NAZI
PEACE
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 27, 1941.
FEELERS
Abortive Attempt To Cause Allied Dessension
SINKING
OF THE "RIFHA"
an
unknown submarine
Torpedoed By Premier's Promptitude
AN ABORTIVE ATTEMPT BY THE GER- The sinking of the Tur- MANS TO CREATE DISSENSION A MONG kish steamer "Rifha" by THE ALLIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE was confirmed yesterday GERMAN INVASION OF RUSSIA HAS JUST by authoritative naval COME TO LIGHT, LEARNS REUTER'S circles in Alexandria. DOPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT.
IT WAS OFFICALLY STATED THAT NO BRITISH OR ALLIED
VICINITY OF THE ATTACK.
It is understood the have been landed at but the number saved yet been ascertained.
Karadash
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POPE TO BROADCAST ON SUNDAY
"Divine providence in human events" is the theme of a mes- sage which the Pope will broadcast from Vatican City at 12.30 next Sunday after- noon, says the Stefani agency.
The occasion is the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul and the mes- sage will be addressed to the whole world. Reuter.
While there is no confirmation of a speci- SUBMARINES WERE IN THE fic Ankara report that the Germans have put survivors! forward peace feelers and that the German has not Ambassador to Turkey, von Papen, recently Loss of this ship was reported sought to communicate with the British Am- yesterday by Martin Agronsky, National Broadcasting Company bassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, 0000
on the subject, there is nothing inherently impossible on this report.
Ankara correspondent, who stated that 173 of 201 passengers. were lost.-Reuter.
SPAIN GIVES ASSURANCE
There is no doubt that when the Germans attacked Russia they fully expected we should be so frightened of becoming wedded to the Soviet that we should be prepared to stari peace talks.
Rude Shock
They will also have a rude shock to and that not only Great! Britain and the Dominions but the United States, Holland, Czecho- slovakia and even Poland, were
all fully prepared to sink what
IMMENSE
U.S. NAVAL
CONSTRUCTION
ANY HOPES THE GERMANS MAY HAVE HAD ON THE SUB- JECT MUST HAVE BEEN differences they may have had In a DASHED ASIDE BY THE with the Soviet in the past and,
THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO GIVE BRITAIN FULL SATISFACTION VIGOROUS AND
WAS GIVEN | until Hitler and Nazism were
survey
of the
JAPAN
SEES RED
LIGHT
The Tokyo correspon- dent of the New York "Times," Otto Tollischus, says that "Japanese cal- culations have been up- set, and Japan now faces a most serious situation. politically and economi- cally.
"She now realises that. Ger- many can win only by defeating Russia, Britain and the United States, and that is a large order for even the most sanguine Axis.. champions.
"If Germany loses or is un- ablo to win a decisive, victory,TM Japan can expect little profit from her Triple Alliance,
'SOME JAPANESE ARE BE- GINNING ΤΟ FEAR THAT JAPAN MAY BE PUSHED INTO THE ROLE OF ITALY. THE PRESS IS ALREADY HINTING AT THE FAILURE OF JAPAN'S POLICIES."--REUTER.
In
four submarine tenders, gix sea- plane tenders and one minelayer. "Naval craft being built
yards Include three battleships, 12 aircraft-carriers, 51 submarines and numerous lighter craft. d
private UNCOMPRO- far from talking peace, were all United States' amazing] REGARDING THE ANTI-BRI MISING LEAD TO PUBLIC determined to continue the fight shipbuilding programme, BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN crushed once and for all.-Reuter. Dan Rogers, writing in HIS BROADCAST ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
TISH DEMONSTRATION OPINION WHICH WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY OUTSIDE THE BRI TISH EMBASSY IN MADRID, REUTER LEARNED IN LON- DON LAST NIGHT.
that the have. in full as- repetition of
It is also learned Spanish Government 'addition, given Britain
surances against a such demonstrations.
He then said: "We are resolved to destroy Hitler and every vestige of the Nazi regime. From this nothing will turn us, nothing."
This action follows energetic Hoare, British Ambassador in
protests
made by Sir
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MR. FOX SURPRISES SHANGHAI
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") MR. MANUEL FOX, THE AMERICAN CURRENCY EX- PERT, SLIPPED INTO SHANG- HAI YESTERDAY MORNING IN A SURPRISE VISIT THAT RE- MAINED A SECRET TILL LATE AFTERNOON TO STUDY FINANCIAL CONDITIONS IN
SHANGHAI CHINA.
AND OCCUPIED
Mr. Fox said: "I'll stay perhaps a day, perhaps a month, perhaps longer. My mission to China has just begun."
Mr. Fox praised the spirit of resistance in Chungking, saying "You have to see it to believe it." He arrived by steamer from Hong Kong-International News Service.
BLOW TO GERMANS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL;” A FURTHER REACTION IN SHANGHAI TO THE RUSSO- GERMAN WAR IS THE SHARP RISE IN PRICE OF GERMAN 'MEDICINES AND DYESTUFFS DUE TO ANTICIPATION OF LOCAL STOCKS BEING EX- HAUSTED OWING TO THE CLOSURE OF THE SIBERIAN ROUTE.
Soviet citizens in Shanghai LTD. have started a special war fund, along the line of the British Fund, and donations are placed in a special account with the Moscow Narodny Bank in Shang- hai for the purchase of am- bulances for the Red Army-In- ternational News Service.
Wm. POWELL, Ltd.
10, ICE HOUSE STREET.
GERMAN RADIO OFF THE AIR
All German long-wave stations
went off the air last night, and short-wave stations were Jummed.
badly
Only medium-wave station to
be heard was Breslau, and that
was
also badly jammed. .........
Finnish broadcasts In English, German and French were also heavily Jammed-Reuter
the New York "World- "The programme is well ahead of schedule in all categories but Telegram," says:-
particularly in one--the important "Now under construction in Navy one of turning liners into troop Yards is the staggering total of carriers and freighters into escort 14 battleships, 24 submarines, 45 aircraft-carriers capable of basing destroyers, three minesweepers 12 to 15 warplanes,-Reuter.
STOP
PRESS
Nine cases of cholera, making 31 cases in three days, were noti- fled to the Medical Department yesterday.
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