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ROME, Feb. 19 (UP). The newspaper "Osservatore," in front page editorial regarding the Russo-Finn conflict, praises the courage of the Finns but forecast their defent due to the overwhelm- ing numerical strength of the Soviets,

It says that neutrala fear reprisala hence they are not giving ald to the Flans,

SPANISH SHIP

SUNK

Nazi Plane Over Denmark

MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter)--The COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 Router). official Spanish agency has announced —A plano bearing Gorman nationality that the Spanish stormer, Banderas, marks flew over Danlah territory 2,000 tons, was sunk following an ox-south of Slengig to-day, plosion six miles off Cape Villano,

Danish batteries operied fire but the Twenty-two out of the crew of 29 machine was not hit.

are dead.

THE NISY FRENCH REMEDY.

THERAPION NG THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION N3 Kai dasar pincheravada kadura Polvonom, a Guava Caronia Wanicis namn

Mr. Eden Returns

LONDON, Feb. 19. (Router).—Mr.

Dominions, arrived in England to-day Kaduna Prvon Bay Chemista de uitiver Elkostur Mutlu - by air from his' recent visit to wel- DE. LE GLERUMAL Colieromtesa RaDAY,KLAMION como the Australian and New Zealand UN, AK OLERO'S PILLS for the Liver Nilitonae-wonkkidneyo isinasari. Į troops in the Near East.

Anthony Edlen, Secretary for the

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exeter Heroes Hear Their Story Broadcast

LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reu- ter)---In certain trans- missions of the B.B.C. on Saturday, a talk by an officer of H.M.S. Exeter was broad- cast,

Early on Sunday morning n eable was received from the Governor of the Falkland Islands, asking for a repent of the broadcast for the benefit of British sailors from the Exeter who were in hospital there.

This was gladly done early this morning.

The sequel was another cable from the Governor of the Falkland Islands, read- ing: "The Exoter's wounded thank you."

STOCKHOLM DECISION

Impossiblo To Aid

The Finns

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 19 (UP), -The Swedish Government's decision not to intervene with military assistance on behalf of Finland was endorsed to-day by King Gustav.

In Proclamation Extra- ordinary. His Majesty informed the country of the Government's decision, which has been made despite repeated Finnish quests for aid.

The Proclamation read in

SECOND PROTEST LODGED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" LONDON, Feb. 19 (Domei). The Norwegian Government to-day lodged a second protest with the British Government regarding the Altmark incident,

It is understood that the fresh Norwegian not demanded the TO

taken turn of the Drillsh prisonera away from the Altmark, as well as on Indemnity and an ocial apology by the British Government,

M. Koht Indignant

OSLO, Feb, 10 (Reuter)-M. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minister. speaking in the Storting, said that British warships committed a pross violation of Norway's neutrality by Intercepting the Almark,

In

He said that the Altmark was state_service ship which had served the

German Navy. Accordingly sho must be considered a warahlp conformity with international law.

The Altmark entered Norwegian territorial

Trondheim waters Fjord on February 14 when she was stopped by a Norwegian torpedo boat, whose commander asked to be allow cxl to examine the ship.

February 20, 1940.

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CANADA'S ECONOMIC STRENGTH

Impressive Figures Revealed

LONDON, Feb, 10 (British Wire- less), Some indication of Canada's growing economic strength and, com sequently, increasing the resources available for the British Common- wealth war effort may be realised

in the weekly{ from Bgures

newspaper, lah

Compared with December, 1938, figures for which month were $88,- 888,000. December, 1930, słowa i 47 per cent, rise in the value of exports at $101,021,322.

the

Taking the four-month period from

outbreak

of war, the figure for domestle

exports Is $370,078,730, compared with $317,342,243 for the similar 1938 period.

Record Agricultural Production

This shows an increase of 17 per cent.

The gross value of agricultural

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DISCOVERED

CAIRO, Feb. 19 (Router)-Pro- fessor Montet, of Strasbourg Univer- The captain of the Altmarkt im-sity, who last March found the 2,800 mediately agreed to this request. year old tomb of King Shishak, has Warships were not obliged to sub- now discovered, on the same site the mit to inspection and the only right intact tomb of King Psusennes of a representative of the Norwegian the 21st dynasty, who was believed Navy had was that of making sure to have been the father-in-law of that the ship was what her captain King Solomon. Valuable gold objects

were also found in the tomb. Julfeged her to be.

Of this, the Norwegian officer was able to assure himself by reading the Altmark's papers.

the statements about the Allmark The Storting unanimously approved affair by M. Koht and M. Hambro, the President of the Storting.

Not Satisfied

reference to international law. after

repeated violations of it.

of $1,133,545,000, representing the highest recorded figure since 1930 and an advance of $97,000,000 over 1936.

Federal revenue returns show an equally satisfactory Increase, while the financial resources available are Instanced by the over-subscription, by nearly one third, of the $200,000,- 000 three and a quarter per cent.! bonds which were recently offered to

the public,

Finland's Youth

To Be Mobilised

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 19 (Reuter). The radio announced that Finland la to mobilise all youths between the ages of nine and 18 for agricultural work.

They will work on farms which, owing to the calling-up of older men, are now left in the hands of women or old people.

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OTTAWA, Feb. 19. (Reuter).- Canada's combined military, nával and air force strength has reached to pr 00,000, over

according

National by Defence Department.

Paris Approves Protest PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-The spirit and form of Britain's protest to Norway over the Altmark 'affair are entirely approved here.

In the opinion of well-informed Koht said that a Norwegian observers, Norway, M.

like Sweden, re-oflicer was

announcement also informed that the appears to be adopting a "passive Altmark carried anti-aircraft guns, neutrality," but it is stressed that but the officer commanding the naval station at Bergen was not satisfled neutrality, involves duties and that Norway's attitude over the Altmark that sufficient information had been passivity is not neutrality. given about the Altmark.

and Sweden's refusal of Finland's Consequently when the Altmark

ark request for military aid are consider- about

100 miles north of Bergened to have similar aspects, on February 16 she was met by an- It is held that their passivity other Norwegian warship which means, in effect, that they are sub- claimed the right to make a further mitting without reaction to the pres- examination.

sure Germany is putting on them.

pact:

"On the first day I told the Finnish Government that it is impossible for Sweden openly to participate in military intervention on behalf of Finland.

Must Maintain This Policy

"I am sure that to-dhy we must maintain this policy. We have always given the maximum voluntary aid to Finland, but I feel sure that active military intervention on behalf of Finland would mean not only against Russia, but immediate In- volvement in a great war with other Powers."

war

King Gustav took the initiative in assembling the Crown Council for an extraordinary meeting. anying that he felt the Prime Minister's state- ment of last week did not sufficiently clarify the position between the King and his Cabinet, as a result of which there had arisen an open division in public opinion regarding the question

Was

This request the Altimark's captain -with full legal right-refused and accordingly the claim was waived,

It turned out that the Altimark was using her wireless. She was inform- ed that she was not entitled to do so, and the captain upologised.

M, Koht stated that the Norwegian Government did not know that there were British prisoners aboard the

Altmark.

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Norwegian Volte Face? LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter) ~In connection with the Altmark Incident, It is pointed out in ufficial circles in London that Norwegian seamen, through their Union and the Oficers the Norwegian Association, presented a resolution to Foreign Offee on February 16 protesting against the Nazi sea warfare which was beirut KEELUNG, SHANGHAI, waged, it was sald, with the prime JAPAN object of the terrorisation of neutral

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Referring to the German protests declaring that Norway failed to tusist the Altinerk as effectively as possible, shipping. M. Kolt said that the Norwegian The resolution enumerated a num- HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES commander was faced by an over-her of recent sinkings which must be condemned 05 demonstrably con- niclinging

with international Inw and

human

The steamer, Songa, for example, Britain Rejects Claim

proceeding from an American to a LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reater).it is neutral European port, was sunk in understood that Lord Halifax, in ex-the Atlantic, The crew were driven changes with the Norwegian Minister into open boats in mid-winter. the sinking of in London which are still continuing, Secondly

was the Most has rejected the Norwegian conten-steamer, Tempo, tion that the Altmark's prisoners monstrous thing imaginable." She should be returned to Norway.

Lord Halifax is considering the remaining points of the Norwegians note.

..

At the samo tline, Lord Halifax put the British case very fully before the Norwegian Minister.

Neutral's Queries Neutral correspondents are pulling

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The resolution concluded hy urging members not to man ships which were carrying cargo to a belligerent which had declared its pride in war and the almless murder of defenceless

Beumen.

of giving military assistance to Fin-whelming superiority of forces and land.

that resistance would have been use- Threat To Scandinavia less and senseless. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19 (UP), Divergent views and fears are evid- eat throughout the Scandinavian countries, but it is generally agreed that the Altmark- affair-might easily become an incident capable of trans- ferring the whole war from the

to Western Front Scandinavia.

These tendencies have been strong- ly felt from both sides during recent weeks us

the Finnish war has tightened and the threats increased. It is realised that the background of the whole question is the fact that Germany in no conceivable case

foreign army

Oslo Condemnation can allow D

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" foothold on. the Scandinavian

vian forward a number of points arising peninsula, even in transit, and thus from the Altmark case to the British OSLO, Feb. 19 (UP)-The "At- Norway and Sweden reel the incid-authorities the kernet of which Hestenposten" says it is quite clear that ent to be much deeper than a mere in whether or not the British Govern-England was guilty of an extremely naval battle which might otherwisement secks to establish a precedent grave violation. of Norwegian neutra- assume the status of the Graf Spee which might affect other neutral lity,

In answer to these points a British Bitter Press Comment

spokesman is quoted as saying that The Swedish press kewise re- "Heuter" reports from the United

to dispose of flects this uneasy feeling, and is re- States vealing the pressure which is American misgivings. undoubledly being exerted in Stock- American legal opinion has referred holm from both sides.

To the Appan caso in the last war (19 The Swedish paper "Allehanda" in setting a precedent for the United un editorial to-day sold: "The in-States. eldent of the Jorsing Fjord can be When the German liner Appan the beginning of aggression against arrived at Newport, Virginia, with Scandinavian territory, the con-British prisoners aboard the American sequences of which cannot be sur-authorities released the prisoners.

The action was subsequently con- veyed. The Nurdle flank of the big war front has been utilised on one armed by the Supreme Court which side which endangers the entire ordered that the Appan be handed to Scandinavian territory. That is how the British. much neutrality is worth if the in- terests of the great Powers are exerted,"

encounter.

Powers.

seem

any

"The paper says, "It seems that the German ship did not violate any neutrality even if it were armed. We regret the loss of the lives of German sailors just as we regret that brutal warfare on sea has taken more than 300 Norwegian sailors' Ilyca.

"England, in this case, evidently based her decision on the argument that Norway as a small nailon could; be dismissed from consideration.

"It I deplorable to realise that even England believes that not right! but might is the decisive view point." Incident Reconstructed LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter)~Jos- ing Fiord correspondents trying to The British Roply

reconstruct the Altmark Incident Other neutrals who are putting for from information on the spot think ward questions to-day

doubted that the German ship must have whether a belligerent warship or a entered the Flord at about 5 p.m. on merchant ship merely wishing to pass Friday. through neutral territorial waters She was stopped by two Nor- must be searched by a neutral Power, wegian torpedo-boats before a British The British case, however, la not destroyer appeared at the mouth. dependent on this point. It relies on Soon after midnight, the British der

contention that the Altmark'stroyer went out to join other Britishi status as an auxiliary of the Gruf ships which comprised four more

of and the bearer Spec

several

destroyers and a cruiser,

The Cossack naily entered tho hundreds of prisoners was known all over the world, and the Norwegian Flord and placed herself scross the authorities, having decided to inspect Altmark's bow. The latter made two her, were guilty of great neglect in attempts to ram her, but the Cossack not evnducting a thorough search

was manoeuvred brilliantly and es NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UP) which would have revealed the fact caped with a glancing blow while the

that this German feet auxiliary was Altmark went aground. Ninety-seven Chinese seamen trying to snuggle British prisoners The destroyer then came alongside who quit various ships in protesthrough Norwegian territorial waters, and a boarding party boarded her. against travelling in the Euro-

Ill-Treatment. Donlod.

Chinese Crews Coming Here

Refuse To Serve In European War Zone

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the

pean war zoned arrived here to- BERLIN, Feb. 19 (Router)The day on the liner Argentino from captain of the Altmark has denied Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, prisoners, declaring that before leav

all reports of ill-treatment of British Montevideo, Trinidad and othering many of them thanked him for ¡ports.

their good treatment." Steamship and customs officiala mot why Turkay In Agroómont sig them at the dock and each was placed LONDON, Feli, 19′′′ (Router)—To" under a $500 bond. They were then I day the Calro Papers “Elinokattan"!, taken to. Bush Terminal in Brooklyn and" "Elbalagh" publish edliorinia where they will board a Brilish Justifying the British action in the steamer for return to China via Hong-Altmark incident, describing it as kong.

the greatest feat after the Graf Spea action.

The group abandoned five British tankers at Port of Spain, The spokes- mian Lal On explained, "nfraid to do," All were clean and well clothed.

They describe the British action as depriving Germany of the fruits of piracy and they repudiate Germony's,

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