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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 21, 1941.

Belief That Nazi Victory Would Australian Envoy to Tokyo Affect America Growing Sharply

In a survey just, completed by the American Institute of Public Opinion, it is shown that since last Spring a growing number of Americans have come to believe a German victory in Europe would affect their lives and fortunes directly or indirectly; that America's economic security no less than her military security might be at stake, Dr George Gallup, the Institute's director, reports.

"Since the invasion of the Low Countries by Nazi troops last Spring, virtually every study of public opinion here has shown a growing desire to increase the scale of United States aid to Britain," Dr Gallup says.

•

"Whether American' men and

women are right or wrong HALIFAX TALK

holding such alarms may have far less importance during 1941 than the fact that they do hold them—and that the desire to nid

POSTPONED

Britain may increasingly flow Detainedin Capital

from this source.

"Vieras only 47 per cent of those Interviewed in nation-wide survey last March thought that a German victory would affect them 71 per cent. now think they would be affected.

INDO-CHINA

Rubber Exports To

Be Controlled

to

a

semi-official

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four

Asked to Help Keep Peace

TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Reuter).—Sir John Latham, the Aus- tralian Minister fo Japan, called on Mr Chuichl Ohashi, Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, to-day.

it is generally believed, says the "Domei" agency, that Mr Ohashi emphasised the need for the collaboration of the Aus tralian Government in preventing any aggravation of the situation.

The subjects of their conversation are not revealed though

It is thought that he declared that the "Far Eastern scare" is groundless. Picked Out of Air

NEW YORK, Feb, 20 (UP),—The

Columbia Broadcasting System The

herself in that corner of the Pacific

CURRIE'S

TRAVELS

Mission Considers Transportation

ported Sydney to-day which quoted the Melbourne "Argus" na follows, "if Japan could secure

framed by Indo-China, Thailand, Mulaya and the Netherlands Indies, with Singapore, as the nerve centre, she would embrace the Philippines.

"From the Philippines would come CHUNGKING, Feb. 20 (Reuter),- further extensions of Japanese con- Particular attenilon is being paid by trol until America found herself the American economic mission to surrounded at Hawali, with increas- China to transportation problems, it is altration into South America,"

gly insoluble problems of Japanese learned from reliable sources. America is reported to be prepared to give Chinese financial and material assistance,

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TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Reuter),~~~The Governor-General of Indo-China, Admiral Decoux, has issued regula tlons controlling the export of rub- NEW YORK, Feb, 20 (Reuter)ber, according Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to

apanese report. Washington, has had to postpone his

Under the new regulations the tentative engagement to speak at a Governor-General will

experts. establish grim Society function to-day as he Rubber Exporting Administration in Hitler's Order Unpopular cannot leave Washington at present, which representatives of the "Less than half of one per cent, In-

Great Interest was taken in the larges

largest rubber plantations and the dicated a belief they might be bene-ish Ambassador might speak as rubber exports will be made through

announcement

the Government will take part and all ficially affected by the victory of Adolf Hitler's 'new order in Europe. It was thought that he might deal this administration, the report de-

"Voters in successive surveys were with Britain's war and peace aims in asked: 'Suppose the United States greater detail than had been done to does not go into the wor and Ger- date. many defeats England-do you think you, personally, would be affected by this German victory?*

Year's Trend

The trend since March is shown in the following Agures:

thnt

To-day's. was to have been firal big speech in America.

Anglo-American

Cotton & Rubber

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

clores.

The four largest plantations will sell rubber direct to this administra- bition, while small plantations will be required to scil through com- missioners to this organ, it is added. Sabotage of Peace? TOKYO, Feb, 20 (UP). — The "Asahi Shimbun" has charged that the United States and Indo-China

are making a joint effort to throw a "defence line" against Japan's econ WASHINGTON, Feb, 20 (UP)-Mramic advance before the Indo-Ching Jesse E. Jones, Chairman of the Thailand negotiations in Tokyo attain Executive Committee of the Export result

results. and Import Bank, said to-day that

The America at present had enough rub per says that Indo-Chine's Berber stores afloat to last from 18 to 24 ectives to obtain a monopoly for French Arms and Anglo-American

Not

AL- fected March, 1940 ... 1703

AL- Don't fected Know

-35

1022

May (after Low.

lands invasion) (45%

445

12

feat of French) 587 July September

27%

15 12

June (after De-

6747 24%

65% 235 71

21:2

months. He said that he did not be leve that the source of foreign sup ply would be endangered.

Asked if there were any prospects ERSATZ COFFEE of another British-American cotton- rubber barter deal, Mr Jones said

Nazis Use Dutch Bulbs that he had not heard of such pros- LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter), pects but would be delighted to ar- Tulip coffee is the latest Nozi ersatzange a deal, specialty.

According to "Frij Nederland," the Free Dutch newspaper published in London, Dutch bulb-growers are ex- ceedingly busy because the Germans are using about 5,000 tons of bulbs) to make "coffee" for Dutch consupp- tion.

Belgium Under

The

The Nazis

investors and more intimate relations with the United States are also con- sklered "Auto-American efforts to drive a politlent and economic wedge into Indo-China."

Government is sternly watching "such The "Asahi says that the Japanese Indo-China inchinations."

British Submarine

Sinks Nord Ship LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter). The British submarine Sealion has des troyed a Norwegian, ship of, about 1,500 tons operating under German control off the Norwegian coast.

An Admirally communique an- nouncing this says that the Scallon allowed 15 minutes while the crew abandoned the Norwegian ship and then sank her by gun-fire.

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).--The economic situation in Belgium is The bulbs, with the exception of described as "catastrophic," accord hyacinths and narcissi, whleti appar-ins to travellers arriving in Spain, ently have a polsonous content, are says "Inbel" (Free Belgian Agency). cut in small pieces, roasted to, the country has been pillaged and

by the correct colour, chicory is added and stripped bare

occupying it is found that a further addition forces. The position is worse than of a small quantity of pure coffee that which existed in Spain during

the civil war, travellers declare, Her crew were quite safe in life- Spinning mills are idle owing to lock boats as she was very close to land of wool.

when, landoned.

makes the concoction taste better.

INDIAN DEFENCE Protected Places Named

Heavy Air Raid Casualties

BOMBAY, Feb, 20 (Reuter).—The "Gazette" has declared oil depots, water-works, dams and electric power stations, in certain district. LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter)-It is headquarters and elsewhere through- now arcertained, says Air Ministry, out Bombay Province "protected that the number killed on Wednesday places" under the Defence Regulo-night's raid on the London oren is __flons_os_a_special_precaution._

greater than-a1frst thought.

Australia To Build Merchantmen MELBOURNE, Feb. 20 (Reuter).- The Federal Government is shortly appointing a commission to arrange for a substantial shipbuilding pro- gramine for merchant shipping.

A sum £6,000,000 has already been allocated for this purpose.

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at present confronting the Chinese and American authorities, it is pointed out.

Menzies Consulted Australian Prime Minister Mr R. G. plies and armis will be forthcoming

LONDON,- Feb. 20 (Reuter).—The}

Large quantities of medicines, sup- Menzies, arrived in England by air but the most important problem wil this afternoon at the invitation of the be to get these materials United Kingdom Government to dis

specilly cuss

transported various aspects of the

the Interior. An situation.

war eficient, centralised transportation Japanese Concentrations CHUNGKING, Feb. 20, (UP) military spokesinan sald to-day that over half the Japanese Air Force on

Curric In Chengtu the Asiatic mainland was concentrat- ed on Hainan Island and, in Indo-

CHENGTU, Feb. 20

(Central China and Kwangtung. The Japan- News).-Accompanied by Mr Nelson their troops ese were transferring the bulk of T. Johnson, retiring American Am- in. Central China to bussador to China, Dr Laughlin Formosa and Hainan Island to assist Currie, President Roosevelt's personal in possible operations in the South envoy, and party, arrived here from Chungking by uir at 11 am. yester- China Sea,

Japan Woos

S. American

Countries

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They were met at the airfield by a farge gathering of high Government. officials headed by Generul Chang Chun, Chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Government.

At noon the American visitors were entertained at a luncheon given jointly by the Provincial Government, Die Szechwan Pacification Headquar- fers and other government organisa- tions,

Conservancy Work Seen

In the afternoon, they were guests TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Domei).—at a fen given by General ( and Educational missions from Chile Madame Chong Chun. and Argentina will arrive in Japan shortly on inspection and will report to their countrymen on wartime conditions in Japan.

a tour of

CHEUNGTU, Feb. 20 (Central News).-Dr Currie, and Mr Emile Despres, research official in tlie Economic Division of the US. Feder- al Reserve Board, went this morning to Kuanhsien, north-west of Chenglu, where they inspected water conser vancy work.

The visitors from Chile, including Professor Anna H. Fernandes of the University of Chile and, two other women education experts, are expect- ed to arrive in Yokohama to-morrow They returned to Chengtu Im- the Hiye Maru for a two mediately after the inspection and abo tour of Japan, Korea and attended at noon a

luncheon parly Manchoukuo.

given

in their honour by the Chinese- From Argentina, Mr Hose Ortiz, American Institute of Cultural Re- President Dr Roberto M. Ortiz Iations and the Sino-British Cultural of Argentina, is expected in the Association. middle of May on an inspection tour At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they of Japan's education, industry and flew back to Chungking. culture.

son

Preparations are being made by the Tourist Bureau to welcome, the visitors who will be given every faellity on their inspection_tours_in order to allay recent misgivings in South America.

KONOYE'S ILLNESS

Diet Crisis Is Averted

TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Domci). Threatening for a while to develop into serious political Issue, the National Service Association debale will be settled on Friday as the Lower

Kwangsi Wine Prohibition

KWEILIN, Feb. 20 (Central News). |_Tightening the ban on wine drink- ing the Kwangi Provincial Govern- ment has issued a proclamation that beginning from March 1 wine is found to have been used at any feast for social gathering,

of N.C. finc $100 will be imposed.

Brewing and the sale of wine are also prohibited by a previous gov- ernmental order as Д measure 10 conserve rice, mall and other food- stuffs.

Manchukuo-Ship

House Budget Committee, following Telephone Service

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" IISINKING, Feb. 20 (Domel)-The

an informal meeting this-morning, has agreed to accept the llome Minister, Baron Kichiro Hiranuma's reply and also to refrain from appointing an Manchukuo Telephone and Telegraph neting Premier in the absence of the Company, which has been conducting Premier, Prince Konoye, due to experiments in establishing telephonic communication between ocean liners an-Manchukuo service The Government also held an ex-jon the Japan -

will open

its traordinary Cabinet cession in the since last Diet building to discuss the Diet service as from

For the present,

Hiness.

requests for the Premier's attendance

sations from

at the Budget Session. The Cabinet ships at sea will be limited to Dairen session has decided to appoint Baron only, but later the service will be Hranura, Home Minister, to answer extended to include Hsinking und Interpellations on Uchnit of the other cities. Hitherlo there have been Premier and accelerate the work of no such ship to land telephone fuci- the Budget Session.

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