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THE CHINA MAIL,"

OCTOBER 16, 1940

RUSSIA AND BALKANS Obvious Anxiety To Avoid Clash With Hitler

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MOSCOW

Faced Now

CONTRADICTS With Challenge

BERLIN

The statement that the Soviet Govern- ment was informed in advance of the aims and of the number of troops sent to Ru- mania by Germany does not correspond to the facts, the "Tass" news agency to was authorised state in Moscow yes- terday.

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To Interests

RUSSIA'S WHOLE diplomacy in the past twelve months has been marked by an obvious anxiety t avoid conflict with Germany, says the "Daily Tele- graph" in a leader on Russia and the Balkans.

Russia, says the paper, has tolerated a good deal of German high-handedness rather than en- gage in a dispute, but Germany on the Straits would be a challenge to her interests and security which" 1 must surely compel her to think again.

Indeed, she may well be con- sidering whether she seriously wrong in the apparent the complacent assumption that Pact with Japan

not as

was

was not

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against the United States. -

NAZI DEATH PENALTIES

IN FRANCE

will

It is probable that she be compelled by the march of events to show her hand be- fore long and her attitude naturally receiving

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the keen

con-

attention of Turkey. The "Daily Telegraph" cludes by declaring that the long arm of British

sca-power

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and

the growing strength of her land! and air forces in the Middle East hot will assure the Axis of

ad- reception in any Levantine The death penalty has venture it may have in contem- been imposed by the Ger-plation. Reuter.

man authorities in occu- Schulenberg Returns pied France for

thel

NAVAL ACTION OFF

SICILY

(Continued from Page 1).

General Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister, Inspecting Pa. Ilsh air squadrons now serving with the R.A.F. (Copyright, Fox).

BONG KONG DONATES AMBULANCE

for the special

"Our experience at the sink- Recent subscriptions received ing of the Italian cruiser "Bar- by the B.W.O.F. tolomeo Colleon!" on July 19, object of supplying ambulances when our rescuing destroyers for use in England now amount were bombed by Italian air to $5,127. An offer had been re- for ceived for the supply of one am- craft made it impossible

England, for our ships to take any further bulance ex works, measures for the safety of the £360. (approximately $5,800)... survivors.

Owing to probabilities of ad- vancing prices, it was decided to close with the offer and to make up the balance from the funds of the. B.W.OF. It is hoped that fur- ther subscriptions will be forth- coming to cover this balance and for further similar purchases. The ambulance donated

the lettering:

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"It was known, moreover, that an Italian air concentration and The German Radio announces one Italian submarine were "crime" of harbouring that Herr Von Schulenberg, Am- the vicinity.

bassador to Moscow, returned British subjects, accord- here after several weeks in Ber-

lin. -- Reuter. ing to the Paris Radio.

Little Damage

"During these spirited and suc-bear Persons sheltering Britons are given five days to report.

military administration imposes cesstul actions, Ajax had only a Britons within meaning of the the death penalty for sheltering few casualties and the only dum-

suffered was of

superficial, of age war of the fugitive prisoners decree include residents

above the waterline and in Dominions and Colonies.

French or other nationality.

way impaired her fighting effi- Another decree of the German Reuter.

ciency.

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CHINA CONSULAR. APPOINTMENTS

The National Government yes- "These are the actions in terday appointed Mr. Teh÷ming which the Italian High Com- mand communique, while ad- mitting the loss of two small and one large destroyer, claim-. ed that a British cruiser pro- bably of the Neptune class had been sunk.

to be Chinese consul-at Penang. and Mr. Shen Wei-lan to be Consul-General at Khabarovsk in the U.S.S.R.-

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Mr. Huang Ting-kai, outgoing Chinese consul at Penang. har been recalled to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Central News.

"Afterwards, the British war- ships were attacked by enemy aircraft for four hours. Despite tion to the advantage of her the Italian High Command com- fighting efficiency. munique claim that one

British 1 Few of her former officers were aircrait-carrier and one heavy with her on her return to service cruiser were hit, none of the but about half of the men of the British ships suffered either dam-lower deck who participated in

to battle remained age or casualty, while four enemy the aircraft were certainly shot down more laurels in the Mediterran- by fighters of the Fleet Air Arm1ean. and A. A-fire, besides two others probably destroyed. All the Bṛi-. tish aircraft returned safely.

Reuter.

Extensive Sweep

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The Commander-in-Chief, Me- "During Sunday night, air d'terranean, reports that the Ajax craft of the fleet attacked the action took place when H.M. ships port of Lago in the Dodecanese, under his command were carrying achieving complete surprise.out an extensive sweep in the eas- Barracks, workshops, hangars tern and Central. Méditerranean: and petrol dumps were hit and No contact was made between pur set ablaze... All British. aircraft main forces and the main forces returned safely."

Submarine Successes

of enemy and there has been no indication that the enemy main force proceeded to sea. Br.tish Wireless.

and

"British submarines likewise achieved successes in the Medi-

The prefix "Special" to telegrams is terranean, One submarine suc-used by the "Sunday" Herald" cessfully bombarded. military "China Mal" to indicate nowa which objectives in Port Savona, sanks strictly copyright under the provi- a- 5,000-ton armed merchantsions of the Telecommunications Dr. ship, escorted by E-boats, off dinarico, 1936, and may not be reprint. ed under any circumstances, either. Genoa and also sank an armed wholly or in part, without prior ar merchant ship of 3,000 tons in the Vado Roads.

"Another submarine sank an enemy supply ship of about 3,000-tons off Naples and a third submarine sank an enemy supply ship of about 800 tons off Ben- ghazi.

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"During the night of Saturday- Sunday, aircraft cooperated with warships in successfully bombard- ing enemy troop concentrations at Sidi Barrani," the communique concludes.Reuter.

New Complemont

It was announced a few months ago that HMS: Ajax had return- ed to service with a new comple-. ment of officers and men and that in addition to remedying the aurs she received in the battle, in the South Atlantic, naval constructors.

.rangement.

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