1941-09-17 — Page 13

Wednesday,

President Going Too Leningrad Far Says Mr Hoover

CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (Router).The view that Hitler will collapse as the result of his own over-reaching and that the United States should become the bulwark of freedom at home was expressed by Mr Herbert Hoover in a radio address to the American nation..

"The President's policy of edging our warships into danger zones and sending American merchant ships with contraband aro steps to war not approved by

JAPANESE FAIL IN

Congress and not in accord with N. HUNAN

the spirit of a representative government," he added..

Contending that neither isolation nor intervention was wise or possible for America, Mr Hoover asserted that the 'United States should follow constructive polley of bullding an impregnable defence and a bulwark of freedom at home and reserve its strength to help in reconstruction and stabilising peace "when Hitler col- Lapses as the result of his own over- reaching."

after

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Talks To London

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) - Leningrad, and London are now talk- Ing on the air. In response to the Londoners' message broadcast a few days ago, Leningrad, Iladio to-day responded: "Listen, people of Lon

this la Leningrad

calling, We voll warmly for your greetings We admire your courageous airmen, soldiers and sailors in fighting our common enemy-Nazi Germanny,

"We shall ruthlessly Innocent blood of the peaceful in- avenge the habitants of London, Coventry, Ply- mouth, and

ninpool, Warsaw, Moscow

to

CHUNGKING, Sept. 10 (Central News) Japanese attempts to dis- lodge the Chinese from their raiding bases in the Tayur Mountain in Ing the Fascist hordes with deter- The people of Leningrad are fight- northern Hunan near the Hupehmination and fortitude. Your voice border have ended in dismal failure of friendship coming from the battle-

costing them

2,400 neld Inspires us to new resistance casualties, according to the Chinese till finai victory." military spokesman.

London wil

taik

Leningrad through the BBC.

Jewish Declaration

Jewish

LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter)--"In this struggle

against barbarism, the community in Britain. dom-loving, countries, are Indeed the Jews of all free and free- greally encouraged by the fact that. tio with their fellow Jewish population.ot Russia, together citizens of the

The Japanese on September 7 Inunched a "mopping up drive with two pincers closing in on the moun- September 11. During the five days, tain and severe fighting tasted till the battle was waged within radíus threw more than 20,000 men into the of 00 kilometres. The Japanese

Threat To Hitter England, he declared, could prevent Invasion "If we give her tools and even warships without sending our boys to death either in ships or on land. Hilier is on the way to my. crushed by victorious forces within his own regime."

Mr IlDover said that the way to spread the ideals of the western country as it had been proved by world was by example of "our own

bliter experience that it is futile for us to impose freedom and justice upon the world by war."

Forced Into War

AB

The Chinese staged counter-attacks finally forcing the Japanese to with-joined on both the front and the flanks, Soviet Union, have whole-heartedly Chungfang south of the Canton draw to their bases at Taolin and fained us,"

Hankow Hallway.

Deputies of British Jews, Professor

The President of the Board of

Selig Brodetsky, makes this declara-

September 17, 1941.

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De Gaulle

Returns To

London

LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter),

pletely in Chinese hands, again, the

The Tayon mountain is now comtion in replying to a message received--General Churles de Gaulle, spokesman said,

from a Jewish rally held in Moscow. tender of the Free French forces, has returned to London after a five months' absence.

11 (Central

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—

Puppets Surrender "Events of the last few days strongly News) More than 30,000 puppet

LOYANG, Sept. Indicate" that war may be forced on the United States, nnounced Mr troops under the command of Liu Italph

Bard, Amerlenn Assistant Chang-yi in northern Honen have Secretary to the Navy, addressing en-deserted the Japanese and foined the signs of the Training Ship "Prairie Chinese forces, it was officially an State."

nounced here yesterday Mr Bard sald that German sub-

Taking advantage of the inspection marines were coming ever closer to nt his trooms by the Japanese on American shores, and that four-en-September 11, Lia led his men to gined bombers had sunk ships within colonel and one maior, both advisere attack the Japanese, killing one a few miles of the Western Hemia-to the puppet troops. here possibilities of attack, which Japanese officers of the Inspection More than 50 were scoffed at a year ago are viewed party were taken prisoner.

Meanwhile, Liu's troops recaptured with apprehension to-day," he said. Wenhsien in the northern Honan near the Shansi border on the following

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MR HULL HEARS

VICHY'S VIEWS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 38 (UP),- M. Henry-Haye, the French Ambas sador conferred with Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State to-day and discussed pending Franco-American topics.

The Ambassador inter said that he had presented the Vichy view on various questions and he expected to have further conversations.

Gallant Czechs'

day.

GERMANS SHOOT

HOSTAGES

10

Nazi-Finnish Claims

Still Closing In On Undaunted Leningrad ter).-Wormsoe Island, situated STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16 (Reu- Baltic Sea off the Estonian coast, between Dagoe and Oesel in the has been captured by the Ger mans, according to Berlin re- ports quoted by Swedish cor- respondents in the

German capital.

The Finns claim to have broken the Russian resistance in the province of Olonetz although admitting that numerous pockets of Russian troops SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" hostages who were shot by, the Ger- Finns state that they are advancing

VICHY, Sept.

are still holding out, the Swedish (UP)-Ten correspondents say, adding that the mans included five Communists and on both sides of the marshy trac! five Jews all of whom were arrested while the Russians are feverishly line by the German police during the re- proving their defences at Petroskoj, cent anti-German street disorders, chiefly at St Denis Gate three weeks Swedish

reports quoted by

чис ogo, when 160 persons were arrested. Finnish

This forenoon, while the Germansing Leningrad, whose outer defences batteries are bombard- ten hostages in have been penetrated at many points were shooting the

and that non-Commissioned from the centre is almost complete ring of 15 or 20 kilometres officers, one of whom was wounded around the city. and the other uninjured.

Undercover War more German

Paris, unknown persons shot at two

JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (Reuter), -Eleven mysterious accidents oc curred in Czecho-Slovakia during the latter part of July, according to news reaching authoritative Czech circles here.

An ammunition train from the famous Skoda armaments works has also

blown up.

Over 250 officers and men of the German Army were killed in one accident.

Hamburg Deluged

With 'Bombs

APKCIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 10 (UP).—It was announced to-day that a great load af high explosive bombs was dropped ime in Slovakia has led to the im-caused "ares of great size."

industrial districts last night which position of curfew covering all grain fields,

Further

Forrespondents say that

now

These correspondents say that the Germana claim that the thrust in the south over Keretop and Kremenchug is designed to cut off Kiev and to encircle an area as large as Saxony.

Supper Carnival At Ritz

During his absence, he visited Syria following the Armistice with the Vichy authorities there, and on his way back, passed through Caire Brazzaville, centre of Free French Equatorial Africa,

End

Gorilla For Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Reuter).

offered" the gift of an the fine spirit in which it was -President Roosevelt accepted "in

Afrien as a symbol of the ferocity of gorilla

cnormous from

the Free French authorities in French Equatorial their fight against Nazi-lem, gorilla which is enroute

General de Laminat, offering the the United States, wrote "we are not the largest but we hope we are the most ferocious group of fighting men engaged in the struggle taking place to-day."

to

The gorilla is described as the largest and "we believe the

most ferocious gorilla" ever Africa.

from

sent

OBITUARY

Envoy And Refugee

on Bigelow Houghton, who was NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Reuter).-- The death is announced of Mr Alan- Ambassador to Britain from 1925 to was Ambassador to Germany. 1920 and for three years before that

On Queen

LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). ---Quean Wilhelmina of

tho

Netherlands has had all hor The property seized by the German occupation authorities in Hol- land.

The order of seizure applies aizo to all property belonging to living members of the House of Orange- Nassau, states a Hague dispatch to the German nows agency..

Confiscation is based on a decreo dealing with persons who foster anti- German sentiments.

has

In one announcement issued by the Reich Commissar, it is sinted that "former Queen Wilhelmina excluded herself from the unity of new Europe by her persistetico In adhering to the Bolshevik-Capitalistic- front."

Terrific Fire Of New U. S.

Fighters

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Reuter),- "Two new developments which are Just around the corner will add im- measurably to the striking power of American fighting planes," writes the

which will fire from the wing of the "Wall Street Journal" to-day.

"One is the 20-millimetre, gun plane instead of through the pro- peltor and the other is a fire control device which will permit the use of range-finders in aeroplanes together with centralised control for multi- turret planes. This is

radical departure from orthodox

Be armament practico.. cause of greater recall and heavier mountings,

have not wing cannon been used until now.

Corporation is starting production on The Lansing Michigan Oldsmobile Works division of General Motors a £3,000,000 order of these Hispano- Sulza rapid-fire cannon. The firing rates 375 shells per minute,"

According to the newspaper, other fire-power development is

device perfected by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation. "It is dre-control apparatus providing automatic range

calculation and control of a large. number of movable guns and will be applicable to machine-guns as well as cannon," the journal says.

Decade Since Mukden

Meeting To-morrow To-morrow being the tenth anni- versary of the Mukden Incident which led to the Japanese occupation of the three northeastern provinces in 1031, Chinese residents here will hold a meeting in observance of the occasion at the King's Theatre at 10

Sir Henry Crump Henry Ashbrooke Crum died of a

LISBON, Sept. 16 (Reuter). Sír | a.m. - heart attack at the. Enith-hospital-ter of Communications will preside, Mr Yeh Kung-cho, former Minis- here to-day.

Sir Henry was formerly in

while Admiral Chan Chak and Dr Indian Civil Service and had retired University, have been

the L-Ying-lam, President of Lingnan to Alassio, Italy.

Invited to He came to Por speak. tugal recently as a refugee.

Sir feadore Salmon

LONDON, Sept. 18. (British Wire Panamanians Will

Mass destruction.of.crops at night on the Hamburg docks and several--The committee organising the Sup" Salmon was announced to-day."

U. S. Defence Bill

200 Planes Over Germany LONDON, Sept. 10 (British Wire less)-Over 200 aircraft of the Bomber Command were engaged in

and

a dla

Seek Indemnity

The Panamanian Government have PANAMA, Sept. 10 (Router).. instructed their Minister in Berlin to

less)The death of Sir Isadore per Carnival at the Ritz, Quarry Bay, on Friday, September 10, have and Managing Director of the great Sir Isadore, who was Chairman two dollars will be made after M.P. for Harrow and had announced that a special charge of catering firm of Lyons and Co., was supper, from 11.30 p.m. onwards.

The Carnival opens at 7 WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). last night's operations over Germany it is expected that swimming and many. Royal Commissions and Com present a formal protest to the Ger-

p.m., tinguished public career, serving em roller skating will prove as popular mittees. as dancing and miniature golf. Pro- ceeds are being devoted to the So clety for the Protection of Children, at whose disposal Mr Charles Gray has generously made the Ritz avail able for the event.

The House of Representatives to- and occupied territory. day without the call of a votej promptly approved the £893,000,000 BOMBAY, Sept. 16 (Reuter)--The compromise version of the Defence total number of prisoners of war in Tax B, thus clearing the way for India has now been announced as final action to-morrow by the Senate. about 7,500 officers and 32,000 men.

LORD HALIFAX VIVID PICTURE OF U. S. AID

..

present

crisis

con-

Government regarding the the War Office and it was on the demaity

He was hon. catering adviser to Montana, advising him to claim in- sinkings of the steamships Sessa and basis of his report, made in 1938, that the great Army cooking organisation, at this morning's Cabinet-acssion,

A decision In this regard was taken under which 90 centres have trained 60,000 cooks, was built up.

Ex-Governor of Sinkiang CHUNGKING, Sept. 18 (Central Governor of Sinkiang from 1928 to 1933, and one of the most colourful figures in the early National Govern- ment days, died in Lanchow September 12,

en

Time Bomb Explodes News) Gen: Chin Shu-Jen, 02, ex-

In Shanghai

which

hour.

Ther

In 1933 he was arrested on charges

CAIRO AIR RAID Thirty-nine people were killed CAIRO, Sept. 16 (Reuter).

and 33 were injured when the Calro area was raided early this

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 16' (Reuter).-The

SHANGHAI, Sept. 10 (UP)-Two proving just how immense the industrial capacity of America is of the Mukden incident, a time bomb of maladministration and was tried

18 days prior to the tenth anniversary and at the end of the war this is going to be decisive, declared exploded today In Lord Halifax in an interview broadcast to-night.

room of the Japanese owned Centri Nanking for the illegal conclusion

the operating Lord Halifax gave a glowing lines were busy night and day, turn-took over the Chungking Govern and a half years imprisonment in

China Telecommunications

a commercial treaty with Sevlet Russia. He was sentenced to three account of American aid as he ing out fighters and bombers.

ment's radio station in the Cathay 1934 but was pardoned the following had seen it in 20,000 miles of ment and workers alike resolved to halting the flow of radiograms to the

"Wherever I went I found manage. Hotel, damaging equipment travel from the Atlantic to the do anything they could to help. were no casualties.

and year. Pacific coast, from Georgia to They are eager to set up new pro-

whole world for an

Since then General Chin lived in retirement in Lanchow, New England and to the Middle duction records."

One Chinese Injured West.

Vital Decision

SHANGHAI, Sept. 17 (Reuter) Describing his visit to the Pacife Lord Halifax expressed the A time bomb exploded late last night coast, Lord Halifax said: "I spoke to viction that American aid will grow just outside the offices of the Japan- the workers in their dinner hour in week by week because "all the time office situated on the first floor of the ese-controlled International rachio every shipyard and aircraft factory more of her people are realising how Cathay Hotel. I visited-It did me good to meet closely this night affects their lives

all the things and

which make

Despite a terrifle explosion, which doing the job and it is fascinating to

blasted several doors on the watch America's great industrial moment they may have

to make machine getting geared up for war further vital decisions. It is not for panes 10

to smithereens, production.

only us to advise them what they should Chinese Was slightly injured by "In California I saw a great ship-do about that-they must decide for

falling glass. yard where six months before there themselves, but we must go on saying caused considerable damage to the The explosion is reported to have was only a vast mud flat. A 10,000-what we have known to be true that radio company's transmitting scis ton cargo ship had already been the more quickly they make their and slight damage to a British-owned launched from the yard. From then, full weight felt the sooner will Hitler radio station which is on the same the middle of August,,

ship be destroyed."! was to be launched every three weeks Permanent Peace until the contract was completed. Asked as to the relations between weight and day the hammers clang America and Briton after the

censing, up and down the Lord Halifax replied: "I should two great seaboards; the rivets are have little hope for the future of the being driven home, the ships are world unless I felt that the United moving down the ways.

life

sume

Pres. Roosevelt

To Be Host

SPECIAL TO:THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UP).

her 26 when the latter pass through President Roosevelt will be host at and Duchess of Windsor on Septem an informal luncheon to the Duke

Washington en route to their ranch

meeting would be on the basis of the in Canada, Mr. Stephen Early, the President's Secretary said that the President's long acquaintance with the Duke of Windsor,

Syrian Republic

Lives Again

Chief of the Free French forces in DAMASCUS, Sept. 10 (Reuter).- General Catroux. Commander-in- the Leyant, acting in the name of the Allies, has restored the Syrian Re-

men and women who are actually living for them. At any floor and smashed numerous window morning, it was officially report. / public, vesting it with authority.

4new

Self-Defence

foar.

one ed.

Pope To Intervene Reports, Denied VATICAN CITY, Sept. 18 (UP)- States, and the British Commonwealth Mr Myron Taylor, President Roose would be able to establish on a

manent foundation the present friend- the report envoy to-day denied "Remember that the mainspring of ship and understanding. Our rela- Jag report which was circulating

Clark Kerr Flying

To Singapore

CHUNGKING, Sept. 16 (Central News)Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, left here this morning by plane for Rangoon en route to Singapore. Sir Archibald is expected to be back in Chungking in three weeks.

Maharajah In Egypt

in CAIRO, Sept. 10 (Reuter)In Japanese Vatican circles that the dian troops in the Western Desert all this is America's own self-defence. friendship. If we can really work the possibility of the Pope extending Maharajah of Bahawalpore.

must be governed by that Pope and Mr Taylor had discussed were But at the same time every man or together, each contributing under God his good offices, for the establishment Previously the Maharajah was re- inspected to-day by the womon at vital war production our own special gifts, we can restore of harmonious relations between celved by King Farouk. He was ac realiser that he or she is helping to the old conceptions of courage, Japan and the United States for the companied to the Palace and intro- keep us fed, our factories supplied honesty and freedom that the world purpose of assuring peace in the duced to the King by the British Am- with material and weapons to be has honoured for thousand placed in our hands for

years. now.co

Miles Lampson thats was

the Karne story in the air-

of Justice and goodwill. craft Industrypaid Lord, Halifax. been worthy of our past, and we the anti-tuberculosis, campal belog Defence Comel whil permes

If we do that, we shall each have the hashown his interest in la annotinced here that the Nat

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the Association with his patron and thatIE" VARUYAND

the common enemy "gino against We can create

Pacific.

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His Excellency Sir Mark Young,

bassador, Str:

This Is in accordance with the promiso made by the Allies when the British and Free French forces ca- tered Syria to stop German activities thero.

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