THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 25, 1939
BRITISH DECISION
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TO SEIZE NAZI EXPORTS
London, To-day.
THE BRITISH Government's announcement that the Allies are to seize German exports in retalia- tion against illegal German sinkings conforms to a recognised principle of international law.
The material disadvantages to neutrals entailed by
the British action consist chiefly of the delay, which is being reduced to a minimum.
The losses inflicted both on Britain and on neutrals have not only been property but also the lives of women and children through the indis- criminate laying of unannounced drifting mines by Germany contrary to international law, which is now
FINLAND
MUST HOLD
admitted by the German radio, as TO REFUSAL
well as illegal sinkings by German submarines.
The ultimate purpose of inter- national law is largely to safe guard neutral rights.
Helsinki, To-day.
The Finnish Premier states that the Finnish Government
A comparison of the past record of the attitude of the British and Ger- feels that there is no possibi- man Gaverruments towards inter-lity of accepting the latest national law and neutrals' rights Soviet proposals.
leaves no doubt whose victory is
most likely to ensure the prevalence If Finland accepted them, she would be violating her own neu-
of these in future.
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Reuter.
WATUSSI SLIPS OUT OF PORT
Mozambique, To-day.
The Premier pointed out that the Soviet Union itself was supposed to be based on the right of all peoples to self-determination. Russia had stated that she desired to maintain neighbourly relations and had recog- nised Finnish independence. Reu- ter.
GERMANY FEELING
Another German steamer THE PINCH
has slipped out. She is the Watussi, of 9,500 tons, which has been sheltering here ever since war broke out.
She slipped out under cover of
darkness.
This is the third German steamer to
leave Portuguese. African waters.-- Reuter.
London, To-day,
How Germany is feeling the pinch is to be found by a study of small and out-of- the way paragraphs in the Nazi press.
This study reveals that, the Nazis are trying to get oil from an Arabian plant; sugar from wood; and sulphuric acid from gypsum.
The Watussi is a ship of 9,552 tons, owned by the Woermann Linie A. G. Registered at Hamburg, she was built in 1928 and is about 446 feet long. Sho is driven by steam turbines geared to a single-screw shaft, and is equipped with refrigerating machinery and fit-efforts have not met with the appró- ted for oil fuel.
val of German consumers.-Reuter.
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