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GENERAL
Nazi Scuttling Policy: Sea - Bottom The Safest Place
THE GRAF SPEE'S SECRETS
BERLIN. Dec. 22 (Beater) In official Nazi circles it is now said that the scritting of the Graf Spee was ordered so as to avoid the risk of tech- nical secrets failing to foreign bands if she was interned.
TURKEY'S SYMPATHY FOR CHINA
ENVOY ADMIRES THE INDOMITABLE. CHINESE SPIRIT
CHUNGKING, Dec, 22 (Gen tral-Turkey has the most profound sympathy for China's resistance to arression de clared M. Eimnall Sipahi, Arst Turkish Minister to China, in an interview with the Cen- tral News upon his arrival here yesterday morning.
FINAL VICTORY
The Turkish envoy added that
SAFEST PLACE LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-The Nazi scuttling policy is possibly also due to the expectation that German's methods may again bring neutrals into the war against her. Uruguay might justifiably seize interned merchantship to compen- sate for the damage by the scuttled he personally has the greatest ad- Graf Spee in Montevideo Harbor, miration for the Chinese Indomi- The seabottom, therefore, 15 the table spit in this war safest place for them.
Regarding the outcome of the war, Mr. Alpahi said with an em- phatic tone that China will an doubtly emerge victorious. All the Turks, he stated, hope for China's Anal victory and rejuvenation 80 that peace may be restored in the Far East.
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CORDIAL RELATIONS Referring to Sino-Turkish rela- tions. Mr. Binahi said that they are more cordial than ever be- fore. He feels himself greatly honoured to be the first Turkish Minister to China, a great Qrienta! LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)— Following his visit to the "Hore country with a long history and a Belisha Palace" Camp in England glorious civilisation, and will do of the Canadian Expeditionary his best to better relations Force Mr. Hore Belisha, War Minis between the two countries, ter, spoke warmly of the discipline and efficiency of the Canadian troaps.
"QUITE UNBEATABLE "When one sees these men, one has no doubt about the result of { the war," he said, "I think they are quite unbeatable. I don't think any her body of men ever crossed. the ocean'
SUBMARINE GETS HUGE WELCOME
URSULA BACK IN PORT.AFTER HER
the
Weather News Now Kept Secret
ALLIES ADVANTAGE OVER GERMANY®
LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)- Meteorological conditions at this season give Britain and France a considerable advantage over Ger- many,
WEATHER FORECASTS Prevalling winds and the bulk of our weather come from the west. Information is gathered from North America, the west coast of Ireland and sometimes from the Atlantic and also from land and balloon observation in England and France, but Germany also depends
GREAT FEAT LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)- Duckyard workers cheered and naval ratings lined the rails of the submarine supply ship to give a on the latter areas for a knowledge tremendous welcome to the sub- of her own coming weather. marine Ursula, when she salled, into harbour after her Kreat
feat of sinking German cruiser of the Koln class in the mouth of the, Elbe.
SPECIAL LEAVE
After the Ursula docked and the bearded members of her crew had posed for newsreel cameramen, news came that all had been granted special Christmas leave In recognition of their service
Within Д few hours all had caught trains to their homes.
Air-Naval Co-operation
SURVIVORS FROM SUNK SWEDISH
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The Air Ministry, therefore, on the outbreak of war. celled the usual forecasts and the weather became a guarded secret,
FRIEND OF GLADSTONE
DIES AT 95
LONDON, Dec, 2 (Reuter)—— Lord Shuttleworth, a friend of Mr. Gladstone and a man who was a member of the House of Commons under twelve Primé Ministers, died in London res terday at the age of 95.
M.P. IN 1869
Lord Shuttleworth became Li- beral MP, for Hastings Division in 1369 and was a member of the LONDON, Dec, 22 (Better)The House of Commons until 1903, dur- story of how co-operation between. Ing which he represented Clitheroe British planes and a destroyer Division of Lancashire for 17 saved six survivors of a torpedoed years.
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SIGHTED BY: PLANE
He was the son of the firi
Baronet, and was created a Baron
, in 1902 In 1886 he was made a
An R. A. F. plane, on coastal Privy Councillor,
patrol, sighted a small, raft with. He was a member of the London six Swedes on it. It immediately, School Board from 1880-1882 signalled the news to its base and and in 1888 was made Under- another plane was sent out, to keep Secretary in the India Office. in contact with the raft.
The Admiralty, meanwhile, sent .out a destroyer,
Thanks to a Berce gale blowing
From 1892-1895 he served as Se- cretary to the Admiralty and trom 1908-1911 as Chairman of the Royal Commission on Canals, He
at the time, the rift was driven was also President, of the County far from its original position and Territorial Association for 1902- the rescue plane had to carry out 1928.
a wide search for it.
He lost two sons in the last war.
Guided by its flares, the des. His heir, is Richard Paul Kay- troyer picked the men up after Shuttleworth, a' grandson, steaming full speed for a hundred
miles or; 30.
DANISH NAVAL ATTACHES
Sir Edward Harding, United Kingdom High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa and COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22 (Reu- High Commissioner for High Comter)-It was officially announced missión Territories, left London on | gesterday that the Danish Govern- Thursday, accompanied by Lady ment "deemed it opportune, In Harding, to take up his appoint the present circumstances," to ap- ment The Secretary for Dominion point Naval attaches to the Danish Affairs saw him off
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