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"Peace Plan" In Its Appropriate Perspective LORD TAVISTOCK AND THE NAZIS

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER MISSING

Calcutta, To-day. Efforts are being made to trace --- an Imperial Airways liner which

·loft Jiwani (Arabia) at 5.30 yesterday morning.

The plane should have reach- ed Sharjah at 10.30 am, but had not arrived last night-Reuter.

SECRET RADIO IN HOLLAND

Rotterdam, To-day. The Dutch police have seized a secret wireless transmitter which was

London, To-day.

THE SO-CALLED PEACE PLAN published under the auspices of Lord Tavistock and the British Coun- cil for Christian Settlement in Europe has arous- ed only limited interest in the newspapers in Bri- tain, and some, like "The Times,” ignore it al- together.

In political quarters, says Reuter's diplomatic cor-

respondent, the plan is not taken seriously

It is regarded as another manifesta- tion of the peace offensive which has been sponsored by German propa- gandist agents, and it is pointed out that it is in striking, contrast to Hit-.. ler's latest speech and to the recent renewed outbreaks of hate against Britain.

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Sponsor of the plan, the year-old Lord Tavistock, been actively assoolated - in cent years with Communism, Paci fism, Social Credit, and National, 'Socialism » (Naziism);

PAL OF LORD HAW-HAW. One of his former colleagues is now

believed to be "Lord Haw-Haw, who is the German broadcaster in Eng- fish from Berlin.

Gordon Canning ́ ́is another member of the Council for Chris- tian Settlement who WAS also until recently a member of the British Fascist Party.

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In official quarters it is pointed out that the British peace aims have been made abundantly clear by the cent speeches of Mr. Chamberlain and

*** The Marquess of Tavistock is

operated from an attic Lord Halifax. Reuter. at Schierbroek, allegedly also apparently an expert on parrots for the code transmission and parrot-like birds, having publish- of weather reports to Ger

ed a book on the subject,

many for the information GALLUP

of German airmen.

A German and a Dutch citizen have been arrested,

The German, whose name is Dreves, is described as chief editor of the west German press section of Essen..

The director of this concern was ascorted - Koross the frontior a few weeks ago.

The men are believed to have been connected with the big spy ring whose existence, was discovered last week.- Reuter.

NAZI RUBBER DINGHY WASHED ASHORE

To-day.

An empty rubber dinghy was wash-

ed ashore in Whitby Bay

It believed to have

Nazi, bomber shot, do

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POLL ON ROOSEVELT

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New York, To-day.

A Gallup Poll reveals that Presl- dent Roosevelt is now mora, popular than at his re-election in 1936,

· Sixty-four per cent, of the electors now approve of his policy against 62.5 in 1936. --- Hayas

CRUISE OVER

(SPECIAL TO. "CHINA MAIL") New York, To-day. President Roosevelt was due to land at Pensacola

at the end of a hol

U.S.S. the

CONVOY

ATTACKED

Berlin, To-day.

BLUE FUNNEL LINER SUNK

London, To-day.

A Blue Funnel steamer, the 7,418-ton freighter Pyrrhus, well known in Hong Kong, is the latest victim of the Nazis.

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The Pyrrhus was sunk by enemy action in broad daylight off the west coast of England yesterday while

The official news agency states that German war- planes made a surprise at- tack on a convoy which “scat-bound to the Far East from Liverpool. tered and the convoying war- ships sought safety in flight.”

In London it is stated that German There were no „passengers aboard. planes attacked à. convoy yesterday 1 Meanwhile a Yorkshire lifeboat has

It is officially stated that no damage was done either to the merchantmen or the escorting warships.

Eight men,- all Chinese firemen, are missing and are feared to have bean lost

search for the Latvian steamer Kat- returned to port after an unsuccessful

valdis (3,000 tons).

The Katvaldis had wirelessed stat- unable to make contact with the raid-chinegunned by two German planes R.A.F fighters ascended but were ing she was being bombed and ma-

early yesterday. -Reuter.

ers.-Reuter.

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