THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 27, 1941.
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VIOLENT BELGRADE SCENES
USE OF SOUTH AFRICANS
The question of the use of South African troops outside Africa was raised in the Union House of As- sembly yesterday.
stated the Government intended strictly to
Government
Blandly Ignores Popular Feeling
YUGOSLAV POPULAR FEELING AGAINST General Smuts, the Premier, YUGOSLAVIA'S ADHERENCE TO THE AXIS abide by the decision PACT FOUND EXPRESSION IN A HUGE DE- taken by Parliament at the begin-MONSTRATION OF PROTEST IN THE MAIN
STREET OF BELGRADE YESTERDAY.
ning of the war against overseas expeditions.
If circumstances arose which, in the opinion of the Government,
made it necessary to send troops Parliament would be summoned.
outside the African Continent,
General Smuts stated the
Government were entitled to use
their troops in any part Africa and would do so if ne
cessary.
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He added that no South African troops were at present fighting in Greece or anywhere outside Africa-Reuter.
2 MEN ARM ONE SOLDIER
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 custody.
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Bel- the
M.P. UNOPPOSED
THAI CONSULS
FOR INDO-CHINA
E-BOAT
ATTACKS DRIVEN OFF
British light naval forces operating in the North Sea during 'the last few days have driven off attacks on convoys by German E-boats.
Several E-boats, states an Ad- miralty communique, were-seen to be hit and it is probable that some failed to
return to their
base.
Thailand has decided to send No damage or casualties
was
two consuls to French Indo-China sustained either by British naval with the restoration of peaceful ships or merchant vessels in con- relations between
the two coun-voys attacked by E-boats.-Reu-
ter. tries as a result of the Tokyo me- diation conference, it is reliably learned in Tokyo. It is under- stood the new consuls will be sta- tioned at Saigon and Hanoi.-- Reuter.
SAFE DEPOSIT THEFT REPORTED
THAILAND MOVE AGAINST CHINESE
To prevent Fifth Column acti- vities the Slumese Government has decreed that all Chinese sub- jects will be prohibited from en- Mr. Lau Hei-chung, manager of (tering border areas, according to Mr. R. Moelywn Hughes was the Lee Shun Company, Wing On a Japanese report from Bangkok. was returned yesterday {S Labour Bank Building, has informed the The decree limits the residence por-M.P. for the Carmarthen division, Police that he found jewellery to of Chinese in Thailand and strict- rendered vacant by the appoint-the value of $1,700 missing from ly prohibits them residing in bor- ment of Major Daniel Hopkin as his safe deposit box in the Hongder areas, only allowing those London Stipendiary Magistrate. Kong and Shanghai Bank on Mon- I who are now residing there.--
British Wireless.
Even schoolchildren grace are participating
Hitler's i protests.
portrait urned at schools and the rait of the boy King Peter Tram- 'd with reci carnations.
More serious rioting occurred at Banyaluma, where 14 were killed.
KIOTING ALSO OCCURRED AT SKOPLJE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. AND YESTERDAY MORNING ALL TELEPHONE LINES WITH BELGRADE WERE CUT.
Radio Belgrade last night re- presented the reaction to Yugo-
IN THE LAST WAR ONE lavia's adherence to the MUNITIONS WORKER COULD as "favourable throughout SUPPLY TWO FIGHTING MEN, country,"
BUT NOW IT TAKES TWO This presumably reflects WORKERS TO EACH FIGHTER. | Yugoslav Government's views.
This is pointed out by Mr.
Oliver Lyttelton, President of the Board of Trade in "War Savings,"
"Satisfaction"
Pact
the
the
"In Slovenin satisfaction is
the monthly journal of the Na-expressed at the fact that Yugo- tional Savings Movement.
**Sooner or later," he writes, "everyone will have to go with. out something or other which he is accustomed to have-some luxury, some comfort and even some things which our high standard of life in this country has led us to belleve are, at any rate, half necessities."
This is because more plant, more raw material and more men must be released from the home trades.
IMMIGRATION OFFICE CASE
slavia's independence will not be infringed," said the announcer.
"In south Serbia some un- casiness was felt at first but this was dispelled since it was learned that no German troops are to pass through Yugoslav territory.
"In Bosnia there was similar relief and in Serajevo general content reigns at the assura
not being that the country is dragged into the war," he cluded.--Reuter,
Demonstrations
All Over Country
con-
LATER.
DEMONSTRATIONS CON TINUED IN. BELGRADE LAST NIGHT, SAYS AMEBSAGE FROM THE YUGOSLAV CAPI-
NG CHI-HON, 27, MESSEN- TAL RECEIVED IN NEW YORK, GER. OF THE IMMIGRATION AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER
OFFICE, WAS CHARGED BE-İPARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
FORE MR. G. T. LOWRY THIS MORNING, WITH OBTAINING $25. BY FALSE PRETENCES,
Demonstrators in Belgrade are demanding a "Yugoslav under- standing with the Savjet, The police are making repeated at- tempts to restore order. REPORTS REACHING BEL- GRADE REVEAL THAT DE- MONSTRATIONS ARE\OCCUR- Defendant was remanded for a RING AT SARAJEVO, RAGUSA, week to enable him to make | LUBLIANA AND VALAVO. restitution.
Det. Sub-Inspector J. O'Dono- van said defendant went to coun- ter and obtained the money with a deposit receipt, which he pick- ed up inside the dmce,
REUTER.
JAPANESE
DEMANDS IN AMOY
MR. I. C. HANNAH (Cons.) asked in the House of Commons yesterday for information regarding Japanese demands at Amoy and whether steps were *taken to support the foreign administration against demands calculated to subject the Settlement to Japanese domination.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre-1 Negotiations had been proceed- tary for Foreign Affairs, replied ing between, the Japanese consul- that the Japanese consul-general] general hnd the British consul- at Amoy presented four requests general in his capacity of Senior on January 20, three of which Consut,
presented no difficulty, but the Mr. Hannah: Is the present fourth was for the immediate ap- position not extremely unsatis- pointment of six Japanese ser- factory? geants in the police orce,
I
No answer was given-Reuter.
day.
Reuter.
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