1940-01-23 — Page 23

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January 23, 1940.

By Walt Disney

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MURDER IN AEROPLANE

NEW YORK.

KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED in mid-air by a mad pilat this is believed to be the fate of an ace Amerleon airman.

A young man arrived at Brookfield flying fleld and asked Carl Bivens, flying instructor, for a lesson.

For thirty. "O.K. I'll give you twenty minutes," Bivens sakel. minutes the plane circled the dhdtrict, then disappeared enstward. Later reports reached Brookfield that n yellow plane' had been seen stunting.

Police believe this WILS enused through a struggle between Bivens and his kidnapper.

"From the

To-night Brookfield Police Chief Cassidy said: descriptions of Biven's so-called pupil, we've tle doubt that ho's the same man who last summer tried to kidnap n girl în a pinac."

Confirmation of this theory came frots Farmer Gilbert Stratt, who live in a lonely district 199 miles from Breukfield.

A plans landed in one of his fields.

There was one occupant, a young man who had a pistol and wore overalls bearing dark brown strains.

The man begged Farmer Stratt to sell him petrol, paying hini

a big sum for a supply.

Then, in gratitude, he took Strait for a short flight

Stratt noticed that the plane sents also bore dark red stain. later Strat heard a radio description of the kidnapper and realised that this was the aun to whom be'd sold the petrol,

Police believe that Bivens was murdered in the plane and his body thrown out.

Last Night Coldest For Four Years Hongkong Shivers

WAB

LAST NIGHT in Hong kong

the coldest January night since 1936.

The thermometer, which never rose above the 60 degrees mark during the day, fell to 45, comparing with the lowest January recording in 1936 of 14.7.

three degrees below yesterday's re- "cording at the same timer

Observatory Forecast The Royn! Observatory promises tresh north winds, with the weather remaining fair, but cold.

Although the lowest January tom. perature for four years, last night's 45 degrees was nowhere near the record, which is 32 degreca recordeil on January 18, 1903.

The second lowest winter tempera- túre for Hongkong is 375 degrees which the Royal Observatory record- ed in 1900,

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Liquidating Securities

To Pay For Allied War Purchases

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 (Riuter).

Disillusioned By Their Nazi Masters.

SEEDS OF

SOWN IN

REVOLT SLOVAKIA

SLOVAKIA, DRAINED OF ITS LIMITED RESOURCES, ITS PEOPLE DEMORALISED AND DISSIDENT, AWAITS A HARD WINTER.

Whereas their brother Czeclis derive a certain moral strength from their united stand against Nazism, the mockery of victory and independence that has been given the Slovaks saps purpose, breeding a bitter defealism. But the seeds of rebellion are growing, carefully tended by those Protestant, realists who, in spite of informers and spies, have kept alive an illegal organisation since Germany's pup- pets were installed in power.

THE HAGUE PROTESTS Nazi Affronts To

Neutrality

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22 (Beu- ter).—The Netherlands Govern ment has again protested to Berlin at another affront to Holland's neutrality.

On Saturday morning a Ger- man plane was seen over Utrecht and Southern Holland as well as over The Hague,

Dutch military machines went up

in pursuit.

An unidentified plane flew over Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary Halland from east to west this after of the U.S. Treasury, at the Press noon, and was again seen over The Conference to-day, said that he saw Hague.

no danger involved in the liquida- Dulch fighter planes went up after tion of British-owned sceities in't. the United States to provide dollar cxchange to dance Ailled war pur- chases in the United States.

conflicts which might brest prices, and interfere with deliveries.

New Washington Protest

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Demel). -Mr. Cordel Hail, the Sceretary of State, received Lord Loth,un, the British Ambasador, this aftercon.

Cold Wave Sweeps China

CHUNGKING, Jan. 23 (Central). A cold wave is sweeping China, forcing the my to drop enn Goverment has made fresh re- botsen zere at many places.

over

It was understood that the Ameri-i

presentations in the British Govern- The cold spell in Changsha, capitalment regarding the interference with of Hunan,is described as the eeverest in 20 years.

matt.

Flew Over Capital

Petrol Rationing In N. Zealand

The war with Poland was very unpopular, and many incident's during the mobilisation showed public sentiment.

Villages in western Slovakia often solidly refused the

call to arms.

In Lab the reservists, aided by women and children, chased away the gendarmes who came to post up the proclamation, and only on the arrival of German troops | were forced at the bayonet-point to enter the lorries.

At Jablonica, where reservists from a large arca were concentrated, the hatred of the people against the priests and Hlinka Guards exploded in armed revolt, in which Hlinka Guards were killed.

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A trainload of protesting troops then left for the north, to be surrounded by a German force at Trencin principal speeches, expounding his and disarmed.

curiously emended form of Christian- Official accounts of Slovak jy. It was at the Jastim pilgrimage, participation in the Polish cam-standing against the great theatrical THE HAGUE, Jan. 22 (Reuter)paign are scanty, but Polish re- Jesuit fucude of the priory, facing a crowd who knelt before him waiting Foreign plants, whose nationality was A problem existed regarding the not identified, new over Holland lus fugees in Hungary confirm that the word of God, that he announced be that Slovakia would march shoulder transfer of gold owing to shipping afternoon. They were eventually re- the Slovak soldiers had to

forced forward by the Germans, to shoulder with Germany, that the diculties, but it was no greater for ported over The Hague. Britain than other countries.

Dutch anti-aircraft guns opened in what the Propaganda Minis-Jews would be driven out of the land, and that, though one should love It may become even colder during Mr. Mergenthau indicated that attire and Dutch air patrols took of to ter, Sano Mach, called "Slova- one's neighbour, one should love o the next 24 hours ns the temperature the request of President Roosevelt, tercept them.

kin's victorious surge into the 'self first. A powerful speaker, Tiso British Violation ? at 10 o'clock this morning was toe was co-ordinating the Alled and

American purchases of acroplanes inj

Javorina."

is the present regime's greatest asset. SPECIAL TO THE "TELECNAPH"

But M. Sidor, whom Hlinka named as the United States,

It is assumed from this that air- ofically reported that British plates the

-THE-HAGUE, Jan; 22-(UP):-II-is--Only--15-of-116-acroplanes-Look-his successor, is not forgotten, though-

being air, and of these seven de- he has left Slovakia, It in craft orders"ri being pitarea peri n Mr. Morgenthau in order to prevent were observed and fired upon over serted to Paland. Colonel Ambrusz, widely told how Hlinka intended M.

Gorkum at 12.45 pan. to-day.

head of the Slovak army in France,Sidor to rend his will on the anni- Holland is making a protest to reported that Germany forbade him verstry of his death and how Tiso Great Britain for violation of berjin use his planea the grounds that prevented this by sending him to neutrality.

German anti-aircraft gunners would Rome, and acquiring his shares in the W Nazi Planc

mistake them for Polish, Returces newspaper Slovak, THE HAGUE, Jan. 23 (Reuter) in Hungary describe how two Slovak

Popular Resistance Its offcially announced that the airmen bombarded the Polish lines

Slovakia after making a

is being rapidly im- foreign plane which flew over lol-, with apples, and. tand yesterday afternoon was Ger- forced landing, offered their serviets (poverished. Trade with Hungary immediately to the Polish cominand. and Yugoslavia has ceased, and Gei- Holland will protest to Berlin.

Immediately after the Polish cam- many is obliged to send supplies o paign the Slovale Minister of War sugar, and other loodstuffs from the took the decision, Independently of Prolectorate. The foreals are being German advice, to demobilise his felled at the rate of 160 per cent, oi forces. Men have either returned to annual regrowth. Publie money u the villages or

to being spent on works for the benef. are confined barracks. Others have been drafted of the German Army, on fortifying for labour corny work in Poland, the Hungarian frontier, and the German troops, however, remain in building of vast motorways in a lanc mails aboard American ships.

Delay To Ships

-Petrol rationing to be re-intro occupation, ts is shown by the report where the horse is the normal means The number of pupil of a railway areldent on October 12, of transport WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UP)—duced in New Zealand. It was sax, in which four German soldiers were in the schools has been doubled, and pended during the December i mnd killed. The German minority isali marriedt women teachers have Farmers in the Grens around the Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary Tungtine Lake in north Hunan are State, has sent a note to Great January for the benent of holiday-crganised in special military units been discharged although over

commanded by Relch German thousand Czuch teachers have left the glad of the heavy snowfall, which is Britain alleen thuit United

mezsures Italian Difficultics year. ships passleg Gibraltar are delayed a portent for a bounteous

offers, forming a pert of the Slovak country. All financial Already they are ploughing the earth three times as long as taffan *1.38

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" army, and wearing Slovak uniforms indeed, all legislative measures. and storing water for spring sowing, and asked for assurances that Great.

́ROME, Jan, 22 (UP). The Italian with a distinguishing swastika badge have to be submitted to the attention

of Seyes-Inquart in Vienna. Reports from wellin, canital of Britain will cease this discrimination. Cabinet to-day approved a decree on the sletve.

United States shi

Organised resistance to the regime Kwangeland Shiukwan, 140, miles!

forbidding the sale of foreign con}

Tisa's Christianity throughout Italy for heating purposes

is growing, and contact with Czech The single politien party (except- underground worktra is intimate, far "owing to the difficulties due to the International situation."

ing the minority partica) has saved more so than before the war. Arrests itself from thrinicing to a minute are on the increase, among them be Cabinet Ministers also approved group

Tschaikowsky) in Bratislava by making ing those of the general manager, of DB1809 to Symphony No. B in B miner decree empowering the Ministry of and the railways, M. Ivan Viest, who was Corporations to apply further ration- membership of the link Gruption apprehended after rallway workers Dn3008 to Sonata No. 7 in C minor ing measures when the necessity may During the summer there were masa had struck: of the writer M. Elo DBX07P

DD3086 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.⋅ (Lizzi) urise "owing to the disturbance of desertions from the ranks of the Jarlslay; of Pastor L. Neckar; and normal traffe due to the international Hlinica Guards. Some villnges with of the former general secretary of the

more than 200 members of the Guard Hunka Party. Many members of Dr. DB7754' to Symphony No. 3 in E flat major... In April, had less than a dozen in Hodza's party, and of the Sidor group August. While the coberer elements in the Hinka Party, have also been withdraw, the unruller hud to be ex- arrested, including Dr. Ivan Derer, a

Minister, and Dr. pelled because of irresponsible anti-former Jewish actions which were crippling: Markovic, president of the retail trade of the entire land. At the Orst general meeling of the "re- WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UP)-named Hlinka People's Party, which Senator Key Pitman defended the tosit place in Trencin on October 12, Silver Purchase Act of 1934 as an Mgr. Tiso was elected Irader, and all Important factor in the stabilization Frotestants were excluded from com. domestic mittees. It was decided that failure TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-Prince of foreign exchange and

that the to join the party would be punished Salon Japan's Elder Statesman, is economy and contended

act shows how by 14 days' imprisonment or a fine of in a very critical condition. He is operation of the suffering from the complications of erroneous was the published conclu- 6,000 crowns. Jan intestinal cold..

alon by Messrs. Handy. Harman that The act had not achieved its purpose

Most of the city'a water pipes are frozen.

of

north of Canton in north Kwangtung, delayed on an average of 12,4 days, stafe that the temperature in both compared with an average ui e segn places has dropped to freezing point. for Italian skipa.

A mixed drizzle and snow fell in

Shiukwan last night.

The weather is coldest in Lanchow,

ennital of Kansu, where the mercury BRITISH ARMED

dropped to eight degrees below zero, and a binding snowstorm raged all .day yesterday.

TRAWLER LOST

LONDON, Jun. 23 (Reuter).-A British armed trawler was sunk in

(Ten men were killed, one of whom

Boy Accosts Two Girls the North Sea, apparently by a mine. And Lands in Härbour[was an officer and the others ratings,

BOSTON (UF)—Social ortiters

might frown on this method, but PRINCE SAIONJI Jiunes Smith, 15, certainly has learned not to speak to strange girls. Confronting two girls on an Ensl Boston bridge, Smith asked, "What's | the password?"

Without a murmur, the girls grab- bed Jimmy and heaved him into the -harbour. Spectators rescued him.

MILLION DOLLARS

FOR FINNS

Joll 22 (Heuter)

VERY ILL

WELLINGTON, Jan. 22 (Reuter).

makers.

situation."

Defends Silver

Purchases

Not British Plane THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuter)-The THERAPION NI Air Ministry states that full enquiries THERAPION NⱭ2 were much into the Dutch offelalTHERAPIQN NI,3 annoncent le Dutch offelad NEW YORK The Finnish Fund now tops $1,000,-, aircraft flow over Dutch territory 000. This is additional to the 8000,- yesterday, and it is now establ shed 000 already available for fellet and that the aircraft in question could $400,000 in rolls to Finland. not have been British."

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Dutch Plane Crashes

Singapore, Jan. 22.

All five passengers and three of the crew were killed and a mechanie Tiso continues to wield a certain injured when a Lockheed plano influence in country districts, by his crashed to-day white inking oft from skilful use of religion in the service of Ball for Sydney.

The plane belonged to the Royal puilties. During the summer months it is the traditional custom or the Netherlanda Tadies Airways— Slovak pesantry to assemble in vast United Press. pun den

Goodwill Flight crowds at various shrines, and there churchyards, purchasing the tawdry to spend a Sunday plenicking In the

Tokyo, Jan. 22: · En route home from a goodwill objects with which their cottages are

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