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HITLER

AND MUSSOLINI MEET: How The Queen

PREPARE FOR DIPLOMATIC

Her Secret

Elizabeth Voyage

Made

BLITZKREIG: RETURN IN

HERR HITLER

French Press Say Peace Offensive Imminent

PLAN DOMINATED BY DIPLOMATIC“

INTRIGUES

PARIS, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-Press commentators consider that, though the announcement of the Hitler- Mussolini meeting came as a sur- prise, it had been contemplated by Berlin and Rame-for: nome-time.

Il

Pertinax, in L'Ordre, says: "A peace offensive is imminent. Duce and. behind him the Fueh- rer, fatter themselves that they can drag Fresident Roosevelt into It through the intermediary of Mr. Sumner Welles"

CAREFULLY DRAWN.

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI

TURNING POINT IN EUROPEAN HISTORY

HITLER'S 5-POINT PROGRAMME. FOR WELLES

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 18 (Reuter) -Trustworthy information about the Mussolini talks is still lacking in purpose of the Hitler- Berlin,

ARMOURED TRAINS

Long Conversation At Brenner Pass

ROME, MAR 18 (REUTER) — AFTER TWO-AND-A- HALF HOURS' TALK AT BRENNER PASS, HERR HITLER AND SIGNOR MUSSOLINI EACH RETURNED TO THEIR OWN CAPITAL IN ARMOURED TRAINS.

An official communique issued after the conversation says that Hitler and Mussolint had cordial conversation lasting two hours.

Her von Ribbentrop and Count Ciano, German and Italian Foreign Ministers, respectively, were present.

A BERLIN MESSAGE SAYS INTENSE INTEREST

IN SCANDINAVIA

THAT HITLER ARRIVED AT THE BRENNER PASS WITH VON - RIBBENTROP AT 10 STOCKHOLM, Mar 18 (Reuter) P.M. AND, AFTER A SALUTE -The meeting of Signor Mus- BY A GUARD OF HONOUR, sulini and Herr Hitler is being HITLER WENT TO MUSSO- followed with intense interest in LINI'S TRAIN WHERE IL Scandinavia. DUCE AND CIAÑO GREFTED

The Berlin correspondent of the HIM CORDIALLY.

Stockholm paper Tidningende, has come for Massolini's" inter- expresses the belief that the time

vention in the European war and "adds that Hitler and Mussolini are determined to pu, the following programme into forcé:

The Brenner frontier station. where the meeting took place, was Isolated by a cordon of troops.

Alpine troops were drawn up on a platform and the station was decorated" with German and | Italian dags.

Bnow was still falling heavily.

FIFTH MEETING "

this is the fifth meeting between It is pointed out, in Berlin that

declared the meeting was prepar ed on both sides with rapidity and always marked Fascist and Na- absolute discretion which has

tional Socialist collaboration,"

Hitler and Mussolint and it is

It is added that both Hider and Mussolini were accompanied by small groups of collaborators who always accompany them on their the journeys.

Reuter learns that Nazi circles in Berlin insist today It means a Le Jour says that Ii Duce and turning point in European history the Fuehrer will work in accord- and that it is a death blow to the ance with a plan carefully drawn hopes of those who have been up and probably dominated by looking for a split in the Axis diplomatic intrigues conducted in ¦ A common German-Italian pro- the last few days by the Wilhelm-gramme for the immediate future strasse in south-eastern Europe. in Europe is about to be revealed Excelsior writes it was not wholly to the world. It is indicated, but excluded that Hitler contemplates whether this will tend to closer German-Italian co-opera- į direction of peace or war is un- tlon, to bar the road to Bolshevism known. in the Balkans and thus hoping to gain the good graces of Mr. Roosevelt" and the Pope, whose mediation, he hopes for in Paris and London in favour of a peace of compromise

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COAL MINERS FOREGO PART OF HOLIDAYS

LONDON, Mar 18 (BWS)—A meeting of ten thousand coal. miners employed in the Bolsover colliery, Nottinghamshire, unani- mously agreed during the week to forego a large part of their holidays in order to increase British production of coal.

The men agrecd to reducing their Easter holiday by one half, to forgo part of the summer holl- day of one week and to work on alternate Saturdays,

In return, the colllery company guarantees no lowering of basic wage rates during the war and the men will feceive the same amount from the summer holiday savings fund as if they had taken the full holiday.

GOOD FRIDAY

The offices of the Hongkong Dally Press will be closed on Good Friday but will reopen 85 usual on Saturday. There will be no Issue of the paper on Saturday. The next issue will appear on Monday morning as usual Advertisers are kindly requested to send in their copy as early as possible tomorrow, Contributors, especially those dealing with Church services and sports programmes, like- wise are earnestly asked to co-operate by sending in their "copy" early.

FIVE-POINT PLAN Neutral correspondents in Ber- in regard it as confirmed that Hitler set before Mr. Sumner Welles а Ave-point programine containing Germany's conditions for peace when Mr. Welles saw him.

These were. roughly. as fol- lows:-

(1) The disappearance or Britain's, scattered navel" bases:

(2) Naval disarmament; (3) Retention of Poland and Czechoslovakia by "Ger- many:

(4) The return of Germany's.. former colonies; and

5) The abolition of British mfluence in Central and

South-east Europe.

BASIS FOR CONCESSIONS

Now it is hinted that Germ:ny

18 prepared to make concessions

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71 YEARS

MR. CHAMBERLAIN

on the basis of this programme. Just As Active

the independence of Poland and She would, it is believed, agree to Czechoslovakia, the process being spread over a number of years and conducted under German supervision.

ONE, the 'estament of a complete

agreement regarding the terms of peace which will be communicated to Mr. Summer Welles for transmission to Pre- sident Roosevelt;

TWO, extension of the war to! the Mediterranean and the Near East to be prevented at all costs;;

'WATCHERS from the bank had this fine view of the Queen Elizabeth as she left Clydebank

on her first voyage, the secret of which was out on March 4

Compare her, the largest and longest vessel ever built, with her sister ship the Queen Mary. She is 1,031 feet long-more than three times the length of a football Deld. Even the pro- menade deck is twice the length of a football field...

Transferred to London, the new ship is practically the same length as the Hungerford or Waterloo Bridges.

...

Her breadth is nearly twice the length of a cricket pitch.

She has a gross tonnage of 85,000, compared with the Queen Mary's 81.235, and has four- teen decks, cgainst the Queen Mary's, twelve,

Chief external difference is that the new ship has two funnels instead of three. The bow is shaped with a greater rake to accommodate a third anchor...

ANOTHER SERIES OF NIGHT

MINE

THREE Germany and Italy to EXPLOSIONS AT CHEUNG CHAU IS.

enter a partnership" in south- east Europe which is to become the great source of food supplies: for the two countries;

FOUR, common front of "Have Nots to be. formed against and

"plutocratic powers":

FIVE, members of the frons are to agree on the fundamental lines for a new stabilised Europe. The correspondent adds that, if the threat of the combined mili- tary powers-Germany and Italy..... does not compel the Allies to make peace, Germany will try to extend her power to the Balkans, where the Allies canno; immediately op- pose her with a view to strengthen- ing her position "for the coming! struggle.

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TWO ENORMOUS -DEAD. WHALES ON BEACH Visitors to Cheung Chau Island in the past week were two enormous whales, one reputed to be 45 feet long. Their carcases were found on the beach on Sunday. Both animals were dead, and, It is believed. were attracted to the waters about Cheung Chau and Lamma Island by the number of dead fish in these waters.

Cause of death is unknown, but it is believed meals of dead fish had something to do with the whales' demise

A story that deserves to be.

WORST FLOOD IN repeated, If only as an insight

60 YEARS

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HINOTSI, SHENSI Mar (Central)The flood disaster in North Shansi in the vicinity of the Yemen Pass was described as the worst in sixty years and to re- lieve the large numbers of desti- tute victims the Central author- ties have sent special delegates. with funds to the afflicted areas,

As When He Mr. Wang Chien, special repre-

Took Office

But many in Berlin doubt whe LONDON, Mar. 18-(Reuter)--Mr. ther the moment is favourable for Neville Chamberlain, the Prime peace proposals and forecast the Minister, is 71 today and his birth- intensification of war, "with Mus- day will probably be marked by solini either emerging from non- a 15-hour working day. belligerency or, at any rate, ap- pearing positively In Hitler's

pien.

POPE RECEIVES WELLES

ROME, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-Mr.

It was formerly Mr. Chamber- lain's custom to spend some part of the day in his native Birming- ham but today he will probably be unable to depart from strict daily routine which is a heavy burden. the war has placed upon him.

Since he became Prime Minister

sentative of the National Rellet Commission, and a group of other members have arrived in Hingtsl on their way to Shans to provide: urgent relief.

DALADIER SEES PRESIDENT

FARIS, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-M. Daladier called on the President, M. Lebrum this morning and had an hour's talk with the President. Rumours of pending changes in the French Cabinet persist.

Sumner Welles was reved by on May 28, 1937, his energy has Pope Pius XII today. I was ac- been that of a man many years The King and Queen returned companied by Mr. Myron Taylor. younger and today, Mr. Chamber-to Buckingham Palace yesterday President Roosevelt's special Envoy lain is just as active as when morning from Windsor where they at the Va icon.

spent the week-end(BWS),

he took omce.

on human credulity, owes its origins to the first sight of these animals. One lady would have it the animals were disguised submarines of an unfrieridly power lurking about to cut the mines off their moorings and otherwise.. spy about in the vicinity!

Cheung Chau Island suffered another series of mine explosions on Sunday night, one only, the more violent of three in a period of about 40 minutes, being, it is believed, on the shores of the Island itself.

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THE TWO OTHER EXPLOSIONS, ONE AT ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK, THOUGHT TO HAVE EXPLODED IN THE VICINITY OF LAMMA ISLAND, AND ANOTHER, PRE- CEDING THE EXPLOSION ON THE SHORE OF CHEUNG CHAU BY A FEW MINUTES, ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED ON A NEIGHBOURING ISLAND.

None of the explosions were about Hongkong and neighbouring as violent as that of the night islands. One responsible state- of March 3, but a good num- ment by an amateur geographer ber of people were awakened, claims: even in Kowloon, and all "Fortunately for Hongkong, the Cheung Chau was roused once seas sweep from the south-east more from its sleep.

past Lamma Island towards Cheung Chau and the West.

some

A curious fact, a Cheung Chau Otherwise drifting mines, other. resident told the Hongkong Daily than striking Cheung Chau and Press yesterday, is that these ex- other uninhabited islands in its plosions generally seem to occur at vicinity, might be easily carried night when, if at all, they are least towards the harbour of Hong-

kong." welcome. Also, it seemed that the explosions were somewhat simul- Concern is felt in taneous, though taking place at a quarters that the coming distance from one another.

typhoon seasori may CTURE many more mines, to break away from their moorings, and it is becoming more generally felt, and especially on Cheung Chau, that some reassurance from the proper authorities would be in place.

Residents, both on Cheung Chau and in Hongkong, have produced maps and pencils and are taking an interest in tides and winds

Picture shows fragment from a recent mine explosion at

Cheung Chau Island:

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