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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 28, 1940.

Mr. Churchill Reveals Navy's Preparations In Striking Speech

FIGHTING THE MAGNETIC MINE: HEAVY TOLL TAKEN OF U-BOATS

NEUTRAL PRESS CRITICISED IN FORCEFUL SPEECH

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 27 (UP).—The powerfully reinforced British Navy is ready to "beat down" all Nazi attacks, declared Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons to-day, when he also hinted that Britain might take a sterner stand towards neutral European nations.

Almost in the same breath he announced additions to the Fleet designed to resist aerial and U-boat attacks. He admitted that Scapa Flow, when some months ago I sold that has been abandoned as a naval the rate of Germany's new building base, presumably owing to the of U-boats could be counted at two weekly. This and even more may uncertainty of its protection, be true in the future but it was not despite its strategic and other true up to the end of 1039, values,

"The enemy may have ended last He admitted that the old "wonder year with about 45 U-boats of which ship" H.M.S. Nelson (33,050 tons), about 20 would be required for train- which was built in 1925, has beening leaving perhaps 25 for active damaged by a mine,

operations. As these would work in However, she reached port under two or three rellefs the number at her own power and will shortly re-jany one time cannot be very large. Join the fleet, he declared,

"Indeed our calculations show that Vast Confidence

|1 kus probably not exceeded that at

The First Lord's speech was one any one time. of vast confidence. It detailed the

"Since the New Year things have great efforts being made to build up speed up on both sides bear the British Navy to defeat the newer fretting on Increasing number and greater German attacks on Br-U-boats and we have had some quite fain's sea power which are expected exceptional weeks, of proved results.

The speech emphasised the British determination to carry on the war against Nazi leadership, It continu- ally expressed confiderice in victory- at a time when Mr. Welles is prepar ing to confer with Hitler In Berlin this week.

New Battleships

Mystory Sinkings

substantial

MR. CHURCHILL

able to descend to any new level of cruelty and disgrace,

less fifteen years old, had been dam- aged by a magnetle mine but would soon be rejoining the Fleet.

This secret of which many thousands of people were necessarily aware was very well kept," Mr. Churchill observed amidst laughter, "and has only just leaked out into Germany after It has ceased to have any importance.

"Apart from H.3LS, Royal Oak and II.MLS, Courageous no other large ships have been damaged or sunk since the outbreak of war during the very difficult winter months," he said. Referring to the fact that the ships both

great and small had been at sea more continuously. Ulian was ever done. or dreamed of in any previous war | ance the Introduction of steam, Mr. Churchili said that since H.M.S. Royal Onk was sunk we had not used Scapa Flow which was, of course, our, bent strategic base.

Glowing Tributo

Mr. Churchill palda glowing

tribute to the engineering branch of the Royal Navy for the fact that even ships with old engines had steamed 00 days or more out of the first 119 days of war,

There was, added Mr. Churchill, very le doubt that the whole of the North Sea system of contraband control would become far more efficient as the forces increased and the long nights turned into long days and as the summer weather enabled amphibian aircraft to range constantly over the whole area.

There would be no difficulty from a "I suppose the House realises that naval point of view in making the Hitler and his Nazis have quite; de- {blockade more severe but no one initely exceeded the worst villaintes could neglect the serious character of which Imperial Germany committed political decisions which were dictated during the Inst war. (cheers). by relations with foreign countries.

"One of the

extraordinary Inost

A balance had to be struck between things I have ever known in my the full efficiency of the naval control experience is the way in which the and the hardship it might Inflict on brutalities are coming to be accepted German illegalities, atrocities and friendly neutrals.

After the first six months of war,

as if they were part of the ordinary he said, we lost 33,000 tons of war- any to day conditious of warships or about half the losses of the (cheers).

first months of the inst war.

We had lost on a balance of gain

Criticises Neutral Press

“We do not make announcements of the sinking of U-boats. Unless there are some features of special Interest we leave them wrapped in mystery. "Remembering the losses we have suffered from just "Why does the neutral press make and losses less than 200,000 tons of these few U-boats operating up to more fuss when I make a speech tell-merchant shipping out of a total of

21.000,000. This could be compared) Mr. Churchlit put emphasis on the the present, the House will see how Ing them what is their duty than they with 450,000 lest in a single day of new battleships which will soon Jain vast must be the preparations which have done when hundreds of their the deadly month of April 1917. We the fleet and and the Allied blockade we ought to make and which we have ships have been sunk felicers) and had captured more cargoes in tonnage is working satisfactorily.

a thousand of their sailors have "The Straits of Dover are closed which may come upon us.

made to cope with a full-scale attack over owned or murdered-that is festined for the enemy than we had and sealed, and the Northern Patrol "With the passage of the summer the right word-on the open sens. Is being maintained by a strongly the new building of U-boats will "Apparently, according to the pre- supported cordon from Scotland to increasingly come into play and we sent doctrine of the neutral states Greenland," he said.

expect to meet them with our very probably endorsed by the Govern- He explained that the blockade large ew buildings of craft especial-incal, Germany is to gain one set of could be tightened still further but ly adapted to their destruction. advantages by breaking all the rules that Britain desired to "strike A "We shall be building all this and committing foul outrages and

capacity

then go un

en und gain another set of

been

lost, he concluded.

French Sink U-Boat PARIS, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-It is officially announced that the torpedo boat, Simoun, sank a U-boat off Cape Finisterre.

Navy Votes Passed LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).—The

balance" and, not to harm friendly summer at our the efforts which advantages through insisting, when-House of Commons'has agreed to the

After mentioning

neutrals.

Lost Over 35 U-Boats

gun on

designed to destroy U-boats foster mines, magnetic and other kinds, in

than they can be constructed.

He added that the Admiralty has

issued "thousands of guns of all sorts The Magnetic Mines

A Look Through

The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 28, 1800. To let at the Peak, "Creggan" formor-

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Northern Chinese

Denounce

Wang Ching-wei

·ÓPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH{" CHUNGKING, Feb. 28 (UP)-Although they are functioning far behind the front lines in "Japanese occupied territory", the Pro~~- vincial Governments of Charhar and Hopel have found time in order to rudio the Central Government in Chungicing, denouncing Wang Ching-wel.

Despite the efforts of the Japanese in these and other occupied territories to sup- press the Provincial Govern- ments, they are actually functioning in all provinces.

Efficient Government The centre of provincial government may at times appear a mystery, but the archives are still jealously preserved and, like Juarez in the Mexican revolt. against France, are moved from town to town in order to escape the attentions of the Japanese.

Chungking officials, in an- nouncing receipt of the. messages from the two Pro- vincial governments, recall that they are functioning at almost the same degree of efficiency as the central Government in Chungking. The people in the occupied territory still give their allegiance to the loyal pro- vincial governments, despite the setting up of Japanese puppet administrations.

COLOMBO CRISIS

Ceylon Ministers Resign En Bloc

COLOMBO, Feb. 27 (Reuter).

All six Ceylon ministers re-

signed this evening."

are being made to make a large in-ever it suits her, upon the widest in- Navy voles for men and money. He said Germany had lost half crease in the rate of merchant ship-terpretation of the International Conta of her 70 U-boats by the end of building in order to replace inevitshe has torn to pieces. December and expressed the opin-able losses, Mr. Churchill continued: "It is not at all odd that His ion that they are able to build ten "The U-boat is being ateadily driven

Majesty's Government is geiling: new U-boats in three months. from using the

rather tired of it. (cheers). on the surface of Britain, he said, has started bulld- the water and has been largely driven

Gotting Tired Of It ing a large number of naval craft from using torpedoes and laying "I am getting rather tired of iti

myself (laughter). For my part I can approaches to our harbours."

soy without hesitation that in the interpretation of the rules and con- and sizes" to the British

Referring in more detail to the ventions affecting neutrals, humanity merchant und fishing flects for

magnetio mine, Mr. Churchill de- rather thun legal pedantry must be protection against attacks from German planes,

ince,clared: "There is nothing particularly our chlet guide (cheets) and judg

novel about it In addition "Immense preparation" "ew o

although ing from the Alunark episode this have been made to meet Nazi attacks mechanically it is very nicely made seems to be the opinion not only of I feel entitled to say the British nation hut of the civilised at sen, and Britain "now sees its way (laughter). of mastering the German system of magnetle mine and other variants of

that we see our way mastering this world."

Referring 10 battleships, Mr. laying magnetic mines."

nagactio

Churchill said, "It we had not got at In conclusion, Mr. Churchill said the same idea (cheers). Britain expects "perhaps in the

Ποιν this is being achieved is a de- the present time an unquestionable near future" further and greater at-tective story written in a language superiority in battleships, Germany's tacks on British sea power.

of its own.

heavy cruisers would come out into Cheers For Churchill

"To be modest (laughter) we do the Atlantic Ocean and, without fear LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)Innot feel at all outdone in science in of being brought to account, would be the House of Commons to-day, Mr.

thin

able to obstruct, if not to arrest, the country by the Nazis. There

are two stages in process of whole of the enormous trade without Winston Church, First Lord of the dealing with the magnetic mine. The which we could not live, tebeers). Admirally, was received with cheers!

"They might make temporary bases ablo and accurate $14.75 each. is the finding of what to do and Estimates.

E. The "Good old us into alleged shooting by the tease to speak on the Naval the second is the applying of that in different quarters of the globe and favourite." The beat form of the they might establish themselves in original Waterbury: Offered at the re-. "I come on behalf of the Navy, knowledge on a very large scale.

positions where we could have no duced price of $2.70 each. he said, "to ask for a few men. Believe We Can Deal With It some ships and a little money (laughter) to enable them to carry second stage and although we must about our mortal ruin.

We are now advanced upon the means whatever of attacking them. "In this way they would soon bring on their work.”

[expect perhaps, in the immediate Mr. Churchill's reference to money future, further and much heavier at- referred to £100 token grant repre- tacks upon us by this method we be- senting an amount running tato many lieve we shall find ourselves able to millions but which is undefined. Mr. deal with it.

first.

thousands

The sudden crisis was preci- pitated by the Governor's deci sion, in connection with the difference which has arisen between the Home Minister, Sir Baron Jayatilaka, and the ly occupied by Mr.-T. Jackson For one Inspector General of Police, Mr. year from May 1, 1890. Apply to P., N. Banks, regarding the Arnold, Katberg & Co,

carrying out of the State Coun- Just arrived for sale. The now stem cil's decision to postpone certain winder und enamelled dial, Waterbury criminal proceedings. watch

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The Governor, Sir Andrew Calde-

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of the war to a New York correspondent, by the State Council. "Happily we have a far greater: "The Germans,” he said, “aro a great

Governor's Decision strength in caplial ships than the people commercially,, industrially, agri. enemy and И at any Limo they culturally, but they have been brought break out as they may do we are thing in the country has been sub. though regretting that Mr.

up in an atmosphere of egolam. Every cott, formerly Governor of Hongkong, always ready to meet them with much larger forces and bring them ordinated to the military enate, and had not "worded his letter more think the sooner this system is ended happily" to the Minister, did not to battle and destroy them as we the better for the Garmen people." think that there had been insubor- did in the isolated case of the Giraf

dination as alleged, Spec.

The King has instituted a new De

He also pointed out the statutory "Without a superior battle feet wecoration entitled "The Military Cross."

try the painful drain of losses will be November to call for many weeping could not exercise any command of It consists of a Cross of silver having responsibility imposed on the Police

mine

Churchill.contined, "There has grown To cope with these attacks by up a much wider comprehension of mines we have had to call upon our the certainly that mistakes will be fishing fleets and fishermen. Although made both at Whitehall and on the this year we shall have about 25,000 aalt water and that however hard we at our disposal, we had at the end of sustained.

of volunteers for "This will only make us moro duties, zealous to discharge our task and to give satisfaction and win approval by three months and it is now clear that

The engagement was only for the sen nor even keep ourselves alive on each arm the Imperial Crown and and doubted the propriety of the

with food."

bearing in the centre the letters O... procedure adopted by the Home It is ordained that no person shall be Minister. Producing good results.

Not Expedient

It must be greatly prolonged.

Recalling that during the last war eligible for this Decoration nor be Britain had to keep always ready 30 nominated thereto unless he is a Cap question goes to the root

The Minister maintains that the "In many seaports over 75 verto "I regret it is not expedient to give cent, of those who volunteered for squadrons and dotillos to fight a main grade, or a Warrant Omeer, in the Donoughmore Constitution,

40 battleships with attendant | taín, a Commissioned Officer, of a lower the House the precise facls and gures three months now wish to continue battle at any time, Mr. Churchill said, Army or the Indians or Colonial Mill- regarding the proposed strength and for the duration of the war and the "Now this preoccupation has been tary Forc cost of the Navy but there is no need Admiralty are going to meet their diminished. The enemy have to tell the enemy more than is good wish, (cheera). for him about what we are doing" (Laughter).

Execrable Behaviour "Яo execrable has been the be- Mr. Churchill said that by the end havloge of some of the German of 1939, Germany had lost from all aviators in attacking harmless un- causes at least half their U-boats, armed vessels and machine-gunnleg

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whether even ten fresh. U-boats carne describing on the radio What fun of our salpa much more widely ond. | President of the Eepublic.

had been one certain and two almost certain U-boat sinkings.

Mr. Churchill mentioned that the now warships which Britain was

closed that Pan-American Airways has

asked for permission, touso_itidwAY and Wake Islands, in the Hawailan wroup, and space in Guam, for experi- mental trans-Pacifla fight baanu.

Foreign Planes Over Holland

In the last two days, he said, there was to see the little ship crackling up at the same time, to keep ample names like a Christmas tree, that forces always at sea ready to engage We have had to set about arming all the enemy's principal vessels should Clear Warning

our fishing boats and small craft with they present themselves.

means of (defending · themselves. Mr. Churchill said, "So far the (cheers).

"Upon this fact depends the whole of our men control." Navy has borne the main weight "We have reason to know that

Bottor Equipped of the war. If at any time in the severnt of them have sheered off very future becomes apparent that we quickly when they found that the have got the upper hand in an even fishermen tvho had only just been building were capable of standing up more marked and decisive form alven

fired back upon to nie bombing and were far better n w.tripon than that at present, I shall be the them. frit · to' propose à review of our

adapted to under water explosions Thousands of guns of all sorts and than anything they had to-day. resources and requirements; but sizes are being issued to our mer | Mr. Churchill declared that he did attacks will be delivered upon our chant and dahing Becta.

not wish to raise any undue appré- scapower, by which wo live on and The Nazis have retorted by saying hensions about the strength of exist which we all depend ou, on a far this entitles them to break all con- ing ships. greater scale than anything which ventions which they have already He announced that H.M.S. Barham, we have so far besten back or broken many times over, (laughter) an old ship which had stood up well "They may be, of course, able to to torpedoes, would soon be repaired Referring to the U-boat campaign, apply their methods on a larger scale and ready for sea and that H.M.S. Mr. Churchill said: "I was in error but they have not for some time been Nelson, a modern ship but neverthe planes several times.

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