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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 18, 1941.
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Matsuoka Declares Japanese Coolies View on Racial Discrimination Demand
Special to the "Telegraph" ..
TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Domei).—Japan's adherence to the prin- ciple of racial equality was re-affirmed by the Foreign Minister Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, at the Diet to-day.
Concurring with the views of the interpellation by Mr Fukuzo Nakayama, former member of the defunct Minarito Party, Mr Matsuoka stated, "Japan must constantly deal with equality towards all races without the slightest discrimination towards any.
"I believe that this constitutes Im- portant elements in the spirit of Hakko Ichlu, Since we seen to be born with the same racini' discrimba- tion I
I believe we must discard it so the to provide an example, Foreign Minister stated.
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"In the event of a great inter- national conference being convened to re-make the work under the new order, Japon should adopt a more l- vanced concept of the principle of racial equality than she displayed at the Versailles the
Conference," Foreign Minister continued.
Mr Matsuoka further retnarked, "I have never challenged the Anglo Saxon or any other race. However, If any race or nation should regard the spirit of Hakko Ichiu as a challag the Army and also for the lenge, then there is nothing left say.
Australia On Qui Vive
Mr Fadden's Latest Statement
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1,500 Hold Up A.R.P.
Soldier In Trouble Said To Have Attempted Suicide
Hearing of District Court Martial proceedings against Sap- 40th Fortress Company, per James Frederick Johns of the Royal Engineers, were concluded at Wellington Barracks this morning.
He was charged with forgery; uttering a forged document, knowing it to be forged; and alternatively, attempting to obtain credit from the Mary Silk Store, 60 Johnston Road, Wanchai, by false pretences.
The Court comprised Major S. F. Hedgecoc, Middlesex Regiment (Pre- ident), Acting Captain W. E. Martin, Royal Artillery, and Lieut H. S. F. Hancock, Middlesex Regiment, and 152/Lieut W. H. Hoyland, Royal Artil
ery, who watched the proceedings under instructions,
Test In The City Fifteen hundred coolies held up a test on the air raid tunnels apposite the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Char- tered Bank this morning, when they demanded more than cents each in payment for their work.
The test which, will
Alleged
Brutality
In S'hai
in
Captain H. C. Cartwright-Taylor, And Politics The coolies carried out a mild Royal Engineers, was the Prosecut-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" demonstration, but after negotining Officer and the defence was in
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (UP).-Four the charge of Captain A. J. Le Scelleur, TOKYO, Feb, 17 (Domel)--Ask-tions, agreed to carry out
Royal
members of a family who, it is nl- Engineers. It was alleged that Sapper Johns leged, beat a ricksha puller to death
his ricksha ed about the danger of the Army test for the original payment of
Ar 15 cents.
forged the signature of Major D. M. because he parked
Sunday, being involved in polities by Genkuro Etol who urged prudence
take about J. Murray, Officer Commanding 40th front of their house last In the statements on patles by Army
three hours to carry out is connected Fortress Company, R.E., on a form faced the District Court yesterday with the exhaust fan system of ven-guaranteeing payment of $10 per and were remanded in custody.
mother and spokesmen, the War Minister, Lieut-
Two brothers, their week and authorising the firm to Gen. Hideki Tojo, said at the Lower
nilow him credit up to $150. He was the wife of one of the brothers threw a number House Budget Committee to-day, that
further alleged to have uttered this the puller to the pavement document to the Arm and to have of times; na a result his head hit a attempted to obtain a blue suit of water tank and he died in hospital "patrols," underwear and other goods, shortly thereafter. All the prisoners
The case for the prosecution closed pleaded not guilty. yesterday, and this morning, the Pre- sident of the Court announced that Sapper Jolins had been found "No! Guilty," on the third charge,
he was fully responsible for con-
to statements made by his men.
SYDNEY Feb. 17 (UP).——
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr Fadden, announced to-day that conferences
State between Premiers would be held soon to
the discuss
situation, Wi particularly with regard to air raid precautions.
He said: "We have to be on the While the situation is qui vive. critical, it is not alarming. but we
While admitting the possibility of differences of views occurring before The Brad decision between the War Minister and his men, the War Minister affirmed that once the final decision has been taken there would no longer be any discord in the con- trol of the Army. Though the Army from its own standpoint holds great concern over politics, it has no inte- tion of interfering in polities, the War -Minister added.
Tokyo Visualises Pact· Between U.S. & Mexico TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Dornet)-Asked by Mr Fukuzo Nakayama at, the Lower House Budget Session what altitude Japan would take towards
our resources."
The Japanese Consol-General, Arand Mexico, the Foreign Minister, Mir Musaloshi Akiyamna said that Japan Matsuoka, replied that the possibility had no grievances against Australia; of such a military accord could be which could not be settled peacefully, anticipated.
The Foreign Minister, however, re- but he claimed that outside influences. "mallelously and insincerely" were fused to announce now Japan's atti attempting to disturb Japanese-tude towards such an eventuality.
tilation is the A.R.P. funnels,
U. S. Interests.
In Orient Prominent Men Take
Part In Debate
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Public opinion in Britain is
Evidence of Character WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 the (UP)-Taking part in
Captain Cartwright-Taylor produc- American forum on the air pro-ed evidence of the record and charac gramme last night, Mr Pauler of the accused, in the course of
mention which
was made of civil McNutt, former High Com- Court proceedings at the Kowloon missioner to the Philippines, de- Magistracy in October last year, when shown by the Gallup Survey clared that the Sino-Japanesected with the theft of a radio set whether our real enemy is the nvolved in charges con- to be about equally divided on war had become a "preliminary
Johns was bound over on one of the action" for the outer defence of charges in that case, and fined and German people or Germany's the Philippines which are "in-ordered to pay amends on the other. Nazi Government.
Addressing
essing the Court on behalf of A very slim majority regards the accused. Captain Le Seelleur the German people as the real Separable from our hope for
enemy. to said that Johns was a young soldier own of three years service, He was a
There is little doubt, however, Very hard worker
he got and until
peace."
He urged ecolotnie nid to China strengthen the United States
not now fortified.
Versailles Treaty
should be foolish not to take stock of the reported ronfusion of a military i detences. He indicated that it was bad company, he had no troubles/in the minds of the majority agreement between the United States regrettable that the Philippines were tall. The civil conviction over the|about what should be done when
wireless case
seemed to be the start Britain has won the war. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Johns got into the Robert A. Smith, correspondent, and of his troubles.
of certain Sapper and William Henry Chamberlain, former company Far Eastern representative of the appearet to be influenced by that
Monitor,"
There was no proof that he and man. "Christian Science
clutches, but everybody in his noted author, also spotte.
Colonel Roosevelt asked that the suspected as much.
While accused was away at Camp, Administration clarify its Far Eastern
he behaved as ጎ perfect soldier, but policies. Mr Smith recommended continued and increasing resistance on coming back to Barracks, he got by the United States to Japanese into touch with the Sapper mention- deed before and trouble began once Mr Chamberlain agression.
1101 believe
more, I was probable, said Captain "I do
material interests in the Le Seeleur, that the silk store America's Orient are worth defending at the cident arose through Johns attempt- price of war, or even that they can ing to get money to keep someone
quiet. be defended this way."
Australia relations.
Enemy-Occupied
Territory Raided
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 17 (UP),--An Air Ministry
qumunique says
and a vessel moored alongside,
Less Cotton From
North China
Japanese Mills Short CHUNGKING, Pb, 17
of cotton was estimated approximate-
that
Declines To Comment
Feb. 17 (UP), WASHINGTON, The Under Secretary of State, Mr Summer Welles, Lo-day declined to comment on the news stories that the United States plans to send the fleet to the Philippines if Japan moves
(Central that News).-Japanese cotton mill pro- 'British bombers, operating singly, at- (prietors in China are anxious over a tacked objectives in enemy occupied possible shartage of the cotton supply territory during daylight on Sunday, this current year. and hit the quay at Hellevoetsluk Prior to the war the annual yield planes also bonbed shipping ly 14,500,000 piculs, 4,500,000 piculs off the north coast as well as targets from Hopel, Shantung, and Shansi. at Zeebrugge, Middleburg and Den- and 3.800,000 from Anhwel, Kiangsu helter. It is also learned that the and Cheklang. There has been southward. He suggested that in- R.A.F. railed Katowice and Kracow sharp fall in the yield of eatton inquiries should be made to the Navy
North China owing to the war, Department. Idrought, and Japanese control.
Shanghai the Chinese cotton dealers
The
on Saturday night.
.
Incendiaries Dropped
Was
sounded
4
In
LONDON, Feb 17 (UP). The prefer to sell their cotton la cotton 'alert
in the Landon area mitis of nationalities other than the a17.30.p.m.amf.anti-aircraft.putanese-wie-usually-png-in-military- up n heavy barrage at 7.4 pan. notes. Hundreds of incendiary bomby were! The importation Df rollon in showered over a large area in one Shanghai last year equalled approxi- rately 4.000.000 piculs, which partly London district at 9p.1.
Raids on Britain
met the demand of Japanese cotton LONDON, Febr 17 (Reuter).-Ac-mills in Shanghai and partly of cording to the. Air Ministry a few Japanese cotton mills in Tsingtao. bombs were dropped in east and A rich cotton crop from the outly southeast England and north Scot-ing districts of Shanghai is anti- innd, causing little damage and a cipated this year. The Japanese small number of casualties.
cotton mills in China have still to
An enemy bomber was shot down purchase cotton from abroad and the into the sea off the Norfolk const in present tension in the Par East is the afternoon.
making this difficult,
Hurricane Over Madeira-
LISBON, Feb. 17 (Reuter).-Ma- deira was also struck by the hurri cane which swept Portugal during
the week-end.
The damage at Madeira is csti- mated at about 80,000 contos, which is equal to £800,000.
Two Attempts On Life
For seven out of every 10, the Nazi propaganda that the severity of the Versailles Peace Treaty was to blame for the, present war, seeins exploded. They think that the peace terms to be imposed on Germany should be more after the last war.
211 n country-wide survey of all shades of British opinion, the Gallup interviewers asked:
severe than those
"Do you think our enemy is the German people or only the Nazi Government?"
32 said "The German
people" 48 said "The Nazi
Government"
A supplementary question
The Defending Officer asked the Court to take kito consideration the fact that accuser actually obtained nothing, either in the way of money asked:
Foods from the silk store, and that
Was
"If we win the war should we im-
the morning following His arrest, pose on Germany terms which are commitless or more severe than those im- made two attempts to suicide, for which he was sent to hos-posts after the last war?" pitul.
it was only in the course of a month, since aegused came back from Camp. that all this trouble had arisen, concluded Captain Le Seel- Teur.
The Court announced that senterice will be promulgated in due course va the two remaining charges.
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In Portugal strenuous attempts are being made to restore communien- tions and a section of the 1930 class broadcast, a news bulletin in French of army telegraphists has been, called at 9.45 p.m. every day. The broad to the colours to repair the damage cast will be made on 9.32 megneveles wires only. to telephone and telegraph throughout the country.
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Danube Inundates Hungarian
Plains As Ice Chokes River
VICHY, Feb. 17 (Reuter)-The Danube has burst its banks and 30,000 people have been evacuated from their homes Tasmania is the first country in since the waters of the swollen river burst through the proter. the Empire to propose n direct tax tive dykes 30 miles below Budapest, says a dispatch to the
bachelors. fts forthcoming Budget is to contain a special pro- official French news agency.
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vision under which those with in- comes around the £200 mark will
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Engineers made desperate Danube, pay super tax of 5 per cent., rising efforts, to keep the waters back being used. to 10 per cent., on incomes between:
formed about 12 miles from the il rallway embankment
Military aircraft meanwhile are
stopping the Dow of the river.
£200 and £300, and to 15 per cent.but in the end the whole region (bombing the masses of ice which are
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