Mr, Hubert Hermans, Dutch news papefman Tepresenting the Nether-Tans East indies newspaper, "Socrblah Handelsbiag." was killed by a Siamese. sniper. sesterdsyevenina, becoming the frst journalistic easual'y indo China clashes: war kiled by-a single bullet at 630° pin. simile ering at a guard House at Poipet on the border." The shot was believed to have been fred ly' Siamese sniper, wine had crossed the border into French territory.
Tr. Hermans was severely wounded, Siccumbing en route to & hospital Bastombang.
The B-yearcokd Dutch newspaperman vas attempting to reach Bange after pending nearly month Bangkok. aes planned to visit Chungking afta?
He recently arrived in the For East by clipper pane. from NewYork Siter excsping from Finland ons malt freighter.
He nee worked for Reuter's bureau in Holland and spent one year cover ting the Spanish iv Peers, He left behind a wite who {s"Fesiding in Hollond:—United Press, N.E.I, Unimpressed by Japanese Threats Batavia, Dee, 2, "We find it hard to understand how a country that is always out-Foging others should find its own innocence so outraged over the recent alleged incidents occurring the Netherlands East "Indies. declares a newspaper in the Nether~ lands East "Indies commenting Japanese newspapers' threats of action against the Netherlands East Indies unless recent alleged anti= Japanese incidents eased, The Netherlands East Indies press! fs mot in the least perturbed" by. these threats in Japanese news Elizalde Receives Manila Amendment of the Central Publicity Board of the Nanking regime, issued the following statements to the press yesterday, soys the "Central China Daily News"
'Mr, 'Tong said that in an interview with' "Reuters correspondent November 30 at Nanking, the said correspontient reported him as having declared that, "Even if the. Nanking Government should join the Axis bloc, that would not mean that the Nanking regime was hoping for a German Mr. Tang pointed out that during the interview with Reuters' representative, the latter did not take down the notes of the interview, and complained. that Reuters' correspondent did not tell him beforehand that the interview would be issued in Reuters! releases.
What he had actually" said wat "whether or not the Nanking Government would Join the Axis bloc has nothing to do whatever with whether re hope for a German victory Europe" Mr. Tang" claimed that Reuters* correspondent was mistaken by misinterpreting his original state~ ment, and said that Reuters' correspondent had written the despatch out of memory. since no notes had been taken "down.—Reuter.
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