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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December
1940.
Tripartite Nations Flounder Deeply In Morass Of Discord
From "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 3.-Hitler's first approach to Marshal Petain having falled it would seem that the Fuehrer is now attempting to redeem his failure by guile.
By arranging for the veteran Franch lender to return to Versailles, the Germans, with the aid of Laval, the Vice Premier, are pursuing a double object.
agreement.
At Versailles, Petain will not to bring about a Soviet-Japanese be able to exercise the same
Russia And America control over all branches of the
These two plates seem both to be administration of unoccupied
working
out
of control, There Is France thus leaving Laval nothing to show that any change freer hand, and at the same time whatsoever in Russo-German rela- Petain will be exposed to the tions has resulted from M. Melotov's Neither has there attention of his German mastera visit to Berlin.
variation in Russia's t- ny who may be expected to use all titude to Briinin,
There has however, been slight their arts to flatter him into agreeing with their plans.
Improvement in Soviet relations with the United States and in the circum- atunces
Hitler's efforis at the moment are reminiscent of a juggler trying to keep several plates spinning at the
Bath Spinning In Rhythm
Italy, Japan, Spain and France all have to be kept spinning in rhythm and the task is proving mere and more difficult. Italy appears to re- sent efforts to win France as the offer to Laval. Is largely at her expense, and Mussolini must realise that his partner feels him to be a liability rather than an asset at the moment. Despite the desperate straits of the Halian armies in Albania, there has not been the slightest gesture of help
from Berlin. or even sympathy from
been
MYSTERY PLANE Amazing Speed Reported
Rome, Dec. 2. this is very significant
It is reliably stated that Colonel Schneider cup seeing that the tripartite pact was Mario de. Bernanti. ustensibly directed against America.
winner, renched a speed of €25 Finally, the position of Spain
new mystery propellerless
plane, would appear to be unchanged and miles per hour while testing Italy's by compressed for the moment the question of which is operated Morocco is no longer being ventilated. gas According to aviation experts, This would also seem to have been the invention is being perfected and steriflerd to the more inmediate aim still further efforts are being made to attain a speed of 3,000 miles per of winning France.
hour-United Press.
OLD ARAB EDITION OF GOSPEL FOUND Monsignor Giovanni Galbiati, cura- Japan, whose association with the tor of Milan's famous Ambrosiana was described as the greatest library, has announced the discovery Axis was achievement in history, is also not of an ancient Arab edition of the The volume, running as the master juggler would Gospel of St. John. ilke. The open pact against Com-discovered while cataloguing a col- munism entered into with the puppet lection of old Arable volumes, was government of Nanking is not likely perfectly preserved despite its great to facilitate von Ribbentrop's aims age, which is as yet undetermined.
Tibet Road Triumph A
Battle With Elements
CHUNGKING, Dec. 3.-The 170-mile highway connecting Szechnen with Sikong has at last been completed and when sur- facing has been Improved, regular bus and freight services will be maintained between Chengtu, Yaan and Tachienlu.
Bigger Italian Army
Rome, Dec. 2. It is officially announced that Mussolint has decreed a $700,000,000:
War Ministry to allotment to the reinforce the army-United Press.
Pointless Nazi Claim
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 3 (UP)—In con- nection with the German communi- que claiming that the convoy éscort cruiser Caledonia has been sunk, naval circles pointed out that the auxiliary cruiser Calettonin was re- named Scotstoun, and was admitted to have been sunk on June 14. The German claim speeldeally mentions the Scotstoun's tonnage as being
17,046.
be
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BABY IS VICTIM-This picture was made two minutes after a Nazi bomb crashed in London. Air-Raid Precau- tion worker guides horror-stricken mother toward, medicat station. Baby is unconscious.
Belgium Reviews Havoc Of Nazi Blitzkrieg
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3.-Six months after the German Army began to blast its way through Belgium the little country looks A final as though the clock had been turned back to 1914. check made by the Commissariat of Reconstruction reveals that only one-fifth of Belgium's 2,500 towns and villages escaped war damaged.
German and Aliled weapons razed AB soon as he heard that his brother was a prisoner of war in 9,832 houses to the ground, severely 6,000 This road, known as the Inner difficulties. One problem to be faced Germany. 18-year-old R. E. Woods, damaged 24,150, and slightly damag- have been Tibet Highway, has been constructed
Offices, wrote to the Council asking to miles of Belgian roads as a result of 36 months Oght against that of blasting a way through a clerk in Elthham, Kent, Counciled 110,710. Approximately
destroyed or damaged; more than 100 the elementa by 150,000 workers, who the mountainous country which is lensed to foln the R.A.F. had to struggle
feel I should do more than I am railway stations and depots have been against snow, ice, the principal feature of the region. wind, hunger and various diseases It took 3,000 workers six months to doing to speed up my brother's re-
said. in their effort to complete this sub-cut through 00 miles of rock at a lease," he
The young clerk was called to the dlary Chinese lifeline within the height over 10,000 feet from Ernlang-
shan Ridge. Many workers died or Council chamber. The chairman -appointed time.
The nature of the terrain caused suffered severely from the effects of congratulated him, released him and many delays and great engineering frostbite-Beuter.
promised to keep his job open.
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Firat intimation of the vessel's plight_was_a_United_Press message from Manila stating that an SOS. had been received from the vessel saying she was stranded and break- ing up and required assistance.
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There are belleyed to be about five European members in the crew on board the steamer which is aground in a position exposed to the monsoon, according to mariners who have studied her position.
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Mr. Mahan Singh
The monthis social function of the Indian Association of Hongkong and South China
was held in the Sindhi Merchant Club, and coincided with a farewell tea party given in honour of Mr. Mahanation, Vice-President of the who is shortly leaving for India.
Mr.
the
A. Vaswani, who presided over the function, and other mem- bers including Messrs. B. Ditta, Mohamed Afzal, Gurbux Singh, K. B. Vaidya and J. Kima, paid warm tributes to the sterling qualities Mr. Mahan Singh, who incidentally is one of the organisers of the As- sociation
Mr. Mahan Singh is an old resident of the Colony, having been here for over 34 years,
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