THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1989
REICH CANNOT REMAIN INDIFFERENT TO
TO EVENTS Counter-Attacks On Britain Foreshadowed
"ENGLAND WILL FEEL THE BLOW"
Berlin, To-day. Germany, it was stated in Nazi circles last evening, sees in Mr. Chamberlain's statement in the House of Commons yesterday further evidence of Britain's intention to effect encirclement of the Reich.
Although Mr. Chamberlain denied this, the Nazis say it is obvious from the way Britain is ex- tending her assurances to Poland to other countries.
Nazi circles say that Hitler's Wilhelmshaven speech was “not properly understood" by the British Government.
PEARL
RIVER AGAIN
London, To-day.
In a written reply to Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Smiles (Conservative), the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated in the House of Commons yester- day that the Pearl River was not yet re-opened to British shipping.
However, he added, His Ma- jesty's Government were taking all possible steps to secure the re- opening as Boon as possible.~ Reuter.
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POLISH EXILE RETURNS HOME
Warsaw, To-day.
The Polish ex-Premier and lead- er of the former Peasants Party, M. Witos, presented himself at police headquarters in Cracow yesterday following his return from exile.
It will be recalled that after the late Marshal Pilsudski's as- cent to power, M. Witos and a number of his supporters were indicted on charges of a political nature and M. Witos sought re- fuge in Czecho-Slovakia.
PILOT STAYS IN Political circles here believe
FALLING 'PLANE
NAVAL PACT "Germany therefore will have to: seek the occasion to stress her de-
on to say that The paper goes termination not to wait until Bri- since Herr Hitler's speech, England tain has woven a network of encir-ought to know what attitude and
WHEN AN R.A.F. BOMBER DE- cling alliances around the Reich." what actions on her part would
Germany, it is added, cannot re-justify Germany in considering the|VELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE main indifferent or passive to these naval pact of 1935 to have lost its
WAS AND
IN DANGER OF practical value. However, it be- "aggressive tendencies."
lieves that the British public is in-CRASHING THE PILOT ORDER- adequately informed on the subject
ED THE OTHER TWO OCCUP- by the press, and that it is conse-
that ANTS TO MAKE PARACHUTE quently unaware of the fact England an! Germany need not in- all terfere with Lach other la
DESCENTS, WHILE HE HIMSELF respective spheres of interest.
STAYED IT THE CONTROLS IN
COUNTER-ATTACKS
Counter-attacks on England in the event of the latter continuing her diplomatic campaign agains. Germany are forshadowed of the evening's papers.
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The "Nachtausgabe" declares After recalling that Hitler, in that any attempt by England to his last speech, expressed the sin-AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE MA- restrict Germany's vital sphere cere desire of the German nation to by means of British alliances with live at peace with England, the pa the smaller
The incident occurred over the States would consti- per remarks that there is no evi-
of Shef- tute an "unprovoked attack on dence that this desire is recipro- lonely moors north-west German liberty, and to her claim to cated at the other side of the Northfield. As the bomber lost height the
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pilot tried to. land in a field near equality of rights".
Bradfield.
"WILL FEEL THE BLOW"
The paper adds that "so long as such an attack assumes political shape, it will be answered with po- litical arguments, but so clearly that England will feel the blow."
55 FAILURES, STILL HOPE
The machine narrowly missed hitting Fairdats farm; then suddenly its engines picked up again and the pilot flew off to land safely at Doncaster crodrome,
The two men who landed by para chute were Flight-Sergt. Frederick John Percival and Aircraftman Allen, both stationed at Harwell; Berks. They had narrow escapes a they descended.
that M. Witos will shortly be re- leased as was the case with his former colleague, Dr. Kiernik, who also returned recently from abroad and was set at liberty after a few days.-Trans-Ocean.
EMIGRATION OF JEWS FROM GERMANY
Berlin, To-day.
Jewish emigration increased
to
a total emigration from Germany to 22,263 in 1938 as against 14,203 in 1937, according to statistics published by the official statistical bureau,
A total of 16,599 or 75% of the emigrants were of Hebrew. confes- sion while in 1937 only 7,155 were confessional Jews. The number of
creased from 8,845 in 1937 to emigrants to the United States in-
12,754 in 1988.
Discussing the visit of Colonel Beck to London, the "Nachtaus-. gabe" remarks that Colonel Beck's
Emigration to South America An emu that has laid fifty-five attitude is Poland's business. Only eggs during the last five years and
showed even a bigger relative in- one thing matters at the present. only hatched one-the chick dying
Mrs. C. Oak, of Nether House crease since 1988, the figure being Whereas on the one hand the En-a few hours after it arrived is once Farm, close to where the two men 6,255 emigrants compared with only 3,252 in 1987. The United glish papers proclaim the necessity more on the job at the London Zoo.
Janded, stated that she hard น of defending the freedom of the The bird is Peggy, wife of Mat- European nations and the cause of thew, who, when the full clutch of cry for help coming from behind the States took 62% of the German farm buildings. She ran round, to Jewish emigrants, South America, peace, on the other hand the same eleven have been laid, will sit on find Allen, his face covered with in particular Argentine, Chile and
Trans-Ocean, Uruguay, 29%. newspapers demand that Poland them for nine or ten weeks.
blood, trying to release the para- should increase her obligations, Once the eggs are lald, Peggy has chute harness- and notably her financial obliga- no further interest in them. In rain tions to England to such an extent or shine, snow or sleet, Matthew the farmhouse roof and his "para- that Polish foreign policy will, in will sit on them without moving a future, be dictated from London. feather.
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wall: He had struck his face and C COMPETITION
grazed his hands.
He had been blown almost on to
chute had caught in a tree, torn itself free and he had dropped near Two eggs of this year's batch THE AXIS
Д have already made their appearence. The paper "Angriff” observes These have been taken away and that Germany's position is stronger kept in bran, turned every twenty- than in 1914, since to-day the unit-four hours and then placed on a ed Great Germany bloc exists nest for Matthew to take over. which is "indissolubly allied to It was in 1986 that success crown- Fascist Italy.”
ed his efforts, two years after the "Moreover," adds the paper, "a couplee came to the Zoo. But as the glance at the map of Eastern chick caught its first sight of the Europe shows that strategic condi- world through a whirling snow- tions have greatly changed since storm, it didn't survive long enough the World War, mainly owing to to bring joy to the hearts of the the development of military avia-old couple. tion.
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Pressburg, To-day.
The men were taken to Sheffield Royal Infirmary suffering from elight shock, but were not detained. An original kind of competition It is understood that the machine was announced yesterday by the was flying to Durham to take part Slovak Ministry for Internal Af- in exercises to test the Observer fairs which invited the whole Corps.
Slovak population to submit pro- posals and designs for a State na- tional flag, a coat of arms and State Seal.
Hitherto Slovakia had no in bird dependent arms. In the State Czecho-Slovakia, Slovakia
The case in which Wong Yau, 37, This year, it looked as though unemployed, was charged with hav- The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zel- they had given it up as a bad job.|ing committed larceny of tung heads its article "Is Encircle The eggs Ste- month late but cage from the garage of ment An Illusion?, and replies to it's all for the best, as this may Gourdin of No-211 Prince
adjou the question in the negative. In the mean that warm weather will greet Road on April paper's view, encirclement is the the chicks if, and when, they do ar- hours for the defendant a
traced. concrete aim pursued by London. rive.
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