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October 27, 1939.

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House of Commons Is

Austria Also Has Informed of Progress

Secret Station

(Reuter

LONDON, Oct. 20 Bulletin)Austria now has an anti-Nasl radio station like the "Freedom Station" h Germany which has been a thorn in the side of the Nazi oficiale. Last night the Austrian atsilon Com- mented on the British Empiro and said, "Judge for yourself of the British the conditions

free to RKO possessions men decide for themselves if they want to Joln Britain in the war, Would Illier dare to grant such rights to oppressed Austria

Soviet Terms May Be Rejected

Helsinki, Oct, 26,

Finnish acgotiations with the So- viet may not contime according to the Finnish Premier. M. Erkko. I the altuation becomes so grave that segollations cannot be continued, he, will put the cards on the table and speak frankly.

Meanwhile precautionary measures are being continued In Finland. The Government has banned the export) of foreign and Finnish currency and Finns possessing foreign currency must hand it to the State Bouk. Realer Bulletin.

are

Of War:

War: British

Home Defence Praisedl

In the House of Commons yesterday afternoon the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, delivered his weekly review of the war situation,

The Prime Minister said that though there had been no material change on the Western Front, on the sen there had been some losses of British ships which had been more than offset by German losses and that the Government was confident that the U-boat menace was being coped with efficiently. In the air German air attacks had been Ineffective, though there had been several serious German losses,

Soviet Russin is now credited in some quarters with designs on two of Sweden's most important porta in the Battic. Germany is said to be informed of Sovjet diplomacy to gain control of

this men.

.

A Finnish spokesman states that any agreement with Russi affecting the independence of the country will have to be considered by the Parliament. Mine Belds have been laid along the entire south Finnish const.

In the war on sea there had bren

London, Oct, 20 netited that they also caused such The newly appointed

Italian damage to other German hotabers as Ambassador Signor Bastianini was in to prevent the teaching home. the Diplomats Gallery to hear air. Chamberlain present in weekly re-an Intensideation of the German sub- view of the situation to the House of marine campaign. Commons to-day.

This intensification they had al-

The Prime Minister sold in the ways expected, but he assured the past week there had been no opera-House the situation was well in hand. Lions of importance on the Western Front.

Rate of Destruction

Mor adjustments in the positions

In spite of one or two strokes of been made and the occupied ind general result was that the French god fortune the enemy has not been and German forces were now on the able to attain the rate of sinking they attained at the beginning of the line of their common frontier.

war.

A steady stream of reinforcements Bel reserves of material for the

Their submarines had been driven

Renewed Defence Precautions

British Expeditionary Force can operate further and further from unted and the defences in the their bases and further and further Helsinki, Ort. 20.

een Init off the British sector, were hiring rantinual-fe the focal points where trade is Mines have Southern coast of Finland as a gely strengthened.

In the air the arreft of the Donations fo cautionary measure.

Fighter Command had again been Futsch defence national the

in action. xtendly coining in from the whole

Mr. Chamberlain referred to the morning attack on the convoy on October 21 and said it was probable that two of the six bombers were destroyed; in the afternoon attempt. made by two formations of nine and other niembers of the delegation retwelve bombers respectively, I was certain that four and probably five

Country-Reuter Special,

Boat Mr. Chamberlain

Helsinki, Oct, 20.

M. Paasikivi, M. Tanner and

two

Premier,

Successes to Report

turned from Moscow at 8.35 a.m. and were welcomed by a crowd of several planes were destroyed.

The Jacluding thousand, Cabinet Ministers and the Minister of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, The delegation went to the Foreign Oflee to conter.

M. Paasikivi out-umbrellaed Mr. Chamberlain-he was carrying two mbrellos when the photographers M. Tanner joked caught only one. by raying. "Show them both."- #inted Press.

Soviet Protests To Britain

Moscow, Oct. 26. Russia has strongly protested to the connection with Brital in examination of Soviet ships under the War Contraband Control and 10- serves the right to elnim compensa- tion for any losser, in a Note replying to the British Notes of September 0 and 11. regarding contraband.

The Note refuses to recognise their validly and bases the Government standpoint on the Declaration of Re- gulations of Naval Warfare of 1989.

The Note declares that by including

in the contraband ist such articles as furi, paper, cotton, fodder for livestock, footwear, clothing and even foodstuffs which are articles of mass consumption.

the Britain erentes possibility of unlimited arbitrariness in classing all articles of popular ronstamption as contraband.----Reuter.

Contention Untenable

London, Oct. 26. Information has been received

from authoritative quarters that the Soviet contention is completely un- enable.

The next day one or two bombers were shot down off Salut Abb's.

have been sighted.

NO GERMAN COMMERCE

RAIDERS IN PACIFIC

..

TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Domei)-Asked by a foreign correspondent regarding the alleged selvity of German commerce raiders in the Pacific Ocean and also whether there is any foreign submarino In the Pacifle, the spokesman of the Foreign Ofice said to-day that it would be technically posible that German

commerca raklers show activity in the Pacific.

It requires, however, elaborato preparations on the part of Germany, spokesman continued. Ho said that there has so far been no information of any activity of German coqmiereo raiders in the Pacific.

He also added that he had no information as to the presence

or appearance of foreign submarines in the Pacific,

The Japanese Navy, he polated oul has not been informed in any way of the so-called mystery submarine which was reported in

a foreign message to have appeared off Alaska,

All Japanese submarines are operating in home waters and not a single Japanese submarine has ever attempted to penetrate foreign waters, the spokesman declared,

Questioned whether capliai stips are malo from 'air sítacks, the spokesman said that specifiéations la armament ara kept secret by all countries. He expressed the opinion, nevertheless, that although pre-War dreadnaughts would betray soma vulnerability to air attacks, up-to-date battleshipa would be well-provided againsi air attacka in view of the recent remarkable progrém in geronauties.

City Of Flint

American Crew Are Said Safe

Berlin, Oct. 25. It has been disclosed that Germany i negulating with Russia regarding dispasillon of the captured the American steamship City of Flint.

The negotiations are understood to include the question of the release fof the crew,

ship's

U.S. And War

Setback For Isolationists

Washington, Oct. 20. Administration Senators have de- fented the izolationists' attempt to curb President Roosevelt's powers of discretion applying to the punding Meanwhile Neutrality legislation. Senators Pittman, Barkley and others agreed that it might be possible to reach a Binal vote to-day.

The voting was 1 to 26 to defeat Senatur Edwin John's amendment. which would have eliminated presi- dential discretion as to whether a of the conflict required application

WARSHIP PATROL

Washington, Sept. 30 The United Stairs "Neutrality the Atlantic Ocean is Patrol" in rapidly assuming the proportions of a major naval force. It is under command of Rear Admiral Alfred W.

The Nazis cinims they were forced to take the ship to the Russian roast Neutrality Law or whether appllen- due to the absence of a chart of the ton should be automatic in any war. minefields guarding Nazi ports. They--United Press. said that the ship's American crew (bound to congregate,

apparently jettisoned the Finally the destruction of enemy charts. One German source said he submarines is being maintained at and heard that the ship is not in a encourage seaworthy condition."United Press. sumciently high rate lo

Assurance of Safety them to believe that this menace to British Trade would eventually

Washington, Oct. 20. overcome.

Referring to the sinking of five Russian assurances that the City of Johnson, Commander of the Allmatic

announced recently, Fin's crew are safe at Murmansk Squadron. British ships Mr. Chamberlain said the Stonegate have caused relief among the officials, was sunk by the Deutschland some as the State Department gathered in-enforce neutrality proclamations, the time ago, but the information of ita formation for demanding the return loss has only just reached them. To- of the vessel. gether these ships aggregated 22,715 tong.

Growing Lawlessness

Le

Mr. Chamberlain said. "It seems now

ent mes-

Created by President Roosevelt to

patrol now consists of over 30 war- craft and at least 40 more are ex- pected to be added as fast as they can be re-conditioned.

Although technically the patrol operates in all waters touching Ünited Staten shores, the nain seches of activity are on the Atlantic side and in the Caribbean.United Press.

Ambassador Explains

Washington, Oct. 28. Lord Lothing, British Ambassador, speaking before the Pilgrim Society, now would theve Hither six months to reorganise

abouts of her husband. She asks for

the next pounce un neighbouring

countries before the Allies could meet

announced Mr. Cordell Hull has that the United States will Lake Enemy ships arrested by Britain's whatever action is justified.--United blockade squadrons totalled

28,307 Press. We suffered no damage." added tons. In addition a stip of 4,574)

Wife Makes Appeal tons scuttled herself to avoid capture. Mr. Chamberlain.

Metrese, Mace., Oct. 26. There was, therefore a loss to the "The work of the coastat units has

This week enemy of aume 33,000 tons and a net Mrs. Joseph Gainard, wife of the yer alast continuous. there were certain accesses to re-galu to Britain of nearly 6,000 togs. City of Flint's Captain,

sages to Herr von Ribbentrop and M. path of convoys port. Mines in the

Molotov urgently requesting tele- had been detected from the air in time to save the ships of the con-

Calling attention to the growing graphic information as to the where- voy from damper, and seven U-boats lawlessness of the U-boat campaign an assurance that her husband and

"Of these, four have been attack-to have become the rale for merchant crew are unharmed and states that a said that an armistice et. There is good-reason-io Lelievrships to be sun without warning reply would greatly relieve at least one was severely damaged Frequently passengers and crew have worries of any wife placed In such his-army-and-make-preparations-for

situation-United Press. and another destroyed by naval vescen turned adrift in small open sels directed to the scene by the boats in stormy sens to suffer from: attacking aircraft,"

New York, Oct. 20. Mr. Chamberlin then referred the

"In the case of the Yorkshire in The New York Times, comment it will art be another dictated peace, admitable work of the anti-aircrafturileuior, there was a deplorable¦

anging on the detention of the City of fur the Allies will sut take from Ger who in the Rosyth and ins of life among the wives Scapa Flow raids brought down two children returning Home from the Flirt, says that Germany has already many any of her legal rights," he

sunk a large number of neutral y dechred-Reuter Bulletin. German bombers, Mr. Chamberlain East.

sels and the fact that the City of Another blatant instance was the Flint is now in a Russian port in- American Red Cross sinking of the French ship Bretagne stead of at the bottom of the sea

Parts. Oct. 28. jcarrying a large number of women is due to the fact that Germany does The Best United Stales ambulance jand children,

the great unit consisting of 20 cars will leave "No words are strong enough to not desire to antagonise

Western Power,

Puris for the Western Front [express our defestation of this

The delay of two days in which fortnight's time, states the Paris edi cowardly form of warfare."-Reiter. Russia informed the United States of ton of the New York Herald-Tri- the whereabouts of the City of Flint bune. This will be followed by live was due to the embarrassment caus- ed by the Germans bringing the ves- set into Soviet port.

gunners,

Reactions

Speech

old and explosure.

GERMANY

Ribbentrop MASSING

TROOPS

London, Oct. 20.

The Times declares ibat Ribben- trop's first fallure ng Ambassador to London was followed by a series of blunders which landed Germany in the worst diplomatic position she has ever found herself in. The dominant

London, Oct. 26. French military observers agree

Dangerous Situation

.

"I am sure that when peace comes

more unlis,

in

The Volunteer Corps, which has The New York Herald-Tribune already received donations of 3,080,- says that the incident is full of 900 francs, has ordered 247 umbul- diplomatic dynamite-Reuter Bul-ces. Two hundred stretcher-bear- ers and drivers have been recruited, tettu.

--Reuter Special.

Ship S Held Up

London, Oct. 28. Russia has informed the United States that 41 members of the crew of the City of Flint have been re- leased, but the vessel is delayed at Murmanske in order that, the cargoes may be checked..

SLANG OF THE TRIAD Sinologist Gives Address To Y's Men this step as, according to international That the original Chinese Trind as neutral cargo could bo Societies were similar to the Ku Klux

mote of "this blustering demagogue" that the Germans have now massed No explanation is given regarding was hysteria, and hysteria is a bad enough men and materials for on busis on which to conduct what the flack on the whole front or part Nazis themselves describe as a war of it.

examined in a neutral port.

Klan of America, and the Carabini-

of nerves. For years Ribbentrop was) Luxemburg reports say that part The prize crew of 18 Germans have eres of Italy was the opinion voleed busily advising his chief that nothing of the Siegfried Line collapsed dur- been released on the excuse that the by Mr. T. Paul Gregory when he would induce Britain to take up ing the recent floods and that 40 City of Flint entered a Russion port spoke on "The Secret Slang of the arms, yet on Tuesday he screamed were killed, but the French consider for repairs, but it is understood that Triad Society" to members of the Y's "This war against Germany has been the terrain is generally sill feasible the release is attributed to German Men's Club at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday. Mr. S. B. Tan was Choir- The International Conference of systematically prepared for years by for an offensive, and it would not representations-Reuter Bulletin.

be surprising as the Germana are 1909 which drafted the so-called De- the present British Government." claration of London was abortive, as

have completed the After enumerating the effects of reported to

-the declaration was never ratified by his policy in Japan, Spain, Italy, the digging of trenches and are bringing any country and went by the boardt Baltic and central and south-eastern up their artlilery to new positions NUMBER OF MUI TSA In the first week of the war in 1914. Europe, The Times says it would strategically evacuated by the French

hardly ba necessary The position under International seriously the utterance

to consider before October 10.

of so dis.

Increasing pressure on the whole Low to-day is that any belligerent Government can declare anything it astrous a bungler if he did not still, front suggests an impending attack. pleases contraband.—Reuter.

unfortunately, occupy a position at The Germans, evidently eager to re- gain the valuable heights still held international importance.

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man.

the Ming Dynasty, when, he said, it

Mr. Gregory traced the history of the Triad Society back to the end of

was formed with the idea of driving Substantial Decrease In out the Manchus, and returning the Ming Dynasty to the Throne. After Past Twelve Months

being defeated in their object, the Socletles were driven underground According to the Annual Report of and eventually fell into disfavour. by the French south-east of Warndt the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, He gave a number of written and Germany is Much Worse

The Times declares that there is Forest, made three attacks since which was tabled at the Legislative oral examples of the slang expres- of sions which were commonly used London, Oct, 20.

not the slightest doubt that Ribben- Monday and were effectively re- Council yesterday, the number

mul sal registered at the beginning among the Triad members, The Star says that Rusain's Note trop has antagonised large sections of pulsed.

Mr. Peter N. Sin thanked the country. He Danish reports from Berlin say of the year was 1,395, but by the end: regarding the blockade is like the opinion In his United States protests against inter- ended als lamentable speech with a that Hitler and the army chiefs con- of December it had been reduced to speaker, and described the fail

that war against Britain ferred yesterday, Troops are still 1,102. About half of the cancella- being interesting and original. ference with neutral trade during call to

tions were now earning their own the World War, but it points out which in itself folaldes his own fore moving to the Western Front.

casts and declares the bankruptcy that Russia raises questions which

that the Uving, were never touched by the United of his own policy.

The number of girls registered preparation

The S. C. M, Port has received States.

The Manchester Guardians says the customary in the last war will be under the Protection of Women and

fellowing donation to the Bireet Bloopers" French can safely be left to answer discarded for brief. Intensified fra Girls Ordinance was 2,558. The answer to the Russians

Sectional reports reveal that there Society in memory of the late Mr. F. 3. parts of the speech which concern designed to blind the defence before That Germany is carrying out a com- them, but points out that France the onslaught is launched with every were 3,772 permits issued for .dro-Bradford; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hillar 2.

weddings, Mete, contraband warfare wherever had a pact of mutual assistance with available arm, and special efforts will crackers, 2,027 being for

Tesa bo coupled with illegal attacks, Poland long before the National be made to disorganise the rear of Eighty-one books were registered,

Bonations for the following organisation inly on enemy ships but neutral Government

Into power in the defence and prevent supplies and compared with 61 in 1937, and the wall collection at the office of the South the paper continues, "She is Britain. That pact was valid until reinforcements arriving. These tec-number of Chinese newspapera regis Chine Morning Post: Ltd. fiving us of food only because

eminently successful intered on December 31 was 54, atiDEAD.C. P. Leung Kak, Dog's Home, the end and was rendwed by the ice were

Bridal War Organisation Fund, Taipo Strest Sleepers' Bosely. preventing her.United Frasco-Polish Governments twice. Poland, but the conditions there were which 15 were registered during the orphane

too unequal for analogy-Reuter, Reuter.

Balvation Army,

is

cama

bellave French critics prolonged artillery

year.

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