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ALLIANCE
FIRST PICTURE OF THE BURNING DOMALA
The British India liner Domain, bombed and machine- gunned by a German Heinkel, still burning fiercely from bow to stern in the English Channel.
This picture of her through the clouds of smoke was taken from a naval vessel while an aeroplane was flying overhead.
NAZI JUBILATION AT SCAPA “VICTORY”
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Mar. 18 (UP).—The afternoon papers hail the “victory” of Scapa Flow and the meeting between Il Duce and the Fuehrer at Brenner-
BIG LOAN SUCCESS
Simon Announces New
Issue Later
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter). In the House of Commons to- day, Sir John, Simon announced that the three per cent, War Loan, had been over-subscribed.
Referring to the issue of Govern- ment securities in the future, Sir John said that the policy of the Government was to aim at stability of interest rates and to secure that the yield offered on future loans, of whatever type, should, after making due allowance for such factors as the periods of the loans, be in agreement with the level of interest rates eg-
the
Bauner headlines term Scapa Flow attack as "the hard- est blow of the war."
The papers publish pictures of some of the officers who participated and also long descriptions of the attack with long commentaries. Most papers are devoting even more it- tention to Scapa Flow than to the Brenner meeting.
The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" declares that the Brenner meeting and the attack on Scapa Flow show the degree to which Germany has taken over the direction of the course of the war" and asserts that "in both the military and political fields Ger- many is now on
offensive."
the
WITHOUT
JAPAN
RE-MARRIED
GRACIE FIELDS
GRACIE IS NOW MRS. BANKS
LOOMING?
ITALO-RUSSIAN PACT MAY FOLLOW PARLEYS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, MAR. 18 (UP).—WELL-INFORMED QUARTERS HERE ARE EXPECTING SOME ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING A RAP- PROCHEMENT BETWEEN THE SOVIET AND ITALY.
They are maintaining the closest silence with regard to the Brenner
that meeting but it is widely believed
the construction of a Rome-Berlin-Moscow bloc figured prominently in the talks between the
Dictators.
Such a bloc is calculated to eliminate the dominating Anglo-French influence in the Balkans and the Near East.
71 YEARS OLD
THE PREMIER
HE HAS A BIRTHDAY
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter). Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, who celebrated The German Foreign Office has stressed that Soviet Russia belongs among his 71st birthday to-day, was the great Powers and has a right to participate in the "coming New Order in Europe." received with general cheers This obviously means that Russia is entitled to participate beyond the ground in the House of Commons when he rose to answer a question pul already won in Poland, the Baltic States and Finland. to him.
RUSSIA PEACE PROSPECTS FADE & AALAND peace prospects-perhaps in connection with the Welles
ISLANDS
Withdrawing Objection To Re-Fortification
Well-informed quarters here continue to believe that
mission-have not played a great role in the meeting
He was unable to reply for a considérable period. Ho seemed touched by the greetings and smiled to members in all parts of the House.
between the dictators at Brenner.
On the contrary it is indicated here that closer colla- CONTROL OF boration between the Axis partners with respect to
FOODSTUFFS Germany's conduct of the war will be announced. Such collaboration may not necessarily be military but political and economic.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, Mar. 18 (UP). -Russia's first move after win- ning the war against Finland The German press and official German circles continue hns been to withdraw her previous
to point to the Scapa Flow raid as the first taste of objections to the re-fortification of the Anland what England may expect if the war is allowed to move
into an outright military phase.
Islands.
This was revealed to-day by a'
spokesman of the Swedish From the Reich Chancellory downwards there Foreign Office, who also indicated! that Russia had promised that emanates an atmosphere of undiminished confidence in she has no further territorial the "certainty" of a German military triumph, demands in northwest Europe,
The assurance. If an honest one. guarantees the safety of Norway and Sweden from Russian invasion...
Important Decision
GERMAN PROPOSALS
Britain Prohibits All Imports LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter). The Food Ministry has decided, to take control of imported foodstuffs generally, and general order will be published
21 prohibiting im on March ports of all foodstuffs, including feeding-stuffs for animals, ex- cept under licence..
A
The only exceptions are wines, spirits, fresh and cured fish, and live janimals,
The order will apply to all food- stuffs not already subject to licence
which are despatched after March 20 March 27.
and arrive in Great Britain after Open and general licences will be Issued permitting,
until further: notice, inportations without separate
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
·ROME, Mar. 18 (UP).—While Hitler and Mussolini The withdrawal of Soviet objecare perhaps deciding whether to persuade President tions to the fortification of the Aaland Roosevelt to play a major role in a new peace movement, Islands is an important decision. The islands were originally demilitarised His Holiness the Pope, in a 50-minute audience with Mr.
licences of consignments of a number by the League of Nations and were
of Sumner Welles to-day, passed on the peace proposals of classes of foodstuffs, including "The Scaps Flow attack was'
placed under the joint control Sweden and Finland.
bananas, fresh fruits, jams, chutney, more than a mere piece of bra-
When Finland requested permission which the German Foreign Minister gave the Pope a curry-powder and shell-fish. vado," said the paper's editorial, HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 18 (Reu- "It was the frui really earnest
week ago. ngo, Russia objected and the years German air attack on English Beetter).-Miss Gracie Fields, the for the islands to be fortified two bases,"
stage and screen actress, Was League, as a result, turned down the According to informed quar- "Germany negotiates while the married here to-day to Monty request. tablished by the terms of the recent Western Powers talk," the paper Banks, film comedian and diree with Russian opposition withdrawn, ters near the Papal household the two per cent. Conversion Loan and continues. The same can be said of tor of some of the biggest it is fairly certain that if Finland proposals included an independ- seeks permission now to, re-fortily ent but smaller Poland" and the three per cent.. loan just issued. Italy.
the Islands, no hindrance will be Czecho-Slovakia and provided for In these circumstances, Sir John "The simple fact of Hitler and money-making British films. welcomed the action taken to-day by Mussolini meeting at the height of a Miss Fields was given a provisional placed in her way.
Germany's right to economic the Committee of the London Stock battle between Germany and Bellato divorce on July 21, 1939, on
Strategic Valuo Exchange in announcing a revised eliminates every doubt as to the un-grounds of misconduct of her hus-
Archie Pitt. She
in central and southeast Europe. Ust of minimum-prices for Govern conditional soildarity of the German-band, Mr.
The islands have great strategic granted an absolute decree last month.
Later Mr. Welles received a return ment securities.
Monty Banks has directed three of value being situated in the Baltic courtesy call from the Papal Secre- The new mininum prices, he said,
"Fuity conscious of her might and the will to victory Ger- Miss Fields pictures, the latest one Sea almost exactly halfway between tary of State pending Mussolini's re- closer relationship between the existing prices than those fixed.
many, by the attack on Scapa Flow shown in Hongkong being "We're Sweden and Finland and controlling turn from Brenner.
the sea approaches to the west and A spokesman for Mr. Welics spid he on the outbreak of war and might be
and others which will follow, is Going To Be Rich,"
northwest of Finland and the cast has no intention of seeing Mussolini taken as evidence of a desire on the
and north east of Sweden. part of the authorities concerned to
According to
to the Swedish Foreign co-operate in policy for maintain-
Office spokesman, Russia has request Ing the interest rates at the present
ed that friendly relations between level.
Finland and the Savlet bo re-estab lished as soon as possibic.
bore
Sir John added that larger appll- cants had been allotted about eight: per cent.
"I shall want some more later on," he added.
Satback Impossiblo LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter) The new minimum prices, announced yes. terday, virtually pledge the British :authorities not to permit an appre- clable glil-edged setback, even tem :porarliy
There is overy intention of pro- curing further advances when the opportunity offers.
Famed Producer
Dies In France
Italian alliance of comradeship....ry
now revealing to those who want
to know the truth that she wishes to ware war as a conflict between herself and both those Powers who dare to stand in the way of her praceful mission in her historical lebensraum in Central Europe"
Premier's Statement LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter). — In the House of Commons to-day, 'Mr. Noville Chamberlain announced that he would deal with the attack on Scapa Flow in his war statement to-morrow.
WESTERN FRONT
BIG GUNS ROAR ON BOTH SIDES
Far Eastern
Mail Delays
the
Attempt To Speed Up Service Via Suez
Shipping Losses In First Six Months
OPEN CRITICISM OF necessities and to be recognised MINISTRY TRAVESTY'
again.
L:
conversation, bave been obtainable
LATEST
the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"; LONDON, Mar. 18 (UP)--In a debate on Ministry of Shipping in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Robert Shinwell, Labour M.P., stated that Britain Dictator' Common Front BERLIN, Mar. 19 (Reuter)While has lost, from one cause or another, more than 150,000 noting that no details of the Brenner tons of merchant shipping during the first six months of It was further diclosed by the here, a German news bgency states: war. threatened to intervene in the Russo-discussion showed the firmness of the have been damaged, many of spokesman that Germony formally "It is merely pointed out that the "In addition many vessels Finnish war if the Allies niso DC-common basis of German and Itallan tively intervened.
which cannot be repaired for However, Germany, did not object LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter), — In
The hope of the Western powers weeks or months. the House of Commons to-day. Capt. to the passage of Allied war materials that Germany and Italy, would be Ministry says we have lost only
for- C. Waterhouse, the Assistant P.M.G. and volunteers Finland via separated forover from their commen replying to a question, said that the Sweden. “fe
basis must be considered as foolish 200,000 tons. They are malding In a later part of the interview, the in view of this fact."
a travesty of the situation," he times of transmission of mall to Shanghai had varied within some spokesman denied that Russia The agency adds, "It may be om- declared. what wide limits.
questing free port rights in the Gulf phasised that at to-day's conversation He attacked the Ministry, of Ship- In the most favourable conditions, of Bothnia.
all the foremost problems of the day ping for, lack of efficiency and fore- It took about six weeks vin North
were discussed in a spirit of frank-sight and urged the speedy expan- (ness which is a matter of course. four weeks via Biberia
America, five weeks via Suez and
Homeward times were substantial DANUBE IS NOW {ly similar.
FREE OF ICE Ile stated that it was hoped thai ̈*: BRUSSELS, Mar. 18 (Rou-a better service via Suez, would i
SOFIA, Mar 18 (Router)The (ter).-According to a Luxem-shortly be available.
Asked If advantage had been taken Hungarian reaches of the Danube are burg dispatch, sharp artillery
Ten thousand tons of !from Trieste to Shanghal, Copt.: Major Frank Vernon, the well-known
Waterhouse said that the intermittent Soviet oll for Germany, which were theatrical producer, has died of pneu-Western Front.
The French shelled Hammelsberg sailings of the Italian Line robbed it recently held up at Varun, are now states "Router's special correspond- and Schneeberg while the Germans of the advantage of its speed for the being transferred for transport to
shelled Kirscherberg district.
conveyance of malls.
their destination. ent with the DEF
co-operation:
..
Yet the
ITALO-GERMAN UNITY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI BERLIN, Mnr. 10(UP)It "With regard to certain rumours sign of the shipbuilding programme, officially announced that the meeting He asserted that shipowners were between Hitler and Mussolint stress- that are being systematically cit culated by Britain and France it is soothing with discontent and were ed this unshakeable: foundation on becoming violently indignant. which collaboration between Ger- pointed out in Berlin that London while it is not feared that Britain many and Italy rests." and Parls still do not wish to under-might be bombed to death, it is fear- stand that Hitler's speech given ated that they might be slarved to the Reichsteg on October 6 last year death," he added. defined the principles of Germany's |****
Ship Month Ovardua "This, the last word of the Fuehrer, LONDON, Mar. 18 (Router).--The was brutally rejected by plutocratie Newcastle steamer, Tiberton, 5,225 PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.. PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
LONDON, Mar 18 (Router) fire was seen this morning on the 'of the fast service of Hallan vessels | now free of los. Rumanian and attitudo in the present,conflict.
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