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Mr. Churchill Reveals Navy's Preparations In Striking Speech

FIGHTING

THE

MAGNETIC MINE:

HEAVY TOLL TAKEN OF U-BOATS

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 to- wards neutral European nations.

Almost in the same breath he announced additions to the Fleet designed to resist aerial and U-boat attacks.

Scapa Flow Abandoned

He admitted that Scapa Flow has been abandoned as a naval base, presumably owing to the uncertainty of its protection, despite its strategie and other volues.

He admitted that the old "wonder ship" ILMS. Nelson (33,950 tons), which was

vas built in 1925, has been damaged by a mine.

However, she reached port under her own power and will shortly re- join the fleet, he declared.

Vast Confiderico

The First Lord's speech was one of vast confidence. It detalled the great efforia being made to build up the British Navy to defeat the newer and greater German attacks on Bri- tain's sea power which are expeeled NOOT

Now Battleships

Admiralty are going to meet their

(cheers).

Exocrable Behaviour

"So execrable has been the be-j future it becomes apparent that wo|haviour

German of some of the have got the upper hand in an even avlaters in attacking barmless un- more marked atul decisive form armed vessels and machine-gunning than that at present, I shall be the the crews when in boats and in first to propose a review of our describing on the radio 'What fun i resources and requirements; but attacks will be delivered upon our seapower, by which we live on and which we all depend on, on a far greater scale than anything which

back we. have so far beaten

was to see the little ship crackling up in fames like a Christmas tree, that we have had to set about arming all our fishing boats and snail craft with defending themselves. a means of or (chicers).

We have reason to know that several of them have sheered off very quickly when they found that the shermen who had only just been given n weapon fired back upon

beaten down." Referring to the U-boat campaign, Mr. Churchill said: "I was in error some months ago I said that when the rate of Germany's new building of U-boats could be counted at two them. weekly. This and even more inny "Thousands of guns of all sorts and he true in the future but it was not sizes are being issued to our mer- true up to the end of 1939.

chant and fishing fleets.

"The Nazis have retorted by saying

this entitles them to break all cun ventions which they have already broken many times over. (laughter). "They may be, of course,' able to apply their methods on a larger scale i but they have not for some time been able to descend to any new level <2) cruelty and disgrace,

The enemy may have ended Inst The speech emphasised the Brkish ar with about 45 U-boats of which about 20 would be required for train- determination to carry on the war ing leaving perhaps 25 for active against Nazi leadership. It continu-operations." As these would work in ally expressed confidence in victory-two or three reliefs the number at at a time when Mr. Welles is prepar- any one time cannot be very large, ing to confer will Hitler in Berlin "Indeed our calculations show that it has probably not exceeded that at this week.

any one time.

"I suppose the House realises that "Since the New Year things have Hitler and his Nazis have quite de

We are finitely exceeded the worsi villainles sharpened up on both sides, U-bonts and we have had some quite during the last war. (cheers). getting an increasing number of which Imperial Germany committed One of the most extraordinary exceptional weeks of proved results.

I have things

ever known In my experience is the way in which the German illegalities, atrocities Asid "We do not make announcements brutalities are coming to be accepted of the sinking of U-boats. Unless, as If they were part of the ordinary there are some features of special day to day conditions of wer Interest we leave them wrapped in (cheers). mystery. "Remembering the

Mr. Churchill put emphasis on the new battleships which will soon join the fleet and said the Allied blackade is working sailsfactorily.

The Straits of Daver ure closed and scaled, and the Northern Patrol a strongly is being maintained by supported cordon from Scotland to Greenland," he said.

He explained that the blockade could be tightened still further but that Britain desired to "strike a balance" and not to harm friendly neutrals.

"Lost Over 35-U-Boats He said Germany had lost half of her 70 U-boats by the end of December and expressed the opin- fon that they are able to build ten new U-boats in three months. Britain, he said, has started build- ing a large number of naval

craft designed to destroy U-boats Inster than they can be constructed.

losses wo

Mystory Sinkings

substantial

Northern Chinese Trade With

Denounce

Wang Ching-wei

SPECIAL 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 Hopei have found time in order to radio the Central Government In Chungking, 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 lown 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.

Criticises Neutral Press "Why does the neutral press make we have suffered from just these few U-boats operating up to more fuss when I make a speech tell- the present, the House will see how ing them what is their duty than they vast must be the preparations which have done when hundreds of their we ought to make and which we have ships have been sunk (cheers) and made to cope with a full-scale attack over a thousand of their sailors have

murdered that been drowned or which may come upon us.

With the passage of the summer the right word on the open seas. the new building of U-boats will "Apparently, according to the pre-l increasingly come into play and we sent doctrine of the neutral states two really big ships and cannot at- expect to me them with our very probably endorsed by the Govern- tcmpt to form a time of battle. large new buildings of craft especial- meni, Germany is to gain one set of ly adapted to their destruction.

by breaking all the rules advantages "Iye shall

all this and committing foul outrages and be building

then go on and gain another set of

"We have at least three if not He added that the Admiralty has

not onc four lines of battle

of issued "thousands of guns of all sorts and sizes" to the British merchant

which the enemy could face in an and fishing fleets for prolection | Eummer at our

capacity."

engagement, "Therefore we are able to dispose against attacks from German planes. After mentioning the efforts which advantages through Insisting, when-

In addition "immense preparations"

keep ample have been made to meet Nazi attacks are being made to make a large in-ever it suits her, upon the widest in-of our ships much more widely and,

crcase in the rate of merchant ship- terpretation of the International Code at the same time, to at ses, and Britain "now sees its way building in order to replace inevil-she has torn to pieces.

forces always at sen ready to cogage of mastering the

alle

"It is not at all odd that the enemy's principal vessels should Majesty's Government is, getting they present themselves.

"Upon his fact depends the whole rather tired of it. (cheers).

jof our sea control." Gotting Tired Of It

laying magnetic mince system of losses, Mr. Churchilt continued:

the

In conclusion, Mr. Churchill said Britain expects "perhaps in near future" further and greater at- locks on British sea power.

on their work,"

new or

"I am getting rather tired of it

world."

Better Equipped

Japan

Questions Asked In House Of Commons

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter), In the House of Commons to- dny, Miss Wilkinson asked Sir Andrew Duncan, the President of the Board of Trade, regarding the arrangement recently made with the Japanese Government providing for the import of 350,- 000 dozen pairs of stockings and a large quantity of other textiles from Japan.

Sir Andrew replied that there had

been for some years an agreement between British and Japanese hosiery

manufacturers for the limitation of exports of Japanese hosiery to the United Kingdom. This agreement

since relaxed to

to (18

STOLEN FROM THE

Exchange At SOUTH SEAS MAIDEN

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghai T.T, Singapore TT. Japan T.T. India TT.

U.S.A Manila

T.T. T.T. Batavin TT, Bongkok

1/210

1/211

.350

.521

.103

021/4

.24

.485%

.4534

.1504

.103

.10.85

.107

1/0

BUYING

.1/34

4 m/s D/P

do.

1/3

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.20

4 m/s France

11.40

8374

T.T. Salgon TT. France

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

4 m/s L/C London

30 d/s India..

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0236 US. Cross rate in N.Y...3.05%

Youth Versus

Youth

To-day's Conflict And. To-morrow's Problem

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter). was renewed in January and with the Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, agreement, the British hosiery indus addressing members of the Univer try Imports licensing restrictions were sity of Oxford as Chancellor of the allow the University, declared that the conflict limited import of cheap Japanese to-day was between youth and youth, hosiery of a kind not made here is and this was the kernel of our future quantities, suffelent meet the problems..

What has been the driving force demand.

behind the Nazi movement? It has been the German youth."

to

Exports Agreement

Miss Wilkinson asked whether in Impenetrable Barrier? Įview of our position as regards unem- Deliberately deprived as they have ployment and food supplies, it was been of the elements of true judg necessary to arrange for the import ment, it is they who have made the {of_silk stockings in war time. movement and still sustain it. They Sir Andrew replied that there was have their own ideals which, to our likewise a need for export trade and minds, are distorted but for which was made quite clear to the hundreds of thousands of them aro Japanese Government that the con- prepared, without a moment's hesita- tinuance of this concession depends tlon, to sacriflee their lives.

There is what seems to be an im- on their attitude to the admission of British woollen hosiery to Japan. penetrable barrier dividing us from Mr. Thorne (Labour): "The more them which somehow must be broken trade we do with the Japanese they down. Checan-hammer-away at the

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LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).-Their Majesties the King and Queen were visited the famous Greenock Ship- TIENTSIN, Feb. 27 (UP)-Asked Ready in 2 days mobbed by 2,900 workers when they

why Japanese sentries occasionally yard to-duy.

It was one of the greatest spontane-struck French Chineze polleemen pus demonstrations of loyalty Clyde- passing through the barriers under The U-boat is being steadily driven

the existing Police exchange agree- from using the gun on the surface of

side has ever seen,

The Police had to force 4 way ment, a Japanese military spokesman

that this

the afternoon the

through the mass of people for the stated water and has been largely driven from using torpedoes and laying.

Jananese sentries were only doing Royal visitors to reach their ear. mines, magnette and other kinds, lii myself (laughter). For my part I can Mr. Churchill mentioned that the In a crowded eight hours, the Royal their duties. Chears For Churchill

It might not be possibly known, he Bay without hesitationi

was party saw a comprehensive section of that in the new worships which Brital LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-in approaches to our harbours."

interpretation of the rules and con-building were capable of standing up the immense war effort that Clydesitie said, that Japanese sentries would not the House of Commons. to-day, Mr.

The Magnetic Mines

ventions affecting neutrals, humanity to air bombing and were far better is making. They visited two ship-permit foreigners entering the French Winston Churchill, First Lord of the

rather than legal pedantry must be adapted to under water explosions yards, a great engineering company Concession to bring in large quantities Admiralty, was received with cheers;

Kelerri In more detail

and to our chiet guide (cheers) and Judithan anything they had to-day

the Royal Torpedo Factory. of baggage, stating that it was neces- when he rose to speak on the Naval magnety mine, Mr. Churchill de-

Mr. Churchill declared that he did They also went out in an Admiral's sary to all in a form. However, no! Estimates.

elared:

such official form exists. ere is nothing particularly from the Altmark episode this "I come on behalf of the Navy,"į

A local rumour that the barriers novel about it alongs to be the opinion not only of not wish to ralae any undue appre-barge la visit a battleship.

will be lifted next month cannot be be said, "to ask for a few men, mechanically it is very nicely made the British nation but of the civilised hensions about the strength of exist-

Ing_abipa. some ships and a little money (laughter). I feel entitled to may Referring to battleships. Mr. He mnounced that H.M.S. Barham, the North Sea system of contraband confirmed. (laughter) to enable them to carry that we see our way to mastering tots Churchill said, "If we had not got at an old ship which had stood up well control would Mr. Churchill's reference to money the same idea telteers).

magnette mine and other variants of the present time an unquestionable to torpedoes, would soon be repaired enclent, the turned into lend days DEATH PENALTY

he long rights long superiority in battleships. Germany's and ready for sen and that H.M.S. referred to £100 token grant repre-

"How this is being achieved is a de- heavy cruisers would come out into Nelson, a modern ship but neverthe- and as the summer weather enabled senting an amount running into many tetive story written in a language the Atlantle Ocean and, without fear less afteen years old, had been damphibian aircraft to range constantly millions but which is undefined. Mr. of its own. Churchill contined, "There has grown

of being brought to account, would be aged by a magnetic mine but would over the whole area.

There would be no difficulty from a SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "To be modest (laughter) we do up a much wider comprehension of

This secret of which many naval point of view in making the SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, (UP)—The whole of the enormous trade without the certainty that mistakes will be, not feel at all outdone in science in able to obstruct, if not to arrest, the suon be rejoining the Fleet.

thousands of people were necessarily bincicade more severe but no on British Full Court to-day dismissed made both at Whitehall and on the the country by the Nazis.

which we could not live, (cheers). "There are two stages in process of salt water and that however hard we

"They might make temporary bases aware was very well kept," Mr. could neglect the serious character of

Seaforth Highlanders against the try the painful drain of losses will be dealing with the magnetic mine. The in different quarters of the globe and Churchill observed amidst laughter, political decisions which were dictated the appeal of Private Eckford of the drat is the Snding of what to do and they might establish themselves in "and has only just leaked out into by relations with foreign countries.

A balance had to be struck between death sentence passed on him for the

munter of Lanco-Cpl. Davis. very large scale. knowledge on

means whatever of attacking them. any importance.

"Apart from II.ALS. Royal Oak and the hardship it might indict on that the trial judge, Sir Alan Mossop, Beliavo We Can Deal With It "In this way they would soon bring

and MLS. Courageous no other friendly neutrals.

had failed properly to instruct the "We are now advanced upon the nhout our morial ruin.

After the first six months of war, Jury. large ships have been damared or second stage and although we mual'

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wunk since the outbreak of war the sald, we lost 63.000 tons of war- Eckford's attorney, Mr. K. E. New- during the very difficult winter ships or about half the losses of the

Arst monilis of the laat war. strength in capital ships than the months," he said.

We had lost on a balance of gain ́enemy and if at any time they Referring to the fact that the ships break out as they may do we are both great and small had been at sea and losses less than 200,000 tons of much larger forces and bring them or dreamed of in any previous war 20,000,000. This could be compared nines we have had to call upon our to battle and destroy them as we since the introduction of steam, Mr. with 450,000 lost in a single day of Mr. Churchill said that by the end Ashing.flects and fishermen. Although

did in the isolated case of the (irat Churchill said that since H.M.S. Royal the deadly month of April 1917, Wo of 1980, Germany had lost from all this year we shall have about 25,000

Spec.

Oak was aunic we had not used Scapa had captured more cargoes in tonnage

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-In causes at least half their U-boats at our disposal, we had at the end of

"Without a superior battle fleet weFlow which was, of course, our best destined for the enemy than we had

lost, he concluded.

the House of Commons to-day, Mr. namely 30. He doubted very much November to call for many thousands could not exercise any command of strategie base.

Fronch Sink U-Boat

Ronald Cross, Minister of Economic Glowing Tribute whether avon ton fresti U-boats came of volunteers for mine sweeping the sea nor oven keep ourselves alive

Warfare, replying to a question, said duties. into action in that period,

|with food."

Mr. Churchill"' paid a

PARIS, Feb. 27 (Iteuler).It is that according to his information no In the last two days, he said, there The engagement was only for Recalling that during the lost war tribute to the engineering branch of officially announced that the torpedo copper ore shipped from Spain since had been one certain and two almost three months and it is now clear thot Britain had to keep always ready 30 the Royal Navy for the fact that even boat, Simoun, sank ́n U-boat off Cape the outbreak of war had reached certain U-boat sinkings,

It must be greatly prolonged. to 40 battleships with attendant ships with old engines had steamed Finisterre. Cloar Warning

"In many seaports over 75 per squadrons and ffolillas to fight a main 90 days or more out of the first, 110

Navy Votos Passed A

Goods could be shipped from Spain Mr. Churchill said, "So far the cent, of those who volunteered for battle at any time, Mr. Churchil-safd, lays of war.

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)—The without passing through the area of Navy has borne the main weight three months now wish to continue "Now this preoccupation has been There was, added Mr. Churchill, House of Commons lias agreed to the the Driish. or French contraband of the ward; If at any time in the for the duration of the war and the diminished. The enemy have only very little doubt that, the whole of Navy vates for men and money,......... [control.

sustained.

to have

"This will only make us more) Itie second is the applying of that positions where we could have no Germany after it has ceased the full efficiency of the naval control!" he appeal was based on the claim

zealous to discharge our task and to give satisfaction and win approval by producing good results.

Not Expedient

"I regret is not expedient to give expect perhaps, in the Immediate "Happily wo have a far greater the House the precise facts and figures future, further and much heavier at regarding the proposed strength and tacks upon us by this method we be cost of the Navy but there is no need llevo we shall find ourselves able to to tell the eneiny more than la good deal with it. for him about what we are doing" (Inughter).

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