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"HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940.

WIDESPREAD DISCUSSION

BY U.S.

PRESS ON HITLER-WELLES TALK:

"PEACE NON-EXISTENT IF

THE FUEHRER'S REPORTED

TERMS ARE

ARE CORRECT"

SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

The statement made by President Roosevelt at a press

DANGER OF conference that he does not intend to send an Ambassador

POSSIBLE ATTACK ON BURMA

RANGOON, Mar. 8 (Reuter)

to Berlin is interpreted in diplomatic circles In. Washing- ton as demonstrating that the trip of Mr. Sumner Welles to Europe is merely an informative one and that the gen- eral attitude of the United States Government towards Germany has not changed, according to a Havas "message from the American capital.

Meanwhile, Reuter reports that Herr Hitler's Interview with Mr. Welles continues to arouse Intense and widespread discussion in the Press throughout America.

The danger of possible attack by land and sea was stressed by Mr.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PAPERS REGARD THE Ganga Singh during a debate on HOPES OF PEACE AS PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT IF the defence estimates in the Bur-HITLER'S. REPORTED TERMS ARE CORRECT. mes House of Representatives.

Mr. Singh, who recently visited China, urged that Burma's front- ler must be made impregnable. ·

Pilgrimage Will Continue To Be Safe

EASTERN SEAS FREE FROM U-BOATS

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)--The

Tims

ever

Submarine

Tragedy At Dutch Naval Base

Rammed By Tug

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 6 (Reater)..~~.

A Dutch submarine was sunk this morning after being ramined amidships by a tag at the naval base in Den Helder. It disappear ed within two minutes but all the crew, except two, are believed to have been saved.

Those who were standing on deck flung themselves into the rest went down with the ship. water and were picked up. The

broke water and remained on the After twenty minutes the hull

surface.

The isolationists continue; MIAMI HERALD: "If Mr. Welles to stress that both sides are fails, his trip will confirm Ameri- equally intransigeant- and cans in their world war conviction that America should keep out of us is what they can make out that all that the Europeans want

Representative quotations are: of us." BOSTON GLOBE: "No one will Mi. 0. 0. Villard, well-known imagine that, were even these American Journalist, who recently reported extravagant proposals returned from Berlin, writing in realised in their full sense, Hitler's the BALTIMORE SUN that the

Tugs, and other naval vessels, ambitions would halt there." Kaiser never had such a fanatical immediately dashed to her as- ST. LOUIS POST DESPATCH following as Hitler and. states that sistance. The conning tower was "The net outcome of the Fuehrer's the "dictating to the Germans of forced open and most the merr conversations with Mr. Welles is what kind

of Government they were brought out. that the Third Reich is not willing must have" will have united the Two are reported to be missing to make any concessions-for peace German people behind Hitler as and are thought to have been that will fit in with what President never before.

working in the forward torpedo, Roosevelt or the Allies might have

chamber at the time of the colli- hoped;

The submarine has been towed

P

BEHIND THE SCENES

LONDON "PARLEY LONDON, Mar. 8 (Reuter)-The stan "American Embassy in London is

Cairo paper Almasri, commenting NEW YORK SUN: "Peace is more without confirmation of reports ap-to shallow water. on the most successful Haj this seriously discussed behind the pearing in the press that Mr. Welles year, says: "The number of pil-sceries in all countries than the may confer in London with the

were as great as

public has been led to expect. American Ministers from Scandina- notwithstanding the troubled con-There is every indication in Wash-via and Finland. ditions in the world because all ington that Mr. Welles' mission 13 Reuter learns that such a con- Moster countries are the friends regarded as being of extraordinary terence is not altogether ruled out or allies of the democracies who importance by Berlin and that it by Embassy officials but the Em- rule the seas.

is a beginning to better under-bassy has not been apprised of such standing between the German a plan.

""It is thanks to this domina and the United States Govern- tion that the Eastern seas are ments, and it would not be surference were to be called, instruc

It is pointed out that, if the con- free from German submarines. prising if the visit is followed by tions might go direct from Wash- Even if German submarines could further steps to explore peace in ington or arrangements be made by penetrate these seas one could a few weeks hence." bardly imagine them sinking a pilgrim ship but no confidence can

be put in the Germans and it is

not improbable they would do so.

"As, however, Britain and France

will continue to be safe."

Mr. Welles.

HU SHIH ON POSSIBLE

7th Italian Ship Taken To British Control Base

THE ZIP MITTEN

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ANGLO - SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS

DOCUMENTS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED LONDON, Mar. 6 Reuter)-In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, replying to a question, stated that after further consultations with the French Government they agreed not to publish documents concerning the Anglo-Sovies nego- tiations at present.

The question of publication had " been reviewed in the light of general considerations and they had changed their minds about it.

B.B.C. NEWS IS NOW FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR OF

PRESS: UNION REPORT ON PRIORITY QUESTION

Heavy Responsibility On The Empire AUSTRALIA Correspondents In London

WILL BE THERE- WHEN SHE

The British Broadcasting Corporation news has be- come a formidable competitor says the annual report of the Council of the Empire Press Union which also points out that the question of priority of release of official news to the B.B.C. is of primary importance to the Press.

"Cases of unfair priority have chiefly resulted from un- expected announcements in Ministers' speeches and it may be hoped that after vigorous protests such unfortunate

rarer,

IS WANTED slips will become

CANBERRA, Mär. 6 (Beuter)----|

There is no reason to]

Mr. R. G. Menzies, Premier of Suppose the Corporation has Australia, in a statement today sought priority in news re- said that no one can doubt that lease or, when it accidentally Australia will be there when she received such priority, that it is wanted, when discussing the intentionally used it to fore- Australian war effort.

stall the newspapers," the re-

Nazi Raid Carefully Planned & Organised

He said he challenged Labour's port states. view that its victory at the Corio The heavy responsibility resting by-election constituted

en-on Empire correspondents in Lon dorsement of the Labour Party's don in selecting and interpreting stand against the dispatch of wär news to make it clearly Australian troops overseas without understood throughout the Empire a plebiscite.

PARIS, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-Details is also pointed out in the annual available here of a raid the first report, according to Reuter.

experience the British had of the The report says that these cor- type of raid used in this war--shows respondents are highly qualified to that it had been carefully planned do such work by reason of their and organised, expertence and specialised know- Trench ledge.

mortars had been brought up during the night to resulted in, better appreciation by ranges calculated. Suddenly they Persistent efforts by the Union previously chosen positions and Government departments of the opened heavy are with big pro- part the oversea Press should play jectiles on the post.

The bye-election proved that the Government was far from being behind public opinion as LONDON, Mar, é (Reuter-The the Labour claimed t was seventh Italian vessel was brought leading it. into a British contraband control "Leadership must come from the base when the Italian coBler San] front and not from behind. I am Luigi was taken to. Deal, making certain that the people of Aus six colliers and one tanker, tralla will follow its Government If the coal found in the colliers more and more as the war goes is from Germany, it will be con- on." fiscated, but the vessels will be allowed to leave a soon as pos-

dominate the seas, the pilgrimage WORLD RECONSTRUCTION

ON A PEACEFUL BASIS ble

INDIAN NATIONALISM.

The Wafdelmasri. discussing Indian nationalism, says: "The most prominent facts revealed pre,

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Firstly, the British Government's prudence and extremely generous conduct in giving full liberty to the press meetings and discussions

SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Havas)-"China and the fight- ing democracies have the same war aims which include the defeat of aggression and the philosophy of aggression," Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, stated in a speech delivered in Florida yesterday, on the possi-

-after the war is over..

said:

It is reported that four more Italian colliers, laden with Ger- man coal, are sailing from Rotter- dam, today,

Assurance Sought

in maintaining an understanding Simultaneously German artillery of the issues involved, in the war put down a box barrage round the "shortly after the outbreak of post. This preparation lasted a war"

long time and was answered by" MORE DIFFICULT

British and French artillery who The report continues: "It be laid down a stopping barrage in came clear that the position of front of the past but, nevertheless, OPTIMISTIC VIEW

Empire correspondents in London the raid succeeded in penetrating was much more difficult than that the Allies curtain of nre, Special to H.K. Daily Press

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)- because, while the Home Press

SEVERAL MEN, MISSING of Journalists of the Home Press WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Havas) the House of Commons today, as were not obliged to submit to War Omice communique says: "The LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)—A

deteriorates. -

time.

In Commons

oversea

concerning Anglo-Indian relations; bility of the world being reccnstructed on a peaceful basis.The press took, an optimisticsurance was asked by a member

"Secondly. the Adelity and

view of the Anglo-Italian coal that no scheme will be introduced censorship before publication, raid on Mar. 5 on a British post sincerity of the Indian people and leaders in supporting the cause of the world created by the League of Nations will have to strengthen some sort of compromise will be after the claims of taxations were rigorusly censored, also the Minis mortar and machine-gun are at Recalling that the new order of The future League or Union of dispute, most papers believing that which will deprive individust.every newscable and airmail to in the Maginot Line sector took Oversea #re compulsorily and place under cover of a barrage of Democracy and preference by Nations suffered the first blow in peace. It must have power to en-i found before the present situation met, of the full use of their earri-try of Information showed a ten-j dawn.. their own freewill to support and 1931 by the Japanese aggression force law and order..: co-operate with Britain rather against Manchuria, the Ambassador

ings in relation to the scheme of dency to underestimate the impor- "The world order in the future The New York Times says: "It Mr. J. M. Keynes, the eminent tance of the Press of the Empire ing the post which was held by any other country;

"The enemy succeeded in enter- will have to be based, not on vague is one of these diplomatic conflicts economist. “Thirdly, Indian's destre of inde-war have also the, same conception on defnite and specific undertak- which are always plentiful in war the Exchequer, replied that he was failed at arst to realise that the "China and the democracies at generalities and abstractions, but between belligerents and neutrals Bir John Simon," Chancellor of

part of a platoon of infantry. The pendence, anxious as they are to of peace which includes, at least, ings by the various States."

"The Ministry of Information platoon sergeant-major, was killed." support Democracy against brute the re-establishment of order in

"The Germany left one dead in aggresalon and despotisms of the the world, an order which would

"In the present case, Britain appeal to

confident that the Government's vital needs of the oversea Press the post and suffered casualties totalitarians; and

make the repetition of such wars.

seems to have the upper hand state will continue to meet with a Empire Fress Union. Official, re artillery and machine-gun fire,

save and lend to the could easily be met through the during the withdrawal from Fourthly, the sincere wish of as are being waged at present, well

SIGNATURES TO since Italy is dependent on her response commensurate with our porting facilities granted to the the Indians to solve the question nigh impossible.

coal'importa." ARMISTICE

"Several of our men are misa- The Washington Evening Post zure.

great and unprecedented expendi

ing." LONDON, Mar. (Reuter) 38: "The vulnerability of Italy As long as that goes on, consi- Although stating that it was pre-in the Mediterranean is causing deration of sich schemes as those mature to specify the signatures Signor Mussolin! to ponder mentioned, is not urgent. He could. to any armistice or peace terms thoughtfully before risking a com- not give a final undertaking about a; the end of the war, Mr. G. le plete break with the Powers which the form in which the war will M. Mander, in the House of dominate Italy's vital communica- be financed throughout its dura Commons, asked that it be made tion lines with her African - tion. clear that it is essential they | Pire.”

of their national status in

atmosphere of good understanding

and by peaceful negotiations.

All these facts are worth re- .cording.

MR. DAVID KUNG Mr. David Ling-kai Kung, eldest son of Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice-Pre- sident of the Executive Yuan and 'Minister of Finance, has gone to the United States to study at "Havard University, A graduate of St. John's University, Shanghai, in 1937, Mr. Kung during the last two years was a member of the stand- ing committee of the. board of directors of the Central Trust of China His borther, Ling-chieh, is studying in Europe,

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should bear the signatures of the Army and the Nass as well as the German democratic element. Dr. Wang Bnth-chieh, Minister

of Publicity of the Central "Party Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under-Headquarters, has sent a message Secretary, replying to the supple-of condolence to the family of the mentary question, agreed that it late Dr. Tsal Yuan-pei whose

GRAIN WAREHOUSE COLLAPSES

Special To HLE. Daily Press BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 6. (Havas). A grain warehouse containing

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Export Council Is Assured Of Vigorous Co-operation Of All Departments

LONDON, MAR. 6 (REUTER)—THE EXPORT COUNCIL ESTAB LISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT to direct the British export dzive, which is regarded as a vital factor in the Allied war effort, has al- ready been assured of the vigorous co-operation of all. Ministers and departments concerned, according to an announcement in a White Paper setting out the aims and plans of the Council

was very important to place the friends in Chungking are plan- several thousand stacks of wheat, responsibility on the whole Cerning to send Dr. Zen Hung-chlum, collapsed today burying many man people so that it was not General Executive of the Academia workers. possible, as after the last war, for. Sinica and one of the closest asso- Five bodies have already been one section to blame any other clates of Dr. Taal, to Hongkong recovered while many wounded Counell, should be to secure ad- should be organised section,

for the funeral (Central);

were treated in local hospitals. justments of machinery to over-

The Council states that the first come impediments to the export aim of the export industries and trade and suggests that both merchants, as well as the. Export manufacturers and

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