1939-03-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAÏL, MARCH 16, 1939.

Library, Sunroma Coer;

HITLER TO STRIKE

AT

HOLLAND

Netherlands And Switzerland As

Hostages, Report

Paris, March 8.

"Lightning attacks" against the Netherlands and possibly Switzerland are now contemplated by Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler as measures to bolster the further claims that he proposes to make upon the Western Powers.

Such is the sensational accusation printed to-I day in the "Journal des Debats," which published an article by the widely-read M. Pierre Bernus, one of France's leading diplomatic commentators.

M. Bernus asserted that he was in a position to reveal Herr Hitler's projects for this year, which were previously set for achievement in March and which may possibly be delayed.

In its earlier preparations the

AERODROME HIDDEN project provided for proliminary

UNDERGROUND

Whenever anyone tries to enter

a certam field just on the outskirts of Hanover, Germany, police appear from bushes, and order them to de- part unless they want to join a con- centration camp, for beneath that] unassuming field lies one of Ger- many's greatest aerodromes.

NEXT?

MR. HUDSON

TO VISIT AMERICA

London, March 8,

As soon as he returns from his visit to Moscow, Mr. R. & Hudson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, will go to the United States where he will re- present the British Government at the New York Fair which is to open on April 30,

It is most probable that Mr. Hudson will confer with the American authorities regarding the operation of the Anglo- American trade agreement.

Mr. Hudson will return "to". England from the United States via Canada.Havas,

FRANCO AGAIN POSTPONES MADRID ATTACK

Paris, To-day,

General Franco has reopened the Franco Spanish-frontier,

giving

rise to the belief that the attack on Madrid has again been postponed.

As a result of this action, several thousands of refugees have turned to Nationalist Spain.

re-

The French Minister of Interior announced "yesterday that of 5405- 000 Spanish refugees fr France, 400,00 would be able to return to Spain.......

The rest he said, must be "sort- ed out." It was possible that some of them would be sent to a Pacific Island,

German Officers In Command?

REACHED

operations to weaken the world posi- tion of. the Western Democracies.

Within the scope of these opera- tions fell Japan's occupation of Hai- nan, Italy's anti-French campaign, ITALIAN PORTS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, AND

FOURTEEN- GERMAN SUBMARINES HAVE the reinforcement of Italian-garri-IT IS LEARNED IN, WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES IN PARIS Italian pressure along the borders RANEAN WATERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. sons in Libya and the exertion of THAT THEY ARE UNDER ORDERS TO REMAIN IN MEDITER- of French Somaliland, agitation in Syria and Palestine, and, finally, Italian mobilisation.

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AFTER SPAIN

M. Bernus asserted that the de The only outward sign of the exis-cisive operations will be launched tence of this secret underground after the conclusion of Spanish 'drome is the enormous number of hostilities, when Italy will forward Air Force men seen about the town, her claims. and the number of 'planes that land there and then vanish.

At that juncture, Herr Hitler

BRITISH MISSIONARY REPORTED

will strike. He will make a speech KILLED

Special lifts bring the aeroplanes supporting Rome and will at the to the surface, there are under-same time forward his own claims ground quarters for the men, and in the form of an ultimatum. the entire field is bomb proof.

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FRENCH STATE VISIT TO LONDON

London, To-day

Chungking, To-day.

German officers, including many from naval units, have also arrived overland, their mission being to cem- ent organisation of combined mili- tary forces of Germany and Italy. There are signs of revolt among - young: Italian superior officers, who feel that Italy will suffer a loss of prestige if German officers are allow- ed-too-free-a-hand.-

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--At present many of these Ger- man officers arò assuming full authority and it is understood ́that protests have been made to Count Ciano.

Next will come his lightning at A British missionary is report- tacks" upon the Netherlands and ed to have been killed yester Switzerland, "which will ensure the day when 18 Japanese planes Representations Have been made immediato capitulation of the West heavily bombed the partially-ruin- urging Mussolini not to commit him- ern Powers," M. Bernus wrote,

ed town of Pingkiang, northeast self too far with Hitler in regard to Hunan. Forty other persons were submitting the Italian Army and THINGS TO COME

also killed.

Navy to German control.

Herr Hitler will argue that his

The missionary was superinten- occupation of these two small coun-dent of a hospital founded by When the French President and tries will be only provisional and British Mission. Madame Lebrun arrive in London he will deny any intentions of con-

Several direct hits were made on Twenty-two machines dropped be- tween 60 and 70 missiles. So far on Tuesday for the State Visit the quering them.

the premises despite the conspicu-20 civilians are known to have been King and Queen will welcome them Then, If the Western nations en-ous British insignia on the roof. killed. at Victoria Station, and there will ter into negotiations with him, he A school nearby was wrecked.

be a state procession from the sta-will climax his operations with the The Japanese machines ruined Pingliang, in castorn Kanau, was tion to Buckingham Palace.

presentation of new claims, M. more than 100 bombs in various attacked by 26 planes which re- The King and Queen and M. and Bernus concluded his exposition of sections of the town.

leased some 60 bombs. Central Mme. Lebrun will drive în state "things to come.” -Havas, landaus accompanied by the Sover- sign's escort of Household Cavalry.

-British Wireless.

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IMPERIAL CROWN

TO BE TAKEN TO CANADA

London, To-day.

When the King and Queen leave

for their

to Canada in May, the Imports State Crown and the Queen's Crowi will be taken with them

This will be

first occasion that the Imperial Stafe Crown will. have been taken out of Britain.- British Wirelesss,

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