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WAR WITH "RUSSIA?
PREMIER'S REPLY TO QUERY IN COMMONS
"IT HAS NOT GONE AS FAR AS THAT AS YET," replied the Prime Minister, in answer to a question in the House of Com- mons on Monday as to whether promise of Allied aid for. Finland was not tantamount to going to war with Russia. ".
SOVIET APPROACH LONDON Mar. 12 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons yesterday, replying to supplementary ques- toas on his statement on Finland
Mr.
Chamberlain said it would be untrue to say that the British 'Government had been asked to mediate, but there was an oc- casion on which M. Malsky, the Soviet Ambassador, had mentioned certain terms which the "Russlar Government was prepared to offer Finland and the British Govern- ment did not feel able to pass these terms on to Finland.
Mr Chamberlain told Major C. R. Attlee that any ald sent to Finland would be in accordance with our obligations under the League Covenant,
"As to co-operation with others. I have already mentioned France in association with ourselves. "Of course, I cannot say what other. states might feel bound to do."
WAR QUERY
Mr. David Kirwood (Opposi- tion Labour): Is not this tantamount to our going... to war with Russia?
MR. WELLES SAYS NOTHING
OVER 100 LONDON, JOURNALISTS FAIL TO GET "NEWS" .LONDON, Mar, 12 (Reuter)- President Roosevelt's observer In Europe. Mr. Sumner Welles drove to the American Embassy yester day, morning and received the press at noon.
He smiled at his own reticence In answering questions by over 100 journalists and emphasised that hy was in Europe on fact-finding tour in order to report to Presiden Roosevelt.
Secondly, any views given him by members of the governments he had seen were absolutely con- fidential and solely for President Roosevelt.
NOTHING DOING
He added: "I have no proposals to make and no commitments to offer in the name of my Govern-
men
Mr. Welles saw Lord Halifax this afternoon and, was afterwards re- served by the King.
Early in the evening he say Mr. Chamberlain and at night dined with Lord Halifax
an
AT FOREIGN OFFICE Mr. Sumner Welles 'spent hour at the Foreign Ofice yester- day afternoon and, when he left, Lord Halifax came to the entrance to see him off
Mr. Welles and Mr. Joseph Ken- nedy then drove to Buckingham Palace where they were received
King by the
Afterwards they had tea with the King and Queen
In the evening. Mr. Welles and Mr. Kennedy saw the Prime 'Minister and Lord Halifax in the Cabinet Room at No. 10, Downing Street.
Mr. Chamberlain: It has not gone as far as that yet, Asked if the Government was prepared to send troops to Fin- land and, if so. were they pre- pared to violate the neutrality of Norway in doing so. Mr. Cham- berlain said he could not add anything to the statement ne nad HITLER'S MODERATE
made.
(Reuter)-
NO APPEAL LONDON, Mar. 12 A statement. Issued from No. 10, Downing Street yesterday says that as there appears to be misunderstanding about the reply given by the Prime Minister to a
private notice question addressed to him by Major Atlee in the House of Commons on the subject of Allied aid for Finland, the Prime Minister desires to make
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NEW YORK, Mar. 12 (Reuter)—
Herr Hitler's Commenting on speech, the New York Times, says that it threw no new light on the situation,
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Herr Hiler, the paper continues, offered, if necessary, to give his Ute for a German victory. which seems a moderate enough when ofle considers the thousands of other German lives he has al-
it clear that no appeal for fur-ready sacrificed to that end ther aid bas yet been received trom the Finnish Government
Moller Ship Refloated
ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW SAFE SHANGHAI, Mar. 12 (Reuter)- Fears for the safety of the pas- sengers and crew of the Ariadne Moller, which went aground near Wenchow on Sunday night, were set at rest by a statement here from Mollers Limited that the
vessel was refloated and that she
is proceeding to Shangbal under
her own steam. There were
casualties. it was stated.'
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The ship was on her way from Wenchow to Shanghai and... was ́only n'short distance away mom Wenchow when she went aground about 11.30 p.m.
Captain Müller, the Britn master. immediately wirelessed for help, the call being picked up by the R. C. A. Radio Station in Manila, which reported that 200 passengers had taken to the life- boats.
SHIP REFLOATEL
A wireless report received, by Mollers Limited yesterday stated that the ship was refloated at 8:15 | p.m. and that if the weather re- mained fine, she would be able to make Shanghai without the asala- tance of the tug which was sent to render aid.
IMPERIALIST WAR
AIMS DENIED NEW DELHI, Mar. 12" (Heuter). Bir Reginald Maxwell, Home Member of the Governor-Gen- eral's Executive-Council, speaking. In the Central Assembly, yester- YOUR LIPS for romance! day, strongly repudiated the alle- gation made in the Patna re- For your complete beauty treat-soludon that Britain was carrying ment, use, Tattoo Powder, Rouge on the war for Imperialist ends. and Mascara (cream with brush). Sir Reginald Maxwell, declared
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RESIGNATION. FROM
GENERAL
1:
Significant Move Made By Japanese In North China
ATTEMPT TO GET
کنید
THIS MOST DECISIVE
"WEEK
MUCH EXPECTED
TO HAPPEN
PARIS, Mar, 12 (Beuter)--MI. Chamberlain's announcement in
the House of Commons in regard to further Anglo-French aid for Finland has aroused Intense terest in France, where its Lieut-
portance is fully realised. STRONG CARD
SUPPORT FOR · PUPPET REGIME PEKING, Mar, 12 (Reuter)—It now quite definite that General Kits, the Japanese Army's Political Director/in North China and the power behind the 'Felping Government, will shortly leave North China for good, having been transferred to a Military Command in Japan, His successor is Major- General Mohloka.
DANGER OF MOVE
In view of the fact that Lieut. General Kita was a warm personal supporter of Wang Keh-min and of the semi-independent status of North China, this move is consi- dered significant and the danger
that the North China
STOUP may now recede from its former intransigeant attitude towards the formation of the "Central Regime."
It is learned that the Cen- trai "Political conference at Nanking will'open on Mar. 20, having been postponed from Mar. 12 and Wang Ching-wel's Government is now expected to be inaugurated on April - 1.
TIME - LIMIT SET FOR CURE OF ALL OPIUM ADDICTS
SHANGHAI, Mar. 12 (Reuter)—- All opium-addicts, irrespective of age, are required to be completely eured at their, drug habit on. cr before, the time-limit set this year. under the Six-Year Opium Suppres- sion Programme, according to a new order issued by the Executive Yuan says the Shum Pao.
The Ministry of the Interior. the report adds, has been instruct-. ed by the Executive Yuan to' en- force the measures and no exten- sion of the fixed time-limit will be allowed
PUPPETS FIGHT · OVER CONTROL OF OPIUM BUREAU CHUNGKING, Mar. 12 (Central) -A message from Shanghai states that Nanking puppets and Wang Ching-wel's agents recent- ly had a fight over the control of the so-called Opium Suppres- sion Bureau in Nanking, resulting in several of them being wound- ed. Chang Ping-hul, so-called director of the bureau, bas sub-
sequently been arrested. CANADIAN GOVT.
Under the name of an opin
the bureau LONDON (TORONTO, Mar. 12 suppression organ (Heater) Mr. Harry Nixon. Pro- actually monopolises the oplum vincial Secretary to the Ontario trade. Under 1 are the Nanking. Government and Premier Hep- and Shanghai branch offices with hur's right-hand man, has re-
Chu Keh Jul-cheng and Chang Bung-tao as heads respectively. signed from the Cabinet as A
In view of the rich revenue protest against Mr. Hepburn's re-
bureau both Fu Siao-en. cent actions in criticising the the conduct of Canada's war effort.
puppet Mayor of Shanghal, and Wang Ching-wer's agents, ic is said, 'attempted to exercise con- trol over it.
NAZIS S WARN NEUTRALS
ཇ གད་ཉིད་ད་ས་བས་དང་ད་ང་ SHIPS SAILING - IN ENEMY CONVOY TO BE ATTACKED OSLU, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-Gei many has informed Norway that she considers her Navy and Air Force entitled to attack neutral ships immediately.
FOREIGN ENVOYS ENTERTAINED IN CHUNGKING
01
CHUNGKING, Mar, 12 (Central) -Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave a banquet in honour of foreign diplomats and Chinese officials at Chialing House, the most modern hotel in the wartime capital, last night.
Foreign diplomats present in- cluded Sir Archibald Kerr Clark
If they are sailing in enemy Kerr. Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, M. Convoy;
If they are without ordinary lights or national ty marks;
Henri Cosme, and M. Alexandre Semionovitch Panaouchkine, re- apectively British," US., French and
If they use wireless to give Soviet Ambassadors to China, and
military information, or.
Mr. Willys Peck, Counsel r of the
If they refuse to stop when American Embassy in China. Summoned to do sa..
CAUTION ADVISED Neutral vessels sailing together RTC advised to exercise strict caution, especially where enemy warships are operating.
This information is conveyed in A written reply through the German Legation to question from a representative of the Nor- wegian Shipowners Association
*£5,500 GIFT TO RED CROSS FUND LONDON, Mar 12 (Reuter)I memory of his father, the late Mr. Andrew Mellon, former American Ambassador in London, Mr. Paul Mellon sent a gift or £5,500 for the purchase of a fleet of ten Red Gross ambulances to the Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund, which is how #1,211,000
CHINESE OFFICIALS Among Chinese officials were Dr. Sun Fo and Mr. Yu Yu-jen, Presidents of the Legislative and Judicial Yuan, Dr. H. H, Kung, Vice President of the Executive Yuan, General Chang Chun, Secre
Executive tary-General of the Yuan. General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War, General Feng Yu-halang, Vice-Chairman of 'the' National Military Council, Mr. Hau Shih-ying, Acting Chairman of the National Rellef Commis- sión, Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Irec- tor of the Central Publicity Coun ell. Dr. Hau Mo, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Chang Fo- ling, Vice-Chairman of the Peo- ple's Political Council, Dr. Paul Yu Fin, Vicar Apostolic for Nan ting. Dr. Yen Tu-ching, Director of the National Health Adminis tration, and Mr. KC. Wu. Mayor of Chungking.
Im-
It is felt here tha: the Allies have given Finland a strong card to play in her negotiations with Russia and the next move, which lies with Finland, is eagerly awaited. "11
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It is stated. well-informed circles in Paris that so far Fin- land have made no fresh appeal to the Allies.
of
French political circles belleve that the present week, with Fin- land's decision and the end Mr. Sumner Welles Mission wel prove to be
of the most decisive since the war start- ed.
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MEAT RATIONING
IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter) Meat rationing started yesterday throughout Great Britain, but as most people-were finishing off the Sunday joint, butchers still waiting to see how the public will make use of their
coupons.
can
are
Un: they
judge pubile reaction, butchers are wondering' housewives will serve only ün rationed meats and Ash during coupons the week, saving their for the week-end joint.
Meat can be, purchased in res- tauran's without coupons and there was an increased demand for such dishes in many London catering establishments yester-
day.
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