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Threatening Situation
ROME, Feb. 28 (Reuter) Newspapers devote columns to despatches from all Europe about what their headlines describe as a threat of war from the Black Sea to the Arctic."
While all refrain from comment, the impression 19 created that hostilities may break out at any moment in the Caucasus as well as In Northern Europe.
Turkey Will Act
PARIS, Feb. 23 (Reuter),—lope
Entente.
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Lotters Of Appreciation Received In Colony
Below are published extracts from
the
1 expressed in authoritative French ters from London in regard to the circles that the Scandinavian states Hospital supplies and knitted com- will form a solid bloe against external forts sent from Hongkong, by threats on the lines of the Balkan British War Organisation Fund.
The Officer In Charge of Army Scandinaviane To Confor
Comforts acknowledging receipt of STOCKHOLM, Feb. 23 (Reuter)ment that left Hongkong, early in shipping documents of the first ship- The Swedish Forelan Minister. M.
December, writes: Copen- Guenther, is travelling to hagen to-night by train to attend the writing to express on behalf of Army "I do not await cleurance before conference of the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Sweden and Norwaytude for the gifts you have sent Comforts Depot our sincere grait- that opens there to-morrow.
which will be despatched to the Dri-
Although the maritime question in
the direct occasion of the meeting, tish Expeditionary Force, and there is no doubt that the Ministers be gratefully appreciated by will take the opportunity of dis- the fortunate recipients. I would ask cussing many matters urgently con- that all who helped may know how cerning all three states including actions are appreciated at this end." (1)much their kindly thoughts and the question of Finland and attitude to be adopted in the event, The British Red Cross Society and of open Intervention by another Order of St. John of Jerusalem have Some newspapers proininently dis-power; (2) problems relating to set a similar acknowledgment and play Berlin reports about General Scandinavian security, expecially in added: Maxime Weygand's army in Syria and the event of an invasion of any af emphasise the vulnerability of the these countries, Sovlet oll-bearing districi.
Although Scandinavian exaspera- of neutral Cairo despatches stress the colla-ton at the dificulties boration in the Near East between shipping has been rising steadily, Britain, France and Egypt.
is not expected that any sensational results will emerge from the fcrence, which will probably be con- cluded by Sunday.
The "Tribuna" quotes the statement in an Istanbul newspaper that Turkey will enter the war on the side of the Alles on the day any Power marches ngainst the Balkans.
Achilles Crew In New Zealand
eon-
Norway To Seek Arbitration
DEATH
FRANCO At 2 an. on February 24, 1940, at her residence 36 Robinson Road, Hongkong Miss Sophia Maria Franco, aged 701 years. Funeral will puss the Monument at 4 o'clock this after-
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"Would you be so kind as to con-2 vey to the Indies of the British Wor Organisation Fund at Hongkong, our OSLO, Feb. 23 (Reuter).It is great appreciation of the work they learned that the Norwegian Governare doing on behalf of the sick and AUCKLAND, N.Z., Feb. 23 (UF). ment intends to propose to the British wounded." The crew of the cruiser Achilles Government that the Altmark affair
The following acknowledgment has march through be submitted to arbitration if the also been received from the Depot a victory streets crowded with cheering people Anglo-Norwegian negotiations
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"Will you thank the British War Organization Fund. for their mugni- flcent gift of garments to the men of the Fleet. When they arrive they MOSCOW, Feb. 23 (UP). The will be sent on immediately and whit Tass Agency officially denies that be more than gratefully received by Russian planes bombed or even few them." over Pajain, or "over Swedish ter-į ritory in general."
all, 30 case have been des patched since the inception of the
It also denies reports that Russia Organisation in Hongkong, and it in. has demanded new navol bases, from expected that teen or sixteen Esthonin, Latvia or Lithuania as cases more will be shipped early next "sheer fabrication."
month.
WARFARE OBITUARY
Turkish Press Warning Of Future Developments
Istanbul, Feb, 23.
The Press issues a warning to-day that Turkey can expect the war to spread to the Near East.
This is the first time that the word offensive has been applied to the Brlush and French forces in the Near East,
Donation To St. Dunstan's
Arising out of an urgent appeal from St. Dunston's Home, the Pre- sident and Committee of the British War Organisation Fund, Hongkong, Branch, have decided to allocate à sum of £1,000 out of the funds in their hands for remittance to that Institution.
Mrs. Minnie Logan Dies is understood that donations to
St. Dunstan's are also being utilised Aftor Long Illness
for Assisting men and women of the The death occurred at the Kowloon Army, Navy Hospital yesterday after a long members of the Regular Fire Bel- and Air Force and neas of Mrs. Minnie Logan, member gades and Pollee Forces, who may of a large family known throughout be blinded in the present war. the Far East, She was 35 years of 480.
The authoritative Cumhuriyet re- calls General Sir Archibald Wavell's Mrs. Logan, who was the widow There is no secret that the British Shanghai, had been in Hongkong for inspection of the troops in Palestine. of the late Mr. James H. Logan and French now have defensive and some months and intended returning offensive forces in the Near East, it to her home in Shanghai at an early declares.
date. She had actually booked her passuge by a ship which left last week but her weak condition" pre- enied her from undertaking the voyage,
Mrs. Logan was the mother of two Driver Cyril Hongkong residents, Logan, of the Royal Army Service Corps, Army batsman and wicket- keeper, and Mrs, T. A. Madar. An- ather son is Archie Logan, Shanghai interport swimmer who is well known
There are in Hongkong.
other children in various parts of the world.
The funeral
will
arrive at the Hindoo crematorium at noon to-day. No flowers by request.
The paper then points out that under the German-Soviet accord, Germany received considerable sup- plies that the Allles desire to cut off. Tho Vakit, explaining the reasons
Cabinet for tho
assuming special powers, declares, "The war has not yet reached our frontiers but none can guarantee it will not to-morrow.
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Manila, Feb. 22. Capt. Elmero Worrick, 71, County, Illinois, Stephenson Spanish war veteran and a prominent Jumberman died to-day-United Press,
Communist and Fascist LABOUR HEADS POLL
Lose Deposits
London,. Feb...23. The by-election in Silvertown, London's dock quarter, contested by pre-war Labour, unti-war Fascists and Communists brought {17 over- whelming victory for the Labour candidate.
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J. H. Hollins (Labour) 14,343, F. J. Polit (Communist) 966. T. H. C. Moran (Fascist) 151. The The Fascist and Communist forfeited their deposits.
The victorious Labour candidate,, after the declaration of the poll said: "The result is Da expression of opinion by
workers by the
of this country that they are standing solidly in their determination to wipe out this evil thing from the face of Europe."-British Wireless.
The election was caused by the resignation of Mr. Jack Jones who at the general election polled 18,177- votes against 4,278 by Afrs. E E Tennant, Couservative.
Arrests In Armenia
Paris, Feb. 23, Press reports speak of mass ar- resis in Georgia, Armenis, near the vital pipe line through which oll en- riches the Russian fields around Baku and reaches ports in the Black Sea.
There are reports of Soviet troop concentrations on the Caucasus, but at the same time a violent "hate com- paign" is
is being directed uguinst Iran and Turkey.
Other reports say that Russia is of the greatest living Kabuki Actors The Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, M. Inst. preparing to propose to Turkey the by the death of Mr. Eijiro Takahashi, C., has been appointed to be an re-opening of Russo-Turkish con-allas Sadan! Ichikawa, aged 60, this Ofletal member of the Legislative
Cornell.
versations,--United Press.
Mr. Eijiro Takahashi
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