HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
German Air Attacks On Shipping Off English Coast Witnessed By People On Seafront
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LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)-People at the sea front of a town on the north-east coast of England saw. what they believed to be an enemy plane attacking ships a few miles out.
Loud reports were heard and flashes seen and shortly. afterwards British planes flew out to sea.
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TANKER'S S.0.5.?
LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter) -The Swansea, a tanker of BERLIN, Mar, 7 (Reuter)—Ac- 2,695 tons, was bombed and cording to an Amsterdam telegram machine-gunned by two Ger- to Official German News man planes off the north-east Agency, the London tanker San coast of Scotland. One of her Florentino (12,842 tons) sent out crew was injured.
an S.0.5. "yesterday stating that she was torpedoed off Land's End, THREE BOMBS DROPPED
-" According to a later Amsterdam LONDON. Mar. 7 (Reuter)- Wireless listeners yesterday heard message, however, the tanker San an S.0.S. from a Norfolk Coast Florentino, reported earlier light vessel stating that she was have been torpedoed off Land's being bombed and machine-gun- End, has arrived safely in port. ned by an enemy plane..
The message stated that three bornbs were dropped, but the vessel was not hit and was un- damaged.
SHIP ABANDONED LONDON. Mar. 7 (Reuter) It is learned yesterday that the oil tanker Charles Meyer (10,000 tons) was attacked in the English Channel on Monday night. It is stated that the crew abandoned ship.
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Two lifeboats searched for the men without success. Naval ves sels and other ships answered the 9.OS. sent out by the tanker.
When the tanker Charles F.
Meyer was brought into port, reporter was told that the tanker was damaged by an explosion, but there was no information as to how the explosion occurred,
BRITAIN'S
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SAVED FROM MINES
LONDON, Mor. ; (Reuter)- As a result of the vigilance of an Air Force Coastal Command plane, the 8,000-ton Dutch merchantship Stadshledam Was saved from destruction by mines in the North Sea. yesterday.
The plane sighted the mines and reported their position by wireless and flying over the ship flashed a warning. by lamp and also dropped coloured lights in the sea immediately ahead of the ship which, however, continued on her
course.
The position became so des- perate that the pilot of the plane was compelled to fire his machine gun across the ship's bows, which then swung hard to port, away from danger.
PALESTINE
POLICY CRITICISED
LONDON. Mar. 7 (Reuter)-An Opposition vote of censure on. the Government in connection with the issue of land regula- tions in Palestine, was moved in the House of Commons yester- day..
After a lengthy debate, the motion was defeated by 292 votes to 129.
CATASTROPHE
IN JAPAN PREDICTED
MOSCOW, Mar. 7 (Renter)- Discussing the situation in Japan at present, M. Yevgenij Varga, the well-known Russlan economist, in an article in the Red Star reaches the conclu- sion that Japanese economy is 50 ruined that events pre rapidly moving towards a so- cial and political catastrophe in Japan.
New Shooting Incident In Shanghai
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CHUNGKING, March, 7 tral)-Wang Chun, 28, a native of Hupeh, who is working under Wang Ching-wel's Social Affairs
The motion expressed, regret that. acting without the au- thority of the League Council,
controlling regulations
the transfer of land were issued which discriminated unjustly against one section of the in- habitants in Palestine.
"Mr. Noel Baker, moving the re- solution. recalled that the Op- position had held last May that the Secretary of State's White Paper of May 17 was inconsistent with the Palestine Mandate.
GOVERNMENT REPLY Mr. Malcolm MacDonald assured the House that if it had beer. possible to maintain a firm and healthy peace in Palestine by a policy of masterly inactivity, he would have shown himself a ready master at doing nothing at all. He contended that the control of
land sales had become an essen- tial part of the obligations to' carry out the mandate.
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"Our whole problem in Palestine is to hold the scale even and fairly between the Jewish and Arab claims which is not an casy task but ex-
Department at 76 Jessfield Road,tremely difficult,” he said.
is lying in hospital in a
critical
"Hitler." said Mr. MacDonald.
condition as a result of an attempts not quite so grateful. He had on his life yesterday evening, ac- hoped that Palestine would be an cording to a Shanghai dispatch.ally of his. He has been pro-
|foundly disappointed.".
in
TWO SHOTS FIRED He was attacked in Ningpo Road the French Concession
and
Mr. MacDonald concluded that under the benevolence by five. gunmen. Two shots were fired, hitting him in the left powerful protection of Great Bri- shoulder and the left lung. The tain, a Jewish National Home had
gummen fled after they saw
him
been established in Palestine.
collapse on the ground.
He identified one of the
gun-
men as his friend Feng.
It will stay there. It will grow there and it will prosper there.
BETRAYAL OF JEWS
THREE MEETINGS
A WEEK
Sir Archibald Sinclair. Leader of the Liberal Öpposition, following Mr. Noel Baker, declared that the
proposals represented a betrayal
LONDON, Mar. 7 Reuter-The of the Jews and asserted that the Prime Minister, in the House of Government gave a pledge, that
Commons yesterday, told members the Council of the League would
that they would only meet three be consulted, and that if the times weekly after Easter, instead Council was of the opinion that of the five days Instituted tem-the White Paper was inconsistent porarily at the beginning of this with the mandate, the "Govern- month
ment would consult Parliament
before attempting to put the White Paper into operation.
Better For European Capt. v. A. Cazalet, the Conser-
Peace
vative Member, declared that the regulations would frustrate the BUDAPEST, Mar. Reuter) only real hope of permanent co- Courit Csaky the Hungarian operation between the Jew and Foreign Minister commenting on the Arab.
the Allied peace alms, in a speech On the other hand, the Labon- last night, said it would be better rite, Mr. R. R. Stokes, who recent- for the security of European peace ly returned from a visit to Pales- if the Czechoslovakian State was tine and the Near East, supported
the Government.” never revived
CABLES
Mrs. J. B. Higgs, wife of the Vicar of St. Andrew's, presenting the prizes at the annual sports of the Kowloon Junior School held at the Kowloon C.C. yesterday morning.
Government Contracts
PAYMENT
“STUTTGART TRAITORS"
"DEATH SENTENCE
BY TRIBUNAL."
ALLIES MASTERY
OF SEAS
PARIS, Mar. 7 (Reuter)—During the first six months of the war only four ships, out of over 2,000 convoyed by the French Navy. were lost, declared M. Cesar Cam- pinchi, Minister for Navy, in a statement today.
"At the end of the first six months of hostilities the Allies mastery of the seas, with the ex- ception of the Baltic, is better as- Esured than ever.”
Search Of U.S. Mail At Bermuda
the announcers of
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BLUNDER CHARGE
REFUTED
LONDON, Mar, 7 (Reuter)—Mr. George Strauss asked the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons yesterday, whether in view of the great indignation in the United States over the search of the Pan- American Clipper in Bermuda on Jan. 18. he could make a state- news ment on the matter?
BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
OF COMMISSIONS
PAZIS, Mar. 7 (Hans)—A ILLEGAL
military tribunal has sentenced LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter)-The to death, by default, Paul For- question of offering commissions dannet and Charles Obrecht, the for Government contracts W$5
two French raised in the House of Commons, Stuttgart Radio Station. yesterday, when the
Attorney-commonly known in France General, Sir Donald Somervell, the "Stuttgart traitors." way asked if he would consider
NEWS AGENCIES introducing legislation making it. Illegal to offer any consideration.
Ferdonnet started two by way of commissions or other agencies in Berlin in 1928 which wise, for granting or procuring did no business, but spent enor. Mr. R. A. Butler. Under" Secre- mous sums of money. About 1934 Government contracts.
he founded a news agency in tary for Foreign Affairs, replled TEMPORARY
that under International law, a The Attorney-General was also Paris called the "Prima Agency"
belligerent was at liberty asked if he would, in the mean and in 1938, being penniless. he
examine any mall, whether neutral time, as a temporary check, notify, approached Dr. Schmoll, Chief of all Governmen; contractors that German Propaganda in the Ger- or belligerent, which was brought proof of any arrangement enter-man Embassy here, who gave him ed into for payment of commis- money.
Later. in similar circumstances, sions by any arm of Government contractors to any agent, in con- nexion with the procuring of any contract with the Government, would preclude the giving of any further contracts to such a firm..
CHECK
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voluntarily within its Jurisdiction. The British Government, decidec to exercise this right at Bermuda from Jan. 18, in respect of east-
American Atlantie Service.
Mr. Strauss asked whether it a
he received money from an Italian bound mails carried by the Pan-
an important corresponden; of Italian newspaper in 'Berlin,
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fact that, as a result of the British Obrecht had been a non-com- Government's action, there had
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Russian Advance On Viborg Held Up Mines Strewn Area
HELSINGFORS, Mar. 7 (Reuter)-The Finns have strewn with mines the area along which the Russians must advance to take over the ruins of Viborg ang a miss Soviet attack on Tuesday full- 'ed/completely thanks to these miner and intelligently placed Fin-
nish machine-gun and light artillery outposts,
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The Russians are expected to make another drive today with fresh material
North of Lake Ladoga, the Finns offensive north of the Mannerheim are holding up another Russian Line. concentration. The exact number
FINNISH CLAIM
of Russians "massed here is not HELSINGFORS, Mar. 7 (Router) known, but the Finns have cap--A Finnish communique states. tured men from six divisions and that the Russian attacks yester- six Soviet divisions is around 130. day over viborg Bay and between 000 men.
Viborg Bay and Vouksen were te- The Soviet High Command is pulsed with the Russians losing expected, therefore, to give an large numbers of men and many order soon for another large-scale"! tanks.
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Mr. R. A. Butler Replies
To Queries On Far East
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for. Foreign Affairs, was given a busy time in the House of Commons on Wed- nesday answering a series of questions on matters. pertain- ing to China and the Far East, with particular reference to British interests in the regions under Japanese occupa- tion.
British trade, payment of nese silver lying in the British Con- bund holders in the Shang- cession in Tientsin, Mr. Butler said
Replying. Sir Donald Somervell missioned officer and had volun-been great indignation in the hai-Nanking Railway, the that the position remained un-
Tientsin silver issue, disorder changed.
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne asked in Shanghal and anti-British whether, in the negotiations now. activities were involved in the proceeding, it was quite clear that questions asked, replies to the silver would not be given up : most of which were, more or without the consent of the Chinese less, of a non-committal Government?.
said that Government agreed that teered in the last war, after which American public, that the service the law required strengthening in he was imprisoned for theft, no longer stops at Bermuda and, in order to prevent undesirable prace swindling and forgery, He was view of those facts, was not the tices of the kind referred to in also in the alm industry in Geraction of the British Government the question and were proposing many and anally entered the a serious blunder? to make a regulation for that Reich's service early after the commencement of the present war.
purpose.
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AN INVESTIGATION "In the meantime, it cannot be too widely known that there is no occasion to pay commission to anybody in respect of procuring of Government contract and the circumstances of certain cases. to ROME, Mar. 7 (Reuter) Thirty which the attention of Govern- were killed and many injured as ment has been called, are being the result of an explosion in a Investigated."
power factory at Brescia yesterday.
Were Domala's Gun Crews
At Action Stations When Ship Was Attacked?
SEA ROUTES TO ENGLAND NOW IN WAR ZONE
British Trade:
Mr. Butler said he did not› accept that at all. The Bri-nature. tish Government's action was correct, and, moreover justified by what was discover- ed in the mail. tions.
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CABLE NEWS
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LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)In the House of Commons yesterday, Bir John Wardiaw-Milne (Con.) asked whether the Prime Minister: had received any recent report on British export trade to those parts of Chins under Japanese occupa
tion and if he was' aware that only
such goods as cannot be supplied by Japanese industry are allowed to enter Northern and Central China regions.
Mc. Butler replied that their ob- ject was to find a solution that would Prove acceptable to all parties con- cerned and of course, the Chinese Government was a very important
Chungking Talks:
party.
Mr. Wilfred Roberts (Lib) asked whether the Prime Minister could now make a statement concerning the recent discussions between Kai-shek
Generalissimo Chiang and the representative of the Bri- tish Government in Chungking.
Mr. Butler replied that the Bri-
THE HAGUE, Mar. 7 (Reuter) — In the Second Chamber yesterday,
The Under-Secretary for Foreign the Comunist leader, M. Visser, Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replied dish Ambassader to China bad criticised what he called "the in the affirmative and added that been in Chungking since Jan. 4 growing Anglo-Dutch co-operation these reports indicated a decline in and, during his stay, he had, as in the Far East", and urged the
United Kingdom exports to China usual, maintained close contact withdrawal of the Government
with the Chinese Government on since 1937. LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)-In-Flan to build three new battle
& #larga number of matters of S'hai-Nanking Rly.:" terrogated about the attack on the cruisers for the Dutch Indies.
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne enquir common interest to the two Gov. B... & I. Domala in the House of
ed what had been the result of the ernments. LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)The Prime Minister's representations to Disorder In Shal; LONDON, Ma. 7 (Reuser)-A Commons yesterday. Mr. Winston
Churchill, First Lord of the Ad-second leave for men of the British the Japanese Government on their Mr. R. A Butler, replying to Mr. violent attack on neutral coun-
"The ship was Expeditionary Force, who went tries, in connexion with the war miralty, said:
continued failure to secure pay-Robert Morgan (Con) said that at sea, was the main feature of adequately armed with low and over in the first month, will soon ment for British bond-holders in the Prime Minister's undertaking the political review of the week high-angled runs for protection be granted.
the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, in to press the Japanese Government spite of the excellent business be- to get on with the work of estab- in the German broadcast this against aircraft and submarines.
STOCKHOLM, Mar, 7 (Reutering done by the railway, which had iishing order in China did not in- Information reached here yester- been under Japanese control for dicate any change in the policy of the British Government towards day that Field-Marshal Manner-two years.
the Sino-Japanese war, nor ap- heim is indisposed, No" details of
proval of Japanese aggression. his indisposition are available.
It referred to the suppression of gambling houses and guiar Sir John Wardlaw-Milne said establishments in the western äres
evening.
The spokesman declared: “Nen- trals will be made to realise that Germany is not willing to put up with insolent criticism of the mea sures taken by our Navy.
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GUNS NOT FIRED
"She was attacked suddenly by an aircraft assumed to be friendly and her guns were not brought into action before the bombs fell. A destroyer close at hand was similarly misled.
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Mr. Butler replied that Sir Robert Craigie was pressing the Japanese Government for a reply to these re- presentations.
AMSTERDAM, Mar, 7 (Beater) "We require these neutrals
"The Admiralty could not give a Neutral ships are able to be keep in mind that we would not
guarantee against occasional Ícss." || attacked by Nazi planes if they that in pressing the Japanese Gov- of Shanghai. besmirch allow anyone to
the
He further stated that a re-... are accompanied by Ailled vessels, our honour of our Fuehrer and
'an official Nazi spokesman ~ told port was being carefully pre- at Last forces. Neutrals should make themselves familiar with the
pared and examined by the neutral correspondenta in Berlin authorities and he would cer- yesterday. plain fact that they have no bust-
tainly look into the point ness between the fronts...
raised whether the gun crews
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 7 (Reuter)— were at their action stations The Swedish Government an- when the attack took place.
nounced yesterday that was "The high state" of preparedness asking Parliament vote 63,000,000 the Southern Division of the Eng-we possess must be maintained as kronor this fiscal year for the con
of destroyers, mine Asked what was the present post- Iish Regional Football competition, some parts of the deck were more struction Aldershot beat Chelsea" by five dangerous than others," he de-sweepers, submarines and motortion as regards the stocks of Chi- goals to one.
clared.
boats....
HOME SOCCER
LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter)—In
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ENGLISH WOMAN
STATEMENTS OF POLISH ATROCITIES: DESCRIPTION OF EARLY DAYS OF WAR
LONDON, MART (REDTER)THE GERMAN. STATEMENTS THAT THE POLES HAD COMMITTED ATROCITIES WERE DE FINITELY REFUTED BY AN ENGLISH woman, who has just arriv ed from Bromberg, in the Polish Corridor, where she has lived for 40 years, and from which she watched the German invasion. The Germans in the city, she Poles being killed or wounded. said, were reinforced a few days
REGULAR SALVO
GERMAN
ing from one of the houses. The Polcs promptly shelled the build- ing.
The Polish Civil Guard arrested many of the Germans found snlp- ing and sho' them. She also KAW a Polish air raid warden, suffer- ing from a hand grenade wound, shot in the head by a Red Cross man.
Sho Tully confirmed all reports that the Germans shot · Frances Tireur German troops did not enter the town until Tuesday. When they did, large number of before the war by armed men. On September 3, the Polish rear Polish men, women and children who smuggled themselves across guard retired and as the last were fung into barracks where the frontier. Shiping took place batch came through the town at they slept on the ground with the a gallop, Germans in the town no sanitary facilities and little from the German houses in town from September 1, several opened fire, a regular salvo com- food.
ernment to full their obligations, Anti-British Activity?" he took it that it was quite clear Mr. Butler, repising to a further in the minds of the British Gov-question, said that Lord Halifax was ernment that funds were available. aware that anti-British activities Mr. Butler replied that that rais- | continue in parts of North China had ed a rather broad and complicated Repeated representations; question, but he thought Bir Jöhn been made to the Japanese Gof- Wardlaw-Mine was, on the whole, ernment about the failure of the flocal authorities to suppress mich right.
manifestations,
The British pursuing the matter.
Tientsin Silver:
Government was
Photograph taken at the encontiument ceremony of the late Dr. Tsai Yuan-pel, President of the Academia Sinica. A service" WAS held which was attended by many distinguished Chinese officials: resident In the Colony. It is understood that the remains will
later be removed to China för burial,
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