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Churchill's Good Press
Commons Statement Warmly Welcomod
LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter) Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, received a good Press in connection with his statement in the House of Commons on the progress of the- wer at sea.
The "Dally Telegraph" anys that he did not attempt to gloss over the realities. He sald quite frankly that losses must be expected, and even occasional dustera.
Thai was better than concealing the Truth.
Confidence Well Founded Mr. Churchill showed that he was confident of the ultimate issues of the war and that there were good grounds for his confidence.
The British people could be trust- ed with the truth.
The "Manchester Guardian," com- Inenting on Lord Hallfax's statement on Tuesday, says that he had reentled certain essential facts which were sometimes obscured by slovenly thought.
the
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 8, 1939.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 11th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offees of tho Public Worka Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ung Lot of Crown Land Tai Hang Road, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years?) with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised offleer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In.cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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"Captain Foster's" Review
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single backed pony with 2,814 tickets for u win and next in order comes Rose Emily, who was supported to The main one was that war would end when the German Governmente tune of 2,773 chances in the St.
fundamental accepis
Allies' grounds for peace, and that it was a Government whose word could be accepted,
There present.
Was
no such evidence at
An Ultimate Hope
Andrew's Stakes last Saturday. The latter was
record for an extra meeting, cclipsing Hectic View's (who was second in the Beaufort Handicap on June 3, 1939) figura of 2,730 for a win by 34 tickets.
ST. ANDREW'S STAKES WELDOM has the beeting public Lord Halifax hepes, continues the been given the opportunity to see paper, that the present co-operation an even liekt of good runners over a with France might later bring about long distance, and there was no wider economic relations in Europe-doubt that the St. Andrew's Stakes This is a conviction which is gain last Saturday was the best event of ing ground in Britain.
The "Newa Chronicle" announces that a survey shows that two out of every three people in Britain now have access to some form of alt-rald abelter.
BAN ON COTTON
OPTIONS
BOMBAY, Dec. 8 (Reuter). The Governor of Bombay, according to an official announcement, Intonds in the next day or two to make an act de claring vold options in cotton alond the lines of the Ordinance issued on September 22,
The Ordinance prohibited option business in cotton In view of the violent fluctuations in prices.
Under-Secretary For Air Back
LONDON, Dre, 7 (Router)-Cap tain Harold Entfour, Under-Secretary of State for Air, arrived back in England to-day with the Australian Air Minister.
the meet. The only absenter wns Blue Express, who was under a cloud, and it is to be regretted that Mr. Eu's stable bas not intely
favoured with much sunshine.
been
However, the first to break through was New Star pursued by Jober,
Liber, Hestic View and the rest following in the rear. That position was maintained unth the pack came into the sraight and passing the judge's box for the first time, Hectic view was in the front row followed by Jober, Galaxy, Liliber, Rosc In the. Emily and others hanging reur, One thing I noticed was that New Star was under pressure, but Lilliber was pulling to beat the band. Instend of taking the mare right out to the front. Mr. Sung, the jockey, was quite satisfied to stay behind and when the time came for a final burst of speed, Lililber was too exhausted and that was the end of the nore. At the bottom of the hill Heetle View appeared to be cracking up and Galaxy took up the running about three furlongs from home. He was Immediately chased by Rose Emily, Red Feather and Moonlight View.
At the distance post Rose Emily had enough of the running. but Galaxy was going strong. A strong
He had down from Canada, and challenge was then issued by Red said he was amazed at the united Feather and Moonlight View, but determination of Canada to play a Galaxy answered the Jockey's call 'n full part in the war.
a most remarkable manner and the Many Americans are coming for- combine went ahead to win by one ward and offering themselves for ser- and a half lengths in three minutes vice with Canedo, he had been told. flat for one and a half miles,
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HOW NAZI PROPAGANDA WORKS. This photograph, appearing in the JB Illustrierter Boebachter, purports to show a Chinese coolie smoking an opium pipe in Wyndham Street, Hongkong. A literal translation of the caption-
So werden
Völker vergiftet
Ein Beispiel für die Mißwirtschaft in Englands Rolo. nien: Chinesischer Kuli raucht auf offener Straße in Honglong Opium.
is as follows: "THIS IS THE WAY IN WHICH NATIONS ARE BEING POISON- ED.-An example of the mess in England's colonies: Chinese coolie smoking opium openly in a Hongkong street."
THE PIPE, OF COURSE, IS AN ORDINARY CHINESE TOBACCO PIPE
BY
DOOMED 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 Hiller will be beaten because, he has virtually no military reserves to set against those of the Allies.
And even had Ribbentrop been able to obtain for his master a milltary alliance with Russis, Hitler would still have faced even.. tual defcat, But he could then at least have attempted-with somo chance of temporary success-a large-scale offensive in the Went.
Ribbentrop's failure
Molotov spoke to Ribbentrop like a responsible for the uptimism that is superior to a subordinate. He did spreading like wildfire throughout not give him the slightest satisfaction France, from the humblest farm-even in the smallest detail, house, the usually sceptical bourgeois circles, to the always anxious finan-;
chiefly
For example, he refused to draw
elers, and, amazingly enough, to up a Russo-German protocol for the authorisation by Russia to Germany
Parlamentarians.
Before Ribbentrop's last visit to to occupy militarlly for some time the Moscow, French political observery area around Warsaw which is even were almost certain that the Soviet tually to be a so-called Independent
territory. would not give the Relch military
Refused To Sign mupport against the democracles.
This they gathered from repeated He declared that documents were vlalts which the Russian Ambassador superfluous, and that in any case made to the Qual d'Orsay.
Russia would hand over to the Ger- But proof of the Soviet's attitude mans in that region of Europe "all was not obtained till the Russo-Ger-the territory which the Soviet would man conversation in the Kremlin on not need or any longer needed for the night of September 27. Ex- fracrdinary precautions were taken arrying out its international policy." Stalin and Molotov refused to sign that night to guard the ancient citadel any definite convention with the Reich of the Czara,
ly.
von
Foreign Minister, Nar. was Ribben- trop able to obtain a definite reply 5-Hour Monologue
regarding the military alliance, and Captain Pletoukof, of the Ogpu,ho was obliged to oak the German was in charge of arrangements. Ambrusader to send a written ques- Searchlights swept the sky incessant- tion regarding this to the Soviet
Foreign Commissar Ribbentrop, accompanied by Count
Molotov, in his reply, sent a few German Schulenberg.
Amours later, emphasised that so long bassador, arrived at 10 o'clock to as the Demnerneles did not in an begin the heavy task with which he smell text inform the Soviet Gov- had been charged. The "conversa arnment that they intended to take tion" consisted mainly of a monologue back White Russia and the Ukraine by Ribbentrop lasting nearly vein order to resince them to Poland, hours, In the
of which he econstructed by future coldly and severely criticised the treaty, Moscow would observe strict Soviet Government for several in- nautrality (rincements of agreements reached during his first visit.
Courso
Ribbentrop pointed out that Stalin
B
Hoaviest Blow
peace
That was the heaviest blow Ribben-
had promised the Fuhrer he would trop had ever received in his dipio- use only 25 Red divisions for the matic carcer.
occupation of Poland, but the Ger-1 In view of the present isolation of man forces had been faced by 104, the Reich, this written reply from as well as by 18 of the best armoured the Russian Government to the Ger
man Ambassador must have sounded divisions in all Russia,
He pointed out also that the Soviet jiko a death knell to the Wilholm- occupied much more territory than strasse. had been agreed upon, and without previous notice. Then he honded
Berlin Ribbentrop On his return
with the violent dispute n
Stalin and Molotov a voluminous and bundle of memoranda and decrees: Fuhrer, who held him responsible for his mission. Some which the Fuhrer wished them to the failure of
people now hold that Ribbentrop's sign.
"Twilight" has already begun.
Ribbentrop's Arguments
The documents included agreements renewing those previously concluded
In any case Hiller is now isolated.
and he can have no doubt about the real intentions of Stalin.
and new agreements for future in- All the measures taken by the
dustrial collaboration between the
Live countries, also numerous texts Kremlin regarding the Baltic coun all tending lacitly to make the Sovletries show that the Soviet has ac- quired the necessary means of de consider herself more or less fence on land and sca and in the automatically
to the Relchair to prevent bound
any German later against the democracies in case these ference in that region. refused the "peace" offer.
Ribbentrop pointed out that one of
Memel harbour even la now 'within' guns. Moreover,
the war aims of the democracies- range of Russlan the reconstruction of Poland-was the Soviet has cut Germany nut of the Black Sea, Rumania, and the lust as much a menace to Russia as Balkans.
to
the
the Reich, and therefore the Kremlin was just as interested Wilhelmstrasse in crushing the de- mocracles and ending the war as soon as possible.
That is why the Fuhrer, who is in nervousness and state of great great anxiety, signed a military de- cree which is to come Into fores on December 15,
Proposals Rejected
This concerns the military occupa- Stalin and Molotov presented the tion of Poland, which is to be ensured. Russian case the next day. They re-by an extraordinarily large German two armoured fused, first, to entertain Hitler's plan force comprising
nine regular Infantry to have peace negollations started by divisions, the Russian ambassadors in Paris and visions, eight divisions now, being,
trained, 28,000 S.S., 25,000 'S.A., two They rejected all Germany's pro-divisions for Danzig and the Corridor, nosals for a folnt German-Russion and 75,000 men of the Landsturm. declaration, Including strong threats! The last named are, it appears, to of a Soviet-Nazi alliance should the "carry out the ceonorle exploitation democracies reject the peace offer. of Poland by the Reich."
London.
AND IS USED FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE. Thousands of coolies use them open- 'FRISCO FAIR UNDER
ly in the streets, just as Germans use their Meerschaums, if-like the Chinese coolic
in Hongkong-they can get tobacco now in Germany.
Wedding Rings U.S. Economy Why News Is!
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Spontaneous Gesture At Stockholm Mecting
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7 (Reuter). A meeting Stockholm was attend
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH"
COURT 'PROTECTION'
SAN FRANCISCO-The World's Meanwhile, the Exposition which the hope 20,000,000 Fulr on Treasure Island did a brisk started with
pay same old stands, persons would business at the
to see it, und
but
which has garnered high praise from It was operating under Federal Court restraining order pre-visitors the world over for its scope venting anyone from suing to collect und beauty, was registering atten
dances sit under 10,000,000. $4,000,914 in unpaid debts,
Undaunted by developments, a The Exposition Board of Managers fled proceedings in Federal Court roup of businessmen promoters went recently under a special section of ahead with their efforts to raise a the Emergency Bunkruptcy Laws-needed $1,050,000 to reopen the tale section dealing particularly with un-next year "under new management." outlook was "pro- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UP)--The LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter), secured creditors. It issued a brief They said the governing Finance Committee of the Sir Walter Monckton is not statement saying the move was made maing," although so for only $700,000 a needed $1,050,000 has been plodged. M. Erkko, the former Finnish National Association of Manufac- resigning his post as Director- to Insure "an orderly and equitable of
liquidation of its nifairs." Foreign Minister, was cheered to the turers In their report state that
Attorneys explained that the bank- Federal "pump priming" has not re- General of Fress Censorship, echo.
medied the nation's is and that it Bald the Home Secretary, Sirruptey section Chapter 11-could be
the debtor was THE RUSSIAN ROLLER Finland was made, even wedding economy it taxation obstacles to Commons to-day.
When an appeal for funds to help must be replaced by governmental John Anderson, in the House of invoiced only when
threatened with involuntary bank-
ROLLS rings were thrown into the collection private industry are to be reduced.
The Home Secretary was questioned ruptcy proceedings against it.
No estimate of the value of assola Interest with regard to recent newspaper re
(Continued from Page 4) The report said that
was contained in the Federal Court the existence of a claiming The crowds at the railway station charges on
ilsted at ***** the Federal Debt this ports
are 170.000.000 ..Nat Goneila & His Georgions. { Oslo to attend the conference of than the entire annual cost of running Walter and the Service departments, length, as the various buildings and destroyed. There
cheered M. Sandler as he left for fiscal year are 43 per cent. greater divergence of views between Sir prtillon, but they were
now, Never was their Federal Judge Harold Louder elemental push so powerful. Scandinavian Ministers who are to the Government before the World which had objected to the publication concessions on Treasure Island. Elly Barthelemew & Orch. discuss Russia's Invasion of Finland. War.
of news later hold to be prejudiciul
hark lasued the temporary restraining
Russia remains Russia. Whether to national interest
The Home Secretary added that order permitting the Fair to continue ted by Ivan or Peter, Catherine or
Alexander Wizabeth, certain ditficulties in that connection peraling up to its announced cinsing,
Josor, Ellly Thorburn & Musle. KING, PRESIDENT Mojesty King George VI aling
were now being discussed between date of Oct. 29 under the presentRussia's power grows and 15 pointed
anv collection suits neainet it. Harry Roy & Orch. MEET IN FRANCE Daladier at a lunch at which Viscount
tained President Lebrun and M. departments.
Principal debin listed were about in overalls as mightily and in the $226,000 to rach of six banka: $677,000 same direction as under autocrat in Gort, the Duke of Gloucester and
Dec. 7 LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter), Another high French and British offers LONDON,
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