The Archive · 1940

Wedding of Mr, H, A. Sevenoaks and Miss Messenger

'The wedding took place at the B ber 27, before Mr, L. LIH. Lamb, Shanghai, Municipat Police and so and' of Btrs, Sevenoaks of Kenton Messenger, doughier of the late California. Mise Messenger is a recent arrival from the United States. Mr, J.'S. Service attended the ceremony as represen Others present and Mr, Local View on Axis Pact Shanghai, Sept, 29.

The tripartite alliance signed Berlin between Germany, Italy and Japan will not help either Germany or Japan but it ix a great advantage to China. This sums up the editorial opinion of the "Chinese American Daily News" a leading Chinese daily In Shanghai. Great Britain and the United States formerly tried to meet Japan half way, fearing that she might be united with Germany but now they will go ahead fearlessly helping China to win her war, the paper states.

The fear of Japan's participation in the war on the German side has delayed "chastisement™ from Demo-crocies against Japan, it is slated, but the new pact signed in Berlin allows: Japan to lead the way of creating a new. order" in Asia which cannot be tolerated by Great Britain and the United States. The writer predicts that the two democracies will struggle against. Japan, using their "full strength."

"While friends and enemies in the For East are thus made clearer, the most effective way of dealing with Japan short of an apparent attack is to give material help to China to enable her to win the war against Japan, besides carrying out embargo meastires." the paper states. With China determined to fight and with Sbviet "Russia stretching a helping hand besides Great Britain and the United States it Is not too optimistic to hope that China will win the war, it is explained.

It the new treaty was signed when Germany did not' delay her action against Great Britain proper it would have been indeed troublesome to the United States to move her fleet from the Pacific {o the Atlantic but tatters now stand Great Britain can handle Germany single-handed with material supplies pouring in from 'America. "England still can obtain help from America thus defeating Germany's. aim but Berlin has lost friend, China, the paper opines. Germany' and Italy have their hands full. being attacked by the strong democracies an therefore it is hope-{ess for Japan to obtain help from the European Axis powers if she is attacked by the United States.

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