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Sold Out For Russian Gold

LONDON, Oct. 10 (Renter Bulletin),——One of the, explana- tions for German oraćuation of the Baillie Stalew is given by tho Kuign correspondent of "The

Times."

He states thai Hiffer sold Germany's European colonies to Stalin for liquid gold,

The evacuation was made with mich speed because Hitler need- od the gold badly and Stalin required him to relinqulala tho koldings in the Ballo Slaton before he made his first consign- ment of Russian gold.

REPULSE CLAIM BY GERMANS

Berlin, Oct. 10.

The German High Command in communique states that a U-boat torpedoed and badly damaged the Belial battleship Repulse.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Challenge to

HITLER UNCERTAIN OF HIS GROUND: WILL HE ATTACK?

New Peace Proposals May Be Offered

London, Oct. 16..

After firmly rejecting Herr Hitler's bid for peace based on the Allied acceptance of the sub- jugation of Poland, Britain has entered the seventh

wook of the war with her interest centring on

whether Hitler's next step would be to launch the

threatened offensive in the West accompanied by large-scale air attacks on British ports and ship- ping, or whether he was sticking to the defensive policy with fresh efforts to induce the Allies to enter into peaco nogotiations.

Observers point out that an answer

to this question will be given in the course of the coming week, but the fact that an offensive has not yel been launched despite Herr Hitler's lengthy conferences with Army chiefs Reich hesitating to burn its bridges. In regarded as a tentative aign of, the

Some circles observe that it will

probably choose the

It in stated that the U-boat respon-native. sible for use attack was the same which sank II.M.S. Royal Ouk,

second alter-

Arcording to some

reports, the German General Staff is opposed to

POLICE RESERVE

List Of Parades For The Coming Week

Annual Inspection H.M.S. Repulse was rendered unit immediate launching of an offensive petunt between November & and 19 __B_I_expected to hold the Annual for action. United Preis,

on the ground. that further prepara-and all Commanding Officers are request- tions are necessary, urging Herred to commence preparations for this Hitler to stall until these are com- Practice Parades ni dates to do nothted pleted.

Inter, will be held.

Admiralty Silent

London, Oct. 10. The British Admiralty have no comment to make on the German clalm, but navol eireles dismiss it on another "typical example of German propaganda."-Reuter,

Highly Efficient Class Attached to the Battle Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, HMS. Repulse is vesset of 32,000 tons. Her armament consists of nix 15-inch guns, twelve 4-inch, four 4-inch anti- alrcraft, and tour 3-pounds. She was re-commissioned, at Portsmouth In January, 1939,

Was

Chinese Company Strength-The following havo been per- tied to resign from the Chinese Com

pany:

At the same time it is believed that the Allics' firmness, coupled with the obvious Italo-Russian reluctance to enter the war on Germany's side, has begun to make Hitler blmselt Constable fau Ka-ying. Soong Choong- doubt chances of success if the war hing Ilm Ngel-yann, A. C. H. Lang

Leting rontinues.

Kwong-chol. Leung Wing- treung. Henry' Wong, Wong Yuk- pul. Lau Chung-hon, Wong Lap-fan. Fong Thus there is increasing likelihooding. In Thong-cho, Lam Fung-lung. that he will make

forts.

October 17, 1939.

Britain's

"ARGYLL"

HALF HOSE

Command of the Sea

OSLO, Oct 10 (Esoter Special) --Germany is siraining every nerve to break Brliain's command of the sea, according to messages from Berlin.

Chances of victory against Briladi, mys the Berlin correspón. dent of the “Aften Fosten" is the dominaiing tople, while France is not much discussed.

From the German point of view, separation of Britain from France la most important, but the correspondent adds that no Germani really believes this can be achieved.

General opinion prevails however that in view of the fact that even the largest bailleships are not proof against combined stick by submarino and aircraft, Britain W no longer absolato master of the North Sea.

On The Western Front

FRENCH WARSHIPS AID

TROOPS TRANSPORT OF

Paris, Oct. 16.

About 100 French warships participated in the convoying of the transport of the British ox- peditionary force to France, it is now learned.

Submarine chasers, dostroyers and torpedo boats protected the transports.

and consequently such properties

The newspaper Excelsior says the foreign missions original estimate of 32, divisions of deliberately made British troops in France will be con- their centres of warfare, They set up siderably exceeded.-Neuter.

Offensive Thought Imminent Paris, Oct. 16. On the whole front the Germans are making great preparations for an attack and un offensive appears very iraminent-leuter.

were

near the mission buildings and sometimes, the entire premises were taken over and fortified. In order to win we had no choice but to crush

wherever they the enemy [found."

Ceneral Teruuchi is leaving for He will Washington to-morrow. return to New York on October 23 "Eighty-fifth Communique-and-will then go on to Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, where Paris, Oct. 10. lae will board the Asama Maru for A communique states that between Japan on November 3—United Press. the Moselle and the Saur there was Krent activity within the enemy lines. West of Wissenbourg there has been patrol activity

sider.com on both Reuter.

Possible Strategy

London, Oct. 16. High British military officers say, that the Germans have three pas-

further peace a thung-kwong, hunsye-tum.sibilities in the big offensive. First,

Teh-min, and A. L. S,

Training Courie,

Part All recruiti who have not passed Part 1 of Training Course will attend Central Police Station on Friday, as Die pan. for instruction under Crown Sergeant Riddel. N.C.O's will attend an detalled. Dress-Khaki Uniform. cap with khaki cover, belt with

New Propomis According to the Sunday Dispatch correspondent, these might take the form of a more delnited offer to the Alles which would Include the ILM.S. Repulse

originally following: scheduled to convey the King and

brace, whistle and Chain, and truncheon. Crention of a new Polish State Queen to Canada with certain modi-unier International guarantee;

Training Course, Part H-The under- Reations so as not to interfere with

mentioned members of the Chinese Com- Maintenance of the present Eur-pany will attend Chinese Company Head- the ship's fighting eMcleney, but this

opean frontiers;

quarters for Part II of Training Courso plan was later cancelled owing to

Return of German colonies ortony at 8.30 p.m.

the political situation which necer-granting of special facilities in them; sitated the retaining of, the ship In Home waters

The Repulse visited Lisbon early in Februnry last year along with

other British warships and received a rousing welcome.

Itevision of trade policies;

Grent autonomy for Bohemia and Moravia with the maintenance of a German protectorate;

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Le

Constables Chan Yeung-kwong, Tint-Mun Leung Walki!, __l_nu Mau. Leunur Chi-lup, Charles Tam, Tang Kwong wing, Kah Kwal-run, Lam Cheng

sing, Ip Ching, Sung Pak-ching, W. Chaun, Loi Kwak cha. Cheng Lok-ĐÔNG HỀ P General transfer of minorities: wang. Koh Hon-ying. Two Kwi-ching. Long-term Nazi-British and Franco-Fung Hon-hting, Kong Shi-lun, Tang Lin-

ful and Li Ham-chuten. The Repulse and Renown form Italian non-aggression pret; class on their own,

German Threat

Satisfaction of some territorial claims,

Training Courne. Part III-Rovniver

of Italy's shooting genetice will be held at Kennedy Road Bange on Sunday, at 10 am. Re- The proposals envisage certain crits elated and those who have not rincessions to the Allled demands. There will be no class for instructions in yet fred their annual course will attend. However, the correspondent does not the handling of arms and triuger prexaing believe that they will be acceptable at Company Headquarters its week or to Britain and France.

upfit further notice.

Mussolini's Plan

Training Course, Part IV-The under- -mentioned members will attend Chinese for Part IV of Training Course

Mistrarters on Thursday, at

Stockholm, Oct. 16. Reports from Swedish correspon- dents in Berlin all refer to the em- phasis..now -placed by Germany-on the fight for

БЕД power. The Wilhelmstrasse, according 10 the

Despite Italian denials of the same ARP under Sub-Inspector (R) Chan Dgabladet, hints that Germany is

correspondent's reports, Signor Chung-lung: hoping to break Britain's mastery of Giuseppe Bastianini, the new Italian Constables Chan Yul-hing. Li Chung. the sen by means of submarines and Ambassador

Chan Tak-cheong, Lam Kwok-fee. Law to the Court of St. aircraft-Reuter,

Manichio, Chan Chenag-ahing. Leung Tak- James, who arrived in London on

kwong, Yung Fook-ul, Leo Tung Bang, Saturday, is undersload 10 have 15. 11. G. Lrong. Chan Wal-chun, Wei brought with him a iwa-point peace Ving-yuen, Lo Shlu-kwal, Sean Cheow- plan from Signor Mussolin! en-ng and John Ma visaging a five-Power guarantee for

Submarince Lost

Parin, Oct. 16. Futher details of the destruction of three U-boats by the British Navy have been received at French general headquarters, according to M. Morice, writing In Le Petit Paristen,

He says that large and highly efficient depth charges were used. One of the aubmarines dived to avert danger, but having been irreparably damaged had come up again. A part of the crew, reallsing the danger, jumped into the sea, while the sub- marine, diving rapidly, hit the bottom with the greater part of the officers and men aboard.-Neuter.

Norwegian Ship Lost

Indian Company reduced Polish State and a con- ference of principal neutral Powers ried out as ordered,

Patrol duty-Patrol duty will be car for settling further questions.

Training Course, Part II-The under- mentioned members of the Indian Com-

It is believed unlikely, however, pany will attend Indian Company Jend. thai Hale will abandon her neutrality quarters in-day at 3.30 pm. for instruction if the plan is rejected, while it is in Part II of Training Coume, and will reported that Russia has assured also attend for an examination In Part Turkey that she does not intend to fight on the Reich's side-Domel.

New Axis Talks

II at Training Course on Thursday, at 8.30 nm, under Mr. W. R. Chester-Woods, Principal, Polleo Training School:

Constables A. Karim, M. A. amet, K. Alam. B. Abbos, A. S, Mohamed, A. Khan, 3. Din, M. Nazie, 1. Kripp. M. Afzal, 11. Khan, K. 3. Mehal, M. Ibrahim, A. 3.

emne, M. Alim, Niametullah, N. Khan, M Hayat, and J. J. Teilis.

Patrol Duty Patrol duty will be ear-

Berlin. Oct. 15." Consultations between the Soviet and Germany on the situation arising from the British determination to ried out an ordered. continue the war muy begin on Mon- day.

London, Oct. 16. Another Norwegian steamer

Either the Soviet Foreign Minister, was sunk when she struck a mine in the North Sea. Three of the crew were killed and the rest were rescued,

The ship wOR on the way from Norway to Antwerp-Reuter But letin.

INDUSTRIAL MAGNATE Distinguished Indian Due In Colony

A distinguished Indian industrial and commercial magnate, Mr. Wal- chand Hiracland, will arrive to morrow by Cilpper from America, accompanied by Mrs. Walchand and Mr. K. J. Advani,

Mr. Walchand recently attended the meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce at Amsterdam, of whose committee, ho is a member. From Amsterdam ho went to America to visit the New York World Fair, and Is now returning home via the Far East.

Flying Squid

Strength-The following have been per- M. Molotov or M. Potemkin will gomitted to resin from the Flying Squad: to Berlin for the talks.

Crown Sergeant A. Gascon, and Cons- table L Krinchisky, O. R. Payne, Harry

Wing Tam Kon-ling. E Marolt, C. C. Peraim, and IT. Wong.

Patrol Duty-Patrol duty will be carried out as ordered.

The Russian Ambassador is said to Chan, Chan be returning to the German capital necompanied by a higher oficial.”

A commitice of industrialista re- presenting Krupps and the State

Emergency Unit Racerve Railroads are proceeding to Moscow Kit Forms-Kit forms to be duly come by air on Monday to supplement the plated and return to the O.C. Emergency industrialist already in Moscow and - Unit Reserve, an early as possible,

Defendu Examination,/Al) recruits of Help negotiate the development of the Emergency Unit Reserve will attend Russia's transport faclittles to make V.R.C. on Friday, at 8.10 p.m. for Detendu Russia's raw materials available to Examination,

out as ordered. the Reich.-United Press.

Patrol Duly-Patrol duty will be carried

O, EAGER ↑ D. 8. P. (R).

JAPANESE CONSULATE

The Japanese Consulate General, KUMAONS ENTERTAIN

which for some years has been

Ram Lila Celebrated

accommodated in Prince's Building, Annual Hindu Festival Of moves to-day to new quarters in the top floor of No. 2 Connaught Rond, opposite the Victoria Recreation Club and adjoining Butterfleld and Swire's offices..

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Mr. Oda, Japanese Consul, is present in charge of the Consulate having returned on Monday last week from trip to Japan.

A series of dramatic 'pinys ara being staged by the Kumaon Rifles at the Indian Dramatle Club, Whitfield Barracks, Kowloon, celebrating the annual Hindu festival of Ram Lila (Duschra).

Mr. Walchand is Chairman of the Indian Shipowners Association: Choir-

The series commenced on Friday man of the Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (India's leadlog Shipping

evening and will continue through Co.), President of the Indien Com THE prefix "Special to the Tele- the week, the final performance being mitice of the International Chamber graph" is used by the "Hongkong! on Saturday night.

.

of Commerce, past President of the Telegraph" to Indicate news which On Sunday evening the performance Federation of Indian Chambers of is strictly copyrisht under the pro-was honoured with the presence of Commerce. formerly, Employers' visions of the Telecommunicailons; Brigadier J. T. N. Reave, Omer Delegate from India to the Labour Ordinance, 1910. Sath news so bears Commanding the Kumaon Rifles, Conference, Geneva, President of the indication "UP" is received in Lieut, Col. M.S. Teveralian and off several other Chambers of Commerce Hongkong on the date of publication, staff officers Mein Bombay and elsewhere fund'a by the United Press Associations, who The Indian Dramatic Club is the Director in about 50 Companies, reserva all rights and forbid re- only one of its kind in the Colony and Mr. Advan), is the Director of publication,' either wholly or is part, stages monthly dramas organized by Salju P/9 Ir.dustries, Bombay Presidency, ·without; previous arrangements the Kumaon Ïtifies,

Feed

in the Saar; second, through Be)-! glum: third, a wider turning move- inent through Holland and Belgium.

SHANGHAI SHOOTING

Attack On Sing-Song House Causes Strong Protests

Shanghal, Oct. 10, They think an offensive across the

The Japanese consulag authorities Rhine in the region north of Swit- zerland is impossible, while through plan to ledge a very strong protest Switzerland is dangerous as long as with the Municipal Police over the!

sing-song house Incident of Saturday. Italy is neutral, have scored an initial tactical suc

The Dritish authorities believe they when a sing-song girl was killed and two Japanese were wounded by u expedi-Chinese gunman. cess in transporting the

to France without According to Japanese reports the tlanary force casualty. The biggest danger in Japanese consular officials have com- modern war is to be caught on the Pleted their investigation and intend

to protest and charge the Inter move. That is what happened to the national Settlement Police with.com-

tinued "Inxily in curbing the setivi-i

Poles.

British military circles belleve that Russia hns

won the first round against Germany in securing control of the Baltic.--United Press.

Massed Troops

to

ties of the agents" of Chungking.-

Reuter.

Ruso Succeeds

Shanghal, Oct. 10. The Municipal Police turned away "hundreds of Talap Pollen from North London, Oct. 18. Szechuan Road bridge after they had Recent French reconnaissances are attempted to enter the International directed Settlement from the Hongkew arey have been reported specially north of Wissembourg and and parade through the Settlement the Rhine, with a view to ascertaining streels to the Jenelleld-aren.

Although the Municipal Police had what the enemy are doing in the Dienwald area.

earlier agreed for such a passage of breuking Tatno policemen, it was emphasised defences, that none would be allowed to carry or flags, and they of Alsace arms, lunnera Important would not be allowed to stage any

!demonstration,

If they succeeded in through the Lauterbourg behind which the plain begins, they would gain room for manoeuvring.

report Allied aircraft

The Tatoo men, however, appearest chormous

Bonn, on the bridge with large banners and Cologne, concentrations at Coblenz, Mainz and Mannheim, flaps and broke all the conditions per- include 13mitting them passage, whereupon the which is believed to

Police called out the riot squad and motorized divisions from Poland.

Heavy artillery concentrations and beld them up. They argued for right many tanks and aeroplanes are also of passage from 3 p.m. until 0 p.m. line Merzig-Suar-before disbanding, The Police, how- Imported

(ever, had allowed a number of men bruecken-Zwelbruecken-Berzabern.

Although, it is believed, the Ger-ito pass through, but once they were mans have now placed in position in the Settlement they unfurled-ban- nera which they had hidden about 900,000 men ready to attack.

The same tactics as in "Poland their persons, whereupon the Police

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an rounded them up and ordered them generally

expected, first

the Japanese-controlled of shock back into Onslaught of tanks, then troops, supported by heavyaren-United Press.

The "Outside Roads" barrage of artillery and air bombers. On the other hand, military critics

Shanghai, Oct. 10. point out that the season is increas- The Shanghai Municipal Council ingly unfavourable for land opera-has appealed to the Consular Body tons, which are already hampered by in connection with the unsatisfactory the rains, hence the possibility is situation in the "outside roads,"

that Hitler moy always envisaged

The Tatas policemen continue to duplicate the Shanghal Municipal postpone his offensive until spring.

Meanwhile, he is expected to in- Police traffic poats and still man tensify air raids of British ports and sandbag barricades оп municipal shipping.

pavements ns part of their attempts The Dutch reported that they had to seize the rich revenue of the out- made preparations to flood the coun- side roads area. try for a belt of five to 25 miles from The Consuls-General of the foreign the Zuiderzee to the Belgian frontier Powers are considering the matter if the Germans try to invade and it is Believed they will hold a Beuter.

conference in the near future.

Torauchi's Opinion

New York, Oct. 15. General Tèraucht, head of the Jpannese Military Mission to Europe arrived here to-day on board the Italian Itner Rex.

The General said, "My impression,

after talking with the leading figures of all the belligerents, is that all would like to end the struggle now if they were able to see my possiblo He said that the pesce formula." Allies make great mistake in under-estimating Germany's ability to wage a long war. "The German people have a calm discipline and complete confidence in their Govern ment and the Military.".

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General Toraucht inspected Siegfried Line as a guest of the Ger- man General Staff and doubled if the Allies would attempt to break it, since the lesser would be tremendous, North China' Dificulišes General Terauchi stated that while he was in command in North China many Incidents occurred where Ja- panese lack of propaganda“... placed them at a diadvantage,

"The Chinese, knew we were anxious to avoid operations · around.

The invasion by the Japanese- sponsored regime is considered la be almed more at a cash than political angle as the subaldy from Nanking Is reported to have been recently halted. Reuter.

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