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Suorvine Cour

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 5, 1989.

SCHEME FOR SETTLEMENT OF JEWISH REFUGEES

WHEN HITLER Alaska Suggested CHINESE

"HELD-UP" GERMANY

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What had happened? About a

By Mr. Ickes TROOPS BEHIND Washington. JAPANESE LINES

Shanghai, To-day. Again testifying the fact that

Mr. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, has out- lined a project for the settlement of Jewish large numbers of Chinese troops

thousand brownshirts ranged the refugees in Alaska, a vast under-populated coun-

streets, though others were coming

in from the country Neither Reich-try still awaiting development. swehr nor police had joined Hitler. The Junker generals could not over-

come their dislike and distrust of Mr. Ickes recalled that in 1935, when a large the Austrian agitator. Moreover, part of Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin were news came through that the Berlin devastated by drought, the Rural Resettlement Government had vested supreme power in General von Seeckt, com- Administration arranged for the transfer of some mander-in-chief of the Reichswehr, 200 families to the fertile valley of Matanuska,

to suppress the rising.

pro-

The Bavarian Triumvirate mptly deserted the new "Provisional Government." When Hitler and

and Ludendorff sent envoys to the infantry barracks to collect their

"colleagues" the envoys were arrest- ed. The "colleagues” did more. By proclamation they disowned the

whole plan "extorted at pistol point.” The Nazi Party was outlawed.

By dawn it was plain that the in- surgents would have to fight,

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Hitler decided to appeal to Caesar --the people of Munich. Surely the Reichswehr would not shoot if the people were behind the Rising? And if Ludendorfi marched at the head!

Four thousand strong, the pro- cession of brownshirts and sympa- thisers set out to "show the flag." In the front rank marched Hitler,

Alaska.

TILL ALL WAS BLUE

Because his neighbour's young daughter_continually played one tune on the piano, "The Bluebells of Scotland," Ernest Albert Perry, of Birmingham-road, Water. Or- ton, was alleged to have said to his neighbour, Mrs. Sadler: "Why do you keep your daughter at home to play the - piano to annoy me?"

But when he was summoned at Coleshill (Warwickshire) recent- ly for using indecent language he produced a dictionary in court to support his contention that the word he used was only slang.

The summons was dismissed.

Ludendorff and three other Nazi POOR FAMILY

leaders. The general wore his medals-pinned on a frock coat! In the second rank Goering marched. The armed units brought up the

AS GUESTS

It was realised that a clash OF THE DUKE

rear. would be fatal.

The pro-

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are still behind the Japanese lines, Japanese reports state that Chin- ese troops have been surrendering in the region of the Tapieh moun- tain range, north and noth-east. of

According to aerial observation,

Hankow.

further large numbers of Chinese among the villages of

regular troops are still distributed this area

and it is expected that considerable fighting will still take place before this region is cleared up if the. About 50 families have since re- the fact that the Japanese line latter is at all possible in view of turned to their homes, but the re-

north of Hankow is not sufficiently continuous to prevent mainder form a happy and prosper-tion of Chinese forces.

an infiltra- Trans- ous community,

Ocean.

-Alaska has remained undeveloped NATHAN ROAD

partly because of misconceptions as to its climate, partly from lack of contmunications.

Owing to the Japanese current- the Pacific equivalent of the Gulf Stream-a large part of Alaska has a mild climate. On the coast the temperature rarely falls below zero, though in the interior the thermo- meter ranges between 60 deg. below zero to 90 deg. above.

RAINFALL ABUNDANT

All types of grain can be grown

in Alaska with the exception of

area

ACCIDENT

Mrs. Stuart, of Kingsville, Carnarvon Road, was involved in a minor accident in Nathan Road yesterday when her car collided with the car of Dr. K. K.. Wong.

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Mrs. Stuart swerved to avoid a cyclist. No-one was injured in the accident, which occur- red at 12.50 p.m. and only very slight damage was done to the two cars.

RELIEF FOR STUDENT REFUGEES

appro-

now

At the Isar Bridge stood the police

Mr. Hsu Shih-ying, acting chair- guard, clicking the bolts of

The Duke and Duchess of Wind-

maize. Rainfall is abundant. The man of the National Relief Com- their carbines.

sor, anxious to bring the English

mission, has consented to Would they

is 586,400 square miles-priate $20,000 to the Hong Kong shoot? Goering stepped forward,

spirit of Christmas to their chateau larger than France and Germany Student Relief Commission. "The first one of ours that falls, the hos

in the South of France, invited a combined. The population is only The fund will be used to relieve tages we hold will be shot!" The typical London family over for the 60,000. carbines were lowered.

the Chinese refugee students holiday.

in Hong Kong. cession passed on.

For some time they planned their Up into the inner city,

where special Christmas party. At first the serves 1,296,000 acres of undevelop- Jew-baiter Julius Streicher was tub-Duchess wanted to invite a chil- thumping outside the town hall. He dren's party of six or eight from a joined it, stepping into the second London Orphanage. She wanted to rank. On to the Cenotaph on the welcome kiddies who needed sun- wide Odeon platz. State police, shine and rest, backed by machine-guns, barred thef way.

The Government-owned railway

ed arable land and 65,000,000 acres of grazing land. Costly irrigation schemes are not required, and water supply is plentiful for electric pow- er stations.

ROYAL PATIENTS PROGRESSING

London, To-day.

But the Duke preferred to ask a family of four, husband, wife Nobody knows how it began.

It has of recent years become a and two children, of limited matter of military importance that the Queen and Princess Elizabeth It is stated at Sandringham that There was a shout, a challenge and means to come to see him. a shot! Then the steady volleys of He spoke of his idea to the Duke pulous community. Mr. Ickes and-British Wireless.

Alaska should become a more po- continue to make excellent progress. disciplised riflemen.

The marching of Gloucester at the recent meeting the Assistant Secretary for War, ranks went down like autumn corn. in Paris. The Duke of Gloucester Mr. Johnson, surveyed the territory The next man to Hitler fell with a then made inquiries at the British .bullet between his eyes.` Perhaps Legion headquarters. he dragged down Hitler (their arms The names of two or three can wore linked) Perhaps the corporal didates received by the Duke, and of the Great War ffung himself to he were chose his guests. the ground like an old soldier.

Goering was hit, and crawled away Ludendorff stalked on into the fire.

The ranks parted and he passed hustled away. through—alone.

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last summer with a view to future of national defence. It is the con- development from the point of view tinent's main outpost against in- vasion from the Far East.

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One of the objectives of the Unit- ed States administration is to

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Nobody has ever secure the co-operation of the Pro- impugned his physical courage. He vincial Government of British Co- The astonished and demoralised fled. by motorcar to Uffing a nearby lumbia for the construction of a procession broke and fled. A few town, where he hid in the house of road from Seattle to Washington brownshirt gunmei lay on the his friend Hanfstangel. ground, and fired back Seventeen His shoulder was dislocated, and usefulness, his would open up the [State. Quite apart from its military stormtroopers, were killed, a couple he was in sharp pain and utterly territory by connecting it directly of police.

downcast. He threatened to.com-with the United States, eliminating Hitler? He. disappeared. It is mit suicide, for the second time. said he was seized by comrades and Tomorrow: TRIAL AND GAOL. costly one by plane.

the long journey by boat or the

BALDWIN FUND

London, To-day. Lord Baldwin's refugee fund has now reached a total of $805,000. Router.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR DJIBOUTI

Marseilles, To-day. Another battalion of 750 men of the Senegal Infantry are departing on Saturday for Somaliland. Reuter