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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1940

Royal Navy's Task In The Skager Rak

AN AGE IN 15 MINUTES!

London, To-day.

DISCUSSING RECENT EVENTS in the Skager Rak, the strip of water separating the north tip of Denmark and south Norway, events which in- cluded the sinking of the German freighters Heddernheim and Edmund Hugo Stinnes by Bri- tish submarines, a Naval Observer says that one of the most interesting features of this activity was the fact that the Skager Rak might justi- fiably be considered “home base” for the Ger-

mans.

SCIENTISTS KILL DOG,

REVIVE IT

A dead dog has been brought back to life during an interest- Ing experiment at the All Un- Ion Institute" of Experimental Medicine in Moscow. The dog was killed and Its blood was. pumped out. The red blood cells were then separated and put into a warm solution designed to replace the liquid part of the blood, which had sucked up the poison.

The new "blood" was pump ed back into the dog which came to life again. The opera- tion took four minutes fifty-five seconds.

ARMED

Discussing the routes of the German iron-ore carry-

ing ships, he said that the first part of the trip GANGSTER'S was 'easy, being in Norwegian territorial

waters, where the enemy was not allowed to APPEAL operate. When the ships reach the Skager Rak, however, different circumstances prevail.

Two routes lie before the ships. The quickest is down the west coast of Denmark, to Hamburg, a

good

Skager

port for unloading iron-ore cargoes. It means a dash across the Rak, with the enemy lurking in the North Sea.

The other route is down the east coast of Denmark; this is almost as whole good as "home waters." The

in neutral journey could be made

but and German territorial waters, the latter part of the journey is more dangerous owing to rocks and other navigational dangers.

the

cargoes are Knowing that urgently needed, the ships decide to run the risk of making the 60-mile Pro- dash across the Skager Rak.

to tecting ships can be held ready guard them.

THE OTHER SIDE.

On the other side of the picture, the Royal Navy has the disadvantage else's garden. of being in someone Mines and anti-submarine devices abound and have to be discovered or else.

Then, too, the naval units have from to operate some 500 miles their home base and as they have to travel the same distance home again, operating time is limited.. They also have to try and givè no warning of their approach.

GUNNER IN

WANGHAI INCIDENT

GERMANY HIT ON SORE SPOT

London, To-day,

The Gothenburg paper "Handels Tidningen” says that the energetic British naval action in the Skager Rak and Kattegat has hit the Germans on a sore spot.

The nervousness of Nazi Germany is obvious and Norway has felt it already.

Information from Berlin indicates that German pressure, as well as Allied, will increase and the neutrals* position may be seriously threatened.

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The "Borgen Zeitung" is thought to express the German point of view when it states, commenting on the Supreme War Council decision, that on the "England has declared war neutrals."

Nevertheless, says the "Handels with Tidningen," the certainty which governing · German ciroles faced the Nordic situation Imme- diately after the Finnish War was over seems to have been given a sharp shaking.

NAZIS RATTLED

In Full Court of Appeal, composed of Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, Tsang Sang, who was sentenced to life imprison- ment at the August Ses- In the political flux which is Ber- certain sions, unsuccessfully appeal-lin, there seems only one

thing, viz., Italian friendship, which ed against the severity of the includes Hungarian and Yugoslavian sentence on conviction of loyalty.

On the other hand, Berlin is very armed robbery and shooting anxious about the apparent noncha- BUCKLEY,

with intent.

lance and great secrecy of Moscow's R.A., WAS BOUND OVER BY MR.

Tsang was sentenced by Sir Atholl politics..

Neutral observers

well notice not legally re- H. G. SHELDON, K.C., THIS MORN-

CHINESE WOMAN presented. His ground of appeal was Berlin's non-confidence about state- ING, WHEN CHARGED WITH AS-MacGregor and was SAULTING A IN LANDALE STREET ON SÅTUR- that the two men charged with him ments denying the existence

were sentenced to only ten and fourman-Russian differences. Reuter. years' hard labour respectively. If his DAY.

sentence was reduced, he assured the Court, he would not be involved in robbery again.

GUNNER LESLIE

· Defendant pleaded not guilty. The woman, Pau Po-yiu, said she was standing by her stall at about 6.30 p.m. when defendant passed

Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel and took two oranges. She demand- ed their return and defendant slap-appeared for the Crown. ped her face. Her son blew a police appre- whistle, and defendant was hended.

Mr. Justice Lindsell, dismissing the appeal said:

"It seems to us that you were very Yeung Kwan, the son, sald he saw lucky in not having had to stand trial defendant strike his mother.

two Ar-

of

Defendant said he was with friends, Gnr, Homer and Gnr. cher. He accidentally knocked two oranges from the woman's stall. After he had passed, and was look- ing in a shop window of a shop, she approached and struck him on the forehead with a clog.

DEFENDANT'S STORY When at Wanchai Police

Station,

for murder.

...

"You committed a most brazen arnied robbery in broad daylight and got away with considerable booty You appeared to be one of those who fired at the constable and when you were run to earth you fired both at Pope and Constable C351. Sergeant Further, when you were arrested you were found to be in possession of no less

he alleged, a Police Inspector toldan 53, rounds of ammunition.

CHUNGKING REPLY TO WANG

CACHUNGKING, TO-DAY.

́"THE TIME FOR THE GOVERN- MENT TO RETURN TO NANKING WILL BE WHEN ALL JAPANESE

DRIVEN - FROM · INVADERS ARE THE COUNTRY AND WHEN FINAL VICTORY 18 OURS, AND NOT SOONER," DECLARED A SPOKES- MAN OF THE NATIONAL “GOV- ERNMENT IN ÁN INTERVIEW YES- TERDAY, REFERRING TO WANG

REGIME. CHING-WEI'S PUPPET AND HIS "RETURN TO NANKING” TALK.

record is also exceedingly In 1929 you were sentenced to him to give two dollars to the wo-three years for robbery in conse- But German ships have been sunk.man and call the whole thing off, quence of which you were banished for but he refused, and was brought in for ten years. You were found in the

that Here again, things are difficult

Colony again in 1934 and the Police

The spokesman pointed out the Navy, for the submarine has to Court.

Ghr. Homer, for the

er, for

defendant, have very good reason to believe you the removal of China's capital from surface, warn the ship and give the crew 15 minutes to abandon ship. said he saw the woman strike Gnr. took part in another robbery at that Nanking to Chungking was adopted

time. In January, 1936 you were ar- to carry out the national policy What an age that 15 minutes must Buckley on his back.

Gnr. Archer told the Court that rested for possession of arms and on long-term resistance and was be!

she threw a clog at the defendant's that charge and for breach of the nounced to the people on November

The submarine has to lie on the sur- face, knowing well that it is a target

the

German for 'planes, and that

"SOS" ship must have sent out an message and rescue craft are speed- ing to the scene.

SEEMS INCREDIBLE

The

At last, the crew gets away. submarine dives and fires its torpedo, sliding into the murky depths as the rescue, craft arrive.

It seems incredible they should be able to operate at all, and even more so that they should give the German crews time to get into their boats.

But the

fact that the

cancelled

gesta

view

mahage it, and

lar Admiralty

sailings napa. share al Navy can

so in the future.--Reuter.

back.

Defendant was ordered to sign a bond of $25 to be of good behaviour for one year.

He was also ordered to pay $5 compensation.

HEARING FIXED FOR WEDNESDAY

The case in which Joseph Renee Alexander Turcotte, 23, described as a religious student, a Canadian sub Ject, is charged with indecent assault,

at 11:30 am. on Himsworth at When the man,

Remedios is

of an.

As the nation's sovereignty stands above all, and as the Government is the organ for the exercising of ad- ministrative powers, it would be pre- posterous to say that this could be possible In Japanese-occupied area under enemy coercoin.

deportation order you were sentenced 120, 1937. - to one and three years respectively. You were then banished for Hfe. A month before the crime in respect of which you

are appealing you were before the Court for breach of the banishment order and sentenced to four years. You took advantage of the clemency of the Government in releasing you almost immediately by committing this villainous robbery,

"As regards your co-defendants, they had no criminal record. We are, therefore, of the opinion that your appeal should be dismissed. Sentence is confirmed.

SANTHIA INCIDENT

Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the tional Government, is indignant Wang Ching-wel's farcical claim, the spokesman stated, but It is seen merely another measure of Japanese aggression, foredoomed to fanure.

As to the JT have been proscr ernment and, their punished by law

Charged with aiding and etting 84, represented by Chung Ki-yung to commit, lare on was this morn board the 14. Santhia on Saturday at We

vloon Godowns Wharf, Yu Bang, the

prets, by the

by Mr. E sat of the

Rus

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