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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939.

WELCOME NOTE OF FIRMNESS

ENTERS BRITAIN'S

AS RIFT IN

IN TOKYO

ATTITUDE

LUGGAGE

GROWS EVER WIDER VANS STILL

No Orders Yet For Craigie: No Talks Under Pressure

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter)-No instructions have yet been sent to Sir Robert Craigie, Reuter's diploma- * tic correspondent understands.

Official circles have as yet no, knowledge of the reports that the Japanese military mission intends to leave Tokyo next week if negotiations are not resum- ed. It is stated here that the British Government's at- titude has always been that no negotiations would take place under pressure,

The question of the surren- der of the four men held in Tientsin is regarded as entire- ly outside the political settle- ment, and the evidence sub- mitted against these men is now being examined here by legal authorities.

SHARP COMMENT BY “TIMES”

LONDON. Aug. 9 (T/Ocean)-- Japanese impatience in the Tokyo negotiations was criticized by the ***Times" this morning.

"Japanese required three, weeks to formulate her extensive and

complicated series of proposals and demands and she must realise that time for consideration and replying is also necessary."

CHINESE ENVOY SEES HALIFAX LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reu- ter) - Mr. Que Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. James visited Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office to-day.

The conference lasted three quarters of an hour.

CHINA WAR NEWS:

MYSTERY

LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter)—The two luggage vans which disappear- ed from trains from Birmingham and Leicester were found in & goods yard in Cambridge and were

Why is the little man so brave?

(Detroit News)

sent immediately to Scarborough METAL FOR

How the vans came to be at Cam- bridge is still a mystery.

It was explained earlier that Isbels on the luggage of holiday- makers had been washed off by [ rain and the "ans had been placed

in some obscure sidings.

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RIBBENTROP & CIANO H.K.-Manila

TO PLOT AXIS MOVES

Spain, Yugoslavia, Hungary Within Purview Of Parleys

BERLIN, Aug. 10 (Router)-Danzig will be one of the first problems to be discussed when Herr von Ribbentropp and Count Ciano meet shortly at Salzburg for a conference on foreign affairs.

It is pointed out that while Danzig is clearly a problem affecting the entire axis it is, in itself, much more Germany's affair than Italy's, and Herr von Rib- bentropp and Count Clano will presumably discuss a number of other matters more directly involving Italy, including the position of Hungary and the South Tyrol migration. It is recalled that Herr von Ribbentropp saw the Hungarian Foreign Minister two days" ago. Spain and Yugoslavia and ! the question of Japan's join- Ing the axis are other matters certain to arise during the

The meeting of the two

COPPER MERCHANTS THRIVE AS WAR FEAR GROWS LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter) JEWISH " REFUGEES -The copper production conversations. FOUND EXHAUSTED quota has been raised from 95

to 105 per cent. on basic ton-Foreign Ministers will be HAIFA, Aug. 10 (Reuter)-Three nages, with effect from Aug: given plenty of publicity as hundred Jewish refugees were in- 16.

another demonstration of tercepted by marine police when

axis solidarity in the face of they were found in five lifeboats

the threat of encirclement." cruising outside Halfa. They were wearing lifebelts and were in an exhausted condition.

The refugees were apparently“ transferred at sea during the night from an unknown steamer.

NANKING SUBURBS

The paper then states pointedly CHINESE CONTROL:

that the atmosphere at the nego- tiations has not improved by the "awkward. attempts at interven- tion" by the Japanese army.

ITAGAKI SEES EMPEROR

TOKYO, "Aug. 9 (T/Ocean)- The Japanese War Minister, Gen. Itagaki,

received by was

the Emperor to-day at the latter's summer residence to report on the latest discussions оп the International situation and the!

The decision came as no surprise to the London metal exchange.

Well informed quarters point out that as a result of the recent

world-wide demand heavy

for copper, many producers had sold weli ahead, and to-days an nouncement is undoubtedly in tended to forestall the possibility of a runaway market in the Autumn,

EARLIER MESSAGE BERLIN, Aug. 9 (Reuter)-It la omcially announced that the Ger- man Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentropp, and Count Galeazzo Ciano. Italian Minister of Foreign affairs are mesting shortly to discuss questions of foreign policy.

It is understood that Danzig will be the first question on the

UNDER FRESH steadying effect on the price. o Ministers is possibly the basis of

ATTACK IN HUPEH

CHUNGKING, Aug. 10 (Central) Vital points around Nanking are in control of "Chinese troops, ac- cording to a Shanghai message.

As a result of the disruption of communications, people in the city are finding it, difficult to secure food, and other daily necessaries from the suburban districts.

The latest air raid on Nan- AN

UNDISCLOSED

FLACE.

attitude of the Japanese army, king was staged by nine SHANTUNG, Aug. 10 (Central) regarding the question of foreign Chinese machines on July 27. Chinese forces in South Shantung policy.

Gen. Itagaki was accompanied Bombs were dropped on the have been launching a series of by Gen. Keisuke Fulle who had Japanese aerodrome outside attacks on the Japanese at Fel- just returned from the war zone the Chung Hwa Men Gate. haien and Lini, scenes of bloody fighting.. last year. Considerable

The opinion is expressed that ust. the higher quota will exercise a The meeting of the two Foreign

copper in

the immediate future, the recent rumours that Herr Hit- but the position of the metal aler and bignor Mussolini would be now so sound that the 5,000 to 6,000 meeting at the end of August to tons monthly which will thus be discuss the Danzig situation. relessed will be absorbed most is pointed out, however, that the easily.

World consumption is now re- ported to be running at the rate of about 2,000,000 tons annually.

REINFORCING DEFENCES OF. N.E.L

THE HAGUE, Aug 10 (Reuter Leaders of

different parties re-

have proposed a motion urging, the

It

two dictators have no need to stage an actual meeting to talk.. about these matters unless they have special reasons för desiring publicity.

It is doubted here whether Herr

DR. COLIJN TO - ̈· VISIT. CHINA

THE HAGUE, Aug. 10 (Reu ter Dr. H. Colijn, who re cently resigned from the pre- miership of the Netherlands, and Madame Colijn, are leay- ing Holland on a world crulãe, They will visit the Netherlands East Indies, China, Japan and the United States

-Chungking Phone Calls

INAUGURATION OF SERVICE BY GOVERNOR

CEREMONY ON

AUGUST 15

• His Excellency the Governor, Bir Geoffry Northcote, K.Q.M.G., wil Inaugurate the Hongkong-Manila- Changking telephone service on Tuesday, August 15, at 11 am, on the fourth floor of the Exchange Building in the office of the Manager of the "Hongkong Tele- phone Company, Limited.

On completion of the opening calls the circuit will be thrown open to the Press for approximately one hour, first to Manila for the English newspapers then to Chung- king for the Chinese papers. :

At approximately 11.45 a.m. the Editor of the "Hongkong. Daily Press" will converse with. Dr. Carlos P. Romulo, Editor of the "Philippines Herald" over the Manila circuit.

The service will be opened, on August 16 at 10 am, and calls can be booked from August 15 onwards.

MR. CHURCHILL SAYS

If Hitler Does Not Make War There'll Be No War

Mr. Winston Churchill in the course of a broad- cast speech to America on Wednesday night said the Nazis said they were being encircled. They had en- circled themselves with a ring of neighbours who had to keep guessing who would be struck down next." That kind of guess work was a very tiring game. Other countries, especially small ones, had long ceased to find it amusing.

*In Germany on a mountain

THE DOLLAR

Hitler is particularly anxious to peak there sits one man who in a give the impression that he is re-single day can release the world lying on Il Duce's judgment to the from the fear that now oppress it ON TT. LONDON: 1s, 2. 19/324, extent of consulting him imme- or, in a single day, can plunge all

ON T.T. NEW YORK: 283 that we have and are into a vol- diately before his Tannenberg

From Our Own Correspondent ✨ speech, which he is due to make cano of smoke and flame. If Herr

London, Aug. 10. on August 27 and his speeches at Hitler does not make war there!

London silver prices to-day were the coming congress of the Nazi will be no war. No one else is go-

ing, to; make war.

up 1/8 for Spot and 1.18 for Fort "Britain and France are deterward, as follows:- mined to shed no blood except in

Aug. 9 Aug. 10 FROM self-defence or in defence of their

Spot.

16-7/8 Forward 16-1/2 18-9/18

in Central China. He informed Japanese anti-aircraft bat-losses have been indicted on the presented on the National Counen party at Nuremberg.

the Emperor of the situation at teries fired furiously but fail- "the front.

ed to hit any of them.

Scathing Denunciation Of Wang In Chinese Press

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necessity for reinforcing the de- WOMAN DIES

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enemy.

More than 200 Japanese officers and privates were killed And

fences of the Netherlands East wounded on Monday when a Jap- Indies. anese troop train on the Ktactel It is considered that, special at- Railway struck a mine laid by Chi- tention should be given to the nese units. The train was com- navy and air crce both from the pletely wrecked.

defensive and offensive point of

Fresh Attack SHASI, Aug. 10. (Central)—The Chinese are launching a fresh counter-offensive on Chungslang,

DESERTER "FROM NATIONAL CAUSE IS on the Han River in Central

BRANDED AS ARCH-TRAITOR

Wang Ching-wel's broadcast speech delivered from Canton on Wednesday night arouses scathing com- ments in the Hongkong Chinese press.

The "Ta Kung Pao," in a leaderette, remarks that Wang was saying things which even the Japanese have found embarrassing to mention. He was, in effect, persuading the Chinese to forget their own country and to surrender to the Japanese without further re- sistance.

"

Rupeh. Huangmiao, Changchiatal and other strategic points in the neighbourhood

reported to have been recovered, "

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TO PERPETUATE SHAME

KWEICHOW BODY'S PROPOSAL

KWEIYANG, Aug. 10 (Central) } -As a permanent warning to all

Cultural Association

The "National Times" says The Chu Klang Jh Pag" dd- that Waig was acting as the claces that aside from proving that mouthpiece of the Japanese. he la a mouthpiece of the Japan-j

ese, Wang's preposterous broadcast His *** peace " formula can

has had no effect: never be acceptable to the The paper asserts that Wang's traitors and would be traitors, the Chinese."

attempt

to achieve regional Kwelchow Wang, the journal states, is peace" in Kwangtung province is proposed that iron statues of evidently at his rope's end. Not merely an illusion."

Wang Ching-wel and his wife be welcomed in Nanking, Shanghai Referring to his promise that erected at public squares to per- and elsewhere, he was compelled the Japanese will restore to China petuate their ill-fame as arch- to go to Canton. As he knew well the functions of maintaining pab- renegades of the nation. that he

alone cannot achieve lic order and safety, the machin- Wang Ching-wel's "surrender" "peace." be tried to appeal to the ery of civil administration, etc. in to the enemy, the Association de- civil authorities and military com-the areas now occupied by the clare, may be likened to the trai- manders at the front and in the Japanese troops, the journal says torious action of Chin Kwel, the rear, especially those in Hwangthat this sounds like a fairy tale bistorical turncoat of the Sung tung, to help him, but in this he as the Japanese have paid a heavy | Dynasty.

1s bound to fall kan price in lives and money for these The iron statues of Chin Kwet The Journal expresses the belter "occupied" areas and will not and his wife, caged and chained that if there is no response to his likely abandon then lightly and in indecorous posture, sill appeal within two months, he will Concluding the journal says that kneel, beside the West Lake at surely be kicked out by the Jap- Wang is now like a "toothless mad Hangchow, where they are made anese and cannot even retain his dog" which can do nothing des- the target of a hundred abusive sposition as a puppet:

pite its loud bark

practices by visitors.

view.

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PAGE 2-Chelsea seek pew players Lawn bowls teams. Thailand tennis players here. US baseball PAGE 3. Women's interests.

Confide in Faith Prior- PAGE 6. Cinemas. Crossword.

puzzle. Coming events.” PAGE 6-Weddings at Regis, try Newsettes. Meni Wo man has R.A. honour, -PAGE-7.--Third Court martial on Tamar, Enthusiastic wel- come for Macao's Governor. "Offer gold" drive PAGE 8. Leading article,

Farcical

PAGE 10 Chinese constable accused. Altport news. Local estates.

«PAGES 11 & 12-Finance and

commerce.

PAGE 13. Huge relief pro- gramme. Attack in aerial warfare Burden of arms, Missing, from P. and O. Corfu

PAGES 14 & 15.-Shipphig

news and directory. "PAGE" -16, "European TMC.A.

AD.C. meeting.

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allies. No one has ever dreamed POISONING

of attacking Germany. If Ger Suffering from Lysol polsoning many desires to be reassured While aticking posters for the believed to have been self-admin- against attack by her neighbours film, "Wuthering Heights" at the istered in a room in the Hotel she has only to say the word and King's Theatre yesterday, Chung Cecil yesterday, a Chinese woman we will give her the fullest guar- Kwai-hung, aged 22, of 54 Welling- was removed to the Queen "Mary antee in accordance with the printon Street, fell from a height and Hospital where she died.

ciples of the Covenant of the fractured his skull. He was re- The hame of the woman is be-League."-(BWB),

moved to the Queen Mary Hospital.. ffered to be Pun Taui.

Police investigations are pro ceeding.

The French, Foreign Legion, has acquired 300 members when this number of former Czech officers and soldiers set out for Africa from Marseillas to join companies. for which they had enlisted. A second transport will follow at Czech the end of this week. officers have been given the rank

Legion. of sergeant in the (Transocean).

LORRY SKIDS, KILLS MAN

HOLLYWOOD ROAD MISHAP

Foerster To Be Hitler's

Proxy In Danzig Speech

SURPRISE PREDICTED; REICH RADIO

STATIONS TO BROADCAST TEXT

PARIS, August 10 (Reuter)-Herr Foerster, Nazi leader in the Free City, intends to spring a surprise

In his speech at Danzig to-night; "

He is stated to have ex-peace the goodwill of the demo pressed this intention in a cracies was necessary. statement to newspapermen Tha * importance officially at- on his return to Danzig from tached to Herr Foerster's speech a visit to Hitler for whom, to-night is indicated by the an- virtually, he will speak. This nouncement that the leading Ger statement is published in man Radio stations will binadcast

L'Excelsior."!"

its full text,!}

Afatal accident occurred in Hollywood Road, about 9 o'clock last night, resulting in a Chinese added that Danzig would very Herr Foerster is reported to have being killed and another injured soon return to the Reich" and that According to a polles report he would "prove to the world that Jorry No. 429 was proceeding down Hollywood Road when it skidded our claims are just

The Nazis, he said; knew very and the rear part of the vehicle swing over to the right side of the well that their appeals would be thoroughfare. Speakers rejected. They would take action A Chinese was struck by the only if action appeared to be the lorry and was killed while another only way of Kalning satisfaction. Chinese sustained injuries to his Personally, said Herr Foerster

he did not believe in war. But for left hand and wrist.

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