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MOTIVE OF NEUTRAL PEACE PLEA

BUTTER

HITLER CAUTION

DIRECT NAZI RIDDLE

THREATS

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Paris, To-day. POLITICAL QUARTERS IN Paris have received with due respect the peace initiative of Belgium and the Netherlands, but express the unanimous opinion that acceptance at present is impossible. They point out that the best answer is provided by

Lord Halifax's speech.

France and Britain are fighting but indicate that contract has al- against German methods in interna-ready been established between Lon- tional relations, and peace is impos- don and Paris for determining the sible till the cause of violations of common attitude. international law are removed.

Official quarters refuse to comment,

CLOSE-UP OF AIR COMBAT

London, To-day. R.A.F. officers engaged in combats over the North Sea give graphic details of the clashes.

No direct comment whatever is

LINER ESCAPES SUBMARINE

New York, To-day.

The Mackay Radio reports that the 12,333-ton British steamer Mataroa has wirelessed that she was chased by a submarine in the Atlantic.

The U-boat later disappeared or submerged.

The Mataroa is owned by G. Thompson and Co., Ltd.-Reuter.

CZECHS ON

yet forthcoming from German circles. VERGE

---Havas.

PRECISE GERMAN

THREATS

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Brussels, To-day.

OF FAMINE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Amsterdam, To-day. The several hardships of

and Moravia are described

Political quarters in Brus- the populations of Bohemia sels are rather bewildered by by a reliable witness who the peace appeal of Queen Wilhemina and King Leo- has just arrived from the pold, and are unable to ex- plain the reason for it.

It came as a complete surprise, as witness an official denial earlier in the day that a mediation offer

was

In one case, so close was the Bri- tish attack to a Heinkel 115 bomber that the British and German aircraft passed within a yard of each other. intended.

When first sighted, the Heinkel Several well-informed personages was flying at right angles to the Bri-suggest that the new German threats tish machine.

The German headed south but was overtaken at a height of 200 feet.

The enemy rear gunner opened fire with tracer bullets, which passed un- der the British aircraft, whose gun- ner replied. Range was quickly closed and the British pilot reports that two good bursts appeared to get

home.

IN THE CLOUDS

to neutrals, especially to Belglum and Holland, have compelled the two coun- tries to reinforce their moral position on the eve of possible aggression,

Informed quarters do not see the possibility of any sucgess at. tending the gesture,

are

re-

seriously concerned at the possibility

Belgian quarters, meanwhile,

of Germany enforcing certain precise threats which they are reported The Heinkel then pulled up into cently to have transmitted to several the clouds, but was pursued and re-neutral States.-Havas. ceived another burst of fire at close quarters.

The British pilot said: The enemy climbed still higher into the clouds and as he did so we cut in front and under and let off one more burst at very short range.

The Heinkel dived as we passed in front and only a few feet separated us."

The German plane was not seen again and the British machine' re- sumed its patrol.

In the seconds combat, the German turned tall after some exciting aero- batics, in which machine-guns were in a constant rattle and he seemed to be hit also before gaining concealment in a cloud. Reuter.

WEATHER FORECAST —North-East

winde, moderate; fine to bloudy.

NAZI SHOCK TROOPS

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Brussels, To-day. ¡ The German shock troops now, con- centrating on the Netherland frontier are under the command of General Blaskowitz, who commanded on the Warsaw front.

German sources explain the con- centration by the alleged impossibili ty of concentration on the Seigfried Line itself, where, they say, space is laoking.-HavaE.

Protectorate.

He declares that these prosperous provinces of slovakia are now on the famine.

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The German economic

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London, To-day. Expert observers are puz- zled by German military in- activity.

It is pointed out that Hitler has been building the German Army as a powerful offensive weapon, destined to achieve a smashingly quick deci- sion.

Hitler, it is felt, must be perfectly aware that time is working against him, more especially since the, open- ing of the war material market ΟΙ the United States to the Allies.

Political quarters are beginning to wonder whether he intends to koop on the defenslve, tiring the Allies and hoping to create * movement for peace In Allied and neutral countries.

GERMAN "NERVE" WAR Doubtless, also, he realises the utter uselessness of a mass winter operation, and plans to use the next few months for a diplomatic offen- sive in Central and Eastern Europe. - Observers ridicule reports spread by German sources according to which Hitler is awaiting the manu- facture of an especially dreadful en- gine of war.--Havas.

quires them to supply the Reich with

all available manufactured goods and foodstuffs.

They are

practically without meat, bread, sugar, coal and gasoline, which have been re- qulaitioned for military needs. Farmers are forbidden to slaughter cattle and pigs, while 90,000 natives formerly of the Czech provinces are reported Czecho- to have been transplanted to Ger- verge of many as hostages guaranteeing the good behaviour of the population of plan re- the Protectorate. Havas.

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