"Hongkong Dailý. Prass," Mar. 4, 1941.'.
Delicious
Page
erres Suprente Court,
DOLLAR TIL, Nd. GET. NEW YORK.—24},
Temperature: Max. 58; Min. 54.
WEATHER
FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, FRESH;
CLOUDY,
OC CASIONAL DRIZZLE OR RAIN,
Bonghong Bally
Khumar
General Manager
ICAL NOTIDE
PROBABLY IMPROVING NEUTROCAIN
OK Hongkong Daily Press.
Better
Registered as a Nowspaper at the General
報西
ESTABLISHED: 1857
15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Cantral. G.P.O. Box No, I
2% SOLUTIONS & CARTRIDGES The Ideal NEUTRAL Self-Sterthing Anoushethe for use in every Branch of Dental," "and","
Medical Sorgery, bla
RÜFFELED TO A 15 VALUE OF NEVET LES THAN 75
PAR, JUST, ALENTEJA
LUIGING, LEONG & LEONG GHDADOS APIE SPELDJIAOTI STOER KICHANGE BUR,DINE.
CONTRASTIDA. Kaj
116 M Beetlesets, Tick chass
· ARDITA POA THAT HALOVrts- NORITZÁLÓ COURITY SOAMICKI
DENTAL CLINE BECAMENTAL
WANDS, LIMITED
WANDOL HOUSE, WELLINGTON STREET, “LENGESTER,
ENGLAND...
Post Office in the United Kingdom,
No. 25738 號選拾叁佰豬仟伍高弍第
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1941.
日本月翌年查拾降佰玖仟童英
Price
Bingle Copy: 10 cents. Per Month: $3.00,
GERMAN FORCES FRANCE SEEKS MODIFICATIONS
OF NEAR
GREEK
VANGUARD
NOW MOVE
BORDER:
BY THE TURKISH FLEET
THE. VANGUARD OF THE NAZI FORCES WHICH HAVE PASSED THROUGH BULGARIA IS NOW NEAR THE GREEK BORDER, STATED A MESSAGE FROM SYDNEY YESTERDAY.
AT THREE POINTS ON THE DANUBE, THE GERMAN FORCES AND MECHANISED TROOPS AZE POURING INTO BULGARIA, WENT ON THE MESSAGE, BUT THE INDICATIONS AT PRESENT ARE THAT THE GERMANS IN THEIR SWEEP TOWARDS GREECE WILL TRY TO KEEP CLEAR OF INVOLVING TURKISH INTERESTS.
In the meantime, the most significant move in the Balkans crisis, from the British point of view, is the closing of the Dardanelles by Turkey and the report that the Turkish Fleet has sailed for the Straits,
THIS IS REGARDED AS TURKEY'S FIRST STEP TO CARRY OUT THE ANGLO-TURKISH POLICY WHICH WAS DECIDED AT THE RECENT TALKS IN ANKARA BETWEEN ME, ANTHONY EDEN AND GENERAL SIR JOHN DILL WITH THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES,
M. SARAJOGLU, the Turkish Foreign Minister, declared yesterday: “Turkey will fight if Greece is attacked by the Nazis."--(Special)
Importance Of Eden's Visit To Athens
All Greek newspapers yesterday morning emphasised the importance of the visit of Mr. Eden, British Foreign Secretary, and General Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, in Athens, states a London message.
One leading newspaper wrote: "THROUGH MR. EDEN AND GENERAL DILL WE WISH TO CONVEY OUR CON- FIDENCE IN FINAL VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES. NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS POSSIBLE BUT TO LIVE OR DIE."
Mr. Eden and Gen. Dill are on Sunday night he was re- accompanied by AIR MAR-ceived in audience by King SHAL ELMHURST and BRIG. George of the Hellenes. MALABY,
Meanwhile, the German occupa- tion of Bulgaria has left "Turkey calm and unshaken. Turkish war-" ships are standing by in the Dar-
The Foreign Secretary was to have lunch with the Greek Prime Minister yesterday and danelles and Bosphorus.
HOHENZOLLERN DREAM
The Hohenzollern ambition 'had beem to use the Balkans as a route to Eastern power. "Drang nach Osten" (push to the East) was the phrase that described their ambitions. Acoli Hitler
seemed to have revived the Ho henzollern dream.
10-
The following particulars of the Balkan States are of terest:-
Yugoslavia (pop. 15.630,000). has a rugged, defensible, terrain, Its army, strongest in the Balkans. has a maximum effective strength of nearly 1,600,000 aien, sanie 800 planes.
Bulgaria (pop. 6,300,000) Is mo agricultural country "bisected by the Balkan Mountains. Some 300,000 men form its maximum effective military strength: Bul- garia has from 100 to 300 planes. Greece (pop. 7.200,000) is chief- 19 agricultural: with litle manu- facturing: The..., ariny, maximu effective strength, numbers about 300,000 men, 100, planes.
Turkey (pop. 16,158,018 ke Greece is friendly, to Britain The "navy, 40,770 tons, relatively
strong." The army-its max'mum „. effective strength is estimated at $60,000 men and 700 planes W regarded as second only to Yugo-.. slavia's. Ankara has warned that a German thrust at Turkey would meet "very sistance."
strong.ro.
It is also reported, the London message adds, that two troop trains with Nazi, soldiers have left for the Turkish" frontler but the main movement of troops appears to be towards Greece. Most of the
Dardanelles Mined
According to a report from Istanbul, quoted in a London message, it is now revealed in authoritative quarters
that" TURKEY HAS MINED THE WHOLE OF THE DARDAN- ELLES EXCEPT ONE NAR- ROW CHANNEL.
Only ships with special per- mita "will," now be allowed to pass through the Straits and they will have to notify the Turkish naval authorities by wireless of their intention "to do so (Special)
troops passed through Sofia with- out staying long, in the capital.
DECIDE FOR SELF
It remains for Mr. George W. Rendel, British Minister in Bolla, to decide for himself when the moment has come for Britain to break off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria..
Cont'd Page
Col. 3
Today's News Summary
"TWO_TRAINS WITH GERMAN troops are reported to be head- ing for the Greek border through Bulgaris Meanwhile great im- portance is attached to the visit by the British Foreign Secretary and General Dil to Atfiens. Turkey, remains calm and unshaken and the Dardanelles has been mined. A compulsory conscript labour corps is being raised in Bulgaria
THE ABSENCE OF ANY OFFICIAL comment suggests that France may have asked for some conditions or modifications of a minor nature in the Japanese proposal for settlement of the dispute "between Thailand and French Indo-Chins.
"
THE STORY IS NOW TOLD of the rescue of 194 British sca- fnen who were captured by a German raider in the Indian Ocean. The raider is reported to have flown the British, Dutch and Jap anese flags and to have sailed under a Japanese name.
LATEST GERMAN MOVES IN THE BALKANS
RUSSIA
(U.S.S.R)
GERMAN
JUGOSLAVIA
Malta
Bukovala
YAHLA
RUMANIA
BUCHAREST
SONIA
BULGARIA
HARIA
Candana
BLACK SEA
MEDITERRANEAN. SEA
MATSUOKA REBUKED BY
VON RIBBENTROP
Commenting on the exchange of greetings between Herr Hitler and MR. MATSUOKA, THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, on the adherence of Bulgaria to the Axis Pact, when only a few short days jago Mr. Matsuoka sent Mr. Eden : message saying that Japan waS prepared to mediate in the present war, a report from Sydney yester- day revealed that Mr. Matsuoka was rebuked by HERR VON RIB- BENTROP for having made such an offer.
Mr. Matsuoka was reported to have replied reminding the Nazi (Foreign Minister of what had hap- pened to Italy when she entered: the war on the German side.
PLEBISCITE IN RUMANIA
OF
MINOR NATURE IN
THAILAND DISPUTE
Territory In Cambodia
To Be Ceded?
.
Menzies On Far East Situation
MB. R. G. MENZIES, Prime Minister of Australia, speaking in London yesterday" on the Far
Since the French Ambassador in Tokyo has informed Eastern situation, declared that it · the Japanese Government of the French attitude towards was wrong to assume that's con- the proposals for settlement of the dispute between Text fict with Japan, was inėvitable, land and French Indo-China no information has been re-states a London message. ceived in Vichy concerning the way the Japanese received the reply, states a Saigon message.
From London it is reported that the absence of an official announcement is taken to in-
U.S. FLEET
dicate that France has asked STRENGTH
for conditions or modifica¬ tions of a minor nature which could be the subject of nego- tlation.
It is reported also. that Indo- China must cede two separate areas to Thailand, one, part of Laos pro- vince in northern Indo-China and lying west of the Mekong River and the other a wedge-shaped strip running from the narrow end of the Gulf of Siam to the Mekong River at its wide end. The latter would include territory in Cam- bodia.or
ANTI-BRITISH
The Japanese Press again dis- played in, and British, tendency during, there negotiations, and reports of a secret military alliance between Britain and China, which have been off- cially denied more than once, were reproduced.
These reports can have no object except to make mischief between Britain and Japan and Britain and Thalland. Japanese elements which foster these reports are considered la London to be merely playing the German game.
-
IN 1946
an-
Colonel Frank Knox, US. Secretary of the Navy. nounced in Washington, 25- cording to a Saigon meisige, that in 1948 the United States Fleet will be the most power:: ful in the world..
He did not belleve in the in- evitability of conflict. That WES why Australia had been seeking to secure diplomatic relations with Tokyo by an exchange of Minis- tars.
Australia wanted to get nearer to Japan. It all people would be trank and sensible, and tolerant understanding could always be reached.
WHY ACTION TAKEN
"We have sent a large force to Singapore to make British power in the Far East safe," be said,. "This action was only taken be-- cause the people of Australia wore The Fleet will comprise 32 determined to see that nothing heavy battleships, 18 aircraft--should jeopardise their interests." carriers, 91 battle
·(light and heavy), 361 des- „troyers' and's large number of submarines, making a total of 690 fighting units compared with 322 at the present time.
18o be 15,000
cruisers
planes, by 4 (special
Italians Bomb
(Special)
TRADE RELATIONS
The examination of trade rela tions between America si₫ ÁUB-", tralia and communications be tween the two countries was sug- İgested ydsterday by Bar, Clarence Gauss, the retiring US Minister to Australia who is now in Washington from where he will leave this week to take up his new position as US Ambassador to
'Quake Rescue China, relieving. Mr. Nelson T
Workers
Johnson who takes Mr. Gauss', place in Austrália,
Mr. Gauss said that he hoped
The Greeks are highly indignant the present moves of collaboration Over the bombing of Larissa, would" bring closer understanding There is no relaxation in London where rescue work following the between all the democratic states. of the determination to defend earthquake on Sunday is still pro---(Special) every inch of British territory in ceeding, by Italian planes, "stater
the Far East and practical steps a London message."
to that end have been taken- (Special)
--AMICABLE" CONCLUSION
TOKYO,
Casualties “émong rescue work-
ers were caused and added to those already suffering."
ATTACK ON
NAZI SUPPLY SHIPS
Greek newspapers stated that Mar. 3. (Reuter-A the world would "judge for calm attitude regarding the Tokyo itself this unforgettable atrocity conference is being maintained by and this shocking crime by the by the That Government and peo- Italians would be avenged. ple who believe that it will be Ten thousand people have lost British Coastal Command aircraft brought to an amicable conclusion, their homes as a result of the attacked a convoy of German says a semi-official report from earthquake, it is added.(Special) supply ships in the North Sea Bangkok.
Informed observers say that de- The message also disclosed that
velopments in the next few -days the Nazi Foreign Minister charged
In the plebiscite held in "Ru-will determine whether the confer Mr. Matsuoka with having tried to mania, on the Nazi model, 1,163, fence will be successful tranquilise the Anglo-Saxon world 000 voted in favour of General French moves are being vigilant-
Antonescu's policy and by atating that Japan wished to
1,115
ly watched. A keep out of the war and that Herr against, states a London, message, von Ribbentrop further stigmatised (Special) Mr. Matsuoka by declaring that be {had a cringing heart through fear. of. Britain and the possession of ja strong Bolshevist psychosis.
Mr. Matsuoka is stated to have declared in answer to these charges that he was con- vinced that if the war was not ended soon, Soviet Russia would be the sole victor, leav ing Japan doomed.
Mr. Matsuoka is further reported
to have said that Germany would
be well advised not to allow the
in London to preserve historical Special measures are being taken
monuments, states a message from- Saigon.-(Special)
These quarters say that a crisis in the Tokyo talks will be averted by the French con- cession, but it is. premature to
· Jump at the conclusion that fall agreement will be reached Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1
Germany Has
Strength Of
Total Air
35,000
"So many difierent figures have been quoted about Germany's war to spread so far and that shear strength that it is doubtful whether anybody outside Germany would proft, most if Japan re has the remotest Idea what it really "fs"", safd Mr. OLIVER mained non-belligerent.
STEWART, the B. B. C. air expert, when he was Interviewed in Mr. Matsuoka concluded by say-Londen yesterday..
ing that Germany had certainly Asked how he could, reconcile under-estimating? not "ause for satisfaction at the the figures of 35,000 and 6,000 questioner, consequences of putting pressure credited to the Germn air force,
on Italy to come into the war-Mr. Stewart said: "I think they (Special)
are both right. I will put it in this way-Germany has total a strength of 35,000 and a first Hne strength of 5,000"
MATSUOKA SEES EMPEROR
naked
the
don't think so* : réplied Mr, Stewart.” “Assuming A total of 7,500 planes
Rescue Of 194 British Seamen
LONDON, Mar 3(Reuter)—'
yesterday, one ship of about 2,000 toms being "torpedoed amidships..
Other British bombers attacked the German seaplane base at List and German shipping off the Dutch coast.
:-The attacks on Brest on Sunday night made by a strong force" of British bombers were succesS- Bow 194 British seaman, capful, the Air Ministry announce. tared by a German raider in the Indian Ocean, were rescued by advance British forces in Elbya cruiser of the Hipper class in dock is told in a London message..
here. The Hipper class is com-
Bombs were seen to straddle a
For 28 days, the seamen who posed of four ship's of 10,000 tons,
each carrying" sight 8-inch güns were placed by the Germans on board a Yugoslavship had to sleep on a cargo of wet salt with a tarpaulin as their only covering. Their meals consisted of cocoa
| four and bean soup and they
suffered much hunger.
On arrival the "hell ship" wAI met by an Italian commander and the seaman were taken to a camp at Mogadishu where the insanitary conditions resulted in 87 of them being sent to hospital sufferhis from dysentery and other diseases. Three men died,
The German raider flew at various times, the British Dutch and Japanese / flags, and went under a Japanese name --(Special)
pects 1,000 to form the first line. It was less than 5,000 at the time of Dunkirk"? Asked what he meant by first Mr Stews
DARLAN AGAIN In answer to al Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese For line strength. Mr. Stewart said question about the yalqa 'of dive-
FOR PARIS eign Minister, was received by the that some people mistakenly put bera and Btukas now, said: Emperor of Japan yesterday after serviceable and to unserviceable
may be very tron- BERLIN Mar 3 (Rent In-
first-line strength. blesome in the Balkans and the Admiral they could assume that Med
However,
remier wil 5,000 is nót low
THE RATO "BY COASTAL Command. aircraft on Erest on Sunday noon when he reported night is reported to be very successful by the Air Ministry
ITALIAN PLANES BOMBED Larisa while rescue work was in ogram following the earthquake on Sunday Ten Thousand are
perial Majesty on the latest des yelopments in the diplomarle nego- tations, states London piensage man
(Special)
in
in seven formed Gerline;
+
-On Other- Pages
Page
EKRA
* Cricket-notes:--
shoot Ladles golf; Impor tant chess match, Radio programmes: Coming events.
4 Bulgaria's dssociation, with Axis explained; Germany's U-boat threats; Chinese troops in Burma. ChineseY.W.CA. campaign;- Murder trial: Weddings: International
- women's" dag..
8 Leading article: Another
acrap of paper.
8. Round the Police Courta
Radio set disputa.
9-10 Finance Kand, general
Ching pg prepares borubing akon
11