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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October

1940.

FULL REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH

1,200,000 GERMANS ARE READY TO FROM N. FRANCE

INVADE BRITAIN

LONDON, OCT. 8 (REUTER), CHEERFULNESS AND CONFIDENCE WAS THE KEYNOTE OF MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S LATEST STATEMENT ON THE WAR SITUATION,

"A MONTH HAS PASSED," DECLARED MR. CHURCHILL, "SINCE HITLER TURNED HIS RAGE AND MALICE ON THE CIVIL POPULATION AND OUR GREAT CITIES. HE DECLARED THAT HE WOULD RAZE OUR CITIES TO THE GROUND AND SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO CARRY OUT HIS FELL PURPOSE.

"Naturally, the first question we should ask is to what extent the full strength of the German bombing force has been

not let us be lured into supposing employed?

that the danger is past. On the con- unwearying vigliance and trary, swift and steady strengthening of our forces by land, sen and nit, which is progressing, must be maintained at all cost.

"The eneWIF has certainly gol plans to throw 690,000 men in single night on to the salt waters-- or into it." (Laughter).

the

U.S.A.--BURMA RD,

Special

to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, OCT. 8 (UP),—ESTIMATING THAT 80 LONDON, Oct. 8 (ReuFULL DIVISIONS OF GERMAN TROOPS, TOTAL- ter).-"We have satisfied.

|LING (1,200,000 MEN ARE MASSED IN NORTH ourselves that the United States Government's views FRANCE, AND THAT THE NAZIS HAD SUFFICIENT on this question are wholly BARGES TO PUT HALF A MILLION MEN "ONTO WINSTON in accord with our action

SALT WATER, OR INTO IT," MR. and the Soviet Government

CHURCHILL TO-DAY SOUNDED ANOTHER WARN. have been kept informed of

decision,"

said ING THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ATTEMPTED Lord Halifax in the House

INVASION MUST NOT BE DISCOUNTED. of Lords to-day in announ- cing the Government's de cision about the Burma Road.

our

11,000 Americans

The Premier, who in the course of a comprehensive speech, dealt with the war situation in Europe, casualty figures result- ing from German air raids, and the British decision about the Burma Road, also declared:

"The best opinion have been able to form on what is neces-

" it were not for the resources of sarily to some extent a matter of

the New World, it would be a long speculation, is that after their

time before we could have been able to do much more than hold our own. severe mauling on August 15,

In Far East

However, with aid, we are now strik- German short-range dive-bomb-i

ing back more powerful than ever. ers, of which there are several

Hull Seer Horinouchi

Dealing with the Burma Road hundred, have been kept enre-

Mr. Churchill declared that WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Reuter) issues, Mr. Churchill said that Bri- fully out of the fight. This may

Cordell Hull, Secretary for tain had agreed to the closing of the main reason why Invasion had not Mr. be because they are being held been attempted up to the present State, had an appointment with the Road, hoping this would lead to pence

China, in reserve to play their part in was the nuecession of brilliant vic-Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Horinou-between Japan and

the result had been op- However, the the general plan of invasion or tories gained by British fighter air-chi to-day.

three craft. The

great days of! It is estimated that 11,000 United posite, and "In view of the circum- August 15, September 13, and Sep-States citizens Including Chinese and stances, His Majesty's Government tember 27 had proved to all the Japanese, are involved in the State propose to allow the agreement to

Department's world that over our own leland we Peperikau nationals to return home way clear to renew it thereafter."

advice run its course, but does not see its had mostery of the air.

from the Far East,

Heavy Air Raid Casualties Referring to air raid casualties in Britain, the Premier said that up to last Saturday 8,500 persons had been In the killed and 13,000 wounded German aerial blitzkrieg against Bri-

to reappear in other theatres of

War.

"We have, therefore, to deal with long-range heavy German bombers alone. It would seem that, taking day and night together, nearly 400 of these machines have on an average visited our shores every 24 hours,

"We are doubtful whether this rate of sustained attack could be made for a few days at a time but this would not sensibly affect the monthly average.

Victories of Air

This, declared Mr. Churchill, was a tremendous fact. These victories of the Air Force enabled the Navy which was now receiving very great reinforcements apart altogether from the American destroyers now coming rapidly Into service, to assert it sure and

well-tried power.

decision 10

Warning Given

Mr. Horinouchi, who is leaving shortly for Japan and had already said farewell to Mr. Cordell Hull, was summoned specially to the State Department where he had a conversa- tion lasting 40 minutes,

tain.

Later he revealed that one British It is understood that Mr. Hull

battleship and a large cruiser were placed his views on the Far Eastern damaged in the Dakar engagement. In the air, both in fighters and in Situation before him to take back to bombers, we were at this moment, Tokyo, In a heart to heart talk he The French losses there were two after all these months of battle, sub-is believed to have sounded a warning submarines sunk, two destroyers set Instantially stronger actually and re-us to where Japan's attitude is lead-afire, a cruiser heavily hit and the

ing her.

"Cerialaly there has been consider - able taliing off in the last ten days, and during the month that has pass ed since heavy bombing began we

tad have

stendy 4 comtalties and In properly."

decline damage

tointively than we were in May,

251 tons were thrown upon London lapse to make up. in a single night.

battleship Richellet further damaged. Making reference to the tripartite alliance, Mr. Churchill said it was when primarily aimed at the United States,

but also against Russia.

The Premier speculated whether or not there were some secret clauses in- asmuch as the pact, as announced, is strikingly unfavourable to Japan.

Dakar "Errors"

(Reuter)

The pilot situation was rapidly in-

quire considerable attention Mr. Churchill said that the Gerproving mans claimed to have discharged

No-one, Mr. Churchill went on, ever convenient.

overtake

Burma Road could 22,000 tons of explosives upon Britain pretended that we since the beginning of the war. TheyGermany's immense lead in the first) Referring to the Burma Roud, Mr. claimed that on last Thursday week

"We have a long Churchill sold three months ago WC year or so of war,

We must give were asked to close this road and wished to ourselves a chance. Perhaps I will we acceded because we That was totory statement on this subject this menta of Japan and China to reach say, it took a ton of bombs to kiume next year."

just and equitable settlement of Speaking of the Dakar incident in the three-quarters of a person.

Referring to reinforcement of the their long and deadly quarrel. Un-House of Commons to-day, Mr. reached. Winston Churchill said that by a fore, the deadliness of attack in his British armies in the Middle East and happily this had not been

the On the contrary,

protracted series of accidents and war appeared to be only 1-13th of

elsewhere, Mr. Churchill said that

which subjugate the

have been made the subject of tmt of 1914-18,"

he would make no prophecies about struggle of Japan to

disciplinary action or are now subject proceeding what would happen when British, Chinese race Wos sull Australian New Zealand, Indian and with all its attendant miseries. We to formal enquiries, neither the First

"On that particular night 180 bo

he possible to make a more satisfac-give an opportunity to the Govern- LONDON, Oct. ย

persons were killed.

Good Shelter System

There-

some errors

Mr. Churchill gave Britain's shelter Egyptian troops came to close grips much regretted that the opportunity Sea Lord nor the Inner Cabinet were

Reprisals Sterile

Asiting his hearers not to go into

the tirclam- informed of the upproach of French with the Invaders who were now had been lost, but in

Government warships to the Straits of Gibraltar until it was too late to stop them making their way across the desert stances His Majesty's

proposed to allow the agreement| tinzi. towards them.

"All I will say is that we are doing about the closing of the Burma Road passing through,

Mr. Churchill said that since the

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declarations in the United States

nearly 400 long-range heavy bombers have on an average vislied our shores

24 hours.

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"We expected," the Prime Minister Wi continued, when we entered the war, to sustain losses of three thousand killed and 12,000 wounded night after night. Since the war began up to our best and there, as here, we feel to run its course to October 17, but last Saturday, as the result of air a good deal better than we did some- they did not see their way to renew mass attacks on Britain commenced

it after that. (Cheers). bombing, about 8,500 people have time ago."

Three Power Pact been killed and 13,000 wounded."

Dahar Episode

Mr. Churchill declared that the It was doubtful whether this rate "The destruction of property has Referring to the Dakar episode, Mr. Three-Power Pact, into which Jopan of sustained attack could be greatly however, been very considerable."

Mr. Churchill declared that It Churchill said that this operation was had just entered, appeared 80 un exceeded. Up to last Saturday nir would take ten years at the present primarily French and though they favourable to Japan that he wonder-raid casualties were about 8,400 killed rate for half the houses of London were ready to give it the measure of ed whether there were

It was not easy to see and 13,000 wounded.

Weekly Casualties to be demolished but quite a lot of support which might in certain cir-secret ciruses.

Since heavy raiding began on things were going to happen to Hitler cumstances have been decisive, they in what way Germany and Italy could and the Nazi regime before even were no more anxious than General come to the aid of Japan.

The Three-Power Pact was aimed September 7, the figures of killed and Even de Gaulle to get involved in a long ten years were over (Cheers) Mussolini had Rome experiences and sanguinary condict with the directly at the United States and seriously wounded had steadily de- also, in a secondary degree, it was clined from over 6,000 in the first ahead of him which he had not fore- Vichy French.

week to just about; 5,000 in the seen at the time when he thought it After paying tribute to the judg pointed against Russia.

the second, about 4,000 in the third and of Neither of the branches safe and profitable to stab

the ment of General de Gaulle, Mr.

Mr. Churchill added that Mussolini stricken and prostrate French Re-Churchill said the Government had English-speaking ruce was accustom-3,000 last week. public in the back.

no intention whatever of abandoning ext to react to threats of violence by General de Gaulle's cause until it submission, and certainly the recep- has some experiences ahead of him which he did not foresee at the time was merged, as merged it would be, tion of these strangely ill-balanced when he thought it safe and profitable Banker & Co., P.O. Dox YAS, Həng Kong- in the larger cause of France.

The whole situation at Dakar, sald had not been at all encouraging to to stab the stricken and prostrate of what were or were not reprisals, Mr. Churchill declared that no-one Mr. Churchill, was transformed in those who were its authors. must look forward to any reilet from the most unfavourable manner by the

with bombing merely from winter weather, arrival there of three French cruisers but he ackled: "It may be that some and three destroyera, who carried reference to Spain. There was, he

with

them a number of vichy said, no country in Europe which new method will be devised to wholesale bombing of civilian popula-partisans, evidently of a most bitter had more need of peace, of food, and

prosperous trade than Spain. tion by night or in fogs more exciting type.

These partisans were sent to over- All Britain sought was that Spain to the enemy than it is at present."

channel of Declaring that he would not fore- awe the population and to guard the should not become.

defences, shadow any of these measures, Mr.

supply to our mortal for.

Britain looked forward to Let Through Straits Churchill said, amid aughter and cheers, "It would be much better for The policy which His Majesty's Spain take her rightful place both as us to allow our visitors to find them Government had been pursuing to Mediterranean Power and a lead- out for

emselves in due course wards the Vichy French warships ing and famous member of the by practical experience.”

was not to interfere with thèm un family of Europe and Christendom. Declaring that

must try to less they appeared to be proceeding ave shelters with sleeping bunks for to an enemy-controlled port. By a every person in the areas liable to series of accidents and some errors, constant attacks in the shortest pos- which had been made the subject of sible time, Mr. Churchill announced disciplinary action, neither the First that large schemes were already on Sea Lord nor the Inner Cabinet were foot for providing food and hot informed of the approach of these drinks for those who sleep in shelfers ships to the Straits of Gibraltar until and also for entertainment through too late to stop them. winter

a sterile controversy on the subject

have

evenings.

make

Helping Raid Victims Widespread organisations for relief

Orders were given to stop them at Casablanca or if that falled, to prevent them entering Dakar. These efforts failed but the Vichy, cruisers |

of those whose homes were snitten, were, however, prevented from carry-

were already in being and were being ing out their further purposes of al- expanded.

The Chancellor of the

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Of the four French vessels con-

had virtually completed preparations cerned, two succeeded in regaining of a Bal for nation-wide compulsory Daker while the other two were insurance against damages to pro- overtaken by British cruisers and perty from the enemy's fire (Cheers) were induced and persuaded to re- Everyone could be covered, and turn to Casablanca, without any covered with retrospective effect from actual violence, the beginning of the war

The Government also proposed to

provide insurance against risk of

Stiff Fight

The fight which ensued between the

war damage for all forms of move Britial ships and shore batteries at

ablo property effects.

including household Dakar reinforced with the 16-inch shold guns of the damaged Richelieu, was

Thus," said Mr. Churchill we pretty stiff Vichy submarines,

shall be able to prove to all

« Hitler's act of mass terror,

British amtion her falled az,

qualy, tá híd, magnetis mine, and "attempti“; to strendla koupí skál

that The crow of one happily were saved. which attacked the Fleet, were sunk.

Twig Trexicli-desirayers & were set lon fire tone off the crufersiwas-band-

Word To Spain

Mr. Churchill concluded

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French Republic in the back.

Referring to reprisals, Mr. Churchill said our object must be to inflict harm upon the war-making capacity of Germany and it is the only object we shall pursue,

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