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Inside Germany
A Look Through
The "Telegraph Blitzkrieg
50 YEARS AGO
Jat. H, 1890. The Intercaling Betion that imprison. ment for doll has been abolished t Great Britain is heavily counteracter! by the fact that recent statistics show that no fewer than ten thousand debtors! sto now, or were quite lately, in Eng- With prison,
25 YEARS AGO,
Jan. H, 1915.
The Afrost of Cardinal Morcier, Archbishop of Malines, han caused profound imperiolin In Rome. Papal circles nee Kalonibel and ann hardly bellive that Germany would be guilty of such an act
It is reported that President. Wilson in fending his support to the candidney of Mr. Champ Clark for the democratie: presidential nomination In 1038.
10 YEARS AGO
Jan. 8, 1930. Hongkong is again in the gilp of a cold shop, tha temperature recorded at the Royal Observatory this morning
'clock being 11.7. We have to go back twelve years to find a lower January temparature than this, the mercury thos falling to 38.
5 YEARS AGO
Jan. 8, 1036.
At 7 o'clock tonight In the Venfem Palace, Signor Musolini and M. Love! wigsed the three male agreements, unif additional protocols for pence, included! In the Franco-Italian Piet which will, it is hoped, embrace the nations of Europe in a friendly understanding for the preservation of peaceful relations and existing frontlers.
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"GERMANY is prepared to
carry on a victorious war and then conclude peace. We are resolved to fight until the British Empire is destroyed.” This was a recent declaration by a spokesman of the German Foreign Office. He added:
"It is hoped to deal with the cnemies separately; first an nihilating Britain and then dictating terms to France."
The whole German Press
was crying, "War to the end against Britain." Correspon- dents of neutral papers wcre spurred on by Bertin officials to give the im- pression that the war is really to start in earnest Rom. Hiller, it was intimated, has at last made up his mind; the arder has been given to bring Britain to her knees, to smash the British Empire.
But how? No hint of that is given in any of the messages so far sent out of Berlin.
By Willi Erischauer
THAT LEFT
Or Collapse £2,999 19s.
REPORTS from Zurich tell of
rising discontent in Aus- to tria. There in resistance orders and sabotage in fac- torica. Women demonstrate. currying empty baskets, in Vienna market-places. A high official of the Vienna police' is rumoured to have been assas- sinated on Thursday morning.
The Paris "Matin" says that General von Blomberg, form- er War Minister and Com mander-in-Chief of the German Army, has been shot and. 150 officers have been arrested for a plot against Hitler.
The correspondent of a Stockholm news- paper, living in Berlin, dares openly to say that the German people are obviously perturbed by the signs of indecision in the Nazi High Command.
MR. CHARLES STEVENSON, a chauffeur, of Hatch End, Middlesex, naver goes to the pictures.
But one night was an ox- ception; ho decided to have,a "shillingsworth" at the local
hall.
And that left him with £2,999 19..
For Charles has been left £3,000 and a car-by his employer, Mr. Herbort Minton Bickley, of Oakleigh - road,
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Report and Announcements.
8.03 Sindio Concert by the "Tower" Orchestra
conducted by Robert Afonour.
Budio Programme. Broadcast by 1.05 Studio Comments on Recent ZBW on u Frequency of 846 K.e's, and Events. on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 0.15 London Relay-News Sean- 8-11 m. on 9.52 m.e's, per second.mary.
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12.30 Dance Masie by Nat Gonella and is Georgians.
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1.03 George Boulanger and His Orchestra wilb Richard Tauber
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1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- drove Mr, Bickley aboutther Forecast and Announcements. for 20 years." he said, "and ho was
more like a father than a master to me."
EVERYONE OUGHT TO
MAKE A WILL
(Continued from Page 4.)
The United States' Press, served also by correspondents in Berlin, was unanimous yester- day in writing of the German strategic position as serious and in describing the mood of the (“I give to my brother George Smith German people as one of despair.
my gold watch and a sum of £50." You will then give only the residue of your estate to your wife or who- ever is to have it,
HITLER'S YES MEN SAY "NO"
above reports reach London from neutral sources.
Some of the sources are clearly in- spired by Nazi propagandists. Others Harly comment upon Fresident House. attempt to give an objective picture
the Nazi position velt's budget speech reveals some can-of
ns foreign
vern in certain quarters at the prospec-observers see it.
tire increase in the already staggering Let me tell you here what I think pable debt. s folt by members of of them and what, in my opinion, is hoth parties that the public debt burden going on inside Germany. is growing out of all proportion.
SEEKING ADVICE
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Speaking at a themorial service meet. Hitler has never taken a major ing held in Nanking today, Mr. Wang, decision without calling in all his Ching wel, 'resident of the Executive responsible Nazi collaborators. And Yuan, sold that 1916 would be a most he has never listened to their advice, critical your for China for In this year
Those whom he summoned usually the situation in the Orient and the
neo trembled lest their views should dis- world in general, would likely radient changos. te urged the people agree with the Fuchrer's.
of China to unite themselves to A Soine of them, before going to see greater degree to fight for existence as him, sald good-bye to their families.
Good-bye for ever.
* ̈nation."
BLITZKRIEG, the German for "lightning war," has in the last month become almost part of the English language. Pronounced blizkreeg. In Ger- man IE s pronounced as "ce" in teem; El as "" In time.
I have no doubt that it all started in the same way this time.
The only and vital-difference is that now everybody scema dis agree with Hiller.
to
There is Goering, the Nazi heir- apparent, who wanted to make broadcast plen for frugality among low dare you make a speech-like the Nazis.
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Go an next to appoint one or more executors to deal with your estate to be Executor
that?" Hitler is reported to have appoint. Don't appoint
said, looking at Gorring's figure.
The fat Field-Marshal left Hitler offended, dispirited, angry.
1 vas the first real quarrel be- tween the two. It might well have Tremendous consequences.
How about the home front? This is the question which Hitler put to
Himinter.
But since the bomb exploded in the Munich beerhouse Hitler has not trusted Himmler quite so much.
of this my somebody who is likely to die before you or who might not be on hand when wanted. It may be a good plan in these days to appoint the Public Trustee or the Executor Department the work for quite reasonable fees of one of the Banks; they will do
and they can always be found.
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2.15 Close down.
5.0 "For tho Children.”
929 A Short Violin Concert by Yehudi Menuhin.
9.40 Haydn, Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 4. Prisca Quartet.
10.0 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano).
10.10 Brahans, Concerto No. 1 im D Blinor, On. 15. Artur Schriabel (Piano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell.
11.0 Clone down.
Whitehall Visits Front Lines
0.30 Closing local Stock Quotations, 6.32 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter).-The 6.45 Variety with Murgatroyd and Finanglat Secretary to the British Winterbottom, Narman Long, Frances] War Offee in to spend a few days af Day. Fred Stein and George Scott- the B.EF. Headquarters in France. Wood.
Lord Halifax has paid a visit to the 7.30 London Relay-The News. |secret headquarters of the RAF. 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Fighter Command.
WATCH. ON WAR MORALS
The West London Mission is preparing to increase its peace- time morality campaign to macet war-time and black-out needs.
The Rev. Donald Soper, head of the Mission, says: "I do not think that some of the undesirable features of the last war are being repented in the West End, and there is no evidence yet that this war has produced immorality on a bigger scale than in peace time."
And Himmler is the kind to reply. When you have said all you want by making his report as. black as to, you must sign the Will immedi possible.
ately beneath what you have written It emphasises the essential import-in witness whereof I have here. ance of his job,
unto set my hand this first day of F1505 There is, he must report, trouble in November Оле Thousand Nine the-banner-bearers of revolution, are Smith, Prague. The students, for centuries Hundred and Thirty-Nine; John F1500 The signature must be witnessed F1507 S.S. and Gestupe cannot hold down by two witnesses and this clause the young Czechs. They have grown should be added before they sign: F1508 up in the tradition of the struggle for signed by the above named 3 freedom and they are carrying it on. Smith in the presence of us present F1509
A few hundred arrests cannot break at the same time who in his presence their spirit.
restless, again.
and in the presence of each other F1510 There are the Austrians, some of have hereunto subscribed our names whom greeted Hitler enthusiastically as witnesses. That sounds rather FI511 when he marched in..
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Two years experience of the Nazi la rigmarole but it will save trouble regime without their adored coffee when the Will comes to be proved,
The witnesses should add their and whipped cream-has done much addresses and occupations and may F1514 to change their loyalties.
They think of happier days before be anybody who would be competent
to give evidence if necessary, but F1615 and even after the last war
The Austrians are temperamental, they must not be persons (or the F1517
husband or wife of any person) who noisy, restless, revolutionary by habit. get any benefit under the Will—IL They are more than ever restless
they witness they lose their legacies.
now.
GENEKALS' SCORN
Hiller can turn only to his generals.
Will of a certain
The conduct of the war is in their Ne stamps. And very likely a better That's all you need do. No seals. | hands.
But they pour ridicule on his con-Job than the ception of a "Blitzkrieg." They have Chancery Judge which ran to several expressed their opinion in the thousand highly technical words and milltary Journals more than orice. proved to be as full of holes as a
A modern offensive calls for ex-sleve
tensive preparations, they said, and But let me add a word of warning. these preparations cannot be hidden If you want to do anything more from the enemy.
involved than the very simple scheme The element of surprise must be outlined above or if your aftales are ruled out.
jat all complicated, you should let a The enemy. can be left in doubt as sollellor draft a Will for you. I know to the exact point at which attack of one man who boasted that he will be launched, but "Blitzkrieg wouldn't spend legal fees on a job impossible!
he could do himself, but that Hitle
form
In peace time Hitler would have economy cost his wife £10,000 be- sacked or shot-overy general op-cause he ought to have used posing his command, or even his of words he didn't know, view,
If you already have a Will, take
He cannot do now. Whatever another look at it. How old is 117 his plans, he needs all his, generals, Is it still what you mean? Have and their goodwill to carry them out, (any of the legatees died since it was
There is Goebbels, whom he would (mado?
| have sacked had not the foreign Press
registered his diagrace as a sign of
internal Nazi dimension.
A last word about soldiers, sailors
There is Himmler, his influence and airmen, because they have with Hitler waning, and trying to special powers about Wilis. count his Nazi blessings,
There is Obering, the successor,
FINAL THROW
Any
service man on active service or a unilor at sea can make a Will without obeying any formalities at all. Even a few words scratched on an identity Finally there are-let us not forget disc have been held to be A valid them-the great mass of the German Will of a serving soldier. people,
Moreover, he need not have at- They are prepared to follow 11tler1oined the age of 21 which is neces- on his road to glory and aggrandise-sary before any civilian con muka a ment.
But a popular German poem has it;
that these same followers will have
Will.
their hero at the first sign of fallure. German people Is big enough to give
Such a sign is now beginning to him one more chance. throw a shadow over Hitler's Ger the present crists Inaldo Germany He will probably succeed in settling
many.
The great vision which filler, the and launch a campaign of frightful- orator, painted for his people, Catinot 1995 on the Western world.
be materialised by Hitler, the politif he falls it will be the end of clan and strategist,
litter and Nazism.
I believe that his credit with the It will be peace,
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I never knew heaven could speak.
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