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Hitler May Precede Attack with Peace Offer

BRITAIN READY FOR GERMAN BLITZKRIEG

READY FOR THE BLITZKRIEG RUSSIA WILL NOT

ALL OVER THE MOTHERLAND, Hittle armies are in training for Hitler's oft-threatened Blitzkrieg invasion. Col. W. M. -Tickler; son of the famous TG; (Plum ̈and ̃Apple) "Tickler whoseTM jams were known on every battlefield in the last war, has organised one such local army in the defence of Maidenhead, Berks. These men, trained by military Instructors, are given time off from the work each day to enable them to undergo military drill.

"Golden Opportunity" Cabinet

Konoye Seeks Complete

Identity of

Views

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ENTER THE WAR

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, July 17 (UP)-The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" says: "The decisive battle against England is now imminent,”

The paper declared that Mr. Churchill's speech last Sunday was "England's decision for suicide.' BERLIN'S "EXPECTANT AIR"

LAUSANNE, July 17 (Reuter).—A strange, expec- tant air prevails in Berlin, according to a dispatch to the "Tribune de Lausanne" from their Berlin correspondent.

The correspondent records that neutral observers are surprised at the delay in the launching of the offensive against Britain which, it had been announced, would follow immediately on the conclusion of the armistice with France,

The dispatch adds that an expedition against Britain is not a military parade: as time passes, the difficulties of the enterprise appear to be greater than ever. HITLER TO MAKE OFFER OF PEACE ?

from

MADRID, July 17 (Reuter).-Dispatches Spanish correspondents in Berlin coincide in the view that Hitler will make a peace offer at the week-end.

Rejection of the offer will probably be followed immediately by an attack against Britain.

Talk of a peace offer was apparently started by an article by Virginio Gayda in Rome but the idea has evidently been fostered in Germany, where the au- thorities "neither confirm nor deny the rumours.- BRITISH PRECAUTIONS

LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)-It is officially an nounced that the Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Civil Defence Region has issued directions dealing with traffic in the event of an in- vasion.

Chief Constables

are em- powered, at the request of the

IRELAND'S

Unidentified Bombers

BELOW the policeman clamber- ing through the window of an

· castern-England town is a wrecked bed. Half-an-hour carlier Nazl bombers had passed overhead. Bombs were dropped. Mollie, aged} '10,' and Len, aged 5. the two chill- dren of Mr. and Mrs, Len Palmer, were sleeping peacefully in the cof, clutching their dolls. They never heard the shattering crash of the bombs, because they were dead-two victims of the arch-murderer In... Berlin who once said that he would

Attack Gibraltar

LA LINEA, July 16 (UP).-Unidentified planes carried out brief raids at 1.20 p,m, and 5.40 p.m. to-day,

All the bombs fell into the sea while anti-aircraft batteries not make war on women and chil-from the land and warships Bred fruitlessly. The planes disappeared

Corps or Divisional Commander, SCHEME OF dren. Mr. Palmer was taken to in a southerly direction,

to exclude all traffic from specified roads,

Chief Constables are also cr powered in require the immobilisation of vehicles within an area at short notice.

Blitzkrieg Prediction

DEFENCE

Guarding Against Nazi Invasion DUBLIN, July 17 (Reuter), Mr. Harper Sibley, former Pre-Elre's scheme for

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 17 (UP),

defence

TOKYO, July 17 (UP)-Prince Konoye, in his first press statement since he became Premier-designate, said that in order to secure complete identity ofsident of the United States Chamber against an invasion was describ views regarding the future course to be followed by the experts to-day expressed the belief pondent by a high officer of the of Commerce, in a speech to milltary ed to "Reuter's" special corres- new Cabinet, the fundamental principles concerning that England could stand only thirty Irish General Staff. Japan's foreign and defence policies will be thoroughly discussed among the Foreign, Army and Navy Ministers.

BURMA ROAD

AGREEMENT

OPERATING

HIGHWAY TO BE

days of the German blitzkrieg.

Germany.""

He predicted that when a truce This officer eaid that they had is reached, it will be between "2 an outer observation fringe on battered England and an exhausted the lines of the old Coast Guards. These Ministers will be de-

From points commanding a wide signated before the formation of

American Ald Urged

view of the sea, a day and night the Cabinet is completed.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" watch is kept and communica MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, He said he had no condition or July 17. (UP). The United States long have been installed so as particular desire to impose upon the should send one thousand military. He has asked the outgoing finest pilots to the British Isles to suspicious movements.

or its to give immediate notice of any War and Navy Ministers to rt commond

tide of war", declared

They also had a sea patrol of turn the сап- Turn to Pago 5, Fifth Column Tum to Paga 5, Fourth Column various small craft in wireless com- Turn to Page 5, Third Column

the most

suitable

CLOSED TO-DAY “I Do Not Envy Hitler's

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'“..

LONDON, July 17 (UP).—It

1s officially announced that the

Anglo-Japanese agreement clos.

Invaders"-"Reuter"

ing the Burma Road, has been LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)--"Reuter's" special: corres. signed at Tokyo.

pondent who has toured the defences of Britain declares:

thres

"Steps taken

defend

It is authoritatively stated that the "I do not envy. Hitler's army If it ever docs attempt to agreement between the British Am-mareli through this land of nowhere, which is Britain to-day, bassador, Sir Robert Craigle, and the especially if the weather is bad. sternest battle of the beaches in Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, provides that during the months ending October 18, Japan village, every town and every city In

every history.

"Should an invading force come will attempt to reach a

cutting a general pence recordance with Mr. Churchill's out of the morning mista settlement with China,

assurance, represent an Impressive through the protecting screens of the British quarters reaffirm Britain's record of high speed endeavour, navy and the R.A.F. and 'succeed in rendinere to offer is good omees Sentries and look-outs stand on making landings here, they will come Tum to Page: 5, Third Column guard along the coasts ready for the Tum to Pago 5. Fifth Column

LATEST

Sea Back Pago For Further Lato: Nows

hospital with both legs broken.

K.R.A. Meeting

LANDLORDS AND THE EVACUATION

Several landlords on the main-

land have reduced flat rents by more than half since the evacua tion, said members of the Kow- loon Residents' Association at the monthly committee meeting last Wednesday.

The committee was discussing the

some residents i hardship caused to whose families had left 'and who could not pay the normal rent and maintain their families abroad at the same time.

The association, recording its up-. preciation of this action by some landlords, decided that the problem would be solved if landlords general- ly took the same 'nation.

Straet Cleaning The committeo

to urge the government to consider the question of regular and adequate stract clean- sing. Water vehicles were being purchased for A.R.P. uses, it pointed out.

was

The lack of a bus waiting shed outalde the Kowloon Hospital wat

GERMANY,

LALANI ISLANDS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEUNE A

HELSINGFORS, July

17 (UP). Authorita- tive circles to-day con- firm that the Finnish Government has accept- ed the Russian de- mands to demilitarise the Aaland Islands.

Evacuation of the island's soldiers and war materials commen- ced early this month and is now nearing

criticised. The commitice re-affirm-completion.

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FIGHTING FOR KING & COUNTRY

What The Phrase Means To-Day

OTTAWA, July 17 (Reuter). When we say we are fighting: for King and Country, that is not a mere empty phrase," the Earl of Athlone, the new.. Governor-General of Canada told members of the Canadian Club to-day.

"It means we are fighting to keep intact the keystone of the arch around which the nation's sense and con- tinuous living force revolves-the very heart of our national existence," added the Earl of Athlono.

"Who will deny that such a causo. is righteous?"

The King's Lead Recalling his last few weeks in England, during which time ho talked with His Majesty almost every day, the Earl of Athlone described how the-

∙King was carrying on his war duties, visiting the fighting forces, factories and shipyards, and keeping up the spirits of the men, besides con- tinuing the strenuous affairs of the State,

ed that the responsibility, belongs to

This personal interest. and the Government as the shelter was

couragement from the: King himself needed for outpatients some of whom

BUCHAREST, July 17 (UP)—A cannot fall to bring home to the groat had to stand in rain or sun waiting

army of brothers, from every con- for a bus when 11.

report from Galatz states that an ex-tinent. in the world, that from the The committee will ask the Gov-plosion destroyed the electric power King to the humblest workers, no ernment to arrange bettor supervision plant there. Five are known to be effort and no fatigue, is being spared Turn to Pago 5, Sixth Column dead and many are injured. Turn to Pago 5, Fifth Column