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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939.
HITLER NAMED "WRETCHED
CREATURE"
BY
ELDERLY
BEST FED ARMY
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
.
"Only Man Who Could Drag IN WORLD
United States Into War"
"
WASHINGTON, OCT. 30 (REUTER)—SENATOR CAR- TER GLASS, ELDERLY DEMOCRATIC LEADER, IN AN INTERVIEW. DECLARED: "HITLER IS THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD DRAG THE UNITED STATES INTO WAR."
DECLARING THAT HITLER IS THE ONLY, MAN WHO WOULD BE EXPECTED TO SINK A UNITED STATES SHIP AND DROWN UNITED STATES NATIONALS, SENA- TOR GLASS SAID: "THE CASH AND CARRY CLAUSE WAS APPARENTLY PASSED IN ANTICIPATION OF HIT- LER DOING THIS VERY THING IN BRUTAL DISREGARD OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
"It is in fear of this wretched creature, dripping with the blood of women, children and non-combatants, that we have the shocking spectacle of this nation relinquish- ing its right on the high seas.
ORGANISED
LONDON, Oct, 30 Reuter)_ANO man in the British Expeditionary Force has been left hungry or without food, szid Quarter- master General W, G. Lindsell,
In order to supply the best fed army in the world, fleets of lor- ries are continuously running from base ports to the front lines. It is estimated one-third ten of food is required per month for each man, At present there is 43 days' reserve of food and ammuni- tion
WINDSOR REVIEWS FRENCH TROOPS
This country went into the World War to indicate itsi
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuter)--The rights on the high seas and Duke of Windsor reviewed French now, to requish these rights troops behind the lines, They were
DEMONSTRATIONS through fear of Hitlerism, is
WORRYING
THE GESTAPO
the men who held up and drove
to dishonour our dead," he back the German attack of Oct. concluded.
W
"FALSE POSITION”
"Re-
15.
RAID ALAKM
IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reater)—The raid warning was sounded in
coast from Kent' to the Firth of Forth but the all-clear was given half an hour later.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (Reuter-AIR LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-A Thirty religious leaders, including Pragne dispatch from the official Protestants, Catholics and Jews German News Agency, admitting strongly urge repeal of the Arms 1de disturbance, there yesterday. Embargo in a statement issued by states: airly large groups of the Non-Partisan Committee for a "Withy, vodng toʻatiate demons, revision of the Neutrality Law in a number of towns on the east
strations in Wencolas Place, were
The statement declares: broken up by the Czech police and
peal would throw the vast moral a number arrested."
Reports reaching Amsterdam, and material weight in this coun- The however, state that the demon-try on the side of liberty, trators, wearing Czech. emblems, present law puts the United States blocked the main thoroughfares a false position, condoning the but remained orderly untul Gez-destruction of all religious and man Storm Troop guards which all other liberties which mankind
holds precious." march through regularly capital, appeared and hostBe shouts were raised and Gestapo storm troopers summoned to dis- perse them.
the
These sources assert that what is worrying the Gestapo is not the open siers of revolt but the sim- mering hostility implicit in the obviously well-organised and or- derly demonstrations.
INDIAN TROOPS REACH THEIR STATIONS
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STARTLING REVELATIONS MADE
IN KOWLOON COURT: ALLEGATIONS
OF WIFE'S PLANS TO KILL HUSBAND
Two Hired Men Tell Police Of Money Offer
THE "KING"AND" QUEEN made à tour of various London units of" the Balloon Barrage. In the picture above. Her Majesty is examining the texture of one of the balloon envelopes. Inset, His Majesty examines a cable and winding winch.
I
SERIOUS TROOP REVOLTS
ably engaged pursuing the enemy. IN AUSTRIA: TENTH MAN
ORDERED TO BE SHOT
In another town shortly before the warning was "sounded gunfire was heard a long way off.
UNIDENTIFIED PLANE LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter) The Air Ministry announced that the air raid warning in the East Kent area was due to the presence of an unidentified plane off the Sussex coast flying south. British
stands at £531,000. The half-fighters went up to Investigate. million, mark was exceeded with an enemy machine was seen off the north-east coast of England the receipt from Malaya of 2
this morning. British fighters cheque for £30,000,
went up and the German plane The Times" Says: "This splen-made off towards the east before BOMBAY, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-It did generosity affords still another contact could be made. was reported in an official state-illustration of the unity of mind ment from New Delhi that all and determination which charac-
reached
ROYALTY ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)—According to the French radio, reports of unrest among troops in Vienna, Graz and Klagenfurt have leaked through the Austrian frontier.
The reports add that revolts of units returned from the Polish campaign are so serious that the German au- thorities have ordered each tenth man to be shot.
Graz troops are described as being in, a state of utmost agitation, the men complaining that during their employ- ment in Poland they were treated much worse than the units from the Old Reich.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
IN NORTH SEA
FOREIGN. LEGION:
THE COLD-BLOODED PLANS OF A MARRIED WOMAN, in connivance with her alleged “lover," to do away with her husband through the services of two hired men, were revealed before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court yesterday, when Detective-Inspector A. E. Carey outlined the case for the prosecution.
The accused, CHAN LAI, 26, married woman, and WI WO, alias HO HAM, 32, shop foki, were jointly charged with soliciting to commit a murder.
They were alleged to havej procured two persons for the sum of $70 to murder Mak Chuen, the husband of Chan
žai,
An additional charge of posses- [sion of two rasps, intended for un-
lawful
purposes, WALE preferred against W Wo.
ANTI - BRITISH AGITATION HITS MISSION HOSPITALS
Mak. a "salesman of the Wan
SHANGHAL, Oct. 30 (Renter)—–—–—– Tong Kee timber merchants, andį Chan were married several years informed Shanghaj source, 65 per
According to usually well-
ago. They had four children the]
ages ranging from two to eight years.
cint. of British mission hospitals
ia North China have been affect-
2.. result of anti-British On July 20 last, Mak returned cas home and found Chan sitting on agitation in the occupied areas,
have been a stool on the verandah together Hospitals which with W. Before he could ask who working on behalf of sick and in- the stranger was W disappeared firm for mapy years, have been Five others from the house. When she was ask-competely closed.
cd. Chan replied that Wi was her are operating without their cousin, and a quarrel ensued, Max British stars and no information pointed out that she was not has been received regarding three known to have a cousin of that others for some time past. 'description. FRANSURPRISE VISIT
On the following day Mak pald a surprise visit to his own home
Hospitals closed indude those n. Honan. Hopeh, Shantung, and Sharisi Provinces.
and found Chan was out. She did 667 not return until 11.30 that night. and she gave the explanation that she had been to a cinema. There was another quarrel when she told
she had been to a
Mas not to interfere with her
affairs.
"The Fate Of Hitlerism Is Sealed"
BROADCAST APPEAL TO CZECHS
On September 4, it was alleged. Chan stayed out the whole night,| and returned home the following day. Mak taxed her again, and Chan replied that she had passed the night in her sister's house. LONDON, Oet, 30 (Renier)—In The
during addition couple quarrelled
to the speech by Dr. which Chan told Mak that she no Edouard Benes, formier President longer wished to continue to live of Czechoslovakia, the Republic's Independence Day was marked by
with him.
On September 8 Mak visited a two broadcasts. One was by M. teahouse and found his wife to- Jan Masaryk, son of Czechoslova- gether with Wi Wo laughing and kla's first President, who broadcast joking. Mak scolded his wife, who from London, and the other by M. he Osusky, former Czech Minister in left the premises and when turned to speak to W1, Mak was Paris, who spoke from the French threatened with death if he should capital
Interfere with his wife's move- M. Jan-Masaryk declared: "We ments. A struggle, took place and are fighting for the freedom of
free Europe: will there be a free Czechoslovakia. "The fate of Hitlerism is sealed and you Czechs will play an im- portant part in carrying out the sentence."
IN SPAFRICA WI was alleged to have attacked Europe. Only in a Indian troops sent overseas have terizes the British Commonwealth
PRETORIA, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-A Mak. LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuter)—A their allotted stations "It is, in its way, as signal an
provides On returning home the same British steamer, the Malabar, was Gazette, Extraprdinary safely. No Indian Forces have expression of goodwill in anxious LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-The
sunt in the North Sea. There for the establishment of a Foreign day. Max opened his suitcases so far suffered any losses.
and difficult times as the mucifi-King and Queen and the Princess
and found that some of his cloth cent sums of money which this Royal attended Divine Service in were 70 survivors. An engineer and Legion in South Africa. outpost of the Empire has recently the Windsor
four seamen were trapped in the A proclamation, signed by the ing and Jewellery given to his Garrison Church.
Premier, General Smuta. enables wife. had disappeared.
M. Osusky said: "This tragedy contributed for the general pur-Later they inspected A.RF shel-engine room.
atens to join the Coast Garrison, Continuing, Inspector Carey shows that every oppression of SURVIVORS PICKED UP
affects the great active citizens forces or a special said that on the morning of Oc-small nation LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)
Continued on Pare 7 family of nations.”
Some Indian officers of the Indian Navy have been working with the British Navy. it is dis-
closed.
Doses of
ters at Eton.
defence."(B/C TO STORM
JAPANESE ATTEMPTS TO
CHINESE POSITIONS ON NORTH
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The Malabar was attacked without unit to be styled Foreign Legion. warning on Sunday morning and the crew given no opportunity of taking to boats.
The survivors, however, got away without mishap in spite of difficui- tien in the darkness and were
picked up an, hour later. }
SHIPPING LOSSES
is annofinced that losses in Bri- tish shipping during October tether with the losses in Septem- ber amounted to 158,000 tons..
amounted to 85,000 tons which wɔ-
MILO, Oct. 30 (Central)—Japanese activities on the North Hunan front, during the week-end were featured by several vigorous attempts to storm the Chinese post- tions near Kengkou, north of the Sintslang River.
Strong units of the invading force at Chingkangyleh, south-east of Yoyang, screened by heavy artillery barrages, launched many fierce assaults on the defence line, but were hurled back by withering machine-gun" fire from not quite as much as a single Chinese posts.
The losses of both monthe were
Nazi
Overwhelming Burden Of Any Initiative Directed Against Britain
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter) Originating in Germany
LONDON. Oct 30 (Reuter) and disseminated through neutral papers, rumours of Ger- centres, which, it is emphasised,
more than Was", ex-; many's imminent war intentions are flying in a thick will be no
pected from the beginning of the flight.
They range from an invasion of Britain by parachutt-war and for which the country is well, prepared, though the, strain ing airmen to violation of the neutrality of Holland (to might for the time be severe. provide air bases for the offensive against Britain), Bel- glum and Switzerland (to outflank the Maginot Line).
On the political side, much reports that the overwhelming play is made in press des burden of any German initiative WILD NAZI CLAIMS patches with the phrase "the will be directed against Britain, LONDON, Oct. 30 (BWS)-Ger- turning point of the war," in especially as the weather and con- commitant factors are propitious mani claims regarding successes at last night's Stockholm papers, for military operations. sea grow wilder and wilder. Be- while, trom the
Ireek in April. 1917, when the U- "Along the Yoyang-Sin-outskirts of Yoyang' by way of that campaign was at its peak.. 2 tslang highway," fighting Nantang and Kuochenshih, Fight-
broke out at Kuochenshih, ing was particularly heavy nearį Sinkaitang, Chingkangyieh, Nantang.
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The answer to the German air offensive was given in ad-- vance by the Air Force plans, as well as the excellent sta12- dard of defences, as proved by the high proportion of German casusities in the previous air raids, on Britain. Reuter's military correspondent,
de
points. Throughout yesterday afternoon, stds unjustifiably claiming the angle, heavy concentrations Most of the other rumours are after examining the British, Casualties were heavy on the Japanese relaxed their
sinking of numerous British war-of German forces on the dismissed in the British preas as fence measures, writes that if the tantry attacks, but kept up a ships they claim to have sunk Western
Front, probably an Intensification of Germany's threats by Berr Hitler and Field- severe pounding away on the Chi- 475,000 tons of shipping since the totalling 1,500,000 men, excite war of nerves, which no longer has Marshal Goering materialise "dur" While the Chinese were hold- nese positions at Takiacling and outbreak of war. Even if this in-speculation on the likelihood the intended effect, but responsible ing the week, and if aimed ex- ing their stronghold north of the Biaokiaoling, north of the Sintsinng cludes all neutral shipping sunk.
press; commentators would not, be clusively at Britain, they will be Bintsiang River, two Chinese fly-River.
surprised at, an early large-scale met with murprising counter-mea-
together with HMS. Courageous of an early offensive.
Continued..on Pare"
is clearly gross exaggeration,
and HMB. Royal Oak; this figure Most commentators, however. onslaught by sea and air on British sures in which the French will join.
agree about the authenticity of the shipping, ports and vital industrial by sea, land and air.