HONGKONG DAILY
PRESS
REINS OF GOVT. SEIZED BY IRON GUARDS Gen. Antonescu Proclaims
State Of Emergency
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter)-A state of emergency has been pro-" claimed In Rumania, and it is reported that three Ramanian Army Divisions have been moved to Bucharest. In spite of Hitler's blat- ant support of the Iron Guardists, German troops in Bucharest are said to be protecting the Rumanian Government against the run-
men.
The German Minister left hur- Unless satisfied, Hungary will riedly for Berlin on Thursdayį take "immediate reprisals," night. following a long conversa- tion with General Antonescu.
The situation is being further complicated by the attitude now adopted by Hungary, which is de-
manding a re-affirmation of the guarantee protecting the lives and properties of Hungarians in Ru mania.
Situation On Thailand Border Is Critical
BANGKOK, Dec. 1 (Reuter)-The situation on the Thailand border is tense and critical with the French
showing agrees ve action, declared a Thailand High Command (om munique, issued yesterday.
RE-BURIAL OF CODREANU
Hitler was represented at the
re-burtal yesterday (Saturday) of Codreanu, Rumanian Iron Guard leader who was shot in 1938 when he tried to escape from prison.
CABLE
FINANCIAL WANG DENOUNCED BY RESOURCES OF BRITAIN
The statement, made recently by the British Ambassador in Wash ington, Lord Lothian, that Bri- Lain's avaliable financial resources would abt last much longer, was classified in a talk given in London yesterday by a well known finan- cial mathority...
NOT BANKRUPT Lord Lothian's statement, he said, did not mean that Britain was bankrupt. Her trade and
anancial reserves were quite pla enough to see the war through Herreal trouble was a temporary shortage of ready money for pur-
chases from abroad.
CHINESE MINISTER
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1940. -PAGE 7
FIERCE BATTLE RAGING NEAR ARGYROKASTRON
and would be constrained to dis- the Nanking Government told Stout Greek Resistance To
continue normal relations with Reuter yesterday. Buch country.
**Whatever Japan may at- -tempt or conspiré to do in China or in the Pacific, China
determined to fight on till victory is won, and she is con- fident of victory because to freedom and justice victory in- evitably belongs.”
Italian Counter-Attacks
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter and BWS) Renter's Special corres- on the Yugoslav frontier reported yesterday that the Grecks are holding their positions on the whole northern front of Albania despite Italian counter-attacks.
Discussing the future policy of the Government in view of the signing of the treaty with Japan, Tang commented, "We hope Bri-pendent tain will adopt a realistic attitude as we should like to be friends"
Asked how the Nanking Govern At other points on the front the Greeks continue the "advance, meat reconciled its anti-Com-a communique Issued in Athens yesterday stating that new posi- muniam stand with approaches tions have been occupied in the northern sector. SCRAP OF PAPEE
made by Japan and Germany to The Greeks have improved their CHUNGKING, Dec. 1 (Reuter) Russia, Tang retorted. "You must position in the Koritza "region. a mere scrap she be realistic. Russia is not really while ferce fighting is still raging description given by the Chinese Communistic the Government official CENTRAL DAILY NEWS has got rid of real Communism. to the treaty signed yesterday be Remember Russia was the Arst tween Japan and Wang Ching- Power to grant de facto recogni wel
tion to Manchukuo. Maybe they will do the same now"
The paper says the terms of the
The difference, ne added, be Baldur von Shirach, the Nazi chief in Austria, and Wilhelm tween the Axis and the British Bohle, leader of Germans Abroad. position was that while Britain treats are almost identical to those He added, however, that there were sent to Rumania for that was going to find the money to pay revealed by Messrs. Kao Tsung- had not been any contact-between for her exports on the nail the wu and Tao Hat-sheng, former the Nanking Government and the Axis Powers could not import at supporters of Wing, who died to soviet authorities. Tang armed dicating Hitler's desire to empha-all. What they were getting out Hongkong from Shanghai in Jan- the Nanking Government would sise as publicly as possible his con- of their occupied territories was vary and made public what they continue to do all in its power to nections with the movement which being paid for in worthless paper claimed to be photostatic coples abolish extra-territorial rights of Is displaying such a faithful im- money," tation of his own Nazi party.
of the draft agreement.
purpose.
Their visit is interesting as in-
"THE CAPTAIN" Whatever Antonescu and the Army may have in mind, the Iron Guard seems to have seized the machinery of state, and is now trying to make a martyred saint out of Codreanu, whom they call "The Captain."
The re-burial was part of this Iron Guard propaganda.
The ceremonies, says the official German news agency began with Mass, and were attended by Gen- eral Antonescu, the Premier, in spite of his condemnation of the Iron Guard murders.
"Our need for, a supply of ready money. however, does not by any means indicate that we are on the verge of collapse," said the speak-
"Our trouble is to ensure
having enough ready cash to pay for what we want
"The point is that we have to pay for these goods not in British pounds, but in dollars. and to get dollars we must sell our goods to people in the Uni- ted States who will pay us in dollars."
FOREIGN, ASSETS
"It
The newspaper continues: is an empty dream to believe such scrap of paper can terminate Sino-Japanese bostilities Sucha! treaty can only increase Chinese determination to carry on the resistance."
PX-
third Powers.
DARING DAYLIGHT. ROBBERY
near Argyrokastron.
STRONG GREEK OFFENSIVE
Greek troops have stormed heights commanding the latter town A Greek oficer who took
LONDON, Dec, 1 (Reuter)-Greek part in the attack said: "It was assault units yesterday morning. the hardest job we've tackled crossed Chinava River following a yet. Every tree and bush seem- strong offensive against Italian ed to hide a machine-gun nest.”
positions, writes Reuter's Special Snow has been falling heavily correspondent on the Yugoslav- in the Koritza area and many Albanian frontier. Italians are reported to have died
The Italiana defended their postu from exposure.
tions desperately before they re- Meanwhile a communique is-
tired after having suffered heavy Home sued by the Greek
losses.I Ministry reveals that 604 have been' killed and 1,070 injured in Italian all raids.
Of the dead, 74 were women and 150 children.
ROME CLAIMS Claims made in Rome that the Italian forces bave at last suc-
+
POGRADETZ TAKEN
1. ATHENS, DEC. 1 (Reuter)--Po- gradetz was taken after fighting on a large scale, according to the Greek official spokesman, Large quantities of material have again fallen into Greek hands.
An Important advance has also. been made in the southern sector where operations are developing
The Central Daily News presses confidence that foreign A daring daylight robbery oc- ceeded ir halting the Greek ad- powers wil not recognise the curred yesterday morning whenvance are not confirmed by other puppet regime but will increase two men entered the Kwong Shun reports.
"All reports, however, do sug- most favourably for the Greeks. assistance to Chungking, "We will goldsmith shop, No. 256, Queen's
gest that the routed Italian
PAGES OF GLORY treat any country as an enemy Road Central. ground floor, and
armites are making a very great Pages of glory are being written who recognises Wang Ching-wei." stole a quantity of jewellery, In-
effort to rally resistance to the on the wild mountains of Albania, the paper warns.
cluding gold rings and bangles,
Greek advance and in particular says a mesage from Athens in re- TANG LIANG-LI'S VIEWS worth over $1,000
to hold Argyrokastron.
porting on the capture of Pogra NANKING, Dec. (Reuter)-
About 9.45 8.m," yesterday, two
Messages from Athens report deta by the Greeks; Echirach, former 1938, he said, Britain imported Even if Nanking Government de- Chinese walked into the newly-the Greeks remain confident and The battle for Pogradets, the aerial raid on the Thailand Leader of the German Youth or 8oods worth about £950 millionclared its adherence to the Axis opened shop. One of them drew military circles continue highly message added, was a stix one..
and exported. goods worth about this would not necessarily mean a pistol and threatened the fokis satisfied with
the The Italians had fortified It expected German while the other took the articles. front...
town and one part of it had to victory in Europe, Tang Liang-li, The matter has been reported
be taken at the point of the Ambassador on a special mission of to the Pollce..
bayonet.
French reconnaissance planes. reported to be taking photographis of military areas, were driven back Thailand machines during
by
border.
That artery and machine-guns simultaneously went into action and it la claimed that three of the
WREATH FROM HITLER Baldur von
The speaker gave figures of im- ports and exports for 1938. In
£560 million.
ganisation and now Governor of Austria, placed a wreath from
That was why Britain had to Hitler on the coffin.
turn to foreign exchange and gold Among other wreaths sent were French planes were brought down those from Mussolini and the Ita- securities, etc., which she had to while a fourth is believed to have lian Fascist Party, while the Jap-sell in order to obtain dollar cur-
rencies. crashed into a mountain. There anese military attache In Bu-
charest also attended the funeral bought in America, therefore, by Britain had to pay for what she were no Thai casualties.
The Japanese report that Thai- Within a few Hours of joining using the interest and dividends land troops invaded French terri-the Axis, Rumanta has experien-un her investments in that country
or by selling her foreign assets. tory on the night of Nov. 23 is ced a blood-bath comparable in
Britain, of course, could not ex-.
HEAVY LOSSES
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS
Hitler's
denied here and it is claimed that hideous brutality with
of June 30, French troops crossing in the zone own famous purge were repulsed with heavy losses. 1934, the London Daily Telegraph
A decree issued yesterday forbids declared yesterday. the despatch abroad of news o troop movements and mobilisation and censorhip of telegrams has been introduced.
The Police Department has also
The newspaper adds that Gen- cral Antonescu has disclaimed all complicity in the massacre and declared a state of erner-
has
gency.
LAST STAGE.
issued an order expelling with'n' The Daily Mail says the week 24 hours all French people res ding has brought the last stage in the|
near the border. The order does not include French resident in Bangkok.
"BLOCKADE”|
OF S'HAI BADLANDS
The "blockade" of Shanghai's bad- lands in the western district, ad- Joining the International Settle- ment, which was imposed yester- day afternoon, following the shoot- ing and wounding of a Japanese gendarme, is still continuing this morning.
subjection, and rain of Rumania.
Here is a lesson, the newspaper says, for those who cry "What are our war aims?”
Rumania today is.. a welter of bloodshed, anarchy and misery.
that
1
a
ANTI-AXIS POWERS WILL CONTINUE OFFENSIVE
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progress at
Nazi Supply Ship Attacked
the
Fierce Aghting is going on now along the sector of the Adriatic coast of Albania. In the moun- tains, a bitter battle is reported to be in progress with the two forces only about 100 yards apart. The NEW YORK TIMES in a An attack on a German supply leading article, says that the
port as much as she did before ordinary Britisher thinks himself. Italian reverses in Greece and in ship occurred early yesterday off Greek successes have made, Bignor because she needed most of her We can products for her war industries.
"What we can do is to cut down our imports of things we. can do without and pushing our exports all we can," con- tinged the speaker. "At the present "moment we have to find about £400 million out of our foreign assets. That is not a big sum.
CASH BUSINESS
"Our assets are enough, because they are not less than £5,000 mullion. But we are doing business
It is dollars we want. :
similar fate and to reclaim occupi-
ed Europe. It is an aim all coon- tries can understand.
where.
PERTINENT QUERY.
mania's adhesion to the Axis would bring that country pros- perity, and now Rumania -has disaster and poverty:
States totalling £1,000 million, It
to the utmost,"**
The announcer added: "Every GERMANY'S
country
now
All the streets from the Settle- ment to the western district are
asks what would barricaded with barbed wire en happen if they joined the new or- tanglements
der in Europe.”
FUTURE
WESTERN FRONTIER
see how far we have the Mediterranean. travelled if we take a look at the road behind us.
IMMINENT DANGER "Look back then to the first day of July. We were then in immi- nent danger of defeat that is from invasion. With the capt tulation of France, our main army
Greece,
the Dutch coast, according to Mussolini look contemptible, espe- message from London. The attack clally in the eyes of his partner. was made by a patrol of torpedo boats.
Soon after the attack the Ger- manship sent an 8. O. 8. saying
"When Italy invaded the pessimists in the small coun- tries, excepting Turkey, said to themselves Well, here is another country gone west'. But Greeks decided to fight and al- that she had been torpedoed.
One of the torpedo boats suffer- though they were far less well
ed superficial damage from the equipped, the battle is now being
the
in the west had lost nearly all continued not on Greek soll, but fire of an escorting Nazi warship.
equipment, the Army and on the soil of the Italian kingdom Navy in the Méditerranean was of Albania.
Its
said,
Even
a
In the North Sea British light, naval forces encountered--a Ger-
t
TO PARADE BEFORE KING MICHAEL
Former H.K. Governor Bereaved
B'r Cecil's only son, married, Miss Busan Pelham, youngest daughter of Bir Henry Pelham,
The day before the wedding, str (Cecil's ́" youngest daughter. Miss Cecily Joyce Clementi, died in hos- pital.
MORE NAILS FOR HITLER'S COFFÍN
...
(Reuter) --A Air Force stood along against the Axis territory is something that almost cut off from us and our This transfer of the war to an E-boat patrol and chased it LONDON. Dec. 1
death and a wedding within 24- Further details have not come hours in the family of Biz Cecti overwhelming number of the has not happened before" and it German side:
to hand.
Clementi, G.C.M.G.. former Gover- our best has had an effect everywhere—on Our alm is to save Britain from a/on a cash basis and what is more friends in the world were giving; Bulgaria, ; Moscow, Berlin
nor of Hongkong, are announced und
today. "So that when we consider that us up for lost and amongst our Home. In addition to the Greek GERMAN TROOPS Flying Officer K. M. Clementi.
smaller friends it was gaining successes, supported by the Royal we have orders in the United ground that the Axis Powers were Air Force, Britain has won another The events in Rumania have re-1, clear that it is not a question or Invincible. Even the French had victory in the Mediterranean. SHANGHAI, Dec. 1 (Reuter)-sulted in a wave of disgust every being short of assets, but being succumbed in a few weeks, they The prestige of Signor Mussolini has fallen so low, that even if he short of cash only.
"Compare that with the position is able to reinforce his position and - We cannot expect anyone to In Ankara the Turkish radio help us if we do not help ourselves, today. Now our Army is re-equla- try to retrieve it, what has hap- declared that a few days ago that is why I say we must cut our ped our Navy reinforced and our pened will not be forgotten. Germany was boasting that Ru-imports of what we do not want Air Force on the top of the world what has happened In Albania
A report from Berlin quoted in. Bir Cecil Clementi was Governor night of "Hongkong from 1925 to 1930 and the danger of a successful is as important as Herr Hitler's a London message, lest Invasion-of these shores can never failure to invade England. In one states that German troops in when he became Governor of the be as great again,
sense it is even more important, Rumania will parade before King Straits Settlements. NEVER LOST FAITH for while the invasion failure was Michael and Gen. Antonescu-to-
day,`- "We in the British Common- a negative defeat, what has hap-
Previously Berlin had described wealth have never lost faith in pened to Signor Mussolini sa
the reports that more "German ourselves,
The Our friends have re- series of positive defeats, gained conndence in us and the anti-Axis Powers have now taken troops had arrived in Romania as
*SYDNEY, Dec. 1 (Reuter)—THE British Hea weaker end of the Axis has had the offensive and will continue to
The Berlin report emphasises ARUNTA, the first of the Tribal some hammering blows Herr: take the offensive. Hitler's diplomatic drive has falled SECLEARLY SHOWN)
that nothing out of the ordinary class of destroyers to he laid down the Balkans, Yugoslavia has happened in Rumania but re-in the British Dominions, was Minister of Economic Warfare has clearly been showing Ger- ports from all other countries launched here yesterday. BERLIN, Dec: 1 (Reuter) The has said, is having a more de- many that whatever agreement show horror and disgust at what At the ceremony LORD GOWRIE, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUS- deportation of the French popula vastating effect than we thought, they may come to, she will not has taken place,
[TRALIA," "sald: "Every rivet ham- A message from Portugal" anys, or even the bounds of a reasonable, additional purchases of wolframite, tion of Lorraine is necessary "n Germany's oll shortage will become allow her neutrality to Be violated prediction, it la argued.
antimony and tin from the Nation-order to clarify once and for all serious in a few months and Italy Rusala is no longer quite afraid as "We protest because we are Chris mered into these ships is a nail in There is also some questioning al Resources Commission of China the position of Germany's future has become more of a lability she was before, while the Turka tians and because we belong to the the con of Herr Hitler and his in interested circles here of why to the value of $16,000,000 to be western frontier so that war will than an asset to the Arfs
must be chucklingin
human species." Japan requires an anti-Communist delivered during the next few never again be waged on its ac- The American nation has made sleeves at the sight of :- Herr area for the stationing of troops in years at prices commensurate with count," declared Herr Buircke. gau- it more and more manifest that von Papen, who had been North, China when she is working the market conditions as the latter for Basi, in Baaroruecken it is determined to use its pró-threatening them with many dire
IN CANTON 'desperately for a handshake with metals are delivered.
¿yesterday.
ductive capacity to help us against consequences, now trying to be all Communist Moscow.
CANTON, Dec. 1 (Router) —The which
To asstit China in meeting her Only Germans, he said, should Nazi tyranny and in noting this honey towards them and telling present financial problems, the live where German frontlers are goodwill and determination Mr. them how anxious Germany was
Arst passengers from Hongkong for a similar handshake with the Export-Import Bank has agreed to intended. The return of Lorraine Hugh Dalton was frank in telling to see Turkey remain prosperous
LONDON," Dee, 1 (Reuter)—arrived here, yesterday. They re- Communst troops in China of the lend the Government of China an to the Reich marked, the comple, the United States how further and happy. Herr von Papen has There still seems to be some i ported the strictest observance of additional $50.000.000. The loan Istion of a chapter in history in assistance could best be given to always been, a wily fox, but he doubt as to where Marshall Bado quarantine regulations. Their to be guaranteed by the Central which ancient German land has us.
makes it possible for you to know glio, Italian Chief of Staff actually baggage was fumigated and they Bank of China and retired through been freed and a political wrong "America appreciates fully well exactly where you stand with
day had to undergo stool tests, deliveries to this country of metals righted.
that it Herr Hitler succeeds in his him.
Yesterday, the German radio st The passengers added the om- covered by the abovereferred to The century-old struggle for the despotic control of Europe, his "The happenings in Romania Breslau said that Badoglio had cials were courteous
Rhine has now been concluded next step will be directed towards with make everyone scratch their not left Italy. After referring to a similar loan Lorraine and the Barr will be con the American hemisphere and heads about the new order now, Half an hour later, the same Federal Loan Administrator, re- by the Treasury, thus providing solidated, economically and politi- the only question between us is The Germans are now preparing station said that he had arrived Hotel was well afled last night vealing the proposed purchase of China with a total of $100,000,000 cally
how they can help us to defend to take advantage of these ter- at the Greek front strategic materials from China.
ADDITIONAL PURCHASES ----
ONE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS CREDIT
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achieved, appears logically to call
Japanese assertions that the com-
munity of interest and thought be tween the Communists in China and Moscow is correct. 3
The White House simultaneously published a letter to President Roosevelt from Mr. Jesse Jones, the
contracts."
additional credits, the letter add-
ed, "You will be interested to know
miserably and our blockade, as our
their
BADOGLIO RIDDLE
gang."
HK PASSENGERS
The lounge of the Peninsula
when a Grand Band Concert was
the liberties of us both. That is a rors, but it is certain that they Rome Radio, meanwhile, insist given by the combined orchestras of the Hongkong and Shanghai The letter said: "In connexion that China is up to her: schedule] Shortage of supplies is pres question on which the best means will perpetrate the same atrocities that the Marshal is in Italy,
Hotels Ltd. under the joint cons with the purchase of the critical in the deliveries of woodoll, and cipitating an acute position in the of the United States and the in the name of the German order.2
Rich all wells have been dis- ductorship of Geo Flo-Ulɛki and and strategic materials in our natin to the United States, through Italian Dodecanese Islands, it was Britian Commonwealth are now tumania is assuredly paying the
penalty for having accepted the covered in western Kanzu and they Art. Carnero, i The, programme tional defence programme, the which method she is making, her stated in Ankara Some Turkish busily engaged
"We ordinary" people have, com- new order in Europe and others are now in full operation, it was opened with an overture by Berola Metala Reserve Company, sub- payments on the previous loans quarters think the islands will sidiary of the Reconstruction made against her commitment to have to capitulate within two or plete confidence in the outcome. are not likely now to make the omcially revealed in Chungking, and ended with "There'll always
"three months, says Reuter,
Mr. Lakin next referred to the same mistake.”
according to Reuter.
be an England.” Finance Corporation, is arranging sell us these essential materials.”