1941-04-23 — Page 3

GERMAN DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE

Trying To Cash In On Advance In The Balkans

Pressure Upon

Vichy And Madrid

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE RE- CRUDESCENCE OF GERMANY'S DIPLOMA- TIC OFFENSIVE IN THE PAST FEW DAYS WHICH SUGGESTS THAT SHE IS TRYING TO CASH IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ON HER SUCCESSES IN THE BALKANS AND LIBYA.

It is all part of the war of nerves in the use of which the Germans have shown themselves very expert.

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In the east both German Am bassadors from Moscow and Ankara have been summoned to Berlin, 80 until they return

to their posts German pressure may not be fully exerted.

IS REASON TO BELIEVE HIT-

British

Empire Medal

**The British Empire IN VICHY, HOWEVER, THERE Medal," as a military and LER THINKS THE TIME HAS civil award, has been in- COME TO PUT HIS CARDS ON stituted

HE TABLE.

as an

HITLER

MESSAGE

TO PETAIN

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")

per-

It was reported in Vichy yesterday that Hitler has sent a sonal message to Marshal | Petain offering “intensive

collaboration" as a possi-! ble prelude to perman- ent peace.

Simultaneously it was rumour- ed that Pierre Laval may be res-

tored to the Government soon as a member of a partially recon-

stituted Cabinet,

Informed Berlin amend-

ment of the statutes Of the Order of the British Empire, promulgated in of the London Gazette last

night.

The medal

Offers To France

Reports received front vat us | champel Cutierr Concession, offered to Prance but ale mote reticent as to Germai

the

wil be of silver, dømands in exchon e Tor coneessons, which would inettude, bearing on the obverse a repre- | reduced payment of expetises, for, seratation the German troops of decupation, motto release of a quarter of the to al, words, "For Menifarious Service",

and on the reverse the Royal and fimperial cyphes and the words, i

istunted by King George the Parth"

of

Humber

Will

Fed personers rectification of the trolitter by

- tween occupied and Ucorrupied

France

But there is nothing definite

as to the other side of the pic-

*ture except of rumours of right of passage of troops Spain,

Chief Concern

the

to

It is obvious, however, that Germany's chief concern is still the fleet and French naval basUS - in the Mediterranean, and these questions in me shape or other must underline any deal between Otto Abetz und Admiral Dar- ian who is reported to be going to Paris once again.

in.

Madrid, according to thaic same channels of German spiration, is being once pressed to Join the Axis

again

and

allow the passage of German

troops to assault Gibraltar.

The Germans apparently feel

the time has come to make il

of Britamm

and the of the Order with the

quarters de - clared that "while Laval's return

to the Vichy Cabinet would un doubtedly be desirable, all specu- lations on such a possibility present are untimely."

at

$2,000,000 JEWEL HAUL

IN SHANGHAI

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Jewels worth $2,000,000 were sto- len from Madame Gornett's dressmaking shop in the Cathay Hotel in Shanghai over the week-end.

A Chinese servant acknowledged his guilt In O letter received yesterday by Madame Garnett, who Is the wife of L. Riggio, Shanghai's Fascist lea- der. International News Service.

BANK EMPLOYEES LEAVING JOBS

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The crisis ("hungisk

MARSHAL PETAIN'S ATTITUDE

German relations with Spain and with the Vichy Government are being closely watched in Zurich.

The Berlin correspondent of the "Neue Zuercher Zeitung" enlls at- tention to the increasingly anti- British tendency of the Spanish press This, he says, is being fol- lowed in Berlin "with the greatest interest although ofheial encles so far have deemed to make any comment,"

NOTHING IN KNOWN IN ZURICH OF ANY GERMAN PROPOSALS FOR PASSAGE OF GERMAN TROOPS THROUGH UNOCCUPIED FRANCE AND SPAIN, BUT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO ›➜ SECURE GENERAL WEYGAND'S (RECALL, REGARDING HIM AS THE OBSTACLE TO THEIR HOPES OF USING FRENCH NORTH AFRICAN PORTS AS BASES FOR MILITARY OPER- ATIONS

the facing

four banks in Shanghan

continues to be grave as more employees of the banks qui for safer jobs, despite the Chungking Government assurance that date has yet been set for reopen-

g of the banks. Busmess circles

It is noted that the collabora- tion rumours followed the two-

express pessİ - day Cabinet meeting In

osm over Mad-

the future outlook. rid, leading to the belief that

toternational News Service, Spain's role in the war may soon be more

clearly defined, i with

Implications affecting

Gibraltag

As pint Mf the projected closer Franco-German cooperation Hit- en is said to have offered to re-

The new medal takes the place | leare and

the metal of the Order" that¦ prisoners,

was abolished when the George | France. Cross was instituted.

- Reuter. vire,

500.000

mostly farmers. International News Ser-

MATSUOKA ON JAPAN'S

POLICY OF PEACE

big effort to close this, and of MR. MATSUOKA, THE Japanese For-

course the Mediterranean,

establish air and submarine bases eign Minister, declared to Japanese press-

on our lines of communication to the Cape and South America, Reuter.

HEROINES OF THE HOSPITALS

men in Tokyo yesterday that "it should be quite clear that Japan is following a peaceful policy.

"The United States is posing as the cham- pion of peace. If that is so I am sure that Americans will recognise Japan's peaceful policy once America understands our true intentions.'

Asked as to future diplomatic, He was equally reticent on developments centring round the possible effects of the treaty. conclusion of the Neutrality, on his visits to Germany and Sterling deeds of here- suoka sidestepped the

Treaty with the Soviet, Mr. Mat-Italy and on a settlement of the

question Sino-Japanese conflict. ism among bombed hos by saying: "I am not in a position No Conflict Of Pacts pitals were legion, the to say anything beyond what has

been announced, especially as

Health Minister, Mr. to future developments. I leave Regarding reinforcement of the "Ernest Brown, declared it.to you to make your own com-Tripartite Alliance and his

ment,"

addressing a Mansion House Hospitals Day meeting in London yes- terday.

and dealt with 122 calls while In that position.

re-

lationship with the Neutrality "The Pact, Mr. Matsuoka said. Tripartite Puct cannot be streng- thened any further. The Neu- trality Pact does not in the least conflict with the Tripartite Pact.' Mr. Brown declared Hitler's

Ho added the Neutrality Pact Mr. Brown.told "the simple but campaign of terrorism would al-would have a favourable effect on .wonderful” story of a hospital" ways. fall against people who such pending issues as the con- telephone girl,

stick to their duty, a job to be clusion of a trade treaty and Though lying pinned under done, whatever may happen. settlement of the fishery issue debris she carried on her duties, Reuter.

with the Soviet Union-Reuter,

dustrial

Meanwhile, Franwo-German in- cooperation is being lightened by the grant of many orders la French firms for war (material and other goods for Ger-

many

Whatever Admiral Darlan's inclinations may be, however, there is no evidence that Mar- shat Petain has altered his standpoint of refuring any mill- tary

or naval concessions to Germany which might involve France

war with Britain.---

Reuter.

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