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FINAL EDITION GILMAN'S

Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 10470

三拜禮 號八廿月五英港香 WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1941. 日三初月五

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM

for-

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ROOSEVELT FLINGS DOWN THE

GAUNTLET TO HERR HITLER

Tells The World That United States Is Determined To Prevent Nazi Domination

THE SPEECH FOR 'WHICH THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING WITH BATED BREATH FOR MORE THAN A WEEK-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S FIRESIDE TALK-WAS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT AND CONTAINED MANY IMPORTANT AND DRAMATIC FEATURES. PRINCIPAL POINTS EMPHASISED BY MR ROOSEVELT WERE:

PROCLAMATION OF AN UNLIMITED NATIONAL EMERGENCY

SOLEMN RE-ASSERTION OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAN DOCTRINE OF FREEDOM OF THE SEAS A PROMISE TO FULFIL THE PLEDGES GIVEN TO THE DEMOCRACIES OF MATERIAL SUPPORT . A REFERENCE TO THE USE OF CONVOYS IN THE LAST WORLD WAR, BUT NO SPECIFIC STATE- MENT ON THE ADOPTION OF A LIKE METHOD AT THE PRESENT, SAVE FOR HIS ASSERTION REGARDING THE DOCTRINE OF THE SEAS.

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. U.S. PLACING ARMED FORCES AT STRATEGIC POINTS WHICH SHE WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE IF NECESSARY

DELIVERY OF NEEDED SUPPLIES TO BRITAIN IS IMPERATIVE. THIS CAN AND WILL BE DONE UNITED STATES WILL ACTIVELY RESIST EVERY NAZI ATTempt to cAIN DOMINATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF THE SPEECH CABLED TO HONGKONG BY "UNITED PRESS"

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SEAS.

FOLLOWS:

A

Unlimited National

Special to the "Telegraph"

Emergency

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UP)—In his fireside speech, President Roosevelt stat- ed, "I have to-night issued a proclamation that an unlimited national emergency exists and requires the strengthening of our defence to the extreme limit of our National Power and Authority."

Excerpts of his speech were "The pressing problems that confront us are military pro- blems. The first and fundamental fact is that what started as a European war has now deve loped, as the Nazis always intended it should develop, into a world war for world domination.

Text of President's

Proclamation

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UP).-President Roosevelt's na- tional emergency proclamation stated: “An unlimited national emergency confronts this nation which requires its military, naval, air and civilian defences to be put on a basis of rendi- ness to repel any and all attacks or threats of aggression di- rected toward any part of the Western Hemisphere."

sary frictions,

"Hitler never considered. the domination of Europe as an end in itself. The European con- quest was but a-step-toward- ultimate goals on all other con- tinents. It is unmistakeably apparent to all of us that. unless the advance of Hitlerism is forceably checked now, the Western Hemisphere will be within range of Nazi weapons of destruction, Our whole programme of

of aid for the dembcracies, has been based on the our own

hardheadied concern for

security and for the kind of safe and civilised world in which we wish to live. Every dollar of material we sent helps to keep the dictators away from our own Hemisphere. Every

ships.

and

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BISMARCK SHATTERED

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BY AERIAL

TORPEDOES: OFFICIAL STORY

How the Bismarck was tirelessly dogged by British cruisers, including the Suffolk, formerly of the China squadron, and how fleet air arm craft attacked the Giant Nazi Battleship with such persistency that she was put out of commission by aerial torpedoes before the finishing blow was administered, is described in detailed Admiralty communique issued last night in London.

It tells the story of the original discovery of the Bismarck ( at Bergen in Norway and how firstly the Hood and the Prince of Wales chased her and scored damaging hits before the Hood was-sunk-and-the-Prince-of-Wales-slightly damaged.The com munique then details the successful efforts of the British Navy and Fleet Air Arm to maintain contact with the Bismarck until she was finally trapped and sunk 400 miles west of Brest.

Saved From

Icy North

Waters

Torpedoed Vessels

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH'

"Air reconnaissance by Coastal Command aircraft re- vealed that a German battleship and a cruiser, which had pre- viously been located in Bergen. Norway, had sailed. Certain dispositions were, therefore, ordered and as a result H.M.S. Norfolk (Capt. A. J. L. Phillips. R.N.), wearing the flag of Rear Admiral W. R. Wake-Walker. and H.M.S. Suffolk (Capt. R. M. Ellis, R.N.) were ordered to take up position in the Denmark Straits.

"On the evening of May 23, Rear-

Wuke-Walker

reported enemy force

of one

islandspation by the Nazls of any Guard Cutter General Greene battleship and one cruiser proceeding

Four-Pronged Nazi

Thrust In N. Africa

(By. "Reuter's" With Advanced British Forces in Western Desert)

CAIRO, May 27-Fighting is now in progress in the Western Desert on a fluid front of 40 miles along which British troops are holding up a fresh attempted advance into Egypt by four German armoured columns.

One column, comprising a number of tanks and motorised infantry, advanced from Capuzzo along the edge of the escarp- ment which runs parallel with the sea towards Hellfire Pass.

They were engaged by a British force less than a quarter their size, which kept them at bay throughout the evening and last night.

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He asserted that the succes-and minimum waste and unneces-day they hold off gives us time to sion of events makes it plain call upon all loyal citizens to more ups, tanks, planes and that the Axis objectives are not,

place the nation's needs first in mind confined to those avowed at the end in action, to the end that we

Self-Interest start of the war "but include the may mobilise and have ready for in-

"We have made no pretence about overthrow, throughout thestant defence and use all physical our own self interest in this aid. world, of the existing dempera-powers, all moral strength and all Great Britain

understands it-and tic order, and the world-wide / material resources of this nation." so does Nazl Germany. If the Axis

WASHINGTON, May 27 Mr Hull, Secretary of State, coun- Powers lose control of the seas they domination

(UP). The Navy Department Admiral of peoples anil tersigned the proclamation.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" certainly will be beaten. Control announced to-day that the Coast sighting an economics through the destruc-

understood that the British naval LONDON, May 28 (UP) It is tion of all resistance on land or

in the Atlantic would

ships were forced to leave most, if sea or in the air."

has picked up 39 survivors of at high speed southwestward. Visi jeopardise the Immediate safety

This morning, however, the Bri- all of the Bismarck's survivors portions of North and South Ameri-the British steamer Marconia.bility in, the Denmark Straits was tish, who belong to one of the most in the water because, when the time ca and the island possessions of the 7,102 tons, about 270 miles) bad and extremely variable. The Army, had to retire from the Pass the vicinity.

famous regiments of United States as well as the ultimate southeast of Greenland.'

the British submarines were signalled to be in teame for rescue operations, German safety of the

range of the enemy Was

only six in face of the Germans' great weight. States."

The Navy Department had no miles when first sighted and storms "Under those terms Germany would details regarding the fate of the of snow and sleet and patches of fiterally parcel out the world, hoisting other survivors, if any. Reports mat at times reduced visibility to ont the Swastika over vast territories and said the vessel had been tor- mile. populations, setting up G

puppet pedoed." government of its wholly subject to the will and policy

conqueror."

Indifference Perilous

He declared that the indifference

United of the

States would be perilous and that common prudence. requires "authorisation of military strength to

such

will a basis ns enable us

instantly and de- eisively with any attempt at hostlle

to cope

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Shadowed By Night

By noon, the British troops had con-proved exceptionally tough to sink The Bismarck is stated to have solidated new positions about a mile ever after her own funs had been from the Pass and are now holding silenced and the British had moved the Germans.

in to close range.

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of U.S.

Haiphong Seizure Goods: Explanation Wanted

Special to the "Telegraph"

Pursuing the palley of conserving

Night Battle essential food supplies, the Govern-

"Despite difficulties of visibility,

The Germans threw out two ar- the establishment of any base for ment has corapleted arrangements

Reach Canadian Port the Norfolk and Suffolk shadowed TURN to Page 5, Column Five moured columns southward from aggression against it, as well as to to store up quantities of sait fish. A triumphant Hitler would repeat

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". repel any threat of preparatory in which constituted an important item to the Americas the promises and

the enemy successfully throughout AT AN EASTERN CANADIAN |the night. vasion by foreign agents into our of diet for a large majority of the statements made to Austria territory or society,'

Chinese population

and PORT, Mny 37 (UP)-Twelve sea- Czeclto-Slovakia and, if the Ameri- men are safe after being ten days Royal Navy were taking up dispos!- "Meanwhile other units of the The proclamation called

centre established by cars are so incredibly simple and lifebant in which three of theirtions at high speed with the view to citizens engaged in defence produc of the Colony's fishing activities, peoples to the Old World, they will five other

Comment at Aberdeen, centre forgetful us were the enslaved mates

died of exposure. Twenty intercepting the enemy and bringing Uon "o give precedence to the

be themselves conquests Into

survivors including, the him to action with our heavy forces. needs of the nation to the end that commenced functioning yesterday. ៦

a Captain of the torpedoed merchant- The Immediate object is ta. acquire, system that even now is organising man, have not been reported. the system of government that makes by direct purchase from dshermen as to gain a hold and master the salt water sores, cold and hunger wearing the flag of Vice-Admiral L ໄດ້ build a naval and oir force intend-

"In the early morning of May 24, private enterprise, possible may soon as the fishi Bre caught, 10,000

Those rescued are suffering from.M.S. Hood (Capt R. Kerr, R.N.), survive."

piculs of mackerel and golden thread. Atlantic as well as the Pacific, Appeal to Nation

These two kinds of fah are eminent-

and told of trying to catch seagull Wales (Capt. J. C. Leach) in com- Mr Cordell Hull, disclosed to-day that he is seeking an explana Not Speculation

E. Holland, with H.M.S. Prince of It called on every loyal workmonly suitable for salting, which will be

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UP). The Secretary of State, "I am not speculating about all this. water,

and of desperately balling out sen pans, made contact with the enemy tion for the Japanese seizure of $10,000,000 worth of Ameri- as well as employers to "merge their

clone by the authoriiles.

I merely repeat what is the Nazi book overcrowded and was not sighted by During the ensuing engagement, the

Their boat was horribly Action losser differences In

the result of Government of world conquest. They plan to larger effort;

was immediately begun. to ensure, the survival of the only purchases, supplies of these two kinds treat the Latin-Americans 08 the other bonts until they were finally Bismarck received damage and was kind of government which recog the markets.

can goods in the warehouses at Haiphong. of fish are at present not available at are now treating the Balkans. They picked up.

at one time scen to be on fre. nises the rights of labour and

plan to strangle the United States

Mr Hull told a press confer statement would be made at an ap- capital."

"It called on, State and local leaders anti-spitting law, instituted by the labour of the rest of the world; wages Mr O. K. Yul, ex-major of Shanghai, sustained slight damage.

The first prosecution under the would have to

and Canada. The American labourer CHUNGKING, May 28 (Router)received a hit in the magazing and a statement until full informa

"The Hood, as already announced, ence that he is unable to make propriate time. compete with the slave and officials to co-operate with the Hon. D. M. S... Dr P. S. Selwyn- and hours would be fixed by Hiller, thus been appointed Vice-Minister of

It Is oMcially announced that blow up. The Prince of

Unofficial circles stated that the Wales tion has been received. There is seized goods consisted of trucks, States to nastire internal security messenger

no confirmation of the report motors and parts, gasoline, sheet Iran power and standard of Foreign Affairs and that Mr. Y. against foreign directed subversion, Department, being fined by Mr have gone, and trade unions would has been appointed Acting Vice- Medical living ot the

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Pursuit Kept Up

that Mr Hull is considering and other metals, cotton goods and and to put every community in or H. G. Sheldon at Central Magistracy TURN to Back Page, Column 3 sence of Mr P. W. Kuo in London.

[retallatory action.

miscellaneous Items destined for - derb; for, a maximum productive to-day.

oma histericol relics."

"The chase was continued on Minister of Finance during the ab-mithwesterly course with the Nor-all aspects of the altuation have been States will demand that the goods:

China, Previously Mr Hull had stated that It. assumed

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" that the United TURN to Back Page, Column 5 brought to his attention and that a be returned to, their rightful owners.

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