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"Hongkong Daily Press," July 2, 1941.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1941. -

NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAR

ATLANTIC OF GERMAN MENACE

DECLARES COLONEL FRANK KNOX

"NOW IS THE TIME TO FIGHT—THE TIME TO USE OUR NAVY-THE TIME TO CLEAR THE ATLANTIC OF THE GERMAN MENACE IS NOW AT HAND," said CÔL, FRANK KNOX, U.S. SECRETARY FOR THE NAVY, at a congress of State Governors on Monday.

War.

"We should take advantage of the God-given chance. America must now determine the outcöme of the Germany's war with Russia will hold her attention for the vital months of this crucial year, and we should be ready now to mingle with British toil, tears and sweat, American toil, American tears and American sweat."

Referring to President Roosevelt's speech in launching the Lease and Lend Act, Colonel Knox said, “NOW IS THE TIME TO FULFIL THAT PLEDGE. MONETARILY, HERR HITLER HAS HIS BACK TO US HE HAS CHOSEN TO EXPRESS CONTEMPT FOR OUR PROMISES OF AID TO BRITAIN AND WHILE HIS BACK IS TURNED WE MUST ANSWER HIS OBVIOUS CONTEMPT WITH A SMASHING BLOW THAT WILL CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD'S OBJECTIVES."

Col. Knox emphasised how vital it was to full the Pre- sident's pledge. He said that over 2.000.000 tons of ship- ping had been sunk during the last two months of the war and it was essential these should be replaced.

There is only one thing to this way of thluking." said Col Knox. We are new ahead of schedule In our programme of national de- fence and adding to our splendid navy Britain needs food, of guns and planes in ever-increas- ing quantiles She must get these where they can be used and this can only be done if passage across the Atlantic is clear 10 traffic in ships

MR MALCOLM MACDONALD. United Kingdom High Commis- stoner in Canada. speaking at the same meethig as Colonel Knox, de- clared that if anything caused 113

CLEAR CALL TO GO FULLY TO WAR

WASHINGTON, July 1"(Renter)---COLONEL FRANK KNOX'S SPEECH IS REGARDED AS A CLEAR CALL TO GO FULLY TO WAR, IT BEING SEEN AS FOLLOWING LOGICALLY-. COLONEL KNOX'S PREVIOUS STRONG SPEECHES AND IN TUNE WITH HIS KNOWN DESIRE TO USE FOR THE DEMOCRACIES THE ONE BRANCH OF SERVICES READY FOR ACTION AND 'WHICH HE CONTROLS.

President Roosevelt's future action will probably be guided by public reactions to. Col. Knox's clarion call.

HIS STATEMENT IS LIKELY TO EVOKE CONSIDERABLE APPROVAL UNITED STATES,

THROUGHOUT

THE

Many will agree that America's tears, toil and sweat should attempt to match those of Britain. although they will probably still baulk at bloed.

MINE EXPLOSIONS AT TELEGRAPH BAY, LÄMMA

AND CAPSUIMUN PASS

REPORTS OF MINE EXPLOSIONS AND OF MINES WASHED

to lose the Battle of Britain, it ASHORE ON THE COLONY'S BEACHES CAME IN WITH SOME RE- would be followed by the Battle of GULARITY TO THE WATER POLICE YESTERDAY, and naval units America, I might be the Bottle were kept busy throughout the day patrolling areas where mines, of South America first but the broken off from their moorings, would have been carried by the tide. Battle of North America would Come afterwards

Hitler, with the usual cunning.

The first explosion, a report of which was made, occurred at Tele-

has already made some attempts Fraph Bay at

LASHTO July 1 (Flouter)- 6.20 a.m. when Traffic on

the Burma Road has been interrupted by foods and

to gain bases for that battle in the a mine hit the rocks there, and

French colonies North-West, two further explosions were re-landslides. One bridge was wash-

ported at 6 a.m., one from Capsuled away.

Africa.

APPROPRIATION BILLS WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuter) --Congress just managed to pass all the appropriation Bills for the the ensuing fiscal year before midnight dead line.

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Pass and another on the shores of Lamma Island,

About a dozen mines were washed the beaches at Ping ashore on Shan, Castle Peak and Tsun War. and another mine on the beach at Cheung Chau Island. below re During Monday. stx such mea- gures were passed, totalling around sidences Nos. 24 to 26, causing some nervousness to the occupants $4,500,000,000.

Since session started in January, of the premises. some of whom appropriation bills have. totalled moved away to a safer arca.

about $40,000,000,000, of which $28,- A number of other mines were

and 000,000,000 were for national de- dealt with at sea,

strict fence, or under the Lease and Lend watch was maintained against any of these floating in the direction of The orders for plates, and tous the Harbour. No mines were re

Act.

to make them, and supplies to une ported in the Harbour itself.

Air Corps of Monday amounted

to $709,000,000 which is one of the

largest sums for a single day.

OTHER WRECKAGE

TO MAKE BRITAIN TANK CONSCIOUS”

LONDON,

Arising out of Lord Bätver brook's new appointment Mr. Garfield Weston, who had pre- viously contributed generously to the war funds, has "given £10,000 to open a Tauk Fund

to help in producing land weR- pons on which, in case of in- vasion, the fact of Britain will depend.

Mr. Weston said “that the country must be made as tank conscious as it had been made Spitfire-conscious.

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GOVERNOR STICKS TO STATEMENT OF MAKING NO RASH PROMISES IN BROADCAST ON EVACUATION

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In a 15-minute broadcast from the studio of Z.B.W. last night, HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G., spoke on a "thorny sub- ject" dealing with "Some points about the Evacuation" in the course of which His Excellency declared he would stick to his statement that HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY RASH PROMISES.

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The Governor spoke frankly, examined the whole question of evacuation and dealt with the various schoo's of thought and the under-currents one of which was: the belief that the Hongkong Government had misinterpreted the order which came from His Majesty's Government.

The instructions to eva- cuate British European wo-

men and children, said His Government last June, and

Excellency, came from HM.

were quite clear and definite,

"What hope is there of gen- eral permission being given for- women and children to come back here. Frankly, I am sorry to say, the answer, so far as the immediate fatore goca, must be none," said His Ex- cellency.

The full text of the broadcast is as follows:-

NEW G.O.C. China May APPOINTED

Break Off FOR CHINA

COMMAND Diplomatic

Relations

MAJ-GEN. C. M.

MALTBY, M. C. With Axis

The following official communique

No one will deny that my sub-was issued by Headquarters, China ject this evening is a thorny one, Command, yesterday: to say the least of it, so I will try to clear the ground a bit before I begin. In the first place, I am going to be as frank as I can, butj It goes without saying that there are some points on which I can- not be altogether explicit.

Secondly. I am not going to try to use 'soft sawder," nor am I go-

I hope that what I have to say

. For some time past MAJOR- GENERAL A. E. GRASETT, C. 3, 1). S. 0., M. U., has been required for an appointment In the United Kingdom and arrangements have just been completed for his rellef by MAJOR-GENERAL C. ML MALTBY MAC

CHUNGKING, July 1 (Bouter)-

The German and Italian recogni- Hon of the Nanking Government [is likely to result in China break- ing off diplomatic relations with Bertin and Rome and in a sprend of the war to the Far East, ge- cording to Chinese circles here.

These quarters are not surprised

fig to make rash-promises; though or Geral Maltby has had at the development and express will lighten the outlook a little long experience both in Command the opinion that it may "after all for the familles which have been and on the Staff in India and else.e favourable to Chungking as it would formally bring the Chungking where and is at present command- torn asunder by the evacuation.

Government into the same camp

Thirdly, I hold no brief for those ing an important division in India with the United States, Britain and Major-General Maltby, will be

women whose duty it was to go

last year and who failed in that arriving in Hongkong in the nearusla and would also make t unnecessary for Chungking to maintain half-hearted relations as

duty.

Lastly, I am not going to argue

future.

HERE-BINCE 1938

The development is arousing

that no mistakes have been made H. E. Major-General Arthur Edhitherto existing with. Berlin and by Government in the course of ward Grasett has been General Rome. and since the evacuation; but on Officer Commanding, the British

JAPAN'S ENTRY that point I do ask my hearers to Troops in China, since November, realise how stapendously difficult 1938, having succeeded Major-

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General A. W. Bartholomew, C. B., speculation whether the Axis step C. M. G. C. B. ED. 8. O.

1s one of the conditions for Japan's At the time of his appointment, entry into the war against Russia, Major-General Grasett was "Brl- Therefore,” Chinese circles are gadier. Ceneral Staff, Northern anxiously awaiting Japan's next Command, to which post he was move which may further clarify the moved in 1937 from that of G. S. O international situation and Chung. 1 at the Staff College.

King's position, in the present war. Maj. Gen. Grasett was born. in

Germany never replaced Dr. 1888 and was educated at Opper Trautmann, German Ambassador, Canada College and at the Royal after his recall in 1939, while tha Military College of Canada at Italian Ambassador remained In Kingston, Ontario. He 162 Shanghai and never visited Chung- duate of the Staff College and of King. the Imperial Defence College. Re entered Lae R. B. in 1909 and he has had distinguished service. In France and

on the North-West Frontier.

First Air Raid Alarm In Moscow: No Incidents Reported: Battle Continues In Direction Of Murmansk, Luck

ING.

MOSCOW, July ↑ (Reuter)—MOSCOW HAD ITS FIRST AIR RAID ALARM EARLY THIS MORN-

IT LASTED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BUT NO INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED.

A Soviet communique states: "During the night of June 30, fighting continued in the direction of MURMANSK, DVINSK, BORRUISK and LUCK,

"On other sectors of the front, night reconnaissance was in progress accompanied by artillery activity,

"In the region of Murmansk, the enemy succeeded in pressing our units back but his further Wreckage of divers description progress was stopped by our land forces and our aircraft, the enemy suffering heavy losses, The Senate has sent to resident was washed ashore on the beaches, In the direction of Dvinse, the "The first bombs which fell on duced to a heap of twisted metal. Roosevelt for signature a f- at least two wrecked junks being enemy brought forward fresh the tank column were dropped by "This day this squadron des- creasing from $1,400,000,000 to reported washed ashore, one at mobile troops upon which our air-the plane of First Lieutenant troyed 27 enemy tanks. $2,650,000,000 lending authority of Governor's Beach, Stanley, and craft inflicted powerful blows from Michailov. the Commodity Credit Corporation another at Ngau Chi Wan. and continuing the agency until July 1, 1949.

28 Skilled

Workers

Discharged

the air.

TWISTED METAL

The high wind at 2 a.m. yester- "In the direction of Minsk, dur- "By well co-ordinated attack, day caused the sinking of the ing the whole night our troops the enemy tank column was re- steam launch L1 Tai and Class I were in action, a mobile unit of junk No. 2837 in Yaumati Typhoon the enemy opposing their efforts Shelter after both vessels had be- to break through in the eastern come waterlogged.

The Li Tal, anchored at the eastern entrance to the Shelter. put up steam and headed against the wind when its anchor chain

direction,

"Infantry, artillery, tanks and aircraft participated in the battle. ADVANCE STOPPED

"In the direction of Luck, in the

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuas parted by the high seas, but region of Rovno, our troops have ter)-Twenty-sight skilled civilian

suffered the further misfortune stopped the advance of enemy workers employed in the Mark 18- then of having its steering chain tank formations. As a result of fand Navy Yard have been dis- parted, being blown on to the old the counter-attack of our tank charged for "subversive activity,"

Youmat! Ferry Launch pler where units, the enemy has suffered con- Rear-Aditrat J. W. P. 'Greenalade

siderable, losses. the sank. announced,

"On other sectors of the front, He said the dismissals were The junk, taking a severe buffet-- "purely precautionary."

ing after making fast to a number our armies continue to hold our The Navy yard employs 19,500 of other craft in the Bhelter, be-state frontiers, repulsing numerous

civillane.

GEN, ROMMEL

came also waterlogged and sank.

No lives were lost or persons in jured,

LONDON, July 1 (Router) Herr, The crow of the L4 Tai managed

- Hitler has appointed General to make shore, without mishap Rommel, Chier of the Nast Panser other than a leg injury suffered Teroes in North Africa, to bb Gen.

attacks of the enemy,

"Our aircraft inflicted repeated blows on enemy tank and motoris od units in the direction of Dvinsk,

lunsk and Luck...

"Marksmanship of qur aircraft

is becoming more accurate.com

The Soviet Air, Poros revolved:

tal of the Armoured Forces, by the engineer, wok Kam-hol an order to destroy an enemy atates the German official News who was later treated at the tank formation, near village.

#Kwong,Wan «Hospital;

The tanka moved along a river: Agonosan

-On Other- Pages

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2-Home Guard officers re- celve awards; Quo Tai- chi announces diplomatic policy: Mr. Owen Latti- more "right man for Chita.**.

3 Two houses · collapse, ein Queen's Road; Funeral -Leading articles: Blno-: American Understa" dingy Typhoon Trials. 6-Radio, programmes;; Com.

ing eventa 7-Middle East : communique; Heart of Paderewski to be kept in Warsaw?; Cross-

Finance, and commerce. 9tation in Rudila highly.

"Many German prisoners and deserters say they are all extreme-]

ly tired of this war and are fight- ing under compulsion.

"The threat of being shot forces

to fight,' declared Johann. The German people are exhausted from war, hunger and suffering. They do not want, wer against Soviet Russia. V

CHAIMS PUZZLING

Maj. Gen. Grasett was appointed an Official Member of the Hong- kong Executive Council on Decem het 10, 1998.

DE JURE RECOGNITION SHANGHAI, July 1 (Reuter) Germany, Italy and Rumania ex- tended a de jure recognition of the Nanking Government.

Slovakia and Croatia have also recognised the Nanking regime

PRESENT SITUATION IN BEIRUT UNTENABLE

ANKARA, July 1. (Renter)---Crowde demonstrating in BEIRUT in favour of the Allies were recently fired on by Vichy troops, Beuter's correspondent here" learns, tr

The people who learnt how the Allies were treated In Damascus are anxious to welcome the British and Free French

The Beirut pupalation apparently danger carry on their ordinary life NEW YORK, July 1 (Router) regards the present situation as while the Allies bomb and attack

military objectives Nazi reports of gains in Russia untenable. ~

are minimised by neutral obser- Travellers from Beirut tell how The Allies care not to cause injury vars at Vichy who find German the British Air Force scrupulously to civilians has created a very claims puzzling, says the Vichy attack only military objectives and favourable impression. correspondent of the NEW YORK the population in other parte of TIMES,

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the olly knowing they are in no The conservative view, he 86ys,

DEATH OF GEN. WILLIAM PIKE Is that while the Germana un tances are so great in Russia that doubtedly scored all advantages in pincers may fall to close effectively.

LONDON, July1(Reuber)The suparable from the launching of In fact, there are reportal in death, has occurred, of Major-Gen great offensives, Russian arthies Vichy, the correspondent say that air William Watson Pike, K.G. still exist

the two armies announced MG, DAO FROST, late

Inevitably surrounded north of AMB, at the age of 81. See Consequently, the expression the Pripot Marshes are actually He was Director of Medical Ser

the ex "décisiva success" soems premature, making their way out of the net vices First Army BBF in the motorene puicers It is pointed but on the political European War 1914-17. He was

movement can scarcely be charse side that there is no evidence knighted in 1910 and retired in terled as successful until it is so that the first week of war has had 1920. s tually finished in this connexion. any affect on the itability or Melt William ordered the Army in

Loca I was pointed out that the distaid.