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NAZIS' FOUR-DAY ULTIMATUM

NAZIS

Clear-Cut Acceptance Of Pact Demanded Hitler's Menace To Yugoslavia

PUT ON A SHOW

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Mr. Matsuoka, the Ja- panese Foreign Minister,| left Berlin for Rome yes- terday and

was given royal send-off.

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GERMANY HAS NOW CONVEYED A FOUR-DAY ULTIMATUM

TO YUGOSLAVIA, EXPIRING ON WEDNESDAY, ACCORDING TO RE- LIABLE REPORTS FROM BELGRADE.

It is regarded as ominous that at a con- ference between the new Prime Minister, Gen- eral Simovitch, and the German Ambassador, von Heeren, an agreement was reached on re- ciprocal evacuation of Axis and Yugoslav to order, as the party was driven diplomats in the event of hostilities.

The

streets

were

lined with thousands of Germans, cheering

to the Anhalter station

Huge Sunday throngs shouted sentiments of friendship.

TOKYO WORRIED

THE TOKYO NEWSPAPER

"YOMIURI" ADMITS EDITORI ALLY

INVASION PORTS STRAFED

The German invasion

ports along the Channel were heavily attacked by R.A.F. bombers after dusk last night.

Explosions were heard from the British side and THIS MORNING THAT YUGOSLAVIA'S SUDDEN fires seen in the direction CHANGE IN ATTITUDE HAS of Calais. MEANT. "A SEVERE SETBACK AXIS PLANS IN THE BALKANS."

The newspaper adds that

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In addition, it is learned from unimpeach-TO able sources that Germany inquired whether Belgrade was to be regarded as an open city, improvement in the Axis Mr.

not subject to military attack, and it is under-ry position in Albania and stood that Genera! Simovitch quickly replied achieve a change in Yugoslavia's that Belgrade would be defended against at-

Ribbentrop accompanied Matsuoka to the station, where the longing to the Axis Pact joined in

Ambassadors of all nations be-

the send-off ceremonies with the German Chief of Staff and var-

ious other dignitaries. Interna-tock. tional News Service.

ALL ITALIAN SHIPS IN U.S. SEIZED

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THE SEIZURE OF ALL Italian ships tied up in American waters due to the war, amounting to 27 in all, and ordered by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secre- tary of Treasury, was carried out with President Roosevelt's approval.

The Treasury Department said the action was taken under an-Executive Order issued last Octo- ber, under the terms of the 1917 Espionage Act, which provides that such action may be taken if foreign ships are wrecked, thus tying up American harbours.

All 27 ships were seized forth- with by the United States Coast- guard yesterday, including the 23,000-ton liner "Conte Biancam- ano," formerly on the Far East- ern run, which is tied up in the Panama Canal.

Other Italian ships were seiz- ed in the harbours of, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti "moro," Newpóri Naws, Wilming- ton, New Orleans, Houston, Mo- lle «Puerto Rico and, Portland,

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med Coastguard boarding

king the liner "Leme" at found the ship's engines rators wrecked. :

MOBILISATION

CONTINUES IN YUGOSLAVIA

The German ultimatum Yugoslavia

to

demands that the new Government make a clear-

policy rela-

Mediterranean is

necessary to

anti-Axis attitude.-Reu.er.

FRENCH VERSION

rul statement on foreign by Wednesday, especially

(8PECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL". tive to cooperation with Ger- A French Admiralty statement many and full recognition of on the Anglo-French convoy in-j Yugoslavia's signature to the Axis Alliance.

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Earlier, during daylight, fre quent patrols of R.A.F. fighters

were 80on

over the Straits of Dover, flying across the Chan- net towards the French coast,

Nothing was seen of any Ger- . man aircraft from the Kent coast except for one bomber, which was driven off.

The R.A.F.'s

swoop

the German invasion ports along the French coast was intensive and heavy.

on

Fierce Fires

cident yesterday announces that Watchers on the British side of

four merchantships

were the Channel had escorted by the destroyer Simoun. view.

an excellent Bombs and THE NOTE WAS HANDED TO The

gun flashes British naval force GENERAL SIMOVITCH BY VON composed of a cruiser and Ave

was could be seen afong the entire

coast from Calais 'to HEEREN YESTERDAY AND destroyers.

Dunkirk, and the clouds above Calafs were THE INCREASINGLY TENSE The convoy, the statement says, soon coloured by the SITUATION IN CONSEQUENCE was on the way from Casablanca fierce fires, while the thud glare IS REFLECTED IN THE SPEED- to Oran. International News many heavy UP OF THE DEPARTURES OF Service.

explosions could clearly be heard.-Reuter. GERMANS ABOARD DANUBE RIVER SHIPS.

Originally scheduled for Mon- day and Tuesday, these depar- tures have been hastened and many Germans had already left the Yugoslavian capital last night.

Belgrade

Britons Packing English residents of are also packing for hasty de- parture, and some of the archives of the British Legation have been burned.

A very high official in Bal- grade yesterday told Interna- tional News that fears that Germany will invade Greece must increase the probabilities of split between the Axis and Yugoslavia.

Such an invasion, he explained, would amount to the. encircle.

Extra military classes ment of Yugoslavia and deprive slavia last night. were called up in Yugo-her of vital free port rights in Salonika, International News Service.

It is announced in Bel-

reasury Department re- grade that this action is

at two German ships in a precautionary measure harbour have been board to increase the defensive the Coastguard but huve

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Jana loft. Belgrade by express -for -Milan on Saturday-night.

Except for diplomats and jour-

Germáns and Italians in Bel- grade, will have left by to-mor-

been officially seized. Most forces watching the fron-nalists, it is stated, most of the

the crews have been arrested tiers. dinterned.-International News!

árvice.

A fifth batch of italian civil- row, — Reuter.

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