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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH¦
December 8, 1939.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ANOTHER NAZI LIE (ABOUT HITLER
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th' day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land Tai Hang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 70 years, with the option of renewal at aj Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispb-| sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum Bervice-Parls date 29th Novem-will be refunded on payment of
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Halphong, Holhow and Fort Bayard,
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Registry No.
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Tai Hang Road,
OF THE LOT.
Boundary
Measurements:
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$16,750
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Conteals
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Churchill's Good Press
Commons Statement Warmly Welcomed
LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter).——— 10.30 am. Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Shanghal and Japan.....10.30 am. Lord of the Admiralty, received 10.30 am. a good Press in connection with Paroels only for Haiphong his statement in the House of Tourane and Shigon" Air Mall for "Imperial Always, Commons on the progress of the
Saigon...
..1.30 p.m.
Direct Service" "due London 17th war at sea. December.
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
...Dec. D. & p.m. .Dec. 9, 5.30 p.m. Brnday, Dec. 10°
Onl..
Amoy Haiphong
Bangkok
Monday, Dec. 11
The "Daily Telegraph" says that he did not attempt to us over the realities. He said quite frankly that lusses must be expected, and even occasional disasters.
That was better than concealing the
.9 a.m. ..D a.m. tenth.
10.30a.m.
Confidence Well Founded
Mr. Churchill showed that he was
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-condent of the ultimate Istres of the
Canton
wwwwww1.30p.m. war and that there were goid grounds
... for his confidence.
Tuesday, Dec. 12 Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya.
Air
8.30 am.
The British people could be truil- fed with the truth.
The "Manchester Guardian." com- Mall for "Imperial Airwaymenting on Lord Halifax's statement Direct Bervice"-due London, 20th on Tucsuny, says that he had recalled certain essential facts which were Hometimes obscured by slovenly thought.
December,
The main one was that war would
F.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Dec. 12, & v.m. ...Dec. 12, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
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the
end when the German Government accepty
Allies'
fundamental
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DONNERSTAG. 7. SEFT, 1939
FI. JAHRGANG APOLSE 10
AUS DEM INHALT Wieder in Wallon . Wehr Aushungurnaroulet
Frankreichs, Aimeelühret Der Way.nində Küriatlerini Ein Geler grolit an tua,m.
Juultrierter
Beobachter
VERLAG FRANZ EH6R NACHE MÜNCHEN 27
Wustelerier Beobacter
Chi Belfptel' for 'ble' "Buiksirtíkali in Quafandé Stolpe ule: Chinelieser uit tauen auf offener Strafe In Hougtong Colum
So werden Völker vergiftet
Subdituros Frank to. Wellenman Utaporniki 199. „HE CANOES TO, Aamu Prufe (21)
FARTH
HOW NAZI PROPAGANDA WORKS. This plutograph, appearing in the grounds for peace, and that it was a JB Illustrierter Boebachter, purports to show a Chinese coolic smolding an opium Air Mall for Malaga, Java and Government whose word could be pipe in Wyndham Street, Hongkong. A literal translation of the caption-
Australia by "Imperial Always accepted.
Direct Service”--due Sydney, 18th December.
Rex.
Ord,
Rex.
Ord,
K.P.O.
There was no such evidence nt
present.
An Ultimate Hope
Lord Halifax hopes, continues the paper, that the present co-operation with France might later bring about wider economic relations in Europe. This is a conviction which is gain- Ing ground in Britain.
Dec, 12, 5 p.m. Dea. 12, 5.30 p. G.P.O.
Dec. 12. & D.L .Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 Parcels only for Swatow...10.30 am. The "News Chronicle" announces .10.30 a.m. that a survey shows that two out of ....1 p.m.every three people in Britain now
Swatow and Formosa
Halphong
Amoy
Shanghal
So werden
Völker vergiftet
Ein Beispiel__für die Mißwirtschaft in Englands Kolo- nien: Chinesischer Kuli raucht auf offener Straße in Honglong Opium.
WAS
DOOMED BY RIBBENTROP
By MADAME TABOUIS
ALL FRANCE NOW FEELS THAT HITLER IS AT BAY. THIS FEELING HAS BEEN GROWING EVER SINCE THE FAILURE OF RIBBENTROP'S SECOND VISIT TO MOSCOW.
It is realised that Hitler will be beaten because he fins virtually no military reserves to set against those of the Alles.
And even had Ribbentrop been able to obtain for his master t military alliance with Russla, Hitler would still have faced even tual defent, But he could then at least have attempted-with 'some chance of temporsiry succos large-scale ́öllendive in the
West.
Hibbentrop's failure
chielly Muintov spoke to Ribbentrop liko a responsible for the optimism that is superior to a subordinate. Ho did preading ke wlidfire throughout not give him the slightest satisfaction France, frum the humblest farm-even in the smallest detail, house, the usually sceptical bourgeols
elroles, to the always anxious nan- For example, he refused to draw clers, and, amazingly enough, to up a Russo-German protocol for the authorisation by Russia to Germitny Parliamentarians.
Before Ribbentrop's last visit to to occupy militarily for some time the Moscow, French political observers are around Whreaty which is even- were almost certain that the Soviet tually to be a so-called independent
territory. would not give the Reich military
Refused To Sigh support against the democracies.
This they gathered from repented He declared that ddcuments were visite which the Russian Ambassbllor superfluous, and that in any case made to the Quat d'Orany.
But proof of the. Sovict's attitudo Bussin would hand over to the Ger- was not obtained till the Russo-Germany in that region of Europe "all the territory which the Soviet would man conversation in the Kremlin on not need or any idriger needed for the night of September 27.. Ex-
crdinary precaution's were faken tall and blote alused po Stalin refused to that night to guard the ancient citadel any dehnite convention with the Reich
nt the Czars,
5-Hour Monologue Captain Pieloukof, of the Ogpu, in charge of arrangements, Searchlights swept the sky incessant
Was
ly.
Foreign Minister. Nor was Ribben- trop able to obtain a definito reply regarding the military alliance, and he was obliged to ask the German Ambassador to end a written.quez- tion regarding this to the Soviet Foreign Commissar
Hibbentrop, sccompanied by Coint Ami- German von Schulenberg,
Molotoy, in le reply.cent a fow: basshilor, arrived at 10 o'clock to ours later, emphasized that so long begin the heavy task with which he as the Democracies. did not in an had been charged. The "conversa oficial text inform the Soviet Gov- tion" consisted mainly of a monologue ernment that they intended to take by Ribbentrop lasting nearly Ave back While Russia and the Ukraine hours, In the Course of which he. In order to restore them to Poland, coldly and severely criticised the reconstrueled by a future peace · Soviet Government for several in-treaty. Moscow would observe strict fringements of agreements reached neutrality. during his first visit.
Ribbentrop pointed out that Stalin
had promised the Führer he would
Heaviest Blow
That was the heaviest blow Ribben-
use only 25 Red divisions for the trop had 'over received in his dipla- cccupation of Polond, but the Ger-matic career. man forces had been faced by 104,
In view of the present isolation of
as well as by 18 of the best armoured the Relch, this written reply from
the Russian Government to the Ger divisions in all Russia.
handed
He pointed out also that the Soviet man Ambassador must have sounded occupled much more territory than like a death knell to the Wilhelm- had been agreed upon, and without atruste previous noilce. Then he
On his return to Berlin Ribbentrop Stalin and Molotov a voluminous had a violent dispute with the bundle of memoranda and decrees Fuhrer, who held him responsible for which the Fuhrer wished them to the fallure of his mission. Some sign.
people now hold that Ribbentrop'a "twilight" has already begun,"
Ribbentrop's Arguments
In any case Hitler is now Isolated, and he can have no doubt about the real intentions of Stalin..
All the measures taken by the
The documents included agreements renewing those previously concluded and new agreements for future in dustrial collaboration between the two countries, also numerous texts, Kremlin regarding the Balile coun all tending tacitly to make the Soviet tries show that the Soviet has ac- less quired the necessary means of de- consider herself more Dr
and In the nutomatically bound to the Reich fence on land and sea aunlost the democracies in case these air-to-prevent any German. inter-
ference in that region refused the peace offer.
Memel harbour even is now within Ribbentrop pointed out that one of
suns, Moreover, range of Russian the war alms of the democracles- the Soviet has cut Germany out of the reconstruction of Poland-was
Balkons.
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just as much a menace to Russia as the Black Sea, Rumania, and the to the Relch, and therefore the
That is why the Fuhrer, who is in Kremlin was just as interested as the
and a state of great nervousness Wilhelmstrasse In crushing the de- great anxiety, signed a military de mocracies and ending the wor as 'doon
cree which is to come into force on nu possible.
December 15.
Proposals Rejected
This concerns the military occupa- Stalin and Molotov presented the tton di Poland, which is to be ensured Russian case the next day. They re- by an extraordinarily large German two *armoured fused, first, to entertain Hiller's plan force comprising
nine regular Infantry to have peace negotiations storied by divisions, the Russian ambassadors in Paris and divisions, eitht divisions now being London.
trained, 28.000 3.S., 20,000 S.A., two They relected all Germany's pro-divisions for Danzig and the Corridor, posals for a joint German-Russian' and 75,000 men of the Landsturm. declaration, Including strong threats The last named are, it appears, to democracies reject the peace offer, of Poland by the Relch."
is as follows: "THIS IS THE WAY IN WHICH NATIONS ARE BEING POISON-ot a Soviet-Nazi alliance should the "carry out the economic exploitation ED.An example of the mess in England's colonies: Chinese coolic smoking opium openly in a Hongkong street."
THE PIPE, OF COURSE, IS AN ORDINARY CHINESE TOBACCO PIPE AND IS USED FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE. Thousands of coolies use them open- 2.30 p.m. have access to some form of air-raldly in the streets, just as Germans use their Meerschaums, if-like the Chinese coolic
in Hongkong-they can get tobacco now in Germany.
..2.30 p.m.shelter.
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Wedding Rings To Aid Finns
Spontaneous Gosture At Stockholm Mooting
STOCKHOLM, Dec, 7. (Reuter)---- A meeting at Stockholm was attend- ed by 6,000 people.
M. Erkko, the former Finnish Foreign Minister, was cheered to the echo,
When an appeal for funds to help Finland was made, even wedding rings were thrown into the collection boxes,
The crowds at the railway station cheered M, Sandler as he left for Oslo to attend the conference of Scandinavian Ministers who are to discuss Russia's Invasion of Finland.
New Trans-Atlantic Clipper Service
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UP)—Mr. Juan Trippe, President of the Pan-
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do, T.T, Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India. T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia
"Captain Foster's" Review
'FRISCO FAIR UNDER COURT 'PROTECTION'
SAN FRANCISCO-The World's Meanwhile, the Exposition which Fair on Treasure Island did a brisk started with the hope 20,000,000 fone and business at the same old stands, persons would pay but
which has garnered high praise from Was It
operating under Federal Court restraining order pro- visitors the world over for its scope venting anyone from suing to collect and beauty, was registering allen-
Idances still under 10,000,000, 34,008,914 in unpaid debts..
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(Continued from Page 6.) when the time came for a final burst The Exposition Board of Managers Undaunted by developmenta of speed, Lilliber was too exhausted filed proceedings in Federal Court group of businessmen promoters went and that was the end of the mare, recently under a special section of ahead with their efforts to raise a At the bottom of the hill Hectic View the Emergency Bankruptcy Laws needed $1,050,000 to reopen the fair appeared to be cracking up and section deniing particularly with un-next year "under new management" outlook Was "pro- Galaxy took up the running about secured creditors. It issued n brief They said the three furlongs from home. He was statement saying the move was made mising," although so far only $700,000 Immediately chased by Rose Emily, to insure an orderly and equitable of a needed $1,850,000 has been
pledged. Red Feather and Moonlight View. flauidation of its affairs."
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BUYING
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involuntary bank-
ROLLS
(Continued from. Page 4.)
At the distance post Rose. Emily Attorneys explained that the bank- had enough of the running, but ruptcy section-Chapter 11-could be Galaxy was going strong. A strong invoked only when the debtor was THE RUSSIAN ROLLER" challenge was then issued by Red threatened with Feather and Moonlight View, but ruptcy proceedings against it. Galaxy answered the jockey's call 'n No estimate of the value of assets most remarkable manner and the was contained in the Federal Court were listed at combing went ahead to win by che petition, but they
170,000,000 and a half lengths in three minutes length, as the various buildings and destroyed. There are
concessions on Treasure Island..
Russians flat for one and a half miles.
now. Never was their Federal Judge Harold Louder elemental push so powerful. hack issued the temporary restraining order permitting the Fair to continue lied by Ivan or Peter, Catherine or Russia remains Russia. Whether operating up to its announced closing Elizabeth, .4.02
Alexander or dato of Oct. 29 under the preach Russia's power grows and is pointed. Josef, management and prohibiting" 'Aling
West. It will work under autocrat anv collection 'sults against it.
Principal debts listed, were about in overalls. ns mightily and in the PARIS, Dec... T (Reuter) The $220,000 to each of six banks: $077.000 me direction as under autocrat In
ermins. French Chamber of Deputies to-day to the Pacific Gas and Electric Com-
Slavs my, "The rooster doesn't began its debate on the budget, which pany which furnished power for the comprises about 450,000,000.)
enatly 1ghting....effects, and the make the dawn." Stalin doesn't Each speaker is limited to three! Standard Oil Company of California, make the spring.. Russia dobs,, “And and a half minutes.........
$002,000.
a Russian spring appears to be here.
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LONDON, Dec. 7
| American"" Always System to-day. announced that the Trans-Atlantic trips will be increased to three times'
(Router)An weekly within three months, and that jofteial communique states that Mr. they will run daily except on Sun- (Winston Churchill has returned to days as soon as six new Clippers have London after a brief visit to North Been delivered.
England.
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