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ACUTE TENSION IN BALKANS

Greek Women And Children Leaving Bulgaria

Rome Fascist Group

Wants Peace

At a meeting in Rome on January 15, dis- sident Fascists decided to send Count Grandi to England to sue for peace, according to a "reli- able report," broadcast by the Athens Radio last night.

But the meeting was denounced by the Police, who made many arrests, adds the report. Participants were court martialled and heavily punished. Reuter.

BALKAN Marion

Held By TRAIN

Japanese SMASH

Anxiety Growing

In Bucharest

SIR REGINALD HOARE, BRITISH MINIS-

TER IN BUCHAREST, AND MEMBERS OF KOUFRA

THE LEGATION AND CONSULAR STAFFS, ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE RUMANIA BY SPECIAL STEAMER ON SATURDAY.

It is understood that the personnel of cer-

OASIS

tain allied missions will leave with them, the BATTLE

Black-Out Warning

party consisting of about 50 British civilians.

Reports that the Tur- kish and Greek Legations are also

preparing to leave are denied.

A Bucharest despatch to the

General de Gaulle, Leader of the Free French newspaper "Neue Zuercher Zei- Forces, broadcasting in tung" states that black-out has French last night, said: been ordered in all big towns in The intrigues, disputes

Rumania and also in the oil-fields.

and changes at Vichy More than 30 Junkers and 52 have their terrible consc- troop-carrying 'planes dew over Budapest at midday yesterday in quences the direction of the Rumanian frontier.

The rupture of diplomatic rela-Reuter. tions with Great Britain has not been mentioned either in the Ru- manian press of on the wireless, but the news has spread among the public, and, following rapid ly the instructions to observe general black-out, has induced an

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" atmosphere of tension and anxiety.

IT WAS RELIAELY LEARN ED IN SHANGHAI LAST NIGHT

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As General Antonescu was in- THAT THE PANAMA VESSEL disposed on Monday. Sir Reginald

Hoare handed the Note announc "MARION," WHICH DISAP. PEARED SOME WEEKS AGOg Britain's decision, to M. Cres- WHILE ON ITS WAY FROM Pianu, a high official at the For- SHANGHAI TO HONG KONG, eign Office. HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE NAVY.

Advice In Sofia

because the enemy has had a part in Telephone communication with them. Kumania is cut off.-Reuter.

INDO-CEYLON DIFFERENCES

"That is more harmful than the equivocation and obedience in Vichy which keeps the French Mediterranean forces away from any action in the full battle of the Mediterranean.

Eight people were killed and many injured when a train, including forty oil

Fundamental differences on the "That is why the Free French question of the status of Indian tanks and cars

are at present redoubling their destined

residents in Ceylon led to the efforts in order to make up as The ship is

Swatow

de- now at

far as

for the possible GREEK WOMEN AND CHIL- failure of the Indo-Ceyion Explor- for Germany, was derail-

and may be taken to Formosa in

DREN IN BULGARIA HAVE atory Conference last November, ficiency on the part of France ed at midnight near the the near future

an official New Delhi to help bring about the victory- Another Panama ship of which BEEN ADVISED BY THE GREEK explains Bulgarian frontier station

our nothing has been heard following | LEGATION IN SOFIA TO RE- communique.

Informed circles believe that

moment, "At this of Dragoman, about half its departure from Shanghai is TURN TO GREECE, STATES A

failure `is THE DESPATCH TO

not regarded by troops supported by our air force, Our Owa SOFIA

OFFICIAL FRENCH NEWS either side as final, but events in are victoriously engaged in the the near future may make fresh battle in the area of Koufra Oasis AGENCY IN VICHY.

approaches for reconciliation of in Italian Libya, 600 miles from THE ADVICE IS GIVEN AS A outstanding differences feasible. the frontier of Chad from where

Reuter. they had set out." PRECAUTION AGAINST EVEN- Reuter. COMPLICATIONS IN

the

5.5.

Anchow.

a mile from the Yugoslav Correspondent. frontier.

An authoritative Bulgarian statement says that the train was taking a gradient at too high a speed.

Fires broke out causing heavy damage both to the train and the

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CURRENCY BATTLE

In the House of Commons yes-

line, a large section of which was terday, Mr. Wardlaw Milne in- destroyed. Traffic is temporarily vited a statement on the implica- suspended.-Reuter.

tions to trade of the four con- flirting currencies in Shanghai and the Yangtse basin.

AWARDS TO H.M.S. KIMBERLEY

TUAL THE BALKAN REUTER.

SITUATION.

Rumanian Envoy Asks For Passports

Reuter's diplomatic correspon- that the Rumanian Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- dent learns

in London has now tary for Foreign Affairs, replied Legation

to ask for that it was too early to forecast received instructions

The Rumanian the effect which the Nanking its passports.

will Charge d'Affaires called yester Reserve Bank bank-notes

afternoon at the Foreign have on trade but that every at- | day tempt to supplant the Chinese Office to make a formal applica- National currency in China can- tion.

not but do further harm to the Nothing definite has yet been with regard to the

THE EXPLOIT OF THE BRI- interests of all countries concern- | arranged

TISH DESTROYER H.M.S. "KIM-ed in trading with China, Reu- Rumanian Mission's departure. — BERLEY," IN TORPEDOING| ter..

THE ITALIAN DESTROYER "FRANCESO NULLO" IN THE RED SEA LAST OCTOBER, IN THE ACTION WHICH FOLLOW- ED AN ENEMY ATTACK ON A BRITISH CONVOY IS RECALL- ED BY AWARDS WHICH HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED IN. THE LONDON GAZETTE.

These are the D.S.O. to Lieut. Commander John Sherbrook Richardson, the DSC. to Engineer Lieut. Commander, Gordon Ed-

Reuter.

NAVY BOMBARDS OSTEND

A MESSAGE FROM LONDON states that the

ward Sedwick, and the D.S.M. to German-occupied port of Ostend was bombarded by Chief Engine Room Artificer Wil- units of the Royal Navy during the early hours of laur ary) Halison, all of #HMS;"Kimberley"--Reuter."> yesterday morning.

INDIA'S BUDGET

The Budget Session of the Cen

tray Assembly

in New Delhi,'

opened.; Reuter

An Admiralty communique giving this news adds ou salvos fell on the harbour works and many fires were observed. No casualties or damage were

ained by our forces." — Reuter.

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