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ALLIES MAY TAKE STRONG MEASURES

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London, To-day. DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES HERE understand that Bri- tain may decide to send British naval patrols for the protection of Norwegian territorial waters as, apparently through weakness or for other reasons, Norway is unable to obtain from Ger- many respect for her neutrality.

It is pointed out that Germany is deriving the high- est material results from the unlawful use of Norwegian waters, and the Norwegian conten- tion that ships on state service are not liable to control by a neutral nation is a mere fiction, unestablished in law, and serving to mask the Reich's unlawful activities.

WARSAW'S DEFENDER TO BE TRIED BY NAZIS

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Amsterdam, To-day.

The Mayor of Warsaw, M. Ste. phan Starzynauki, la to be tried in Berlin on a charge of "having wilfully and through shear stub. bornness contributed to Warsaw's destruction."

It is recalled that the Mayor or ganised the defences of the Po- lish capital and held out as long *s he could, against the German

armies.-Havan.

PASSAGE FOR FINNISH VOLUNTEERS

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Paris, To-day.

On the other hand, diplomalle cir- cles here do not see any possibility of a Norwegian appeal to the League of Nations, as Germany, which pro- voked the whole affair, will not ap- pear before the Geneva tribunal.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech on the Altmark meets with full approval in Paris as French political circles are of opinion that an end must be put to the unlawful use by the Ger- mans of Norwegian territorial waters.

International law recognises that belligerent warships have the right to a short accidental cross- Ing of territorial waters, but the Germana are using Norwegian waters for thousands of miles to avoid British warships..

GERMAN ACTIVITIES According to reports recently pub- lished in the Rome newspaper "Mes- sagero," German ships are thus reach- ing Petsamo.

German ships even use the protec- tion of Norwegian neutrality to pre- pare for launching from Norwegian waters attacks against Allied and neutral shipping in the North Sea and escaping quickly to safety,

Only way to remedy the situation, In French opinion, is for the Allied navles' to take measures to asaura respect of International law.—Havas,

SIX SHOT BY

POLICE

SIX PERSONS LOST THEIR LIVES,

TIENTSIN, TO-DAY. THE SERIOUS FOOD SHORTAGE Active conversations are IN TIENTSIN LED TO A SHOOTING going on between France, TRAGEDY ON MONDAY IN WHICH Great Britain and the Scan dinavian countries for the passage of war material anc volunteers to Finland.

STATE CHINESE PRESS REPORTS TO-DAY.

The disturbance began when a mob, seeing a lorry loaded with flour on a railway siding near the Tientsin Cen- tral Station, began to attack it and remove the ba

Aftar

At present the Scandinavian coun- tries are letting only about 100 volun teers per day to pass to Finland, and this figure must be greatly increased † attack, as the Finns need men and thousands to the .of volunteers are waiting,

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