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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 7, 1941.~
INTENSE DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY IN TURKEY
Expected To Stay GESTURE BY Out At Present GERMAN
NOTHING HOSTILE TO GERMANY
"Germany is an aggres- sor. Yugoslavia had done nothing hostile to Ger- many."
This declaration by authorita- live circles in Belgrade is quoted by the
having Swiss Radio as been received by the Yugoslav Legation in Vichy.
"The
the
for true reasons German move is to be found in Germany's desire to make Yugoslavia renounce her neu- trality, the declaration con. tinues.
"Yugosla: in will defend with determination her independence, territorial integrity and honour against this unjust attack."
Reuter
AUSTRALIA'S PLEDGE
"YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE
WILL BE OUR
AIDED WITH ALL
POSSIBLE RESOURCES," IN ACCORDANCE WITH MR.
CHUPCHILL'S
PLEDGE.
DE-
CLAPED SIR FRECERICK STE-
WART. AUSTRALIAN MINIS. TER OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS.
IN SYDNEY YESTERDAY.
He edded that the Yugoslav- Soviet ron-aggress on pact sug- gested Russia now regarded with anxiety German intentions in the Balkans.
Thitler's latest act of aggression is receivect with scathing
Australian ment in the Reuter
com - preis. ---
ALL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ANKARA AND BELGRADE
BUT HAVE BEEN CUT OFF
ANKARA REPORTS REACHING THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS STATE THAT THE MORALE OF THE ARMY AND CIVILIANS IN YUGOSLAVIA IS VERY HIGH.
SOVIET ACTION POSSIBLE?
The Swedish news- the papers deplore extension of the war. The Stockholm "Al- lehanda" says Mos- COW is obviously in- tensely aware of the importance of events to come.
The paper considers that fresh complica- tions moy
arise
through Russia. Reuter.
FAITH IN ALLIED TRIUMPH
AMERICANS
Eleven prominent Americans of German des-
The British, Greek and German Ambascent have sent a telegram sadors saw Dr. Sarajoglu, the Turkish Foreign to General Simovitch, the Minister, yesterday morning, while the Yugo Yugoslav Premier, con- slav Ambassador had an appointment later gratulating him on Yugo- slavia's stanil for indepen- in the day.
dence.
Von Papen, the German Ambassador, gave Dr. Sarajoglu lengthy assurances that Turkey need have no cause for apprehension as a result of German moves.
It is understood three Germuni divisions are moving from the north towards Yugoslavia, one!
in through Szégedin, Hungary (on the Theiss, which leads straight down to Beigrade), one armoured division towards the Kumano-Yugoslav frontier, which is reported to have already reach. ed its objective, and one towards Marieborg. in Austria,
BULGARIAN
BLACK-OUT
include Mr. The signatòries Wilhelm Solimann, former Ger- man Minister of Interior, Dr. Christian Gauss, Dean of Prince- ton College, and Mr. Oswald Vil- lard, well-known journalists.
A spokesman of the group. Dr. Bronisch, of New York, said yesterday the message was ton) - ly addressed to the whole people of Yugoslavia.
The message reads: "Millions of Americans of German - dèscent, opposed to Hitlerism and devoted to the cause of freedom, support THE BULGARIAN GOVERN-the united stand of all Yugosla-
MENT HAS ORDERED A COM-vians for independence in brave
resistance to Nazi aggression. PLETE BLACK-OUT THROUGH-
"We are especially encouraged OUT THE COUNTRY FROM by the support given you by Yugo- Skoplje LAST NIGHT, STATES A SOFIA slavs of German descent."-Reu- (Urkub) in southern Yugoslavia DESPATCH TO BERLIN QUOT-ter. from Kustendian, Bulgaria
The Germans are also at- tempting to drive on
divisions are
ED BY REUTER.
frontier CHINESE ENGINEERS ENEMY
Seven German reported to be concentrated along the Turkish-Bulgarian while there
22 Bulgarian divisions along this frontier.
are
are
TO PARADE
LOSSES
AIR
German and Italian air losses last week amounted The inspection will take place to 68 machines, compared
Engineers
Murray with Britain's 19.
Driving A Wedge
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Prooke-Popham, Commander-in- The Germans apparently Chief of the British Forces in the trying to drive a wedge between Far East, will inspect the Chinese the Greek and Yugoslav troops Engineers to-morrow in the neighbourhood of the entrance to the Vardar Valley.
Some express the opinion that A joint declaration of the German forces in Bulgaria faith in an Allied triumph are insufficient for a joint attack
at 8 m. when will assemble Parade Ground,
on
the
the
on Greece and Yugoslavia, especi- was signed in Ottawa ally as the presence of Jarge BELGRADE CUT OFF
in General Turkish troop concentrations yesterday
Thrace must immobilise several
KINGIN ATHENS Sikorski, the Polish Prime German divisions.
STREETS
KING GEORGE OF GREECE.
Minister, and Mr. Mac- kenzie King, the Cana- dian Premier, before the
ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRIME former left for Washing-
MINISTER.
DR.
KORITZIS, ton. THE
DROVE THROUGH STREETS OF ATHENS YESTER- DAY MORNING, SAYS THE ATHENS CORRESPONDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT FRENCH AGENCY.
All is quiet in Turkey. The Turks are watching the situa tión very closely and may be thea- relied upon to take ail surts necessary to defend their liberty and independence, but their role at present would ap pear to be mainly defensive. declaration includes
MANY OBSERVĒRS (13) announcement that arrangements! FORE EXPECT TURKEY TO RE. BLAIN NEUTRAL UNLESS SOME are being made for constituting a
NEW FACTOR SHOULD ENTER Polish armed force in Cand. dr THE SITUATION--REUTER.
The
In Athena, when demonstrators reached General Staff Headquar-service overseas. ters, they demanded to be enroll-
ed in the army and sen, to the The Canadian Government will
front.
give its full cooperation in
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THERE -
SALONIKA BOMBED
In Salomka. crowds demon- | establishment of this force, which German planes yesterday bomb. strated enthusiastically in front of] after a period of training ined Salonika, according to Sulla re- the British and Yugoslav con- Canada, will jour, the armed forcesports received in Vichy last night. sulates.
of the British nation.-Reuter.
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Up to a late hour yesterday afternoon London had received ho Information from Belgrade, say a Reuter cable.
The Germans lost 15 in raids on Britain, two "over Germany and three-shot, down by the Navy in the Channel. In the Middle East 48 Axis machines were des- troyed.
R.A.F. losses were two fighters over Britain, 13 over Germany and occupied territory and four in the Middle East. Reuter.
KING GEORGE OF GREECE MAKES STIRRING CALL
“WITH THE HELP OF GOD We shall win,” de- clares King George of Greece, in a stirring message to his people on the German attack on Greece.
"The Greek people, who have proved to the world that they rank honour above everything else, will defend it against this new enemy to the end. "Attacked to-day by yet an- ANCHORED IN THE other empire, Greece, so small, is at the same time so great that she will allow none to touch "her,
MINEFIELD
For anchoring in a prohibited "Our 'struggle will be
hard area
in the Tathong Channel and merciless, We shall not be Minefield, Lam Choi, Junk master, afraid. We shall bear all our Tsui Kwok and Tang Lai To, junk aufferings and shall not shrink fokis, were. this morning fined $30 from sany sacrifice, but victory each by Commander T. C. Stiff at is waiting for us at the end of the Marine Court. the road, to crown Greeće once Li Yau, Junk master, was fined again and for all time.
$10 or 10 days for loitering with "We have at our side powerful his boat within 100 yards of the allies, the British Empire with its eca wall at the Royal Naval Yard, indomitable, will; and the United Kowloon. States with their inexhaustible
resources.
FATSHAN SAILING
ON SATURDAY
"We are fighting side by side with our Yugoslav :: brothers, who are shedding their blood With us, for the salvation of the whale Baikah Peninsula and The sailing of the ss. Fatshan humanity.
for Canton has been postponed "We shall win with the help of until Saturday morning the God-and the benediction of the "China Mail" learned this morn-
Ing. Holg Virgin," Reuter,
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