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OF GERMANY

LONDON, Mar, 26 (Router).—Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in an interview with the German newspaper, "Angriff," is reported by the German radio s stating: "Britain and United States will always oppose Japan's constructive work in the Far East. Japan is, therefore, on Ger. many's side.

"Wo want nothing from the Americans and leave them in ponce. They should follow our example and leave us in peace in Asia."

The Interview is slated to have taken place in the train taking the Japanese Foreign Minister to Berlin. Japanese Ideal

Japan will not lag behind Germany Ira courage and determination foj establish the world on the basis of the new order.

Mr Matsuoka added: "The idea),; which is dear to the Japanese above

all things, is embodied in Naldho Ichio,,

that harmonious world community!

U.S. Interest

In Iceland

Blockade

WASHINGTON, Mar.

extension

with room for all nations, in which] (Router).—The

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of

they can realise their wishes and Germany's counter-blockade to That ideal, he added, was the basis within three miles of Iceland

fulfil thele mission."

of the Tripartite Pnet.

Met In Berlin

and thus to the threshold of the Western Hemisphere was stated by Mr Sumner Welles, Under-

aro

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) Secretary of State, to be receiv Herr von Ribbentrop, the Nazl Foreign Minister, and many othering the attention of members of Nazt lenders and diplomata, including the Administration who Yugo-Slavia's representative, were a studying all aspects of the the station to welcome Mr Matsuoka situation. to Herlin.

The German explanation that the The station was specially decorated and the military Guard of Honour extension was made because United Slates ships are alleged to be un- was mounted.

Herr von Ribbentrop later drove loading supplies there for tranship with Mr Matsuoka through specially ment to Britain is contested by the decorated streets to the Bellevue Maritime Commissionera, Palace which will be Mr Malsuoka's headquariera during his stay in

Berlin,

Americun

They declare that no ships are sallug to leeland, and the unly ships plying between the United Matsuoka's Movements States and Iceland are said to be six small cargo boals under the Iceland TOKYO, Mar. 26 (UP). The dag with supplies for Iceland. "Asahi Shimbun's" correspondent at Mr Welles olso

lles also announced that the Vichy reports that

Matsuaka, Mr

State Department had cabled Admiral upon his return to Berlin from Rome Lealty, U.S. Ambassador to Vichy, on April 4, will summon the Japan- for a complete report on the new ese Ambassadors to Italy and Rome Food agreement reported to have and also the "Charge d'Affaires" at been reached between Occupied ani Vichy for an "Important conference." Unecupied France.

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CAPE TOWN, Mar. 26 (Reuter),-- The question of the use of South was African troops outside Africa raised in the House of Assembly to- day,

General Jan Smuts, the Premier, stated that the Government Intended to abide strictly by the decision taken by Parliament at the beginning of the war against oversen expeditions If circumstances arose which, in the opinion of the Government, mode it necessary

to send troops outside the African continent, Parliament would be summoned.

Central Smuts stated that Government was entitled to use its troops in any part of Afrlea and would do so if necessary,

He added that no South Africon troops were at present Bghting In Greece or anywhere outside Africa.

Generous Pledge

No Barbarity In Abyssinia

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) Haile Selassie's famous proclamation to his people last July appealing fod mercy for the Italians was published in its text in London to-day for the first time at the request of members of Parliament,

The proclamation promised British arms, "of which you are so much in need." and announced that the British air force was destroying caemy fortifications.

It proceeds: Italians in Ethiopia, who are now completely encircled, that they should surrender to save themselves useless destruction. Therefore, I charge you solemnly to receive kindly and pro-

"I have notified the

March 27, 1941.

DEMANDS Britain's

ON British Member

AMOY Last Word To Belgrade

Takes

Up Issue

LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). -Britain's last word to, the

Yugoslav Government before Here is a new style of hat with

the latter signed the Axis Pact. was disclosed in a text by tho Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr R. A. Butler) in the House of Commons to-day.

LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). In the House of Commons to- day, Mr I. C. Hannah asked for information regarding Japanese

When signature of the Pact appear- demands in Amoy and whether ed imminent, the British Minister in steps were taken to support the Belgrade sent a note to the Yugo- foreign administration against Slav Government, Indicating that demands calculated to subject Britain had been led to believe em- phatically that no netion could or the settlement to Japanese would be taken capable of harming. domination.

Mr R. A. Butler, replied that the Japanese Consul-General in Amoy presented four requests on January 20, three of which pre- sented no difficulty but the fourth was for the immediate appointment of six Japanese sergeants in the police force..

No Quorum Consequently three non-Japanese members of the Council resigned, leaving with no quoriim.

Since then the Council's functions had been carried on by the Consular Body,

or making serious dimeullies for nations upholding a cause which, she was assured, the Yugo-Slav people regarded as their own.

Entering Opposite Camp "The British Government, there- fore, ure shocked to learn that Yugo- Slavin now suddenly contemplates signature to the agreement whereby she will not only abandon her neutral attitude but will enter the very sys- tem of Britain's chemic

enemics,

"If such mi agreement is concluded, the British Government is bound to point out that in the light of recent history, the Yugo-Slav people will almost certainly be drawn more deeply into that system as time goes Negotiations had been proceeding on. between the Japanese Consul-General The history of the past 18 months and the British Consul-General in the has shown how little Germany crit capacity of senior Consul,

ples to honour the assuranées that Mr Hannah asked: "Isn't the pre-she gives. sent position extremely unsatis- Mr Butler continued that respon- factory!"

No answer was given.

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LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). cruelty which was inflicted on our "Under this scheme every people but show yourselves honour-British home is indeed a castle,"

able, humane soldiers,

Captive Italians.

"Do not forget that when valiant Ethiopians made Italians captive at battle, they handed them to their Emperor without

doing them any harm, thus carning for Ethiopia honour and a good name:"

When the proclamation was eir- culated in the House of Commons, the Labour members, Mir Noel Baker, suggested that the Government publicly express appreciation of the generous and slatesmanlike polley followed by our Ally, the Emperor of Ethiopia, despite the many cruelties «! Italians against his subjects."

Mr R. A. Buller, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. agreed that it "was a valuable document which should be read with all consideration."

JEWS REACH

PALESTINE Taken-In-Custody

sibility for the results of their present decision rests with the Yugo-Slav Government.

Commons Ask About Badlands

Butler Still Hopes

declared Sir Kingaley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter), -- In broadcasting to-night on the new the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for War Damage Act providing for Foreign Affairs, replying to a ques compulsory insurance of pro-tion by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne re- porty and free limited compen-garding the working of the agr sntion for destroyed furniture. International Settlement in Shanghai, agreement for policing the Badlands outside the The Chancellor declared that the said that after lengthy negotiations scheme amply covered everyone. It extending over several months, an covered not only actual destruction agreement was signed on February but consequential damage such as that and came into force on March 15. resulting from rain falling through a

Mr Butler continued: "While con- hote in the root caused by bomb.

ditions in the area have continued Those who had already suffered to be unsatisfactory in recent months, would be treated as if the scheme it is yet too early to judge what re- had been in force since the outbreak sult the new agreement will have." of war.

The Chancellor describéd the act as an essential part of our answer to Hitler. He added: "The R.A.F. over Germany are giving him another. answer which will continue to grow more and more unpalatable to him."

JAPANESE AFFAIRS Italian Envoy's Call

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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CHINA RELIEF

IN U.S. BALL $5,000,000 Campaign

-SPECIAL-TO-THE-"TELEGRAPHYAM NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (UP),--Mr SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Wendell Wilkie will be the chief BUCHAREST, Mar. 26 (09)-) TOKYO, March 20 (Domel)-S speaker at the dinner opening the Four hundred Rumanian Jews, mostly Mario Indelli, Italian Ambassador, $5,000,000 drive to akt China in the doctors, lawyers and engineers, who called on Mr Chulchi Ohashi, VIS- Waldorf Astoria ballroom on Satur- recently made a dash to Palestine Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the day t

to be given by the Writers' China without permita or vists have been Foreign Ofice to-day and held a 30-Relief Committee. arrested by the British authorities minute conference on the inter- and pinced in a concentration comp national situation, particularly with Hear the Palestine coast. coast

regard to the relations between Japan is reported by the newspaper and Italy. "Timpul under a Constanza dateline

National Service which states that the steamer Darian 1. flying the Panamanian flag, was seized while attempting land its passengers. The Darian II left Con- stanza on February 15 with 890 Jaws aboard from central and castern Europe.

This is

Newspapers In China

Mr Vincent Sheehan, Chairman, presides and other speakers will be Pearl Buck; Mr James G. Blaine, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United China Relief Committee; SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Mr. Henry I. Luce, Editor of "Time," TOKYO, Mar. 26 (Domei)-Licut-and Ambassador Hu Shih.,

Sub-debutante ushereltes will be General Helsuke Yanagawa, Minister

Chinese robes. The dinner of Justice, has accepted the Vice-clad in Presidency of the National Service will feature a Chinese menu while Association.

the tables will be decorated with, Chinese colours.

(Domel)-Dr

Coal Mine Disaster SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Mar. 20 Tsunco Matsudaira, Minister of the Imperial Household Department, this morning informed Mr Kuichiro Tot suki, Governor of Hokkaido, that Their Majesties the Emperor and Using Native Paper

Empress have been pleased to make CHUNGKING, Mar. 20 (Central a Privy Purse grant to the families News).-Registered Chinese papers of the victims of the Mibal coal mine published in China number $55, oc- disaster. cording! to Mr Peng Keh-chen, Director of the News Section of the Central Publicity Board.

Hunan claims the largest number

Mrs Vincent Sheehan will head the Women's Committee at the dinner.

Two Raiders

Destroyed

Attacks In South LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).—

Soviet-Nazi Trade Enemy ireraft, operating singly over

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

the

southern half of England, drop- ped bombs to-day, doing little dam-.

of I registered papers with 04. Szech- BERLIN, Mar. 20 (UP). The age though several houses in the wan

ranks second with

with 50 and offelal news agency to-day reports west of England were destroyed and Cheklang third with 50.

50. Sinklang, that the first Soviet Vice-Commissar industriel buildings in two southern Chinghai (Kokonor) and Ninghsin of Foreign Trade, M. Krutikow, de- towns were damaged.

Casualties have each only one paper, Chung- parted last evening from Moscow for

nowhere were lorge

Two ralders were destroyed,

king, the

the wartime capital, has 11. Berlin for conversations provided for though come were fatal according to Owing to the shortage of imported in the Germon-Soviet trade agree-an Air Ministry* communique, newsprint, native newsprint is now ment. tised by most of the papers.

Altogether 212 radio stations sent- tered in the provinces of Szechwan, Sikong, Hunan,

Kweichow,

Kiangsi, Antawel, Fukien, Choking, Shantung, Yunnnn, Hupeh, Kwangtung Hopel, Shans, Shenst

Kansu,

Ningbalo, Chinghoi and Suiyuan, are distributing news sheets.

There are about 110 way corres- pondenis in various war zones and enemy "occupied", Greus,"

Quo Tai-chi Entertains

LONDON, Mar 20 (Central Nowa). Dr Quo Tal-chl, the Chinese Ambas- Endor in London, was host at an informal luncheon yesterday. Among those present were the Belgian and Portugese Ambassador, Lord Listowe!, President of the China Campaign Sir Walter Layton of the Committee, Ministry of Supply, Bir George Frankenstein, former Australian Minister to Britain Lady Layton, Lady. Frankenstein, and Itonald Storre, well-known British historian.

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