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"Hongkong Daily Press," Jan. 25, 1941.

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RUMANIAN DICTATOR FORMS NEW WAVELL'S ARMY CONTINUING TO

PARTY WITH IRON GUARD AS FOUNDATION: PERFECT ORDER RESTORED CLAIMED

ACCORDING TO A LONDON MESSAGE, GENERAL ANTONESCU, PRIME MINIS- TER OF RUMANIA, HAS FORMED A NEW PARTY WITH THE IRON GUARD AS A FOUNDATION. A communique issued by Gen. Antonescu stated: "From today the Party will be under my personal leadership. From today there will be a new order in Rumania."

General Antonescu earlier issued an official communique stating that he was un- disputed master of the situation and perfect order had been restored.

The Rumanian authorities have promised the arrest of all legionaires and new mayors will be appointed throughout the country within 48 hours.

HITLER MAY STILL BE FORCED TO TRY DIVERSION

IN THE BALKANS

People in Germany are beginning to ask themselves: Where is this great victory that was promised us and why" this long delay in the subjugation of Britain? The dicta- tors cannot allow that question to develop. So Herr Hitler wants something to show them. Perhaps he is not yet ready for his great gamble of invasion-so, in the mean- time, he may be forced to try a diversion in the Balkans. We shall soon see.".

news

commentator,

F.D.R'S MESSAGE. TO CHIANG

CHINA AS

ALLY OF AMERICA

NEW YORK, Jan, 24 (Renter)——— ME. T. V. SOONG, described Chiria as an ally of the United States, "holding your ramparts in the Pacific" in a speech before the China Society in America."

"By engaging Japan in a long exhausting war and destroying over 1,000,000 Japanese soldiers, containing another 1250,000 which could otherwise be used to support the German and Italian allies, Chi- nese resistance has been and will continue to be of value to the de- mocratic cause," he declared.

In spite of this, a Bucharest message states that civilians have been warned not to ven- "Feace now would only be a tem- ture out into the streets and a porary armistice with all the ad- Tantages accruing to Japan, As number of insurgent Iron

the Sino-Japanese conflet is part Guards have refused to lay of a general struggle, enduring down their arms...

peace can only come as part of The split ia the Iron general world settlement.” Guards

was apparent ever since the arrival of the first German troops. (Special).

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PARTHIAN SINKS ITALIAN SHIP

Second Detective Shot

a com-

Dead

MOVE WESTWARD: R.A.F. MADE

NO FEWER THAN 87 RAIDS ON TOBRUK DAY BEFORE FINAL ASSAULT

British Killed,

Killed, Wounded Hardly Two Thousand

The latest Cairo communique is as follows:-

Libya-OUR TROOPS ARE CONTINUING THEIR SUC- CESSFUL ADVANCE WESTWARD.

This official statement is the first intimation re- ceived in London that General Wavell's army has already dealt with most of the problems and are moving forward again.

It is estimated that the final figure of prisoners cap- tured in Tobruk will be 20,000, states a London message. The prisoners include an Italian corps commander,, divi- sional confmander, two generals and an admiral.

The town, the report, adds, lay under a cloud of black smoke from burning build- ings and ships set on fire by the Italians.

Small bands of Italians who

and of Graziani's reputation,"

says the DAILY MAIL.

The DAILY TELEGRAPH points GEN. SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL out that Home had to invent the statement that British losses were heavy whereas the truth was that

British, Filled and wounded could

hid in ravines west of Tobruk hardly be 2,000. There had never in history been such disintegration. have been stalked down by of an army at so small a cost to the British infantry.

Tobruk is the first Italian town

the conqueror.,

The DAILY EXPRESS refers to

derful deeds.

LESSON LEARNED The DAILY HERALD said there

STOP PRESS.

General

Wavel has

sent a

A United States delegation has

PATIENCE EXHAUSTED BUCHAREST, Jan 24 (Reuter) "All limits of patience having been

The Commander-in-Chief of the exhausted, the machine for the de- Mediterranean Fleet in fence of the country, that is to munique announced yesterday that captured with a civilian popüla- the entry of Free French forces message to London in which he say, the "Army, comes into force FM Submarine BARTHIAN LEtion of nearly 10,000 Apparently with the British troops into To- paid high tribute to the Com- The above comment was

said Gen Antoneset the the course

known on the China Station has the Italians evacuated most of the bruk and asks whether Frenchmen mander of the Australan forces In. made by MR. CYRIL LAKIN,

of his appeal to the Rumanian sunk a heavily-laden Italian sup Europeans and left behind the in Vichy have heard of the won his excellent planning which was. B.B.C.

executed with great dash by the nation today.

ply ship, of. 7,000 tons, off the Jews and Arabs.

The day before the final assault when he broadcast from Lon-

"My efforts to reach a settlement south of Italy.

men-(Special) A London message announced

The London message adds that the Royal Air Force made no fewer don yesterday on the latest that President Roosevelt's adminis- with the rebels have been in vain.

Mr. Loughlin Armed with machine-guns and this shows how the British sub- than 87 raids on the town. In developments in the inter-trative assistant,

Curry, will go to China shortly and artillery prepared in advance by marines in the Mediterranean are spite of intensive activities British is a lesson to be learned from the national situation.

will take to Generalissimo Chiang the former Minister of Interior in carrying out their task of inter-losses in planes on the North British victory. "We must expect arrived in London to discuss the PATHETIC ATTEMPT.. Mr. Lakin first referred to the Kal-shek personal, greetings from order to overthrow the Govern-rupting Italian seaborne trame African coast totalled three.

(Special) the Mr. Roosevelt-(Speelal) pathetic attempt made by

machine to Itállan propaganda minimise the loss of Tobruk. Al-. though Signrior Ansaldo had not made any woe, woe" statement yet, it did seem as if his warning about Bardia had gone unheeded. Mr. Lakin mentioned a Home broadcast

had which

stated: "Germany does not intend to play "the traltor to Italy. The German people are Inyal, mignanimous and understanding. Germany has gained a warm place in the hearts of the Italian people, except for a few disreputable aristocrats whose chief occupation is playing golf."

Mr. Lakin said that this state- ment showed how much Italian nerves had been shaken, as was the monstrous invention by Rome radio that British reports admit- ra particularly serious losses in

Tobruk,

RECORD BALANCE SHEET

"AS

we know," continued Mr.

Within Two Weeks

Daring Robbery At Grocery Premises

" Encountering armed men who were apparently acting as "watchers" while other marauders were ransacking a grocery shop in the Shataukok district, New Territories shortly before 7 o'clock last night, DETECTIVE C490 LI YIM of the 'Hongkong Police Force, was shot dead while DETECTIVE C541 CHAN HUNG was wounded in the arm though not seriously.

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It will be recalled that Detective Ip lung was killed in a street in the Tai O district on Jan. Last night's incident occurred at Border Road, near Shataukok blockhouse.

According to a report made to injured. The latter was sent to MORE EMPLOYMENT the Police by a woman. Ko Lal-hospital.

SHOTS EXCHANGED sang, age 38, mistrses of the Yat IN AUSTRALIA

Sergeanta San Cheung grocery shop, in Sha- Employment in Australia has taukok Market.

seven Chinese Oakley were attracted to the scene

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Hitler to take desperate steps to leasing of buses in Newfoundland the first The spectacular advance of the wipe out the memory of his ally's and the West Indies. Lord Cran-

feeble performance. Everything borns will preside at British forces covered 200 miles.

points to superhuman efforts in meeting-(Special) GREATER IMPORTANCE.

the near future to assault Britain Commenting on the victory, THE on all fronts including invasion of TIMES says that there may not this very iste," the paper adds. have been quite the same haul of In broadcast, General prisoners and material as at Sidi Gaulle, leader of the Free French Barrant and Bardia but the cap-forces, said that Vichy had not ture of Tobruk was strategically of yet made up its mind whether to greater importance and showed that the tide of victory had not been arrested by the lengthening of communications.

The capture of Tobruk, the pa- per adds, must be considered in conjunction with the recapture of Kassala, the Italian retreat into Eritrea and the stirring of the re- volt in Abyssinie.

"Tobruk is the graveyard of the Italian hopes in Africa

Hewitt and L. H. SUBSTITUTIONS

Lakin, "our losses were under 500 reached record figures, according males entered the premises on the and gave chase after the robbers and for the whole campaign our to a message from Sydney. There pretext of buying soya beans. Six in the course of which shots. wers losses in killed and wounded are were now tewer Unionists out of of them produced revolvers and exchanged. hardly 2,000. When you put that work than at any time and the proceeded to ransack the shop. against the 100,000 prisoners taken number unemployed was four per

The marauders escaped in the While this was in progress, De darkness and a search has since

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Owing to the Chinese New Year holidays fere will be no Issue of the Hongkong Dally Press on Tuesday. Publication will resume on Wednesday..

BANGKOK DENIES PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, REPORT

BANGKOK, Jan. 24 (Reuter)-An official statement broadcast from the Bangkok Radio last night, EMPHATICALLY DENTED VICHY REPORTS OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS by the French Charge d'Affaires, M. Roger Garreau,

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The Radio said that the Thai Government understood the French Legation's attitude and programme.

Last night's. High Command tell the people the result" of these communique announces large scale endeavours.

FOR LEASE AND Thai Air Force activity in Cam-

LEND BILL

bodia in retaliation for the French. ilds on Ubol, Frehinburl. and Surindr. Thai airmen bombed a

ADVANCE UNOPPOSED SINGAPORE, Jan. 34 (Reuter)- A Thai Consulate communique

by the British you get a balance cent, less than when the war be-tectives Li Yim and Chan Hung indicated that they bolted into in Washington by Isolationists in tary depots and the Mongkol-Buri sector, firing continued along the

Mekong.

Two Bills have been introduced road and railway junction, milt says that, in the north-eastern

sheet that no campaign in historygan and within 1.7 per cent, of

substitution for Frésident Roose-railway terminus was set ablaze.

On Jan. 22, Thai advance forces, has equalled."

the lowest level of unemployment. passed the shop. They apparently Chinese 'territory.

The French flag at Champasak- From the grocery establishment velt's Lease and Lend. Bill, states encountered one or more armed Cont'd Page 12, Col 2 (Special)

it city was pulled down and the unopposed, occupled Champasak.. men who were acting as "watch- they stole $2,000 Chinese, currency, a London message.

What actually happened is $180 Hongkong money and 70 tins Benator Johnson proposes the Thai flag hoisted. There was an an important "town' on the Mekong. ers",

In the eastern sector, after hav- not yet clear but Li Yim was killed of various brands of cigarettes, lending of £800,000,000 worth of intense exchange of gunfire on the instantaneously and Chan Hung Mr. G. Wilson, A. 8. P. (new equipment while Seriator Taft pro- Mekong frontier as the Frenching scattered French opposition, Territories) proceeded to the scene poses the loan of £250,000,000 to landing attempt in the Tongkal the Thai main force assisted by. the air force moved into impor- and took hearge of investigations. Britain, £125,000,000 to Canada region was repulsed,

tarit French. defence lines and £12,500,000 :to Greece,-

continued to advance. The body of Li Yim was later and removed to the mortuary.

NEW BATTLESHIP TAKES HALIFAX TO AMERICA

HMS. FING GEORGE V, with LORD HALIFAX NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, and LADY HALIFAX on board, was reported to have arrived in New York waters yesterday, according to a message from London.

⚫ She was sighted in Chesapeak: Bay and was expected to drop

anchor at any time.

The news that this latest of Duke of York, Jellicoe and Beatty.

THE ARMAMENTS British battleships had been put into commission had been kept Very little has been disclosed about her armaments but it is secret until yesterday.

The King George V is one of five known that she carried 10 14-in. battleships launched in 1939 the guns of the new type which have others being the Prince of Wales, a greater. range than the 15-Ln.

· EARL KILLED NAIROBI, Jan. 24 (Repter)-The Earl of Erroll was killed in a motor accident here.

gun. She also has 15 5.5-in, guns and a speed of over 30 knots.

She is commanded by Capt, W. R. Paterson... In the last war he served in torpedo-boats, destroyers and on a cruiser.

-On Other

Pages

Sunday softball; Annual

racing Hunt.

carnival; Fanling

3 Radio programmes; Coming

events; Cinema notes.

4 Attack on Tobruk; Trans- ocean invasion of U.S. im- possible; Americans favour aid to Britain.

5 Queen's College' prize giv-

ing;

Police Round the Courts.

6 Leading article: Balance

sheet. of the War..

8. Catholic news and notes; Church services; Volunteer Orders; Crossword puzzlę, 9-10 Finance and commerce.

11 Colony's favourable trade

balance.

The American newspapers have Thirty-nine years old, the Earl already come out with enthusiastic was a member of the Kenya Legis- comment on the vessel's arrival. lative Council and from 1920 to and it is taken as convincing proof 1923, was Honorary Attache at the that Britain still rules the waves. British Embassy in Berlin

(Special)

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(Special)

Today's News Summary

THE IMPERIAL FORCES ARE CONTINUING their advance west- ward after the. capture of Tobruk. The total number of prisoners is 14,000 but it is stated that the Ogure may probably reach 20,000.

the graveyard. One London newspaper has described Tobruk of Italian hopes in Africa and also of Graziani's reputation."

THE RUMANIAN DICTATOR, General Antonescu, has claimed that he is undisputed master of the situation and has now formed

It is pro a new party with the Iron Guard as the foundation. mized that all legionaires will be arrested. Some ingurgents, how- ever, have refused to lay down their arms.

ONE OF BRITAIN'S LATEST BATTLESHIPS, HMS. King George V has arrived in American waters with Lord Halifax, the new Bri- tish Ambassador to the United States, who was appointed in suc- cession to the late Lord Lothian, on board, accompanied by Lady Halifax. The arrival of the vessel is accorded an enthusiastic, wel- come in the New York Press.

MORE SUCCESSES ARE CLAIMED by the Greeks in Albania and R.A.F. support continues in the central sector.

ILM. SUBMARINE PARTHIAN, well-known to Hongkong waters, has sunk an Italian supply ship, of 7,000 tons, off the south of Italy.

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY HANOI, Jan 24 (Reuter)There

DEEFER CONCERN has been an artillery activity in

TOKYO, Jan. 24. (Reuter)-Mr. Vientiane and Thakek, declares a communique, adding that in Cam-Koh Ishill, deputy spokesman of bodia, the enemy was routed in the Information Board, declined the region of Samrong, abandon to discuss the reported Japanese- mediation in the Thal-French ing their arms and ammunition.

Thal planes bombed Sisophon Indo-China conflict.

the French retaliating on Prachinbury among other towns. General Mordant has taken over the command of the Indo-Chinese troops and General Pellet of the Cochin-Chinese Cambodia division

...JAPAN'S "ENDEAVOURS",

and

The spokesman said, however. "Japan feels deeper concern than he United States does over the conflict between Indo-China and Thailand which Le nearer to her- ell, to say nothing of the fact that those, countries form part of the Greater East Asia sphere of common prosperity."

* TOKYO, January 24 (Reuter) Japan is endeavouring" to bring Referring to Tokyo conversations about & termination of the Thai-regarding Indo-China, Mr. Ishii Indo-China conflict, the Foreign pointed out the question of Japan- Minister revealed in the Lower se purchases of rice from Indo- China has been settled and French House this afternoon..

Replying to an interpellation, and Japanese negotiators have Mr. Matsuoka declared that he taken up other questions for dis- hoped he would be able to "sooncussion,