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LONDON, March 7 (Reuter)-The London Times yesterday published a special article dealing with relations between Japan and the Soviet in the Far East The present phase of Russo- Japanese relations. the article declared, can be traced back to the autumn of 1931, when Japan achieved the conquest of man- churka
Japan had been the object of suspicion to the Soviet regime over since the prolonged occupation of Russian territory by Japanese troops during and afterr the Kolchak episode, eastern Siberia not being finally evacuated 1 1922 and northern Sagha- Hlen not until 1925, when Japan first officially recognised the So. viet Government.
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LONDON, March 7. (Reutér)— It is learned today that in addition to the damage inflicted on oil fac- tories by the Allled "forces which ralded the Lofoten Islands, off Norway, an oll factory was destroy- led at Stansund Island.
Herr von Terboven, the Nazi "The price of 40 catties to a dol- lar includes sawing and delivery," Governor in Norway, has left for sald MR. W. J. ANDERSON, In an the Lofoten Islands to get first- Interview yesterday, when asked by hand information on the British a Hongkong Daily Press reporter haval rald. according to the Ger- whether dealers have a right to man Radio.
| charre 10 cents for cutting and an- other five cents for aclivering cach dollar's worth of wood.
Replying to a further. question. |Mr. Anderson stated that he was fully aware of the fact that some dealers are still refusing to sell at the fixed price.
These suspicions were recibro- The high-handed seizure cated at Tokyo, where the sup Japan of the Russian-owned C posed designs of the Comintern nese Eastern Railway was safely were "a.favourite bigbear,
quidated by the sale of the rail- But there was little contact be way to Japan, or nominally to the
WILL SOON DROP tween the two countries during state of Manchuku these years and official relations,
"They are, I suspect, holding on Apart from recurent IronWer
in the belief that the price will while formally correct, were who clashes the other principal apply ly uneventual.
of discord was fishery rights in soon increase-that, ess catties All this changed when Japan, Russian waters which had ari- to the dollar. Well, you can take through the establishment of the gially been conceded to Japan by it from me that far from the price
quired a
long common frontier
PERPETUAL FRICTION
Enemy Forces Facing Kenya Shattered
NAIROBI, Mar. 7 (Reuter) *Enemy forces facing Kenya have been shattered and most of them captured." General Smuts, South African Fremier, declared in his message,
Recalling that the occupation of the Italians' main centres had
puppet state of Manchukuo, as the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905. increasing it will soon drop. ¡ been accomplished in...record time "So soon as our investigations after covering many miles over with the Soviet and with Mas- These were the subject of per- lare complete," went on Mr. Ander- most forbidding terrain, Gen. cow's vassal state of Outer Mon-petual friction and of claims per-son. "I shall not hesitate to make Smuts added: golia, Frontier incidents became sletently asserted by Tokyo ana full use of the powers granted me "This feat of arms, and espe- the order of the day.
no less persistently contested by under the Emergency Regulations. clally of endurance. has been re- OFFICIAL COGNIZANCE Moscow, and of temporary agree-The first thing I shall do with themarkable and one rivalling in its in the next years official cogni-ments which refused to last. Che profiteers is to cancel their licences way the brilliant performances of zance was taken of no fewer than of the many attempts to reach and," without their permits, they the Army of the Nile in Libya, 184 such incidents
settlement was rejected by Russia will not be able sell any firewood The Union of South Africa feels Most famous of them-the clash when Japan signed the Anti- at all. I am determined to put a proud of this record." on the Amur River in the early Comintern Pact in 1936.
definite stop to the profiteering in summer of 1937-was a prelude to Soviet Russia had, however, not firewood.” Japan's undeclared war on China, been Idle in these years. The which opened in July, 1937.
Amur frontier was fortilled, the Soviet Russia got the worst of track of the Trans-Siberia Rail- the incident militarily and failed way doubled, the Army of the Far to react diplomatically and this East reinforced and a powerful alr revelation of weakness, popularly force built up-some based on the attributed to the recent purges in Arctic Islands.
Weygand Back In Vichy
the party and army, was taken by Since 1937 Japan's preoccupation Japan as an all-clear älgnal to with the Chinese campaign and According to well-informed cir- embark on the great Chinese uo the partial military recovery of cles, mentioned in a Saigon mes- venture:
which
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CHINESE DIVER DROWNED
GERMAN TROOPS Some American reports declare
Nip Tam. 45, a Chinese diver that there are more than 100,000
employed by the Naval authorities. German troops. including me- chantsed forces in Libya, but the was drowned on Tuesday after- voice of Germany and Italy is noon, at Aberdeen, as the result of a leak in the diver-suit which seen behind these statements,
he was wearing at the time of the states a message from Sydney.-
fatal accident. (Special)
Russia have gradually tipped the sage, General Weygand returned HITLER'S PROJECTED ATTACK ON
BRITISH SHIPPING ANALYSED
In the Russo-Japanese negotia- balance in favour of the Soviet to Vichy to make contact with tions throughout this period So- Government.
the Government after the recent viet Russia was the suitor for Soviet help to China has been modifications which have been non-aggression pact,
"Whatever form Herr Hitler's projected invasion may take it is was intermittent but substantial ana carried out in the Vichy Cabinet. more than once proposed by hei Japan has never been able to se General Weygand spent a long agreed that his main blows will be directed against our shipping," and rejected by Japan.
Icure its cessation.
period in carrying out his inspec- said MR. O, M. GREEN, Far Eastern Editor of Renter's and well- tion of the French Empire in known in Shanghal, when he broadcast in London yesterday in the Africa and is, therefore, one of series "Far Eastern Newsletter.".
SECRET TEST
OF PREPAREDNESS
AGAINST GERMAN INVASION
to be used.
LARGE LOSSES
the principal chiefs responsible; "There is, therefore, a great deal marines which are for the management of the of speculation about the number of against us. French Empire: One of his dutles submarines he will be able to mass was to insure the French Empire, against us." went on Mr. Green. "We know that Germany has lost against all
outside attack and, "Some writers, in an effort to a large proportion of the number his interview with Marshal Petals freeze our blood, are telling us that of U-boats with which she began Is stated to have covered a full we must expect attacks from any-the war. American experts say report on this subject.
thing between 1,000 and 600. Our that she may still have 180, while Admiral Darlan, the Deputy Naval authorities, however, describe our people are of the opinion that Premier who was due back, in these figures are fantastic. Vichy yesterday was expected.
A WIDE GAP pre- to interview Marshal Petain im 3
mediately alter his arrival
LONDON, Mar, 7 (Reuter) Britain's Home Defences were re- cently mobilised and emerged successfully from exacting and rea- listic operations against a supposed invading force, which, for the purposes of the test, were given every conceivable advantage.'
Some details of the test were disclosed for the first time by the War Minister, Captain David Margesson. speaking in the House of Commons on the Army estimates.
Reviewing the past year, Cap- These operations were tain Margesson foreshadowed an lude to greater struggles with our early publication of Lord Gort's principal enemy. dispatches of battles,
Our situation in June. 1940.
The British losses in the Middle after Dunkirk, was unenviable. East, including East Africa; from Forturiately part of our expedi- the end of November 1940 to tionary forces' reserve equipment
February 11, 1941, totaled 1.774. had been stored in Britain, and
were killed.
of which 483
doubt the task in
(Special)
BRITISH ENVOY
"No doubt Herr Hitler has been
she cannot have more than 150. It must be remembered that at least 20 of these will be needed for crew, and building submarines for all he is the training of new worth, but to judge from what the several others must go in for repair and overhaul. Our Naval authori- Germans accomplished in the last war there is a wide gap between les, therefore, who know as much
plans and performance.
of these matters as the Germans do ealculate that Herr Hitler's
striking force in submarines ought not to exceed 50 or 60 at a time."
"Submarines cannot be mass produced. Inside is a mass of com IN SHANGHAI No stores were got away from de-
pucated and delicate apparatus Libya would pots south of the Somme.
Mr. Green then went on to dis- CHUNGKING; Mur. 7 (Central) which individual workmanship by have been sterner if we had been Furthermore the equipment ent
cuss the difficulties which these -It is believed that Sir Archibald skilled men, whose numbers, even -boat attacks have now to en- faced by German troops, but the route from America to France
Kerr Clark Kerr, the British Am-in Germany, are limited. No doubt, weakness of the Italian opposi-was diverted to Britain and the
counter. Throughout the long. bassador to China, arrived in Herr Hitler would have increased dark, winter nights, he said, it was tion was not 'due primarily to transformation effected in one
Shanghai to supervise the evacua- these numbers by the manner in weakened morale, for the Italian month was perhaps unequalled
possible for U-boats to surface tion of the British" and make which he has taken workers from safely without being seen for re- forces were well equipped, strong- in history.
necessary arrangements to cope the conquered countries, but some fuelling, whereas on bright spring ly entrenched and numerically TRIBUTE TO GREEKS
with the present Far Eastern how one does not see French, nights they would be easily spotted. superior, but to the brilliant use In a warm tribute to the gallant
situation. says a Shanghai dis- Dutch and
workers Norwegian of supplies and manoeuvres by Greek operations, which "again the British forces.
patch.
lending their skill to produce sub-
Visibility had always been an im- proved that fortune favours the
portant weapon for the British J Successes in East Africa were: brave," Captain, Margesson sald
Davy. 17 days from the beginning of the that the Greeks, by their trium- attack, Mogadiscio 350 miles away phant advance ver difficult coun- had fallen, and within another try in the depths of winter, had 48 hours in carrying out that shown their neighbours that the operation so successfully we had small country possessed daunt- captured more than 10,000 pri less courage.
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At the request of his medical ad-
An announcement re-
AIR ATTACKS Turning to the air attacks on shipping. Mr. Green said "that Bri- tain's Coastal Command aircraft would, no doubt, be able to take The discovery of a 24-year-old visera His Excellency the Acting. care of this From the extended Chinese male lying by the door of Governor has cancelled all engage- The Free French forces have
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work which British aircraft have No. 14 Wang Street, Kowloon City, ments until Wednesday, March 12, already given gallant service In
been doing latterly. It was clear in the early hours of yesterday inclusive. Libya. Eritrea, Italian Somaliland his head. I reminded you all that
that their numbers have seen in morning, with his head broken led garding his engagementa" during BLARNEY STONE and elsewhere, and the Foles are the visit of Mr. Antony Eden and "If I were a Yugoslavian." said creased since last autumn. As for to the belief that it was a case the rest of the week ending on
only waiting for a chance to get Sir John Dil to Ankara must Mr. Steed, 'I would not fall to pilots, there is certainly no short- of attempted murder. at the enemy once again.
effect on the recognise the example of Greece age and between 20.000 and 25.000 The man was found lying in a The position as regards equip phsychology 01 the situation. and I would feel that what the of these men will be available by critical condition with a piece of The first match in the Analment has greatly improved since Their visit has brought a com- Greeks could do I too could do next September,
stone by his side. He was sent to series of the seven-a-side tourmalast summer and gives some cause plete agreement of views with But it may be wondered whether ment for the Blarney Stone Shield for confidence. Gaps still exist- Turkey. Whilst in Ankara Mr. Yugoslavia has much of a chance or re-building the damage caused will be, played at 3 p.m. today on jing in some classes of equipment Eden also had a long talk with now against Germany, Italy and to buildings in Britain and refer-home after a game of mah-Jons. Northcote, K. C. M. G., will native
The man, Tsol Bun, was going. are closing weekly and with the the British Ambassador in Moscow, Bulgaria combined and whether red to a plan which Lord Reith, when he was attacked by an uns in the Colony about the middle The winning team which is ex-ald of British and Dominion and "There is no doubt, however, British help could be given to her Minister of Works and Buildings, known person, and $56, which T801 pected to be either the Club "A", Indian production and the grow that the German adventure into on a large enough scale to help had outlined to the House of Lords had on his person is missing or Tamar and Small Ships, will be not distant when we shall have Yugoslavia. For some time past "All this must not allow us to for the enforcement of re-building.
RUGBY
have
the Club ground.
had
an
8th Heavy Battery, Civil Service, ing American output, the time la Bulgaria has caused alarm to her to withstand Germany.
presented with the shield by Lady an army fully equipped and fully Germany has been very active in forget that the Battle of Britam Grayburn, wife of the Chief Mana trained. ger of the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corp.
The band of the Middlesex Re- giment will be in attendance.
DOG KILLED
HOME GUARDS"
Yugoslavia."
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Mr. Green referred to the work the Kowloon Hospital.
jon national unes on a 50-year
LOCAL ESTATE
The late Mr. Howard Peter
LYSOL POISONING
toon City, xesterday afternoon at about
p.m. She was found to have died from iysol poisoning, be lleved to be self-adininistered.
March 15 will be issued in due ¡course.
SIR "G. NORTHCOTE DUE SHORTLY
It is expected that Bir Geoty
of March.
CRICKET MATCH GANCELLED
The two-day cricket match arranged between the Kowloon
C. and the Civil Service 0-0 for today and tomorrow, has been cancelled.
undermining the resistance of remains the decisive issue, What scheme, One feature of this plan The body of an unknown Chinese the British Navy did off the Nor-was that agricultural land should woman, aged about 30 years, was We are not sitting tight inside Mr. Steed expressed the view wegian coast is a reminder of not be built upon except in the found in the Chi Wan Hill, Kow- our defences but are endeavour-- that the manner in which the what can happen to German severest need. (Special) ing dally to improve our system į Italian aggression in Abyssinia power whilst Herr Hitler is attack- of static and mobile defence. and the annexation of Albania ing the Balkans,
In the meantime the Home had been permitted to take place "As for the Near East we shall Guard is doing a fine job, not must have had ST effect on have a big say in it and our sea Lau Pol, driver of taxi. No. 794 withstanding some temporary Yugoslavia, Yugoslaviana had power and air power will have a Morton, engineer, who died at the of East Point Garage, reports that shortage of equipment. As proof seen Poland, Belgium, Holland and good deal to do with it. As the War Memorial Hospital on Dec. 12 A fire appliance from the London message, discussing inva while driving along Stubbs Road, of the excellence of British ma- France go down before the Ger- Prime Minister said, it wil avall last, left local estate sworn under Mongkok Fire Station "was dea- sion, writes that Germany has not at 8.45 p.m. on Thursday, near terial. Captain Margesson recall-man invasion so that it was not the Germans nothing even if they 88.800. Deceased died intestate patched at 3.30 am. yesterday increased her naval strength rela- the Peak Mansions, he ran overed the long-range desert patrols surprising that, despite British | overrun the whole of the Middle and an application for grant: of moming to Lalchikok Road to ex-tive to that of Britain's, but Bri- and killed a dog. The animal is organised by General Wavell soon resistance in the Battle of Britain, East While we are smashing at letters of administration of the tinguish a fire which broke out tain has increased hér air and, belleved to belong to Mr. E. Van after Italy entered the war, ex-Yugoslavia should think that them in Europe and we are will has been granted to L. R. on the roof of the Tat Wo Res- ground strength relative to that of Wallree, of No. 14, Peak Mansions,ploring the Libyan desert.
Germany could not be defeated. smashing thern,"
Andrewes, Official Administrator. taurant
Germany-(Special)
The BALTIMORE SUN, states &