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BRITAIN'S REPLY TO NAZI RUTHLESSNESS
Contraband List to Cover All Nazi Goods
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, NOV.21 (UP)—GREAT BRITAIN HAS ORDERED THE SEIZURE OF ALL GERMAN EXPORTS ON THE HIGH SEAS IN RETALIA- TION FOR THE SINKING OF FIFTEEN SHIPS OFF THE ENGLISH COAST SINCE SATURDAY.
Amidst rousing cheers Mr. Chamberlain announced this drastic decision in the House of Commons to-day.
THE N.Y.K. MOTOR VESSEL TERUKUNI MARU
Attempt On Hitler
Nazis Arrest Man Who Said He Set Bomb
BERLIN, Nov. 21 (Reuter)—A man named George Elser, aged 36, has made a full confession of his guilt in the Munich bomb explosion, declares the official German news agency.
Elser was arrested on the night of the explosion while attempting to cross the frontier into Switzerland.
The agency adds that the
crime was planned over a year
He charged the Nazis with "ruthless and brutal methods" in laying floating mines, thereby HONGKONG · PASSENGER INCLUDED IN 28 PERSONS RESCUED FROM ago and alleges that Elser con- America And The War violating the Hague Convention.
STRICKEN N.Y.K. LINER: DRÁMATIC ·EYE. WITNESS' ACCOUNTS
ONE DANGEROUS ASPECT
Although this action appears certain to create a danger of friction with neutral shipping, it is understood the Ministry of Economic Warfare has made all the necessary:preparations and will be able to start the seizures immediately.
of
TERUKUNI MARU SANK IN
NAZI "PIRATE" MINEFIELD
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Twenty-eight passengers
and 181 members of the
manner
fessed after persisting in än obstinate denial in a unique in criminal history.
How Ho Did Te-
In the course of a small job spread over several weeks, Elser le said to have built in one of the columns of the Beer Collar a time bomb clock set for six days.
Those who commissioned and paid Elser for this undertaking, continues the agency, were the British In-
Strasser.
Even Money Given On Her Entry
SPECIAL TO. THE #TELEGRAPH"
The sensational announcement has indicated the LONDON Nov. 21 (UP HONGKONG LADY WAS and organiser of the attempt was Otto (UP)--A poll of the magn speed, with which Europe's economic war is moving. It is worthy of note that it was not until the third year the 1914-18 War that the Allies took similar retaliation against German submarines.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha's PASSENGER IN LINER
Terukuni Maru have all been transferred and that they are believed to have
One reason for to-day's speedy action is the very landed at a British port. grave threat to the British supply lines provided They are expected to arrive by the new form of naval warfare-magnetic mines. in London to-night.
HITLER'S "SUITABLE"
REPLY
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21 (Reuter).—Upon learning the British decision retaliate the German mine. laying policy, Hitler im- mediately made plans to consult his milltary, political and economic advisers about a "suitable reply."
SINKINGS CONTINUE
Naval Minesweeper Among Victims
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter). -Two more amalt British ships! have been sunk.
The first is. HMS. Mastiff, a naval mincawcoper of 520 tons, which was blown up by a Ger- man mine off the east coast on Monday,
One of her crow was killed and four seriously injured. Five aro missing.
Her normal complement is 15 men. The Most was built last year at n' cast of £40,000.
The other lass is the trawler Sea Sweeper of 329 tons. It is understood that the crew was picked up by a steamer,
The Sen Sweeper was built in 1918 and owned by the Dinds" "Trawling Company, Ltd. She was 138 feet long. This brings the total number of
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Premier's Statement
In retaliation of the German
The N.Y.K. has received no word of casualties and it is
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter).-Thirteen British passon- gers were aboard the Terukuni Maru.
Somo were injured.
The only Hongkong passenger aboard was Mrs. Swailos, who was en route to South Wales.
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter), therefore assumed that ao lives Air Raid Warnings Sounded Over Wide mine warfare, Britain will make were lost.
Counsellor of the Japanese
exports of German origin sub- Embassy in Longions: Aro Area In United Kingdom and France
ject to seizure on the high seas.
together with Consul-General Sugi- yama, have proceeded to the British Announcement of this decision wasport to interview the survivors and to made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in investigate the disaster. the House of Commons to-day.
Replying to Л question by Mr. C. R. Attlee, the Opposition Leader, Mr. Chamberlain said that the House was aware that in the last three days, upwards of ten ships, six of which were neutrals, had been sink with very serious loss of life by Gorman mines.
The Terukuni Maru was com- manded by Captain Okuno.
I
revealed that she remained afloat for a long time after hitting a mine, which, together with the| In that a fleet of resous ships arrived quickly, saved heavy casualties.
Watched From Coast
20 NAZI PLANES SHOT DOWN IN MONTH
of
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter).-A Nazi bomber has been shot down in the sea off the south-east coast England.
Due last week, but held up off the coast, the liner was en route The Hague Convention, to which! London from Japan.
The R.A.F. was warned of its approach and Germany was a party and which ́on September 17 she had unnounced her
went up to meet it over the sea where they shot it down. intention of observing, provided, Watchers from the shore thruogh when anchored mines were used, that binoculars saw the Terukuni Maru The Air Ministry states that The bomber was flying low enough for the German markings to ba every possible. precaution must be disappear beneath the waves, the plane shot down was a
visible. taken for the security of peaceful
"The ship was partially sub- Dornier 17, known as a "Flying navigation.
merged," one eye-witness sold.Pencil." "She remained in this position for a
It was alghted off Deal by three tile while and then sank.
"Lifeboats and craft in the harbour British fighters, each of which fired immediately proceeded to the scene."on the plane.
This was the very essence of the Convention, since a mine could not discriminate between waralle
and a merchantman, and between a
belligerent and a neutral.
Convention Violated
"Disappeared Completely" Bursts of smoke poured from the The Terukuni Maru, blew up and Dornier, which went into a spla ̈and; sank a few miles off the west const plunged into the sen.
The Prime Minister outlined other of England. The disaster occurred at: provisions of the Convention as far noon. as mines were concerned and de- ! Another eye-witness said that ha clared that none of these provisions saw an unusually large two funneled
tien din had been observed by Germany in ship "partly submerged laying the mines which occasioned appeared completely. Numerous ships the losses he had mentioned.
rushed her ald.
This statement is rather pecallar "This treat outrage in the cul-in view of the fact that the Terukuni minailon of a series of violation Moru has only one funnel).
of agreements to which Germany
has set her hand.
Nazi Air Lossos
"
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Realer) Since the German raid on the Firth of Forth on October 16, 20 German planes have been destroyed over or near Brilalu,"
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Another Orkneys Raid LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuler). Three planes, believed to be enemy machines, were sighted aver Orkneys this morning.
the
Air-raid sirens were sounded. However, no gun-fire was heard! and no bombs were dropped.
North Franco Alarm
PARIS, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-Thero was a two-hour air-raid warning in North France this morning.
Flow Into, Baloon Barrage LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)The Heinkel Plane Downed
announcer that Air Ministry LONDON, Nov. 21: (Router)A British civil afteraft yesterday in- Embassy Confirms British plane is believed to have advertently flew into one of the was brought The Japanese Embassy
told the shot down one of two Heinkel bombera balloon barrages and "I need only recall the sinking of United Press" that they had res that flew over the Allied lines this down.. the Athenia with the loss of 112 Ilves celved
Both occupants were diled. telephonic advices from morning, says the "Reuter" special and the subsequent destruction Harwich that the Terukuni Maru hnd correspondent with the BEF, in
Cinemas Continuo British, Allied and neutral vessels by sunk, but they had no details. mine, torpedo and gun-fire.
The Terukuni Maru was a vessel "These attacks were made often of 11,030 tons, built for the Nippon without warning and to an increas Yusen Kaisha passenger trade in 1930 LONDON, NOV. ZI (Reutor)
ing intent with complete disregard-of at the Mitsubishi Shilpyards. the rules laid down in the Sub- marine Protocol, to which Germany PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
France.
Bomber Over Sutherland
German bomber was alghted over In-Sutherland this moming.
“The' location" of the remai "dicated that she sank in, the same PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
It inter disappeared in a southerly
direction?:
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-Air Raki warnings were sounded in a number of districts at 7.15 pm, and
Gostapo Arrests British Agents
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21
zine "Look" shows that 50 correspondents believed it is an "even money bet" that. BERLIN, Nov. 21 (UP)-The Nazi the United States will enter Secret Police to-day announced that the war. they have arrested three persona, in- cluding two "leading agents of the The majority believe that British Secret Service," In connection President Roosevelt will nof with the Munich beer cellar bombing. [seek a third term, but could be re-elected if he did. They fore- see that Mr. Paul McNutt will
Roosevelt be the Democratic nominee, and
Budgetting
Huge Expenditure Is Anticipated
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UP). Mr. Stephen Early, the President's Secretary, indicated that President Roosevelt is considering the budget. for the next fiscal year, calling for sharp economies in Government out- lays, exclusive of -national defence.
He refused to discuss the reports: that the President is contemplating a
new budget of around nine billion dollars.
Ile said that no totals had been emphasised that no fixed, and ho totalk had as yet been set for national defence outlays.
British Seize Nazi Ship
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Heuler)A captured German steamer, Rheingold, 5.055 tons, arrived in a Scottish port to-day in charge of a naval prize crew:
The crew of the Rheingold were previously landed in another port und Laterned.
The steaner carried a cargo of
wheat.
that Senator Arthur H. Vanden- berg will be the Republican nominee.
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CIVILIANS MUST LEAVE ORKNEYS & SHETLANDS
* SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH": LONDON, Nov. 21. (Router).—Mr. Lealië - Hore-Hellafia; the all-clear was given on hour later War Minister, has made an order declaring the countles of Orkney,
No sircraft or gunßre was heard,
and cinema. programmes continued, Shetland to be a protected area as from, December 1.5.
After that date, only exempted persons are allowed to
although the streets were cleared.
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