THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.
Herr Hitler May Take
Over Post
of
Field
Marshal Von Blomberg
Berlin, To-day.
PERSONAL CRISIS
the
the army, navy and air force im- A soluțion of the crisis caused (mediately under him. by the marriage of Field-Marshal Werner von Blomberg, the De- It is emphasised here that fence Minister, is now being con.whole crisis is essentially of a per- sidered by Herr Hitler, whose de-sonal nature, and the suggestion cision is expected to be announc- that there is anything of a politi- ed in the next few days.
cal character, particularly of а
High official quarters express general nature against the Nazi re- complete ignorance of the nature gime, is strongly repudiated. of the decision Herr Hitler is
It is regarded as certain that Field-Marshal von likely to make.
Blomberg's leave will be prolonged until reaches the retiring age, and will be allowed to retain the title of Field-Marshal for life.-Reuter.
It is regarded as possible that Herr Hitler himself may take over the position vacated by Field Marshal von Blomberg, or a solu- tion may be delayed for a few months in order to enable General Hermann Goering, the Air Minis- ter, to take over the position him- self.
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
EXCITEMENT ON BOARD KINSHAN
he he
During a fight aboard the s.s. Many quarters believe that Gen-Kinshan yesterday evening dur- eral von Fritsch, the commander-
ing the trip from Macao, a fish- tub
was.. supercargo
knocked in-chief, may
retire, if only be-
overboard in a brawl with one of cause his superior (Field-Marshal
his colleagues. von Bloomberg), with whom he
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An alarm was sounded and the was involved in a difference, will ship turned round, causing a tem- also be going, but this is by no
porary panic among many of the means certain.
It is believed that the new ar- aware of the cause of the alarm passengers aboard who were un- rangement the Fuehrer is contem- and apparently imagined that the plating consists of political leadership was being challenged by a ship of the three defence forces, Japanese warship. with technical chiefs representing
Quiet was soon restored, how. ever, and the man picked out of the water.
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