1940-12-28 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WAR IN CHINA:

CABLE

NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL

CHINESE SMASH WAY INTO BRING INVASION NEARER, HUNGCHEN IN N. ANHWEI

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CHUNGKING. Dec, 27 (Central) —A Japanese contingent

pushing eastward from suchow in north Elangst has been dri---- von back by the Chinese.

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Chinese troops smashed into Hungchen in the district of Husining in north Anhwel last week. setting the Japanese sup- ply depots and shops selfing Japanese goods" on fire.

Hongkong's Position

Continued from Page 1 and having had to give up the Industrial wealth of the coast:

Sir Robert described the opening up of the small indus- tries in the interior as a, most wonderful phenomenon from the point of view of war-time economics. He had been, sur- prised to learn too, Sir Robert said, that export material was still going out from Eastern China,

Over 100 Japanese were killed fand two blockhouses destroyed in ļa Chinese raid at Minokow, north

west of Chihsien in north Honan on the night" of Dec. 19

SAYS CYRIL LAKIN

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“NO ONE. IN THIS COUNTRY FAILS TO REALISE THAT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL PROBABLY BE VERY UNCOMFORTAB“. E FOR US. We have been warned by our own leaders and we are well aware that these hulls in Herr Hitler's activities bodes no "good for ps," said MIL. CYRIL LAKIN; news commentator, when he broad- east from London yesterday,

MR. LAKIN said that although (three-days nearer to the end. Ad- on the face of it there might not (miral Darian had had a talk with have been much war news in the the Germans and they would have last few days, a great deal had to watch and see what the effect been going on underneath' the sur-of German pressure on him would

Contact of Japaness units or the Tsinshu-Yangcheng highway face.

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In south Shansi has been cum- British guns were still pounding: pletely severed as a result of the lat Bardia and the Italians were Chinese destruction of the road. bridges, and telephone and tele graph wirez...Three bridges and a section of the highway ́east of Tangcheng were also destroyed.

ROAD GANG ATTACKED)

A Kwellin message states that Japanese troops in seven lorries and eight tanks protecting a kang of workers building a new high. way in Tonghai, 12, miles north- least of Swatow, were intercepted and attacked by the Chinese on Dec. 24.

They called in reinforcements but failed to repel the Chinese attack. They were finally forced to fee, abandoning two dathaced lorries.

JAPANESE PRISONER

A Japanese taken prisoner. 7-

cently near Shast, Hupeh, has

|been escorted

Changten Twenty-three years old, and ́a native of Hokkaido he was former ly a labourer. He joined the arms last August and was sent to Uhina in September.

He expressed appreciation of the kind treatment bocorded him "be the Chinese.

WELCOME KESPITE

"You must not think. however, that we have taken a holiday.” said Mr. Lakin. "The cessation of bombing has been a welcome re:-

Nazis Waste pite, but there has been no relaxa-

Shells Across Straits

fired

tion of vigilance and efort-watch and ward has been kept

- "The most important thing is that the men and women in the factories have kept steadily on with war production. They are German guns mounted on the the real heroes. They are the French coast

истому the herces for their readiness to give Straits of Dover in the dark hours up their traditional holiday for of yesterday morning, states a work. London message, which adds that; the firing, which was continued for two-and-a-half hours, was nothing more than a waste of time.

There were no casualties.

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"We here are realising, Just” as the people of the United States are coming more and more to realise [it, that'this war is going to be wou

as much in the factories as on the i

No, tha, we take less In the air, the Christmas full was battlefield. continued and the Air Ministry pride in the achievements of the! confirmed the report that there Greeks in Albania and our forces was no enemy activity on Thurs. In Libya. They have been grand, day night over Britain. This was But our workmen in Britain and in the third night running that Bri-the dominions and I might also (say, in the United States, are going tain has been free from raids.

to give of their very best and it is the best in the world, to our fighting men.

The only daylight activity yes-. terday was a raid on the island of Sheppy.

STRUCK HARD British bombers struck hard on hursday at Bordeaux, one of This SHANTUNG, Dec. 27 (Central-Germany's Invasion, ports.

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Steed Reviews Events

Of 1940

Continued from Page 1

LOCH NESS MONSTER A CASUALTY?

Radio. Paris reports that the Loch Ness Monster, kas struck a mine and that pieces of its body have been washed sahore off the west of Scotland. The report has taken a round- about course to réseă- Londen via Stockholm and is added

of it-in Booth nd.

"We have heard of this Minister that the affairs of the leaders to stand by their agree growing realisation in America.

United States and the British Comment has restored confidence in To turn from peace production monwealth would become some people like Lord Halifax who spared to war production be a compl- what fixed.

Britain at that time the ordeal of cated business but once the "Herr Hitler knows that this a ravaging war. On these things A Japanese troop train struck a followed daylight raids on zero-

American, avalanche begins

co-operation will not submit to Lord Halifax has spoken with Chinese mina near Jaokow station, dromes in enemy occupied terri-

there will be no stopping i his tyrannical system and that candour in private and when the on the Kiacts: Railway about 3 tory. Kilometres. west of Weihsten, up

The Arst batch of Australian

After giving the warning words will bring nothing good to the Government and the people of the*that there is no ciemation Dec. 23.

plots who were trained under the at the beginning of this article, greatest gangster. We know how United States come to know him A number or Japanese were 31 Empire Air Training Scheme bave Mr. Lakin went on: "Herr Hitler the lesser gangster tried to be they will welcome this candour."

on bis Own account by ed and wounded, and the locomo-arrived in Britain from Canada, is planning some gigantic move smart

Mr. Steed said that" American We have taken the attacking the Greeks and the fate newspapermen had always found tive and four coaches were wreck-together with more Canadian air- against us. SIK ROBERT BROOKE-POPHAM ed. A quantity of alcohol and climen, including pilota gunners; initiative in the Western Desert that has befallen. bim.*.

Lord Halifax most human and jaboard was gutted by fire

mechanics and observers,

and the Greeks, and ourselves are Mr. Steed commented

humbler in mind than they had Asked by a representative of the Another Japanese train, was An expansion of the Empire pounding hard at the weaker end magnificent victory of General Sir

expected to find him. Chinese Press as to his opinion blown up by a Chinese mine on scheme is now under discussion in of the Axia pomme d

Archibald Wavell's army of the

*AMPLE SCOPE on China's chances in a decisive the Changtien-Poshan loop line on London and the Canadian Chlef "Herr Hitler, must try to wrest Nile. "This army." he said, "is a

Looking token of the better world that is "And now that he had resigned battle now, Sir Robert remarked the same day, "resulting in scores of Air Staff has arrived there to this initiative. from us. that wars had been won before at Japanese casualties.

take part in the conversations. at it as dispassionately as one can, to, be: It is teaching the lesser the "seals of his office to Mr. Eden without a regular set piece battle.

RATHER SURPRISED Reverting to the topic of Hong- kong.

the Commander-in-Chief

said that he had been rather sur- "prised to see the crowds of people he had noticed in Hongkong's streets. "I fancy such big crowds are not normally in Hongkong,"

Martinique

Does Not

Present Danger To U.S.

Sir Robert said. "I think it a pity, A report from Vichy affirms that the dismissal of M. Laval for their own sakes, that they from the Vichy Government means that the island of Martinique must be here. If they would drift does not present any danger to the United States, states a message off elsewhere. It would be much from London. The statement was made to Mr. Samner Welles, As- better from their own point of sistant Secretary of State. view."

The NEW YORK TIMES repöris"that there has been a change of attitude towards the United States in the French press,

From what he had learned of Hongkong's ARP. defense plans, he thought they were quite good and saw that they were rapidly being put for ward, Sir Hobert said

However, any AEP. scheme had

to Repend for success upon such

FINE CONCERT

BY T.T.C.

factors as density of population STUDENTS' ASSN.

and it seemed to him quite a physical impossiblity to provide

It is also revealed that M. Laval was arrogant when he saw Mar- shal Petain in Paris in the pre-,

sence of Herr Otto Abetz, Heri Hitler's emissary.

Admiral Darlan was also report ed to have discussed the German demands with Herr Abetz - and

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the

YUNNAN UPRISING OBSERVED

CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Centrálj

it seems clear that Herr Hitler's gangster and others a salutory and exchanged them for the statusChinese marked the 25th an¬ present weapons; in bombing our lesson that crimes do not pay."

towns and his submarine attacks

of an Ambassador, the qualities niversary of the Yunnan Uprising that marked his career in the past which was led by Generals Teal An the and Tang Chi-yao in 1915 to over- will find ample scope, in

throw Yuan Shih kal's monarchy. weighty task now entrusted to

More than 600 government on-j aim.

clsis and military leaders held a

·UNITED STATES OF EUROPE on our shipping can do nothing

Mr. Steed, referred to a. scene whatever to stop our mastery in

he had witnessed in

country the Mediterranean and that

house where Polish airmen were Signor Mussolini's full defeat is

being entertained. He said that After commenting on Mr. Eden's meeting at the National: Govern- coming nearer and nearer:

the Governments of Poland and return to the Foreign Office, Mrment Headquarters in Chungking HE MUST DARE

others in Britain had setan Steed "seld that Mr. Eden and ander the chairmanship of Fread- "The only thing that can pos

Cranborne had left the dent Lin Ben example to European Governments Lord sible stop this would be a large which if followed would form the Government together because they "General", Pal Chung-hɛi,,, Vice- scale attack on the British Isles and that will be invasion if he dare nucleus of a united states of felt that the lesser gangster could Chief of General Stan, delivered Europe which would surely arise not be trusted to keep his word. the principal speech in which be and he will dare. It because” dare

Signor Mussolini had since proved exhorted the Chinese to offers. he must It has got to be done in the not too distant future, soon and he might strike before"In drawing up the balance of that they had been right and stronger solidarity and continus, the spring at a time when air ac-1940 we should not forget the there was deep satisfaction now the present way of resistance and Mr. Eden would stand national reconstruction under the tivity must be restricted by bad volunteer forces who have come that

to us from the United States to beside Mr. Churchill in handling leadership of Generalissimo Chiang weather and poor viablity.

nght against tyranny and trumi- the problems of 1941 and the fol-Kal-shek. He warned against any "Herr Butler also must know that lent aggression: We feel today lowing years.

activity that' may, jeopardize the our land and air forces are grow"

national imity, and underinine the that a high-hearted world of civi- · DESPERATE BRUTALITY" ing stronger every day., They areiation is vindicating itself and

people's morale. in a better position than they were

"Bo

we

can face the coming

in September and although we that it is based on unity it ad year with our faith undimmed

shelters, Hongkong for more the Teachers' Training College eral Huntzinger and the Ministery/ext few months, there is not oneness must be mighty it Its The forces, of evil are still un- A full audience was present at then to have haakalks with Gen. realise what we are in for in the versity. It means that righteous and our confidence unshaken.

than the normal population here: Students' Association concert held

SIR ROBERT'S" CAREER : in the auditorium of King's College) Sir. Robert. Brooke-Popham is 62 last night. Among those present years old. He took up flying early was Mr. H. G. Wallington, Prin- in his career and in 1919-served cipal of King's College,

with the RAF.

Group anging by the College Choir was followed by a piano solo by Mr. J. R. M. Smith.

of the 'Interior and Finance.

•The conviction is growing that the dismissal of M. Laval has ended the 'crisis in France. The acceptance of the German demands would have meant the complete subjection' of, France.

The pećamon observed in other cities in Fres China, including: Kunming, Kweyang and Changsha,

man or woman in this country who to prevail against the infamous vanquished and they will probably. In the International Bettlement

fearful of the result.”

doctrine that might is right.”

be used against na with all the des- and the French Concession in. LORD HALIFAX

perate brutality that only evil Blinghal the National flag wM Turning to the appointment of can inyent but their defeat is displayed and patriotic handbills TRADING JUNK British Ambassador, "to the certain and the sacrifices we will were distributed in theatres and United States, Mr. Steed said, "A have to make will be sacrifices for other amusement establishments ATTACKED:

such a moment the choice of a a cause the very nobility stands on Nanking Road An Chinese [schools," factories, and brasinens British Ambassador to the United revealed., an Manti's Czardas was rendered by The Germans them had to de FOKI SHOT DEAD States as a successor to the late one day, perhaps sooner than concerns had shoilday but no Mr. Chao Pa-wel as a violin solo, cide whether to get rid of Mar

Lord Lothian to carry on the work Herr Hitler Imagines, the power, al Strict precautionary A trading junk, while sailing off to which he devoted his manifold retribution will burn and devour were taken by the police agamiss Miss Beatrice, shal Petain and risk & fresh crisis Wa Lan, in Chinese territory was abilities was a matter of grave his spirit and light such a beacon untoward incidents. The day, how- accompanied by Kwong at the piano.

or to allow the present situation attacked by a fleet of seven rob- concern to the British Government that lumine the world for many ever, passet quietly, A daet was rendered by ProLto continue. In 1933, he was appointed Air

|ber junks armed with machine- Omcer, Commanding-in-Chief, Aur Harry Ore and Mr. Smith on two

That they have decided on the runs and rifles on Dec. 22. and the people. In choosing Lord a year to come," concluded Mr Defence of Great Britain. He was Planos One of the numbers. T latter course is evident from the

The pirates opened fire and the Halifax, the Prime Minister must steed by Prot, Ore himself.

From 1921 to 1826, he was Com- mandant of the Royal Air Force Staff and from 1926 to 1928 he was Air Officer Commanding the Fight- ing Area of the Air Defences of Great Britain.

Inspector-General of the RAF Latvian Bagatelles, was arrange tact that the threat to have a new eraft was later boarded by 50 or be given credit for having acted

1.

END WAR RUMOURS

wisely

ceremonies were held.

measures

CHUNGHING, Dec. 27 Center) After a four months tour of North, Central and South Ameri-

"It has been said that the odium Free Belgians Called ca General Chen Ching-yum of

To Bear Arms NEW YORK, Dec. 27 Beater

from 1935 to 1990....

The College Choir rendered an-Cabinet in France has not ma- the robbers. Sir Robert was placed on the

terialised...

The crew were ordered on deck, retired ist in 1937. He was Gov-other item in a double quartette,

bound and gagged One member; of appeasement still clings to ernor and Commander-in-Chter of and was followed by the Lam

Ng Bam-yau, 41, was shot dead Lord Halifax's manner. I have brothers who contributed a Ha- Kenya from 1937 to 1939.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (Reuter) when he attempted to escape. my own view of the case, For Since 1939. he has been with the wailan music number.

Prof. Ore then delighted with Rumours "from many SQUITER" The pirated junk was then taken many years. I have opposed the two plano solos followed by vocal pointing to the possibility of to Bun Muk where the entire tendency to appease ravening "call to arms to all Belgians numbers by Mr. Gaston D'Aquino, negotiations to end the war be cargo, valued at $3,580, was trans-wolves but it would be contrary oetween the ages of 19 and 25 has A Chinese play, entitled "The tween British and Italy are cir-ferred to the pirates craft. Four to the spirit of British public life been sued by the Belgian Con Couple,

performed by members, culating in Vichy, according to rifes and 400 rounds of ammuni- not to recognise the good faith of al-General, M. Charles Haller of the College Dramatic Club, con- the New York Times correspon- tion, four cannons, and gun pow a man with whom one disagreed. cluded the programme.

dent there.

R.A.F.

EUROPEAN ON TRIAL

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Reuter). The trial opened in the British. Supreme Court today before a jury of five men of Mr. P. J. Mackellär, former travel manager or the

HUGE TRAFFIC - ON BURMA ROAD

TOKYO, Dec. 21 (Reuter) Tae

der were also taken.

Els appeal also includes reserve I know that Lord Halifax felt officers, while volunteers between the alternative that confronted the ages of 16 and 38 will be the British Government in 1938 accepted

when the late Mr. Chamberlain flew The announcement says: Armi -

the Chinese "Air-Force-has-raised the sum of UA. $5,500,000 from Chinese residents in the Americas for the Chinese Air Force.

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuter

Crown Princess Marie Jose of Picament, seier of King Leopold by the Belghans, has omcially be comes matter of the Fasciat Party, kaya a Naples report quoted by the Bremen Radio

NEW ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN

to Berchtesgaden and Muniched Belgian units are now being Alberta ell companies drifted Japan Tourist Bureau will, shon DUBLIN, Dec. " (Reuter) In The sacrifice of one small nation formed in England to fight side 617 miles of hole up to the end of American Express Company on According to Chinese reports open branch office in Berlin, the, presetice of the Premier. Mr. seemed to him less repugnant by side with the British and Allied August, or approximately the dis- three charges of embezzlement reaching London yesterday, nearly thus marking a new policy in Eamon de Valera and a distin- than to commit Pritain to a post- armies Belgians in countries not tance between Calgary and the border accordinge in Mr. Mackellar is a well-known $3,000,000 worth of materials, Japan tourist industry, which be gushed gathering, the Most Retion which would have sealed the occupied by the German Army Manitoba local footballer who joined the equivalent to £750,000, have been fore the war chiefly centred in verend John Charles Mcquaid was doom of Europe for many years are affected by this decree and well drilling footage figures Com firm as apprentice and worked up received in China through the London and Paria. The establish today consecrated in Dublin

_____ RESTORED, CONFIDENCE. should consult their nearest Con= [plied by the Petroleum and M to the position of travel depart Burma Road, atates a London mesment of another branch in Ronte Cathedral as the Archbishop of "What we have since learned of sul regarding their present mit tural Gas Division of the pen

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the unwillingness of the French tary status)

Dublin

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