1940-12-09 — Page 4

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WALTER BRENNAN - FAY BAINTER BRENDA JOYCE • JOHN PAYNE. CHARLIE RUGGLES · MARJORIE WEAVER HATTIE MCDANIEL

Directed by HENRY KING. - Associate Producer Gana Morkay • Original Screen Play by Ethel Hill and Jack Andrews

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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, 1940.

GERMANY RESIGNED

TO A BLEAK

BLEAK WINTER

YESTERDAY IN Germany was "Sacrifice Sunday," when the German people were press- ed to contribute to the Winter Help Fund, which has been a regular feature ever since the Nazi Party came into power.

"Sacri

BARGAINING

PRESSURE BY NAZIS ON JAPAN

Ostensibly, money collected on fice Sunday'' is intended for the poor and the destitute, but many Germans have remarkeded that no balance sheet is ever published and the public is not told what happens to the col- lections.

The fund is administered ex- clusively by the Nazis.

Germany's "diplomatic Win- ter Help Fund" the first con- tribution to which was the Axia/ Japan pact - seems to have come to a standstill.

Since the accession of Hungary and Rumania, all Germany's soli- citations have failed to produce any more contributors.

The failure of the diplomatic offensive is clearly revealed in German propaganda.

During the past few days, Ger- man-controlled radio broadcasts

have maintained a discreet silence about the New Order," and have fallen back on claims that Britain is on the verge of collapse.

SUBMARINE TRIP UNTRUE

A maid who posed as a Government agent was stated to have told an Army captain that she

has been suggest- in diplomatic cir cles in Peiping that the delay on the part

Germany-in re- cognising the Wang Ching-wei Govern- ment is due to Ger- . many's desire to use recognition as a bar- gaining counter to force Japan to take action against Britain. in the Far East. Reuter.

had made a secret service AMERICA'S

trip in a submarine.

She had visited Finisterre In this way, she said, to get do cuments for her stepfather, who was employed by the Ministry, of information.

This complete change has arous- ed comment, and it is generally re- cognised that this "imminent col- lapse of Britain" propaganda is seven,

But Kathleen Brown, twenty-

of.

VLADIVOSTOK

CONSULATE

Brantwood-road, Chinese

never

in the nature of a stop-gap to Broughton, Salford, has cover up the failure of Germany seen a submarine. Nor has she in Southern Europe and France, ever left, this country. and the humiliation of Italy in Greece and the Middle East.

Hitler's Aim

It is also taken as confirma- tion of the theory that Gur- many's recent attacks on British provincial towns and on ship- ping wore Intended to. help Mussolini In his Greece cam- paign.

Italy's failure-is-as-humiliating. to Germany as it is to Italy her- self, and it is considered highly probable that the absence of German help is a result of Ger-" man inability rather than Ger- man unwillingness.

circles in Chungking attach much importance to the Soviet agreement to the estab Sal-lishment of a United States consulate at Vladi- vostok.

"Her story is untrue," Super- intendent Milner stated at ford when Brown was bound over for twelve months.

False Name

"She has given way to CX- tensive lying..

In her handbag was found a letter, addressed to a man London, in which she said the had

-"the been learning.

War mysteries of the

Office gun sites layouts-lt was good tun.".

*

It is considered that the open- ing up of Vladivostok will make the port an important, route of Soviet-American trade. MANA

Informed circles, also *.CO/T- -sider that the opening of this route; will indirectly benefit Chinese..........transportation... pra....

blems.

It is pointed out that Chinese goods shipped, to Vladivostok via Hong Kong from January, to -Superintendent Milner said August this year totalled nearly that Brown, a native of Airdrie, $50,000,000, or nearly double the The British Press yesterday com- her mother was a Russian

also told the Army captain that figures for last year--Reuter.

mented that the best help Hitler; that she herself was employed JAPANESE TROOPS IN

can give Mussolini is to renew the by the British Government. raids on Britain in the hope of reducing our air aid to Greece On her identity card her name and to intensify the attacks on shipping to keep as much of the British Fleet out of the Mediter- ranean as possible. Reuter.

WOOLLEN STOCKINGS

- PERHAPS

Girls not in uniform, who can stil wear a pretty dress and show á pretty leg, threaten a stocking strike if fashion experts' insist on

next season.

coloured woollen stockings for

The experts have decreed that tho vogue for women's wartime winter-wear will be brightly. !coloured: woollen - stockings, to match costumes, hats and hand- bago, for the order of the season Vip to be, practical, yet gay."

"I'd rather go stockingless and risk feeling cold," one girl said, "L" think most girls would agree with me, too. Woollon stockings-and co.oured ones at that! What a hor-

LES MISERABLES

To- MORROW

Fredric Charles

MARCH LAUGHTON

20" CENTURY PICTURE · Relvasordiditü, UNITED ARTISTS.

CALL IT A DAY IAN HUNTER · ROLAND YOUNG

Trðr!

A score or more young women

said the same.”

This is what one man had to say about the idea! How awful...

was given as Katitla Brown, but this was not her real name, he added.

Brown expressed regret said she did not mean

·harm.

PLAGUE ZONE:-

the

The Japanese troops on northern bank of the Chin River in northern Kiangsi are reported. to be terror-stricken by epidemics which are prevalent in the area. Numerous Japanese soldiers are any reported have died of plague-

Central News.

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