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LORD HALIFAX REJECTS CONTENTION

RETURN OF BRITISH

FOR

ON THE

THE ALTMARK

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)---It is understood that Lord Halifax, in exchanges with the Norwegian Minister in Lon- don, which are still continuing, has rejected the Norwegian contention that the Altmark's prisoners should be re- turned to Norway,

Lord Halifax has taken under advisement the remaining points of the Norwegian Note. At the same time Lord Ha- Hfax put the British case very fully before the Norwegian Minister.

NAZI CAPTAIN'S BOMBAŠT

PRISONERS

JAPAN HOPING FOR MIRACLE TO HAPPEN

Her Serious Position In The Far East

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-It is clearly apparent

Neutral correspondents are that it will be impossible for Japan to settle her China putting a number points aris-Incident" unless Tokyo agrees to come to terms with Gen- Ing from the Altmark case to eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek," declares the Stuttgarter Neue the. British authorities, the Tageblatt in an editorial, which breaks the usual silence of LONDON, Feb. za

kernel of which lies in whethe German press on Far Eastern affairs. Some of the rescued British sallors ther, or not the British Gov- from the Altmark visited the Press ernment seeks to establish a Bureau in London yesterday after-precedent, which might affect ALTMARK CAPTAIN'S

(Reater)

noon and gave their expertences. other neutral powers.

PARADE ON DECK

One of them, an Australian, sald be was taken on board the Altmark on Feb. 7, five days after the sinking of his ship.

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he said:

The following day the men paraded the deck and the German Captain made a short speech, in the course of which "Your Government has taken away our colonics, but we will get them back." in reply to which a MUIMLT ran round the British sailors of "Perhaps,"

THE "RAZZ“

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U.S. OPINION

In answer to these points, the British spokesman quoted Reuter reports from the United States seeming to dispose of any Ameri- can misgivings.

American, legal opinion referred to the Appan case in the last war as setting a precedent for the United States. When the German liner Appan arrived at Newport, Virginia. with British prisoners on board, the American authorities re- leased the prisoners.

This action was subsequently

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DENIAL

BERLIN, Feb. 20 (Renter)——— The Captain of the Altmark denied all reports of Ill-treat- ment of 'British prisoners, de- claring that before leaving many of them thanked him for the good treatment,

TOMB OF KING

SOLOMON'S FATHER-IN-LAW CAIRO, Feb 20 (Bénitar)— Professor Montet, of Strasbourg University, whe last March found the L,800-year-old tomb of King Shishak, has now discovered, on the same site, the latact tomb of King Psasennes, ot the Twenty- First Dynasty, who is bellered to have been the father-in-law of King Solomon.

Valuable fold objects were also found in the tomb.

CABLE NEWS

IN BRIEF ·

' NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Reu- "Japanese public opinion is ter)-Mr. Nicholas Murray tired of the war, but it would Butler said yesterday that, on never accept a solution equi-the basis of reports he had valent to abandoning the received from correspondents policy of a New Order in the abroad, Russia and Germany Far East. To desist from may join forces and occupy building the "New China and partition the Balkans in would mean that 100,000 Jap- the next few weeks." anese have sacrificed their lives in vain.

UNCERTAIN POSITION

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (Havas)—,, Miss Lee Ya-ching, the Chinese aviatrix and film star, has an-.

Tokyo Paper's Government and the Yonal Cabinet se

Criticism

confirmed by the Supreme Court CHINA'S FREEDOM The German Captain also main-which ordered the Appan he land- tained that the Boers were being led to the British.

-treated and, in the words of

FRENCH APPROVAL

the narrator, the Captain was given a "Raspberry," to which the FARIS, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-The Captain "La reported to have re-spirit and form of Britain's pro plied: "That does not Impress me test to Norway over the Altmark in the least.".

affair are entirely approved here.

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Norway Charges Britain With Violation Of Her Neutrality

OSLO, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-M: Koht, the Norwegian For- eign Minister, speaking in the Norwegian Parliament, said that British warships had committed a gross violation of Norway's neutrality by intercepting the Altmark.

He said that the Altmark was a State service ship, which had served the German Navy and accordingly she must be considered a warship in conformity with inter- national law.

The Altmark entered Nor wegian territorial waters off Trondheim Fjord on Feb. 14,, when she stopped by a Nor- wegian torpedo-boat, whose. Commander asked to be allowed to examine the ship.. The Captain of the Altmark immediately agreed to this request.

was met by another Norwegian warship, which claimed the right to make a further exami- nation.

This request the Altmark's Captain-with full legal right- refused and accordingly the claim was waved.

The Norwegian Parliament un- animously approved the statements made about the Altmark affair by 1. Koht and M. Hamho, the Pre- sident.

VIEW SUPPORTED

NOT OBLIGED Warships were not obliged to submit to inspection and the only right a representative of the Nor- LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter) wegian Navy had, was that of mak- Sweden and Denmark, more or ing sure that ship was what her less, support Norway's view of the Captain alleged her to be. Of this Altmark incident, if their news-

the Norwegian officer was able to papers form any eri tay the trend assure himself by reading the they are impressed by the frenzied Altmark's papers.

outbursts of the Nazi press and radio.

RESTRICTED

TOKYO, Feb, 20 (Reuter).

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"The new Wang Ching-wet nounced that she will, on Mar. 1, set out on an air tour of Central uncertain and purely tran-and South America and the West sitional attempts at a solution, Indies, delivering lectures and "col- The day will come when a more lecting funds for China's permanent set-up will be required victims. national revolutionary in Japan is and it is that time that the young

Impatiently awaiting.

"In any case, the present year

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LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter) Some of the German seamen of the 3,000 ton steamer Mores,

The Nine-Power Pact, which will bring to Japan most impor- which was captured, together with guaranteed the territorial and tantest events.

a cargo of manganese ore, were administrative integrity of

brought safety to Britain. U.S. PRESSURE China," was denounced by the Nichi Nichi in an article to-strongest pressure upon Tokyo and connection

The United States is bringing the LONDON, Feb. 20 (Renter)- In day.

with the Altmark has put forward as a pre-requisite | incident,. It is pointed out in The. Pact, says the news-to a renewal of her commercial official circles in London that paper, exists merely as a pre-treaty conditions such as the com-Norwegian seamen, through their text for hampering Japan's plete evacuation of Japanese Union and Officers! Association,

troops from China and even Man- presented a resolution chukuo's restitution to China,, Norwegian Foreign Office on Feb. "The United States is also at-15, protesting against the Nazi sea tempting to impose on Japan the warfare, which is being waged, it obligation not to ally herself with said, with the prime object of the Russia, which would be tantamount terrorisation of neutral shipping. to an allenation of Japanese liberty."

advance in China.

'CHINA'S FREEDOM "It restricts China's freedom," it continues. "and treats China as a nation incapable of full citizenship in the Comity of Nations. The real efficacy of the pact lles merely in exercising pressure on Japan.

"By depriving the Nine- Power Pact of its actual: yall- dity, Japan will be according greater sovereignty and inde- pendence to China than it will. be possible under the Nine-Power Fact."

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"The seriousness of the situation is Thoth to Tokyo, but the Japanese still hope that # sudden change of American public opinion or an- other miracle will remedy the situation."

Provision For Services To Be Made By Token

Of £100 For Each Vote

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-The Treasury has decided that for 1940 and for the duration of the war, provision for the armed forces, the Ministry of Supply and other services connected with the war, shall be made by token of a sum of £100 for each vote.

The Treasury minute states

FLOUR

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OTTAWA, Feb. 20 (Reuter)- Canada's combined Military, Naval. and Air Force strength has reached over 90,000, according to an an nouncement by the National De fence Department,

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MADRID, Feb. 20 (Renter)-The Official Spanish Agency announced that the Spanish steamer Banders

(2,000 tons) sank following an ex- plosion six miles off Cape Viliano.

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LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter).. Thousands of unemployed men, with little specialised know- ̈ ledge of any trade, are nOW being transformed into skilled craftsmen, ready to take their places in the arms and engineering factories of Britain.

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JAPANESE IN NANNING? FIGHTING COTINUES

terday at Sogndal, which is a small neighbouring village, The German Minkter in Oslo and other "German officials, with part of the Altmark's crew, stood, to attention while the coins were brought ashore..

that it is neither practicable SALE OF CHEAP nor desirable to present to NOT SATISFIED

Parliament detailed estimates M. Koht said that the Norwegian AFFEAL TO LEAGUE

purporting to cover the whole Oficer was also informed that the M. Koht concluded his speech by cost for the Navy, Army and Altmark carried anti-aircraft guns, stating that Norway might appeal Air Force, the Ministry of but the Officer Commanding the to the League of Nations or any Supply and certain other ser- Naval Station at Bergen was not international court, but, in either vices.

SHANGHAI, Feb 20 (Reater)— satisfied that sufficient information case, they felt sure that the viola- had been given about the Altmark, tion of neutrality to which they must clearly depend on the course this morning when thousands of Expenditure on these 'services was brought into use by the police Barbed-wire, among other things, Consequently, when the Alt- had now been exposed would be and progress of the war and it is Chinese bestezed the designated sale started yesterday when special mark was about 100 sea-miles Judged by public opinion in all rot desirable in the public interest shops in the Settlement and Con- squads of police had to be called

to disclose, through estimates, the cession to buy cheap flour. The out to each shop. rature and extent of the war effort as envisaged at the time the estimates were published.

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GERMANY SEETHES!

countries,

Vague Threats &

Hints

In Violent Nazi Press And Wireless Campaign

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)There is, of course, a violent cam- paign seething through the German press and wireless over the Altmark incident. ..:

There appears, therefore. to be no satisfactory alternative to dis- pensing, for the duration of the war, with estimates for these ser- vices in the normal form and to make provision for the whole of this expenditure under voter of credit, a token was issued today for the Navy estimates of 1940.

STRENGTH NOT GIVEN. The strength of the Navy is not given and each particular item of expenditure is represented by £100, the total being £1,800

PINYANG, Feb 19 (Central)-Some remnant Japanese troops are still holding out at Santang, about eight miles north of Nanning.

cause is unknown. Fire is raging in several parts of the city. The Japanese temporary barracks at Bihsiangtang It is reported that there has been fighting between the Japanese troops themselves in the city of Nanning. The

outside the city have been gutted.

Japanese troops retreating| southward from the Nanning

RIGHT FLANK OF FINNS sector have been attacked by

PUSHED BACK: SOVIET ADVANCE CONTINUED

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-The Russian advance to wards Vipuri means that the Finns right flank has been pushed back and if the Russian attacks on the left flank and north-east of Lake Ladoga had succeeded, the strate- gic position of the Finns would have been extremely cri- tical, says

Reuter's military correspondent,

the Chinese on the way. The greater part of them are now concentrated at Yamchow and Fongshing.

EMERGENCY DEFENCE LAW IN TURKEY

Large numbers of Japanese anti- by the Chinese on the Nanning- war handbills bave been picked up

ISTANBUL, Feb, 20 (Reuter) Finyang and Nanning-Wuming

-A message, from, Ankara highways. Those picked up at mer

announces that the Cabinet Santang declare that Japanese

has decided to Apply the planes and gasoline at the Nanning

emergency defence, law, "for the protection of the nation. The Navy supplementary est- mate provides for such additional It seems probable, however, second phase of the offensive and Following the Japanese retreat, be applied met the cre

serodrome were set are on Feb.at the end of January, was not to

The law, which came tato force... numbers of officers, seamen, boys that the Finnish defences in in this they are bound to be fre- Chinese relief work is being push-

be applied until the Government and Royal Marines for the Navy the latter sector are press that she was a Navel and Royal Marine Police as His shaken.

un-quently interrupted by the Finnished at, Pinyang and other places exceptional circunsta Auxiliary.

Air Force, which is much stronger north of Nanning Gen. Huang empowers the warehold than it was at the outbreak of the Hsu-chu, Chairman of the Kwang- take special messa

The campaign, which has reached its pitch, bears very favour- able comparison with similar campaign against Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Coupled with this are vague threaty that Great Britain will have to pay for this and more subdued hints to Norway that It will not be enough for just

* protest;

In

support of all this violent campaign, the Nazis have natur- ally invented all kinds of accusa- tions. One of these that the Alt- mark was an unarmed merchant vessel. E

This allegation was repeated on Sunday night broadcast to German Hatemers, although on Sunday afternoon an" official spokornán had told the foreign

YET ANOTHER': Another is that H. M. 8. Cossack opened fire with her machine-gune on the Altmark's unarmed crew, This, of course, has no basis in fact,

NO COMPLICATIONS

Majesty may deem necessary.

The maximum numbers at pre- sent authorised are 145,000 ocers, seamen, boys and Royal Marines and 176 Royal Marine Police, wi

USUAL FANTASTIC NAZI CLAIMS

Neither can there be fear of further Russian action in the

Wasp Waist"

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FINNISH CLAIMS BR

a number of relief workers to the and its adaptation to HELSINKI, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-A war-afflicted areas with $20,000 for of national defence. Finnish Communique declares that emergency relief. Additional medi The Supreme Wa the Siberian Sk! Battalion, which pulsed and claims victories south charity organisations.

The Fifty-Fourth Division and of Finland and Vuoksen were re- the Swastika Society and other

Soviet attacks between the Gulf cal units are being organised by meeting today. while the Altmark incident is still LONDON, Feb 20 (Reater) they will be unable to act in one guns were captured, and

ZURICH, Feb. 20 (Reuter)—

tried to relieve it, lost so heavily east of Salmenkoita, where thirty- TOWN REOCCUPIED the most discussed affair in Ber-The German High Command's sympathy with the other parts of north-east of Lake Ladoga, the (Central) Fingpe, strategic town Club by 50 runs in a

The Hongkong Volunteer De FANCHENG, HUPET, Feb, 20 ferice Corps beat Kowloon Cricket in there are no signs of direct claim that four convoys were suc- the front complications arising between Ger- cessfully attacked la discredited in

booty

Tiendly included twenty tanks, west of Anlu, in Hupeh, was re- cricket match played at Cox's many and Norway.

Finland's weakness, therefore, is thirty-six heavy guns and seven- occupied by the Chinese on Sunday. Road yesterday. British naval circles. The Ad- her right flank, covering Vipuri teen tractors The German press continues its miralty's comment was "The The Russians will ave to under-

The Japanese abandoned the town attacks against Britain, but is care claim is as fantastic as

Around Talpale the Russians at early in the morning under in-

B.KVD.C. German take considerable Dreliminary tacked about mid-day and fight-creasing Chinese pressure, and claims usually are."

Total (for wits, dec) work before they can stage the ing continues."

fled in the direction of Anlu

KOWLOON C.C. Total

ful to avoid criticising Norway..