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ECONOMIC RUIN
Is Fate Awaiting
Nazi Germany
.
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter).—
Allies Are Winning War In The Air
Favourable Results Shown To Date
German production cannot be LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter). expanded, public expenditure_The view is expressed in Lon- must grow as alternatives to don that the first phase of the Inflation, or consumption must be war in the air has been very further drastically reduced, favourable to the Allies, states special commentary to- day.
The present stocks of foreign raw materials are estimated at the most
at 800,000,000 marks, equal to one- tenth in 1914. There are no holdings
German air raids on the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow, and the acr. attack on one of our convoys off the Yorkshire coast all failert,
They also proved the success of our Val anti- fighter aircraft
And
In these encounters the
Gems
and
72.41 42
Both vessels were This, however, would impair their so slightly affected that they future productivity and make them a ready for say the same day,
As regards submarine warfare, Hability instead of an asset.
Bursin cannot be conquered, and though the sinking on All. Imports will have to be paid, as it is unlikely that Russia will grant long credits to a bankrupt.
Germans Seize
has increased in the last week, it was only a small percentage of thit losses in 1917 when the Germans nist. I made a great effort to blockade us.
U.S. Steamer
City Of Flint Is Captured At Sea |
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
cap-
MOSCOW, Oct. 24 (UP), in foreign exchange. Foreign hold-a reraft Are.
The "Tass News Agency" ines, etc., are already liquidated and
Murmansk, German credit has been at zero for lost 10 long-distance bombers
reports from possibly more.
liner years.
The British losses were 30 casun-where the German Must Rely On Plunder
11 the Pro Bremen is sheltering, that Future supplies depend on the ties in the Firth of Forin
xlight damage capacity to produce and export for
Government temporary relict, and in plundering Southampton and the veteran battle-the U.S.
wer steamer City of Flint the stocks of the conquered countries.ship froi Duke.
(4,963 tons) has been tured by a German cruiser. The U.S. Maritime Commissien's steamer was captured at sea and prize crew was placed aboard. The German sailors forced the American Pride in R.A.F. Successes crew to take the vessel into Kola Bay, LONDON, Oct. 23 (British Wire-north of Murmansk.
The vessel, according to "Tass," less).-Pride is expressed in news- papers ut the manner in which was flying the German ensign when The. Ger- Shortage Of Fats The shortage of fats since 1935 tish airmen and scumen have dealt she entered Kola Bay. likely to become a decisive factor in with Nazi bombers attack on the mans did not obtain the services of a the German food supply in the future. British convoy in the North Sea. on Soviet pilot, Hence the importance of Holland, Saturday, when of the 12 German aircraft tent on this venture, four Denmark and the Baltic States.
The creation of technical armo-were brought down and none of the iments has been driven far but main-ships of the convey or of the escort
was damaged, tenance and replacement require re-
Wire Anally When the raiders serves ant resources.
The real significance is that Gerdriven oft, one of the escort vessels many is starting a long war with passed along the lines of the convoy, lying a signal from the Commanding ration eards, and without ample and Offer congratulating them on the
way in which they had kept formą tion during the uttack.
A big gap in the German supply of foodstuffs is eggs, butter, lard, vegetable oils, ele. Products nee only 45 per cent.
nexured resources.
King Visits Recruits
Impressed By Their Smart Turn Out
stages of their 18-week training.
of Flint, en
NAZI AIRMEN SAVED BY BRITISH SHIPS
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Router)-Five German airmen, who were pleked up after the unsuccessful enemy air attack on the British convey on Saturday, wore landed at Grimsby from a trawler to-day.
Three of the men were rescued while clinging to the wings of their bomber in the sea. One of them was injured. '
The other two Gorman airmen were picked up by a secand British trawler. Both men were badly injured.
FINLAND & RUSSIA
Talks At Kremlin Re-opened
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (Reuter). The Finnish delegation began talks with Soviet leaders at the Kremlin this evening.
Diplomatic circles here belleve the Soviet are not asking for the occupa
lon of the Anland Islands but mere- ly for a formal promise that they will be kept unfortified.
It is also stated thai the Soviet will not insist in an alliance, but will be content with certain guaran- ecmbination of ters that Finland will refrain from participating in powers hostile to Soviet Russia.
In the same circles, it is thought "Tass" adds: Inspection revealed that the Soviet desires the cession of that the captured steamer was the the sail and of Hogland and the American iner Cily route from New York to Manchester. we neighbouring islands, but is not "A German crew of 18 was placed ceking to caabhish Soviet troops on
Finnish continental territory. aboard by the German cruiser, and,
braught the Bild into they
The Germans claim that the City MOSCOW, Oct. 23° (Reuter)The Murmansk." of Flint's cargo, consisting of tractors, Finnish delegation had two meetings
and wax
was with Soviet leaders to-day, and the grain, fruit, leather contraband.
second conference in still continuing **Tass” uddly that the Soviet aufhorl-] this evening.
American ties have detained the
vessel and have interned the German prize crew.
Two Meetings
The Daily Telegraph," while ad- mitting it is unwise to count on the
At the first meeting, M. Stalin and maintenance of Immunity and em-
M. Molotov represented the Soviet, Finance phasising that it is only the North
It will be recalled that the City afland M. Paasivikl and the Sen trade with which German air-
from Minister represented Finland, craft enn attempt serious interference, Flint rescued many survivors says: "I la plain that arrangements the Athenis. for co-operation between escort ves-
38 Mon Aboard
sels and lighter aircraft worked with WASHINGTON-Oct.-23.—(UP) — ndmirable efficiency. There could be The position of the City
on the
to be on
Nazis Soaking- The Jews Increase In Levy On Fortunes
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Oct. 23 (Reuter).
TWO BRITISH SHIPS LOST TO ATTACKS BY U-BOATS
(Continued from Page 1)
in the North Sta from possible dizas. ter fram enemy mines.
This was revented to-day by an official account,
Drifting German mines were ob- served in two places at intervals of an hour, cach time close to and) directly in the path of lending ships.
Smoke flares were dropped and warning flashed by lamp in time for the ships, on the Bral occasion, to follow a new course, and an the second orcasion, for the escort- ing destroyer to get rid of the mine by machine-gun fire. Detection of the mines was proof
23
(Reuter)-
Schwabenland's Fate of careful and skilful observation.
Gel. LONDON, There is no definite confirmation in
regarding reports of sinking of the Schwabenland in the
denied. Allante, although the report, is not
London
the
No confirmation also can be ob fained with regard to the reported] battle off Jutland.
(According to a Buenos Aires des- patch to the "New York Times," the mysterious vessel which sank the Clement last month was not the Ad- miral von Scher but the Schwaben- land, a former buse ship for German mail planes. The ship was stated to have been stationed in mid- Atlantic between Africa and Brazil before the war).
Swedish Steamer Sunk By U-Boot
LONDON, Oel. 23 (Reuter)~~A Swediali steamer-of-1241-tona-fs;
German sub- bien attacked by a murine.
Norway, in her turn, says a mess- age Iram Oslo, has now received a warning from Germany not lo accept- convoy by British and French war-; ships.
Two Mon Drowned STOCKHOLM, Oct, 23 (Reuler).— The owners of the Swedish steamer, Albania, has announced that two when the steamer sank. victim of n. submarine attack.
She is believed to have been the
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no better answer than this complete when she was captured is not known
Washington. However, defeat and disastrous rout to claims in LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter), which the Naat Broadcast put forth basis of the report from Moscow it -The King to-day paid his first on the eve of the fight thai German is judged that she was pursuing a Resort course well north in the North visit to a militia camp in the bombers rule the North Sea.
to the air arm for destruction of mer-Atlantic, oir the regular sen lanes. south of England.
confession A spokesman of the Federal Kfari- chunt vessels is in itself
said the vessel Wearing the khaki service uniform that submarines have disappointed time Commission of a Field Marshal, His Majesty the Nazi lenders.
normally carries a crew of 38, which visited three barracks where mill-
is the number Grim Facts
assumed timmen were undergoing all the! "The facts are grim for them. Air board.
Mariting Commission officials said bombing was imperative if there was The King partcularly commented to be any hope that war on our ships they were ndvised after a Nazi The Finance Minister has in-members of the crew were drowned on one class of recruits which had would frighten us and threaten neu- cruiser had stopped the City of Flint creased the levy on Jewish for only been in training for five weeks, trals and, perhaps most important and she had been boarded by a prize tunes by live per cent. to 25 per
ile asked many questions and sawi
crew, which relieved the regular crew encourage German people." rveruits being trained in wireless The "Manchester Guardian" says from their duties and set the ship's cent, from November 15, ac-
cording to the official telegraphy and signalling, and others that one by one the problems which course for Norway, working on motor engines before vexed military leaders of all coun- The United States Line said the agency.
tries before the war are being pun City of Flint sailed from New York His Majesty showed much interest to the test. One of the most prob- on October 3, en route to Manchester, The levy of 200 per cent. in a class which was being trained in lematical was how the balance be- Liverpool, Dublin and Glasgow.
It was believed here that the ship fine of a milliard marks imposed on with 30 survivers of the French NEXT CHANGE the use of the anti-tank rifte and the tween defence and attack in the case anti-dummy tank.
of convoys would be felt by the had already left on the return trip. Jews last November for the murder tanker. Emile Miguet, which,
turs Confirmed Capturo
arcws of a German diplomat in Paris by a Captain said, a U-boat torpedoed ond Introduction of air power as a new
slicaled, The lifeboats clement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UP)-Polish Jew. The U.S. Maritime Commission con- It is stated that the increase is im-adrit 31 hours before they were TELEPHONE WIRE met, the paper says: "In some ways, Arins that it has learned from authen-posed
mado rescued. payments this enirade is the most encouraging the sources that a German erulcer hitherto showed that the total of a of any that has yet taken place." enptured the U.S. Line's steamer City milliard marks would not be reached.
Naval correspondents of news of Flint on Saturday, papers, who generally regard the The City of Flint was taken into the
of Romsoc, lesson of the Incident as-heartening, Norwegian port
joning the transport.
STOLEN
Three Men Sent To Prison
Commenting on Saturday's engage
from
news
French Crew Rescued SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BOSTON. Oct. 23 (UP). The the Bluck was steamer Black Hawk fxed as the means of collecting the Dicmond Line arrived here to-day
because
the
were
An apprentice, Joseph Lemaone, is missing and it is reported that he was decapitated by a German shell, The French Captain sald he order- U-bont fired the first shell, but tho tanker's speed carried some dis- tance.
stress the successful co-operation of where the subsequently sailed with n REGULAR LEAVE ed the tanker to stop as soon as the
fighter aircraft in the convoy system. prize crew aboard, for an unknown
COLONY TRADE TO
N. CHINA BOUNDS
(Continued from Page 1.)
destination.
An official said:
"We are check- 1лд the information before decid-
ing upon course of action."
FOR SOLDIERS
PARIS, Oct. 24 (Router),-French Maritime Commission ometals de-soldiers at the front are to be given clined to reveal their source of in-regular leave, says an official com-
Charged with larceny of 40 yards of telephone wire Inkd along Repulso Bay Rond by the Mautary authofískus, three men Leung Yim, 20, unemploye ed, Chun Sa, 28, unemployed, and Kwan Ful, 17, earth coolic, were each sentenced to three months hard being lower in September this year formation. labour by Mr. Houston at the Central' than was the case in September, 1938. Mogistency this morning.
Imports totalled $3,477,029 (compared
The men were seen, carrying the with $4,103,729) and exports totalled wire in a sack, by a signaller of the. $1.218,445, (compared with $2,204,- Royal Scots, who arrested them. +801).
at
Armoured Cable Stolan
Lengths of armoured cable, valued
$450, hon been reported by
C. Q. M. S. Bucke, R.E,, as having
bern stolea from Magazine Gap
sometime between October 21 and 2.
EARL BROWDER INDICTED
Effect Of Blockado
Belgians Not To Be Recalled
mumque.
every
The submarine thereupon continu- ed the shelling and seven or eight shots struck the ship.
When the ship came to a halt and
the crew had taken to the lifeboats, Pottus will get from eight to ten the U-boat submerged and fred a
love
four duys'
months torpedo ni the stricken craft. according to their service.
Extra three days will be given awarded soldiers who have been decoration.
The British Army, it has already
be Will been announced, Christmas leave if the military situa tion permits,
PARIS, Oct. 24 (Reuter)~The Trade with Middle China and South China is almost at a stand- Belgian Embersy in Paris has issued still as a result of the Japanese a denial of Paris reports that Bel- gans of military age. residing in blockade of coastal perts and oc- France have been recalled to their the rate of is. 2d. per cent. supation of Swatow and Canton,
own country.
In September, 1938, the Colony ex-
in this being the case, thei ported merchandise to the value of Embassy says. Belgians in France $10,305,572 to South. China, chiefly to Canton. This was a month before who are now serving with the Belgian
the Japanese occupation of Canton. Army, have been given leave to re- Last month the exports totalled only turn to their familles in France.. $1,010,700. Imports from.. South
China havo declined from $0,834,574 Greiser To Rule
to $2,033,485. NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (Reuter)—A Exports to Middle China declined federal grand jury has indicted Earl from $2,201,475 to $574,600 and Im- Browder, stcretary of the Communist ports, declined from Party in the United States, on in $94,335, nig charge of making a false application
for a passport.
Browder was Immediately put Inte custody.
He pleaded not guilty and whs allowed ball in $10,000..
$500,757
to
Over Poland
The Japanese Yan has hitherto
ROYAL OAK INQUIRY
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)—It is} learned from well-informed' quor-: ters that an enquiry into the sinking] of H.M.S. Royal Oak is proceeding, no further details, are yot
BERLIN. Oct. 23 (Renter) ____+]=>1 būt
It is interesting to nola from the has appointed former President of divulged.
It is repented that German stato- Heures supplied by the Statistical the Danze Senate, lierr A. Greiser,
Gauleiter of the Warta district ments to the effect that another ship Office that, but for hosílities in China, Hongkong's trade would now in the German-occupied Poland, ac was torpedoed on the same occasion stand at a level never before at cording to the German official News are wlthout any vertige of founda-
Lion. Agency, tained in its history.
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