NANKING BLACKLIST
Shanghai Editors' "Death Sentence"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY,
CHURCHILL'S BROADCAST
FROM PAGE ONE
be, who in the darkest h hour did not despair with reproaches.
"When you have n friend and comrade at whose side you have
SHANGHAI, July 15 (UP)-faced tremendous struggles and your The Nanking regime has added new names to its blacklist, bringing the total to 87.
friend is smitten down by a stunning blow, it may be necessary to make sure that the weapon that is fallen from his hand shall not be added to They include, L. Z. Yuan, newn
the resources of your common chemy. editor of the American owned But you need not bear malice e Shanghai "Evening Post," Woo Kyn-cause of your friend's cries of de- lang, salsiant managing editor of the lirium and gestures of agony. You "China Press", C. H. High, assistant must not add to his pain; you must editor of the American owned "China work for his recoverey. Weekly Review" and Chuan Chi-
1 lang, a reporter....
Those listed aro charged with Instigating murder, encouraging kid- napping and hindering the pesce movement."
"Their crimes warrant more than death sentences. They should be arrested immediately in order to cradicate all running dogs for foreigners, the announcement said,
Reuter" Roport SHANGHAI, July 15 (Reuter Following the recent order for the
says
"Central China Daily News."
10
The four who have been placed on the “black list" include L. Z. Yuan, a Chinese reporter on the "Shanghul Evening Post and Mercury 20
Kyatang Woo, managing editor of the "China Press; Hoh Chik-hsiang, translator of the "Ching Weekly Review," and Chwang Chib-liang, of local Chinese dally.
The Causo Remains
ara
The association of interests be tween Britain and France remains. The cause remains. Our duty is in- escapable. So long or our pathway to victory is, nat, impeded wo ready to discharge such offices of goodwill towards the French Govern- ment, as may be possible, and to faster trade and help the administra- tún" of those parts of the
cut French Empiro which are not off from captive France, but which maintain their freedom.
"Subject to the iron demands or
great
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 15, 1940.
Jean Borotra Roosevelt May THE BURMA
A Fascist
Famed Tennis Player's
New Appointment LONDON, July 14 (Router). Jean Borotra, the famous French, tennis, ace, has been appointed by Marshal Fetain as the National Director of Sports. Borotra's Fascist sympathies have French circics in London state that been known for some time. He is a member of the notorious Croix de Feu.
He served in the last war. In this ond he has been in command of an anti-aircraft post.
Italy Hopes To Get Suez
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHIÙ
ROME, July 14 (UP). The news paper "Regime Fascista" hints that the Suez Canal will be taken over by the Axis at the conclusion of the war-If the Axis won.
"The Suez Canal, stock is under- going the fate of snow under the sun Italian victory," the paper boasts.
"When the war is concluded the Suez Count will be nelther French nor English nor Jewish. This much is certain. Only then will the Suez stock rise," the paper esserts.
arrent of 83 prominent newspaper the war which wo are waying against | the sun being the certainty of an publishers and editors, the organised" Chinese National Govern-Hitler and all his works, we shall try ment at Nanking has now ordered the to so conduct ourselves that every arrest of four other newspapermen, true French heart will beat and glow the at the way we are carrying on the Nanking message
struggle, and that not only France rance but all oppressed countries Europe
in may feel that each British victory is step towards the liberation of the continent from the foulest thraldom into which it has ever been east.
"It Will Be A
Long
War "All goes to show that the war will be long and hard. No one can tell where it will spread. One thing is certain the peoples of Europe will not be ruled for long by the Nazi Gestapo, nor will the world yield it- hatred and self to Hitler's 'gospel domination.
us to stand alone at the breech and face the worst that a tyrant's might and
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The warrant for arrest stated that the four, men have sought refuge in foreign newspapers in the Inter- national Settlement and that they are engaged in spreading rumours which are calculated to incite assassinations and kidnappers to the detriment of public peace and order and the peace movement."
t
"And now it has come to
Poll 90% Vote
FROM PAGE ONE
proportions.
ROAD
British Proposals To The Japanese LONDON, July 14 (Reuter), pedoni emergency of unprecedented-An inspired statement mado Some observers think that in de-in London to-night states that ference to the third term tradition, he there have been a large number, will probably make clear that he will of inaccurate and incomplete. when the country is safely through sources, about the Burma Road resign in favour of the Vice-President reports, mostly from Japanese the world crisis.
and allied questions. Some of More Aid For Britain
these reports, says the state- It is fully expected In Washingtonment, have criticised British
policy in the Far East.
that na soon as the Convention nominates President Roosevelt, the tempo of actions to assist Britain will be speeded up, most things in both domestic and foreign policy of a pos- sible controversial nature having been put into low Beer recently for political reasons.
The latest of these regarding the closing of the Burma Road for orma trame to Chinb puts the proposal in the light of an accomplished settle- ment.
Quietly, however, such help as has
Negotiations Proceeding already been provided for continues with the Japanese Government, alm
Negotiations are still proceeding to be given. For example, it is stated ed at a general settlement of which on good authority that four of everythe Burma Road question is only one five planes now being turned out in aspect. the United States go to Britain.
EFFECT OF CHINA WAR
FROM PAGE ONE
The proposal to close it is only for three months, during which time it is hoped that some more general settlement may be discussed.
After that, Britain. resumes full, liberty of action.
Chungking Comment CHUNGKING, July 15 (Reuter}~ Discussing the Burma Road question. organ of the "Central Daily News," the official declares:
of the Chinese Government, 'The Burma route is one of China's principal
International communica-
Invaders and any traitors who may the company at a meeting held on be found in our midst-and I do not May 31, 1940, when It was resolved believe there are many. Woo betide that the capital be returned to them, they will get short shrift.
"Behind the regular army we have $1,800,000 by reducing the nomination routes. When Jopin is unable amount of each share from $100 to each of the holders of the 24,000 exerting pressure on Britain to sus- $76, and returning $25 per share to to subdue China in the field, she is pend goods transportation over this route in attempts to force China to surrender.
ot
ahures,
peatedly notifled the British nuthori ties that it is seriously concerned the right to demand that the Burma
"The Chinese Government has re-
over the issue. Also that China has
more than 1,000,000 of local defence volunteers or as they are now much better called, the Home Guard. These officers and men, large pro- portion whom have been through.
Sound Position the last war, have the strangest Apart from the war in China, the desire to attack and come to close company's balance sheet for year quarters with the enemy, wherever ended December 1830 showed the he may appear. Should the invader company's assets amounted to $8,119,– come to Britain, there will be no 001, and the company's abilities passive lying down of the people, no which included
amounted to $3,052,150, The order for the arrest of these
shall defend
trame. seen, alas, in other countries. We The excess of the assets over the men is issued in the name
Furthermore, from the point of liabilities amounted to $4,266.040. every village, every Wang Ching-wei, in
af before God but conscious that tow vast mass of London' itself. | the reducijon’of capital was confiṛra-importance in the continuation of oftelat his
of the Chinese people, the every elty-
The petition for confirmation of Burma route trufle has the greatest capacity as "Acting Chairman and
we serve an unfailing purpose, fought street by street, could easily ed by the Cours concurrently President of the Execu-we are ready to defend our tive Yuan of the Reorganised Chinese native land against the inva- we would rather see London laid in Messrs. F. E. Nash and Company,
devour an entire hosillo army and
friendly relations between China and Mr. Anderson was instructed by Britain. sion by which it is threatened, ashes and ruins than that it should solicitory for the Petitioner. We are fighting by ourselves be lamely and abjectly enslaved.
Nation, Government at Nanking."
enmlly can do.
“Bearing ourselves humbly
WHAT EIRE alone, but we are not fighting
FACES
Warning Of. Possible Invasion
for ourselves alone.
This Strong City Of Refuge "Here in this strong city of refuge, which enshrines the title deeds of human progress and is of deep con- sequence to Christian civilisation; here girt about by seas and oceans where the Navy reigns, shielded from above by the launchness and devo then, we await undis
impending assault.
LONDON, July 14 (Reuter), ton of our
"We may be in a rather tight it will come
it will come next week.
corner soon, but that is nothing
new to us, and with God's help Perhaps it
10-night.
never come. We must
submission before him as we have $2,400,000 to paid-up capital of route be kept open for international
Great Week For R.A.F.
"I am bound to state these facts because it is necessary to inform our people of our intention und thus assure them.
the
INTENSIVE AIR RAIDS
FROM PAGE ONE
sure that our men would do oven
Naxi Lassos
7 to 1 N
This is already coining true, for the proportion during the past week has been roughly seven to one.
ng
"These two points are brief as well
clear. We hope the British Government will give them serious attention."
Japan's Policy Of Threats Continuing
"Japan's polley
the paper
anya:
towards Britain hitherto has always been resorted to threats.
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c.hope the British Government will remain firm and not be bluffed by the Japanese threats."
"This has been a great week for the RAF and for the Fighter Command. more than five to one German air- They have shot down craft which have tried to molest our better, convoys
in the Channel These are, of course, only the perliminary encounters greater battles which lie ahead, but I know of no reason why we should
Chinese circles are showing the be discontented with the resulta so German sacrifices of planes and greatest anxiety over the Burma far achieved, although of course pilots have brought them no corres
Road question. There are signs of hope to improve upon them as ponding gains. During the past fort-keen disappointment over the reports fighting becomes more widespread night one area in south-east England of the British appeasement, policy and becomes more inland
has been raided 20 times. This is one towards Japan. "Around all fies of Defence Measures in Eire, or both, we shall seek no terms. We Royal Navy with the power of the of the unlucky areas. No less than hall tolerate no parlor. We may armed ships under the White Ensign, damage to any military objective. The OVET B a thousand 41 bombs were dropped without show mercy-we shall ask for none.
"I can easily understand now the capable of transferring its forces very
petrolling the seas Navy which is highest death rate in any one raid
was five. sympathetic onlookers "Every civilian must realiso that Allontie or the anxious friends in votreadily to the protection of any part
Empire which may
and is capable also JAPANESE BOMB resolve, and who may have feared of keepingt open our communications with the New World from whom,-18
and the courage of our people, show ourselves equally capable of we will pull this old land meeting a sudden violent shock or through," declared Mr. Aiken, what is perhaps a harder test, a pro-
longed vigit, Minister for the Co-Ordination
speaking at a recruiting meeting at Dundalk to-day.
Civilians' Duty
Kent over the radio.
Warship Goes To Rescue Island Town Struck
"But be the ordeal sharp or long,
war machine.
Aerose
the
yet of
be
CHURCHES
CHURCHILL DELIGHTS
American Reaction -To-Broadcast
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of military operations at any time cannot measure our resources or and in mich a case he should not res hamper the army. not co-operate for our survival when they saw so the struggle deepens, increasing aid-CHUNGKING: July 15 (Router) with or neelst the enemy in any way, many-states-and-kingdoms torn to will come. sdded the speaker. Propla should
pieces in a few weeks or even days familiarise them-
Catholic Church properties in and Food Reserves Higher selves with the voices of Elrean radio by the monstrous forces of the Nazi
near Chungking suffered losses as a WASHINGTON, July "Is it not remarkable that after result of Japanese air bombing dur-(Reuter)-Americans through- announcers and not be misled by yet been withstood by a great nation ten months of unlimited U-boat and
But Hitler has not
ing the past month totalling $3,000,-out the country listened to Mr. enemy propaganda which might be with a will-power equal to that of air attacks upon our commerce, our 000.
his own.
food reserves are higher than they Among the Catholic
Winston Churchill's broadcast Many of these countries had been stanifally larger tonnage under our Joseph's Church at Pelving, the Girls Comed the ringing confidence
bave ever been and we have a sub-molished or
properties de damaged were Swith anxious interest and wol- poisoned by intrigue before they own flag apart from the hundreds of School, the Catholic Cathedral of St. which he showed that he and were struck down They had been rotted within before foreign ships that we had, at the Paul, the Middle School; the Carmol the British nation felt with re-
by violence. they were smitten from without. dwell upon this? Not surely to School, the Ten Chih Primary School, gard to the outcome of the war, beginning of the war? Why do Monastery, the Ming Teh Middle How else can you explain what has induce any slackening of effort or and the Church of the Sacred Heart happened to France, to the French vigilance. On the contrary,
to the French Army, leaders of the French people, to the must be redoubled and we must pre-
people? In Good Health And Heart
"But here in our island we are in good health and in good heart. TOKYO, July 15 (Reuter). We have seen how litler prepared in The warship which left its base in scientific detail his plans for des- on Saturday morning for Miyake troying the neighbour countries of Island, which was struck by a Poland and his plans for Norway; Germany. He had his plans for volcanic eruption reached its he had his plans for Denmark, he destination at 2.30 pm. on Satur- had his plans all worked out for the day and landed a relief party doom of the peaceful and trustful despite a heavy sen.
By Volcano
Dutch, and of course for the Bel- Alana We have sten how the
this
PROHIBITION IN BOMBAY
BOMBAY, July 14 (Reuter)-The regarding prohibition In
www.position
Hiy assurance that Britain was "in good health and heart" and unlikely 1o be smitten from within liko France carried a welcome conviction here. while his Agures for the Army and Navy, and his indications with regard to air force successes were carefully and gratefully noted by Americans. Complete Rebuttal
pare not only for the summer but for the
winter, not only for 1041 but for 1942, when the war will, I trust, take a different form from the defensive
which It has hitherto been
bound. "I dwell upon these elements of Bombay has been clarified by an our strength, upon these resources which we have mobilised and con- cause it is right to show that a good proposed trol. I dwell on it and them be- Broadly speaking, the effect of the
cause сап command means
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Coming after the action at Oran,
the sunlight on the uplands beyond. Manufacture and gals of country-Mr. Churchill's expressed deter- "I stand at the head of a Govern-made liquor will be punishable but mination to defend London street by
value,
Two N.YK. liners, including the French were undermined and over-ment representing all parties in the country-made Ilquor may be brought street if necessary is taken at its face! Daifuku Moru, arrived at the scene throw may, therefore, be sure that] State, all creeds, all classes and every
yesterday to aid the relief work.
Casualties To Date
Hellef rarties arrived from the
there is a plan, perhaps bulit up recognisable section of opinion. We neighbouring prefectures, including Britain which, after all, has the and by a free Press, but there is one over years, for destroying Great are supported by a free Parliament Tokyo.
Twenty-one persons
honour to be his main and foremost point which unites us all and it sus- are rulasing enemy. and another 21 are Injured.
tains us in the pubile regard, namely, Thirty-four houses were destroyed.
"All I can say in that any plan for as it is Increasingly becoming known, invading
Britain which Hitler we are prepared to proceed to all made two months ago must have force them. That is our point of extremities to endure them and en- had to be entirely recast In. order union in His Majesty's Government.
War Of Peoples And Causor
MORE CANADIAN
·TROOPS ARRIVE.
·
nay month:
to meet our new position. "Two months ago, ago, our first and main effort was to LONDON, July 14 (Reuter)The keep our best army Canadian Department of Defence in regular troops,
In France, 'all our all our output of Ottawa announces that the Fusiliers munitions and a very large part of Nontroyal (a Montreal infantry regi- our air force had to be sent to France ment) and the Cameroon Highlanders and maintained in action there. Now (a mounted machine-gun regiment) have arrived safely overseas.
No Indication is given as to where they have been landed.../
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Round-Up
we have it all at home.
"Never before, In the last war or
in this, have we had in this island an army comparable in quantity, equipment or numbers to that which stands on guard here to-night. We
into Bombay provided that special excise duty is paid,
BASTILLE DAY
IN FRANCE
His whole address has put most thinking Americans in better heart than at any time since the French disaster.
Turkoy's Interest ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuter)
is receiving subscriptions to THE FUND TO ASSIST
BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT.
Day In France began at Vichy with a is seen as typleal of his clarity and BERLIN, July 14 (UP)~DNB re- Intense interest is aroused in Turkey Holy Communion zervice in which forthrightness which has always up-being handed to The Government of ports that the observance of Bastille by Mr. Churchill's broadcast, which The whole of the money subscribed is
Marshal Fetain and members of his pealed to the Turkish peopis. "It is only like this that nations Government and diplomatic
Mr. Churchill's corps con preserve their freedom and thus participated.
fearlessness and ability to present facts as they are, only can entrusted to their care.
they uphold the cause Marshal Petain laid a wreath on the While at the same time appealing to All
tombs of the Unknown Soldier, after the courage and imagination hls depends now upon the whole which he carried out a brief military hearers, together with the clarity of Ilfe and strength of the British race parade.
his policy, are regarded here as ex- actly the qualities necessary to lead the country to victory as Kemal
in every part of the world, and all
of our associated people and all our
well-wishers in every land, dolar PUPPET TROOPS
their utmost night and day, giving all, daring all, enduring all to the nimosi, to the end,
MUTINY
.
Ataturk did in Turkey,
British prestigo
extremely high in Turkey at present. Every British success in the war and every out. ty displayed in the newspapers and standing British speech is prominent eagerly discussed in the streets..
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Moscow, July 14.
Hongkong for transmission to
The British GOVERNMENT
For the Purchase of Aeroplanes or such other Armaments as the British Government may decide.
This is no war of chieftains or have 1,500,000 men now under arms princes or dynasties or national am- Of a total of 100,000 puppet troops,
Donations will be received by The South China CHUNGKING, July 15 (Router) to-night and every week in June and bitions: it is a war of peoples and of July
has seen their organisation, their causes.
over 150,000, with 76,700 rides, have LONDON, July 14 (Reuter).The advanced by leaps and bounds. No in this land but in every land, who defences and their striking power
mutinled and joined the Chinese Ministry of Labour has issued an prakse is too high for the officers and will render faithful service in, this tival Affairs Commission.
There are vast numbers, not only forces, according to General Li Chal
Morning Post. Cheques should be made payable to order in Britain calling all pro
sum, Deputy Chairman of the Poll- fessional engineers with qualineations men, sye, and civilians, who have war, but whose names will never be
"War Fund-South China Morning Post Limited.” to register,
made this immense transformation' in known, and whose deeds will never Once the list is complete, so short a time.
CHUNGKING, July 14 (UP)-The It Is rollably reported that the All donations will be acknowledged in the columns t be recorded. This is a war of the Chinese National Government has Soviet is planning to subject the Ministry will be able to draft persons Warning To Fifth Columnists wherever, eficient. men are needed
Unknown Warrior. But let all strive annunoced the establishment of a Bnancial enterprises in Lithutan to of The S. C. M. Post & The Hongkong Telograph. "Behind the soldiers of the regular without falling in faith or in duty permanant office at Lion and has strict Government control. Similar urgently:
army is the means for the destruc-fond ask that the curse of Hitler will appointed Kung Ching-tsung as a measures will also be taken in Latvia tion for parachutists and air-borne be lifted from our age."
sident Representative, at Lhasa. and Establa, Domel.
The order applies to aliens.