THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
HOLLAND DISTURBED
Strong Objections To British Two-Way Blockade
SHANGHAI
JUDGE
MURDERED
Shanghai, To-day. Mr. Yuch Hwa, presiding Judge of the Criminal Section of the Second Branch of the Kiangsu, High Court in the International Settlement, was fatally shot in front of his realdence In the French Concession at 9 o'clock this morning.
The assailants, who fired four or five shots, escaped.-Reuter.
DUTCH PRESS COMMENT:
Amsterdam, To-day.
DENIAL OF RIGHT OF IMPOSITION
Amsterdam, To-day.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT was made to Reuter
yesterday defining the Netherlands Govern- ment's attitude towards the British contraband control.
The statement declares that a neutral country can- not permit itself to be forced to make declara- tions that goods on board its ships shall not be re-exported in any form to any land.
Apart from the question whether this is in conformi-
FRENCH
ADOPT REPRISALS
Paris, To-day.
The French Government has also decided to stop German ex- ports as a retaliation against the Nazis' illegal and inhuman con. duct of the war at GOA.
This announcement was issued in Paris yesterday.--Reuter.
BELGIUM
ty with the Netherlands neutrality policy, one JOINING IN
must consider the consequences of acquies-
cence in such pressure, continues the statement. HOLLAND'S
PROTEST
The Netherlands, as result of this
DUTCH ATTITUDE The Netherlands' Govern-pressure, would only be able to import "If the Netherlands are no longer ment is concerned at the goods for Dutch consumption, and able to supply Germany with
food-
Brussels, To-day.
Allies' decision to stop Ger- trade with the belligerents, and es-stuffs and raw materials in the same It is learned that the Bel-
man exports.
Views are expressed in the various Dutch newspapers protesting against the British decision, and expressing the fear that it will damage Dutch trade.
The "Telegraaf" wonders whether the decision will also include goods manufactured in neutral countries
raw materials.
from German
Reuter.
pecially Germany, which is one of the Netherlands' principal customers, would be impossible.
the
The statement concludes by de- claring that the British policy not only violates the Netherlands' ideas of neutrality but also fundamental ideas of Internation- al law, and will have most harm- ful repercussions on Britain's own trade.
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quantities as previously, she will be obliged, in accordance with her neu- gian Government is likely to trality, to withhold the articles men-associate itself with the tioned in the same way from Eng-Netherlands' protest against Britain's two-way blockade proposals.
land," declares the statement.-Reu- ter.
NAZI PLANE DOWN IN FLANDERS
Ostend, To-day.
The two governments have been in communication and there is a sugges- tion that Holland will institute a con- voy system to protect their steamers from U-boats, mines and blockade.
A Note will be sent to Britain as soon as official notice has been given of the British decision.
In the meantime, it is reported that on Government instructions, all Netherlands' steamship companies A German aeroplane, believed to have cancelled sailings.-Reuter. have been engaged in an air battle over France, has crashed near Thourout, in West Flanders.
The pilot used his parachute and was unhurt; the other three mem- bers of the crew are dead and are 'believed to have been struck by bul-
lets in the course of the air fight.
The machine was destroyed Reuter.
TRADE WITH ITALY
London, To-day.
"PIRACY AND ROBBERY"
-LONDON, -TO-DAY. THE NAZI GOVERNMENT HAS REACTED · TO THE BRITISH DE- CISION WITH FURY DISGUISED AS RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION, CALLING IT "PIRACY AND ROB- BERY."
The Nazi Government has also changed its attitude with regard to its illegal mine-laying.
Its first reaction to the loss of the During discussion in the House of Simon Bolivar was to blame British Commons yesterday on the new mines. This did not go down. On Anglo-Italian commercial arrange- ! Tuesday, the Nazis actually boasted ments, the hope was expressed that of their mine successes in the North the arrangements would lead to in- creasing trade with Italy.--Reuter.
LOCAL TIMBERYARD MYSTERY
One rifle magazine, 789 rounds of ammunition and 16 clips, discovered at the Hing Lee Timberyard in Tong Mi Road, Kowloon, was order- ed to be confiscated at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
A coolie employed in the yard found the ammunition hidden be- tween some timber.
RECEPTION GIVEN BY SOUTH AFRICA
London, To-day, Colonel Denya" Reitz, South African. representative at the Empire talks, was the guest of honour at a recep- tion given last night by the High Commissioner for South Africa South Africa House-Reuter.
at
Sea.
Yesterday, they went back to their original line, but as the American newspaper "New York Times" points out, this will not affect the opinions of American officers who have first- German mine hand knowledge of operations in the last war-Reuter,
R.A.F. OVER GERMANY
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry announces that the R.A.F. conducted suc cessful flights on Monday, and Tuesday over Stuttgart, Frank- furt, Hamburg and Bremen,→→ Reuter.
BELGIAN COMMENT ON DECISION
Brussels, To-day. The newspaper “Libre Belge” be- **For snatching handbag from lieves that German exports to North Miss, Fillmore, of No. 150, Nathan and South America will be chlaffy Rold, “yesterday evening, near the affected and that shipments for the Palace Hotel, Yeung Cho, - 27, was Belgian and Dutch colonies may be sentenced to six months' hard labour given reasonable tolerance and 10 stre
ber.
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