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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Nazis Fear Attempt To. Bring Vichy Back To

The Democracies

VICHY, Jan. -German suspicions that the United States might persuade France to return to the democratic fold were blamed today by neutral diplomatic quarters for the apparent deterioration Franco-German relations.

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Neutral military experts also opined that the Naz! high com- mand probably advised against resumption of the Faris talks on the Vichy-Berlin collaboration program recently outlined by Chief of State Marshal Henri Petain and Chancellor Adolf Hitler pending the anticipated "big push" toward London.

It was pointed ont that the Parts | schism with the Petain govern negotiations had not been resum-ment.

ed since the removal of former In today's Ouvre. Deat suggested Vice Premier Pierre Laval from the that in the impending emergency, cabinet, although French officials an old parliamentary assembly insisted there Was ΠΟ truth to might be convoked at Versailles→→→ press reports that France and its traditional historical seat-to Germany had broken off their invest full powers of government diplomatic relations.

In some other entities "in the pre Without divulging military ser

sence of some unpreditcable chaos rets. It is possible to say, that the for governmental disorder." „Germans are very intently prepar-

The present relations. between ing for the crucial final phase of Germany and France are those of the attack on England. It was a conqueror and a vanquished, in considered possible that the Nazis which the former is enjoying all may attack any time the weather the spolls of war permitted by provides the best chance Success

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STRAIN INCREASED

It is also no secret that the early

tions.

military tradition and Interna tional law.

DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS There have been diplomatic arrival of U. s. Ambassador Ad-negotiations between the two miral William D. Leahy so closely countries but they were within the upon President, Roosevelt's recent framework of the armistice con- anti-Axis Dombshell increased the vention which fully covered present strain in Franco-erman rela-Franco-German relations.

Rene de Brinon, France's general Admiral Leally's Interview upon delegate, is still in Paris. There has leaving. New York aboard

been absolutely no act from the Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa in which vichy end pointed toward chang hé lauded Marshat Petain and a-ing of the status of relations be nounced his desire to collaborate tween the two countries beyond with the marshal in the latter's the Laval incident which Marshal efforts at national resurrection must have been unpleasant tu German eats,

the

M.M. After

Court Of Inquiry

An anti-aircraft gunner, who disobeyed an order, was sum- moned before a Court of In- quiry and then awarded the Military Medal, states a Lon- don message.

He was GUNNER BENNETT, who was in charge of an A.A. gun and the regulations, pre- vented him from firing his gun unless ordered to do so by an officer.

Seeing a ralder coming over, the gunner told his enmrades that he could not resist the templation.

He fired his gün and the raider crashed.

A Court of Inquiry was held and when the full facts were disclosed the officer in charge of the Court made the follow- ing order:

Gunner "No punishment. Bennett should be awarded the Military Medal."

CABLE

Enemy Air Bases In Norway Attacked

An Alr Ministry announcement yesterday stated that on Tuesday

Sicily Now

German Territory

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reuter) Sicily is now for all practical purposes German territory, accord- ing to reports received in diploma- tic circles here.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1941. —PAGE 7

Violent 'Quake Near New

Guinea

ANTONESCU SUMMONED TO BERLIN?

NO CONFIRMATION

IN BELGRADE

BELGRADE, Jan. 15 (Reutef)- Rumanian officials refuse to con- firm or deny the report that Gen. SYDNEY,

the Jan, 15 (Reuter)—A | Ion Antonescu,

Rumanian The island has been heavily oc-

violent earthquake rocked the Premier, has been summoned to night a small number of Coastal cupied by German troops, air force island of NEW BRITAIN, north-Berlin. Command aircraft made an attack men and technicians in recent cast of New Guinea early yester- M. Horia, Sima, the Deputy Pre- on enemy air bases in NORWAY, weeks, state these reports.

day morning.

mier and head of the Iron Guard. states a message from London,

Italy was for a long time reluc-properties in and around the porters in all towns on Jan. 19. Speak- Much damage was done to house has called meetings of his follow- Bad weather made observation

tant to ask for German aid it is of Rabul, whilst Assures appeared ers will address the meetings on difficult, but bombs were seen to

of the political in the harbour, fall on an aerodrome, while a rall. stated, because.

"the struggle of Nazi Germany

the Italy for turn. but finally a request was believed to have been 20 miles tablishment of a new European Two direct hits were obtained made.

from the port.

order." on a ship at Stavanger.

The price to be paid appears so The Director of the River View Meanwhile, the Rumanian news On their return two of the Hud- far in northern Italy at Trieste Observatory in Sydney said that paper, Curentul, sounds a note of son aircraft ran into an electrical where it is reported many German the seismograph, vibrated violently deflance over the German plans to storm and the wireless operator, troops have already arrived. Ger- for three hours on Monday night. turn Rumania into a granary and who was at work on his instrument, Įman merchant vessels manned by The shocks were equal inoil reservoir at the expense of her discovered that it had been blown naval ratings are in Trieste har-strength to those during the Jap-Industrial development, It says

bour. It is stated.

anese earthquake in 1923.

way bridge was also believed to price likely to be asked for in re- The epicentre of the shock is and Fascist

have been hit.

up.

.

All the British aircraft returned safely.

British anti-aircraft guns. went into action yesterday in EAST

EMANCIPATION ANGLIA where a few raiders were

LEAGUE

TOKYO MEETING ON JAN. 24°

reported to have appeared.

was dropped

One bomb then the raiders sheered off

and

MENZIES VISIT TO LONDON

In the German raids on England FRONT LINE yesterday, 16 bombs were dropped

STUDY

by a single plane co a town in OF THE WAR (South-East England. Windows

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter)-It is

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that the legionary regime does not dream of giving up Rumanian in- dustry but on the contrary it must be expanded.

have

COPPER COIN

SHIPPING BAN SHORTAGE

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter)-Ru- manian territorial waters Continued from Page 1 going to apply for the maximum been declared a danger zone for shipping in an official communi- penalty."

An official of the Post Office, que issued by the Rumanian Navy

Minister quoted by the questioned as to the legality or radio. otherwise of using postage stamps as small change, stated that the

Ships desiring to navigate in

There was nothing to com- pel a person to take stamps as change. It was simply a mat- ter of individual arrangement between the shop-keeper and the customer.

Ankara

obtain permission and notify the port authorities, It it, stated.

No reason for this measure" is given.

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ENVOY TO BRITAIN CHOSEN

Branding rulers of south-eastern other damage or casualties."

TOKYO, January 15 (Reuter) were shattered but there was no learned in South African and Aus- acceptance, or rejection, of such the waters of the Black Sea must Asiatic countries as oppressors and German planes are reported to forthcoming visit to London by Mr.tion of the customer..

tralian circles in London that the stamps was at the entire discre- exploiters of native peoples, the have machine-gunned points In T. G. Menzies the first Dominion

League For Emancipation of North Scotland.

Prime Minister to visit Britain Asiatic Nations " South-Eastern

BAD WEATHER has scheduled a mass meeting to

since the war-does not in any way Nelther the RAF nor the Ger- indicate that there will be an Im- Heart Petain took pains to explain be held in Tokyo's Ueno Park on man Air Force carried out any

¡perial conference to Chancellor Adolf Hitler as an Jan. 4.

of Dominion raids on Tuesday night, owing to

Frime Ministers. internal-even personal affair South-Eastern Asia has been bad weather over Europe includ- Any serious bolstering

between the two men and had no invaded and conquered by whites ing fog, states a message from Franco-American relations at this!

connection with French diplomacy. for the past several centuries," London. Landing grounds were that Mr. Menzies is particularly an- of the question, the official gave-A successor to Mr. Joseph P. Ken- juncture of Germany's hard war

NEGOTIATIONS AT STANDSTILL 3 manifesto announcing the pro-stated to be in a dangerous con- Ixious to study for himself the pro- might possibly be a breach of the to Britain has been chosen.

is his opinion that, although "it nedy as United States Ambassador with Britain would be a severe blow to Berlin. There was no doubt

Diplomatic negotiations between posed. meeting declares,

gress of the war from the front Ordinance." there was no possi- President Roosevelt announced "The peoples of Asia have been This means that British skles line and that while he will have bility of the Postal Authorities this at a press conference yester-" among observers here that. Leahy's France and Germany have beer. at

free from raiders for talks with "Mr. Winston Churchill taking any action in regard to the day but he declined to reveal the -mission was to bolster Franco-a standstill as they have been oppressed and exploited by con-have been American, relations, and if Leahy since. Dec. 13 when Petain overquerors with their national deve- the last 36 hours, as no planes ap- and other members of the British matter which, he continued, must rame of the envoy he had select- succeeds in reviving a little French threw Laval, This must have sur-lopment thwarted and thelf birth-peared during daylight cn Tues-Government, these conversations necessarily be regarded as a templed.

of

million people in Annam, Cochin China, East Indies, Malaya Penin- sula, Burma, India and the Philip

interest in democratic traditions prised Hitler and Nazi Foreign right rejected. Their plight "simply and in the Anglo-Saxon efforts In Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. is to be deplored. Five hundred behalf of free peoples of the as much as it surprised M. Laval. world, then his work would not But the negotiations nave never especially help Berlin's efforts to been broken off, at least not from turn France around and join the this end. It is true that Hitler had pines are now groaning under this continental bloc as organized un-never replied to Petain's explana-Injustice. der the "Axis new deal

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AXIS DISTRUST

warmth

tory note of Dee 14, In fact, in those 18 days, there has been no progress in the

of laboration agreement and no con

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PROPER PLACES

To emancipate these peoples from their conquerors and enable

festo continues.

The "League for Emancipation of South-Eastern Asiatic Nations"

dition.

day either.

It is emphasised by Australians

Pressed as to the legal aspects

will have relation only to matters

make-shift arrangement} porary principally affecting Australia's during "the so-called shortage " growing contribution to the gen- of copper coins. eral war-effort,

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GIVEN OPTION He, however, emphasised that the Post Office does not exchange

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reuter)

First Chungking Raid

Of New Years

CHUNGLING Jan. 15 (Rê) According to a report made to stamps for money. In England, -Chungking was raided for the the Police by Mr. K. G. Blair, of some postmasters are given the first time this year yesterday when Messrs. Blair and Co., French Bank option of buying back stamps, at 27 Japanese aircraft rained bombs Building, a clerk in his employ, a small discount, but, in Hongkong, on and machine-gunned various

parts of China's wartime capital. named Hau Kai-fong, absconded a stamp sold remains sold,

"Stamps of one denomination Life magazine "cameraman Carl cannot even be exchanged for Mydans and his wife Shelley bad that of another denomination by a very narrow escape as their alr the men at the Post Office," went liner was preparing to land when on the official, "except with the the raiders appeared. They man- written consent of the Postmaster-aged to land and flee to safety in

GOERING'S SUICIDE SQUAD

SHATTERED NERVES General." WIN NORWAY

is presided over by Kenzo Adachi, MEND

of

British" night fighters, it was revealed in London yesterday, are beginning to Intercept more and more German raid- ers and the Germans them- selves admit that in their last raid on Portsmouth they lost six bombers. British night fighters have shot Observers said it was not to the absolutely advantage of the Axis powers if technical negotiation on the col them each to have their proper down many night bombers with

places, it is essential for the con-out loss to themselves and this France. feeling the

tacts between the two governments/struction of a better life and the has encouraged the Eritish public. I with $1,760 American friendship, should no

establishment of lasting peace in longer feel herself isolated hence except the hasty voyage to Vichy this part of the world." the mani- the Aris distrust of Leahy's rest by German Ambassador Otto Abetz mission. In the meantime, Petain and Admiral Darian's two trips t has been stymied in his desire to Paris. proceed with another cabinet

NOT BROKEN OFF shakeup-assertedly

for purely De Exinon's continued presence former president of the now de- domestic reasons and in his plans in Paris was interpreted here as funct' Rightist Political Party and tó convoke "4, consultative assem-meaning that diplomatic negotia- he announced the aim of the new bly.

tions had not been broken off from league is the emancipation of all!

Large numbers of German pilots and airmen are now Without receiving word from either end, French authorities here subjects

south- nations.

resting in Norway. They are men who have been Bombing Hitler In reply to the marshal's insisted tonight that they have eastern Asia and enable them each

London, and, according to statements made to me recently by note of Dec. 1, explaining the rea-seen no signs from the German to have their own proper places so

man just returned from that country, they are far from sons for Laval's removal, Petala end of any desire or intention to as to lay the foundation for a New

happy band, writes a Sunday Express correspondent. cannot proceed with his domestic break them off, and they pointed Asia."

"They are known as the 'Buicide became known as the "Farewell to program, since any effective re-out that Fetain has not changed Many prominent Japanese, mill-

cary and naval" personalities and Squad," he said. "A number are the Suicide Squad!" novation work in France could be his decision to enact his collabora

Result, the organisers; were carried out only with the consenttion pledge given to Hitler at Mon-public figures are sponsoring the plots who used to ay passenger

between of German occupation authorities taire.

Germany and placed under arrest, and all whe meeting, including nine members plancs of the House of Peers, seven mem- London. Few, however, are volun- attended were punished by being bers of the House of Representa- teers. The daylight raids are re-sent to danger posts

Norway today is being prepared tives, nine retired Japanese Ad-ferred to as 'death trips?" mirals, three retired Generals in- The German pilots based in as the jumping-off ground for in- Gen. Sinjuro Hayashi, France, Belgium, or Holland, tensive. raids over Northern Eng- cluding

after tw

land and Scotland in the spring. or three raids over ormer Premier.

LOOTED EVERYTHING England, are ordered to fly their machines to airfields in Norway. "The Germans," said my in- Even though they fly from a formant, "have looted everything French base on their first raid and sent great quantities of food over England, they do not return into Germany. Meat can be had to it. They go to base in an- en only one day a week--){ ·SUD- other part of France; or to Bel-blies are available. Most of the glum or Holland.

butchers' shops are closed.

"CHvillans are now living mostiv This is part of the practice carried out by the German High on vegetables they have grown

themselves." Command to keep the plots from

German propagand'sts talking of their experiences or 2

speculating as to losses sustained. spreading stories throughout "Nor- He summoned the leading Czech "We never know where we are way of the imminent collapse of While British patrols are harass citizens and told them that he going after a raid over London" England. A few weeks ago they ing the Italian troops, thousands would not hesitate to set up a mill-Sometimes we by under sealed about to begin or had taken place.

(one plot told my Informantere saying that invasion Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of of tribesmen are raiding isolated itary dictatorship because he was orders, at others radio message /from France and Belgiu Labour and National Service, was posts, attacking convoya and even determined that the spirit of resis present at the opening and made smiting Italians in the towns. tance of the Czechs must be

in Paris, particularly if the mea- Naturally, as long as Eltler does sure affected the occupied zones. not answer Petain's note there will

BRINON STILL IN PARIS be no progress in the conversa Observers considered it signitions. Eighteen days after the over ficant that Editor Marcel Deal of throw of Laval the Germans have the Paris Ouvre has been allowed not given their approval or their by the Germans to widen his answer to Petain's explanations.

PRIVATE

POLISH

REFUGEE

BUREAU

"A PRIVATE BUREAU for refugee Poles was opened in London yes- terday, according › to a London message.

at Polatid?"

WELCOME EXTENDED

DIFFICULTIES

OF ITALIANS

IN ABYSSINIA

ANGER OF MORÁVIA PROTECTOR AROUSED

THE SPIRIT OF CZECH regis An agency message from Khar- tance has aroused the anger of the toum reports the increasing diff-Protector of Moravia. states culties of the Italians in Abyssins. London message. states a London message.

and report progress.”

are

WOK

time.

Inquiries made by a Hongkong Daily Press reporter revealed that shops, cigarette-stores, cafes, and known money-changer stall, which other retail stores, prefer to lose also deals in cigarettes, stated that a small business rather than give they have had to turn away a change on a ten-cent piece. number of customers every day for the past two or three days simply. because they could not give the necessary change. "We don't. like to lose the business, but what can we do? Copper cents can only be obtained, at 80 to the dollar. We don't even make 20 per cent, on

In fairness to these traders It must be stated that the shortage has grown so ́acate that they themselves find it almost impossible to copper coins, 4

TURN AWAY CUSTOMERS The counter-man of a well-the cigarettes."

obtain

Fireside

Comfort

Gas fires give out healthy warmth like that of the sun.

A gas-warmed room is always well ventilated, never stuffy.

The gas fire is always at your service. With gas you only use fuel when you need it.

Gus fires create no dirt, no work.

See the new gas fires at the Showrooms -to-day." There is one to suit every room at your house. and its price will suit your pocket,

"Actually the Germans " trans- in comes through while we are One result of this is that over broken.

ported thousands of troops to the alr a short speech in which he said,

"During raids we have to main-Norway to train thems for the im "How stupid these Germans are. Parge areas the Italians have no

The Protector complained of the tain radio touch with headquarters pending invasion.

There werc the roads are no lack of sympathy for the German Can they never learn from history authority and

many rehearsals on the coast, the that they cannot break the spirit longer safe for them. The RAF new order.

troops being taken to sea In amali raids have encouraged the tribes-

NORWAY CURFEW

. NO SHORTAGE

steamers and fishing craft. men who are persuading their

Similar tendencies are shown to Although, there's no apparent "Many of these troops had The Minister welcomed the incompatriots in the Italian Army prevall in Norway where the der shortage of skilled pilots and never seen the sea, much less ex- clusion in the ranks of industrial to desert...

mans have imposed a curfew order crews, Germany Is now adopting |perienced its behaviour. They in certain towns.

methods of compulsion to obtain went aboard the vessels full of LIMA, JETI, 13 (Reuter)-The

The inhabitants of these towns pilots. Young officers are taken glee. How different was their re- The creation of this inter Peruvian Senate has approved the must be indoors by 8 p.m.

from cavalry and other regiments turn. Some had actually to be national labou force, he said, motion for the withdrawal of Luft- Certain quarters have beep get and ordered to report for air carried ashore: They would have would have a big influence on the hansas licences to fly in Peru. The aside for, the Germans because of training.

been a pretty fine invading army HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. question of unity when peace Lufthansas Company, which is incidents and a batch of arrests Recently three young officers of for the British to deal with."

Germany's International commer- (have followed.

a famous cavalry regiment were. Although the air pilots admit “As others have failed to break cial airways undertaking, was nc- After three months of intensive ordered to report for training as that their losses, have been in ex- you so the gangsters who now cused of breaking faith by making propaganda only 500 Norwegian bomber pilots. The other officers eess of what the most pessimistic dominate your country will also fights over the Feru-Ecuador workers have so far been sent to in the mess decided to give a fare-anticipated, they say that, there is fall," concluded the Labour Minis- frcntier.

Germany.

well dinner to them. The dinner no real shortage of materials. -

workers "several Polish „scientists. engineers and others.

came.

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