HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Value Of Propaganda
War" In A "Total
CAPT. FALLS WARNS AGAINST RED TAPE IN B.B.C. TALK
LONDON, JULY 29 (REUTER)-A TALK ON "TOTAL WAR" WAS GIVEN IN A RADIO BROADCAST YESTERDAY BY CAPTAIN CYRIL FALLS, MILITARY CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES,
When Marshal Foch began to deliver his famous lectures which were later issued under the Utle of "Principles of War" and "Con- duct of War," he announced that he would deal with nothing that He was interested only in occurred hefore the Napoleonic wars, national, mass wars (sald Captain Falls).
Real Estate Business In S'hai Shows Decline
Real estate business, which had shown promising results the
first
half of the year. has slowed down during the past two months ag 1 result of the European War other factors," says the China Daily News,
►
and
North
transac-
The total number of tions until the end of June show. ed a considerable increase both in transactions and value of property which charged hands over the Agüres for the past year, The total amount of sales of property for the first hal of this year is approximately $68.000.000. while that of 1039 was $18,000,000,
RECORD SALES
wars
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This decision was criticised, but Foch, realised, long before 1914. that
becoming more) were and more affairs of whole nations and, therefore, required a different technique to, say, religious wars.
Foch did not foresee what we
How It's Done: High Polish Officer Taken On Bombing Expedition Into Germany
LONDON, July 9 (BWS)-A High Polish air force officer now visiting a station in the RA F. Bomber Command has given his impressions after being taken as a member of the crew of an operation flight over Germany,
King, Queen, Princesses And Eden
See Defences
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The aircraft in which he was fying was one which successfully attacked an aircraft factory at Gotha These works are engaged in assembling Messerschmitt Aghters and ralding types of air- craft as well as in the production of heavy tanks.
The
The Polish officer said: Impression most strong in, my mind is the perfect collaboration of the crew; I have never imagin
such a high LONDON, July 29 (Reuter) ed it. could reach
standard, Every man was quiet -The King and Queen, ac and confident. Each knew what today call "Total War," but he saw companied by Princesses Ell-his task was and did it without. some of the stages leading up to zabeth and Margaret Rose, fuss or bother.
was navigation
very
it. This new "Total War is today inspected the Upper "The brought about by two main effects.Thames Patrol, the river sec- exact. We were over the target
Firstly, on the material side. tion of the Home Guards.
The number of troops engaged has greatly increased, but the kind and
practically in a minute of the es- timated time of arrival which had
As they passed each lock been set in advance. I was as- applications of the equipment and they inspected an escort fleet tonished at that because weather stores have increased much more of about a dozen small boats. conditions were poor. Most of in proportion. To keep a fighting soldier in the front line, several Mr. Anthony Eden, Secre- the time we were flying in clouds." others, who carry arms but rarely tary for War, also inspected use them. have to stand behind defences and visited a south- him.
east coast town...
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On the way out the bomber shot down a Messerschmitt 109.
LASTED ONE MINUTE
2, CHATER ROAD,
WORKERS BEHIND SOLDIER Behind each soldier, whether He say anti-aircraft gun- The officer said: "I was sitting combatant or non-combatant.ners at action stations and in the second pilot's seat so I must be at least half a dozen saw a strong formation of could not see the engagement. It workers. The machine is so vast Spitfires and Hurricane fight-listed only one minute or so.
patrolling over thei First I heard the sound of fring
that behind them, in belligerent countries, bankers, merchants anders for military forces. and agriculturists must work largely Channel.
which do not help must be curbed or abolished.
trades
the moral
"of
from an attacking aircraft and then right after that I heard fr- ing from our own rear guns. Then a"minute later the pilot sald to me: 'One Messerschmitt reported down. Very good.'"
TRAGIC
Japanese Routed Under DEATH Fierce Chinese Attack
In Central Hupeh
Continued from Pare 1
FANCHENG, JULY 28 ((CENTRAL)—CHINESE UNITS OUTSIDE · · CHUNGSIANG, IN CENTRAL HUPEH, SUBJECTED THE JAPANESE
First news of the tragic death of Mr. Cox was contained in a
Agency Domei
message which "We passed north of the Ruhr. Anti-aircraft fire and searchlights stated that he jumped from the
Over 160 Japanese were killed during the fighting which lasted darmes' headquarters" "where he there were very strong but the second floor of the Tokyo Gen-TO A FIERCE ATTACK ON JULY 25,
He suc-two hours. Two Japanese motoïlorries were wrecked. being examined. cumbed to his injuries an hour and three-quarters later.
was all the time varying the course, speed and height so
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the
anese
To take a homely example. In The record sales were evidenced
Gallant Endurance In January last, when the total many parts of the world, factory girls who normally make ladies' number of sales reached the
Of Royal Navy figure of about $15.000.000, which Corsets and suspender belts are
now making parachutes! was followed by $13.500.000 1
Secondly, there is
MALTA, July 28 (Reuter)-Vice- May and $10,500.000 in April. Inside,
Admiral Sir Wilbraham Ford broad-pilot and the Nazi philosophy cast a message from Mr. A.
V.
A despatch from Käoan, Klang-dropped by the Japanese pilots June there was a gradual slowing Nazi-isrn not only glorifies the
we were not hit.
thetr Chinese on when they bailed out from Alexander, First Lord down of business, due to the Euro State and Race, but diverts the
si, reveals that the After we had bombed the air-
the same day routed the Jap-damaged machines. A search lạ pean situation, and following the mind into channels whose only ob-Admiralty, and Admiral Sir Dudley
the south-west of
20 being made for Anji,
Japanese position of the stock market, Ject is the attainment of the State Pound. First Sea Lord, expressing craft factory he turned to observe
to all officers and men, both of the effect of the attack.
pilota. miles northwest of Nanchang, Regarding prices. the greatest aim-in this case, victory by war.
H. M. ships and dockyards at Malta "T
During the raid, one 'Japanese saw several bright fires
GRIM EVIDENCE appreciation occurred in the in-
shot TALKS SUGARED
“our admiration of the stout) which we had started. The pre-
down," and CHENGTU, July 28 (Central) machine was dustrial section of the Western Propaganda is not a new thing hearted manner
of many others damaged... in which they ceding bomber also had started his friends fell from the second As grim evidence of the fate District where there was a good but Nazi propaganda has become
the continued faced
enemy two or three fres among the floor window of the Gendarmerie wo Japanese planes which took
TRAIN WAYLAID demand for factory sites, "and in a national Instrument and nation-
attacks."
headquarters in Tokyo, where he part in the bombing raid of WAICHOW. July 28 (Central) the western part of the French at industry. To take but a petty
three ma- A Japanese train, fully loaded Concession where the demand instance, there is the way in which
"I was very glad to have the was being "examined" onto the Chengtu on July 24, The message "added: The gal-
Maltese opportunity of taking part in this street.
chine-guns and three parachutes. with ammunition, was attacked grew for both foreign and Chi-the-Nazi broadcasters in English lant endurance of the
About 105 minutes later he was in addition to a quantity of ma by Chinese querillas while pro- nese style dwelling houses.
try to sugar their talks and lying personnel and citizens of Malta raid for I have seen something of
pronounced dead. news with layers of music.
ever since the outbreak of hastali- what the Germans have done to All this means that planning is ties commands universal respects."lus in my own country."
SMALL TURNOVER
■
For investment purposes Central District also was quite active while Hongkew, and Yang tszepoo showed a small turnover. and that is something the Ger
A real estate man pointed out mans understand. the prevalling prices for real estate could be regarded as being incredibly Icw, if account 13 taken of the depreciation of the local dollar.
the one of the most urgent needs of f
the "Total War," to put all re- sources together and in service,
Captain Falls said that he was sure that our own short-term plan for immediate needs and aims is
Satisfactory. but how about the long-range plan?
buildings..
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Short
Italy Will Have Wheat Crop This Year Like Rest Of Europe
·PLAN FOR VICTORY It was being carried out in many different fields, but he per- sonally would like to see perfect .a small Counci
"Italy will have a short wheat crop this year. like the rest of which could draw on all the var- lous experts in every branch, and Europe,
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-The Times' correspondent in Rome
RESTRICTION OF co-ordination,
IMMUNITIES
Continued From Page 1
The paper adds, "The Ha- vana Conference represents an important victory for the policy of the Western Hemi- sphere, which has formed one cornerstone of the" President's conduct of foreign affairs.
branches,
defiantly adopted by the Latin-made well.
American representatives in face ever, we have to plan for victory
NOT A SOLUTION
over
The NEW YORK TIMES, while expressing satisfaction
the Conference results, says that the agreement cannot be a solution of the immediate problem confront- ing the Americas.
شیم
says:
EXCEPTIONALLY FOOR
Chinese Artillery Blast Japanese Supply Depots
CHUNGKING, July 29 (Central)-Chinese troops continue
farmers
ITALIANS LOSE FOUR PLANES
BARE DETAILS Reuter announces with deep regret the death of Mr. Cox. "Jimmy," as he was known to
on the Canton-Kowloon
werc
report.
Railway
These are the bare details that chine-gun bullets, were found at ceeding from Canton to Sheklung have been allowed to pass to the Sanhcchang. a small village out- outside world through the ban of side Chengtu. yesterday. It is be on July 21, according to a belated complete allence that the Japan leved that these things
The guerillas laid mines on ese authorities placed on all news concerning the arrest of Mr. Cox there must have been some mis- the railway which exploded and overturned the train, In the en-. and the other' ten British subjects take.
many suing disorder
Japanese in Japan.
troops were killed and the entire consignment of ammunition blown
received The detalls were through Domei. the Japanese News Ageney, who managed to, send a special telegram to Reu- ter's head office.. in London. Otherwise, so far as is known, no. one else has been allowed to send news from Japan.
How "Jimmy" came to fall from the window, or the exact nature of the injuries from which he died. has not yet been revealed.
time, been refused.
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an-
Renter's Shanghai office has been flooded with messages of sympathy ever since it was
their learned that
veleran stan man in Tokyo had been arrested.
up.
SPORADIC BOMBARDMENT EAST CHEKIANG, July 28 (Cen- All sympathisers who knew him tral-Bavtfig failed to hold Chen- ̈ testified to his personal integrity hai, Japanese naval forces of the and stressed their conviction that east Chektang coast have resort- his arrest must have been due to ed to sporadic naval bombard- a misunderstanding.
A- VETERAN Fifty-five years of age. "Jimmy" questioning. Cox was a veteran on the staff of Reuter's organisation, having Joined Reuter's head office in London in 1901 at the age of 16
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was
ment of the town.
Nazis Cannot Feed War Prisoners
WELL TREATED
Yesterday morning, three Jap- to which every long-range plan "The Minister for Agriculture's Balkan countries are having ex-
SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuter)—anese naval vessel, hurled a score could be submitted, to be criticis-letter to Mussolini, published toceptionally poor crops due to the
Mr. Cox, Reuter learns privately. of shells on the Chinese positions, ed. developed and, if need be,day,, set, the coming crop at 288 same persistent cold freezings and amended. For one thing, this million bushels, and compared with heavy unseasonal rains that lower-
The charge on which he was is being well treated and is being causing little damage.
books from
TRAPPED JAPANESE would do away with 2 lot of the average 295 million "In the last ed the Italian crops.
arrested has not yet been made allowed food and minute-taking and memoranda three year, the measure announced | "In addition some of the Balkan known.
FANCHENG, July 27 (Central) The last news that had outside.. A request from him to be among the political and military today restricts the amount of bread States
-Large numbers of Japanese who have had floods, while been received cancerning "Jimmy" allowed to have a bath has, how-
ever, hitherto been refused.
were trapped on the south bank that restaurants can give to any Yugoslavia had a disastrous hürri- Cox, prior to the tragic
Mt, E. W. James, who In Britain, the immediate object customer. What is even more cane just last week. Added to all nouncement of his death, was to Is the programme to resist in-
desperate attempt for from Canada made "Measures agreed on have beervasion and it is being made and portant is that Tuesdays have been this is the fact that" millions of the effect that he was being com- (taken into custody in Kobe, re of the Yangtze opposite Ichang
have been prevented, paratively well treated, being al-turned to Japan
wooden rafts early, this week, ac- Beyond that, how-made a meatless day.
either through being in the various lowed to receive food and books only on Friday, twenty-four hours safety by re-crossing the river in "This is an unhappy year for armies or through devastation, the from outside, but that the request before be was arrested.
No indication has been given as cording to a belated military re- of confident Totalitarian predic--for "Total War" means Every-
to how long the arrested men will port. Many of these rafts were tions that the conference would thing: Total War must take in the whole of Europe as far as conquest of reaping this year's to have a bath; had, up to "that
and combine Everything.
wheat is concerned. Danubian and, harvest." fall."
be detained. They are all at pre-sunk in midstream by Chinese. sent being submitted to police gunfire with hundreds of Japanese
which may last drowned in the rapid waters. several weeks.
It is reported that the swoop was the result of pres- sure from Germany.
ASTONISHED. MALTA, July 29 (Reuter)-It is years.
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)---Mr: oficially announced. that four Five years later, he went to
Director of the Guy Locock, Italian aircraft were destroyed Bombay, then to Colombo. In during various engagements pff 1912 he became the Manager of Federation of British Industries. by "Reuter" Malta yesterday.
the Shanghai office of Renter's when interviewed
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter) There were no British air losses. and stayed in that position Pesterday expressed astonishment at the reported arrest of Captain throughout the Great War,
The German authorities in James. In 1935, he became the Manager
Mr. Locock said Captain James France have forbidden pas- ADEN, July, 20 (Reuter)-One of Reuter's Hongkong office, re- "If we ignore that primary pro-
AMERICA?
merchant ship received super-turning to Shanghai as Manager was one of the men who had per-senger trains to cross the line blem, our policy will be like that
In west Anhwei Chinese troops.
ficial damage during an Italian
of the news services from 1925 sistently tried to understand the between unoccupied and oc- of men busily balling out the boat,
BOLIVIA, July 29 attack
Japanese viewpoint and had work-cupled France until further air raid yesterday, afternoon. One at Shou- while ignoring the leak which launched an
(Reuter)-There are possibilities for Indian member of the crew was Japanese supply the sale of Bolivian tin to the killed but there, were no other
In 1934, he went as chief cored for improvement of Anglo- notice and are refusing to halen last week. makes their labour necessary.”
depots were blasted by Chinese
United States for smelting. stated casualties or damage.
respondent to Japan, with head-Japanese trade relations. quarters in Tokyo. This position formed Mr. Locock that he was
Captain James had recently in- supply tickets. artillery fire and about 200 Jap Mr. Alberto Gutierrez, the Bolivian
One effect of this will be to LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)Thejanese were killed.
he held until his, tragic death. Foreign Minister, in an interview
leaving for America and had re-stop the flow of refugees and New York Times says:
PUPPET TROOPS, REVOLT yesterday.
SOME MISTAKE
quested the Federation to find
rothers trying to get back to "Having reaped all the propaganda
The troops, of the so-called
another representative, benefits derived from taking the Peace and
The death occurred on July 21 "Jimmy". Cox's integrity and
their homes. National Salvation
BRITISH GOVT. TO PROTEST orders in Latin-America for the Army" organised by Wang Ching- commented on the prospects of the of Mrs. Nettie D. Nichols, after a conscientiousness in his duty as
it is reported that thou- LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-It October delivery and posting cash wel, who were stationed at Cheng-Havana Conference and said it prolonged liness of more than news correspondent was a byword guarantees as an indication of the tangchaft, west of Mingchuan in
was. logical for tin to go to the seven months, at the age of sixty-in journalistic circles. He took is anticipated that the British sands of war prisoners are confidence of a quick victory. Nad cast Honan, revolted agains, the greatest consumer directly from a rive at Ningry, Cheklang. She was most careful pains to verify his Government will make represen-being sent back by the der- Germany is now quietly "hedging" Japanese on the night of July 18, producing nation.
a nnhle, self-sacrificing missionary, facts and quote his sources so that tations to Tokyo following the her Commitments by buying goods In à surprise attack against the He did not mention, however, and had established a splendid when it was learned that he had arrest of nine Britons, confirms mans into unoccupied France in this market to all these orders." Japanese they captured some 400 whether there was definitely a work at Ningpo in the name of been arrested "for military rea- tion of which was received in au- because the Nazis cannot feed
them. machine-guns and rides.
move in this direction. (SEE PAGE 9. COL 5)
"Bethel" nearly thirty years ago. sons" it was felt on all sides, that thoritative quarters last night,
Continuing, the paper says, “I Hitler's victory in Europe can be prevented, the problem of econo- mic defence of the Western Hemi- sphere will be greatly reduced and the problem, in a military pl in east Hupeh as a result of a BOLIVIAN TIN" FOR
to "mop up" the Japanese on the south bank of the Yangtze River at Icheang. Additional casualties have böen inflicted upon the Japanese and quantities of arms and ammunition seized. Five Japanese army lorries were! destroyed on July 25 near Hwang-
sense, will hardly exist.
GERMANY "HEDGING”
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Chinese ambuscade. Several Jap- anese were captured alive,
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PAZ.
In this interview, Mr. Gutierrez
'SLIGHT DAMAGE
until 1934.
It