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UNITED STATES RECOGNISES

RECOGNISES OLY

ONLY COMPLETE PEACE PLAN. WORKED NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CHINA:

MR. GURDEEL HULL

Brenner Bubble

STATEMENT BY CORDELL HULL

WASHINGTON, MAR. 31 (REUTER)

MR. CORDELL

HULL, UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, declared yesterday: "Of course the United States will continue to recognise the Chinese national Government. at Chungking rather than the Japanese sponsored regime at Nanking...

"IN VIEW OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CHINA since 1931, the setting up of the new regime has the appearance of a further step in the pro-“ gramme of one country by armed force imposing. Its will upon a neighbouring country and blocking off a large area of the world from normal political and economic relation- ships with the rest of the woric.

tion,

"The developments there To this Government, circum- appear to be following the stances, both military and "diplo- pattern of other regimes and matic, which are setting up the systems which have been set new regime at Nanking do not up in China under the aegis seem consistent with such inter of an outside power and deny

POLICY KNOWN ›, nationals of the United States

The attitude of the United and other countries the en- joyment of long-estabilshed States towards the use of armed Bursts

rights to equal and fair treat-force as an Instrument of national policy is well-known. Its attitude ment which legally and fustly and position in regard to the LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter) is theirs.

various aspects of the situation in -Reviewing the attitude gen-!

"The Government of the United the Far East have been made clear erally of the Hungarian press from last Sunday, the im-States has noted the statements of on numerous occasions. That at- high 'officials that outside power titude and position remain un- pression is gained that the that their country intends the changed, much-expected success of the poutical freedom and independence This Government again makes German-Italian meeting at of the other country and that all reservation of this countr the Brenner and the con-with the development of affairs in rights under international law sequences thereof, as pre-East Asia this intention will be and existing treatles, and agree viously. prophesied by the demonstrated German press, seem to be a myth.

The Fuggetlen Magyar Orzag states in an editorial: "Sometimes it is a event when nothing hap- pens. Such events are the fallure of Molotov to visit Berlin, the failure to hold the promised meet- ing between Ribbentrop, Ciano and Melotov in Vienna and the failure to publish the promised statement, of decisive" importarice which was to have followed the Brenner meeting"

derit

thens of the United States "r nised, as did other Governi the National Government

Great Powers Republic of China. The Go

Deciding Europe's Fate

ment of the United State ample reason for believing the Government, with its now in Chungking, has ha still has the allegiance an port of the majority of th nese people.

"The Government of the States, of course, will conti

Special to ... Daily Press OSLO, Mar. 31 (Havas)—“Events are stronger than men, and the The Gottenburg Handels Tid- Great Puwers are deciding the fate recognise that Government ningen says the energetic English of whole Europe in the present Government of China."

FORMAL DECLARATION MAN action at Skagerack and Kattegat case, the Journal of Navigation hit a German sore spot. The ner-and Commerce writes reflecting the WASHINGTON, Mar 31 (Beater) vousness of the Third Reich is ob general uneasiness and apprehen-The Chinese Embassy has, pre- vipus, and Norway has felt it al-ston prevailing here connexion sented a formal declaration to the with possible political develop-State Department denouncing the ready."

The Helmat in a message from ments such as the tightening of new Chinese "Central Govern- Berlin says both Ally and German the Allied blockade.

ment as nothing more than a pressure on neutrals has increased.) Most of the papers consider the puppet organisation created and, and the position of neutrals is internment of the German sub controlled by Japanese militarists. seriously threatened.

marine U-21 as proof of Nor-

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be fullled only the pense of any other country;

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DO NOT DESIRE TO DEN AREA OF WAR BUT DESTROY NAZI CURSE

RCHILL REVIEWS

6 AND POSITION NEUTRAL STATES

LONDU Mar. 31 (Reuter)-Broadcasting a review, of the progress made in the War, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that when he spoke to his lis teners six months ago, he said that we reached the Spring without any great event we should have gained an

The Barzen Zeitungs correspon- to conform with international Dawn Attack important success He still felt that this additional period

dent in Mergerle is thought to ex- The papers also declare that press the German Foreign Office with the return of spring. Scan view when stating that Englandinavian ore exports will cease to has declared war on neutrals. But go through Norwegian ports and the eertainty with which the Swedish "ore will be shipped to governing German circles faced

Germany direct through the Nordic situation immediately;

Baltic Sea. after the Finnish war seems slow-

fy, to have been shaken..!

Among political circles, ur Berlin

the

there seems to be only certainty REASSURING

of the thing, and that is Italian friendship which includes Hun garian and Jugoslav, loyalty to- wards Germany.

Repulsed

FRENCH CAPTURE

SPEECH BY MOLOTOV sener

"GERMANS

of preparing had been an invaluable help to the Allies.....

The peaceful parliamentary nations had more difficul ties in transforming themselves into vast war-making or, ganisations than the dictator states, who glorify war and feed their youths on dreams of conquest, he said.

MR. CHURCHILL,

Nazi Bombs For The Dutch

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After paying a glowing tri- Safe to Madame Chiangs courage and patriotism, Ma- dame · San proposed · that a Hongkong Committee of the "Friends of the Wounded be formed with Madame HB Fung as Honorary President. The motion was seconded by Madame Sun Fo. Madame Kung amidst an enthusiastic applause was unanimously elected as Hon orary President and Madame C.. DIRECT HIT IN

C. Wu. as Chairman The Stand- TRAWLER

ing Committee will comprise one representative from each women's LONDON, Mar, '31 (Reuter) organisation.

survivors, Eight seamen'

"The British Empire and enormous magnitude more exact- French Republic, he said ly then we could before we came PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter)—Añ

are not joined together in in confact with our adversary on dawn.. by German a French post in. the re- an indissoluble union so that the sea and in the air We de Bion of Nied was repulsed. The their purpose may be accom- not conceal from ourselves that Germans were driven off with plished, and immense pro- the trials and tribulations that le men killed and some taken pri-gress has been made in almost before us are far beyond anything "On the other hand. Berin is

every direction fn strengthen- we have previously undergone, but -anxious about the apparent non-

North of Bitche, after artillerying their forces, improving we are entitled to recognise basic chalance and the great secrecy of

BUCHAREST," Mar. 31 (Retter preparation, the Germans at their defences and adapting facts. Moscow's politics. A neutral ob-M. Molotov's speech has not yet racked two French outposts lying their whole economy and

GREAT RESOURCES server could well notice Berlin's been published in Rummula, and fairly close together. The French mode of life to the service of "Our resources, and man- lack of conndence about the no omejal commenta available repulsed the Germans.

the common cause. Up to power, once they are fully de non-existence of German-Russian but well-informed circles who A High Command communique the present, time has been on veloped, will massively exceed

fferences

have heard the broadcast or read issued in Berlin says that the our side, but time is a change-those of the enemy. the News Agency text of the speech, Western Front, between the Mo

The First Lord went on to say The Goverment Gazette con-regard it as most reassuring

able ally! zelle and the Rhine there were

that the British and French races taps the Jurors List for 1040

It is taken as a reaffirmation several encounters between our INTENSIFICATION OF WAR of Russia's intention to maintain own and eneby patrols on Mar. Continuing Mr. Churchill said, together amount to 110 milion an unaggressive attitude. towards 29 and 30

"It seems to me that an intensin-gainst less than 70 million Ger- from a crew of 12, of the the question of Bessarabia.*

North of Saargemuend, a patrol cation of the struggle is to be ex-mans-for you cannot count the Dutch trawler, It is emphasised here that succeeded in taking several pected and we are certainly by no 16 million they are holding down which was sunk by'a German Russia's claim to neutrality is prisoners.

mcans'inclined to shrink from it. by brute force.

plane, are now in hospital at Through our command of the velocme, Reuter's correspondent. A commentary on the Western "God forbid that we should at Cernauti, reports that the Front operations, published

by boast or speak in terms of vain sea, which is becoming continually a Scottish east coast port sheech was received in Bulovina the German News Agency, states once and over-confidence. We more complete than ever, the re- after drifting six days in an Province with complete calm. thai patrol reconnaissance act! have never under-rated the terr sources of the whole world are to open boat, without food and

Trafic between Bukovina and vity was fairly intensive." Soviet-occupied Poland which states that one German patrol Ple nature of what we undertook a very large extent open to us, and water, until they were picked ceased when the Soviet troops captured an officer, a sergeant when after striving so long for surveying the whole scene we may up by the British submarine, occupied Galatia, has now been and four privates. A machine Peace we set ourselves to the task rightly feel the good assurance Unity. and cordial relations gun was captured in heavy fight-of dealing with the Nazi menace that it we do our best we shall not have been established on the, ing between one of our patrols in such a fashion as would clear fall."

Discussing whether the wal would be a long or short war, border The Russians are report and the enemy outposts. The the path of human progress and ed to be locally reassuring the enemy lost on this occasion some enable all countries to breathe.

Mr. Churchil sila. “It might Rumanians that they will not ten, billed and a number of freely for a long time.

have Been a very "short Bar- attack Ramanta on behalf of wounded while German losses We do not minimice bur task,

Continued on Page 7 but we can now measure it in its interests

were very light:

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Shipping Order

Special to H. K. Dally Press ANKARA, Mar, 31 (Havas)—AN order for the construction of 11 One of them, interviewed, said steamers, to the total value of that when the Nazi planè appear- £2,000,000 has been placed by the ed, they waved, thinking it was an Turkish, Government with Swan, Alled machine. A shower of Hunter. Wigham and Richardson, bombs was the only answer ther of Wallsend-on Tyne. got; one of the missiles striking the It is one of the biggest orders bridge, killing the captain and the placed with British shipping for mat

a long time.