1941-03-07 — Page 13

Friday,

Even Venus de Milo Heils Charlie

By P. L. MANNOCK,

CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S “The Great

Dictator," awaited for five years,

is a good deal more than the-grand liule Cockney's greatest film.

It is a challenge from fun-loving freedom to humorless tyranny-a merciless weapon on ridicule in humanity's fight for liberty, as well as terrific entertainment.

Here is one of the world's most beloved figures lashing and kampooning the world's mostl

figure-and playing

Hetested

both parts.

Charlie and Her. men of

-Whe

Became

#bscure birtli, were born within Dictator

four days of each other in April

1107.

Charlie's guttural anties as the Fuchrer are wildly funny.

So Funny

Comic Invention abounds in the debunking of despotism. Even the Venus de Mllo beils film!

There is nu electrifying Snale; a

burat white-hot passionate

elemence for democracy.

"Greed has goose-stepped us inte misery and bloodalled.

We think too much and feel too Soldiers, don't fight for little...

brutality-fight for, liberty."

This is really Charlie Chaplin himself stepping out of the picture with a mensage for the world.

There is tons of hitarily. Jack Oakie plays a glorious Duce. But sincerity inakes the flim a con- tribution to history; so much is behind the ghello scenes that i Jeet Charlie who has dented it) must be a Jem himself after all.

Icver

The Blm will have is gala premiere at the Lee Theatre to-night at 9.30 p.m.

Nightsoil Removal System Opposed By Unofficials

Strong opposition to the proposed new system of nighisoll removal at a cost of $400,000 a year by vesting control in Govern- ment was voiced at a meeting of the Finance Committee yester day, which was specially called to discuss the matter,

Speakers in favour of the new scheme were the Hon. Dr P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Director of Medical Services, and the Hon. Mr W, J. Currie, Chairman of the Urban Council, who advanced ns their main reasons the serious menace to public health of the present system and the necessity of controlling the coolies engaged in the business,

Most of the Unofficial Members spoke against the new system, the majority being of the opinios that the Urban Council should enforce the by-law which provides supervision of the carriers,

Decision on the matter was deferred, and it is understood that another meeting may be held.

CHIANG SPEAKS HOPEFULLY Foreign Relations

THE

LITTLE BARBER-

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HOW BURYE WAS CAPTURED

-East Africa, (OY "REUTER" IN ABYSSINIAI March 6-Thrusting through parched mountainous country, the Abyssinian patriot army, led

British by

and Australian officers, scored their first major military success with the cap ture of the well-fortified marke: town of Burye, which evacuated on Tuesday.

The fall of Burye follows relentless

activities. Previous guerilla cances had been largely the result of Hallan withdrawals but Burye was defended by Italian artillery, wire fortifications and the garrison was estimated nt two brigades.

Nearing Capital

Was

March 7, 1941.

Japanese-Soviet Relations Reviewed

Why Japan Now Sues Kremlin For Treaty

-Reds Hold Whip Hand

LONDON, Mar. 0 (Renter).—"The Times" publishing `n special articlo to-day dealing with the Japan-Soviet relations in 'the Far East, stales: The present phase of Russo-Japanese re- lations can be traced back to nulumn 1931 when Japan achieved the conquest of Manchuria.

sent.

Japan had been an object of in the west, at any rate for the pre- suspicion to the Soviet regime over since the prolonged occupa- tion of Russian territory by the

Strategic Positions

Her strategle position in the For Japanese troops during and after East is, however, unenviable with Manchurin Urust into her territory. the

episode, Kolchak

Bastike a great axe-brad, forming as it' Siberia not being finally evacuat- a 2,000-miles frontier with a ed till 1922 and Northern Salcha-maritime province dangling helpless- lin not until 1925, when Japan ly on the far side and no ice-free first officially recognised the port. Soviet Government,

Japan, on the other hand, has cost aside her old friendship with Britain These suspicions were fully reci-and has pursued a polley of open procated at Tolty where the supposed enmity to British trade and British designs of the Conintern were a interest in China, and she has cul- favourite bugbear. But there was tivated bad relations with the United little contact between the two coun- States.

tries during these years, and official "In making war with Russia sho

formally relations, while

correct, would have to use as bases, Korea, were wholly uneventful.

Manchuria and North China, and all

All this changed when Japan, these regions are peopled by hostile, through the establishment of the conquered populations only too eager

find puppet state of Manchukuo, nequired to an opportunity of making a long common frontier with the trouble for her. Soviet and with Moscow's varsal "On a long view, Russia cannot contemplate with equanimity a Japan state, Outer Mongelin.

Frontler Incidents became the order of the Tanaka Memorial, that alleged of the day. In the next year, official forgery of which must be said cognizance was taken of no fewer Sinone vera e ben trevate-a Japan whole of the western than 184 such lacidents, Most famous ruling the of them was the clash on the Amur Pacific littoral. river early in the summer of 1937- Russia's hope for commercial ex- was a prelude to Japan's unde-pansion lies in trade with Ching, and clared war on China, which opened a China free and friendly and pro- in July 1937.

sperous is necessary for trade.

Soviet Russia get the worst of the incident military, and failed to react diplomatically, and this revelation of ad-weakness, populari altributed to the recent purges in the Party and Army, was taken by Japan as an all-clear sign to embark on the great Chinese

The next point of any importance jalong the road to Addis Ababa is Debra Marcos, some 40 miles nearer the capital, but it is believed that this is no more strongly defended than

nziventure.

Russia Was Suitor

Fear of Communism

The Japanese rulers have lost none of their fear and loathing of com- munisin, and the existence of Russia is a permanent obstacle to Japanesc supremacy in wh

in China.

Whether this real inherent rivalry of the great Asiatic Powers will pre- clude a bargain between them or whether Stilin will think it worth case and In the Russo-Japanese negotiations

while to buy temporary throughout this period; Soviet Russia some cenerele advantage

in Asla was suitor for a non-aggression pact,

ляда compounding the

the Japanese felonica which was more than ance proposed is an open question. by her and rejected by Japan.

improbable that Russia will The

high-handed selzure byli..

of Japan; tie southward progress existing between the patriot army and Eastern Railway was safely liquias no incentive to impede it, and The strongest natural defence now Japan of the Russian-owned Chinese that case offer any obstacle to the Addis Ababa. Is the beginning of the dated by the sale of the railway to may even regard as advantageous to Blue Nilo, a further 30 miles on, and

or nominally to the state herself the increased tension between this is a large canyon about a mile

chukuo.

the English-speaking deep.

Apart from recurrent frontier Japan and

world which would ensue from such clashes another principal apple of a policy. discord was the fishery rights in Russian waters which had originally been conceded to Japan by the Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905. These ЗУСТР the subject of perpetual friction and of claims persistently asserted by Tokyo and no

less persistently con- tested by Moscow and of temporary agreements which refused to last.

One of the many attempts to reach settlement was rejected by Russia when Japan signed the anti-Comin- tern pact in 1938.

Debra Marcos is situated at a rond Junction which includes the strategie road from Addis Ababa to Gondar, The cutting of this road would be a strious below for the Italians.

Support For War Fund

A total of $1,500,050,74 was reached yea- terday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S.. C. M. Poal, Lid, with the following

donatoru,

Gold Eversharp, II.KF.C.

"Absent. Aubrey” „NA

$ 5.00 5.00

3

Soviet Russia ind, however, not been idle in these years. The Ainur frontier was fortified, the track of the trans-Siberia railway doubled, the army-in-the-Far-East-1.

WDS

12.00 reinforced and a powerful air base built up some of it on Arctic 10.00 Islands.

50.00

100.00

The Hon. Mr N. L. Smith (Colonial T Fook Pint Co., Shrapnel

32.43 Box, per Miss Alleen Woods.. Secretary) presided,, and members present were the Hon. Mr R. R. Todd B.A.OB. Club (GL) of the late J. Lawrie) (Acting Financial Secretary), then F. Dunje (In memory Ion. Mr A. B. Purves (Director of Prof. W Brawn (fourth donationi Station Canteen: Public Works) the Ilon Mr J. J. Water Pailce

"Spitfire" sixth donation) Paterson, the Hon. Mr S, HI. Dodwell,

V.D.C. In memory of the late the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr President,, Seriena! Mess K

C.S.M. R.F. Slattery) Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jar, the lion. . E. Mr A. L. Shields, the Hon. Mr T. Pearce, the Hon. Mr Li Tse-fong. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

and Mr C. D. Burgess (Deputy Clerk (UP) of Councils). CHUNGKING, Mar. G

the speaking: to Chiang Kai-shek,

The Hon. Dr Selwyn-Clarke, the People's Political Council last night, Hon. Mr Carrie and Dr N. C. Mac- Deputy Director of Health declared. My fundamental belief is Lend,

that the Soviet, Brilain and America Services, also attended by Invitation will never obstruct Chinese resistance of the Committee. and will surely aid our resistance.

Some people have been hoping that strong belief is that these Powers Russia or America would aid China will never reach a genuine compro by actually going to war, but I have (mise with Japan; so we have nothing our foreign rc- never counted on that because the to worry about in Chinese have strength alone for thelations,

"China's legal tender has a 60 per final victory.

four cent, cash reserve, despite the do "We

not necessarily need years of war. I assure you the China friendly Powers netually to join in enemy will never blockcade

them to despite his efforts to seize ports and the war, but we do need

My cut-onds." maintain

neutrality.

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"Soviet help to Chinn has been intermittent but substantial, and Japan has never been able to secure Its cessation.

Most intensive of all outbursts of Crontler warfare between Japan and Soviet Russin during the past 10 years occurred In the summer of 1939 in the region of Nomonhan on the frontier of Outer Mongolia and ended in a fairly decisive victory for the Soviet troops.

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Meanwhile the Kremlin holds its hand and anys nothing, and no doubl awalts with curiosity the much canvassed treaty with Japan when it will not miss an opportunity of making its power fell.

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