1940-11-05 — Page 13

JAPAN & D.E.I.

Trade Talks Bear

No. Fruit

BATAVIA, Nov. 4 (Reuter). --Trade talks with Japan have so far given no results but "muy be continued," according to a Government statement to-day, which stresses, however, that the "closest watch will be given to the possibility of direct or Indirect advantages accruing to an enemy of the Netherlands."

Referring to the Nazi new Euro- pean order, the statement "wholly and absolutely refutes the partici pation of another. Power in our own affairs in the Netherlands East Indies."

The Netherlands Government equally rejects a "world economy which would enclose the Netherlands East Indtes in a 05-called 'Asiatle blue."

Decoux Not Resigning

Indo-China Happenings. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HANOI, Nov. 4 (UP). The Government announced that the re- port from Bangkok that Admiral Decoux had resigned and that there would be a shake-up in the Indo- China government โทร without

foundation,

The statement added that Just Sunday, 10,000 Cambodians held u parade at Pnompehn, attesting their

France. ta. Joynity

Mrs. Charles Reed, wife of the American Commul at Hanoi and Mrs. Edmund Hoyt, wife of the head of the Standard Oil Company at Tonkin, left for Mucau

the Steamer Canton last Saturday.

on

GERMAN LOSSES

LONDON, Nov. 4 (British Wire- less). During the week ending mid- night November 2, it is confirmed that German aircraft losses in buities over Britain totailed 87, of which at least 13 were shot down during darkness. During the same period British losses were 27 aireraft and If pilots,

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH November 5, 1940.

Exchange Of Italian

And Greek Envoys

LONDON, Nov. 4 (Router)———The Italian Minister to Greece

is not very anxious to return home because he fears the recep- tion he is likely to get when he arrives.

North Sea

Sr. AZANA

Made Safe For Britain

It is believed that he told Mussolini that Greece would R.A.F. DAILY PATROLS accept the Italian ultimatum without a fight.

It is reported that the Italian Government held up for 21 hours the Greek Government's instructions to its Minister In Rome.

This was done so that it would not appear that Greece was taking the Initiative in brenking of diplomutle reintions,

Escorted Departure

ATHENS Nov. 4 (Reuter).—The i Italian Minister, Signor Grazzi, is | leaving Athens to-night in a special train with 190 other Italians for the Yugo-Slavia frontier.

They are accompanied by an un-. armed military-guard.

On arrival at the frontier they will awalt the arrival of a special train bringing the Greek Minister, M. Politis, from Rome.

According to the Swiss wireless, Switzerland is to represent Greek: interests in Holy and Hungary is to represent Italian interests in Greece.

Italians To Follow LONDON, Nov. 4 (Reuter),—The Bist party of Halian diplomhis from Athens is expected to Cross the frontier into Yugo-Slavia to-nforrow, according to Rome reports.

The second party, with other mem-

·bers of the Halias colony in Athens, will follow.

COMPULSORY

SERVICE

APPEAL

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai TT.. Singapore

T.T. Japan

T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila TT. Batavia T.T.

Bangkok

..1/274 1/2

.370

52. 105

024

2212

462A

19024

.4244

.149

.994

T.T. France

Nom.

TT. Switzerland

..072

T.T. Australia

.1/8/2

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

.1/32

4, m/s D/P London

.1/3%

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France,

30 d/s Indin

T.T. Saigon

23%

Nom .84

U.S. Cross rate in London 4,021 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%

TIENTSIN

An appeal against being transferred POLICE

from the Essential Services group to the Combatant Group was brought by Mr. John Mair Hood, 42-year-old çti- gineer, before the Compulsory Ser- vice Appeal Tribunal this morning,

The Tribunal comprised the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor (Chalr- man), the Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields and Brigadier A. B. Thomson.

The Chairman said that he had received a letter from the Adjutant

STRIKE

(BY:"AKUTER'S" AIR.

·CORRESPONDENT)

has

LONDON, Nov. 4.Britain won supremacy in the air war over the North Sea, and the offensive there is delinitely in British hands now.

Lockheed Hudson bomber and re- connaissance planes, Blenheim long distance Agliters. Sunderland nying bonts and Beaufort torpedo bombers have snatched the lead. from similar German types.

The daily work of British squadrons guarding, the North Sea includes patrols over Brilish convoys all day Jonk amil-Invasion patrola over routes that the Germans may use to

•

DIES IN FRANCE

Ex-President Of Spain VICHY, Nov. 4 (Router).— Dr. Manuel Azana, former Presi. dent of the Spanish Republic, died last night at Montauban, Franco.

Dr. Azann, who was 60, had been ill for some months.

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Revolutionary Career Although President of the Republic, Don Manuel Azani was not prominent during the days of Spain's chaotic civil war.

When clevated to his high position by the Popular Front Iandslide in wear. 1030 he was by constitutional laws removed from the arena of politics

.

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invade the eastern seaboard of Eng- while the Premier and War Minister. Prices range from $3 to $8.50

lund at night and at all times search for ship-wrecked seamen and lost nirmen.

Routine Work Shadowing and attacking German submarines from the Danish coast to the northern tip of Norway, besides attacking land objectives in enemy occupied territory, is also part of the constant routine.

One squadron I visited two days ngo, for example, up to the end of September, had made over 100 attacks on enemy naval craft and merchant

Vessels.

Intensification of U-boat warfare has not made the North Sea zone unhealthy for British shipping, thanks to brillant RAF. and Navy co-operation.

"Enemy submarines

are rarely sighted on our beat now," I was told at one Bumber Commund.

The watchfulness of the Coastal Command has also reduced to a mere trickle the passage of enemy convoys

the along

North Nazi-controlled European coastline.

Largo Caballero held power.

Azania Was

born in 1800

und educated In Asturla. As a lawyer. and playwright he led the intellec- luals and was made Premier by the working class vote. He had however, incurred many enemies among the Leftists as well as the Rightists and he was forced into a false position.

He laboured to establish. gressive and just social regime succeed the monarchy, gave women the vote, took away the Grandees' land, dis-established the Roman Catholic Church and expelled the MEN'S WEAR: Jesult order,

-all less 10% cash discount

Pardoned Prisoners

pro- to

When re-elected Fremler in 1938 after two years' office from 1931-33, he pardoned 30,000 political prisoners,

again confiscated the Jund which had in the meantime been restored by Lerroux, advocated a minimum wage for land workers, reform of banking and support for the League Nations.

the

of

In February, Azon had declared Fascist Party lilegal. Не nominated on Ambassador to Soviet Russia. Under increasing conflict be- tween the radicals and the Fascist

INDIAN TROOPS groups, Azana threw In his lot with

FOR OVERSEAS

TIENTSIN, Nov. 4 (Reuter).

the former but his elevation to the lors, the British Municipal Council is Following discussions by the Council-

Presidency was partly contrived by his enemies to remove the most active to take a formal decision on expected

LONDON, Nov. 4 (Reuter)-An- of Liberal statesmen from the sphere Thursday regarding Chinese police other unit of Indian State forces the of setive polities. In that position he constables' demands, which have not first detachment of Mysore Infantry-played a very restrained part in the

leaving been officiully revealed,

its home station for active; civil war. The

primary

last Friday's servic, states the Madras radio. "blitzstrike"

wages. In #

farewell speech to the troops

issue

increase In

Is

of the Valunteer Defence Corps, say-This may burden the budget up to at Bangalore, the Maharajah of My Chinese Press On

Service

ing that there was no reason why Mr. Hood should not join the Army $100,000 a year because any revision sore announced a number of conces

his motor-night have to include other em-ions in the matter of separation and Cadre, where

the British Municipalatin olfpwariçes. driving und engineering experience ployees of would be most valuable,

Council within the same pay-group.

Chinese constables are now normal- Mr. Hood withdrew his appeal only performing all duties.

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American Pilot's Funeral Service

The body of Mr. W. C. Kent, the American pilot who was killed re-¦ cently near Kunming, was brought to Hongkong by C.N.AC. plane from

| Kunting last night.

Americans Leave

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PEIPING, Nov. 4 (UP).-One hundred and fifty-nine Americans frem North China are salling on theį Liner Mariposa-85 from Pelping, 57 from Tlentsin and 18 Shantung cities.

from other

Most of the evacuees are mission- aries and dependents of American. offeints.

Leopold's Birthday

A gathering of more than a hun-| LONDON, Nov. 4 (Reuter).-King dred Americans was present at Kai|George's greetings on the anniversary Tak when the plane arrived. of King Leopold's birthday on Sun-

The funeral service will be held at day were presented, according to 2.30 p.m. to-day_af__St__Andrew's custom._through_the_Belgian Antz Church, Kowloon.

bassador in London.

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·

To Yamckow Japanese Embark Troops

Canadians In U.K. LONDON, Nov. 4 (Reuter),--Two more battalions of Canadians arrived NANNING, Nov. 4 (Central News). In Britain to-day and were greeted |—Chinese troops continue their drive by Major-General Odlum, Command-toward Yamchow. ing Officer of the Second Canadian Division.

They will now undergo further training,

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued yesterday says:

Market continues dull..

Buyers

Union Ins. $38712 Lands $30.25

Yaumati Ferries $22.25 Electrics (old) $30.75 Electrics (new) $30.50 Telephones (old)_$23 Watsons $8.00 Eentertainments $6.50

Sellers Yaumati Ferries $22.75 Cements $16 Ropes $0.35 Watsons $0.25 Vibro Piling $8

Sales H.K. Banks $1,215

Consul Sacked

Slutung. Tatung and Pinglokchiao, points north of Yamehow, have been recaptured from the Japanese, ........

The Japanese are tearing up the rallway they built between Yamchow and Tatung.

Some fourteen Japanese gunboats with many armed launches and motor bosts are anchored off Lungmenkang on the Yamchow coast, while over forty Japanese plones are grounded at the Yamchow aerodrome.

Large quantities of armaments, in- cluding 15 field guns, brought from Nanning have been embarked upon Japanese transports.

There is fighting in the outskirts of Chennankwan, on the Kwangsi- French Indo-China border,

Pingerhkwan, another strategic pass-on-the-Kwangsi-French-Indo- China border, north of Chennankwan, has been clenred of Japanese troops.

Peace and order has been restored in Nanning and the telegraphie ser- vice was resumed yesterday,

MIDDLE EAST PARLEY CONVINCES SMUTS OF SUCCESS

Chekiang Front CHUNGKING, Nov. 4 (Central JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 4 (Reuter).-"] carried away a

News)-Chinese troops are attacking Sluoshan, on the east Cheklang front. a whole," stated reassuring impression of the situation

Chinese operating along the Nan- General Jan Smuts, referring to a review of the military situn.

king-Shanghai and Shanghal-Hang- tion at Khartoum between himself, Mr. Anthony Eden and

chow Railways have renewed sabotage General Sir Archibald Wavell the war may yet be decided in the

activities to synchronise with the (Central offensives on various fronts. Three "Now

Hitler's that

plan Mediterranean basin..

blown up by Government against heroic Britain has gone

mines on the Nanking- wrong and another attack could strategy is developing and the strange Hunng

Chinese Consul-Shanghai

hangini Railway last month. only be repented with even less lack of enterprise and initiative on General in Paris, of his duties and ap-

Heavy fighting continues around

on the enemy's pointed Mr. Yuan Tao-feng to sue-Sinyang

Peiping-Hankow chance of success, the war is the part of Italy and the

everlengthening land communications ceed him.

Railway. A Chinese unit has ad- coming towards the Middle East, through hostile countries as he moves Mr. Yuan, 33, a native of Shang-vanced to the north of

of Changtalkwan, nearer to Asia and Northern to Africa and Asia, ore in our favour. hang, Fuklen, was formerly second 14 miles north of Sinyang. Africa.

"I look forward hopefully to future secretary of the Chinese Embassy in | A Japanese-organised Chinese self- "Some of the decisive phases of developments."

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