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No, 10110
Prelude To Large-Scale Offensive Suspected
ARTILLERY ROARS ON WEST FRONT
THE CHENG HO
Cheng Ho Afire On Round World Trip
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Mar. 31 (UP).-Violent action by German artillery on the Western Front to-day, together with the launching of a series of raids on French outposts lead experts to believe that the activity is the prelude to а large-scale attack.
Despatches from the front state that French artillery in the Vosges sector replied strongly to the Nazi guns positioned in the Saar region, while two German raiding parties were trapped at a French outpost near Nied, where many Nazis were killed and several taken prisoners.
AERIAL DOG-FIGHT -
Villages in the Vosges sector were heavily shelled by Ger- man batteries, whose fire was directed by 15 Nazi planes.
An official communique reported that there was unusual activity between the two air forces.
This supports, to a certain extent, the official Berlin report that a big dog-fight was staged to-day along, the, Western Front between 36 French warplanes and 25 Messerschmidts.
The German communique went to claim that seven French planes were brought down, "while there were no German losses.**
Lively Patrol Work
the D.N.B. (German News
lively patrol work offected on
was
оп
Reporting on other activity, KARELIA
BECOMES U. S. 5. R.
AFIRE AT SEA in the Gulf of Tomini, the Hongkong-Agency) claims that there luxury junk Cheng Ho, which left here on Boxing Day, the front. had a
narrow escape from destruction last month, "In the course of violent encounters many prisoners were taken. An according to information just received in the Colony, enemy sergeant-major and four pri- vates were captured in an engagement
MR. J. FANT
CHANGED TACTICS
con-
The Cheng Ho left Randangan in which the enemy lost ten dead and River on February 25 and was large number of wounded." well out to sea when the switch-cludes the Nazl report, board in the engine room short- Machine-Guns v. Leaflets eircuited.
PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter).-
4
Soviet Parliament Approves Cession
MILES and MILES
of SMILES
THE OWNS
NEW
MINX
DISTRIBUTORS:
GILMAN'S the car
people
FRENCH TOWN GIVES BANNER TO R.U.R.'S
THE INHABITANTS of a French town have presented a Regimentai banner, hand-worked by the people
of the town, to the Royal Ulster Rifles (the Second Battalion of which was stationed in Hongkong before the war), in recognition of the esteem in which the Regiment is held.
The Battalion recently gave a party to the children of the town, with which it has had previous Re- gimental associations.
The photograph above shows the Colonel taking the salute. With him is a French nurse of the Great War, now in charge of the local ARP.-British Official Photograph.
NAZIS' FIRST SUNDAY RAID ON SHETLANDS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Mar. 31 (UP).--The Nazis carried out their first Sunday raid on the Shetland Islands to-day, although it was the 21st attack on the islands since the start of the war.
The air raid alarm was sounded for 40 minutes In the Orkneys and for ten minutes in the Shetlands.
The raiders were driven off by Bri- tish fighting planes and nati-aircraft shells, fragments of which fell in the streets.
One Spitfire plane over the North Sea dived from an altitude of 18,000
block smoke
pouring from its
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH” MOSCOW, Mar. 31 (UP)-feet and caught a German plane Sev en auto-gas fire extinguishers were dropped down the engine room There has been considerable Joint Session of the Supreme which was last seen with a trall of ventilator is an effort to cope with activity again between the Saar Soviet to-day unanimously ap starboard engine.
and the Vosges, artillery fire proved the inclusion of the Kare-- As it appeared at one stage that being heavy at certain points. Han territory into the Soviet as the flames might gain the upper band, all the Junk's personnel noli
Ir Upper Alsace, the Germans yes-a Finnish constituent of the 12th aiding in combating the outbreak terday continued their pacifist and Republic of the U.S.S.R.
Janti-British propaganda by means of
the outbreak
ship's streamers, placards, ele.
were put off in one of the
The territory will be independent, motor boats.
The French replied with machine-except for matters of defence and The junk, thick smoke pouring!
Inance. It includes Viborg, Keksholm from its engine-rooni, had meanwhile un fire.
There was little air activity owing and Sortavala but not the strip ad- anchored in seven fathoins of water to the weather, but there were a few jacent to Leningrad.
Outbreak Quelled
reconnaissance Bights by the French Vimately, the crew succeeded in and Germans
lie respective quelling the outbreak by knocking a enemy territories. hole through the after bulkhead and
Air Forces Active
over
putting a hose through. The engine- PARIS, Mar, 31 (Reuter)-To- room was
was literally flooded with water. day's communique says that there The excellent precautions taken by was fairly intense activity of both the designer of the junk, Mr. T. Kilkenney, undoubtedly
nlr forecs.
saved thel
ship from more serious damage. In addition to fire
fire-proofing, the Cheng Ho was liberally equipped with Are- fighting apparatus..
Damage to the engine-room, how- jever, was fairly substantial.
included in the personnel aboard the Cheng Ho are two ladics, Mra. D. Archbold, Washington nclety wornan and one of the two sponsors of the expedition, and Mrs. Fairchild. Captain J. Fant, well-known lu Hongkong, is captain of the vessel.
Propagandist Goebbels Mr. T. F. Kilkenny, to whose designs
Sings A New Tune
the
junk was constructed, is in charge
LONDON, Mar. 31 (Router). kenney. -During March there has been It is understood that Mr. D. an interesting thing about Nazi Hubrecht, who joined the junk in propaganda, says the B.B.C. ob-Hongkong, has left the expedition.
The Cheng Ho was the biggest craft server, presenting the monthly to be launched from the Ah, King review of Nazi propaganda. slipways.
Dr. Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry
i
Budget May Be Yonai's Downfall
Japanese Government Faces Difficulties
TOKYO. Apr. 1 (Reuter). The
of
of the expedition. He is accompanied Yonai Cabinet, which has success- by his nephew, Mr. Fenton KII-
fully passed through the Diet, now expected to devote Its full capacity to the execution of its pro-
line mised policies along the settlement of the China incident. of the Cabinet, according
The extent of the political ability |
10 ob- servera, is expected to be indicated in connection with the compilation) of a working budget for the 1940-41| Anancial year in about April May,
is now trying hard to make people Floods Threat
belleve in its truthfulness. There are signs that Dr. Goebbels Isla turbed by
reactions to the fantastic To Thousands
Nazi claims at the beginning of the war in connection, for instance, with the Grat Spee battle-which the Ger-
mans first claimed as a great victory Many U.S. States Now
and the repented sinking of the
*Under Watør →
Major Issues
or
Among the major politient mat-) ters confronting the Government are
The Chief of the Communist Party at Leningrad, in proposing the in- corporation, said: "Until recently these territories were a springboard for attack against the Soviet. They have now been Equidated and made
haven of peace and security,"
New Railways Plannod
LISBON NEGOTIATES ON
MACAO INCIDENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LISBON, Mar. 30 (UP).—The official spokesman of
Courageous
$69,000,000 Audacity
Dispute
British Submarine At Skager Rak
Foreign
the Portuguese Office stated to-day:
"Problems resulting from the Occupation by the Japanese forces of islands and Chinese territory in the Macao region are the objects of negotiations between the Portuguese and Japanese authorities at Macao. "Negotiations are also taking LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter)--Di-place between the Lisbon and cussing recent events at Skoger Rak, Tokyo Governments." the strip of water separating the north tip of Denmark and south OSLO, Apr. 1 (Reuter).—An| Norway-events which included the agreement for arbitration in connce- sinking of the German freighters, MACAO, Mar. 31 ("Tele- tion with the $68,000,000 claim for Heddernheim and Hugo Edmund compensation brought by Christopher Stinnes, by British submarines the graph" Special Correspondent). Hannevig against the United States Naval Observer of the B.B.C. said-Investigations here reveni that Government has been reached by the to-day that one of the most interest while reports of netual Japanese the ing features of this activity was that demands on Macao are doubtful, governments of Norway and
States,
Rak might justifiably be con- Skager The claim tioning by the United States Ship-mans.
Governments Agrec Upon Arbitration
Latest Macao Report
·SPEGIAL TO THE "TELCGRAPH"
11 is proposed to build a series of Unitedim arises from the requisi- sidered the home base for the Gera most delicate situation prevails
ralfronds to link the old and new Karella,
The Soviet Finance Commissar announced that this year's budget totalled 179,000,000,000 roubles which As an 18 per cent. Increase over last year's. The military allocation is 67,000,000,000 ns compared with 40,- 000,000,000 roubles last year, he said. The Session was adjourned until Monday to discuss the budget separately.
May Paralyse New York's Transport
Strike Throat By 50,000 Workers
in the Portuguese Colony.
ping Board in 1017 of shipbuilding Discussing the routes of German The Portuguese authorities are be- yards with contracts and materials iron-ore carrying ships, he said that lieved to be soft-pedalling objections in which a Norwegian, Christopher the first part of the trip is easy, being to the increasing Japanese encroach- Hannevig, held large. interests.
in Norwegian territorial waters, ments, where the enemy is not allowed to I
Protracted Disputo Honnevig's claims for compensa- operate. tion-have since been the subject of protracted disputes between the two governments.
́Altornativo” Routes
When the ships reach Skoger Rak, two however, different Under the agreement, the
circumstances governments have consented to ex- prevail. Two routes lie before the change pleas within certain time-ships. The quickest is down the limits, and it within six months after west const of Denmark to Hambura, the last plea is presented they have a good port for unloading iron-one not agreed on a settlement, the mat~| cargoes. "means A dash nerocs, ler will be referred to an American Skager Rak with the enemy lurking Court of Claims.
in the North Sen.
The agreement is subject to rati
fication.
I.R. A. DEFY
DE
The other route is down the cast coast of Denmark. This is almost as waters. The whole
good and be made in neutrai
Journey
and German territorial waters, but the latter part of the journey la more dangerous owing to rocks and other
VALERAvigational dangers,
Fifteen Men Arrested For Drilling
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
Knowing that the cargoes are ur- gently needed, the ships decide to run to risk of malcing the 60-miles dash across Skager Rak. Protecting ships can be held ready to guard them.
Scoms Incredibilo
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mar, (31 (UP), (1) extension of recognition to the-Transportation workers are Wang Ching-wel regime; (2) adjust threatening to paralyse New Ark Royal,
ment of relations with Third Powers York's subways, elevated rall These false claims have left their SPECIAL TO THE’"TELEGRAPH"
Interested in China; (3) perfection of mark.
The Germans are now trying NEW YORK, Mar. 31 (UP) Japan's war-time economic system. ways, street car system, bus to re-establish their reputation even Heavy floods are threatening
Objection
DUBLIN, Mar. 31, (UP),- to the compilation of a lines and taxis, which normally to the extent of apparently frankly thousands in New York State, werkdag budget in
On the offer side of the pitture, admiting their own losses. These
likell-
Annes Estate at Clontarf to- the Royal Navy has the disadvantage admissions are not necessarily truth Pennsylvania, West Virginia and some quarters, and there is a like serve 7,000,000 people daily, by Soldiers and police raided St.
of being in someone else's 'gurden. hood that the Government will face going on strike next Monday.
day and arrested 15 IRA. Mines and anti-submarine, devices ful but they have admitted the loss California,"
serious political dimeutty in compil-. of one plane almost as soon as the
However, Mayor La Guardia de-members who were drilling, abound and have to be discovered or Air Ministry has announced it in floods are expected to recede to- tis even nomlited that the clared to-day that the trouble would
question will be the deciding factor he settled before then.
Members of, the IRA. haye circu- loise, lated a pamphlet, "Stop this Murder,” London,
"Then too, the navá) units have to
• The Things Slip Badly
Thousands have abandoned their in the fate of the Cabinet.
Transport Workers Union, in protest against the treatment of operate some 600 miles from their which controls, 30,000 transportation |roven politient prisoners who are on home base and as they have to travel The idea is to create an Impression homes on the advice of the Red Cross.
Property damage is high, especially Mr. A. van Byner, of No. 7. Jaffer workers, in
contracts, including Defying the police, a pirate II.A. operating line is limited. They where 200,000 neres of low-lying, Police that between March 17 and the Closed Shop and to give recognl-broadcast station said to-day, regard-| have also to try to give no warning form lands are inundated.
March:25, during his absence, some-tion to the right to strike.
ing alleged attacks on I.R.A. prisoners of hole prodchips have been funk. Take the case of Scapa Flow, Lon-
Two deaths aro reported from one broke into his flat and stole | Mayor La Guardia has approved of at Londonderry, that "this must crase But Gerinah don announced that one, warship was West Pennsylvania, one from New clothing, money, pictures and other the demand, but requests that aor there will be swift and dramid Here again, Wings are diméuff for
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over the Nazt rald on Scapa Flow and the RAF. raid on Sylt."
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