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MUSSOLINI'S ALIBIS Scene LATE FINALI
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ICHINA MAIL
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1940 ́
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NIGHT
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choices.
BUTTER
ANOTHER DEAL IN DESTROYERS?
Lord Lothian Expected To Make Request In US.
NEW H.K. ORDER
STRICT CONTROL OF ENTRY
Further instructions have now been received from the Secretary of State in the matter of evacuation in pursuance of which a new Defence Regulation will be prom ulgated to-day whereby the strict control of all] 00 future entries into the Co- lony is ensured.
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This Regulation will be ad- ministered by the Commissioner of Police unti' the new Immigra- tion Bill, recently published in the Gazatte, becomes law.
Under the terms of the discre-
tion given to the Colonial Secre- tary the Regulation in question will not be applied to persons of
Chinese race.
NO PEACE
OFFER MADE TO CHUNGKING
Referring to the re- port that the Japan- ese Imperial Confer- ence in Tokyo decided that Japan will nego- tiate a peace direct with General Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese official quarters in Chungking declared.
yesterday they are without information on the alleged deci- sion-Reuter.
GOLD MINE STRIKE
IN YUNNAN... (BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The "Ta Kung Pao" in Chung-
king reports from Yunnanfu that a gold mine of considerable size lias been discovered at Yuanting, Yunnan, by technicians of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, The. gold field is said to cover 14,000
mow. Havas,
JAPAN EMULATING AXIS STRATEGY?
Atlantic Convoys Indequately Guarded
(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL”)
IT WAS LEARNED IN WASHINGTON-YES- TERDAY THAT BRITAIN WILL SHORTLY ASK THE UNITED STATES FOR 50 MORE OVER- AGE DESTROYERS; WELL-INFORMED QUAR- TERS SAID LORD LOTHIAN. THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR. WOULD APPEAL TO SEGRE- TARY OF STATE CORDELE HULL. OR PRESI- -DENT-ROOSEVELT FOR THR DESTROYERS' TRANSFER AFTER HIS 'RETURN FROM LON- DON.
•· is understood that, preparing the ground. Mr. William Allen White, of the committee for aid to Britain, will soon de- clare it imperative to bolster British sea power if the islands' winter supplies of|
food,
tained.
PRISONERS
OF WAR TO
GET LEAVE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA ́MAIL")
fuel and munitions <are to be main.dk,
Naval experts acknow-
OFFICERS SAID DRYLY THAT WHY THE DESTROY-
BRITISH VESSEL, AND ALSO THE IDENTITY OF THAT VESSEL, WERE TABOO SUB JECTS.
ledge that British-trans-ERS SHOULD WARN THE Atlantic: convoys are in- adequately guarded, not- withstanding the augu- mentation of the United
It wasted in Berlin. !
an
that the Franco-Ger- man armistice com- mission has reached
agreement by which special leaves will be granted those French prisoners of war who are fathers of four children. Havas.
RUSSIA'S NEW AID ? Defence strategists, while pro- SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") tessing the utmost sympathy, with States neutrality patrol the British need, indicated that in-
Creation of a direct sea ser- fluential Administration quarters. vice between Russian Black Sea and the releasing of Bri-oppose the transfer of any more ports and some Danubian ports tish sea power from bloc- destroyers on the ground that it was announced in Moscow yes- kale duty in the west At-maintenance of a balanced fleet. terday. Havas,
lantic.
It is understood that British warships which relinquished to the United States neutrality patrol surveillance of French warships at Martinique and German freigh- ters in the Caribbean and Mexico,
fouean.
U.S. And Tampico
In that connection: American
DOMEI'S REPORTS of a secret military have been requisitioned for ser- agreement between the United States and fire in the Channel and Mediter- Thailand have been quickly and emphatical: ly given the lie by Mr. Sumner Welles, who stated at his press conference, "There is not
1 word of truth in the report.
He added that he had the impression that the whole story had been deliberately concocted."
"
Some circles in Washington see in the report an effort to emulate the European Axis strategy of making accusations (in this the case of Thai) of un- friendly conduct against a country it is proposed to invade.
at-
This effort certainty, pulls wool chance to reconsider, their over no dyes in Washington, where titude and make peace with Ja they are extremely interested and pan, is also interpreted in where they continue,, to detect. Washington as a sign of Japan's reasons" for the Japanese--with--| wealiness. drával, from: South China,, ANN
Ohe paper. said yesterday that the Japanes alibi of a strategic withdrawal from Kwangsi.“and Hwangtung sounded fishy, and added: The -obvious: explanation appears to be the real one-she! har uitton off more than she can' chew and is disgorging it inst.
Final Chance
naval quarters ackowledge that probably "warning: signals" from United States- destroyers were flashed to the “British ship" that
caused the German crew to scut- tle, their ship, off Tampico, México, and sent three others. scurrying. back to port,
TORNADO HITS COTE D'AZUR
It is recalled that there is a (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL' vast difference between the The violent tornado which swept officially announced; attitude of northern France three days ago 4938 which declared that
Thas now struck southern France,
pan would never talk with the and Marseilles and Nice have sur- Chiang Kai-shek regime which fered heavy damage... was to be annihilated and these The famous Promenade des An peralatant - Tokyo reports that glais in Nice collapsed and bulld“ the Chungking regime will be, Ings along the shore suffered from offered liberal peace terma." heavy waves)
It is argued, therefore, that! Heavy damage was.caused along Reports from Tokyo that the Tokyo must feel much less sure the whole Gote d'Azur. Material recciit Imperial Conterence do- of herself now than she did two loasca bre reported particularly eldecl-to-giva Chungkings d final! ycuze-ago-Reuter.
Borious at St. Raphael;~Havas,
would dangerously impair the
Official tables; list 159 destroyer. commissioned, "- of which over age. — International Bervice..
57 ars [WEATHER FORECAST:—North-
Nows
east winds, moderate; fair.
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