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MYSTERY SUBMARINE OFF FLORIDA
Washington, To-day. non-American submarine, accompanied by two non-Amerl- can tankers, was sighted yester- day about 20 miles off the coast of Florida by American naval pa- trols.
Mr. Stephen Early. President Roosevelt's secretary, said the submarine was a comparatively small type, and was possibly the
was craft. that
off same Florida on Saturday.-Reuter.
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OFFICIAL REASON FOR MOVE
Berlin, To-day. The official "Diplomatische Korrespondenz" explanation of the transference of Ger- mans from the Baltic States
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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1939.
NAZI COME HOME ORDER: SHIPS STANDING BY IN LATVIAN, ESTHONIAN PORTS
London, To-day.
GERMAN CITIZENS from the Baltic States have already begun to arrive in Germany in obedience to Hitler's come home order.
A message from Stockholm says that one ship has left a Latvian port with Germans orf board, and that other ships are standing by in Latvian and Esthonian ports.
German citizens only are compelled to return to the Reich, and the first to go are men of military age.
Others of German origin have been was facilitated by fear of a Russian
to decide invasion. given 48 hours in which
An unconfirmed report from Buda- if they will return to the Reich and become German citizens, with all the pest says that secret negotiations have drawbacks of such a change, includ-been going on between Germany and ing the loss of their neutral citizen-Balkan governments for the repatria- Germans from south-east tion of ship.
Europe.
The younger Germans in the Baltic States appear to have little objection to returning, but the older people are going against their will.
COMMISSION TO GO
The German Government is sending is that the move is in accord-a commission to Latvia and Esthonia
the
ance with Hitler's programme to undertake the transfer- ence of population in East in the interest of a far- sighted regulation of Euro- pean life.
Steps have already been taken bring back 10,000 Germans who do useful work in the provinces gained by Germany and restore German order there.
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The journal adds that the movement proves that Germany does not intend to abuse for imperialistic ends, Ger- man groups who for ages have living in Eastern Europe or to thefr help for the purposes of inter- vention and it "lays the bogey of Ger- man aims at European hegemony!"-- Reuter.
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to arrange for the evacuation of Ger- mans, of whom there are 60,000 Latvia and 18,000 in Esthonia.
No formal steps are being taken in 30,000 Germans in regard to the Lithuania, though it is reported that they will be dealt with this week..
The familles of many of these people have been established in Lithuania for centuries, and judg. ing by their anxiety, only a pro. - portion will agree to return to the
Reich.
Foreign observers suggest that the idea of the transfer is to remove Ger- mans from contact with the new mas- ters of the Baltic.
FEAR OF SOVIET INVASION
The Berlin correspondent of a Danish newspaper says it is believed the move
Ernest Bordoli, Secretary to Northampton's Boot and Shoo, Makoro Association, can rank as the town's No. Į. salesman. There are 14 fao- tories in Northampton sharing a Ministry of Bupply order for 2,000,000 pairs of service footwear. Photo shows employees of Manfield's working on part of the order placed with them. (Copyright, Fox):
These Germans, it is reported, would be made to settle in western Poland and in Czecho-Slovakia.
FROM RUSSIA TO0 Meanwhile, it is also reported that Germany will shortly take steps to repatriate all Germans from Russia.--Reuter.
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OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
Berlin, To-day. It is officially confirmed that Reich have opened conversations with Eşthonia and Latvia for the repatria- tions of Germans there in accordance. with the plan mention by Hitler in the Reichstag.
The announcements adds that pro- perty will be duly safeguarded. Reuter.
PACKING UP, SAYS BERLIN
London, To-day.
The German radio says that nearly all the 50,000 Germans in Latvia, most of whom reside in the Riga district, are packing up to return to Germany. They will be settled in the former Polish Corridor.-Reuter.
MOVING OUT
Nearly all
PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY
London, To-day. The German Government has acnt lista of British and French prisoners of war to the Interna- tional Red Cross at Geneva.
The late have been forwarded to the British and French Gov. ernments. Reuter.
NAZI CREW BURNS DISTRESSED PLANE
Copenhagen, To-day.
A German military plane which had been reconnoltring in the North Sea made a forced landing in Denmark yesterday.
The crew set are to the machine on discovering where they were. Reuter.
Esbjerg, To-day.
One of the members of the crew of a German military plane that landed on Fance Island, was found to be wounded.
It is suggested that the wound was sustained in the course of an air bat- tle and he has been taken to hospital. The plane and the other three mem- bers of the crew will be interned.
Reuter.
GERMAN WAR-ACE
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of 50,000 Germans Latvia, of which 40,000 live in Riga, have begun to pack in readiness to leave for Germany forthwith.
A German commission of ex- perts who helped in the evacua- tion of South Tyrol have come to supervise the move.
The Latvian Government have German agreed in principle to the scheme provided: "all the taxes are paid.
ONLY LIGHT LUGGAGE It is estimated that 90 per cent. of the Germans have decided to go and there has been a great rush to buy suitcases as the evacuees have been instructed to take only light luggage.
All businesses must be liquidat- ad and transferred to Latvians or scaled for disposal by the special German committee.
It is understood that the evacuees will settle in the Polish Corridor. Reuter.
PENNY FOR HER THOUGHTS?
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New York Stranded in Europe when war broke out, Miss Alice Scheh is back home with a penny she- earned on the way.
Toronto Harry Baldwin, who as Henrich Boediwein served under Herman Goering, to-day's No. 2 man in the Reich, in the German Air Force in the World War, has registered with the comrades of the Royal Air Force Association, an organization of war- time aviators listing men available for service.
Mr. Baldwin changed his 'name naturalization when he applied for and expects to receive his final papers within a week. He has been in Canada for 10 years.
Expressing a
willingness to do thing in his power to help Canada, Mr. Baldwin asked only that he be excused from fighting against the Germans.
BELGIAN
SUPPLIES
Brussels, To-day.
Belgium is sending an economic mission to the United States to discuss.. the question of food supplies and raw materials.
The mission left for Paris yesterday morning, and it is expected they will embark for New York from an Italian
Reuter.
A cancelled sailing left Miss Scheh in Italy with practically no money,port. She talked the steamship company out of $20 and got to Le Havre, France.
United States Lines officials gave liner her a job on the crew of the Manhattan-as stenographer and typist
HAMMOND JOINS THE RAF
London, To-day.”
at wages of one cent a month. When the ship docked she had officially Walter Hammond, the Gloucester- earned less than half her salary, but shire and England cricketer, is taking
a commission in the RAF ship officials said they were paying up
Reuter. her anyhow,
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