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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940.
RUMOURS OF "INTENDED NEGOTIATIONS"
NO FLINCHING FROM RESOLVE TO COUNTER ANY INVASION
GERMAN SCARE-MONGERING TACTICS FAIL TO MAKE IMPRESSION
LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-The determination of Britain and the British Empire to achieve urgently a fighting efficiency greater than that draggooned by the Reich- wehr is shown in the editorials of today's London Press.
"During the visit which he just paid to a section of the Home front, the Premier will certainly have found much to be done and much, it must be admitted, still to do," atates The Times,
* Any" uneasiness, which may thus find expression in the Press and the large correspondence from the public, reflects no success for the German scarce-mongering · tactics, nor any flinching from the determination to meet an Invasion, but only a profound desire that the practical preparations should be as perfect as possible.
"We never before had to create
CANADA'S SPEED-UP
an organisation capable of putting The News-Chronicle says, "One forth the maximum military effort of the most heartening things to- within our own shores, that is in day is the readiness of the Do the midst of the vastly crowded minions to shoulder civilian population, whose con-creasing burdens as our own pro- tinued activity and co-operation blems grow. are essential to military success.
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For the first time we are faced Canada's air speed-up. A large "The latest example is that, of
with problems which have con- tinudrsly faced Continental coun- part of the Dominions original tries, and must learn from their programme designed to be spread mistakes both of principle and de- over two years, has been com-
pressed into a one-year plan.. *tal."
CLAIM TO SERVICE \
"The Canadian Government The Dally Telegraph declares: now announce that they will be "It is the best sign in these stern able to complete both their own the whole Commonwealth times that the claim to national and service, comes at least as loudly programme from, their own re- and Insistently from the men and sources without assistance from women who offer themselves, as abroad. from the Government which has organised their labours.
BRITAIN'S ADVANTAGE
"In one respect the British Em- "The unity of resolve we have is assured. We want the unity of pire has an enormous advantage the working force kept to that over Germany regarding air pow
can produce planes and bighest and flercest
potentialer. It which can only be maintained by train crews in complete security." everyone, having war duty to do thousands of miles from the scene and doing it with devotion."
CHINESE
FEARS OF SOVIET
GERMANY SAYS
"NOT NOW”.
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PRESS
"It must do so to the utmost
of its resources. No near horizon must be taken as a limit of our schemes. Never must, we be con- tent with the good progress. Al- ways we mast atm at the gigantic rather than the great."
REPLY THIS WEEK
TOKYO, July 4° (Reu- ter)-The British Am- bassador, Sir Robert Craigle, called on the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mt. Tani, at 10 a.m., and told him that the reply of the Home Government to Japan's representations regarding the Burma route is ex- pected to arrive in the course of this week.
The Ambassador is re- „ported to have explained that the delay in the British reply, was due to necessity for consulting the Dominions and Crown Colony Governments.
Portuguese Committee Leaves For Macao Colony's Evacuation Plans Continue Smoothly
A committee representing the local Portuguese com munity, members of which were nominated at a meeting held at the Portuguese Consulate on Tuesday, left yester- day for Macao by the morning boat, it was learned from Mr. F.P. de Vasconcellos Soares, Acting Portuguese Con- sul in an interview yesterday.
The committee will discuss with the Macao authorities arrangements for the reception of Portuguese evacuees from Hongkong should the need for an evacuation arise.
Regarding the evacuation Gloucester Hotel and all. of the second batch of stations at Kowloon will be British subjects, it was accommodated on the liner learned that
two large at No. 5 wharf. Entrance. Canadian Pacific Hiners to the wharf is through.
Canton and Navy Streets.
To facilitate family fare- well arrangements the ban on entry to whart premises has been lifted, but such menfolk, relatives and. friends will not be permit ted to board the ships.
LODGE have been chartered for the PROTEST
HANDING OVER OF TITLE DEEDS
purpose and will be berth- ed at No. 1 and No. 5 Wharves at Kowloon res- pectively.
The vessel berthed at No 1 wharf is for the embarka- tion of those who register- ed at the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel and the Prison staff at Stanley.
Evacuees registered at the "
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Owing to apprehension of women with young children regarding the supply of (Cont'd on Page 7, Cols. 6-7)
Action Against French Fleet Cited As Mark Of Resolve STRONG FORCES ARE READY TO RESIST ANY INVASION
Mr. Winston Churchill, Great Britain's Prime Minister yes- terday gave a detailed account to a crowded House o Commons, of the action taken by Britain to prevent the French Fleet from falling into the hands of Germany and Italy.
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*IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENTS MADE BY THEE PREMIER SINCE HE ASSUMED OFFICE, THIS FACT BEING. BORNE OUT, BY THE
·PRESENCE OF MANY FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS?: GALLERY, PROMINENT AMONGST WHOM WERE THE SOVIET, BELGIUM, ARGEN- TINE AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS,
Mr. Churchill also spoke of the threatened attack on Great Britain and said that Ireland, too, was in imminent danger. He urged that any officer or official found exercising disturbing or distressing influence be removed without the slightest hesita- tion, and emphatically denied that there had been any intention of entering into negő-- tiations with the German and Italian Governments.
"There is no talk of negotiations," he said, "There is no talk here) of peace. We shall, on the contrary, prosecute the war with the utmost vigour and by all means
open to us."
OFFER TO FRANCE RECALLED
LONDON, July 4 (Reuter) Mr Churchill, in his state- nounce to the House the measures which we have felt ment said: "It is with sincere sorrow that, I must now an- bound to take in order to prevent the French-fleet' from falling into German hands.
"For the rest the French sailors in the main cheerfully accepted the position, and several hundred Expressed their ardent desire to continue the war. Some have asked for British nationality and this will be granted (cheers) with- out prejudice to the other on with us as Frenchmen. Frenchmen who prefer to tight
"All the rest will be immediately "The least that could be expected was that the French repatriated to French ports if the Government, in abandoning the conflict would have to be French Government will make the careful not to inflict needless injury on their faithful ally necessary arrangements under in whose final victory the sole chance of French freedom their German‹ masters, French lay and lies,<
troops will be repatriated from Bri
When two nations are fighting together under a down and overwhelmed, and may be forced to ask its ally solemn alliance against a common foe, one may be stricken to release it from its obligations.
"As the House will remember, we offered to release tain except those who are followers France from her treaty obligations on one condition: of General De Game namely, that the French fleet should be sailed to British
“SUBS” JOIN BRITISH harbours before separate armistice negotiations were composition of the French naval units Mr. Churchill next discussed the pleted. This has not been done.
in the Mediterranean and said, that
RAIDERS OVER follower (cheers) as that portion our conditions,
"On the contrary, in spite of prisoners of war in France. M. several French submarines had promise and assurance given by should be sent to England bat every kind of private and personal Reynaud promised that they joined us independently.
At Alexandria, where there was a Admiral Darlan to the First Lord when he fell they were delivered strong" British Fleet, there are a and his naval colleagues, and the over to Germany, ".
French battleship, four French der- "Yesterday we unanimously destroyers and a number of smaller miralty, an armistice was signed,cided to take the greater part of ships. These have been informed which was bound to place the the French Fleet under our con- that they cannot leave harbour. |French fleet as effectively in the trol, or called upon them, with Mr. Churchill said that two of power of "Germany and its Italian adequate force, to comply with the finest French vessels, the Dun- Eerque and Strasbourg and several fot the French fleet was placed in "Two battleships, two light cruf. {(Cont'd on Page 7, Cols. 1 and 2).
our power, when many of them (sers and kome submarines, inclüd-| were unable to reach African ports | Ing a flotilla of eight destroyers LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)
and came into the harbours of end two hundred mine-sweeping German raiders were over south-Fortsmouth and Plymouth about and anti-submarine craft. west England this morning. They
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Portsmouth, Plymouth and. Sheer- “I must record that what must mess were boarded after brief no- were heard flying overhead and have been a mortal injury was tice had been given to their cap- apparently in a westerly direction.
First Sea Lord of the British Ad- SHANGHAI, July 4, (Benter)——. BUCHAREST, July 4 (Reuter)Pointing out the seriousness of the The German Minister has return decision made by the Shanghai ed here after a hurried via to Municipal Council to hand over Germany. He was instructed to land documents entrusted to its inform the Rumanian Government care by the Kuomintang authorf- that Germany is at present unable ties, the Chinese press in Shanghai to offer Rumania a treaty alliance yesterday voiced opposition in no For military assistance.
uncertain terms, asserting that the The impression here is that powers concerned themselves would -Germany is anxious to avold have to take the consequences of
action which might involve, her that decision. in a conflict with 'Russia,
Real estate dealings in Shang- NATIONAL GOVT? hal, all the same, had no formal BUCHAREST, July 4 (Reuter)- registration since the conclusion of "The formation of the National hostilities, here, but if the docu-. Government is expected at any ments were handed over to the new moment, “probably omitting politiChinese authorities, foreign and Clans with Anglo-French leanings, Chinese property owners would following the resignation of the have to "bow down their heads Government.
[before' the officials of the new Chi- rese city regime, the papers said.”
HOW LONG WILL
IT LAST?
STORY"
SHANGHAL July 4 (Router) "China and Japan has de cided to start negotiailons on and from July, 5 for a new treaky to readjust the rela- tions between these two coun- tries" states a communique issued by the Publicity Minis- try of the "Executive Yuzn” of the Wang Ching-wel "gov- ernment," according to the Central Press Service.
It would affect property rights FLYING BOATS
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that the Belfish and French con-
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GOOD WORK
SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuter-cillation would directly affect their The Japanese Military Authorities interests in the Far East.
ENGLAND
FRENCH CHEERS The operation was carried out
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The Air Ministry and the Minis done as by the Bordeaux Govern-tains. try for Home Becurity announced ment with the full knowledge of last night that a small number of "Another example of the cal without opposition resistance or
Its consequences. · aircraft carried out intermittent attacks over the eastern counties.lous, perhaps malevolent treat bloodshed except in the case ment we received, not from the of the Burcof where a "British A few bombs were dropped at French nation (cheers) but from leading seaman and one French random. One building"
the Bordeaux Government, is that ofcer were killed, and there were afre, but no casualties have been over 400 German air pilots were a few wounded. reported.
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It is officially stated that ac- cording to the latest reports, aix were killed and 78 injured as a
LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)--The result of the daylight bombing
În, Shanghai bave givm the French It was also reported that the Admiralty stated that it was a raids yesterday.
The driver of a train which was colonials here a guarantee to main-Chinese members of the Consell Sunderland Flying boat which tain the integrity of the French would appose the decision. One located the torpedoed Andora Star: bombed died from injuries, but Concession and to preserve the foreigner was quoted as saying The ship discovered was a cons-none of the four passengers were status quo in that area, it is re-hat he was also opposed to the derable distance from the north injured ported here today,
decision for, legally speaking, the west of Ireland,
THE FRENCH NAVY, A
MAGNIFICENT MACHINE
LONDON, July 4 (Renter)--The present strength In the main.. vessels of the French Navy No. 2 Fleet of Europe and a "magnificent" fighting machine-la stated to be over 168, writes.
Naval expert
ONE BROUGHT DOWN Although he did not divulge de Bettlement authorities had no The flying boat spotted 13 life LONDON July 4 (Reuter)—An At the beginning of the war, it and similar small ships; 77_sub- talls of the reported agreement, wer to transfer the papers to a boats with survivors and a number eye witness of a raid in the south bad in commission five capital marines including 30 ocean-going the French Conani-General stated, third party,
of others clinging to the wreckage, western aran this morning said ships, including the Dunkirque and submarines; one aircraft carrier, After the crew had dropped all the several bombers made a Strasbourg which, pending com- one seaplane carrier and a large their food supplies, including sudden appearance, and he be-|pletion of the new British and fleet of auxillary vessels, cover emergency rations, tobacco and Heved
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PAGE 2-Floating Mine, Adrift, Charity show for B. W.OF.; School Fees Raised in Shang bai; Cathedral Wedding: U; 8. Baseball Resulta, PAGE Diary of Coming Events; Radio Programmes, PAGE 4 4 German Submarine Binks British Liner with Naz and Italian Internees Re vision of French Constitution; Colonel Knox Epproved AB Navy Becretary: Future Status of Burma. W PAGE 6-Evacuation for Wives and Families of Volunteers: Evacuation Notice Police Court Reports, Airport News. 6--Leading Article—Ari- and Fifth Column: Te-cher Comments
Gen
on Arita's Speech Boy Swept Away By Rains,
PAGE 7 Cable News from the
Worlds
PAGE 6-Women's interests
and 10--Finance and