HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WORLD AFFAIRS:
DEMOCRACY AS IT EXISTED IN FRANCE WILL NOT COME AGAIN, SAYS F. A. VOIGT
.
"One thing seems certain and that is that democracy, as it existed in France until her collapse, will not come again," said MR. F. A. VOIGT when he broadcast from London yesterday in the series "World Affairs.”
CABLE
Nazis Disapprove Japanese Ambitions In N.E.I.
In the "Haagsche Post" of March 29. 1941, there is ฤษ article on Netherlands India, which indicates that Germany re- gards this part of the Netherlands Empire as belonging to her. domain and that she would not regard favourably any ambl tions Japarf may have in that respect.
The "Haagsche Post" is at pre- sent of course under German con- trol. and we may be sure that the opinions voiced originated in Ger-
Mr. Voigt, who is a well- FRENCH POINT OF VIEW man quarters. The more So as known commentator on in- Mr. Voigt went on to look at the the living spaces, into which the ternational developments and situation in France from the world organised on an'Axis pattern who knows France well, was French point of view. He said is to be subdivided, are frequently
Japan Bluffs Again
that there was no doubt that mentioned. There would be no Official Spokesman
On N.E.1. Parleys
speaking on the recent tragic anglo-French relations would pass more
pernicious degrelopment as course of events in that from crists to crists and that it the one xided orientation of country. He will be heard in would call for psychological - Netherlands India. economy ad- this series for the next two seat if they were to be handled vocated by the enemy. weeks in place of Mr. H. Wickham Steed. who has gone on a well-earned hoff-
day
Successfully. The occupied area:
of France now stood so as to in-
NO RESULTS The article follows:-
clude a stretch of the Spanish "As far as may be gathered from
yet
official
The spokesmen stated that Japan would continue to nego- tiate if "the reply is not satisfac- tory."
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DELEGATE'S STATEMENT
TOKYO, June 6 (Reuter).-Japon would not resort to turce even if the NEI. Government fails to fur- nish a satisfactory reply to the frontier. That was an indication the little news we receive these Japanese proposals, sun of Germany's plans with regard to days, the negotiations between the spokesman indicated at today's ADMIRABLE RESTRAINT Spain and also, therefore, with re-Japanese and the Netherlands Press conference. "It has been the darkest week gard to Gibraltar and Morocco, so delegates are proceeding a little of the war since the collapse of that a problem in the western Me more favourably although no de- France and the British publicditerranean was also likely to finite results have been reached as knows it," said Mr. Volgi. But arise. there are moments of consolation. "It is Impossible r us in this
"Nevertheless this should Fot The loss of Crete was reported by country to have the slightest sym-perience has shown that in nego
give rise to undue optimism. Ex- the press and wireless without any pathy for the Government estab- distortion of facts, and the news-shed at Vichy, continued Mr. Lifluences are apt to arise sudden-staying here is no longer neces~
tlations with the Japanese new the reply papers have shown admirable rus-Volgt. "It seems traint and a fearlessness in their Darlan and M. Laval are fully in ly which can cause an equally sary: so I can pack my trunks. favour of colloborating with Ger- sudden change in the aspects of The main causes of the defeat many because they us or we are well known. They have all defeat of the British Empire, and
"As long as we have no more been plainly expounded in
the because they hope that they then-the differences between Nether- complete information concerning newspapers, and there are no illu-selves will get away with some-lands India and Japar we are un stons of the course of events that thing quite small, perhaps. have been developing as the result seem a very slender pe.
outlook on the future.
of this defeat
The German penetration of Syria has been one of these, and the task of seeing the war through appears much harder now, though our determina- tion to see it through properly this time remains unshaken. Many lessons have been learn-
ed from our recent fallures."
that Admiral
MARSHAL PETAIN
IG
"On the other hand, we have
no reason for believing that such!
things
able to judge whether the negotia. lons are being conducted "on a more friendly footing..
VITAL CONNEXTION "What we
can judge of how
a sentiment is shared by Marshal ever, is the fact that it is not only Petain There is a difference be of interest to the Netherlands, but i tween the relation of Marshal also to Europe that Netherlands Petain to the Vichy Government, India retain its vital connexion: although he is head of the state with the European continental y He is anti-German at heart nu ing space" and so will be able to I feel sure desires a British vie remain. as before, an important source of raw materials for the New Europe.
What had happened in Syria had made people realise the im-tory." portance of what
VICHY'S CONNIVANCE
"What Germany is doing in Syria now would have been impossible without the passive connivance of the local French authorities," said Mr. Volgt, "and, in view of the growing subservience of Vichy to Germany it behoves us to recon- sider the problem of our relations with France.
"Bat, there are. 2,000,000 French. prisoners of war int German hands," continued Mr. Voigt "That is to say the Germans hold 2,000,000 young men, who are skilled workers, as hostages, Most of these men are well suited for work- ing in factorles and munition works and we must remember that the fate of these men is causing the nation great "an- gulsh.
BATAVIA, June 6 Reuter)—“If is unfavourable, my
In that case my mission is ended and the Japanese Government will not start, new negotiations about economiz questions."
This statemerit was made by Mr. Yoshizawa, chief Japanese dele- gate to the economic parleys Here, in an interview yesterday when he said that he expected a reply from the Netherlands East Indies Government to the latest Japanese proposals within 24 hours.
"If I should fall, the Japanese. Government must decide the fur- ther course of thinga” MF. Yosni- zawa continued.
BRINK REACHED
I have been received everywhere "Since I arrived on Dec. 28 last,
most cordially and treated very I have the warmest.. friendship of indly by the Go,ernor-General.
Messrs Van Mook, Van Hoogstra- ten and other personalities. have done all that is possible to reach a friendly settlement, and all economic- questions between
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BERLIN'S LATEST FILM: "THE BEAST OF BRITAIN"
Between bomb blasts, through the blackout. Berliners stumbled to their cinemas recently to get a Nazi-eye view of what the an- speakable British have been up to all these years. With noisy and immense satisfaction they saw beefy, aging Emil Jannings play Step" haus Johannes Paulus Kruger, South Africa's famed Boer statesman, in Tobis. Film's production Ohm Kruger.
War
pure
This Nazi rewrite of the Boer Kruger clung always to the theory for home consumption is that no individual and no nation propaganda-reminiscent of shall deviate from the path of The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin. duty by withdrawing from its mis- and other thrillers tossed off dur- sion of Sacrificing itself for the ing World War I to raise the U.S.'s future."
blood to battle heat against the
unspeakable Germans..
LACK OF CONTINUITY
Ohm Kruger jerks along with FUNERAL OF MR.
the customary lack of continuity
of the German film. Its Nazi-drawn F. G. HERRIDGE
had been Mr. Voigt declared that these too achieved by the British in Iraq were the feelings of the French case it. In some way, Netherlands
"This would certainly not be thei quelling Raschid
All's rebenion people in occupied France, who India become either politically or The British had now taken ap had. on several occasions, waved economically dependent on strong positions where the ollfields their handkerchiefs to British air-eign power which has set itself the
a for could be defended and where a men who were bombing objectives task of establishing a new order. German advance Into Palestine in that area. could be threatened on the flank.
the aspects of which do not appear to be clear to anyone as yet.
"Up till now Netherlands India has been able to satisfy everyone
" MR. MORGENTHAU
characters are either snowwhite or by maintaining a strict open door the two countries have been dis-
Jet-black. Krüger is a
The esteem simple.
in which the late policy and by insisting
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuter) modest, wise Boer elder statesman Mr. Frank Gordca Herridge, Se on its cussed."
--M HENRY sovereignty.
MORGENTHAU, Cecil Rhodes (Ferdinand Marian) cretary of W. R. Loxley and Co. "And if. after the war is over.it might fall down or remain an Treasury, declared, "Events across who behaves like
"Now we have reached the brink Secretary of the United States is a rich, conniving Englishman (China), Ltd., was held by his tol- Netherlands India wil again be called upon to supply the world, the table. The next 24 hours will the seas cry out to the United silcker out of a Class B Western. attendance at the funeral which a sinister city leagues was shown by the large
which will then be divided in
States every day to speed up our peaceful neighbouring continental
"If the Netherlands East Indies effort in every direction," when hard-working Boers of the gold tery yesterday.
His one thought is to rob the took place at the Colonial Ceme spaces with raw materials it is our replies irrevocably No' in connex announcing the first month's sales beneath their peaceful farm lands opinion that she will only be able on with the main questions, the of defence savings bonds
Mr. Herridge, who died after a and Behind him is the might of Bri- short mess at the War Memorial "We must remember too that to fulfill that important task un- negotiations will be ended. stamps which totalled $441,782,000.tain in the person of a fat, money- Nursing Home on Thursday, ar- been restive of French rule. There 2,000,000 young men are at the der Netherlands guidance.
"If the NEL reply is are about a million Syrians in mercy of the Germans who can
not fa-
lusting Queen Victoria (Hedwig,rived in Hongkong in 1913 to join PROSPEROUS NATION vourable, this would have a most Lebanon-halt of them are treat them well or treat them foul
Through a colonization of three unfavourable reaction
Wangel, sly, olly Minister Cham- Loxley and Co., Ltd. on public
berlain Christian and the rest Jews and or can
(Gustav Grundgens), release them or detain centuries
Netherlands India has opinion in Japan and would be Muslims.
The late Mr. Herridge leaves a Throughout the film only two. na-widow and a son and daughter in them indefinitely. You must re- become a part of our country and very much regretted by the Jap-
tions befriend the Boers--The England. member too the complete ruth-our labour and enterprise have anese Government." lessness of the Germans-a ruth-made
Netherlands and Germany. lessness which they have shown tropical possessions.
"It is clear that the French are divided among themselves. The Syrians themselves have always
"A population so mixed, can have very little cohesion when working for national unity "UR for resisting a foreign aggres- sor. "Broadly speaking, the Syrian situation, has heen un- stable. French officers and officials, who are divided in their loyalty, makes this na- tional unity inadequate.
it "a model af colonized The pros-
in dealing with the Poles, the perity and productive power creat- Czechs and the Seros.
"There are other ways too in which the Germans can put pres
ed by us have benefited not only the world but alsc" the native population.
"We can say this without. pre-
sure on France, but the pressure judice, for the facts and results which they can use in these hos-are more eloquent than words and tages is well-ning irresistible."
It is gratifying that this was, and is admitted by everyone, in parti cular by Germany.
bring a decision.
Club Rugger
Player Weds
At Registry
WAR WORK IN
S. AFRICA
the women
tha
Mrs, Smuts, wife of Field-Marshal
The Rev. H, A Wittenbach, Act- Smuts, Prime Minister of South Not until Britain traitorously de-ing Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Africa, spoke yesterday on the war clares war on the Boers does the Kowloon, officiated at the grare- work of
in South Nazi propaganda begin to make side. Africa.
hay. British troops come to
Among those present were Mr. Mfs, Smuts said that already farm of Kruger's pacifistic, Eng-D. O. Russell, Cmdr. J. Petrie, numbers of girls were on duty at ish-educated son. Jan (Werner O.BE, Mesra. A Watson, C. Ben- aerodromes and others were en-
Hinz), molest his wife, drive him nett, Au Young-liang, G. Brown, gaged in mending machinery and into the Boer forces. In a concen W. M. Brown, Y. C. Chan, P. N. making parachutes. "All this has given the Germans
tration camp his wife and children Chau, K. C. Chen, K, B. Chen, K. REVIVAL OF LOYALISM -the tourists and members of the
Many of these girls had stated ts by the sadistic British. Dead Ezra Abraham, P. A Elms, Pin are starved, whaled with rifle but M. Cheng, W. R. Chester-Woods, armed forces who have filtered a Turning to unoccupied France,
they wanted to go into the front prisoners' 1le in open ditches while Shu-nam, J. Fraser, 8. E. Green. At a quiet wedding at the Re-line. the opportunity that they plan-Mr. Volgt declared that the people on Netherlands India the Govern- Miss Edith Mary Hopkins residing services are to be formed in South-
"No less than the great expert gistry, Supreme Court, yesterday. Three
bored guards cover them with H RB, Hancock, 6. Jex, Mr. and ned and looked for. Now, for the there were not so much influenced ment-adviser Helfferich, has al- at "Courtland,"
new women's auxiliary
quicklime,
Mrs D. W Joyce: frst time. they are operating by German propoganda as ways pointed out to cur Eastern became the bride of Mr. Henri Van
Kennedy, Road,ern Rhodesia. in French territory cupied France, and there was neighbours the importance of the Leeuwen, of the staff of the Java-
The camp commandant lives the against us
Mesara. E Kern, MA Lee, TB which they do not hold under the distinct revival of loyalism in that Netherlands as colonizers.
of the Armistice of last area and Marshal Petain himself
China-Japan Lijn, and residing "We can therefore be sure that at No. 9 The Peak. was on that kind of a road, and those who are striving to create a groom is well-known in local sport- It was this factor that differen- tiated
the Marshal from
new Order in Europe will realize ing circles and played rugger for his the necessity of maintaining the the Hongkong Club. Government in Vichy. It
was' unity of the Netherlands with her Marshal Petain, and not Admiral, tropical possessions.
Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith, Registrar July, it was revealed yesterday by ohm Paul Kruger tells his Swiss
this month or in the beginning of At the end old. blind, fugitive K. L Wong. Darian or M. Laval, who looked This may be a reason for op-of Marriages, officiated at the the Director of Air Raid Precau- forward with some hope to the timism even if the negotiations in ceremony, which was witnessed by tions; Wing-Commander A. B. 8. nurse that some day a big nation future greatness of France. Batavia should take a turn for the Messrs A. H. Voltman, manager of Steele-Perkins, at his weekly press their treatment by that bully, Bri-
That hope had found expression worse, which we hope will not oc. J. C. J. L. and F. C. Barry.
terms year."
WOMAN'S LEAP
TO DEATH
Much excitement was caused in a side lane adjoining house" No. 308 of Queen's Road Central when people saw a human body hurtling to earth frm an upper floor about noon. yesterday.
A moment later they heard a thud and saw a Chinese woman. aged about 30, lying motionless in. a pob of blood,
The body was unidentified and was removed to Victoria Mortuary. LYSOL POISONING
in the lines of a great French poet, eur." even if some of the expressions used by him seemed extravagent. Nothing so profound could come out of Germany today.
"One thing seems certain and that is that democracy which existed in France unti her collapse will not come again," declared Mr. Volgt.
The bride-
OTHER CEREMONTES
NEXT BLACK-OUT
EXERCISE
steaks.
life of Riley with a mistress and Leung, T. K. Leung, Mr. and Mrs. a puffy bulldog to whom he feeds J. G. Marshall, M Murphy, Ray, julcy
Meantime, Lord R. E Raschte, J. P. Robinson, F.J Kitchener announces that the war de Rome, J. K. Ross, C. C. Shilton, shall proceed against women and 0. A. Smith, Ston, H. J. Tebbutt,
P. Tester, K. F. Th, K. T.TV, H' BRITAIN THE BULLY
F. Tze, Mrs L, Woolley, Mr. W. J. Woolley, Miss E. Woolley, and Mr.
The next black-out exercise will children. take place either at the end of
conference. 、 u
will arise to avenge the Boers for
The date of the black-out is de- the house.
tain. In Berlin that brings down pendent on certain experiments Two other couples were also now in hand in connexion with 'married at the Registry, with Mr. street fighting.
Registrar,
LONDON ALERT 3 Reynolds. Deputy LULL BROKEN
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officiating...
The parties were:- Frederick John Spliler, gunner, LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)-AR. A., of Stanley Barracks, and alert was sounded in London this Miss Choi Kim-ching, of No. 149 Mr. Voigt concluded by stating morning, the first heard in day Jaffe Road;" that it was likely that Herr. Hitler light in London for six weeks. Lam Wai, 23, a male resident of would summon a sort of congress)
Today a small formation of air. Mr. Chan Wai-nam, clerk, of No. the Stag Hotel, No. 148, Queen's of the conquered countries of craft crossed the South-East coast 7 lumination Terrace, and Miss Road Central, was admitted to Europe. These instruments of his and headed for London. They Wong Ki-wan, student," of No. 160 Queen Mary Hospital last night, would, however, be compelled to were driven off.
Tunglowwan Road. suffering from lysol polsoning. speak on behalf of those who in- His condition was stated to be wardly repudiated them, serious.
BANGKOK, June' (Reuter)
•
CHANNEL ACTIVITY". British fighters were active over "In this way he will hope to the English Channel on Thursday trick the British Empire and the when they shot down four enemy United States into an acceptance fighters and a bomber.
of his conquest. Vichy will, of Two of our aircraft are missing. course, obey his qummons, but the A Bunderland flyingboat
450 DIE A DAY IN WARSAW
VICHY CABINET MEETING
SOLDIER IN
DISTRESS -
In one interesting scene English missionaries are shown simultane- ously distributing Bibles and guns quest a young soldier, who killed Farnborough, Hanta-At-an-in- to native Africans. These recipients another soldier with a bullet from of British "largess were played by a rifle he was handling, was so. 50 Senegalese captured last sum- distressed that the coroner," Mr. mer on the Western Front in time Hugh Foster, told him he need Continned from Page 1 military and political defence in
for the the film's shooting..
not give evidence unless tie liked. Somewhat confined by the Bri- case of attack by Britain.
A verdict of "Accidental death" tish blockade. Producer Jannings was recorded Evidence of German infiltration made the fields of Berlin's suburbs Gunner Alfred George Bly, 32 on the shot man, into Byria Etilt accumulates. serve for the African veldt. It was whose death occurred in a guard-.. letters from Frenchmen and wo- Hungary. Nor were soldiers a pro-
It is reported that hundreds of no trouble to get
oxen from room at a camp. men opposing collaboration with blem. Adolf Hitler gladly supplied the Germans are being received them from his vast unused troop in the United States Embassy in pool... Vichy.
"
WASHINGTON, June 6. (Reuter)
Actor Jannings, Germany's No. 1 The House of Representatives The statement, broadcast by cinema star, spent 1,500,000 marks has passed to the Senate a Bl General Dentz, that France was producing Ohm Kruger, When it authorising the construction; and The authorities are considering the
compelled to modify her policy to-opened recently, he explained the operation privately or by the Gor- abolittop of the Boy Scout organi-fact remains that a Europe do-patrol over the Bay of Biscay en- 450 persons died per day in War-starvation, was commented on in in the light of history as the tonaj defence. The Bill is design- on It is reported that an average of wards Germany in order to avoid new conception of the Boer hero ernment of oil pipe-lines for da. sation as a separate entity, says minated by Germany is not a gaged two enemy planes and shot saw from under-nourishment: last London, states Reuter's diploma Nazis now see it. Bald he: "In the led to offset the transfer of sea Mr. Khaophap.
Europe at all"
down one..
month.
tic correspondent.,
most difficult hours of his life going tankres to Britain