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Indian

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Leaders Reject

British

ARCLESS

SEXTANT

Policy As Outlined By

Viceroy:

INVENTOR

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New Delhi Talks Fail

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1939. —PAGE 7

Lord Linlithgow Appeals To People: Correspondence

Published

NEW DELHI NOV, & (REUTER)—BROADCASTING TO THE NATION, THE VICEROY ANNOUNCED WITH PROFOUND RE- INAUGURATED WITH GRET, THAT THE CONVERSATIONS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS AND MOSLEM LEAGUE HAD SO FAR NOT ACHIEVED WHAT HE HOPED

The country was entitled to know, at a time of such gravity.. the nature of the proposition he invited the two organisations to consider and to-day he would publish the correspondence which would make the position perfectly clear,

APPEAL TO PEOPLE After expressing the view that the consultative group he contemplated held great pos- sibilities for the future. the Viceroy appealed for the patience and goodwill of the Indian people and great poli- tical organisations in the efforts he proposed to.continue to reconcile differences and to achieve the result all those who cared for India desired.

tween the representatives of the major parties on the fundamental Issues. He is not prepared to ac- cept this fallure, but proposes, of course, to try again in consultation with the leaders of the great Parties and Princes, to see if there is still a possibility of securing unity.

CONGRESS VIEW

Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril L N. Newall, G.C.B.. C.M.G., C.B.E., Chief

The Congress Leader, Mr. Rajen- dra Prasad..in a letter to the Viceroy.. on Nov. 3, reiterates the impossi- OFFICIAL STATEMENT bility of Congress accepting the LONDON, Nov, 0 (Reuter)-Fol- British policy as declared in the lowing the Viceroy's broadcast, the Viceroy's declaration or to consider India Office issued a statement by steps to further co-operation, un-1 the Viceroy and copies of corres- less the policy of the British Gov-: pondence with the Congress andernment is made clear in a de- Moslem Leaders in connection with claration on the lines suggested by the abortive discussions,

Congress.

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Triumph For Merchant Navy

45,000 - TON GAIN IN PAST WEEK

LONDON, "Nov. 6 (Reuter) -The British Merchant Navy has registered a net gain of nine ships, totalling 45,000 tons. during the past week, after allowance for ships lost by This is con- enemy action. sidered a triumph for a service subjected to widespread sub- marine and occasional alr attack.

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The Viceroy's statement says A letter to the Viceroy by the that he discussed the position Mosiem League Lender, Mr. Jinnah, frankly with Mr. Gandhi, Mr. states that he met the Congress Rajendra Prasad and Mr. Jin- leaders who informed him finally nah and begged of them to that they could not discuss any discuss the provincial position questions regarding the matters: among themselves with a view mentioned by the Viceroy relating to putting forward, in agree- to the provincial field or centre, until the British Government com- ment, proposals which might be considered for some expan" plied with their demands as em- sion of the Viceroy's Council. bodied in the resolution of the All- Following the discussions, says India Congress Committee. Hence the Viceroy's statement, there re-these two questions were not tur- recently adjudging the Pomona mains entire disagreement bether discussed.

NAZIS ARRESTED

IN GLASGOW

Facts Misrepresented In German Reports

LONDON, Nov. (EWS)-Cur- rency has been given in Germany to reports of the Indignities and fll-treatment by British authorl- tles of certain members of the German Consulate in Glasgow which entirely misrepresent the facts of the case,

These reports state that two of the persons concerned, Liebske and Apfelstaedt, were taken to a pri- son and ordered to do convicts' work and that the woman „secre- tary, Fraulein Wagner, Was com- pelled to do convicts' work and to

The facts are as follow:

U-BOAT SINKS

AT TRIALS

REASON FOR INCREASE The increase in tonnage was effected partly at the expense of Germany. the British Prize Court!

ADML. SIR PERCY DOUGLAS DEAD LONDON, Nov. 6 (Renter) The death

of Is announced

Vice- Admiral Sir (Henry) Percy Douglas, K.C.B., C.M.G.. F.R.G.S.. at the age of 63 years. Second son of the late Admiral Sholto Douglas, C.B., Sir Percy, an Associate of the in- stitute of Civil Engineers, entered the Navy in 1890 and from 1910 to 1814 was Superintendent of Charts.

Sir Percy was Surveyor of the Staff of the Vice-Admiral. Dover Patrol, for operations on the Bel- gian Coast, 1918-19. und was Assis- tant Hydrographer of the Navy from 1919 to 1921.

A.D.C. TO KING

He was appointed ADC. to the King in 1926 and retired in 1929. He was Nautical Assessor to the House of Lords in 1933 and In the following yea becamie Chairman of the Dover Harbour Board.

Sir Percy was the inventor of the Douglas Protractor and was joint inventer of the Douglas- Appleyard Arcless Sextant. He was also the inventor and designer of several diagrams, etc, used during the last War.

Sir Percy Douglas was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and was holder of the Silver medal for Military Valour (Italy) and an Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium).

Sir Percy was the writer of several articles, pamphlets etc. etc.

ADML. SIR HUGH SINCLAIR The death also occurred today of Admiral Sir Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair, K.C.B., at the age of 66 years. Entering the service In 1886 he served in the European War, 1914-18, and was placed on the retired list in 1926.

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BURGOMASTER MAX DEAD and Hannah Boge réquisitioned BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (Reuter) as lawful prizes by the Crown. The death occurred today, at the Max. The remainder is due to ships! age of 70, of Burgomaster

He earned the world's admiration reverting to merchant marine

for his heroic stand against the status and new construction.

Germans during the Great War.

In contrast to 1917, when the PARIS, Nov. 6 (Reuter)-It Is submarine campaign inflicted now revealed that 3 German enormous net losses it is unlikely Lt.Cdr. Linton, of 11, Hankow U-boat sank in Bremen Harbour this will be repeated in view of Road, Kowloon, has reported to while carrying, out trials, accord-the reduction of the effectiveness the police that property to the ing to a message from Zurich of the present submarine cam- value of $75 was stolen from his When the submarine was

raised paign and the enormous tonnage house between Sunday and yester the crew were found to be dead.

-under construction.

day.

NAZI HINTS OF WAR IN TURKEY

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bers of the Nazi Party, were artan and other areas. rested in Glasgow when the war seemed imminent under the aliens'

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Japanese Canard Ridiculed

CHUNGKING, No. 6 (Central) -Government circles ridiculed the: Japanese broadcast on Saturday that the 20th Army Group will shortly be despatched to Yunnan for "certain objectives."

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It is pointed out that the Yun- Provincial authorities are working in complete harmony with the Central Government,

evidenced by the loyalty and sup-

port of Gen. Lung Yun and there is absolutely no ground for reports of a split.

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As to the 26th Army Group, it is fighting at the front and long way from Yunnan.

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It is also pointed out that only very recently the Japanese ru- moured that Mr. Shao Ll-tse, member of the C.S.C., had gone to the Communist headquarters at in fact Venan. Mr. Shao proved to be in Chungking all the time.

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NAZI MOVE IN DENMARK

ADVERTISING BY BLACKMAIL

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 6 (Reuter)-The latest Naxi propaganda move in Denmark is the opening of a special advertising bureau, under the patronage of the German Government.

DARING EXPLOIT

OF SKIPPER

LONDON, Nov. 6 (BWS)-The daring exploit is recorded of an East Coast trawler skipper, Leo Romyn. whose house was threat ened with damage by explosion of a drifting mine for the second time within a week.

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Romyn swam out to the mine and pushed it in front him to a. part of the beach clear of the sea wall where later the hors of the rane were removed rendering it

It is understood that the first harmless.

will be to

POSSIBILITY OF NAZI INVASION OF HOLLAND:

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NO FRICTION CHUNGKING, Nov. 6 (Reuter) -Chinese officially deny the Jap- anese report alleging that the Twenty-Sixth Group Army is being despatched to Yunnan Province and also that the Central Govern- ment is contemplating military task of the bureau action against the Yunnan Gov-blackmail the Danish papers by telling them that unless they are

APPOINTMENT TO The statement adds that Gen. friendly to the Relets and give

02 predominantly AIR COUNCIL Lung Yung, Governor of Yunnan publications

LONDON, Nov. 6 (Reuter)--Alr amicable solution while similar Province, is loyal to the Central pro-German bias they will not re-

Vice-Marshai Richard Edmund American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Government, giving whole-hearted/ceive the Bureau's advertising.

DANISH ATTITUDE

Charles Peirse, CB, DSO, AFC, undertake the most menial tasks. kiang near the Kwelchow border, GERMAN OFFICERS Grew. in his interview with the support to the Government policy

Foreign Minister, Admiral Kichisa-

Danish circles do not expect the Director of Operations and In- while six raided Lingling, in South AND TECHNICIANS pure Nomura, last Saturday, was Japanese invasion. Any talk of plan to succeed and Danish ad- telligence and Deputy

of armed "resistance against the

Chief of voiced by a Foreign Omice spokes-friction between the Central Gov-vertisers, after a meeting to dis- Air Staff at the Air Ministry, has ernment and Yunnan Province 'scuss the matter, appealed to all been promoted acting Air-Marshal PARIS, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-High WEECKED PLANES

refuse advertising on his appointment as an addi- The spokesman said that he was entirely without foundation, the concerns to German officers, who have been surprised to read Washington dis- Chinese statement concludes...

from, the new bureau.

tional member of the Air Council. CHENGTU, Nov. 6 (Central)———- order, to investigate whether wreckage of three of

giving military- instruction Fin the Jap-

patches categorically denying. re- deportation order should not be anese planes brought down dur- Turkey, are leaving the country ports from Tokyo to the effect that Issued against them They were ing the air combat over Chengtu, today, according to the "Paris threats of economic pressure were taken to a remand pason and were on November 4, have been found. Soir" correspondent in Istanbul. employed by the American Am- given every consideration being or the three one was shot down He says that those remaining bassador. allowed to purchase additional by Chinese anti-aircraft are and wit leave before Dec. 31. because The State Department announce- food supplies, if they so desired..

the other two by Chinese pur-"in January the war will be here ment reads: "Replying to inquiries NO INDIGNITIES

and add that meanwhile they from correspondents for comment There was no question of treat-

One of the wrecked planes was are going to do nothing in Turkey on press dispatches from Tokyo to ing them as convicts. They did that of the squadron leader of

the effect that Mr. Grew had in- NO SUCCESS. not wear prison clothes and were the Japanese unit. The body was

formed the Japanese Minister for subjected to no indignities. Up to completely destroyed except for The correspondent believes that

Foreign Affairs that Japan was in this stage the Foreign Omee had two machine-guns and several this is Nazi propaganda tactics danger of economic pressure from never been informed that any of automatics. seven airmen designed to play on Turkish tears the United States if it continued these persons was a member of the were burnt beyond recognition. of the U. S. 8. R.. but it is having with its present programme in

The air defence headquarters no success.

China, the State Department in- While in the remand prison a have sent for the wreckage to be In addition to the officers, a formed the correspondents that Mr.

If Germany's object is to ed figures of the losses of British merchant shipping demonstrate protest was received from Ger- displayed here.

number of Nazi technicians are Grew had reported by telegraph many that they were in fact Con-

leaving for Germany and eban- that he wished to say categorically sentiments were reciprocated by acquire air bases for attacks that after the arst two weeks of against Britain, she would not the war when Germany's U-boats sular officials although none of KWANGTEH, ANEWEL Nov. 6 doning important work, including that no threats of economic pres- Admi. Nomura,

simultaneously invade Bel were already at their distant them has career Consul. On re- (Central)-As a result of Chinese work in connection with submar-sure were made either in substance

glum....

stations the effectiveness of the ceipt of the German protest they sabotage work, highway commumi-ines.

or tone of what he said.”.

Apart from the strength of the underwater campaign has been were at once released. All of them cations between Lishul and Wu-

The spokesman was also ques- NOTHING TO ADD. are now in Germany-,

tioned regarding the presa Inter Belgian army and fortifications. steadily diminished by the Royal tsin, Kuyung and Chinkfang, and Kuyung and Tienwangssu, Ima ANKARA Nov. 6 Reuter)—The The spokesman said that there view given by Mr. Hachiro Arita, such an action would bring Anglo- Navy's relentless South Klangst, have been entire Bill providing for the ratification was nothing to be added to Satur- who was reported on Saturday as French troops into and across Bel-warfare. Įly disrupted,

of the Anglo Franco-Turkist Pact day's communique.. Admi. Nomura having said that the time had not glum to block the German path Telephone and telegraph wires was introduced in the National had asked Mr. Grew to come and yet arrived for a settlement of between these places have been Assembly yesterday and is likely talk with him only because he de general questions between Japan [tor down by Chinese unita, to be debated and voted on Nov. 8,atred to hear personally the Am causing great inconvenience to the when Bey Barajogin, the Turkish bassador's views and opinions on Foreign Minister, will review the the current Japanese-American SHANSI SITUATION

Government's attitude to the situation. HINGTAI, SHENSI NOV. 6 latest phases of the international | (Central).—The war situation in situation... DEATH PENALTY West Shanst has made a turn in BERLIN, Nov. 6 (Reuter) The favour of the Chinese,

Consular Service.

SPANISH ENVOY IN ROME COPENHAGEN. Nov. 8 (Reuter) -According to the newspaper Poll- tiker, General Queipo Delano has

been appointed Spanish Ambassa for in Rome.

Chief

of the German General

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Japanese strategy in "pushing towards Kihsien the Yellow

Staff has decreed the death penal-River bark after capturing Tan- ty on any one who seriously at Ing and 8thsien has been shat- tempts to undermine the moral of German troops

desertion.

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and footing and successful Chinese counter-offen-

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PACT RATIFICATION

In view of the diplomatic activity between Turkey and Rumanis, some circlés cón-. sider that Bey Barajogla's speech may disclose whether the Turca-Soviet negotiations. are to be resumed 'in the near future.

The talk was conducted in an extremely friendly atmosphere and there was no threat employed by either Adml. Nomura or Mr. Grew, On the contrary, Mr. Grew, who is very well versed with hot only the American but also the Japanese kituation, reiterated his personal desire to bring the situation: be tween the two countries to

LONDON, Nov. 6 (Reuter)-The possibility of a Ger- man invasion of Holland is lengthily discussed by The Times military correspondent,

He says that it has been suggested that such an ac- tion might be accompanied by assurances to Belgium that no threat to her neutrality was involved and that her fron- tlers will be respected if she remained quiet.

ARITA INTERVIEW

EFFECTIVENESS DIMINISHING

LONDON, NOT. 6 (EWB)Detail

anti-submarino

From Sept, 3 to Nov. 4 Britain MAAT GERMAN MERCY

has lost 56 slips of a total tion- Should Belgium stand aside, she base of 238,794 or 1.5 per cent. of and the United States though the would be placing herself at Ger- the 18.5 milion tons of British dividual questions could be settled many's mercy, for her eastern de shipping on the high seas. one after the other.

The Japanese Government is not desirous at present, of having a formal talk with the United States in the form of a Tokyo parley or a Washington conference.

"We expect the new Central Government of China! will be OT- ganised before long and that will certainly clarify the situation in East Asia.” concluded the spokes-

any man.

fences would be turned and her less defensible northern much frontler would not be covered.

The view of the Dutch them- selves is that an Invasion by Germany must be provided for, but that it is unlikely. They consider that the effect upon public opinion in the United States would be such that Ger- many must hesitates to arouse such a storia,

CITY OF FLINT +/- LONDON, Nov; 6 (Reater)... It is understood that the City of Flint is sailing direct to the United States with ting cargo which la destined for Britain The Nor wegian Government, informed the

·|United States to this elect.

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