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November 20, 1939.
UNREST CAUSED IN Nazis Warned
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Submarine Seen Off Japan
TOKYO, Nov. 19 (Domel) —— The submarine of "a certain country" was sigħited 20 miles off the southern tip of Waka- Tama Prefecturo early on Friday morning.
According to the "Yomiuri Shimbun," Captain Hiroji Shinohara, of the N.Y.K. Iner Kinjjima, reported to the Toko- hama port authorities that ho had sighted the large submarine when on his way to Yokoliama from Robe via Naroya.
German Raider Is Identified
London, Nov. 18. Stories of the crew of the Africa Sholl (not the Scalo Shell as pre- viously reported) leave little doubt that the tanker was runk by n German warship, possibly one of the pocket-battleships at large--Reuter,
Identified By Picture
Martial Law Follows Rioting in Prague: President's Appeal
There is considerable unrest in the German Protectorates where Czech, Austrian and Polish subjects are rioting against Nazi rule and have drawn on themselves wholesale arrests and a ... number of death penalties.
Sabotage is said to be occurring. The chief promoters of the revolt are Czech students who have been distributed among concentration camps while the universlties have been closed.
M. Jan Masaryk, 'Czecho-Slovakian Minister who has secret communication with his oppressed countrymen, states that this la not a big or organised revolt which, he indicates will come later.
The President, however, in a broadcast surprised his listeners by asking then to avoid blooshed, and not cause disturbances,
The German Press has again attacked Belgium for her alleged co-operation with Britain in expediting vessels passing through the blockade. An articles states that such co-operation is unneutral and the German navy will take action to defeat this and other partial acts by small States,
Prague, Nov. 17.
50.000 People Arrested
Paris, Nov. 19. Some 50,000 brrests have
been
It is officially announced that nine' students have been executed and mony arrested in demonstrations, following the action of anned German made in Bohemia and Moravia since storm troops and Gestapo officials Friday, according to a despatch from who are occupying the Czech Univer-the, Austrian frontier.
DUTCH STEAMER MINED
London, Nov. 18. The Dutch steamer Simon Bolivar, 8,000 tons, struck a mine in the North Sea and it is feared that 140 have been lost.
A train-load of survivors arrived in London at mid-night from the east coast.. A dozen ambulances, cars, many doctors and nurses and scores et police were waiting in the dark: station. Figures with biankets over their heads, some with hurriedly- snatched belongings, alighted from the train or were helped into coaches Fby the police, Womon had bedraggled hair and one or two had children or sleeping babies.
A ship's steward said, "The Bolivar was off the east coast when, without Įwarning, a terrific explosion, shook the ship. Everyone at once realised that the situation was serious but there was no great panie. People ron to the life-boot stations, some of them stopping to collect a few be longings. The boats were lowered on the starboard side.
lower
"An attempt was made to the boats on the port side also but the ship had ennted and there was some difficulty about II. Some little time after the first explosion there was
cqually violent one.
an aftermath of the "freedom" de-and Masaryk Colleges at down and noted that the first explosion was
Lourenco Marques, Nov. 17, Members of the crew of the tanker Africa Shell have plcked out a photograph of the Nazi pockel-monstrations. battleship Admiral vón Scheer as the warship which sank the vessel. Reuter.
Heavily Armed
Lourenco Marquese, Nov. ID The crew of the Africa Shelt estimates that the German raider came up at a speed of 26 knots an hour, iler colour was battleship! Kroy. She was heavily armed, ear- rled triple gun turrets, at least two seaplanes and a crew of 700,-Uru- ter.
Running Blockado
Lobito, West Africa, Nov. 19. Two big German liners, the Windhuk and the Adolph Woermann, salled from here unobstrusively yes- terday for an unknown destination, They had been off Portuguese West Africa since the outbreak of war.- Reuter,
Two Provision Ships
London, Nov. 19.
One reason for the departure of two German ships from Lobito, it is suggested, is that they have gone to meat and provision the German raider which sank the Atrica Shell in Portuguese waters on the other side of Africa-Reuter Bulletin.
NEW I. R. A. OUTRAGE
Four Bombs Explode In Piccadilly
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 18 (UP)— The first bomb outrage since the institution of the wartime blackouts occurred in the Piccadilly area to-day.
Four bombs attributed to Irish ter- rorists, exploded of interval. No in- juries are reported and there was no panic although thousands of theatre- Roers rushed to the scene.
The show windows of Piccadilly shops were blown out and the sound of the exploatons was mingled with the shricks of hysterical women.
several
Two additional bombs were ren- dered harmless before they could ex- plode,
50,000 CZECHS ARRESTED
tha
sity and high school student house as Aimed S.S. me, ralded the Svein
took numerous students to
caused by a mine and the second one The Czech Universities will be clos-Buchenwald concentration camp.
Later the troops entered the medical by another mine which was linked to ed for three months "due to acts of
und in sections of the Polytechnic the first one with a chain, or some- resistance,"
The semi-official news agency saldinstitute and arrested all the students thing of the kind. the measures were taken because ann professors. number of students attacked the Ger-
15.
"Shortly after Use second explosion "Certain political personages" are the ship copsized. The Bolivar was und a "Groups of Czech intellectuals In also reported to have been arrested carrying some 205 posengers
large crew. How many lives were contact with former President Benes Ranter,
Jost, I do nol know but it was a large have been attempting to break peace
number. I hardly know yet how I} krist urder. The ringleaders have
Jescaped. I'm lucky to be alive." been found particularly in the Czech Institutions of higher learning."
Later.
Yugo-Slovian Scenes
Belgrade, Nov. 19. Students staged a protest against Twelve hundred students are under the execution of Creels students and saying that arrest since the repression of the Police guards were placed round the
Universities, Originally 2,000 were German Legation. Reuter. pinced in custody but 800 were re- leased,
Another Storm Troop unit arrived! this afternoon bringing the total Storia Troops in Prague to about 10,000 in three units, the Deutsch-
NEW AREA
land, Germania and Der Fuerher. PROHIBITED
Informed circles expect an exten. sion of new and severe methods in other
spheres of Czech life, The
A telegram has been received
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Bolivar's of the {survivors, including · three children less than one year old, have been taken to an cnst const hospital. Most of them are Dutch and were rescued from the sen auffering from shock.
The Chief Officer is among the (survivors.—United Press.
Captain Killed Instantly
London, Nov. 18.
business district is like a dead city Iron Or Steel Vessels was sunk by a mine. She had 400 since the omelal
In Tathong Channel
announcement of exccutions und arrests. Czechs are staying at home as much as possible.
United Press,
It is now revealed that the liner
people aboard, many of whom were women and children, 200 survivors were landed last night in an east As from today, according to a coast port. Many were badly in- Naval advice, all small craft (includ-attended them at the quayside.
jured and doctors and ambulances Ing lighters) constructed of iron or
Hur-
Dr. Hacha "KEI***
steel, and wooden craft, if loaded Of the survivors, 140 were mem- Landon, Nov. 17. with iron or steel, are prohibited bers of the crew; 107 injured The Voelkischer Beobachter, official from proceeding south of the anti-vivors have been taken to hospital in organ of the Nazi Party, says that submarine boom or north of a line London, they include Dutch, British Dr. Hacha, President of Czecho- drawn across the entrance to the and Norwegian passengers.
the Protectorate, is Tathong Chunnel from Cape, Slovakia under
According to a survivor, the cap- D'Agullat towards the South Nipe tain was killed instantly on the "Dr. Hacha's convalescence," says Pin Island in a direction 000, with bridge. the Nazi newspaper, "Is likely to be out special permission. A long one."
Actually reliable reports from Prague indiente, Dr. Hucha has been arrested by the Nazis-Renter.
No Great Revolt Yot
London, Nov, 18.
It is learned that two other vessels Any of the above craft wishing to were also damaged by mines near the of the Tathong Spot where the Simon Bolivar sank, use this portion Channel should apply for permission but both succeeded in reach port.
The Admiralty announces that the mining of the Dutch passenger ship was a further example of the utler disregard of international law
to the Naval Authorities.
Claiming that he had been receiv- Hitler's Manifesto and the dictates of humanity shown
ing regular
Czecho- news from Slovakin through secret sources, M. Jan Masaryk,
Czecho- former Slovakian Minister, to London said. revult has been no great There
It against Nazi aggression-yet,
To Nazi Farmers
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN. Nov. 18 (UF)-Herr)
German peasants, saying:
"The burvest work this year is! now finished.
by the present German Government, The mines were laid without any nollication in the Channel followed by merchant shipping, both British and neutral, and there was no doubt they were laid for the specifle pur-
Reuter.
would be premature and stupid at Hiller has issued a manifesto to the pose of destroying such shipping.- present, but the time will come tater- The Nazis are at present following a systematie plan of de-nationalisation; and economie ruin against my people, The seed for the coming year is It they will fail"
already in the ground, despite un-
Owners Report
Amsterdam, Nov. 18. The Bollvor left Amsterdam yes-
Guinea, carrying 380 passengers, of The German people thank their whom 130 were Arst class, 40 second be described as Hitler's biggest con- farmers for this great works, which is class and 40 third class. centration camp-Nexter.
of decisive Importance in this fight) Captain Voorspui had a crew of which has been forced upon us." 130 men-United. Press,
M. Masaryk said M. Hacha is con- favourable weather and shortage of terday for Paramaribo, Dutch fined to a village in Bohemia. The manpower. Protectorate as n whole could aptly
Martial Law Declared
Prague, Nov. 18. The Protectorate Government has declared marilal Jaw In Prague, Kladno, Beraul; and Horchowitz dis-
CZECH, POLISH
Many Badly Injured
PARIS, Nov. 10 (Reuter)-Fifty tricts of Bohemia and Moravia The LEADERS MEET About 10 or 70 had recovered suffl-
thousand arresis have been made in Bohemia and Moravia since Friday, nccording to a despatch from the Aus- trian frontler,
It is
cluded Ported that the arrests in-
ensure does not apply to German citizens.
London, Nov. 19. Many of the survivors of the Simon Bolivar are badly injured.
jelently to be discharged from one The declaration followed the an- LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reutor) Dr. London hospital this afternoon. nouncement that three Czechs, In-Edouard Benes, the former Czech Reuter.
had been Premier, and General Sikorski, the
No Dutch Comment political personages,"cluding two policeman,
shot for attacking Germans,
Polish Premier, hind a long interview Neutrals Horrified
The Nazi Ministry of Propaganda at the Polish Embassy to-day..
Amsterdam, Nov. 13. General Sikorski afterwards said! The sinking of the Simon Bolivar LONDON, Nov. 19 (British Wires says that Presiden Hncha has appent- less),Such extracts from neutraled by radio to the Czech people to that there was common decision to is detailed lengthily in the Dutch to their Press but without comment because Press relating to Nazl action in maininin "peare and arder," speaking repair the damage done
Holland is determined to maintain Czecho-Slovakia in the last few days from Hradenny Castle.-United Press. countries.
her neutrality.
Information available indicates that the majority of the passengers
docs and Trinidad. There were also a number of Dutch passengers, iss- eluding employees of the Batavian Petroleum__Company going to Sur!- 18 (Reuter)nam and Curacao. PARIS, Nov. French communiqué.states that dur
Other passengers included Jewlah ing the last four weeks of the war, refugees from Germany, and other the tommage, of German merchantmen captured on the high reas by French Central European States travelling to Unrest continues in Czecho-patrols exceeded by several thousand) Slovakia, where martial law has tons the tonnage of French merchant-i been declared in Prague and three men lpst through enemy action, other cities.
ns have so far renched London in- dicate that the extreme severity of the measures reported to have been taken to repress expressions of nu- tionalist sentiment and popular d'- content has incurred the disapproval
of neutral observers.
No Telephone Communication
Nov. 18.
V FRENCH NAVY'S were British, travelling to the Borba-
Prague is telephonically from the outside world.
Unconfirmed reports state there. hovo been disturbances in the Skoda "Mansbude" argues that brutal men- works and that the trouble has spread sures never have practical results, to parts of Poland-Reuter.
~
Netherlands
newspaper
while the Danish "politiken" Ands it surprising that a regime which has
bulit Itself up on a thesis of the strength of national bond should underestimate the strength of national feeling in another case.
QUIET DAY AT THE FRONT
Appeal For Peace
London, Nov. 19.
SUCCESSES
Chile-Renter.
Polish Naval Units '
London, Nov. 19. Britain and Poland have signed an
President Hachu's broadcast last Nazi Train Disaster cement for certain Polish warships
night warning Czechs against resist- ing Germans ond advising them, to submit, caused consternation among Czech hearers,'
Dr. lachu spoke in a voice of deep emotion.
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Reuter)-A com munique issued to-day states that: It was a quiet day at the frontzy's ph Three more persons were executed, There was local artlilery action, I bringing the number. In the last 48
hours to 12-Reuter Dulletin.
however.
BERLIN, Nov. 10 (UP)-Nino people were killed and twenty in- jured when the Berlin-Hamburg ex- press collided with a focal train near Spandau, BROT
One, coach was derailed and an- other, set are.
to work with the Royal Navy for the duration of the war-Reuter Bulletin. Latvian Ship Sunk
London, Nov. 19:
·A· Latvian cargo ship has been sunk by a mine of Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast-Reuter. Bulletin,
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (Router). -There is reason to believe that the rumours that Italy and Spala recently Indicated to Ger- MABY their
tho Interest Integrity of Belgium and Hol- land are not without foundation, states semi-oficial Belgian news agency,
Reports indicate that the Italian and Spanish Govern- mente mado separato demarches which they probably worked out together aiming at implendenting the Belgo-Dutch peace initia tive, and they are said to have intervened in the same sense to London and Paris on November
Italy and Spain are reported also to have insisted that the British Government grant - all Deutral Powers equal treatment with regard to maritime traMo.
Confirmed in Madrid LONDON, Nov. 17 (Router), -The report of Italian and Spanish representations is con- firmed
Madrid but no confirmation is obtainable in London.
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