1939-11-21 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, NÖVEMBER 21, 1939

GERMANS

NAZIS OVER USE THE THAMES TACTICS

BOMBING ATTACK ON BRITISH DESTROYER

London, To-day.

NAZI AERIAL ACTIVITY over Britain yesterday, though only three planes were definitely sight- ed, extended from the south of England and the London area to the Orkneys, in the far north. The enemy raiders were obviously following up the almost daily flights of the last fortnight or so with a further reconnaissance patrol. The area chiefly affected was the Thames Estuary,

Essex and South Kent.

SOVIET,

A German plane was sighted fly- ing at a tremendous height and Bri- tish fighters took off.

The plane made off at high speed towards the coast, and when

our

JAPAN AND fighters drew off, the enemy machine

CHINA

Moscow, To-day.

M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Commissar, and Mr. Togo,

Ambassador Japanese

to Moscow, have agreed to open negotiations for trade treaty based on the most fa- voured nation clause.

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It will cover questions of Japanese-Soviet and Chin- ese-Soviet ports.

was engaged, without effect, by anti- aircraft batteries.

DESTROYER ATTACK

Another machine flew over the south-east coast, but it is not clear if it was the same craft or another.

The air raid warning was sounded and the all clear went an hour later.

Another Nazi reconnaissance plane visited the Orkneys and was driven

attack Meanwhile an unsuccessful on one of our destroyers in the North Sea may have been carried out by one of the planes which had flown over Britain earlier.

off by anti-aircraft fire.

CINEMA AUDIENCES STAY

London, To-day. Air raid warnings were sounded in several south-east coast towns last

The cinemas were in full swing but the majority of audiences stared.

The exchange of views is still in a very preliminary stage and it is not yet decided where the negotiations | night. will be held. Russia prefers Moscow, but as the Japanese do not have any commercial experts attached to the Embassy there the Japanese favour Tokyo as the venue.

Soviet-Japanese trade is at present insignificant and the basis for a large expansion is lacking; nevertheless, the negotiations are important, principally. as they are part of the Soviet effort to improve its political relations with Japan for the purpose of obtaining a freer hand on its western frontier. SOVIET-CHINESE RELATIONS The success of this effort will de- pend mainly on the Soviet's attitude to China.

No gunfire or bombs were heard and the all clear was signalled after an hour.

THAMES GUNS IN ACTION

London, To-day. - The Air Ministry state that anti- batteries along the

lower aircraft

the Thames opened fire reaches of yesterday morning at hostile avcraft. An air force fighter patrol chased the raider out to sea from the Essex coast.

BOMBER ATTACK

It is officially announced that a German bomber unsuccessfully at- the a British destroyer in tacked southern area of the North Sea yes-

Reuter.

Some observers here believe that it's Russia is prepared to abandon support of Chiang Kai-shek in order to secure an arrangement with Ja- pan, but others are doubtful, hav-terday. ing regard to the long tradition of Russian political activity in China- Reuter.

SWISS PROTEST

BRITISH

Zurich, To-day. TRADE

The Swiss Government has lodged

the

a protest with Berlin against violation of Swiss territory on Sun- day, when anti-aircraft shells from across the frontier injured two peo- ple in the city of Basel.-Reuter,

AUSTRIAN ARRESTS

Vienna, To-day. Arrests of Austrians are made

Austria daily. The unrest in

has

arisen over the arrest of a high official of the Viennese police.-Reuter,

BIGGEST LOSS

Amsterdam, To-day. The managing director of the Royal Dutch. Steamship Co., owners of the Simon; Bolivar, described the loss as the biggest the company has ever sustained-Reuter.

INCREASE

London, To-day. The setback in September to seaborne trade was due to the commercial uncertainty and sinkings while unprotect- ed ships were scattered along the ocean trade routes.

T* convoy system and an unceas- ing ffensive by the Royal Navy has resulted in a large reduction of sink- of con- ings and in a restoration ❘fidence.

Hence British imports in October increased by nearly £12,000,000, and exports by £1,500,000-Reuter.

THREAT TO SINK DUTCH LINER

Rotterdam, To-day.

At the request of the Holland- America Company the. Dutch Le- gation in Berlin has been In- structed to protest against the In- clualon of the Dutch liner Veen- dam in the latest German list of liners alleged to have been armed against U-boats by Bri. tain.

A vessel of 15,450 tons, the Veendam was built in 1923.- Reuter,

PEPPER IMPORTS BANNED

London, To-day. Importations of ground and un- ground pepper are prohibited under a new order issued by the Board of Trade yesterday.

No applications for import licenses will be entertained until further notice. Reuter.

WRECK MAY BE BLOWN UP

London, To-day.

It may be necessary to blow up the Simon Bolivar, as she is in the line

of traffic.-Reuter.

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The Hague, To-day. The repeated Nazi viola- tions of Dutch neutrality are taken by well-informed ob- servers here to be feelers to test the Dutch determination · to resist attempts against the country's neutrality.

Reports from Berlin state that German army, navy and air force quarters disagree as to the necessity of invading the Netherlands prior to an attack on Britain.

Those who oppose such an invasion stress mainly the international repercussions of an attack against peace- ful Holland.

German quarters believe that alternate threats and promises might induce the Netherlands to "see the Reich's viewpoint."-Havas.

ARMY LEAVE RESTORED

Amsterdam, To-day. Periodical leave in the Netherlands Army will be restored from to-day.

The leave was cancelled on October 10, when Holland grew worried over the movements of Nazi troops on Netherlands- the other side of the

German frontier.-Reuter.

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