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"Hongkong Daily Press," Nov. 1. 1940.
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報西
No. 25636 龙躂给安佰欧仟伍离弍第
"GUNS INSTEAD OF BUTTER":
HITLER PAYING DEARLY FOR HIS CONQUESTS: NO FAIR FOOD DISTRIBUTION
"THE PRESENT FOOD SITUATION IN EUROPE IS That NOT DUE MAINLY TO OUR NAVAL BLOCKADE. blockade has already begun to work hardly on the Euro- pean Continent, but it is a direct result of German policy," said Sir Frederick Whyte, former President of the Legisla- tive Assembly of India and later Fclitical adviser to the National Government of China, in the course of a talk in London on Wednesday night.
Judging by the 1940 har-equally with them, but this is just vests, it is safe to assume that what she cannot. or will not, do. Her war machine, must be kept there will be enough food for going and she must also feed her Europe to live on," continued own civilian population, lest "dis- Sir Frederick. “Agricultural content breaks out at home. She experts are unanimous that is now in a position of her own there may be no real short-making and Europe is paying the
price. 'age. It will all depend on the question of distribution.
GERMAN POLICY
"But as you know, Germany; has been working on the policy of guns instead of butter and now She is making trouble for her neighbours by robbing them or all their normal channels of distribu- tion. She can well share the available locd and raw material:
Bus Robbery In The New Territories
TWO ARMED MEN TAKE $39
+
"Herr Hitler is, indeed, pay- ing for his conquests. If the "war was short or likely to be short, he could afford to ignorė the danger of food riots and revolution—on the continent. - Since his reverse is the Battle of Britain, he is recognising – that it is going to be rqore and more difficult to reconcile his victims to his so-called New Order in Europe. He will be forced to make demands on each one of them and to per-.. suade them that he is not to blame" for their'' plight.""
ESTABLISHED
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVE
-PAPEN ON WAY
TO SEE HITLER
HERR VON PAPEN
Herr Van Papen, German Ar·· | bassador to Turkey, is on his way to Berlin to see Herr Hitler, ac- cording to a message from London last night,
GREEK CAPTURE FRONTER POST- STRONGEST POINT
POINT OF ITALIAN ATTACK IS AT KONISPOL DAMAGE TO Five German Divisions Said
Said IN TOBRUK To Have Arrived In Albania
"LATEST NEWS THOM LONDON ON THE TAY STRONGEST POINT OF THE ITALIAN
Reuter report
neighbourhood of Ba
-A message fro Ave German divisio
It was learned to the outposts of sive line has yet ber Sir Samuel Hoare, British Am- Artillery duels are bassador to Spain, has had an to have taken place Interview with Senor Suner, the the north the Greeks Spanish Foreign Minister, who have captured an Ita also saw the German and Italian
The latest Greek war Ambassadors,
Spanish diplomatic representaterday, said: "On the Ept
que, which was issued tives in foreign countries were forces have made a received by General Franco yester-al according to plan to day,
FLUSHING HEAVILY BOMBED
tions and have halted. ments of enemy colum prevails on the Ruman where bands of irregulars ambly ed with the enemy. Ene: bombed villages- ande gummed the population-
"In "two" "Other
and Navpaktos, non-military, tar- "were bombed and one
THE WORL
CRIMINAL INV
OF GRE
Importance
R IS THATS
"German propaganda has been doing its best to fasten respon- sibility for this state of affairs on the Royal Navy and the British blockade and many Europeans
RED WORLD might have believed it, if they had
LONDON, Oct. 31 (BWB) gets
MAGNIFICENT, FIGHENE not seen with their own eyes whole E, A, F. operations were restricted school was destroyed. One of our again they have earned fame trainloads of food and other plast night owing to bad weather, planes, which engaged Italian termination to resist the aggressor, plies being carried away to Ger- but, states the Air Ministry com- Aghters over the Albanian fron-commentator on international develop... many from the conquered coun-
munique, docks in Hamburg and tier. Talled to return. The Epirus of a talk from London on Wednesday night. Flushing were heavily bombed and front is on the southern end of AMERICA, NOT DECEIVED
the naval base at Emden was the frontier with Albania. attacked.
How two men boarded a motor-tries. bus in the New Territories yester...... day evening and robbed the con- "The Americans, for instance, ductor is described in a Police re-with their well-known generosity. Cherbourg harbour was attacked port
might have felt bound to help during daylight operations yester
-UNCONFIRMED REPORTS" There is the usual crop of un- confirmed reports from the Bal
Once
Til Lakin, the course
"ON SUCH SCANT NEWS HAVE FROM
GREECE," he said, it would
DUST STORM AS WE The victim, Kwong Woon, 38 these people; but America was day. Dockside buildings were hit kans, some of them, mentioning CONFRONTS
ecnductor No. 625, told the Police 'w.se. She saw that if she began and a heavy salvo dropped among British help, but there is no in-
landing by British troops..
be foolish to make any "pre-
BARRACKS
WARN
AGAINS "PEACE" MOVES
dictions on the progress of FROM GERMANY
some reports that Italy ISA warning against "peace" moves
at Tsun Wan Station that about to help France with her own sur four E-boats craising 20 miles out formation in London about the ITALIAN TROOPS the operations. There are NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (Reuter) —— 6.30 p.m yesterday while travelling plus stocks of wheat she would be to sea. on bus No, 820, of the Kowloon playing Herr Hitler's game, and
One enemy aircraft was des- In the meantime, the British IN WEST DESERT surprised at the firm attitude from Germany following the Ita- Motorbus Company, on route No. postponing the time when Europe troyed and one of our aircraft is moves to assist Greece continue in 9 from Yaumati to Un Long, two cou'd throw off the Nazi yoke. Chinese males, dressed in black, boarded the vehicle near the 10 milestone.
HAND OVER BAG Each produced a revolver and told the conductor to hand over -his-money-bag-which-he-did-At- the same time they searched his pockets.
"Therefore, most Americans have turned a deaf ear to these appeals and Herr Hitler will ånd that "be will be pulled into the pit that he is now digging for others.
"We, in Britain, will have to tighten our belts again and again' 11 the war is to be won. We all remember, and will continue to remember, that in countless house- Meanwhile, the bus continued on its journey for about 100 yards holds in Europe today, men and
missing:
Willkie Is Not For
Appeasement
comment today, a
of the Greeks, whereas the llan invasion of Greece, is the do CAIRO, OCT 31 (Reuter)-A the deepest secrecy. In an attempt to force the British Government new danger confronts the Italian Italians, expected an easy minant note of the American Press
in the western desert, walkover. tp reveal these plans, the Axis troops Powers are saying at one moment, namely, dust storms raked by high that Britain has abandoned her winds, which at this time of the Greek ally and at another that Fear often arise without warning. British forces are expected to land I addition to other difficulties, infreece shortly.
Britain' has no intention of falling intò: the tray of reply- -ing to these statements, and, informing the enemy of what
| Greek - Government is in pos-
these storms immobilise mechanis ed vehicles. Dust causes the radiators to boil, forcing drivers of Įtanks, armoured cars and trans- ports to stop their engines every
5 minutes.
"For myself. I am sure the. dictators have planned a big move in a very thorough man- ner. We must expect a scheme on a grandiose scale even if it is not carried out in a grai
diose manner.
WHO KNOWS?
decide to march
Peace rumours" are cropping Arp increasingly in newspaper columns and Britain ia, being urged to con- tinne the fight for freedom,
ceived in Washington:"
One or two columnist's remark that the motive for peace is very | strong in Germany, and Whate Yeaton; in his "Foreign Newsletter" from Washington, says that peace Who knows in what direction proposals trom high German Herr Hitler may strike? It is sug-sources, the most responsible yet Aircraft can still operate, the gested in some quarters that he made, have not been warmly re-
session of the facts."
ཧཱུྃ་,;!,
dust only being raised to a height might even are also using of 150 feet, but in some quarters through the Ukraine. It will be a propaganda in favour of a patch it is believed that mechanised land rash thing to do and we know that ed-up peace between Greece and operations on a small scale will be Russia has been watching and try
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 5. Italy in order to make the Greeks Imposible during the continuance ing to gauge Germany's intentions abandon their resistance-and-injof these dust storms, jap effort to show that their hearts are not in the struggle against the Axia: Ce
Mr. Wendell Wile, in a speech women are making the greatest in Baltimore yesterday, said that when one of the marauders
sacrifices and living in hopes be! President Roosevelt was re-she intends doing, though the stopped it by pulling the bell. Both cause they pin their faith, on our elected, he would get America into men alighted and the driver was victory. It is this spiritual co- the war by next April. told to proceed.
The robbers escaped in the op foll the Nazi rule.
operation that will survive and
posite direction taking with them:
"REBUILDING LONDON
Kwong's bag containing :€39
Sir Frederick referred in his talk In Hongkong currency.
The bus continued on its way to the rebuilding of London after for about half-a-mile and then the war and compared it with the" plans that were put into effect after the great fire of 1865.
returned to Teun Wan Police Station where the conductor vinde his report.
Cont'd Page 6; Col. 7.
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
MILITARY CIRCLES IN LONDON "have received Information that the Greeks have captured an Italian frontier post in the v'cinity of Bilisht, The main strength of the Italian attack is at Kon apol A High Command communique in Rome admits that the Italian advance against Greece has been, alowed down." Greek- forces on the Epirus front maintained their positions throughout Wednesday after having fållen back slightly in conformity, with plans already drawn up.
THAT HRITAIN HAS ASKED PERMISSION to negotiate with American, manufacturers for 12,000 additional planes was revealed by Mr. Roosevelt in a broadcast in Boston. He said he had asked 'the Priorities' Board' to give the request the most sympathetic con- alderation. A warning again't ""peace" moves from Germany, follow- ing the Italian invasion of Greece, was the dominant note in the American Press comment yesterday,
WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES IN LONDON ure of the opinion that there is no need for pessimism-regarding Marshal Petain's efforts to obtain from the Germans melloration of France's position. There are no indications that Petain, in his talks with Herr Hitler, has betrayed his former ally.
IN EPITE OF ADVERSE WEATHER conditions, British bombers carried out n'ght attacks on Channel, ports and on communications in western Germany.
· If he (Mr.. Willkie) was elected,
he would not stand for a policy of was sure to place them on the road to war, stated a message from London last night.
appeasement which
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2-Racingprospects, Crossword puzzle; Small Boys' Tootball league. PAGE 3 Radio programmes; Coming events; Cinema notes. PAGE 4--Petain on duty of Frenchmen; Italian landing at Corfu unconfirmed; Rea ̈ ̈ son why Hitler rushed to Florence; Enemy: raiders turned back. PAGE 6-Scottish Company
celebrates
Air
Hallowe'en; Raid Wardens injured; Round the Police Courts; Claim for "/commission. PAGE":6–Leading articles:
Reading ar New Nazi food trick; Women, war work, and evacuation. PAGE* 16—Leading articles: „Truck drivers" _ courage in race over Burma Road fa China: Hunan "playa ima portant role in war of re- sistance,
The Germans
The Greek Government, how ever, has reaffirmed its decision
Negotiating
Planes
Britain
Additional
to ́, capitulate and states, that) n Greece "will fight 'on to the end and until ultimate victory is wán,
144 BOVIET PLANES Another message from London states that "Greece's amati sir force was in, action on - Wednesday and machine-gunned Kallang troops. on the northern front. The saine
Yeaton reports that the Admin- istration would regard is disas trous any penice proposals which did not include enforceable pro-"
visions for disarmament..
For From
12,000
U.S.
BOSTON, Oct. 31 (Reuter)-President Roosevelt, in a broadcast, declared that Britain asked per- mission to negotiate with American: manufacturers for 12.000 additional planes. He asked the Priori- ties Board to give the request the most sympathetic consideration. This would bring the present orders for military planes to 26,000,
The United States in the last The President stated that after
report adds that 146 Russian plane MAN HURT IN ten months increased plane and three months of the blitzkrieg, the
have recently been delivered to Greece under a contract entered into some time ago.
WANCHAI PRE
engine output by 240 per cent and RAF was stronger than when they were determined to attain the attack began. This was part- the production capacity of 50,000 by due to the purchases from planes annually and were rapidly America: progressing to that goal, the Boeing Factory producing quadru
One man was alightly burnt. In A report reaching London yes a fire that broke but in the kit terday stated that the torpedo chen of No. 15 Spring Garden which sank the Greek cruiser Lane, Wanchal, about four o'clock times the output of a year ago. Helene in August last came from yesterday afternoon.
ple and the Curtiss factories 12
an Italian submarine. Fragments The premises are tied as a ́ ́ BIGGER NAVY
The most glorious fact in the world today was that demo- eracy was alive and going
strong.
20,000 BOMBERS
A message from London added
of the torpedo show that it was of eating house. A quantity of heat- From the moment the Adminis- Italian manufacture and the re-ing oil in the kitchen caught tration came into office, they be sult of the inquiry which led to alight while being warmed, but gan to build a bigger navy. Six that the United States War De this discovery was not announced the resultant blaze was almost times as many men were employ-artment will soon ask Congress earlier because of reasons of polley Immediately brought under coned in naval yards as in 1933 and for £500,000,000 to build 20,000 which no longer exist,
trol
the effectiveness of naval bases bombers and it was explained that The German Government
Lenormously increased.
8,000 of these will be two making nse of the fact that the Increased air raid shelters in the Since the day Poland was invad-hombers 8,000 medium Greek Minater is still in Rome London tube stations are being ed America had more than doubled and 4,000 light Bambers.
Cont'd Page, Col
erected, according to a London the regular army.
these will go to Britain,
message.