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HITLER AGAINST THE WALL

RICKSHAW

BRAND CEYLON TEA

CHINA MAIL

OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 30,813

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1939

Price: 10 Cts.

FRIDAY 13TH FOR U-BOATS

London, To-day,

The Admiralty announce that Friday the Thirteenth has been most unlucky for U-boats; three having been destroyed.

Hunting craft have been able to rescue some survivors,- -Reuter.

WAR TO THE UTTERMOST: NAZIS HOLD WAR COUNCIL AFTER PREMIER'S SPEECH

STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY.

GERMANY NOW REALISES THAT PEACE ON HITLER'S TERMS IS UN- OBTAINABLE AND IS PREPARING FOR WAR TO THE UTTERMOST. All Berlin correspondents of the Swedish press report a lengthy meeting of

the Nazi war council following Mr. Chamberlain's speech,

HERONSPOOL SUNK BY U-BOAT

London, To-day. The Admiralty announces that a British- steamer, the Herons- pool, has been attacked by a German U-boat. Her crew are safe on board an American ship.

Launched in 1929, the ship was of 6,200 tons gross and registered at West Hartlepool.-Reuter,

NAZI U-BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN

Washington, To-day. "About half a dozen for-

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