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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

FIGHT HARD, WORK HARD AND

HARD AND SUFFER

SUFFER Dr. Goebbels' HARD-FRENCH PREMIER'S

Snowball ELOQUENT

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CALL TO NATION

Tactics

ANOTHER COMPLAINT FROM FALSE CLAIMS IN

Mature & Prompt Action NORWAY AGAINST BRITAIN:

By New Government

PARIS, Mar. 27 (Reuter)--France's war aim remained unchanged the defeat of the enemy, declared M. Paul Rey- naud, France's New Premier, in a broadcast last night.

He promised that the decisions of the new Government would be mature and actions prompt.

Regarding the Inner Cabinet of Nine, M. Reynaud said. it was "enough for deliberation and not too many for ac- tion."

Referring to the formation of the new Government, M. Reynaud said he was actuated by one idea-what minis- terial formation would give to the Government the most strength for action.

"If in the midst of war France offered the spectacle of a cascade of Governments, then enemy propa- ganda would pounce on the fatture of our democracy and the $771- portence of our regime, but the real risk is of favouring the execution of the enemy's plans. He gambles on our internal break-up. which

would enable him to undertake

Death Of

New Zealand's Premier

NEUTRALITY VIOLATION

SHELL FIRED BY BRITISH WARSHIP

OSLO, Mar. 27 (Reuter)-The allegation that

a British des- troyer, in attempting to stop a German vessel, fired a warning hot which fel' on Norwegian "soil. was made in an official statement Issued yesterday.

ANOTHER PROTEST According to the statement, the incident occurred near Obrestan on Mar. 23, and when the German Vessel did not stop. the destroyer, which was alleged to be within territorial waters, abstained from further force

The statement continue: "A shell fell, without exploding, on shore, not far from the road and

military action at the minimum LEADER OF LABOUR│near & railway station."

cost," declared the Premier.

HITLER'S PLANS...

"At the moment I am speaking, everything has been set at work by Herr Itler to attack the economic independence of the Balkan States," continued M. Reynaud. "By every means, the Reich is straining to establish its hegemony over a great part of Europe. The Government's duty is clear-make war in all fields"

"Everywhere.men are needed to fight and to work in the factories and to work in the feld. The Government's part Is put everybody place. Whoever keeps to peacetime rhythm of work is committing an offence against the country. Normal is not enough.

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'PARTY SINCE 1933.

WELLINGTON. Mar. 27 (Reuter) The death occurred yesterday of Mr. M. J. Savage, New Zealand's Labour Prime Minister.

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The Norwegian Legation in Lon- don has been Instructed to protest energetically against this violation of neutrality regulations

U.S. MINISTER TO THAILAND

Mr. Michael Joseph Savage, P.C. was Prime Minister of New Zea- land, Minister of External Affairs, Butive Minister, Minister for cook -WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 Islands, and Minister in charge ofter)-Mr. Gladney Grant, Native Trust, Legislative, Electoral, Audit and High Commissioner's Departments, since 1935.

He was Minister for Broadcast- ing since 1936 and M.P, for Auck- land West since 1919.

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He was born at Benalla, Victoria. on Mar. 7. 1872, son of the late Mr. Richard Savage,

Leader of the Labour Party

(Reu- pre-

SYLT RAID LONDON, Mar 27 (Reuter) The snowball tactics of Dr. Goeb

MILITARY PLOT bels propaganda machine аго

IN BOLIVIA

LAPAZ

(BOLIVIA), Mar. 27 Havas)--The Government has proclaimed x" State of Emergency as a sequel to # military plot staged by young officers and regiment carn- bineros. The authorities re- tain full control of the situa- tion, while

a popular de monstration of loyalty to the Government was organized in front 'bf the Governor's Palace.

RUMOURS OF

CABINET RE-SHUFFLE PERSIST

LONDON, "Mar, 27 (Havas)-A possible reshuffle of the British Cabinet is the subject of much cominents in London:

It is understood that the Labourites are unlikely to "accept participation,

The general belief is that Mr. Chamberlain plans the creation of viously United States Ambassador a War Cabinet of five members. to Albania, has been nominated possibly with Lord Halifax, Mr. minister to Thailand.

Winston Churchill, Sir John Simon, Sir Samuel Hoare' and him- self,

METAL SHORTAGE

Japanese troops

SHTUKWAN, March 27 (Int'l)-- removed the rails and all metal parts of the

MR. CHURCHILL'S NEW OFFICE LONDON, Mar. 27. (Reuter) Notwithstanding "official depreca-

shutdes, the "Dally Mail" carries them to Whampoa. The rails and & report by its diplomatic corres- pondent, stating that a "Cabinet

again exemplliled by the way the Nazis are changing their minds about the B.A.F. raid on Sylt.

The first report said that one British plane had been brought down, while the latest report says sia. At this rate, the Germans will Kave exceeded the total number of seroplanes taking part in the raid, semi-official observers in London comment.

3000

NOT UNUSUAL

This, of course, is not exactly unusual, "They achieved this feat in their reports of the air battle over Heligoland Bight last De- cember.

If the Nazis conform to this habit. their next report should be twelve British planes shot down In the Sylt Raid

The Air Ministry once again stresses that the Nazi figures are false. As announced within a few hours at the time, only one R.A.F machine falled to return.

PERSONNEL OF RAID Among those taking prt in the raid on Sylt, the Air Ministry an- nounced, were 14 Canadians. 7 New Zealanders and one South African,

GERMAN AIR CLAIMS

BERLIN, Mar. 2 (Reuter)--The | German Fulgh Command com- munique was chiefly concerned With air activity and states that during March 26 enemy planes tried many times to German-French frontier.

cross the

German chasers drove them of selves, shot down a British Hur- ricane and a French Morane.

Those who might attempt to since 1933, the late Mr. M. J Canton-Hankow Rallway between Hon of newspaper" Cabines re- and, without any loss to them-

thwart this great national effort | Savage was unmarried.

will be crushed. This war will be

hard and we will have to fight.

REGRET IN LONDON

A Rugby Wireless message adds

Sunka and Cantor, over dis- tance of 30 miles and shipped

hard, work hard and suffer bard., that the news of Mr. Savage's/meal are, to be transshipped to within the Cabinet" may be form-

We shall win this hard war."

for

death was received in London with the greatest regret. Mr. Savage had been some time. At the outbreak of war. he was recovering from a severe abdominal operation, but he did not spare himself in the weeks that followed in order to bring the support of New whole-hearted Zealand to the Empire's cause.

Mr. Savage attended the Coronation of King George, in 1937.

Japan.

More "Barrier Trouble"

ed.

The correspondent suggests that the members consist of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Viscount Halifax, Sir John Simon, Sir Samuel Hoare and Mr. Winston Churchill.

INNER CABINET There are suggestions also that

BRITISH PROTEST Lord Chatfield will become first

LODGED

SPORE CHINESE WELCOMED IN CHUNGKING SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter A warm welcome

was "extended to Mr. Tan Kah-kee. Chairman of the China Relief Association! of Singapore, and his party, which

TIENTSIN, Mar. 27 (Reuter) arrived at, Chungking by plane

Mr. Oswald White, British" from Rangoon yesterday, says the

Consul-General, has brought Sin Wan Pan.

the attention of the Japanese Consul-General, to the in- Over 500 persons, representing ernment who was responsible for

a number of important social mea- creasing number of delays at sures and pay A tribute

barriers to his

to which Britons high standard of public duty and have been subjected to dur- his personal character.

ing the past few days.

the Apart from

sudden in- creased difficulties which have

more than 200 public, organisa. tions and Chungking Govern- ment officials, walted

at the aerodrome to greet the party.

500 PRESENT

The newspapers review his work as head of the Labour Gov-

The broadcast which he midde

to the New Zealand people on the

A Central News message adds outbreak of war is recalled. In been experienced by individual that over 500 "people: including this Mr. Savage declared: "Not a Britons at various barriers lately. Gen. Wu Te-chen, representing moment too soon. have Britain two large pariles of British' sub- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and France taken up arms against fec's, including many prominent "Mr. Chen Shu-Jen, Chairman of so faithless and unscrupulous an persons and officers of the British the Overseas Affairs Commission. adversary. We are fighting the Municipal Council, returning from Mr. Chang Kla-ngau, Minister of doctrine that springs. from a con- a short holiday at Peltalho, on Communications. Mr. Hsu Shih-

tempt for human

ying. Acting Chairman of the Na- confidence

nature and in for the future. tional

we Rellet Commission, and range ourselves without fear be Mr. Shao Li-tse, were at the side Britain, Where she goes we aerodrome to grect the 87-year-old go. Where she stands we stand prominent overseas Chinese.

As the CNA.C. plane "Kang- ting" taxied to a stop, Gen, Wa Te-chen was the first to step for- ward to extend his welcome to

. Mr. Tan on behalf of the Gen- eralissimo. A large bouquet was then presented to him by repre- sentatives of the National Wo- men's Relief General Association.

MR. TAN'S PLANS

Mr. Tan, in the course of i brief speech, declared that he re- turned to his home country this time to report overseas Chinese rellef affairs. to inspect, the new highway transportation system.

and to pay a visit to the front He also announced that he was planning to establish a pharma- ceutical factory for the manufac- ture of necessary medicines soldiers,

for

Nazi

Monday and Tuesday were de- tained at the barriers without any apparent reason. They were held up for over two hours before being permitted to pass through.

Sailors

Reasons For Of Graf Spee

Refused Scuttling Revealed

LONDON, March" 26 (Reuter-An authoritative report, has now been received by the Admiralty on the events which pre- ceded the scuttling of the Graf Spee.

Extracts from the report, which were issued to-night, indi- cate that the refusal of the Grat Spee's crew to take the ship to sea to meet the awaiting British warships led to the decision to scattle her.

Lord of the Admiralty and that Mr. Churchill, as Minister With ou, Portfolio, will take over ze- presentation in the Inner Cabinet of the three fighting services and industry.

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He will be the real Mnister for Co-ordination of Defence.

Sir Kingsley Wood, the present Air Minister, may be replaced and given a special pos; for directing the acceleration of national pro- duction.

IN FINLAND TOO HELSINGFORS, Mar. 27 (Havas)--A reshuffle of the Finnish Cabinet was expected yesterday afternoon, following the resignation, of the Minis- ter for National Defence. M Hjalmar Procope, Minister in Washington is named sa the possible future Foreign Minister.

To Fight:

China's Part

In Commerce

SHANGHAI “TAIPAN”

LOOKS AHEAD

SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter) —; I have every confidence in the future of the port of Shanghai and in the future of China as a factor in International commerce," de- clared Mr. P. H. Bordwell, Chair- man of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, at the annual meeting of the Chamber today.

The existence of financial and economic blocs in various parts of the world, he said, would continue to mitigate against the rapid re- turn of prosperity. They could only hope that in any settlement undertaken, on the termination of hostilities in China and Europe, the sanity of the world would pre- vall and with it freer financial and economic intercourse. between the nations.

"I feel that guarded optimism is perfectly in order," he remarked. Mr. Bordwell also paid a "tribute to the recuperative powers of the Chinese and to the tenacity and courage shown by merchants and traders generally.

of the ship was received about YUNNAN'S MINERAL

midnight

Shortly

arterwards, Captain Langsdorff returned aboard and all repair work was suspended.

Arrangements were made for "o' barge. to receive the crew after the ship was scuttled. Provision and other gear which had been taken on ooard were transferred to the Tacoma...

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CREW BOYCOTTED The Germans kept the crеWE High refusal to fight as quiet as possi

most ready to go out.

'The German colony, who had made much of the crew for the first two days, boy cotted them when the news of their refusal to fight 'enf around,

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Elght times, according to the arms. which the German

officers, Including Command had not taken into ac-ble until the Graf Spec was al statement, Captain Hans Langsdorff himself, court the crew of the Graf Spee appealed to the crew In vain to refused to take the ship to sc. fight.

Between 3 pm. and 7.38 p.m.. ALLIES READY TO

SULLEN & SILENT

the crew were mustered on derk INTERVENE. IF When. in protest against the at least wight times and haran-

NECESSARY

decision to scuttle the ship, the gued by one officer after another,

Ticers asked for volunteers to

The final appeal was made br LONDON, Mar. 27 (Havas)—The tight only sixty stepped forward Captain Langsdorfi himself, . Allies' intention to follow stronger whilst the remainder stood silen policy in the Balkans is seen in and silent-Isfusing to volunteer. authoritative quarters, who stated The report says that the Uru- that the Balkan problem will be guayan authorities were so confi discussed between London and dent that the Graf Spee would Paris soon

make a breakaway during the It was pointed out that the night of December 16 that they Allies can fully rely upon Turkey, prohibited all Allied ships from whose loyalty towards the Allies leaving the port.

is not doubted in the slightest,

CREW HARANGUED should Britain and France be During the afternoon of Decen- compelled to protect the Balkans ber 16, however, on the factor of

During these musters the crow broke ranks. They shouted and behaved in a dis- orderly manner, verging O the mutinou.

·SCUTTLING ORDER'

The statement concludes with the report that the crew's refusal to obey orders and insubordination aru confirmed by observers aboard the merenart ANIDA Lynton, Grange, Treklève and other vessels, both naval and which were moored!

Captain Langsdora, dismissed mercantile, the men and came ashore at close to the Graf Spee, Including p.m to consult with the Germans tug lying alongside her, Minister. Advice must have been These observers were witnesses cabled to Hitler about that hour of these occurrences aboard the and a reply ordering the scuttling Grat" Spet.

RESOURCES TO BE EXPLOITED

SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter) Negotiations for the joint exploita- tion of the mineral resources of Yunnan Province are reported to have been conducted by Gen. Lung Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, with the British and French Governments. says the Central China Daily News. In connection with the financing of the construction of the Yunnan-

Burma railway, the report states,

Gen Lung Yun is said to have offered mineral products as securi- ties:

Gen. Lung Yun, it is learned, has accepted the invitation of the Governor of Burma to visit Ran- goon in April, the report 'adds.

CHINESE MEDICAL

ASSOCIATION SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter)- The seventh annual conference of the Chinesa Medical Associa tion will be held at Kunming from April 2 to 6, says the Sin Wan. Paa

At least 300 delegates are pected to attend,

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940. -PAGE

ARK ROYAL BACK HOME AFTER 5-MONTH CRUISE: TORPEDOES MISSED HER

LONDON, Mar; 27 (Reuter) The Ark Royal, Britain's newest aircraft carrier, which the Germans claimed last year to have bombed and sunk, has now returned home after a five months cruise on war service.

During that time, it is estimated; that the Ark Royal with her aircraft reconnoitred 5,000,000 square miles of valuable German merchant ships."

She played her part in the interception of three

ocean.

unknown results.

TWO TORPEDOES MISS

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Her aircraft have attacked sever-bows Bfted slightly, but there was al U-boats, while others have been no damage apart from some bits frightened into crash dives with of crockery which were smashed. Since there string episodes, the Art Royal had been across Un "the other hand the Ark the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro and Royal has been missed by two also to Cape Tow torpedoes fired from

U-boat

∙100 FLIGHTS which was quickly sunk by her Her aircraft participated in a destroyer escort. A thousand search for the Grat

Spec, but pound bomb, dropped from an when she was located by HMS. tacking. Heinkel, crushed harm Exeter and Achilles the Ark Royal lessy into the ses 15 feet away was a thousand miles away. from the bow of the Ark Royal. Ahundred fights were made The only damage mustained by from the decks of the Ark Royal the ship

was a few pieces of and Captain Power never lost an broken crockery.

aircraft through not finding its The Ark Royal returned.. | way back." home to replenish her stores and to give her crew of sallers, and airmen a well-deserved leave while she prepared for her next task.

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CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED. Captain A. J. Power, who has been in command of the Ark Royal" since she was first commissioned nearly two years ago, told Renter that the torpedo attack was made last October about the same time as the Courageous was lost.

The torpedoes passed astern of the ship missing it by he tween 200 and 300 yards. After the U-boat had been at- tacked by the escorting destroyers some of her crew were saved

AIR ATTACK " Describing, the air attack on the Ark Royal, Captain. Power said, that one German was more daring than the others. He made a power dive on them.

Uneventful Passage

BALBAU, Mar. 27 (Reuter)—The Mauretania arrived and docked at midnight after an uneventful pas sage through the Panama Canal.

STRICT PRECAUTIONS The ship is now taking in all and the authorities are taking the strictest precautions and only necessary workers are allowed to the pler. "

There was a slight delay at Cristobal by the sudden death of the Mauretania's sixty-year-old carpenter.

INTERPRETER

"He started from about 14,900 FOR JAPANESE

feet and pulled out at perhaps 1.000 feet." said Captain Power.

"I SAW & bomb leave the plane. It was the biggest one I have ever seen. I saw. it falling and from the bridge my Impression was that It was not going to hit us. It landed in the sea about 15 feet from the side of the ship. It It had hit us it would have sunk us." he said. 10

CROCKERY SMASHED Captain Fower denied a report that the Ark Royal heeled over Her helm was turned and

he

ATTACKED

CHUNGKING, Mar. 27 (Central) -Lo Chih-hatung, allegedly an in- terpreter of the Japanese Army, in Western Shanghai, is lying in a critical condition in hospital as a result of bullet wounds in- ficted by assailants near Lincoln Road on Monday, according to Shanghai report.

Four or ve assallunts attacked Lo, firing more than 10 shots at him. They made good their escape

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