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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1940

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Germany's "Welcome" To Mr. Sumner Welles WAR WILL CONTINUE

UNTIL BRITAIN HAS BENT THE KNEE

BERLIN, TO-DAY. "THE WAR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL GERMANY'S REASONABLE AIM IS ATTAINED – THE SECUR- ING OF VITAL LEBENSRAUM (LIVING SPACE) AND THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS,” DECLAR-

ED AN INSPIRED STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE

OFFICIAL NAZI NEWS AGENCY A FEW HOURS

THE GERMAN CHALLENGE

Berlin, To-day.

A statement saya: "Competent German authorities have let it be known that acceptance by a nou- tral state of the British sea con- trol cannot be regarded as con- forming with neutrality and the sovereignty of that state.”—Rou-

tor.

NAZI EFFORT TO

AFTER THE ARRIVAL IN BERLIN YESTERDAY OF MR. SUMNER WELLES, THE U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE. After recalling that Mr. Welles was visiting Berlin on the INTIMIDATE

day on which six months ago "the great German fight for freedom began," the statement proceeds:

"Mr. Welles has thus arrived at a suitable moment for striking a balance on the course of the war.

**It is not

that

necessary to

mention

believe

local political circles Germany has every reason to be satisfied with the course of the

war."

"The

The statement declares? German army is 'walting ready for the moment When the order given for a decisive blow.

is

all

"Nobody knows when.. this will be bul everybody can be sure that the blow will put into the shade

military of conceptions existing striking power.” Reuter. To Meet Hitler To-morrow

Berlin, To-day.

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'CENSOR'S

POWER MISUSED'

Incompetent Press censorship was condemned at the annual delegate National Union of meeting of the Journalists, at Leicester.

"There

were too many Admirals censoring news, who, unable to be come Admirals of the Fleet, had de- cided at any rate to be Admirals of Fleet-street,' said Mr. E. Castle (London Central).

London, To-day. "Sheer intimidation" is the British official comment on Germany's warnings to neu- trals in connection with the British sea control.

The Ministry of Economic Welfare, replying to the German statement, ridícules the German contention that a neutral country accepting navicerts recognises the British blockade which is contrary to international law.

EIGHT P.M. CLOSING FOR H.K. SHOPS

PROVISION FOR THE CLOSING OF RETAIL SHOPS IN THE COLONY BY EIGHT P.M. WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS IS CONTAINED IN THE DRAFT OF AN ORDINANCE GAZETTED TO-DAY.

In the Ordinance-

"shop" includes any premises where any retail trade or business is carried on, but does not include clubs, hotels, public houses, festaurants, eating houses, tea-rooms or premises open for the sale only of medicines, aerat- ed waters, sweets, chocolates or other sugar confectionery or ice cream, to- bacco or smokers requisites;

"retail trade or business" includes the business of a barber or hairdress- er, but does not include the sale of petrol or newspapers or the sale distribution of milk, or the sale of pro- grammes or refreshments at theatres and places of amusement.

1

or

Every shop shall, save as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, be closed for the serving of customers not later than eight o'clock in the evening on any day of the week.

It shall not be lawful to carry on in any place not being a shop retail In regard to the contention that trade or business at any time when it Germany has no security that ships would be unlawful to keep a shop with navicerts will not unload at open for the purposes of such retail enemy ports, the British reply says trade or business, and, if any person it is for German warships to stop and carries on any trade or business in investigate the ships in question, if contravention of this section, this Or- they can.

dinance shall apply as if he were the The statement emphasises that the occupier of a shop and the shop were Germans have repeatedly violated being kept open in contravention of their own prize regulations,

which, this Ordinance. it says, "are in some marked respects

The Governor may by order, signi- at variance with international law."

fied by notification in the Gazette un- NO BASIS FOR CLAIM

der the hand of the Colonial Secretary, The statement reiterates that there suspend the operation of the provi- is no basis in international law for sions of this Ordinance in connexion the German claim to declare the with the Chinese New Year or ally waters round the British Isles dan-other special occasion. gerous to shipping, and says: "No In the case of any contravention of, amount of German threats can absolve or failure to comply with, the provi- them from the duty of submitting sions of this Ordinance, the occupier any merchantman encountered,, whe-of the shop shall be guilty of an offence Secretary of State at the Wilhelms- Services and other departments," was ther British or neutral, to the proper and liable on summary conviction to routine of stoppage, and investiga- a fine not exceeding (a) in the case tion."-Reufcr.

of a first offence, fifty dollars, (b) in the case of a second or subsequent of- fence, five hundred dollars.

Mr. Sumner Welles is to meet Herr Hitler to-morrow, he announced yes- terday afternoon at the end of a 212- Nazi Foreign -hour conference with

Minister von Ribbentrop.

Mr. Welles said that the 'conversa- tion had been extrmemely interest- ing, and that he was receiving every possible courtesy from the, German

Government,

Last night, he was to see the Nazi

strasse. Reuter.

The Reason Why?

..

Amsterdam, To-day.

Mr.

The conversation between Sumner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, and Nazi Foreign Minister two Joachim von Ribbentrop lasted hours.

י.

Reuter learns from Berlin that Mr. Welles' was given a full state- ment of why Germany is at war. It is believed Hitler will see Mr. Welles to-day after he has had time to consider Ribbentrop's report on yes- terday's talk-Reuter.

The censorship must not be used, as undoubtedly It had bean, to pro- tect the reputation of individuals, or to save a Government Depart mant from criticlem.

A demand for the reorganisation of the Press and Censorship Bureau so that it "can, become a weapon of de- of the tool of the mocracy, instead

unanimously passed by the meeting. The conference called on the Gov- ernment to accept the principle that only news which can be of definite strategic value to the enemy shall be withheld from publication.

"OBSTRUCTION"

A protest was made against unfair treatment given to newspaper men while carrying out their duties at ports and other places under Government supervision.

COMMAND OF THE SEA

LISBON, TO-DAY. THE PORTUGUESE NEWSPAPER "VOZ"

WILL SAYS: "ENGLAND BUILD FIVE CRUISERS AND GER- MANY ONLY TWO.

A resolution was passed asking the Government to instruct Service off-

and officials not to obstruct "In truth this superiority is a for- journalists and requestion that journa-midable factor in England's favour lists should be furnished with authori- and is indicative of the issue of the

cers

DUTCH PLANtion cards. FOR SAFETY OF SHIPS

THE HAGUE, TO-DAY. THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT COMMISSION ON SAFETY AT SEA HAS DECIDED THAT THERE ARE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF PLANS FOR AFFORDING MORE SECURITY TO DUTCH SHIPS BY ADOPTING THE CONVOY SYS- TEM OR SAILING IN GROUPS OF

·TWO OR MORE.

Mr. F. A. W. Campbell, of Liver- pool, described how, while visiting a ship, he was challenged by an officer of the security patrol and his pass |authorising him to visit the ship was

confiscated.

RESETTLING THE SOUTH TIROLESE

Rotterdam. Feb. 7. Journalists who have been visiting Austrian Tirol were told by the Gauleiter, that 60,000 to 80,000 South Tirolese from Italy would shortly be The commission is examining the settled there. Plans are belrig made question of having special routes to build a new suburb of 5,200 dwell- marked out and patrolled by small ings on the outskirts of Innsbruck vessels, with a view to help being and 3,000 peasant dwellings near the house the immi- rendered in the event of disaster, Italian frontler Reuter.

grants.

war...

INSIDE GERMANY

THEY STILL DEFY FOREIGN RADIO BAN

London, Feb. 5,

As conditions grow worse in Ger- many discontent increases and a note of defiance filters into the news.

There is deflance in

Dominion of the sens is incontest-more and more cerm the tendency of ably English, and more completely so foreign news broadcasts. A man named than during the submarine campaign Matczynski, of Schneidemuhl (Eastern of the Great War:

Germany), has been sentenced to five- "Who commands the sea will com-years' hard labour and his wife to 12 mand the land." Reuter..

NAZI CAMPAIGN IS

PLAIN MURDER ·

months' imprisonment for offending.

(A traveller, who has just returned to Stockholm from Germany (says Reuter) declared: "If I had a cent for every German listener to foreign broadcasts, I should be a rich man.")

For ration card offences an official named Goldhagen wäs. sentenced to Oslo, To-day. death at Koenigsberg (East Prussia). Commenting on the announcement Twenty-seven others were ordered terms that the Scandinavian countries are prison with hard labour for to appeal to the belligerents to cease varying from two months to 15 years. On Sunday :" (the B.U.P. reports) the Indiscriminate laying of mines, the Oslo paper "Tidens Tegn" re-only three dishes may be served in Nazi resturants -1; mashed potatoes marks:

"The German sea warfare against with carrots; 2, turnips with steamed Innocent Norwegian sailors can only potatoes and a small piece of meat or be characterised as murder." — Reu- stuffed cabbage, ter.

stew.