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LONDON, June 11, (Reuter), The following considerations are relevant in view of Italy's entry into the war:
1.This war is not a war of thic Italian people to defend the honour and vital interests of Italy. It has been ordered by a clique who are concerned only to maintain their own position and to defend the interests of the political party;
2-The Allies offered to meet all the legitimate Italian uspirations There is thus no conflict between the Alles and Haly which could justify a wor
3. On the other hand, there is conflict between Italian interests and German aspirations. German hege- mony in Europe could mean the es LTD.tablishment of Germany on and in the Mediterranean and the reduction of Italy to the rank of a second-rate power:
SUN-KIS
of 158 reels of newsprint, valued at $14,750 front the "Ta Kung Pao" between December 7, 1939, and January 12, Hsu Kuo-chen, a former clerk of the Journal, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour by Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this! morning.
Isu was charged with the theft of 36 reels of newsprint on December
7, valued at $3,350: 18 recia on De- reinber 20, valued at $1.700; 18 reels on Dreamber 28, valued at $1,700; and 86 reels on January 12, valued at $3,000.
With the promission of the Com- missioner of Police, Mr. Peter Sin prosecuted, and Mr. S. Ng Quai re- presented Hou
Imported From Norway
Was the
Mr. Sin paid the newsprini imported from Norway before war by the "Ta Kung Poo" through the China Import and Export Bank, now an enemy concern. The broker of this company, Kwolt Shum-chuen, had since been sentenced for re- celving them, knowing them to have been stolen.
Hsu, Mr. Sin continued, was at one time employed as a clerk by the "Ta his clulles were to take
Kung Pauk charge of English correspondence and also to sign deilvery orders for newsprint stored in various godowns In the name of his employern,
news-
It was proved, as His Worship hight recollect in the lust prosecution Sin, that of Kwok, continued Mr. Kwok took delivery of the prints, disposed of them, and obtain- ed the proceeds thereof. It was not clear, however, in what proportion the two men shared the proceeds, The value of the newsprint amounted to $14,750.
Systematic Fraud
Mr. Sin said he need not emphasise the seriousness of the offences com- mitted, which appeared to be a systemalle fraud on a big scale, and had not been for the zeal and per- severance on the part of the Police officers, especially Sub-Inspector C T. Byron in the prosecution Kwok, Hsu would never have been brought to book.
of
and The As prosecuting officer presenting the Crown in this case,
said Mr. Sin, it was only fair that he
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other obstacles which were almost THE unsurmountable, su hud given little trouble.
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Mr. Sin sald he was instructed to state that Hsu was a hard working and loyal employer whilst employed
the-To-Kung Pao."
-by
He was conscientious in every way in his work and his clients had nothing against him in any way in his work, and were thoroughly satisfied with him until he committed the offences. Hau absconded from the Colony on or about Jantury 13, and D warrant
A for his arrest was issued. reward for his apprehension was advertised, and on May 15, Hsu was arrested by the Shanghai Municipal Police in Shanghai, and was subsequently brought back to Hongkong.
In Mitigation
May, 1940
FROM PAGE ONE
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and that the military position le He declared the Allies bave always been ready to negotiate, for peace, In which they have been supported by President Roosevelt, but all their efforts have had no effect.
The threat of an Italian slack from the rear have made the hour Weygand's darker
General armies fight to stem the Nazi tide, the Premier mall.
German tank columns are operat- ing south of Beauvais and others are reported to have smashed through Normandy to Seininterieur to the northwest of Paris.
Heavy German columns are also attacking on the Tardenois plateau and threaten to flank Soissons and Rheims,
-Naxi-Pressuro-Tighteni
PARIS, June 10 (Reuter)-To- night's war communique states that from the sea to the Oise River the enemy has accentuated his pressure between the roads from Amiens to Rouen and from Amiens to Vernon.
Vernon is on the Seine River-south of Rouen.
Same Vital Interest
The enemy has reached the lower 4.-England and Italy were never Seine at certain points where some. proper enemies. Anglo-Italian friend-clements have crossed the river. ships rested in the past on a real He is everywhere held by vigorous community of interests. To-day Italy counter-attacks. and Great Britan have the same vital interest in preventing German There is no hegemony in Europe. aim more vital to the future existence of both countries;
Hitler's Mercenarios
Between the road from Amiens to Vernon and the course of the lower Dise, his infantry has been less in- clatve.
It has been above all by means of his Air Force that he has sought to harass the movements of our units
5. The Italians are now lighting like mercenaries for Hitler and for by a repeated bombardment on their the aggrandisement of Germany, Vic-rear,
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the east of the Olse River,
June 11, 1940.
His Majesty At War With Italy
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Authorities Start To
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Police have not yet arrested Italian residents or seized Italian property in the Colony. It is ex- pected that they will act afternoon,
this
an-
As soon as Mussolini's nouncement was known in the Colony, officers of the special branch, hastily called from their homes, were sent to Italian busi- ness promines. Plans for this action had been made for time.
Italians "Shadowed""
some
A number of officers wern-also rozí. to watch the homes of Italian
idents. Their instructions were that they were not to restrict the ments of enemy subjects, for
keep moment, but were to watch on them.
nove-
the
a closo
This was partly due to the fact that, until the official gazetial in the existed Colony that a State of Wur between Great Britain and Italy, there was no authority under which
police could net...
The State of War was proclaimed In a Government Gazette this morn- ing. The Commissioner of Police
Singapore's (Mr. T. II. King) immediately held a
Importance
May Decide Fate of Far East
LONDON, June 10 (Router).
foxy must be as disastrous to Italy enemy columns, which had debouch- as defeat, not only because of the ed in the afternoon, only succeeded-In the Far East, Singapore is slanger to Italy of German aspira in extending the bridge-head that he by pushing as tions but because of the threat
established yesterday western civilisation from
far as La Retournes. porganism, the declared enemy of the
Allios Stand Their Ground and Catholic Church
ค indeed
To the east of the Aisne, the enemy bus extended his attacks to all open-
Christian churches;
Forced On Allies
Ings as far as Beaumont,
were
one of the most important points in the world, declared Professor Denis Saurat, Director of the French Institute, lecturing in London to-day on Anglo-French co-operation in Asia.
He declared that the fate of China would be the fate of India but for the British forces in the Far East.
In Strong Position Fortunately Singapore was in u very strong position. French experts who had visited the island declared it to be practically impregnable.
Professor Saurat said there was unity in Franco-British action in the Far East, including the Hongkong, Singapore and Malaya.
There were also Java and Sumatra belonging to the Dutch allies and American interest in the Philippine Islands.
6. The British dislike having to'
Everywhere our troops have stood Sght Italy. The wor is forced on their ground and offered a most ener- the Allies by the, Fascist Govern- getle resistance to the enemy by de- ment. But the war against Germanyfending the ground foot by foot and must be waged and won. As long by counter-attacking. as the Italians are harnessed to the
Many ar reconnaissances have German machine, they must expect been effected over the front and back made over to be treated on the same fooling areas. Flights
Namur Donaueschingen. as the Germans;
Convoys have been bombed by our 7-In the struggle between west- ern civilisation and the pagan lords Air Force at Forges-les-caux, Sois-complete of Germany, the Fascist Government sons and Pont Avett. has waited so as to intervene at the Our fighters, in their covering mis-entente for the defence of Shanghai, moment of the greatest embarrass- sions, have achieved important vic-
It is hoped by tories, ment to the Allies.
and
Our fighter group, under the cam- this unchivalrous
cowardly poiley to secure safely for Italy such mand of Major Thibaudet, particular plunder as Germany will graciouslyly distinguished itself by bringing permit her to have. But what the down in one expedition 12 enemy Italians will in fact experience is a machines. world of contempt and the armed might of the two empires which Italy has wantonly attacked;
A Long War
of tac
All our planes, which participated in these engagements returned with- out bearing the trace of one bullet.
Gn
American Comment SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGHAPH" B.This is to be a long war. Un-
NEW YORK, June 11 (UP)- less Germany collapses unexpectedly,
Winston Editorials in virtually all American M. it will be fought, as
General Churchill declared, on the ocean, on newspapers comment land and in the air, with the vast Weygand's famous "last quarter of
the an hour" Order of the Day. disposal of resources at the Ales
until the
that so man menace Germon
The newspapers bellevo bas been lifted from Europe. There can long as the French Army remains be no hope, therefore, of Italy ob- Intact, even the loss of Paris will not short Irreparably damage the Allied cause. taining great successes in a -while-and-at-little-cost She will be called an for great sacrifices-and to whose advantage? Germany's,
POPE PIUS TOLD NEWS PRAYS AS ITALY GOES TO WAR ·
"Even if the French Army should have to fight in the streets of the capital, or even leave the capitol be- hind, it will still not be beaten,” says the "Herald-Tribune".
Still A Fighting Chance
Co-operation With French Sireesing French pride in Indo- Chinn, Professor Saurat said that the Allies had agreed to co-operate in its retention.
In
Turning to China, he said the Japanese were the masters of China theory and not in practice. There were at present three large dog United States. fighting in China-Japan, Russia and
Whatever the. Gutcome. Britain and France held the key position not only of the Far East but perhaps of the world,
Future Of Far East
conference with senior officers of his nction department to discuss what would be taken.
the
Mr. King told the "Hongkong Tele- graph that there was no announce-
at ment that could be made moment but that something might be available shortly.
Shipping Offices Taken Over- Since early this morning," officers of the special branch have taken over the premises of the Lloyd Triestino Officers line. in. Queen's building. stationed at the door closely question all visitors and refuse to give any information. They are keeping a in the special watch on documents
offices.
Other Italian business offices are belleved to be under similar guard, but police will not divulge how many firms or private residents are affected.
Pricsts Unaffected
It is understood that the Italian priests in the Colony will
not be
Tected by any action taken. Ex- copt for clerics, there are less than 16 Italian residents in the colony. Police officers were also stalioned this morning at the Italian Consulate- General. No callers were allowed to enter the offlees where police were closeted with the Italian Consulate stag.
It is not known yet to which Consul neutral consulate the Italian General (Marquis G. Pagano de Mellot) will hand over the affairs and documents of his consulate.
Police are also silent on the move- ments of the Consulate staff who are expected to leave the Colony. It is not known where they will go nor how many will be included in the consulate party.
Opened As Usual
The office of the Lloyd Triestino Line in Queen's Building was open as usual in the morning and a cus- tomer was being attended to by a European member of the firm when two European officers of the Special Branch accompanied by others-en- tered at 0.40 am. and began to ques- tion the official. Another European assistant arrived a few minutes Inter and joined the party carrying out the investigation.
The future of the Far East was for the Allies to decide. There were British interests in China centring at Hongkong and Shanghaf, but there were also very strong interests con- centrated in Malaya and Singapore." "It will still have France at its back Not only was this the only road to and it will still make every with-india but it was also the key to
French Consul Silent drawal o menos for organising a more Australia,
The French Vice-Consul, M. Ren-i But Britain and France must learn
on the ner, declined to comment desperate and more determined re- sistance."
the lesson they failed to learn after
latest developments. "I have no in- "The French have shown before the last war, not to allow other information to add to what has already that they can be as fanatical as uny-fluences to grow over-strong in the appeared in the morning papers," he one in the defence of their own For East. homes, their soll and their previousands. Let us play them the right "We have all the cards in our
way," he said.
freedom," says Times".
the
"New York
"As long as the French Army is in
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”” VATICAN CITY, June 11, (UP), His Holiness the Pope received the nows of Italy's the sea, the Allies will still have a. chance for victory,' declares the "Sun".
HONG KONG entry into the war from M.
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Mr. 5. Ng Quinn, in mitigation, The Typhoon of Nov. 23, 1939.
snid Hsu had committed the offences
to raise money to repay those he owed money.
Il mother-in-law had pressed him to return money he had borrowed from her and he was unable to
loans. settle the In January last year,
said, I was introdu i Quinn;
To the "Ta Kung Pao," and was given a small anlary
$30 of
It was per month. the intention of lisu to repay his mother-in-law. She had attempted to commit suicide twice since the end of last Chinese New Year.
At that time Hsu received a telb- gram from a Mra, Ma Hon of Shang- hal, asking him to repay a loan, os she was ill and had to go to a hospital. Under these circumstances, Kwok suggested to Hau a way of getting out of his financial troubles. Hau succumbed to temptations.
Hau was sentenced to three months' hard labour on each charge.
The "Telegraph" has been informed by Mr. J. T. Bagram that the sum of $725 was realised from the recent show of hydrangeas when his garden was thrown open to the public. The proceeds have been donated to the British War Orgonitation Fund.
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Maglione, the Papal Secretary of State, an hour before Mussolini made his historical declaration.
His Holiness immediately retired to his private chapel to pray,
The announcement was no surprise to Vatican circles, which are believed to have been informed when Muss0- lini first took his decision several days ago.
F.
La Guardia's Warning
OL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, June 10. (UP).— Emphasising his own Italian descent, Mr.
La Guardia, the Mayor New York City, exhorted one million New York inhabitants of Italian des- cent or extraction to preserve coin- pleie neutrality.
"Ninolynine point ninetynine per cent, of New Yorkers of Italian ex- traction are one hundred per cent. loyal," he said,
the field and the British Navy keeps REYNAUD
Evacuation Of Cabinet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The Ministries of the French Gov-
SPEAKS
PARIS, June 10 (Reuter)- ernment have removed from Paris to "We are in the sixth day of the their prescribed places in the pro- greatest battle of our history," vinces in accordance with the request said M. Paul Reynaud, the Pre- of the French High Command,
M. Reynaud, the Premier, Is visit-mier, when broadcasting to the
nation to-night. ing the fighting front.
The archives have been removed to various centres. The seat of Govern- ment will probably be at Angers, 144 miles south-west of Paris,
UNIQUE SITUATION
› FROM. PAGE ONE
"For the others I want to makeCortese, to the Foreign Offles and in myself perfectly clear that I will pursuance of the spirit of the made to brook no demonstrations by anyone Japanese representations That touch on disloyalty to our the belligerent-Powers on-September 6, last year, at the outbreak of the country,
European war, requested the Italian Government to pay serious con sideration to the elimination of couses for bringing about untoward in- eldents between the belligerent Powers in China and, als between them and Japan,
(Reuter) —
Issuo Is Clear LONDON, June 11 "Now the fue is clear,
"The diaguising of temporising with religion has been cast aside," writes Cardinal Hinslay in a state- ment following Italy's entry into the
war
The loaders of Fascism have civiliantion. broken with Christian Fascism has become radical Nazism, committed to the task of niding and abetting Hiller's programme-to pillage and grasp, dominate and en- slave."
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the
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"The conflagration which began on the Somme has now extended to the enst as far the Meuse.
"Our armies have manoeuvred and have not left one strong point without inflicting great losses on the enemy.
when "It is at this very moment France is wounded but valiant and
prince devoted, when she is fighting against German hegemony for its own in- dependence as well as for that of the whole world, that Mussolini hos chosen to declore' war on us.
Franco Cannot Dia
H's "Great personages, including Hellness the... Pope...and President Roosevelt, have tried to avert this
said.
Police Tako Action An official Police announcement| was insued this morning concerning the position of Italians in Hongkong, consequent upon Mussolini's declara- tion of war against the Allies.
It was staled: "Similar steps are being taken with regard to Itallans as were taken in the case of Germans in September, 1939. In cases where Internment is not ordered, measures for restriction of movement are being
moment, no
imposed. At the red."!
women are being.
London Round-Up
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'" LONDON, June 10 (UP)-Within an hour of Mussolini's speech a great round-up of All Italians commenced in the London area.
extension of the war. But their | efforts wero in vain,
"And for what reason did Mus- solini
decide that blood must flow? When at 4.30 p.m. to-day our Am- Įbassador in Rome asked Count Clano this question, his reply was: 'Musso- lini is only carrying out the plans which he has made.'
"Hostilities begin at midnigfit. to- night. France enters the war with pure conscience. France cannot dio"
ALL AVAILABLE BRITISH
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SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH”
~~· LONDON,-June 10 (UP).The Ministry of Information
announces:
"
"Similar representations have been referred to the British Ambassador.
"Despite the Imminent danger of a German invasion of the Sir Robert Craigie, and the French United Kingdom, the British Government and the British nation are Ambassador, M. Arsene lenty
"Notifications regarding the re-
of the unanimous opinion that all their available forces should be presentations
Great Britain, directed without delay to the scene of hatile," France and Italy have been mada
fcision to send all available Dritish Ambassadors of
"British Troops Leave, of the United Ships Must Leavo
States and Germany for reference, LONDON, June 10. (Router)-It is furces to France.
Important? contingents of леш It is understood that the Foreign realised that the fate, not only; of| SPECIAL" TO THE "TELEGRAPHS Minister Mr. IL Arita, will explain Britain and France but of the whole troope have already embarked for the herole France to reinforce the British forces WASHINGTON, Juno 11 (Domel), before the Cabinet Council this after-world, depends upon The US Government Tins sued neon the changing International struggle of the French armies against already fighting side by side with the orders to 10 American vessels at pro- situation following Italy's perileipa- Hitler's barbarous hordes," "anya"n Zzunch Army:
statement The British Fleet is still sholling nent in the Mediterranean to withstion in the war and Japan's altitude Ministry of Information draw at speedily as possible,
towards it
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