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"We never wanted war. Certainly no one here wants the war on a day longer than necessary, but we shall not cease fighting until we secure freedom for ourselves and others.--Lord Halifax.

BRITAIN'S 'NO' TO NAZI

ATTEMPT TO END WAR

STIRRING BROADCAST BY

LORD

HALIFAX REJECTS APPEASEMENT

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LONDON, JULY 22 (REUTER).-LORD HALIFAX, the secretary of STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPLIED TO HITLER'S SPEECH IN A BROADCAST FROM LONDON

"We wanted to be able to live our own lives as THIS EVENING,

like and not to have to look over our shoulders all the time to see if the Gestapo is listening. almost WORSHIP GOD AS WE LIKE

He said Hitler has summoned Great Britain to capitulate to his will. "I will not waste time by dealing with Hitler's distortions of every main event since the war began.

"We want to worship God as we like and this re- "He says he has no desire to destroy the ligious freedom, based on conscience, we will not let go, British Empire, but there was in his speech no for conscience is not something you could hand over to suggestion that peace must be based on justice, anybody else, but in Germany the people have given their no word of recognition that other nations in consciences to Hitler, so they have become machines. Europe had any right to self-determination, a principle he has so often invoked for Germans. BASE INSTINCT OF FEAR

"His only appeal was to the base instinct of fear and his only arguments were threats. His silence with regard

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to the future of the nations whom, under one false pretext or another, he has subjugated is significant.

-"Quite-plainly, unless the great world has entirely misread his speech, his picture of Europe is one of Germany lording it over these peoples whom he, one.by one, has deprived of freedom. UNMOVED BY THREATS

"Our picture, drawn once again in bold outline by

"What has been the effect on Hitler? When he first gained power, he was at pains to explain that his aims were strictly limited.

"He was only concerned with the welfare of Germany. He had no claims against her neighbours, but steadily his appetite grew until to-day he assumes the role of supreme protector.

"Already we see him ruling through creatures and the pate shadows of himself that he has established in Central and North-

Turn to Page 5, Third Column ern Europe, Farther south. Mussolini, flushed by his triumphs

HEAVY R.A.F.

President Roosevelt and General Smuts, is very different. ON HITLER'S

With them we see Europe a free association of independent states and because of that contrast we remain unmoved by threats.

"Hitler has now made plain that he is preparing to direct the whole weight of German might against this country. That is why in every part of Britain, in great towns and remote villages alike, there is only one spirit of indomitable resolution.

"Nobody doubted that if Hitler were to succeed, it would be the end, for many besides ourselves, of all those things which we say make life worth living. MAY COST, US EVERYTHING

"WE REALISE THAT THE STRUGGLE MAY COST US -EVERYTHING, BUT JUST BECAUSE THE THINGS WE ARE DEFENDING ARE WORTH ANY SACRIFICES, IT IS A NOBLE PRIVILEGE TO BE THE DEFENDERS OF THINGS SO PRECIOUS.

"We never wanted war: certainly nobody here wants the war to continue à day longer than necessary, but we shall not stop fighting till, freedom for ourselves and others is secure.

CHINA ON GUARD FOR JAPAN'S PARACHUTISTS

RAIDS BASES

LONDON, July 22 (Reuter).—An Air Ministry communique describing the latest R.A.F. attacks says, that the attacks were made against oil depots at. Gelsenkirchen and Rotterdam, oll tanks at Bremen, docks and aircraft factories at Wismar, Roten burg, Kassel and Gottingen, goods yards at Hamm and Soest, barges on the Western Canal and aerodromes in France, Holland and Germany.

Three of our aircraft are miss- 2,530 NAZI

ing..

The commualque adds that it is!

now established that an enemy air- craft struck a balloon cable and was

destroyed during 13 recent attack on Britain.

35 Tons Of Bombs

night!

VICTIMS

Hitler Pays Dearly For Raids On Britain

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HELPING A WOUNDED COMRADE ASHORE

THE PHOTOGRAPH, just received by delayed air mall, shows refugees on whom the heavy hand of the advancing Germans feil during, the Battle of France, being taken to safety aboard a British ship.

SOCIALISATION OF H.K. PROPERTY

Government Invokes Further Requisitioning Powers

Powers for the Government to requisition all types of property in Hongkong, from methylated spirits to aeroplanes, are contained an order published late yesterday in a Government Gazette Extraordinary.

Almost anything, which is re- garded as useful for the efficient prosecution-of-the-war-or-in-the interests of public safety and defence, can now be requisition- ed either by the Controller of Land Transport or by the Stores Controller.

The order points out that once property has been requisitioned, the competent authorlly may hold or sell it as though he were the owner and is if the properly were tree from any mortgage, pledge or lien.

Ships, Aircraft, Cars

For vehicle is

IRISH SEA

IS UNSAFE FOR SHIPS

Britain Guards Her

Back Door

LONDON.. July 22 (Reuter). In the case where a vessel, aircraft -The Admiralty's announce- hement of mines in the Irish Sea requisitioned controller may acquire this property shows that outside Elre's terri- by serving a notice stating that ittorial waters the Irish coast is mined for about 50 miles from of the order.

Premises may also be taken over. Dungarvan to just south of has been requisitioned in pursuance

but payment shall be made for any Wexford. property requisitioned.

step towards the socialisation of

property on Hongkong's

The order takes a very important! On the English coast, the fines minefield covers about 35 miles similar to that recently adopted in between Barnstaple Bay, Pad-

stow and Newquay, Englund.

towards the centre of St.

Property Affected The order says that the Controller

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of Transport 1s The competent George's Channel the minefield authority for requisitioning vehicles, widens to about 50 miles and In a further description of raids,

LONDON, July 22 (UP), while the Controller of Stores can continues in parallel lines until

requisition the following: the Air Ministry news servico says

Accoutrements, alcohol ns covering entering Eire's territorial waters. This makes it dangerous for ships spirits, aluminium, alu-

Sea or Bristol LONDON July 22 (Reuter)-Mr. that a trail of blazing oil marked the British defence fighter planes course of the Ghent-Salzaete Canal are reported to have brought rectified

down more than 2,630 German minium alloys, ammunition and ex-to enter the Irish

plosives

of all nature, including their Channel at this port and practically Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, after the bombers' visit to Ghent

More than 35 tons of high explosive planes since the start of the war components, amnestical preparations, cuts off purt of the Elre const line. was presented to-day at the first con

and

Ships proceeding from Falmouth to cert given to munitions workers, anhydrous general, bombs, as well to many hundreds of an average of eight planes local daily.

ammonia, compressed, antigas re-Bristol will have to go right round somewhere in England.

and their components, Elro and Northern Ireland in order Incendiary bombs, were dropped on Germany's principal aeroplane fuc

The Press Association claimed that spirators

plates, ormour, quality to reach their destination. up to Sunday, Germany has lost 167 armour

and similar protective

Must Pass To North torles during the night's operations.

At Gottingen, high explosive bombs pinnes over or near the British Isles castings

material, arms of all kinds, Including

LONDON, July 22 (Reuter). hit factory buildings and later the since June 17. raiders were guided to the scene by Two German bombers and possibly urms for sporting purposes and their great columns of oil-fed smoke a third are reported, to have been distinctive component parts, asbestos, Giving details of the parts of the British coast dangerous to shipping on lowering high into the night sky. brought down early to-day in south- aseptic furniture, axes, pick,

Barbed wire and wire suitable for account of mines, the Admiralty states Flames from. the fires started at west England when the raiders were

en-making obstacle and implements for that vessels wishing to enter the Irish Rotenburg rose to a great height and trapped by searchlights and additional fires were started at Gel-veloped by a wall of flame from the fixing and cutting, same, Benzol and Sea or the Bristol Channel must pass

Toluol, bleyeles and components, round the north of Ireland. senkirchen and Bremen.

blankets, bleaching powder,

Cables, Telephones

During the night the R.A.F. uiso attacked nine enemy and enemy- occupied aerodromes and seaplane bases.

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Innd batteries.

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War Savings

The idea originated from Mr. Bevin himself to provide entertain- ment and relaxation to the thousands

of workers all over the country, and it is hoped that this will help them

To Win On Our Own Torms to increase their output.

Mr. Bevin congratulated the work- told them that "the more you keep ers on their marvellous output and this up, the quicker we will get this wretched war over, and we are going

With factory workers, soldies, sailors, airmen and mercantile marine men and all others, they, would be able to do it and do it thoroughly.

Messerschmitt As Bomber LONDON,: July 22 (Reuter)-The Cobles, telegraph and telephone, Messerschmitt 110 shot down into the cameras and photographic materials, Australians Buying to get it over on our terms. English Channel yesterday was the camp equipment and their distinctive SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH❞

first to be used over British shores component parts, carbolic acid; Car French Airmen in Raids CHUNGKING, July 22 (UP)—It is reliably stated that the

bomber, states the Air Ministry.bon di-oxide, compressed, carbonaire

(Reuter).- cement, for searchlights,

LONDON, July 22 authorities in Free China and Chungking are doubling their pre-

A communique from General de Messerschmitts of the 110 spectaca- quired Gaulle's headquarters states that tion are designed as long-distance Chemical, bacteriological and patho- Australians are buying saving cer cautions against possible Japanese parachutists.

for titlentes at a rate of over one mil- be converted to locigal apparatus and stains bomb load.

microscope, Chlorine gas, or any lion pounds weekly, according to s The Japanese army used para for which reason the Chinese are pre-French airmen participated in R.A.F. fighters, but can

operations over north-east Germany carry a

The Pan American chutists in China once, namely last paring for all eventualities.

This Messerschmitt was shot down chemical substance, whether a sold, Sydney radio announcement, which a liquid, or a gas that can be employ-states that about 75,000 people,..or winter north-east of Nanning.

At Chungking and places close to on Sunday night, and adds: "despite Latest intelligence recalls that the the fronts the Chinese are taking violent opposition from ground de- by a Hurricane

A second Messerschmitt 110 was ed. for its poisonous or irritant effect one-tenth of the total population are "Clipper" left Manila at 8, ara, to- with

Hongkong at 2.30 p.m Japanese have concentrated a large every precaution with observers post-tences, objectives were attacked.

Chrome and ferro-chrome, clothing contributions. corps of parachutists on Tsunming ed on the heights to keep a close success and importent results were attacked by another: Hurricane and on the human body Chloride of me, buying certificates by small weekly day and is expected to arrive in

Turn to Page 5, Fourth Column when last seen was on fire.

Turn to Page 5, Fifth Column Island at Ure mouths of the Yangtse, watch on enemy aircraft.

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