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BIRDS OF A FEATHER-Abundant friendship and good-will is typified in this picture which shows five sailors from the United States Navy, two from the Royal Navy and one from the Royal Cana- -dian Navy, relaxing on the deck of one of the over-age destroyers which are being turned over to the Royal Navy by the U.S. The American gobs recently arrived in an Eastern Canadian port

and were given a rousing welcome by their fellow ratings of the Royal Navy

and the Royal Canadian Navy.

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FOLLOW LATEST VICHY MOVE: WILL ATTEMPT ALIENATION OF U.S. SYMPATHIES FROM BRITAIN

THE VICHY MOVE MIGHT BE FOLLOWED by a German peace offensive before the Presidential elections with the idea of alienating American sympathies from Britain.

The firm tone of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull's speech (reported in another column) shows that any such effort is doomed to failure.

Agreement to agree, but still very far from agreement to act in agreement, was how the agreemant in principle for collaboration between the French and Ger- man Governments was described in London yesterday.

IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE VICHY

NO REFERENCE TO MILI-

Hitler Has Vichy Government Just POWERS IN THE AGREE Where He Wants Them: Knows Laval Two important aspects of Is Most Ambitious Man In France the surrender of the Vichy

UNITED STATES WILL AFFORD ALL GOVERNMENT HAD MADE HELP TO THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TARY AID FOR THE AXIS TO CHECK SPREAD OF AGGRESSION: STRONG SPEECH BY CORDELL HULL

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Government to the Nazis -WASHINGTON, Oct, 27 (Reuter)--Concluding a review of the world situation in have become clear.

THE FIRST is that Italy which he described the 1930's as one of the saddest and cruelest decades in the his- tory of mankind, MR CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State, declared that the United took no active part in the States intended to afford to nations defending themselves from barbaric attack" all talks and must therefore be regarded as taking a jumor possible facilities for obtaining supplies to the greatest practicable extent. --

All peaceful nations, in-part in the Axis moves.

THE SECOND is that the unani

approval of the Vichy menaced by the danger aris- Cabinet to the reported agreement ing from the plans and acts was followed immediately by the of a small group of national resignation of M. Baudouin the rulers who have succeeded in Foreign Minister,

ransforming their people into forceful instruments for videspread domination by conquest," he said."

CHUNGKING SURPRISED cluding our own, are gravely AT REPORTS OF FAR EAST "PEACE” MOVE BY GERMANY AND JAPAN

CHUNGKING, Oct. 27 (Reuter)-Reports of Germany and Japan launching new peace "offensive" in the. Fit East and of the Im- pending return of the former German Ambassador, Dr. Trautmann, to China are causing considerable surprise in Chungking as there is no knowledge of any peace move here.

move

"Merciless armed attack, 117- restrained terrorisation by slaugh- ter af non-combatant men, women and children, deceit, fraud, forced labour, eonfiscation of property, imposed starvation and depriva- tion of every sort are weapons

The general opinion is that Japanese conflict there is absolutely while it is known that both Ger- no possibility that such a many and Japan are anxious to will succeed since the peace terms arrive at a settlement in the Sino- of Japan and China are too far, the subjugation of other nations.

apart to admit of agreement,

G.O.C. Malaya. Promoted

LONDON, Oct. 27

(Reuter)-

The promotion of Major-General L. V. Bond to the rank of Lieuten- ant-General is "gazetted.

MASTER AND SLAVE "Let nobody comfort himself with the delusion that these mere excesses of war are to be volun-

mous

"Herr Hitler has got the Vichy. Government justĮ.

His where he wants them-unarmed and at his feet. whole aim has been dictated by one thing only-how be carr use them in his war against us. That is the general situation," said MR. GEOFFREY COX, New Zealander, who was formerly correspondent in France for a leading London paper, in the course of a broadcast talk from Da- ventry last night on the present political developments In France.

"So far we have had no clear details about the actual.

demands Herr Hitler made, Vichy is channeled with Ger-

but this is because news from

man propaganda. From the few details that have come through, it would, seem that the demands are not so im- portant as they seem.

Britain Has No Designs

KING GEORGE OF GREECE

He was the man who gave a denial to the statement that the French forces would be used against England and it is thought in London that this is his way of answering the demanda of M. Laval, who ・・ now becomes-Foreign Minister. to turn the French forces into the hands of the Germans.

"Herr Hitler has, of course, been ment has assured France of the General de Gaulle, in a state-trying to get M. Laval to get right to speak when the mon ment on the new development; France to co-operate with him strous regime of Hitler and Mus-

On France Renewal Of

"M, Laval is the man

who

CAIRO, Oct, 27 (Reuter)--The existence of Free French Move-

Anti-Greece Campaign

National Committee in Egypt, The Italians alleged yesterday that

no and this, of course, is denied by "Britain is firmly resolved to the Greeks attacked a frontier post-

the Greeks restore

France: she

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The story of the alleged frontier. clash says that an armed band of

ance that we regard any asso-ernment should run parallel to him Secretary, speaking, at a reception The campaign of threat against clation between France and her in passive opposition that might given in his honour by French Greece is about to be renewed.

become dangerous. Chinese circies naturally in-

enemy as a sacrilege." . sist on the complete with-

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Japanese troops drawal of

LONDON, Oct. 27. (Reuter)-Accounts most in these Vichy meet from China territory. This

tarily abandoned when fighting cording to an official announce-ings. I remember the days when condition cannot be accepted ceases. The would-be conquerors | ment in Vichy, quoted by the I met and talked with him in

any condition

have by Japan but

made it abundantly clear

Cont'd Page 6. Col. 7 Cont'd on Page 7, Col 3 short of complete withdrawal. that they are..., engaged on · a re- cannot satisfy the Chinese, ‚' lentless attempt to transform the With Indications of closer Anglo- civilised world into two worlds in American co-operation in the Far which mankind will be reduced to

and East Chinese are most optimistic master at present and are determined to carry on the resistance until such Colonel M. D. Gambler-Parry, time as Britain and the United who has been promoted Major States may be ready to deal with

·General, was the first commander Japán,

Lt. Gen. Bond, who was appoint- ed to the Malaya Command in December, 1938, was formerly Com- mandant of the School of Military Engineering,

among nations and individuals and maintained by brute force."

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slave relationship FOUR DEAD AND THREE

INJURED IN PIRATICAL ATTACK ON FISHING

FIGHT "ON OWN SOIL

JUNK OFF MA KING ON

designs of France or any part of her Empire. Inspired by your example loyal Frenchmen are rallying throughout the Near East. Greeks on Saturday morning-at- tacked an Albanian frontier post "Thanks to you who refuse to with hand grenades, killing two accept defeat, France begins

to Albanian soldiers and wounding live again."

three.

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PAGE 2--Week-end League, and Cricket; Home football:

A London message added that Mr. Hull said: "If this method is It is believed that any German imposed on Europe the dictators of the new Malay regiment in 1938) and Alde-de-Camp to H. M. The pressure on China at this time is will try to impose it on other parts King last year.

bound to fall since it is too of the world and America might.

THREE MEN AND A WOMAN WERE KILLED AND Colonel W. Cave-Browne, also vious that China is at present and itself compelled to fight on

on the her own soll for life itself. promoted

was relying more and more

ONE. MAN AND TWO WOMEN HAVE BEEN ADMITTED Major-General,

"It is for this reason that TO THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, suffering from gun-Rugby formerly Chief Engineer, Malaya, United States and Britain for

America is strengthening her "de- the Far and was given special duties in, ultimate solution of

fences to the full and an impor-shot wounds, as the outcome of a piratical attack by four July,

Eastern issues, than on Germany.ant means to strengthen our de- junks on a Hongkong registered fishing junk, No. 2352EIC,

fence is to continue to give the ut- In Chinese waters, off Ma King On, on Oct. 20. most help to those who are trying Admitted to Hospital were |NG BAI-CHANG, 45, a fisher- IMMEDIATE RECALL, NG MUI, 17, and NG HI,

seven-year-old, both gir OF PARLIAMENT URGED

TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

COLLABORATION IN PRINCIPLE BETWEEN Germany and the Vichy Government was announced in an official communique yester- day. Meanwale the Free French forces have declared in the name of France" that they hold null and vold any carving up of France and

her possessions and regard any direct or indirect association between France and "her mortal enemy" as a sacrilege.

CONSIDERABLE SURPRISE HAS BEEN CAUSED in Chungking by reports that Germany and Japan are launching a new peace "offensive" in the Far East It is pointed out that at present China. is relying more and more on America and Britain for the ultimate solution of Far Eastern issues, than on Germany..

BEHIND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, which opens at Bucharest today to discuss nation rights in the upper and lower maritime Danube, lles Germany's bid to control the Danube high- way. The Soviet Union is for the first time represented on the Danubian Commission..

IN A STRONG SPEECH, MR. CORDELL HULLU 8. Secretary of State, declared that America intended to afford to nations defending themselves from "barbar'e attack" all pors'ble facilities for obtaining supplies to the greatest practicable extent,

to check the spread of aggression.”

cattles of small fish, valued at $60. ANOTHER PIRACY

waters:

Two boat fokis, Wong Wah-fuk, 17, and Sin Hol-chi, 32, both na tives "of Shaukiwan, were kidnap- Dead are-NG YIP-CHL, 26, ped when a Hoklo pirate Junk at- steersman, NG YIP-HO, 24, tacked Class IV boat No. 1754W, LONDON, Oct. (Reuter steersman, NG VIP-FU, 22, Hongkong registered, off Hak Mr. Hore-Belisha, former War Min- and NG MUI, 20, the latter Naam Tau in Chinese territorial ister, in a statement last night, woman, cook aboard the The incident occurred about 4 asked that Parliament be recalled Immediately in view of the Hitler boat. They were buried at

pm on Saturday. There were six Ma King On W

men aboard the pirate funk, two Pétain agreement.

Seven pirates boarded the fish of whom carried rifles. Wong Bap- The Russian Tass Agency has ing boat, two of them armed with sam, member of the crew, report denied a report in a Japanese revolvers and five with rifles. They ed to the police yesterday that the paper that an interview between all spoke Hokio. Their craft was two fokis had been carried away" M. Stalin and the Japanese Am a three-masted junk with matting toward Sam Mun in Chinese ter- bassador was about to take place, sails of about 300 plculs capacity ritory by the pirate vessel. The Tass Agency states that the The robbers took some money Two robbers boarded and stole report is not according to the facts, and goods and a cargo of 1,200 an oar and five fishing lines.

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lops. PAGE 3-Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword puzzle.

PAGE 4-Interesting debate: American admiral speaks out; Naval list of awards. ,, Page 5-Governor visits Scou

ters Training Camp; Satur- day's weddings; Police Courts. PAGE

6-Leading article: Hitler's Begging Mission PAGE 8-New Yacht Club

bouse opened: Official Secrets Act; Amendment to Trading with Enemy Ordinance.

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'commerce and general PAGE 11-Passengers; Health

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PAGE 12-8oftball results.

The Italians also alleged that three bombs exploded in the build- jing of the Italian Naval Attache

In South Albania,

The Greek Government in deny- ing the allegations, states that they have no knowledge of the skirmishes or of any bombs ex- ploding as stated.

HARBOUR FERRY INCIDENT

The Yaumati ferryboat Man Kwok, on a journey from the Jor dan Road whart to Hongkong about 8,05 o'clock last night, was stamped. of the Kowloon Godowns, and cruised around for some 10 minutes searching for a person believed to have jumped overboard

The ferry was stopped after a signal from one of the third-class passengers. No Agn was found of the man overboard. A report of the Incident was made to the police by Wong Mel, seaman employed on board.

TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Reuter)--Mr. Zembi Horikiri, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Italy, who was scheduled to leave for his post vis Biberia tomorrow has delayed his departure until Nov. 10,