1939-11-14 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 14, 1939

TOUGH ON HITLER:

BELGIANS ARREST

BUT ROTHERMERE GERMAN SOLDIERS

JUSTIFIES IT

London, To-day.

CONTINUING HIS EVIDENCE in the breach of contract case against him, yesterday, Lord Rothermere agreed that when Princess Hohen- lohe went on his behalf to Berlin he expected her to live like a queen.

The Princess was always talking about money.

ma-

A German Army lorry contain- ing twelve soldiers and a chine-gun and coming from Alx- la-Chapelle (Aachen) crossed the Belgian frontier.

They were held up by barbed wire placed across the road and the soldiers were arrested by the gendarmes guarding the frontier. The driver of the lorry had mistaken the road..

"She would become dumb if she didn't all about NAZIS FLY

money.

"She was always pestering badgering me and I sent her to Budapest and Berlin."

and

away

Counsel for the Princess: "But surely it was a little tough on Hitler to sent the Princess to him merely because you wanted

get her out of London?" Lord

Rothermere: "Oh, I'm

sorry. Hitler richly deserves it.

to

not

"In 1935 I thought Hitler really a man who wanted peace above everything. I was wrong and SO

was

was half the population."

talk

SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WAR

Johannesburg, To-day. The Governor-General of

FRIENDSHIP WITH GERMANY South Africa has accepted

African Air

Lord Rothermere was closely cross-the post of Colonel-in-Chief examined regarding the part he play-of the South ed in attempts to restore the Hun- garian Monarchy and articles in the Force. "Daily Mail" under his signature.

One of these was headed, "I want friendship with Germany," but "that

was before Hitler ran amok," marked Lord Rothermere.

Lord Rothermere denied that would have secured for himself

re-

he

South African exports of beef and mutton are soon to be subsidised. Bounties will be paid on exports up to a maximum of 10,000 carcasses, 20,000 sides and 40,000 quarters ol beef.

a The South African emergency re- gulations are to be relaxed, whereby certain persons terned will be released on parole. This is because the country is now quiet.

who have been in-

niche in history if the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs had been restored.

He explained that he took up the Hungarian matter because he thought that on the death of Hindenburg the whole of Central Europe might go into the melting pot and the only way to stabilise the position was to restore the Hohenzollerns and Haps- burgs.

He admitted that the Princess was not a mere messenger boy. At com- paratively rare intervals and on his instructions she had expounded his views to Hitler, Admiral Horthy and the ex-Crown Prince.

The case was adjourned.--Reuter.

VISITORS FOR R.A.F. IN FRANCE

London, To-day.

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, and the representatives of the Dominions and India visited the Royal Air Force in France yesterday.

--Reuter.

WAR RISK

RATE DOWN

London, To-day.

The greater assurance_now felt in the development of Anglo-Japanese relations is reflected in the decision of the rating committee of under- writers to extend to Shanghai the war risk insurance premium of 60/- per cent. hitherto applied from the United Kingdom to Singapore, add- ing over 3,000 miles of the South China Sea to an insured voyage at the same rate.

Similarly an 80/- per cent, pre- mium (60/- per cent. for neutrai ships) now covers trading north of | Shanghai instead of east of Singa-

pole.

-

Reuter.

Mrs. C. E. Remedios, of No. 589, They inspected the key room of Nathan Road, had her handbag, con- headquarters, where details of R.A.F.taining $29, snatched whilst she was operations are planned, and later saw walking in Nathan Road near Man Ming Lane at 8 p.m. last night. The snatcher escaped.

a British fighter squadron behind the lincs. Reuter.

OVER BELGIUM

Brussels, To-day.

German 'planes have again violat-

ed Belgium's neutrality.

The 'planes were returning from a flight over France. They caused the air raid alarm to be sounded in Paris at 3.20 G.M.T. yesterday but driven off by gun-fire.

were

They took a short cut across Bel-

gium.-Reuter.

UNIDENTIFIED PLANES OVER PARIS

na-

BLOCKADE CAMPAIGN

LONDON, TO-DAY. GERMANY, NOT HAVING COM- MAND OF THE SEA OUTSIDE THE BALTIC, CANNOT, LIKE THE AL- LIES, EXERCISE LEGAL CONTRA- BAND CONTROL, AND IS THERE- FORE ATTEMPTING ΤΟ FORCE NEUTRALS TO PASS THROUGH THE KIEL CANAL OR CALL AT NORTH-WEST GERMAN PORTS.

Realising the futility she has resort- ed to the ruthless sinking of neutral ships in a desperate attempt to pre- vent trade with Britain, but the per- ils are small when ships follow the instructions of the sea-commanding British Navy.

Nearly 3,000 British merchant ships have already been convoyed with only three losses.--Reuter.

GANGSTERS

NOT CLAIMED

Shanghai, To-day. The Shanghai Municipal Council has been given the task of locating the "owner" of sixteen men, alleged to be members of Wang Ching-wei's "Self-Protection Association, who are still in the custody of the Bri- tish military authorities.

Paris, To-day. tionality flew over the Paris district tained while proceeding through the

The men, armed with Aeroplanes of an unknown

automatic pistols and hand grenades, were de- yesterday afternoon.

British Defence Sector last Friday.

They could not be distinguished | Our Own Correspondent. owing to the thick fog.

No air raid alarm was sounded.

Reuter.

BURMA AIR PLAN

London, To-day. The Government of Burmah has approved the getting aside of an aero- drome for providing facilities for training and flying-Reuter.

GERMAN AIRMEN

RESCUED

London, To-day.

A Dutch cargo boat has picked up three German airmen whose 'plane crashed into the North Sea. The pilot was drowned. The men have been interned.-Reuter.

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