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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
· August 9, 1941.
CURRENT COMMENT
By Scrutineer
If Hitler succeeds in his adventure, his position is immeasurably streng- thened; but if he fails to achieve his um by mid-October his position is correspondingly precarious.
In a recent broadcast the Rome; able to air attack, they are tied to Thailand is now learning the folly
an incelent system of transport. of having invited Japan to-zottie het Radio, in excusing Germany for foll
ing to occupy Iceland and being dispute with Indo-China. She did get some territory which formerly peeved at their own naval failure in the Mediterranen, had a aly dig at belonged to her, but now control of
at the the whole of Thailand is in danger Admiral Raeder's defeats of passing into the hands of the brands of the British. This is what
This is not to say, however, that ker as the commission he charges for Rome sald of Gorman sea, losses: "At least two capital ships, the Grat
the American people are Indifferent his services,
to the war. In a recent Gallup poll Spee and the Bismarck, have been destroyed, in addition to five cruisers, in which they were asked their views 11 destroyers and 75 submarines, not
72 per cent desired n Russian victory horst and Gnelschnu, and the cruiser, and only 4 percent a German onc to mention the battleships, Schurn- per te Russo-German conflict, the remaining 24 per cent had not Prince Eugen, lying winged and bruised in the harbour at Brest, made up their ninds. where they are regularly visited by the R.A.F
Thailand has agreed to recognise Manchukuo to please Japan who, no doubt. wishes the former to become she herself is expected to cenform. familiar with the pattern to which Indo-China is already a Manchukuo, and that is the fate also reserved for Thailand. The only thing that eaves is the fact that neither Bri- Thailand is tain nor
nor Amerien will tolerate this further encroachment, and as that is more in keeping with the Thuis' own edoling elf ideas, there ought to be a between Japan and Thailand.
Such a anten as Japan desires would threaten Burma and Malaya and bring Japans and days. Mr within striking dis- of Sumatra tance Ou Eden has announced that if such a step were taken it would give rise to a very serious stuntion between Britain and Jupun. Mr Cerdeli Hull bas issued a similar warning,
HONGKONG QUIET
The
So much for the Axis opposition to our surface ships in Europe. It is casy to deduce frein this that there probably is a considerable margin that can be safely detached for ser- vice in the Far East.
TELEGRAPH”
SATURDAY
FEATURE
terlal
The reason for this view, favour- ahte to Bugrin. Is that the Americans. like the Britisli, dislike the billy and the aggresor, and in this case there is no shadow of doubt who the ageressof" in, Communism, because It has an International flavour and
with primarily concerned betterment, has not rouerd the same and bitter tanthing wlalch Nazism, with its arrogance, conceit, demineering military code. ha. aroused
The events of the past werte give hope that this persimilstle American view of Russin's chances of fitccess 14 Rursions are net Justified, The obviously felting furiously ground Smolensk, Kiev and along the Stalln 1inc. ing
can be no fifth 2 Ger"
vileged to trade and ive | probability, that confronts Japan at in Russia, which is a nation of one
ine mament.
CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT
WCFE
against a
n grave
of
Hongkong has passed through an-
It was said in the last war that
The extravagant claims made by other week withcut a state of emer
The Germans are. helled by the fact gency having to be declared. This Admiral Jellicoe, by a wrong hand-
apparent
ling of the British Fleet, might have
that they have not been accompaniert calin detachment, and the
•The
the whatever readiness to accept
lost the war in the space of a few hours and so laid the British Empire by tangible results; namely.
canture of Smolensk or even Kley. Rods have to offer, augurs well for
enormou That is why the list of open to the mercy of the Germans. the future. Instead of apprehension
spirit
of de Japan is an island power dependent
capture was read out. It was to there is now growing n
on its oversea trade, carried in mer and a demand for action. fiance
eliant ships that need the protection divert the attention of the German So for Japan has done all the ne-
Her position in the Pael- people from Smolensk and Mosenw. vancing and the Allies have done the on
destroyed He then s
of a navy.
PEOPLE'S WAR is dependent on the con- has Japan appeas.n.
tavy. It is certain that the Russians are existence of that British und American trade in oc- tinued
Should it be destroyed, then there all out in this campaign. It is for China, and subjected their cupied
new order In onals to indignities. Now she is will undoubtedly be
Blicting ideals, and as there have been beginning to see the folly of this. Asin. Her position on the miniantiemá people's war, a war of con-
thewould immediately collapse, for her freezing of her assets in the
dearly fought for Internally they are U.S.A. and the Brlish Empire crip armies would be eit off and her own
not likely to be lightly surrendered are being shores exposed to
attack. pies her trade. Difficulties t
at the first external assault by encountered in every quarter where That is the pessibility, if not the
many. There the Japanese hitherto have been
In Ecua-
party and one principle. It is sald that in the purges of 1936 und 1930, nee, reprisals have been dor, for
for instance,
German the
sympathisers faken against the Japanese beenuse
liquidated. It the Arst time. they are charged with a'ding and abelling Feru in her recent fighting,
except in the case of Greece, that Germany 1105
come up No nation with so little real power
It is reasonable to suppose that the behind it in comparison with that of its opnements hus get away for so Prime Minister, Mr Winston Chur-united nation on the continent.
It is probable that the Nazis, fresh The trouble chill, has flown to America to dis-
numerous victories over long, with so much. with Janan is that she does not cuss questions with President Roose from the
that im- nations which had already made rentice how bitter and how wide-velt. It is quite obvious
of themselves. spread throughout the world is the portant decisions must soon be taken shameful conquests
She seems with regard to Japan and Russia and and with the memory of Hinden resentment against her.
that a full discussion is of the highest burg's triumph over the Russian army
in the last war, have inade incapable of examining her own con- duct by viewing it from the stand- Importance.
She talke There is a striking difference be miscalculation. They are thinking in point of the neutral.
tween Germany and Britain. The terms of Russia in 1914 and about encirclement and does not un- created
former goes about signing pacts and France in 1040. but these lessors do derstand that the herself has it. It is her ruthless bombing of proclaiming to high heaven undying not apply to Rursia of 1941, where friendship for those countries such as Communism has had a quarter of a open elties like Chungking, Chengti
In addition to the doctrine, there i and Kunming, and the insults and flussla, Japan and Italy, which shin century nearly to take root.
inflicted Impartialis
intends in due course to betray. This
lso of course the natural instinct to damage ahe has
American citizens thentries! German nato always in- also of course on British and
trates insincerity. There
no defend the nation. A Brest-Litovsk is Treaty that his bound these nations toge
is hardly possible in this war 'reaty or pact between Britain and
in which there is a clear recognition he Dominions, or between Britain what is at stake. Defeatism in in defence of their own Interests,
It has taken ten years to achieve
and the United States. This _ is this, but now that it is an accom-
voluntary co-operation based on the plished bet, the urospects for Janan must
common Ideals of democracy, and it ure black. In the end, she
these which WC
concerned Aleht or retreat. There is no alter-
about at the moment. antive,
It looks as though the time has -ome for the British Empire, the There are rumours that British United States, Russia and China, the Ficet is havering round Singapore populations of which comprise nearly two American cruisers are at Bris of the world. to pool their bane. No doubt the British Navy naval and alr resources in the one
great
averthrowing has considerable ferces available for
e Far East, even without counting ageressor nations which have dis- the formidle American--fleet-turbed-the-pence-of-the-world and threatened to destroy the highest of
London, Aug. B. Hawali.
The chief work of the British Navy human values.
ofcial Soviet communique The present moment, when Ger- to counter the menace under
issued to-day gave for the first time the sea and in the air, for which bit many and Russia are at death grips the comparative casunity figures of capital ships are not in such treat and when Jhon is rampaging up and the two sides in ex-weeks hostilities demand. Corvettes and flying boats, down the Pacific coast in her quest on the Eastern Front..
and armed trawlers, for a new order. is very opportune destroyers minesweepers, submurines, and air for a meeting of the two heads of the craft corriers all scour the sens to great democracies.
The big deal with these dangers. feels are, however, ready for service mywhere, seeing that the Germany have no surface navy now to speak of.
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not, therefore, likely to set in as in 1016. We can still hope, if not for a Russian victory, at least for a war of altrition
which amounts to the same thing, since Germany cannot hope to win the war if she has not attained peace-by her object-a dictated October this year.
CASUALTIES TO DATE
The German losses during this amounted to more than period
1,500,000 killed, wounded and art.... suners, more than 6,000 tanks, over 8,000 cannon, and more than 6,00J planes.
The Soviet losses were Allott 600.000 men, 5,000 tonks, about 7,000 cannon, and about 4,000 planes.
These totals are an antwer to the Nazi exagerations announced, with fanfare over the radio to impress the German population,
RUSSIAN EFFORT Amerkan opinion expressed lust) month was that Hitter would destroy Recin resistance by mid September, that there would be an offer of peace' Which Britain would reject, and that then there would be a final test of strength between Britain and Ger-
In which the U.S.A. might allo dealt with the Nazi claim that anany
Commenting on the totals, Moscow 1. Egbert (dled in 839), 2. Tobacco, share. 3. (a) Royal East Kents (b) Royal
The argumenta in favour of a short 090.000 prisoners had been taken. It Horse Guards, 4. Open spaces. 5. war were that though Stulla's army stated that the Germans might as
well have mentioned
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bik well 6. Zeppelin, oscillates, seab
suppled,
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emounting to several millions bard. 7. Solomon, Hercules, Croesus, mechanized, it is poorly lcd. that the their practice is to drive the entire Methuselah. 0. Underground. D. Russian air force is large, well-rivit population of villages taken by Therous. 10. Mme. Rolland, just be-¦ trained hut less well-equipped; that them to the areas behind the front fore her execution in Paris during while the Industrial resources are
count them ns prisoners the French Revolution.
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