1939-10-16 — Page 20

MUSSOLINI CONFERS WITH ARMY CHIEFS

Rome, To-day. Signor Mussolini conferred with high army officers yesterday.

It is reported that Il Duce or- dered the Italian artillery to be strengthened. Reuter.

PROTECTION RACKET

VENDORS OF CHINESE NEWS- PAPERS ARE BEING INTIMATED BY A TRIAD SOCIETY, ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH THE POLICE YESTERDAY.

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from him by gang, when he refused to give them a "subscription" of $2.

BELGIUM PREPARED

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Brussels, Oct. 10. That the Belgian General Staff has enforced on the northern and eastern borders of Belgium systems of high-

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War material can be seen in con- siderable amounts, anti-tank guns be- ing particularly numerous.

The border population does not be- This morning, a vendor had 1,000 copies of the Chinese bi-weekly. The lieve that Germany will attack Bel- gium despite the German statements to defend Observatory" taken

that "the Reich is ready Belgium against French invasion." To this the reply is made that there is no fear whatsoever of such an even- tuality, but it is stressed that any rash moved by Germany would be opposed by the entire force of the Belgium army.

The incident occurred in Lee Yuen East Street at 6 a.m.

Yesterday, members of the gang, ap proached news sellers and demanded monthly subscriptions for "protec- tion."

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A police, party, headed by Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison, raided a dice gaming school at No. 169, Sai Yee Street, on Saturday and arrested 27 women and four men who were gambling on the premises.

This morning, the keeper. Ng Sze, $50 and eight 53, widow, was fined

gamblers were each fined $1.

BORDER OBSERVATIONS According to Belgian border ob- servers, there are no heavy concen- trations across the frontier, although the watch has been reinforced to the approximate density of one soldier for each ten square metres between the Luxembourg frontier und Gem- menich. Machine-gun units seen at various points as artillery batteries. These are being held in reserve or are in post- tion for an eventual offensive action.

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NEPHEW'S CONSPIRACY

Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. E... Himsworth

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The first youth was the nephew of the victim. Second accused, by false- ly pretending that her nephew, two occasions, had been arrested by the police in connection with serious crimes,-obtained money "for release of her nephew."

Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman, who prosecut- ed, asked the Magistrate to take a ser- ious view.

PLAYS BY KUMAONS

A SERIES OF DRAMATIC PLAYS ARE BEING STAGED BY THE KU- MAON RIFLIES THIS WEEK AT WHITFIELD BARRACKS, TO CELE- BRATE THE ANNUAL HINDU FES- TIVAL OF RAM LILA (DUSEHRA).

The series commenced on Friday evening and will continue through this week, the final performance being on Saturday night,

On Sunday evening, the performance was honoured by the presence of Brigadier J. T. N. Reeve, Lieutenant Colonel M.S. Teversham, Officer Commanding the Humaon Rifles, and other officers.

London, To-day. According to statements' broadcast over the German radio, the Royal Oak was sunk at 2.30 a.m. Saturday. Reuter.

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A denial of recent reports that Soviet troops were massing the frontiers of Afghanistan and Iran has been issued by Official Tass Agency-Reuter.

Bucharest, To-day,

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M: Sarajoglu, the Turkish For- eign Minister, is expected to meet M. Gafencu, the Rumanian For- eign Minister, either at Constanza, or in a vessel in the Black Sea on his way back to Turkey to- night.

Well-informed quarters are con- vinced that Turkey has not agreed to anything contrary to the inter- ests of the Allies.

Four Rumanian divisions, re- leased from Rumania's western borders following the agreement last week with Hungary, have been moved to Bessarabia. Reuter.

Stockholm, To-day. Reports from Swedish correspon- dents in Berlin all refer to the emphasis now placed by the Nazis on the fight for sea power.

The Wilhelmstrasse, according hints that to the "Dagbladet," Germany is hoping to break Bri- tain's mastery of the sea by means

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aircraft. Reuter.

Tallinn, To-day.

and ten One Soviet cruiser smaller warships came to anchor in Tallinn Bay yesterday.---Reuter.

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