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THE SECOND EDITION GILMAN'S

Hongkong Celegraph.

FOUNDED 1601

No. 10431

三拜禮 七月五英港香

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1941.

COMMONS BALKANS

DEBATE ON

CAMPAIGN:

MR EDEN'S SPEECH

LONDON, MAY 6 (REUTER).—OPENING THE DEBATE ON THE WAR SITUATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY, MR ANTHONY EDEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, POINTED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF GIVING THE HOUSE A FULL AC- COUNT OF RECENT EVENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THEIR RELATION TO THE HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

"We are not alone," he said. "Others are listening to every word that is said in these

debates and there is much that I would like to tell which perforce I am unable to tell at the

Kleffens' Fearless Speech

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

日二十月四

Wants Convoys

Col. Henry Stimson

present time, for I have so to phrase my remarks Mr Hore Belisha

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so that I do not assist the enemy in any way in his activities.'

GERMAN PLAN ANALYSED

Recalling the early days of February, Mr Eden said: "What then seemed to the Government to be the German N. E. I. Determination plan for an early spring campaign was: They had then already a large number of troops in Rumania and they were taking positions at Bulgarian aerodromies; it seemed clear to us that the object of this was, step by step to over-run the Balkans, having occupied Rumania by the methods we know of, to establish themselves in Bulgaria thereby to encircle Yugo-Slavia, to subjugate Greece, to Referring to the Manila talles with immobilise Turkey and from that position, without firing

BATAVIA, May (UP) The Dutch Foreign Minister, Mr van Kleffens, made a broadenst speech to Indies in which he issued the most abrupt statement yet officially made regarding the attitude of the N.E.I. 10 aggression..

the people of the Netherlands East

the British C.-in-C., Far East, Alr Chief Marshal Brooke-Popham, Mr Van Kleffens sald, "Our position

should not be regarded apart from

that of other territories with which, by the mere fort of our geographical position, the N.E.L. is closely linked.

"A few days ago the British Com- mander-in-Chlef whom I recently had the pleasure of meeting in Montia, pointed out in a press conference that: politically and militarily the line run. ning from Singapore across the Indies Lo Australia must be considered as a

unit and attack from outside at any

point along this line must be regarded

and treated us an attack on the whole. "This sensible view is to be taken to heart. Far be it from me to use challenging language. That is the Dutch habit, but it also would not be our habit to leave any doubt with regard to our firm resolve to fight against aggression.”

Toll of Night Raiders Mounts

LONDON, May 6 (Router); Germany has lost 41 night bombers already this month. This total nearly half of the record April losses-was reached with the announcement that two additional raiders, it is now con firmed, were brought down on Sunday night by anti-aircraft fire.

Thus, this year's Luftwaffe losses by night total 203, which compares with 130 for the whole of 1940, of which 93 were brought down from June onwards,

Two more enemy aircraft were brought down in the Channel on Tuesday in daylight when small dew

short distance Inland.

fermations crossed the Kent coast and

The Air Ministry says that bombs

were dropped on one town on the

Kent coast and on another on the

east coast, but Hitle damage was done

ard there were no serious casualties,

a single shot, to deliver their main blow from secure bases at our position in the Eastern Mediterranean.

NAZIS' INSULTING TRIBUTE

"There is no doubt that the subsidiary purpose in this plan was to bring help to their Italian Allies, whose war was not going too well in Albania. Hitler has described to us how well the Italians did. A nation of 45,000,000 weakening 7,000,000! I do not suppose that ever a more insulting tribute has been paid to any ally (Hear! Hear!).|

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Stimson Wants U.S. Navy to Convoy War Supplies to Britain

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UP).-In_a-nationwide broadcast to-night, the Secretary of War, Colonel Henry Stimson advocat- ed the use of the United States Navy to safeguard shipments of war supplies to Britain.

He warned Germany that the United States would not "Minch and permit these munitions to be 'sunk in the Atlantic,” stating that "we have taken our place definitely behind the war- ring democracles and against aggressors in the defence of our freedom."

Critical In

House of Commons Debate

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U. S. Bans Defence Exports To Russia

MEXICO IS SOLIDLY WITH U. S.

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He declared: "If to-day that (American) navy should, make secure the seas for the delivery of our munitions to Britain, it will render as great à service to our country and to the preserva- tion of American freedom as it has ever rendered in all its glorious history."

Germany, he said, has confronted that world, including the United

States, with the alternative of abject surrender or uncompromising resistance," adding, "I cannot recall the United States throughout its history has ever yielded to such demand."

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).—Within an ho r of its opening the war debate settled down in a calm and not over-crowded House to a temperate discussion, the key to which was provided by the remark of the Government Liberal, Sir Percy Harris, "We are solid behind the Prime Minister but that fact need not exclude conservative criticism."

Mr Leea Smith, Labour Front Bench, asked a number of ques tions which resolved themselves,

President's Approval and r

number of other had President Roosevelt's approval, The broadcast which presumably speeches, mainly into doubts was regarded as the most outspoken about the full effiency of the utterance yet made by a responsible British Intelligence and informa- Government official regarding the tion services, and whether ad- war situation. Special to the "Telegraph"

vice or information received-United

The asserted that the WASHINGTON, May 6 (Domei).—The United States has

fleet, supplementing always received full attention. the Royal Navy, "can render secure decided to halt all exports of machinery and other equipment division of opinion about the right-west which surround our continent. At no time however was there any all oceans north and south, cast and which can be utilised in defence production to the Soviet Union. ness of going to the aid of Greece. In that way it can help hold in check

It is understood that the

the onward rush of the tide of Matapan A Ruac United States reached the deci-

Nazlem, and permanently confine the sion following the conclusion of Hore Belisha, the former War Minis of freedom has begun to rise again, The most critical speech was by Myvirus has run its course and the tide malign forces of despotism until the the Japanese-Soviet neutrality ter, who contended that the British pact, and also in view of the expeditionary force was inadequate Perverted Conviction Soviet Union's anomalous posi-and that information was wrong and

Colonel Stimson declared that was wrongly Interpreted. He de- tion in the current European ciared that the naval Battle of Mata-small group of evil leaders taught

Observers believe that this action heavily) was a decoy operation which

pan (in which the Talians suffered young Germans that "the freedom of other men and nations must be "As we watched that Greek campaign in Albania, supported} Anti-Totalitarian by the United States might have gave the Germans their large forces destroyed. To-day those young men by our air force but against a very heavy attack by men and NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuter): United States relations, as it is re-that-we-had-failed-in-Iraq

serious effects on the present Soviet-in North Africa. He also declared ready to die for that perverted materials, one-must-have-thought-that-never-was-so-much-sur-Mexico's opposition to totali- ported that the action has been taken

conviction. Unless-we-on-our-side, rendered by so`many to so few (Laughter and Cheers), tarian expansion was unequivo-despite Russia's strenuous diplomatic provements in the Intelligence Ser- in America must be saved, it will not Mr More Belisha demanded t. are ready to sacrifice and if need be die, for the conviction that freedom "Now I come to February 8, which was the date that cally, expressed by the Mexican

necessary export vice, more armoured tanks, more dive our forces entered Benghazi-a brilliant exploit which writing in the Carnegie Founda- the Soviet Union has placed orders/He agreed that progress had been same sacrifice can that. freedom be

Foreign Minister, Sonor Padilla, equipment, and despite the fact the bombers and more transport planes. be saved. brought valuable gain. But, with the supreme effort tion's publication, "International for a large amount

of machinery not enough.

rande but he declared that it was preserved."

Referring to the entailed by the advance, the armoured troops who had Conciliation."

non-inter- ventionists, Colonel Stimson asserted Hoist On Own Petard so large a share in it had to rest and refit. Their vehicles

that

"to be frightened into the belief that Hiller has created a had not only been engaged in a continuous advance for

new and Mr Clement Attlee, Lord Privy permanent world order would be just two months but many of them had been engaged in action

Seal, in his reply, pointed out, amidos Inughter, that until January, 1840, He added: "The so-called new order as naive as it would be cowardly," for a much longer time with hardly a rest. So there was

Mr Hore Bellsha had been in charge of Hitler is not new and it has not of a big part of British war prepara- and never will create order in this no prospect of prolonging the advance with those armour-

tions. He was sure that when Mr world." ed vehicles beyond the point reached at Benghazi, and any prolonged advanced by these formations to Tripoli was out of the question.

GREECE Decides to fight

"On February 8 there reached the British Government a note from the Greek Government confirming the determination |

of the Greek Government to resist German aggression (Cheers)

Senor Padilla declared: "Mexico is prepared to take a stand with other opposing totalitarian expansion and Western Hemisphere democracies in afth column activity, America's destiny is to take part in the fray." Later in the same article, Señor

Padilla writes: "The Mexican people, they are embracing, are fully resolved

with full consciousness of the cause

to share that deatiny. Wo must,

war.

to obtain

some months ago.

and

WESTERN DESERT IMPASSE

Hore Belisha was at the War Office he found that what he did was con- ditioned by what his predecessor had

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Only by readiness for the

Greek Units Join Fleet

CANEA, Crete, May 6 (Reuter)~~ Greek submarines to the British Fleet, states

IRAQ BOMBING well informed military circles to-date. The starting fresat Alexandria wines have sailed de

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ал official

CAIRO, May 6 (Reuter).—done. therefore, prepare. We must reso-Heavy sandstorms in furnace-selves very much in the same posi- Mr Attlee hdded, "We and our- lutely co-operate with one another like heat are testing the endur- tion." for the defence of this hemisphere."

Fance of the Germans in the He declared that the position in the summer and autumn of last year was Sollum-Tobruk area, according to infinitely more than that

It asked us to say what help we could-give and the conditions

here. The situation is reported ance,

General Cunningham's cam in which we could give it. This note from the Greek Govern-bombed the Iraqi military position and the enemy's attack is believ-bright light on a dark day but they Two of 13 torpedo boats have suc- CAIRO, May 6 (UP). The RAF. much the same as 24 hours ago in Abyssinia, the victories of statement on the fate of the Greek

paign ment was not a cry for help (Cheers). It was a statement of at Diwaniya to-day. Many directed to have proved exhausting as did not alter the fundamental fact ceeded in reaching Alexandria,

Wavell in Libya did make a

Of ten destroyers, three were sunk. the Greek position and a request that we should state ours. hits were scored on the barracks and

"In the face of these conditions, the Government administrative buildings, according well as costly to him,

to an RAF. communique.

Observers returning from The RAF. communique stated that western desert say that the Germans decided to maintain the decision they had previously

motor

that the situation in the continent of Europe was in the hands of Ger- the many.

House of Lords May 6

arrived at, to halt the desert advance at Benghazi and traqt positions outside of Habbaniyah ditions there, Prisoners' diaries con- LONDON,

transport and personnel in the are being constantly affected by con-

(Reuter

.

Far East Flying Training School

to prepare forces to go to the help of Greece. That deci-were bombed and several direct hits tain frequent reference to the heat Simultaneously, with the debate In sion was the decision of the Government and of their Tetered on gun positions. and water shortage, while dive the House of Commons to-day, a

A graduation tea dance is being constantly patrolled the bombing by their

own -planes Iroqi positions and the "results

is debate was held in the House of Held-in, the Peninsula Hotel, Rose three chief military advisers.

of mentioned often. It seems that there Lords on a similar motion, and after Room, on Saturday, May 17, from their shelling on the RAF. station is some truth in reports that "If Greece was to be helped, and of the little machine-gun fire was Germana trained their troops for unanimously passed a vote of confl-

tha in low hours diiscussion, the Lords 5-7 p.m. negligible.”

Any old graduates who have not desert warfare by manoeuvres in the dence in the Government.

received an, Invitation card, and wish Motor transport at Falluja was also sand dunes of the Baltic area and by, The Commons debate will be con-to attend, please write or telephone bombed and hit.

atrenuous exercises in glass houses tinued.

to the school, Tel, No. 59282. to necustom them to heat.

U.S. Defence Heads Will

Speed Bomber Output

it was obvious that help must be |made ready and brought to bear | very rapidly. Many problems required discussion and solution

the position of Yugo-Slavia, | the necessity for keeping Turkey

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuter)-President Roosevelt has informed of our plans and so called in the chief members of the Cabinet and the heads of the forth. Army and Navy for discussion on the question of accelerating the production of bombers.

The Wisest Step

conference will be to consider the "It seemed to the Government that The Conference was attended need of a Inst output of heavy the wisest step was to attempt direct by Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of bombers. State, Colonel Stimson, Secretary

of

negotiations, so they entrusted the Mr Roosevelt is reported to hope Chlef of General Stoff and myself with this task. Neither of us ever of War, Mr Morgenthau, Secre for an output of 500 a month,

According to White House officials, had the least doubt of the odds tary of the Treasury, Colonel the conference will provide the op- against the full success Knox, Secretary of the Navy, Mr portunity for Major-General Arnold, lon. We know perfectly well that

our

miss- Harry Hopkins, Supervisor of who has just returned from Britain, German plans were far advanced. the Lord and Lease Act opera to make a complete report to what We knew how great were their

the

War Cabinel," material' tions, General George Marshall, Meantime,

'powers, but I pull think Roosevelt has ap-that we should have been to blame Army Chief of Staff Admiral pointed Major General James Burns, if we had not made that attempt Stark, Chief of Naval Opera- who is a member of the Executive (Cheers) tions, and Major-General H. Committee of the Army and Navy

some quarters enll

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Munitions

Board,

G BESistant to MiWith the collapse of French Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Harry Hopkins to handle the detailed resistance our forces in the Middle Corps

work under, the Aid for Britain pro Bastero left to meet the One of the chief purposes of the gramene.

LATEST

German tanks are not proving well sulted to desert warfare, and the British mobile guns are able to pick them off at close range.

Molotov Relieved

TELEGRAPH!"

SPECIAL TO THE LONDON Moscow announced that M. Stalin

May 6 (UP) -Radio |

has assumed the duties of Chairman:

Haile Selassie Resumes

Recaptured Throne

NAIROBI, May 6 (Reuter).-Exactly five years after the occupation of Addis Ababa by Muralia Badoglio, Haile Selassie, of the Counch of Peoples Commissars, Emperor of Abyssinin, made a triumphal return to his capital und that M. Molotov has been re-on Monday afternoon.","

the Duke of Harar, were there to lleved of that post

greet him. Ra

This report was later confirmed at Moscow.

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Man At Own; Request ⠀

He was met by Liaut General! A. G. Cunningham, General

The greatest excitement prevailed as the Emperor entered the city.

The Italians zilll-in-Addia Ababa remained discreetly, Indoors

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M. Molotov was relieved of the Officer Commanding, East post of Premier at his own request Africa, who was chiefly respon- because of the dimeulties in com alble for delivering his country. CAIRO, May::R(Reuter);The bining the posts of Premier and from the Italian yoke in the Foreign Commissar, M

the

position in abyminia where imperial northern and front columns are converging ed Ambaals Bar described as very promi

M. Molotov: was also oppointed brilliant British campaign now Amiatark Chalerman of the Council or nearing its end. Peoples Commissars, Fm demanded him two sons, the