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"Hongkong Dally Press," Jan. 27, 1941.

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JAPAN DEMANDS AMERICA TRIBUTE TO ARMY OF NILE

NILE REACH

REACH DERNA:

RECONSIDER HER ATTITUDE: MATSUOKA ON WESTERN PACIFIC DOMINATION

CHURCHILL AT DOVER

According to the Saigon Radio the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, visited Dover on Saturday where he inspected south-east coast de- [ences. He was accompanied by Mr. Harry Hopkins. President Roosevelt's personal representative

London.(Special) -

CHINESE

OF COLONY

""Great as your achievements have been in the past, the open- ing of this second century of our happy partnership promises a period of even greater progress and service to the Empire," sald

tary of State for the Colonies when he broadcast from London yesterday on this Colony's Cen- tenary,

"JAPAN MUST DEMAND THAT AMERICA RECONSIMR. G. H. HAL Under Secre-

DER HER ATTITUDE.

"JAPAN MUST DOMINATE THE WESTERN PACIFIC -NOT FOR THE SAKE OF JAPAN BUT FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.

worth.

LITTLE ENEMY OPPOSITION: WOPS RETREATING ON ALL FRONTS

ONLY FOUR DAYS AFTER THE FALL OF TOBRUK, GENERAL WAVELL'S ARMY OF THE NILE HAS REACHED DERNA which is more than 100 miles further west along the coast. There was little enemy opposition, says a London message.

Official information in London, which concerns the activities on Friday, states that the British forces are within three miles of Derna and that armoured car patrols have already entered the town.

During the rapid advance along the coast many small

Mr. Hall said that in a state of groups of Italians have been "Friendly relations between JAPAN and the UNITED war, the Colony like every other caught by British flying STATES will be impossible so long as America regards part of the British Empire, had columns and it is only a mat- CHINA as her first line of defence." "declared MR. MAT-shown its true character and its ter of time when they will all SUOKA, Japanese Foreign Minister when he made a lengthy and uncompromising comment on Mr. Cordell Hull's evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, states a London message.

HALIFAX HAS HOUR'S

'.

TALK WITH HULL: "SEE THINGS ALIKE"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Reuter)-LORD HALIFAX, as his first act as Ambassador. called yesterday on MR. CORDELL HULL. Secretary of State, preparatory to presenting his credentials to the PRESIDENT on Monday.

After-talking to Mr. Hull for over an hour. Lord Halifax told re- porters: We see things very much alike."

Discussing the war. Lord, Halifax United States and "seeing what said that he thought that "when you are doing and will be doing. history comes to be written Herr I hope, for us."

Mr. Matsuoka, who speaking before the Budget Committee in the Lower

was

י,

He said that the Chinese of Hongkong had entered fully and with zest into the life of the Colony and to them in particular Bongkong owed development of many indus- tries which had been set up.

surrender.

From the other African front comes news that the Italians" are. retreating on all fronts and that 600 prisoners have been taken in Eritrea.

In north-west Abyssinia the Ita- Mr. Hall in his opening words arrival in London told of cond!-

lians are also retreating.. A. recent."

iSpecial).

bcen murdered.

House, remarked that 110 spoke of the historic landing entions in Addis Ababa where many doubt the rise or fall of world this small island on the evenize Italians have civilisation depended on the of Jan. 22, 1841. At that time There is very little milk, macaroni United States' attitude. He the island might not have seemed and sugar and a shortage of petrol said he would try to make a valuable possession, but it had America understand but this since been greatly developed and this development had not been

STEADY PRESSURE could not be done by courting confined to the island alone, but her-only by unshakable re-to the mainland on the opposite troops

Steady pressure by the British

and bembers solve.

.. against side, which had grown into a Italy's African Empire un'all fronts modern town, which was spread-were recorded- Mr. Matsuoka added that apart assuming the initiative of striking Continuing, Mr. Hall sald that says Reuter. at the American continent it might this development had not been

in

communiques

from the eventuality of Germany ing rapidly along the coast. from Gen. Wavell's headquarters.

be considered that Article Three the work of the British alone. Hongkong was the clearing house for trade with China and was a place of refuge for the Chinese from the scourge of war.

Hitler will be found to have lost Asked what he thought were Br-of the Tripartite Pact would be in the war in June, 1940, when he fall-tain's most urgent requirements. yoked and Japan would not recoll ed to take advantage of the situa- Lord Halifax "said, "The" mobilisa- tion existing after the collapse of France.

England." he added, "was then at her weakest and Germany might have been able to cash in if she had acted quickly."

"LOOKING FORWARD

tion or

great your

Industrial strength and the translation of ac- tion in supplying us with ships and supplies we need." ·

GOOD IMPRESSION

from her obligations.

The Americans had an erroneous impression that Japan had ex- hausted her internal power.

Mr. Matsuoka defended the Axis

that the Axis was set on a-pro-

THANKS EXPRESSED "I should like to

express

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Good Little Nazi "Echo"

LONDON, Jan. 26 (Reuter)-In Stockholm is published the follow- It is safe to say that no Ambas-policy wholeheartedly and denied behalf of the people of Great Brt tag story from Germany localised

tair Our thanks for all the to the factory in which ramme of unlimited conquest.message of goodwill, loyalty and Hitler made his last speech in the sympathy which we have received mountains of Berchtesgaden or from you," said Mr. Hall, "I know the Brenner Pass.

sador could possibly have made a

looking forward to the opportunity Halifax with both officials and the of seeing different parts of the press.

Lord Halifax said that he was better impression than has Lord

ROOSEVELT HONOURS NEW

BRITISH ENVOY TO UNITED STATES"

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 26 (Reuter)--Lord Halifax, new British Ambas- 'sador to the United States, on landing here. told newspapermen: "The quicker your generous help can be made effective the sooner shall we be able to break the Nazi power trying to enslave Europe and the world.

"We have assuredly a rough and difficult, and perhaps very long road before us, but the "British people are united as never be- fore in their history.

"I have no doubt that with your That "hum of'mighty workings' help we shall win through and should be as welcome to Ameri sú save the cause on which your cú as ourselves, for it is an civilisation and ours depend." surance that the security of the

Lord Halifax, in this state

Atlantic is still wel; guaranteed. ment to the press, referred

Lord Halifax has every quality to the "great honour" which Pre that should recommend him sident Roosevelt had done Bri

Americans. tain by his personal greeting.

The car bearing President Roosevelt and Lord Halifax head- ed a long procession, of motor cars to Washington,

United

States Secret Service

Special):

SERIOUS INTERNAL TROUBLE IN ITALY

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PULGARIA

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LIBYA

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MAJORITY OF INMATES OF SLY BROTHELS BOUGHT BY MISTRESSES

Special to the "Hongkong Daily Press")

In the letter to the Hongkong Daily Press on Saturday, Anti-Slavery" stated that this horrible traffic is not

diminished by licences" and that by being segregated the girls are deprived of their freedom-they become slaves in an Empire which is fighting for liberty, not for men only but for women as well."

what disturbances mean to you! Hitler shouts and is answered If the correspondent honestly believes that the sly pros- and I should like you to know by his echo as follows: Wer re how much we recognise the spirit giert die crosse welt-Roosevelt:of" tolerated" houses then he (or she) must have been? titutes lead a more free and easy life than the inmates which you are facing them,

dass wer diktiert den trieden

cictates

ellents as tips!

"On an occasion like this it is Eden (Who rules the whole world thoroughly misinformed by one who has not the slightest right that while reviewing the Roosevelt; who

the knowledge of prostitutes-" tolerated" or otherwise. achievements of the past, we peace-Eden)

According to investigations only given food, lodging, and cloth- should look ahead to the possi The Kardenumma Svenska and to information supplied ing. Their pocket-money (even bilities of the future.

Dagbladet adds the Information has reached Lon

following to the Hongkong Daily Press to the copper for an occasional cup "Hongkong now enters on its censored version don by a roundabout route that second century of Its history. One "One day Herr Hitler was speak

of the above: reporter at least 60 per cent. of "cooling tea") comes from their there is serious internal trouble in thing is certain and that is that ing in a large hall where the echo of the inmates of the sly Italy, states a London message. we are confident that the co was extremely loud and said: 'Wer brothels ARE BOUGHT by In the case of a girl contracting

Rioting is

V. D. she is given Chinese medicine reported to be operation which has brought such befreit die cross welt'.

their mistresses who, inciden-

and, if the disease gets to an ad- going on in Milan and Turin. achievements will carry us through "There was a moment's slience tally, are NOT the brothel-vanced stage, she might be taken German troops have occupied the the trials of war and assist. us to after which the echo quietly and keepers.

to a Chinese doctor, Should, how- Milan rallway station, Three solve the problems that must be firmly answered 'Hitler'. senior Italian officers were killed faced

These giris, who are often in ever, it be found that she is an unt!! victory in the rioting.

"That was indeed a well brought treated, are not allowed to keep incurable she is then pushed ont up and a good little echo."

any part of their earnings and are into the streets to fend for herself.

TAKEN AS CONCUBINES

In the Brindist area and Sicily there is complete German con- trol.

The Ankara Radio reports that: to large numbers of German troops are pouring into the south of Italy. (Special)

LOVER OF PEACE

Writes The Times: He Is great lover of peace but he loves Justice far more than peace and symbolises the growing identity as such has stood out in Eng of alm between Britain and the land as a man who, more pro United States. The aim of both is

other to smash Hitler.

agents maintained an exceptional foundly perhaps than any guard throughout the route.

of our statesmen, realises unbridgeable is the gulf divides us from National list.

At the British Embassy Prese dent Roosevelt bade Lord and Lady Halifax good-night, thus closing one of the most dramatic |

how Lord Halifax made the journey that in one of our new class of great | Socia-war vessels. Hitler and Musso

*Special)

won."

STOP PRESS

lina will not miss the significance Mr. Wendell Wilkie arrived in scenes of International friend rival of Lord Halifax in America power,"

The Daily Mail says: The ar-of that demonstration of sea London by air yesterday. He said, "I am very glad to be in England ship in American history,

for whose cause I have the utmost; sympathy."(Special)

LONDON PRESS COMMENTS

on

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Nothing could be more fitting than that Lord Halifax's arrival in America

mission 2 charged with consequence for the two nations, and Indeed for the world, should have been digni- fied by the association of the most formidable symbol of "Bri tish sea pwer.

This comment in the Dally Telegraph a typical of the tone of editorials in yesterday morn Íng's London newspapers on Lord Halifax's arrival 'in America EMS, King George V.

The newspaper continues: Here is to be seen timely evidence of the uninterrupted activity of our shipyards.

Today's News Summary

SPEAKING IN TOKYO YESTERDAY, the Japanese Foreign Min- Ister said that Japan muat demand that America reconsider her atti- tude. He also defended the Axis policy wholeheartedly.

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FOUR DAYS AFTER TAKING TOBRUK, the Imperial Forces have now reached Derna, a hundred miles further west. Little opposition was encountered.

M. HORIA BIMA, LEADER OF THE Iron Guard rebels," is report ed to have been placed under arrest. There was appalling horror during the brief attempted revolt in Rumania and the persecution of Jews was continuous.

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SERIOUS INTERNAL TROUBLE IN ITALY is reported and large numbers of German troops are stated to be pouring into the south of Italy.

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A BROADCAST ON THE HONGKONG CENTENARY was given by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in London yesterday.

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German bomber was shot. down by a British fighter off the coast near Yarmouth yesterday (Special)

APPALLING HORROR IN RUMANIA

Looting And Persecution

Of Jews Continuous

BELGRADE, Jan 26 (Reuter)-After five days of the most con- fused reports from the sealed frontiers of RUMANIA, the fog is now lifting from the tangled events of the costly attempt at the revolu-

Con there.

It was now a clear and straight fight between a strong body of legionaries of the Iron Guard, led by M. HÖRIA SIMA añð M. PETRO VICECESCU, former 'Minister of the Interior and the head of the Government, General Antonescu.

"Inmates of "tolerated" houses were," on the other hand, given every consideration by their mis- tresses-not on humanitarian, out on mercernary, grounds. as there was always the possibility of their being bought (or "redeemed). by some rich Chinese patrons and elevated to the rank of concubines. No Chinese gentlemen would dream. of taking a sly prostitute as a con- cubine or even as a mistress.

Periodical medica. examinations -and free advices on hygene- kept the girls in a state of com-' parative cleanliness. It also kept the houses well-swept, dusted and lighted..

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What do the present inmates, or their keepers, know of personal helene? What precautions do the The insurgents claimed that the insurgent reports from captured siris take? "Absolutely none. Prime Minister was not a true Brasoc Wireless Station, held on cording to a well-known medical tenaciously in Bucharest and the officer the only precautions taken by the girls are the use of Lysol, A report from a reliable witness provinces. states that Wednesday night was Looting and persecution of Jews or some other preparation, and the one of appalling horror with con-were continuous throughout the taking of Chinese medicine every

week,' tinuous machine-gun and artillery period of attempted revolt.

riend of the legionary,

| fire, coinciding with a vicious and nightlong progrom ` during which shops were looted and burnt in all the Jewish districts of the capital.

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INSURGENTS PUZZLED

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SIMA ARRESTED

BUCHAREST, Jan. 28 (Reuter)- M. Horia Sima, leader of the Tron Guard rebels, is reported here to have been arrested together with M. Petro Vicecéscú, former Minis, For the first few days, the insur-ter of the 'Interior, Prince Chika gerits were puzzled by M. Horia and others accused of the respon- Sima's silence and encouraged by sibilty for the revolt,

The houses are more often than not, in a filthy state="" unswept, dark with" kerosenB lamps as the only means of illumination, occupied by 10 or more persona · (excluding the girls)," and without any toilet facilities.

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