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Stalin: Hey, you! Stop when you get to the Gulf of Finland.
GESTAPO
—MariannC.
SPIES
KEPT WATCH ON BERLIN HOSTAGES
By LOUISE MORGAN
THE only person to greet the first group of British hostages to arrive in England from German territory was Mr. Isador Yoffey, of Manchester, a young soldier on special leave.
As his attractive, fair-haired 25-year-old wife came into view in the Customs shed he dashed across the guarded line, flung his arms about her and kissed her several times before Customs
A GRANDA Look Through EMPIRE
He Forgets That Man Stalin
By MADAME. TABOUIS
The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Feb. 10, 1898, Immense crowds have attended the recoptian nt the Palace in Madrid to- day being the day of rejoleing for the recovery of the little King Alfonso.
NAVY
Ruskin has the inrgest standing army in the world, 736,218 men, with 13,170 karac and 1,734 guns; the standing semy of Germany consinta of 472081 men. 4,001 horses, and 1,374 guns, Great Brital has the Innot with won 600 vessels of all clames; Italy has the most heavily armed vessels and the heaviest guns yet afloat, but it is possible that the biggest vessels merangish in war; no Iur. in peace,
and up yet alat may prove ban they have proved pretty deadly to their
OWNDER.
AT the moment when France and Britain, with 30 other States, were voting for the expulsion of the Soviet Union from the League of Nations, and everything pointed to an increase in German-Russian collusion, a few persons in Geneva were informed by a neutral observer of Hitler's latest grandiose scheme for a vast Nazi Em. Asquith announced that the British pire in Europe.
This plan is contained in a curious and sensational document which I was privileged to see.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb, 13, 101. In the House of Commone, Mr.
ensualties up to February 4 amounted tu 104,000 of all ranks.
Passengers
*
the 0.2. Lusitania.
which arrived at Liverpool this morn-
ing state that when at the const st Iraiand they received a wireless mer sage front the Admiralty telling the
aniled under it to They accordingly
commander to hoist the American flag.
A few diplomats who have also seen it are of opinion that it is precisely the German-Russian collusion, mani-Liverpool. fest in the closing stages of the Geneva session, which will prevent Hitler from carrying it out.
Stalin will never be able to éo-operate sincerely, even for twenty-four hours, in setting up a system of which he would be the first victim.
The basis of the plan, which bas
been drawn up under Hitler's dicta- tion by specialists of the "Geopolitik" mice, is a coherent solid blog of peoples of German race-the Greater
this Reich. Round
would be a series of satellité States, over which a victorious Germany would exercise political and economie control."
Germany would be the only indus- trial country. The satellite States would be restricted to supplying raw
SHIPPING officials could reach him. materials and receiving manufac
ROUTES
Americans Want To Work Idle Vessels
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter). United Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, States Ambassador to Britain, is
After a conference with Mr. Cor-
He had not seen her since she went to Warsaw, last August to visit her parents. His leave expires shortly, lle met his Polish-born wife four was studying | years ago, when she
dentistry at Manchester University and married her shortly afterwards.
With her came five other British women who had spent the past three weeks in a Berlin prison,
Without A Friend
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who going to London with a proposal to Only one among thein, Miss Helena has been assaulted, neglected, or certain English and American Marion White, an upright, elegant munner likely to shipping routes which would result dauntless Bgure with the typical ill-treated in a
Sites, pulling to work at leile United calmness of her face, was of English cause unnecessary suffering or injury
States' to health, or knowing of a parent
family and blood.
Returning home, after 15 years who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing dell Huil, the U.S. Secretary of Stale, teaching on the Continent, she had date an act of kindness by communicating to induce the British; to turn over to tosh, a few shillings, and the clothes Mr. Kennedy declared that he hoped two small attache, cases, a mackin- Feb. 18. at once with
The Hon. General Secretary, the United States certain routes that she stood up in. Miss White has not Calculta, Straits and Saigon Feb. 1.1.K.S.P.C.. Od City Hall.
are now operated solely by British single living relative or friend left Shanghal
. Feb. 18.
The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, ships which have already been re- in this county.
moved from there in
in order to carry 1st flour.
32 Stone Nullah war materials by other routes. The Inspector, Lane, 2nd. Floor,
The Inspector, 12, Sul Yeung Choi St., Kowloon.
February Canton
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Н. К Т. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
the
Mr. Kennedy sald that the possi- bilities for increased export from the United States of lumber to Britain
plan. were connected with
ArKennedy is leaving abeard the Manhattan on February 24. He is going to Italy and France at first but opes to be in London when Mr. Summer Welles arrives there.
BRITAIN BUYS
FROM TURKEY
ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuter)-
tired articles. They would be ni- lawed to have national industries, to exploit natural resources, or import manufactures from any other country but Germany.
All Germany would thus become 201 immenre, powerfully equipped Workshop, under the direction of technicians. These would German constitute the new European elite, with a privileged position over the governing, and intellectual classes of sutellite countries,
Three Stages
Exchange At A Glance
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BUYING
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for turning Europe into a German STOCK EXCHANGE
The achievement of this scheme;
colony is planned in three stages. First: Completion of the German] "Unity of the German State" by the inclusion. In addition to Aus- tria, of Danish Schleswig, the German part of Poland, and Alsace
Lorraine.
MORE QUIET
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter).The Stock Exchange to-day was quieter home ruils encountering profit-taking.||
A Foreign Office statement declares that the British Government always re- rognised the use of a neutral Ang by a marchant ship for the purpose of escap ing capture as legitimate, and Involving no reach of International Law; Loui that to destroy a ship carrying u mah- combatant crew and cargo, as Germany has announced her intention of doing, in nothing less than an act of piracy. 10 YEARS AGO
Feb. 15, 1930.
A promise thut there will be a great. struggle for the Open. Tennis Bingles Championship of the Colony was in dlented yesterday when three Arst- round then were played ench producing kome extraordlanrily keen and fighting contests.
Open Champlonakip Bingles First Bound Zimmern hent A. H. Crook, 0-2, 6-3, 0-4.
E
to Kn-tau bent F. Grose, 6-2, 7-5, 0-3.
T. Honda beat H. L. 10-8, 6-2, 6-1, Yuchun w. Cheng Chi-wing. Open Championship Doubler First Round
W. C. Hung and Cheng Chi-wing beat E. W. Liang and F. H. Kwok, 6-2, 6-2, G-3.
T. Horn and Y. Aklyama w.o. Yew
Maa-kit und F. H. Grone,
Li Wai-taol and L Woon-trai
H. V. Parker and A. More.
Handicap Doubles
First Round
www.
J. D. Humphreys and R. H. Wild best 9. S. L. Parsons and C. P. P. James, B2, CS,
5 YEARS AGO
Romo, Feb. 13. 1935. Italy Is tealling troops of three mechanized army cinnsen to the colours in view of the threat of war with Abyssinin, followinit fresh hostillies on ile frontier of Italian Somaliland.
Newspapers give the greatest promin
of General Jan ence to the sprech Smuts, delivered yesterday in CapołowIT, and particularly to the statement of the veteran soldier-stateaman's, view thai the Japanese policy was a serious risk
ANGLO-RUSSIAN --DEAL-OFF?
Second: Extension of the frontiers Industrials were irregular. Miss White gave a vivid picture of
Gilt-edged securities occasionally to the penes of the world. of Greater Germany to include ter- conditions in Berlin.
were weak on пге not at present improved. Kafirs She saw
little bacon, and, ritories which very though eggs are only id. each, one populated by German peoples, but small Cape sales.
Wall Street was irregularly higher. could buy
buy only one a week and some whiten, according to German "Geo- Integrul principles, form times not that. Milk is skimmed, politik excel-for-young children and can-ports of
of the German_nation. not always be had. Sausage is the These territories include the strict- only meat always available, though it by Polish part of Poland as for u cones under the meat ration of a the present Russian frontler, Bo- half kilo (just
over
a pound) a hemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Hungary, Honth.
part of Croatia, -reaching the Adria-
£
Clash With Armed. Tribesmen
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 18 (Domci).—— NEW DELHI, Feb. 13 (Reuter).Sir Andrew Duncan, the Presid- Sugar ration is half a pound a tle, Holland. the Flemish part of A British officer and an Indian Sepoy week; Jain, 400 grammes (20 ounces) Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg were killed and five Sepoys were ent of the Board of Trade, reply- wounded in a clash between troops ing to a query in the House of a month; butter, a quarter pound and Denmark. week; margarine, 60 grammes Germanisation of these countries and armed tribesmen seven miles Commons to-day, announced that week; lard, 60 grummes n week; Is to be accomplished in one genera north-west of Bannu to-day.
The fighting took place when the the Anglo-Soviet trade accord cheese, one-eighth kilo a week. tion at the longest by scattering the troops were on reconnaissance duty, concluded. in October last year
populations throughout Germany Determined To Fight
proper and abolishing all non-Ger- The gang is believed to have suffered has not yet come into force. "The German people are deter-man national characteristles. This heavily. British representatives of the Minis- nained to fight," said Miss Whic. "Real Germany" would then extend try of Supply who are now at Ankara "They are persuaded that. It was from Exagerack to Flume or Trieste, have concluded a contract to purchase economic collapse, and not the defeat and fmm Bale to Konigsberg.
Third: Disarmament and subjuga- nearly 6,000 tons of dried raisina and of their army, which lost them vie
It was believed for a while that the Ags.
lion of countries neighbouring the tory in 1918.
There is much anti-Nazi feeling, grand Germanle Empire, These
agreement would be developed into n WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter), comprehensive trade pact and wield. but the Government has its people would be subjected to various re-President Roosevelt to-day signed a considerable political influence in con- so well in hand that they dare not steletions and reduced to the rank of Bill appropriating $252,000,000 (about nection with express their opinions publicly,
"People in Berlin have no hate for the English people. All their hote is concentrated on Chamberlain, whom
troutjes."
Other British delegates have con- tracted to purchase nently £1,000,000 of tobacco annually.
These amounts may be substantially increased.
Talks Concluded BRUSSELS, Feb. 13
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His Orchestra.
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Turine
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Japan • Manila, Australia and New
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"proteges,"
the Scandinavian States. Birmingham
President Signs Defence Bill
The agreement provides for a bir- ter of Soviet timber for British rub- ber and tin for the duration of war. It was formally signed in London on October 1930.
11.
bruchement,
the German-Soviet
£63,000,000) for national defence Italy Not Included
and enforcement of the United Stater
The announcement by the President of the Board of Trade is understood The document mentions France, neutrality policy.
The money becomes inmediately to indicate a dlicult situation arising French-speaking Belgium, Rumania, Negotiations which have been pro- they blouse Swain, 10-year-old Jugoslavia, Greece Bulgaria, and available for expenditure before the between Britain and the Soviet Union 12.30 The Comedy Harmonista-ceeding for several weeks in London! Mrs.
from the Soviet-Finnish dispute. 12.42 De Groot and His Orchestra and Parts for new trade agreements German-born wile of
It does not end of June next. 1.00 Local Time Signal und Wea-between Belgium, Britain and France hotel chef, had to choose between inention Italy-perhaps to avoid in- ther Report.
successfully con- her husband and son, a chartered cidents with that Power.
Turkey is apparently left to Russia,Į accountant. She and her son were 1.03 Dance Music by Roy Fox and ve now been
Visiting relatives in Germany end on the strength of a kind of German-
"condominium"
the the son was interned because he is Russian of military ake. "It was a terrible Dardanelles, and of industrial con- wrench to leave him behind," said Eessions to be determined by specini Mrs. Swain.
[conventions. Mrs. Helen Mackenzie wite of Dr. Hugo Mackenzie, British director of n Warsaw school, brought her 12-
.8.30 am. .8.30 n.m. ments,
.3.30 p.m. Zealand Thursday
Reuter and Rugby Press,
Announce-
1.45 Musical Comedy Selections.
Mozart."Marls Flute." Act
7.05 Closing Local Stock Quotn-
A Surprising Decrease
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-year-old son, Herbert, with her. He tions.
by Vladimir Horowitz Exports from the United States for and been in an orphanage during the .Feb. 16, 4 pan.
7.07 Concert and Pablo Casals-Govatie Tendre, high-grade aviation spirit in the last three
weeks
she spent in prison. .Feb. 10, 5 p.m.
7.30 Feb, 10, 5.30 p.m.
London The News.
quarter of 1939 were 16 per
The one thing: all the women told G.P.O.
Local Time Signal, Weather lower than the corresponding 1030 me they feared during their stay in *8.00
gure.
Berlin was the "moral torture" of Feb. 10, 4 p.m. Report and Announcements. .Feb. 16, 3 p.m.
8.03
cent.
over
ኵሮ
The British Empire is to pufled to pieces "by means_of special agreements with the Do- minions when they are entirely detached from London," Britain) will then be no more than a file Island at the mercy of the Power which dominates the Continent, France, of course, is to be deprived
annexed to Germany's African Em- pire.
of all her colonies, which would be
remoin in the Berlin prison. Among them are Mrs. Rayner, of sensate dream, however, Hitler for- Harrogate, and Miss Graf, an Aus- cis that he has been reduced to tralian. The others are foreign-born, collaborating wives of British subjects.
enemy.
Studio "Some Great Au. Exports to Russia, which stopped being constantly apled upon by the Feb. 10, 7 11.m. thors"-2: SwiftThe second of ant the beginning of December, had Gest
Gestapo. Air Mall for Mania, Guam, Honolulu series of Talks by Father Ryan, G.J.not been resumed by the beginning Fifteen British women, Miss White In his efforts to realise this in-
and U.S.A., by the "Pan American 8.30 • Dennis Noble Barliono,-- of February. Airways Direck Service Duo San The Trumpeter, Nirvana, with Piano The expected heavy demand from Francisco, 23rd. February
Accompaniment by Gerald Moore, the belligerents has not materialled. K.P.O.
8.40 Barnabas Von Geczy and His Feb. 16, 5 p.m. Orchestra. .Feb. 10, 5.30-pm.
0.03 Negro Spirituels Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Louts Iteg
Feb. 18,5 p.m. Armstrong with the Lyn Murray Ord,
Feb. 17, 7.30 am (b) Pater, Go Ring dem Bells, Paul Quartet; (n) 1 Slood on de Ribber, Saturday, Feb. 17
Robeson with Plano, Accomp. by Shanghai and Japan.....10.30 a.m.
LONDON, Feb, 13 (Router).—Ac- Lawrence Brown; Go Down, Moses,cording to the Rumanian Legation in Shanghai
Brown,
Rex.
Ord,
G.T.O
Enid,
CONTROL BOARD IN RUMANIA
with his greatest
He forgets that by the Peace of Brest-Litovsk in 1917, which seemed to be na advantageous to Germany then as the expulsion of the Soviet accomplished the demoralisation of the Kaiser'a Army in one year.
The few who have seen tho Nazli
MORE ANTIMONY
FROM CANADA from the Lerie seems now, Lenin
LONDON, Feb. 13. (Reuter)-Since
Air Mall for "Imperiat Airways Direct/Paul Robeson necomp, by Lawrence London, a control board to cover prothe outbreak of war, the production document in Geneva consider that]
Пек. Ord
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Bervice"-dur London 25th Feb.
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7.16 a.m. 0.30 am.
Canton
Dairen Haiphong Canton Straits and Calcutta
Parcels... Ord.
9.15 London-News Summary. duction, home consumption and ex- 0.80 Billy Russell "On Behalf of ports of all kinds will shortly be set of antimony if Canada has been eight to ten months will be sufficient, the Working Classen"
up by the Rumanlan, Government. speeded up and it is estimated, that this time, for Stalin's doctrines to 9.45 The B. B. C. Banco Orchestra
Institution of the board, will form between 50 and 75 tons are now ar- undermine the forces of the Third part of the general scheme to con-riving in the United Kingdom every Itelch. directed by Henry Hall,
'An authoritative conclusion to this 10.10 B. B. C. Recording-Play-trol all Rumania's natural resources months.
communicated According to, market circles, the effect was
to Mr.
ing the Game.A Farcical Extra- with a view to conserving supplies antimony is of good quality averag Butler and to M. Paul Doncour, the
.7 pm by George Baker.
Feb. 10. 5 p.m. Feb, 20, 3.30 am.
vaganza by L, du Garde Peach, Music necessary to the comtrs.
Control boards will be set up ing up to 98.8 per cent for which the British and French delegates, before Produced by
later to deal with foodstuffs Umber current quotation is E08 c.i.f, in the they left Genova, from which I have
Just returned. United Kingdom. and other materials.
Charles Brower,
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