1940-08-15 — Page 21

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 15, 1940.

COMMONS AND LORDS DEBATE INDIA

SKILFUL SPEECH BY THE HON. MR. L. S. AMERY

LONDON, Aug. 14_(Reuter),—Initiating the debate on India in the House of Commons to-night, Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary for India and Burma, spoke on the background of the politic controversy in India and the deadlock which had led up to the recent statement by the Viceroy.

of constructive He said the Government of India Act represented a remarkable feat statesmanship on the part of Parliament. So far as the provincial part of the Act was con- cerned, it came into operation and was still being worked successfully in four out of the 11 provinces of India.

causes.

It was temporarily suspended in the representatives of national life in uthors even through purely extraneous India as a whole.

The Viceroy's offer presented to for the Indian leaders an opportunity of Delays had afforded- ocension development of the volume of ad- taking immediate, effective and on In the Government of verse criticism and opposition, in the important part face of which their enforcement India and bringing their influence lo could no longer serve the purpose for bear on the conduel of the war with- which they were originally intended, out prejudice to their several poll- They would have This opposition came from different tical positions. quarters in India and way based on committed themselves to nothing ex- cept to work together in the present opposite reasons.

emergency for the good of India and for the common cause in which they ull believed,

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powerful

RAF. Extend Their Operations

Cross Alps To Bomb Italian Factories

LONDON, Aug. 14' (Reuter).—Details of last night's ralds

on Italy are given, by the Air Ministry news service which states that two of Italy's most vital aircraft works, namely the Caproni factory at Milan and the Flat plant at Turin, were seriously damaged.

The raiders left behind blazing

AIR RAIDS and smashed factories, and one

SLACKEN

pilul, as he recrossed the Alps, could sen a dull glare from the Caproni Works miles behind him.

Nazis Retire To miles, twice crossing the Alps and

.

Lick Wounds

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). -An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states that enemy activity has been much less pronounced to day.

Scattered Attacks

At

The bombers few some 1,000 having to climb as high as three miles to clear the mountaina.

Several Direct Hits

One pilot over the Fiat Works

scored several direct hits which were followed by a fierce blaze and two Another pilot scored direct hits large explosions. with incendiary bombs on buildings, causing fires while a heavy bombs A third pilot scored further his struck the other end of the works. with heavy bombs, starting more

fres.

A pilot arriving later dropped more high explosive and incendiary bombs, Nearly all the raiders scored hits, increasing the blazing aren, Railway Bombed

FATEFUL BATTLE

U.S. Eyes On Great Air Contest WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).-Domestic issues are taking a back seat as Washing- ton watches the fateful battle is widely realised that its results of the English Channel, for it may be fateful also for America.

On every hand, the hope is expressed that the R.A.F, may continue to prove its mettle,

The "Washington Post' declares that the stakes in the battle are. of incalculable magnitude, but if Britain triumphs. the blight which for years has been spreading over the world, will be arrested.

Constitutional Deadlock The constitutional deadlock India was not one between 1! Majesty's Government and concen- trated Indian opinion, His Majesty's) "I still hope it they will all be 'Government was only one of the willing to take their part in spite of the discouraging allude shown la parties concerned.

If that shoul An attack was made this Mr. Amery then proceeded to des-Congress quarters.

to be the cribe these parties and declared that unfortunately not prove the Indian National Congress, had case, Lord Linlithgow will, of course, morning on barrage balloons at lightship was bullt up a remarkable political or still go ahead, prepared to work with Daver and ganisation. He said that Congress those who will work will him and

bombed.

Au unsuccessful attack was niso was by far the most efficient pollent cach other."

The Viceroy's immediate offer was

aerodrome in Kent, machine la India, of which were justly proud. They had striven the paving of the way towards made on an to make it national and all embracing.peedier attainment of the goal of where two enemy dive-bombers were

It was not, as shot down by anti-aircraft gum

Fate Of All Free Peoples Air Force fighters also engaged the

Rail sklings west of the aircraft The newspaper's political corres If they had succeeded and Congress Dominions Status.

enemy at several points and inflict could speak for all elements of Indian was so often suggested, an interior

works were also hit and road and pondent says that on the battle de- national life, then however advanced of dependent status.

Many independent stions wereed casualties.

radway junction south of Turin was pends not only the fate of the British their demands, the problem right) have been very different and in many not free to live their lives as they

This afternoon scattered attackattacked. One plane straddled the Empire but the fate of all free

junction with fivo sticks of heavy peoples. 10 Wanted. They were K

Ile deplores the fact that while the respects far easier than

AMIFC by dismembered

British were made on several districts bombs and tore up the railway lines. "We in neighbours.

last two months have given Britain day

with a direct hit.

dow Al the pilots reported seeing bursts an opportunity to improve her utterly denied by very important perity.

"Their claim to speak for India Comuneealth enjoy security, pross the rooh-cast and south-west.

friends and enhanced Summpton high explosive bombs

world, enured slight dramage to u sintomy on the Caproni parent works at Min fences, they have also been of value Indin's cramplex

the United States, A salva of incendiary bombs fell in a to Germany dignity in the eyes Kovernments national life. These other elegents which is the result of our frie und train and injured several people.

At Hastings a house was demoils fine right down the length of die where those who once spoke of assert their right to be regarded no qual association. an mere numerical minorities but asher status in the world thou that by high explosive bands and buildings, and as heavy bombs follow-phoney" war, now talk of "phone"

people were injured,

ed, there was a series of large ex-fears. In my future) constituent factors

plosions.

The result is that American eager- Indian policy, entitled to be frented and that is the status we have de- mumber of

clared to be the qual of our policy in several fatally.

Air Force fighters were constantly Other high explosives fell acrossness to help Britain is beginning to as such in any discussion for sladin,"

the hangars of an aerodrome adjoin-wilt under the wind of irresolution. tablishing India's future constitution.

The "Baltimore Sun" says that According to repuris se far received, ing the works and on silpways of a In every case in the Duminlous, in action. Moslem Claims

there had been an antecedent age 15 enemy aircraft have been destroyine station.

clearly the war is moving to some! Many Ares quickly broke out all new frightful elimax and adds that: main racial} "Foremost among these stand the ment

and Frenched by Air Force fighters during the

aver the target area. The defences Germany is preparing some new main great Moslem community of 99,390,-elements-British

day.

were apparently taken completely stroke, the fate of which will not be 000 strong Ridl constituting

Surprice and A.A. fire was scanty and known until it "encounters the deter majority of both north-western and instance, in South Africa,

mined resistance of 11 resulute north-eastern India but scattered s The prudest day in Britain's his-

ineffective. 'n nunority uver the whole sub-tary would be the day when they

| People." see India' joining as a free and will

Raids On Germany

Mounting Anxiety continent.

is nisu

the group ofling partner in the brotherhood of the

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)—An With the mounting anxiety cnused of the blitzkrick scheduled custes who feel that as a British peoples.

Reply To Debato

if the number probably destroyed Air Ministry communique says that by the opening community they stand outside the..

shortly take action ain Hindu body, which is repre~ Replying to the debate, Mr. Amery or damaged is taken into account, inst night in addition to raids on Italy,sume circies here think that President

of RAF. bombers Roosevelt may sculative of Congress.

wald that new members of the pro- says "Reuter's correspondent, the strong forces

of England. The Indian Princes constitute pored enlarged Executive Council German losses on Monday and Tues-attacked Junkers aircraft factories at concerning the sale of destroyers to

Bernburg (north

Soundings on the subfeet are re another

group of entities."

would be on on equal footing with day would exceed double the 140 Dessau and

claimed as definitely Leipzig), munition factorles at Lunen But underlying all that, continued the present members and would hold oficially

fand Grevenbroich, various military ported to have already been made Mr. Amery, there was unity. In no definite portfolios.

destroyed.

aircraft objectives in the Ruhr and 14 acro-in Congress on his behalf. The functions of the War Advisory "Probably destroyed" respect had the essential tintly of India's outlook been shown more Courell would be collaborate mean those which, it is confidently dromes in Germany, Holland, Bel- clearly than in the atitude of all India's experience and special know-thought, could not possibly have glum and France, parties of the communities since the ledge in order to advise the Govern-struggled back across the Chimpel.

war began,

Viceroy's Initiative

between the

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thie Canada, and British and Boer, for Four of our fighters are missing.

It was in this atmosphere that the

to

ment on the development and stimu- lation of the war effort.

He believed that both Britain and

Probable Nazi Losses LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuter)- was einplusised in, London to-day that the Air Ministry return of enqny aircraft losses in raids is made on

a very conservative basis.

Viceroy felt that the moment had indis would contribute to the joint MR. CUDAHY AT

come for an initiative witch should efforts in order that there might

enlist all elements of political eifori emerge something of which both leadership behind Indle's war; Britons and Indians allke could be

und

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"error" ****alsa-make-a-beginning-in proud for generations to come.

down the deadlock and su

JA the

cepted goal of the Imperial Crown ditions but they could go a long way

towards preliminary building

and the British Parlament.

WHITE HOUSE

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Am-

One of our aircraft is missing.

Dastardly Attack On Lightship

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LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).—A -WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuter)-inter-messago-referring to the Ger- The Blouse then Ee,

Cudahy, U.S.

nan air attack on a lightship in the Lords Debate

to Belgium, visited the Channel says that cach ruider pave the way towards an early ne- hievement of that goal of free and In the House of Lords, the Duke of bassador

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). equal partnership

British Devonshire sald he did not think While House to-day and saw Pre- dropped two bombs, one of which struck the lightship astern, killing Commonwealth, which the Viceroy was possible to go on with the framsident Roosevelt.

Afterwards Mr. Cudahy sald he two of the crew and wounding others -Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- had said was the proclaimed and ucing of a constitution under war con-

was authorised to tell the Press that who escaped in a bout before the ship Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he had not received a rebuke from sunk.

was asked in the House of A flight of Hurricanes streaked Commons to-day what steps The immediate offer contained In The collapse of France had brought the President and that there was ne

across the sky and one overlook and

enable He added that President Roosevelt pounced on the tail of a bomber were being taken to the Viceroy's statement was that of home to every Indian that realisation question of his resigning. an extension of his counell so as to of his hopes of freedom depended said that the action of the State De- which went spinning into the seu French refugee sailors of the

the defent of the comman

machine-gun butlets. Mercantile Marine and fisher- include the leading members of all pon political partice as well as the est-enemy. All indications showed that partment in disayowing his London riddled with

The lightship survivors were men, who were now in this ablishment of a wider War Advisory there would be a widespread res-Interview was not intended us a re- Others escaped over France.

rescued.

country, to secure à livelihood Council

All-Indian basis, ponse to the Governor-General's pro- buke. 1)

and to assist in the Allied cause. associating on the conduct of the warposal for full co-operation on a provi-

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-It is Mr. Butler said that arrangements

Head Office & Works 57032 representatives of Indian states and slonal basis.

"It represents, of course, a mainly constitution of a grent country in the

during were made for those French sailors provisional settlement and it cannot middle of a war, and secondly, nojauthoritatively stated that

of who were willing to continue to serve Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr., Tel. 28938 Hong Kong Depot, In the nature of things be more than further steps can be taken towards July Britain seized 45,300 tons that for two reasons.

self-government in India except as contraband, of which.34,000 tons were in their own ships to do so, sailing "Firstly, I don't think It is really the result and on the basis of Indian taken from neutral ships and 10,700 under the British and French flags, Kowloon Depot, from Italian ships.

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