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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June

1941.

CURRENT COMMENT.... By Scrutineer

It is charactöristle of the British to take their successes for granted, and to focus their attention on the

It is not necessary to comment on Japan's idea of what the Nether- theso statements. While Petain lands East Indies should become is mouths platitudes about honour hila her idea of what French Indo-China actions are rooted in dishonour. To has already become. There is no

this exposes the That between Jeva und Japan,

government, and there is no possibility of Japun

of the

fallurea. If you say that the Abys the outside ions

which have the part of the highly-paid brok

sinlan campaign has been' a brilliant success, the answer is that it should never have been necessary.

Musthe

Co

been entertained that Darlan. The Dutch have made no secret of solini should have been stopped in has been actively aiding the Germans their intention to defend the islands, 1036. If the Britisher is reminded for months past. Only with French and there is no secret about the unity of the sinking of the Bismarck and co-operation could the German forces of the defence of Malaya and of of the Grat Spee, he says but we lost have been collected In Libya for the Java, the Hood. If it is pointed out that altock on Benghazi...

Then the advanco south of the the proud Italian Nuvy has been Ignominiously routed at sen or crip of the French colonies generally is in the advance west of the American The administration of Syrin, and Japanese fleet, would colneldo with pled in its harbours, the answer is keeping with the corruption one Lect. The outbursts In the Japanese that this was to be expected when finds in France. The false piety of press are the measure of the doubt one regards the respective fighting Petun, merely throws into relief the and fear about their policy and what qualities of the two feels. If the disgraceful record of the Vichy i might lead to.

Brilliant advance to Baghdad is men- tioned, he says that Roshid All should never have been let out of gaol.

government.

This Invasion of Syria is primarily a contest between two systems the old selfish, greedy and corrupt prin- So the debate in the House of ciples of the French lenders, and the Commons this week was about the loftier, disinterested ideals of the fallure in Crete, and it was a fallure; Free French, who still retain some

thing of that spirit of France which

node hier grent.

everyone agrees about that.

That is the great advantage of the leadership of Churchill. Ho does not slur over, minimise, or excuse.in any What way our faults ·and · fallings. he docs do, is to point out precisely the cause of fallure and to indicate the remedies. He draws the lesson. and takes steps to see that there will be no repetition of such a fallure.

LESSON OF CRETE

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The Japanese are as much 08- of tho tonished at the feebleness French in Indo-China as they are of the toughness of the Dutch in Java, that the They should remember Dutch carried on from London after Surrender is not in Uicir vocabulary. the French government caved in. It is the only military word that Vichy knows.

AMERICAN AID

Prealdent Roosevelt has handed over two million tons of shipping to Britain, and In doing so has imple mented his fireside chat.

It

The recent Murch of Time Alm ot the King's Theatre Uncle Sam, the Non-Belilgerent," gave a clear and truthful account of the state of One of the lessons, of course, is It is unlikely that General Denta public feeling in the United States. the absolute necessity for o more can resist this mighly rush of clean, it was not a propaganda film. powerful air force. The Army and healthy-minded men, for his force, was exhibited to describe the huge Navy cannot be expected to perform as in Paris, in Internally rotten. war effort that was quickly being mirueles every day, nor the air force. Those who have real mllltary ability organised by America. It was J- will never put it at the disposal of formative and instructive, and at the If anything has been proved by General Dentz, and those who have cume time it was balanced in Its this Cretan affair it is that an all not got these soldierly qualities do presentation of the facts, borrie invasion of the British Isles not count.

well would be

The only impression one could get nigh Impossible. as the London Cabby Bald. As in Indo-China, so in Syria, the was that the people of the United would be on our home round, with resistance of the French must col States in this matter mean business དམ་ air bases liberally provided with lapse, for It is not backed by any in their fight against Nazism. anti-atreraft guns, with innumerable conviction fighter squadrons, millions of train- worthwhile. ed soldiers and the Navy, protected

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Just as the occupation of Britala by the Germans would be the prelude from the air, free to do its duty. llow low France has fallen has of the attack on the United States,

Britain is looked upon by been revealed more and more clearly Americans as a base for the final The position would be completely as the months pasu. A P. Herbert reversed as for as strategic advan expresses the feeling of most with lane must, therefore, be kept

The Atlantic assault on Germany. togen were concerned and nothing regard to Vichy in the following to that supplies, which are at present necessary the defence of the France's country, will in due course arrive for the offensive against Germany. It is the smoke of the industrial plants that of the United States which makes Hitler cough and fume, and which protracts the war far beyond any "They are at Vichy, where the old period he ever contemplated or de-

would suit Britain better than that the decisive battle of the war should be fought in these conditions.

One Important fact emerged from the debate, and that was the relative number of Australian and New Zea-

and troops engaged In this paign, which is of course only part of the whole.

cam-

Of 90,000 men who have lost their lives In this war 85,000 ore from the *homeland.

Fetain,

"Where is poor Alercest foc,

"Where is the Government

knows no "bu's'?

men go

"To ease their conselence and re-

gain their guts."

sired

Whatever happens in other theatres of war, Hitler cannot win until he has invaded and subjugated Britain. The successful occupation of Syria That thought remains uppermost in If one adds to that total the 30,000 may have far-reaching effects on the his mind, and it is this impossible French movement elsewhere. It tack, which drove many of his sol- civilians killed in air raids and the ought to consolidate and unify the diers to suicide in September last enormous amount of property des-

year, that will drive him to despair troyed in Britain, the right perspec- whole effort.

If and when he attempts it.'

tive is restored.

When one also thinks of the financial burden

of

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JAPAN AND N.E.I.

The negotiations between the

utterly false is the statement made dupanese and the Dutch In the East Chinese Paintings

are being protracted to such by the German radio that Britain an extent that the reader gets rather is fighting the war at the expense of tired of them. the Dominions.

Subjects painted with the utmost simplicity yet losing none of their I! is quite obvious thnt the attraction were exhibited the Fung What really angers the Germans is German-controlled press in Japan Ping Shan Library, Hongkong Uni-, that the Empire

voluntarlly does not want the economic talles versity, yesterday, by Mr Wang Chi- joined in the struggle to smash the most evil thing in history-Nazisin.

has

SYRIA

to succeed. The idea is that a state yung,

well-known Chinese artist of tension should be maintained, and whose work has been

sliown in that the detente or the clash should Hongkong before. synchronise with what is happening

The exhibition was opened by Mr In Europe. . The entry of the British and Free

D. J. Sloss, Hou. President of the French forces into Syrla was the The Germans who are in charge Sino-British Cultural Association -logical-answer-to-the-free-use-of-the-in-Tokyo-are-dictating the policy, so--(Hongkong-Branch)--and--Vice-- air bases granted to the Germans by nothing the Dutch can do will satisfy Chancellor of the University. Despite Admiral Darlan.

the Japanese or their delegates. The heavy rain the function was well at- talks at present are purely economie, tended,

+

a.m. to

On April 7 Marshal Petain said: hut would at once become political The exhibition will be open until

bound "We are in honour

to do if there was any hope of concessions June 17 Inclusive from 10 nothing against our former allies. of that kind being obtainable.

6 p.m. dally, Of Admiral Darlan the Marshal said: "ile is all for honour and the in- tegrity of France. Admiral Darlon lins my full confidence."

General Dentz, the High Commis- sioner of Syria, said: "A number of German planes in transit made forced landings in Syrian airports recently. In accordance with armistice the French authorities took steps to make thiese planes leave Syria as speedily as possible." Presumably for Iraq.

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