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VISIT BREAK SOON:
OF BULGARIAN PREMIER CONSIDERED
3 Pacific SIGNIFICANT Raiders?
GERMAN OFFICIALS IN BERLIN ARE AGAIN HINTING THAT BIG NEWS IS GOING TO BREAK THERE VERY SOON, STATES A LONDON MESSAGE.
The Germans are, however, past masters in the art of hinting and their hints in the past have, more often than not, proved worthless.
At the moment they cannot find anything for a foundation on which to base these rumours and this shows that HERR HITLER urgently needs to do something soon.
nificant.
It is now reported that the Bulgarian Premier will be seeing HERR VON RIBBEN- TROP, the Nazi Foreign Min- ister, in Vienna.
SIGNOR MUSSOLINI HAS SOWN:
WORLD AFFAIRS
Describing Signor Mussolini as the reckless member of the Axis, MR. WICKHAM STEED, the well-known author- journalist, in an analysis of world affairs as he saw them at the beginning of 1941, stated, in a talk from London yes- terday, "Italy must now reap what Signor Mussolini has
sown.
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SHANGHAI; “Jan. 3 (enter) It Mr. Steed confined his opening remarks to quoting is understood that at least one passages in statements made recently by the leading other German raider än sädition statesmen of the world when they reviewed the past year to the Glengarry is operating in and the views they held on what the coming year would the Pacific possibly tws, others.
bring.
The raiders are reportedly based
to
Mr. Steed went on to quote Gen. le Gaulle's statement that f France decided to draw the sword the Free French forces would be ready to take their place in their country's "cause.
ANALYSED
MARSHAL VON BLOMBERG
Von Blomberg Interned In Germany
around the Marshal Istids which Referring to President According to Gen. Sikorski, Italy The main interest centres in South-East Europe, where the visit of the Bulgarian
are under Japanese mandate, they Roosevelt's recent broadcast was now more of a bürden Prime Minister, M. FILOFF, to Vienna for supposedly health reasons is considered sig- re-fuel mainly from German mer-talk, Mr. Steed stressed the ski," said Mr. Steed, "must have Hitler than a help. "Gen. Sikor- chantmen which sought refuge in President's view that the spoken with knowledge and au Japanese and Manchukuoari waters at the outbreak of war, and now
Axis was not going to win this thority when he made the state- ply under the Japanese flag..
war and his declaration that ment regarding German losses as One of the German raiders is the United States must be the British Government had re- frained from making any definite described by rescued prisoners as come the arsenal of the de- declaration on this question.”-”: bristling with guns covered by mocracies in giving them' awnings including two atx-inchers continued assistance to resist camouflaged in the central struche Totalitarian Powers. ture by a false funnel.
KNOW THE CODE
Mr. Steed next quoted General CANBERRA, Jan 3 (Reuter)Smuts views that one of the two The Navy Minister, M. W. M.Axis Powers was a very sick man Hughes, stated that the Naval and that the Axis itself was in a Board was Investigating the state-very bad way. General Smuts "These various statements stand ments by survivors that the Nazi had expressed the opinion that it on one side of the balance sheet Pacific ralders, possess information was questionable whether Herr went on Mr. Steed who continued from London. indicating that they know the Britler could afford to wait beyond to "state tish Admiralty code for communi cation with merchant shipping.
Interviews with the survivors | gave no hint of the whereabouta for the bases from where the raiders supply ships are re-fuelled and re-
There are indications. however, I to show that Germany's concern In Rumania is one chiefly of de- fence as the acts of sabotage there are being blamed on the com- munists.
Baron von Killinger is reported to have been sent to Rumania to reccnstruct the Iron Guard against the Communists and this has drawn a protest from the Soviet Minister to Rumania.
-MILITARY REGIME
In the meantime, the Free French Agency reports that Gen. Antonescu, the Rumanian Premier, has organised a virtual military regime in Rumaila, where the Iron Guard has been reduced to street
against fighting
com-
munista.
The Germans are being prepared 'o expect a long war by an article
in a Berlin paper which says: ""The
war against England is not child's
play. The British are no cowards.
The British War Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, is shown (hatless) shaking hands with an officer of a Transjordan frontier force during Mr. Eden's recent tour of inspection. At left is General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East.
HITLER IS UP AGAINST
Atted.
M. Baudoin Resigns
M. Paul Baudoin, Secretary of State Vichy, yesterday," according to a London message. A
1941.
LITTLE TO SAY
Marshal von Blomberg, a pro
minent German military figure, is reported to have been interned in Germany, according to a message
that when Hitler
Marshal Blomberg was dismissed sent his message to the Ger LOST AIE BATTLE
man Army he had very little to from his post in circumstances which have never been explained. say about his Axis partner, General Sikorski's views, which tr... Steed quoted next stated
"Her Hitler did not even refer but he is known to have disap- amongst other car
to Italy" said Mr. Steed but only proved of the Nazi regime. declared that 194 bring dus Has alse reported to paye ex-X Hitler had lost greatest completion of the greatest victory pressed the opinion that it was too battle in the world's history apart in German history.
early yet, for. Germany to engage from thousands of soldiers who
""Herr Hitler's clamation to a war and to have added that any were to have been used when he embarked on his invasion of Eng- the National Socialist Party was a country which had Italy as an ally ̧❤
had no chance of emerging suc- land.
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cessfully.
Store in Tor redened entertar Strikingly Small Losses
That is, bad enough. but, it is a THE UNITED WILL OF THE Vichy spokesman said that the re-
fact that when England is in a crisis, there is a rush to arms and the best of her sons fight."
Second Big Attack On Bremen
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signation was part of the reorgani- sation of the Vichy Cabinet.
A triumvirate consisting of Ad-. miral Darian, General Huntziger i "Herr Hitler forgets that he must recognise the an-and M. Flandin has been formed swer he has received from the people of this country-that to direct the country under Mar- he is up against the united will of the whole of the Bri-shal Petain's ordera, tish Empire," said Lieut.-Comdr. Thomas Woodruff, naval commentator, when he reviewed the events of the past year in a broadcast talk from London on Thursday.
WHOLE BRITISH EMPIRE
It is understood these three hold most of the Cabinet posta.
Of Indians In Western
Desert Operations
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Reuter) It is rellably learned that the total Indian casualties in the first phase of the Western Desert operations, ending with the capture of Sidi Barrani, are under 39 killed and approximately 80 wounded.
As additional punishment. Mar- shal von Blomberg and others in-. terned with him are compelled to listen to German war communi- ques.
STATE OF SIEGE AT ODESSA
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (Reuter)—A M. Baudoin gave no reason, for
state of slege has been declared at These strikingly small losses are attributed to the high state of his resignation, except to say that training and consequent good discipline.
Odessa, according to a "Berne des-. Comdr. Woodruff startedī Can you remember the state it had been accepted by Marshal
patch to the NEW YORK TIMES. "India should be proud of her had no alternative but to surren-which adds that Russian troops his talk by recounting how of things a year ago?" asked the Petain.
soldier sons who in Egypt are keep- der. ANOTHER RESIGNATION
are massed along the northern the past year had witnessed speaker. "It is hard I know to
ing the war from the frontlers of "Muslims, Sikhs wa Hindus of bank of the river Dalester from On Thursday the Royal Air country after country over. cast your minds back on what The Head of the Government seems to have been another epoch Press Service in Vichy is also said
the motherland.”
both regiments and auxiliary set Luow (Lemberg) to Odessa, ac- Force, again attacked Bremen for the second night in succession with run and in flames. He stress--another world. But there It to have resigned, but this report
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, Frime Vices vied with each other in de-cording to reports in Berne which great violence, states a Londoned the arduous times through was the enemy campaign took its is not confirmed.
Minister of the Punjab, thus sums voted service. The valour of the seem to be confirmed by the di- and there were message, and the airmen found the which Britain had emerged ruthless course
A striking indication of the in-up in a cable to India impressions troops was supplemented by the versity of sources from which they fires of 24 hours earlier still barn- and the gallant manner in people who felt that even Nazi do-fluence exercised by General de of his visit to Indian troops in the increasing efforts of the medical are circulating
which the people of the Fimination was preferable to Storage plants, docks, shipyardspire had rallied to withstand and oil refineries were heavily at the Nazi onslaught. tacked.
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FACTORIES HIT
brutality of this war.
the
"Now we know that this .cry was false and that German rule is worse than war-worse even than death,"
Gaulle is cited in the manner in Western Desert. which the French people followed | his advice that all streets in oc- čupled and unoccupied · France Jabould be deserted for one hour on Jan. 1. This shows the unanimity
A MISTAKE "There were people who looked
Comdr: Woodruff went on to of the French resistance to the A German cómmunique admits upon Herr Hitler's utterances as
only being the ravings of "a give detalls of the sequence of that several fires were started and maniac," said Comdr. Woodruff. events which followed the German Germans. that warehouses and factories were when he talked of domination of attack last spring. "We were hit.
the world and the superiority of treated to a new form of warfare,” Thursday, night's attack was no the German race, people laughed he said. "We heard of the Fifth less shattering In addition, Bri-it off... When he spoke with Column and then countries were bombers also attacked the honeyed words, people believed taken under German protection German naval base of Enden, him. They disbelieved him when and plundered." An astounded making the 9th visit to that he spoke the truth and believed world saw Holland beaten through place.
him when he led.
treachery from within..
tish
Today's News Summary
"MANY VICTIMS ARE STILL BELIEVED to be trapped beneath collapsed buildings in Cardiff which was raided on Thursday night for many hours. The town bore grim evidence of the battering it received. Cardiff is badly scarred but the towm 18 carrying on
bravely.
STRIKINGLY SMALL LOSSES SUFFERED by Indian troops in the first phase of the Western Desert operations: is attributed to the high state of training and consequent good discipline. In an in- terview given in Cairo after seeing Indian troops in the Western De- sert, the Fremler of the Punjab, said their prestige. with friend and foe alike, was at the highest.
NAZI OFFICIALS IN BERLIN ARE HINTING that big news will break soon. The visit of the Bulgarian Prime Minister to Vienna, stated to be for health reasons, is considered significant aż he will be meeting the German Foreign Minister. Herr von Ribbentrop.
ROTTERDAM TRAGEDY "So much was happening from hour to, hour..that even the burn- Ing of Rotterdam went almost unnoticed and people falled to understand what the burning of a city without anti-aircraft defences- meant, The Nazis. bombed that city for one hour and thirty-ave
minutes. They left the town in
blazing ruins and men, women
and children killed and wounded, It is now known that over 30,000 bombs were dropped on the town in 90 minutes. This was the way in which Germany was protecting. Holland! ...
Comdr. Woodruff went on to declare how the German army had
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2 Softball programme: Soc- cer; · Mule race meeting: Annual Facing carnival; Sunday shoot.
3 Radio programmes; Conting
events; Cinema notes.
4 Bremen a raging inferno: Bombing raids On Fire; Chinese successes in Shan- tung: Italians withdrawn from Luftwaffe against Bri- tain; Nazi menace in Pacf- Ac.
3 KRA, monthly meeting:
Round the Police. Coufts. 8, Leading article: China's
Great Resistance.
8 Catholic news and notes; * Church services; March of
Time.
9-10 Finance and Commerce,
The Premier says: "The prestige of our Indian troops with friend and foe alike is ut tts highest. During entertain=" ment on Christmas Day, Bri- tish troops, who had fought with them. reserved their Joudert" cheers for the Indian wounded.
and transport services."
The despatch adds that this ITALIAN GENERALS
seems to indicate the Russians are NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-{expecting a German attack and Four Italian Generals are to be plan to abandon Stanislawow in accommodated in a House in De-Poland! hradun, where they will be joined by a fifth General who arrived in India earlier as a prisoner of war. DE GAULLE'S CALL PONDICHERRY, Jan. 3, (Reater) -General de Gane's call to the *Italian prisoners told me how Free French was observed by all French crew who suddenly left for the Indian tops had been so quick remaining indoors at the given Hongkong on a British steamer to with the bayonet that the enemy time yesterday evening.
Join Gen. de Gaulle's forces.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 3 (Reuter)—. The large French liner D'Artagnan stranded here following the de- sertion of 28 members of the
Italian Propaganda Worried About How To Stop U.S. Aid To Britain
- ITALIAN PROPAGANDA APPEARS TO BE WORRIED ABOUT TWO MAIN THEMES-how to prop up Italy's falling campaign in Africa "and how to stop America from giving aid to Britain, states a London message.
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The Rome Radio stated yesterday, that if little is said about the fighting in North Africa" it is because Italy is confident of being able to meet the future in that theatre of war.
COMMENTING ON THE REPORT THAT GERMAN PLANES ARE TO TAKE PART in the Mediterra- nean war, Romie' Radlo states, that Italy will gladly give full co-operation to the German Air Force, bat I makes no comment on the fact that Itallan planes have been withdrawn from the attacks on Britain.
́ ́AS REGARDS THE FIGHTING IN BAST AFTLICA, A BIT OF REAL NEWS HAS SLIPPED OUT.
The Rome Radio reported that awards of gold medals have been made to two Italian officers who were killed there and speaks of fighting there against overwhelming opposition, which indicates the un- rest against Italy in her acquired territories.
AS FAR AS AMERICAN AID TO BRITAIN IS CONCERNED, the Rome Radio adopts the German line of declaring that Jupan will be able to deal with 'the United States.