THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 18, 1939
HITLER AND HIGH COMMAND IN DISAGREEMENT: LONG CONFERENCES IN BERLIN
London, To-day.
HITLER IS CONTINUING to see a constant stream
of party and military chiefs. It is reported that Hitler himself wants immediate operations against the Allies to be carried out and that the German High Command is oppos- ed to this.
Hitler is also hesitant, as he knows that if a “drive“ started and was defeated by the Allies, the Army would thrust him aside and take power. Joachim von Ribbentrop is receiv- ing a large number of threatening let- ters, accusing him of having sold the Reich to Soviet Russia.
The latest issue of the "Schwarze Korps," official organ of the Army has been confiscated. It contained several obituaries of soldiers killed in that part of Poland which was later handed over to Soviet Russia.
The paper is also reported to have said that the British contraband con- trol was beginning to tell on the Ger- man people and to have stated that German losses in Poland had been very heavy.
Berlin has promptly issued the ex- pected denial.-Reuter.
BRITAIN TO
GROWING UNREST IN AUSTRIA
ZURICH, TO-DAY.
REPORTS FROM VIENNA INDI- CATE THAT THAT CITY, TOO, IS AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-NAZI
MOVEMENT. STORM TROOPERS HAD TO INTERVENE IN A DEMON- STRATION BY MARKET WOMEN LAST WEEK.
Austrian factory workers are inter- fering with the Nazi war machine. Munitions are interfered with and in- dustrial plants develop "mysterious defects."-Reuter.
BUY ALL N.Z. HUGEORDERS SUPPLIES
Wellington, To-day.
FOR WAR
RISE IN COST OF LIVING SLOWS
OFF
London, To-day.
EX-SOLDIERS FOR HOME DEFENCE
London, To-day.
Twenty thousand more men are required for the Home de. fence battalions. They must be
men between ex-infantry
the ages of 35 and 60.
One of their main duties will be the guarding of Important points. At the moment, this is being done by some of the fight- ing troops but as the Home bat- talions increase in strength these men will be replaced.-Reuter.
The rise in the cost of liv- ing is slowing down. The in- crease in September was 10 points, but October's increase JAPANESE
CLAIMS IN
was only 4 points.
Commenting on this, the "Daily Telegraph" says that the rise is very much smaller than was 'expected, Au- tomatic wage increases based on the cost of living are already paid to 1,750,000 workers and since the 4,000,000 others have also had in-
creases.
war
PAKHOI AREA
Several newspapers point out that on
Shanghai, To-day. Information available here
the rise in prices was caused by in-near Pakhoi is meagre, and the Japanese landings creased insurance and shipping rates. They are not likely to be much high-reports from Chinese and
Japanese sources flicting.
er.-Reuter.
BRITAIN PILING UP MUNITIONS
London, To-day.
A large stock of anti- aircraft shells has been piled up in England during the lull.
are con-
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Japanese Navy circles claim that their marines have advanced 30 miles inland, though no confirmation of this can be obtained from other sources.
Chinese quarters, while not over optimistic, affirm that Chinese shore batteries have sunk a number of Jap- anese launches which were trying to land men from warships. Our Own Correspondent.
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STREET FIGHTING
Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. Reliable messages received last night state that the Japanese have oc- Yesterday, members of the Press cupied Fongshing, south-west of visited one of . on
the many
factories Yamchowfu. manufacturing the new 3.7 anti-air- craft shell.
London, Tc-day. Mr. Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, said yesterday that his de- partment had spent £160,000,000 orders since the war began. The week before last alone, £20,000,000 worth of contracts had been placed. Gov-Reuter,
Mr. W. Nash, New Zealand Mints- ter of Finance, announces that Bri- tain is to purchase all New Zealand's surplus supplies of butter and cheese at a price which will just meet that guaranteed by New Zealand's ernment to dairy farms.-Reuter. CZECH COMMITTEE TO ORGANISE LEGION
Paris, To-day. A Czech National Committee has been formed in Paris to form a Czech Army to fight with the Allies against the Nazis. M. Edouard Benes, the former Czech president, is on the Committee.-Reuter.
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CANADIAN CHINESE DINNER DANCE
of
The sixth annual dinner dance the Canadian Chinese Club took place at the Peninsula Hotel last evening.
Among the 200 members and guests were Lt. Col. Daughty, Canadian Im- migration Commissioner, and Mrs. Daughty, and Major Duclos, Canadian Trade Commissioner, and Mrs. Duclos.
DO YOU REMEMBER
TEA FOR TWO AND TWO FOR TEA
AND OTHER FAVOURITES ?
·
You will hear them again in
"NO! NO! NANETTE '
To be produced at the
QUEEN'S THEATRE
by the
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
on
--DEC. 13th., 14th., 15th and 16th.
at 9.30 p.m.
Tickets $3.30, $2.20
and $1.10
ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF
"
THE BRITISH WAR ORGANIZATION FUND
Booking opena at Queen's Th
Wednesday, 22nd November, 1989.
This factory also makes 27 types of munitions, from the 12-inch naval shell downward and also supplies 500- lb. bombs for aircraft and oxygen cylinders to aviators who have to fly at very high altitudes.--Reuter.
MIGRATION
FROM THE
UKRAINE
Street-fighting In Yamchowfu commenced yesterday afternoon when the Japanese from Fong- shing reached the city.
The Japanese are concentrating most of their forces in the Yamchow- ful region, which is much closer to Kwangsi border than Pakhoi or Lim- chowfu (Hopo).
Meanwhile, Pakhoi is still in Chin- ese hands, according to reports yester- day afternoon, no messages being re- ceived on the fighting in this area last night. Our Own Correspondent.
FONGSHING IN RUINS
Shiukwan, To-day. Fongshing lies in ruins after re- peated bombings by Japanese hir. craft,
MOSCOW, TO-DAY. THREE HUNDRED GERMAN PEASANT FAMILIES HAVE BEEN
Japanese cavalry and infantry units EVACUATED FROM THE POLISH ing is reported to be
are invading Yamchow. Heavy fight- UKRAINE.
in progress around the city.-Central News.
Its work now finished, the German Commission for Repatriation left Moscow for Berlin on Thursday night. German sources in Moscow state that only 115,000 Germans will be transferred, as compared with a mil- lion Russians, Ruthenians and Ukrainians. →→→ Reuter,
PREMIER OUT AGAIN
London, To-day. Mr. Chamberlain went out yester- day for the first time since his at- tack of gout. He walked from 10, Downing Street, to his car. A slipper was on the affected foot. Reuter.
MR. GREENWOOD ORDERED
TO REST -
London, To-day.
A JAPANESE REPORT
Shanghai, To-day. According to Japanese reports, a meeting of the British and American Ambassadors to China and 'a' Japan-. ese diplomatic representative will be held in Shanghai following the arri- val of Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, who is now in Hong Kong. Our Own Cor- respondent
TROOP TRAIN DYNAMITED
Fancheng
oday..
Ja-
ted at
Mr. Arthur Greenwood will make Over 100 Japanese troops lost no more speeches until the end of their lives the year. His doctor, insists on his panese troop "gning slow"" for a time. He had an Lichintsal on- arduous time for several months Railway on during the illnass of Mr. C. Afties, locomotive and
sader of the
Reuter. destroys
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