HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
H.M. THE KING'S STIRRING
DAY
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MESSAGE TO THE
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CABLE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1939. -PAGE 7
CHRISTMAS COMPLETELY
QUIET DAY
PEOPLES
OF
THE BRITISH EMPIRE CONTRASTS IN CHRISTMAS
Tribute To The Men Who Go Down To Sea In Ships
LONDON, Dec. 28 (Reuter)-Sitting alone in his study at Sandringham House yesterday, His Majesty the King broadcast his Christmas Day message to the peoples of his Empire, using the same microphone which he used for his first Christmas broadcast two years ago.
At that time, His Majesty intended not to continue the practice of broadcasting on Christmas Day because it had
his father, been so personally connected with broadcast yesterday, because of the war.
but he
DAY BROADCASTS
PARIS, Dec. 26 (Reuter)-~"We | shall not take the initiative In inflicting new sufferings to those which already preval,” declared | 'M. Dalndier, the French Premier, In a Christmas broadcast to the
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BERLIN, Dec, 26 (Reuter)~Berr
WESTERN FRONT
INACTIVITY-
PARIS, Dec. 26 (Reuter)—Christ- mas Day was completely quiet on the Western Front, action being limited to small patrols. Troops generally spent a cheery Christ-
mas.
Herr Hitler continued his tour of the Siegfried Line posts
EASILY REPULSED
PARIS, Dec. 26 (Reuter)----Mill-
French Nation. "We shall return: Budolf Hess, in a Christmas mes-tary observers state that the last i
each blow..
sage broadcast from on board a
twenty-four hours on the Western
“For more than one-hundred, destroyer to Germans throughout Front were extremely quiet.
The Germans attempted several
years Germany has fought her, the world, referred to the love of wars on other peoples' territory, the German nation for the Fuehrer raids," but they lacked punch and This time we shall keep in exact
hom he described as "the first were easily repulsed. account of all her crimes. We are soldier of Germany." fighting not against other peoples, but against war itself,
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There were no important aerial Christmas Day Activity By The Navy: Two Reports Now Being
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"The more we surround him with | engagements, but the French måde our love, the greater is the hatred twenty-six successful reconnais- of the others' towards us, for they sance flights. know our love for our leader is the strength of the nation.". he de- clared.
CAUSE OF WAR
Herr Hess attributed the
WAK COMMUNIQUE PARIS, Dec 26 (Reuter)-A Wor Communique issued on Sunday stated that it was a quiet day at
cause there was nothing to report.
His Majesty had Christmas in the air, I send my greetings. DETERMINATION NEEDED luncheon with the Queen and Men and women of our far-flung M., Daladier reminded his lis- the two Princesses in the big Empire, working in their several teners of the victims of aggression, dining room and, a few vocations with one same purpose, "May all peoples understand that minutes before 3 p.m., he went all are members of the great fami- they cannot prevent aggression by alone to his study, waiting for ly of nations which is prepared to trembling before an aggressor, but the red glimmer above the sacrifice everything that freedom by putting up a barrage of courage microphone telling him that of spirit may be saved to the world and determination. We French- of the war to "the envy borne to- "Such is the Empire of the great men have already made up our wards industrious Germans." The he was in touch with his Dominions, India and every Colony, minds. We are determined to Allies' war alms, Herr Hess said, whole Empire:
large and small. From all alike fight this dreadful tyranny to the were the destruction of the Ger- The Queen and the Prin- have some offers of help, for which end cesses listened in to the speech the Mother Country can never be from a loud-speaker in an- sufficiently grateful. other room.
H.M'S MESSAGE
His Majesty said: "The festival which we all know as Christmas is, above all» festival of peace and of the home. Among all free peoples, the love of peace is pro- found, for this alone gives securi ty to the home. But true peace is in the hearts of men and it is a
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} "Such anity in aim and effort has never been seen in the world before. I believe from my heart that the cause which binds together my peoples and our gallant and faithful Allies is the cause of Christian civili- sation. On no other basis can true dvilisation be built.
"Let us remember this through tragedy of this time that here are the dark times ahead and when we powerful countries, whose whole are makng peace for which all direction and policy are based on men pray. aggression and the suppresion. of; all we hold dear for mankind.
"It is this that has stirred our peoples and given them a unity unknown in any pra vious war. We feel in 0:11 hearts that We are fighting against wickedness and this conviction will give us strength from day to day to persevere until victory is "assured.
THE ROYAL NAVY
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man race.
"We are fighting, for the future of France and the future
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of the entire world and all the
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be courageops, since we know we are stronger and more determined."
the front on the whole and that ADMIRAL SCHEER
OFF S. AMERICA
MERELY ROUTINE LONDON, Dec. 28: (Reuter)-An Air Ministry official stated that the light over Heligoland. men- tioned in a German communique, SUPREME FUEHRER
was merely a routine patrol over Gen. von Brauchitsch, Nazi Com-the area there; so that the activity mander-in-Chief, addressing the sol of British aircraft was not engag- diers in the Siegfried Line, also ed and all the machines returned
safely." that the British and asserted
It is added that "We do not issue
French war aims were to destroy.bulletins regarding such flights,
FRENCH UNITY
dismember and annihilate the Concluding, M. Daladier address-
German nation and culture. ed the French Aghting forces.
He said: "We are especially unit- was one of you twenty years ago. I have not forgotten it. You are ed today in thinking of the Fuehrer, united in your great task
He is also spending this evening and 1 want to assure each of you that i at the front among his soldiers. understand you. For my part. I also am doing my duty. While you defend our country. We make
THE NEW YEAR "The New Year is at hand and it secure." we cannot tell what it will bring.
If it brings peace, how thankful--- we shall be. It it brings continued struggle, we shall remain un- daunted.
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"Meanwhile, I feel we may all And a message of encouragement in the line: I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, give me light that I may tread safely "At home, we are as it were into the unknown, and he replied: taking the strain for what may "Go out into the darkness and, pot lie ahead of us resolved, and.com- your hand into the hand of god. fident. We look with pride and That shall be to you better than thankfulness on the never-falling light'
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course and devotion of the Royal "May that almighty händ guide Navy, which, throughout the last and uphold us all”, four months, has burst the
GOOD RECEPTION storm of a ruthless and unceasing Messages from many parts of war. And when speak of our Navy 'the world report excellent recep- today, I mean all the men of our tion of the King's broadcast For Empire who go down to sea in example Melbourne stated that the ships, merchantile marine, mines. reception was good throughout. trawlers and drifters, from the Hongkong reported reception as senior officers to the last boy who one-hundred per cent, and Acen- joined up. To everyone in this ston Island as excellent. Great Fleet I send a message.
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CHRISTMAS
which are regarded merely as a matter of routine."'
A fortnight after he had been sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, Sergeant Raymond Smith, formerly stationed near Preston, of greater
was reprieved by the Home Secretary.
"We greet him as the supreme commander, the first soldier and the creator Germany.
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AIR
OVER MANY TOWNS IN FINLAND
Heavy Fighting Reported
On All Fronts
HELSINKI, Dec. 26 (Reuter)-Helsinki spent an anxious Christmas Day and the inhabitants stayed in air raid shel- ters for hours as alarm äfter alarm was sounded.
The first siren went shortly after ten o'clock in the morning and was followed by repeated alarms throughout the day...
Red planes apparently only succeeded in reaching the suburbs of the capital and no bombs were dropped.
LONDON, Dec. 26. (Reuter)—' Units of the Royal Navy were stirred into Christmas Day activity by two dramatic re- ports.
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One report came from South America and announced" that the German pocket-battleship. Admiral Scheer, had been sighted off the Colombian Coast.
The other, in the form of dramatic wireless messages from a steamer attacked, con- cerned the pursuit of the Elder Dempster liner by a German submarine in the vicinity of the Azores...
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C.S.C.C. ANNUAL
SPORTS AND XMAS PARTY
The Hongkong Civil Service Club held their annual children's sports and Christmas party yesterday. when large number of children attended
Mrs. D. J. Valentine, wife of Dr. D. J. Valenthe distributed the prizes.
Prize winners were as follows :--- Bowls Championship-1, M. Raku sen; 2. L. A. Collyer; Singles Handicap-1. L. A. Collyer; a W. R Hyer Pairs Handicap-1, H. E Strange and M. Rakusen; 2. E Shepperd and A. Austin; Wappins- }chaw-1. W. R. Hillyer; 2. R. R.
Davies and W. Bukin.
Tennis Championship. T SEEKING RENDEZVOUS Agairoff; 2. W. J. Skinner; singles The Admiral Scheer report was Championship.-1. W. T. Skinner: received from missionaries in a re- 2 Agafroff; Men's Doubles-1. mote region of the Colombian Agaturoff and D. Holidge; 23. A.
RAIDS Coast, stating that the warship Bendall and F. Haynes. Mixed
was sighted close inshore, probably Doubles-1. Mr. and Mrs. Collyer. Just outside territorial waters, It
Cricket-Bataing 1st XI-J. E is thought possible "that she was Richardson; Bowling, N. B. White.
CHRISTMAS DAY seeking a rendezvous with a supply ley. Batting 2nd XI, G. Ainslie;
KILLING IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Dec. 26 (Reuter)—An " assassina- Christmas tion marked Day in Shanghali
Two supporters of Wang Ching-wel were shot near his residence in the Western extra-Settle- ment Area.
One of them Shen Ming-chu, was killed on the spot and the other, Ho Hang-ken, is seriously. injured and is not expect- ed to recover.
The assassins are be- lleved to be anti-Japanese terrorists.
ship from Mexico.
Bowling, C. W. Haynes.
Billards Handicap-1. S. Eccles-
The Colombian authorities sent; out a vessel to investigate, but this hall; 2. C. Pearce: Snooker-1. J. was some, hours afterwards and A. Bendali; 2, F. Austin. when the area indicated was reached, the warship had disap- peared.
PURSUED BY U-BOAT
The Elder Dempster liner, of 3,750 tons, sent out radio messages
SPORTS RESULTS Sports prize winners were:- Race No. 1-1.Peter Shepherd, 2 Jack Strange.
Race No. 2-1. Joyce Ebbage, 2 Leslie Collyer.
Race No. 3- Brian Harper, 2
from a point north of the Azores Lionel Strango.
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stating that she was being pursued Race No. 4-1. Leslie Collyer and by a U-Boat. The last report re-Marther Louis, 2. Iris Sheldon and ceived indicated that shell-fire had Barbara White.
been exchanged between the mer- chantman and the submarine, and that the pursuit was continuing.
SHIPPING LOSSES
Race No. 31. Valentine Btuart, --
2. Donald Collyer.
Race No. 61 Ira Sheldon, 2 Rose Marie Louis.
Race No. 7-1. Gordon Bendall,
In the meantime, the Admiralty places British and neutral ship-2. Johnson Lacy. ping losses during last week at Race No. 8-1. Crawley, 2. J. Boo- 17,400 tons, including ten British per ships, with a total tonnage of Race No. 8-1. Miss E. Grimmett, about 7,000.
2. Mrs. Ebbage. German losses
Race No. 10-1. 8. and J. Valen- period includes that of the 32,000-te, 2. L. and 3. Strange. ei ton liner Columbus.
Race No. 13-1, Marthyr Louis, 2. Jean White.
in the
same
GOODWILL MESSAGE British Wireless adds that His "I send a message to our gallant Majesty said it had not been pos- It is reported, however, that Viborg was raided. Air Force, which in co-operation, sible for him to send a Christ-
HELSINKI Dec. 26 (Reuter) { This claim is made in an acial with the Navy is our gure shield in mas Card to each member of defence. They are daily adding the British Merchant Navy and Hundreds of Soviet planes war communique, issued in Helsin- laurels to those their fathers won Fishing Fleet as he had done to flew over Finland and drop- yesterday, which says that fur- ther large quantities of WEE I would send a special word of members of the fighting forces, ped bombs in several places material have been captured and greeting to the armies of the Em- because our ships are widely
Helsinki had two alarms, that many prisoners have been pire, to those come from afar and, 'scattered over the seven MORK. T
but it is not yet known whe-] taken., in particular, to the British Ex- "Instead, I send to each one of ther bombs were dropped in
The Red Army attacked violently taken prisoners in "serious clashes peditionary Force. Their task is you his personal Christmas mes- hard and they are waiting. Waiting sage of goodwill and good cheer the city and the neighbour in the middle of the Mannerheim between reconnaissance units on the
Line, in the Karelian Lethamna, and Karella. Isthmus," "yesterday. is a trial of nerve, and discipline. You are facing special perts, hood, or merely leaflets.
fighting is still going on in this
The communique says, otherwise Mackay Radio Intercepted a mes- sector.
į nothing important occurred on this ❘ sage from the British steamer dia-
front.
"covery stating that' she was being pursued by a U-Boat and fixing her position as south-east of the Azores.
FAMILY OF NATIONS
conrege
JUNK CHENG HO SETS SAIL
FOR MANILA ON EXPEDITION planes took part in raids on the
The beautifully constructed junk Cheng Ho, built at Ah King's slipway, Causeway Bay, sailed for Manila yester- day at 12.30 p.m.
At noon friends and inter-was busy with his motors below
ARCTIC ZONE
In the Arctic Zone, the troops |
Finnish troops were killed and 35
RED ARMY SITUATION
BERN, Dec. 26 (Havas)—The cor-
weapons.
ANOTHER MESSAGE
A Havas message adds that the NAVY TO MEET
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The message was suddenly in-
CLUB ON SATURDAY
Triangular Rugger Tournament
but I know that at the moment for which in these days surround.
MORE RAIDS. action, they will prove themselves seaman, with coolness,
HELSINKI, Dec. 26 (Reuter)-In worthy of the traditions of their fortitude which are the admira- yesterday's air raids the town of great service.
tion of all at home and I speak Porvoo, on the coast of the Gulf of not only for myself, but for all Finland, was bombed and aine are at a standstill, owing to the m(Special To The H.K. Dally Press)
An unsuccessful tense cold. To all preparing themselves to your fellow countrymen when I civilians killed.
Russian planes in large numbers respondent of the Basler Nachrich- attempt was made to bomb Hel- serve the country on sea, land or wish you & Happy Christmas.”
raided a dosen towns in Finland. ten reports from Stockholm that terrupted. sinki airport.
I ly reported that at least ten Helsinki was bombed twice, but the situation in the Soviet Army, enemy planes were brought down anti-aircraft are kept the raiders as described by Boviet prisoners, Is high and away from the centre of extremely bad. The prisoners are [one crashed outside Helsinid
It is believed that thirty Soviet the city.
mournful, indifferent, tired, out ASHEVILLE WIN The following is the probable Must of the bomb were dropped and completely without cn-
Navy side to meet the Club in the la the evacuated suburbs and
AT DUCK PINS espital.
thusiasm. They declare that the there were only three casualties. Red Army suffers
Triangular Rugby Tournament FINNISH CLAIM
mbre dead Viborg, Aabe and Bjorieborg, on through disease than the enemy's seen last evening at the Hongkong requested to be at Causeway Bay An interesting encounter was game on Saturday... Players are HELSINKI, Dec. 28 (Reuter)-the Gulf of Bothnia, were heavily The Soviet Naval Base at KTO bombed..
Bowling Alleys when U.8.8. Asha- Ground at 5 p.m. today for stadt was severely damaged by
However, the correspondent says ville met USS. Mindanao in a scrum" practice and kick about
·PATROL OPERATIONS fire of the Finnish batteries in the
that rumours of internal strife be-friendly 3-game duck pin match, after the Navy "A" Match. HELSINKI, Dec. 26 (Heater)-Atween Boviet leaders OK a revolt
Lieutenant Bax; Tel: Bowden; the Karellan Front. Finnish trops, premature.
Scores:--
Tel: Paul, Pay Lieutenant Stevens, Bo effective were the Finnish FINAL FAREWELL the nine European crew mem-
that Dres
after carrying out several patrol guns
Soviet propaganda is intensified observed
U.8.8. Asheville: C. G. Cunning Sub-Lieut. Kennedy: Lieutenant were
operations on an extended front, and tries to persuade the population 305, H. N. Levy 210, J. A. Harvey
Carter. Lieutenant Commander bers and to take
The Junk travelled with her raging for four days afterwards. camera
One reason why the Red cruiser,
returned studies of the craft. Half- crew, friends and newspaper" re-
to their positions. At they are facing not only Finland 283, W. E. Wood 191 (in two games)Clark; L. S. A. Palmer, Lieutenant Brown, Lag. Wtr. "Barlow, anal burst of firecrackers from ac-repaired after being hit by Fin- started down the bay.
Everything points to Russia pré- Total 1,120. Enemy air activities are very paring for a long campaign. Capt. Jack Fant, from Jardine companying launches and craft nish coastal guns was that Kron-
U.S.S. Mindanao; EL W. Seay Matheson & Co., was at the wheel." bade the expedition "bon voyage" stadt was
Meanwhile reports that "Merej- too badly damaged to great as a result of the fine wea Mr. T, Kilkenny, sen, constructor as they sailed away.
ther, particularly at Karelia. The kov, commander of the Leningrad 252, B. R. Stafford 251, T. A. Elater Finnish Air Force engages in driv-military region, has been removed 219 and N. R. Philo 211. Total and generally in charge of the ex- The crew expect to reach Manila
WAR COMMUNIQUE
933. ing off enemy planes throughout | from, office are unconfirmed: -: pedition answered last minute in time to celebrate the New Year
HELSINKI, Dec. 28 (Reuter- the day. questions and proceeded with a and at the Philippine port Mr. The Finnish forces north of Lake
It Is rumoured that the move final check of his craft. His ne-Peterson will disembark to return Ladoga are pressing forward bril-Finns brought down fourteen Rus-has been found ready to
In numberous air fights, the was contemplated but no officer
take phew, Mr. Fenton Kilkenny, took to Hongkong by Pan American lantly in a successful counter-slan machines, the loss of which Merelkov's duties and assume res- on seaman's duties. Mr. Magruder, Airways' Clipper.
stroke and have now driven the is conarmed. They are principally ponsibilities in the Finnish cam- Dr. David Fairchild, the well Soviet Army from Finnish territory bombers.
paign. known American botanist, Mrs. and are now fighting on Russian Fairchild, Mrs. Anne Archbold and soil.
ested members of the public deck. Mr. J. HL Peterson, Skipper first days of the war, says a Fi-Finnish communique says that on among the masses are, at least the former winning by 193 points.
boarded the junk where it of the former Pang Jin, supervised nish claim. was moored to bid goodbye to the hoisting of sails.
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an-hour later the Cheng Ho | porters aboard and at 3 p.m. the Kirov was sent to Tallinn to be Aglajaervi, the Finnish advance but the whole of western Europe. and M. O. Gray 32 (in one game! Chief Writer King, A. B. Langmuir,
a United States Navy Junior, an- swered a popular farewell given a the Cheng Ho passed the U.S.8. Asheville and U.S.8. Mindanao in ..harbour,
Dr. HL Beckwith will join the ex-.
pedition in the south for the cruise
The Dutchman, Mr. D. Hubrecht, to the Spice Island. The tour will
deal with her.
en route to Java, issued orders to end at New York in about two Hongkong, is due to leave for the the ten Chinese. members of the years' time.
south..on Pan American Airways' crew. Mr. N. 8. Torrey; engineer, Mrs Archbold, who is now in Clipper on Friday morning.
continues.
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It is believed that the Finns also brought down four or fire machines not yet. formd. The Firins lost two machines.
AMINOR SUCCESSES....
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Reuter)—A Leningrad Military Command com- munique claims minor successes SERIOUS CLASHES -
in fighting between reconnoitring MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Reuter)---Al units which, in some cases, devel- Soviet communique claims that 971, oped into serious encounters.
POLICE ARRESTS IN STOCKHOLM
STOCKHOLM, December 26 (Hayas)The Police arrested two dangerous Communist agents in Stockholm. “
During the police operations, thousands of Communist pam" phlets in German were seired.
Ldg. Wtr. Ferris, Pay Lieutenant Charles, LA.C. Gale.
NAVY "A" v R.AM.C.. The following will play for Navy "A" versus the RAMC. on the Naval Ground. Causeway Bay, to day, Kick-off at 4 p.m.
Lieutenant Bax; Marine Jeffries, Midshipman Teare, Writer Snell! Tel: Faulkner; Midshipman O'Rio- dan, Stoker Gallagher; Ldg: Big! Inglis, AB Jetrey, 8. B. A. Davis, P. O. Williams, A. B. Longmuir, Cpl: Marron, A. B. Dixon, LA C, Gale,
RESERVES: A. B. Newburn, A. B. Owens, A. B. 'Wager.