1939-10-06 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1939.

GERMANY THREATENING BELGIAN NEUTRALITY? MENACING BERLIN REPORT

Brussels, To-day.

MUCH CONCERN has been caused in Belgium by a report

NEUTRALITY

from Berlin, circulated by the Belga news agency, REVISION

that Germany would in certain circumstances consider

withdrawing her pledge to respect Belgian neutrality OUTLOOK

These circumstances, it is reported, include the inability of neutral nations to effectively prevent belligerent planes from flying over their territory.

It is pointed out in Brussels that} Belgium has already proved her abil- ity and willingness to prevent belli- gerent aircraft flying over Belgian territory,

Several Brussels

newspapers

ask

If Germany is trying to find a pre- text for withdrawing her pledges to respect Dutch and Belgian neutrality. -Reuter.

SLOVAK LOSSES

London, To-day.

The official Slovakian casualty list, Issued in Bratislava yesterday, gives a total of 105, including 35 dead. Reuter.

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SOVIET DEMANDS OF LITHUANIA

London, To-day.

An unoffialdi But reliable re- port from Kaunas states that the Soviet military proposals to Lit- huania include:

Conclusion of a pact of mutual assistance, and

The establishment of two bases' for the Soviet air force in Lit- huania.-Reuter.

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EXPANSION SCHEMES

London, To-day.

Washington, To-day. Signs of probable changes in the Senate voting on the Neutrality legislation are de.

RUSSIAN TIMBER EXPORTS

Copenhagen, To-day. The Soviet request af Danmark for ships to transport timber to Britain is believed to be due to Russian anxiety to ship, suppliós. of timber which are lying on the quay at Murmansk before the winter sets in and. the port be- comes Ice-bound.

The request is a normal one at this time of year.--Reuter.

Q-BOAT

clared to be very satisfactory STORY

by Mr. Stephen Early, Presi- dent Roosevelt's secretary.

Senator

member of

Walter George, Democrat

the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, has predict- ed considerable modifications in the shipping restrictions and 90-day credits proposals.

Senator Schwellenbach has describ- ed the Neutrality Bill as "a complete and orderly retreat. from war." Reuter.

JAPAN'S DISASTROUS FAILURE

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese. unsuccessful drive, to Changsha has cost them dearly, sonie 30,000 troops being reported to have been killed, and wounded on the dif- ferent fronts.

The Japanese are now slowly with- drawing with the Chinese in pursuit. -- Our Own Correspondent.

Chungking, To-day.

General Japanese withdrawal north

and north-east of Changsha, follow

ing

field dispatches.----Reuter.

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London, To-day. The Admiralty states that a Nazi allegation that Bri-- tain is operating Q-boats is totally untrue.

It is also not true that British, mer- chant ships have attacked German: submarines.

Q-boats were introduced in the Great War. They were armed mer- chant-ships, whose guns were con- cealed and who pretended to abandon ship when attacked by an enemy sub- marine, after which the U-boat, com- ing closer to Investigate, was usually an easy target-Reuter.

CZECHS

FIGHT ON

London, To-day. The Czechs are still carry--

The latest

incident in Czecho Slovakia, which has just become1 known, was a subtle one on the part* of the Czechs,

The rapid expansion of the launched on Monday, is claimed in Nazi regime.

the Chinese counter-offensiveing on their opposition to the R.A.F. to full war strength and the maintenance of air power at a high level quires vast training schemes. These schemes, worked out before the war, have been completed with- out a hitch.

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Although the preparations made envisaged that the changeover would take place at a time when the coun- try would be subjected to enemy air action, the complete absence of hos- tile aircraft has assisted the smooth working of the plans.

The complexity of modern aircraft makes the training-time much longer than in the last war and the object now is to train war airmen in com- plete crews rather than to turn out individual pilots or gunners.

It was stated yesterday that the standard of recruits was as high as it, had ever been and "we are very satisfied with it."-British Wireless.

SHUMCHUN QUIET

Yungyun, To-day.

The Chinese troops which recently attacked Shumchun have withdrawn. A Japanese aircraft-carrier is an- chored off Chekwan, Aircraft have

been bombing the Po On district and the Waiyeung region. Central News.

DANISH TRADE

DELEGATION

IN LONDON

London, To-day.

NORWEGIAN BOY HURT

Suffering from scalds on the right leg, a 14-year-old, Norweglan lad, Master Ignar Eriken, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday after-

noon.

The lad was cycling outside his home at No. 287, Prince Edward Road when he accidently collided with a Chinese who was carrying a bowl of hot soup.

SWEDISH INSURANCE

Stockholm, To-day.

The Swedish Insurance committee is considering drastic measures, in- cluding the application of insurance only to Swedish ships.

travelling in Swedish waters.

It had previously been incorrectly reported that the measures had al- ready been adopted. Reuter.

DANISH TAX ON TOBACCO

Copenhagen, To-day. At noon yesterday shops in Den- mark selling cigars, cigarettes and tobacco reopened after three days...

They had been closed whille the Government assessed new taxes. Reuter.

HUNAN BOMBINGS

Yunnling, To-day,

His Majesty's Government enter- A fleet of 24 Japanese planes rald- tained at luncheon yesterday the ed a wide area in Hunan yesterday. Danish trade delegation. Mr. W. S. Morrison, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister of Food, presided.-British Wireless,

Six of the machines bombed Shao yang, 78 miles northwest of Heng-. yang, while 18 bombed Chihklang, Central News,

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Last week, when it was learned that the Nazis intended to devote the: takings of the Prague tramways Saturday to the Winter Help Fund, Czechs boycotted the trams, were almost empty.

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The Nazi explanation was that the Czech boycott was a protest against the delay in enforcement of the ban on Jews using the tramst-Reuter.

SOVIET-TURKISH NEGOTIATIONS

Moscow, To-day. The Turkish Foreign Minister was: expected to resume his talks with' Stalin and Molotov yesterday,

The Turkish diplomat will remain in Moscow for some days yet.-Reu--

ter.

SIND'S GESTURE-

Another

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London, To-day,

offer of support from India has been received from the pro~ vince of Sind, which has placed all its resources, at the disposal of the Bri- tish Government for the prosecution of the war.-Reuter:

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