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British and American Subjects Warned To

To Leave Immediately

OF LOWLANDS

NAZI INVASION FEARED IMMINENT

WEDNESDAY MAY BE ZERO

HOUR FOR AGGRESSION

Special To The "Telegraph

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JAPAN, U, S. SETTLE

SIX PROBLEMS

ONLY 594 ARE

LEFT NOW!

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, Nov. 13 (Domei). -Tho spokesman of tho Foreign Office revealed to-day six outstanding questions bo- tween Japan and the United States have been settled.

A British reportar reminded the spokesman that that leaves 594 questions still outstanding

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

BRUSSELS, Nov. 13. (UP) - The British Embassy has officially between the two countries. Japan's national policy is becoming more and more advised all British subjects to depart from Belgium.

In addition to ordering evacuation from Belgium, the British authorities have circularised all British subjects in the Netherlands, requesting them to leave at the earliest possible moment. Similar stops were subsequently taken by the U.S. authorities with regard to American nationals.

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It is suggested in Paris that the intense Nazi activity on the Western Front during the past week has been designed to immobilise the bulk of the French forces, pending a German invasion of Belgium and Holland.

A German offensive is now clearly envisaged.

will presumably be launched through GERMAN

Limberg, the Belgo-Dutch border province and Dutch Brabant, with a view to quickly seizing the port of Vlissingen.

SWITZERLAND MENACED?

The invasion of the Low countries may also synchronise with an attack through Switzerland, in order to outflank, if possible, the French Maginot Line from both the north and the south.

Travellers who arrived in Venlo to-day from Germany state that Nazi troop concentrations along the Dutch frontier are being added to in large numbers. The Germans have brought shallow-draught pontoons to the border. These, it is believed, are in order to enable them to cross the inundated areas of Holland.

BORDER PARLEYS

The Belgian Foreign Minister, M. van Kleffens, urgently conferred with M. Spunk at the Breda Town Hall to-day. Breda is near the Belgo-Dutch frontier.

It is understood that the two Ministers discussed Belgo- Dutch co-operation in the event of a German invasion of either country.

The Dutch Premier, M. Degeur, will made a broadcast to the nation and Dutch colonies at 12.40 p.m. (7.40 p.m. H.K.T).

All broadcasting circuits will be used."

ROME PROPHESY

In this connection it is significant that a report, date-lined "The Hague, whs published in Rome on Saturday, stating that Nazi troops would march into Holland on Wednesday.

Holland's Fate Depends On A 'Scrap of Paper'

LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter)-Nazi Germany, barred from the east, is turning a flerce but rather pradent glare upon the ancient civilised and unoffending Dutch and Belgians, said the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, in his weekly statement to the House of Commons to-day.

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 flu-1914-18) and at- templ a landing on the other side of the Channel was a grave error.

“We may assume that we could have got 25,000 men across from the Belgian and Dutch coast before the Grand Feat could interfere. "Istend of delivering this blow which had every chance of success and would have struck at the vcrį heart of the Allies as well as delivering France into our hands, wo involved our- selves in piece-meal opera tions of places which could not bring the War to un end."

THESE paragraphs are taken from a remarkable book "Germany Prepare for 1934. War" published in

The English translation is published by Messrs. Lovatt Dickson, Ltd.

1. Strong attempts were made by the Nazi Government to prevent publication of the English trans- lation of the book which is regarded as Germany's military

text-book.

Ewald Bance, the author, is Nazi} Professor of Military Science

"They have not chosen to technical and instructional, and of no Brunswick Technical College. molest the British Fleet.

"They recall from the Maginot Line, but their steel front along the conscripts crowd the frontiers of

solema

political character."

Holland and Belgium, to both of-On Saturday night telephone com- which they have given guarantees.

"But as nobody believes Hitler, we must regard the situation hero grave."

Berlin Assurancos

1.

ot

The chapters devoted to England and Holland are particularly signi- ficant to-day in view of the developmenta

the Lowlands doring the past week. "

At Abbey Service

The Queen leaving Westminster Abbay with the Dean; the Rt. Rev. F. de Labillere, after altending morning Bervice

GERMAN SHIPS AT LARGE

The spokesman replied that other pending questions are now being classified.

Asked whather "classifica- tion" was intended for the "pigeonhole", the spokesman assured foreign reportors that It was being done on the basis of the relative urgency of the questions at stako. Great attention, he said, was being paid to their settlement.

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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- nimo reviewed the last nine months of the Sino-Japanese hostili- ties.

China is every day becoming He assured party lenders that more doomed to fallure."

After his recent personal inspection Japan's offensive in the military, political and economic field "intour of the front, the Generalissimo continued, he was convinced of the her desperate attempt to conquer ultimate victory for the Chinese

becoming increasingly assured,”

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

Japan's

in

and 'more evident from the recent reshuming of her Cabinet.

Nazis Strengthen Defences As Mussolini, national polley was becoming more Orders Further Mobilisation

GERMANY WATCHES ITALIAN FRONTIER

LONDON, Nov. 13 (Reuter).—According to a report in the "Times," the German High Command is now taking measures for strengthening defences in Austria along the Italian frontier.

An attack on this front, wore it open to the Allies, would provide-the-easiest-route into-Germany-

Finns Stand Firm

RUSSIAN DEMANDS REJECTED

Limit Of Concession Now Reached

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH"

The step, however, is generally, interpreted as signifying the degree of the breach between the Berlin-Rome Axis powers.

Italy's Army Incroasod SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'' ROME, Nov. 12 (UP).-Il Duce has ordered the regular standing Army to be increased immediately by 5,000 non-commissioned officers and 18,- 000 specialised soldiers.

HELSINGORS, Nov. 12 (UP).the

This May Bo Reason

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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Neutrality In Europe

Japan's intention to take the greatest possible advantage of the European war by keeping out of it made it clear that her first and im- medlate object was to establish the so-called Now Central Government. under Wang Ching-wel.

Her second goal was to reconcile, third Powers.

"In order to justify, before her own people, the stupendous expenditure in men, materials and resources in China, Japan may eventually put up a third puppet regime," continued the Generalissimo.

"That, however, will not contribute

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LATEST

H.K. Ship Nearly Rams Submarine

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A BRITISH ilner in the Australian- Far East trade almost rammed neutral submarino in the Timor Sea. The Incident was described by an ATHENS, Nov. 12 (UP)It is officer of the liner. reported that Turkey is contemplating Samarang when one of the extra look- "We were between Sourabaya and possibility of concluding

outs we had posted spotted the sub- The Finnish Foreign Minister agreement with Italy.

There was an exchange of Greek-marine on lie surface right on our has announced that the Russo Italian notes recently whereby track," he said..

"It was just after dawn and Finnish negotiations have be- Turkey's ally, Greece, has been con-

with visiblity was poor. come deadlocked.

colidaring friendly relations

"A pocket-Handkerchief' Dutch fisg Finland, he said, has reached Italy and this in believed to constitute

a good starting point for negotiations gave us her identication." the limit of her concessions.

Members of the crew said they had loading to the improvement ΟΙ

no idea there were Dutch subinarians The special Finnish envoy, M. Turkish-Italion relations.

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

They considered that the submarine The Ambassador for the United was lucky to escape being rammed in

the poor light. States in China, Mr. Nelson Johnson, By this announcement Finland will be the guest of honour at a tiffin has indefinitely bui not finally meeting of the Chinese American broken off the conversations with Institute of Cultural Relations, to be the Bartol.

hold at the Hongkong Hotel...un | {Thursday, at 1. p.m.

Safety Of Country HELSINGFORS, Nov. 12 (Reuter).

Erkko, -M.

the Finnish Foreign Minister, told foreign journalists that the Government is unlikely to make Soviet to the further concessions demands.

Soo Back Page For Further: Late News.

“EITHER WE GO UNDER

While sympathising with the Soviet OR NAZI MENACE ENDS

the

Soviet's

SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

desire to strengthen defences in the Communications Restored

Leningrad district; they must consider TWO SPEEDY, Diesel- the safety of their own country. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12 (Router).

Moscow Press Throats This is what Bance says of Holland, engined German freighters are

at large In the Pacific.

MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (Reuter) — munications In many parts of Holland were suspended owing to "military

Part Gorman Soil

The two ships, which have been The Press is adopting a threatening activity,"

"The Kingdom of the Netherlands hiding from the Chins Squadron since tone towards Finland.

Newspapers say that the Flanish the outbreak of war, slipped out of The situation this morning was re-la part of German soll and of the Nagasaki Harbour on Saturday night, leaders are playing a dangerous game

German people, but has been poll ported to be normal.

not yielding to They apparently eluded British war- in tically separated from both since

ships on patret daty outside Japanese minimum demands and declare that Amsterdam's airport is now "binck-1040."

forritorial waters, and are now some- the Soviet will find ways and means AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12 (Reuter),jed out" and Amsterdam and other "Ia territory, forms the natural where at sea.

ot getting what is necessary from The Netherlands Press shows no signs northern eltles will have their first north-western boundary of Germany of acute tension.

¡Its soil consists parily of the ant The German Vessels are the 5.200 Finland for the defence of Leningrad.

Soviot Pressuro Anneliese Esberger and the delta of the Rhino, partly of the debris tan

Inoxcusablo of northern inland glaciers and partly 6,100-ton Elsis Exaberger.

The They are both new ships.

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 12 (Neuer). of muddy sea-bottom wreated from ances from the Wilhelmstrasse.

Annelles Easberger was built in It was announced this morning that Berlin denies once again, he says, confidential circular from the British the ocean, by means of dykes,

"The population is a mixture of Hamburg in 1919 and the Elsa Es-M. Erkko, the Finnish Foreign Mini- that Germany has any intention of Consul slates that Britons who pre- violating the neutrality of Holland fer or are constrained to remain, may Lower Frankish, Frision and Lower sberger, which was built only last ater, would receive foreign Press

do so, but those in a position to leave Saxon races, which have retained the year. is belleved to have been on her representatives in the afternoon. and Belgian.

It was assumed that in this inter- Troop

the would be well-advised to make old Low-German as their written maiden voyage to the Far East. concentrations in

language instead of the omelal Saxon Both ships are built so that they view he would reply to the Russian northern frontier, says the Wilhem necessary arrangement.

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can, cárry Jargo, quantities of all accusations that Finland was adopt sirassó, are extrying out`manoeuvresİ An unofficial committee of the

"There is absolutely nothing un- They were primarily built for the ing an intransigeant atitude and that which It describes as belog: "purely PLEASE Turn To Pago 2,

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The Amsterdain paper "Handels- blad," carries a report from its Berlin correspondent containing

reassur-

black-out test to-morrow night.

Belgian Advico DRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (Reuter)

CHURCHILL

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH? - LONDON, Nov. 12 (UP).--"Either all that Britain and Franco stand for in the modern world will go down, or Hitler's Nazi regime and the recurring Prussian menace to Europe will be broken and destroyed," declared Bir. Winston Churchill in a radio broadcast to-day, in which he reasserted that Britain and France are determined. to fight to a Anish.

The First Lord of the Admiralty attacked. Hltler as “that” eril man over there......That monstrous apparition..............that cornerod manlac."

"Nobody bellovca a word Hitler says, therefore we must regard the situation regarding Holland as being grave..

"The fate of Holland and Belgium, like that of Poland and Czecho-Slovakia and Austria, will be decided through a victory by the British Empire and the French Republic.

"If we are conquered, all will be enslaved, and the United States will be left single handed to guard the rights of man.”

(FULL REPORT ON PAGE FIVE)