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BOMBAY, Apr. 8 (Router) ter) The Under-Secretary of verdict of suicide was recorded at the the Navy, Mr James Forrestal, Inquest into the death of Hirol is leaving for Britain in about a Uemura, manager of the Bombay branch of the N.Y.K., who was found fortnight "to establish close dend his resklenco.
Hatson" bótween the Navy Dopartment and the British Ad- with the Lease and Lend pro- miralty on matters connected
It was revealed at the inquest that the body was discovered hanging in the bath-room. In the flat occupied
by Dector also deposed that it was gramme.
The
a distinct case of hanging.
for
Eviance with regard to the reasons suicide were not submitted and the Coroner, addressing the jury, sald that the law did not require them to find out anything more than this,
The Coroner added: "We have nothing to do with the question of why he committed suleide."
The Jury unanimously returned a verdict of suleide by hanging.
Offices Searched Enquiries revealed that two Parsi employees of the N.Y.K. were arrest- ed under the Defence of India Rules
a few days ago on a charge of col-
lection of shipping Information useful to the enemy, following which the Police searched the NY.K. office on Saturday.
The
Tato Mr Uemura about ten years ago served as Sub-Manager of The N.V.K, in Hongkong, remaining here for about three years.
Rupture With Hungary
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In making this announcement, the Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, said that the Navy Department was handling purchases of material in the United States for the British Navy under the Lease and Lend Act and was also undertaking repairs to British warships,
Expedite Repairs
"Efforts are being made very frapidly to establish sultable uniformi
ty: in naval equipment," added Colonel Knox, who explained that the object was to expedite purchases and repairs.
Forrestal's trip to Britain, according One of the chief purposes of Mr to naval circles, would be to see if some method could be found whereby the British could use more American naval weapons and other equipment not standard in the Royal Navy.
Nazi Plane Down
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).-The LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).-- German view of the rupture of One enemy fighter was shot Anglo-Hungarian diplomatic relations down in the Channel during the is given by a Wilhelmstrasse spokes-day. man 'quoted by the German radio.
one day."
He described it as "ight before A few bombs were dropped on the events which were bound to happen ing little damage and no casualties, East Anglian coast at mid-day, caus- Replying to a question, the spokes-states the Air Ministry. man declared that Turkey was not part of the Balkans and that as far as Berlin
WAS aware, nothing had changed in German-Turkish relations since the exchange of messages be- tween Hitler and the Turkish Fre- sident.
Teleki's Policy LONDON, Apr. 8 (Router),--The Hungarian Government will pursue without change the policy of the late Count Telekci, declared the new Prime Minister, Count de Bardossy, address-
members
of the Government
Party.
This message was received by. telegram from Budapest to the official French agency,
The Minister of the Interior has announced that foreigners now in Hungary can leave the country. only by obtaining a special permit."
Roosevelt's Message To King Peter
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 (Reuter), -President Roosevelt has cabled King Peter of Yugo-Slavia assuring him of all possible material aid for Yugo-Stavin.
Quiet Evening LONDON, Apr, 8 (Reuter)-There was no alert in London up to a late hour to-night.
March Death Roll LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Air raid casualties in Britain during March were 4,259 civilians killed and 6,557 injured and detained in hospital, announces the Minister of Home Security.
Palestinian Economics
Municipal Council.
April 9, 1941.
HARDLY FOR SPEED-Rathor for service is this mode of travel in Tobruk, Libya, Italian stronghold recently captured by British. This British soldier, unshaven and somewhat unkompt, ridos into Tobruk in style.
Yugo-Slavia
New Scoring Soviet Pact With
System For Bowls League
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 8 Reuter).— The Russo-Yugo-Slav Pact has made a great impression in Berlin.
Political circles there are excitedly speculating on the reason for the Russian action which is hardly
of
A NEW METHOD of Icague likely to give Berlin the impression lawn bowls scoring on similar lines that Russia is particularly friendly," to the system in Shanghai was states the Berlin correspondent adopted at the annual meeting of the "Stockholm Tidningen." the Lawn Bowls Association yester
day.
Sir Ainoll MacGregor Vice-
President, presided and was sup-
ported by Mr R. F. Phillips, Hon. Matsuoka To Stay
Secretary, and Mr L, A. Gutierrez, IIon. Treasurer.
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Over In Moscow
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Sir Atholl voiced the opinion that tri JERUSALEM, Apr. 8 (Reuter) spite of the dimcult times and the 25 per cent. increase in rates has calls for Volunteer and Police, work,
LONDON, Apr." 8" (Router), ---Mr been decided on by the Jerusalem the bowls programme, for the season Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese would be carried out. It was decided Foreign Minister, who is scheduled that the championships be again held. to leave Moscow on Thursday for first league matches was
The date fixed for the playing of the Tokyo, is now to stay in the Soviet May 3 capital until Easter Sunday, accord- Closing of entries will be on April 16,
official German ing to Sir Atholl referred to the return of the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Agency dispatch from Moscow. and spoke of the encouragement he had always given to the game..
on
The increase is due to the general desire in Palestine to ease the burden British tax-payers who contribute grants towards the expenses of the
Drastic
of the British Budget have greatly impressed all quarters in Palestine and the high rate was announced subsequent to the publication of the Budget figures.
Palestine 20477909.
CROAT UNITY
The President's message says that WITH COUNTRY
the people
of the United States were Dr Matchek's Appeal #hocked
by the unpro- voked ruthless aggression on the
LONDON; Apr. 8 (Router)—A people of Yugo-Slavin. He expresses call to Croats for unity and discipline admiration for the "courageous self. Was uttered over the Zagreb wireless defence of the Yugo-Slav people, to-night by Dr Vladimir Matchek, constituting one more shining exam the Croat leader and Vice-Premier In
General Simovitch's Cabinet, very." and Your
The catastrophe of war, he says, Majesty's Government, the United
can be lessened if the
people ore united and Siates will speedily furnish all the
disciplined. material assistance possible in ac-going to remain among them and Assuring the Croats that he was cordance with its existing statutes.
of their traditional
adds: "As have
send Your Majesty my
and
share with them every sorrow most triul, he urges them to "have faith earnest hopes for a successful resist-in God and the unity of the Peasant ance to this criminal assault upon the Party." independence and integrity of your
country."
British Invade Bulgaria
FROM PAGE ONE
tration near Strumica. Direct hits were registered in the centre of it.
Our fighters intercepted an enemy bomber, severely damaging it,
From all operations, all our machines returned safely.
No Mobilisation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUCHAREST, Apr. 8 (UP) high offelal spokesman to-day denied
Decorations For Brave Officers
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Six ofleers of the aircraft carrier Hlug-
can promise you that if there is any thing he can do for the good of the game hero he will be only too happy to do it," declared Sir Atholl amild applause.
"Sir Geoffry is as keen as ever and
NEW OFFICERS
SEIZURE OF
AXIS SHIPS
news
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 (Reuter). The election of officers resulted--Germany-has-sent-a-new-note-to- President, Sir Atholl MacGregor: Vice- the United States reinforcing her President, Mr J. A Fraser Hon. protests against
of
the solzure Secretary, Mr R. P. Phillips: Hon. German merchantmen, according to Treasurer, Mr L. A. Gutierrez,
en announcement by Mr Cordell Hull
SCORING SYSTEM
Mr Phillips read the following letter from Ute bowls representative of Club de Recreio:
posals:
Rumanian Oil
ISTANBUL, Apr. 8
(Reuter).
"I am directed by my Committee to place before the annunt meeting for Rumanian oil companies have stopped of lubricating oll" to their consideration, the following pro- deliveries
Turkey, reports the Istanbul corres- I-That the present method of pondent, of the Independent French scoring league points be abandoned Agency. and in its stead a total of five points,
The bellon is said to have been be at stake in every match as fol- taken because the entire production lows. Two points for a win on is absorbed by home needs.
BEErezate number of shots; one
point for each winning rink.
That the composiiton of the
first and cond divisions be limit-
Raid On Norway
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).--Ten ed to eight teams each and third people were arrested at Svolvaer division, if toe unwieldy, be split after the Lofoten Islands raid and are Into two sections or alternatively, said to be among the first prisoners have a fourth division.
sent to a German.concentration camp
••Th fatter proposition, besides at Osto, according to the Norwegian trious have been decorated for making repronnbly sure that all im- telegraphic agency. "galiant services against enemy air-portant
ке
fixtures aro completed craft" according to to-night's "Lon- by the end of August, will pro- don Gazette,"
vide ample time for the open, and club championships to be played be fore the interest in Lawls begins to decline."
The Illustrious was hit seven times when attacked by dive. bomberis in the Mediterranean during January but she succeeded in "reaching her
base.
In reply to Mr M. N. Rakusen, Sir Atholl sald the part of the proposition concerning scoring meant that each One omeer receives the D.S.O. and rink that tied received half a point one receives the bar to this decora-each. This had been the system in tion. The other four officers receive Shanghal. for many years. the D.SC.
foreign reports-that a general moble PRISONER KING
lization had been ordered. He was of the opinion that the information. was confused with tho calling up of the Red Cross personnel.
Recalled
LONDON, Apr. 8
HAS BIRTHDAY
LONDON, Apr. 8_(Reuter).—King Leopold of the Belgians, whose (UP) The birthday occurs to-day, is described as
Dutch and Belgian Governments which are exiled here have recalled their diplomatic representatives from Budapest.
U-BOAT CREWS CAPTURED
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"Our Prisoner King" in the Order of the Day issued to his troops by General van Strijdock de Burkel, Commander of the Belgian forces in Great Britain.
He urges his men to "work, train ourselven and prepare for victory. We shall free Bolglum, who will rise again, great, united and prosperous,"
The proposition relating to the scor ing was carried, but the suggestion concerning the composition of the league was not seconded,
The proposal of Mr. G. Mayer, seconded by Mr W. Gill, that unfinished games in which not more than 30 heads had been played should be entirely re- played on the first mutually convenient Sunday or public holiday, was carried.
MARRIED AT SIXTEEN Never Lived With Husband
'A WOMAN who was married | in 1917, when she was sixteen,
Mexican Sympathy and never lived with her hus- LONDON, Apr. 8 (Router)The band. was granted a decree nisi Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently
She is Mrs Clara B. Flynn, of:
Ing German U-boat captains, who is has sent a message of sympathy with now a prisoner of war, is the man Greece and Yugo-Slavin to the Manners-road. Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Who sunk the two British auxiliary Mexican Consul-General in London who married Albert E. Flynn, a sea- cruisers, Laurentie and Patrocius, to-day, according to the German
Com mand,
The High Command in December claimed that Commander Kretschmer was the first Commander to sink, one to feel moved when the other is
more than 280,000 tons of
YE BATH IN EVERY ROOM
HI lateat miniining Minnitia destroyer, H.MB: Dart:
fins. She said that after the ceremony
her husband told her he had two chil dren of whom she know nothing:
She became frightoned and return- led home
The message says that Mexico has. no. diplomatic relations with Greece and Yugo-Slavin, but an offical link la not required by two peoples for.
dragged into a conflet for the them devilopment, of awhich“ it? has “no
She had no knowledge' her husband was alive until last year, and she now charged him with/miscondutt. Azo
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