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HAVANA MEETING

Pan American Talks In Cuban Capital

NEW YORK, July 21 (Reu- ter).The Pan-American Con- ference,, attended by the ropre- sentatives of the 21 American republics which opened in Havana to-day, will get down to its first real business to-morrow when statomonts will be made by Mr. Cordell Hull and the heads of the Cuban and Paraguayan dele- gations.

Monday,

Brilliant Broadcast Speech By General Smuts

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

OF

BRITAIN'S PROSPECTS

WINNING THE WAR

July 22, 1940.

WAR-TORN FRANCE

Minister Reveals Part Of Damage

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter). Something of the havoc

CAPE TOWN, July 21 (Reuter) -General Jan Smuts, the South African Promler, broad- casting in the Home Service programme of the B.B.C. to the peoples of the United Kingdom and the United States, said he wished briefly to discuss two questions which he was sure were upper-wrought in France by the Ger most in the minds of millions of people in free countries:"

F

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man invasion was revealed by M. Pietri, Minister of Communica

Ho said that over 700 rallway (bridges were destroyed while roads, |canals, rivers, posts, telegraphs and telephones were affected, resulting in the lack of newa and the precarious transport, of food,

(1) What were our prospects at this stage of the war as he viewed them? (2) What was the sort of peace they were striving to reach as the result of this mortaltions, broadcasting to-night. struggle?

views he would, express werd his which baulked him at Dunkirk and

Gneral Smuts emphasized that the tion of sea power and air power ***

own personal views and must not be which would have saved Britain from token to have any official character.Jan invasion would then be turned in-

Our Prospects

ja victorious offensive against Hitler- LONDON, July 21 (Reuter),—The

which finally would Air Ministry

There are great shortages of petrol, With regard to our prospects, he an offensive

Announces that six coal, lubricating oil and all kinds of, said the Germans so far had had to strangle and bring down in Hurricanes fought 80 German bom-material. He appealed to all French- uninterrupted series of most ruins his vast land empire in Europe,bers and fighters attacking, shipping men to help repair the damage. President, M. Frederico Laredo Bru. spectacular successes-Poland, Nor-for in a war of endurance the time over the Channel this afternoon.

an

to Hitler's. way, Holland, Belgium and finally the factor must prove fatal most colasant and the most stunning plans. Under

evertightening of all, the unexpected collapse of blockade, his casential war supplier and damaged several other raiders,

must rapidly dwindle until he can| *** France.

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To-day's proceedings consisted of formal opening of the ceremony in the Cuba's new Capitol.. and welcoming addres, by the Cuban

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Pan American Protectorate

The Pan-American Conference was convened by the United States primarily

consider questions arising from the European war,

be The subjects expected to discussed Include a proposal that Joint protectorate should bo established by the 21 Republics over the Western Hemisphere possessions of the Nazi-occupied countrics and a United States plan to form a Pan- American cartel to dispose of the surplus products of American stutes. Informal and private discussions among the delegates have already revealed some of the problems facing

the Conference.

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Everywhere the Germans had won no longer hold down the vast popula

Britain's War Alms

The shot down one Messerschmitt

ENEMY COLUMNS HARASSED

not only by superior numbers buttons whom he has over-run, oppress-War In The Desert also by superior equipment, technique ed, starved and sought to enslave". and strategy. Everywhere their op- ponents were forestalled, outwitted, surprised and appeared to have had

Dealing with the "kind of peace we There successes had No chance. created an air of invincibility, which envisage and hope to establish at the had been most effectively exploited end of this titanie struggle," General

Smuts said: "0

"Our vision still is free- by German propaganda.

It was claimed that the war was dom, liberation of Europe from the already won and that only the final deadly Nazi thrall and its

tion in the new creative freed coup-de-grace to Britain was awaited. Perhaps the position could best be

There were many people, either de-i featist by temperament or who did

CAIRO, July 21 (Reuter).

Hitler- Mussolini Back-Slapping

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter) —The German radio states that Mussolini has sent the following telegram to Hitler:

"The words of your great speech

1

the

to the hearts of the Italian people. 1 am now addressing my thanks to you, the Ilailan people will continue to assuring you that in all circumstances

nation to victory."

Hitler replied: "I thank you, I Duce, for your friendly

message. our strength of arms, Fascist Italy United in our ideology and allied in

and National Socialist Germany will bring the war to a victorious con- clusion to ensure the freedom of our

indicated by contrasting it with the A communique states that in the not look below the surface of events, of world order which Hiller is western desert the daily harass who had reluctantly come to accept ang at and which he will probably ing of enemy columns attempt The Havana correspondent of the the German view and regard the yet proclalin in a Kreat peace offensive. ing to approach Capuzzo con-march side by alde with the German

chances of Britain in the light ofler to-day is in a

position. He

strong tinues is the master of most * very what happened to France and other

of Europe and will probably succeed unfortunate countries.

In putting the rest of it also in bis power or his pocket. This is no A Profound Mistake"

the Kaiser's dream of Mittel longer "I think they have made a profound mistake," sald General

Smuts. Europe. It is the whole continent, "The case of Britain is very different with Russia reduced to a subservient,

acqulescent role. This continent from that of other countries. I do

will mould to his will. He will not wish to minimise the danger of a German invasion of Britain and do as the regenerator of the old Europe. not wish to say a word the least like-The old effete European order with ly to tend to a relaxation of the its chequer-board of sovereign stater preparations being taken in defence of will sweep away. A new United States of Europe will be erected on the elastic Nazi model.

Britain.

he pose

In Somaland on July 10 our fully raided the Italian post of Camel Corps and Pony Patrol success Farcnii, inflicting casualties. casualties were mil.

There is nothing to report on other fronts.

Our

Italian War Bulletin

ROME, July 21, (UP).—The 42nd Italian war bulletin says:

nations."

Thought It Was Air Raid

Ammonia Escape At East Point

gas attack had been made on "My first thought was that a

Hongkong and made a dive for

"New York Times" says that evident- ly the delegates will attempt to ca- operate to

to the fullest extent in keep ing the Western Hemisphere at peace but

from

standpoint of economic and political unity, undoubtedly two Americas still

The

South

delegates are anxious to consider any United States proposal that might solve the problem of lost markets owing to the European war, but some scepticism

noted

with regard 10 the of the United States practicability plan.

With regard to the preservation of

"But to the faint-hearted, I wish to

"The General Headquarters of the "Being the master of Europe, he Italian armed forces to-day issued a peace in the Western Hemisphere. It point out that two considerations seems likely that the discussion will should be carefully borne in mind. Can afford to restare a semblance of communique saying Italian bombing be concerned with combatting sub- In the first place, an army is not freedom to his victims and establish planes carried out on effective bomb- versive influences and will not in defeated by mopping up its minor a system of the so-called free states, ing raid at low altitude on a torpedo clude the question of mutual military outlying unita separated from the which, however, will all be held to factory at Malta. Large fires broke main force. The capture of those gether in the bonds of Nazi order. put. All the Italian plenes returned Riistance.

The New York Herald-Tribune" minor unita is a mere incident of no Internal tarifi walls and economic safely. In north Africa one British says that many Latin Americans, are special importance to the main issue barriers will disappear and a large plane was shot down and the crew of convinced that only a miracle of

of battle, and if anyone regards these closed continental market will be three were taken prisoner.

of established with Germany as its statesmanship can produce any tan- set backs as pointing to the defeat of gible results.

the main army, he makes

"In East Africa Italian planes mistake centre and as its regulator on the effectively bombed on the base in my gas mask," declared a Euro- ! at variance with all milltary history, economic lines which have already The over-running of the small neutral become manifest during the Way Kenya, air and naval bases at Berbera Pean resident of East Point Ter- countries 1 mentioned is in the nature regime.

in British Somaliland and enemy race when describing how he positions in the zone of Kurmuk in had been aroused from sicep on the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. One Sunday morning, almost suffo- is no minor incident. It is indeed

Italian plane falled to return." "It will be

cating from ammonia fumes one of the most serious catastrophes

mechanised { of modern times, but it may be arope with some of the forms bui

which had penetrated his bed- fairly completely accounted for by none of the substance of freedom

room from a leakage in the the Incredible mistakes of

NAIROBI, July 21 the Europe in which unlis will be held

(Reuler)~A

adjoining Dairy Farm depot. French High Command, the deep together by central controls of Nazi communique states that one of our The leakage occurred through a internal fissures of French polities, ideologies and Nazi economies, with reconnaissance patrols encountered pipe which was being run from the and the hopeless weakness of its the mailed fist In the background. an enemy battalion of mounted In-Dairy Farm depot to an ice-croam LONDON, July 21 (Router).political leadership at the

fantry in the northern, frontier dis- cart standing outside. It was quickly "Real must

freedom, personal or The Cabinet has approved the critical moment.

national, will hav perished. The trict yesterday evening and inflicted

discovered,

που but decision of the Minister of In-

Divided, Sick Soul

principles of freedom

casualties on them. of speech,

had given an unpleasant experience formation

and the Press, that the present

"France was a divided sick soul thought, religion before the end came and her cat of the west, will have been effective-

to nearby residents, which have

been the guiding ideals

One readent awoke from his sleep, system of voluntary censorship deserves our deepest sympathy. The

ablo to breathe, and with his scarcely ab shall continue, announces British people on the contrary are suppressed.

an official statement.

to-day miled as never before in "The name of a Monroe Doctrine

Voluntary Censorship

British System To

Continue

of such minor military incident,

Of course the downfall of France

who know.

Mechanised Europe

S new

Patrols In Conflict

MANAGER'S

WIFE DIES

Mrs. Gockchin Passes After Long Illness

of

before the fumes

4

oyes 'f' make out what had

"I

This statement says that Mr. A. their history under a leadership of for this Europe will be invoked but

happened," he said. "After my first Duff-Cooper, the Minister of Informa-nri

unrivalled brilliance, courage and it will be a mere mockery upd

reaction I looked around the house tion, in announcing the decision to

to competence. Their Military Com- travesty of the Monroe Doctring of

for a gas leakage, but could And the Press Advisory Committee on mand is not-questioned among those America, which-ly-the-bulwark-of

none, Then-- fece national self-development for

realised that some Friday, emphasised that he had never

thing had happened outside my bed- had any intention of interfering with

"Here then is the crux of the the whole continent.

room and I discovered that there had This, In essence, will be the Hitler. free expression of opinion.

war altuation. Britain remains the He, also

been a pretty still escape of ammonia said that there will be a more

Inner core of the Allied cause a plan. It doubtless will be dressed

This, apparently, had been driven attractive forms adequate staff for the scrutiny of the force with which the Germans have up in

and will It is with deep regret that we have Into my bedroom by the breeze and I Presh.

to deal before a decision is reached, make its appeal to a certian order to record the death of Mrs. Gockchin, had got the full blast of it while He proposed that responsibility for "It is futile to talk of defeat untli of minds ever

everywhere.

| wife of Mr. Philip Gockchin, General | asleep. prosecution for the publication of in-a mortal blow is struck at this heart "Tired, war-sick Europe, racked Manager of the Wing On Co., Ltd., "Waking up in the state I did was formation useful to the enemy would of the Allied defence. The Germans with suffering and appalled by

the and Chairman

the Chinese a curious, and certainly not a very rest with the Ministry of Informa-have not won the war until they have spectre of coming starvation, may Chamber of Commerce, who passed pleasant experience." tion instead of the Service Depart- overcome-

the main Allled force even accept it as an ексаре from away at her residence at No, 14, Enquiries made by the "Telegraph" ment concerned as hitherto,

entrenched in this island fortress of greater miseries, but it will be Fung Fel Terrace, Happy Valley revealed that the leakage was quick- Britain.

negation of what the human spirit of yesterday, at the age of 61, after niy discovered by Dairy Farm em- The Dunkirk Epic

free human soul far through the long illness lasting seven years. ployees who immediately cut off the "How different the case of Britain long ages has looked forward to 34

current is to that of other countries which its inspiring ideal. The vision which have been over-run is illustrated by has guided our long, slow advance whole war in France. I refer to the and defeat. escape of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk, the signifience of which memorable event for the real

sufficiently noted.

Crew Of Nazi

Plane Caught

Volunteer And Son

The late Mrs. Gockelin, who was extremely enthusiastic in charity and

the mast astounding Incident of the will have perished in utter darkness pariga chip, ont popular with her German

inwardness of the war has not been

The Alternativo

"Against this specire, freedom still remains our sovereign remedy for the

Hold Germans Consider it for a moment. It is from which human society is suf-

over

to his own

captured the crew of a Dornier wall of their vast bombing air force 225 self-vez lines.

Train

of

circle of Chinese friends in Colony, left behind five sons, two daughters and large number of grand- children to mourn their, loss, and to them, deepest sympathy is extended in their bereavement.

Raider Using Swedish Flag

Shells Ship Without Any Warning

Lie

Repudiated

Australia's War Effort

To Go On

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-Ac- cording to the Sydney Radio, the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, rumours denying Rome and Berlin that Australia had refused to send more troops abroad, said:

"Australia will play her part wherever it is necessary and there will be no slackening of her war effort,"

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Mr. Menzies, added that what had been done was to concentrate and

The funeral will take place at the a force was trapped and fering. We envisage a free Europe Chinese Christian Cemetery, Pokfu doomed, It was the B.EF. ht free for the LONDON, July 21 (Reuter). Dunkirk. The German Government nation, free in the sense of giving

individual and the

full tum to-morrow aftgmoon. The A Local Defence Volunteer announced that it was trapped and scope for personal and national self-cortege will leave her residence at

the High Command concentrated the

each 2.30 pm. brought down in south-east in an effort to achieve this crowning

that fundamental sense we England to-day and his son, a victory. They realised that on the continue on the historic Royal Army Medical

Corps fate of the BEF, might demand the human discipline and orga

but we have also private, then attended to the fate of Britain Itself.

learned that "But the injured pilot and navigator.

combined action of the ton must go hand in hand

with

Irce- Royal Navy and the R.AF. succeeded; dom. The failure of the League of The Volunteer, Captain Phillips, in saving the entire B.E.F. and the Nations was largely due to the ab who served in the Air Force in the major part of the associated French sence of central control, which could Inst war, described how, after seeing Army as well. If the German army harmonise the freedom of each with the enemy bomber shot down by and air force together could not the proper functioning of the whole fighters, he hurriedly, put on ад succeed in a supreme effort in their the human L.D.V. armlet, drew his revolver, ran

society. therefore, We attack at a single point, like Dunkirk, aim at a society of nations which across two fields to where the Dornier how can they fairly hope to succeed will supply this defect and will pes- LONDON July 21 (Reuter).consolidate Australia's home forces. was lying, and found two of the crew. In an attack on such a huge area assess a central organisation equipped who were injured had already been Britain,

to which there had been an unpre- where moreover

every with the necessary authority and The German raider in the cedented rush of recruits, pulled clear by a a third German air physical and moral factor will be powers to supervise the common. con- Atlantic which sank the British

vastly in favour of defence? | cerns of mankind. The men offered no resistance. The Real Keys

"Intercourse between the nations the West Indies flew the Swedish merchantman, King John, neur and he disarmed them.

After his son had attended to their bined, are the real keys to the Pro- and finance will be freed of all ham-11ag, according to survivors who Sen power and air power com-will be free and commerce, economics Injuries,

military detachment blem of Britain's defences, and pering restrictions, and obstructions.have now reached the Loeward arrived and took them away.

Dunkirk wOJ ZE test case which "As between man and man there Talanda. showed how effective-that defence is will be social justice as between likely to be in the more favourable nation and nation, there will be the She began shelling the King John rule of lhw, the absence of force and immediately she came in sight, and "No! The catire of Britain is not violence," and the maintenance of only stopped when the crew fook to lost untii Britain" Ulself is taken. If peace. In such an International the boats. S.E. COAST Dunkirk has any message for us, fi society tiere will be no self-appoint-

the heartening one that Britained leaders or Fuehrers. He who will several wounded men were taken The Captain, Chief Engineer and LONDON, July 21 (Router)Five will prove to be an Impregnable be master shall be a servant.

"Our aim and motte will be a prisoner from Eastbourne to-day under the might will be launched in vain.

of free mon and women and Voluntary Evacuation Scheme repre- that attack fails, Hitler is lost an senting half the child population of and all Europe, Indeed the whole nations. This will be our reply to

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world, is saved. And if Hitler does, the challenge of the dictators and we not venture an attack on Britain, he shall back up that reply with all the is equally lost, for the same combina- strength that God has given us,”

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