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GERMANY GIVES A WARNING

́ ́THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1940

London, To-day.

According to the Paris radio, the Swedish and Norwegian envoys in Berlin were called to the German Foreign Office by Herr von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, yesterday afternoon.

They were with Ribbentrop for about an hour.

No information is available concerning the subject of discussion, but close connection with the Anglo-French Notes is obvious and it is assumed that he made the usual threats:

Reuter

ANOTHER BLOCKADE TEST FOR ALLIES ARISING IN ADRIATIC: ACTION RUMOUR

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Belgrade, To-day.

WHILE DECISIVE MEASURES are being taken by the Al-

PARLEY ON BALKANS

lies in northern Europe, another test case for the Allies' BEGINNING

blockade exists in the Adriatic.

The German steamer Ankara is expected to leave the Yugo- Slav harbour of Dubrovnik bound for Trieste with a cargo of 5,000 tons of aluminium ore. The ship, which is of 8,000 tons, belongs to the Deutsche Levant Line. Her captain tried in vain to hire the services of a Yugoslav pilot ap-

at- parently with the intention to tempt, despite the danger, to find a of way to Trieste within the limit Yugoslav territorial waters amid the reefs.

It is not known whether the cap- tain will risk to run the ship him- dangerous self along the extremely ports, declared that they sighted on high sea where he will probably meet with Allies' warships.

Italian ships arriving at Yugoslav ports, declared that they sighted on Saturday a British cruiser steaming at full speed from the Toranto Straits

northward. · ·

Two British submarines are also

the Adriatic. reported to be In Havas.

INDIA AND THE FUTURE

CLOSE BELGRADE WATCH

Belgrade, To-day. The Yugo-Slavian press takes note of the notes sent to Norway and Sweden by the Allied Governments,

According to one paper, these notes probably contain a request that Swe- den and Norway reduce their com- merce with the Reich. Grave deve- lopments may follow.

German reaction, is bitter, accord- ing to Berlin correspondents of the Yugo-Slavia press.

NECESSITY FOR ACTION ACCEPTED

LONDON, TO-DAY.

COM- A SURVEY OF WORLD MENT ON. THE WAR ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BASED ON TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS, CONTAINS EXTRACTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN AND

·SWEDISH PRESS WHICH REFLECT AN APPRECIATION IN THOSE COUNTRIES OF THE NECESSITY FOR INCREASING THE SEVERITY OF THE ALLIED ECONOMIC MEA- SURES AGAINST NAZI GERMANY.

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Thus the Bergen newspaper, "Mor-

latest gen-Navisen" reacting to the German attacks on Norwegian ves- sels, writes: "The Norwegian Govern- ment ought to let the German Gov- ernment understand that we may be forced to revise the whole of standpoint to Germany, including the commerce and passage questions, if some arrangement is not arrived at which improves conditions."

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The Stockholm "Tidningen" inter- prets Mr. Churchill's new position as act with proof that "Britain is to

exploit full determination and will her vast resources. We have no rea- but Ison to expect a British attack

we must be prepared for strong pres- sure and trade restriction."

and

London, To-day. The first meeting of the

The "Social Demokraten" pertinent- tain should observe rules systema- British diplomatic represen-ly observes: "One wonders why. Bri- tatives in South-Eastern

tically broken by Germany" Europe, who have been sum-adds "Pessimists predict the war will that moned for consultations in last 5 years but it is possible

a tremendous Allied effort will crush than London, will take place at the

Germany economically sooner Foreign Office this afternoon. many think."-British Wireless,

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Hali- fax, will preside.

In addition to the British Ambas-

sador in Angora, Sir Hughe Knatch- NEW ALLIED

bull-Hugessen, and the British Min- isters at Budapest, Bucharest, Bel- grade, Sofia and Athens, the meeting will be attended by the British Am-

bassadors in Rome and Moscow, both of whom are in London on leave.

Another meeting will be held to-

PLANS

BEING

morrow at the Foreign Office, and CONSIDERED

concerned

there will be a meeting later at the Ministry of Economic Warfare.

The meetings will be with the general situation in South- Eastern Europe.

PREMIER'S STATEMENT

These consultations were referred to, and their object explained, by the Prime Minister in the Commons last Tuesday.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") LONDON, TO-DAY. BRITAIN

ARE AND FRANCE

A CONSIDERING NEW SCHEME FOR EXTENDING ECONOMIC CO- DECLARED THE OPERATION, MINISTER OF SUPPLY, MR. LES- SPEECH AT

LIE BURGIN, IN A New Delhi, To-day.

German official circles suggest the in notes represent an attempt to increase the blockade in northern waters and even in the very territorial waters of

Sweden themselves! Norway and Havas.

The Leader of the Opposition the Madras Legislative Assembly said the yesterday that the victory of Nazis would mean the end of democra- tic principles.

The whole future of India will de- pend on the result of the war, he said. It is not possible to conceive of a free India apart from Great Britain.

-Reuter.

The Exhibition of Chinese paintings by Kwan Shan Yuet at the Kam Ling Restaurant has been extended until

to-morrow.

BATH UNIT. “To make sura

bar of bath unita tour the areas occupied by the 3,

service from: point to point.

our. They pitch the marquées iftered and hosted. Photo" shows troops stant: Into the bath tont. (Air Mall);

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Armaments

Minis-

WOLVER-HAMPTON. Mr. Chamberlain said: "We have "The French heard a great deal recently of possible ter, M. Raoul Dautry," he said, "has developments in South-Eastern asked me whether industrial equip. Europe. It is even suggested by Ger- ment and notably machine tools, can man propaganda that it is our aim to be treated as tourists and could go | disturb the peace of the Balkans.. under return tickets across the Chan- nel so that, if he has half-a-dozen This is, of course, untrue and we are confident our agreements with Turkey milling machines which are not need- have, on the contrary, contributeded for three months, they can come has most effectively to maintain the peace to Britain, whereas if Britain and security of South-Eastern six vertical borers not wanted Europe."

for

three months, they can journey France."

to

idea

The Prime Minister expressed con- viction that this initiative would have Mr. Burgin added that the fruitful results both for the Allied and principal were sound and would -cause and for the maintenance of help in making the best use of the Balkan peace. British Wireless.

Allies; common resources.-Hayas,

YUGOSLAVIANS WARNED

TO BE READY

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Belgrade, To-day.

"Yugoslavs, do not forget," is the heading given to an arti- cle appearing in the Belgrade paper "Politika," which gives the following military slogans for the people to bear in mind:-

1. In the times Value only if they which we' llva, @

can have

are pable of defending their coun

defend a coun resolut

its strength and savas

prefer death, te The history worthy of living, recent.

them

the most desperate

Sarblan

in Finland