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HONGKONG, NOVEMBRE 23, 1840.

JAPAN'S STRANGE CONTRADICTIONS THE WITHDRAWAL of Jap-

EDITORIAL

BOMBS DROPPED MOSTLY COMING AND

IN SOUTH ENGLAND

few casualties have been reported.

NEWSETTES

His Excellency the Acting Gover- nor will be present at the Hong- kong Jockey Club's Twelfth Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley on Saturday next, Nov. 30.

anese troops from South China coincides with the pre- sentation of peace terms of a llberal character. The man-

Mr. Eric Davis, of the British ner in which these proposals

Broadcasting Corporation, was an are presented are in strange arrival yesterday by Clipper. "He contrast" with the professed is staying at the Gloucester Hotel. intentions of the Japanese Government to have no deal-

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GOING BY CLIPPER

PAN

AMERICAN, AIRWAYS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1940.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

OF SEA EXPLOITS

Continued from Page 1

"LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)-Air activity over this country last night was on a small scale, states an Air Ministry communiqua, which adds that aircraft dropped bombs at several places in East)

The speaker went on to refer to dead Into the wind and increased. Anglia and widely separated plne es elsewhere, mostly in the south-| PHILIPINE CLIPPER (Capt S. G. the recent exploit at Taranto. its speed. ern half of England. These caused little damagą 2

Bancroft) arrived in Hongkong "In the Mediterranean," he said. The deck afficer gave the In the small hours of the morning activity was resumed on a yesterday shortly after 1 pm. "Admiral St Andrew Cunninghart signal-the great moment, had slightly larger scale and in these raida also very little and 7 Francisco, Nov. 12, and the fellow- to persuade the Italian Fleet to each other in quick succession and Bringing U.S.mails, dated Sanjhad done everything in his power come. One by one they followed. ing passengers:

fight, but could get little satisfac in a few moments wumbers, fight- A later message states that one MR. GIBSON FAHNESTOCK, tion. So on Nov. 11, they, went ters and torpedo machines were enemy bomber was destroyed and U.S. millionaire, former resident of into a night operation against climbing steadily into the night one R. A. F. fighter lost in yester Pelping, on a pleasure trip from Taranto and In one blow the whole and heading for Taranto. day's battles over Britain.

Manila to Hongkong:

ba'ance of sea-power in the Med "The bombers soon got bury and His Excellencey the Acting Gover-') The official communique, mak MR. OSCAR E BERTIN, ship-terranean was altered.

dropped their bombe in trying to nor will pay an official visit toing this announcement, says: ́ ́"A owner, completing a round trip by Stanley Prison on Thursday next, few enemy aircraft approached Clipper after a brie? stay in

"I read the news and crent draw the enemy's fire." At the

Nov. 28, at 9 a.m.

this country during daylight yes- Manila;

quietly away to think about it, same time, the leader of the for- terdag and bombs were dropped MR. ARTHUR DEE, son of the Attacks on ships in enemy harbours pedo-carrying planes gave the on some places in East Anglia, in late Mr. Dee C. Chuan, Chinese have always been a great problem signal and "down they went, with the Home Counties and in a town millionaire, and MR. DEE HONG. and the question has always been engines throttled down and their in Southern England,

LUE, brother of the late Mr. Dee, how we can best press home an dyng wires stresining as they

rushed through the air..! "According to reports so far who have come to Hongkong to attack. received damage, caused was not meet the remains of the deceased; The torpedoes dropped by air" "Down, down and at 200 yards extensive. Casualties, though not MR. ZIANG YIEN-CHOW, Chi-craft are the same as the torpedoes the thought was Shall we drop numerous, included a small num nese Government official, returning fired from a ship. They run the torpedoes while the going is ber of persons killed.”

to China after a short visit to through the water and it is nec food or hang on? They hung on Manila;

cessary to see that they keep their and at 100 yards the torpedo is WONDERFUL GLADIATORS

MR. ANDREW W. HARPER course. They have to be aimed released and the plot turns his CAIRO. Nov. 22 (Reuter)-"The executive of Wallace Harper & Co., very carefully and the aircraft has machine into a steep climb, His Excellency the Acting Gover-wonderful 'manceuvrability of the completing a round trip by Clipper to go at a slow speed, flying just! The torpedo plunges in and several weeks' stay in above the surface of the sea. It with a streak of bubbles heads. ings with the Generalissimo. nor will dine with Lieut.-Col. D. J. Gladiators and the skill of their after

over- Manila;

is at that time that they place the meantime, the pilot is trying. straight for the target, while in: If the latter does not accept McDougall, M.C., and the officers pilots defeated what were

MR. JAB A. DUFF, Insurance themselves in the range of enemy of the 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots whelming odds," aald a Fight. chem, dire pains and penal-The Royal Regiment) on Satur- Lieutenant who took part in the executive, also completing one of

gunfire."

to get out of the enemy are, The ties are threatened and yet day next, Nov. 30, at 8.15 p.m.

observer watches and yells. Therè aerial battle in Eastern Libya yes- his regular round trips by Clipper

NOT EASÝ PLACÉ- between Hongkong and Manlis;

she goes--it's a hit and from all the withdrawal of the armies

terday,

and

The speaker described the har- 'accounts that was the popular cry would suggest that it will be An exhibition of school

MR. WAYNE MAY, PAA. Me-bour at Taranto and stated that it at Taranto-that night that gave more difficult than it was be- and a sale of hand work for the

was not an easy place to attack, the Navy a chance of going into to carry

as the Island and the mainland the attack-a night that altered out these M.C.L. and other charities will be

DEPARTURES TODAY There is a strange school on Saturday next, Nov. 30, held at the C.M.S. Heep Yunn

The following were booked to were studded with anti-aircraft the balance of sea-power:" contradiction here between from 11 am to 6 pm, Miss T. R. fighter force evaded the first leave by the Clipper this morning: batteries in addition to a balloon words and acts. It is obvious Taylor will open the sale and ex-attack and then assumed "the that the Japanese now realise hibition.

offensive, large dog-fights develop the hopelessness, of the task

His Excellency sit

The battle took place in full Shenton they undertook in 1937. The

nor of the Straits Settlements and desert below and as that recedes further and fur-High Commissioner of the FMS planes spin to the ground the ther into the background. and Lady Thomas, who are

soldiers, crawled out of their The prospect in 'China is more in the Colony, will not be leaving shelters and cheered delightedly. in the nature of a nightmare Hongkong on Tuesday next as was than 'a cherished dream. previously expected, China cannot be bombed into

A very enjoyable time was had submission, neither can it be

by the large number of Service- cajoled into an agreement

men, and their lady friends, who that would deprive her of full attended the dance organised by sovereignty. The idea of the Navy, Army and R.A.F. Sec. of

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The Officer continued: "When the fight started the Italians had all the advantage of sun, height, and numbers, t

He described how the British

ing.

teorologist, on duty.

FOR HONOLULU: MR; DANIEL barrage.

Towards midnight, the speaker OPPENHEIM, Dutch tourist, en route to New York to meet his went on, the "naval vessels ap- father.

proached the harbour. Reconnais- FOR MANILA: MR. GERHARD sance reports had shown clearly

conquest of China is a dream Thomas, G.CM.G, OBE., Gover-view of the British troops in the . MIESEGAES,' Dutch merchant the position of the enemy ships in Executive Yuan, and General Feng

now

successive

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FATHER LEBBE

Under the leadership of Dr, HA Kung, Vice-President pr the

round trip by Clipper on business; the afternoon and the evening thei

During

Yu-hsiang, Vice-Chairman of the accompanied by MR. CHRIS- aircraft crews had been hard at

National Military Councit, a num- TOFHER D'ALAMADA 'E ÇASTRO, work, making final adjustments to ber of Government oficiala wifi hold a memorial service on Nov. Hongkong solicitor: their machines and engines and 29 for the late Father Vincent MR. GEORGE W. REID, mechani-making sure that everything was Lebbe, commander of the North cal engineer, connected with the in dying trim and fixing the tor-

from Batavia, D.EL, making a the outer barbour.

well-knowni

PRISON OFFICER

the return portion of a business ment would mean that the torpedo the National Military Connell, who MARRIED trip by Clipper: MR. EDWARD R. would run off its course or dive to died near Chungking last June.

GIRARD. executive of Automatic the bottom.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, The wedding took place at the Telephone Co., Manila, returning The speaker then gave a graphic General Shang Chen, Director of It la understood, has appointed

Astatic Petroleum Co., completing pedoes in place. One fa'se adjust China Field Service Corps under

treating China as a subject the Y.M.C.A, at the West Lounge Registry; Supreme Court, yesterday after a business trip to Hongkong picture of the moment when the the Main Office of the National last night, Dancing was to the between Mr.. E. J. Stevens, Prison MR. GURINOMAL - THAWERDAL aircraft took off from the carrier. state from which raw materi-strains of the band of the 2nd Officer of Stanley Frison, and Miss Indian merchant on business trip:

Wayne May, al will be drawn, created by Batt. Royal Scots tby kind per M. A. Lee of No 324 Nathan Road, and Mr.

PAA a population restricted to mission of Lt.-Col. D. J. McDougall, Kowloon.

meterologist, returning" on duty.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO: MR. that task, and as a market in M.C., and officers.

JAS. A. DUFF, of American Inter- which only manufactured:

national Underwriters on business. goods from Japan will be dis-

of

Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith. Regis- trar of Marriages, our'c'ated.

ANNOUNCEMENT

"posed of, must yield to some of serious opposition to her

The forthcoming marriage be- thing quite different. The Annual

efforts until the last three tween Mr. H. Tadema-Wielandt, Lawn Bowls

Chancellor of the Netherlands Match between members of St.

IT IS NATURAL that Japan years have confirmed her in Consulate-General, and residing at her No. 5 Kotewall Road, and Miss" J. Andrew's and St. George's Socle should seek this form of co-the righteousness ties will be held on 7th Decemperation, but it is still more cause. The policy of appease M. McLaren, staff of Butterfle'd ber, at 2.30 p.m. at the Kowloon natural that China should ment and the preoccupation and Bware, and residing at the "Bowling Green Club.

refuse it. China has her of the powers in other parts, Helena May Institute, is announc tradition as a sovereign state, of the world gave Japan the existing for centuries, to up-impression that her expan- hold and any attempt to de- sion was the result of her in- POLICE REPORTS prive her of her significance herent strength

All members desirous of play

in this match are requested

led.

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Bitten by a dog in Nathan Road,

to communicate by 28th Novem ber with Mr. P. S. Cassidy, as such must necessarily in-justified on the ground that Cheng Keung, 19, of No. 18, Nam Messrs. John D. Hutchison &

crease her determination to she like Italy was a youthful Cheong Street, was treated at the Co., King's Building. Rinks will resist the attempt that is be-virile nation and therefore Kowloon Hospital The dog has ing made to destroy her. her advance could never be There is something far more thwarted.

be selected on 2nd December and published the following day.

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

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not been traced.

kmall memo book was stolen when a burglar entered the rest- dence of Mr. E. Rospes, of No. 378 The Peak on Thursday night.

AMERICAN CLIPPER Pan American Airways AMERI-'of

After the outbreak of the car- rent hostilities in 1937, he was CAN CLIPPER, with US. mails

DEAD INTO WIND

appointed commander of the dated San Francisco, Nov. 18, 1s scheduled to arrive in Hongkong "Then came a short period while North China Field Service Corps, Friday next, Nov. 28, and will the engines warmed up and the and rendered valuable service in leave the following morning, a carrier then heeled over to move south Shansi, north Honan and

west Hopel (Central News);

"The pilots were standing by the Military Council, to officiate at machines and at last the arder the service.

Father Lebbe, 'came to start up. One member of

a naturalised each crew had been leaning on the, Chinese citizen of Belgian birth, the platform of the flying deck tor of the Influential Vib Salb starting handles and, in a flash, was formerly the managing-direc-

roaring engines. was transformed into an inferno Pac in Tientsin.

Europe's Food Supply Will Hinge On Nazi Needs

*WASHINGTON, Nov,`6-Available Information showed today that if Germany is generous this winter, Europe may be hungrý but will not starve.".

Should heavy requisitions be made in conquered territory to "feed the German' army and the homeland, however, millions 'will be in ́ dire straits before spring, information gathered from many sources here Indicated.

and

are

tween 300,000 and 350,000 troops of occupation is a heavy burden," ac- cording to diplomatic reports.

BELGIUM

began

the

Now on a bread ration of one-ta half pound to the individual dailyști with expectation that this will be cut to one-quarter pound. All food Mr. J. Carroll, of No. 13 Bowen

products are short and are ration-n than mere markets and terri- WORLD AFFAIRS have Road, reports that someone enter-

ed, according to information reach- 623 torial ownership behind this conspired to place Japan in ed his residence on Thursday and

ing Belgium legation In any event vitality will be supplies fell into German hands, the Belge le at the chickens struggle, but it is just this an entirely false position, and stole two clocks and two bronze

lowered, fats and vitamins lacking he says, would be harmless, but he have been slaughtered on German spiritual background that the fact that she does not statues, valued at $103.. -

food

luxürles nonexistent is confident there would be no orders as "noneconomic and cat- Japan seems to be incapable recognise the dangers that

throughout the continent.

German interference,

te have been slaughtered to turn of appreciating, she is so threaten in the future, and

LATEST SURVEYS

Meanwhile, a $50,000,000 congres- grazing land into grain production wrapt up in admiration of that the position is so rapid

ture, department, released today; relief remains almost unused, and which normally is from one-tourth The latest survers by the agricul. Stonal appropriation for European in an effort to increase production herself, and so excessively ly changing means that she

estimated that the 1940 European Red Cross millions can be used to one-third of requirements. Re- confident of her own su-may be carried into a situa-

wheat crop. exclusive of Soviet only in England, China and Fin-serve stocks of wheat were concen- periority in all fields that tion that is perilous to her- Mr. D. C. Edmondston, of No. 336, Russia, would be 20 per cent below land. The British blockade re, trated in such cities as Antwerp she cannot understand why self. The time of appease The Peak, reported he was disturb that of 1839, and about 11 per cent mains impenetrable.

and much of it was sent to Eng-2 The Annual Lawn

The conditions in other European fand when the German invasion ? Bowls China-not to mention other ment is past, and now that td by a nose on the ground floor ander the 1933-37 Ave-year aver-

countries are: Match between members of St. powers does not recognise war has become the main A window pane was removed but

nothing was stolen.

Another report estimated that

SWEDEN

A report as of Sept. 12 indicated George's and St. Andrew's Soci her, claims. This new order interest of the great powers-

Japan's 1940 rice crop, would o The last country in all Europe there would be no more confés and elles will be held on 7th Decem in Asia, means to China that there is growing up a feeling La Shing-cheung; £1, master of about 2,500 million pounds under with a surplus of butter and fats; little butter a month from that "ber at 2.30 p.m. at the Kowloon the supreme control of the that injustices must be cor- a Hongkong registered dabing actual requirements and that a reserves to make up for a short date, The German army of oc-

Bowling Green Club.

Far East passes into the rected everywhere and over-funk, reported to the Police yes large part of the 1940-41 shortage wheat crop pork rationed and cupation has been allarted a bread All members

"desirous of play. hands of the Japanese, and whelming ambition, curbed. terday that his craft was stopped would have to be met with imports adequate beef; bread rationed to ration three times that of Belgian

the independence of other The United States has made Japanese warship A cargo he Unoccupied France appeared to year should crops be short

off Ping Hon on Nov 18 by FRANCE IN WORST POSITION

an adequate supply next civilians. ing in this match are requested to

states disappears altogether. it quite clear that she was carrying from Shantiwan for be in the worst position. With Sweden's normal wheat crop of Reports indicated Denmark wil communicate by 28th November

TO JAPAN, it means that building up colossal forces- San Mel was taken aboard the 5,000,000 refugee non-Frenchmen 1,000,000 metric tone was 250,000 be through the winter compara- with Mr. W. Macfarlane, Dairy this hegemony is Hight naval, military and air-for warship after he was to feed in addition to her own retons short this year, reports to the tively well but slaughter of live Farm, East Point. Rinks will and proper, since her past the purpose of playing a part allowed to proceed. The lost cargo fugee porulation of 500,000 living legation bere show,

* stock, because of lack of fodder will be selected on 2nd December and achievements, her spiritual in the Far East, commen-is valued at $3,420

in camps, the resources of this Manufacture of margarine has impoverish the country agriculturally poorest part of been prohibited to utilize an ex)

Butter production in most coun publicbed the following day, strength and her high moral surate with her status as a Lui Yan, 40, native of Sun Wni, France will be severely strained. Cess of butter. Germany has tries in 1940 will be lower than "in purpose entry justify her great nation. The recent dropped dead at Kan Yu Fong off Efforts to obtain American assis made no request for this surplus, 1939 Denmark, the Netherlands, 'r making and establishing destruction of the Italian Hollywood Road about 8 am, yes-tance is one of the delicate tasks and has taken pulp and paper in northern France and Belgium al this claim, we have learn- battleships in the Mediter terday

of France's new ambassador. Gas trade for coal and coke.

are faced with feedstur scarcity' fed anything in recent years ranean does much also to re-

ten. Henry-Haye. He has graphic

NORWAY

and a consequent loss of cattle. however, it is that Total-lieve the British fleet of a the 6.a. Tal Fo Saam, has reported country, but there had been no in this winter with a particular creased butter production since the Mr. Bennett, Chlef Officer of ally painted the distress of his will be on fairly strict rations Germany has apparently ing tarian states are in the habit heavy burden. With such ob- that some time between 18.21 dication, that the United States shortage of fats Whale oil pro- beginning of the war by restricting of putting a higher value vious facts in front of her, and 4 am yesterday some one would remove combat zone restric: vides a large proportion of Nor-consumption of whole milk and it upon themselves, upon their Japan must be wondering stole about 80 fathoms of 1 ch tlors or seek to persuade Britain way's fat supply and this has been is stated that this will largely make and children in the bombed areas motives and upon their pow-how her two Axis partners Manila rope from the ship's port to lift the blockade for, food ships eliminated. Fish will be plentiful, up for former imports of 84,000,000, in Britain. Buch gifts will be re-era than foreign nations are are going to do anything to reboat

TEST FOOD SHIP but shortage of fuel will prevent pounds a year the department Henry-Haye has publicly suggest a heavy catch of herring for ex- said. ceived by the B WOFce willing to accept. In addition assist her in her time of

Chan Tu-king) 88 woman, ad- ed that America send a test food traction of oll

The greatest problem Europe Government House, during race to this is the fundamental trouble. It is certainly not a mitted to Queen Mary Hospital ship to determine whether the Norway was brought into the war faces is that of distribut hours, Monday to Friday from 9.50 clash of ideals. Japan is very pleasant prospect for yesterday morning sunering from supplies will go directly for French with a year's supply of food ahead available supplies & rear "am to 4 pin, allowing for lunch

Gemmans for Interval, and Saturday from 30 determined to make her any Japanese statesman to oplum poisoning, died a few hours rellet or are diverted into German mig much has been requisitioned by which, falls am, until 1pm.

www.ideals prevail, and the absence contemplate (Contributed). after admission

hands,Buckel Print Deven if the Germuriy, and the presence of be- larger part of the continent

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