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Marshal Goering Claims

To Be Humane:

BERLIN, Nov. 8 (UP)—In an informal conversation during a reception at the Russian Embassy, a correspondent asked Field Marahıni Goering, “Do you bellove the Gerinan air "Industry is as strong as the United States?" The latter replied, "If ours were only as strong sa the United States, it would be very weak Indeed.”

Field Marshal Goering said that the general altuation was ex- ceedingly favourable to Germany.

Regarding the French claims that they had shot down many planes, he said, "Of course we lose a plane or two occasionally, but If the French_are shooting down as many planes as they claim they are not our planes,"

Field Marshat Goering said that the bombing of warships was very important and provides good practice.

Asked why they had not attacked more harbour works, Field Marshal Goering said, "I am humane.” This produced laughter, whereupon ho said, "You should noi laugh. I am serious when I say that I am really humane."

The Field Marshal talked lengililty and animatedly with the new Russian Ambassador, Belgian Ambassador. the wife of the Italian Ambasador and members of the Itusslan trade delegation,

Anglo-Japan Relations

Famed Interview Not To Be White Paper

LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuter)-At -question-time in the House of Com-9 mons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, sold that Lord Halifax was not pre- pared to submit, as a White Paper, the text of the interview recently given 10 the newspaper "Asahi Shimbun" by Mr. Neville Chamber lain concerning Anglo-Japanese rela- tlons.

Mr. Butler would consider the re- quest that the text of Mr. Joseph C. Grew's recent speech in Tokyo be placed in the Commons' llbrary,

Mr. Noel Baker asked if an as- Burance would be given that the de- claration was based on the tame

Polish Prisoners Set To Work

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH AMSTERDAM, Nov. 8 (Reuter)

is offeinlly announced in Berlin that 200,000 prisoners were being employed as agricultural labourers,

“Will Fight German Navy with Ships They ‘Sunk””

British To Nazi

Challenge Warships

LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter),——In the House of Commons to-day further detalls of the loss of the Royal Oak at Scapa Flow were given by Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, when he delivered another statement on the war at

sca.

Mr. Churchill said it was now established that the Royal Oalt was sunk by a German U-boat, which penetrated the defences of the landlocked anchorage at Scapa Flow,

"It will be seen, therefore, that a

big unrelenting struggle lies before

us

"For this, our preparations are Learnt Bittor Losson

| moving forward on the largest sexie, "The Admirally, upon whom broad | Three tienes many hunting craft responsibility resis, are resolved to are now at work si the outbreak fearn this bliter lesson, namely, that, of war and very large reinforcements In this new war, with His many nevel of vessels especially adapted to thir complicatloss, nothing must be taken task will flow in lacreasingly from for granted and that every foint in the spring of 1940 onwards, ont harness must be tested and

strengthened so far as their resources Inadequate Defences Neither the physical obstructions, and ingenulty allow.

"During this opening phase of the) such as nets, nor patrolling craft,

war, the

Navy have suffered Royal were in that state of strength and greater loss of life than all other efficiency required to make the one forces of the French and British, cn chorage an absolutely foolproof ns it should have been against the attack, land and in the air combined.

"Every loss inflicted on us by the of a U-boat on the surface, or half-enemy has been at once announced. submerged at high water.

"In addition, since the outbreak of Mensures had been taken, and were war, one of our submarines, H.M.S. being taken, to improve the physical Oxley, has been destroyed by an obstructions, and it was more peces accidental explosion in circumstances sary, while those defences were which made its publication inadvia- complete, that patrolling craft shouldable at the time,

have been particularly numerous.

Poles In London

But from a variety of causes cun-

Gaining Mostory BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" nected with the movements of the "The war at sea in fact has been LONDON. Nov. 8 (UP)The Fleet, those patrolling craft were re-the only war which is proceeding at Polish Prime Minister, General duced to below what was required. full scale but the House will not sup Sikorski, and Forelin Minister, He was unable to enter inte detalls, August Zaleski will arrive in London for a full explanation would reveal to early next week as guests of the the enemy" methods which would British Government.

throw light upon our methods of de- fence.

On the evening of arrival they will be guests at an officlal banquet, with Mr. Chamberlain presiding.

The next day they will be received by the King,

During their visit, both will confer with Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax and the Defence Minister.

fundamental principles of foreign SHARP ADVANCE BY P. & O. BONDS

policy.

Mr. Buller replied: "Yes, The

foreign policy of the British Govern- ment is both unified

and funda. menini."

Undue Risk Taken

Therefore it would seem that judy- ed upon a material basis alone we may face the future with confidence.

"We are exposed to a form of at- tack justly considered abominable, but we are making successful bead- way against it.

Losses Must Bo Expected "I must warn the House again. that continual losses must be expect-

"No immanity can be guaranteed

ed.

at any time,

we have to face the menace of the "In addition to the U-boat attack,

surface raider.

"It is certain that one, possibly have been out on the Atlantic trade two, so-called pocket battleships routes during the last six weeks, but what is remarkable is that although pose that losses are the only events these powerful vessels have been which are taking place at sea.

What I told the House undering in wait for the stream of con- much reserve six weeks ago I can not been able, or have not dared so voys crossing the Atlantic, they have now repeat with much more assar far to make any capture worth conTM ance, namely, that we are gaining definite mumtery

Szidering over the U-boat attack,

"I must content myself by saying that the long and famed lmmunity

Mr. Churchill struck a note of PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

"In the second four weeks of war, warning because an element of risk which Scapa Flow had gained in British tonnage lost by enemy ac was never absent. the fast war had led to a too easy tion, 72,000 tons, was less than half However, up to now not only had valuation of the dangers which are present.

sense

the amount Inst during the first the U-boat campaign been controlled. works and against that loss we may but attacks by surface raiders, both set, 52,000 tons captured from the by warships or armed merchantmen, enemy, 27,000 tons purchased from had not developed in any serious way. foreigners and 57,000 tons of new Tribute To French Navy built ships, leaving in these four

Mr. Churchill spoke of the remark- weeks a net gain of 64,000 tons. ntle contribution of the French Navy war, our net loss of tonnage has been thing that when France was making "During the first eight weeks of and said that it seemed a wonderful less than .130 per cent.

so great an cftort upon land she "It is interesting to note that one should at the-same-time-offer to the

reinforco-

French-Indo-China-Peninsular and Oriental-bonds-from experienced officers conceived that of the most valuable of the recent

Allied cause so powerful ment upon the sea,

"An undue degree of risk was accepted both at the Admiralty and in the Fleet. "No more striking measure of the sirong

of security against SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY U-boats which covered Scapa Flow LONDON, Nov. 8 (Reuter)-The can be found than in the fact that chlef Icature of today's quiet after one torpedo had struck the markets was the sharp advance of Royal Oak, none of the vigilant and 21/4 to 22/0 on generul satisfaction could be a torpedo, at the announcement of a final "Dunger from the air was the one dividend of three per cent, together first apprehended and large numbers CHUNGKING, Nov. 8 (Reuter) with a cash bonus of 1 per cent, of the crew took to their air-rald The French Indo-China Government's making the year's total of distribu- stations under the armour and were lifting of the restrictions governing tion 81⁄2 per cent, compared with thereby doomed while at the same the removal of Chinese goods from eight per cent. of the previous year. time the Captain and the Admiral Halphong i welcomed by Chinese

Far Eastern bands again were firm were examining alternative possi- circles here as “further proof of the and gill-edged securities were easierį vilkties of an internal explosion. quilo content to engage the entire willingness of the French and French by a fraction owing to the lack of} "It was in these conditions that the German navy, using vessels which at NEW MEDICAL Indo-China Governments to assist demand.

second volley of torpedoes was dis-one time or Chiun in her war of resistance."

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