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A+✯✯ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940.
日四廿月九
SAVAGERY OF
HITLER AND FRANCO INS
2-HOUR CONFERENCE:
ARMY CHIEFS PRESENT
JA
Special to the "Telegraph"
IN
HITLER'S POLITICAL OFFENSIVE EUROPE TOOK A NEW TURN YESTERDAY WHEN HE MET GENERAL FRANCO `AT HENDAYE ON THE FRANCO-SPANISH FRON- TIER AND CONVERSED WITH THE SPANISH DICTATOR FOR TWO HOURS. THE SPANISH PRESS IS JUBILANT ABOUT THE MEETING AND CARRIES HEADLINES "EUROPE ON EVE OF GREAT EVENTS," SAY EXCLUSIVE "UNITED PRESS” MESSAGES.
...
The afternoon newspaper "Informacione' warned that a major event will be precipitated before the United States elections, while another Madrid paper declared: “A new route is being opened for France to save what remains of her empire."
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When Hitler went to meet General Franco, says a "UP" report from Berlin, he was accompanied by his Chief of General Staff, General Keitel, as well as General Brauchitsch, Colonel-General Dollman and Lieut-General Bodenschartz of the Air Force.
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The two dictators met at Hendaye at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and their conference lasted until 6.05 p.m.
The attendance of military ad- visers at Hitler's meeting with General Franco is considered in Berlin as being very significant,
"It is also regarded as impor- tunt that Foreign Office experts on treaties who have participat- most of ed in drawing up Hitler's big pacts, were also present.
"Cordial" Meeting Describing the meeting, the officiall
German news agency Mitter
"most
says that
cordially" greeted
General Franco und
200 TRAPPED IN
RAID DEBRIS
Nazis Extend Operations
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Oci, 23 (UP).—Nearly two hundred people were
Sonar Suner-trapped in the smouldering_debris of a department store's base-
and then Introduced to them mem- ment sheller for hours after two high explosives and oil con- bers of his entourage, including Press tainer bombs struck the building in last night's air raids.
Chief Dietrich, Relch Party Leader
Bromann and his Under-Secretary of
State for the Foreign Office, who is a
treaty expert,
were
LATEST
to
Amongst the German party the Spanish Ambassador to Berlin
German Ambassador und the Madrid.
An official communique, datelined "France", declared: "The Fuehrer: to-day met the Spanish Chief of State, General Franco on the French- Spanish border, Conversations pro- cceded in a cord
cordial spirit, demonstra- tive of the comrudely relations be
natloris. tween both
The Spanish Foreign Minister and the German Foreign Minister conversations."
participated in the
reports
that Rome message General Quieppo Del Lano, head of the Spanish military mission to Rome, left Rome several days ago and went to Spain where it is ex- pected he will hold an important con- ference with General Franco.
Spanish circles candem that he will return to Home after the conference,
Stalin In Public
(Reuter), LONDON Oct. 23 Stain thadu his. Arst appearance in public yesterday since last August other when, with M. Molotov, and foMelals, he attended
festival performance.
the theatre
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Further Late News
Bodies, some of them still' living, were extricated from the ruins this morning, while fire- men extinguished the fire which threatened to carbonise the re- mainder of those in the shelter.
Midlands Blitzkrieg
LONDON. Oct. 23 (UP) The jaerial blitzkrieg appears at the moment to have left London and gone to the Midlands.
the
For the past three nights metropolitan area has been com paratively quiet but industrial centres in the Midlands have received heavy blows from the German
night bombers, reminiscent of the worst nights in London's ordeal.
to be the best evidence that the
U.S. FLEET
MAY VISIT
AUSTRALIA
THE
The ravagety of the Nazi air raiders over Bri- tain cannot be belter illustrated than by there two pictures faken after a recent raid. One shows the remains of a ward 'in a 'Kentish hospital after a bomb kad scored a direct hit, and the "other"the damaged exterior of a Church in the London area.
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Starvation Faces 2,000 Chinese Civilians Trapped
BA
By Japanese
Special to the "Telegraph"
SHANGHAI, Oct. 24 (UP). Two thousand Chinese civilians, who have been trapped for a week in the Chinese residential¡lane just outside the International Settlement,
***which the Japanese blockad-
BRITISH SHIP
SINKING
Believed Torpedoed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Oct. 23, (UP)It is reported that the British steamer Scottish Monarch" is sinking 500 miles off Halifax, 'supposed- ly the victim of a German submarine, because a U- bbat had previously be en reported lurking nearby.
Torpedo boats have put out from Halifax and bom- bers of the Royal Canadian Airforce have flown out to sen. The SS. Ireninlore is also reported to be rushing to the scene of the disaster.
Indo-China Marshals Forces Against Thai
Border Tension Increases
Asked the reason why the night! bombing of London has slackened off considerably recently and the raiders transferred their "horror" to the Midlands and Merseyside, an Air Ministry expert replied: "It has been the general opinion among high omeials of the Air Force for some ilme now that the Germans oro un- [mbla · to undertake two or more SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ bilizkriegs simultaneously, especially WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, at night tune.
Special to the “Telegraph” "We have noted from the ex-(UP)-During to-day's press periences of past weeks that If the conference Eccretary for the
BANGKOK, Oct. 23 (Domel)-French Indo-China Germans concentrate their bombers Navy Colonel Frank Knox in- on London, other parts of the country ferred that the United States is marshalling both land and sea forces in view of the receive little attention, which appears Fleet or a portion of it may visit continuous tension over the frontier Issues with Thailand. German air force is not over blessed Australia or Singapore, although The "That Mai influential | →→ with experienced night bombing he said, ""no plans for such visits
vernacular daily newspaper re- exist now." Bomba In London Area When he was asked about the Imports that about 1,000 Annamite
mediate niture he replied that he LONDON, Oct. 28 (Reuler)—It is spoke only regarding" "now." now known that bombs were also The Secretary Bitclaimed "know- dropped at some places in the London ledge of any storing of United States
Ministry of Home Security
Wolves In: Rong for munique giving further "delalis
daylight unsuccess-durations and a cellent progress in the acquisition of Naval authorities revealed that 20 town in Kent also suffered bombing merchant ships for supply purposes, In each of these areas some liduses vessels Had been obtained during the | wero damaged and casualties, chuured. last two months.
Casualties were not numerous but ja small number of persons were
Izolated. Attacks
British Govt. Won't Ban Oil To Japan
crew,
area; "states" "dn ́Air Minialry and the Navy was making ex
¿ killed.
com an
of
sold
troops have been concentrated In the Pailih district near the Southeastern border of Thailand, where trenches and barricades are being constructed.
According to
to the paper, a French. feet consisting of three.gunboats, five torpedo-boats and submarines is con- centrated at Koh Rong Island, about 30 miles from the That const.
They are cartying out patrol work off the coast of Thailand.
ed following the shooting of a Japanese gendarme on October 18, are facing star vation.
It is authoritatively reported that two Chinese in this bloc. kado area have already died from starvation. The victims were an old man and a young boy.
For a whole week the Japan- ese have refused to permit food to enter the cordoned arcs,
Epidemic Threat However, it declared that Japan- ese and some Wang Ching-wer agents have entered the area' where they have been selling Japanese
and Nan- king Régime flags át prices.
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Tags at profileering
absence of sewage disposal service inside the cordoned area is adding the threat of air epidemic to the possibility of starvation.
The Chinese Inside the cordon have afréid, "caten every dog, eat or rat “Which they have been able to capture,
Evacuees To Travel At Usual Rates
Official U.S. Statement
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Oat.' "23, (UP) The State Department announces that regular first and second class rates will be charg- ed for the evacuees on
the steamers Mariposa, Monterey, and Washington, with lower rates for emergency cot necom- modations."
The State Department in a formal statement said the ships would incur financial losses even though booked to capacity on their return-tripă.".
The atatement said: "The operat- ing companies, having diverted the ships from their regular runs, and making them available, could not
stand justly be asked to
loss.
Ac- cordingly, the Government had been
obliged to guarantee the companies against any financial loss; and agreed to make up any deficits which might occur as was done before in the casa of the special ships sant to evacuate the Americans from Europe."
Polish Embassy Staff Arrested
LONDON, Oct, 23 (Reuter) -All Itumanla with the exception of the
members of the Polish Embassy in Ambassador, have been arrested.
New Japanese Peace Overtures Reported
SHANGHAI, Oct. 24 (Reuter). The Japanese are appa- Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Oct. 28 (UP).Members of all parties
rently again making a strong bid to persuade General Chiang fully pressed the Government to prohibit British companies
Kai-shelt to come to terms with them, says the Felping correspon dent of the usually well-informed "North China Daily News."
The correspondent adds that¡ Navy's southward policy is, after all, selling all to Japan in the House of Commons to-day.
this "is said to be entirely due better one and with the "elp of some skilful diplomacy d safer pro- Responding to questions the, would prohibit British sales of oll to
to the case with which the position than the Army's echunued Under Secretary for Foreign Japan
Japanese have been able to seize stérile and costly attempts to over- Not So Simple Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said
Indo-China, which has surprised throw Calang Kat-abəley T the Dutch East Intlles is keeping The matter is not quite so simple,"
Tokyo itself."
The form offered to Chungking are Britain and the United States Mr. Butler replied. "The location of
As a result, the prestige of the said to include; (1) the Yangiye area informed regarding the oil the companies in question and Enemy air activity to-day haiNG, Get as) YUP) Some countries in which they are situated been confined to a few isolated
Navy Party was enormously enhanced to be demilitarised; (2) dye provinces negotiations with Japan. must always be taken into considera- attacks by single aircraft de Stockholm, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-Ar as this Party has always asserted that in North Ching to form tw (utano
dand Band) Tangson::
sted in The Liberal member, Mr. Mander tion:
orbed withdrawn to tangements have been made for 76 Japan's "place in the sun was in mous state funder Chinese ferainty Mr. Anbther Labour Member,
Bombs were dropped on a town Chira sald McBuller's replies were not
special trains to take children from Southern Asia and has always looked but Japan to have complète sid solo
'Government's vers jealously on the China adven satisfactor and therefore, he intends Shinwall said: Wouldn't it be dii of the south coast and on twb Chauminewangan Te to raise the question at the earliest graceful if British finance was used places f the London area. Ada gapanese Berlin under the opportunity.
for the purpose of providing Japan ||awkyc.was alight hand thera bombers raided, the mining district/ Voluntary_avacuation.scheme, states ture.,
between Mengize and Kochiu but no the Berlin correspondent of the
the "Aftonbladet." PNZ BASENDA Florin (Laboury!"then with diÁNEMECKE TEGtler declined
'|TURN to Paga 2, Column Two damage was inflicted. asked Whether, the Government any further explanation.
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Router).
PECIAL TO THE ETELEGRAPHI
Berlin Children Evacuated
.:
It has brought round many political leaders in Japan to the view that the
economic contrd); (f) recognition of the Independence of Ufankhukão; and (4) Sapher SUBERTOIA VA to be establialied in all-ports.