HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
JAPANESE RELATIONS WITH SOVIET UNION: PEOPLE LEFT IN DARK
TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Reuter)-The Japanese Government was ask-. ed. In an editorial today, by the CHUGAI SHOGYO SHIMPO, lead- Ing commercial daily, headed by Mi. Tokichi Tanaka, former Ambas- sador to Moscow, to take necessary steps to rectify the existing situation which finds the people groping in the dark in regard to the state of relations between Japan and the Soviet Union,
Churchill, Halifax, Hopkins At Palace
Lord Halifax, the new British Ambassador to the United States, had lunch with the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace yes- terday.
Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister. 'was also received at the Palace.
It was the Fremier's first visit to their Majesties since the Christmas holiday.
Mr... Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's personal representative in London was also received in au- dience by the King, and remained at the Palace for some time
CABLE
Ground Defences And
German Troops In Coastal Ports Attacked
Heavy day and night ralds were carried out by the R.A.F. on enemy targets in GERMANY. FRANCE and ITALY, according to an Air Ministry announcement, quotes in a London message.
The communique reads: "During daylight yesterday raids were carried out by our fighters. Ships and ground defences and German troops in coastal ports were attacked. by three Hurricane patrols.
With regard to the Anglo-Japan and Japan-American situation, the paper says information comes to the people making it possible for them to guess the actual position | 93 | of affairs.
But concerning the Soviet Union there is so little information that the people are in the dark con cerning the setual situation.
The paper also points out there is no information avail- able which will shed light on the status of fisheries nego- tations which, the people are jed to understand, would be brought to a conclusion by the end of last month.
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NO CHANGE IN VICHY SITUATION
PETAIN SPEARHEAD
OF PASSIVE RESISTANCE
The attack was carried out
"The first of these came down to sea level and attacked a Ger- man E-bcat. Another patrol at- tacked a second E-boat and then went on to machine-gun troops. A third attacked, shipping includ- ing a two-masted schooner and smaller vessels.
"Three. British fighters missing."
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DAYLIGHT PATROL Another Air Ministry communi- que says that during daylight yes- terday small formations of British fighters patrolled the FRENCH "Yet another week has gone by COAST and attacked, troops as without any change in the situa- well as shipping and ground de- | tion in Vichy," said. MR.THOMAS fences. CADET. when he broadcast from
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"We look in vain," it adds, "for brightening. relations between Japan and the Soviet Union which are supposed to result from
British planes were also over the conclusion of the Tripartite London yesterday on the situation NORWEGIAN WATERS where alliance."
in France.
direct hits were obtained on two AN OPEN CHALLENGE
-"And yet this is in itself im- merchant vessels which were also Passage of President Roosevelt's portant news," he said, "because machine-gunned. lease or lend Bill is tantamount every single week-of resistance by Channel ports were also ralded, to an open challenge to the Axis, Marshal Petain against the Ger- the targets including aerodromes declares the YOMIURI SHIMBUN. man attempts to bully him into and buildings, which were one of the three largest Tokyo, sabnission means that his posi- alight, and a number of enemy both aircraft on the ground, destroyed. newspapers. and urges the Axis totion has become stronger
The R.AF. also made an attack on BREST where warehouses were set on fire and the enemy-occupt- ed harbour of LORIENT was also bombed.
TOKYO ACTION take all precautionary measures morally and materially.
AGAINST SPIES
Forty-one Cases Last Year
against eventualities.
The KOKUMIN SHIMBUN, organ of the Japanese Army, says: "Japan must build the largest fleet in the world and organise the largest army earth, in cluding a mechanised force, ready to engage in a two or three front .war"
TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Reuter)- Forty-one cases of intringment 'of
WIDESPREAD ATTENTION various anti-espionage laws in- volving 51 persons, including one
The "lease and lend" Bill now foreigner, were dealt with by the before Congress, which would turn United States into an Tokyo District Court Procurators the Office last year.
"arsenal" for Great Britain and Violated statutes Included the other democracies, is attracting forted zone law. law for protect. widespread attention here and all ing military secrets and the law metropolitan newspapers today for protecting military resources.
splashed the text of the Bill under The bulk of the offenders were streamer headlines. camera enthusiasts who took snapshots.
Kokumin Shimbun com The
Ninety per cent, of pares the United States to an those charged were indicted, four armed man run amuck and urges being sentenced.
the Government to replenish armaments in view of the new situation.
"MANOEUVRES"
OSAKA. Jarı. 13 (Reuter)- "Anti-sabotage manoeuvres" will
"Marshal Petain is really the spearhead of the passive resistance and in occupied France his example is being followed most closely.
set
From all of these operations no British aircraft were missing.
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Italy's Present
Present Position Compared With Il Duce's Previous Boasts
"People there are beginning to feel the presence of the invader dr. the Besh everywhere. They are witnessing the bitter lessons Italy, the RAF. took with them a
defeat
of
beavy missing from the operations in Libya," said MR. CYRIL and in France the large number
very
to- LAKIN, B.B.C. news commentator, in the course of a broad- people are beginning to raise their bombs which were released
gether with" a shower of incen-cast from London on Sunday. heads again."
"What a tragedy it is for the Italian people that Signor Mussolini should have taken the present oppor- In the attack on TURIN, in tunity to announce to them that only 343 Italians are
of
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Hong Lo Chin (Miss); Hua Hsing The Italians have established the fact that the Germans,
"What a tragedy it is for the Commercial Bank; Kar IT Flash- the on the other hand, had made Italian people that Signor Musso-light Battery Fac. Kam Chuen &
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REICH, JAPAN PREDICTED
CHUNGKING, Jan. 13 (Reuter) --An early hour and sudden The paper adds: "Japan must be held here for three days begin- build the largest fleet in the world offensive by Germany and Japan and organise the largest army on in Europe and Asia is predicted
Ing. Jan. 15.
craft.
little trouble, to the British air-fact that the Italian situa- for announcing to his people that Co.: Kwok Chai & Co.; S. L. Kwok tion in the Western Desert only 343 Italians are missing from Langsford Co.: Lin Irawan;; Li the operations in Libya! This ATTACKS ON BRITAIN
Koon Chun; Lo Tax-cho; Lacy was practically hopeless. -
when the world has seen photo-Manufacturing Co.: Lucan Cheong Enemy air attacks on Britain
STAGE WELL SET
graphs of lines of prisoners "plod- & Co.: Messrs. Man Lee & Caj were concentrated on London and
"With General Wavell's advanceding wearily across the desert. Mohamed Ali & Co.; National the Thames Estuary army on its way to Derna" and places near
"Is it not incredible that Signor Union Co.; National Supply Corp.; and lasted for 34 hours, stated a Benghazi, the stage is well set for Mussolini thinks he can keep the Captain Stanley Richards: Shang- London message.
the taking of the whole of truth from his people much hal Underwear Co.; Frank Smith; Many incendiary bombs were Cyrenaica." said Mr. Lakin. "With
Cannot he see the in-suen Faith & Co, Towka & Co.;„ longer? dropped and fires started but the that advance, the command of our evitable end of his regime when Tu Shing Loong: United China They are designed to practice the globe including mechanised by a special diplomatic correspon-situation was brought quickly un- navy over the Mediterranean be the truth becomes known? Let me Trading Co.; Messrs. Wah Lee: forces to be ready to engage in a dent of the official Central Dally der control. The casualties were comes more and more undisputed. give you the picture he painted Hon. Lingoh Wang; Miss Jennie
Alexandria, 350 miles away, used for his people same time ago. A German .offensive In
Williams; Messrs. Woo Bros.; Wm. In one town there was const-to be the navy's only base in
THEN AND NOW
Wong & Co.; Ya Loy Co.: Yung Balkans, the correspondent conderable damage to house property the Eastern Mediterranean. Now, "Addressing them, he said: "The Ching Co. tinued will meet with resistance but the re-fighters were on the owing to the intervention of the defeat of Britain in Somaliland has REGISTERED ARTICLES on the part Q Bulgaria and job soon after the flames started. Greeks, the Navy has found a base been complete. The Fascist forces Greece and possibly will result
Burgoynes Bros. Mfg.: Miss Bent- have taken the intiative and alllah Bassett; Cheng Shieh Jalen, British attempts to create dis- Wing Tal Vo Tob. Corp.; Federal order in Italy's African Empire Mercantile Co.; Lin Tche Tchung, have miserably failed. In Libya Tse Hwa Transp. Co.: Dr. Yea Par also it was the Italian army which Yu. attacked and the swift advance
combat possible
at-
two or three-front war."
means.. to tempts by enemy agents to lower
the nation's war-time productive capacity by destroying or damag- ing plants and other facilities,
DEATH OF
J. JOYCE
industrial
MR.
S'HAI MEDICO SHOT
YOUTHFUL GUNMAN STILL AT LARGE CHUNGKING, Jan. 13 (Central) -A Japanese doctor is hovering between life and death in Shang- The death was announced in hál as a result of bullet wounds London yesterday of MR. JAMES inflicted by a Chinese youth near-
of the Nanking JOYCE, the well-known author, at the intersection
WAS AUTHORTM OF "ULYSSES"
¡News.
not heavy.
the.
in a conflict of interests between Germany and Russia.
Meanwhile, as soon as Germany moves in Europe, Japan will move In the Pacific and also in the southern Pacific partly to carry out, her southward expansion plan and partly to support Germany.
While encouraging Thai- land's attack on southern French Indo-China, it is stated thai Japan will, at the oppor- tune moment, seize Salgon and southern Indo-China,
The correspondent attaches
Lease Or Lend Bill
Continued from Page 1
MR. WENDELL WILLKIE, in a comment on the Bill, said, "This is a critical moment in history. Our aim is not so much to keep America out of war but to keep the war out of
Democracy America.
in is danger."
the light of current emergency and I personally have come to the conclusion that with modification, it should be adopted."
FRIENDLY WELCOME
of the Italian army must not be
considered a conclusion, but only The war in the west is so far from being over that Herr Hitler, Field a prologue."
Signor Mussolini then claimed Marshal Goering and Dr. Goebbels that the Italian navy was supreme have had to threaten us again. in the Adriatic and he concluded: The truth is that France, humi- The Italian Air Force is now, asliated and beaten as she is, has always, moving quickly to its task. It dominates the skies!"
more influence In Europe, today than Italy. It may be a long time "That was Signor Mussolini's before Italy is finally beaten, but picture two months ago." said Mr. she has already been humiliated We all know what it is and the effect of this is not lost
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the age of 58. He wil be special- and Shanst Roads in the Interna-
A statement from London Bays ly remembered for his novel tional Settlement yesterday after-
that Mr. Wendell Wilikle will get "Ulysses" which was banned in noon, states a Shanghai dispatch. London for some time.
The doctor, 58, is connected with
Mr. Wilkie is expected to leave a very friendly, welcome when he
His visit is Lakin Mr. Joyce was born in Dublin the hospital of a Japanese flature much significance to the presence the United States next week on a arrives in London.
He arrived in of a large German mission in Japan private visit to Britain when he quite informal but he will meet today. I wonder what he will be on Herr Hitler: and had lived In Parls, Rome, West of Wush Tileste and Zurich. His publica Shanghal last week-end on a visit, as well as the visit of a Japanese hopes to see members of the Bri-most of the country's leaders. Immediately following the shoot-military mission to Berlin, ex-tish Government personally, tions included Pomes Penyeach (verses), Exiles (play), A Portrait ing. Shanghai Municipal Police pressing the opinion that Germany of the Artist as a Young Man (fic-were despatched to cordon off the and Japan will shortly intensify scene for a rigorous search whie submarine warfare in the southern BA. of the was without result. The assallant Pacific,
tion), Chamber Music (verses),
Mr. Joyce was а Royal University, Dubl, and was made a clean get-away. the son of John Joyce and Mary Investigation into the incident is Murray. Не WAS educated at being conducted by the police and Clongowes Wood College and Bel- Japanese gendarmes.
vedere College, Ireland.
A large quantity of cloth, valued
A successful Whist Drive was at $500, was reported stolen from held at the West Lounge of TM a shop at No. 410, Queen's Road,
U.S.
PUTTON
PRODUCTION
C.A. last evening when a large West, between 8.30 to 6.30 p.m. yes Government Scheme
number of Servicemen attended. terday.
Greeks Make Progress
Of Klisura
N.W.
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enemy, the Greeks have captured
PALERMO RAIDED
PERSONAL SURVEY
LONDON; Jan. 13 (EWS)--Much interest has been aroused here by the announcement that Mr. Wen- dell Wilkie proposes to make „a private visit to England for a personal survey of the war situa- tion.
SINO-SOVIET TRADE PACT
Chinese Army Organ
Although no stranger to Eng-Welcomes Agreement
land, it is five or six years
he last visited the country where |
OPINION ON BILL
able to say about his African Em- "We know, therefore, what we. pire in two months' time. His will have to expect in the next boast is as famous as Herr Hitler's few months. But world : opinion well known communique after the was expressed by President Roose-- collapse of France when he said velt when he said that Herr Hitler that the war in the west had been cannot win this war. We are not! brought to an end. Herr Hitler however, fighting for our own thought then that the capitulation freedom only and all those we are of Britain, would follow.
fighting for are hurrying as fast POSITION TODAY ▾
as they can with all the help they "What is the position today? can give us,"
Revolt Of Abyssinians
Reaching Proportions Of Strategic Importance
CHUNGKING, Jan. 13 (Reuter) he has many friends.
-The third and final section of The prospect of his visit is, the the Sino-Boviet Sarter agreement To Lower Surplus more welcome owing to Mr. Will-was signed at the end of Decem- WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter)ponent's proposals for aid to the
kie's support of his former op ber, according to the Bam Tang Pao news organ of the Chinese -Because the war has virtually
democracies.
He repudiated-yes- Army. closed export markets the Uterday the suggestion that the Department of Agriculture has de-national security of the United
This last section involves Soviet cided to offer cotton growers $25,- States was not involved in Bri- purchase of Chinese mineral pro- |000,000 worth of cotton goods free Įtain's defeat.
ducts in exchange for Soviet ma- if they reduce 1941 plantings suffi-
chinery and other supplies. clently to cut one million bales
The total amount involved in the from the Government's previous In his announcement of the barter agreement is said to be another large quantity of arms A message from Cairo states 12,000,000 bales objective. and equipment and many of the that Fleet Air Arm planes made
forthcoming visit, which it is re-, several hundred million dollars and Under the scheme, which is deported will probably take place is said to be a record figure in prisoners did not hide their relief a raid on Palermo, in Sicily, where signed to prevent an increase in within the next fortnight, the Bino Boviet trade relations.
The Greek Ministry of National the principal objectives were ships the already large cotton surplus, Journey being made by air, Mr. The paper adds that all the goods A report from Abyssinia states men. will return to their villages Security, states
each cotton grower co-operating Willkie gave his opinion on Pre- concerned in the agreement must that Emperor Haile Selassie is to organise their revolt, that the total in the harbour.
General Bmuts, the South- number of hostages consisting of One bomb fell close to a mer would receive Government stamps sident Roosevelt's Lend or Lease be handed over to the respective now somewhere in East Africa. priests and teachers and others chant ship of 12.000 tons. An which could be used for the par- Arms Bill. While conceding that parties before the end of the year. and has been receiving streams African Prime Minister, in
The Chinese dally hals the of tribesmen who have evaded the statement yesterday, kald, "Pre- other ship had a direct hit and chase of cotton, goods in shops at the Bill sought an enormous grant
viously we helped to: neutralise four others are believed to have retail prices. The Department of of executive power, Mr. Willkie zignature of the agreement as for Italian frontier patrols.
ther proof of increased Barlet, sa- It is added that after con 200,000 Italiana. The time for at Athens yesterday and lasted been damaged. Fires were started Agriculture would then redeem the added:
sulting their Emperor these tribes action has now come". In warehouses,
"I have examined the Bill in slatance to China,
at having finished with the war.
amount to 500 at least.
An air raid alarm was sounded
one hour,
stamps.
'THE REVOLT OF THE ABYSSINIANS IN EAST AFRICA 18 NOW REACHING PROPORTIONS OF GREAT STRATEGIC IM- PORTANCE, states a message from Australia;2010
The Italians are finding it extremely difficult to keep the Abys- sinian divisions together and the formation of new Abyssinian armies under stricter Italian control is announced.
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