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MOBILISATION IN YUGOSLAVIA

Over A Million Men Reported Now Under Arms

BEYOND

STAGE

Ready To Sign

But Not

Treaty

Axis

OF WORDS RUMOURS ABOUT

The message which

President Roosevelt sent to Congress makes it per- fectly clear that we have gone very far beyond the stage of words, that we have reached the stage of action and that we intend to

take very practical' step to make sure that Britain wins this war.

So declares the New York,

that the "Times," adding

Axis, Guvernments were wrong when; hey thought the United States would

this!

war.

Never

intervene in

They will be wrong agam if they think we intend to produce vast quantities of finely finished weapons for fur alles only 19 have these weapons sunk in the Atlantic Ocean.

If it comes to the test. by one

we shall seU; means or another that they reach their destination, the paper concludes. Reuter.

GREECE SQUELCHED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The Greek Minister in Washington, M. Timon Diamanto- poulos, announced yesterday that Greece will stand firm and will fight to repel any German attack.

He squelched

that rumours

the Greeks would bow to the German demands and submit to a nego- tiated

with peace Italy. International News Service.

BRITAIN EAGER FOR HITLER TO TRY INVASION

WRITING IN A SERIES of articles in the New York "Post" entitled "After the war the editor believes," Paul Tierney says the Bri- tish people will not crack.

world can te swept clean of the Nazi evil and

The British defences are strongly manned and the people are eager for Hitler to attempt invasion. Britain will not starve.

The Nazi-held nations break, that the of Europe are being or that we have a golden opportunity ganised to take part in a to make this hemisphere safe for generations by giving our utmost great up-surge of revolu-aid to Britain now. tion when the hour is ripe. British capital and British "l8- bour are working in marked har- mony in the common cause.

Given shipping and given sup- plies, the British.cap and will carry, the war to the Continent and bring Hitler to his knees.

In bis first article in the series, Mr. Tierney wrote: I went to Bri- tain fearing that Germany was the verge of winning, the war.

I have just come back certain that Germany will never win confident, moreover, that Ger- many will be beaten decisively. By Good News Beby

has

Alliance

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") YUGOSLAV OFFICIALS in Belgrade last night put the final touches to a treaty of friendship and non-aggression which they are prepared to sign with Germany and Italy

to-morrow.

While extreme secrecy surrounded the deliberations it was understood the agree- ment will eliminate any question of signing the Tripartite Pact.

Military clauses are to be omit- for įted, obvialing the necessity

any open change in Yugoslav neu- trality.

Hitler and Mussolini were con- Exulted by telephone on each phase of the treaty, which is expected to embrace a far-reaching economic clause plus a declaration of Yu- gos av solidarity with the new Axis order.

A despatch to London from the "Daily Tele- graph" correspondent in Belgrade states that more than a million men in Yu. goslavia are under arms and that this number is | increasing daily.

Opinion is gaining ground in the Yugoslav capital that Yugoslavia will refuse to enter into an alliance with the Axis:

From Budapest comes reports that

Crown the Yugoslavian Council le expected to meet to- day in order to define how far they are prepared to go to meet Axia pressure.

It is stated that Yugoslavia is prepared to sign a pact of friend-

ship with the Axis only which in-

cudes certain economic conces-

sions.

has

According to the correspondent of the "Daily Mirror" Italy placed some 60,000 troops in Scu- tari on the Yugoslav frontier.

International News Agency.

MORE POLICE NEEDED IN ROME?

[SPECIAL TO "ChíÑA MAIL"] THE "EXTRAORDINARY RE-

So my report is optimistic. I bring you good news... Hitler aimed at the destruction of British war plant, he falled almost completely, if he almed at terrorisation of the civil population, he has failed CRUITING" OF 8,500. ADDI- entirely.

TIONAL ITALIAN POLICEMEN If I were asked to estimate how WAS- ANNOUNCED IN ROME many buildings in London were LAST NIGHT.

OFFICIAL EXPLANA- actually damaged by explosion NO and fire, I should have to

INTER Bay TION WAS GIVEN.

NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE. not even one per cent.

To batter down the city will take Hitler more years then he still goes forward. will ever live.

Can't Be Lickėd

In another article, Mr. Tierney says: I am reminded of a remark made by a shelter marshal-"You can tell them in America that Hitler can't lick the East End."

Up to February 11, when I was certainly

I went to Britain fearing that In Liverpool the great docks the spirit of the British people are intact, and I say that on the might crack under German prés-, basis of extended observation. In sure by air and sea. I return Dover, bombed and shelled from there, Hitlerism most convinced that Britain will never across the Channel, civiliani fe had not-Reuter,

SIGNIFICANT ORDER?

( By K. Smith)

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

I LEARNED IN WASHINGTON THAT THE WAR

TURKEY

RUSHING DEFENCES

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL '

It is reported from Budapest that Turkey is rushing defence preparations at top- speed in anticipation of Axis action in the Balkans in the

Spring.

All women and children have been ordered to evacuate Istanbul, the report adds, while air-raid precaution exercises have started in veral regions in Tur- kish Thrace.-Inter- national News Ser- vice.

C.N.A.C. CRASH

se-

board

YESTERDAY DEPARTMENT HAS ORDERED except the crew when a C.N.A.C.

of

No passengers were on

CORPS AREA COMMANDERS 'plane crashed in the vicinity

THE UNITED Taohsien, Hunan, flying from Hong THROUGHOUT STATES TO CONCENTRATE ON Kong to Chungking on Wednes- the Shanghai "Shun TRAINING AMERICA'S DRAF- day, states TEES FOR COMBAT SERVICE. Pau."

The entire crew are said to Orders sent to corps comman-

have been killed following the ders state that all drafteds who

machine against а

have had a good education and crash of the

mountain.-Reuter.

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