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QUIET BRITISH WARNING TO
LITHUANIA
London, To-day.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD in London that Great Britain is not prepared to connive at any concession of Polish ter- ritory. Lithuania has been told that we cannot recognise the ces-
sion by Russia of Vilna to Lithuania.
GERMANS IN
BELGIUM BITTER
Brussels, To-day. Some indication of the bitter attitude of the German minority in Belgium to events in the Baltic can be seen in an editorial in the in leading newspaper Eupen; the district ceded to Belgium by Germany after the Great War.
"The Baltic The newspaper says: events are a lesson for German-speak- ing Belgians.
"Most German-speaking peoples in the Baltic made the mistake of iden- with the tifying their Germanism
On the other hand, it is felt that the case of Lithuania is very different from the Russian and German parti- tion of Poland.
Lithuania was compelled to sign a treaty with Russia, and can hardly be blamed if she takes somé ̈compensa- of her in- tion for the virtual loss dependence.
In addition, the inhabitants of the Vilna region will be better off under Lithuanians rule than under Russia or
Germany. Reuter.
The
"MILITARY ALLIANCE"
Moscow, To-day.
treaty is
Soviet-Lithuanian
described here as a "military alliance," and it is expected that Russia. will
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, 1939.
AM
DISGUSTIPATED!
London, To-day.
The message sent to the United States with re- ference to the steamship Iroquois is believed to be part of the propaganda, activities of Admiral Raeder. That the chief of the German naval staff can in- dulge in propaganda seems to suggest that the com- mand of the German fleet is not a full-time job !— Reuter.
'LIVE' METAL SOVIET'S SHEET KILLS NAKED WORKMAN
AGGRESSION
A VERDICT OF DEATH BY MIS÷
New York, To-day. ADVENTURE WAS RETURNED BY CORONER, MR: E HIMS-
The "New York Times" THE WORTH, THIS MORNING WHEN AN DEATH OF A BUILDING CON- ENQUIRY WAS HELD INTO THE in an editorial says that TRACTOR'S WORKMAN, CHAN LAI-Russia's actions in the TSAI, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND
ON THE ROOF OF GILMAN'S GAR- Baltic are a record in AGE ON SEPTEMBER 9.
Inspector S. Shepherd was present naked aggression. for the police.
Their significance
Dr. H. H. Tai, said that death was under two headings. fortify Lithuania's frontier with Ger- caused by electric shock. many.
The treaty will last for 15 years.
Public demonstrations were ar- ranged in Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital, to celebrate the return of Vilna, under the
to treaty Lithuania. It was at Vilna that Lithuania pro- claimed the Republic in 1938, and it their has always been
considered. the Reuter. capital.
Nazi idealogy and with support of the Drang Nach Osten (thrust to the East).
"They must error to-day.
bitterly regret
SHOCKING EVENTS "We believe the shocking events in the Baltic have opened the eyes of our fellow citizens, and that soon all of them will realise their good fortune in being equal citizens of this Christian | and democratic State, which, far from trying to suppress their German char- acter, protects it."-Reuter. ·
SWEDEN TO BUILD NEW WARSHIPS
T
KREMLIN DINNER PARTY
The body was discovered by another workman, who saw deceased lying on the roof. The body was burnt and an electric wire was under the body.
Mr. A. Spary, of the P.W.D., said he inspected the roof following the acci- dent and found that a metal sheet, used in constructing a fanlight, had been laid on the wire, damaging the rubber insulation, thereby causing the metal sheet to become "alive." ceased apparently came in contact with the metal sheet and received a fatal shock.
De-
Water Sergeant Matches, of the Moscow, To-day.
Police, sald that he was sent to the The Lithuanian delegation which
the Soviet-Lithuanian scene after the accident. He received concluded
the metal sheet which was about two "treaty," attended a dinner in their a slight shock when he stepped on honour at the Kremlin last night.
feet from deceased. The Soviet
press describes concessions to Russia by the
the
Baltic
After evidence by Mr. W. M. Git- tins, electrical engineer of Wm. C. States as setting up "an iron ring for Jack and Co., and Mr. J. Braga, in Soviet defence in the near Baltic."~
charge of the Garage, Mr. Himsworth Reuter.
returned the above verdict.
WILD CHEERING
Kaunas, To-day, The return of Vilna to Lithuania has led to rejoicings in Kaunas.
A crowd of 50,000 marched in pro- to the President's palace, cession cheering wildly.
Special editions of the newspapers con- sold like wildfire.-Reuter.
Stockholm, To-day. The Swedish Defence Minister proposed in Parlia- ment yesterday that struction be started imme- diately on two battleships.
Sweden already has many destroy- ers of the latest type.
Parliament passed two bills, one setting up a Ministry of National Economy and the other providing
penalties for espionage.
severe Reuter.
RED ARMY'S ENTRY POSTPONED
Tallinn, To-day.
The entry of Soviet
troops into
Esthopia to occupy the bases rente?
to Russia under the recent agreement
has been postponed. next week.
SOVIET GARRISONS
ULSTER'S
GIFT TO UK.
London, To-day.
to
Northern Ireland's emergency bud- get which was presented in the Com- mons in Belfast yesterday, provides for a contribution of £2,000,000 the United Kingdom exchequer dur- ing the first year of the war an in- Demonstrating their joy at the re-crease of £1,399,999 over the amount turn of Vilna, thousands of people allowed in the ordinary Budget an- gathered and cheered outside the Sonounced last May-British Wireless. viet Legation.
Kaunas, To-day.
It is reliably reported that garrisons NAZI FUNDS ABROAD
of Soviet troops may be stationed "for mutual security" at various points in Lithuanian territory,
but
Kaunas and other large
towns.
excluding
industrial
As soon as the Lithuanian Govern- ment moves to Vilna, the Soviet Gar-
rison there will be withdrawn.-Reu- ter.
GESTAPO
to Wednesday CHIEF NOW
:
Three Soviet warships yesterday entered Tallin Bay and exchanged salutes with Esthonjan coastal bat- teries.--Réûter.
LORD TWEEDSMVIR
OUT OF SORTS
IN ITALY
can be
classed:
Firstly, they are a new phase in: Russia's swift advance to the West.
Secondly, they measure the ex- tent of Hitler's surrander of Ger. man trade interests in the East.
SAME MEANING
"One can only conclude," says the newspaper, "that peace means, pre- cisely the same to Stalin as it does to Hitler.
"In other words, the demands of a strong country must be granted with- out resistance by a weaker neighbour."
Reuter.
BRITAIN SMILES AT THE U-BOATS
London, To-day.
tonis of when he
Britain to-day is 58,000 shipping better off than made his last statement, declared Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Cammons- yesterday.
de- Mr. Churchill recounted our creasing losses in the first three weeks to September 24,
Since then we had lost 5,000 tons and had captured 13,000 tons, while 50,000 tons of new shipping was on
the water.-Reuter.
COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY DEMANDED OF HITLER
London, To-day.
IT IS RELIABLY LEARNED that in South Germany in the past few days, Hitler has been urgently approached by high German army officers and prominent private ci- tizens to set up a commission of enquiry (ony which the Army would be represented) to enquire into the state- ments of the American journalist, Mr. Kmckerbocker, that Nazi leaders have deposited large sums abroad. It is intolerable, the representations. The report is of particular interest to Hitler said,
that German soldiers taken in conjunction with another re- llable report that the Army is asking should be giving their lives in defence for the dismissal of the Foreign Min- of the Nazi Government if members ofister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, on that Government, against their own purposely misinforming Hitler of Bri- expected to laws, are preparing to flee abroad at tish and French reaction to anꞌ íŋva»;
sion of Poland-Reuter.. the first sign of adversity,
Rome, To-day. Herr Himmler, Chief of the Nazi secret police, arrived in Italy yesterday.
Quebec, To-day.
He was met at Milan by an Italian- Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-Gen-
Italian police eral of Canada, is going to New York Senator and by the next week for a general medical over-prefects of Bolzano and Fiume.. He will have talks in a town haul..
No serious concern is felt over his Lake Como which are last two days.-Bauter. health.-Reuter.
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for-