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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 2, 1941.

CURRENT COMMENT.... By Scrutineer

GU

The occupation of Indo-China In itself does not annoy many people seeing that we are all content to put up with any insults and humiliations Darian that are heaped upon Vichy. and Petain" are not

inuch the ruler of

unoccupied France as the puppets selected by Germany to car. ry out Its will, That is clearly un- derstood but it regrettable that these men obey Hitler with so much

Japanese pleasure. This

advance south in with the approval of Ger- many which is in need of Japanese help. Obviously Germany has the right of disposing of French Colonies neoing that she tlone conquered France. Sl10

surrenders thi right to Japan and mysi clearly want a quid pro quo, namely a declaration of war against Briton and the U.S.A.

now

Tho advance has provoked a prompt reply from the United States and Brital. The freezing of the natela corresponds with a further cooling off li diplomatic relations.

At first it was thought that the now economic pressure would bu: no nevefo thot Jupair would soon be suffering considerable hardship. Then there appeared reports to the effect that was merely a gesture of and not retaliation for

#t

the

rlin since Icences

crine

wan said would be freely given and the would neutralize the effect of

unctions. Then a new complexion was put on the matter when it won realised that the United States and the British Empire evidently did mean whut they nald, and su Japun la now feed with very serkuts C(Dhom# problems.

oid

as one of the chief functions, of the the usual violation of all the Foreign Onjee, it was done recently. nccepted principles of decency in the ununl In the case of the attack on the Bri-International affairs, und

seizure of strategle points before the tish Embassy at Chungking, but that did not prevent the air force from other side knew what was happening. repeating the operation more suc- cessfully next day,

In this case, more seems to have been made of the Incident then usual. Admiral Toyoda went to the Amerl- can Minister before an apolony was demanded. The Japanese Foreign Offico rightly diagnose matter, And the stato ol American opinion on the was nnxious to allay if possible the rising tide of resentment. It does веста

to indiente, however, that ofelolly-that is, as far as the For eign Office is concerned--there is no desire to make America madder with Japan than she alrendy is.

Amerien, however, requires that Japan should ha sincere and that she should look upon America's

TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY

FEATURE

to

It is true that the Germans have penetrated far into Russia, but though that affords satisfaction German pride it hampers their mili- tary movement, since communien- tions are extremely difficult the further one penetrates into Russlu. The German advance also encoun ters the spirit of the new Ruanta which is proud of its achievements In the past twenty years and is not likely to surrender all the gains of that period. We may not agree with the Soviet way of life, though it han inspired a better type of English Bilster than Nazism ever did. Yet it is not possible to go through Russia and not realise that great strides have been made. since. E Czars departed,

We had been teil to expect from the Finlah campaign, from the Lindbergh reports, from the suprenie contempt the Germans had for all things Russinn, and from the manner in which Stalin stood by while the Bally Balkans were overrun, the closed and the Black Sea Ittoral fortifed against him, that itler had merely to announce his invasion of Russla with a flourish of trumpets and the walls of Moscow would Immediately fall down. That was what we expected and afterwards

It has not happened feared. xlx precious weeks have

witch Brain

--six weeks in

Is

position in the Pacife realistically. I may be possible to exclude Ameri- cua alilps from trade in Chinese waters, but it is also possible to send the carga of silk the Tatuta Maru carrying back to Japan. It is possi- le to damage American and Heitinh Interests in the Far East for a time. nat hidefinitely. There IN A $e! point beyond which tolerance Hot go and the time comu

when dratic retuliation follows. It is that point which has now been reached and no amount of apologislag 191 disguise the state of atfubra HOWV

The army has manoeuvred Japan luto a good strategieal position for an attack on the Netherlands Fast Indies, Malaya or Thailand, but in the pro- cess has rendered the economie post- tion extremely bad. So bad In fact that Japan must do something about it. She ran try to break the ring by force of arms, or find some formulaexisting. whereby American and British in terents will be conciliated. The pro-

to for Japan

Golvet blem is one mennwhile, the economic „pressure centers her position daily more dif sult.

The position now probably is this. The United States and Britain have

the economie noose round Japany's neck and can pull the card just when they feel inclined. Mennwalle, a period of grace Is offered diring which Japan will have the to reflect. Her industrial and noncial experts then be able to convince the wil military lenders that ships need oll, and aeroplanes need aviation spirit, that munitions cannot be made with- out metal and soldiers must be fed and clothed.

However brilliant the general, anel however eager the soldier, sailor or airman, the ineluctable, Incontrover anc tible fact remains that men

forward

their machines

on move stomachs or on their petrol tanks,

APOLOGIES

Minister, Foreign The Japanese Admiral Toyoda, has called upon the American Ambassador, Mr. Grew, and apologised for the airmen's attack on the river onboat. Tutulla. at Chungking. The Japanese form of themselves. is peculiar lo apology After an Individunt has suffered some and after specially bind treatment, the complaint has been examined,

usual

of formuino the

Japanese anology is "We are very sorry for It implies that they are not sorry, that they made the mistake, but Ut you should be so unfortunate as to be the victim of it. There is no humility, no feeling of guilt on their part, just a sense of infallibility. It would he, of course, in the highest degree Improbable that the Japanese, who are invariably sincere, should be guilty of any wroup, and therefore an apology In the Western sense is is the Japanese Impossible. That doctrine.

This business of apologising is re- garded by the Japanese military arm

Answers to Quiz

(Questions are on Page 11)

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1. Twelfth Night. 2. Woodrow Whson. 3. Hamarisk is a feathery, evergreen common at the seaside;" tamarind is a tropical tree of medi- 4. Lohengrin. 6. Ibex cinal value. is a wild goat, ilex is holm-oak, igu-

Is ana

lizard. 52

Prevost. Having more than one husband. 5.

Minister Information ( (a) Klag of the puppet state of Croatin (c) US. Ambassador to Vichy (d) Chinese Ambassador to Washington. 9. Twelve miles. 10. Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Chief Mar shat, Air Maroltal

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WAR PRODUCTION

The criticisms the Prime Minister answered will reference to war piro- duction have been made ever since the war started.

because

Friction naturally arises euch department righty thinks that it needs should be met firal. It s ca questing of priority and who in to decide which clans should be nu! Brst.

No service is evre disfied with what it has nor with what is promised. Each thinks that it is starved and the others are far too liberally treated.

charg "In Lord Beaverbrook was put ut niveraft

production because he had the drive and could by sheer force of

Now personality get his way.

that this demand for pinnes is being fully in charge of satisfled, he is put

Js when tank production. It equally forceful character makes de- mauds for the navy or for the army. or for civilian needs, that quarrelling arises and delays begin.

an

Every department is anxious to vin the war and firmly believes that what it does is of decisive importance.

not should

however, be Energy lost in friction between department: Just as it the hall mark of efficiency to have wholehearted co- operation within each department, so it is necessary that each department should not be the rival of another except in a friendly way.

The_Prime Minister showed that filction had occurred, but it was due to the enthusiasm for the war effort und was not of such a nature ns to impede it. His figures bore out his entention that production for this war was, towards the end of the second year, in a healthier condition than It was at the end of the fourth year in the last war.

RUSSIA'S STAND

We

The situation in Russin is better thun most people expected. It is similar to the position which existed when Italy latinched her unhappy campaign agulpst Greece. thought that Greece would be over- whelmed in a few weeks by sheer weight of numbers. Instead, how.. ever, this gallant little country gave

Italians the greatest

ing in trouncing their history. We were all nstonish- ed but delighted that the treacher- had failed. It ous Italiani attack is the way with these totalitarian states to sign pacts and, under cover of promises of peace and friendship, to prepare for sudden invasion.

It was this immoral and foul pro- ceeding on the part of Hitler that has done so much to rally sympathy with Russia in thla struggle. There s no pretence at negotintion; just

and by

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Ameries have multiplied armamenti TOMORROW white Germany has been consuming Behind all her men and resources. this there in for Germany that block

Went menucing shadow the Beltal, and in the further West. the United States, whose represen tative, larry Hopkins, in atrendy n Moscow offering help from the vast stores of American armaments.

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If upother eight weeks clapse without Hitler renching Moscow, My that the ita fairly safe to Hitler's star will be in decline and that the scourge of Nazism will quickly be eradicated from Europe. As one person in Hongkong sid recently after the German Invasion of Russia took place, "I now rents that God is on the aide of the British Empire."

UNLUCKY ITALY

IL

surprising how rapidly Mussolini and Count Ciano, have disappeared from the news, They nowadays. mentioned are hardly The sole reason is, of course, that they do not count. Everything Italy in directed by the Germans anc all Axis activity in the Mediterranea

feels. One in under German control. for example, that the attack by the E-boats on Matta was not plannca ur desired by the Italfans, but was crdered by the Germans. It ended. as the Italians knew it would, in disaster.

dat

the There seems to be nothing unfortunate Italians turn their hands to in this war which does not go to picees. The whole of East Africa, in which they took such pride, has been

Is Jost, al now entirely under

control. Uritishl

About 200,000 prisoners are in India, South Africa or Britain. What is left to Haly is there only by the grace of Hitler.

free nation, Britain.

1 is a sad humiliating chapter in Italian

Mussolini. history. That who found Hinly traditionally friendly with enjoying equal-rights-in-the-Mediter raneun, should urge the people on to foreign conquest and dazzle them with the dreams of empire, and Jose within a year

that overseas empire and become the vassal

Germany, merely proves how gullible the Italian masses are and what y megalomaniac Mussolini is. The Italian people have great gifts but they do not lle in the realms of sea or air warfare, nor in the field of politics. In their enslavement to Germany they will no doubt ponder this.

THE "V" SPIRIT

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There was thunderous applause and * unanimous "yes." Hence these tears from the Gestapo in Oslo. The actors have been punished and the theatre closed.

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MISS KING MARRIED.

The marriage of Miss Catherine

The following weddings took place Ross King, eldest daughter of Mr T.

at the Registry yesterday, before Mr If, King, former Commissioner of

J. Heynolds, Deputy Registrar:

Police, Hongkong, and of Mro 15ing,

Mr Mn Yak, shroff, and Miss Lum (now of Sydney. Australia), to Loo-hoon;

Lieutenant Kenneth Ian Macnaghton Mr Lam Wing-nin, teacher, and Buchanan, Royal Scots, took place at Miss Chan Sul-foon.

Kingswood, Surrey, England, on May 24,

Cold Storage Co., Ltd, to Miss Márle Stella Cordeiro;

The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced:

Mr Theodore Wilfred Poul Aycock, clark, to Misa Stella Marla Concep- Mr Lam Yan-kwai, merchant, to clon Costa;

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