WAR MAY BECOME
MOST ATROCIOUS
IN HISTORY, BUT
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PARIS, TO-DAY. SPEAKING AT THE AMERICAN CLUB YESTERDAY
THE NEW BRITISH
AMBASSADOR.
SIR
RONALD CAMPBELL,· STRESSED THAT THE ALLIES EARNESTLY HOPE THAT A BETTER BITTER WORLD WILL ARISE FROM THE STRUGGLE GOING ON NOW IN EUROPE. "This war," he said, "may become more atrocious than any other in history, and we are prepared for sacrifices per- haps even greater than we can now conceive. "But France and Britain are determined to fight to the last, and this unshakable determination · · is deeply rooted in the Franco-British solidarity.
SETBACK FOR
NAZI HOPES
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Amsterdam, To-day.
Formation of the Yonal
"Our decision is motivated by our stern bellef that the sufferings of men will not be in vain, and that we are preparing A new and better civilisation.
"History shows that one war" does not necessarily pave the way for another war, and we hope to be able from now on to prevent the forces of evil being unleashed again."
Sir Ronald ended by stressing the high value of American sympathy for the Allied cause,
M. Holma, Finnish Minister in the dinner and was
Havas.
Cabinet in Japan has caused Paris, attended deep disappointment in Ber-acclaimed upon arrival. lin, where it was hoped that would be premature to predict the the ministerial crisis would policy Admiral Yonai will follow. result in strengthening the extremist elements in Japan. caused some surprise, and the atmos-
Press comments in Germany extremely reserved.
"However we can say right now that
Yonal's
has Admiral
appointment
which the new Japanese are phere in
Cabinet meets is far from favourable." The "Koelnische Zeitung" says: "It—Hovas.
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The
Tokyo, To-day,
market,
which
share
in the week slumped earlier through fears that the Yonal Ca- binet would pursue a deflationary policy, partily firmed up yester- day. This was due, according to
the
"Chugai Shogyo," leading commercial daily, to the belief of certain speculators that the pre- vailing economic and financial sl- tuation may prevent a deflation- ary policy from being carried out. -Reuter.
Macao, To-day. Travellers arriving from Canton state that Canton is suffering from a shortage of rice and other foods- stuffs.
Looting of rice shops has oc curred in several parts of the city. Many looters have been arrested. -Our Own Correspondent.
an-
It is announced that the nual Colony lawn tennis cham- -pionship,-held under the auspices of Hong Kong Cricket Club, will commence on March 4.
Entries for the singles event will· be limited to 64 and for the dou- bles to 32 pairs. The Club re- serve the right to reject any en- try if entries exceed these figures. The usual Club events will also be held and entries will close on February 24.
London, To-day.
The German radio states that ́over 85,000 Germans who lived in Russian-occupied Poland have moved into German-occupied Po- land.-Reuter.
London, To-day;
The presence of fighter patrols of the R.A.F. over the North Sea is making steadily more difficult Germany's latest activities on the sea in the form of minelaying by and indiscriminate seaplanes bombing and machinegunning of merchantmen and fishingboats. according to an authoritative
'source.
Since the
started patrol was there have only been one or two instances of minelaying by sea- planes.
on
Coastal command aircraft the daily reconnaissance patrols have destroyed a number of Ger- man raiders.-Reuter.
The Yacht Club is transferring to its new: headquarters on Kel- lett Island early in February, the “China Mail"--learns.".
in The new clubhouse is still course of construction, but one wing is practically completed and it is proposed to use this wing for races this. week-end. Changing rooms a temporary bar and teas will be available.
The monthly subscription of the Club is being raised from $3 to $5 as from January 1.
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