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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941,

NAZI PLANS TO INVADE THE AMERICAS CLOTHING

RECENT WARNINGS by officials in the United States of Axis plans to use force of arms, as well as economic penetration and propaganda, for a con- quest of this hemisphere were believed by competent American observers in Mexico City to be substan- tiated in a Nazi "war calendar," which has just reached Mexico City secretly from Spain.

CLUE IN

JUNK CASE

A robbery which occur- red almost a year ago caused the appearance of Lau Yin before Mr. E. H. Williams at the Criminal

Not only did this seemingly authentic docu- ment, from which extracts are known to have been transmitted to Washington, describe in detail direct action and steps allegedly planned by the totali- tarian powers to achieve invasion of the Americas Sessions this morning. in the next nine months, but it was also said to re- veal that Soviet Russia is preparing to attack the United States by way of Alaska, coincident ith Nazi and Japanese attacks on Mexico, Central America and South America.

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Axis propaganda drive against democratic insti- tutions in Latin America.

OUTLAY

This includes fonds to develop naval and air stations at Guam

of Li

Mr. J. Reynolds prosecuted. The jury was composed Messrs. Ng Man (foreman). Man-kwal, Chau Yat-wah, Kurt Wilkins, Ming Sin-itwei, R. Mor- rison and W. G. Maycock.

Mr. Reynolds sud that at about 6 am. on March 2 last year, Li Yau, master of a junk, set sail from Shaukiwan with a crew of four for

Three the Nine Pins, hours later about 600 yards east of the Nine Pins, shots were fired by the occupants of an approach- this bound ing junk. Men on

One was junk went on Li's boat. armed with a revolver, alleged to be defendant, the others were armed with knives.

Various sums of money and articles of clothing were taken

away.

Was in a tea

in house

Main

was ar- Po-

Although several points An immediate outlay of mentioned in it already $1,533,000,000 in cash and have been achieved with contract authorisation for On January 7 this year. Li Yau startling time accuracy, the Army and Navy, is Street, Shaukiwan, when he saw its general schedule ap-recommended by the Ap-in the robbery.

a man who he alleged took part He reported to peared so fantastic that propriations Committee the rolier and he used

On the way to the rested. this correspondent hesit- of the House of Represen-lice station.

defendant was re- ated to write about it un- tatives.

cognised by Li Yau's three fokis. Defendant's trousers and Jac- til after talks with naval

kets were too large for him Li and military officials and

Yau recognised the clothing as diplomats here, who took

THE NAVY SHARE OF THIS

When charged

defendant said it seriously.

EXPENDITURE - $838,000,000 --- that he did not take part in the ALSO COVERS THE INITIAL robbery.

He said he bought the CONSTRUCTING 400 | clothing from ♪ second hand COST OF SUBMARINE CHASERS AND dealer.

He alleged he had had a OTHER SMALL CRAFT AND Bght with someone and had been falsely accused. Accused did not Red-Nipponese maet to liquidate WILL ENABLE THE DELIVERY

BY THE END OF 1943 OF 55 mention with whom he had the the "China problem" before sum-

MORE DESTROYERS THAN

light, but apparently referred to Li Defendant also stated that he had been struck by the police · to admit the charge.

According to the alleged plani the first step toward the Soviet Union's invasion of thr North American continent would be a

and Samoa.

mer, Russia and Japan jointly ORIGINALLY PLANNED. taking over the Chinese Republic. Bulk of the Army's $695,000,000 Timing the next move so as 10

is earmarked for construction, cause the greatest possible con including cantonments and other sternation in the United States.

housing projects, Reuter. Russia, which virtually dominates the entire Bering Strait, with a stronghold at East Cape, would sweep across fifty-six miles open water with warships and planes to strike at Alaska, it was said.

SUDDEN ATTACK IN STREET

caterer

22,

his.

at

The case is proceeding.

CHURCH GUEST HOUSE ROBBERY

The Rev. A. P. Rose, residing the Church Guest House, Lower Albert Road, hus-reported the theft of clothing to the value of $85 during Tuesday night.

of

using

а

com-

had

Aims of Russian Thrust The Russian "invasion" would have two main objectives, it was said. Once on American soil the Russians would stir up revolution- Pleading guilty to assaulting bra Theatre, accused. ary activity in Canada and the Chin Yuen, 27, mess

of piece

struck wood. United States. ultimately halting Stanley Mil'tary Barracks, in plainant over the head. aid to Great Britain.

Kiangsu Street on February

Chin Yuen collapsed and At the same time, the presence Wong Kueng, 29, travelling trader, to be removed to Kowloon Hos- of the Russians in Alaska would

four was sentenced to

months' pital, where he stayed for

four. divert part of the United States hard labour and ordered to be days. Accused was arrested Navy, while Japan attacked expelled by Mr. H. C. Macha Woosung Street. Mexico. Previously, internal

mara at Kowloon this morning. The prosecution alleged that ac- disorders in Mexico, Brazil, Ar-Į Det.-Sgt. C. Pope said that at cused struck Chin Yuen because gentina and Chile would have 0 p.m. on February 22, while com- he dismissed accused's brother

plainant was purchasing chestnute some time ago at Stanley with his wife outside the Alham- racks.

been fomented.

At the height of the agitation, according to the plan, the Axis powers would lend direct military aid to Latin-American revolution- aries. For example, it was said, German warplanes, based at Da- kar, in French West Africa, would spread destruction in Brazil, just four hours' flying distance across the south Atlantic, and German and Italian warships would also ald in the attack.

PEDDER ST. SNATCHING

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For stealing a fountain pen from Mr. A. Gillard, of the Hong Kong Tramway Company, year-old Chan Ming was sentenc. ed to three months' hard labour by Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning.

Mr. Gillard was walking in Ped- der Street, near the Hong Kong Hotel, at about 2 p.m. yesterday, when defendant, observed by # Chinese pedestrian, took the foun- tain pen from his pocket. De- fendant was arrested in. Des Voeux Road Central,"

Defendant had a previous con- viction for a similar offence,

Sgt. Brown prosecuted.

in

Bar-

CREW DIES IN S.0.S

MYSTERY

A RESCUE PARTY that answered an SOS and boarded the steamer Ourang Medan, off the Solo- mon Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, found bodies of sailors lying about the deck.

"We could find no sign of a pented. Soon nothing was left of wound on any of them," said an the Ourang Medan but a blazing officer of the rescue party. "Death hulk.

by "The next day the fire burn- seemed to have taken hem

the ed itself out and

steamer .... it was surprise at their posts terrifying."

went under, taking her secret. with her." "On the captain's bridge we of the second

The Ourang Medan had sent out found the body officer. We counted twelve bodies an SOS and the message "Send

doctor-urgent." three of them of deck officers.

The steamer was told that help "We decided to search the was coming, but immediately the captain's quarters, but at that request for a doctor was cancelled, moment we heard an explosion "Send a warship," was the next- -in-the-ship

request."

A ship of the British Merchant Marine was first to arrive on the re-scene-Associated Press.

"We abandoned the ship im- mediately anu rowed back to our 'own. The explosions were