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RELIGION CAN SAVE RADII OF
CIVILIZATION, SAYS
MADAME CHIANG
CHUNGKING (BY MAIL) (CENTRAL) -- AN APPEAL TO UPHOLD RELIGION TO PREVENT THE DOOM OF CIVILIZATION. AND TO REVIVE INTERNATIONAL
· RIGHTEOUSNESS AND "HONOUR was made by Madame Chiang Kai-shek, China's First Lady, in a broadcast mes- sage to the Herald-Tribune Forum of American Women, from Chungking, on Oct. 27, in response to the Invitation of Mrs. Ogden M. Reid, wife of the editor of the New York Herald-Tribune.
The subject of Madame | Chiang's talk was "The Chal-
lenge to Civilitation." The CHINESE STAGE
text follows:
!
The opportunity to speak to the Herald-Tribune Forum of American women on the subject of "The Challenge to Civilization" la ond of which I avall myself with mingled feelings.
It was here, in China-my native land—that the Japan- . ese struck the first blow at all those fine principles which liberty-loving peoples have held sacred and which they soçepi-: ed 盛怒 the incarnation of Civilization, as the hall-mark of Democracy.
EIGHT YEARS AGO:
Right years ago, without Justi- #cation, without declaration of war, the Japanese invaded Man- churia, and annexed 15. They tore up treaties, used internation- al law codes to light the fires of barbarism, and defled Democracy with threats and with brandished weapons.
The Democracies did noth- ing. Nor did we, at that time, because we were counselled to have abiding faith in the League of Nations and in the infrangibility of treaties. How vain our faith and our in- action proved to be, you have reason to know.
But others in the world did act.
ATTACK ON
WEST RIVER
BELUHING, KWANGTUNG, Nov,
1. (Central)-Chinese forces- the West River on the early morn- Ing of October 31 launched á sur- prise attack on Samshui, at the western terminus of the Canton- Sainshui Railway, and inflicted considerable casualties
on the Japanese..
Japanese outposts were stormed, and the invaders were forced to withdraw into the town,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1939.
BRITISH
BOMBERS
RUSSIA'S BULLYING
-The effective radii of Beltish bombers are graphically shown
in the above picture. Distances I run new in miles. The activities
of the Royal Air Force in two months of war are favourably commented upon today in a message from London.
JAPAN'S "PEACE" IS
TO OCCUPY CHINA WITH MUTINY AMONG WANG AS YES-MAN
NAZI TROOPS
REPORTED
Nov. 2
BUCHAREST, (Benter)-German troops. returning from the Polish campaign are stated to have mutinied near Pilsen.
About a company of men were seen being led hand- cuffed.
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Those who dreamed of power at BRITTTH STEAMER
any price quickly took advantage
of democratic inertia. Their vast armies of aggression were SOOD ruthlessly crushing out öf
EVADES U-BOAT
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-
TOKYO, Nov. 2 (Reuter)—The Miyako Shimbun; in an éditorial, declares that Japan will not withdraw from China when the new regime begins to function, and to talk of an equal footing between Japan and the Wang Ching-wel regime is liable to raise false hopes among the Chinese masses.
"Undoubtedly in their talk of equality with Japan, Wang Ching-wei and his associates do not mean to convey the impression that Japan will transfer the railways and Customs to China the moment the new regime has ma- terialized and leave the regime a perfectly free hand in its dealings with the Powers," says the paper.
RELIEF WORKER
exis-It is revealed today that a Bri- RETURNS FROM
teace the lives."and the Uberties tish steamer, the Egba, outwitted.
of many free peoples in various a U-boat in the Atlantic. parts of the world:
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The submarine fired on the Ezba
CHUNGSHAN
"Prince Konoye's statement does not imply that Japan will be perfectly satisfied if the new regime is brought
into being and will forget her
heavy sacrifices in that con- nection!
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"The Chinese must remember Mr. Wang Hsiao-lat, member of that Japan will have to bear the Japan also eagerly seized upon when the latter was several hum-the Standing Committee of the cost of maintaining a large army the new encouragement. The dred miles to the east of Madeira, National Relief Commission. re-in China even after the formation tramp of her troops, the crash-It was later ofcially learned that turned to Hongkong "yesterday of the new regime, which will be ing of her bombs, were BOOn the vessel evaded the U-boat and after an inspection trip to Chung- unable to police its territory." heard in China Proper. while proceeded on her voyage. It is shan to distribute relief funds to,
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believed that she was not hit,
war victims there.
CABINET Mr. Wang told 'press represen- Because me is required to ob- tatives that following the Japanese tain the Supreme Command's evacuation, rehabitation mea acceptance of the China Affairs sures are being vigorously pushed Board's decision regarding the new at Chungahan under the able puppet regline and also for ad- direction of the authorities.
justing the extent of the Cabinet's Mr. Wang made an appeal for recognition of the decision, it has the donation of medical supplies been found impossible to submit to needy. victims through the the decision to the Cabinet today. Chungshan District Government.
Continued on Page 7
·R.A.F.
PLANES FLY
TWICE OVER BERLIN BUT DROP NO BOMBS
日遼月壹拾年政拾垂百玖千登英
OF
U.S.
AROUSES
FINLAND
FEELING
Germans Sink Helplessness Under
Own Ship To
%
Avoid Capture
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (Reu- ter's Special War Service)— The German tanker, Emmy Friedrich, virtually "com mitted suicide" by sinking in preference to capture by a British cruiser in the Carib- bean Séa, according to Panama dispatch to the New York Times.
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The message stated that when an armed boarding party went on board the tanker, it found the crew of about 40 Germans standing by the lifeboats.
The
Captain informed the boarding party that the seacocks had been opened and the valves amashed, and that the ship was sinking.
The boarding party and crew subsequently left the tanker, and man ship sank with her cargo of
the cruiser stood by until the Ger-"
40,000 barrels of Mexican oil.
SOVIET TO LEAVE LEAGUE, SAYS REPORT
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 2 (Reuter)--According to a Geneva report, the Soviet Union has decided to leave the League of Nations.
The report adds that no official notification has yet been received from Russia by the League Secretariat.
Isolationist Policy
LONDON, NOV. 2 (REUTER)-RUSSIA'S THREAT TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF FINLAND· · HAS AROUSED) AMERICAN OPINION FAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER
· EVENT SINCE THE WAR BEGAN, SAYS THE WASHING- TON CORRESPONDENT OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
The general public had steeled themselves to "with- stand a shock. They remained calm when the Athenia was sunk and when Polish towns were bombed. They talked with complete detachment about the possibility of Germany violating the neutrality of Belgium, Holland and Switzerland.
But public opinion was not prepared for armed threats
Scandina via. The tone of American.. press comment has imme- diately changed and public opinion suddenly realized the helpless position the United States' was forced to assume as the price of her determina-
King Hears last Finland or
Airmen's Exploits
(Router's Special War Service)tion to remain isolationist.
LONDON, Nov. 2-The King shows the absurdity of the neu- Moreover, the threat to Finland today concluded a two-day trality legislation, for if the Soviet tour of air stations in Nor-uses forceful methods to secure thern Ireland and the Mid-Finland's compliance, then
au
lands, where he saw every tomatically Finland and Russia type of aircraft and the per- must be treated as equally sonnel of the R.A.F. Coastal culpable, and with complete im- Fighter and Bomber Com-partiality the Neutrality Act must mands.
be applied to both,
Majesty chatted with mem-
While the bullying of Finland: bers of crews who had had their has led to bitter denunciation of baptism of fire. His inquiry of Russia, the United States has no the origin of cuts and burns on intention of going to war on her one man's face elicited the story would be long and bitterly re- behalf, but the action by Russia of an aircraft flying blind over Germany with ice-laden wings Inosented. temperature 30 degrees below zero.
At 2,500 feet one of the engines of the aircraft failed, and the pilot gave order to the crew to"jump. Thinking that all had jumped the pliot followed and the machine!
VON FRITSCH'S crashed and caught fre.
MURDERERS EXECUTED
BUCHAREST, Nov. 2 (Reuter)
DELEGATION IN MOSCOW
lanish delegation headed by M. MOSCOW: Nov. 2 (Reuter)~~~The.
Passikivi arrived today.
SOVIET REMINDED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Reuter) The gunner, who was entangled In the rear cockpit, fought his way-The White House has re-issued a out and all five men met within President of the Soviet Central message received from M. Kalinin, an hour in a little French village from where they telegraphed his profound sympathy with Pre- Executive Committee, expressing
that they had reached their ob- to Herr Hitler on April 15 not to laconic message to headquarters sident Roosevelt's "noble appeal" The three soldiers who were alleg-fective and giving their position.
invade independent nations, in- The pilot of the second machine Fritsch, German commander of participating in the raid found
cluding Finland. the 'Folisa campaign, during the that one of his engines bad caught fighting near Warsaw, were fire. Neither the tail nor the front executed last week in Germany,gunner, replied to his signals, be according to well-informed circles ing senseless with cold. here
ed to have killed General von
MEMORISED REPORTS
In a difficult landing the ma-
This is regarded as confirma- tion of the report from Copenha-chine caught Are. The pilot and gen, dated September 24, which the other two members of the crew alleged that General von Fritsch extricated the benumbed gunners was murdered.
and extinguished the flames. They
Premier Expresses Confidence In
total has been declared. To Overcome Enemy Submarine
LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-In
Ability Menace
"We have continued to take Referring to M.
Molotov's
No explanation accompanied the re-issue of this six months old message, but it follows M. Molotov's criticism of President Roosevelt an Tuesday.
MARTIAL LAW
then memorised the contents of ON DUTCH their reports, after which they burned all papers.
Subsequently, they found that
FRONTIERS
they were in France, but the ner- AMSTERDAM, Nov. 2 (Beater)- vqus inhabitants refused to admit Martial law has been proclaimed them into their houses and they ❘ at strategic points along the returned and spent the night in Netherlands frontiers. their aircraft.
This is the most drastic step One of the officers with whom
a
During these "pamphlet" raids, accounted for by the RAF. eight situation, given in the House of haye, on the other hand, lost a it had been eagerly awaited the King had a conversation was taken in recent years but it is em-
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and
phasised that it was taken aga precaution against capionage and also to strengthen the defences.
Although: 500 small towns and villages are affected, no large cities
The whole province or Utrecht except the city would be inundat- ed if attacked. The whole piD- vince
is now under military orders.
come under martial law.
LONDON, Nov. 2 (British Wireless)-Satisfaction is express- ed' in informal quarters regarding the activities of the Royal Air Force over Germany since the war began; and great im- portance is attached to information obtained concerning Ger- man air fields, guns, methods of camouflage and other matters. During the first three weeks official when flights were carried out over are known to be small な various parts of Germany, nearly During September and October, 20,000,000 pamphlets were dropped. German aeroplane losses were 22
his weekly statement on the war toll of the enemy's submarines and speech, Mr. Chamberlain said that only occasional-resistance by Ger- by the Navy, one_by_anti-aircraft
Commons this afternoon, the certain number of merchant ships Berlin, "but I imagine 18-bab oca South African pilot who had man fighters was encountered, sunfire and two by other causes Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- Nothing has, however, occurred to castored some disappointment in bombed and sunk a U-boat,
The purpose of these fights was The last two refer to German berlain, said that in the stormy shake our confidence in our ability that quarter.
Interesting apparatus shown to not confined to dropping of bombers which recently crashed in
weather in the week that had to overcome the submarine The speech has been carefully His Majesty included rubber boats pamphlets. Reconnaissance of Danish territory after an attack
passed activity on the Franco-Ger- menace.” - enemy positions was constantly on a British cruiser squadron was man frontier had been confined to
studied by His Majesty's Govern which automatically inflate when Mr. Chamberlain referred to a ment, which has noted with in- launched undertaken and valuable experi- repulsed.
raiding actions
occasional number of encounters with Gerterest its definition of the Boviet These figures may be on the artillery fire. ence was gained of night and day
man aircraft engaged either in Government's future aims,"" flying conditions over enemy terri- conservative side, as account is"
"Despite exceptional cold," he reconnaissance, or attempted ât- taken only of cases where full and said, "the British Expeditionary tacks on convoys. No damage was Mr. Chamberlain recalled that complete proof of destruction of Force continued to work diligently mustained in these
in an earlier speech in May M. More recent fights have been German planes has been obtain at their task of strengthening the either by British aircraft or by Molotov said: "We stand for the of a purely reconnaissance nature. ed. Other aircraft' may well have defences in their sector of the line. British ships.
cause of peace and for the pre- And in 20 such flights during the been crippled after encountering "All reports speak of the cheer- "The enemy, on the other hand, vention of any sort of develop
VILNA, Nov, 2. (Reuter) —A last two months it has been pos- British anti-aircraft or fighter fulness of the troops and their suffered some loss, and the net ment "of aggression.”
clash between Poles and Lithuan- sible to acquire a very complete gunfire and been forced to come friendly relations with the local result has been to confirm the high The Prime Minister commented:|lans today culminated in a Jow pleture of the whole Biegfried down before reaching German air inhabitants.
opinion we have already enter- That is also the position of His hunt in which large/Baumbers Line, of enemy air bases and of basen.
"We must not forget our numer-tained of the quality of our fight Majesty's Government and I am were injured and their homes des ous garrisons overseas," continued ing aircraft and the skill and not disposed to disturb myself troyed the Prime Minister. "Though discourage of their crews," he said.
over the fights of fancy in which
Four Russian tanks are reported tant from the immediate scene of "A particularly gallant exploit M Molotov indulged when des- to have entered vina, which was war and without the stimulus) was a successful reconnaissance cribing the aims of the Allies." only handed over to the Lathanians learned from any official Czech proximity provides, they have to fight over northwest Germany "We have stated these aims in a few days ago. maintain constant vigilance and during the week, when valuable perform routine duty which can photographs were secured, some plain terms and I am comident A report says that 1000 Jews Police and Storm Troopers fired never be relaxed."
tory.
other valuable military and strate gical objectives in northwest Germany,
AL JOLSON SUED FOR DIVORCE
#
encounters |
Twice the RAF has been over Berlin, and a number of other
·larke
German cities have been It is reported from Los Angeles, Keeler, the movie flown over. No bombe had been that Ruby dropped during these fights, actress and former stage dancer,
taken at a height of no more than that they are fully appreciated by Za encounters with enemy air-bas filed suit for divorce from Al The war at sea, said Mr. Cham- 200 feet from the ground despite the great majority of the nations craft, several have been shut down, Jolson, singer on grounds or cruel-berlain, had been comparatively a concentrated barrage of anti- of the world, Kritish aircraft losses, though no
aircraft fire,
Continued on Pars.
uneventful
JEW-HUNT IN VILNA
SIXTY DEAD IN PRAGUE BUCHAREST, Nov. 2 Renter)-
At least 60 are dead and missing as a result of the demonstrations Prague on October 28, it is
source.
thrown out of Germany are now on demonstrators in Pils and homeless and starring in No Man's Tabor,
The casu Land between Germany and La- known Hunger thuania
also recently occurre
are not
Kradno,