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SOMETHING IN THE WIND

Rome, To-day.

It is revealed that the German Ambassador in Italy, von Mackensen, flew to Berlin yesterday by special plane at the urgent summons of Herr Hitler. - Reuter.

SWEEPING THE BRITISH MINEFIELD

that

Stockholm, To-day. Reports have been received whalers, adapted for mine-sweeping were seen yesterday morning appar- ently sweeping a lane in the British minefields, with an escort of aircraft overhead.

After they had finished the task, a convoy of two large destroyers and several merchantships was seen com- ing from the south, steaming towards Norway-Reuter.

NAZI THREAT

IN OSLO

Stockholm, To-day. General von Falkenhorst, Nazi Com- mander-in-Chief in Oslo, has issued

RUSSIA- PROTECTOR OF BALKANS?

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Paris, To-day.

The renewed tendency of the Balkan States to look

NATURAL

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22 1040

as near to Nature as is desirable are

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upon Russia as the Protector STOP PRESS

of all Slavs is the new pre- ponderant factor in the Bal- kans, political circles here point out.

Hitherto the Balkan countries have turned towards Italy in order to counter-balance German influence. They now openly appeal to Soviet. support, aiming to counteract both German and Italian influence.

This trend is particularly noticeable in the case of Yugoslavia.

The arrest of the former Premier, M. Stoyadinovitch, is a highly signi- ficant Indication of Belgrade's' de- sire for rapprochement with the Soviet, apart from the Important despatch ofà, Yugoslavian trade "delegation to Moscow.

The German contention that Soviet- Yugoslav rapprochement is beneficial to Germany is discounted in Paris in view of the fact that Yugoslavia is at present engaged in the task of eradicating German influence.---Havas.

a proclamation stating:-

"The German sword, with all its strength, will strike Norway unless re- sistance ceases.”

Reports reaching here state that Norwegian chauffeurs were killed by their the Germans who took over vehicles.-Reuter.

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