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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941.

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PREMIER AND PARTY ARRIVE

SAFELY AT A BRITISH PORT

AFTER TALKS WITH ROOSEVELT

Mr. Churchill Makes Inspection

At Iceland On Return Journey

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER, AND HIS PARTY, WHO TRAVELLED IN BRITAIN'S LATEST GIANT BATTLESHIP PRINCE OF WALES FOR THE EPIC MEETING AT SEA LAST WEEK WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, ARRIV- ED SAFELY AT A BRITISH PORT YESTERDAY, according to a Reuter message from London. The Premier was given a great welcome by cheering crowds,

When Mr. Churchill left Britain he was taken by a destroyer to the battleship King George V, flagship of Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, where he had lunch, and afterwards boarded the Prince of Wales for his journey to the high seas.

DESTROYERS OF THE HOME FLEET ESCORTED THE BATTLESHIP AS SHE LEFT AND MET HER AGAIN ON THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY.

Among the party of ten distinguished men who accompanied Mr. Churchill was Lord Cherwell, formerly Professor Lindeman.

Staying Powers

Of Russia & Britain

The Roosevelt-Churchill de- claration had not taken long to materialise, said. MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY when he broadcast from London last night, the latest step being the £10,000,000 credit loan by Britain to Russia with a warm exchange of goods.

On the return journey the Prime Minister called at ICE-

LAND where he inspected British and American forces stationed there.

When Mr. Churchill and hisi party landed at a British port and drove through the streets in three care, the Prune Minister Was greeted with cheers and shouta of "best of luck."

Mr. Churchill, who looked very happy, smiled and waved h's peaked cap in response to the enthusiastic greeting ac- corded him.

DECLARATION EXAMINED The Eight-Paint Declaration of

President Roosevelt and Mr.

Churchill is being examined in de tail in various quarters in London and the different aspects of the polley are discussed in newspapers, says British Wireless,

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Chungking Welcome Expressed

CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Central), The Chinese Government and people whole-heartedly welcome and endorse the joint declaration by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill on the funda-

OPERATING COMMITTEE

CURRENCY BOARD

DECISIONS

CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Reuter) The establishment of an Operat ing Committee to carry Out the decisions of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Board was announced by the Chinese Government spokesman

fliis at

afternoon's Press conference here.

The Committee is under the chairmanship of Dr. H. H. Kung.

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Clark Kerr Object Of Kidnapping

日玖拾月徊年生拾肆佰玖仟登英

SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (Renter; --The American-owned EVEN- ING POST learns that SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR, British Ambassador to China. on July 24 was recently the object of two unsuccessful kid- napping attempts and has now hired two bodyguards for self. protection.

Meanwhile, the Central China Post strikers are reported to be living on the two floors of the newspaper building after breaking into the premises.

People Will Respond

Minister of Finance, and will have To Greater

15 members, five of which will form a Standing Committee.

Reuter learns that the first meeting of the Chinese Currency

Sacrifices

At the annual conferene, of the

Stabilisation Board comprising Transport and General Workers

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MENZIES TO GIVE

BROAD OUTLINE

ON GRAVITY OF

EASTERN CRISIS

MR. R. G. MENZIES, AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER, WILL GIVE PARLIAMENT A BROAD OUTLINE ON AUG. 20 ON THE GRAVITY OF THE EASTERN CRISIS, after which a session will be held for the reception of more détailed information, possibly including an account of the Churchill-Roosevelt talks exceeding anything yet, re- vealed, it is learned authoritatively in Melbourne, says Reuter.

Mr. Menzies' only reference

to his LONDON visit is ex- 100 British

pected to be merely an an- nouncement of the Cabinet's unanimous decision in that matter, after which, follow-

Aircraft

Raid ing the party meeting on Duisberg

Aug. 20, Parliament will make A hundred B.A.F. aircraft un its decision regarding his Sunday night ra ded the port of proposed trip.

BREMEN and industrial targets at DUISBERG in lad weather.

The suggestion that MR. J. CURTIN, Opposition Leader, accompany Mr. Menzies is favoured in some circles, Replying to Labour criticism,

Large fires were started. One of our bombers is missing, says. Reuter.

The RAF continued the night-

FEW OVER BRITAIN

A few German aircraft were

three Chinese, one British and one Union at Llandudno, the Chairman, which alleged that the gravity or ly hammering of Germany with American members, was held in MR. H. J. EDWARDS, emphasised the Eastern crisis has been ex- attacks on targets in West and Chungking on Ang. 16

his conviction that this was the aggerated for political purposes to North-west Germany. people's war and even if greater permit him to make a face-saving sacrifices are demanded in days to visit to London before resigning come, he had great confidence the his premiership, Mr. Menzies sald over Britain on Sunday night. people would respond according to today that all the cards are on British Wireless.

the table and he was only asking ly confined to coastal areas in for instructions of the Australian Eastern and South-West England. people.

Bombs were dropped at several

At this time, important decisiona were reached, among which the dispatch of members of the board to Shanghai and Hongkong to supervise and report on the Executive Board's decision.

It is understood that the British member, Mr. E Hall-Patch, it going to enuigbal

NEW LEGS FOR BADER

F.A.A. RAID ON SYRACUSE

menta! aims of the Democratic LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter) Powers resistance against aggres-A-new pair of artificial legs is ex- This was a striking example

sion and the aspirations of all pected to be dropped by parachute of confidence in the staying

peaceful and freedom-loving peo-lover Germany for Wing-Comman- ples, including these in the Axis der powers of Russia and Britain, With the

8. Bader, D.S.O., D.F.C., the steady increase of

countries, for a real new world legless RAF plot, who was re- American help, and the immense

order," declared the Foreign Min-eently taken prisoner by the Ger- resources of Russia and Britain, THE TIMES particularly urges ister, DR. QUO TAI-CHI, in a mans. the Allies were ready to continue the importance of close examina- statement issued last night.

It le expected that the enemy to fight until final victory notion of post-war international "China feels all the more grati-will co-operate in delivering the matter how long it took.

trade relations, saying that the fled," said the Foreign Minister, "as legs to Wing-Commander Bader. The question was were the peo-positive alm must be to create the 3-point programme is essen- ple of Germany equally ready and material conditions of life which tially in harmony with the princi- willing to face such a prospect? give the people of every country a ples. of the Kuomintang and its Regarding the R. A. Fralds on stake in the maintenance of peace. founder's advocacy of a great Germany. Maj. Murray said that "It may be doubted whether commonwealth' of nations," the present attacks, increasing in equal access to trade or equal: "After the war world reconstruc- weight as they were, were only access to raw materials will suffice tion will constitute a task, even a foretaste of the terrible "hell to by themselves to bring about that more difficult than the winning come." The Luftwaffe was so in-revival of international trade, of the war Itself. volved on two fronts that only which Great Britain, above all stray bombers were sent over to other countries, ardently desires. Britain and did very slight dam-i

CRUX OF PROBLEM age.

"During the troubled intervai WASTING NO TIME LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuter)-Bri-between the two wars, purchaser's tain, the United States and Rus-were rarely, if ever, excluded from markets in which they could' af-

sla are wasting no time in carry-ford to buy. The crux of the pro- ing out the trade agreement re-blem was the drying up of pur- cently signed between them..

chasing power. of Exports on a very large scale are brought to a standstill and men production expected to be made to Russia, kept in idleness, not because there chiefly in rubber, tin, wool hide is no demand for their products, and Jute, while Russia 'll export but because there was apparently to Britain and America hemp, no platinum and glycerine,

In order to cover any unfavour able trade balance. Russia will utilise the credit granted by Bri-. tain of £10,000,000.

method known to orthodox

tween the consumer and producer. finance of bridging the gap be-

"This is the barrier which must

Cont'd Page 5, Col. 2

Today's News Summary

MR. CHURCHILL, THE PRIME MINISTER, and his party, re- turned to Britain yesterday after the epic meeting at sea with the President of the United States, The Premier travelled in Britain's latest glant battleship, HL M. 8. Prince of Wales Crowds in the streets yesterday gave Mr. Churchill a rousing welcome after he had landed at a British port.

ON HIS RETURN JOURNEY, THE PRIME Minister made a call at Iceland where he inspected the British and American forces sta- tioned there,

ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE GERMANE making a new thrust on Leningrad and the Russians are withdrawing to the liver. Dnelper.A

FOLLOWING THE GRANTING OF A HUGE CREDIT by Britain to

"Restoration of freedom to the conquered peoples, full economic collaboration, among all nations in the enjoyment of and access on equal terms to trade and raw materials, the advancement of Hving standards and the establish- ment of a permanent system of general security will requiré Cont'd Page 5, Col. 4

CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Reuter-Air- craft of the Fleet Air Arm heavily attacked Syracuse in Belly yester day.

Flying at a low wide, the British planes dropped a large number of bombs on the mole and

started a number of fires, which merged into one b'g sheet of flames three hundred feet high

He added: "It is true that we have been called upon temporarily to sacrifice some of our hard won rights and privileges Guarantees have, however, been secured for the full-restoration of trade union

Of

privileges at the conclusion hostilities though I would say that there are many things we have got rid of which I would not wish to see return.

Cont'd Page 5, Col. 3

Activity over the land was main-

Referring to the criticism by Mr. noints and at one town in North- vast, Labour member of the War east. England some damage was Council, Mr. Menzies said that the done and a small number of casu- former's mind was obsessed by alties was reported.

political manoeuvring, and point-

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ed out that the statement by Mr. It is learned in London, saya Curtin on Aug. 12 did not support British Wireless, that Hull was the the exaggeration theory

town in the North-east of England Labour, he addett, would have referred to in an official communi to decide between the views of Mr.que as having been attacked by Curtin and Mr. Evatt

German aircraft last night.

GERMANS ARE RESUMING THEIR THRUST TOWARDS LENINGRAD

THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE GERMANS ARE RESUMING THEIR THRUST TOWARDS LENINGRAD.

This fresh activity is in the Estonia sector on the axis of the Tallinn-Leningrad Railway, It was stated in authoritative quarters in London yesterday, says Reuter.

Until this new move started, this area had been rather quiet and there is no news yet as to how the new attack has developed though the Germans have claimed that Tallinn is out off.

In the Ukraine, the Rus- stans are continuing their withdrawal West of the Dnelper and it is understood they are carrying out strong

Fall Of Nikolaiev Must

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter) Ad defensive measures along the Mean Odessa Is Cut Off

miral Darian arrived in Paris this?

morning for conversations with the occupation authorities, accord- Ing to the Swiss Radio.

Next Move On The South-East Asia Chessboard

opposite side of the river,

In a commentary on the Busso-Germanwar, broadcast from The Dneiper, which is a wide London last night, MAJOR ALLEN MURHAY said that, in the and fast-flowing river, averages absence of any news that the Russians have evacuated Odessa, the half-a-mile in width up to Kiev, capture of Nikolaiev (the fall of which was a serious thing) must though in parts, it is narrower mean that Odessa has been cut off,

with steep banks. It would not be Major Murray said that it was the Ukraine, sald Mai, Murray, was easy to build bridges across the obvious that the German Army in that, although the ground was ex- Dnelper and it would have to be the Ukraine had been making cellent for fast mobile warfare, in done under intensive fire from the rapid advances to the South-East dry weather, the whole place be- east bank.

during the past week

[came a bog when the rains began He thought that we could infer in earnest, from the rapidity of the German

A KIND OF TOBRUK The Russians continue to hold advance that Marshal Budenny MINESWEEPER SUNK Odessa but there is no evidence at had been engaged in getting his

the moment whether they intend Soviet forces back behind the LONDON Aug 18 (BWS)-The to hold it as a kind of Tobruk or River Dneiper. Unless Field-Mar- Admiralty has announced that H. LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter) The next move on the not chessboard in South-East Asia will apparently be the Jap-

sal von Runstadt succeeded in M minesweeper NR 38" has been Before evacuating Nikolaiev, the mirrounding the endre Russian anese knight takes Thal aerodromes with the view of Soviet forces caused a great deal Army here he could not claims - A early checkmating the Thal king, writes SIR ROBERT of destruction to the harbour-big victory until he could get CLIVE, former British Ambassador to Japan, in the DAILY The Germans are said to have river and establish himself, there

acmas to the east bank of the MAIL-

100,000,000 men engaged in the

works.:

STRONG CURRENT

*** However,” Sir Robert goes on, "Japan, stili undecided, has not Ukraine sector including 40 to 50

yet moved the knight and may not do so. The clear warnings of German infantry divisions, 45 Major Murray said that where Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Anthony Eden cannot be ignored ds nel-Panzer divisions and 45 to 50 the operations were likely to take ther country is bluming and, therefore, Japan must carefully cal- Allled divisions, et place along the River Dneiper was culate, before making the next move.”

Dino Boviet communique yester, about half-a-mile broad and the

Japsu must consider whether she is smolently strong to risk day stated that during Sunday current was strong Ting, in t

Russia there is to be a warm exchange of goods between the twoth this year and the next countries. Rusalan exports to Britain are expected to be on a very large scale..

the combined strength of two great. Engilah-speaking Governments night, Soviet troops continued instance, was very valuable to

**** | Bighting against the enemy all Marshal Büdenby | The Japanese claim has not yet been defeated, but it is felt to-along the front.

The German drives, to Lenlit day that the slightest risk of defeat will hurely and moans of pott The German High Command red, Moscow and Kiev had up to poning the march of events. w states that, in Southern Ukraine, now more or less been halted, The hint of supression against, Thailand was largely made the pursuit of the defeated enemy They had now limited the front with the view of texting the temper of Britain, but, make no 1b being continued towards the from Kløv to the Black sea, rus ON ATMOSPHERE OF TENSE EXPECTANCE stal provados Singamer not more on the rest of the master to be made no Young te mistake if Japan decides today that war with the two deindre lower Draperies drive to Leningred nowLappeared.

the purpose of enabungan farther sump Inter,” Sir Robert warns, front, operations brought substane Russian saucun fanka SAEN

(air Robert Clive was Ambassader in Tokys from 1934 to 1937), tial mucdee

THE CEASELESS HAMMERING OF GERMAN INDUSTRIES WAS continued by the Royal Air Force on Sunday night in spite of un- favourable weather; Air activity over Britain was once again alight Bithough an attack was made on Hall,

poro, Japan is expected to take an irrevocable step within the text

ten daya.

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