1941-03-07 — Page 22

Glorious

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Old

Indian

To

By

Be Revived

Regiments New Commander

NEW DELHI, Mar. 6 (Reuter).-The resolution of Lieut-General Claude Auchinleck, G.O.C., India, regarding the recruitment of all classes of men for the Indian armed forces was unanimously passed by the State Council to-day.

As

most

The resolution, a substitute for the resolution submitted by an unofficial member, was # follows: "The Council of State, while recognising, to begin with, that the Army can

speedily ho expanded only on the existing basis of recruitment, recommends to the Governor. sources of man- General that the Council and the Army Authorities should now review the power throughout the country and should exclude no class or arca from their consideration" for recruitment for the formation of new units.”

After reviewing the situation, sation in the middle of a war would,

General Auchinleck said that for I think, be a very hazardous expert HOW BURYE

or

the last 80 years there had been no wars worth the name, civil the within otherwise, frontiers of India proper.

Defore this time, there were. three distinct armies in Indin-the armies of Madras, Bombay and Bengal,

The cessation of armed strife in the

for

ment.

"In theory, the common system of enlistment Irrespective of class and creed undoubtedly has much to re- commend it. For the moment, how- ever, we must build on what we know to be Brm foundations.

Traditional Lines "For these reasona

classes.

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U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0211⁄2 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%

Clipper Schedule Altered

March 7, 1941.:

Japanese-Soviet Relations Reviewed

Why Japan Now Sues

CHIANG SPEAKS

HOPEFULLY

Kremlin For Treaty Foreign Relations

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Mor. 4 ..(UP).— Chiang Kai-shek, speaking to the declared."My fundamental bellef is that the Soviet, Britain and America never obstruct Chinese resistance will

-Reds Hold Whip Hand Political Council irst night,

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Router).-"The Times" publishing a special article to-day dealing with the Japau-Soviet relations in the Far East, states: The present phase of Russo-Japanese re. lations can be traced back to autunin 1981 when Japan achieved the conquest of Manchuria.

and will surely aid our resistance. Some people have been hoping that Russia or America would eld China by actually going to war, but I have never counted on that because the

anal victory,

strict

Japan had been an object of, in the west, at any rate for the pre- Chinese have strength alone for the suspicion to the Soviet regime sunt.

Strategic Positions

"WO do not necessarily need ever since the prolonged occupa- Her strategic position in the Far friendly Powers actually to join in. tion of Russian territory by the East is, however, unenviable with the war, but we do need them to Japanese troops during and after Manchuria thrust into her territory nutntaln

neutrality. My the

Kolchak episode, East like a great axe-head, forming as it strong belief is that these Powers Siberia not being finally evacuat does a 2,000-miles frontier with a will never reach a genuine compro- maritime province dangling helpless-nilsa with Japan; so we have nothing cd till 1922 and Northern Sakhaly on the for side and no lee-free to worry about in our forelen re- lin not until 1925, when Japan | port.

"China's legal tonder has a 60 per Japan, on the other hand, has enst Arst officially recognised the Soviet Government,

aside her old friendship with Britain cent, cash reserve, despite the four 1 assure you the and has pursued a polley of open years of war. enmity to British trade and British chemy will never blockade China interests in China, and she has cut- despite his efforts to seize ports and tivated bad relations with the United cut roads."

Wate

These suspicions were fully reci- procated at Tokyo where the supposed designs of the Comintern were Invourite bugbear. But there was little contact between the two coun-States.

making war with Russin she trics during these

would have to use as bases, Koren, formally correct, Munchuria and North China, and all

relations, while years, and omelal

wholly "this change

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

{1

latious.

Thai-French Agreement

TOKYO, Mar. 7 (Reuter),—The puppet state of Manchukuo, acquired to find an opportunity of making stage is set for the olgning of the accord, solving the five-month old froller withi the trouble for her, long common

"On Soviet and with Moscow's vassal

a long view, Russin cannot Franco-That border dispute, follow- contemplate with equanimity a Japan ing complete French agreement with state, Outer Mongolia.

Frontler incidents became the order of the Tanaka Memorial, that alleged the Japanese compromise proposal of which it must be_sak obtained as a result of a series of of the day. In the next year, official forgery cognizance was taken of no fewer Sinone vero e ben trevate-a Japan three hurried eleventh-hour confer- then 184 such incidents. Most famous ruling, the whole of the western ences between Mr Matsuoka and M.

Arsene Henry on Thursday, it is of them was the clash on the Amur Pagine littoral.

Russia's hope for commercial ex-officially stated. river early in the summer of 1037-

(BY "ACUTER" IN ABYSSINIAI March 6-Thrusting through parched mountainous country, the first, ex-the Abyssinian patriol army, led country and the removal of war at pansion of the Army followed tradi- by British and Australian the threat of war in the north-anal lines. It consisted largely but western approaches to India had re- by no means altogether in duplica-officers, scored their first major dulled to some extent in the rusting tion of existing units, but progress is military success, with the cap- of the two nouthern armies, particu-being made in the enlistment of other ture of the well-fortified market larly perhaps the Mudras Army,

town of Burye, which "Last week I saw at work the Lord Kitchener's Work

The fall of Burye followa relentless Large-scale conversion of Madrassi Arst regular Bengali usitn bottery evacuated on Tuesday.

of heavy artillery: I also saw a

netivities.

Rd- Previous the guerilla into Punjab regiments was carried

Territorial force battalion of out by Lord Kitchener and he at yderabad

Regiment which hadvances had been largely the result considerable Justinention

the enlisted solely from the province of of Italian withdrawals but Burye was Holdiers of northern Dihor, and also a Madras Territorial defended by Italian artillery, wire action. The India made the fullest use of the op- battalion which, though its existence fortidentions and the garrison was

catimated at two brigades. portunities thus offered and their reis only barely six months has shown

Nearing Capital clevotion every sign of becoming a very useful cord of gallantry and

none. India acquisition for the Army.

The next point of any importance Pan American Airwayr announced duty was second 10

along the road to Addis Ababa debt.

is this turning that the China Clipper owes them a great

Honolulu "It has been revealed that since Debra Marcos, some 40 miles nearer departed

this morning the great op- Despite, however,

the war began, the strength of thethe capital, but it is believed that this Hongkong bound and would arrive portunities for service and training afforded the men of the north, they of Madras has risen from 4,000, is no more strongly defended than in the Colony on Tuesday afternoon,

March 11.

It was a prelude to Japan's unde-pansion lies in trade with Chine, and It is understood that the Franco- war of 1911-18' showed very clearly to well over 10,000 and is still in-Burye."

The strongest natural defence now that many older but then less well-creasing. The sanio process is going

sperous is necessary for trade.

extended. However, Japan is said to ktown classes has by no means lost in other classes, but it is a slin existing between the patriot army and The Honolulu Clipper is scheduled clured war on China, which opened a China free and friendly and pro- That armistice will not be "ollicfaliy

have Fear of Communism

received Franco Thai assur- Manila on March 16 their spirit.

because there are no es- Addis Ababa is the beginning of the to depart San Francisco on March tabilshed units from which a nucleus Diue Nile, a further 30 miles on, and where

not Incident militarily, and failed to react westbound trip will ter-

The Japanese rulers have lost nonennees that their troops will of Viceroy's commissioned officers this

of com-age in further aggressive action, large canyon about a mille minate. The Honolulu Clipper will diplomatically, and this revelation of of their fear and, inathing is 11 and non-commissioned officers can deep,

A Government spokesman revealed be turned around at Manila and

weakness, popularly attributed to the munism, and the existence of Russia be drawn.

not proceed to Hongkong, Mells recent purges in the Party and Army, is a permanent obstacle to Japanese at a Press conference that the new

was taken by Japan as an all-clear supremacy in China.

borderline between Thai and Indo- "With the present system of class junction which includes the strategic

"Whether this real inherent rivalry China will be demarented by a. Com- composition, I think it is essential read from Add Abid to Clipper will be forwarded by steamer sign to embark on the great Chinese

of the great Asiatic Powers will pre-mission, though it is not yet decided that men of each class should have the cutting of this road would be from Manila and an announcement adventure.

serious below for the Italians.

will be made later by the General

|clude a bargain between them in what capacity Japan will join the

Commission, their own leaders with whose speech

Post Ofice as to their arrival date in

whether Stalin will think I worth

The spokesman answered yes, when and temparanent they are familiar."

case and Hongkong.

In the Russo-Japanese negotiations while to buy temporary throughout this period, Soviet Russia some concrete advantage in Asia asked if it were possible that the causes of the Franco-That differences was suiter for

the Japanese felonies would be eliminated, and hinted that compounding by non-aggression pact, which was more than once proposed is an open

the closing session of the Conference by her and rejected by Japan..

"It is question.

that Russia will when the agreement would be signed high-handed selzure by in that case offer any, obstacle to the would be made pubile affair at Japan of the Russian-owned Chinese southward progress of Japan; she which reas representatives would be Easterns Raliway was safely liqui- has no incentive to impede it, and admitted. dated by the sale of the railway to may even regard as advantageous to

or nominally to the state herself the increased tension between 6% Japan and

English-speaking part

recurrent frontier world which would ensue from such clashes another principal apple of a policy, California Clipper, March 22; discord was the fishery Tights in

waters which had originally been

In that war expansion, generally the speaking, followed the tines of

the class composition army. After the war the Army was drastically reduced. Under these circumstances one can hardly blame them for clinging to those races and classes which had proved themselves as soldiers for a long period of years instead of launching experiments with less well-tried material.

the

Old Battle Honours

in

Debrit Marcos is situnted at a road tined to Hongkung aboard this

Fanling Golf Starting Times

SUNDAY

OLD COURSE

be

The Commander-in-Chlef aunoun- ced that he had already issued in- structions that the old Madras) Class Composition Speaking generally, the class com-Regiment, which dsappeared in 1028, position of the Indian Army at the 10 be revived and restored to ils beginning of this wor did not differ rightful place in the Army list.

2.16 C. W. E. Bishop, W. Woodward, much from that of 1914. It soon be-

9.20 S. Tomlinson, L. P. Tamwartha, came obvious in India as in other

1.24 W. W. C. Shewan, N. K. Littleloun. parts of the Commonwealth that a

The first battalion of this regiment,

D.28 W. IL Belsley, C. F. Marshall, 932 J. L. Macintyre, J. Linnker. which will be a regular battalion, is 030 T. Megorry, A. Mckellar, expansion of speedy and vast armed forces was necessary.

to be raised forthwith and will 9.46 A. W. Dourne, D. B. Robb. "liere would like the House to

Carry оп its colours

the battle 9.44 K. S. Robertson, A. M. Kennedy.

W. L. Alexander, J. Harrap. 9.40 consider how technical and Com

honours of the old Madras Army, B., Baldwin, P. M. Cotton. plicated in the process of expanding some of which go back 200 years.. DEO IL M. Howland, P. E. Annis.

"I hope," he said, "before long to 10.04 F. A, Redmond, A. B. Purves,

10.00 1, 11, Geare, S. 11. Dodwell. and raising an army. To form new units, one must have a leave of be able to ensure permanent repre- 10,00 A Parrish, D. 2. Prophet. trained officers and non-commissioned sentation of other provinces hitherto 10.12 0. M. Park, S. L. Zloyd.

10.10 R. P. Morris, IL A. Mills. not mentioned in the Army List in 10.20 3. C. Brown, D. S. Edward, officers,

complicated the same way."

1024 A. M. Mack, G. G. Altkenhead. and intricate fighting machine, taking Speakers from all Parties then 1028 R. Andrewes, K. E. Young. months to usemble in running order. present in the House expressed satis- 10.33 Major Alley, J. G. Jensen.

"Generally speaking, the Indian faction General Auchinleck's Army is organised on a class basis statement and urged that the policy with units each composed of on enunclated in the resolution be

modern unit is

ho

at

out as early as

class. The system is a long-standing pandit Kunzru, for whog

one and owes its existence to the difficulties involved in the adminis- tion the tration of a unit comprising men of substituted,

ereeds and

that widely evident

all

classes,

different habits.

was Commander-in-Chief's

declared that it was General Auchinleck intended to do something and that he was anxious to carry the Legista- "I do not say that this system is lure with him and to unite India in immutable. It has been and is be- the prosecution of the war, *ing modißed-in-certain-direction

System Not Unchangeable

already.

Indian Military Academy at

Dehradun is an outstanding couple. Australian Reaction To

I believe that considerable progress

in the abolition of class exclusiveness

In the rank and file has been made

tions.

Menzies' Speech

Similarly an announcement will be made Inter as to the Hongkong clos ing date of mails for the ilonolulu Clipper as such mails must be for warded to Manila vin steamer to moke connections with this Clipper which is scheduled to depart from Manilo on March 18.

in July 1937.

Soviet Russin got the worst of the

The

Russia Was Suitor

All subsequent schedules will pro- arrival dates in Hongkong now scheduled:

ceed to Hongkong with the following.

from

Philippine Clipper, March 20; China conceded to Japan by the Treaty i

Clipper, April 1 and the Honolulu Clipper, April 8.

10.30 Col Macpherson, Major Meck.

NEW COURSE 1.24 A. V. & Mrs Greaves. D32 Llaut Carter, M. G, Carruthers. 10.12 Miss Wentworth, Birs Prophet.

RAPE TRIAL GOES

TO JURY

Soldier and Chinese Girl

The concluding stage was reached this morning when the -trial-of-Pte-Frank-Kenneth-Jacobs, Royal Army Medical Corps.. was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions.

:

on

the

Cricket Match Cancelled

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of Portsmouth, 1905. There were the subject of

of perpetual friction and of claims persistently asserted by Tokyo, and no less persistently con- tested by Moscow

The two-day cricket match ar- of temporary | and ments which refused to last. agreements

ranged between the Kowloon Cricket One of the many attempts to reach Club and the Civil Service C.C. for settlement was rejected by Russia this week-end has been cancelled. when Japan signed the anti-Comin

tern

pact

In 1938.

en-

"Y" Hockey Teams

The following will represent the YMCA, at hockey at King's Park to-morrow:

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Ist XI v. Nomads (4.15 p.m.)-Clegrett; Taylor, Yurier; Croft, Coombe, Wažiron; Spenchloyh, Smith, itchcock, Morgan, Dund XI v. RAMC, (3.p.m.)—Cleggett, Taillon, Tomlinson) Smots, Gorman, Banks; Macey, Olsen, Dormer, Ure, Mancey.

Hearings Against Harry Bridges

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Soviet Russia had, however, not:

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8" (UP),-. been idle in these years. The Amur frontier was fortlied, the track of

Jackson, to-day named Judge Charles The trans-Siberia railway

LISBON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-Ex-B. Senrs, recently retired from the doubled, the army in the Far East King Carol and Madame Lupescu New York United States Court of reinforced, and a powerful air base have safely arrived in Lisbon after Appeals, to preside over the deporta- built up some of it on

a thrilling escape by car from Seville tion hearings of Harry Bridges in islands.

across the frontler mountains.

San Francisco which are starting March 31,

Royal Exiles Safe The Attorney General, Mr Robert

-Scales-Tipped-

in

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Arctic

"Since 1937 Japan's preoccupation with the China campaign and the partial military recovery of the Soviet have gradually tipped the favour of the Soviet balance Government,

"Soviet help to China has been intermittent but substantial, and He said that he could not say how Japan has never been able to secure the girl came to obtain the belt (pro- its

cessation. duced in Court) alleged to be his. He also could not explain the bruises on the girl's neck. He denied hav- ing touched her neck. Her story of how her brassiere became torn was partly true. He maintained his story that Cpl Dormer had told him he had been threatened by the Police was true.

The Accused is alleged to have ruped and indecently assault- ed Man Shiu-ying, an 18-year-old spinster, in King's Park MELBOURNE, Mar. 6 (Reuter), January 16.

Jacobs re-entered the witness box, in the Royal Indian Navy and the Mr R. G. Menzies' speech in London Indian Air Force. These services, last Monday discounting the inevit-Solleitor, prosecuted, and Mr G. She,

Mr J. Murphy, Assistant Crown and was further cross-examined by

Mr Murphy. however, though important are re-ability of a conflict between Aus-instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ, was

Bruises On Neck iatively small forces compared with tralia and Japan has caused no dis- for the Defence. the Army which, moreover, has its sent in the Commonwealth Cabinet, The Jury comprised Messrs G. T. own very strong and ancient tradi-stated Mr A, W, Fadden, the Acting Harrington (Foreman), Lou In-Iso,

Prime Minister.

C. Goldin, Ma Yue-man, Lee Gwolt. "To attempt to change these tradi- The information now received by ying, Chan Kam-shing and Tan Pol- tions and introduce radical altera the War Council has checked Labour keng. tions to the system of army organi- criticism of the speech.

Accused gave evidence yesterday, when he denied having forced himself on the girl or to have threatened her at any time. He further alleged that certain of the prosecution's witnesses jhad_committed perjury, and that Cpl J. C. Dormer had informed him that he (Dormer) had been threatened by Dhe Police unless evidence was given ugainst him.

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Most intensive of all outbursts of frontier warfare between Japan and Soviet Russin during the past 10 years occurred in the summer 1930 in the region of Nomonhan on the frontier of Outer Mongolia ',and, ended in a fairly decisive victory for the Soviet troops.

000 casualties in two months minin- Japan admitted no fewer than 18,-

ture warfare.

Mr Murphy: I put it to you that everything you said about that even ing is perjury-absolutely untrue- and that you raped the girl at the place showin in the photographs. Do Before continuing his cross-

117 examination of the Accused to-day,

Jacobs Of Me Murphy applied to his Lordship

course I deny it. Re-examined by Mr She, Accused for permission to make e submission said that he had never worn the belt In law in the absence of the Jury

His Lordship directed the Jury to der to clear himself of any trouble, simultaneously

produced. Cpl Dormer had, in or- adjourn.

the It was

Mr Murphy said that the prosecut-xaggerated his story,

A truce was patched up in Sep- tember 1930 after the conclusion of Stalin's pact with Ribbentrop and the outbreak of war in Europe, and since that relaxed her efforts to bring about an time Germany has not entente between the two countries. whose friendship and support she

covets: but

ties.

Possible Pact

the

the

Jupon la now the sultor for a non-

in the Army, he said, that Position between Japan and rix had denied that she had had after a man had been with a girl Soviet is no longer that of the thir Intercourse with Pte Walton, whom the prev

previous evening, to relate his she knew as Ginger. Mr Murphy said experiences the following day. What that he felt the Jury might have he had told Dormer was merely in doubt about the story told by the the nature of being boastful. He ad aggression pact and has agreed to a

He submitted that an mitted, however, that he had ex-reconsideration' raised during the hearing aggerated certain details of his ex-question; she might

of the fisheries referred only to the defence periences with the girl.

oven be pre- evidence in contradiction of

pared to come to terras which did not the

include the abandonment by Russia denial of the prosecutrix and was not intended to prevent the calling

of ald to China, of evidence by the Crown, In corro- boration.

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Evidence of Character said that he was Officer Commanding Lieut-Col. H. P. Rudolf, R.A.M.C.,

Meanwhile the Kremlin holds its hand and says nothing, and no doubt with curiosity the much Accused had served for about canvassed treaty with Japan when it nine months in Whitfield Barracks will not miss an opportunity of and his character was very good. making_ita

power felt,

the detachment of the RAMC. të which the Accused was attached. awalls The

A Virtuous Girl His Lordship replied that he had considered the point and would direct the Jury in due course that there was There had been one or two minor The fundamental rivalry between no.ovidence whatsoever to show that military offences against him but the two powers in the Far East will, the prosecutrix was not a perfectly nothing of a very serious nature. It however, remain. Each side has virtuous girl

was a great surprise to him to learn | weaknesses and Mr She agreed that corroborative that Jacobs had been accused of this Siberia is scantily populated, ca- strong points. evidence could be called. Part of the charge. He had always found the pecially in the cast, but its enormous Accused's story was that he know the Accused to be of a quiet disposition size makes it difficult to

occupy girl to bo virgin but it was rumour-and a well-behaved soldier.

effectively. ed that she had gone out with men, Mr Murphy applled for the re-call Japan ins the advantage in mobile sometimes for tips and sometimes for of Cpl Dormer and L/Cpl Bright to and concentrated forces, but the gain. There

of war materials leaves her had spent two nights with Walton in Accused. the same room In a hotel,

side world, and her great ellies are open to air attack.

Russla is probably incapable of waging war, on two fronts But although her pact with. Hitler. is in itself a worthless insurance, her use fulness to Germany as a source of supply probably in a real safeguard

was evidence that she rebut the allegations made by the the mercy of a boycolt by the out-

This was granted, and both Cpl His Lordship pointed out that the Dormer and Cpl Bright declared the girl had offered an explanation, for evidence they had previously given what it was worth, regarding the time to be true. spent with Walton, and that could not be challenged.

Following submissions by Mr Sho and Mr Murphy and after als Lord- My Sho argued that the girl's ship had summed-up, the Jury ro- character was not above reproach, tired to consider their verdict.

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