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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

YUGOSLAV REVOLUTION:

- FIRST MOVE IN EUROPE IN

DEFENCE OF FREEDOM.

CABLE

SPIRITED DEBATE Five Times Explosive

IN COMMONS

IN

Power Of Any Previous

SAYS VERNON BARTLETT Sunday Cinema Vote Bombs Dropped By R.A.F.

Narrowly Defeated

LONDON, April 2 (Reuter) --

"As far as I can remember, since October 1922, when I. saw Signor Mussolini march on Rome, every single move

Should wartime conditions be RESEARCH CONTINUED in Europe has been carried out by men who believed in the

FOR EVEN suppression of nation and in the destruction of freedom. allowed to interfere with Britain's

MORE CATASTROPHIC EFFECT

This Yugoslav revolution is the first move in Europe in de- fence of freedom,” said MR. VERNON BARTLETT, M.P.,

even

traditional Sunday?

The House of Commons, after a spirited debate, decided that the

held.

ment order, enabling theatres to

•

THURSDAY, APRIL

VICHY PROTEST TO BRITAIN

The

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MINE SIGHTED

Naval authorities repört

that a floating mine was sighted 2 1/4 miles north from Liitin Island yesterday in lat. 23 degrees.

Sequel To Incident 00 N. long 114 degrees 03 B

In Mediterranean

(approx).

A derelict Junk with foremast and sail still standing was report- BERNES, Apr. 3 (Reuter) - Aed to the Harbour "authorities as

protest was addressed by the drifting in lat: 22 degrees #4 30"

French Government to London long. 166 degrees 17 E (approx) after the convoy incident near on Monday. It is considered as the port of Nemours, Algeria, ac-dangerous to navigation. cording to a Vichy telegram

Thr

protest, which was ad- dressed through the United States

Government, declares. that for "even when they did not carry months past, visits on French cargo." merchantships by British дата! The view expressed was that,

the cap-the British Fleet exceeded the ture of the Vessels in question, frights of inspection.

Mr. Bartlett opened his talk so, Yugoslavia would not have been with a comment on Mr. Mat- able to fight him and Turkey would suoka's visit to Berlin and not have been in the strong posi.ment, however, made it clear that plosives, it was added, was still going on to make the bombs even units always ended in Rome and said that he would tion in which she was today. greatly have wished to see Herr von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, ex- plaining to Mr. Matsuoka the recent reverses which the Axis Powers had sustained. ·

"But the Greeks did not sur- render-they did not think of surrendering in the face of all these threats to Salonika," declared Mr. Bart- Jett. “And thus, Herr Hitler could not reach the Eastern Mediterranean without fighting and his fight would be more severe if he had to attack Yugoslavia in addition to Greece.

have

The new type of bombs dropped by the Royal Air Force on when he broadcast from London yesterday on the signifi-traditional Sunday must be up POWER OF ANY PREVIOUSLY DROPPED by British planes, it was Emden "on Monday night have FIVE TIMES THE EXPLOSIVE cance of the recent setbacks which the Axis Powers have

The debate arose from a Govern explained in a London message. The bombs are capable of causing received and the effect of these on Europe.

destruction to buildings in a wide area, open on Sundays. The Gover- Research work at the Air Ministry in connexion with high ex-

no political implications were in-more catastrophic in their effect. volved and that every member was? "In the last few days and par- i can be very heavy. That is what free to vote according to the die-ticularly in the raid on Emden we have done." tates of his own feelings.

the R A. F. dropped the most

The speaker said that the new bombs Member after member argued powerful

ever released type of bombers were being used that theatres should

the from aircraft", said the B. B. Cfor carrying these high-powered samme freedom as the B.B.C. and air expert when be commented in bombs and it was no secret that. cinemas, and the Home Secretary London last night on: thenew their bomb loads and range have Mr. Herbert Morrison), speaking type of high-powered bombs now been Increased. This meant that NAZI COMMENT

for the Government, declared that being nsod by the British Air more bombs and more powerful. The Germans themselves had em-

both soldiers and workers needed Force.

bombs will be dropped on the phasised the Importance of the

these facilities.

The speaker said that when he Nazis. developments in Yugoslavia,

that But meanwhile opponents were used the word "powerful”* One

"Italians

are stated to have comment, when Yugoslavia signed

THREAT TO ITALY

busy in the lobbies rounding up did not mean to say that these been the first to have used bombs the Axis Pact, was that it was a "If Yugoslavia is involved in war, supporters and rather to their own bombs were very large in size. in aerial warfare", said the "diplomatic Dunkirk..." for Eng-it is fairly certain that their first surprise, says Reuter's Lobby Cor-

"It is the power factor that 15 speaker, That was in 1912 and, land! Another comment described action will be to send a few divi- respondent, they won,

most important now", he said. "It perhaps, it is restitution that the Yugoslavia's signature "as asions into Albania to attack the On a free vote, the order en is easy to construct a big bomb Italians have suffered so much in crowning triumph," while yet an- Italians in the rear. Herr Hitler abling theatres to open on bus a bigger bomb meant that this war from a form of destruc- other declared that "Britain had cannot afford to neglect the Ita-days WAS

fewer bombs. could be carried tion that they themselves intro- lost the diplomatic battle of the lians. If after losing so many against 136.

The construction of a super-duced." Continent."

men in Africa, and so many ships

heavy bomb; therefore, 13 not justified and that is why increased power is so important

VERE HEAVY "If you can increase the power

"I said last week, went on Mr.in the Mediterranean, their ex- Bartlett, "that Herr Hitler had won peditionary force in Albania is a most remarkable diplomatic vic-] forced to surrender, Herr Hitler tory over the politicians. I forgot will be in greater difficulties than to add my reasons for saying this- | ever. namely that the Yugoslav people "He may therefore, take had never failed to fight for their Italy over as a conquered pro- independence. I also said that vince. There are so many Ger- Herr Hitler would find that he had man troops in Italy today that to deal with perhaps the most she may be said to be already courageous people in the whole of reduced to that status. All Europe:"

this had had the effect of turn- ing' Italy into a German pro- rince.

Mr. Bartlett declared that опе German newspaper had recently stated that Mr. Mat- suoka had arrived in Berlin at a moment when the work of the new European order had made another step forward. "He was correct," said Mr. Bartlett, "but it was our new order, and not Herr Hitler's."

"Today Signor Mussolini can hardly lay any claim to his pre- vicus statement that the Mediter- ranean is Italy's sea. Indeed, he can hardly claim that over the Adriatic. The Adriatic, which has more or less now passed into Allied hands, might prove a bit of a nui- sance to Herr Eitler's troops in Italy..

OLD TACTICS

Sun-

defeated by 144

votes

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BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

A German bomber Was shot down off the coast of Devon yes- terday, states a London message adding that only one body was

MADRAS, Apr. 2 (Reuter) The Governor's War Fund is expected to pass the crore (10,000,000) rupee mark (£750,000) in a couple of of your bombs without increasing recovered,·

days.

run

their weight then the damage"

GALA PREMIERË OF "PASTOR HALL” Story Of Incarceration Of Niemoeller

Graced by a distinguished audience, "PASTOR HALL" described

as the best film. yet made of life in Nazi Germans, began its local at the LEE THEATRE last night with, a' gala '« premiere performance, beld under the auspices of the CHINA DEFENCE LEAGUE, in aid of WAR ORPHANS.

GREATEST JOY OF ALL Mr. Bartlett then referred to the countries under Nazi rule. In Ru- mania, he said, General Antonescu "In these circumstances, it is appeared to have had already not surprising that Herr Hitler is enough of being à puppet ruler. using his old tactles and trying to

His Excellency the Governor, Sir "As you can imagine," continued say that Britain is attempting to Geoffry Northcote, accompanied by Mr. Bartlett, "we in Great Britain extend the war in the Balkans. Mr. B. C. Fay, Hon. A.D.C. attend- are delighted at the tremendous These tactics are wearing a little ed and was received by Madame Sun Yat-sen (Chairman of the De- defeat our Navy has inflicted on thin, because "Yugoslavia today, the Italians. We are delighted too has a better weapon then Herr fence League) and Mrs. Selwyn.

Clarke and other officials. Hitler in this war of nerves.

at the success of the Imperial forces in Eritrea and Abyssinia.

"But the Yugoslavia affair gives us the greatest joy of all. because one realises that the human will of which this affair in an expression, is more Important than armies and navies."

1,

HITLER'S DILEMMA When you came to think of it, Herr Hitler's dilemma is a difficult one. Yugoslavia is really now able to carry on a campaign of nerves against him and what Herr Hitler has to decide is whether he should attack or whether he should carry on as though the previous Yugoslav Government had not signed "along the dotted line.

I

"I Herr Hitler does nothing, no other country will be frightened of him again. If he attacks, it wil prove a very expensive decíston."

of

Mr. Bartlett said that Herr Hitler had thought that the very arrival German troops in Bulgaria would have caused the Greeks to Had the Greeks done

surrender.

Appalling Living Conditions For Poor

to that area."

TIENTSIN PEACE PRESERVATION SERVICE

Council inviting all

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Five enemy aircraft were shot down "over Britain on Tuesday night, three by A. A. fire, in the course of raids on a small scale.

One station was attacked but the serodrome was not rendered unserviceable.

:

VIRTUALLY FREE

For the sixth night out of niñe.

Britain was virtually free of raids on Tuesday, says Reuter.

A few bombs were dropped during the evening in South-West England, states an Air Ministry communique.

These caused little damage and no casualties.

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CONDITIONS

IN FUKIEN

able-bodied residents in the Bri-cll has been appointed by the Na- tish area to enroll for peace pre- tional Government to investigate

servation service.

.

At the request of General Chen Y, Chairman of the Fuklen Pro- vincial Government, a mission of TIENTSIN, Apr. 2 (Reuter)-five consisting one official from the "I don't know much about what Among others present were His Significance is attached to the Executive Yuan, one from the Con Mr. Eden is doing in Athens," con- Excellency Major-Gen A. E. Gra-emergency order by the British trol Yuan and three Fukien mem- tinued Mr. Bartlett, "but he will sett, Hon, Commissioner of Police, Municipal

bers of the People's Political Coun- certainly be considering means to Mr. C. G. Perdue, and Mrs. Perdue. prevent the spreading of the war Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Mrs. Lo, Hon, W. J. Carrie, Hon. Dr. P. S.

the civil administration and recon- VICHY AND BRITAIN

Selwyn-Clarke, Hon. Sir Shouson Special constables" and volunteers struction in Fuklen. Mr. Bartlett declared that the Chow, Mr. Robert Ward, the An- are standing by and. It is under- General Chen requested that news of the latest naval battle rican Consul, Dr. LI ̈ Shu-fan, Dr. stood, United States marines are these investigations be carried out came ધા 2 particularly suitable Y. W. Wen, Mr. A. J. R. Moss, Mr. Similarly being held in readiness following recent allegations of moment for the Western Mediter-D. J. Sloss, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur in anticipation of developments in maladministration. It is understood ranean as well as the Eastern Woo, Prof. Gordon King. Miss connexion with some outstanding that General Cher has already re- Mediterranean.

Margaret Watson and many others, demands presented by Chinese po- 'ported to Chungking regarding the "Pastor Hall," based on an ori-ice constables in the British Con- charges levelled against him-- ginal story by the famous German poet and author. Ernst Toller, an anti-Fascist refugee who took shelter in the United States, is a Bim which shows seriously and sensitively, for the first time, what we are fighting for and what we are fighting against. -

"It does look very much as

If the Darlan Government in Vichy will have to make up its " mind as to whether it wants to remain the Axis slave," went on Mr. Bartlett. "Britain has been postponing her policy as re- gards Vichy for a very "long time, but now there is no doubt that half the cargoes brought to France goes to Germany."

In a prologue, Mrs. Franklin D. Mr. Bartlett said that there was!

Roosevelt, wife of the United evidence that large quantities of Alm was a story of most vital im- the States President, said that supplies from French North Africa portance to all of us were passing into occupied and unoccupied France and in the thres weeks from November 18, no fewer than 88 vessels had berthed at Hai, the clergyman who dares to Marseilles.

"Here" in England, we are find-regime, gives a very convincing rise up and fight against the Nazi ing it increasingly difficult to be portrayal in a difficult role.

FINE PORTRAYAL WILFRED LAWSON, as Pastor

In

the role of the pastor's

cession.

(Central News)

German Propaganda Taking More Menacing Turn

LONDON, April 2 (Renter)—The policy adopted by the Yuge- slav Government is clear and unequivocal, weites Renter's Diplo- ' matic correspondent. They wish to maintain peace and to keep close and friendly relations with all their neighbours' and, above all, to safeguard their politcalindependence and territorial inte- grity.

While they have not repudiated the Tripartite Pact they are, examining it very carefully and objectively. If a provisions do not run counter to Yugoslav policy the Government of General Simovitch will probably not denounce the signature of its pre- decessors.

But, adds the correspondent, it a wedge between the Serbs, Croats

of German settlers.

moved by appeals on humani-. tarian grounds" said Mr. Bartlett.

Quite apart from the fact that daughter, NOVA PILBEAM, the is evident that the Germans are and Slovenes is not likely to be so much food is going to our Youthful, star, gives a sincere and not prepared to leave the inter- more successful than the efforts enemies, in normal times France appealing impersonation, Excel-pretation of the Pact in the hands to. intimidate the "Berbs with' ; did not need all these supplies" lent supporting roles are given by of General Bimovitch and his stories of "horrible" per ation

FRENCH IMPORTS

Marius Goring, Beymour Hicks and Government. Some appalling examples of the Mr. Bartlett declared that in Hay Petrie,

To the Nazis, as they have re poverty that accompanied condi- 1938 France had Imported less The story, briefly, centres round peatedly declared, there is no such tions of living for the poor in than one per cent. of her potatoes a brave parish minister in the thing a neutrality. The country Hongkong were given by Miss J. and, even so, she was able to ex-small German town of Altdort who must be either for or against the R. Taylor, Secretary of the Hong- port nearly twice as much of her stood in defiance of the Next Goy-especially if the Germans are able kong Refugee and Social Welfare own home-grown potatoes. Be-ernment when the latter tried to to enforce this point of view

FEET INJURED

A six-year-old boy, Cheung Kau, while attempting to cross Belchers Btreet, West Point, at noon yes- terday, was hit by bus No. 623

received injuries to his feet. travelling from west to east and

WAR STATEMENT

Counell, when she addressed. St. sides, the British blockade did not paganise the church. In actual TWO ALTERNATIVER Andrew's Church Lenten discus- hinder France from obtaining fact it in a story behind the con- In these circumstances Ger sion group last night on "Poverty potatoes from natural marketa.viction of the Rev. in Hongkong."

France had been self-supporting Niemoeller, whose fearless attacks lavia only the alternatives of

Martin many's attitude would leave Yugo Referring to studies made among in such things as wheat, rye and were responsible for his inear subservience or the consequences parents of children who are fed at oats and was able to supply eighty ceration in a German concentra of refusal and it is significant that several food kitchens being run per cent of her necessary feeding tion camp.

LONDON, April 2 (Reuter) -- here by charitable organisations, stocks,

German propaganda is now run Mr Winston Churchill announced Miss Taylor said that it was not

The film, produced by Roy Boult ning in the same direction as that in the House of Commons yester uncommon to find that such peo-

ing, was presented by Mr. James taken before the attacks on Ausday that he proposed to make a ple shared a flat with as mary as

Roosevelt, and released through tria. Czechoslovakia and Poland war statement before Easter. 19 other families and, with regard

United Artists

But the Germans are dealing in to sanitation, it was found that in almost very case studied sanitary buckets usually occupied a space in the kitchen.

"As Herr Hitler knows, al- most the last thing we want to have in Britain is trouble with our allies or ex-allles, but what we don't want is to give. Germany what she wants by making a farce of blockade,” concluded Mr. Bartlett,

The

In conjunction with last night's Belgrade with a Government which LAHORE, Apr. 2. (Reuter) premiere showing a dramatic has come to power on the tide of death is announced of Sir Sunder- newsreel, "The Road to Victory national feeling against serfdom, singh Majithia, Sikh leader and was so shown.

As a result the attempt to drive Revenue Minister of the Punjab,

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