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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

I. R. A. DISORDERS

Domonstration Against Coventry Execution

London, Feb. 12.

Hitherto a war has pre-occupied Britain, but to-night's speculation is

the outcome of many demonstrations,

February 13, 1940.

The War In China Chinese Claim To Have Re-captured Pinyang

After a week of bitter Aghting in the suburban regions, the more or less expected, on a result | Chinese claim that they smashed into Pinyang, the strategie city of the Barnes and Richards exccu- at the northern terminus of the Nanning-Pinyang highway, on tions which have foured anti-Britis Sunday night and recaptured the city from the Japanese. feeling to the highest pitch.

A report from Lluchow states that|

Nationalfat ympathisers Chinese troops tightened their grip "HAW-HAW”

HEARD HERE

on the city last week, and a determined null on Sunday morn- inst, they routed the Japanese out- side the city, fuflleting over 6,000. casualties.

Then, continuing their assault, the Chinese forced an entry and drove out the remnant Japanese. Nazi Propaganda Doos

the arrival of reinforcements, the Japanese at Shunngtsul at the

Not Impress orthern end of the Nunning-Wuming ghway made a fresh attack shortly afterwards, But

qulci through manoeuvring the Chinese are said to have cut off the Japanese retreat.

Fighting is understood to be con-

Al Belfusi a melee, in which several thetrand tore up the street cobbling and hurled rocks, bottles and brickbats from the muf tops on to the baton charging police, occurred, and at Dublin there was a meeting in which 10,000 cheet

d the expectation that Britain would be "ruthiersly crushed by Germany" and I.R.A. armed raids at Billykimlar had an anxious week-end, which re called the Trish unrest when Englund way fast engaged in a European war. Meanwhile, with the exception at minor letter box bombings, the half expected cruption of further I.R.A. terrorism in Britain, following con- summation of the Birmingham death sentences, has failed to materiallse.ng in this sector. This is attributed to the extraordinary precautions in centres all over the

Hupeh Successos

-

Lord Haw-Haw, or one of his col- lengues, is heard as clearly in the Far East on the short-waves as he Is in England on the medium wovca. The oversens version of the "Hum- bug from Hamburg" is radiated via Zeesen, a powerful short-wave trans- mitter which operates on wave- gths close to those used by the lengths B.B.C. overseas service.

In Hupeh, Chinese forces have re- country, where special duty police are captured Hualungtong, north of still watching the 1.R.A. hideouts and slit, capturing two artillery

German radio propaganda is not guarding por vulnerable spots.

offices and public build-pieces and a number of rifles and taken very seriously in the Far East

machine-guns.

Imgs and other

In the Belfast demonstration, 13 are reported to have been hurt after riots in which the Nationalists hurled stones over the rouf tops Into the adjoining streets. Two youths tore large stones from the roadways and flung them Into trucks filled with

Following up this success, they particularly since Lord Haw-Haw! smashed into Kingshan by the cast has broadcast news items which his gate. Many Japanese were killed listeners have been able to check for

Usually

ho keeps to and

the Japanese supply themselves. depots were set on fire.

anti-British news concerning Africa, Chukl

or even Great Bri- on the Cheklang-Klangst the West Indies tallway in Chekiing, was bombed tain which none of his listeners in

some of

tre

the Far East In a position im- armed pollee. Traubte also develop by uing Japanese planes last 8aadenso deny. But when ne day.. Over 30 bombs were dropped and three persons were killed, while in the Federated Malay States, every

ed at Armagh, where policemen stopped a meeting in a large club tall, after forcing an entrance. The meeting had previously been banned. Other meetings and demonstrations were held all over Ireland, includ- Ing Ulster, but they were quiet,

The labour leader, Mr. Joseph Cahil, told demonstrators that since

the Barnes and Richards executions, several Protestant and some English residents had received threatening fetlers, but the threat was un- authorised by any of his organisations and were the work of private in

dividuals-United Press.

Treaty Abrogation

Agreement Between

many houses were destroyed.

Other Towns Raided Tungly, south-west of Fuyang, was:

also raided by 12 enemy machines, Here, 14 bombs were dropped.

attacked by

Kinhwa

WOJ

12

machines last Friday but sustained little damage.

Covered by a terrific naval barrage a Japanese platoon attacked the Chinese positions east of Fengtsch, on the south bank of the Yangise 38 niles below Kluking, en Sunday, The attack

was hurled back yester day morning.

From Chungking comes a report that several Japanese planes ground cd at the Lunghun aerodrome, five miles from the international Settle- ment at Shanghai, were destroyed by Chinese guerillas, who made a sudden raid on Sunday.

Fukien Landing

It is reported from Foochow that four Japanese warships arrived off Island off the South Tungalan Japan And Netherlands Futien coast yesterday.

Tokyo, Feb. 12.

The Foreign Office announced to- day that an. #greement had been reached between Japan and Nether- lands to terminate the trenty of arbitration, conciliation and judicial settlement by August 11,

The signed protocol annexed to the treaty concluded on April 10, 1933, stipulations that in case contained

a change were made in Japan's legol position vis-a-vis the Permanent Court of International Justice as a consequence of Japan's withdrawal

Under

naval barrage, Japanese bluejackets landed at Kangkow, southwest of Tungalan City.

The Chinese put up stiff resistance und fighting is still in progress.

COLDEST WINTER

IN HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12 (Reuter).

from the Lengue of Nations, the-With further frost and snow, the contracting parties should begin con- present winter ranks as the coldest in sultation for the purpose of examin-Holland's history, according to the ing whether it Was

to Dutch Weather Institute. -treaty

necessary

Wan 20 miles

revise the provisions of the

The record-breaking cold spells of which concern the Permanent Court 1835 and 1891 have been left well of International Justice.

behind. Japan's withdrawal from

The River

below the League of Nations and the change in Ninezen is ten inches higher than her relations with

been owing the Permanent she has ever

to dam

an in- Court of International Justice have caused by ice floes. Hence caused her to consider it necessary creasingly serious flood situation is to make technical adjustments in the developing. treaty.

The sole purpose of the Japanese Government action Hes in their do- sire not to be further bound by the treaty case the conversations for a treaty revision do not reach a con- clusion by the said date--Domei.

LATE NEWS

(Continued from Page 1,)

completely modernised and now com- mands the Swedish-Finalsh frontier

Cold Wave Terrors LONDON, Feb, 13 (Reuter)-The new cold wave sweeping Europe is described as worse than the Arctic wenther experienced last menth, and| frou

all over the continent cume re- ports of hardship. ports

The greater part of Eurape is ex- periencing temperatures of 20 to 30 degrees of frost, und heavy snow- storms have occurred in many cows- trics.

Traffic is at a standstill all over the Danube Basin and the Balkans.

about heavy war inxation

be listener in Malayn knew

WHE lying. It was the same with a state- the ment about Singapore being centre of the "Brlush opium tra

trade." The only opium in Singapore is sold by the government under strict con- ditions to

to registered addicts only. A neutral to Brish news services is paid by the Bangkok Chronicle

which (Thailand)

says they fairly prompt, frank and conserva- tive" while German news is exactly the reverse,

Doses Of Gloom

fre

But British people in the Far East are not yet entirely satisfied with the British news bulletins broadcast. from the B.B.C. The "Straits Times" (Singapore), the leading English- Innguage daily in Malaya, calls them "daily doses of

of gloom and thinks that while they are 100 per cent. reliable "the restraint is overdone.

"News bulletins are too short and there is a tremendous field of neutral opinion to which no attention has yet been given. There are not enough foreign language broadcasts and the human touch sadly lacking in the English bulletins," says the news- paper.

an extremely "A person with Imited knowledge of English trying to gather something of the trend of the news from the lones of the an- nouncer, might be excused for think- ing he was listening to a funeral oration. There seems to be an im- pression in the B.B.C, that cheerful- ness is positively indecent,"

The newspaper also complains that stale news is repealed in several bul-| letins sometimes for 18

more.

hours or

In many directions, it is admitted, is functioning well, but there are no broadcasts in British propaganda Dutch for the people of the Nether- lands Indles, none in Siamese for the Thal people and none in Hindu- stant for Indions who nightly listen to the German broadcast in Hinda- stani. Chinese and Japanese are niso neglected.

New Russo- German Pact

Nazis Help To Put Up Factories

AMSTERDAM, Feb, 12 (Reuter) ---- The Rome-Triest express has beeb A new German trade agreement pro- held up while the railway between|viding for a total turnover of 1,000,- Copenhagen and Berlin has been sus000,000 marks was signed in Moscow pended.

during the week-chd, according to Berlin is shorter of coal than ever, the Berlin correspondent of the and many buildings are without any "Telegraaf." form of heating.

The correspondent learns that Many people have been frozen to German industry will erect a whole death in Hungary,

series of factorien in Russia in ex- change for deliveries of raw materials and food-stufa.

north of the Gulf of Bothnia at a polat THYSSEN LOSES

NATIONALITY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

The factories will include works for large scale production of artificial rubber.

It is believed that goods which Russia will send to Germany will in-

where the strategic rail centres of Tomean and Haparanda are situated, Scores of new pill-boxes and em- Placements have been added

to the "forward terrain"* the line, a de- nolete aren about fifty miles deep

BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UP)-Fritzclude large quantities of main, ore, stretching to

the

Finnish frontier.

Thyssen, "the man who made Hiler and petroleum. There

Bre nd strategic approaches has, despite previous Nazi denials, lon that transport dimculties may to The Sivedish frontier from Finland been deprived of his German citizen- form a great obstacle to the fulfilment except one the railway running ship.

of the agreement.

north

along the const of the Gulf of The ban is effcclive with regard Bothnia. This railway is commanded to his wife, Amelic, by the Boden fortresses.

An official announcement to this Two railways serve the Swedish effect was made to-day by Dr. Wu- fortifications, which have been helm Frick, the Minister for the In- equipped with new heavy guns with terier.

a large number of modern A.A. guna, The order became effective on produced by the famous Bofors February 4,

“All Quiet on the Western Front" factory, and claimed to be among the

Erich Maria Romarque's great novel, filmed by Univorsal

Hitler Sends Congratulations

TOKYO, Feb. 12 (UP)-Hitler has sent a message to Emperor ittrobito expressing congratulations, on the

Chinese Prisoners For Japan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Feb. 12 (UP)—The Japanese War Minister has informed

the Diot that the Army authorities

2,000th anniversary of the founding are considering bringing Chinese pri- of the Japanese Empire and the wish soners of war to Japan in order to for further prosperity of the Japanese fill the demand for labour in certain Imperial Household.

(unspecified types of work.

| best in the world.

No omelal Agures have been issued, tut the Daily Telegraph" correspond ent understands that not less than 70,000 men, fully trained and quipped, are now holding Sweden's northern bnation.

When Fritz Thyssen and his wife

Neutral observers are of the opin-

NAZIS ENLIST

THE POTATO

BERLIN. Feb. 12 (Reuter),--The

fled to Switzerland, they left behind humblo potato is die latest raw in Germany his coal-mines, his armaterial to be extensively used in

Germany's lightning drive. mament factories and his millions.

All have been seized by the Nazis.

W.A.TS. IN FRANCE

The number of things Germans now eclaim that they will be able to make from the potato is really surprising. Forty different dyes and colourings alone can be made, these being used for colouring materials. of various kinds. LONDON, Feb, 13 (Router)-It is Vinegar, starch and, sugar are also learned that a number of women of being made and the potato is being the Auxillary Territorial Service aroused in the making of chocolates and now on duty in Franco,

pastries.

The exact number is unknown, but Finally, the potato is used to make it is belloved that it is only a pro- beer and, from all evidence available. portion of those who eventually will German beer to-day seems almost all be overseas,

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