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No. 25429 龇玖拾弍障件區高弍第

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1940.

WANG CHING-WEI APPROVED TERMS GIVING JAPAN FULL MONOPOLY OF CHINA'S WEALTH AND ARMISTICE STRATEGIC RAW MATERIALS WITH FALL

New Disclosures: Pact FULL ANALYSIS OF

With Nanking Puppets

CHUNGKING, March 1 (Central) - Fur ther evidence of Wang Ching-wei's sell-out of his country is found in nine more secret agreements which have just been submitted to the Central News for publication by Kao Tsung wu and Tao Hsi-sheng, formerly Wang's close followers, who made a startling expose of the Wang Ching-wei-Japan Secret Agreement in the Hongkong Ta Kung Pao on January 22.

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"FRUITS OF ROBBERY”)

AGREEMENTS

An analysis of the mean- ing of the new revelations made by Tao Hsi-sheng and Chung-wu will be found in our leader

Kao

columns on page 6. Every

reader is urged to study both the text of the docu- ments and the editorial comment on their contents.

OF VIBORG?

PRESTIGE GAIN

FOR SOVIET

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 3 (Reuter)- A message from Tallinn says that, according to the Russian press, peace negotiations with a proposal for an armistics may be expected when Viborg falls

PEACE CONDITION

The Aftonbladet says that the fall of Viborg would constitute a gain of prestige which the Russians require to rehabilitate themselves militarily and suggests that the Russians would try to retain Viborg as a condition of peace.

کھو

POSSESSION OF CITY

EARLY NAZI SINGFORS, MAR. 3 (Reuter)

OFFENSIVE THREATS

WAR CAN ONLY BE ENDED BY FORCE OF ARMS AMSTERDAM, Mar. 3 (Reuter)—– Although Nazi papers confine themselves to announcing, Mr. Sumner Wallès-Talks in the fewest possible lines. It is note-

ACCORDING TO KAO AND TÁO, THE AGREEMENTS WHICH LIANG HUNG-CHIH OF THE SO-CALLED RE- FORMED GOVERNMENT IN NANKING AND OTHER PUP- PETS CONCLUDED WITH THE JAPANESE WERE SENT BY THE JAPANESE TO WANG CHING-WEI FOR EX- AMINATION AND WERE DULY APPROVED BY HIM.

"The agreements provide for final goalt (2) Detailed pointa Japan's virtual monopoly of shall be worked out separately all national defence resources, between the Chinese and Japanese worthy that, with his arrival, they mining, railways, aviation, quarters concerned telegraphs, telephone, water and electric supply and mini- cipal reconstruction in Cen- tral China.

The methods to be employed for control and development are not only monopolistic, but also antl foreign, not only fraudulent but also rapacious, not only economic, but also military in nature. "Facts Accomplished":

The agreements are apparently what the Japanese referred to in the Wang Ching-wel-Japan Secret Agreement as "facts accomplished" and form the concrete programmes for "establishing a zone of strong- est Sino-Japanese economic soli- darity in the lower Yangtze River" as mentioned in the same secret document.

Following are the Engikh trans- lations of the agreements:

Fundamental Points Con- cerning the Administration and Exploitation of Important Na- "tional Defence Mineral Re-

sources in Central China.

POLICY: In order to start long- term reconstruction "to counteract the National Government's long- term war of resistance' plans are to be promptly mapped out for the exploitation of the important na- tional defence mineral resources in Central China.

General Principles:

publish threats of an early offen- Executed on the Thirtieth of sive and declarations that so far November of the Thirteenth Year as Germany was concerned the war of Showa. that is the Thirtieth of can only be ended by force of November of the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of China.

arma.

Mr. Welles will have a conversa This document is done in quin-tion with Field-Marshal Hermann tuplicate with the Army Special Goering today. Service Section, the Navy Special Bervice

Meanwhile, the press is alled Section, the Shanghai with articles and inspired state- Consulate-General, the Executivements attacking Britain in Yuan, and the Ministry of Indus-most strident tones. tries each permanently keeping one copy.

(Signed) Liang "Hung-chih, President of the Executive Yuan: Wang Tze-hu!, M'nister of Industries: Shen Neng-yl Vice-Minister of Industries; Kamakichi Harada, Chief of the Armay Special Service Section: Naokuni Chief of the Navy Special Ser vice Section; Shinrokuro Hida- ka, Consul-General in Shang-

Namura,

Continued on Pare 6.

--Despite official denials that the Finns have abandoned Viborg, the bellef persists here that the Rus- sians are now in the process of taking possession of the city.

NOT ABANDONED STOCKHOLM, Mar, 3 (Reuter)-- A message from Helsingfors states that competent circles in Helsing- fors state that rumours that Viborg has already been abandoned are incorrect.

Macao Race Cash Sweep Results

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The old story of British "atrocities" during the Boer War, in India, and in Ireland has been revived.

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Race 2

His Excellency the Governor and Dr. F. L. Tacung, Vice-President of the Talpo Rural Home and Orphanage, inspecting some of the children at the opening of the extensions to the Home on Saturday.

TERRIFIC ROCKS

MINE

EXPLOSION

CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND

Shrapnel Found On Roof Tops: Typhoon Bar Wrenched And Thrown Into Room

"A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A MINE AT THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF CHEUNG. ISLAND OCCURRED ABOUT 145 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING, RUDE- LY AWAKENING FROM THEIR SLUMBER THE POPULATION OF 10,000 AND MANY MORE PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY AS KOWLOON AND HONGKONG.

The explosion occurred on the rocks below No. 11, Cheung Chau, and was of such force that. pieces of shrapnel were found by people throughout yesterday a good dis- tance inland and huge pieces of rock were hurled over 100 feet into the afr, some to: land, on the hillside.

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SURVEY OF ALLIED AIR POWER

Shrapnel was found on foof tops and in House. No. 11 The following are the re-an Iron typhoon bar was wrenched from its place and. sults of cash sweeps at the thrown into the centre of the room.” race meeting of the Macao Jackey Club held yesterday: Island nad only a brief respite ing.

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SHRAPNEL IN BEDROOM second one occurring within 81.10

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Huge pieces of shrapnel were Ticket Nos. 343, 185 and 141 much force as the first or a large piece of shrapnel entered the New York Sun states that by however, either of not of as found yesterday morning scattered "NEW YORK, "Mar, 3 (Reuter)-8. near the residences. In one house survey of the Allied air power by even more probably, occurred the bedroom but, fortunately. land- the summer of next year the Allies on a neighbouring island. .$334.30

would have so increased the num- There was a third explosion Glass window panes in several ber of their machines that their about 4.30 am. this one, not as houses were broken and the wall supremacy could not be challenged severe as the first, presumably also of a new building. House, No. 114, and that German planes would not was covered with black substance, even dare to leave the ground, Fortunately, not one of the ex- possibly an effect of the detona states the journal's observer in plosions, as faz as is known, caused tion.

Paris, any injuries, but the terrific force One lady found her bedroom American production of planes of the first one, followed by a covered with glass from shattered tinues, is speeding up and by next for the Allles, the journal --con- second and a third, so startled the window panes, and a gentleman in year would treble their production Ticket Nos. 332 and 457 get population of the Island that many another residence had the same while at the same time, British $25 each.

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LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter)- Turkey has placed orders for four get $10 each. ships in a British dockyard, rang- ing from 3,500 to 5,000 tons. The cost of these ships will be paid for under the British credits re- cently granted to Turkey.

NAZI HIGH COMMAND REVIEW OF FIRST SIX MONTHS OF WAR

The German High Command review of the first six months of the war claims that the German Navy carried on the war at sea with increasing success, states a Reuter message from Berlin.

1) The Reformed Government and the local Japanese authorities are to may out a concrete survey- inig programme to be carried out

The statement enumerates cruisers and one British aircraft- forthw‍th as regards the following the British naval losses, carrier." minerals: fron, copper, lead, zinc, HMS. Royal" Oak, H.M.S. The review adds that 285, Bri- tin, antimony. manganese, molyb-Courageous and H.M.S. Raw-tah and French planes were shot. denum wolfram, nickel, alumin-alpindi, and claims the des- down in addition to 50 planes of tum, fint storie, cost and petrol

the aircraft-carrier which was lost. truction of eight destroyers (2) All Important national de together with some 20 vessels planes by direct enemy operations. The German Air Force lost 30 fence mineral deposits now dis of the patrol mine-sweeping! and another 43 "by forced landings, covered as well as those that may and submarine-chasing aqua-etc." be discovered in future in accord- drons. ance with the surveying ` pro- :

(gramma mentioned above shall be The statement says that Ger- controlled and exploited by the many lost Central China Iron Mining Com

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(3) With a view to preventing

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COMMENT NEEDLESS LONDON, Mar, 3(Reuter)-The fantastic claims of the German

League soccer Hgh Command are so manifest Six patrol vessels; and

Rugby that, in the view of well-informed | Mleven submarines.

Yachting -British quarters, comment at the ." Another claim by the German moment is needless, the dissipation of the mining

Bards league.... Coming events night to the above mineral re- High Command is that over 1,000,-

ANOTHER UNTRUTH:

Radio programmes BERLIN, Mar, 3(Reuter) The Crossword puzzle........ sources the Reformed Govern-000 tons of merchant shipping ben ment shall proceed forthwith to longing to the "enemy and neu-offcial News Agency claims that a Black-out tomorrow Terise all laws and decrees thereof trals of service to them" have been German aeroplane returning from Weather records

sunk while. German planes sunk 65 a reconnaissance flight over north- Taipo Rural Home... and to take other necessary ac-

ships, totalling 75,000 tons. tions.

eastern France up to Paris dis-

Wanton destruction Notes:

DIRECT HITS ^«'

triet was attacked by seven Bri-Leading article (1) The Reformed Government The statement further asserts tish Aghters one of which was Ladies' hockey and the Japanese local authorities that by direct hits with bombs 62 brough; down while the German shall effect mutual co-operation ships were seriously damaged and machine returned safely; In the spirit of the aforesaid some dentroyed "including 40 light Reuter learns in London that this fundamental points to realise the British warships. ~~ two British reports entirely untrue,

League cricket China war news Training gallops ...... Russo-Finnish' waz.

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residents, some of them living as

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far as half a mile away from the experience when he woke up with and French factories were pro- location of the first explosion, were the explosion. ---

ducing machines by leaps and completely unnerved and their

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Challenge From

Pulpit

To Opponents Of Birth Control:

Christian Principles

Unwanted Poor & Destitute:

Tragedy Of Large Families

DEATH OF MAJ.- GENERAL E. K.

SQUIRES

The death occurred in Mel-

bourne yesterday of Major-General,

A stirring challenge to the opponents of birth control Ernest Ker Bouires, C, B, D, 8.0. was made from the pulpit of St. Andrew's Church, Kow-M. C, lase Royal Engineers in loon, yesterday, by the Rev. J. R. Higgs, in an eloquent and his 58th year, says a Reuter thought-provoking sermon.

message. He was acting Chief of the Australian General Staff.

Educated as Eton and the Royal

Mr. Higgs, dwelt on the subject with special reference to its application to China with her enormous population, Military Academy, Woolwich, Maj.- the unwanted poor and destitute people and tragically cen. Squires took his arst Com- large families, which were the despair of non-religious so- mission in the R. E. 1903. cial reformers and a painful fact even to the religious ones.

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Remarking that it was "a cliff, instead of the fence at very briely my reasons, based problem that baffled every- the top.

upon the principles of Christ, and one; the Rev. Mr. Higgs em- He believes in putting the fence the New Testament. I know that at the top in this matter of a huge one huge secdon of the historia phasised its growing impor-surplus, unwanted, poor and desti- Church would oppose me on this tance to the community, and tute population that is not living matter but I believe it is misguid- said that it was a common at all, but only existing.

ed. Fortunately I am in the phase that so often in social The Rev. Higgs said, in company of that outstanding life they placed the ambu-words. In the principles of the Inge, as well as others.

bart I believe in other scholar of our own church-Dean lance at the bottom of the Eugenies League and I give you Continued on page 5