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No. 18273
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1940. 日五初月九
Britain Said Facing A Combined Blitzkrieg WHAT MUSSOLINI AND HITLER TALKED ABOUT AT THE BRENNER PASS
Special to the "Telegraph"
BERLIN, OCT. 4; (UP).—HITLER AND MUSSOLINI TO-DAY HAD THEIR MEETING AT BRENNER PASS. THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN BERLIN INDICATES THAT THEY CONCENTRATED THEIR DISCUSSIONS PRINCIPALLY ON MILITARY QUESTIONS.
THESE, IT IS EMPHASISED, MUST BE SETTLED BEFORE THE LAUNCHING OF A FINAL DRIVE AGAINST BRITAIN AS WAS LAUNCHED. AGAINST FRANCE IN MAY AND JUNE.
HONGKONG GOVT. MAKES NEW GIFT TO WAR CHEST £200,000 A Year For Duration
A free gift of £200,000 a year for the duration of the war is to be made by the Hongkong Government to His Majesty's Government, says an official communique issued this morning by the Colonial Secretariat.
The money will be taken from
the profits of the Exchange
Fund provided the net increment W WHY WAR
reaches that figure,
The communique rends:
The Government of Hongkong with the concurrence of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee has offered to His Majesty's Government a free gift of £200,000 per annum for the duration of the war from the prots of the exchange fund provided the net increment reaches that figure. This offer has been gratefully accepted.
As the published half yearly state- ments show the position nt ist! December, 1939, represented a cover of over 114 per cent. That cover will not be decreased by the gift.--
cash gifts of £100,000 each.
MAY ENTER PACIFIC
Konoye On U.S.
If successful, it will pave the way for new orders in Europe, Africa and Asia as envisaged in the Axis-Japan pact.
NEWS AGENCY'S BOAST
LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter)-Political circles in Berlin to-day declined to comment on the reason for the |Hitler-Mussolini meeting.
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The official German news agency says: "It has never been the custom of the two Powers to blazon forth their deliberations before they become manifest and operative ns political or mili- tary facts.
"Meetings between the two Dictators always have far- reaching consequences, even though this is not apparent to the world immediately after the conclusion of auch important con- versations."
Communique'
LONDON, FOrt. 4: (Reuter)--Con- | versations between the dictators, ended 41, k50%)>mi:to-day, when the « folle wing communique was fasued:.
Within the frameworks of an exchange of views, the Duce and Fuehrer met at the Brenner Pass for a cording meeting conducted in thè spirit of the Axis.
"For three hours the two leaders studied in the presence of their Foreign Ministers oil problems of Interesi to the two countries.
"General von Keltol, the German Chief of Staff, was present during the last part of the conversation,
Talks were then continued during two Foreign Ministers were also present."
lunch, at which the Relations
Hitler reviewed a contingent of the Grenadiers before taking leave of Mussolini, entering a train which left Brenner at 2.40 p.m.
TOKYO, Oct.1 (Router)
The train carrying Il Duce and Count Clano left Brenner Ave minutes
It will be recollected that besides War in the Pacific depends on remittances amounting to over £84,- 000 from local newspaper War Fund, the extent to which Japan and the Hongkong Government, has al-the United States can undertake ready in the past year made two tree to respect each other's interest later
in the eastern and western hemispheres," declared the Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, in the first Press inter- view since Japan signed the
LATEST
DEATH OF MR. W. LMCKENZIE
alliance with the Axis,
PHOTOGRAPHIC
4
AXIS SEEK TO OUST ROOSEVELT
Frank Statement
WASHINGTON, Oct, 4 (Reu- ter)-Asked at a Press confer- ence to-day whether he had any reason to believe that Germany and Italy were working for his
in defeat
the
presidential election, President Roosevelt re- plied by reading portions of a newspaper despatch from Rome.
The despatch stated: "The Axis is out to defeat Roosevelt, not as a measure of interference with the internal policies of the United States but because of the President's foreign spolicy
and because of everything he stands for in the eyes of the Italians and Germans,
"The Axis, interested primarily in keeping the United States out of war,
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ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR HITLER Hongkong
"They" Vhalf - slover, past there shores”. In the mutto of Britain's defending forces now manning the country's coastlines, and these two pictures again emphasise "how impossible it will be for Hiller to make a succentul Invasion of England. Top photograph show, Tommies demonstraling how they will treat tha-Nuzlu should they, over gut as far as Britain's formshote, and below loak-out post.
is trying to prevent and minimize its CONTEST
Prince Konoye insisted that despite Winners To Be Announced her adherence to the Three-Power
Fact. Japan "did not intend, without
grounds, to provoke the United States."
He added that the United States Mr. W. L. McKenzio, aged 34, Secre- must, however, display a "proper tury of the Hongkong Telephone Com-understanding and sympathy for pany, and well-known K.C.C. Japan's position in the east 45 Д cricketer, died at the Queen Mary prerequisite of co-operation." Hospitat this morning after an dilness of several months.
Discussing relations with the Soviet Union In the light of the tripartite He was a native of Barnsley, and alliance, Prince Konoye said that al- was educated at Warwick School, though the alliance did not imply any A Chartered Accountant, he arrived compromise with the principles of the in Hongkong ten years ago. During Comintern, nevertheless he hoped "ta the 1938-39 sexan he won the K.C.C. minimise every source of canfilet be
for the best batting and tween Japan and the U.S.S.R." average of the 2nd XI.
Through his sporting activities "Mac"
was known to most sportsmen of Japan Stands Or
Hongkong and his untimely death is
regretted by them all
He was single, but had a flances in
England, from where he' returned at palata
Falls By Axis
the beginning of the year from leave. TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Router)Japan The funeral will take place to it now bound by treaty to stand or
Next Saturday 2
The awards made in the 10th, Annual Amateur Photographto Compeition will be announced In next Saturday's issue of the Telegraph. A special supplement will contain reproductions of all the prize winners and some of the commended pictures,
From Monday, October 14, ma exhibition of selected number of entries will be held in the › Board
Boom, Morning Post Buliding
The six main trophies presente ed by Ilford, Lid, of London and the Eastman Kodak Com- pany, are tw on display in the showrooms · of the Hongkong Electric Company, Gloucester Arcade.
QUETTA SHOOTING
morrow at the Colonial Cemetery at fall with Germany and Italy in build- QUETTA, Oct. 4 (Reuter)-Major 3. p.m. INDUSTRIESviny a ing a new world order" declared a H. A. Barnes, Political Agent of the Forelim Office spoitesman.in a broad-Zhob-district, was shot dead this cast to the nation on the Axis part. morning,
34.000 Demand
help to Great Britain..
"Normal Strategy"
"The election, is realised to be of vast importance to the Axis. There fore, it is normal strategy for, the Axls to do something before Navem- ber 5, which would somehow have a great effect on the electoral cam- paign."
Asked regarding the doubt that the United States was giving all aid short of war to Great Britain as had been promised, President Roosevelt sald everything was being speeded up as much as possiblə, jois
He added that as a general proposi tion it was untrue to state that Britain was not receiving all aid short
Doctor o Struck Off Register
At an Inqulty -- held by the Medical Board on July: 12 and 24, says an official' notification in the Government: "Gazette", a resolution was duly passed that it had been proved to the satis- faction of the Board that Dr. Hung Men-sau of 125 Nanchang Street, ground floor, Shamshul-
po, had permitted 'unqualified assistants employed by him to give inoculations for chólera and vaccination to persons attending at his consulting rooms.
It had also been proved that he permitted such assistants to furnish such persons with certificates already signed by him certifying that he, the kald Dr. Hung Men-sau, had inocu lated and vaccinated, ruch persons whereas in fact he had not seen such persons nor had he performed 'such Inoculations for cholera and vaccina- tion,
Further that the skid Dr. Hung Meg-bau had signed' certificates of Inuculatica for cholera and vaccina- TURN to Pago 5, Column Five.
R.A.F. Score Hits On Two
Enemy Ships Off Norway
LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter).-Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm have inflicted further damage.
on enemy shipping along the coast of Norway.
An Admiralty communique states that Skuas attacked an enemy supply ship of four to five thousand tons lying alongside a jetty at, Hallgesund, Hits were obtained with bombs and the ship was left heavily on fire both in the fore and after holds.
of war, but he could make the aume In Bilorno Fjord, the Skuas attack- remark regarding specific items.
President Roosevelt predicted that greater co-ordination. in: the stan- dardisation of British and American armaments would be achieved.
He said that Canadians pilots, who were not, members of the Canadian forces may be trained at privaté flying schools in the United States. kobani
Japanese Advance In
Demand Notes Sent Out Indo-China Says Official Vichy Gout Condones
For Property Tax,
his own salary war taxation, a representative of the "Telegraph” visited Mr.
of War Taxation yesterday afternoon, to see it other people were
(quite spiele.
was Mr. Black's reply. He added there were, atill
talk Rowinlich proj
Operations Oct
ed and hit an enemy supply ship of about 2,000 tons, which is believed, to have been sunk,
Our aircraft were subsequently attacked by
a superior force of enemy fighters and one Skun la miss- ing sign the AA
Five Raiders Worsted LONDON, Oct. 5 (Reuter)Spit fare and Hurricane fighter pilots have spent the whole of the day searching
Desertion, Drunkenness, Regulation
Two Rumours
Denied
Hall And Kennedy Sta
The offence of desertion from His
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Beut Majesty's Ships was the subject of Questioned regarding a Jap regulation 41 of the Defence Regula- port um Mr. Cordel monturette announced to-dax Reoseriff replied that tions used in June. The Govern resigning in the new
Mand
the skies over south-east England for elusive, cloud- dodging single that the regulation in replaced by enemy bomberated another which enlarges on desertion another story
Despite difficulties, there have been and absent without leave
The many duels and at least five raiding returned to his ship by authorised rega
provides That - a deserter, can cho TURN-10. Pag Column Five persons including the Harbour Master
and "Deputy Harbour: Master: Ali Another section la added forbidd
a drunken, përson” to rejoin his ship In that condition.
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