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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 13, 1940.

The best

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ARE THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE

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WHAT is the best way to

win the war? That we shall win it no one in Britain doubts, even while Hitler is

still at his strongest and do- ing the worst of which he is capable.

by

way to way to use

"Its main should be

G. Ward Price.

function

Surprise"

keep the enemy in constant anxiety, and compel him to hold troops in readiness all round the. European seaboard.

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The part played by the Bri-, tish Army will be the more valu-

Nevertheless, we have for to-day. The new factor of air able and effective If it is four months successfully faced, warfare will balance out, or deliberately subordinated to the At present we are main in Ita acutest form, the danger ultimately turn to our advan more important operations of order to attain a waterproof,taining a huge Navy, build- There is no way dreaded, tage: Once we have added the Fleet and Air Force.

not the slightest aupremacy in the air to

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Friday, December 13, 1940.

THE

Wyndham St., Hongkong

Telephone: 20015

prefix "Special to the Telegraph"

is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to

ing up a mighty Air Force, doubt that and creating an Army overcome it.

several millions strong. Supremacy in all three

REVISE

OLD·

STRATEGY

enemy can defeat us.

"Smash

our

If this principle is adopted, we can watch the course of the war, and be content to 'awalt our

the sens, no

the Germans and opportunity. We must always march to Berlin" is a spirited be keenly, alert to deal with any sentiment, but it would be the

forms of warfare is more

longest and costliest path to desperate attempt at “invasion, than the Germans them- Our old principles of national victory. Hitler would like though the risk of this will selves have attempted. Vast strategy are clearly, therefore, nothing better than to see us gradually diminish with the con- in need of revision. The idea land an Expeditionary Force to stant increase of our naval and though British resources that Britain's safety required us fight him on his own ground, aerial strength. are, it is obviously wise to to fight upon the Continent so where he is strongest. Even if,

With sca-power on our side, concentrate them upon the to keep the enemy away from after long and fierce struggle,

the Straits of Dover need no we beat the German Army, such we

can take big, strategical development of those arms longer enter into our calcula- a victory would leave us ex- views. When the Battle of which will most quickly pro- tions. The notion that "our, hausted both of money and man- Africa begins, it might conceiv

frontier fics on the Rhine" has power. cure victory.

ably be desirable, in addition to proved out of date by the test.

MILITARY operations, on strengthening the défonce af The present campaign has of actual war.

the huge scale that modern Egypt, to ship's large arnly to already revealed one factor

Realisation of this fact should warfare requires, may well crip the Middle East. Based upon in this problem which we give us encouragement, It con- ple the country that engages in India, its maritime lines of com- duces to the economy of our them. Hitler, despite his great munication would be shorter

Hongkong Telegraph. had underestimated. It has strength. To send an immensely superior resources, will be and more convenient than those proved the intrinsic strength Expeditionary Force across the starting on a hazardous adven of the enemy, stretching half- of our insular position to be Channel involves colossal cost in ture,, if as is apparently his

men and money. Moreover, we intention-he follows up his in- way across Europe and through much greater than we had

Western Asia down to the have never been good at fighting vasion of the Balkans by thrust- African frontier. ever believed.

these great military campaigns, ing forward through Asin Minor

Our carller wars against Euro- towards Palestine and Egypt. Should Hitler's Eastern cam- Those responsible for British Indicate news which is strictly copyright strategy had always feared that Fean Powers were won with

In the last war, even when paign develop into a swoop upon under the provisions of the Telecommuni❘ the capture by an enemy of the very limited participation of

ports on the other side of the British troops on the Continent. Turkey was the ally of Ger- the oilfields of Iraq, we could English Channel would bring There were only 9,000 of them many, it was the difficulty, of get there first from the Persian about our downfall. To avert at Blenheim; no more than 30,- brought about the collapse of booty by destroying them.

that mainly Gulf, and deprive him of his this danger was the principal 000 at Waterloo. aim of British policy, both

German schemes in that part of When we had not the help of the world. diplomatic and military.

allied armies on the Continent,

There is no need for the

cations Ordinance, 1936. Such new

bears the Indiration "UP" is received a theone on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- serve all rights and forbid republications, either wholly or in part without previous

arrangement,"

THE FIRST VICTORY THE BRITISH Empire has won its first victory of this war on the lund. This is the cheer- ful and invigorating news which has resounded throughout the peace-loving and democratic na-

tions of the world consequent

upon the British western desert

offensive, which has resulted in

the retaking of the important sea town of Sidi Burrani and the capture of three Italian generals and several thousands of enemy troops.

Timed to perfection and carried out with initiative, gal. lantry and precision, the sweep- ingly successful drive made by British and Dominion troops has not only struck a serious blow at the Italians already depress.

communications

THE RUSSIAN RIDDLE A

No one can forecast what

world will take. Russia's ‘atti-

Yet now, not only the Chan-we, fought against Louis XVI, nel ports, but those of the Nor- and Napoleon upon the sea, British Army to march to Ber- wegian, Danish, Dutch, and which has always been our most lin-at any rate before the Nazi Belgian coasts as well are in the advantageous battleground, or regime breaks up and the march form the war in that part of the hands of the most formidable else by sudden raids on Con- becomes a victory parade, foe we have ever faced.

tinental ports and invasions of The best use for our military tude is still uncertain, She enemy colonial, territories, to resources is to keep them intact, might resent, and even oppose, The possession of these places which our command of the sea ready to be directed against any any attempt by Germany and is of even greater advantage to gave us special facilities of a point where Hitler's far-flung Italy to seize control of the Bas- the enemy than it would have crss..

schemes begin to develop weak, phorus and the Dardanelles, been in any earlier war.

ness. Our command of the sen forining the gateway to the will ensure that they can be warm waters of the Meditor- that Russia has long thrown in where the conditions ranean

coveted. are most favourable to us.

On the other hand, Germany Napoleon, will beat Hitler, who army should be surprise. The may try to bribe Russia into ac- has succeeded to his position possibility of such action will quiesence by the offer of a free

Twenty-five years ago the air NAPOLEON'S

arm was mainly limited to local

activity. To-day our territory

can be continuously attacked from the aerodromes established along that coast beyond the Narrow Seas.

THE

SUCCESSOR-

These methods, which beat

The main function of our

INSIDE STORY

OF

DAKAR ·

adventure.

hand in Iran, a country into which she began to extend her interests 30 years ago, and which the development of the Persian oilfields has now made a far more valuable prizo.

i understand, not to effect a land-

The essential thing is to keep Jing at Dakar, but merely to stiffen

the local garrison and the garrison our troops in hand to deal with in French Equatorial Africa, the emergencies A5 they arise. Cameroons, and the other African Secure behind the defences pro-.

HAVE now learned the in-und embarked in a French warship, colonies which had already joined devided by the Royal Navy, and ed and worried because of the war the Dakar even at night, without the fact being Guulle. Grecce fiasco-but has let the world know that, given fair con- ditions and proper leadership, the Empire's soldiers still rank as the finest in the universe.

the Royal Air Force, we can known to the enemy's Intelligence The truth is that the political pre- steadily bulld up our strength. agents.

of the expedition tvas Finally-und this was the height of paration

Meanwhile, the pressure of the General de Gaulle had received pakar was proposed and drunk with

It began with high hopes.grudence-a tonst to "our ships attunentably neglected,

Weeks before the combined Britisi, naval blockade will continue to a large number of assurances enthusiasm at a public banquet in and French force arrived in

West tell.

Sooner or later, whether it be from individual Frenchmen in London several days before General African waters it should have been

West African waters.

agent well provided with gold and but to appear off Dakar with a

urms, from aeroplanes in the hinter-African colonies, or elsewhere.. French and British force to be

There were two good reasons for lani,

the chance will occur for us to received with open arms.

believing that the enemy lied got *

wind of the de Gaulle enterprise. There were many French civil exert our aca-borne military

olelais, army and air force officers strength as well. Bui the Dakar-expedition, like the The first was the passage of the in French West Africn who risked the abortive expedition to Finland, like six French craters and destroyers loss of their career, their pension, It is for this contingency and had previously been lost. Its the unfortunate expedition to Nor-through the Straits of Gibraltar. the imprisonment of their families, not for, any vast and venture- most potent uspect is that at way, took too long to prepare, too

A few days before the French, ex-and even the threat of the death sen- come invasion of Europe that long last our troops have been too long to preve. long to despatch, pedition was due to arrive at Dakar, tence, if they declared openly for the British Army should be held

five German bombers arrived at that General de Gaulle.

The achievement in recaptur. French West Africa that he had de Gaulle and his escort arrived in possible to land French intelligence in the Near East, in the French

ing Sidi Barrani must not be exaggerated from the military viewpoint; it means that we have regained something which

in readiness.

BRITISH WOMEN MADE TO STRIP.

able to assume the offensive.

Five weeks elapsed between Its port from Algeciras, bringing with Yet they were already secretly pre- How long have they waited for creation and its arrival of Dacials, intelligence agents and artillery fact, a latent Fifth Column, hostile them a number of high German off- pared to join him. They were, in this moment! Norway, Flanders, During those five weeks the Germans,

to Germany, friendly to ourselves. France, Dunkirk, British Soma- the Italians, and the Vichy Govern-officers.

inent were fully informed as to its

These are the men who directed Nothing was done about them, al- liland, northwestern Egynt! numbers und probable destination.

men cannot de Gaulle's advances. These are the Dakar was notoriously active. Thoy recall retreats, rearguard Several thousand Frenchmen cannot resistance of Daker to General though the German Firth Column in be equipped in Britain with tropical men who hastly organised gun but- And now a postscript. It has re- fighting, defensive action-and kit and embarked on French vessels terics on the shore, and stiffened the cently been revealed that nfter not a little disappointment. But provided with a British naval escort sinall French garrison in Uig port and Petsin's capitulation Lord Gort and were compelled to strip at Cons

German airfield defences. These are the nien Mr. Du Cooper arrived at Rabat,

the numberless

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British women, as well as men

in French Morocco, by seaplane in tanza, before they were allowed. the hope of seeing M. Mandel and to leave Rumania. other French staternen bellaved be there. It is stated' that they This was revealed when the first 20 arrived there "soon" after the capitu Britons to be evaluated from Ru-

{manla reached Istanbul,

the outcome of a well-planned, Ing immediately aware of the fact. skilfully executed offenalve, and A French general in uniform, with coming after so long and patient the uninistakable features of General

it is inconceivable otherwise the a vigil, the fruits of that victory de Gaulle, cannot be driven to a port French officers on land would have to

fired upon four brother French off- -taste-all-the-sweeter.

cers, bearing ding of truce. The My Information is that they arrived while the vast desert offers limitless French don't-fire on the white flik had Ume to defeat the designs of the Enspection, in spite of the fact that twelve-days later-when-Pelain-had-They all had to submit to rigorous -And-it-is-mely-to-appraise the obstacles-there-is-good-rouson to but the Germans_do_ Implications of the success. Its im- believe and hope that eventually

loyaliste." "Yet the British Govern some of them carried-diptorriatic medinte effect is to have relieved our forces will be in a position 10 an obvious contradiction. General de Air Force officinis to Rabat on the

The expedition was founded upon ment had been urged to send high -akaporta, issued at. Bukarest, war directly into thei Egypt. and the Suez Canal of the curry the

The refugees skid that conditionis fri "Goulle went with n French army and very day of the cupltuiation, when tung-threatened Italian assault; It enemy's turritory. The canst road to a French fleet to Dakar, but on con- the greater part of the French Air Rumania were now the same as in

Libya has been reopened, and when has taken the initiative from Grazi the right moment arrives, the Em-dition that he would not have to Force was in Morocco and could have ant and his armies, and has created pire may rest assured that under the ght. And we sent a strong naval been won over..

a new strategical situation, prognant enterprising leadership of General force to protect him, but we were re- with possibilities, Libya has become Wavell, supported by the British guested by General de Gaulle to the country overshadowed by the navy and Air Force, its armies will desist from any violent action,...

march anto and into the Italian The French, foreen which accom-

panied the Genernt were intenderi,”

› terrliying spectro of invasion, and stronghold,

GEORGE SLOCOMBE

all other German-orcupled countries.

The Incoming Germans 'aço report-. ed, to have arrested a number of pro- Eminent Poles who... Bed, lo'.Rumania When Poltind was overrun÷last Sep- Itember.