chinese, froopa Tuesday more satisfactorily but it is sig- might even furnish foreign Powers with pretexts for intervention of Germany."

twice in the last three nificant that this agreement caused

peoples the very evils their leaders days an urgent message; "Blood obvious anxiety in German di- thus bringing upon the Balkan LONDON, May 17 (Reuter-The is needed at once for the use of plomatic quarters in Yugoslavia.

are striving to avert. But these back Germans have gone

to the British forces in Norway," had "In non-Slav Balkan States, risks may not be imminent. a World War No. 1 weapon. In been received by the Army Blood however, the possibility of an un- "Russian policy certainly seerns. their attacks on fishing craft, Transfusion Service Headquarters derstanding between Yugoslavia more aloor where Germany is con- steel darts three inunes longs were

first At the

100 and the Soviet is regarded with cerned than it was a few months appeal used. The crews of two fishing volunteers stepped forward and some misgivings. Recollection of ago.". smacks in the North Sea were at early the next day the blood was the days when Tsarist Russia was

There is nothing to be asham- tacked with darts and machine-on 1 way. The second appeal an official patron, now of the guris by Nazi planes. They got came through on Monday night Serbs and now of the Bulgars, anded of in nudity. Shame lies only often both, persists among Greeks, in the minds of the spectators." home safely without any loss of and another 100 at a second

Rumanians and Turks." like.

factory responded.

--Algernon Newton, A. R. A

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in south Hupeh on May 15 "when they recaptured Tong< shan, about 80 miles south- east of Hankow, in a smash- ing attack. A multi-columned drive was also launched by.. the Chinese toward Tashaping and Kwelkowshih, south-west of Trungyang, 28 miles west of Tun phan

JAPANESE HALTED

LONDON, April 18 (By Air MaŇ) The Germans on Tuesday 'an- nounced that the following officers and 213671 from the British PRODUCTION VALUE

destroyer Glowworm are my their Figures for the total value of hands:. production for the whole O. 1. C. Lieutenant Robert A. "Ramsay Petty are not yet available. The produc- | (23), - London, unhurt, tion value in the Southeastern Omcer Henry W. Russell (29), region is estimated by Mr. Rewi Portsmouth, unhurt; Ablebodied Alley, New Zealand adviser, at 31-Beaman Charles Elverson (21), 000,000 a month. The monthly Liverpool, slightly wounded; Lead- average value of production at ing Seaman Fred Andrews. (32), Chungking where there are 65 Southampton, slightly, wounded: societies, was $291,000 at the end and Leading Beaman Fred

of 1939, while that for Chengt, Smith (21), Southampton, unhurt. with 50 societies already organiz The Glowworm was overcome

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in northwest Klangat the Chi-ed, was $200,000 in December, by a much superior Germansfören nese drove away the Japanese at 1939.

last week.