HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
JAPANESE ARRESTS
OFFICIAL ATTITUDE OF "WAIT AND
SEE" IS EFFECTIVE
TOKYO, AUG. ! (REUTER)—ALTHOUGH THE JAPANESE PRESS AND VARIOUS PUBLIC BODIES CONTINUE TO DE- MAND VIGOROUS ACTION AGAINST BRITAIN for the imme- diate release of all Japanese held within the Empire, the official attitude of "wait and see" appear to be gradually having effect.
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News of the release of Mr. Satoru Makihara, manager of- the London branch of the Mitsubishi Trading Company, combined with the Japanese announcement that an "unspeci- ded number" of Britons detained in Japan have been allowed to go home seems to have eased the situation somewhat,
Nevertheless. It cannot in any
N.Y. REPORT IS way be said that tension is over.
DISMISSED AS
"LAUGHABLE”
TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-It is laughable," said a spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office in dismiss ing the New York Herald-Tribune report that a "Japanese Govern- ment organisation" is assisting the leader of the Opposition Party in Mexico.
A New York message. "says that the Herald-Tribune on Aug. 2, on the basis of a telephone message from Mexico City, reported that a Japanese organisatior, was extend- ing assistance to General Juan Al- mazan, leader of the Opposition, terials for the complete defence of prodiving him with necessary ma terials for the complete defence of
tic coast.
ABE-WANG TALKS
The British Embassy yesterday was the scene of numerous dele- gations from public bodies who hunded over resolutions demand- ing that arrested Japanese be im- mediately released and threaten ing otherwise that Japan would against take drastic, measures" Britain.
Anti-British outbursts in the Press meanwhile continue to Indulge in the most virulent - "Invective.
“NAZI CANARD
REFUTED
LONDON, August 7 (Reuter) Reports of damage to British warships were officially denied In London.
These reports had it that HMS, Resolution was hit by a bomb and a British cruiser damaged during an engage- ment off the Balearic Islands, The Admiralty states that these reports are completely antrae.
CURRENCY WARNING
TO CHINESE
CHUNGKING, ALE. 7 (REU ter)-A warning to Chinese
war wts
CABLE
BLITZKRIEG THREAT SEEN AS A LEVER FOR PEACE
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Beuter)—THE STOCKHOLM newspaper Dagens Nyheter pointed out yesterday that the tremendous Nasi propaganda câmpaign in connexion with an imminent German Invasion of Britain has suddenly ceased, and sugresta the-object of the campaign was to compel the British to main- tain strong forces at home and so weaken the Expeditionary Force in France. ...
But suddenly, after the conclusion of the French campaign, invasion propaganda started again and military circles in Ber- lin provided foreign journalists with detailed descriptions of the planned Invasion,
Journalists themselves could scarcely conceal their surprise at such frankness but it was inter- preted as an indication of Ger- man confidence in victory when they related beforehand all the details of the invasion.
On July 19 another sudden change took place --- Hitler. offered to refrain from invad- ing Britain.
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LEAFLET RAIDS WELCOMED
BENEFITS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940-PAGE 7
DETENTION OF CAPT. RAMSAY
Further Sitting Of Committee Next Week
LONDON, Aug. 7 (BWS)—At its first meeting in London yesterday
The Dobruja
Question
The visit of M. Cadera, Rumanian.
Ambassador in Belgrade, as special
| envoy to discțias, the Dobruja ques- tion with the Bulgarian authorities has resulted in some progress ac- cording to well-informed circles in Soña, says Retter.
M. Cadera has now gone to
the Conamittee of Privileges, order.. Bucharest to report."-
ed by the Commons to consider |--An-invitation—from · Rumania to whether the detention, of Capt. send a delegation to Bucharest for | Ramsay under the Defence Regula». | conversations is expected to reach
tions constitutes a breach of thé Sofia shortly.
privileges of the House, chose the Lord Privy Seal as chairman, ・・
"It is customary for the Leader of the House to preside over a con- mittee of privileges.
It will be recalled that on bek coming Premier, Mr. Churchill in-
ITALIAN PINCER
MOVEMENT ·
Continued rom Pare 1
on Odweins, another on Hargess and the third from Jire towards
RED CROSS FUNDmated it was his intention to lead the Commons as far as the exigen- cles of his duties elsewhere under Garagara. war conditions permitted, and in-, timated that Mr, Attlee would act as Deputy Leader in his absence.
The committee, which will meet
It was a peace offer under the tearful threat of invasion. Bri- tain was to withdraw from Europe Nazi leaflets dropped or be totally destroyed.
PEACE HOPES VAIN
one
to
LONDON,
Aug.
7
(Reuter)- over Eng- land last week are still being found in odd places. They make
"
PROSECUTION OF WAR
LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter) A penny Mr. Clement Attlee,
the Lord
"Our land and air forces are or- ganised to resist these advances despite the collapse of French Somaliland. On the other trants there is nothing, to report.”
ITALIANS” OBJECTS LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)---MİU- tary quarters, here state that the Italian columns appear to have as their respective objectives the Gulf jof Aden parts. Berbera and Zeila, »
but they have a long and arduous route to traverse.
1
When Lord Halifax refused. the very good waste paper but before again next Tuesday, decided to call was still hoped Mr, they reach that stage they con- Sir Guibert Campion, Clerk of the The reported threat by Hong-not to purchase foreign cur-offer it
ELOID con- tribute to the local Red Cross House of Commons, as first witness. ong to close the port to Japan-rencies for deposit in foreign Churchill would be
Is contained in alatory but when it was clear Fund. ese shipping has hitherto teen banks
The town collected no less. received comparatively calmly. special article published in that hopes of peace were vain,
than 12 for this then Berlin and Rome announced
purpose the official Central Daily that an invasien was not being
from the sale of the leaflets, JAPAN'S STAND
News this morning.
contemplated and instead Britain The prices vary according to the LONDON. Aug. 7
and whether (Reuter)-A The article declares: Firstly, was to be defeated by a war of number available
that the when the
The British forces opposing the Tokyo despatch says
same tactics they are dry or solled. confined to exhaustion the Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr.China and Japan it
was under-which Hitler declared did not win or two is the common price but Privy Seal, stated in the House Italians are the Somaliland Camer Mexican territory along the Atlan. /Matsuoka, told the Cabinet yes standable there would be"fight of a single honourable victory in the in places far distant from where of Commons yesterday that the Corps who are an excellent and
terday that the Japanese Govern capital from China but with the last war.
they fell, the leaflets, sometimes Government were fully alive to capable body. Temperature in the ment has communicated to Bri-war spreading worldwide there is Was the Arst campaign of in-raise as much as 55.
the importance of the objects in-regions is often 120 degrees fahren- Eain Japan's stand on the arrests always the danger of the market vasion merely tactical and the
PENNY A SQUINT
herent in the Suggestion that helt.
The Italians must cross a mouth- of Japanese nationals.
transactions of any foreign cur- second
merely meant
One man raised £1 for the local there should be 3 Joint Alled ren sy being suspended thereby intimidate the English?
charity by charging a penny for Council for the prosecution of the tain range of 3,500 feet, that is traversed only by rough camel FOOD FOR THOUGHT
anyone who wanted to read his war. affecting holders..
NOT CONFINED
The decision to undertake a copy, the only one in the neigh- The existing arrangements for tracks, and it is unlikely that me- "Secondly, at a time of world
co-operation and consultation bechanised troops can be used
Guerilla warfare Like control of blockade will surprise the Italians bourhood.
expected unrest, measures
Despite all this an Official Ger- tween the Government and other
while the British Air, Force has exchanges or devaluation of any more perhaps than the patient
and organisations currency are not confined to de- German people but it will also inan News Agency message, which governments feated nations. Even victors may cause the German military a cer- claims came from Lisbon, says with Britain against the enemy been able to inflict damage on the
that homes in Britain are being were, however, fully adequate for alow-moving columns resort to such measures since the tam amount of thought.
war, searched by the police and the dealing with all questions CON Before the outbreak of abnormal rise or fall of any eur-
threatened with dire cerning the prosecution of the Germany's military writers criti-people the economic Frency will upset
cised the Schlieffen Plan on the punishment If they do not sur-war.» system and trade.
ground that it fevitably drew render the leaflets.
He did not, therefore, see The public secret them, accord- advantage in setting up Britain into the war and there- fore caused a long war
which ing to the Agency message, and nery for the purpose. .. Does pass them furtively, to friends Germany could not win.
like bookmakers and runners in this opinion still hold?
the back streets,
TOKYO, Aug: 7 Reuter- Ques-
The Japanese Government is tioned regarding Sino-Japanese negotiations at Nanking, a spokes-now waiting for British reaction the message continued, after man of the Japanese Foreign Office expressed much satisfaction with which appropriate action will be the progress of parleys between General Noboyuk! Abe (former Premier), Japanese Ambassador, and Wang Ching-wil, chief execu- tive of the Nanking Government,
taker.
SINGAPORE ARREST "SINGAPORE. Aug. 7 (Reuter)- The Japanese Consul-General. The spokesman predicted the Mr. Toyoda, called on the Acting conclusion of a general agreement Colonial Secretary, regarding the in the near future. The negolia- arrest of Mr. Kobayashi and was detained tions were being conducted without informed that he was
under the Defence Regulations, a hitch, he added.
Gloomy Picture Of Belgium: King Leopold Vindicated
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-Mr. John Cudahy, the former American Ambassador to Belgium, painted a gloomy. picture of the economic conditions in Belgium to a meet- ing of newspaper representatives in London yesterday.
neglect to discharge, them.
the
The richest country in world, the United States, devalued the United States dollar and due to the present drop in the dollar sterling cross-rate there is talk of further devaluation of the United States dollar.".
EACH METHOD
OF ATTACK
Continued from Page 2 MOAT BETTER
ramparts"
It is now im-
are.
"We have looked very carefully He suggested that "the sup- the forces of occupation of the res- plies of foodstuffs, which were (ponsibilities they have incurred and to our moat which is given to us already severely rationed, of the political consequences of a by providence. might last from eight to ten weeks, after which, he im- plied, the situation would be desperate unless supplies were imported.
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He observed that much would depend upon what happened to Britain, adding that it was only an "academic" question for Britain to consent to shipment of rations to Beiglum.
SURRENDER DECISION
Mr. Cudahy declared that when the truth was known, King Leo- pold's decision to surrender would be applauded.
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Admiration For Britons' Coolness
Admiration for the British people's coolness while await-} measurably better defended and ing invasion is expressed by far higher the New York Times, accord- and broader than they were when ing to a Reuter message from the Battle of France ended. But New York, we must not allow ourselves, in any way, to be lulled by our advances in the last few weeks.
At the same time, Mr. Cudahy the said, the German army itself had behaved with a great deal of res- traint in Belgium and so far as his personal observation went the Belgians were not complaining of their treatment by the military.
But they were not being ger manised in spirit and he was cer- tain they wished for and had con- fidence in the final success of Britain and the Allled cause.
LEOPOLD A PRISONER Mr. Cudahy also spoke of King Leopold who, he said, it was no secret was a prisoner of war.
"I think it will be known that
He gave his personal opinion that the Allies were fully informed not the King's act of surrender would less than three days beforehand." be accepted by impartial history as Mr. Cudahy said he did not pro-a conscientious decision based on pose to enter into any controversy the conviction that there was no over the French and British claims thing to be gained by continued which are in opposition to this resistance in the circumstances of statement, notably M. Reynaud's that hour of despair for Belgium assertion that the French were not
or her allies commensurate with the previously warned.
sacrifice of life involved.
Mr. Cudahy said personally be was convinced that the sympathies of the Belgians were still with Britain.
INDUSTRY STAGNATION LONDON, Aug. 7 (BVS)—In Bel- glum, Mr. Cudahy sald, all industry la in a state of stagnation.****
There are still about two millon refugees in France. Rationing is
very severe,"
He also stated that in..unocen- pled France thousands had been
NELSON'S PRAYER
the "We must reckon that enemy, once having decided upon his course of action, will throw into it the utmost of his strength.
"Hard knocks, stem trials and grievous tribulations lle ahead. I can give the TIXL- qualified assurance that the Navy is alert over the seven + seas, always ready at
action stationg and quietly, confident.
1ts
"During this time of waiting our aim must be great and even greater the intensification of our war ofort."
The paper says, "The walt- ing islanders are not terroris- ed. They bear the suspense so- jauntily that the British Gov- ernment has deemed it nieces- Jasy to warn the British people.
any machi
QUESTION POSTPONED LONDON," Aug. 7 (Reuter) - In the House of Lords yesterday. Baron Davies Liberal) said the question he had on paper had been postponed, by request, until Thursday.
LESS STALE Semi-official circles in London last night commented sarcastical ly that they would welcome some more Nazi leaflets but hoped that The question he had to ask of the next time the leaflets would Government was "whether, follow contain something less stale and ing. the precedent in the last to invite more interesting than the speech war, it was proposed made by Hitler a couple of weeks Ministers of the Dominions to the ago and already fully reported in participate more directly in the British press.
conduct of the war and to create a.supreme War Council which would. Include representativeg”, of the British Commonwealth and India."
MORE HITLER
LEAFLETS
ATTACK IMMINENT ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 7 (Renter) -There is no foundation for the report that Egyptian territory has been invaded by Italian forces.
It is however believed that the Italian attack from Libya la im- minent.
ALL PRISONERS
(Reuter)--A semi- CAIRO, 7 official announcement states that all is quiet on the frontier. ---
The only Itallang at present on the Egyptian, soll are one general and 818 officers and othey ranks. who are prisoners,”
EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATS
OTTAWA, Aug. 7. (Reuter)-Mr. Mackenzie King. Prime Minister, The total number of cases treat- revealed in the House of Commons LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-The Ministry of Home Security an-ed by the New Territory Relief As that exchange off diplomatic re- nounced that during the night sociation during July was 13,798, of presentatives between Canada and enemy aircraft dropped incendiary which 2,389 were treated at Tsuen some Bouth American countries bombs on two districts in Scot Wan. At the Baw Par Station was under consideration....
there were 985 new cases and 388 He mentioned particularly Brandi land.
old. Ambulance No. 4156 covered and the Argentina as a "good More leadets giving Hitler's re-.
1,002 miles and carried 158 patiente guess" when questioned
which "This is striking confirmation of cent Reichstag speech, and reports of strengthened British small number of bombs, fell in while Ambulance No. 1735 covered South American countries he had
336 miles in 31 calls. morale under selge. This is a re- the Bristol Channel 'arts.
Damage Was assuring sign and the lesson of the
negligible and.. first waiting period has been there were no casualties. learned.
BOMBS ON HAIFA HAIFA, Aug. 7.(Reuter)-Enemy be lulled by waiting into a sense raiders dropped bombs: here this of security."
**England is not likely again to
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morning and caused some damage NO PERSON AFRAID"
and a few casualties LONDON, Arg 7: (Reutar)-The A. A. defences drove the raidera editor of the Paris Botr who 16-off. This is the third raid on Concluding, Mr. Alexander said: cently returned to Paris from Haifa, which is the terminus of There is much talk about war London, writing in the paper to the pipeline. aims. Here is one of them which day says, brooks no denial or delay-our working men, and women have responded magnificently, to any and every call made upon them. Their reward must be the new peace that will come: never, again must the unemployed become forgotten men in peace."
Vice-Admiral Gordon Campreti, The most useful source of oz- V.C, recently wrote to the Editorganic matter for solls is barnyard of The Daily Telegraph:-
manure, which 18 also a valuable Bir-Ever since the war started source of plant food elementa.”— I have had by me "Nelson's last C. H Robinson, Dominion Agricul-
swept into the south with the re-Prager." It has given me inspira-tural Chemist ault that harvest fields are neglection and comfort. When the Vic-
* NO NAZI PLANS
ed and there is no one to gather tory was about three miles distant Trooper Thomas Kennedy on in the crops. Mr. Cudahy express from the enemy the signal officer leave after evacuation from Dun- ed keen apprehension regarding the went to Nelson's cabin to make a kirk, answered the knock at the food situation when existing sp-report. He found Nelson on his door of his home in Vernon- piles give out.
knees writing-the last words he street, Belfast, and was handed a telegram. It was from the Wor ever penned:
Office, sazing that he was missing" His remarks to reporters, repro "May the Great God, whom I duced in the press, convey a strong worship, grant to my country and impression that in his view the for the benefit of Europe in gen- Germans have no plans for meet-eral, a great and glorious victory: His blessing light upon my enden ing or mitigating the crizel disaster and may no misconduct in any vours for serving my country which their aggression has brought one tarnish it; and may humanity, faithfully To Him 1 Teliga my- upon these unhappy people and after victory be the predominant self and the just cause which is that the Nazis are simply looking feature in the British Fleet Forent ted to me to defend to some outside aid to solve these myself, individually, I commit my Problems for them and to relieve Hte to Him who made me, and may priate for the present timesă:
"I don't ever remember seeing a single person in Lon- đơn who is afraid of the future. All armament "workca are well hidden *way and no one knows where they are, "Except for the Increase in the number of khaki uniformas seen in London, the city is carrying on as usual,
"Rationing of a small number öt things is only evident
CITIES,
AID COST OF
TOWNS
AIRCRAFT
Joint Policy
For Empire War Needs
SIMLA, Aug. 7 Beuter) It la understood that a conference, at which East Africa, Bouth Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Malaya will be represented, is likely to be. convened at New Delhi.in October with the object of settling their Joint policy for war needs.
A large degree of co-operation in the mutual supply of war require ments already exists between the Empire countries in the East and it is expected the conference will Cilies and towns in England are be largely devoted to the streng individually contributing towards thering of these arrangements. the cost of aircraft for the Royal
Air Force, states a Reuter report Mr. Hackney, of No. 3 May Road, trom London last night reported to the police yesterday Portamouth 1g collecting £500 that between 10 am and noon a dally and, has sent a cheque for thief stole from his premises a £10,000 to the Government for cronium-plated travelling clock, the purchase of two Spitze, to valued at $80, a brown valnut table
I know of no prayer, more appro-be nimed Portsmouth and Bouth cloth worth $4, and a silver ash-
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