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WARN

NEUTRALS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRaph"

MOSCOW, Mar. 29 (UP).—“Some of our neighbours are playing

With fire.

"We see no reason for any deterioration in our relations with them, but developments, particularly in Syria, are suspicious.”

This warning was issued by M. Molotoff, the U.S.S.R. Foreign Commissar, in a speech before the Supreme Council to-day.

$3,520,936 The Soviet Union, said M. Mololoff, did not recognise.

Surplus For 1939

the seizure by Rumania of Bessarabia, but neither had the Soviet ever used force in demanding its return. ALLIES CHARGED

"But we have not abandoned our full freedom of action in international affairs," M. Molotoff said.

He charged Great Britain and France with attempt-

Hongkong Has Aing to spread the European War to Russia, and strongly Record Year warned the Scandinavian countries against concluding | any defensive alliance which, he averred, could only be IN the face of war raging on two continente, the Hongkong based on "ideological and military revenge against the Government during 1939, was Soviet Union.” able to convert n hudgeted estiranted deficit of $2,500,000|

Russia, he declared, would oppose any such alliance,

into an actual surplus of $3,520, and would consider participation by Sweden or Norway 936, making a complete turnover as abandonment by these countries of their neutrality. so far as the estimates were concerned for the year of over WILL STAY NEUTRAL $0,000,000.

The Government fushed the year in the happjė position of increasing * the westimated revenue $0.220,431, whereas expenditure exceeded. the estimate only by 9191,903.

Incidentally the 1939 revenue ex- ceeded the 1938 Agure by $4,742,198, but the expenditure was only $773,- 218 in excess of the 1938 aggregate. On the revenue alde, every head, save the Kowloon-Centon Railway and Interest showed increases over the 1938 figures. Duties yielded $11,- 350,449 as against $9.105.121; Lie and other internal revenue brought in $16,454,086 compared with $15.- 098,620; Post Omee increased from $2,018,028 in 1938 to $3,120,750; rent

property, overnment $2,044,100

ingusc

against

ed

Licences

and

Land Sales totall

7000215; Lan $2,139,818 compared with $1,180,- 510, although the 1930 figure Includ- ed $830,704 from the Government House and City. Development Fund. Without this the land sales for 1939 were just about equivalent to those of the previous year.

Charity Costs Up

on

M. - MOLOTOFF REAFFIRMED RUSSIA'S NEUTRALITY `INĮ THE WAN BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE ALLIESS

"Our object is to secure peace among our people and the safety of our borders. We stand for neutrality and will not participate in any big war,

The Finnish War, said M. Moloto,

produced by foreign imperialists.

was

the

"This was evidenced by thousands of fortifications of the Mannerheim Line, which was built with foreign help and was a "spring board for third Powers to attack Russia."

The Alles, M. Molotoff charged,

were seeking a pretext to involve

Russia in the war.

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NAZI WAR REPORT

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Attack On Convoy

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WHITEAWAY'S

ROYAL SCOTS TAKE OVER WESTERN FRONT SECTOR

FIRST PHOTOGRAPH received in Hongkong of the Royal Scots (the Second Battalion of which is in Hongkong) In the

trenches on the Western Front. This official photograph shows Lewis Guns Beat. Off Nazi Attacks

a Bren gun section: doing duty at an advanced post of the front line. At the first sign of enemy activity it will be their duty to open fire and send a message to the front-line trench behind them. The non-commissioned officer on the left is pointing out a part of the enemy positions that must be carefully watched.

JAPANESE DEMANDS RUMOURED

Startling Reports

From Macao

RUMOURS were current in Hongkong this morning that the Japanese military authorities have made six demands on the Portuguese authorities in Macao. Although the "Telegraph" has cabled its Correspondent in Macao for details, no information BERLIN, Mar. 29 (UP)was forthcoming as this Edition The following is the text of the went to Press. D.N.B. (Official German News From sources in Hongkong Agency) report covering Nazi which are stated to be closely

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The Brilish seizure of Russian slips in the Pacifle and the Amerl-war activities for to-day: can "moral embargo" were clted an examples of the deterioration of Russian relations with the Demo- cracies.

10-day.

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connected with the Chinese Attack On Convoy

Government, the ""Telegraph" in informed that the following de- "Despite extensive activity of scout mands have been made by the "England and France are seeking patrols there were no Important an artificial pretext to extend hostili-engagements on the Western Front Japanese:

i. Evacuation of Portuguésë troops "German fighting planes success-from Wantsal and Lappa Island, over fully attacked a British convoy near which Macao claims Jurisdiction. the Shetlands in the most unfavour 2-Recognition of puppet adminis- able weather conditions. The pilots'tration in Chungshan district;** vision was greatly obscured by rain- 3.-Closure of Chinese Maritime fall and walls of fog, and the attack Customs office in Portuguese terri-

Biggest increase on the expendities to the Soviet Union. ture side for the year was for charit- "They may use the pretext that able services which aggregated $1, the Soviet Union is helping Germany 183,542, comparert with $480,320 in in the European War. 1938.

"But we stand for neutrality." Expenses for the Colonial Secretary's Office and Legisleture was also increased by close $200,000, while outlay on Hongkong defences, excluding the military con- tribution to the Imperial Govern- ment, increased from $320,003 in 1938 to $1,343,244 Inst year. This expen- dituro included $840,358 for AR.P. One or two heads showed reduc- tlons, the most important being for the Kowloon-Canton Railway, which expended only $727,887 last year compared with $1,163,614 in 1938. Miscellaneous Services also decreused from $3,040,662 to $1,636,825.

NO HOPES

OF PEACE

Roosevelt Abandons

His Optimism.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, March 29 (UP)-President Roosevelt has apparently abandoned all hopes of an early peace in Europe.

Ho admitted to-day, after his con- Welles, ference with Mr. Sumner that hopes for a just and lasting penco were very scant.

Information Mr. Welles' however, prove of value when the ilme does come to talk peace.

"But the immediate situation unfavourable to any move," he said.

may,

Service To Be Voluntary

SOVIET ADMITS

BIG LOSSES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" MOSCOW, March 29 (UP)The frank admis- sion that Russian casualtics in the war with Finland almost reached a quarter of a million was made by M. Molotoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, to-day,

Russian losses were 48.- ~~795-killed-and--158,863 wounded, according to the Russian estimato.

M. Molotoff admitted that the Finnish casualtics were only slightly higher. Ho placed thom at 60,000 killed and 250,000 wounded.

AMERICANS BLAMED

Bitter Nazi Attack In

New White Book

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 29 (UP)

.

AERIAL TORPEDOES

MISS THEIR MARKS

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Mar. 29 (UP)-How an Aberdeen 'trawler, the 216-ton Invernsell, escaped four bombs and an aerial torpedo dropped by a Nazi plane off the north- east coast of Scotland on Thursday night, and in turn drove off the plane with its Lewis Gun has just been disclosed.

It is stated that all four bombs and the aerial torpedo missed their mark, after which the Ger- man plane turned its machine- guns on the small craft.

The trawler replled with 250

rounds from her Lewis gun, forcing the:

plane to flee.

The trawler's Mote, John Crazy, was wounded in the arm during the encounter, and the Chief Engineer reported that the ship was shaken by the explosion of the aerial torpedo.

He said the attack lasted about

twenty minutes.

NORTH SEA "BATTLE"

Nazis Not Willing Nor Ready To Fight

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

COPENHAGEN, March 20 (UP),—A spokesman of the Danish Foreign Office to-day

described as foundationless the rumours circulated during the Norwegian Ship Sunk

last 24 hours that the German It is revealed that the Norwegian fleet has left its base, and is steamer Burgos (3,220 tons) was sunk

day,

off the east coast of England yester-steaming north to battle with

the British. Thirty-two members of the crew

Information from other reliable have been landed at a southeast port, sources piso tends to disprove the

ten of them suffering from shock.rumours. They have been sent to Hospital,

It is also belatedly reported that the British steamer Daghestan (6,742 tons) was torpedoed in the North Sea last Sunday. The Daghestan, built Steam Shipping Company.

Not Ready To Fight Naval authorities here are of the opinion that the comparative small. ness of tho German- fleet almost

man.Naval Command

being willing st present, to face дл open large scale sea battle with the British.

was made additionally dimcult by to permission for Japanese. cen“Remarkable, allegations to the In 1921, was owned by the Hindustar precludes the possibility of the Ger-

strong counterwinds neross the course of flight.

"Atter dispersing the convoy the German planes dived into the smaller units and attacked individual vessels, Heavy counter fre was opened from planes accompanying the convoy and

armed merchantmen.

Two Planes Lost

No Dragooning Of S. Africans To Colours CAPE TOWN, Mar. 20 (Reuter) —

"By skilfully taking advantage of An official communique issued here to-day states that all serving members the darkness all our fighting planes

of the South African permanent force, returned safely but one of our

"All officers wil be invited to take a new form of the oath embodying the same undertaking.

re-

darmerie to conduct house-to-house searches for anti-Japanese elements effect that, the United States was in certain Portuguese areas if deemed one of the chief countries respori- sible for the outbreak of war in necessary.

It fa additionally, claimed that the

LATEST

GERMAN CONSUL

Sinks Aftor Collision

Reliable quarters on Romoc Island British shipping suffered a further

and the northwest coast of Jutland say they have seen no naval activity, Japanese have made certain demands Europe are contained in a White loss on March 13, according to en regarding raming concessions in Book issued by the German met outonour (6,922 and It is also pointed out that anyone the Rossington Court on the west coast of Jutland, south that Macau and the restrictions against Government to-day.

lons) sank in mid-Allohtie after a exchange of Japanese money,

The White Book purports to collision with an unnamed British ongoing, would be unable to see such a movement on account of It is emphasised here that no omelat or semi-offelal confirmation be based on documents seized tanker.

from the Polish archives when Glasgow in 1020 and was owned by

The Rossington Court was built at the large German and British mine-

PLEASE Turn To Page 4. can be obtained of this report.

Chingshan Occupied (the Germans entered Warsaw.

the Court Line, Ltd. { the coast garrison and the active connaissance planes was shot down off. The Japanese are reported to have "These documents clearly show thej citizen force will be invited to the north coast of Scotland by British extended their operations along the role the United States played in

How Aerial Torpedoes Work complete a new attestation form pursuit planes,

LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter)-An "Another Go

German reconnaissance Portuguese frontier area by occupy- starting the war," the While Bookc undertaking to serve in Africa

account of how the Nal aerial tor- whether inside or outside the Union pinne returning from France has also ing the Chinese Marlilme Customs declares.

station at Chingahon. This station It elles sixteen documents seized pedoes work was given by the master of South Afrien for the duration of falled to reach home,

The British tanker

closed by the C.M.C. authorities from the Polish archives, was

of the David M., a small British the war.

Daghestan somo time ago.

One, dated November 21, 1838, coastal ship, which reached port on (6,750 tons), and the British tanker

The "Telegraph" has been able to quotes Colonel Beck as reporting that Thursday. Rossington Court (1928 tons)

sunk in the North Sea. been

have confirm the Japanese, occupation of Mr. Bullit, the U.S. Ambassador, The David M., in pompany with HELD IN TOKYO

Chingshan.

"expressed himself regarding Ger- another small ship, was attacked by "The British aleamer Castle Moor

IL is understood that most of the many and Hitler with the greatest of three German planer. is now long overdue in England.”

haired." in the Chungshan vehemence and very strong

The planes banked and something The U.S. Ambassador is reported to dropped into the sea. The master of area and around Macao bavo already Planes-Over Danmark

been closed in anticipation of an ex-have informed Colonel Beck, then the David M. thought it was a bomb tension of Japanese activities.

Polish Foreign Minister, that only the but saw a track coming through the Might of Britain and France could water towards him. Japanoto Uninformed The Japanese consular, authorities "halt Germany's mad expansion In the

future."

Three Torpailoos All Miss in Hongkong are uninformed of any Mr. Bullitt is reported to have sald

It passed between the two ships developments of the nature outlined that the Democracies desired to and hit the shore where it exploded. above.

involvo Germany in a weakening war The plane dropped another torpedo, An offelal told the Telegraph with Russia, When Germany had but the master of the ship had its "We do not believe there is any truth become sufficiently weakened by auch direction and speed so he swung the In the report From Information a war, the democracies would attack helm of his ship over and avoided corned with Dr. Plage's views regard- our possession It does not seem likely that any demands of that nature have been made on Maeno."-9"

There is no Japanese consular office According to an announcement in in Macao, which comes under the the "Government Gazette" to-day, Jurisdiction of the Japanese Consulate Ernest William Westwood has been General in Hongkong. enrolled in the A Group of the Hongkong Defence Reserve, while Robert Archibald Boyd has been re-

Must Give Undertaking

No man henceforth will be allowed to Join the Union defence forces, elther in a wholetime capacity or on

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ESBJERG, Mar. 29 (UP)---Eight

a normal part-time capacity, or the citizen forces on the same basis unless foreign plenes of unknown nationality he in prepared to give such an under-| flew over Esbjerg harbour at 4 p.m. taking.

lo-day, drawing Ã.A. fre.

This decision is in accordance with policy recently announced by General Smuts, the Prime Minister, no South African in the present that no circumstances can be commandeered for service in the north.

Defence Reserve

⠀⠀⠀ Appointments

The defence department, expecta that now the poollien.regarding ser vice outside South Africa has beenį made clear there will be no lack of MOSCOW, Mar. 20 (Reuter) volunteers for the Union, Defence sesalon of the Federal Council of the Forces Supremo Soviet ended at 11.42 nm. KOMT), and a joint session of the Fedoral and National Counell will be Mr. E. L. Jones has been ap-assigned from the general group for held at 4 p.m.. (GMT) prestimably for pointed to act as Senior Surveyor of Essential Services to the combatant the hearing of a speech by M. Ships during the absence on leave of group In the Hongkong Defence Molotov

Mr.-T. E. Jackson.........

Reserve.

C.M.C. stalons

her and force capitulation,

President Roosevelt is bitterly men- toned In the While Book,

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Mar. 30 (Domel).-Dr. Wilhelm Pluge, whose activities Copyright Broker have been under investigation for some time, was questioned at the Metropolitan Palier Board yesterday.

Dr. Plage opened an office in Tokyo' In 1932, employing several Japanese professors as translators. Dr. Plage himself has a duent knowledge of the Japanese language.

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ing the

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The torpedo,

the new Copyright Law and with A third torpedo was then dropped the reasons for his establishment, of but it also had no effect.

The ship's defence gun then went an office in Mukden, It is understood that he returned into action. It Is thought that one to Canton some two or three days ago, plane was hit just before the Nazis to be made against Dr. Plage will be "Telegraph" understands, "So far as we know, there has been flow away. however, that Japanese Vice no exchange of views between the Cormal was despatched to Macao Macanese authorities and the Japan- Iröm Cantón when Japanese forces ad regarding Japanese, operations first approached the Bordor in the vicinity of the Macao frontier order to be "on the spot in the Japanese official told the Tele

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event of any trouble.

in

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Dr. Plage came to Japan about 30. LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter). It is years ago, as German Vice-Consul. now learned that the submarino After his resignation from the Ger

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