1940-11-19 — Page 13

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 19, 1940.

MUSSOLINI HURLS THREATS HITLER

AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN

Special to the "Telegraph"

ROME, Nov. 18 (UP)—In his speech here to-day Signor Mussolini declared that Italy is holding eight-' ninths of its fighting forces in reserve.

With regard to the British claims of the damage done at Taranto, he said: "One of the ships is seriously damaged and will be repaired only after a long time. The other two will be -repaired quickly."

He declared: "We will break the backbone of Greece, Whether it takes two or twelve months is unimportant. The war has

just started....

"The identity of Italy's views with Germany au for the present and future is concerned, is perfect. This also applies to the tripartite paci.

Cannon And fron

tho "Every time I and

Fuehrer mect, il consecrates the harmony and friendship in all fields. Paciflim ta out of unte. This is an era of cannon and fron."

Mussolini went ont "Peace could have been saved If Britain had not rejected all peace attempts. which occurred after

entry

That Germany's

Into Poland was superfluous.

I have never seen a worse campaign of lies than that, which Britain is waging."

Destruction Of Britain, Threat Continuing, he said: "This is te

be a decisive war, like Panel war.

the

third

It must be concluded with the Carthage

and will be concluded of modern

destruction (Britain).

Aerial Co-operation

In British Forces

(By "Reuter"z" Air Correspondent){ LONDON, Nov. 18-The creation of the new Army Co- operation Command of the R.A.F., announced yesterday, fore- shadows energetic attention to, two of the most pressing prob-

Exchange Attems of aerial co-operation with the British Army.

A Glance

SELLING T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore

Japan India U.S.A.

TT. Manila

T.T. Butavia

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. Franco TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P London

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

4 m/s France ...

30' d/s Indin

1/2%

1/24

.300

.105

8214

.231

.481⁄4

43

1401⁄2

1001 .Nom. 0812 1/01/2

1/3 .173

.24%

Nom

.04%

US. Cross rate in London 4.02

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%

Avoid Congestion, Appeal

Firstly, a close study will j be given to aerial, artillery and observation problems and Ruitable aircraft for them.

Secondly, a close study will be made on the extent to which the British

dive-bomber artillery in harassing enemy

can replace infantry

H.K. Stock Market

The following" quotations

BANKS

H.K. Banks $..

H.K. Bank £.

were

REGRETS MUNICH

He Missed The Boat, 'Says Henderson'

LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter). One of the most popular hats we "I think that the one person

who regretted Munich more have ever sold, a masterpiece of than anyone else was Hitler,"

declared Sir Nevile Henderson, design, style, and finish — a former British Ambassador in modern hat for modern men. Berlin, speaking at Ipswich to- day.

Stocked in shades of green, "He thought he had missed his bont and I may say, so I think.he did.”

Sir Nevile did not know whether the critics of Mr. Novillo Chamber- lain realised that on January 28, 1030, we did not have a Spitfire. We had one or two experimental Hurricanes and seven modern A.A. guns für

the defence of

of London out of the 400

Germany could have dropped 2,000 bombs daily on

on London and we could given ne reply.

Goering had told him; "If you in-. sist on making war, before the end there will be very little left of London of Czecho- and absolutely nothing Slovakia."

The new command is essential and lasued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-stimated as the minimum necessary. the new commander, Air Marshal Sirket this morning. Arthur Barratt, is the right man to probe these problems. He went through Woolwich, served with the Artillery, Joining the

old

Fly Royal ing Corps in 1914. He went le France in January, 1040, to assume

command of Army neration squadrons attached to the B.E.F. and the R.A.F.'s advanced alr striking force, and to evolve water- tight co-operation between the RAF. and the British and French armies,

Aim Of Reshuffle

Co-

The reshuffle of the RAF. op- pointments 15 destined to give younger men in their late forties their chance in high commands,

The new Chiet ΟΙ the Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sholto Douglas, who is 47, will carry on the vigorous defence of Britain establish– ed by his predecessor, Air Chief Marshal

Sir Hugh Dowding, who held the Command for four years.

Air Marshal Douglas during the

"We are mass-producing aeroplanes four times na rapidly as before the] war. We have aeroplanes equal to those of any other nation, if not bolter.

"There mobilization. thirty classes which can still be Mr. R. A, D. Forrest, the Immigra-last war was one of the finest fighter mobilized. We have one million mention Officer, advises members of the pliels and he commanded two fighter under arms and can mobilize on Chinese community not to add to the squadrone. additional eight million."

will

be although

no

general

Wo

have

congestion at Marine House, except- Air Marshal Boyd's, new appoint- Speech A Prelude ing in cases of urgency, but to wait ment takes to the Middle East a man ROME, Nov. 18 (UP)-Mussolini's until later, when the opening rush who knows the region well. He held commands at Mesopotamia and Aden, speech is a prelude to an intensi-has subsided.

and will be an able deputy to Air]. fication of the axis attacks according

not Chlef Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore. He also points out that it is to Signor Gayda, writing in the

possible to send batches of forms re-who.commands the R.A.F. in the Giornale d'Italia to-day.

sald, "Mussolini. with a few quested by some people, as the reason Middle East. words, established the truth of the for possession of this form of pass-

facts.

soon, the world port varies according to cach Very

dividual. Applications in writing. will..leam that the Italian armed giving full particulars of each in-

present

In-

KING BORIS AT

forces which are intert and efficient, dividual, and probable movements, BERCHTESGADEN

have begun a new and Important will, however be considered, phase in their offensive."

Purpose Of Speech

Rome, Nov. 18 (Reuler).-King Boris of Bulgaria had a conversation

LONDON, Nov. 18.-It is felt in Italian public; to recreate in the with Hiller at Berchtesgaden yester- nuthoritative quarters in Londen that Italian people the enthusiasm for day according to the "Stefani" news Mustolini's speech was designed to Fascist Italy which has cartled agency. counteract the feeling which prevails Duce triumphantly through the vicls- all over the world and as becoming situdes of earlier campaigns against increasingly prevalent in Italy, that weaker forces, and to revive in them 'Italy's expectations of an easy vic-

of the the readiness to suffer sacrifice for tory and a generous share spoils have been completely falsified, the aggrandisement of the Fascist

regime.

Il Duce found it necessary to ex- It is to be noted that Mussolini

plain away one after another the openly admits a "certain slackening

The agency says that the news was contained in an official communique which will be published in Bulgarien newspapers to-morrow,

King Boris la stated to have been on a private visit to Germany and to have left for Sofla immediately after his conversation with Her,

many difficulties which he and his in the activities of the Fascist Party Antonescu For Berlin armed forces have encountered, more since he brought Italy into war and SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" particularly since Italy dragged he made a bid for intensification and BUCHAREST, Nov. 18, (UP),—||| Greece into war. He obviously found continuance of the Party effort. is reported in official circles that it far from easy to do this and at the

His statements about Italian General Antonescu will go to Berlin same time to preserve the impression participation in nir attacks on Great next Friday. that Italy is riding on the crest of Britain may well create in the Italian people-some-anxiety-as-to-whether it will be possible for them to continue their relative immunity from air attack, much longer.

victorious-Wave.

Rot In Morale

Many of his remarks were directed to stop the rot in the morale of the

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Sino-Japanese Peace Report

CHUNGKING, Nov. 18 (Reuter).-- Chinese ocial quarters declare that they have no information of the al- leged decision of the Japanese Im-| perial Conference to negollate direct- ly with Generalissimo Chiang

shck for peace,

Kal-

Convoy Scattered, Says Berlin

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H.K. Banks (HK) Chartered £..... Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. £. East Asin $..

INSURANCES

Canton 5. Union $........ China Underwriters H.K.. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglases $.

Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas P. $.. Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell (Bearersy s/- Waterboats

DOCKS ETC. Wharves .... Docks (old) $. Docks (new} $: Providents $...... S'hal Dockyards $.

MINING

Kollan 8/- Raubs $.... H.K. Mines

Hotels $.. Lands $..

LANDS

Lands 4% Debentures S'hat ands Sh $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realles $. Chinese Estates $..

UTILITIES

Trams $..... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new)

Star Ferries $

Y. Ferrics $

China Lights

(old) $

Chinu Lights (now):5

.1,275 sa.

.60 n. 74 n.

have

.20% 11.

10

73 b

185 n. .300

195

'Dead' Husband

In Court

.11 m. 100 n.

A decree nisi, which was .80 n. .37/6 n. granted last October to Mrs. .0.00 n. Florence May Manser, of Tan- kerton, Kent, on the mistaken Do presumption that her husband

Divorce Not Granted

10.40 sn.

16 m. was dead, was rescined recently .4.60 b. by Mr. Justice Langton in the

.35 n. Divorce Court,

Mr. C. H. Manser, in fact, was alive, .14/- . and, when the King's Proctor brought .04 . the matter before the court on August 14 cla. n. 9, he was present listening to the in-

tervention proceedings.

.3 ኪ

Judgment, Mr.

Justice

Giving

the Act to suggest

31 b. Langton said there was nothing in the

of the Janguage

.100 n.

11.20 n. irrevocability.

.7.10 b. Now that the husband was shown to .3.45 sabe alive it would be a preposterous .100 n. paradox If the law had compelled him

101

n.

.7.40 n.

.3.70 .

л.

57.

22. ...00 b.

.0.00 m.

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to ignore that fact.

Big Meeting In

Vienna Mooted

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BERLIN, Nov. 18 (UP)-Authoris- H.K, Electrics (oldy! §. : .38 so..

Sed circles, when questioned.regarding H.K. Electries (new). $..

371⁄2 the reports of an early meeting at Macao Electrics (old) $....17 n.Vienna between the representatives Macao Electrics (new) $163. of Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Sandakan Lights $....x.d.-11%1⁄2 b. Telephones (old) $. 2416 8. Telephones (new) $.

INDUSTRIALS

Italy said: "We regret we are not! 9. in a position to say anything about

that."

Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.80 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $........12 a. Canton Ices Cements S...

H.K. Ropes $.

STORES, &c.

Dairy Farms ..

Watsons S

Lane Crawfords-&

Stocares $

Wing On (H.K.)' $. Powell Ltd. s.

COTTON MILLS

Ewa Sh $..... Shal Cotton Sl

MISC.

H.K. Govt. 4%

n.

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CIVIL SERVICE

CRICKET TEAMS

$. The following will represent Civil Service C.C. at cricket during the

b. coining week-end:

1st XI v. Calgengower (home) тал .9% 8. Saturday. E. Richardson (Capt.) A. E 7.45-n.Perry, D. McLellan, F. Baker, K

Attwell, D J. Hollidge, N. Whitley, N.L Smith, A. Watson,

Lockhart and .39 D. AME. Wright,

2.15

n. 2nd XI v. Craigengower

Saturday. E. Strange

(away) on

(Capt). II. F Harper, G. Ainalic, J. F. MacGowan, J. 45 m. Mitchell, G. Davidson, O. Stone, FL .165 n. Lawrence, H. P. Cunningham. A. Shep-

pard and J. Barrow.

1st XI V. Volunteers (home) on Sunday. .99 n.-G. Alalle, R.; Attwell W. Colledge. .04 n.] D. J. Houldge. J. Mitchell, D. McLellan, 04 n. A. E. Peary N L. Smith RG.K. Thomp Hon. A. Watson and N, Whitley.

H.K. Govt, 34%' (1934) HK, Govt. 34% (1040) Ch. Govt. 5% 1929 GSBds.35% n. ILK. Entertainments. $.....0.65 b. Constructions (old) $. 1.60 n. Constructions (new) 4, Vibro Piling $......

Di.

..8 6.

Tobacco Found

An application by Sergeant May

Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/-..7/0 n. for the confiscation of 110 pounds of Chinese tobacco found floating in the Maremans Inv. (HK) s/..2/9n. water in East Lamma Channel was

⚫BERLIN, Νον.

(UP)-The ofclat news agency reports that long-; range German naval coastal batteries

granted by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Bred on

LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter).—The District Office South enemy convoy which,

court this "under protection of darkness sought meeting of the International Rubber morning. to cross the channel near the English Regulation Committee, which was coast. The convoy was scattered and scheduled to take place on November!

London, Nov. 18 (Reuter).The the ships fled various English 19, has been postponed to November death roll in Coventry is 250 so far. harbours."

More bodies may yet be found.

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