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MOUNTING FEAR OF NAZI BLITZ
Wild Rumours About Bulgaria ::: German-Inspired?
SPEED THE WAR DRIVE
A
spectacular new "Speed the War" drive is disclosed in an official announcement from Num- ber Ten Downing Street, issued last night.
The Prime Minister has insti- futed four commitees to "obtain und more decisive more rapid action."
One committee will push pro- duction.
A second will control imports. The third, under Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio, will study post-war
production, paving the way for the Ministry of Reconstruction
"when the end can more clearly
be foreseen."
will be
composed of Cabinet
ONLY 400 AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES
It is learned from authoritative quarters in London that the total of Australian
in casualties
the storming of Bardia did not exceed four hun- dred. Reuter.
Peiping
Dispute Stiffens
Story Of Deal With
Russia Taken With Plenty Of Reserve
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
AMID MOUNTING FEARS OF AN IMMINENT GERMAN “BLITZ” PUSH THROUGH THE BALKANS INTO GREECE, REPORTS REACH- ING BUDAPEST FROM BELGRADE (PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF RE- PORTS INITIATED BY THE GOEBBELS PROPAGANDA MACHINE) CLAIM THAT GERMANY AND RUSSIA HAVE CONCLUDED A DEAL UNDER WHICH GERMAN TROOPS WILL CROSS BULGARIA.
Diplomatic circles in Budapest, however,
take the reports with the utmost reserve, and STAR OF it is generally believed that these reports may have originated in German quarters.
The Bulgarian Legation in Budapest of-
TWELFTH
ILL
After failure of all nego-ficially and emphatically denies a report cir-NIGHT Each of these three committees tiations on the spot, the culated abroad that M. Filoff, the Bulgarian Minis' ers-experts on the various dispute arising from the Premier, accepted an ultimatum under which were de- Germany demanded the passage of German and the War Cabinet and able tained by Japanese gen- swiftly to co-ordinate all decisions. darmes after an incident
problems--and the chairmen will incident in which United
committee, re
sit on a fourth sponsible to the Prime Minister States marines
-Reuter.
H.K.-BORN PILOT'S TRAGIC END
Beyond the fact that Flying Officer John Peter Archibald Davidson, the
troops.
Owing to the sudden illness of the Nora Witchell who plays part of Viola in Twelfth Night, the Y.M.C.A. Amateur Dramatic Club has been compelled to postpone to-morrow's. matinee performance to Wednesday the
(An International News Lon- rapidly as Rumour. In spite of 15th January at 5.30 p.m. in a Peiping cabaret, has don despatch says that Russia Hilter's "lightning" campaigns The Thursday performance has been transferred to circles there admit that they are wars usually proceed much more been cancelled........
disturbed by the Balkan reports slowly than is expected by the
There is no change in the Fri- Washington and Tokyo. but say that they do not jib with people watching them. Especially
been their latest information from during the first few days rumour day and Saturday evening per- This interpretation has
10th and 11th placed on a statement issued by Moscow which indicates that the has it all its own way and armies formances, the
still opposes German
move over land and are transport-January. These performances will Colonel Turnage, the Command-U.S.S.R.
use of Bulgarian soil (Continued On Page 16) be held as advertised. Ing Officer of the United States military Marine Embassy Guard in Pei- with or without Bulgarian con-
sent). ping.
The statement reads: "I have received instructions to confine my future action solely to the receipt of apologica from the Japanese authorīties.”—Reuter.
son of Mr. Edgar David PERSONAL
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son, of Hastings and Co.,☛ was killed in a crash on landing, no details have yet been received of the circumstances of the tragedy.
The late Flying Officer David-
TRIUMPH
Alleged Deal
Belgrade reports Bald that Russin has agreed to the transit of German troops through Bul- garia in exchange for a Nazi promise to support Russian ter- ritorial claims on Finland and Moldavia.
It is important always to note that Belgrade is the source of the reports.
Sources in Budapest (equally under German influence) son- sationally declare that Germany. nas "lent" Bulgaria 2,500 'planes.
Despite all reports to the con- trary, these circles expect "the patterned after the Rumanian
Seldom if ever has Pre-German occupation of Bulgaria, son was born and cominenced his sident Roosevelt spoken model Bulgaria will probably
education in Hong Kong. He was
was 8 years of age.---
Turkey Would Fight
Meanwhile, reports from Istan- bul quote authoritative sources as saying that Turkey will fight it Germany passes through-Bul gària,
24 years of age and he was edu- so plainly to Congress "request" Germany to send mill- cated at the Peak, School until he and the country on fortary instructors to Bulgaria,
From Hong Kong, he pro- | eign affairs as he did in seeded to Charterhouse and to his report on the state of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he joined the Cambridge the nation yesterday. Ale Squadron “
1" and afterwards. In so doing, he achieved a per the RAF.V:R,
sonal triumph such as was never While at Cambridge, be took possible in his “fireside chat." First Class Honourd with a dis- Enthusiastic, Congressmen and Unation in the Law Tripos and the public in the galleries applaud- after war was declared and be ed him time and time again.
as called up, he sat for his Bar No seat in the Chamber was Finals "and got arid Class Hon- vacant “purs with a minimum of pre-Among the diplomats, present ***All the reports must be
paration,
were the British Charge d'Affaires - treated with the greatest reserve,
No, captain" can wage war For some time past he had been and the Minister and Ambassadors piloting and commanding a Well-from South Africa. Norway, Ar-
Switzer-representatives of Germany ngton-bomber machine in night gentine Persia, Chi
Italy were noticeable: Reuter
över, Germany
land, Finland and
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