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NEW NAZI PEACE
PEACE OFFENSIVE
IS SEEN AS AN ATTEMPT TO
SPLIT U.S.
PUBLIC
OPINION
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 9th JUNE, 1941..
LONDON, JUNE 8 (BWS) — REPORTS WHICH GERMAN AGENTS HAVE BEEN The usual weekly Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with SEDULOUSLY SPREADING" THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THAT BRITAIN IS ON the "British Overseas Airways" will until further notice THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE AND THAT HITLER IS READY TO OFFER PEACE, be closed on Mondays instead of Fridays.
HAVE RECEIVED SMALL SPACE AND LITTLE COMMENT IN THE BRITISH PRESS.
It is not the first time Hitler has staged a peace offensive to further his war aims, and the purpose of the present campaign is realised in London. It is summed up in a single sentence in the Daily Express leader.
An experimental service providing sea transit to UB.A. and air transit from USA to Lisbon and, United Kingdom has been institus- ed. The inclusive postage rate is H. E. $2.00 per ios, for letters and H. K. $1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this ser vice should bear the usual blue air mal label with the superscrip- tion By sea to USA
"Why this new peace offence?" asks the Express. "Because Hitler fears the ar- rival of that full" American ald to Britain which will defeat his purposes. Knowing he can never split Britain, Hitler aims at splitting America."
The Manchester Guardian, "But even those who pitch their ambitions for mankind on this low commenting on the peace
are cheating themselves. The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal offensive, says: "The plan is plane to treat the war in Europe as For how is this Europe to be regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-
ed for persons other than the addressee. over, to proceed now to the "It is be governed by interning. task of reorganisation, to re- almost all men who can speak for
3-DAY GALA CONCLUDES
governed?
Two Chinese National present the Axis powers as their peoples and using traitors or
satisfied and to enable their assassins as agents and rulers.
"A good part of Europe lived * Records
friends in other countries to under despotisms in the nineteenth Despite dismal weather, a large argue that to continue the century but the conditions of the crowd was present at Lafchikek towar is to pursue a hopeless Europe that Hitler would govern see the three-day gala, held under enterprise.
would be much more degrading the auspices of the Hongkong and
than the despotism they endured. Kowloon Residents won to raise funds
various charities, brought to a successful close.
The Chairman of the Union, Mr. Litu Ping-chuen presented the prizes.
for
A water-polo match between the Middlesex Regiment and a team from the Union, resulting in a win for the latter by one gosi to ni ended the evening's programme
Two Chinese national records, the 200 metres relay and ladies' 100 metres breast-stroke were bet- tered and equalled, respectively, on Saturday, Sing Tao Sports Club being responsible for the former, while Miss Ho Wai-king figured in the latter.
THE RESULTS
400 metres Open Relay: 1, Sing Tao Sports Club (Ng Nin, Shek Kam-pul, Wong,Chi-hung and Lee Fok-kee); 2, Hongkong and Kow- loon Residents' Union Club, Time 5 min. 27.4/5 secs.
200 metres breast stroke open to ladies: 1, Ng Sul-lin; 2, Sum Wai- yeung Time 46.3/5 secs.
50 metres side-stroke open to members: 1, John Daf; 2. Chan Chii-cheung; . Chan kho lạn
50 metres free-style open to nim stars: 1. Yu Ping: 2, Yeung Bun, Time 38.4 secs.
100 metres back-stroke open to Chinese: 1, Ng Nin; 2. Poon Wing- kal; 3, Lau Yiu-ting. Time 1 min. 16.1/5 secs,
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50 metres free-style open to members: 1, John Dal: 2, Mak
Kwok-hung: 3, Chan Chiu-cheung. Time' 32 secs.
100 metres breast-stroke open to Film Actors: 1, Yeung Bun; 2 Yu Ping."Time 1 min. 41.2/5 secs.
50 metres back-stroke open to lady members: 1, Tsang Fung- kwan; 2, Ng Sui-lin. Time 48.3/5
secs.
Diving open to Chinese. 1, Lam Ka-bung, 151 pts: 2, Woo Ka- kni, 124 pts: 3. To Chung-ming
111 pts.
MIDDLESEX-Godair, Bindon,
Quickendon, Jennings, Burdge and Puddfoot.
yau.
WATER-POLO
"In fact, Hitler wants to do with the United States what he did with such
unfortunate success with Great Britain.
"He hopes to persuade public opinion there, as he persuaded so
dispositions in Europe are peace- many British politicians, that his
ful and constructive and that there is nothing fh his plans that threatens, any other nation."
וייי
NAZI PEACE PLANS
Answering the question "What does Hitler mean by Europe?" in the formulation of his peace plans, the Manchester Guardian says: "It
"Not only would all Europe be a prison. It would be a prison onder the charge of a set of men as unscrupulous and violent as the rulers of renaissance Italy.
Mur- der would once again be a political
fine art."
Trondhjem As Naval Base
Trondhjem, in Norway, le being B naval base and is a Europe in which every State turned into has to obey Germany, in which its German skilled technicians are be- life of culture, not less than its ing sent over by the Kundreds. life of politics and. its life of in- Warehouses and other bulldings dustry, will be regulated and or-are being demolished to make way deted by the Nazis.
for the new harbour scheme.
New York
York Times
Report
Refuted By Roosevelt And Secretary Of State Hull
WASHINGTON, JUNE ́8 (CENTRAL)-A, NEW YORK TIMES' REPORT, ALLEGING ATTEMPTS BY JAPAN TO
AND CONCLUDE A NON-AGGRESSION
NEUTRALITY PACT WITH THE UNITED STATES SIMILAR TO THE TOKYO-MOSCOW ACCORD, WAS OFFICIALLY DENIED BY PRESIDENT “ROOSEVELT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE, CORDELL HULL, AT THEIR PRESS CONFERENCE.
Questioned about the Times report, President Roose- velt said he had not heard anything about such discus- sions although he admitted that the Japanese Ambassa- dor, Admiral Nomura, does call on Mr. Hull from time to time.
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DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL CUP Wales 2, England 3.
LONDON CUP FINAL Brentford 2, Reading 3.
Regarding the same story, Mr. Hull was more empha- tic. He stated during the Press conference that he had made it clear on various occasions that he does not com- ment on the crops of peace rumours coming at one time from Europe and at another time from Asia.
Japanese overtures, Mr. Hull admitted that Ad- The
M: revealed,
made Birdseymiral Nomura had seen him Abend
were"
A shop foki, Wong Wing, aged through Admiral Nomura to Mr. 22 years, was here and there from time to Hull and there were informal and audacious daylight robbery at No.
the victim of au LONDON CUP FINAL HKRU.C.: - Wong Cheung, time, adding that foreign en-off the record talks. Mr. Abend 73 Des Voeux Road West yesterday
WON BY READING Wong, Sau-san, Chan Kwok-kan, Kwok Fung-san, Yeung Man-Kit, voys are accustomed to call explained this was done, so 11 the when he was held-up by four LONDON, June 8 (Reuter)-The Kwok Chun-hang and Chu Cheuk- on the State Department in informal negotiations break down men and relieved of three rolls following are the results of foot- accordance with their duties, neither side will officially have, to of black pongee silk cloth, valued ball matches played at Home yes-
terday: However, he emphatically bear the blame for the failure. at $78,
DUBIOUS VALUE stated that the foreign policy
Weng, whose addreed was given Continuing, Mr. Abend said: "To as No. 266 Queen's Road Central, of the United States' Govern- the chagrin and disappointment of was understood to be delivering ment in regard to the Pacific the Japanese Government, the the cloth to. the bouse at Des Two matches in the European
area could scarcely have been response from the State Depart-Voeux Road on instructions of his Y.M.C.A. Invitation Water-Polo tournament were played on Satur- more fully and clearly set ment to the overtures has been master. At the stairs by the door forth than it has heretofore that, the value of the kind of he was stopped by four men one day in the Navy Pool
Royal Navy "A" beat 38th Bat- Mr. Hull reminded the corres-treaty proposed "would
ex-of whom was armed with a large tery, R.A by five goals to one, pondents that he had finally stat-tremely dubious for two reasons. pocket knife.
Firstly, the responsibility of the scorers for the Navy being A B.ed several days ago that the Uni-
All the men escaped " Rutter (2), E. F. Paul, Lt. Carter ted States' policy vis-a-vis Japan leaders of the. Japanese Govern- and L S. Halfyard, while Jones remains unchanged. He conclud-ment to subject to grave doubt and replied for the Battery..
ed: "That is where we stand and their ability to carry out the agree-
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, In the other game, sth Coastal that such is the situation now as ment is questionable.
Secondly, time, after tline since
CHESHIRE COUNTY BOWL Regiment registered a
Third, if the Japanese advances win очет far as we are concerned."-
the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese for understanding are made with
REGIONAL MATCH 965th Battery, R.A. by five goals
NOMURA BUSY Observers in Washington believe incident almost four years ago, the fore-knowledge of Berlin and Mansfield Town 1, Chesterfield 4, to two. McNutty scored for goals and Calthrope one, while the that since his arrival in Washing-the Japanese lenders individually Rome, what kind of new betrayal.
OTHER MATCH" the Japanese Government are the Axis Powers planning as 965th Battery's goals came from ton Admiral Nomüra has been ex-and
Brighton 7, Allied Services XI 1. Roberts and Langridge..
ploring possibilities to improve officially reiterated their promise and group?
SCOTTISH SUMMER CUP Americari-Japanese relations and to respect the Open Door doctrine
Airdrie 2, Hamilton 3; Celtic 2, would like very much to get a n China and to assure equal non-aggression pact from the Unk opportunity but all these promisesall's statements shed further Hibernian 5; Falkirk 2, Rangers 3; Ught on the Administration's Hearts B,. Queen's Park 1; Morton ted States. However, the observers have never been kept."
foreign policy vis-a-vis the Europe-1, Clyde 2; Motherwell 2. Dum)– point out it is the general policy Mr. Abend said that the Japan-an and the Far Eastern situation barton 2; Patrick 1, St Mirren 3; of the United States not to con-ese move raises three grave quea and are considered significant in Third Lanark 5, Albion R. 2; clude any non-aggression pactions as follows: with any country.
EASTERN WIN 7-4 BYDNEY, June", 8 (Reuter) Eastern beat Granvilla by seven goals to four.
MATSUOKA BLUFF.
be
President Roosevelt'a and Mr.
view of the numerous rumours
SOUTH REGIONAL Leicester 2, Stoke 1; Millwall 3, Crystal Palace 2; Tottenham 2, Fulham 1; West Ham 2 Queen's P.R. 3: Aldershot 3, Watford 1.
NORTH REGIONAL Manchester 3, Bury 2; Oldham 3, Bolton 1: Preston NE 8, Liver- pool 1.
The New York Times report First, if the move is sincere, the regarding peace and appeasement
circulated recently, written by Hallett Abend from United States is entitled to con-
The Japanese Embassy and NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuter)— CANBERRA, June 8 (Reuter). Washington revealed that Japan sider Mr. Matsuoka's statements Australian expenditure on defence for nearly two years had been as a bluff to frighten America into Tokyo have also denied the "New President Roosevelt has authorised will amount to £250,000,000 in the attempting to induce the United negotiations while simultaneously York Times" report regarding the seizure of the French liner the non-aggression pact (Cen-Normandie, according to press re- July Budget, according to the States to conclude a neutrality he believes In Hitler and Musso-
traï News).
ports here. Defence Minister, Mr."Fadden. and non-aggression accord, but fini
He stated yesterday that in-reactions from the State Depart .Second, if the move is insincere, creased taxation seemed inevitable, ment had been unenthusiastic and it is an effort to July the United and hinted that there might be Mr. Abend" frankly admits that States into a sense of security Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, för the Hongkong partial adoption of the system of there is little ikelihood that the under which it might transfer the post-war refunds on taxes levied. Japanese hopes will be fulfilled. greater part of the American Fleet.
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