1940-08-23 — Page 13

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 23, 1940.

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LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)—The Petain Government are bringing back 800 Wives disporting acroplanes from French Africa to be handed to the enemy, declared General Charles de Gaulle, in a world broadcast to-night,

By the French surrender, the enemy and mén of Vichy undertook to make the French people believe that all was lost.

The Vichy Government had another part to play towards the enemy, however, namely, forcing the capitulation of those people in the French Empire who wished to continue fight- Ing.

Thus Hitler's engle and Mussolini's vulture could easily nettle on Casablanca, Tunis, Dakar, Jibuti and Beirut.

Stroke Of Canlus

The enemy had a stroke of genius In putting the defeated military leaders in rommand because, de- moralined by their own defeat and anxious that everyone should fall since they themselves had fallen. these military leaders became the best means of the armlalice terms being carried out.

"Our ally, Britain, becortes stronger and richer every day and an Irresist iblo current 13 bearing the New World towards rescuing the arms of freedom," said General de Gaulle.

LETTERS

ZBW News Relay

To the Editor,

In which he to the

The "longkong Telegraph." Sir, "That was the eight o'clock time signal you heard!" Half-a- dozen of us, were, up to a few seconds sgo, listening to the relay over ZIW of news from London. At the end tech4 of the news a most enlightening and Interesting talk was being given by observer, in analysed the

reports broadcent world fro

from German stations with re- ference to war in the air. The com mentary had the obvicus quality of being authentic, and wes the class of advisable Information which it is most ad to circulate.

thinks ko. It London

the gave (or rather W13 giving) lie direct to German propaganda humbug. Why was it necessary for ZOW to fade this out when it would not have taken more than Iwo to complete the

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There was nothing of importance follow, for the next item was the playing of a record by the Minn orchestra.

Surely those responsible might dis- play more common-sense.

It is not the first time this hus happened. I can assure you that the Rix of us felt furious that such a stupid thing could be done, and two (Chinese) were equally of the six

this disappointed-hence

protest written at the time.

Six JUST MEN.

Huge New Bombers

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For Britain

Secret Disclosed LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter).-It disclosed to-night that new bombers, detalls of which are a closely guarded secret, will soon be available to the I.A.F.

Although gigantle, they are sur- prisingly fast and are stated to have! the manoeuvrability of much lighter craft.

They are believed to be much more powerful than those which regularly bomb Germany and Northern Italy. SIR ARCHIBALD'S TRIP Chungking. Aug. 2. Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, will leave Shanghai for Hongkong en route to Chungking on August 20.

M. Henri Cosme, French Ambas- FAdor to Chinn, will also leave Chungking early in Shanghat for September. Central News

PARLIAMENT TO HAVE REST

Hint of Changes in Cabinet

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter),—In place of the three months”. recess at peace time, both Houses of Parliament adjourned this afternoon for a fortnight with power given to call them together carlier should circumstances require that course,

The break is in no sense a holiday; All that is known at present is the for the Ministers or the members, assertion ol Mr. Chamberlain's "Reuters" lobby correspondent friends that he is very much alive learns.

and looking forward to an early re- The Ministers will have a little turn to work. more time than during a session to give to thel; departmental work.

Whatever changes might arise from Members of Parliament will visit the altered circumstances, no shadow their cortituencies which in many of them hangs over the present gov- cases have seen little of them since ernment organisation, which соль

tinues the war broke out.

to work smoothly at the highest pressure,

No Relaxation

In place of the usual summer re- and laxation, therefore, Ministers members will have to be content with the tonic administered by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

While attention has necessarily been largely concentrated upon the Air Force since Dunkirk, there has been evidence, visible to the man in months, street, that in those recent the loose ends have been gathered up

been accelerated. and output has been

Recesses are the traditional time

for political changes. Consequently.

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Asmaller of fact 11'e LARA Turner, the M.G.M.

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DR. KUNG IN ILL-HEALTH

CHUNGKING,

AVE.

(Reuter)-—-—A report that Dr, II.

H. Kung, Minister of Finance, is leaving shortly for Mount Omel is denied here,

According to an official state. ment, Dr. Kung is unffering from 111-health from overwork and

also recently from an attack of malaria After receiving in- Jections and medical treatment. his health ly improving.

"Dul upon the advice of his physicians, ho is a resting. only looking over important documents.

"Ith complete recovery la ez- pected shortly, after which he will resume his duties."

Defence Of French War Decision ·

Churchill's Speech

Is Hotly Attacked

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter),Mr. Winston Churchill's re- not even the war has suppresed en-ferences to France in Tuesday's speech were strongly attacked tirely the political prophets who by M. Paul Baudouin, the Vichy Foreign Minister, in a broadcast think that after three months of office the Prime Minister must have found some points at which might be strengthened.

his cabinet

Chamberlain's Futuro Some impetus has been given that suggestion by the liness of Mr. Chamberlain, the former Neville Premier and now Lord President of the Council. Were his health to compel his retirement, it is certainly possible that opportunity would be taken to make some adjustments of government.

THEFT FROM BEDROOM

Ambassador Going To Chungking

to the French nation.

"How can Mr. Churchill say that outside. France. we had sufficient forces to continue the fight?" asked M. Baudouin. "Our overseas forces did not amount to the strength of any army.

or

+'In June, the French Army, dispersed, encircled or decimated, had only breasts with which to resist the Due Here First

invader. The war could not continue in the CHUNGKING, Aug. 22 (Reu- to be waged in France

colonies. ter).-Chinese sources here con-

Does Not Expect Salvation firm the report that the British "To have left the soil of France Mrs. A. C. Offenburg, of Chatham | Ambassador,

Archibald would have been to behave like Read, reported to the Police yester Clarke Kerr, is shortly arriving cowards, while pretending to be day the theft of a man's gold wrist watch, a gold brooch and a gold at Chungking.

from her pin

bedroom, between Wednesday and yesterday.

VICHY-CELESTINS

Sir

The Ambassador, according to the Chinese reports, is leaving Shanghai on August 26, arriving at Hongkong or August 28. He will leave Hong- keng by air either on August 31 or September 1 for Chungking.

Residence Destroyed

As the result of the destruction of his residence on a hill in the western suburbs of Chungking during a

heroes.

"France does not expect salvation from Dritain. She only expects a rebirth to be achieved by herself.

DEMANDS

BURMA RD. OPENING China Campaign|

Deputation

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter). -An immediate and uncondi- tional re-opening of the Burma Rond was demanded by a de- putation of the China Campaign Committee headed by Miss Margery Fry, who saw-Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on Monday.

The deputation dwell on the human Buffering that would result from the closing and gave as an instance tho slackening of anu-epidemic work and the shortage of medical supplies in vast areas of China.

Mr. Butler's Reply

Mr. Buller declared that passage of medical supplies would be per initted while the question of allow- ing rasange of petrol for the trans- part of medical supplies through the Interior of China was taken up with the Japanese Government. However, no decision had yet been reached.

Mr. Butler took note of the deputa tion's views but added that no further indication of the development of Government policy could be given at present.

Leasing Atlantic

Aerial Bases

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Reuter). -President Roosevelt to-day con- ferred with Mr. Henry L. Stimson (Secretary for War), Cot, Frank Knox (Secretary for the Navy), Mr. Sumper Welles (Acting Secretary of State) and Mr. Itobert II.

Jackson (Attorney General) on the lease of Atlantic bases from Britain.

Difficultles in connection with the transfer of over-age destroyers to Britain were not completely resolved. The President is reported to favour the transfer but the attitude of Con- gress presents an obstacle,

It is desired to avoid protracted

"Mr. Churchill is driving the world legislation but no method of avoiding necessity for Congressional to an inexpiable struggle. The years the unfold themselves to his eyes as a sanction has yet been found. programme of destruction in 1940, 1941 and 1042.

"If the war continues so long, destitution will triumph.

M. Baudouin described the British blockade

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Japan Must Go Ahead With Her New Policy

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decided where Sir Archibald will say they wish it or not, the nations of all policy despite the dimculties which Chinese reports also state that the the continents will be bound together the Western Powers interested in French Ambassador, M. Henri Cosme by an ever-growing solidarity. By that region might be expected to put 1 expected to leave Shanghal for not allowing a great part of Europe in her way, declared the Foreign Chungking early in September. to be sufficiently fed, Mr. Churchill Minister, Mir. Yosuke Matsuoka, in a

will be excluding Britain from that speech here to-day. solidarity.

NEWSPAPER CHIEF Chinese Reaction

CHUNGKING, Aug. 22 (Reuter)---- NAZI DEPORTED

Aug. 22 (Reuter): CHUNG KING, Although Chinese circles here are Mr. Ho Ao-jao, Chief of the Publicity Codes Found On Him making no comment on Mr. Winston Department of the Three People (Churchill's war statement in the Principles Youth Corps, has now PANAMA, Aug. 22. (Reuler)-

are in-¡been appointed Managing Director of Emil Wolf, the Nazi agent who was House of Commons, there fined $1,000 and sentenced to three dications that the Chinese public are the "Central Daily News," oficial months imprisonment a few days generally impressed by the sincerity organ of the Chinese Government.

He replaces Chen Taang-po, who thas been appointed Secretary. ago, is leaving to-night for Cristobel, and confidence of the British Prime from where he will By to Buenose the Chinese hesitate to be-General of the Control Yuan. As gaol term was suspended on invasion of England is

Heve that the danger of a German over, they condition that his fine was paid.

positions Nurse loses 40-lbs. The American authorities are re-opine that the British

with much stronger now compared taining possession of codes found in the time immediately after

the of fat in 6 weeks Wolf's possession when he was taker capitulation of France. off the Japanese liner, Yasukuni Maru, seven weeks ago.

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MILITARY DISTRICTS

Tokyo, Aug. 22. The Japanese Army has decided to start shortly reorganising the exist- |ing kystem of military districts, in accordance with the new...... Military District System recently approved.

Under the new system, four mil- tary districts will be set up, within which there will be 14 Divisions and 59 Regiments, or one Regiment-to each prefecture, Domei, Short

At the same time, the Chinese are niso observing with the greatest in- terest a closer collaboration between Britain and the United States, which Is seen as bound to have far- reaching effects on the future of de- velopments in the Pacific

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