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That His Mind Is Made Up

66 OUR ONE AIM IS TO SMASH BRITISH

WORLD SUPREMACY”

From RALPH IZZARD, Daily Mail Correspondent

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17.-Neutral correspondents were to-day called to a full-dress and very noisy conference at the Wilhelmstrasse. in Berlin, where a blustering official told them that Hitler's mind is

finally made up.

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BRITAIN as alx internment 337 camps in use, occupied by enemy allens.

Glying these figures la a l'arlia- mentary reply Mr. Peake, Under- Secretary, tuine Onice, states that De interned persons include rest- dents in this country, people who arrived at ports after the outbreak of war and crews of caplared ships, Mr. Peake adds that at one camp the commmandant refused to fer- letter ward to the Swiss Legation signed by six persons owing to the WILS couched. terms in which I The writers were, however, in- formed that they might ask Swiss Minister to send a represen- Such lative to Inspect the camp.

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"Our one aim is to smash British world "From now on Ger- supremacy," he said. many is going to fight the war in real earn- est."

All day to-day chiefs of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Nazi Party and Government officials streamed into the Chancellery.

Hitler is believed to have told them that he now favours a war of frightfulness. He wishes to hurl all Germany's land, air, and sea forces into one ruth- Jess offensive.

Continuing his outburst, the Foreign Office spokesman said: "Germany considers that the time for peace appeals of all kinds is past.

statitles have

The question of who is to Paked plus and blame for beginning the war is now no longer of the least im- We are out to smush portance. British world supremacy." the

been produced to "prove" that Gor-

may can turn out 400 subnatinres

60,000 aeroplanes by the spring. The opinion is still held in respon- | sible quaeters here that the next be towards the He accompanied this remark Hitler roke will with a heavy thump on his desk. Balkans and not in the West. The correspondents blinked Pinus for this drive are said to

Mr. politely-all except

H. have been discursed between Berlin Conger, of the New York Herald-and Moscow, but Hitler has been

SEES LONG Tribune, who earlier in the clearly told by Stalin that he cannot

CONFLICT

BUT ALLIES WILL BE VICTORIOUS

NEW YORK-While holding that prediction on the politics of the present European situation was "risky business," Hugh S. Gibson, one-time Ambassador to Belgium, was home from

abroad travel months fident of an Allied victory, but envisaging a long war.

session had been asked to leave, expect a lion's share of the spots.

His "crime" has been to value! Stalin's weak point is ut he can- Balkan campaign crude Nazi propaganda at its true not well start n

Finland worth in his messages to the United until his dispute with States, and his expulsion is belleved ended. to be under consideration.

Hitler may be contemplating that The spokesman went on: "Where the time has come to double-cross his Germany will open her offensive, unwelcome felend, and a quick drive whether in the West or the East, is through to the Black Sea is not en-

tirely impossible now. not for our enemies to prescribe.

"From now on it is to be forev against force. We shall make our st

In good icntions abundantly clear Ume."

The Wilhelmstragge view that there was nothing unusual in Ger- many's abrupt reply to the Delgion Dutelt peace move is not shared in He said the verbal message given | Brussels or the Hague. 15 by Herr von Ribbentrop to the Dutch

I understand that both Queen Wi- con-luister and the Belgian Ambassador

and King Leopold yesterday was the only answer Hol-helmina land and Belgium could expect to the offended by what amounts to a rebust, peace appeal of Queen Wilhelmina particularly s Hitler has more than once intinted that he wished their and King Leopaid,

to take the initiative. TURN FOR WORSE

are

His-guess was based on the stape-

The Dutch nation as a whole feel rior economic power and resources of

insulted and fear that Hiller's protas- Great Britain and France, but for

The currespondents received the im-tations that he intends to respect there never the rest, he supposed

pression that events had taken a turn Dutch and Belgian neutrality may bad been "such a bewildering war" and hud found puzzlement even for the worse.

not be as sincere as they appear. observers in Europe. This was reflected, it was pointed The jitter" atmosphere of last week- among seasoned

-out-in-tho-handling-of the Belgian end is returning -perceptibly.

Dutch pence initiative,

"It just doesn't run true to form,"

Dr. H. M. van Haerana de Withi, said this veteran of 30 years in the

Yesterday a reply in moderate terms Dutch Minister in Berlin, left for the was expected. Then quite suddenly Hague to-day to make a full state- American diplomatic service, who re- turned to the United States on board the Dutch Minister and Belgian Am-ment to his Government,

TAILPIECE: The French War the Steamship Samaria, of the Cun-bassador were summoned, curtly told ard White Star Line. "I couldn't find any real agreement among military men on just where or when, or how they were going do their fighting

that the matter was closed, and dis-Ministry announced yesterday that the 1911 class will be demobilised at missed without a word in writing.

To-day, also, is the first occasion on the end of the month, A large num- which offcial Germany has baldly ber of doctors will also be released stated her determination to destroy soon. Last night's communique re- the British Empire. Previously Hitler ported almost complete inactivity on оп

has always expressed a certain ad-the Western Front. miration for the Empire.

"My guess is that the Allies can win, but that is a guess based weaknesses in Germany such as food rationing, lack of oil in a mechanised and Czech war, undigested Polish

But the correspondents who attend-i

ed to-day's conference were left in no

Minority groups and an undercurrent doubt of the new German attitude. "MR. NAAF" HAS

of discontent."

Everything was done to create the impression that the Nazis have de- Mr. Gibson reported an "extraor- cided on very serious action. dinarily objeelive" attitude among

the British people toward the United | MORE "JITTERS" States' rolo in the international con- which fict as being a problem on America had to "moke up its own mind."

Whatever action Titler is planning, preliminary preparation is alrendy going forward.

All sorts of fantastic rumours are being deliberately spread by normally sober officials.

He had left Germany before the signing of the Soviet-Nazi Pact, but

Great attention is being paid to believed it must have been a "joit," since many Germans had closed their neutral correspondents, in the majority eyes to Nazi policies, "with the Americans paying their first visit to thought that Hitler was leading the Germany who have had little expert- world in the fight against Commun-ence in sorting out Nazi propaganda

from the truth. ism."

Oments have told breath-taking hush-hush submarines,

i was his opinion that Italy wish-storica of

cd above all else to remain neutral superspeed seroplanes, and all man- and that Spain would do so because ner of mysterioin "error" weapons of its necessity "to repair the damage which will shortly be directed against of the Spanish Civil War."

England.

Tragic Gretna Bride In £8,000 Glasgow Will Puzzle

A BROKEN-HEARTED wife, whose baby son has never seen his father, learned recently that the husband she married in secret at Gretna Green had left £8,825.

He was Alexander McKinley Smyth, 22-years-old medical student. He was a Glasgow University undergraduate, son of the late Dr. Smyth, Antrim brain specialist.

He was found accidentally shot in his uncle's Glasgow office lost De- cember. His mother died from a broken heart three days later. They were buried together in Delfost,

Scrap Of Paper Will

Six months later Mrs. Joan Smyth, of Ainsworths Hall, Bolton, Lanca- shire, gave birth to a son, She had married her young husband over the anvil at Gretna. For two yours only their parents knew the secret. They decided to live apart so that Smyth could continue his studies.

An objection was entered to a will the young man had scribbled on # Rcrap of paper. The hearing of the case was carried forward to a future date.

NO SUIT--YET

His Uniform Will Buy| Comforts. For Tommy

“MR. NAAF," who, as his name suggests, relates to the Navy, Army, and Air Force, has started helping those three Ser- vices in Chelsen.

Dressing "Mr. Naat" may grow into Chelsea's chief pastime.

He w be standing the whole cardboard length of him, in the en- trance to the Town Hall.

Khaki And Blue

At first he will stand in a colour-

less uniform, but girls of the W.VS.

will sell small seals of khaki or blue for you to stick on "Mr. Naat" until he is warmly clothed all over. will take thousands of seals to cover hlm.

It

The money will go towards buy- ing woot for socks. Kweaters, Jcfmets, and other comforts for the various Services.

Mr. V. C. Buckley, Chelsea's A.R.P. inson oficer, originated "Mr. Nauf," and the designer is Nina Mallinson.

"Mr. Naat" will visit cinemas and Inrge stores in the district.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

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African,

"Sianley and "Livingstone", (King's) Exploration drama. An eple story of Henry M. Stanley's tribulations Anding Dr. Livingstone in Jungle though latter was recorded a by Spencor Tracy Excellent entertain- dead. A flawless portraiture of Stanley rent

"Ilroadway Barenada" (Queen's and Alhambra) Entertaining musical la starring Jeanette MacDonald and Low Ayres. Musleal numbers are especially good..

Off to Get Another

The souvenir of the last war worn by this Tommy somewhore in Franco is being taken back to the battlefield by its owner "to find another ane to match it."

American Arms Embargo Affects Asthma Victims

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UP').—Application of the arms embargo to Canadian and New Zealand hospitals for the treatment of asthma, pneumonia and other respiratory ailments was lifted.

When the embargo was applied lcences for shipment of $156 af*. the gas to Canada and $207 to New Zealand were revoked.

The gas was not being exported in quantities sufficient for military use, and was going directly to the hospitals.

The helium net provides that none of the gas may be shipped to nations to whom the arms embargo has been applied.

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