THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1940.
TERRORIST RADIO THREAT
Wholesale Assassinations In Palestine
Death Penalties
+
For
British
Jerusalem, Aug. 22.
The "Voice of Fighting Zion," secret radio of the Irgun Zvai Leumi, Jewish terrorist organisa-, tion, tonight broadcast an appeal "to the peo ples of the world to assist the Jews against the inost cruci fate in history. Let our brethren pass," the radio said, broadcas ing in English, French, Italian, Russian and Hebrew. "Help them in their travels. Place vessels and
transport at their disposal.”
Resistance Movement's The Becret radio, "Voice of Israel,' said today that the Jewish un- derground "is mobilising all its forces to break the ffritish black nd of immigration into Palea- Ling" and also appealed to
world for help Peoples of the against Britain's action in deport-
refugees. Tho
ing
epidemic of Cale telephone homb
omb warnings spread today to Tel-Aviv, where
northern the Police Station was evacuated fol- lowing a report that It would be blown up. Police cordoned off the area and searched the building for an hour before giving the "all - clear."
wero
Stern Gang's Threat
Wholesale Assassination8 of British authorities in Palestine today in threatened "Hamans," the monthly organ of the Stern Gang, if the death sen tences on 18 terrorist Stern Gang members, found guilty on charges arising from an altack
on the workshops on Haifa railway Juno 17, are carried out.
"The laws of the Jewish Under- ground" will be put into operation immediately if the sentences pass- ed by u military court in Haifa inst Friday
are executed, the paper
Bald. These "laws," the paper added, provide for death penalties and the outlawing of all members of
British
Administration in the Palestine, civil and military, and all r members of the Palestine palice. Criminal Investigation De-
and
Dartment,
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carrying firearms.
On the top of Mount Carmel
SYDNEY BLAZE
Sydney, Aug. 22. The worst fire here for more than 12 years today des- troyed a store of the New Zealand Loant Mercantile Company, containing 9,000 bales of wool. The company's manager estimated the day- ahe to the tool stock at £200,000 and the damage to - The store at £70,000,
The fire could be scen 50 miles away-Reuter.
Haifa Alert
by terrorist, divors with "impet In a heavily guarded naval opera-bomba"-explosives which can be tions room overlooking the Med fixed to hulle by a magnet. - terranean, British naval officers checked Intelligence reports on the
As soon ao darkness falle. a movements of shipping.
curfew La Imposed-no "It looks definitely 'cold' at the water moment, but you never can tell, movement of small craft allowed
of terrorist! We may be inped off to Rendugain for fear
divers. At the alightest alarm out
rchlights aro turned on and uali guna are:
are manned. Even tighter security measures have been taken in the town of Haifa. Government and police officers have been centralised in a few thick barbed wire entanglements
said.
at
hours'
two Lieutenant-Commander
in
wartime.
No
In the
port. area. internal security measures are as tight any imposed
approach the small
may Craft warships even British Palesting policemen are not allowed aboard. At Irregular intervals the war- ships drop small depth charges in the sen ns protection against Possible attempts to blow nn slips
main buildings, ringed by
near the port.
British Entrances to
Army most heavily buildings are the guarded-Reuter.
U.S. Talks
With Lisbon
U.S. Note On Straits Defence
Washington, Aug. 22.
The United States Govern- ment in a note to all the signa- tories of the Montreux Cen- vention, except Japan, hoa ex-
the belief that pressed
the Dardenelles regime is not only the concern of the Black Sea
Washington, Aug. 22. A State Department spokes- man today denied press reports from Lisbon that. American re- prosentatives were negotiating but of other powers, including the United States, and that with Portugal for bases,
Turkey should continue to be primarily responsible for the defence of the Straits.
were
He said that United States officials now in Lisbon in con- nection with the bases there solely to implement the agreement reached by the two governments on May 30.
of
Details of the transfor United States troops and equip ment from the Santa Maria air field to the Lagens airfield, both in the Azores, as provided in this agreement were now beltg worked out.
Facilitics granted in the Azores to the British Govern❤ ment at the Lagens atrfield and the United States at the Santa Marin airfield terminated on To ensure smooth June 2. transition the British and American services were to con- tinue their functiona Portuguese superintendence for 120 days from June 2.-Reuter.
The original note, 700 words long, went to the Soviet Union.
The note stated: "It is the opinion of our Government that should continue to be Turkey primarily responsible for the Should defense of the Straits. the Straits become the object of, an attack or threat of an attack": by an aggressor the situation would constitute a threat to in- ternational security and would clearly be a matter for the part of the
Nations". Security Council of the United
The note concluded: "It is!
to
action
on
the
observed that the Russian note under contains no referenco
United Nations."—Reuter.
Lawrence Warns
Reds Making V-Weapons Nazi Defence
In German Plants
Berlin, Aug. 22. Russian and German technicians are manufactur- V-weapons in a number of former ing new German arms plants, which are working at full level of their present capacity, well docu- mented and extremely reliable information reaching Berlin from the Soviet occupation zone said today.
"the
American View
Washington, Aug. 22.
it is pointed out here that) the demand for Russian parti- cipation in the defense of the Dardenelles made in the Russian note of Aug. 9 cannot be based on strategic considerations since air warfare and atom bombs have reduced the naval value of the Straits,
In modern warfare, it ja argued, it would be compara- tively easy for Russia to clone
without controlling basca in the entrance to the Black Sea Turkey and without infrniging on Turkish sovereignty
Nuremburg, Aug. 22. Lord Justice Lawrence, the Crimes President of the War
German Court, warning the lawyers defending six Nazi organisations indicted дя "er'minal" that their final speeches must be ready without delay, said today that translating division is human and the tribunal sees no reason why its members should work on Sundaya."
Washington officials interpret Since their written plea for the Russian demand as being more time was lodged, the law- | inspired by a desire to dominate fac-yers had had six days to pre the Straits and the whole of and engineers in "hush”
their apeeches, Lord the Middle East by subjecting tories.
are pare
They Turkey and without infringing probably the best fed and paid Justice Lawrence said.
had been wasting time com-trol as Russia exercises over Germane today.
hero German sources-particularly menting at length on each docu- what are usually called
they submitted and "atellite states" of Eastern officials of the Russian-favour-ment
em- Europe. preparing their United States interests in
oil the region include Jeases which are regarded as vitai to the United States Navy. Some! people. here expect considerable diplomatic activity to follow the Russian reaction to the United and a probable rejection by States note on the Dardanelles Turkey of the Russian de- mands.--Reuter.
The Russians are engaged in
Such employees well as any Briton the production of heavy arma- ments, special jet aircraft, rocket fuels for V-weapons and U-boat and torpedo components, in at least ten special factories in several parts of Russian
cupied Germany.
A report from Paris to day anya hat Moshe Sneh-sald to head the list of those sought after 4 day search of Tel-Aviv at the
beginning of
four-
in August-disclosed today he would decide next week whether to return to Palestine, or stay in Paris now that meetings
of the Jewish Agency Execativa
there have ended.
Navy Stand By
A member of the Jewish Agency the Haganah illega! Palestine de- Executive. Snch is also head of fence ofganisation.
factories
an
Although the Russians do not nt present permit Allied inves- tigation of activity inside the closely guarded arms factories, it has been learned that the production of components of
ahead in such advanced V-weapons is going From Haifa, it was learned that Siemens and Telefunken, in Berlin, Nieder-Aachenwerk, at the British authorities had no
Wolfsleben and in Klein-Bodun- confirmation of reports that more Jewish legal immigration shingen factories, all of which are were nearing the shores of Pales- subsidiaries, of the big Clei- tine.
chroeder concern. The 1,300-ton destroyer Bris- sendon was outsido territorial waters on
An anti-immigration patrol, wartime Rador stations at various points of the coast were manned to detect illegal shipping and Royal Air Force crews stood by to carry out air patrols at o moment's notice.
The 9.000-ton cruiser Mauritius, Яying the ding
of Rear-Admiral Harold Kinahan, commanding the First Cruiser Squadran-who is at present directing the blockade against immigrant ships-lay at anchor in the calm waters off Halfa Bay, attended by the cruiser Ainx and several destroyers.
"JANE"
In Magdeburg in the Krupps plant, the Russians are pro- ducing heavy armament equip ment, which is being shipped into Soviet Russia.
"Hush" Factories
Special aircraft fuels for jet engines are being produced in Glan Leuna, near Merseburg in Saxony, but the production is believed to be on a comparative y small scale.
on
speeches."-Reuter.
ed Socialist Unity. party, "would have been better
ployed claim that the Russiana #re working a new powerful rocket and a German V-4 jot plane.
German
Reports say that blueprints were
unearthed by the Russians in underground
JEW DETAINEE RECAPTURED
Jerusalem, Aug. 22. YRCOV Neibauser, a Jowish factories, and the same source, detainee who escaped from the while denying that the Russlans Latrun detention camp halfway are turning out arms from the between Jerusalam and Tel- former German plants, saye Aviv two nights ago, was shot ing German experiments with the Palestine police. that the Russians are continu-und recaptured last night by
new weapons, and they allege that the British are doing the same in their zone. Reuter. TOMMIES BACK SAFELY
and
A police patrol saw him act- CZECHS RECOGNISE ing suspiciously on a railway REPUBLICANS bridge between Rafah and Gaza, in southern Palestine, opened fire when he failed to answer their challenge. Ho is now in a Government hospital at Gaza-Reuter,
Trieste, Aug. 22. Eight British soldiers, last seen on Thursday driving in
Vienna, Aug. 22. three trucks from Trieste to The American authorities Lazaretto village dose to the here today officially confirmed Yugoslav occupied Zone B of that all American flighta be Venezia Giulin, returned to tween Vienna and Udine, in the Trieste last night. It was be northwest corner of Italy, had It is reliably reported that lieved that they lost their way been cancelled and that air the Russians are employing a and strayed into Zona B but no routes to Italy would now go
number large
of carefully official statement has yet been by the Bronner Pass, more to screened German technicians issued.-Reuter,..
the west.-Reuter,
WH-WHAT'S THIS?-
HOW-HOW ON EARTH DID IT
OET HERE?
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
GEE!N'S SWELL TO BE ALIVE] 1 1005 SPRING ENOWS!
WHY, HOW SILLY OF ME!- IT'S PROBABLY ONLY THE CHAMP'S LUCKY MASCOT!—
I MUST SAY MY „PICTURE ON HIS TORSO
COMPARES FAVOURABLY
WITH THIS GRINNING
BONEHEAD!
1- WHY, YOU LITTLE DARLIN'!
Why Not?
COR!-WE LEFT”
THAT SKULL
BEHIND!!!
WOULD I EVER LOVE TO HAVE A LITTLE FELLOW LIKE YOU!
TOO LATE TO GO BACK NOW- AND YOU BETTER DO SOME ROADWORK WITH HER,
PLUG, OR SHE'LL THINK YOU'RE A PALOOKA,
AWI-1 ALLUS GERS THE CHRO
BRAINS!
BY EDGAR MARTIN
S-A-Y! THAT COULD BE THE ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM! A DOG FOR ROD!! COULD BE H
Prague, Aug. 22. Czecho-Slovakia has decided to open diplomatic relations with Republican Spain, it in learned here today.
The Cabinet, at its last meet- ting before the Paris Con- ference, decided on this step, and told the Foreign Minister to make the arrangements at the appropriate time.
It la understood that the. Foreign Minister has now seen Senor Giral, Prime Minister of
"Government-in-exile" the
in
Paris. It is expected that Senor Giral will accedo immediately, and send an envoy to Prague. --Reuter,
LANCASTER OUT FOR RECORD
Loudon, Aug.. 22.
A Lancaster took off at 140 p.m., yesterday in an attempt to |· set a now Britain to New Zealand record and to demonstrate the .Uso of the plane's navigational
facilities in aeronautles.
It is hoped that it will com- ploto the flight in 68 hours, land- ing at Bombay for a two hour stay with Darwin as the next. step--Associated Press.
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General McNarney said that. LaGuardia had visited him in Frankfurt before. going to Geneva and was fully acquaint- ed with the army's almis, kus that neither he nor LaGuardia had discussed any UNRRA In an unprecedentedly blunt problema at Tuesday night's statement, the American zone dinner, which had been "pure- commander, General Joseph T. ly_social." McNarney, today caustically "It was the first time that General McNarney had ever attacked UNRRA director. Copenhagen, Aug, 22. Florello LaGuardia for "bage-issued a formal statement at Crown Princess Ingrid, of less and incorrect charges tacking the head of any Amert- Denmark, who is shortly ox- mado against the United States can or Allied agency working pecting a baby, in Indisposed, army at Geneva.
with the army. it was stated here today..............
The American occupation The Princess has
The usually reticent Amori returned from her summer residenco In
can commander called a special army commander described La- that tho South Jutland, and her doctors Press conference and, in one of Guardia's charge
the longest statements he has United States army "opposes have recommended that aho
made since assuming his post the continuation of UNRRA in should enter a nursing home for in Germany, categorically do the field of displaced persons observations.
led LaGuardia's Geneva char care and repatriation" as "base ges that the United States less and incorrect.” Brmy wns In opposition to UNRRA's dime.
It was officially stated that there was no cause for anxiety. -Reuter.
London, Aug. 22. An authoritativo Government source said today that Britain would "certainly rafuse" the Palestine Arab Higher Commit tec's reported demand." that the former Mufti of Jerusalem should lead the Arab delogation to the Londdu talke on the Holy Land's future.--Associated Press.
Ho... supported ---LaGuardin's view that UNBRA was not be- ing used as an "espionage 'The attack' same as a com- | unbrella" in "the" "American...... ploto surprise since MeNamey zone," but revchted that ce and LaGuardia had dined to husaian woman" NKVD agant gether on Tuesday night just had been caught operating AS after the UNRRA directer had an UNRRA employes. In the given
conference in American zone. 7 He said she a press which he stressed that "from
belog returned to tie now on" he expected UNRRA Russian zone on Wednesdayımı to work hand la glove with tho ́ Associated Press.
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