THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 15, 1940
Belgium Places Responsibility On Germany
Brussels, To-day.
THE SATISFACTION EXPRESSED in certain Bet- gian newspapers on Wednesday over the Russo- Finnish peace has disappeared except in the "Pays Reel."
Considerable bitterness generally is felt but all news- papers pay tribute to Finland and have nothing but contempt and hatred for Russia.
Kingston's town clerk has issued. Instructions that respirators_shall be worn by the staff every Monday morning for fifteen minutes. Photo shows a general view of the gas-masked clerks at work in the Treasur. er's Ledger Office. The Mayor is saen fèaning over the table on the left of the picture. (Copyright, Fox).
The "Nation Belge" and "Libre Belgique" both point STOCK
out German responsibility.
DEFEAT OF MAGNETIC MINE
ISTANBUL, TO-DAY.
REVELA-
The former headlines: "Finland the victim of Germany as much as Rus- gia," and says: "Fearing Germany the Scandinavian states pressed Fin- land to accept the Soviet terms. Thus the Reich helped to subject to the Russian yoke the country which in 1918 she helped to get rid of the Red troops."
EXCHANGE
WARNINGS
LONDON, TO-DAY, ACCORDING TO THE "FINAN- CIAL TIMES" STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PUT AN END TO THE
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") LONDON, TO-DAY. "Libre Belgique" declares: “Gor.
MR. HORE-BELISHA PLANS TO many bears the brunt of respon-
| MACHINERY OF THE BRITISH HURL A BROADSIDE AT PRIME sibility for the, tragedy. She pre- STOCK EXCHANGE BEING USED MINISTER CHAMBERLAIN ON THE vented any officient aid being sent FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SECURI~ | PROGRESS OF THE WAR REFERRING TO THE
to the small but valiant peopleTIES, PRINCIPALLY BEARER TUESDAY, IT IS REPORTED. TION OF THE DEVICE RENDERING
which 20 years ago she helped win | BONDS, ON BEHALF OF ENEMY MAGNETIC MINES HARMLESS THE
He is not expected to "pull any independence.
INTERESTS.
punches" because the session is NEWSPAPER "CUM HURIYET" OB- "Once again Hitler, the founder and Germany acquired large quantities open one, but will make as free SERVES: "GERMANY PROBABLY inspirer and still the leader of the of securities by the seizure of Poland speech as he would at a secret meet- OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT anti-Comintern front, contributes, to and Czecho-Slovakia, and there is ing. BRITAIN IS HER EQUAL IN the extension of Bolshevism in evidence that a considerable amount On Wednesday, it will be recalled, THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD.”
Europe."
of these were disposed of in Britain he asked whether it was not a pity through neutral channels.
to excuse Britain's inactión. on Yesterday the Stock Exchange Com- pure, technicality. Havas, Uniteding to members to be on guard against mittee issued a strongly worded warn- Belge" directs
attempts at such disposals, and re- minded them of the penalties.-Reuter.
The "Yeni Sabah" declares: "As long as the type of mentality which
U.8. CRITICISED led Germany to attack Poland, and Russia to attack Finland, is not ex-chief criticism against the
The "Independence tirpated, there will be no. security for small or even great powers.
States..
"This is the reason why all right- thinking people are praying for the victory of the Allies who are struggl ing to stamp it out. The Allies fully recognise and uphold the rights of humanity."-Reuter.
GIRL DASHED
FROM COURT girl rushed
A fifteen-year-old
screaming from Cardiff Police Court to give evidence in a
and refused
charge against eighteen-year-old Walter Richard Hill.
After pointing out that Sweden, France, Britain and Italy contributed aid, the newspaper adds: "But Amer- ica, on whom the Finns especially counted, granted a few million dol- lars, provided this money was not devoted to war materials!"
ESCAPE
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WARNS FILM-STRUCK GIRLS
Scores of men posing as Hollywood The journal adds: "No-one has the "Weigh_anchor." The 8-245-ton talent scouts are touring the United right to reproach Allied non-inter-Dutch tanker Mamuru - was preparing:
States and Canada and luring pretty vention' in Finland." Reuter.
to move to a new berth of the south-girls into white, slavery. east coast.
'PIONEER'S' NEW OFFICE
Lucknow, To-day. The court was cleared while the girl the "Pioneer," moved into a new build- One of India's oldest newspapers,
entered the witness-box. She refused to pick up the Testament and be
sworn.
Eluding policemen, sha dashed through the door shouting, me alone. I won't go in
As the chain rattled in, it exploded a mine. A huge column of water roared up just ahead.
But the mine was several fathoms down. "This depth deadened the
blast.
The Mamura was undamaged;" 'If the captain had steamed a yard or two ahead before dropping anchor, mine. he would have been right over the
Four of his crew were treated on ing in Lucknow yesterday, the pre-shore for slight injuries and shock. mises being opened by the Governor of the United Provinces.
-Reuter.
war
out
Mr. Winston Churchill sent a con- "Leave.
gratulatory message as an, old there,"
correspondent of the paper, whose She took the door to the cells in other notable contributors have in- mistake, an iron gate barred her pro-cluded the late Mr. Rudyard Kipling. gress, and she was caught.
But she refused to go back into court, and the prosecuting solicitor said that as the principal witness re- fused to take the oath he had to with- HOW RIBBENTROP WAS draw the charge. The youth was dis- charged.
ROYAL SCOTS MAN CHARGED WITH THEFT
Idwal Adams, 22, a private of the Royal Scots, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon to-day charged with stealing & wallet containing $170 from Leif Hage, described as a seaman, re-
siding at the Y.M.C.A.
Defendant, who pleaded
not
guilty, was remanded in military custody till to-morrow.
17 WOMEN ARRESTED
FORESTALLED
Cairo, To-day.
CANADIAN ARMY VOTES
London, To-day.
This was revealed in Hollywood when a leading film executive warn- ed all girls and mothers to call the police immediately men without con- vincing credentials offer them film tests.
Several girls who have myster- iously disappeared had been Inter- viewed by self-styled talent scouts. These criminals, according to the executive, have moved about the country, leaving a trall of ruined lives, broken hearts and even mur. dar.
Mr. H. P. Hendry, chief of Metro- Goldwyn's private police force, said: "I have lately investigated twenty- five cases of such wandering criminals, and my warning to mother's cannot be too strong."
Bill Grady, West Coast talent re- presentative for Metro, said: "Charles Jefferson, who was convicted
in
Canadian soldiers in Britain start- Florida for the murder of Ruth Dunn, Polling continues until Saturday week, from town to town swinding girls and ed to register their votes yesterday, posed as a talent scout. He had gone 7
Mr. Eden yesterday visited the worse." Canadian troops at Aldershot. When
The newspaper. "Al Balagh writes: ting impatient, he replied: "All "Hitler wanted to profit from Italo- things come to those who wait."- British differences in order to realise| Reuter. 4 his own ends but the British Govern- ment destroyed these hopes by
some of them told him they were get- NINE INCHES OF SNOW
IN NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. SNOW HAS PREVENTED - THE
BETWEEN BERLIN AND AMSTER- DAM.
solution of the coal problem, strapping SMALL FIRMS COMING RESUMPTION OF AIR SERVICES Ribbentrop's visit of all vali
Reuter.
INTO WAR EFFORT
**** London, To-day. Arrangements are being made in
national war effort..
INDIA'S GIFT TO KING'Stain to bring small firms into the
FUND FOR SAILORS
No less than 110 chambers of com- merce are compiling a list of small firms which wish to be considered for. munitions factories-Reuter,
New Delhi, To-day. The Viceroy has authorised a con- IN GAMBLING RAID tribution of 2875,000 from the
Viceroy's War Purposes Fund to King Two cases of smallpox were noti ...Seventeen women and two men George's, Fund for Sallora, requesting fed to the Medical Department yes-
were arrested yesterday afternoon the authorities when the Wanchai Police raided a co-operate, alosely es of
latter fund to terday. There were also three typhoid with the Indian cases, three measles, four chickenpox, gambling establishment^in Village Comforts Fun Road. They were released on bail.
which as two meningitis, seven dysentery and sists for
39 tuberculosis.
Nine inches of snow have fallen in some parts of Holland.,
Owing to traffic dislocation few members reached Parliament yester- so the sittings were postponed. day and no quorum could be formed, Reuter.
FUR COAT MISSING Miss W. Raven, of North View Bungalow, North Point, has reported that a fur coat was either stolen from her residence or lost between house and the Central district March 10.
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