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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1940

CAMPAIGN AGAINST

YANGTSE

Page

LAST CARD QUEEN'S

Commenting upon the "Miyako

COMMUNISTS Shimbun's statement that the an

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

nouncement

of the opening of the Yangtze River is “Japan's last card,” the "Ta Kung Pao" in a leaderette, says that Japan will never hand out this "last card" but continue to use

Similarly, she would continue the

Maurice Thorez, former it to induce the United States to terms. secretary-general of the blockade in Tientsin as a bargain French Communist Party, point in her negotiations with Great has been deprived of French nationality.

Britain.

The journal declared that as a re- sult of her control over Customs and

Thorez escaped when war broke out | exchange, Japan is monopolizing all and is hiding abroad.

Simultaneously the French Chamber has deprived 60 former Communist deputies of all civil rights. The depu~ ties had not severed all connection with Moscow prior to the Chamber's reconvening on October 20 last year.

All 60 are accused of treason and are being held in prison, though a certain number escaped abroad.

Havas.

ASAMA MARU CASE DISCUSSED

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London, To-day.

The

Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, yesterday called on the Foreign Secretary, Lord Hall- fax, with whom he discussed various questions relating to the Asama Maru case and measures for providing a re- petition of such incidents.—Havas,

NAZIS THREATENING SCANDINAVIA

London, To-day.

commercial interests in the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Nanking. Even if this section should now be opened, it would do little good to third Powers.-Central News.

CORK RAID FOILED

CORK, TO-DAY.

AN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST TEMPLE BRIDGE FORT WAS MADE BY A GROUP OF MEN YESTERDAY, WHO, IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BREAK IN, FIRED AT AND WOUNDED A SENTRY. The sentry returned the attackers fled.

the fire and

While no reason for the attack is as yet definitely known, it is presumed that the men were I.R.A. sympathisers trying to get in and liberate their col- leagues being held in the fort. - Reuter.

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Aned $75. tricted U-boat warfare and “millitary action." Reuter.

GERMAN RESTRICTIONS ON DUTCH BORDER

Amsterdam, To-day. The Germans have imposed drastic restrictions on traffic between Ger- many and Holland at the frontier sta- tion of Glanerbrug, near Enschede, allowing none to pass who cannot prove he is crossing the "frontier" for work or business reasons.

Goods traffic, however, is going through as usual.-Reuter.

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were found in this case.

LEGATION RAISED TO AN EMBASSY

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Paris, To-day. The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved the decision to elevate the French Legation at Bucharest, the Rumanian capital, to an Embassy.— Havas.

Dramatic scenes along the Mannerheim line. French shelling the Siegfried Line with 400 milimeter guns. Finnish troops capture ill-clad Soviet soldiers and put them to work. The 1st division of Canadian troops reviewed by the war secretary. British submarine "Ursula" after sinking a Nazi cruiser near Wilhemshaven. Russian planes continue merciless raids. The Pope and King exchange visits. Duchess of Windsor

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