THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1939.
MOSCOW THREAT TO ESTHONIA: SUBMARINE PRETEXT
London, To-day.
THE MOSCOW RADIO last evening broadcast a statement saying that the Esthonian explana- tion of the escape from Tallinn of the interned Polish submarine was "insufficient.”
The Soviet, said the broadcast, found it necessary to take steps to safeguard its waters from foreign submarines.
The only explanation of the Polish submarine's escape, it was alleged, was that the Esthonian authorities had provided the craft with and so forth, sufficient for 3 long voyage.
petrol
The broadcast alleged that the pre- 'sence of secret submarine bases not
far from Tallinn.
It is said that the periscopes of two submarines had been sighted in the Bay of Finland, and Soviet destroyers had been sent to the area.
ESTHONIAN REPLY
U.S. NAVAL
MOVEMENTS
IN PACIFIC
Washington, To-day. The U.S. Navy Department
Meanwhile, the Esthonian comman-has decided to send "a pretty der-in-chief, in a broadcast from Tal-fair-sized detachment” linn last night, said: "We have done
of
all we can to keep out of war, but warships from the Pacific if we are attacked we will defend Coast to Hawaiian waters for ourselves gallantly."
to
M, Selter, the Esthonian Foreign Minister, who returned suddenly Tallinn from Moscow, has now gone back to the Soviet capital.-Reuter.
NO EXPLANATIONS
London, To-day. Soviet-Esthenian relations continue to offer much reason for speculation.
The Eathonian. Foreign Minis- ter. M. Karl Selter, left Moscow auddenly by air after a visit last- ing only 15 hours.
Back in Tallinn, M. Selter conferred with the Esthonian President and commander-in-chief, and then flew back to Moscow.
An
of
extraordinary Gession "the Esthonian Cabinet was held in
Tallinn yesterday,
Esthonian Government sources will give no explanation of M. Selter's movements, but observers say there is reason to believe that Russia has presented far-reaching demands to Esthonia-Reuter.
TWO DEMANDS REPORTED
Stockholm, To-day. A Swedish newspaper, commenting on the Soviet Esthonian developments, says that the Soviet has made demands, which have the character of an ultimatum, to Esthonia.
two
Russia claims the right to establish
a naval base off Finland and to have:
a firm grip on Esthonia's
trade. Reuter.
training purposes, according
to high authority here,
Some decentralization of the Pacific Fleet which is concentrated at San Pedro is believed to be favoured by a number of naval officers. Reuter.
IRAQ AID TO ALLIES
Newly Joined up, they thought the photographer was picking out them, but just, benind was General Viscount Gort, the Bri- tish Commander-in-Chief, walk- ing to the War Office. Photo was taken on September 15, (Copy- right. By Air Mall),
BUCHAREST DENIALS
Bucharest, To-day.
It is officially denied that Rus- sla has massed troops on the Ru- manian frontier near Bessarabia. It la also denied that the Ru manian-Soviet border has been closed. Reuter.
BAGHDAD, TO-DAY.” SYRIAN PROMISE IN A RADIO ADDRESS IN BAGH-
Paris, To-day: DAD YESTERDAY, THE IRAQ Arabs in Syria have sent a message PRIME MINISTER SAID IRAQ to the French High Commissioner WOULD FULFIL HER OBLIGA-stating that they will do nothing TIONS TO BRITAIN AND SAID against France's interests.-Reuter. THAT OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES SHOULD DO THE SAME.
He condemned the doctrine of Ar- yanism and those who consider that the Semitic nations, including the Arabs, are inferior races and un- worthy of full independence. tribute to
He said the Iraq decision was a Iraq.--Reuter.
British policy towards
MR. HORE-BELISHA SEES
"foreign "TOMMIES" IN FRANCE
GRANDI'S MESSAGE
London, To-day.
London, Sept. 21.
The War Secretary, Mr. Leslie Hore-Bellsha, accompanied by Lord Hankey, returned to Paris to-day to hold further conferences with the French Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, and General Marie Gustave Gamelin. Commander-in-Chief of the
nounced.
Lord Halifax has received a tele-French gram from Count Grandi, the former Allied Forces, it was officially an- Italian Ambassador in London ex- pressing sincere regret at being un- able to return to London to take of- ficial leave of the King and Queen and the British Government..
He hoped in the near future to be able to do so.
are
Count and Countess Grandi kindly remembered by a very large circle of friends they made during
Mr. Hore-Belisha also saw the com- mander of the British forces in France and inspected the British troops. Havas.
SACKED!
London, To-day.
The German news agency yesterday
their seven years' stay in Britain.published a message which ostensibly British Wireless.
BRITAIN'S SEIZURES
London, To-day.
came from Bratislava, stating that the Slovakian Consul in London had been deprived of office.
It will be recalled that the Consul sent a message to the Foreign Office in London in which he said Slovaks supported the Allles.—Reuter.
PREMIER SEES THE KING
London, To-day.
Figures for the first three weeks of the war show that Britain has seized about 256,000 tons of goods, as to which there was evidence they were. contraband consigned to Germany. After making his speech in the These include: some 62,000 tons, of House of Commons yesterday, the petroleum products, 65,000 tons of Prime Minister was received in au- iron ore and 87,000 tons of manganese_dience by the King at Buckingham pre-British Wireless,
Palace, Reuter,
DUTCH CIVIL PLANE ATTACKED
Stockholm, To-day.
A Dutch civil 'plane operating the air service between Malmo and Ams- terdam was raked with machine-gun fire by a German military machine over the North Sea, some 70 miles north-west of Heligoland, at an alti- tude of 2,400 feet.
Gustav Lamm, a Swedish civil en- ginter who was one of nine passen- gers, was killed by a machine-gun bullet.
The plane, although damaged, suc- ceeded in landing at Amsterdam.-- Reuter,
Paris, To-day.
A Cabinet decree. Issued yesterday orders the dissolution of the Com-. munist Party in France.-Reuter,
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