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Time For United States To Look

Over Naval Chances: Navy General Staff Is Advocated

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It is time for the American people to begin asking them- selves what chance our navy har for success in event we become involved in war in the Puelfic or the Atlantic Oceans or both at once, writem Rear-Admiral Yater Stirling Jnr., in the Manila Bulletin.

If we go to war, obviously we intend to wip

of an Any study of our naval problem,

them out.

Ta

Immediate menace to the United States in the Pael. flo ocent."

trace the Japanese naval spread to the south, it seems easy to recognize an intention of advane- tag ner naval and military power towards those rich and most coveted possessions.

| TOKYO- ONLY "BALKING YET.

As far as we know, only aggres» sive words have been uttered in Tokyo, and no direct action by naval or military forces to carry out such implied intentions has been made.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 1940, 9.30 AM.

The Parcel Post Service to Cacton has been resumed.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended,

INWARD MAILS

From

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·Airmail` by· “ExNish Overseas Airways

(except London) by Sea from "Blagapore, Canton

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10th Dec. 11th Dec.

12th Dec.

There have been threats, which siter · alt ^,, peed not frighten us unduly. Making thresta

is poor polley and I am sure, cannot but lead to the

Hable to be embarrassing to conclusion that one of the things

|| thoss making them. we need in navy' general staff The war between Japan and After all, has not the situation Air Mali by "Pan-American Airways · Direct" Sex- composed of a body of experts, Ching bas entered. Its fourth in the Orient been rendered more

vice"-San Francisco date, 1st and 4th December because

Over- "aktifully led by one who is capable year. The armies under Chiang menacing merely

of Calcutta, Straits and Airmail by "British of making decisions and carrying Kai-shek yet are righting and threats? |・ Taking these threats

seag Airways Service" (except London and Aus- holding their own in the vast in-jseriously, however, has caused the

tralia) by Sea from Singapore {terior provinces. Friends of Chima United States to consider the Java and Manus. CAUGHT SHORT

exports to Swatow We cannot escape the fact that in this country have accepted the clamping down on. we are caught in this year 1940, condition as something that can-Japan such as iron and all Re-USA Honolulu, Japan,

already have begun. Francisco date. 22nd November). „eral with a navy and air force capable not be changed suddenly through strictions

short of This curtailment of exports to u. S. A. Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai uf fighting in only one ocean any action on our part successfully. But we are in dan-war with Japan and that we bave Japan will bring to a stop United

Francisco date, 18th November). |States – purchases from Japan. Canada USA, Japan, and Shanghai - (Vancou ver of having to fight in two no intention of forcing.

NO REASON FOR ALARM

The result will be eventually the ver BC., date, 27th November). ... uceans at once.

gave closing down of our commercial London and Straits The careful In my judgment

defeat of France evaluation of our naval situation Japan the opportunity or invading relations with that country. This should be made and it should be the soil of French Cochin China, would involve us in what is called air Mall by "Pan-American Airways Direct

from the 4 commercial "war, almost as opposition staff with without

French colonial government, but serious as war itself, and usually for leading to that more drastic ac- this situation is no reason

made by a navy general all the facts before it.

EXHAUSTIVE STUDY NEEDED

What is important is knowledge undue alarm for us. If France tlon. of the strength and resources of now is under German dictation, all our potential enemies as well the sovereignty of Cochin China.

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18th Doc.

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21st Dec.

Australa “atë Manila. ...

23rd Dec.

US.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. (San Fran-

cisco date 6th December). USA, Honolulu, and Marila.

date, 3rd December).

28th Dec.

(San Francisco

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87th Dec.

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31st Dec.

EMBARGO EFFECT

an embargo on... such war materials to Japan as those who would be our allies. years ago taken by force by France essential

the natural effect of A plan of campaign for such a from China, might now be consi- has had war involves many factors that dered to have reverted back to bringing down upon our head Calcutta and Straits:

China. There seems then no further threats from Japanese Bandakan. will be brought to view only

valid

why reason

the United sources. This is only to be ex- London and Straitz through the most exhaustive study

the Japanese way of the

known strength of the States should be more concerned pected. It is enemy in weapons, material and over the invasion of Cochin China as well as that of Hitler. But is Industrial capabilities. This is too than over any other part of that there any reason why we should much for one man or a few men wide country. It must be entrusted to many men, thoroughly educated and skilfully led.

if the United States today pe comes involved in war, no" an teur study

and decisions can be tolerated. Our nation's safety de- pends upon

the most accurate detailed planning fogether with full knowledge of conditions es they actually exist. Snap Juds

ments would be fatal.

MORE INFORMATION

If we had a navat generq! staff now there might ba more information as to what bad happened recently in tar Orient to cause so much talk

take these threats too seriously? England is not beaten, and JAPAN'S ARROGANCE

yur Davy 4 comparatively Japan has shown arrogance and har interfered with our strong and efficient, and will ret more formidable as our business interests in China.

industrial efforts increase" and . But even that form of ageres-

our industries become reared alon is not new, und, in a way, might be expected under exist. up for mass production.

Why not consider that Japan's Ina conditions in China... Japan's alliance with the Axis threats and her alliance with the powers are but gestures, powers, coming with her bold s declarations or aggressive policies meaningless to our security, unless for the future, have given the and until the British navy is de- |United States much concern. We feated? «?

have assumed that Japan intends

to seize islands in Malayasia own- Britain and Holland. As ed by yet nothing has developed along that line. Of course, when we

What Hitler Has Done

tion camps.

To Europe

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BHANGHAI, Dec. 9 (Reuter) Train services along the new 700 Kilometre branch line of Lunghai- Railway between Estonyang and Canton

Bandakan. Tungkwan commenced yesterday, according to the Chinese Press

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Those that remain orderi It is really the greatest undo all that Herr Hitler has done have been taken out to work in disorder in the world--to plunder, to Europe and Herr Hitler knows straits and Calcutta. German fields and workshops.to slaughter, to steal-these are that the British Empire is the From the west of Poland, the people the things that they call Empire: strongest and most stubborn of have been driven off to make way for German settlers.

The speaker quoted a high German official in Poland as saying: "It is my glorious. task to bend all that remains of the Polish people and to abolish their way of Hie."

HOW IT IS DONE

The same story of, tyranny and

no

In preparing the Germans for this war, Herr Hitler did his work well and according to what he makes the Germans say in his 'Mein Kampf': "We wish to have.

but other God

Germany'. This deliberate destruction of thought, mind and brain went on Herr Hitler had played his part. "At the moment we are holding concentration camps came from out for our very lives in order to Czechoslovakia, continued the speaker. Just as in Poland, Czech universities had been closed. This the by provoking Was done students to demonstrate and then storming the students' residences trom where some were led out and shot, others were savagely beaten up and hundreds taken away to concentration camps. Only pro German books were allowed and the end steps taken to destroy Czech education,

his enemies,

"There can be no peace and no country will be safe again from attack from without or within until this evil rùlo Is destroyed," concluded the Speaker by quoting a state- ment recently made that “If- Herr Hitler were to win this war, the world will be put back a thousand years,”.

Tokyo To Be Trade Port: Strong Opposition From

Yokohama Citizens

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TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Beuter)-Following the conference of officials of the Ministries of Finance. Home Affairs, Hallways and Com- munications "yesterday, the Government has tentatively decided to "In the northern

countries make Tokyo a trade part on the basis of the harbour improvement Denmark, Norway and Holland plan approved at the Harbour Engineers, meeting of the Ministry the Germans chief care has been of Home Affairs on Nov. 18, it was disclosed this morning. to rob and plunder, "went on the

A formal decision on the plan, speaker. They have even pub- Ushed some of the details. In one it is understood, will be made at recent week, for instance, they the Cabinet meeting within this drove off 17,000 sheep from Den- week if things go well. mark. In another week they took 11,000 head of cattle,

"From Holland they took nine tenths of that country's butter thence the prosperity of Yoko-Yokohama City Assembly on Dec. Air Mail for Manils, Guam, Honolulu, U. 2. A. reserves and in three months they hama especially in view of the 7 which adopted opposition to the have taken 10,000 tons of potatoes. ferce opposition on the part of resolution was followed yesterday

In this connexion, it is stated that Government authorities will take the utmost care so as not to

the citizens of Yokohama,”

- ESSENTIAL" FEATURES

Thirdly, Japanese ships are al- lowed entry to the port of Yoko hama which it is further under- stood will be used for foreign trade and Tokyo for trade with countries in the Yen bloc

Meanwhile, the session of the

WEDNESDAY A Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.

Europe via Fan American Airways and Trans

Atlantic Services":

by a mass meeting of Yokohama citizens with 2,000 attendants re- EN AR

Canton

"This is what the Germans call. Increasing their trade-In addition they have taken three-million tons of wheat from France. These figures kohama indicated by the fol The meeting adopted a resolu reveal only part of the pillage. lowing essential features of pro- tion which denounces the Govern

|fect:ment plan declaring that it may "THEY CALL IT EMPIRE!" "Eo we can see what sort of Firstly, Tokyo will not be made drive a million Yokohama citizens order for Europe the Germans are an independent port but the port to starvation. planning, declared the speaker of Yokohams will be extended to "It is recalled that the Tokyo

Having taken away all the sidiled Tokyo; **

Trade Port issue has been pend- workers and impoverished the Secondly, foreign ships wilt en-ing since 1932 owing to opportion

on the part of Yokohama country they speak of a new ter Yokohama, and

A considerate attitude of the presenting all sections of the po- Government officials toward Yopulation.

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