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GERMAN FLYING BOATS VIOLATE
NEUTRALITY OF NETHERLANDS: PROTEST LODGED WITH REICH
Dutch Chaser Fires On
Craft At Vlieland
AMSTERDAM, NOV. 19 (REUTER)-THE NETHER- LANDS GOVERNMENT HAS SENT A PROTEST TO GERMANY FOLLOWING TWO INSTANCES OF ALLEGED NEUTRALITY BY VIOLATION OF THIS COUNTRY'S GERMAN FLYING BOATS.
In the first case, a Dutch chaser fired on a German flying boat at Vlieland. The German aircraft replied with its rear machine-gun before making off.
The Dutch plane, which plomatic representatives to make was undamaged, subsequently vigorous, protests to the Govern- encountered two more Ger-ments concerned."
man flying boats over Nether- lands territory. Both flew off when the Dutch plane opened fre.
ITALY AND SPAIN
There is reason to believe that the rumours that Italy. and Spain recently indicated to the German A Dutch military plane today Government their interest in the chased three Nazi planes from over integrity of Belgium and Holland are not without foundation, states Dutch territory.
news semi-official Belgian
Two of the German craft head-the ed out to sea outside territorial agency. limits directly they saw the Dutch plane but the third Nazi plane re- plied to the are of the Dutch craft before making off.
The Netherlands has protested to Berlin.
BELGIUM'S STRONG LINE BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Reuter)-- Belgium is taking a strong line against violations of her neutrality by belligerent planes. Though no
It is stated that reports indicate that the Italian and Spanish Gov- ernments made not a joint de- marche in Berlin but separate de- which they probably marches worked out together, apparently aiming to implement the Belgo- Dutch peace initiative.
They said that they inter- vened in the same sense in London on November 11. Authoritative circles in Brussels
countries were named, Belgian en-decline to confirm or deny the voys have been instructed to make reports. strong protests in appropriate quarters..
The Italian and Spanish Gov- ernments. according to the Bel-
MR. LESLIE HORE-BELISHA. War Secretary, inspected bat- tle positions on the Western Front yesterday, says a Reuter message.
Deadlock Is Reached In Trade Talks
GERMANY AND RUMANIA
BUCHAREST, Nov. 19 (Havas)———- German-Rumanian trade talks are A communique issued today glan agency, are also reported as states: "There have been flights by having insisted that the British believed to have reached a dead- belligerent planes over our terri-Government should grant all neu-lock. Some tory in the past few days. The trais equal treatment in regard to Germany will take very serious Government has instructed its di- maritime traffic.
London Bomb Explosions
In Black-out
observers fear
that
measures to compel Rumania to enter the Reich's economic system. Govertiment quarters, however, are confident that Germany bas closed herself to every possiblity
direct "of "
pressure
closed
GERMANY'S WAR AIMS Bucharest.
Germany
PRAGUE:
NAZI
PROCLAIMED IN
TANKS PATROL
STREETS: WIDESPREAD ARREST OF
Italo-Soviet Struggle In
Balkans!
FASCIST PAPERS
COMMENTS
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Beater)—The
Italo-Soviet struggle
the
Balkana is becoming more
and
more obvious, says the Rome' cor- respondent of Le Temps, who quotes the Fascist Critica Faselta as saying:
центрарет
IL DUCE'S IDEALS
"If the Comintern hopes, by making use of revolutions of others or. by the bait of out-of-date social revolution, to spread itself in the Balkans, it will have to fight against the ideals and battalions of Bignor Mussolini,the same ideala and battalions which have already fought communism in Italy, Spain and elsewhere"
SURPLUS FOOD PROJECT
China's Huge Scheme
DR. EMILE HACHA
PLENARY
SESSION CLOSING
CHUNGKING, Nov. 19 (Reuter) -The closing meeting of the B'xth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuo- mintang Is expected to be held today when a manifesto on the decisions of the conference may be released.
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CZECH STUDENTS
Machine - Guns At Entrance To All German Buildings
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Havas) - While three more Czechs, two of whom were police officials, were executed, Nazi tanks Patrolled Prague streets throughout the day being a reminder of the events in March when the Germans invaded Czechoslovakia. »
Meanwhile widespread repression is be ing carried out mainly against Czech in tellectuals and many universities have been raided.
.. AT DAWN YESTERDAY, MOTORISED DETACHMENTS OF THE GERMAN STATE POLICE ARRIVED FROM THE REICH AND IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDED SVEILLA AND MASARYK COLLEGES AND INVADED THE PREMISES.
STUDENTS WERE BRUTALLY DRAGGED OUT FROM THEIR BEDS, THROWN INTO LORRIES, AND CARRIED TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
Later the Gestapo invaded several other colleges and the medicine and law sections of the Polytechnic Institute Later all of arresting all the students and professors. them were thrown into the concentration camp at Buchen- wald, near Weimar.
Three more persons were execut-
Among the resolutions adopted yesterday at the meeting was one Gestapo squads also arrest- advocating improvement of mill-ed several members of patrio-ed bringing the number in the last tary hospitals for better treatment tic organisations, including 24 hours to 12. ot wounded officers and soldiers.
fr
Clumsiness Of German Propaganda
the Sokols.
"FORBIDDEN CITY". Arrests, since yesterday, Prague is once more a "forbidden have reached several thou-city," states a Reuter message, from
are Amsterdam. sands, Machine-guns CHUNGKING, Nov. 19 (Reu.
posted at the entrance to all Telephonic communication with the outside world has been sever- German buildings. Govern- againstter)-The Chinese
Reuter reports from Berlin thated, but Nazi admissions of shoot- ment is to appropriate $60,- could control Rum- 000,000 for the purchase of
martial law was proclaimed nings and martial law give indica- Saturday night in Prague and certion of affairs of importance hap- BERLIN, Nov. 19" (Reuter)-Dr. snlan oll and wheat resources surplus food in the war areas FARIS. Nov. 19 (Havas)-New tain other towns and protectorates, pening Robert Ley, Leader of the German only through threatening the occu- embracing Hunan, Klangsi proof of the clumsiness, and unter inchading Kladno and Horochowitz, capital, Labour Front, defned Germany's pation of the country but such a and Anawei Provinces. Stepsisrespect for truth, of German according to a Prague dispatch to opinion.
destruction of threat could be carried out only have been taken to obtain propaganda is gathered from Ger- the official News Agency. LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) war
after the occupation of Hungary better prices for farmers' pro-man reports on the Japanese -Serious bomb outrages oc-Britain.
thel the co-operation of In order to accomplish this, or with
duce and to improve the gen operations in South China. curred during the black-out
eral distribution of foodstuffs. German propaganda asserted last night and caused con-apparently working day is to be Soviet,
It is estimated that the Govern-yesterday that the Japanese, after siderable excitement in the increased from eight hours to ten
ment will purchase more than occupying Fangcheng, crossed the West End of London.
12,000,000 plculs of grain from the border of French Indo-China and thrée provinces, at a total cost of penetrated 50 miles inside French $58,500,000. More than 23,000,000 berritory. will be spent on the construction of warehouses.
Two bombs exploded in the
neighbourhood of Piccadilly,
hours.
alms as the
Both eventualities appear highly improbable.
followed 30 minutes later by DUTCH LINER SUNK BY
a third. Some shop windows
were shattered and masonry MINE: 140 LIVES LOST
dislodged, but no one was in-
jured, although the noise of
the explosions and falling Further Example Of Utter
Disregard By Germans
glass caused considerable ex- citement in the blackened
streets.
Police discovered a fourth bomb near Park Lane Bank in time to prevent explosion,
Responsibility for the outrages is attributed to I.R.A. terrorists.
FIERCE FIRE IN EDINBURGH LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter)~~A Berce fire broke out last night in a railway goods yard in the heart! of Edinburgh.
Despite
the efforts of fire brigides from all parts of the city, the flames, fanned by a strong wind,, spread furiously, involving building after building, including
For International Law
LONDON, NOV. 19 (REUTER)
ABOUT 140 PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF THE SINKING OF THE DUTCH LINER SIMON BOLIVAR OFF THE EAST COAST. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN LANDED AT AN EAST COAST PORT.
N
Despite the obwous absurdity of
in the former Czech
according to neutral.
Unconfirmed - rumours report The measure, it is stated, does that disturbances have occurred in the Skoda armament works and not apply to Germans.
also state that the trouble has spread to parts of Poland.
Unrest continues in Czecho- slovakis, where martial law has been declared in Prague and three difles, reports Renter from London.
NO REVOLT-YET LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) Claiming that he has been recely- President Hacha's broadenst lasting regular news from Czecho- the news it is pointed out in re-night warning the Czechs against slovakia through secret codes, M. BANKS TO HELP
Dorts from French Indo-China resisting the Germans, and advis-Jan Masaryk, Polish Minister in According to reports here, the that show that the territory is not ing them to submit, caused con-London, said: "There has been no great revolt against Nazi aggres- Government will appropriate $25,- threatened and that, operations sternation among Czech hearers.
Dr. Hacha spoke ir a voice deep bon-yet. 000,000 for the scheme, while the and not taking place on the Indo-
with emotion. .
Continued on Page 7 four. Government Banks-the Cen- China border. tral Bank, Bank of China, Bank of Communications and Farmers' Bank-will put up $30,000,000.
The Hunan Provincial Govern- ment will appropriate $5,000,000 and Riangsi and Anhwel Provinces $1,000,000 each for the project.⠀⠀
"SUPERVISORY COMMITTER A Supervisory Committee will be formed of members, including re- presentatives of the Executive Yuan and the National and Mil-
Communicationis
Economic Affairs.
and
It is now revealed that the liner was sunk by a mine. [itary Ministers of Interior, War, She was a vessel of over 8,000 tons and had 400 people Finance, on board, many of whom were women and children. -
Two hundred and sixty of the survivors were landed last night at an east coast port. Many of them were bad.
che huge structure containing a ly injured. Doctors and ambulances awaited their arrival
large variety of merchandise,
which was completely gutted.
Huge crowds in Edinburgh watched the blaze which, accen- tuated by the black-out, lit up the whole sky.
at the quayside and while some of the injured were rush- ed to hospital others were given first aid treatment be- fore being removed for further medical attention.
Survivors, with blankets over Among those taken to hos-¡ pital was an 11-month-old their heads and others with hur- baby and another casualty riedly snatched up belongings in their arms, alighted from the train was a little boy who con- dazedly and were helped into the CHINA'S EXPORTS
tinually called, "where is my waiting coaches by police officers TO US.A.
daddy." One hundred and who lighted. the way with hur- CHUNGKING, Nov. 19 (Central) forty of the survivors were ricane lamps. The survivors in- cluded women carrying children China's expirt of oing ok! to wie members of the crew... United States last year was valued When the train, with the sur- and babies and a number of Lascar at US. $25,000,000, showing an in-vivors arrived shortly after mid-seamen. crease of 25 percent over the pre-night at the London station, &
Many of the survivors were for- vionë year, according to a Chinese dozen coaches were waiting at the finander
platform to drive the survivors elgners and one, speaking broken Tung ol, silk and bristles, be away while nurses and ambulances English, told Reuter's correspondent revealed, are China's Jarger ex-walted to attend them. The police that after the explosion many of allowed no one on the platform.,
Continued on Page 7 ports to the United States..
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IMPORTANT DECISIONS MADE AT KUOMINTANG SESSION: TWO NEW
Canada's "Air
Colleges"
OTTAWA, Nov. 19 (Erater) Classes for Canada's “air colleges" will open in 2 month's time.
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SUGGESTED
WEAVING CLASSES FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, while water consePVANCY work has been carried on by tise Yangtse, Yellow and Hwai Rivers Conservancy Committees.
The proposal is still under 'dis- cussion by the Plenary Sesalon.
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SMALLER FROVINCES - Important decisions covering party, political, economici and educational affairs were adopted CHUNGKING, Nov. 19 (Reu- during the meeting yesterday The Empire representatives have ter)-Among the numerous afternoon of the session.*********
Among the proposals adopted the or- proposals submitted to the practically completed ganisation of details and arrange- Sixth Plenary Session of the was one advocating the creation of ments for financing the scheme Central Executive Committee smaller provinces by breaking up and a general description plan is of the Kuomintang, which is the larger provinces into less ex-
tensive units. expected, to be announced next now meeting here, is a sug-
WEAVING CLASSES week..
gestion for the creation of two
Another proposal passed new Ministries in the Chinese that submitted by Mr. Linsen. Government Ministry of Chairman of the National Govern Forestry and a Ministry of ment, advocating that weaving Water Conservancy,
classes should be introduced into IMPORTANT PART
all schools and colleges and also The delegates supporting the that weaving be made a required roposal argue that, forestry and course for all girl students. Britain and Poland have signed water conservancy is a most im At the morning meeting, numer- an-agreement for certain Polih portant part of the reconstruction ous reports were heard on com warships to work with the Royal work in the North-West Provinces.munications, education, publicity Navy for the duration of the war. Previously forestry had been and social progress and overseas
handled by the Agricultural Bureau affairs. says Reuter,
It is reliably reported that a initial order for 1,500 advanced training planes has already been placed with a United States firm
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