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THE CHINA, MAIL, OCTOBER 5, 1939.
BERLIN CLAIMS THAT SEVERAL LIGHT WARSHIPS ARE AT SEA
London, To-day.
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The German campaign against neutral shipping was intensified yesterday and Berlin now claims that several light warships went to sea last week damage Britain economically.”
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Norway and Sweden have received a warning against what is called picious actions" in British and French waters. They are taking what measures they can.
Norwegian ports have been closed to unauthorised persons and Sweden closed Gothenburg harbour yesterday to all except those with "special business.”
Reuter.
THE GERMAN SINK-ON-ANY- PRETEXT CAMPAIGN
AGAINST NEUTRAL SHIPS
Copenhagen, To-day.
THE NAVAL COURT has examined the survivors of the Vendia, who one and all deny the German allegation that they either tried to escape or tri-| ed to ram the Nazi submarine.
The captain says that the ship was going in the same direction as the submarine and he stopped his engines immediately.
The captain of the Taxtos which was FRENCH
sunk last Friday, states that the U-boat commander told him that he had re- ceived orders to sink all ships with cargo for Britain.-Reuter,
FINNISH INCIDENT
CABINET
London, To-day. MEETING
The sinking of a Finnish ship off Sweden, is the subject of a bulletin issued by the Ministry of Information.
It discloses that the 'Finnish cap-
tain received a written document from the U-boat commander in which the nature of the cargo was glven as the reason for sinking his chip.
The Ministry of Information points out that the legal position is that nothing except urgent military neces- sity that is to say, the safety of the would-be captor-can justify the sink- ing of a neutral ship.
In this case, there was absolutely no question of "military necessity" and the cargo of cellulose on board In no way affected the issue-Reu-
ter.
INSCRIMINATE
Stockholm, To-day. Germany's campaign against neutral shipping continues unabated. Two more Swedish ships were seized off the Swedish coast in international waters on Thesday and another yes- terday.
Paris, To-day. Yesterday's meeting of the Council of Ministers lasted for two and a half hours.
SOVIET DEMANDS OF LITHUANIA
Kaunas, To-day. The Lithuanian Foreign Minis- ter, M. Urbsys, has returned from Moscow to report to the Cabinet
on the Soviet proposals, the na- turo of which remains a secret. -Reuter.
QUARREL
OVER RENT
"Although you acted in the heat of An official communique states that M. Daladier, the Premier, made a long the moment, I have repeatedly warn- statement on the diplomatic and mill-ed against the use of weapons and I tary situation.
The Minister of Blockade was out given the task of carrying
warfare economic
against the enemy. A new decree gives him take any necessary power to measures to prevent "the enemy from getting provisione.
He will also collaborate with the Minister of Finance on the effects of the economic war on the movements of capital.
In all, seven decrees, including one covering the supply of wheat, were
Reyter. discussed.
GERMAN
One was bound for Norway with a THREAT TO
cargo of Russian grain, another for the United States with a cargo of paper and wood pulp.
PIRATICAL ACTIVITY
On September 7, the official German nows agency announced that the Reich had no intention of curtailing the economic sphere of neutral coun- tries.
NEUTRALS
"TO
WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
A
woman was charged: with murder before Mr. R. A D. Forrest this morning.
Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown: Solicitor, prosecuting, said that de- the fendant, Pang Ylu-wui, 40, was "kit fat" wife of a Chinese merchant, Kan Cheong-siu. They were married: 20 years ago somewhere in the Shek Lung district, and had a family of five' children. About nine years ago, Kan took a concubine, Wan Hang-chung,. the deceased, on his mother's instruc-. tion.
Kan came to Hong Kong with the concubine. A few months later, they were joined by Kan's mother, Ting: Fan-yin, and defendant.
At a tea party some time ago, de-- fendant threw a cup of tea at the de- her ceased, and threatened to cause death.
CRY IN THE NIGHT...
On July 13, accused had an argu-
some' ment with her husband over matter concerning the concubine, and that night, after all had gone to bed, 'defendant's mother-in- by cries awakened was
law
of "save life" at about 4. a.m. She then saw deceased on her camp bed, with both hands above her head, covered with blood, and screaming. Defendant was holding a piece of wood, striking deceased. An amah, I i Sam, heard deceased crying out, “My hands have been cut off by Sam Sui Nal" another name for defendant.
An ambulance was summoned, and defendant was admitted to the Queen' Mary Hospital, where she died a few: minutes after admission.
A stained chopper was later found! under the camp bed by defendant's: daughter, and handed over to the Po-- lice.
STATEMENT TO POLICE
fine you $10 or one month's hard la
Defendant in a statement to the Po- bour," said Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyeni lice said: "It was I that cut her. She this morning to Yeung Kam, 38, who had kept my husband away for a long was charged with assaulting Cheung time. Do you think she deserved to Oi, a married woman.
be cut?"
Mary Dr. Kho Pek-po, of Queen
It was stated that Yeung, an elec- trician, employed heavy scissors in at-Hospital, said that he examined Wan tacking the woman when they had an Hang-chung at about 9.45 a.m...
a dying state. argument over rent last night in their July 14. She was in
There were wounds on her face, and flat at No. 62, Portland Street.
The woman was bandaged
both forearms. The right forearm of she appeared in Court.
Wan was tied with rag and Chinese- Yeung was also placed on a $10 to medicine. She died as the result of
.excessive-bleeding from the wounds. keep the peace for one year.
when
CHANGES AT MINISTRY
OF INFORMATION
London, To-daj.
to
REPLYING IN THE House of Lords criticisms, Lord BERLIN, TO-DAY.
THAT A DECLARATION
McMillan explained in detail the changes made in the Ministry of Information. CORRECT THE FALSE IDEA OF
He stated that as the result of the NEUTRAL SHIPOWNERS AND TO : DAMAGE BRITAIN ECONOMICAL
LY GERMAN LIGHT WARSHIPS changes, instead of the 127 staff en-1 WENT TO SEA LAST WEEK" IS gaged in the press section, a much
restricted work. MADE BY THE "DEUTSCHE ALL-Smaller staff would be required, for GEMEINE
Since then, her piratical activities have covered not only Britain and France but also the neutral countries. Two ships bound for Belgium and one with cargo for Italy are among those seized: Reuter.
COTTON SUBSIDY
New York, To-day.
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The censorship staff of 308 would also be removed from the. control of the Ministry... of "In- formation.
VOLUNTEER
RECRUITING FOR NAVY
ZEITUNG" IN THE COURSE OF A WARNING TO NEU- TRALS TRADING WITH BRITAIN.
After saying that the German con- traband list was only extended as
He pointed out that censors worked reply to the British list, the paper de-24 hours a day so that the effective, clares that some neutral firms bellev-strength was about 100. Export sales of cotton under theed that Britain's sea-power could pro- Continuing, Lord MacMillan said: subsidy programme during August tect them and they tool the war risk."It may be asked what are the activi-IN THE ROYAL NAVY, MR. WIN- and September totalled 2,420,000 bales: "Now a number of them must pay ties for which the Ministry will con-
This does not include 690,000 in the with the loss of ships and cargo. Anglo-American cotton-rubber barter, Reuter. --Reuter,
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REGISTRATION IN KENYA COLONY
Nairobi, To-day. The Kenya government has ordered the
registration of all British Indians "And Arabs between the ages of 18 and
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FORMAL POLISH PROTESTS
Ankara, To-day The Polish Ambassador here has protest, similar to those lodged lodged with other governments, against the Nazi-Soviet partition of Poland. Router
are of
tinue to exist. These activities high value and importance...
-UNATTRACTIVE WORD They may be functions described by that unattractive word propaganda...
ar This war, in a special sense, is a war `of ideas and it is essential that in season' and out of season at home should con- and abroad our cause stantly be presented in a true light Reuter.
LONDON, TO-DAY, SPEAKING ON RECRUITMENT
STON CHURCHILL," FIRST" LORD' OF THE ADMIRALTY, SAID YES- TERDAY THAT IT WAS PROPOSED' TO BELY ON THE PRESENT ME- THOD OF VOLUNTARY RECRUIT- MENT WHICH HAD PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST.
The number, of men who topk pro- motion from the lower deck would" receive wider scope. The average* was 15 a year at present; in war-time, this would be increased to 75 an- nually.Reuter,