1941-08-19 — Page 16

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August, 19, 1941.

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TOKYO, Aug. 18 (UP), The Foreign Office to-day pro.... tested against the insinuntion made by the United States De.. partment of Sinie last Saturday that one hundred Americans who are at present unable to leave Japan aro being held as "hostages."

No Explanation WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UP). At the midday press conference to-day, Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State said that Japan has thus far given no satisfactory explanation of her refusal to allow American citizens to leave the country.

FROM

many hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic with all clangerous U-boat Infested waters to go through-but; it was a challenge that was nover taken up.

Keeping Rendezvous.

It was a glorious afternoon that we sailed out of a naval base, to keep

Strategical But Not rendezvous with flie Prince of Wales

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somewhere in the North Atlantic, TO - MORROW and at that time none but the Captain

of the ship knew the importance of W. Bros. Picture the task ahead.

One early morning, afier

leaving sighted a

some days

(UP)-The to deliver the counter-attack which a noble sight Ping up great

Jis

FROM PAGE ONE

the naval base, wo a smudge on the horizon and Dudenny is not likely to be falling as we approached we could see the glant linttleship, vel to the line of the Daleper be immense cutline of cause it is the next obstacle to de-flanked on both sides by Canadian through the fend but because he is not yet ready destroyers. The great ship was truly

Allantie, swell, clouds of white spray as she dipped the waves, - bows her

We approached from head on and as we swooped to take up our post- tion there was a sudden flurry of destroyers all round the battleship. In a very few minutes we had taken zig-zagging our position and were with other warships.

the scale

Graw Sees Toyoda SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, - Aug. 18 Counseller of the United States Eny will drive back and destroy bassy, Mr Eugene Dooman held.'neneniy. conference with the Japanese lengthy Vice Foreign Minister, Mr Elji Amau to-day prior to

to the

be conference tween Ambassador Joseph Grew and Foreign Minister Admiral Toyoda and he returned to the Foreign Omec while Mr Grew was apparently still conferring with Admiral Toyoda two hours

after the conference started at 4 p.m.

The significance or the subject of the talks have not been disclosed but obviously they were questions of the utmost importance.

It is reliably stated that Mr Hull's statement Is being evacuation seriously studied by the Japanese Foreign Ofee.

A Soldier's Oral Will 'Sufficient

of counter-attack necessary to achieve that much to be desired object may not be ready for some weeks, perhaps some months, or after the quite possibly not until Germans have been exposed to nil the rigours of a winter campaign in Russia while Europe is rising in re- volt behind them.

We cannot at present fix a dute for suelt a stroke but It may be taken for granted that such is being con- templated and prepared.

Expectancy In Singapore

FROM PAGE ONE

and men of famous English and Scottish regiments, as well as Malay soldiers. There is also the increas- ing feeling that the Thais will not timidly submit to aggression and will, if necessary, "make a Aght of

A soldier's oral will is legal, a Probate Court judge hos decided.

The judge granted letters of ad- ministention to Mrs Penny Spark.

Her husband, John King Spark, 20, died of injuries in a raid on Eng-"" Janet.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok radio, Evidence was given, that on Aug. 5 commenting on British Ambassador last year, Spark told a comrade: "Sir Jusiah Crosby's statement to wish my wife to have all I've got In Reuter," that the British Govern- case I get killed."

ment bave not presented any de- mands to Thailand, said that the Thais welcumed the declaration which confirmed the Thal communi- que to the same effect.

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KING DRIVES A NEW TANK

Was

The King recently drove a tank

traveller, who recently arrived for, the first line. It was one of

from Thailand, expressed the view Britain's new types. Donningto "Reuter" that wor in the Far East while overall, His Majesty took the tank round the field and afterwards commented on the ease of handling the big, heavy vehicle. He also said he was surprised to find how com- fortable was his ride.

LATE NEWS

"Inevitable." Thi

WALK question

whether it would come in a matter of days through the Thais witting under the Japanese war of nerves and allowing passage of Japanese

troops.

Catalino

During the alternoon, ying-boats patrulled the air over us, ahead and one of them reported 'n large convoy fly or sixty miles bound for Britain.

Convoy Sighted

The Prime Minister had never seen A large convoy at sea, so with very fille alteration of course we made toward them.

After two or three hours we could sce the convoy on the horizon, ond it was an incredible sight. As far as the eye could see there were ships, freighters, supply, ships, big ships and little ships, ships of every con- celvable sort and all fonded to the waterline.

They were ranged in lines-over eight miles of ships. Around them scurried their escort of corvettes and former American destroyers keeping stragglers in line and always ready for the possible approach of danger. We steamed straight towards them and then passed right through the middle of the convoy. Each of the Prince of Wales' opening among the ships, and as we dashed through the lines of morch- antmen

sen we could

that they realised who it was paying them this vel visit, and we saw men running to hoist the "V" signal in flags while others stood on deck cheering and waving.

A Proud Sight

The question was also whether the Jepanese would be content to wait unt they had necumulated enoug rtrength the That-Indo-China; the

an frontier to accomplish their ends by military means,

escorts chose lis

The Prince of Wales was a proud sight. She had cocked all her great 14-inch guns to their highest levels, and if Mr Churchill was thrilled, it was nothing to the excitement among

Vessels

Convoy. We of the

miles steamed on for perhaps (wo ahead of the convoy, and then the Prince of Wales and her escort turn- ed round and once more we all went through the line of plunging ships.

Week-End Blitz On there had been enthusiasm before

Syracuse

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aircraft when about 70 miles away on their homeward journey.

"Hurricane fighters machine-gun- ned seaplanes in the harbour of one Coat 2-500 and severely damaged Syracuse yesterday and destroyed A number of others.

on

"Aircraft of the South African Air Force bombed and machine-gunned Wolchefit and Debarech and obtained Wilts the forts buildings and irenches.

"All aireraft returned safely from these "operations.”

French Consul's Conscience

18

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. (Reuter) The French Consul tiere has resigned stating that he could not represent a government which is now under German domination.

Japan Tries To Assume

Role Of Injured

Special to the "Telegraph"

Party

TOKYO, August 19 (Domci).-Virtually all Metropolitan papers-editorially commenting on the increasing collaboration among Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, urge the Government to be particularly watchful of the Anglo-Ameri- can attempt to make Vladivostok another Singapore for the pur pose of completing encircling of Japan.

Vladivostok is going to be. If the report is true that on another buse for the ABCD American tanker with aviation ga50- countries to complete the ca-line was sent to Vindivostok, the "Hochi Shimbun" declares that it circlement of Japan as the result

· In only disregarding Japan's position of the Roosevelt-Churchill talks, means that the United States is not the "Kokumin Shimbun" says. the West Pacific but also endeavour-

ing to "We do not yet know to what American relations.

aggravate further Japanese- extent Russia will co-operate with There is no doubt that Churchill Britain and the United States in and Roosevelt discussed anti-Japan- practical moves but the Japanese ese measures in view of the British

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it was nothing to what greeted us the second time. Every merchiontman had had time to hoist flags and the crews lined the railings waving their hate

and

shouting. We wished them "God Speed" and course then resumed our original which was to bring us to Iceland. We stayed one day in Iceland, dur- ing which the Prime Minister review-

British port.. cd British and American troops and that evening we sailed again for a

Practice Shoot

4

Earlier. In the day in which we met a convoy, the Prince of Wales carried out a practler shoot with her Prime Minister and his party. She anti-aircraft guns, watched by the first fired a smoke shell which ex- ploded into a compact ball of smoke high in the sky and

using this s

a target she let loose with her guns and plastered the area round the bank of smoke with exploding shells, This was followed by a barrage of abeard. The battleship's sides seem- every anti-aircraft gun fire, using ed to be constantly daming, so great was the rate of fire and the air ail round her was black with exploding projectiles.

It seemed unbelievable that one ship could put up so devastating a barrage.

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DRAMA OF THE MOST DRAMATIC SPOT

Of the journey from Iceland to Belial there was nothing to tell. With her escorts screening her, the

THURS. Prince of Wales, plunging ahead at speed, reached home safely after a ONLY most astounding trans-Atlantic voy- age.

Churchill Happy LONDON, Aug 18 (UP),--Mr Churchill's party has departed from a British port by speelal train pre- Rumably for London.

The people chtered and shouted, "Best of luck." Mr Churchill smiled end waved his peoked hat and op- peared to be very happy,

LATEST SOVIET REPORTS

FROM PAGE- ONE.

Govenment and people must watch actions in enforcing a total export. ago and spent the day machine tool- the rapprochement * of: the three

tre embargo on Japan and extending a ing. countries and prepare for the worst." £10,000,000 credit to Russia."

United States war materials reaching: Vladivostok.can be utilised, ngainst

materials

Friends And Enemies

Midnight Communique MOSCOW, Aug. 19 (Reuter).-The

Japan. Dispatch of American wor "While Beltain and the United Soviet midnight communique Issued

Siberian La.. the

can by the Soviet Information Bureau port States may believe that they through Japan's bick door cannot strangle Japan economically it may stated:

"On August 18, our troops con- leave the Japanese national sentiment be interesting to note that Japan 03

well as the Japanese people arc tinued unstirred.

force fighting with the enemy always, prepared to cope with such along the entire front. After stub measures for they are now aware born fighting, our troops evacuated who are their friends and who are the town of Kingisepp (due rust of Narva and southwest of Leningrad). "During August 17, 22 German

Arms To Vladivostok

The "Chugal Shogyo" Indicates the their enemies." possibility that the United States The "Nichinlchl" commenting on will send aid to the Soviet via the Roosevelt-Churchill talks de-planes were brought down in pir | Vladivostok for the purpose of clares that as long as Britain and the combats. We lost 18 planes.

strengthening the Soviet Far Eastern United States do not reject Japanese "According to precise data now Army, The paper asserts that Bri-alms of polley, the three Powers can available in the course of air combats twin and the United States may be move along parallel paths but if on August 10, 20 German planes were hoping for a trouble to break out be-Britain and the United States are brought down, not 19 as previously tween the Soviet Union and Jupin determined to obstruct Japan at reported..

but It, is doubtful whether Russia in every turn, the latter will only be In the Baltic Sea, our torpedo- the present plight. dare to risk a forced to surmount such obstructions boats sank a German submarine and conflict with Japan.

by force..

iwa enemy transports."

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