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HINDENBURG DAM RAILWAY DAMAGED Danish Watchers Given Thrilling View

COPENHAGEN. Mar, 21 (Reuter)-Smoke, apparently from barn- ing buildings, was still rising from Syit Istand this afternoon.

According to a despatch from the Danish island of Roemor. which is just north of Sylt Island, the rallway line along the Hin- denburg Dam is believed to be damaged. ›

Normally four trains cross the Dam daily but no trains have been "running today.

LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)-

Watchers on Roemoe, the Danish

island six miles north of the Island of Sylt, had a thrilling view of the rald. Many stayed up all night to watch it.

They report having seen one British plane approach the Isländ from the south and pass complete- ly over it.

RECONNAISSANCE LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)-It is authoritatively stated here that the two Air Force reconnaissance planes which went to view the damage yesterday morning at "Hornum on the island of Sylt were met with shore battery fire, in tense in places, as they flew over the island.

They also met two enemy fight- ers, Messerschmitt 109's, but the German planes were unable to in- tercept the British, aircraft.

MR. HORE BELISHA!

WANTS GREATER

FREEDOM

'LONDON, Mar, 21 (Reuter) -The former Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, has resigned from the Chair- manship of the Liberal Na- tional Party of the House of Commons.

He intimated that while supporting the Government in a firm conduct of the war, be wished to enjoy greater freedum attaching to the members of the rank and Ale of the Party.

the

Anglo-French Empire Co-operation

ANOTHER VICTIM OF NAZI SEA WARFARE OF SYSTEM

WIDE EXTENSION.

LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)---In THE HAGUE, Mar 21 (Reuter)-connection with Mr. Malcolm Another Dutch ship has fallen MacDonald's week-end visit to "Victum to Nazi sea warfare. She Paris to see the French Minister

is the Phobus, of 7,000 tons. which for the Colonies to perfect colla- sank yesterday. after hitting aboration of the British and French mine off the south-east coast of Colonial Empires within the frame- England. She was carrying a work

of the general agreement cargo of crude oil from the West of last November, Reuter under- Indles to Rotterdam.

stands that It is Thirty of her crew were rescued establish definite machinery in intended to by lifeboats from the shore, but it i London and Paris for permanent 15 reared that SIX other's are co-operation; which will missing.

enable regular communication "to be maintained between the experts

NAZI

PLANE OVER SHETLANDS

of the two Governments on the different questions concerning them. A liaison officer will be ap- pointed in the Colonial Office for this purpose.

EXTENSION OF SYSTEM The system will be extended to LONDON, Mar. 21 (Beuter)-Be the Colonies themselves and con- Beved by onlookers to be German,ferences between the French and a plane visited Shetland Islands British Governors on today and was driven off. No problems are envisaged. bombs were dropped,

FLEW LOW

The machine, which was a Hein kel, was apparently on reconnais sance and flew low over the town and harbour. It swooped towards the anchored shipping.. then rose rapidly and disappeared behind a fow cloud with British fighters in hot pursuit.

Unwavering Support Of Chungking

S'HAI BANKERS' LOYALTY

to

CABLES

RE-ORGANISATION OF WAR CABINET

British Press Comments

LONDON, Mar. 21. (Reuter) Mr. Chamberlain's review of the war in the House of Commons was the subject of British press com- ment.

The Times says that it was 息 remarkable demonstration of vigoar on the part of Mr. Chamberlain in refuting any suggestion of slackness by himself.

At the same time, The Times' feels that some of the men now holding importants posts might well be in need of rest which need be only temporary.

The Manchester Güärdian makes a similar Juggestion for the re-

orxanisation of the War Cabinet.

LABOUR CRITICISM

The labour paper, Daily Herald.

does not speak particularly about the Cabinet changes, but criticises Government for defects in the blockade and confusion in the home policy.

These are the main criticisms, but the British press does not allow its criticisms to conceal the more fundamental agreements,"

The Dally Herald, for instance, says that Mr. Cham- berlain spoke for the whole nation when he said that no meeting of dictators or a con- ference of international rulers would deter the Allies from the purposes for which they "entered the war.

LESSON OF FINLAND The paper echoes the general tone of the British "press" when it says that Mr. Chamberlain drew the right moral from the lesson

EXPELLED FROM

LABOUR PARTY

LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter) The Labour Party has ex- pelled Mr. D. N. Pritt, K.C.. for his opposition to the da clared policy of the Party regarding Russia's aggression against Finland.

Labour Disputes In Malaya

י

ABSENCE OF ACTUAL

DISTURBANCES question time in the House of LONDON, Mar, 21 (Reuter-At Commons yesterday, Capt. Alan

of Finland that fear is no detence Graham (Con) requested detailed for the neutrals against tyranny information about the labour dis- The Glasgow Heraid says that pates in Singapore and Malaya almost all neutrals dread a Ger- since the beginning of the war. man victory, but if they maintain-and-the Communist agitation in ed their independence they must

connection with them, be prepared to co-operate with one another and with the Allies! to check aggression.

OFFENDERS PUNISHRED

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secre- tary for the Colonies, enumerated the disputes and said that it was cimcult to give exact figures of

JEWS, ARABS the disputes attributable to Com-

ENLIST FOR OVERSEAS

STATEMENT IN'

COMMONS

munist agitators. “

Where the law had been broken by Communist agitators, the offen- ders were dealt with by prosecu- tfon deportation, in the case of allens, requirement of residence in restricted areas, seizure of dupl- cating plant and normal, police

measures.

Generally there had been an ab- LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)-sence of actual disturbances, Over 1,300 Jews and 392 Arabs have enlisted in Palestine for service overseas. They included the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, already in France, consist- ing of 742 Jews and 346 Arabs.

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FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED

ROBBERY

"The jury has found all three of you guilty, in my opinion, very rightly, too." said Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions

yesterday, addressing the accused in a case of attempted robbery on a junk after a trial which lasted till 6 p...

His Lordship added that appar- ently the lot of them where cowards as, at the first sign of op- position, they bolted...

The men were Ng Met,. So Chung, Yu Shing, Wong Cheung, Leung. Chau and Wan. Ng, Wong and Leung pleaded guilty and the other three stood trial yesterday.

Ng and Leung were additionally charged with possession of danger- uus weapons, to which they plead- ed guilty.

Mr. J P. Murphy. Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, Chung was defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo. After retiring for ten minutes the jury returned unanimous .ver-

Common Commans yesterday, the Secretary SHARP PATROL diets of guilty" against all the

This collaboration is not meant be exclusively Anglo-French and it is hoped that

other Colonial Powers, like the Dutch 40 Belgian may. In due time. collaborate with the British and French Governments.

of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, expressed the Government's appreciation of the help given by the Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine.

ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS

ENCOUNTER

LONDON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)-The föllowing communique was issued from British Headquarters in He also announced that the France: "Last night, a British British and Palestinian Govern- patrol. had a very successful en- An example of Franco-Britishments were taking measures to counter with an enemy patrol and collaboration is the proposal to suppress the traffic in illegal in a sharp fight, five enemy were send a joint expedition to Indo-Jewish emigrants into Palestine. China to discover a wild banana immune to banana disease, so that It can be planted in the West Indies, where the present varieties jare affected,

Another instance of collabora tion is the question of the contro of locusts in West Africa, so as

to prevent the plague spreading as far as Rhodesta. Negotiations in regard to this are almost com-. plete.

CHUNGKING, Mar. 21 (Central)

TRIPARTITE PACT -Responsible officers of the Chi- ISTANBUL, Mar. 21 (Reuter)--- nese Money Dealers' Association According to a dispatch from An- denied today that my manifesto kara, talks are taking place at had ever been issued by either of Aleppo between Gen . Assim the two Association pledging sup- Gunduz, Vice-Chlef of the Turkish port to Wang Ching-wet, accord-General Staff and Allied military ing to a Shanghai dispatch.

chiefs relating to the co-ordinat- -"FORGED” MANIFESTOES ing of Turkish, British and French. They described the manifestoes forces *and their co-operation which the Central. China Dally within the stipulations of the News, Wang Ching-wél's mouth- Tripartite Fact.

piece, published and alleged to The talks are regarded as a have been issued by the Associa prolongation of earlier conferences at Ankara among the commanding

tions as "forged."

As-Oncers

They declared, that both sociations continued heir

sup- port to the National Government in Chungking and were doing whatever they could in aid of armed resistance and national re- construction.

Independence Of Bulgaria

It is believed that Nazi agents were among the pas- sengers of two ships, which landed them illegally about a month ago. These and other illegal emigrants are now be-.. ing held in detention camps.

killed and one captured. Our troops suffered no casualties."

PARIS Mar. 21 (Reuter)-A French communique states: "On the British Front there have been encounters between patrols, which ended to the entire advantage of Our Allies.""

accused who were on trial his Lordship passed sentence of two years and six months' hard labour un first accused and two years* hard on each of the others on the first charge. On the second charge, Ng and Leung got an additional six months each.

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SPEECH MADE

BY ENVOY TO CANADA

WASHINGTON, Mar. 21 (Reuter)-There is some talk here of demanding the recall of Mr. Cromwell, United States Minister to Canada, following his broadcast speech from Toronto, in which be frankly praised the Allied war aims and openly criticised Ger-

many.

Some members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ex- pressed the opinion that Mr. Cromwell overstepped the bounds of diplomatic restraint."

"

Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, took the anusual step of re- questing immediately an official version of the speech, instead of awaiting the routine delivery to the State Department.

"PLAYBOY MINISTER" ROOSEVELT

Mr. Sweeny, Ohio representative, CHUNGKING, Mar. 21 (Cen- declared in the House yesterday: tral)-An appeal to place an arms "If our playboy Minister embargo against Japan in

order Canada wants to fight for the

to

Majority of

U.S. People Agree With Cromwell

to safeguard world peace and British Empire, I respectfully sug-

NEW YORK, Mar. 21 (Reuter)- America's interests in the Far west that he Join the ranks of Every available scrap of evidence East was made in a telegram' re- auch distinguished American ex-"goes to show that a great major-

LEGITIMATE CONTROL FOR cently addressed by the overseas patriates as Lady Astor and Mr. 1ty of the American people agree

PROSECUTION OF WAR IS NECESSARY sought to ensure that their action

LONDON, MƏ, 21 (Reuter)- The British reply to the Italian note of Mar. 3, protesting against the working, of British

Chinese in Michigan to President Kermit Roosevelt, so that he may with him," writes the New York Roosevelt,

"carry on for the Empire.” ·

accepted Nazi Envoy In Rome

conformed to: ..the principles under which they ex- ercised belligerent right, but they are unable to accept the disabil)- tles that would result for them,

Called To Berlin

BERLIN, Mar, 21 (Reuter)-The

Contraband Control, was han were they to refrain from a full German Ambassador in Rome is

ded to Count Clans in Rome yesterday.

INTERNATIONAL LAW

exercise of their rights.

"NEW" EFFORTS

leaving for Berlin this morning. states the Oficial News Agency,

WANG PUPPET ABASHED AND

SILENT

The note says that efforts have The reply points out that in been made to mes; the desires of considering the application of the Italian and other neutral govern- principles of international law in ments in the exercise of the Con- the present circumstances, account trol. In the Western Mediter- must be taken of the fact that ranean, arrangements were made, they are fghting an enemy who after a full discussion with the repeatedly and “flagranfly dis Italian Governmen, and shipping regarded those principles and Interests concerned, which render- even the common precepts of fed a diversion of neutral ships huz 'arity.

anncessary, save in exceptional CHUNGKING, Mar. 21 (Central) The Italian Government would circumstances.

During his press interviewTM In appreciate that, if the enemy. A number of special facilities Nanking, on March 19, Tang were tree to pursue, with have been introduced in the Leang-11, Wang Ching-wei's pub- the House of Commons yesterday Impunity, practices in total Eastery Mediterranean, as a result city agent, was abashed and Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord disregard of international law and of which delays are greatly, re-silent when asked by a foreign of the "Admiralty, was questioned moral principles while Britain duced. SA WA

NAZI AIR “BLITZKRIEG” COMING

LONDON, Mar, 21 (Reuter)-In❘

about the Nazi raid on, Scapa Flow SOFIA, Mar. 21 (Reuter)--Bul- He said that it was significant garla's determination to preserve and encouraging that the enemy her independence and neutrality should try to describe this badly. in the European war was stressed directed raid as an important mill- by the Foreign Minister speaking tary affair. May in Parliament,...

We must probably expect at He added: "Our attitude is ap tacks of this kind es a regular proved, not only by our neigh-feature of the war in the coming bours, but by all the great Powers months, but we will do our best and the belligerents on both to resist them and return them,”

sides "

he stated:

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was expected at all times scrupulously to observe them, Britain would be placed at a marked disadvantage in its conduct of the war.

BELLIGERENT HIGHTS Britain had no intention of Imitating the barbarong methods of their opponent, from which Falian ships and national, suffered along with hose of other neutral powers. They therefore, always

LEGITIMATE CONTROL: The note conclades emphasing the continued re- solve of the British Govern ments to have the greatest measure of regard for Tiallian and other neutral interests compatible with the mainten. ance of those measures by legitimate control which they deem necesary for the pro- secution of the war.

Crities compare Mr. Crom- well's openly expressed senti- ments with those of Dr. Pare, Ambassador in London during the last war.

SHANGHAI CAPTURE

ANNIVERSARY SHANGHAI, Mar. 21 crtcuter)—. The thirteenth anniversary of the capture of Shanghai by the Na ttorialist Forces in 1927 is being commemorated by the local Chi nese community today.

Times in commenting on Mr. James Cromwell's (United States Minister in Canada) speech in which he frankly praised the Allies WAT aims and openly criticized in & broadcast from Toronto.

"They recognise that the from our point of view, be- difference is highly important,

tween Democracy and Dictator- ship between the defence of national frontiers and aggres“ sion running wild?

LITERARY PRIZES

All public institutions, schools FOR HUNAN WOMEN and villages have declared a holi

day, but no elaborate ceremontes

LATYANG, Mar. 21 (Central)

are being held in view of the pre--Following the example of Ma- ralling conditions.

dame Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Esuchi Yo, wife of the Chairman of the Hunan Provincial dor-- prizes to encourage Hunan women ernment, has also offered literary

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BRITISH STAMP

writers."

-POSTAL correspondent regarding his atti- tude towards the stationing of

LONDON, Mar, 21 (Reuter)-A woman who wins a prize offered It is announced that any Hunan Japanese troops in China, after Joint Franco-British postal stamp, by Madame Chiang will receive he had criticized the presence of Is hoped, will be isqued in in addition a prize from Ma- unwanted and unnecessary for autumn, declared Capt. Water dame such

eign troops in China, which "en-house Assistant. Postmaster Gen-A literary contest for Hunan abled certain foreigners and also eral during question time in the women is also announced., - Exsays A number of Chinese renegades to House of Commons today.

and literary writings bearing upon

armed

carry

on seditious activities As the result of discussions Chinese women's part in directed against a legitimate ter-which he had with the French resistance and national recon- ritorial sovereign In manner Minister of Transmission a general struction are invited, The Brat undreamt of in other countries. agreement was reached in regard Ave winners will receive $100, $50, says a Shanghat "repo

$30, $20, and $10 respectively.

to the issue of this stamp,