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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY, 19, 1940

ARTILLERY

ACTIVE

ON WESTERN FRONT

CAMBRIDGE

ELECTION FIGHT

WORLD STATE THE ISSUE

London, To-day. The idea of world fed- eration will be the issue of the by-election at Cam- bridge caused by the death of the Conservative member, Sir John Withers.

The

Paris, To-day.

DESPITE THE COLD, the British and French troops on the Western Front have resumed patrol acti- vity. The Nazis, however, are still keeping to their dug-outs and shelters, with the result that the Allies have undisputed possession of "No Man's Land” at the moment.

There was heavy German artillery fire west of the Saar on Wednesday night, and French artillery replied strongly.

Although there is hardly any air| activity, a lone Nazi 'plane is report- ed to have made a long reconnais- sance flight over north-east France.-

Reuter.

Clash In Vosges

An official communique Issued last

evening refers to a clash in the Vosges,

and says that one of the Allied outposts

repulsed an attack made by an enemy

detachment.

"We have taken a few prisoners,"

well-known lawyer, the communique concludes.--Reuter. Mr. Patrick Ransome, who

once worked in the Inter- GERMANY

national Labour Office at Geneva, has agreed to aç-

cept nomination as Indepen- SCORES A

dent Federal Union candid- ate upon the invitation of the Committee of Federal Union. The Committee's aim is "to unite all democratic peoples under central government as the first step towards a world state,”

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Mr. Ransome stated he believed that if a Federal Union was offered to the

German people it would stimulate them to get rid of the existing regime and

thus prepare the way for permanent peace.

The famous astronomer, Sir James Jeans, la the official Conservative can- didate. Reuter.

IRAQIAN MINISTER SHOT

Baghdad, To-day. The Iraq Finance Minister, Rustam Haidar, was shot in his office yesterday by a former po- lice inspector who had asked to speak with him.

The bullet entered the left side and passed right through the abdomen.

Rustam Haidar. was rushed to hos- pital and the assailant was arrested.

Haldar read an application, sub- mitted by the man, who had been dismissed from the Government ser- vica.

He rose and was leaving the roam when the man shot him. Reuter..

IT'S WARMER' IN

MOSCOW

Moscow, To-day

It was much warmer here yester.... day, when 44 degrees of frost Fahren- heit were recorded, › compared with 79 on Wednesday.-Reuter,

North

R.A.F. CRASH ON N.W. FRONTIER

New Delhi, tish: Aplana

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SCOOP"

London, To-day. Transocean yesterday morning cited from a Munich

newspaper what purported to be an account of a speech delivered at a "secret sitting of the House of Commons on December 15th."

The report was said to have been based on information received from "reliable neutral circles," but imme- diately afterwards is referred to as. being based "on an authorised ex- tract."

The secret session was held on December 13th and Parliament ad- journed next day for the Christmas Recess. The Commons, therefore, was not in session on December 15th.

It may be recalled that on Decem- ber 12th, a Liberal member sought a ruling from the Speaker on whether it was a fact that any Member who repeated outside, even in private con-

versation, anything said in the House during the secret session would be guilty of a breach of privilege.

SPEAKER'S RULING In reply, citing authorities, the Speaker said that a Member who so

acted would be wilfully disobeying an Order of the House and thereby com-

mitting a gross breach of privilege rendering himself liable to reprimand, commitment to prison or in an ex- treme case, expulsion from the House.

In the light of the Speaker's ruling, the "reliability" of neutral circles claiming to give information about the secret proceedings of the British House of Commons and the "author- ity" on which the alleged extracts have been made from speeches deli- vered at the secret session can be easily judged---Britlah Wireless.

HOLLAND PROTESTS

TO GERMANY

<<The Hague, To-day. dial mastir of the Nather- laridă Gabinet was held unexpectedly

lieved that the dispatch of to Kermany concerning the „the steamar: Arendakerk have been" dlacinsi

THIRTY R.N. SUBMARINE SURVIVORS

Berlin, To-day.

It is stated by official sources that four officers and 26 man of the lost British submarines Bea. horse, Undine and Starfish have hitherto been rescued.

The submarines were sunk by the Nazis in the Hellgoland Bight. --Router.

SOVIET APOLOGISES

Stockholm, To-day. The Soviet, replying to the Swedish protest against the aerial violation of Swedish territory, has expressed re- gret for the incident.

The Note, which was handed to the Swedish charge d'affaires in Mos- cow, declares that two Soviet planes

R-A-F. ATTACK ON SYLT

Copenhagen, To-day. Heavy anti-aircraft fire from the southern part of Sylt, the Nazi seaplane base in the North Sea, be- gan at 6 o'clock` yesterday morning, It is reported from Toender.

At the same time, 10 big German planes went up from the aerodrome at List, at the northern end of the island of Sylt, and flew direct- ly south.

A little later five Messerschmidts took to the air from Schleswig, just south of the Danish frontier, and flew westward,

LODE

Very heavy gunfire was heard from afterward, probably warships, though the action may have taken place in the Hallgo- land region.

EXPLOSIONS HEARD Anti-aircraft fire from Sylt lasted. until 6.30 a.m., and two hours later five planes coming from the north- west passed over List and five explo- sions were heard immediately after- wards.

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It is believed these explosions occurred in the Sylt towns of Rantyn and Keltun:

There was heavy anti-aircraft fire the whole time, and machinegun fre from the five planes was also heard. flew over the Swedish frontier in Great activity continues to be re- error when they had lost their bear- ported over Sylt, with planes coming ings in a snowstorm.-Reuter.

and going. Reuter.

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