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NO SIGN YET OF GERMAN THRUST ON WESTERN FRONT: ALLIED FORCES ARE ON THE ALERT FOR US. GROUSE Belgium Will ANY ENEMY ACTION AGAINST
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CONDITIONS NOW REACH THE SOVIET
MAXIMUM SEVERITY
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)--Reuter's special corres- pondent with the B.E.F. states that there is still no sign of any German thrust against the sector on France's eastern frontier held by the B.E.F. No shot has been fired against this sector and not one hostile plane has flown over the British lines.
Nevertheless, the men holding forward positions are kept unceasingly alert, ready to spring to arms at the first sign of enemy action.
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says
of troops and "Their task is by no means, concentrations easy. I have seen troops, in-planes in France is being pushed cluding the flower the forward rapidly.
Reuters of
special British Army, fighting cold,
correspondent with the Royal Air Force in France. wet and mud, digging and All this week, the Territorial digging, and living in con- Army gunners have been installing ditions of the maximum their armament in the fields over- severity as far as comforts looking the Air Force secret aero- are concerned.
generally during the day. The those of the Regular Army.
CITY OF FLINT PROCEDURE IS
-CRITICIZED
Preserve Her Neutrality
tor
the
rea:-
PRIMATE'S ADDRESS AT PEACE SERVICE BRUSSELS. Oct. 30 (Reutér)—
of intercessinh At a service WASHINGTON. Oct 30 (Reuter) -That Russia withheld Informa-peace in Brussels yesterday. tion in connection with the City Primate of Belgium again
Armed Belgium's determination of Flint case and failed to co- !
neutrality. The operate. Is part of a strong com-to preserve her plaint against Moscow by the U.S. Primate was speaking in the pre- sence of King Leopold and mem- State Department.
Even on Saturday night, says bers of the Government. the State Department, they were He said it would be a crime for Wiz unless not told if the City of Flint bad Belgium to join the actually left Murmansk. By sach her, existence was threatened, but, an attitude, the Soviet's professed fortunately, she was guaranteed neutrality Is
to serious by the powers, and by the resolve criticism.
of her Army and her king.
Belgium was always loyal to her
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open
CORRECT PROCEDURE
It was within an hour or two of engagements and had had no part dromes. More than, one Terri- the State Department's announce in the cause of the present war. torial Anti-Aircraft Regiment have ment that the Official Russlan The Primate urged all Catholics WAR COMMUNIQUE PARIS, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-A War been sent out and others may News Agency. Tass, stated that to take up spiritual mobilisation Communique states, "all was quiet come. They will join up with the City of Flint rád left. Mur-for the sake of Belgium and the
mansk 'The correct procedure. future of Europe. LOCAL ACTIVITY
under international law, it is PARIS, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-Rain, pointed out here, when a mer-¦ snow and fog have brought ac- chantman is brought into # tivity on the Western Front prac-neutral port with a prize crew on tically to a standstill.
board, Is for a neutral country not
weather on the Western Front is getting worse and worse and snow has fallen in the Vosges and lower areas round the River Saar.
***Reports reaching here sug- gest that Gen. Keitel, is now Herr Hitler's right-hand man in military affairs and is en- Joying the fullest confidence and that Gen. von Brauchitsch is little more than a figure-
head at the moment.”
TROOP PROTECTIONS
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A military expert in France says to intern the prize crew only if the! that the frontline trenches and vessel was forced into port because "No Man's Land" are being rapid-or bad weather, lack of fuel and. ly turned into a bog. For all that provisions or necessity for repairs. he says. the French have been otherwise a neutral country must sending out small patrois.
intern a prize crew and return the vessel.
There has been some small local activity, in which hand-to-hand LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter) fighting predominated. The French Emplacement for anti-aircraft have taken a number of German guns for the protection of British prisoners.
Chinese Press Views Vary On U.S. Neutrality Law
CRITICS SAY JAPAN FAVOURED: 'NO
PROVISION TO HALT AGGRESSORS Conflicting views are held by the Hongkong Chinese Press in regard to the effects of the revised Neutrality Bill,
Political Developments In Balkans
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PINGKLANG, Oct. 30 (Central) -Chinese artillery emplacements
IMPORTANT TALKS on the Ruling front heavily shell-
TAKE PLACE
PARIS. Oct. 30
(Reuter)
.
ma-
AN AFTERTHOUGHT
ed the Japanese forces at Tung- In this case, the German brize
cheng, on the South Hupeh border,
could Crew
give no reasonable
early yesterday morning. grounds for entering Murmansk
Agents of Herr von Ribbentrop. Two Japanese ammunition and were interned. Later, how-
Nazi Foreign Minister received gazines were blown up by the they claimed that the several leaders of the Comitad Chinese barrage. which started machinery of the vessel was in Bulgarian Irregulars) from Do-several large fires inside the city need or repairs and-the-were-rebradja and Macedonia during the part of the Japanese garrison leased.
past few days, according to an Tungcheng is reported to have Havas despatch from the German evacuated to Tashaping. frontier.
ever.
However, this step was only an afterthought and Washing- ton's view is that it was the Soviet's clear duty to hand the ship back to the American
crew.
passed by the United States last Friday on the Far Eastern Union Unity
situation.
CRITICISM
The Ta Kung Pao" de- kind of measure to prevent her clares that the Bill was from getting help from America. adopted primarily to cope.
The "Sing Tao Jin Pao," how- with the European situation, and that it cannot give rise to ever. remarks that the repeal of any doubt as to the United the arms embargo from the Nea- trailty Bill will benefit countries States attitude towards the with a large naval and commer- Far Eastern issue.
Fund In S.A.
ORGANIZATION TO COUNTERACT NAZI PROPAGANDA
(Rea- CAPE TOWN, Oct. 30 cial feet and not weak nations The journal expresses the be- which are victims of aggression, ter)The Union. Unity Fund lief that the United States will
The paper criticises the fact (organized to counteract Nazi continue. to sympathise with that the Bill was revised not on propaganda) is forralag China. Her recent abrogation of the basis of a discrimination be- branches in South-West Africa, the commercial treaty with Japan tween the aggressor and the op- Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Kenya and the strengthening of the de- pressed nations but on the basis and Tanganyika. It is 'also fences in Hawaii and the Philip
Intended to form 3 Truthful pines bear eloquent testimony ini
Service Bureau, which will this regard.
give effect to the Fund'a aims by means
pamphlets. of photographs, maps and films which will be moved from place to place.
of the cash-and-carry system. -
The "Chu Chang Jih Pao" de- The "National Times" asserts clares: "We do not welcome the Unless a that the revised Neutrality Act revised Neutrality Bül
will neither benefit Japan nor to new Act purporting to check ag harm to China. As it was passed Bression is adopted the enforce- primarily to deal a severe blow to ment of the Neutrality Bill in its
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only beneft aggresive nations, the
students of
Importance is attached to the reported meetings in connection with the politica developments in the Balkans.
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SHANSI SITUATION LOYANG. Oct. 30 (Central)- Vitaltow, strategic" point south- east of Puhsien, in West Shansi. which had changed hands several times, has again been recaptured
ports from the front reveal
TURKEY'S 16TH by the Chinese, latest military re-
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Nazi Envoy A Notable Absentee
ANKARA, Oct, '30 (Reuter}" The German Ambassador, Herr von Papen was a notable absentee at the "celebrations yesterday in connexion with the 16th Anniversary of the Proclamation of, the Turkish Republic. Citles and towns all over Turkey were decorated for the occasion and there were several military patades in Ankara, President Ionu, in the after: noon, received the congratulations.
Chinese forces are attacking the Japanese at Slangning, south-weat of Puhsien: Fierce fighting is proceeding at Kekow. Kuhsien. Shihshe and other points west of the town. Saulochen, a village south of Siangning, was set to fire by the Japanese before their res treat last week.
from
A Japanese detachment Siangning has succeeded in break;
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Colony Hard Courts Tennis Championships Held This Year
There
is every indication that this year's Hard Courts Tennis Championships will not take place at the United Ser vices Recreation Club where they have been held ever since their inception in 1937, Although no definite decision in
ing through the Chinese cordon the matter has been taken by the and pushed westwards to Kihsien. U. S. R. C as yet, it is believed It is now encircled by the Chinese that for various reasons the com- petition will not be held this at a point near Kihalen
North-west of Puhsien, fighting: year, It is understood that
United Services on the matter, the Kowloon C. C. would naturally be reluctant to propose holding the tourney on their courts.
The K. C. C. has only two courts and even if the com- Dellion is to be held there, it will necessarily be a very long-drawn-out affair. As the usual time of the competition has already been far advanced,. it is still a matter for con- jecture whether a Colony Hard Courts Championship Tourna- ment will be held at all this
year. *
Inquiries made at the Hongkong the a Lawn Tennis Association,
exact state of affairs; but it is expected that an announcement
is raging in the outskirts of an-tung will be arrived at at a meet-U. 8. R. C. and the Kowloon C. C. sien. The Japanese units at Shui-ing which is to be convened short-failed to throw any light on the tow. north of Bihsien, have been ty specially for the purpose. driven back to Shihkow by the
NEW K. C. C. COURTS
Chinese
A suggestion has been made in this connection will be made that the competition be held on very shortly by the Services' Club After a long lufl. the Japanese the new hard courts of the Kow-who have been the sponsors and of Kuwo, in Southoon Cricket Club, but until a organisers of the tournament
le "arrived at by the during the last three years,
A special "Lie Detection De-or the Government National south-east States will not overlook the fact Japan and place great obstacles partment" is also to be organized. Assembly and Diplomatic Corps. Shansi, launched an attack on the decision
This will consist of economists. In the evening he presided at a Chinese positions north-east. of that Japan might take advantage to China."
The "Kung Sheunt Daily News" historians and
in- banquet given to the Diplomatie Klanhsten last Friday, but were The Journal believes that the declares that we are not muchternational affairs, who will an-Corps by the Foreign Minister.beaten back by the Chinese de-
Ifenders with heavy losses. Bill will not likely be enforced in interested in the new Neutrality swer untruths in Naal broadcasts. Bey Barajoglu the Far East before Japan formal- Act, but what we hope most is
of it.
ly declares war on China and that the, clarification
of the United
even though Japan. declares war. States attitude towards the Far the United States will adopt some East (Central. News),
KOWLOON COURT
REVELATIONS
Continued from Page tober 8, two men went to Yaumati Police Station and reported that they had been procured for $70 to commit murder.
MONEY ADVANCED |
It was alleged that Wi, on Sep tember 29, had approached Ng
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100.000 POILUS
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EPIC STORY OF R.A.F. FLIGHT OVER GERMANY IN TEMPERATURE
ACTIVE SERVICE OF THIRTY DEGREES
PARIS, Oct. 30 (Reuter)—With thousands of British troops In France, and thousands more, pour- ing across the Channel, the French Government yesterday was able to release 100,000 older men active service.
from
The men have returned to their homes, but, are to hold themselves
in readiness to return to the Kwong, and after some discussion, colours instantly, if their services had hired him, together with Ng Hol, to murder.a man, named Mak are needed.. They agreed to do so for $70 and demanded, and received. $10 in the three would rob the deceased
and divide the apolls. advance.
Alleagations
were also made
that there were numerous meet ings between W1 and the two men. and Wi was alleged to have pur- chased two rasps for the crime.
BELOW ZERO
BRITAIN'S AIR STRENGTH
LONDON. Oct. 30 (Reuter)
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-An epic story of the first Air Force reconnaissance over south Germany, carried out While the strength of the German on Friday night under, icy conditions, is told by a special Air Force is not underestimated Reuter correspondent who interviewed some of the fillers in London, it is stated that our on their way home.
rate of production of aircraft is fast overhauling Germany's pre-
He says that the flight, lasted several hours. Almost as soon as the planes crossed the frontier they ran into
a blanket of fog and snow and the cold was so intense sent strength in the air. In addi- that some of the 'crews went sick and all were numbed tion, the vast weight of manufac almost senseless.
Ice formed on the wings and Acting on Information, the po-the control wires had to be lice raided a house on October 8 yanked free with stiffened and arrested W1 Wo. The two fingers every few minutes, rasps were found tucked under his girdle.
The temperature at one period
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The following day, Chan, on was 30 degrees below zero, while wi was also alleged to have taken learning of the arrest of Wi, went ice, six inches thick, collected on the two men to the Wan Tong Kee to the police station to make in the cowlings and the men's breath firm in Howloon City, and there quiries. She was also taken in froze on their goggles. the three had waited for Mak who custody by the police and both was known to have carried with were charged with the offence. him $200 or $300.
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Nevertheless, all aircraft reach- ed their objectives, and completed Following evidence given by Ng their mission,, apart from one Wi was further alleged to have Kwong, the hearing was adjoum-which was forced to turn back shortly after crossing the frontier. suggested that, after the murder,ed until this afternoon.
SOVIET TROOPS
ENTER LATVIA MOSCOW, Oct. 30 (Reuter)- The first Soviet troops to enter Latvia arrived at a Latvian frontier town on Bunday morn- ing. They are on their way to future Soviet -naval; and · air bases on the cost,
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tures in the Dominions are to be thrown into the scale and with the probable repeal of the Ameri- can arms embargo, thousands of made American planes will be available to the Allies,
The Allies are equally confident on land and sea. Not only are they confident, but so are the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzer- land. All these countries are now fully mobilised and any violation of their neutrality by the Nazis will immediately be met with yn- limited resistance.
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