HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Feared Bulgaria,
Yugos
Greece And
May Be Forced To
Join Axis: Pincer Movement
LONDON IS WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BALKANS, following the German, an-. nouncement of "German"troopr-having been moved into Rumanis, ostensibly for the protection of Rumanian oil interests against sabotage, according to a broadcast from America last night.
Political quarters see in this movement of troops an indication of the course which the war will take during the coming winter, but it is additionally feared that it might also be an attempt to force Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia to join the Axis.
NAZI PROTECTION FOR OIL FIELDS
MOVE SEEN AS A STEP IN OCCUPATION OF RUMANIA
for
LONDON, Oct. 8 (From Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent). The suggestion that two or three Nazi divisions are necessary the protection of Rumanian oil fields from the danger of sabotage is too childish to deceive anybody.
the
The German advance really means the beginning of the occu pation of Rumania and Intensification of German control in lower reaches of the Danube.
It obviously suggests that the Germans have only moderate con-
Should this be accomplished, It is felt that a pincer movement Balkans and the through the Mediterranean will be made on Turkey, pressaging a new drive by the Axis to the Middle East, with the olfelds of Iran as the goal.
In the meantime, the British Government has rejected the Rumanian explanation to the protest lodged against the arrest and maltreatment of Britons in Rumania, stated, a news bulletin broadcast from Daventry last
night.
INDEPENDENCE AT ENDS
JAPANESE REPLY adence in the powers of the Iron Government was considering the
TO ADM. HART
and it would be
to
reaction. Although Moscow may
Guard to dominate the situation
interesting know whether this action is the SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter) arst fruits of the Brenner talks. The Japanese nával and gendar- The most interesting feature of merle authorities in Shanghal the situation will be the Soviet have forwarded separate replies to Admiral Thomas C. Hart, C-in-not show her feelings by any of the United States Asiatic Fleet, overt step or even comment, there in connexion with the incident in-
can be no doubt, that nothing is volving the alleged assault of a
further from her wishes than to member of the U.S.S. Augusta crew
see Germany installed on the by Japanese gendarmes on the
Black Sea. Shanghal foreshore recently, it was revealed today by the Amer- can Naval authorities.
The Japanese naval reply was
of
This natural consequence German occupation of Rumania will have a tremendous effect
on
signed by Vice-Admiral Shigetoro all Near Eastern states and may Shimada, commanding the Japan-eventually raise the question of ese Third China Seas Fleet, while the Bosphorus Straits in an acute
form. Major-General Saburo Miura, com- manding officer of the Japanese Gendarmes in the Shanghai" area has forwarded an additional reply made by the Gendarmerie.
Both the Japanese and American authorities here declined to reveal
It was added that the British recall of the British Minister in Bucharest, as Britain feels that Rumanian Independence is now at
an end,
CABLE
US-JAPAN
SHOWDOWN
Continued from Page 1
possibility of Soviet participation
JAPAN IS SCARED
in the war on the side of the Allies.NEW YORK PRESS
RAPID ACTION
Britain's reopening of the ‘Burma Road on Oct. 17 will be the signal
for the start of a rapid Japanese action, it is forecast."
It is believed that Japan will „immediately press for a show- down, exerting strong pressure en Britain and American pos- sessions and Interests in the Far East, probably striking at Tientsin, Shanghai and Hong- kong.
COMMENT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (Reater) --
The enormous amount of noise coming out of Tokyo is bluff, for | Japan is scared and desperate;" declared the NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE in a leader
today.
"She has thrown her lot in with the Totalitarian Powers in the hope that a German victory would draw the American Fleet to the Atlantic and so the United States would not be able to resent her depredations in Greater East Asia.
"Premier Konoye and Foreign
At the same time, Japan will, through arrangements with Indo China and Slam, launch an attack on Burma, partly for the purpose of blocking the passage of supplies to China along the Burma Road and Minister Matsuoka are trying to also seize the most important naval shout their way out of their com- base in the Far East-Sugapore, it mitment with the Axis, but they is believed, here.
are terribly scared that their army It is thought that Chinese troops is third rate and more than waist- may then move into Burma to sup-deep in the Chinese bog:
Their port the British defence of Burma, navy is untried and short of fuel while the United States Fleet must and financially they are down to take action against Japan to pre their population's fewellery." the ven't the seizure of Singapore.........
JAPAN MUST RETALIATE TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Reuter)"Japan Reports from the United States must retailate with military men- state that the British and Ameri-sures if America attempts to in- can envoys in Moscow are working terfere in the Pacific," so declared British, American and Russian ald former Tohokai Party, in a Press for the co-ordination of more Mr. Selgo Nakano, head of the
for China, against Japan.
interview yesterday.
It is felt in Moscow that the new
Tripartite Pact is not aimed at Russia and that Russia can therefore, continue her assistance
to China.
YUNNAN MINING.
CORPORATION
paper asserted.
BADLY SCARED
"I the invasion of Britain Yalis,
Mr. Matsuoka will be very badly
scared indeed. for the British Fleet may then come back to States Fleet will proceed to put Singapore and with the United
"If America bans the export of and Japan in quarantine.
the Japanese Fleet in bankruptcy oll and scrap Iron, Japan must secure oll from the East Indies by restoring them as an Asiatic coun- try and acquiring control of their resources,"
of this, the worse they are scared "The more the Japanese, think
and the louder they whoop." "the ¡paper concluded.
NOT FATALLY WOUNDED
He also advocated the taking over of the Tientsin and Shanghai concessions and requesting British SHANGHAI, Ocs 8 (Reuter)-evacuation of Hongkong. He Bulgaria particularly will now The Kokiu Mining Company and urged Japanese action to forestali
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)- he exposed to immediate German the Koklu Tin Refining Company Joint Anglo-American, use of navaj
The hardly have been reorganised into a new bases by seizing strategic points.
Settlement authorities this pressure, which also Can
morning stated that the Chinese Despite the bellicose tone im-soldier who attempted to escape It would not be surprising It Mining Corporation for the pur-puted to official Japanese state- from the "Doomed Battalion" In- was followed pose of intensifying Funnan's tin ments regarding the Three-Power ternment Camp yesterday was not
be pleasing to "the Soviet.
the German action
corporation known as the Yurman
the contents of the replies of this by some parallel action by Italy, output, according to the Chinese alliance, Japan's greatest hope: Isratally wounded, but is now "in a
morning.
"REORGANISATION" OF CHINESE COURTS SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)- Mayor Fu Sla-en, of the Japanese- fostered Shanghai Special Muri- cipality, has notified the Consular Body, the Municipal Council and the Nanking Government of his recent order, requiring all Rus- slang here to refer their legal cases, whether criminal or civil to the Nantao District Court and not to the Special District Courts in Foreign areas, "pending the tak ing over and reorganisation" of the Chinese Courts in foreign areas, which take orders from Chung- .king.
and if so it would confirm
the Press which adds that large-scale avoidance of a conflict with the favourable condition.”. suggestion that the Brenner talks mining work is beginning this United States, according to official agreed upon some Balkan plan.
month
HEAVY BOMBS DROPPED
circles.
PACT FOR PEACE The Tripartite Pact is sold to the public as a pact for peace.
11.
He was shot and wounded in the neck by a Russian Regiment sentry on guard at the camp.
Official quarters also stated to, day that the situation at the camp
Meanwhile it la emphasised to is now quiet. the world that Japan is technical-
ON THREE MAIN POWER y committed to fight should the
STATIONS IN BERLIN
LONDON, OCT. 8 (REUTER)—OVER 100 HEAVY BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON THREE MAIN POWER STATIONS IN BERLIN LAST NIGHT, states an Air Ministry communique, which says that yester- day. R.A.F. bombers attacked barge concentrations on the Dutch coast and shipping at Le Havre.
In the course of routine patrols in the English Channel, Coastal Command aircraft shot down an enemy fighter in flames.
Last night strong, forces of
DAMAGE ADMITTED bombers made successful attacks
POLICE REPORTS Lee Yee, aged 50, attempted to The last thing Japan wants is commit suicide by jumping from to be forced to fulfil this commit the Yaumati ferry launch while on à journey from Hongkong to Mong- kok. The man was rescued by Kwok Yun, coxswain of motorboat E. 6.
United States enter the war against i the Axis.
ment.
war.
Evidently, the pact. Is regarded as a contribution to peace so far as it may restrain the United States from entering the
Shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out on board Junk Officials at Arst emphasised that T34128 in Shaukiwan Bay.
The the pact was directed against no
craft was loaded with general particular nation. When the reac-
cargo and some kerosene. A fre
person was injured.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Renter?-on military objectives in Berlin. A NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (Reuter)-Ation proved contrary to hopes, goat and an appliance put out the The American Consulate-General | large fire was caused at a Tem- report from Berlin officially ad-statements by Prince Konoye (Pre-re by 2 p.m. The extent of the in Shanghai is considering apelhof goodsyard. Several indus- mits damage to "railway fact-mter), Mr. Yusuke Matsuoka (For damage is at present unknown. No
tles" in one of the longest raids elen Minister), and Mr. Suma (For- Incident on Sunday night when trial plants were attacked.
eign Office spokesman) followed miformed Japanese gendarmes, Other forces of the aircraft of the war on Berlin. commanded by an officer, tried heavily bombed the Fokker works It adds that a large number of in an attempt to impress on the United States that the conse- to enter the premises of the Naat Amsterdam. Attacks were also bombs were dropped and fires tional City Bank, inside the made on naval docks at Wilhems started but they were quickly ex-quences of the commitments were
haven and goodsyards at Hamm. Settlement
tinguished.
inexorable and inevitable.
DIVE-BOMBING ATTACK ON ENEMY SUBMARINE
LONDON, Oct. 8 (Reuter-Behind the award of the DF.C. to Acting Flight-Lt. William Campbell pilot of a flyingboat of the Middle East Command, lies the story of the destruction of two Italian submarines with bombs and an attack on another with machine-gun fire from the flyingboat of which Campbell was in charge, says an Air Ministry, bulletin,
MAYER PAYS "OUT OF COURT SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)-n an "out of court" settlement of the criminal charge of obtaining $10- 000-ünder false pretelices from Messrs. Bennet Freres, Jewellers Rudolph W. Mayer, American, bro-
THE WEATHER The maximum temperature yes- terday was 84 and the minimum AT STALEMATE
78, compared with 88 and 76 on Japanese-American relations are Monday. likely to continue at a stalemate Total rainfall since Jan1 Is LEGAL ACTION Indefinitely while there is lacking 112.72 inches against an average of
PROBABLE
a suitable opening for either side 79.76. to take the initiati
The Royal Observatory report. Mr. Suma, indicated that the states SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)- United States is insisting on a A weak anticyclone remains over Legal action will probably be settlement of alleged violations of China and the neighbouring seas, taken by the pro-Soviet news-rights in China before negotiations and a trough of relatively low paper, the Russian Daily News for a general adjustment but that pressure extends from the Philip against the Russian Emigrants' is obviously difficult during hosti-pines to the Pacific eastward of Committee and two White Russian titles. papers in Shanghai, Zaria and
The attacks took place on two Slovo, following the latters", pub- successive days. The first sub-lication of the Committee's warn-
marine was destroyed by a dive-ing, that Russian emigres abstain REOPENING
bombing attack which threw up from dealings of any sort with the debris and oil,
pro-Soviet paper.
-The next day the same flying-
| boat sighted an Italian submarine on the surface and again Camp- bell dived to the attack scoring direct hits beside the conning
tower.
GIRL GUIDES" ACTIVITIES
The meeting of Hongkong Ran- Although in the open sea anders which was to have taken place at the Girl Guide - Head- in the face of an approaching
quarters, Sandilands · Hut, yester- day evening did not take place
Ranger attended."
ther of Louis B. Mayer, noted ext-wreckage, saving four of the sub. Owing to the fact that only one
OF
the Marianas.
BURMA
BROAD
SIGNAL FOR START OF RAPID
*
AND DECISIVE DEVELOPMENTS
CHUNGKING, Oct. 8 (Renter) The Chinese people tend to consider the Sino-Japanese confict no longer as a struggle bet tween China and Japan but as a part of the world war' in which the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union will soon be playing a leading part against the Axis new ally in the Far
China's fate. It is belleved; will well as in present naval and air depend on the outcome of this strength. "battle of giants.”
The Japan-Axia-Pact, says the It is understood that almost all
Central Daily News, official Chi- the Rangers: in the Colony have The reopening of the Burma
aese organ, aims at the destruc- been, evacuated and it is a ques-Road on October 17, at the end oftion of Britain, and China but at on whether the Gulders' activi-the agreed period of temporary the same time is directed against ties would be continued until times closure, is expected to prove the the United States now and Soviet
signal for the start of rapid and Russia later
storm, Campbell alighted and taxied the flyingboat among the
cutive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
marine crew. - pictures, yesterday made payment
Owing to the state of the sea of the money involved in the a leged fraud to the complainantskill and patience.
the rescue demanded the greatest through an intermediary, it was On the return journey to his reliably learned this morning. base Campbell sighted yet an-
Mayer has eluded arrest by the other submarine on the surface returned to normal American authorities since Thurs which he machine-gumned. After day, when the US Court here a second attack the Fibmarine issued a warrant for his arrest crash diyed.
Charles Richardson, Acting U. B
decisive developments.
that The "newspaper adds that the General opinion here is that pact is an attempt to offset the Japan will immediately press for failure of the German invasion of a show-down, exerting the strong- England by a Japanese, success in est pressure on British and Ameri- the Far East. can Interests in the Far East
| International
Mr. 8. F. Balfour, District Officer
Chan Bam and Chan Yim, boat Campbell's special aptitude for women, were each fined $10. In de District Attorney here, stated to dealing with submarines fault, 10 days' imprisonment when day that the payment does not earned for him the sobriquet they appeared before Comdr. TO.The Chinese affect the charge and he indicated Dead-Eye Dick
Stiff at the Marine Court yeater developments are rapidly turning South, is visiting Lantao Island that the warrant of arrest vii
day on a charge of approaching in their favour since they are The visit will occupy three days. convinced of United States aupre- He is expected back for a siting macy over. Japan in resources as of the Court on Friday.
have to be carried out in view of against Mayer involves a criminal within 30 yards of a abip nying the fact that the complaint fodged charge,
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