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"Hongkong Daily Press," Mar. 19, 1941

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WINSTON CHURCHILL EXPRESSES DEAN WILSON

GRATITUDE TO UNITED STATES

AT LUNCHEON TO MR.

Battle Of Atlantic

Most Momentous

Ever To Be Fought In Annals Of War

WINANT

Faculty Of Survival In Glorious Degree

ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE EVENTS IN ANGLO - AMERICAN RELATIONS TOOK PLACE

IN LONDON YESTERDAY AT A LUNCHEON TO THE NEW UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN, MR. JOHN GILBERT WINANT, STATES A LONDON MESSAGE.

words:

"

Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, announced with great satisfaction a piece of war news with these

"ONLY YESTERDAY I RECEIVED NEWS OF THE CERTAIN DESTRUCTION OF THREE U-BOATS. NOT SINCE OCTOBER, 1939, HAVE I BEEN SO CHEERED BY NEWS OF THIS TRIPLE EVENT.”

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ACCEPTS OFFER Twenty British Ships

Sunk In One Week

OF BISHOPRIC OF SINGAPORE

THE VERY REVEREND J. L. WILSON, Dean and Archdeacon of Hongkong has been offered the Bishopric of Singapore by the Archbishop of Canterbury and has accepted it, and has in consequence put his resignation in the hands of the Bishop and, the Church of England Tristees.

For the week ended Mar. 10, 20 BRITISH ships, of 84,000 tons, and FIVE ALLIED, totalling 14,500 tons, were sunk as the result of enemy action, states a London message. This makes a total of 25 'ships of 99,000 tons.

During the same week, the Germans claimed to have suzik twice the amount of tonnage.

It is now known, adds the message, that in the previous week, ended Mar. 3, 19 British ships and not 20 were lost reducing the ton- nage by 7,000.

The date and place of consecra- It is pointed out in London that tion are in the hands of the Arch-although the week's losses are bishop of Canterbury, and may not higher than the weekly average for be settled for some little time...

FOOD FOR FRANCE

WASHINGTON, Mar, 18′ (Reuter) -In connexion with food for France, Lord Halifax, the British' Ambassador, has sent a statement

At the luncheon a message was read from His Majesty the King welcoming Mr. Winant. His Majesty said: "THE AMBASSADOR HAS COME TO US AT A MOST FATEFUL MOMENT IN THE HIS-Red Cross was acceptable to the TORY OF THE TWO COUNTRIES "AND WE MUST EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE HE REPRESENTS AND OUR ADMIRATION FOR THEIR GREAT STATESMAN..

Mr. Churchill said that there was no more fitting occasion to express the thanks of the nation and the Em- "pire for the assurance which has come to them through the fateful Presidential words on Saturday.

"You have come here, Mr. Winant," said the Prime Min-

AMERICAN PEOPLE MEAN 1ster, to help mankind on a

BUSINESS," DECLARES

MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN

"I make no predictions but the American people mean business and I don't think you will be disappointed," said MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN, United States defence co- ordinator who is at present in London, in a statement yes- terday, according to a London message.

ATTITUDE OF YUGOSLAVIA

TO DEMANDS

scale which has not been pre- viously known. We have our increasing privations but with your help we know now that we can overcome these.

"We have our faults and our so- cial system has its faults but I hope, with God's help, to prove that this commonwealth of nations has the ability to survive in a glorious degree.

Scientists Fighting The Night Bombing

OTTAWA, Mar. 13

to the State Department, and according to a British inform- ed source, later said that the submission of the proposal to the

British authorities.

Grain supplies might now be permitted to unoccupied France under conditions assuring of no aid to Germany elther directly or in directly.

DEATH OF M TITULESCU

LONDON, Maz. 18 (Reuter)- Regarded as the special champion

the first two months this year. they are one-third less than the figures in the previous week- (Special)

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British Wireless adds that the fact that Admiral Sir Percy Noble has been appoint- ed the C-in-C of the Western Approaches is an indication of steps being taken to co-ordi- nate measures effectively, but many weeks must elapse before the results can be seen of the Navy's efforts to deal with all German attempts to master British shipping.

WILL NOT INTERFERE Commenting

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"Taffrail's Tribute To Sir Percy Noble

Captain Houry (~18fall") Dar- jling paid & A-zking trule, to AD- MINAL SIR PERCY NOBLE, K.CB,

VU formerly. Commander-in- Chief of the China diaton, and now appola.ed Commander-in- Chief of the Western Autoabes,· in the course of a broadcast from London yesterday.

"Tattrall said that Sir Percy was full of vigour and cool-head- ed. He had played football as a younger man. He was reputed to

threats to torpedo all Amerkan service.

on the German be the best liked officer in the

ships carrying aid to Britain, Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador in

A PSYCHOLOGIST Washington, told

Sir Percy was always ready to newspapermen give credit where credit was due. that Germany would not be able He was a psychologist and keen substantially to interfere with the to find out what other people flow, states a London message Bpecial e saj preto,

BREMEN BADLY DAMAGED

thought the why He made every effort to get gr TIN GETA ter and took infinite trouble to find why a man had committed any breach of discipline.

of Britain in Rumania, M. Nicolai Titulescu, 'one of the most versa liner Bremen has tile figures in diplomatic lobbies damaged as the result of a fire Station. "So let us wish him now of Europe after the World War, which broke out on Sunday and the best of luck in the part he is died at Cannes yesterday..

which was put out on Monday,

The crack N, D. I 51,000-ton his great capacity in his last Str Percy, said "Taffrail," showed been severely strenuous command in the China

M. Titulescu was the Foreign and according to the Official German play in the Battle of the "At- (Reuter)-Finice Minister and Minister to New Agency, quoted in a London lantic, concluded the speaker. Mr. Harriman said that his

"In such a moment the, words Canadian and American scientists Britain.

message.--(Special) work was concerned with food and pledges which Mr. Roosevelt had "played no mean part" in

and shipping as well as muni-has given show that we are no developing devices against night FIGHTING PROCEEDING · IN

tlons and he would soon bellonger alone.", joined by a staff of experts in

MUST BE WON all departments.

Mr. Churchill then dealt with NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-would be increasing month by said, must

American production, he said, the Battle of the Atlantic which he be, won in a decisive Though German pressure connues month for the duration of the war manner because the policy of help on Yugoslavia, leaders have adopt-and, if it was felt necessary, the from the United States la not to ed a "take it or leave it" attitude american people would be glad, to be frustrated...

to the demands, according to make sacrifices in their own diet

No, only German battle cruisers

Belgrade message

to the NEW In order that the "British people but German battleships had now YORK TIMES today Quoting could have the food they need. crossed the other alde of the At- sources close to the Yugoslav Goy- (Special)

jlantic to sink our shipa

ernment.

SOVIET NOTE LONDON, March 18 (Reuter) The DAILY TELEGRAPH'S Ankara correspondent says it is reported here that the Bovlet Note was handed to the Yugoslav Govern ment last week, and is responsible for their hesitation to conclude their agreement with Germany.

The contents of the Note are re- ported to be as follows:

Do not Join the Axis Tripartite Pact because it means war in the Balkana "

bombing now being used in Bri- tain, to a statement by

the Canadian Air Minister, M MOUNTAINS AROUND KEREN:

c. G. Power, in the House of Com-

mons.

Over 300 men, mostly from Canada he said crossed the Atlantic to work the devices

in November and they were recently followed by hundreds

more.

INDIAN TROOPS CAPTURE IMPORTANT FORT IN WEST

A communique from Calro confirms that in ERITREA fighting is going on in the mountains around KEREN where Indian troops have taken an important fort to the west of the town, states a London

message.

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Mr. Power added that the United States had supplied 200 to 400 trained airmen for instruction THE ITALIAN LOSSES ARE STATED TO BE VERY HEAVY, work under the Empire Training. An air communique adds to this report the news of further Scheme, and the actual number of activity by bomber and fighter aircraft of the RAF. In the Keren men who graduated under the area.

HAS SEEN PREMIER

"The struggle bas to be won' Reuter adds that Mr. Harriman, to bring in this stream of who is clean-shaven, square-jawed munitions and food which are and looks the typical American big coming to us," said Mr. Chur- business executive, said he had seen chill the Premier, Mr. Churchill, and "Our losses have risen for the double that planned when the machine-gunned.

scheme last month was almost Troops and munition dumps have been dive bombed - and expected to see everyone dealing time being but our strength is agreement on the scheme with supplies from America. growing everywek. The Ameri-made in December, 1939.

"America has staggering pro can, destroyers which reached us ductive capacity which, in the case in the autumn and the winter are of steel, is 85,000,000 tons this year, going into action and our air power and this could be increased sub-is growing fast," stantially next year," he added.

"The American nation is un- inimously behind the administra-

If Yugoslavia is attacked, Rus-tion in Its ald policy." sia will give military, technical and financial help, military help consisting of planes.

In any case, communicate the -decision you are taking to Russia

at least 48 hours in advance. These three points have been communicated to the Turkish Goy- ernment and presumably, also to Greece.

JAPAN-AXIS "RIFT DENIED

Declaring that the report from the United States that, Japan was seeking to leave the Axis was only an attempt by America to isolate Jaran from her Axls partners, a radio mes- sare froin Saigon yesterday stat

Mr. Harriman indicated that supplies for Greece, and Chinx would probably be arranged in Washington.

MOST MOMENTOUS

HEINKEL DOWNED

was

In ABYSSINIA enemy troops and motor transport vehicles have been attacked by machine gun fire by the South African Air Force. Five more Italian aircraft are reported to have been destroyed in the last week.

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A Heinket 111 was shot down A report on the land operations states that while the British into the sea after it had dropped troops are extending the area of occupation in BRITISH SOMALI. bombs yesterday over the Thames LAND the general advance Into SOUTHERN ABYSSINIA is continu The Fremler then referred to the Estuary which did no damage. ing. (destruction of the three U-boats states a London message.—(Special) and continued, "We must" regard this Battle of the Atande as the most momentous ever fought

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Today's News Summary

In LIBYA, RAF bombers continued heavy attacks on TRIPOLI on Sunday night.—(Special)

British forces have captured a farther 100 or 800 prisoners. It again pointed out, however, in military circles in London that in Kären the Italians resisted strongly............

NEW ART GALLERY OPENED IN U.S.

Discussing the "recapture of BERBEBA, the capital of British Bousing works to the value of Somaliland, experts" underline the supreme importance of ses power £4,000,000, the gift of the late Mr.In this as in other recent operations, says British Wireless, Andrew Mellon, the first national. Without ses power, the capture of this port would have been gallery in the United States was impossible., opened by President Roosevelt,

An announcement that "RAF. armoured cars" participated in A PUBLIC EXPRESSION à gratitude on behalf of the British states a London message. Paint the recapture of Berbera is the first omclal mention of a weapon nation to the United States was made by. Mr. Winston Churchill, Ings and sculpture by famous not, usually associated with the British air arm......... Prime Minister, when he spoke in London yesterday at a luncheon German and Italian artists are in- The Italian General LORENZINY has been killed in action; to the new American Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Mr. (cluded-(Special) John G. Winant. A message from His Majesty the King was also ear read. The new envoy replied in a stirring speech.

; A TOTAL OF 25 BRITISH and Allied ships were sunk by enemy action during the week ended Mar. 10, The tonnage aggregated 99,000.

THE LATEST ISSUE OF JANEB Fighting, Ships discloses that twelve new cruisers have been built for the Royal Navy, while 20 destroyers bave been constructed since the war began.

OPERATIONS BY BRITISH FORCES are proceeding in the

ed that Japan will not be di-mountainous region around Keren; key-point, of Italian resistance.

verted from her course of es- tablishing a new order in the Orient, and that she will x6- main faithful to the Tripartite

and to the west of the town Indian troops have captured an im Fortant forty

SONAL TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ATTITUDE is being adopted by: Yugoslavia to the German demands and it is reported that the delay has been occasioned by a Note from the Soviet to Zugoslavia warn ing her not to sign the Tripartite Pact.

adds British Wireless:

Blunt Warning Of Strength Of United States Pacific. Fleet

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BE AT

Ablunt warning of the strength of the United States Pacific Fleet was made yesterday by Col.

Secretary for the Navy, states message from Sydney,,

"IN THE PACIFIC, THE UNITED STATES FLEET IS THE MOST POWERFUL FLEET AFLOAT AND THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT WHAT IT WILL THE EVENT OF WAR”

of the United States Floot In New Zealand is regarded as indicating the collaboration with Britain, adds the Sydney message.--(8p

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EIRE'S PLEDGE

TO BRITAIN

used for attacks against Britain

Fire's pledge cot to let her bases

was voiced by Mr. Eamon de Va lera, the Prime Minister, speaking on Bt. Patrick's Day, states a Lon- don message.

"For us to permit such a thing would be to involve ourselves in war," he added.

KNOX'S WARNING Colonel Frank Knox, U. S. Secte- tary of Navy, warned Eire that she was inextricably tied up to Britain and asked what the country would do if Britain lost the war.

"Driving Germans out or Eire will be much more difficult than anything which the good St, Fat- rick did,” concluded Col. Knox. (Special)

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Radio programmes: Coming events.

New approach to "Ababa oDeded; FAF

tivity in Albania; rald casualties; Roosevelt speech welcomed in Greec 5 Compulsory Service

al; Rotary Club uimage martial proceedings; der action

6 Leading article. Cholera Menace,

BA defence of the King of Belgium: Round the Police Courts,

Armed US navel and Britain foreseen; skille

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