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INCREASING GERMAN PRESSURE STRONGLY
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LINK UP BULGARIA WITH THREE POWER PACT London Carefully Watching Whole Balkan Situation
SEVERAL REPORTS REACHED LONDON YESTERDAY ABOUT THE SITUATION IN BULGARIA, ȘTATES A LONDON MESSAGE. A
THESE SPEAK OF INCREASING GERMAN PRESSURE TO LINK BULGARIA UP WITH THE THREE-FOWER PACT.
IT WAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO ACTUAL INFORMATION TO INDICATE THAT A CRISIS HAS ARISEN IN THE COUNTRY NOR IS IT CONFIRMED THAT THE GERMANS HAVE INCREASED THEIR TROOPS ALONG THE DANUBE.
According to a message from Sydney, a German move through Bulgaria was now considered almost certain.
TIRANA
ELBASAN
ARGYROKASTR
ESANTI QUARANT
ECORFUL?
"Save Italy From Disgrace"
HUSTLER WILLKIE ON HIS
The position of Bulgaria had developed into a desper- ate situation as a result of heavy diplomatic pressurės which have been exerted on the country.
The Sydney message stated that
WAY HOME reports have been received that
German military preparations for LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Mr.a push through Bulgaria had now Wendell Wilkie is now on his way been completed. back to the United States.
Following his return from Eire yesterday and his audience with the King, Mr. Wilkie has proved himself again a great hustler.
So that he could see war-scarred Bristol before returning, he spent a couple of hours in the train and then, before dawn, was greeting the Mayor of Bristol and driving through the damaged areas.
"Pretty bad," he said as he gaz. ed through the wrecked churches, houses and shops, "but it does not
seem to have got Bristol down, does it? I still get the impression. that your city is humming with activity."
SEEN PLENTY
In an order of the day, "the According to a Londor message, Commander-in-Chief of the 11th Mr. Willkie said that he had car- Italian Army begged the troops to fainly seen plenty although he "save Italy from the disgrace of had not seen all that he wanted a greater defeat," states a London to "What I said when I arrived jhere still goes. Anything I can do fight for freedom I shall do keep in America to help Britain in her
your chins up."
message.
The Greeks are pressing on to wards. Valona and have stormed. a high mountain pass where the Italians had established a powerful stronghold..
British Wireless adds that note has been taken in London of the repeated Bulgarian as, sertions of their desire to maintain their neutrality and independence.
The sincerity of this desire is not doubted and it would obviously be against Bulgaria's interest to allow herself to become a theatre of war
SAME TACTICS
FINANCED
Bingle Copy: 10 cents, Per Month: $3.60.
"TSE-FA"
RACKET HAS DEFIED THE LAW:
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The stroke under the figure 9 indicates 10 cents. Two carbon copies of the original are made, one for the keeper and the
other for the distributing centre.
Special Meeting Of The Vichy Cabinet Summoned By Marshal Petain
MARSHAL PETAIN SUMMONED A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VICHY CABINET. ESTERDAY AFTERNOON statesus, Londen, mes-
sage.
It is understood that the Cabinet was CALLED TO CONSIDER THE GERMAN DEMANDS which were handed to ADMIRAL DARLAN when he saw M. LAVAL in Paris on Tuesday.
Marshal Fetain saw Admiral
It is expected that the Cabinet Darlan on Tuesday night and revision world be completed with- again yesterday morning in the in 24 hours.. company of GEN HUNTZIGER. --A
GEN. STULT, head of the Ger-
CONTINUE TO RESIST
EUROPEAN CHILDREN INITIATED BY AMAHS
Daily Takings Reported To Be $250,000
By Our Staff Reporter
placed. Betting ceases, ten minutes before the times fixed for the drawing and the re- salts are known within five minutes!
One of the biggest, best-organised and strongly finan- ced rackets-with ramifications all over the Colony and the tentacles of which have now within their coils European, Portuguese and Eurasian children-has defled the local Police Force for over two years.
The gambling game known as TSE FA" flourished in Macao some years ago, but, due to complaints received by the Police there as to its be-
* PERFECTLY ORGANISED ing a downright swindle, it So. perfectly organised is this was forbidden by the Por-swindle that the headquarters are tuguese authorities. The or-in full possession of all amounts. ganisation then transferred the opening, and are, therefore, in betted on each character before its activities to Hongkong the position to arrange the win- and, within the comparative-ning character accordingly." ly short period of three years, How are
has made tse fa"one of the most popular games in the Colony,
bettings effected? Printed slips (a sample of which to prospective bettors, and all they is given on this page) are handed
have to do is to state the amount 30 TO 1 CHANCE
they desire to place on each, or PESE FANN an ad-sering or sing commber. These terms, with stated, means character Bower thereon, are most Innocent looking “ISE DARM” and, literally fran- the name of the agent printed Thirty-six characters are offered and, if seized by the Police, could for betting and one of the charac-be made-to-represent-anything ters is drawn twice a day at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. The successful bettors are paid 30 to one, that is, for every $1 bet "they would receive $31, from the organisation, · In
:
In the case of the one' ré--- produced, the ten cents was supposed to be the amount due for laundry, and the" number (9) was allegedly the number of the article to be laundered. The "odds offered are most at-
To all detached observers, it is clear Germany is bent on adopting a War Industries, was also re- LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter) There reality, however, the pay-out would
explanation for his visit was given, says the DAILY TELEGRAPHS amount of the original bet as his tractive and there is always the ceived at Vichy yesterday but nois, full confidence in London, be. $30, as the agent deducts the
the same tactics with Bulgaris as
with Rumanla, namely gradual vasion and domination leading to open control.
In London it is regarded as anthinkable that with the sad example of Rumania before them, all patriotic and respon- sible Bulgarians will not realise the danger and take steps to meet it.
The development of the whole
watched in London where the facts Balkan situation is being carefully
are well known.
PRISONERS TAKEN RETREATING ITALIANS ARE
en-
The latest Greek communique reports further successful gagements in which prisoners were taken together with arms and ammunition,
numerous
On the central front the Greeks have occupied positions which the Italians regarded as indispensable and for the defence of which they undertook counter-attacks.
FRENCH AIR RAIDS
ON THAILAND
A message from Salgon yester- day stated that between Nov. 28 and Jan. 20, when border hostilf
ATTACKED BY R.A.F.
Thousands Of Land Mines Being Dug Up
WHAT POSITION
Diplomatic correspondent, that commission. NEW YORK, 5 (Reuter)-M. Marshal Petain will continue to re- Laval will not return to Viêhy un-sist the three demands made upon til it is decided what position he him by Hitler with a view to is to occupy in the reconstructed facilitating attacks against the Cabinet.
British in the Mediterranean.
Heavy Scale Raid On Dusseldorf
The B.A.F. carried ont raids ön
enemy territory on Tuesday night
un a heavier scale than any at tack during the past fortnight, states a London message.
Bets from one cent to $3,600. are accepted, but the character drawn would invariably be that on which the smallest total amounts of bets have been
LORD LLOYD DEAD: HAD SEVERE CHILL
Great Administrator And
Tireless Worker
Dusseldorf, and ад industrial THE RT, HON. LOBD LLOYD, G. C. SL, G. C, LR, SECRE- town in Western Germany wereTARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES SINCE MAY, 1940, died in visited and aircraft of the Coastal London at midnight on Tuesday, states a London message. He was Command attacked docks at Cher- confined to bed with a severe chill three weeks ago and later im bourg.
proved but on Saturday night his condition gave cause for "grave anxiety and Lord Horder was called in.
DIVE-BOMBER DOWNED One -German 'dive-bomber was
The latest message from Cairo stated that the R. A. F. attacked shot down, by a Spitfire at day the ITALIANS who are retreating towards BENGHAZI and also des- light over London yesterday. states troyed 20 to 30 transports. An attack was made on Benghazi where a London message.
a railway station was hit, states a London message.
British forces have occupied CIRENE, 50 miles west of Derna. Cirene was believed to be the town which Märshal Graziani made his headquarters for launching the attack on Greece,
tles were taking place between "The Italiana relied on land | G.-in-C., Middle East, has return- *Indo-China and Thailand the mines to hold the British advance ed to Cairo after a flying visit to French air force carried oat 25 and Australian sappers are now Eritrea where he inspected troops bombardments on Thal, some of busy digging up thousands of and saw part of the operations these raids being 25 kilometres in them. side That territory."
MEDICINE SHOP FIRE
":
NO SHOT FIRED
there.
The enemy, according to an ob- COMMDR. MURRAY server on the spot, scarcely fred
AT PALACE
a shot in 24 hours.
In ERITREA, the British forces His Majesty the King yesterday. Ten-thousand dollars worth of have advanced 150 miles from the received Commander LW Mur- Chinese medicine was destroyed as
Sudanese frontier in just over a ray of the Royal Canadian Navy, the result of a fire which broke fortnight, and are now on the out-who arrived in London on Tues- out in the Yi Wo Sang medicine skirts of Kerene.
day to take up his post as Com- shop, No. 32 Ko Shing Street, at
In ABYSSINIA, British troops modore-in-Charge of Canadian 9 a.m. yesterday.
country ships and establishments in the are 30 miles inside the Two engines were despatched,
United Kingdom, states a London and the fire was extinguished from Budan.
message. shortly afterwards.
In ITALIAN SOMALILAND, Br- tish patrols. are established: 60 |
71
A secret organisation has been All danger of civil war in Cuba miles inside enemy territory. In unearthed in Norway according to has been averted following the this patrol activity, African troops a London message. During a po- -swift move by the
President have shown themselves more than lice raid, while a meeting was in against alleged seditious activities & match for the enemy..
progress everybody present was WAVELL BACK
Errested and documents and 11-
of the Navy, Army and Police! chiefs, states a London message," General Bir Archibald Wavell terature confiscated.
-On Other- Pages
Pare
-2 Softball notes; Soccer re-
Yachting results; **View;
Rugby.
3 Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword puzzle.
4 General Wu Te-chen com- pletes goodwill tour: Ita- lans on the run: Wilkie pays tribute to Premier: UK. support for China; Attempt to deposu Cuban President.
5. Bolicitors win claim; Sha
Yu-Chung occupied by Jap- anese; Dance for Bervices. ARP orders, Airport news.
6 Leading article: Democracy FateWork
8 Round the Police Courts
Colony air, mall lost. Sharn warfare in England: Reinstatement of Laval..
61 years of age, succeeded Lord himself into his
The late Lord Lloyd, who was with foreign countries), and threw Halifax as Leader of the House heartedly.
of Lords on Jan. 10, but his illness prevented him from making an appearance.
Lord Lloyd was, one of the most vital personalities for his age. He was a great administrator tireless worker, a man of quick decisions, active and utterly fearless, He specialised in Eastern studies and was the most widely travelled man- [în public life.
EXTENSIVE TOURS.
Graduating from Cambridge. Lord Lloyd took to Oriental studies and made extensive tours of Africa, Burma, Exypt and Asia Minot.
work
whole-
Lord Lloyd was an airman of no mean ability and gained his wings at 58' at which age
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comforting thought that "I can="" not lose every time, 'I'I- lose. 15 times and then win, I will still be on the credit side.”
CHILDREN INITIATED .... "Children-European, Portuguese and Eurasian-have been initiated. into this game by their amaha and, according to investigations made by a staff reporter, a great percen- tage of the children's pocket- money has been spent via the 'TSE-FA" route. They usually be- gin with a cent or, at the most, a nickel. Emboldened by initial suc- cesses, they would play 10 or even 20 cents each time--and lose.
There is but one central organi- sation for this game. It controls nae main depots ive in Hồng kong and four in Kowloon, one in each district. There are, however, hundreds of "sub-depots · (or col=" lecting agencies), and thousands of agents, all over the Colony,
No deposit is asked of a sub-
depot, as winners are only paid by
the sub-depot which collected their beta. The main depots are only responsible to the sub-depots to which payment would be made it' the bets have been filed within the prescribed time.
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Today's News Summary
REPORTS FROM BULGARIA SUGGEST that Germany is bring- ing pressure to hk up the country with the Three-Power Fact. The whole Balkan situation in being carefully watched in London where the facts are well known,"
ITALIANS RETREATING TO BENGHAZI, following the British Royal Air Force. General Wavell has returned to Cairo after in occupation of Cirere, 50 kalles west of Derma, were attacked by the
specting troops in Eritrea...
PA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VICHY Cabinet was summoned
by Marshal Petain yesterday, M. Laval will not return - antil e decision is made as to what position he is to ha new, Cabinet, if any. Meanwhile the London Press is conf Petain will resist the demands of Hitler.
Paris
the
that
MR. WENDELL WILLKIE, following an early morning visit to Bristol where he inspected bomb damage, is on his way to the Uni
Entering Parliament in 1910, Lord Lloyd was one of the first M. Ps to join up in the last war in which he was men- tioned in despatches six times. From 1913 to 1923 he was Governor of Bombay, and from 1925 to 1929 he was High Comted States missioner of Egypt in succession to Lord Allenby. In 1937 he was. appointed Chairman of the Bri tish Council (for the improvement of cultural and business relations
SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE CHILL which commenced three weeks ago Lord Lloyd, Becretary of State for the Colonies, died in London at the age of 61 He was one of the first Members of Par- Itament to join up in the last war. Tributes were paid in the Hous of Lord, of which he was Leader, yesterday afternoon.