1940-04-17 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1940

ROUND-UP IN FRANCE

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Paris, To-day

A fresh police round-up of Communists has resulted in the arrest of 58 man and women in Paris, Rouen, Orleans and Tou- lon. Large printing presses word seized.

Fifteen mon and 13 women Were surprised

secret at a meating in Paris-Router.

BELGIUM TO DEFEND HERSELF

Brussels, To-day.

Enthusiastic cheers were accorded M. Paul Spaak, the Foreign Minister, in his speech in the Senate yester- day in which he emphasised Belgium would defend her- self if attacked.

"One condition on which we should go to war would be to save our in- dependence," he declared.

"If Belglum were dragged war she would undergo hardships more tragic than those of any other belligerent nation."

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Washington, To-day. The British Ambassador, Lord Lothian, at a press con- ference following a conversa- tion he had with State De- partment officials, stated neither Britain nor Canada would move into Greenland or Iceland unless it seemed certain Germany was about to seize them.

Greenland, he said, might make a good air base for Germany but they could never maintain it. "We could give them a knockout blow there very easily."

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"Lord Lothian expressed the bellef that Greenland clearly comes within the Monroe Doctrine, being within the Western Hemisphere.

NO PLAN

When the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, was asked at his press conference whether the United States

Greenland, he said he knew of no plan to do so.

He pledged to do his spare Belgium that misfortune, which she had not deserved.-Reuter.

TIGHTENING CONTROL OF

Foreigners

FOREIGNERS

Brussels, To-day.

decided

to

The Government has tighten measures for the supervision of foreigners.

entering the country illegally since the end of March will be expelled, while supervision will be exercised over those whose activities are open to suspicion. Reuter.

GERMANY

PROMISING AIR RAIDS

London, To-day.

The German Press has would extend a protectorate over been encouraging its readers by talking about the military He however cited the President's air-bases Germany will have recent description of Greenland as a in Norway from which to

land of the Western Hemisphere, thereby implying that Greenland comes within the scope of the Monroe Doctrine-Reuter.

U.S. PLANES'

bomb Britain.

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is the only Actually, Stavanger properly equipped military field, and military observers point out that it is futile to threaten air raids from base which is continually under at- tack.

that It is, of course, quite likely. the Germans are seeking new bases in Norway, but it is also quite like- American-made combat planes de.ly that the Allied Expeditionary Force

has its plans well laid and

SUCCESS

Washington, To-day.

important strategic war.-Reuter.

Allied become factors in the

livered to the Allies have out-fought bases in Norway may well Germany's finest aircraft and demon- strated their superiority over com - parable European types, according to an official statement of the Navy Department to the Senate naval com- mittee.

The planes referred to are slower and less modern in design, than the best American planes which are now available for purchase by the Allies Router.

SWISS CALL MEN TO

COLOURS

Berne, To-day. The Swiss Federal Government is calling up on April 29 a mountain infantry regiment and two battalions of territorials.-Reuter.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR R.A.A.F. IN BRITAIN

London, To-day. Group-Captain F. H. McNamara, Australian air liaison officer in Lon- don, welcomed members of the Royal Australian Air Force when they ar- rived in London last night to rein- force the Australian squadron which arrived in England last Christmas and has since been on active service with the Coastal Command of the R.A.F.

Several members of the Royal Aus- trallan Naval Volunteer Reserve also arrived at the same time.'

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