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*WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Beuter)—President Roosevelt, in 'a message to Congress announcing the Anglo-American Agrée- ment, declared that it was not inconsistent in any sense "with ...our stafuš at peace: still less is it a threat against any nation
It is an epochal and far-reaching act in preparation for con- tinental defence in the face of grave danger. Preparation for defence is an inalienable prerogative of a sovereign state and under the present circumstances this exercise
A sovereign right is essential for the maintenance of our peace and safety,
MR. ROOSEVELT
**This is the most important action in the reinforcement of our national, defence that has been taken since the "Louisiana purchase (under which the United States acquired from Napo- * loon the great embryo French Empire west of the Mississippi)
Then-na-now considerations of of destroyers, numbering about safety against attack from over- eight in each group, could be re-would go wherever it was needed seas were fundamental, The leased at fortnightly intervals. ·
for defence. value to the Western Hemisphere
Each group would be delivered of these outposts of security is with full armament of guns, tor- beyond calculation. The need for
pedo-tubes. AA, guns and ma- them has long been recognised chine-guns. by those primarily charged with the duty of chartering and or ganising, our own national naval and military defence.".
"They are essential to the protection of the Panama Canal, Central America” and
the northern portion of South. America, Antilles, Canada, Mexico and our own eastern and Gulf of Mexico seaboards. Their consequent importance in defence of the Hemisphere is obvious.
For these reasons I have taken advantage of the present oppor- tunity to acquire them.”
The President, enclosed in his message to Congress an opinion by the Attorney General, Mr. Robert B. Jackson, dated August
of the Navy, has appointed a Mr. Forrestal, Under-Secretary
Navy Board of seven members to meet British experts to determine the exact location of naval bases which Britain will lease to the U.S.A
BRITISH ASSURANCE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Reuter)Britain has assured the United States of its inten tion "never to surrender of -sink-the-British-Fleet-in-the
event of the waters surround- Ing the British Tales becoming untenable "for H's 'Majesty's ships." It was stated in Wash- Ington yesterday.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
27, with regard to his authority wrote to Lord Lothian, the British to consummate the agreement. ➜ Ambassador, on August 29 asking It is stated here that no action if it was correct that Britain had of Congress will be necessary to put the agreement into effect..
announced her intention not sink or surrender the Fleet, and Lard-Lothian replied in the affirmative a
The fact
that Mr. Winston
“SENT TO CANADA WASHINGTON, Sept."4 Reuter) --The Navy Department announc ed that the first eight of the 50 Churchill had reiterated, through „destroyers for Britain are at Bos-Lord Lothian, that Britain would ton and should be ready for deli-never surrender or sink the Bri- very by next Friday.
tish Fleet led reporters to specu-
"UITAWA" "COMMENT OTTAWA, Sept, 4 (Reuter)- General pleasure was express- ed lere yesterday at the Angio - American agreement which, if I thought, will bring the United States to a clearer view of problems facing the Empire in the war against totalitarianism.
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Many Canadians Contend this latest action is the best the United States can do for the Allied war efforts apart from an expedition- ary force, which is not expected.
With American bases on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER, 1940, 9.30 AM.
The attention of correspondents wishing to send letters by: post to enemy countries or to enemy-occupied territory is invited to General Notification No. 947 in the Government Gazette of 29rd
August, 1940.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
Calcutta and Straits
INWARD MAILS
From
U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai (Ban
Francisco date 20th August), '............................ London and Straits weste
Due
8th Sept.
Air Mail, by "Imperial Airways Service"
6th Sept.
U.S.A., and Manila-(San Francisco date. 14th
August.)
8th Sept.
9th Sept.
8th Bapt
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct". Ser-
vice," San Francisco date 3rd September.
10th Sept.
10th Sept.
11th Sept.
19th Sept
18th Sept.
18th Sept.
20th Sept.
† Air. Mail by "Imperial. Airways Service”
Java and Manila,
Loudon and Straits
Sandakan.
Australia and Mantia. Australia and Manila..
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than (“ time given, below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are the advertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel malls are outposts of the Western Hemix-losed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised: to phere and a permanent joint De-close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel maily are closed at 5 pm. fence Board studying Joint Ameri- can-Canadian defences, Canada as well as Britain will soon be an impenetrable fortress, permitting the uninterrupted production of
er materials and the despatch Swatow of expeditionary forces to attack Hitlerian territory.
CANADA'S 'EFFORT
The Canadian Minister of Munitions stated yesterday that new factories, casting approximately $17,500,000, are being added immediately to Canada's rapidly expanding programme of industrial de- velopment to meet the war- time demand for
guns and materials.
For
Date and Time
THURSDAY
Thu. sti
G.P.O.&K.P.O. U. S. A., Central and South America and United Parcels
-Kingdom Via, San Francisco (No Parcels, for Reg. 19.48 PH Canada).
1J0 PM
Noon
Ord. 1.30 PM
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FRIDAY
Fri 6th
8.30AM
G.P.O. & K.PO.
Par. 5/9 5.0J PM
Reg. 8/9 9:15 AM
Ord. 6/8 10.00 AM
G.P.O.&KP.O.
Par. 8th 5.00 PM
Hoihow.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U. 8. A., Central and South America and United-Kingdom via, Van couver B. C.-(Parcels for Canada only),
Note: All Mall for United-Kingdom will be for-
warded with or without superscription.
begin Straits. Ceylon, India, East and south Africa, and Reg. 6th 9.45 AM
United Kingdom..
The factories would operating in 1941 and would em-
They will be sent to Canada (late whether the bases might one with their present crews, there day be used by British warships. to be taken over by Britisn se President Roosevelt refused to ploy thousands in the manurat- discuss this, saying that he only ture of chemicals. guns and wire- assumed that the British Fleet less.
men.
The other destroyers will be ready when requested and will be "in "operating condition.
It is also announced in Washing- Lon that Admiral Harold Stark.
Chief of Naval Operations, has fulfilled legal requirements for disposing of the destroyers by certifying that the release of the Vessels and the acquisition of the defence bases would strengthen rather than impair the nation's detences.
ISOLATIONIST COMMENT The Navy Department stated that the destroyers represented a current value of approximately $85,000,000.
FOOD CONTROL BOARD
PRELUDE TO INVASION?
4 (Renter)
LONDON, Sept.
Great anxiety is being expressed
FOR CHINA
MR. LU TSO-FU TO
Za
Ord, 6th 10.30 AM·
K.P.O.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, V. 8. A., Canada, Gen- | Parcels tral and South America and United Kingdom Reg. via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada)...
SATURDAY
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa,
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways-Service” to Durban Reg. and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord.
HEAD NEW ORGAN Air Mail for Indo-China; Malaya, Java and Aus-Reg-
tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service."
CHUNGRING, Sept. 4 (Centra in Berlin over the refusal of the Organisation of the newly creat people of that section of Transyled Nations Food Control Board Bandakan
vania ceded to Hangary to accept has been completed with the ap-
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
the Axis award and threats are pointment by the Executive Fuan Manila, Macasser and Bourabaya.
Parcels 4.00 PM
Reg.
6.00 PM
Ord.
5.30 PM
G.P.O.
4.00 6.00PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
Sat, 7th
10.30 AM GP.O. & K2.0.
5.00 P 5.30 PM
G.P.O. & K.PO.
·Ord.
5,00 PM" 6.30 PM
Buh 8th 10-
8.20 A
Tue: 19th
8.30 AM
KP.O
Beg,
-300 PW
GF.O
Beg
5.00 PM:
Ord. 7.00 P
KPO
Reg. 5:00 PM
Ord: 5.30
G.P.O.
the Airmail for "Imperial Always Service" to Durban Reg. and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord.
5.00 PM 700 m)
EP.O.
Reg
5.00 PM
Ord. new organ is to regulate supply Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. 4., & GPO, and demand of foodstalls thus Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Beg stabilising their prices.
Atlantic Services."
6.30 PM
600
Ord. 7:00 PM
MONDAY
The first Isolationist comment being circulated from Germany yesterday of high officials and de- came from Senator Gerald Nye that if there are any more departmental chiefs of the Board who, referring to the Attorney.monstrations against German under the directorship of Mr. Lat General's view that the arrange- minority there the Reich will be ment did not require Congression- sent to protect them,
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
al action, declared: "This indf cates that our leadership is ali BUCHAREST, Sept, 4 (Reuter)
ready using dictatorial practices M. Manolescu had a -nervous and ignoring laws and treaties in break-down after his brow-beat the name of emergency.
ing by the Nazis at Vienna, it was, Senator Barkeley would fully revealed in the Rumanian press approve the arrangement.
yesterday.
· PRESIDENTIAL HINI President Roosevelt dropped what appeared to be a hint that further history-making steps might be taken to pro- vide additional distant bases to protect the Western Hemla- phere
Asked if the agreement might lead to the postulation that a base be established in Greenland. President Roosevelt replied that he thought the reporters should refrain from writing that it was a forerunner of anything else..
The President said the destroy ers would be transferred to Eng- land reasonably noori.
Asked whether some of them were already en route, he replied that he would not say that and
Tso-fu.
Mr. Lu Yu-wen was appointed Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Jaya and Aus- Mr. Chang Llang chief of the Ad- Secretary General of the Board, tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service.”
Mr. Weng Tse-yung chief of ministrative Control Department, the Business Control Department, and Mr. Li Chia-lung chief of Finance Department
The famous Vienna specialist.
In an interview Mr. Lu TSC- Otto Eisenschimmel, left Vienna, fa, Director of the Board,” said on Monday after having accom- that the primary function of the |panied M. Manolescu back from Vienna on orders from Herr von Ribbentrop
DUTCH PREMIER
RESIGNS
Lu Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,
t SZECIWAN BRANCH While the Board is seeking to [ keep, down="prices, Director
expressed the hope that all gov ernment organs concerned would It is stated on behalf of the whatever control measures the Straita and Calcutta.
do their utmost in carrying out Netherlands Government that the Board may decide.
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)
Netherlands Prime Minister and in view also, of the large swatow Finance, MD. J. de Geer has re-quantities of foodstuffs stored up signed for reasons of health
In Bzechwan province, the Board Queen, Wilhelmina has accept will have a branch office func
ed Jonkheer de Geer's resignationing in Chengtu, capital of
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Ord. 5.30 PM
Mon; 18th.
Par. 14th 5.00 PM
Let. 16th B3CAM
"Tue. 17th
Parcela 11:00 AM Letters Noon
Thu tinh d
1,00 PM Fri 20th G.P.Q. & KPO
Par. 19th 5.00 PM
tion, and Professor P, S. Ger- Szechwan Heading the Beechwan Straits, Ceylon. India, East and South Africa. Reg. 20th 246 AM brandy Minister of Justice will branch are Mr. Chi Chu-yu, chief, and United Kingdom,
now preside over the Council of and Mr. Ho Nal-jen, deputy chief. Ministers.
he did not know where they were at present.
He added that the United States Jonkheer Van Boeyen, Minister
could not, of course, deliver des- of Home Affairs, is entrusted ad
SATURDAY
Ord: 20th 9.30 AM
Sat. 21st OPO&KPO Par: 20th 5.00 PM
troyers to England-a remark interim with the Department of Industry and shipping is given Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Taurs- Reg. 21ht 8:45 AM which was taken to imply that General Affairs, the-Colonial the special task of preparing all day Island
Ord. 215 9.30 AM
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