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FREEDOM STATION'S NEAR SHAVE

London, To-day.

NAZIS TAKE DRASTIC ACTION

Prague, To-day.

Nazi Storm Troopers and| Freiheit Police have taken action

against Czech students.

The Deutsche ("German Freedom") wire- less station was forced into hiding on Thursday, when the Gestapo almost closed in on it. A broadcast had to be stopped before it was finish- ed.

It is still active, however, and the announcer reports that friends warn- ed them at almost the last moment and they had to "burrow" their way out. They managed to save all their equipment from the Gestapo.

had The announcer said that they friends everywhere who warned them and of the activities of the Gestapo they moved the transmitter after each broadcast.Reuter.

GERMAN AGENTS IN THE AZORES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

London, To-day.

Press reports state that a number of German agents are at present in the Azores Islands upon the personal instructions of Grand Admiral Raeder who, it is believed, is coveting the base for attacks Azores as a future

Havas. against British, shipping.

At 2 a.m. yesterday, they occupied the Czech University and High Schon! took away 1,200 students in and buses.

Eight hours later, 5,000 Nazi rein- forcements, including armoured cars

the and machine-guns, arrived.

All this is "in retaliation" for

earlier this week, demonstrations when Czech students, gathered at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior, shout- ing "Freedom!",and singing their own Czech songs.-Reuter,

MULTÍPLYING EVIDENCE

New York, To-day. The "New York Times" says that the multiplying evidence of open de- Alance in Germany means either that the Czech rebellion is strengthening German au- and hardening or that thority is weakening.

The paper says that the Reich has itself the seeds incorporated within

Reuter. of destruction.

LOCAL ACTIVITY ON

THE WAR - FRONT

Paris, To-day. Last night's French war communi- local ""There has been que stated: activity by units in contact and by artillery."

Reuter.

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The enquiry is said to have been made through the diplomatic re- presentatives of the three coun- tries at Brussels and The Hague, --Reuter.

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