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APRIL 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th at 9.15 p.m. BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S

IN AID OF B. W. O. F.

JAPANESE LEVER: S'HAI COMMENT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, April 2 (UP),~Informed quarters, commenting on the report in the "Hongkong Telegraph" that Japan may utilise the Chinese Maritime Customs revenue as a lever in an attempt to force recognition of Wang Ching-wei, draw attention to yesterday's report from Nanking,

This report (also quoted by Soldiers Cast

the ""Telegraph" yesterday) quoted Chou Fo-bai, Wang's Finance Minister, as stating that the new Nanking regime would recognise foreign debts, but would "determine payment ac-! cording to the nature of the debts."

Their Vote

No Changes Caused In Canadian Elections

OTTAWA, Apr, 2 (Reuter).—The A large proportion of third Power vules of Canada's soldiers, allora lebls are secured by C.M.C. revenue, and airmen to-day were added to the informed quarters Shanghai civilian votes in the general election agree that Wang Ching-wel is hope without, however, causing a single ful that the offer of payment on loan turnover throughout the country. will induce third Powers to accord The active service vote favoured recognition to his government,

National Government

No Compromise

cs, but took nothing from

It is doubtful, however, that any the sweeping triumph scored by the

of the major Powers, particularly the Liberals.

United States, will compromise on The total Services' vote was found to be 58,942 of the 80,000 or so who

this basis.

It is pointed out that the United were eligible to vote. States has continued to loan money Supporters of National Govern- to the Chungking Government, despite ment candidates polled just 50 per defaults on cariler loans,

cent, of the total cast and Liberala 41

kinga

It appears, therefore, that Washing-per cent., die bulk of the remainder to Co-operative, Common- ton I cither confident of Chung-going

eventual ability to meet old wealth Federation candidates. obligations, or the Far Eastern situation is more vital from a strategicj viewpoint than from a monetary viewpoint.

The offer of repayments on out- standing loans is only one of the methods by which Wang Ching-wei will geele third Power recognition, according to well informed quarters.

JOHORE'S NEW WAR TAXES

SINGAPORE, Apr. 2 (Reuter). Other methods will include regula-The State Council of Johore, che of tion of trade, residence and travel in Us Unfederated Malay States, is In- the areas controlled by Nanking, creasing its existing taxes and has whereby nations of third Powers will brought in new ones to provide for be forced to seek vines and permits an annual contribution of £200,000 through the Wang Ching-wel ad- for the Imperial Exchequer.. ministrative offices., Nanking, it is adopted by the Valled States. belleved, will otherwise refuse to Financial quarters point out that admit foreign nationals and goods. even if Nanicing poys China's loan Mony local business-men anticipate In anul instalments, it will be many major efforts by Nanking on these years, before Britain is able to re- lines, whereby Wang Ching-wel will

cover the amount equivalent to the gradually increase the problems be total she has put into the Anglo- solling third Power nationals.

Chinese Stabilisation Fund to support Anglo-French Policy China's national currency in the past Observers, commenting on the two years, "Telegraph's" report, refuse to pre- They doubt, therefore, whether dict the future course of British and even the balt of repayment of loans French polley towards Wang Ching- from the accumulated revenues of wei in view of the Allies pro-occupa-the Chinese Maritime Customs, at lion in Europe.

present held in the Yokohama Specle suficient to induce The consensus of oplaton is that Bank, will be Britain and Franice will refrain from Britain to reverse her policy towards following a polley anlogonistic to that China.

Wednesday,

HONGKONG T ELEGRAPH

How U-Boat NAZIS ALSO

Was Sunk

Effectiveness Of The

"Asdic" Detector

SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 2 (UP),—in con- nection with the scuttling of the German freighter Mimi Horn, naval eyewitnesses reveal how a German submarine was sunk when it ven- tured too near a convoy on January

30

The U-boat had successfully tor- pedoed a neutral steamer (belloved, to have been the Greek chip Kern mini) which is the only neutral ship to have been sunk while being con- voyed. An escort vessel located the U-boat by mans of the "Asdic" op paratus designed for submarine detection, and sank the German vessel with depth charges.

All but one of the German crew

were saved.

German White Paper Mocked

American Press Adopts Sarcastic Tone

NEW YORKC, Apr. 2 (Reuter).—

HAVE PLAN

Meeting The Allied

Blockade Throat

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM,' April 2 (UP).}

April 3, 1940.

Nazis New War Plane

Can Attack Any Part Of Britain

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, April 2 (UP).-- possible German plan to counteract any future decrease in The German papers to-day for iron ore shipments from Narvike the first time mention a new ja seen in the announcement Messerschmidt bombing plone- to-day that two German shipping the “Jaguar”.

The Air Force magazine, "Der companies are resuming trade in Adler," revealed that the plane has the Gulf of Bothnia and the two motors developing 3,000 h.p. and Baltic.

carries a crew of four and a number of both heavy and light machine-guns. Belligerent Powers

"The plane bus a flying range great STOCKHOLM, Apr. 2 (Reuter) enough to attack anx "It our territory is attacked we must Britain, the magazine declared.

The D.N.B. (Official German News repel the aggressors with all the forces at our command," declared M. Agency) report said the Jaguar has Skocid, the Minister of Defence, already undergone a successful test when speaking at Upsala to-day. In bombing attacks over the North

He added that should anyone Sea.

their independence they would take up arms und defend themselves to the best of their ability.

threaten

Fato Always Uncertain

As long as great Powers were engaged_In_a struggle to the death, he said, Sweden's fate remained uncertain.

AL uny moment new and serious dangers might arise and they must always be ready,

Sweden was a small country, he

point in

More Taxation Indicated

Middle Classes Likely To Be Affected

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter).-~~-

The American press is not very unsaid, and the means at their disposal The London press is chiefly con- pressed by the German White Paper, did not permit them to indulge in which puts the responsibility for the threats. Consequently they must seckcerned with the new Budget war on the shoulders of the United their independence in a policy of which most of them feel with States Government,

neutrality which was based upon the make further demands on classes respect of Sweden's legal rights which earning from £5 to £12 a week. treat belligerents in an Impartial manner.

Indeed, the New York "Herald Tribune'

makes fun of the While Paper, which says that the cause of ""believe it or not", seems to be as follows:

war,

Nobody in Germany wonted war er dreamed of it. Hitler sought only peace. He occupied Austria in the hame of peace, he invaded Poland only because there was no other way of preserving peace.

Hitlerian Dave Of Peaco While the Allies were gutisfled to accept at their face value the truly pacite nature of Hitler's successive steps, the American diplomats put the idea into their heads that the German Invasion of Poland and the bumbing of Warsaw might be con- strued as acts of war,

The presumption Js, surcastically continues the "Herald Tribune". that had it not been for the Americans the Allies would have had nothing to de with it

They would have accepted the German war on Poland as only "a Might of the Hitlerlan dove ́of_peace.'

Now Reason For White Paper BERLIN. Apr. 2 (Reuter), The Nazis have now thought of a now reason for the issuing of the White Book. It was intended to persuade the Russians that they are on the right side of the fence.

Nazi Terror In Poland

Prisoners Subjected

To Torture

If the Budget is to be raised proper- ly by loans and taxes a very large sum will have to be raised from a certain stratum of people.

Other suctions are alrendy taxed, the papers point out, and further taxation of these sections would not go very far towards meeting the bill. A man earning £30,000 a year now. pays 17s. In the pound in taxes.

Can't Take From Vory Poor

Not much more can be taken from the very poor classes. The Wor

PARIS, Apr. 2 (Reuter)~Further therefore cannot be paid for without reports of alleged German methods further taxation of a large growing of terror and extermination appear section earning from £5 to £12 a in the omelal Polish journal publish-week.

The press feel that if every one ed in Paris,

our

fighting

It is stated that this terror attain-could save 10 per cent. of their, food ed its maximum intensity in the consumption it would be a great help "incorporated" into the in providing exchange and shipping provinces German Reich,

space. It would therefore, be a most The average daily killings taking valuable addition to place in Warsuw during March were power. estimated at from 10 to 16. People found in the streets of Warsaw inter than 6 pm, ure shot.

Made To Lick Motor Cars

It is declared that torture is the order of the day, in the prisons and It is alleged that Mayov Bydgosz was ordered to clean motor-cars bo- longing to the Gestapo by licking them. When he protested he was

These documents, says the "Ber-shot. liner Borsen. Zeitung" will give the men of the Kremlin an opportunity to see the machinations of their opponents and the correctness of their decision in making a nori-

aggression pact with Germany.

Crudo Authorship SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Apr. 2 (UP), --- The "New York Daily News published photostatic excerpts from the White Book which were radioed from Ber- Two-different-translators-ngreed that the book is "written in such poor Polish that no statesman could have been guilty of its authorship." No Examination

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH! WASHINGTON, Apr. 2 (UP),--- Senator Robert Reynolds formally introduced a resolution necking an examination by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee of the reports made by Mr. Sumner Welles and Ambassador Wlam Built, but his demands got a cold reception In both Houses,

It is stated that the Nazis are es- pecially implacable against religious orders and congregations and that Poles are not permitted to marry.

Women And Children To Be Mobilised

Italy's New Decree

Cabinet meeting under the pre-

ROME, Apr. 2 (Reuter)

sidency of Signor Mussolini has de- elded to revise the laws concerning the organisation and mobilisation of

Wreck Of German the motion in time of war so as to

Freighter Found

make public administrations, citizens exempt from military obligations, and women and children over 13

mobilisation.

COPENHAGEN, Apr. 2 (Reuter),Įilable to so decided that all fron

-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs) bas At nas has issued a communique saling that Entes except those of churches, gates the wreck of the Edmund Hugo having artistic or historic value and Stinnes, the German freighter which those belonging to the Holy See, dip- was sunk by a British submarine, is lomatic representatives and foreign- lying one and a half sea miles offers be demolished. the

Danish

coast, that is, withinj Danish territorial waters.

The communique adds that the Danish Minister in London has been instructed to make representations to

the British Government.

More Graf Spee Internees

BUENOS AIRES, Apr, 2 (Reuter). →Fitly more German sailors from the

The material thus collected will be bought by the State at a price to be fixed by the Ministry of Corporu-

tlons.

Newfoundlanders

Join The Navy

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter),--An- other 175 Newfoundland fishermen have arrived in England to join the

This is the fifth contingent to reach

Senator Tom Connally cautioned Senator Reynolds, saying "I am will- ing to rely on Mr. Hull and President Roosevelt

British Navy, to hundle this detlente situation.

Senator Alben Barkley sald: "I do not think we should give more cred- full and our diplumats." ence to the White Book than to Mr.

Perhaps It Was Meant As A Joke

But London Newspaper Thunders Reproof

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Router)-Some kindly person in the United States

has sent Sir Joshua Stamp. Chief Economie Adviser to the Government,' a parcel of tinned sardines, cheese, chocolnic, honey and butter.

Devoting its leading article to this to-day, the "Daily Telegraphi" com ments that it is appalling that some people should think that the people in Britain are suffering privations so severe that even the Chief Economile Adviser would

woul welcome sardines, cheese or chocolates as though he was unaccustomed to these luxuries.

It is almost

fantastic to imagine such credulity could exist outside of Germany, the paper continues.

The "Dally Telegraph" says thni at least one neutral country in Europe i la less well off than Brlialn.

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