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LIKE THIS, Y KNOW!
March 4, 1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
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Jel. 28151.
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MOBILISATION
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MEN BY MUSSOLINI REPORTED
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
NEW YORK, MAR. 4 (DOMEI) —ACCORDING TO THE ROME COR- RESPONDENT OF THE NEW YORK "HERALD-TRIBUNE,” ITALY HAS DECIDED TO ORDER MOBILISATION.
THE CORRESPONDENT REPORTS THAT 2,000,000 RESERVISTS WILL BE CALLED TO THE COLOURS.
The report states that Signor Mussolini has decided to order Mobili- sation as a precaution against the mounting threat of trouble in the Balkans,
Italy's active army at prosent is estimated to number 1,170,000 men. The calling to the Colours of two million Reservists will increase her stand- ing army to over three million fully trained men.
Italy's trained Reservists are believed to total 6,494,000 men. Her Air Force numbers 103,555 men already serving with the Colours and 331,428 trained Reservists. Many of the latter had con- siderable war experience in Ethiopia and Spain.
HERE 18 the Imperial Airways machine Bannibal, which, it is fear- cil, has been lost with its crew. The Hannibal was at one time the world's blagest air liner, and some years ago was slightly damaged after making a forced landing in Kent.
8 FEARED LOST Imperial Airways Liner Tragedy
GERMANS WILL REAP POLISH
HARVEST
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 3 (UP). The German press to-day revealed that 700 of Hitler "Youths and Maidens" will
be sent from the Old Reich farm in April to assist in work in the Polish province of Posen,
Eight
hundred other Hitler Youths and Maidens in the provinces will also be called up for a scheme which is part of the regular Ger- man "Land Year," in which practically all German chil- dren between the ages of 14 and 15 must perform,
ATTACKS CONGRESS
Amazing Message To U.S. By Muslim Leader
ON BERLIN
Bold Escapade By The Royal Air Force
LONDON, Már. 3 (Router).--- It is authoritatively stated that
a number of British bombers
few over Berlin last night for the Ofth time in six days, drop. ping leaflets and parachute flares in order to make their presence known.
A number of scarchlights, ranging in colour from bluish-white to red and yellow, were seen during the fight, though the searchlights over Berlin were less active than usual.
Leaflets Dropped
Grpund batteries outside Berlin opened fire but the leaflets were successfully dropped.
Enemy fighters were seen during the early stages of the flight but no engagement occurred,
The light lasted ten hours. All the machines returned safely.
R.A.F.'s Gallant Fight SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 3 (UP). The Air Ministry has revealed that two Bri- tish fighting planes were attacked by Glx German Messerschmidts while pursuing seven Heinkel bombers over German territory yesterday.
One of the Messerschmidts was brought down in flames and another was seen to descend, apparently out of control.
Both the British fighters returned home safely.
Significance Of Flights LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter).~An
outstanding feature of the war in the air has been the long-distance flights; over Germany by the R.A.F. A talk on these fights was given by the D.B.C, air observer to-day,
NEW DELHI. Mar. 3 (Reu- |ter).--An appeal to the Ameri-
can people regarding the poli- The significance of these fights, Itical situation in India has been carried out by day and by night, lay issued by Sir Abdoola Haroon. In the fact that the planes flew over fortifed or strategle points ranging la member of the Central Assem from Borkum, Sylt, Bremen, Cux
Hamburg, Prague, Munich Berlin itself. The fights cover-
RUMOURS CAUSE RUNbly and Chairman of the Foreign haven,
ON CHINESE BANK
RUMOURS, allegedly spread by the Japanese, that Kwang- tung provincial currency would shortly become valueless were responsible for a mild run on the Hongkong office of the Kwang Lung Provincial Bank this morning.
A crowd of Chinese estimated at several hundred people gathered outside the Bank before 10 a.m., and made a concerted rush for the counters when the doors opened.
An oMelal of the Bunk told the "Telegraph: "Holders of Canton bank-notes became alarmed at the Japanese rumours.
It is feared that four passen. gers and four members of the crow of the Imperial Airways air-liner Hannibal, which at one time was the largest machine in vice to exchange the von
Need Have No Fears "Actually, they need have no fears. "We have received telegraphio ed- the I. A. ficet, have lost their the exchange rate of $1.44 Canton for bank-notes for National currency at lives as a result of tho dis-si mational. We
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will change all appearance of the plane,
notes at this rate on demand." Among the passengers
Sir At 11 am., people cager to change Arogyaswani Pannirselvam. Kt, late their notes still stood five deep around Member of the Executive Council of the counters of the bank. the Governor in Madras.
ate or become valueless.
YELLOW R. CAPRICES
Committee of All-India Muslim League.
cd
terryusands of miles of German
The fights must have been awk- word for the Nazis, who have been constantly and confidently telling the German people that no British plane could possibly penetrate German ter-
Sir. Abdoola Haroon declares: "American interest in the cause of Indian freedom is praiseworthy, but before its people express any opinion acquaint themselves with all aspects ritory. about our affairs, we hope they will
are
of Indian problems, which are bristi- Useful Information Secured ing with difficulties, and In- The major purpose of the fights capable of being mitigated by the verbosity of the Congress Party which is now trying to woo American public opinion.
was to get useful information about enemy activity, unusual movements of railway trains or of transport by the road which might indicate speeding up of preparations for an cffensive.
Threatens Future the experience of two years of planes.
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hing In Common Nothing Sir Abdoola Haroon says that the
Also, British airmen now have Moslem, nation of D0,000,000 hos no- thing in common with the Hindu more practical knowledge of Nazl nation but that Congress, which is anti-aircraft defences and how the They also Indisputably & Hindu organisation, black-out is working. wants to establish the domination of keep a sharp look-out for German Hindus over Moslems. "as is proved varships and for mine-laying. sea- The pamphlets they have dropped. tyrannical Congress rule in the pro- vinces."
might be described as an experiment He alleges that the Congress ideal 'n the education of the German CHUNGKING, Mar. 4 (Reu-of independence aims at the estab-people on the real facts. Hundreds lishment of an unalterable Hindu thousands have been dropped all ter). The future of Shanghai religious majority with single over Germany, even littering the as a great trading port is said to federation possessing powers to nui-main streets of Berlin itself. Pickpockets Activa Air Commodoro Aboard
Pickpockets evidently did not fear be threatened as the result of lify the independence of Muslims. Lack Of Opposition
An astonishing feature of the Another passenger was Air Com-that Canton currency would depreci- another attempt by the Yellow ven in provlaces where they have
River, known for centuries the majority. modore H. A. Whistler, D.S.Q.,
fights is the almost total lack of op AS "Therefore, the Congress variety Cosition. Perhaps this is because Police arrested two of them in the "China's Sorrow," to change the of independence means the enslave the Germans did not wish to use all RF.C., of the Air Staff of the RAF crowds standing in the bank. One in, India. Air Commodore Whistler man was caught in the act of at-landscape of the country.
ment of at least 30,000,000 sualims the means at their disposal unless was awarded the D.S.O. and D.F.C. tempting to steal some Canton cur-
According to the latest information who are pledged to resist it to the the British planes dropped bombs. and Bar for distinguished services in reney from the pocket of a Chinese! received here, the river'a waters, last ditch,"
Or again, It is possible that Nazi France during the Great War, when
| carrying mud allt from the mountains
Muslims are not opposed to Indian nehiers are not so effective in the and pinins of north-western China, independence and have always work- dark. are pouring into the Yangtse River the failure of Congress to win the have no cause for complaint.
ed for it, but the main obstacle is Whatever the reason, the RAF. [via Hwai River.
confidence of Muslims. May Change Yangtso's Courso
Meanwhile, Fighter Coastal Com- "Lot River Conservancy experts are of
America Understand" manda have not been inactive chos- "'Let America that so much
thend Nazi understand opinion
bombers, hunting for slIt and water аго going info
fundamentals of the present con- U-boats and mines, and helping the the
between Britain and Con- Navy with convoyu. Yangtse that eventually this will troversy
The main bone of contention There have been reconnoltring bring about its over-flowing, result ing in the flooding of the country fitted into the new picture.
ls how 00,000,000 Muslims can be dights over the German lines.
Concluding, the B.B.C. observer SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
side in the Lower Yangtze Valley and
"Congress refuses to face that ques-said: "So far the war in the air has probably LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP) Yangtse.
changing the course of the tion.
only amounted to outpost skirmishes, Oll Patch May Mark Watory
British fighting planes brought
"There are now only two alter- What is going to happen next, it The changing course of the Yellow Gravo
down one of their own machines and Yangtse river, they believe, would natives for Brilain: cillier she should would be very xash to prophesy."
Insist on Congress coming to terms not only once more flood and destroy with the Muslims and other minori- CALCUTTA, Mar. 8. (Reuter). by mistake yesterday.
'hundreds of rich industrial and les whose combined strength exceeds -A patch of oll scen by an Air An Air Ministry siatement says agricultural towns and elles in East that of the Hindu communlly which Force plane was the only clue to mistakenly attacked and brought also seal the fate of Bhanghal as the concede to the Congress demand and that three British R.A.F. ghters Klangsa and Cheklang, but would Congress represents, or who should the airliner Hannibal provided down British bomber off the north-greatest industrial and Onancial, trad thus throw the whole Indian penin- by to-day's search for the miss-cast of Kent. ing plane.
According to eyewitnesses, then port in the Far East.
he accounted for 32 German planes
and one balloon.
A.
Two other passengers were Capt. R. A.F. Shoot
G. Bryan and Mr. H. Hutchinson.
The crew of the Hannibal, necord-
Ing to the Hongkong office of Im- perial Airways, comprised Capt. N. Townsend, First Officer F. J. Walsh, Radio Officer Tidbury and Steward Steventon,
The Hannibal has been · missing somewhere in the Persian Gulf. since the afternoon of March 1.
Down British
Bomber Plane!
It is not yet known whether three fighters swooped down on the definite conclusions can be drawn bomber and fired at it until its tal from this with regard to the Hanni-began to belch smoke.
bal's fate, So
4
An Imperial Airways' - flying-boat
will continue the search to-morrow, LIBBON, Mar. 3 (UF)-Prince| but Air Force planes are returning Otto of Hapsburg left here to-day for to their bases
New York by Clipper.
.
the
sula into civil war.
"We Muslims, therefore, hope that! Intercede with the Congress demigoda to bring them down to a reasonable level of tolerance and understanding. Simple Demands
POPE'S PRAYER American well-wishers of India will
FOR PEACE
LETTERS
Haw Par Ambulance
To the Editor,
"Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,--Tho report of a traffic pro- secution in which an ambulanca SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPII"
Driver was fined for careless driving; VATICAN CITY. Mor. 3 (UP), "Our demands are simple. Our states that Ambulance No. 8102 1 Celebrating the first anniversary of 20,000,000 people want the right of attached to the Haw Par Ambulance the Pontificate, His Holiness the self determination and. separate Station. This is not the case.
Dur- Pope to-day said a special mass in St. homelands of our own, where they ing my tenure of office at the St. John Peter's Cathedral.
already have the majority, where Headquarters
ers this ambulance per Afterwards he made a arteen- they want to follow their own formed occasional relief duty at the minute world-wide radio broadcast | pursuits and life without molestation, How Par Slation. Anxiety is increasing an the ending with the prayer: "Yesun lead from anybody, even though it may The How Far Ambulance ~ is "No. After: paarching the Arabian const exhaustive search fails to yield any us to a port of peace, and make men menn the establishment of more than 4150 and the driver is Ng Lin. and peninsula yesterday they took clue,
lay down their arms.”
ono federation,"
ALFRED MORRIS,
Anxiaty Increasing KARACHI, Mar. 3 (Reuter)
RAF and Imperial Airways off again at dawn to-day, states an machines are still searching for the Imperial Airways, communique, air liner Hannibal.
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