ANTONESCU
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER
1940..
OFFENDS
Speech On Transylvania Arouses Nazi Retort
Parallel Policy In Asia
Two interesting ques- tions bearing upon Anglo- American cooperation in the Far East appear on the Commons paper for an early answer.
Mr. Robert Morgan (Cons,) will suggest a joint Anglo-Amer-" can declaration in opposition to the so-called "new order" which "Japan is trying to introduce not nly in China but in the whole Pacific."
Sir Robert Gower (Cons.) will esk whether, with the object of dentifying British aims and ob- Jects in the Far East with those officially stated
by the
United
States, the Government will re- state British policy regarding the
Sharp Vienna Award Reminder
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GERMANY HAS GIVEN Rumania sharp reminder of the Vienna Award, under which she was forced to hand part of Transyl- vania to Hungary, the Berlin correspondent of the Swiss newspaper "Basler Nachrichten" said yesterday.
The reminder was prompted by the speeches of the Prime Minister, General An- tonescu, and the Deputy Prime Minister, M. Horia Sima, on Sunday, when they expressed bitter resentment at the loss of Transylvanian territory.
puppet government of Nanking LISBON AS
Reuter.
THREATS TO FRANCE
A NAZI OUTLET?
FIND. GOLD
THE GERMANS ARE ING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE
TO CO. FRENCH OPERATE WITH THEM AS THEY WOULD. LIKE.
The correspondent Says Wil- helmstrasse officials brand the speeches as revisionist and de- clare Germany will hold fast to the Vienna Award.
caused The speechea
great surprise in Hungary, where they were interpreted as meaning, that Rumania was rebelling against the Award and against the Tripartite Pact to which she had adhered only ten days previously. ΤΟ
AN ALLEGATION. THAT RE- CENT
OF HEAVY EXPORTS FROM PORTUGAL
MIGHT THE UNITED STATES INCLUDE BULLION SEIZED BY OCCUPIED IN GERMANY COUNTRIES WAS IMPLIED BY A QUESTIONER IN THE COM MONS YESTERDAY,
of
Lyons Radio yesterday warned the French people that unless they Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister collaborate, the whole of France Economic Warfare, however, stat- will be occupied, the 2,000,000 ed a strict watch was being kept French prisoners will be kept in on all such shipments, and if he to believe any con- German concentration camps for had reason life, and the youth of. France will signment was German property be deported to break stones on he would not hesitate to take the German roads,
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Meanwhile, Hungarian diplo- macy is working hard to bring about rapprochement with Yugoslavia which would have the effect of bringing that country nearer the Ax s.-Reuter.
HEROES OF CIVIL DEFENCE
Another George Cross-
the civilian equivalent to
are
STOP PRESS
The tramway and bus con- pany employees in Shanghai to strike threatening again, following the presenta- tion of a list of new demands In the form of an ultimatum. which expires in three days.
Our Own Correspondent.
the Victoria Cross-has 55 KILLED
been awarded to a bomb disposer, said
an
an-
nouncement in the Lon-
IN TRAIN
don "Gazetto" last night. SMASH
The civil hero is Dr. Arthur
Fifty-five were killed
Douglas Merriman,. of the Direc- over 80 injured
the Ministry of Supply.
Ing.
| collision between an al
ex-
"An ex-schoolmaster, Dr. Mer-press train from Madrid riman is in the early forties and married.
and another from Barce- lona yesterday.
The alleged agent of Wang Ching-wei who was shot in front of the Tal Kwan Restaurant. in Macan on Monday afternoon died in Hospital yesterday.
The police are still endeavour- ing to locate the assassin who disappeared unnoticed from the
scene..
The wommon pedestrian who was wounded is still in hospital. Our Own Correspondent.
General de Gaulle, Leader.
of Free France, told Reuter in London last night the Ger mens would soon be making a new. move, probably in the Mediterranean. He said: "I believe 1941 will see the air- superiority of the Allies es- táblished and I do not think the Germans will wait for 'that but will try some impor=" tant movement. I think they will carry the war into the Mediterranean.”—Reuter,
The Greeks have made a new advance north-east of "Argyrokastron, cables - Reu- ter's special correspondent in Greece, capturing a village on the heights dominating Pre- meti-a small town of strate- gic importance in the central sector of the battle front, acr cording to reports reaching Athens yesterday. It is be lleved the Italians will be forced to abandon the town without further fighting.
Reuter.
At the greatest personal risk heThe accident occurred near the dismantled five unexploded, bombs which tell in a famous London isolated station of Velilla, where
Rescue the lines cross.
work street and on an important build-was made dimcult by the isolat
Tito prefixdecla!!! to telegrama used by the Sunday, Herald" an ed district and bitter cold.
"China Mail to indicato naws which, Some of those injured - died
la strictly copyright under the provi of exposure. Rescue trains alons of the Telecommunications Or have taken the injured to dinance, 1936, and may not be reprin Saragossa.
ed under any circumstanoce, eithe
This is the fourth George Cross award, two of the first three go- ing to the St. Paul's_comb squad who removed a time bomb from under 'St. Paul's Cathedral.
Nine George Medals were also awarded yesterday to firemen and other civilian defence workers who fought blazes at docks, oil tanks and factories, and to gas- workers who climbed a gasome- ter down which a delayed action, bomb had dropped. Reuter!
BRISTOL RAIDED
AGAIN
(Continued from Paga, 135 ing done to Panidares pubile and commerolal bulld. Ings, Thora wore some pauuai«. tlos but the, number, was not
argo,
In
Bombs were also dropped East Anglia and South Wales but damage and casualties were small
In: London the night was en- tirely tree from raiders for the second time since the air war was intensified.-Reuteri
Cause of the accident is still wholly or in part, without prior ar unknown,-Reuter.
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