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POINT AT ISSUE IN ASAMA MARU

CASE:

KING CAROL

Carol Could

Have Done

STATEMENT

Germany Starving Her Own People

BY CRAIGIE

TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Reuter)-“Judging from the articles appearing in the Japanese newspapers and from the state- ments made by the many Japanese visitors to this Em- bassy, I have gained the impression that there is much misapprehension as to the actual point at issue in the Asama, Maru case," said Sir Robert Craigle, the British Am- bassador, in a statement made here today. --

"For instance, there is much talk about the stopping of the Japanese ship constituting, in itself, an affront to Japan. I should like, therefore, to assure my Japanese friends that the very last thing that Britain wishes to do is to take action derogatory to Japan's feeling."

Sir Robert Craigie, continu-view that the Asama Malu indi- Special to, the H.K. Daily Pressing, vindicated the belligerent dent was a violation of interna- LONDON, Jan. 25 (Havas)----Re- rights exercised by the British tional law, stressed that, in any

warship against the Asama case. Maru.

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fering to German arguments that the food blockade was! Inhuman. Mr. Ronald E. Cross; Minister for Economic Warfare, - Referring to other cases of belli- in a radio address said, "I want gerent rights by German warships o make it absolutely clear there against neutral ships from, which nced be no starvation in Germany British nationals have been re- war moved, Sir Robert went on to say, no matter how long the

"It will be seen that the only ques- lasts.

"Germany has sufficient food, tion really at issue between Britain the Nazis would use their plen- and Japan is, whether under in- tiful foodstuffs to feed their pec-ternational law, Germans of mil- ple. not their guns.

Japanese national feeling was "more important than ques• tions of law."

The apokesman said that it was very regrettable that the British Navy: took action cal- cu'ated to "Infurs the pro- stiga" of the Japanese Navy at the "very entrance of the gates to the Japanese capital." He criticised the discourtesy of itary age returning to their coun- the British warship and the Br

not disclosing "It is the Nazis, not we, try under orders and at the expense tish captain in

the starve

German of the German Government and their identities. who

destined for service in the armed The Naval spokesman women and children." Referring to the efficiency of forces, may be removed from neu- that the captain of the Asama PARIS, Jan. 25 (Reuter)The

Mr. Crosstral ships, or whether such an ac- Maru had been retired for ungea- L'Ordre declares that King Carol the Allied blockade,

be confined only to mantike behaviour in not refusing could have done little else but re-.said that it must be judged, not tion must quisition the oll wells "since by the amount of merchandise nationals actually serving in the to surrender the Germans. Rumanía is threatened from all seized but by the amount of. Ger- German armed forces.

man imports and exports "which, sides.

have not left port for fear of our

Little Else

"Rumania is lost if France, Bri- tain. and Turkey are unable to break the ever-tightening bonds," the L'Ordre continues.

The paper says that France and England had given a guarantee to Rumania against German 'aggres- sion but Paris and Ankara should immediately come to an agreement to protect Rumania, whoever is the! aggressor.

The paper adds that the initia- tive cannot always be left to Germany.

Canadian Air Attache In Washington

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuter)- According to the New York Times, Canada has notied the State De- partment that, for the first time in history, she is sending a re- presentative of her, armed forces to Washington.

P.

He Is Commodore W Kenny, of the Canadian Air Force, who has been appolnited Air Attache to the Canadian Legation.

The New York Times says that the appoinment is regarded as the Arst step toward effective contact of the defence authorities of the two countries.

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Grave Affair Uncovered In Brussels

Special to the H.K. Dalty Pre

BRUSSELS, Jan, 25 (Havas)-It is reported that the author tes have uncovered a grave affair "connected with the "national de

fence and security of the State," In which Rexists (Belgian Navis) and sympathisers are involved.

The police have questioned several persons and arrests are expected.

"That" question" can surely be settled between our two Governments in-x mare cairn. atmosphere without arousing anger on elther side.

"It is in this hope that I have wished an attempt on this briet definition of the points at issue as they appear to me," Sir Robert concluded.

NATIONAL FEELING TOKYO. Jan, 25 (Reuter)The !

of stopping

the NY.K. ner Asama Maru by a British cruiser on January 21 and the removal of 21 Germans from the vessel again came up for discussion' at

added

Parallel to the Anglo-Japanese negotiations he revealed that the Japanese Navy were making pre- parations to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future..

Salvation

ATTACK SUCCEEDS

Army Feed Large Quantities Of War Beggars In

Materials Abandoned Shanghai

Special to the H.K. Daily Press SHANGHAI, Jan 25 (Havas) - A "rice bus" of the Salvation

Army is touring the poorest dis-

FANCHENG, HUPEH, Jan. 25 (Central) Japanese for- ces defeated by the Chinese north of Suihsien, in North Hupeh, are now in full retreat.

Remnant Japanese beleaguered at Hsuchlatien, north- east of Suihsten, are facing annihilation, while those at Kaocheng and Yingchlatten, 20 miles north of Suthslen, are being rounded up.

tricts of the city feeding beggars Various important points, whose plight is most pitiful espe- including Wanchlatien, and cally since the cold spell. of the Taerwan, have all been re- last few days.

captured. The Chinese have The bus usually stops at the reached the enemy rear by à openings of lanes after which

WAR SUPPLIES

"advance scouts" go through the detour and cut their retreat: lanes afoot to give food tickets to every bonafide beggar shivering on the pavement.

The Japanese have abandoned a large quantity of war supplies, in- cluding 23 guns, 27 tanks and 3,000

Workers carrying rice follow and distribute the rice only to those armoured with a ticket.

cars and over machine-guns and rifles. The measure aims to secure Chinese forces in Central Hupeh to attack Chungslang that only genuine beggars get continue food since, among the hundreds and Yangtzuchen, north-east of who swam around and rush to Chungslang, despite a mowstorm. wards the bus are many com-They have recovered two more paratively well-to-do Chinese who points, Niehchiatlen and Shushan, have just finished their evening near Yangtzuchen, meal.

Donations are pouring into the Salvation Army for this work:

ITALY WANTS

PEACE BUT

In conclusion, the spokesman STANDS READY

expressed the hope that the Bri tish Government would give its policy full reconsideration.

Tatsuta Maru Was Stopped

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TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Reuter) The this morning's press conference.captain of the N. Y. K. liner Tat- suta Maru states that the vessel

"A spokesman of the Navy Min-was not searched, according to a istry in upholding the Japanese į Honolulu message.

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SMALL - POX OUTBREAK EPIDEMIC

IS ASSUMING

PROPORTIONS-D.M.S.

ASSUMING

"THE

SMALL-POX OUTBREAK "IS EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS," the Director of Medical Ser- vices, the Hon. Dr. P. §. Selwyn-Clarke, told a Hongkong Daily Press reporter yesterday.

The captain confirmed the repert that the vessel was stopped bur del clined to make a statement on the

nationality of the warship,

JAPANESE PARLEY IN BUDAPEST

BERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuer)—A

Millionaire

German Ends Life

Former Colony Resident

CHUNGKING, Jan, 25 (Renter)--

A German resident here, Herr Back, committed suicide yesterday at his SOUTH EAST SHANSI

home on Secong Range Hüls or the LOYANG, Jan. 25 (Central)- south bank of the Yanrise River Reinforced by over 4,000 men, the opposite to Chungking." His body Japanese at Changtze, in South-was discovered by the servants. East Shansi, have resumed their Much speculation haa been southward drive, and are encour aroused over the motive of the tering staunch Chinese resistance suicide.

Japanese unity at Wangfang-- It is learned that Herr Beck was tsun, Kwantowasu and Ghwang, for many years an important mem-

chen, north-west of Raoping, have her of the Otto Wolf firms. He resided been crushed by the Chinese, who in Hongkong but left Hongkong in Special to the HK, Daily Press are now engaged in a "mopping August Just before the outbreak ROME, Jan. 25 (Havas)-The up" campaign against the enemy of the European war. Popolo D'Italia, Signor Mussolini's north-east of Kaoping,

After reaching Macao Beck came organ in an article today stated

More than 300 puppet Chinese to Chungking by a specially char-

in Lintain, South-west tered aeroplane. that the present attitude of Italy troops

Shansi, killed some 30 Japanese cannot be prolonged indefinitely.

"Official speeches in London and officers in a mutiny and joined the Paris leave us cold. We know Chinese side recently. what these are and we know what would become of Italy and Europe

they won the war and if every thing depended upon gendar- peace' of Britain and crie

SOUTH KWANGSI LIUCHOW, Jan 25 (Central)— Supported by four field guna, 1,000 Japanese invaded Napel, north- east of Strangize, in South Kwang- si, on Jan. 21, while other Japan-

France.

"Fascist Italy wants peace but ese troops attacked Nameng and

Continged on Back Page stands teady."

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Beck, was reputed to be a 'multi- millionaire with large banking accounts in Germany, Hongkong and Chungking.

"Treaty End" Today

JAPANESE - "U.S. RELATIONS

SINISTER IMPLICATIONS TOKYO, Jan, 25 (Reuter)

OF WANG PACT BITTERLY End," the Japan Times today CRITICISED BY CHIANG

·

Under the caption "Treaty

published an editorial stress-

that will

ing the state of uncertainty

and

instability

CHUNGKING, Jan. 24 (Central)—The sinister implica- henceforth prevail in Japan- tions of the agreement signed between Wang Ching-wel ese-American relations.

and Japan on December 30, 1939, in Shanghal, are analysed

...

and bitterly criticised by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek The number of cases reported since the beginning of the year is 61. This is considerably more than at the conference of Japanese Ministers in a lengthy manifesto to the 450,000,000 Chinese.

"The agreement entitled 'Fundamental points for the same period last year. The majority of the cases were to the Balkan and Danube Stater

and the Ambassadors to Turkey Readjustment of New Sino-Japanese Relations," General- small children and most of them were from Kowloon, and Italy will be held in Budapest issimo Chiang declared, "substantiates Konoye's statesment sive up their businesses and re- Is is reported that the United though there were a few cases imported from Chinese ter- on Jan. 26 and 27, according to a on the creation of a New Order in East Asia. It is ten States will shortly make a re-ritory. Three-quarters of the cases reported have proved Rome dispatch to the German times more serious than the Twenty-one Demands and much more sinister than Japan's plot for the conquest of Korea."

elprocal appointment.

NEW DECREE IN FRANCE

fatal:

The D.M.S. revealed that! they have not done so in the past three years, and persuad- over one-third of the cases

ing all they know, espelally known had been dumped in

mothers with small children, to the streets."

realise the importance and benefits of vaccination, and

PARIS, Jan. 25 (Reuter)-A decree was published for the A big vaccination campaign has tightening up of laws referring to been Instituted in Kowloon, and the publication of information will be extended with the help of calculated to have a bad influence the St. John Ambulance Brigade, on the spirit of the Army and the whose members have rendered in- population,"

Big Allied Air Order For U.S.

News Agency,

POPE'S PEACE EFFORTS

Judging by the contents of! BELGRADĖ. Jan, 25 (Reuter)---. According to the Politika's Berlin the agreement, "good neigh- correspondent the conference will bourly relations" discuss the general situation in Japan's absorption of China, Europe with special reference to "a common front against

means

·Mutual co-operation between Japan, China and “Manchu- kab", in their relations with third powers means actually the placing of China's. diplo macy in Japan's hands while the attitude of neutrals and the communism" means Japan's

the appointment of Japanese peace efforts of the Pope and Pre-permanent" stationing of

close advisers pokrita to a The D. M. 8. said that the necessident Roosevelt.

troops in China and econo-

watch over China.. valuable help every year by look-sity of disinfecting houses need not

mic. collaboration "!" means

Amalgamation,' creation and ing after public free vaccination deter anyone from reporting to the

Japan's economic domination development of culture between stations.

authorities, as arrangements for

in China.

2. Reporting cases, or sus pected cases, to the authorities.

The Medical Department, sald disinfection will be carried out with Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, desires the co-the least inconvenience to house- operation of every citizen in the holders or other occupiers of the efforts to check the spread of the premises. disease, and would be grateful to the general public if they would assist in:

1 Getting vaccinated im mediately," or re-vaccinated if

H.M.S. GRENVILLE: 68 DEAD

FREE VACCINATION Free vaccination is obtainable st all Government hospitals. and clinics. The Medical Department is prepared to arrange for vaccine- tion of Inhabitants of blocks of houses at one time if there is gen. eral desire for this to be done.

There abundant stock of

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (Renter) The most expensive aircraft pur. chase programme ever undertaken by the United States is now under consideration by the Br tish and French Governments in- LONDON, Jan. 25 (Reuter) The vaccine in the Colony. Instead of volring between $100,000,000 and | Admiralty announces that the depending on supplies from abroad, $1,700.000.000 for 8000 to 8,000 number of missing, presumed dead, vaccine is now being prepared at bombers and a larger number of, from H. M: 8. Grenville, is 68 not the Governmen; Bacteriological

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Japan China and "Manchukuo" The agreement contains, in fact: means actually the prohibition of measures for creating an slaved China." Japan's demands. for general co-operation and zones of Sino-Japanese solidarity, econo- mie and otherwise, and paramount positions in designated areas are all aimed at the deprivation of China's Independence

NELSON JOHNSON

COMING HERE

The journal understands that there are about 4.200 Japanese treaty merchants in the United 8tates who will suffer enormous hardship if they are required to

turn to the Orient, while Americana in Japan, Manchuria and Chima more or less total the same figure. Pointing out that last June the foreign residents in Japan, re- quired to register with the police, were issued prefectural permits for Fone year and that unless renewals were secured Americans or any other foreigners, they must leave Japan, the Japan Times asserts that "there is good reason to be lieve that the same practice will extend to Manchuria and, by co- operative arrangement, to, the ce cupted areas in China."

Message To Pittman

Mr. Lee Shut-hing. President of

the Canton University, Economics

SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Reuter)—It Society Mr. Fung Bzi-min, Presi

is learned that Mr. Nelson T. John-dent of the Canton University Po-

It is a joke, to speak of "respect son, United States Ambassador to litical Science Club and Mr. Gunny ing the territory and sovereignty China, is leaving for Hongkong on Tal, President of the Canton Uni of Ching" after forcing the bogus February 8 to the Dutch steamer versity English Club, have jointly: Central Government to recognise Tjijalenka en route to Chungking, sent a message to Senator Ker "Manchukuo" and it is an insult He will be accompanied by Judge Pittman, Chairman of the Senate to China to provide for the pap- Milton J. Helmick who is going to Foreign Relations Committee urg- ing him to exert his influence to pet state's respect for China's Chungking on a short holiday territory and sovereignty, the Mr. Johnson is expected to arrive defeat, the attempt of the Japan-

bee from Hankow on February

Generalissimo declares.

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