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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
POSSIBLE FOUNDING OF Japan's Main
JAPANESE EMPIRE
MATSUOKA'S ADDRESS AT FIRST SESSION OF ANNIVERSARY
Japan, Soviet And N.E.I. Negotiations
KOBAYASHI " SAID RETURNING TO BATAVIA
• Union.
TOKYO, Nov. 4 (Renter)-FI- teen hundred delegates of Japanese residents in 27 countries who have assembled in Tokyo 'to participate in the celebrations of the 2,600th anniversary of the possible found- Ing of the Japanese Empire, launched a five-day rally with a parade through the streets Tokyo, this morning.
Military Objective
OCCUPATION OF SINGAPORE
CABLE
18 GERMAN DIVISIONS IN RUMANIA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1940, -PAGE 7
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Successful Soldiers
NEW, YORK, Nov. 4 (Reuter)- Persons arriving in Istanbul from Rumania report that 18 German divisions are at present in Ru-
가
The construction of aerodromes
CHUNGKING, Nov. 4 (Reuter)-manla and five more are arriving in a few weeks, according to a Possible moves by the United
NEW YORK TIMES' despatch from States and Japan in a Facific-bat-
Istanbul. tle were outlined by GENERAL HSU PEI-KENG, well-known mili- tary expert and former head of the and the training of parachutists
said a to Chinese Air Force, in a leading arre
be proceeding of ticle in
feverishly. this morning's" off cial CENTRAL DAILY NEWS.
Their ranks were augmented by After obtaining permission to 1,000 students of the Colonial Uni-use British naval bases at Singa- versity General Prince Amaruhiko pore and Darwin, he declared, the Higashikuni attended the session United States will not necessarily in the capacity of patron.
The parade was led by the oldest delegate, Matsunosuke Tsukamoto, who is 84.
pass through Japanese controlled Caroline Islands but will travel, via the Samoa Islands and Darwin, westward towards Mantia, or Singa- pore.
Advance Of Greeks
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TOYKO, Nov. 4 (Reuter)-No fresh talk has. taken place between Lt. Gen. Yoshitsugu Tatekaws, the newly appointed
After the opening of the first Japanese Ambassador in Moscow,
A United States expert believes A naval engagement has taken and M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign session of the convention, the de-
since Oct. 30, the legates worshipped at the Meiji that they can carry out an effec-place north of Corfu, according to Commissar.
shrine and at the Yasukuni shrine: tive naval blockade against Japan, the Greek Wireless station. spokesman ot the - Foreign
extending" from Alaska and the
The same source declares that NEW DAY DAWNING Omce, Mr. Suma, stated today atį
Aleutian Islands in the north, to a large Italian ship fed north- a Press conference, in reply to a
Australia, "A new day is dawning upon Hawali. Samon,
theward, apparently in flames. question regarding negotiations Japan for building a greater East Philippines. Singapore and China.
BRITONS KILLED between Japan and the Boviet Asiatic sphere of common pros-
FIVE DIVISIONS
It is reported that some British perity on one hand and, on the To meet the "forthcoming de- Mr. Suma, beyond disclosing other, for making overseas developvelopments in the Pacific, the wri- civilians were killed in Sunday's the bare fact that there had been ment." Mr. Matsuoka stated at the ter claims that the Japanese are raids in Corfu. The British Con- an interview between Gen. Tate-opening of the first session. mobilising five divisions with three sulate was repeatedly singled out kawa and M. Molotov on Oct. 30. "A powerful nation gives rise to divisions withdrawn from Kwangsi for the attack. . would not reveal the nature of a powerful foreign policy which in and Indo-China and one division the conversation:*
turn makes it possible to achieve tromi Formosa and another from The spokesman said that Mr. a vigorous national development." Japan. Kobayashi. under the present
Mr. Matsuoka paid tribute to the plan will go back to Batavis.
Japanese pioneer settlers in the the Japanese Fleet will move to-ed today.
FREE TO LEAVE various foreign countries for their wards the Caroline Islands to in- CHUNGKING, Nov. 4 (Reuter) tenacity," purpose and strenuous tercept the United States Fleet,
TOKYO, Nov. 4 (Reuter)- -The Chinese Press interpreting efforts manifested in seeking over-while the Japanese Army will at- the return of Mr. Ichizo Kobaseas development under "disadvantack the Dutch East Indies, or Greek ships now going to Japan will be free to leave after un- Singapore.
SOMETHING SEEMS TO HAVE MISCARRIED WITH yashi, Japanese Minister" of Comtageous and unfair conditions and
"To control the Pacific. Japan loading, according to "an merce and Industry and Japanese in breaking stubborn resistance."
must deal a crushing blow to the ance given by the Japanese Goy- THE AXIS PLAN, according to a comment in London last Special Envoy to the Netherlands
night, on the Nazi plan for a new order in Europe. General East Indies and also
United States Fleet or occupy the ernment to Greece.
This follows the Greek assur- The isolation policy enforced by naval base at Singapore. The oc- Nobuyuki Abe, Japanese Special
more cupation of Singapore is Japan's ance that all Greek ships en route Envoy to the Nanking Govern Tokugawa Shogunate for ment, from the Netherlands East than two centuries, Mr. Matsuoka main military objective, while the to Japan have been instructed to Indies and Nanking, respectively asserted, has thwarted Japan's occupation of the Dutch East In-continue their voyages.
overseas expansion. When Japan dies here is the main economic ob- GREEK SHIP DETAINED as indicating the failure
started development overseas fol-jective. Japan's negotiations with the
lowing the Meli restoration of Netherlands East Indies and the Wang Ching-wel regime.
FAILURE OF FARLEYS
FIRST AMERICAN EVACUATION LINER LEAVES
SHANGHAI, Nov. 4 (Reuter)--- The first United States evacuation liner, Monterey, left at midnight with about 350 evacuees aboard for America, via Australia, and they were seen off by a large
crowd.
THWARTED EXPANSION
Gen. Hsu is of the opinion that
"The Japanese occupation of 1868, the world had been dominat-these islands will seriously impede ed by senior Western Powers, he the westward movement of added.
United States Fleet."
the
"New Order In Europe" A Monstrous Tyranny
LONDON, Nov. 4 (British Wireless)-An outline of Hitler's "new order in Europe" was the subject of a speech yesterday by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare. Mr. Dingle Foot, who pointed out that the concentration camp and the Gestapo would accompany the Nazis wherever they went and would suppress freedom as it had already been suppressed in Germany itself. But the latest developments, Mr. Dingle Foot said, went far to Australia to give a series of beyond even that. However active Himmler might be, he continued. lectures on behalf 01 the war only a certain number of persons could ever be placed behind barbed effort, and the Ministry of Pro wire and the average man could keep out of danger by doing as told paganda, was also on the same and expressing no adverse opinions.
Mr. Noel Coward, the famous British playwright, who is going
liner.
A further 60 United States evacuees sailed on the Empress of
Asia.
Election Eve Excitement
CLOSE
POLLING IS ANTICIPATED
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (Reu- ter)—With only election eve radio addresses to wind up the- presidential election. campaign excitement 18 at fever heat this week-end. President Roosevelt returned yesterday to his ⚫Hyde Park
In occupied countries Nazi me-made it clear that never again, if
thods go further, and aim at re- they have their way, will the other ducing whole nations to conditions peoples of Europe be permitted of permanent servitude and bitter the same standard of life or even bondage which were only com- the same quantity of clothes and parable with the lot of the Israel food as the dominant German Ites when they were captive in race."* Egypt.
Even they had one advantage over the new slave races of Ger many. for at. least the Israelites had plenty to eat.
NOT PASSING PHENOMENA
AUSTRALIAN DESTROYER The Australian destroyer. Werel Wryneck has arrived here
This news was oficially releas-
assur-
A Shanghal message says that the Japanese have detained a Greek cargo vessel,
| Macedonian plain.
S.V.C. TO HAVE
NEW COMMANDANT
Something Has Miscarried What America
With The
Axis Plan
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Britain, of course, stands in the way of the Axis as the chief obstacle to this plan and now.new developments are taking place.
Looks Like
From The Footlights
Baguio Rotarians listened to a delightful talk given by Mrs. Thomas Richards, an Australian One of the Axis partners visitor, who took the place of her has begun to put out the plea husband at the Rotary luncheon that the war is not worth go- on Oct. 17 at the Crystal - Hoom, ing on with, while the other reports the Manila Bulletin
MIDDLE EAST WAR THEATRE bas violently attacked a neu- Richards was scheduled to enter-
Mr.
tain the Rotarians. their wives
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tral and peaceful neighbour.
The reason for this, according and daughters last week at
Father Daughter and Ladles Day, to the commentator, is that some-
but WILS called to Manila on where in London, there seems to
business. be an infinite spiritual strength, which can counter-balance any
COUNTRY OF LAUGHTER Mrs. Richarda who played a part in Hellzapoppin,
TWO DAYS RESPITE BELGRADE, Nov. 4 (Router) —–—– Observers on the shores of Lake
Commanders, Troops Prespa state that the Greeks have consolidated their right flank
Are Confident positions during two days' respite from the bombardment" and" ap-
CAIRO, Nov. 4 (Reuter) - Very pear to have taken adequate mea- good use has been made
of the thing that the people have been
called upon to endure. If the Nazi leading sures to prevent the descent of ·reinforcements and equipment motorised unfts to Pelargoni,
sent to the Middle Eastern theatre airmen flew lower over London, stage play on Broadway, spoke of which gives an entry to the great of war, and It Is evident that these they might get a picture of that her travels and what she say là
have greatly strengthened the huge reservoir of morale against America from the footlights...
"Wish I could bottle some of which the Germans were shatter- "positions.
ing themselves to pieces.
the laughter and bring it out into Mr, Anthony Eden, the Secre-
The fundamental truth was that this gloomy world one day in the tary for War, who has just rend plan for Europe can have a hope that soon all the world Richarda turned to "Cairo in the course of forward march for the common would join in," Mra his tour of inspection, found a people without the help of Britain. expressed hersely as she spoke of marked feeling of confidence HAND THAT FED EUROPE her regrets in leaving the people among the commanders and England was, geographically, the and country that gave her so troops alike, their main anxiety hand that fed Europe and Hitler many laughs being to get to grips with the would find how foolish It would She told the Rotarians jokingly husband enemy.
be to bite the hand that fed one. that she was glad her Mr. Eden has already visited Any plan for the future of Eu-went to Manila, otherwise she Palestine, Trans-Jordan, the rope which cannot assure the would never have had the oppor Western Desert, Khartoum, Port people of Europe that they can tunity of speaking before such a SHANGHAI, Nov. 4 (Beuter)-Budan and Gedarce, and has have a steady flow of goods from charming audience.
"SCREWLEST SCREW-BALLS”. Colonel J. W. Hornby, MO, Com-discussed plans with the military overseas and which can be found mandant of the Shanghai Volun- commanders and conferred within the London market, would at "Contrary to feminine reputa- teers. Corps, is retiring in the the chiefs of the three fighting once reduce the standard of living tion, I will be short," she said in
all over Europe to an intolerably a humorous vein as she spring upon completion of his services,
opened
period of secondment.
low level, even 11, for a time, the her talk. The play in which she machine-guns. of the German acted with what she called Upon_the_departure of Col
Army-could-prevent-the-people America's screwlest screw-balu"- Hornby, Major G. H. Mann, MC,
from revolting.
kept her busy for seven and one- The German plan was to make half months, introducing her to these European populations, as far America and her "grand people" as possible, self-supporting. They. must make what they want for themselves out of what they could and in Europe. .....
NO SUPPORT
!!
Retirement Of Col J. W. Hornby
And Dr. Ley himself "declared a short time ago: "A lower race needs less clothes, less food and less culture than a higher race."
Turning to the methods" by which occupied territories are be- Germans had reduced robbery to an exact science and although in'
country the method was Maj, Mann who is an experien-
"These things are not passing ing plundered, Mr. Foot said the Staff Officer of the Corps, will be i
phenomena German leaders have
appointed by the Council, to the
post of Commandant.
MARTINIQUE IN different the effect was the same: ced volunteer corps officet, being a
SORRY PLIGHT
estate, where he will rest um WANTS PROTECTION
after Tuesday's election."
Mr. Wendell Wilikle, the Re-
publican candidate, is also rest
ing at home here,
OF U.S. FLAG
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Reu- ter)--The French West Indies
The general opinion here is island of Martinique wants to that "the polling will be close exchange the tricolour for
the
ENORMOUS - BALANCE
member of the B.V.C. almost con- tinuously since 1923, was trans-
Berlin Angry At Weygand's Statement
The plan which Dr. Funk, the
Her travels in the United States brought her in contact with cele britles. In Hollywood she visited 20th Century Fox and met Loretta Great anger has been caused in
Young, Don Ameche; Buck Jones, In Denmark an enormous credit ferred on Feb. 1 of this year to Berlin by Gen. Weygand's state-
Jane Withers, Vie McLaglen. balance had been balit up in fa- the Headquarters Staff of the ment that there will be no total German economist produced only
Tyrone Power and many others. vour of the Danes which had res.V.C. from the engineering staff sutanission by France to demands a few weeks ago found no support sulted in great supplies leaving of the Public Works Department,
In Detroit she was guest of which would be dishonourable to from abroad except the answer Denmark and nothing coming | Maj. Mann served with the Aus the country, says a London mes- which the RAF had given him. Henry Ford at Dearborn, visited the factory, played the organ at back.
tralian forces in Egypt, Gallipoli sage,
Now the plan had been shelved. French shopkeepers were com- and France during the 1914-1918 Gen. Weygand's statement is Plunder, murder and enslave the old home of Ford. In Chicago pelled to accept a greatly over-war..
considered as real opposition to ment was given the false name of the played golf with theater fana valued mark while in Belgium a
Lavet and therefore Franco-Ger- government by the Germans and and prieste at the Bon Air Golf quantity of cattle, was slaughter-
man co-operation cannot be ex- when they have made a desert (Club. pected now.
they called it peace.
with the advantage resting, with stars and stripes, according to aed and send to Germany.
special correspondent President Roosevelt.
.of the near Washington Star, who is visiting ly 30,000 miles by air, rail and the island,
Mr. Wilkie has covered
ROOSEVELT TIED
These things also were not in tended to be temporary, and he cited déclarationby Doctor
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road through 34 states in the This correspondent declares! Funk that the new economic or- most strenuous campaign of the that the islanders pray for ader must ensure Germany maxi- century, during which he has British victory and desire the mum consumption and the biggest appeared before about 12.000.000 American flag as 'protection froth possible standard of living. people and made over 500 Nazi Germany and for economic speeches,
salvation from the 'British block ade which has reduced it to a President Roosevelt on the dismal economic plight.
tied to other hand, has been
The correspondent quotes re- Washington by oficial duties sidents as saying that a referen- and has covered far less ground, dum would show that 75 per President Roosevelt's supporters cent, of the people favour the have given his opponent very United States taking over the "warm" i receptions. and Mr. Island. Willkle, at his meetings, has had
London Has No Night Alert
The Italian Press has renewed its attacks on France.
Both dictators might have been given to understand that France, although defeated, is far from be ing dead.
SMALL FIRES
RAIN RECORD NEAR
ENJOYED BASEBALL”.
Mrs. Richards watched the first baseball game in Philadelphia, sitting next to, Mrs. Buth. She enjoyed the game, she said, al- Total. rainfall since Jan 1 is though she did not understand 116.88 inches and is rapidly ap- the game very well. Babe Ruth proaching the record of 119.715 in autographed a baseball for her. LONDON, Nov. 4 (Reuter)—After
1889.
Mr. Richards returned to Baguio BYSTEMATIC EXPLOITATON 56 consecutive nights of bombing,
The forecast for today is local and entertained the daughters showers.
and wires of Rotariansat a These advantages. Mr. Foot the London ares had no night
A small are which broke mit at The maximum temperature yes Father, Daughter and Ladies Day. pointed out, were to accrue only alert last night, fit to Germany.
An Air Ministry communique No. 7, Hollywood Road about 10 terday was 79 and the minimum Mr. and Mrs. Richards are vaca- The "new order" he said meant states that only a few aircraft a.m. yesterday was put out by the 75 compared with 78 and 72 en toning in Baruto and are staying
at the Country Club"; systematic and unending ex-crossed the coast, during the night inmates before the arrival of two Sunday, ploitation for the great majority and activities were confined to appliances from the Central Fire The Royal Observatory report Mrs. Richards was introduced by Dr. H. E. Stafford, president of W states: t follows that in this war we Scotland Two attacks were being of Europeans, and he concluded: North-East England and East Station.
The Fire Brigade was again call- The anticyclone continues moving the Rotary Club are fighting to resist not only a made to the latter areas
ed out about 8.15 p.m. yesterday eastward and pressure is now monstrous and evil tyranny but Bombs were dropped and slight to a chimney fire at No. 10, Pok-highest to the north of Japan.. VICHY, Nov, 1 (Reuter) - and paigning as observers belleve that also the deliberate perpetual im-damage was done. There were few fulam Road. One appliance was The typhoon is situated about Swiss Goremment has agreed to
every egg has cost the Demo-poverishment of millions of men fatalities and a ama namber of sent and had the fire extinguished 350 miles to the west of Guam, take charge of Greek Interests
people were injured.
soon after arrival. This is regarded as poor cam crats a number of votes.
to face an exceptional variety of missiles, including eggs
tomatoes
and women
moving W.N.W
Italy, says a Berne dispatch.