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LONDON, Jan. 22 (UP),—The diplomatie conempendent of the "Bunday Observer" says informa- tion has been recelyed in Sweden, Holland, Swizerland and Haly that German agents, calling them- selves delegations, have crossed the frontier from Germany and mado. known that their mission 1s to suggest will another basis for an immediate armistice.

They say this is that Germany evacuate Poland, Czecho-Slovakia and Austria, which will agree to a. Customs union with Germany, and that Iitler will be deposed and replaced by Goering,

If the suggesilon is not accept- cil, "helf wil be let loose." they declare.

President's Aims

Quezon Makes Address

To Assembly

Monia, Jan. 22.

openior of

In an address at the the National Assembly to-dhy, Pre- sident Quezen sald he was apposed to continuing the present political uet-up between the United States nat the Philippines beyond 1910.

Sr. Quezon adiated there was widespread international aggression which caused fear in the minds of many Americes and Filipinos for the future independence of the P- lippines, but in his opinion no one could prediet the future of any small independent nation.

In warning the Filipinos he said.-- "If we want to assume control of our

country's destiny we must be willing to assume all responsibilities, includ ing national defence,"

Sr. Quezon doubted that the United States would be willing to consider the mere postponement of indepen- dence, and therefore the Filipines

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

JAPANESE ANNOYED BRITISH ACTION

BY

LOAN SUCCESS

Passengers Describe BIG CANADIAN How Men were taken off

Serious developments are threatened by Japan la coti" sequence of the stopping of the Japanese liner Asama Maru by u British warship on Sunday and the seizure of a number of Gerning aboard,

OTTAWA, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-The | success of Canada's first war loan has encouraged the Canadian Govern- pended during December and January for the benelit of holiday-makers.

The rat loan of £44,500,000 worth of Government securities. actually brought ld £71,500,000, not including the conversion of £12,- 000,000.

January 23, 1940.

German Becomes A Chinese

SILANGHAI, Jan. 32 (UP).~~~A German Jowish refugee, Dr. William Rosenberg, whose family has lived in Westphalia for four centuries, has aonounced thai he has been granted Clifnese citizen- alafp. He is the first Shanghai refugee

become

1 Chinese citizen.

to

Dr. Rosenberg, one of tho earliest refugees, came to Bhang hal six years ago. The local German authorities couliscated his German passport and refused to renew it.

A considerablo number of refugees have applied for Chinese eliizenship but so far only a few have been accepted. Dr. Rosen- berg's notification from Chung- king stated that an exception kas been made in Iris case as a sign

helping to treat the Chinese soldiers during the Shanghai flgbtlug and for hi love of Chineso culture.

Tokyo, Jan. 22. Germans climbing down the rope to Captain Watanabe, has revealed the walling launch below,

This shows that a large quantity "Meanwhile, that a Brikh "Black List" of Ger

there were heated mans of military age guided the Bri-conversations on all sides regarding of money in Canada is still awaiting of gratitude for his services in

Investment, and the Dominion Mirais- tish naval nuthorities.

the manner of the forel worship ter of Finance announces that it is "They had a list containing every slopping, the merchant ship German on the ship," he said. "They neutrol country. Some Japanese proposed to issue saving certificates presented the 1st when I asked if assengers and crew members com-unilar to those Issued in the lust war, they had my evidence of identiflea-plained of the decision of the Asama) tion of Germans aboard the ship. Moru captains in permitting the re-

"In my opinion it is to he expected lease of the German passengers,

of n

and cannot be prevented that hell- "Exactly two hours later the Arama Tribunal Meeting

Yokohama while

Kerent countries confisente enemy Maru resumed its 100 miles voyage the British goods or scize persons who would to serve the enemy to advantage. eruiser steamed off in the opposite had no reason to deny that Germans direction. Domel.

of military age were among the pas sengers and I permitted them to be handed over.

1

Caplain Watanabe snitt that the British warship was a cruiser.

Press Headlines

Tokyo, Jan, 22.

The story is displayed in banner Thendlines in this morning's new-

papers.

Many Residents Appear At Yesterday's Session

Was

The remaining 30 Germans were

Former members of the Russian A. S. Bell, of the Public Works De- not landed when the Asama Maru} British cruirer commite an art arrived in Yokohama and it is at piracy in the Japanese coastal seavy and Italian army were among partment, was considered outside the

the 74 residents who ujipeared before) Ordinance. pected they will go to Tokyo to-day is the caption of one journal,

R. Bigazzi, naturalised British sub- and confer with the German Embassy

The Forelia Ofice spokesman is the Compulsory Service Tribunal in

the Council Chambers yesterday.jeet, said he had served in the Italian Blelus-United Press.

expected to issue a statement, outlin-

The Tribunal consisted of Mr. Justice army in the Great War. He lug the position. Passengers' Story

A member of the Asana Maru crew! Lindsell (Chairman), Ton. Sir Henry allocated to Essential Services,

S. F. Bishop, of Green Island aid, "Though we could not resist our 'ullock, Major J. F. Benoy, Cmdr.

P. McCarthy and Mr. 11. V. Cement Co., sald be was acting Tokyo, Jan. 22, Writing in the

Times, askipper's demand, our blood boiled W. Japun

manager as well as chief engineer. excitement. The Germans

A number of men who said they All the staff were in the Volunteers. the. Asuma (withi Japanese passenger of

thrilling aboard were very congenini. Then

in their He was given a key post, Maru says "I saw the

were Arts,

allotted key posts. E. W. Blackmore, civil engineer. episode in the initial repercussions this happened to our country before were the only Europeans

We are aghast Reuter Several said they could not possibly said he was the only technicat man of the European war on the Pacife Bur nose.

give time to voluntary servien as in

separate companies. He to-day along with some 200 odd bug-

Grave Issue At Stake

they worked overtime every day of said he could not commit himself to eyed fellow passengers und 300 crew

the week, members that lined over the railings

including Sundays, bui voluntary service but was willing to were quite prepared to give their do anything in an emergency. services in time of energency.

was given a key post.

Tokyo, Jan. 22.

of this trans-Pacific liner to witness The evity of the liste at stake" the dramatie transfer of 21 German was urged by the Joint Committee of seamen passengers at the hands of the House of Representatives when the British cruiser at the very gate-it net at 1.15 o'clock this afternoon.

Tokyo Bay. way

"One of the German passengers | who had been seaming the western

horizon through a binocular glass for

a glimpse of the approaching shores

of Nippon was called by attention to

Doinei,

Disagreeable Incident"

Wilkinson.

A. Porter said he had applied for the Police Reserve and had received no reply. He was allocated to the Ersential Services Group.

C. C. Roberts, of Tulkoo Dock, was given a key post.

three

He

G. Binir was allocated to Essen- al Services.

A

C

Bolton, of Chit Light & Power brought a letter from his firm and was given a key post,

5. V. Boxer said he was doing A. allocated to

R. P. work. He Essential Services.

Was

In Dockyard Fire Service

E. S. C. Brooks said he was in the

Are service und

would have to decide on the risks of noticed that the colour of the ship whether a protest will be lodged) the Haiching, was given a key post.allocated to. Essential Services.

Independence or resign themselves to pornanent American retention of the islands, but they ruuld not consider permanent relationships with the United States unless the Philippines

received full rights of control over currency, public debt, foreign affairs and Immigration (Under the Com- monwealth these are under United States control), He admitted there was small chance of the United States granting this if she

the

islands.

no

"Yet the prevailing opinion that worship could be so near to

Japan than that of Japanese. I saw

Press.

British Statement

was

Tokyo, Jan. 22

H. Sunda, of the Hongkong Banic, "The Incident occurred very neargaid he had joined the Volunteers a warship. The word zoon got around shores and we consider it very dis- before conscription came into force. declared the Foreign He was transferred to the Essential and all look it for granted that the agreeable," vessel was of the Japanese Navy but Onice spokesman, Mr. Suma, to-day. Services Group, St. John Ambulance.

will be taken and W. F. Smith, marine engineer on dockyard as the ship loomed closer, it was "What steps

moral than the usual will be decided later when was of lighter hue

N. Stockton, Editor of the Hongkong information 13 available."-United Telegraph, brought a letter from the Railways, was allocated to Essential F. J. Brown, of the Caneding Pacifie dark gray characterizing the Japán- ese warship.

manager of his newspaper, asking Services, that he be given a key post. This

M. J. M. Bryan was allocated to was granted. Tokyo, Jan. 22.

R. A. Stride,

of Lane Crawford, Essential Services. The British Embassy issued use brought a letter from his firm stating Shanghai Hotels,

W. J. Burling, of the Hongkong and the ship suddenly cut heross the bow

was allocated to following statement to-day:

that he was manager of the Provisions Essential Services. of the Aspma Maru.

"The act is fully in Thint is not Japanese. She Is Bri-:

accordance Department and had been earmarked C. N. S. Burns said he was pro- tish." the German with the binocular with International Law and precedent for food control, He

was given pristor of the Kowloon Dispensary key post. glass Informed me with a troubled even during the present war.

"The German Government has E. T. S. Zimmern såld

and, had no time to spare. He was he had the only European mien,

in his firm and "It was clear that the ship was already acted in this manner.

broken his arm about a year ago and also ran a night dispensing servicc. the Asama was unfit for active service. He was He was given a key post. cruiser although the flag was not understood in regard to

Scrvices United quite discernible to the naked eye. Marn that all of Germons were not allocated 10 the Essential the

Dr. C. H. Burton was requested to States policy of keeping out of the The ship turned about as she crossed removed only technicians and skilled Group.

taken away as they

wrlie offering his services to the lowards the portside and once again ratings being

Director of Medical Services. He erossed directly in the path of our would be useful to the German war

C. Bolcherby, of the A.P.C., said was put on the Essential Services he was years old and was from Group. the Singapore office. He was looking A. E. Bush, said he had enlisted alter tankers. His case was ad- in 1914 and hind left the the Mid- journed.

[dlesex Regiment only eight months J..W. Abble, formerly mercantile ago on pension.. He was put in the marine-engineer,~~sald~ho offered to Essential-Services” Group,- join the Naval Volunteers, but had H. C. Bustard said he had received cancelled his application as he had Instructions to return to England by 10 find n livelihood, Не was his firm, Alfred Holt Ltd. He was exempted for three months.

exempted for a month.

Sr. Quezon praised

war.

retained

liner to the starboard.

"This time the British Union Juck was distinct and there was a mur- mur of excitement on board as every

Sr. Quezon reported that revenues last year exceeded, the budget esti- mates by 0,020,000 pesos. The bu tional debt was fully serviced and was now 79,500,000 pesos. He urged une sensed on incident of Interna- -the-creation-et-producers-and-con--tional-signlßeance--on-the-high-vers.- sumers' co-operatives throughout the "Our first thought was of fly country and recommended the erea- odds minst the German passengers tion of Government tobacco and on board. We were told before we coconut corporations to aid in the left Los Angeles that there was n improvement of both industries. strong possibility of an Incident on the Pacific when newspapers hend- lined the boarding of German sea- men on their way home to Berlin. through Japan and Siberia,

The tobacco industry, which is at present subject to a quota in the United Stater market. was facing dire straits, he said and he particu larly urged the developtrient of tobacco for cigarettes as the Philip- pines was now the United States' biggest foreign elgarette market.

Commissioner,

Mr.

The High Francis B. Sayre, and Admiral Thomas Hart are attending the ses sion.-United Press.

SMALL

NATIONS

effort."--Domel.

It lo

Rhodesia To

Train Airmen

Empire Scheme Will Be Extended

LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter). "Code flaga were hosted by theThe British Government has cruiser In rapid succession." The flash signal

was also in progress, approved of the establishment Suddenly the puff of a blue smoke of an Empire Air Training

Case Adjourned

A. S. Abbott, 43, Kelly & Walsh, sald he had already enrolled in the A. R. P. He was allocated to Essential Services.

W. G. Calder, engineer of General said there were only Elecirle · Co. three Europeans in the firm and the other two were in the Naval Volun- C. C. Black, of Furness (For Eust)teers. He was given a key post. Ltd., was given a key post.

M. Cario, sharebroker, was put in A. E. Ablong said he was in the the Essential Services Group. A. IL P. and was allocated Essential

sharebroker R. A. Carroll,

and Services.

shipbroker, was put in the Essential shot out of the forward turret of the Scheme in Southern Rhodesia, British warship followed by a salva

E. J. Ainslie said he had been ac- Services Group.

W. J. Carroll was put in the Essen- The cost will be borne by the cepted in the dockyard fire service The engine of the Asama Maru British Government, with the South- and was also doing censorship work. tial Services Group. went dead and our ship came to aern Rhodesian Government contri-He had applied for the Naval Volun halt. The crew members of thebuting to it. British cruiser now crowded on their majority of the instructional person- Services.

Equipment and the teers. He was allocated to Essential starboard side as a launch contain-nel and pupils will be provided by T. G. E. Alexander, of the P. and ing sqund of seamen and an officer the British Government. churned the water towards the port-,

D. Co., was given a key post. Schools to be established under the bow of the Asama Maru.

A. S. Alison said he had been ac- scheme will be under the control of cepted by the dockyard tire service. the Southern Rhodesian Government He was allocated to Essential Ser- and the existing training orgañisu-|vices,

MAR

Curious Passengers

►

E. R. Childe, secretary of China Underwriters, was given a key post,

Peak Tramways, said inspections had 5. F. Chubb, superintendent of to be carried out dally and he was

iven a key post.

C. L. Clarke, journalist, sald that he had formerly worked on the China Times. This paper was now defunct but might be revived. He allocated to Essential Services. Mr. Cohen was exempted,

was

photographic apparatus ons in Southern Rhodesia will be C. J. Anderson sald hic hoped his oral and written knowledge of Chin- aboard were seen in action as the incorporated in the new schieme, passengers and crew of the Asarn When trained, the Southern Rhode-ese and 14 years experience in an Maru watched the event with tenze sian personnel will be posted to the Insurance firm would be of veg in on Greatest Fear Is From definitely unpopular for the intrud when sufficient numbers are avail- ter. He also hoped that he would be the reserve of officers, was exempted:

The feeling was R.A.F., their identity, and emergency, as interpre- ing cruiser.

able they will form Rhodesian of use la pacifying a rioting mob. Squadrons of the R.A.F,'

He was allocated to Essential Services, J. Anderson, funeral director, said be was the only one in his firm, He whs allcented to Essential Services.

The Warring Parties

пов

Copenhagen, Jan. 22. "Small neutral nations лге grateful to Churchill for trying to draw them into the international quarrel," says the Politiken. "What they fear most is not Germany or the Western Powers themselves, "but the great interest being shown in them by the parties;

"The best friend of the neutral Powers is he who acknowledged their strong determination to maintain their neutrality and thus grant them peace in which w welcome their own grave problems,

"This peace his not been given Fin- land. The brutal, unequal attack on that country presents a bigger and nobler task to the Great Powers than trying to drag other smali neutral nations into the whirlpool."--Reuter,

American View 21.00

New York, Jan. 22, Neutrals will not appreciate the in- vitation to intervene, says the New York Times, commenting on Mr. Churchill's broadcast.

' '

The paper says, "For all its oc- casional lapses, the speech was a

good one. There is good reason for

the Germans to rate Mr, Churchill as their arch-enemy."-Reuter.

;

"It was not long after that that stewards were paging all German passengers to report at once to the irst-class drawing room. No sooner had the Germans assembled than n British ofeer ignored the purser's passenger list to read off his list of German names. All but two! of the 23 German passengers called answered.

own

Urban Council

Vacancy

Dr. R. A. Basto Seeks Re-Election

· A.R.P. Dopuły Warden M. A. Annelt said he had been appointed Deputy Warden of the A.. R. P. He was allocated to Essential Services.

BC-

N. V. A. Crouchier, sharebroker, on

A. B. Clemo, assistant chter countant of China Light and Power Arma asking that he should be allotted Company, brought a letter from his

ja key post. This was granted.

A. RL. Cox of the Hongkong Electric Company, aise brought a letter from his firm and was allotted a key post. J. Linstead and H. French, of Im- perini Airways, were given key posts, H. J. Gosby, senior engineer of the North Polut Installation of the H. C. J. Asche, of St. Stephen's |A.P.C., brought a lotter from his firm College, said the School was a long jand was given a key post. way from town and it would be J. Harrop, In charge of J., | difficult for him to alfend porades and lectures. He was given a key post. H. L. N. Ascough, of Cable and Wirelem, brought a letter from his Arm. He was given a key post.

Back-

house Ltd., said three others in his

firm were in the Volunteers and a co-director was in the Auxillary Fire Service. He was given a key post.

S, R. Hawke, representative of a

"A search was instiluted for the missing individuals without avall, After consultation between the British officer, Captain Yoshilsada Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto, M.D., Watanabe of our liner and the head S M.R.C.S.,(Eng), LRC.P., of the German seamen, the Intter (London) is to stand again for elec-

men called out Intion to the Urban Council German explaining that they were

Dr. Basto has just vacated a seat prisoners.

on the Council at the expiration of a his services to St. John Ambulance, regular resident and

the standing three years term.

He was allocated to the Essential (Shanghai | Volunteers. His case was considered outside the Ordinance an

addressed the

"One of the scamen

J. T. Bagram sald he had offered. Shanghai tea firm, sold he was not a

WGS .in

C. Affouye said he had applied for

nearest to the British officer suddenly Dr. Basto is being nominated for Services. swung his flat striking the latter and re-election by the Hon. Sir Henry E. L. Lysaught said he was a mer-ho was not a regular resident. staggering him to the floor. Ap- Follock, and seconded by Mr. C. M. cantile macine officer and had been P. 8. Cassidy, of John D. Hutchison. plause and cheers broke the tenso Manners, OB.E.. Presklent of the laid off through the Yangtse trouble & Co., who is on the Advisory Com silence as curious passnegers mani-Kowloon Residents' Association."

He was looking for a ship. He was mities of A.R.P., was allocated to a fested thoir

He has been serving as an elected exempted three months. unanimous sympathies

key post. for the Germans.

member to the Council for the last F. L. Ball, of Gibb Livingstone & The Germans were told to gather nine years,

Co., was given a key post, their luggage. There was a hurried Should another nomination be put S. M. Bander, formerly on the rush to their respective bunks forward on or before Wednesday, Chinese section of the Canton-Kow- bring their baggage which they January 31, Hongkong will find it loon Railway was allocated to Essen prepared in hopes of landing safely necessary to vote a candidate to the Unl Services,

K. Begdon, of the Hongkong Travel In the event of there being no con- Association, said he was partly exchanged test for the vacancy, Dr. Basto will attached to the Ministry of Informa-ing good-bye and good luck with the automatically become re-elected, tion. His case was adjournedir?us

in Yokolama only a few hours hence, Council for the first time since 1932.

"Many of the passengers foreign" and Japanese

bath

the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps and his case was adjourned. & Fleming brought a letter from his W, Alexander, of, Percy Smith, Seth

firm asking for a key post.. He said bad done seven years volunteer- work and preferred, the ARP. PLEASE Turn To Page 9. - :

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