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TOUNDED 111 No. 16050
#Q &=+A- TUESDAY, JANUARY 23,
1940, 日五十月二十
Shattering Admission Regarding Secret Agreement DOCUMENT AUTHENTIC
WANG SPOKESMAN
SAYS WANG
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Appeal To Neutrals. Not Official But- SHANGHAI, JAN. 23 (UP)—THE AUTHEN-
CHURCHILL RAISES A HORNET'S NEST LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter).—It is pointed out in London to-day that Mr. Winston Chur- chill's broadcast on January 20 was one of a series in which Ministers from time to time will make personal comments on the war situation.
The broadcast was in the nature of a fire-side talk, phrased in broadcasting language and was not a CON- sidered statement of Government policy such as would have been made in the House of Commons.
THE HAGUE PROTESTS
Nazi Affronts To Neutrality
►
References to neutrals must necessarily be of grent authority
TICITY OF THE SENSATIONAL SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN WANG CHING- WEI AND JAPAN WAS ADMITTED · LAST NIGHT BY CHEN CHUN-PO, WANG'S CHIEF SECRETARY.
י
Chen claimed, however, that the photostatic reproduction published in Hongkong only represented the Japanese demands, and did not include Wang Ching-wei's counter demands.
Japan, he claimed, has actually agreed upon terms
much more favourable to China. "The real terms are not detrimental to sovereignty or independence," he said.
China's
"The time is not yet ripe for publication." Chen did not comment on the allegation by Kao
as coming from Mr. Churchill, Tsung-wu and Tao Hsi-sheng, Wang's ex-followers who but they do not represent any made public the sensational document, that Wang had new departure or a considered statement of Government policy. signed the disclosed terms on December 30,
Mr. Churchill, in the broad lines of CHungking COMMENT
his speech, stated the obvious facts of the situallen, but the conditions
which the broadcast was made tions kept in the right pro- portions and perspective.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22' (Reu-in ter)The Netherlands Govern- ment hus again protested to Berlin at another affront to' Holland's neutrality.
On Saturday morning a Ger- man plane was seen over Utrecht and Southern Holland as well as over The Hague.
Dutch military machines went up in pursult
An unidentified plane flew over Holland from east-to-west this after- noon, and was again seen over The Hague.
it.
Dutch fighter planes went up after
Flew Over Capital
Swiss Not Pleased
BASLE. Jan. 22 (Reuter).—Mr. Churchill's specch has Winston aroused unfavourable comment in the Press.
The typical view Is that Britain Is entiifed to demand the strict neutrality of the neutrals but not to endeavour to fores them to help the Allica.
Dutch Regret
AMSTERDAM, Jan, 22 (Reuter).- Surprise and regret at Mr. Winston Churchill's call to the small neutral countries to join the Allies against) Germany were expressed by the ""Telegraaf,"
CHUNGKING, Jan. 22
*(UP).--Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek is studying Wang Ching-wei's agree-. ment with Japan. -
He will made a statement in the near future.
official The Generalissimo's spokesman disclosed that Tao
RED RAIDS Kao, one of Wang's deserters,
CONTINUE
Big Guns Pound The Mannerheim Line
22 Jan. HELSINGFORS, (Reuter)-Soviet planes to-day THE HAGUE, Jan. 22 (Reuter)— Foreign planes, whose nationality was Churchill addressed himself to the
This journal says that had Mr. raided Ulcaborg in the Gulf of not identified, flew over Holland this United States, Italy and Japan, that Bothnia, three hospitals being afternoon. They were eventually rewould have been easier to understand. lit. ported over The Hague,
The Telegraaf" cmphasises Dulch anti-aircraft guns opened determination of the Dutch Govern- fire and Dutch air patrols took off to ment to maintain neutrality at any Soviet airmen are dropping their intercept them.
coat and suys that there will be no deadly missiles with the aid of change of this attitude even if it be parachute flares.
WESTERN FRONT
the
During the long winter nights
comes crystal clear that the Reich is hending for defent.
On land, the fighting in the Taipal The Journal concludes by hssuring River sector continues, Mr. Churchill that the Netherlands A heavy Soviet artillery barrage WINTER HOLDS will not let themselves be devoured was laid this morning will the object
UP THE WAR
PARIS, Jan. 22 (Reuter).- The commanders of all Allied armica in the field made the same report this morning, name- ly, "Snow and cold. Nothing to report."
There has been very little aerial nelivity.
A single German reconnaissance plane flew over eastern France and penetrated as far as what is authori- thilvely described as the "edge of the Parks water-shed."
To-day's communique states that there was no incident during the day,
KING AND QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)The King and Queen returned to Bucking- ham Palace to-day after spending the
week-end at Windsor.
by either side.
·
sum-
left Shanghai after failing to convince Wang of the danger of signing the agreement.
The attitude of the Chinese Govern- ̈ment toward Tao Kao is not at present- known. In the past. said the spokes- man, public sentiment towards him has been very bitter. Yesterday's uct may, or may not. remove this bitterness.
whe agreement hos merely intensilled the determination of the Government to continue the war," the spokesman concluded.
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-U-boats-
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FOR every three British merchant ships
sunk
Germany
loses ONE U-boat.
For every three neutral ships sunk Germany loses TWO U-boats..
IN THE LAST WAR
For every thirty 2110г. chant ships sunk Germany lost
only ONE -hual.
"Even from a Japanese viewpoint, DIAMOND
FIT FOR A CROWN
U.S. SENSATION
RED NO. 1 GAOLED
New York
apparently of breaking the left flank The "Handelsblad" says that the of the Mannerheim Line. suggestion that neutrals must take Two Soviet attacks during the past sides in the war has not been made few days have already been repulsed Browder Convicted In
a Finnish com- only by Mr. Churchil; It had also with, according to from time to time, been perceived munique, heavy losses, In the German and French
North-east of Lake Ladoga, the Finnish positions have been mings-up of the situation.
strengthened by the capture of several The paper adds:"We are ready to enemy outposts. act in self-defence against any assailant when we judge this unavoldable, but not before, and certainly not as the result of foreign advice."
to
be
two
Heavy Red Lossos
Isthmus and mid-Finland. tunits were destroyed.
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27 RAWALPINDI MEN INTERNED IN GERMANY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Jan. 22 (UP). The Admiralty officially announces that eight are known dead and 73 nro missing, presumed dead, as a result of the loss of H.M.S. Grenville.
No officers were among the casualties,
Simultaneously, the Admiralty has issued the names of two Officers and 25 ratings who were aboard H.M.S, Rawalpindi in the former P. & O. liner's gallant action with the pocket battle- ship Deutschland, and who are now prisoners in Germany.
The twenty-seven men were picked up by the Deutschland after the Rawalpindi sank with her colours flying.
The two Officers are 'Temporary Lieut. Commander B. J. Dyer and Midshipman D. Dugdale.
Anti-British Agitation By Japanese
Fantastic Reprisals Urged By Political Movements
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Domei).-A remarkable anti-British wave has been stirred up in Japan as a result of the Asama Maru incident.
Fantastic measures are being urged upon the Government by various political bodies.
A meeting of the "National League for Construction of East Asia," attended by Admiral Suetsugu, Major General Hashimoto and other well-known leaders, had decided to launch a new anti-British movement through- out Japan.
A statement issued by the the that meeting
demands
JAPANESE
"Japanese Government take re- PROTEST
solute measures in order to en- hance Japan's national prestige and honour before the world."
Stop British Ships
The Government is urged to invoice the right of belligerency and Institute scarctica of British ships on the high seas of China.
LODGED "Unfriendly Action" By Britain
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-The Another political movement, the Government has formally protested to Tohakal Party, has presented a re- the British Ambassador with regard solution to the Premier, Admiral to the stopping of the Asarna Maru.
The
Vice-Minister of Foreign Yonal, claiming that the landing of
uboard the Affairs, told the Ambassador that his Asarna Maru was "the greatest insult Government cannot but regard the British netion as serious and un- to the Empire of Japan."
frendly against Japan. The national spirit of the Japanese" people cannot tolerate this affair, the resolution declares,
Jowels Worth Fortunea Briish armed parly
On Sale Here
A DIAMOND it for a crown
is for sale in Hongkong.
and
The Government reserves the right to demand delivery to them of the detained Germans.
The resolution urges the Govern- Was 35 Miles Off Coast
LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-AC- ment to invoke belligerent rights and
the blockade the entire Japanese Chinese coasts
to ships of third cording to the latest reports,
Asama Maru was 35 miles off Japan Powers friendly to the Chungking when she was stopped by a Briush Government. This blockade, the warship on Saturday. solution demands, should apply partl-, cularly to British ships,
A final comical touch is added. The resolution
that the adds Government should punish Captain Watanabe, the Commander of the
·Anama Maru)
The 21 Germans were all of millt- ary nge and members of oil tanker crews on the way back to Germany, and semi-official quarters here point out that if they were allowed to re- PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
LATEST
Wang Ching-wei's Explanation
You can buy it for $65,000. It is part of a collection, NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Reu-formerly owned by a wealthy ter).-Earl Browder, General Chinese, which, is now on sale Secretary of the Communist at Messrs. J. Ullmann and Co., Now Foreign Legion Party in America, was to-day Chater Road.
The collection includes what pre HELSINGFORS, Jan. 22 (Router), convicted of charges of twice -A new foreign legion is shortly to using passports obtained by a probably the best diamonds ever seen
in Hongkong. The sent to the Finnish front. It a false statement.
The resolution concludes by urging They are worth a fortune. The the Government to take firm stops Warning To Neutrals jmade up of German, French, Italian.
He was sentericed to two years collection consists of a 62 carat dia- for the purpose of enhancing the LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter).The Estonian and Lithuanian volunteers, imprisonment and fined $1,000
on mand, the size of a walnut, and prestige and honour of the Japanese; week-end speeches by Lord Halifax and also a few Brlions who are be- each of the two counts.
|worth $65,000; a flawless 234 carat nation before the world.” The prison terms are to run conse-lamond valued at $30,000 and a and Mr. Winston Churchill attracted lleved to be residents in Finland. a good deal of comment in the world;
cutively.
necklace of as diamonds, set in plati- | press, and, on the whole, the Britishi
Passing sentence, Justice Alfred num, priced at $100,000, Press welcome themi as, in the words
Coxe suid that the verdict of the jury SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The large diamond has been inade of the Daily Telegraph."
was the only possible one they could for sotiing in a crown, whilst the HELSINGFORS, Jan. 22 (UP) have returned. speeches resounding with a deter
smaller one has been set into a plati- mination which had set forth, the An official communique states that Although he had engaged one of num ring. British case against Germany. nearly 1,000 Russians were killed in New York's leading linwyers to defend
No other diamond equal to the Oversens, a lot of attention was five separate attacks on Sunday at him, Browder summed up his own
large crown diamond has ever been | Singapore_Is—- paid to Mr. Churchill's reference to various points between the Karellan ease, declaring that the Government's
seen in Hongkong. PLEASE Turn To Page 5.
Twelve prosecution was a "long, complicated
and flimsy chain."
Browder said that he was proud HELSINGFORS, Jan 22 (UP) that he was a Communist and had To-day's official communique claims nothing to apologise for. that 450 Russians were killed and Live Russian tanks were destroyed
Hope diamond-big as a pigeon's egg SINGAPORE, Jan. 22 (Reu-wei's "Central China Daily News," in Finnish attack at KUlaanjoki. A
and flashing with blue-violet lights-ter) Malaya was described in commenting on the "Ta Kung Pao's" further 120 Russians were killed, Ave tanks destroyed and twe armoured
our peace, terms mean losses to cars captured in on engagement at trial of Earl Browder, Secretary to MrLens, has declined an
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UP) The of the Hope diamond, Mr. Evelyn a broadcast as an arsenal manu- revelations, said, "It is admitted that
offer of facturing one of the most power China."
"However. continued
resistance Kitila,
the American Communist Party, went £59,000 for it.
ful weapons-foreign exchange.. Describing & third engagement, the to the jury at 3.08 p.m. to-day after This diamond is balleved to have
means subjugation, pt.
"It is better to prefer humiliation that several summations of the charge being made been stolen from a Hindu temple This description was applied by a milltary pinnes to search for the fire got out of control owing to the 'bundred Russians wore. killed when to the jurors noted as his own;
and to carry the carso of misterluno professor of Raffles College, Singa- rather than submission which does Finns repulsed an attack on the Browder, who
for violent death. missing people.
Taipale River front, in the Karelian advocate during the hour and a quar-
Among its previous owners, are: pore, who pointed out that the United not give an opportunity for the re- Il le still hoped that they may have| Most of the survivors were inken fathmus.
ter taken over the been picked up by the French ships off Italian ships, including the Conte
summation, Marie Antoinetle, who died on the States buys tin and rubber from construction of the country," known to have been near the scene Blancamano which was on her way on No Man's Land, the battle area and proud of it!".
In addition to the dead counted defiantly stated: "I am a Communist guillotine; her friend the Princess Malaya but that Malaya's purchases
Lamballe,who borrowed it and was in the United States are small. of the disaster.
from Hongkong and was strewn with dead which were He asked for a verdict of acquittal torn to pieces by the Paris mobi Malaya's credit in the United States
not counted, the communique claimed. "In the American, tradition.”
Prince Kanitevikl, a Russian," who During the Taipale clash is The counsel for the prosecution, in that the actress to whom he had lent is about $6,000,000 a month, making Ruslana: Attempted to scare the A summiten taking three-quarters of the diamond, and was stabbed by it, the" post-important source of
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OCEAN FIRE TRAGEDY:
MANY STILL MISSING
.
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MARSEILLES, Jan. 22 (Router).-With 599 survivors of the ill-fated Italian liner, Orazio, accounted for, over 100 are still missing, including 64 members of the crew.
Italian authorities have ordered 12,explosion which caused the fire. The communique strong wind,
A total of 48 worn innded at Mar-10 Genoa selles from French auxiliary Colombo.
cruisor, It is staled that more are exposted during thở tay.
-The drst arrivals toll of a sudden
Only two of the Oratic's life-boate
were launched. It is balloved that PLEASE Turn To Page 9.
tho
claims
Boats Of Affiliation With Communists
SPECIAL TO THE,"TELKORAPH"
Larger Than Hopo Diamond This diamond le oven larger'at 02
carats than many of the famous in dian diarnonds known all over the world.
The beautiful but sinister bluc
only weighs 44% carats. The owner
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SHANGHAI, Jan) 22 (UP) ~~Coin- cident with the opening of the Tsingtao conference, Wang Ching-
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