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No. 15590
- +-A-HXG MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1939.
Sensational Rome Report Claims Secret Nazi Treaty With Reds For Purchase Of Far East Submarine Fleet
GERMANY ACQUIRES VLADIVOSTOK BASE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Nov. 20. (Domei) - Crediting reliable sources, the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" this morning publishes a sensational despatch from Rome to the effect that a secret agreement has been concluded between Germany and the Soviet Union regarding naval warfare in the Pacific.
“Abominable Weapon" Claims 140 Lives Sinking Of Royal Netherlands Mail Liner: Children Among Victims
BIGGEST SHIPPING
According to this In source, Soviet Russia has agreed to place Vladivostok at the dis- posal of German com- merce raiders.
Half the existing Soviet submarine fleet in the
DISASTER OF WAR Pacific, said to total alto-
gether seventy vessels, will be sold to Germany.
日十初月十
Nazi Air Raid- On Scotland No Bombs Dropped
LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reu- ter)There was an air-raid warning in the North-East coast of Scotland this morn- ing.
German planes were visible very high.
No bombs were dropped. The all-clear signal wus sounded 20 minutes later.
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Nazi
Ruthless Purge Still Continuing
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).—Reports from Vienna indicate that reprisals following the Munich bomb explosion are being conducted ruthlessly in Bavaria.
It's A War Of Words
All Talk, But No Action
Some Left Jabs By The British Navy LONDON, Nov. 19
(Reuter). The war seems to be going on in every Chancellery, legation and council room, but with little incident on land, sea or in
BELGIUM RELEASES the air, said the B.B.C. mili-
MEN FROM FRONT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (UP).—The relaxation of last week's tension was reflected to-day when thousands of Belgian soldiers entrained for their homes on account of
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tary observer from Daven- try to-day.
There is talk on both sides and threats from one-but little apparent action.
and Ribbentrop are questing in every One has the impression that Hitler plan, only to be told by their soldiers direction in working out plan after
The reports state that more than 5,000 arrests have been made.
Prisoners are being kept lawake at nights by the noise of shots, which give the indication that executions are continuous.
Austrian sources declared that a purgo is in progress after the slylt of that in June. 1934, except that the new purge is far more brutal.
Czechs Cowed?
LONDON, 'Nov. 20, (Reuter)-It is reported from Prague that hitherto there has been no violent reaction to the Gestapo executions.
arrests also continue on a large scale.
Repressive measures continue and
Poles, Czechs
Confer
Two Victims Of Nazi Aggression
LONDON, Nov. 20, (Reuter). -Before returning to Paris yes- Polish Premier, had long dis terday, General Sikorski, the. cussions with Dr. Eduard Benes on Saturday.
ference with Dr. Hodzn, the former General Sikorski was also in con- Czech Foreign Minister.
LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter), Mrs. Saudiford, wife of a Trinidad banker, and a survivor of the Simon Questioned regarding the Bolivar, gave an interview in London to-day when she report, a spokesman of the paid a high tribute to the men of the Navy and otherForeign Office this morning the re-establishment of the usual three days furlough and airmen that the plan will not re-emphasised Poland's determina-:
ships which dashed to the rescue of the sinking Royal Netherlands Mail Liner Simon Bolivar.
scene
Describing the aboard, she said that she “had “just”gone"down" to the cabin to get some things for her daughter Jean.
She was unable to get the cases open, so she sent Jean for her father.
Soon afterwards there was a terrific explosion.
Sho staggered out darkness The passage with steam. She got to the top decic 'and found her husband injured.
plosion.
through
Was
the! filled
A swift search revealed Jean, who
into the same lifeboat,
was dazed and the three clambered
SURVIVORS' DRAMATIC. STORIES
LONDON. Nov. 19, (UP).-~~ Members of the crew of the steamer Simon Bolivar state that the ship struck two mines.
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Chils
every month.
Thousands of people thronged
work.
REVOLT INthe streets to-day, doing their were, while the Allies are covering their Majesties the King and Queen,
6 MONTHS
~Hitler's Arch Enemy
Predicts Downfall
Christmas shopping and crowd- ing the cafes, restaurants and cinemas.
Omelal.quarters-take-a-cuim-view of the possiblity of German in vanion of Holland or Belgium,
The Belgo-Dutch peace mediation offer is now officially admitted 10
PARIS, Nov. 19. (Reuter),—have failed, "Germany will soon be ready for an anti-Hitler revolution," de- clared Otto Strasser, known as "Hiller's worst enemy," in an
In the absence of an official admitted knowledge of it interview with the "Paris Soir"
list of casualties, the unofficial but said that it was by noto-day. list has ranged from 100 to 140.
Survivors said that many peo- mowed down like
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“MYSTERY” WARSHIPS
Japanese Excited At Strangers
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Named As Instigator. means confirmed.
Strasser said that he Sho was told that he was twice ple were
The Rome Correspondent of given four hours to leave Swit- thrown up into the air by the exninepins. One aurvivor said: the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun zerland after the Munich exple- "It was pretty bad when the ex- declares that rumours of the slon because the Germans were plosion occurred. Lots of people secret Russo-German agreement demanding his extradition, describ
EPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH jumped into the sea, while others covering naval operations in Faring him as the instigator of the crime.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 20, remained behind looking for Eastern waters are circulated Strasser, who has been leader of
(Domei).-Tho Dutch steamer friends and did not scem to with great persistence in Italy.
Le Anti-Nazi Black Front since the Tjisalak, which entered port at Nazis murdered his brother, declaredo'clock yesterday afternoon realise their peril."
The agreement, according to the that he thought at first that from Osaka, reveals Correspondent, specifically provides attempt, but he now considered that sighted
that she friends had organized the Munich for the acquisition of Soviet sub-it could only have been caused by masted cruiser, painted white, mysterious two- marines and bases for operations against Belfish and French ship the Gestapo,
eight miles south of the ping in the Pacifle Ocean. the Three Conditions For Revolution Japan proper.
Izu Peninsula on the Pacific coast of
The sun deck was awash when Chief Ofeer Smit left it.
Heroic Scottish Nurso
In the lifeboat was a Scottish nurso) The First Class cloakroom sirward, who, despite the fact that her own J. H. Wristers, said: "It was as if back was Infared, “began in the ship was lifted out of the water. busine-like manner to attend to, Captain H. Voorspuly was killed Injuries of the others and to make instantly on the bridge. it seemed them comfortable.
As if the explosion was immediately Mr. Sandiford belleved that underneath him, All the all pipes. number of people forward and below burst and people in their cabins were must have been trapped.
smothered in steam.
"Some feboats could
"In the passage I saw several crawling out of their cabins. Some lowered properly and others of them must have been' stewards.
affected by the second
be were
not
explosion,
China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Sailors Alroady Enroute ? According to the Correspondent, a large contingent of German naval officers and men are already en route to Vladivostok by the trans-Siberian Rallway.
Before there could be a revolution in Germany, three conditions were necessary, namely: the Germans who still believe in Hitler must feel the horrors of war; the Reich must suffer military check; and privations must become more bling.
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The captain of the Dutch steamer reported the malter to the harbour master here this morning.
Before leaving, General Sikorski tion and collaboration with the Allies, Winning At Sca
He had been deeply moved by the Neutrals are less alarmed than they sympathy and encouragement he had received in Britain, notably from und unleashing 1 left polcu. to the body every now and again.
Needless to say this "left" is the Polali army would soon be ready. steadily and remorselessly and with Navy, which is fighting the enemy no wearing off.
up
The really vital sphere at the moment is the sea and it is here that the enemy is losing most decisively. There is also rather more aerial activity.
The
The Shetlands Raid most interesting event, of course, has been the rate on the Shetland Islands by four alreraft which dropped bombs, doing only trifle damage, on November 13,
This was the first rakt in which hombs were actually dropped on British soll.
It was probably an experiment to see how the bombers carried their londs over that long distance and how. they fared.
As they got away, the German of the fight and has circulated a quite propaganda machine has made mucli unfounded tale that British boats were destroyed, and a cruiter flying "probably" damaged.
That word "probably" is an un- usually neat touch as it almost but not quito-gives
an air of reallly to the cock-and-bull story.
Boware Next Full Moon next full moon.
There may be some air raids at the
The RAF. has carried out n serien of light raids over Germany, not The existence of the mystery without loss it is truo, but bringing cruiser was confirmed by the captain back over 100 detailed photographs of of the Japanese freighter Yelzan objectives, including aerodromes, as "I consider these conditions will Maru who also reported to the har- trophies. be fulfilled by the spring of 1940,"bour master this morning that o On land, nothing much Has happen- mystery cruiser of unknown nationned, save in one case when a German lity was sighted about 20 miles south battalion broke into a French outpost of the Izu point at 6 o'clock yesterday line only to come under costly fre afternoon.
from the heavy artillery of the Maginot Lino.
I don't know how they could have which came, within 13 minutes. 1 escaped because there was nobody down there to pull them out.
saw about 80 people in the BCA Upon arrival they will take over he said, covered with oll. The wireless - about 20 Soviet submarines, the paratus was smashed by, the explo- Correspondent says. sion.
Then An Air Raid Warning
"After we landed, we were in a "We were almost stationary when
air-raid the explosion occurred," he said.
waiting room
whion
warning was' FİTEN.
tru
"Everybody was taken down into
hellers and some were stretchers.
carried l
"Among the passengers who jump- ed into the sea was a girl returning home after finishing school on the Continent. She got into a lifeboat but told me that as nobody lowered a boat she deelded to jump for It."
Saturated. With on."!
the
More Than in Athenia
Unofficial sources expected Simon Bolivar death flst to top that of the Athenia's 112...Other war timp ship disasters include the Yorkshire with 58 dead; the Clan Chisholm with 20; the Menin Ridge with 20; the Sirdhana with 20 and the Aviemore with 12,
Netherlands Legation' effcials state
will" asid" relatives and friends; of||
Other reports from Rome state that the German "pocket battle- ships" Deutschland and Admiral Bolieer are already in Pacifio and Indian Ocean' waters, and the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" correspon-
DARDANUS MAIL HELD
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It is incidentally revealed that the N.Y.K. Uner Kunishima Maru also
Lighted a large-size green submarine
of unknown nationality in the chan- nel between Shikoku and the main Island of Japan early in the morn-
dent reports that it is possible that No Explanation Ofing of November 10.
they will proceed to Vindivostok In order to co-operate wilh the "German" forces which will operate] from there.
Communal Riots In Bombay
Missing Bags
Although they have offered no explanation, the Japanese have 220 lbs. of mail which not yet returned approximately
was on
NAZI PROTEST:
TO TURKEY
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” board the Imperial - Airways
BERLIN. Nov. 19 (UP) ~~The Gar- liner Dardanus when it was Franz von Papen, has protested to the man Ambassador at Ankara, Herr forced down on Weichow Island. Turkish Government against a repor! The rest of the mail was delivered published in an Istanbul newspaper,
Cic| steamer from-Canton.
FRENCH NAVY'S SUCCESSES
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Reuter).A French communique: stalês, that dur- in: tho fast, four weeks of the war, tha tonnage of German merchantmen captured on the high seas by French patrols exceeded by several thousand tons the tonnage of French merchant- men lost through enemy sellon.
He said a
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ANOTHER DANCE FOR
"PUKKA POONA SAHIB"?
One of the problems of the nurses that a list of survivors is being pre- and doctors was the vast and tenu-pared. "So far, we do not have a clous quantities of oil with which the complete list of all survivors and survivors were covered."
The hospital authorities had to passengers not to give up hope until BOMBAY Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Six make an emergency application, for there has been suficient time to Hindus and five Moslems were killed in Hongkong last week when the two "The Tan," that the German Ambas- an issue of petrol for cleaning,
make full inquiries," they said,
The hotel to which most of the in a serious communal riot in Bom- pilots of the pintu returned by andor told the Rumanian Ambassador 120 Lives Lost
ne survivors were taken is, being be-bay Presidency yesterday.
at Ankara that Germany is willing to It is understood that the Japanese help Rumania in erecting a Siegfried LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter)ing loved ones. Immigration officials sieged by relatives and friends seek-
The disturbance began when have promised to return the mail by line at the Bussian frontier. About 100, mostly Dutch, but thclud word controlling the altuation Hindu shops were set on fire by one of their military transport
Douglas DC-3 planes which was ex-official DNB, news agency anys that *ing :70 Britons, were on board the point out, however, that manTM Moalama, e
A report from Istanbul to the semi- It is Netherlands. Uner Simon Bolivar survivors have been technically land-
pected to arriva on Saturday,
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A curfew has been imposed in the The plans; however did not arrive disturbing the good soviel German out district.
and no exploziation has been given.") { relations.
LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)The war has produced a new called the "Blackout Stroll
It starts like the "Lambeth Walk?
and everybody, changes partnerzi chance to get acq