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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 22, 1939.
Gag On News To Neutral Countries
in London.
LATE NEWS
Swedes Tell Nazis Britain And League
BRITISH diplomats in neutral capitals are seriously, disturbed by
the House of Commons to-day, Mr. heavy censorship operating
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 21 (Reuter).-R. A. Butler said that the British sgainst foreign Journalists working A Swedish steamer which was halled Government still had the future of
In Swedish territorial waters was the League of Nations at heart. News is flooding out of Berlin into boarded by a German prize crow to: all neutral countries; and the Press day.
The steamer was holled by a Nazi of those countries is almost entirely) without news from London.
seaplane which alighted in the sen beside her and sent aboard a prize
To Buzz Off LONDON, Nov, 21 (Reuter)-In
Neutral correspondents in Berlin crew. are able to telephone freely to their Half an hour later Swedish planes) capitals; and two nights ago, when arrived and flew over the steamer. there were nothing but unconfirmed The German caplain then apologloed, rumours here that French troops declaring that he was unaware that! were nearing Saarbruccken, Danish the steamer was in territorial waters. correspondents in that town were The. German prizo crew retired and offered by the German authorities re-embarked in their planes. the telephone facilities they required,
AMERICANS' THREAT
DMelal complaints arrived in London recently that Dutch papers)
Heavy Saar Duel
were receiving no telephoned photo was quite a heavy duel between
100.
PARIS, Nov. 21 (Neuler),There! the Spar yesterday. The graphs from London whereas the line guns in from Berlin was open and in constant Germana opened with a heavy bar- enge, but the French guns on the Maginot Line retallated with even Certain important Amerloon jour-heavier muna. The duel lasted for nalists here have already threatened thirty minutes. to go on strike" unlean the dim- culties which they encounter are quickly remedied.
Although the censor's offico in re- ceiving. much criticism, the binme does not entirely lie in that depart ment: It les largely in the various Government Departments and with the Imperial General Staff, who do not yet realise that war is no longer
Japan's Request
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Reuter). The Japanese Government la to nak the United States to renew the Com- mercial Treaty which expires on January 20.
matter merely for professional Rhine Evacuation
soldiers or that world opinion may be us Important as army corps.
EIGHT WORDS ONLY
BERLIN, Nov. 21 (Ieuter)-AC- cording to a German communique the French have been forced to evacuate certain fortifentions along the Upper shine.
But that the censor's office needs { drastic change of outlook evidenced by its behaviour towards) even the most innocuous of foreign dispatcher.
One neutral journalist who at-
descriptive? send tempted
bout Loti utory
of 200 words
"We will have to return to inter national co-operation eventually, in one form or another," he anid.
Anglo-French Accord
PARIS, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-There is nothing but complete agreement with Mr. Chamberlain's announce- ment of reprisala o'gainst Germany. Oncial circles declare that it prac- went without saying that
Franco fully associated herself with
all measures adopted by Britain.
Better Planes Soon
OTTAWA, Nov. 21 (Reuter).The better Britisn predlelion that even planes than those now combating German aircraft would be in action soon was made in a speech by the British Under-Secretary for nir.
Frontiers Closed
BERLIN, Nov 21 (Reuter).--Re- orts from Prague state that the Nazis have closed the Bohemin-Moravia and, Stoyakla frontiers. Czech frontieri Kurds have been replaced by Ger mans.
Austrians Riot
HABUIDORA
DERNE, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-Serious rints In Vienna and Graz are reported by arrivals from Austria. They late Bat German troops have been drafi-
Former Governor's ed loto the towns owing to the failure
Health
ot the police to take severe repressive ection. There were many civilian
tei sualties when trongs were ordered
fire on demonstrutors,
don during the air rak alatin wast COLOMBO The Governor of Ceyl cut down to eight words; und was len, Sir Andrew Caldecott, has gone not allowed to mention the time at to Madras to complete the healing of which the "all-clea was sounded his throat by the application of deep- Yet the B.B.C. was allowed to broad-ray therapy, which is not available enst the time to all the world,
locally.
Attempts are now being made to remedy this official neglect of neutral opinion whose importance the Naz authorities fully realise.
PARIS PHONE BAN
Just over a year ago Sir Andrew, who is well known to Malayans, re- turned from London after consulting a Itarley Streci specialist about his throat, on which an operation and been performed in Ceylon Fome
The work of British Journalists is months earlier, also hampered by the closing down of
Lady Caldecott, who has been in
all telephonic communication between a nursing home for a rest cure, is London and Paris. That all telephone now at Nuwara Eliya, the Ceylon h communication between the British station.
Journalists and their French col-
leagues and allies is st suspended
is frankly Incredible.
NEW WEAPONS
An oficial French broadenst re- ferred to new weapons being em- ployed against U-boats.
One of these Is a bomb which can be dropped from aircraft and then explodes-at-a-pre-arranged depth, in the same, manner as n depth charge.
Al Capone To Open Cabaret
L CAPONE, who leaves tho U.S. Federal prison on Tor- minal Island this month, wants to open a cabaret in Miami "and take it easy."
He received friends in his cell lust week and told them of his plans when he regains freedom after 7
yearn,
U.S. Makes Japanese Air Mail
Service On Pacific Possible
Japaneno trans-Pacific midi service and the Japanese omcial to Tokyo.
A way for Brilish trans-Pacific alt seems practically assured. Word has come that the United States Navy service is now believed to be paved Department has granted permission by the possibility of complete Japan- The "I'm through with ruckets. I want for a Japanese connection near Guam jese entry into Pacific flying.
to Tokyo providing practically a six-United States which controls Posifle to live quiet," he said.
Capone will be smuggled out of day service from, the United States to air routes by its ownership of the essential lending places has heretofore gaol, as hundreds of threats against the Land of the Rising Sun.
Newspapers, photographs and refused to grant any nation per- his fe have been made,
care of Isamu mission to land on Hawali or Alaska, Fellow-convicts have laid bets that newsreels in the
It was felt that if permission was he will be eliminated" within two Morimura, a Japanese airways oficial,
yett Newark recently board à granted to England, France months of leaving prison.
G-men to New York say that as plane for San Francisco. There they Holland it would also have to be to Japan. Anti-Japanese a menace to society Capone is "all will be transferred to a clipper plane. granted
At Guam the news matter will be sentiment in the United States state- washed up."
then shipped by boat to Saipan Port, mated the Pacific route therefore for ja Japanese possession in the Ladrones all nations. With the resumption of Islands north of Guam. The Ameri- better feelings between Japan and can permission was granted on the the United States the log jom of condition that Japan did not land general progress in trans-Poeffle at Guam. From Saipan a Japanese aviation has been cleared for alt, fying boat will fly the news matter nations.
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PRAGUE, Nov. 21 (Reufor)-High
Ernest Flake, the Australian authority officials of the Nazi "Black Guards"
on radio, has been appointed, to the have now arrived in Prague, Australian Economic. Council for the
"It is reported by the Prague wire- year, and is attached to the Ministry less that 20,000 "Black Guards" and of Co-Ordination.
Sir Ernest successfully advocated
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Total executions since fast Friday. are now belleved to be over 130.
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