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Fears Of Netherlands

FOUNDED 1001 +묆T. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1939. 日七初月十

Aggression Now Proved Justified

ALLIED AID IF LOWLANDS ARE INVADED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UP). -"Developments during the past fortnight have appre- ciably strengthened the position of the Allies," said Sir John

who Simon. deputised for the Premier in the House of Commons to-day.

"This in particularly the case with reference to American legislation, which has restored to us the right to purchase the abundant supplies the United States is able to offer."

Speaking on behalf of both Britain and France, Sir John repudiated responsibility for the breakdown of the Belgo-Dutch pence efforts.

He also revealed that feurs re- Karding the purpose of the concen- tration of German troops on the Dutch and Belgion frontiers, had some justification.

"There have been press attacks

against Holland und Belgium

similar to those which preceded in-

many."

vacions of other countries by Ger-

Finland And Russia

Sir John confimed that there had been a virtuni breakdown In the negotiations between Finland and Soviet Russia-a altuation he des- cribed as

"Jess satisfactory." The Finns, however, emphasise that there had been no irreparable rupture.

In the Prem.er's weekly war review "It was untiouneed that four-German ships were captured inst week, two of them being scuttled. Most German

merchantmen were being forced v remain in port "while on the contrary British ships continue move in in- creasing numbers."

Also I said It is hoped to take early steps for consultation with the French Government lo

self- organise a contained Polish military force for service In France.

French troops, sald the Home Secretary, have repulsed a number of minor German attacks on the Western Front during the past week. He described the Belgo-Dulch appeal as "a bold intervention in the cause of peace."

Sir Archibald Sinclair, the liberal leader, sold that the Belgo-Dutch effort had destroyed the argument that war was forced upon Hitter.

"It is now clear that Hitler is continuing the

to fasten the yoke more firmly on the Czechs und Poles," he sold.

war

Must Support The Lowlands

He maintained that the British Government must be ready to sup- port Belgium and Holland if they were attacked.

"The Government would never be forgiven if these countries were made victims of aggression without effer- tive help from us," he asserted.

The Opposition leader, Mr. Clement Attlee, expressed regret that Hiller had "summarily rejected" the Belgo-Dutch appeal.

"We shall all join in the hope that these peaceful peoples will not be drawn into the war," he said.

At the same time Mr. Alles criticised the Government's failure to clearly state its war aims.

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Attack

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French Advance Here

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MAGINOT LINE and Supporting Forts SIEGFRIED LINE and Supporting Forts

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Disregard Of Guarantees Shown In Sinking Of Norwegian Tanker: Crew Left To Drown

RUTHLESS U-BOAT WAR ON NEUTRALS

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter).-The ruthless German warfare against neutral merchant shipping is instanced by the torpedoing, without warning, of the Norwegian įtanker, Arne Kjode, by a

U-boat.

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LAMBS BORN WITH HUMAN HEADS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentine, Nov. 16 (UP) It is reported that five sheep in the village of Garza have given birth to five lambs with human heads.

So far there is no authori- tative confirmation of the report.

The U-boat did not make any attempt to save the crew despite bad weather and the fact that

the position was far from land.

The crew of the Arne Kjode took to the boats when the chip was tor- pedoed on the evening of November 12.

More than two days later, 23 men in one boat were picked up after suffering severely from expo- sure.

Twenty hours later, 12 more mem- bers of the crew were picked up.

Five men are still missing. The whole Incident is another instance of Germany's brutal diare- gard of her guarantees not to sink on aight without giving the crew oppor-

AL CAPONE tunity to escape,

RELEASED

Notorious Gang Leader Is Free

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

Νον. WASHINGTON, (UP)-Garbed in a cheap suit of clothing which is given to alli

The world wants to imhow exactly discharged prisoners, Al Capone what we are fighting for," he declar-broken in health and tortured by imental aberrations, emerged Ro-organizing The Poles LONDON. Nov. 18 (Router)-Con- from prison to-day.

All rescues viere offected by British ships.

Another Raider At Large

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 16 (Reuter) It is offcially announced that the British steamer, Scalla Shell, was sunk by German raider inside Portuguese territorial waters, 180 miles north-east of Lourenco Mar- ques.

It is reported that the crew were allowed to land.

The captain was taken prisoner, of the identity of the raider.

No exact information is available

Not A Battleship Durban reports suggest that it was inerchantman.

NAZI AIMS REVEALED

To Destroy British World Supremacy

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Rou for)Germany has decided to fight until British supro- macy in the world is destroyed, an authoritativo sourco in Berlin" is reported to havo sald in an interview with an Ame- rican correspondent.

It is no longer a question of German peace promises, de- clared the Nazi pundit.

The question might be raised in Paris or London, but not Berlin,

Why Attack Is Delayed "Explaining" why Germany is not attacking at the moment, the speaker said that the world suspected that Cor- many must attack to keep up the morale of the German people,

It is suggested that Germany must attack in the south-east because Herr von Ribbentrop needs succcases to place, be- fare Hitler.

This is not truc, Germany is not afraid to attack, but her military will choose the time and will not be goaded into it.

SPITFIRES SUPERIOR

Nazi Warplanes Are Outclassed In Air

LONDON, NÍK 10-(Router). -A special commentary issued to-day states that, the superi- ority of the British Oghter Spitfire over the German stand- ard single-seater fighter Mes- serschmitt 109; is well-establish-

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Poland To Fight Back

ed by the actions on the Western Says Gen. Sikorski In

Fronts.

London Speech

Confirming pre-war reports of Norwegian, Swiss and Spanish

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter). pilots, the Messerschmitt, though

-General Sikorski, the Polish extremely fast, lacks ability to -Premier-spoke-at-the-Foreign- manoeuvre and stalls very easily.

serschmitt

The defect was displayed in num- erous combats in which the Mes- was outclassed by the French Curtiss as well as the Spitfire. Victorious Dogfights

that in the two dogfights on November As an example, li is pointed out 6, cach between nine Messerschmills and seven Curtiss, the net result was that four Messerschmills in all were destroyed. There were no French losses.

The effect of the consciousness of inferior manoeuvrability on the pilot |

not to be under-estimated.

to Regarding the Rability stall. there good reason to believe that German pilots are afraid to fly Messerschmits at night. It is cer- tain thut very few have in fact flown at night.

The Spitfire, by contrast, is satis- factory in every way,

Any type of German botaber of coming within effective range eight machine guns stants little chance of survival.

Press Association luncheon to. day.

He said that the turning point in history had been reached. Mankind must choose between the two forms of collective exist ence now fighting for supremacy.

One found expression in the Brilish commonwealth of nations, the French empire and the United States, and the other was seen in the occupation of Austrin, Czecho-Slovakia and the double invasion of Poland.

Poland's Choice

Poland and her people, like their new government, had made their choice.

Every Pole knew that a free Poland could exist only in n free and united

Europe.

He referred to the co-operation of Polish destroyers with the British Navy, and declared that the Polish air force and army would be ready within a few months to play their part at the side of the Alilled forces.

Guerilla Warfare

LONDON, Nov. 10 (Reutor)—The diplomatic correspondent

of

the

Democracies & Manchester Guardian reports con-

Dictatorships

Roosevelt Points The Difference

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuter), -When laying the corner-stone of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, President Roosevelt spoke of the difference between the democracies and what he called the "rule of a self-chosen individuat.”

Jefferson, he said, had lived, as we lived to-day, in the middle of a struggle between the rule of a self- chosen individual and the rule by franchise and the approval of many The United States was satisfied with a Republican form of Govern- ment based on regular · recurring

citizens The pilot of an aeroplane arriving) opportunities for the

Rumours that it was a pocket- are authoritatively dis-

battleship

tinuing the Prime Minister's weekly His demeanour is in curious con- a 10,000-tonner, possibly an armed statement (the first part of which is trast to his brovado during the Pro- published on Page 5), which he read hibition era, when he paid huge sums in the House of Commons to-day in for silk shirts and underwear, and Mr. Chamberlain's absence, Sir Johnj dominated the Chicago underworld. Simon, in welcoming General Capone was secrelly transported by counted. Sikorski's visit to London, hoped that train from California last Sunday, It would soon be possible to organise after serving 741⁄2 years of an 11-year at Lourenco Marques yesterday from choose their leaders for themselves. aclf-contained Polish forces in France, sentence.

Referring to M. Paul Reynaud's He was turned over to relatives the north reported seeing a steamer viait; Sir John read a long extract who, accompanied by three Federal sinking 200 miles north of Lourenco from yesterday's communique regard-agents, departed for 13

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ing the necessity for close and con-institution in the vicinity of Philadel tinuous Anglo-French financial and phia. economic co-operation.

Capono In Hospital

Lifeboats On Boach

He also saw two life-bouts on al

men presumed to be the crew.

Discussions with the representatives BALTIMORE, Nov. 16 (UP)-Al beach, surrounded by a number of of the Dominions and India dealt with Capone was brought to the Union all aspects of the war and covered Memorial Hospital at 11 am.. utg. the questions of · defence," foreign He was, registered on a private polley, problems of supply and patient and placed in the medical

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Skirmish On The.

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NEW DELHI, Nov. 16 (Reuter) -¦| In a skirmish near Kajmale; Waziris- The pilot dropped_a› message to tan, three British soldiers and a the Administrative Post and Inter Gurkha offiger were killed, and ten saw people leave in the direction of British soldiers, and two Gurkhas the ship.

were' wounded.

tinuation of rovoits in Poland, wheTO he says, the Poles are waging a con- tinuous and effective guerillu war- Lare.

Fierce attacks are launched against the Germans at night by hidden Poles, who remain under cover in the daytime.

At night, they attack German soldiers and officers.

At one time they left the bodies in the streets, but the Germans ro- tallated by taking reprisals against those in the neighbouring houses. To-day, the bodies of the victims are taken away and concealed.

In the Carpathians in particular the Poles have a genlus for conspira- torial and revolutionary work,

The national spirit of Poland is unbroken and the German army und storm troops suffer considerable casualties. German soldiers dare not go out alone oven in the, daytime.

NAZIS "INTERN" CZECH PUPPET

PARIS, Nov. ∙10 (Reuter)---The "Paris Soir" carries a report from Bratislave to the effect that the Czech Fesident under Nazi rule, M. Hacha, has been "Intermed" In the Pre- aldential chateau, near Prague.

Ho refused to publicly repudiate anti-Germen activity by Cascha in the Allied countries.

· SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" · ON THE NORTH SHORE OF TONGKING BAY, Nov. 17. (Domei). -Pushing inland through western Kwangtung, Japanese forces yester- day evening reached the outskirts of Yamhsien, about 30 miles from the seaboard and 46 miles northwest of Pakhoi.

They are now near the Kwang- tung-Kwangsi border.

Pilot Officer Itaeburn of Im- perial Airways plane Dardanus and Mrs. Raeburn (Left) have happy reunion at Kowloon home. Below Capialn J. Wilson, who Dardanuz saved

and, its passengera from destruction. by skilful handi- ing during attack by Japanese,

DARDANUS RELEASED

Japanese Apologise For Detention

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Router). -The Imperial Airways' liner Dardanus was handed over to the British Consul General in Canton yesterday, announced. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, answering a question In the House of Commons.

The Japanese authorities in Can- ton had apologised for their deten- tion of the plane.

Arrangements were now being made to repair the aeroplane at Welchow Island, after which it would be returned to Imperial Airways, Mr. Butler added.

Sir Robert Craigle, the British Am- bassador to Tokyo, had made re presentations to the Japanese Government, and arrangements for an amicable settlement wero now progressing.

U.S. ARMAMENTS

FOR ALLIES WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuter), The Stato Department does not confirm reports that British, and French orders of American arma- ments are held up pending the legal interpretation of the "Cash and Carry" clause.

What actually happened was that cartain Californian plane manuface turers; were told that they would have to show that the transactiona really observed the clause before they would be allowed to make ship- mentad

It is now revealed that the surprise landing by the Japanese forces near Pak- hoi was made at a time when the wind was blowing at monsoonal velocity.

A war office spokesman point- ed out that wind of such velocity is really of hurricane strength and is strong enough to shake the roots of big trees.

To effect a military landing under such conditions has no parallel in the annals of war, he' claimed.

Information received here shows that the boats carrying the Japanest troops were buffoted by the waves so severely that from time to time they appeared as if they would be swamp-; ed.

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Death of Mr Pisarevsky

Prominent In S'hai; Well-Known Here SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHULE SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (UP);

Mr. Grigory M. Pisarevsky, 39

died to-day of cerebral haemor hage following a fall from h horse this morning.

Mr. Pisarevsky was a Russian Je who forsook the Jewith faith in 10: for Catholicism,, when he joined. 11 American Securities Corporation the Augustinian Procuration

At the time of his death, Planrovsky was a director os. U American Securities Corporation was well known in the Far Eas

Ho made many trips to Manlin ar Hongkong in behalf of the ProGUI tion for whom he handled numbn big land doola,