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NEUTRALS WILL NOT BE DETERRED BY NAZI THREAT TO SINK SHIPS WITHOUT
ANY WARNINGS
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-Germany's threat to tor- pedo all neutral ships which appear to be bound for Bri- tain or which are approaching British Contraband Con- trol bases causes no surprise in official circles in London, learns Reuter."
ROOSEVELT'S CRYPTIC REMARK
These circles have known for a long time that the Ger- mans have been subjecting neutral ships to this proce- dure under these very, cir cumstances.
EMINENT MUSLIM ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR THE NEXT
NATIONAL CONGRESS
BOMBAY, Feb, 16 (Reuter)— Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an eminent Muslims, has been elected President for the Indian" National The only difference now is that Congress to be held at Ramgard the Germans are openly boasting Bhar ..next month Kalam NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (Reuter) of their intention and capacity to Arad has already received over sink neutral ships without warn-1.100 votes, while his opponent
Considerable speculation has been
aroused here by a cryptic remark made by President Roosevelt to newspaper representatives prior to leaving for his holiday craise in the cruiser Tuscaloosa.
President Roosevelt said It might be fair to assume that his sea trip would combina· business'İ- with a holiday.
ing.
•
M. N. Roy, the Communist Leader, frighten all neutral vessels away
Doubtless it is an endeavour to received over 100.
OPPOSED TO NAZISM the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic opposes Nazlism and would sup- from the North Sea, the Channel, Like Mr. Gandhi, Kalam Azad approaches to France and Britain port. India's participation in the entirely.
war if a settlement is, reached be- MENACE TO SHIPPING... tween the British Government) This is tantamount to a demand and Congress. NO DENIAL
that the Scandinavian nations. M. N. Roy is opposed to the war Speculation arose because Pre- sending out their ships altogether, taken
Holland and Belgium should cease in any event. The verdict may be sident Roosevelt did not choose to since the German" threat is so for Mr. Gandhi "deny a question put him whether broad that it would menace ship-
overwhelming support there was a possibility that he eping on any seas which give access would contact British and French to the Western Fowers. and Italian authorities during his There is every confidence in
cruise.
official circles in London that no
It was thought in Washington neutral will be deterred by this yesterday that the President threat. might extend his cruise to the Tegion where neutrality" patrol Vessels are keeping watch along
the fringe of the Gulf of Mexico.
Violation Of Brazilian Neutrality
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DUTCH TO CLAIM
COMPENSATION
THE HAGUE, Feb 16 (Reuter)-
23
Advantage Of "Navicert" System
It is learned that the Government LESS DELAY AT THE
has made a serious verbal protest
the
to
German Government,
pending the dispatch of a written
the
CONTROL BASES communication, concerning
LONDON, Feb. 18 Reuter)- torpedoing of the steamer, Burger. Neutral ships covered by havi dijk
'certa" are passing through the
these days.
It is understood that the Netherlands will demand 'full compensation.
Contraband controls very quickly
WESTERN FRONT
AIR ACTIVITY
AT STANDSTILL
PARIS, Feb. 16 Reuter)-Heavy snowfalls have reduced all move- ment to a minimum on the West- ern Front.
less cold,
The weather, is now sightly
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BAD VISIBILITY
Air activity was a complete standstill owing to bad visibility.
Two incidens, both west of the Saar, were reported today in the officia] communique issued by Army Headquarters,
At one point in the corner
of
a wood, the Germans.. attempted to raid a post but the first burst
of fire sent the hurrying back.
PATROL RAID
At nightfall a German which had approached too
patrol
near
to one of our posts was dispersed by French fire and left some men on the ground.
An official communique issued today states that there is nothing Important to report
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INDIANS AT WORK
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Examination
Of U.S. Mails
weather on the Western Front has PROPOSAL BEFORE
proved the value of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps
SENATE
One American ship, for instance. was sent on her way recently after. During the past few weeks the WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 Reuter)
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AMERICAN SHIPS
the Foreign Relations Committee. The amendment was referred to
RIO DE JANEIDO. Feb.
FUTILE ARGUMENTS (Reuter) The German steamer LONDON, Feb, 18 (Reuter)----The
only 2 hours delay.
,men and their mules have been-An, amendment to the U. 8. Konisberg which left a Brazilian German Government's arguments sidered and the
Last week, 115 ships were con- doing. Arst class work under cor- Neutrality Act, forbidding United port in an attempt to return to in support of its announced policy released entirely.
cargoes of 97 ditions which help the mechanised States planes to make anything Germany Is reported to have been of unrestricted
transport and particularly the bus forced landings in Bermuda, submarine war-! brought back to Rio de Janeiro by fare are more than usually futile,
Of 74 ships using "navicerts," 60 British, troops strengthening a Brazilian warship.
the owing to the British examination says an authoritative statement. checking of their original mani-
were released after a formal ront-line positions It is understood that the Ger-
of United States mails there was International
They are settling down well introduced in the Senate yesterday Jaw always fests, man vessel had been using her fully recognised the right of neu-i
despite the weather and an omeer by Senator Clark of Missouri, wireless which is violation of trals to trade with belligerents.
told the Press that they seem to the Brazilian neutrality law. subject to the right of the other that the British Ambassador, Lordy than British soldiers av.
A message from New York states pick up French much more quick STOPPED TWICK -
belligerent to prevent the carriage Lothian, had a long talk with Mr. LISEON, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-Thef contraband, but the methods Cordell Hull, as the result of which Portuguese steamer Colonial, which employed for this purpose must be progress is being made on plans hundred arrived here today. was stopped In accord with the laws of war, to keep United States ships from "bables" of two tons to twice on her voyage from Africa. Which preclude the sinking of being sent to
32-ton First it was stopped by a British merchant ships without warning Bases within the war areas.
British Control monsters, were officially handed sloop which took on six of the 15 or providing for the safety of the German passerigers
on board crew. Later a French warship took of another four.
They were members of the Ger- man liner which was, scuttled in November last.
WELLES TO VISIT HOLLAND
ITALIAN SHIP GENOA, Feb. 16 (Havas)-The Italian freighter Giorgio Oniser 5.640 tons hit a mine and sank off the east British ecast.
The fate of the 22 members of the crew is unknown.
The ship was en route to New- castle on the northern route, out- ad British territorial waters to take coal for the Italian Railways. She is the third Italian ship to
500 TANKS PARIS, Feb. 6. (Reuter)-Fiv
tanks,
ranging from
for consideration
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IMPORTANCE OF Special Police Force
over to the French Army by M COTTON EXPORTS For
Arms-
It is hoped to arrange for a Daury," the Minister of Control Base outside the area. ments, somewhere in France today.
TWO WEEKS' POUNDING OF MANNERHEIM LINE
BY SOVIET FORCES
THE HAGUE, Feb. 16 (Reuter) -It is expected that Mr. Sumner Welles would include Holland and become a victim of German mines though the Russians, as a result of almost two weeks pounding away
Belgium in his European tour.
CHINA'S WAR TROPHIES
During the first two years of
NO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
CHUNGKING, Feb. 16 (Central) Question Of Secret the war, Chinese troops captured Session Of Commons
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 16 (Renter)--It is pointed out here that al- with heavy loss of life and men, have captured a few outposts of the Mannerheim Line, they have another ten miles of tank traps, ma-
chine-gun posts and barricades to go through before they can hope
to penetrate the line itself,
Control
Of S'hai
IN WAR-TIME Extra-Settlement Roads
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-The House of Lords passed the Second Reading of the Cotton Industry Bill, which is designed to promot the exports trade.
SHANGHAI, FEB. 16 (REUTER)—THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL POLICE FORCE FOR CONTROL OF THE EXTRA-SETTLEMENT ROADS in the Western District of Shanghal was agreed in a modüs vivendi which was signed this afternoon by Mr. Cornall S. Franklin, Chairman of the Municipal Council, and Fa Slao-en, Mayor of the Japanese-controlled City Government of Greater Shanghai.
Lord Templemore, introducing the Bill, said that exports in the catton trade were especially vital in wartime, since exports of cot-
The policing of extra-Settlement ton goods were greater than any territory adjoining the Settlement SIKANG'S BANKING Roads which are in Chinese other single manufacturing indus-caused a serious issue between try,
the 8. M. C. and the puppet Gov- ernment,
H
HOUSES
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COTTON INDUSTRY BOARD
KANTING, SIKANG, Feb, The Bill provided for the esta-
A strained atmosphere existed in (Central)-In line with the rapid blishment of a Cotton Industry the area for many months and a development of various recon In an interview with the Press, position on the Karelian Isthmus
Board, whose main purpose will be number of armed clashes occurred struction programmes, important M. Kallio, the President of Fin-owing to the lack of fresh Finnish to deal with market research and
to assist the export trade and also between the two police forces. progress has been made in the land, made another appeal for reserves, but a number of forward
The roads were built and main-modernisation of the provincial positions in the Mannerheim Line necessary, would be controlled by Council but last year the City carding to a recent survey.
propagando. Prices, as far as tained by the Shanghai Municipal financial network in Biking, ac- might stimulate countries abroad recaptured.
He hoped that Finland's case taken by the Russians have been an order made by the Minister of Government began attempts to on the battlefield, among other
to help her.
Supply. things, a total of 1,475 armoured
take over control,
Both the Central Bank of China LONDON, Feb. 16 (Renter)-In Nevertheless Finland would con-
SOVIET CLAIMS trucks, 600 pieces of artillery (in- the House of Commons yesterday,tinue to fight, he said, with help Soviet communique states that on the Empire "Cotton Growing Cor establishment by the City Cover-Szechwan-6ikang
The Bill provides for a levy on
and the Farmers Bank of Chine MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (Reuter) spinners and also for payments to
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS cluding
The agreement provides for the the principal towns near the have branches at Yaan, one of trench mortars), 2.680 the Prime Minister, in reply to or without help. "We are faced the Karelian Isthmus the enemy poration, amounting to one penny ment of a special police force to Central Bank branch was estab machine guns, 52,925 rifles and question, said he was confident with the extinction of our nation, 5,405,825, rounds of ammunition, that there has been no disclosure of he said. "We must fight to the arms and war material and are pounds of cotton.
are retreating and abandoning in respect of each five-hundred have exclusive rights in function-lished as late as last June, while border. The according to an estimate published the proceedings of the House in 1st." by the National Military Council.
ing in the district during the the Farmers Bank branch in- the recent Secret Session and it
alsa suffering serious losses. In order to help relieve the The Agures include only those would be evident to any member pressure on the men at the front atty-three defensive fortifications found to be too elaborate for war- stations and sub-stations would be
Yesterday Boviet troops occupied that the Cotton Act of 1939 was
Lord Templemore, concluding, said period of the modus vivendi. war prizes reported to the Chinese who was present that the article the Finnist. Goverment yesterday Six enemy planes were brought time conditions.
A suitable number of police in credit loans to farmers,
augurated on 1936, deals mainly high military authorities in Chung-on that session, which had an issued posters calling men of be- down in air combats.... king from the various feld head-peared in the Hamburger Frem-tween 43 and 44 years of age to
established and the personnel will wear a distinctive uniform: The quarters. They represent only con- denblatt was not based on any the colours: They must report.
KAJAANA BOMBED
EXPORTS IN BULK servative estimates of what China authentic information regarding
number and general structure of the capitalized at $500,000, has its The Bikang Provincial Bank, HELSINKI, Feb. 18 (Reuter)—
Lord Strabolgt pointed out that force will be agreed as a result of actually captured from the Jap- what had then been said, but was was stated last night that, in the the raid on Kajnana Bombe of goods in bulk as the need for for- the City Government of Greater anese soldiers in the course of published for purely propaganda) race of terride Russian pressure on different sizes, some up to half a
HELSINKI, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-It Over 40 aeroplanes took part in we might have to export cotton consultations between the Chief of head office at Kanting, and
branches at Sichang, elgn exchange grew and our Shanghai Police Bureau and the
Kangtze, Lihas, Cheng, Karellan Isthmus Finnish. ton, were dropped as also were necessary imports increased. We Commissioner of the Shanghaf
Chungding and other troops have withdrawn from the hundreds of incendiary bombe. might have to take far-reaching Municipal Police.
Impor tant centres. It acts as the first line positions at a number of
Four persons were killed.
steps to sell cotton "goods abroad: In case of any disagreement
Bikang Provincial Government's paints in the Suma Sector.
and the present Bill might not be arising between B. M. C. nominated easury bank and also plays an enough,"
officers and officers appointed by
Important part in adjusting the He hoped the Government was the City Government reference financial conditions of the pro already thinking about greater would be made to the Chief of Vince.
the war.
purposes,
Germany Can Defeat Britain
the
FINNS WITHDRAW
ONSLAUGHT INTENSIFIED
* STOCKHOLM, Feb. 18 (Reuters)
$500,000 CAPITAL
The intensity of the Russian on- BRAZILIAN ENVOY machinery to help exports in re Police of the City Government Other banks having branches in
And France Without Russia! slaught against the Mannerheim
STOCKHOLM, Feb, 16 (Reuter)-The reports published abroad that Russia and Germany have signed a Military alliance are cate- Corically denied by official circles in Germany, says the Berlin, cor- respondent of the Nyheter,
He adds that a Wilhelmstrasse official believe that the news originated from the satisfactory conclusion of the trade agreement with Russia and declare that Germany is quite capable of defeating Britain and France alone, without Rumis,
Germany does not want military help, but desire her neutral neighbours to supply her with raw materials to enable her to break the blockade."
While they are naturally closely watching the outcome of the French and British appeals to neutral countries to enter the war, Berlin omcials, according to this correspondent, state that they do not want to see Italy and Bussis involved against France and
Britain
Line increased further yesterday
AND HIS WIFE when thrusts along the new lines HONOURED: were made, but the Firits, appear to have stood firm everywhere and
LONDON, Feb., 16 (Reuter)--On inflicted, astonishingly heavy losses the occasion of the impending on the Invaders.
retirement and return to Braz Fresh waves of Boviet troops Dr. Regised Oliveira, Amber- were thrown against the Finnssador here since 1925 and doyen north of Suma, over the ice of of the Diplomatic Corps, Princess Lake Muolasjaervi and at Taipale, Alice of Athlone presented His The attack over the lake might Excellency with a pair of diamond have been serious, if it had suc- cufflinks and his wife, Dona Cina, ceeded for it would have brought with a diamond and by brooch the Russians to one of the main on behalf of their many friends in roads leading to Vispuri,
London. PA SERIOUS ANXIETY
Those present at the ceremony HELSINKI, Feb. 10 (Reuter) Included Lady Oxford Asquith and Berious anxiety is felt about the Lady (Austen) Chamberlain
lation to barter and pre-exemp. and Commissioner of the Shang- Sikang Province include the tion.
hai Municipal Police for considera Chungking Bank, Szechwan Pro- tion. Falling a settlement in this vincial Bank, Sohwan 2nd way, the disagreement, if neces-Sikang People's Commercial Bank, say, may be referred to the Mayor and Ho Cheng Bank, They are of Greater Shanghai and the all doing good business Chairman of the Shanghai Muni-
"NO PEACE WITH JAPAN"
NEW YORK, Feb, 18 (Havas)-- Special to the H.K. Daily Premcipal Counen,
DRIFTING MINE
A mine, drifting off Cheung On
RESUME NEGOTIATIONS Mr. Li Yu-ying, President of the
The Japanese announce that in Peiping National Academy and view of the initialling of the out- Chinese delegate to the League of alde roads agreement they are Island, was reported Nations, arrived here today after ready to resume negotiations for Chau Police Station a three month stay in Paris the International Settlement Police yesterday morn will be no compromise or peace areas belonging to the Settlement ton of
In a statement, he said. There to resume their functions in the the mine settlement with Japan until China to the north of Boochow Creek naval auto is completely victorious,”
which the Japanese controlled formed. since 1937