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"In The Best Traditions WESTERN NAZIS CLAIM FEB. 15 WAS
Of Nelson": Public And
Press Views On Altmark Incident
"LONDON, Feb, 19 (Reuter)---"It was in the best traditions of Nel-
Norwegian waters to be used for taking British prisoners to Germany. Why did Norway to dsc these allow them waters? And why did the Norwegian authorities tell the British destroyer commander that there were no British prisoners on the Altmark?
ACTION SUPPORTED
The Sunday Graphic informs
son and an action that was fully the Norwegian Government that! justified," said both public and the whole British opinion supports press opinion in Britain yesterday, His Majesty's destroyer, the Cos- in connection with the Altmark sack's, action. Incident,
NORWAY IN THE WRONG After recounting the story of the rescue of the British sallors, which it calls "a heartening plece of news." the Sunday Times says that it is regrettable that we should have to do anything to affront a country which has so many claims on our respect as Norway, but the Norwegian au- thorities on the spot put them- selves in the wrong.
They had no business, under to allow International law.
The British press also considers the Nazi protest has not got a leg to stand on the squeal that has gone up from Germany does not alter our judgment in the least, says the paper.
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"When murderers of the high seas invoke legal protection for their ships, it is time to laugh".
U.S. COMMENT
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There is little question that the British action has aroused mis- givings, in view of the dimculties American" nations have already been in matters of naval charac-
FRONT A "SUCCESSFUL" DAY FOR
FRENCH PATROL CASUALTIES
PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter)— One was killed and three are -missing- while eight were seri- ously injured as the result of Nast land-mines.
A French patrój suffered these casualties when it pene trated into German territory east of the River Sanr.
German companies attacked two
outposts French Saturday, but they were repuls- ed
on
WARFARE AT
SEA
IRONIC NEUTRAL
COMMENT
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-The Oslo paper Dagbladet, on Feb. 17, comments Ironically on the Ger- man report that Feb. 15 was a "successful" day for sex warfare and protests against inquiries into ship sinkings being heid
camera.
NAZI, TECHNIQUE WAR COMMUNIQUE A War communique state "After The Handel, referring to its very heavy preparation with trench publication of the German official .of sea warfare, moitars, the enemy attacked one interpretation
cast of
writes: "The German Radio broad- of our outposts to the Moselle. bu: failed entirely. On cast yesterday parts of these art- other parts of the front there was cles and presented it as though we patrol activity on either side."
U.S. PRESIDENT INSPECTS CANAL
ter. says the Washington corres-LOCKS & DEFENCES
pondent of the New York Times.
He continues: Neverthesless if the Altmark was a Naval Auxiliary cruiser, as the pre- sence of Gerraan sailors on board her would seem to in- dicate, there is considerable justification for the British action."
STATEMENT IN COMMONS The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, is expected to make a statement in the House of Commons on the Altmark in- cident,
arrived
had written it ourselves and that It was an attempt to guli Germany and the neutrals by the abuse of Our paper.
"In future, we cannot see our way to accept any explanation from that quarter and we shall CRISTOBAL, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-judge every authoritative German President Roosevelt
at notineation from the experience Gatun Docks in the Tuscaloosa we had with this article." at 8 am. (E. S. T.) and disem- barked an hour later to inspect the Panama Canal locks and defences.
And
ALTMARK AFFAIR
The same paper in an editorias After his inspection. President Roosevelt crossed the Isthmus of comment, decribes the Altmark Panama by train
re-affair as "something which Berlin the Tuscaloosa at shrieks net to be a frightful embarked a
breach of Norwegian neutrality" Mirafiores. Lock,
and sets against it the case of the violation of German" trawlers Norwegian fisheries and the dis- appearance of a Norwegian ship.
It is believed that he plans to go to the Pearl or Cocos Islands for a few days fishing before re- turning through the canal.
NAZI THREAT TO NORWAY & SWEDEN
OVER ANY DIRECT HELP TO FINLAND FOOT ITCH OVER ANY DIRECT HELP
ATHLETE'S FOOT
According to the Government Heat Buntin CAN THEY DARE
No least 30% of the adull population of the United States are being attacked by the di ease known as Athinin's Foot
Usually the disease starts between the tool. Little watery bitsters form and the skin cracka and peets After a while the itching becomes in- tenar and you feel as though you would like to scratch of all the skin.
Beware of It Spreading
Often the disease travels all over the bottore af
the feet. The soles of your feet beste red and
IMPLEMENT IT?
R.A.F. TO RECRUIT MALTESE
MALTA, Feb. 19
(Reuter)-Re-
LIKE TWO PEAS
IN A POD
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LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter} ====
Post The Washington
on Saturday states: “Anti-Com- munism has proved merely a cloak, without a basic mean- ing or substance...
"Indeed, today there is ex- tremely little to distinguish Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. They like two peas in a pod. It is no longer Commu- nism, but Capitalism, which the Nazis regard as thely real enemy.
"Germany and Russla nów speak with one voice in the realm of ideology."
NAZI HELL SHIP" WAS A WARSHIP
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter) The German claim that the, Altmark İs "an unarmed has caused merchantship" considerable astonishment In London. It is authoritatively pointed out that there is no trace of any vessel called the Altmark in Lloyds Register of Merchant shipping.
On the other hand, in the June 1939. list of Coast and Ship Stations, pubilatied by the International Union of Telegraphis and Wireless communication, In Berne, a German vessel, named Altmark, appears as a warship,
Diocesan Old Pupils
Annual Dance “ on Friday evening, the annual
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supper dance of the Diocesan Old Boys and Old Girls', Associations will be held in the Rose Room of
the Peninusia Hotel Dancing will
be from 9 p.m. to 2 am
COLONY HEALTH: FIVE CASES OF
The two previous annual events
·SMALL - POX
were very successful, and a large Forty-one cases of tuberculosis, Cruiting for the R. A. F. has been gathering is expected this year. cording to authoritative informa-dve cases of small-pox (one from arranged for Maltese Nationals Tickets at $2 each; may be obtain- tion received in Paris last night, Victoria and four from Kowloon), under the same conditions as for ed from members of the respec Germany has officially informed four cases each of chicken-pox those in Britain, it was announced tive Committees.
PARIS, Feb. 19 (Renter)-c-
swollen The skin. also cracks and poets, and the Norway and Sweden that she and cerebro-spinal fever, three yesterday.
itching becomes worse and worse..
Cet rid of this disease as quickly as possible, be
cause it a very contagious and it may to your hands or even to the under arm or crotch of the Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried kinds of remedies to cure it without success, All alive or cante ments, sektom do any good.
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Here's How to Treat it The germ that causes the disease is known as Lissues of the skin and is very hand to kill A test made shows it takes 15 minutes of bouing to kill the gen, so you can see why ide ordinary reme- dies are unsuccessful
would regard any direct aid given by those countries to Finland
a breach of neutrality.
THE REASON
This is considered to have been the reason why Sweden Tejected
cases each of diphtheria and en- steric fever and two cases of dysen- tery were notified to the Health Department on Feb. 13.
Zine Arichophion. It buries the the Finnish appeal for military RADIO
HF was developed solely for the purpose of
assistance against Russia.
The German attitude is held to
treating Athlete's Foot It in a liquid that pene prove that any country aiding a
trates and dries quickly You just paint the at-
fecies parts. It peels off the tissue of the skin neighbour attacked by where the gerra breeds
Itching Stops Immediately
Russia
must reckon on having to deal with Germany as well as the So-
As soon as you apply H. 7 you will find that viet. The nching la immediately relieved. You should paint the infected parts with H. F, night and morning until your feet are well. Usually this Takes from three to ten days, although in severe case it may take longer or in mild cases less time. RF will leave the skin soft and smooth. You
WILL THEY DARE
The press, however, expresses
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at the quick’way it brings you relief; the opinion that Germany hardly Road: Bake No Bread: Sleep My Ba- dare implement her threat as it is by: Moscow; Ballet from Konjok
willy if you are one of those who have tried
pecialty for years to get rid of Ausiete's Foot without sue
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The newspapers generally the view that the stress solution of the problem of saving Finland lies with the Scandinavian States...
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HONGAY EGG COAL
VOLUNTEERS IN PALESTINE.. JERUSALEM, Feb. 19 Reuter)-
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Polish refugees in London keep
tine, Sir Harold MacMichael, in- their national festivals in a club- spected and addressed. Palestinian room beneath
籍 North London
Arab and Jewish volunteers in Church. National dishes are served, the Auxiliary Military Pioneer and traditional ceremonies carried Сегра
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0.05 Songs by Beniamine Girt (Tenor).
If My Mother Only Knew (Nutile). Night of Love (D1 Leo-De Grescenzo); April (Pagliara-Tosti)-with Orches tral accompaniment.
10.18 Concert by The London Pal- Indium Orchestra, and Mavis Bennett
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