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LATE NEWS

SHOTS FIRED AT MYSTERY SPEEDBOAT

The Police are GGW making In- quiries regarding a fast motor boat which made lis appearance near the Kowloon Dockyard in the early hours of yesterday morning.

When challenged, the boat refused; lo stop and three shots were fired at her. She made her escape.

In a report to the naval authorities, Afir Dad, an Indian constable in the Backyard Pollee, slated that he was

THE NAZIS

AMSTERDAM

HITLER has been holding constant conferences at the Chancellery since his return to Berlin.

Goering has summoned representatives of the big indus. tries from all over Germany to the capital for talks which are. expected to last several days, A

Gifts For Nazi Prisoners

-Nono For Britons

BRITISH ex-Service

Economife and Annelal problems) form the centre of discussion.

And there is no doubt that the thornfest are those raised by Stalin. dietator of Russia-and by Old King: Conl.

Stalin first. The supply of Russion goods to Germany has been a hideous disappointment.

The Russians-whose organisation bas nude many grey heads in Ber- In-have completely failed to keep their agreement.

Soviet Fallure

The Germans had planned to have their Russlon Imports conveyed in men detachable vans so that they could

on duly at 2.30 am, near the Jelly serving in the National Defence be lifted by crane from their wheels

when a motor boat made

alongside an oil tanker.

WBY

The constable challenged the boat

on its

Corps nt 2s. a day, have to form on German rolling stock.

This is necessary because Germany

but it paid no heel to him and ivent shifts as "postmen" to deliver has a narrower kauge than Russia

towards the tanker.. Ho gifts to the Nazi prisoners of but now the Russians have been fred Mirro shots st the boat, one war they are guarding.

unable to supply these Interchange- that hitting the bow Ught.

able containers,

The motor boat, which appeared to him to ho a fast two of boat and was painted a dark bluo colour, speeded: way towards the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter.

The Police are now looking for the boat.

Italy Claims Her Rights

Every duy the cigars, elgarettes,| chocolates, clothes, and boots, sent by unknown sympathisers in Britain to the prisoners are increasing.

But the men guarding them-most of them old soldiers of 1014-rej getting nothing, except gựtis sent by their families.

"What About Us?"

Now the Finnish war is distract- ng so much of their attention, it is feared that deliverles

Inny fall BED. But there are transport problems keeping all Berlin shivering, nearer home, and one of them is

eoul problems, In fact.

Wil Waterways have leed up the

which convey much of the capital's coal. There is little rall way rolling stock to spare could the

One man said: "The people who louds be shifted. send gifts to the prisoners may feel So an appeal was issued to the sympathetic towards them, but what public to-day to ration their travel- ROME, Feb. 26 (Keuter)An about Us? We obviously inspired statement circulat-weathers, doing guard duties and so most ordinary

are out in allling. A score of big expresses and ed here, to-day says that Italy may on. Some of the camps are in very withdrawn from service,

traina have been claim for herself full application of lonely places, but the public seem to the Montreux

Convention of 1038) have forgotten us."

They will be replaced by goods; which, subject to Turkish consent,

trains. allows the dispatch of warships to the Black Sen to protect traffic.

The Immediate cause of the state- ment is said to be an unconfirmed re- port that Britain has already sought Turkish permission to make such a move.

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Italo-British agreement of 1938, Italy adhered to the Montreux Convention and thereby assumed commitments and rights of the other signatory states.

"It is evident that Italy must con- cern herself with the safety of her own traffic in case there ore un- foreseen developments in the present! conflict. Italy could not remain in- different to anything touching the Near East and the Balkans."

WHOLE LINE COMPROMISED?

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 29 (Reuter). The position revealed by to-night's communique la one of extreme. gravity,

The Finns defending Viborg on the sea flank of the Mannerheim Line have been forced to retreat before the lorriße Soviet pressure.

While disputing every inch of ground and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, the' Finns have withdrawn along a line stretching from the Gulf of Finland to Vuoksen half way across the Karellan Isthmus.

Around Talpale they are standing Arm, but milltary experts here point out that this sector may be seriously threatened from the rear it the Russians break through at Viborg.

Soviet forces advancing towards Viborg now control three railway lines and four main roads leading into the city.

Neither the hoped-for thaw nor the sunl February snowstorms have nome to the rescue of the Finns, who are desperately resisting the almost ncessant attacks by vastly superior; forces,

A FUGITIVE DOOMED TO HIDE FOREVER !

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