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"Hongkong Daily Press," May 15, 1941

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1941.

REPLY BY EDEN TO QUESTION

ABOUT JAPAN SHOWS DESIRABLE

DETERMINATION OF POLICY BOMBS IN Tokyo's Failure To Keep Promises

Of No Trade Discrimination

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)—LOUD CHEERS WERE RAISED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, WHEN MR. ANTHONY EDEN, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, GAVE AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION ABOUT JAPAN IN A TONE WHICH ONE MEMBER WELCOMED AS “SHOWING A DETERMINATION OF POLICY, WHICH IS VERY DESIRABLE."

Mr. Eden was replying to a series of questions whose purport was that Japan has failed to keep the promises that there would be no discrimination against the trade of any other Power in the occupied districts of China.

The Foreign Secretary recalled that he had previously indicated that the Japanese discrimination against British interests in China was at variance with the numerous Japanese assurances and the Japanese Government could not divest itself of the responsibility.

British Government Will Continue To Do Everything To Aid China

A statement on Britain's relations in the Far East was made.. by Mr. Eden, Foreign Secretary, In the House of Commons yes- terday, according to a Reuter message.

Mr. Eden said:

́“OUR RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA CONTINUE ON TERMS OF THE CLOSEST COR- DIALITY AND CO-OPERATION. Engaged as we are in a life and death struggle in Europe and the Middle East, the efforts of China to resist foreign domination and aggression have viatural-" ly appealed to the people of this country and the British Gov- ernment will continue to do everything they can to help China in her present struggle.

!' JAPAN CANNOT EXPECT ANY CHANGE IN OUR ECONO- MIC POLICY. Sir Robert Craigle, the British Ambassador, has been instructed to reply to the Japanese Government's complaint In this sense. Our main object is to conserve our supplies for our own war effort and stop supplies from reaching the enemy."

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TOKYO, May 14 (Reuter)The British and United States Ambas

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Obvious Axis BRITISH PUBLIC IS

Intention To EAGERLY AWAITING Attack Egypt PREMIER'S STATEMENT

ON RUDOLF HESS

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)-The Axis forcer in LIBYA are within their own frontier, building up & force with the obvious intention of

eircles in London state.

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter) The British public is attacking EGYPT, authoritativo eagerly awaiting the statement expected in the near future by Mr. Winston Churchill on Herr Rudolf Hess, Deputy The main enemy force is covered Nazi Fuehrer, and what the British Premier himself call- by light forces which are constant-

ed baffling" events. ly reconnottring while the Imperial forces are watching them closely

Until such official pronouncement is made, no further with light forces, and taking every light on the strange oddyssey of the No. 3 Nazi and Hit- opportunity to dart in and out ler's ex-deputy is expected to be forthcoming.

STATEMENT BY MR. again before the enemy's heavler

RENDELL

forces can be brought into opera- tion

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)-Mr. George Rendell, recently British Minister at Sofia, told the Press

here today that there was good reason to believe that the bombs which were found in his luggage at Istanbul were of German origin.

There were three bombs al- together and were sufficiently well-made to suggest German origin. It was noticed also that there were two German officers on the platform watching the luggage being entrained.

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IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES There are, however, some impor-

Herr Hess himself, who awoke this morning in the hospital nearer in London than he was on Tuesday, is

tant differences as compared with making good progress to- last year.

wards recovery.

Then, there was a large Italian His damaged ankle is yielding to army fully equipped and of a con- treatment and the slight abrasion siderable size and at forward posi-to the arm, received in the para- tions and in enemy territory were chute fümp, is healing rapidly. large dumps of stores and muni- He is stated to be in excellent tions which had been laboriously spirits.

Heligoland Raided In Daylight

made

LONDON, MAY 14 (Beuter)— HELIGOLAND was raided in day- accumulated besides very large The latest news

concerning light yesterday by a squadron of a number of lorries of all kinds and Herr Hess is that Mr. Ivone Kirk-RA.F. bombers. petrol.

patrick, of the Foreign Office, is

Successful attacks were Referring to the Bulgarian This year, the enemy has. to still with him at the military hos with bombs and machine-gun 'fire THE OUTCOME HAS NOT situation, Mr. Rendell thought build up again an accumulation of Pital somewhere in England. from a few hundred feet, Bombs that there had been very little stores and the conditions in which The Messerschmitt 110, nown by were dropped on Jetties and build-" Bulgarian will to resist at any he is doing so are difficult.

Herr Hess, was not included in the ings causing a number of fires. time.

It is pointed out, further, that, total of 33 German planes des- apart from the relative, size of the troyed over England on the night two armies, the British air force

of May 10/11, is larger than last year, while the

MUCH WRITING weight of bombs dropped are hea Herr Hess is reported to be vier and the lines of communica-spending a lot of time writing.

BEEN SATISFACTORY.

BORIS' FEAR

"I have now Instructed the British Ambassador in Tokyo to reply to the Japanese complaints The main factor in the polley of of economic restrictions in British King Boris was fear of Russia and territory. We are naturally in-of Bolshevism He also feared the fluenced in decking our economic destruction of Soda v

policy by the, attitude of the Jap- At the same time. Mr. Rendell tion more vulnerable.

anese Government towards our in-added, the Bulgarians had hoped i terests in China."

that Russia would come to their

Whether he is preparing to give an account of his desertion from Nazt hierarchy has not been dis closed.

No British aircraft is missing. Other daylight activities includ- ed attacks on shipping off the coast of Holland and France, and on the enemy base of St. Nazaire. Two-British aircraft are missing.

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Several ships were sunk includ- ing a big supply ship of 12,000 tons.

Last night's weather Was suitable for large-scale operations but fighters, attacked an aerodrome at Ostend.

IN SOLLUM AREA CAIRO, May 14 (Reuter)-It is officially" announced that in the Bollum area, the enemy has again

FERIL TO GERMANY Speaking of the alleged Soviet withdrawn to the original position

"Herr Hea's fight to Britain has Pact with Germany. Mr. Rendell south and west of Solium where he only one cause-a clear perception sald It was difficult to understand is being continuously harassed by of the peril which threatens the issued this morning reads: "There what the terms were.

the British mechanised patrols.

The Conservative member, Sir rescue. There was still pro-Rus- John Wardlaw Milne, said that the sian feeling among the people of House would be very grateful for Bulgaria. Mr. Eden's statement. He asked for the assurance that that policy be pursued with determination.

Mr. Eden replied, “Yes.”

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What France Has Ceded In Return

For So-called Concessions

From Germany Is Not Revealed

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)-The recent Franco-German agreement alleviating the restrictive mea- "SHOCK TACTICS" sadors this morning saw Mr. Mat-sures on the frontier and reducing the costs of the army in occupation, was the subject of a

pronouncement by Mr. Eden, Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons.

BANGKOK, May 14 (Reuter)- Thailanders' extreme resentment

suoka for the first time since the latter's return.

at

It is believed that the Ambassa-

at the "shock tactles" propaganda (dors sought to sound Japan's at- of the Tokyo Radio, is reflected in titude toward the readjustments of the editorial of the daily SIENG relations between Japan. "Britain and America, and other oustanding problems.

THAL

The paper warns that if Tokyo persists in such propaganda con- cerning Thailand, it would lead to a Japanese-Thai estrangement and finally developing danger for Asia, SENBELESS PROPAGANDA

NOT RECOGNISED

VICHY, May 14 (Reuter)--The Norwegian Minister in Moscow,

Mr. Eden declared that no official announcement had been made regarding what, France had ceded in return for the so-called concessions, but the agreement was described in Vichy as a new step along the path of collaboration.

MESSAGE

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PARLIAMENT

TO BRITISH they be to prevent a systemate CARRIES ON

SUBJECTS

LITTLE ACITVITY An Air Ministry communique

all Nat Germany and its Hitlerite was but little enemy activity over chier" is the opinion of M. Maurice this country during the night. De Jean, Chlef of the Press Ser- "A few bombs were dropped on vices in the French Embassy in the coast. These caused only slight Berlin during the 10 years preced-damage and the number of casual- ing the outbreak of the war

The general bewilderment at Herr Hess's flight to Britain finds

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ESCAPE FROM

NIGHTMARE

ties is very sinali."

A German bomber was destroy- ed on Tuesday night.

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ROYAL INSPECTION

The King and Queen Inspected the bomb damage in Westminster Abbey" and gazed on the piles of debris lying in the place" which their Coronation chairs had oc- cupied.

drove.

The King afterwards "Until the Prime Ministér makes across to the Houses of Parliament looked into the wrecked

severe

a statement regarding the flight of and the Deputy Fuehrer of Germany to Debating, Chamber. Scotland, we must content ourselves The famous public school, West- "Whatever concession Admiral

with the little that we alreaminster, is the latest of London's Darlan has agreed to," said Mr.

where Eden, "I find it hard to believe the

know,” sald MAJOR ALLEN MUH historic buildings BAY, B.B.C. commentator, when he bomb damage is revealed. French people, helpless though

broadcast from London last night.

The Ashdurnham House, which Maj. Murray dealt with the ex includes the school library de- German spoilation of their re-

"Come what may our Parliamen-traordinary contradictions that had signed by Inigo Jones, has been sources, will be so false to their tary institutions go on uninterrupt- come from Germany and from Hit-

partly destroyed. noble tradition as to work actively ed." remarked MAJOR

The memorial, containing the ALLEN the Dr. Goebbels' elastic brain, one: The paper eltes a number of in- who is no longer recognised by the

of their own free will for the Ger- MURRAY, B.B.C.

names of old Westminster boys, SHANGHAL May 14 (Reuter)man cause and thus prolong the when he broadcast from London have been mad to land in Scotland commentator, of which was that Heri Hess must stances of the Tokyo Radio's "sen-Soviet Government, has left for The following is the message to period of their own sufferings and last night.

was destroyed. seless and instigating propaganda" Stockholm, according to a Moscow the British subjects in China from postpone the

but would have been aane if he and particularly resents the broad-dispatch quoted by the Lyons the British Ambassador, Sir Archi- liberation."

day of their own The House of Commons met with landed in England. cast of the report that the Chinese

all its ritual on Tuesday and it was All this had shown how hard put are quiting Thalland and are mak- ing a trek to the Japanese con- trolled Nanking.

Radio,

"Japan has established herself as does not mean that Thailand will a leading Power in Asia and Thai- take her orders from Tokyo," con- land respects her as such, but this cludes the paper.

Full Confidence In Future Of China

CHUNGKING, May 14 (Renter)I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE

IN THE FUTURE OF CHINA" declared ME. NELSON T. JOHNSON, prior to his departure by air this morning for Hongkong, expressing the hope for China's victory and also that he would be able to revisit China before long.

bald Clark Kerr:-

"In the past I told you that

NOT BEST COURSE

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DIPLOMAT KILLED

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)--The a Atting background to the state to it was the German Government death is announced here of the

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who was killed while fire-watching.

The NEW YORK HERALD-TRI- BUNE had remarked that the whole;

escaped.

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you are helping our war effort Referring to the permission givenment by the Prime Minister that an explaining the disappearance of diplomatist, Mr. Maurice Ingram, by remaining at your jobs though to the Germans by Vichy for the third building was being prepared their No. 3. it was the duty of everybody who smell river torpedo-boats to move should the Nazi raiders pay atten- could be spared to join up.

through the River Rhone to the tion to the present one. Mediterranean, Mr. Eden said that It took more than the destruc- civilised world was in a nightmare Today. conditions have changed, more men are needed a protest was not the best course tion of a building to interfere with since Hitler came into power and than before, and it is the duty to adopt in the present circum- the sittings of the mother of Par- it was from this that Hess had

lament. of every able-bodied British substances.

American radio reports state that Ject In China to consider whe- ther his services might not be Admiral Leshy, the American, Am- more useful in the armed forces, bassador In Vichy, warned Marshal this applies particularly to young Petain on Tuesday against supply- men between 20 and 30, whether ng Germany with military aid. married or not.

TERMS APPROVED "Firms should consider whe- VICHY, May 14'' (Reuter)—Hit- ther they cannot make special ler's terms to Vichy in return for arrangements to release younger the concessions made recently were men even If this means more approved by the French Cabinet work for those that remain. here this morning. 104

"While the conțiuned emciency Marshal Petain presided at the of British businesses in China, is meeting and approval followed the Important, the flow of recruits is statement by Admiral Derian" on certainly no less important, and his negotiations and visit to Herr I am sure those concerned will, itler. be able to find ways of maintain- ing the efficiency, without hold”

At the special request of Mr. foreign leaders saw Mr. Johnson Johnson, the pilot of his aeroplane off, including the British Am- circled over Chungking once be-bassador, Bir Archibald Clark Kerr, fore speeding to the south-east, the Belgian Ambassador, Baron thus enabling the retiring Am- Jules Guillaume and' also General bassador to have a last glimpse of Wu Te-chen, Secretary-General of the city where he had shared the the Central Kuomintang, Mr. Joys and sorrows of the residents Chang Klang-au, Minister of Com- for the past three years.

munications and Mr. Hou Moing back the men whose place is Mr. Winston Churchill had Many distinguished Chinese, and Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.

with the forces."

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter)

audience of the King yesterday.

Today's News Summary

A DESIRABLE determination of policy was shown in a reply by the British Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons yester- day to a question about Japan. Mr. Eden also made a statement on Britain's relations with the National Government" of China.

HERR RUDOLF Hesa, who sustained an injured leg when he land- ed by parachute in Scotland on Saturday, is making rapid progress in a hospital near London to where he was removed from Glasgow. Press comment points to dissension in the Nazi Party.

SPEAKING AT · a` luncheon in London yesterday, the United States Ambassador, Mr. J. G. Winant, sald that on the wise use of the navies may hang the destinies of the world's free people.-T.

VICHY HAS accepted the demands made by Herr Hitler but it is not revealed what France has ceded in return for so-called con- cesalons by Germany. A statement on the agreement was made by Mr. Eden in the House of Commons yesterday."

TRE 'HELIGOLAND was raided by daylight on Tuesday while enemy

air activity over Britain on Tuesday night was very sERICS.

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2 Baseball notes; Football

-Council meeting; Y. M. C. A „swimming_gala; AR. Þ

Orders.

3 Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword puzzle

4 Berlin worried over Hess:

Operations in Abyssini Bombardments of Ben- hazi;” Vour Papen back in Turkey.

5 Claim for damages; Breaco

* of promiss; Condemnation of enemy, cargoes, Tragio death of FW, D. mân, ~ Leading article: Nasi er- many and Turkey, Round the Follce Courta