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Tokyo Editor On Relations With U.S.A.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ TOKYO, June 11 (Domei),~~-~- Re- garding "News Week's" accusation that Mr T. Go, editor of the "Jupan Times,"

is dragging in u red herring in the form of the tripartie pact; the "hnes" editor said, " object most strongly to the designation of the tripartite pact na a red her

herring or as any other confusing argument. is, as Mr Matsuoka has so fre- quently and sincerely expounded, on instrument for maintaining pence in the Pacifle. On that I stand-

and

does Japan as a whole and for the weekly newspaper

per published in to belltile 11

out the strike

note

dis-

Me Go averred that Japan could dispose of the particular protests about the interests in which certain United States groups are interested but, he said. "The larger questions of American interests versus the interests of the Far East as a whole are always put forward by Amerlea In such a way as to make it appear that American Interests are trans- cendent,"

Altruism in Asia Concerning the American unfriend- iness to Japan, Mr Go stated, "It is generally because Japan is supposed to have interfered with the status que and America's assumption of Tendership in China. If Amerlen can fxd nothing altruistle in Japan's ae- tivities in China and Manchouhun, that Is her responsiblity."

Clarifying his original statement that the United States State Depart- ment betrayed Great Britain by spurning Japanese friendship and foreing this Country to take other alliances, Mr. Go accused the "New

Week" of "some obtuseness" and

said, "The purpose is quite evidently to show what it does show, that America puts its own interests before Anglo-American interests, it was to the Interests of the United States to

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SEARCH FOR QUAKE DEAD-Workers search for dead in ruins of building destroyed by earth. quake in Colima, Moxico. At least 174 were known lost in quake that crumbled hundreds of homos, brought on tidal wave and caused eruption of Colima volcano, on Pacific coast.

AMERICAN BRITAIN'S

SPEAKS ON AIM REAL

Mr Paul Smith, editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle", broadcasting from London recently, said:-"I am only a visitor here at this second Battle, of Britain now being waged. The time I can stay here is limited, and so in three weeks I have rushed around a little. In these few minutes. I can only report to you a part of the conclusions I have reached.

"I have been not only in London, but in Bristol and Cardiff, try to keep Japan on the Anglo- Swansen, Liverpool, Plymouth, Dover, Ramsgate, Oxford, Can-

American sile.. Instead, it terinint-terbury, the schoolboy town of Eten, where hombs have been LETTERS ed the comm

commercial freaty and by dropped on the lads who apparently are a military objective-- various restraints on trade and policy and many other places, which, for one reason and another. I can-

antagonised this country."

not mention just now.

Allaying Ill Feeling Answering the charge that "the

"I have recorded in my note- opportunity to alloy American feel-book a very great number of ing has been thoroughly mishandled, Mr Go declares, "It was not my pur- conversations with all kinds of

to allay [the

American I feeling. people in all kinds of positions There is such thing as Aincrica

-Cabinet Ministers and dock- altaying Japanese Il feeling. Our workers, soldiers and house- feelings have been outraged by the Imposition of restraints mentioned wives, flyers, fire-fighters and above and any appeasernent natur- many others. alty would have come from the quar- ter that imposed the restraints."

have seen some of ILM. Navy

Beaverbrook In Lords

}

Makes First Speech

Factory Noises

The Editor,

rest centres for uninjured but home-and improved defence," stated the sleep for many

Pro-

cofl-

the

Hongkong Telegraph. Sir-Although many businesses in town have fallen off on account of this evidently conditions, present does not apply to knitting and weav-

in ing factories located thickly

popu tated areas in Kowloon. int

district anc such factory gested works non-stop 24 hours a day. This is all

well as far as it goes, but very in action, some of the Royal Air LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)."Welthe

f.om the Force operations, followed rescue |

have every reason to expect in-the incessant rattle and din fo

machines, disquieting enough at the squats around on air raid precaution

almost un- duty, spent a night with an anti-creased bomber attacks, but we are best of tintes, become

them with increased bearable at night, and a good night's aircraft unit, visited hospitals, visited prepared for

in the Immediate less bomb victims, communal feed-fer Minister for Aircraft

question.

Is a law re- I understand there ing centres and many other placeslation, Lord Beaverbrook, sperk-neighbourhood is simply out of the that are also beyond the imaging to-day for the first time in the of as a Minister 11otise of Lords

gulating the working hours of fac- State.

tories situated in residential areas He congratulated his successor on and, if so, would respectfully sug

production of rest that the proper authorities look “At the same time I have danced the "magnificent"

and on the record of into this, with a view to abating the at a gay overcrowded night club planes

nuisance somewhat during the small In the midst of a bliz, gone walk-Induction of engines in May.

Replying to Lord Strabolgi in the hours

sure night. I the

zim ing in the blacked-out sirecls- vacation

along with a few thousand other debate on civil defence, Lord Beaver-tie legitimate restriction in this brank rejected the plea to consolidate direction would be greatly welcomed Londoners-35 Kuny blazed

the various defence services under niby all who at present are deprived around us.

single minister as "there were alto of a reasonable amount of rest every

NEXT DOOR

Mr Johnson Reports To Washington

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Central News) Interviewed on

of his departure for

the

Milddle West

Nelson

In family Mr

new

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to U.S. Minister

will co-opérale.ms

in

war.

the eve

srith

his

Johnson. Australis,

Malta's Raid Record To Date

tion.

Dancing In Blitz

On

Production More Important

air raids, Lard

St Lawrence

Power Project

hours of

Land Registration

With-Bogus-Govt-

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June 12, 1941.

NEW PEERS

Honours List Published

London, June 11. The King's Birthday honours list was announced to-day.

The list for the first time consiste of civilian honours only, as military honours will be published later.

The awards nre:

Viscoun

Mr ichord Bedford Dennett, former Premier of Canadu..

Barons

Professor Frederick

Lindeman,

personal assistant to Mr Churchill.

Sir Wilfrid Greeno, Master of tho Rolls.

Sir Robert Vansittart, Chlef Dip- lomatic Adviser to the Foreign Secre. tary.

Baronet

Mr D'Arcy Cooper, Chairman of Lever Bros.

Knight of the Thistle

Sir Archibald Sinclair, Minister for

G.C.ALG.

| Air,

Sir Esmond Ovey. Ambassador io the Argentine.

G.C.B.E. Viscount 'Nuffield, motor car magmate.

K.C.M.G.

Mr Ronald Campbell, former Bri- ilah Minister to Belgrade.

Mr Godfrey Harvard, former Bri- tish Consul-General at Beirut.

D.C.B.E.

Myru Hess, the pianist.

Knights Bachelor

Mr Norman Birkeft, eminent law- yer,

Councillor Daley, Lord Mayor of Mr Patrick Hennessey, aircraft pro- Portsmouth.

Mr Frederick Rebbeck, marine duction expert.

engineer.

Mr William (Teddy) Wilson. L.C.C. official,

Mr Thomas David Murray, Scottish Solicitor-General,

Companionship of the Bath Major Desmond Morton, personal assistant to Me Churchill,

Mr Eric Sel, Air Churchill's prin- cipal private secretory.

3L.B.E.

Mrs 10, Mr Churchill's personal secretary

Companion of Honour

Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty.

Privy Councillors Mr Vincent Massey, High Com- missioner for Canada.

Sir Miles Lampson, Ambassador 10 Egypt.

Kwangtung Piracy

Canton Steamer Attacked In Sha Wan Waters

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A daring pirhey was reported from ↑ HONG KONG. Sha Wan, in the Shuntak district near Canton, on June 6,

It is reported that a small Chinese- owned steamer, the Lung Chuen, carrying passengers and cargo from Canton to Szekiu, was attacked by pirates whille passing Sha

waters,

Wan

Fitty pirates on Junkts approached Kake steumee from both shores und fired many shots to make the steamer halt. Members of the crew of the steamer exchanged shots with the pirales-for-some-minutes before the ship stopped and was boarded by the pirates. During the fight, two mem- -bers of the crew and one passenger

were wounded.

declared to-day that the United "I've seen and visited with hun-gether too many functions discharged night on account of the noise. States, China and Australia must and dreds of people who live in caves in by the various ministries to permit advantage closely in play the

chalk cliffs of Dover, and any analgamation with ing the leading part in the southern watched other hundreds go about to the country," Pacific in the future.

their business in London streets Mr Johnson expressed gralification without even looking up when the at his appointment as Minister to air-tald siren goes off, Australia because he conaiders the

Replying to Lord Astor's suggen- British Commonwealth to be situnted "I've looked out Beres oftions about providing for the elvil

the Far East and he will be closer scorched brick and steel girders, population after

that production SHIUKWAN, June 11 (Central to China, He will maintain the twisted up like baling wire, white a Beaverbrook sald deepest interest in Chinn and he cabble told me,

"Yes, sir, 'Itler's was far more important than the News)Land. registration with the

The pirates stayed on board for China firmly believes that

effect of air raids on the civil popula- bogus government bears no legal wgiven us a bit of a bash in 'ere."

over two hours making a thorough tion.

effect. This warning was issued by emerge victorious from the present

"I've shaken the hund of the Production must continue in all Mr Kao sir, Director of the Kwang search of all the belongings of the The cargo, worth about passengers. tung Land Bureau, to land owners in Mr Johnson has submitted an Im-pink-checked 19-year-old preacher's circumstances as far as possible.

$4,000, was transferred to the pirate portant report to Mr Cordell Hull, son who shot down 20 cuemy 'planes Miltary billeting must be the first Japanese occupied areas.

les, while

ten passengers were Mr Kao recalled that the National

junks, U.S. Secretary of State.

before his own left foot was blasted consideration over civilian billeting

kidnapped for ransom. Novem- He will leave for. Australia in late off by an air cannon,

when the mlilary were concerned Government

The steamer is

is known to have been Regulations with defence against invasion, which ber a set of

umed and August.

by some pro- operated Administration of owned "I've sat in a

Governing the Bristol church "might come upon us at any time."

of the Municipal wartime, which iminent members Rights In Bristol where I counted dozens of churches destroyed by bombings-

stipulates that certificates regarding Chamber of Commerce here,

This is the first piracy to occur when an air-raid warning look up

ownership or other rights of either where a hymn left off, but no one!

Government or private land are ab- near Canton since the Japanese oc- cupation, although a number of such left the church even though you

solutely null and vold. could see God's own heaven right;

Και

made it plain that any incidents have been reported from

Chungshan and East Kwongtung.— transfer of ownership or other rights wah Kiu Yaz Po. through the roof.

of land in enemy occupied areas WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuter), should be registered with the halen -Mr William Knudsen announced! or municipal government concerned. visits to England that the United Sintes Office of Pro- In case the land is located in areas there were times when I thought duction management has formally where the hsten or municipal govern- The number of enemy aircraft offi-England had gone soft, times when approved the St Lawrence Waterwayment concerned cannot exercise Its cially known to be destroyed by

thought her youth had abandoned fighters and anti-aircraft defences

and electric power portions, as on ment regarding the transfer may first combined to date is 155 thut down her, dayn when I thought the nucleincluding both the waterway power for the time being, an agree-

chfort."

be signed which, however, must be and 60 confirmed as badly damaged strength of leadership had gone from "all out defence

The agreement to start work on registered with the government con- but not confirmed destroyed,

the soul of Englishmen.

"But I know was wrong then, the

St Lawrence cerned as soon as the later resumes and

Power project was its power there. England could pened

never have signed by representatives of the March. risen.

to the magnificence you find on United States and Canada in every hand in this, her life and death Its Immediately objectives are: (1) FRENCH TANKER struggle.

to increase the power production of And about her magnificence to the International Rapids section of day there can be no mistake. Her the St Lawrence River, and (2) to young soldiers are toughened by a provide an outlet for shipbuilding winter of relentless straining. They facilities in the Great Lakes uren. are high-spirited. England's shores are a mass of defence and man- power which I am certain Hiller cannot penetrate.

The unity of England's Govern- ment-ead.people

is beyond question. here working

The faith determination of her]

classes "bre everywhere manifest and the enlightenment of those people called her aristocracy is something to behold.

MALTA, June 11 (Reuter)-in one year of air raids, Malta had 094 alerts, of which 408 occurred since January 15 when the German Luft- waffe started raiding Malta.

In

Japanese Claim Of

plied

Canton Prosperity

Corrected Impression

previous

because it those things, hnd hap- Naviga0,000

To Head British Council

TORPEDOED

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL, June 11 (UP)-It Is learned that a French petroleum tanker was torpedoed two days ago south of the Dardanelles, and sank after a second, torpedo had hit her. Members of the crew were rescued, but three died later.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANTON, June 11 (Domel),- Foreign trade in native products during the past year since the re- opening of the Meriume Customs in April, last year, to March, this year, totalled in value Yuan 91,952,723, ari Increase of Yuan 20,140,000 over the year prior to the outbreak of the China conflict and the highest record the past ten years, statistics cum-

by

the Maritime Customs Indicate.

Sir Malcolm Robertson Spinning materiala headed the list of native exports accounting for 30

LONDON, June 11 (Router).-Sir Malcolm Robertson, M. P

former per cent, of the total. The sharp

British Ambassador to the Argentine, increase in the exports is attributed to the increase in navigation facilities

has been appointed Chairman of the British Council whose alms Include: on the Pearl River, encouragement of production in" farming' viltøges and "There is grousing in England to the promotion of a mutual inter- The Minister of Finance, Mr. Walter the slump of the old Chinese curday, as always. But no one is en- change of knowledge and ideas with Nash, to-day announced that 6,359 He succeeds the New Zealanders are unaccounted for titled to interpret that arousing as other nations.

since the battles of Greece and Creto. weakness or disunity.

late Lord Lloyd. To-day's Englishman is fighting Sir Malcolm was British Minister He also said that 16,530 men had been for his right to grouse. That, in a in Montevideo 1912-13 and Minitter sent to Greece and then to Crete, and way, is his war aim, and hole to Brazil till 1915; then he proceed that 11.180 had been evacuated to strong and united in his war efforted to Washington where he was First Egypt.

Parliament will debate the Crete "Is

primary wor alm is well) Secretary ill 1918.

battle.

rency,

Chinese Anticipate

"The Right To Grouse"

Parachutist Attacks SHIUKWAN, June 11 (Central News).The Chinese military au- known to him-it la victory frat, and After serving in various European thorities in Shlukwan, wartime then the right to design his own way posts. he went to the Argentine, In capital of Kwangtung province, are of life by his own methods. In an 1927, he was raised to Ambassadorial praco rank and two years later he retired

taking precautions against Japanese atmosphere of genuine

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parachuilala in view of the proxi- for one have the unshakable faith Ilament and became a director of

"And here in London to-night, I from diplomacy, was elected to Far- ESCAPES BOMBS of the lown to the front.

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ore training parachutists in or cupled areas with a view to imitat- Ing German tactics of air invasion.

Manoeuvrea against air-borne troops have been held in Shlukwen;

CHUNGKING, June 11 (Reuter). with. God's help their own several important corporations. that

-The svestern-outskirts of Chung- The reorganisation of the British courage and what I hope will be

of diplomatic service basil on a report king were bombed early this after Amorica's unstinted aid short nothing these Englishmen and all by Sir Malcolm was announced by noon by Japanese aircraft: but ro men of democracy shall achieve Mr Anthony Eden in the House of bombs were dropped wisnt the elty those war atme.

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