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HONGKONG, MONDAY," OCTOBER 16, 1939.-

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ALLIES'

SHOCKS

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JAPAN HOPELESSLY AT LOSS REGARDING POLICY IN CHINA: MORE DISAGREEMENTS

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CHUNGKING, Oct. 15 (Reuter) — The publication yesterday of articles by Prince Konoye, former Premier, of Japan, concerning his interviews with Wang Ching-wel and the discussions between Baron Hiranuma, during his premiership, and Wang, followed immediately by statements from the Headquarters of the Jap- anese Expeditionary Army in China and the Japanese Army in Central China, have aroused considerable interest here. "Chinese circles see in these statements disagree- ment in view between Tokyo and the Japanese Army' in China concerning Japan's future policy in China.

It is believed that Prince Konoye's articles were publish- ed partly as a teeler to find out whether or not China would be ready to negotiate on his peace terms if Japan ceased military operations and was ready to negotiate direct with Chung- king.

The move, it is thought, also postpones the establishment of the new puppet government under Wang Ching-wef.

Prince Konoye's proposals, Chinese circles think, have met with vigorous opposition on the part of the Japanese Army in China

The beadquarters of the Jap- anese Expeditionary Force, it is recalled, issued a statement......... that the Japanese Ärmy would vigorously prosecute military operations in China, while a spokesman of the Japanese Army in Central China, an- nounced that the Japanese Army would continue to sup- port Wang Ching-wei's effort to establish a new government.

Commenting on the situa- tion, the offetal "Central Daily News" declares that Japan is hopelessly at a loss as to what she should do in China and

WAR'S RESULTS VITALLY INTERESTS U.S.. SAYS NEW P.I. COMMISSIONER

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SHANGHAI, Oct. 15 (Reuter)--Mr. Francis B. Sayre, former Assistant Secretary of the State Department in Washington, arrived in Shanghai this afternoon on board the President Cleveland en route to Manila to take up his new appointment as High Commissioner of the Philip- pines.

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Interviewed by the press,

Mr. Sayre preferred not to

discuss the question of Philip-JAPANESE-

pine independerice at present,

stating that it will be one of ATTACKED

several questions requiring his

attention on his arrival in the IN SHANGHAI

Philippines.

CHUNGKING, Oct 15 (Central)

this fact is largely responsible for the disagreements in policy: changes in the Cabinet and also the Foreign Office broglio..

imm-

Chinese observers express the opinion that, the Japanese know that they cannot con- quer China, by force of arms and that they are unable to And a formula through which to liquidate the war,

It is predicted that there will be still more changes in the Cabinet in Tokyo and dis- agreements among the Japan- ese themselves.

GENERAL DISTRESS

IN POLAND

LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter)— Analysing Herr Hitler's claim to have "brought peace to Eastern Europe” observers bere contrast the position of Poland before alad aggression.

after..

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German

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DETERMINATION

GERMAN GOVERNMENT

Nazi Chiefs Want War Ended; Cannot Resist Blockade

Fear

MAN & SON TIED TO TREE-TOP

A SHOCK HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED TO GERMAN OFFICIAL CIRCLES BY THE ANGLO-FRENCH DECLARA- TIONS OF THEIR DETERMINATION TO PROCEED WITH THE WAR AND NOT TO BE MISLED BY NAZI “PEACE” TACTICS.

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German army, navy and air force chiefs are gravely perturbed, "and a Stockholm message reports that Nazi military circles are of the opinion that it is absolutely. necessary to try to end the war as Germany cannot stand a prolonged blockade.

LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter) -The sinking of the Royal Oak, it is painted out, makes little impression on British naval strength. The British year-old son, who were victims of A G4-year-old man and his 19- Navy has 11 more battleships an armed robbery which occurred Ürging the Allies not to ac- against the domination of equally or more formidable at Po Ling Village. N.T., on Satur- cept any false peace, Mr. J. L. brute force and bad faith and while there." are

a further day afternoon, experienced unusual Garvin, editor of "The Ob- they cannot lay them down seven even more formidable treatment at the hands of the server," says: "Britain and until the terror has been re- on stocks, five of which are robbers who bound and fled them France have taken to arms moved." nearing completion.

to a tree-top after relieving them There are also three battle-off their money. cruisers one of which is the most The couple, Cheung Kwan-hing powerful in the world.

and Cheung Yan-wah, residing at Amusement has also been caused an unnumbered hut át Lung Kwat by German claims that the British, Tau Village, Sheung Shui were re- Navy has been swept from the turning home from Lamahang North Sea by the German Fleet and about 2 pm. after collecting a that the North Sea has become a sum of money. amountng to $553 German ocean.

in Chinese currency and $800 in In that case, it is said that Hitler Canton smail money, when they must be using an invisible fleet were confronted by two men armed į Following shortly after the an- which has invisible command of with revolvers.

the North Bea.

ITALIAN SYMPATHY ROME, Oct. 15 (Reuter)-- News of the sinking of "the Royal Oak has been received in Italy with deep regret, and there, have been widespread expressions of sympathy. The DEWS was broadcast by the Rome wireless station.

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... U-BOATS DESTROYED LONDON, Öet. 15 (Reuter)--The German Government's announce-

Finns Desert Moscow: Talks Suspended

HELSINKI, Oct. 15 (Reuter)-

GERMANS WANT PEACE

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 15 (Reuter)— The Berlin correspondent of the "Stockholm Tidningen" says that military circles in Germany are of the opinion that it is absolutely | necessary for Germany to try and end the war soon as she cannot. stand a prolonged" widvaade.

TERROR MUST UU LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter)—In

and

nouncement that the Government an article in "The Observer": urg- After being relieved Gr their, had sent fresh Instructions to the ing the Allies to hold fast and to

delegation money, they were holsted with Finnish

in Moscow, accept no false peace, Mr. J. L

Garvin

writes: "Britain ropes to a tree-top, their bodies; came the announcement that the and their hands being bound.

to Have taken deleration had left for Finland France

agrist domination" YAUMATI ROBBERY

after a conference at the Kremlin.

and bad faith and they cannot lay Another robbery took place at The Finnish News Agency states, them down until the terror has No. 579, Canton Road, ground however, that the departure does been removed. floor, in the early hours of yester not mean that negotiations have day morning, when a 56-year-old ruptured.

brute force

"Moral and physical security for- a saner and safer civilisation must widow had her hands and feet: An earlier Stockholm message

be won and there must be an end: tled, was pushed into the kitchen. states that the Finnish Clover-

to the nightmare. The foundations ment, while unable to make known of a just, genuine and lasting peace The victim, Mak Si, who occupied

posals, Ands it possible to continue ence of nations wider and wiser

thriving and growing increasingly from any German units which took deep slumber when two men stole discussions, according to a message than the wasty council of over 20 Before the war the country was ment that it is waiting for reports the cockloft of the floor, was in the details of the Moscow pro- must be established by a conter-" prosperous while the system of part in the sinking of the Royal up and menaced her with knives. from Helsinki.

They also gagged her with rags.

years ago, After making a haul of $100 in gnvoy has asked for fresh instruc-dier laid down these principles last "Mr. Chamberlain and M. Dala- Chinese currency and a gold anzer tions and the general impression week In two of the best speeches ring valued $10, the thieves at- now is that discussions will last of their Eves but their declarations tempted to force open a safe which for a week or more. contained over $100 in money.

agrarian reform was meeting with; success. The people had food and clothes and roofs over their heads and living in peace and freedom. He declared that the extension Four delegates of the Shanghai

To-day, they are in rags, facing of the United States reciprocal Branch of the Great Nippon Youth starvation and in many cases, trade agreements with nations in Party yesterday called at the Jap- thanks to German bombardment. the Far East will depend largely anese Consulate-General in Shang-have no homes, and communica- on the outcome of the present hal and presented a written pro- tions have been practically des- test over the resignation of Y.

troyed.

China war.

Ministry issue,

It will be recalled that recently Müra. Japanese Consul-General in

A similar case is that of Czecho- Mr. Sayre personally handed the Shanghai, and other officers of the! Japanese Ambassador in Washing-Consulate in connection with the slovakia, where the sole difference a from that of Poland is that Nazi saja ton notice of the abrogation of the Trade

guns and planes did not create U.S.-Japan Commercial Agreement. Shanghal dispatch.

On their way back from the Con-havoc throughout the country. He declared that the Agreement was too obsolete and a more mo-sulate-General the delegates were dern one was wanted to protect attacked by four unidentified Jap- American rights more adequately. anese. Two of them were severely In this connection, he stated that wounded. recently concluded trade agree-

The Incident was afterwards re- ments with foreign countries were all based on "equality of treat-ported to the Japanese Gendarme

Headquarters and the Japanese reported that the Egyptian and Consulate-General, and a request Italian Governments have greatly Regarding the European war for a thorough investigation was reduced their forces on the Libyan Mr. Bayre stated that the United made by the Shanghal Branch of border as the result of negotia- States was vitally interested on its the Great Nippon Youth Party. outcome. "Some of our most pre-

ment."

clous things are at stake," he said.

escaped.

All the assallants FORCES ON LIBYAN

BORDER REDUCED

CAIRO, Oct. 15 (Reuter)

tions.

It is impossible to surmise what NEW CITY DEFENCE CORPS

America's future attitude would be, but Mr. Sayre personally hoped that his country could avoid being

Involved in the war. "Only time can tell," he concluded.

· BERLIN AIR RAID SCARE

LONDON, Oct. 15 (Reuter} -Mystery surrounds the Berlin report that an uniden tified plane flew over BerlinTM-- last night.

Berlin correspondents of Danish nowspapers state that a number of planes, believed to be British, were over Berlin during a two-hour period.

No alarm was sounded hut anti-aircraft batteries opened fire at 9 p.m.

The Air Ministry, however, state that they have no know- ledge of any raid over Berlin last night.

OF

OF COLONY CHINESE

TAKES UP DUTIES

The City Defence Corps, otherwise known as the Kalfong

lantes, "commenced functioning 'yesterday.

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BRITAIN STILL MISTRESS OF

THE SEAS TOKYO, Oct: 15 (Reuter) -A Tokyo paper comments that some people think that Britain is getting old but they forget that no new power has yet appeared that can drive her from the

sea.

Mak 81 later managed to free herself and communicated with the police, who on their arrival found a revolver, which is believed to have been abandoned by the rab- bers. in the back lane of the house.

THE TYPHOON

The typhoon, according to a Royal Observatory report issued

It is understood that the Finnish

NO ALARM #

Now that the Finnish Gov- ernment is acquainted with the Soviet proposals and has not expressed alarm over them, a feeling of optimism is being generated.

cannot, however, be described as à rejection of Hitler's.peste pro- posals as no proposals answering |that description were ever made.”

DEEP-LAID PLOT "Hitler's terma," Mt, Garvin pro- ceeded, "are nothing but a deep- lald plot of his power policy. They Nevertheless, the Finns are pro-were long since calculated and ceeding with sures.

precautionary mea-prearranged and they

SEEKING FEELING OF SAFETY

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (Reuter) —--

at 6.45 p.m. yesterday, was cen-It is our intention to And such a

propose

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tred about 200 miles to the east of solution as constitutes the feeling Hankow Raids

ing N.N.W.

T.B. DANGER IN the south point of Formosa, mov-of safety in this part of Europe COLONY VOICED

where we live, and we believe that our neighbours, in suggesting these The Hunan Provincial Govern-discussions, are also striving for: FROM PULPIT

declared M ment has appropriated $120,000 to such a solution," relieve the war refugees in North Erkko, the Finnish Foreign Minis The alarming death-rate Hanan. In addition, 10,000 sacks ter, broadcasting to. America, from tuberculosis in the of rice will be distributed to them. Confluxed on Page 7 Colony, and the crying

need for increased and im-

proved facilities ·for the

Show China's Air Strength

CHUNGKING, Oct. 15 (Reuter) -Yesterday's raid on Hankow by Chinese aeroplanes was published under, banner headlines, by the Chinese press here to-day.

Chinese, circles are particularly

treatment and care of the SOVIET LITHUANIAN PACT impressed by the performance of

thousands afflicted with the

terrible scourge, was stressed RATIFIED WHILE GERMANS

very forcibly from the pulpit | of St. John's Cathedral by the Vigi-Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, in his address at the special HOB-

The duties of the members of serve will take over the first night the Corps commenced at 8 p.m. beat, whilst the Corps will take There are three shifts, and duties over the second night beat in the terminate each morning at 8 am, future.

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RETREAT FROM BALTIC

the Chinese Air Force and also by the fact that Japanese aircraft [dare not raid Chungking in the

daytime.

These quarters are of the opinion that the recent military develop.

KAUNAS, Oct. 18 (Reuter)--The ⠀ Lithuanian Parliament has ments show the "Chinese Army unanimously ratified the Soviet Lithuanian Treaty.

M. Urbays, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, and M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Comminar, exchanged cordial telegrains regarding the conclusion of the Soviet-Lithuanian Paol.

and 'Air Force both to be rapidly approaching offensive strength." [Report of the raida appears

A on Page 6.1

About 700 men who have been posted to various districts in Hongkong and Kowloon held a meeting in the afternoon at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, when Mr. Luk Of wan, who is in pitals Sunday service yester charge of the Corps, delivered a short address.

day morning.

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote attended the ser-

M. Urbays thanked M. Stalin for feat for Nazi policy since the war vice, and the congregation includ- ed several other distinguished per- his broad-understanding of the began, says "The Times,"

aspirations of Lithuania and for The Arst was when the Nazi Special prayers were said for the having enhanced confidence in the plan for a protectorate, in Poland, sick and suffering and for the friendship between the two coun- extending to the Galician Coll work of the hospitals and medical tries and for his active participa fields, miscarried, and the states missions. The entire collections|tion,"

of south-eastern Europe began to At a regular meeting of the Prom for the day, amounting to over

The number of men posted in the various districts are:-70 in the Central District, 70 in the Western District, 40 in Causeway Bay, 20 in Shaukiwan, 32 in Wan- chal, 38 in Robinson Road, and 10

· ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN. CANTON CANTON, Oct. 16/(Reuter)The

amx.

great satisfaction on their work.

NEW BANK FOR KUNMING KUNMING, Oct. 15 (Reuter)

$200, will be given to medical viet delegation will look back with than Berlin

M. Molotov replied that the Bo-luck for guidance to Moscow rather vincial Government of Yunnan beld here yesterday, the City Gov- in Hollywood Road. In Kowloon first attempt to assassinate high missions in the Diocese.

The second defeat, is likely to be ernment of Kunming proposed the there are 95 men in the Kewloon Chinese officials in Canton occurred

Urging the need for starting He was armly convinced that the even more damaging to Nam establishment of a new bank with City district, 128 in the Yaumaat yesterday afternoon when a hand a campaign to arouse public new treaty will serve to strengthen prestige in Europe, for the Baltic the name, Kunming Bank, to be

grenade was thrown at the head-opinion as to the urgency of the peace in Eastern Europe.

littoral for centuries, was closely capitalised at $1,000,000 Chinese Inked with Prislagt

National currency Each member of the Corpe is quarters of the Peace Preservation matter, the Rev. Mr. Higgs point- provided with a truncheon and a Committee.

ed out that it was a matter that

GERMAN · · RETREAT

⠀⠀ There is not much doubt whose. The proposal has been approved green armband with a red charac- It is understood that no officials should receive the immediate and LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuter-The influence has become paramount and details will be subject to ter

were injured, though two Chinese serious attention of the Govern-German retreat from the Baltic in the countries being vacated by exdavination and approval by the It is possible that the Police Re- guards were killed.

ment,

constitutes the second main de- the Germans,

Supervisory Committee:

and Mongkok District."