The Archive · 1939

Observers Comment on Reasons

The Hague, Nov. 19.

Anti-aircraft guns opened fire this afternoon on an aeroplane flying at a great height over a south-east town. The shells burst in a circle round the machine, which emerged leaving a long trail of smoke and flew off in easterly direction,—Reuter, Nazi Plane over London London, Nov. 20.

A German plane was sighted over London's suburbs this morning and later over Essex and southern Kent. Anti-aircraft batteries were in action against a group of German aircraft seen flying over south-east England at a considerable height. The shells burst round one of the planes which immediately headed east and disappeared into the clouds leaving behind a trail of smoke. No air raid alarms were sounded.—Havas.

These repeated German flights were said by some observers to be "feelers" to test Dutch determination to resist dependen and egi. indi a grity.

From Berlin it was reported that serious differences of opinion ha caused a rift in army, navy and ai force quarters, which disagree on the necessity to invade the Netherlands prior to an attack on Great Britain. Those who favour such an invasion point out that air and naval bases closer to the British Isles are essential to the Reich before any may be attempted across the Opponents of the scheme point out that attack upon the peace-loving, French Repulse Nazi Attacks Paris, Nov, 20, French troops repulsed new German attacks along the Saar sector of the Western Front yesterday, the French High Command announced pi "brought to see the Reich's view."—Havas, Mystery Cruiser Said Seen Off Japan Yokohama, Nov. 20.

Reports that a "mystery cruiser" had been sighted south of the tip of. Izu Peninsula near here created a "sensation" in Yokohama today.

The captains of two ships, the Netherlands liner Tjisalak and the Japanese freighter Yeizan Maru, this morning reported to the Yokohama har-hour master that yesterday they saw the "mystery vessel" a two-masted The Netherlands liner Soviet And Japan Agree On Border Commission Moscow, Nov. 20.

Japan and the Soviet Union has agreed on the composition and work of the mixed commission to de-margate the Mongolian-Manchoukuoan frontier,

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