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WHY THE DUTCH TOUGH
MOBILISED
Nazi Plans
Fell Into Hands
LIEGE.
I am now able to tell the remarkable story of how the Belgian and Dutch Governments came into pos- session of Nazi plans which led them to take special de- fence measures.
A German officer's haste lof rejoin his newly-married wife was the prime cause in a chain of events which resulted in the plans falling into Belgian handa.
CLIMB AHEAD
February 14, 1940.
Walt Disney
By Walt
Turned Son Out of Home
Father Of C.O."
OF THEM Finds He Has Conscience
A German plane made a forced in her war with Churu. # shows Japanese soldiers toiling upwards on a THIS PHOTOGRAPH epitomises the difficulties encountered by Japan landing af Mechelen-sur-Meuse, on snow-clad battlefield in the north Donut. the Belgian frontier near here. Two olcers were in the machine.
One of them belonged to the group of armies which has its headquarters ut Cologne. He was the officer who carried the vitally important docu-
ments.
to
JAPAN'S DEATH WIRE CLAIMS FIRST VICTIM
Told To Go By Train learn that he had been ordered convey these documents, which were very bulky, from Herlin Cologne. So that no risks should be taken, the officer had been told to travel by train. The High Command in Berlin had, in fact, provided, him Liu and his cousin were living in a with a first-class railway pass, refugee camp in the British area.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TIENTSIN, Feb. 13 (UP).—A Chinese named Liu kuni, aged 31, was electrocuted on the Japanese barbed barricades at 5 a.m. to-day.
the
Too
A YOUNG man whose father turned him out of his home because of his pacifist views appeared before the Conscientious, Objectors' Appeal Tribunal in London. He was S. Hildersley, of. New right. As a member of the Salvation ¡Southgate, N., who had been refused Army, you are under authority?-Yes, registration by the London Tribunal. but the actual point is being under.
Mr. Walter Hilderley said that his multery authority. son, who was born during an mir rakt.! would not join the Boy Scouts because of his dread of sokliers.
Four years ago his son developed pacifist views, and very acute argu- ments took place in the home.
You have to obey orders by Major Matthews or the General?—Yes.
Love was registered us scientious objector on condition he underlattes forestry work.
a
con-
R. S. Ashpole, of Wood Green, N., appealed Tribunal's refusal to register him as against the London conscientious objector.
"When we knew of his registration as conscientious objector, things became very bad at home. After his Tribunal appearance, at which I Mr. H. Joy, district organiser of the refused to help him in any way, he Amalgamated decision. surprised us by appealing against the
Unfair
"This ted to a further serious das pule, and ended by me telling him to kave the home. This he did,
"It was then I discovered I had a conscience too, I decided it was un- fair for me to judge him when he should be governed by the decisions. To this court."
Workers, said that Ashpole was the. Society of Wood first of the 30,000 members of the unlon in London for whom he hat! appeared at a tribunal.
Ashpole's application Wbs dis- missed
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A Ministry of Labour representa- tive said that the Minister wished to Lad-phase that it was perfectly wire finite political
possible for an applicant to have de-
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)—As objections to the
the result of the announcement on resent Government and the present January 17 of a new low by way of HAPPY DAYS AGAINjection to all war.
war and yet to have an absolute ob000,000 four and a half per cent, the conversion of the existing £350,- It happened that the officer had Yesterday he made enquiries regard only
recently been married. His og vegetable prices
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The appeal tribunal varied the de-loan, actual applications for conver outside was living in Cologne. The barriers, apparently
cision of the London tribunal by re-sion amounted to £230,000,000 and train Journey would have taken so smuggle some into the camp.
intending
toxpeditions, and seaside holi-istering Hildersley for non-combat- for repayment £99,000,000. long that he would not have been
ant duties. able to see her the same evening. trified wire when a Japanese sentry2yways, innocent as flowers, are in the Salvation Army, H. Love: John Simon, Chancellor of the Ex-
He was crawling under the elec-days. The very children in the
Wearing the uniform of a sergeant j In making this announcement in 8326-Tangeland. He heard that one of. his friends, saw him and made a rush towards aware of a new unease sensitive of
the House of Commons to-day, Sir! an airman, was just on the point of him. leaving Tempelhof for Cologne, and
chequer, stated that thus the total the staff officer decided to take this
proportion converted exceeded two- chance of reaching, his wife so much
thirds of the whole.. more speedily.
wile
As the result of a big navigational error, the pilot crossed the Rhine far to the north of Cologne and found himself over the Dutch border,
He was greeted by anti-aircraft; fire. He consequently turned south,
forced landing in meadow at Mechelen-sur-Meuse.
Elu, although aware of the electri-: cation, tried to escape under the wire. He almost succeeded but must have touched the wire, because he fell dead into the British area. His body. was discovered by his cousin.
The restrictions for Chinese have. now been tightened.
Following a newspaper
conference--to-day.
and a few minutes later had to make hundreds of Chines
noticed the barriers. The Japanese sentries
waiting to pass, were slapping and ill treating the men £11 contradiction to the professed desire of the Japanese to gain the goodwill of the Chinese:
Borrowed Matches The first thing the staff officer did was to ask a peasant for matches. With these he tried to sett fre to his documents.
Belgian soldiers hastened to thej 'plane, however, and forcibly pre- vented the officer from destroying the papers.
The two Germans were taken to the nearest military post for ques tioning. During the interview
the
as the trembling of green leaves, There was a little boy and
a little girl
Lived in an alley. Says the little boy to the
little girl,
"Shall 1. Oh! shall I?"
Says the ttle girl to the
little boy,
"What shall we do?" Suys the little boy to the
little girl,
"I will kiss you," Now comes in "the sweet of the year," and it beflts each man
Japanese Ace and maid to look to his and her
Shot Down
Nazl Staff officer succeeded in Aerial Battle
snatching the documents and throw- ing them into the fire. A Belgian officer was able, however, to recover
them before they caught fire,
life and to be happy. We can- not hope to live for ever. Happi- ness is no doting delusion,
Overpricats praise God in the morn- It is to sing to a purpose as Yunnan Province can keep himself warm. "Hey! Trolly, folly, and God save you,
jing.
He is wise enough who
There could thus be no doubt that
KUNMING, Feb. 13 (UP), Lady Emi these papers were of exceptional in- The leader of a Japanese air
There is another summer be
The wreck of the Japanese plans the
portance. According to my informa-squadron carrying out a raid over fore us, with sunshine on grass, tion, they related to the transfer to Yunnan to-day was shot down and moonlight on the river. We the left bank of the Rhine of 32 newly-formed divisions.
by Chinese pursuit machines, ac- Facts Confirmed.
cording to a Chinese Air Defence are still alive to hear the voices This movement was, in
of laughing children at play in course of announcement, being carried est, Sone of these
lengthening evenings. divisions were to go to the Dutch: frontier, but the great majority were destined for the Belgian frontier.
The Belgian Intelligence Service was speedily able to confirm that these troop movements were in fact taking place.
was found near Lotus Lake, five miles south of Wenshan, which is 30 milles cast of the French rail- way and 36 miles Inside the Yun- nan border.
was
It has been definitely ascertained hat the plane At the same
time news was re- squadron lender. All the occupants the Japanese ceived of the arrival in the Auchen were killed area of the Belgo-German frontier of two Army corps, each consisting of authorities here, the Governor of According to the Air Defence three divisions.
Yunnan has presented cach Chinese
While the movement of troops in airman who participated in the fight Die sense indicated by the captured with alx sets of aviation clothes, plans was thus clearly taking place, while the provinckl government has
Was not possible to be
Birds of a feather flock to
gether,
And so do sheep and kine. Cats and mice will have
their choice,
And so will I have mine.
Naval Officials Non-Committal
MANILA, Feb. 14 (UP)-Naval
whether these movements were to be ing down the Japanese plane 5,000 deny reports that n worship will be sure awarded those responsible for bring-oficials have refused to confirm or regarded as a concentration or were yuan each,
ly designed to relleve units al-
In the area.
At the same time, there
WAS
nothing in the papers taken from the German officer at Mechelon which shade
it possible to place any certain-
ty on this interpretation of the troop
movements.
British Welcome For Welles
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-In
The one fact which is certain is the House of Commons to-day, Mr.
dispatched to chart the shoat on which the President Quezon foun- dered. This shoal, is alleged to: Th on the trans-Pacific route.
The exact location of the shoal is not known, due to the fact that the vessel's charts and compass bearings were lost when the vessel slid off the shoal and sank with little warning.
that at the present moment there Neville Chamberlain, referring to the More U-Boat Men
are between 75 and 80 divisions on forthcoming visit of Mr. Sumner the frontiers of Holland and Bel-Welles to Europe, said that the Britsh glum, for no movement of troops Government for their part would be from the Ithineland back into
ready to welcome President Roose
Captured
Interior of Germany, has yet taken velt's representative and take him LONDON, Feb, 13 (British, Wire- ! place/st, st,
Of the total concentration, 57 divi- object of assisting the Presklent to further list of eight U-Boat per fully into their confidence with the less)The War Office announces a sions are believed to be eastward of form an estimate of the present sonnel, who are now prisoners of war the Belgian frontier.
ituation.
In Britain
Kingston-on-Thames, appeated against being registered for combatant duties.
Under Orders
Major Grant Matthews said that out of his corps of the Salvation Army Love was the only one who was a conscientious objector.
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