THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941.
TURKS CONFIDENT
Bulgar Moves Thought Directed At Russia
Clodius Visit To Ankara
200 DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE
A Rome report says that over 200 people were killed in an earth- quake which shook parts of Asiatic Tur- key.
in
The report is quoted an Istanbul dis- patch to the official Italian news agency.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S BROADCAST, WHICH IS REGARDED AS A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS WAR, HAS BEEN OVERSHADOW- ED IN ANKARA BY M. MOLOTOV'S WARN- ING TO BULGARIA WHICH IS HELD IN ANKARA TO JUSTIFY THE BELIEF THAT ARE DIRECTED BULGARIA'S ACTIVITIES AGAINST RUSSIA RATHER THAN TURKEY.
The Turks feel that the talk about Bul- garian threats is mainly due to the fact that many British and American correspondents who were formerly in the Balkans associate the visit of Dr. Clodius, Germany's chief eco- nomic negotiator, with force.
Though this may be true in the man activities in Bulgaria are not! the with-case of certain countries, the Turks large enough to constitute a threat drawal of 14 foreign banks are at pains to point out that Tur- to Turkey.
from participation in the sist Shanghai exchange black they market, said
the
key is well-armed and able to re-
In his talks with the Turks, aggression. Consequently
contend that is im- Dr. Clodius seems to have real.
the acti- ised that possible to compare
the Anglo-Turkish Tur- "Tavities
Alliance is the basis of of Dr. Clodius in Turkey
there. kish foreign policy and fore retrained from raising poli- tical questions.
Kung Pao," the Chinese with the pressure brought to bear
on Rumania and others,
The Turks believe that the Ger-
Tacit Admission
Government is tightening control of important trade by promoting ex- port trade as a means of strengthening the cur- rency stabilisation fund. In this regard, the Chinese Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
which are banned.
He is pressing for the repair of ments to restrict licences for ex-damaged bridges on the Istanbul- ports to China which are not ab- Svelingrad line and is also offer- solutely necessary.
ing to sell goods acquired from
Firstly,
Thus by selling Greek tobacco, the Chinese Govern- Government has already obtained ment is already refusisg to grant the support of the British Govern-olive-oil, etc. to Turkey-which is United is urgently needed by the the Board of Trade foreign exchange for imports ment as
banning British exports to China States and other countries. Dr. the unless via the Burma Road. Clodius hopes to obtain foreign Secondly it is requesting British and American Govern- Central News,
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Such action on his part is re- garded in some quarters as a tacit} admission that Germany is unable to make speedy deliveries.-Reu- ter.
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CANAL ZONE AGAIN
RAIDED
A communique issued by the Minister of Interior in Cairo yes- terday stated that slight damage was caused to property but there were no casualties during an air raid in which some bombs dropped on the Suez Canal zone in the early morning. Alerts were sounded in the Cairo zone and a
number of provinces.- Reuter.
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LIBERTY FLEET DAY
Thirteen freighters will slide into the Atlantic and Pacific Gulf waters on September 27, in the
war.
STOP PRESS
THE NO. 7 TYPHOON BIGNAL WAS HOISTED SOON AFTER 3 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
DEATH
During last week the Axis lost 45 18 machines and the British in Western Europe and the Middle lost over East. The Germans Britain three aircraft and the R.A.F. losses were-pil.
Thirty-three R.A.F. bombers failed to return from raids over Germany and occupied territory, and on enemy shipping.
was"
Eight German fighters were de- stroyed, four by R.A.E. bombers. the in the big Berlin raid, 'and British lost six fighters.
Another enemy 'plane accounted for in night operations. In the Middle East six aircraft were lost on each side and many German aircraft damaged on the ground.-Reuter.
Three cases
of cholera two from Victoria and one from Kowloon 59 of tuber- culosis, 12 of dysentery, six of enteric fever and two of to diphtheria were notified the Health Authorities on Friday.
The prefix "apeulatto telegrams lu largest mass launching of mer-FUNG KONG UN-On Sunday, used by the "Sunday Herald" and
world chantmen since the first
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The U.S. Maritime Commission
occasion has designated the "Liberty Fleet Day" and has asked President Roosevelt to make it a "fitting and colourful" cere- mony by delivering a nation-wide address-Reuter.
FINLAND DENIES PEACE REPORT.
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The Finnish, Minister in Wash- ington, on instructions from Hel- sinki, emphatically denied Fin land fa scelting an early - peace with Russia-International News Service.
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