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FALACIOUS NAZI STATEMENTS:

EXAGGERATED, CLAIMS TO LOSS OF BRITISH QIL TANKERS

LONDON, Jan. 25 (Reater) German propaganda has been making more falacious statements this time about the loss of Bri-

tish oil tankers.

GENERAL

Loyalty Of Indian Princes

PLEDGE TO HELP BRITAIN UNTİL VICTORY IS WON

NAZI AIR ATTACK ON SHETLANDS

Six Bombs Dropped: No Damage

LONDON, Jan. 25 (R:otar)---

NEW DELHI, 25 (Reuter)—The Nawab of Bhopal, who rules over 730,000 Hindus, yesterday expressed Three planes. believed to be Ger the determination of the Indian mans, flew high over the Shet- Princes to help Britain in the war lands yesterday. The

air raid

to the last ounce of their strength, warning lasted half an hour. and until victory is won, He was speaking at a farewell banquet to railed to make contact.

British fighters ascended, but

the retiring Agent of the Gov-

The Germans claim to have sunk twenty British tankers, ac- cording to one paper. In actual fact,, however, six of these ships Were ordinary cargo ships and hernor-General. not tankers, while the others are still saling on their - normal courses.

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TONNAGE OF SHIPS The Germans also exaggerate the tonnage of ships sunk. For instance, the coastal tanker Africa Shell, one of those sunk by the Graf Spee before it met its well. deserved fate, was actually a ship of only 700 tons.

The Berlin papers. however.

claim that it was of 7,000 tons fust an extra nought.

It is pointed out in London that actually the Allied tanker post. tion today is better than it was at the outbreak of war.

NORWAY'S LOSSES.

OSLO, Jan. 25 (Reuter) It is announced that since the War began, Norway has lost thirty-two ships.pt a total tonnage of 112,- 000 tons and 150 sallors lost their lives.

Support For Hertzog

DR. MALAN'S SPEECH IN S.A. ASSEMBLY

CAPETOWN, Jan. 25 (Reuter) -When the debate on Gen. Hertzog's motion was resumed In the South African Assembly yesterday, Dr. Malan, leader of the Nationalist Republican Party, said he wanted tộ emphasise the view that South Africa should be neutral and not actuated by any feeling against Britain or France.

WAR REGRETTED

He very much regretted the war and the "combination of nations opposing each other. I there were two

European countries which should be friendly, they were Britain and Germany, who had made the greatest contributions to western civilisation and Christen dom,

NO BARGAINING The Nawab regrested that Indian Princes are not allowed to fight in France. Herr Hitler's war, he said, was just as much against India as against Britain.

"We have no intention of "bar- gaining for the price of our humble services," he said, after regresting that Indian Princes were not allowed to enlist as

privates in the Army.

POLICEMEN PROWL, PEER, PEEP?

REDUCED SPEED LIMITS DURING BLACK-OUTS

SEX BOMBS

An eye-witness stated that the planes dodgea behind the clouds and one dived towards the har- our but did not attack it, though a steamer was moored to the quay. It is earned that six bombs

a sparsely populat:d district were dropped, four of which fell

where there are no military ob- Jentives. No damage was report- ed.

Anglo-Soviet Relations

QUESTION RAISED IN COMMONS LONDON, Jan. 25

(Renter)-In the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain said that he re- gretted he was not yet in a posi- tion to give a definite date for the issue of the White Paper dealing LONDON, Jan. 25. (Reuter)-The with the negotiations between the new speed regulations will come British and Soviet Governments. into effect on Feb. 1, reducing the when answering a question on speed limit during black-outs from the subject. 30 to 20 milles per hour.

RIGHT MOVE

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Asked by Major General Sir Alfred Knox whether, in view of this is a move in the right direc- Finland, the Government would

None of the papers doubt that the unprovoked aggression

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tion. Deaths of civilians have ex- now break off relations with Ris- ceeded those of members of the sla, Mr. Chamberlain declared that armed forces on active service and the decision whether, or not, to the death-roll has increased as the break off relations with the Bo- nights get longer and blacker. viet Government was one that Many papers, however, wonder would require the most careful whether the regulations go far consideration in all its aspects enough.

It was not one to be dealt satis- The Dally Telegraph, for in-factorily in a question, and answer. stance, is somewhat scornful and

AN ASSURANCE asks how the Ministry of Trans- Answering port proposes to enforce the 20 question on the date of the publi- miles per hour speed limit during cation of Anglo-Soviet White the black-outs when the number | Paper, Mr. Chamberlain gave an plates cannot be seen..

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PEERING, PEEPING

Nothing, says the paper, can be achieved by sending out policemen armed with note-books to prowl through the night, peer through gloom and peep through the dark. The Manchester Quardian and

The greatest danger to Europe some other papers wonder whether wus Bolshevism.

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The war between Britain and Germany had put Europe in the most dangerous situation it had been for a long time.

"We are, convinced that there is no other way but to make an end not only to our participation in the war but of our British con- nexion"

The debate was adjourned.

VIEWS OPPOSED

Colonel Reitz. Minister for Na- tive Affairs, said that after the flagrant tearing-up of the Munich Agreement by invading Czechoslo- vakia, Germany could no longer be trusted.

By that event she lost all sym- pathy in Britain and France. He strongly opposed the views of Gen. Hertzog on the International situation and was confident that the House would do the same.

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The debate was again adjourn-

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U.S. LOAN TO FINLAND

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 "CHeu- ter)-The Sençte Banking Com mittee has approved an increase ot $100.000.000 in the capital of the Export and Import Bank to permit a non-military loan to Finland

NEW YEAR GIFTS FOR CHINESE TROOPS

NO U.S. AVIATION SPIRIT USED BY

SHANGHAI, Jan 25 (Reuter)-- SOVIET RUSSIA

Local Chinese public bodies have WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Reuter) formed a public Fund-Raising -The State Department has Committee to collect $500,000 from cleared up the reports that the Chinese manufacturers and bust- STOLEN REPAID

Boviets are using American avia-nessmen, to buy gifts for the Chi- TO BI VOIDLUNDO.

tion netral. Only two barrels of nese fighting forces on the occa EVENTTARDEN aviation spirit were bought from don of the Chinese New Year. DOVERTARC8 11.1 the United States in the first eleven Local Chinese are urged to :die- "ADENTALAMEDA 8 months of last year, although pense with the usual sumptuous TOLUTWICETAL L'′′ 900,000 barrels of other grades of New Year feasting and other pub- ARTS TACES MAY petrol were purchased.

lic amusements.

It would not be possible to relax some of the black-out restrictions

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assurance that the delay in publi- cation was caused by the fact that the documents were being edited in any way and that the full facts would be given.

POLISH ARMY OF 100,000 MEN

PARIS. Jan, 24 (Reuter)- General Sikorski stated yesterday

In order to reduce, the danger to that a Polish Army of 100,000 men lives after dark.

is now training France.

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