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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1941

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GENERAL TSOLAKOĞLU, who has been

induced to set up a Quisling government in GAOL FOR

Athens by the German invaders, was more of

a courtier than a soldier and owes his military PAIR OF

promotion to the assiduous cultivation of re-

lations with the Greek Royal Family, writes TRICKSTERS

Reuter's diplomatic correspondent.

This fact, plus that fact that he signed the capitulation, makes his acceptance of office and his criticism of King George of Greece the more reprehensible.

He has no serious following, and; the fact that the Germans have! not been able to secure anybody of first rank is an indication the continued resistance of popu- lar feeling.

It is learnt that the British Mister in Athens has safely ar- rived in Crete and is in contact with the legitimate Greek Gov- ernment

Curious Career

has He

Germany's latest Quisling had a curious army career. served in the Balkan operations of 1912-13 without distinction but was out of the army from 1915 to 1920.

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ON 'BLACK

LIST'

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

For giving false inform- ation to Detective Shek Tui on Tuesday, Ho Muk, 44, pig breeder, and Cheung Yick, 27, confec- tioner, were sentenced to 10 weeks' and four weeks' hard labour respectively by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morning.

the

Del-Sgt. N. B. Fraser, prosecu- ting, said that a month ago first accused was given $500, for purpose of rearing 12 pigs, by a man named Cheung Chun-kang. The agreement was that first ac- cused should repay the $500 plus Shanghai business cir-20 per cent of the profits when

the pigs were sold. cles have been stirred by Then, when the Monarchy reports that marine

Staff of the underwriters in London the 4th Greek Division In Asia have ceased quoting rates for Hong Kong and Shanghai, owing to the ing that while in Argyle present Pacific crisis.

was restored, he rejoined and scrved as Chief of

Minor.

He abandoned his unit during

the retreat and returned to Athens.

where he reported that his divi- sional commander, General Di- maras, had died and that he had attended the burial.

Left In Disgrace

The family of General Dimaras went inte moneming but thre monflis later it turned out the whole story was untrue That General Dimaras was a pri- soner of the Turks,

that and

Agencies handling marine in- surance assert that the report is authentic

that and means

the British view the situation in the Orient with increasing concern.

On Tuesday, Brst accused, ac- companied by second accused, sold the pigs and collected $613.73.

Accused later made a report at Kowloon City Police Station, stat- Street they had been held up by five rob- bers, one armed with a revolver and one with a knife, who rob- bed them of the money.

Enquiries were made by Detec→ Live Shek Tu, who eventually established that it was a false story.

admitted at a

Shanghai and Hong Kong mar-

First

later areused ine underwriters are now at liber-

he kept whatever rates they that

the money ty to quote

accused house. Second see fit but the war risk quotation friend's is not affected by the new ruling. was only asked by first accused

to corroborate. In according to the agencies. a result of political international News Service,

Tsolakoglu left the army was restored diegrace but 1927 as fluence.

in

In-

con-

Associated with many pelty po-f Reuter says the news is litical intrigues he is practically, tained in a special article in to- unknown in Greece, where he en-day's "China Press," joys very

Reuter.

little consideration.—-

VILLAGE

GIVES BLOOD

Almost every villager in Harewood followed the example of the Princess Royal by volunteering to become blood donors.

The Princess went to Leeds in response to a broadcast appeal and gave a pint of her blood.

By midday nearly everyone in

Harewood had a small piece of cottonwool adhering to the lobe

of one car.

People stood in queues at the

village hall while a mobile trans-

fusion unit "tupped" the lobes of

their cars.

Sergeant Fraser asked the Mag- istrate to take a serious view of the case, for a number of police officers were detailed as soon as The made the report. accused Underwriters outside London. officers involved included Detec- the article says, will continue to tive Shek Tui, whose time, stated quote rates for Far East traffic, but the Sergeant, was very valuable it may be expected that rates will since he had a number of impor- shortly be increased substantially. | tant cases in his charge.

REPORT OF PACIFIC GENTLEMEN'S UNDERSTANDING

UNDER A GENTLEMEN'S understand- ing Britain, the United States, Australia and the Netherlands will place their land, sea and air bases in the Pacific for mutual use if any of them is attacked by another Power, it was learned in London to-day.

Postman Granville Scott, who' It is generally recognised that after the delivers letters to the Princess

was Balkan successes, Hitler is hastily preparing

Royal at Harewood House,

delayed on his parcels delivery.

While the postmistress, Miss Amy an assault on Gibraltar and a thrust to the Suez Canal and Iraq.

Ibbotson and her sister, Miss Sally

Ibbotson, were being tested at the

post office, Mr. Scott started on his round.

Pressure On Japan

It is believed that Hitler is also. reinforcement exerting pressure upon Japan to

Heavy pressure is being brought | wish to offend or clash with Rus- to bear upon General Franco to sia, believed to be backing up Vicarage And ‘Local' adhere to the Axis or to allow the

Turkey to resist. passage of German troops, through But Nurse Alisa Lax, of the Spain for the attack on Gibraltar British Red Cross Society, who with a view to locking the western formerly worked in the office of gate of the Mediterranean. her father, an architect, stopped him in the street and persuaded him to sign an enrolment form.of German troops by, air to Libya act concurrently with his general

Other nurses, headed by Sister is in progress, preparatory to a'offensive, Eveline McGuinness, went to the thrust across the Nile Valley to vicarage, where the Rev. H. H. the Suez Canal. Griffiths submitted to a test, and the village "local" where the land- lord, Mr. Edward E. Browne, was

enrolled.

Simultaneously

Occupation of Greek islands in the eastern Mediterranean linked with the Italian Dodecanese en- The unit, accompanied by Dr. able him to control the entrance W. S. Stanbury regional trans- to the Dardanelles and is also a Tusion officer from Leeus, Visited atopping Blone to Syria where in- Harewood House, where twelve ditration of "German tourists" of the staff of four teen volun-have been reported, thereby side- teered.

stepping Turkey, If he does not

Experts believe, however, that the United States Navy, cooperat- ing with the British Navy and using the Singapore base, could deal a devastating blow to Japan if the Japanese Navy operate too far from Its home bases. The pro- ximity of Japanese troops y con-- centrations in French Indo-China has already been taken into con

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