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October 30, 1939.
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He Hated Coffee, So Prison Plot Failed
NEW YORK.
THE fact that a prison guard did not like coffre foiled a daring sitempt by convicts to escape from the penitenitary at follet, inola
The story was told recently by Mr. J. E. Regan, warden of the prison. where 48 prisoners are in solitary confinement, charged with publicly In the ploi,
Atr. Regan sald that a number "trustles" (privileged prisoners) delivered to each of the 12 watch-tower guards their usual locked lunch eans containing food and coffee-but the coffee had been drugged.
Madame Tabouis, Noted French Writer, Says-
HITLER WAS DOOMED BY VON
ALL FRANCE NOW
FEELS THAT-HITLER
Eleven guards drank the fuld, and fell unconscious at their posts. IS AT BAY. THIS FEEL. A few minutes later three convleted murderers dashed to the 30ft. prisonING HAS BEEN GROW- wall and tried to scale it with an kaprovised ladder. But the 12th guard, who had given his coffee to a "rusty," as the faglives and tele-ING EVER SINCE THE phoned to the other watch-towers. When he received no answer he FAILURE OF RIBBEN- sounded the general alarm, and the three prisoners were captured by
TROP'S SECOND VISIT other armed guards.
TO MOSCOW.
GERMAN KIDDIES
FED ON HITLERISM
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much as the foreign tourist.
Thuy
It is realised that Hitler will be beaten because he has virtually no military re- serves to set against those of the Allies.
And even had Ribbentrop IT is difficult to gather a true, The Germans do not notice the de-been able to obtain for his picture of life in Germany to- terioration in the quality of their food master a military alliance day, but here is a careful survey ve got used to an oily sort of butter, with Russia, Hitler would compiled by an expert observer to brend like sawdust, to a chemical still have faced eventual over the three months preced- taste in pastry, biscuits and sweets. 'defeat. But he could then ing the war.
"Germany has now become powerful enough to throw dirt at the greatest Power in the world."
Food shortage and adulteration
A doctor reported list cancer was at least have attempted- prevalent among young people us a
with some chance of tempor result of eating chemical food. have had their effect in many cities.ary success-a large-scale In Hamburg, for instance, I was told offensive in the West. This was the cominent of a young that anyone entering a shop with a Nazi Party leader with whom I dis-Bell Hitler" was sure to get cussed the European problism.
attention.
less
RIBBENTROP
Fritz Thyssen, head of huge Ruhr stezi combing, who fled from Germany to Swizerland. Wealthiest man in Germany, he Cornerty WIR ane of Itler's leading supporters.
not give him the slightest satisfue-
War Does Not Stop Book Reading
Books of all kinds, whether for recreation or information, continue in great demand in spite of war, herarding to Mr. W. C. Berwick Suyers, Chief Librarian of Croy- don.
In the last war, Mr. Suyers "oints dut in his annual report, the dermand for books increased the longer the conflict lasted.
The reference Bbrary is more sensitive to current events. Dur- ing the September crisis last year serious study at the Croydon Library practically ceased, but the innod passed quickly and was fol- lowed by a greatly increased inter- est in technical and other informa- tive books.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donations to Charitable
And Other Bodies
The following further donations to the Puppy Day Fund have been received. Previously Acknowledged $601, British L. D. Sassoon
American Tobacco. 125, Hongkong &
Shanghai 1otels
Banking Co, $30, Anonymous $25, Mr. & Mrs. E. P. H. Làng $20, T. M. Gregory
rior to a subordinate. Be d$20. Hon. Mr. M. K. Le $10, E C. Tregillus ten even in the smallest dealt.
310, Lt. Col. 15, 1. 1. Dowbiggin 125, A Atchle $25, Et. V. Wilkinson 110, G. G. N. Tinses 125, E. W. lamiton . Tang For example, he refused to draw Shia-kin $10, 3. Peirl 125, Ilongkong & up a Raso-German protocol for the Shanghai Bank 150, E. C. Deibin "825, authorisation by Russia to Germany Chartered Bank $50. Total $1,221.
BENEVOLENT BOCIETY in occupy militarily for some time the area around Warsaw which is so-called inde- pendent territory,
Ribbentrop's failure is chiefly responsible for the optimism It was the undoubted effect of the One wonian said that she could not that is spreading like wildfire campaign against British Imperialism go shopping with her husband be-throughout France, from the - campaign conducted in all coun- cause he wore a Nazi badge. Invar-humblest farmhouse, the usually tries, and the most popular the Nazably she was told that there were no sceptical bourgeois circles, to Propaganda Department has staged eggs, margarine, potatoes, ar coffee. for a long time.
Austria, too, at the time of my visit the always anxious financiers, eventually to be a
and. amazingly enough, Parliamentarians.
suffering from a shortage of It explains, two, much that is re-was garded as Inexplicable in the Russo-essential foodstuffs. There was no German gaets. The average German end to the grumbling in Vienna stores, felt that Moscow, like Derkin, seemed and in the market I was told of to be able to snuff the lush lion. housewives' revult.
He might not favour the idea of Finding their shopping baskets relations with Russia, but he was empty after many hours' rearch for rendy to agree that a war with the goods, they shouted: "Look at them! Western Powers would not be nearly Empty, thanks to our Fuehrer." So unpopuler us fighting against Police vans were sent along, and Russia.
the women bundled into them. They
Yet the fact remains that fear of were driven about 10 miles into the
War overshadosved every other
problem.
country, pushed out into the road and their money taken from them. During my tour of Germany I met Then the vans drove off, leaving only two people who were in favour the poor creatures to make their way of war says a Homeside reporter, | homeward without a penny. Both, significantly, were well over military age.
THE nationalisation of industry has THE Oue. a doctor, explained that con- produced some strange results in ditions were very favourable for Ger- Gerinany. It is not unusual for de- Amerien, he argued, was livery of new matar-cars to be made
many.
make war on England because Eng-placed.
to
Before Ribbentrop's last visit to Moscow, French political observers were almost certain that the Soviet would not give the Reich military support ugainst the democracies. This they gathered from repeated visits which the fussion Ambassador made to the Qual d'Orsay.
But proof of the Soviet's attitude
REFUSED TO SIGN He declared that documents were
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DONATIONS WAITING Russa would hand over to the Ger
Donations for the following_orgonis mians in that region of Europe all dons await collection of the plice of the
South China Morning Poat. Ltd. the territory which the Soviet would Pa Leung Kök Dog Home, Taipu Sal- not need or any longer needed for Orphanage, Street Sleepers Society, carrying out its international policy." Valon Army. Emergency Refurce Coun
Stalin and Molotov refused to sign
deflalte convention with the fung $1,000, Mr. Tsol King-kwan $20. Mr. was not obtained til the Rise-Reich Foreign Minister. Nur was Chan Izc-muk. 320. Mr. Leung T10-14. German conversation in the Kremlin Ribbentrop able to obtain a definite $20. Mr. Bo Li-ping $20, deneral Wu Te- an the night of September 27. reply regarding the military alliance, chen N.C. $2,000. Extraordinary precautions were taken
and he was obliged to ask the Ger- that night to guard the ancient
man Ambassador to send a written citadel of the Czars.
question regarding this to the Soviet Forcign Commissar.
uny
S-HOUR MONOLOGUE Captain Pictoukof, of the Одри,
Molotov, in his reply, sent a few was in charge of
arrungements, hours later, emphasised that so lont Searchlights swept the sky in-
not in an as the Democrncies did ressantly.
oficial text inform the Soviet Gov- ernment that they intended to lake:
In view of the present bolnition of the Reich, this written reply from the Russian Government to the German Ambassador must have sounded like a death knell to the Wilhelmstrasse. On his return to Berlin Ribbentrop. hoef violent dispute with the Fuhrer, who held him responsible for the failure of his mission. Some people now hold that Ribbentrop's "twilight" has already begun.
turning anti-Semitic. She would two years after the order had been
Ribbentrop, accompanied by Count land was governed by the Jews. "Nearly all German workers are tied van Schulenberg, German Ambass-back While Russia and the Ukraine "Then we shall use the opportunity to their jobs. They cannot leave dar, arrived at 10 o'clock to begin in order to restore them to Poland, }
reconstructed by B futuro prace to fettle our accounts," he added glee-without the consent of their employ- the heavy task with which he had fully.
ers and the labour exchanges. I been charged. The "conversation" treaty, Moscow would observe striet they refuse to take work when and consisted mainly of a monologue by neutrality. PUT among the middle-aged and where it is offered them they are Ribbentrop lasting nearly five hours,
in the course of which
HEAVIEST BLOW younger men there was no enthu-able to six months' imprisonment.
he coldly
That was the heaviest blow Rib- siasm. Hitler, they said, had gained, One result of this forced labour is and severely criticised the Soviet
his all he set out for without war. Why, that production is slowed down. Government for several Infringe-entrap had ever received therefore, should it be necessary to A visit to Austria revealed howments of agreements reached during diplomatic career, nght England now?
deeply the people resent the Prussian his first visit. In striking contrast was, the mill-Į rule.
Ribbentrop pointed out that Stalin tary ardour and avid curiosity of thei They lack the pride in Germany's had promised the Fuhrer he would younger generation. While they are power and greatness which all Guruse only 25 Ret divisions for the al school the children seem to be runs share. While the latter feel occupation of Poland, but the Ger fairly keen Nazis. Invariably theis that, to some extent at least, they man forces had been faced by 104, thoughts turn to the war machine. have been released from the "shockles as well as by 18 of the best armoured Anything to do with mechanics-guns, of Versailles," the Austrians say that divisions in all Russia, acroplanes, tanks-arouse their in the shackles were fastened on them He pointed out also that the Soviet terest.
in March, 1830, when Hitler marched occupied much, more territory than The elder children Idolise Hitler, on Vienni.
had been agreed upon, and without One 10-year-old girl complained that Footnote.There was a great lack previous notice. Then he handed If war broke out she would be un- of doctors in Vienna. I was told that Stalin and Molotov A voluminous able to jola up.
o New Year's Night a number of bandle of memoranda and deerees "Just think of H," she cried. "The women and babies in the maternity which the Führer wished them to Fuehrer will be in the front tine, ward died because the doctors were sign. and Xhall not be there to protect trunk.. him with my own body." The exploits of German troops nh nirmen in the Spanish civil war, of which glowing descriptions appeared In the Nazi press, failed to arouse enthusiasm
among
German the people.
They had been told how Hitler had tricked the London Non-Intervention Committee, and they gloated over the way in which Britain and France had been "done. In”-
But when the Condor Legion-pick- ed Nazi troops "ként"out" to fight for Franco-returned home, their wel- come was more polite than enthusias➡ tle. What interest they had in that { war had evaporated,
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AMONG close personal friends one heard many criticlems of Hitler ond the Naz). regime.: A Journalist closely associated with public affairs sald that the Nazis would never, Introduco a milder system of govern- ment or one which was prepared to give more personal liberty to the in- dividual.
She Danced In
Her Pantry
Fifteen-year-old Betty Stewart, steward-room maid, was dancing In the service pantry at an hotel in the Isle of Wight when a visitor walking through the kitchen said: "How would you like to do that in cabaret?"
The visitor was Captain W. H. Scoli, compere for the night of the hotel cabaret.
So later Betty appeared with professional artists in dresses she and made herself.
During her four months at the hotel she saw many famous dan- cers at the cabaret and In her spare time took dancing lessons, practising her, act in the service pantry.
Y'S MEN'S SPEAKER Mr. Dang Kam-tal, leader of the
RIBBENTROP'S ARGUMENTS The documents included ngree- ments renewing those previously concluded and new agreements for future industrini collaboration be- tween the two countries, also numer- ous texts, all tending tacitly to make the Soviet consider herseli more or the leeg automalleally bound to
democracles in Roleh against the.
case these, refused the peace offer.
Ribbentrop pointed out that one of the war aims of the democracter the reconstruction of Poland-was just as much a menace to Russia s to the Reich, and therefore the Kremlin was just as Interested as the Wilhelmstrasse in crushing the democracies and ending the war as soon as possible.
PROPOSALS REJECTED Stalin and Molotov presented the Ilusion case the next day. They re- fused, Arai, to entertain Hitler's plan to have pence negotiations started by the Russian ambosendors in Paris and London.
They rejected alt Germany's pro- posals for a joint German-Russia
In any case Hitler is now Isolated, and he can have no doubt about the real intentions of Stalin..
All the measures taken by the Kremlin regarding the Baltic coun-)
that tries show
Thu Soviet hins acquired the necessary means of de- fence on land and sea and in the air to prevent any German Interference In that region.
Menel harbour even is now within Moreover, range of Russian guns. the Sovlet has eul Germany out of the Black Seu, Rumanie, and the Balkans.
That is why the Fuhrer, who le in a state of great nervousness and great anxiety, signed a military decree which is to come Into force on December 15.
This concerns the military occupa tion of Poland, which is to be ensured by an extraordinarily large German
comprising 1wo force
armoured clivisions, nine regular Infantry divisions, eight divisions now being trained, 20,000 S.S., 25,000 5.A., two divisions for Danzig and the Corrklor, and 75,000 men of the Landsturm.
The last named' are, It appears, to "carry out the economie exploitation of Poland by the Reich."
SPEAKER AT ROTARY
Mr. Ellery Denison will be the
If the present tension casod, he sald," the whole Nazi structure 'Would collapse: It would collapse anyhow Y.M.C.A., Service Unit at the Front, declaration, including strong threats linless the Nazis managed to score will relate some of his experiences to of a Soviet-Nezt alliance should the speaker ut to-morrow's meeting of Canother victory over Germany'
the Y's Men's Club at tiffin on Thurs, democracies reject the peace offer. the Rotary Club. His subject is t'enemies."
Molotov spoke to Ribbentrop like "Chinese Air Post."
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