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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
August 30, 1941.
22 Tragic Scraps of Paper
They signed friendship, non-aggression-went to war
WHAT THEY
SIGNED
Oct. 16, 1025, Czecha- Slovakin-France, mulunj Assistance.
And What They Did
September, 1938, France failed to net when der- many forced separation of Sudetenland,
Nov. 27, 1933, Turkey- 800 in effect.
Jugoslavia, non-aggrés-
nion.
A Calendar of Calamity
WHAT THEY SIGNED
Jan. 22, 1930, Crest Bri- tain, France, Jugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, mutual assistance against Italy.
What They Did
June, 1040, Jugoslavia,
Greece, Turkey falled to come to Britain's aid when Italy bnicred war.
Jan. 26, 1934, Germany- Sept. 1, 1939, Germany July 11, 1930, Ausirin- March 11, 1938, Germany
Poland, 10-year friend-
ship, non-aggression,
April 4, 1934, Estonia Latvia-Lithuania, Rus sia, 10-year non-aggres- slon.
Invaded Poland,
Jone 15,
1940, Russia occupied the three Bal- tic countries,
April 7, 1034, Finland- Nov. 28, 1939. Russia began undeclared war. Russia, non-aggression. May 5, 1934, Poland- Sept. 16, 1939, Russia in
Russia, non-aggression.
May 2, 1935, France-
Russia,
mutual nasis- tance.
May 10, 1935, Czecho- Slovakin-Russia, mutual Assistance,
vaded Poland.
F
1939, Nuswla falled to join with Franco In war against Germany.
Sept.,' 1938, 'Russia falled to come to Czecho- Klovakia's assistance when German occupied Sudetenland
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Germany, recognition of Austrian sovereignty, March 25, 1937, Italy
Jugoslavin, B-year guar- anice of status quo, April 16, 1938. Gront Brl- tain-Italy, friendship.
July 31, 1038, Bulgaria- Greece, non-aggression.
July 31, 1938, Bulgaria- Jugoslavin, non-aggres- slon.
April 15, 1030, Poland-
Rumania, oral pledges' to unite agalast Ger- man drive in Eastern Europe,
May 31, 1830, Denmark- Germany, non-aggres- afon.
By Lichty
"Gentlemen, this formula is the greatest scientific advance ́since the dawn of civilisation one quart will blow up the whole world!"
HEAT HUMIDITY
AND
took over Austria,
April G. 1941, they Joined
Germany in attack on Jugoslavia.
June 10, 1940, Italy Join- ed in war against Bri-
aln.
of
April 0, 1941, Bulgaria
permitted passago Narls for pilack Greece. April
on
6, 1041, Bulgaria permitted Germany to uyo her territory for attack on Jugoslavia. Sept. 1, 1030, Rumania failed to aid Poland when attacked by Ger-
many,
April 9, 1940, Germany
took over Denmark.
WHAT THEY SIGNED Aug. 23, 1030, Germany- Russia, non-aggression. Aug. 23, 1938, Great Bri- tain Poland, mutual iselstance.
Aur.-Sept., 1939, France- Poland, mutual, exsist- ance.
Oct. 10, 1039, Britain- France-Turkey, 18-year mutual assistance. Nov. 2, 1030, Greece- Italy, announcement of friendly relations.
March 2, 1940, Germany
Netherlands, one-year extension of clearing agreement. Sept. 27, 1940, Germany- Italy-Japan, tripartite
pact. Later signed by Hungary. Rumania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Jugoslavia.
Dec. 12. 1940, Hungary
What They Did June 23, 1941. Germany
attacks Russia. ›
Sept. 3, 1039, Great Bri- tain came to assistance of Poland.
Sept. 3. 1930, France declared wor to Ald Poland.
June 10, 1941, Turkey
signs "friendship" with Britain's enemy.
Oct. 20, 1940, Italy at-
lacked Greeec.
May 10, 1940, Germany Invaded Netherlands,
Still in effect, except for
repudiation by new Government Jugoslav formed March 27, 1941.
April 11, 1941, Hungary
Jugoslavia, friendship. attacked Jugoslavia.
Feb. 17, 1941, Bulgaria- Turkey, non-aggression.
March 1, 1941, considered nullified by Bulgaria's signing of Axis pact. Russia, Still In effect. neutrality
April 8, 2041,
Jugoslavio, and friendship.
"Man's inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn
By R. MAILLARD STEAD
-ROBERT BURNS
R.A.F. FAST GAINING OVER LUFTWAFFE
dancy over the Luftwaffe,
Ger-
ENGINES, POWER SAVED What makes the ail around per- formance of the machine so excep-
The R.A.F. is building up which the R.A.F. is hammering hatch for the captainy of the craft to with each bomb burst over Ger- the Reich and the occupied make stellar reckonings and below, many the feeling that Britain is countries from the air day and in the ease of the ship, is a cabin rapidly establishing air ascen- night has become so heavy that where is operated the gyroscopically for the navigator and bomb nimer writers of one R.A.F. official controlled Sperry Bombslight for Visiting
communique a little while ago which great accuracy is claimed by centres concerned with Britain's intensified sky "invade" to describe the activi- shipping.
felt justified in using the word marksmen who have used it on Nazi campaign against the Reich, ties of large bomber forces gent this writer not only heard this
out simultaneously оп opinion expressed, but also thut
night raids. nearly a month of large-scale dawn to dawn raids is a tale of Dawn to dawn raids on West- tional is the system of supercharg increasing Allied air offensive ern. Germany-notably..
ing worked by the flow of exhaust which must ultimately negative many's industrial Ruhr Valley power in the four Wright Cyclone gases, thereby using up none of the Nazi military might.
and shipping centres along the 1,200 horsepower engines. The opinion was not ventured coast-have been followed up The "Fortress" has a range close bonstfully. It was stated as a by large-scale daylight assaults on to 2,500 miles at a cruising speed matter of inevitable fact by on Northern France and the so- of 220 miles an hour, but its specint persons in a good position to called "invasion ports." The superchargers give it a valuable assess the rise of Britain's air fact that the RAF continues capacity for renching 305 miles an power at this time when the these night and day raids hour at 25,000 feet. Germans are having a heavy especially the daylight raids-- The crew varies in number be- drain on theirs through deepen- obviously indicates that German tween seven and nine and there is ing commitments on the Rus opposition to them is at least an elaborate system of telephonic intercommunication, although the sian_front.
not strong enough to discourage_noise_of_the_-engines-doesn't- forbid them...
conversation by ordinary means.
Sitting RAIDS ON ITALY SIGNIFICANT wriler couldn't help thinking the In the pilots' seat tils
"fortress" was a prodigious amount Furthermore, it is significant that
handle will of aeroplane to whlic these intensified raids have wingspan of 103 feel and a length been going on, the British have of 68 feet, but a pilot who had flown been sufficiently strong to renew it said it heavy night attacks on such points than any other service machine and was "mort comfortable in Italy us Naples and the island of Sicily, as well as Crete, and occupied free from any vlee."
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