HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
JAPAN WANTS SAIGON. CAMRANH AS BASES FROM WHICH TO THREATEN S'PORE Early Move Against South Indo-China Hinted At
SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Beuter)--Japanese naval circles in Shang- hal, interviewed by Reuter, do not deny the possibility of Japan establishing herself in Southern Indo-China, some naval circles even declaring that Japan will move in "very shortly."
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Apparently, the main object of such a potential move is the use of Salgon
advance bases from which to and Camranh as threaten Singapore, or at least British North Borneo, and endea- vour to dominate the comparatively narrow stretch of sea between Southern Indo-China and North Borneo, "According to one political naval off these profitable relations. authority, Japan's plans are:
"I intend to follow the policy Firstly, to establish herself in by which we will be able to re- Saigon and Camranh;
main at peace with Britian and America provided the European war does not spread to the Far East," he asserted.
Secondly, to dominate the to North Borneo, and.
sea
of
Thirdly, if there is any sign hostilities with Britain, to seize
BREAK WITH CHINA North Borneo, using the fleet from He admitted that economic and Southern Indo China to cut off political relations between Hanoi assistance from Singapore.
and Chungking has been broken No Japanese naval circles ap- off, However, he pointed out that pear at present to envisage an France had interests such as the attempt to
blockade railway in Yunnan-which geogra- Singapore.
phically is contiguous to the town. "I hope these interests will be restored to our control as soon as possible," he added.
attack
of
HONGKONG TOO They declare that they would he satisfied!f they could effec- tively cut off Singapore from the Referring to Chinese emigrants East in this manner, thereby en-in French Indo-China, Vice-Adm. abling them both to deal with Decoux said that he did not see Hongkong and with
British in any reason to interfere with their terests in China at their leisure peaceful pursuits. He stated that and to ensure that no threat of unless they participate in poll- blockade from Singapore is postical plots I do not think we need sible to Japan Proper, or to Jap change our policy towards them.” anese possessions.
SEA TRAFFIC
He admitted that in view of the interruption of sea trafic between French Indo-China and France, It
was necessary to establish wide
Five Chinese Ports Closed To Shipping
CABLE
MURDERED BY FIFTY BANDITS
KUNMING, Nov. 15 (Reuter)—– It is reliably stated that 50 bandits murdered Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Max Bernheim, and one of SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Reuter), their sons, David, when they in- As from Nov, 14 clearance papers vaded and ransacked the mission will not be issued to steamers compound on the night of Nov. 5, ranning between Shanghai and' at Changy near Kutsing, Village four ports at east Cheklang "and on the Yunnan-Kwelchow border. one port at Fukien, states the Sinwanpao.
This measure was taken upon the notification of the Japanese Assistant Commissioner of Cus- toms to the General Affairs De- partment
The five' ports included in the new order are. Kungaotao, Sung- cast Cheklang, and Shacheng in men, Haimen and Wushihpu. in
Fukien.
SERVICES SUSPENDED
These ports were not included; In the list of blockaded ports pre-] viously announced by the Japan-
Various ese Naval authorities. steamers plying between these ports have been forced to suspend services.
BOMBING OF COVENTRY
Continued from Page 1 The raid on Coventry was car- ried out by
Mr. Bernheim was an indepen.... dent missionary, attached with the Philadelphia Missionary Associa~ tion of Spokane, Washington,
One of the "children wounded is expected to recover. The remain- ing children who were sleeping in th room adjoining the tragic scene. of their parents' murder, were not harmed.
Gen. Sikorski & Aspirations Of The Poles
LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter)--- The Polish Brigade stands along- side the British in the Middle East ready to fight any who de- clares that Poland has been 1- quidated, declared General Sikor- ski, at a luncheon at Crosvenor House given in honour of Poland
at least 40 enemy; yesterday. planes which came over in waves). The peace which will conclüde from dusk to dawn... There will be the war, he said, must not be a. |
many stories of heroism when it peace of vengeance, but an act of is possible to collect them, states justice excluding armed conflicts the official report on the raid.
between nations for many genera- Casualties included members of tions. the Civil Defence, Fire and Police services who are known to have lost their lives while on duty.
Among the places damaged was the operating theatre of a hos
one ward.
We Poles are not only fighting to get back our country; we have wider aspirations of which we have already given definite proofs by the comprehensive understand
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real ginning a European powers.
SABRY
federation
of
"EXTREMELY DELICATE" HANOI, Nov. 15 (Reuter)— The problem "of future re- lations between French Indo- China and Britain and Ame- and profound economic relations pital. An isolation hospital was ing with Czechoslovakia, thus be- rica are "extremely delicate" with various nations in the Farhit and some casualties caused in sald Vice-Admiral Jean De- East, particularly Japan. COUL Governor-General of Regarding the economie Lego-
Other places damaged included Indo-China, In an interview tlations now going on at Hanol two churches. public baths," two he rave yesterday, according between Hajime Matsumiya, Jap-clubs, a school, a hotel, four pub- to a Japanese report.
Special Envoy and
theluc shelters, cinemas, 2 police "French Indo-China has been French Indo-China authorities, station, the post office and two maintaining close and cordial re-he said: "It is best to carry on arst aid posts. Iations with Britian and America the parley which is patently nar- until now. I believe it is against rowing our differences in view! the Interests of France to break point gradually."
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the chance to drive in a stake to
stop American help to Britain,
Bay and described the episode "a "noble story of the sea." "Next came the disturbance by "Alongside such deeds," said Mr. British bombers of Hitler's. beer Steed, "the confabulations in Ber- cellar celebration in Munich. This in between Molotov, Hitler. Rib- must have showed the German bentrop, Goering and the rest people that their invincible seems to be prosaic. Fuehrer could not do as he liked
even in his own country.
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Interesting Exhibition Opens Today
WORKS OF MONK
PAINTERS :
An interesting exhibition will What they be opened at the Fung Ping Shan may portand we do not know but Library today of the works of the what we do know is that Hitler four Monk painters of the Ming wants something to show his people Dynasty, Taing Hsiang,Pah Ta, -something to offset the damage Shih Chi and Chien. Kiang. which German Industry has The exhibition, to be held under suffered from British bombing, the joint auspices of the Sino-
A HARD BARGAIN
British Cultural Association and The funeral of the Egyptian
Worst still was the total defeat |
the Association for the Advance- Prime Minister, Hassan Sabry
"Hitherto Russia has alwasement of Chinese Culture, will last Pasha, who collapsed and died on of picked Itallan Alpin! divisions
driven a hard bargain when Hitler
PASHA'S FUNERAL
"He cannot cripple our battle spirit and Brilish bombers bare made things very hot for, Hitler and Mussolini all over Germany and Italy.
damaged by a high explosive bomo Wednesday took place yesterday in by the Greeks and by doing this tries to get help. Now that Hitler from 10 am to 6p.m. and is to
during a recent air uia.
Th's is now disclosed, but the King and Queen were not in re- sidence and nobody was hurt.
Drury Lane Theatre was also damaged in a recent attack on !London,
.15 (Reuter)
BERLIN Nov.
Cairo, according to a London the Greeks spoiled a very danger-
be only for one day.
Several well-known collectors of message which added that King ous Italian strategic plan. It was needs are Russia "may well prove in German and more exacting and I wonder how Farouk's personal bodyguard took this thought
Italian quarters that these tem- much window-dressing there was Chinese art works have loaned part in the ceremonies.
porary successes would avail the for M. Molotov's visit. I. for one, pictures in their possession for the Greeks very little when Hitler's doubt whether Russia will swallow occasion, among them Mr. Ho troopsy had poured in through what was placed before Molotov in Kaan-wu, Mr. Wong Chi-ching, General Ho Lok, one-time Com- Rumania and then these whisper-
BURMA ROAD IS FUNCTIONING
Berlin.
M
ings dled down as the earthquake "In Poland the Germans have missioner of Police at Canton, Wong in Rumania began to reverberate increased their brutal severities Mr. Leung Wai-ng... KUNMING, Nov. 15 (Reuter)-through Europe.
because the Poles will not give up Bun-yeuk, Mr. Poon. Hee and a Despite another severe Japanese "The German and Itallan peo-the idea that Germany is going to gentleman under the pen-name of
Yee Yuen.. bombing in the morning, the Bur-ple must now be wondering whe-lose the war. ma Road is functioning to thether providence really stands be- fullest capacity.
hind the Rome-Berlin axis. Large Convoys of lorries are
against Italiar warships in Taran- ed that light naval forces, carry-"Stronger units of the R.A.F. than to harbour, our light forces to ating out a simultaneous rald on ever before, penetrated into Ger- tack Italian-Albanian communica- the Italian lines of communication many in different directions to tions in the Straits of Otranto with Albania, were also meeting bomb the capital," says the official and our conveys to carry men and with success.
News Agency in an account of last material to Greece," writes Reu-. "Penetrating the Straits of night's raid. ter's Special correspondent with Otranto, they fell upon the convoy The Agency asserts that "only 10 of four Itallan ships escorted by to 15 planes reached the outskirts "Not only were these operations two destroyers. The convoy was Berlin" and claims that bombs roaring through streets of Kun- highly successful but in addition on its way to Italy from the Al-caused no damage of importance. ming during the voyage, fighter patrols banien port of Valona, which was
the Mediterranean Fleet.
third.
of the Fleet Air Arm shot down raided on the same night by both six Italian shadowing aircraft and the R.A.F. and Greek bombers.. two bombers and damaged a!
The Italians were apparently taken completely by surprise" and The night was without wind closing in with guns and tor- and bright with a three-quarter pedoes, the British warships sank moon breaking through slowly. drifting cluds, when planes of the one ship outright, while two others were soon blazing fiercely. One of
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BELIEVED NO DOCUMENT SIGNED AS RESULT OF HITLER-MOLOTOV TALKS algcraft carriers, EMS. Dlustrious the escorting destroyers received a The official Russian News Agency has issued a communique on and E.M.S. Eagle (formerly on hit, but managed to escape under the recent visit which M Molotov, Soviet Prime Minister and For- the China Station) left their
cover 01 a smoke screen. The elgu Commissar, paid to Berlin, according to a message from Lon- bases for their torpedo and
second destroyer did not even open don. The communique is identical with the German communique, bombing attack against Italian fire; but abandoned the convoy which reported that an exchange of views had established mutual warships in the Taranto har- and fled as soon as the battle understanding on the most important problems in Russian-German bour. The attack was particu-
relations. started.
larly hazardous for torpedo- "Throughout the entire trip, the The Russian News Agency has denied a Japanese repari that carrying planes, since Taranto is only opposition we encountered Japan has reached an agreement with Russia on a division of spheres defended by a balloon barrage and was an abortive and entirely fn-of influence in the Far East and states that this report does not it was vital for the planes to By effective Italian air force while we correspond with realities.
low to hit their objectives.
INTENSE FIRE
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TWICE AS IMPORTANT "Ever since British forces land- ed in Crete I have been waiting for news from Taranto which is, twice as important as Naples. The Arst news came when an Italian
"An important event of the week was the agreement be-
the tween
Czechoslovakian and Polish Governments for co-operation after the war. This should be an example to the rest of the world. "It la an agreement which
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Tsing Hsiang, also known as Shih Tao, la represented by some 21 pictures, including the famoda scroll on the Huang Shan Maur- tains in Anhui
Pah Ta, another of the painters communique stated that an Italian means that the future world must represented, is best remembered warship had been damaged by be based on
for the peculiarity of his signa close co-operation bombing at Taranto. When the with a full recognition of freedom ture. He was of the family of the details of our bombers was made and justice. The two Govern garb of monk to survive the Ming Dynasty and had to don the known it was quite a different ments are determined to enter! story and was supported by photo-:
persecution of the early Ching into this collaboration on prin graphs to prove that half the
emperors.
Itallen Battle Fleet had been put ciples of democracy,
out of action. The Prime Minis-
"In this declaration we have the
The other two artists. exhibited, real new order. It who lived in about the same
ter might quite well call this a germ of a glorious episode. For Mussolini's helps to outline the kind of settle-period, are Shin Chi, represented scouting monsters it was anything ment that will have to replace by four landscapes, and Chien but glorious.
settlement that stands Klang, represented by seven land- contrast to the new order Fiftler scapes. speaks of,
Mr. Steed went on to explain the derivation of the name Littorio as applied to the class of Italian battleships which the Fleet Air Arm had put out of action.
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the
DIGNITY OF MANA "It means the upholding of the dignity of man and the blows struck by British airmen must hasten the advent of that day. Molotov could not have ignored the glorious episode of Taranto which came during his visit to Berlin, However this may be, it will lie with the British Common-
were in Central Mediterranean."
"In Berlin, some quarters belleve mentator declared. "The visit EFFORTS TO SALVAGE
that no document was signed as; proved that both parties are ex- "The British aircraft met with
LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter)----A an Intense fire from ground bat-
result of the Molotov-Hitler tremely satisfied with the resulta reconnaissance flight over the a
He said that the word really "terles, but continued to drive Italian naval
of the pact concluded over a year meant a bundle of rods and an base at Taranto talks. home their attack with great dar-show that efforts are being made
In the United States, the NEW ago and has, therefore, decided to axe and Mussolini had made the ing and dropping about 11 torto salvage, a battleship of the YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE states: continue this way of ling to word the symbol of Fascism... pedoes among the Italian war-Littoric class, the Admiralty an- "The bombast surrounding the gether,
END OF FASCISM ships, There is no doubt that this,
visit cannot conceal the fact that "All that happens m future. "Now one of his own battleships wealth and her Allies to mould splendid work of the Fleet Air Arm adds that it is confirmed that the Totalitarian cause is at low in the continent, will have to be of the Littorio class les crippled the Nazi abomination of desola-
two battleships of the Cavour class ebb."
judged from the viewpoint of and half-submerged in the har- are aground. One is beached and The NEW YORK TIMES says: those 48 hours which M. Molotov, bour of Taranto as the symbol of tion and setting up a better Europe the second appears to have been "The crippling of the Italian Fleet as Stalin's representative, spent in the approaching end of Fasciem and nobler world.”.
at Taranto has adversely affected] Berlin. abandoned.
itself For the British Common- Only the forward apart of the Herr Hitler's bargaining, power "Just as the signing of the wealth and her. Allies this action upper works of the latter battle-with M. Molotov."
German-Russian Non-Aggression is more than a symbol. ship are above water.
General Keltel. Chief of the Pact decisively influenced events: "It has altered the balance of
in which we lost only two ma- chimes is the most shattering blow Jet dealt the Italian Navy.
Meanwhile, two Italian 8.0.8. signals which we intercepted show-
5 MINESWEEPERS
LOST
The Admiralty announced yes terday that five minesweepers have been lost during recent operations. states London message.
Inounces.
PACK OF WILD DOGS AND TIGER
Reported Presence In Colony
Rumours are current that there
is evidence of a tiger proving about Talmoshan. Villagers iv-
report that they had heard howls of the beast for the past several
SOVIET-NIPPON ing at the foot of the mountain The pliat of one of the recon- German Army Staff, a London in the first year of the war, pro- naval power in the Mediterranean UNDERSTANDING One villager chimed that the IN EAST DENIED his cow dying and a large chik
Staff."
AIM OF VISIT
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naissance planes reported, that message last night, stated, is on ceedings in the Reich's Chancellery and the situation has turned to four shapes could be seen under his way to Innsbruck for general will exercise a far-reaching in our advantage.
And now
early on one morning he found water off the entrance to the conversations with Marshal Bado fuence on events to come,
RAF has followed up this action graving dock of the inner harbour.glio, Chief of the Italian Army "For Britain, the co-operation with attacks on the Italian Fleet
of flesh was torn away. MOSCOW, Nov. 15 (Reuter) BLOW AT JAPAN
decided by Germany and and on the German capital and American reports that Japan has
It is also reported that a pack “CHUNGKING,-Nov-15-(Reuter).
Russia-means-as-much-asa-battleHitler must be gnashing his teeth reached an agreement with the of wild dogs a few days ago at The influential daily, TAKUNG- LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter)-A lost, the full significance of for he was depending on the Soviet Valon defining their tacked and killed a domestic dog PAO, halls the British naval víc claim that the Bovlet German which is not yet realised.". Italian sea-power to disrupt our spheres of influence in the Far owned by Mr. C. Blaker while only tory at Taranto as a vital blow to collaboration means as much as a
FAT FRONTIER STATION communications in the Mediter-East and that the Boylet bas - night, go, another attack the aggressors, particularly Japan, battle lost for Britain, was made LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reater) M. ranean. What is important is that dertaken to cease assistance to the Was made on dogs owned by Mr. Reuter adds that the lost mine- The paper declares that follow-by the German Wireless com Molotovarived at the frontier these glorious episodes has added Chungking Government were J, P. Whitham. The wild animals sweepers are the trawlers Rinova, ing President Roosevelt's re-elec-menting on Molotov's visit station of Markynias at midnight to the annals of fame of the denied ie statement issued by were eventually beaten off by SIT- Bevra, William Wemer, Stellation the Taranto victory rather The aim of his visit which according to the German Wireless. British Navy.
the official Tass Agency today.
vantament Orion and the drifter Girl Helen upset Japan's plans to launch an consisted of the intensifying of He was accompanied by Von der Mr. Stood next referred to: The Arency states that these re- There were no casualties in the immediate, attack on Singapore and German-Russian co-operation has Schulenberg. 7of the German the herolo action of the cáp-}|-|ports "do not correspond with Bevra or the Stella Orfon. the Dutch East Indies.
| been achieved the wireless com- Economic Mission, entz
tain and crew of the Tervis reality.”
Despite the extension of enemy mine warfare British counter- measures are reported to be meet- ing with great success.
(See also Page 1)
In Pokfulam district, a pig killed and many chickens {farm"animals déstroyed.