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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 12, 1939.

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OVERNIGHT

"IF HITLER WANTS PEACE,

NEWS PAGE HE MUST SHOW IT BY DEEDS?

U. S. Destroyer British Labour Party

In Trouble

BHANGHAI, Oct. II (UP)~~~ The U.8.8. Augusta is scheduled to leave early to-morrow morn- ing is response to a call for masistance from the minesweeper Biftem in South China waters.

It is reported that the Bittern l in distrem off. Formosa after losing her mine tracks during the typhoon. The vessel is at present seeking the tracks and requesta assistance from the Augusta.

It is stated that the Bittern is not seriously damaged,

Protection

Of British

Wants Peace, Not

Not An Armed Truce in Europe

Echoing the sentiments of Mr. Chamberlain, the French Premler has repudiated Hitler's pence terms, enjoining the necessity of continuing to fight at the side of Britain while German domination is belug forced on Europe.

Almost simultaneously, the German Chancellor made u speech calling on his people to follow their "eternal destiny," Whatever happened, Germany would not capitulate.

The northern countries are seriously disturbed by the forthcoming Soviet-Finnish negotiations which are regarded as pursuant of Russia's determination to dominate the Baltic Sen. Finland x evacuating coastal towns and taking defensive precautions.

Rods in Baltic

Shipping Apprehension

Loston, Oct. 11.

British officials say that very gond program continues to be made in the protection

of British shipping and the loss from enemy action have agala further decreted In the Inst three days. This stendy decrease In Sipping logspo Junted That the

German U-boats are becoming more

Felt In Finland

Helsinki, Ort.. U.

London, Oct. 11.

" 1tler wants peace he must show it by deeds," declared Mr. C. R. Attlce, Lender of the Opposition, in

a broadcast to the nation.

"A return to the conditions of the

LOCAL FRENCHMEN

CALLED UP

Frenchmen of military age in tongkong are leaving very shortly for Indo-China under military orders. Yesterday all those between the ages of 18 and 41 years, believed to number about 70, were informed of the need for them to hold themselves in readiness for departure, and though some exceptions are to be made, a number are leaving aboard a French steamer before the end of next week...

The maximum fime extension allowed for the conclusion of busi- ness is believed to be three months, this allowance being made to the majority of the officials of the French Bank, among others.

The order is believed to be general throughout the Far East, though Jast night confirmation had not arrived from other poris.

Peace Appeal

Japan Makes No Claim As A Conqueror

Tokyo, Oct. 11. Unequivocal assurances that Japan

The Chinese Ambassador made a radio broadcast at the Fair. He sald

last eight years would not be to at-will abjure all claims attributable to the whole world has not placed suf- tain peace but an armed truce. We a conqueror In the interest of lasting clent emphasis on the Importance of are fighting to get security for the peace with ordinary people of all countries, in- Japanese leaders

China, were, given by the Chinese Revolution which had n

including Prince) two-fold significance. cluding Germany. The Labour

Konoye, President of the Privy Party consklers it essential that Council, and the then Premier, Doron "The ricial or nationalistic revolu Tavless attression should beiranum, when They stopped, and therefore it is taking Wang Ching-wei, leader of the peace or ano." received tion threw

off the alien yoke 270 he said, "but it took A ruti part in the fighting against movement last June in Tokyo,

political revolution of first magnitude Ititterism. All eyes are turned anxiously to-not ghting for domination or Im- The Labour Party was

to overthrew the monarchial form of and more riuriant to operate inwards Moscow where M. Poosikiviperial Interests,

government on the Asialle continent." but for a peaceful Is due to arrben to-day to hear what world in which all nations can de-

He sold revolution the Soviet is asking of Finland,

velop without harming others and Prince Konoye points out that furnished "conditions for intellectual live like good neighbours.

many Japanese might have expected freedom.

social and political Meantime the Minister for Home: Hitler's proptesals which were that territorial cessions and an in-changes. Affairs has warned the people to be made vellately following the actdemnity would be demanded of China prepared for all eventualities. Ie of antrosion made demands but give as part of the peace terms, Evrin "These blessings of freedom will

for the future. The British people serious | nothing in return but varae promises Prince Könnye himself feared that better apprecated if we cast a

repercussions pkk for some action which: will prove aroused in Japan by his statement of political life of our closest neighbour,

wottld

at be critical glance the social and his inerrity and his abandonment of December 22 which waived all elims called modern Japan.

Thith waters,

German patrul verls and sub- marines, however, still sama over- ta in anunt ftivity in the Kate- got and Stage vak, ar tu shown by the Terent endure and winking of two neutral be, ednavian vessels,

Two Britha nirs were recently damaged by explosions, probably cattsed by mng They were Manwar and Techwil. Both ves- Hola, however. were successfully beacher.

Ican

This revelation is made by Prince Konoye, in the Nichinicht Shimbun.

htt

When we

grent Huration

aid the dangers of modern warfare necessitated precautionary menures and yoluntary evacuation of Helsinki. Vilifrui, Turku, Tempere and the the method of aggression is the first for territorial cession or indemnity realise how little frezdom is elhawed frouller districts with the utmost quite for peace. No lasting peace by China. He was agrerably sure their scholars, then we will fully

be established without closerised to hear not a single voice of brought about by the China Revolu

understand the speed.

Junity *** European peuples, dissent, Although recently there have been Extra trains were running yester-role co-operation, disarmament, a murebes of az azija rated report; res day to enable evacuees to leave, and and collective security, garding it.

mantifr lowres, extra buaya will be sed to-day.

"Our strength is in our freedom. the fol

-Stramers

are going to Stockholme must keep freedom at bow and tem up to the purra has worked overcrowded and queues are waiting! extend it to the Empire and when very well an: 5 dy 15 per cent, at outside the savings banks.

pence rozen we must ensure that it is la peace of Justke."-Reuter.

the total Breth tenrate affort an The outbreak of war failed to reach Their dead. t at British parts.

The prople everywhere are show- ing calmness and fortitude. Air raid Experts have been appointed for

To Return Vilua

Up by October 8. nuon, 21 neutral) every block of flais In Finland and ships with a test tonnage of 50,706, tenants have been advised of the have been wurk through the hazards procedure to adopt in the event of an of war.

Of these, 12 ships totalling ( air raid.-Reuter, 24,130 tons have been surk by Gor man U-bents, even totalling 25.105 tuns by mines, and two from other Alfres One ship was suck in Sin- gapure through striking mine as a result of the master 4-h instructions

disregarding

Fuchrer Defiant

Berlin, Oct. 10. campaign at the Sports Palace to-dny. Herr Bler opened the winter relief

and said:

"One thing is sure: no Power In this world will be able to defeat this Germany, militarlly or morally,

Moscow, Oct. 11. "Whatever happens, you will not The Soviet campaign of bloodless nee German expliutation. What the conquest In the Battle reached a world choosea, it will receive, climax to-day with the conclusion of "I have gone a long way to raise the Lithuanian Part in the early Germany from the destruction of 11 is interesting to relate that in hours of the morning, the Soviet Versailles, but the path ahead eannet the past three days no less than 1 securing complete domination of the be harder than it has been

Balite ships have been brought into con

coast from Leningrad to now. aband cogiret res. In spite of Memel.

Two minesweepers were attacked by bombers off the East Coast re- cently but no fosses were sustained on either sides-United Press.

to be

Lithuania lacks good harbours and the Soviet Union acquires only tand) bases and ale bases."

to up

We are

--

tion." Doctor Ju Shih said.

Prince Kanye also reveals that United Press. When Wang Ching-wel culled on the then Premier, Baran Kiichiro Hir- onuna, the latter assured Wang that Japan had decided to share all pleasure and pain with China and! secure lasting peace in East Asia. Di met.

Chinese In America

New York, Oct. 5. Local Chinese took over the Fair, Grounds to celebrate the "Double) Tenth day.

stromme

viles.

STEAMER NEARING COMPLETION

Built mainly of Australian steel and Incorporating severnl new devices in

The Ambassador, Dr. Hu Siah was the history of Australim coastal at the lend of an elaborate pro built at Kowloon Dockyard for the shipping. No. 810, a vessel being featuring radio television Newcastle and Hunter River Steam- rondrats of China's picturesque ship Company Ltd., is nearing her

launching date. Kitty Carlisle, Broadway radio

The ship's measurements will be personality, opened the ceremonies 230 feet length, by 30 feet breadth, A new and stronger community by singing the American and Chinese by 24 feet depth to the upper decks. bad weather a number of ships dis-The accord followed a midnight stupidity abroad which thinks to

will arise.This is the reply-to-heads Chinese Janmed the Court for tonnage of 1,300. Her mission is the National Anthems. Tens of thou and she will have an approximately charged enrg daily in a satisfactory manner and there were no unreason- Stalin, M. Molatov, Soviet Foreign wording our wil and claim to that

Ression ut the Kremlin between M. undermine our people.

The speciul ceremonies.

dally freight service conducted by the atle delay.

Commissar, and M.

Hundreds of Chinese school child-company on the 74-mile run between Urbsys part of the world's wealth to which ren staged a "massing of the colours" Sydney and Newcastle, her passenger Lithuania Foreign Minister.

we are entitled.

during the celebrations,

accommodation being limited to 12. Red troops are reporteri

"If others choose war, they will

In a country where labour rates have entering Estonia and Lithuania

war of life and death. The Reverend McConnel gave an per hour are higher than Chinese our eternal destiny."Reuter. Nothing will stop us from realising address from the Temple of Heligion, rates per day, cargo handling is talting as his text "The World's Debi naturally one of the heaviest shipping to Chinu."

custs. No. 819 s being specially Favourable Comment

Atted to speed up handling and re it's address was followed by aduce these Inbour costs, Between Berlin, Oct. 11. speech by Mrs. Geraldine T. Fitch, her two large batches, amidships and Responsible quarters continue to wife of the Y.M.C.A. Secretary forward, will be located a Rownson, emphasise that there is nothing in Chungking, who spoke on "Un Drew, and Clydesdale elevator, which M. Daladier's speech which contra- conquered Chlon."

will be able to handle packages up dicted Hitler's Relchstag declarations. The terms of the accord are, first,

to 140 b, in weight with a rate of One source, taking cognisance of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in a discharge of 800 packages an hour. transfer of Vilna and region to M. Daladier's accentuation France's trans-continental telephone conversa She will be the first coastal trader so Lithuanie, the boundary to be speci- desire for peace and security, declar-tion with the San Francisco Editor atted. fled later; second, each countryed that Germany wants the same Mr. Phil C. Smith, performed the, undertakes to render every nasis- thing, but again warned tnace, including milliary, In the event many's will to prace should not be of Rick Bowl parties which will con- that Ger- formal opening of a nationwide series of aggression; third, the U.S.S.R. will mistaken for weakness. Tokyo, Oct. 10.

October "Just as Unue aid Lithuania with arms and military ready us we are for peace, so are we communities, The Committee of the Foreign equipment; four, -Offee dissenters yesterday afternoon

the U.S.S.R. is ready for war it It is forced upon granted the right to maintain, at its us" having rejected offered by Admiral Nomura, Foreign forces, the exact location nad strength compromise own expense, strictly limited military

It is stated that much of M. ** Minister, and the later having noll and jurisdicion to be regulated by ladler's speech is

special agreements; ave, in the event, French internal consumption and it is of

aggressiun Lithuania of

the ecossary now to see what Mr. Cham-

Tokyo Dissension

Wholesale Resignations Threatened

the

Red the Committee that he declined

to submalt their plan to the Cabinet,

The Soviet will arm to defend Lithuania #gainst attacks by any European Power-Germany included, although not specifled.

intended for

before a clear

the dissenters met this morning to U.S.S.H. will both immediately take berlin has to any discuss the question of tendering in-

messures to secure the inviolability picture can be drawn. United Press,

dividual resignations instead of tak- of their territories; six, they agree ing mass action.

The Hochi Shinbun states that 30 senior Secretaries, 68 junior Secres

Emperor's Influence

Shanghai, Oct. 11. The Japanese army is losing its hold.on the Cabinet, while men close

to the throne me wielding the bulk

not to participate in alliances ugainst each other; seven, the treaty will not affect the sovereign righs of the can-

A Blunt Rejection

Now York, Oct, 11. Declaring that M. Daladier's ad tracting states; they will organise dress must be regarded us a joll

and reply to Hitler's peace terms by Bri general tain and France, the New York Times

mensures on the

Reforming Government

30 in hundreds of

Bombing Berlin"

G. B. S. GIVES ADVICE

The ship is also to have the first stoker to be fitted in Hongkong. The Erith-Roe underfeed type mechanical Newcastle Company's enterprise in this respect is in keeping with its pioneering record, for, 32 years ago, was the first company to equip an Australian ship with a Bubcock boller, and its Mulubinba (aboriginal name for Newcastle), which is al- ready in service, was the Orst Aus- tralian ship to be fitted with a mechanical stoker similar to that being built into No. BID.

Consumption Economy

tarles and some 30 Jesser officials their economic, social system

The design of the underfeed stoker permits the fullest use to be made of have decided to tender their resigna- military

the light, volatile carbon guses which tions, while a number of diplomats principles of non-intervention in euch says that the speech is more than a

pre tiven off before the cool renches threaten to take similar action, but others internal affairs.

burning point, for these past through the Nicht Nicht forecasts that the

rejection of those terms. It is a flat

Manchester, Oct. 11. the bed of the furnace, fire and are Government

rejection that no terms of any klad Would retain the re Russian land and air bases are to coming from the present

Mr.

George Bernard Show in a burat. One result of this is a de- signations and then return them remain part of Lithuania Finally the Government

German letter to the Manchester Guardian crease in smoke, The underfed stoker when the situation cases though it is mutual assistance part is valid for 10 Hitler may

will he acceptable. saya that Mr Chamberlain's alterna-also assures consumption

ccanomy, expected that 20 senior dissenters years, and unless one party announces warning the blitzkrieg he threatened peacefully settle differences.

loose without further Uves are either, to bomb Berlin or and it is estimated that No. 810 will with strong views will be purged the year prior to its expiration, the in the West, but he may choose in-

given. horsepower of 1,200 and a Reuter,

treaty will automatically continue for stead to mark time for the present to Poland meant that we should bomb

speed of about 11. knots for a daily He argues that the British pledge coal consumption of 18 to 17 ton another 10 yours.--United Press. with his armies and attempt a new Berlin, as we could not render other trallan ship fitted with on Aga Cooker, No. 810, too, is to be the first Aus- diplomatic monoeuvre designed to split France and Beltain

assistance. But Mr. Chamberlain a handsome galley piece with a or brings about the intervention

recolled. knowing that it meant a of neutral series of retaliations on British cities. tons a year.

maximum coke consumption of seven countries.-Reuter,

Mussolini kewise backed out, Interest attaches to the building of knowing what French and British No. 819 with Austmallen steel in view aviation could do to Italian xities. of the fact that Australion steel is When the French and Brish nt-beling more and more uzed in Hang- tocked on the Western Front, Hitler's kong shipbuilding. Before the wor it eue was to raid London, but likewise was found that Australla could pro- he recalled.

vide steel plates at What Mr. Chamberlain has to de- landed cost than steel from England, much lower A National Assembly for Polish clare now," says Mr. Shaw, "is and a still, greater divergence can be straine has been established and whether he is going to bomb Berlin expected, now that the war has polling for members will begin soon, or not. Ihe does, the consequences broken out,

The constitution of the Assembly will go far beyond our maddest in- will Include Incorporation

The sfoci for No. BID was supplied of the tentions and be quite different from by the Broken Hi Proprietery, territory into the US.S.R.; approval anything we or Here Hitler contem- Australia's great steel producing com- by the United Peoni Associations, who

for the confinention of lands and pro late. If not, the tooner wa.stop the bine, Not only has this Arm been. The brutal murder of your Ilmar nerty from owners find their dia war and arrange for tabling our res- tutolink orders from Hongkong, but reserve all rights and forbid res Toenniston, son of the former Pre-tributing among the peasants; and peelive relevance and those of its earlier this year it received an order publication, her wholly or in part, sident, has caused much nervousness rationalisation of banks and Indus States we have destroyed, the otter" from England for 100,000 ions of withoui-pretinas srrangement. among the population as it a feared fries-Reuter Bulletin.

--Unded Prazu.``

steel

Talllun, Oct. 11. will be formed immediately in order It is expected that a new Cabinet

Opposition parties will

of the influence in the new governs to conform to the changed political ment, according to the Kokum conditions. Shimbun.—International.

THE prefs "Special to the Tele graph" in used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to Indiente news which

Į probably take most of the places,

It is believed that Speaker Uluots will be Premier and Foreign Minister. There are persistent rumours that President Pacts will resign, but

is stelelly copyright under the pro- strong forces of Parliament do not visions of the Telecommunications desire a change. Untied Press. Ordinanc18an. Sych news as bears: the Indieninis ***TTE*** - In reclved in Hongkong on the date of publication: {

Political Murdoṛ

Tallinn, Oct. 11.

there will bo further reprisals. United Press.

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