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空零佰肆仟伍點式第
WANG'S BOGUS REGIME
DIFFICULTIES
Further Delays Prevent Inauguration
of the
CHUNGKING, Jan. 31 (Centi )-In view worsening of Japan's relations with Great Britain, the "United States and the Soviet Union the Japanese may fur- ther delay the inauguration of the bogus. Central "Govern- ment under Wang Ching-wei, which has been set for Feb. 22, competent observers predict,
It is recalled that the establishment of the bogus Cen- tral Government was first scheduled to take place last Oct. 10, China's Independence Day, and was postponed to Nov. 12 and then Jan. 1 on account of the unfavourable" inter- national situation and the opposition of Wang Keh-min and Liang Hung-chih, respectively heads of the puppet re- gimes in Peiping and Nanking.
The new inaugural date of The "National Congress" of the Feb. 22 was fixed at the recent bogus Kuomintang was convened Tsingtao conference.
by Wang Ching-wel in Shanghai. "NATIONAL CONGRESS"
last August. To discuss the or- ganisation of the "Central Political The process for the organisation Council" Wang Ching-we had a of the bogus Central Government conference with Wang Keh-min was laid down between Wang and Liang Hung-chin in Nanking Ching-wel and Sadaki Kagesa. It last September which ended un- provides for the convocation of a successfully. "National Congress" of the" bogus Kuomintang as the first step and
TSINGTAO TALKS
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The same issue was discussed at the formation of a so-called "Cen- the recent Tsingtao cónference. It tral Political Council" as the second is said that during the conference step. The bogus Central Govern-Wang Keh-min and other members ment will be created by the Central of the "Provisional Government" Political Council..
signified that they would not join the bagus Central Government.
The expose of the secret agree- ment between Wang Ching-wel and Japan by Kao Tsung-wu and Tao Hsi-sheng, erstwhile followers of Wang Ching-wel while the Tsing- "tao conference was, in progress.
added further obstacles to the dis- cussions.
Important Fighting On Finland's Waist-line
one.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940.
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YORK TIMES COMMENT ON LATEST SPEECH
LONDON, JAN. $1 (REUTER AND BWS)—–HIT- LER'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY GREAT IMPRESSION IN BRITAIN OR ABROAD. AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES POINT OUT THAT THE GREATER PART OF IT WAS DEVOTED TO ARGU- MENTS NOW THREADBARE.
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"We may well be satisfied to find ourselves the special objects of his abuse. Each shriek of it betrays the dread of British power and consciousness of inferiority in the contest which he provoked and on which he has staked his all."DAILY TELEGRAPH.
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"This speech is as worthless as all the others. It does not matter. If the Germans are content with these outpourings they are indeed a patient and credulous people."--DAILY MAIL.
"Hitler's speech was the rant of a man unbalan- ced. This morning we see the old hypocrisy trying the discredited old tricks. Once more this destroyer of liberty, this torturer of innumerable victims, assumes the airs of the wronged innocent. He wants us to be- lieve that he would have done no harm to anyone if he had not been provoked by British and French hatred His latest speech, a plece of unrestricted warfare upon the truth, will strengthen our resolve." POST.
S.O.S. OFF SCOTTISH COASTA
YORKSHIRE
Uninterrupted Explosion
Of Vulgar Insults Says The Petit Parisien
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"Herr
NEW YORK Jan. 31 (Reuter) Hitler is still fighting the last war," de clares the New York Times, commenting on his speech.
“Yesterday, it was the evils of Versailles and again it was done on the same familiar pattern, for Versailles is the only argument with which he can attempt to justify the utter recklessness of the policy which led the German people into war.
A REUTER” MESSAGE FROM PARIS SAYS THAT AN. UNINTERRUPTED EXPLOSION OF VULGAR INSULTS, DIRECTED MORE ESPECIALLY AGAINST BRITAIN AND HER STATESMEN, IS HOW THE PETIT PARISIEN DES- CRIBES HITLER'S SPEECH.
ME, CHAMBERLAIN.
PRODIGIOUS RESULTS ACHIEVED
Chamberlain
EXCELSIOR SAYS THAT HITLER WOULD NOT On War Effort
Asama Maru Incident Negotiations conducting, in a masterly manner from the North Sea to
HESITATE ON ANY KIND OF MASSACRE BUT HE-FOR- GETS THAT, ON THEIR SIDE, THE ALLIES ARE NOT SLEEPING EITHER.
Madame Tabouls, in L'Oeuvre, regards Hitler's threats as part of the blackmailing campaign which he is just now
if we
IN LONDON YESTERDAY, THE . SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON
PRIME MINISTER, MR, NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, said that some- times, if one wern to read only the
LONDON, Jan, 31 (Reuter) Trie
the Casplan and Mediterranean Seas to the River Aube.
and some of the more peastional an British steamer Bancrest sent an CRAIGIE DROPS
She considers M. Daladier Herr Hitler sp
columns in the preas, it mightĄ, DE Though convocation of the "Cen-805, while she was off the Boot-
and Mr. Churchill right in the Gestapo Chief, Herr Himmler making very little effort to win the spoke last night but supposed that the Government was |tral Political Council" has now been fish coast," Another vessel went
LEGALITIES saying that it would be a and other Party leaders, were war and, indeed, had few ideas scheduled for the middle of Febru-to, her assistance and, it is under- TOKYO, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-hard fight. "We should be there. ary and the formation of the bogus stood. rescued all the crew, except Sir Robert Craigie, British both blameworthy Central Government on Feb. 22,
upon the subject, except what was Ambassador to Japan, drop-underestimated the German had no idea where Herr Hitler was vigilance of the Opposition and Until 8 pm. the Berlin public supplied to them by the ceaseless there is much doubt if the plan The Bancrest (4.450 tons) was ped legalities for the time be-strength." LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-It is can be realised.
formerly named the Ambassador, ing during his interview with
going to speak. Members of the the unfailing Ingenuity of patriotic announced by the Finnish General
NO ROME COMMENT
Nazi Party assembled at the Sports Journalists, says a Beuter message, Headquarters in the Central North-
Mr. Hachiro Arita, Japanese
Palast but thought they were co- ern Front that Finnish soldiers are
"No Government in a democra- ROME, Jan. 31 (Reuter) Herring to listen to some of Hitler's tic country can expect to escape Foreign Minister, yesterday Hitlera speech has removed from subordinates. facing some 20,000 Russians in, the
criticism, but I do think it would new battle raging to the north of j
ly well-informed newspaper, aware of it, the last illusion that
It was rumoured that Hitler Mulmonlemi on Finland's waist-
be unfortunate if the public were Ine.
the present conflict can be settled
was going to speak at the
led into a mood, of gloom or de- Kroll Opera House in
pression, because, facts do show not the Deutschlandshalle or a fäc-
only that prodigious efforts have |been made but prodigious results have been achieved," remarked the Premier.
It is regarded here as the most important fighting in this sector, since the Finnish victory ab Suo- mussalmi.
Kulmoniemi is to the south of Suomussalmi and is about 30 miles from the Russian frontier,
DESPERATE ATTACES
HELSINKI, Jan 31 (Retter) The Red Army la still continuing to make desperate attacks on the frong to the north of Lake Ladoga. Troops now employed in this sector are said by the military authorities to be the best Russia has sent forward since the begin- ning of the war. They are daring, well-equipped and strongly armed. A series of surprise attacks have put the Finnish troops into dim- -culties.
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Mexico Will- Pay For Expropriated Properties
STATEMENT BY
CARDENAS
MEXICO, CITY, Jan. 31 Reuter) -President Cardenas has issued a
statement denying the claims by foreign oil companies that Mexico is not entitled, to expropriate the industry because she did so know- ing that she is unable to pay ad- equate and prompt compensation.
The President adds that there are no grounds, for international ar- bitration 味 the expropriation issue "which has been concluded and must stand."
President Cardenas insists that Mexico had always anticunced her Intention to pay and will pay for expropriated properties but not “at the exaggerated figure claimed by the affected "internata,"
JAPAN PREPARING NEW afternoon, states the usual- the minds of Italians, who were ANTI-FOREIGN CAMPAIGN Asahi Shimbun.
Seizure Of Settlement
In S'hai Final Aim
Sir Robert Craigie said that he without a catastrophic clash of bad taken a step forward towards arms.
Of the
a political settlement of the Asama Maru Incident by confidentially in-published in the press though a No comment on the speech was forming Mr. Arita that the unfor- tunate affair could surely be solved front pages of most papers.
full summary, appeared through friendly negotiations.
The Asahi Shimbun quotes Sir
GOERING ABSENT COPENHAGEN, Jan 31 (Reuter) It is reported that Field Mar- bentrop were not shal. Goering and Herr von Rib- present when
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS CHUNGKING, Jan. 31 (Havas)—The newspaper, Han-Robert as declaring that if, upon kow Herald, in an editorial, says that Japan is obviously examination, it was revealed that preparing a new campaign against foreigners as is evi-qualifications for being interned, the detained Germans had no denced by, the recent events, namely, the reinforcement of the British Government would be the Tientsin blockade, agitation over the Asama Maru 'in-willing to reconsider the matter.) cident, and the campaign aiming to secure a supplementary seat in the Shanghai Municipal Council.
The paper is of the opinion that the final aim of this cam- paign is the seizure of Shang- hal's Settlement and Conces- sion.
Japan is also endeavouring to hinder Anglo-American co-opera- tion and the meeting of Japanese diplomats in Budapest will prob- ably aim at reviving the Anti-. Comintern Fact, and make. It so advantageous to Japan, that it will give her a free hand in the Far East while Germany and Italy keep British attention in Europe,
SUMMER TIME IN GERMANY - BERLIN, Jan. 31 (Reater) Summer time will be introduced 'n Germany this year from April
100 Per Cent. Increase In Price Of Foodstuffs
"Although the British Govern ment has taken a somewhat con- cillatory attitude, there is still marked differences between the contentions of the two Govern- ments, maintains the Asahi Shimbun
IMPORTANT FEATURE
GERMANY'S
tory. pondents were loaded on buses and At 7 o'clock all foreign corres-
taken to fhe Sports Palast and the secret was thus disclosed."-
THE ARMITM Discussing the Army, Mr. Cham-"" berlain said: "At the present
we
is with our standards" appeared in India, and in
A vast placard stating "Victory time at home, in France and at one end of the
other stations overseas and upon our vital links of imperial communications quarter million men under arms. have upwards of one-and-a- Those troops In those overseas Continued on Page 7
Hitler. in a grey uniform, de- livered most of the speech without looking at his manuscript.
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ECONOMIC SERIOUS FIGHTING STARTS OFFENSIVE IN HUPEH: MORE ACTIVITY
"The conversations, therefore, I during the next few days may be
PARIS, Jan 31 Reuter)-- expected to be the most important cording to a Belgrade dispatch feature of the efforts to solve the the German-Yugoslav Economic incident," the newspaper concludes, Committee, which normally meeta startlingly declares that the Bri-in February.
The Oaks Mainichi somewhat in April or May, is now to meet
al law, vis-a-vis the Asama Marn advancing the date is the need tish interpretation of internation- The official reason given for
dominant position of Japan in Farations case, absolutely ignores the pre-for adjusting the commercial re- following the customs Eastern waters.
union between Germany and the Under a just interpretation of Protectorate of Bohemia International law. ignoring the Moraya Japanese Navy in Far Eastern waters would be called fllegat
H.M.S. AJAX AT _____PLYMOUTH'
LONDON Jan 31 (Reuter)The.
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It is believed that the meet
and
ing, which is insisted upon by the Germans, will play a part in the economic offensive started by the Germans in South-eastern Europe,
The new Clerman financial de-
AROUND HANGCHOW
ICHANG, Jan. 31 (Central) -Fighting has again as- sumed serious proportions on the Kingshan-Chungslang highway in Central Hupeh, as Japanese units, beleaguered east of Chungsiang, commenced an offensive on Monday at Sunkiao, west of Kingshan, and Yangtzuchen, north- in an attempt to break through the Chinese cordon. They falled to make any headway. Japanese units near Kwang- shul, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway 39 miles north of Hankow, have been defeated. Pursuing the retreating Jap- anese, the Chinese have broken into Yangchlatsal, north of Kwangshui.
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Special to the HK. Dally Press
TIENTSIN, Jan 31 (Havas)------ The shortage of foodstuffs here continues, particularly in the B11- tish Concession where the price of beef, pork, mutton, poultry and vegetables has increased by almost 100 per cent, since last week.'
Japanese sentries at the Inter ational Bridge barrier today passengers going into the Conces searched the luggage of foreign
cree by the Defence Council 1 to October 6, according to a de-son from the railway station.
The British Consul is contact- mer time has been introduced in day to discuss the food situation
egation has arrived in Belgrade forces have been attacking the This is the first time that cum-ing the Japanese authorities to- Germany for many years.
In North-East Hupeh, Chinese but is not protesting against the which engaged the Admiral Grato condnet negotiations in conJapanese near Macheng, 87 miles Spec, arrived in Plymouth today nexion with the pre-war Serbian anese Yokoyama and other detach The American Consul has pro The Board of Admiralty sent a
north-east of Hankow. The Jap- tested on several occasions when welcoming and congratulatory pears to be to increase the per- They have withdrawn inside Maadio programmes
loans The German object ap- American citizens were not per telegram.
ments have sustained heavy losses. mitted to carry food, across the British Wireless adds the Ad- centage which Yugoslavia agred barriers.
*miralty sent the following tele: last December to repay. NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS Tam Their Lordships are glad to TIENTSIN, Jan 31 (Reuter) It welcome H. M. 8. Alex home and 11s authoritatively learned that the congratulate you on a safe return negotiations with the Japanese after two years service abroad cul- authorities regarding the supply minating in a memorable action of foodstuffs for the British Con- against the enemy. They hope you cession are progressing satisfactorily all will soon enjoy your well-New York World Fair which will to Kungshengklap in the northern though details remain to be settled, earned leave."
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N.Y. WORLD FAIR Special to the HK. Dally Press WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Havas) Finland will participate in the
ra-open in the spring:
cheng
CHINESE ACIIVITY KINHWA, Jan. 31 (Central)—– After the Japanese crossing of the have intensified heir activity an Chlentang River, Chinese troops
the north bank.
A Chinese unit forced its way
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