MR. CHURCHILL'S 'MUNICH' MESSAGE TO CZECHS
"THE SOUL of freedom is deathless; it cannot and will not perish,” said Mr. Winston Churchill in a special message which was read
COTTON TO REPLACE POSTERS
Famillar posters printed on cot- giving peace-time brightness to
ton Instead of paper may soon be
British streets.
· in a broadcast last night to the Czechoslo-ces has vakian people.
the scheme.
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 1, 1940,
ITALIAN RATIONING The Italian Minis- try of Corporations yesterday décreed that olive oil, butter, bacon and lard will be rationed in Italy from October 1, says Rome despatch to the official Germon news agency. Reuter.
CONGO'S
ON THE AIR
"Although it is not new, the pro- come to the forefront since the paper shortage became acute," a reporter was told by Mr. THE BELGIAN CONGO GOES Ernest Marks, head of a Man- ON THE AIR TO-DAY WITH A SHORT-WAVE RADIO The message recalled that the day was the chester firm which is sponsoring NEW
STATION OPERATING FROM second anniversary of the Munich Agree- "The cloth-made in Lan LEOPOLDVILLE.
cashire--has a special gloss sur-
Programmes will be broadcast ment, "a date which the world will always re- face, which takes printing Just member for the tragic sacrifice made by
as well as paper. We have at from 10.55 am. to noon G.M.T. ready had inquiries from several (6.55 p.m. to 8 pm. Hong Kong the Czechoslovak people in the interest of
national advertisers, and we feel Time) and from 0.55 p.m. to 7.45 sure we can coon fill some of Pin. GM.T. (02.55 a.m. to 03:45 am. HKT.).. The first trans- European peace.
those empty hoardings." The fabric is only slightly dear-mission will be on 14.97 metres, "The hopes which this agree-er than paper, and considerably the second on 29,04 metres. mcnt
The opening programine will be more durable. It can be used to stirred in the heart of
for other replace
uses. at 6.55 p.m., when the Governor- civilised mankind has been frus-
paper
Congo Liverpool Cotton Corporation, for General of the Belgian trated.
instance, have adopted it as note- will inaugurate the service.
Reuter.
PILOT'S UNIQUE FEAT
Within six months the solemn pledges given by the unscrupulous men who control the destiny of Germany were broken and the agreement destroyed with a ruth- lessness which unmasked the time' nature of their reckless ambitions
An amazing accident, to the whole world. unique in the annals of air history, occurred on Sunday in Australia over one of the air training fields.
"The protection which Hitler forced upon you has been a sham and..a cloak for the in- corporation of your once flourishing country in the so- called Greater Reich.
"Instead of protection he has brought you nothing but moral be-and material devastation and to- day the followers of the great tolerant and humanitarian Prest- delil Masaryk are being persecu cuted with deliberate which has few parallels in mo- dern history.
Two training machines came interlocked one above the other at a height of 1,000 feet.
The pilot and observer in the lower plane and the observer of the other machine baled out and landed safely by parachute.
The pilot in the upper ma- chine, however, elected to re- main In his 'plane and in some
cruelty
Instinctive 'Defiance'
paper.
DEPARTURE OF LONDON JAPANESE: THE EXPLANATION
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS were cur- rent yesterday about the departure of Japan- ese residents from Great Britain.
GANDHI LEAVING WITHOUT AGREEMENT
Mr. Gandhi's second in- terview with the Vicerby in Simla yesterday lasted two and three quarter hours, after which the Mahatma
in the evecided to leave.
ha.
for Ward-
The Viceroy has written to Mr. Gandhi stating it is impossible. in the Interests of India, to ac quiesca in the interference with war efforts which would result from the freedom of speech asked Tor by Congress. ·
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Mr. Gandhi has repiled that While Congress is anxious tö Stefrain from embarrassing thê British Govárnment „th their war efforts, it cannot "deny Ha créed at the präsent Peritics) junèture of mankind's,
Mir. Gandhl's Reply
In the course of his reply to the Viceroy, Mr. Gandhi stated. that:
"If Congress has to die, it should do so in the act of pro- claiming its faith."
"It is unfortunate that we have been unable to arrive at an agrée- ment on the single issue of free- dom of speech. But I shall hug the hope that it will be possible for the Government to work out their policy in the spirit of the position of Congress."
Gandhi's Argument
Full text of the correspondence shows that the Viceroy writing to Mr. Gandhi,' says: "It has emerg ed from our conversation that while you would not yourself preach to workers engaged.in war work at actual works, in an en deavour to dissuade them from working on war equipment, you
should regard it as essential that non-Congress members alike to
it should be open to Congress and
deliver addresses, and in other ways, to call upon people through- an-out the country to refrain from
assisting India's war effort in any way which would invoke India's in participation
bloodshed." Reuter.
The Japan radio yesterday morning. miraculous fashion managed "In this hour of your martyr-nounced that 750 Japanese had been ordered terlocked, safely on the flying The battle which we in Britain to leave by the Japanese Embassy in London..
to land both 'planes, still indom I send you this
'field.
The machines were only slight- ly damaged and both will be in the air again in a day or two!
Reuter.
N.E.I. AND JAPAN'S LEBENSRAUM
are fighting to-day is not only. our battle, it is also your battle and indeed the battle of all na- tions who prefer liberty to soul- less serfdom.
"It is the struggle of civilis- ed nations for the right to live their own life. In the männer of their own choosing. It re- presents man's instinctive fiance of tyranny and an im-. personal universe.
de.
"Throughout history no Euro- pean nation has shown a greater will to survive than yours and f to-day again your people have given countless proofs of their The Netherlands East courage in adversity. Indies is intensely inter-r
take part with ever-increasing
SPANISH
VIEW OF
AXIS PACT
.
The Embassy promptly denied this, and it appears that the truth is that the Japanese Cón- Bu-General asked the Tokyo Foreign Office to bend a Japan. ere ĕhip to pick up some Japan- ene who wish to return to Japan.
Some of the Japanese firms' and banks have décidad to reduce their staffs and they asked the Consul-General to arrange fol
their return to Japan. - Reuter.
LIVERPOOL
RAID STOPPED
of
Nine Hurricanes R.A.F. Fighter Command
At about 6.30 p.m. the Hurri
Channel, sighted a«formation of s Bince the beginning of the nine Heinkel 111. bombers fough Battle of London many Japan ly midway between St. David's sau firme and banke had (do-Head, in the south-west corner- cided to reduce their staffs to of Wales, and Rosslare, in Ire- a skeleton basis owing to the land. The Heinkels were lying danger to life from air raide fast and high to the north-east and a certain, ahrinkage. of which would take them to the business..
Liverpool area,
Reuter's diplomatic correspon- dent says that the Japanese Con- yesterday saved Liverpool sul-General in London, Mr. from what might have Uchiyama acting on the wish of been a serious bombing. ested in the Axis/Japan "Here in Britain we have wel-
Pride And Gratitude
Editorial comment in some Japanese residents in the the Lisbon Government British capital, requested the For-attack.
eign Office in Tokyo to send pact, particularly in what come in Bain we have wede organ "Diario de Manha" Japanese ship to evacuate them. canes, on patrol over the Irish sphere the Axis and Japan your soldiers and airmen who yesterday interprets the regard as their "lebens- have come by daring escapes to Axis Japan pact as direct- raum"
success in that battle Tor Britain ed primarily against the Does this include Indo-China, which is also the battle for United States and second- China, Thailand, Malaya, the Czechoslovakia and ho less sin- Philippines ant the Netherlands cereis our admiration for those ly against Russia in spite Czechs and Slovaks who on the of the clause expressly Reports from Batavia say some home front are risking death or Japanese Have rather wide ton-worse than death to foster re-stating the contrary. reptions of "living space" and thesistance against a cruel and heart- fleading NEI. newspapers say in less oppressor.
effect that the NEJ, will not toler- "it is because we both are ate control by any foreign power fighting for the fundamental of their territory or interests. -- decenoies of human life (that
"We have no doubt that Netherlands will ultimately fres itself from German domination,"
(East Indies?
the
The despatch of German troops to Finland is intrepreted as a menace to the Soviet.
We are determined 'that neither. "With the collaboration of Ja-
•our struggle nor your struggle pan decured, Germany prepares ohall be in vain.
"Stalin will observe that the Soviet advance westward ›must Soma to an end."
these papers says, "and the Nether- "It is for this reason that we to face the problem of the Baltic. ilands East Indies will remain have refused to recognisedhy fallhful to the policy of the status of the brutal, conquests of Ger- quo."
many in Central 'Europe or else- The N.E.I..do not consider them- where that, we have welcomed nj selves involved in the Berlin/ | Czechoslovak Provisional Göv- Rome/Tokyo agreement and willemment in this country and that resist any infringement on their we have made the restoration of right to independent and free exis Czechoslovak liberties one of our lence with all the means in their principal war alms, power, the papers conclude: Reuter
BRITISH. PILOT
Be Of Good Cheer With firmness and resolution,
INTERNED IN EIRE two qualities which our nations
The Hurricanes at once-attack
There is no truth whatsoever Ed In the Tokyo report that the Ja. When they saw MEA panese Embassy in London or-, dered Japanese residents to leave the country.
Out of sonió: 700- Japanese only about 70 will leave England. and when the „Jāpali arrives.
Heard Nothing
A leading officlul of the, The Arable · press yesterday haina Specie Bank told tended to regard the haw pact as yesterday: We have no int proof of Filler's frantic search for tion of evacuating and we have now allies.
heard nothing even faintly --re- Reallsing the fallure of hissembling this report. It-thero hud been any such order we attack on Britain he is striving should certainly have heart from to redress the balando Ahrough- "this effort to "tion, America's our head office in Tokyo.:
hands in Europe "through"h major prevcatipation Ib Pacific.
The
the {pilote-nald, "4H8 veernd towards the WEL *. kept chasing aftor;
crathed into the sas ng ford. By this time: the keld had wheeled, right round and were heading back: to the
Another was badly damaged hind is unlikely to have reached home. When last seen it was
ging well behilfîd the Several more jettisonod. - -thi bombs after turning pacic,.. British Wireless:
JUNKS IN MINEFIELD
A fleet of 12-júnies sontered the Ukpáros Have cor- North Lantau Channel Minefeld tainly lart, London but they yesterday and, - as a result, the shore in equal measure, these
•have göng of their own accord mástera were charged shétore T. C., SHẾ • this The Eire Départment of De-alms will be achieved.
The Arabic paners asic how canj _becausa bualnoka has been bad." Commander fence announces that a BritishBe of good cheer. The hour Hitler and Mussolini help Japan. Reuter understands the steamer morning, y
Each was fined, $30 or 30 days 'plane made a forced landling or your deliverance Will come.and some ftgard the pakt as prin-Fushimi Maru is due in Lisbon near Enniscorthy, don' Sunday. The soul of freedom is. death-pally designed to bolster up about October 20 and may arrive The fleet was found in the m važnoval;patrolat The pilót, who, was Injured, Liess; it cannot, and;
not German and Italian propaganda. nt in English port early
November-Reuter. was interned-Router.
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