1940-11-19 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

THE

Picture shows crowds gathered outside the Immigration Office which opened yesterday in Marina House.-(King's Studio).

Formidable Task Before Immigration Office

Continued from Page 1

The form of application

each applicant had to fill up, la nearly every case with the assist Entry Permits

for

15 even more ance of the Staff, it will be exacting. It contains 25 questions qurprising indeed if the total was-name, age, sex, place of birth, over a couple of hundred at the occupation, address in Hongkong prost.

outside (1 any), last address Assuming that 100,000 members Hongkong. date

of the

in

of last arrival the means by

Hongkong, Chinese community in Hongkong wish to possess them-which the applicant last arrived selves either of Entry Permits or in the Colony and point of entry Certificates of Residence, the new or disembarkation in Hongkong department will have to deal with, territory, the number of occasions, applicants at the rate of 500 per the applicant has visited Hong hour to complete their work in the month's time fixed by the authorities for this initial stage of the scheme? Yesterday, the Staf could not have handled more than 15 to 20 applications in an hour.

kong during the past four years with reasons for such visits. intended length of stay in Hong- kong, intended address in Hong kong: whether the vidt is for the purpose of visiting friends or "re-

CABLE

Alleged Secret Military Pact Between Britain, Thailand And America

TOKYO. Nov. 18 (Reuter)-Japanese reports from Bangkok pub-" lished here allege an understanding has apparently been reached between THAILAND, BRITAIN and AMERICA for the conclusion of a secret military pact.

This pact comprises six points: Thailand shall co-operate with Britain and the United States in efforts to defend their common interests.

Britain and the United States will assist Thailand in the latter's demand for recovery of lost terri tory now incorporated in Indo- China

Britain and the United States will on principle recognise That- land's neutrality.

Britain and the United States shall extend to Thailand military assistance in case of Thalland be ing attacked.

The United States shall grant Thailand large loans and shall supply Thailand with war materi- als, including alreraft, arms, am- munition and gasoline as well as technicians.

Thailand' shall co-operate closely with Chinese residents in

country.

"SOMETIMES TRUE "

that

A Foreign Office spokesman ad- mits the official advice of rumours

JAPANESE MASSACRE LABOURERS

of more

The brutal massacre than 200 Chinese labourers by the Japanese in Canton towards the end of last month. is revealed in a report" received in Yingtak.

It is stated that the labourer's were drafted by the Headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in South China to construct dugouts at the former Canton Municipal Government compound and ammunition depots in Wham- poa and other places.

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After they completed their work, they were all secretly killed and burled at Shaho in the Tungshan district, says Central News,

of an impending Anglo-American War Effect On

defence pact with Siam which is viewed with concern here, because "rumours are sometimes true."

The Press is playing up to the

Japan's."

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In the Epirus" (Western) sector where the Greeks have been winning" back fast ground and moving steadily in the direction of Greek advance. Argyrocastron, Itällan air attacks have succeeded in slowing down the

Lord Willingdon and the other - The spokesman intimated guard-`

members of the British Economic

LONDON, NOV. 18 (REUTER)—IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO edly that the United States has

tries have arrived in Bio de AL RETREAT, the Italians have thrown large numbers of war planes the post of Ambassador and promised an announcement pretty Janeiro where they were welcom into the struggle on the Graeco-Albanlan front, says Reuter's Special

ed by representatives of the Bra- correspondent. The nominee is widely under-llan Government, says a London stood among informed circles to message.

Lord Willingdon stated be Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura. Britain was quite capable of sup former Foreign Minister.

plying the foreign markets since

Here waves of machines, fiying neutrality Yugoslavia the effect of the war on Empire trade had been very small

very low have been machine-gun- attempt to enter outer Greece, He added that Britain and herning and bombing Greek columns via Monastir.

Although these tactics have had a

END OF THREAT Allies were definitely on their way

general effect of decreasing the to win the war. The enemy's suc-pace of the troops experiencing a Koritza remained in Greek It is also probably, that as long cesses had not deterred Britain them for the first time, and of hands, the threat of invasion, via from emerging 6oday stronger causing considerable losses, never- Janina, would be ended than before,

GERLSENKIRCHEN OIL REFINERIES ATTACKED

The questionnaire is a ponderous latives, with the addresses and reports of the pact, warning Blam one in each case and particular occupations of such friends and not to become an "enemy of relatives; whether for business where the literate classes are reasons, stating the nature of concerned the present Staff 18 the business and the name and

firms or persons the applicant in- tends to deal with; whether to In the case of applications of Cer-take up employment or to seek "tincates of Residence, after filling in employment; whether applicant is names, place of birth, age, national-in transit through Hongkong: whether the applicant has been ity, sex, occupation arid address, ap plicants have to fill in four co convicted for any offence against lumns with details of periods the laws of Hongkong or any during which they have been con- other British territory, or expell tinuously in residence in the ed therefrom; whether the ap- Colony during the past four (or plicant has been sent away as a ten) years, with occupation, bust; destitute or admitted to a refugee ness address, residential address, camp, names of dependents, names changes of occupation and address of persons who would be prepared during those periods a severe tax to support the applicant, total on the memory of the average amount of money. in applicant's possession and name of persons . On the reverse side of the form prepared to stand as guarantors is another question requiring de- for the applicant, etc tails of all periods, exceeding These questionnaires would in three months, during which anthemselves take over an hour to applicant has been absent from all up and an equal time to be Hongkong during the past ten checked by the staff and the years, with particulars as to oc Immigration Office has capation and the places in which the applicant has been in during those periods.

These particulars have to be supported

person.

"

LONDON, Nov. 18 (BWS)-An Air Ministry communique states: "The main force of our bomber at tack last night was on oll refineries at Gertsenkirchen.

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"Other aircraft bombed indus- trial targets in the Ruhr, rail and river communications 1 Westerz Germany, the naval base at Lo- rent in Britanny and aerodromes under-in occupied territory.

taken to complete the greater part of this work in 26 days allowing for four Bundays!

Someone seems to have blun- and dered again in the arrangements by documents

as to their for this latest Goverment mea

names of witnesses Correctness.

sure.

REPORTED EXPORT OF U.S. SECRET BOMB-SIGHT

TO BRITAIN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1-War Secretary Henry L. Stinson de clined to confirm or deny today reports that the war department had approved export to Britain of the U.S. Army's secret "bombsight. long claimed to be the best in the world.

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All our aircraft returned.” * GALE DEFTED LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter) Shortly after daybreak yesterday morning. RAF. bombers defled a south-westerly pale to attack Ger- man gun emplacements at Cap

Mashes from British bombs could be seen along the French coast.

Gris Nea.

HEAVY STORMS IN S. FRANCE

LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter)—

Des Anglais at Nice collapsed...

theless the advance continges.

Greek morale is splendid. In

formed astounding feats of bravery and physical endurance.

With

of

+

TO POPULATE": LORRAINE

ZURICH, Nov 18 (Reuter)-1- together 120,000 French-speaking inhabitants of Lorraine will be affected by Germany's plan for an exchange of population," says a message from Berlin.

The correspondent asserts that by the middle of last week 18,000 people have been expelled:

Germany, he adds, intends to and populate Lorraine with Germans rendered homeless by the fighting between the Maginot and Slégfried Lines.

SIX HAN TOMBS

- DISCOVERED

Inside the tombs were found two

Military commentatora - point Sir large tombs of the Han out, however, that the capture of Dynasty were recently discovered GEN. ABE IN TOKYO the past few days they have per- this town although a severe blow at Loshan, south-east of Omel, by

FOR DISCUSSION

to the Italians and one which a party of archaeological research would undoubtedly strive fellows of the Nanking University TOKYO, Nov. 18 (Reuter) small rations of bread, cheese and they General Nobuyuki Abe, Special olives and taking short snatches hard to avoid, would not give an led by Mr. Shang Cheng-tsu.

of the Greeks.

| large chambers and, more than 10 Japanese Abassador to Nanking, of sleep they have pushed back easy opportunity of the advance

steadily who returned to Tokyo on Oct. 27.

Although there are roads run- pieces of beautiful stone carvings will go back to the seat of the heavily

ning north-easterly towards Excavation work is now proceed Greeks. Wang Ching-wei regime about the

bassan, the country is extremely ing~(Central News)... middle of this week, it is learned.

difficult. Koritza has a good civil During his stay *In Tokyo In a rugged country of ravines, aerodrome which the Italians have tieneral Abe has been conferring rocks and cliffs, they have stormed worked hard to Improve, but it is with high oficial, m the Nanking machine-gun nests at bayonet thought that a military aerodrome negotiations.

point, Meanwhile in the western has probably been completed.

S.A. ARMOURED CARS IN KENYA NAIROBI, Nov. 18 (Reuter)

an

much army

more than armed

are the

AT BAYONET POINT

sector around Koritza and in the central Pindus sector, the rate of Greek advance is being maintain-

in Epirua

REPATRIATION

OF GERMANS BALSE, Nov. 18 (Reuter)-It

that a GREAT EFFORTS

reported from Berlin According to information reach-rangements have been completed. ed, their drive here not beting ing military circles in London for repatriation of the entire Ger slowed down by the intervention yesterday, the Greeks" are about man colony of 8000 from Greece, South African armoured cars have

It is considered specially sign10, planes to the same extent as to occupy Koritza,

It is pointed out that the capture cant despite a Wilhemstrasse, de arrived in Kenya and have already. The Greeks are methodically of Koritsa would put an end to claration that Graeco-German re- been in sction. w

following a strategical plan and in attack on Balonika. It is thought lations are unchanged. This is revealed in a detailed ac-the view of military experts, the likely therefore that the Italians Heavy storms struck southern Linol on the Kenya-Italian Somali- the unique opportunity of inflict-Koritza and to recapture it if it pointed Mr. George C. Jenki The Minister of Supply has an- count of a patrol encounter near present situation gives the Greeks will make great efforts to defend France yesterday and it is reported land frontier last math.

ing a major defeat on the Italians is lost.

chairman and managing director that part of the famous Promeriade

which would inevitably have re- " The roads leading in and out off the British Tool and Engineer- percussions in the Balkans and in Koritza are stated to be in the ing Co., Wolverhampton, to be the Mediterranean basin.

hands of the Greeks, anys a London. Director of Hand Tools in the De- It is pointed by: British experts message.

partment of the Director-General lof: Equipment and Stores. A Leeds War Weapons Week that the Italian supply bases at

Rumours that in view of the which aimed at raising £5,000,000 Durazzo and Valona in Albania

presence of a jarge to buy 250 bombers closed with have been catastrophically bomb-present situation in the Far East In the £3,350,000 subscribed and more toed by the RAF while Italian em- the American mission-supported number of relatives and friends barkation ports at Brindisi and Yenching University in Pelping the remains of the late Mrs. Anna ¡ be collected.

Baris have also had a severe ham- would shortly be closed down, was Jouravel were laid to rest on Nov mering from British airmen. Nor denied by Dr. Leighton Stuart, 3 at the Baikal Road Cemetery, have the Italian aerodromes in Al- the Chancellor. The American Shanghai The deceased has been bania been neglected by the RAF instructors at the university have a resident of Shanghal practically Furthermore, Italian troop move decided not to evacuate from ner entire life and was the widow ments have been severely hamper China for the time being.

of the late Mr. Isand Jouravel, ed by British and Greek bombing of bridges and moving columns.

High Greek authorities have ex- pressed to me their admiration for the splendid work done by units of the RAF already in Greece."**

HIGH HOPES

Four cars rushed an enemy am- "I do not have the records in front of me." Stimson declared when questioned regarding the report,

A tornado struck the town trans-bush, inflicted berry casualties Undersecretary of War Robert, United States exported 500 war-forming mountain streams into and escaped unscathed. Patterson -- said that "I knów planes Lo Britain; in October,torrents. The main line of the nothing about it.”

which exceeded Britain's losses for coast railway has been cut NO KNOWLEDGE

the month. The monthly average Wild weather, caused damage at Marseilles and other points along both the Mediterranean and At

antle coasts of France.

Journalism Study Society Promoted In Chungking

Officials of the treasury depart shipment was expected to reach ment, members of President 800 in December and to increase Roosevelt's defense. advisory com-even further in 1841' mission and spokesmen for the The disclosure of the new Bri- British purchasing commission tish plane request was also con- Hikewise sald they were without sidered as an indication of British knowledge of the reports.

confidence in keeping open sea. The reports were that the secret lanes to obtain the shipments, bomb-aight was scheduled to go Secretary of Treasury Henry into mass production by the Sperry | Morgenthau today said the British Gyroscope Co. of New York shortly government had placed orders for and that first shipments would be a large number" of new freight

With a view to studying the technique of Journalism and de- made next year. The army so far, ships with American shipbuilders.veloping Chinese newspaper, enterprises on a nation-wide scale, the organisation of a Chinese Journalism Study Society is being pro- moted in Chungking. A preparatory committee has been set up and formal establishment of the society is expected in the near future.

Kianga The promoters of the organiss-Ninghia, Chinghal and

it was understood, has limited pro- duction to experimental models.

MORE PLANES -International-circles-interpreted. President Roosevelt's approval or

DOUGLAS BOMBERS

· FOR BRITAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 18 (BWB)--In

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Reuter)tion include many veteran Chi have all wired the promoters the opinion of military experts,

nese journalists, prominent among endorsing the scheme. them being Mr Pang Kung-chan

the project to supply Britain 12,000 Two Douglas bombers, the first of more warplanes, announced in his the order to be shipped to Britain, speech at Boston yesterday, as an have arrived in New York City, indication that Great Britain Ther are stated by the New fiopes soon to take the aerial York Times to be superior to any offenlive.

planes yet sent to Britain.zin

Thleimpression was derived

that the RAF already is stronger

Itself.

the definite news of the capture by the Greeks of the ridge over- Meanwhile, many high officials looking. Koritza, justifies high and Dr. Hollington K. Tong, Vice- of the government are also lending Ministers of Publicity Mr. Hsiao their support to the organisation opes of the capture of the town Tung-chi. Director of the Central and have consented to become

Commenting on the strategic News Agency. Mr. Chen Po-sheng sponsors of the society, They in importance of this town which is Editor-in-Chief of the Central clude Mr. Yu Yu-jen, President of

the largest in Albania, it is point- from the President's assertion US OIL MAGNATED News; Mr. Chang Chi-luan, the Control Yuan Mr. Chu c

Ched out that standing is it does Editor of the Takinpao and President of the Judicial Yuan; Messrs. Chen Chang-po, Ma Hsin-Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang. Secretary-two roads leading towards Greece, at an important Junction of the can shipments than at the "be- EL PASO (Texas), Nov. 18 (Reu-y, Peng Ee-chen and others. General of the Central Kuomin its capture would add greatly to ginning of the blitz. It current ter)-Mr. Joshua Cosden, the shipments have thus increased American oll producer multi-mil the British strength. It was pre llonate who began his remarkable sumed that larger orders would career as a poorly paid clerk, died Prepare the RAF for an offensive, today from a heart attack on board

STÖSSES EXCEEDED AN

He was aged 59.

with the addition of recent Ameri-

I was understood that the

PASSES

Organisation of the Society is tang Bradhuarters: Mr. Tal Chi- the defence of that country. meeting with an enthusiastic tao, President of the Examination should the town fall into Greek sponse from the jouralistic circles Yuan; Dr. Wang Shih-chleb, M hand, it is thought that the end in various parts of the country nister of Education and Cen would be put to the Italian ad Newspapers in Chengtu, unming, Wu Te-chen, Minister of Overseas vence toward Baloniks, unless Abhanghai. - Hongkong.

Lo Ants(Central News),

Italy, is prepared to violate, the yang” Kinhwa, Heh

hial bassar held at the Little Flower

In aid of funds of the Society of St.

de Paul-- (King's Btudia);