Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 5, 1941.
CHINESE COMMUNISTS TONE DOWN DEMANDS TO THE CHUNGKING GOVT.
By F. M. fisher Special to the "Telegraph"
CHUNGKING, Mar. 4 (UP). The absence of all seven Communist members of the National People's Political Council from the first few meetings of the current session, while reflecting serious political differences between the Kuomintang and the Communists, does not necessarily mean an open break leading to civil strife in the opinion of informed neutrals in Chungking.
The present abstention of the Communists from the Council is felt here as indicating that the long continued mutual efforts to reconcile political and other differences have not yet been successful, although some progress in this direction has already been made.
Landings
Changsha Bombed,
On S. Kwangtung Coast.
CHANGSHA, March 4 (Central News).—After a long res- pite, 30 Japanese planes staged a raid over Changsha yesterday morning. They were greeted by thunderous Chinese anti-air- craft fire and were forced to break formation. After unloading their bombs haphazardly, they flew away in a northerly direction. Damage caused by the raid is understood to be slight..
Fifty-six Japanese planes. in several squadrons Yushan and other towns in Kinngsl yesterday.
Kwangtung Landings
CHUNGKING, March 4 (Central advices from News), Military
Kwongtung indicate that heavy fight- ing has flared up on the Telshan and Yeungkong coast 019 il result of Japanese landing there.
on Monday morning five se warships and 50 bonts with about 1,000 Japanese aboard, arrived off the
rubber
const at
Kwanghal, south-west of Toishun. Under the protective bombardment of eight planes the Japanese forced
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raided
Enormous
Fleets In
The Making
landing and pushed toward Teishan, Latest Revelations
meeting with strong Chinese resis- tance.
On Monday night Japanese troops romm Sunwui in a number of rubber boats landed at Talao and headed for Shachung.
Under a protective barrage laid by their naval guns units of Japanese troops tried to land at Paktsunkong in the district of Yeungkong this morning,
Soviet Rebuke To Sofia
Reveals Her Anxiety
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter). The Important statement broadcast from Moscow in regard to the German occupation of Bulgaria has given rise to much comment in diplomatic quar. ters in London, learns "Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent.
There is nothing, however, to suggest that it means more. than it says, namely that the Soviet Government does not share the views of the Bulgarian Government that its attitude will lead to preservation of peace. Both sides have grievances.
Consequently, the Soviet Govern- However, Government authori-meat is unable to support the Bul- ties, saying they are unwilling garian Government In the prosecu to aggravate the delicate situation of its present polley.
is an obvious rebuke to the It is an
of Bulgaria and gives Bulgarian those papers which were spreading reports
tion. Indicate that it is not etlon
missible to enumerate or discuss the arguments advance by either side just now.
to
JEWS IN HOLLAND
that Russia was in full agreement Deportation And
with the latest developments.
T!
Isolation
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter),- Large numbers of Dutch Jews will be deported to Poland, ac- cording to a Stockholm report. They will be confined to Jewish reservations established by the German authorities around Lub-
Twelve Demands
It must be recalled that the Bul- Following the disbandment of the garian Prime Minister, In his speech new Fourth Army, the Communists at Vienna
in signing the Tripartite published a list of 12 demands tisking Pact, re-affemed his resolve to deve for the reinstatement of the new lop further the traditional friendly Fourth Army and the release of its relations with the Soviet Union. Commander, General Yeh Ting; seek- This statement, which incidentally Ing legal recognition of the Com- was ignored by Herr von Ribbentrop
Party;
asking for the the German Foreign Minister, in his punishment of the Central Army reply, does not seem to have mollided Commanders involved in the disband-Moscow in any way. ment of the new Fourth; requesting The significant nature of the broad-lin in Central Poland. that an
an end be put to the one-Party cast is that it was renewed in several No confirmation of these drastic rule and demanding the inauguration languages and on more than one
munist
of
viewing the
occasion,
Underlying Motive
steps has yet been obtained, but n Netherlands Government official in London told "Reuter" that such n move would arouse no surprise in Dutch circles.
matter as
More will have to be known of the merely a
of military disci true circumstances and underlying pline. Apparently it could not agree motives of the Soviet statement be- Dutch Jews, he said, had already with these demands from 'a minor fore any considered judgment would been deprived by the Nazis of their political Party, However, conversa be possible so far as British quarters Dutch passports and labelled 'simply tions and negotiations have proceeded ore
ore concerned. IL clear
ix that op-ns Jews.
of
in which both parties gave evidence portunity has been taken in the state- f a willingness to make some conces-ment to underline the Soviet's at- slons,
titude of non-involvement in the
Ghetto In Amsterdam
measures
repreen reported in
By "Jane's"
The Nazis were also reported to be This was the position when the struggle and her desire that opera-establishing a kind of Ghetto in the LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter),—approach of the Council session made tions should not be extended.
Jewish quarter in Amsterdam, where By implication, blame for the Striking evidence of the ever- the question more important. The
Jews will be compelled to live. growing naval expansion of the advanced as conditions for attending on Germany's shoulders, as the state- Communist's demands had not been sprend of the conflict has been put
Smiling Great Powers, particularly the the Council but they made it known ment clearly implies that the occupa-
Jews have arious parts of Holland. Jews in United States, and of the des- that they would not attend with the tons of Bulgaria is to extend the
Amsterdam are largely of Polish operations,
origin and, being strictly orthodox, truction of a major part of Mus-question still completely unsolved.
Special Committee solini's battle fleet is contained
still wear long beards and black robes It is authoritatively
which are only seen generally among in the 1940 edition of "Jane's
Jews in eastern Europe. Fighting Ships" which estimates certain northern Kuomintang mem-
bers
slated that
Generalissimo
INDIAN AIR that 40 capital ships are under Chiang Kai-shek suggesting that the
FORCE UNITS
construction or on order in the Council appoint a special committee designated to consider the friction world to-day.
and between the Kuomintang and secrecy, the volumé
the
ALBANIA
New Bomber
Despite wartime censorship -Boys Prospects
contains new Communists to which the Generalis- Type Shot Down DELII, Mar. 4 (Reuter) How plans of the world's most powerful simo agreed.
Upon the suggestion by non-Kuo-
Britain's Losses
શ
CAIRO, Mar. 4 (Reuter),
of
the
Another large section of Dutch Jews are of Portuguese origin. Altogether there are about 200,000 Jews In the Netherlands.
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young Indians from civil life are be battleship, King George V, in which ing trained as ground personnel for Lord Halifax went to America; plons mintang members, the Generalissimo the Indian Air Force was shown to of the new German battleships Bis-approved that one Communist mem- Five enemy aircraft were shot
During a thunder storm yesterday, me when I visited the school of Armarck and Tirpitz: and details of her be elected to the presidium of down by K.A.F. fighters in the Force technical training at Amballa," powerful units which America, Japan the Council provided the Communists Corfu area yesterday, says an
would attend the sessions. Mean- and Italy are adding to their fleets.WOU
struck by lightning at about 10.30 writes Reuter's special correspondent, are several hundred airmen "There
A war loss section, included for the white, the opening date of the session R.A.F. Middle East communique. the Shataukok Police Station
The communique states: "Greeco
being without the presence of
dislocated. under training recruited from a first time since 1910, gives details of urrived and the meeting was held
the Com- and Albania: A small formation of an, the entire electrical system Twenty-three the belligerent navies, munists. over India, including all castes and
R.A.F. fighters patrolling in casualtics in school covers an creeds. The
prefaced by aerial photographs large varicly
It was nearly midnight of the first vicinity of Corfu yesterday inter-electric bulbs were burned out and
the the destruction wrought among the
telephone Was also extraordinarily
and only men with extreme Italian Fleet at Taranto by the Air day of the session that the Com-cepted is squadron of bombers, Italian the wiring in many places
three-nged. ly good educational qualifications are Arm last November.
bombers) and at Cupped long-distant bomber received authorisation from Yenan ta
A big tree standing at the rear of Accepted."
in
advance a greatly modified form of shot down two
Tater, the same The basic training course,
Britain's losses of big ships have the 12-conditions under which they A few mint them into the sea the building apparently took the spill cluding Instruction in the duties of
mechanics, night lagersteun-comparatively alight, the highest could attend the Council. The modi-squadron of our fighters encountered brunt of the shock as it was
burntNobody-was-injured. Right carpenters, electricians, wireless price being paid by small ships, over fied Hst excluded three of the pre- another formation of the same type down the centre and was extensively
demands which the Govern- of bombers which were returning operators, photographers and many 100 of them being lost, some without vious others, lasts for six months after trace. Britain had also lost 30 des- ment had said were quite inadmiss- from the raid on Larisan. Three of which the man qualifies and goes troyers and 23 submarines up to the ble. The modified list was present these enemy uircraft were also shot
ed directly to the Secretary General down. inle a unit,"
time the flsts were Promotion Hopes
Germany's fleet is
by one of the Council on Sunday.
circles say the con- Government "Owing to the rapidity of expansion pocket battleship, the Graf Spee, four of the Indian Air Force, the prospects cruisers and 13 destroyers, while it is tents of the 12 conditions constitute are the best, and there is keen thought that few of the 70 U-boats matters over which the Council has competition for enlistment, it being with which she began the war stl no authority, and official and au- thoritative circles say that the Coun- realised that expert training given remain in service.
Excluding the damage at Taranto, ell members do not wish to create will subsequently be invaluable in
lost cruiser, seven precedent by which any party can peace time.
I visited several workshops where destroyers and at least 30 submarines, dictate the conditions of attendance. The possibility of further mutual On the world's new capital ships tuition I proceeding, and after see- myself how for ing
construction, all with the exception of adjustment is apparently not exclud- intensely absorbed the recruits were in their four Japanese pocket battleships are ed since it is understood that both work, I felt that my guide spoke of at least 35,000 tons while 20, if not sides are indicating a willingness truly when he spontaneously paid more, are of 40,000 tons or over. nake some concessions. Some cir tribute to the lads, saying that they The latter include four British of the eles are optimistic that an eventual Llon class, the first two of which are compromise may be reached, even if were as keen as muslard."
due to be completed in 1943.
It comes after the present session of the Council has terminated.
QUO TAI-CHI SEES MENZIES
bad
LONDON, March 4 (Central News), --Mr Que Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassa dor to the Court of St James's lo-day called on Mr P. G. Menzies, the Australian Premier, and friendly exchange of views on the Pacific situation and other questions affecting the mutual interests China and Australia.
of
The question of the exchange or diplomatic missions between China and Australia was also discussed.
Australian circles believe that Mr Menzies is paxious that such an ex- change should take place soon.
italy
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U. S. Programme The United States has 17 battle- ships building or on order and it is suggested that some of these may have a displacement of $2,000 tons, Other items of the American build- ing programine Include 12 aircraft carriers, 51
and 80 200 destroyers |
to guess how many
It is impossibly has laid down
submarines
since there is no solid basis for the American estimate of 300, but it is believed that this figure is by no means unreasonable.
KING GIVES
AUDIENCES
to
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Router)-The King gave audience to-day to three important statesmen,
"Bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. also attacked mator transport con- Artillery In Action centrations in the Tepelini area."
LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuler)-- tense artillery action on the Albanian front is reported by the Athens radio to-night. An Italian tank was hit by Grick gunfire and burst into Sumes, the crew being killed.
Foreign Exchange
LONDON, March 4 (Central News).-Commenting upon the an- nouncement that under instructions of the Ministry of Finance the Central Bank of China will resume buying and selling of foreign ex- change,
The Times"
Editor City ation or cx- wrate that no confirmed in
had been
planation eastern banking circles in London.
"In view
recent of the
credits granted to Che added, "it is possi
by Britain and the United States," he ble that the Chinese Government are now able to provide exchange on a freer basis than formerly and to put their financing on a less essentially barter basis. The omelat rate is 44d. The first was General Charles do ns against the market price of 3d, Unconfirmed reports suggest that Gaulle, leader of the Free French and the statement that exchange can German capital ships under construc- Movement. It was the first time that be made available at the official rate! tion
two 40,000-ton Is Majesty, had received General de may relate to overseas business con- may include vessels to be called Friedrich der Gaulle, though he met the French ducted by various government agen-
he inspected Freecies. Grosse and Hindenburg while reports leader
The action of the government | that the battleships Bismarck and French units last autumn.
may have been prompted by political Interviewed after his talk with MrTirpitz ore in full commission must,
The second visitor was President considerations." Menzles, Mr Quo said that the speech it is stated, be treated with caution.
Roosevelt's unofficial representative, made by Mr Menzies to the Foreign
Colonel W. J. Donovan. Press Association yesterday should not be interpreted as indicating that Australia is prepared to give way to
or to knuckle under aggression, though she is anxious to preserve peace in the Pacific, make friends and continue to seek friend- ship with Australia's neighbours. lie was so convinced in view
forces
Speech Construed
to
of
ад
Medical Offence Alleged
Woman Faces Charge.
the A 35-year old Chinese woman
active defence measures in Malaya named Wong Yuet-wan, appeared
and the Pacific recently undertaken before Mr II. G. Sheldon, K.C. at
Menzies.
Chungking Posts
morning
when
The third visitor was Mr Winston
Churchill
Japanese Envoy Flies To Iran
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
French Passive Resistance
Laval Fears Murder LONDON, Mar, 4 (Reuter)-New York papers publish eye-witness ac- counts of Americans returning from Eurone of the growing resistance to the Nazis in France.
William Mock, a student, declared, TOKYO, Mar. 4 (Dame). Mengiiation against the Germans and by Australia, and particularly after Central Magistracy this his exchange of views with Mr charged with being an unregistered Kikotaro Ichikawa, newly-appointed Frenchmen collaborating with them medical practitioner and with the Japanese Minister to Tran, will leave is steadily growing. The French put possession of polsons at Room No. 11 Tokyo on March 7 on an eight-day up signs for de Gaulle, Marshal in Tung Building, Queen's Road alr journey to reach his post. This is Petain and President Roosevelt, and
Uto Arst time that a Japanese the Nazis tear them down. Central, on March 3 and 4.
all "M. Laval' is well guarded at Wong
Оп times and fears assassination. and to have had in by cir.
Travel by sen from Japan to Iran December & there were rumours that sworn in uis morning ng Commander her possession eight ampoules of
The he had been killed, and the Nazis has been practically cut off.
CHUNGKING, Mar., 3 (Central
wna
Nows)-General Ho Kuo-kwang was people for nod to have treated diplomat Is proceeding to his post,
of
the National Gendarmerie and con- hypophysin and one bottle of liquid and course through Soviet Russia to rounded us all the English women in currently Deputy Garrison Comman-extract of ergot. der of. Chungking. Simultaneously, At the request of Sub-Inspector Iran is still open but Mr Ichikawa Paris and put them in concentration General Chang Cheng assumed his Goodwin Defendant was, remanded has decided on an aerial schedule camps.
"Ninety per cent of the French offices as Vice-Commander of the for a week for the Government from Tokyo to Talhoku, Bangkok, Gendarmerie and concurrently Dean analyst's report. Bail in $500 was Calcutta, Karachi, Basra. Bagdad and people bellove that England will
Twin”. allowed, of the Gendarmes' School.
Teheran, a course of B,000 miles."
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