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tre, Lord Halifax said this pro- The "Central Daily
President Roosevelt's action in
was "greatly helped by News" in Chungking says opening the Red Sea to American that Japan's motive in
shipping.
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THEFT OF RIFLE
Tang Chi, 23, street coolie, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C, at the Central Magistracy this morning with stealing a 303 rifle From No. 7 Police Station, with receiving stolen property and with unlawful possession of arms at Ko Shing Street on April 6
Detective Sergeant T Cashman for three days' remand
for it has not been effective.
signing the neutrality asked
which was granted. Pointing out that the RAF pact with Soviet Russia is scale recruiting among was an "incomparably more for obviously to evade her students at Istanbul Uni-midable instrument than even a versity for a special corps continued,
months ago,” Lord Halifax obligations to Germany. of troops trained to com- bat parachutists.
This e the latest of a series of trurgency DIeasures to
prepare for any eventuality which might Transpire as a result of the Ger- man vasion of Yugoslavia und the occupation of Bulgaria,
This story was improved upon by D.N.B., which in the evening announced that the British wore already beginning to re-embark.
Simultaneously it was learned la final flight of fancy this re-
in Istanbul that Germany this Port WHEN transformed into 1 week to conduct big naval and special announcement in the trans. air manoeuvres off the Black Sea mission for Africa from the Zeesen | costs of Rumana and Bulgaria Areless station. which stated:|
and near Russia's Black Sea coast. The British Expedronary Force
Twenty Nazi submarines, as - leaving Greece Evacuation is
sembled at the Rumanian naval taking place from various ponts
base of Constanza, will take along the Greek coast and at other part. pomits. British Wireless.
FEWER JOBLESS
The number of men and boys registered at employ- ment exchanges in Bri- tain as wholly unemploy- ed at March 17 was 172.- 660, a decrease of 44.886| as compared with Febru- ary 10.
Meams hule Turkish schuwa) - teachers have been ordened to ab- stan tom travel in order to keep them vasily available to help or- game and lead evacuations. children in the event of war. In- ternational News Service.
SASSOONS
DISMISS
STRIKERS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The management of the
or this to'of 36,408 had been
sified as un untable for O mary industrial employment. Corresponding figures for wo-E. D. Sassoon hotel chain men and girls at March 17 were in Shanghai has dismiss- 291,648 wholly unemployed, of whom 2,011 had been Classified ed all strikers and has de- as unsuitable for ordinary in-cided to "start things
dustrial employment, 34,015 tem- porarily stopped and
919
un-
employed casual workers,
As compared with February 10 the numbers of wholly un- employed showed a decrease
of
anew with
ployees."
fresh eni-
Belief that the hotel strike was politically instigated is strengthen-
39,781, those temporarily stoppeded by the revelation that 1,000 of
the strikers have not yet made
a decrease of 10,803 and un- demands. employed casual workers n de- crease of 135.-British Wireless.
SPECIAL MILITARY BLACK-OUT
During the remainder of this
The drastic action by the hotel management is expected to worsen the serious strike situation in Shanghai. International News Service.
DOCTORS' MEETING
The next General Meeting of week, all lights on military the Hong Kong Chinese Medical vehicles will be obscured or dim- | Association will be held at the med in accordance with the Chinese Merchants Club on Fri-
Black-out Order of 1940,
day at 8.30 p.m. when Dr. Lydia Drivers of public and private Fehily will deliver an address on vehicles, on observing the ap- "The Prevention of Bari-Berl,”... proach of any military vehicle using restricted lighting, are re- quested to give every considera- tion to the difficult conditions un- der which the military personnel will be driving, and in order to reduce the risk of accident, should either. dip or switch off their headlights.
Ho Wan-tang, coxswain of the steam launch "Yuen Hang" was this, morning fined $10 by Com- mander J. Jolly for towing more than two boats at a time through the Southern Entrance of the
Yaumati Typhoon Shelter.
few
If Japan is sincere, why is she still in a dilemma and undecided the course to take?
"Japan," the paper
says, "has never kept her pledge to interna- "Judging by Japan's traditional "The history of the struggle tional treaties. Tu-day she con- foreign policy, she already har- at sea since war began
gives ludes a pact with Soviet Russia bours the intention of violating a every reason to believe that the for the evasion of her obligations treaty even when she signs it and strength of sea power is un. lo Germany. She will reverse her she is ready to break off a friend- diminished and in the end will action as soon as circumstances ship even when she cultivates it. play the largest part in bring- | change.
"Any treaty to which Japan is ing down the pillars of the Nazi "Didn't the Tripartite Alliance a contracting party is not to be temple."
Central News. sensation? But so relied upon."
Reuter,
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