TURKEY READY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23870, 22 January 1941, Page 7

TURKEY READY

PREPARATION FOR WAR ACTION IF GERMANS MOVE MARCH INTO BULGARIA LONDON, Jan. 20 The Turks are ready to march, says the Daily Mail Istanbul correspondent. For the past 18 months Turkey has been steadily preparing for war. Now she is ready, as never before in her history. This readiness is not only a question of arms, aeroplanes and men. the correspondent adds, but also of morale, which has reached a point where transition from non-belligerence to war could be accomplished without dislocating the country's daily life. Axis pressure, threats and misunderstandings with Bulgaria, the German occupation of Rumania and Russia's serpentine policy, have barely touched the surface of Turkish policy, which has not varied a fraction since it was publicly declared in October, 1939, when the mutual assistance pacts with Britain and France were signed. Turkey will enter the war if Germany attacks Greece If German troops march through Bulgaria for that purpose Turkish troops will march at the same time to bar their way, acting as Bulgaria's ally, but, if need be, as her enemy. 18 DAYS IN OPEN BOAT FOUR SURVIVORS RESCUED DEATH OF 12 COMPANIONS (Received January 21, *.20 p.m.) MONTREAL, Jan. 20 Four survivors of the torpedoed British steamer Carlton have arrived at ;„i Fast Canadian port after 18 days in a n open boat. Twelve others died as the lifeboat, drifted in the cold western Atlantic. The survivors had almost given up hope when they were sighted by a freighter bound for Canada. There is si ill no report of a second lifeboat, commanded by the captain, with a crew of 18. The Carlton tried to fight off the submarine with one c,un, but was unable to evade a torpedo. The M'tekay Radio on December 20 reported that the Carlton, a vessel of 5162 tons, was torpedoed 300 miles west of the Irish coast. BRITISH SEAPLANE DAY TO LEAVE URUGUAY (Received January 21, '1.3(1 p.m.) MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 2o The Uruguayan Government has given the British pen plane belonging to the South Atlantic patrol, which ran out of fuel and had to descend near Port Punta del Fste on January 15, 21 hours to leave Uruguayan territory. The seaplane signalled for help and was towed to harbour by a Uruguayan naval launch. FALL IN SWEDISH TRADE STOCKHOLM, Jan. 20 The Swedish Foreign Minister, M. Christian Guenther, in a speech, said trade with Western countries after developments in Denmark and Norway had practically ceased. Agreements with the Soviet, Italy and Germany had increased Swedish trade, but they did not entirely compensate for isolation from the est.