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HONGKONG DAILY #PRESS FORMER S.M.C. CHAIRMAN TELLS OF

SHANGHAI'S IMPORTANT ROLE IN EVENT OF WAR SPREADING TO FAR EAST

Should there be war between the United States and Japan, it would be in the best Interests of the Japanese to neutralise the International Settlement in Shanghai, so it could still play the very important role of clearing house to the foreign trade of Nippon.

DUTCH YOUTHS

SENTENCED

TOKYO. Dec. 15 (Reuter)-Two Dutch youths sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment in 1 Police Court trial on Friday upon con- viction of having spread anti- Japanese handbills in Bandoeng on Dec. 1. were released immediately after, says a Japanese report from Batavia,

One of them completed his sen- tence during detention. pending This opinion was expressed not "stand for re-election to trial, while the other was given two years' probation. Both youths yesterday by Mr. Cornell 9. the S.M.C. this April. Franklin, formerly Chairman On board the President Jack-were strongly cautioned by the of the Shanghai Muncipal son. by which ship he arrived here Judge against a repetition of their Council, when interviewed yesterday morning, was an elected activities, the report adda. yesterday. Mr. Franklin did cipal Council. Mr. N. F. Allman.

REQUESTS FROM

ALL QUARTERS OF SHANGHAI COMMUNITY

FOR MORE PAY

SHANGHAI," Dec. 15 (Reuter)—–—–—A tremendous increase in local cur- rency cost of living in Shanghal, brought about by the fad in value of Shanghai's dollar and the lack of supplies through the war in Europe and the Japanese restric- tions on showing the entry of food Into the Settlement, is being shown here by strikes and requests from all quarters of the com- manity for higher wages.

Following the previous increases, the Shanghai Municipal Council of the International Settlement, after a. scare caused by the recent strike of the Chinese constables of the Police Force, decided to grant 150 per cent. high cost of living bonus to all the star in the Municipal employ.

Immediately thereafter numerous members of the staff of factories and business companies in Shang- hal demanded to be likewise treat- ed:

member to the Shanghal Muni-

CABLE

"BULLS" BY BRITISH BOMBERS

Vital Junction In Nazi

Canal System

Is Practically Useless

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1940.-PAGE 7

JAPAN FACING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CRISIS

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Central)—Japan is facing a serious ortala both economically and politically and the present Konaye Hiranama coalition is only a temporary expedient and is not likely to last long, said the RED STAR, the Soviet Army organ, in a lengthy article ro- viewing the present international, situation. In part the article reads:

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Why Should Italy Be Worn Down?

"Japan's war on China has been LONDON, Dec. 15 (Renter)-The famous DORTMUND

extremely costly. During the past. EMS CANAL, a vital junction in the German canal sys three and a half years Japan has tem is unrecognisable and practically useless, as a result expended a grand total of Yen of "balls" scored by the RAF' during more than 30 raids. 16,000,000,000, which has preci-

It was learned in London yesterday that 53 attackspitated the present serious econo have been made on rail targets centred on Berlin in the mic crisis, in the country resulting in the mounting increase of the course of 35 raids on the German capital.

national debt and the near... ex- HAMM, a marshalling yard|"

haustion of the specie,. centre for transport services CHINESE ATTACK

"If Japan is prepared to carry The German Press, which has to German troops in the oc-

80 A EAST HONAN on prolonged hostilities in China maintained indifference cupled territories, has been

and to embark upon her south-with regard to Italy's position in visited on no less than 85 00-in an attack on the Japanese imperative that she must thor-made a

CHENGCHOW, Dec. 15 (Central)

ward expansion programme, it is Greece and in Egypt, has at last the latest comment on in east Honan on

+ says

London near Kaifeng An attack on nearly every other December 12, the Chinese indicted oughly reform her economic struc developments, night since October has

bee300 casualties, captured 24 Japan-ture and internal policy.

The VOELKICHER BEOBACH- made on LORIENT and the dock ese alive and seized a number of

CONTROL OPPOSITION

TER now reassures the German area which the Germans are using rines and machine-guns.

""The Konoye Cabinet at present public that everything will be The Italian Government, which s a submarine base has been

On the same day, a chance en-is trying to carry out the plan right in the end. His intention, Mr. Franklin said. has been trying to prepare the Ita-plastered with bombs

counter took place between Chile for the complete control of indus- In the German opinion the was to fly. from here to Chung-lian people for the bad news, bas Sixty raids on COLOGNE renese and Japanese units northwest try. This, however, has aroused situation in Greece and in Egypt king on business, but he had sincs now sought to give an explanation sulted in the destruction of Indus- of Kaocheng, near the Hapet bor the opposition of not only the gives no cause for doubt as to the learned that it was not necessary for their defeat in the Western De-trial works, munition factories der, resulting in the defeat of the business interests but also a section final result. to make the visit he had intended|sert.

and of plants. There have been and he 41] .be returning

lorries were destroyed. shanghai

-ON "HOLIDAY Accompanied by his wife, Mr: Franklin is on a short holiday trip here. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin are on the passenger list of the President Jackson on her maiden voyage round the world, though they are travelling only a short "leg" of the Journey.

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Explanation Of Italian

Defeat

casions.

A Rome broadcast told the peo-over 30 attacks on ROTTERDAM enemy. Four Japanese military of the Diet and other. infiuential i on Wednesday. This ple yesterday that the British vic-in addition to 20 concentrated at- afternoon, he hopes to engage in tory was due to British superiority tacks on the Rotterdam aerodrome an unofficial Interport Polo match in mechanised forces and also to at WALLHAVEN.

36 VISITS FROM RAF. and the surprise nature of the attack.

between a Hongkong.

Shanghai teami

An excuse for this is given that

ESSEN has had 36 visits from

swept over the

ruins and

message.

The paper asks, "Why should leaders such as Gen. Sadao Araki Italy be worn down? Do the Eng and Lessi Uchilda, The conflictish really believe that Germany NANNING RECOVERY between the Cabinet and its op-will look on while Italy is worn

NANNING, Dec. 15 (Central)-ponents is becoming more and down?”

The paper adds that the After one and a half months more acute:

whole question of military-mat- The inclusion of Baron Hira-

ters is receiving consideration The probable composition of the on Dec. 9, weather conditions were the RAF GELSENKIRCHEN 40 Chinese re-occupation. Nanning is

and BREMEN over 50. British now well on the way. to recovery. auma into the Cabinet is generally Changhal team. should the game so bad that air observation was

in Germany. bombers bove

More than 50,000 people have believed to be an attempt on the be played at Boundary Street this difficult.

This "German newspaper's com- afternoon, will be:-1. K. Taylor, The broadcast assured the peo-Channel ports now in German returned. All streets in the city part of the Government to solvement makes it clear that Ger-

hands almost every night. DUN- have been "cleared of No. 4 N. F. Allman, No. 3; C. S.

the present political crisis and & many cannot leave Italy in the iple that the Italian troops were Franklin, No. 2: and L. A. Lewis. still resisting, but asked them not KIRK has been attacked 40 times, houses are being rapidly put up concesalon to the rightist elements arch but Hitler only feels that while there has beer. 60 raids on New hotels. restaurants and shops The Japanese press expresses the any move by him might involve No. 1.

to be too optimistic of results.

have been opened daily. The new Mr. Aliman intends to stay

POSITION SERIOUS here some 10 days, when he

Apart from these terrine exer-newspapers, the Nanning 3h Pao view that the Konoye-Hiranuma the Axis in further commitments. He realises that something has "We do not deny the fact that will also be returning

the position is serious," said the tions, the R.A.F. is playing an in- and the Kwang Kwang Pao, have coalition is likely to produce signi-

The Nanning fleant changes in Japan's internal | gune wrong and so "this assurance Shanghai. He expressed in-broadcast, "but we deny that it is

valuable part. in the Middle East made their debut. conflict and no effort has been branch of the Bank of Kwangsi politics "but considers that it is is now given to the public.. terest in a report from Shang-

catastrophic." Referring LO hai yesterday that the Japan-

has also been opened while the only a temporary compromise and spared in helping the Greeks. question of how the British were

power plant has resumed opera- can hardly be maintained for ere had decided to lift theiz

able to take the offensive, the three weeks' blockade of the

tions after repairs. broadcast says: "Someone may western district, adjacent to

ask whether we were not told that International Settlement and

Britain was exhausted and hard French Concession there.

pressed and approaching collapse? Was this not true?

to

SHANGHAI NORMAL Speaking also about Shanghai, Mr. Franklin' said that the city

.

De

"Yes, it was true, but only in a

The factor which had been left

BOULOGNE and 50 on CALAIS,

The Libyan harbour of TOBRUK has deen bombed 43 times and 14 raids have been made on TURIN

BREST ÁTIAUÅED Small formations of British bombers attacked Brest, and Lor- lent on Saturday, states a London message. These ports are being

bases.

"

BAHAMAS SITE

UNSUITED FOR

NAVAL BASE

United States Bahamas are

long."

"

CABLE NEWS

IN BRIEF

LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter)

LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter) - The Chinese staff of th NORTH had been carrying on quite nor- certain sense, and within certa used by the Germans as submarine

The plans for a CHINA "DAILY NEWS and the mally at the times when he left doyen of British newspapers other than for the Japanese

British aircraft also made three naval base in the Shanghai, numbering some 3,000 blockade of the western district, out of the Italian picture previous raids on Naples, when a small in abeyance owing to went on stilke yesterday, demand-This, he understood, was Hfted only was the British Empire and the naval vessel was reported to have suitability of the site leased from cheque for £200 to the Lord

explanation now given is that the ing a 200 per cent increase in Saturday.

damaged. ''British planes

This was The State Department's advice whole of the British Empire, with were also reported to have bombed wages. A compromise was reached

objectives in Exitres. today, with the company partially with regard to the evacuation of its vast resources, had been hurled. accepting the demands.

women and children-body against Italy.

American

"We must from the Far East be considered not close our eyes to realities," de- to be a sound stop. especially in clared this broadcast

Meanwhile, a short strike by the Chinese constables of the Police Force in the French Concession on respect of those American citizens account of the same reasons, has who had no urgent reason just been settled with the promise main here,

of additional pay.

RUNNING COST

re-

He was of the opinion that the United States was prepar- ed to go to war in the Far Fast, though he doubted very -mach that there would be any

such war.

All utility companies are mainly working on the monthly basis as regards the cost of increasing charges for the services as the running cost of their services from mount,

been

THE WEATHER General Romano, writing in an Maximum temperature pestër- Italian paper, is more frank about day was 76 and the minimum 63. the situation. He says: The

Total rainfall since Jan, 1 Is chances of Germany defeating 117.59 inches gainst an average of England are practically muli. Herr 84.60.

Hitler is possibly ready to sacrifice The Royal Observatory report half a million men for this, but states:- this cannot be successful unless

Britain.

Yachting

CORINTHIAN SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's 3rd Corinthian Series Champion- ship Race over 9.5 miles on Satur-

Finished Postin. Pta 22: 17,08,47 (İNA, 61

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the 1117- Her Majesty the Queen has sent a day resulted as follows:

Mayor of Birmingham to assist Gull announced by Prest- those exposed to loss through ́air- dent Roosevelt at a press con- ralds. The King visited Birming- Artemis ference on board the US cruiser ham on Thursday to inspect recent Tuscaloosa in which he has been air-raid damage. "visiting, the Caribbean...

MEXICAN RUMOURS

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(Capt A, O G. Mils)

(Mr. G. G. Wo Joes....... 17.1625 (Major G. E. Neve) 17:10.59 (Mr. C. C. Blake) .. Petrelan

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LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter) It was insistently rumoured in The British consul-general at Mexico City, though not officially Tangler immediately lodged a Tyrone Chat 17.15.09 - confirmed, that an agreement has protest with the Spanish authori- been reached with

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Koala

**** 17.24.53 A moderate anti-cyclone is de-California:

learned in London yesterday.

10 14 Painted Lady........ 17.25.25 the British Navy and the British veloping over Mongoils and Man- Reports also persist that” an

Kittiwake

11 17.38.12 charla; pressure continines" to be American naval and military mis-

12 ..... 17.41.10 The advice regarding evacuation Air Force are overwhelmed.

The German spokesman at the low in the Pacific, to the east of sion is kely

DNP. the State Department he would not interpret as anything Foreign Office, who was questioned the Visayas.

MEXED CLASS A shortage of rice, owing to the more than advice, and was not about this report, said he knew no- Japanese monopoly of all rice letting it affect, his own family thing about it, added the message grown in Japanese-occupied China or his family, only his married from London. and the shipment thereof to daughter, Mrs. Fielden, had left Japan, is also causing a great con- | for the US

cern. Large quantities have to Mr. Fielden Is connected with be imported from Indo-China to the

British-American Tobacco NO TEARS WILL

cover the consumption and at pre- | Company, one of the American sent there are sufficient stocks firms in the Far East who have here for two months, but the sky advised members of their atafts to rocketing freight rates may lead evacuate their familles home. to a further rise in price.

DEATH OF FR.

Mrs. Franklin, her other daugh-| ter and seven-year-old son ате staying on in Shanghai.

BE SHED

. Continued from Page 1

"We do not know what was the cause of his disgrace, but the ritt between him and the old Marshal SHOULD WAR COME,

must have been something big and Should the European war come fundamental. Whether the sub- to Shanghai, there would, of

stitution of M. Flandin for M course, be many unpleasant res- Laval will change the Vichy policy SELGRADE, Dec 15 (Reuter)-trictions to be endured there by it is dimeult to speculate..

KNOOSHETZ

shortly.

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TOKYO, Dec. 15 (Reuter)-Mr. | Jean visit Mexico Kenkichi Yoshizawa, special Jap-Isobel

anese envoy to the Netherlands East Indles, was scheduled to sail from Moll at noon yesterday for Batavia on board the Nissho Maru, stated a semi-official Japanese an- nouncement.

Allsa Diana Eryl [Widgeon-

Owl Wendy

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ARTILLERY SHELLING HELL FIRE PASS

Continued from Page 1

The Italiam are making a desperate, stand" in an deavour to prevent the British Imperial forces from sweeping them off Kryptian soil al- together but the morale of all ranks of the Imperial forces ·

tremendons and Marshal B Graziants task will be a 'grimm

TEST CRICKETER KILLED

LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter the colonies and protectorates will Members of the Allied Govern- be hard to reconcile with the ments in London yesterday 21- spectacle of their comrades intended the first showing in_Bri- arma in an ingnominous fight | tain of - Charlie Chaplin's latest from the British in the same con- film "The Great Dictator" The LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuter) tinent.

nim is

a thinly-veiled satire on Plot Officer George Macaplay, Hitler and Mussolini, played by Mr. former Erigland, and · · Yorkshire

cricketer died on active service. Chaplin and Jack Dakle,

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British and Greek victories against the Italians will der- "tainly encourage free French

sentiment in "Africa, as well as LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter) -

LONI

BRITISH ENVOY The incredible speed of the Bri- in France.

The King celebrated "his forty-" tish advance, placing mechanised However, it is understood that afth birthday yesterday, and hun- COUSIN OF The death is announced here of the foreign populace, but he "M. Laval, we know, made all forces some miles from the rail General de Gaulle in bidding his dreds of congratulatory messages ex-Premier Father Knoshetz. He thought that these would hardly the running in the polley of col-head, having covered many miles time, One day, Free French be- from all parts of the British

LORD LOTHIAN was regarded as one of the strong be inore unpleasant that some of Llaboration with Germany. It was in Ave days makes it difficult for leve that all French Africa wil pire and from other countries be- CHUNGKING, Dec. 15 (Central) est supporters of the Axis in Yugo- the things Shanghailanders have ne who dragged Marshal Petain reports of the operations to be fall into their ranks. but mean- gan to arrive at an early hour in Str Archibald Clark Kerr, British slavia and it is thought that his already had to endure in Shang- to meet Herr Hitler and subse- received rapidly and the latest while they are waiting.

the morning.

Ambassador to China, is deeply death would have important poli-hai's worse days since the advent quently M. Laval complained that

grieved over the death" of "Lord: tical repercussions.

of Sino-Japanese' hostilities. ⠀

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (Reuter) Lothian, British Ambassador to As leader of the Catholic Blosen- However, Mr. Franklin said, he were not co-operating in his plans.

Of more immediate and practical lan Clericala, he played an impor had decided on staying on and or rapprochement with Germany. The sixth day or this great utility is the fate of the French New York's fourth underground the United States, who was his

"In his anti-British ardour, M. desert battle finds the fiercest Fleet, most of which is lying in the "Sixth Avenus Subway was cousin, self even to the most unpleasant Laval was prepared to co-operate Bahting in progress in the neigh-African-ports Admiral Darian, opened one minute past midnight, In an interview yesterday. Bir

more extensively with Germany bourhood of the Egyptian-Libyan who still rules the French Navy after a ceremony conducted by Archibald revealed than others thought it wise. It frontier-proof that the British is believed to be adamant against Mayor La Guardia. The line cost Lothian was the head of the Kerr was he who controlled the press to drive to the west is being carried permitting it to be used by the nearly $30,000,000 and took four clan. He was 58 years old and

years to build." give it an anti-British flavour. It on with full momentum,

side of the Britlin, but it is also

tant part in the struggle against

would be prepared to adjust him-

the Serbs for the Concordat with

i probability.

the Vatican..

Possibility That Germany

May Occupy Italy

The possibility, that Germany may occupy Italy is given in s Turkish paper, in an article headed "The Fate of Fasciam," states a London message.........

A German thrust towards Teleste may now be one of the realisations of, an unexpectedly magnißrent dream, says the paper, which adds that many hundreds of German officers and Gestapo agents have arrived in Italy to stiffen the Italian morale.

Large numbers of Nazi troops are being, concentrated in South- Western Germany and Austría, ac- cording to information reaching. DAILY NEWS, which stated that they have been smuggled out of Germany, "says Renter

The report adds that Hitler has perfected a plan for a sudden drive into Northern`

Italy's industrial areas in ore der to seize" the factories-be- fore the British could get there.

news is always being outstripped there were certain people who

by events.

FRENCH FLEET-FATE

is certain that he was subservient The Italians, in their effort to known that he will rather scuttle

to Germany in his whale attitude. stop the retreat, are putting up every ship than allow the Germans

"In a sense, M. Laval may now stubborn resistance against British to have it.

be the scapegoat for the discon-advanced mechanised columns,

GARRISON BILLIARDS

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unmarried

that Lard

The personal position of General Civilisation v. Barbarism

tent in France and it will be; in- LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter) Too Weygand, who controls Africa for teresting to see whether Vichy will Italian discomature in Libya will the Vichy Government, is too de- be able to stand up better to Ger- have resounding effects through licate to allow him to show many than Laval did. We must out the Moxiem world, where pres-sympathy with the Free French, wait and see."

tige rules above everything else, but it in confidently believed that says Reuter's Diplomatic corres-the defeat of the Italians wil Dondent.

strengthen the French hands Bellet and joy have already been the face of continual Axia de the country is now safe from the The latest communique from Cairo states, "Operations a70 The following games in the possibility of an Italian Invasion.

proceeding on the Libran» Garrison Billiards Tournament More dindene to estimate are the have been hurriedly emptied of are down for decision today - consequences of a British Victory frontier where British troops all Jews and foreigners, as were Torte RE y CM Police: in French Affies

continue to press the enemy. Heavy dust storms are raging "and visibility, is bad.”

All the territories bordering France, Switzerland and Italy

the Baltle port areng before “Ger

TOURNAMENT

RAMON RASO, RA.0.0, VA

many attacked Norway and Den-5th AA /Royal Scots v. RA.P.C

seen in Egypt which knows that mands.

of the Italian The position

stion commissions, operating in

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 15 (Benter)The conviction that Britain was fighting a battle for civilisation against barbarism, was eZÓTOM-

ed by LORD WILLINGDON, before he left here with members of the British Economia Mission for Montevideo_____

Lord Willingdon added, "The day of our victory must be a new starting point in the history of civilisation In such a cause, there can be no wavering or weakening the countries in Europe defeated

or victorious will inevitably be exhausted by the Aght,

Countries in South America who have been able tranquily to develop arts of peace will have the opportunity of contributing to the new order based not on barberism, but on the basis of true ap preciation of moral and spiritual values. That is the aim fet besore as in attaining of which, I jee Argentina will play a prominent