"There are some who maintain that the morale of the German Navy must have deteriorated greatly since the last war owing to this incident, and others who wonder whether the' German Aghting forces have been imued with the spirit of Mr. Himmler's S. end S.A. men who derive more enjoyment from torturing Talserable defenceless civilians in concentration camps than they would they hed to stand up against antagonists who were armed. and could defend themselves, but I don't agree with that because I believe that the German military, naval and alr forces will prove themselves as gallant and as brave as they have done in the past.
"What T think did happen is that the German sailors were so saturated with the propaganda of the inaccurate Dr. Joseph Goebbels that they could not believe that the sons of what they have been taught is a superannuated, senile and decadent nation would do anything else but call off fan engagement and run away when given an opportunity to do so, and {hat When our cruisers came through the smoke-screen the Germans were so taken by surprise One of the largest gatherings ever to assemble at the Zero Club attended the farewell yesterday to Sir Herbert Phillips, HM. Consul-Gen-feral, who is leaving shortly on retirement.
Mr. J. D. Walt, President of the Club, made' a brief speech in which War Fund Remits More Money Home Shanghai, Jan. 7. The Central "British War Fund yesterday remitted home the following amounts:
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