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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 20, 1939
STRENUOUS NAZI EFFORT TO DETACH TURKEY FROM ALLIES ENDS IN FAILURE
London, To-day.
YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT that an Anglo- Franco-Turkish pact of mutual assistance would
GERMANY
be signed last evening came immediately after NOT AT ALL
the departure from Moscow of the Turkish For-
eign Minister, M. Sarojoglu, and the arrival in PLEASED
M. VAN ZEELAND INJURED
Now, York, To-day.
M. Paul van Zeeland, former Belgian Premier, was one of the 73 passengers Injured whan the American liner "President Hard- Ing" ran into a hurricane in the Atlantio. Reuter.
CHINESE ACTIVE AT
Berlin, To-day
HANGCHOW
pact
Ankara of General Wavell (British commander- in-chief in the Near East) and General Weygand (French commander-in-chief in Syria and a for- German comment on the mer Chief of Staff.)
Anglo-Franco-Turkish The visit of the Allied war chiefs to Ankara will con- does not disguise Nazi dis-
tinue the close military contacts maintained appointment. with Turkey since May, when mutual assistance pacts between Britain and Turkey and France and Turkey were announced.
SOVIET ENTRY INTO ESTHONIA
London, To-day.
While Tass, the official Soviet news that Russian troops agency, claims which entered Esthonia under the re- cent agreement were very cordially received, nevertheless the Esthonian newspapers and radio made no refer- ence to the entry.
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Great precautions were taken by the Esthonian Government and the roads over which the Red Army ad- vanced were closely guarded by Esthonian troops. — Reuter.
BRITISH
General Orbay, the Turkish com- mander, is now in London on his second visit to England.
Since May the Germans have tried every means of detaching Turkey from the Allies.
Herr Franz von Papen, a veteran diplomat, was sent to Ankara, and It is not without interest that this gentleman is now on the way back to Berlin to report.
The length of time that M. Saro- joglu was in Moscow showed that there was some difficulty in the Turco- Soviet talks, and the day before yes- terday Turkey announced that Russia had presented new proposals which Turkey could not accept.
DARDANELLES
These proposals included one in
connection with the Dardanelles, and Turkey declared she could not be bound by any agreement in respect of the Dardanelles except those of inter- national order.
Finally, came the important news
Turkish agreement. Reuter.
PRODUCTION of the signature of an Anglo-Franco-
OF T.N.T.
London, To-day.
was
Mr. H. A. Humphrey, who,
WAR SNIPPETS
in charge of the manufacture of am- French pedestrians are to be allow- monium nitrate for high explosives ined to flash their electric torches when the last war, said in a lecture yes-picking their way through the black- terday that we were better prepared ed-out streets, state, the authorities. to-day for the manufacture of. ex-During an actual air raid alarm they plosives than in 1914.
must, of course, put them out.
During the war expensive methods
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were used which were dependent on A number of Englishmen were imports of Chilean nitrates.ported to have been taken to police To-day we have synthetic an-headquarters in Berlin for question- monium plants in this country.
Reuter.
MINISTER MEETS SHIP OWNERS
London, To-day.
The new Minister of Shipping, Sir John Gilmour, yesterday met repic sentatives of the Chamber of "Ship- ping and the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association.
ing.
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Forty-five thousand Jews, men and women, were registered in the first two days of the campaign organised by the Jewish Agency and National Coun- ell for Volunteer Service in local de- fence and auxiliary services of the British Army.
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Germany has bought 400,000 tons of cereals from Rumania, states a Rome report.
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These are to be carried in Yugoslav und German vessels via Sussuk, Trieste, Venice and Flume.
* * Hundreds of Spanish fishing boats returned to port with fine catches of bananas. The frult was thrown overboard by German ships It is understood Sir John Gilmour before they took refuge in Spanish will to-day meet representatives of parts.
The Minister stated that he wished have to work in closest cooperation the shipping industry.
officers and men of the
Service.-British Wireless.
with
Merchant
LARGE SUM MISSING
A sum of $1,110.10 has, been
re-
JAPAN AND IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT
Teheran, To-day.
is announced
ported missing from the shop of Wong Kam-chuch, at No. 231, Hen- nessy Road, Wanchai. The Police friendship was signed on Wednesday are investigating and interrogating evening betwen some of the fokis.
Reuter.
st. a. tresty, of
Iran and Japan.-
Shanghai, To-day. Unofficial reports received yesterday state that Chinese The pact confirms the opinion of troops continue to be active political circles that Turkey came around Hangchow. under British influence months ago.
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Small bands are said to have pene- trated into the city itself and several clashes with the Japanese are said to grave have occurred.
The suggestion is made that "other states interested in the Mediterranean" may regard the pact as matter," and that the Balkan coun- The Shanghai-Hangchow railway is tries will regard it as a renunciation said to be continually damaged by the of the neutrality which is their essen-Chinese. Reuter. tial aim.
Comment concludes:-
"How far the pact leaves room for the talks with Moscow, which are obviously not concluded, is a question that cannot be answered to-day."-- Reuter.
PARIS CABINET
JEWS MAY SETTLE MEETING
IN ABYSSINIA
New York, To-day. A Vienna refugee organisation an- nounces that the Italian Minister of Colonies has agreed to settle 5,000,000 Jewish refugees in Abyssinia if Signor | Mussolini's consent can be obtained.— Reuter.
Paris, To-day. Yesterday's Council of Ministers lasted three hours.
The Premier, M. Daladier, reported on the diplomatic and military situa- tions, and the meeting approved cer- tain decrees, Router.
AFE HANDS—A soldier carrying: his bride: from Brentford office after their wedding on Saturday, Sept. 30, - Forty-eight= ware,married in: three; hours at this register omoe and couples had to "line" up and wait their turn. (By Air Máll. Copyright).