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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1939.

BRITISH a nu

REPRESENTATIONS QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

IN BERLIN

Berlin, To-day.

The British authorities are reported to be making representations on behalf of three well-known British business-men who are threatened with expulsion by the Nazis.

It is believed the move is a reprisal for the expulsion of three Germans, alleged to be Gestapo agents, from Britain recently.

One of the three is Mr. John Neill, chief partner in the well-known audi- tors, Price, Waterhouse and Co. in Berlin,

THREATENING MESSAGE TO

The other two are Mr. Leslie Parkin, General Manager in Ham-6 burg for the Eastern Telegraph Co. and Mr. Cown Edlinson, a merchant in Hamburg.

They have been informed they must leave Germany by May 10.- Reuter.

OPINION DIVIDED ON VENICE TALKS

London, To-day.

The unexpected return of the British Ambassador to Berlin is prominently featured by the press.

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Sir,With reference to your pub- lication in to-day's "China Mail" under the headline: "Local Nazi's

to Threatening Message

"China Mail"", I would like to draw your attention to the well-known fact that Germans living in foreign and overseas countries have been re- peatedly warned by the Fuehrer and his authorised representatives not to interfere in any way in the politics and the public life of the country offering them hospitality, but always to remember that they John Barrymore-K. Alexander are guests in a foreign country.

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I am, therefore, fully convinced that Letter One quoted in your pa- per to-day, was not written by member of the loyal German Com- munity in Hong Kong, every one of whom sharply condemns any such behaviou of persons cowardly hid ing behind anonymousness. The Conservative organs were I think that you will agree with inclined to refrain from any comme that to publicly lay the ment in expectation of the de- for a foolish and tactless act of claration which the Prime Min-such unknown persons at the door ister gave to the House of Com-of the "Nazis" is not justifiable.

mons.

Much attention is devoted to the visit of the Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Gafencu, to London, although owing to the strict silence maintained by official quarters, poli- tical correspondents are largely confined to speculation.

Opinion on the results of the Venice talks between the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, and Count Ciano, is rather, divided.

The "Daily Telegraph" declares that the agreement reached in Venice is not of far-reaching. im- portance. It is taken as significant that Yugoslavia has not yet joined the anti-Comintern front.

The "Daily Mail" refers, to the State visit of Prince Paul of Yugo slavia to Rome which is fixed for next month.

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Letter Two in your paper being an anonymous communication is to be valued accordingly. I am, Sir

Yours faithfully,

OSCAR MAY

[With or without the Fuehrer's be- hest, we need no assurance that the vast majority of members of the Ger- man community in Hong Kong are much too sensible to be capable of such "heroics."

Had Letter One been the first of its kind, no notice would have been taken. It represented however but one of a serles recently received, all in the same vein, and publication was recommend- 'ed as a discouragement.

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The cumulative evidence, to mind, identified the author as a local Nazi. If we are wrong, and we admit the possibility, there is but one alterna- tive, that the author of the threats is an Italian, using Nazi symbolism, the swastika, for instance, for shelter:

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The value of Letter Two is The "Daily Telegraph" publishes. C M

course, primarily a matter of opinion. a report from Warsaw to the effect

that the Polish Government may NEW COTTON

anticipate the Fuehrer's speech on

Friday next by making a declaration PLAN TO BE

on the Danzig question before that date.--Trans-Ocean.

NIKS

For

CHALLENGED

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. THE NEW COTTON PLAN IS EXPECTED TO MEET POWER- FUL OPPOSITION FROM THE COTTON BLOC IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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This bloc has already formulated a counter-plan based on Secretary. of Agriculture Wallace's cotton utili- sation theory for a wider use of cotton...

As to the subsidy plan announced by Senator Bankhead, it is pointed out that it is not likely to reduce loan stocks unless there is a sharp ries in the price of cotton-Reuter.

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