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Thursday;

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BRITISH Berlin Squirms Under Verbal

Lash Of President Roosevelt

LARDER

Direct Attacks

Of Enemy

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UP)--In a broadcast to-day, Lord Wool- ton, the Minister of Food, warn- ed the public that they would. liave to eat less in 1941.

He said, "The enemy is making ́à direct attack on our food ships, sinking quite a number of them.

Special to the "Telegraph"

BERLIN, DEC. 31 (UP).—THE NEWSPAPER “ANGRIFF” IN THE FIRST INSPIRED. GERMAN PRESS COMMENT DENOUNCES PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT'S SPEECH AS THE "PILING UP OF NOTORIOUS UNTRUTHS" adding, IN THE WHOLE WORLD PEOPLE ARE ASKING WITH ASTONISHMENT WHY THE BOSS OF THE U.S.A. FEELS SO NERVOUS?"

The danger is much worse than America Stays

in the last war.”

Easy With Tin-Opener LONDON, Dec. 31 (Reuter)-A| warning to housewives to make do with food that could be grown in Britain and to "go ensy, with the tin- opener," was titlered by Lord Wool-

Lon.

The danger to Britain's food sup- plies was much worse than in the Just war,

"The enemy is making a direct attack on food ships and is sinking quite a number of them,” the Minister said. "That is indeed war in all its starkness

against the food by which we sustain Htc. This wor against food

supplies may grow in Intensity as the montha go on."

Her Hand

Japanese Raw Silk

The "Hamburger. Frendenbintt"

culous

Swedish Annoyance

The newspaper describes the speech as being full of "staleness and tokens of spitefulness, reminding one of the well known phrases in the Jewish world press.”

The German agency says Roosevelt says, "Only someone who is anxious is conjuring up to his people a danger to create a psychosis of hatred and which does not exist. war, only he can produce the ridi-

"He wants to force himself against nonsense that. only the his will and against his own interests Maginot Line and the British fleet to engage in a conflet which Britain guarantees the existence and security let loose," of the United States."

The "Deustche

Allgemeine Zet=| jung" in

in an editorial headed "In- BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

flammatory fireside that," comments SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 31 (UP).-The WASHINGTON, Dee, 31 (UP)-Il that Roosevelt "with impudent fal- is learned that Administration off-aiflention puts into the Fuehrer's Dagens Nyheter belatedly comments sole have temporarily shelved the mouth his own propaganda lles." on President Roosevelt's speers say proposal to penalise Japanese raw Preaching Blind Hate

ing that it was "misleading to com- silk imports. It was most pro- The "Volkischer Beobachter" says, to the United States exports of war pare Swedish ore exports to Germany minently discussed that a 30 per cent. "Roosevelt preaches blind nd valorem duty be placed on Japan-

against the

the Axis Powers, Lles and

Swedish ore ese goods.

falsifications are intended to evoke a

éxports re- 非 The President under the Tariil Act threat-psychosis. He invented the present direct continuation of of 1030, ins the power to apply pen-1 German plans for world domination."normal trade relations with our

circles state that Pre-15ution getahbour. This was

Firstly the United States, as for as we know.

alties where United States trade has been discriminated against.

Informed sident Roosevelt's

hale mats to Britain.

OT-

nearly as much meat in 1840 as in to be based on the fact that the move on two fuke "peech was found. ranged for In trade negotiations whille

Lord Woolton said that Britain ate

The shelving decision is reported ed

never muda deliveries of

war

January 1941 SASSOON SUMS UP

Future Of S'hai Japan's Care

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31 (UP)—Str Victor Sussoon, just returned from (although Germany was attempting to India, told the press to-day · That

drag Japan into a war against the United States, "cooler heads In Tokyo will prevail. Even if there was a Japaneso – American war, Japan would probably see the advantages in maintaining Shunghat as a noutral. port.

Ho predicted that Russia would not enter the war because "Ribbentrop would do anything to keep them out of the war."

Britain would undoubtedly repulso any attempted German lavasion of the British Isles but he believed that Hitler would not attempt an Invasion but would attack Gibraltar.

Germany must be a great deal wenker before the British can attempt to land forces on the continent, but "Britain is bound to win in the end. A nation that refuses to be beaten that in China but we must admit that cannot be beaten. Japan has learned. before victory comes, there will be

me pretty awkward moments,"

DISAPPEARANCE OF H.K. MAN

1930 and would have to do with less would be an over-serious blow tording the Fuchrer's aggressive materials to Beliain in peace time." Aboard Piorce For Manila:

meat in 1043. He urged the public to eat more potatoes which were grown in Britain, and 10 cat less bread which was largely made from imported four.

premises.

Intentions against the American con- Japan's economy domestically where- unent, and secondly, the le regard- as previous moves by the United in the alleged attempt to gain world States have been directed principally domination,

gainst the Japanese in their war "Everyone here in Germany asks ffort.

were the reasons for the ner- what

vousness in every sentence and the irritation shown by Roosevelt over the mlerophone. The answer Roosevelt's own had conscience that should be

regarded, along with

Tin, Rubber, for Arms U.S. Lend, Lease Plan

Smecial to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP).-The President's Secretary, Mr Stephen Early, told the press to-day that it would seem "logical" for the President to discuss the details of his lend, lease plan, in his message to Congress next Monday.

President Roosevell's call for "more

Tolk To Prcoa

of everything" for Britain focussed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" attention on the proposals to make WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) some army plants and perhaps 50 At the press, conference to-day Pre- destroyera available for Britain,sident Roosevelt sald that the plan to Omelals who are preparing such allend or lease arms to Britoln might plan for the President's study, aree expanded to include saw materials contending that this is the only way as well as munitions. to aid Britain to meet the anticipated | He said in and ribber, which this spring offensive,

country require, might figure in the deal for arm

Indian Speaks For Britain

Co-operation Sought

Churchill, as equally responsible for CALCUTTA, Dec. 31 (Reuter) the present situation in England "By supporting Britain, India would which he himself, evidently regards be supporting herself," declared Sir ne lost." they declure.

Chimanlal Setalvad at the Indian National Liberal Conference here to-

Playing With Fire playing with fire is the comment

LONDON, Dec. 31 (Reuter).— day.

He was moving a resolution, which

of the German press on President was carried, cxpressing appreciation Roosevelt's speech. Nevertheless it of "Britain's heroic efforts" and ask- says that political circles in Berlining for the wholehearted assistance consider that

speech does not of the Indian people in the war and differ from previous pronouncements expressing confidence in an Allied though the "number of untruths victory, seems to have increased."

Regarding the threats to South American countries, opinion in Ber-

in is

is that such threats originate in North America and it is the United States who is demanding bases from South America.

What the papers describe as Roose. Mr Early also told the press that

velt's attempt to bring discredit on persons who have expressed a feel. The President laughed heartily the German Italian alliance is regard- ing that the United States might send when the reporters read him the ed as "tactless and clumsy and not a naval force to aid Britain are "con- statements fram Berlin attacking his to the point, being similar to the fusing" the President's speech.

speech, but he declined to comment. attempt made by Mr. Churchill,"

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANILA, Jon, 1 (UP).The Chin- ese Consul General, Mr. C. Kuangson Young, has indiented that he would

sk the

American High Comshis- zioner, Mr Francia Sayre, to call in United States authorities to solve the mystery surrounding the disappear- ance of Mr Lin Goli Wang, former Consul General at Manila, who dis- while en route to Manila from Hong- appeared from the President Pierce kong

The calling of the President Pierce ended the investigation aboard the vessel and the questioning of the oflcers. So far there are no indica-

ncer tions whether the disappearance was ruicidal or due to foul play,,

Friends of Wang said that his anal messages aboard the ship indicated that he anticipated carrying out a number of business calls In Manila after landing.

Explains War

To His Countrymen

Special to the "Telegraph"

BERLIN, Dec. 31 (UP)-In the 2.500th war proclamation

to the National Socialist Party, Hitler declared that. Germany would fight the war to victory "and the final destruction" of those elements who are responsible for the war.

"Those Democratic Individuals If we faithfully and bravely fulfl with their interest in war who for our duty, he will in the future not decades caused world unrest and desert us," hurled peoples into ever recurring

Momentous Year

wars, must be destroyed. Every LONDON, Dec. 31_ (Reuter),-"A power that feeds off these Demo-momentous year in Germon history eracles will die Gerefrom. This war has come to an end-n singular and will be continued to its final conse- overpowering sequence of

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