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German Troops In Genoa
A report from Madrid, quoted in a message from Sydney yesterday, stated that German troops have now entered Genda and that they
have been specially charged to keep down the Italian people.
The Italians are incensed over this, states the report, and as soon are quelled in one town, they spring up again in
as disorders
others.
THE MASS HYSTERIA OF THE GERMAN RACE
The idea of fascism, whether of the German or Italian ariety, was to crush individual opinion and to mould everyone into one pattern and the Germans, who indivi- dually appeared to be unemotional, were of all nations most subject to mass hysteria, said Major Lewis Hastings, B.B.C. commentator, when he broadcast from London on Wednes-
day.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1941.
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"I saw a good deal of thisness and determination which in Germany," declared Major Prevailed in Britain by relating China, and Macan Hastings. "About four years London
an incident he had witnessed in ago, I was in Berlin and was
A bomb, he said, had just ex- asked by a friend to go to a ploded near a coster-monger's bar- Strength Through Joy de-row and hurled its contents all monstration in one of the over the place. While the owner was trying to gather up the còn- tents of the barrow, a friend pass- ed the remark: "Hi, there B
NOT MUCH JOY
The Rome Radio announced yes-largest halls, terday - that it was preparing a broadcast in twenty-seven largu- "Under the Nazi regime, all bust-Trying to gather up the pieces?" ages to tell the world the truth, ness organisations are compelled to and the custer-monger had repli- about the British people, but it take part, from the managing di-led: "Yes, but you should see our made no reference to the German rector to the office boy.
branch in Berlin!” gaolers in Italy.
I went there and mixed with a crowd of 2,000 people in a vast hall smothered with Nazi flags. There was not much joy about. We had to Usten to three separate speeches -harsh, threatening and a repeti- tion of phrases borrowed from Herr Hitler. Each speech was greeted with the shout Selg Heil.',
"I looked at the audience-rows
and. TOWS of
round faces
A Spitfire A Day Keeps Hitler Away!
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clsco date 17th January) "Your people are just wonder- United Kingdom and Straits'
Passengers who arrived in Syd- flat
faces of all types-alful," said Mr. Wendell Wilkie Australia and Manila. ney on Wednesday night, from the gazing rigidly to their front when he watched London during USA, Honolulu, Japen and Shanghai (San Fran- Netherlands East Indies say that with their eyes glued on the speak an air raid yesterday, according to "the most conspicuous slogan in er. And just when I thought i ja message from Salyun.
Mr. Wilkie ·sald the Netherlands East Indies today was all over, the band crashed out
that he was was; "A Spltüre a Day Keeps and like one man the audience deeply moved by what he saw dur- Hitler Away" according to a messang 'Deutschland Uber Alles' and ing the raid and made this com- sage from Sydney.
ather songs with arms, outstretch- ment while he stood in the midst ed.
of a large crowd of people which One arrival said that sufficient
They were Just a mass of had swarmed to welcome him. money had now been obtained in
"I am most moved," said Mr. the Netherlands East Indies to marionettes," declared Major Kast purchase 27 Spitfires. In addition, those people thinking they were take it."
ings,
૩. spectacle! All Willkie. "It is wonderful how they the NEI had given 18 bombers.
the chosen race by destiny. Once Mr. Wilkie visited another alr The people of the NEI, he said, I watched some African tribes all raïd shelter after which he said: were taking the Spitare Fund very worked up by their devil doctor, They seem so pleased to see me seriously and they had no illusions but those tribesmen had nothing and yet they do not seem to ask Manila. Batavia and Sourabaya. as to what would happen to them on the Nazis! Imagine ourselves for anything. Your people are just if Britain was defeated.
Sandakan becoming slaves to this type! Can wonderful.” you imagine us standing to atten- tion for Government broadcasts and regimenting our children to the state?
Matsuoka & Foreign Aid To China
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14th Feb.
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PROFESSIONAL LIARS "How does this come about?"changed views with the ordinary asked Major Hastings. "For the people, says a London "message. first time scientific invention had Soon he got talking to everyone put a weapon into the hands of and the whole gathering drinks TOKYO, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-The unscrupulous men, and this dan- with him.
He played draughts with their Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. demand that Britain, the United gerous weapon is the offensive of
I do not mean bombing landlord and after the agme the "British Overseas Airways." States and Soviet Russia cease aid- the air. ing China was reiterated by Mrralds-I mean the press and radio. latter performed a little ceremony Major Hastings went on to which seemed to touch Mr. willkie, Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minis- ter. when replying to interpella-speak of the work done by what The landlord brought out a bottle tions in the Lower House.
he described as "the professional of old champagne and said, "I was lars of Germany who went be- gning to keep for the armistice but fore the microphone daily and think this is a special occasion." quoted an extract from a recent Mr. Wilkie and the publican
ALIENS ARE WELL TREATED IN AUSTRALIA
Generous and Uberal, treatment for akens in Australia, who have been detained in the national in- terest, was announced in a message from Sydney yesterday.
speech by the Nazi Press Chief: then toasted each other after straits and Calcutta. "National Socialism does not mean which he left to have lunch with tyranny, It liberates 'men and the Lord Chancellor. teaches each nation to lead its own life."
"What do you think of that?" asked Major Hastings. "It is funny, but tragic in that eighty-millon people can be made to receive these false- hoods without baiting an eye- lid,
They will be a inwed to wear their own clothes, smoke and to send two letters a week free of
LIFE IN BRITAIN Referring to life in Britain and charge to any place inside Aus-
the British Empire, Major Hastings tralia.
Their food would be equi-said that the Germans had seen valent in quantity and quality to the British dominions claim and the food given to the soldiers who receive independence: they guard them.
PREVENT STRIKES
bad
AT ADMIRALTY
Mr. Willklė 'was received later by Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord
SATURDAY
Salgon.
TUESDAY
at the Admiralty and was con Manila and Parcels only for United-Kingdom. ducted round the famous map Macassar and Sourabaya
room...
Air raid sirens and gunfire were heard while the Republican leader was in Admiralty House.
AUSTRALIAN INTEREST
A good deal of interest has been aroused in Australia over Mr. Will- seen Britain divest herself of cenkle's visit to Britain, states a Syd- tral authority and they wondered Dey message.
at the growth of British social The BYDNEY MORNING HERALD conscience and the distrust of ex-stated that if Mr. Wilkie came to ploitation. They saw in this that London to see how the people of According to a London message, the Anglo-Saxon world was some Britain were taking. Herr, Hitler's Bill was introduced to the House thing different to theirs.
attempts to bomb them into sub- of Representatives in Washington "It is only in England that you mission, the magnitude of the issue to prevent strikes in dockyards find this real democratic spirit," and the heroic manner in which and plants engaged in naval con- said "Major Hastings, who then gave Britain was carrying on could have struction work...
an instance of the spirit of calma- left no doubt in his mind.
BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON
OF HURRICANE FIGHTERS
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LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-The "British China Squadron of R.A.F. Hurricane fighter is being formed as a result of a contribu- tion of £102,000 from British communities in China, writes Reuter's Alr correspondent quoting an announcement by the Ministry for Air- craft Production.
After it has been ascertained more R.A.F. Aghters and bombers,
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"He has seen Britain in her finest hour," states the paper, and the vision has affected him as it has faffected other visitors. No protes- tations from him that he has come there as an ordinary American can dispose of the fact that the British and American public are looking Hollow to the report he will carry, back. to the United States.
Straits.
THURSDAY
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andakan.
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quires the squadron to carry, and squadrons already in the front whether it wishes each plane to line.
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Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East and
Africa via Cape Town..
South
ZUESDAY
be named after some prominent These are the Burma, Hyderabad' personality or place, the procedure and East India 1ghter squadrons wrecked planes and the twisted is for the Air Ministry to name the which will shortly be augmented. I girders of two workshops were all new or existing squadron nap understand, by squadrons named that remained in Bomba after the propriate detall...
from both the British and Nether last raid by the R.A.F.
Pilots who hail from British flands East Indies and on the Af- GENERAL SURRENDERS
communities in China or are close rican continent, from Basutoland According to a Balgon message, ly connected with them may be and the Gold Coast.
an Italian general was reported to posted to the squadron if they de- Necessary token totals for a squa- have surrendered personally to the sire in order to further cement the dron of fighters or bombers are British forces; when a bayonet bond of British communities in £100,000 and £300,000, respective charge was made in the fighting in China with their own air fighting ly
Eritrea. On this front 1,200 pri unit.
3 Over £9,000,000 has been contri-soners have been captured. This latest squadron to arise as buted from all parts of the world The message added that neither a result of the phenomenal out for new RAF warplanes, indivi- the identity of the general nor the pourings
of money from British dually and in squadrons, in eight size of his command was dis- and other communities abroad for months since June insta
closed.
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