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"Hongkong Daily

5, 1939.

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RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR RESTS JAPANESE FALL BACK BEFORE

FAIRLY AND SQUARELY ON

SHOULDERS OF HERR HITLER Proposed Peace Terms Must Be In Accordance With British Requirements

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LONDON, OCT. 4 (REUTER) — MR. NEVILLE CHAM- BERLAIN'S DECLARATION THAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PEACE PROPOSALS UNTIL THE AIMS FOR WHICH THEY ENTERED THE WAR HAVE BEEN REALISED, WAS RECEIVED WITH WARM TRIBUTES BY THE PRESS THIS MORNING.

NORWAY

WARNED

OSLO, Oct 4 (Reuter)- Norway to-day received a Note from Germany warn- ing Norwegian vessels to obey signals from Nazi submarines and not to try to escape inspection.

CHINESE CRUSHED

"The Times" "says that to do Hitler Justice he could Terrible Wharf

not imagine that Britain and France would agree that the war was over after Poland had been defeated.

"As to responsibility for the war we have sufficient data to repudiate the allegation that Britain was respon- sible for the conflict.

"But there

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the fruits of that

Accident

A distressing accident oc- curred at the Kowloon City

CHINESE ATTACK IN N. HUNAN

Viscount Gort V.C., Chief of the Imperial General Staff, in- specting cooking: bollers during a tour of a militia camp recently.

Dominion Ministers

For Britain

K.C. ROBBED

ON PEAK

WITH HEAVY LOSSES

Many Strategic Points Recaptured

CHANGSHA, OCT. 4 (CENTRAL) — THE JAPANESE ARE FALLING BACK FURTHER IN NORTH HUNAN, AFTER SUSTAINING HEAVY LOSSES FROM CHINESE COUNTER-ASSAULTS.

Military dispatches from the front state that the Jap- anese at Fulinpu, about 25 miles northeast of Changsha, "were routed yesterday morning while in an engagement near Shangshanshih, northeast of Fulinpu, over 1,000 Jap- anese casualties were inflicted.

The Chinese vigorous coun- ter-attacks 'resulted in the

recapture of many more strategic points along the outer defence lines of Chang-

Morrison

sha. These include Fultapu Hill Road

Malinklao (south of Fulinpu) and Tsingshanshih (south- west of Fulinpu),

"After suffering" the crushing blows, the Japanese are falling

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuter)-Mr MR. POTTER'S GUN back to Pingklang, 65 miles north-

Ferry Wharf last night short-Anthony Eden announced in the

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He stated that this was in order

STOLEN

Robbery

Servant Bound And Gagged

*DELICATE STAGE”

While Trol. Bik-fong, aged 42, The Japanese drive on Changsha, Hill Road, ground floor, was iron- SHANGHAI, Oct 4 (Reuter)-amah employed at 48 Morrison

capital of Hunan Province, is ing clothes in the rear of the pre-

Continued" "on Back Fage

| mixes at 7.50 'last night, four men suddenly sppenred from the kitchen.

"At each successive act of is prepared to withdraw from

ly before 8,15 o'clock.

east of Changsha. They have House of Commons to-day that the

abandoned many heavy arms on aggression by Hitler, Britain intentions then there might be a

According to a police re- Governments of Canada, Aus- and France held their hands basis for discussion.

unknown Chinese tralia, New Zealand and South Property to the value of their way of retreat. The Chinese are pushing up vigorously on the and it was only at the last Poland and from Czechoslovakia port, an

were each ranging to over $180 has been reported south bank of the Mi River. enormity in which a weaker s an earnest of her future good male, aged about 40 years, Africa

send a Cabinet Minister to Eng to the police as stolen from be no peace met his death when attempt and to confer with His Majesty's No. 549, The Peak, the re- nation was attacked on the negotiations founded on, the pro-ing to jump from the Kow-Government as soon as was prac-sidence of Mr. Eldon "Potter, pretext that she had rejected posal that Britain and France loon City ferry launch Manticable. German terms, which she was should simply acquiesce to leaving Shing to the whart.

K.C. not permitted to see, that to Germany

The property, which was Britain and France had taken policy of aggression which is res- The man missed his footing to supplementeggiating arrange- the final step..

ponsible and has alone been res-and slipped and fell into the ments for collaboration between taken between 3.45 and 8,45 It can be said that responsi- Donsible for bringing Europe to water where he was crushed the Governments of the British D. yesterday comprised a between the wharf and the Commonwealth and His Majesty's 32 revolver No: 61684 (173/33 bility rests fairly and squarely on war."

"Daily Telegraph" says ferry. The Hitler's shoulders.”

licence in the name of B. The French papers said that "The Prime Minister has pro

The body was recovered and

Potter), Hcence No. 1981, valued at $35; after Mr. Chamberlain's speech the claimed the determination of this sent to the Kowloon Public SCANDINAVIAN terms of the proposed peace must country in alliance with France Mortuary. be in accordance with British re-not to swerve from the purpose achieve set out to quirements or the war must go on. which it has

British wireless reports that the whatever the efort or sacrifice. "Daily Herald" says; If Germany demanded.

PICTURE TAKEN OFU. BOAT.

COOLIE KILIRED

A Ningpo coolle named Lao To,

Government

REACTIONS TO

That purpose is to 50 years old was severely injured NAZI BLOCKADE

make an end of the rule of about 2.30 p.m. yesterday on board violence and to secure that hence the as. Tak Sang, lying off the forth the word of governments Kovloon Docks, when he got once pledged shall be kept.

"He could not have expressed the mind and heart of the nation BAHIA, Oct. 4 (Reuter)--Brazil more truly and more emphatically.” has definitely established that a

The “Manchester Guardian" German wärship participated in the action against the s.a. Clement, says: "Whenever this war ends, whether sooner or later, a new It is understood that the crew of

Europe will emerge. the Clément photographed, the at-

"Vital tacking vessel before takt - to the

Interests of Crory boata

people in Europe are at “stake at this moment. . For if the new Europe is a Europe dominated by Germany there is the end of liberty and of self- respect.

Thirty hours" elapsed before the *crew was picked up by the 5.3.

Itatinga.

ROOSEVELT

WARNS

U.S. SHIPS

"Let anybody" contrast the free! and tolerant conditions of Sweden or Switzerland with the unspear- able conditions in which the Czechs and Slovaks endure in their underground existence if he

LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter) Scandinavian reactions to the

caught between the automatic German blockade is keenly watch steering gear at the stern of the ed by naval critics who point out that the Swedish Navy which is to vessel and the stopper post.

There was little space between convoy merchantmen is in no way the gear and the past, and Lao negligible. was badly crushed. He was rush-

The ships are good and the con- ed ashore but died before reach-dition of the seamen first class ing hospital...

and some suggest that Germany

may try to compel Denmark to close the Great Belt, the chief channel from the North Sea to the

One travelling clock in brown leather case, round face, with initials P.L.W. in

gold, valued $35;

One gold engagement ring with three diamonds, claw setting, valued $104;

One green propelling pencil (Parker), $8; and

One Kodak folding camera.

ANOTHER SWEDISH

SHIP SEIZED · STOCKHOLM, Oct. 4 (Reuter)

WHAT CHINA IS

FIGHTING FOR

Survival Of Justice And Liberty

The aman, who was alone in the fat, her mistress having gone to the Lee Theatre, was pushed into the lavatory where she was bound and gagged with towel, her hands being tied to the water pipe.

MONEY STOLEN

The intruders then ransacked the premises and decamped with $350 in Hongkong and Shanghai LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter)-Bank, notes, two metal wrist Dr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Am+ watches, and two gold Anger bassador in London, in rings, one set with jade and the interview with Reuter, em- other with red stones.

Tsel subsequently managed to phatically repudiated the re- cent Japanese suggestion that release herself and her shouting China is in danger of Com-attracted neighbours who called munist domination as merely the police. The amah could not propaganda to confuse world describe any of the robbers. opinion on the true Sino-

"GROCER ROBBED Japanese issue and to give importance to the new puppet

About 9,45 last night, Yau Tin-

LIFE IN THE Baltic, which is under Danish Another Swedish ship, at sa regime they are trying to grocery in Po Kong Village, Kow

MAGINOT LINE

EATING, WORKING AND PLAYING

understand what this PARIS, Oct. 4 (Reuter)- WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Reuter) wants to President Roosevelt to-day warn- struggle mearisto every small Life in the Maginot Line is in Europe. All ed American shipa against, secretly People

these described in an article by "a helping belligerent submarines. peoples look to the Western powers newspaper correspondent. in This was issued after newspapers for they know that if we finch which he said that French supplying German submarines off into a prison. the coast.

control, with mines as in the last Korsholm, (2,647 tons) was captur-establish.

War.

NEW TRADE PACT BUCHAREST, Oct 4 (Reuter)

ed by a German warship..

The vessel, "which, was en route to Wilmington, Delaware, from Fin. land with a cargo of wood pulp In the new trade agreement with and paper, was reized" in interna- Rumania, Hungary will take twice dional waters off Sandhamn, in the the amount of all exported to her Stockholm Archipelago, and taken from Rumania

to a German port."

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"The basic fact is,” said the Chinese Ainbassador, "the survival of Justice and liberty for which Britain and France have taken up artis and that has been precisely what China has been fighting for over two years."

Convict Killed In Stanley Prison: published reports of smugglers from this struggle Europe passes solders are eating, working Fellow-Prisoner Accused Of

Continued on Back Page

Leaflets Tell Of Nazi Leaders' Hidden Wealth

LONDON, Oct. 4 (Reuter)—The leaflets which were dropped over Berlin and Potsdam by Royal Air Force planes were written in German, giving full details of the vast sums of money which Nazi leaders have secreted in many parts of the world for the day when they should be forced to leave the country,

and playing 200 feet beneath the earth in comfortable sur- roundings, including a tram- way for their conveyance and a cinema.

The whole fortification is in- visible from the top while the

German pil-boxes opposite are disguised as 'cottages but few cot- tages have flat roofs.

Conversation

Murder:

In Printing Works

fons, master of the Shap Cheung.

loon City, Was held up by touri men, as he was returning home. and robbed of $40.

In his report to the police, Yan stated that he was attacked from behind by four or five men whom he had previously observed squat- ting under a tree. He was struck on the head with a blunt instru- ment and knocked to the ground. His outer jacket pocket was torn and the money stolen as well as a bunch of als keys, a police whistle and some visiting cards.

SNATCHER CAUGHT Mr. M. Paul of the ss, Tural. was walking in Connaught Rosd Central near Gilman Street about 2.45 p.m. yesterday when a youth knocked against him and stole from his pocket his spectacles case containing $0 in Hongkong rotés and five Rupees -2 -

The matcher was caught after a abort chase, and was handed over to the police.

The killing, within the walls of the Hongkong Prison, which were V-shape, were inflicted Stanley, of Chan Shek-lam (then undergoing a term of 15 by a heavy rod-like instrument. years hard labour) who was convicted at the March Priscner Stu Hol, who was work- Criminal Sessions on a charge of wounding with intenting in the Prison printing works,

DIESEL ENGINES

to murder, Lin Pel-shen, secretary of Wang Ching-wel and together with the deceased and at the time Editor of the "Bouth China Daily News," led heard a conversation between the GENEVA PROTOCOL the defendant, cald that he over- NAZIS TO OBSERVE Power for cooking and working

to the appearance before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central two men. Defendant was calling the guns are provided by Diesel engines and there is enough oll to

Court yesterday of another prisoner, Man Blu. charged the deceased a big, useless LONDON Oct (Router) In work the machinery for six

with murder.

fellow. He then saw the deceased the House of Commons to-day Mr. months while there is food in the

Man Siu was alleged tofdition. Deceased was suffering striking the defendant two blows. RA Butler, Under-Secretary for refrigerators to last for a year, have struck Chan with an from head injuries and was sent to

Queen Mary Hospital,

IMMEDIATE

BITTING DOWN Foreign Affairs, stated that the Defendant went back to his work German Government had given an desk and a short while later he hit assurance to the Swiss Minister in the deceased who was sitting London to abide by the Gene

There is no need for gasmasks iron bar, Chan succumbed them as APERATION down with an iron bar. At that Protocol of 1925 prohibiti

Dr. Goebbels is stated to have in the fortress as gas descending to his injuries in the Queen STILL FIGHTING invested £1,300,000 in South can be neutrailed!:

Mary Hospital.

America while Herr von Ribben- BERLIN, Oct. 4 (Reuter) A commmique admits that fighting trop. German Foreign Minister, is is still proceeding with scattered the richest, having put away over Polish troops in the "territory be- £2,000,000 in Holland and Switzer

land.. tween the former demarcation line and the newly arranged. Russo- Herr Himmler, who watches that German frontier of interests." no German exports more than 10 The communique adds that Marks out of the country, has German naval forces have stopped himself exported over 10,300,000 72 ships aince September 30,

Marks

| Mr. John Whyatt, Crown," Coun- Dr. P. F. B. Court, of the Queen time, the deceased was plucking use of g and bac

sel, assisted by Detective-Inspector Mary Hospital, who attended the his beard.

ey methods of war pro A police raiding party, under L. R. Whant conducted the pro- deceased on admission, said that Chan Bel-fam then dropped to Majesty's Governme the direction of Det, est, 8 secution

following an examination he the ground and the defendant served the Protcest, Brooks, paid a surprise visit last Dr. A. Barwell, Medical Officer- found that deceased was suffering walked back to his own desk, sith Mr. Butler declared he night to No. 19 Wellington Street in-Charge of Stanley Prison Hos-from fracture of the skifl, He the irm bar still in his hand. quirs notice of the first floor, and spoiled the evening pital, said that he was summoned decided on an immediate opera-- Further corroborative evidence asked by Mr. for a number of men who were si from his quarters about 9 a.m2 on tion, but deceased died shortly was given by two other prisoners, bour) whethe the time playing the game of August 26 and when he arrived he before 19 pm. the same day. In following which the bearing was "dence of "testam”":"One man was arrested, saw the deceased in a critical con-his opinion the head - injuries, adjourned until this afternoon.") - gas bombs in Eoland,