THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1940
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Nazis Hermetically Sealing Border With Holland TO COVER ARMY'S
ACTIVITIES
AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY.
WHILE ARCTIC CONDITIONS PREVÁIL ON THE GERMAN FRONTIER, WITH SNOWDRIFTS AND FROZEN RIVERS, THE GERMANS ARE BUSY HERMETICALLY SEALING THE FRONTIER AND ARE ERECTING A TREMENDOUS BARBED- WIRE BARRIER.
It appears that persons wishing to enter or leave Ger- many will only be allowed to do so at certain restricted points with great difficulty.
of the In some places the high barrier is construction of extensions being electrified.
Siegfried Line,' the Germans are an- The Germans are following the xlous to keep many
from things frontier line with an accuracy which | prying eyes. Reuter.
is causing great inconvenience to local
residents.
Thus in one place the barrier is being taken through a hotel gar den and the hamlet of Smorenhok has been cut off from all com. munications.
The wire netting at Dinzperlo has been erected down the middle of u street which is half German and half Dutch.
Prying Eyes
It is believed the measures are directed chiefly against spies and saboteurs.
With troop concentrations and the
B.E.F. LEAVE RESTORED
London, To-day.
Limited home leave for the B.E.F. cables Reuter's
been resumed,
has special correspondent in France.
Last night, from various railheads trains were carrying soldiers on the way home.
This fact indicates that the tension over the week-end, though not re- laxed, at any rate has eased con- alderably. Reuter,
OFF THE RECORD
PALASA
MODEL AIR PLANE DEPT.
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"QUIET DAY”
Paris, To-day.
Last night's French war communique stated there was a quiet day on the whole.
There was activity by our patrols, it adds. Reuter.
MOSCOW ATTACKS ON ITALY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Venice, To-day.
"Gazzetino" The newspaper yesterday referred to violent anti- italian radio outbursts from Mos- cow in which Italy was referred to as "world enemy number ond which has fostered intrigues in the whole world."
The Journal emphasises that the fight against Bolshevism is the very foundation of Fascist policy. -Havas.
CRYPTIC FASCIST WARNING IN
ROME
ROME, TO-DAY.
""
A WARNING THAT ITALY, MIGHT “FIND IT NECES-
SARY TO TAKE UP, ARMS AT ANY MOMENT,' WAS UTTERED BY SIGNOR MUTI, THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE FASCIST PARTY, IN A SPEECH TO PROVINCIAL FASCIST LEADERS YESTERDAY.
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Signor Muti said: “Let noone sleep with the Illusion that Italy's present attitude to the war will last He affirmed the uncompromising for ever.
Demo- attitude of Fascism towards cracy, Bolshevism and bourgeols ideo- logy.
"Your" change, will be right-back!”.
By Ed Reed
The statement le regarded in diplomatic circles as emphasising Italy's complete independence in foreign policy.
has
been
FASCIST IRRITATION Considerable irritation caused in Fascist circles by frequent allusions in the British and. French press since the recent Italian Cabinet reshuffle to a possible change in Italian favour of the Allies of the Government's attitude.
Signor Mutl declared: "The recent changes in the Government and Party should not be interpreted as indicat- ing any change whatever in the path followed by the revolution."—Reuter.
CHINESE CAPTURED
IN FINLAND
(SPECIAL. TO "CHINA MAIL"). Stockholm, To-day. The Finns have captured three Chinese on the Karelian Front. The prisoners are Chinese communists who were enrolled while visiting. Moscow. The Russians told them that they
NAZI
ATTACHE REVOLTED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Helsinki, To-day.
The German commercial attache, who was concurrent- ly Helsinki correspondent of the Nazi 'news agency, re- signed and joined the Finnish army because of the attitude of his country to the Finnish
war.
The attache discovered that his des- patches on the situation on the Finnish front were either suppressed or modi- fled before being published in the Ger- man press.
After vain protests against this ac- tion of the German censor, he decided to break off with the Legation and the news agency.
He is now an artillery captain in the Finnish forces.-Havas.
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