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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1940
FULL TEXT OF OSLO'S PROTEST TO ALLIES
Norway Reserves Right To Retaliate
DR. KOHT REVEALS BRITISH NOTE TO NORTHERN STATES
Oslo, To-day.
A “SERIOUS AND SOLEMN PROTEST” against the Allied decision to mine certain territorial waters was handed to the British and French Ministers here by the Norwegian Government yesterday. The statement says: "This morning the British and French Governments allowed mines to be placed in three areas in Norwegian waters, with the aim of stopping free shipping within Norwegian waters, and British warships have been sent to patrol these areas.
PRIZE PROVES TREASURE SHIP
London, To-day.
The German freighter When- fels, which was brought up the Thames by the Royal Navy, has almost completed unloading at Millwall Docks and has proved a veritable treasure ship.
It is estimated the ship and cargo are worth roughly £750,- 000, including tons of oil cake and
suitable for groundnuts
making margarine-Reuter.
TWO POINTS
TO BEAR IN MIND
New York, To-day.
A "Herald Tribune" edi- torial on neutrality says that if Allied pressure should ever become severe to a point fore- ing the Scandinavians out of their neutral position, it will be worth bearing two points in mind..
"First, the whole law of neutrality pre-supposes a limited and restricted war, but in a very real sense this is not a limited war. Not only is it be
front on the economic no ing fought
and French Ministers there was reason to accuse the Nowegian Gov- throughout the world but every 'na- in- tion in Europe knows that it is go- ernment of not being free and dependent. He said he thought iting to be intimately affected by the
unfair to address the Norwegian Gov- outcome.
"The Norwegian Government makes a serious and
solemn protest against this open breach of inter-ernment in that way. national law and such violation by force of Nor- wegian sovereignty and neutrality.
"The Government must claim that
"Throughout the war Norway has territorial waters. preserved all the rules of neutrality with the strictest care, keeping her waters open to all legitimate traffic of ships belonging to belligerent coun- tries.
such mines be removed at once and patrolling by foreign warships cease. "The Norwegian Government must reserve the right to take such appro "Norway has acted according to priate measures as this violation of those rules which are generally ack- | our neutrality may demand." nowledged.
British Note
New Situation
He added there was no reason to indicate the Norwegian Government would not respect agreements it had recently signed in regard to trade and shipping, but otherwise he could not and would not make an reply.
Moreover, the Note
which about measures consideration.
"Second, only the defeat of Ger- many holds out any hope of ever re- establishing any effective rule of in- ternational law at all.
"If, in encompassing that defeat, the Allies strain the laws which the Nazis
of the have so freely broken, it will be un- fortunate but no defender ideal of international law can safely raise his voice against the Allies do- ing so unless he is quite certain that said
were under they can win without it."Reuter.
immediate
nothing
Dr. Koht said he placed the Note before his Government on Saturday and telephoned the Swedish Foreign Minister.
They agreed to prepare replies fol-` lowing the same lines but before the replies could be sent developments occurred which created a complete- ly new situation.
No Reason To Expect
Dr. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign the Government re- Minister, yesterday referred to "The Norwegian minds the British and French Govern-Note which Britain and France sent on April 5 ments that this year the British Gov- to Norway and Sweden
version, the British an agreement with and which, `in ernment signed Norway in which it was stipulated | said "His Majesty's Government un-
even goods derstand the difficult position of the After quoting the text of the Allied that Norwegian goods regarded as contraband may be two Governments owing to threats Note delivered to Norway yesterday, sold by and exported from Norway to and pressure from Germany, but they Dr. Koht added: "I am not going to the ideas and cannot reach the conclusion that un-say much about Germany.
der present circumstances the Swedish thoughts underlying that Note. and Norwegian Governments are not to be regarded as free organs in every respect."
"Therefore the Norwegian Govern- ment could not have reason to expect that the Allied Governments would forcibly intervene and try to stop this traffic.
Removal Demanded
"The Norwegian Government can- not in any way agree to belligerent countries placing mines in Norwegian
Skin Injuries
+
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PUZZLING
WANG TRIP
TO PEIPING
Peiping, To-day. Wang Ching-wei arrived here on a sudden visit short- ly after noon yesterday by plane. Evidently his arrival took all but a few in the know completely by surprise.
Well-Tried Friendship The Allied Note, said Dr. Koht, "These violations are carried out
Wang is remaining in Peiping a few proceeded to say that the Allied Gov- solely because they have the power
are days and stated in an interview with ernments could no longer tolerate the to do so. The Western Powers present situation, "which means that carrying the war into Norwegian ter- Chinese, Japanese and foreign jour- Germany receives from Norway and ritory because they think they cannalists that he had come to North Sweden important war materials and more easily win the war by doing so." China to investigate the situation here M. Hambro, Speaker of the Stort and to meet responsible authorities, Germany benefits from advantages in
mander-in-chief and others. those countries to the disadvantage ing, yesterday expressed the hope the including the Japanese military com-
Government would succeed and danger of the Allied powers.
"They consequently feel the time moving the difficulties and that “old has now come to state clearly to the and well-tried friendships will not be Norwegian Government that the too much endangered." Allied Governments will maintain The Storting unanimously approved certain vital claims and defend these Dr. Koht's speech.-Reuter. claims in every way that they deem necessary themselves."
Fighting For Neutrals
in re-
NO HEARING
FOR BRITAIN
Dr. Koht added the Allied Note said they were bound to take appropriate steps to defend their interests if the
LONDON, TO-DAY. to Norwegian Government refused
MR. A. DUFF-COOPER, FORMER grant or cut down those advantages FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, to trade and shipping which the Al-SPEAKING IN LONDON AFTER lied Governments deemed necessary HIS RETURN FROM A LECTURE for their warfare and which they TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES, quickly heal when treated with She felt a neutral government might rea- BAID THAT SINGE WAR BROKE OUT HE HAD FOUND IT IMPO8- Ko. If the skin is broken a light ban-sonably approve.
The Note added the Allies were BIBLE TO PLACE AN ARTICLE IN dage should be applied with a thin layer of She-Ko, whilst in the case of fighting as much on behalf of the
AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. as for their own cause," bruises the injury may be rubbed with
small nations o
could not tolerate their · The Americans were most interested and they the ointment.
progrese boing hampered owing to in Mr. Hore-Belisha's resignation_but now Mr. Hore-Belisha was also unable to the advantages. Germany' was
place an article in the American press, getting from Norway and Sweden. Consequently they reserve the right so strong was the American fear of do- | to take steps which they deemed, na-ing British - propaganda.
Britain was doing too little, cessary to prevent Germany getting
acq
Keep a tin of She-Ko in the house' and you will be prepared for emer- gencies. It is equally good for the cur- ative treatment of skin complaints.
SHE KO
from those countries materials or Duff-Cooper - safe, advantages which would benefit Ger- Americans with the true quickly soothes and heals many or be harmful to the Allles. the Germans were very
Dr. Koht said he told the British with their propaganda.--Reuter.
Wang stressed the importance of anti-Communism in the policy of the new government, and expressed con- fidence that the North China regime would.co-operate with the Nanking government.
"China and Japan have the same goal; surely we can join hand in hand and work for the welfare of both;"
Local foreign circles are completely for puzzled as regards the reasons Wang's visit, particularly its sudden- ness and secrecy, Reuter.-
“PU YI NÓ 2 NÚI:
POPULAR
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Chungking, To-day. President Lin. Sen and Generalla- simo Chiang Kai-shek have received many messages from Chinese military leaders strongly condemning Wang Ching-wel's regime and urging the National Gover tó také strong,
afnst it.
Wang
tion again
con-