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LONDON, TO-DAY. "IMMEDIATE PEACE OR A BLITZKRIEG ON A SCALE BEYOND ALL IMAGINATION," IS THE THEME OF HERR HITLER'S NEWEST OFFEN- SIVE ON THE PEACE FRONT, ACCORDING TO REPORTS IN THE CONSERVATIVE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER, “THE OBSERVER." "The Observer” gives considerable prominence to the story, which is based upon reports Independently, received from four countries, Sweden, Holland, Switzerland and Italy.
The tenour of the messages from all four countries is that German agents have arrived in the capitals of neutral States, calling themselves de- legates, and submitting suggestions for peace with a request that an approach be mude to the Allies.
CUSTOMS UNION
The proposals for "immediate peace or blitzkrieg" include the rendi-↓ ness of Germany to evacuate Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria, on the condition that all three countries
PRELUDE TO
ANOTHER PURGE?
Moscow, To-day.
An article in "Industria”
AMERICA'S WAR DANGER "WORRY"
Washington, To-day.
Mr. Winston Churchill's radio broadcast came too late for edi- torial comment in the United States, but the general impression here is that he was not speaking to the United States so much as to the Mediterranean and Scan- dinavian countries.
Discussing a Senator's demand for the severance of diplomatic relations with the Sovieta, one political commentators states that the Administration is more wor- ried by the possibility of getting into a war in the Pacifio that in Europe. Reuter.
DESTROYER SUNK IN
conclude agreements for a Customs the organ of the Commissar- NORTH SEA
Union with Germany.
The main feature of the alleged offer, how- ever, is that Hitler should retire and be replaced at the head of the State by Goering.
"Hell will
'break loose" If these suggestions are rejected, the "dele- gates" are alleged to have stated. - Havas.
GERMAN OIL PACT WITH SOVIET
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BERNE, TO-DAY.
THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT OF THE "BASLER NACHRICHTEN" STATES THAT THE GERMAN AU- THORITIES DENY THAT THE SO- VIET HAS ARRANGED TO CEDE CERTAIN OILFIELDS IN SOVIET- OCCUPIED POLAND.
It is admitted, however,
that the
Reich has agreed to place technical ald at the disposal of the Soviet au- thorities to enable them to increase. oil production in these districts.
It is believed that Germany' and the Soviet have reached an
agree- ment providing for the exploitation of the oil resources in Soviet-occupied Poland on behalf of Germany, pos- sibly in exchange for German aid in the Finnish campaign.-Havas.
CARONI RIVER LOST
London, To-day.
iat for the Heavy Industry, sharply criticises the Soviet coal industry.
It says that the output of the two main centres, the Urals and the Don Basin in the first thirteen days of January were below the schedule of 1940 plans.
The rails in some mines, it states, were covered by heaps of coal.
Exceptional cold has caused con- siderable dislocation of the iron and steel industry and the Directors are blamed for not preparing for the winter.
INADEQUATE MEASURES
*Industria” says that some of the supplies of lime, for mixing with ore to prevent freezing, were inadequate, while elsewhere workers were unable to unload from the railway because they were not provided with special warm overalls.
The journal says that the Govern- ment is now taking steps to arrange an uninterrupted supply of fuel and electrical power for the metallurgical works.--Reuter.
BULGARIAN
AGREEMENT
WITH TURKEY
SOFIA, TO-DAY. KING BORIS OF BULGARIA AND PREMIER INENU OF TURKEY HAVE EXCHANGED MESSAGES EXPRESS- ING THE COMPLETE IDENTITY OF THE TURKISH AND BULGARIAN POINTS OF VIEW.
These are a sequel to the visit re- cently to Sofla of the Turkish Foreign Minister.
The British-tanker Caroni River In his message, King Boris says that
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES THAT H.M.8. GRENVILLE, A DE. STROYER, HAS BEEN BUNK BY A MINE OR A TORPEDO IN THE NORTH SEA.
Eight men are known to have been killed and 73 are missing and pre- sumably lost; 118 officers and men have been landed.-Reuter.
SHIP SUNK BY A MINE
London, To-day, Another Swedish ship has been sunk by a German mine. She is the s.8. Flandria, of 1,200 tons, which hit two mines last Thursday at a point about 100 miles from the Netherlands Coast.
ed.
Seventeen of her crew were drown-
News of the sinking became known when four survivors were landed in Holland on Saturday night, after two days in an open boat-Reuter.
*** The Flandria, which should not be confused with a Dutch vessel, of 10,171 tons, of the same name, was built at Elsinore in 1898. Registered at Gothenburg, she was owned by the Fornyade Angf. Aktieb. Gota, and was 228 feet long; her tonnage was 1,179.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Hague, To-day. The American Minister at The Hague, Mr. Charles Gor- don, had a twenty-minutes' interview with Queen Wilhel- mina yesterday.
It la officially indicated that the visit is not to be regarded as in any way an alarming symptom.
Reuter understands that President Roosevelt received some information, probably from the American Minister in Berlin, which he considered should be brought to Queen Wilhelmina's notice.
*** The Grenville was a flotilla leader of 1,485 tons. Carrying five 4.7-inch guns, she was bullt three The meeting, however, is not con- years ago and was recommissioned nected with any further peace initia-
at Portsmouth in July, 1938.
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sank off the south-west coast of Eng- the visit gave Bulgaria the opportun SCOTS WHISKY
land on Saturday after an explosion.ity to confirm the friendship existing All of her crew are safe, although between the two countries.--Reuter
some of them are injured.
The Caront River has just been re-fitted and was undergoing tests.- Reuter.
*** Built at Glasgow in 1928, the Caroni River, a motor-vessel of 7,807 fons, was owned by the British T pire Steam Navigation Cop oulder Bros., and Co., Ltd., agers).
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