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DIPLOMATIC CHANGES IN CHUNGKING
U.S. AND FRENCH ENVOYS LEAVING
'CHUNGKING, Nov. 13 (Reater) --- The United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnsen, has booked his passage to Hongkong by air on Nov. 15, en route to Shanghal. It is understood that he will be re- turning to Chungking in about one" month's time.
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The Ambassador was the guest of Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek at dinner on Nov. 11.
FRENCH ENVOY
It is learned that the French Ambassador, M. Henri Cosrae, is arriving in Chungking shortly via Indo-China.
With the departure of Mr. John- son, the new Soviet Ambassador, M. Panoushkin, will be the only Am- bassador here. There have been several changes in the personnel of, the Soviet Embassy and also the Tass Agency here.
A BUDGET RETROSPECT—A cartoon published in 1802, of Interest in view of the war-time Budget. The drawing portrays William Pitt right) reassuring a perplexed John Bull on the "meal" be
has cooked, including “Income Tax Pye."
20,000 See Charity Football Match
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13 (Reater)-- Before the biggest crowd seen at a
DOMINION MINISTERS WITH B.E.F.
TAKEN RIGHT UP TO FRONT LINE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939.
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date 8th November. Shanghai and Amoy. imp*** LONDON, Nov, 13 (Reuter from Sandakan. The Soviet Embassy Fress At- tache. M. Romanoff has been re-soccer game in the last three somewhere in France).-The Do- Manis called to Moscow, while his succes-e a Chinese eleven narrowly minion Ministers, Col. Relta, Sir Japan and Shanghal sor, M. Barishnikoff. has already defeated a combined Anglo-French | Zafarullah Khan, Mr. Crevar, Mr. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" assumed his post.
eleven by four goals to three at P. Fraser and Mr. R. Casey, who the Canidrome this afternoon, The Tass Manager, M, Rogoff, has
The crowd, which was estimated been transferred to Hongkong and at nearly 20,000, completely packed will be succeeded by M. Yakshamin.the spacious stands, overflowing to
the field.
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London date, 8th November, are at presént visiting the British Haiphong, Holhow & Fort Bayard. Forces In France, were taken right j„Japan and Shanghai up to the front line and also wad- Japan. ing" through a sea of mud were Manila, shown preparations of the tren-Haiphong The proceeds the match ches, tank, traps and concrete Canton would be apportioned between the block-house gun-pita.. British War Fund, the French War Fund and the Chinese Refugee
Following the visit of his physi- claris. yesterday morning it was stated that the progress reported Relief. on Sunday in the Prime Minister's condition is continued.--(BWS).
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The Anglo-French side included six British services players.
Germany's Military Defeat In 1918
Hitler's Assertion To Contrary Disproved By Complete Facts
LONDON, NOV. 13 (REUTER) --- POLITICAL COMMENTA- TORS IN' BRITAIN DRAW ATTENTION TO HERR HITLER'S REITERANCE IN HIS MUNICH SPEECH TO "THE FACT" THAT GERMANY DID NOT SUFFER MILITARY DEFEAT IN 1918,
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Britain and France, he said, did not defeat Germany on the battlefield. That was a lie..
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It is interesting in view of this to recall that on Sept. 29, 1918, at the counel of high political and military officials, presided over by the Kaiser, Gen. Ludendorff declared that the situation of the army de- manded an immediate armis- tice.
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SHIUHING, Nov. 13 (Central) The Chinese a'r force conducted a A German Parliamentary Com- raid on the Japanese forces on the mittee was formed after the war outskirts of Canton on Saturday and sat for six years enquiring morning.
into the causes of the war and More than 20 missiles were re-why Germany lost. leased several direct hits being made on the and magazines.
Japanese anti-aircraft guns went into action but falled to bring down the raiders
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Under the guidance of the Duke (Sandakan. of Gloucester, who was accom- Shanghal. panied by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Bangkok, Salgon and Tourane... Ministers visited General Dil; and Japan and Shanghai, General Brooke, commanding the Air Mail by Imperial Airways Direct First and Second Corps, respec- -London date 11th Nov. tively. and after that paid a Haiphong, Hofhow & Fort Bayard.......... courtesy visit to the neighbouring Shanghai French Command.
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When questioned about a letter be sent to the Princess in Julj 1938 regarding the French Ubels, Lord Rothermere recalled that the Princess visited him and told híru she might have to undergo a most dangerous operation followed by a long convalescence. If anything happened to her she wanted the letter among her papers which her son should show everybody with regard to the libels. That was why he wrote the letter.
Japan.
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Later, Lord Rotbermere agreed Fort Bayard' to give her an engagement in 1937 Batavia and Sourabaya and 1938, because she wanted the Haiphong
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arrangement to be continued. “ Rothermere added, he did not con- At the beginning of 1938, Lord
template any more "political missions. He was 70 and was re-
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The President of one of the Sub-tiring from all kinds of work and Air Mail for "Imperial “Airways Direct Japanese barracks Committees subsequently issued a on January 21. 1933, be gave her
report in three volumes, in which £1,700 before she left for Berlin.
he stated that as Germany was not victorious, she was in no post- tion to make terms for peace..
The Foreign Office clearly warn ed that military operations might
COPIES OF LETTERS
He did not ask the Princess to do anything further for him. He denied "giving her permission to
fall and that there might be need photograph any documents though
for diplomatic action.
Women's Voluntary
Services Thanked ANOTHER WARNING
Another German military writer By Government warns Germany that if she did not realise that the great war was In a letter to the Chairman of
lost for purely military reasons the. Women's Voluntary Services not оп the home front, but for Civil Defence, Mr. Walter through the fighting forces of the Ellot, Minister of Health, said, Allies, who brought the German "We shall, in a day or two, have armies to ruin, Germany would be completed I trust, the transfer of facing another fall in a "short school children. mothers and time. children under school age, expec- tant mothers and others under the Government's evacuation scheme to be moved from thickly populated areas to relatively safer parts of the country.
After the Battle of the
Marne Gén, von "Molike said that the signs of victory were the capture of prisoners and. equipment of war.
WHOLESALE SURRENDER
he made it a practice of giving her coples of complimentary letters about her in the correspondence with the Prime Minister of Hun- gary.
Counsel: From July 1932 "to January 1938 you paid the Princess £51,000?
-due London, 22nd November..
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Lord Rothermere: I should say Saigon, considerably more.
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Lord Rothermere was closely Haiphong cross-examined regarding the part
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One of these was biended "'T Want Friendship with Germany, but "that was before Etler ran smok,” remarked Lord Rothermere.
THURSDAY
Straits, Ceylon, India, Fast and South Africa, Aden, "Egypt and Europe vis. Marseliles-dus" Marseilles.
14th December.
"I should like now to express to
organisation the Govern- 1918, when the Germans were be Between Aug. 8 and Nov. 11. your
NICHE IN HISTORY ment's warm appreciation and our ing driven back, Britain, France, Defendant, denied he would have grateful thanks for the invaluable the United States and Belgium secured for himself a niche in his-traits and Calcutta help which the Women's Voluntary took over 368,000 German pri- tory it the Hohenzollerns and Amoy. Service have rendered in this soners and captured almost 7,000 Hapsburgs were restored.
Amoy. "gigantic' movement,”—(BW8)."
GERMANS LEAVE ESTONIA
guns roughly one-quarter of the He explained that he took up army and half its guns.
the Hungarian matter because be Haiphong This did not include the number thought that on the death of shanghai. killed and wounded and the mi-Hindenburg the whole of Centraf tary equipment surrendered after Europe might go into the melting the Armistice...
The German plenipotentiary, at the Armistice Conference, ́ ́sald' that Gen, von Hindenburg✨ -
gave him power to accept any terms, even unconditional sür-
pot arid the only way to stabilise the position was to restore, the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerna.^.
Lord Rothermere admitted that the Princess was not a mere mes- senger boy.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13 (Havas) ——. It is reported from Berfin that the evacuation of 33,000 Germans from Estonia is nearly completed and that the last batch of 1,000 is leaving in Januay"
At comparatively rare intervals German property in Estonia is The case for complete military and, on his nstructions, the ex- esimated at over 100,000,000 Marks victory, political commentators pounded his views to Hitler, Ad- the transfer of which will be made point out, could hardly have been mural Von Horthy and the ex- in kind and taking several years. more amply proved,
Crown Prince,
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