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Chamberlain May Reply To Hitler's Speech To-morrow
Consultations With France & Dominions
LONDON,,, Oct. 9 (Reuter) - It is thought here that Mr. Cham- berlain may give a broad outline of the Government's opinion on Herr Hitler's speech in his weekly review on Wednesday,
Thils, however, wth depend on whether the consultations between Britain, the Dominions and France will be completed by then.
No final reply will be given until Herr Hitler's proposals have been discussed by the House of Com- mons
·ROME STATEMENT LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuter) - Italy has
not put forward prn- posals for ending the' war. stated a, Rome 'radio' message, but," she will give moral support to any move in that direction,
.
that
The statement repeated Italy will not take the military initiative.
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MENTAL FRENZY
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LONDON. Oct. 9 (Reuter) - The Japanese press sees little hope of Herr Hitler's proposals being accepted and recalls hla many broken promises.
The New York press remains
very critical.
The "World Telegram” urges President Roosevelt not to accept any call for mediation in Europe.
The "Herald Tribune" mys that Herr Billier's alm so fantastically wide of any mark as to suggest mental frenzy.
GERMANS NOT TOLD BERNE. Oct. 9 (Reuter)-Ger mans have, not been informed oft the British and French reactions
to Herr Hitler's speech, reports the "Baster Nachrichten." They be- lieve that peace is imminent
it
DIPLOMATIC IMBROGLIO IN TOKYO
PRIVY COUNCIL MAY INTERFERE
TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Reuter)- After day-long conferences, the Japanese Foreign OfficeTM mutineers rejected Admiral Nomura's compromise plan and demanded again the unification of political and economic diplomacy,
They submitted a substitute plan, the acceptance of which, however, is doubtful, because it is. liable to undermine the 'Cabinet's decision to create a Trade Ministry, "
MEDIATION
The "Asahi Shimbun says that
isunderstood that certain senler diplomats may
GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK, Director- General of the Kuomintang, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the country, leads the Chinese nation
in its struggle against Japanese aggression '
Unceasing R.A.F. Activity On Western Front:
Front: Bases Cleverly Hidden In Woods
LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter) Eye-Witness," writing from somewhere in France, says:
From carefully camouflaged airfields in this secret area of France, the Royal Air Force is carrying out a programme of unceasing activity on the Western Front, although the present stage of the war is one in which there is little concrete news to report in proportion to the work actually done.
With epic feats of skill and daring, the Siegfried Line is being charted to the minutes detall, while dangerous re- ́connaissances in the vita sector of the enemy's hinter-
land add daily to the know ledge about the German de- rence system.
HIDDEN BASES
NEW ORDER
IN EUROPE
CABLE
NAZIS WARN Anxiety In
NEUTRAL
"Invitation" SHIPPING
JOINING ALLIED CONVOYS WILL NOT PREVENT SINKINGS
COPENHAGEN, Oct ́9 (Ken- ter)-A warning to neutral ships against joining milied. convoys is given in the "Frank-". furier Zeitung,”. quoted by
the Danish paper "Politiken," which says that the regula- tions in regard to the stopping and examining of ships and the ban on sinking without. warning cannot comply with merchantmen protected by warships and this applies only to enemy convoys, pro- tected by enemy warships, but also to neutral ships joining enemy convoys,
not
GERMAN REGULATIONS Neutral ships convoyed by their
COAL GAS USED FOR MOTOR CARS
IN BERLIN LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter)---- Reports from Berlin state that motor cars there are traveling about with large balloons. These balloons Are filled with coal
which is
being used instead petrol, which private owners and it almost impossible to obtain in Germany.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1939. =PAGE 7
Sweden Over Soviet To Finland: Russia Wants More
Air Bases
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9 (Renter)— It is reported that a Finnish envoy. is going to Moscow. It is under- stood
that the Soviet desires, among other things, strategic - lands for bases,
LONDON, Oct. 9 (Reuter)→ Having secured pacts with Esthomin and Latvia, Russia is seriously turning her attentions
INDIAN CONGRESS SUPPORTS BRITAIN
LONDON, Oct. 9 (Renter)--- Lenders of the Zud'an National Congrem are meeting "to-day - and it is expected that they will express "the willingness of Congress to co-operate with Great Britain in the War.
F.D.R. RETURNS WASHINGTON, Oct. ' (Réuter) to Finland, which is now the man-President Roosevelt returned centre of Interest among thefrom a week-end holiday and wis Baltic states, who are anxiously watching the "final debate» on the
Neutrality B in Congress,
French Drive awaiting developments
Against The Communists
own warships cannot be stopped SEVERAL ARRESTS
ur searched according to German prize regulations, but the com- niander of the convoy can be ask- ed for assurances, and detalled information in regard to his ships and cargoes.
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The German Admiralty accord- ing to the paper. declared that if neutrals cared to incur trouble at the expense of convoying their own ships, this will be welcomed by the German High Cominand.
MADE
FINLAND ACCEPTS
A report from Helsinki announ- red that Finland has accepted theSoylet "nvitation" and will send a special envoy to Moscow to negotiate "questions of an econo mic and political character"
water have been under discussion
GEN. CHEUNG'S CALLANTRY
General Cheung Wat-chung was
CHUNGSHAN, Oct 9 (Reuter)
since the middle of September slightly wounded by bomb splinters and has decided to send M. but refuses to leave the forces Paasik. Finnish Minister in still opposing the Japanese and Stockholm, to "Moscowy
directs operations actively.
Russia's iterests apparently include the handing over of three small Finnish islands, Hogland, Seltskter, Tyaner- skaer, in the Gulf of Finland. to Russia.
STANDING FIRM
There were several engagemen is with planes with severe cases t the Chinese principally due to continued plane activities · dna refugees still crowding to Macao.
PARIS, Oct. 9 (Reuter)—M. T'hores, General Secretary of the former French Communist Paris, and other leaders, are still at liberty although, in" a series of raids on Saturday night and early on Sunday morning 26 Communist mem- bers of the French Parliament were arrested "--·17 in thờ Provinces and 9 in Paris, Their names have not been revealed." - Legal action will be taken will concede these islands, which cough. Richard is the son of Mr. against all those arrested on the are valueless to her, but declares Mitchell, a Johannesburg busi- ground that the Workers' and LONDON. Oct. 9 (Reuter)The Peasants' Party, which they tried ing firm and adds: "Finland He was taken up to 10,000rs, and Kenerally, that Finland is stand-ness man, in England on holiday. Holland-America to form was illegal in the recon-not a Baltic State, but a part of few to Brighton and back. After stitution of the Communist Party- Scandinavia and she is far from the night Mr. Mitchell said he
A letter to M. Herriot, asking for an early peace. may be regarded strategically and has a strong deter
being in an unhappy position thought Richard:was looking bet- as an intelligence with the enemy fence."
Sinking Of Dutch Vessel
captain of the
1
ship, which was sunk In the English Channel on Saturday morning, says that the vessel was on her way to port wher was a terrific explosion In the engine room. the wireless room was wrecked and the vessel began sinking.
The ship was on her way to Amsterdam from New York.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
A inter message states that the captain of the vessel, which was the Binnendijk (6.873 tons), re "parts that his ship was on the way to port for examination when there was a terrific explosion.
The engine and wireless were put out of action and the ship began to sink słowly. Rocket signals were fred and these were answered. " Not long afterwards an ex-
GAYDA'S VIEWS ON amination ship came up and made HITLER'S PROPOSALS
took of 41 officers and crew land-
fast to the sinking vessel and
The Air Force bases are hidden
ROME, Oct. 9 (Reuter)-"For the ing them at an English port. with marvellous skill. The first sake of European civilisation, Italy
the time I visited one I realised that invites
great responsible
I had passed through it two days nations to face reality, so that previously without noticing i was they can withdraw in time from there.
the fatal brink" writes Signor Garda, discussing Herr Hitler's proposals in the "Voce d'Italia."
He says that the proposals were
For considerable distances along the fringe of the woods, the planes have been pushed back into the trees and camouflaged with a few not confined to the mere sugges quickly removable branches so tion of the suspension of hostili- skilfully that they are practically ties, but that they aim at planning Lavisible, but, at a minute's notice the construction of a new order in the planes can be got out and Europe, founded on solidarity of take to the alr on whatever interests mission headquarters orders.
An atmosphere of anonimity pervades the dangerous work being carried out and it is only by chance that the de- talls of some herole exploit ever leak out.
En their leisure moments the mediate, men have constructed. near their fearing that the Foreign Office machines. Little thatched huts. may cease to function, while the some of them quite luxuriously; "Hochi Shimbun" asserts that the equipped. Privy Council is showing a ten-" dency to question the rectitude of the Premier and "the Foreign Minister in connexion with the trade Ministry...
Shiziban" The "Kokumin declares that Japanese Em- bassies. Legations and Con-.... sulates throughout the world are cabling encouragement to the mutineers.
JUST A DAY'S" WORK
In the evening the pilots fore- gather in the hotel of a nearby
"It has been said that the proposals were vague, but it will be truer to say that they point the way, ・・・・
NOT EXHAUSTIVE
"They are not exhaustive, but they do not enter on the final de- tails, which to-day are unneces- sary. The elements of the pro- ! posals correspond to the very pro- found eanses of the crisis."
The Binnendijk was bound : from New York to Amsterdam.
GERMAN CREW RESCUED
LONDON, Oct. 9 Reuter)-Royal Air Force reconnaissance planes shot down a German flyingboat over the North Sea and directed a nearby ship to rescue the crew who. had been clinging to the wreckage. "The second firingboat made off when it saw its companion, brought down. There were no British cas'ialties.
NO CASUALTIES
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A later Air Ministry communi- que reveals that two German fly- ing-boats were involved, the second making off after its companion was shot down.
The British aircraft were struck by bullets, but were not damaged European and there were no casualties.
NO PEACE
South African Minister of Finance LONDON, Oet; 9. (Reuter)—The town, when one may meet a man, and Education yesterday said that. who a few hours previously had
the present threst to all that makes been, photographing the Blegfried
civilisation worthwhile must be Thomas Flowers, showman, of "Line from a height of only 100
eliminated. Course-street. Dudlow, was fined · feet, or another who had just re- £5 at Bournemouth for puting his turned from shocking down enemy
Any peace which condoned. the
NEW NAZI ORGANISATION FORMED
arms round a girl on, a speedway planes in a spectacular air battle acts of power politics already per~ { "People's Information Service" has roundabout at Boscombe Carnival. but there is very little talk about Herr Hitler time to prepare for his [petrated and which would give William Stanley White said that it all and it is just taken as part next spring would be a peace that when he asked Flowers what he of the day's work, while among was no peace. meant by insulting the girl, he re- ; the humbler ranks the talk is plied, "It is the spirit of the car nival,"
Armed searchers, who for two days had been hunting Thomas Charles "Hall," 66-years-old ex-
more of their families at home or the chance of a cigarette ration than of fights in which they had just taken, part,
FRENCH ACTIVITY
(Retter)--The PARIS, Oct. 9 gamekeeper, in the Welsh moun- French deny the German alle tains, found him shot dead in
gation that two French machines plantation behind his cottage, Hall falled to return after activity over was wanted for the murder of Bonn. They state that only one 66-years-old Farmer Morris Row-falled to return. Aands and his 35-years-old daugh-
The French postal plane which tes. Barah Winfred, in the yard made a forced landing in Belgian territory, has been seized and the two occupants interned..
of Cefn Coed, their lonely moun-
tain farm.
"Egt, Morgan.of the RABC., of Kennedy Road Military Quarters, reported that money and jewellery, valued at about $35, was stolen last night.
This was the kind of peace Herr Hitler desired. It was peace he would not be allowed to have.
dying boat and directed a ship to rescue the crew of the dying boat who were clinging to the wreckage. TOUR OF AERODROME LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuter)--Bir. Kinsley Wood, Secretary for Air
SOVIET SUPPLY TO GERMANY MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (Reuter)- Following an interview between
Two-years-old, Richard Mitchell- The Stockholm correspondent of was taken on a £10 three-quarter- a Copenhagen paper, the "Berun-or an hour night at Croydon TIR DE « ske Tidente." thinks that Finland attempt to cure
his whooping a
nounced the Getaran Otoča) News Agency.
Sweden is similarly watching closely, and one commentor told Reuter's, correspondent in Stockholm that" "Germany --
- Thự¬belegħtinin sihlah da dən-20 wants nothing at di; hat what about Russia, if she should ne-
Dr. Schurre, of the Economica De- partment or the Foreign Ministry," M. Molotov and the German
cupy Filand?” MOSCOW, Oct, 9 (Reuter)-The
is expected to stay in Moscow for Economic Mission, an understand. Soviet Government has rattfied the a fortnight. ing has been reached, according| Soviet-Latvian: Mutual Assistance
REPATRIATION TEBATY RIGA, Oct. 9 (Reuter)—Germany to the Tass Agency, whereby the Pact. Soviet will immediately begin de-
BERLIN, Oct. (Router)—The and Latvia have agreed-in painel-
for livery of raw materials to Ger- German Trade Delegation to Rus-ple,
Repatriation Treaty many.
sla has arrived in Moscow, an following Herr Hitler's proposals.
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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 9 (Reuter)-A new Nazi organization called the
and Black Guard chiefs to seek out been formed by former Gestapo inner enemies of the Reich, ac cording to the Berlin correspondent of the National Tende,"
Two wives on holiday at Porth- *Branches will be formed through- towan, on the west Cornish const. out Germany and its members are I saw their husbands, drowned and pledged to give their own neigh-three men who went to help them bours away if they spread anti- narrowly escape drowning. The German propaganda.
CAUSTRALIAN EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE
drowned men were Albert Harris, aged 37, of Hillside, Clapham- Wales, crescent, Rhymney, South and Stanley Garsythe, of Crown- lane, Farnham Royal, acking- hamshire.
MELBOURNE. Oct 9 (Reuter)--| Thomas ("Bonny") Morleigh, took Sir John Simon, Chancellor The Australian Air Expeditionary of Frontelen-terrace, Barmouth, of the Exchequer, on a tour to Force will comprise 3.200 men, in-left school on July 23. On August one of the biggest aerodromes including ground peronnel. Mr. 10, his 14th birthday, he well NAZI PLANE SHOT DOWN.
|England and Sir John Simon talk- | R. G. Menkies, Australian Prime himself to Newton, LONDON, OM. 9 (Renter) The ed to omicers and men, inspected | Minister, announced to-day away, and enlisted as a drumm Air Force reconnaissance aircraft the cooking, arrangements, and Group Captain, H.-P. Delarue boy in the Eoyal Welch Fas patrolling the North Sea to-day watched a game of baseball intro- will command the force for which His father and mother-dwer shot down a German Air Force duced by Canadian ŝniers."
recruiting will open immediately - proud of him they gave him Es
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