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Japanese

Political

System

REPRISAL BOMBING

Britons Vent

Feelings

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 26 (UP),

over

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Experts here believe that the TOKYO, Mar. 25 (Domel)--Mrjonly means. of countering the Kenji Tomita, Secretary General of German blockade, apart from a the Cabinel, this morning reaffirmed the Government's rejection of the constant patrol of seaplanes, is Totalitarian party system in Japan, [to deliver ever heavier air Interpellation by attacks on Germany. In this the Replying to an Mr Kazuhira Ikuta ni the casion United States can play a big part of the Lower House Audit Com- mittee, Mr Tomita cited porsages by turning

powerful from Prince

Prince Konoye's address at the bombers such as ,the four- first session of the preparatory com- motored Consolidated Liberator mittee for the

for the New National Struc- ture movement held

the arrival last Last year, in which the Premier prominence to termed the one-party rule system week of the first Liberator.

mcceptable to Japan.

The demand is growing that the Mr Tomita further stated that Royal Air Force should give German Prince

Konoye flatly declared that it eitles a taste of terror-bombing. In was the privilege of all His Majesty's its editorial the "Daily Mall" claims subjects to assist the Throne "and to-day that the Royal Air Force has that privilege cannot be monopolised been already indulging in such tactics. by the power of either single "But at the moment they must take Individual or a single met

Both Houses of the

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BRITAIN'S WAR AND PEACE AIMS

FROM PAGE ONE

closed to it except on the terms laid down by Germany.

Graziani's Succéssor

Reputed Experts In Modern Warfare

March 26, 1941. BRITISH ARMY SETS RECORDS

FROM. PAGE ONE

along the, Libyan' coast delivered at incredible speed' against # well- "Would Hitler attempt this lust and

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" entrenched army with every modern greatest net of highway robbery?

ROME, Mar. 28 (UP)-The re

weapon of defence until the climax we cannot tell. Some will advance signation of General Grazionl'is

In early February when the Army of arguments against the likelihood of generally regarded as marking a new

the Nile, 880 miles from its base, pinched out Benghazi and blocked the indeed phase of the warfare In Africa in

retreat of all the remaining enemy. his so ucting; he might achieve much the same result without which European strategy of lighting actual armed attack. Others may mechanised tactica will replace With a speed never equalled, with surely feel with greater force that colonial methods with native troops.

an endurance surely remarkable,

with where national security is involved, General

Initin- Graziani Was Italy's

a perfection of timing, surprise, tive and a crescero of pace, the is not enough to rely upon the dis- colonial strong man, famous for his puted balance of

ability to utilise native troops

Army had now won a glorious suc- Lord Inlifax HEYA

This through the roughest mountains and

cession of viclarles which henriens struggle is a mortal clash of two the driest deserts. He has been re- every free man and gives him faith in morale over numbers and in the and we only delude our placed by two experts in modern on August 20 B-21. The morning papers gave selves if we suppose that the clullian- warfare. General Roatta alla Conors superlority of the British fighting

tion that we share with you

could n

al Graziani's

men over the enemies. Chlet. He was post as survive a Nazi victory. It is not only formerly Vice-Chief of the army

East Africa with physicu! Invasion that wo are staff and had much to do with the concerned, but with spiritual invasion latest building up of the Italian

Regarding the events in the great which, if permitted, would work mechanised forces ព the Greek series of offensives against the Italian greater havoc than all the tons of high front, He is close personal East African Empire, Lord Croft explosive that it is 'In the power of friend of Il Duce and played on im-

emphasised the immense distances the German air force to unload." partant role in the Italo-French involved and said: "Imagine a vast ormistice negotiations. He also nt-clock of 4,300 miles in circumference, with the centre 200 miles south-east tended several Italo-German military conferences.

of Addis Ababa, with lightning blows struck from 11, 0, 0, ?, 0, 5, 4. and, last week, from two o'clock.

After

a description of the operations in Eritrea culminating in the occupa- tion of the

strategically important town of Neghelli, Lord Croft' said: "It was worth a Marquisate to Gra- zlant and we congratulate ourselves on its capture."

second place. As our strength in- inferences so will the weight of our plenary sessions to-day lo consider attack on German cltles.”. petitions which have been presented

to them. With this business disposed Even the air correspondent of the of, both Houses adjourned until to-conservative "Observer," Major morrow, when the closing ceremony Oliver Steward, said that bombing of of the 70th Diet Session will tako cities might be justified on the place.

grounds that to bomb the street of a major elly could wreck gas, water and telephone services which would take months to mend. "It is one way of humpering communications, and in some respects appears a better way than bombing "rallway lines and marshalling yards," the correspondent wrnte.

Britain's War

1

Costs Higher

LONDON, Mar, 25 (Reuter) Britain's expenditure renched a new high record last week. During the week ending March 22, the total or dinary

expenditure amounted to £102,000,000 or over £14,071,000 a

darhe total ordinary

revenue

slightly more than £3,000,000 below the estimate for the financial year with nine days to run and the estimate 18 thus curtain to exceeded.

China Fighting Reports

be

Empire Shipping

Repair Facilities LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter).

a

Will Never Accept Lord Hallfax declared, "We will order." never accept Hitler's new

General Cariboldi, besides being on He defined the principal war aim of

on modern strategy, Muthority Britai

Allles as the winning noted in army circles for his know- her and of this life and death struggle for the ledge of lightning tactles, He is also cause of human freedom, but he experienced in East Afrien where he added that victory would be Dead was in charge of large units. He was Sea fruit unl

unless we could also recently Chief of Staff and Governor- nebleve what must be the greatest General of Tripolitania. peace aim of securing the world far as humanly possible against a re- petition of this tragedy. When this great battle was won nations which had preserved or requined their free- dom would have a sovereign opportu- nity to show what freedom means and what it can do for the welfare of mankind.

It is not possible now to draw de- tailed plans for the future structure of the community of nations but we ore alrendy in a position to provids basis, whereon agreement must be founded.

IMMIGRATION

INQUIRY.

FROM PAGE ONE

asked if he could set up a studio in the Immigration Office.

He agreed that Mr. Forrest wrote to the Colonial Secretary and recom mended for the work und he was told later by Mr Lee that this appoint- ment had been agreed upon.

Farther to the east, the dramatic- offensive was initiated by troops of Nigeria, the Gold Coast, the King's African Rifles and the Union of South Africa under General Cunningham, who was starting with high velocity from the Indian Ocean and seemed anxious to spend Easter with his famous brother, the Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean.

Nations could exist in freedom and security only they were prepared

Its advance Co-operate for mutual economic

to

welfare and if need be for mutual

He set up a studio in the Immigru- tion Office on November 18 and start- ed on the work.

In December the business of sup- In the depended upon such co-operation, but plying photographs, said Mr Kobza,

no

its

|

This column, having swept right through Italian Somaliland, is now 300 miles over the Abysslan border and is rapidly approaching Harrar tha and threatening Djibuti railway. 770 miles from the Kenya frontier and 1,000 miles from the raithend must surely be a world re- cord of distance in such astonishing time. With great rapidity and at al-

of the Indian Army on one flank and Somalis and Arabs on the other, re- captured the capital of British Somull- land after a surprise amphibious attack.

Effective measures to extend defence, economic sphere everything shipbuilding and repair facilities throughout the Empire are men- tioned by the First Lord of the party to such an association should came to a sudden stop because ugen-most no expense in casualties, forces be ambitious to dominate its partners.cles were opened and brokers were Admiralty, Mr A, V. Alexander, Every nation, great and small, will sent by them around. to lout for in a written reply to a Parlia- have its place and make.

own con-

con-photographic business,

"I than saw the Immigration Officer tribution. Morcover past mentary question.

has shown at a

stable

and asked for some way of protee- |

I felt I Wis Josing order must admit of ordered change tlon. in the relations between states. Just and could not carry on. Mr Forrest as the liberty of the individual must said I could improve matters if I have regard to the needs of the com- could work as a sort of agent, supply munity, so must every nation in the ing pliolographs and helping people future accept its obligations the

Hill up application forms. general family of nations and be ready in both the political and economic neighbours. spheres to consider the welfare of its

SIUSHUI, Mar. 25 (Central News),} During the last six months, the Taking advantage of a heavy storm number of warships building in the on March 23, which immobilised Dominions, India and the Colonies Japanese motorised units and aircraft, was more than doubled and orders the Chinese launched a wide encircle- for a substantial number of merchant ment movement around Japanese vessels were placed.

- columns attacking Shangkno,

to

In order

Warship repair facilities also now relleve

their beleaguer- ed units, 38 Japanese planes yesterday played and constantly extended at exist and are being increasingly em- afternoon dew over the fighting zone almost all the main seaports in the and dropped parcels of foodstuffs and Dominions, India and the Colonies. ammunition to the defenders The Chinese continue to press. Some of the Japanese escaped to the north- east of Shangkas.

Matsuoka To Visit Vatican

to

"Shortly after that, I had an Inter view with Mr Forrest and he told me that some of his employees were interested in these agency businesses. Lord Halifax declared, "We for our Mr. Forrest also told me that at the part are prepared to join hands will beginning he was against any type of any State which genuinely seeks the monopoly, but seeing what was going peace and prosperity of the world by on and the rackets which had started, loyally observing its engagements and he had changed his mind and he pro- ensuring liberty within its borders. posed to submit to Government Eight men and one woman are would be valueless to force un-suggestion for a monopoly. He in- missing and belleved drowned as he wanted associations upon unwilling vited me to write in regarding this." result of a junit capsizing off Kwotions. We must rather try to create

No Monopoly Permitted conditions, political and economie, in Chau, near Wagian at midnight on Monday

which there may grow among the According to a police report, twelve

Junk Capsizes

Mr Kobza said that later he was

LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter).—Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, will be received by wind capsized the junk. Four were the Pope during his visit to Rome, picked up by another junk and safe

A Germm controlled radio, making by landed at Shaukivan yesterday; this announcement, claims that it has the remaining eight are been confirmed by the Vatlean.

Japanese persons were aboard when a gust of the themselves the real sense of informed that no monopóly could be

have lost their lives.

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BOMBERS

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Whereas six weeks ago British and Italian Somaliland were all Italien, to-day this great area is all British. Our casualties in all the African fighting are

23, 2,906 of which number happily only 604 were killed whilst

inflicted

200,000 casualties on the enemy including the cupture of 180,000 prisoners.

ing up to Febingly small. totall-

we

over

These campaigns have been truly imperial and troops of Australia, New Africa, Rhodesia, Zealand, South African colonies and the Sudan, with British guardsman and Infantry, Scots, Welsh, many Irish and also divisions from India have, with the Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Artil- lery and Royal Engineers written great fresh chapters into British military history.

community Interest wealth off Branted after the matter had been miles of the shores of the "tation

Mr

оп

is

Egypt has been saved; the Suez Canal will not be Italian; another 600 "In the British

considered by the Government. Nations experience has taught us that Forrest told him that he should help lake" have passed, into British care,

The nations, diftering greatly in numbers, him at my cost to combut the rocksets becoming incre

Abyssinia race structure can

Increasingly precarious and Mussolini's dreams have become ely associate together and the going on, and if he could do the

the-nightmare-of-Italy.

Soldiers of the British Empire now stand braced, hardered, experienced and trained 10 might of Germany.

the military

We are not afraid of the issue. (Cheers).

yet freely British Commonwealth, the bastion of world defence to-day, may well be come the bridge of greater World unlty to-morrow.

When Victory is Won

world "In many respects the must be treated In future 35 single whole. When victory is won. It must be our aim to pro- nota common interest in a greater possible Interchange of goods and

services.

"Britain is ready to participate in

plans to promote economic operation on a world-wide Our aim will be prosperity, shared."

Scale.

work at a minimum rate.

Sometime in December, said Mr Kobza, he began preparations for un agency. In the beginning, he chark ed 60 cents for clerical work and 40 cents for photographs.

agency.

Mr Kobza stated

Mr Forrest sent for him sometime again' in January when he indicated that he desired to centralise the work in one hand for the simple reason that he thought some of the agencies had corrupted his clerks, and were actually paying them bribes for ex- pediting permits. Co- Regarding the

the agreement for a general justly that the matter was mooted in after he had had several dis- January Lord Hailfax emphasised that cussions with the Immigration Off- even now Britain was planning leer. The agreement was signed on remedy the post-war impoverishment January 22, and provided that and arranging to establish stocks of separate account should be opened food and raw materials which could

al the Hongkong and Shanghai be released as soon as we could be sure that they will be used for this work of healing and not for our destruction.

Bank.

Original Intention.

21

Mr Kobza stated that he originally The business of rebuilding after intended that the account should be the war will be a tasis far beyond the entitled "General Agency Account of strength of any single country the Immigration Oilee," but it was Britain ts resolved to do her utmost eventually entitled Kobza Art Studio but clearly if the world is to be No. Account. He was informed brought back to health, it will only this change by Mr McClatchle of the be by the united action of all men Current Accounts Department of this of all nations of

of goodwill.

Bank over the telephone.

After the war, said Lord Halifax,

of

Mr Kobra gald he informed the Omcer to this effect

and until we could be satisted of Immigration he seemed to be quite Germany's co-operation, he could verbally.

hardly doubt that nations resolved to

satisfied. All cheques paid to the preserve peace and freedom must immigration Office were paid from retain sufficient armed strength to

make their will effective.

with

Immense Responsibility

this account.

The hearing is proceeding.

It was further stated by Mr Kobzi that at

at an interview with Mr Pud- Lord Halifax hoped that in this as ney, the Accountant General, he was in other matters "Our two peoples asked if he could put up security to will appreciate the immense respon- the extent of $5,000. He said he sibility that will jointly rest upon could, but Mr Pudney look no notice them" and that in the words of of the matter afler that. Pascal, they might combine justice Questioned on this point, by the power, БО that the spirit of their Chief Justice, Mr Kobza sald that co-operation might deserve and win no suggestion that a clause to pro- Lite support of all other peoples like vide for such security was put in the Ininded with ourselves to strengthen contract. the foundations of world society.

Thus only would it be possible to ensure that neither. Germany nor any other country should revert or fensive weapons that would reduce have any reason to fevert, to, those them below the danger Tevel. policies which plunged Europe into five wars in the last 80 years.

Referring to the "Battle of the Alantio Lord Halifax said, "Our Dealing with the question of in- experience shows that while in the vasion Lord Halifax returned a con- coming months these attacks may fident and unhesitating "No" to the caune sus grave losses, our defen-question whether the Invasion would sive methods Kre sound provided succeed. Ho bared this bellef, he that they can be developed with concluded, not only upon all the des adequate strengti ard speed."***

fence preparations, the tireless de- the next few critical months it votion of British forces and the civil would, as he saw it, be a ince be defence personnel and the generous tween the mounting total of our ship- help of the United States, but also ping losses and an increase in de- upon the spielt of the British race.

"

have no doubt with the help you willi be able to give of our ability to win this raco."

meet

Social Injustice A National Sin

Church leaders of many denomi- nations have signed a statement call- ing oh the nation to repent is "ac injustice and national Jealousles." quiescence in the continuance of social

"We recognise in the troubles and anxieties of this time a just doom," adds the statement, which is entitled, "Towards a Christian Britain."

The group contains some who adopt and some who reject the pacifist in- terpretation of Christianity.

Signatories include the Archbishop of York, and leading Nonconformists.

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