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ADDITIONALLY ---

Defence

Netherlands

The Netherlands East

of the

East Indies

speed and success of the at-

Indies has been energe- By William Henry Chamberlin tack.

Japan's first effort to tap tically pressing forward

lands Indies. First is the On the other hand, the is the natural wealth of the a programme of emer-

colonial army, which, before lands are approximately Netherlands East Indies, af- gency preparedness, the beginning of the Euro-3,000 miles from Japan pro- ter the German occupation military and economic, pean war, numbered be- per and Japan would be of the Netherlands and the since the conquest of the tween. 35,000 and 40,000, obliged to maintain long fall of France, was peaceful All units of 61,500 and over in value Low Countries by Ger- mostly native troops under lines of sea communication rather than warlike. A de- many, and since Japan's Netherlands control of the in order to support and sup- legation, headed by Ichizo avowed. alliance with artillery and the technical ply an expeditionary force. Kobayashi, Minister of Com-

services. This army hus the Axis powers has visi- probably been increased, al-

It is questionable whether merce, went to Batavia and Japanese naval leaders negotiated for larger pur- bly increased the danger though figures are kept would be willing to assume chases of oil, tin, rubber and other strategic raw ma- of foreign aggression secret.

this risk in the face of the terials. against this vast archi- Auxiliary military organi- threat of possible action

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15,000 men, in which service and from Manila on the left ducts, not to include high- tin, sugar and many is compulsory for younger flank. They have probably octane aviation gasoline or other valuable foods-

and the landsturm, en- not been indifferent to the aviation crude oil. The pre- Hongkong Telegraph. tuffs and raw materials. rolling between 17,000 and recent strengthening of the dominantly British-owned Extended Powers 18,000 men of the older submarine flotilla of the Royal Dutch Shell group classes, regarded as fit for American Asiatic Squadron, and the American Standard-

which is based on The Governor Gen- home defence tasks.

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Far East Finances And Economics In Review

New Mission Now ü new mission,

eral, Dr Tjarda van The navy is, of course, the A defence measure which per cent. of the oil output of THE Drenx "Becal to the Telegraph Starkenborgh Stachou- first line of defence for this the Netherlands East Indies the islands, and these com- under are lots of strictly copyright Wer, has been given ex- island colonial empire. It have been advertising for panies are not anxious to

the oil wells in the islands. destroyers, fourteen large the United Press Associations, who re-colony has been de- submarines and a number of The most valuable of these either wholly or in part without previous clared in a state of mar- minelayers,

are in the Balik Papan re- minesweepers tial law. Allegiance to and auxiliary coast defen- gion of Borneo. The total headed by Kenkichi Yoshi- output of the islands' wells is Zawa, veteran Japanese di- the exiled Netherlands sive vessels,

about 7,000,000 tons a year. plomat and former Minister Government in London Danger From Attack This constitutes the largest to China, has arrived in the Netherlands East Indies. source of oil in the Orient HON. Mr J. J. Paterson de- was reaffirmed. German Expert opinion is divided and represents a temptation their intention to do nothing The Dutch have asserted livered a statesmanlike review nationals in the islands on the question whether the to

the Japanese military to aid the Axis powers. Netherlands East were interned-a mea-

Indies leaders, who certainly do not could ward off a Japanese like the present position of annual meeting of the Hongkong sure which has been attack. The total coastline being dependent for much of will keep the conversations and Shanghai Banking Corpora-maintained despite re-mileage of the archipelago is their oil the United within diplomatic bounds or tion yesterday. It placed pro-prisals against promin- enormous, and the available States. Whether the Dutch whether threats of violence blems and exaggerated hopes ent Netherlands citizens

forces are scarcely sufficient could fulfill their project of will lead to an open show- to prevent the Japanese totally destroying the wells down will become clear with- and fears in their proper per- in the Netherlands-and from landing somewhere. would depend largely on the in the next few weeks.

of the financial and economic situation in the Far East at the

spective. There was no attempt

to offer a dogmatic forecast for German ships in Eastī

the future, but Mr. Paterson did Indian harbour were find room for an exhortation seized. which, if heeded, will make more for the future desirable, than any wishful thinking.

Re-emphasis was given to the

Aeroplanes are not casy to obtain in this age of worldwide arming for important factor that the stabi-national preparedness; lity and prosperity of the Orient but the Netherlands are was dependent as much on poli-credibly reported to tical as economic issues, and that have brought the

China's role was a dominating

influence; hence it is just as im- strength of their air portant for Chungking to put force in the East Indies her house in order as it is to up to 500 planes. A have a clarification of the com- number of these flying boats, which are ex-

mercial and financial situation in the occupied areas. Mr Pater- son's references to Japan and pected to co-operate the influence she is wielding in with submarines and the many commercially impor- torpedo-boats in oppos-

tant parts of China were oblique,

but telling; it was easy to trace ing any attempt at a the cause for his concern over hostile landing. the servicing of foreign loans by Air Raid Shelters

the Nanking regime, the obscure

Java, one of the most export position in Shanghai due thickly settled regions in the to monopolies, controls and other world, has been provided extraneous influences, and the with a considerable number creation of the new Central of air raid shelters, despite Reserve Bank with its threat to the difficulties offered by the free market of Shanghai. land that is only a little

The prosperity of Hongkong is above sea level. integrally bound up with the

There are three military conditions pertaining to its near organisations in the Nether-

neighbour, and while it is truc

The

that from a trade point of view war and its effects are just be- tho Colony has benefitted to ginning to catch up with Hong- some extent from the misfor-kong, which means there may tunes of China, the continuance be lean days ahead. or spreading of the strife must Colony's financial and commer- eial resilience is such, however, inevitably bring its repercus- that given fair opportunity, it slons. This Was clearly re-will weather the storm; it has cognised in Mr Paterson's review, dono so before; it will do so which sounded, by inference again. Thus, as the Bank rather than by direct phrase, a speech pointed out, both pessi. warning for care and economy mists, and optimists will have in the future. The European their day, and both will be right.

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Giovanni: What's happened? Is Vesuvius in eruption again? Pistro: Worse! It's the Royal Air Force!

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