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'HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1940.
Nazi Story
BE "MOST UNPLEASANT" Exploded By
SAYS ASAHI SHIMBUN
TOKYO, MÁR. 12' (REUTER)—THAT THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES TOWARDS JAPAN CONTINUES TO BE "MOST UNPLEASANT" IS ASSERTED IN AN ARTICLE IN THE ASAHI SHIMBUN APPEARING THIS MORNING. The paper cites two instances in support of this con- tention:
that the United States Government approved the loan of $20,000,000,000 to China, and
that Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, in ap- proaching 55 countries, regarding the rebuilding of the world after the war, did not approach Japan.
"Spiritual
The Asahi Shimbun con- tinues: "A far more important issue in this connexion is the fact that the United States Government intends to deny the forthcoming establish- new Central Government and that a section of American opinion takes the stand that I such a regime is establish- ed the United States should take
Mobilisationment of the
Day" In Chungking
the lead in calling a Nine-Power conference for the purpose of tak- ing positive action to deny the
CHUNGHING, Mar. 12 (Renter) new conditions."
Chungking is celebrating today In pointing out that Britain and the anniversary of the "Spiritual France might be expected to sup Mobilisation Day" which falls on port the United States in such an the 15th anniversary of the death action, the newspaper urges that of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Japan should closely watch the Koomintang and father of the future attitude and action of the Chinese Republic.
United States while maintaining The day's programme ranges her hold in China. from
memorial meetings and
demonstrations of gilders,
and
Admiralty
Convoy Ships Undamaged
LONDON
Mar. 12 (Reuter)---- The Admiralty exploded the story broadcast by Germany on March 8 claiming that in their raids on the nights of March 6"and '7, "11 merchants ships salling in a Bri- dimmed than convoy. or with
total tonnage of lights, with a about 30,000, were gunk or heavily
damaged.”
The Admiralty states that the facts are that 16 small ships-
Mr. mostly fishing vessels—were at- tacked and the only one seriously damaged was the Italian ship Amelia Lauro.
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This neutral ship was proceeding independently on lawful business and was brilliantly illuminated. with her name and the Italian. flag painted on her aides, when she was bombed from about " 30 feet above the masts,
convoys but all were driven off and not one of the ships WES damaged at all.
Attacks were alsö made on three
"THIS WICKED ATTACK”
even
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DISCUSSED
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Final Decision Not Expected In Matter Of Mere Hours
POLITICAL CRIME IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Mar. 12 (Reuter)--
What is believed to be a political
crime occurred today when two attacked LAI Jen-sul, 35,
men
counsellor in the social affairs
department of Wang Ching-wel's "Kuomintang." and his wife in a room in the French Concession..
They were attacked with axes
and were seriously wounded. The two assailants escaped.
At a Japanese request, the wounded couple have been sent to a hospital in Hongkew,
WELLES LUNCHES WITH SIMON LONDON. Mar. 12 (Reuter) Mr. Sumner. Weiles began the day by seeing Mr. Clement Attlee and Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader,
LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-- OTTAWA, Mar 12 (Reuter)-Leider and Weeping unrestrainedly, Italian The General Election nominations,
Athletic con cats in the dam CORONATION OF seamen clustered about the open closed today.
to a big torchlight precassion in the evening.
POPE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
"Twelve groupe it is understood, will take par; in tonight's proces- sion including Party, Government, fighting services; ... Folice, Fire Brigade "and
VATICAN CITY, Mar. 12 (Reuter) Youth, Labour, Merchants and Pope Plus XII celebrated the Women's organisations.
members
of the
WAR TROPHIES Particularly striking will be the group representing the Army under the personal command of General Liu Shih, the Chungking Garrison Commander, who will lead chanised units with the latest fire- arms and war trophies.
me-
In the morning. tree planting
first anniversary of his Coronation
ing.
According to the newspaper Allehanda it is stated that the Finnish Parliament already "had one secret session to discuss the Soviet peace proposals.
The newspaper said that they met last night at a secret place in the country, well protected from air raids, says a Reuter message from Stockholm.
THE FINAL DECISION BY FINLAND ON WHETHER TO ACCEPT THE SOVIET PEACE TERMS, OR NOT, CAN- NOT BE EXPECTED IN A MATTER OF MERE HOURS, REUTER WAS INFORMED BY FINNISH CIRCLES IN LONDON.
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First, the Finnish delegation must decide whether the Russian terms can be recommended for acceptance by the Finnish Cabinet. If the terms are found to be worthy of recommendation, they must be despatched to Helsingfors and the Cabinet must decide whether to approve them or not.
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THEN, IF THE CABINET
respectively, .:01. the Labour APPROVES OF THE TERMS, Opposition, at the United States THE DIET MUST BE SUM- graves of two shipmates, at Great The candidates number 872. Embassy. Later, Mr. Welles saw MONED TO VOTE UPON THE Yarmouth and vowed “We shall | comprising of 'never forget you" "We shall never
Liberals 240:
Conservatives 213; Co-operative Federation 96:
| Torget this wicked attack." "
The funerali was that of two la- lian seamen of the Amelia Lauro. After the ceremony an officer, addressing the men, said: "Bere were two men in the prime of 195.
robust,
Commonwealth
Sir Archibald Sinclair. Leader of QUESTION, the Liberal Opposition:
Not until the Diet has voted Mr. Welles had luncheon with can the terms be regarded as Sir John Simon, Chancellor of finally endorsed by the Fin the Exchequer. New Democracy 28:
British Wireless adds that Mr.
nish people. Others, including Communists. Welles will later visit the Admiral-
ty for a talk with Mr. Winston AMSTERDAM, Mar, 12 (Reuter) a husband and Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime Churchill, First Lord of the Ad--Soviet distrust of Germany "con
miralty. Tomorrow afternoon, Mr. cerning the Finnish war is re- Welles Will meet Mr. Anthony flected in information reaching Eden, Dominions Secretary.
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a Pontiff at a special Pontifical their lives, one High Mass in St. Peter's this morn- father and the other, young and Minister, and Mr. Manion were nominated. for Prince Albert and The service was conducted by the "They have been killed by a Fort William, respectively. Dean of the College of Cardinals wicked attack. We shall never and nearly 50,000 people attended.} forget it."
ceremonies took place in eight dis- JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFUL
tricts he.e. The entire city was
The list is being cabled to Eng- land for distribution among the soldiers who will register their votes between March 14 and 28.
beflagged as the day had been IN KIANGSU: CHINESE SET-On Other-
proclaimed a national holiday.
In the afternoon, Wel Chao, of
the Chinese Aeronautical Affas FIRE TO RAILWAY BRIDGES
Commission, will give a demon- stration of a glider dying machine designed and built by him and for which only nave materials have been used.
There will also be an inspection of the Citizens' Air Defence units. LIN SEN'S SPEECH CHUNGKING, Mar. 12 (Central) -The 15th anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Found- er of the Chinese Republic, was commémorated at a joint meeting of the Central Party Headquarters and the National Government this morning.
CHUNGKING, MAR. 12 (CENTRAL)—OVER 3,000 JAPANESE AT ESUCHOW, JUNCTION ON THE LUNGHAI AND TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAYS, IN NORTH KIANG- SU, have launched repeated unsuccessful attacks on the Chinese positions east of Hsuchow.
A Japanese drive towards Pihsien, 53 miles north-east of Hsuchow, and Wanglochen has also been repulsed. Several bridges on the eastern section of the Lunghai Rail- way have been" destroyed by fire by the Chinese.
APPLICATIONS
HINGTSI, SHENSI, March 12 (Central) Chinese forces attack-
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ed Hakwan, south-east of Chang-League soccer fixtures chih, in South-East 'Shansi, a few Company meeting.
Mr. Lin. Sen, Chairman of the POUR INTO BANK days ago, inflicting heavy losses
National Government, presided.
and the meeting was attended by OF ENGLAND
over 600 high Party and Govern-
ment "oficials.
on the Japanese.
FOR WAR LOAN
AN AMBUSH
*Japanese reinforcements In a brief speech, Mr. Lin də-
rush to stage a counter-attack, clared that as a fitting "memorial LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reater) were ambushed on the ́ ́for Dr. Sun it behoves every mem-| Applications" poured into the several important points outside
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ber of the country to exert his or Bank of England today for the Hukwan have been recovered by Well Below
her best to realise the principles of people's spiritual mobilisation announced by the Central author tles a year ago today.
These principles, Mr. Lin zid, were based on the be- queathed teachings of the late. Party Leader and are the chief conditions on which the huge task of war of resistance and national reconstruction may he scoomplished.
War Loan.
Clerks were busy at their desks
the Chinese.
as early as 8,30 am. EST, and A Japanese southward thrust from that time there was a long from Llachalen, in East Shansi, stream of stockbrokers, clerks and with the support of artillery, has others handing in applications been checked.",
SMALL ARMY
>!
The biggest task, however, was
ATTACK REPULSED
British And
SOVIET DISTRUST
SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS ON RUSSO-FINNISH WAR, JAPAN AND INDIA
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SHANGHAI, Mar, 12′ (Havas)—"Exltain "and France committed a
India's Due Place Among Dominions
RESOLUTION BY CHAMBER OF PRINCES
NEW DELHI, Mar. 12 (Reuter) -A resolution welcoming the at- tainment by India. of her due place among the Dominions, but stressing the urgent need for safeguards and guarantees for the preservation of the Indian States, was passed unanimously by the Chamber of Princes.
Jamsaheb Nawanagar" said that the Princes repeatedly made clear their willingness to contribute to- wards the unity of India: provid-
great mistake in not concluding an agreement with Russia last spring, ed the complete picture was, ac- for had they done so there would have been na Europêan war,” dé- clared Sir Stafford Crippa, E.C., M.P., former member of the Labour Party, in an interview with the press here this evening.
Referring to the Soviet-Finnish war, he stated that the Russians were not surprised by the resistance as from the start they consider- ed the Mannerheim Line as strong as the Maginot Line.
ceptable and effective safeguards for their special rights and inter- ests were secured
He repudiated the insinua- tions that the Princes · are · conspiring with the British Government against the poli tical evolution of India." The Princes stood for India at-
Sir Stafford added: "Rectification" emphasised that Soviet Communist of the Soviet-Finnish frontier was activities in the country were spon necessary from the Russian view-soring the independence movement, point, but it was a mistake to try In answer to another question taining her full stature in which alt..... to effect it through force."
from the same correspondent on interests and classes were äßrufed- Questioned by the Havas cortes- whether Japan was equally active the fullest scope for development. pondent regarding the situation in in India, he replied that while but this should be under the Regis India, he pointed out that India Japan was interested in India's in- of the British Crown since reten- was determined to have self-dependence from a double view-tion of the connection with the government sooner or later: He point, from anti-Britainism and Crown was essential for the unity, trade interests, it is obvious that order and progress of the country. India's independence would soon result in the industrialisation of the country and thus not only closing its own market to Japanese" goods but even creating dangerous
Enemy Action Average: Five
Five competition for Japan in foreign No Neutrals No Neutrals Foods market
THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCED IN LONDON YES- TERDAY, according to a Reuter message, that for the week ended midnight on March 10, FIVE BRITISH SHIPS, to- talling 18,673 tons, were lost as the result of enemy action.
NO NEUTRAL SHIPS were sunk.
tackled on the third floor of the LOYANG, Mar. 12 (Central) Bank where a small armly dealt Using tanks as their spearhead, The losses were well below). expeditiously with stacks of ap- a Japanese force launched a the average since the start of Mr. Lin reiterated China's "de-plications by post piled high on fierce attack on the Chinese post-the war which was 12 ships
tions west of Tsinyang; south-west and 42,000 tons. termination to struggle an as long
of Po A in North Honan, on Bun day, but was repulsed.
as Japan, continues her aggres- sion, and the national conviction '-that under the leadership of Chen-
eralissimo Chiang
Kai-shek, Dr.
tables,
"There is no doubt as to the saccess of the Loan," a Bank -official stated.."
In the Provinces, stockbrokers Sun's will will be realised in spite and banks were also inundated
of all obstacles,
with applications; //
· FULLY SUBSCRIBED "
· KITYANG ·INVASION
HINGNING, Mar. 12 (Central)— Chinese troops; counter-stacked the Japanese invading Kityang
Up to March 6, 27 ships were lost in convoy out of a total of 11,774 British, Allied and neu tral ships, and only two neu-
markets, particularly in the cotton
STAY IN CHUNGKING
Chungking, he stated that the hi- Regarding his recent stay in nese Government was little con-
cerned over Wang Ching-wei's
vastly over-rated, t
[Bir "Stafford Cripps, was Hongkong last week)
in
Precautions Against Air Raids
1,000 HOUSES SEALED UP Japanese-sponsored attempts. He
CHUNGKING, Mar. 12 (Reuter) emphasised that Communist in-One thousand houses, it is es- fluence in Chungking had been timated, have already been sealed up by the Chungking Garrison Headquarters while 200,000 people are expected to be evacuated by British mercantile tornage!
tral ships were lost out of 1,360. CHENGTU CAMPAIGN cautionary measure against posal
the end of the month as & pre- sunk, as the result of enemy. The fact that no neutral ships SHANGHAI, Mar 12 (Reuter)ble Japanese air raids, age Faction, was about 640,000 tons were lost during the week would A campaign willshortly be In accordance with the regula- averaging 24,000 weekly: suggest that more neutral ships are launched in Chengtu by the New tions Issued by the Garrison Head- This was about two-thirds of the taking advantage of our convoys Life Movernment Association with quarters, all houses in which there average weekly loss over the whole NAMES OF SHIPS Clew to raising 550,000 in are 'persons .... " reading without period of the last war and less
public contributions for the resdence permits would be sealed. The British ships Yost last week Wounded Soldiers Friendly So- up.. than one-third of that during the
A Reuter message from Can- Country Party has decided to ac-It is announced that the £18, in east Kwangtung, on March 10 During last week the Germans tons) Thurston (3,012), Counsel cept the proposals for the forma000,000 War Loan has been fully The Japanese drive was un- lost two ships with tonnage of lor (5,068), Chevy Chase (271) tion of a coalition government. subscribed,
successful UTES YE
berra, Australia, states that the MELBOURNE, Mar, 12 (Reuters 20 miles north-west of Swatowarst six months of 1917.ves dick were the Pacific Hellanice (6,7 clety," says the-Bin Wan Pao: Four thousands special "wooden
11,377.
and Borthwick (1,097),
The drive will also aim at in- boards to be made for that pur creasing the membership funds pose have already been ordered by to another $100,000.
the authorities,