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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 14, 1941.
JAPAN AND NAZI
CALCULATIONS
EDITORIAL
DEVELOPMENTS IN FAR EAST: FORMER SHANGHAI EDITOR'S VIEW
ON PRESENT SITUATION
"PATRIOTIG AND OBEDIENT AS THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE DISCONTENT IS UNDOUBTEDLY RISING "AMONGST THEM,"
of the SAID MR. O, M. GREEN, former editor
NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS, when be broadcast from London yesterday on the developments in the Far East,
"In the past few days," said Mr. Green. "Japan and her inten. tions have taken the leading place, in all newspapers. Almost daily Mr. Matsuoka has delivered some fery speech, now threatening, now declaring that Britain and the United States are trying to encircle Japan, but always declaring that nothing will stop her from carry- ing out her alms.
HITLER'S PRESSURE
"It is well-known that Herri Hitler has been trying to induce Japan to take some action in the. Far East at the same time that
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1941. MILITARY SITUATION IN AFRICA & THE BALKANS
UNDER REVIEW
"I personally have been confident for some little time that we could get to Benghazi. Since the" capture of To- . bruk it seemed certain that no resistance from Italy would stop General Wavell's forces," said CAPT. CYRIL FALLS, military correspondent of The Times, when he broadcast from London yesterday on the further British successes in Africa and on the later military developments in the Balkans.
material.
Capt. Falls said that two in Southern Abyssinia and have a quantity of war factors might have stopped already captured
"Apart from enemy re- General" Wavell's advance-
sistance, whica is not very serious the difficulties of maintain-here, they may have greater dif- ing communication lines and ficulties to contend with than the
On Shumchun transport of supplies and the foress operating in Eritrea on ac-
Reported
Information from reliable sources
an expeditionary force, the object
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1. It is hereby notified that on
HEREBY the days fixed for the Annual Race Meeting at Wong-Nel. GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Chong (February 15th., Meeting of Shareholders of Hong 17th, 18th, 19th and 22nd), Kong Realty and Trust Company, the following Regulations" Limited, will be held at the ander Ordinance No. 2 of Registered Office of the Company, 1869, will be in force- Exchange Building (2nd Floor), HERR HITLER has been he starts his 'blitz in Europe. It making some rapid cal-is also well-known that there is a
second was the risk of mak-count of the lack of communica- 1. All vehicles going to Des Voeux Road Central, Hong|
ing the attempt if only for its tions. the Races at Wong-Nei. Kong, on Wednesday, the 19th culations in an attempt to section of the Japanese who are
strategic importance.
BALKAN DEVELOPMENIS Chong will proceed clock. March, 1941, at 11.30 a.m., for balance his "ambitions' bud- for falling in with this scheme.
"Let me now leave Arrica for this has begun to "Japan also has need for the
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE wise round
week and conclude with a brief HAPPY the purpose of receiving a State, get," which
the Japanese at Shumchun 014 The trst problem was solved review of what is happening in Valley Via Wong-Nei- ment of Accounts and the Report show a big deficit in the west. riches of Indo-China, the Dutch reveals a daring Chinese raid on
East Indies and Malaya, to solve
by the ald given by the Mediter- Bulgaria." continued Capt Falls. Chong Road to the en of the Board of Directors for the The sum total of this labori- her financial and economic dim- Wednesday night.
It is stated that the raid was ranean Fleet," said Capt. Falls.The British Government nave now she has been ex- trance gates.
year ended on the 31st December, ous study of the political and culties which
con-periencing since the, start of her staged by scores of Chinese soldiers As for the second, the strategic felt compelled to withdraw their 2. Vehicles" must proceed 1940, and re-electing two Di military problem now
Every year Japan's in plain clothes, taking advantage importance of Benghazi made it Minister from Bucharest. This ac- fronting him" has resulted in war in China.
capture this placetion has been taken because Ger- at a slow speed in the rectors and the Auditors,
an attempt being made to budget has risen by 1,000 million of the depletion of the Japanese desirable to
many has constituted in Rumania, vicinity of the Race
his credit side an uncertain ven and it is now nearly six times garrison there for action along even if risks were involved. Rusks
what it was before the war be- the East River. After occupying must be taken in war and they without protest from the Ruman- » Course."
and already jumbled Agure gan.”
the Shumchun railway station, the could be minimised by organisa- represented by the Japanese Mr. Green said that taxution in Chinese raiders rushed to attack tion, which was a feature of this lan Government, what amounts to nation. The error of these Japan had now reached its limit the Japanese military headquar-campaign.
Bulgaria and from Bulgaria to calculations lies in the fact and the standards of living of the ters at the former premises of the "Our forces covered a great deal of which is believed to be to occupy Japanese people, always so very Bureau of Police. Hand-grenades of ground in defence as well as threaten Greece and Turkey. It is that, while they might pre-
So I took it for granted also reported that the Germans simple, have been cut down were showered on the Japanese attack. tend to increase his falling severely.
barracks there. Japanese supply that Benghazi would be ours. I
have been installing themselves on credit balance, the value of!
and ammunition depots were set did not look forward to seeing it Bulgarian airfields and if they this addition is inconsequen-
on fire, with detonations heard in our hands so soon. That" last
have, it could not be without the even in the New Territories. rush of 150 miles in 30 hours is compllelty of the Bulgarian Gov- tial owing to the heavy sub-
The Chinese retired to their something new in warfare and it 76tractions which have already
ernment, This is obviously to have state was particularly signifi- base, as Japanese reinforcements will mark a milestone in its annals. everything ready for а been made from the original |
rushed to the 'scene..
"It was like the arc of a circle south.
march Japanese units of economic
and our forces bottled up the Ita- "Rumania has, therefore, made IN THE GOODS of and military strength. The
"There is not the silghtest sign CHOPPER. WOUNDS Han force which was striving to es herself into a German base and, in DAVID GORDON WILL, metaphor, serves to illustrate that the war in China is going to
cape to Tripoll. There was very sharp (these circumstances, the action of formerly of Victoria, Hong the value of the move which end, continued Mr. Green.
fighting with this Italian detach the British Government is justified A Chinese was found dead with ment, which was supplied with Kong, Marine Engineer, Herr Hitler is obviously mak- has cost the Japanese a million several wounds about his neck tanks and which made a determin that Rumania is particularly well"
to the hilt. We must remember ing to involve Japan in war casualties and other difficulties. yesterday about 8.40 am. at Chi ed effort to fight its way through. situated to be a base for an offen- with Britain and the United The plain common-sense view Hing Lane, near Gage Street. The Cur men were again inferior in sive. Wherever, else Germany takes numbers and history shows that it military action she must transport All claims against the estate States in the vain hope that, of the whole situation is that body was later identified 25 of the abovenamed deceased who by creating a conflict in the Japan is after further military Hung, 22, news-boy.
According to his friend, the de. is not always a happy day for a oil. the life-blood of a fighting adventures. There is reason to be-! cause eve that there is an increasing ceased. had been ill for about a in the path of a retreating army in summer for the transport of smaller force which" flings itself force. The Danube, which is used died at Macao on the 18th day of Pacific, he might so January, 1941, must be sent Britain to disperse her mill-number of sober-minded men who week and was in financial distress. without delay to the undersigned. tary and naval strength and believe that it will be preferable It was believed that he committed The chopper
"Benghazi is well worth having embroil the United States in to wait and see how Herr Hitler's suicide in despair.
The harbour is a good one. It can out before plunging was found near his body. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON major naval operations. that plans turn
The body was removed to the take large supply ships and crui- into a war at his behest. CO.,
GREAT ADVANTAGE mortuary.
sers, though it won't take a battle-
It Germany "takes action from ship. It provides a setul base for a base In Rumania, she can use an offensive and for the transport the oil which is on the spot and of supplies.
that is a very great advantage. "I also imagine that a certain some of you who may now be amount of supplies can be drawn stening to me, will remember that
Any dog found straying
on
or near the Race Hong Kong, 12th February 1941. Course is liable to be destroyed.
NOTE. Kennedy Road will be open to light motor traffic
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from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Extra Race Meeting during
the year 1941-On days fixed for Extra Race Meet. ings.
One way traffic will be en forced in Wong-Nei-Chong Road. Kennedy Road will not be open to motor traffic.
PARKING OF CARS AT THE RACE COURSE.
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1. The Stand at the public
entrance is reserved for" Jockey Club
Stewards
and Officials only.
2. Morrison Hill parking
ground opposite Civil
Service Club and Village
deceased.
&
Windsor House," Solicitors for the Official Administrator.
Road reserved for Pr. FRANCE'S
vate Cars.
3. Ventris Road reserved
for Public Cars.
C. G. PERDUE,"
Ag. Commissioner of Police. 14th February, 1941. Hong Kong.
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FOOD
SHORTAGE
Britain's home front will suffer in consequence and become weakened by the failure of the United States
The fact also that the death penalty would now be imposed for publishing any diplomatic articles considered against the
cant.
HEAVY COST
"It
ON NECK
BITTEN BY WIFE NEWSETTES
Mr. William Edward Mason,
Li
WELL-WORTH HAVING
Rumanian oll, is now closed and railway communication is not too good.
73 to supply her with the large-Russell-road, Palmers Green, N., The West Lounge of the Euro- being who was granted by Mr. Justice Dean YMCA, was the scene last
Bucknil in the Divorce Court aight of a film show when a pro- /from the recently conquered coun-quite early in the course of the
scale assistance ΠΟΥ
Crisis Facing The They have already had the
Nation
try. of about half-a-dozen
Mason, alleged that she struck al films was screened to an arrest content with the capture of raportance of the fuel route to the
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has now been neutralised
Capt. Falls pointed out that from
planned.
war I spoke about possible develop- "The Army of the Nile did not ments, in the Balkans and the THE MOST incredible fac-decree nist because of the cruelty Bramme
of his wife, Mrs. Jessie Kathleen reels of travelogues and document- tor in these calculations is
Benghazi. Its advance guard Mediterranean. In those days one that the Japanese appear to him in the stomach and made dience of about 50.
swept on to El Gahila, 170 miles up could discuss be blindly willing to be led him faint; and bit him on the left
these possibilities The mobile black-out demonstra- the road from Benghazi and only with equanimity. We had the into this tremendous swindle. arm, making it bleed badly.
tion, undertaken by the A. R. P. ten miles from the border of Tri- French army in Syria that army Headquarters to teach proper air poll : privilege of hearing a quick
raid recaution methods to the "The operations in East Africa
staged are continuing satisfactorily," con-time immemorial there had been answer from President Roose- to take steps which obviously Colony's residents, Was "Unless all French farmers fully velt to Herr Hitler's wishful have been suggested by Ber-before E. E the Acting Governor, tinued Capt. Falls, "tut there two land routes across the Balkans -one was the central route to the vital importance of thinking that involving the lin. The so-called Nationalist Lt.-Gen. & F. Norton at 7 pm comparatively little to "be abiding by the Government's plan United States in war will re- Association has thus relegat- 1ast night,
about them at this state. There is Mediterranean and the other was one new development which is of through Sofia on to Adrianople and of food supplies, unless they con stantly bear in mind the national tard American assistance to ed to itself the entire respon- The forthcoming marriage be- remarkable interest. Our forces on so an to Istanbul and the Straits. importance of the regulations and Britain. They have been made sibility of dragging the Jap-tween Mr. Tang Pat, of No. 248, the frontier between the Sudan There were many difficulties of taxation applying to farming pro- aware of the huge prepara-anese nation into a position Cheung Sha Wan Road, ground and Eritrea have opened out a new
race, religion ana ducts the next winter in France tions which have been made from which it will be difficult for Shamshulpo. and Miss line of operations on the coast.
climate, but these two routes—one Cheung Kwal-lan. Of No. 399, will be stil harder than the pre-in Australia and in Singapore to withdraw. The cry of pro- castle Peak Road. second floor. ADVANCE TO RED SEA
through Central Europe and the Capt. Fails pointed out that the Mediterranean and the other tary of State for Supplies, stated to resist any attempt by their test against what this asso-was announced at the Registry successes gained here would hasten through Central Europe and Asia
realise the
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THE "STAR" FERRY
COMPANY, LIMITED..
Notice to Shareholders,
sent one," M. Jean Achard. Secre-
sald
politics and
NOTICE IS HEREBY
calls these clation
interference yesterday. in Vichy, addressing a meeting of militarists to attack
an advance to the Red Sea port Minor were of primary importance, GIVEN THAT THE FORTY farming unlong from South East vital outposts of the British with Japan's living space" is
of Massawa.. The campaign in 'because the Danube was now fro- The exhibition of some 500 THIRD ORDINARY. YEARLY France, over which, he presided. Empire. They must realise a perfect imitation of the MEETING OF THIS COM- "Next winter. might even
be that the fight, if and when it lebensraum" whine of the photographs, the work of the East Africe differed from that in zen. There was a less important Chinese Mohammedan Goodwill Libya, because so far the Navy route straight from Sofia down" to PANY will be held at the Office tragic if the peasant and working comes, is not going to be just Nazis and the utterances Mission during its recent tour of bad not been able to give the land Salonika."
classes do not fully and cordially
"Whatever may happen, we have of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &
a walk-over for them and made at the inauguration of British Malaya and other Bouth forces any direct assistance as it co-operate," he added. Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th M. Achard said it was highly re-that their already strained this National body might well Sea regions, was continued yester had done along the Mediterranean now strengthened our position in the Mediterranean," said Capt. February, 1941, at 11:00 am.. grettable that the Parts press was financial, economic and ma-have been prepared by Herr day at the Chinese Y. M. C. A., coast.
"Now it seems possible that the Falls. "Only a few months ago we attempting to cause a breach baterial resources must surely Hitler himself. It thus be under the auspices of the Hong-
kong branch of the National Navy will be able to intervene on should have been compelled to let clear tween city workers and peasants. crack under the strain of a comes
Women's Relief Association. A the Red Sea coast, though only on Germany call the tune here. Now
By Order of the Board of Directors.
that Herr
"A rupture between peasants and long major battle. And what! Hitler has found another number of purchases were made a small scale." he said. "It is we are stronger. This new threat
ONE MONTH ONLY
Japanese People Urged
People Urged To COLD WAVE Overthrow Militarists IN CHINA
LOYANG BLANKETED
An appeal to the Japanese people to rise, arm themselves and raise the revolutionary standard in order to free Japan from the clutches of her militarists and to establish real and lasting peace in East Asia was made in a manifesto issued by the Kweilin branch IN DEEP SNOW.. of the Japanese People's Anti-War League on" the occasion of the
CHUNGKING, Feb. 13 (Central) first anniversary of its establishment.
--A cold, wave is sweeping over The anniversary meeting was many parts of China, reports re- presided over by Mr. Sakamoto ceived here indicate.
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of. Accounts industrial workers would be cata- for the year ended 31st Decem strophic," he stated.
is far more important to willing tool to carry out his by visitors and all proceeds are for worthy of attention too that the cannot be under-rated, but it can ter, 1940.
Japan is that any decision behests-probably under the the relief of refugees.
South African troops are advancing be calmly faced and measured, The Register of Shares of the M. Achard then pointed out that which they might thus make most gratuitous promises of Company will be CLOSED from while Germany entered the war to spread the hostilities to help yourself, comrade" to Wednesday, the 19th February,
with more than a year's stock of the Far East will serve them anything Japan may like in food supplies, France, in July last. most disastrously in their ex- the Far East! The Japanese 1941, to Friday, the 28th had enough foodstuffs for one pedition Into China-a ven- have, it seems, been made to February, 1941, both days in month only.
ture which ទេ even now believe that a Nazi. victory is clusive.
"France had no plan for food supplies," he added, "and every proving more of a nuisance certain and, despite growing thing had to be improvised.”. value to them than ever be-evidence of how far Herr "The whole crux of the attua- fore. The prospect consider-Hitler's calculations have tlon," he stressed, "is to knowed from these points of view proved totally wrong in the whether we are to build up a ra- are, therefore, by no means past, their militarists tlonal supply organization before; we feel the full force.of the crials, pleasant to Japan, particular- lending themselves to become or whether we will let the crisis ly in that neither Germany participants in a huge gam- gain headway."
or Italy will be able to ren-ble; which, if they lose, willỊ THAI VIOLATIONS
of the League who are all Japan- He then urged farmers to in-der her the slightest material see a repetition of the ludi-
OF ARMISTICETM
ese, and a representative gather- crease their production, and an assistance to help her to crous situation which the
VICKY, Fab. 13 Centery. The ing of high Chinese officials, in- nounced that a system of bonuses) The Exchange Banks will for large crop yields would be in emerge successfully from such lesser gangster of Europe has Thai violations of the Armistice cluding Gen. Ll Chi-sen, Director which is the first for the winter. led his country into The convention with Indo-China are of the Kwell omce of the Mill-The farmers in the countryside are open at 9.30 a.m. and will close stituted shortly.
Jubilant as it heralds a bounteous "In this country in which the THE EXTENT, at 12 noon for the transaction of
however, Japanese people have always alleged by the French authorities tary Affairs Council.
After a report made by Mr. year." Exchange business on Monday People are unanimously behind which Nazi influence seems been prone to speak of their here to have occurred on several
Sakamoto, on the activities of the After a thunderstorm. last night, Inheritance it occasions. and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th between agriculture and trade is noticeable in the news pub-is left to be seen whether
the Chief of State, a collaboration to have secured in Japan is heaven-born
The violation's haye Deen League during the past year, Gen. snow fell at Enshih, Hupeh,, this February (RACE MEETING). being established," he said in con-lished yesterday that a new-even this peculiar asset will Japanese Government who are praising their work and urging a heavy drop.
brought to the attention of the Li addressed the League members, morning. The mercury registered clusion. "It must be completed Hong Kong, 11th Feb., 1941.
zoon. At this price only can France ly-formed association has help to avert the disaster into acting as mediators in the border them to re-double their efforts in Snow also fell at Hingtaf” and 72 be saved"
called upon the Government which they are being led. dispute
the present year (Central News), other towns in Shenst
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 12th February, 1941.
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