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Hongkong Telegraph.

26 Nathan Road

FOUNDED 1081

No. 10415

四拜禮 號八月五英港香

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1941.

日三十月四

MR CHURCHILL ANSWERS HIS

CRITICS:

STINGING

RETORT Receives Overwhelming Vote Of Confidence

MR WINSTON CHURCHILL YESTERDAY WOUND UP THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR WITH A CHARACTERISTICALLY BRILLIANT ORATION, AT THE END OF WHICH HE ASKED FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AND WAS ACCORDED IT WITH AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.

THE PREMIER MÅDE STINGING replies to the criticisms of both Mr Lloyd GEORGE AND. MR HORE-BELISHA, DESCRIBING MR LLOYD GEORGE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEBATE AS A SPEECH “which i THINK THE ILLUSTRIOUS MARSHAL Petain mightT WELL HAVE ENLIVENED THE DAYS OF M. REYNAUD'S

CABINET."

SAD AND SQUALID TALE OF VICHY

IRAQIS ON THE RETREAT

Suffer Heavy Casualties

Special to the "Telegraph"

"The R.A.F. rendered con-

LONDON, May 7 (Reuter).—Continuing his statement in the House of Commons to-day in the debate on the war situation, Mr Winston Churchill said:

"It would be possible to dilate at length upon the sad and squalid tale of what is going on in Vichy, but I really do not think that we should profit ourselves well if we tarried long on that painful spectacle."

CAIRO, May 7 (UP)—To-day's General Headquarters com-

Mr Churchill thanked Mr Lloyd George for the great restraint with which he munique states: "In Iraq yesterday British.troops operating from Habbaniyah drove the enemy from positions on the plateau over- spoke about a country whose relations are so highly valued by us and whose part to looking the cantonment. In this successful action the enemy play in this great world conflict is of the greatest importance (Cheers). suffered heavy losses whereas our casualties were slight.

"There are two points on which I can relieve his feelings and anxieties about tinuous close support during the Turkey. The first is about the vessels which carried the German troops through the attack, bombing and machine- Dardanelles to take the Greek islands. They had no right to stop them." gunning the Iraqis frequently, and keeping them on the move during their withdrawal towards Falluj.

British Success At Tobruk

Enemy Posts Attacked

"In the Basra ared, the situation continues to be quiet and unchanged.

"A Tobruk during the night of May 5-0 our troops successfully attneked the forward enemy posts in- flicting casualties and taking

pristners. During yesterday,

com- were

munications and observation mode difficult by a severe sandstorm

and further detalls are lacking.

Driven From Positions

Vichy-Nazi Accord Closer

An R.A.F. communique states that Daily Payments Cut

the Iraqis were driven further from their positions on the high ground

day

prisoners.

After failing last week to take Tobruk by assault, enemy pres-

Iraqis

on

VICHY, May 7 (Reuter).-

Mr Churchill then read the Article of the Convention deal- ing with the Straits and added, with reference to the merchant- men: "I believe that one of them might have been used in the occupation o the island but thero were other vessels in the possession of the Germans and Italians which

for could have equally been used that purpose. This matter is a ques- tion of interpretation of the Treaty and is a matter for Turkey."

Mr Churchill referred to the re- mark by Mr. Lloyd George about the agreement between Turkey and Iraq and said that Mr Lloyd George was

to be able to relleve Mr Lloyd orge's anxiely. It appears that the

evidently referring to Iran. was

to measures to

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When the R.A.F. went to 'bomb a fleet of Nazi sub- chasers in hiding up against some warehouses on the Bergen waterfront, the planes also set fire to the warehouses which contained large quantities of cod liver oil already seized by the Nazis. Thanks to the R.A.F. this oll nover . reached Germany.

Churchill and Hore-Belisha

Clash

In Lively

War Debate

Special to the "Telegraph"

CAIRO, May 7 (Reuter).- British troops successfully nt- tacked forward posts around Tobruk on Monday night, says

LONDON, May 7 (UP).The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill had a communique. They inflicted casualties and took a number of covering the road to Fall Fester-An agreement between Admiral Persha and relates een Turkoy and clash with Mr Hoare-Belisha during the war debate to-day which threw the House of iny morning while the British were Darlan, the Vichy Foreign strengthen the Turco-Persian border Commons into turmoil. Mr Churchill, referring to Mn. Hore-Belisha's criticism of cleares

Lie

plateau. "FICAVY were inflicted

the Minister, and Herr Otto Abetz, was prepared for some time and put the shortage of tanks yesterday, taunted Mr Hore-Belisha for being very farseeing- who withdrew towards Fallu the Nazi Ambassador to France, into force from April, 1941.

now that he is no longer a member of the Government. leaving 300

announced, providing for modification of restrictions on learned here.

"Constant air patrol is being main- Dive-bombing which reached a climax between tained over enemy positions and air-the demarcation line between craft are bringing up reinforcements the Occupied and Unoccupied May 1 and 3 has now slackened. to Habbaniyah and removing women zones in France and a redection

The enemy are trying to hold a and children to safely."

in the costs of the German Army shallow dent in the south-west corner The communique added that the of Tobruk. They are in an uncom- Iraqis

seized the pumping of occupation. fortable position, frequently counter station between Rutba Wells and the attacked by the British forces and border have surrendered.

sure appears to be easing, it is les were negiers. Our casualt-is

often shelled.

In

In Sollum Area

the

who

Mediation Will Fail

Dover Area Shelled

Not Helpful Speech I do not think that Mr Lloyd George's speech is particularly help- ful in a period of wint he himself has called discouragement and dis- heartenment. It is not the sort of speech one would have expected from a great war leader of former days

Spotter Plane Downed. who was accustomed to brush nside despondency and push onward to a LONDON, May 7 (Reuter), distant goal. It is a speech with The Dover area to-night was which I think the Ilustrious Marshal rocked by a brief but vicious Pelain might well have enlivened the

(Laughter).

"Workers' Feelings ZURICH, May 7 (Reuter).nor

Mr. Hore-Belisha sprang to his feet and shouted, "I do not know by what right the Honour- able Gentleman (Churchill) is indulging in these heavy re-

Nazis Lose

criminations. It is quite un- Seven More

worthy of him."

The remainder of his remarks was

drowned out by shouts from the other members.

Later, Mr Churchill resumed his

Increased,"

Warplanes

the occupation With regard to costs, it is envisaged that as Arst step France's dally payments will be Both sides are suffering from the

ISTANBUL, May 7 (UP). It is reduced by 25 per cent. from 400,- stifiing sandstorm which is blowing all along the coast and again made itnown that Turkey has made medio-000,000 francs to 300,000,000,

Other questions have still to be days of M. Reynaud's Cabinet burst of shelling by German remarks stressing that the tank out Dog-Fights Over The communication and observation, dim-tion attempts in the British-Iraq con-

"since been greatly flet, but authorised diplomatic quar- decided.

long-range guns mounted on the put had culi on Tuesday.

ters here believe that any successful

am grateful to him for one note French coast. mediation is highly unlikely,

he struck, namely, that he made it

The bombardment began in the It is reported here that Emir'

Turning to Libya, the Premier re- Sollum uren, British

Abdullah of Transfordania and the "French workers like the great mass clear we should close our debate by a bright light of the setting sun with vealed that the German armed force

of confidence. Because of tha

at intervals of mechanised forces continue vigorous former Premier ristorante Pasha of the French public inwardly reject kind of speech that we heard from minutes. The shell-fire warning was larger than the British, "but tactical several which attacked there was not much

activities. A patrolling

British are now on trag soil under British the policy of rapprochement on him. I think the Government was sounded. Cinemas were emptied of mistakes were committed and our mobile unit which swept round.be-

Germany, although some Trade Union right to put down a role of con- audiences, who ran for cover. hind Bardia and Capuzzo on May 3 protection.

states leaders support Laval", Rutbah Occupied and 4 has caused the Germans to

newspaper Volksrecht" describing idence; after our reverses and dis- LONDON, May 7 (Reuter)-Bri-conditions in France.

appointments in the field they have send patrols into the desert far south of Sollum to prevent a repetition of tish forces have occupied Rutbah on The fact that at almost every street the right to know where they stand with the Commons und, where the the exploit.

the pipe-line from the Mosul oil corner is a De Gaulle sign (a big dels to Haifu, according to a Rome"" surrounding the Cross of Lor-Commons stands with the country. dispatch to the official German news raine) is scrawled on houses speaks agency."

for itself, as does the habitual disin- Iraqi forces occupied Kutbah last clination of the people to telephone

British broadcasts in French.

the

The Germans are being supplied to

No Exaggeration some extent by Juniters-12 troop carrying planes but many of these

"It is still more important for the have already been destroyed by the

natione, especially R.A.F. and their fourneys are be Friday after attacking and taking at mid-day or during the evening in sake of foreign

nations balancing their policy at the coming hazards as reinforcements

prisoner an unarmed Brilish work-order not to disturb listeners to present time, and who should be to the R.A.F. arrive in the Western

ing party.

be left Desert.

The Germans buy up for the in no doubt about the stability of this The RAF. raided the nerodromes previous night Colato aerodrome in greater part of the goods arriving at resolved and obstinate war govern- of Benina, Derns, Gazalo, Bardla and Rhodes WEB Buccessfully ralded, Marseilles. The goods are curried ment. It is essential, considering the tremendous issues at stake-and

fires and explosions while on the large are.

which are visible to anyone.

German Traffic

Dover Area: Shelled

armoured force became disorganiz-

Confident of Succèss

English Coast LONDON, May 7 (Renter).- destroyed in daylight to-day was The' number of enemy aircraft brought up to seven when R.A.F. fighters, shot down a bomber off the north-east coast this even- ing.

One shell-burst turned over a cared." which caught fire.

Two people were killed and 12 Injured

Antliogether.

Mr Churchill declared that the "loss

There was considerable enemy, guns fired on Messerschmills

of the Nile Valley, the Suez Canal spotting for the ard

Malta

"the activity off the south-east coast would augment spiralled down out of control and is German artillery. One Messerschmitt heaviest blows, we could sustain..

to-day and in a series of dog- believed to have crashed In Mid them with all the resources of the six enemy fighters and severely, We are determined to fight for fights, British fighters shot down Channel.

British Empire and we have every damaged a number of others. reason to believe that we shall be

One Spitfire squadron gat four of successful."

them in three different fights of the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Turning to theBattle of the

Kentish LONDON, May 7 (UP).-At 9.20) Atlantic, he asserted, "we need a TURN to Back: Pago, Column 5 ful risks we are all going to run but viciously shelled the. Dover area." and which are being run-we should Marsellies dislikes the spectacle of have certitude upon these matters. German wagons bringing cool for eneify countries there is the live- TURN to Back Page, Column 5iest interest in our proceedings, I flatter myself that high hopes are entertained that all will not go well with His Majesty's present advisers at the present time.,

Berva during Monday night; causing causing considerable damage and a northward in German railway wagons {really, not to exaggerate the fright-p.m, German long-range guns briefly great deal more help from the United/are miast, Two British Alghters

Turks Hope To Escape Embroilment In War

.

LONDON, May 7 (Reuter).An article by the editor of the semi-official Turkish newspaper "Ulus" is quoted by the Ankara "radio" to-day under the title of "The Fuehrer's speech and our

National Defence."

than to protect the inviolability of After pointing out that Turkey Turkey, the article says that Turkey hne no designs on territory belonging others, nor have others the least war-or anarchy-the to ours."

Bays that Turkey's

is now

in contact with the nowo article concludes, “Turkey has

U. S. Move To Seize 100 Axis Ships

The only way in which these doubts can be removed or these expectations discouraged is by a full debate followed by a division. The Government is entitled to ask that sutch a vote shall express itself-in unmistakable terms, a

****Irritating Criticism

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" I should be the last to reject even world

unfair.criticism for fair criticism, WASHINGTON; May 7 (UP), which is so much more searching, but writer ; unchanging policy is based on passed through a twenty months testThe House to-day approved by there, is a kind of criticism which is

a little Irritating that she will not provoke hostilities

:

U.S. Navy Ready For

Action, Says

Knox

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, May 7

May 7 (UP)-When asked specifically to

day if the U.S.' navy could händle the job that Colonel Stimson had suggested, Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy declared: "The fleet is always ready, and is more ready now than ever before."

forthright, courageous and high- The Capital is embroiled in a spirited utterance. aste

Hints Axis Challenge

(UP)Signor

independence for, national de, in which she has convinced averyone a vote of 266 to 120, a Bill em- when a bystander seas sitcom or crackling dispute over the sensa. SHOME, May 7! fence and national security.".. on her own fronter. As long as powering the President to take horses dragging a heavy waggon up- tional summons by Colonel Stim- Giovanni Ahanido, writing in Count Arking whether Turkey will be Germany remains faithful to her over more than 100 merchant hill arid cuts a switch from the hedge son for the all-out use of the Clano's "Leghorn Telegrafo to-day hints that Germany, is ready, to chale able to defend that polley under the determination not to provoko war ships owned by Germany and and belabours them, he may wall be navy

Secretary Knox in scheduled to lenzo United States domination of the new conditions, the writer, says "We ar and determined to do so, and our sins Turkey and to abstain from Italy and the conquered nations. animated by borevolent purpose and giving rise to complications In this The Bill was sent to the benent may resultarom his efforts to

expected that he will go as far as accepted Anglo „deairafin to follow our national policy country, we too can feel, sure that Senate. It provides that com / of thehowa ghiroka shìDresquickly to the peak; to-night and 'it la generally Panama Canal by saying, “Germany. that the Turks looked for War-did not beglundisturbed, pensation for many of the Common Bun 15 bol Bait plly it this Secretary: Stimson, perhage further ite Panama Canon domination of exitical Colonel Knox" to-day "saldaythat the status of the Suez, but desirmatio seldabe applied

Scorelaty zatimion' address was TURN-to-CKE PITCA

retain completo freedom.

zinin dives "other will, its end there.

During daylight yesterday, four enemy fighters were destroyed-two. by our fighters and two by A.A. fire. Fivo British fighters are missing from yesterday's operations, but threa pilots are, safe,

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