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̈~ THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1940.

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TURKEY TAKING PRECAUTIONS

Balkan Situation Viewed Seriously In Ankara State Of Siege In Bosphorus And

Dardanelles

U.S. AID TO BRITAIN

AT ITS PEAK

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President Roosevelt indicated at his press conference yesterday that: under: present conditions United States aid to Britain was near its peak.

Everything possible, being

he said,

was

done at the present time. Reuter.

GERMANS DESTROY NEGRO MONUMENT

France's monument of gratitude to her Negro soldiers for services in the. World War has been blast- ed on German orders, au- thorised sources disclosed.

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

FRESH EVIDENCE THAT A SERIOUS VIEW OF THEBALKAN SITUATION, IS TAKEN IN TURKEY IS SUPPLIED BY NEWS FROM ANKARA THAT TURKEY IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH A STATE OF SIEGE IN ZONES OF THE DARDANELLES AND BOSPHORUS.

This is an indication that the Turks are determined not to allow themselves to be caught napping.

Half the German success in the early days of the war was due to the fact that her small neighbours did not dare to take precautions or any measures of defence for fear Germany would interpret them as provocative.

There was no mobilisation, and ́ no consultation either with each Bri- other or with France and

tain, as this would have roused

R.A.F..

the whole propaganda machine MIDDLE

of Germany into accusations of German aggressiveness, though preparations and German Fifth Column penetration were at the same time being pushed forward energetically and without scruple.

cirable and necessary with

complete disregard of German action.

Strong Deterrent...

It is not only the wisest course but one best calculated to im-

press the Axis.

EAST RAIDS

The "Monument Aux Noirs" on has attended the Greeks, against The astounding success which Avenue de. Chalons at Reims, was Italy's "conscripts" will help day, regarded by the Germans as ar to make theso Turkish measures insult to the white race, it was strongly deterrent of any pre- said. The -monument was a cipitate action by Germany in the bronze group of Negro soldiers Balkans.-Reuter. gathered about the French Tricol-

our.

The inscription read: "A NEW HEAD.

Heros de L'Armee Noire"

to

The factories of England are prepared for all emergencies. A famous preserving factory in Berkshire has its own Home Guard, look-outs posted on the roofs, and armoured oar, Photo, shows members' of 'the Home Guard, and their armoured; car..

(Copyright, Fox).

BATTLE AGAINST WATER HYACINTH

The water, hyacinth is a beauti-

It's delicate

ful flower.

laven-

BAN OF

JAPANESE?

Japan's treaty align- ment with the Axis Pow ers has brought a renewal

tai of demands that further

der adds restful colour to the immigration of Japanese waterways of Louisiana. But the water hyacinth has choked off to Vancouver Province he transportation on hundreds of

during

1

Turkey has 'shown her com-

During an R.A.F. attack miles of these commercial lunes, prohibited, and that a closer check be made on So the water hyacinth must go. taking plete independence by

The flower was brought to 30,000 Japanese now re- what steps she has judged, de-on, Bennina aerodrome

the control building was Louisiana, as a "curiosity

the Cotton Centennial celebration sident there. hit and a number of Ita- of 1884-85. It multiplied with this sub-. lian

The fact that many of the Jap aircraft on the astonishing speed in

until it had anesc in British Columbia have tropical climate, ground are believed to packed streams so solidly- that retained their Japanese citizen-

masses have actually ship is interpreted as a dange have been severely dam- the huge

been known to bear the weight sign by, some outspoken advocates aged, stated a G.H.Q. com- of an automobile plunging from of greater action against the Japanese, There is considerable- munique. in Cairo yester-a bridge.

Since 1898, United States Army objection to the practice of send- engineers have been fighting the ing Japanese children to Japan- nuisance, spending $1,192,991 inese schools after they have... al- At Benghazi the customs shed the campaign, the records show.tained classes in the regular pub- At the Japanese was hit and a bomb fell near three One method, spraying the matted lic schools. ships previously damaged, but growth with a mixture of arsenle schools they speak only the Jap- the extent of the damage could not and soda, had to be abandoned anese language and are given be fully observed:

because of the danger to cattle, studies that preserve the cultural Reconnaissance resulted in the which feed on the lilies

tie with Japan. obtaining of valuable data.

It is impossible to destroy it, because the lilies grow in the The Vancouver City Councilf Low.cloud prevented obser- marshes and are floated by high which has frequently sought Fed- vation of damage caused by water into the principal streams; eral action curbing Japanese in- raids on Gura and Massawa or but Army engineers and that they filtration in the Province, has In the cornerstone was a. do- Mr. Philip, Murray was yester- Nov. 20/21 or on hangars at can keep the channels open by: a now asked the Canadian Govern- cument: dated Oct. 29, 1922, in

shredder, which moves throughment to report immediately any which public thanks was given the sident of the Congress of Indus-

day elected by acclamation. Pre- Asmara.

the canals and bayous, drawing Japanese found to be residing in black soldiers for helping "liberal, trial Organisation at Atlantic City

Italian, bombers dropped bombs the lilies through heavy crushing this country illegally; to deport motherly France" in her struggle, in succession to Mr. John Lewis.

during a raid on Port Sudan but machinery, and by a fleet of any Japanese disobeying Canad- and among the signers was An- dre Maginot, builder of the Mag-willkie in the recent presidential!

dredges which scoop them out inn-laws; to refuse entry to any Lewis supported Mr. Wendell there was no damage-Reuter.

and, in many streams, movable additional Japanese, Japanese. im- inot Line.

hooms are thrown to keep out nugration is still governed by the election and stated-at-the-time hef

the ulles.

su-called "Gentlemen's... Agree- Some idea of the importance of ment" under which about 150: Louisiana's waterways may be Japanese are permitted entry- gained from the fact that last every year. This agreement is year 5,126,997 tons of freight objected to on the ground that moved over the intracoastal wa- it is discriminatory against other terway between New Orleans and Orientals; who are completely the Subine River, Army engineers, shut out, except in special cate recently cleared, important links gorics. LEAFLETS CIRCULATED IN in the intracoastal system, and "

At the same time, the Council the memory of this disgrace to Making this announcement yes- COSTA RICA ALLEGE THAT are now working in the small" European culture by a monument torday the Under-Secretary of THE UNITED STATES IS AT- streams leading into Lake Pont- is considering a proposal to limit the number of store, licences, to. shows more than anything else State, Mr. Sumner Welles, said it TEMPTING TO “FRIGHTEN chartrain. how deep it sank," said an auth-was in agreement with officials, LATIN AMERICA WITH THE The hyacinth fight goes on 12 Japanese. The plan would be bas

“NAZI BOGEYMAN.”.

months a yeary from Pearl River, ed on a racial quota, Japanese re- .orised source.

on the island-Reuter.

the Heroes of the Black Army,

OF CLO..

The Reims City Administration would "step down" if President undertook the job of blowing up the monument, sald German

Roosevelt was re-elected. Reuter, NAZIS!

sources, "not entirely on its own U.S. SUPPLIES FOR

initiative. It needed persuasion by the German military com- mander,"

MARTINIQUE

An American food and supply

"The fact that the nation did ship, for the French island of not hesitate to perpetuate the Martinique is sailing to-day.

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WARNING LEAFLETS

The circulars, origin, of which the Mississippi boundary, to the ceiving 10 per cent of all the was not disclosed, asserted that Sabine River, the Texas bound licences issued in Vancouver, for the United States had. Latinary from the coastline to as instance, on the basis of about America "enslayed" and was, at- far inland as Plaquemine. The one-tenth of the city's population tempting to "entronch imperial Government has appropriated being of Japanese origin: ism" in the guise of hemisphere $100,000 for this year's worki defence.

They concluded:

Falco care and be aloril After- ward, it may be too late; Ger- many warned the European na- tions but they rejected the war ning. Something of the same nature is happening in America..

SUCCESSFUL SUDAN

PATROLS:

LORD LOTHIAN ON

WAY TO US

Lord Lothian, British Ambassa dor to Washington; left Lisbon yesterday in the Clipper for New Yorki

DIAMOND SHARES RISE SHARPLY

Diamond shares were the chief Lord Lothian's departure. had feature of the day on the London Stack Exchange yesterday under been delayed for several days. owing to bad weather,Reutor the influence, of surprise.dividend announcements by De Beers and Consolidated Diamond of Work Africa Companies., De Beers pre-

ferred advanced from 97/64-to-

STAVANGER BOMBED Patrol activities, in, the, Gallabatroskabended kar aron of the Sudan, are being suc-... Stavanger aerodrome (Norway) 102/0.- Elswhere conditions, word cessfully continued, says a. G.HQ. was bombed by aircraft of the quiet but gilt-odgod and, Brazilian communique in Cairo, yesterday. Coastal Command: yesterday laquea generally moved to higher There is no change, on, other morning, says an Air Ministry levels, Wall Street was narrowly fronts. Router,

communique in London-Reuter. higher. Reuter,