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Far East Balance Of Portuguese

Power: U. S. Aims

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, May 12 (UP).—Mr William P. Simms, the Scripps-Howard columnist, to-day predicted "upòn considerable authority" that the United States will refuse to accept a media- tor's role in the Orient, "unless. Japan agrees in advance to dis- cuss peace on the basis of the Nine Power Pact."

reasona

Ho said that the United States for strategic as well as logical "makeshift refuse a peace." Ho declared that United States is making an effort to restore the balance of policy in the Far East and the South. Pacific, adding that "China is indispensable, to that balance."

BENGHAZI, BLASTED

BY NAVY

LONDON, May 12 (Reuter). He asserted that Hitler wants the

-During. Saturday night, Sino-Japanese war terminate to per- mit Japan to cause trouble to the powerful units of British light Allics in the South Pacific "including forces carried out an intense tes, bombardment of Benghazi from war against the United States, Stalin favours a Japanese-American point-blank range, states `au war and is now appeasing Japan to Admiralty communique. the possible point of discontinuing ald to China, - Japan,

if possible would terminate the China wa

war on the basis of the 21 demands, plus the recognition of Manchukuo "which would make Japon dominant while China without indepen- denc

He pointed out that the Japanese

Parties' Divorce

A decreo nist was granted by the in the Divorce Court this morning Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MineGregor, to Mrs Maria Fernanda Ribeiro Cabral de Carvalho, who sought the dissolution of her marriage to Mr Eduardo Henrique Cabral de Carvalho, on the ground of adultery. The custody of two children and the question of maintenance were decided in Chambers.

the

Mr Percy Chen, instructed by Mr M. A. da Silva, appeared for petitioner, and the Respondent was neither

ther represented nor present In Court.

The case had been adjourned for satisfactory evidence of domicile to be produced. This was dono this morning.

Evidence of Domicile Mr Chen said that the Respondent's domiclio of origin was Hongkong, as he was born here, and there evidence that he intended to make Hongkong his permanent home.

Ing

of

Wos

Damage.vns caused to shipping and military objectives.

Fire from the shore batteries was

His Lordship pointed out that he ineffective as were also repeated at-

had no explanation of the Respon- tacks by enemy dive-bombers.

. No casualties or damage were | S

dent's presence in Portugal at П time when he sustained by any of the British ships himself and should have been curn-

to think nge to R.A.F. Activity press has been recently minimising CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter)-Heavy his own living. The Respondent, he continued, had left Hongkong the possible gains as a result of the raids on Benghazi, where ships were when he was still

a minor, his Chins war and simultaneously "talk-attacked and three large fires start-mother bad left Hongkong for ing appeasement and suggesting an ed on the mole, were made yester Portugal and had died there, and his Brillah R.AF. Middle father had left for England, where understanding with the United States. day, states a All this is regarded as signifying that East communique.

he died. The Respondent lived for Important changes are in the offing

At Benina three German and one number of years in Portugal, came other pinne were set on fire while back to Hongkong and after a year, for Japan."

at Berka direct hits were obtained returned to Portugal. on buildings north-west of the land- Hess The Man: One azala was also raided.

ing ground. Of "Old Guard"

FROM PAGE ONE

papers and on the screen than of any other Nazi leader except Hitler.

Born In Egypt

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Mr Chen called evidence to prove the reason for the Respondent's stay in Portugal, and that he intend- ed to make his permanent home in

At Derna,, the landing ground on which a number of enemy aircraft Hongkong, were dispersed, was attacked and motor transport in the vicinity was bombed and machine-gunned.

Considerable damage was caused other places between Tobruk to enemy meclianised units in various

Derna.

and

and

One German plane, แ Mes- Rudolf Hess has for years been aserschmitt 100, was uttacked close friend of Hitler who named destroyed. him, shortly after the outbreak of war, to be successor after Goering in the event of the Fuehrer's death.

Breaks An Ankle In Landing

FROM PAGE ONE

Hoss was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1898, was a flying officer an the World War and devoted himself to Hitler after hearing him speaks for the first time. He is very anil- Semitic but is otherwise moderate and pleasant. He has a strange hob- by, faith-healing, for which he several attempts to suggest that Hess founded a hospital at Dresden, and is suffering from mental disorder. he is stated to be the only leader Downing St. Statement close to Hitler who is entirely devoid of ambition.

LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)-The following statement was issued from No. 10 Downing Street at 11 p.m. to- | night:

Help For Debtors Hit

By War

Legislation to enable business men who have been hit by the war to carry on is to be intro- duced almost immediately by the British Government.

Purpose of the Bill is to re- lieve people-particularly small shopkeepers and men with little businesses--who are hampered by debts.

Hitler's Man Friday

At present there is a moratorium Hess has been described as "Hitler's

on debts, but the interest is piling Man Friday" and "Hitler's Shadow" of Germany and a Party Leader of sult that many are actually dreading

"Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Fuchrer up against the debtors with the re He was responsible to Hitler alone-le National Socialists, has landed in the end of the war. above Himmler, Goebbels, von Rib- bentrop and Goering.

Scotland in the following circum- *stances.

May Be Wiped Out

Hess was Hitler's private secretary

The Government's measure will set in

"On the night of Saturday, May 10, up special conelllation machinery to the pld Beer Cellar days and was he left Augsburg, Bavaria, in an assist creditors and debtors to reach Interned with him in the fortress of aeroplane for an unknown destina-nn amicable settlement of their Landsberg. There he took down the tion and landed by parachute in Scot affairs. Falling agreement the mat- first pages of "Mein Kampf" at

land, sustaining a Hitler's dictation.

broken ankle, ter will be dealt with by the ordinary

courts, which will

have power to When

Hitler came to power, Hess necessitating hospital treatment." at the head of the liaison staff name as Horn but Inter on he de-

"When he was taken, he gave his enforce a settlement.

At present the only resource left brought to Hitler every bit of con elared that he was Rudolf Hess. 6 a penniless debtor is to go bark- idential information which Hitler re- "He brought with him various rupt and most people shrink quired from a state about to be over-photographs of himself at different that.

run.

Attended English School

from

ages, apparently in order to establish Under the Bill debts may be re- identity. These photographs were duced or abolished altogether. Hess spent his boyhood in Egypt deemed to be photographs of Hess by and went to an English school at

people who knew him per-

1914 prevented him going to an Eng-

Alexandria.__The_outbreak of war inngly, an

omeial of the

Was closely

lish university. He was a 100 per Foreign Office, who cent, Party man and never wore any acquainted with Hess before the war, other uniform, but the brown shirt has been sent

of the Storm Trooper or the black him in hospital.. coat of the S.S., Hitler's Black Guurd

by aeroplane to see.

Flight To Spain Reported

He is said to be mild-mannered, Last month Hess was reported to speaks little and acts quickly, and have flown to Spain with a message after Hitler himself lives the most for General Franco. frugal life of any of the Nazi leaders.

London Believes Hess Deserted -

FROM PAGE ONE.

west

Later an official dental that he was actually visiting Spain was issued but it did not say that he had not, been there,

Twelve days ago, Hess was at the Nazi Brown House in Munich re celving Admiral Salvador Merino, the Spanish Minister of Marine, and teader of the Spanish Folongist syndicate.

of Rice Profiteering

Ring Smashed

day and he reached the Scotland five hours later."

No German Reaction Yet BERLIN, May 12 (UP).It is as- sumed that the B.B.C. broadcast that Hess had landed in Scotland WOS heard by a very small audience. In Germany, due to the laws against listening

to foreign broadensis.

Interviewing Hess

FROM PAGE ONE

the

pose, which was to smash the ring A number of foreign correspon-of rice profiteers In the Colony. dents heard the report, but up to the

Merchant's Petition early hours of this morning ther Wholesale rice merchants have peti- was no official cognisance of it in tioned the Government to modify the German quarters. It is expected monopoly scheme announced lost that the report will have to underge week. Mr Li Koon-chun and Mr the closest scrutiny by German quar- Chau Shui-ki, representing the Rice lera before German reaction, will be Merchants Association,

submitted available.

the petition Urough the Chinese Members of Councils this morning. LONDON, May 13 (UP).—It is The petition points out understood at the Foreign Once that Import and export of rice constitute Mr Ivone Kirkpatrick, former First one of the Colony's major commer- Secretary to the British Embassy at cial activities, and, when the mono- Berlin, who attended the Munich poly scheme

comes into operation, And Godesberg conferences as Inter- this will

cease, resulting in several

de of

people

being out of work and a possible Mr Kirkpatrick is intimately ac- night of capi

of capital from the Cotony.. quainted with the Nazi leaders and The Government is urged to modi- mony times he, Mr Chamberlain and fy the scheme to the extent of Hitler were alone together at Godes- Ing wholesale Business to continue, berg.

In effect, this would mean Government would be importing the rice, and the present wholesalers would be selling it to retailers for the Government.

preter for Mr Chow inter-

viewing Hess at

U.S. Seeks New Trade Pacts

thrown out

allow

More Bombs On Kunming

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 12 (UP) Timing his announcement to coincide with the visit, of the Argentine Foreign Minister, Senor Enrique Ruiz Gulnazu, Secretary of State Cordell Japanese

that

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".. KUNMING, May 12 (UP)-Fifteen planes heavily, bombed

Hull to-day announced his Intention northwest Kunming at 11 o'clock to negotiate a trade pact with Argen- to-day. Buildings on both sides of tina and also Uruguay, thus resuming the British Consulate were, wrecked. efforts to Improve the commercial by direct hits but the Consulate es- relations with the La Platte countries, caped, sta which were · ·Interrupted when the] earlier United States-Argentine at the Yunnan University and the negotiations were terminated - by main buildings were damaged by mutual corisent in January 1940. direct hits.

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