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TENSION REPORTED TO BE WAITING TO DEVELOPING IN MID-EAST: AVENGE THE

THREAT TO

TURKEY?

LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)-The Daily Telegraph's political cor- respondent says it is learned that Russia has now begun to show

U.S. Envoy In Kunming

to

GRAF SPEE

NAZI RAIDER IN SOUTH ATLANTIC

the Deutschland

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 22 (Heutery KUNMING, Feb. 22 (Central)——A. Naxi pocket-battleship—either Admiral her hand in the Middle-East. Un-The American Ambassador

In the South confirmed rumours tell of a move China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, ar. Scheer is. now towards the Caucasus, designed, it rived here from Hanoi by train "Is said, as a diversion from her with his retinge yesterday.

Finnish campaign.

He was greeted at the station TURKEY, WATCHING

by Mr. Yang Chu-an, representing Turkey and her Allies have been Gen. Lung Fun, Chairman; of the watching these moves closely." Yunnan Provincial Anti-Turkish feeling is reported and other, officials:

to have been worked up recently

Government.

Atlantic, waiting to attack -mar- chantships and ba avenge the Grat Spee, according to the news, paper El Pueblo, which quotes an- “authorised source.”

SUPPLY SHIP

The newspaper assumes that the German cargoboat- Lahn, which The American Envoy is expect- recently loaded coal and left in Russia and a press campaigned to stay here one or two days ostensibly for Buenos Aires, will against Iran has broken out,

after which he will proceed to act as the supply ship for the #re Diplomatic circles)

asking Chungking. whether this indicates a mage against the Iran oil wells.

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The correspondent. adds Turkey is well prepared for any eventuality and has no fears of the consequences of Soviet pro- paganda against herself.

It is well-known that Turkish military authorities are in the closest touch with General Wey- gand, the French Commander-in- Chief of the Middle East, and General SIT Archibald Wavell, British Commander of all CILI roops, considerable in number, in the Middle East.

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Special to the HK. Dally

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SHANGHAI, Feb. 21 (HavaS)---

Lecturing before the Shanghai

The Western Front

ARTILLERY FIRE ON THE RHINE

PABIS, Feb 22 (Reutër)—A few

3 BRITONS ARRESTED IN JAPAN

NO CHARGES " YET SPECIFIED

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LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)—In į, the House of Commons yesterday, 41 Salutation 42 Concealed Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary,

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for Foreign Affairs, reporting on the recent arrests of Britons in Japan. 43 Kiln for said that the Reverend F. E. Watts, an Australian, in charge of 4 the Kobe Branch Mission to Sea- 49 men, Mr. H, J. Griffiths, of the firm of J. L. Thompson and Com-51 pany and Mr. V. O. Peters, had appendage heen detained by the Japanese 53 Exis police since Jan. 1. The preci 34 Ireland, nature of the charges against 55 Before

them had not yet been officiall specified.

GOOD HEALTH

His Majesty's Consul-General In Kobe had visited Rev. Watts and Mr Griffiths. twice and had re- ported that they were in reasonably good health. It had not yet been possible for him to visit Mr. Peters Lord Halifax was in constant communication with Sir Robert gralgle, the British Ambassador, un the developments in these cases

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· BRITISH CARGOES IN GERMAN SHIPS LONDON, Feb 22 (Renter)- British interests have decided to take legal action to secure 'the re-

is of British cargoes from Ger- man ships lying in entra) ports. The step follows the breakdown of negotiations under the board of

Art Collectors Society, Mr. Hamall exchanges of artillery fire Trade License with German ewn- Wel-han, a historian and author, between casemates on the Rhiners for the release of British car traced the history of the Koo were reported by the French mili- family to the famed scholars and tary authorities yesterday.

literati" who lived in Shanghai in

the middle of the afteenth cen-

tury..

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by

The lecturer said that the Chur- ese scholars used to judge a man's knowledge

intelligence means of his technique in caillgra- phy, while woman's knowledge was distinguished by her craft- manship in embroidery.

The ladies of the Koo family bave been immurtalised as "saints

On the Vosges Front, French batteries opened fire on some Ger

man working parties.

For prevented air activity.

WAR COMMUNIQUE.

there was local infantry and artli- A war communique states that lery action and a renewal of air activity.

PLANES OVER HOLLAND

goes,

OWNERS MEET

At a meeting of British Cargo Owners yesterday, it was stated that £150.000 worth of cargoes

had been handed to owners' in bases where such cargoes could be obtained against payment on the basis of five per cent réfuge con- tribution.

to take

with the rupture of negotiations, however, it was no longer propored to allow the Germans to release individual cargoes where.

salted THE HAGUE, Teb. 22 (Reuter)- | them and it was necam of the needle through theft em Dutch anti-aircraft batteries open- such concerted legs) broidery technique. Thus the termed fire on foreign planes of un-selected cater as Wo

synonimous with known nations DERC Den the Germans that they embroidery, and is now used to de- Helden during last night, it was wise to make an agree

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