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DUN LOP
SO YEARS OF GROWTH
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
ITALIAN CLAIM FOR
FRENCH
Press
Attacks Grow
ROME, Dec. 4. WITH UNSLAC- KENING vigour the press continues its attacks on France, and demands a further development of the Munich agreement to Italy's advantage.
Both the "Popolo di Rome," and Signor Gayda in "Voce d'Italia" scout the idea that Italy can be satis-: fied with the Franco-Italian agreement of 1935.
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Gayda says that Italy has right to intervene in certain directions to re-establish ΑΠ equilibrium so necessary, right and proper now that she has conquered Ethiopia-Reuter.
BRITISH ENVOY SER CIANO
1
London, Dec. 4. Count Ciano is understood to have! informed both the British and French Ambassadors yesterday that he was unable to take responsibility for the shouts of individual Depules.
It is learned that Lord Perth saw! Count Clano twice yesterday and enquired regarding the significance to be attached to the incident in the
In Becond conversation, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, it was presumed that Lord Perth re- ferred to the Anglo-Italium pact pro- vision which stipulates that neither
TERRITORIES
DR. C. T. WANG, former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, has returned to Hongkong by Pan American Clipper yester- day, Staff Photographer,
Jews Must Wear
Yellow
A
Badge
BERLIN, Dec. 4.
IT IS RELIABLY STATED that a decree will be
Power wishes for alteration in the issued shortly compelling Jews of both sexes, when territorial status quo of the Western! Mediterranean.
It was gathered to-night that there
Guerillas
Battle In Canton
CANTON, Dec. 4. WHILE THE JAPANESE military authorities clamped strict Martial Law throughout Canton to- day, refusing permis- sion for foreigners to leave Shameen, gunfire became increasingly noticeable.
What the Film Censor Banned
In Hongkong (See Page Six)
Japan To Buy Three Condor Type Planes
TOKYO, Dec. 4.
According to the "Nich! Nicla," a contract will be signed shortly between the
Japan
Aviation Comparty and the German Fockewulf Aircraft Company for the purchase of three German monoplanes, sister-craft of the Condor plane which recently dow from Berlin to Tokyo in record time.
The cost of the machines will be 800,000 yen each.
Payment will be made in kind, Including soya beann-Router,
ITALIAN PLANES SET 5 RECORDS
ROME, Dec. 4. FIVE NEW WORLD
From authoritative sources 1 learn that a band of Chinese soldiers, in plain | clothes, broke into the city near the Goddess of Mercy records for speed, with in- temple shortly after mid-creased loads up to 2,000 night.
kilograms, were established A battle developed near the by Italian army aeroplanes compound housing the Japanese to-day, મ three-engined garrison, and consulate near the bombing plane of Flowery Pagoda Hnd grenades "Athoil type being used. being frady employed by the Chinese.
Casualties are unknown, the Japanese admitting that one
soldier was killed.
the
An Interview With a Pony
The Italian plane, piloted by Lieut-Colonel Angelo Tondi, re- corded speeds of 470 kilometres of the 04 ponies landed in Hongkong from North China last week seems per hour.
to be expressing his views rather forcibly on his trip from war torn China to peerful Hongkong.
INTERVIEWED BY THE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER HE SAID....One
The plane started at 8.47 a.m. from the military aerodrome at Monteciclio, near Rome, and established records on the route Marinella, Naples and to
The sortie was followed by an unprecedented mopping up cam- paign by the Japanese this morning. the entire city being searched for guerillas. Any armed hien dis covered by the Japanese were Montoniio.--Trans-Ocean. summarily dealt with
Japanese firms which had reopened
in the native city are reported to have
closed their premises jeante into Shameen this morning,— outdoors, to wear a yellow badge inscribed with the star jour Own Correspondent.
was по reason to believe that Italy of David.
has any intention of not standing
Meanwhile economic pressure
by the terms of the extrement-aiders to have lupted owing to French for payment of the milliard U.S. To Float
Reuter.
FIRM STAND BY FRANCE
Paris, Dec. 4.
The firm and prompt reaction in France and among the populations
rticipations in sanctions during the
Abyssinian war, but, by the extension mark levy is inexorably continu-
of the minorities principle adopted at ing, and the car prohibition $400,000,000 of Corsica and Tunis to the Italian Italy's other demands relate firstly are in an economic position to Bond Issue
Munich, to encroach on the territorial decrce came in the nature of an integrity of the French possession. anti-climax, as hardly any Jews
ore
demonstrations, coupled with Count to Suez Canal dues, one Italian Clano's reply to the French repre- sentations, are considered here to suggestion being that the Canal Com- drive cars, and some cars
be converted into a being sold for practically noth- pany should have closed the recent incident un public utility, secondly that Italy ing. less the problem is raised officially would like to control the Djibuti rail- or the tailan press campaign again becomes violent.
way, and thirdly that France should
in acquiesce o Spanish
Franco. Italian press refers to the Franco-
British circles here, Italian agreement of 1935 as non- existent, it does not mention that inclined to believe that Italy will under the agreement France ceded finally reduce her termis-Reuter.
namely certain territories to Italy, Southern Libya, and the island of Dumeirn.
Le Temps points out that while the | favourable to General However, are sold two cars for £1.
Washington, Dec. 4. The United States Treasury on December 15, will offer (or cashi One Jewish professional man $400,000,000 worth of 1960-65 two costing and three-quarters per cent, bends, settlement "voluntarily sold his cur
£1,500 for less than £1, and another, as well as $300,000,000 worth of 15%
per cent. five-year notes. The German Official Agency, in
Similar bonds and notes in di issuing the text of the car decree, tional quantities will be offered on a JAPANESE SUPPORT commented: "With this new defence dollar for dollar basis to the holders
measure against Jewish Tokyo, Dec. 4.
arrogance of $942,000,000.maturing 1 per cent. Support for Italy's claims
the Nazi State has given expression against
The maturing notes may also for the new be exchanged at par Thirty-five thousand persons in France is voiced in an article in the to the healthy feeling of justice of the tes
Untitl now the series of live which
Treasury Ajaccio demonstrated in favour of Yomiuri Shimbun,
руб that German people. France to-day. Marching in ait is wiser for both countries to give German people have borne with bonds. Reuter. column over a mile long behind the due consideration to the question of unparalleled forbearance the sight of Mayor and Municipal Councillors, reaching an amicable settlement by Jews enjoying the advantage of Herr and shouting "Vive Corse", "Vice reasonable measures.-Reuter, France", they marched towards the Italian Consulate outside of the town, where they were stopped by a lorge force of police.
ANGLO-GERMAN PACT TO DE BIGNED
Berlin, Dec. 4, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop's de
the Anglo-
Hitler's roads, built by the hands of German workmen.--Reuter Special.
RABBIS TO LEAVE
Jerusalem, Dec. 4.
The Government has
for the immigration
Chief Rabbi
of
of
A big demonstration similarly are parture for Paris to sign ranged in Bastia passed off quietly German peace declaration comes as a permits
French and vernacular newspapers cllmax to several weeks of pro- | German rabbis. in Tunis continue to protest against the Italian demonstration.
Tele- Paganda in the press, over the radio, The permits were granted at the; grams and letters expressing loyalty and in the utterances of public men request of the
References to France on the sub- Palestine. Reuter. ject of the general strike were
and suddenly sym- overwhelmingly pathetic as to arouse comment in diplomatie quarters here.
to France, are pouring in to the Resident-General.--Reuter,
HIGH FRICE FOR FRIENDSHIP
Italy's claims to me, Dec. 4.
as one of the chief clues on which
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It is considered in these circles that are regarded signature of the Franco-German de- the chances of her sinking her differ-claration must be considered in con-
neellon with the anti-French de monstrations in the Italian Chamber,
ences with France depend.
The success Italy considers she as it is felt inconceivable that the achieved as arbiter at Munich and latter could have occurred without
PRESIDENT'S SON JOINS THE FILMS
per cent.
Plane Saves Thirst-Crazed Crew Of Ship
Berlin, Dec. 4. Five thirst-crazed members of the crew of a sailing ship which was in distress near Bathurst, West Africa,
we their lives to the trans-Atlantic : Lufthansa air, liner.
Stalemate
Soviet Seamen Ends War In
Arrested, Claim Ill-Treatment
Moscow, Dec. 4. Allegations of the arrest and ill- treatment of eleven Soviet fishermen, picked up in the sea by two Japanese vessels, have aroused public indigna- tion here.
According to the Soviet authorities, the chip-wrecked mariners, after being arrested and ill-treated, were held to effect an exchange for frontier violators detained by the Soviet. instead of being assisted to return
home.-Reuter.
6,000 MILLION YEN
1940
North
China
CHUNGKING, Dec. 5.
WAR PACE in south Hunan along the Canton- Hankow Railway and at central Hupeh along the Hankow-Ichang highway which was slowed down since a fortnight ago has now been further slackened to practically a stalemate with the invaders busily digging in to prevent Chinese counter-attacks.
At south Hunan, the Japanese are held up on the railway and
along the Hupch-Hunan high- LATE NEWS
of
WAR BUDGET
within way
A radius Tokyo, Dec. 4. thirty kilometres from Yo-yung, Financial circles here predict that while in central Hupeh the Japan's special military budget for Japanese spearhead is about 100 the year ending March,
will kilometres west of Hankow. probably reach 8,000,000,000 yen.
Of this, 4,000,000,000 yen will be Along the Tungting Lake, wherei allotted to the War Office, and the Japanese gunboats had been most total will exceed the current year's active two weeks ago, the place is appropriation by 743,000,000 yen Reuter.
Ships Tied Up In Le Havre
described in military messages re- ceived here us quiet with occasional visits by Japanese planes doing re- connoitring work,
SHOOTING AFFRAY: MAN IN COURT
17-Year-Old Girl Charged With Arms' Possession
A message from Changtch stated severe artillery duel raged in the vicinity of Yoyang on the morning of December 3 and Iusted throughout the day. At ChenĦngki, just above Yoyang on the neck of the Tungting Lake, a big fire was reported raging. Paris, Dec. 4. Five thousand dockers and zeamen Chinese
In central Hupeh, strongly held positions defied further ni Le Havre are involved in strike Japanese westward thrust
The sensational shooting affray on against M. Daladier's requisitioning Cheho, Kingshan and Tasoshih.,
Saturday morning, as Д result of which Lance Sergeant H. R. Terret The main force of the Japanese lies in hospital dangerously wounded
order.
Twenty French ships, including the
from
Vienna, and her confidence in German) the approval of the German Govern- of a position with the film-industry the crow to-dny, while the pinne flew | Normandie, ond all trans-Atlantic Troops along this line, fearing con- with a bullet in his throat, took a
Sighting their plight after cressing from Brazil, the airliner wirelessed to the mother-ship Ostmark, which was Hollywood, Dec. 4.
moored at the mouth of Gambia, The President's son, Mr. James The Ostmark put to sea and rescuel Roosevelt, announces his acceptance Hupport
and the feeling of security ment
'ce-Chairman of Samuel Gold-on to Germany-Reuter. given her by the completion of the
One of the objects of this demon- Anglo-Halion agreement, has comstrations, it is believed, was to create! bined to make Italy set a high price: diversion in the south in order to
Until his retirement last month,
Roosevelt served the
gesture in the north, with the whole father's private secretary-Router,
for
inlian equmption of the Franco- i zivo greater emphasis to Germany's
It is noteworthy that French aim of furthering her designs occupation of Tunis was the de- other parts of Europe. termining factor in Italy's decision to The official
in
view is put in the
ally herself with Germany, Austria Diplomatie Korrespondenz which says
and Hungary in
A
wyns.
James
na his
DUKE OF KENT FOR NORWAY
It is officially stated that the Duke
London, Dec. 4.
REICH CONSUL-CENERAL LEAVES U.S.
MEXICAN ACE SETS
tugs have been immobilised-Reuter, stant guerilin nagging and harassing dramatic turn this morning.
At the Central Magistracy, three from their hideouts along the Tapieh| Mountains, have been withdrawn to charges were preferred against 5. L.
Wong
alina Wong Wan. He was Hankow.
charged: Throughout the extended Japanese line from Sinyang in south Honan, Chinese guerilla activities have been Increasing following the recapture of Mexico City, Dec. 3.
Leshan and Hwangchuan. (apanese Captain Francis Sarabia, one of forces at Sinyang, according to a re Mexico's air aces, lowered the record L
RECORD
(a) Wounding, or chising grievous bodily harm, with intent to murder, Herbert Ramsay Terret; Shooting, with intent to do, (1) grievous bodily harm;.
(c)
in possession of an Being unlicensed automatic pistol and one round of ammunition.
San Francisco, Dec. 4. Baron Manfred von Killinger, the German Conzul-Genaral has left for Berlin where he le "combining that the "anticipated German-French In 1882.
[ vrivate, with official businešu.” Out of a total European population declaration is intended to overcome
He will, his attache states, make for the "hop" from Los Angeles by port from Chungiang, are subject to
constant raids by these partisans in Tunis of 219,000, some 108,000 are prejudices and to create a new basis
To the east of the Canton-Hankow report to the Goverment on more than one hour. French and 94,000 Italians, including for fruitful collaboration. The States
He landed bla monoplane here at
Sin-kwan, was arraigned. Railway along the Nanchang-Klu naturalised Italians.
of order which oppose the decompos- of Kent will represent the King at the general conditions on the Paclic sea- Italy would now like not merely ing forces in the world, now open funeral of Queen Maud of Norway in heard of the United States, Including 2.13 p.m., having completed the,1,650 kinng line, the opposing forces remain
doors to the good, to regain the rights held by Italians their
re-Oslo on Thursday, as a result of the the mysterious explosion fast month i miles Journey from Los Angeles in a in Tunis surrendered under the Laval constructive forces of other nations. hunting seeldent sustained by the on the German freighter, Vancouver. hours 34 minutes non-stop. United at their mutual positions across the
Duke of Gloucester-Reuter, agreement of 1946, which Italy con--Reuter.
-Reuter,
Press.
Slu River Central News.
A 17-year-old Chiness afel, Chan
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