1941-03-21 — Page 5

Chinese Check Advance Along Kiangsi Front

CHUNGKING, Mar. 21 (Central News).-Fighting in north- ern Kiangel continues unabated, but the Japanese advance is being steadily checked.

As the result of n vigorous Chinese counter-attack launched on March 18, the main Japanese force attacking Kaoan has been dispersed.

Besides recovering Chengchienkai, a strategic point north of Kaoan, the Chinese also inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese who are now retreating towards Wuchincho.

The Japanese detachment which; pushed towards Iwelfu west of Kaoon on the morning of March 19 has been intercepted by the Chinese and is being engaged in severe fight-

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Japanese operating on the southern

of the Chin River have been reased to more than 3,000 and are rontinuing their aftacks on Tucheng, important city on the northern bonit of the Han River, west of Fengcheng. Heavy fighting has been proceeding in the vicinity of the city since the night of March 19 but the Chinese are valiantly holding out against the Japanese assaulis,

N. CHINA CIVIL

SECURITY

Troop Withrawals

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PEKING.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Churchill Chuckles Soothe MP's

LONDON. Mar. 20 (Reuter)-in typically Churchilllan manner, the Prime Minister to-day personally in- tervened to settle a dispute of a con- stitutional character which was re- cently conducted with asperity, especially by the political purists of

Left Wing.

the

The sore point was the action of the B.B.C. in banning a number of artistes who attended a recent con- ference styled, "People's Convention," attended by a large number of Com- munists.

As a result of

The ground for the action was that the public would resent. the inclusion of artistes who attended the gathering at which it was alleged that some sqbversive_speeches were made.

Ban Removed

the outery, Mr Mar. 20 (Domel)-Alfred Duff-Cooper, the Minister of Marins the first anniversary of its Information, recently induced the inauguration, the North China Politi- B.n.C. to modify the ban and to-day, cal Affairs Commission on March 30 Mr Churchill, in the House of Com- Chinn Public mons, announced that the bon was fx Inching a North

Movement under a general removed. Security mobilisation of local political and military agents.

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March 21, 1941.

Expert Says Invasion Is A Bluff To Tie Up Army

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LONDON, Mar. 20° (Router), -In the opinion of Colonel Kleen writing for- Swedish newspaper, the Axls must win decisive victory this year or the Alles will become too strong for her To win Germany must attempt an invasion or rely on' blockade.

An invasion necessitates control of the immediate waters, security against the enemy air force and the breaking down of shore defences.

Since none of these conditions exists the invasion will probably remain a threat binding the British forers to the British Isles.

It remains for Germany to win by blockade. She has better submarine busts now but anti-submarine weapons are also improved. Amerien

DUTCH ARMS GROWING

"BRACKEN"

has atrendy transferred 50 destroyers In Three Services a new against Japan's 83, leaving 100 more large number of pilots are being SHIRT

Britain and she slit has 211, LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter)-A

the

of

Ife also states that a number Dutch pilots are now being trained in the R.A.F. for fighter machines and that Holland hopes to have her own fighter squadrona In the RAF.

US, destroyers which can be trans-trained in the Netherland Indies for ferred to the Atlantic to operate dutles in Europe, states Colonel against German submarines ekher by Dljxhoorn, Defence Minister, in an Lirect Intervention for by tipnsfer Interview In "Vrij Nederland,"

Free Dutch newspaper published in to Britain.

In addition mosquito, boats can be London. produced in large numbers and there is a considerable amount of shipping waters which frozen in American can be transferred to Britain.

Finally, British bombers operating Aerial Reconnaissance

Among a long reply to questions were the following:

against submarines in their bases and KIAN, Mar, 21 (Central News) —

The connection between musicntat sen are causing severe losses, Four Japanese planes yesterday morn Mr Wang I-tang. Chairman of the ing raided Yington, 90 miles south-Commission, announced that the pro-and dramatic performances and poli-The technical possibilities exist for rast of Nanchong Several bombs gramme for securing publle peace tical acts and opinions is not appar gliting submarines if they can brought into use quickly enough. were dropped demolishing one house, and order wili nst for a month. The cut. hat no other damage was caused.

Anything in the nature of persecu»= hundred urites

China to Uon, victimisation and mon-hunting Two other Japanese planes recon-million people of North noitred over Kaoan but dropper no secure peace and order on their own is obnoxious to the British people. bambs.

With a twinkle in his eye, the Pre- resources without relying upon frlemily Japanese forces.

mier anid: We should have to re- The murement is aimed at enlarg-tain a certain amount of power of

of rural communities, rendering of 'Deutschland Über Alles popular

proclamation

one

Example of Nazi-ng and strengthening the vigilance

reinforcing

American Tension and eradicating subversive elements

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).

A clear indication of the present state of German-Ainerlean relations is con- sidered here to be given by the fact, learned to-day, that the German

Embassy in Washington recently

sent

a circular to

all consula and

olher officials throughout the country) for information that would bel

aski in the event of severance of

diplomalle relations with the United States.

to pusbile peace.

protection of muske. A very spirited

British Instructors, he adds, hove been greatly impressed by Dutch aviators, be The Dutch army is growing in strength and equipment and new and extremely important material for the | Navy is being put into service,

U. S. ALIENS IN BRITAIN

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-Treatment

in a foreword to a new memor-

FIRE WATCHERS Save Britain Millions

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-- LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter); Thousands of lives and organisations would hardly be allowed (Laughler).

millions of On the other hand, I see no reason to Cheers greeted the ministerial pounds worth of national assets vital suppose that the holding of pacific announcement in the House of to the war effort have been saved by views would make a musletan play Commons to-day that the utmost the Firewatchers' Scheme, stutes Me dat." (Laughter).

liberal policy would henceforth Herbert Morrison, the Home Secret-

ary, in be followed in granting exemplandurn on the fire prevention order Ministry .of Home United States citizens.

The new memorandum was Issued The Home Secretary (Mr Herbert

consultations with the Morrison) said that I would not do following to assume that every American citi-British Employers Federation zen can be treated as if he were athe T.U.C. which are stated to have British subject but all Chief Cous-cleared up a certain misunderstand- tables will administer the regulations in which Interfered with the effec sympathetically in the case of Ameri- tiveness of the order.

Refuse Dump Explodes

At Dynamite Factory NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (Keuler).- An explosion to-day at the dynamite ft is belleved that the circular factory at Kenvit, New Jersey, of the emphasised that there was no present lercules Power Factory rocked the intention of breaking off relations, country for miles around. but the information was required so

which occurred in the refuse tles could be arranged should the dump, nobody was injured and no

damage was done. break occur.

that shipping space and other formaliosłon the violence of the ex-!{

About 50 people were killed and 200 injured by a series of explosions

September 12 jast,

DRIFTER BRINGS that wrecked part of this factory in

BOMBER DOWN

Security.

Genéral Gough Is tion from alien restrictions to issued by the Col., Home Guard

LONDON. Mar, 20 (Reuter)-A full general becomes a Home Guard colonel in the first list of appoint- ments of that body Issued by the War

Office.

He is General Sir Hubert Gough, who becomes a zone commander, a position from which he resigned last year because he is above the age limit-he is 71.

Assam Warned

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) The U.S. Aviation Spirit To Be On Guard

Admiralty records that a German

dive-bomber was

destroyed

this

afternoon by the drifter Young Mun (Skipper G. B. Buchan, R.N.R.) and

the yacht Chico

the

(Lieutenant

J..

For Japan Question For Commons LONDON, Mar, 19 (Central News). Mason, Þ.8.C., R.N.V.R.).

The German bomber mude a dive-Mr. Garro Jones, Labour M.P., is

on the attuck on

The gunner of addressing an inquiry Young

un into the enemy until the he is aware that Japan in August

1940 within 50 feet. dive-bomber

imported

petrol The dive-bomber was hit and, out seventolil more in quantity than she of control, was unable to cheek its did in the same month in 1930, and dive. It carried away the mizzen that extraction of aviation spirits mast of the Young Mun and disin from the Import tended to defeat the

American bon on fe tegrated alongside the ship.

oetane fuel to Japan,

un continued for hit of Femosie Wutary to the Mariter

Twis

Mun

was

NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (UP)—Mr Wendell Wilkie to-day denied that be plans to visit China in the near

future.

Antericin

export of

Mr Jones asks whether the Minis-

ter of Economic Warfare has taken action or made representations to

Washingbon on the matter.

cans unless contrary..

there is reason

to the

Food Parcels

For Germans

Sent From Thailand

The

Dutch Lose A Freighter

and

Communal Clashes In India

BATAVIA, Mur. 20 (Reuter),- The Navy Department of the Nether- lands East Indies reported to-nigh! that the Dutch freighter, Simaloer, of 6,500 tons, must be considered lost after an air attack in the Atlantic-ut SHILLONG, Mar. 20 (Reuter).--- BANGKOK, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-the beginning of March.

It is believed that of the crew of The need of being prepared for any Many Germans are receiving small. contingency was emphasised by the parcels of tea, coffee, sugar and soap 71 only two are missing: they are Governor of Assam, who warned the from friends or relatives in Thailand Chinese firemen

may come and the fact that these parcels have People that air attacks without warning.

to go vin Japan, Siberia and Russia The Governor added that flying is regarded as an Indication of the these commodities in from the neatent acrodronte occupied stranded by the Japanese to Shillong was Germany. only a few hundred miles,

DACCA, India, Mar. 20 (Router),~~~~ parcels are apparently describ- Whether the danger was imminent ed as "sumples and there is no limit The latest casualties in the communal which Look place or not he could not say but they to the number which can be address-disturbances should be prepared,

ed any single recipient provided recently are 10 killed and 93 wound- that the weight of each does not ex-cd.

red one kilogramme.

second The police had to fire a Whiskey For Japan

time last night and killed four and Whiskey is the largest single items wounded two, among the foodstuffs and beverages sent by the Japanese in Thailand as incendiarism, including four boats on "rifty-to-friendly or relations at home, the river. These gifts go by post, ship and nero- plane, and good whiskey is now so scarce in Japan, it is stated, that it is considered well worth paying the costs involved as well as the heavy Import duties the recipients in Japon must pay.

Budget

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).—Mr. Winston Churchill told the House of

Commons to-day that the budget will be introduced in the House before

Easter

The Parisian Grill

announces with pleasure

the inauguration of

SUNDAY CONCERTS

from 9 p.m. by

BODER'S"

"THE

Request

items

PROGRAMME

Sunday, April 23

Suppe

Tschaikowsky

Grieg

Chopfr

Poet and Peasant

Valse de Fleurs

after

10 p.m.

Norwegian Dance

Torcador et Andalouse

Rubenstein

7th Valse

(Solo)

1

Minuot

2nd Hungarian Rhapsody

(Solo)

Liszt

by telephone

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Reservations

Carman

Mordri

Dizel

All-Out Aid

For China

Pertinent Question

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).—Mr.

There have been several cases of

Rugby Fifteen

Carter's XV against A. N. Other's XV The following will represent Lieut. in a friendly Rugby game on the Cause way Bay ground to-morrow at 4.30 p.m.:

F.M. Thompson (Bank): McGli (Navy), Paul (Navy), D. G. Day (Banky and A. N. Other: G. G. Aitkenhead (Bank) and Bowden (Navy); E, A, Bompas (Army), J S. Dunnett (Dank!.. Palmer (Navy): King Navy), Sinekhain (R.A.F.): A. M. Kennedy Dank), J. S. Lee (Bank) and Flynn (Navy).

Nazi Standards For Manchukuo

Robert Morgan in the House of Shinji Yoshino, first economie Cominons to-day asked whether the

TOKYO, Mar. 20 (Domei).—Mr

Government associates itself. with viser to the Manchukuo Government, is leaving for Europe early in April President Roosevelt's declaration favour of all-out aid for China as far on an inspection tour. He will take stock of public utility economy in as we can render it at present.

Germany, Air R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that the Government noted with sympathy and interest President Roosevelt's statement regarding China. It was the Government's policy to maintain the closest centnet with the United Stales Government.

GERMANY AND

TURKEY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 20 (UP)—It is) understood that a further exchange of views between Germany and Turkey

Is likely to

| Inonu's message to 17aw Premier |

well Informed foreign diplomatic quarters understand that Yugo-Slavia Atatesmen are coming to Berlin within the next two or three days to conclude a pact with Ger- many. German quarters, on the other hand, continue to be reticent regarding the negotiations.

Sarajoglu Returns To Turkey

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL, Mar. 20 (UP),—The Foreign Minister, M. 'Sarajogiu re- turned to Ankara from Cyprus by neroplano at noon to-day accom- panied by M. Hugessen, a member of the Turkish Foreign Office.

MADRAS, Mar. 20 (Reuter),......... News has been received that the first batch of "Bevin boys" has reached England for training in factories. A second batch is almost ready to pro- good,

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