1940-03-07 — Page 20

NORWAY WILL FIRE

ON RED PLANES

Oslo, To-day.

The Norwegian Government has given orders to anti-aircraft batteries in the extreme north to open fire on Sovlèt, planes if they again cross the frontier..

"It is stated in official quarters that Boviet, violations of Norwa- glan territory have become so frequent lately that it is impós-. sible to regard them as accidents. -Reuter.

NINE DUTCH SHIPS BOMBED

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY,

STUTTGART TRAITORS SENTENCED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Paris; To-day.

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The military tribunal STOP PRESS yesterday sentenced to Paul death by default Ferdonnet and Charles Obrecht, two French an- nouncers over the Stutt- gart radio station, who are commonly known in France as "the Stuttgart traitors."

Ferdonnet started two news agencies in Berlin in 1928 which did no business but spent enormous sums.

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THE BOMBING OR MACHINE- GUNNING ON TUESDAY OF NINE agency in DUTCH SHIPS BY GERMAN | Agency." In March, 1936, being pen- 'PLANES IS "JUSTIFIED" IN BER-

niless, Ferdonnet approached Dr. LIN, IT IS LEARNED, ON THE Schmoll, chief of German propaganda GROUNDS THAT THE NAZI AIR-

at the Nazi Embassy in Paris, who CRAFT WERE EXERCISING THE

gave him money. SAME CONTROL. THAT THE BRI- TISH EXERCISE OVER THESE SHIPS.

Dutch opinion does not quite see things the same way as Berlin does.

It is pointed out that the Dutch craft were unarmed and were attacked without warning by German 'planes, which were not attempting to exercise control or capture the ships, but only at seeing how many could be sent to the bottom.

Holland is not pleased.-Havas.

Later, in similar circumstances, he received money from an Italian newspaperman, correspondent in Berlin of an important Italian Journal,

Abrecht had been a non-commis- stoned officer and had volunteered in the last war, after which he was sen- tenced for theft, swindling and for- gery. He also did film acting in Ger- many and entered the Relch's service just before the present war.-Havas.

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Bir Henry Pollock said: Sir; The Unofficial Members of this Council are unanimously In favour of a substantial annual War Gift for the defence of the Empire being made by this Co- tony, and they agree that, for the duration of the War, taxation for that purpose shall be Imposed upon the lines which are embod- led in the War Revenue Bill; to War the framing of which the

Revenue Committee has devoted much time and thought.

Adjourning the meeting to 2.30 p.m. on Thursday next, His Ex- cellency the Governor said:

"At that meeting, I hope to give the first reading to the bill which will implement the motion that afternoon has been carried this

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in respect of War Revenue. At the same time, I hope and belleve, it will be possible to make clear statement on Government's intention with regard to the gift to His Majesty's Government, with such details as are possible regarding figures and I hope it will be possible to pass a resolu- tion that day voting certain sums of money."

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London, To-day.

Major-General Sir Hamilton Bower, who served in China dur- ing the Boxer Campaign of 1900, and later explored Tibet, died yesterday at the age of 82.-Reu- ter.

Twenty-six ships due to have arrived yesterday and to-day in the harbour have been, delayed owing to a thick fog which has been prevailing around Waglan Island since Sunday.

It is learned that most of these ships are held up outside the har- bour and have been advised to wait until the fog lifts.

Navigation is not impossible, but precautions are necessary.

The Macao-Hong Kong route is, however, not affected, and traf- fic on that route has suffered no disruption.

A sudden jump in prices of vegetables, and fresh-water fish was registered in the market this. morning owing to limited supplies arriving from Macao.

Helsinki, To-day. Viborg Bay has now turned into a bloody battlefield as the Rus-. sians exert every effort to gain a foothold on the shore. Soviet bat- teries have moved forward over the ice and are pouring projec- tiles against the Finnish positions. The Red Army is supported by numerous tanks which are drag- ging soldiers on sledges to the front line. With the Finnish ar- tillery maintaining a constant bombardment, causing great holes in the ice, many Russian tanks and complete infantry detachments have disappeared under water.

-Reuter.

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IOPTICIANI

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. N. L. Smith, to-day moved in Legislative Council the resolu- tion

the approving generally Report of the War Revenue.Com- mittee.

.He 'said:

The Report in question has to- day been laid on the table of this Council, but in view of the ur- gency of the situation it has al- ready, three weeks ago, been cir- culated to honourable members and, a day later, released to the Press; and the Government wel- comes the generally favourable re- ception which it received from the public.

It will be observed that to-day's agenda does not include legisla- tive action, but it is, I understand, Your Excellency's intention that the Bill in question, with a few modifications, should be intro duced in this Council at an early date. It must therefore be clear that the approval of the Report which I shall shortly propose will in no way preclude or prejudice the ordinary rights of debate when the Bill comes before the Coun- cil.

I should like to take this oppor- tunity of expressing the thanks of .the Government, and I think I may say of the whole Colony, to all the members of the committee who signed the Report for *the time they gave to their arduous task and for the patience with which, from a mass of conflicting views and opinions, they arrived at a conclusion that was virtually unanimous.

I have Your Excellency's au- thority to add that the intentions of Government for the disposal of the proceeds of the War Revenue Tax will be made public in de- tail as soon after the acceptance of this motion by the Council as is possible. At the present time I can say no more than that they will be devoted to three forms of first expenditure; these will be

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to cover the net cost of their own collection, secondly to defray the abnormal expenditure forced this Colony by the war with 'Ger- many, and thirdly to make a sub- stantial gift to His Majesty's Gov- ernment towards the prosecution of that war. That contribution is expected principally to take the form of locally built vessels to be presented to the Royal Navy. Investigations' into the cost of the two former and the most suit- able types of craft for the last are already far advanced, but for obvious reasons, this would not be the moment for their announce- ment even were they complete.

I wish to express the hope and the belief that this motion will be accepted unanimously by the Hon- ourable Members of this Council and that that acceptance may be taken also as general approval of the subsequent course of Govern- ment action which I have just outlined.

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