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America To Go On Strict Cash And Carry Basis

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UP)-Senator Key. Piliman lo-day agreed to amend the Administration's Neutrality B by eliminating the three months credits and restoring » alelctly ensię and carry basiN, "We deem it wise to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding." he explained..

It is expected that Unis decision will ease the path for Uie final passage of the measure,

Meanwhile the Isolationista, at á meeting in Benator Hiram Jolin- mon's offler, to-day killed the Administration's hopes of ending the general debate this wock. They said they have sufficient speakers to carry the fight into next week at least.

SOVIET TO DOMINATE BALTIC

Latest Conclusions In Special War Commentary

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter).— The reported demands of Soviet Russin upon Finland would; If granted, constitute complete Russian dominance in North Baltic, which could only be directed against Germiony, says a special commentary.

A milltary pact between Finland and Russia would mean F trios unnatural alliance and of no milkt- ary value,

It is the custom of German pro- paganda to run the hure to death. and it can only be repeated that the German accuratioris What Britain applied us to Poland are u sheer Invention:~~~~

Germans always seek to Accuse athers of an outroge before

them-

selves committing it.

U-Boats Lose Sting

When the sinkings of British and French merchant ships were diminish- ed at the beginning of October, re-j newed authurats of U-boat activity; vos expected to occur later, but with each outburst the swing of the pen- dulum becomea smaller the losser

of the submarine increase.

During the first month of the war,

To Prohibit All Credit WASHINGTON, OoL 10 (Beuter)—Administration lea- ders of the Senate have agreed to amend the U.S. Neutrality Revision Bill, providing for re- Deal of the arms embargo, BO AS to prohibit all credit to the war- ring goverzuments.

Benator Key Fittman, Chër- man of the Senate Foreign Re- tations Commlitee, proposed the amendment which will delete the provision for 80-day credita included in the present BIL

As the result of Senator Pittman's move, Administration leaders count on gaining the support of a number of senators favouring the repeal of the urma embargo but desiring the "ensh

other and carry" system for exports which will be stricter Dart that the Bill,

Meanwhile, Senator Bank- head, Speaker in the House of Representatives, fold a prem conference that he was confident that the House would pass the Neutrality B

FAITH IN

BRITAIN'S

YOUTH

Stirring Message By

Labour Minister

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 17, 1939.

BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS "ARGYLL"

BRISTLING

Admiralty Creating

New Navy

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LONDON, Oct. (Reuter). According to a statement issued by the Press Bureau, the Admiralty is rapidly converting large numbers of fishing craft into vessels capable of catching other prey.

Armed merchant cruisers bristling with armaments and commanded by naval officers will prove a formidable addition to the Navy.

In famous liners, luxury has kiven place to utility and fight- ing power, and these ships, with high sen speed, will play a vitali part in sea warfare.

Yachts Chartered

The Admiralty has also chartered an enormous number of yachts for anti-Submarine coastal patrol work, More than 8,000 were surveyed be- fore the war and muny went into service when it broke out. !............. Thousands of merchant, segmen

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' LONDON, Oct. 16, (Reuter). We all entered this struggle grimly resolved to see it through

the sinkings of British ships were unly to the end.” declared Mr. Ernest a fraction of the losses suffered in April, 1917, when Britain alone test n Brown, the Minister of Labour, million tons of shipping. Yet the broadcasting to men aged 20 to people never went hungry,

To-day Beltola has a store-housej of food and war materials, and the Navy has the mesures of the U-bul Germany's outeries against what she terms the British blockade are the

22, who have been called up to report on Saturday.

Mr. Brown arled he was convinced that they would show "the shine seres devation to duty, the same

ly there is no blockade. Britain Same

have been trained in gunnery since 1937. One establishment of several trained over 2,500 merchant officers and men in gunnery.

Hitler's Peace Fiasco

GERMANY NOW AT WIT'S END

LONDON, Oct. 16, (Beuter). The German Government is still at a loss regarding its next move in view of the identical

WITH GUNS

SHEKKI IN RUINS:—This is what parts of Shekķi, well- known Chinese city near Macao looked like after the recent Japanche air raids, which devastated the place, and left shambles for buildings.

Further Reports Of China Peace Moves

TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Reuter).—COMMENTING upon

measure of its effectiveness. Actuat cheerful courage in adversity and the French and British reaction to be likelihood of moves for peace by the Chinese Govern-

quiet determination which. Hitler's attempt to get "his" throughout the centuries, have epi-peace without yielding any of ment, the "Asahi Shimbun" says to-day that it is signi-

his plunder.

ficant that foreign powers, especially Britain and France, that he might try and get the Russian are reported to be counselling General Chiang Kai-shek to

merely exercising her right under International Law to Drevent the enemy from impurting materials with which to wage a war

Germany as retaliated, not by tak- ing neutral ships into port fur ex- amination, but by sinking them by mine and torpedo.

No single neutral lite was sterl

ficed by British naval action against

shipping.

Loss Of Royal Oak The inevitable British contraband control caused a delay in the early days of the war because during September over 100 merchantmen were examined, but it is better to delay the surgees than to drown the

seamen.

tonised the spirit of our manhood, and led us surely through the dark hours of danger along the road to victory."

POLISH TROOPS STILL FIGHTING Paris, Oct. 10

(Router)Polish regular troops are all resisting the German and Russian forces, accord- to infurtation reaching the Polish

Emimsy

It is suggested in some quarters

and Italian leaders info conference,

but tentative attempts in this direc tion have been received coldly by Moscow and Rome,

Fantastic Claims

make peace with Japan.

The paper adds that while strictly suspending the transit of arms to Yunnan from French The Reich is now trying to keep Indo-China, the French Govern up the spirit by reporting the most ment is reported to have advised fantastle and fictitious novai sue-

the Chungking Government to At Brit it was reported that H.M.S. seek a peaceful settlement of the Repulse had

CUSSES.

been torpedoed and Sino-Japanese conflict. "badly-damaged-and-disabled."—An |—The British Ambassador, SIT It is stated that fighting is still pro-hour later, the official agency said Archibald Kerr Clarke Kerr, the that this statement would have to "Azabi" further alleges, recently ceeding against the Germans in the region of Suwalki near the Lithuanian

be corrected. The Repulse had advised on similar lines. frontler, and the Carpathians, while the Rusalong are being opposed on the

merely been attacked and torpedoed. Potede marshes and the thickly wonded Mount Blalowicga.

Gorman Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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The loss of the Royal Oak leaves Britain still with a great and suficient preponderance of battleships over Germany who was long prohibited from building ships capable of tak- ing their place in the line of battle.!

The Royal Oak was one of the BERLIN, Oct. 16 (UP)~The Ger- oldest British battleships and would mun High Command his Issued. a have been scrapped if war had not communique saying: "After the con-

clusion of troop movements and broken out,

Reaction to Col. Lindbergh's speech tour of the final frontier in Poland, further communiques will be in Canada has taken the form of ano new recruiting drive with the object issued by the High Command.

"On the Western Front there is of contributing 15,000 airmen to the Empire truluing scheme. More than only minor activity and slight rtl- half the number have

en-lery fire. On the Rhine, to rolled.

south-west of Rastatt, the French The first contingent of Australian were forced to evacuate one pill box pilota arrived in London and joined due to floods," the R.AF..on Friday.

already

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CONCERT AT ST. ANDREW'S

A concert has been arranged by Christ Church for next Friday night at which some of the Colony's best inlent will be represented.

the

Beer For Tommies indications of how firmly at home the

LONDON, Oct. 16

Drillsh Expeditionary Force is in France may be learned from the news that last week $8,000,000 pint bottles of British beer were sent across to the

Tommies.

It appears that they prefer their native to the French product.

March Into Vilna

Lithuanian Troops Start Taking Over KAUNAS, Oct. 16 (Reuter), Lithuanian troops now marching into Vilna are taking suppiles of Needless to say the whole story,{ Chinese Forces Active

sugar, salt, and petrol with them which deserves to be put alongside

CHUNGKING, Oct. 17 (Reuter)-te relieve the shortage, the Nazi accounts of the "destruction"Chinese mobile forces have been of the Ark Royal, is absolutely with active along the Shanghai-Nanking withdrawing to the

Soviet troops are now sald to be new Soviet- out foundation.

and Shanghai-Hangehow Railways,thuanian border. (according to dispatches received hère, Reports from Kiangsu Province sty that Chinese units along the

LETTERS

The Editor.

Shanghai-Nanking Railway are

Occupation To-day

KAUNAS, Oct. 30 (Reuter),— engaging Japanese troops in the Lithuanian troops marched into Vilna vicinity of Chungchow, about half territory to-day and will occupy the way between Shanghai and Nanking.city on October 17,

Hunan Activity

to

Taxation

The Lithuanian Government pro- Hongkong Telegraph.

poses to grant citizenship only SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGRAPH" Sir, I confess to a feeling of

people born in Vilnn, or ving there nausea when reading the aritele or NANYO, Hunan, Oct. 16 (UP).-in November, 1018. letter by "Parent" in your valuabie Showing fraces of fatigue from the Thus many thousands of Poles will journal. "Parent", like a good muny burden of the past weeks, when he be excluded, others in Hongkong, seems to have averaged only two hours sleep each lost his true sense of perspective light, General Chen Cheng, Director entirely.

Of England

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To hear his petly com- of the Political Afors Board of the New Move By Bank countrymen are about to (Heuter)plaints when millions of his own National MBIlary Counell, received sacrifice correspondents In this nearly isolated their very lives and the whole future Kai-shek, after the fall of Wuhan, elly where Generalissimo Chiang happiness of their wives and families laid the ground work for the famous and when I personally have raised two sons tenderly and have invished Nunyo all fronts strategy.

General Chen Cheng proudly out- LONDON, Oct. 10 (UP)—In money on their education only to see lined the Chinese tactics in destroy-move which is generally regarded as them march to France to defending communications. From Kwelln emphasising the complete equality of amongal many others, "Parent" and to Hengyang we rode through one of the Allled currencies, the Bank of his family from future danger.

the richest agricultural areas of England to-day announced that That his countrymen at home have China where the only signs of war henceforth they will purchase 30- to pay 7a. Gd. in the £1 would of activity were the peasants carrying day French francs at par. course convey nothing to any such smatt trees as camouflage against air To-day saw the first changó in

who could have signed 4 attacks and a few units of artillery forward rates since September 28.

displaying Buch blatant rolling forward, writes a "United

officially Although they

ignored ignorance and selfishness.

Press" correspondent. Along theaterling's weakness in the free mar- FATHER OF Two Tommies.

bankers highways, thousands of coolies were het, New York

lowered digging feverishly preparing for anal sterling in terms of Continental cur-; destruction if the Japanese- advance rincles.

Helen Lockhart hus arranged the programme which will include songs

THE prefix "Special to the Tele- from Sullivan, Tosti, Denza, Purcell, graph" is used by the "Hongkong Tchalkowsky among

others, Telegraph" to Indiente news which maby Pruc Lewis

two to give

violin is strictly copyright under the pro- 9010s. The artistes taking part are visions of the Telecommunications Eva Turner, Helen Lockhart, Gaston Ordinance, 1030, Buch news as bears D'Aquino, Victor Sanders, J. Ft. M. the indication "UP" la received in Smith and E. O'Neill Shaw.

Hongkong on the date of publication. The concert in being held in St by the United Press Associations, who Andrew's Church, Hall and con- reserve all rights and forbid - niences at 0.45 pm. Tickets will be publication, either wholly or in pari, obtainable at the door.

without previous arrangement.

Japan Improves Trade With Hongkong

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TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Domel)--Japan's exports to Manchoukup. the Kwanlung Leased Territory. China and Hongkong for September totalled Yon 178,535,000, and her imports to these countries. during the same period amounted to Yen 38,068,000, resulting in an excess of exports over Imports to the value of Yen 154,867,000, according to complied by the Finance Ministry.

statistics

parent

letter

Stock Market Is In succeeds.

Bouyant Mood

500 Japanese Exterminated General Chen Cheng revealed that the Chinese troops, last Sunday, ex-

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terminated 500 Japanese at Hupuchen ONE-BOTTLE-MEDICINE-CABINET

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on the highway to Fenghsin where LONDON, 'Oct., 10 (Reuter). The the Chinese vangunrd is making a strength of gift-edged securities has thrust. He said that the Chinese encouraged the whole market, Worj surrounded 3,000 Japanese soldiers at Loan rising from 88% to 10.

Tuncheng and expected the fall of advance is the city momentarily, The reason for the dimeuli to define, but it is generally He said that the Chinese are also believed to be due to à favourable making a thrust northeast of Yochow, Interpretation of the war's progress, but will not make a direct attack, while purely monetary encourage- nlthough guerillas had destroyed the ment is derived from the announce, | Japanese defences at Yochow when ment that the Canadian Government | the Japanese garrison was depleted Is repaying £20,000,000 at 9% per for the Changsha offensive. cent. on the loan maturing 1030-50.

Wall Street is quietly easier.

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CAROL'S BIRTHDAY

JAPANESE 'MISSION

The figures show an increase of tung Lensed Territory Yen 60,000,-

TOKYO, Oct. 10 (Reuter).--The Japanese Cabinet has appointed. Mr. Yen 70,072,000 or 72 per cent. in 000, those to North Chinn Yen 23,- exports, and Yen 4,243,000 or 12 per 814,000, those to Central China Yen

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Rouler)-His! Tatsuo Kawai, Chief of the Informa 'cent. in Imporis.

10,378,000, those to South China Yen Majesty the King to-day sent a mes- tion Bureau of the Foreign Office, to Exports to Manchoukus amounted 1,397,000 and those to, Hongkong | sage of congratulations to King Carol a special mission in Europe to Yen 58,179,000, those to the Kwan Yen 1,702,000.

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