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ENTERING WAR

Mr. Walter Duranty, veteran American correspondent, writing for the "North American Newspaper. Alliance service from Honolulu where he is passing through on his way home after a visit to Japan, declares that the odds are against Japan entering the war despite her pledge to Germany but believes that "the Japanese will fight f her oil supplies are cut off.

Mr. Duranty says that informed | Far East foreign observers believe Japan is at present feeling "**n; greater strain from the war in China than is outwardly apparent -economically, agriculturally, f; nancially and even in the loss of; manpower-with three ΟΙ four deaths from disease for every. soldier killed in battle."

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JAPANESE FLEEING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 28th MAY, 1841.

An experimental service providing sea transit to U.S.A. and air transit from US.A. to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been institut- - ed. The inclusive postage rate 18 H. K. $3.00 per ox, for letters. and H. K. $1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this ser- vice should bear the usual blue air mail label with the superscrip- tion "By sea to U.S.A.!

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

CHUNGTIAO regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

MOUNTAIN ed for persons other than the addressee.

DECIMATED

Mr. Duranty reveals that there is considerable doubt among im- |portant. Japanese whether Joining

the Axis was 3.

but wise move some leaders urged jolning, hoping HINGTSI. May 27 (Central) to share looting the Britsh Em-Part of the Japanese troops who pire as well as to scare or neutra-ded to Changshuisa north of Anyi lise Russia and diminish Soviet after having been dislodged from assistance to China. He believes the Chungtlao Mountain Range in that the Japanese failed to achieve southern Shansi was Intercepted these abjectives and does not by the Chinese on May 23 at Sze- think that the Neutrality. Pact chwang in Hslahsten east of the made much difference the Tungpu Rallway and heavily de-| Soviet policy to China.

cffnated. Continuing their fight southward, the Japanese are being ARE NERVOUS Mr. Duranty discloses how the hotly pursued

Meanwhile, A Japanese are nervous and pessi-

Chinese flying BOMBAY, May 27 (Reuter) Six mistic about the Hess incident and column attacked and derailed a principles for guidance In the says that if the Japanese are so south-bound Japanese troop train foundation of the new world order worried over such an issue, they

Trutchischwang south of after the war were laid down by are in no state to be at war

Wensi, resulting in numerous

Sir Mohammed

casualties. Zafrullah Khan, against the United States, Britain, Law member, in a Raj broadcast Australia, "and the talk.

Indles The principles were abolition of Mr. Duranty opines that the the system of interest-bearing Japanese naval

authorities are loans, discouragement of hoarding more cautious than the militarists of money and Capital, abolition of and are fully aware of the grave the law of progeniture, discarding risks involved in a war with the racial or national privilege or United States and Britain. superiority provision of minimum i necessaries of life for every citizen dislike the virtual embargo on im- and the establishment of a system of trade by barter.

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NORTH IRELAND CONSCRIPTION"

The Japanese, Mr. Duranty says. Mr. J. M. Andrews To

Make Statement

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)-Mr. M. Andrews, Northern Ireland Prime Minister, who left London on Sunday, is expected to make a statement shortly on, the outcome

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portant raw materials resulting) from the British and American MORAL SIDE

purchases in the south Pacific re- SIMLA, May 27 (Reuter)gions. However, he does not think Broadcasting from here. Sir Mo that Japanese resentment is so hammed Zafrullah Khan dwelt on great as to make them risk war the moral side of the new world The Japanese fully realise that of the conscription talks with Mr. Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect order creatable after the war and despite the Neutrality Pact, Soviet Churchill and this will probably said that the foundations of a Russia has not entirely forgiven coincide with a statement in Par new world order can be laid only for forgotten the Japanese in-llament by the British Prime Min on the basis of high mora? quali-vasion of the maritime provinces ister.

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U.S. WELCOMES MARY.

HARDWICK

A further interesting description of her activities and im- pressions as she proceeded through the far western sections of the United States and Canada on her professional tennis tour "with Alice Marble, was given to Reater's correspondent by Mary

Hardwick, the English former Wightman Cup player.

As was the case when she des- cribed her tour some weeks ago.

CLOSE TO TEARS

Miss Hardwick confessed that she found the people of those she was often close to tears dur

"British Overseas Airways."

TUESDAY

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Date and Time

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Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and GF.O.

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 PM

Atlantic Services"

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During the week-end there were numerous protest meetings North Ireland and yesterday the Irish Parliamentary Labour Party sert a telegram to Labour mem- bers of the British Government.

The telegram said there was grave resentment at the threat to impose conscription and that bit- terness and strife would only re-Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and suit.

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"

They urged British Labour 're- presentatives 20 use their in fluence to prevent "this act of aggression."

parts touchingly pro British and ing her short stay in Vancouver ALBERT MEDAL

was overwhelmed by their kind-The feeling of getting back on to

ness towards her and their expres- British soll again after so long FOR PRESIDENT stons of sympathy and hope of away from it deeply affected her. victory for England and the Em-Also, she said, "I felt so much that

here I was in a country where ROOSEVELT

LONDON, May 27 (BWS)-The

HUNGRY BOY HURT

A young boy, Chan Fuk, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital

yesterday after

having been

by" a lorry In

knocked down Shanghai Street.

According to an eye-witness, a

pire.

Miss Hardwick referred to her they were striving and praying for match. in Vancouver, British victory, in earnest

there was Columbia, recently, in which Miss no question of fast England pull Council of the Royal Society of woman was walking along Shang- Marble won 8-3, 10-8 before a ing through in the people's con-

Arts, with the approval of their hat Street with a parcel of cakes. packed audience. The match, in-versation. It was we and us all President the Duke of Connaught The boy, apparently driven by cidentally, was run by a Mr. Car the time."

have decided to conter on Prest. hunger, snatched the parcel. dinal, & Sussex County cricketer.

dent Roosevelt the Albert Gold On rushing across the street he Faccording to Miss Hardwick, who Vancouver plastered with splendid tion of his pre-eminent services to lorry

She told, too, how she found Medal of the Society "in recogni- was knocked down by a passing carried her off the court in Octo-war posters, urging the people to humanity as a fearless and reso- ber, 1938, m Brighton when she gave for Victory," to sprained her ankle."

buy war

lute champion of the ideals of "POLITICAL The reception in Vancouver just sorts of other things to help win saving certificates and to do all bowled me over." Mary "told Reu-

IN SHANGHAI the war,

big. ter. "The crowd

Also, there were pro-

The Albert Medal of the R.S.A., British that we had to stop them Churchill, with the words, now 50 ate the presidency of the Society Detective of the Badlands Joint

itfe-sized posters of Mr. Winston

was struck in 1884 to commemorying Tsuan-ching," senior Chinese SHANGHAI, „May 27 (Reuter)- trying to cheat for me. The lines Historic in this part of the world, which was held by Prince Albert Police Force, men became so confused with the

was shot dead in play that they were not very qules ("Give us the tools and we'll finish from 1843 to 1881. It is awarded front of his home in the Interna-

was su

on their decisions, and were in-

the job."

national freedom and individual liberty.".

MURDER

for "distinguished merit in pro-tional Settlement shortly after clined to make mistakes. This the Speaking of her trip in, the moting arts, manufacturea and noon today.. crowd would not stand, and if North West in general, Miss Hard-commerce.”

A Chinese passer-by was also

Alice made a winner on the line wick said that it had been a com- Among previous recipients are killed when he was hit by a stray they always insisted it was out: blete success and that she had Queen Victoria, King Edward VII shot However, although I did not win Miss Marble had been playing to King George V. Thomas Edison, The motive of the assassination we had one of the best matches of sell-out houses "everywhere, in the Orville Wright,

Pasteur, is believed to be political. the tour-perfect conditions, United States as well as in Van-Guglielmo Marconi and Madame

a

sold-out house and both of us couver,

playing really well. I had thres In San Francisco, Miss Marble set-points in the second set," she was presented with the keys of the added..

elty and Miss Hardwick had to ac- company her to the ceremony and was asked to make a speech at the, City Haly because "I represented the other Democracy."

WATER POLO TOURNAMENT

Curie.

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 28 May to 3 Juns 1941.

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Miss Hardwick spoke enthusias-

·Royal Scots "B" and 36th Battically of the relief work being tery, R.A., were admitted into the done in the North West in ald of European Y.M.C.A. Water Polo In- Bundles for British and the British vitations Tournament at a meeting combining tennis with visiting the Wed. 28

War Relief Society. She has been held last night.

"making Fourteen teams in all are com-

various relief centres, radio appeals, appearing in Bun- Thu. peting in the Tournament which dies for British shops, visiting work

started on May 20.

CHESS RESULT

Haight.

Standard Standard

Height,

Ying was the first member of the new police force to be the vic- tim of assassins.

INDIAN PILOTS LAHORE, May 27 (Reuter)-The committee for selecting air force

pilots met under the presidentship of the Nawab of Chattari,

Nearly 300 candidates will be in- terviewed.

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The Nawab in a statement said: "The country's response to the air 31 training scheme is encouraging.”

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Altogether, Miss Hardwick is do- Bat- ing her bit for Britain with all the enthusiasm possible, and that she

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FIGHTER PLANĖS

SIMLA, May 27 (Reuter)-Four fighter planes are presented · by! the All-India Juté Mills Associa- 05:08 3 8 tion to be purchased from contri-

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