FUTURE OF WHITE RACE

Grey River Argus, 16 March 1942, Page 6

FUTURE OF WHITE RACE

In Far East JAPANESE ATTITUDE (Rec. 10.45) LONDON, March 14. The Vichy News Agency publishes a dispatch from Berne, in which there is quoted a Berlin message to the “Neuezuercher Zeitung” containing an interview given by Ambassador Oshima to the “Deutsch Allgemeine Zeitung.” In this Ambassador Oshima is stated to have endeavoured to calm the fears “which exist even outside of the British Saxon countries,” on the subject of the future of the white rpce in the Far East. Ambassador Oshima declares that Japan, in taking possession of Greater East Asia, is basing herself on the Tripartite Pact. He said: “Japan and the friendly Powers co-operating with her, wish to institute a new order throughout the whole world. Their efforts should have the enduring effect of a legitimatei and sacred aim. But this demands mutual confidence. As regards the economic position, our existence and joint prosperity will be realised by acting in such a way that we shall be closely complementary to one another. It goes without saying that the raw materials of Greater Asia will be at the disposal of the Powers allied to Japan in the same way that if is essential that these territories shall receive German machinery. We know well that if Japan wanted to close the doors of Asia for egoistic motives, and to institute a monopoly over the raw materials, she would repeat the mistakes made by Britain and Holland. Such an attitude would render impossible the institution of the New Order of Greater’ Asia in the Far East.” Ambassador Oshima declared that the policy of destruction in Malaya and in the Dutch East Indies had not gone as far as the enemy desired. Thus, before the end even of the fighting rubber from Malaya had arrived in Japan.

LOSS OF MALAYA RUGBY, March 12. : The Acting-Leader of the Commons (Mr Eden) asked if the Government could make a statement on the loss of Malaya, replied that a telegraphic report had been received from General Bennett, but it did not give any important new information. A fuller report had been asked for, and when it arrived a debate might be arranged.

PAY CORPS MEN SAVE £590,000.

FROM SINGAPORE.

SYDNEY, March 13. First packed unceremoniously into haversacks and later stuffed into kit bags, ammunition boxes, and sacks, money enough for a king’s ransom and vital British Army -financial records were saved from Singapore, and are now in Australia. The cash totalled about £590,000, and in addition there were all the January charges against the troops and other vital Pay Corps records, which brought the sums involved to some £750,000. S x officers and forty-eight members of the Royal Army Pay Corps left Singapore with the money a short time before the surrender of the island.