Thursday,
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PRISON AS SEQUEL PALESTINE
TO ROBBERY
Four Men Sentenced To-day
At Criminal Sessions
:
One man was sentenced to five years' hard labour and three others to three years' hard labour each by Mr. Justice R. E. Linduell at the Criminal Sessions to-day in connection with a robbery that occurred in British Waters on November 16, lust,
The accused were Chun Wal, Chau Tal, Kwok Lai and Wong Kam-sh, Firat accused was charged with re- ceiving stolen property and the other three with robbery.
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, with the assistance of Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cunning- ham.
Jury members were Messra. W. J. Carroll (Foreman), U Kiy-yiu, K. E. M. Caudron, S. A. Rehman,
Buin.
Robbery Described
Wai
.
The Home Food Front
Premier Appeals For
More Production
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter). Mal-lok, A. R. de Pinna and J. G.An appeal for the stimulation of agricultural products was made by Mr. Chamberlain, the Premier, when addressing the Chairman of the County War
Executive Agricultural
Com- mittee this afternoon.
PROBLEMS
Labour Objects To Now
February 29, 1940.
IT will RAIN!
POSITION
DELICATE SECRET MINE
SQUIB
Land Regulations A
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter). -The High Commissioner in Palestine has issued regulations for certain areas governing the Itransfer of land.
The rules provido for two
zones.
Becomes
The War's Greatest Fizzle
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP).
Anglo-Italian Trade Relations
PARIS, Feb. 28 (Reutor). Tho Romo correspondent of "Le Temps" says that economic rela- tions between Britain and Italy have reached a delicate stage Lion have failed to produce a Jainco several weeks of negotia-
In the first place, the transfer of-It took Germany four mutually satisfactory agreement land to anyone who is not a Pales-years to devise the magnetic
Intan Arab is prohibited generally.
In other zone limits the sales of mine.
land have already been, held by But it took Britain only' four Palestinian Arabs,
They will not be allowed to trauster weeks to discover its secrets, such and to non-Palestinian Arabs according to naval correspond- without. the High Commissioner'sents who comment to-day on Mr. Churchill's "detective story" of permission.
the mastering of Hitler's secret weapon.
This will be granted only in special circumstances such as for schemes for irrigation or for developments which are in the joint interests of both Arabs and Jews,
the
The regulations were arounced in Malcolm MacDonald who said that House of Commons by Mr.
the text of the regulations has been sent to the League of Nations Council together with a memorandum in caso any member of the Council wanted to ask for a meeting to discuss the matter.
Flouting League
In the archives of the Admiralty there is n carefully guarded file which traces the history of the magmeile mine.
It
It discloses how Germany, before the war, experimented with magnetle mines.
tells the story of Germany's efforts to lay them by seaplanes And,
it tells how anally.
Britain's delectives got on the trail. selence
The Five Heroes There are five heroes of the story. The R. Hon. Mr. C. R. Aitlee pro-
They are youthful Lieut Cmdr. J. D. tested against this way of handling
Chief Petty Council, lie nuid, and the Govern-Lieut. John Glenny,
of Officer Charles Baldwin and A. B. He declared that tosees, though substantial, compare in Nations' authority.
our shippingment was outing the League
Archibald Vearncomble. trifling proportion to the volume
of Mr. MacDonald our shipping. It had been necessary.
Government was disregarding the he salt, to adopt measures which League of Nations. would add to the safely but which The matter could be discused by were not in themselves economic. the League if the Council telt
fon outstanding questions.
He states that the principal obstacle to an agreement arists out of the question of Italy's coal supplies which are now obtained largely from Germany.
Italy bps offered to exchange Agricultural produce for British coal, but Britain prefers the products of Italy's heavy industries,
Aggravation Likely.
The correspondent says that the difficulties are likely to be aggravated as the result of the intention indicated by Britain to apply the export em- bargo to German coal now reaching Italy by sea.
ferential treatment in the Ailled Hitherto Italy, has been given pre-
blockade of Germany.
Mr. Williams said that Chon Ma- cheung, the complainant, was sailing at Mak Mun, on November 16 with a care of wood oil, pigs, and copper and cents, when robbers approached
He said that we are turning the nubsequently made off with the cargo country into It huge armaments Chan had left Chinese territory workshop thereby placing strain with his cargo on the day previous upon shipping which did not exist in the matter. It paid no regard to the G. Ouvery. Llcut. Cmdr, Roger Lewis, says that if Britain were paid in
with him were the Junk's crew peacetime. and four travelling traders. About 4 p.m. on November 10 Chan was close to Fa Tat Mim, when a boat with five or six persona came along side.
and
Three of the strangers alleged to be Kwok Lai, Chan Ta and Wous Kam-chu boarded Chan's junk nem- ed with a rifle and two revolvers. Complainant and his 1}}1:11 were herded into the Junk's held and inter they heard tins of oil and bags of copper cents being transferged to the
2,000,000 Acres
denied
that
All five men are mine experts at the Mine Experimental Department of the Naval Torpedo School at Ports- mouth.
To these five men fell the job of examining the first magnetle mine to be captured.
ping at our disposal another limiting there was no practical objection to
In addition to the amount of ship-necessary, he said.
In view of the prevalling conditions
No metal could be allowed near factor in Importation are our re
the mine. the setting out of the regulations in
Lieut. Cmdr. Ouvery ordered every- sources in foreign exchange.
draft form. he said, and suspending all action until the League consider-body away while he alone removed the rabbers shouting, and on the ap-crease home production of food. Conservative member, said that some ed the mine harinless, proach of another simpan, the cargo Some venerable prophets of agri- Government members had misgivings if pigs and exg: were removed.
When Chan and the others even gramme of two million neres is muchasked why these regulations should be culture my that Government's pd-while another Conservative member tually gained the deck again they too low a figure but two million was introduced now after six months of found they were ndritt and that the chosen as the highest gure
peare in Palestine, robbers and the
had Cargo
dis thought was obtainable in the time,
He was informed that the peace appeared. The Junk's sulls were; be continued.
might be threatened if the regulations missing, and complainant and
robbers bont. Still inter, they heard A way out of the dilemma is to in- led them. The Rt. Hon. L. Amery, the detonating apparatus and render-
mnd
taken
We
the
The programme has been hand- others were subsequently sighted by capped by Weather but it should still
passing steamer
to be possible to attain this programme Hongkong.
if everybody puts his back into it.
The War Cabinet would be behind the farmers in their effort and the Scat to identify himself personally Premier had asked the Lord Privy with the campaign.
Boy's Vital Evidence
return
On board the robbers bout was 15-year-old cook named Chan Ngau, said Mr. Williams, and he would say
Iteferring to reports #aut some that Chan Wal was the master of
three farmers were hesitating to contrnet the junk and that the other
for sugar beet beynuse" they were accused were members of the crew.
afraid there would be insufficient The boat went to Chinese territory un business and there arms were ob- labour work on the crops, Mr. Cham- tained from a place called Sum Mun, berlas gave a definite arsurance that Lake whatever and
Government would the started on they
steps were necessary to see that the voyuge.
First necused was not on board, crops when grown are harvested. and the youth would say that Chani Tai, Kwok Lai and Wong went on board the cargo junk and wore arm ed. They later salted back to Cheung Chau where part of the cargo was transferred to first eused, who superintended the unload- ing of the stolen carga.
The Premier also gave up emphatic denial of any idea that the farmers will be treated any worse than indus trial factories,
did not reme into effect.
Preparing For
Aftermath
Cordell Hull And Post-
War Problems WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Reu- ter).—Mr. Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, slated to-day that conversations were under way between American diplomats and foreign governments all over the world in the interest of preventing the forces of autarchy, regiments- tion and totalitarianism from gaining control after the end of !
war.
A few days later Is Majesty the
mine. King visited Portsmouth and saw the ile pinned the D.S.O. on Licut. Cmdr. Ouvery and Lieut. Cmdr. Lewis, a DS.C. on Lieut. Gelly and
Baldwin and Vearn D.S.M.'s on
comble.
The captured and now harmlens mine was minutely examined.
Now It's A Wash-Out Within few days, explosive perts were able to answer the Ad- miralty's request us to how many types of magnetic mines, could be produced and the antidotes for each type,
The Italian, newspaper, "Telegrafo," heavy industry goods, the Italian industry would soon find itself under Brilish control.
Rain Stops Fighting In Kwangsi
Latest Reports From
China War Fronts Rain stopped all fighting on the South Kwangsi front yester day, according to a "Central News" message received this morning. But, the message adds. the Japanese troops at Santung on the Nanning-l'in- yang highway "were closely watched by the Chinese."
Frum Shiuhing comes a report that Tenghai, 12 miles north-east of
recaptured by Not only this, for the experts also Swalow, was
the showed the Admiralty how to locate Chinese in smashing attack on the the mines, how to bring them to the night of February 20. This city had surface and how to render them been in Japanese hands for five
months. completely harmless.
war's
That is the story of the
The invaders were detented in an greatest fizzle-itler's secret wea- engagement outside the clty. They fed into the city and closed the gates pon.
to the Chinese attackers, who, how- ever, scaled the city walls.
Sustaining a further defeat in the street fighting, it is alleged, the Japonese then fled.
Ban On Foods
For Nazis
concerning Parcel Remittances South Anhwel near the South Kiangsu
There is a limit to the amount that can be spent in subsidies, he said, and it is essential to keep away from the vicious spiral in which prices and Mr. Hull revealed that copies of Counsel said there was evidence; wages chasing each other,
his recent statements Regarding the position-after-the-contacts with neutrals with a view "that" first"accused "disposed-of-a-cer-
tain amount of pigs to a pork denter war, Mr. Chumberlain declared that to establishing a better world order at Cheung Chau on November 19, that Government is determined. If after the war had been sent to all and that he went to a grocer's store they are still in office, that agricul-
American representatives abroad so and sold wood all and copper cents ture will not be allowed to collapse that they could bring them to the at- for which he received about $700.ns it did the last time.
tention of the governmnels to which they were accredited.
On December 6, the police acted on information and arrested all the ne- cused in a house at Cheung Chau.
Following the prosecution's evidence, first accused said he had not known that the goods he had solch had been stolen. He had been asked to sell them, and the proceeds were not retained by him.
Second accused said he known what he had been arrested for.
had
not
He was accused of a robbery in which
he had really not taken part.
Third accused admitted the offence and said he had dene because he
Nazis Lose 53 Ships
Six Per Cent Of Total Merchant Tonnage
Deplete Stocks
South Anhwci Activity Fighting has also broken out in
"border""A"Japanese" force"based "nt Kalshun Jaunched 121 altack оп Sinhochwang, north of Hsuancheng, while another force, based Wuncitih, 23 miles south-east of Wuhu, attacked Jentsunwan nearby, Bitter
fighting is said to be In pro-
sess.
pt
Between February 19 and 25, several Japanese war vessels in the Yangtse River in South Anhwei were damaged and sunk by Chinese shore
batteries, it is claimed by the
number On February 24, a
of Japanese pinnaces loaded with soi- diers were attacked near Yingchla- wel, below Kweichlh. Four of the vessels were damaged and over 100 Japanese were killed.
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter). It is understood in London that the authorities in Rumania; Post-War Adjustments Jugo-Slavia and the Netherlands Mr. Hull said that the action was will take steps to stop the whole- taken with the view to making pre-sale depletion of stocks of parations for past-war adjustments, foodstuffs in certain arena in economic and military.
their respective countries by He emphasised that the conversa-
had nothing to do with condi- parcel remittances to Germany. tions during the war.
These remittances arise from the Mr. Hull said that if the forces of activities of a concern known as the peace and stability especially the "Fortra Corporation" in the United economic forces were not organised States which, for example, charges ory to the transition and re- $81% for a parcel of foodstuffs which had no food to eat. He had a cargo less).-Up to February 25, the Ger-
period
the can be bought in Holland and sent of fish and had salled his boat to mans lost by capture or scuttling 53
forces of
autor would
regimentation DnG Chinese territory, "But unfortunate-
have probably ha This represents six totalitarianism
had hnd the same tendency that they 1y, the Japanese rabbed me of the merchant ships. whole cargo. So I was a destitute Per cent, of the total German mer
after the World War. This tendency The Corporation thus apparently and I had to do this for a living," he cantile tonnage.
was to spread their practices on an makes a proft of $5 on each parcel During the same period, Britain ever-narrowing and more disastrous and this balance la at the disposal of concluded.
Fourth accused also averred that lost 150 merchant vessels by enemy basis through the interested areas of the Germans,
Betion, representing 1.0 per cent. of the world with much worse and des- It is suggested in some quarters the ocean-going tonnage.
Actual figures on which these enl-tructive effects than those which fol- that a large trade between Germany from the lowed a similar policy after ten years and Sweden is being carried on via culations are based are
Spain. Returns of the World's Merchant of the post-war period,
Sack Common Policy
Substantial German-owned balan- Shipping, dated June, 1938, which is
ces of Spanish pesetas are being WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (Domel). released to Swedish people who make and The United States has entered into purchases with them in Spain consultation with the Governments ship the goods to Sweden.
The British authorities, however,
LONDON, Feb. 28 (British Wire-ratory or after the war to Germany for a little more than $3. 1 port was set afire near Tikang, north-
he had been innocently seeused,
Verdict Without Rotiring The Jury found the accused guilty without retiring.
Mr. Williams said that accused hud no previous convictions, but this the latest obtainable." type of offence was very prevalent,
particularly in that area.
German Mercantile Flect These returns state that
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" -
there
over
world
for the purpose of obtaining a
Hitler's $5 Profit
On February 25, a Japanese trans-
west of Fanchang, while, two other transports were shelled by the Chin- ese near Chihich, near the Klangsi border.
Warship Sunk
a
It is also claimed that a Japanese warship was sunk by Chinese artil- lery near Hukow, 17 miles east of Kiuklong, Klangsi, on the same day. In Honan, it is reported that Japanese drive toward Loshan, east of Sinyang, has resulted in disaster for the invaders. The Chinese threw cordon around the Japanese near Lashan and damaged the Sinyong
way of retreat." "The Japanese were put to rout in the resultant battle and abandoned 70 bodica and a large quantity of ammunitions on the
Fighting has also taken place in Shansi. Covered by an artillery bar- rage, a Japanese contingent attacked the Chinese positions north-east of Hislahsien in South Shonsi on Tues day but was repulsed.
Referring to first accused, His are 2,320 German vessels Lordship aid he could not help but 100 tons, which totalled 4,243,835 of various countries throughout the ore sald to be viewing the altuntion Loshan highway, thus cutting their organiser of the affair and had waited 7,203 secan-going ships, totalling on policy for the organisation of without undue concern,
a beiter world after the European
draw the inference that he was the tons. The United Kingdom had
at Cheung Chau.
First accused was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and the others to three years.
SAITO MAY CAUSE
PARTY SPLIT
TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Reuter) Leaders of the Minselto Party this morning considered the case involv ing Mr. Tukao Saito, veteran member of the Party who made a slip of the tongue when interpellating in the Diet on February 2. They decided to hold a meeting of the Party members on March 1 to make a formal decision regarding Mr. Salto.
17,780,059 tons, and the Domialons War.
| GREEKS HAVE A WORD FOR IT
2,476 ships, totalling 3,100,901 tons. This important development in I gains by capture and the new American foreign policy was an- ships now available are included, nounced last night by the Secretary the British proportion is even beller of State, Mr. Cordell Hull. than these figures show.
The negotiations are being carried Convoy losses remain very small out by American embassies,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" During the week ended February The conversations, said Mr. Cordell
ATHENS, Feb. 28 (UP)—A total 24, 225 neutral ships were convoyed Hull, are not directly connected with of 112 Greel seamen of the Merchant by the Navy without loss, while the the current war, but are calculated Marine have been sentenced to terms total of ships so guarded reached to contribute towards an adjustment of six to 12 months in exile, on 1,107 and sustained loss equalling of post-war economic and military various Islands in the Aegean Sea for only one fifth of one per cent.
London Stock Market
were firm
the
conditions.
Gloomy Outlook
acts of insubordination in foreign NEUTRALS HAVE
A TRUMP CARD
ports since the outbreak of war in "If the war ends without the or-Europe. ganisation of real agencies for penes The seamen belonged to 13 ships and stability, economic totalitarianism and are alleged to have either refused on a narrower and more disastrous to continue their voyages on account basis will again sweep the world into of war dangers or else made a chaotic period of reconstruction," he possible demanda.
More Money For Education
Im-
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter)-On declared. Despite the fact that many mem-the Stock Exchange to-day, Kamre Mr. Cordell Hull declined to say bers of the Minscito Party this morn-moved up sharply late in the after-definitely whether the United States ing opposed Mr. Saito's expulsion and noon on the announcement of the had presented to the various Powers favoured a long term suspension - South African Government's modifies any particular plań, for post-war re- the maximum punishment, the pro-ution of i's gold-mining policy. construction. siddant of the Party and other leaders Home rails strongly expressed the opinion that Southern's dividend of 174 per cent. expulsion could be deferred.
on deferred ordinary stock. * with neutral Powers for an economic LONDON, Feb. 28 (Router)-Over The "Kokumin Shimbun” forecasts Gilt-edged securities recovered reorganisation of the world has been £5.250.000 will be spent on education that expulsion will ultimately be de-after an early indecision elsewhere communicated to American diplomats in Britain in the next financial year. ekded, although a split in the Minselto and were mainly steady,
abroad as a basis for their conversa-
This is an increase of 2330,000 over Party may be possible,
Wall Street was firm.
Jons," he said..
previous yearsz
OTE
"My statement on February 9 re- gording the opening of negotiations
any
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 23 (Fu- tor)The fact that no reference to solidarity with Flaland was mada In the communique Issued after the recent Scandinavian Conference of Foreign Ministors was commented on by the Vatican newspaper "Observa- tore
Romano".
The paper says that the neutráls are not entirely without defence in this war for Scandinavia supplies essential war materials to the belli- gerants, b
They have therefore an economic weapon' to impone la respect for the lives of thiols, neoman,
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