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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 6, 1939.

OVERNIGHT U.S. NEUTRALITY BILLHuge Expansion NEWS PAGE PASSES BOTH HOUSES

Even The Gestapo Germans Bitter And

Is Watched!

PARIS. Nov. 5 (Reater) According to a “Ilavaa" MERILEO from the German frontler, high Nasi Party circles are so discors- tended with Hitler's pro-fusalan poller that immler has wirucled Heydrich to form a "super-Gestapo" to watch even the Gestapo itself. The new organisation is stated to consist of 120 officials, whose names are kept secret and who are given very full powers, including that of authorising assassinations, and they are only responsible lo Himmler and Heydrich person- sily.

It is stated that the tribunal's work is more than doubled since the Nazi-6oviet Pack

1leydrich recently formed a peoples' Information service, # spy organisation; to seek the inner enemies of the Reich.

PREMIER SPEAKS

Tokyo, Nov. 5.

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Describe As Outright Support For Allies

The amendment to the American Neutrality Ill removing the embargo on exporting arms to belligerent countries has been approved by both Houses of Congress and is now in force.

President Roosevelt has issued proclamations forbidding submarines to use United States waters and recognising the state of war in Europe. War zones in which American ships are forbidden to travel have been defined.

The passing of the amendment was the algnal for great activity in placing and filling orders which have been dependent on the abolition of the embargo. A fleet of British ships will shortly leave America with aircraft and other munitions for tie Allies.

German reaction to the Bill is very bitter but the opinion of many European countries favours the greater freedom the United States has given herself.

The addition of 95 warships and 2,400 aircraft to the United States forces in planned for next year according to an announce- ment of estimates to be put before Congress In January.

Washington, Nov. 4. recognition of the conquest The United States revised Neu-land.-United Press. rality Bi, under which belligerent Poweàu may buy arms

from the

United States, became law at 5 p.m. to-day.

The inal vote in the House Representatives approved the measure by 243 to 172.-Reuter.

Britain's readiness to respond the proposed improvement in the Anglo-Japanese relations won voiced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Nevlile Chamberlain, when he granted its of fiest interview with a foreign corres- pondent since the Munich conference at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday to Mr. Nichinai Kitano, of the Tokyoj Asahi Shimbun.

President Signs

Washington, Nov. 4.

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SHANGHAI

AFFRAY

Lance Corporal Shot By Privato

Shanghai, Nov. 5,

A Seaforth Highlander was shot In the hend and sent to hospital after

shooting affray at the British blockhouse near Soochow Creek be- tween two members of the Seaforth Highlanders.

The British Army spokesman skiet that at present 11 was impossible to revent detalls, due, to Investigation being incomplete. However, he em- phasised that the shooting was merely a domestic matter" und had nothing Ho do with the Japanese stationed

near this sector.

The wounded man, Lance Corporal J. Davis, who was shot by Private Eckford has since succumbed to s

| injuries. - United Press,

to Norway against the City of Flint developments-Reuter,

Roosevelt's Wisher

com-

Berlin, Nov. 4. The affetal news agency states that the commander of the prize crew put Mr. Cordell Hull

into Haugesund for medical trent- Washington, Nav, 6.

ment for one of the American crew. Mr. Cordell Hull said: "I am naturally gratified af lite basic

The netion of the German changes now being made in our mander, it is contended, was in new so-called Neutrality legislation, cordance with the wishes of President Throughout this year, the Executive Roosevelt, who asked Britain and Department has urged for prompt Germany to treat the American crew enactment of these changes, while with the greatest consideration.-- appealing to all nations to preserve Reuter, President Roosevelt signed the Crence and refrain from war. 1 de- A London dispatch to the Asahi Vised Neutrality Act at 12.04 p.m. to-sire to repeat emphatically what I quotes Prime Minister Chamberlain day. He also signed two proclamo-

Is to Imost sucred task as stating that if Japan manifests an tions, making effective the new Act'ssistently said that our first and understanding of the legitimate righs positive provisions: Brstly, a country secure and peace. It is

forbidding belligerent mal interests of Great Britain and the clamation

my arm bellef that we shall succeed British people in the Far East, the submarines from using United States in this endeavour and I am satisfied

or territorial waters, andl Jatter will revise their attitude of ports opposition to Japan.

secondly, a proclamation that a state the new net will greatly assist

this undertaking."-Reuter, of war exists between Germany and France, Polnud, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa and India.

The British, Prime Minister Cham- Beriain is further quoted as saying. are always ready to listen to reason and will not continue to insist on one theme constantly.

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keep

our

A commission

Avoiding Confusion

Washington, Nov. 4,

will advise the Braila and French Governments how to distribute their orders so that they will not conflict with United States Government orders-Reuter.

Mission To Canada

World Reactions

The News

London, Nov. 4. Chronicle says the

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Ottawn, Nov. 4. is meially stated that the United States Neutrality Bill will not affect the work of purchasing commission.

Orders intended for Canada will.

the British

The President signed the Bill in the presence of the Vice-Presidens. Neutrality Bill development is pro- Mr. John Garner, the Secretary of bably the most encouraging of the Referring to the Anglo-Japanese restate, Mr. Cordelt Hull and Congres-war to the Allies. Intions, the British Prime Minister gonal leaders from boli Parliest The Daily Telegraphi thinks it said that his Government was ready He used two pens in signing the shows the strong moral sympathy in be given just the same.-Reuter, to consider any "reasonable proposals" proclamations and the Bill. On pen America for the Allles. for Improvement.

In Paris, Le Jour says it is Key presented to Senator was

Accelerating Production Questioned regarding the possibili-Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign victory for right and the Democratic

New York, Nov. 5. ty of resuming the Tientsin discus-Relations Committee in the Senate, spirit, and American neutrality has

According to reports in Anancial sions, Mr. Chamberlain said that the and the other was given to Repre- not excluded moral solidarity.

Chairman

Apart from the material

circles, France has advanced $15,- advan- of manner in which the British Am-sentative Sol Bloom,

L'Oeuvre,

000,000 to finance the building of new bassador, Sir Robert Craigiç, was the House of Representatives Com-tage to the Allies, says

it is also moral significance which American aircraft factories in order handling matters was noted with)mittee.

to accelerate production-Reuter, the is advantageous to us, Mr. Hull satisfaction.

officials of

The New

York Timer thinks Maritime Commission and the De..

War Zonca Defined Mr. Chamberlain added that there partments of War, Navy, Justice, the repeal of the arms embargo will were few people who had greater Treasury and Commerce to discuss shorten the war and lessen the kell-

Washington, Nov. 5. concern over deterioration in the the neutrality proclamations.

hood of the United States being in- The proclamation signed by Pre- Anglo-Japanese relations than hian-

that The proclamation noting

a volved,

sident Nousevelt prohibits any The self. He revealed that before he be-state of war existed in Germany en-

embargo. the Journal's belligerent submarines from entering came Prime Minister, he actually in- joinst all officials to use the utmost Washington correspondent says, was ports or territorial waters of the

needless handleop...of the United States.excluding-the-Canal- stituted certain-activities-in-an-at-diligence-in-presenting arkipunish-4.

Democracies and in tempt to improve the Anglo-Japanese ing violations.

ald to the zone except when driven there by relations but circumstances prevented Both proclamations named Poland nagressors,

force majeure in which сакс they him from bringing them to a culmina as a belligerent, further reiterating

In Yugo-Slávia the Press says the inust enter and leave with conning tion-Dome,

non-anxieties and fears the United States' position of

in which the tower

Rnd superstructure above small nations have lived for years water and flying their 'fing. have been removed.

The Rumanian Press regards the

President Roosevelt hos barred repent as a death blow to Germany. American shipping from the arez In Bulgaria the repeal is generally | extending from the north of Spain regarded as 鲤 sign of American to Britain and waters around Bri- sympathy for the Democracies.

Lain.

Finland Prepared

Defend Herself

To

Helsinki, Nov. 4. aggressiveness and that everything Finland is prepared in all cireum- which the country had done was only stances to defend herself, declared in order to protect her own neutrality, M. Cujander, the Finnish Premier, in-United Press.

a broadenst to-night in which he took strong exception to both the main

Soviet demands.

More Hopeful Outlook

Helsinki, Nov. 5. Referring to the proposed cession of

There was a more 'promising at Finnish territory in the Isthmus of Karelia, M. Cajander said the Sovietmosphere at the talks in Moscow.

The Finnish Cabinet meeting to- purpose of making Leningrad invul- nerable could not be achieved at the day will consider a report from the delegation and decide on what fresh expense of Finland's security and the instructions are to be sent.Reuter Soviet's concern at the position of certain islands as well as the close Bulletin. proximity to the Finnish frontier of Leningrad, did not justify the pro- posal to push back the Finnish frontier or to demilitarize the fortifications

own defence.

up

Threat Of Force

London, Nov. 4. According to the Rome Radio

M. Cajander described the proposal region

The new Bill places the Uniled States in all but netive participation in the war, says one Bulgarian news- paper, and has made her the out- right ally of the Western Powers.

The Turkish and Greek press also expresses satisfaction at the develop- ments.

Germans Bitter

Not unnaturally, German repetion to the Imminent passage of the Neu- trality Bill has been immediate and bitter.

The

ban ulso includes Eire, Norway, south of Bergen, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and the Baltic as well as the Bay of Biscay except the waters adjacent to Spain's north-east const.

All neutral Mediterranean ports, the Pacific an Indian Oceans and southward of Canary Islands remain open.

was

In an exploratory statement ac- companying the proclamation, Presi- A spokesman for Dr. Goebbels des-dent Roosevelt stated that he cribes it as "outright support for the empowered to use discretion to per Allies."

mit American shipping to operate in the raising of the United States arms example, for

The Nazi wireless to-day described the war zones where necessary, for

the evacuation embargo 43 "nothing but the Americans,~~Reuter, machinations of Jewishi war pro-

South American Exchange Atcers."--Router.

United Press adds: The Official German

Washington, Nov. 4. News Agency from

The Alles will begin shipping

af

acro-

Of U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Neu- ter) announced thai an authorballon of a new naval expansion plan costing $1,300,- 000,000 will be sought from Con- grem in January.

Plans call for 93 more war- ships and about 2,200 aircraft. There would be three aircraft- carriers, right oraleers, 52

·strstroyerm, 32 submarines and 31 auxillary versets sccording to M. Vinson, Chairman of the House of Representatives Naval Committer

It is also proposed to butler 30 aizatulon

Chinoso War

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Japanese Aircraft Active

Chungcink. Now, Fifty-four Japanese planes bombed rfield near Chengtu, provincial cupital of Szechuan, this morning und demolished one American-made plane on the ground,

At 11.07 1.171. shortly after the bambinus, machine-gun Are from

fifteen to twenty pursuit planes and light anti-aircraft guns greeted the departing valders as they skirted the south gate of Chengtu and crossed over the West Chins University campus. Observers on the campus,, which Is the joint home of five universities and intellectual centre for American and other missionarien, watched the heavy bombers flying at In height of 5,000 feet,

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Though severely torn up by craters ranging from anven twenty-five feet in elreuinference, the airfield was not perlously damaged und can easily be repaired,

Chinese ussert that four Japanese) planes were shot down.

The flat alarm war sounded at{ 9.45 a.m. and the "all clear" signal{ was given at noon,

Chinese reports from Chengtu say that the most spectacular dog-fight was witnessed north of Chengtu at 11 am, when an undisclosed number of Chinese pursult planes attempted to attack Japanese bombers from all sides. It is claimed that many Ja- panese bombers were bit by inachine-gun bullets. One heavy Ja- panese bomber fell in the Jenshou distriêt south of Chengtur and an- other at Lochib, south-east

twin-motored Chengtu, both being machines. An investigation is being carried out to locate the wreckage of other Jupanese planes, which are believed to have been shot down United PreNI.

Japanese Account

Japanese base, Nov. 5. Seeking out the Chinese air force und their bases amid the mountain fastness in Szechuan, Japanese naval ~alveraft made two attacks upon the| nerodromes in the Chenglu area yes- terday.

The Japanese scored the biggest aerial success in recent months, with 35 grounded Chinese planes destroy- ed and several Chinese pursuit planes shot down in midair sights.

Commanded by Captain Kikushi Shimada, the first Japanese squadron uppeared over the Wangshan mero- drome. Over 30 Chinese pursuit planes rose converting the sky above the airfield into an "International air cornival with Soviet 1-16 and 1-17 types joining American Curtiss Hawks, French Dewoitines and other craft of various makes in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese raiders. Bombs set off the fuel depot south of the airfield while several Chineso pursuit planes were downed be! tween Chengtu and Suining.

Lleut. Commander Motchachi Miyazaki led the second group of the naval aircraft in n flerce raid on the Wenklung airdroma west of Chenglu, where three large and fifteen small grounded croft were demolished and the fuel stores on both sides of the field were sel on fire.

All Japanese aircraft returned safely.-Domel.

Fifty-Four Bombers

Chungking. Nov, .

From a base in Shenal, 54 Japan-

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there. Finland must consider her 80,000 Soviet troops have been moved Washington aprenstically comments on across the Atlantic come 300

to the Finnish frontier in the the President's comments at a Presa planes which have already been com

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Stockholm, Nov. 4..

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neutral Power.

Finnish territory at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland as consistent!

"What he understood by The Berlin correspondent of the

neutrality The Department of Stute expecta with Finland's integrity and indepen-

was revealed when the President to re-issue nearly £20,000,000 stert- dence. Mureover, the territory offer- Smenskada Day Bladet says the

force. Heto Britain and France.

wild the ty zone around the ing's worth of acns export licences ed in exchange by Russia, though recent article in Pravda is evidente Americas is already In

thus Russia is determined to profit by of any Strong doinuliments of police are. M. Cajander emphasised Finland's the situation and to extend her desire to lead her own national life power, yet the Nazis belleve it is not in the right to carry on shipping patrolling New York's plers.

services with the Amerlenn con-

British shipping oficiais in New❘ York acknowledge that they have a "good dent more freight than ships."

Meanwhile, a last-minute "swap ping arrangement between British

ese bombers yesterday afternoon

cording to an official announcement

of the Chinese air defence headquar ters.

It is reported that two or three Japanese machines were shot down south of Chengka,

of

Seventeen Japanese bombers took off from Hanków and raided Kwel- chow in eastern Szechuen.

Eighteen Japanese planes yesterday afternoon bombed the outskirts Liuchow, Kwanga, while nix machines bombed Kwangchang. ahui and Nonchen in Klangst.

No alarm was sounded at Chunk- king-Neuter,

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Armistice Day

at peace with everyone, He assured 100 lute to reach a peaceful solution. Unent

The Pravda article is believed in Russia that Finland would never

An Immense Advantage tactical move. allow herself to be used as a spring- Berlin to be merely

London, Nov. 5. board for aggression against Russia, is considered that the Soviet de-

Britain and France have obtained but Finland could not yield anything mand for the cession of Port Hango likely to jeopardise her neutrality or is the main difference between the advantages of invaluable signiflennee, and American lines, whereby the countenance anything which endan- delegates and it is also considered that says the Berlin correspondent of the British withdraw their vessels from be similarly Telegraaf, commenting the Inient the South American trade and turn gered her future co-operation with Soviet security could

Assured if Finland conceded the island developments.

over the business to American ships of Nio cast of Aaland Islands, Following the Anglo-Fronco-Turkis expected to servo a double purs A Soviet attack on Finland would Pact and the repeal of the arms em-pose, enabling raore British ships to Soviet suggestion that pressure had been brought to bear on Finland by cause grief in Germany but German bargo, a new tendency is perceptible curry war material across the Allan OCTOBER BROADCASTSnection with Armistice Day has been

friends of the Finns are obliged to in the Balkans, where developments tie, and saving the United States ether Powern--Reuter,

maintain a passive silence-fleuter. are no longer entirely dependent on merchant marine from virtual idle-ZBW Devotes 63 Hours To Secretary of State:

the Scandinavian States,

Finally the Premler denied the

Nazis Are Nervous

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|reas—Reuter,

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TAIKOO EDUCATION School for Children Of Employees Opened

The Taikoo Sugar Itefnory Chinono School, which entorn for the children of the employees of the Ilefinery, was formally oponed by Mrs. W. H. Lock, wife of the inanager of Bulternold and. on Swire, yesterday,

The following telegram in

recolved by Ulie Governor from the

Germany and Russia, M. Erkko Replies

In case the announcement made by Daventry Relays Liking of the arms embargo does Helsinki, Nov. 4.

the Archbishop of Canterbury not

Ships Hold Up isolated fact of the Foreign Minister Erkko. expressed

London, Nov. 6. United States interesting herself more

The report of Station ZBW for October 12 hoa not reached surprise that his speech of Insti Berlin correspondents of neutral than Germany desires in European

Washington, Nov. 4. October shows that hours of trans-

by normal channels. United States Lines announced that mission totalled 4354, of which 210% think Wednesday could have been consider-| newspapers report

that opinion in events, and the belief is increasing they were deferring indefinitely the were devoted to European program know that, with full approval of His about 160 pupils,

desirable 14

to let yo ed a threat of war against Russia, Germany is becoming increasingly in the Wilhelmstrasso that Americansallings of the liners

He said that there is a possibilityį nervous as a result of the Soviet neutrality is a positive neutrality, and President loosevelt and American Apart

Washington,mes and 217 to Chinese programmes. of settling the dispute in an amicable drive to the West.

this is greatly dissatisfying the Ger- Farmer, scheduled to leave for Eng- way and it would be sad if Russia | The Berlin correspondent of the mans-Reuter. though! It necessary to loke to arms: Stockholm newspaper Tidingen staten

land and rance to-day. as long as negotiations were progress int he has heard several Cermana

German Protest

The Company huva to suspend ing.

say they would like to volunteer for

operations tintll the end of the war unless the provisions of the Dili are modified-Reuter,

Oslo, Nov. 4. He added that there is nothing in the Finnish Army to fight Nussion The German diplomatlé represen- the Finnish alutudo to indicate expansion-Reuter,

jaktálive, has been instrueled to protest

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1 The School, which is under the [direction of four teachers, is situated near the Refinery, At present it firm from recorded programmes Majesty the Ring and the Govern

After Mrs. Lock had diclored die Daventry relays took the greatest|ment, and after consultation with the [fchool opon, a long string of craes # time, namely, 03 hours,

WARN Than uuthorities of principal Chrtailun kera word lot off. Ten During the month 260 now licences communions in this country, Bunday and many Chinese vinitore Beveral

Forval to about 00 European - guests" were "Susised and 340 licences renew- ed. During 1030 licences issued have November 12, will be observed or a patriolic songs were ning Dy: the to for totalled 10,010.

day of rememberance and dedication. Ijupils and the Lai. Tin choir,

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