MASSES OF GERMAN TROOPS PASS BUDAPEST "Dagger Deep Into Flank Of Soviet"
IT IS BELIEVED in unofficial circles in
Budapest that the German occupation of 46FOR THE
Rumania will be considerably extended this week.
Columns of German troops en route to Ru-
CHILDREN”
mania passed the outskirts of Budapest at the CANADA UNDER THE CHIL- week-end.
The equivocal attitude by Ger- pame towards Hungary is con- sidered to be indicated by the disappointment of Hungarian hopes that
remainder of
'the
NAZI TRADE
Transylvania would be added to AGREEMENT
the areas already ceded by Ru- mania at the Axis dictation,
Harshness of the terms of the
commercial agreement just con- cluded between Germany and Hungary has also startled the Hungarians.
This agreement is believed settle the scale of Hungarian ports to Germany for the three years.--Reuter.
A TRADE AGREEMENT WAS
SIGNED IN SOFIA YESTERDAY
PARENTS WHOSE CHIL- DREN HAVE BEEN SENT ΤΟ
DRENS OVERSEAS RECEP- TION BOARD SCHEME ARE TO BE GIVEN AN OPPOR- TUNITY OF SPEAKING DIRECT TO GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE DOMINION.
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Princess Elizabeth's message inaugurated at the week-end new weekly programme in the B.B.C. North American service called "For The Children."
In part of this programme each week, children from every part of Britain will be given a chance voices, of hearing their parents'
fo and it hoped to be possible let the children know in advance that some-one from their own
BETWEEN BULGARIAN AND GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES.
The agreement will run until next April. A supplementary ex-cupied countries, Poland, Holland, district will be speaking to them
agreement covers the German oc-
Norway and Belgium.
to
next
70 Britons ›Leave
Forty members of the British colony in Buchar- est and 30 members of the' British Legation in Rumania left yesterday by train for Istanbul.
The British Minister is still in Bucharest.
Another 3,000 German troops arrived at Galatz on Sunday night, Most of them are men connected with anti-aircraft units.
The total number of German troops now in Rumania estimated to be around 30,000. As is to be expected, the Berlin press is full of jubilation over how once again Germany "fore- --stalled" a British move to seize
control of Rumania.
Italians Also
In addition to the German troops building a base at the Rumanian port of Mamia, it is now reported that Italian engineers are exceet- ed shortly at. Constanza to. begin the construction of a seaplane basz.
“Soviet Interested Commenting on the German
putsch into Rumania, the Turkish newspaper "Tam" says that most important factor to prevent the
Germans from even dreaming of
a route to the south-east through Anatolia is the presence of in- vincible Turkish 1orces on the frontier.
.
The paper also suggests that Soviet Russia will not allow the Dardanelles to pass into other hands.
A Bucharest report says
that
tionary, measures" in Bessarabia and northerri Bukovina.
Serious View Taken *In Turkey
In future, all payments be- in the next week's programme.--.
countries and Bul-British Wireless.
tween these
garia will be settled through Ber- lin with German mårks-Reuter.
AIR MAIL SERVICE
SUSPENDED
The Hong Kong/Bangkok air mail services have again *been suspended owing to the situation in Indo-China. It
is hoped, however, to recom- mence operations in about a fortnight's time.
THAILAND'S CLAIMS REJECTED
A flat refusal to consider any territori- al claims put forward by Thailand is con- tained in an official statement issued last night in Vichy.
At the same time, the assurance is given that the Vichy Gov- ernment is ready to .ratify immediately the non-aggression
pact-Reuter.
RAIDS ON OIL WELLS
STRANGE REPORT EXPECTED
A report in the "Industrial and Commercial Press" 'this' morning, stated that the Ja- panese troops in the Shum- chun and Nam Tau areas, are to be withdrawn on October 17, to be replaced with "pup- pet" forces.
The military authorities told the "China Mail" that they had received no such in- formation,
IMPORTANT
Developments in Rumania and the Middle East are being walch- ed with close attention in Madrid. The Spaniards often express the view that unless the Axis Powers <ai quickly and successfully carry out an attack upon Egypt, the occupation of Rumania will be to Germany's disadvantage.
This view is based on the be-
lief that Britain will lose no time in bombing the Rumanian oil
wells.
Rumania is openly referred to
LONDON AFTER SIX ¡WEEKS
•
In a despatch to his paper, the London corres- pondent of the Swedish newspaper "Stockholms Tidning" says that after six weeks of attack from the air, London has been so little damaged that it, still remains the centre of the Empire war effort.
Destruction to residences and factories is less than one per cent. He is, he reports, more than ever convinced that bombing from the air cannnot decide a war unless one side is so superior that the
defences opposing
completely break down which is not the case with London.
Leaving out the more heavily. bombed parts of the East End of London, it is possible to take a quarter of an hour's bus ride in almost any direction without see- ing anything more than some broken glass and craters in the road. Reuter.
BIAS BAY!?
Japanese warships have tried, and failed, to land parties of troops in Bias Bay, according to a Mos- cow radio newscast.
in the newspaper "Hoja Official Even the use of aircraft and Del Lunes" ลs.. ส "collaborator artillery failed to help the Japan- | with the Axis.” —- Reuter.véso gain a footing, Reuter.
RUSSO-TURKISH BRITISH BEER
NEGOTIATIONS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") IMPORTANT AND significant Russof- Turkish diplomatic conversations are under way with regard to Germany's military moves in Rumania, according to an Istanbul <des- patch.
Angle/Rumanian tension has reached the "explosives" stage, Iron Guards having fired Soviet Russia is taking preciu- Several hundred shots at the Bucharest resi- dence of the British Air Attache, Lord Forbes, and Mr. Reed, First Secretary of the Legation. According to Turkish advices, (London reports 50,000: Greco/- Turkey is sounding but the Rus- Turkish troops are now massed "The Axis Powers have lens as to what support may be along the Bulgar frontier).
expected if Turkey, Greece and begur-a-large-scale move-Yugoslavia form. a defensive pact ment, the ends of which to resist any Nazi drive in the are still unknown, but the first phase of which has been devoted to placing a harrier between Russia and the field of events”
This is the comment of the Is+ tanbul newspaper "Tenisabal, which adds:
By the occupation of Rumania, Germany has reached the Black Seat and has pushed herself Uke a dagger into the flank of the Soviet Union.
Balkans.
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It is considered significant that a recent Turkish press warning *bf ́“*2,000,000 bayonets" to moot any German threat to Turkey came on the heels at a meeting of the Túrkhitě Promier, and the Russian Ambassadör,
With reports of Russian troop concentrations on the Rumanian Tuontier, "these developments...are Interpreted as a clear indication that the Soviets do not approve the German moves in Rumania,
“New Tension
Diplomatice clrotes sare,buz- -zing with "reports that Turkoy
› recently signed à. secret militarý "part with "Greece.
German military detachments in Rumania. continue to swell→ International News Service,
MILK RATIONING
IN JAPAN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL!) THE RATIONING OF: FRESH, CONDENSED. AND POWDERED MILK FOR THE USE OF BABIES AND MOTHERS WILL BE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, SAYS THE TOKYO "NICHI NICHI.”
Children under one year will be allowed 'milk rations; provided they receive an insufficient supply from their mothers...
Mothers dasiring; to obtain milk, will prosent rdtion tickets in the
"From that fact one may 'de duce that the Axle contem Turkey has added new tension blates raising questioña Into the Balkan situation by serv which the Soviet Union is very ing notice through H. Suphi Tan olosaly interested.
rlover, the Turkish Minister in It is evident that 'these ques-Bucharest, that she will fullt her tions can chly be the Balicans," obligations to Greece and warning Istanbul, and the Straits."Reu- | Turkish nationals to prepare to
leave Rumania by November 1. : stores.
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