1940-11-04 — Page 13

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 4, 1940.

SOCKS

GREEK NEW SHELVED

HITLER'S PLANS

PLANS UPSET BY RESISTANCE: FOND DREAM

(By “Reuter's” Diplomatic Correspondent) `-

LONDON, NOV. 3.—THE GREEK RESIStance seemS TO HAVE CAUSED A HITCH IN HITLER'S PLANS.

Italian Duplicity

Before War

Displayed Greek Flag

for men

One of the finest selection of Men's Socks in the Colony will be found at Mackintosh's.

A week ago it appeared from rumours that he was going to announce the completion of

Included is a large selection of the his "New Order in Europe" and combine it with a peace offensive against Britain with the ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-Photo-popular "Argyll" Checks (as Illustrat- possible hope that it might be accepted here and of an Italian seaplane bearing ed), plain and ribbed in solid colours

Greck markings which was forced to How Nazi-Conquered Peoples Fare

with a stronger hope that it might cause dis-land in Cephalonia before the out- and various designs to suit all tastes. sonsion in America on the ove of the presidential prominently published in newspapers All are made of fine quality yarns eloctions.

War Against Spirit Of Nationalism

-Gestapo Methods

cording. to Kuod

sources. Sub-

There is still the possibility of his trying a peace offensive in America-though he has left it very late-

| break of Italo-Greek hostilities are

here which point out that by illegally using Greek colours Itailans were which will give every satisfaction in able to elude British vigilance and patrol the Adriatic.

VICHY, Nov. 3

(Reuter).The

wear.

but the rest of his grandiose plan seems to have been Swiss Government has agreed to take Prices range from $3 to $8.50 shelved for the moment.

Up Against le

LONDON, Nov, 3 (Reuter),— Italian troops are finding them- selves up against a well-fortified line of resistance, admitted the Rome radio this evening.

| charge of Greek interests in Italy,

says a Berne dispatch.

CAMPAIGNS FOR

PRESIDENCY

Slav frontier. the Italian offensive U.S. Candidates Await Result

1.ONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter),-Germany's treatment of the populations in occupied territories varies from country to coun- try, according to reliable news, which has reached London by devious channels.

The Poles appear to suffer the sequently lie appeared to waver but

Janina Not Taken most severely and the Danes the now there are signs that he is re-

turning to his former altitude.

BELGRADE, Nov. 3 (Reuter)-- Icust severely.

General von Folkenhausen, the According to a report from the Yugo- In Poland It almost appears that military governor of Northern France the Germans are intent on policy and Beigium, wields supreme of extermination,

The Danes are white the provincial governors power gafst the western gup at Junina bas

(many been repelled. comparatively trildly treated partly recently appointed by Germany) One thousand Italians were taken because organised opposition to the maintain the local administration. pilsoner, many tanks were captured regime in Denmark is impossible and There

are n signs that they are and large units are in a dangerous partly In order to encourage the resisting the Germons in any way position. ...Danes to produce foodstuffs.

und lerrorist nets by the Rexists Italian Attacks Held Austria in the only subject country (Belgian Nazis) are reported in some ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Domel).-Wille which has benested, for large num-distrlets.

Halian attacks were held at points, bers of Gestapo agents hove been Sabstuge does not appear to be Greek planes alded by the British Air Force attacked the militury object at Ives behind the Italian lines, according to the latest reports from the front.

withdrawn owing to the necessity of organised, but it is neteworthy that large-scale Gestapo nelivily in other the Schaerbeck rubber factory and countries. Hence Austrian anti-Nazi the Hoboken oil dumps were burned organisations are beginning to thrive. while militury cables were cut in There has been much industrial Waterloo, and Belgina Luxembourg. sabotage and the growth of Com munist "celis" in urge towns is reaching

menacing Occasional wholesale arrests Are made but the manifest injustice of indiscriminate punistiment only in- ereases the general discontent.

proportions.

Crushing Czechi Between the extremes of Poland and Denmark, oppression in other countries varies in degree only. In Czecho-Slovakia the German aim appears to be crush nationalistic

off.

Patriotic Belgium Patriotic leaflets are reported to be distributed at Antwerp while it is rumoured on good authority that "Libre Belgique," which was such, a thorn in the invader's side in the last war, has reappeared.

Occupied France is being systematic- ally footed. Food for Frenchmen is serce but German officers in Paris feed to repletion at the Ritz or Maxim's.

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Resistance, however, is not dead.

eve

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Reuter)-With only election radio addresses to wind up the presidential election, campaign excitement is at fever heat this week-end.

President Roosevelt is returning to-day to his Hyde Park estate, where he will rest until after Tuesday's election.

Mr. Wendell Wilkie, the Re-National Committee Mr. E. Flint, pubiicon candidate, is also resting at predicted that President Roosevelt home here,

would win 420 of the 531 electoral The general opinion here is that votes while Mr. Joe Martin, the Re- the polling will be close with the publican Chairman sald that Mr. advantage reating with President Wendell Willkle will win 324, electoral Yesterday British and Greck Roosevelt,

votes both claiming New York's bombers raided Tirana, the capital of

Me. Willie has covered nearly vital 47 votes which experts teel Mr. Albania, and also bombed Italian 30,000 miles by air, rail and road Wilkie needs in order to win,

the ships in Albanian fighting is reported through 34 states in to-day,

With the solid south electoral votes strenuous campaign of the century, in his pocket and holding the edge of during which he has appeared before the "silver" States and the West, about 12,000,000 people and made according to polls the President can over 500 speeches.

be re-elected without New York. The Democrats, however, are taking no chances and to-night the full dress battle for New York is progressing.

New Facts On C. N. A. C.

Shooting

CHUNGKING, Nov. 3 (Reu-face

of votes,

most

eeting and Mr.

Criminals Freed

[the]

The

Emated ngn also include Sub-

President Hampered President Roosevelt, on the other hand, has been tied to Washington by official duties and has covered far lesa ground. President Roosevelt's supporters have given his opponent very "warm"

TOKYO, Nov.,3 (Reuter)-Tomco feeling and furcibly to convert the German posters put up during the

Willkie, his

at

has had to Sagoya, the young Japanese who in Czechs to German ideas and idents. lay are mysteriously torn down dur-

Poles are treated as persous within the night. British radio brond- ter). It is revealed that the missiles, including eggs and tomatoes. Premier Hamaguchi,

an exceptional variety of 1030 slot and mortally wounded

is among no rights and only the Jews are worse casts blare out from behind darkened American representative of the This is regarded us poor campaign- the 133 good conduct prisoners re- served: the Czechs are slightly better windows and the Gestapo is power C.N.A.C. cabled his official ro-ing as observers believe that every leased to-day on parole under un Nevertheless all. Czech sed from mouth to mouth and port concerning the tragedy in- has cost the Democrats a number amnesty granted by 12. Emperor

less to

to punish the offenders. News altend are compelled to

commemorating the 2,000th year of Twenty schouls,

thousand Czech students are forced to work in Ger.elists are forbidden to ride abreast volving the airliner, "Chung-

Battle For New York .. In order to avoid this passage of king" to the United States De- SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" many. Public libraries are deprived information. of all Czech works

Resistance an political

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UP)The Liuct. Kammoto who participated is not organised the partment of State yesterday economy and natural history. Czech people are Loo stunned but the after completing investigations national election campaign roared in the revolutionary outbreak in theatres are closed and determined situation will doubtless change in personally here.

towards a nolay end with labour ka Tokyo in Februnty, 1936, and attempts are being made to substitute time.

This is considered the reason whyders joining in the forecast that members of German for the Czech, language. *General von Falkenhausen headed the State Department has made

labour workers will decide the most Brotherhood League. Property Spoilated the German military experts who comment on the incident so for.

no bitterly fought conquest in a quarter

¡of a

a century, Public property is systematically were advising China at the beginning

The

report reveals that the Japan. of the Sino-Japanese spoilated and arbitrary fixing of the of

The verdict actually Iles with some hostilities ese aircraft only started to machine 50,000,000 people who are expected rate of exchange ut ten Czech crowns They were withdrawn at the request gun the machine after it had landed to vote on Tuesday. Private surveys for one German mark mulets the of the Japanese. Incidentally von on the Changyi nirfield, where "Foxy" and pubile polls indicate that the Czechs of money at every financial Falkenhausen was Governor of Bel-Kent, the pilot, Intended to wait for election will see close Anish. glum for many months during the further information, knowing of the Democratie and Republican high Gestapo is laying. heavy 1814-18 occupation of that country. presence of Japanese alreraft nearby quarters express confidence.

The Chairman of the Democratic

weight on Holland. Despite drustle punishments the ban on hearing British and Free_Dutch_radio_bread- casts is widely defled. German girls are placed in the main Dutch tele phone exchanges while Gestapo agents swarm in the elties listening for "subversive talk" with scant

nuccess,

Dutch Work In Reich Holland is being systematically despoiled and a huge volume of Fresh German clearing debts is being built up. The worth of these debis is very doubtful,

Italian Propaganda Amuses Greeks

ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-"He's as big a liar as an Italian communique" is a new tag here., A meteorological phenomenon has Athenians are jeering at a laken place at the front apparently Rome radio report that Italian that torrential rain is flooding their as the Italian communique claims The latest estimates suggest that planes heavily bombarded frontline while the Greek trenches transported to Germany. Such Piraeus yesterday since many are bone-dry.

50,000 Dutch workers have been

• Inbour is practically compulsory have нееп Italian machines The Rome story of the lynching though ostensibly voluntary.

scuttling away as fast as they of British Air Force officers following The attitude of King Leopold is the could chief engima in Belgium. Originally

without dropping any their release from Internment in Greece is also going down well here. the king's intention was to regard bombs as soon as three Greek The facts are that the officers were himself as a prisoner of war,, ac- fighters appeared.

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