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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

"WAR WAS IMPOSED ON GERMANY"!

GERMAN FOREIGN RAILS AGAINST

PRIME MINISTER

Hitler's Historic Peace Offer Misunderstood, Says Ribbentrop

DANZIG, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-In a speech to a big de- monstration here last night, which was broadcast by all German stations and then sent out to the world in many foreign translations, Herr von Ribbentrop, Nazi Foreign Minister, stated that Danzig would never again be sepár- ated from the Reich.

Referring to what he described as the attempt to make Danzig and the "Reich responsible for the present state of war, Herr von Ribbentrop declared: "This war has, in the truest sense of the word, been imposed on. Ger- many."

Herr von Ribbentrop proceeded to deal with the Ger- man-Polish negotiations regarding Danzig.

MINISTER BRITAINS

CABLE

WESTERN FRONT:

Nazis Send

Out Wave

INDIA'S DOMINION After Wave

STATUS DEMAND

BOMBAY, Oct. 25, (Reuter)... In a statement yesterday, Mỹ, Gandhi said that although the Viceroy's recent declaration concerning the future of India's constitution was "undoubtedly deplorable," It Is not re- vocable:

The Congress Working Com- mittee's resolution calling on

all Ministers to resign leaves the door open," he said," for satisfying the Nation's demand for Dominion Status,

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War Supplies For France From U.S.

Of Men

Determined Attack On Village

FRENCH TROOPS NOT DISLODGED

PARIS, OCT. 23 (REUTER) REPORTS RECEIVED HERE IN- DICATE THAT THE FRENCH WERE SUCCESSFUL IN A DARING RAID EAST OF MOSELLE AND SUCCESSFUL IN WERE ALSO

THE SAARBRUECKEN REGION, NORTH OF FORDACH.

West of Forbach, in the Yarndi

He declared: "The aston-was ridiculous and impudent and ishing attitude of Poland to Britain's foreign policy was un-ORDERS FOR MOTOR

By slandering Herr Herr Hitler's magnificent and scrupulous.

LORRIES

Forest, the Germans, launched a unrepeatable offer seemed re- Hitler, the British want to alien-

determined attack WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)

against ate the German people from their markable to me. To-day we leader, but the German people-The French Government has village held by the French. Wave have an answer to the riddle would not tolerate any impudent | placed orders for between 150/after wave of men were sent for- ward, but when the attack ended -England was behind it.

French

"We know to-day that al- ready, at that time, negotia- tions for a guarantee were on foot with England."

insinuations. he declared

MISGUIDED POLICY

and 2,000 motor lorries (trucks) with an American firm.

The French Ambassador in

the village was still in

巋

bands. By declaring war on Germany, Washington said yesterday that

PARIS, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-A War Mr. Chamberlain had broken his France is already buying large the latter part of Monday night Communique states that during

Britain and Germany would never war with each other.

Herr von Ribbentrop added that agreement with Herr Hitler that quantities of blankets, shoes, etc..and yesterday there were raids

the German Government must make the Polish Government fully responsible for these events and for the highly suspicious develop- ment in their relatioris.

POLISH COLLAPSE Referring to the collapse of the Polish State. Herr von Ribbentrop | said: "Now Germany will see to it that redistribution, justified by real conditions, is carried out and that real appeasement takes place. Now Soviet Russia and the Great! German Relch will guarantee for the whole future of the main- tenance of quiet order and peace in East Europe."

“SOVIET-GERMAN PACT

"Mr. Chamberlain did not un- derstand Herr Hitler's historic peace offer.

Misguided by his policy, Mr. Chamberlain took it as a sign weakness, "sald Herr von Rib- bentrop, and concluded: "We shall never make peace until there and guarantees that.. such an attack against the German people is once and for all excluded."

BERLIN CONFERENCE: REPORTS DENIED

BERLIN, Oct. 25 (Reuter)—The German Ofciaj News Agency de-

Recalling Herr Hitler's efforts clares that political circles deny towards Anglo-German reconcilia reports that a discussion of de- tion, Herr von Ribbentrop declar-cisive importaries concerning the ed again and again that Britain international situation "had taken had adopted an unconciliatory at place between the Reichs Fuhrer titude and that Hexx Hitler only and Herr von Ribbentrop in the abandoned his efforts when he last few days and adds that the was forced to recognise that Bri- statement tain did not want to conciliate.

Herr von Ribbentrop déclai- ed that the conclusion of the German-Russian Pacts put Germany's foreign policy on new basis. Traditional Ger- man-Soviet friendly relations were restored and there exist- ed all the necessary conditions for deepening this friendship, By far-reaching agreements, the exchange of raw materials and in- dustrial products between Ger-

ever.

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that special reports

were called for and received from the Ambassadors, does not corres- pondent with the facts.

The same applies to the news abroad concerning the alleged War Council and adds: "The Ger-

man attitude. in consequence of Mr. Chamberlain's rejection of the German peace. offer, is well- known. Germany sees no reason for making a new peace move."

EXTRAORDINARY TIRADE

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Patrols. Active In

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for the Army and is prepared to and ambushes at several points pay cash.

and fairly sharp engagements-to-

PARIS, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-A war ***The night Later, he said the French Gov-jwards the south-eastern border of communique states: emmert might buy horses. He in-the Forest of Varndt, where one of was quiet on the whale. There was dicated that big orders for our posts, attacked by the enemy.

war supplies would be placed I the were relieved by a counter-attack activity by patrols and artillery in Arms Embargo was repealed launched Immediately.

the region to the west of the Baar."

Shipping Amendment To Neutrality Bill Approved: Embargo Measure To

Debated

SEIZURE OF CITY OF FLINT MIGHT EFFECT VOTING

'WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 (Reuter)---The U.S." Senate has refused to apply the Parlis- mentary guillotine to the Em bargo Debate. The measure will now be thrashed out by Its opponents.

ANOTHER NAZI EMDEN ON PROWL?

CITY OF FLINT CAPTURE

Group U-Boat Commander's

Ruthless Order

The Isolationist headed by

Senator Johnson, were expected to meet yester- day to reconsider the decision.

SENATE APPROVAL

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LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)

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NAZI ORDER

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New Balkan Problem?

ITALIAN DOUBTS ON PEACE VALUE

OF NEW PACT

ROME, Oct. 25⋅ (Reuter)—Doubts

as to whether the Turkish Agree

ment is an instrument of peace are expressed by Signor Gayda,

writing in the "Giornale d'Italia.”

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FANCHENG, HUPEH, Oct. 25

Fung Chun-leung, 36, seanbary <> | 95 of the Water Police, waar Beli

tanced. to "three' menthalu:marts, labour when be was convicted by ♬ ME Q A E, Macfadjen at÷Kow-- loon Court yesterday on a charger, jof misconduct as a police officermina

It was alleged he had demanded:... 150-cents from a Junkmaster at

He recalls that the Pact, in its (Central)-A Japanese language October 19. & eccend defendant origin, was based on the "Franco school at Machang, a town in

IN ITALY

British policy of encirclement and north-east Hupeh, near the Honan Lan 2, 38′ nanaman No. 128, " w Norwegian despatches reveal that aimed at preventing Italian ex-border, about 87 miles north-east discharged. A later message stated that the the American vessel City of Flint pansion in the Mediterranean, " of Hankow, was dissolved on Oct. Senate approved the amendment was captured by the German Signor Gayda says that the fact 20 as a result of the refusal of the FRENCH CONFIDENCETM to the Neutrality ill to lift the cruiser Emden. Germany is known that, despite this treaty, Turkey Chinese children to shout slogans many and the Soviet was already LONDON,, Oct. 29 (BWS-Adrastic

restrictions DA United to have one or two armed merchant-continues to belong to the Balkan denouncing their national leaders, operating, would increase yearly though delivered too late for gen-States shipping. except in the men operating as sea-raiders, but Entente raises new problems for

(Renter) and they would reach the highest eral comment in the morning North Atlantic danger. zones. The this is the first Indication

The pupils all remained silent LONDON, Oet." "25 point in turnover shortly. Terri-newspapers, Herr von Ribbentrop's amendment would permit Ameri- one of her warships have been ov

that the Balkan system.

when a Japanese teacher led them The French wireless announcés... torial divergence between the two speech is reproduced with headlines can vessels to carry any materials, the high seas.

"ESSENTIAL POINT”

to shout the slogans. When they that, black-out' will cesse in the states was out of the question for which indicate their views on what except to belligerent porta, in the

were forced to, they suddenly French districts along the Franco-^-.. The newspaper reaffirms that burst out with Down with the Italian border, Tuls, the “an- is described as an extraordinary South Atlantic, Pacific and Indian

following the union of Albania Japanese!" RELATIONS WITH - 1,8, tirade against Britain which, says Oceans, the China. Tasman and

In despair the Japnoncer said, shows the confideijce". The U-Boat commander who and Italy, the latter's policy ex- anese closed down the school. in Italy's neutrality. Regarding Germany's relations the "DAILY TELEX:RAPH," com- with the United States, there pletely travestled the events lead- Arablan Seas, the Bay of Bengal, sank the Yorkshire ordered the tends to the heart of the Balkans bermuda. New Brunswick and

Captain of the Independence Hall and adds "that's the essential to leave 100 British soldiers and point. could not be any divergency at all ing to the Allied declaration of

Nova Scotia, with that country. Germany had

alrmen to drown, according to the The Senate also approved an "Daily Express." These servicemen facts in hazy pictures of an idyllie "Some newspapers seek to cloak abs lutely no interests, on the "THE TIMES" characterises 28 amendment permitting American continent, except for the fantastic the charges that the war commerce with Canada and Mex- and the Far East.

were being invalided from India lovers' meetings, but Italy turns a greatest possible trade with all the was prepared by Britain.

co to continue normally without

deat ear to serenades. On the states on that continent,

The "NEWS-CHRONICLE under requiring purchasers to obtain i

The American Captain, however, contrary, she will continue to the heading, "Mixture as Before," title to supplies before they are gored the orders and most of watch the sequence of events with says the speech was calculated to transported across the border.

the men were saved, with their very sharp eye.” have the greatest effects inside

wives and families in the darkness. The Senate also accepted a pro- | " Germany where there are fewer

The survivors declare that facilities for checking historical posal deleting the clause permit-

the crew of the Independence Nothing that Ribbentrop ting belligerents to obtain ninety-

Hali was incensed at the ruth- said weakens the main count day credits.

lessness of the German order. The Captain saw red and a member of the crew shouted: "To get in this war within week and we'll sweep thems so-and-son off the sea."

But, while Germany always respected the Monroe Doc- trine, the existence of many British colonies, possessions. coaling-stations, naval bases, etc.. on the American Con- tinent signifled a breach of this doctrine and could bring Britain into violent conflict with it

facts.

against the Nazis that, in pur-

CITY OF FLINT

inland

suance of their mad ambitions, Commenting on the seizure of they sabotaged all hope of pericy- WAR GUILT

ful settlement and time after time the City of Flint, Senator Con- Referring to the question of war resorted to aggression in breach of nally reminded the Senate that the gullt. Herr Von Ribbentrop said their pledged word. Nothing in the the shipping restrictions in that among the whole world of speech can alter the determination proposed Neutrality Bi public opinion, there was not the of the Allies to redress the wrongs prevent the "recurrence slightest doubt that the French which the Naa's have done and to cases.

from a recurring people did not want this war: free. Europe would rather have peace to-day threat of arbitrary and unscru than to-morrow and that war had pulous attack.”

Herr von Ribbentrop added that he could prove, beyond all doubt, that this war against Germany had been systemati- cally and secretly prepared for Tears by, the present British Government.

would

of such

Mr. T. C. Hennings, Member of the House. Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed the be lief that the seizure of the City of Flint would lose a few votes for the embargo in the

THREAT ABANDONED

NORWAY BUYS U.S. AND BRITISH PLANES

OSLO, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-Norway has doubled her, order placed last August for twelve American fighter planes.

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within

Six on order from Britain are expected to arrive in Norway shortly. The British Arm has The Isolationalist leaders yester- promised to deliver them day agreed to abandon ther threat the time stipulated in the to talk out the Bill and speeches tract on the Bill and its amendment will now be limited to forty-five min utes.

COM-

been imposed on them by Britari The "DALLY, MAIL" says, "The by negotiations in Paris and with truth is through more sharply into the French Government.

relief against the background of Nazi falsehood.

House: British White |

Should the Bill be passed by

THE TALLER THE Papers are sufficient answer to the

VOTE ON FRIDAY

Friday, as expected, the House of absurd charge that this country

LIE WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 (Reuter) the debate on the Bill on Monday. Representatives will probably begin worked systematically for war with

LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter) Germany and that we signed the Leaders of the United States

300-MILE LIMIT

Semi-omcial eircles here, com Munich Agreement because we had Senate have informed President

amendment that menting The proposed.

on the

"Voelkischer. not rearmed Ribbentrop repeats Roosevelt that the Neutrality: Bill

complaint that "Mr. Chamberlain, did not the clumsy manoeuvre of trying will probably be passed by Friday. American ships should keep 300 Beobachter's" come to Munich in order to to separate Britain and France. It is thought that it will be ap- miles away from Europe when pro different yardsticks are used by present- war, but to postpone Let, M. Daladier speak for the de-proved by a majority of two to one, ceeding to neutral countries was Nordic countries when assessing |the relative value of Allied and the war that the British Gay-mocracies under the proposed bil, the United rejected by 71 to 18 votes ernment had ; decided upon," Germany's conquests were but States will be able to sell any war The approved amendments also German news reports say: "The

•he aided

stages on the road which would materials to those countries which include one, that inland commerce 'Voelkischer Beobachter seems to The British assertion that Ger- have led France and Europe to can pay and take them away in with Canada and Mexico will con- forget that the tallerle.. the

their own ships.

tinue normally,

longer the yardstick!” many aimed at world domination direct slavery.”

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