THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1939.
"If You Tell A Big Enough Lie Often Enough"-Hitler
SIX DEAD IN WEDDING SHOOT-UP
Chan phải, Tô duy
It is now reported that, aix
were killed in the wedding shoot- ing battle yesterday.
bride
It transpires that the groom was a minor puppet of. ficial, and the incident may have * political background.—Reuter.
JUNK LOST IN SQUALL
THREE CHINESE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED YES- TERDAY MORNING WHEN A JUNK WAS DASHED ON THE ROCKS IN A SQUALL NEAR SHEK-O CLUB.
GOEBBELS BURBLES AT EVEN FASTER TEMPO IN ATTACK ON MR. CHURCHILL
Berlin, To-day.
A FEATURE OF THE_Sunday evening radio pro- gramme all over Germany was a statement by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister, which consisted of an imaginary cross- examination of Mr. Winston Churchill, demand- ing "a personal and precise reply."
The questions dealt with the now well-known Gèr- man allegation that Mr. Churchill was respon- sible for sinking the Athenia with three British destroyers.
The master, Lau Yee, told the police The Athenia case is not yet finished. It is only be-
that the wreck occurred at 6 a.m.
One of his fokis, Tong Chau, and
ginning, and it is better if you spoke now," de-
ITALY AND THE BALKANS
Roms, To-day. Writing in "Giornale d'Italia,' Signor Gayda says that nothing can be done in the Balkans with- out Italy and that Italy will ob- serve future developments with her usual calm and undivided attention.-Reuter.
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FIRST SNOW
Wuyuan, Suiyuan, To-day.
snow of the season.
fell' Saturday night, forcing the thermometer down.
Central News, many degrees.
two passengers were drowned.
Another foki, Tam Hung-ki, suffer-
ed an injury to the skull and admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital.
was
clared Dr. Goebbels in the minatóry tones of throughout Sulyuan on.. counsel to a ho^tile witness!
First
NAZI-SOVIET TRADE PROJECTS
Moscow To-day. An agreement in principle covering Nazi-Soviet trade has now been reached and will soon be announced.
Reuter.
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"Why have you brought question- able witnesses who have stated the by opposite to what is now stated the witness, Anderson?" · demanded the Nazi Propaganda Minister.
"With matters of minor importance you annoy the world with your talka- tiveness.
or
"Now come to the microphone go to the Commons, but in heavens' sake, talk, talk, talk, talk."
THE EDINBURGH DOG!
Churchill of After accusing Mr. lyricising over the activities of Bri- they tish troops in France, "where have not been seen by French poilus," and exaggerating German losses on the western front so that the French Government "found it necessary to
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NAZI THREAT OF “CONTINENTAL” BLOCKADE
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London, To-day. COMMENTING ON THE Nâzi "threat" to employ the so-called Continental blockade against Bri- tain, observers point out that 120 years ago Nà-- poleon attempted this same feat, and it led to his downfall.
correct you," and inventing the story And Napoleon was in a far better and stronger posi-
tion than is Nazi Germany to-day.
of "the Edinburgh dog" (according
wireless to the German
the first
Practically the whole of Europe official British report on the air raids
domination under his
while declared that only a dog was killed), was Dr. Goebbels exhorted
Chur-Russia was his full ally. But the chill to get on with his own business: Continental-blockade soon--became-a-
Mr.
own
PACKED WITH AMERICANS! Dr. Goebbels then gave his version of how Mr. Churchill (who was not yet then First Lord of the Admiralty) had the Athenia packed with Americans, but excluded Ger- mans, and carefully "prepared explosion in advance!"
an
pro-
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Mr. Churchill, said the Nazi
prepared paganda gentus, then give telegraphic orders for the ex plosion and sent three desteyers to remain in the vicinity of the ship to rescue witriées.
Nowy dla kollim
Q CHURCHILL, INVENTION!
"The explosion was stupidly ar- ranged and the Athenia remained 14 hours afloat, when the ship had to be sunk to obliterate traces of the crime!"
The British witnesses' statement took sur- that a destroyer which
of vivors on board fired a number shots at the Athenia to prevent the .wreckage becoming a danger to ship- ping, is explained by Dr. Goebbels as "a pretext which only you could have invented."-Reuter.
Gibbs
SOLID DENTIFRICE
ATTACKS ON MR. CHURCHILL
London, Yesterday. press to-day resumed inston Churchill, ting that the First Lord miralty, sank the Athenia.
great hardship to the Continent, and the nations rose in revolt against him. A Nazi. attempt to bring about such a blockade may prove Hitler's down- fall in similar fashion.-Reuter.
DECIS FACTOR
ew York, To-day. Dicussing blockade problems, the "New York Herald Tribune” says that the superiority of Britain and France over. Germany in the matter of oil supplies will be a decisive factor.
the
It casts suspicion on the ability for the Reich to get its supplies from in-
wer side the blockade. In contrast, Allies Kave the world's supplies at their disposal, have the money to pay for all they want, and have plenty of tankers, and the means of protect ing them-Reuter.
BELGIANS CALLED UP
Paris, To-day.
The French wireless reports that all Belgians living in France who are liable for military service have been ordered to return to Belgium within
Reuter.
nine days..
KOWLOON, DOCKS LAUNCHING
The motorship, "Hermelin," built at the Kowloon Docks for the Norwegian shipping company, Brunsgaard: Kis- teruds, Skibsaksjeselskap of Drammen, is to be launched on Wednesday, November 8, at 6 p.micro
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