THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 23, 1940.
British Naval Concentration At Petsamo
U-BOATS BLAME Uneasiness
IT ON THE FISHING BOATS
H
The Joss of two German submarines "Bunk by British submarine traps, namely armed merchant or fishing boats,' since the beginning of the war was admitted by an authorised source In Berlin.
This is the first time Germany has admitted submarine losses.
It is an obylous and weak attempt to excuse the murderous attacks on helpless fishing boats.
GRAF SPEE BATTLE HEROES ON PARADE
London, To-day.
The march of the offi- cers and men of H.M.S. Ajax and H.M.S. Exeter
In Moscow
Reported
THE
OSLO, TO-DAY.
OF
THE
MOSCOW CORRESPONDENT “AFTONBLADET" SAYS THERE IS UNEASI- NESS IN MOSCOW AT THE REPORTED SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF BRITISH NAVAL UNITS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETSAMO.
HE PULLED A FAST ONE--WITH
A ZIPPER!
A bachelor beat five fathers in
a baby napkin contest at Kansas City, U.8.A., by doing the job in 1.02, which is claimed to be a world record.
How did he do it? He used a napkin with a zipper!
The best time by a woman la 6.50.
It is not, however, believed that the British warships EMBARGO
will undertake any operations against the Soviets.
It is thought in Moscow that the aim of the British PROPOSAL
warships is to hinder German-Russian trade via Mur- mansk.
The Soviet Government, it is stated in Moscow, would not take any action against Great Britain so long as the British fleet moves outside Russian territorial limits, which are closely watched by Red naval units, but im- mediately the British entered Russian waters the Red Navy would start war operations.
Similarly an armed conflict might occur, the .correspondent adds, If the British were to sink any Rug- sian merchantmen.
SHARPLY AGGRAVATED The correspondent
moment.
SURVIVORS OF "TARA" LANDED
TARA, concludes tha'
The Russlan Navy Commissar,
through the City to Guild-the situation in the far north has be- come sharply nggravated and drama- hall to-day will afford tie events may be expected at any Londoners the first op- portunity of greeting Kuznetzov, has left for Murmansk by members of the fighting the whole services whose gallantry Ocean is prepared for action. — Reu-
has earned them univer- sal glory.
Seven hundred and sixty members of the company of the two cruisers will reach Waterloo at about 10 o'clock this morning and will proceed to Horse Guards Parade for inspection.
They will then march in procession along Victoria Embankment to Guild-
luncheon by the Lord Mayor, Sir Wil- liam Coxen, and the City Corporation.
propose
NE- SHIP
AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. SURVIVORS FROM
THE THERLANDS 4,700 - TON
23 IN NUMBER, LANDED YESTERDAY ON NORTH coast of SPAIN.
The ship was off Cape Finisterre and at about 2 a.m., the survivors
eport, they were awakened by
SHELVED
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WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT FACT THAT THE SENATE FOR- EIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE YESTERDAY ÇOMPLETELY IGNOR- ED THE PROPOSAL REGARDING THE IMPOSITION OF AN ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST JAPAN, IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED BY THE "NEW YORK BUNE."
HERALD-TRI-
Com-
was
The paper reports that the WERE | mittee's failure to examine it
THE due
to a special request by the State Department which asked that all such proposals be treated with the utmost caution.
loud explosion. As they were launch- air, and the
there correspondent declares Ing their lifeboats, Red fleet in the Arctic second explosion.
ter.
TOKYO FAIRY STORIES
Chungking, To-day.
was
ก
One lifeboat, with 12 other mem- bers of the crew, is still missing. The Tara was bound from Argentine to the Netherland
D In this connection, the paper re- calls the recent statement by Sena- tor Barkley, the democrat from Ken- tucky, that the State Department is at present parleying with Japan to conclude a new trade treaty,-Havas, BRITISH PAVILION TO FUNCTION IN N.Y.
London, To-day,
the with
a cargo of wheat for the Netherlands Government-Reuter.
POLICY APPROVED
Stockholm, To-day. All parties in the Swedish Parlia- A broadcast from Tokyo yesterday ment have endorsed the Swedish alleging that Lieut.-General Llu Government's policy of with-holding
Reuter.
THE
SPIRIT
hall, where they will be entertained at Shang-chih, a divisional commander, military aid to Finland.
committed suicide at Maping. in cen-
Liu Chien-hsu, an army commander, tral Hupch on February 10, General
was killed in a Japanese air raid, Lieut.-General Yang Yu-ting, a divi- sional commander, was executed by a fring squad on February 18 and Lieut.-General Li Tsu-pei, Д divi- sional commander, is missing, drew an emphatic denial from a military spokesman in an interview with the Central News to-day.
The Lord Mayer will the principal toast, to which Cap. tain Woodhouse, of Ajax, and Captain Bell, of Exeter, will res pond.
Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, will also speak.
was
The companies of the two ships hon- oured total 1,150, so the draw resorted to for selection of the fortun- ate 760.-Reuter.
HOME SHARE
BOOST
LONDON, TO-DAY.
INDUSTRIALS CONTINUED TO BE THE MAIN SOURCE OF YES- TERDAY'S ACTIVITY ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND PRICES IN ALL SECTIONS REFLECTED THE PRESENCE OF FRESH · BUY- ING.
The spokesman declared that there are no Chinese divisional comman- ders named Yang Yu-ting and Li Tsu-pei. The Japanese only made "a laughing stock" of themselves by issuing such "ghost stories."
Lieut.-General Liu Shang-chih, the spokesman said, recently came to Chungking and is very much alive.
General Liu Chien-hsu has just sent a telegram to Chungking re- porting the success of his troops.- Central News.
USELESS NAZI EFFORT
London, To-day.
efforts, ap-
The removal, of the minimum price for London Passenger Transport. "C" The Nazi's ruthless stock was responsible for increased in-parently aimed at breaking the nerves terest in home rails..
of the men manning British trawlers Initial dealings in this stock were and fishing-craft, have had the op- on the basis of 48 to 52, and the price|posite effect. closed at around 52%.
As already reported, there has Shipping shares attracted attention. been a great response of fishermen After hours, a dividend for the year and volunteers for mine-sweeping of 11⁄2 per cent. was announced -on work. London, Midland and Scottish ordin- The older men are just as keen, ary-shares..
| however, and in the House of Com- dividend was mons next week the Prime Minister four will be asked to consider abolishing.
the maximum age limit of 45-Reu-
Courtauld's total
seven per cent, compared with per cent. last year.
Wall Street was closed.-Router:
ter.
The Secretary for Overseas Trade stated in reply to a Commons ques- tion that the British Pavilion at the New York World Fair, which was an overwhelming success last year, is to be reopened-British Wireless.
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