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PERT NOTE TO THE JAPANESE

S'hai Embassy Filos Strong Protost

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH"

Mischievous French Lies

Statement By British Admiralty

the

LONDON, July 15 (Reuter), -A statement alleged to have been issued by the French Legation in Dublin last night is the subject of an Ad- SHANGHAI, July 15, (UP)miralty communique, released to-day.

This statement from -The British Embassay has

the French issued the fellowing statement Legation alleges among other things regarding the Japanese notifica-that after the signature of the armis

tice with Germany and Italy, tion of operations at Wenchow, French Government was never n Ningpo, Santuno and Foochow: pronched by the British Foreign "The British authorities consider Office or Admirally with regard to that the Japanese authorities noties the future fate of the French Fleet is inadequate. The Japanese authori-and that no explanation was asked with regard to the interpretation of tles must assume full responsibility for any loss or damage suffered by the armistice clause relating to the British ships in consequence of the future of the Fleet.

This statement also alleged that Japanese operations.

Tuesday,

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to

French British authorities also pro-when attacked none of the

the inclusion of a num-ships at Oran was in a position against ber of important typhoon anchorages manoeuvro or fire.

test.

in the areas mentioned in the Japon-

announcement.

esc

Tho typhoon

Mischievous Statement

season is now in progress and it may The Admiralty communique Issued be essential for ships to take refuge to-day says that parts of this state- at these recognized anchorages. The ment are no mischievous that it is Japanese authorities will, therefore, considered desirable to mike the also be held responsible for any loss following comment:

PEACE IN CHINA Italian terms.

FROM PAGE ONE

units

or damage to British shipa resulting (1) By the terms of the armistice, from typhoons which may occur the French Fleet was to be assem- while ships are unable to take to the bled at ports under Italian or Ger- shelters."

man control and demilitarised ex cept in the German terms, "those ships necessary for watching thr const and mine-sweeping," and in the

"except the which the tallan or German Govern- of ments design for the protection French colonial Interests,"

What ever the interpretation the French suggestions

Government may have given to these that China, resisting

terms,

British three years, should Government that the Germans

it was clear, to the manfully for

and make peace when Japan is obviously Italians thereby provided themselves has been sacrificed during the three French Fleet in a state of readiness weakened, thus discarding all that with excuses for keeping the whole

for action against UK when they These quarters are asking that wished. when the Governor said, "Britain isl

The Oran Action forced to make every sacrifice to

years.

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.021⁄2 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.84%

Italian. Throat

Recoiled

Blockade Tables Turned

LONDON, July 15

has issued the following an- (Reuter). The Admiralty

nouncement:

Talk Of Peace

In China

Chungking Sceptical

Of Rumours

CHUNGKING, July 16 (UP),

July 16, 1940.

CLAIM FOR

LIGHTER

Successful Action In Supreme Court

a

NEW LEISURE

Basing her notion on two de- The broadcast made by Mr. S. claration claims concerning n W. Jones, Ómeer Administering lighter now at the Mongkok the Government at Singapore, Typhoon Shelter and once

Canton, Yim regarding Sino-Japanese peace steamer from apparently failed to receive Kwan-yuen obtained judgment serious attention from Chinese in the Supreme Court before His nuthoritica or Chinese observers. Honour the Chief Justice,, Sir A

Chinese officialdom pointed out Atholl MacGregor this morning. that China fought three years for definite goals which have been repeatedly announced by Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek, Any cond]- tions which are not in conformity to those announced goals will receive no consideration by Chungking.

"It would be impossible to make Chungking lay down her arms until Japan withdraws all her troops from Chinese soll," a spokesman said.

Defendant was cited Lo Chung-

man and he was absent from Court.

Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, Instructed by Mr. B. C. Hobbs, represented plaintiff.

Plaintiff's Claim

Mr. Anderson Buld that plaintif's claim were for declarations that (a) he was entitled, as a partner in the partnership known as the Wong Tai Company, to the ownership, posses- Chinese Manifesto

and control of the fighter sion LONDON, July 16 (Reuter)A "Dory" at present registered in the minnifesto lesued at the close of the name of the conference of the Kuomintang inan (Chinese Government Party)

บ

I re-amm

spondant, Lo Chung

at the Mongkok

at Typhoon Shelter, Kowloon, (b) that "the fixed the lighter "Dory" is and was at all policy of carrying on the war material times, the property of the without any thought of intermission anid

said partnership.

the enemy is driven from our Mr. Anderson also said that there soll," according to un official Chung-was a partnership between plaintiff, king telegram received in London. file brother,

of the

peace.

"Our three years of resistance have caused the enemy's strength rapidly to decline.

"The foundation for our victory is

and

the

a certain

Chui

The manifesto proceeds to declare: August 1836 Shuf Shek-pul in

purpose **If

on Japan, having set out

her partnership was for the purchase of course of boundless and selfish ambi-n steamer in Canton. This purchase tlon, is not checked, no other nation

was carried out and the steamer was In the world will be able to preserve brought down to Hongkong with the Its rights and status in the Pacife intention of using it on a river ser- and Indian Oceans.

vice, but this did not materialise be- Vice, "All countries in the world mustenuse of the Sino-Japanese war in recognise in Japan a common enemy, 1937. and consequently the close relation Sometime after 1937, Shul, with- between our resistance and world out the consent of either the plaintif or his brother, dismantled the ship and converted her into a lighter und as a result of this an nction was action brought against Shuf. This "The Italian Government has

was successful. Two months before gain a victory over Germany," diaj (2) Referring to the action at recently issued a notice to the frmer than ever. Henceforth we the action plaintiff's brother died. he mean that China would be une Oran, shortly after the arrival of the effect that within a limit of 30 must intensify our political, economic

Fictitious Sales of the sacrifices because Japan ships carrying the British.proposnis, miles from the Allied coasts all especial

and milltary struggle, acting with

nced

Continuing, Mr. Anderson said that threatens to embarrass Britain in the the French warships began to pre merchant shipping bound for Generalissimo calls the 'militarisation been licensed by

for what the it was discovered that the lighter had For East?

pare for sea and battle. Lengthy Regarding the suggestion that negotiations ensued and it

Allied ports will navigate at of all conduct." and it was not

Chung-tong and presumably, there lorge-seate settlement would not until eight and a half hours after the their risk and peril

Chinese Protost

had been sale, by Shul. At that damuge Chinese interests, it is asked: French had begun preparations that

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "Is Majesty's Government regard

ime the name of the vessel was "Can Britain secure the evacuation the British opened fire, The French

themselves as Justified in taking

CHUNGKING, July 15 (UP).The changed to the "Flying Dragon." of the Japanese from China?"

ships replied within five minutes und similar action in respect of vessels Chinese Government has lodged a Chul sold the lighter again to the The answer is obviously In the not long after the French ships be-

navigating

the vicinity of the very strong protest with the British present defendant for the sum negative these circics add.

Aan moving out of the harbour. Italian coasts.

Government upon learning that the $18,500 on March 15, 1939. Finally they declare that it is ob-During the afternoon our aircraft "His Majesty's Government accord-latter, in response to the Japanese Mr. Anderson submitted that both viously better to assist a friendly were attacked by a total of 21 Frenchingly give notice that all vessels demands, is reported to have decided these sales were fictitious in order to power to continue to fight aggression neroplanes. than to return to n

navigating within 30 miles from any to suspend with a specific period of defeat the rights of the plaintiff. The Italian territory in the Mediterranea Burma of certain kinds of supplies "Dory evidence had been given by time, the transportation through name of the ship was changed to the ment towards aggressors.

statement regarding the torpedoing will do so at their risk and peril."

again relicensed. Many Amerluns are again cun- of a French light cruiser, the fucts

Complete Blockado

for this country. It is reliably .re- menting that Britain in the Far East are that an Admiralty representative OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY - ported that the Foreign office pointed the plaintiff, by Mr. F. Brett, Chief is "doing another Munich,"

interviewed the head of a French

LONDON, July 15

Inspector of Junks, and by Yul Lay- [naval mission on the night of July 5

(UP). The out that this action is legal. British Adiniralty has announced a

cheung, sole proprietor of the Kwong and expressed the Admiralty's deep complete blockade of Italy affecting

Shing Hing Shipyard, judgment was regret that the French light cruiser

all shipping along the Italian coast.

the two de- given to plaintiff on was sunk owing to the fact that in-

clarations. The blockade, it is belleved, fore- structions issued to submarines on

shadows possible naval onslaught.

Naval authorities have refused to elaborate on the "risk and perl}"

a policy of appease- (3). With regard to the Dublin

CHUNGKING INDIGNANT

FROM PAGE ONE

completion of the operation of July 3

that French ships were no longer lo

be attacked had not reached one sub-warning which the Admiralty has murine.

issued but simply point out that the measure

appears to be mainly retaliatory.

The last action against ships at Mers-el-Kebir was on July and t tral Daily News," official organ of no time did any Britial aircraft fire the Chinese Government, declared:

on any sailors or civilians leaving "From the standpoint of Inter-disabled ships. national Law, Britain is a neutral in❘

Fallowing the refusal of the French the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Bri Admiral at Dakar to accept any of tain has no right to accept Japan's the four alternatives offered him on unreasonable demands. Japan has July 7, action was fakers on July 8 to never declared war on China, Japan prevent the Richelieu from falling cannot enjoy the rights granted to into the hands of the enemy belligerents under international Low.j

"How can a neutral country grunt being given to stop all attacks..on to Japan rights which are not even French ships were not given until permitted to belligerents under In-July 12. ternational Law? "From the

From

The

Officials of the British Embassy are reticent, merely saying that state- ments will be issued simultaneously at London and Tokyo very shortly.

Beam Code Tapped On Bar Counter

-Police Story

CLIPPER DUE TO-DAY

The

-42-ton Honolulu Cipper hopped off from Monila this morn- ing at 8.30 am, bound for Hongkong. She is scheduled to arrive here at 3 pm. and will depart to-morrow morning at 8.30 am. for Manila. The mail closes at the Hongkong Post

once at 7 pm. this evening,

FOR THE 1 MAN

Unofficial observers point out that the Admiralty announcement leaves the British navy free, without further acids in Italian waters or to begin notice, to either lay further mine- mapping up the Italian coastal waters. to British attacks has been strongly The vulnerability of Italian ports

A MORSE code message emphasised by experts recently. Assurances that instructions were

tapped" on "a" bar counter was Admiralty announcement mentioned at Folkestone police read:

"The Italian Government having recently issued a notice to the court recently. effect that within a limit of 30 miles Peter Roberts (25), of Leicester, from the Allied coast all merchant and Peter Lawrence Wagstaffe (26) IN 7 WHO SHAVES Vessels bound for Allied ports will à Canadian, both ex-IA.F. men, were navigate at their risk and perli. Ilis charged with communicating In- Majesty's Government regard then-formation purporting to be in respect Felves justified in taking similar of signals to aircraft which might be action in respect of vessels navigating useful to the enemy. They picaded in the vicinity of Italian coasts. not guilty.

is Majesty'n Government accord- navigating within thirty miles of any Italian territory in the Mediterranean will do so at their own risk and perii,

The communique concludes by de- slandpaint of the scribing the Dublin statement as in- League of Nations' Covenant and securate and misleading. resolution, Britain has obligations not to increase the dimeuities of China's resistance, and also to give every assistance to China,

"Britain is u

treaty-respecting)

THE WAR FUND

pation and denounces those nations Another Instalment Paidingly gives notice to all vessels

not observing treaty obligations,"

HAND GRENADE

INJURES TEN

To Government

MORE CHINESE SUPPORT

A seventh instalment from the War Fund inaugurated by the S. C. M.

Post, Ltd., was sent to the Hongkong No Such Word

SHANGHAI, July 10 (Reuter) Government yesterday for transmis At least ten persons, mostly pedes sion 10 the Imperial Government. trians, were injured when a hand This instalment amounted to $35,000. grenade was tossed into the offices with further Chinese

the

subscriptions

of the well-known Chinese newspaper yesterday, the Fund reached totals of

"Shun Pao" at 9.10 this morning. The injured included a proof reader $1,243,320.16 and £2,830.19,9d,

The latest list of subscriptions is as and three janitors.

Several windows of the building "Anonymous".

follows:

were broken, but there was no other Directors of the Po Leung Kuk: damage.

It la recalled that the general manager and staff of the "Shun Pao” are on Wang Ching-wel's published "black list".

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Offcial Summary issued yesterday says:

There were better enquiries in the market and although buyers have in- creased their offern serip is not forth- coming in ony_quantity.

Buyers

Watsons $7.60

Bales H.K. Banks $1,150 Docks (Old) $14/14/14.50- Providents $3.50 Hotels $3.40

China Lights (Old)-50,40 Electrics $35.25.

Mr. Lo Tung-tan

Mr. Ruo Pao-tal

Mrs. C. H. Wan...

Mr. Kh-pho

Mr. Lam

Br, Cheung Hun từng Mr. Lam Chik-suen

Dr. Leo Shiu-keo

Dr. 1. P. WE....... Mr A. Kung-po Chan Mr. Chan Yuk-chuen Mr. T. S. Hain

Y. Y. . ....... Members of Staff of Hongkong Refugee Camp and Argyle In ternment Camp

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British Withdraw From Moyale

NAIROBI, July 15 (Reuter)-An official communique says: "Our garrison in British Moyale, which has been surrounded for the last five days, withdrew last night according to plan and without incident,"

REFUGEE DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG DEPARTS

LISBON, July 15 (Reuter).The Grand Duchess of Luxem bourg and her husband, Prince Felix, left Lisbon to-day for America aboard the United States Hight cruiser, U.S.S. Trenton.

As Defeat

Tapped Message Detective Constable Bales sald he saw the defendants and a man named Muxted in an hotel bar and heard Roberts Anish

д sentence with the word "aircraft." Wagstaffe tapped a Morse code message with his on- gers on the counter and Maxted said he did not know what it was.

Wagstaffe then imitated a message by making a noise with his mouth. saying: "That is the code we re- celve on the beam when about to land. There are two of these beams." Roberts then gave a demonstration with his arm,

ing

Trade Union Leaders

There were two other customers in Take Their Stand

the bar. Defendants had been drink- heavily, but were not drunic. LONDON, July 15 (Reuter)-Two

Roberts and Wagstaffe told the Trade Union leaders, at the manual

that the magistrates

conversation conferences of their Unions, to-day related to American civil aircraft. re-affirmed British Labour's deter-Wagstaffe added that he had not mination to fight totalitarianism.

There must be no Lavals, Petalns

divulged any scorch,

The case was dismissed, with a

or Quislings in Britain, said the Pre-warning against loose talk in public.

sident of the Mineworkers' Federa-

tion. Any such people must not be

known as Fifth Columnists but

| traitors. The word defent must be | £150,000 Fire Lights

expunged from our language.

Only Kind Of Poace

The President of the Electrical

Up A City

Less than two hours after the em

Trades Union spoke of the only kind ployees had left, a Birmingham fac-

of peace his Union

would accept

The E.TU. believes in peace but ir tory was seen to be on fire.

peace means "curtains" and the loss

Soon the whole of the main build-

of all they cherish in their Industrialng was burning. The flames could

to

Do

be seen for miles. The roof collapsed and firemen had to work against a

and political life, there can be such peace for them.

The E.TU. will defend the while-hot shell of corrugated iron. utmost its institutions until pence is The factory was doomed. established with all its ideāla impaired. "We shall not fail," concluded,

Bn-

An official said the damage would. and he amount to between £100,000

£150,000, but by transferring work to another of the Arm'a factories and putting the people affected on to night

LONDON MARKET

SHOWS FIRMNESS BIG AUSTRALIAN LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) On ARMS ORDERS the Stack Exchange to-day, Mr. Churchill's avernight speech was MELBOURNE, July 15 (Reuter),- The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. responsible for firm markets.

Chinese and Japanese bonds Im-Menzies, announced that, munitions £0,- proved a point or inore on reports of orders from overseas totalling The United States destroyer Dickerson is escorting the Tren-progress the Anglo-Japanese 868,000 are being filled in the Com-

negotiations.

monwealth. ton: 1

Industrials were irregular - but They include orders from the M: Paul van Zeeland, former Belgian Prime Minister, also left gains were at least equal to the lossen. British Ministry of Supply, the for the United States in the clipper.

Wall Street was stendy.

Admiralty, New Zealand and India.

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