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Systematic Closing Down Of Nazi Factories Ordered

MEN IN WANG'S CABINET

Shanghai, To-day.

The new Wang Ching-wei regime will be formally es- tablished in Nanking on March 10 and will comprise five

yuans and fourteen Ministries, says the "Ta Mei Pao."

The personnel of the Government, says the paper, will consist of the following:

Wang Ching-wei: President, of the Executive Yuan;

Liang Hung-chi:

Legislative Yuan;

President of the

Chen Kung-po: President of the Judicial Yuan;

Wang

I-tang: President Examination Yuan;

Wen Tsung-yao:

Control Yuan;

of the

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Amsterdam, To-day.

A SYSTEMATIC CLOSING down of all factories in Germany which are not absolutely essential to the successful prosecution of the war, has been decreed by Field-Marshal Goering, according to neutral reports from Berlin.

Reason for this drastic step is attributed to the ef- fect of the Allied blockade, causing a shortage of raw materials, plus the diversion of what raw materials are available to war needs.

imposition of a tax upon the factor-

The decree makes provision for the

ies which are to continue working, CAROL VISIT TO ROME for the purpose of assisting the fac- tories to be turned into derelicts.

DENIED

In no case, however, will finan..

Bucharest, To-day. cial assistance be given beyond what Authoritative quarters categorically is necessary for the maintenance of deny rumours from Berlin according machinery and equipment In ef to which King Carol.accompanied by ficient order so that when they are the Foreign Minister, M. Gregor able to resume it can be done swift-Gafencu, will visit Rome in April. ly.

No compensation will be paid for President of the capital losses or depreciation.—Havas.

Liu Yu-fen: Director of the Milltary Council;

Chen Chun: Minister of the Interior; Jen Yuan-tao: Minister of War; Chow Fu-hai: Minister of Finance; Loh Ting-kuei: Minister of Justice; Chao Hou-sheng:

tion;

OTTO STILL

IN QUEST OF

Minister of Educa- A CROWN

Chao Shu-yung: Minister of Com- merce and Industry;

Chu Ching-lai: Minister of Com- munications;

P. S. Lin: Minister of Publicity;

Lisbon, To-day.

Prince Otto von Hapsburg, Proten- der to the throne of Austria, has ar- rived in Lisbon where he will board

Mei Sze-ping: Minister of Railways; the Atlantic Clipper for New York to- Chen Chun-pu: Minister of Over-

seas Affairs;

morrow.

The Prince refused to give the rea.

Miss Tseng, Ching: Minister of sons for his trip, which it is believed, Health;

Ting Mo-chun: Minister of Social Affairs;

Wang Man-yun: Minister of Agricul- ture and Mining.

Wang Ching-wei will be, concur- rently, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Chu Min-yi, his brother-in- law, will fill the post of Secretary- General of the Executive Yuan:

Is connected with the elaboration.of an

| Austrian "Legitimate” programme.

Havas.

CRISIS IN RELATIONS WITH ITALY (SPECIAL TO

MAIL")

The reports adds the rumour that The crisis Van, To-day.

Rerent- |

Chu Min-yi will shortly be appointed Mayor of Greater Shanghai, and that Ting Mo-chun, Minister of Social Affairs, will be appointed ly Mayor of Nanking. — SOVIET TRANSPORTING POLES TO SIBERIA (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"). Moscow, To-day.

It is announced that the Soviet Government is proposing to transport

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Anglo-Italian com- mercial relations is commented with much aggressiveness in

italy, although British officials, are doing; thair best to prevent British pubilo

serious opinion from taking too view of the situation, and attaching too much importance to the expres- sions of Stalian ill humouri

TWO NAZI. PLANES SHOT DOWN

Paris,

85,000 Poles from Russian-occupied Two German, reco Poland to Siberia for land settlement. have bean shot down in French"

itory in the last 24 hours-Reuter.

No visit to Rome is contemplated; it is declared.--Havas.

WEATHER FORECAST!—North-East winde, fresh to strong; occasional rain, improving:

U.S. ENTERING MARKET FOR ISLANDS?

Washington, To-day.

A resolution is being submit. ted-to: Congress by Francis' Case (8. Dakota) authorising the. Pro- aldent to enter: Into negotiations for the purchase of Islands round the American Continent belong. Ing to European Powers, In con- nection with the defence of the Panama Canal-Reuter.

HEAVY GUNFIRE OFF

DUTCH COAST:

the

The Hague, To-day. Heavy, gunfire was heard off Dutch coast at midnight last night. It is believed that a naval action was in progresa..

The firing lasted an hour and the flash of exploding shells

could

be seen from the -shore-Reuter,

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