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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941.

WAR-TIME EXPENDITURE Menzies Has

OF BRITAIN TOTALS

£12 MILLION EVERY DAY Chancellor Of The Exchequer Moves Two New Credits

GREAT BRITAIN IS NOW SPENDING £12,225,000 À DAY. THIS WAS DISCLOSED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHE- QUER, SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, STATES A LONDON MESSAGE,

The Chancellor called for further votes of credit which he said would mean more sacrifices from the people of the country.

THE CHANCELLOR STATED THAT £8,000,000 WERE BEING SPENT DAILY ON THE FIGHTING SERVICES AND THE BALANCE OF £4,250,000 ON GENERAL WAR PURPOSES.

Two new yotes were asked for £600,000,000 and for £1,000,000,000 for the financial year 1941-1942.

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"Our present war expen- diture," said the Chan- cellor, is based on the highest amount spent in the last war. Our total votes on credit in this financial year would amount to £5,300,000,000 compared to £2,232,000,000. This was the largest sum in the third year of the last war."

Sir Kingsley said that, these figures were evidence of Great Britain's strength and sincerity of purpose."

"It is imperative," he sald that civilian con- sumption should be kept right down and that every-

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD

thing should be saved for the state."

The Chancellor's state- ment that these sums would be well spent "was greeted with cheers.

He also declared that at present the gap between taxation and saving was too great, but he added that inflation danger had been greatly exaggerated.

The Government had considered the whole mat- ter and would not hesitate to take steps to main- tain the country's national stábility.

ACTIVITY IS Generous Gesture Made RESTRICTED By Chinese

By Chinese In Hongkong

TO PATROLS

LONDON, Feb, 6 (BWS\-A Greek communique issued Inst night states: "Activity was re-

stricted to patrols and artillery. enemy attack with

Attempted

tanks was repulsed."

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The official spokesman Athens, commenting on Tuesday's fighting, is reported as saying that the Greeks forced the Italians to abandon a strategically important position despite a desperate. de- fence.

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MEDITERRANEAN SKY DOMINATED

Experience Of BY R.A.F. AND FLEET AIR ARM

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Raid Alarm FIGHTER PATROLS: ILLUSTRIOUS

Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, had his Arst ex- perience of an air raid alarm in Palestine, when he was waiting for a train, states a message from Sydney:

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Mr. Menzies was accompanied by the Commander-in-Chief of the Australian troops, Sir George Blaney..

FURTHER PROOF OF SUPREMACY

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND FLEET AIR ARM FIGHTER PATROLS still do- minate the Mediterranean sky and further proof of British supremacy in this area was contained in a statement made by COL. FRANK KNOX, U.S. Secretary of Navy, at a Press conference, states a London message.

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Col. Knox revealed that the British AIRCRAFT-CARRIER ILLUSTRIOUS, after a direct hit by a 1,000-lb. bomb during an attack by a dive-bomber in Straits of Sicily waters; had proceeded first to MALTA and later to ALEXANDRIA under her own pow- er. The incident occurred during an attack on a convoy which, it will be recalled, reach- ed Greece safely.

The party was met at Cairo by Sir Miles Lampson, the British Ambassador and representatives of the Army and Air Force.

There were 300 notable people. present at a reception; which was

The bomb that struck the given to Mr, Menzies, Among Illustrious killed about 80 those present, were. General Sir men and destroyed 20 bomb- Archibald Wavell, Air Chief Mar-

ers, but it failed to affect the shal Sir Arthur Longmore, the Prime Minister of Egypt and the vessel's navigability. Ministers of the Egyptian Govern- ment.

Premier's

Tribute To

The Late

Lord Lloyd

A tribute to the int 201 LLOYD, Secretary of State for thei Colonies, who died on Tuesday, was paid by MR. WINSTON

CHURCHILL, the British Premier in the House of Commons yester day afternoon, states a London

message.

Mr. Churchill said that" Lord Lloyd was spurred on throughout

GREECE REFUSAL WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)

Counter-Proposals From Petain To Hitler

Colonel Knox stated that the LAVAL BELIEVED TOLD DARLAN

Navy has offered to give Greece, free 30 Grumman fighter planes |

which the Greek Minister, how- WOULD NOT MIND HANDING OVER

ever, refused saying that Greece wanted new planes.

Col Knox also revealed that arrangements have been made for

SOUTHERN NAVAL BASES

ADMIRAL DARLAN, accompanied by GENERAL" HUNTZIGER, China to obtain" 100 American-Vichy War Minister, is now on his way to PARIS with what are made warplanes ordered in the stated to be counter-proposals from Marshal Petain to Herr Hitler's United States by Brital but not demands, states a London message. yet delivered. The Chinese. Gov- ernment had asked for 500.

MARSHAL PETAIN is expected to reach a decision this week.

It is understood that the counter-proposal suggest some sort. Under the arrangements which of compromise whereby M. LAVAL will be included in the Vichy. were finally worked out, Britain Government without exceeding Hitler's more drastio demands. agreed to accept deferred de-

10 machinens

The Vichy correspondent of Swiss newspaper declares REM BOMB ALLEY"

Laval told Amirah Darlan that According to a message from he would not mind handing over Sydney, an enemy ship was re- French naval bases in the south ported to have been bombed in of France and Tunis so long as Bomb Alley" which is the Sicilian Germany would not take over the Channel, but the enemy took no French Fleet and the Army.

action.

the whole of his life by a consum- NO IMPORTANCE

ing desire to serve the country and to uphold Britain's name. Lord Lloyd foresaw the danger of Elt- ler's rise to power and above all,

ATTACHED

armed power and he had the full IN CHUNGKING

sense of the rapidly growing dan-. ger to Britain;

This correspondent also declares that M Laval stated that he would not join the Vichy. Cabinet unless he could gain control of the Police, the Press and the radio.

MORE VIOLENT -·

TACTICS LAID DOWN IN MEIN KAMPF

LODON, Feb. 6 (BWS) Hitler's tactics in dealing with France are in accordance with the directions laid down in the following passage from "Mein Kampf:

clever conqueror will always, if possible, impose his demands on the conquered by Instalments, For

3 Deople that makes a voluntary sur render saps its own character.

In the meantime, threats from the German-controlled press and CHUNGKING, Feb. 8.(Reuter) radio in Paris continue to become: While the Chinese authorities have and more violent. The latest was PROMISES TO EGYPT

not yet published any details of the statement that unless Mar- Lord Lloyd had been most con- the Japanese landing in Mirs Bay, shal Petain could raech an agree- cerned over the promises which little or no importance is attached ment the next problem would be Britain had made to Egypt and be in the Chinese capital to the Jap-to save the Marshal. lived long enough to see all obliga anese attempt to cut the route be A German station in Stuttgart. tons of Great Britain to Egypt tween Hongtong and the interior broadcasting in French, said, "Re- vindicated.

of China, via Shayuchung..

member there is only an armistice "When I was called upon to

While it is true that some car-between Germany and France, and take oyer the administration of goes of materials have been smug- peace has not been established. the country in the heat of the gled through the Japanese naval Ir the position remains the same war said Mr. Churchill, "it was blockade and transported inland for the present, or changes for a comfort to me to reach out to into the interior of China through the worse as it is likely to, Ger- in Vichy on Wednesday at 430

(Other tributes page 7)

AT BAYONET POINT

The above is an extracti An Example To All Hand-to-hand fighting took from a letter sent to the His Excellency the Acting Gover- place in one village. the Greeks Hongkong Government by nor gratefully acknowledged re-such a trustworthy, friend." finally chasing out the Italians at Ave of the leading Chinese eipt of this generous donation as bayonet point in one of the most brilliantly fought actions on the banks in the Colony and ten testimony of the spirit of the Chi

nese. Community of Hongkong and part of the Greeks since the war, prominent individual Chinese as an example to all. began,

gentlemen, together with a

The money, has been telegraphed In the coastal sector and on the cheque for $18,500 (appro-to the Under-Secretary of State front stretching away to North- wards, the Italians staged two ximately £1,150) for the pur- for the Colonies, with the request counter-attacks with the support chase of a mobile canteen for that the Canteen, when it is pur- chased and equipped, should have

of artillery, machineguns and rar- providing hot food, etc., for a plate bearing the words "Hong- tars. Both were repulsed and the civilians in England who have kong No...." and the names of the attackers forced to retire in dis- been rendered homeless by donors. order, abandoning dead wounded.

[Nazl_bombing raids.

and

British Forces Push Deeper Into Italian Territory

On all fronts, the British forces are pushing rapidly deeper and deeper into Italian territory, states a London message. .......

The following is the latest communique, which was issued in Cairo yesterday.

The Correspondence

RUMANIAN

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Router)-A] four-point manifesto was issued The following are copies of they the Rumanian Committee set correspondence on the subject: up in London.

Hongkong, Feb. 5. Captain 8. H. Batty-Smith,

Alde-de-Camp,

Government House,

Hongkong."

.Dear Captain Batty-Smith, As

The points are:

Firstly, freeing, King Michasi from the present humiliating position and enabling him to rule as a constitutional and democratle king:

Secondly, fight for reunion of

route.

"And with such a people you can calculate that none of these oppressions in detail will supply quite enough rea- son for it to resort once more to arms"

The Council of Ministers

met

out Shayuchung, it is learned

many will have to impose much pm, according to a message from these shipments were usually those

Saigon. more severe peace terms. We belonging to private commercial

BITUATION EXAMINED interests and also that only com- must. therefore, warn France". paratively small quantities of

A DIRECTORATE

The meeting lasted two hours goods were brought in by this The latest rumour is that, in- and it is believed that the political stead of a triumvirate, there may situation was examined in the It is emphasised that the Jap-be a directorate of four under Mar-light of Admiraj Darlan's report. anese occupation of Shayuchung stal Petain the other members Political circles in Berlin show will not seriously affect the arrival being M. Laval, Admiral Darlan, great reserve concerning French of supplies and essential products General Huntziger and M. Baudin policy and no declaration was in Interior, China from abroad. . All reports of a solution which made at the Wilhelmstrasse con- may be reached should be re-cerning the formation of the new garded as speculation.

National Party in Paris or the

·On Other- Pages

Page

2 Poverty problemis; "Art ex- hibition; Crossword puzzle, Colony badminton "cham- pionships.

3 Radio programmes: Coming

events; Cinema notes.

4 Hitler sets dead-line; Ita- lian communications, ha- rassed?" Italians beat hasty "retreat; Mediterranean Fleet: ttakes challenge; Czech pas- sive resistance French

dromes bombed.

has already been pointed out by the Rumanian nation within na Various Statesmen, and, perhaps, tural frontiers; by no one in clearer or more con-

Thirdly, the liberation of Ru vincing language than President Roosevelt, the death struggle now and to help her to determine free- mania from temporary serfdom being waged by the Democracles her own system of Government; against aggression will determine and not only their fate, but the future, LIBYA: Our advance towards Benghazi is progressing satisfac-of civilisation. Although we know creation of a new European order Fourthly, to collaborate in the torily.

that many Chinese in the Colony based on territorial independence Eritrea: Our forces are closing In on the strongly held positions have already made their contribu-with equal rights between nations. south of Karan, Further south Italian forces are being pressed in

tions to British war charities, in in contradiction to the material the Polle area. So far 1,500 prisoners have been captured. In the

spite of the numerous other calls and spiritual slavery of Hitlerism Sudan operations, our casualties have been light,

upon them the result of the exist The Rumanian Committee has ing conditions in China, we feel the full support of Rumanian cul- that something more should be at-tural organisations in America and tempted by way of a gesture of appeals for support to all Ru the Chinese people of their ad- manisas "seeing that Rumanian miration for the fortitude of the leaders are virtually prisoners in 10 Finance and commerce.

Cont'd Page 5. Col 1 their own country

ABYSSINIA: Good progress is being made in the advance along the Gonda road in spite of minefields made by the enemy.

ITALIAN SOMALILAND: Our penetration has become deeper and the enemy has suffered casualties which are disproportionate

ŝto our own:

5 Cordial US-China rela- tions; Bordid love story. 'told.

6 Leading article: Japan

Beware!

8 Round the Police Courts, 8. Rift in

Food shor-

age in Japan

An appeal to all young French-altitude of the Vichy Government men to join the army was broad- The same message adds that a cast from Vichy yesterday. This high German economist is ex- followed, the appeal for naval re-pected in Paris to study Franco- cruits two days ago.

German economic relations.

Today's News Summary

BRITAIN IS AT PRESENT SPENDING £12,250,000 a day. This was revealed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer In the House of Commons yesterday when he moved new credits totalling £1,600,-". 000,000.

M. LAVAL IS REPORTED TO HAVE TOLD Admiral Darlan that he would not mind handing over the southern French naval bases and Tunis if the Germans would not demand the taking over of the French Fleet and Army. Admiral Darian is on his way to Paris with counter-proposals from Marshal Petain to Herr Hitler's demands.

BRITISH FORCES ARE ADVANCING on all fronts in Africa and are penetrating deeper and deeper into Italian territory.

TRIBUTES, INCLUDING ONE BY Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons yesterday, have been paid to the late Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies who died on Tuesday,

→ FIGHTER PATROLS OF THE ROYAL AIR Force and the Fleet Air Arm still dominate the Mediterranean sky and British supremacy on the sea is maintained,