1940-12-27 — Page 16

CHRISTMAS

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940"

AIR

LULL

Interpreted In America As Tacit Restraint No German Or STOP PRESS

LONDON COMMENT ON TRUCE

Poor visibility may have enforced the Christmas bombing "truce," Reuter's air correspondent is in- formed.

It was emphatically demed in London yesterday that the ab- sence of British and

German

British 'Planes Raid

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL ")

THE PRINCE OF PEACE brought peace to the British and German peoples over Christmas, and in deference to the season Germany and Britain re- frained from inflicting modern war on each other.

At the apparent suggestion of Germany, both sides recognised a tacit Christmas truce and not a single German aeroplane was reported anywhere over the British Isles.

The German big guns on

of the English ralds is the outcome of any off-continental side

Channel remained silent, as cial or unofficial understanding.

British coastal batteries. in Dover area.

Germany, through neutral di- plomatic quarters, intimated would refrain from air

The following comment was made yesterday: "The weather has been bad enough over the

Channel:

"Low cloud and fog have been! the rule since Christmas Eve. Added to this the nights. been particularly black and

NOOR.

have

A

Christmas Influence

"It would be idle to suggest that Christinas has not influenced those in command of operations at all, but if the weather bag been good I think

Shoulet ww

have seen the usual activity."

There is no doubt that the personnel of both the R.A.F. and the Luftwaffe welcomed the rest. und it has been a factor of no small psychological importance that bombing crews have been able to forget their war work for a time and enjoy to the full the season of peace.--Reuter,

1

NOT

into

the

the ing Christmas if the British did.

British official quarters refus. British ed to admit that the did

had entered Government the

any truce agreement with Germans. Nevertheless no British bomb- she

over war durers left for the usual raids

Germany and German-occupied territories on the Continent. --In- ternational News Service.

IMPRESSED PEACE URGE

THE NAZIS HAVE BEEN TRY ING TO GAIN SOME SORT OF REPUTATION FOR VIRTUE OVER THEIR ABSTINENCE FROM

THE BOMBING OVER

MA. XMAS HOLIDAYS, BUT SOL

OF BLOOM. CHAIRMAN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COM. MITTEE OF THE U.S. HOUSE I OF REPRESENTATIVES. IS NOT

IMPRESSED.

FINDS ECHO

IN SPAIN

A.

H.

Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, stated to-day that no "black-out" is being planned to take place before the Chinese New Year.

JAPANESE ARMY MAN'S STARTLING FRANKNESS

(Continued from Page 1) regime in the struggle against Japan.

"Japan should recognise Fully the strenuous efforts which the anti-Japanese camp in Chungking has been making. The Japanese anny has brought about a feeling that Japan has already won victory over China.

a

Two Great Camps "Chinese to-day are divided into Two great camps. One seeks peace has found a ready reconstruct through peace and

The Pope's appeal for

Hy said on Christmas night-echo in Spain.

A man or a nation cannot be... come devoutly religious on one day of the year while committing crimes of the worst sort on the other 364.

"You cannot trust a criminal or

Reuter. a gungster."

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Both intend to make China Formerly rather a flery news-last. paper, the "Arriba," cffcial oran independent country.

"In this respect the Japanese san of the State Party,

China and the should not see expressing day carried a leader

virtual Chinese through a glass darken. great satisfaction at the Christmas "truce," the fact that ed by prejudice and dogmatic

views. on Christmas Day there was air activity over either Germany or England having already been to advocate establishment of given prominence in the Christ-new order in East Asia or

struction of a greater East Asia mas newspapers.

it would prosperity sphere but "Arriba" expresses the hape be of no good unless Japan be- to ex- that this may be a symptom of comes powerful enough

if the possibility of peace.

ecute these projects by itself need be.

The paper says: "Spain to-day as then, when General Franco on the first day of the war examined the -conflict, continues un- waveringly in her position."

As a matter of fact, in the speech referred to by the news- paper, General Franco. ordered Spaniards to observe the strictest neutrality but following Italy's entry into the war Spain became a non-belligerent. Reuter.

CRIME WILL OUT?

A suspicion that the

"It is all very well for Japan

D

con-

"Japan has no real strength In any treaties, and agreements Japan may conclude with other. countries would be nothing more than pleces of wastepaper, за has been proved by Germany.

Japan's Task

"It is no time for people in this country to indulge themselves in mean struggles in pursuit of their own interests..

It is high time for them to push forward vigorously not only for a settlement of the present Ching affair but for the establishment

The prefix "special" to telegrams 15 of a super-defence State by used by the Sunday. Herald" and speeding up 'rearmament In the "China Mall" to indicats, news which country and expanding produc-is strictly copyright under the provi tive power with all their might." ions of the Telecommunications Or- dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint- Reuter.

ed unter

either any circumstances, whatly or in part, without prior rangement.

SIR ROBERT BROOKE-POPHAM

Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert

Brooke-Popham.

recently ap-

morning on a tour of inspection.

DEATH

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enemy may have manu

pointed Commander-in-Chief of LANG —— Suddenly on Christmas factured "evidence" to the newly created Far East Com- Day at Colombo, Nefl-Lang,- suggest that R.A.Fmand, arrived in Hong Kong this 'planes bombard Swiss territory was voiced in authoritative quarters in London yesterday.

A Swiss General Staff com- muniqué stated that foreign 'planes flew over Swiss 'territory on Christmas Eve and authorita- tive quarters in London now, point out it has been officially announc ed that no R.A.F. operations were carried out over Europe of the nights of December 24 und

The same quarters observe that the Sulas communique confrms Suspicions that earlier reports" af the bombing of Swim tértitory. by the RAF may have been-based on evidence manufactured by the enemy. --Reuter.

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