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pretext of error should have been accompanied by an attack on such a camp, but to this length Japanese effrontery did not ven- ture to go.

Protests have, of course, been lodged: demand for indemnity may be expected to accompany them. Neither the British or Japanese Governments must, however, be surprised if public opinion in Hong Kong enquires as to the practical value of pro- tests. Part experience has sug- to gested Japanese inability understand the language employ- ed by diplomats in diplomatic pro- tests. In Europe, even commer- ciál planes are liable to be fired upon if they venture over for- Bidden territory. Military planes are liable to be fired upon if they violate the territory of a neigh- bouring State. If Hong Kong In- stalled anti-aircraft guns in the New Territories and conveyed a warning that infractions of the border would be effectively chal- lenged, Britain would at last be employing an argument that Japan's militarists could under- stand.

Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1989. Strengthening the Axis

BORDER OUTRAGE

While expansionism oils the Rome-Berlin axis, the flaws in the welding will seem less im- portant than the smoothness of its whirling. Yet, since the visit of Count Ciano to Yugoslavia, soft spots have become visible.

So long as incidents like that which occurred on Hong Kong's border on Tuesday are possible so much further relegated into

Count Clano, in helping Yugo- the distance will be Japan's hopes slavia to come to terms with of persuading third Powers to

Hungary obviously is bent on “understanding" of her aims in

furthering policies which Italy East Asia. It is not merely a hopes will restore Italian in- question of the invasion of Bri- fuence in Central Europe. This oddly tish territory by bombing planes, has been on the decline

"the bombing of a British rail-

enough along with British and since way station or of the machine.

French prestige there gunning of police and civilians on Germany's annexation of Austria, ..Halle orch, the H.K. side of the frontier and more notably since Munich.

Egon Petri.The circumstances of the whole

The Anschluss meant for Italy Huberman & Phil. orch.raid, a terroristic visitation, pure

and simple, with no objective of not simply a Greater Germany any vital military importance, right on its borders, but the re- are in themselves sufficient to moval of an important territorial afford ground for the strongest link between it and its political condemnation, although it should protege, Hungary. That country be borne in mind that such acts has been gravitating toward Ger- swiftness only of frightfulness are accentuated many with ca in their suggestion of barbarity matched by its unwillingness: by close proximity, Elsewhere Hungary must sell wheat; Ger- in China, every day, a score of many, on Nazi terms, is a buyer. Likewise in Yugoslavia, Ger- peaceful towns and villages are undergoing just such an experi-many's now "free hand in the ence as Shumchun Market's. cast" is marking out new lines of Germany Whether such crimes against economic conquest. humanity are the result of the now takes 55 per cent. of Yugo- blood lust of individual aviators slavia's exports, whereas a few or whether the airmen are acting years ago Italy was "Yugoslavia's best customer. Territorially, in obedience to orders seems,” re- latively, a distinction of no great Yugoslavia provided Italy with a importance. That it can hap-second link to Hungary, one pen at all, far removed from any which, however, was nicked with sphere of military operations, Hungaro Yugoslav differences time after time, must be piling and is now further weakened by up against Japan a record injuri German pressures in Yugo- ous to their international reputa- slavín. tion for generations.

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Italy's explanations that its policy of promoting an accord be- As for the attack upon the tween Hungary and Yugoslavia Rome-Berlin British railway station at Lowu will strengthen

read with an

and the train which was standing | axis should ther

This strength to

opposite Lowu military camp at understanding of Rome's defini- least a mile from the frontier as tion of axis "strength." the crow flies, any attempt by could hardly mean the Japanese to plead "mistake, advance German interests at Itä- will be sheer impudence. Honglian expense. It rather means Kong's boundary line could hard that when Italy is more nearly ly be more clearly defined than satisfied with the results of axis. by the broad gleaming ribbon of diplomacy the axis will be by the Shumchun River with the that fact reinforced. railway crossing it, at the point It is more important to Italy where the most serious incident thất Yugoslavia be able to resist as it is re- occurred. The plane chiefly res- German influence

→ and be cou- ponsible was, moreover, within ported trying to - five hundred feet of the ground pled with Hungary in an accord. on several occasions during the For thus would be restored a bombing and mach Presence of an bhvis camp, with its white Ing out sharply again

of the countryside, last vestige of excup

channel for Italian Influence Itary again to reach fields which it lost partly because of Italian adher- Breen ence to a partnership now more oy the accurately describable as the

Aby Berlin Rome axis.