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Wavell's War Speech From Indian Command

SIMLA, Sept. 3 (Reuter).—"We have suffered some rude buffets and have uncrgone some heavy shocks, but we are silll upright and stronger than ever," declared General Sir Archibald Wavell, the Commander-in-Chief In Indla, in a broadcast message' on the second anniversary of the war.

"There is a long way to go! and a hard time is in front of: us, but there are

many signs Iranian

that the enemy le growing weaker and that from arrogant confidence he has passed into a restless anxiety which will turn to despair as he sees his ruin approach."

After reviewing events in the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans and

Police

Nip Plot

A plot, allegedly engineered

Russia, he said: "The balance sheet by German agents, to overthrow

I can put before you is, therefore, the government of Iran (Persia) by no means an unsatisfactory one. The enemy is not yet defeated but by an uprising was crushed as we have laid a firm foundation for the result of a series of arrests his future defeat,"

by Iranian secret police, accord-

Cairo message sent

General Wavell disclosed that there ing to a are well over 100,000 Indian troops before the Anglo-Itussian mill- serving overseas with the total oftary move, Indians in the fighting forces op- prouching one million mark.

Indian Achievements In the Middle East, Indian soldiers have helped to secure our great base of naval, milltary and air power in Egypt, to clear our lines of comtnual- cation by the Red Sea and overland through Iraq, and forestall the Ger- mans in Syria, Iraq and Iran, thus keeping our frontiers free of the menace of Nazi destruction and oppression.

Among those arrested, it was sald, were several cabaret girls of foreign nationality, alleged to have been in the employ of the Nazi ugents, and a group of young Iranian Army officers.

There was no confirmation of the reported plot from Iran, but usually reliable unofficial quarters in Cairo sald they had received in detall an account of its frustration.

Advices from Turkey had stated that Germnu agents were moving constantly into Iran and that 4,000 or 5,000 of them were believed to be in the all-rich country, perhaps lo incite an Iranian rebellion similar to that which occurred in neighbour

General Wavell concluded: "In the For East also, Japan's southward move has been carefully watched and Indian soldlers in Malaya and Burma are ready to play their part in the defence of India's eastern bastions"init Iraq.

CHINA AIR FREIGHT Hongkong Inspectorate To Pass on Applications

--It-is-learned that the Ministry of Communications has decided to set up an Air Freight Service Inspector- ale in Hongkong with Mr Huang Pal- chino, former Managing-Director of the Nanking-Shanghai Railway_and the Shanghai-Mangchow-Ningpo Rall- way, as Inspector-General.

The function of the Inspectorate is to inspect freight transport handled by the Hongkong offices of the Chinn National Aviation Corporation and the Eurasin Aviation Corporation In order to increase transport efflelency and prevent any irregularities hs recently thero have been reports that unscrupulous transport agents have been manipulating air freight rates and proateering by other irregular methods.

The Inspectorate will examine, and approve or reject applications for air freight, transport and also decide on the urgency of the freight to be transported. It will also

be em-

powered to examine the freight iransport accounts, bills and other documents of the Hongkong offices of the two aviation corporations as well as the freight handled.

A set of regulations governing the Inspection of bir freight service has been promulgated by the Ministry of Communications, effective September

11.

Four German merchant ships were reported recently to be. In Iranian harbours, perhaps preparatory to moving into the Indian Ocean as raiders.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Bongkong Stock Exchange OMeinl Summary. issued yesterday is:

Buyers

ILK. Banks-$1,440- Canton Ins. $230 Union Ins. $430 Docks $17.85 Providents $5.65 Lands $30.50 Humphreys $7.10 Realties $3.75

Chinese Estfiles X.D. $100 Trams $17.20

Youmati Ferries $23.25 Lights "N" $1.85

Electrics "N"

$21

Telephones "O" $23.00 Telephones "N" $9.25 Cements $15.00 Dairy Farms $19.35 Waisons $11.05

Sollers Providents $6.00 Lands $37 Lights "N" $2

Sales

Docks $18/17.00 Providents $0.70 Lands $36.90 Ligirts "O" $6.65 Lights "N" $1.85

Electrics "O" X. Rts X.D. $21.00 Ropes $10

Watsons $12/11.85/00

Japan Given One Year More

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 4, 1941,

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READY IN FAR EAST-These Curtiss interceptor-fighters, built in St Louis, Mo., shown "on the line." ready for action with Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Forco, at Bandoong. Java. Note orang triangle Insignia.

COLONISING MANCHUKUO First Five Years

Nazis Want to Fix Fronts In Russia Before Winter

(War Commentary by "Annalist”) LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)With the last days of sum- mer drawing near, the great clash of a.ms on the eastern front is reaching a point where decisions of vital consequence to the future course of the war will be reached,

TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Domel). The first five ycors of the 20-year plan to colonise Manchoukuo with 1,000 090 familles is completed this year! and with the colonisation of 100,000

Both sides are straining every | them at least six weeks, it is estimat- families. The Overseas Ministry and the Colonisation Bureau of Manchou-

imed, to prepare.

The answer to the threat of fresh kuo are completing plans for a fur-nerve and taxing their ther 200,000 families during the next mediate resources to the limit German initiative wherever it is to turn these decisions to their shown is in the hands of Russia and

Britain-and America.

two

Badly Needed Bottoms Are Promised

Ave years.

In view of the greatly changed own advantage, but the more domestic and international situation,

fierce the exchanges in the air it is expected that the present colon and on land become, the fewer sation policies will be re-examined with the object of attaining self- authentic details reach the out- sufflelency

In foodstuffs in the Eust aide world from the churned up བས་་་ Asia Prosperity Sphere and of stress- spaces where the world's Ing among the prespective colonists

at each greatest armies are the fundamental idea of their im-

other's throat, plantation upon the continent.

Due to shortage of labour and pre- -Both the German and Soviet High! vailing high wages, the present man-Commands keep their own counsel

system for farms will be in very brief two-Lne communiques.The United States shipping pro- agerial

gramme is ahead of schedule, necord- revised in favour of the system at and in London authoritative quarters present adopted experimentally in declare once again that official news ne to Rear Admiral Emory Land,

Is lacking and comment merely that Chairman of the Maritime Commis Tractor and special farms, includ-there is no confirmation of any, ble sien, at a Press conference to-day. ing other large scale agricultural change anywhere either at the scene

He predicted that new ships total- man offens.ve around

ling year by the of the German

about 12,410,000 tons dead projects started this

In the central and Manchoukuo Development Company, Leningrad or

weight would be placed in operation will be extended in order to increase southern sectors where the Russians between the beginning of last July

persisting in output, such reclaimed innd serving are reported to be also as a guide to future colonisers, their counter-attactes.

Hokkaido.

Yugo-Slavia Is Not Yet Conquered

the

Other Campaigns.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Reuter).

and the end of 1943. These figures do not include 105 vessels in com- mission in the long ranga program- It is possible however, with theme which have been delivered up to stendy approach of winter to visualise to-day or the addition of small ves

main autumn purposes of theels and craft for which the Commis- German strategy. They are to cap- sion is contracting.

and ture Leningrad, Kiev, Odessa even Moscow with the object of ax- with Ing a front for the winter Russian naval,

and

Pollucalary, industrial

seriously weakened so that other campaigns

notably in

JERUSALEM, Sept. 3 (Router) can be

the

Finding themselves completely in-Eastern Durrancan and North

German authorities have also an oubtedly, been upset, but it

BRITAIN'S FIRE PREVENTION SCHEME

-over-

potent in the face of resolute Africa together, it is even posalivic, EDINBURGH, Sept. 3 (Reuter),—· turilla warfare in all parts

of with a limited invasion of Brito. The T.U.C. rejected by an Serbia, German authorities have designed to pin down and weaken whelming majority a motion to refer now hit upon the expedient of form- the Royal Air

Air Force.

hack to the General Counell its re- The timetable for 0 serous port ing puppet Government under

port on its

with the Its negotiations General Neditch, thus trying to enlist is Five Prevention Shreeject-of-the popular support.

that the Germans plan to

In this report, the General Council nounced the intention of organising a switch back to northwest Europe

while

contending that the proposed Innocuous Sea Trip

Serbian army and introducing com- suficient of their air force to mount allowances for workers under the Fire Scheme were totally inadequate Of Mr Roosevelt

If the United States and Britain ulsory labour, hoping by this way another night blitz on England, 2c-

to prevent able-bodied inhabitanis companied before the winter by the and that the scheme would not be WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Reuter). continue sending aid to China, he from forming into guerilla banda.

of some alr-borne divisions in Simultaneously they are pursuing landings to destroy selected R.A.F.uccessful on its present basis, never- theless recommended the Trades -Supplementing the White House's last Japanese soldier will be driven

soil within nycar. lerrorist mearures and the latest nerodromes and other vital objec- Union movement to co-operate in the denial that President Roosevelt had from Chinese received an invitation to meet the Dr Alfred Dip Lam, technical expert atrocities, according to Informatien tves.

machinery under the Japanese Prime

That these divisions will be cer- Scheme. Prince on foreign affairs to Generalissime reaching Konoye on the high seas, the Pre- Chiang Kai-shek's government and circles in Jerusalem, include the tainly committin- su cide will be no

No Consultation sident's Secretary Mr Stephen Early special envoy to the United States, shooting of several intellectuals from deterrent to, the German High Cum-

Including

In the course of the debate, besides. said, "the only seu trip projected for said in an interview in Vancouver Aleksinatz,

eacher and judge charged with mand should they consider the dam- the President from Annapolis downrecently. the Chesapeake and up the Potomac Japan is in a state of exhaustion, having Communistic sympathies, and they are likely to inflict before criticism of the scheme itself, a com- of another they are rounded up, killed or cap-plaint was made that the Government to Washington; any suspicious re- Dr Lum sald, adding that Chion Isordering the exreution

Sad failed to consult the Trades worth the risic, for Lured wo even from various towns

before the Fire porters may hire boats to follow the preparing to take the

"subversive activities." The effect The factors against such a venture, Union movement President's yacht."

Jagainst Japan.

of there measures, has only been to however, are the effect that such an Prevention order was issued.

It on

was stated however, that in the xacerbate public feeling still fur-indecisive "Inves'on" will have

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Minister

offensive

Germans Could Not Stand The Bayonet

In a vivid summing-up of his experiences in the Cretan campaign, Brigadier L. M. Ingles, of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, expressed the opinion that paratroops can be quickly and effectively disposed of by determined men, that the bayonet is not an obsolete weapon, and that the German is not so formidable a fighting manas Nazi successes might suggest, Brig. Ingles is advising the Cabinet, and the General Staff on lessons of Crete. "The German soldier is well drilled to his task, he is physically fit, but he is not morally tough," he sald.

mented the brigadier,

The brigadier gave the fol lowing examples to prove his points and show what a magni- ilcent fight our troops put up in Crete:

Brig. Ingles concluded that the im- stance of weapon training and rifle hooting was us great as ever, and that the bayonet was still effective against the tommy gun.

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Canadians In Britain Reinforced

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LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter). Thousands of Canadian troops rived in England to-day to join the

With

them Canadian volunteers. came American volunteers and more American nurses.

They were welcomed by Rear- Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley and Major-General T. J. Price, Com- mandlag the Canadian volunteers in England.

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A message from Mr W. L. Mac- kenzle King, the Canadian Prime Minister,

read by General Price. It said: "You have come to Britain to hela in breaking the enclave to many bonds that now

In this island you will be defending the citadel of freedom. No grenter hertour could fall to you."

Equipment Troubles The majority of cur units taken off Thirty paratroops were dropped 300 from Grecce and landed in Crote, he yarda from his battalion headquar-sald, were under strength, and had tera. The CO., his batran, the suffered heavy losses in equipment countries in Europe,

and Then a considerable number of regimental sergeant - major, three intelligence officers salled troops in Crete were of non-com- batant units and were not trained in off" and disposed of all 30.

A platoon of 18 men, led by un offieer.urms,

made a counter-attack at Maleme.

While

the German troops were They killed 140 Germans and tools dealt with at Heraklion and Retimo 27 prisoners.

aratroops had been dropped In two During.

the evacuation one company areas at Malene, where our men thein. Even that had been fighting for seven days could not reach and was short of water. Neverthe was not decisive, but what have when sent up a mountain decisive result was the landing of posle, to osmose German Attack airborn on trendet anys

to oppose a German attack sirborne troops and Weapons on the an hour. "We could other have fought a two-hours climb in half an At the little village of Galatas near losing battle, with our backs to the houses north coast, or taken netion to save Canes: a group of stone with stone walls, two companies our men to fight another day," rid with- drove the Germans out with their Brig. Ingles, "During bayonets, though it was held in drawal our troops showed, cohesion forco you never heard such a and discipline to the lost. The row in your life as was made by evacuation was not forced upon us; the screaming Germans,"--com-/-It was a deliberate chalco.!!.

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British Political Propaganda

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LONDON, Sept. (Reuter)- Following the report that the British Government has formed a Political Propoganda Department for foreign learned to-night broadensis, it was that an effort is

is being made to unify the direction of political warfaro..

Plans are not yet complete. any case, a certain part of the or ganisation must necessarily be secret, ond no announcement will therefore be made regarding the personnel.

In

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