THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 30, 1940.
GUESSWORK IN BALKANS Germany Waiting For The Soviet To Make NextMove
IRONSIDES COME INTO ACTION
A new type of small armoured ca has been built and a famous
has just been| cavalry regiment equipped with it, it, was learned in London last night."
Most of yesterday's Home news- Papers carried photographs of the cars, which are called "Ironsides." They are capable of very high speeds and can travel over the roughest ground.
One photograph shows how easily the cars can be camouflaged in woody country and another shows them operating in open country.-Reuter.
LOSS OF THE DESTROYER " WREN"
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AXIS AND BALKANS
A Rome despatch to the official Ger-
many
news.
agency
yesterday, summing up the situation
SALZBURG TALKS LEAD NOWHERE DEFINITELY
MOST EXPERIENCED POLITICAL OBSERVERS IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE ARE, CONVINCED THAT UNTIL THE SOVIET NEXT SHOWS THEIR HAND; THE TREND OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BALKANS MUST BE LARGELY GUESSWORK.
the conclusion of theRUSSIA AND
conversations with Balkan representa- tives, stated the Axis powers were in com- plete agreement on Balkan policy which aims at a peaceful solution of all ques- tions by voluntary understanding among the Balkan elements concerned. Reuter.
In a recent battle between Ger- man aeroplanes and British de-0000000000 stroyers on patrol, H.M.S. Wren} was hit by a bomb and sunk.
gency programme of 1918 Another destroyer, H.M.S. Mon- trose, shut down two Nazi bom-was a vessel of 1,120 tons. bers.
fore the war, she was attached Wren was built under the emer- the Reserve Fleet.-Reuter.
RUMANIA
Generally it is believed the policy of mu- tual Russo-German understanding ended with
the occupation of Bessarabia and henceforth Soviet policy will be mainly opportunist, in- Soviet Russia has an- fluenced to a large extent by the degree to other complaint against which Germany commits herself in the total
offensive against Great Britain.
Rumania.
that A Moscow message says Russia is demanding the return
of
this stock, which Moscow claims
The Russians are reported to be powerful- of locomotives and rolling stock. ly established on the Ruthenian border and in Her requests for the return some quarters the question is asked: Should was illegally withdrawn from Be- Germany throw her weight on England would serabia and North Bukovina, have Russia perhaps seize the opportunity to pour so far brought no satisfactory re-her divisions across the easy southern plain The withdrawal of the locomo- of Hungary to Yugoslavia, where the currents and ives and rolling stock, says Mos-of Pan-Slavism are running more strongly Be-row, violated the agreement by than ever?
/ply.
to which those territories were ced-
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In Bulgaria, the Germans and under charter by Great Britain Russians eye each other askance. in Danube ports.
The Bulgarian statesmen who saw
Hitler at Salzburg are not expect- Nazi propaganda hints darkly ed to bring back a proposal for that the south-eastern European settlement of the Dobrudja claims
but merely counsel that they set-states will soon be required le the issue direct with Rumania exclude British newspaper
ceast respondents and
in the near future.
to
cor-
taking
If so, this will not surprise foreign news from non-Axis
official circles but will dis.
appoint the people-who-bad Sources............... been led to expect more frein the visit.
Negative Chatter
Nazi Device
The Nazis at prosent are busy feeding ecrtain correspondents
.
General outcome of the Salz-new to the European field with burg audiences
have] seems to
items calculated to give them been negative as regards an in- nediate decision on the revision-an overnight fade, and the Ger- ist claims.
mans take the opportunity
to
It would appear that the pillory a section of the British
Rumanian statesnien have
ac-
shall
cepted. Hitler's Instructions that Press and radio for reproducing
such reports. Rumania and Hungary hegin direct negotiations. Berlin correspondents declare Axis interests in South-Eastern Europe remain purely economic and that-for-these peace must be maintained.
It would seem curious it the Soviet, already dispenser of Bulgarian liberties, did not seize the opportunity to ma- diate herself wtih Rumania for the cession of the Dobrudja and thus gain further Bulgarian gratitude.
As regards Transylvania, it does not seem to be doubted that Germany requires the eventual cession to Hungary of certain Recent British sympathy with frontier provinces and autonomy the Bulgarian claim to the south- under German "protection" for ern Dobrudja is reported the two and a half million. in-have incensed the Nazis. nabitants.
"Not Deceived"
to
Their propaganda organisation in south-east Europe now alleges Britain started the revisionist
The present Nazi attitude, ac-agitation in the Balkans to foment cording to the "Bucharester trouble, whereas Germany wants Tageblatt," is that Germany has peace. not been deceived by those who
The Russians are maintaining a have suddenly discovered friend-firm attitude. They are occupied ship for her.
Germany, the paper wishes a settlement of eastern European disputes
in Bessarabia with the discipline says, and rough justice which the ter- south-ritory requires.
by
direct, bilateral, negotiations be- Moscow Demand tween countries, but Transylvania
is deeply connected with Ger- A demand addressed by Mos- man culture.
cow to Rumania. that returning The fact that Hitlar has Bessarabians shall be well treat- not Included the German ed under pain of "frontler méa- minority there in his migration|sures" is reported by a traveller have been plans suggests he has already from Bukovina to prepared a scheme for taking backed by a fresh concentration them under his own protec- of motorised divisions and troops frontier of the tlon.
along the new
The development at Salzburg River Fruth. Reuter.
has somewhat calmed Rumanian] · anxieties. This is chiefly because the revision claims again seem
to have been momentarily shely-
ed.
"2
Action Only
It is thought likely that
the
FLYING SQUADS FOR
THE HOME GUARD
present Rumanian Government The Home Guard is to have a will remain in affice, only three "Flying Squad" of fast cars, and units are being Iron Guard Ministers who recent-jɛpecial mobile
formed, this week.
ly resigned, being replaced,
Local British protesta have The cars will act as liaison ‘bg- boon, regular and sustained but tween, the military and, the Homé the truth Is that Immediate Guard and also. carry out general engaging the action only-by-diplomacy-la reconnursance......... recognised by the Balkana Gnomy. where necessary.
The whole, of Britain's railway nowadays.
It is understood that as a re-system is now being patrolled by prisal for the, British detention of armed railway workers, who vo- Rumanian ships at Port Sald, lunteered for the now "Railway the Rumanlan Government has Section" of the Home Guard:-- decided to detain 18: British tugs Router. .....