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NO THREAT WILL
INDUCE BRITAIN
TO ABANDON WAR
Premier's Answer To Russo-German Pact
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Soviet Ambassador Hears Mr. Chamberlain's Review LONDON, OCT. 3 (REUTER) -- NO THREAT WILL EVER
INDUCE THIS COUNTRY OR FRANCE TO ABANDON THE PURPOSE FOR, WHICH WE HAVE ENTERED UPON THIS STRUGGLE," DECLARED THE BRITISH PRIME" MINISTER, MR. CHAMBERLAIN, BEFORE A CROWDED HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY WHEN HE REFERRED TO THE RUSSO-GERMAN PACT IN THE COURSE OF AN- ON THE SITUA- OTHER OF HIS WEEKLY REVIEWS TION.
AMONG THE MOST NOTABLE DIPLOMATS PRE- SENT IN THE GALLERY WERE M. IVAN MAISKY AND DR. QUO TAI-CHI, RESPECTIVELY SOVIET AND CHI- NESE AMBASSADOR TO THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S:
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"In the last week events of great importance have occurred in the international fleld," declared Mr. Cham- berlain.
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Will Press Claims For Compensation
TORPEDOING OF
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1939.
The accompanying photographs, taken in⠀ the East River district of Kwangtung, show the women's guerilla detachments operating in the area. The Amazon on the right com- mands not only women but a hundred men. (Photos-S. H. Hsla)."
SUPREME PENALTY
AT H.K. PRISON
SIX MEN AVERE TO HAVE PAID THE SUPREME PENALTY AT DAWN TO-DAY IN HONGKONG PRISON, STANLEY.
"On September 26, Herr von Ribbentrop, Reich For-
The condemned were Tso Lam, eign Minister, pald a visit to 30, Leung Kam, 22, 14, Fuk, aged Moscow and on September 28 28, Chan Luk, 30, Lt Wan-cheung, the results of this visit were 27 and Chan Kan, 27 years, who proclaimed.
were found, guilty at the Criminal Sessions on August 31 of the mur der of 14 Hung, a dealer in rope and matting
The Prime Minister pro- ceeded to give details of the "threefold results."
FOURTH PARTITION Firstly, a fourth partition, of Poland had been attempted and DANISH SHIP an agreement was signed recognis COPENHAGEN, Oct. 3 (Reater)-ing as final the frontier The Danish authorities declare Fussia and Germany. The line!
The case, which lasted four days. was heard before the Chief Justice,
3ir Atholl MacGregor, the prose- cution being conducted by Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solici between tor:
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by
that they are pressing claims for agreed upon was considerably more Mr. 8. Ng Quinn, defended the
compensation for the dependents favourable to Germany than the of the crew of the Verdik which provisional line of military occurst, third and sixth prisoners, was torpedoed by a German sub-pation which had previously been
marine.
lald down.
while Mr. George. She, instructed. by Mr. D. McCallum, "appeared for the defence of the other accused. The jury comprised Messrs. A. Wright (Foreman), Vick Soy-kwan,
An outspoken comment in the Secondly, the German and Soviet "National Tidende" says bitterly Governments have declared that that though there were no reports their agreement finally settled of warfare on the Western Front questions arising from the Polish Stalker, F. X. Botelhö, H J. D. issued every day, war was fiercely collapse.
a solid Lowe, B. W. Simmons and C. M
waged in
and created
the waters around foundation for lasting peace in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
"We declare that in mentra lity we should have equal deal- lags with both sides," the comment aids.
Eastern Europe.
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"In their opinion liquidation of the present war between Germany and England and France would be nations. in the interests of all Both Governments, they go on to say, will endeavour to achieve! this object as quickly as possible," said Mr Chamberlain,
After
FIVE AMERICAN -
DESTROYERS IN
AGREEMENT FORESHADOWED RIVER TAGUS
referring to the joint statement concerning Britain's LIBBON, Oct. 3(Rputer)-Two | more American destroyers have ar and France's responsibility for the rived in Lisbon and there are now continuation of the war and the five destroyers in the River Tagus, German-Soviet consultation, the Portugal is now the clearing Prime Minister said that, thirdly, house for American trade with the economic agreement between Italy, France and Britain.
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TURKISH MILITARY MISSION MET BY GREAT SOLDIER
LONDON, Oct. 3 (Reuter) The Turkish Military Mission, headed by General Orbay, arrived here to-day and was met by Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, who was Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces at Gallipoli in the Great War and is regarded by the Turks as one of the greatest soldiers.
Among those welcoming U.S. - CHILE TRADE Gen. Orbay were members of
AGREEMENT
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U.S. Recognise CHINESE
New Polish Government
PARTS, Oct. 3 (Reuter)-The American Ambassador to Poland. to-day formally called on the new Polish President, thereby indicat- ing his Government's continued recognition of the sovereignty of Poland.
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MEXICO'S RELATIONS MEXICO CITY, Oct.. 3 (Reuter) | The Mexican Government de- clated that it will not recognise the annexation of Paland by force and will continuetilptomatic rela tions with the newly formed Polish Government in Paris.
Squatters Scandal
Approximately 50,000- Chinese are living in fire- trap shacks in Kowloon villages.
The full story of this scandalou's state of affairs is contained in a special illustrated article which appears on PAGE SIX.
STALIN IS MORE THAN IMITATION OF HITLER
LONDON," Oct. 3. (Reuter) --- Caustic comments are made in the "New York Times at the invita- tions made by · M,・・ Stalla to Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The paper said it is pitiful that small nations have been swiftly summoned
PLANES RAID ON HANKOW
CHANGSHA: INVADERS
ARE IN DIFFICULTIES
Isolated Units Scattered On 200-Kilometre Front
KWEILIN, OCTOBER 3 (CENTRAL)--THE JAPANESE FORCES DRIVING TOWARDS. CHANGSHA ARE NOW FINDING THEMSELVES IN A DIFFICULT · SITUATION AS A RESULT OF FORCEFUL CHINESE COUNTER- ASSAULTS FROM ALL SIDES."
According to latest military advices from the front, the Japanese trapped in the hilly regions stretching from the northeast of Changsha to Pingklang are subject to enormous Chinese pressure. Their lines are wavering...
Chinese annihilation at tacks, it is claimed, have in- flicted thousands of more)- casualties upon the Japanese, greatly draining their limited manpower.
The Japanese spearhead Was blunted at Klaotowyi, about
fifteen miles north of Changsha;;
CHINESE SUCCESSES
Szechuan To Be Divided Into Three
.CHUNGKING, Oct, 3 (Central)-
on the Canton-Hankow Raliway. The division of Szechuan into After recapturing the place, the three provinces as a means to in- Chinese are chasing the Japanese crease political efficiency and ex- retreating northward, while other pedite conomic development was. HANKOW, Oct. 3 (Reuter) Chinese units are reaching the suggested in a reconstruction pro- -Hankow experienced its Japanese rear north of Fulinpr. gramme for Szechuan and Bikang. first air raid at ́1.30 this after-northeast of Klaotowy!.
submitted by the Ezechuan-Bikong noon when eight Chinese
Inquiry Mission. to the Fourth: planes made an unexpected Successes have also been scored Session of the People's Political appearance over the city. by the Chinese at Wangkungkiao, Council, held recently tri Chung-
They dropped several bombs between Changths and Plugking The programme, drawn up On the Japanese military an these we have been re-a-careful investigation of thug aerodrome and started a huge captured. "At Shangshanshik 2,000 ditions in the two provinces by the conflagration which blazed Japanese were practically" totally Commission, was approved by the for over an hour.
wiped out after days of encircling Council Anti-aircraft guns opened are attacks by the Chinese. and pursuits took off but the visi-} !!! tors were able to make their get-have been launched upon the away unharmed.
The Japanese Press Bureau. in a statement on the air raid, said: | "At 1.30 p.m. 'to-day, eight Chinese bombers appeared over Hankow. They flew at 2 height of
7,000 metres and dropped nine bombs in the western section of Hankow which set fire to 26 tins of petrol There were no casual- ties."
JAPANESE PLANES BROUGHT DOWN ICHANG, Oct. 3 (Central)-Da- ing the Japanese `aly rald on var-
·lous Szechwan and Hupeh towns
Lichlatuan, and Shangshanghih| king.
Mestiwhile flanking attacks
Japanese left wing in the Pingking area with favour- able results, The Japanese- there
not making ang headway, and are therefore unable to follow up the ad- vance of their troops along the railway line.
are
West Szechuan and a part of North Szechuan comprising the valley of the Pèl River and “the upper reaches of the Kialing River will be one province, with Chengtu as capital.
East Szechuan and the 'remain- ing part of North Szechuan, com- prising the valley of the Pa River· and the lower reaches of the Kla- ling River will be a second pro- vince with Chungking as capital, The Chinese strategem, it is while South Ezechuan will be a stated, is to isolate the Japanese third province with suffu 25
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capital.
CHINESE STRATEGY
CONTINUED
on the the night of September 23 TENSION IN
several of the enemy machinesį were severely damaged by Chinese anti-aircraft guns and two were wrecked in their retum flight to Hankow.
SIR CLARK KERR^.
COMING TO H.K.
." SHANGHAI, Oct. 3 (Reuter)-
The British "Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, t
SHANGHAI leaving Shanghai for Hongkong on
One crashed in the western au- VOLUNTEER CORPS burbs of Hankow. Five of the crew of seven were killed and the other two wounded,
PATROLS
CHUNGKING, Oct. 3 (Central)
-A Shanghai despatch states that the tension in the western district
Thursday.
From Hongkong he expects to proceed to Chungking via. Hanoi,
CO - OPERATION IN INDIA
GERMANS HIRE or the city has not yet been re- The Chairman of the Congrese War
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RUM RUNNERS
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 (Reuter)
fazed.
one after another to The Federal authorities are frives. Patrolling the western perimeter.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 3 (Reuter)
Sub-Committee, Pandit Nehru, had Armodredese units of the a two-hour conversation with the Shanghai Volunteer Corps are Viceroy of India to-day in which he exhaustively discussed Con- MORE CONFUSION: APS gress and the Indian Government's tigating reports that Amugglers are
Confusion has been added to the co-operation in view of the Euro carrying fuel oll, food and water to German submarines of the Atlan- situation in the extra-Bettlement pear situation. the Coast, according to an article road area by the appearance of
know what their future is to be.
M Stalin is something more than an imitation of Hitler as his methods
intimidation of quicker and quieter. "
FRIENDLY INVITATION
ате
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THE KING LONDON, Oct. 3 (Reuter
Mr.
in the "Philadelphia Record," two groups of uniformed and MR. CHURCHILL SEES
Prohibition' era rum-runners and armed men MOSCOW,..
One group, who style themselves Oct. 3 (Reuter)-The "unscrupulous Wkippers” are mak- Lithuanian Foreign Minister aring money by delivering part of "Self-Defence Corps," wear dark PARIS," Oct, '3 (Reuter)-Mili-rived in Moscow to-day for talks their cargoes to German vessels, Freem uniform with the five- Winston Churchill First Lord of tary observers are much impressed at the invitation of the Soviet the article declares, and adds that coloured emblem on their caps, the admiralty, had an audience of by B.A.F. activities on the Western Government. It is semi-officially the authorities learned that three while the other group appear in the King yesterday evening. Front and state that the present stated, according to a Lithuanian Germans have hired several old yellow uniforms with the "blue Bir Howard, Kennara, Britta Iall is due to Herr Hitler's peace message, that the invitation was rum-runners... offensive but when this has pass-couched in
ed great activity by the French terms and British Alf Forces is expected. Observers who have studied the results of recent air battles state
the most friendly
It is understood that” the conversations will include the , question of the rallway which that mass engagements between runs from Polish territory, the Turkish Embassy and re- squadrons will take place in con- now occupied by the Soviet," presentatives of the Royal Air trast to individual combats of the and through Latvia, to Lithu→ WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Reuter)-Force and Army and French last war.
Although the German Air Force The Latvian Foreign Minister Mr. Cordell Hull, U. S. Secretary Embassy officials. of state, announced that the Lord Chatfield, Minister for Co- has been greatly reinforced the who is also in Moscow at the in- United States Government li nego-
French, and British are taking the vitation of the Soviet, had a two- tiating a reciprocal trade agree ordination of Defence, will be host initiative and all encounters have hour conversation with M. Stalin
to the Turkish Mission at a ban-been made inside German terri- last night. quet to-night:
Is reported that Russia is was one of three On land, French sappers are demanding trafic rights through on repairing Latvia and commericial rights in increase their armaments and prominent Turkish military leaders feverishly working
eap two Latvian ports, purchase defence weapons from who visited London a month ago shattered German
before Cler The Itail Asistence Pact be the United States but emphasises for military talks and it is expect tured by the Frenc that credit cannot be granted for ed that these talks will be taken man ärtillery begin the counter-tween Latria and Ritada was ratt this,
up again,
ment with Chile, dates Gen. Orbay
The State Department that Latin American nations should
Atory,
SIGHTSEEING
IN MOSCOW LONDON, Oct. 3 (Reuter)---This Turkish Foreign Minister taken "on- a sightseeing tour of Moscow yesterday and there were no talka between the Turkish and Soviet representatitives.
EMPHATIC DENIAL STOCKHOLM, Oct 3 (Renter) The Garman allegation that the Swedish ships Gun and Imanta which were ink by U-boats rat tempted to tam the submarines are emphatically iled by the Bwedish authorities. The Scontain of the Gun said that the submarine actu- ally came alongsi
sky and white sun" emblem on Ambassador in Warsaw, arrived in their caps.
1England last night.
Allies' Answer To "Peace Proposals" Must Be "No"
CANBERRA Oct. 3 (Reuter) Mr. R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, in a speech to-day, said that the Allies answer to Herr Hitler's peace proposals” must emphatically be * no, "
No greater mistake," he said, "could be made by H ler if he thinks that the war has ended now that Poland has been conquered, for the war has just begun
We cannot abandon the principle for which Austra la joined up with Britain to fight for security under à law which nations must obey the same as every individual person