Zurich, To-day.
Vienna is now to be blacked- out at night, according to the cor- respondent of a Swiss paper.
Officially, this measure is In- tended to economise coal-Reu- ter.
OMINOUS
other ports from the United SOVIET
States, under the cash and
carry system, is not being STATEMENT
lost sight of in the Allied
| Contraband Control.
Moscow, To-day. Norway and Sweden's “un- The Control is tightening neutral attitude" displayed around all kinds of German by their sending aid and volunteers to Finland may, says Tass, the official Soviet news agency, lead to "un- disturb normal relations with desirable complications” and
Soviet Russia.
London, To-day.
vessels. That R.A.F. fighters could bring an enemy air offensive Germany, It
As regards Russian oll supplies for is understood that one on Britain to a standstill in route from the Baku oil-fields lies via a comparatively short space to Leningrad, whence it is sent to the Volga to Moscow and then by canal of time by the losses which Germany by sea. would be inflicted on raiding bombers, is the opinion held in authoritative London cir- cles.
Reuter.
R.A.F. ESCAPE
Although
London, To-day. tribute is paid to the The crew of an emelency
R.A.F. bomber of the self-sealing petrol
the escaped injury yesterday when by Heinkel bombers, tanks carried which increases the difficulty in shoot-machine crashed near a forest but on ing them down in their spasmodic failing to take off the crew were able to jump out before the crash, and appearances over British shores, it is pointed out that neither British acro- although the bombs on the machine impact, shaking plane design or armament is stand-exploded with the ing still, and British fighters shortly houses over six miles, the RA.F. men will be able to shatter these tanks, which at present, though riddled with bullets, do not leak sufficiently to prevent the enemy reaching home again.
The skill and courage of nightflying German pilots is fully recognised, and it is
appreciated by men of
the
in the No. 1 hold; all decks were | Fighter Command that neither British steel, and she was fitted with a colli-industries nor the civilian population sion bulkhead to the shelter deck. will be safe until a full offensive Flying the Dutch flag, she was re- breaks out and the percentage of gistered at The Hague and was, of losses which the enemy will have to course, equipped with wireless.
suffer affects the morale of German pilots. British Wireless.
MURDER OF SENATORS PLANNED
-
RIBBENTROP DOES A FADE-OUT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
New York, To-day. Mr. J. Edgar, Hoover "G-man" head, states that the plans of the Christian Front, at least one member of SHAL which was in the German-
AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. INDICATIONS OF FIELD MAR. GOERING'S ASCENDANCY OVER HERR VON RIBBENTROP ARE SEEN IN THE APPOINTMENT
American Bund, included the OF HERR WOHLTAT, GOERING'S murder of 12 Congressmen.
The leader of the pseudo-sports club was addressed as "Fuehrer" and received the Nazi salute,
Secret photographs taken by Amer- ican secret agents showed members of the party being instructed in the handling of arms. --- Reuter.
R.A.F. LEAVE CANCELLED
RIGHT-HAND MAN, AS CHIEF NEGOTIATOR IN THE GERMAN. SOVIET ECONOMIC MODUS VIVENDI, POSSIBLY FOR FUTURE SUPPLY OF EXTENSIVE SOVIET RAW MATERIALS TO THE REICH.
Herr Wohltat, who heretofore was executor of the German Four-Year plan, replaces Dr. Karl Ritter who assumes other functions.
Hence Field-Marshal Goering him- self virtually directs the German- Soviet economic parleys.
Field-Marshal Goering's view, like the Army's view, is that Germany can benefit from an alliance with the U.S.S.R. only if Soviet economics are placed under German control.
Dutch politicians deem Dr. Wohltat's
appointment as progress towards this
goal and proves that the Nazis believe that the time is ripe to impose their will upon the Reds-Havas.
London, To-day. It is officially announced that for the time being leave for the British air forces in France. is cancelled, says Reuter's special correspon- at present on leave, who will dent.
return at the normal time. This does not affect those Reuter.
were unhurt.-British Wireless.
DRINK
It will be recalled that Norway and Sweden, in reply to a Soviet protest against Scandinavian press comment and the sending of volunteers to Finland, replied that the freedom of the press existed in Scandinavia and that such volunteers as have gone went as "private Individuals.”
According to the Moscow Radio, Soviet Russia is not satisfied with reply and hopes that the two this countries will not be brought into the
Soviet ugainst the
war
Reuter.
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