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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1939

GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED AFTER INITIAL SUCCESS

Paris, To-day.

A SEMI-OFFICIAL commentary compares the Ger- man attack on the French outposts yesterday with the enemy attack at the end of October. The enemy at first made progress and attacked through the line of small advanced posts, but then came into an area well covered by artillery fire.

The French infantry. were ready and the prepared plan was carried out successfully, the enemy suffering appréciable losses

The latest enemy attack was dif- ferent from the October operations in that on this ecasion the Germans met a stronger defence line. 1

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In October they only occupied small strip of territory from which the French outposts retired accord- ing to plan.-Reuter.

HONG KONGS VOLUNTARY WAR EFFORT

The proceeds of the dance for the services at the Peninsula Hotel on November 3rd realized $258 for the British War Organisation Fund.

For the coming attractions for the same cause' are performances of "No, No, Nannette," by the Philharmonic Society on December 12th, 13th, 14th. and 15th, and a children's fancy dress dance on December 22nd, the Peninsula Hotel.

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Working parties have made good progress, and the first consignment of bandages and hospital necessities and woollen comicrts is being de- spatched to London. Packing has been undertaken by the B.A.T., who will also supply, free of charge, the tin-lined cases.

The Emergency Centre has com- pleted 2,500 bandages and slings, and is well on the way to the total at which it aims.

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An article much in demand in the Great War, for which requests are now being received is the Treasure Bag. This is a bag about 8in. by 12in. made of cretonne or strong cot- ton in bright colours, and into it letters, cigarettes, pipes etc., put, when a man arrives in hospital. His name is written on a label, which is firmly stitched on one side. Any- one who has pieces of cretonne or cotton suitable for these bags is in- vited to send them to the Hon. Se- cretary at Mraina House, Queen's Road.

NAZI TERRORISM ENRAGES CZECHS

frontier,

Escaping over the Polish Mgr. Shramek, seventy, head of the Czecho-slovak Catholics and a for mer Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, has arrived in Paris.

"When I left Prague," he said in an interview, "the Government of the so-called protectorate was nothing more than a mockery, The Gestapo was in absolute control, carrying out. a reign of terror.

"Each day the oppression was becoming more brutal, with ar. rests and executions mounting up. Even in the most moderate. circles exasperation was nearing. boiling point, and I am not sur. prised at the revolt which took place a few days ago.” He described how the Catholic Faith was being persecuted.

"As the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool declared last Sunday," concluded, "this war is a crusade, and it is the duty of all Catholles to.

the safety participate in It for Christianity."

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