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TOMOSTICLANI

No. 26555

伍拾伍佰伍仟伍真弍第

M. MANDEL.

Mandel To Be Brought To Trial

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1940.

Registered as Newspaper at the General

報西

ESTABLISHED 185

刺

TRAGIC

DEATH

AFTER

ARREST BY

日拾月年拾障伯政行查英

HOURS

Single Copy: 10-conta,

Price Per Month: 13.00.

OF BRITON 55

JAPANESE

POLICE:

CHAMBERLAIN JOURNALIST REPORTED TO HAVE FROM WINDOW DURING

IN NURSING

HOME

LONDON. July 29 (Reuter)

JUMPED

Deviale Cherian The Arrested "EXAMINATION": A.P.C. MAN

-Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord President of the Coun- cil, entered a nursing home today for an operation and is | expected to be away from his office for about a fortnight,|| but, he will probably be able ito. transact business before

that time.

Britons

The arrested Britons are: CAPT. C. H. N: JAMES, R.N. (Retd.), chief repre- sentative "in Japan of the Federation of British In- dustries.

MR. R. T. HOLDER, Chairman of the British Association of Japan (Kobe

SHARP AIR branch)

BATTLE

-LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-Re- poris from France today" stated that the Vichy Government pro- posed to bring M. MANDE to trial) on 2 charge of establishing un authorised or improper communi-An cation with the British Govern- brought down in flames into in. North the sea and several others are believed to have been crippled

ment while he was

· Africa.

LONDON, July 29 (Reuter) enemy ralder

was

In authoritative circles in Lon-in a sharp battle in which a don it is pointed out the facts are large number of planes par- that hearing that certain distinticipated over the south-east guished French statesmen were in

coast of England this morn North Africa. Mr. A. Duft. Cooper. Minister of Information, who knewing.

The fight raged at a great them personally, flew to North Africa with the Government's ap-height and the planes could proval and accompanied by Gen-only occasionally be seen. eral Lord Gort, V.C., to, get into

This was the second fight touch with them,

the local authorities raade it clear i

When Mr. Dun Cooper arrived over this area today.

A raider dropped incen- that it would be unwelcome for diary bombs in a Midland him to make. contact with the town during the night. All French Ministers and he left the were promptly dealt with and

without establishing only slight contact with M. Mandel, or any of the other French Ministers "in question.

next day.

caused."

damage was

(Cont'd Page 12, Col. 1)

RESTRICTION

AND

OF

CONSULAR

DISSENSION IN JAPAN

OVER WAR

HAVANA

MR. E. W. JAMES, O.B.E., Managing Director of A. Cameron & Co., Ltd., and Consul for Sweden, Kobe.

MR. J. F. DRUMMOND, Director. of Frazar & Co., Ltd., Osaka.

MR. L. T. WOOLLEY, of the Asiatic Petroleum "Co., Kobe.

IS ELEVENTH ROUNDED UP

MR. MELVILLE › JAMES COX, Reuter's chief correspondent in Japan since 1934, and one of the eleven Britons arrested since Saturday, died in Tokyo yesterday "afternoon just over 55 hours after he was taken into custody and submitted to police questioning.

THERE IS STILL NO NEWS, says a Reuter message, from Shanghai, about the branch), who were arrested by the Japanese police in a great nationwide swoop.

Sir Robert Craigie," the British Ambassador in Tokyo, who called" on the Japanese Foreign Minister resterday concerning the arrests

of Britons.

other Britons, among them the Chairman of the British Association of Japan (Kobe CRAIGIE AT

A JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE WAR AND JUSTICE. MINISTRIES last night" declared that Mr. Mel-

FANTASTICville Cox broke away from the guards at the Gendarmerie

CHARGE

GAIMUSHO

LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)--Sir Robert Craigle, British Ambassa-

Headquarters on the second floor and bolted for a window from which he threw himself before he could be restrain-dor in Japan, called on the Jap-." ed. He died at 3.46 p.m.

LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)

Breaking the ban on silence; -The Federation of British

for the first time since Satur- on Industries, commenting

that Mr. Cox was held for the reports that the arrested day, the communique states Britons in Japan were

charged with espionage, alleged espionage and he was MR. VANYS RINGER, of stated that so far as their re-stated to have made public Holme, Ringer & Co., Naga-presentative, Capt. C. H. N. information of importance to saki, and Honorary Consul James was concerned the the Japanese Army and Navy.

concerning Nothing arrest of the other Britons for Sweden, Norway and charge against him was fan- -tastic as" the Federation are

has yet been published in Portugal.

G.only interested in business

MR. MICHAEL C RINGER, Manager of Japan & Eastern Trading Co., Ltd., Otaru, and Honorary Consul for Greece.

MR. H. M. MACNAUGH- TEN, Honorary Consul for Greece, Osaka.

MR. F. M. JONAS. MR. J. F. JAMES.

DIPLOMATIC

IMMUNITIES: RESOLUTION

WARMLY WELCOMED

Commenting on the Pan-American Conference in Ha- vana, THE TIMES, according to a Reuter message from London, says, "Complete agreement reported from the CHUNGKING, July 29 (Intl) Conference betokens a substantial measure of success the The latest issue of the magazine

International extent of which can be more precisely gauged when the Kommunistichesky of Moscow, received here, contains official texts appear." several articles on questions per- taining to the Far East.

An article entitled "The Par tisan War in the Occupied Dis- tricts of China" gives a detailed account of the struggle of pro- gressive patriotic elements against Wang Ching-wel's clique.

One entitled "Dissension among

"After welcoming the export "prohibition of scrap metal from the United States except under licence, The Times says, "Equally welcome will be the resolu- tion, reported from Havana, recommending restriction of diplomatic and consular immunities which, as in the last war, have been once more used as a screen for subservise activities. "While Great Britain has been ism."

if

declares the NEW YORK

Japan's ruling Classes" has ex-content to confine even her pro- HERALD-TRIBUNE. "- cited a great deal of interest here.paganda in Latin-America coun- (Cont'd Page 7, Cól. 1) The author of this dissertation.tries within narrow and unexcep- citing a host of facts and Agures,tional limits, Nazi and Fascist shows that the war th China is agents have not only flooded these most unpopular among the Jap-countries with literature, of the anese masses.

mast unscrupulous kind, but, ap-

He says that a certain section pear to have implicated them-

and have nothing to do with politics.

Japan.."

the

to be arrested The 11th man was Mr. L. T. Woolley, of the If the Japanese were Asiatic Petroleum Company. He searching for their files they was taken for police questioning are free to see them.

in Kobe.

Made it was

Attempt Made On Life Of S'hai Judge

MOTIVE BELIEVED

POLITICAL

SHANGHAI July 29 (Reuter)- An attempt on the life of Judge First Chlen Hong-yeh, of the Special District Court presiding

over

the criminal section, was staged at noon today in the Settle- ment, when two armed Chinese ambushed the Court oficial while he was riding home in his private rickshaw. They fired three shots at him from point blank range."

Two bullets struck the Judge in the leg and abdomen, while the other bullet missed completely.

A political motive is believed to be involved in the shooting, since the Judge was understood to have received threatening notes against his life recently.

Judge Chien, who is 55 years old, was a residerit of this city for some time, being a well-known a native of Bgure here, He Ningpo.

BRITAIN REMAINS MAJOR

of the bourgeois in Japan are dis-selves in active conspiracy as SEA POWER IN ATLANTIC

satisfied with the protracted war, the existing" and as a result dissension among their policies. the ruling circles assumes very sharp proportions.

Governments

and

"It is satisfactory to note these proceedings have so far produced on American opinion the opposite effect to that destred by their in- stigatora."

DIRECT, IMPACT

CHUNGKING, July 29 (Reuter)---COMMENTING ON THE POSSI- BILITY OF A GERMAN INVASION OF ENGLAND, the Central Daily News, official organ of the Chinese Government, in a special article this morning, declares: "A careful study revenis that, there are insurmountable difficulties confronting such an undertaking, for Bri tain remains the major ses, power in the Atlantic.

Though the French Fleet cannot]

NOT RECALLED TOKYO, July 29 (Reuter)-A Foreign Omice spokesman denied NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuter)assat Britain the British Fleet that "General Nishihara had been It seems probable that the agree-alone can control the principal gea ment reached by the Pan-Ameri- recalled.

routes.

"On the other hand, Germany

Italian Fleet cannot leave the Mediterranean to join in an attack on England, while the Halian const is also susceptible to attack.

With a Dowerful Firet and

The spokesman said that he was can Conference at Havana, will arriving in Tokyo by air today have a direct and practical im-has to defend a coast line stretch- from Hanoi to submit an interim pact upon the international affairs ing from the Spanish border to effective co-operation from her report to the Government regard- "beyond anything which has pro-northern Norway and her Navy for Air Force, It is not impossible for ing the work of the Japanese ceeded in the past from the in- that purpose a very weak,

Under present conditions, the nocuous rituals of Pan-American- Inspectorate in Indo-China.

Britain to defeat the continental

Power"

ALLEGED ESPIONAGE During the course of yesterday rumoured that the ten. British businessmen, amcng whom 178 the chief representative in Japan of the Federation of Bri- the managing tish Industries, director of A. Cameron and Co., Ltd., and the manager of the Japan and Eastern Trading Co., Ltd. are being held in connexion with charges of alleged espion- age.

It was not clear, however, whether the late Mr. Cox had been held on the strength of similar allegations or whether his was a particular exSE,

Cont'd, Page 7, Col 4

- On Other

Pages

PAGE 2-Volunteer Orders; Australia and Hungkung eva- cuees; Airport news; Miss Shanghal of 1946 cnusen; Re- gistry weddings; UE. base- ball.

PAGE 3-Police Reserve orders, Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword puzzle. PAGE 4-US. believed planining to counteract effect of Burma Road closure; 80,000 Anzaca volunteer for service; Ger- man troops, leave Paris; Con- grea support for "Britain; Love of liberty, freedom, and religion will prevail. -- PAGE-5-Alleged såle of unpas- teurised milk; Unsolved mur-

of der-death

Briton In Shanghai; Round the Police Courts.

PAGE 6 Leading article: Labuur Effort: Maximum Echoes of the week; Correspon-

dence; Newsettes. PAGE 7 Cable news, PACE 8 Shanghai Tramway Co., strikers resume work: Arrest of General Winkel- man

PAGE 9 & 10 Finance and

Commerce.

PAGE 11-Shipping.

Left Pathetic Message

A SHORT, pathetic mes- sage was found in the room where Mr. Melville Cox was

detained.

THE MESSAGE was scribbled in pencil on an envelope.

IT READ, according to a Japanese report, says Reu-

ter:

"SEE REUTER'S re. rent. See Hongkong Bank re. money. I know what is

best. Always, my only love. Have been well treated but there is no doubt how mat- ters will turn out."

anese Foreign Minister this morn. ing in connexion with the arrests of Britons.

The result of the conversation. was not disclosed.

Domet reports that one of the Britons died In peculiar cir- cumstances. He 13" Mr. M. J. Cox, Reuter's correspondent, who was reported to have jumped from the second floor window of the Gen- darmerie headquarters, while un- der examination.

He died from injuries an hour later.

No other reports in regard to this have been received in London to confirm or refute the Domel message.

A message from Tokyo says the. Japanese Foreign Minister was re- ported to have promised that he would try to expedite police ques- tioning of all the arrested Bri- tons.

French Police Forbid

Showing Of Official

British War Newsreel

LAST - MINUTE INTERRUPTION.

SHANGHAI, July 29 (Reuter)The French Police, made a last the showing of minute interruption last night and forbade

an official British war dlm at the Catholic Federation Club, in the French Concession,-

A large audience packed the premises to witness the private exhi- bition of the British newsreel war fim, showing scenes from the bat- tle of Narvik, the evacuation of Dunkirk and England's preparedness for Nasi air raids.

Five minutes after the pro- French Police says that the show- gramme was scheduled to coming of the film in the French Con- mence, the President of the Federa cession was merely postponed and

that the not forbidden. tion Club announced

It is reported that as soon as it French Municipal Police had for- bidden the showing of the fim, on is seen- and passed by censor, the the grounds that it had not been film will be allowed to be shown censored by the French authorities, to private audiences in the Cances-

An official spokesman of the fon

THERE CANNOT BE ANY

FAR EASTERN MUNICH

“THERE SHALL NOT BE AND THERE CANNOT BE ANY FAR EASTERN MUNICH,” declared Mr. Pang Kung-chang, Vice-Minister for Publicity, in a speech in Changking, according to Reuter.

"Without the support of the United States and Soviet Hustla, he thinks, Britain cannot conclude a Far Eastern Manich with Japan,

to China during the past three "When the Anglo-Japanese con- | versations opened in Tokyo a year ago, the United States terminated

years."

Mr. Pang further points out that which her Trade Treaty with Japan and China's position is different from Immediately after the closire of that of Czechoslovakia,

the Burma Road. the United States country had no fixed policy, but brought in licensing for exports of merely relied on outside assistance, petrol and iron to Japan.

"Soviet Busata has persis- tently given material asiasiance,

whereas China is determined to carry on her war of resistance with her strength steadily increasing despite three years of war.