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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Situation In Far East Nearly At Flash Point

LÖNDON, Ang. 12 (Renter)-The inflammable situation in the Far East forms the theme of the leading articles in the DAILY TELEGRAPH and the DAILY MAIL. the latter describing the situa tion as "nearly at flash point."

The DAILY TELEGRAPH says: "Japan's militarists have chosen to defy the British Commonwealth and the United States. threaten- ing an attack on the vital interests of both in the hope that with their energies concentrated in the Enropean struggle and the Middle East the two great Democracies may let the Pacific go by default. The Japanese military junta delight to Imitate the Fuehrer and perhaps still believe in his star, but Japan will risk nothing to save Hitler from defeat.

wastage of Japan's strength in China might shrink."

TOKYO UNDECIDED

POLISH AIRMEN GREATER PART

ARE PLAYING

IN OFFENSIVE

CABLE

“OIL CANS" OF THE SEAS: IMPORTANT WORK BEING

DONE BY TANKERS

An English statesman has said that in the last war "the Allies floated to victory on a sea of olt." Oil or the lack of it may well LONDON, Auz. 1 (BWS)-Theof by tankers, writes Russell Owen

spell victory or defeat in this war, and England gets nearly all her Polish Air Force is

to the "Christian Science playing an Mositor. The Germans have announced that they will now concen- ever greater pari 'n the allied trate on sinking these odd-looking, squat ships, riding so low in the offensive against Germany

and water when loaded that waves continually sweep their deeks in rough German-occupied territories.

weather.

In the Battle of Britain, the Poles had English flight and squadron commanders, but док the squadrons

ure officered by Poles and in offensive operation "While the Nazi legions are em-

they are led across the Channel bedded in the Russian plains the

by Polish wing commanders. wheels of Japan's chariots in Man-

Three Polish squadrons at one chukuo will tarry. How much the The DAILY MAIL suggests that station frequently take part in the Japanese oligarchs will venture Japan is undecided whether to Fighter Command's Difensive in the south agains! Thalland, march agamist the Russians or operations as a compléte wing. against Singapore and beyond de- Thailand; adding: "Perhaps there! pends on their estimate of the a great deal of bhaff in the strength which aggression

would threats

she Is making in both encounter

directions If so, a further warn- ing is needed that a bluff of this description, carried. 10 extremes

"A large-scale offensive by land, air and sea some three thousand miles

from away Japanese ports is an enterprise from which even Iraders res ponsible for the interminable

k. AA

sist an attack jointly as they have already given joint warnings.

tain

Day by day tankers become, hell which is created then, as men more important, even on this side try to abandon a blazing ship in of the Atlantic. We transfer fifty the midst of fery waters, can only service and our American tankers to the British be imagined from producers to consumers is so

own flow of oil SŁOKING REGULATIONS

The men who sall these ships dislocated that the East is threa- never. or seldom, think of the days." Tankers have become im feet. They depend on tened with at least "gasless Sun- potential dynamite under their the Uttle purtant auxiliaries of war, and a tubes which carry fumes from the lot of them have been sunk, evenį tanks to be dissipated high up soane owned in this country but among, the mast3, and they rey, flying a foreign flag.

also. on their own common sense. OIL BY SEA

It is the rule on a tanker that one Tankers circle the world, carry-may smoke in quarters or abaft ing their

across cargoes

the the funnel, but nowhere else, and

the

DESTROYED 20 Since the RAF's big daylight offensive began in June, the Poles have been repeatedly in action. Last month one squadron destroy- ed 20 ME 109s over Northern oceans, through danger zones, up no man dreams of violating this no manifest, is likely to take France and the Channel. charge of the bluffer and create

peaceful coasts such as those of rule. Even the casual traveller on a position where the only move country was invaded.

Fighting in Poland when their the United States, for it is chea- a tanker instinctively is careful.

Poles now possible is forward

per to carry oll by sea than by The penalty for absentmindedness Those whom with the Fighter Command shot rail, In June, 1939, there were 1.7311s too great. But just because of Japan threatens are not treating down 500 German aircraft. They tankers of over 1,000 tons under what might happen there are few

2 bluff "ASAMA" WILL NOT stern last-hour preparations to re-number from their bases in Bri- nearly

They are making have already destroyed half this all flags. They had a gross tonnage adventures on these vessels.

one-sixth that of CALL AT 'FRISCO

It is easy to recognize a tanker. world's merchant fleet.

She is one of those big ships with TOKYO, Aug. 12 Reuter! - Mr

The United States alone, at the the funnel fur aft over the engine Koh Ishil. deputy spokesman of

beginning of this year. had 467 room, with the forward superstruc- the Information Board. disclosed

tankers of 560 tons or more, totall-ture sticking up just forward of to foreign correspondents at 1.1

ing 2,948,264 tons and with cargo amidships Ahead of that, and aft day's Press conference that the

capacity of 34,344,108 barrels. And to the superstructure in the stern, Asuma Maru. which is at present

there are B number now being there are no bulwarks, only a flush on the open seas, will return to

built in shipyards in this country deck with a light railing. Men can Japan without touching San Fran

-large, fast vessels which are work on that deck in fair weather, elsco, according to a semi-official

vastly improved over the tankers but when it is rough they take to Japanese report.

of even a few years ago,

the flying bridge, which runs high The accent is on speed-sixteen above the deck, fore and aft, and knots or better-so that ships may some times event that is not safe. shuttle rapidly between their sup- Then the slip must heave to for ply bases and the ports to which a while when the watch is chang- their cargoes are consigned. And ed.

the those aboard have the sensation they are driven, driven to

unit even in bad weather, so that

Mr. Ishii said that he would not definitely say when Japanese ship. ping will resume the schedule to the United States

STARVED TO DEATH

"The United States win take the leadership in any ar- tion in the Pacific, whether diplomatic

of 2 warlike character, aud

We art well

content with this. We, as well

as Australia, are prepared to take any necessary action In the defence #f otar Imperial Interests. We shall be ready

to conform it to a more com- prehensive plan.

PACIFIC MENACE "Undoubtedly. Hitler

A number of Chinese died af time to create starvation during the Japanese blockade of Nantau recently, ac- cording to a Shanghai dispatch.

On

August 5 three starving

was wounded

considers

Manchukuo Precautionary Measures

RUSSO-GERMAN WAR KEENLY FOLLOWED

the

of riding a submarine.

FULL OF OIL

the moment for Japanese action well chosen probably by himself. Far Eastern interest today seems

below decks because of the tanks. HSINKING. Aug. 12 (Reuter)

One can't go forward and aft When German forces are meeting centred On the South Pacific flerce opposition in Russla 1 is rather than here and it

The average person is apt to think cannot diversion not be said that there is any outstand-

BIG FERRYBOATS only of Russian forces but also of ng change in Russo-Japanese re-big ferryboats, shuttling crude oil, full of oll Such a tank would be of a tanker as a ship which has These oil cans" of the sca are ene huge tank in its belly pumped American armaments from Britain lations, at

least as viewed from and Russia, to the menace a the the confines of Manchukuo

lubricating oil or gasoline and, dangerous in more ways than one, Here Pacific So Hitler

undoubtedly official utterances invariably re-ballast. It is a strenuous life for divided into tank compartments. when riding light, using water as so the main hull of the ship 15 young Chinese were chased and thinks. So perhaps Japan thinks echo Tokyo's sentiments, fired upon by Japanese soldiers But we remind ourselves and them The tension which followed Mr.who has been up night groping his ments run from side to side, but their crews, as any tired skipper In the older ships these compart- when they tried to run away. that in face of realities the Matsuoka's departure from One of them

and altimate success of any such des-Cabinet a few weeks ago is

way close along a foggy coast or in the new vessels the largest arrested while the other two ea perate gamble la impossible and noticeably lessened.

now getting the feel of his heavy ship tanks run through the centre of caped(Central News)

that the cost will be enormous."

through his legs and wondering the ship and are flanked on each Rumours emanating from

how much more she will stand will side by smaller tanks. This makes Shanghai that new Russo-Japan- teh you. Considering the dan-11 possible to trim the ship better. ese negotiations are taking place gerous nature of their cargoes Most of the new tankera are emphatically denied by high and the precarious coastal waters quite large, from 9,000 to 11,000 Foreign Office officials interview-in which they often operate the tons. They carry from 105,000 to Led by Reuter's correspondent. tankers record for safety is re- 150,000 barrels of oil

Other members of the Government

The Navy tankers are all of the largest similarly emphasise that any pre-

One never hears now of a tanker size, and, like the best of the cautions which may be apparent oreaking in two as a ship did tankers in private service, make in Manchukuo are of a purely do years ago off the Jersey coast: sixteen knots or better. Whether fensive nature.

seldom do tankers go up in flames any of The Russo-German fighting is at sea through aceldent. They are turned over

these ships have

to the British 16 a arousing the greatest interest about as safe as human ingenuity government secret, but probably here and each phase of the fight-can make them-unless a torpedo the Navy is keeping the best of Ing is closely followed in the Press is encountered; and the roaring them on this side of the water. which splashes on the front page

Lorries And Loads: High Court Ruling

"A reasonable construction of Rule 15A is that the maximum lead a lorry may impose on a public road is the sum of its registered axle weights, and from this It follows that the maximum weight of cargo which can be put in the lorry is the sum of the registered axle weights minus the weight of the lorry as defined in the Ordinance."

all available detail

FOREIGN COMMUNITIES Foreign communities. particu

Thus held Sir Percy McElwaine. load which could be placed on thei Chief Justice in a judgment he lorry was the difference between delivered today in the case which the sum of the registered axle came on for hearing in Singapore weights and the weight of and in which he was asked to lorry unloaded," stated Sir Percy. whose unenviable position cannot give a ruling in regard to the "The words used in the rule are be denied, are watching events

the larly the English and American

interpretation of the word "load" the load of which' and not the closely. under the Traction Engines and load on which' Motor Vehicles Ordinance.

In these trelas however.

It is felt that even if sparks must "Axle weight is defined as the fly it will be in the south rather The point was raised in the aggregate weights transmitted to than in the north that the tinder High Court as a sequel to a ease the road by the wheels of an axle box will be found

in the Police Courts in which when the lorry is loaded.

markable

U.S. DIPLOMAT Farewell URGES ALL AID Parade In

Kowloon

TO THE CHINESE

"We shall fall to bear our res-

ponsibility and meet our opportuni- For D.A.R.P.

ty at this critical time if we do not give China quickly al aid within

are

new

been

Over 600 wardens from Shan- Britons in Manchukne, extralu, our power so as to help her winshulpo and Yaumati districts held Bahadur Singh, the driver of a "By rule 13A (1) this weight is Kwangtung leased territory num the victory for honour and decency an inspection parade yesterday at lorry, and Tan Beng Cheng, the to be ascertained and registered ber nearly 300-comprising then international relations." de- the A.R.F. Club, King's Park, when owner of the lorry, were fined one by the Registrar of Vehicles and 11 Mukden consular district 200 andelared Dr. Frank Woodrow. Amert- they were inspected by the Direc- dollar each. the former оп as the 'registered axle weight.' Harbin district 70. the majority of can diplomat, in an interview at tor of A.R.P., Wing-Commander charge of overloading the lorry. In assessing the axle weight, whom are missionaries. There are Penang.

A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, who is and the latter for permitting the the Registrar of Vehicles takes about a quarter of this number "For all that we give to China leaving the Colony for India lorry to be overloaded.

into consideration the size and of Americana

today," Dr. Woodrow said. "We Shamshulpo district were under "Two views were advanced, the strength of the lorry-what weight For obvious reasons Manchu-shall regain tenfold the value of the command of Divisional War- first that the rule allows a load can it safely carry?

kuo's precautionary measures can-China's friendship and the value den Eric Himsworth and Yaumati not exceeding the sum of the re- "The rest of the rules on weights Dot be described but it is par to the world of a free, united and under Divisional Warden H W. gistered axle weights to be placed seems to have regard to the loadmitted to state that they include prosperous Chinese nation."

Roger. on the lorry; the second that the which may be imposed on roads travelling restrictions and also ou Dr. Woodrow also stated that Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins, rule mean

that the maximum and bridges," continued Sir Percy. castonal air rafó practices in China will win and be Britam's who was accompanied by the De-

"The argument of Mr. Mark varlous cities.

best ally working for a new world puty D.A.R.P., Mr. B. H. Puckle, Morrison (on behalf of the driver As regards the freezing of A- organisation. The bonds between was received. by Mr. C. E. Terry, and the lorry owner) that the sets of various countries Manchu-the two countries promise to be Deputy Chief Air Raid Warden of weight of the load or cargo which kuo follows Tokyo step by step teore than a political alignment Kowloon, and Colonel E. D. Mat- can be carried may amount to the but in this connexion the restr based upon the danger of thews, Head Warden of Kowloon. sum of the axle weights, comes (tions are recently said to have hour-they promise to be a lasting or of A.R.P. said that it made In his farewell speech, the Direc- to this the weight of the cargo been eased and certain Manchu friendship and co-operation. is the sum of the following kuoan firms with part Angio-

Dr. Woodrow who has inspected ne ieel very proud to see the men and women on parade last night, East is now en route to Burma that there was a tremendous fu- and the United States.--(Central)ture for the corps. In peace-time.

At the conclusion of the parade,

Commander. Steele-Perkins.

TONS OF ODD SWEETMEAT

A curlous Yorkshire sweetmeat,

the

Pontefract "cakes," is growing in weights: the actual weight of the American capital have been allow conditions in China and the Far and he could not. belp thinking popularity overseas. It looks like lorry unloaded, the weight of the led to resume operations

a black coin for it carries a stamp driver and attendants, the weight

by which it has been known since of water when the radiator-is full the days of George, III.

In

and the weight of the cargo. Portsmouth Honours These tiny "cakes" are made other words the weight of the Churchill, Hopkins

HOPE FOR FRANCE three cheers were called for Wing

LONDON, Aug 12 (BWE)-÷A¤¬

Kitty-Hawk Fighters For The R.A.F.

from liquorice, a plant brought to cargo which may be carried is the the South Yorkshire town in the weight of the cargo plus a conal-

LONDON, Aug. 12 (British Wire cording to a Bette forces for 16th century. A hundred years durable amount, more.

less)-The honory freedom of gratitude to the Allied forces, later, one George Dunhill made "I think this is an absurd in Portsmouth is to be conferred on permitting the national govern- the first Fontefract "cakes" by terpretation." declared Sir Percy. Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. ment of Lebanon to continue to mixing the extract from bolled who confirmed the conviction and Harry Hopkins on the Prime function was expressed yesterday iquorice ropts with sugar and the sentence of the defendants, Minister in recognition

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuter).... of his by the

Chief of the Lebanese Production for the R A. F. of tho other ingredients.

pointing out that the overloading eminent services to the nation State. Since then the number of these of a lorry by almost three tone, and Empire and the great interest

first of a large number of Kitty- M. Navach also expressed the Hawk fighters is announced by Mr. round black sweeds sent overseas as the magistrate thought, was taken by him in the welfare of hope that France would be restor-Guy Vaughan, President of the has reached an astronomical total.deserving of more than a nominal Portant and its citizens, ed to her previous unity and Carties; Wright Corporation. The United States and Canada in penalty. It was fin fact overload- Mr. Hopkins is accorded the honour. particular are taking even more ed by over five tons, added. Bir honour in of them than they did before the Feray.

recognition of his eptinent services to the nation and

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The Kitty-Hawk developa more horse power and 25 per cent. more Bre power than its prototpys,

war, a huge consignment weigh Mr. C. H. Butterfield, Crown the British Empire as the personti America and for his administra- the Tomahawk, which Mr. Vaughan ing ave tons bas recently been Counsel, appeared in support of representative In England of the ten of the provisions of the Lokve said the Air Ministry has declared shipped to Canada.

the conviction and sentence,vi President of the United States of land Lend Bill.

was most mucosastul, in combat,

Fibrene Simmies de

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