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Sir Edward Grigg Warns Of The Formidable Nazi Army
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter) - "Let no one imagine that be-." cause the invasion has not yet been attempted the danger of IE has ceased to exist,' declared Sir Edward Grigg, Under-Secretary- of State for War, a the House of Commons yesterday.
CHINA WANTS
JUST PEACE
Determination To Fight On Reiterated
The German Army is a formid- able instrument, he proceeded,
GERMAN GOVT. & TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
US. Asked To Make Representations
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LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter-
American Government has
and a large part of it stands mar- talled behind the invasion ports. The
"Its master may launch it at us at any time even in the winter months, especially since thetr triumphs begin to look 3 Uttle tarnished."
oeen asked to make plain to Ger- many their responsibilities rekare- ing prisoners of war, Mr. Anthông Eden, Secretary for War, declared in the House of Commons vester-
Sir Edward Grigg was speaking day. on the question of the Home Declaring that he was very w CHUNGKING, Nov. 20 (Reuter) Guard. Full ains and equipment satisfied with the position of -China's determination to fight said Sir Grigg, had been provided British prisoners of war in certain" ch until a "just and honourable for 1,000,000 Home Guards and
camps in Germany, Mr. Eden said peace" has been secured, a reaf this is in addition to full equip that the German Government is firmed in authoritative Chinese ment for the larger number of being urged, through Avallabia,, quarters yesterday.
regular troops, including Dominion diplomatic channels, to fulfil their troups
The Government has still no official knowledge of the reported Japanese peace feeler.
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA WITH BRITAIN TO THE LAST MAN, SHIP
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Benter)—Australia's message of 1914 to Great Britain "We are with you to the last man and last ship- ping" was repeated fast night in broadcast by Mr. S. M S..M Bruce. the High Commissioner.
Mr. Bruce added: To this end we are putting forth C maximum efforts at sea, on land and in the air to reinforce your Navy, Army and Air Force
"We are mobil sing to your support all our financial. economic and productive resources Our determination is to render you alt help in our power in th's hour' of need.”
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Mr. Bruce said that the Government had undertaken provide a fully equipped and trained air force of 57,000 men of which 40.000 are already enlisted from 130,000 applicants.
Tetanus Now |
Preventable
obligations and the American Goy- PROTECTION GIVEN
TRIBUTE TO B. S.
ernment in the last few days had Paying tribute, to the manner been asked to make representa.... "One commentator described the in which the United States had tons move as a repetition of Japan's been associated with this equip
should ment Sir Grigg said: "I like to take of my hat to the Pre sident, Congress and people of the United States.
to
create a
eariter manoeuvres false atmosphere beneficial to Japan's plans.
He added: "The threat to BC: cord recognition to the puppet? Wang Ching-wei regime in Nan- king leaves us cold. It shows how ignorant the Japanese are of the grit of the Chinese .even after three and a half years of war. It also shows that Japan still wants a dictated peace.”
"I think tha Home Guard must have a special appeal to them."
Night Bomber Problem
Mr. Eden was replying to a question which suggested that British prisoners of war were too weak to play games owing to lack fof ordinary 'foot
DARING GREEK RAID
ITALIANS MAGNIFY
INCIDENT LONDON, Nov. 20 (Renter}
YANGTZE RIVER COUNTER STILL NOT The garing raid by 15 Greeks on
OPERATIONS
HEAVY JAPANESE CASUALTIES
CHUNGKING, Nov. 20 (Central) -More than 300 casualties have
been indicted on a combined Ja panese infantry and artillery unit which has been attacking the Chinese
positions around Klayu, on the south bank of the Yangtze River north-west of Puchi in south Hupeh, in the past few days.
The Japanese attacked under the cover of heavy bombardments from warships and planes. Fight- ing against overwhelming odds, the Chinese have tenaciously, held their ground,
HARASSING ATTACKS Chinese forces in north Hunan have scored successes
over
the
IN SIGHT
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter) The problem of countering the night bomber, which is engaging the best scientific brains of all belligerent countries, stil defies
solution.
Britain is "very hopeful of find- ing means to defeat the night
bomber but the problem is still very far from being solved." de. clared Air Marshal Blr Philip Jou- bert, speaking in Londen.
"In this
war we are coping with the enemy flying three times. as fast as they did in the last war and climbing twice as high with all sorts of aids to help him cscape detection.
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"Our fighter boys have problem before them" They have to have something more than cats' eyes to see the enemy.”
Japanese in a series of harassing NANNING BACK TO
attacks and sabotage operations. In
a rald on Kangwang, south-east of Yoyang, they inflicted over 100 casualties.
NORMAL
CHUNGKING, Nov. 20 (Reuter) Chinese troops have now OC-
A Japanese locomotive and four cupied the coastal region in south- coaches were blown up east of west China following the evacua- Linslang, northeast of Yoyang, ation of the Japanese Expeditionary few days ago, killing more than Force which was completed on 200 Japanesc.
Saturday,
A report from Kinhwa reveals The ports of Yamchow and that Chinese artillery frustrated a Fangcheng are
now in Chinese Japanese attack on points along hands, and Nanning, chief city in the Fuchun River south-west of Kwangst Province, which the Jap- Hangchow, on Nov. 17.
anese held for about one year be- The Japanese were put to rout fore abandoning it late in October, with heavy losses:
is rapidly returning to normal
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F.DR. APPEALS TO LABOUR
Need Stressed For United Democracy
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 20 (Re-
TO TROOPS
CLEVELAND. Tetanus, mole famolilarly known in one form as ter)-President Roosevelt yester- preventable disease, and "it is of ranks in the National interest. locklaw, now may be considered a day appealed to Labour to close its
paramount. Importance that, our Profiting by the opportunity military forces be given adequate offered Mr. John Lewis's resigna- protection" against it, according tien Monday the President
BEST MEANS. Describing what appears to the best means of making fighting
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to Lieut. Comdr. L. R. Newhouser yesterday sent, a message to the of the navy medica) corp
Convention of American Labour Federation urging the labour movement to reach a just and
· honourable, peace.
He stressed the need for a
told of the value of
"great and united, democracy in be against it at the meeting of the any emergency which might
forced upon us.** association of military surgeons of the United States.
en une to the malady De
sateguaros
one of the Dodecanese Islands "Tetunus does not cripple armies
MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (Reuter)- British twhich are under the Italian Mag) as epidemics may." he comment-S'r Stafford Cripps, the assumed monster propertions ined, "but it is a serious disease Ambassador in Moscow,
saw M. communique accompanied by a high morality Vishinsky,"
am .omcial Italian issued yesterday.
nappened
WBS
whom
that the 15 Greeks, all of
What actually
Were DOFT in the
Dodecanese Islands, decided to carry out a raid on one. Island all on their
own.
Vice-Commissar
rate. Even though the victim is Foreign Affairs, yesterday, fortunate enough to recover, the sick have always reduced the efficiency of any military unit out of proportion to their number."
IMMUNIZED
Commander Newhouser cited th They set out on Sunday night in fact that several million French, a motorboat, landed, and were British, Canadia
and Italian challenged by Italian guards. soldiers received. the tetanus
THREE CAPTURED
toxoid immunization during the "They killed three and captured past four years with few cases of a further three and then set for undesirable reactions to it and no home teenx very pleased with reported cases of tetanus for any themselves.
of those immunized."--" The Italian communique ad.. mitted the
The French, he added, limuniz- rald yesterday and ea even SOCIE
60,000 cavalry said that the "Greeks tried to horses. Not a horse suffered take possession of the island but tetanus thereafter, whereas pre- this was thwarted by prompt act- vlously the disease had claimed 40 lon by the Italian land, sea and to 60 victims for its annuat equine air forces,
death toll,
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HUNGARY EXPECTED JOIN AXIS-JAPAN PACT
BUDAPEST, Nov. ZU (Keuter) -- It is understood that Hungary's signature will be added to the Axis-Japan pact when Count Teleki; Premier, and Count Csaky, Foreign Minister. arrive in Vienna today.
It is not expected that, there will be any protocols of the puct detaliing the military co-operation which might be expect- ed to develop between Hungary and the Axs.
tam
In view of the existing co-opera- i tion, such protocols would |superfluous..k
ft is pointed out that signature
of the pact by Hungary would be
a formality. It would enable the
Germans to beat their propaganda
big drum and no change in the
U.S. SUPPLIES
FOR GREECE
situation for Hungary is expected. Harold Vanderbilt To
The two ministers will probably return to Budapest on Thursday.
SPAIN TOOY
Head Committee
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BASLE, Nov. 20 (Reuter)
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuter)- definite agreement between Spain. Mr. Harold Vanderbilt, holder of and the Axis Powers leading to the America Cup, is to serve As "some form of activity may be Chairman of the Greek American expected daily,' says the Rome
Committee organised to aid the] correspondent of the Basle Naco- richten.
Grécks with food and medical Political circles in Rome consi.supplies, according to an an- der that the discussions have now
nouncement by the Greek Cop come to an end and developments sufals will follow.
:
Several hundred Greeks in the
The Berlin correspondent, of the United States have volunteered same paper says that the Wil to go and fight for their homeland helmstrasse is exceedingly reticent with regard to the visit of Senor put the problem is how to send Serrano Suner, Spanish Foreign them to Greece..
Minister, to Germany" but ́ ́ well Informed circles-say-that-the negotiations with Spain are now completed,
ANXIOUS TO AVOID WAK LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)
GREEK APPEAL
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuter) The Greek. Government has ap pealed to the United States for permission to purchase aviation The Daily Telegraph writes that and other war material; : Mr. there is reason to believe that, Sumner Welles announced yes.... powerful Spanish elements, includ-terday, adding that Greece has ing leading soldiers. are anxious been assured that the appea to avoid was.
would receive the most sympathe ties response.
The Times thinks that both Spain and Italy seem to doubt | whether Hitler is going to fulfil Shortly before the announce- his first promise to them of ex- ment of Greece's request, the terisive North African territories British and American Ambulance at the expense of Crance or the Corps announced in New York ther he has whittled down their that 25 ambulances would be sent claims to bargaining with Marshal Petall.
to Greece as soon as transporta- tion could be arranged.
for
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