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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940. 四拜禮 號四月--英港香
Roosevelt's Message to Congress Tells
THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE IKOM KEEPING OUT OF THE WAR AND PRETENDING THAT THE
WAR IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
66 WE
NO LONGER
MODERN HAN CAN: NO LONGER LIVE A CIVILIS- ED LIFE IF WE ARE TO GO BACK TO THE PRACTICES OF WARS AND CONQUESTS.
日五廿月 一十
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the Dictators-
THE FUTURE WORLD WILL BE A SHABBY AND A DANGEROUS PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE IF IT. IS RULED BY FORCE IN THE HANDS OF A FEN.
CENTRAL BRITISH
SCHOOL
Brown Berets
$2.25 each
(Small and Large Sizes)
BOYS' KNITTED SILK TIES
ALSO IN STOCK
WHITEAWAY'S
Further
Turkish
Quakes
CANNOT PRETEND THIS Cause
99
WAR IS
IS NOT OUR BUSINESS"
$272,000,000 Wanted For U.S. Defences
President's Request To Congress WASHINGTON,
Jan.
3
(Reuter), President Roose- velt has asked Congress to immediately appropriato $271.- 999,523 in order to safeguard America's neutrality and to strengthen national defence.
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH''
WASHINGTON, JAN. 3 (UP).—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT THIS AFTERNOON DELIVERED WHAT WAS, IF HE DOES NOT BREAK PRECEDENT BY SEEKING RE-ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TIME, HIS PENULTIMATE ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
THE UNITED STATES, HE DECLARED, WILL
KEEP OUT OF WAR.
"An overwhelming majority of Americans have not abandoned the hope and expectation that the United States will not become involved in the European War in a military sense," he said.
The request was made in "But there is a vast difference for keeping out
a letter to Mr. William Bank- head, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Roosevelt explains that the appropriation would sup- plement the funds previously made available for the depart- ments of War, Navy, Justice and Coast Guards for the cue- ront fiscal your ending June 30,
1940.
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NAVY PRECAUTIONS WASHINGTON, Jan. (Reuter).-Mr. Charles Edi- son, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, has asked Congress to empower-President-Rooso-- volt, "should a national emer-
of war and pretending that this war is nono of our business.
"We don't have to go to war. But at least we
can arrive with other nations to encourage the kind of peace that will lighten the troub.es of the world.
ACTION FOR PEACE
"The United States must be an active and powerful
influence in secking the re-establishment of peace. "The war in Europe arose from mismanagement of social
and economic forces, causing a revolution against dictatorship.
gency arise," to procure ships We must continue our preparations, and I urge substan-
and materials and to commán.
deer factories and the like.
Mr. Edison describes the
proposals as a procautionary
tial defence appropriations, based not on panic but on common-sensé,”
Chinese Flag Re-Hoisted At Shumchun
SHUCHUN, Hongkong border city! which has been in the hands of the Japanese, luas been re-entered by ~Chinese troops. ~Photograph-shows: Chinese standing to attention as the national flag is hoisted.
FINNISH WAR
move in a letter to Congress The President enumerated the increased taxes which he DEFENDERS
and points out that President Wilson was granted similar powers in March, 1917, a month before America entered
the war.
Mr. Edison adds that the request does not anticipate that the United States will be
involved in war.
recommended for national defence.
Practically all the Government's expenses, with the exception of those for național defence would be reduced in 1941, he forecast, but added the warning that the problem of the unemployed still remained unsolved.
"Our programme of social improvement must be carried on to preserve the gains we have already made
"LORD HAW" and to provide jobs and a living wage for the unemployed.
DICTATORS v. DEMOCRACY
“I ask all' Americans to look ahead and see the first possi. bilities for our children in a world, the rest of which is dominated
TELLS A FUNNY ONE by concentrated force alone.
"I ask Americans to envisage the second effect on our future if the small nations of the world are shorn of their independence by military systems.
Boy Scouts Blamed For Sabotage !
"I ask Americans to see ahead the kind of lives our children LONDON, Jan. 3 (British will lead if much of the rest of the world is compelled to worship Wireless). The commentator god imposed by military rule or is forbidden to worship at all, facetiously known "Lord or is deceived of truc news.
"I ask Americans to see the fourth effect on our future if Haw owing to his mannerisms, who nightly addresses the Eng-world trade is controlled by military force by any nation or any lish public from the German group of nations. Radio Station and whose com-
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Modern man can no longer live a civilised life if we are to ments on affairs are mainly go back to the practice of wars and conquests of the seventeenth distinguished by gretesque mis: and eighteenth centuries. representations, last night made "When the time comes, the
must use
ita
himself. responsible for the fol- United States
influence to open the trade DE VALERA
lowing observation:
"Sabotage in Czecho-Slovak fuc-channels of the world, in order tories is due to the evil induence of that no nations will need feel British Boy Scouts. This is the con-compelled in later days to seck
clusion of Yugo-Sinv observers, which
is being freely mentioned in Belgrade, by force of arms what can well "They point out that companies be gained by peaceful confer-
· of their alleged Boy Scouts were ac- Jonico.
PLEADS
Death Sentonco · On 1.R.A. Murderers LONDON, Jan. 8° (Reuter).— sabotage has occurred, and they took "1.emphasise the 'leadership whleh
opportunity to this antion can take when the time Mr. Eamon de Valera has made spread anti-Germani feoling among comes for a renewal of world peace. representations to the British
customed to camp in the preas where
advantage of the
the local population.
Foreign Policy. Approved
ANKARA, Jin,
(Reuter)Tur
key's foreign polley was approved by a mesting of the People's Party of the Parliamentary Group on Tuesday night..
The Foreign Minister addressed the meeting in a two-hour speechi,
"Such influence will be greatly Government with regard to the weakened if this Government be sentences of death passed on comes the dog in the manger of trade December 14 on two Irishmen.
selfishness.
No Alliancos re-commit myself to the policy
of no entangling alliances for my country.
25.
They were found guilty of inur- dering girl, one of five victims of an explosion as Coventry on Aurusi
This is disclosed in a letter from Mr. do Valera, read at a meeting to "But I must add the warning that day in Dalaton, County Cork, it becomes clearer and clearer that Urban Council, which had previously the future world will be a shabby adopted a resolution urging Mr. de and's dangerous place in which to Valem to request commutation of live even for Americans to live in the contences to penal, servitude for
PLEASE Turn To Page 5. lure
MAINTAIN OFFENSIVE
Russians Hard Pressed In Arctic Regions HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reu- ter). The weather in Southern
Finland cleared to-day and, tak- THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPEENED to Hongkong's only rail connection ing advantage of this, Soviet with the outside world. Across the border from Lowu, miles of railway aircraft bombed the port of track have disappeared, torn up by Chinese guerillas in order to pre- Hango. The extent of the dam-vent the line being used by the Japanese. nge is not yet known.
There is little fighting around the Mannerheim Line, but be- tween Lake Ladoga and the Polar front, one Russian division has been surrounded and is des- perately trying to fight its way
out.
Reports of a Rusdan retreat to wards Petsamo continue to come in, and there seems little doubt that the Finns have the initiative in this area. Neutral observera stato that the Finns are in a better strategic pesi- tion to-day than they have been at "any Ume since the Soviet invasion began. At one point, indeed, opera- tions are being carrial out on Russlan
Ball.
Since the beginning of the war, the Finnish news agency reports, the
planes.
Hongkong Docks To Build New Steamers
THE “TELEGRAPH” understands that the British Government is shortly placing orders in the Colony for the building of a number of cargo ships. The number is not yet definitely stated, but it is believed that, for a beginning, four ships will be ordered, shared evenly by the Taikoo and Kowloon'
• Dockyards. T
The exact tonnage of these Soviets have lost 400 tanks and 150 projected vessels has not been announced, but it is understood that they will bo slightly smaller than the Breconshire and the Glenorchy, leaving to those ships the honour of being the biggest vessels yet built in Hongkong.
Attack Repulsed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reuter), -To-day's communique states that the Soviets have launched a fierce infantry attack after artillery pre paration on the Taipale River.
The Finns repulsed the attack with great loss to the Rusalins,
At Aittajoki, the Finns destroyed a
Russlan company supported by
machine gunk
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On the Stromusalmi front, hear Rast, the Finns destroyed five Rus- sian, tanks and two armoured cars,
In the Junturants Boctor, the Finns reached the left bank of the River. Kokkolaore
Toll is To The Finns! MOSCOW, Jani 3 (Heuter) Tor outstanding services In Investing and PLEASE. Tum To Paya 54-
They will represent á truly'. Im-
Manslaughter Charge
Sequel To Fatality In Bonham Road an
•
́ LIEUTENANT THOMAS PARKINSON, 51, Quarter- perial undertaking, for Britain wul master of the Hongkong Volun- provide the orders, Australia the icer Defence Corps, was charged steel, nud llongkong the labour.. with Manslaughter at the Cen- Steel plates and rods have poured (ral Magistracy this morning. from the holds of ships recently arrived from Australia.
The Crown indictinerat alleges that Parkinson, whilst driving his car along Bonham Road on December 23, knocked down and killed one Wong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.(Router) Chul-lam It is learned on high authority that The accident is alleged to have the Attorney Generaly Mr. Frank happened near the intersection with Murphy, formar: High Commissioner] Breezy-Pula, Mon
of the Philippines will be uppointed A remand of seven days was evidence had to the Supreme Court and that the granted after, formal Solicitor Cimeral; Mr. Robert Jack ben tendered by the Crown-Ball-of son, will become Attorney General, 12:00 was permitted.
Panic
ANKARA, Jan. 9 (Reu- ter).-Fresh tremors were felt in Southern Anatolia to-day.
Several hundreds of build- ings collapsed and many more panic-stricken people have been rendered home- less.
Fortunately the death roll is believed to have been small,.
This is because the quakes carae in the daytime and the people had time to rush out of their houses before the buildings felf in and collapsed..
Floods peralat and the River Euphrates is causing great damage, while villages are swept away. It waters are still rising.
President incunu is completing pre- parallons for a tour of the entire devastated area.
Europe's Cold Wave LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-Bad weather is striking other parts of Europe besides Turkey.
In Southern Spain, violent rains. are falling and at least ono, river hos ; rlsen 30 feet;
In Central Europe, great hardship.
·la being caused by the extreme cold.
In Rumani, a temperature of 381 degrees below freezing point is re ported.
British Offer
LONDON, Jan. 3 (ester).---The- Government has offered to put a hospital ship at the disposal of the Turkish Gvernment,
The latter has repiled, expressing. gratitude and stating that it will accept the offer should the need arise.TMTM
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