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FOUNDED LAWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939.日五月十

Ex-Crown Prince Said Detained: Two Members Of Foyal Family Die After Visit By Dreaded Gestapo

MONARCHIST PLOT REPORTED IN REICH

ROYAL DEMARCHE NAZI

TO FUEHRER

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36.00 PER ANNUM,

the tyre

with the TEETH

Blockade A Racket NAZI-DUTCH

In Northern City

PEIPING, Nov. 14 (Router).- Travellers state that the Japanese have tightened restrictions and barriors in the British concession.

Tho Tientsin blockade, which has completed five months, has developed into a "racket."

Rollable sources are reporting that the prices of quick passago vary from a few cents for coolics to £8 for trucks fadon with marchandise.

Real Struggle Will Be Between Hitler, Stalin

THREAT Soviet Awaits Chance

LEADS TO PURGE AT SEA TO Bolshevise World

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 15 (UP).-Hitler, according

to a special report to the London "Daily Herald", is engaged in a purge of the relatives of his predecessors and their supporters.

The London newspaper publishes a facsimile of an article in a Germun newspaper, announcing the deaths of Prince Joachim Albrecht and Count von Wedel.

The purge is believed to be the sequel to a Monarchist demonstration in Potsdam and the Munich bombing out-

rage.

Large crowds demonstrated in favour of the ex-Crown Prince when he appeared in the streets of Potsdam.

As a result, the ex-Crown Prince was ordered to remain in his home "to avoid unpleasantness.”

LITTLE WILLIE

1,000 DIE IN FIRE

Holocaust Destroys Oilfield Town

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MARACAIBO, Venczucia. Nov. 11

(UP)-A huge re has destroyed the

ilfield town of La Guanillas.

It is feared that between 300 and

Princo's Ultimatum Following this action, the Hohenzollern Princes wrote to Hitler, reminding him that 22 members of the Imperial family were serving with the German

The Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary, which the Nazis

threaten to sink on sight,

Cunarder Queen Mary And Canadian Liner

colours. They pointed out that Empress of Britain Will Be “Sunk on Sight"

Prince Oscar had fallen on the

-Polish field.

The Princes demanded, therefore, that the ex-Crown Prince bo accorded the dignity of his stallon and complete freedom, The demarche to

Killer warned

that the Princes could not serve the Government if the head of the Hohen- zollern House in Germany was treated as a person under arrest,

"Monarchist Plot"

Hitler Immediately sent for Count von Wedel, whose civillon ofce 'x Police-President of Potsdam, and, demanded a personal report on the

"Monarchist Plot."

was

The Count's report was apparently unsatisfactory, and his death announced 72 hours later, According to the offelal. announcement, von Wedd died "after a brief illness," Prince Joachim died next day. His death was "sudden and unexpected."

"The Daily Herald report states that the Gestapo has searched the homes of all the·· Hohenzollern Princes, and that Prince Joachim died during the search of his re- sidence.

"To-day the Hohenzollerns and all their friends are suspect."

As a result of the Nazi purge, fan- tastle rumours are flying around Potsdam and other Monarchist cen- tres

Executions Rumourod One of these rumours stated that the ex-Crown Prince had beer executed.

Members of the Royal household and several generals have been nr- rested in connection with the Munich PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.

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(Sea Column Six)

U-BOATS TO SINK PASSENGER LINERS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”.

BERLIN, Nov. 14 (UP)—Germany has announced the names of 26 British and several French steamers which "are known to be armed" and will, therefore, be sunk on sight without warning.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Nov. 14 (Reuter). -The real struggle lies between Hitler and Stalin, declares a neutral corres- pondent of "Temps" with neutral connections in Ger- many.

Hitler has been cherishing the idea of ousting Stalin, sub- stituting Molotoff and bringing a real pro-German revolution in Russia with the complicity of Molotoff.

The latter is a Germanophile and is married to a German woman Stalin, on the other

TENSION SLACKENS

impression in political circles that the ten- PARIS, Nov. 14 (Reuter)--There is an sion of the Belgo-Dutch situation vis-a-vis Germany has slackened.

A similar impression pervades the Italian Press which gives four reasons:

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DO YOU AGREE?

This paragraph was published in a Hongkong newspaper. Now refer to the foot of column two on this page.

JOLT FOR RUSSIA

Finn David Defies Red Goliath

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 14 (Reuter). The Finnish

1The nature of M. de Geer's broadcast;

2-The fact that Herr von Ribben- trop has received the Beiglan Am-. bassador;

3.-The German envoy's visit to M. Paul Spaak:

4The visit

of the American Minister to Queen Wilhelmina,

The last-nanied visit is reported to have been made on the Queen's In- Vitalion.

Hitler's Polito Refusal

LONDON. Nov. 14 (Reuter).—It is ` taled that the German' reply to the ' Hague pence appeal was handed to the Dutch and Belgian Ministers in Berlin this afternoon.

The text is not yet officially dia- closed, but the Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm "Atton Bladet" states that Hitler politely declines the proffered mediation.

New Peace Effort AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14 (Reuter). The Prime Minister sald that if the present efforts of Holland and Belgium for peaco fall, another attempt will be made,

No Activity On Borders PARIS, Nov. 14 (Router)-Aerial change in the German concentrations

tinues this correspondent, feels that

hand, con- Press reiterates Finland's observation has not revealed

any

now is the time to realise the alms firmness and refuses to be along the Belgian and Dutch fron- regarding Poland and the Baltic, and pessimistic because Finland The to Bolshevise Germany, while await-

ing the opportunity to Bolshevise alt is prepared to do her utmost either. Western Europe,

Stalin appears to be pushing Ger- to reach an acceptable solu-peated by the German news bureau.

There is no rall or.road activity Assurances from Germany were re-. when it stated that Germany would Nevertheless the Governor respect the neutrailty of these two

countries so long as Britain and Helsingfors Province France do, and so long as the coun-

many into taking an offensive on the tion. West, thus preventing the Reichswehr chiefs from attempting an internal pulsch and establishing an dictatorship.

tion of Germany Europc.

and

Army of

Western

'Magnificent Working Class'

French Minister Pays Tribute In Broadcast

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

tish

The object of this would be an

Jurges women and children.tries can maintain their neutrality in understanding with Britain and who have evacuated, not to

alt strictness, the prevention of the Bolshevisa come back unnecessarily.

Holland Again Calm AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14 (Beuter).)) Soviot's First Test

-With calm restored, NEWFRAPETS. NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (Reu-begun to criticise the Government's ter).The "New York Times" handling of the situation last week- says that Finland's attitude to end.

"The "Telegraaf says that uneasi- Russia is really the first real ness was exclusively the result of the test for modern Russia.

faulty judgment formed by Govern- The spirit of Finland is so ment, which took measures calculat- formidable think this David among land.

ed to disquiet the calmest man in the nations may well scare off Goliath.

No Menace To Russia

Endless rumours and unexplained LONDON, Nov. 14 (Router)-Bri-tion out of their wits and the people

military measures scored the popula Press comment to-day was) were afraid to go to bed. LONDON, Nov. 14 (Reuter). the low countries, the economic front plo hurried. about their business mainly concerned with Finland and Many fled westwards and the poo- Reynaud, the French at Home and in France, and the re-white-faced and distracted. Minister, broadcasting to-day cent speeches of King George, M. described how "our magnificent

Lebrun of France, and Mr. Winston that It could not have acted different

The Government takes the line working class" was meeting the

Churchill.

ly and that those not acquainted with The "Times" ridicules the idea that the full facts are not entitled to France possessed war demands courageously, Finland could be a menace to Russlo. judge.

greater gold Since Russia professes to abjure foreign exchange reserves than at the imperialism, her determination to beginning of the war. )

make the East Baltic Everyone In

secure was ! France had con-directed against one single State. fidence in his country.

The "News Chronicle" pays tribute "Such is your ally to-day. We to Finland. It points out that the science, determined went into the war with a clean con- United States had not only given her JAPAN CANNOT there will be no monotonous

time support to Finland, but she was also re showing the same interest In other currency of war every generation," small neutral countries like Hollend. the 27,759-ton Cunard White Star liner Georgic.

said Reynaud,

The French Finance Minister pald the Dutch Premior's broadcast, Hol-. The "Daily Telegraph" welcomes Included in the list of French tribute to the evidence of the

LONDON, Nov. 15, (Reuter). liners is the

de-land's guarantee of her neutrality bycial Anglo-Japanese negotiations new 18,400-ton termination of the British people to mobilising, says the paper, is a with regards to Tientsin are still fu

They include:

the 81,235-ton Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary: the 42,348-ton Canadian Pacific liner Empress of

Britain;

the 45,647-ton Cunard White Star liner Aquitania; the 34,000-ton Cunard White Star liner Mauretania;

and

that this

LATEST

HAVE SILVER

JAPANESE Transatlantique Cle Generale peace

obtain a "peace which really will be guarantee that has won honour in the abeyance, declares the Diplomatic

INVASION

Major Landing Near

Pakhoi. Claimed

liner De. Grasse,

:

All the ships in the list passenger liners.

are

Authorised Naxt quarters in Ber- In Indiente ihat E-Basi will in falurs attack all armed merchant- men without warning. It is ne Berted, Indeed, that Admiral Rneder's future policy may be to torpedo all British vessels without warning. on the assumption that they carry uns.

chantmen.

"Pirato Ships"

DEMPSEY VISIT TO FAR EAST

To Leave By Clipper On December 3

IT IS officially announced by the Army Department of

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" DO YOU AGREE? Japanese Imperial Head-

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UP)Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight chame quarters that the Japanese The Nazi press angrily protests plon, told "United Press" that he has have effected a major land- against the Allied arming of mer-arranged to leave tor Manila ол The paragraph was published in the ing near Pakhoi.

December 3. The "National Zeltung," Goering's The terms for his visit include The Government has

Pakhoi is the only remaining gun, warns that armed merchant- $1,000, to be sent immediately" and medicine and coffins to the scene of of the Legislative Council, at which south China.

It is part of the report of a meeting port held by

men wilt in future the Chinese In "pirate ships":

be treated as a round-trip Clipper ticket. the disaster while a local rescue and the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak intro-

Ho plans to return on the first salvage corps has been organised.

"There lane difference between a Clipper after the Garcia-Lee fight. pirate ship of 100 tons with a crew Reports state that 200 people lost duced the following motion:

The landing, according to of ten, or passenger ships of 80,000

500 aro dend. Many others are miss-Hongkong Telegraph" on April 19,

ing and injured.

sent

1913,

food.

their lives when a lighter copsized. "It is the opinion of this Counci: Japanese reports, was effected tons with a crow of a thousand and Soviet Ambassador

Eye-witnesses describe the horror that it is in the best interest of the in unfavourable weather

ditions.

of the scenes. Many victima, trapped Colony of Hongkong that persons of

in wooden houses, frantically jump-German nationality should be exclud-

con- several thousand passengers aboard,"

Goering's organ says.

ed into a lake, the surface of which ed therefrom for a period of at least) Japanese warships closely co- was an inferno of blazing alt. fen years following the declaration of operated with the Army in the

Casualties Now 1,000 pouce; and, subsequently, they be landing operations.

only admitted into the Colony under strict licence."

The landing was effected at 9 a.m.

- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQSamı” CARACAS, Later, (UP)The total

The motion was lost by nine votes dead, missing and drowned in the to four, the Oficials and two Chinese Lagunillas fro is now estimated at members voting against it. 1,000,

The Hongkong Chamber of Com- The Bre started in a bar and spread merce, however, carried a motion to BEPLEASE. Turn To Page 2 the above effect.

..

German U-Boats will make no dis- tinction between offensive or de fensive weapons.

Authorised circles state that the

"There is no way of drawing a line of distinction, they state.

Norwegian Ship Sunk

Entertains King

CHUNGKING, Nov. 16 (Ceutral). The Soviet Ambassador to China, M. AS. Panouchkin, entertained Dr. H. H. Kung, President of the Execu Live Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, at dinner at the Soviet

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Reuter) Et ausy last night improvem communique, the

According to the official: Japanese troops are now pushing Inland

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13,000 ton Norwegian ship has been sunk by a U-Boat

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It is learned that

of Sino-Soviet trade was discussed during the 'dirner.

whole world.

Correspondent of the "Times"

What would be risked by violation.

The Correspondent adds that there of her independence has been made have been exchanges" of "Vlows of an clear.

informal character, and not commit. ting either Government KDA CAN Departure Ignorad SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH“*

With regard to the silver reserve MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (UP)-The the British Concession, the British held in Belilah and Chinese banks in Sovint press cantinues to ignore the Government is prepared to accept any

to which the which "Pravda" and "Izvest" do National Government would agree, Chinese not report.

but they are not prepared to take "Red Star," The

Army's over Chinese property and deal with mouthpiece, charges that British and it without the consent and approval French pressure Scandinavia caused the suspension

on Finland and of its owners. of the Soviet-Finnish negotiations.

Britain and France rejected the: Dutch-Belgium offer of mediation in

departure of the Finnish delegation solution

the

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BABY BORN 5 MINUTES AFTER MOTHER'S DEATH

the

BALTIMORE, Nov. 14 (UP)-Five minutes after her death st University Hospital to-day, a mother gave birth to a 61⁄4 1b, baby. Birth was by the Caesarfan method, the operation being performed by Dr. Frank Morris, one obstetricians

"Baltimore's leading?

the

The mother died of cerebral apoplexy. (Immediately life was pronounced extinct, Dr. Morris com post-mortem Caesarian operation and delivered the baby.

The infant, although prematurely, born by seven

cted