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February 7, 1941.
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Broken Ex-Premier Gives Self Up To Nazis To See Sick Wife
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-The Royal Netherlands Government announces that it has learnt to-day with a profound sense of indignation that, notwithstanding solemn assurances given to the contrary, Jonkheer Doctor D. J. de Geer, ex-Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has left Lisbon for the enemy-occupied part of the king dom in Europe.
He was De Geer, who is 78, was Prime Minister from June, 1939 to September, 1940. head of the Government at the moment of the German Invasion on May 10 last year and he had an important share in the responsibility for the unanimous decision of the Cabinet to leave the Hague for London with the Queen.
"Soon after the resignation of
de Geer from the Premiership in Nords Sent To
Communism September last year, the Gov-
Fear In Japan
Question Put To
War Minister
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ornment decided to entrust himi with a mission to the Nether- lands East Indies which would have enabled him to join some members of his family living in that part of the kingdom,
Germany
Royal Property Scized 6 (Reuter)
LONDON, Feb.
The German nuthorities have also
urs!
GOOD FELLOWS-During recent visit to Mexico City, Special Ambassador Henry A. Wallaco, right, drinks toast to their two- nations with newly-installed President Camacho.
Operation By in Raid
Major Candlelight
Latest news from Norway in to the effect that 109 Norwegian politieni De Geer left England in November!
st last on the express condition that the prisoners are being sent to Germany. Included amongst these a famous official facilities granted to him were actor, whose only fault was to propose to serve exclusively for the purpose the toast of the Royal Family at a just mentioned and he himself gave dinner where all the guests, including a formal undertaking to that effect high derman military officers hon-
ving learned with deep Having
regret oured the toast TOKYO, Feb., 6 (Domei).-that the former Prime Minister has The House of Representatives' broken this solenin pledge by return-authorised the confiscation of all pro- Budget Committee to-day un-ng to occupied territory, the Royal perty owned by Crown Prince Olaf
Netherlands Government have the and his Princess. animously passed the supple-painful duty to make known that they Sentenced To Death mentary extraordinary military consider de Gear's conduct a breach: LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)--Nor- budget to finance the China of loyalty and an act detrimental to wegians have been sentenced to death campaign for the year beginning fortunate incident, concludes the au-Bergen, according to the Norwegian by the German military tribunal at April, amounting to Y4,880,000,- |nouncement, can in no way be ne-telegraph agency in London. 000.
cepted as an indication of any change They were charged with transmit- in the firm determination of the Royal ting information about the Germon/ NURSES FOUGHT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A PATIENT AS] Netherlands Government to continue lie war against Germany on the sidered forees on a secret wireless set. BOMBS WERE DROPPING ROUND A BLAZING LONDON of her British
ultimate ally until
Waler was bolled on stoves. Instruments, grabbed from victory.
the wrecked' emergency theatre, were got together, and part of a basement was rigged up for the operation.,
The patient, on the point of death, was wheeled into the "theatre" as a fire blazed fiercely not far away.
Mr Junya Koizumi asked the Army's views regarding the thought problem. He asked whether the Army is satisfied with the present personnel and principles of the National Service Association, charg- ing that the Association's structure considerably resembles the Soviet style.
Vie national interesta. This un-
Wife Dangerously lil
It is learned in Dutch circles in London that de Geer decided to go In Holland because he was anxious! about his wife's health. It is reported here to-night thai an arrival in Lisbon, de Geer learned that his wife who has been in Holland throughout | the war, was dangerously ill.
Commons Interest
In Shanghai
LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter).—
Aims of The N.S.A.
Invited to make a statement "on the outbreak of rumanism in the Inter: national Settlement in Shanghai," The Wor Minister, Lieut-Gen.
air R. A. Buller (Under-Secretary for Hideki Tojo, sald that the entire
said: "While Mr Foreign Altaira) Army is devoted to the prosecution
Exlen has some preliminary informa- of the Imperial Rescripts and that the A promitent Hollander in London tion on the attempt at arson at the Army is supporting the National said, De Geer has been feeling ud-Shanghai Race Club and the bombing Service Association because Its vancing age for long time and has of the Special District Court, he is announced alms are to conform to been pining for his family. He has not yet in a position to give a detall-
grown fecule and frail, In the spirit of the Imperial Rescripts,
peace-ed official account of these incidents," | The War Minister pointed out that the Association's aims as set forth
Australian Cabinet by
time he was n admirable Prime Minister but he was not the man for
the Premier. Prince Koneye, such a vigorous task as prosecuting consist in strengthening the highly the war.
efficient national defence structure
and enabling all the people to unite
Consultation-
BY THE DIM LIGHT OF CANDLES DOCTORS AND
HOSPITAL.
Now the mm is back behind the counter of his little shop. in a Lon. don suburb,
Worship In Dimness Of
Cave Church
MELBOURNE, Feb. 6 (Reuter)dly proclaim an 11s shatteredhurst, Kent, where Druids once {
as one in performing their duties. STOCK EXCHANGE to a joint statement after a meeting
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The only comment on that terrible night he will make is: "The nuraCS and doctors risked their lives to save mluc.”
And that is why, he says, St
Far below ground, in the Thomas's Hospital, still carrying on after being bombed four times, can maze-like chalk caves of Chiste-
"Down, not out."
performed their rites, the sound That fight for He was won im of a congregation singing a the War Council 10-day the metlintely after the third and most
serious bombing, which put the favourite hymn echoed softly MILK OF MAGNESIA LONDON, Feb. 0 (Reuter).-On Fadden, and the Labour Leader, Mr Highting, heating and hot water ser-round the rocky walls. necessity of enhancing popular morale the Stock Exchange to-day, hesitant. A. Curtin, declared.There is no vices out of action.
Although the patients escaped, two to cope with the grave situation and conditions prevailed at the outset and doubt of the seriousness of the inter- the prolonged Continental campaign.
Oc-national
It affects doctors and a nurse were killed. Volcing the Army's concern over the some marking down of prices ideological trend of the peopic, the curred, but in the absence of any Australla,
that the selling pressure, markets clused more War Minister declared Government would certainly not steadily, tolerate any persons espousing Com-
or other ideas octs munism or detrimental to the State.
depends upon the people for its Markets Close Steady Acting Prime Minister, Mr A. W
support, the Wor Minister urged the
BOMBAY, Feb. 0 (Reuter)A further 900 Italian prisoners, includ- Ing 104 oMeers, have arrived.
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People lying in their hundreds on mattresses; in small beds;| mothers holding babies, young! "The Caunel discussed develop-
girls, old men-all sheltering-| joined in this evening service ments in the Far East and called into
In spite of this a major operation Industrials, expecially tobaccos conference Vice-Admirat Colvin and
Sir Chief Marshal
Beneath Charles had to be performed or the patient from the Church in the Caves. were dominated by fears of taxation. Air
natural dome rising who could Olls occasionally, were a shade off. Burnett, Chief of the Austration Alr would have died.
This is how one of the doctors 50ft or more, those Raffiro closed steady,
Force."
squeeze into the little church sang. The War
Council realises the described this "nightmare":
"I was sitting on a bench with from printed hymn sheets. In the necessity for taking all possible steps and calls on each individual for his four or five others when I saw a dark recesses where stond the altar, challt blocks, candles maximum effort"
vast sheet of flame 20 yards away bullt from
Bickered. The altar Cross gleamed and heard a terrific explosion.
"For a moment or two after the in the dim light. explosion there was absolute silence. Then there was a babel of talk- ing and shouting. We flashed our torches, but they were almost useless in the dust and murit.
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"A voice shouted; Go carefully, everybody-there may be no floor.
Within an hour a new theaire had been improvised."
Safe Cities For Children
Portuguese Initiative LISBON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-A pro- ject for the centralising in Portugal of international efforts to protect children from the consequences of aerial warfare, is to be made offcially by the Portuguese Govenument to all
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"Rock Of Ager” The vicar; Canon J. R. Lumb, led) his congregation.
People-of East and South Lontion! nightly go to the caves for sleep away from the bombs.
This regular Sunday night service initiated by Canon Lumb has caught on among the Chislehurst cave- dwellers.
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Many of them travel from London especially early on Sunday to get a scat in church. Mr J. Longman, of New Closs, said: "It's strange experience to enter that church when you know that outside bombs falling and people are dying."
BARBARA HUTTON'S
FATHER DEAD
THE death has occurred at Cher- leston, South Carolina, of Mr Fran-
A plan was unofficially put forward klyn ilutton, father of the Countess von Haugwitz-Reventlow, recently in the newspaper, "Diario Barbara
de Noticias," urging the establish- who as Barbara Hutton, inherited the ment of "safety cities" in all coun- Woolworth millions from her grand- tries at war where children would be parents. The countess was at guaranteed freedom from bombard-bedside when her father died.
ment.
newspaper.
"Let us centralise in Portugal and co-ordinate the inagnificent work of International Red Cross units," wrote the
This generation Te
TC- presenting the Europe of to-morroiv ennnot be held responsible for the bloodly conflict now proceeding in Europe. It is a question of saving from the dread and fear and inevit able physical debility of thousands of children-English, German, French, Italian, Belglan, Dutch, Norwegian and Greek without distinction."
Young Germans Moved
MADRID, Feb. 6 (Reuter).-Pro- gress in the evacuation of Berlin children to destinations east and south of the capital is referred to by the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper, "A.B.C."
He says that it is hoped that the evacuation will be completed by February 20.
The
same correspondent quotes reports that the Pope will send a message to Berlin and London, ex- pressing a desire for more humane aerial warfare.
NEW SWEDISH FACTORY
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