HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
China's
Cause And Destiny AMERICANS
Are With The Democracies
LONDON, Oct. 11 (Reuter)-China's cause and destiny are now more intimately linked with the Democratic Powers than ever before, declared Air. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, in a speech at a largely attended luncheon organised by the China: Campaign Com mittee in honour of the Double Tenth yesterday.
"All the world recognised-the importance of China's resolutë. sistance to aggression in East Asia and its bearing on the entire world conflict, the Ambassador continued.
Two Daylight
LEAVING HONGKONG
HEAVY BOOKINGS BY CLIPPER
Pan
American Airways" ɛan-
Warnings In pecially in the United States and Government requested American
London
LONDON.. Oct. 11 (Reuter)- London had two daylight warnings today so far.
India...
nationals to evacuate the Far East. NO REFUSALS
CABLE
IS PRUDENCE TO PREVAIL?
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American co-operation and we know. [that Germany's greatest fear is that of United States and British combining their resources. against her."
· BRENNER TALEN
Mr. Churchill's reopening of the nounced yesterday morning that Mr. Lakin had many enlighten- Burime Road naturally had given approximately thirty applications mg comments to make on the much satisfaction in China and for Clipper passage to Honolulu situation in Europe consequent on reflected the widespread public and San Francisco have been re- the developments in Rumania. opinion in Britain and abroad, es- ceived since the United States
The Brenner talks," he said. "already produced their first results. Without a murmur and without even a whine, Gen. Antonescu, the Rumanian Prime Minister, has al- lowed German troops, to occupy. parts of Rumania. They Just walked in and, like the men of vichy, Gen. Antonescu: after be traying his country, proposes to de loyal to his conquerors.
It should mark, continued Mr. Que Tal-chi, once arid for all the The majority of these requests end of the policy of appeasement have, originated in Hongkong, but In the Far East which had re-a number have come from Shang peatedly proved disastrous there as hai and North Chla
*elsewhere,
A first formation of nine enemy
Mr. Quo urged the Democracies aircraft was seen over South-East to finish with Japan Arst. "England area, making for London. A. A guns went into action, No bombs were dropped.
Later 4 number of. Messer- schmitts crossed, flying very high, British Aghters and patrols drove the maforty of them back across the Channel,
High explosive and incendiary
Australian Election Results
Al reservation requests are for Clippers that will depart within the next three or four weeks and although all trans-Pacific Clippers, after departing from Manila for the United States, are heavily booked, none of the applications for passage have been refused.
NO ABNORMAL BOOKING American President Lines re- ported ny abnormal, booking of
hombs were scattered over a wide MELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuter)-passages to the United States by area in London and the suburbs į The Government will have a local Americans yesterday, were again subject to the eneiny's majority of two in the new Par- The Head Office at Shanghai main attack on Thursday night, lament.
has issued instructions that im says an official account.
The final results have now been mediate reservations be granted
NOT HEAVY
announced and the state of the only. to American cruzens. parties is United Australia Party Reservations were being accepted (Government) 24. Country Party as usual, but passengers other than
Some persons were killed and
"Anglo-Ruman'an relations have reached breaking point. not because of the Kamanian people any more than the French people have fallen in love with their conquerors, "but only because a puppet Govern-
ment has tried to curry favour with the Axis,
"And now, after Rumania, what The general scheme seems to be to start a pincer movement round the Mediterranean. The plan ap- indicate a march on pears to through the Balkans to Turkey travelling by any one of the next much-coveted oll fields of Iraq four President
liners, leaving At the same time, Marshal Hongkong on Oct. 27, Nov. 3, the Graziani will probably launch his middle and end of Nov., respec- attack through Egypt.. tively.
injured, but having regard to the Government 14, Labour 32, and Americans stand little chance of and then towards Palestine to the!
widespread scale and the indis- criminate nature of the attacks, the number of casualties were not heavy, according to information at present available.
The Air Ministry states that it is now known that another enemy bomber was shot down yesterday, making five enemy aircraft des- troyed during the day.
Our losses were five aircraft, bụt pilots of two are safe.
BATTLE DYING
non-Communist Labour, four
Princess Elizabeth
To Broadcast
LONDON, Oct. 11 (Reuter) -- Princess Elizabeth will broadcast over the British Broadcasting Cor- Over the white cliffs of Southporation on Sunday at the inau- East England the waves of the guration of the weekly programme
WILL NOT BE EASY It is understood that the reger-
"But it will not be all as easy as vations on these ships have been taken up to a considerable extent. It seems. There are many ob- by Americans evacuating from stacles and some of them might Shanghai and the outporta
well prove Insuperable. Russia, for instance, is firmly opposed to see- ing any Power attempting to gain
U.S.
Channel are now becoming grey service in the North American To
green and the Nazi-controlled transmission for British children French coastline is a dim shape evacuated
Do
on the horizon, writes Reuter's United States. Special correspondent in the Bri- tish front line.
Canada and the
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Belt" Urged
LONDON, Oct. 11 (Router)-Strong forces of British bombers. singled out ofl targets in Germany for their main attack says an Air Ministry communique.
LONDON, Oct 11 (Heuter)-The At Hamburg oil storage
storage tanks were blown up and fires were tightening of "Inancial belts wa
urged by Capt. H.P.C. Crookshank, started at Hanover, Reischolz, Glesenkirchen, Cologne, Magdeburg
Financial Secretary to the Area- Warships were attacked at Wil-sury, in a speech at Liverpool to- helmshaven and sticks of bombs
day."
and Leuna.
control of the Black Sea Then DRIVE TOWARDS
MIDDLE EAST
there is opposition from Turkey to be considered. Turkey is friendly with us and presents a "different picture to what the Germans saw in Rumania.
Indo-China The Axis Powers realize that have actually moved into Bulgaria
fell across the harbour.
He said that the country a8 2
At Kiel, the Krupps shipyards were heavily bombed and fires whole, was facing up to its duty well, but it had to do very much started in the docks.
ments.
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All our bombers returned safely more if we were to come satisfac- from these operations. Two enemy torily out of our financial commit- to the effect that German troops aircraft were shot down.
The attacks on Kiel and WIE MY M. Keynes: the well-known they are playing a dangerous are without confrmation.
helmshaven are described in an economist, recently expressed the game. They may even decide to Similarly, reports of the mother Afr Ministry communique opinion that with our wealth and ASSURANCES leave Turkey alone and tackle the minent, invasion of Greece by the which says that soon after dark producing powers, we might take WANTED
weaker nations of the Balkans so Italians lack confirmation and are ness had fallen, heavy RAF such a recovery after the war, as as to be able to establish naval, regarded with some reserve in bombers were on their way across to give the nation a higher stand- COLONEL HENRI JACOMY, bases in Bulgaria and Greece. Finformed "quarters.
the North Sea and shortly after ard of living than ever before. - "head" of -a - French -Indo-Chins
8 p.m. heavy bombs were dropped
There might, and will be, a n- Reproduction of her broadcast military mission to Washington,
on docks at Wilhelmshaven. The ancial and economic jam in the will be made on the same day at who
passed through. Hongkang
The broadcast is being carried direct, at 4.15 p.m. G.M.T; on the Home The wailings of the sirens ex-
service (children's hour BUT cepted, the quietness of the British and also on G.S.D. 25.53 mètres, front line makes it difficult not G.B.V. 16.84 metres. G.S.B. 31.55 to belleve that the Battle of Br-metres, G.S.T. 13.92 metres, G.SH.
13,97 metres. ----- tain, air raids apart, is dying.
Big Larceny Charge
nt
of
|8 pm. GMT., on G.SE 31.32 recently on his way to Hanel, metres, G.8.D. 25.53 metres, G.RY Indicated to newsmen in Manita 31.25 metres, G.S.I. 19.88 metros.
that America was willing to well Two further reproductions
arms to Indo-China bat refused to the breadcast will be made one into details, reports the Manila Monday at 12.45 am. GM.T. on G.S.C. 31.32. metres G.S.D. 25.53 metres and at 9.45 am. G.MT. on G.S.F. 19.82 metres. OBE.25.20 metres, G.S.I. · 19.66 metres and G.S.V. 11.81 metres.
ROYALTY VISIT
Balletin.
It is here that they will- ́come up against' thela: bigrest obstacle the British Navyu and the Axis Powers would do well to remember the actions of Britain's Mediterranean
Fleet.
It is of course, too soon to
U-BOATS IN BLACK SEA- According to a news bulletin raid lasted nearly two hours.
The great strategic port of Kiel Prosperity of tomorrow, sald Capt last! broadcast from Daventry
Crookshank, but he was sure tant night, Nazi penetration in Ru-was battered by heavy bombers.
Most of the bombs were seen to in order to reach that desirable mania is being rapidly pushed
burst in the target area and two consummation there must be the ahead.
tightening of financial belts huge fires were caused.".
day Four German submarines have form a judgment of the enemy's begun to operate in the Black Sea. plans. He will no doubt try to get These U-boats were sent in parts. Col. Jacomy, accompanied by us to divert and disperse our forces along the Danube and reassembled Guillaume Carmelynek, - dean of among various possible fields of later the school of law, University of action, but both Great Britain and The German Intentions in Ru-i Hanol, arrived in Manila by clip the United States are fully alivemanla are rapidly becoming per en route to Indo-China.
to this strategy. Until the Far clearer. Observers believe that the Unit- East situation is more clearly de-
Apart from the fact that the
U.S. WANT ASSURANCE
..
SALT CARGO THROWN OVERBOARD
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
The following forthcoming mar- riages are announced:
Mr. A. L. Mann, of the Royal
SWISS ESCAPES ARREST SHANGHAI, Oct. 11. (Reuter Wanted on one of the largest. lar- ceny charges in the history Shanghai, L A. "Elly" Widler, a
Japanese who boarded a Hong- Swiss citizen, yesterday escaped: The King and Queer visited ed States is hesitant to sell arms fined and Russia's attitude is country is being turned into an kong-registered jink off a motor- Naval Yard Folice, residing at No. arrest by officers of the Shanghal several communal feeding centres to French Indo-Chins because of known, it would be dangerous to armed military camp, the Gerboat about nair-a-mile west of /ras 12, Hart à enne, and Misa A. Cul- Municipal Police for misappro- yesterday, according to a news the uncertain situation in the make any sort of forecast as to mans are determined to take over shan Customs Station on Sept 21, lex, residing at No. 30 West IES priating 500 tons of copper valued bulletin broadcast from Daventry Far East. It is understood that where the Axis Powers intend the "ollferds. a nearly $2,000,000 belonging to last night.
America is Leeking assurances that | striking.” Their Majesties chatted with those arms will not fater b the American Trading Company
be used Fed Inc. U.S.A., when a body of many people who were having a against the United States. Japanese gendarmes intervened feed with hot luncheon at. 6d. a and demanded his releast.
The arrest was being carried out
head.
by officers of the S. M. Police and CABLE NEWS
members of the Japanese Consulaw
at
"Police
Broadway Mansions situated in Hongkew (Japanese
IN BRIEF
$17;000,000 CASH
nothing la sacred.
3%
threw overbaord a cargo of salt race, Kowloon Docks, COUNSELLOR RESIGNS and the Junk's licence book,
Mr. Leung Uhenk-chung, mer- EVENTS IN BRITAIN
This was revealed in a report to chant, of No. 21, Morrison Hill Rd, M. Dimitri Dimanesco, Counsellor the police yesterday by Kwok and Misa Yau Ping-tong, residing Mr. Lakin next turned to events of the Rumanian Legation in Lon-al-pak, 43, master of boat No. at No 37, Fokfulam Road, in Britain. He said: "Now I want don has resigned his post as Coun-3217V, who stated that he left Mr Ip Cheung-shee, teacher, re- Colonel Jacomy did not deny to tell you about the air raids on sellor and from the Diplomatic Castle Peak for Tung Kun City siding at No. 4. Hee Won press reporta from Washington London. The news that a bomb. that he is prepared to spend had struck St. Paul's Cathedral statement, M. Dimanesco on Sept. 28
service, Reuter learns.
with a cargo of salt about 4 pm." race, Hongkong, and Misa Woo | $12,000,000TM cash for airplanes.
Wai-ying. of No. 104, Belcher's was a profound shock to us. From anti-aircraft guns and machine indiscriminate bombing, of course, says that he cannot be further The cargo of salt, he lost was Street.
a Government valued at $60. The incident occur occupied sector in the Internation- MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuter) guns. He indicated, however, that
Mr. Chu Hon-sang, Customs. which has surrendered the Ru-red about 8 am on the 27th Inst officer, residing at No. Ashley, al Settlement) when Japanese Interest here continues to centre no specific agreements, have been nothing is safe and to Herr Hitler connected with
...mantan nation to an army of a gendarmes arrived and demanded round the ceremonies connected reached
Road, and Mid Kan Tse-ying of their withdrawal,
with the visit of Marshal de Bono, Authoritative quarters think it This is the city cathedral and foreign Power and betrayed the
Macao who was receved by General unlikely that French Indo-Chins It has a warm place in the hearts interests of a State which they Franco yesterday afternoon, will be permitted to secure Ameri- or every one in the British Empire. were pledged to preserve
can planes because America needs Many of you, thousands of miles defend LONDON, Oct. 11 (Reuter)-The them herself. They believe it away, have no doubt carried in manager of the leading Japanese possible that Indo-China will ac- your mind's eye the glorious view, Bank In London Interviewed by quire machine gums and other one gets of St. Paul's as you turn round the bend into Steet. Street Reuter, concerning further reports arms in the United States
T have not been down there my self for some time, so that when Tread the news m'the papers, set on to see what the damage.
U.S. Buying Up All N.E.I. Rubber Stock
of orders from Tokyo, that Jap- anese banks here should leave, said that "there is no truth in this report."
U.S. AIRCRAFT: SPEED-UP
COURT MARTIAL
and
THE WEATHER
Maximum temperature yesterday was 80 and the minimum 75.
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 lɛ BUCHAREST, Oct 11 (Reuter) 11272 inches against an average of Mr. Miller, the British employee of 80.25 the Astra Romana Oll Company, The Royal Observatory report has been handed over by the Rustates manian police authorities for court martial at the hands of the mill-
tary tribunal on the charge sabotage.
A moderate anticylone is station- ary over China, Japan and the neighbouring seas.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (Reuter) The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune
I am not a particularly sentle states that every pound of MADRID, Oct 11 (Reater) A United States preparations to
He thus Joins five other British tween? rubber available in the Nether- reception was held yesterday at meet any emergency are going mental person, but let me tell you lands East Indies is being p purchas the Cuban Embassy in celebration ahead rapidly, according to a news what I saw when I turned round subjects in the military prison,
of Colonel Batista's assumption of bulletin broadcast from Daventry that bend in the street
awaiting trial on the same charge, The British Legation is taking Presidency.
"u" There was a sun-shower and it A U.S. mission is dying to Lon had passed eastward I looked up every step possible to ensure that don to study the British air de- and there was St. Paul's just the tish subjects are adequately de- Mr. Miller and the other five Bri- fences and the aircraft production same as ever. Alling the whole gap fended and that
being speeded up to produce in the street with its magnificence, heard as early as possible. 21,000 planes.
ed by the United States Govern ment for quick shipment,
Referring to President Roose-
MADRID, Oct. 11 (Reuter)-The selt's talk with Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Sumner Welles on Thurs Berlin correspondent of the news- day, the paper rays that it is known paper. Arribas says that 15 days definitely in Washington that con- lagu semi official hints of threats versations are proceeding both against certain Mediterranean Powers in the British orbit were with Japan and Britain.
made to foreign Journalista
SHANGHAL Oct 11 (Reuter
LONDON, Oct. 11 (Reuter)—For
last night
case will be
Behind It were lowering black elouds and was the
utting between them llest rainbow I had
MARINE COURT Appearing at Marine Court yes.
NAVY BOMBARD CHERBOURG
the first time since the Franco- Mayor Fu gis-an, of the Japanese- terday on a charge of having with dealt with, German armistice, men of Free po ored Special Municipality of four others, since France stood on French soll on
was assasinated this boarded a ship in harbour on Oct.
Wednesday when - General - De, morning in Hor kew, the Japan
lle and a party of supporters
st: Duals, in the French-
the Interna
4 without permission, a girl, Ho Tee, 15, of No. 185 Hennessy
have
was ordered to be sent to the Re wil manda Home.
>will also the wall
to a ne
relatively LOW Indo-China,sand-
NATION'S NEED FOR STRINGENT SACRIFICES
LONDON, Oct. 11
mount
bring home to Bil
and per
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Mr. Cheting Shing-tat, clerk,, of
the Sun Company, and Miss Cheng Pak-lan, residing at No. 11, Cheung Sha Wan Bond
CHINESE KILLED IN CEMETERY
One Chinese was killed injured in 2 collarks the Chinese. Permarien Aberdeen, yesterday Ils patimátet cubic feet
been Hospit
POLICE REPORTS
to the value stolen front/the UR. Bantos of No
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