THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941.
TURKS CONFIDENT
Bulgar Moves Thought Directed At Russia
Clodius Visit To Ankara
200 DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE
A Rome report says that over 200 people were killed in an earth- quake which shook parts of Asiatic Tur- key.
The report is quoted in an Istanbul dis- patch to the official Italian news agency.
-Reuter.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S BROADCAST, WHICH IS REGARDED AS A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS WAR, HAS BEEN OVERSHADOW- ED IN ANKARA BY M. MOLOTOV'S WARN- ING TO BULGARIA WHICH IS HELD IN ANKARA TO JUSTIFY THE BELIEF THAT BULGARIA'S ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED AGAINST RUSSIA RATHER THAN TURKEY.
The Turks feel that the talk about Bul- |garian threats is mainly due to the fact that many British and American correspondents who were formerly in the Balkans associate the visit of Dr. Clodius, Germany's chief eco- nomic negotiator, with force.
are at pains to point out that Tur- to Turkey.
on Rumania and others.
The Turks believe that the Ger-
In his talks with the Turks, Dr. Clodius seems to have real. ised that the Angio-Turkish Tur- Alliance is the basis of kish foreign policy and there- fore refrained from raising poll- tical questions.
Tacit Admission
Though this may be true in the man activities in Bulgaria are not Following the with-case of certain countries, the Turks large enough to constitute a threat drawal of 14 foreign banks key is well-armed and able to re- from participation in the sist aggression, Consequently contend that is im- Shanghai exchange black they
possible to
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acti- the market, said
"Tavities of Dr. Clodius in Turkey Kung Pao," the Chinese with the pressure brought to bear Government is tightening control of important trade by promoting ex-
He is pressing for the repair of port trade as a means of ments to restrict licences for ex- damaged bridges on the Istanbul-
ports to China which are not ab-Svelingrad line and is also offer strengthening the cur-
solutely necessary.
ing to sell goods acquired from rency stabilisation fund.
In this regard, the
Chinese Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, Firstly, the Chinese Govern- Government has already obtained. ment is already refusing to grant the support of the British Govern- foreign exchange for imports ment as the Board of Trade is which are banned.
banning British exports to China the unless via the Secondly it is requesting
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Thus by selling. Greek tobacco. olive-oil, etc. to Turkey which is urgently needed by the United States and other countries. · Dr, Clodius hopes to obtain foreign- currency as a result of the United States and other countries pur- chasing these goods.
Such action on his part is re- garded in some quarters as a tacit admission that Germany is unable to make .speedy deliveries.--Reu- ter.
CANAL ZONE AGAIN RAIDED
A communique issued by the. Minister of Interior in Cairo yes- terday stated that slight damage was caused to property but there were no casualties during an air raid in which some bombs were dropped on the Suez Canal zone in the early morning, Alerts were sounded in the Cairo zone
and a number of provinces.-
Reuter.
LIBERTY FLEET DAY
Thirteen freighters will slide into the Atlantic and Pacific Gulf] waters on September 27, in the largest mass launching of mer- chantmen since the first. World
war.
The U.S. Maritime Commission. has designated the occasion as "Liberty Fleet Day" and has asked President Roosevelt to make it a "atting and colourful""""cere.... mony by delivering a nation-wide Address.Reuter.
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DEATH
FUNG KONG UN--On Sunday,
14th September, 1941, at No,} 64, Bonham Road, Hong Kong, Fung Kong Un (owner of Fung Tang), aged 68 years. Time of the funeral will be announced later.
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