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GENERAL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1939.

Submarine Construction: HAD LORD'S NAZIS CHLOROFORM

French Claim To Supremacy For Quality

The French submarine force, comprises in service.30 ocean submarines of 1.500-2000 tons, in addition to the giant surcouf of 3,900---1,350 tona, nine rebulit submarines of the Morse type of 1,000-1,420 tons that are eficient for long-range patrol work... 31 coast defence subquarines of 600–800 tons, and six submarine minelayers of 670-910 tons altogether 77 units, all in good fighting trim.

There are in the building stage į proved, yet homogeneous in every ave ocean-poing submersibles of respect and which are being used, improved type-Morillot, La Prava as a matter of routine, as sub- Reunion, Martinique, and Guade-marine cruisers

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ORDER TO CLEAN UP.

PLAYS HAVOC WITH HOME

MINDS OF PEOPLE

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now relying on a world-wide campaign of lies and subtle misrepresentation to extricate themselves froin A hopeless position."

Since we last met there have been momentous happenings in the outside world in which this Colony" as a part of the Empire is involved. The repercussion of these events must sooner or later and... to a greater or less degree affect the lives and fortunes of each one of us. So far there is profound thankfulness that the horrors of war have not touched these peaceful shores-an Immunity which is al- Toledo policemen, who bad been

most entirely due to the strength and readiness of the British Navy, bombarded an hour with sections

and to the sold preparedness of the great fortress of Singapore.", of furnace pipe, a lawnmower and So said Mr. H. E. Nixon on the minds of the German people assorted other pieces of furniture occasion of the half-yearly" gener- with lying · propaganda and household equipment, were al meeting of the Penang Mercan- not completely sympathetic when tile Employees Co-operative Thrift Gotlieb Kurts, 45, explained that and Loan Society, Ltd., held at the the Lord told him to clean house Railway Restaurant in the F.M.SR. Buildings. Mr. Nixon, who is the oupe of 1.810-2,300 tons-and The fine cruise which the 2000 and "that's what I was doing." seven enlarged coastal subminutes, tons British submarine Thames

Two patrolmen. "called by ne'gh-over the meeting.

president of the Society, presided three of which (Aurore. Ceres, accomplished round the African bours who said Kurta was smash- Pallas) will be available this year, continent is a sort of performance ing his furniture searched als In addition to a minelayer. Em-that under the leadership of our house and found the furniture in energetic First Sea Lord, Adm1. shambles and water faucets turned Four other coastal submarines, Darlan, has been classical in the on full, flooding the entire build- marking a further technical ad-French naval service for the last, ing.

ance on those now in service, four years. have just been ordered under the 1938 programme. Thus, in ger→ Since January, 1935, when the vice or building, the French Navy Hetos and Glorieux were sent on List includes 93 underwater craft. 17,000-miles errand to the Far It is no secret that the Paris East submarines of that class have Service Technique has prepared bean, every three months ILS 鼈 3D economical, though efficient, rure, ordered out in pairs to carry type of coast defence submarine out training cruises of five or six of about 300 tons, of robust and months' duration, sometimes more, simple construction, designed for in all parts of the world. Indo-help. Six more policemen · came, quick building.

eraude.

UNINTERRUPTED INCREASE

TRAINING CRUISES

China Madagascar, West Indies, Camerun, or, Congo being the most frequent ultimate destinations.

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STREAM OF WATER

They finally located Kurts in the basement where he turned loose

from the dismantled furnace and a barrage of furnace parta torn

Supplemented this with a stream

of water from a garden hose,

The police retreated and called

and after a battle of "nearly on hour the eight were able to hand- cuff Kurtz and restore to him some of the clothes he had doffed during the siege."

Kurtz then explained that he was following the house cleaning instructions of the Lord. Taken to city jail, he insisted upon taking a Bible to his cell with him.

END OF WAR SETTLEMENTS

In that line, too. Gallic inven- tive genius can hold its own with The 30 vessels of that class have the Teutonic, and it is a welcome all been submitted, once or severas fact that under the impulse of Umes, to those hard testa accom Minister Campinichi, who knows plished, under strictly war con- how to be at the same time firm ditions, without the least and kind, the output of French [cident and without a hitch, their arsenals and abipbuilding yards homecoming being invariably shows every month a gradua marked by realistic manoeuvres uninterrupted increase.

with the fleet with view to It is well realized here that showing that material and crews further efforts will be needed to are none the worse for the pro- regain the numerical advance of longed efforts they have sustain- Italy, who have ordered over 60 ed. submarines within the last four

LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-Re- years.--Mussolint declared in April, It is the experience of the real plying to questions in the House of 1938, that the Italian submarine thing that governs present Gallic Commons asking for an assurance fleet was the fast in the world, submarine construction and trai

that no agreement with the Allied With French arsena's working up ing and accounts for the long-powers or others, which might to 60 hours per week and with range ocean cruises of the 1.500 hamper a just settlement at the similar technical methods Ministe:-2,000-tons vessels, and especially end of the war, would be made, Mr. Campinchi means our submarine of the Surcout. This giant sub- R. A. Butier, Under-Secretary for production to compete on equal marine, inspired from the Bri-Foreign Affairs, said that it was terms with the Italian

tish X1, has proved a complete not the Government, intention to take any step which might prevent satisfaction being reached at the end of war.

GALLIC CONSTRUCTION

success. "

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'AGOSTA" TYPE Moreover, French officers of the Her endurance of at least 13,000 submarine service are confident of miles, her speed of 19 knots, her having retained the supremacy for habitability. ber two 'g in. quality, It is doubtful If there guns in" 3 turret. her are in service in any Navy ocear 13 tubes and 36 torpedoes together craft at all comparing for effi- with her armoured deck, render ciency with the 30 "sousmarins her a formidable instrument of de premiere classe" of the “Agosta" ocean surprise, especially in the type, built within the last ten Atlantic, where she accomplishes years, gradually, methodically im- every year extensive cruises

Brutality In Nazi Camps

MORE EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF WHITE PAPER

LONDON, Nov. 2 (Benter) -There is more conarmation

of the British Government's White Paper on Nazi brutali- ty in a letter in "The Times" from legal tribunals which have been considering, in Kent, cases of 3.000 aliens, They are all Jews or of Jewish food,"

Empire Talks Commence

FIRST MEETING AT DOWNING STREET LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-

Reuter understands that the Arst of the series of meetings between the British and Dominion Gov-

‚ernments'

representatives took

place yesterday.

The Dominions' delegates were entertained to luncheon by the British Government,

after which they went to No. 10. Downing Street where Mr. Chamberlain SEVEN MURDERS

presided over the meeting. The letter states that in a rall Mr. Chamberlain Was accom-. journey to a concentration camp, panied by Lord Halifax and Mr. three men in one wagon were 'Anthony Eden, while the Dominion 'shot and their bodies thrown from Governments' representatives « were the train when they complained accompanied by their High Com- of the heat,

Imissioners.

The tribunals were satisfed that at least seven men were,

mur- dered on the way

In winter, on the other hand, the whole camp was forced to stand for one night and part of next day in night attire in the open air, Many men died.

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On arrival in the camp, young and old were beaten with sticks or prodded with bayonets by Black Guards.

There were stories of old men who fell down and were kicked.

PUBLICATION IN U.S.

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NEW DUTCH STEAMER

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Carrying 80 passengers on the new Dutch m.v. Klipfontein, maiden voyage to the Philippines,

of the Java Pacine Line, reached the port of Manila Tuesday morn- ing from. Java under the command of Captain W. Post, former com- mander of the m.v. Jagersfontein, a sister-ship, and left yesterday, Inaugurating the new 17-day trans-Pacific service to Portland. San Francisco and Los Angeles."

LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)--The The Klipfontein' is a twin screw-

British Government has given motorship with 10,825 gross regin-

permission to an American Arm ter tons and service speed of 18

to reprint Sir Nevile Henderson's report for publication in the Unit ed States..

LABOUR VIEW

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SINO - BRITISH CULTURAL ASSN.

LONDON, Nov. 2 (Reuter)-The

4 general meeting of the Hong- Labour Party's official view of the kong Branch of the Sino-British White Paper is that it shows that Cultural Association will be held cold-blooded inhumanity is the at the Fung Ping Shan Chinese deliberate policy the Naxi lenders Library, University of Hongkong. towards those whose only "crime" on Friday, Nov. 10, at 5.30 pm-{ is their political or religious beliefs when Professor Him Ti Shan, or their race,

M. AB Litt. (Oxford), B D The White Paper was.not war will deliver a lecture on "Chinese propaganda. The German people Women's costumes

during the must surely end this tyranny soon Last Three Hundred Yearn.” er or later.

The lecture will be illustrated.

The Iraq Government, he also, said, had given formal assurances that the Mufti of Jerusalem, at present sheltering in Iraq, would not be permitted to engage in political activity or be the cause: of agitation.

Mr. Nixon. In the course of his address, urged the members of the society "not to listen to rumours. "The Nazis," he said, "having succeeded in chloroforming the

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GERMAN CLAIM DENIED

PARIS, Nov. 2 (Reater) The German claim to have brought down tour Allied aeroplanes is officially denied. All the French planes, it is stated returned. Only one Bri- tish plane was missing on the day in question.

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