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BALKAN ENTENTE UNBREAKABLE
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Full Four Countries Announced: Hungary's Attitude
operation Between
BELGRADE, Fed, 3 (Reuter)-The conference of the Balkan
En- fente Turkey, Greece," Yugo-Slavia and Rumania), which opened here yesterday, is proceeding smoothly, according to announcements made by the chief delegates this morning.
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M. Gafencu (Rumanian Foreign Minister)-stated: "Full agree- ment exists between the four countries. Full, “co-operation between us has been demonstrated and collaboration with others is open within the bounds of national independence."
M. Sarajogtu (Turkish Foreign Minister) forecast "the best results
from the conference, and confirm.
ed the Entente's unity.
Marcovitch
DEFINITE FRIENDSHIP
M.
(Yugo-Slavian dell- .Fo eign Minister) said the
berations were friendly and show- ed the very definite friendship be- tween the four nations.
The Entente, he added, was quite unbreakable.
That Bulgaria wishes to keep the peace in the Balkans is con- firmed by M. Sarajoglu and Gen- eral Metaxas (the Greek Premier?" KEEP OUT OF WAR It is generally agreed that the conference will strengthen the Balkans against Nazi pressure.
No official statement will be Issued until tomorrow (Buziday), when the conference ends.
It is understood that discus- stcn centred round the general in térnational situation, and econo- mic matters were B prominent feature
Each delegate indicated that his country is fully determined to keep out of war.
HUNGARY'S ATTITUDP PARIS. Feb. 3 (Reuter)-"For the maintenance of peace in the Balkans the attitude of Hungary is decisive," says the newspaper "Populaire," organ of the Socfa- list leader, Leon Blum.
DENUNCIATION OF NAZIISM
PARIS, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-A denunciation of Nazlism has been made by German "na- tionals exiled in Paris.
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German Social - Democrata in the French capital have issued declaration demning the Nazi atrocities In Poland and Czecho- slovakia.
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The declaration exhorts Germans to revolt against the present tyranny.
It says that the defeat of Hitler and Nazlism is sential for the
peace ΟΙ Europe.
"The sim of our party," the declaration concludes, His peace, and the restoration of the right of liberty to the German people."
WAR BOOKS
"CZECHS AGAINST GERMANS" by Dr. Philip Paneth (Nicholson and Watson).
The tragic, yet in some ways splendid, news that reaches us day by day from Czechoslovakia un- derlines the topical. Importance of Dr. Philip Paneth's recently pub- lished book "Czechs Against Ger- mans" (Nicholson and Watson), "This axiom could be otherwise in which all the silent resistance expressed: There will be no war and underground organisation
The newspaper adds: "There will be no war in the Balkans if Hun- sary wants peace.
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in the Balkans if Italy wants which have led to the present peace."..
open revolt are revealed under such chapter-headings as "Activi-
PEACE FRONT FEARS
A Havas message from Beigrade ties of the Gestapo." "Sabotage," adds that the conference is not and "The Problems of the Protec- tackling the much-discussed ques-torate." sion of creation of a Balkan peace The author was a press corres- front, aside frora seeking some sort pondent in Prague for five years, of settlement of the problem of and was in close and frequent Hungarian revisionist claims. touch with the Czech leaders. He Individual nations fear that ad-only effected his escape" from herence to such a front might Czechoslovakia and the Gestapo react 'unfavourably upon "power- by entering Poland disguised as a ful neighbours."
rallway guard, and so to England.
They apparently do not intend
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to denounce the Balkan Entente, "IS POLAND LOST?" by Dr. which will therefore remain in Philip Paneth (Nicholson and force for a further seven years.
TIRING PRACTICE
"Firing practice will be carried out between the hours of 8 am. and 4 p.m. today.
Firing Areas 'D' and 'Evil affec ed."
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GENERAL
"No Peace While Hitler
Rules"
Miami (Florida), Fed. 3 (Havas) There will be no real peace as long as Hitler rules In Germany Of interest to shippers, and con-
and Stalin in Russia.” declares the signees is the sanounceracat that Executive Council of the American the Maersk Line soon will add
Federation of Labour in a resolu- another new bullding to their fleet
tion published today. of modern and highly efficient motor ships, trading between Hong- kong and the U.S.-Pacific and At lantic Coast, →
MAIDEN VOYAGE
NEXT VICTIMS
"For these reasons it is im- possible for any American to give any support to Nazi or Communist idens.
The resolution adds: "Should the Soviet attack on Finland succeed, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries would pro The new ship is being complet-bably become the next victims of ed now in the Odense Staalskibs- | aggression. vaerit, Odense, Denmark, and will start on her maiden voyage from New York to the East on June 10. She will be a sistership to M. V. Laura Maersk, which has been on the New York-Far Eastern line about a year. Her deadweight will be 9,100 tons and the speed about 17 knots. Like other Maersk Line vessels, she will be acted with deeptanks for carrying oil in bulk. special derricks for heavy lift car- go and refrigerated space,
She will be provided with luxuri- ous passenger accommodation for 13 persons,
2,000 People Homeless
KOWLOON VILLAGE
CONFLAGRATION
A huge confiagratian. which broke out in Kowloon, in the early hours of Saturday morning, ren- homeless, when no less then 500 dered approximately 2,000 people
buildings, mostly huts and two- storey brick Buildings were burned down.
or
3 HOUR-FIGHT
The fire occurred in the village Shekkithet, off Talpo Road. Shamshulpo, and was brought un- der control after a three-and-a- half-hour fight by "Fire Brigade waits.
Fortunately no Ilves were lost, "but the fire claimed the lives of a
quantity of poultry and pigs.
The village concerned is one in which a recent application by the
against squatters who had built Land Office for an ejection order unauthorised buildings on Crown Land, had been submitted.. decision is still pending.
PATHETIC SCENES
The
A large portion of the village was destroyed, and, as a result, pathetic scenes were, witnessed along Talpo Road yesterday where the homeless took shelter under Nicholson and Watson are pub-every available verandah or stair- lishing another book by the same
Watson).
author called "Is Poland Lost?" In
which he "examines the back- Polish nation, which are very lit- ground, history and culture of the
betle known, alas, to her allies. The
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Danzig question is investigated in detall, and one realizes that the struggle has been prolonged over centuries, and the Hitler Idea is
only a reflection of ancient his
tory.
way.
RETIRED ARMY
OFFICERS PAY
The Government Gazette, in a notification, states that the Army Council' has made a decision re-
garding the emoluments of retired
Army officers taken into employ- The author refers to specific and ment with Dominion and Colonial during the present
incontrovertible facts upon which
forces
maintain strict silence, as usual.
the Nazis have been careful to emergency.
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They have decided that officers
but pay
Wh
NAZI SPY
RING IN HOLLAND
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LONDON, Feb. 3 (Haras) — In- formation from "Holland that the recently discovered
reveals
plonase ring may importance.
Hasume
some
ARRESTS MADE
ed nve non-commissioned officers The Dutch police have aITES?- in the city of Nijmegen who at- tempted to smuggle into Germany several photographs of the Dutch fortifications.
The police have also decided to open a large-scale investigation Into the presence of the large number of German emigrants. "More dad more Americans are realising the situation, and Hitler with the letter "" meaning Jew.
have (many of whom
passports and Stalin have lost during the who are believed to be agents of last few months most of their
the Gertapu. American followers."
UNDERGROUND PROPAGANDA
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3 (Reuter) The Netherlands police
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NO TRUCE IN FINLAND
SOVIET SURE OF VICTORY
MOSCOW, Feb., 3 (Havas) The Soviet has no Intention of stopping the war against Fin- land," "asserts. "Pravda," the offi- cial mouthpiece, in an editorial,
SURE OF VICTORY "The vallant Red Army will ac- complish its task and will help the Finris liberate themselves from the oppressor.
"We are sure of victory be cause Comrade Stalin is with us. With his student's head, worker's face and soldier's clothes he is dear to the So- viet people."
ALLIES ACCUSED The Journal France and Britain of launching further accuses
an imperialistic war "on the fron tiers of a proletarian country.”
This is "Pravda's" reply to Stock- holm reports that Soviet Was prepared to offer an armistice to Finland.
searching
are
for cars which gre said to have signalled foreign.
planes by light ashes apparent
ly to guide them over the Nether- lands.
A large number of foreigners in Holland are acting as Dart-time spies, according to the police, but "we can deal with them."
Most of them are believed to be
engaged in underground propa- ganda' work.
British Sub. Crew Safe
and
LONDON, Feb. 3 (Renter The entire crews of the Bri- tish submarines Starfish Undine, two of the three sub- marines lost during the middle of January in the Heligotand Bight when engaged on parti- cularly hazardous service, have now been accounted for.
They are prisoners of war In Germany.
So far as is now known, none of the crew of the Seahorse, the third submarine, were saved.
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to suit themselves, and past and retired from the Imperial forces contemporary relattoni with Russia will cease to receive service are well examined. Not the least retired interesting chapters of the book engible to receive an addition are those devoted to the amazing to colonial pay of 25 per cent. activities of the women of Poland based on British Army rates of pay, ever strice 1793, in the desperate Officers who have commuted any struggle for national indepen- portion of their retired pay will dence.
suffer the deduction from pay of the amount équivalent to
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"KNOW THY ENEMY" by Wu. amount of retired pay that was Ham Teeling (Nicholson and Wat-commuted. SOD).
Retired officers who have been William Teeling, who has been receiving disability retired pay will a guest of many of the Nazi continue to do so but will be leaders, and whose book on Ger. eligible only for so much of the many and Nazi propaganda call-25 per cent, as exceeds the service ed "Know Thy Enemy is just element of their pas published by Nicholson and Wat- son, must have infuriated his erstwhile hosts by broadcasting in German to the German nation a tew evenings ago.
Also published is a new novel by that ever-popular authoress, Denise Robins, called "Dear brase Loyalty," while another of Am- Heath's useful cookery books, this time called "Cooking In War Time," was published by. Nicholson' and. Watson' on Dec. 14, the same forfait as "Open Betarie" and "Savoury Snack.”
KING RECOVERS
· FROM COLD LONDON, Feb. 2 Heter-It | was omcially announced from Buckingham Palace this morning that the King hay, completely re- evered frikh the alight bold from which he has been suffering.
Non-regular officers who nave been receiving disability retired pay will continue to do so but will not be eligible for any addition to the pay.
The 25 per cent. addition to pay. and the onus of claiming this will be met from Imperial funds addition depends on the individual
officer
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940."
THE
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THAT CHARAC-
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LET YOUR NEXT HAT BE A. GLYN
WE STOCK THEM IN A WIDE RANGE OF HALF TONE GREYS BROWN & GREENS.
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