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VIOLENT BELGRADE SCENES
Huge Protest Demonstration In Main Streets
20 YEARS WAR IF NECESSARY
Britain would fight for: 20 years if necessary, de- clared Lord Halifax, Bri-
Government IT IS NOT Blandly Ignores TOO LATE Popular Feeling
tish Ambassador to the TURKEY
United States, at a press
conference in New York GIVES
yesterday.
He gave it as his "deli-WARNING
berate conviction" that a combination of military, naval and air power and the blockade would give Britain the victory over
the Nazis and their Axis
partner.
The duration of the war would depend on the speed of American help.
Referring to the post-war world Lord Halifax said Britain did not want a vindictive peace but she was going to see that steps were taken to ensure that the world should not see a repetition of the present situation at the hands of Germany.-Reuter,
Bombing By Odd Raiders
Enemy aircraft, operat-
ing singly over the south- ern half of England yes- terday, dropped bombs which did little damage.
Several houses in the West of 'England were destroyed, how- ever, and industrial buildings in
two Southern towns damaged.
Casualties were nowhere large though some were killed, ac- 'cording to the Air Ministry.com - @munique.
TWO RAIDERS. WERE DES- TROYED REUTER.
RIBBENTROP GREETS MR. MATSUOKA
Ribbentrop and many other Nazi leaders and di- plomats, including Yugo slavia's representative, were at the station to wel- come Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minis- ter, yesterday.
The station was
Turkey has an absolute community of interests with Britain.
This declaration was made yes President of the Turkish Nation-
terday by Refet Canitez, Vice-
al Assembly, broadcasting from Ankara.
YUGOSLAV POPULAR FEELING AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA'S ADHERENCE TO THE AXIS |PACT FOUND EXPRESSION IN A HUGE DE- MONSTRATION OF PROTEST IN THE MAIN STREET OF BELGRADE YESTERDAY.
Appeal To Yugoslavians
An impassioned appeal to the Yugoslavian people was made over the ether by the Secretary for In- dia, Mr. L. S. Amery, from London last night.
"It is not too late," Mr. them to keep their na- Amery exclaimed, urging.
tional spirit alive.
Students marched arm in arm singing national and patriotic songs. There was vio- lent quarrelling among onlookers, blows were exchanged and plainclothes police, with whom the city had been filled, immediately intervened and took a number of people into Government before the part ple,
custody.
Bel-E-BOAT
Hitler's portrait was
Bulgaria, he said, had su rendered her independence, while Even schoolchildren in | Greece, "who 13 our neighbour grade are participating in
and friend, has been
tigating protests. against the agressor with a burned at schools and the por- heroism which Would
the trait of the boy King Peter fram- envy of the mythological heroes."ed with red carnations.
be
The Anglo-Turkish Alliance, he continued, had thus far köpt the peace Is the Near East, but "danger has
into our
now
More Berlous rioting occurred
at Banyaluma, where 14 were killed.
OCCURRED
ATTACKS DRIVEN OFF
RIOTING ALSO penetrated
SKOPLJE ON TUESDAY British light zono of security and AT has assumed
· AND YESTERDAY forces operating In an extent which NIGHT, threat bol
constitutes
existence.
a
our
MORNING ALL
TELEPHONE
naval
LINES WITH BELGRADE WERE North Sea during the "On the day our security is CUT,
few days have driven encroached upon, the Near East Radio Belgrade last night re-
deld." Reuter.
will be transformed into a patt.epresented the reaction to Yugo attacks on convoys
Slavia's adherence to the Pact German E-boats. as "favourable throughout the country."-
GERMAN TANKER SUNK
This presumably reflects the Yugoslav Government's views.
"Satisfaction"
"In Slovenia satisfaction is expressed at the fact that Yugo- slavia's independence will not be infringed,"
," said the announcer.
"in south Serbia some un- easiness was felt at first but this was dispoiled since it was learned that no German troops, are to pass through Yugoslav territory.
The British submarine Sturgeon (Lt.-Comdr. St. Clair Ford) has sunk an 8,000-ton German tanker off the Norwegian coast.
"In Bosnia there was similar Announcing this yesterday, the relief and in Serajevo general Admiralty in London“ says the content reigns at the submarine fired at the tanker that the country is not being during mist and rain.
*** dragged into the war," he con-
An explosion followed and cluded-Reuter. when the mist cleared 20 minutes later only part of the tanker. could be scen above water."-- Reuter.
TRANSPORT MOVING
AGAIN
assurance
Demonstrations
All Over Country
LATER. "DEMONSTRATIONG CON- TINUED IN BELGRADE `LAST Tramway and bus services in NIGHT, SAYBA MESSAGE the French Concession, Shanghai, FROM THE YUGOSLAV CAPI. resumed operation yesterday."" TÁL RECEIVED IN NEW YORK, Negotiations between represen- AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER tatives of the companies and the PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, VE "workers are still proceeding.—Our
Own Correspondent.
· Demonstrators in Belgrade ære demanding Yugoslav@under- 'standing: with the Soviet "The corated and a military guard of police, are making repeated at- honour was mounted.
>tempts to restora order, a Ribbentrop later drove with Mr. REPORTS REACHING BEL- Matsuoka
through decorated| GRADE REVEAL THAT DE- streets to the Bellevue Palace, MONSTRATIONS ARE OCCUR- which will be Mr. Matsuoka's RING AT SARAJEVO, RAGUSA, |headquarters during his stay. In LUBLIANA AND VALAVO." —–—– “de“ – BürlinRouter.
REUTER
Several E-boats, states an
It was the duty of the Yugoslav
consult their people, who regarded the signing of the pact as a betrayal of honour and independence.
"What will be your position when Britain
she has won. as will win?" asked Mr. Amery,
"Even Hitler cannot prevail against England and America together."-Reuter,
were seen
the miralty communique, last some failed to return to their
off base. by sustained either by British naval
to be hit and it is probable that
No damage or casualties was
ships or merchant vessels in con-
Reu- Ad-voys attacked by E-boats.-
ter.
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