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Gestapo Begins Begins Of Arrests In CATHOLIC PRIESTS,

LEGIONARIES

AND RADIO EXPERTS

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL ”)

Paris, To-day.

A HAVAS DESPATCH from the Czecho-Slovak frontier says there is a new wave of mass arrests in Bohemia and Moravia similar to that which preceded the invasion of Poland.

THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 16, 1940

New Wave

Bohemia

TIENTSIN

SILVER RUMOURS

London, To-day.

It was learned at the Foreign Office yesterday there is no truth In the press report that an agree- ment has bean reached. In nego- tiations in Tokyo with reference to the disposal of the Chinese Government silver stocks now in Tientsin.-Reutor:

MINE HITS

The Gestapo's victims are mainly reserve officers in

the army, Catholic priests, Czech Legionaries SEA WALL- and wireless amateurs accused of operating clandestine sets.

Over 100 officers are stated to have been, imprisoned last week.

When German frontier guards fired on a group of Czech students trying to escape from Moravia into Slovakia the refugees returned the fire. One Czech and one German were killed.

It is believed the refugees were trying to join the Czech troops in France.

GERMANY TAUNTS

Prague, To-day, Germany yesterday celebrated the anniversary of its invasion of Czecho- slovakia, but in the latter country yesterday the only people celebrating the day were

the German invaders. Crowds watching the pompous mili- tary parades were very small.

In Prague itself, Government build- ings were be-flagged; the greater party of the, city, however, was flag- less. Reuter.

OFF THE RECORD

34TH NAZI

SCUTTLING

London, To-day.

With the scuttling of the La Coruna, Germany has once again justified its "proud record" of having sunk more Nazi ships than anyone else. She is met the 34th German ship to have this. ignominous end, and brings this total to over 184,000 tons.

In addition, 26 German ships have been captured, totalling over 100,000 tons, or an inclusive total of 60 ships and 284.000 tons.

ROCKS TOWN

A sea wall, completed two years ago, at an East Coast town, was breach. ed by a mine. The explosion wrecked windows of houses over a wide area.

The biggest hotel on the front had hardly a whole pane of glass left. A terrace of houses behind the hotel had all the front windows blown in.

the

Many bathing chalets along

had doors 'and windows parade

CONGRESS LEADER ON BRITISH CONNECTION

MADRAS, TO-DAY.

A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, VIJAYA RAGHAVA ACHARIYAR, IN A MESSAGE TO THE ANNUAL SESSION OF CONGRESS WHICH OPENED · AT RAMGARH YESTER- DAY, SAYS: "THE ENGLISH ARE HERE NOT AS CONQUERORS BUT ON THE INVITATION OF THE PEO- PLE AND WITH THEIR CONTINU- ED HELP.

"Remember that at the beginning of the siege of Arcota here the In- dians sacrificed their food in favour of their Roman comrades.

"No right of Imperialism exists. There is an increasing willingness on the part of England to treat India ás part of the British Commonwealth on a basis of equality.

"Absolute breaking off with Eng- both, land would be injurious to especially to India."-Reuter.

PERTINENT QUERY

New York, To-day. The American newspapers smashed. Pisces of metal from the are still printing editorials

on the Russo-Finnish peace.

mine were scattered in streets three hundred yards away.

The blast flung ornaments and light furniture about the rooms of several houses. No one was injured but several people complained of being choked by fumes.

The crew of the La Coruna, which was set on fire when intercepted in Northern waters en route from Rio de Janeiro to Germany, are safe on

An A.R.P. warden, who was wind- board a British cruiser.-Reuter.

*** Built at Hamburg in 1921, the ing his, alarm clock, had it wrenched La Coruna was owned by the Ham-out of his hand. A man in a street Fitted for near the spot slept through the ex- burg-Sud Amerika Linie. oil fuel, she was 7,359 tons gross and

plosion. about 415 feet long.

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TOWN MENACED AGAIN

The "Daily News" asks what broke the Mannerheim Line, and says "The Line resembled the Mannerheim Nazi West Wall more than it did the Maginot Line."..

"The Maginot Line is more or. less solid and connected under- ' ground, while the West Wall

of chiefly a network

pillboxes backed up by forts of the Manner- halm type.

"The Mannerheim Line proved have its weak point which could be artillery reached by overwhelming superiority and a huge outlay of

There was more alarin at the south-shells. east coast town where, a mine explod- "Has the West Wall the same weak-

ness?

turn ed and caused extensive damage.

Will the Maginot Line out to have its Achilles heel' too?"-

'After one mine, reported to be| Reuter. near the shore, had been mado: safe, another large one was eighted not more than 100 yards from the spot where Monday's mine blew up after striking the promenade.

The public were kept away by the police, as there was danger of the mire being driven by the tide against a stone jetty.

The Danish steamer Fredensborg (2,094 tons) hit a mine off the Scot- tish coast. Twenty of the crew were lost, it was announced, says Associat- ed Press from Copenhagen.

--MURDER OF SIRË MICHAEL O'DWYER

New York, To-day. First American comment on the. murder in London of Sir Michael O'Dwyer appears in the "Herald- Tribune."

The newspaper says: "A deeply laid plot seems unlikely if for no other reason than he had been so long in rétirement.” Reuter,

CHEERFUL STOCK EXCHANGE

London, To-day. The Stock' Exchange... yesterday closed on a cheerful note. Prices oc casionally were slightly higher but business was only small.

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