1940-08-24 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CAJOLERY FROM DUCE HAS FAILED COMPLETELY

TO DETER EGYPT

LONDON, AUG. 23 (REUTER) THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO FIGHT "if Italian forces cross the frontler is warmly commended by the Press

The DAILY TELEGRAPH says that the cajolery and threats from Il Duce have completely failed to deter Egypt from carrying out to the letter of the spirit of her treaty alliance with Britain.

DIRECT HITS

ON ITALIAN

British air victories at Home and in the Middle East have renewed the confidence in our arms. Such evidence as the brillant.combina- tign of sea and air power, which smashed Bardia and Fort Capuzzo, exposed fctions which come from

SUBMARINES Rome and Berlin and proved that

the power of the British Common- CAIRO, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-Anwealth is unabated.

R.A.F. communique states that Egypt has very strong motives to British aircraft made a low-flying defend herself against Il Duce and his chosen lender Marshal Graziani, attack on enemy warships an- chored in the Bomba roadstead who is famous and infamous in in Libya, obtaining direct hits and African warfare. If the Fascist legions attempt to advance over destroying two submarines, one destroyer and a submarine depot the 150 waterless miles desert, they will be bombarded by our Navy and Alr Arm all the way.

ship...

All our aircraft returned safely. RAF boinbers also-attacked- the landing ground at Derna, also motorised transport concentra tions, a repair depot and shipping, Many bombs exploded among the aircraft and motor vehicles, caus ing considerable" damage. We suffered no casualties.

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MODERN-WEAPONS

SHANGHAI RESIDENTS ENLIST

SHANGHAI, Aug. 23 (Reu- ter)-About 200 Shanghal re- sidents who signed up for mill- tary service with British fighting units will depart from the city on Monday, it was learned today.

Local enlistments will leave together with units of the Sea- forth Highlanders who are ex- pected to board a transport to- "morrow afternoon.

JAPAN WAITS

FOR REPLY FROM NAZIS

CABLE

ONLY A SHADOW REGIME

The current "battle of words" between the Japanese army organ and the Wang Ching-wel mouth- plece. Central China Dully. News, in Shanghal constitutes another proof that Japan has never con- sidered the Nanking set-up aS anything more than a shadow re- gime, according to the Kang Sheung Evening News,

Quoting the Central China Dally. News editorial attack on Japan's efforts to settle the Shanghai de- fence dispute without consulting Nanking, the Kung Sheung Even- ing News editorial says that Japani has already discorded Wang Ching-wel as something no longer useful.

On the other hand, says the editorial, the counter-attack on (Reuter) the Central China Daily News by the Japanese-controlled Sin Shun

TOKYO, Aug. 23 "Germany promised a reply, but it has not arrived yet.".

denotes an open hint to the This was the reply of a Foreign Nanking regime that if it does not men spokesman today when he play hall Japan's way there is was asked whether Japan had re-every chance of Japan dropping "ceived any "reply from Germany Wang altogether-

To the forces of General Strito her request on Aug. 20 for the Meanwhile, the Japanese press Archibald Wavell, Egypt will add guarantee of the safe passage of attack is interpreted as bringing: an army equipped with the most Japanese rescue boats, which are greater pressure to bear on the modern weapons and a considerable to pick up Japanese evacuees from Nanking regime to sign the rego- air strength.

England and other danger zones tlated treaty according to Japan's Egypt is warning the peoples of in Europe. the East that Italy threatens the whole Moslem world. Such is the spirit which Mussolini has roused

In Italian Somaliland, the Mo-against his ambition. gadiscio aerodrome was subjected The DAILY MAIL says that to a series of ralds by bombers of Egypt is taking a firm stand by our the South African Air Force and side.

direct hits were stored on build- In assessing the value thereof, it ings, hangars, wireless station and must be remembered that Egypt barracks. Three "nemy aircraft for all her close association with are belleved to have beer. badly, the British Empire has liberty of damaged.

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India Home

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ALTHOUGH GREAT BRITAIN HAS BEEN READY

All our aircraft returned safely. now having weighed the chancés.

1 The Egyptian Government is AND WILLING TO GRANT HOME RULE TO INDIA FOR deeply impressed by the work of MORE THAN TEN YEARS, grant of this form of govern- the Air Force and the Navy in the ment to India at present may not be advisable owing to Mediterranean and has decided dissension among the various elements in the subject definitely to defend the country by all arms agalust Invasion.

country and due to developments both in Europe and in The Empire welcomes this potent Asia, said Sir Victor Sassoon, British businessman who is addition to its strength.

considered one of the wealthiest men in the Far East.

DEAD

MADRID, Aug, 23 (Reuter)—The death occurred here today of Car- dinal Ooma. Primate of Spain.

NO FEAR OF COLONY MILK SHORTAGE: ONE YEAR'S SUPPLY

SPECIAL TO HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

Strange as it may seem, as a result of supplies being cat off from the main milk producing countries of Europe by the war, Hongkong finds itself stocked with more than

a year's supply of tinned milk-six times as much stock as we have ever had at any time in the past.

Sir Victor made this comment fri Manila on the rejection by the Congress Working Committee of the offer of 'self-rule for India. which had been made by the Bri- tish Government, on condition that India contributes more fully to Britain's war efforts.

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Sir Victor Sasscon arrived in Manila on Thursday on his way from China to India where he has ANNOUNCED large interests and made the above WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Reuter) statement-in-the-course of an in-President Roosevelt and MI terview with the Manila Bulletin

Mackenzie King, the published yesterday..

Premier,

EFFECT ON HK.vealed to a representative of the at present. IMPORT TRADE

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of cash payments, the local im porter was also handicapped by several other factors.

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For instance, both freight and insurance rates have been creased and in many cases the prices

commodities of various themselves have greatly appre- ciated. Added to this is the de- preciation-of-the-Hongkong dollar in terms of the American mone" tary unit from about US$30 to about U.S.$22 per HK$100 within the past ten months,

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JAPAN INTENDS TO INJECT FRESHNESS INTO DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

TOKYO, Aug, 23. (Reuter)—It is a matter of routine but it is intended to Inject freshness into the diplomatic service."

This was the comment made by the spokesman of the Foreign Office, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, at a Press conference today regarding the reshuffle of the diplomatic personnel, ordered by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, yesterday and which involves the recall of five Ambassadors, 19 Ministers, five Counsellors and 11 Consuls-General serving abroad.

The recall of these 40 diplomatic,

Oliver (Joseph) Lodge, Kt., representatives has nothing to do!

| with their abilities, merits 'or de- F.R.S.. D.Sc. (London), Hon. D.Sc. merits and still less Japan's rela- (Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, tions with the countries to which, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Adelaide

they have been accredited, he and Toronto), whose death at the

declared. age of 39 is reported on” Page 3, Col. 3,

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have announced the Continued from "Page 1 He expressed the belief that names of members of the Per- belligerents and it is significant of ~This amazing situation was re-India is not ready for home rule manent Joint Board on Defence Greece's determination to maintain for the United States and Canada. sriendly relations with her neigh- Hongkong Daily Press yesterday by

He explained that this is due

The American members are: bours that this attitude has been Brm in the Colony who estimated elements in India, the Hindus. the the head of a large milk importing to the fact that three principal Mayor La Guardia, of New York: preserved throughout the recent Lieut. - Gen. Stanley Emblck, period of tension provoked by the the present stocks of tinned milk, Mohammedans and the princes. Comanding the Fourth Corps area, sinking of a Greek mine layin In the Colony at over 100,000,000 cannot agree on what guarantees with headquarters cases more than sumclent to meet to give each other cnce india ob-

at Atlanta, cruiser and bombing by Italians of a whole year's needs!

two destroyers. talns. home rule. He agrees with Pointing out that the bulk of other competent observers on In the imports of this line now came, dian affairs that once home rule from America, the local business is granted there will be civil war. magnate explained how large con-

Bir Victor refused to speak on signments which normally would conditions in Shanghai. not have found their way Hongkong, came to be landed here.

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Capt: Harry Hills, United States Navy, War plans Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations;

Comdr. Forrest Sherman, U. S. Navy--and-

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THREATS CONTINUE

Death Leap

By Patient

Arrangements have already been In Bed No. 13

completed for dealing with the diplomatic relations of Japan with those countries from which Japan's diplomatic representatives have |been recalled and, therefore, the spokesman said that no difficulty for hindrance - will be experienced

SUICIDE VERDICT AT INQUEST

A verdict of suicide was returned

in dealings between Japan and at an loquest held yesterday, at those countries::

"the Central Magistralý" into the MAY NOT BE FILLED

death of Lam Fat, 37, street coolte, Vacancies created will be filled who died at the Queen Mary Hoo- in one or two months, though some pital on July 21, may be filled immediately. The spokesman intimated that some assisted by the following jury: Mr. Mr. H. G, Sheldon sat as Coroner will not be lied but will have Francis Xavier Lee (foreman), Mr. charge d'Affaires appointed or will Tsang Yat-sun and Mr. Jorge have Ministers accredited to the Maria Ozorio dos Remedios, other countries concurrently ap- The deceased was admitted to Meanwhile, threats continue and pointed to take charge of the hospital in the middle of June and it is noted that a fierce anti-Greek vacancies, though such an arrange a minor operation was performed campaign in the Italian Press, ment depends on the future deve on July 20. On the same evening based on the flimsiest pretexts, was topment of the world situation in deceased was in bed 13 in a ward Lieut.-Col. Joseph McNarney, renewed yesterday after a brief the next couple of months.

on the sixth floor of the hospital. Army Air Corps.

The last two will act as alter-

He got up and went out to the The attitude of the British Gov- nates, one sitting for the discus-erament towards developments in

verandah-from-where he jumped Sir Victor also disclosed that sion of naval problems and the Greece has undergone no change. when Lord Reading first arrived other for army and air problems. The Colony's supplies of tinned in India as Viceroy, this official

The British Government stands milk to pre-war days came almost hoped that home rule woud bejare:

Canadian memberg on the Board firmly by its obligations under the One merchant pointed out that entirely from Europe," he said, granted before the end of his term. Mr. O. M Biggar K. C. ex-Vice-contained in a statement made by guarantee. This guarantee. Was while the freight per bag of flour; "Denmark, Holland, Belgium and He was doomed to disappointment. Chairman of the Canadian Air the then Prime Minister in the from America to Hongkong, nine Switzerland being the principal sir Victor declared, as safeguards Board; months ago was only 38 cents, the suppliers. When these countries which the majority offered the current rate is about H.K.$1.60 per were over-run by Germany, large minorities were deemed by the of Naval Staff;

Brigadier K. Stuart, Deputy Chief bagan increase of nearly 400 per quantities of their shipping was latter as insufficient while guaran- Air Commander A. Cufte, mem- seized in British ports-particular-tees asked by the minorities were ber of the Air Staff of the Cana- This informant anticipated that ly Hongkong.” the imports to the Colony from America during the second half of the current year would probably be about 50 per cent. below the usual annual amount.

cent!

**An interesting Lactor about Hongkong's trade with Ame- rica," he pointed out, "is that the Colony has a very favour- able trade balance, the annual exports to the States being about H.K.$141,000,000; three fifths of this comprises silver, and about a quarter of it butter and fats."

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"It so happened," he tinued, that most of these ships were laden with large cargoes of tinned milk, and as China is about Asia's largest. consumer of sweetened milk, much of these consignments were diverted here."

considered excessive by the ma-dian Air Force. Jority The situation has not

The arst meeting of the Board changed much since then, accord-will be held at Ottawa on Monday. ing to him.

While the Hindus are undoubted- ly in the majority in India the Mohammedaris cannot be disregarded, Sir Victor declared.

Aside from these elements, "the

"Now we and ourselves with Indian princes do not want to

New Typhoon 450 Miles

more than a year's supply on our owe allegiance to anybody, not Off Manila

DEPARTURES

House of Commons on April 13, 1939, as follows:

"In the event of any action clearly being taken, which threatens the independence of Greece and which the Greek Government consider it vital to resist with their national forces Flis Majesty's Government would feel themselves bound at once to lend to the Greek Government all the support in "their power."

have

Other Balkan Powers maintained a correct attitudẹ dùr-¡

Asked whether the vacancy at Washington will be led the spokesman replied that -such vacancy will be filled im- mediately though it might take some time to obtain "agrec- ment" on a new. Ambassador.

When asked whether any coun- try had already been approached regarding the appointment of a new Japanese Ambassador or Min- ister, the spokesman declined to make a reply, pointing out that it was against diplomatic usage to do.

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down.

Dr. Fang Ching-wen said that In his opinion death was due to | shock and haemorrhage.

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In answer to a questión by the jury Dr. Fang said he did Bot think there mental effect on deceased as the result of the operation in the morning. A

Dr. Fang added that he visited deceased twice that day and assured him that the operation' was

NO PARTICULAR. REASON. The spokesman reiterated that successful. The patient appeared there was no particular reason on cheerful.

the part of the Foreign Minister in Insp. F. D. B. Tuckett represent- ordering the recall of the 40 died the police. plomats, but. on the contrary, the

recall has been necessitated, by higher menta,

administrative require- VICTIM

ing the critical period and in Lom The same reply was given by

don the prompt concession by Ru-

of whether this shake-up

OF YET MORE

S'HAI GUNPLAY

SHANGHAL Aug. 23 (Reater)***

A wild fusillade of shots from pls- tols of two gunmen, claimed a victim today.

hande" he interlaced his fingers ever the Indian congress, with the

the spokesman to the question with satisfaction, "Whereas, for exception of the King Emperor caused the hoisting of typhoon southern Dobruja is regarded as A new Pacific typhoon which mania to the Bulgarian claim on merly, we seldom, if ever, carried Dissension and certain civil war signal No.1 throughout

means a prelude to Japan's di- more than two months' stocks."

the offering a valuable contribution, toplomatic reorientation will be immediate fruit of grant archipelago on Thursday was rewards the maintenance of peace

Turning to the question of Gen. He explained, however, that these ] It was further revealed that of home rule at present, he con- ported by the weather bureau as in the Balkans.

Kelso, former Minister of Overseas commodities were imported to the when the present needs are, ex- cluded.

being located about 450 miles to *--'CREDIT ON DIPLOMACY Affairs, the spokesman said that Colony from China and re-export hausted fresh supplies w be

the east of Balintang Channel, re- The Times says this quick re- the situation will be clarified with- ed to America, "Other Cainese readily obtainable from America

maining almost stationary.sult reflects credit on the diplomacy in a week during which time Gen. A Chinese, named Chow Ching- products which are exported in where most of the locally used

The typhoon which crossed nor of both countries. With a real Kotso is likely to define his attitude ung native of Ningpo, was shot large quantities to America," he brands have branch factories,

thern Luzon early this week has grievance, of 27 years standing, re- towards the post of Chairman of dead in a restaurant here when added, "are preserved foods,. Chi- "So we need have no fear of a

entered the mainland of Asia, ac-moved, internal stability of the the mission to the Netherlands East two gunmen entered the restaur- nese medicine and textiles." milk shortage in Hongkong" he partures from the Colony-Mr. yesterday.

The following were recent de-cording to the Manila Bulletin of Balkans should be strengthened. Indies.

ant-where he was having: tiffimi An American trader of many concluded with a smile."

It adds that, provided the ar-

with two friends, one a woman. years standing in the Colony, sald:

W. D. Chattulant, Mr. B. Kunihiro, The new storm was Arst observed rangement is not upset from out- LONDON, August 23 (Reuter

They fired 15 shots, killing Chow "Few people here seem to realise

Mrs, H. Koyama, Miss M. Koyama, by the weather bureau three days side and, so far as is known in a further gift of £7,500 has been and wounding two young Chinese what a far reaching effect the

Mrs. C Morisona. Miss T. Moriago as a depression near the Caro-London, Bulgaria, having received received from Madras for the schoolboys who were nearby. American Neutrality Act has had

MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (Reuter)-Birsona Matr Tsuyoshi Morison, line Islands. Since then it has satisfaction of this long standing purchase of fighters, bringing the The gunmen, immediately after on the trade of Hongkong. Both Stafford Cripps yesterday saw M. MrR. 8. Yosida, Miss T. Yasida, developed into a typhoon and had grievance, has no wish to make total contributions from the the shooting, threw away their Britian and China are belligerent Mikoyan, Foreign Trade Commis Mstr. 9. Yosida and Mr Yamaka-moved westward toward the Philip any precipitant move in any other Madras fund to just over £101-pistols and ran off, The motive nations, and there it is."

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