HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
DELICATE SITUATION, BUT PRESS IN HOLLAND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
ANY ACUTE TENSION
More Reassurances From Germany: Main Defence Flooding Delayed
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13 (Reuter) - The Netherlands' press shows no signs of acute tension.
The Amsterdam paper Handelsblad carries a report from its Berlin correspondent containing reassurances from the Wilhelmstrasse. Berlin denies once again, he says, that Germany has any intention of violating the neutrality of Holland and Belgium.
The troop concentrations on the northern frontier, says the Wilhelmstrasse, were carrying out manoeuvres, which it describes as being "purely technical and instruc- tional and of no pòlitical character,"
On Saturday night tele-remove people in the path of the phone communications in main waters if necessary. many parts of Holland were It is felt that Germany would suspended owing to "military hardly have sent a message that activity." The situation on she is studying The Haguè "appeal she is on the point of invading Sunday morning was reported the country.
to be normal.
if
The Berlin correspondent of the The Amsterdam airport is Rotterdamsche Courant reports on now" blacked-out "and Am- the one hand that there is a desire sterdam and other northern cities will have their first black-out test to-night.
to calm apprehension and the de- sire of the German authorities not to commit themselves too far for the future.
(Reuter)
BRITONS ADVISED "BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 Reuter-A
BRITONS LEAVE confidential circular
LONDON, Nov. 13 from the British Consul states Britons who Britishers who had been warned to prefer, or are constrained, to re- leave Holland formed the bulk of main may do so, but those in a eighty passengers who landed at position to leave would be well ad- Gravesend from Rotterdam, includ- vised to make the necessary aring mothers with their babies, rangements for their departure.
AMERICAN COMMENT
Axis Breach
Widens
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Red- |ter)—According to ✡ re- port in The Times, the German Command is now taking measures for strengthening the defences of Austria along the Ita- Han frontier....
An attack on this front, were it open to the Allies, would provide the easiest route into Germany, but the step generally inter- preted as signifying the degree of the breach between the Berlin-Rome Axis Powers.
CABLE
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
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"On the contrary, it will only complicate the existing situation and
will sink her deeper into China's quagmire.
"In fact, if the bogus zov- eriments of Peiping and NR- king have so far falled to re- lieve the unprecedented straİN under which she is labouring. how can a third 'puppet regime do better
"If she herself has zot subdued China with her superlur military 1.torce In two years and four month of war, how can any poll- tical trick induce us to submission In the future?
. CONSTANT BLACKMAIL --
"Nor will Japan's attempt to re. concile, third powers prove suc- cessful In the present circum- stances. She may temporarily cal off her vehement campaign against England and France, "bai her constant backmailing of them will not be misunderstood.
"Admiral Nomura has, indeed, favour, but as long as Japan is bent em murdering the Nine-Power Treaty principle of the open door, the American Government and people will not be deceived by sugar- coated words.
DEATH OF BRIG. been courting America a
GEN. RICHARD
T. RIDGWAY
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Reuter)-The death is announced of Brigadier- General Richard Thomas Incledon Ridgway, C.B., of the Indian Army (retired). He was in his 71st year and was the son of Captain Pol- timore Ridgway, of the 94th Foot.
The late Brig.-Gen, Ridgway.
who was Colonel of the 33rd Pun- jabis, was educated at Wellington
FINE CAREER
DELICATE SITUATION
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (Reuter)-College. Sandhurst. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13 (Reuter) The American people do not want -The Netherlands Premier. M. to go to war, but if they see Holland de Geer, will deliver a broadcast and Belgium annihilated, they wil during the lunch hour today. He realise what has not yet been is expected to explain the delicate really understood that the world is situation and to ask the people to keep cool.
He entered the
army in 1887 joining the Connaught Rangers. facing an incarnation of ruthless-He became Commandant of the ness and that the American people 33rd Punjabis in 1912, The Government is still delay- cannot remain indifferent to the ing the main defence flooding, outcome of such struggle says the Hundreds of trains are ready to Herald Tribune.
Finnish Talks Finished: Negotiations In Moscow Break Down
HELSINKI, NOV. 13 (REUTER)—M. ERKKO REVEAL- ED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOREIGN JOURNALISTS YESTERDAY THAT NEGOTIATIONS WITH MOSCOW HÅD BROKEN DOWN AND THAT THE FINNISH DELE~ GATION WOULD RETURN TO HELSINKI.
He said that the return of the delegation did not mean that the negotiations had been completely broken off and that further consultations would, take place in Helsinki.
Nevertheless, M. Erkko sajd, Finland can make no more concessions. "We have gone as far we can to meet the Soviet's demand for strengthening her control'of the nor- thern entrance to the Gulf of Finland," he said.
M. "Errko declared that the Soviet's demands were equivalent to an invitation to Britain to surrender the Isle of Wight or of the United States to give up Sandy Hook. The Finnish delegation was unable to accept the res- ponsibility for the breakdown.
"For the time being Japan, of course, desires Soviet Rus- sla's friendship, If she is sincere, however, why is she compelling Wang Ching-wai to sign an Anti-Comintern Pact to designate North China and Inner Mongolia д special areas under her infinence* DECEPTIVE METHODS "Even today, while hoping for closer relations with Germany. she, nevertheless, is urging Ger- many to prosecute the Anti-Com- intern Pact as a task which the Berlin Government can no longer undertake.
"To put the whole thing ma nutshell, Japan's friendly gestures Brig-Gen. Ridgway served on the
and her pledge of neutrality re- North-West Frontier. India, 1897-garding the European war are all 98; and again in 1908. He served throughout the European War, 1914-13, was mentioned in des-
patches four times, being awarded
the C3 in 1918.
He also saw service in the Afghan Campaign in 1919 and retired in
1920.
Brig.-Gen. Ridgway's publicatioris include Notes on Pathans. Air Post Stamps. Past Notabilities of Kensington.
A BETTER PEACE TO COME
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WASHINGTON, Nov (Reuter)-President Roosevelt gave a short address on his return from laying a wreath on the grave of the "Unknown Soldler" at the Arlington Na- tional Cemetery.
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He spoke of a better peace to come, a peace which would cause men to lay down well- pans of hatred,
WAVE OF UNREST IN GERMANY
MUNICH BOMBING: MANY
BY GESTAPO
would at once be aboved.
If that had actually been the case,. Germany would have noth- ing else to do with its Secret Po-
NAZI ATTEMPTS TO lice, most numerous in the world,
BLAME BRITAIN: NEUTRAL VIEWS
LONDON, Nov. 13' (Renter) -News from Germany reveals that the Munich explosion has caused a wave of unrest all over the country.
The Nazi press still accuses Britain of trying to kill Herr Hitler and in an effort to prove this contention refers to his-
·tory. Nari editorials', talk of "the British habit of murder" and go back to Henry the Fourth in an endeavour to con- vince their readers of this fact, ABSURD CHARGE OSLO, Nov. 13 (Reuter)-That the neutrals are not in the slightest convinced by the German attempts to blame Britain for the Munich bombing is shown by the most outspoken comment of the Norwegian newspaper Morgen- bladet.
The paper says that if "nor- mal considerations: guided, the German press suggestion that British terrorista could pene- trate Germany's thousands of lines and find their way into Munich and set up their bomb at the exact spot where Herr Hitler was going to speak, – it.
but to sack it and Herr Himmler, as head of the Gestapo, would be put on the scrap heap.
HUNDRED ARRESTS LONDON, Nov.
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emancipation and equality. two years and four months of de- termined struggle, we believe all. the more that our cause is also the cause of the world and humanity and that Japan has| proved herself to be a menace, not
only in the Far East, but also to
the whole world.
"Though the foreign policy of every country is governed mainly by its own interest, we trust, nevertheless, that no
nation will be induced to for-
feit its permanent Interests through temporary rapproche- ment with our common enemy.
"Events have proved that every mistake Japan makes leads her to
as deceptive as her encroachment on the vital interests of the West- ern nations in China, attempting in weaken their positions in the world and facilitating her fixed a fresh defeat and drags her into scheme of world conquest. !! further mistakes, and, thus, to
greater defeat
VICIOUS CIRCLE.
"Indeed, It is fortunate for as that the European couflict broke out only last September and not two years ago. Now.."
""This Vicious circle cán be Japan is so exhausted and
a osed only when she makes up tied down to her grim fate in
her ming to relinquish her dream China that she can never
of conquest and realises that only narass the world any mare.
a free and prosperous China can "Furthermore Chin, after two guarantee her own prosperity and years of war experience, is not freedom. caught unprepared, both physicaly and phsychologically."
FOUR POINTS.
"The present war," concluded the Generalissimo, "is suicidal, in
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IL DUCE ORDERS STRENGTHENING OF
ITALIAN ARMY
has
ROME, Nov. 13 (Renter)— It was
officially announced that Signor Mussolini ordered the strengthening of the Italian Army by the ad- dition of some 5,000 junlar officers and 18,000 specialists.
AMERICAN ENVOY
DUE HERE
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, United
1,600 MILES IN EIGHT HOURS
*
American "Flying Fortresses" On New Non-Stop Flight
LIMA (FEEU), Nov. 13 (Rente) mer Seven – American "Flying Fas«
tresse are leaving here in the
marning for a non-stop fight se Asunción, Paraguáry,
The flight has hitherto not been The planes arrived
States Ambassador in China, is ex-attempted.
that it destroys the structure and function of the constitutional gov Referring to third powers, Gen-ernment on which the stability of eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek said: the state depends and releases all "I am confident that the powers unruly forces successfully brought are friendly to us in the interest under control by sweat and toll of pected to arrive in Hongkong today yesterday after flying 1,600 miles of all concerned and would not be duped by Japanese into sponsor- ing, either directly or indirectly, her cause of “aggression,
"Since the Mukden Incident, our
several generations.".
142 MEMBERS
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from Chungking by plane, accord- from Panama in eight hours and ing to Mr. P. K. Chu, secretary- were greeted at the airport by general of the Hongkong branch of thousands. the Chinese-American Institute of CHUNGKING, Nov. 13 (Reuter Cultural Relations. Mr. Johnson
foreign policy has been baker on/-The oficial Hst of members of will be the guest of honour at al
the Central Executive and General luncheon party given by the Insti-air raid warning roused the city
four points.
"FIRSTLY, to resist aggres- sion to protect our territoria and administrative integrity;
"SECONDLY, to uphold the
ARRESTS validity of International con-
Nazi Planes Driven Off
TWO CLASHES WITH R.A.F. MACHINES 13. (Renter)... Neutral sources report "One hun-
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Reuter) ---- dred arrests by the Gestapo" in Three German bombers, apparently connection with the Munich bomb-krying to reach the Naval Base, at ing. People have been warned Rosyth, in the Firth of Forth, were not to talk about them and are intercepted by B. A. F. machines frightened even to discuss the near the Isle of May yesterday. bombing.
They were driven, off and all the *The Nazi press continues to try British planes returned safety,'
and put the blame on Britain and, Shortly afterwards, two other In the absence, of facts, tries to Nazi chines came into contact with bolster up this case with quotations B.4.F. planes over the North Sea from speeches of Mr. Chamberlain and again, after a brief clash, the and other statesmen, who have ex- Germans turned tall and escaped. Dressed dislike of the Nazi regime." - At the same time, they try to but the best face on the bomb.. ing by saying that, after all, It was really to Germany's advantage...
* MANY PEOPLE TESTIFY
BERLIN, Nov. 13 (Reuter) Many people have given evidence concerning the workman supposed to have been engaged on work in the Munich beer cellar, says the omcial German News Agency
He was not on the cellar's 'ktáff but visited it several times since August.
·WAVE OF ARRESTS 'AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13 (Renter) -A wave of arrests has started in Germany following the Munich Incident, according to neutral re-
Two firms have been traced ports. The Gestapo is stated to manufacturing clocks which, jare be busy in many cities and Jews part time bombs similar to the one Monarchiste Catholics and. 50-used in Munich, Many thousands called reactionaries form the bulk of people have supplied Informs of the victims. Communists have tion to the special commission in- so far not been mentioned,
vestigating the explosion.
vention, especially that of the Nine-Power Fact, 'the League Covenant and the Anti-War Pact;
"THIRDLY, to refuse adhe. sion "to say Anti-Communiat pact; and
"FOURTHLY, to maintain absolute independence diplomacy.
in
Control Committees at present
PARIS, Nov 13 (Renter)
was sounded an hour later,
attending the Sixth Flenary Ses-tute on Thursday at the Hongkong at 4.30 am, and the all clear sion of the Central Executive and Hotel at 1 pm Control Committees of the Kuo Members of the Institute wishing mintang here totalled 142. It is to attend the meeting are asked to revealed that the entire delega- inform Mr. Chu at Room 414, HELSINKI, Nov. 13 (Havas)- tion rose and stood to attention American Asiatic Underwriters is oficially announced that yesterday morning when Gen-Building (telephone 25621), in ad-Finnish delegation is leaving Moo erallsslino Chiang Kai-shek devance. (Central News).
cow-this evening. livered his opening address, which
Jasted 42 minutes.
Many members of the Central Executive and Contro Commit- tees, whose important military or other duties require their presence at the front, are unable to at tend the conference, while several are on their way and are due to "The final fixed alm in all our arrive before the formal business efforts 1s to secure national of the Session begins.
FIXED AIM
Kit inspection of the Corps Signals at the HK.V.D.C. camp at Fanling. Picture shows Lt Col HB. Rose, Commandant, accom-
panied by officers. (Photo, King's Studio),
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