THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1940
STIFF PRICE BY U.S. Chance Of Modus Vivendi Extremely Slim
WASHINGTON IN TWO NAZI NO HURRY FOR NEW U-BOATS
PACT WITH JAPAN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
SUNK
London, To-day.
The R.A.F. pilot of a 'plane of the Coastal Command has now given his own story of the bombing of a U-boat in the North Sea on Monday. trol duty when the U-boat The R.A.F. 'plane was on pa-
was sighted at a distance of a few miles.
Washington, To-day. THE UNITED STATES may refuse to enter into any new agreement with Japan when the 1911 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation expires on January 26, state authoritative sources. These same quarters indicate that the chance of a
modus vivendi, or temporary agreement, are ex-time and heard the tremely slim at the moment.
The Treaty was denounced by the United States as a retaliatory mea-
Gure
against Japanese violation of
There is
to
It is generally believed in informed circles that no modus vivendi is like ly to be negotiated before the treaty American rights in China.
expires, but the matter appears no possibility of a new treaty before be taken with the greatest of calm- January 26, although the Unitedness in official circles as indicated by States has left the door open for a Mr. Cordell Hull's statement at 窳 temporary substitute.
press conference yesterday: "There has been no special development this morning.' He had been asked to in- dicate the latest position in the U.S.- Japanese discussions.
Discussions are now going on between
the Mr. Joseph Grew, American Ambassador, and Ja- panese officials regarding a modus vivendi, but authoritative circles in Washington say that the Unit. ed States will demand a stiff price even for this,
"
The President did not refer to the
matter at all at his own press con-
ference in the afternoon.
It seems likely that the matter of a Japanese-American trade treaty will be left in suspense temporarily
The United States will accept no compromise, but will adhere to the terms of the Nine-Power Treaty, while the discussions concerning gen- which recognises the right of alleral relations between the two coun- nations to an open door to China's tries continue.-Reuter.
trade and commerce. Havas.
No Crisis Likely To Materialise
Washington, To-day. There is not the slightest indication here that any crisis is likely to ma- terialise on January 20 when the United States treaty with Japan ex- pires on abrogation.
HONG KONGS
NEW PETROL
PUMPS
The new type of electric
SHOP TO BEST ADVANTAGE AT computator petrol pumps
THE
which are in use in England and have proven so popular there are being installed in COY | Hong Kong for the motorist.
These pumps will show the cost of
ASIA COY
petrol as well as the quantity deliver- ed. They accurately measure quantity
FOT-KWAN BLOG. DESVŒEUX RD. Cdown to one cent's worth of petrol.
FOR GROCERIES BUTCHERIES
FRUITS GREENS & SUNDRIES
ELLING
MONES
DELIVERIES
LEAVING
DEPOT
7. A.M. 12.NOON 4:PM
NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MONTHLY CREDIT
These pumps are built on the basis of calculating machines but are sturdy and tamperproof. It is impossible to deliver anything but exact measure- ment. To insure full measure, all numerals which indicate cost and gal- lonage must be set back to zero before the pump can be operated. The pump will not deliver gasoline if there is any water or air in the lines.
Motorists who are interested in checking the mileage which they are getting from their cars can easily.do so by taking petrol from these pumps for quantities as small as a teaspoon- full can be measured.
The pumps have been installed at the Texaco Station at Wanchai and V.R.C. on the Hong Kong side and at Waterloo Road and the Far East Mo- tors on the Kowloon side.
A
NAZI COAL SHORTAGE
Berlin, To-day,
The pilot was having a snack at the gunner shout "Look!"
He looked in the direction of the
pointing finger and saw what seemed to be a rowing-boat on the horizon, with a trail of foam behind it. After
a few moments, as he gave the 'plane full throttle, he was sure it was a U-boat.
the As the 'plane approached, U-boat crash-dived and the 'plane dived down on it, dropping Ito bombs. They seemed to fall very close and a great splash of water followed the explosions. A little later, greenish-brown patch, with bubbles, spread over the position where the submarine dived.
a
mained on the spot for some time, the Although the R.A.F. machine re-
U-boat was not seen again.—Reuter.
FRENCH REPORT
Paris, To-day.
A U-boat was attacked by French patrol craft as it was submerging, the French Navy announces, and a large patch of oil covered the surface. It was not seen again, but it is not cer- tain that it was destroyed.
The French Navy has captured an- other German freighter.—Reuter.
TO BE HANDED OVER ON A PLATE?
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
London, To-day. Commenting on the 300-mile "safety belt" around the Ameri- can coast, the "Continental Dally Mali” expresses the opin- lon that the controversy around it is merely "academic,” amsert- Ing that the American nations would be unable to maintain's patrol over so wide an area.
The paper stated, "is Britain going to hand over to Hitler her naval superiority on a plate? We cannot throw away a weapon without which we could not win the war."--Havas,
ABDUCTION CHARGE
Before Mr. R. Edwards this morn- ing. Li Lam, 28, was charged with abduction of a girl named Tong Ling. and with attempted larceny of overcoat.
Detective-Inspector A. L. Hopkins
maker. said that the girl's father was a scale-
be At about 230 p.m. yesterday, SAW. defendant walking with his daughter in front of his shop. He raised an alarm, and defendant start- ed to run, but was arrested with the overcoat which belonged to the girl.
to
Defendant pleaded not guilty abduction, but admitted the theft of the coat. He was sentenced to sh months". hard labour.
FIRM SCANDINAVIAN REPLY TO SOVIET
London, To-day.
THE SCANDINAVIAN PRESS backs up its governments in
their firm reply to the Soviet protest. Stockholm paper says: "Sweden's foreign policy is never
determined anywhere but in Stockholm.'
A
FINED FOR SELLING
BRITISH
GOODS
Peiping, To-day. Chinese reports from Tsinan state that 77 shops, dealing in. British goods have been fined sums of a quarter of their “tots) value, on the ground that they had failed to register.
Any shops failing to pay the fine before January 14 (Sunday last), it is reported, were th tened that their profiletors worki be paraded through the streets.
If they have further dealings with British goods, the shops have been told that the times wo increased to half their total vahie.
Reuter
In Germany, the present coal-short- age for householders is apparently re- garded as likely to be continued, for tral heating and hat water on
in tenants who cannot get hot and Saturdays, will pay full fer at all are to have their renta All Berlin schools are duced by 5 per cent.
indefinitely because of
"
Lucky ones, who can have cen-Reuter.
A Norwegian paper blandly says that there can be no question of the Scandinavian countries not being neutral or otherwise, "because accord- ing to the Soviet Government Russia is not at war with Finland!”
A-Danish paper says that the only thing that remains unanswered in the Soviet note is the demand for the censorship of the press, "which will be Impossible in Scandinavia, as no Scandinavian wants to live according to Bolshevik principles."-Reuter.
SOVIET CHARGE
MOSCOW, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO THE SOVIETS, SWEDEN IS FORCING HER UN- EMPLOYED TO FIGHT IN THE FINNISH ARMY.
The Moscow radio says that Sweden is reducing her, public works and promising high pay and other induce ments to make her mployed Agh for Finland, "on the advice
Leuter
broadcast,
Swedish Finland.
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