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PROSPECTS OF PEACE

Finnish Loaders May Oppose Unjust Torms

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 4 (Reu- ter)The possibility of peaco proposals being advanced for the Finnish war as soon as the Rus- alans have entered Viborg and speculation about the political situation in Finland are occupy- ing the close attention of foreign diplomatic circles here to-day.

The internal political situation in Finland is now considered to be at Jenst us important as the military situation.

The position appears to be that not only German but many Scandinavian circles would like to see peace made In Finland.

Bat Is believed that Field Mar- shal Mannerheim and the Army lenders would resolutely oppose any proposal to nako peace on terms which they have regarded as un- Batisfactory.

OBITUARY

Dr. Karl Muck Passes Away

Conductor Who Was

Interned In 1917 STUTTGART, Mar. 4 (Reu- ter). The death is announced here of Dr. Karl Muck, the famous German conductor.

Born at Wurzburg nearly 81 years ago, Dr. Muck took an early interest in music. When 11 years of age, he took part as

a planist in chamber music concerts and as a violinist in symphony concerts.

He attended Heidelberg University from which he later went to Leipzig to study philosophy and the classics,

at the same time taking lessons at the Conservatoire,

At the age of 20, he made his debut nan solo planist at the famous Leipzig

Gewandhaus concerts.

He then became a chorus director si Zurich Town Theatre from which

A BOMBING SQUADRON SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

FRENCH nirmen ready to take off on a bombing flight over Germany from a base "Somewhere in France."-Domei

Dramatic Stories of B.I. Liner Outrage Told By Survivors: Two Women Among 100 Missing From The Domala

RESCUE LINER STRAFED AND BOMBED BY NAZIS

Neutrals Attacked

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter)-It is officially stated that of the 295 aboard the B.I. steamer Domala, which was bombed in the English Channel on Saturday, 100 are missing.

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Those missing are made up of

European officers, 36 native BLANKETED

BY FOG

crew and 45 native passengers.

There were 143 native passengers

went to Salzburg as conductor at the Dutch Ships Area w

theatre.

In 1800 he appointed first con-

was

ductor at the German Theatre in Prague, He frequently visited Borlin

Chief Victims

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

and in 1891 was made first conductor AMSTERDAM,-Mar. 4 (UP)-Re-

at the Royal Opera there and later

Among the missing are only two .women, bath stewardesses, who are believed to have been killed Instantly by the explosion,

Attacked Dutch Ship

CARVE UP

OF POLAND

Russo-Nazi Commission Completos Work

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Mar. 4 (UP).—It is announced that the Soviet- German Border Commission has completed the demarcation of the boundary in Poland,

The Commission was set Up 011 October 5 last year pursuant with the Soviet. German Treaty. It operated from six cities with Sub-Commissions consisting of 100 men each. The boundary is formed by 820 posts one kilometre apart.

The Commission is now drawing up mapa and drafting 2 special frontier pact and a convention TC- gulating border traffic and river navigation.

3,000 Border Posts MOSCOW, Mar. 4 (Reuter),The mixed Soviet-German Border Com- mission set up on October 5 last year to demarcate Soviet-German frontler has now finished its survey.

Nearly 3,000 border posts have been driven in.

The new frontier now has to be ratified by both governments.

German Coal

For Italy

Blockade Already In Operation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, March 4 (UP},- Italy's protest against the coal blockade appears to be approach. ing a "show down."

Dispatches from Rotterdam state that "Ave Italian cargo ships carrying about 30,000 tons of German cool sailed for Italy to-day.

The Ministry of Economic Wartaro annowices that German

coal ships leaving port after midnight on March 1 would be detained,

The British authorities have promised careful and quick consi- deration of the Italian protest but that Britain's

they have emptional Law can-

rights under

not be waived.

Nature Anticipates

The connection between the coal To-night's Blackout controversy and the suspension of the Anglo-Italian trade negotiations has To-night's air raid black-out not been clarified but British sources

in connection with the

ports from Ostend state that twoj The Dutch ship, Jonger Wilhelm, was appointed director-general of the Dutch constal vessels, the De Ruyter which picked up the survivors of the was anticipated by nature by are hopeful of an agreement being Court Opera at Munich.

(348 tons) from Scheveningen and B.1. steamer, was herself attacked by about twelve hours to-day when British desires for Italian war sup- In 1912, he went to America to: the Limburg (345 tons)

from a Nazi plane half an hour earlier, the harbour and surrounding piles. direct the Boston Symphony Orches

Terneuzen, have arrived at Ostend presumably by the same one,

Rapid Consideration tra. His great success there was cut

As in the case of the Domalo, the neighbourhood were blanketed short by the outbreak of the war and with a cargo of cool from England

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter), -it was plane was

was seen in the half-darkness by heavy fog. later when America declared war, he destined for Belgium.

The report said a warplane of undying low overhead with navigation For several hours up to 3 o'clock stated. In London to-day in connee- wan Interned.

this morning the fog was so dense in lon with Italy's protest over the In 1010 he returned to Germany known nationality machine gunned lights full on.

The Dutch ship similarly took the the harbour that ferry services were stoppage of German coal exports that where he continued his work. Three both ships shortly after their de-

Heinkel bomber for a British plane delayed and other craft were forced the Note, received a most rapid and yeurs later he was appointed director parture from England but

Philharmonile

in suffered much damage and there were but discovered a mistake, when a to feel their way cautiously,, gulded careful consideration and the British concerts

Government will be as accommodat- no casualties.

bomb dropped only 20 feet away. by sirens. Wreckage Found

ing as possible In view of the friend- The plane then dived repeatedly, Road Traffic Affected

countries. "go slow" became automatic with

of the Hamburg.

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neither

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 4 (Reuter) The Dutch steamer, Rijnstrom, of 695 tons, which left the Downs yesterday for Amsterdam, has failed to arrive. (Majelle) and it is regarded as certain that sho Mickey Rooney as the hero of Mark has been sunk. Twain's story. In his adventures with

"Huckleberry

Finn"

A life-boat, lite-hells and a quan-

the runaway slave, the two confidence tity of merchandise, believed to be men, the riverbent captain, and the long to her, were found foaling. gentle maidens, whom he rescued from

ties.

sweeping the decks with its machine-Road traffic was also affected and relations existing between 'the two guns.

At the same time, in view of Ger- Fortunately there were no casual-drivers. A slight drizzle did not add ma

many's Indiscriminate sea warfare it Four other Dutch ships have to the general comfort, the road sur-must not be assumed that Britain been attacked in the North Sea. In faces beleg made extremely slippery must walve the rights and interests

and dificult to negotiate.

she, maintains under International addition to the 2,249-ton Schieland It is believed that shipping will be Law. and two smaller boats, they to held up outside of the harbour.

·cluded * Dutch coastal vessel,

The fog, not a very prevalent which was bombed. The Captain phenomenon in Hongkong, followed

engineor were killed. Theị

three survivors have landed at a yesterday's freak hallstorm in Row- SHOTS AT CUBAN

the windlers. The inching that ho

is hoped that the crow of 12

and

prove that, he had, not been murdered ja

prevented by reappearing in time to have escaped in the ship's other boat.

the climax of the picture. With Walter

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British port after being adoat on a raft for 363 hours._,

DICTATOR

Joon.

ecording to the weather forecast: Hongkong during the next 24 hours; Graphic Stories

will experience light cast and south-・ HAVANA, Mar. 4 (Reuter) →→Shots Graphle stories of the rescue of the cast winds. It will be cloudy with were fired from a car to-day at the victims of the Domals outrage were fog, and probably there will be some country house of. Colonel Batista, the

when survivors tonded in rain later.

Chief-of-Staff of the Cuban Army and virtual ruler of Cuba. England.

36 Hours On Raft

Three survivors of the crew of five Connolly, William Frawley, Rex Ingram

vessel, and Lynn Carver. Aglapas, comic as well na wistful, of Elzienu, which was the victim of an

"Made for Each Other" (Oriental), the small Dutch coastal the trials of a young married couple attack by a German bomber, were related Starring James Stewart and Carole landed at a north-east coast port in England to-day after 36 hours at sea on a raft....

Lombard.

EVADED POSTAL CENSORSHIP

The master and the engineer were killed as the result of bomb- ing and two of the survivors were ⚫ injured,

The Elzienn. indicated her nation- BOMBAY, Mur, 4 (Reuter)-Two allty by large flags painted on the German women, a Dutch woman and side,

Survivare In New York four Italian women have been een- imprisonment tenced to one day's each for evading postal censorship.

An acroplane, which helped the

warship in a search for survivors, the Captain then gave orders to spotted a raft on which was eling abandon, ship..

A Police Lieutenant was killed and seven people were wounded.

According to an official account, the Secret Police posted in front of

ing Cadet Daval, aged 17, svho had] They managed to get all bosts off, been in the sea for two hours.") but one was damaged by a bomb ex-Colonel Batista's house fred on a

Cadet Daval was badly frozen plosion.

suspicious looking car, which contain- and the sailors made a living chain As the bomber finally departed, the ed Carlos Maril, o Police Lieutenant oyer the warship to rescue him. tail-gunnor fired at the ship's anti-under the former Machado regime, Six other Europeans were over- come and washed off the raft, craft gun crew, but did not hit and Silvio Salazar, wanted by the

them. The Dutch liner, Maasdam, has

of Keity, Junior Engineer. Dun,"

The Indian paasengero, who were Police in connection with the wound- arrived in New York with 27 sollers Fife, who was in the

he was entering the Constituent exploded, re- Germán ships, wero naturally Assembly a few days ago. Wilja, 3,390 tons, was torpedoed inceived a broken leg and severe burns frightened, but their behaviour Both were shot deng."

· One of the German women wrote pleked up after the Finnish steamer, when the first both engine bem fall seamen who had been employed in ing of Senor. Ferrara,, the deputy.

the North Sea,

but crawled along the terrace, then throughout was good an clambered up a 40 ft..indder to the poop,

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Terrible Fire

"

Mr. Brawn, Bald that the last to leave this ship were the butcher and| himself. He lashed the butcher to the same rope sa hlukelf and to rether they jumped for it. They were in the water five or ten min. utes *before

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Öfficer, már, J. A. Taylor, He said that it was a terrible fire said that after being blown but of his and the fumes, added to the heavy bunk he dashed to his motion station"

The Chief Officer of the vessel, Mr. Brawn, described the scenes after the liner had been bombed and set on fire.

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WELLINGTON, Mar 4 (Router).

It oficially announced that the Bank of New Zealand has lent the Clovernment £1,000,000 free of fa- terest for the duration of the war and six-months afteriirus,

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