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No. 15423

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BRITISH PREPARATIONS

FOR BALKANS CAMPAIGN

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Apr. 2 (UP),-Neutral observers, speculating on the battle of the Mediterranean, to-day said that British preparations for a Balkan campaign in the event of Germany attacking Greece, Turkey or Yugo-Slavia, must be reaching sizeable proportions for Italy to risk send- ing out of harbour her battle fleet in an attempt to destroy the British convoys plying between Grecce and Egypt.

Matchek To Join Cabinet

German Stories Of Yugo-Slav Atrocity

BELGRADE, Apr. 2 (UP). It is authoritatively stated that the Croats reached an agree- ment with the Government this

While it is known that Britain has sent large ship- ments of war supplies to Greece from Egypt, nothing has been revealed regarding the army troop movement.

However, military commentators have long pointed out that the Balkans is the most likely site for any British land offensive against Germany because her friendship for Greece and Turkey will enable the Allies to establish a bridgehead on the continent.

MASSAWA

Likewise, the winding up of the Cirenaica campaign, as well as the approaching close of the Eritrean and Abyssinian cam- paigns, will release large num-

Expected To Fall bers of troops for action in other

afternoon and that M. Matchek At Any Moment

Under Detention

theatres.

Germany and Yugo-Slavia STOCKHOLM, Apr. 2 (Reuter),— Herr Victor von Heeren, the German In Minister to Yugo-Slavia now Berlin, is not expected to return to Belgrade though oficial intimation of relations will probably be delayed, "Aftonbladet."

will join the Government 08 CAIRO, Apr. 2 (Reuter).— Vice-Premier.

The fall of Massawa, the Eritrean naval base on the Red Sen, is expected at any moment, LONDON, Apr. 2 (UP).-M.a British military spokesman the rupture of Yugo-Slav-German Stoyadinovitch, former Yugo-said here to-night. Slavian Premier is now under After the capture of Asmara,ays the Berlin correspondent of the British detention on British ter- the Italian forces are making no He adds that any German military ritory declared Mr R. A. Bulter, attempt to defend the port. They action will probably require some

preparation. Under Secretary for Foreign have taken the main road to the weeks

Meanwhile the uncertainty about Affairs in the House of Com-south and are at present in full the Yugo-Slay situation has

retreat, closely pursued by the pelled Italy to re-group her forces Imperial forces and suffering as a precaution against the threat of from hammering by the Royal a new front in Albania, according

to the correspondent.

Australians

When Bardia was cap tured, 38,000 prisoners, in- cluding four Itallun generals fell into the hands of the. victorious British and Im perial forces. This official photograph shows Italian soldiers, with hands high above their heads, surren- dering to un Australian.

Cancellation of H. K. Immigration Laws; Kuomintang

Nazi Agitator Attempting To to-day. Stir up Trouble in S. America

mona

Atrocity Allegations BERLIN, Apr, 2 (UP)-The atro-Air Force. city story campaign in the Germa press against Yugo-Slavia continued to grow to-day reaching-n-higla-point- with the headlines in the Voelkescher Beobachter, "The Serbs want to wade in German blood."

In

addition to this, the press published other alleged Yugo-Sluvian threats 14 "roust the German dogs in their own houses, take Vienna in two days, and plaster the streets of Mar- burg with dead Schwabians,"

sald

com-

Statement In Commona No Territorial Ambitions

LONDON,Apr. 2 (Reuter)— LONDON,Apr (Reuter);"I- think that we had better just go on Cheers greeted Mr R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, mopping up Abyssinia further,"

to-day in the House of Commons Mr R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affais, in the House of Com-when he said that the Yugo-Slav situation had completely altered his mans to-day when asked whether any last statement by the establishment, invitation had been received from the without any internal disorder, of a Negus to take over the administration

new government. Abyssinia. of any part of

Mr Butler emphasised that the British Government had no territorial ambitions in Abyssinia.

Other refugee stories claimed that Yugo- British agents are in every

Eritrea's Fate Scaled Slay hamlet, that Jews are distribut- ing moncy to the student demonstra- CAIRO, Apr. 2 (UP)-The mili- tors, and that a German youth was tary spokesman to-day said that all beaten up for refusing to sing Yugo- | of Eritrea would soon be in the hands Slavian songs.

of the British, adding that the Italians are retreating rapidly from Asmara.

at

Reassuring About |

Inflation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 2 (UP)-Speaking

a luncheon of the Incorporated

Peru Stops Nazi News Service

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LIMA, Apr. 2 (UP)--The Peruvian has cancelled the Government operating license of the German

MONGKOK

·RIOT

Minister in NEW YORK, Apr. 2 (Reuter).-Herr von Rieth, who as the former German Vienna took an active part in the abortive revolt against Chancellor Dollfuss in 1934, recently arrived in South America and is now in Chile, It is learned from circles here in close touch with

FAR EAST AIR CHIEF

Brooke-Popham Holds Parleys In Manila

events in Latin America.

Accompanied by General SINGLE PLANES

Niedenfuhr, the South American specialist of the German Secret

Service, he is understood to be

making it his special business to stir up hostility to the United States in the southern hemis- phere.

́ ́RAID U.K.

Over East Coast

a place in East Anglia and at n

village on the north-east coast of

done to industrial buildings and there Scotland, it says, some damage was

was a small number of casualties of

ere fatal. which very few

Elsewhere there was little damago and no casualties were reported.

One enemy aircraft was destroyed by British fighters in the morning.

"No alert was sounded in London up

Mr Butler added: "The House will have noled with gratification the

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter)-Some Order of the Day of General

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Herr von Rieth has already, ninde activity by single enemy aircraft over Simovitch in which, after asking that

his the east coast of England and Scot- conspicuous through MANILA, Apr. 3 (UP)-Air himself false rumours should be ignored,

where, land is all that the Air Ministry re- General Simovitch said that his Gov. Marshal Sir Robert Brooke activities in the Argentine

with the active help of the local ports to-night.

AL crnment were pursuing a friendly Popham is scheduled to confer German and Italian fifth columnists, polley to all their neighbours." with Major-General George he tried to play up to the nationalist

Mr Butler added that the British Government were in full and friendly Grunert, Commander of the feeling of the Argentinians against

Department this the United States and Britain. relations with the new Yugo-Slav Philippine Government.

It is recalled that in the first abor morning, and possibly with Mr Frances Sayre, the Unitedive attempt to destroy unity In Austrin, von Rieth conspired with States High Commissioner.

Afterwards there will be a full Rintelen, then Austrian Minister in dress United States army and navy Rome, against Chancellor Dollfuss. conference at Cavite, but it is not When on July 25, 1934, Nazl fifth known whether or not Sir Robert will columnists dressed as policemen and to a late hour this evening.

members of the Austrian armed attend this.

British officials emphasised that the forces stormed the Chancellery and official; however, United States mill-front of the Prime Minister's hend-

not attempt to quarters and openly negotiated lary circles did

behalf of the Insurgents with Dr Fey, minimise its 'importance.

Minister of the Interior. An Indian constable, and a Mr

U.S. and Singapore Base Pascoe, of 111, Prince Edward Road,

He suggested that the revolt shouldIN order to accelerate progress with were injured in a riot at Mongkok Naval circles unofficially pointed he called off (11, In the meantime, eign Aid programmes, President last night, when a crowd of Chinese out that Chief Air Marshal Sir Robert had failed in the provinces) on con- Roosevelt has requested, his Secre attacked the police officer who Brooke-Popham in an expert in air dition that the Austrian Government attempted to arrest two unlicensed service, and they were of the opinion assured the safe conduct of the Chan-taries of State, of War, Navy and the Treasury, and Me Harry Hopkins, hawkers.

Mr Pascoe was hurt on the right ble in view of the recent strengthen-Rieth promised sanctuary In

mocracies programme, to confer with hand and the Indian constable suffering of the United States army and many.

him this afternoon. ed injuries to his head

air-arms at Manila, and the in- knco, Both were treated at the Kowloon Hospital.

across the Pacific. across

Sales Managers to-day, Lard Stamp, "Trans-Ocean" news service in Peru, Crowd Injures Indian visit is entirely informal and un-shot Dollfuss, von Rieth appeared in

head of the Commission' investigating charging it with "distributing news Internal finances, took a reassuring which might perturb Peru's good in- view of Inflution, usserting that a ternational relations and offend the "certain degree of inflation, if pro- national feelings of other countries perly controlled, will not do the as well as affect democratic institu- community much harm."

tions."

Discusses China

Pope War With

Matsuoka

Special to the "Telograph”:

Constable & Civilian

on

U.S. DEFENCE CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Apr. 2. (Reuter).

the National Defence und For-

that his comments would be invalua-cellor's murderers for whom von

Ger-who is in charge of the old to de-

and righted construction

Extraordinary Attitude of air baseS

Request

CHUNGKING, Apr. 2 (Cen tral News).One of the deck- slons reached at yesterday's meeting of the 8th Plenary Ses- slon of the Kuomintang Central

·Executive and Supervisory Com- mittees was to request the National Government to nego tiate with the British Govern- ment for the cancellation of the Immigration Regulations now.

tho enforced by

Hongkong Government.

It was pointed out that the regulations are prejudicial to the interests of the Chinese in Hong- kong and the friendly relations between China and Britain.

No Comment Available

The "Telegraph," through the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr N. L Smith, this morning requested for the the comments of His Excellency Governor on, the above message, but fit was stated His Excellency is un- willing to make any statement on a question such as this, which must de- pend on the reply made by His Majesty's Government to the sentations of the Chinese Forel Office.

dice,

It is understood that the Im- migration Ordinance was one of the subjects informally discitated by the Colonial Secretary during his viriį to | Chungking in January of this year.

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"Open Door" Is Shut To

tempting to st him from making that an exchange of information had behalf of men who had just killed the British Trade In China

which he was accredited.

As the ravolt had falled in any

The offer was rejected by President The trouble started when the They pointed out that this is the Mikins, who said that it was extra-66, Indian police officer attempted to Arst actual contact between the ordinary for the diplomatic repre- arrest the hawkers. A crowd gather-Anglo-American defence leaders in sentative of a friendly neighbouring ed around der nstrating and at the Pacific, although they presumed state to act as parliamentarian on VATICAN CITY, Apr. 2 (UP),—Rellable sources state that the arrests. Stones were thrown at previously and constantly been made. Prime Minister of the country to His Holiness the Pope and Mr Matsuoka discussed Russia's re- that the Indian was forced to draw cussed the use of

him and the situation became so bad it is.

la speculated that they possibly dis lations with China and Japan in connection with the Vatican his revolver and fire a shot in

of the Singapore base the by the United States in addition to the missionary problem.

¡In China under the trifluencs

of al

co-ordinated Anglo-American-Dutch case; von Rielh was called immedi- These quarters say that Mr Japan....

Mr Pascoe who was passing went noval poilcles in the event of aately by Hitler, who disclaimed res- to the constable's recun and Japanese southward move, should the ponsibility for the uprising.com tj Matsuoka expressed regret at Pope's Hope For Peace

eventually the crowd was dispersed., United States be involved. the Holy Sco's policy of support- The Pope expressed his pleasure at

Two Chinese men and a woman

Since then, little has been heard of ing Chiang Kai-shek and con- Mr Matsuoka's visit and during their

were arrested.

von Rieth who, however, appears to have been the head of the special tended that the Japanese war conversations, Mr. Matsuoka said that Japan always believes in peace. The

section of the German Foreign Office Recently he took opportunity the Japanese had now gone back on fa charge of fifth columns where be to draw the attention of the all their agreements regarding Euro enjoyed the high rank of Secretary of Japanese Ambassador to the pean interests Mr Butler said: "We have, on one hand, Japanese state- State for Foreign Affairs.

present state of affairs whichments, and on the other hand, the, the British Government found situation as it is now developing

unchanged whereas the

Cunningham

Sino-Burmese Railway

policy was mainly anti-Com-Pope is reported to have outlined his Congratulations To munistic and was therefore not peace points and to have expressed opposed to the Vatican's princi-

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH the hope that pence might be possible ples in combating atheisrn.

the spring offensives got under

LONDON, Apr. 4 2 (UP) ~~~Tha ALEXANDRIA, Apr, 2 (Reuter) ~ Secretary for Burma and India; Mr reiterated King George of England to-day sent 14 S. Amery to-day announced in the Matsuoka phasized the Japanese milllery oblign

way..

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter).-Questioned about the “Open Door" trade policy in China in the House of Commons to-day, Mr R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said that the British Government had for some time been watching the trend of Japanese policy towards foreign Intercats in China and in particular the effect on British trade.

The next General Meeting of the impossible to reconcile with the The Japanese statements say that remove any suppert for China which, Japan's desire for peace, but on the following message. to Admiral Sir House of Commons that a now rail-Hongkong University, Science Society past protestations of the Japan. their paller th ¡, there as long as Communiem implies/tons to the tri-Power niia: however. Andrew Cunningham; C-in-C, Medi-] way will be bult with the aid of the will be held on Tuesday, Apríl, 8, all cre-Government about the main more unsatisfactory, we see it th ̈be, (atheism and emphasised that Japan's/he exprésod, a willingness to collaterranean Fleet: "My heartiest con-] Pestich Government from the present 8.30 p.m., in Room "" of the Main {tenance of the "Open Door." :

It is believed that Mr. Matauoka | suggested, that the Holy See should;

more we look at the situation the would tend to aid Russia's position

That is why we have taken the op grajulations to all ranks and ratings rallhead-at-Lashio to "the Chinese Building when Dr.. P, S. W. Ling

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