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Dramatic Roosevelt Appeal
Puts Hitler In A Dilemma
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BERLIN, TO-DAY.
ALTHOUGH THE NAZI PRESS HAS ADOPTED AN ATTITUDE SUGGESTING GERMAN RE- JECTION OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PEACE CHALLENGE, HITLER HAS GIVEN NO DIRECT CLUE TO HIS VIEWS.
It is predicted in Nazi quarters that no reply, if any reply is made, will be forthcoming until after Hitler's birthday celebrations which commence Wednesday evening and conclude on Thurs- day evening.
Hitler is not, therefore, hurrying to reply to Pre
sident Roosevelt's peace appeal.
However, it is pointed out that political circles and
the inspired press have made it clear what Nazi Germany thinks of it.
Hitler had a talk with Joachim von Ribbentrop, his Foreign Minister, at Munich yesterday after- noon lasting nearly two hours. Hitler is in close touch with Mussolini, and it is understood he had a lengthy telephone talk with Field-Marshal Goering in Rome. Hitler was expected to return land! to Berlin last night.
It has a headline: "Terror" Typical Nazi press comment is against Germans in London.” !- provided by the "Frankfurter Reuter. Zeitung."
An editorial in this paper says: "The revision of the Versailles Treaty by Germany and Italy is not yet concluded.'
It adds that they rely upon their own strength to carry it through....
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ITALY WAITS
"Rome, To-day. President Roosevelt's appeal is fully published in the Italian news- papers without comment.
However, underneath the mes- sage are reproduced messägen giving the unfavourable, reaction of Berlin.
The "National Zeitung," Goer- ing's own newspaper, alleges that Germans are ill-treated in Eng-tical circles,
Even moderat Italian
were Inclined
hope
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FIRE ON ARK ROYAL
London, To-day:
It is learned that a court of enquiry has been held at Ports mouth into the cause of a fire which occurred op Britain's new. est aircraft-carrier," H.M.S. Ark
· Royal, on the way back froin: Gis braltar about three weeks ago.
The fire destroyed, soveral pignes.
Result of the enquiry has not been disclosed.--Rentér. ́*
DROP OF SIX DEGREES IN TEMPERATURE
+
A drop of six degrees in the temperature made itself felt in the Colony this morning, when the thermometer registered 69 compar- ed with a maximum yesterday of 75 degrees.
Minbruin
temperature during
the night was 63 degrees.
Although only 01 inches of rain fell in the last 24 hours, the aver-
ARK ROYAL FIRE for the year le now 32 over
"TECHNICAL"
London, To-day
An Admiralty official told the "Daily Mail" that the cause of the fire on board the aircraft-carrier H.M.S. Ark Royal was technical
normal.
A moderate anti-cyclone... covers North Ching, Manchuris and Japan, and is extended southward over East China, the Bugal Cheervatory reported this morning, the de-
to
pression appears to be filling the east of the Lovehoon. A shallow depression remains over Tongking.
There was no structural damage Local forecast is East winds,
drizzle or light rain.
to the ship, nor were there any
casualties. Reuter..
moderate to fresh, overcast, with
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