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MAIN OBJECT OF NEW MOVE BY AXIS

CHINA AND GRECO-ITALIAN HOSTILITIES

Hitler Wants To Straighten SPREAD OF WAR TO His Hand Against Britain

"The road to victory is beginning to define itself and even if it proves a long and hard road, we can afford the time to win, but our enemy cannot," said a commentator on international developments, in a talk from London on Sunday night.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 3th NOVEMBER, 1940, 9.30 AM.

Parcel post service to Canton la temporarily suspended.

Greeting Cards, (Christmas, New Year, etc.) must contain no written matter, except the name and address of the sender, and BALKANS PRESAGED

must be posted in UNSEALED COVERS, which must CHUNGKING, Nov. (Reuter, markęd "greeting card."

be clearly The Itau inrasion of Greece ounces for all countries, except Hongkong, China and Macao, which The rate of postage is 5 cents per 2 Is the logical result of the Itailan is 2 cents per 2 ounces. attempt to wrest neval domina- tion in the Mediterranean from Britain and Seize British colonial possessions in the Near East, The Imperial Airways Service between Hongkong and Bangkok writes the official Central Dany is temporarily suspended. Air mail correspondence will be accepted st The speaker opened his talk WHAT HILTER WANTS News today in a leading article on the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first with a reference to the broad- "What Herr Hitler wants is a the Greco-Italian war.

opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and cast speech made on Sunday Monroe doctrine for Europe, with The newspaper states Turkey west bound air services." morning by Mr. A. V. Alexan-te Nazis as leaders. One of the cannot remain indifferent to Ita- An air mail service providing a connection with. British Over- der, First Lord of the Ad-purposes of the negotiations with fan domination of Greece wule seas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of miralty. It was a speech herence to his new order and he is

France was to bet French ad-Russia, being a Black Sea Power, suspension of the Hongkong-Bankok Service. The postage rates

naturally interested In the for all destinations will be $1.50 per 1 oz. ull of confidence in British may still amass & number of Greek situation

for letters and each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed $0.75 victory," he said, "and was a Quislings to accept this all over

Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail.label. peech that will rejoice and Europe and even get neutrals to enrich the world..

accept A pro Axis policy. For instance, even the Czechs have. heen-asked to approve of German There is something I want to protection and when he has got tell you about Mr. Alexander, this- Herr Hitler may say that something which some of you over-Europe wants his domination and seas might not realise. Mr. Alex- that it is "absurd for Great Bri ander is a cauticks man in his tain to go on with this war and statements. No easy optimism for for the United States to "encour- him and, if anything, he will err on the conservative side. So you

age it, can have confidence in his con- Adence and feel sure that he is: not a man to go beyond facts. His chief advisers in the Admiralty

NO OPTIMISM

have, the same opinion of him.

The speaker went on to com:

ment on the Italian attack on Greece. "British troops have landed in Greek territory," he said, and quoted from Mr. A. V. Alexander's speech in which the First Lord said "What we can do, we will continue to do." :

"Once this is complete, he will be in a position to think. of the next move-a bigger, and better war, in which Germany will have a chance of beating both Great Britalo and America, for there is no limit to Nazt ambitions „CI- cept the area of the globe itself

"Though Germany is mass- ing troops in Rumania `th cannot help Italy unless she sends troops across Tugoslavia and--Bulgaria Therefore ̄ ̄ ̄if" the Italo-Greek war continues Both Bulgaria and. Yugoslavia cannot remain abaträl for a long time "Russia is likely to remain neu- tral for the time being."

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vice" San Francisco date, slet October The paper declares that the war London and Straits. between Italy and Greece marks Australia and Manila.............. the beginning of an Anglo-Italian Swatow naval battle and the spread of U. B. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shangha! the European conflict ta

Francisco date 19th October); .... Balkans

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(Reuter) Calcutta and Straits

Turkish newspapers here yester- Sandakan.

day strongly supported the sen-London and Straits.

PRACE PLAN OR WAR PLAN? "One must consider the Hitler Petain talk particularly from this,

timents expressed on Friday by Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai — (Vancou· "However you look at it." he point. If it is a peace plan, it is his speech in which he laid em-U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran

the President, General Ineunu. In ver B. C., date, 1st November)....... continued, "the Italian attack has also a war plan. We have had given our Mediterranean

Fleet too many promises of peace from phasis on Turkey's alliance with

cisco date, 25th October). the opportunity for which it has him before. Marshal Petain has

Britain." been waiting. There are, of agreed in

The newspaper Ulus states: general way. for course, some dangers when we collaboration, but what they are which

There is no country near or far consider the alm of this attack. getting is not clear and Marshal

need expect from us in- Petain's broadcast'

ridelity or contained

violation of promises, nothing but the vaguest terms of our pledges of honour-

nor need they expect a betrayal and an appeal for faith in him.

MAIN OBJECT:

"The main object of this Axis move is to weaken us in Egypt by dispersing our forces, especially those which are facing General Graziani's army. This move

ranear.

is

a

"Marshal Petain said nothing about what France is going to give Germany, but it is easy to not only important as regards see what Herr Hiler wants Es future air action, but it would aim is his war against Britain: be important also for the general:

Certainly M. Laval and his friends command of the Eastern Mediter in the Vichy Government will be

ready to grant these things.

"At the same time the Vichy Government

has no doubts that we will take pro- per steps if the "Germans are going to be given what they want and even Vichy cannot afford to quarrel with. Britain." *"There

"We must remember the In- portant part being played by bomber aircraft in this war and you can- not disembark without anti-air-. | craft protection and air protec-] tion, to be effective; must be on a great scale. We have had that experience in Norway. Both sides; will need this protection in what

are Just

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Arrivals by a Dutch steamer on

Nov. 3 were Mr. C. Campbell, Mr.

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Atlantic Services,"

THURSDAY Mr. Hu Chun Wong and Mr. Fred Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya. C. Sze.

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is happening in Greece and it things. We are now in the month Mossop, Mrs. K. M. Gupb and son, Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. will prove far more difficult for of November and I would like to Shanghai, and Mr. W. E. Fisher. the Italians with our fleet con recall what Sir Nevile Henderson, an American journalist, who is on trolling the Mediterranean sea. who was British Ambassador in his way to Manila from Shanghai.

"There is another phrase which Berlin said last. April

He said

Through-passengers by another Mr. Alexander used which I think that If Germany had not won the Dutch steamer were Mr. Zyo Ko,

FRIDAY

I should mention, He said: Our war by June, she would have lost Mr. T. Yamamoto, Mrs. C. J. W. Straits and "Calcutta. enemies profesa to be animated it, or have lost the chance of win- Brunner, Dr. L., B. Greentree, Mr. by a desire for peace. These ning it by November. Sir Nevtle and Mrs. B. Jupatoff, and Mrs. T. protestations were previously still belleves in that view. After No. L. Prokofeff. launched "and have been followed vember Germany would have lost by the invasion of Greece. No the war. She will fight on, for peace terms are possible with the Nazis will not give in Herr Hitler..."

easily, but fal' victory for her will no longer be possible."

"That is clear and speclic. Curious rumours are current in European capital Loday and they all agree on one point and that is that if Herr Hilter is trying to straighten

his hand in the war against

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General France for this purpose, he is dolig so with another object in view.

PREPARING GROUND

TOKYO, Nov. 4.

(Reuter)

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Tomeo Bagoya, the young Japan-Mr. Masutaro Kurihara, Mrs. Yu- ese who in 1930 shot and mortally kiko Masuda, Mrs. Kiyoko Matsu-Manila, Austrade and New Zealand via Thurs- Reg 5400PM wounded Premler Hamaguchi, is moto and child, Mr. Yasunobu. among the 133 good conduct pri-Mimura, Mrs. Fumiko Morisawa. soners released "He feels now that if he cannot parole under an amnesty granted child, Mrs. Shizuko Munchiro and yesterday on and child, Mrs. Kimiko Morita and overcome British resistance with by the Emperor commemorating three children, Mrs. Misako Mura- war, he hopes to overcome it with the 2,800th year of the Empire. peace. While he is anxious", to

ta, Mr. Sitiro Nakamura, Mrs. Tomt The released men also include Nakamura, Mrs. Nobuko, Narasaki, straighten his hand against Bri-Sub-Lieut. Kamamoto who parti-Mr. Masuji Nozoe, Mr. Peter Air Mall by Sea to Stagspore to connect with the Reg tain, he is anxious at the same cipated in the revolutionary out Olenich, Mr. Sizcy Pauel, Mr. Chun time to put himself in a favour-break in Tokyo in February, 1936, Prabhavi-Vadhana, Mr. T. Reuter, able position to cease hostilities and two members of the so-called Mrs. Elko Sasaki and two children, on his own terms,

Blood Brotherhood League

"He is thus preparing the ground for a peace offer and at the same

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He realises that this war may go on indefinitely and may rob him

Toril. Mrs. B. Wasikowska, Mr.

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will be affected "Perhaps, the unexpected re

Yasuda and three children, Mr. sistance he has been experiencing tice in the southern area of

Heavy gun anti-aircraft prac Yasuaki Youmura, has delayed his plans, otherwise the Island between 9 am and his plans would have been pro 4 p.m. Firing areas "O" and "D duced by now to influence the will be affected, BrokeService Cricket Club will meet the Bachelor members of the Civil presidential election in the United Light gun firing practice be married members whose wives States. It is unlikely that it can tween 4 pm and 10 pm. Alter- have been evacuated in a chal-Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Marrow, for the Hongkong be produced now, with one corner native date Nov. 7 Firing areas lenge cricket match on Dec. 3, at of the tableau in names.

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