1940-05-07 — Page 20

PUPPET

ADHERENT MURDERED

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.

IMPORTANT TALKS IN BUCHAREST

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Bucháreat. To dạy.. HSIA TSE-TING, BELIEVED TO Special importance, in view of the BE A FAIRLY, IMPORTANT PRO-present tense situation in the Balkans, WANG CHING-WEI OFFICIAL is attached to the economie negotia- HERE, WAS MURDERED LAST, tions which opened here yesterday be- NIGHT WHEN HE WAS LEAVING tween Rumania and Turkey on the A DANCE-HALL IN THE INTERNA- arrival of the special Turkish mission. TIONAL SETTLEMENT. -

-Haves.

He was killed by two gunmen as he walked from the well-lighted en- trance of the dance-hall to a taxi.

The assassing fired point-blank him and escaped in the ensuing con- fusion.

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It is generally accepted that there was a political motive for the mur- der-Reuter.

ONE WHOPPER AFTER ANOTHER

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Berlin, To-day. The German High Command claims the destruction of 23 Allied submarines during the 26 days of the Norwegian campaign and the sinking of 2,300,000 tons of belligerent and neutral ship- ping since the beginning of the war.

On May 3, the Nazis claim, a Bri- tish battleship, a heavy cruiser and a large transport were sunk, while on May 4 a "former Polish destroyer" was sent to the bottom off Narvik.-Havas.

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POLISH EXILES CELEBRATE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Buenos Aires, To-day. Poland's national holiday was cele- brated here, yesterday.

M. Pygik, head of the organisation for Poles living abroad, stressed the suffering of the Polish people and ex- pressed assurance that Poland would recover her freedom and her place in the family of nations. The French and British Ambassadors attended the function.-Havas.

FRENCH WAR CABINET MEETING

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Paris, To-day.

The War Cabinet met yesterday afternoon at the Elysee Palace under the chairmanship of President Lebrun. No details are available.-Havas.

PEIPING A.R.P.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Peiping, To-day.

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The inaugural ceremony of the Pei- ping Air Raid Defence Corps was Berlin, To-day. held yesterday afternoon in the Palace, of Hitler yesterday ordered his troops Museum. Yu Chin-ho, Mayor in Narvik to hang on at all costs, at Peiping and Commander of the Corps, the same time ordering contingents of delivered an address explaining the the German Army to proceed with all significance of the organisation, Mr. possible speed to strengthen the gar- Yamaguchi, Chairman of the Peiping rison and render futile any British Japanese Residents Association, is ad-

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Havas. ing to reliable sources.--Havas.

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London, To-day. The newspapers predict that to-day's debate in the House of Commons will go beyond the immediate subject of the Norwegian campaign. The whole con- duct of the war will be called in ques- that tion. Several editorials observe the lesson from the Norwegian cam- paign is that the Allies have been able of to realise the formidable strength their adversary and that no half mea- sures will bring them victory.

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The "Daily Telegraph" says Mr. Chamberlain, when he rises the House of Commons to-day, "will be conscious that the issues at stake range far beyond the immediate subject mat- ter of his statement itself. From strictly military standpoint, the back in Norway is no major disaster of a kind likely to imperll our victory. Its real significance is its relation to the energy, foresight and efficiency with which the war as a whole is being con- ducted.

"We want to be sure that we really gathering our strength for decisive ultimate attack.

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London, To-day. What is perhaps the strangest story of the wild days in Central Norway is told by a tall young captain who was one of the first advance party landed at Aandals-

nes.

After five days,, of fighting he found himself cut off with a few men and with Germans before them and behind them.

to "I did not hear the orders clear out, so I stayed," he declares simply.

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"Our little band got broken up and I found myself alone in More than

village from which the inhabitants had fled.

that, we must be able to convince the outside world no less than ourselves, for the attitude of the neutrals, so vital to our diplomacy, is dependent much more on our strength and prospects than on our morals. A tensely expectant world will study the nation's reaction to the Government's case as carefully as the case itself."

"The Times" says:-"It is not fully realised that the Nazi Party- and the General - Staffs of the German - Armed Forces are one. To strike a tremen- dous blow behind a dense smoke-screen and of deception, feints, propaganda - sabotage was over the ideal of the Ger- man General Staff, but it required the ald of the Nazi doctrine and philosophy to perfect the process. This is based on treachery, and a complete lack of scruple, but is marked by vigour, im- agination and boldness.

"We cannot imitate the trenchey but we can prevent our minds from run- ning in ruts and re-animate our intel- lects to meet the conditions of total war. de- The "Daily Mail" says:-"The bate will widen. People want to know what is going to be done to beat. Ger- many. There must be radical changes in the Government now."

The "News Chronicle" comments:- "So far, we have only been waging half a war. We have been fighting it in our spare time with our spare resources. Now we must: end that perilous folly and start to wage total war."

Finally, the Labour paper "Dally Her- ald" expresses doubt about Mr. Cham- berlain's fitness to govern.-Reuter.

"I broke into a house and took a tweed suit and some food, and set off for the railway, where, to with my Joy, I found a trolley pedals.

"I got on and I think I pedalled about 20 miles down the line. Sub- sequently, I found five other strug- glers..

"We kept together until three who were absolutely licked insist- ed on resting. We three went on."

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officer this eight days wormed his way over mountainous country past enemy positions. He rejoined his unit at Aandalsnes just before the ship sailed.-Reu- ter.

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