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FOUNDEL J 二拜 號九十月三英港香 TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1940.

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FIRST PICTURE OF THE BURNING DOMALA

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The British India liner Domala, bombed and gunned by a German Heinkel, still burning Bercely from how to stern in the English Channel.

This picture of her through the clouds of smoke was taken from a naval vessel while an aeroplane was flying overhead.

HITLER'S 4-POINT PEACE OFFER

· SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" ROME. Mar. 19 (UP)-Hitler is reliably reported to have made the following peace proposals to Mussolini during their talks at Brenner.

:

1-Upper Silesia, Lodz, Posen and Bromberg to be incorporated for all me in the Greater Reich;

-2-A new Polish State, with Warenw_as_the capital, to be created. I will include the ancient Duchy of Warsaw and will have a population-of- 11,000,000, compared with 35,000,000 last August,

3-Germany to retain the Budetenland:

4.Bohemia and Moravia to become a single State.

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For Britons

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War's Turning Point SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar, 18 (UP),--Parlia-] mentary circles believe that the war has reached a turning point result of the Hitler-Mussolini con- versation and the growing exaspera- tion of Eritons at the stalemate.

It is believed that the situation has

lain and his Cabinet must act as buffer for charges of irresolution if the peace mongers are not to grow more formidable.

War Rations Increased reached a point where Mr. Chamber-

In England

LONDON, Mar. 10 (British Wire- less). Stocks in hand and in sight, which were low when the rationing of butter was first introduced, hivo steadily accumulated since, and with from Australia and New Imports Zealand now reaching their peak, the doubling of ration es from next Monday is regarded by the Ministry of Food as amply justined.

Mussolini Returns

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WITHOUT JAPAN

RE-MARRIED

GRACIE FIELDS

LOOMING?

ITALO-RUSSIAN PACT MAY FOLLOW PARLEYS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

BERLIN, MAR, 18 (UP).—WELL-INFORMED QUARTERS HERE ARE EXPECTING SOME ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING A RAP- PROCHEMENT BETWEEN THE SOVIET AND ITALY.

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They are maintaining the closest silence with regard to the Brenner

that meeting but it is widely believed

the construction of Rome-Berlin-Moscow bloc figured prominently in the talks between the

Dictators.

Such a bloc is calculated to eliminate the dominating Anglo-French influence in the Balkans and the Near East.

The German Foreign Office has stressed that Soviet Russia belongs among the great Powers and has a right to participate in the "coming New Order in Europe." This obviously means that Russia is entitled to participate beyond the ground already won in Poland, the Baltic States and Finland. PEACE PROSPECTS FADE

RUSSIA

& AALAND ISLANDS

Withdrawing Objection To Re-Fortification

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Well-informed quarters here continue to believe that peace prospects perhaps in connection with the Welles mission-have not played a great role in the meeting between the dictators at Brenner.

On the contrary it is indicated here that closer colla- boration between the Axis partners with respect to Germany's conduct of the war will be announced. Such collaboration may not necessarily be military but political and economic.

STOCKHOLM, Már. 18 (UP). -Russia's first move after win ning the war against Finland The German press and official German circles continue has been to withdraw her

to point to the Scapa Flow raid as the first taste of previous objections to the re-fortification of the Aaland what England may expect if the war is allowed to move Islands.

into an outright military phase...

This was revealed to-day by a spokesman of the Swedish From the Reich Chancellory downwards there Foreign Office, who also indicated emanates an atmosphere of undiminished confidence in that Russia had promised that she has no further territorial the "certainty" of a German military triumph, ·

demands in northwest Europe.

The assurance, if, an honest one, guarantees the safety of Norway and Bweden from Russian Invasion,

Important Decision

Sweden and Finland,

GERMAN PROPOSALS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

71 YEARS OLD

THE PREMIER

HE HAS A BIRTHDAY

LONDON, Mar, 18 (Reuter). Mr. Neville Chamberlain; the Prime Minister, who celebrated his 71st birthday to-day, was received with general cheers in the House of Commons when he rose to answer a question put to him.

He was unable to reply for a considerable period. He seemed touched by the greetings and smiled to members in all parts of the House.

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ANTI-U.S. TIRADE

Wang's. Henchman Is, Indignant

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

on

SHANGHAI, Mar. 19 (UP).—

vituperative attack America and American citizens was made by Tang Leang-lio, Vice-Minister of Publicity_in puppet Wang Ching-wei's government, during a press con- ference to-day,

"A calculated compalgn of slander has been and is being carried out by a large section of the American Press, both in America and in China," he declared.

"In China, this campaign is being carried out with the most incredible connivance of the American authorl- Diplomats Antagonistic

tics.

"It is directed against Wang Ching- wel and against the cause-for. peace which he represents.....

not shown in

in the extraordinary behaviour of ******* American diplomats:

"American envoys are in Europe dodging

capital to capital, can-

ROME, Mar.-18 (UP).—While Hitler and Mussolini GRACIE IS

The withdrawal of Soviet objecare perhaps deciding whether to persuade President tions to the fortification of the Aaland Roosevelt to play a major role in a new peace movement, NOW

Islands is an important decision. The istands were originally demilitarised His Holiness the Pope, in à 50-minute audience with Mr.

and MRS. BANKS by the League of Noint control of Sumner Welles to-day, passed on the peace proposals This antagonism its events itselt SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 18 (Reu- When Finland requested permission which the German Foreign Minister gave the Pope a

two week ago. ROME, Mar. 10. (UP)-Signor|

years ago, Russia objected and the Mussolini arrived at Rome at 8 pm.ter).-Miss Gracie Fields, the for the islands to be fortified

stage and screen actress, WBS League, as a result, turned down the According to Informed quar- to-day by airplane.

There are no indications whether, married here to-day to Monty request.

With Russian opposition withdrawn, tere near the Papal household the as a peace gesture, Hitler is prepared Banks, film comedian and direc- The stocks of bacon available are to make a token withdrawal of troops tor of some of the biggest it la fairly certain that if Finland proposals included an independ- seeks permission now to re-fortify ent but smaller Poland and money-making British filma. the islands, no hindrance will be Czecho-Slovakia and provided for

Miss Fields was given a provisional placed in her way. Balkan Bloc Theory

Germany's right to economic on the

necessities and to be recognised ROME, Mar 18 (Reuter).The divorce on July 21, 1930, theory that Hitier and Mussolini dis- grounds of misconduct of her hus-

in central and southeast Europe. cussed a

German-Russian-Italian-band, Mr. Archie Pitt. She was

The islands have great strategic Later Mr. Welles received a return Balkan bloc for keeping the Balkans granted an absolute decree last month.

Monty Banks has directed three of value being. situated in the Baltic courtesy call from the Papal Secre- and Danubian Europe definitely out Reports that stricter ration commodities are already affected and of the war is gaining ground, and Miss Fields pictures, the latest one Sea almost exactly halfway between tary of State pending Mussolini's re- that its extension to others are in political observers tend to combine shown in Hongkong being "We're Sweden and Finland and controlling turn from Brenner,

this initiative with the peace treaty Going To De Rich. prospect are authoritatively denied.

also considered satisfactory, and sup-from Poland and Czecho-Slovakia. plies have been coming in extremely well during the last few months des- pite the doubling of ration within a fortnight of the introduction of the

system.

Meat Rationing

of

The first week of meat rationing between Finland and Russia and the

has passed satisfactorily and in the firm position of the Scandinavian

opinion of Food offctels, countries as neutrals.

retail butchers dealt with the situn-

tion extremely well.

The only difficulties encountered

were the result of heavy pressure on

shops due to concentrated buying at the week-end.

French Communists

Rounded-Up

French Stop

U.S. Ship

No Protest Likely

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cruiser.

The Incident occurred in the Pan American Safety Zone off the north

coast of Venezuela.

Strategic Value

the sea approaches to the west and A spokesman for Mr. Welles sald he northwest of Finland and the cast has no intention of seeing Mussolini

and north east of Foreign :

According to 'tho

Omee spokesman, Russia has request-

Far Eastern

Mail Delays

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Attempt To Speed Up

Service Via Suez..

LONDON; Mar. 18 (Reuter). In

that friendly relations between

ogoln.

Dictators Common Front

BERLIN, Mar, 18 (Reuter).—While

Finland and the Soviet be re-estab- noting that no details of the Brenner lished as soon as

It was

na possible.

conversation have been obtainable further diclosed by the here, a German news agency states: that Germany formally "It is merely pointed out that the to intervene in the Russo-discussion showed the Armness of the Finnish war if the Allies also ac- common basis of German and Italian Lively intervened.

co-operation. However, Germany did not object "The hope of the Western powers

the House of Communs to-day, Capt. to the passage of Allied war materials that Germany and Italy would be C. Waterhouse, the Assistant P.M.G, and volunteers for Finland vla separated forever from their common

basis must be considered as foolish)

replying to a question, said that the Sweater part of the interview, the in view of this fact"

lly similar.

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WORLD'S MOST DEADLY BOMB

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (UP).—Mr. Lester Barlow, the explosive expert former. ly associated with the great. munitions firm of Dupont de Nemours and who claims to have discovered an 'explosive of unprece- dented devastating effect,. has received permission to test his invention.

now

U.S. Army and Navy ex- perts will watch the explo- alon of "the world's most deadly bomba few hundred feet away from ́. several sheep which, the inventor claims, will be killed by the concussion.

all the foremost problems of the day Japanese Protest

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To Russia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ WASHINGTON, Mar, 18 (UP)-times of transmission of mall

The agency adds, "It may be em- (SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The State Department has revealed Shanghal had varied within some-spokesman denied that Russia is re-

questing free port rights in the Gulf phaslied that at lo-day's conversation American freighter was what wide limits. PARIS, Mar. 10 (UP)-Thirty-that

In the most favourable conditions, of Bothnia. three Communists were arrested in halted on February 25 by a French

it took about six weeks via North

Now Port For

wore discussed in a spirit of frank- Finns REGINAK TO THE "TELEGRAPH” news which is a matter of course. Paris, Tours and Tijon to-day.

America, five weeks via Suez and

With regard to certain rumours COPENHAGEN, Mar, 10 (UP) Two tons of literature, as well as

four weeks via Siberia; some radio apparatus, were seized.

Homeward times were substantial The Helsingfors Correspondent of the that are being systematically

reports that the culated by Britain and Franco ilis "Berlinski Tidende Wireless Equipment Scized.

Ho stated that it was hoped that Finnisha Government may replace pointed out In Berlin that London PARIS, Mar 10 (Reuter)

putter avic via Suez, would Hangoo harbour, through which much and Paris still do not wish to under- shortly be avaliable.. Modern wireless equipment sufficient

Asked if advantage had been taken of Finland's trade passed before the stand that Hitler's speech given at ther strong protest has been Bled the Reichstag on October 6 Jant year with Soviet Russla #against the legal- to work six. transmitters and two

of the fast service of Italian vessels war, by a new port. Mr. Cordell Huil Indicated, how from Trieste to Shanghal, Capt.

Hongoo has been lensed to Soviet defined the principles of Germany's firing on Japanese police by Soviet

troops on the Sakhallen border. tons of Communiat, literature.' were

This, the last word of the Fuelirer, Sakhallen ly an' bland off northern seized by the Police in a round-up over, that the Neutrality Commitico Waterhouse sald that the intermittent Russia as a naval base under the altitude in the present condict.

terms of the peace treaty." at Rio de Janiero is investigating the sailings of the Italian Liné robbed It

The new harbour will probably be was brutally rejected by plutocratic Japan, half of which ja, owned: by

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. Japan and half by Russia. PLEASE Turn To Page. 7.

of Communists.

In this round-up, 33 arrests were

made.

The French worship ascertained the identity of the freighter and the des tination of her cargo, but made no effort to board the American ship.

No protest is indicated.

scuttling of the Nazi freighter Han- of the advantage of its speed for the nover inside the Safety Zone,.

conveyanço of mails.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'! TOKYO, Mar. 18 (Domel) --A fur-

vassingainst Wang Ching-

wei, apparently for no, other reason than that Wang is working for the interests of China and the Chinese psople, and refuses to imitate the

by Chungking Government

sub. the ordinating those interests to Interests of America and other im- perialistic countries.

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