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AIR BLITZKRIEG IN COMING WEEKS PREDICTED

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BERNE, TO-DAY.

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ERN FRONT, THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENTS OF SWISS NEWSPAPERS REPORT FRE- QUENT CONFERENCES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS BETWEEN CHIEFS OF THE GERMAN ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE.

The correspondent of the “Corriere del Ticino” adds that a major German offensive in the near future is al- most certain.

The Reich, the corespondent says, must try to bring about a decision before next Winter, a period it could hard- ly face owing to the increasing difficulties in obtain- ing raw materials.

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London, To-day.

The correspondent of the "Neue Zuercher Zaltung" says that as the result of Hitler's conferences with the Air Force chlafa,, the swooping of great fleets of German bombers on the English coasts accompanied by attacks on shipping on an unpre- cedented scale, may be expected in the next few weeks.

Conferences in the last few days According to the Capetown corres- have been drawing up plans for the the attacks, which are likely to be con- pondent of the "Dally Express"

un-centrated on British ports.-Havas. South African Government has earthed a Nazi counter-espoinage ring South African which was sending military secrets to the Reich.

Headquarters of the ring were

Portuguese East Africa, the

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The Royal Observatory reports that in a depression is moving north-east- corres- ward across the Loochoos, separating high pondent reports, and the Nazis used the anticyclone into areas of

covering China and the pigeons to send out the information.-pressures

Pacific to the east of the Bonins.

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Shanghal, To-day.

The police vigil at last night's gun battle in Shanal Road, near Peking Road, terminated at 10.30 this morning when the remain- Ing gunmen surrendered to the combined Police and Reserve Unit forces.

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Shanghai's latest Street" affair thus concluded with nine suspects arrested, seven pls- tols seized, two bandits on top of slabs at the Public Mortuary and two foreign policemen wounded In the General Hospital.

Two of the bandits refused to surrender last night but were sub- like animals. sequently trapped

For some time this morning they could be seen on top of the roof. In addition to the two British deteo- police officers, a Chinese

tive was also 'wounded. Own Correspondant.

Our

Washington, To-day. Members of the State Depart- ment are reported to be of opin- ion that a non-military loan to Finland would not violate inter- national law, and therefore it is considered

the probable that -Senate foreign relations commit- tee will vote the proposed increase and in capital of the Import

to Export Bank of $100,000,000 enable the loan to be made.

Meanwhile the "Washington Post" makes a bitter attack Congress for its attitude to Finnish question, declaring, “If the..... Finns artn't to go under, aid from the outside world must be forthcoming soon. It is this which makes the spectacle of Congres- sional indecision on the proposed loan such a mockery of American public opinion, The Finnish loan question is being wrapped in miles of red tape."--Reuter,

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Kemi,

Helsinki, To-day.

in an important town the Gulf of Bothnia, was subject- ed to an intensive Soviet air raid

and yesterday,

communications were practically severed.

Northern headquarters of Finnish army at Rovaniemi were also much damaged by an air raid and have now been evacuated ex- cept for persons conducting ex- sential services.-Reuter.

the

Shanghai, To-day.

this Heavy snowfall occurred

cold is still morning. Intense claiming many victims of the coolle and destitute class, Bodies are being picked up everywhere. -Our Own Correspondent.

A police launch towing a burned at- junk attracted considerable tention among passengers crossing the ferry at 1.30 p.m. to-day.

It was ascertained ~-that--the Junk had been set on fire yes- terday near San Mun Customs Station by Japanese sailors who forced the crew into a small sam-

pan.

When the Japanese departed, the crew returned to the burning junk and managed to put out the fire.

They were picked up outside the harbour this morning and towed in.

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