THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1940 ·
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UNKNOWN DANES TO HERO IN KOWLOON AS NEUTRAL CITY FIRE
The presence of mind of a Chinese in a panicky crowd, trapped in a blazing building saved twenty lives this morn- ing.
The 20 people were trapped in a house, opposite the Green Island Ce-` ment Works in Matauwel Road, Kow- loon City, which was gutted by fire.
According to Chief Inspector M. H. Hourihan, who hurried to the scene, the fire broke out in the top floor of a three-storeyed building at 6.30 a.m. to-day.
Within a few minutes the fire spread
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LONDON, TO-DAY."
IT IS AUTHORITATIVELY STAT-
ED THAT THE DANISH MINISTER IN LONDON WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE STATUS OF MINISTER FOR ICELAND.
Danish ships will not be allowed to navigate as Icelandic ships but must By the Allied flag and will be restored to Denmark at the end of hostilities.
The position of Danes in Britain has not yet been fixed but they will pro- bably be treated as other neutrals ex- cept for prominent Nazi sympathisers.
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to the first and second floors envelop❝FAILURE OF
ing the whole building.
PRESENCE OF MIND
The occupants of the first and sec- ond floors managed to escape to the street, but the 20 inmates of the top floor were trapped.
A Chinese, whose name was not disclosed, managed to control the
panicky crowd and with some Iron bars started making a hole in one
of the side walls in the verandah. Through the hole the twenty people crept to the adjoining building and escaped down the stairs assisted by the neighbours.
No one was injured.
The fire brigade played hoses on the adjoining buildings to prevent the fire from spreading to the other bulldings.
The fire was under control within 15 minutes of the arrival of the fire engines.
DENMARK AND FOOD SITUATION
London, To-day. Further indication of the likely effects of the invasion of Denmark on the British food situation was given by a Ministry of Food official yes- terday.
Britain has sufficient supplies of better and bacon in cold storage to remove any anxiety in the immediate future. Moreover, production overseas has well started, especially in Canada, and imports from Eire and other parts of the Empire have increased,
The position in the more distant future will necessarily be affected by the shipping position and it can- not be expected that it will be poo- sible to replace 100 per cent sup- plies which are cut off from the Scandinavian countries. Nevertheless, the Food Ministry is confident there will be ample supplies of these commodities arriving from overseas which, with home produc- tion, will be sufficient to keep the public and the Services in full health and vigour.-Reuter.
P'RAPS
A MISSION”
London, To-day.
Sir Nevile Henderson's ac- count of his two years as Bri- tish Ambassador in Berlin was published yesterday in book form, entitled "Failure of a Mission."
In it, Sir Nevile (who left Berlin on September 3, 1939) describes how he went to Germany convinced that the peace of Europe depended ou understanding. between Britain and Germany; he recalls his constant at- tempts to win the confidence and sym- pathy of the Nazis.
His conclusion is:-"Hitler never in- tended the ultimate end to be any- thing other than war." Reuter.
HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM
Suffering from serious head injuries, a 20-year-old Chinese, Kwong King, was picked up in a street near the Kowloon City Police Station yester- day evening.
The injured man is now lying in a serious condition in the Kowloon Hospital.
It is believed that the man was knocked down by a hit-and-run motorist.
"VOICE AND HEART OF THE WORLD”
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Montevideo, To-day. "The hour is close when our con- tinent will become the voice and heart of the world," declared the President of Uruguay in a speech lauding Pan-American unity on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Pan-American Union yesterday.— Havas.
BELGIAN ROUND-UP OF SUSPECTS
Paris, To-day. According to a Brussels telegram,
P'RAPS NOT following a meeting of the Belgian
Shanghai, To-day. Ill-feeling between the Wang Keh-min clique (formerly the Pelping Provisional Government) and Wang Ching-wel's "government” at Nanking still exists.
Yesterday certain local Chinese or ganisations received propaganda leaf- lets purporting to have been sent by Wang Kelf-min's agents, ́ ́ ́ branding Wang Ching-wel as a traitor.~
Wang Ching-wel is accused of set- ting up his government and using the term "peace" for the purpose of "selling the country.” - Our Own Correspondent.
Cabinet, which examined measures for the security of the state, and particu- larly the problem of foreigners resid- ing in Belgium, it was decided to
establish concentration camps at Ruysselede for the internment of sus- pected aliens. Reuter.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN MAY MAKE STATEMENT
London, To-day.
It was learned last night that it is not-yet certain that Mr. Chamber- lain will make statement in the House of Commons to-day on the Bri- tish landing in Norway,
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