THE CHINA-MAIL, JANUARY 2, 1940.
GERMANY GRIPPED BY SPY SCARE: ISOLATING PEOPLE FROM THE WORLD
Amsterdam, To-day. BRITISH A NEW SPY SCARE IN Germany is described in an
article dated from Holland's eastern border and HELP FOR published in the Rotterdam newspaper "Maas- bode."
This fear of spies, it is stated, is the reason for the marked discouragement noticeable lately of all traffic between Germany and Holland.
FINLAND
LONDON, TO-DAY, GREAT BRITAIN HAS FORMAL- LY NOTIFIED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS THAT SHE IS TAKING
Over Christmas, very few of those who applied to go STEPS TO HELP FINLAND.
to Germany to visit friends and relations were granted the necessary permits.
New notices, saying. "Caution in in Germany say, "but the Govern- Conversation. The enemy is listen- | ment and people do not want to re- Ing," have been stuck up on the Ger- cognise the fact."
The man side of the border.
The constant movement of troops during the blackout in trains and the huge war traffic in Germany have caused the German authorities to give great publicity to warnings against uples and to the, law
against high treason.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING North of the railway line between Bentheim and Osnabruck, the cutting off of traffic is not so complete us south of the line.
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This is presumed to be in connec- tion with the concentration of Ger-
in troops Coesfeld, Borken, Raesfeldt and Bocholdt, which is said to be reserved for the Siegfried Line. There is, however, another reason for discouraging traffic between Holland and Germany, the article continues.
FAIRY TALES
It is not desired that German nawa- paper readers should learn by word of mouth from people across the bor- der what is carefully withheld from them in their papers.
The paper adds everyone is convinced is being, as it were, the British blockade.
"Holland is also at war," the people
that in Germany
that Holland starved out by
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VERBOTEN
Meanwhile, the latest thing to be verboten in Germany is the scattering
of cinders on pavements when they are covered with snow or ice.
For the period of the war, this has now been prohibited, because it ruins the soles of people's shoes and those who scatter cinders in the streets do so at the risk of legal punishment.— Reuter.
MR. HULL'S OPTIMISM
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
IN HIS NEW YEAR. MESSAGE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, DECLARED:
not "The possibility is
excluded that the nations may find a suffi- cient strength of conscience to return
before the forces of destruction have
been loosed in all their fury to the tried and proven road of peaceful, international relations.
"If the war intensifies, it will fall more and more heavily upon~~~the American people.
"If peace comes, America must throw her weight in the direction of creating an enduring world order under the law."-Reuter.
WHOOPEE IN NEW YORK-
New York, To-day. New York had the maddest, marriest New Year Celebrations of a decade.
Crowds in Times Square were BO large that bus traffic had to be stop- ped.
The low temperature, however, for- The low temperature, however, forced the noisy crowds to keep mov- ing.
Night clubs were sold out of liquor. It is estimated that $50,000,000 was spent in the city during the night.— Reuter,
VETERAN ACTOR DEAD
London, To-day.
Bir Frank Benson, the... Shakes- pearan" actòr, has died at the age of
81.
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Though there is no indication of the form the help will take, it is learned that no troops will be sent to Finland but only war material.
France is taking a similar step and the Allies are working in close co- operation.
President Kallio of Finland yester- day issued a message in which he expressed gratitude for the Albed
help.
He said: "During the next few days the Reds will make the acquaintance hunteers from abroad who have the same love of liberty as ourselves"
Reuter.
NATIONAL SAVINGS
CERTIFICATES
FORMER CHINA
C-IN-C MARRIES
London, Te-day. Admiral Sir Charles Little, 84- cond Bea Lord, married his cou- sin, Miss Mary Elizabeth Little, at Westminster Abbey yesterday. Admiral Little's first wife died In May last year.
Bir Charles was formerly Com- mander-In-Chief, China Station. -Reuter.
JAPANESE WAR PROPHET
London, To-day.
Viscount Kano, London manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, declared in an interview that the war will have reached a turning point in favour of the Allies by Easter, and that the Sino- Japanese conflict will end in a month in a magnanimous peace.
Viscount Kano declared that Ger London, To-day.
many had not the foreign investments An average
or other resources of over 1,000,000 Na-
she possessed im tional Savings Certificates has been 1914, and said that as Germany's re- sold. on each working day since sources were diverted more and more November 22.
to military purposes, the sufferings of con-her people will increase.
Over £1,500,000 has been tributed on every working day to Boxing Day. Reuter.
BOMBING REPORT
NAZIS' PLIGHT
The scarcity of salt, food and cloth- Ing was already felt. How can Ger- YUN many, in this plight, carry on a dress, air bombarțiment. of Britain or an assault on the Maginet Line7-ask- Last night's French war communi-ed Viscount Kano. que stated It was a quiet day on the front on the whole.
Paris, To-day.
An enemy detachment which at tempted a raid on one of our posts west of the Vosges was repulsed Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
MELER
FRANK
HATS
He was also helpful of better An- glo-Japanese relations and declared that Japan did not want territory or indemnity from China, only access to her raw materials and a better mar- Iket for Japanese goods-Reuter.
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