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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 91,978

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1940

H.M.S. IN RED

FOR NAVY Italian

BASES IN GIFTS FOR PACIFIC

EMPIRE

(SPECIAL: TO "CHINA MAIL"){

Discussing the progress WAR EFFORT

of United States rearma- ment at the opening ses- sion of the New York "Herald-Tribune" forum

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LATE NIGHT

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BUTTER

KIMBERLEY

SEA SCRAP

Destroyer Blown Up

INDO-CHINA CUSTOMS AUTONOMY

¡SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

THE "PARIS SOIR" REPORT-

FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED ΤΟ GRANT FULL CUSTOMS AUTONOMY. TO INDO-CHINA, TO ENABLE THE INDÓ-CHINA AUTHORITIES TO CONCLUDE TRADE AGREE-

MENTS WITH JAPAN.

THE ITALIAN DESTROYER FRANCESCO | ED YESTERDAY THAT THE NULLO WAS FORCED A GROUND AND BLOWN UP BY A TORPEDO FIRED FROM THE BRITISH DESTROYER KIMBERLEY IN, A Further gifts towards SPIRITED ACTION IN THE RED SEA- the Empire war effort were recorded yesterday. This was revealed in an official Admiral-now in the colony will negotiate yesterday, Col. Frank The Sultan of Johore has ty communique issued in London last night Knox, Secretary of Navy, sent a cheque for £100,000 giving an entirely different complexion to the declared they needed more as a personal ten year naval bases in the Pacific loan from himself, free of action as reported by Rome. “and we will have them." interest.

hove the most

Col, Knox added: "How

Queen Salote of Tonga, wife of far

Prince Uillamo Tugi and the Pre- flung these Pacific bases must be awaits the outcome of events mier has headed a scheme of vo- now in the, making.

luntary contributions from officials "We now

to British war funds with a gift powerful fleet afloat-the most of £200.a. year. A total sum of powerful

£678

will be paid in speed, striking power and variety of monthly instalments.

A British resident having given type.

£2,000 to launch a fund for the purchase of a fighter 'plane

In

armour,

a year

for

"On short notice the fleet can take its stations and dominate the sea lanes. That grip, how-Britain, the Government of Tonga and ever, may not be strong enough, has duplicated this amount

guaranteed the balance required. Other contributions bring the to- tal to £4,013.

Waited Too Long

plane will bear her name.

With Queen Salote's consent the

During the night of Sunday/ Monday, relates the Admalty, one of our convoys in the Red Sea was attacked by two Italian destroyers who fired torpedoes at the escorting vessels and shel- led the convoy.

Our escorting vessels imme- diately opened are on the enemy and gave chase.

Contact was temporarily lost but H.M.S. Kimberley (com- manded by Lt-Comm J.A. M. Richardson, R.N.) regained

TENSION IN EAST: VICHY VIEWS

"We waited far too long before reinforcing it. We were inexcus-

The Paramount Chlef of Basuto- ably tardy in recognising how

land and the Basutoland Council; vital sea power was to our sa- have offered on behalf of the fety.

"We were awakened by the Basuto nation a gift of £100,000 possibility that we might have to help in the prosecution of the to stand-alone against the war. It is understood the Chief and Council desire to attach no totalitarian: powers.” Col. Knox declared the produc conditions to the gift but would (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") ton of naval vessels was proceed-be pleased if it would be devoted ngahead of schedule. Interna to some specific object such as the

provision of a flight or other salt-| tional News.

able formation of fighter aero- EASTERN SITUATION, THE planes with which the name of FRENCH Basutoland would be associated. TEMPS" -British Wireless.

TONE WAS DIFFERENT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Asserting that in addressing the French people directly, Mr. Win- ston Churchill "infringed interna-

VIOLENT QUAKE ROCKS BUCHAREST

WHILE ADMITTING NEW COMPLICATIONS IN THE FAR

NEWSPAPER "LE YESTERDAY EX- PRESSED BELIEF THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ARMED CON- FLICT.

"Japan as well as Britain and the United States has no interest in such a conflict in the Pacific, since the main result would be the ruin of both victors and van- pre-

the

tional practice," authorised quar- (SPECIAL, TO "CHINA MAIL" quished. Nevertheless the ters in Vichy yesterday were A violent earthquake was felt sent tension is threatening otherwise very reserved in com-in Bucharest yesterday morning. immediate future and it creates a menting on the British Prime Many houses were seriously dam-gloomy atmosphere on both sides Minister's speech, merely point-aged while electric light and tele- of the Pacific."-Havas. ing out that "its tone was differ- phones were interrupted. Panic ent from the Premier's other ad- dresses. Havas.

BLOCKED GOODS TO

BE RETURNED

occurred in several districts around Bucharest .but the number of victims is unknown. Havasi

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RIBBENTROP AT HITLER-LAVAL TALK

RUN ON NATIONAL | (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") CITY BANK, PEIPING The German news agency re- ports that Hitler met Pierre Laval, {ŠPECIAL TO" "CHINA_MAIL") | French Vice-Premier, yesterday, Owing to the present situation, In the presence of Joachim von (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") it was learned in Pelping yester-Ribbentrop, Nazi Foreign Minis- An unconfirmed message, from day, depositors are, withdrawing | ter; somewhere in France. Sub- Yunnanju yesterday stated that money from the National City Ject of the discussions is unknown. the Chinese author ties have con Bank in the northern city. The Havas. Rented to Chinese merchants Bank has agreed to pay deposi Bringing back to Shanghai, vin tors in Federal Reserve notes: Hong Kong, goods which wero Havas." blocked in Indo-China usn sequel

to the closing of the Yunnan · COAL RATIONING

railway,

Havas.

CHOLERA CASES

Three cases of cholera, two from Kowloon and one from the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | New Territories, 35 cases of tu- Coal, rationing is now in force berculosis, 10 of dysentery, six of EATHER FORECAST-South-in Hsinking, following the Issue typhold, three of meningitis and west winds; moderato; fine to of coal tickets, says the "Man- one of measles, were notified yes- cloudy:

churia Daily News. — Havas, ` terday.

uch at daylight and engaged one enemy destroyer identified as the Francesco. Nullo.

After an action lasting 40 min utes the Italian destroyer, hav- ing been heavily damaged, ran ashore and was blown up by a torpedo fired from Kimberley,

Kimberley Hit

The Japanese economic mission

this accord which will provide for

Chinese rice and rubber as well

large Japanese imports of Indo-

other commodities.

The accord will also determine the conditions' of providing food supplies for the Japanese troops.

Havas.

BAUDOIN

DICTUM

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A significant statement, taken in conjunction with the Hitler- the Laval meeting and rumours of a possible French declaration of war splin-on Britain, was made in Vichy

three

Kimberley came under fire of a shore battery of guns and received one hit, ters from which damaged a steam pipe and reduced her speed.

Kimberley sucçarded, how ever, in allencing two out the three shore guns.

yesterday by M. Paul Baudoin, French' Foreign Minister.

Addressing American newspaper- "France of men, M. Baudoin said:

must not aim at the eternal pro-

In this spirited action Kimber-longation of the Franco-German ley sustained three wounded, and historical struggle." the next of kin will be informed

as soon as possible,

"

Referring to the new anti-Jewish measures in France, M. Baudoin No other ship, either escort claimed the considerable inflow of ing-vessel or in convoy, receiv-Jews.meant considerable danger” ed any damage-Reuter,

for France. --- Havas.

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