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No. 10940
Nazis to Launch Vast
Attacks, Paper Says
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 8(Router).—The Riga: corres- pondant of the "Afton Bladot" foarns from sources stated to bo invariably well-informed on Russian matters, that Moscow has been informed that the Gormans intend to maka vast attacks on the wholo Western Front, combined with an air attack on Britain on an unprecedented scale.
The correspondent stated that the decision is under. stood to have boon taken long ago, but axecution was postponed.
Moscow and Rome are now Informed that a start will take placa in ten days' time.
Moscow is dubious of the results and is believed to have warned Germany of -the danger, of failure, but Berlin is unlikely _to_aban- don the plan, which is con- sidered to mark the real boginning of the war.
Airmen Recalled COPENHAGEN, Nov. 8 (Router), - According to the Berlin correspondant of the "Politikan," German soldiers of every category and Air Force officers who were granted leave aftor serving in Poland, have been rocalled by telegram.
Opposed
To Tax Proposal
SITION
Unanimous Vote By Unofficials UNEQUIVOCAL OPPO- to Government's proposals for the introduc- tion of Income Tax was expressed by Unofficial Members at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council.
All eight Unofficial Mem- bers spoke on the subject and opposed the measure.
The consensus of opinion is summed up in the speech by the
FREEDOM Senior Unofficial Member, Hon.
AT SEA
British Conquest Of
Nazi U-Boats
Sir Henry Pollock, who said:
"In the opinion of responsible business men in this Colony, the Im- position of Income Tax would be a disastrous form taxation to adopt.
It Is the unanimous opinion of the Committee and Members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce that they are not in favour of the intro-
LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter).duction of Income Tax in this Colony.
A special commentary on the' "My Unofficial colleagues on this Council are unanimously opposed to
war
No Justification
situation issued to-day Income Tax. states that the dominating factor in the war at sen is the failure of the German attack on cult to understand what jusuftention "I confess that I find it very dif- seaborne commerce to achieve the Government has for proceeding the results upon which the whole with the consideration of an income of the German war plan hinged. tax bill in view of the fact that
It-was-expected--that-thehove
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Attempt On Life of Fuehrer Kills Many Nazis
HITLER
ESCAPES DEATH
IN MYSTERY EXPLOSION
HITLER-
a photograph takon at Munich
these British and Chinese experts SINCERITY initial blow at Britain's mari. Uppanimously expressed in
of!
time trade would inflict losses on the scale of April, 1917, the sinkings thereby causing an #cute! shortage and disorganisation British supplies and industry, causing public consternation calculated to force the British Government to accept German terms for a cessation of the war.
the
EULOGISED
In Frank Statements By
British Admiralty
Sir Henry Pollock also exvresses conviction that it would not be prudent finance to make an annual. contribution to the Government of $3,000,000, in addi- tion to the $8,000,000 per annum wiitch we pay for our ordinary Milliary Contribution and other defence expenditure undertaken by the Colony.
the
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Famous Beer Cellar Is Scene Of New Attempt
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MUNICH, Nov. 8, (UP) - Hitler narrowly escaped death to-day. An explosion, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained, occurred at the famous boer collar of the Buergerbrau Keller in Munich shortly after the Fuehrer's departure, follow- ing a conférence with his war chiefs. Several people were killed but it is confirmed that
Hitler is unhurt.
EXPLOSION FOLLOWS SPEECH
Hitler gave a broadcast speech from Munich at.7 p.m. (GMT). He spoke from the beer cellar in the Buergerbrau Keller, from where the Nazi Party was launched.
The explosion occurred in the beer house shortly. after Hitler had departed. The cause of the explosion has still not been determined.·
MINISTRY SECRECY
NAZIS GIVE UP NORTH SEA
CLAIM TO
CITY OF FLINT
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OSLO, Nov. 8 (UP),- Mr. Maurice Dunlap, Ameri can Consul at Bergen stated 10-day that the case of the City of Flint "has now so far proceeded that it willbe transferred to the Foreign Washington, Ministry at
which lo-morrow will order what to be done to the ship and its cargo.”
Contrary to several sources which state that the City of Flint is now "without a homo", Mr. Dun- Jap advanced the argument that if such was the ense the American Government would not have shown so much interest in the vessel.
The possibility of further German claims on the City of Flint were reduced to nil this afternoon when the German Military Attache admitted that the prize commander misunderstood his.orders.
The attack upon Hitler's life failed because he had Rush To The already left when the explosion occurred.
It is, therefore, not clear whether the explosion was jan attempt to assassinate the Fuehrer.
__The_Berlin Propaganda Ministry stated that it has not yet any direct information regarding the explosion, but hoped to know the complete story soon. ESCAPED BY MINUTES
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MUNICH, Nov. 8 (JP).-Hitler escaped the blast by
minutes.
LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter).— Only slight opposition is expressed in the House of Commons, Mr.
It completely shattered the Buergerbrau cellar where Expectations Unrealised
by Unofficial Members to the ordinary A. V. Alexander, Opposition he finished his speech at 9.08 p.m.-27 minutes before the Germany expected to achieve this Budget, which is the highest in In the drst fortnight of the wor, Colony's history. before the British had time to organise any efficient defence of her widely scattered maritime interests.
For this reason Germany had number of U-boats stationed on the ocean trade routes for the outbreak of war, and the Arst sinking within a few hours of the war de- claration.
WAS
In the first fortnight of the war British shipping losses amounted to 27 ships totalling 161,000 tons. Even this was far short of the Germi expectation of exceeding the April loasca in 1917, which amounted to 210 ships totalling 551,000 tons.
Pensions Out Of Hand The Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce suggests curtallment of expenditure in
Medical Department, and warns that the question of Civil Service pensions ly rapidly getting out of hand.
Labobe, and a former First Lord
of the Admiralty, paid tribute to explosion, the sincerity, clearness and frankness
The Police now admit that the
of Mr. Winston Churchill's statement blast was caused by an "explo- the
which, he sald, was a distinct contrast sive body" and not by a defective in nature and content to the telnet of boiler. naval bulletins manufactured from
According to the time to time by Admiral Eric Raeder,
D.N.B., Referring to the loss of the Royal] (German official News Agency) Osk, Mr. Alexander sald he was Hitler left immediately by salisfted that Mr. Churchill was doing all that was humanly possible to make special train.
Dr. Joseph Goebbels. Herr Rudolf Scapa cd na far as possible a repetition were present. Immune from further attack as to Hess and other prominent people
of the disaster.
Severni hundred people were jum-| jming the Beer Hall, which had a
The Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong com- plains at the lack of provision for the education of Chinese children, und to the total lack of provision, for Air Raid shelters for civilians.
governments,
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Future
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, may be caused much heart burning and anxlely if the burden of expenditure and cost of government is not carefully watched to-day.
"Let us beware," he said, "est we
In April, 1917 the losses amounted and ourselves with ittle to offer but to nearly ten per cent of the total clearances and arrivals, whereas the security, Lidt es wint else we have losses in this war have been little in trade and see what else we have more than one per cent. of total arrivals and clearances.
Negligible Losses
By the end of the first fortnight of the war British maritime trade de- fence measures were beginning to operate, and, as a result British lossLS PLEASE Turn To Page 6,
to offer.
Rula By People ? The Hon. Mr. LÀ D'Alniada claims that if Government, by use of lis official majority, imposes upon the Colony a form of taxation against of the people have expressed themselves so strongly and so unequivocally,
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which the representatives
GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO ALTER TAX PLAN
GOVERNMENT, as represented by its financial spokesman, the Hon. Mr. S. Calne, la determined to proceed with His plans for Income Tax, despite unanimous objection by Unofficial Members of Legislativo Council and public clamour,
The Financial Secretary took the war Into the enemy's camp" -as he described his speech-by criticising his critics,
Objections, he said, could not alter one vital principle that income tax was the only logical and equitable method of taxing the prople of the Colony in order to help finance the European war,
The Hon. Mr. Calue was especially critical of newspaper correspondents and, apparently, of newspapers which have op- posed Government's scheme.
His speech was the longest he has ever delivered in Legislative Council,
the defences at
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narrow balcony surrounding the room
one end of the room,
Hitler spoku from a small stage at
Loss Than In 1914
Gxley, the losses were very much legs
While they regretted the loss of the on three sides. Courageous, the Royal Oak and the than we suffered in the first ninc weeks of the Inst war.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Liberal: Opposition Leader, also said that they frankness and candour. were grateful for Mr. Churchill's
Many risks must be taken, and setbacks and disappointments would be unavoidable in the course of the war.
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Thursday's parade from the Cel- lor to the monument of the 10 Nazis who died in the putsch kan been abandoned. ¿
Colours
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Nov. 8 (UP).—The Minister of Colonies, M. Georges |"Mandel, ̄ ̄ ̄announced that the
French Colonies have already
mobilized 100 battalions of exclusively native troops. One hundred thousand troops have! already reached France.
The first consignment of 70,000
DOG-FIGHT
R.A.F. Bring Down German Plane
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 8, (UP).- The Air Ministry to-day an- nounced that three German planes fought with two Royal Air Force reconnaissance planes over the North Sea to-day.
"The first German plane was seen to crash Into the water and sink. The second feil, partially out of con- trol," the announcement sald.
I was also announced that the RA.F. carried out reconnaissance flights över Germany on Tuesday and that one plane failed to return.
Nazi Planos Over Paris PARIS, Nov. 6 (UP).-Two alr planes, presumably German, new over the suburbs of Paris to-day and dropped leaflets containing the full text of the Soviet. Foreign Minister's recent speech.
French anti-aircaft artillery im- mediately opened fire.
Meanwhile an official communique from the Western Front says normal. nctivity is continuing at the front.
LATEST
HESS HURT IN EXPLOSION
PARIS, Nov. 8 (Reuter),~~Accord- to unconfirmed reports from
native workers from Indo China have Munich. Herr Rudolf Hess, Joe's been ordered to France to do rear-deputy, was among the victims of the guard work, and more will be called. beer cellar explosion, says the Ams- It is unnounced that 80 bonts terdam correspondent of "Havas",
carrying 200,000 tons of raw materials Telephone Communication Cut have reached France since the out-
break of war from the Colonies.
It
PARIS, Nov. 8 (Router)-Berlin- is said that Die natives are backing Munich telephone communications up France because they regard Ger- were cut after the explosion in the beer cellar, states that "Havis". cor- respondent at Amsterdam.
Hitler Launches Usual
Tirade Against Britain
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never
MUNICH, Nov. 8 (UP). "Germany will capitulate!" Thus declared Hitler, in a radio broadcast speech to-day from the beer cellar which was the scene of his famous 1923 putsch.
that we
World War veterans Inughed ny their leader said: "Only in British mining regions and only in thele slums is there civilisation."
Hittle Britain is really interested" in Poland's fate, the Fuchrer declared.
Vehomont Speech MUNICH, Nov. 8 (Router), -*- £11 characteristically
vehement terms,
Washington Roaction To Spacch WASHINGTON, Nov. B (Router). -Hitler's "Beer Cellor" speech is regarded here as removing the last possibility of the Belgo-Dutch peace move having any success.
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No Word Of Fate Of Air-Linor
He said he has given orders to prepare for a five-year war.
there is no, just division of the Ho derided British war aimsworld's riches," he said. Six Killed: 60 Hurt and declared that Germany will BERLIN, Nov. 8 (UP)—The Pro-reply "In a language that Britain paganda Ministry has following bulletin on the explosion:
Issued the will understand.” "The Fachrer arrived at Munich resources to the last detall.
We have developed all German
The British fallure to protest yesterday for a short visit in connec will never lay us low economically large part of Poland shewed "how They against the Russian occupation of a It was satisfactory to the shole tion with the anniversary of the Old or militarily." House that Mr. Churchill shed not Guard. have attempted to cover up mistakes
"There can be only one victor "In place of Hess, the Fuchrer him-that is Germany," tha made In the past or conceal from the sett held speech at Buergerbrau.
Fuehrer House that an undue risk was taken
asserted, "Since affair of state forced the
He further declared that Germany Scapo
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Fuchrer to return in the course of the had taken heed of British promises at "We are all more willing to accept night, he left Buergerbrau sooner the end of the world war "but we filter to-night gave what amounts that steps are being inkten to restore than expected and he entered a train will not do so again now to the anchorage at Scapa Flow ils which was held in readiness. famous immunlly from submarine
are strong," he said.
10 an answer to the agua peace "Shortly after this, an explosion attack," said Sir Archibald,
Look place in the Buergerbrau cellar lofty ideals advanced after
He sarcastically. 'referred:" to the Pppeal by declaring that he had
the given Field- Marshal Goering orders) killing six Old Guards and injuring World War,
to prepare for a five years' wur, Where is the much vaunted free-
No further word has boon re-. Hitler spolte in the famous beer The attempted assassination (stedom of peoples? Where are all the cellar itself.
ceived of the welfare of Imperial He started in a fatigued and hesit foreign inaligation and has' aroused)
Is the assurance of general rearma "terrible catastrophe" of the last war, fanatic'indignation, In Munich.
far as is known, was fired on "In order to accertain the per-ment? They are all Hea!" he shouted. but the chemies, then had only a yesterday on her way from House of Commons to-day Mr. Leslie marks is offered.
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UP)In the petrators, a reward of 500,000 Italch
Attacks Churchill
weaks governinent in Germany to Hongkong to Bangkok and forced Burgin, Minister of Supply, revealed knows whether the Ministry's com-Hitler charged Britain with trying to *Owing to mutiistión' it is not Even more bitingly sarcastic,
to land on the small Japanese- Heavy Sarcasm that six cargoes of Soviet timber had
occupied Welchow. Island in the the National Socialist Anglo-Soviet barter agreement.
After... avituperative attack munique says "attempted, saunaains separate already arrived in England under the ton of "altendant assassinations," Government from the German people, Britain and a sarcastic reference to people aboard STYL
on Gulf of Tongking. She had five
In return, he added, Britain will
He attacked Mr. Winston Churchili Britain's war alms, Hitler.continued: The Government of the Colony has supply the Soviel with rubber and
repeatedly by name 500,000 Marks Reward
Britain is fighting to free the now taken charge of the matter and "If the British say now they nfa German people from militariam to has mato representations out the int
BERLIN, Nov. 9 (Router)—S He said that Britain had chartered were killed and 60 Injured in an ex-ahting to end war, then they should auch an extent that it will be un-Japanese Naval Authorities in Shan 29 ships to transport the timber,
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