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SHANGHAI COUNCIL

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Change In Proceduro

Of Election

Shanghal, Mar. 25. A possible forecast of a spirited election for the Shanghal Municipal Councillors on April 10 and 11 Is Heen in report of the Japanese dally Shanghai Mainichi which states! that several requests by the Japan- ese ratepayers have been granted by the Shanghal Muritelpul Counell, ne- cording to the Shanghai Timer.

Giving Nazis A Lot of Trouble

LONDON. Mar, 25 (Reuter Bulletin)A 70-year-old Jew in Poland is causing the German authorities much embarrassment. He is a Latvian subject but the Nazh hesitate to give him a visa to return to his country for fear of jokes abroad. Ifis nane is Adolf Hitler,

Another story from Germany states that the latest black-out Is the loss of a 7-cwi sicam crime roller. Marshal Goering's paper "National Zellung" ярук. - "Nothing is sate nowadays In Germany."

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 26, 1940..

Norway Protests German Claims In To Great Britain

Warships Allegedly In Territorial Waters

Norway has protested to Britain at the alleged violation of Norwegian territorial waters by British warships seeking German ships. According to the announcement from Oslo, three Incidents have taken place in the past four days and on one occasion a Norwegian torpedo bont escorted a German merchant- mon in defiance of British destroyers, ..

Oslo, Mar. 24, The Norwegian Government to-day ATHENS, Mar. 25 (Reuter).-Na-issued a communique stating that. tional Independence Day was etle brated in Greece yesterday,

Independence Day In Greece

The requests reported to have been King George attended a militery granted by the Municipal Council In-review in the company of General clude Japanese watchers at the poll- Metaxus, the Minister of Foreign ing bouths and Japanese "conches" Affairs, War, Marine and Ale, and nt each poll. Japanese ratepayers other high Government officials. will be permitted to sign ballots in Leading articles in the Greek press Japanese and the names of Japan-cophasise the country's desire for ese candidates will be printed in the independence and her desire to live ut ballots in Japanese.

peace with all the world within the ambit of the Balkan Entente.

Efforts to confirm in Municipal Connell circles this report in the Japanese daily have been unsuccess ful, but it is understood that certain changes la election procedure were agreed to by the Municipal Council officials, the Shanghat Times says.

JAPANESE REFORM

Taxation Bills Pass Diet Assembly

British warships attempted to in- tercept German ships off Norway three times in the last four days.

Intercep- sayo that during the tions the Norwegians ordered the British ships to leave Norvegian waters and that the Norwegian Lega- tion in London has been instructed to file n

the British protest with

Tokyo, Mar. 25, Government against the violations. Thirly-seven Bills relating to According to the communique, on taxation reformn which have been re- one occasion a Norwegian torpedo' bont escorted a German merchant-ferred by the House of Representa- tives with amendments were passed man, defying British destroyers by a standing vote by the House of

Peers this morning.

I.L.P. PLANS WAR United Press.

PROGRAMME

LONDON, Mur. 25 (Reuter).- Although the Japanese have not Plans for a war programme were Indlented whether they will attempt taken up by the Independent Labour to increase Japanese representation | Party at its annital conference yester- on the Council In the coming year, clay. there is a belief that additional re- presentation will be sought because of the Increased Japanese population within the jurisdiction of the Muni- cipal Council, the paper further says No names of the Japanese candidates have been announced, but it in taken for granted that an attempt to secure

a third sent in the Municipal Coun ci will be made next month- Reuter,

Concessions Return

"Asahi Shimbun" Approves Muto's Statement

Tokyo, Mar. 20.

to-day ap- The Asahi Shimbun proved

Auto's Major-Gen Akiro statement in the Lower Ilouse on Friday declaring that Japan would Lake "appropriate steps" in the event of third Powers falling to follow Japan's intended surrender of Con- cessions in China,

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The Party decided that the working class movement should be maintained. It demanded ne political truce with Government and no industrial truce with employers.

uf

it set all emergency powers lite Government restricting the liberty of working class organisations and free speech.

BALKANS' DANGER

>>>>FROM PAGE ONE

by determination and force to stand up against aggression.

A large Allied force is ready in the Eastern Mediterranean to incel whatever is needed of R.

The "Daily Mail" complains that we have let German lies win a victory over the Sylt raid. It imperative hat we be prepared at any hour of day or night to counter the enemy's The paper feels that the War

Hea Cabinet feet should deal with this mutter at once.

NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIER.

> FROM PAGE ONE

one of the survivors of the wreck of the Union liner Wairarapa on Great Barrier Island many years ago.

Hustadviken Incident

Oslo, Mar. 25. A stutement by the Norwegian Ad- miralty says that a German trawler!

Baron Yoshlo Sakutant, Kosekkal, asked the Finance Minister's view on the method of covering the deficit of Yen 62,000,000 caused by the

nt Hustadviken reported on Thursday, ents

that she was threatened by a British destroyer.

The Finance Minister, Mr. Sakurauchi, said that the Govern

A cargo boat was being escorted ment would do its utmost to crono- by a Norwegian torpedo bant across mise. The Government would not des-fail to net up to its pledges given in Hustadviken when a Britishi troyer signalled asking the name of the Diet. the German steamer. The Norwegian torpedo boat obtained withdrawal of the

destroyer

stroyer from Norwegian terri-

torial waters.

n

near

Copenhagen, Mar. 25.

severence

Appeal To Poopla

and

The Finance Minister to-day issued an appeal to the people for per- FC co-operation, On Friday, the statement continues,

pointed out that the present reform British destroyer tried to stop a German ship in Norweging terri-hould attain the four objects of

orial waters

Obrested. The qualising the burden, harmonising case is being investigated by the economic life, increasing revenue and simplifying taxation. Describing the Norweglan authorities.-Reuter,

reform as the most ambitious attempt From Danish Part

in the history of Japan's taxation, Mr. Sakurnuch said that its execu- The Edmund Hugo Stinnes was re-tion would result in considerable in- portedly en route from a Danish hat creases in the burden on the bour when stopped by two sub- marines. They fired warning shots but the steamer did not stop until the the ship. fourth shell penetrated wou wounding the second officer and steward. British sailors immediately boarded the steamer and made the captain prisoner. They gave the crew 15 minutes to leave and then sank the ship.-Reuter.

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Sylt Raid

to-day by the

BERLIN, Mar. 23 (Reuter) The claim that six British planca were shot down in the ratd over Sylt on the night of March 19 is made in a war commentary issued German News Agency, which says that during the last few days bodles and wreckage from further British planes have been washed up on the northern Isla

islands.

Careful investigation has shown that the wreckage belongs to at least three other planes, which the three reported with added certainly as having been shot down, makes six,

Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Minis- ter, stated in the House of Com- mons on Wednesday that with one exception all the aircraft taking part in the Syll attack returned safely to their bases,

A Look Through

The Telegraph'-

50 YEARS AGO

March 26, 1890. The long-predleted fuel famine in the British Islea to again postponed by the discovery of coal deposits at the foot of Shakespeare's cliff at Dover.

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In the Ontario Legisinturo Premier Mowat Introduced a bill extending to Jawa in the provinco all the rights and privileges enjoyed by other religious organisations.

Young Abraham Lincoln died at a late hour to-night.

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Statistics published in Berlin show the military expenditure of the great Powers during the past three yours. marks, *pent 6,082,000,000 France Russia 3.254.000,000 marks, Grent Bri tnin 2,475,000,000 marks, Germany 430,000,000 marks, Austria-Hungary 1,352,090,080 marks, and Italy 1,264,000,-

marks.

The "Kreuz-Zeitung," In an article on

upan the United States, dwells

the grandeur and power of the new Ameri- can navy soon to be created, charac terising it as the second in power in the world. The paper ulso declares that the now navy will be superior to that of

The "Holy Campaign"pic.France, and that with the two allied!

England's navy could be easily ann! four-point resolution urging simo comex fur netlen, if it ever does, hilated. prophesies that when the complete attainment of the objective Congress will enthusiastically abandon of the China Campaign was adopted the Monroe doctrine. by a group of M.P's representing various political parties who to-day formed themselves into a "League of M.P's for the Complete Execution of the Holy Campaign,"

ns

The resolution urges: War Office Claim

That, in the disposal of the China Paris, Mar, 25. The War Office spokesman claimed Affair, the Konoye Statement,

warships chal-setting forth the Immutable prin- to-day that Allied lenged two German steamships off ciples of the Danish coast. One of the steamers and effectuate policy, be upheld

was scutiled and the other was sunk. It is not clear if one of the German steamers was the Heddernheim which

a British was torpedoed by marine last week-United Press.

Ships Not In Convoy

25 YEARS AGO

March 26, 1915. A Paris communique atatent-Tho enemy bombarded thelma and a Ger man aviator dropped bombs on the city, hitting three civilians.

10 YEARS AGO

March 26, 1030. After today, the reason for designat- Ing Wyndham Street by the alternative name of Flower Street will disappear for the flower-sellors who have had their stands at the foot of this thoroughfare for at least fifty years will to-night move into On Lan Street, which is situale a little further up the alupe, on the left-hand side going up- words.

That Japan firmly adhere to her Independent foreign policy and co- operate with those third Powers sub-which approve the construction of a new order in East Asin and take p stern attitude against hostile Powers: That the liberalistic economic sys-

The move is necessitated by work fem based on profit making be re-

having commenced on the demolition of novated so as to elevate the emciency

Yeo San Fat Building, which is to make way for a ne modern of the entire national resources and

which a new cinema will be housed. a new economic system be established with the object of enabling the co(The present King's Theatre.-Ed.). operation of the whole nation;

The paper says that the Govern- ment should extend vigorous ussis tance to the new Chinese regime

"One cannot live with people for all when it launches abolition of unita- teral treaties including the restituling those years without a common bond of foreign Concessions. It urges the being established," said Mr. Savage Wang Ching-wel Government to pay on the day he was invited special attention to the Tientsin con-Cabinet should-feel-lost-without port that the six Danish ships recently cessions since peace and order are the companionship of such friends." quickly returning to North China.

Foreign settlements and conces- sions in China represent the existence of unequal relations between China and foreign nations and

ng long na they exist in the vital areas, the in- dependence or new order in Chinit could not be hoped for, according to the paper.

matter

form his

A bachelor, Mr. Savage then an nounced that he was arranging "for the good people who have looked after me" to join him in Wellington.

Startling Effect Of

Copenhagen, Mar, 24. The Danish Foreign Office dentes the Official German News Agency C- sunk by U-Boats and planes were travelling in a convoy when they were attacked.- United Press.

New German Weapon

London, Mar. 20.

That the significance of the "Holy the

was washed ashore near Bridlington.! malism be denounced" comprises

on

Plans In Hand

structure

Strong protesin were made in Hankow ut the annual Katepayers' Meeting against the continued illégal occupation of British property by the Chinese

5 YEARS AGO

Campaign" be enuncinted, national spirit be enhanced, and al

nuthorities. Admiralty experts are examining a schools of treacherous thought such Communism, Liberalism and prog- new type of German torpedo which;

The "League of It is 12 feet and is believed to

long

March 20, 1936. German over have been dropped by a

100 Aurora Borealis

representatives of the

France and italy are demanding a hydroplane

Saturday. It is Minseite, the Seiyukal, the Jikyoku certain amount of military superiority LONDON, Mar, 25 (Reuter).--A thought that the torpedo has a double Doshikni, the Social Mass Party and over Germany and they have given to Sir John Simon, the British Foreign violent electrical disturbance in life, that is, if it does not strike a other groups-Domei

Minister, their minimum requirements volving a sun spot aurora borealis target when dropped it becomes a

or security armements. Tokyo, Mar. 25.

Sir John is at present in Berlin and resulted in the break dawn of com- kind of mine-Reuter Bulletin.

Trawler Sunk.

Following approval by the Diet will discuss with Herr titler the whole munications with the United States on

a. vlow to London, Mar. 25. Sunday.

during the current session, the Gov- Europena altuation, with

Germany's BATUTANCO that The Admiralty announces that the ernment will start promulgation and securing The trans-Atlantic shortwave tele-

Loch was out of netion for over 12 British trawler

will return to the Assaster has enforcement of new regulations gov peace will not be threatened and that been sunk by a mine. All the crew

erning the sweeping reform of taxa-sho tion in the Central and local gov The damage to telegraph land-lints have been saved-Reuter Bulletin.

Formulation resulted in about a million Easter

ernments on April 1. of the taxation reform plans was messages being held up.

started in April, 1939, by the then Finance Minister, Mr. Solaro Iahl- wata, following conclusion

It says that although the restitution of many Settlements and Concessions would require consideration of time and other conditions, the should be settled with boldness from discarding political point of view, problems with regard to individual settlement or concession. The pre-hours. sent time calls for such disinterested and bold decision.--United Press.

B

phone

Would Have Japanese Taxes

Intervened

Berlin, Mar. 25.

Increased

TOKYO, Mar. 20 (Reuter)---The Taxation Reform Bill, by which the

Government Japanese

alms ot in-

it is officially admitted that Ger-creasing the revenue from taxation

have intervened if had been lunded in

many would Allled troops Sweden.

The German News Agency states that Germany left no doubt that the British and French transport of troops across Norway and Sweden and Intervention by these countries

Was

500,000,000 yen annually by 30 passed into law when the House of Peers adopted the Bill as amended by the Lower House.

The Finance Minister described the reform plan as "unprecedented in the vasiness of Its scope In the annals of taxation in Japan."

in accordance with British demands Lord Tweedsmuir's

would' have been the Arst act of widening the theatre of war which would have been a threat to Ger- many from the north. Germany was determined to react to such an event. -Reuter Bulletin, |-

EASTER CRICKET WASHED-OUT

had taken an hour and a half to score a hundred for four wickets.

After

74th Session of the Diet.

of tho

The reform plan for national taxes was also studied by Mr. Kazuo Aoki, the Finance Minister in the Abo Cabinet, before it was finally com pleted by Mr. Yukio Sakurauch!, the present Finance Minister.

Plans have

for roforming local taxes been prepared by Marquis AT the time of sending these notes Kolchi Kido, the Home Minister in Mr. in there appears no chance of cric- the Hiranuma Cabinet, and ket to-day (Saturday morning). But Noosh! Ohara, the Home Minister in should mention that we went into the Abe Cabinet before it was final-

in ly

Count Hideo completed by committee over the point I raised the last paragraph while refreshing Kodama, the present Ilome Minister. the inner man after the game. There The final plans have been discuss- is nothing in the rules-not even the ed over 20 times by the Taxation They have statement that the runner must be Inquiry Commission.

Bequest Of Books as the batonon for whom he been passed by the Diet during the

his

runs le. pads gloves etc. But this is current session with amendments.- always done, now at any rate, and Domet.

think my first point is a rather matter of eliquette.

that it is a stands to reason

or

rushed

Extend Diet Sossion- LONDON, Mar. 25 (Reuter).The

Tokyo, Mar. 25. will of the late Lord Tweedsmuir,

With only one day remaining bo- Governor-General of Canada; was Defences In Sweden

published to-day. It makes only one

Bound proposition in the case of men fore the termination of the current bequest of a public nature,

who are capable of making hundreds Diet Session, it is understood that Stockholm, Mar. 25.

Lord Tweedsmuir directed Minister trustees to hand over to the National and then being wanted to send down all Bills excepting two, on gas char- The Swedish Defence

ten twenly overs. A bit of coal and leprosy, will be stated to-day that whether or not Library in Scotland "all the books in wangling would be very useful though through both Houses to-day and fo- Sweden Joined in

course it would hardy over morrow. defensive my library dealing with the Marquis of a alliance with the Scandinavian cour of Montrose which the National happen trics she must increase her defences, Library may desire," Sweden would treble her air force In the next two years, while the navy would be enlarged as quickly as warships could be purchased. Acro- dromes and coastal fortresses would be built.

Sineo the war Sweden had spent an additional £41,000,000 on national defences, and reservists had been given more training.

The Defence Minister gave a war- ing to Communists in Sweden that Communism would be wiped out by democratic means-Router Bulletin,

Bomb Explodes 'In Gambling House

BRITISH SEIZE TURKISH SHIP

The House of Peers to-day pass ed taxation reform Bills while other pending Bills, including the second supplementary budget for the 1940- 41 fiscal year, the cool supply con- trol Bill and the National Eugenie Bill will be, passed by the Upper House by to-morrow,

British warships to-day seized the Turkish SPECIAL TO. THE “TELEGRAPH"

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are making representations to the day, the Diet Session o'clock to-night.

League

of

Nation

French and Italian donands have beon passed on to the British Foralga Minister, through Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord Privy Bent, who attended a con feronce of the former Allies in Paris and they hurried on to the Berlin con- Lerences.

It is learned that the Polish Am- bassador made a verbal demarche to Baron von Neurath, the Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs, and conveyed to him Poland's views upon the situation arising out of Germany's new concerip.

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