· THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940. GOERING'S NEST EGG
BIG JEWEL PURCHASES LONDON
(By A Special Correspondent)
IN
PAID TO
LIVE AT
A LONDON diamond merchant of the highest OFFICE
standing has given me the following astonishing facts concerning the treasure hoardings of Nazi chiefs against the day of defeat and flight.
Twelve months ago just after the war began Marshal Goering bought in London a pearl neck- lace worth £25,000. It is now safely locked up in the vaults of an Italian bank.
Shortly afterwards he bought an emerald and diamond "suite" consisting of a necklace, earrings and brooch valued at £100,000. That suite is safe in Italy.
These deals were made through
WORLD'
Hatton-garden, centre of London's | M.P. SAYS 'TELL THE jewellery trade. My informant, who is one of the greatest con- noisseurs In precious stones, estimates that the total value of the jewels deposited in Italy or
Magor J. Milner (Lab., Leeds, SE1 is to ask the Minister of In-
in neutral countries by Goering formation whether he will publish.
Amounts
to something between £500,000 and £1,000,000.
**Off The Market"
These jewels ali "went off the market" in the same period about a year ago. At the time the
purchaser name of the
was a mystery. It has since been estab- 1shed that he was Hermato Goer- ing.
Hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of the finest jew- ellery were despatched from London to destinations abroad, cniefly to Italy, America and South America, just before, and after the outbreak of war. With the restrictions on ex- change, how did Goering's jewels get to Italy" The theory is that The order was placed with a re- fail jeweller m Italy. The re- failer transmitted his order to London. The jewels were ship- ped from London to America, from America to another neutral -Country, and thence to the bank in Italy whne they are now in sale keeping.
Prefers Furs
These jewels will always have
a market. They are the
chief's insurance
disaster.
While Goering
Nazi
policy against
prefers jewels
Goebbels likes furs. A year or so ago he bought tens of thousands of pounds' worth of furs in Lon- don from a Jew!
I am assured that some of the finest furs obtainable in Britain mink, silver fox, sable, ermine, all in the £1,000-a-time class, are now keeping the future of Herr Goebbels war
Hitler satisfied his last artistic demands on London by investing in pictures and tapestries. Rib- bentrop is the only one who does not appear to have been a custom- er of our luxury trades.
Where the Nazis could not secure their next egg by legi- timate means before the war, they grabbed it by force after- wards.
On the day the Germans entered Amsterdam, centre of the Contin- ental diamond industry, -- they visited the head office of Louis Asscher, the most famous dia- mond cutter, in the world. «Louis- Asscher was there with his two sops,
"Where are your diamonds?" demanded the Nazis.
"I sent then, all" to: America,” said Mr. Asscher: “ “There is tio- thing here US
The German shot, all three of. the Asschers out of hand:
DAVY JONES'S BOOT
LOCKER
For stealing &
of boots from”. near where a bomb had fallen
David Jones
›#homeles labourer was Old Street, Lon- don; rentenced to six months hard
labour
Detective Landsdel fold: the Courthou
"This man says he was g) tód: *drunk to remember what he was doing, but he took the boots from in pile of boots and shoes of all Borts of colours, shapes and sizes, and was sober enough to pick out a pair or hly-own
for the information of world opin- ion, a list or catalogue of non- mulitary objectives bombed Lyndon, up to the intest dule con- sidered desirable
in
Staffs of Government depart- ments who sleep at the office are of to receive a meal allowance three shillings a night. Canteens nre also to be provided..
A circular contained suggestions which have been agreed to by the staff representatives.
Office shelters are to be equip- There tiered bunks. ped with will be a rola system of long and short day attendances.
It is hoped that departments will manage with a nucleus «taff on Sundays. Where this is im- practicable one other day off in
seven is to be allowed.
Officers who can work at home. me to be allowed to do so for one or two days a week.
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