THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1941.
SPECIAL HONOURS LIST FOR LIBYA'S CONQUERORS G.C.B.s For General Wavell And Adm. Cunningham
Several New KnightsAmong Commanders
50 JAPANESE WARSHIPS PASS SOUTH
Some 50 Japanese warships passed Hong Kong on Sunday pro- ceeding south towards Hainan Island accord- ing to delayed reports.
Hitler's Mystery Message
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That Germany
GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD Wavell and Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham have been made Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, it was announced in the London "Gazette" last night.
Major-General Richard Nugent O'Connor became Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur tary Division of the Order of the Munay Longmore becomes Knight | British Empire. Grand Cross of the Order of the 134th.
All the honours are awarded
the "in recognition of
recent Guccessful combined operations in the Middle East." Admiral Cunningham was
launching another diplo-ngaged in much of the work of matic offensive, this timePreparation for the Middle
operations.
East
shaw becomes Commander of the Bath,
in Turkey, is indicated Air Commodore Raymond Colli- from Ankara with the news of Adolf Hitler's personal message to Pre- sident Ineunu.
Mystery surrounds the nature of the message which was carried to Turkey by special courier.
New Knights
Lt-Gen. Wilson becomes Kaight Grand Cross of the Mil-
threats.
Another report received in New York states that the message While the Berlin Foreign Office concerns Turkey's position in re- spokesman stated it was only a gard to the latest German move message of good-will, the mere and that Hitler assured President fact that the letter was delivered Ineunt that Turkey has nothing by special courier suggests its im- to fear from Germany if she re-
neutral. portance, while some quarters in mains Turkey believe it to contain News Service.
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RUPTURE OF ALL RELATIONS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE REPRESENTATIVES OF AND THE POLAND, BELGIUM NETHERLANDS IN SOFIA LAST NIGHT BROKE OFF DIPLOMA- TIC RELATIONS WITH BUL-
OF GARIA, IN ANTICIPATION SIMILAR ACTION BY BRITAIN.
Diplomatie relations between Bulgaria and Britain came to a virtual end with British air bomb- ardment of German troops in Bul- garia already threatened.-- Inter- national News Service.
ACCIDENT IN LIFT
AS THE RESULT OF AN IN- WHEN HE JURY SUSTAINED FELL DOWN THE LIFT SHAFT IN ENTERTAINMENT BUILD- ING YESTERDAY, MR. L. J. BENUCH. OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILMS INC.,
WAS TAKEN TO THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DETAINED FOR TREAT- MENT.
It is understood that Mr. Benuch was on his way from his office to attend Volunteer duties when the lift, due to a defect, stopper between the First and Mezzanine floors.
Mr. Benuch is stated to have attempted to climb out of the lift and slipped and fell, sustaining a sprained ankle.
Enquiries this morning elicited the information that Mr. Penuch was still in hospital,
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PROTEST TO SOVIET
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THE STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY THAT THE UNIT- STATES GovernmENT HAS FORMALLY · PROTESTED TO THE SOVIET AGAINST RE- PEATED PILLAGING AND DE- SECRATION OF THE CATHO- LIC CHURCH IN MOSCOW WHERE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. EMBASSY WORSHIP.-IN- TERNATIONAL NEWS SER-
VICE.
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and "China. Mall!” to. Indicats news which Is “strictly -copyright- under the "prove isions of, the Telecommunications Or. dinance 1836, and may not be reprint. ed under any circumstances, sithar wholly or in part, without prior er. rangement.
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End Of An Empress: The R. M.6. Empress of Britain, turnt out on the high seas. (Daily Mall Photo).
STOP PRESS
Japanese political c'rcles in Tokyo
to-day pointed out that Japan's attitude to Aus- tralia manifestly coneurs with the views expressed by Mr. Menzies, the Federal Premier, in his London speech, other- wise she could not have sent Mr. Kawai to Canberra us Minister.
They also recall the recent friendly exchange between Mr. Kawai and Canberra of- ficials.
Government reaction at pre- sent is unavailable, being tied up with the Indo-China me- diation climax.
The Tokyo press likewise played down Mr. Menzies speech in favour of the me- diation crisis and the Bulgar- ian occupation, --Reuter.
Mr. "Jack" Lowrie, a well- known Hong Kong person- ality, passed away this morti- ing in his flat in the P. and 0. Building. He was 70 years of· aga and had been with Mac- - kinnon, Mackenzie and Com-
pany for over forty years,
It is understood that the funeral will take place to-
morrow.
New contracts in cotton goods with overseas cus- tomers should temporarily be suspended pending revision of the system of preference directions in
a few days' time, said the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce after the Cham- ber's meeting yesterday.
Reuter.
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