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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TURKEY WATCHES

LATEST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ISTANBUL, Mar. 31 (UP).-The contem- plated Allied measures are absorbing Turkish attention.

While the Soviet Foreign Minister's speech and Italy's denial of the existence of an Italo-German-Soviet accord have not passed unnoticed, official circles here are interested in the Allies moves to bring victory.

The resolution of the Supreme War Council recalling British and French-it is reported from Ankara that the French Minister is returning to Paris-diplomats from the Near East and the Balkans, is scen here as the com- mencement of a vast diplomatic action to overcome German influence in the Balkans.

FRIENDSHIP WITH ALLIES

No cause for anxiety is seen in the Allies action because, as one authority puts it, "the Allies are the only great Powers who nourish no aims in the Balkans."

The forthcoming action of the Allies is, therefore, watched with sympathetic eyes.

regarding Bessarabia M. Molotov's statement

was welcomed, and Turkish relations with the Soviet but his statement that the Allied forces in the Near East constitute a danger provoked concern in certain quarters.

However, it is not believed AMERICANS

here that Russia will commence

an adventure in the Near Jast and the press here has given little prominence to M. Molotov's Apeech.

Neutrals Are Puzzled

BLAMED

Nazi Press Indignant At "Revelations"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 31 (UP).- The morning papers declare that the German White Book reveals the influence of American Jews

DYE,

Cannot See Force Of Mr.in bringing about the war.

MOVES

“REUTER” reported this morning that the first squadron of Pellsh plots who have been training in France have joined the Allied forces on the Western Front. This photograph, Just received from London, shows the British Air Minister, SirKingsley Wood, inspecting the Po- lah pilots who have been in training-British Oficial Photograph,

CHANGED TACTICS NEW TRADE AGREEMENT

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seven

damaged, not seriously. It was not a capital ship. There were naval casualties and eight civillan casualties.

they

The Germans claimed that had seriously damaged three battle- ships and one cruiser, and probably damaged more warships.

British And French Sign Potocol

PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter). — An has Anglo-French

trado protocol here between Sir been signed Andrew Duncan, President of the Board of Trade. und M. Charles Lamoreux, the French Minister of

You may believe that if you like. One or two American papers did, but please remember the precise claims one fifth of the total capital ships of Commerce, the Royal Navy.

The protocol extends the applica- The future will show how

much tiens

of the economic agreement news algned last month and provides, reliability there is in German

among other things, for trade in oil between Britain and French terri- tories, and between France and Bri- tish territories.

accounts

The

It will be submitted to both gov- "ernments for ratification:

This,

The Escalator Principlo Take the R.A.F. raid on Sylt. Churchill's Argument The "Boersen Zettung" carried the Germans Arst announced that

true the STOCKHOLM, Mar. 31 (Reu-banner headlines. "Emigrants and British plane was shot down,

the better Jews us Warmongers" while the according to London was ter) Political circles cannot see "Voelkischer Beobachler's headlines figure. But old habits

boys Winston said: "Secret Report for Polish Jams of Dr. Goebbels propaganda the force of Mr.

uncovers and they raised the figure to three,

eventually stepping it up to six. Churchill's suggestion that neu-bassador to Washington are supplying Germany Jews' will to War." raw materials to prolong the

trais

war.

In

"Several documents reveal that the Ambassadors Paris, American It is pointed out that it has been London and Warsaw were at the very unly recently that such significance head of the war party." It adds.

has been attached to the export of Swedish tron ere.

Paris Approval

of

that

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Nordic Labour Co-operation

Northern Countries

April 1, 1940.

A Look Through. The "Telegraph”.

50 YEARS AGO

April 1, 1000, Prince Blumerck assigns old age, as the cause of his resigning, but an undoubted succession of differences with, the En peror is the real cause,

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The great bridge over the Firth of Forth was opened to-day by the Prince of Wales. The ceremonies very Imposing character,

were

of #

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Zurich.

and

The almost complete score of the opera of fannhauser", waliten signed by Wagner, has been discovered In the ruins of the Zurich Theatre.

Does the Hon. Mr. Mitchell-Innes think ho is likely to glorify himself in this colony by acting like a wayward child on every occasion he appears in public? This person he is not a gentleman and has no pretensions in that direction, al- though he is Acting Beglstrar-General and an oficial member of the Legislative Council Secretary of the bogus Recep tion Commitice, appoinied without any authority whatever by the local Govern ment to honour the visit to Hongkong of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. And in that capacity this afternoon on Pedder's Whart he took upon himiell autocratic rights which, but for his in- significance, would inevitably have re- sulled in very disagreeable consequences. When the Kateer-i-ilind, steamed to her moorings,

took their three gentlemen place in Pedder's Wharf to witness the landing of our royal guesta,

They were the Editor of this journal, a well known local solicitor a gentle man by Act of Parliament, as the saying goes and another member of the local press.

Being modest and not wishing to mix up with the brilliant uniforms and other unique caricatures on modern costume represented by the three dozen Hongkong mato and female fashionablen who were thought of sufficiently high tale to be allowed on Pedder's Wharf on such an occasion, these three gentlemen were contented to remain in the background and view all that was to be seen from the inside of the archway nearest tha Queen's Food.

Mr. Michell-Innes suddenly appeared on the scene, and taking upon himself the function of Capt. Superintendent of Police, ordered a sergeant of that useful force to "turn the three persons" of the whart.

The sergeant did his duty to the best of his gita; ho politely conveyed the instructions he had received from Mr, Alltchell-Innes, and looked somewhat aurprised when he was most courteously requested to tell that most honourable personage to come along and try on the turning out business he had so fusily ordered.

not

Needless to say that the Hon.-Heaven help us-Mr. Mitchell-Innes did "come along" he is hardly built that way; but that does not make him any the less a cad and snob of the first water for gratuitously insulting men who had as much, if not more right; to be on Ped- der's Wharf than he had."

Now, just a few words as to the per- sons the term is used in no Invidious

sense who were invited, or shall we say allowed, to be present on Pedder's Wharf to receive the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.

Who were they? What are they? The cost of this "how" has to be paid by the Hongkong community, but there were #carcely half a dozen Hongkong taxpayers on the whari. Apart from the foreign

consuls, three or four foreign merchants And about twenty Chinese, Hongkong was unofficial by what? The represented members of the Legislative Council and the paid servants either of the Colony merchants and or the Crown. The tradern of Hongkong, the backbone and sinew of the

According where were they? dictum of Mr. Mitchell-innes, and we suppose the Ne ception Committee m be included, they

were not considered high clas enough to rub shoulders with their own hirelings.

And that is just about as straight a we can put it.

The reception to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, thanks to the third rate wnabbery at these self-aumefent toadies, Duke laughed-yes. actually proved a lame fizzle. laughed and the Duchess smiled audi- bly, and Me, Mitchell Innes was so ch tirely neglected that he actually walked of the Whart with the crowd as much unnoticed as if he had never existed.

25 YEARS AGO

In connection with this escalator principle, it should be relative. The Nazis will have won one half of the

Secret Meeting night if they can persuade the world that the Allied news is not reliable.

There has been another interesting

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 31 (Reuter). "The background of this attitude is phase in the accusation of the B.B.C. It is added that prior to the out-explained in a report from the Polish and the British press of saying some- The Swedish and Norwegian Prime

Ambassador in It re-

did not say and then Ministers, Dr. Hanssen and M. Nyga- break of war, this export trade to vents, the inner political network of thing they dit is false. For instance, ardsvold, and the Finnish Minister Germany was considered only

South of Supply, M. Tanner, were among these warmongers, particularly the

German broadcast tho

the delegates from the four northern secondary importance.

role of influential Jews in the United America in Spanish at States, who are working for war in Saturday, March 30, alleged that the countries who attended a two-day

April 1-1915... B.B.C. had stated that Wednesday meeting of the Nordic Labour-Co-

Orders issued to-day by Major Wake- PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter)-Mr.revenge against Germany.

and Thursday had been the most operation Committee which terminat-

man, Commanding I.K.VR states: Churchill's speech has been received

"All these documents bring before accesstul days for English aviation ed to-day.

League Match The following members with full agreement in effeial circles

Information Exchanged will represent the Ilesarve in the match a our eyes the knowledge that United successtu! here where it is regarded as

had been The proceedings were secret but against the Volunteer Corps to be fred vigorous and up-to-date statement of States ambassadors systematically at- since six or seven German planes and

Tollan Sergt.

Berg!. Sergt. Mackay, it was revealed that the delegates tomorrow. April 25. M. Thornhil

Cpl. the Alles' position towards neutrals tempted to convince the governments an enemy patrol vessel

Green, Carpl Bannerman, L. continued discussed the political situation in and non-belligerents.

to which they were accredited that destroyed.

Lyon Le Cpl. Fisher, Pic. Carpmael, Ptt, had aggressive Intentions The speech is specially welcomed German

McLennan, Pte, Waisen and Pte. Hamilton, that by claiming this the B.B.C. had general, while Nordle economic col-

Postings: Pies. P. Anderson and J. for uncompromising clarity on two against them.

Johnson of Coy, are transforred to The English, French and Polish refuted its own statements about the laboration and problems arising from points, Bently that the enemy is Ger-

by-raids on Sylt, Kiel and Wheims- the Finnish war received special con-

the Engineer Section as from the 3rd in He was quite right exceptisideration.

lant. Pte, Melbourne of & Coy, Lo. Cpl. many, and secondly that the Allies do governments took this up as

was given haven.

The main purpose of the meeting

Lambaden And Ptes, Howitt and Part of not want war with Russin unless it is word aggression which

exchange of Information. No

B. Cay are transferred to D. Coy, Ples. them by the United States ambassa-that the B.B.C. never made the state- forced on them.

E. H. Skarp, W. E. Clarke, 31. E. Follock. dors, and they tried to make capital ment attributed to it by the German was Intensifying Blockade

special decisions were reached.

B. C. Faithful T. F. Hough, W, G. Hum phreys, T. Petrie, H. R. Phelps, R. She Elther the Propaganda Ministry has AMSTERDAM, Mar. 31 (Reuter)./out of this slander."

wan, D. W. Craddock, T. Neave and J. Mr. Cordell Hull maintains that he circles here regard Mr.

J. Robson are posted to D. Cay. Ple. 3. Churchill's speech as foreshadowing knew nothing of Wiese activities of an ineficient staff taking down

Witchell 18 seconded for duty with the Police Reserve. Pte. . W. C. Burnett intensification of the Allied

Bullit, Kennedy and Biddle, We B.B.C. broadcasts or else it invented

to Coy. D. Section 2 Pte. M. French to blockade.

must take note of that but also add the statement.

It will be noticed that the German

Coy. Section 2, Pte. J. D. Kinnaird to Coy. Section 4. They expect a sharper control of the question-Whose policy are the exports to neutral countries with the United States ambassadors pursuing?" broadcast did not say at what time

(In

object of ruling out the possibility that the goods are being forwarded to Germany,

PARLIAMENT TO RE-MEET Statement By Promier

This Week

LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter). -Both Houses of Parliament will meet on Tuesday after the Easter recess.

LISBON

д

NEGOTIATES

ON MACAO INCIDENT

The German announcer

radio.

the

have the B.BC. was supposed to made the statement or what language was used.

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AUDACITY

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the Navy, for the submarine has to be on the surface to warn the ship and give the crew 15 minutes to abandon ship. What an age that 15 minutes must be!

Another Invented Yam With regard to the British Press, Hans Frischer, who broadcasts to the German people in order to keep up helr faith In the Propaganda The submarine has to lie on the Ministry, last Tuesday said that the surface knowing well that it is a "untaten- British paper, "Sunday Express," had target for planes, that the German

admitted in big type that it had now

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that the incident was tional."

to

Submarines' Disadvantage

10 YEARS AGO

April 7, 1830, A new chapter in the history of wire- less development was inaugurated by the simultaneous broadcasting of sight and sound on "twin" transmitters of the

B.B.C. when wireless artistes were seen as well as heard for the Arst time in any country,

5 YEARS ACO

April 1, 1939. The Anglo-Russian conversations have resulted in a plan for co-operation in the cause of peace on the part of the communique issued by the Soviet Govern ment to-day,

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A canvas of the Disarmament Con-

the consensus of opinion that Germany will be ready for a major was by next March. (Germany marched into Austria in March, 1937-Ed.) ».

ferenco military, attaches has revealed

Another incident occurred when become known that 32 German planes ship must have sent out an S.OS. several Japanese soldiers, armed had been destroyed on the ground by message and that rescue craft are Governments, concerned, according to with revolvers, visited a Macao British bombers on the raid on Sylt, speeding to the scene.

Herr Frischer went on to elaborate. gaming house and forcibly com- pelled the croupiers to accept He told his audience which, of course, is not allowed to read the "Sunday Japanese military notes. Other Japanese soldiers are stated Express," that this news report had

have

broadcasting partaken of an expensive been based on Information from scue craft arrive.

eye-witness nquet at the New Central Hotel, German The practice of sitting three days subsequently refusing to pay for from a secret station in Germany,

Herr Frischer denied that any such a week will be resumed in future to their meals.

secret transmitter was in operation.

The real point, however, is that the One source states that Japanese "Sunday Express" did not say any It is expected that the Prime gendarmes have instituted searches thing of the kind. It had only one Minister will make a statement on of schools and colleges for alleged story about Sylt and that was about that the German share the view that Tuesday regarding the recent meet-anti-Japanese students, ·

the British enterprise which had the Royal Navy can do so in future.

give Ministers more time for depart- mental duties.

REDS TAKE OVER WAR GAINS

Schools Searchod

At last the crew gets away. The submarine dives, fires its torpedo and slides into the murky depths as re- they seems Incredible that should be able to operate at all, even more so that they should give the German crews time to get into their boats. But they do manage it. The fact that the German Admiralty has cancelled merchant sallings suggests

CHILDREN DIE IN PLANE CRASH

BEKCIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" SEATTLE, Wash., Mar. 31 (UP).---- prominent Sterling. a.

ing of the Supreme War Council. He The Japanese are stated to be debuilt a railway across the Hindenburg will also be asked if he has any manding the surrender of an unnam-Dam Information regarding the subjects of ed Kwanglung official who is a re- That Court-Martial Story the recent discussions between Hitler fugee in Macao.

On Friday, March 20, nearly every and Mussolini.

It is officially estimated that there German broadcast gave a story pur- are 00,000 Chinese refugees in Macao, porting to have appeared in the all of whom have arrived as a result "Daily Mail" that British pilots had of the latest Japanese drive in the been questioned by a court-martial "of their for making falso reports Chungahan district.

It is understood that there is some successes.. basis in the

the report that the Japanese On Saturday, March 30, the "Daily Miss Cora

[was taking for on air trip to-day were have requested the withdrawal of Mall" promptly came out with this aviatrix, and four children whom she LONDON, Mar: 31 (Reuter)—The Portuguese troops from Wantsal and notice: "This notice places on killed when the plane crashed and Soviet Parliament has unanimously Lappa Islands, over which Macao cord the following facts: No such caught fire. passed a law incorporating in the claims jurisdiction.

story had ever appeared in the Daily Soviet Union the territories of East-

The Portuguese authorliles are Mall. Nothing remotely resembling story up and plented it on the "Dolly ern Finland eeded to the U.S.S.IE,

to have already with-it had ever appeared in the Daily Mail." reported.

These aspects of the campaign according to a radio message from

drawn their troops on the under- Mall, The Daily Mall' has learned

Nazi nd make the world, believe the Moscow.

standing that the Japanese make on the highest nuthority

on court-martial of this, description has account of the war rather than the no further encroachments

worth Allled version. It is ever been held." Macao terrliory,

The law luks the new territory with the Soviet Karelian Isthmus

and constitutes the two areas as a It is confirmed that the Japancoo unit under the title of the Karella- have occupied the Chinese Maritime the Finnish Federal Soviet.

Customs stalion at Chingshan.

that

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There can be no question here of membering Hitler's creed: "If you Germans being badly mia-want to lie and be believed, you informed. They simply made the must make it a big one."

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