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GERMAN COAL FOR ITALY

TO BE DETAINED AS PRIZE: NO PAYMENT TO ITALIAN IMPORTING FIRM UNTIL WAR ENDS

LONDON, MAR. 7 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—EIGHT ITALIAN SHIPS, WHOSE CARGOES OF GERMAN COAL ARE TO BE DETAINED AS PRIZE, IN ACCORDANCE

· WITH THE ORDER ISSUED LAST NIGHT IN LONDON BY THE ENEMY EXPORTS COMMITTEE, WILL BE DIRECTED BY THE ADMIRALTY TO LEAVE THE CONTRABAND CONTROL BASE IN THE DOWNS FOR PORTS WHERE. THERE ARE ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR UNLOADING.

The coal, will then be taken over by the Government at the ruling price or offered for sale by tender or auction. The sum realised will be held at the disposal of the Prize Court until the end of the war. It will then be paid to the Italian importing firm as the coal had already been pald for by the Italianis under the clearing agreement.

The Committee's decision is taken under the Govern- ment reprisal order which came into force in November but whose application to German coal for Italy was delayed until March 1.

New Drug In Treatment Of Spotted Fever the war

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Roosevelt's Peace Reporter

MR. WELLES IN

PARIS

PARIS, Mar. 7 (Renter)--The prass warmly welcomes Mr. Sam- ner Welles, who arrived here ins morning from Switzerland, and describes him as President Boos velt's peace reporter.

Mr. Welles was met by the For- eign Under-Secretary, M. Deribés and the United States Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Robert Murphy.

Mr. Welles met British and for- eign correspondents at noon. Re is seeing M Lebrun, President of France, this after our and will hold conversations with the Pre- mler, M. Daladier, later.

the Premier at dinner.

Mr. Welles will be the guest of

The full programme of his virt to Paris is not completed but it stated that he is expected to see the Polish President and Gov- ernment representatives.

The measure was introduced as an answer to Nazi terrorism on the high seas. It does not provide for German exports to be confiscated but only to be detained until the end of

As in this case, German exports During his stay in Berlin. M: Encouraging results obtained by neutrals, are then returnable to Hitler and also met Herr von Rib- which have become the property of Welles had an interview with Hery. the use of a new drug in the their owners, while those still own-bentrop, Field-Marshal Goering treatment of spotted fever are told by Germany when detained, and Harr Hess corded ma, Health Ministry will be allocated under the terms memorandum to medical omcers.

of a peace treaty.

Cargoes of other Italian colliers which arrived late yesterday are by Contraband Control officers in preparation for submission to the Committee for decision."

Although the prevalence of the disease at the moment is higher than at the peak period in 1915, being examined when the death rate was between -.50 and 60 per cent., the death rate has now been brought down by the help of the drug to ten per cent.

Greatest importance, however, is attached to early diagnosis to make full beneficial use of the drug, says British Wireless.

Other Italian coal ships reported, to have left Rotterdamn are ex- pected today or early tomorrow.

BALANCED ATTITUDE Satisfaction is expressed in off- cial circles in London at reports of the extremely dignified and balan- ced attitude of the Italian press on the subject. It is clear, from press

FOUR PRINCIPLES

Special to E.K. Daily Press PARIS, Mar. 7 (Havas) The entire press welcomed the arrival of Mr. Welles here.

Excelsior recalled the four prin- ciples outlined by Mr. Welles in a radio broadcast in Oct., 1938.

These principles were:

Respect for the given word; Non-intervention in the in- ternal Dairs of other States: Bettlement of all differences by peaceful methods; and Respect for the rights of other nations::

MENZIES AGREES reports, that the Italians are care- Welles'

TO COALITION

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LONDON, Mar. 1 (BWB) The new 85,000-ton Cunarder Queen vessel, is due to dock in New Elizabeth, the world's largest Fark this afternoon after com- pleting

Soviet Infantry Repulsed

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EXPULSION OF SAITO

FROM DIET APPROVED BY LARGE MAJORITY IN THE LOWER HOUSE

TOKYO, MAR, 7 (REUTER)—THE EXPULSION FROM THE DIET OF MR. TAKAO SAITO, veteran member of the Minseito Party, who, on Feb. 2, criticised the conduct and expressed aims of Japan's war in China, was approved by a large majority in the Lower House this evening.

"AN OPEN BALLOT WAS TAKEN AFTER THE HOUSE HAD HELD A PRIVATE SESSION TO HEAR A LENGTHY REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE ADVOCATING EXPULSION,

Mr. Salto's expulsion ends the thirty-five days' strenuous disputation between various political parties.

Differences of opinion over the course which should be taken against Mr. Salto led to a violent split in the Minselto Party, of which he was formerly a member, and also in the Kuhara Group of the Selyukal Party, many of whom strongly opposed the expulsion.

The decision to enforce expul- ston was finally based on the con- tention that Mr. Salto's speech was incompatible to the true aims of the hostilities in China.

FAMOUS FLOWER

MOKET

RUINED

Atlantic maiden voyage in secret. mechanised units across the ice of ૧ remarkable trans--Attacks by Soviet infantry and The Daily Herald comments, the Gulf of Finland have been re- "Careless talk betra vital secrets. Dulsed by the Finns,” When you "eund how many hory Bay have been small and

Landing parties on

on the shore of people must have known).stine part of this secret, because it was easily repulsed by the Finnish PEIFING, Mai, 7 (Beater) their jeb to do so, you may feel

troops proud of the loyalty and commen

Practically the whole of Felping's EASY TARGET

famous flower market, well-known sense of the British worker."

HELSINGFORS, Mar. 7 (Reuter) to tourists and situated just out- -Strong infantry detachments side the Hatamen. Gate, -war advancing across the bay pro- destroyed by fire this morning.

More than fifty shops The fire started in a dry goods drive store at 8 am, and lasted until

the 1 p.m.

KRENLY AWAITED

and aerial

bombing gutted.

NEW YORK, Mar. 7 (Reuter)vided an easy targe; for Finnish The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth artillery was sighted by American planes Russian planes made desperate, off the United States coast this but unsuccesful, efforts to morning. Her arrival is keenly off the repeated attacks of awaited in New York.

Finnish Air Force.

were

YET ANOTHER \POLITICAL MURDER

IN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, Mar. ↑ (Reuter) -What is believed to be an- other political murder ocCIER, red yesterday in an Inter- riational Settlement street when Chang Id-seng, 52, of the Greater Shanghai Radio Station, was "mortally wound- ed by two bullets in the chest.

In the general confusion, the guman made good his escape."

One Of Most Extensive Observation Flights During War

LONDON, Mar. 7 Reuter) It is learned that the RAF. flights on Mar, 5 were one of the most extensive series of observation flights during the war, covering an aggregate... The inefficiency of the local

of over 10,000 miles. telephone system is said to have

All the British aircraft returned been one of the reasons for the safely despite heavy anti-aircraft fire and searchlights encountered

MUTINY OF PUPPET TROOPS extensive damage

WAS CAUSE OF JAPANESE DEFEAT IN TENGHAI

ful not to aggravate the situation German by any display of 11-temper. There unleash furlous personal attacks is no sign of resort in responsible against American statesmen, Italian circles to the language of. Referring to Mr. Welles' prezent Mr. R. G. Menzies Prime Minis-abuse of British pirates."

the German press which is full of mission; Excelsior, says: "Although MEIHSIEN, Mar. 7 (Central) —It is learned that the ter of Australia, has agreed upon

he has chosen to adopt a It is further evident that there the formation of a coalition rov. is full appreciation in Italy of the mean that he has abandoned the Tenghai, 12 miles north-east of Swatow

most mutiny of the puppet troops was largely responsible for reserved attitude it does not the failure of the recent Japanese counter-offensive on message fact that the measures adopted are above-mentioned principles."

by no means directed against any Mr. Menzies has reached an single Power not involved in the agreement with Mr. Cameron, war. Leader of the Country Party, whereby Mr. Cameron will become Deputy Prime Minister.

ernment, mys a Reuter from Melbourne,

NAZI PRESS INDIGNANT AMSTERDAM, Mar. 7 (Reuter}-

"No Sale Of

News Chronicle

Germany I watching the anglo China".

Other members of the Country Italian coal dispute with interest, Party have accepted three port-according to Berlin reports, folios and two bonorary Minister- ships.

ASAMA GERMANS LEAVE YOKOHAMA

Experts have worked out that to deliver the same amount of coal

LONDON, Mar.

(Reuter)

by land, a coal train would have The growing Japanese desire for to leave for Italy every ten minutes an ending to the China incident which is virtual impossibility. cannot wholly be dissociated The German press is expressing from the recent moves in Tokyo YOKOHAMA, Mar. 7 guter)-action than the Italian press.

far greater indignation at Britain's armed at improving relations be tween Japan and the Allies, says Nine of the 21 Germans, who were taken off the N.Z.K." line; Aşama Maru by the British Naval, "an- thorities... and Ister handed back to the Japanese aufhortitas. · Jocs Yokohama today for Gerinany, via Biberia.

Kettering By-Election

German Mail Confiscated At Haiphong

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It is reported that it took an by some of the formations.A hour for the call to get through heavy barrage of anti-aircraft to the fire brigade.

gunfire over Bremen and bursts of orange coloured flame marked the course of one machine as it new

DEATH OF GEN. ith over the city.

SIR HAMILTON

BOWER,

LONDON, Mar; 7

C.B.

(Reuter)

CONVERGING BEAMS

Near Cuxhaven, a battery of be- tween 20 and 30 searchlights.came into operation but the pilots were able to evade them, Beams of

The puppet troops were forced by the Japanese to be the spearhead of the offensive. Routed by the Chinese,Major-General Sir Hamilton Bower, bluish light probed the sky and, · 'they turned back and were machine-gunned by the Japan-KCB, who was Commandant of on two occasions, the raiders were ese. In consternation, they fired back and with assistance the Peking Legation Guard from held in converging beams for of the Chinese troops defeated the Japanese."

1901 to 1906, died here today at the nearly half-a-minute.. They have subsequently) · SOMEWHERE ON THE EAST age of 82 years

The crew of a plane attacked by surrendered to the Chinese CHEKTANG FRONT, Mar. 7 (Cen-

Son of Admiral J Paterson guns over Bremen saw two planes" and are

under

re-tralf)-Over 1,000 Japanese rein-Bower, Bir Hamilton entered the flying with navigation lights at a organisation.

forcements from Kangchow have Army in 1880 and became a Mater height of 10,000 feet over Heligo- been cornered at a point on, the in the Indian Army in 1900 and land Bight but the planes did not GUN DUELS

south bank of the Chientang River, Lieut-Col, in 1906, :) TUNGKWAN, Mar. 7 (Central)near the Siaoshan city, and are in

astack them Further run duels have taken a precarious position.

Sir Hamilton Bower served in the expedition to Dongola in 1896, tioned, the nights covered Han- Besides the towns already men- place between the Chinese at Tungkwan and the Japanese at JAPANESE MOTIVE 1912, in which year he was waight.

Ching in 1900 and Abor expedition, over and Hamburg ( Fenglingtu, across the Yellow

NOT CLEAR River. In Shansi, in the past few days...

CHUNGKING, Mar. 7. (Reuter) Medal of the Royal Geographical

ed.

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RECONNAISSANCE""' OVER

LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)--The

NW GERMANY

"People in Britain would be glad received direct hits on Tuesday and in south Kwangtung in the vicinity He wrote Diary of a Journey ing last night and the preceding The Japanese gun emplacements Fighing is at present going on society for explorations in Tibet. Air Ministry announces that dur to see the China War ended and several artillery pieces were des- with it China's · sufferings.

"What they are not prepared the Japanese lines..

troyed: Fires were also started in

to do is to stage a Far Eastern TOKYO, Mạr. 7 (Router)- Thegression and self China in re- "Munich' to condone. Japan's 28- captain of the Bangkok Maru has wirelessed the head office of the "While the effect of any 16-

turn for Japan's friendship. Osaka Shosen Kaisha stating that treat would be bad enough for on Tuesday afternoon, despite a The Kettering by-election protest by the Japanese Consul, this country, it would be even sult is as follows: J. D. Protam the Naval authorities in Haiphong worse for America. Nothing can (Conservative) 17,914, Winspected mails which were posted de more harm to Anglo-Axant- workers and pensioners anti-war in Bangkok.

can relations than acceptance of candidate, 6,616, Only, 39 per cent.

Eighty-eight ordinary and 20 re- Japan's cisima and the betrayal of the electorare polled. Wartime istered letters and four parcels. of the Chinese people. truce was observed by leading most of which were destined for political Parties.-(BWS).

Gormany, were confiscated.

The Bangkok Maru is due to a HELSINGFORS, Mar. 7 (Router) rive at Kobe on March 13, A Finnish blue book on the

"There is something to be sald for Britain and France offering timely mediation between Tokyo and Chungking in an effort to bring about a settlement of the PARIS, Mar. 7 (Reuter)-A China War, but only if Japan is tains documents, in which de War communique states that dur- reay to repair some of the krie mands made by Russia waze ing the night an enemy raid east, vous wrong she has done to China not acceptable by Finland, in of the Moselle was repulsed, by making peace on terms which contrast to the treaties between Otherwise, it was quiet on the would satisfy Generalissimo Chiang the two countries.

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of Chungshan Kutzing Matang. across Tibet, Tangchiawan, Halanchow, Bam- shui, Nanhai and in the areas along the lower West River, : "20- cording to Chinese reports 18- ceived here today.

The motive of the Japanese operations in the arest south-west of: Canton is not yet clear. It is suggested that the Japanese may try to launch a drive along the West Rive towards Wuchow, TOD the Kwangtung-Kwangu border, for the purpose of isolating Hwangtung from Kwangs,

Mexican Plane

In Crash

Special To HK. Dally, Press/

night the RAF carried out ex- tensive reconnaissance fights over important towns in north-west Germany and over the enemy naval base at Wilhelmshaven,

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