THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14; 1940.
HITLER WILL SCUTTLE HIMSELF
London, To-day. If Germany is defeated, Hitler M. Jan will "scuttle himself," Masaryk, Czech Minister in Lon- don, told the British and North American Luncheon Club yes. terday.
The Germans, he said, were "terribly stupid.” The fact that Ribbentrop spoke to Mr. Sumner Welles in German was stupid, because "ho speaks English as well as 'I do."
Mr. Masaryk speaks English extremely well.--Reuter.
THERE CAN BE NO COMPROMISE
London, To-day.
hesitation
Anthony Dominions,
"Whatever the transient future of the war, there can be no and no compromise," Mr. Eden, Secretary for the told the Foreign Press Association yesterday.
His meetings with Hitler, he said,
the
SUMNER
WELLES SEES LL.G.
London, To-day.
Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, had discussion an 80-minutes
with Mr. Lloyd George yester- day morning.
Owing to the length of the talk Mr. Welles' programme had to be revised. Mr. Welles had a talk with the Aus- tralian High Commissioner, Mr. S. M. Bruce, in the afternoon, and then went Mr. Office to see to the Dominions Anthony Eden.
Later he met Mr. James Maxton, the Independent Labour M.P.
Mr. Welles and Mr. Joseph Kennedy, a further the U.S. Ambassador, had talk lasting one and a half hours with the Prime Minister and Lord Halifax at 10 Downing Street in the evening, and dined with the Prime Minister later-Reuter.
"SOME OF THE GUILT”
London, To-day.
The Scandinavian 'Press is much, concerned by the So- viet peace with Finland.
had led him to believe that Hitler was incapable of understanding workings of a free democracy.
The Danish newspaper "Social De- Commenting on the Empire effort, Mr. Eden said that it was with-mokraten” says that Finland's affair
war
When fully out parallel in history. developed, its effect on the war would be decisive.-Reuter.
WATSONS' DIVIDEND
The
General Managers
is Scandinavia's affair and only a mili- tary pact among the Northern states could give any security for the future.
The Oslo paper, "Tidens Tegen" calls the the peace a tragedy in which Northern Powers bear some of the guilt, The paper blames the Scandinavian countries for a weak defence policy and a nervous neutrality."
On the other hand, the Stockholm paper "Aftonbladet" supports the at- and the titude of the Swedish Government.—
CANADIAN AIR FORCE INCREASES
Directors of A. S. Watson and Com-Reuter. pany, Limited, report that the balance at credit of. Profit and Loss Account at 31st October, 1939, for the year under review, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, allowing for
Ottawa, To-day. depreciation of Aerated Water and
The war establishment of the Royal other machinery and plant, motor transport, furniture, fittings and trade Canadian Air Force has been increas- Mr. N. utensils, etc., amounts to $378,779.41, ed by nearly 14,000 men,
Canadian Minister of to which has to be added the balance | McL. Rogers, brought forward from last year National Defence, announces.
Provisions are being made for a $81,848.30 leaving available for appro-
men 2,400 officers priation a total of $460,627.71. It is total of 30,400
Reuter. and 28,000 men. proposed to allocate this amount as follows:- To pay à Dividend of 80 cents per Share absorbing,. $120,000; To pay a Bonus of 45 cents per Share, $67,500; To transfer to General Re- serve, $150,000; To transfer to Chin- ese Staff Super-annuation Account, $10,000; To write off Building Im- provements, $14,271.87; and Carry Forward to next account, $98,855.84.
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CALM DAY AT FRONT
Paris, To-day.
war com-
IMMENSE SUMS FOR RELIEF IN POLAND
Washington, To-day. Mr. Herbert Hoover, president of the Polish and Finnish relief funds, said on Tuesday night that relief for Poland would be provided on a large cost £12,000,000 scale and might before the end of the year.-Reuter.
Ankara, To-day. The Turkish Minister received the Last night's French munique sald there was a calm day heads of the Allied Air Forces in the on the whole front.
Middle East on Tuesday.
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