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GESTAPO REIGNS IN PRAGUE
Three Czech Generals Shot
Saying It With Bells
AZA
The Dutch have found
a new way to annoy the Nazis.
**They now "say it with
bells.'
the
A short time ago, says a-re- port in the Nazi-controlled' Dutch páper, “Algemeen Handelsblad," the carillon of St. Servatius Church at Maastricht played con-) tinuously throughout the night twa. sacred songs: "On Servatius, Protector of Maastricht" and "Te You Oh King of Ages" the Jalter being the best known of all Dutch Catholic songs.
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In the morning it was learned that the machinery which nor- mally, rings the bells had been tampered with so cleverly that it
Impossible
stop this
Was
to
method of demonstrating Dutch confidence that their land
would be freed from the aggres- sor. Reuter.
V
BADLY WOUNDED
40000
SIR. ARCHIBALD
COMING TO
HONG KUNG
-Completing his dis cussions with Mr. Duff-Cooper in Singa- pore, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, British Ambassador to China,
Heydrich At Work
THE SIX CZECHS WHO WERE. EXECUT- ED IN PRAGUE ON SUNDAY, FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF HEYDRICH, THE GES- TAPO'S MOST NOTORIOUS KILLER, AS “PROTECTOR,' INCLUDED TWO FORMER will leave for Hang&ENERALS OF THE CZECH ARMY. Kong, en route to Chungking, to-mor- row, it was learned in Singapore yesterday:
-Reuter.
One was General Josef Bily, formerly military commander of Bohemia, and Divi sional General Hugo Vojti, who was deputy commander of the Seventh Army Corps in Bratislava.
MR. CHURCHILL
TO REVIEW WAR SITUATION
THE PRIME MINISTER WILL MAKE A |STATEMENT ON THE LATEST DEVELOP.
According to news received by Czechoslovak Headquarters in London yesterday, they, were ar- rested, under the Emergency Or- der on Saturday, tried and-sen- tenced on Sunday, and presum- ably executed before nightfall, or early yesterday morning,
The allegations against them were either sabotage, or possession of arms.
Premier's Arrest
FIGHTER PATROLS
IN ACTION
Offensive patrols of R.A.F. fighters attacked a number of objectives yes- terday said the Air Minis- try News Service in Lon- don.
Off the Belgian coast;? eneïny
patrol boats and a seagoing barge
were swept by cannon and ma- chine-gun fire resulting in one patrol boat being set afire and others being damaged, while the barge, was left sinking.
A gun position on the coast was: put out of action; Five lorries of in Northern France a Convoy were set on fire in another raid.
one
From illegal
these operations. R.A.F. figh ́er is missing but the. pilot is safe. Reuter.
News has also been received in London that General Elias, who was Premier of the puppet gov-
ernment of Bohemia and Moravia,
who was also arrested on the orders of Heydrich, is already on his way Berlin where
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LEAVING FOR FAR EAST BY AIR
Sir Otto Niemeyer and Mr.
sistant to Secretary of the
TO BE FREED MENTS OF THE WAR SITUATION WHEN THE believed, he will be tried, by the H. Merle Cochran, technical tis
A SWISS HOSPITAL, TRAIN
HOUSE OF COMMONS RE - ASSEMBLES HAS BEEN PLACED AT THE SHORTLY, WRITES REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC DISPOSAL OF THE GERMAN CORRESPONDENT.
"AUTHORITIES 'FOR THE RE-
| PATRIATION OF SOME · 1,500 SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BRI.
....
He will deal at some length with Russia,
TISH PRISONERS OF WAR both as regards the position in the battle areas
WHO ARE BEING EXCHANGED
|FOR A SIMILAR NUMBER Of
GERMAN PRISONERS FROM BRITAIN.
and the aid this country and the United States have given and can give,
The train will take' some -300- wounded British prisoners across Although normal consultations France to a French Channel port we only begun yesterday be- where they will be exchanged tw representatives of Russia, for an equal number of Gerraan the United States and Great Bri- prisoners who will arrive there tain, the time that has elapsed by hospital ship from Britain. since the Mission, arrived in Mos-
The exchange is expected to cow has not been wasted. begin early next month Reuter.
IF U.S. GETS INTO THE WAR
It is unlikely the Prime Min- Ister will be able to give any. thing more than a preliminary report on the progress so far achieved, though, tha help' sent already to believed to be sub- stantial.
deal with General Wavell's sub-
Commander in Tcheran.·
Hunan Battle
Versions
to
Changsha was still in The Prime Minister may also Chinese hands at noon sequent talks with the Russian yesterday according
the Chinese spokesman at Production Issue a press conference-in "LOW" COLONEL FRANK Some members of Parliament Chungking yesterday.
IT IS NOT “UP TO US WHE- THER WE GET INTO WAR ITE IS UP TO THE OTHER FEL-
KNOX, SECRETARY OF THE are anxious to raise the question The Japanese High Command' NAVYA TOLD A PRESS CON- of production as it affects help, late last night announced in on FERENCE IN PORTSMOUTH for Russia, but no there will pro- official communique that their VIRGINIA. YESTERDAY, AFTER bably be a further opportunity forces hid "withdrawn from ARRIVING BY SEA – FROM of debating this question after Chuchow, fifty kilometres to the BERMUDA WHERE HE IN- Lord Beaverbrook's return from south of Changsha, having uc SPECTED THE NEW UNITED Moscow, the discusalóns on the complished their objective."te STATES NAVY BASE.”“
Prime Minister's statement mày, The Japanese are stated by If Americans do not "realise be confined to general issues, Japanese quarters to have occu- the necessity" of maintaining do- Subsequently the*· Commons pled Chentowshih, 40 Ilometres minant sed - power, ho said: “We will be asked to pass a further south-east of Changsht,” “thus are more dumb than I think we vote of credit for £1,000,000,000 cutting off the retreat of over
fre,Rauter.
for war expenditure. -- Reuter. § 20,000 Chineso." — Reuter.
so-called "People's Court."
It is the German allegation that United States Treasury Morgen- Elias and others have been in thau were expected to leave for contact with London and have the Far East by air from Sân been serving the interests of Dr. Francisco yesterday to help China Benes. This is strenuously denied settle monetary and fiscal pro
(Continued on Page 16). “ blems-Reuter
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