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GERMAN

Friday,

TROOPS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

REACH

BORDER: R.A.F. ACTION

Special to the "Telegraph"

March 7, 1941.

TURKISH

IS EXPECTED

ISTANBUL, MAR. 6 (UP),—GERMAN TROops have REACHED POSITIONS ALONG THE ENTIRE TURCO-BULGARIAN FRONTIER BUT THE CONCENTRATIONS, SO FAR, ARE REPORTED TO BE COMPARATIVELY LIGHT.

MEANWHILE, TURKISH POLITICAL CIRCLES welcomed THE BRITISH RUPTURE WITH BULGARIA AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT BRITAIN WILL SOON LAUNCH BOMBING RAIDS AGAINST THE RUMANIAN OIL FIElds and german troop CONCENTRATIONS. IN RUMANIA AND BULGARIA.

BORIS TALKS WITH NAZI CHIEFS

6 SOFIA, Mar.

(UP).-Germany's

"invasion

THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA

Minor Points Left For Settlement

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, 6 (UP)-In-

U.S. Asks Italian Govt To formed circles, say that the

specialists"-leaders of the armed forces which swent Close

through Poland, Norway, Rumania and Bulgaria- Marshal List and General Falkenhorst, in the presence of

Down Two Consulates

Special to the "Telegraph" WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (UP):-The State Department to

Detroit, Mich., and Newark, N.J., "for policy."

the German Minister Herr Richtofen and high Bulgarian day asked the Italian Government to close its Consulates at officers were given an audience by King Boris to-day.

-

BULGARIA WILL YET REGRET

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter).—“Bulgaria will live to regret her decision."

Cheers greeted this statement by Mr R. A. Butler, Under. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, when in the House of Commons he was asked for particulars respecting the withdrawal of the British Minister from Solla.

Mr Butler said that the rensons for the withdrawal given In the note presented to the Bulgarian Government were briefly that the presence of an ever-increasing force of German troops on Bulgarian territory,, the object of which could only be to menace and, if necessary, attack Britain's Ally Greece, and- the active co-operation of the Bulgarian Government In the German occupation were incom- patible with the maintenance of British diplomatic representa- tion in Bulgaria.

His Majesty's Government have no doubt that Bulgaria will live to decision," regret her addoil.

WIN

Hitler Note To Ineunu

Mr Hull's Request

Board

announced that Mr. Matsuoka. and Ambassador Arsene Henry met for the third time at Mr Matsuoka's residen- tial office this evening where they continued the conversations which were held earlier at the French Embassy, "for the pur- pose of discussing further points of detail for settlement of the Franco-Thai border dispute.

The French Ambassador left the residence of the Foreign Minister

8:30 p.m. The at

reasons of national the Embassy is asked to keep the State Department informed of any WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (UP), movements outside Washington of The Secretary of State, Mry naval or military personnel. Cordell Hill, to-day disclosed Unprecedented Action that he had sent a note to Italy Mr Curdell Hull's note does not ex-negotiations are making steady requesting her to restrict the plain why the United States has movements of all her Consular taken this action, which is believed progress. officers in the United States. to be unprecedented against a coun-

The tone of the note indicated that try with which the United States is: it was In retaliation for Italy's at peace, but the note has an asperity restriction of movements of Calted which indicates resentment at the neutral circles believe the prolongs- Stales oflelals as well as the closing closing of the American Consulates itlan of the armistice is only for dis-

In Palermo and Naples.

cussing the smaller issues of the

of twa Consulates at Nopics and Palermo.

Only Minor Questions

HANOI, Mar. 6 (UP),--Retinble

The State Department's closing negotiations. It is believed that the

order affects two of the most im-main questions have already

Consulates in the settled. country. Both in Detroit and Newark

been

The note requested that Itallati officials outside Washington confine their movements to the area of their portant Italian jurisdiction. Although it did not apply to Be accredited diplomats ut there are large Itailan communities morning revealed that Vichy hos ac- the Italian Embassy, it

requested

Said To Be Promises ANKARA, Mar. G (Reuter).—them to keep the State Department movements outside Although

informed of their move definite details

of Washington, especially the naval and military personnel.

no

about the mesange Hitler sent to President Ineum are yet avail- Mr Butlerable, it is rumoured here that the message is full of assurances but contains nothing of a con- crete nature.

The Speaker intervened and in- timated that the matter did not arise

Butler

asked to when Mr particularise on the altitude of Soviet Russla towards the invasion of Bulgaria.

Soviet Delights Turks ISTANBUL, Mar. 0 (Reuter) ~~~ Great satisfaction regarding what they term the Soviet's blunt express- ion of disapproval over Germany's necupation of Bulgaria is expressed by all the leading newspapers.

**Tan" declares: "The Soviets have administered an icy shower both on the Germans

and Bulgarians,

the

"Ikdam" says: "The Soviet Union, in an unusually hardened tone, shows

great irritation over the presence of,

German troops in a region consider-

ed the Russian security zone and

|

America's Sharp Note WASHINGTON, Mar 6 (Reuter),—

The movements of Hallan Consulate

Ambnasudor.

and Fascists are strong and active.

Reliable Japanese sources this

LETTERS TOKYO,

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cepted all the Japanese demands and has proposed only minor changes. Scarcely Veiled Threat

Mar, 7 (Reuter).-II France tries to delay the conclusion of the Tokyo parley by taking a lukewarm attitude on the remaining points, Japan will be obliged to take strong line abandoning the friend- tude with which she has rOS- peeled French prestige in the media- tion, states the "Hochi Shimbun."

The "Miyako" says that it will be profitable to both Thailand and France to speed up the talks,

to

oficials throughout the United States The Editor.

Nightsoil Collection are to be restricted to the areas in

Hongkong Telegraph. which they exercise their official Sir, I read with great interest Not a single Turk or well-informed | duties.

the speeches made before the Finance foreigner here believes that the This is the burden of a note sent by Committee and published in your message w!!! in any Way alter the State Department to the Italian paper. My work takes me into the Turkish polley,

highways and byways of Hongkong It is significant that the Turkish Italian diplorants in Washington in the early hours of the morning and papers ignore Hitler's message. are excluded from the request, but I have seen on innumerable occasions

that which certain people deny can The "Miyako" advises France happen, namely, the dumping in co-operate with Japan in establishing large amounts,

nightsoli into the New Order and stabilising, the gulleys and sewers. Did the Ifonour-East Aslatie situation. able Financial Secretary when he was Chairman of the Urban Counell, ever wander the streets of Hongkong at 3.00 .. to see for himself the conditions that existed then and are much worse now? Has he ever seen the

streams

carrying of people buckets of nightsolf up the hillside Into the Homuntin Cemetery, or to the gur- in the Tai Hang area, or dens in Kowloon City? This night-

is used in

all Pure

Navy's Part In The Epic Of Lofoten

("Reuter" With the Home. Fleet)

"

ABOARD A WARSHIP, Mar. 6.-As we steam away, from only 70 miles from the region of the Lofoten, great pillars of smoke and flame are rising from this

part of the fjord leading to Narvik,

Dardanelles.'

Mass Movement

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-The march of German troops into Bulgarin -is-now-asstuming-the-propertions-of-j. a mass movement towards the Greek- Bulgarian frontier, stated, the Ankara radio to-night.

All means of conveyance, including trains, lorries and buses, are being utilised.

markets. The

faut-in-bis-s

cod fishing buckets of

state on

soil Onc dense black column, the troops had taken control of the vegetable gardens in the Urban area the reaches a height of 6,000 feet Telegraph Station. Post Office and and the vegetables are sold in

local

Honourable while

vices pointed another envelopes the Police Station.

of Medical Services Director of Next they turned their attention

_that_only_u_few. mountains;

to the oil, cod liver oil and

were

cre dumped hours the Germans and soon six the British warships were on had been destroyed. "Hitler's door-step" but no attemp was made to interfere with them.

force The British

suffered no June or loss, th ensimity

considerable

Germans factories known to be working for into the y barges on the

The operation took the completely by surprise.

The

that announcer suggested Germany was out to fight Britain | Casam wherever she found it possible to do so and was "doubtless seeking the weakest

cakest point in the British chain of defence."

It was added that Mr George W. Rendel, the British Minister to Bul- garin, would not be leaving Sofla for

unother two or three daya.

Communications Cut Off

For

of these night of the blackout. What, pray

tell, happened to the remainder? of one It is a pity that A

few people who brought represent the vested interests are 50 ofraid of a 1% increase on the rates were that they are apparently willing to sacrifice a measure which can made self-supporting and should in no way be a burden on the general revenue.

be

The English manager factory was rescued and back to Britain.

Three petrol storage tanks number of Norwegian volunteers for ako destroyed by this group.

300 Nords Taken Off the Navy were brought back.

A number

und of hund-picked

LONDON, Mar. 0 (Reuter),--Nor- specially-trained. froops participated wegian cirelca in London lo-day in this first

landing

on Norwegian Expressed great satisfaction at their soil since it was evacuated last year, forces' part in the Lofoten rald, The general public is well able to With Norwegian naval ratings and guides. Norwegian patriots

number of it is understood that over 300 read between the lines and cannot

were brought but be impressed by Fine weather favoured the operation. back to join their fellow countrymen statements made by the Colony's

Arrival Before Dawn In this country.

Health Advisers regarding the dun-

then were

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the definite

SOFIA, Mar, 0 (UP)—The Ger-i We arrived at the area shortly be-| Germans & Quislings gers inseparable from the present so- man troops .continued their repid fore dawn and split up to rq to the LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter).-Over called system, advance across Bulgaria ond the various objectives. I watched our 200 German prisoners and Quislings

Is it appreciated that, of the 65,000. entire country throughout the day particular group of troops land. with some Norwegian loyalists from dry latrines in the Colony, over 50,000 continued to be virtually cut off Led by a ship, the boats made rapidly Lofoten arrived at a British port to-consist of wooden buckets placed in from communications from abroad. for the landing pinces. So Intense night.

the kitchen? Even П Jayman can Practically all the telephones have was the cold that the spray breaking The Norwegian loyalists were in a appreciate the danger in these been severed for nearly 24 hours and over the boats froze as it fell on hippy mood, the quickest cables from the United them. States arrive in about 30 hours.

buckets being cleaned only once or

week.

The Germans and Quislings were twice Within ten minutes of the landing, under a very strong guard.

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