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OF

CURTAILMENT FREEDOM OF PRESS the House of Commons touter)-On adjournment of

LONDON, July 31

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SKY THE LIMIT

Munitions Orders In Canada, U.S.

LONDON, July 81 (Router). Viscount Caldecote, Secretary for the Dominions, replying in the House of Lords to the debate on war production in Canada,

Mr. S. S. Silverman (Labour) moved to annul two of the defence regulations which, he claimed, in the hands of any unscrupulous government or minister would enable an executive to prevent expression of any kind of opinion in any news-said that the fullest use was now paper.

Italian Bomber Attack On Warships

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

August 1, 1940. SPAIN AND GIBRALTAR

Franco's Statement Explained

LONDON, July 31 (Router).

In the House of Commons

July 29th

to-

August 3rd

to-day, Government was asked SPECIAL OFFER of

whether diplomatic or

other

Commander Stephen King-Hall Mum's The capacity or a capacity which heavily attacked by Italian Replying for the Government, Mr.

(National Labour), seconding the motion, said that such re- gulations giving .enormous powers over the liberty of the Press could be justified only if it was absolutely essential for a successful waging of the war.

Sir John Anderson, the Home Secretary, replied that the question the House had to decide was per- fecily simple. It was whether free dom for expression of opinion should entali freedom to assist the enemy by systematic publication of matter calculated to ferment opposition to the prosecution of the war, whether we were to allow freedom persistent de- for organised and fentist propaganda,

and

In substance, these regulations wire sercpted in all quarters of the House, The particular regulation criticised was not confined to the Press but designed to deal with persons who in might be persistently employed nellon calculated to impair morale. tako No Home Secretary would action without the approval of the War Cabinet.

Drastic Regulation

less

Word

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter) — Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, told the House of Commons to-day that he, could not agree to give in- formation about Itailan or Ger- man submarines that had been captured, sunk or damaged.

the This silence prevented encmy from discovering how these things happened and from gauging the efficiency of British anti-submarine methods. Buch knowledge would be invaluable to the enemy.

Italians' Inferiority

Early Advantages Now

Compromised

action had been taken "to meet the threat of General Franco's LONDON, July 31 (UP), announcemen on July 17 that it being made of every possible

mand of Gibraltar and expansion capacity, there is in Canada,The Admiralty announces was Spain's duty to obtain com an existing that British warships were in Africa." whether it was must be created and which could

declared that there had been some come into production before planes in the Aegean Sea on Clement Attlee, Lord Privy Seal. Sunday evening. There was misconceptions on General Franco's January, 1941.

neither damage nor casual-statement. ties.

A very large part of the orders were for specialised munition re- quirements. They Involved a capital outlay of uni enormous volume upon

What Franco. Said After a historical reference to The Admiralty also announces

Spain's greatness, General Franco new plant and premises, or the that two British Fleet Air Arm went on to refer to the political | adaptation of From Canada

"Gladiator" planes intercepted statement of Queen Isabella, includ-

It

of plant and machinery..

afternoon.

one. Italian plane and badly damaged another.

WDS Bald recently by Lord three Italian Savoia 79'a over ing what he termed the bequest of General Franco added that these Beaverbrook that there was no limit the Mediterranean on Monday Gibraltar and the vision of Africa.

They shot down

wore questions which, after four except the sky to the volume of orders he was plucing for aircraft.

centuries, still endured as an eternal I had been asked whether the same was true of other forms of munitions. The answer was, that although the graphle phrase used by Lord Beaver- ing in the sen. brook would not be applicable in sub-up unhurt. stance; the postion was the same.

One Gladiator made a forced land- The pilot was pleked

tanker,

under

Details Of Battlo LONDON, July 31 (Rouler)An But, sald Lord Caldecote, "it is not only to Canada that we are looking Admiralty communique states;

"The Commander-in-Chief of the for addition to our own capneity.

Hermione, The expansion of our resources cast Mediterranean has reported that the of Suez has, for some time, been pro-Greck ceeding and at about this time a'con charter to the Italian Government ference is about to take place between and carrying 300 tons of petrol and of lubricating oil for Italian New 200

tons the South Africa, Australia, Zealand and colonial governments in forces in the Dodecanese Isles, was that part of the world to survey exlet intercepted in the Aegean Sea by that we should British naval forces last Sunday jag arrangements

evening. as many sources of supply ns

"Soon after the character of the

and make good what we may

obligation.

Mr. Attlee said that full note had been taken of the satement, but is Majesty's Government did not regard Its involving a fresh departure in

policy. Spanish

Reaction To Blockado MADRID, July 31 (Reuter)-The extension of the blockade receives British

jittle announcement of

publicity in the Spanish prees. low- ever, observers here consider that the fact that no unfavourable comment fact has appeared may be regarded as indicating that the cognise that the new measures are In no way intended to harm legitimate Spanish interests.

authorities

Molotov To State Russia's Foreign Policy

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter). The reason why it seemed to Gov-

established, her cargo had been ernment that such an admittedly-The numerical superiority of suffer as a result of enemy air raidship and the contraband nature of drastle regulation was necessary was Italian fand forces "which are action.

His Majesty's Government have heavy Italion air attack on our forces that the over-running of Holland and

The Commander of our forces was part of France had brought home to notoriously inferior in quality every intention of availing themselves developed. un that we were exposed to perils of and efficiency" has served no of all that Canada can provide, and

us had never purpose.

at the same time are using to the accordingly compelled to sink the a kind that most of imagined even in a nightmare.

A few gains at Kassola and Moyüle utmost the resources of this country. Hermione by gun-fire after the Cap-

tain and crew had been removed, Canada Equal To Task

"The weather was Ane and the Sir John contended that a drastic procedure was inadequate were realised at the cost of terrifie

"There is no limit to the orders to ancrifices. "In these circumstances of dire peril,"

With rains starting in Abyssinin, be placed in Canada except capacity. crew, who stated that they were in

MOSCOW, July 31" (UP),--An im- Sir R. Acland (Liberal) said, the the strategic advantages which the There is no reason to believe that no need of assistance, proceeded in powers Sir John Anderson demanded would enable him to do all kinds of Duke of Atasta may have had are Canada will not be fully equal to the their boats to lund which was not for

now gravely compromised, part-task of traplementing the contracts distant.

"This air attack on our forces has portant statement on Russia's rela- presumably given rise to highlytions with Japan, Germany, Great things far beyond the emergency secularly as South Africa, under the into which her industrial establish-

on Thursday when M. Molotov, the described.

Gallacher (Communist) leadership of General Smuls, is on ments have entered. Mr. W

the eve of taking a considerable part

It would not be suitable for between Italian aircraft and British Foreign Commissar. addresses supported the motion.

Somervell, the AL- Sir Donald

Doomed To Failure

to state in what way, Uicze re-warships in which it is claimed that Supreme Soviet.

several British warships sustained torney-General, suld that Sir John

Referring to Libya, a writer says sources are being increased.

"In fact, no damage or casualties "I have made enquiries from the direct hits and suffered damage, that the struggle around Capuzzo shows clearly that General Wavell is First Lord of the Admiralty and tind Sir George Hume (Conservative) splendidly and methodically harass-that not only are facilities in Canada were sustained by our forces, a justi at many points being used for the fication of the Italian report of the

ursel (Indepening the enemy.

the mercantile accuracy of the anti-aircraft fire of and Mr. Vernon Bartlett

If General Graziani should venture Royal Navy dent) criticised the provision for up-

cffensive

against Sollum or marine, but, attention will be given, our ships," peal to the House of Commons unt

Im-and is being given, to the possibilities instead of two courts after publica- Mersamatruh, which is highly

probable, he will be attacked from of extending them." tlon had been suppressed.

the flank and at the same time his columns will be n splendid target for the air force and naval cruising along the coast.

Anderson had mude an unanswerable case for power of rupid executive ac tion in an emergency.

Mr. Silverman's motion was de- feated by 03 votes against 00.

New Shipping Measures

British Restrictions On-Facilities

"As 10

in hastilliles on the African continent. | facilities, repairing and building coloured Italian reports of a batti Britain and the Balkans is expected

"Strong

were

forec

Ine

Repatriation For Frenchmen

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter).-Re-

ecrtain persons

Wagnerian Hitler

Brusque Treatment of Rumanian Envoys

the

to

The Supreme Soviet meets ratify the annexation of Bessarabia and formalize the incorporation of Latvia, Esthonis and Lithuaniu into the Soviet Union."

The delegations from the Balkan States, numbering 20 Parliament- arians from each, arrived to-day and were given a hero's welcome.

Germany

And The Balkans LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)-The Salzburg and Rome conversations have brought about a development which admits of no further justifica- tion for a Balkan Entente, writes the correspondent ot the ¿iplomatic

Berliner Boersenzeltung."

Nothing To Report CAIRO, July 31 (Reuter).A com- munique issued to-day slates: "All

plying further repatriation problems,

"Rumania, by voluntarily associat- fronts: there is nothing to report."

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary

Ing herself with the polley of the Desert Warfare Communique

Axis and by the Impending agree- NAIROBI. July 31 (Reuter)for Foreign Affairs, stated in the

enciny farces

BUCHAREST, July 31 (Reu-ment with Bulgaria and Hungary, has en-House of Commons to-day that with countered at Dobel, upproximately 30 the exception of

an whom it was necessary to detain for ter)-Despite the approval ex- already repudiated the policy miles south of Moynle", say!

time being, French citizens pressed in the Press, it is organisation of the Entente,” says this official to-day.

feint communique issue out and wishing to leave the United Kingdom evident that the visit of the correspondentia and Greece will no

same facilities-us considerable losses received the

Rumanian statesmen to Sak-doubt abandon the Entente. LONDON, July 31 (Reuter). huving inflicted

satisfied

were burg and Rome has done little -Further details of the system on the enemy, our troops broke off the nationals of neutral.States. announced in Parliament yester- "Our aircraft carried out recon-facilities for British subjects to return to relieve Rumanian difficulties.

to the United Kingdom from France

There Is dissension in the Govern- tay of issuing warrants to non-naissances in this area to-day."

and for French subjects here to re-

ment camp and a crisis is expected turn to France.

within few days. British shipping companies were given in London to-day,

In future it will be necessary for every non-British shipping company to enter an undertaking always to employ navicerts.

action.

SHUTTLECOCK

AIR SERVICE

Any company which does not do

MELBOURNE, July 31 (Reuter).- yo will not receive world-wide scr- vices such as bunkering facilities and The Commonwealth Air Minister, Mr. can Fairbairn announced to-day that, Insurance which only Britain

inking with the Pan-Amerleun clip offer.

Ships of the offending lines enter- per service from the United States, ing British ports may find great a special plane will leave Auckland difficulty in obtaining even water, to-morrow for Tasmanis. apart from other supplies.

This step is being taken pending The object of the warrant system receipt of the British Government's is to deter neutral shipping from reply to certain proposal that were: trying to enter the blockade-running put forward at a conference of New

Zealand representatives, business.

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Russo-American Trade Pact

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuter),—Mr. the American Charge Thurston d'Affaires saw the Foreign Trade Commissar, M. Mikovan yesterday.

It is understood that the interview In connection with the Russo- American trade agreement which is due to expire on August 6.

was

The agreement was signed in 1937 every year and has been renewed

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It is suld that the Rumanian states- men were received by Hitler "in a get Wagnerian manner and told to about the petty business of Transyl- vanian revision as quickly us pós- sible..

Lively Opposition

It is believed that the precise re- quirements for the cession of certain provinces to Hungary were formu. lated in Rome, but any idea of meet- finding ing these requirements is lively opposition from the Transyl-

vanian leaders,

and

Entente "The end of the Balkan confronts Turkey with the problem of whether she will adapt herself, to the polley which her Balkan partners have embraced or will embrace, or if she will continue her withdrawal from Europe and make 1 final and definite."

INTERNEES IN BRITAIN

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter).The Home Office has issued a White Paper dealing with German and Austrian civilian Internees and giving a des- cription of 28 categories into which persons, who are eligible for relcase, will fali.

two classes, namely those who are The categories enumerated fall into invalids and infirm, and those where people are capable of rendering assistance, to this country by reason and whole of their special qualifications

experience.

M. Gigurtu, the Prime Minister, last night had a long conversation with M. Maniu, leader of the former National Peasant Party, and exple ed the necessity for Rumania accept- ing territorial cession in favour of Hungary, but M. Maniu refused cate- gorically to accept the policy of ces- population of Transylvania; totuling 3,500,000, are determined to resist concession at any price and that they have asked the army to support them. M. Maniu added that he himself would not accept leadership of a cen- Iral government unless he had a free choice of ministers.

NAVICERTS, OR TROUBLE

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)-An Order in Council implementing the new phase of economic warfare announced yesterday by Mr. Hugh Dalton was, issued 'to-day and comes into forces at midnight.

It provides that any vessel ea route to or from any port through which from goods might reach or come enemy territory wil be liable to seizure unless it carries valid navi- ceris

A ship or cargo navicert, if condi- tions on which the navicert is issued are not observed, ecases to be valid. If, after obtaining it, a vessel calls at an enemyport or any other port other than the declared port of des- tination.

many

It is yet uncertain how people will be released but it is not thought that the number will be large in relation to the number in- terned.

WHAT STOMACH

SUFFERERS

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