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一拜禮 號三十月一十英港香 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1939日三初月十

We Must Regard The Situation As Grave'

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FATE OF HOLLAND DEPENDS on HITLER

GERMAN TACTICS REVEALED

Holland As Key To U.K. Invasion

"When we consider the wonders we did achieve and the trouble we spent in less essential objectives we are forced to the conclusion that our failure to occupy Hol- land (in 1914-18) and at- tempt a landing on the other side of the Channel was a

· grave; error,

ฯ

"We may assume that we could have got 25,000 men across from the Belgian and Dutch coast before the Grand Fleet could interfere.

"Instead of delivering this blow which had every chance of success and would have struck at the very heart of the Allies as well as delivering France into our hands, we involved our- selves in piece-meal opera- tions of places which could not bring the War to an cnd."

British Troops

To Withdraw

LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter).Tha War Office has announced that it has decided to maintain only effectives necessary to protect property and maintain order in North China, says a "Router" messaga.

The "Telegraph's" Correspondent in Lon-

don adds that British troops are to be withdrawn, presumably from Tientsin and Shanghai..

The decision has been made for reasons of

military convenience arising out of the conflict in Europe,

It has been notified by the British Govern- 1901, Protocol, maintain military garrisons in

ment to the other Governments who, under the

China.

Will He Keep

His Word?

LONDON, Nov. 12. (Reuter). – Nazi Germany, barred from the east, is turning a fierce but rather prudent glare upon the an- cient civilised and unoffend-

and Dutch

Belgians, the First Lord of the {Admiralty, Mr. Winston

Churchill, in his

is weekly

The decision does not affect the garrison ating

said

Hongkong.

Documents Give Lie To Nazi Claims

HUN ARMIES WERE

BEATEN IN 1918

|statement, to the House

of Commons to-day.

At Abbey Service

The Queen leaving Westminster Abbey with the Dean, the Rt. NOT F. de Labilliere, after attending morning service

They have not chosen to molest the British | Finns Stand Firm Fleet.

""They recoil from the RUSSIAN

LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter)-Political commenta-Maginot Line, but tors in Britain draw attention to Hitler's reiteration in steel

their

front along the

his Munich speech to the "fact" that Germany did not conscripts crowd the fron suffer military defeat in 1918.

tiers of Holland and Bel-

Britain and France, he said, did not defeat Germany on thegium, to both of which they

THESE paragraphs are taken from a remarkable book "Germany Prepare for War" published in 1934. battle-field. That was a lie. The English translation is It is interesting, in view of published by Messrs. Lovatt this, to recall that on September 29, 1918, at a council of high Dickson, Ltd.

the Kaiser,

Munich Bombing.

political and military officinis, GESTAPO

HOLDS 100

Strong attempts were made by presided over by the Nazi Government to prevent General Ludendorf declared that the publication of the English trans-situation of the array demanded on Intion of the book which is immediate armistice. regarded as Germany's military text-book.

Gorman Findings

The German Parliamentary Com- Ewald Bunce, the author, Is Nazi mittee was formed after the war and Professor of Military Science at sat for six years enquiring into the Brunswick Technical College.

in

Nazi Press Changes Its Tune

The Nazi Press continues to

have given solemn guaran tees.

But-as-nobody believes-Hit- ler, we must regard the situation there as grave."

Berlin Assurances AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12 (Reuter).

DEMANDS REJECTED

Limit Of Concession -Now Reached-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGORS, Nov. 12 (UP). The Finnish Foreign Minister has announced that the Russo-:

The Netherlands Press shows no signsFinnish negotiations have be of acute tension,

come deadlocked.

bad, carries a report from its Berlin

The Amsterdam paper "Handels-

rcassur

correspondent containing ances from the Wilhelmstrasse.

violating the neutrality of Holland that Germany has any intention of Berlin denies once again, he says,

and Belgium:

Troop

concentrations In northern frontier, says the Wilhem- strasse, are carrying out manoeuvres being "purely

tha

the limit of her concessions.

Finland, he said, has reached

The special Finnish envoy, M.

unless the outlook improves. Moscow on Monday or Tuesday Paasikivi, will be recalled from

By this announcement Finland has indefinitely but not finally broken off the conversations with the Sovich

Safety Of Country HELSINGFORS, Nov. 12 (Reuter): -M. Erkko, the Finnish Foreign Minister, told, foreign journalists that the Government is unlikely to make further, concessions to the Soviet demands.

Sinking Deeper Into The Quagmire

GENERALISSIMO SAYS JAPAN IS LOSING THE WAR

CHUNGKING, Nov. 12 (Reuter).—“As the Sino- Japanese war goes on, an inherent contradiction in Japan's national policy is becoming more and more. evident," declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in addressing the sixth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang..

The session opened at 9 o'clock this morning. The Generalis- simo reviewed the last nine months of the Sino-Japanese hostili- tles.

He assured party leaders that Japan's offensive in the military, political, and economic field "In her desperate attempt to conquer China is every day becoming more doomed to failure."

After his recent personal inspection tour vk the front, the Generalissimo continued, he was convinced of the "ultimate victory for the Chinese becoing increasingly assured."

As the war goes on, he said, the In- herent contradiction In

Japan's national polley was becoming more and more evident from the recent reshuffling of her Cabinet.

GERMAN SHIPS AT LARGE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TWO SPEEDY, Diesel-engloed freighters are at large in the Pacific. hiding from the Chiun Squadron since The two ships, which have been

the outbreak of war, slipped out of Nagamk! harbour on Saturday night. Neutrality. In Europe

They apparently eluded Bellish war- Japan's intention to take the ships on patrol duty, outside Japanese greatest possible advantage of the territorial waters, and are now some- European war by keeping out of it made it clear, that her first and Im mediate object was to establish the 80-called New Central Government under Wang Ching-wel.

where at scal

The German vessels are the 5.290- ton Anneliese Esaberger, and the 6,100-ton Elsa Essberger,"

They are both new ships. The Anneliese Esberger "was built-in Hamburg in 1936 and the Elsa. Es-

Her second goal was to recodelle third Powers.

"In order to justly, before her own aberver which was built only last people, the stupendous expenditure year, is believed to have been on her in men, materials and resources in maiden voyage to the Far East China, Japan may eventually put up can carry large quantilles of oll Both ships are built so that they a third puppet regime," continued They were primarily built for the the Generalissimo.

"That, however, will not contribute 2032 oil trade and have large stormga towards a solution of the controversy tanks which can be converted for ollu between China and Japan.

Both have cruiser sterns and have been strengthened for navigation in ico. They are owned by the John T. Esberger Line, "a photo

China's Quagmire

"On the contrary, it will only complicate the existing situation and sink her deeper into China's quagmire.

"In fact, if the bogus governments

A "Domel" memago states that the

ships slipped out of Nagasaki late on Saturday nicht.

Twice previously, they attempted to

of Peiping and Nanking have so for leave Nagasaki, but were forced to failed to relieve the unprecedented main In Japanese territorial waters, -strain-under which the is labouring; where they were immune from attack,

how can a third puppet regime do

and ultimately to turn back to better?

Nagasaki, through the vigilance of "If she herself has not subdued ful attempt to slip away to sea was British warships. The last unsuccess».

..

...

medo on October 1.

The two vessels were louded. will saya beans and were en route to Rotterdam when war broke out,

China with her superior military force in two years and four months of war, how can any political trick induce us to submission in future? "Ner will Japan's attempt to re- conelle third Powers prove successful or hurried into Nagasaki for pro- under the present circumstances. fection vehement campaign against England Sho may temporarily call off her

mailing of them will not be mis- and France, Unt her constant black-

understood.

Sugar Coated Words

courting America's favour, but as "Admiral Nomura, indeed, has been long as Japan la bent on murdering the Nine-Power Treaty or the prin- ciple of the Open Door, the American Government and people will not be deceived by sugar-coated words. course, desires Soviet Russia's friend

"For the time being, Japan, ot

ship.

causes of war and why Germany had-Neutral sources report 100

LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter) Jost. The chapters devoted to England The President of one of and Holland are particularly signi- sub-committees subsequently issued nection with the Munlch bomb- te arrests by the Gestapo" in con- ficant to-day in view of developmenta

thea repert in three volumes in which he ing. the Lowlands stated that as Germany was not vic- during the past week,

terlous, she

People have been warned not which it describes was in no position, to This is what Bance says of Holland, make terms for peace,

to talk about them and are technical and instructional, and of no Part Gorman Soll

The Foreign Office had clearly frightened even to discuss the political character." warned that military operations, might bombing. "The Kingdom of the Netherlands fail and that there might be à need

Communications Restored is part of German soll and of, the for diplomatic action,

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12 (Router), German people, but has been poli-

Another German military writer try and put the blame on Britain, On Saturday night telephone com- tically separated from both since warns Germany that if she did no and in the absence of facta,munications in many parts of Holland 1048.

realise that the Great War was lost tries to bolster up this case with wore suspended owing to "milltary "Its territory forms, the natural for purely military reasons not

|[activity." north-western boundary of Germany. the Home front but through the fight- quotations from the speeches of Is soil consists, partly of the Dating forces of the Allies who brought Mr. Chamberlain and other ported to be normal.

The situation this morning was re- delta of the Rhine, partly of the debris the German armies to ruin, Ger- statesmen who have expressed Amsterdam's airport is now "black- of northern inland glaciers and partly many would be facing another fall in dialike of the Nazi regimo.

ed out" and Amsterdam and other of muddy sea-bottom wreated from

"‚åt 'the same time, they try to put northern silien will have their first The Press is adopting a threatening closer relations with Germany, she is i -the ocean by means of dykes.

the best faco

on the bombing by black-out test to-morrow night. saying that after all was really to

Bolgian Advice Germany's advantage.

short time.

on

"The population is a mixture - of Figures Which Can't Lio Lower Frankish, Frislan and Lower

After the baltie of the Marne, Saxon races, which have retained the old Low-German as their written General von Molice said that signs of language instead of the official Saxon victory were the capture of prisoners and Lutheran German..

and equipment of war.

Between August 8 and November 11, 1918, when the Germans were being driven back, Britain, France, United States and Belgium took over 385,000 German prisoners and osptured · almost · 7,000 guns roughly one quarter of the army and half ita zuna,

If she is sincere, however, why is she compelling Wang Ching-wei to sign an anti-Comintern Pact and de- signate North China and Inner Mon- golin as special areas under her in- fluence?. "Even

to-day, while

hoping nevertheless urging Germany to pro- task which the Berlin Government enn no longer undertake."

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BRUSSELS Nov, 12 (Reuter) lenders are playing a dangerous game secute the anti-Cominern Pacta DARDANUS MAIL

make

An unofficial committee of the

the

While sympathising with the Soviet desire to strengthen defences in the Leningrad district, they must consider the safety or their own country.

Moscow Press Threats MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (Reuter)- tone towards Finland.

Newspapers say that the Finnish Wave Of Untast

confidential circular from the British not yielding to Soviot's LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter) Consul states that Britons who pre- the Soviet will find ways and means minimum demands and declare that Munich explosion has caused a wave do so, but those in a position to leave Finland for the defence of Leningrad, News from Germany reveals that the fer or are constrained to remain, muy of getting what is necessary from of unrest all over the country..

would be well-advised to The Nazi Press still accuses Bri- necessary arrangements." tain of trying to kill Hitler, and in an

Soviet Pressure Inexcusable effort to prove this contention, refers British colony yesterday advised Bri to history,

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 12 (Reuer). tish subjects to leave Belgium.: Nazi editorials talk of the "British Italy Increases Army Strength

It was announced this moming that M. Erkko, the Finnish Foreign Mini habit of murder" Henry IV in an endeavour to con vince their readers of this fact,

and go back to LOME, Nov. 13 (Renter). It is ater, would receive foreign Press

announced that Signor representatives in the afternoon, Mussolini has ordered the strengthen- It was aimed that in this infor- Neutrals Nor. Foofed "The Netherlands are flot plains,

ing of the Talian Army by an ad- view he would reply to the Russian except for a number of small moraine The German plenipotentiary, at the neutrals are not the slightest con- and 18,000 specialists,

OSLO, Nov. 12 (Reuter)That dition of some 8,000 junior officers accusations that Finland was adopt deposito extending north-eastwards armistice conference, sald that Marvinced by German attempts to blame

ing an intransigeant attitude and that from Utrecht with their heather-clad shal von Hindenburg gave him Britain for the Munich bombing, is

Premier To Aik Dutch To

tho had more than doubled hor troops on the border. - Band-dunes running from north to power to accept any terms, even shown by the most outspoken com-

moet Keep Cool Junconditional surrender,

AMSTERDAM, NOV. 12 (Reuter) of the Norwegian newspaper,The Premier, M. Degeer, will de The case for complete military "Morgen Bladet.” "The western part of the plain, out, could hardly have been more considerations guided the German victory, political commentators point The paper says that if normal

PLEASE Tum To Pago. 2. from Holder to Zeeland, is low-lying amply proved. marshland, situated below son-level, and it can thus be turned into water

This

"There is absolutely nothing un- Gerinan about the country, and yeti French, and later English, intrigues have succeeded in creating a political gulf between

fundamentally German population and its German parent, and cause it to live in dread of losing the scants measure of poll- This did not include the number of ical independence which it enjoys killed and wounded, and the military through the grace of France and equipment surrendered after the England.

armistice.

south,

Inundation Aroas

natural

ment

press suggestion that British terrorists of lines, find their way into Munich and set up their, bomb at the. spot where Hitler was going to sponk, RAID ALARM it would at once be absurd, k If that had actually been the case,

could penetrato Germany's thousands

exact

defence towards the cast line of CALCUTTA'S AIR

moraine hills, "south of the Zuyder

Zoe, which is now in course of belag |

drained, and the rivers Issel and

which run parallel to the hills,

officially

Roosevelt On The "Peace To Come" WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (Reuter), address on his return from Inying a President Roosevelt gave a short

T

DUE TO-DAY

shell, Japan's friendly gestures and ways plane Dardanus, which was

japan's Doception "To put the whole thing in a nut-

The mail from the Imperial Air- hor pledge of neutrality regarding the forced." down by the Japanden on European

war are all as deceptive as Welchow Island, is expected to arriva her encroachment on the vital inter- from Canton by a Japanese steamer cats of western nations in China.. to-day.

It is not known whether the Japan- "She is attempting to weaken facilitating her fixed scheme of the mall have been through it or their positions in the world' and ese authorities in Canton who held world conquest.

carried out any censorship. The "Indeed it is fortunate for us that mail will be closely examined by the European conflict broke out only British authorities on arrival in last September and not two years ago order to ascertain whether it has

Now Japan is so exhausted and been opened. by tied down to her grim fate in China "Telegraph" understands, polated out, Finland had at the "Furthermore, China, after two planai will arrive here to-day by On Saturday night, M. Erkko! that she can never haraka,the world forwarded by the next out-going: principle to some two-thirds of the years of war experience, is not eaught

After inspection the mail will be

Boviet proposals.

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any more.

Mall

the

Neutrality Throstoned prepared both physically, and another Imperial, plane from. Hang

Paychologically,"

Referring to third powers, General

kok.

Although messages have been sent

A Foreign Ofee statement on the Chiang Kai-shek anid, "I am confident from Hongkong to the plot of Dar same evening stated that the Soviet that the Powers friendly to us, in the danus, Capt. J. N. Wilson who le then submitted proposals which Fin- be duped by Japan Into sponsoring authorities in Canton, they have m Government had proposed talks and interest of all concerned, would not being held by the Japanese military neutrality, LAT innd considered threatened" har directly or indirectly her cause of it is believed, been deliveredalien verde

nggression.ne

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Poe Raeburn daralso. Vangzhud by the Japanese military authorities for inv "Since the Mukder Incident, our vestign Honor

Vocht, tributaries of the lower Rhine, Calcutta received the first air-raid do with its Secret Polled, the moat Soldier at Uis Arlington National calcitrans aflitude, had made con- China's 4-Point Policy

CALCUTTA, Nov 12 (Reuter) Germany would have nothing else to wreath on the glave of the Unknown Finland, for from showing a re- Stuha Vécht in part of the Iminal (alarm • of the war this ́àfförfööri dua nunierous” body in the world, but tol Cemetery, delegojev andrept: widerable concessions: restarding the foreign policy has been.based on four. It is not known whether they have tion area and is protected by a hum- plans over A prohibited area, someHerr Himmler, head of the Clestapo, come, a ponce which would cause men movements were only to preserve her pointe

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