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Leopold Continues To
Be German Captive
LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter) King Leopold was taken prisoner by the Germans on May 28 and continues to be in captivity.
This, was disclosed by the Belgian Minister of Colonies, M. de Vleeschauwer, broadcasting in Flemish, from Lon- don to South Africa.
R.A.F. Bomb Objectives In Berlin
LONDON, "Oct, 24 (BWS)-It is Tearned in London that last night, R.A.F. bombers attacked objectives in Berlin and elsewhere in Ger-
Belgium had strictly ob served the policy of indepen-
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1940.
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GERMANS SILENT ON THE HITLER-FRANCO VICHY DECISION INDICATES MORE
TALKS:
Italian Destroyer Scuttled
ROME, Oct 24 (Reuter)--The dence, but the Germans who tots of the
destroyer, Frances had guaranteed that indepen- Conulle was, admitted in today's dence, brutally attacked their Italian High Command communi- country without any warning que which, however, claims that of their intention to dis- after suffering heavy damage in action, the destroyer was scuttled honour their promise.
by the crew.
"Our brave army, commanded
The Commander was gravely. by King Leopold, defended our wounded in the fight went down country courageously and in an with his ship. exemplary manner against this The communique also states that unprovoked assault. The capitula-the British attacked the Italian tion of our army on May 28. often position east of Sidi Barrani.. referred to in a thoughtless and while there were a number of air Further details of these attacks (malevolent manner, was, as con-attacks on aerodromes... are awaited...
Armed by subsequent events, to the inevitable necessity dictated by the military situation.
many.
"No armistice or peace has since been.concluded. Legally and practically we are still at war with Germany,
Meanwhile the German Radio referring to them says that only a few planes reached the capital when a greater raid" on Berlin was attempted. It is added that Incendiary bombs and incendiary iscs as well as a "few high ex-
"On the same day, the King, plosive bombs" were dropped.
Commander-in-Chief of our army Reuter adds the German High was taken prisoner and continues Command communique admits to be in captivity together with that one factory was hit and one officers and men of his field army, German plane missing."
***** With much foresight, the Bel glan constitution provides that if the King should find it impossible to rule, his full authority is trans- BERLIN. Oct 24 (Reuter)-Bad rerred to the Council Ministers." weather restricted German alr activity over, Britain yesterday to reconnaissance fights, according to the German High Command
BAD WEATHER
TANGIBLE PROOF:"
EXTREME DEMANDS ARE REJECTED
743 PLANES SENT TO BRITAIN FROM AMERICA
WASHINGTON, Oct, 24 (Reu- ter)-Britain purchased $780,- 000,000 worth of war materials from the United States during the first year of the war, an- Bounced Mr. Jesse Jones, the Administrator of the Federal Loan Agency,
This figure was compared with 3491,000,000 in the pre- vious year.
Mr. Jones added that during the year. 743, planes had been sent to Britain.
Axis Moving Towards Mediterranean Showdown
NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuter) Thái thể Kits - moving towards Mediterranean showdown is the view expressed by malor Fizing Elliot, military expert, writing in the NEW YORK HERALD- TRIBUNE.
Major Eliot speculated on the possibility of the Germans obtain ing control of the French and Spanish Beets
The NEW YORK TIMES says that with Hitler in France, the
plorer the fact that there are Frenchmen willing to apport Hitler "in
FUEHRER MAY TRY TO TAKE FRENCH FLEET IN N. AFRICA
MARSHAL PETAIN'S REPLY TO HERR HITLER'S DEMANDS WAS EXPECTED TO BE HANDED YESTERDAY, STATED A NEWS BULLETIN BROADCAST FROM DAYENTRY LAST NIGHT.
The Germans are studiously silent on the talks between Hitler and Gen. Franco and even the Press has made no comment.
The same reserve is held on the Spanish side.
The Impression is that Hitler's talks with M. Laval and Franco have a similar object and is taken to assume that Germany is not satisfied with the help Italy is giving her."
The Daventry news bulletin-): added that if Hitler fails to prevail on the people of the two countries to get them to: declare the war he desires he will probably try to take the French Fleet in North Africa by force. This seems to be an alternative which the Ger- mans can well take,
Hitler Franco Talk Surprise Even To Spaniards
A report from Vichy in-
MADRID, Oct. 24 (Reuter)--The Hitler-Franco meeting took most dicates that the decision of of the people here completely by surprise and outside of diplomatic the Fredy Cabinet at any and Journalistic circles, a majority of the Spaniards did not know rate, is that the more extreme about the meeting imah they read the newitzners; today. demands have been rejected..
SEARCH FOR ALLIES · Hitler is now on his way home
In search of allies, stated a news
last night.
The German Fuehrer's confer ence with General Franco conclud- ed with a final meeting last night. Herr Hitler was accompanĵed by a large staff including General von Brauchitsch and General Keitel
The papers however carry no more than the official communique and the Spanish Agency's description of the meeting. There are "naturally rumours and speculations regarding the mating, but respon- siple people inclined to withhold judgment at least for a day or two.
more inspired, points out the historic significance of the meeting
situation in that country is more agonising than in June and de-after his journey through France The Falangist organ, ARRIBA which nowadays appears to be
̈communique which also claims therefore, legally constituted and, the campaign against all that France stands for in the long epic bulletin broadcast from Daventry and adds: "We have full faith in Caudillo All that comes from
The Belgian Government was,
continued. M. Vleeschauwer."we of human progress."
that during the night, bombs were are now here to give tangible proof dropped from heavy bombers at-
to England and all our brothers- tacking London.
SECRET SESSION
11
in-arms of Belgium's will to see DEATH SENTENCE
ON MUSELIER
N.Z. PILOT
VICHY, Oct. 24 (Reuter)-A-
Charges
AWARDED
D.F.C.
"1
him is assured of our enthusiasm and any gesture or order will be joyfully obeyed."
Eye Opener
For British
People, Says Nazi Radio
Germans Brag Can Take Sweden By Telephone
It adds that a few enemy war-through this mutual struggle for ships attempting to attack the jour Ifberation and freedom and to Flemish ecast were repulsed by ensure the legal control of our naval guns,
miral Muselier, Commander of the country's vital interest."
M. Vleeschauwer concluded with Free French Naval Forces, has
It is interesting to note that, at a tribute to the "remarkable en- been sentenced to death in his
LONDON. Oct. 24 (EWS)-The, this stage of the war Herr Hitler durance, cool resistance and fight-absence by the Military Tribunal Ing" determination of the British in Toulon
Distinguished Flying Cross has has abandoned his custom of sum-` The "House of Commons had a people. The battle of London 1s
against him" were: been awarded to the New Zealand moning his intended victims to be secret sess on yesterday to debate henceforth regarded as the land- Attempts against the safety of the Pilot Officer, McArthur, aged 20, builled at Berchtesgarden and has
the and
Distinguished Flying himself resorted to a begging mis- on the defences of the country mark in the history of this war for State, provocation to degradation according to a Daventry news bul-right and freedom. The London and insubordination. He was also Medal to Sergeant Mylod, aged 18, lom.
sentenced to military degradation. who were pilot and front gunner It is presumed that his meeting
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Reuter)— letin last night.
LONDON, Oct. (Reuter)-Axis respectively of an aircraft detalled with Franco, which took place at Radio comment on the Hitler-The Germans now bras they took to carry out an attack on a target a small station on the frontier and in Ruhr one night his month. at which Senor Suner, the new France meeting was forthcoming Norway by force and can take Bweden by telephone," declared McArthur has now completed 35 Spanish Foreign Minister was pre-
Mrs. Harriman, former United major bombing operations, during sent, was connected with the nego The German Radio stated: "The States Minister to Norway in a which he has shown grim defer- tiations he had previously had with meeting between the Fuehrer and recent speech, reported by Detroit mination to carry out instructions. M. Laval, the Vichy Vice-Premier. Gen. Franco will be an eye opener newspapers.
morale is excellent."
AMERICA HAS NO SECRET TREATY WITH ANY COUNTRY WHICH WOULD INVOLVE THE NATION IN WAR
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 24 (REUTER)—“ THE UNITED STATES HAS CONCLUD- ED NO SECRET TREATY WITH ANY GOVERNMENT WHICH WOULD INVOLVE THIS COUNTRY IN WAR, declared President Roosevelt in opening a fortnight's election campaign here last night...
He said,The worst bombshell which the Republican leaders have imposed on their people is the accusation that the Government, without the knowledge of Congress. or the people, has secretly entered into agreements with foreign nations.
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PAGE Z-Bowls championship semi-final results; Macao Jockey Club; Entries for Tenth Extra race meeting
Jockey Club donations,
PAGE -Radio programmes: Coming events; Cinema notes. PAGE 4-Hitler-Laval meeting?" Calmness of Britons: King' Carol "kept under Police eye; Prince in French air force. " PAGE TWO Sappers fined; Defence.submissions in Huang appeal case; Cocaine found in safe deposited PAGE 8-Leading article:-
Laval'a Peace Parley. PAGE 8-Crossword puzzles PAGE -Economic warfare on East China, More men will be called up.
"I give you this most solemn assurance-there is no
secret understanding in any Destitute
shape or form, direct or in- direct, with any Government or another nation in any part of the world to involve us in War"!
through those years, my every
Britons On Riviera
act, every thought, has been In the House of Commons yes. Butler, directed to preserving the peace of terday afternoon, Mr.
for Foreign Under-Secretary the world, more particularly, the peace of the United States and the Affairs, was questioned on the sub
peace of the Western Hemisphere, fect of what steps the Government was going to take to help 2,000 "As I saw this war coming. I British abjects"
on the Riviera used every ounce of prestige in the
many of whom are destitute, office of a President to prevent its onset, then to prevent it from states a news bulletin broadcast.
from. Daventry, spreading. When that effort, fall-
Mylod has taken part in seven major bombing missions and has shown great determination In initiative and keeness."
today.
for the British people. Spain of Mrs Harriman described the ACTIVE ASSISTANCE
Franco is Falangist and conse steps taken by the Norwegians to There is no doubt that what quently anti-plutocratic."
protect the Royal Faniffy and the Hitler hoped to get from Vichy was
Government fleeing from Osló, active assistance against Britain. The Rome Radio stated: "The
She said that among the roads, German reports are now claiming political activity of the Axia Power the Norwegians built huge log bar- SHARP DROP IN that he is getting Franco to agree is developing in connexion with ricades and immediately the King
TEMPERATURE
TEN DEGREES IN FIVE HOURS
to declare war on Great Britain, the war, but it goes beyond victory passed, would close in on him. but it is known that Ribbentrop's and lays the foundation of a new She added: "Boldiers h'dden in
treatment of Buner, when the lat- Europe. ter visited Berlin recently has, had
mountains in well-placed machine- "Rome and Berlin contacts with gun nests, would bowl the Germans a most unfortunate effect, from the Falangist State have been over like nimepns, when they tried Germany's point of view.
An appreciable fall in tempera-
many in the last few weeks, This to get through." A message from Rome, quoting recent meeting between Hliler and ture, indicating the coming of win- ter, was recorded yesterday even- the newspaper Messagero, states Caudillo will bear its fruit in time ing there being a drop of 10 de- that Spa'n has decided to regain and will undoubtedly have its effect Bir Charles de Graz, British Min- grees within five hours and five de its former glories in the Mediter upon the grees between 4 and 5 pm.
Recordings at the Royal Obser- vatory were
ranean..
There is no denial from Spain that the Spanish Government has
3 pm. 81; 4, 80; 5; 75; 6, 73; 7. decided to throw in its lot with the 72 (Peak 62.8); 8: 71; $, T1: 10, 13, Axis Powers 11, 70 midnight, 70
Considerably cooler is the forecast for today..
LAVAL RETURNING... Laval, the Daventry broadcast continued, has now set out from
SHOT FIRED AT Vichy on his return to Paris. Vichy
ADM. DECOUX TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuter)Dis patches received here from Bang- kok quote the vernacular Press as ed, I called on Congress and the Mr. Butler replied that the Bri- reporting that Vice-Admiral Jean pation to build strong defences t'sh Consul had been asked to ad- Decoux, Governor-General of In that will be the best guarantee to vance £10,000 to help these people do China was attacked by M. You peace and security of this hémis and there was nothing to prevent a French officer yesterday.
them from returning to England These reports say the officer phere
but they would find it very dif- fired a shot at the Governor-Gen Cont'd. Page 12, Col. 1 cut to make the journey back eral bat missed.
has been trying to persuade the world that there is no truth in the reported peace negotiations and the terms reported to have been proposed to France.
One report from Vichy states that Hitler's talk was only preparatory and that Laval passed on a request from Fetain to have an interview with," Hitler,
Europe."
LONDON, Ott. 24" (Reuter)~~~:
reorganisation of Ister in Serbia during the last war,
Jis dead".
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
IN CONNEXION WITH THE HITLER-FRANCO MEETING, the German Radio states that it will be an eye opener for the British people, while the Rome Radio says the political activity of the Axia Powers lays the foundation of a new Europe. The reply to the Ger- man Fuehrer's demands was expected to be handed by Marshal Petain yesterday and it is hinted that the more extreme demands have been rejected by France.
OPENING HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, President Roosevelt, in a speech, gave a solemn assurance that the United States had con- cinded no secret treaty with any country, which would involve the nation in war. All his life, he added, he had laboured for peace.
THE EASTERN GROUP CONFERENCE, AT WHICH HONGKONG is represented, will open at Deth today and marks the most impor Produktant stage both in the progress of the war and in the future econo- Other reports, however, insist mic development of India, the Dominions and the Colonies.
IT IS REVEALED THAT KING LEOPOLD who was taken prison- that Laval has urged the Vichy
Cont'd on Pare 7. Col. 1 er by the Germans on May 28 continues to remain in captivity.