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»HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

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September 4, 1940, Bushmiller

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Reactions To The Warships-Bases Agreement

ISOLATIONISTS MAKE EXPECTED PROTEST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UP).—The Isolationist. Bloc is already charging that the transfer of 50 American destroyers to Britain "amounts substantially to an act of war."

patrol and they HTC thought to require hitle or no alter- United Fation

However, Attorney - General poris to the United States and other (neutrality Jackson has delivered an opinion ports upholding the legality of transfer and finding that fication by the Senate N

necessary.

Ile

advared President

On the other hand, the the

| States has acquired a vû years lense rallat certain sea and ate heilities in the

Canada Pleased OTTAWA, Sept 3 (Reuter} — Hot Panama Canal Zone and elsewhere (7eneral pleasure is expressed at the

on the Atlantic seabourd

Anglo-American Agreement which, it in Lis opined, will bring Use United

The Prime Minister made clear Roosevelt

ofblems faving the Empire in the wor

against totalitarianism.

that a "proposed arrangement may the House of Commons that there is States to a clearer view of the pro-

21 why Watanfer be concluded as an executive agree, | nu question ment without waiting for ratißen-¡ sovereignty. tion, under the Presidential power to transfer the 10e and possession propused considerations upam ceru fleation of appropriate stuff officers

Empire's Satisfaction

Three Main Points

Many Canadians contend that this latest setton is the best the United States can do for the Allied war effort apart from an expeditionary force which is not exprcied

With American bases on the oul- posts of the Western Hemisphere and board permanent joint defence J studying just Amer lean and Canadi an diefetiers, Canada as well as Bri- tady will sokini be an impregnable

The agreement can be sand to serve, three main purposes (3) it provider timely reinforcement for the British LONDON. Sept 3 (Router) The Navy in the task of maintaining con- successful conclusions of the Anglo-, trail of the Atlantle (2) it contribute: American Agreement, it stated in to the security of the United States authoritative quarters in London, will fast which the pruple of the British greeted with the greatest possible Commonwealth recognise an of vital satisfaction by the British Guvern- importance. (3) t strengbiene Live Fortres periniting uninterrupted ment and the people of the British materiai

the Western production of was materials and des- Commonwealth, нум

"Heulen Hemisphere

patch of expeditonary forces tu at- diplomatic correspondent

defence

It my fanly be pointed out that inck Hillerian territory

and Sigiften! The Minister of Munitions slated unreninable that new facturies, costing apprisXI -

would

From the notes exchanged it is quite such an importw vien that the British Commonwealth, agreement and the United States have evolved, atve itt int atmosphere of mutua mately $17,500,000, are being added during the gyllations, a jégetiend confiderer and goodwill, and it may immediately to Canada's rapidly ex- method of contibuting; nuiteríally and 10 eted as an example. 11 1214 way quand.ng progranu of industrial! effectively to each other's defence democracies can

sovn development to meet the wartime de- requirements,

mand for guns and materials

The Inetories would begin operat- iirital is anxious to acquire the The destruyers will be used in the İ

In 1941

would employ destroyers for convoy work, to deal same way as British destroyers They mag

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LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter).—The crew of a Norwegian motor tor- pedo boat serving with the British Nouy have shot down an enemy bomber into the sea.

An Admiralty com- munique states that the motor torpedo boat and a merchant ship were at- tacked by Nazi dive- bombers.

The Norwegian sailors opened fire with tracer bullets and registered a number of hits. Оле raider came down to sea level, touched the water, rose again and then crash- ed into the sea.

MERCY ERRAND

U. S. Hospital Unit In England

Gaulle (right) who is the ap- pointed leader of the "free" French forces in England. Here he is seen leaving a Lon- don

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U. S. Pressmen

The "California Clipper" hopped off from Manila for Hongkong this morning at 10 o'clock carrying the party of eight American newspaper men who have been flying "around the Pacifle,"

This party Bow from San Francisco iu New Zealand on the inaugurated Night of this new South Pacific air route and have since flown through Australlo, Java, Malaya, and the Philippines, and are now coming to Hongkong, making their last call be- fore returning to the United States.

The party consists of Jack Walsh, Associated Press; James Bassett, As- sociated Press; Stephen Richards, United Press; Michael Forstadt, King Features Syndicate; Royal Gunnison, International News Service; Harold LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter), orchouse, New York Sun, and Callender, New York Times; Ward The first American hospital Anzel Talbert, New York Herald Tri- unit to serve under the Ministry bune. They are accompanied by of Health has arrived in Britain, George Gardner, Public Relations Manned by volunteers it is staffed Counsel for Pan American Airways. by eight doctors, all professors of

The Clipper will arrive at Kal

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Dr. Wilson, head of the unit, mid P.m. and the party will be met by on a tour of that they

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lowing the tour they will be received amazed when he

by HE, Lieut-Col E. F. Norton, arrived to see so much shipping Governor of Hongkong, at Mountain carrying on normal business.

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wns

Ho was also very impressed by the

morals of the British people, especial- The newsmen will return to San ly during air raids. The only thing Francisco on the "California Clipper" that seems to worry them is the time to-morrow, leaving Kal Tak Airport wastea, ne commented,

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SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH!"

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Domel)Nazi motorised divisions will take over the "protection" of Rumania's lower Bukovin border on September 15, according to "Associated Press" TC- ports from Bucharest,

The reports declared that the first Government quarters and semi- Hine of defence against the possibility official Nazi circles state that the any further Russian penetration in sirong Nazi forces will be, sup- this area will be centred on plemented by Italian troops, asa Vatradonri and Rumanian troops will token of Axia, collaboration in the form the second Une in the vicinity guarantee given at the Vienna con of Platra.

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