Germany's strength and Great Britain's perplexities on the eve of the New Year are emphasized in German newspapers. A note of menace' is evident in an article in the "Berliner Boersen Zeitung," which states that the end of 1938 sees the Central European problem solved in the German way.
Germans, the journal asserts, have occupied starting positions for a world political future. "For the time being," it continues, "the British appear to attach more importance to the friendship of world Jewry than to the friendship of Germany. The Colonial question, which could be Britain, the United States, France and solved by agreement between Ger-
Russia, are all -sympathetic towards many and Great Britain, has been subordinated to pro-Jewish feelings The remains of a Boeing ten-seater passenger plane, which disappeared on December 27 en route from Chungking to Kuming, is believed to have been found, according to message reaching Chungking.
The message stated that the wreckage of the plane, containing four bodies, was discovered 240 kilometres to the south-east of Kunming. The "plane, it is stated, was flown-by C. L. Johnson, American, of Lafayette, Indiana. He was accompanied by a Russian ce-pilot, by the name of Tarentan, and also a Chinese wireless operator and mechanic. There were no passengers aboard the "plane.
it is learned that a Chinese seal, bearing the name "Pan," which is the name of one of the Chinese, was found in the burnt out wreckage. So far, this is the only evidence of identification which has been col-
The cause of the crash is unknown, although the theory is advanced that the plane might have been shot down, owing to the position of the wreck.
Mr. Johnson's newly married wife, who is also a native of Lafayette, is at present staying in Kunming—Reuter.
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