1940-11-25 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 25, 1940.

COAST RUMOUR OF

INVASION

Bodies Of Nazis Washed Ashore

Stories of dead Germans washed ashore in large numbers are in circula-! tion in several districts on the South Coast. In each case the belief is enter- tained that the bodies re- present victims of an un- successful attempt at in-

vasion.

10-4

ilelersed by The Bell Byndicate, The 3

You no longer are, of the younger generation if you go around letting responsibility weight you down,

vasion of England. shakes their conviction.

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THE UNITED STATES NAVY has informed the White House and State Department that Japanese serve domination of the Great British naval base at Singa- pore would be a catastrophic blow to America's Paci- fic defence and must be prevented at all costs, it was learned.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: H. V. Willdnson, Esq., Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairinın.

In addition, the Navy is bringing considerable pressure upon the Administration to accept Bri- tain's offer of use of Pacific naval and air bases, par-Compon ticularly that at Singapore.

J. K. Beinfeld, Esq., . S. Morleon, Eas A. H. Compion, Esq., Hon. Mr. T. E. Penros

C. C. Bobert Esq., Dodwell, Hon, Mt. A. La.

G. Mishin. Esq.

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Sources in touch with American Singapore would make it impossi- foreign policy deliberations report ble for the Navy to operate farther that the Navy's opinions are now west, than the Hawaiian Islands being accepted by President Roo-, with any reasonable assurance of Hat sevelt and Secretary of State Cor-! dell Hull and that 'American use of Singapore will, in all probabili- ty, be announced.

Additional confirmation of this was seen in newspaper dispatches Nothing from Shanghai that American oil

companies in the Far East have! begun moving huge stocks of oil much fur-from Shanghai and Hong Kong to Singapore. It is pointed out that if the stocks were merely being moved for safekeeping it would be easier and quicker to take them to the Philippine Islands.

success.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.

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Current Accounts opened in Local dies and the Philippine Islands Currency and Fixed Deposits received Sut also that of Australia and for one year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies en tems whitn New Zealand, both of which are will be quoted on application. recognized ás destined to play an Increasingly Important role. American defense of the

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Officially there is no news to support the assertions. But nar- rators are not inclined to regard this as disposing of the matter. "The fact is," said one man, "the whole coastline is in the occupation of the military au- Other people go thorities. If they thought it

ther. They say the victims are necessary to conceal the recovery invaders. who lost their lives in of the dead bodies of Germans an actual attempt to reach Bri- they would have no difficulty. For tain. There are various ver myself, it is enough that closed sions of this "invasion," but lorries going to and from the one most widely repeated beach at one point and mysterious

that they tried to seize the Isle ambulances at another

of Wight.

The Navy's strategists are said in the Fast Indies, the Navy is are an

to have informed the Administra- giving increasing consideration to conducted by the HONG KONG AND indication that out of the ordin- But in the interests of truth it tion that American use of Singa-southern commercial route run-Rules may be obtained on applicati ary things have been happen- must be explained that the stories pore would make

ning from Hawaii, to the Fiji the United Islands, to northern Australia and SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. ing."

of Germans drowned as the result States position in the Far East thence to Singapore by way of of an attempt at invasion have virtually impregnable to attack by the strong Netherlands East In- There are large numbers of no foundation in fact, Large Japan but that Japanese use of dian base of Surabaya. people who make precisely simi- numbers of bodies Jar statements. They say, very recovered within the past few definitely, that many bodies have weeks on the south coast but been washed ashore at various in practically all cases they points, and that those bodies are 'present German pilots and

air- of dead Germans who perished men who have been brought down during preparations for the in- by the R.A.F.

have been

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