THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1940
HITLER
HAD TO
"LUMINOUS NEWS" FOR
STRIKE NOW SHANGHAI
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Shanghai, Yesterday. The morning papers de- vote lengthy editorials to the
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Shanghai, Yesterday. Construction of a steel tower 150 “ feet high, from which news will be
transmitted by luminous signals, is planned in Pootung, across the river
from Shanghai, says the local press. Nazi invasion of the Low Cost of the structure will be 200,000′ Countries.
yen. The system of news transmis- sion which will be used will be
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- Unanimous contention is that the German attack was long expected and similar to the "luminous newspaper" used in Paris, London and New York surprises nobody.
for many years. Havas.
The "North China Daily News" asserts Hitler had to strike now and could not strike otherwise. He wishes to get at France through the Low Countries, and at Britain through bases in Holland.
The German move indicates the desperation of Berlin. The Allies can withstand any push through the winter which Hitler so much dreads.
At Last
The "Shanghai · Times" denounces Germany's explanation of the inva- sion and adds Germany must act promptly mainly because she is short of oil, German attacks on the Bal- kans, to seize the Rumanian oil wells, would be too risky and next to impossible.
The "Journal de Shanghai" stresses that the long awaited offensive has started at last. The necessary de- fence measures were taken long ago and the Allies know how to face the situation. Havas.
LOSS OF H.M.S. SEAL
Some Of Crew May Be Prisoners
LONDON, TO-DAY. FOREIGN REPORTS INDICATE THAT SOME MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF H. M. SUBMARINE SEAL, WHICH THE ADMIRALTY AN-
NOUNCES IS OVERDUE AND MUST BE PRESUMED LOST, ARE PRISON- ERS OF WAR.
A vessel of 1,500 tons, Seal carried a normal complement of 55, men and is the 7th British submarine to be lost. through enemy action since the war began. One was lost as the result of an accident.
Britain has now 49 of the original 57 submarines with which she started the war. Not one of France's 78 sub- marines have been lost, and both coun- tries have many more building.-Reu-
ter.
lain.
I PUT 8 QUESTIONS TO THESE MEN
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"Is Lord Haw-Haw a danger joke?
To you English, he's a joke, all right. The way in which he presents his news strikes the English as comic, but if you published more facts at home his effectiveness would be very much less. As it is, he is able to appear convincing by commenting on news which has not yet been re- leased to the British public."
On "our mistakes" the Dutchman commented as follows:
"Everybody learns by his mistakes, and you are very clever at this."
SPAIN
Now here is Mr. Calvo, of the Ma- opinions go to 300,000 people. drid daily newspaper "A B C." His
Says Mr. Calvo: "I think that in the present war, as always, the British underestimate the strength of their country.
"You are gaining by waiting, but Hitler must think he is, too, The Ger- man leaders may think that they are! destroying the economic power of the two wealthiest empires by reducing the high standard of living.”
On "mistakes," Mr. Calvo said: "The sooner Great Britain rectifies her great mistake of breaking her his- toric friendship with Italy, the better for Christkin civilisation. And I be- lieve you are making a big mistake," he added, "in allowing the existence of Red propaganda, which is not al- ways Red but invariably defeatist.
"I can name no successor to Mr. Chamberlain. He is one of your grea- test statesmen. · He represents everything that is permanent in Great Britain."
Mr. Calvo, by the way, is impressed with the fact that we can spare uniforms for women.
RUMANIA
Shall we finish up with a bouquet? It comes from Otto Michael Smilovici, London's diplomatic correspondent of "Rador," the Rumanian official news agency, which supplies the foreign news to the whole of the Rumanian Press of about 30 dally papers with a total circulation of 1,000,000.
With regard to the treatment of "It is The submarine Seal was command-neutral journalists, he says: ed by Lt.-Comm. R. P. Lonsdale, who inconceivable to me how we Pressmen from abroad were able to full our was mentioned in despatches a few task before the Ministry of Informa- days ago. His wife died in Septem-tion was set up.
Mentioned in Despatches
London, To-day,
ber, 1937, leaving an infant son. Reuter.
"The centralisation of all the Gov- ernment departments at the Ministry of Information will prove to be the
MACAO FACTORY only possible method of helping
EXPLOSION
Macao, To-day.
An explosion occurred in the Lim Yuen Fire-cracker Factory, on the island opposite Macao, at 4 pm. on Saturday,
Nine men and four women em- ployees were injured and admitted to hospitals in Macao,
The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained.--Our Own Corres- pondent.
HOLLAND TO JOIN ALLIED WAR COUNCIL
foreign journalists in. their task, and helping foreign journalists is helping Great Britain's spirit to be better known abroad..
"The benefits of the Press and Cen- sorship Bureau to foreign journalists have been so obvious. that I do not doubt that it is the firm desire of all my colleagues of the Foreign Press that a simalier organisation should re- main in being after the war." Thank you, Mr. Smilovici.
BISHOP YU-PIN
· LEAVING FOR FRONT
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Kwelyang, Yesterday. Bishop Paul Yu-Pin is leaving here for the front to-morrow to convey messages of encouragement to the The Netherlands Foreign Minister | Chinese; troops on behalf of Chinese states that it is now probable that Catholics.
London, Yesterday.
the Supreme War Council will be This evening the Bishop is mak enlarged by Dutch representatives.- ing a radio broadcast to the Chinese British Wireless.
nation. Havas.
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