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STATURE OF CHAMBERLAIN ARMISTICE OBSERVANCE IN IS THE MAIN THEATRE OF

WILL INCREASE TIMES

LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter)-Whatever their opinions on Mr. Chamberlain's appeasement" policy, this morn- ing's Press unite in paying tribute to his personal courage, unflinching loyalty and devotion in the service of the State.

THE TIMES predicts tha with fuller disclosure of the truth, which time will bring, the stature of Mr. "Chamber- lain will increase rather than diminish...

Speeches By Churchill And Hitler Contrasted

- If, says The Times; in earlier years British foreign policy had known a resolute and sustained effort" at leadership, equal to Mr. Chamberlain's, the course of. events in Europe would have been vastly different. No other policy than Mr. Chamber- Iain's could have averted war or delayed it as Mr. Cham- berlain's undoubtedly did,

LONDON, Nov. 11 (British Wire- less)-Contrast, not only in the circumstances in which they were It was. Mr. Chamberlain's su- delivered but also in the tone of preme service to have reduced the the speeches by Mr. Churchill and issues to black and white. Hitler, is emphasised by THE To him, more than to any TIMES which saya:

man, we owe it that a united

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"We now know that what he

"On Friday, the anniversary of people and Empire mean to Aght' the Putsch of 1923 which ended in at all costs for any period that momentary fiasco, "Hitler ad- may be necessary to bring Hitler- dressed an unerring Nazi Partym to destruction. at, Munich.

Owing to well-timed and suc-attempted. no man could have cessful intervention by the RAF achieved, but against the organis- the speech was not broadcast and ed evil with which he was fated the recording was not given to the to contend, the work he did for world "until nearly 24 hours. the country will shine in simpli- city and charity stronger and stronger as. the years pass."

"A few hours later on Saturday the British Prime Minister spoke at the Lord Mayor's luncheon at Mansion House.

HONEST WORDS.- On one side was high pitched emotional extravagance. and the other plain, well-weighed and

honest words.

COURAGEOUS ATTEMPT » The DART FELEGRAPH 3875 No Minister ever worked harder and spared himself less. That he affed in his greatest aim of peace! does not detract from the courage of his attempt.

WHITEHALL: TWO MINUTES SILENCE NOT SIGNALLED: LONDONERS BARE-HEADED

LONDON, NOV. 11 (BEITISH WIRELESS)—ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE AC- CUSTOMED FEATURES OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE DAY, WHICH BROUGHT HOSTILITIES IN THE LAS WAR TO AN END, WERE NOT OBSERVED THIS YEAR, wreaths were as usual laid at the base of the Cenotaph in Whitehall and on wayside shrines throughout the country.

The picturesque and moving service usually held at the Cenotaph was not pos- sible this year and the Two Minutes Silence the observane of which had been the cen- tral feature of all Armistice Day ceremonies throughout the Empire, was not signalled In Britain today.

Base Of Cenotaph Smothered In Poppies

Flanders popples were on the street of London again yesterday, while the base of the Cenotaph was smothered in poppies and dowers, stated a London message last night..

Amongst the wreaths was one from their Majesties the King and Queen and ane bearing a card "From the evacuees from Gibraltar

In Athens there was a special service of intercession."

It was, however, apparent { that the people's thoughts were centred on the day of remembrance and artificial Flanders poppies, which were on sale on the streets for the funds of the British Leglon of ex-Service men were al- most universally worn,

Workers In Offices Observed Silence

Last year Poppy Day realised the record of £594,000 for this

Reuter reports that although cause and it is hoped that this there was no publie observance of year an even larger amount will Armistice Day people in London be collected

streets, with bare heads, stood still Endorsing the British Legion's as the clocks struck 11 while work Poppy Day appeal in a broadcasters in offices stood in silence for last night, General Eard Gort, two minutes near their desks, v.C., DBO., M.C. said: "The Bri- In spite of the stert in existence tish Legion, financed by this col-at the time a small crowd gather- lection on the day in each year, ed at the Cenotaph in Whitehall has been aliave many pro-and many laid wreaths at the foot fects to make life easier for the for the memor survivors at the last war, and their During the morning wreaths

familles

were laid on behalf of the King A message from Mr. R. G. Men- Other societies serving the land Queen, Queen Mary and the zies, Premier of Australia, says: cause of, ex-Service men have Queen of the Netherlands, and "Hitler continues to arouse en-

"As we remember the dead, let us benefited, notably St. Dunstan's colleagues. thusiasm in immediate hearers but "He leaves a reputation of un- remember what they died for. Institute for the Blind wich has It is more than even an appeal of sullled integrity and an example The coming victory will be their received £150,000 in the last ten passionate and boastal rhetoric. of devotion to duty that helped best reward.”

years." "Mr. Churchill, on the other to uphold the dignity of our pub- hand, takes the nation more and lic life.” more frankly into his confiderice

The DAILY HERALD pays trl-

and welds together all sections.bute to his solid record of service not by vague generalities about la domestic politics "before he in- e national qualities but by ex- tervened so ill-fatedly" in inter- plaining exactly what have been

national affairs. accomplished and the difficulties which lie ahead."

-POLES-CZECH UNION

The Governments of Poland and Czechoslovakia have "resolved on closer union between their coun- tries after the war.

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The NEWS-CHRONICLE" ́ ́says. "His personal integrity, devotion. to duty and desire. to serve, the country were all qualities whereby democracy was enriched."

IRON WIEL

The DAILY EXPRESS: "The greatness of

JUNK ATROCITY WEST OF LIN TIN: JAPANESE THROW 6 MEN INTO SEA

Uniformed Japanese, armed with batons and a chopper, boarded an anlicensed junk off & Nippon warshly about seven miles west of Lin Tin on the night of Nov. 8, threw overboard the master and dve lokis, leaving them to drown, cut down the sails and dumped into the sea all the cargo,

A report of the incident, which |

Chinese Forces Immediately Outside Ichang City

WAR ABOUT TO SHIFT?

ALERIA

•Herkini Galanay Controlled by

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SOVIET UNION

TURKEY

FRENCH. WHAT AFRICA

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ITALIAN

Easton Catanz Contrated by

KEY AREAS IN EUROPE AND AFRICA Vital regions in developing Axle strategy which may envisage a giant pincers movement to envelop the entire Mediterranean.

8 ITALIAN PLANES SHOT DOWN OVER ENGLAND

THE FIRST REAL PROOF THAT ITALIAN AIRCRAFT="ARK TAKING PART IN THE RAIDS ON BRITAIN was provided" yester- day when eight Italian, planes were shot down over England, states a message from London.

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chines were also brought down

PRZEDMIOT, damage was done to houses, commercial NO SERIOUS DAMAGE property and road mains in LONDON, Nov. 11 (EWS)-The the aggregate amount is not large various parts of the capital but

Air Ministry and · Ministry of

and casualties are not likely to Home Security communique issued

this morning states: "Yesterday, Prove heavy"

: NAZI ADMISSION about dusk, enemy aircraft drop: ped a few bombs at several polits BERLIN, Nov. 11 (Reuter)- near the east coast causing no Five German planes are admitted serious damage or casualties. by the German High Command During the night, enemy activity, communique, to have been lost.

air-fighting while in general not particularly yesterday in

over heavy, was somewhat greater England while four British planes. than on the previous night but it are claimed to have been brought practically ceased soon after mid-down. night. ·

Another claim la the sinking by CHUNGKING, Nov. 11 (Beuter)—–

"A few Isolated incidents oc- aerial bombing of a merchant Chinese forces. are immediately curred mainly in the Thames ship of 8,000 tons off the north- outside. Ichàng city, according to Estuary and on the south coast east coast of England. Chinese field dispatches from the in none of which was extensive Tangise River front.

damage done but there were some The Central Newa Agency war casualties including some persons correspondent claims that together killed.

Mr. Chamberlaints stated to have occurred about EMP. OF JAPAN with the Chinese high commander

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showed Itself in the Iron will with 9 pm, on Nov. 8, was made to the

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the Water Police yesterday by Chan The following declaration was which he fought lasued yesterday: "The Polish ruins of his policy."

Hon, 51, one of the surviving fokis. The DAILY MAIL writes: .. “Els; Government and the Provisional

Chan, in his statement to the LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter) Government of Czechoslovakia in fame does not rest on events police, said that the junk left The 26,000-ton Canadian Pacific London consider it imperative on alone. He will be remembered as Chung Shan on Now, with 12 liner Empress of Japan. which the conclusion of the war to enter a sincere, high-minded and persons on board and a mixed was attacked by German aircraft as independent States, into closer steadfast statesman. Hls suc- cargo, 'valued at $1,152.

in the Atlantic, has reached the political and economic association, cesses and Lallures áll sprang Following the atrocity com-

United Kingdom safely under her They hope that other Statas in from one abiding motive—to serve mitted by the boarding party, the own steam. the same region will join them.” the right in serving Britain."

survivors were ordered to row

The Admiralty communique an- away from the scene. This they nouncing this adds that the

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262 PRISONERS AT KASSALA

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"Most of these casualties oc-

LONDON, . Nov, 11. (BW8)-A. they reached a hill on Nov. curred when a building was de Cairo communique states: "Egypt. westward of Ichang, overlooking, molished at a point near the Kenya and Palesthe-nothing of

bank of the the city with the Chinese front south

Thames importance to report line positions within a 1,000 yards Estuary.

|both Gallabat and Kassala areas of the city.

FEW FIRES

operations continue. So far..pri- „A“ heavy," "artillery duel is said

"Apart from these tew inc-soners definitely ascertained n to be progressing at Nantsingkwan dents bombing was concentrated fighting about Kassala number 282. where Japanese attacks have been

on the London area. A few ftres The number of prisoners at Galla- repulsed.

were caused but only one of these bat is not yet verified.” GUN DUEL ICHANG FRONT, Nov. 11 (Cen-

TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY did after a vain search for the vessel suttered some damage from trai)A heavy artillery duel be-

IN OBSERVANCE OF. ARMISTICE DAY yesterday, wreaths, in- cluding those from HM the King. HM, the Queen, Queen Mary and the Queen of the Netherlands, were fald at the base of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The Two Minutes Blence was not signalled in Britain but people in the streets stood bare-headed as the clocks struck 11.

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THE LONDON PRESS YESTERDAY MORNING united in paying tribute to the personal courage, undlaching loyalty and devotion in the service of the State of the late Mr. Neville Chamberlain, former Prime Minister. That he failed in his greatest aim of peace does not detract from the courage of his attempt, says the Daily Telegraph. The Daily Mail says that his success and failures all sprang from one abiding motive--to serve the right in, serving Britain.

A GREEK COMMUNIQUE YESTERDAY CLAIMED that one of the crack divisions of the Italian Army, including Alpine troops, was defeated and routed after large scale operations in the regions of Smolika and Grammos. The Italians, it is further claimed, suffered extremely heavy losses in wounded and killed and also lost a num-- ber of prisoners.

IT HAS NOW BEEN DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED that the mines which sank British and American cargo vessels on the Australian coast were enemy mines and the navy and air force are continuing the search for a German raider which is believed to have laid the mines.

IT IB REPORTED BY REUTERS AIR CORRESPONDENT that” the Royal Air Force raid on Danzig was carried out as a demon- stration flight. Leadets were dropped and some bombs were aimed at railway communications. M. Molotov is expected to meet von Rib- bentrop in Danzig on his way to Berlin:

men thrown overboard, and drifted a near miss but there were no

casualties. about until 9 am the following morning when the junk was sight ‚ed 'by the as. Tung On and towed

into Hongkong..

ANOTHER REPORT

Another report was received also yesterday by the Water Police of an incident of a similar nature "on Nov. 6. An unlicensed " junk waż stopped "about" midnight on

| Nov;· 5 by 'g` Japanese motor-boat

three miles east of Lin Tin,

Several shots were fired, one of which - wounded: Leung. Bam-tal, 30, master of the boaf, in "the right hand - The junk was allow ød to proceed. She was carrying a cargo of salt from Tai O to Sam

SIDI BARRANI ~BOMBARDED “ROME,"Nov, 11 (Rauter). The bombardment of Bidi Barrant by |Britt h naval forces is admitted in | an ItalianTM Eigh Command-com- munique which claims that a Bri

THE CPS LINER EMPRESS OF JAPAN which was reported to have been bombed and disabled in the Atlantic has reached thetish naval formation in Central United Kingdom safely under her own steam. The vessel suffered Mediterranear was heavily bomb- some damage from a near miss.

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3 Radio programmes; Coming: events; Crossword puzzle. 4.Rumania "hit by worst earthquake." since 1802; Warfare in desert; Japan- ese attacks on Tchang re- pulsed: American mission- arles murdered.net

5 New scheme for voluntary evacuation outlined; Jap- anese close Canton, refugee campa; Round the Police *Courts

- 6 Leading articles: Britain Will Survive New Evacua- tions Flans. 8US. Lines agents to assist In evacuation of American

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tween the Chinese and Japanese forces --neer- Nantainkwan, near Ichang, took place on Nov. 8. The duel, lasting several hours, resulted in the silencing of the Japanese batteries.

On, the same day, 15 Japanese planes bombed Taeyang and Nan- tankwan hurling scores of missiles which however caused little damage.

A Central News Correspondent visiting the Ichang front found that the Japanese are occupying

Police Launch Frustrates Armed Junk Hold-Up

THE NO. 2 POLICE LAUNCH HEADED INTO CHUT MUN, in British waters between Sha-U-Chung and Tal Po, just in time yesterday morning to provide a fitting sequel to what would have been just another armed hold-up of & cargo junk.

Police landing in the village gave chase to the rob- "bers, following them into the hills and two men were subsequently arrested and are being held for identifica-

'tion.

an unfavourable position with. It is reported that two Two shots were fired from the three sallents. The Chinese are rifles, a quantity of ammuni-pirate vessel warning the cargo now only one or two Chinese 11

tion and a hand grenade were Junk to stop. Three men of a re- from Ichang, the shortest dis

seized in connexion with the Ported gang of six boarded, one armed with a rifle and revolver, tance between the opposing forcés

arrests made. being only about 100-metres.

another with a hand grenade and The attention of the officer on the third with a revolver. the police launch was attracted to The crew were ordered into the the pirated junk, No. 628P, when hold and the junk towed by the the master, Yuen Sing, 35, shouted pizate craft to Chut Man - Making out for help despite being threat- a thorough search of their prize, BATAVIA, NOY, 11 (Reuter)- ened by the pirates against any the pirates stole abort $300 in Funds-for the tenth Spitäre to be attempt at signalling the launch, Chinese currency they managed to bought from voluntary" gifts from IN MIRS BAY 5 find

N.E.I. GIFTS FOR SPITFIRES

the Netherlands Indies people? The junk left, aha-U-Chung for It would have been a story of were handed over to the British Talpo to load cargo about 11 am just another mccessful piracy. Consul at Medan yesterday. There were two foks were it not for the timely arrival It is expected that funds for the on board beside the marter The of the Police launch and the pre- eleventh Bnitary will soon be avail-piracy was effected some distance sence of mind of the master

Bergts George and Rose are in charge of Note Olanrich

off Chut Man In Mirs Bay