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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH/0010/April 25, 1940.
Fascists Try Nazis Lulled By ALHAMBRA THEATRE
To Silence
H. G. Wells
-And Fail
TASCISTS tried to shout down Mr: I. G. Wells at a National Peace Counell meeting, at Central Hall, Westminster.
FAS
Yelling, "I am a teprezentative of Sir Oswald Mosley," a man in the gallery threw down several bundles of leaflets, Tint started the chorus..
More cries rang through the hall, "We are Fascists, and proud of
There were counter-cries like: "Call the police" "Traitors!"
For seven minutes Mr. Wells stood sllent at the microphone,
Not Worth Hearing Then a number of the interrupters were forcibly removed. Somebody called out: "Let Mosley broadcast."
Mr. Weils replied; "He never said anything worth hearing."
Mr. Wells, in his speech, sold that the abolition of distance had created ment
"Are you prepared," he asked, "44
Fantastic Tales of
German Victories
Neutral correspondents in Berlin report that Nazi pro- paganda in the Press and radio has attained such a grip of the German population that the most fantastic tales about England and France are willingly believed.
This has reached such a plich that White Book 'to the articles about
the Great the inevitable reaction may be ex-Frederick
09 Hitler's pected during the summer, when itadel," he continues, "promise that, will become clear that Nazi promises Germany will take the initiative and of a swift victory are merely wishful bring about a decision of the war." thinking.
"While the greater part of the
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M. Helge Knudsen, Berlin corres-ration mentioned on German food pondent at the Berlingske Attenavis, cards can still be obtained," continues writes that everybody in Germany M. Knudsen, "the promised ratlum of believes that Hiller will bring penco honey has disappeared. The short- before the and of summer, or at the age of potatoes during the present TOMORROW. very latest by next Christmas.
cold spell has been almost catas
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This attitude among the people,"
The owner of a chain of food stores writes the correspondent, "is not only Inspired by the Nazi party organisa-whom he knew was losing between tion. It is also a product of a one- 500 and 1,000 macke daily. sided agitation by a one-sided Press, late shops had been forced to close internally expressing not the slightest and the shelves of wine and cigar
Choco-
a situation in which A world govern-criticism and externally shaking its merchants were nlmost empty.
was necessary.
face the fact that your Government, just like other Governments, has to
Bst in the face of the world.
Garage ownera and petrol deniers were also in an
an unenviable. situation. IL clear from reports of M.; Knudsen and other neutral observes weariness is rife in Ger-
"Whatever kind of polémics aro written about foreign countries are give place to a world Government? bellevod Bike gospel. This is the rea-! that war
"There is no except
is no way to world peace) son for the belief in England's wenke many. If confidence in victory le losses at sea. That is why complete the population there will certainly nego-fantasies are accepted as truth." be a strong reaction on the course of tiated peace now, Mr. Welis said the Even quite reasonable elements, the next few months unless Hitler
pisch
a world revolutionary ness and in the enormouseness of her not yet shaken among the mass of
proposals for a
war was coating them £6,000,000 day and social disorganisation.
The pence you would get now would cost you the same," he said. "It would be a mere nominal change. from the wor we have now to the peace they have in China."
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About 3,000 people in the main halli heard the speech, and 600 at an over-i flow meeting.
Scotland Yard offeers took notes of the speeches.
SOVIET TRADE PACT
Butler Makes Statement To Commons
London, Apr. 24. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butier, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that in response: to proposals for the resumption of the trade negotiations recently put for- ward by M. Maisley, the British Government Indicated it was. of paramount importance to them so as to adapt their economie policy best to further their war effort.
Any trade agreement concluded with a neutral Government must therefore be related to the present war conditions and in particular to suppiles of essential commodities to the enemy.
The Government accordingly in- vited the Soviet Government to put forward for consideration concrete proposals for a trade agreement, hav- ing regard to these considerations.
No date had been fixed for the return of the British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, to Moscow. He is stilt on leave here.-Reuter.
LATE NEWS
continues BL Knudsen, believe can produce come solid succERSES amazior stories about Iller's which hold out the hope of a more or "modern magic." Some believe that less acceptable peace. German physicists have invented a
method of freezing England Jato
an ice block, while others speak of NO COLOUR BAR IN R.A.F. a new soporifio gas which will send Britain to sleep for a fortalght while the German troops occupy the country.
London, Apr. 24. Under-Secretary of State
Capt. . H. Balfour, Parliamentary for Air, gave an assurance in the House of Commons to-day that there was no colour bar in the Royal Air Force.
subjects British
of non-European descent In this country were con- sidered on their merits for service in: the RA.F. and several had been "The whole agitation in Germany, accepted since the outbreak of war.— from Ribbentrop's foreword to the Reuter.
It is universally believed, states the correspondent, that the German attack will come in the carly spring and perhaps in four or five weeks time,
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