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FINAL EDITION

Lorary, Supreme Court,

Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 15073

FOUNDED 1851 五拜禮 號一十月一十英港香

ARMISTICE DAY FINDS THE WORLD DRIFTING TO WAR

Pearl Buck As Armies Fight

Nations Mourn

Gains Nobel

Prize

PEARL BUCK

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10. THE NOBEL PRIZE of 1938 for Literature has been American awarded to the authoress, Pearl Buck, ac-

TH

LONDON, NOV. 11.

THE THUNDER OF GUNS ON A THOUSAND- MILE FRONT WERE STILLED 20 YEARS ACO TO-DAY. FIVE MILLION MEN WHO FOUGHT UNDER A SCORE OF FLAGS LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS TO END THE GREATEST WAR IN HISTORY.

ITALY RISES AS POWER

in the Italy, emerging victorious Ethiopian war, has one of Europe's most formidable and fighting force.

FRIDAY,

SINGLE COPY 19: CENTE

NOVEMBER 11, 1938.

B+90 PER ANNUM

Royal Visit

1938

DUN LOP

32 YEARS GL-GROWIN

DUNLOP Fort

Tho Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

To America POGROM TERRORS

In Cruiser

LONDON, Nov. 10.

IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED that Their Majesties will sail in the cruiser Repulse on the visit to Canada next year.

The Repulse will be escorted by two ships of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron.

The date of sailing has not been fixed, but "Reuter" understands that Their Majesties will arrive in Canada about the middle of May, Reuter. ·

ANTI-JEW LEGISLATION

IN ITALY

The 20th year after the sign- ing of the Armistice saw one war end and another start. The peace of the world had been broken. Italy, reaching out for Russia in strength. Italy's standing

It rivals the red legions of Soviet Rome Follows Lead Of

million

Reich Neighbour men colonies, conquered Ethiopia. army of more than a With the concluson of that con-has a reserve strength estimated at

7,000,000, based on

number of

embarked Great Britain has

war

Then came

inachines

the

on

flict, tension was slacked momen-men subject to military cul tarily in Europe. the upheaval in Spain which a great military, naval and air pro- threatened and still threatens ramme. The navy and air force

are the spearheads in this prepared the peace of Europe.

ness drive.

rises indus- Soviet Russin, as it The mighty

greater Europe, growing more powerful every trially, becomes a

military year, needed only this background power. In recent months the move The tities of for a strong navy has gained Im- to set a faster pace.

Red army has been diplomacy gave them new impetus. petus. The They are stronger now thun at any brought to a high state of emelvncy. The Little Entente is daily mure time in history.

For years after the Work War the conscious of the widening breach

that separates it from France. French system of military alliances

Yugo-Slavia has been Birting with This original dominated Europe.

the orbit, Germany, only for the purpose of lineup, with France Lonsisted of four stater-Poland, driving through business deals,

cording to government spokesmen. cording to an announcement Rumania, Czecho-Slovakia and YuBut Europe knows that business Belgium, Greece and Turkey friends often also become fighting as well as

n were consider-

er partners. Paris is exerting atrenuous But now a erl

rally

France's staggered efforts to Kelghun has subscribed to the Nether-allies together agila. islands type of neutrality: Italy's status

The breaks made in the French has grown more indelinite and Poland system, however, have not by has been alienated by the conclusion means destroyed the towering might of a Berlin-Warsaw non-aggression of the allits of Paris, backed by the Fand of hordes in the air and on treaty.

To offset this defection in the Soviet Russia. ranks of France's allies, Paris has a "mu- won Soviet Russia through

France still relies heavily on

made

by the

Swedish

Academy to-day.

who

Pearl Buck, famous for her book "Good novels Earth," and other

is the in China, laid

American daughter of an missionary.

She spent her youth intual assistance" pact,

last China and

visited ring of frontier forts lacinte Hongkong in 1934.-Trans- Rhine, but in the past six months

pressing Internal problems outweighed military issues. Ocean.

WAR IN CHINA

#C-

any

BALANCE OF POWER The 29th anniversary of the Ar- gradually succeeding earlier mister finds a world "balince of in strife-torn Europe, have with the consequent establishment

alignments of a new "diplomatic frontier" down the eastern rim of the American continents.

New China Drive

Towards Canton

THE

SHIUKWAN, Nov. 11. CHINESE COUNTER- OFFENSIVE on Canton is gaining momentum.

S re-captured by

troops.

tireatened

Fatshan

Indvance because of their harassment.

Central Netos.

CHINA NOT WORNED

A cycle of diplomacy which began 20 years upto io-day when the Ar-

ROME, Nov. 10.

ANTI-SEMITIC Legislation, defining a Jew from the Fascist standpoint, and limiting to a considerable extent future Jewish activities in Italy were) published hero today. The new law, which has been passed by the Italian Council of Ministers, and is based on resolutions of Grand Fascist Council, the defines a Jews as:

and

a

a person with a Jewish mother a father of unknown Identity: personi of Italian parentage, one of whom is a Jew and who belongs to the Jewish religion, or has demonstrated his connection with the Jewish race in any other manner.

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FOLLOW MURDER

Unhappy Jews in Germany

Suffer for Paris Crime

T

BERLIN, NOV. 10.

'HERE WERE ANTI-JEWISH DISTURBANCES AND DEMONSTRA-

TIONS DURING TO-NIGHT IN BERLIN.

In all parts of the city crowds began gathering late on Wednesday night in front of Jewish shops, discussing excitedly the murder of the German Embassy Secretary in Paris.

Shop windows were smashed with walking sticks and by other means, and goods displayed were thrown about and partly destroyed.

The main centres of these anti-Jewish activities were the Tauentzienstrasse and Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin West, and Leipziger and Friedrichstrasse in the centre of the city.

The demonstration lasted until dawn on Thursday. broke out during the night in the Berlin synagogues.

Fire

Two of the biggest Jewish temples in the West End in the Fasanenstrasse and Prinze Regentenstrasse were completely burned down, and the fire brigades at midday to-day were busy clearing away the ruins, with huge crowds watching. — Trans- Ocean.

EVERY JEW WILL HAVE TO ANSWER

Berlin, Nov. 10. The newspaper Angrig writes that every single sew will have to answer for the murder of Herr von Rath.

looters been taken into custody. Reuter,

WAR ALSO DECLARED

ON CHURCH

Reich Adopts New Drastic Measures

BERLIN, Nov. 10. Drastic action against a group Churchmen, Confessional styling themselves the "Tem-

of

porary Leadership Body of the German Evangelical Church" was ordered to-day by the Reich

GERMAN PRESS PLAYS UT ORIME

Berlin, Nov. 10. The German press continues to-day The Jews will have to pay with! out mercy," the paper said. "The to devote itself almost exclusively to Jews want to Bght, and they shall the news of the death of Ernst von Minister for Church Affairs, have it on the lines of their own Rathi, secretory of the German Em-Herr Hanns Kerrl. doctrines of an 'Eye i

for an eye, and bassy in Paris who was shot by the

The

owners

were

and

дл

Polish Jew, Seibel-Grynszpan and to its consequences.

disciplinary

Hie

the extended incasure which includes the imme dlate discharge from church office to Persons resonsible for so-called brotherly councils" in the various churches,

the

a person with two Jewish parents: a person with one Jewish and one foreign parent;

a tooth for a tooth.'

ordered now Herr Goebbels has

Late this evening anti-Jewish de- the fremediate eneration of attacks on Jewish property, but at the same time monstrations occurred in the various has foreshadowed additional anti-parts of the (German capital. The

Information on the activities of the windows of Jerk owned shops on the in and Jewish laws and decrees.

The group

roup is provided by the semi-official The Jewish department stores of the Kurfursten dun

streets

German News Agency which declared were Tauentzienstrusse, two main Bamberger Herz, in Leipzig,

were

this evening that "during the days bit The law further stipulates completely destroyed by fire, the in the west-end of Berlin

pificial

German News Agency states. smashed or besmeares. The

fanatical groups that Italian Jews may not per-1

taken into

certain ynagogue in Wilmersdorf, a building of the most intense political tension, form military service in peace custody under urgent suspicion of of recent date, which took two years Evangelical Church seized the oppor-

fired in the insurance to build was

early-hour unit incendiarism Other features

tunity of expressing their destructive time or in war.

the State under the swindle.

mor of the law are:

services to pray The official police presidency in-ed the flames from reaching

pretence of (1) A Jew cannot exercise the formed "Reuler" that the "entire dwelling houses at the back of the for divine

to disrupt the duties of guardian for an Aryan;

responsibility

against Synagogue. The public itself main m ther

have cannot hold the post (2)

Jewish shops rests with the Propn-tained discipline and no reports

community German national

Temporary director of industry, which is im-

ganda Ministry."

In of any molestation of Jewish

Leader- come

The so-called portant to national defence, or of a Officials state that there has been individuals, although demonstratorship Body of the German Evangelical concern employing more than

no window-smashing, nor have any made no attempt to hide their in- Church, which is an illegal organisa

church and dignation at what is described in the Lion

both the from of war

announced German press as an attempt

present boycott the agitators to

special code of action on September efforts that are being made to bring 30 for all church administrative about European appeasement,

bodies and brotherly councils, but The outrage committed in Paris by

out the recom- carry the Jewish assassin, sayı the Volkis-

steps was not realised

due to che Beobachter, has nothing to do the tunich agreement being signed. with the Franco-German relations. "All Evangelical church adminis- The decent thinking persons through-trative bodies in Germany have out the world are united in the their

(Continued on Page 4.)

mistice was signed in a railway car WAR IN PALESTINE

in the Compeigne Forest Kiew out

of the terrible enmitics engendered

by four years of bloodshed in Europe,

alliances and fostered

and pro- rammes which have not withstood historical test of the passing

the

years.

Arabs

of

100

of action

to Reject

ids morning. The firemen prethe

"ttitude and in this

Overtures Peace

CAIRO, Nov. 10.

COMMONS STATEMENT

come

thinking circles abroad. Berliner Boersenzeitung.

Germany,

who

the entire

standpoint, national

ས

submitted to them, and that they had connection whatsoover with the tion of the said proposals," Oceans.

song responsible for the circula-

Trans-

LATE NEWS

Chiang Masses Large Forces In South

condemnation of the outrage which assured the Reich Minister for Church Affairs in writing that for both In the diplomatic and political

must be regarded as an act of despair, religious and patriotic reasons, they turmoil which culminated with the

by the Jewish section of could not approve of the proposals committed so-called "Peace of Munich" the

un anti-German front. Those fatalitarian

powers, according to

stand for law and order have the widespread

view among international

right to demand that the world should experts here, established an ascen-

tine in the absence of her accredited

danger for will dancy which in early years enable them to project their diplo- TWO PROMINENT Palestine Arub leaders will not give an authoritative now be freed of scoundrels who be- malle power beyond the confines of leaders now living in exile here, Auni or permament character to any settle humanity. Chungking, Nov. 11, Poklo, 11 miles north west of

The Berliner Morgenpost expresses Walchow, Fatshuan. 04 milles south-

Reports disseminated from Japan Europe Into the broadest theatre of Bey and Abdel Hadi, state that the ment

Muslims and Arabs everywhere leader of the League of Young Mos- west of Canton, Talleung 25 miles ese sources about the rapid success world affairs.

lems had declared that a round table genuinely desire to be on good terms the hope that this act of insanity will south of Canion, and Sunkal, 191ful advance beyond Hankow have

WAR IN THE EAST

conference for the settlement of the with Britain, and the delegation re-at least serve to open the eyes of the north of Canton, have been caused no kind of concern in Chinese

With Africa aiready largely parti-Palestine question, as suggested in quests the Government not to allow world.

We do not doubt that our indigna-- the Government quarters because, a

British Government's While the present opportunity to be spoil- tion at this new outrage will be cording to their view, the nature of tloned among the powers of Europe the

Reuter. from the territory of Hunan province and the Empire of Japan determined Paper, had been unanimously reject-jed by false notions of prestige- understood and shared by all decent) Canton is now

writes the hree sides.

While the Chinese makes un carly fall of Changsha to establish an effective hegemony ed by all Arabs. three

3-throughout the Far East, world

that Arab leaders said The two columns which re-entered

that is, the present goal of the Japan-

declares the Berliner searchlight has turned toward Latin

London, Nov. 10. and Talleung are attacking the flank offensive-impossible.

statement In the name of all the

| Lokal Anzeiger, will demand not only and the rear, a strong Chinese force In consequence of the mountainpus America as a probable future arena they were authorised to make this

Making a sintement in the lieuse the utmost retribullon for this crime of Commons with reference to re- angvanding vigorously southward region, the Japanese troops can move of acute international rivalry

Such rivalry at the present stage Arabs of Palestine.

The resolutions passed by the Pan- the Canton-Hankow Railway. only along the highroads, which the

at the back of it. ference, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Vanguards of the Chinese advan-Chinese are defending with all their relates to commerce and the ascen-

dancy of conflicting systems of poll- Islamic Congress in Calro, so diey presentation at the Palestine Con- but investigations on the conspiracy

FRANCE BESMEARED cing along the vital railway line are might.

In nuthoritatives Chinese circles it tical philosophy, but its possible grin pointed out must be regarded as the Dominions Secretary, said that the the last word of the Arabs, who were by Government was In communication] reported to have reached as far as

continent-wide no means disposed to make the ques with the governments of Egypt,

That is the additional demand of Iraq, Sluping, about seven miles north of, is belleved that the Japanese troops course has been suggested by

are EX- the German people who engaged in the Ilunan swift evolution of at present

Saudi, Yemen and Trans-Jordan. offensive are too weak in advance be-defence policy by the United States tion a subject of barter.

government and by the stiffening of The Pan-Inlamle Congress which

Other territorios, interested were pecting France to share the same In view of the Chinese menace

fore considerable reinforcements are

Brazil's attitude toward non-Ameri- recently met in Cairo, it will be re-Syria and Lebanon, but these were sentiments seeing that it was a house to Canton, a part of the Japanese obtained-Trans-Ocean.

can political systems and

their called, demanded the establishment under French control. While it was of the French nation that has been troops operating around Samthul

ugenia.

of a National Arab Government, and on the West River, about 27 milpa

The autopsy performed on the by concentrating large foroos Of As the democratie world hearkened the holding of parliamentary elec- not proposed to invite representa- besmeared by unclean elements." west of Canlon, are understood to have been called back to defend

French court medical Xingtak on the Hankow-Canton Bail- The anticipated Chinese counter to the portentous simifance of a tions in which Jews were not allowed tives from Syria and Lebanon to attack in South China has begun, and European pence virtually dictated by to take part, as well as the Immediate London, it was intended to keep in body of Herr Ernst von Rath by Dr. troops at Kukong (Shlachow) and

the presence

Dr. way in northern Kwangtung, scoord- experi the clly.

is making steady progress, says a Germany and Italy, there was a

alement.

Brandt, the Fuehrer's own Doctoring to a Shanghai mesSMEO. rejec migration into Palestine, the Chinese despatch, which adds that general disposition to cast old ideas prohibition of further Jewish im-use touch with the French Govern Paul,

General Chang Fa-kuci, has been and schemes,

Answering supplementary ques and Professor Magnus, the director the Chinese are beating back the and criteria into the melting pot, and tlon of all Partition

Commander--Chief at De- tions, Mr. MacDonald made it clear of the university clinic of Munich, sopointed

the Chinese forces concentrated in. the arrival of Japanese reinforce Japanese along the Yungyun-Tsung- to chart the future in the conscious-abandonment of the Balfour

Treaty has claration, which promised the Jews that the preliminary London dis has led to the following result: highway towards Tsunghua. ness that the Veranilics

(1) would be between the national home in Palestine cussions

Heir von Roth, secretary of the northern Kwangiang, the message while the Japanese are retreating been quidated" and

Arabs,

the neighbouring countries German Embuary was hit by two fursher Domel, The Chinese self-defence corps in. southwards along the Canton-Han-integrity of innny small nations is Trans-Ocean.

and the British Government, (2) re-revolver bullets of a calibre of 6.5.

(Further, Late Neron.on/X the Walchow area are successfully row railway, and are at present hold-at the future mercy of fortuitous and

presentatives of the Jewish Agency harassing the Japanese, They haveing Shinching, six miles north from unpredictable circumstances.

The four-power alignment u

and the British Government, defeated Japanese isolated units in Canton.

The discussions might develop into re The whole area, it is stated, is Munich, even though it appears several engagements and have taken several points.

swarming with guerilia troops, who impermanent, reminded the western

Ti10 Covernment's ultimate aim Japanese units reaching Aptsaipo, are making it very difficult for the world of the post-Napoleonie period

three-party conference.

(Continued on Pune 41 eight miles south-west of Waichow, Japanese to maintain communications, in the 19th century when the Ameri-

(Continued on Page 4.) are unable to make any further (~Reuter,

Canion.

The Chinese have blown up many bridges acrosa the River and on the highways leading to Canton to impede

inants.

JAPANESE RETREATING

Chungicing, Nov. 1.

that

П

DESIRE GOOD TERMS

London, Nov. 10!. The Arab delegation to the Inter-i present in London' mande a statement Parliamentary Fulcating Congress at to-day that to negollate about Palešnj

a

the

In

of

The Bret bullet pehatrated the cheat beneath the right' shoulder. This injury, would not have brought about the doth of the German diplomat. The wound it, bullet

Tokyo, Nov. 11. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has formulated plans, to recover Cantan