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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1939.
MOST BRUTAL ATTACK ON EXAMINING
MERCHANTMAN EVER MADE: CREW SHELLED
SHELLED BY U-BOAT
Full Story Of Sinking Of British Steamer In The Bay
Of Biscay
LONDON, Dec. 29 (British Wireless)-The full story is now revealed of the sinking in the Bay of Biscay of the British steamer Uskmouth which, after dodging three tor- pedoes fired without warning, was fired upon by a U-boat from close range under circumstances which constitute it as one of the most brutal attacks on me.chantman ever make, even by German submarines," "
The Naval authorities attribute the subsequent fury displayed by the crew of the. U-boat to the annoyance felt at the loss of three torpedoes for a submarine can carry only a limited number and the journey back to bases för supplies is both long and hazardous,
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AUTOMATIC FOG BELL MISSING
INSTRUMENTS" DAMAGED
The Beckwith automatic Tog bell, made of bronze and weighing no less than 800 pounds, part of the for signal system on lam' Tong Island, in the Tathong Channel Bear Lyemun Pass, is reported to have been stolen,
The bell was enclosed with other delicate tristraments in steel house. When the loss was dis covered on Thursday, it was found that the door of the house had............... been forced open.
Named after Commander Beck-
It was nearly 11 o'clock on Chief Officer tried to go to the ald with, a former Harbour Master, a clear night when the officer of the fallen men but another shell the bell was erected in 1977 and
on watch saw a torpedo track burst overhead and wounded him has given useful service to ships
passing close ahead of the ship. The Uskmouth's helm was at once put over and as the ship was, swinging the
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SEVERE JAPANESE REVERSES IN
KWANGTUNG: DECISIVE STAGE IN
SINYANG FIGHTING
The Hon. Steen Chow (centre), President of the Hong keng Branch bf the Shio-American Institute of Cultural Rela- tions, examining predzels of the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives at yesterday's lundiison at the Hongkong Hotel On Sir Shouson's ‹ right is Mr. Theodors Herman, Executive Secretary of the H. E. Promotion Committee of the CIC, while Mr. P. K. Cha, Secretary -General of the Institute, is on the President's left.
APPALLING DEATH ROLL I QUAKE DISASTER
Chinese Regain Strategic
Points In South Honan
YUNGYUN, Dec. 29 (Central) The Japanese who were driven across the Pakong River have suffered further casualties on the south bank. They have fled toward Fah- sten#
Fighting at Mulkong and Leunghowhu, about 28 miles east of Pakonghow, is also in favour of the Chinese. The Japanese were surrounded and heavily attacked at a point six miles south of Muikong yesterday and the day before." A Korean officer and many Japanese were taken prisoner while three Japanese field guns were captured.
NANYANG, HONAN, Dec. 29 (Central) Fighting around Sinyang, important town on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, in South Honan, is reaching the decisive stage.
Two more strategic points,, re- spectively south west and north
FIRE NEAR west of the town, have been e MILITARY HOSPITAL severed.
į gained by the Chinese. The Japan-
Abe Decides
To Remain
In Office
ese have sustained heavy losses (Special To The ILK. Daily Press) Contact between the enemy Inside |・・ TOKYO, Dec. 29, (Havas)-Well- and outside Binyang is entirely informed quarters state that the necessity to avoid interruption in the Japanese-American talks has JAPANESE RETREAT and other traft in foggy. weather.
been one of the main reasons for in the head.
The Fire Brigade was called to Meanwhile, the remainder of the Operated by super-sensitive me-
The Japanese beleaguered at Yu- the Premier, General Abe's decision crew succeeded in lowering a star-chanism, it gave forth a regular
the. Bowen Road Military Hospital ho, north west of Binyang, have to remain in office. ⠀⠀ about 9.45 pm. last night to attend succeeded in breaking through the It is believed that the New Year - boat and getting into it. fog warning against rocks in, the board Binded with blood the wounded vicinity.
to a tre which had broken out on chinese cordon and fed in the holidays, which traditionally ex- Chief officer just succeeded in The bell and instruments, which ter) Conse stive estimates a hillside where a quantity of coal action of Yanghuho. Many tend until the second week in reaching this boat. That ureboat, have also been damaged are on the to killed and in- zlag was dumped...
Japanese have been killed in action-Jamuiry-win Vbe used for con-
over 25,000, mostly killed.
known. The hospital authorities, 200 bodies ware cremated prior to Cabinet In order to enable it to According to the Turkish as roon as the fire was discovered, their retreat,
resume talks with America and
ck of the second, torpedo and close to the bows.
the Oakmolith was tamen son- board, pulled away
ISTANBU Dec. 29 (Reu-
still swinging under her helm: from the ship while its valued at £500. They were madejured in the earthquake" at — How the Dre originated is” not there," It is reported that sortie solidating the position of the
the track of the third torpedo
was seen. This passed astern of the Uskmouth.
marine continued her shelling.
sub-in Sweden.
120 MILES FROM LAND. Not only had the U-boat de- liberately endeavoured to fict
U.S. To Build new paletten freind made every effort to put it out The Chinese are continuing their achieve some results when the Dist
lan district alone suffered but the blaze spread rapidly, and vigorous thrusts on Wushengkwan, re-opens on January 21, five days 42,000 casualties, mostly kill at one stage became a danger to strategic pass on the Honan-Hupeh before the expiration of the 1911
the merchant ship to as they were abandoning ship but 4 65,000-Toned, out of a total population the hospital quarters near by,
The prompt use of the helm had casualties on the Uskmouth's crew enabled dodge three torpedoes, fired with- at no time was any attempt made out warning but she was not to to ensure the safety of those ini escape.
the lifeboat. They were left to The U-boat opened are with her fend for themselves in an open guns at a range of only about 300 boat 120 miles from land. yards. Not only did the U-boat
begin shelling while the crew of MECCA PILGRIMAGE
were getting to
the Uskmouth
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boats but the Germans fired high and used shrapnel.
The U-boat captain appeared determined to cause
many casualties as possible among the defenceless merchant seamen, The port lifeboat was damaged by shell- fire.
The shell cut one of the falls nt the boat. The boatswain, who was in this boat getting it ready for lowering, was thrown into the *gea.
OFFİCER KILLED
Another shell, bursting over the upper deck, killed the Third Om-
CEREMONY
CAIRO, Dec. 29 (Reuter}— The start of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca was mark- ed yesterday by the ceremony of the Holy Carpet, which will be lald over Kaaba, the most holy relle of Moslemdom, in the courtyard of the Mosque at Mecca.
Battleships
:
One
Central;
of 60,000.
After an hour's work, the fire-i fighters overcame the blaze. VAST RUINS
appliance was sent from It is reported that fifteen Pro-Fire Station. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Reuter)vincial towns, and ninety villages, -It is believed that Navy officials and hamlets were reduced to ruins. are ready to support the proposal,
Railway communications are if and when it is made, to start still interrupted as a result of building at least four 65,000-ton.
the collapsed bridges and the battleships in the next few years. sufferings of the victims are Naval experts argue that, at the accentuated by extreme cold, ecat of £32,500,000 each, they as the temperature has reach- would be relatively more economical ed thirty degrees below zero.
many homeless persons to build and to operate than 35,000 and 45,000-ton ships.
frozen to death owing to the absence of any kind of shelter. The town of Keman was almost completely destroyed.
Designs are said to be already avaliable as the result of a long standing practice in blueprinting of admirals' ideas of future battle- ships.
cer and one of the seamen. The Income Tax Legislation
Settlement For Jews In Mindanao
NUMBER WILL BE LIMITED - Special to the HK, Daily Press
In H.K. In February
(Special to the Hongkong Daily Press) General Indications are that income tax legislation will be introduced in Hongkong in February next year. The Income Tax Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor on November 6 has arrived at the final stages of its deliberations, and its report is expected to be published before the end of January.
SHANGHAI, Dec., (HAVA HUGE SUPPLIES OF Information gathered from the WAR MATERIALS local office of the Jewwn Rellet
FOR ALLIES Committee leads to the belief that the number of Jewish refugees, (Special To The H.K. Dally Press) now living in Shanghai and able! LONDON, Dec.
were
PRESIDENTS' CONCERN President Ineunu telegraphed to the Provincial Governors express~| ing the sorrow felt by himself and ) the whole nation for the victims of the disaster. Donations and offers of help are forthcoming from all parts of the country.
Further violent shocks occurred in the devastated areas yesterday. į
NEW BISHOP OF SHANTUNG
LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) The
Rev. J. Wellington, Vicar of Holy
COUNT CIANO ON "HUNTING TRIP" Special to the H.E. Daily Press BUDAPEST, Dec. 20 (Havas)— Minister. Italian Foreign The Count Clano, has left Rome and is due here ostensibly on a "hunt- ing trip."
border.
MIDNIGHT. TIME SIGNAL TOMORROW
The time signal given ty means of lights at a pan from the Royal Observatory will be repeated at midnight tomorroW, Dec. 31, the termination of the programme signifying the end of the year 1939.
Treaty.
"MODUS VIVENDI*** Meanwhile, Mr. guma, spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office, stated that several interviews be- tween the American Ambassador, Mr. Grew, and the Foreign Minis- ter, Admiral Nomura, are likely before this, date. Mr. Suma stated that the preliminary parleys almed at the establishment merely of a. "modus vivend!" between Japan and the United States. Such modus vivendi would not neces sitate approval from Congress be- fore being enforced,
Japan's Hope Of Victory In China
Still As Remote As Ever: Wang's Demands Prove Serious
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BRITISH
Obstacle To Face-Saving BATTLESHIP
Arrangements
DAMAGED
LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter)-The effect of the Soviet LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) The Trinity, Bedford, will be consecrat-invasion of Finland on the Sino-Japanese war is the sub-Admiralty announces that a U-boat ed Bishop of Shantung.
ject of an article in the News Chronicle by Mr. Vernon made a torpedo attack on a British Interviewed yesterday by a Mr. Wellington worked in China Bartlett, who, after reviewing the resources of the Chi- battleship.
Some damage was caused 'and' nese National Government, expresses the view that the
three men were killed. representative of the Hong-from 1917 to 19:5, kong Daily Press, the Hon. The Right Rev. T. A. Scott, at Japanese hope of victory is as ever. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, chairman present Bishop of Shantung, has of the Committee, stated that been appointed Eishop of North the Committee had come to China.
29 (Havas) some general conclusions and
to settle to Mindanao wat be most Press reports from New York state that a Sub-committee had limited, in view of the fact that that
huge
supplies of war been appointed to corisider the American committee of experts materials are pouring in Staten details and put the conclu-
Island for eventual shipment to sions into shape. dealing with the question of a
the Allies. Jewish settlement in the Philip
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pines is interested in men between of land are now covered with ranks are Mr. Alabaster declined to ini the ages of 18 and 27 with farming of drab green lorries destined for dicate. It is, therefore, not known hield soccer experience and preferably bache the French Army. Three thou-whether the recommendations of sand have already arrived while the Committee are on the lines of the original terms of reference or Furthermore, they must pledge 6,000 more are due shortly.
Fanling races the revised terms of reference. not to leave their farins for a cer-
The latter provided the Committee Radio programmes tain period and not move te farge
of Argentine beef for Britain
with the choice of advising alter-Coming evento...... cities.
are filling the warehouses.
Crossword puzzle Professor Reiss, well-known der "Scores of reconnaissance planes native measures of taxation ay a matologist and chairman of the and huge bombers are ready for means of securing a war contribu-Hotel rald sequel medical board of the refugee com- shipment and more are arriving tion.
shovels for Mr. Alabaster said that the Com- mitter, declared that Mindanao daily. Giant steam can be considered as agreeable for trench digging are ready to leave mittee had been very non-commit residence despite the tropical char- for France."
acter. Nevertheless, refugees who
work there must be cautious al-An unidentified Chinese
tal, and until its fihal report was) ready he was not prepared to give man more defnite information, as the
to amendment or revision.
though, on the whole, the climate collapsed and died: near Jubilee recommendations were still open la healthy for young people,
Street about. 2 p.m. yesterday.
Leading article..... Hello and goodbye Church new... Cathedral wedding Finance, commerce
INCREASED PAY FOR N.Z. FORCES OVERSEAS
Their hopes, he says, that arrangement can be made with Wang Ching-wel, which will save their face, restore peace and yet leave them with considerable control in China is not so right as it was, for he wants more money and a more nearly independent Chinese Army than
WELLINGTON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) the Japanese Generals dare give him.
-Increases in pay for New Zee- Besides, it is not at all cer- Chinese adventure, but the dim-land forces overseas, ranging from tain that the British Govern-culty of concluding It still remains. 178. 6d. daily for Colonels to Ba The British and Americans euch daily for privates, were announced ment, despite the partiality shown by some of its mem refuse to be drawn into negotia- by the Defence Minister, Mr. . tions which might involve the other signatories of the Washing- ton Nine-Power Treaty,
bers to aggressors, would re- cognise Wang Ching-wel as the ruler of any part of China. By so doing, it would thrust Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek into the arms of Moscow. and it would also offend American opinion at 5 a. time when it must be most anxious to win American sympathy.
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Law remains, although it has been fouted and nationalism In China, fear of which drove the Japanese to their invasion, is developing as a result of it. "
LESSON FOR AGGRESSORS
Jones
The Colonels pay will. -be In- creased to 42s. 6d. and the privates to 78, sd.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
IN SWEDEN LONDON, Dec 29 (Reutez) Other harassed members of the Bank of Sweden has decided to international trade union of ag-pay out foreign exchange only for well commercial purposes in the fatüze, gressors, who have done so for themselves since the Japanese reports the Stockholm Radio, JAPAN'S ADVENTURE- The Russian attack on Finland attack on Manchuria in 1931, will No foreign exchange will then has made it almost impera 888 no encouraging light if they permitted for the transfer of on
tal abroad. tive for Japan to conclude her turn their eyes towards the East,