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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 16, 1941.

NORWEGIANS

INDIANS WANT THEIR SELF OBDURATE RESPECT RESTORED TO THEM

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).—Mr_J. A. Spender writing in the "Times" on Tuesday says: "I have long been a subscriber to Gandhi's periodical 'Harijan' the latest number of which has just reached me with an intimation that it will be the last issue for the present.

"Gandhi explains that having been advised that it ought to be submitted to the censor, he has decided to suspend the publication rather make this submission or to expose himself and others to prosecution by not submitting it to censorship.

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"His writings in Harijan' opinions as he is entitled to do but The bus Instructed an important group have thrown so much light on of his followers to go out and reach the present situation in India them—namely, to denounce war and that I will ask your leave to add to discourage recruiting-with a general impression of them to consequence which he anticipaten, what other correspondents have he invites tint they will be ar-

rested and sentenced to prison. written to you recently about Dilemma of Court our Indian policy.

"No Government at war can be ex- "At the beginning of inst summer peeled to tolerate this but the Judge he seemed to be entertaining the Iden for magistrate who has to deal with of obtaining political advantages for these cases immediately finds himself #dilemma. if he gives long India by her participation in the war in and this was then supposed to be the sentences he will be denounced for policy of Congress.

he gives short harshness "India, so far as Congress could offenders will repeat their offences decide the matter, was to participate as soon as they get out of prison and on condition that she received con- they will be imprisoned again which Cesalons variously defined as 'com-may seem even tursher. plete independence' ог 'Dominion

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war,

"I suggest that the Government of status' either Immediately or the India must be left to use its own dis- near future.

rretion in deciding what it is wise "On this basis the Viceroy, and the to do. There is no need for alarm. Government of India procceded in! "India-British India as well explore the ground and issued a pro- the India of the Princes—Is moking elnmation which they hoped would a handsome contribution to the meet the case even if it were not both of men and materials, and she Immediately acceptable as a way for will yet give us more of both. Nor

need we be at all discouraged seeking a solution of new political "But while the debate on this problems by any of the political or, entcheries of the matter was going forward, Gandhi manoeuvres

moment,

further negotiations.

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was taking up new ground and he complete independence sounds to the conclusion that any participa- formulable but again and again tion whatever by India in the war hove hah It explained to me by was contrary to his principle of non-dian politicians that if they can be violence and must be barred in the free agents only for a week their forum of the conscience.

This development and the

mystification it caused

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they will immediately make a

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self-respect will be

be restored among his with us giving us all that "tront supporters may be traced week by "The Egyptian model is week in the Mes of Marijan,"

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minds. So far as political Audions, has invited all objectors to state are concerned the root of the trouble their views and he had answered is that they feel their self-respect to them with unfailing patience. The have been wounded when they were charge of income Eletry leaves him taken into the war without their quite unconcernegi. He frankly con- consent being asked. This fesses that he took the road about root of the matter, this or was mistaken about that, but he is passionately convinced that he is right now.

India's World Service ¦ "Week by week he enlarged fls iden until he sees India daing a ser- vice to all the world by furnishing an example of virtue and the value of non-violence.

"He protests that he dikes Nazilsin and Faveisai quite to mucly as we du and that he desires to cause:

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us the minimum of embarrassment

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to the errei a while nation, he is}

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service to all humanity and

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"The war well, I believe, show them us it will show others in the pos,tum, the necessity of partnership with a strong Power but we must then more than ever, persist in the endeavour to make it a real partner- ship in which they will have the sense of working on a basis of equality con- trolling their own Gate."

Two Naval Promotions

LONDON,

Jaun 15 Andrew

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TROPHIES FOR BOMBER FUND

A fine collection of sporting trophies won by Mr B. V. Hutchinson of the Hongkong Police, who has handed them over to be melted down, the proceeds to be donated to the Bomber Fund.

French Ships Load

In S. American Ports

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-"No ground exists for a pro- test from Uruguay over the interception of the French steamer, Mendoza," declared a Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman to-day.

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-Labour Failure LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). -The Stockholm correspondent of the independent French news jagency reports that residents of. Stavanger, Bergen; Haugesund

and Aalesund must be indoors For the

by 8 p.m.

All public meetings are for- bidden and certain quarters have had to be set aside for German troops because of incidents.

A number of arrests have followed the damaging of German property and some reports, state that the Nazis. have had to, send reinforcements to maintain order in Norway.

A three-months campaign per Bunded cnly 500 Norwegion workers to go to Germany. The Norwegian newagnper "Tidens Tegn" saya that it was originally planned to send 3,000 workers but some towns did not even send one man.

Difficulties of communication be- tween Oslo and western Norwny make the control of public opinion dimcult and every day the Nazl- controlled press storms against the enemies of the "new order," saboteurs and those who refuse to belleve In 4.German victory.

Street Fighting

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).The tyranny of Quisling Storm Troopers hns aroused the civilian population and serious disturbances have vccurred. Several people were in- jured

in fighting in Drammen, where German Storm Troopers ill-treated people arrested in street fighting. The. people in the streets attacked" and reurisals followed.

Four

thrown

storm-troopers about to be in the river were rescued by Germans and the Storm Troop leader was mobbed.

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Following the disturbances, curfew was imposed in Stavanger. Arrests are reported from many parts, including well-known people at Bergen. New prisoners continually arrive at Ulven concentration camp nearby.

An appeal to meet the tyranny by force is secretly circulated in eastern Norway.

Filching of Food

The unrest is increased by the German Alching of the country's food stocks which are rapidly dwind- ling. Plain-clothes Police are or- ganised in Osto to deal with hostile posters and spies tap the tetepliones,

The agency.

reports increased hostility between Quislingites and Germans, whose high officials regard Quisling and his friends with con- tempt and ignore the 50-eniled

Ministers.

It is suggested that the German attitude maz be deliberate to win the

but anti-Quisling elements

anti- German feeling was never stronger,

tors

Disagreement 15 Diso reported. mong the Quislingites, some "Minis

and Party. officials resenting German conduct. Some Parly mein- bers have resigned.

"Hirdmannen," the Storm Troopers' journal, complains of "rats" trying to destroy the movement from

to us too, eventundly,

(Heuter).-- Cunningham, "He sincerely even that the Admiral Sir dictators would cut before this Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter- manifestation but if they did not and rancan Fleet, has been promoted from

The Mendoza was intercepted outside the international the way were open for them to in- Vice-Admiral (Acting Admiral) to vade India be thinks that the dieta- the rank of Admiral, dating from three-mile limit by a British auxiliary cruiser, but the ship is

within. reported to have drifted across it and returned to Montevideo. tors would be helpless before this January 3,

Under him, the Cleet has played a moral miracle.

It was disclosed that the Mendoza | In their favour "I have found il profoundly in- lot the North African is one of five French ships which have to sail.

brilliant part in helping to rout the

BOMBAY, Jan. 15 (Reuter). teresting to trace his development of; this doctrine week by week and cost and in various highly successful been loading in River Plate ports, the

It was emphasised that all ships New naval barracks to house 500 were „įnaval engagements in the Mediter other ships. being the Katilu, bound for Europe which are notpened to-day pursuant to the Royal have felt a real respect for the in-

interception and detention. Forinose Compula and Aurigny. No provided-with-naviceris-are-table-tonian Navy expansion setieme....

inching courge with which te Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton is navicerts have been applied for and follows where his argument leads also promoted Adiniral. He was ait is learned that there is no question him, But at the end of it all hesabmarine hero of the last war and of the British blockade being lifted leaves us in a position in which there as commander of a submarine he sank is no possible reconciliation with him a cruiser, three destroyers and two short of adopting his views that we transports, His promotion dates from go out of the war and promise to January 9... eschew violence in our future deal-¦ Ings with our enemy. Ganything

Vice-Admiral

LONDON, Jan. 15 (British Wire- less would, frainless).-Among the 1st of novel pro

I's point of view, be participa- motions announced by the Admiralty tion in sin. Where Gandhi leads, day is that of Rear-Admiral Congres follows,

"It is

is evident from the columns devoted to the debates between him and members of his Party that many of them are greatly perplexed buth by his doctrine and by his explana- tions of it. To suppose that any large number of them are in any rent sense! conscientious objectors would, 1 m sure, be a mistake,

Demanda Obedience "But the relations of Gandhi to Congress much more resemble those

of a dictator to his Party' than those

com-

Pridham-Wippell, second in mand to Admiral Sir Andrew Cun- nigham in the Mediterranean, who now becomes a Vice-Admiral.

Gunner Couldn't Resist

Shot Nazi Plane Down

Little Air Activity

Britain Fairly Quiet

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). There was little enemy air activity over this country during daylight to-day.

Bombs were dropped in west Scot- land and one district in Kent, but little damage and no casualties are reported,

There has been no alert in London LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-An up to now but enemy planes were

Angila.

of an ordinary political leader to his anti-aircraft gunner who disobeyed believed this evening to be in the supporters.

orders and was later summoned vicinity of Liverpool and towns in "ife, like Hitler and Mussolini, is before a court of enquiry, has been east and west Midlands and in East 'always right' and when he speaks he given the Military Medal. must be obeyed. We

Gunner Bennett was in charge of must take it for

lin anti-aircraft gun when an enemy the present that non-violence is the policy of Congress. But if so the cri- plane flew within easy range. Regu- upen fire tice of our Indian policy may fairly lations forbade him to be asked not to persist in the view less he received an order from a superior officer. But the temptation

that the aspirations of India are being was just a little too great for Bennet! blocked by

by a government of Colonel who told his comrades he could not Blimps and Imperialist diehards.

"This is the substance of German and the raider was brought crashing let the chance go by. He opened fire propagands especially In America down.

true.

Czech Spirit Unbroken

Neurath's Announcement

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).

where Gandhillsm appeals ta #1 A court of enquiry was called to generous and widely spread but un-consider what punishment should be-Failure of the Nazis to win informed opinion. It was never less inflicted. When the full facts were over the Czechs is revealed by a lold before the G.O.C. however, he report from well-informed Czech "In fact Gandhi has presented us decided that there should be no with a very difficult administrative punishment and that Gunner Bennet quarters that Baron VON problem for he not only holds these should be awarded the M.M.

Another Clipper Route

Across The

Atlantic

NEW YORK, Jan.. 15 (Router).--Pan-American Airways are preparing to open a new weat-bound trans-Atlantic route from Lisbon to New York via Portuguese Guinea, and Trinidad im- mediately the United States' civil aeronautics anthority grants Pan-American's application to use that route.

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winter-time

Neurath, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravin, summon- ed important German officers and civil servants to his residence at Prague on Boxing Day and told them that he was profoundly disantisfied with the Czechs.

He is reported to have said that it was impossible to trust a

single Czech. He attacked particularly the autonomous government for "playing the Benes game."

Military Dictatorship Threat added that efforts to win the col

Baron von Neurath reportedly taberation of the Czechs could not be continued indefinitely. There would aying be repression in the new year of all

The first survey flight will possibly, pilots be made this month by the Yankee weather as well as enabling elippers unreliable people regardless of social Clipper. This airship was specially to maintain better schedule and and official position. He would not

rebuilt for the new route which is carry bigger louts.

should they decide

formation as regards the Mendoza's A Burmese Government mission was The British authorities have no in- CHUNGKING, Jan. 16 (Reuter).— cargo but it is believed that the cargo expected to arrive here at 6 p.m. comprises mainly meat and woul. yesterday by air from. Lashio.

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