Antonescu Holds Axis Leaders Up As Ideals
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Router)--The band of rebel Iron Guards who massacred 92 people in the Forest of Jalava near Bucharest on January 21 have been arrested, says a Bucharest despatch. They will appear before a military tribunal.
An official communique Issued in Bucharest to-day states that all is quiet in the country. The authorities, it adds, are still seeking out and arresting "those responsible for the trouble."
A large quantity of materials and merchandise stolen by the rebels ins been relzed.
order.
He added, "I wear that body in the world will hinder me trom de fending the honour, rights and peace
of the Rumanians.
Fighting In Southern Honan
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"In future, I will be implacable and
Chinese Counter Attacks will not tolerate any disorder, de-
(Centro) CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 General
the Antoneseu, clured
News) Chinese troops in southern Rumanian Dictator-Premler, in a
interview to-day. Nobody Henan are launching heavy attacks press would dare to repent the recent against the Japanese on both banks attempt to overthrow the established of the Hunt River in south Honan,
exacting a heavy toll of lives.
the Tathu Lake regions Fighting In
for the to developing favourably Chinese. Fo
Following 11 series of counter-attacks, they have reemptured (outh Tongtuchen,
{hing), szerbichuen, (north of Changhing), Mengrangshan, (north-west Chughing), Hunkikino, (west Di Changhing), and Nanlienkino (south- Changhing). They are now west of driving directly toward Changhing
According to military advices from No Time. For Harsh Action based at Lini in south Shantung the Shantung front, Japanese troops pushed toward 'sangshan, (south- west of Lini) last week.
Addressing Rumunian youths, be asked them to "examine their con- sciences, give up thoughts of violence against the State and collaberate in the reconstruction of the country."
.Be concluded by asking all Rumanions to take as their example the "great struggles and magnificent sacrifices of the Fuehrer and il Duce, and the National Socialist and Fascist revolutions.
LEVINSON DIES Lawyer And Writer On Political Science
CHICAGO, Feb, 2 (Reuter).—The death is announced of Salmon Oliver; Levinson, the famous American law- yer.
Born in 1885, Levinson graduated from Yale in 1888 and was admitted
uf
Arsenals Of India
Full Blast For Ailies BOMBAY, Feb. 2 (Reuter). Black smoke was belching from all chimneys in Jubbulpore gun- to the Illinols bar in 1891. He had
carriage factory as I passed its since practised in Chicago, being H member of the Arm of Levinson, carefully-guarded gates to be Becker, Gilbert, Peebles and Swine, shown
workshops the huge He spcelaled Ye
in
reorganisation of
where carriages of India's guns industrials and railroads. He was a member of the American, linols are constructed, writes "Reu- State and Chicago Bar Asielations, {ter's" specini correspondent.
Levinson was chiefly known as the When I entered the workshops the author of the Levinson plan for read-roar of powerful machinery justment of German reparations, almost deafening. Allied and inter-Allied debts, Euro- Amid the fierce glow of numerous pean appeasement and world peace, furnaces skilled Indian issued in 1927. A writer on the out-were manipulating red-hot metal
with
the
Was
workmen
HITLER IS CHECKED
Against Vichy
MADRID, Feb. 2 (Reuter), Hitler's reply to Marshal Petain's Christmas message is probably
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-The "Svenska" points out that any day President Roosevelt may decide to adopt a non-belliger- ent status to the west as well as to the east and that Japan has facilitated this by signing the Three Power Pact.
Japan's move was intended to frighten American electors from supporting President Roosevelt but it was a miscalculation and the Pact had the opposite effect,
Bob Pastor
for it was used by Mr Roosevelt Next
against its own instigators when he pointed out that freedom's enemics threatened
Amerien For
from the Pacific, as well as the Atlantic.
Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister who started life as a Scuttle errand boy, does not under». estimate the United States' resources; he has not concealed his embarrass- ment over this fatal turn of events, The International situation is now very different from what it was last year when the Berlin Pact was signed and it appeared likely that England might be liquidated" by German attacks,
Will Fulfill Obligations
Matsuoka has declared that Japon will fulfill her obligations to Berlin but at the same time he has beseeched Washington to spare Japan this bitter
pill by not openly entering the war. Japan had previously hoped to reach an agreement with Russia and Russia hund nothing against a non-Interven-
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Miks Jacobs has announced that
Bob Pastor will meet Joe Louls for the world's, heavyweight. boxing 415le at Los Angeles on April 15, untess Aluro Godoy withdraws immediately or requests a postpone- ment unill early May,
Seeking a September opponent for the champlon, Jacobs has arranged a bout between Lou Eova and "Max Bner, challengers, at Madison Square Garden on April 4,
Yesterday, Louis knocked out Clar- ence “Red” Burman in the 5th round of, the scheduled 15-round bout.
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AT FANLING
THE USUAL Monikly Medal Com-
in the form of a short letterton, pact if it resulted in a conflet petitions will be held on the Old and
couched in cold terms, according to Spanish correspondents in Berlin,
Wilhelmstrasse cireles nr up- parently extremely non-committal on the subject, but most Spanish ob fervers in the German capital szem to agree that in spite of rumours of a tie by the Nazis, Germany does possible renouncement of the armis- not contemplate any drastic action. ist least for the present.
Petain's Strength
between Japan and America. But when it was requested that the Soviet
should cease to supply China with war material there eanie a very firm reply from the Soviet.
Violation Of Truce
Feb. 3
(Reuler).
a
New Course at Fanling on Tuesday, February 4,
Bogey Com-
the New:
on
During February a Petition will be held Course.
Owing to the absence of so many lady golfers, the Annual Spring Meeting will be confined to one day, the date fixed being Tuesday, March 11.
Porticulars will be posted inter. COMPETITIONS
The Monthly Medal Competition
Mrs Greaves,
I WAS
won by 106-29-77.
No cards were returned in the Silver Division,
French Troops Accused (Bronze Division) on the New Course In this connection, the Berlin cor-
BANGKOK, of the Spanish agency, respondent "Efe," says: "It must not be forgotten French violation of the truce on the that a great deal of Petain's strength Indo-China border yesterday when Hes in the discipline and calm shown the Thailand delegates in Bangkok
The Ingey Competition held on by the French Colonial Army and the were preparing to fly to the Peace the New Course on January 21 was French Fleet."
conference in Tokyo, in alleged in won by Mrs Elden Potter- down. High The correspondent of "Alcazar" de-
Command communique report-
on (13 entries). clared that "Germany has no intersting three clashes in the Sisophon in complications that distract her at- region of the eastern front.
In the morning a French patrol of was shot dead, one escaped and four
hour later were captured, whole regiment and two tanks tried. to encroach on the saine zone but were repulsed and a third attempt was also frustrated.
parations for attaining victory."
"An
A
Mrs
Redmond qualified for the Captain's Cup on the Old Course, New Course. 96-24-72.
The Running Medal on the New Courte was won by Mrs Redmond, 80-16-72,
hwry of war, he was the originator with a casualness born of long prae- f leation in the critical hour of her pre-ly violated the neutral zone: are (98-16-82, and Mrs Murgrett on the of the palindrome: "Deliver evitice. deed, live reviled." In 1931 he was „Í saw one of the latest guns com- presented
Rosenbergerplete with a new carriage. The old medal by the University of Chicago, wooden spukewheels are abolished. for his contribution to the improve-The formidable weapon that I saw ment of international pulitical rela-was fitted with heavy pneumatic tyres. All the guns fitted with car tlons,
riages in the factory are made in India.
Vichy Versus Paris - The Berlin representative of the "A.B.C." expresses the view that Ger- many may be an the verge of an im- portant decision via-a-vis France. The affair is being expressed, he adds, In the German press as a struggle be- tween Paris and Vichy, VALONA RAIDED of the factory in two or three
The "Arriba," which has
for always times the pre-war production while championed Franco-German Despite Bad Weather the number of workmen is more than boration, to-day writ;s sceptically on
ATHENS,
Feb.
Si
Since the outbreak of
war, the
2 (Reuter)doubled. Bomber aircraft of the RA.F. again Constant Production attacked the Albania port of Valona Production is almost continuous, yesterday. The raid was carried out franging from 20 hours a day in some despite bad
weather, and ware-shops to nearly 34 in others. houses, a munition dump. and timber depot were among the targets effectively bombed. Direct hits were registered on buildings.
Police-Inspector- Robbed
A thief, who is clearly no respec- ter of persons, has stolen the wind- screen wiper from Chief Inspector Hourihan's cur.
While the main work is the produc tion of pan cntrlages, the factory also: makes a wide variety of other articles, including field cookers for the Indian Army. There cookers are now being Iproduced in thousands
FIATS DOWNED OVER MALTA
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Reuter).-A num- Mr Hourihan is Chief Inspector for ber of enemy hirerat flew over Kowloon and the windscreen wiper Matta, and were attacked by British was taken from his ear while it wasfighters, and two Fiat biplane fighters parked outside the police officer's were destroyed. residence at 202 Prince Edward Road.
Australia And
Far East Axis
defence
Loss Of French Citizenship
Muselier and Rothschild MELBOURNE, Feb. 2 (Reuter), – Australian
VICHY, Feb. 2 (Reuter).-Vice- preparations must go ahead at full spred, declared Admiral Museller, Commander of the the Air Minister to-day. He added,, Free French naval forces, has been "A powerful country in the Pacife deprived of his French nationality", has joined a military alliance with according to an announcement inade the enemy and we are not facing our here to-day, responsibilities if we do not make ourselves safe."
colla.
"these programmes of national re- volution shouted from the radios and
the Press,"
Italians Are Turned Back
Greek's New Positions -LONDON,-Feb,2-(Router)-—. All enemy attempts to counter- attack
have
been definitely foiled, stated the Athens 'radio to-night.
Greek frees have steadily ad- Vanced and have aken up new lines to plan. and positions according
These operations are beginning a new phase of the Greek advance across Albania.
"The The announcer continued: very considerable successes of our army in the sector of the front ex- tending beyond Klisura have obliged
Cavellero, General
observers
express
Destroyer at
at Bangkok During the negotiations In Saigon truce the Japanese Government notified the That Government that they deemed it necessary to send a destroyer to be stationed at Bangkok to facilitate communication between in Bangkok the Japanese Legation and the Japanese warship off Saigon and also between the Bangkok Göy-
ernment and the Japanese Govern-
ment.
Peace Talks In Tokyo-
Thai And Indo-China Delegations
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THE CAPTURE_OF
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BANGKOK, Feb. 2 (UP).It on the railway to Massawa,
dy
Keren
is officially announced that the is probably less well-defended than Peace Mission will leave for Agordat but the tempo of the British,
ee is expected to slow advance
down Tokyo on February 5 aboard a
somewhat as the mountainous nature Japanese plane.
of the terrain favours defence.
Agordat was held by a large Italian number of whom have despite the capture
of thi
Chundred prisoners.
everal
A military spokesman here to-day
An agreement is expected to be reached at Tokyo within two weeks. the Italian Indo-China Delegation
SAIGON, Feb. 2 (UP).-It is for C.-in-C. fo order a speedy evacuation of the Italian forces from this imomcially announced that the Director portant
ntca,
of the Cabinet, M. Georges Gautier, said that the Hallan at Berentu were Striking Power Reduced will hend the five-man Indo-China now in
a "very sticky position," "Foreign
the delegation for the peace negotiations They are virtually surrounded though view that any attempt on the part of at Tokyo; they will be leaving the they may hold out for a few days yet. weck.
Chased Into Interior the Italians to check the tide of Greek middle advance is doomed to failure because,
Meanwhile British shells ore rain- head of the French Economic ing down on the Metemma-Gondar were also named. Among them are
Mission at Tokyo and the French Am-rand as Deltish mobile forces chase power has been very substantially Baron Eugene Rothschild, of the reduced.
bassador, Mt. Charles Arsene-lienre the Italians into the interior of "The losses the Italian. forces sus- famous banking family; M. Richard
to represent Vichy at Tokyo,
Alwesipin. Great Canadian Army Brunet, formerly governor of the tained during the latest counter-
Adiniral Deroux will be leaving for Hanol about the mildle of February great army of alrmen, infantry and by the Vichy Government dismissed attack are estimated by these obser armoured units is going overseas this at the headquarters of the Free year, declared Mr Mackenzie King, French forces in London; af M. the Canadian Premier, in a broadenstį Jacques Meyer, Professor ot the to-day.
| Hanai School of Medicine,"
Several other prominent Frenchmen after repeated disusters, their striking Robin as appointed M. Rene
OTTAWA, Peb. 2 (Reutte), A French Cameroons who
Feeds
and
Now
With
Priestley
The People For 9d
LONDON, Feb. 2 (British Wireless). Broadcasting on Sunday evening Mr J. B. Priestley described his visit to a "coni- -munal feeding centro" in Liverpool. “It was clean, bright, sensible and had some excellent mural paintings on the walls. I took my place in a queue which
composed was
of many different types of people, young, old, rough and smooth.
one for coffes. Young women
vers to be as high as 40 per cent. of their total effectives."
Theft of Copper
::
In Shanghai
Civil Claim Started
force
The Italians In this sector appear fo have been taken by surprise as they had expected to be faced with only guerilla warfare by Ethiopian patriots 12 Unsuccessful Attacks
and not with regular military action SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
such as is now occurring. ATHENS, Feb 2 (UP), The
R.A.F's Help omelal spokesman elated that during
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-Bombers the past week, there were 12 un-
CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 (Central of the South African alr successful Italian attacks in attempts | News)--In connretion with the operated yesterday In support of to re-take a 1,300-metre height but
British advance Brand larceny case in Shanghai in the
in several on Saturday there were no attacks.
which Eily Widler, a Swiss, removed parts of Italian East Africa. They at- He termed Italian aur activity on approximately 500 tons of copper in tackesi Assab, Italy'a second, Eritrean Saturday Dя "unimportant
epins and ingots estimated to be port, where store dumps were hit, ineffectual,"
worth $20,000,000 from the Com-concentrations of motor transport at mercial Express and Storage Com- Mega Yavello, and aerodromes at pany, and fled into the Japanese-Zalu, where direct hits were obtained controlled Hongtew area, a Shanghai on military buildings.
An R.A.F. communique reports dispatch states that the American Trading
Company. Federal Incor-that offensive fighter patrols, bomb- porated U.S.A, owner of the copper ing raids and reconnaissance flights stolen, has filed a civil sult with the were continued throughout the Mid- U.S. Court in Shanghai against the dle East yesterday and from all of Commercial Express and Storage them R.A.F. aircraft returned without Company.
Girl Of 15 Tied Up Grandmother
A grandmother, 71 years of age. her back almost doubled, was helped Into Southwark juvenile court to tell the story of a girl of 15, her grand- child, who was sometimes as Rood as gold."
"At other times," she said, “she is extremely obstinate, and a bit of a bruter This is the second time she
has tied me up."
The American Trading Company flemands U.S. $156,077,00" compensa- ilon.
It is learned that the US. Court will hear the case on February 11.-
It may be recalled that Wilhelm Bendier, a German alleged to be the
loss.
New Gifts For The Monster Raffle
"I bought a six-penny ticket for af cast suggested that the Food Mlolstry ment and vegetable dish, _a_two-¦»tione'd ennen milling the restaurants penny one for sweet, and a penny "communal feeding centres” saki: "If communal feeding is necessary, as spotless white, working quickly and it probably will be at least for one deftly, handed me a plate of beel
meal each day, to save waste and to stew and vegetables. Some applet the maximum value from ple and custard, and anally a cup of foodstuffs, there should be still bigger coffee. The bref stew was very nice-and talller, places with rather more ly cooked though I could have done cosiness about them too, and with I left her tied with a bit more beet in it. The ap few of the hundreds of musicians
INDIA GETS ORDERS ple pie was quits good. The coffee, who are out of work, turning mere her away. My life is in danger. She
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lon Tavern," "Dlitz Arms," and
The girl was remanded for a
for Middle East, and production parts| Mr Priestly, who earlier in a broad-"Victory Inn."
psychologial's report..
for armamenis.
A policeman sald he saw the gle otering in shop doorways in Wool- wich at 1.55 am. She refused to accomplice of Widier, was arrested being organised by the Hongkong
Take me to granny. give her name and address, but sald, | by the 5.M.C. police. She needs me.
good."
n
Up."
The grandmother told him: "Take
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