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TODDD : 五拜禮 號七十月一十英浩香 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1939. 日七初月十

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Aggression Now Proved Justified

ALLIED AID IF LOWLANDS ARE INVADED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UP). -"Developments during the past fortnight have apprec- ciably strengthened the position of the Allies," said Sir John Simon, who deputised for the Premier in the House of Commons to-day.

"This is particularly the case with reference to American. legislation, which has restored to us the right to purchase-the- abundant supplica 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 peace efforts.

He also revealed that fears re- garding the purpose of the concen- trution of German troops on the Dutch and Belgian frontiers some justification..

had

There have been press attacks

against Holland and Belgium

similar to those which preceded in- Vasions of other countries by Ger many,"

Finland And Russia

Sir John confirmed that there had been a virtual breakdown in the negotiations between Finland and Soviet Russia-o situation he des cribed as "less satisfactory." The Finnis, however, emphasise that there had been-no-irreparable rupture............

In the Premier's weekly war review it was announced that four German

ships were captured last week, two of them being scuttled. Most German merchantmen were being forced to remuin in port "while on the contrary British ships continue to move in in- creasing numbers."

Also it sold it is hoped to take carly steps for consultation with the French Government to organise 打 self- contained Polish military force for service in France.

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

Sir Archibald Sinclair, the liberal leader, said that the Belgo-Dutch effort had destroyed the argument that war was forced upon Hüer,

"It is now clear that Hitler continuing the war to fasten the yoke more firmly on the Czechs and Poles," he said.

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 bo forgiven if these countries were made victims of aggression without effce- tive help from us," he asserted.

The Opposition leader, Mr. Clement Attlee, expressed regret that Hitler

"summarily had

rejected"

Belgo Dutch appeal.

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Wo shril all join in the hope that these peaceful peoples will not be drawn into the war," he said, At the same time Mr. criticised the Government's failure to

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Disregard Of Guarantees Shown In Sinking Of Norwegian Tanker: Crow 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 ||tanker, Arne Kjode, by a

U-boat.

LAMBS BORN WITH

HUMAN HEADS

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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 nuthori- tative confirmation of the report,

AL CAPONE RELEASED

Notorious Gang Leader Is Free

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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 boots when the ship 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-

Bute,

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 sight without giving the crew oppor- tunity to escape,

All rescues were effected by British ships,

Another Raider At Large

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 16 (Reuler) It is ofclolly announced that the British steamer, Scalla Shell, was sunk by 1 German raider inside Portuguese territorial walors, 180 miles north-east of · Lourenco · Mar- ques,

It is reported that the crew were allowed to lond.

The captain was taken prisoner. No exact information is availabla of the identity of the raider. Not A Battleship

NAZI AIMS REVEALED

To Destroy British World Supremacy

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Rou- tor)-Cermany has decided to fight until British supro- macy in the world is destroyed, an authoritativo source” in Berlin" is reported to have said in an interview with an Ame- rican correspondent,

It is no longer a question of -Gorman peaco promises, da-

clared the Nazi pundit.

be

The question might raised in Paris or London, bat not Berlin.

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

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

This is not true.

Germany

is not afraid to attack, but har military will choose the time and will not be goaded into it,

HONGKONG COUPLE IN U-BOAT DRAMA Saved After Being

In Lifeboats

REPORTS WERE. current in Hongkong yesterday that three residents of the Colony had lost

their lives when the Bibby Line's steamer Yorkshire was torpedoed by a U-Boat last month:-

The "Telegraph" referred the

rumours to its Correspondent in London and is now happy to re port that they are without foundation.

However, the "Telegraph" Corres-

nt pendent revents that least two rescued Hongkong passtag.rs were from the Yorkshire.

They were Mr. and Mrs, Joyce, Mr. Joyer, 1 is believed, was attached to the Hongkong Garrison.

Mr. and Mrs. Joyce were saved by the American steamer Independence Hall, after being ofloat for some time In a feboat. They were landed at Bordeaux and subsequently returned to England.

Hougkong Rumours, current in yesterday indicated that a Pollce Ofeer's wife and daughter bad becu drowned, as a result of the torpedolag.

Neither the Bibby Line nor the War Minhtry list, however, contain the names of the persons mentioned as passengers aboard the Yorkshire, | Tho "Telegraph's ・ correspondent

cables.

He adds that the Bibby Line list, which he examined, contains the surnames of all pagsengers.

Democracies & Dictatorships

Roosevelt Points The Difference

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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

Durban reports suggest that it was

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (Reuter), The world wants to know exactly discharged prisoners. Al Capone, in 10,000-tonner, possibly an armed When laying the corner-stone, of what we are fighting for," he declor- | broken in health and tortured by merchantman.

Thomas - Jefferson Memorial, ed.

mental aberrations, emerged Rumours that it was a pocket President Roosevelt spoke of the

battleship from prison to-day.

are authoritatively dis difference between the democracies and what he called the "rule of a LONDON. Nov, 10 (Reuter)—Con-

counted. inuing the Prime Minister's weekly

The pilot of an aeroplane arriving self-chosen individual." statement (the first part of which is trast to his bravado during the pros at Lourenco Marques yesterday from Ived today, in the middle of a Jefferson, he said, had lived, as we published on Page 5), which he read (hibition era, when he paid huge sums the north reported seeing a steamer struggle between the rulo of a self- in the House of Commons, to-day in for silk shirts and tinderwear, and sinkkut. 200 miles north of Lourenco chosen individual and the rule Dy Mr. Chamberlain's absenco, Sir John dominated the Chicago underworld.

Copono was secretly transported by Simon, In

General welcoming. Sikoraki's visit to London, hoped that train from California last Sunday,

Ro-organising The Poles

His demeanour is in curious con-

Marques.

Lifeboats On Beach

It would soon be possible to organise after serving 7 years of an 11-year He also saw two life-boats on a self-contained Pollah forces in France, centence.

He was turned over to relatives beach, surrounded by a number of Referring to M. Paul Reynoud'a

, "accompanied by three Federal men presumed to be the crew. visit, Sir John read a long extract who,

departed for

The pilot dropped a message : 10 private from yesterday's communique regard- Pgcnt, ing the necessity for close and con-Institution in the vicinity of Philadel- the Administrative Post and later saw people leave in the direction of tinuous Anglo-French: Anancial and phis

the economic cooperation.N.

ship.

German Report

Capone in Hospital

Discussions with the representatives BALTIMORE, Nov. 10 (UP)—AL

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Japanese Forces In South Near Border

A Happy Reunion of Kwangsi

Poland To Fight Back

Says Gen. Sikorski In

London Speech

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter). General Sikorski, the Polish Premier, spoke at the Foreign 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 British 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 Government, had made their

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choice.

Every Pole knew that a free Poland could exist only in tree 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 Allied forces.

Cuorilla Warfare LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter) —The diplomatic correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian” reports con- tinuation of revolta in Poland, whero he says, the Poles are waging a con- tinuous and effective guerilla. war- fare.

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 ameers.

At one time they left the bodies in the streets, but the Gerhans re- tallaled by taking reprisali 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 genius for conspira- torial and revolutionary work.

The national spirit Poland unbroken and the German army and storm troops suffer considérable casualties, German soldiers dare not go out alone even in the daytime...

franchise and the approval of many. The United States was satisfied ment based on regular recurring NAZIS “INTERN with a Republican forra, of Govern~ opportunities for the citizens to choose their leaders for themselves.

West Front Patrols

Are Active

PARIS, Nov. 10 (Reuter)—A com- unique lasued to-day tales that locally there was 'notivity by patrola,

CZECH PUPPET

Bratislava to the effect that the Czech

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.

It is now revealed that: Pilot Gilleer the surprise landing by the

Haeburn of lm-

.."perial

Airways Japanese forces near Pal plano Dardanushoi was made at a time when the wind was blowing

and Mrs. Rachurn (Left) hayd happy reunion at Kowloon kome, Below Caplain J. Wilson, who zaved Dardanus and its pagSENELIS from destruction by tkilful hand- Ing during attack by Japanese.

DARDANUS RELEASED Japanese Apologise

For Detention LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter).} 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 acroplane 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

to presentations

the Japaneso Government, and arrangements for an amicable acttienient were now progressing.

at monsoonal velocity.

A war office spokesman point- ed out that wind of auch 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 Japanese troops were buffeted by, the waves zo severely that from time to time they appeared as if they would be swamp- cd.

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UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

OF BRITISH COLONIES

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LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter)-Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, at a meeting in London, declared that nothing illuminates more brilliantly the difference between ours and the Nasi political systems than the contrast between the responses from the Colonies and the responses from Germant "protectorates.

PARIS, Nov. 10 (Heuler)The "Paris Soir" "carries a report from President under Nazi rulo, M. Hacha, No messages were sent to Berlin, did, were like Rip,Van Winkles, wh has been "Interned" in the" Pres „Messages: ol' support wero „received had been asleep for a generation dat sidential chalenu, near Prague, from every British Colony, protec wakoned with a start; to haur He torate and mandated territory. von Ribbentrop talk about a Briti He refused to publicly repudiato

The people who spoke of Britse ImperHim which, if it smoot anli-German netivity by Czech in the Allied countries,thing wheel Imperialem, as Herr von Ribbentrop (was certainly dead for man