1941-03-27 — Page 7

HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS HITLER FACED WITH MANY DIFFICULTIES DESPITE SUCCESS IN YUGOSLAVIA

"Herr Hitler has won a most remarkable victory over the politicians of Yugoslavia, but he will now face a most difficult position," said MR. VERNON BARTLETT, M. P., when he broadcast from London yesterday on the latest turn in international politics as seen in Yugoslavia's ad- herence to the Axis Pact.

"By signing this document, the Prime Minister of Yugo- slavia might keep his country out of war, but, will he be able to keep it, independent?" went on Mr. Bartlett. "It does not really matter, be- cause when 'Herr Hitler wants the country he will take it.

HITLER'S 'PROMISES "Certainly, the agreement im- plies that the Independence of Yugoslavia will be maintained, but that promise too does not matter to Herr Hitler."

Mr. Bartlett went on to express the view that Herr Hitler had never used his methods of pre- paration better than he did in the case of Yugoslavia. But even while the members of the Yugoslav Government were signing document in Vienna, the people of Yugoslavia were discussing in every village their chances of fighting the aggressors.

the

Herr Hitler's difficulty would be! with reconciling the people to this! new situation, because the greater part of the population were Serbs. who since the last war had been enemles of Germany.

"Herr Hitler has hesitated a long time before deciding to march down the Struma

Valley," said Mr. Bartlett. "I am, of course, speaking with- out an actual knowledge of the terms the Belgrade Govern- ment has accepted, but that does not really matter. In the present circumstances it must be looked upon as a prelude to an attack on Greece.

IMPRESSIVE FEATURE

"All Yugoslavia. Including the Prime Minister, must know that although the agreement

grants permission to Germany to only send hospital supplies, it really means that permission has been given to send an army across the

country.

never

send his

army to attack Greece," said Mr. Bartlett, who stated that the Serbs had

had

any exaggerated respect for the Central Gov- ernment of Yugoslavia. Even the

most ordinary Serbs would feel deeply humiliated by what had now happened to " the country.

THREAT TO GREECE "In the midst of all this, the Greeks have been celebrating their Independence Day," continued Mr. Bartlett. "That Independence is how threatened. by a second-rate power-Italy, but at any moment now the Germans may join the Italian troops.

"There is a great difference between the Yugoslav Govern- ment and the people there. Most of the army is composed of Serbs and there is no reason to believe that these Serbs will be easily disciplined by the Germans,"

CABLE

Mr. Wang Yup-ku and his bride, formerly Miss Chung Stu- ching (King's Studio).

Relief Aids 25,548.439 In China

Yugoslavia Revolt

Continued from Page 1.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941. —PAGE 7

Great Chapters In Military History: Lord Croft Lifts The Curtain On African Campaign

LONDON, Mar, 26 (Reuter)—The British Army continues to break records upon which the curtain has been lifted further by Lord Croft. Under-Secretary for War, ln the House of Lords He had a special word for the Home guard--"probably the least expensive force in history"-which free the mobile army to

Bake wherever necessary from Lofoten to Jiga,

Without the Home Guard, military commanders could not bava risked sending vital reinforcements in men and weapons ta smash the Italian army in Africa in the nick of time. Lord Croft then made new disclosures regarding the African campaigns.. Despite the peril of 'invasion we parted with fine troops and first class equipment to meet the menace to Egypt and our vital com- munications with the east.

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WORLD'S

RAREST STAMP

The world's rarest stamp. the only known copy Of British Gulana's 1-cent magenta of 1856, listed in the Standard Stamp Catalogue as being worth $50,000 was recently sold in New York by Mrs. Anna Hind Seals of Utica, N.Y, to R H Macy & Co., New- Yark City department store, which operate a stamp department,

Macy's admitted the fact that the purchase was made on behalf of a client, but refused to disclose

a source considered reliable it was

issue learned that Mrs. Scala received a cheque for $40,000 when she brought the stamp from Utica and surrendered it to Macy's

It is the longest distance ever perienced and trained to meet the the price paid to Mrs. Scala. From covered by an army in history to military might of Germans. reach a major theatre of war-it We are not afraid of the was an immense naval and mill-(Cheers), tary undertaking in submarine- infested, oceans. Today it is per- missible to mention that we have placed in safe custody in our pri- son camps a far larger number of the enemy than all the,, forces at General Wavell's disposal in the sombre month of last June, said Lord Croft

He then described in graphic de-

along the Libyan

H.K. Rent Racket

Continued from Page 1

were aided by the different re- -The ofacial German News blocked the retreat of all the re-tions from wooden to

the

were other

Of the total, 7.093,759 people

gional relict offices established by

conurmission, 1,713,699 given transportation and facilities by the refugee relief cen- thetres at key cities, 8,447,750 received opinion that Herr Hitler's Fifth help from the provincial relief Column had done their work very organisations and 8,162,778 were well to bring about this new assisted by public charitable and agreement between Yugoslavia welfare bodies. and the Axis.

Mr. Bartlett

expressed

GAGGED AND BOUND

T

The firm received also, from Goraon Harmar, of Harmer, Rooke & Co., Ltd., London stamp dealera, the certificate issued by Great Britain's Royal Philatelic Society attesting to the genuineness of the stamp.

The late Arthur Hind bought the

French Government's

suction of the famous Ferrars collection at Paris in 1921.

The new owner has been inform→

as in the majority of cases the flat intention of keeping his identity a

to be let would not be vacant secret for the present. He refused until the "tea money". and ad permission for the stamp to be

should break out before Herr Hit-December, 1939, and only 3,742,649 revolts cannot be ruled out even the Italian East African Empire, some kith and kin of landlords /structed Macy's that it be kept in

YOUNG KING

a vault for the time being.

This new owner of the world's

It is, as I said at the beginning of this talk, a remarkable tribute. to Herr Hitler's beastly methods Between May, 1938, and Decem- that he was able to secure the ber. 1940.

There was no cheering and no tail successive British pusiaughts otherwise, but the receipt entitled stamp for about $32,500 at the total of 25,548,439 platform speeches.

coast delivered the holder to see another flat submission of Yugoslavia, but people were aided by the national there are various aspects of the and provincial relief organisations

"EVERYTHING IN ORDER" at incredible speed against a well-without extra charge, Balkans which we must not forget. and public charitable bodies, ac-"Now everything is in order," said dern weapon of defence until the our reporter learned that the pre- LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter)-entrenched army with every, mo- On arrival at Mongkok Road cording to official statistics of the the Yugoslav Prime Minister on climax in early February when the vious tenants were made to vacate

SPECIAL SENTIMENT National Relle: Commission,

returning to Belgrade today after Army of the Nile. 660 miles from on the ground that the landlord acquired the rarity

The identity of the collector who signing the Axis Pact.

its base, pinched out Benghazi and had to make the necessary altera-mediately

was not 1133- disclosed. For the Agency, reporting this; says that maining enemy.

cement "world's rarest stamp" to be in pos-- floors. The former rental was $24 (session of a person who might ne- M. Markovitch was with him

With a

speed never equalled,per fat, and the present (without sire to maintain continued anony- when the diplomatic representa- with an endurance surely remark- any tives of the other Axis Powers uble, with a perfection of timing, madey

alterations having been mity W not be relished by staged a welcome,

$60. The money" de- philately, which has a special sen- surprise, initiative and a crescendo manded was the of pace, the Army had now won ajamount of $150!

insignificant timent about this British colonial LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter) glorious succession Yugoslavia has been delivered by which heartens every

item, which King George V once of victories

EXCEPTIONAL CASE

aspired to acquire for the Royal tree mal a timid and temporising Govern- and gives him faith in morale.

collection," Our reporter, pursuing his in- ment gagged and bound into the over numbers and in the supert-vestigations In addition, 130,453 people were

further, was told There is a further point,""con-sided by the joint offices of a hand of the Nazi despoiler. That lority of the British fighting men that this was an exceptional case ed of this but has reiterated his tinued Mr. Bartlett. "We don't! know yet how far the Yugoslav and hsien of Free China. Of the partite Pact, says the DAILY.

is the short meaning of the cere-over the enemies.. raid relief in the provinces, cities mony of initiation into the Tri- Government will be able to deal

IMMENSE DISTANCES with unrest in the country if it benefitted between May, 1938, and

25,548,439 people 21,805,790 were TELEGRAPH

Regarding the events in the vance rent have been paid. In exhibited either at Macy's or the The possibility of spontaneous xreat series of offensives against other words, flats, are decupled by can send his so-called hospital were alded during 1040.

New York World's Fair and in- supplies across."

Of the 8.447,750 people aided by likely achieve would be to give mense

now, but the most they would Lord Croft emphasised the im- put there for the sole purpose of distances involved and making house-hunters believe that Yugoslavia. Mr. Bartlett declared 1224,947 were in Hupeh province. for marching in to "restore order." 4,300 miles in circumference, with tenants had to shift for one rea- he has no intention of taking the Referring to the young King of provincial relief organisations. Herr Hitler the pretext he seeks said: "Imagine a vast clock of were it not for the fact that the rarest stamp is understood to be Prince Paul, the Regent, had been 1,083,150 in Klangsu. 728,050 in

an Australian, but it is said that anxious to keep himself in the Klangst and 830,758 In Anhwel. The there to show that a tame sub- Addis Ababa, with Hghtning blows not be vacant.

The example of Rumania was the centre 200 miles south-east of son or the other, the flat would background during these latest agures also show that 580.000 were mission offers no escape from serf-struck from 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 and.

stamp back with him at thla. itime. developments and the was now whether the young King Shanghai and 14,748 in Hongkong. proved that a resolute resistance

cared for in Nanking, 421,500 in dom, while the example of Greece last week, from two o'clock. question

This mild form of extortion is. In response to inquiries it was would receive his heritage intact.

After a description of the opera of the former

it was further learned, the outcome explained that if property of such can bring glory as well as danger tions in Eritrea culminating in the practice of "tipping" the watch the Dominion was at war it would usual harmless value were taken to Australia while "However, I will not say

NEW COLONIES.

and suffering.. that Yugoslavia is entirely lost

Loccupation of the strategically man. In addition to national

M. Tsvetkovitch, the Premier, important town of Neghellt, Lord for premises. and the acute short-out of Australia for the duration With the growing demand not be possible to take the stamp until the Nazis are within provincial appropriations for land ignored, as he ignored Britain's Croft said: "It was worth a Marage of houses, some bright person of the war and indeed it might be Belgrade," said Mr. Bartlett.

Then we must also remember the "commission. has given $3.205.- Ways and means

reclamation projects in Free China, assurance, that she is not without quaate to

Graziani and we construck on the brilliant idea the effect of the Russian-Turkish 544 during the same period to help

of rendering gratulate ourselves Mr. Bartlett pointed out that arrangement. It is stated that forming new colonies. By far the disposal of the Germans for a stabie

of subject to seizure during an emer on Its cap getting an extra month's rent for gency, and for formidable succour."

tuze."

that reason the was because the Yugoslav they kept this arrangement secret largest single appropriation of the in the back of the friendly neigh-troops of Nigeria. the Gold Coast landlords-agents and touts, as

He placed his country at the Farther to the east, the dranta growth, it has now eaten into the stay in the States until the Euro- nothing until, like a cankerous owner preferred to Jet the stamp army was

mostly composed of until after Yugoslavia had, signed commission amounting to $1,200,

offensive was initiated by Serbs and if Yugoslavia, had re-

souls of such a large number of pean conflict ends. sisted the Germans, they would communique which explains that colony near Kwellin, Kwangsi pro- į

on the dotted line. The official 000, was given to the reclamation bour to the south. If and when the King's African Rifles and the well-so that 1" has become al- have done most of the fighting in there is a complete understanding vince. The colony, with an area of Greeks will parry it with the same eral Cunningham, who was start-working-class Chinese to obtain a

the dastard thrust comes, the Union of South Africa under Gen-

most impossible for the average between the two countries should 119,300 mow, can support 8,480 re-ready humbled Signor Mussolini in Indian Ocean and seemed anxions at unless he is in possession of

dauntless courage which has "al-ing with high velocity from the Turkey be involved in the war, is fugees. of vital importance."

Altogether, the commission has

Albania...".

to spend Easter with his famous anything between $100 to $300. assisted seventeen reclamation re-

FATE OF GREECE

brother, the Commander-in-Chief

Unless the "Authorities take Four hundred and sixty-eight gions having a total area of 7,500,- anese newspapers appear to

TOKYO, Mar, 26 (Reuter)-Jap- of the Mediterranean,

prompt action to put a definite Indian boys are training for the 000 mow. These regions can sup-sume that the signing of a trun- through Italian Somaliland, is now in course of time, so spread as 100 officers and instructors,

This column, having swept rigns stop to this racketeering, it will. Indian Navy near Karachi ander. port 1,000,000 settlers and are

cated version of the Axis Pact by 300 miles over the Abyssinian bord- not only to include, foreign style located mainly in Shensi. Klangst, Yugoslavia has settled the fate of er and is rapidly approaching Har- houses in its grasp, but also eri mediately after 18 months inten-

Sixty of them will move out im Fukten, Hunan. Honan, Kwangsi, Greece. Hupeh and Szechuan. All except

rar and threatening the Djibuti courage landlords to resort to any sive training, including gunnery," Developing this theme. three of the projects are adminis-HOCHI SHIMBUN foresees Herr the Kenya frontier and 1,000 miles their premises-the Rents' Restric-

the railway. Its advance To miles from subterfuge to obtain possession of engineering and wireless, tered by provincial organisations Hitler

Fresh batches are constantly be- or private interests with subsidies achieving their objective of mak- a world record of distance in such

Bignor Mussolini from the railhead must surely be tion Ordinance notwithstanding. ing taken. from the commission.

ing the Mediterranean an "Axis astonishing Two of

time. the three national pond."

With government land reclamation pro-

great rapidity and at almost no expense jects are in Shensi province, while other sections of the Japanese Army on

According to the Domel Agency, in casualties, forces of the Indian the third one is near Chungking. Press aver that one, sequel will be and Arabs

one flank and Somalls CEITICAL TIME-

The Huanglungshan project in the adherence of all the other tured the capital of British Soma- An the other, recap- CHUNGKING, Mar. 26 (Reuter) Shens, which has an

area of, Balkan States to the Pact. -The Joint Turko-Soviet declara-4426,198 mow and

land after a surprise amphibious tion featured prominently in the 630,056 refugee-farmers, is the lar-Turkish Foreign Minister, in re-

can support An outspoken statement by the attack..."

"An impressive feature of the whole business has been the be- haviour of the Serbs and the Croats. They have shown a strong desire to maintain theft indepen- dence. The strongest protests have come from the Serbs and the weakest from the Croats."

this

the mountains of Serbia.

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"It is through these moun-

tains that Herr Hitler hopes to

SOVIET-TURKISH

UNDERSTANDING

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ANKARA, March 26 (Reuter)-Reports published abroad that the Soviet-Turkish understanding recently reached provides for Soviet assistance to Turkey if she in attacked by Germany are not con- firmed here.

Most that can be said is that it chiet suppliers of war materials to is believed if Turkey were attacked General Chiang Kai-shek's regime by Germany she would, in Soviet's in its war against Japan. view, not be fighting the Im- perialist war but would be fighting

to maintain her independence:

She might, therefore, be regarded

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ALL-BRITISH AREA

as in the same position as China Chinese Press this morning, several gest of all. The other Shensi pro-ference to Yugoslavia's adherence Whereas six weeks ago British emphasising the importance of the Ject, known as the Liping reclama-to the Axis Pact, was made yes-and Italian Somaliland were all

with all that that would imply.

The Bovlet has been one of the

AN ACT OF VIOLENCE

statement.

The Influential TAKUNGPAO de

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tion area, has 24,000 mow, enough terday, states a London message. Italian, today this great azed for 6,000 settlers. The Model New He said. "In spite of Turkey's clares that at a critical time inking is built under the auspices of ger has now penetrated to our fighting are surprisingly small Reclamation Village near Chung-endeavour for peace outside dan-

all British Turkish history, Turkey has re the Ministry of Social Welfare. zone of security. The road to be totalling up to February 23, 2,966 Our casualties in all the African- ceived assistance from the Soviet. The commission has given $85,604 followed by the Turkish nation is of which number happily only 604 whose action indicates Boviet pre to this project. (Central News). paredness against the extension of

clearly defined." German Influence into the Near

IN DENMARK East, thereby threatening interests

of the Soviet.

A grave violation of the national Commenting on the Yugoslav ad- honour of Denmark was committed herence to the Tripartite Fact, the only a few days ago when the Takungpao declared: For the

Laughlin Currie's 2-Point

Danes were pressed to turn their nation's helpless position we are Proposal For Aid To China

fleet of torpedo boats over to the not critical, only sympathetic." German navy-

boats.

ATTITUDES DIFFER

tried to create trouble between

taken up, le unknown.

were killed whilst we inflicted over 200,000 casualties on the enemy including, the capsure of 180,000 prisoners.

These campaigna have been truly imperial and troops of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhode- sia, African, colonies and the Su-

Infantry, Scots. Welsh, many Irish dan, with British guardsman and and also divisions from India Have, with the Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Artillery and Royal Engi-

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Renter)-First reports claiming some" Inside knowledge of Mr. Laughlin Currie's report to President Roose When the Danish. Cabinet pro-

ANKARA, Mar. 26 (Reuter) The velt on Free China appeared in press yesterday. Mr. Currie is tested against this circumvention attitude of the Borlet and Turkey known as one of President Roosevelt's assistants "with a passion fo of promises made at the time of towards the belligerents differs, anonymity,” to which might also be added silencs. occupation, the Germans lost pa saya the newspaper ULUB. III- tience and simply took the torpedo As a result, propagandista have proposed counter-offensive be is it actually made, are Hikely to be into British military history

For the effectiveness of China's How far these recommendations,neers written great fresh chapters It is," says the Svensk Social-them but the Soviet declaration to have made two points demokraten 'Swedish newspaper, that the USSR will do nothing to

Firstly, the Japanese in China fresh evidence of an alarming enrrass Turkey if Turkey's rela-are in far worse state of exhaus lack of understanding by the Ger- tio with a third Power grow rapid-tion and demoralisation than is mans of the honour and sense of ly worse shows that whatever their generally assumed in Washington, obligation which is ingrained in policy in the West, both Turkey the very heart and soul of the and the USSR. want peace in the Nordic peoples. We never expected East and any extension of war in anything like this from a victor-this area is against their commen lons nation like Germany,

Secondly, Firing Fortresses. could drop incendiary bomba on Japan's conce

rated paper And matchwo Industrial

Egypt has been saved; the Bues Canal will not be Italian; another Italian lake" have passed into 600 miles of the shores of the

British care. The Italian hold on

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