MOSCOW REVEALS A “SECRET”
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Moscow, To-day. Official circles declare that M. Rudolph Holsti, head of the Finnish dele- gation to Geneva, is a "British agent!"
GERMANY'S
PLANS FOR POLAND
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AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO INDICATIONS
IN GERMAN OFFICIAL QUARTERS,
OF
THE PLAN FOR THE FORMATION AN "INDEPENDENT POLISH STATE WHOSE POLICY IS IN HAR: GERMANY'S" HAS
MONY WITH
BEEN ABANDONED,
It is understood that the new for- mula envisages semi-autonomy some- what on the lines laid down for
espionage Bohemia and Moravia, and it is in-
tended to establish a "Governorate- General" with a capital at Cracow,
Regional administrative branches
They say that a British will be established at Warsaw, Radom secret agent named Gover was tried in Leningrad in
and Lublin.-Havas.
1937 and admitted he had STRANGE U.S.
received from M. Holsti the names of spies operating in Soviet territory.
For the first time. It is revealed that a member of the Finnish Consulate in Leningrad was
ar- rested carly this year and It 18 allened this arrested showed that the Finnish Consulate carried on spying.
"Krasnaia Zviezda," the organ of the Red Army, declares that the pre- sent situation is similar to that of
RUMOURS
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Washington, To-day. Rumours are in circulation here of negotiations under way between the Allies and Italy, designed to break the Axis link.
Important concessions would be required of Britain according to the rumours,which allege proposal
a
for the linking of Italian Libya with Ethiopia, by the cession of a wide
1920, when "the Imperialists inter- vened against the Soviets," and ac- cuses the United States of participat-strip of territory across the, Anglo- ing in anti-Soviet activities-Havas. Egyptian Sudan. Havas.
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Buenos Aires, To-day. Before the Graf Spee was de- stroyed five British planes flew over her.-Reuter.
London, To-day.
Mr. Gordon Vereker, Acting Counsellor of the British Embassy in Moscow since 1937, who was in Pelping from 1923 to 1927, is be- lleved to have been taken to Germany and detained there- fol- lowing the interception by a Ger- man warship of the steamer in which he was travelling to Eng- - land.
Mr. Vereker left Moscow ten days ago on his way to England, whence he was going to Bolivia as British Minister.
He travelled to Tallinn in Esthonia, where he boarded Esthonian ship for Stockholm. The ship,
Intercepted and taken to Swinemund, where Mr. Vereker was taken off.-Reu- ter.
however, was
an
London, To-day. There now seems to be con- siderable doubt about whether the commander or officers of the Graf Spee died with the ship.
According to a Buenos Aires report, a boat from an Argentine cruiser has picked up the captain and chief officers of the battle- ship. Reuter.
(This report may possibly mean that the boat has picked up the bodies).
CHRISTMAS LEAVE IN
THE B.E.F.
London, To-day. The first men of the B.E.F. to be given Christmas Leave left France for England aboard various transports yesterday.-Reuter.
LIVELY ACTIVITY IN MOSELLE SECTOR
London, To-day. There was lively activity, of both infantry and artillery, east of the Moselle and in the Vosges sector,
yesterday afternoon, but in the early evening, the front became quiet again.-Reuter.
ANOTHER BOMBING
RAID ON BORKUM
London, Ta-day. R.A.F. planes paid another visit to the Heligoland Bight yesterday and bombed the German seaplane base at Borkum.-Reuter.
re-
London, To-day. Reports are conflicting as gards the fate of Captain Lands- dorp. The New York Wireless states that the German Legation in Montevideo has announced that he went down with his ship. A Montevideo message states that the commander and the officers are reported to have perished when the battleship blew up. Buenos Aires radio says the last to leave the ship was her com- mander.-Reuter.
the
Subscriptions received for British War Organisation Fund, Hong Kong Branch, now exceed $300,000, the total being $314,- 097.28. Among the items is $129 from the Central British School, representing the sum that would normally spent on prizes at this time. The 8th Heavy Regt. R.A. subscribed no less. 'than $1,264.30.
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Montevideo, To-day. The Graf Spee is sunk in feet of water in the main anchor- age, where she will be a serious hindrance to port traffic.
There is great indignation here at this action. Many think that there will be an incident between the two countries because it is thought that the Graf Spee acted under orders from Berlin.
As the Graf Spee settled down, escaping fuel oil caught fire and enveloped the superstructure in flames and an immense surface of the sea was illuminated. The fre burned itself out at 9.28
p.m. when a little of the battleship was showing above water.
The dramatic effect of the flames was enhanced by constant explo- sions as the fire, which was also burning under water reached the shells. Reuter.
Local Chinese banking circles were greatly perturbed to-day when Government ordered sus- pension of the sale of China Na- tional Saving Certificates in the Colony.
Permission for sale of these certificates was given to certain Chinese banks about a month ago. The Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation were the principal agents.
con- this
Questioned by the "China Mail" this afternoon, Mr. H. R. Butters, acting Financial Secretary, firmed that the sale was morning ordered to be stopped.
"Owing to various legal difficul- ties which were not noticed at the beginning, Government has stop- ped the sale of the certificates. The matter is under considera- tion," stated Mr. Butters.
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