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INTERNING OF CREW

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A spokesman of the Ministry of Propaganda told "United Press" on Tuesday night that he had not yet received any official netva of the

Internment and therefore could make no comment.

Well-informed quarters in Berlin believe it is possible fit the German | Government will pratesi against the internment, ·

None of the morning papers men- tion either the sinking of the Colum- bus or the internment of the Grafi Spee's crew.

It is pointed out, however, that the German policy has always been to suttle vessels in order to prevent their falling into enemy hands.

Officers On Parale SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20 (Heuter). -The Argentine Government will pay the interned crew of the Graf Spee 100,000 pesos. or rearly £0.000 a montis,

Expenses of the internment will be charged to the German Government. The oflleria will remen at Buenos Aires on parole, and the men will be interned in the country but will be allowed certain liberties.

River

Action A Classic LONDON. Dev. 20 (Beuter)----[le- ferring to the Battle of the Plato to-day Lord Cutleid, Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, Fald: "It they could not knack a giant cnsit, they anyhow knocked him through the ropes and he failed to return to the ring.

in

the

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"The action -wou a plassic and will go down in bistory.

"There are many

inor Navy like 1arwoud and his anxious to be led to vielory."

The battle was an example not only of courage but that inmenstr- able quality--Aghting eðkleney,

It was our surest and most reliable weupon which had never failed us.

By defeating the enemy DIY

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DARDANUS BACK

Bullet-Riddled Plano

Flown Hero

AFGHANS CALL UP

TROOPS

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Treaty whereby Russia will attempt

The word of India through Alpha

anistan.

Following the mobilisation, Afgh-

(anistan has increased its forces on its The bullet-riddled Imperial Air-northern front.

ways plane Dardanus was,flown The population of Afghanistan is back to Kal Tak from Fort Bayard, approximately ten million. yesterday for further repairs, Cupt | A strategie Russian railway skirts J., Wilson piloted the plane accom Its northern frontier. ponied by Messr. French and Crosbie

of the Imperial Airways stalf.

The 20

00 adi buflet holes in the, fuselage and wings were patched! with dark fabric and the spara while had been almod eaten through by

the stream of bullets had been re-

It was die placed at Fort Bayard.

after the plane had been covered nown from Welchow that the Japan- ese had only patched up, the holes, but had not repaired any of the spars shot away

under the fabric. For this reason the wigs were in danger of folding up.

Examination of the aircraft at Kai there were yesterday revealed

Tak

Britain and Afghanistan have a pact under which each agrees to help maintain the status quo' in

both India and Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a regular army of 130,000, all of whom are volunteers. Its air force comprises only six planes.

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For Africa

PRETORIA, (U.P-A special

Lesson Of Finland

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Philippines Secs Hope For Successful Defence

Manila, Dec. 20.

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ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE CAPTAIN TAKES

HIS LIFE

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gether with members of the German colony were.

The remains are now lying in a sealed coffin in the Naval nrsenal.

"Self-Immolation"

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20 (Reuler). A German Embassy communique states;

In an editorial on the completion of the military training of 20,000 ad- ditional Filipinos for raising the re-} perve

strength

120,000, the to Philippine Herald compares Finland's military strength with the Philip

"The commander of the glorious pines conternplated 1940 strength of 360,000 reserves,

20,000-an cruiser, Admiral Graf Spee, Captain standing army,

and a few torpetife for his country by voluntary self- Langsdorff, Inst night sacrificed his boals, which "bolsters our belief in

Immolation. the ability of the Philippines lo maintain national security."

"From

rom the outset, he had deelded to share the fate of his fine ship and "Unaided, Finland will be even-only personal influences,

and due tually reduced, but what interests us consideration for his responsibility Is the fact that Finland's pertur- for the successful disembarkation of once so far has borne out the base his crew of more than 1,000 men, ted theory that our defence, namely à him to postpone fulfilment of fils in- defended shore, in virtually imprentention until his duty was done wal nable, No Russing landing so far has his superiors fully informed of the

situation. been made by sea, and the only So- viet galus have been made on land."

United Press.

Chinese Nervous

about six holes in the rear freight police branch, shapes to some ex-

These

bullets ind: compartment.

tent on the special branch of Scot- perforated malt from

Itongkong and Yard in

Britain, os been There were als veral holes in the

Manila, Dec. 20. passengers'

beneath which the created in South Africa to deal with seats,

underground movements In the The former Ambassador at Wash- passengers in the plane were forced Union, as well as with such bodies asington and present Chairman of the to crotch to avoid being hit.

Hank of the greyshirts, the brownshirts and board of the Philippines other Fascist organisations.

Communications, Mr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Consul General, Mr. Kuango Young, and the President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Senor Alfonso Sycip, con- ferred with President Quezon,

There were two holes through the walls of the lavatory and many in the sound proof packing round the pas senters' cabin, It Is expected that a number of bidets will be found Fedged in this packing when it is re- mved for examination.

The plane will have to be sent to Stompore for complete overhaul and renewal of parts.

......

STALIN HONOURED

Chungking, Dec. 20. The Sino-Soviet Cultural Relations Institute will hold a tea reception here in honour of M. Stalin on the secation of his sixtieth birthday an-

Soviet

There has been no announcement, but it is reliably stated that they dis- cussed the Commonwealth's plan for gradual nationalisation of the retail trade, of which Chinese, merchants

seas, we were Taylor the foundations of Victory and ensuring that all plversary to-morrow, A telegram of fat present control 80 per cent, - future enllitary operations could sute- ! fugitation was sent to the ly be conducted.

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"This mission ended, he bowed to destiny, a brave sailor who kas written another page to the glory

of the German Navy."

Before his suleide, Capt. Langs- dorff wrote a letter to the Gernian, Ambassador in which he said that when he received the erder to scuttle the Graf Spee be had in- tended, after disembarking the crew, to dle aboard in the ex- plosion.

Hitler Branded LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuler),~A special commentary Issued to-Jay

states:

fan Langsdorf has committed suicide "The news just reecived that Cap-

bears out the view previously taken that the sculling of the Graf Spee was directly ordered by Hitler, and

It is recalled that the Chinese Con- that her ignominious end is as great sul General recently issued meme-ald German Navy as, the cowardly a violation of the traditions of the randum to Mr. Sayre, Philippines sinking of defenceless mereluatmen High Commissioner, contending that

the plan would violate the Sino- and trawlers." Américon treaties.

Berlin Shocked Its understood Lut President

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20 (Reuter).---- Que on told, the Chinese tenders that News of the Langsdorff suicide cine to German the progairime will be carried out as an unpleasant shock gradually to avald infringing on

official, eireles, "Reuter" learns fióm existing rights

allen retailers.

Berlin. However, eventually all retailing mud be placed under Filipino con- trol.-United Presa.

SOVIET ATTACKS

'COLLAPSE

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ruins after Red bombers had passed

over,

The class of 1899 has now been called to the colours by the Finnish Goverbroent.

Fighting At Standstill

The Propaganda Ministry has not yel decided whether or in what form the news can be published in the ∙newspapers,

U.S. Denial SPECIAL, TO THE TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UP), State Department officials deny re- ports from South America that the United States participated in Uruguny's decision to expel the Grat Spec and that they had promired in send a warhip to help in the en- forcement of the order.

They described the reports as being "absolutely baseless."

Fought At Jutland SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPIP" BERLIN, Dec. 20 (Domel).-Cap- Fighting in the north has been tain Langsdorf was 15 years old. He [brought to a standstill by the severe weather. It was 54 degrees below Jaro at mid-day yesterday, and there were blinding snowstorms sweeping the Aretle Zone.

joined the German Navy in 1912 and during the Great War he took part in the Jutland Battle. He was appoint- ed commander of the Graf Spee in October, 1938.

Langsdorf Leaves Three Notes

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH BUENOS AIRES Dec. 20 (Domel).

Snowstorms are also raging on the Eastern Front, where the Russian forces endeavouring to cut Finland's "waso waikt" have been reinforced. -A German Embassy omcial an- Information is seanly bus one nounced that Captain Langsdorf has report slates that two Red Army left three letters addressed to the reziments ordered to storm a Finnish German Ambassador here, his wife defence post were wiped out,

and his parents respectively.

| batteries but not sunk.

Big Air Attacks

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

of the crew hid settled down and

It is now officially claimed that the In the letter addressed to the Ger- Ruselan battleship, "October Revolu-man Ambassador, Captain Langsdorff tlon," was badly damaged by coastal explained the circumstances leading:

up to his delayed action and said that he had been ordered by Herr Hitler to survive with his crew, although he himself wanted to end his life with the simicing of his ship: HELSINGFORS, Dec. 20 In pursuance of the Fuchrer's (UP). It is officially stated that order, Captain Langsdorff further Russian troops, supported by said, he had seen that all members hundreds of tanks and under then, as he had fulfilled his dudes, cover of massed air squadrons he had put his resolution to share estimated at 250 bombers made the tale of his ship into practice. one of their heaviest attacks of Langsdorff Alive Rumours the war during the past 48 hours BUENOS AIRES, Deo, 21 (Reuter), on the Karellan front.

-Argentinian newspapers publish ro ports this morning stating that it in The allock was centred on the 16 being persistently rumoured that mile, stretch between Lakes Muola Captain Langdorff was still well and Kauk, where the Finns have a triple alive hours after the Germun an- line of fortifications,

nouncement of his suicide.

It is reliably reported that two Enveloped In Swastika

Soviet regiments have been wiped out

in the Savykoski region where the

Finns were alted by a snowstorm and bitter cold."

TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

•OS AIRES, Dec. 20 (UP),

is learned from reliable,

sources

that Captain Langsdorf, after welt-!

The Finns claim they captured 10 ng forewell letters, enveloped him-, tanks and downed 20 planes in last self in the German wastlich" ling, and Tuesday's fighting on the Karellan reclined on the floor in a small office Tellimus in which they said the Rus-adjoining his bedroom before Aring a zians used 30 ton tanks.

bullet through his head,

Meanwhile, thousands of frcal: Soviet troops and à large number of new tanks are reported to have ar- rived on the central front, presaging

In major Soviet offensive.

Men born in 1899 have been call-

ed to the colours by Finland as

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