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ALLIED GUARANTEE TO TURKEY

Re-Affirmation Of

Of Alliance

Dramatic Turn

In International Situation

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA HAVE PROMISED FULL AID TO TURKEY IF SHE IS ATTACKED BY A EUROPEAN POWER, WRITES REU- TER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT.

SEVERE BLOW TO AXIS INTRIGUE

(By Reuter's Diplomatic

Correspondent)

This latest dramatic turn in the inter- national situation was made known on Tues- day night with the announcement that de- clarations in identical terms had been pre- sented by both countries to the Turkish For- eign Office.

The declarations made it clear that both

Britain and Russia remain faithful to the

Montreux Convention and have no aggres-

give intentions or claims regarding the

Straits.

At various periuds during this,

war Turkey has been subjected SILENCING

to some pressure by other

Thil-

tions which, if it had stroceeded, would cut across her understand-

de-ings with Britain.

The Anglo-Soviet claration to Turkey is a severe blow to German in- trigues and hopes in the Near East.

Its importance lies in the fact that not merely have Great Bri-

Russia tain and Soviet

jointly undertaken to help Turkey against

any attack by the Axis, but that Turkey has accepted and warmly

welcoined this guarantee.

It not only amounts to a re-i newal of the Turko British · Treaty, but is virtually a rc. Insurance with the endorsement of the Sovlet.

At every juncture, however, Turkey reasserted her loyalty to all her obligations to Britain and her Aflies and even when she signed the trade agreement with Germany Game months ago she made it clear it had

"PLANE

PROPELLERS

ANTI-SABOTAGE BILL SIGNED

President Roosevelt

SAFETY, THANKS TO OBSERVER

has signed the Bill CORPS

authorising the crea- tion of a special pro- tection force to guard naval establishments from sabotage, espionage and other subversive activities.

-Reuter.

GERMANS BROKEN AGAINST

A WALL

A coastal post of the Royal Ob- server Corps in Scotland recently heard the sound of an aeroplane circling the arza, which was enveloped in a heavy sca fog. The crew recognised the sound as that of a Hudson aircraft, and when it was 1217 longer heard, they became anxious.

They telephoned a nearly coastal aerodrome and set in mo- tion methods of cooperation with the observer centre and other posts. They were thus able to keep the coastal station informed of the machine's position.

When the aircraft approached another aerodrome the coastal slation was able to tell this sec- ond aerodrome to put on its land- ing lights. These were seen by the pilot of the 'plane, who was then almost skimming the ground, and this Hudson arid another one also

ings. lost in the fog made perfect land-

"The Russian armies are not yet out of the game although weeks ago observer post was informed that A member of another Scottish Berlin declared that or a machine had come down in the ganised Soviet military the same time as the police to find water above a dam, He arrived at formations No longer the boat house securely locked. existed, that the roads to servoir told him that the pilot

Cries from the centre of the re- Moscow, Leningrad and was still alive. The observer post Kiev were open and that swan 250 yards to the half-sub-

member took off his clothes and

Harry Kersten, 41, a huge breaches had been merged plane. no effect upon her treaty with habitual criminal with made in the Stalin 'Line."

Britain.

Many attempts have been made in German and Italian propaganda drives to separate Turkey from

Britain but none has succeeded in providing the desired wedge.

Friend And Ally

"Turkey is our friend and ally,

The Turkish Government have

He found the pilot semi-con- scious, strapped into the cockpit,

four convictions on his This statement was made yes- which was already submerged. record and an untried terday by the Stockholm news-By great efforts he got the pilot

paper "Handelstidning."

out through the fuselage and, robbery charge against

with the help of an RAF. ser- "Fighting is still going on in geant who had swum from the- him, was freed on a bend the same area a month after this other side of the dam, supported assertion was made," the paper him for 45 minutes until a rescue in order to work on an in-continues.

boat arrival. véntion for silencing aero-

kept us fully informed of the plane propellers.

negotia-

Thus, instead of inducing Tur-progress of the recent key to denounce her mutual obli-tions with the German Govern- Mr. Eden in galions with Great Britain, Ger- ment," declared many, in spite of all her pressure Parliament last June. and propaganda, sees these obli- gations reaffirmed by Great Bri- tain, supported by Soviet Russia and accepted with appreciation by Turkey.

Only The Beginning

The Anglo-Russian declarations give the lie in the most effective

"When the attacker reached the former Russian frontier he was met by a fiving wall of the Russians' marsed armies,

OF HUMANITY SCRAPS A GA. INST THE SOVIET BREAKWATER.

"AGAINST THIS WALL THE the

GERMANS FLUNG COLUMN "No sign of the end of the AFTER COLUMN WHICH WERE slaughter is yet in viewReu- BROKEN INTO BLOODY :er.

The California Institute of Technology scientists and chiel test pilot of the Vultee Air-

Company craft

had- told the Only last week again in the Eden reaffirmed

authorities that Kersten's idea was Commons Mr. Britain's friendship with Turkey sound, and a laboratory has been and repudiated a suggestion of provided for his experiments. enemy origin that we might make Kersten believes that the silen-

at some arrangement Turkey's cing should be at the hub instead expense.

i

of at the blades, and while he was Britain, said Mr. Eden, would serving a three-year sentence in he made а and emphatic manner to the continue to observe loyally the the Folsom Prison German insinuations with regard Anglo-Turkish Treaty, believing model of a silent hub which he

submitted to the Government. to Russian designs on the Dar- the friendship between Britain lasting danelles by which Germany hus and Turkey would be a attempted to poison relations not contribution to European under- only between Turkey and Russia. standing, both during and but ako between Turkey and the war. Great Britain as well.

Cyprus 'Meeting

alter

He said he would require six

weeks to make another model for scientific tests.

The District Attorney, who vouched..for the release.of Kersten, They constitute a striking

said the invention, if it worked Mr. Eden met Dr. Sarajoglu, example of the intimate colla boration between the two coun- the Turkish Foreign Minister, at out, "would be a tremendous ald "tries and prepare the way for Cyprus in March and the official in national defence," enabling the even -closer -relationa with report stated they "re-emphasised silencing of aeroplanes în an at- tack with their presence unbetray- the complete identity of views which existed between their two ed by detectors. Governments."

Turkey.

The present step is only the beginning. It is also indicative of the new spirit governing Rus- sian foreign policy which has recently been manifested in the] Russo-Polish pact, in the agres- ment" with the Czech Govern

Kersten was facing life impri- As recently as last month sonment for habitual criminality. great pleasure was expressed Ini Turkey at the establishment of British military authority in "Byrla ́ ́because It was said;

Turkey Has become "neighbourg.

nent, and in the promise of So-with their British ally." viet support and frag and equal. The joint assurance that has collaboration with all Independent now been given to Turkey is

TOBRUK BOMBED

nations resisting Hitlerito aggra- Intendct to dispel the effect of Yesterday's British Middle East

ion.Reater.

Axispropaganda and remove communique in Cairo stated that any least suspicion that Britain except for bombing raids by the and Russia had come to any enemy the situation at Tobruk on

Turkey's expense, Reuter.

WODEHOUSE PUZZLE understanding gedigreement at Tuesday was quiet.

GAS "WODEHOUSE'S *MR. VACTION IN BROADCASTING

EACH WEEK FROM GERMANY

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In the frontier area our. mechan ised patrois sighted patrols of enemy armoured"fighting vehicles

IN RETURN FOR HIS FREEDOM Wodehouse admirers, has pleaded which withdrew before they could "IS AROUSING BITTER RESENT- with the public to withhold its be engaged. Reuter. "MENT IN ENGLAND.

judgment for four reasons-(1) It

The Hong Kong Branch of the

A "Daily Express" columnist may not be Mr. Wodehouse who points out that "Lord Haw Haw" is broadcasting; (2) after a year iri is a drawling fool of a renegade, a concentration camp it is unlike While Mr. Wodehouse is one of ly that Mr. Wodehouse's faculties Sino-British Cultural Association the best-loved of Englishmen and are running in top-gear; (3)his is giving a Farewell Luncheon to Is able to attract millions of #American- listeners, ao in vele

Mr. E. L. Sterling, the president of the, Drobes Club, comprising

release may be connected with his His Excellency, Sir Geoffry and carlor application for American Lady, Northcote on Saturd citizenship; and X4), "We have not August 30, at the Hoof Garde heard "Mr. Wodehouse's "story. For the Hong: Kand

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