HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LEASE AND LEND BILL PASS REPRESENTATIVES
Administration Wins First Brush With Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Renter)—The first step to rash the Lease and Lend Bill through Congress was taken yesterday when a vote in the House of Representatives cleared the way for the Bill to come before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bouse.
An effort by the Military Affairs Committee to bring the mea- sure under its control was defeated. The yote wis taken with.. out a debate as the rules of House allow no discussion on such Isaur
Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, will be the first witness at today's hearing.
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The vote is regarded as a vic tory for
the Administration in in the first brush with over the Bill,
Congress
crally in the period. of post-war re-adjustment.
The newspaper suggests the usc of part of Britain's overseas assets materials Support appears to be steadily to buy roodstuffs and
growing for the suggestion that necessary to put post-war Europe Britain should be requested to back on its feet.
post the bulk of her dollar holdings
in the
WILLKIE. SUPPORT remaining
Wendell Will Meanwhile, Mr. United
and brkle's support of the Lease supplied under. the Lease and Lend Blil, which has been heart!
States against materials
||
Lend plan.
to
ly welcomed by the tion and most of the may determine his
PROPOSAL ENDORSED The influential Washington Post endorses the proposal but recalls tion and inЯuence Mr. Andrew Mellon's statement in publican Party:
MENZIES TO VISIT LONDON
Administra
Democrats, future post A message from London yester-" 1 the Reday stated that Mr. R. G. Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, would the War Debts debate that a good Certainly his statement caused be visiting London in the near customer in Europe is worth more a split in the Party and it remains future. in dollars and cents than all warto be seen whether he can carry He is expected to have discus. debts lumped together and asks. the majority of the Republicans stons with Mr. Churchill and other "Are we going to intensify the with him or whether they w Ministers of the Government, Improvement of
which go Europe might then be our outstanding group. problem as well as theirs?"
However, Mr. Willkle gets con It also draws attention to the siderable support, from the press. possibility of using the
Lease Staunchly, the Republican Balti provision more Sun comments that he has of the war." and Lend Bill and any
collateral in it, for posting
ad- In risen above partisanship in order to cushion the world
vocating the general principle of the Bill and asking for safeguarus to ensure reversion to the people
gen
Greeks Give Italians No Respite
WHY SODDU WAS
DISPLACED
on
over
the to
Landon-Hoover
of the powers that the Bill delegates to the President.
BRITISH HOLDINGS
United
Mr. Henry Morgenthau. States Secretary of Treasury, dis closed that the British Govern
large ment is negotiating with groups of American Investment trusts for the sale of British vestments in the United States
Mr. Menzies, in a statement yesterday, said. 'T: think my im- pending visit will be welcome to the British Government and I trust it will be useful for the conduct
Aerodromes
Bombed On Sudan Frontier
Mr. Morgenthau said, "One very The latest R.A.F. communique large group of investment trusts from Cairo announces the bombing sroup wil make an offer tomor ler on Jan. 12 and 13. Two nan- Treaeveral fires started among ad-
has made one offer and another of aerodromes on the Sudan front-
row." He added that Sir Frede Kars were destroyed, three hit and
CABLE
THAI ARTILLERY FIRE ON VIENTIANE FOR HOUR
HANOI, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Admiral Decour: Governor-General of Indo-China. in a communiqué, says that on Jan. 11 Thai planes bombed Kenpkebao and Napheng and on Jan. 13 Thal artillery fired on Vientiane for one hour while at Paklay, on the border 95 miles west of Vientiane, Lao and Thai infantry exchanged fire."
The communique denies the re- ports that the Indo-Chinese forcea have withdrawn, 30 kilometres from the border near Sisoplon or that Japanese naval forces have asked permission to' land at Saigon,
ENEMY RETREAT
SINGAPORE, Jan. 14 (Reuter)... A what Consulate communique says that in the north-eastern sector the Thal forces, supported by the air force, advanced and at- tacked the enemy shelling Thai territories and, the enemy treated.
BOARDED WHITE HOT SHIP
HOW CREW SAVED TANKER
Further details of how the San re-Demetrio, one of the 32 ships in the convoy, which escaped a Ger- In the eastern sector the enemy inan pocket battleship in the continued to retreat leaving many Atlantic, reached port badly burnt dead and a quantity of arms and and without navigation instru- ments were made known recently. Thai forces occupied abandoned The San Demetrio is positions and continued to pursue 8.073 tons.
ammunition.
the enemy.
a tanker of
"We salled with a cargo of THAI RETALIATION
11,200 tons of gasolene and We BANGKOK, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-brought m 11.000 tons." That is According to the High Command, how one of the officers sums up two French planes bombed Nak- the voyage of a vessel saved, first honpanom on Sunday, causing by the gallantry of the Jervis Bay, casualties to civilians. The Thai secondly by the exertions of her Air Force retaliated and raided crew Suvannkahet with satisfactory re-", sults. All bombers returned.
JAPANESE SUPPLIES TOKYO, Jan. 14(Reuter-No Japanese are taking any practical interest in the Franco-Thai con- fict. Mr. Ishil declared.
*BADLY HTT
The San Demetrio was badly nit by the pocket-battleship, and. the order was given to abandon [ship.
ana
The boats dropped astern When asked, in ап Interview 10 minutes later they saw ber given to foreign Pressmen by Mr. start to blaze, In one boat were Koh Ishil, deputy spokesman of 16 officers and men, among them the Japanese Board of Informa- an American, seaman" and a seu- tion, whether there is any change man from the Shetland Islands, In Japan's policy in regard to the whose knowledge of boat work in supply of war materials to Thai- the heavy weather which lay land and French Indo-China since Jahead did much to save the San the outbreak of the fighting be- Demetrio herself as well
as this tween these two countries, Mr. boat's crew. Ishii admitted that Japan had sold The weather had been fine, but several small gunboats and other by midnight a full gale was blow- warships to Thailand a long time ing. By dawn great seas ago, but he stated that no large running. At midday, however, the amount of war materials had since men, sighted a tanker to leeward, been sold to Thailand by Japan..
and at 5 p.m. they got alongside.
DEATH OF GEN. CHU CHING-LAN
were
It was their own ship. She was still and gasolene lay on so they decided not to. board that night.
he burning stod zabole.
But when dawn broke she was not
in sight
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THE GREEKS ARE GIVING the rick Phillips, the British
BANDOENG, JAVA, Jan. 3—The italians no respite in Albania and sury, representative now in Wash ministrative buildings.
Preangerbode, coma. newspaper fighting is continuing
allington, had informed
At least nine aircraft on the him, that
The death occurred in San of fronts. states a London message
was ground, which are believed to be General Chu Ching-an, member of moderated and it, was possible to that a strong Dutch East Indies Fortunately, the weather had menting on President Roosevelt's the British Government
recent Areside talk, declared today The Greek spokesman said that "ready to do business with them.'
German, were destroyed, says a
the National Relief Commission, at
get .saf up. Bv опа of those the Italians are fighting defensive
the age of 68. ' that he London message.
and 疼 Mr. Morgenthau sald
strong Philippines are extraordinary chances which oc actions and are being forced to could not estimate the amount of Another enemy aerodrome
Gen. at
Chu, former y an army ear at sea they tell in
necessary to prevent a Japanese- with the American war. yield up their positions one by securities that might be involved Benina was also attacked and commander and ardent public wel- San Demetrio again. This time
the night rald was also carried out in are worker, has been undertaking they got aboard. or disclose the identity of An American commentator, dis- companies which might buy them. East Africa on the same dates.
relief work for the numerous re- cussing the fighting, said that the
fugees in various places despite his advanced age since the outbreak
#ne.
battle was being carried on in a 110 deluge of rain. The Italians and American
ting the Greek positions.
"The Italians, however, are being
slowly driven back and the cor-
securities
TIME LIMIT WASHINGTON, Jan. 14
tier.
a
STILL BURNING
Down below,
K.C. SITS FOR A JUDGE
First Time In Legal History
was adopted
So that there should be no delay in the trial of two cases down for. hearing at the Law Courts recent- ly Mr. Paul Ernest Bandlands, Preangerbode said an increase K.C., deputised for Mr. Justice In the strength of these countries Humphreys, who was I and un- would "make the New Order in able to sit in his The British were encountering
court in the NOTHING FRESH selling great difficulty in
She was white hot amidships, East Asia still more illusory and King's Bench Division. The latest military communique
and
3. This novel course regularly from Cairo states that there is no- of the present Sino-Japanese hos- her bridge accommodation decrease the probability of the Greeks are so close together traded on organized exchanges.
tilities.
were gutted. There was a fierce Japanese-American war.'
at the suggestion of counsel in the thing fresh to report on the Lib. that Greek and E.AF. bombers
Born In Shacshing. Chekiang,fire still burning aft, and she was states direct interest, to supply and Mr. P. E. Rawlins, who ob "It is therefore in the United actions. Mr Norman Fox-Andrews The Federal Board recently yan tront. but that patrol activ!" dare not intervene for fear of hit-placed the value of these invest ties continue on the Sudan front the deceased first served under the down by the bows.
ments at $850,000,000,
Manchu Regime as Commander of the engineers set about getting the NET with all war materials it tained the consent of Mr. Justice The R.AF. are also helping to 17th Army and Inspector-General steam on the pumps in an engine-needs for increasing its forces," Hilbery and of the parties con-
the floor plates. said the newspaper. "In a United cerned (Reu round up Italians who arc. still of Hellungklarg. After the over-room dooded to respondent went on to relate how ter-Suggestion of a possible at wandering about in the Bardia re- throw of the Manchu Regime be on deck the remaining hangs States-Japanese war, the NT and
Mr. Bandlands, who has often became Civil Governor of Kwang-fought the tire with buckets and the Philippines will be the first
been mentioned as a possible tell the Italians that General Sod tempt to impose a time limit on gion.
fire extinguishers, chipping the lines, which need an enormous powers given to President One R.A.F
future High fighter pilot saw tung.
Court judge, whe supply of war material.". Roosevelt under the Ald for Bri about
Italians wandering In recent years, he has devoted burning cork insulation off.
summoned from his chambers "by U.S. AID There was gaso1ene washing tain Exl was made at the press about the shore. He circled over himself to famine relief. work in
The paper urged Washington to telephone. He sat in court with- trench
held by Mr. conference mortars
gown-not on the Sam them until British troops arrived China and served as a member of over the decks, and Greeks replied for
three hours. Raeburn, Speaker of the House of jand took them prisoner.
the National Famine Relief Com-the ship pitched more gasolene investigate the possibilities of out "wig or
large-scale supplying of
judge's bench. but at the War South African warships are now mission since 1930..
ushed up through the shell splin-materials to the NEI and the clate's table just below. Counsel During a full in the fighting the Representatives, yesterday.
Mr. Raeburn sald that he would (co-operating with the British Navy Gen. Chu was well-known among some Italians toboganning down not oppose the imposition of the outside South African waters and both Chinese and foreigners for had Bulb steam pressure, and the for all war materials the United on a bench facing Mr. Sandlands By 5.30 p.m. the chief engineer Philippines, adding that the NEI in the cases also did not wear would be willing and able to pay their wigs and gowns. They sat minesweepers has the integrity of his character and hoses could be used instead
States could send it.
and called him Bir. But occasion=' buckets. By daybreak next day
The paper said American aid for ally they forgot and addressed him all the fires were out and most of England was aimed in the first aa My Lord the rents in the decks and upper place at keeping the United States works were plugged, a job which out of war and that it must be the American particularly delight-recognized
the Greeks used.megaphones
du had resigned.
to
the
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MORTARS
The
Italians
-to
answered
which
with the
Greeks
astonished to were
see
the slopes towards them. For the time, limit provided it "ran .con moment they thought that the currently with the emergency."
Italians were going to counter- attack but found that the men were deserters from the Italiar. Army who told the Greeks that they had had enough of the war.
It was also learnt from them that there were 2,000 Italians in that position and that one-third these were either killed wounded.
of
Or
An Athens statement yesterday declared that the first regiment of
those who came from the. Dode-.. canese Islands to enlist took their oath of allegiance to the King of the Hellenes,
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Continued from Page 1 being flown across the Atlan-
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Overseas Capital Sought For Kwangsi Development
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"Mr: Bandlands really sat as in arbitrator or "official referee,” he pointed out, ~"It must be the first
DAMAGES AWARDED
one case Mr. Bandlanda ed in, being up to his neck in the would be too high in, achieving awarded the husband of a woman
this aim. President Roosevelt is killed in a road äecident £713- ralder's convinced a German defeat by damages: In the other, he award- To develop war-time economy and replenish national resources attack the San Demetrio made a Britian is the only means to pré- ed an injured motor-cyclist £130, tle for the use of the B.A.F.
for prosecuting the war of resistance, the Kwangsi Provincial Re- [landfall.' She had no signalling vent U.S.-German
Mr. Fox-Andrews said that the They comprise the LOCK-
llef Association is inviting capital investment by overseas, Chinese in HEED-HUDSON long-range re-
fags. They had all been burnt. paper pointed out.
decisions world be enforced by the Malaya for the reclamation of waste land" in the province. connaissance bombers, the
The only flag she had left was Preangerbode compared the order of the court if necessary, Greek volunteers comprised of BOEING B17 four-engined A total area of 188,000 mow of dry are also included among the her Red Ensign and that had been altuation in the Atlantic with that
official said that the fighters. two-engined
undeveloped land in the Liu River enterprises of project, flying
fying throughout her adventurous in the Pacific and concluded that course adopted could not have boats and LOCKHEED bom- valley in northern Kwarigat has For the present the following | voyage-symbol of the merchant strengthening of NEI and Phillp-been taken without the consent bers.
been marked out for reclamation nine reclamation districts of vary-navy's courage and, determina- pine armed forces is of paramount of the parties. LIQUIDATE INVESTMENTS The area will be parcelled out in ing sizes have been designated Intion. According to an Australian mes-12 districts, each to be operated the Llu River valley: th the meantime the Italians sage, Britain is considering the by a reclamation company.
Szefangtang Village in Liukiang continue to bomb undefended liquidation of British Investments
UNITED STATES WANT AIR, time in legal history that such a In a prospectus soliciting invest 16,000 mow, Lungfeng Village in towns. Their latest victims were in "America, valued at £332,000. ment, the Association promises to Liukiang 3,000. Hsiaochangan VII- a girls' school and a hospital.
TAFT'S VIEWS give every possible assistance and lage in Locheng 35,000, Changtang NAVAL BASES IN PACIFIC Nothing is yet known about the WASHINGTON, Jan, 14 (Reuter) facility to overscad Chinese invés-Village in Lucheng 30,000, Hain- "hostages numbering over 100 Senator Taft, one of the leading tors. It is estimated that for the chlaokou Village in Laiping 12,000, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Beuter)--Singapore and islands in the whom the retreating Italians took members of the Foreign Affairs reclamation of a district of 10,000 Shihlin Village In Chienklang Pacific are being discussed in Congressional circles here in connexion with them in contravention of In-Committee, advocates an outright mow to 20,000 mow, a sum of from 10,00 Hainan Village in Wuhsuan with proposals that Britain be asked to post some collateral against ternational Law.
scrapping of the BI and will $200,000 to $500.000 will be re- 10,000. Changtiping Village in supplies to be received under President Roosevelt's “Lease and Lönd" An Australian message adds offer. a counter-proposal callingquired.
Wuhsuan 15,000, Shihtoutang. Vil-plan. that the spirited Greek offensive for cash loans to Britain if, and
lage, In Wuhsuan 15,000—(Central has frustrated all Italian attempts when, needed.
News).
Among the suggestions heard in ¡rights in Singapore for the general the capital is one that the ilted protection of the Pacific interests to reinforce their position.
The most important thing 'for The project alms at the increase The main objective of the Congress to do, said Senator Taft of production of agricultural pro- LONDON. Jan. 14 (Reuter)-It States should acquire from Britain of Britain and America.
BERLIH JAIL 14 (Beater) The, While many Congress leaders Bwedish Press was Holently at It was also announced in the such broad powers, and to keep clamation of the waste land, pota-ernment is giving consideration to such as Glibert, Ellice. Phoenix would undoubtedly be agreeable to tacked by the Bein BOERSEN
today, was to refuse the President duce. Pending the complete re- 1s learned that the British Gov-strategically placed Pacific islands Australian, message that Gen. the aid for Britain separate from
teras, beans and peanuts will the perilous position of Italian and Tokelau which form & curve the acquisition of Pacific islands, ZEITUNG yesterday, and particu- Boddu was displaced owing to the the United States defence..
be cultivated in the first few years, women and children in Italian round the Japanese mandated area Isolationists would be likely to lar offence was taken at the re- fall of Klisura and this is taken
He added that in his view a It is estimated that 500 cattles of East Africa and le prepared to and which are known to contain raise the cry that acquisition of port from the London correspone to indicate the distrust and de- lean to Britain should be ad- potato can be produced on each grant facilities and cafe conduct harbours suitable for United States rights in gingapore is nearer to dent of the AFTONBLAD, saying moralisation which exists in the vanced. when the British assets mow of the reclaimed land. to all women and children if their naval and air bases., Italian High Command.
Afforestation and animal husban- | evacuation is agreed to by Rome.. In addition it is suggested
the United States acquire
Greeks 1s Berat.
are exhausted.
1
COMPLETE RECLAMATION
step has been taken.”
Mr. Sandlands, who is 62, wis. called to the Bar 40 years ago. He bas had judicial, experience as a Recorder. Healdes Mr. Justice Humphreys, Mr. Justice Atkinson and Mr. Justice Henn Collins bar
been. this week
being aid to: Britain than male-that the RAF, was, about. sanding United States Interests, change roles with the Luftwafé."
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