1941-01-16 — Page 5

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 16, 1941.

INDIANS WANT THEIR SELF Two Naval

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RESPECT RESTORED TO THEM

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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 renched me with 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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he has instructed un important group

"His writings In Harijan' Informed opinion. It was never less have thrown so much light on

"In fact Ganthi has presented us the present situation in India with a very difficult administrative that I will ask your leave to add problem for he not only holds these a general impression of them to opinions as he is entitled to do but what other correspondents have of his followers to go out and reach written to you recently about them—namely, to denounce war and to discourage recruiting--with the our Indian policy.

consequence which he anticipates, "At the beginning of last summer and he invites that they will be ar- he seemed to be entertaining the crested and sentenced to prison. of obtaining political advantages for India by her participation in the war and this was then supposed to be the polley of Congress,

Dilemma of Court

"No Government at war cán be ex- pected to tolerate this but the judge

Indle, so far as Congress could or magistrate who has to deal with decide the matter, was to participate these cases Immediately finds himself a dilemma. If he gives long out condition that she received con-in

will be be denounced for cessions variously defined as 'cum-sentences

'Dominion harshness if he gives short ones plete independence or status either immediately or in the offenders will repeat their offences as soon as they get out of prison and near future.

they will be imprisoned again which may seem even harsher.

"On this basis the Viceroy and the Government of India proceeded to explore the ground an issued o pro- clamation which they hoped would were not meet the case even if it immediately acceptable as a way for further negotiations.

suggest that the Government of India must be left to use its own dis eretion in deciding what it is wise to do. There is no need for alarm.

India-British India us well Gandhi on New Ground the India of the Princes-is making "But while the debate on this lundsome contribution to the war. matter was going forward, Gandhi both of men and materials, and she was taking up new ground and he will yet give us more of both.

all discouraged in now made it known that he had come are we be at

new political to the conclusion that any participa-seeking a solution of

the political tion whatever by india in the war problems by any of was contrary to liis principle of non- | manocityres violence and must be barred in the moment. forum of the cunscience.

and

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restored

the

and

Complete independency' sounds This development

the formidable but again and again

it explained mystification it caused among his have had

to ne by supporters may be traerd week by Indian politiehung that if they can be week in the files of Nortjan.* He free agents only for a week then

stat self-respect wil be has invited all objectors their views and he had answered they will immediately make a treaty them with unfailing patience. The with us giving us all that we desire.

"The

Egyptian rondel is in their charge of unitency leaves Irim

Te frankly con- minda.

ninds. So far as politeal Indians quite unconcerned, less that he took the road about are concerned the root of the troubl this or was mistaken about that, but is that they feel their self-respect to he is passionately convinced that be have been wounded when they were

taken into is right now.

the war without th:m consent being asked. This is the root of the matter.

India's World Service *Werk by werk he enlarged his iden until he sees India doing a ser-j vire to all the world by furnishing an example of virine and the value

of non-violence.

protests

that

"The war will, I believe, show them Ps it will show others in the position, the necessity of partnership

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he dislikes then more than ever, persist in the Nazilsan and Fascism quite as much endeavour to make it a real partner- as we do and that he desires to cause ship in which they will have the sense embarrassment of working on a basis of equality con-

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TROPHIES FOR BOMBER FUND

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

Another Clipper Route Across The Atlantic

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

ITALIANS THANK

CANADIAN NAVY

Promotions

LONDON, Jar 15 (Reuter)- Admiral, Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter ranean Fleet, has been promoted from Vice-Admirat (Acting Admiral) to the rank of Admiral, dating front January 3.

Uniler him, the Fleet has played a brilliant part in helping to rout the

Italians along the North African

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and in various highly successful naval engagements in the Mediter- ranean.

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Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton is also promoted Admiral. He was submarine hero of the list war and as cominander of a submarine he sank a cruiser, three destroyers and two transports. Ils promotion dates from January 7.

Antonescu Summoned BELGRADE Jan. 15 (Reuter).-- It is reported" frum Bucharest that General Antonescu has been urgently summoned to Berlin and that he in leaving by train to-day.

Gunner Couldn't Resist

Shot Nazi Plane Down LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).—An anti-aircraft gunner who disobeyed Jorders and was later summoned before a court of enquiry, has been given the Military Medal,

Gunner Bennell was in charge of an anti-aircraft gun when an enemy plane few within easy range. Regu- lations forbade him to open fire unless he received an order from superior officer. But the templation was just a little too great for Bennett who told his comrades he could not let the chance go by. He opened dre and the raider" was brought crashing down.

A court af enquiry. was called to consider what punishment should be inflicted. When the full facts were Haid before the G.O.C, however, he decided that there should be no punishment and that Gunner Bennet should be awarded the M.M.

Interned Soldiers Given Work

The Director of Medical Services gratefully acknowledges the receipt

of $50 from Mr II. Buttonjee for the Chinese soldiers interned in Argyle

Camp.

Messrs Ruttonjce & Son, Ltd, are

for responsible

these providing soldiers with a local Industry in the form of straw-wrapper making, and thirty thousand wrappers are made weekly in this camp.

The Director of Medical Services desires to express grateful thanks to Messrs A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, for making it possible for a similar in- dustry to be carried on at Pat Heung straw Camp, where about 180,000 wrappers are made by the Inmates every month.

Violent Earthquake Rocks Rabaul

OBDURATE NORWEGIANS

--Labour Failure

Sydney, Jan. 15. the way were open for them to in- ! LONDON, Jan, 15 (Reuter).

A violent earthquake rocked the vade India he thinks that the dieta-The Stockholm correspondent The first survey flight will passibly;

island of New Brilain, north-east would be helpless before this of the independent French news be made this month by the Yankee

New Guinea, early to-day. Much miracle.

damage was done to house property "I have found it profoundly in- agency reports that residents of Clipper. This airship was specially rebuilt for the new route which is

in and around Robaul and fissures teresting to trace his development of Stavanger. Bergen, Haugesund nearly twige the distance of Lishmm- this doctrine week by week and and Aalesund must be indoors Bermuda-New York direct but avoi

The High Commissioner for Canada appeared in the harbour bed.

The epicentre of the shock is be- bave fell 1a real respect for the un-by-S-p,M

the prevalling headwinds and give os received from the Brazilian Am-lieved to have been about 20 miles flinching courage with which LF

better winter-time

flying bassador a request to convey to the from director of Riverview Obser All public meetings are for- pilots follows where his argument leads

port. of the Cannţiian The him. But at the end of it all he bidden and certain quarters have weather as well as unbling clippers officers and crew

maintain belter sclferlules leaves us in a

carry bigger loads,

and destroyer, St. Laurent, the profound vatory, Sydney, said the seismograph gratitude of the leader of the group there vibrated violently for three of interned Italians who survived the hours. The shocks were equal in sinking of the Arandora Star for the strength to those during the Japanese endeavours to save the shipwrecked, earthquake in 1923-Reuter,

a position in which there had to be set aside for German

is no possible reconciliation with in troops because of incidents.

of adopting his views that we

short

to

avoids

Two other clippers are being over- go out of the war and promise toj A number of arrests have followed hauled and will be used to maintain eschew violence in our future deal-he, damaging of German property two weekly winter-time trips.

campaign

per-

and some reports state that the Nazis ings with our enemy. Anything less

have had to send reinforcements is from would, Gandhi's point of view, be participa-maintain order in Norway. tion in sin. Where Gandhi leads, Congress follows.

"It is evident from the columns devoted to the debates between him

members of his Party that many of them are greatly perplexed both by his doctrine and by his explana- tions of it. To suppose that any large number of them are in any real sense

conscientious objectors would, I am

sure, be a mistake.

Demands Obedience "But the relations of Gandhi to Congress much more resemble those of a dictator to his Party' than those of an ordinary political leader to his supporters.

"He, like Hitler and Mussolini, is right and when he speaks he be obeyed. We must take it for

ays

the present that non-violence is the

A three-months suaded only 500 Norwegian workers 1 go to Germany. The Norwegian wspaper "Tidens Tegn says that it was originally planned to send 5,000 workers but some towns did not even

send one mas

Little Air Activity

Britain Fairly Quiet

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).

tween Oslo and western Norway Difficulties of communication be- onke the control of publle opinion-There was little enemy air dificult and every day the Nazi-netivity over this country during controlled press storms against the enemies of the "new order," saboteurs daylight, to-day. and those who refuse to believe in a Genom victory.

Constable Killed In Tai O

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

There has been no alert in London up to now but enemy planes were belleved this evening to be in the

Police Constable Ip Iling was shot vicinity of Liverpool and towns in

policy of Congress. But if so the cri-dead last night in Tal O. A friend cast and west Midlands and in East ties of our Indian policy may fairly who was with him, Liu Kan, 34, is Anglia.

be asked not to persist in the view lying in hospital seriously Injured as that the aspirations of India are being la result of the policeman went blocked by a government of Colone! It appears that Blimps and Imperlelist diehards.

to a group of men, belleved to be "This in the substance of German from a salt junk hailing from Chinese propaganda especially in

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America territory, with a view to questioning Indian Troops

where Gandhilism appeals to- a them, when one of the men generous and widely spread but un-lout a revolver and fired.

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BOMBAY, Jan. 15 (Reuter)-Sir Sikandar Hynt Khan, Premier of Punjab, who in visiting Delhi, gave Army Headquarters his impressiona of Imperial and Indian troops now nghting in Africa.

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In a broadcast statement, he said, "Despite Inferior numbers

on top, both in the Western Desert and in the Sudan,"

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Router).-"No ground exists for a pro-te declared that he was deeply im- test from Uruguay over the interception of the French steamer, Mendoza," declared a Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman 10-day.

The Mendoza was intercepted outside the international three-mile limit by a British auxiliary cruiser, but the ship is reported to have drifted across it and returned to Montevideo.

It was disclosed that the. Mendoza | to sáil.

He revealed that Indian casualties were only 28 killed and 78 wounded. pressed by the Indian troops during his visits to Egypt and the Sudan, especially by their extreme physical or wholesome fear that the fighting tness, cheerfulness and the evidence qualities of the Imperial troops had induced in the enemy.

is one of five French ships which hayo It was emphasised that all ships been loading in River Pinte ports, the | bound for Europe which are noi GLASS CHURCH BELLS

ships being the Katiola, provided with navicerts are able to Formose, Campula and Aurigny. No interception and detention.

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Italy is to make church bells from navicerts have been appiled for and The British authorities have no in-glass to save metal supplies for It is learned that there is no question formation as regards the Mendoza's munitions. Chemists have discovered of the British blockade being lifted cargo but it is believed that the cargols now unbreakable glass which they in their favour should they - docide, comprises mainly ment and wool. claim has the same chime as metal.

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