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"Hongkong Daily Press," April 29, 1941.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL

29. 1941.

ON THE

VITAL ISSUE STILL TURNS

NECESSITY OF REPELLING INVASION AND KEEPING OPEN COMMUNICATIONS

Times On Situation In Greece: Free Nations Given Hard Truth By Churchill

Every Front Dependent On Home Front

LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter)-COMMENTING THAT THE DEFEAT OF GREECE WAS CHIEFLY DUE TO THE VAST SUPERIORITY OF THE GERMAN AIR FORCE AND OF MECHANISED TROOPS WHICH BROKE THROUGH THE FRONT TO

GREEK "AIR FORCE

WILL FIGHT ON

CAIRO, Apr. 26 (Reuter)-A declaration that the Greek Air Force will continue to fight on with the R. A. F. and that the Greek merchant fleet, consisting of millions of toni of shipping, will be at Britain's disposal, was made today by the Greek Mhalster in Cairo...

He also spoke of the courage with which the people of the numerons Small Greek Islands were" resisting German, at- tempts to land...

TEMPLE STREET MURDER

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TIONS OF THE EXHAUSTING ARMY RETIRING FROM ALBANIA, THE TIMES, in a leader on the situation in Greece, says that it has been an honour for the British and Australian troops to be associated with the Greek resistance.

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FALL OF IMPORTANT ITALIAN STRONGHOLD IN ABYSSINIA IS ANNOUNCED: BRITISH IN DESSIE

East

African Campaign CONSTITUTE Nearing End

NAIROBI, Apr. 28 (Reuter)-DESSIE HAS FALLEN. The capture of this important Italian stronghold in Abys- sinia, one of the last centres of resistance in Italian East Africa, was officially announced this morning.

A communique states: "Dessie fell on Saturday. Our troops entered the town at 6 p.m."

Apart from the resistance offered by Italians at GON- DAR the only other force of any significance now in East Africa is at ĢIMMA.

VIRTUAL ALLIANCE

STABILISATION

PACTS

SHANGHAI, Apr. 28 (Reuter)— The two new stabilisation pacts. with China by America and Bri-

AN ALLIANCE—for the purpose of

preserving the basic freedom of all

For some time it has been apparent that the Duke oftain "VIRTUALLY CONSTITUTE Aosta was "in a hopeless position but had apparently been ordered by Signor Mussolint to prolong the struggle in or- der to try to keep as many British troops as possible away from Egypt.

Belgian troops in the Gambela area in West Abyssinia repulsed an attack by an enemy force of two battalions on Apr. 25.

"After the fall of Addis Ababa when the main bulk of the Italian Army in Abyssinia An audacious murder was com took up defensive positions in The fall of Athens could not cause surprise when once it became known that the mitted in the Yaumati district last

night when two unknown Chinese Dessie it was generally ex- German armies had broken through the Olympus line.

males entered an oplum divan at pected that this stand would No. 212. Temple Street, Brst floor, be the Anal act in the East and killed a toki employed there African campaign," said

The victim of the outrage Was CHEUK LAM, aged 30 years, employed as a "boy" on the premises

THE VITAL ISSUE STILL TURNED ON THE NECESSITY OF REPELLING IN- VASION AND KEEPING OFF FOMMUNICATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC BY THE CAPE ROUTES AND, IN A LESSER EXTENT, THROUGH THE MEDITERRA- NEAN ITSELF.

Evacuation From Greece

LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter) The evacuation of certain of our forces from Greece has begun.

No responsible leader can afford to forget this truth for

one moment and Mr. Chur- MAKE WEAKNESS

INTO STRENGTH

chit, in last night's bred

cast, was no less insistent upon it than the South Afr Can Premier, General Smuts in his speech on Saturday.

At the same time, with the "This was announced in Sydney today by Mr. P. C. Spender, Vice-goodwill and vast resources President of the Australian Feder-of the United States behind al Executive Couricil

ús, both statesmen can look

This evacuation; he said, as far forward with steadfast con- as it had proceeded, had been suc-dence. cessful.

All news from America confirms General Smuts prediction that the United States will from, now on take an ever increasing part in the fight.

In the meantime we know, and take strength from the knowledge that all responsible American Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3

Keen Interest Aroused In. Canada

PEOPLE LED BY GREAT MAN

OTTAWA, Apr. 28 (Reuter-Mr. Winston Churchill's broadcast has aroused keen interest throughout Canada,

There was no statement from official quarters, but Mr. Macken- zle King, Canadian Premier will Mr. P. C. Spenser, speaking

speak on the war situation in the at the Adelaide Chamber ofHouse of Commons on Monday. Commerce and Manufactures | Commenting on the broadcast,

luncheon recently, said: "Wo cannot hope to win the war, this year. All we can hope to

do is to avoid defeat this year. If we do that we' will be more than half way to victory."--

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TEMPTUOUS

ATTENTION

the TORONTO GLOBE MAIL pays tributes to Mr. Churchill's power to allay public fever and restore clarity of vision

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"Mr. Churchill's review of the broad outlines of the war, revealed ja grave, but by no means desperate situation which could calmly and Intelligently be faced by the fear- lessness of the people whose armed strength is steadily increasing and who is being led by a great man,” the paper adds, "

The MONTREAL GAZETTE says, SYDNEY Apr. 28 (Reuter)-The The speech will inspire courage Radio, in commenting on My and maintain British confidence in Winston Churchill's broadcast, says a successful outcome of the war. that the Prime Minister "gave the admitted the immediate prospects German propaganda, which is try of the Middle East are not cheer ing to create a rift between Bri-ing, but there is no ground for

·tain and Australla, the contemptu- pessimisma, The situation calls for ous attention it deserves"

courage and action"

MR. I, CURTIN

He died as the result of many

wounds inflicted with a pair of

scissors: Death is believed to have

MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY B.B.C. military commentator, in a broadcast from London last night.

"TODAY THE GOOD NEWS

FORCES ON SATURDAY

OUR WILL,

been instantaneous and the body THEREFORE, BE TAKEN AS A was later removed to the Kowloon SIGN THAT THE END IS NEAR, Public Mortuary.

NO WORD SPOKEN"

It is understood that the two men walked into the divan and, without a word, proceeded to stab Cheuk several times and then ran

away.

The Police were surtmoned by the inmates of the house.

The motive for the crime is be- lieved to be the sequel to 念 quarrel

The Police are still making en- quiries and up to midnight no ar- rest had been made.

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"The Italian troops which faced) our forces were the remnants of

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BELL AIR CÓBRA

PLANE TESTED : BUFFALO, NEW YORK, Apr. 28 (Beuter)-Wing Command- er. 3. R. Adams on Sunday completed tests of the Bell Air Cober "ighting... plane, which- "company officials vätatensthis proved the fastest ・ singles motored craft in produetion.

Celling in excess of 35,000 feet was established and the plane's cannon and sir ma- chine-guns were tested satis- factorily above 30,000 feet in temperatures below zero,

The speed is about '400 miles per hour,"

An Amazing Embrace: What Stalin Said

To Matsuoka

TOKYO, April 28 (Reuter)-A farewell embrace between M. Det Sgt. N. B. Fraser is in STALIN and MR. MATSUOKA at the Moscow railway station, which charge of investigations.

amazed everyone present including the Soviet Foreign Office, officials, was described, by Mr. Matsuoka's private "secretary, Mr. Hasegawa, who is publishing a series of articles on Mr. Matsuoka's tour in the ASAHI SHIMBUN chain of newspapers,

POLICE BOARD

M. Stalin is reported to have said see the statesmen apparently over- to Mr. Matsuoka, whó a short while come with emotion embrace one

"NEVER MIND

three," declares the CHINA PRESS in an editorial today. "

The newspaper continued: "It was more or less fitting that China after having suffered the effects for nearly four years of un- declared war, should at this stage have been able to reply to Japan through an instrumentally "ande- clared alliance with two, great Powers whose assets of manpower, naval power, wealth and material resources are unsurpassed by those of the Axis Powers plus those of their subject allies and conquered territories"

„DIBECT ANSWER

"The signing of the monetary pacts is a direct answer to Japan's Pact with the Soviet, the paper declares" and concludes: "As the lend policy of China's western friends remains unchanged, it. must be realised that anything Japan can do is in nature more or less an empty gesture.

"At this rate the Japanese must think again as to the advantages.... of their pact with the Soviet."

MEMBERS NAMED CHUNGKING, Apr, 28 (Reuter) The three Chinese members of the Sing American and Sino-Bri- tish Stabilisation Funds Board, it 19 learned authoritatively, will be Mr. Chen Kwang-fu, Governor of the Shanghai Commercial Savings. Bank, concurrently. Chairman of

Foreign Trade Commission. Mr. Pel Sung-sun of The Bank of China and Mr. Hal Teb-mou of the Central Bank.

the

It is learned the American and British members of the Board are not yet selected by the respective. governments.

PORTSMOUTH RAIDED

TOMISLAV LONDON, "April 28 (BWS)—Mr. J. Curtin, Leader of the Opposition in, SHANGHAI, Apr. 28 (Reuter)-A before had algned the Soviet another in the Russian style. the Australian Parliament, agreed party of Chinese Maritime Cus-Japanese Neutrality Pact, that "I with Mr. Churchill that the desertom's river police today boarded JAPAN AND THE SOVIET UNION No less amazed were the Soviet tion of the gallant ally Greece the Yugoslav steamer Tomislav. StAND TOGETHER THERE IS NO- Foreign Office officials when one Portsmouth was the town on the "would have been an act of tree- Some 18 Italian marines still re- THING TO BE FEARED IN of whom whispered something in South Coast mentioned by the Air chery and would have deprived us main aboard It is understood FUROPE.”

vitals of our strength.

M. Stalin's ear.

J!

LONDON, Apr. 26 (Reuter)-

Ministry in an earlier communique of respect and sapped the very that the River police will Temalıy Mr. Matsuoka replied, "Nor will

M. Stalin sald "never mind" and on activities of German planes aboard and the incident settled there be anything to fear in the stepped into the de luxe carriages during the night. Isatisfactorily.

Orient."

dining carriage placed at Mr. Mat-

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Appeals For Effective

China

Aid To

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Central)-MR. WILLIAM BULIÁTTT,}| former American Ambassador to France, in a nationwide radio broad- cast speech here tonight, told the. American people that the battle- field in China is, in a literally strategic sense, "our Western Front." He urged 'the country to support China not only with all the resources and strength but to provide effective delivery of arms, munitions and airplanes and to keep open the life-line to China and England. Nearly 3,000 people including Government officials, diplomats and social leaders jammed the Constitution Hall to hear Mr. Bullitt's appeal for aid to China on behalf of the United China Rellef Fund.

Prominent among the Chinese officials present were Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese Ambassador at Washington. Dr. T. V. Scöng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of China, and Dr. Quo Tal- eh; the Chinese Foreign Minister-designate. When Dr. Quo was in-1 troduced, he received a thunderous applause from the audience

Recalling his visit with General Chiang Kai-shek In 1934, Mr. Bullitt revealed that the Chinese Generalissimo predicted to him that Japan would attack China, and while admitting that the invaders would win battles, General Chiang was convinced that China would win the wareh

Continuing, Mr. Bullitt sald: The British and the Chinese are hard pressed. For our own salvation we must, turn all our strength into producing the instrument of defence, for them and for our- selves. We must not only produce but kiso deliver the goods.”

Portsmouth was the main target

M. Stalin thereupon added: sucka's disposal where he shook of attack. "NOR IN THE WORLD":

hands all round. Foreign diplomatic representa-

·BOMBER DESTROYED LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter)--One

The most significant, Mr. Hase- tives then present were amazed to gawa adds, was the remark by M. German bomber is known to have Stalin to Mr. Matsuoka in parting: been destroyed in the Portsmouth "You are Asiatic; so em L

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Pages

2 Chess tourney: Badminton "greens": Wholesale prices in Colony.

3 Radio programmes; Coming events: Crossword puzzle, 4 Distinguished career of Col

Hsien; B. African campaign;} Empire airmen arrive in Britain; Australian politice: Turkey orders evacuation 5 Children's Playgrounds" As- sociation annual meeting; Capt. J. Roosevelt; Immi- gration assistant charged:

Round the Police Courtag 6 Leading article: Reassuring

and Refreshing.

WA

8 Criminal Sessions; Italian

priest ained.

Today's News Summary

THE BROADCAST BY Mr. Winston Churchill on Sunday night was warmly welcomed throughout the British Empire and in the United States. I aroused much Interest throughout Canada. Press comment points out that free nations were told the hard truth and the Daily Mail pointed out that every front was dependent on the Home front.

DESSIE, IMPORTANT Italian stronghold in Abyssinia, was cap- tured by British forces on Saturday and it is probable that the cam” paign in East Africa is near its end. Much men and material were captured but no detalls are yet available.

BOMBERS OF THE ROYAL Air Force again struck at Germany. In a daylight_raid on Cologne a derman factory was hit. In Brl- tain, Portsmouth bore the brunt of enemy raids on Sunday night. Two hospitals were hit and a store gutted."

A WRITER IN TOKYO has suggested that Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, should have a "frank" talk with President Roosevelt. Mr. Matsuoka's private secretary has revealed a conversa tion between the Foreign Minister and M Stalin

COLONEL CHARLES LINDBERGH has resigned his commission in the United States. Air Corps. Reserve following criticism of his pro- Axis sentiments by President Roosevelt last week