ECONOMIC AGREEMENT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") MOSCOW, TO-DAY.
IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT A GERMANO-RUSSO ECO- NOMIC AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED ON SUNDAY,
the
The agreement, It is said, embodies principles laid down In the Molotov-Ribbentrop exchange of let- ters on September 28, 1939.
Russia is to export raw materials to Germany, while Germany will
send manufactured goods to the So- viet.
MANY DIE FROM COLD IN EUROPE
London, To-day.
The new cold wave sweep- ing Europe is described as worse than the Arctic wea- ther experienced last month, and from all over the Contin- ent come reports of hardship.
The greater part of Europe is ex- periencing temperatures of 20 to 30 and heavy snow-
The exchanges taking place at pre-degrees of frost, sent are already above the pre-war storms have occurred in many coun- level and will be further increased.-- Havas.
tries.
Traffic is at a standstill all over the Danube Basin and the Balkans.
DELEGATES LEAVE
Berlin, To-day. Russo-German trade negotiations have been completed, it is reported Copenhagen and Berlin has been sus-
semi-officially in Berlin. A formal announcement is expected shortly; the two delegations have returned to their respective homes.--Reuter.
REDS PAY A TRIBUTE
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COPENHAGEN, TO-DAY. THE GALLANT RESISTANCE OF
IS RECOGNISED THE FINNS
IN THE "KRASNAIA ZVESDA" ("RED STAR").
ORGAN THE OFFICIAL
OF THE RED ARMY,
The paper writes:- "The Finns fight to the last car- tridge and never surrender.
"Red Army soldiers must be warn- ed against a bellef that the occupa- | tion of Finnish advanced outposts con- stitutes a victory.
The Rome Trieste Express has been held up, while the railway between
pended.
Berlin is shorter of coal than ever and many buildings are without any form of heating.
Many people have been frozen to death in Hungary.-Reuter.
TRAIN DERAILED
Rome, To-day.
Five people were killed, 20 were injured and 10 cars were damaged when a Rome-Turin train was derailed near Pisa because-to use the official
phase-of " excessive velocity."
The King and Queen of Italy, who were on holiday in a neighbouring town, rushed to the scene.-Reuter,
division, which succeeded in penetrat- ing the
enemy lines, was suddenly attacked from both sides and could save part of its men only when it obtained heavy artillery support."
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It is learned that a number of women of the Auxiliary Territori- al Service are now on duty in France. The exact ber is not known, but it is be- lieved that it is only a proportion of those who will be eventually overseas. Reuter.
Paris, To-day. There is considerabic activity among German military authori. tica In Prague, states a Havas correspondent in a dispatch from the German frontier.
He adds that there are hew mavements of troops in Bohemia and Moravia towards Slovakia.
Hospitals in these regions have been ordered to reserve 50,000 beds from March 1.
The correspondent states that the Protectorate authorities have ordered the military authorities to organise defence against a possible Czech uprising.
There have been fresh arrests in Prague, especially among members of Dr. Benes' former party, Reuter,
Rome, To-day. It is understood that the Na- tional Defence Council has decid- ed that until May the international situation lays upon Italy the.. obligation of accumulating for na- tional purposes the yield of her factory labour. Reuter.
Twenty-six deaths from small- pox were registered in Hong Kong last week; a total of 29 cases were notified. Twenty-two occurred in Kowloon. Yesterday a further six cases were reported, Ave of them in Kowloon.
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Due to the fact the Rugby fifteen will not arrive back in time for Saturday's matches, the International Rugby Tourna- ment semi-final matches, schedul- ed for Saturday, have been un- avoidably postponed and in their stead Club "A" will play Navy "A" at 3 p.m. and Army will meet Police. at 4.15 p.m. Both matches will be played at Soo- kunpoo and not the Valley.
Shipping traffic was temporar- ily disrupted this morning by the heavy mist outside the harbour. Ships arriving and leaving had to wait until the fog lifted. Boats going to Macao were also affect- ed.
London, To-day. Plans for a revolution in Sweden, in which "all means would be permissible so long as they lead to the Communist goal," Gothenburg were discovered in after raids on Communist centres, according to the Stockholm radio. The announcement continued:— "The Chief of Police stated that among the finds was a manual of strategy and tactics for the com- ing revolution.
"Codes and evidence of espion- age activities were also discover- ed."
Reuter.
Oslo, To-day. The Norwegian steamer Nidar- holm, of 3.482 tons, was sunk yesterday, according to a telegram received by the owners.
The crew are safe.-Reuter. ***Owned by the Rederi Akt Nidaros, the Nidarholm
(ex Meandros) was built at South- ampton in 1920 by Thornycroft's. Registered at Oslo, she was 300 feet long.
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