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Britons Still Chafe Under Yangtse Restrictions
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Router).-Stranded Britishers in Ichang, British shipping on the Yangtse and the alleged round-up of dissident Chinese seamen in Britain were the subject of ques- tions in the House of Commons to-day.
Sir Alexander Russell asked, search parties but recently a number what the Government was doing of Chinese scamen, who were con- victed for absence without leave or about the subsistence of
refusing to obey orders, were re- Britishers in lchang who had,
patriated. great difficulty in obtaining sup- plies owing to the boycott.
Mr R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that a complaint on this point was made Last July, after which the situation eased. One further complaint was made this February and the matter had been taken up with the Japan- t ese, who had offered to facilitate the
hiring of a truck to enrry supplies.
Sir Alexander Russell. In another question about the Yangtse, suggest- ed that Japanese shipping be refused
Palestinian Economics
JERUSALEM, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-A
25 per rent. Therease in rates has been decided on by the Jerusalem Municipal Council.
desire in Palestine to ease the burden The increase is due to the general on British tax-payers who contribute grants towards the expenses of the
facilities in British ports, Including Palestine municipalities. the Dominions and the colonies.
General Policy
Mr Butler said that the Yangise question was inseparable from the general policy of Japan towards Bri- tain and other foreign, Interests in China, on which he had made a statement on April 2.
Drastic provisions of the Brillah Budget have greatly impressed n quarters in Palestine and the high rate was announced subsequent to the publication of the Budget Agures.
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V.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%
Decorations For Brave Officers
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Six
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Pilots In Western Desert
CAIRO, Apr. 8 (Reuter),-Aircraft of the R.A.F. and Royal Australian Air Force in Cirenaica have been operating con- tinuously for the past week, covering a concentration of Imperial troops in their new positions and harassing the enemy's lines of communication, says a Middle East comniunique.
The communique adds: "Our bombers raided aerodromes in
the neighbourhood of Benghazi Rupture With
and, assisted by fighters, have attacked enemy motor transport and troop concentrations cease- lessly.
"Detalled reports are not available but during one day alone our fighters shot down 14 enemy aircraft, believed to be German, without loss to then selves.
Hungary
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter), The German view of the rupture of is given by n Wilhelmstrasse spokes- Anglo-Hungarian diplomatic relations man quoted by the German radio,
He described it as "fight before
"On another day, four enemy air-events which were bound to happen craft were destroyed, again without one day." the loss of a British plane."
Abyssinia Bombed
•
Replying to a question, the spokes- nan declared that Turkey was not part of the Balkans and that as far as Berlin Was aware, nothing had
NAIROBI, Apr. 8 (Reuter)To day's official air communique states:
Further details of the South Afri-changed in German-Turkish relations can Air Force raid on Kombucha on since the exchange of messages be- tween Hitler and the Turkish Pro- April 6 show that our fighters destroyed ten enemy aircraft dissident. persed at the aerodrome and damaged many others of all types.
taxi-ing
destroyed.
the runway,
Teleki's Policy
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).-The without change the policy of the late Count Teleki, declared the new Prime Minister, Dr de Bardossy, address- the Government Ing members Was
Party.
This message 'was received by telegram trom Budapest to the official French agency.
"Other bombers secured direct hits
of
Fonteers of the aircraft carrier Illus- "In addition, our fighter escort shot Hungarian Government will pursue The Labour member, Mr David
trlous have been decorated for, down
two CR42's nt Kombulcho, Adams, asited whether the Home
"gallant services against enemy air- where another enemy aircraft taking Secretary was aware that search par-
eraft" according to to-night's "Lon-off was also damaged and another, ties were recently instituted. In the
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 8 Reuter)—don Gazette." East End in London and elsewhere The Russo-Yugo-Slav Pact has made The Illustrious was hit seven times for the purpose of collecting Chinese a grout impression In Berlin.
when attacked by dive bombers in seamen protesting against the non- Political circles there are excitedly the Mediterranean during January payment of bonus and that these men speculating on the reason
for the but she succeeded in reaching her were taken to a port for shipment to Russian action which "is hardly base. China.
likely to give Berlin the impression | One officer receives the DS.O. and The Under-Secretary for Home that Russia is particularly friendly."one receives the bar to this decora- Affairs, Captain O. Penke, replied states the Berlin correspondent of tion. The other four officers receive that he had no knowledge of such the "Stockholm Tidningen.".
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on aerodrome buildings at Dessie and several heavy bombs were dropped motor transport park north of the buildings. Road was attacked by bombers and Motor transport on the Dessie fighters and several lorries were also
attacked."
Matsuoka To Stay
Over In Moscow·
The Minister of the Interior has announced that foreigners now in by obtaining a special përmit," Hungary can leave the country only
Raid On Norway LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter),--Ten
people were arrested at Svolvaer
after the Loftten Islands raid and are sald to be among the first, prisoners sent to a German concentration camp
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)—Mrjat Oslo, according to the Norwegian Yosuke Mitsuoka, the Japanese telegraphic agency.
Foreign Minister, who is scheduled
to leave Moscow on Thursday for Tokyo, is now to stay in the Soviet capital until Easter Sunday, accord- ing to an oficial German news Agency dispatch from Moscow.
Argentine View
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr. 8 (Neu- ter)The " "O Journal" says that Mr Matsuoka's mission can have a de- finite result for the Tripartite alliance in the sense of denuding it of any practical effect.
The over keen and intelligent Japanese will, at the right moment, call a pacifist group into the Govern- ntent and Admiral Yonai, former President of the Council and a known friend of the United States' and Eng land, will return perhaps as head of a Cabinet which will rid itself of compromises which no longer corres- pond to the interests of the Empire, }. ·
For Leningrad
MOSCOW, Apr. 8 (UP),—Japanese circles to-day announced that Mr Matsuoka will go to Leningrad on Wednesday, night to re-visit the city where he held a diplomaatle post be- fore the revolution. He will return to Moscow on Friday and will leave for Tokyo next Sunday.
Rumanian Oil
ISTANBUL, Apr. 8 (Router).- Rumanian all companies have stopped dellverits of lubricating oil to Turkey, reports the Istanbul corres- pondent of the Independent French
nction is said to have been taken because the entire production Ja absorbed by home needs.
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