HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Col. Knox Gives Frank Reply To Isolationist: Is Greatly Worried Over Aid Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Reuter)—COL FRANK KNOX, Secretary of the Navy, told the Senate For- eign Relations Committee yesterday that he was greatly worried as to whether sufficient American help could reach Britain in time...
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When urging immediate enactment of the Lease and Lend Bill he was asked by SENATOR NYE (Isolationist): "Could we net in time to save Britain if this awful crisis predicted for the near future comes to pass?"
Col. Knox replied: “FRANKLY I DON'T KNOW. I AM TREMENDOUSLY, WORRIED.”“
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lost. Total and complete clean-
up
necessary. You have 24 hours in which to save France."
A Sunday Times editorial points out what Hitler, really wants is the remains of the French Navy with the naval bases of Toulon and Bizerte.
DECISIVE ISSUE Stressing that the decisive. Issue. which Marshal Petain must soon decide, is whether he will defend French North Area fit is at- Lacked.
The Sunday Times adds: "Bri- tain's victory in the war can alone" secure for France eventual liberty and the retention of her cherish- ed empire. It can be scarcely be thought that any good Frenchman would intervene or crab our effort against the common foc.
some who
"There are indeed think they can play the enemy's game now and still be sure that if Germany is defeated, they will be able at önce to get the most- favoured nation treatment from Britain.
"That attitude Is more than unworthy: Intelligent French peo- ple must know that it is danger- ous."
The OBSERVER writes:
There
SYMPATHY OF BRITISH. FLEET
ADM: CUNNINGHAM
CABLE
WILLKIE'S
DEPARTURE
A GOOD SIGN BURMA
U.S. ANXIOUS TO
HEAR HIM
Mr. Wendell Willkie's departure from London for the United States next week owing to a summons from Washington to appear before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives was the subject of a cominent London yesterday.
from
The speaker said that although the people in Britain were sorry that he would have to give up his
to Ireland intended visits Scotland, they regarded his sum-
and
Senator Nye spoke of the poten- tial naval strength of the Axis Powers if they won the war and enquired: "Do you really believe that there is danger?" Replied Col. Knox: "I am positive of it.""
Asked by Senator Nye whether mons to go home as a good sign as the danger of attack on the United showing that Washington was in States would come through Cana-a hurry to hear what he has to da, Col. Enox replied: "There is say about Britain. always the danger. A base in Newfoundland would put bombers in range of Detroit."
Asked whether he considered the most powerful line of American defence was the British Navy and the British Isles, Col. Knox replied "Yes. if we concentrated all our energies on building our own. de-
fences."
PLENTY 'TO TELL
He would have plenty to tell the Committee, He had been hustling ever since he arrived in London and he had expressed the view that the two things that had struck him, most were Britain's excellent technical equipment" and the morale of the people. Up to a point Mr. Wilkle's tour of the country had been conducted. but he had every opportunity of see- ing everything that he wanted to
himself
Willkie Mr.
said
yes-
that he had
come all got
the informa-
NO MAJOR CHANGE WASHINGTON. Feb. 2 (Reuter) --MR. SOL BLOOM, Chairman of see the House of Representatives For- cign Relations Committee. dis- at a Press conference closed, after an interview with terday LORD HALIFAX yesterday, that over to he had assured the British Am- tion he could, not as the head of bassador that the Lease and Lend any party or organisation, but as Bill would be passed by the House plain Mr. Wendell Willkie. He without a major change.
had now arrived at certain con-" SENATOR WHEELER, the lead-clusions in the present critical ing Isolationist, yesterday describ moment in the world's history. ed as "absolutely false" a state- Britain
and the world would ment that he had said that Nazi hear about the opinion he had domination of Europe was informed when he gets to Washing-i evitable.
ton next week.
· WARNING VOICE
IN LAMBETH WALK OTTAWA, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-An-Lambeth Walk-home of the Lon- LONDON, Feb, 2 (Reuter)-The other warning voice was raised in don coster and birthplace of the North America in regard to the famous dance as the scene yes- A message expressing the sym-Imminence of a crisis in the war terday of Mr. Wilkie's pilgrimage. is no doubt that Hitlerism intends pathy of the British Fleet on the when to make a rising bid for mastery death of General Metaxas, late Prime Minister of Canada, ap MR. MACKENZIE KING, of the Mediterranean Squeezing Prime Minister of Grecce, was sent pealed for subscriptions to pressure will be put on Vichy to to the Admiral of the Greek Navy savings certificates yesterday. secure an Axis occupation of Tunis and use of the French Fleet.
CONSCRIPTION.
OF JAPANESE
by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunning ham, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterreanean Fleet says a Lon- don report
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The Premier predicted that "within a few weeks we are certain to witness a war as the world has never known it be- fore."
The message said:" "I hope the present close collaboration between ourselves will become an important
A crowd of 100,000 assembled in factor for the completion of the the City Hall Square, Toronto, at works which General Metaxas laid noon for the opening of the War down" STUDENTS INTO
Savings Campaign' and to mark The Greek Admiral replied: "Our the opening Union Jacks floated LABOUR SERVICE will for final vetery will grow down from the skies supported by once their homes.
stronger in accordance with the parachutes.
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Reuter-There wishes of General Mxtaxas." will be conscription of some 10,000,000 Japanese students into
a labour service by which boys and girls or the age of 11 up 10 university age will be required to devate 50 to 60 days of their annual holidays of the 150 days, to labour service, including dig ging alr rald shelters, mending soldiers' uniforms, and helping farmers who are working in fac- torles.
Japanese Will Not Attend Ratepayers Meeting
CARRYING
UNAUTHORISED FIREARMS
ANTONESCU'S NEW ORDER
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BUCHAREST, Feb. 2 (Reuter SHANGHAI Feb. 2 (Reuter)-The summary execution in future. Japanese ratepayers will not attend of all persons found carrying un- of
the meeting of ratepayers which authorised rearms has been or- will" re-assemble on Wednesday to dered by General Antonescu, the vote on a 40 per cent, increase in Rumanian dictator. taxes license fees, it was decided
with a
Addressing what he described as the "East Asian Children's Con-i vention" composed mainly Tokyo school-children, sprinkling .of children from the Dutch Indies, Thailand, China, Mongolia and Marichukuo," the "Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka,; declared that the East Asian
Gen. Antonescu has also instruct-
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Peace Talks In Matsuoka's Residence
FIRM REJECTION - BY N.E.I.
The peace conference between THAILAND and FRENCH INDO CHINA will be held at the official residence of Mr. Matsuoka In Tokyo on Feb, 19, according to a message from Sydney.
It was added that the Dutch Minister in Tokyo informed the Japanese Government yesterday that whatever views Japan may hold "on, the subject the Nether-. Janda East Indies firmly rejects jany suggestion for Incorporation into Japan's new order for East Asia.
DEPARTURE POSTPONED BANGKOK, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-It It understood that the departure of the peace delegation to Tokyo Is likely to be postponed to Feb. 5. The Salgon delegates have re- turned.
JAPANESE DESTROYER BANGKOK, Feb. 2 (Reuter)- The 1,200-ton Japanese destroyer Sumisaki Maru, which was report- ed to have arrived at the mouth of the Menam River three days, ago, is at present anchored at" Bangkok.
It is stated no special signifi- cance attaches to the visit, the Commander paying a courtesy call on the Premier during its stay here.
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As Mr. Ward passed the first civilian house the whole Ita- Han family came out and cheered, Viva
Angleterre."
They were happy the whole thing was over.
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50 BEVIN BOYS EN ROUTE TO ENGLAND.
BOMBAY, Feb. 2
(Reuter)-
Difficulties In Invasion
Of Britain
WHAT MUST THE GERMANS DO TO SUCCEED IN AN IN- VASION OF BRITAIN?
This question was dealt with in With full spirit and looking for a commentary from London yes- It was the most difficult broad-ward with the utmost enthusiasm terday when the speaker declared cast he had made. for. according to their new opportunity, 50 "Be- that the first thing they would
Mr. Ward, ownerless dogs were vin boys" arrived en route to Eng- have to barking and the last straw came land when a herd of goats entered and
early upset the microphone.
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appeared there, he was recognised As soon as the big American
and surrounded by hundreds of singing and cheering people,
Declining offers of the police to
overcome would be the.. free him from the attentions of
difficulties of transport. enthusiastic admirers, Mr. Wilkie
In England they will be billeted It was useless sending over a few shook hands with all and sundry
with British families and get same ships-that would be sheer suicide, and accepted many momentoes
15-MILE ROAD CUT
terms as the British worker, while To convey 100,000 men by air including a bottle of whiskey and CAIRO. Feb. 2 (Reuter)-British their families will receive allow would require over 4,000 troop- admired many bables brought by motorised forces have cut the 15-ances in India. mothers for him to see and was mile road which links the strate-
carrying planes. Some of the trainees told Reuter The speaker said that an invad- taken by one person after another gic towns of Agordat and Barentu that they are proud to be the first ing force would not be able to to see the wreckage of what was in Eritrea thus isolating the Ita- batch to proceed to England and cross the channel at Dover at its Han forces in either place. It is are fully confident of bringing narrowest part in much less than He was amazed at the way they estimated that the
enemy have back to India all the advantages two-and-a-half hours. could laugh about it and one of one division at Agordat and are of their working side by side with his party afterwards described him at Barentu.
OTHER DIFFICULTIES workers in England and hoped as "ery much touched and ter- Heavy fighting is raging around that their efforts will contribute Transport was the first thing riacally moved."
both Agordat and Bärenta where very effectively, to the war effort.
that the Germans would have to the enemy are occupying prepared
overcome successfully. British re- A big welcome was accorded Mr. positions and showing signs of
sistance was second. Britain Willkle-when he visited Coventry greater resistance, it is learned
would fight in the air, on the sea yesterday morning. says a London here.
and on land. Already the RAF. message.
had sent hundreds of German planes crashing to the ground and | driven off the survivors. ATHENS, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-It is
The Royal Navy would fight on. officially stated that à 10.000-ton Britain would also fight on land Italian vessel was torpedoed and if the Germans reached her shores. sunk on Jan. 28 off Brindisi by the Including the Home Guard, there
VISIT TO COVENTRY
Meanwhile, the work of bring- Mr. Willkie" said he SELW noing up British "reinforcements of signs of lessening of the people's men and material after the rapid morale. He did not say when he 100-mile advance is proceeding would be flying to Washington."
steadily.
ITALIAN SHIP TORPEDOED
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DEVASTATING BRITISH ATTACK ON Greek Submarine Papanicolis, which were now four-million fully train
TRIPOLI HARBOUR SHIPPING
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Beater)-R.A.F. bombers on Friday night carried at a meeting of the Japanese jed the Army to treat any new at- out a heavy raid on the docks at Tripoli and several tons of bombs Ratepayers Association yesterday. tempts at revolt with the utmost were dropped among ships and seaplanes in the harbour. countries are now in the process Holding that Japanese views re- severity and fire an anthorised An 8,000-ton merchant vessel was hit and set on fire, states an of altaking off American and garding the proposed increase of Batherings not responding imme-R.A.F. communique from the Middle East, which adds that a 4,000- European pressure, so that they taxes fees were fully explained at diately to a challenge.
ton vessel was also hit and another 8,000-ton vessel damaged. will be able to "revert to their the last, ratepayers' meeting.on
It is explained that Gen. An- The bombs which burst among glorious and original appearance Jan. 23, the meeting unanimously tonescu had previously ordered the seaplanes in the harbour des supported the tentative agreement that all rebels, taken with arms troyed one by fire and damaged reached by the Standing Committee should not be executed but that others. Other bombs straddled the of the Association.
this "generosity appears to have southern mole and the seaplane a been a misunderstanding." Although the attendance
hangars causing explosions follow- Japanese observers was not dis-
OFFICERS ASSASSINATED
ed by black smoke. cussed at yesterday's meeting, such BERLIN, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-Three customs jetty and on the rallway. Several dres were started on the a step may be considered by the Rumanian officers, one of them a The raid was carried out in the Association before Wednesday, Lieutenant-Colonel, were shot by face of, intense anti-aircraft fire.
THE AXIS CAUSE
Count
BRITISH AID TO GREECE
of
ATHENS, Feb. 2 (Kenter)-Bri- itish aid to Greece is not confined to considerable supplies of wat material sent to this country since the outbreak of hostilities, Reuter learned here yesterday.
NEW SHIPS FOR MATSON LINE
It was announced in Washing
new
an unknown woman, in front of In Libya, the enemy aerodrome ton, according to a message from Bucharest University, cays a Ger- at Barce was heavily raided on Sydney, that the MATSON SHIP- man news agency despatch from Saturday by both R.AF. Aghters PING LINE is building two the Rumanian capital
and bombers. Hundreds of high ships to run between the United explosive and incendiary bombs States and Australia. being dropped,
DEATH OF MR. W. MCADOO WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Reuter) Greece., is also receiving from
Mr. William McAdoo, former Britain many consignments or Senator from California and food, clothing. med'cal supplies jcretary of the Treasury under Pre- Including 350,000 pairs of boots (sident Wilson, died yesterday
and a corresponding number of socks 450 tons, of leather and hides, 2,000,000 lbs, at hally beef Teleki, the Hungarian and 22,000,000 Ibs rice
COUNT TELEKİ
·HUT BLAZE
Bombs were observed to burst among hangars, buildings and tents and the barracks received a direct hit Two aircraft on the
Plans for these new ships were completed some time ago. but there were difficulties in finding suitable shipyard for their con- struction,
ground were set on fire. A fighter aircraft which machine-gunned the aerodrome at Barce, also at-
SPEED & DIMENSIONS tacked concentrations of motor The new ships will cach be 750 vessels there."
feet in length, 99 feet wide and ACR-42 machine attacked by will have a gross tonnage of British fighters over Barce was
about 35,000. They will be larger One fire appliance was sent out near Benghazi.
chased and shot down in flames than any of the regular traders calling at Australia. Their speed yesterday morning to a blaze in a Regarding operations in
will be 34 knots."_". East stone but at Mataukok. Damage Africa, the communiqué says that that by the 'recent signing of the Col. Willam Donovan, President done was not considerable.
fighter aircraft machine-gunned pact with Rumania, the two coun- Roosevelt's personal representative The Fire Brigade was called out four enemy machines on the tries had rendered a service to the in the Balkans, is touring Europe yesterday evening to a chimney ground at Teramnt, 25 miles south- Axls cause and were in harmony at his own expense and has no are in a dwelling house near the west of Asmara and destroyed with the efforts of the Axis to es official status, according to a Lon- Central Theatre. No serious damhree of them; The transport yard tablish a new order.
age was reported.
at Assab was also bombed.
Frime Minister, stated yesterday,
according to London message,
don message.
It was also stated in Washington yesterday, accord- ing to the same message, that additional naval and military, concentrations at Hawali have made big demands on ship- ping.
has already torpedoed three Ita-ed and well-equipped men stand- lian troopships in the Adriatic on ing ready to meet and destroy the
Christmas Eve.
The loss of an
overcoat and
scart, valued at $170, has been ported to the police by Mr. P. S. Cassidy, of No. 30, The Peak, from his car. parked in Chater Road.
an
invader.
"GAS WARFARE
An Australian message states that Australian opinion is still con- using gas warfare against Britain cerped over the possibility of Hitler
in the coming offensive.
Many people predict that he will resort to any means to at- tain his end now.
Two enemy bombers were shot British civil and military au- {down over Malta
Saturday,thorities, however, are convinced states a London, message. Malta that use of gas against Britain will had four alerts but no bombs were not break the morale of the British dropped.
people!
Gibraltar-Key to the Mediterr
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