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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1940

ITALY

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RUSSIA

Rome's Attitude To Soviets Unchanged

UNLIKELY TO JOIN MOSCOW-BERLIN

AXIS

Berne, To-day.

THE ROME CORRESPONDENTS of Swiss news- papers indicate their disbelief of the possibility of Italy joining the Berlin-Moscow Axis.

The "Basler Nachrichten" Rome correspondent says Italy's attitude towards the Soviet can be sum- med up by, firstly, Italy regards Russia as of little value as a military ally, and secondly, Rome regards the political world-wide aims of Moscow with undiminished mistrust..

While this will not prevent Italy from continuing to trade with the Soviets, her inclusion in any political or military system in which Bolshe- vism is a partner is out of the ques- tion.

Swiss correspondents in Buch- arest, meanwhile, say that Ru- mania's case clearly shows the dangers attending "security by tribute," which President Roose. velt has already declared incon- sistent with real peace.

HIGH PRICE

Balkan

Rumania, like the other countries, only desires to be saved from the horrors of war and invasion, and is prepared to pay a high price for this, but this has its limits.

The alternative is "security against

tribute."--Reuter.

GLORIA IS

IN HIDING

POLISH PRINCE RELEASED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA. MAIL")

Paris, To-day,

A personal appeal by King Victor Emmanuel to M. Stalin saved the life of Polish Prince Leon Radziwill who was arrost- ed with his wife and 30 friends at Nelaweiz Castle following the occupation of that part of Poland by Soviet troops.

He was taken to Moscow and sentenced to death.

The Prince and his wife were: escorted to the Rumanian border following the Intervention by King Victor.--Havas.

NAZI PLUNDERING OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA

LONDON, TO-DAY. DETAILS OF GERMAN ATTEMPTS AT DESTRUC- TION OF THE CZECHO-SLOVAK NATION WERE GIVEN BY DR. BENES WHO, IN A SPEECH IN LONDON, SAID: “THE GREED OF NAZISM KNOWS NO BOUNDS.

In

the months following the occupation of Czecho-Slovakia the Nazis took away all war material, enormous reserve supplies of grain, industrial and agricultural produce, and in general, everything they could lay their hands

on.

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The value of military and military property thus plundered in the Dark-hairded Gloria Vanderbilt, first three months of the occupation U.S. heiress to millions, who is six-is circulated at about £300 millions. teen, has vanished with her mother.

Friends think they are holidaying in Mexico so that Gloria will be able to spend a quiet birthday. Mrs. Van- derbilt hates her daughter getting publicity..

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Her mother recently declared: "I will gladly give any information but not about Gloria. She isn't film actress. She isn't Shirley Tem- ple, a Clark Gable ... or... a Greta Garbo.

"Those people profit by publicity and notoriety. But my daughter Is just a sweet young girl, home for the holidays-like other boys and girls

her age.

LOT OF LIPSTICK

were

Jews in Czecho-Slovakia, participat- ing as in England in the cultural and economic life of the nation, plundered but the so-called Aryanisa- tion was realised in such a way that ΠΟ single piece of confiscated or transferred Jewish property could be given to a citizen of Czech nationality.

Thus almost the whole of the great Czecho-Slovak nation's banks have been confiscated, the monetary system endangered and the Industrial banking system put under the control of German directors."

INCREDIBLE CASES

and

He described as absolutely incredi- ble cases of private robbery and theft its protection. carried out by the Gestapo or under

"She won't make her debut until she is eighteen," she added. "If she

The houses of Czechs; even those in wants to go to college when she gets unimportant positions were unexpect- to that age, she'll go. That's her busi-edly searched and everything valuable,

ness."

Gloria who is fast growing into a beautiful young woman, wears her glossy dark hair in a long bob, uses deep red nail varnish and quite a lot of lipstick:

even foodstuffs, confiscated.

"Every other Gestapo agent in the Czech lands robs for his own per- sonal benefit, allows himself to be bribed and does, not conceal he has come to this foreign country to en-

Czech working

"The life of the

She attends one of the most exclu-rich himself. 'sive girls' finishing schools.

Both her mother and her aunt, Mrs. classes has been dragged down even Harry Payne Whitney, one of New below the level of German workers. York's richest dowagers with whom The social and economic situation of Gloria lives on Long Island-keep her out of the public eye as much as possible.

RUMANIAN TRADE WITH YUGO-SLAVIA®

the Czech lands is misery, impoverish- ment, progressive proletarianisation and complete ruin." British Wire- less.

TEXTILE SHARES SHOW LIVELINESS

London, To-day. Textile and rayon shares were chiefly featured in yesterday's quietly firm Stock Exchange markets,

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")' Bucharest, To-day. Ivan Andres, the Yugo-Slav Trade Minister, accompanied by the Mayor of Belgrade and important Yugo-Slay industrialists and businessmen, arrived Gilt-edged securities were fraction- here this morning to attend the in- ally stronger but Indian gold-mining auguration of the Rumanían-Yugo- | tended to case Slay Chamber of Commerce, avas. Wall Street was irrog Heuter,

LUKWO RETAKEN

Kweilin, To-day.

MEANING OF ELECTION LANDSLIDE

New York, To-day.

The "New York Post" says tho election landslide in Canada and the crushing defeat of all those who criticised the war policies of the Mackenzie King Government, should show London that Canada is prepar- ed and ready to back up the Allied cause to the utmost.

Mr. Mackenzie King did not wait for requests from the British Gov ernment. As soon as war was de- clared he initiated a war programme that left nothing to be desired. Reuter.

WHIRLIGIG OF WAR

Strange re-unions and the renewals of old friendships are taking place in the Royal Air Force-as elsewhere these days.

The other day an Air-Officer-Com- manding attached to the Bomber Com- qucers on parade before him a face that seemed oddly familiar. The offl- cers were the newly-commissioned recently reproduced in the air gunners whose' special badge was Press. Many of these officers served in the last war in important positions.

mand of the R.A.F. saw among the

One of them, a Squadron Comman- der in 1916, decorated with the Mili- tary Cross and bar and with several other honours, bad arrived at the Group Headquarters as a Pilot Officer

the lowest commissioned rankin the RAF. It was her whose face had seemed so familiar to the Air Vice- Marshal.

The parade before the Air-Officer- Commanding was, of course, strictly Lukwo, east of the Nanning-Yam-official but a glint of recognition pass- chow highway, has been recaptured ed between the two. Later, after in- troductions were. over and the Air- by the Chinese. The Japanese re- tired to Pingkut, southwest of Lukwo. Officer-Commanding had met his new officers, he asked the ex-Squadron Kochow, north of Lukwo, was also Commander to wait behind. Form- treated to Sheungtsing, southwest of hands and began to exchange re- recovered. The Japanese there reality then ceased. The two men shook

miniscences. For when they were both in their 'teens, he of Large number of farm houses were the M. C. and bar had been top of the razed with fire by the Japanese onform at school, while the Air Vice- their way of retreat. Farm cows were Marshal-was at the bottom. It needed commandeered.--Central News.

a war to turn the tables,

Kochow.

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