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The

Defence

Netherlands

The Netherlands East

with

of the

East

Indies

speed and success of the at-

ma-

British-owned

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 $1,500 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 artillery and the technical ply an expeditionary force. Kobayashi, Minister of Com- avowed alliance with

services. This army has

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

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

Mr Kobayashi went away exclusively from British, Hongkong on pelago, with its 67,000,- sations,

asked for: an agreement to Phone 27778/9.000 inhabitants and its Dutch membership, are the the right flank of their with only part of what he militia, numbering about southward line of advance sell 1,800,000 tons of oil pro- rich stores of oil, rubber, 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- men, and the landsturm, en- not been indifferent to the aviation crude oil. The pre- Thongkong Telegraph. tuffs and raw materials. rolling between 17,000 and recent strengthening of the dominantly

18,000 men of the older submarine flotilla of the Royal Dutch Shell group Extended Powers

classes, regarded as fit for American Asiatic Squadron, and the American Standard- The Governor-Gen- home defence tasks.

which is based on Manila. Vacuum interests control 88 eral, Dr Tjarda van

A defence measure which per cent. of the oil output of The navy is, of course, the Starkenborgh Stachou- first line of defence for this the Netherlands East Indies the islands, and these com- have been advertising for panies are not anxious to Wer, has been given ex- island colonial empire. It cations Drdinance, 1836. fuch news tended

includes three cruisers, nine years is a project to destroy sell oil to Japan. powers. The

the oil wells in the islands.

New Mission destroyers, fourteen large

The most valuable of these colony has been de- submarines and a number of

Now 1 new mission, are in the Balik Papan re- clared in a state of mar- minelayers, minesweepers tial law. Allegiance to and auxiliary coast defen- gion of Borneo. The total headed by Kenkichi Yoshi- output of the islands' wells is awa, veteran Japanese di- the exiled Netherlands

about 7,000,000 tons a year. plomat and former Minister

Netherlands Danger From Attack This constitutes the largest to China, has arrived in the East Indies. Government in London.

source of oil in the Orient was reaffirmed. German

Expert opinion is divided and represents a temptation The Dutch have asserted nationals in the islands on the question whether the to the Japanese military their intention to do nothing

to aid the Axis powers. Netherlands East Indies leaders, who certainly do not were interned-a mea-

could ward off a Japanese like the present position of Whether Mr Yoshizawa Sure which has been attack. The total coastline being dependent for much of will keep the conversations the United within diplomatic bounds or maintained despite re- mileage of the archipelago is their oil on prisals against promin- enormous and the available States. Whether the Dutch whether threats of violence forces are scarcely sufficient could fulfill their project of will lead to an open show- ent Netherlands citizens 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. spective. There was no attempt |

Thursday, February 27, 1941.

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Far East Finance's And

Economics In Review HON. Mr J. J. Paterson de- livered a statesmanlike review

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

annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion yesterday. It placed pro- blems and exaggerated hopes

to offer a dogmatic forecast for German ships in East; the future, but Mr Paterson did Indian

find room for an exhortation which, if heeded, will make more for the future desirabic, than uny wishful thinking.

seized.

harbour were

Aeroplanes are not easy to obtain in this age of worldwide arming for Re-emphasis was given to the

preparedness; important factor that the stabi-national 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 mercial and financial situation in boats, which are ex- 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, ing any attempt at a

hostile landing.

There are three military organisations in the Nether-

but telling; it was easy toʻtrace the cause for his concern over the servicing of foreign loans by Air Raid Shelter's |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 conditions pertaining to its near neighbour, and while it is true that from a trade point of view war and its effects are just be- the Colony has benefitted to ginning to catch up with Hong- some extent from the misfor- kong, which means there may The days ahead. lean tunes of China, the continuance be or spreading of the strife must Colony's financial and commer- Icial resilience is such, however, inevitably bring its repercus-that given fair opportunity, it slons. This wod clearly re-will wenther the storm; it has cognised in Mr Paterson's review done so bofore; it will do so Bank as the which sounded, by inferenco again. Thus, 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.]

sive vessels.

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