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Direct Peace

Peace Negotiations

Special to the "Telegraph"

TOKYO, NOV. 17 (UP),—USUALLY RELIABLE CIRCLES SAY THAT THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE LAST WEDNESDAY DECIDED TO GIVE CHUNGKING A “LAST CHANCE” TO RECONSIDER ITS ATTITUDE TOWARDS JAPAN. HOWEVER, IF THIS FAILED WITHIN A "CERTAIN TIME;" THEN JAPAN WOULD FORMALLY RECOGNIZE WANG CHING-WEI'S REGIME, THEREBY COMPLETELY IGNORING CHUNGKING. IT IS SAID THAT THE JAPANESE TERMS TO CHUNG-

KING WOULD BE LIBERAL.

Turkey Is Calm And Confident

Of Situation In East Mediterranean

By HUGO SPECK

UNITED PHESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

These same reliable circles state that Tokyo informed Wang Ching-wei of Japan's intention to seck direct peace negotiations, to which Wang agreed.

Unimpeachable sources said that Mr. Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, informed Mr. Joseph Grew, the American Ambassador on November 10 that he was personally making an effort to make direct contact with Chiang Kai-shek for a "Anal" offer."

It is understood that Mr. Mat-

suoka requested Mr. Grew to ask Washington not to interfere with the efforts at making peace.

Far Eastern Survey NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UP)-The defeat of Japan is "the first and in-

FRANCO- GERMAN BARGAIN

ISTANBUL, Nov. 17 (UP).—dispensable" condition for a lasting The Turkish Ambassador to peace in the Far East.

| Currency Exchange This is the opinion expressed by Berlin, Mr. Husrev Gerede, ar- rived here this morning and is Professor Nathaniel Peffer, the Far

Eastern authority of Columbia UniFor Trade Fixed

expected to go to Ankara to:viting in the "Far Easten Survey"

night to report.

Herr von Papen, the German Ambassador is expected to re- turn to Ankara curly next week but there is still no indication as to the nature of the proposal which German circles had indi- cated he would bring from Ber- lin.

Turkey has regarded the Eastern Mediterranean political horizon with foreboding but has nevertheless dis- played a refolute calm, firstly, be cause Molotov's visit to Berlin did her non- not divert Russia from belligerence and secondly, because of Turkey's ccnfidence in her friends and her own strength.

H.K.'s Governor

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Nov. 17 (UP).— published by the Institute of Pacifie Relations, Professor Peter said that

Eastern After M. Laval's return here a further requisite to Far stabilisation

"The

voluntary from Paris it was officially an- abandonment of territorial, political nounced that an agreement on and economic positions maintained by compensations had been con- western countrica in China."

cluded in Paris. The terms will become effective immediately.

He said the termination of both Japanese military pressure and Euro- TURN to Back Page, Column 4

Immigration Office Opens

Thronged With Chinese Applicants

They provide for, the establish. [ment of clearing centres in Paris and Berlin for trade between Gormany, France and the French colonies-on-the-basis-of-20 francs to the mark.

The agreement also extends to Bohemia, Moravia, Syria and Lebanon and applies to both the occupied and unoccupied zones in France. The new agreement gives the normal

Relschmark a value of 20 francs.

Reports To Petain

M. Laval arrived from Paris by automobile at 11.40 am. and im-

The

It is notified that from and

inclui unoccupied zones,

Recently the Fleat Air Arm have carried out. offensive Creconnaissance's over the Norwegian coast, where oil tanki, a German military camp, supply ships and transports have been successfully bombed. In this official photograph we see a direct hit on a German Hupply ship of about 2500 tons in

·Haugesund.",

CONTINUES

ON ALL FRONTS

EARLY MORNING

AIR RAIDS

By BEN AMES:

"United Press" Staff Correspondent

ATHENS, Nov. 17 (UP). The Greeks are advanc ing again on all fronts, according to reports from the battlefield.

The reports state that the Greeks have "destroyed” an Italian motorised division apparently attempting to escape to Yugo-Slavia. It has also been learned that the Yugo-Slav au- thorities have Interned a number of Italian armoured cars which entered the country near Ohrid to avoid capture by the Greeks mopping up the Koritza region.

The Italian forces are said to have abandoned Koritza, leaving: half, the town in flames follow- Ing terrific Greek artillery fire, much of which comes from Itall- an guns captured by the Greeka. Many Prisoners Taken

The Greeks have captured 12 more| Italian field guns near Koritza and

said to have captured more than 700 soldiers, including many officers, many light field guns and mortars and much war material.

Deny War On Thai Border

Reports from the frontier said in an early morning: attack on the Italian positions for south on the Kalomas. River the Greeks to-day captured 100 prisoners including four officers. The reports said that as a result of Saturday's now advances, Greek artillery Is bombarding the roads leading from Authorised quarters here have Koritza over which the Italiana are denied the reports that war has retreating.

Yugo-Slav Vichy And Hanoi

Statements

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HANOI, Nov. 17 (UP),—–—

Further reports state that in the broken out on tho Thalland Pindus mountains the Grecks yester-border..... day reached the Gramos Range and crossed the Albanian frontier during TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

LATEST

Greeks Smash Way Through

No Knowledge

VICHY, Nov. 17 (UP)The French Foreign Office to-day said they have "absolutely no knowledge" in the reports that war has broken out between Thalland and Indo-China.

The Ministry for the Colonies said "We have received absolutely nothing to indicate that there has been any Bghting, or even incidents on the I border."

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFN"

"It is known, however, that Thai ~ATHENS, Nov.-17-(UP),Milliary

has mobilised and moved troops to quarters here have reported that powerful Greek striking force, after the frontier of Cambodia, and has smashing the Italian offensive on the also concentrated 100 new fighting Pindus front and retaking Koriiza, planes recently delivered from the have continued their drive, and are United States in the region between now swinging northwards through the Korat and the Mekong River." Smolika passes into Albania, crossing the frontier at Mulisopetro, and seven miles storming Liaskovic,

frontier where the north of the

East Anglii & London Visited highway from Koritza forks towards

By. EDWARD BEATTIE

United Press". Correspondent

the

ore

Hitler Peace Terms

Satisfied For The Moment ISTANBUL, Nov. 17 (UP).—In his The new Immigration office in Arst ometal statement on the Turkish position since the Molotov conversa Marina House, Queen's Road, tions in Berlin, the Turkish Ambassa-was packed with Chiness appli-

the cants for the new required entry mediately went into conference with dor to Germany said: "For

Janina and Argyrocastro. moment I am sothfied there is passes when it opened at 9 a.m. Marshal Pelain, reporting on his

Grecks are sold to be To-night the nothing new

conversations in Paris with the Ger in relations between to-day.

pressing north towards Koritza from Turkey and Germany which are pro-

Entry passes and residential certi-mon authorities ond, also with the

Llaskovic and cavalry patrols

London newspapers reported. that ceeding in a normal manner."

ficates are being issued locally, which Spanish Foreign Minister when the

LONDON, Nov. 18 (1 a.m.)-Raiders were reported reported to have reached the outskirts Hitler cent peace terms to the United

Erseka,

which

Italians TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 will be accepted for entry into the latter was in Paris on Friday.

Sttes, states the "Associated Press." conversations with Senor over an East Anglian town for a second time this of

render- Colony as the equivalent of passports

was red evacuated after the town In the case of those who' do not Suner concerned general French and morning. A hospital and the headquarters of two well-ed untenable by artillers are. A dispatch from London listed

travel docu- Spanish problems, and their mutual

On the Koritza front the Italians these two terms: possess passports or

interests in North Africa, including known football clubs in the London area have been

summit ments.

still hold the

of Mount Ivan and Morocco.

bombed so far

and are fighting to cover their retreat One; The British empire, being May Return Sooning December 17, 1840, no person of

There was a lull in the raids after midnight, althoughTM just from the city. Massed Italian bomb- undefeated and unconquered, to re- of pletures of Marshal Petain whatever nationality will be allowed

smash the Greek attack, but their Intimation that the Governor, Sir to enter Hongkong unless he is in in uniform have been sold, and are before 12 o'clock a lengthy lull was broken by brief anti-air- ing and fighting planes are seeking to main as it is"; and

It seemed that only one or

efforts are ineffective due to difficult Geoffry Northcote may be returning possession of a valid passport, a certi- expected to realise at least 25,000,000 craft fire and the drone of planes. te the cons to resume office early ficate of residence in Hongkong or france which will be devoted to the two raiders were coming over at a time, dropping their bombs flying conditions.

relief of prisoners of war, refugees after a quick, dash ccross London.

Bloody hand to hand fighting has next year has been received in an

and unemployed. are being charged for the la Fees ar Hongkong.

each of these documents which

People were killed in one Lon-gone the 'all clear was sounded. But forced the Italian Alpini: forces to Capt. S. H. Batty-Smith, the sue of

don district, where high explo- the second alarm followed in short TURN to Back Page, Column 3 Governor's Alde-de-Camp told the may be obtained at the new Immigra

sive bomba landed on rn Ander Rooftop observers sald they saw order and sporadic gunfire was heard. "Telegraph" to-day that he had re-than office between the hours of 9 a.m.

on shelter.

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"some of the biggest explosions yet" Clouds blotted out London from the on the outskirts of London during the ATHENS, Nov. 17 (Reuter)Anew raiders heard last night in the first alarm.

column hos been Italian armed smashed by Greek troops operating let black skies, after daylight air

up on the castern acctor of the front, battles in southeastern England are according to reports received here. claimed to have broken up enemy

drives on the capitali

Italian Armed

cently received a letter from His Ex- and 4 p.m. Applicants should allow Column Smashed

cellency in which ho sald ho hoped two days between the date of appli- cation and issue of the document. to return early next year.

No definite information had yet Children under the age of 15 are not

required to have passes. been received on the subject.

Deportation Of S'hai Foreigners Demanded

Special to the "Telegraph",

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18 (UP).The Japanese army organs, the Tairiku Shimpo" and the "Sin Shun Pao," in identical editorials on the recent assassinations of Japanese army officers in Shang hal, to-day said that the Army will resort to "direct measures unless the authoritica In the foreign concessions "adoptantl torrorist measures, Including the deportation of foreigners named in the Nanking regime's black list.

The papers also demand the tection Corps, pointing out that the urrender to the Japanese of tross Japanese may turn v400 Chinese named in the The head of the Japanese against civilians.".

Gendar Nank black list, one merle, addressed, the leaders of the Cialis Jadino90'-" sources, Self Protection Corps last night, ac

Chinero Communist are The Corna lan: terrorism in an effort civilinna

have

It is reported but not confirmed that a large number of tanks which were dispersed, have crossed the frontier into Yugo-Slayla to avoid of copture.

It has been officially in- ̈dicated that there is little likelihood of it being possible to allow the return -- of the Hongkong évacuates in the near future. AD

* Big Explosioné Seen The early eventtig alarm was one the shortest night, warnings scarcely an hour after the sirens had

There were tremendous fashes of white light as vivid as sheet lightning. Then would come a rumble and a tearing crash-it seemed as though bembs of extraordinary heavy calibre were being used," the observers sald. Molotov "breadbaskets" were

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Little Likelihood Of Return Of Evacuates At Present

petitioners to the Government to inform you that the. ment

matter dealt with in this. petition are at present under consideration and that while there is littls: likelihood of it being possible to allow the return- of evacuates in the near future, a further reply will; be sent as soon as possiblo after the matter has been fully; examined.ap

This is revealed in a

· letter from the Colonial Secretariat-acknowledging the petition of the: 147

Acknowledging receipt of the petition. Mr. C. Bramall Burgess, of behalf of the Colony Secretary writes:

WILH~ reference" to "

2nd you

from:

*I am,” Slr your obedient:

C. Bramall Burgess,

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Further Lato News

Two, "Europe, being conquered by Germany, la to be rgarded as outside Britain's sphere of interest."

It was added that Hitler was will- ing "to sign a 10-year non-aggression pact with both Britain and the United. States and to "agree to disarmament tinder 'conditions of oquality' and the taking of the status quo as the basis.

Colony Padres Send Message To Coventry

It was revealed yesterday that both Denn J. L. Wilson of St. John's Cathedral and the Rev. J. R. Higgs, vicar of St. Andrew's have close personal Intercals in Coventry, the lovely English midland city which was so ruthlessly bombed by the German

and Amure Bishop, Provost and Luftwaffe last week.

Both Dean Wilson and the eltens Coventry, great sympathy and Fellowshipfumábelry suffering. - En- Rev. Mr. Higgs were associated couraged by their example we ro- with the Coventry Cathedral for manber all with love and prayer. many years, while the Rev. H. St. John's Fellowship Wilson Higgs."** Dean Wilson was ordained at B. Bain, assistant chaplain at St.

Coventry Cathedral in 1924 and was -- John's Cathedral for severa}

attached to the Cathedral Staff as

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Nicholas, Radford in the city of

three years from 1925 to 1927

| Coventry, when he returned he took charge of St. Ann's

which was the daughter church of Home in 1988: Much concern is the Cathedral and continurd; there ffolt for his safety, some unul 1920, when he a fuccended by The following telegram, signed by the oneVIA FAVREkdalam thứ s

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