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LABOUR DEBATE Britain Not Doing

Her Utmost

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter). -The debato in the House of Commons following Mr Ernest Bevin's speech revealed tho current opinion that 'everything possible was still not being done to expedite the war effort and that there should be a greater measure of compulsion on nil parties to contribute a larger measure of compulsion on all measure of labour.

This is a principle which Mr Bevin has been opposing as unnecessary,

There is difference of opinion Inside the Labour movement on the issue as shown by the speech by the former Labour Minister, Mr Shinwell, who declared, "We need not be afraid of drastic, even revolutionary, methods In this country." Ile contended that the hopes that the last change of Government would preface a new and unified policy of comprehensive planning and complete co-ordination of the national effort ind materialised.

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FOUR KILLED IN

EXPLOSION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Jan. 21 (UP).—The

Ministry of Supply announced that plosion at a Scottish hans factory

four persons were killed in an ex-

this afternoon. Property damage was alight.

Delhi Conference LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reater) Valuable and for-reaching recom- mendations of the Delhi Conference are being dealt with in consultation between the British Government and other governments concerned, de- clared Mr L. S. Amery, Secretary for India, in reply to a question in the House of Conunons to-day.

TRAWLERS SUNK LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).--Two trawlers. Manx Prince and Refundo, have been sunk, states an Admirnity communique.

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 22, 1941.

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Japanese War Chief Reports On Third Year Of China War

Special to the "Telegraph”.

TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Domei).-Reporting to the Diet on the developments of the China campaign .during the past year, the War Minister, Lieut-General Hideki Tojo, declared that Chinese resistance was characterised by "lack of initiative and passive

ness.

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The Chinese failed to make any general counter-offensive excepting at the end of the winter offensive launched at the end of 1939 and the comparatively spirited sorties of the Com- munist forces in North China in August.'

the sustained.

Attributing defensive taken by the Chinese under Chiang Kai-shek to a "decline in fighting strength," the War Minister pointed out that the Japanese forces have continued "positive and vigor- ous" operations in various areas.

The major blows dealt were the capture of Ichang, the joint bombing attacks. against the interior Chinese bases by the Army air force with the naval air forces, the entry of military were forces into French Indo-China and the interruption of Chinese supply routes.

North China

There was no loss of life in the Manx Prince but there, ensualties in the Refundo.

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Referring to the

Kennedy &

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Lease Bill

Opposes Measure But Has

No Alternative Plan SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

U. S. Policies

Explained

Admiral Leahy Has Long Talk With Admiral Darlan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Jan, 21 (UP).—In a state- ment made after an hour's meeting with Admiral Darlan, the United States Ambassador Admiral Leahy the said they generally surveyed political and naval situations

and that the

explained in the Ambassador detail President Roosevelt's policies. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UP), particularly the determination of the

United

States to operations in

lo give ald to Britain. Admiral Lechy continued his North China, the War Minister pointAt the hearings before the ed out that from April to the end of House Foreign Affairs Com-personal contacts with most of the Ministers. At noon to-day, June the Japanese inflicted severe mittec to-day, Mr Joseph Ken-Cabinet defeats upon the Chinese Central

United States conferred with Mr Richard Allen,

the Director of the American Army forces in southern Shansi in cdy, former the Chinese First War Zone while Ambassador to Britain said: Cross in France, who arrived yester- from the end of August to September "I am against the Bill in its duy from Paris enroute to Marseilles they successfully repulsed the sorties present form," but when asked milk, medicines and woollens abourd to arrange for the distribution of of the Communist forces.

From October to December the if he had any changes to suggest a steamer which is expected soon. Japanese

also carried out he declared: "If I had, I would forces series of "clean-up" campaigns against be glad to state them." He said the Communist forces and their bases on the borders of Hopeh, Chahar, that powers to speed up national Shanai and Shensi Provinces, defence were "absolutely neces-

In Centrai China, the Japanese Bary."

.

the Germans permitted the with-

FINANCIAL

YEAR

Foreign Trade Still Grows

TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Reuter),— Japan's foreign trade continued to grow in 1940 despite the European war. The volume of commerce with nations outalde the yen bloc was almost as large } as in 1939.

Mr Iano Kawada, Minister of Finance, made this announce- ment in the House of Represen- tatives to-day, introducing the record - breaking 6,863,000,000 yen ordinary budget.

The exports of 3,072,000,000 yen increased by one per cent, while im- ports of 3,709,000,000 yen gained 10 per cent with a favourable balance of 203,000,000 yen.

Japan-Soviet Fisheries

Temporary Agreement

SPECIAL TO THE

TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Domel).-Con-

Arming the report that a fishers Moscow between Japan and the Soviet Union, the Foreign Minister, Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, in his address to the Diet to-day, said that a provi-

agreement has been concluded at

klona} arrangement regarding the

Soviet-Japanese Asheries has been agreed upon while an agreement has also been reached for setting up a Soviet-Japanese mixed commission for the conclusion of a formal fishery treaty.

The Board of Information announc ed that the agreement is to be signed carly this morning.

Long Negotiations MOSCOW, Jan. 21 (Domel).- Signed at 1 am, to-day between the Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslav Molotoff, and the Japanese Ambassa- kawa, the new modua viuendi showed dor, Lieut-General Yoshitsugu Tate- an unexpectedly sudden conclusion to negotiations which were temporarily given up at the end of last year.

The negpilations started on Decem- ber 13, and seven conversations were held up to December 30,

Terms of Lease TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Domel)-The Board of Information announced:

1. The existing Japanese-Soviet convention will remain in force as

it is to the end of this year. Ited

Congress Supports Navy Protection Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Router),

they might normally expect from the United States,

the

war alms. Mr Kennedy replied that

Nature Of War Aims

2. The said modus vivendt is to) be replaced by a new fishery con- vention to be concluded during this

ye

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earried out the chang drive from Mr Kennedy suggested a small-By 130 votes to nil, the House of May to the beginning of July, defeat Congressional Committee to work Representatives approved the up- ing about 50 Chinese divisions totalling 470,000 troops, making the with President Roosevelt on ald to propriation of £75,000,000 to streng- Chinese abandon about-00,000-dead Britain; advocated a time limit on the then the Navy's protection against

lend and lease powers, and also to attackt. and capturing 13,000 rifles.

This was the first Bill to be passed The capture of Ichang resulted in limit the amount of money to be ex-by the House at the 77th Congress. the further advance inland of the pended. Japanese air bases, facilitating effec» War Inevitable, If— tive bombardment of Chungking and He told Representative George increasing the difficultles attending Tinkham that war would be inevit- the transport of war materials by the able if the United States sends any

Things Not Understood ihinese.

navy units to fight for Britain.

Asked whether he expected a South of Yangtac

convoys ships or has a ship blown up. He said he did not believe the Biti crisis to develop in the next 80 or 70 days, Mr Kennedy said that he did blunk cheque During October the Japanese forces Have the President

not kilow exactly what that meant carried out operations south of the powers. He summarized his stand to and that there were many things in Yangise and routed about 200,000 give utmost aid to Britain because the military situation he did not Chinese troops west of Hangchow, 1

understand. For example, he never it is to our own best interests."

Asked if England had been faced understood why the German frustrating the Chinese plan to dis-

Army with a crisis cince September 1839, permitted the British Army of 300,- turb the lower Yongtse delta.

In South Ching the Japanese forces Me Kennedy said: "If by 'crisis' you 000 to escape from Dunkirk,

If the Germost air force was as operated near Leungkow north of mean that England could fail within Canton to facilitate the Japanese 60 or 90 days, I do not know on what strong as it claimed to be, Mr Ken- operation in the Ichang area in May that could be based. But the situnnedy thought it should have had at and June, while advancing on Indo- tlon has been very critical since the perfect chance to annihilate

British force. He did not understand China border in late June the Japan-fall of France." ese forces completely cut off the sup-

Nazi Blunder

why the Germars hnd not wrought destruction on Britain's ply route for the

greater Chiang Kai-shek He said he did not understand why industrial centres. regime from there,

On September 23, the Japanese drawal from Dunkirk. "If the Ger-have the strength to capture the air, Mr Kennedy continued: "If they forces entered northern Indo-China mans have the strength to assume a crisis might come any day. So far under the terms of the arrangements command of the air, a crisis might they have not indicated that they concluded

Tokyo on August 30 and | come at any moment, but it is not have that strength.” on the spot on September 22, and indicated that they have that Asked whether he knew the British thus completed the interruption of strength." supply routes to Chungking from the He said that the British balloon he certainly did not.

rench Folony.

barrage and anti-aircraft batteries Admitting dite

the presence of defeated were never very effective. Chinese troops in various parts and When asked if there was any pos- The questioner, Representative the growth in strength of the Com-sibility of the British benting the Hamilton Fish, then asked whether "Entirely Mr Kennedy thought that something munist forces, the War Minister Axis Powers, he said: pledged that the Army will continue from numbers, I do not see how ought to be done to let the United relentless operations in future side 1,500,000 men can drive 0,000,000 States know the nature of these alms by side with the efforts to pacity the men who are armed to the teeth from before further ald for Britain was Chinese masses and stabilise the oceany

revolu- proceeded with Mr Kennedy said cupied areas.

tplace, unless there is

Casey. that he did not understand the question and suggested that It "Britain Divided On Issue WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuter)-one for the State Department.

Mr Kennedy declared that

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dent Roosevelt's Bill for helping the democracies. As the Communist troops increased

Mr Fish naked if there was any Replying to questions, Mr Kennedy their strength over the preceding said that some members of the British truth in the reports that Britain was

the Internal strife between the

Mr Kennedy sald

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21" (Reuter), Government felt that if the United "going Socialis Chungklng

and

Communist forces the

The States entered the war, it would "find that the Labour and Socialist parties --President Roosevelt at a press con- intensity recently, Chiang Kai-shek regime is still nd-lieved that entry of the United added that nobody had the right to posed" that 50 executive orders of all a way to carry it through," Others were becoming more important. Heference to-day said that he "sup- hering to resistance, overestimating States would be to the detriment of assume that conditions would ever go kinds had been drawn up to meet the old from third Powers and hoping

Britain's war effort because it would back to what they were. for increased aid in future.

Paying tribute to British morale, Ife added that perhaps one of them The War Minister said that the low down the flow of material ald Mr Kennedy tald, "I can't imagine | provides ·for freezing United: States |

from America. Chinese still fall to understand **There is no unanimity on the anything better. There is a great assets of all European countries. Japan's national policy and spirli, be- question," declared Mr Kennedy, who deal. less turmoil there than among lieving that Japan will imminently added that many people in the the people I have met in the United suffer political or economic disrup-British Government felt that they States. It's just, a question of plain tion from within,

were not yet getting all the ald that guts.”

Chungking Conditions ·

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The orders had been drafted as a precautionary measure so as to be ready in case they were needed sud- denly, he said,

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