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"Hongkong Daily · Press"-July 8, 1940.

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NATION MUST BE SPURRED BY THE JAPAN NEAR END OF TETHER:

SPIRIT OF ATTACK

BRITISH SEA POWER HAS NO EQUAL TODAY

Much Will Depend On Air Force

LONDON, JULY 7 (REUTER)-BOTH THE OBSERVER AND THE SUNDAY TIMES DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES OF AN INVASION OF BRITAIN AND J. L. GARVIN, WRIT- ING IN THE FORMER JOURNAL, EMPHASISES THE NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING AN AIR SUPERIORITY OVER THE "ISLAND FORTRESS" IN THE CRITICAL WEEKS TO COME.

Under the subheading, "How to fight-a view of the invasion," Mr. Garvin de- clares: "Main objects of German strategy are to mislead the Fleet, distract our air power, induce us to make small parcels of our best military forces.

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"A concentrated attack upon a dispersed defence has been expounded by the more solid German writers. The enemy's principles of action are constant, though the application is: flexible. More intently than ever the German High Command seeks to surprise by speed, weight and direction.

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"In the three dimensional war against this country every kind of device will be employed against the whole range of our land in an endeavour to distract the forces of the British defence.

“Our principal concern is to arrange and station our military disposition so that the strongest striking forces are able to move towards any quarter with extraordinary speed of motorised mobility.

We Must Destroy Enemy's Attacks

"There may be an unprece dented variety of feints and sur- prises, Amidst the conflicting intelligence our business will be to distinguish quickly, between "counterfeit or subsidiary at

tempts and real menaces,

"We have to sweep against the enemy's main military attacks and destroy them. Our own doc- trine must be aggression, not passive defence.

"Remember "our assets. Our sea power today is the mightiest agency of its kind ever wielded by man. In one sense Britain is The sta forbids still an island.

a milltary invasion on a conti- nental scale.

"Our case is not that of the conquered European countries... the maritime aspects must not mislead us. There is the other major question of the air. That is the sphere of decision.

"It is the enemy's one straight means of invasion by an över head onslaught, swooping on har- bours and munition works. Hitler has relled, from first to last;

upon the quantitive preponde- rance of air. power. It may be. used to the full. He may throw in most of his reserves at once...

OUR AIR FORCE Thus, f the purpose of the next six weeks, the hope and life of the country would depend on the immortal achievement. by the fighting and technical quali-, ties, of our own air force. That would be an old story of the Armada writ large. We believe.. that memorable thought pene- trates them all and that it give them inspired hearts and cool brains to work miracles."

NO PASSIVE WAITING Again stressing the importance of an attack, Mr. Garvin writes: When our all are at stake a passive polley of walting would be inept.

"Here we come to a psycholo- gical crux. We must reject and bar all negative suggestion of the word defence. The whole na- tion, like its fighting services, must be spurred by the spirit of attack."

In conclusion the writer de- clares: We have shown that if our brdeal of a selge and battle cannot be too sternly reckoned, the island fortress, manned by a free people, the most formid- able stronghold yet seen.

"It must be held, not only by an invincible tenacity in defence proper, but with a llon-hearted determination to attack and to destroy."

THE BIG CALL The Sunday Times stated, in an editorial "The first calls will be on the Navy and the RAF. Be- tween them, should all go well, they should prevent"the Germans from landing at all.

"But the Channel is,narrow; the "nights are dark; and...sup- ported by shore batteries, mines, and a profuse expenditure of air- craft, it is possible that part of the enemy's forces may come over.

**THEN WILL COME TO CALL ON OUR OWN ARMY, AND NOT IT ONLY BUT ON THE CIVIL POPULATION."

BRITAIN READY FOR ANY ATTACK

Downfall Of Hitler And

Naziism Predicted

"LONDON," July 7 (Reuter)-Broadcasting last night on the progress of the war, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said, "Today it is not the fighting men alone, but the whole nation which is waiting for the zero hour,, We have en- gaged in total warfare against the enemy who will neglect no means of attaining his aim and who is utterly ruthless in his methods. He will fit the zero hour to himself.

"I want us all to use the waiting time, be it long or short, to the best possible advantage to our cause."

Speaking of the "tragic necessity" of the battle of Oran, Mr. Attlee said that everybody who had taken the grevious decision felt the most intense reluctance, but everybody realised where their duty lay, not only to their own people, but to the French also, and to all those who were now under the yoke of the Nazis.

Admiralty Order

NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuter Join The British Admiragy has forcia-. den British and Norwegian ships to visit the French West Indies. ports, according to Lapping circles here.

Furness Withy hea and the Canadian National Ballways, both announced that their ships are omitting calling at Martinique and

other French island ports.

JAPAN HAS NOT LOST A PLANE!

TOKYO, July' (Reuter)-One minute's silence –– Was observed throughout Jayan at noon today

CHINA IS WELL ON THE WAY

TO FINAL VICTORY-CHIANG "Enemy Cannot Escape Total Collapse"

DECLARING THAT JAPAN IS NEAR THE END OF HER TETHER, WHILE CHINA IS WELL ON THE WAY TO FINAL VICTORY, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, in a 6,000-word manifesto, issued on the eve of third anniversary of the outbreak of the Sino-" Japanese War, appealed to the Chinese nation to give every ounce of energy to fight to the glorious end, says Central News.

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"If the Chinese people at home and abroad will stand solidly together and con- tinue the war with rockfirm determination and with the grim experience gained in the last three years' bloody struggle as guidance," he said, "our enemy cannot escape the fate of a total collapse."..

"The war which Japan boasted of terminating in three} months in a conquest of China has dragged on to three years. The Japanese militarists' dream of winning a quick victory has been shattered by the gallant resistance of the Chinese forces. Their employment of puppets has not the least relieved them from their difficulties.

"Hampered by Chinese re-i sistance, the Japanese mil-

Judging from the military, political, economic and diplo- matic points of view, Japan, he observed, la dally drawing near her doom whereas China has “greater confidence than

vicory. Militarily, he said, the Chinese

SHANGHAI QUIET

ONE INCIDENT REPORTED

SHANGHAI, July 7 (Reuter)-- With all strategic street intersec- tions barricaded and strong milf- targ, police patrols doing dufy the

to mark the Third Aniversary of itarists have been watching the hostilities in' Chuh..

the European War going on The press sections of Imperial for over ten months without Headquarters" issued a statement being able to fish in `muddy

ever winning the ultimate Their eagerness to giving the extent of the Japanese waters. battlelines and the area occupied dispose of the China In- by Japanese forcesse enumerat cident only betrays their armies are growing stronger and day long, the Third Anniversary ing the large nurs of guns, anxiety-and inability to con- they have been able to indict of the Sino-Japanese hostilities rifles tanks and whips claimed clude the war." ag "booty."

losses on the enemy though withị The main contributory factors inferior arms. In practically all The statement addi: "Our army for Japan's growing weakness in the encounters in the past year Dianes shot down 1396 Chinese his opinion are the so-called "New they were able to retain their occurred this morning at Bub- machines in air battles and des- Order in East Asia as enunciated troyed 168 on the ground from by Prince Konoye in 1938 and the July, 1937, to June, 1940,

Japan-Wang Ching-wel secret "On the Manchukue Mongolis agreement concluded last Decem Keyborder Japanese army planes hot, bertakoest

the ground.

initiative

VIGOUR SLACKENED On the contrary, the Japanese

passed off quietly.

The only incident of the day

bling Well Road, in the American defence sector, where American marines arrested 16 armed mem- berg of the Japanese gendarmes

down "1,340 Soviet place- and des The so-called New Order in slackened. In the later they I strong protest and demand troyed thirty Soviet aircraft on East Asia and the Japan-Wang hare occupied only the city of for a written apology was made to Ching-wei secret agreement cal- Nanning in south Evangst after the Japanese military authorities, "It is estimated that the enemy culated to enslave the Chinese paying a staggering price. In the

as it is alleged: the arrested Jap lost over 3,000,000 in killed, wound- nation perpetually, has further Yellow, Yangtze, Pearl river valleys, anese were guilty of a breach of ed, deserted and surrendered. strengthened the Chinese to, resist they have repeatedly sustained the long-existing *=

agreement "The number of Japanese killed to the end. The Konoye state- serious reverses. amounts only to 85,000, while only ment has, in addition, aggravat- Politically, he continued, China's among commanders of the Bettle- 57 Japanese army planes were ed internal confilets in Japan unity has continued to strengthenment's military defence forces by damaged in China, and 137 on the and placed Japan in more and the foundation for genuine Carrying arms into the American

sector. Manchukno Outer Mongolia front." unfavourable position internation- democracy has been laid with the

GENERAL'S GUARD ally.

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Australia's Future

NEW YORK, July 7 (Router)--- Discussing Australia's future, the New York Times says: "As long as there is a danger of the destruc- tion of the British sea power" and . as long as Japan continues her march towards supremacy in Asia, Australia's position will call for American thought and, perhaps, momentous American decisions."

French

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Fleet "Demobs"

Alexandria

CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY, REPORT SAYS

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CAIRO, July 7 (Reuter)-The demobilisation of the French Fleet at Alexandria-was carried out without difficulty and in a "In many ways the existence af spirit of complete comprehension, thanks to the friendship of the democratic Commonwealths of

the Anglo-French crews, announced. Col. Salisbury Jones, form- the saviours of society against the Australia and New Zealand will be

er head of the British mission to Syria, broadcasting Red revolution. They now seek more important to us in the com- Cairo to his former comrades-in-azna. : without the slightest possibility of ing years than the Netherlands success, to persuade workers, that East Indies and the Philippines...

The Naval Ministry of the Pe- they are the friends of the poor

"Australia and New Zealand can tain's Government announces that against the ruling classes. ****

"two naval air squadrons which help keep the flame of democracy TOO WELL INFORMED ·

alive whatever happens in the Old were being demobilised were re- "British workers are too well in-World. Their position today should armed and attacked British ves-

sels moored Gibraltar.

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The formed as to the actual facts of make us think-think hard." the Nazi rule to be deceived by

vessels were stated to have been concerned in an attack at Mersel- this. They are well aware that the

kebir, states. a message. ́ from Nazia seek, to impose on the world a new ruling class of themselves,

Vichy, more brutal and more oppressive than any of which have had the experience."

After stating that he preferred the old fashioned word traitor to fifth columnist, Mr. Attlee said that he did not think there were many active traitors in this country, but there were people who unconscious- ly played their game-men and

Mr. Attlee added that "if France He had full confidence in the men is to rise again, Britain must not of the Navy, Army and Air Force. women who talked of defeation, fail. If Europe is to be free, Nazi-"We have recently witnessed the who sow distrust and disunity, believed that whatever iam must be defeated. If one re- overthrow of a great nation who maining citadel of liberty in Ex-France. This was not brought "appened they would be all rope is to be preserved, its defen- about by force of arms. It was right and would be allowed to carry ders must not shrink from taking caused very largely by Hitler's own on their businesses, and who were actions which the situation de weapon, destruction of the unity, disloyal to the principles of tree- mands,”

confidence and morale of the dom and democracy for which they people, resulting in the paralysis of were fighting They knew that the British Com-fits will power at the critical time, Mr. Attlee added that the battle monwealth and the Empire was now This has always been his most of Britain would take its place in standing alone, and that they, in effective weapon."

history with the battle of Chalons

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the heart of it, would soon be' fac- How skilful was made the za- when the" Hans were defeated and ing the full onslaught of their tional differences by Nazi pro-when we have defeated this st- enemies. He believed that they pagandists, but it was not only of tack the rising forces of freedom would meet if with courage, and national differences. The Nazis in silvisnds will bring about the defeat it in whatever form it might were able to persuade some of the downfall or Eiltler and the Nast

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come

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At least one large, British vessel was hit."

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The Japanese Embassy, in a statement, said the gendarmes "merely had overlooked" "that agreement as the result of "rou- tine measures" taken to profect Gen. Hishio when he went to the Park Hotel to attend a cocktail party.

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arrested Japanese with their arms were handed over the Japanese military authorities this evening after the Japanese Con- sul-General, Mr. Miura, bad apologised.

It is reported that two Japan- ese this morning attempted to en- ter the French Concession but. were turned back by the French guards

FLEET AIR ARM DOES EXCELLENT WORK

Eight

Direct Hits On Shipping At Tobruk

CAIRO, July 7 (Renter)—An B.A.F. communique, states that air- craft of the Fleet Air Arm carried out a successful raid on Tobruk en July 5 scoring eight direct hits on shipping.

"PAGE 2 Rare feat accomplish- ́ed by K.B.G.C. rink; Bouth

LARGE VESSELS GROUNDED China 'caused biggest baseball VICHY, July 7 (Reuter)—An

• upset; brilliant swim by 12- Algiers' -" despatch to the Havas year boy,

agency states that three large PAGE 3 Coming events; radio French

Subsequent reconnaissance showed two large ships arround and naval umits and one V programmes.

smaller vessel grounded as the re- another ship heavily down by the stern One, smaller ship was on her PAGE 4 Madame Chiang's Wat sult of the British action at Orande, one cruiser and another ship appested to be in almeulties.

anniversary message: pay- The battleship Bretagne has 200 In the raid on Bardia on July 6, hangars suffered direct hits and could chology of isolationiam must survivors the normal comple-It is now established that 40 per four fires were started be discarded; zitler and the

ment is 1,133, but she is in port): cent of the bombs dropped landed be clearly seen 20 miles The battleships Dunkerque and in the middle of a large troops bombs were dropped on the PAGE 5-American women and Provence, and the destroyer Me concentration. An enemy bomberdrome, and workshops. All pu

children advised to leavegador lose 200 killed or missing and an enemy nahter were dam craft were safe. Hongkong, ARP wardens and 150 seriamly Injured

aged, while a transport, personnel Malta was raided yesterday after! mobilised: BW.OF. remit-

GERMAN CLAIM and troops were heavily machine noon but the damage caliced was tances to Boms, need

only slight le belleved that one gunned, PAGE Leading article Re

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter)-ACA formation of our bombers raid- or our aircraft was shot dowo cording to the Berlin radio the ed the Zula aerodrome in Italian another damaged. Four cirlians solution to survived PAGE 8 German reply to US. French battleship Strasbourg and East Africa, and attacked and dis- were slightly Injured

aroused interest: H.K. Ex.

a number of torpedo bosts and persed enemy aircraft. Direct hits ENEMY DOWN -- smaller vessels have reached Ton-vere scored on two aircraft and two- LONDON, July 14Reuter): * change, fund," Most modern.

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of tanks were set on fire. Bombs Air Ministry communique" announ also fell close to other sirträtta ces that

ice and

~ The Rome radio made a similiar arinouncement but ficluded sub-

enemy bombe HANGARS HITSA down of the formation of the Fleet Air Arm | fighter on patrol carly attacked Catania in Stelly, Two Ing.