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AS FAR AWAY AS EVER FROM

REACHING FINAL

AGGREEMENT

SHANGHAI, Jan. 11 (Reuter)-"The Japanese authori- ties and Wang Ching-wei are almost as far away as ever from reaching a final agreement, despite all the excitement that appeared in the press recently, Reuter's correspon- dent was told by an authoritative source connected with Wang Ching-wel's entourage.

FAILURE OF DRIVE

3 JAPANESE CABINETS REVIEWED

SENIOR STATESMEN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 18th JANUARY, 1940, 8.30 AM. Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES

Holders of Beences are reminded that is desired to con- tinue to retain possession of the apparatus after the date of expire- tion of the licence" a renewal must be effected without delay.

New Licences will be available at the Goverment Radio Office, O.P.Q. Building, First Floor, an ordinary business days, and wil

be issued against the receipt of a gemittance of $12.00, between

the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, except on Saturdays when licences will be issued between 9 am, and 1 p.m.

Applications may be made:-

(a) personally,

(b) by messenger.

(c) by post...

He added: "The only new, Ching-vel is in a position to i TAKEN TO TASK development that occurred in establish such a regime, particular-

TOKYO, Jan. 11 (Reuter)-In the negotiations has been ly as he, and many of his followers,

review.ng the records of the three that terms of the general are from South China:

cabinets Prince Konove, Baros agreement reached some

Hirunuma and Gen. Abe, adminis- three months ago have-been

!!

It is essential under (c) and preferable under (a) and (b) that -. It is alleged that the Japanese trations which have been in office drawn up into a formula and drive to the north from Canton Saze the start of the Sino-Jap- applications should be accompanied by crossed Cheque payable to deliberately allowed to leak along the mallawy towards Shlu-anese hostilities, the Asant takes Hong Kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post out in Japan-presumably for kwan was for the purpose of pre- to task senior statesmen for alleg- or messenger as soon as it is ready. Where actual cash is tender- purely Japanese domestic paring the way for the establish- to failure to pay any attention to ed a new licence should be received in exchange before leaving the

Licensing Office. of a powerful ment of a puppet regime in South the formation

national cab.net "n the tiup sense CHUNGKING, Jan. 11 (Reuter)—¡ "The fallure of the Japanese drive, of the term." The early establishment of a pup- according

The paper urges them to strive to Chinese quarters. pe, regime in Canton by Wang elected to affect these plans which to form a powerful cabinet with Ching-wel is forecast by well-in- are stated to have received a stiff a firm determinadon this time. formed Chinese qua.ters here. blow in the recent visit to 'Chung-

reasons."

WANG'S FOOTHOLD

China.

They claim that, desple the king of Mr. Ku Meng-yu, well- formation of the proposed Central known Kuomintang leader, who Government of China under Wang was formerly a close associate of Ching-wel by the Japanese, the Wang Ching-wel.

Ад impo tant development In the pu itiläi situation is Ukely to occur on Jan. 14 oř Jan. 15, according to the Nich! N.chi.

Shangbai Haiphong Manila. Haiphong

Pelping and Nanking regimes Mr. Ku Meng-yu, who flew to

The paper reports that Gen. Abe would remain more of less beyond Chuneking from Hongkong last has abandoned the plea of facing the control of Wang Ching-wel month, is reported to have definite-the Dict with a vigorous attitudo who, therefore, must seek the le declared his cooosten to Wanen view of the unfavourable at- establishment of his own foothold/Ching-wel's bence move.

mosphere, prevailing in senior Rabaul and Manua. elsewhere.

Mr. Ku Meng.vn returned to Army and political circles.

Tile Nick Nichi reports that Under present circumstances. Fan-kone on Dec 14 by air oftaT Chinese circles ate, Canton is successful conversations here with council on Jan, 13 when a protocel Shanghai

Gen. Abe may attend the Privy Canton

extending the fishery modus Sandakan. vivendi between Japan and the shanghai Soviet will be taken up for discus- Japan and Shanghai,

only the logical place where Wang Government Jeaders,

National Economy Savings Certificates

RESUMPTION OF

SALE TODAY

With the permission of the Hongkong Government the focal sale of National Economy Savings Certificates issued by the Chinese Postal Bank, which was suspended a fort- night ago, will be resumed to- day, says Central News

The certificates will be on sale)

GRAF SPEE DEFEAT ECHO

LONDON,

JAN.

11 (BWS)—IL

THE REPORT

sion.

“Black List" Of Neutral Firms

||

Manila.

Shanghal

1

In the case of renewal the old licence should be resumed with the application.

Licence holders are requested to examine their licences carefully and verify the date of expiry before applying for renewal. AN broadens Licences'do not expire on December Stat.

INWARD MAILS

From

Due

12th Jan.

19th Jan,

19th Jan

19th Jan

12th Jan.

19th Jan.

12th Jan.

13th Jan.

13th Jun,

13th Jan.

14th Jan.

14th Jan.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"

London date, 6th January. Shanghai and Amoy. ....

15th Jan

10th Jan.

16th Jan

15th Jan

Straits and Manila

16th Jan.

Amoy.

18th Jan.

Calcutta and Straits

16th Jan.

Saigon.

16th Jan

Shanghai

16th Jan.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service”

dale 10th January.

-Parts

17th Jan. 17th Jan.

Halphong and Holhow, Manila.

Haiphong

Straits. Japan. Shanghai.

Air Mail.by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"

London date. 10th January.

Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, 26th December. Straits and Saigon.gu Australia

17th Jan. 17th Jan.

||

15th Jan.

18th Jan

18th Jan.

18th Jan.

and

Manila...

18th Jan.

. 8. A. Honolulu, and Japan (Ban Francisco, 23rd December 1939).

date

མང་ མགས པར གི གསན

1th Jan. 19th Jan. 20th Jan

may be recalled that attempts were made by the propaganda authorl-į ties in Germany to explain away SECRET TRADING the defeat of the Graf Spee by

WITH GERMANY alleging that the British cruisers used« mustard gas. These al'ega-

Special to the HK, Daily Press tions were denied at the time by

LONDON, Jan. 11 (Havas)—The the British Admiralty, which stated names of several neutral firms in that no mustard gas grenades or China openly or secretly trading shells had ever been made for or with Germany, are figuring, or will shortly figure, on the British “black used by the Royal Nayv.

list."

Such firms are at present ́en- at most of the local branches of tures and reads as follows; "After connexions.

The document bears nine signa-deavouring to form new business They are especially Chinese banks and a number of department

careful examination of all wound- interested in the South American Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane...

Shanghal Oversea-Chinese Bank and the ed and stek from the battleship markets,

Shanghai. Shanghai and Commercial Bav- Admiral Graf Spee, treated in the ings Bank are the principal agents Military Hospital and in the ing to act as commission agents Europe via Suez and Straits-London date, 2nd

Dec. 1939). and will undertake the repayment Pasteur Hospital, the special Tech- for purchasing or shipping. Chi- Shanghai. of these certificates when due, nical Commission appointed by the ese goods on American account.

As required by the Hongkong Director General of the Army Government, the certificates will Medical Corps declares that it has highly to influence the situation of Calcutta, Straits and Saigon be subject to stamp duty in ac- found not the slighest trace of the the Chinese export market since Shanghal and Amey, cordance with the Stamp Ordin- symptoms which could give rise to such firms are naturally offering ance. The stamp duty of 10 cents the suspicion that they had been per certificate will be borne by the affected by war gasses. Chinese Postal Bank.

stoica. The local

NEW FEATURE

A new feature of the certificates sold here is that they may now be repaid not only in the Colony, but

NAZI INTERNEES RELEASED ON PAROLE at any of the post office in China. When first placed on sale here,

LONDON, Jan. 11 the certificates were only repay the 1.000 Germans able at once of sale as required

Tanganyika at the by the Hongkong authorities. This

parole.

two

,.

At the same time they are try-

Straits..

These developments are key shanghai.

the most suitable conditions.

fava and Manila,

Straits..

U S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Mandla (San Fran-

cisco date, 4th January.

OUTWARD IAILS

Such Jan.

20th Jan 20th Jan.

8 sh Јал.

21st Jan.

21st Jan,

21st Jan

23rd Jan.

23rd Jan

-29th Jan,

Registered and Parcel Mall are closed. 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and

where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel, mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m... Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

ONLY DIRECT LINK They hope for co-operation with Japanese enterprises since the only direct link existing between China and the east coast of South Ameri- ca. is formed by Japanese liners,

At the same time Ge.man (Reuter)-Offirms have also tried to act na re- interned in presentatives of American firms outbreak of but in many cases some of the restriction has now been lifted. War. 165 have been released on German firms, which represented here American concerts before the are not militarily war."have lost these represente- classes, bearer and registered, The men

efficient and of the women and and are six

tions as the result of war laws pro- denominations,

children being repatriated, 300 hibiting British and French pur- namely, $5, $10, $100. $100,

have already left, and further chasers from dealing with enemy Fort Bayard $500 and $1,000, air in Chinese parties will leave shortly. Those firms.

Dr. S. Y. Liu, Director-General paroled will be kept in interiment also found "American companies," shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. who cannot be repatriated ori "Some of the German firms have straits. of the Chinese Postal Banks, of for the duration of the war. cially expressed the Chinèse Gov-

thus camoufaging the original amoy. ernment's

ownership to enable, British and Hongkong Government's "permis- "Our Man-made Future" was French Arms to deal with them. sion for resumption of the sale of the subject of an address given by in

The certificates are of

currency.

:

appreciation of

the

:

Bangkok

FOR

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Parcels only for Tientsin Fort Bayard, and Holhow.

the certificates in the Colony in Mr. J. L. Hadaway at the Weekly NAZI AIR ATTACKS Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, a letter to the Government yes-inseting of the Theosophical terday.

'Society yesterday.

Washington Aims At The Abolition Of Lynching

Special to the H.K. Dally Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Hayaa)-Aiming at the definite abolition of lynching, the House of Representatives yesterday voted a Bill by which different States will be held responsible for any lynchings in their territories and will pay indemnities to the families of lynch victims.

POLICE OFFICER

ROBBED

The Bill is now awaiting the sanction of the Senate.

ON DEFENCELESS

SHIPS

Central

South America and Canada via Ban (No Parcels for Canada)-due 8an. 1st February.................................. ་་་་་་

LONDON., Jan 11 (Reuter)—In Saigon. connection with the attacks by 'German aircraft on unarmed mer- chantmen and defenceless fishing- Boats, authoritative quarters point-

Francisco Parcels Noon Francisco, tag.

Date and Time

Fri. 12th

.1.30 PM

1.30 PM

9.30 FM

2.30 PM

3,00 PM

Bat. 13th

10.30 AM

1.30 PM

and G.P.O. & K.P.O.

LAD PM

...i. Ord.

2.30 PM

3.30 PM

G.PO.&K.PO

*6.00 M .30 PM

7.15. A 9.00 AM 8.OU AN

8.00 AM

|Mon. 15th

Parcels, 9.00 AM

9.30AM

|Ord

10.00 AM

1J0

3 30 PM

7.00 PM

Tue, 16th

9.30.AM

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service" Heg

due London 21st. Jan.

Ord.

SUNDAY

ed out that such methods of Canton warfare "dust

make greater Amoy and Parcels only for Shanghai, demands upon the conscience than Mapila. upon the courage of the attackers Parcels only for Tientsin, and it is hard to believe that it

can be anything but repugnant to Shanghai the officers and men ordered to carry" them out,"

The Foreign Secretary and Lady During heated debates, Con- Halifax gave a small farewell din gressmen accused the Republican ner party for the Brazilian Am-" Chier Inspector W. H. Nolloth, of sponsors in manoeuvring to win bassador and Dona Gina Regis de the Shamshuipo Police Station, was over the negro votes."

the victim of a car-burglary on

Wednesday afternoon, when his It is pointed out that lynchings revolver, which was loaded with have steeply declined in recent alx bullets, was stolen. The ef years! 231 lynchings in 1822 also took away his wrist watch and against 20 in 1833, 8 in 1937 and

only two in 1939.

$12 in money. :

Olivetra on Tuesday evening.

ater of Finance, and Mon. K. Var- Man, A. Apostolides, Greek Min-

MONDAY

Braits and Calcutta. Haiphong

Falgon, Madang. Balamaua, and Rabaul. Canton

TUESDAY'

Batavia and Sourabaya Shanghai and Japan,"

Fort Bayard ädää

[Jun. 16th

9.30 AM 10.00 AM

10.00 AM

Covernor of the Bank at Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong

Greece, have arrived in London for commercial negotiations

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