HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SOVIET AIR FORCE ACTIVE
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SOUTHERN
HANGO BOMBED
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HELSINKI, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-The weather in South-,- ern Finland cleared yesterday and, taking advantage of this, Soviet aircraft bombed the port of Hango. The ex- tent of the damage is not yet known.
Line; but between Lake Ladoga and the Polar Front one Russian division has been surrounded and is desperately trying to fight its way out.
Calm Before The Storm: Smash-Through
FINLAND:
Stability For S'hai Dollar
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4 (Renter)--
CABLE
BRITISH CONTRABAND CONTROL AT
WORK
INTERESTING FIGURES
Hundreds Of Buildings Collapse
ANKARA, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-
been rendered homeless. Fortun-
LONDON, Jan. 4 (BWI)-During
thern Anatolia yesterday and the week ended Dec. 30, British Fresh tremors were felt in Sou- Contraband Control inte.cepted
several hundreds of buildings col- There was little fighting around the Mannerheim falr period of stability is predicted 20,800 tons of contrabad goous lapsed and many more people have
for the local dollar by the weekly. Finance and Commerce, in an susp.cied destined for Ge many.
The tocal included 17,500 tons ately the death-roil is believed to article summing up the future of petroleum and allied products, have been small. prospects of the National currency:1.450 tons of ores and metals, 800
DAYTIME SHOCKS Remarking that, exchange rates tons of miscellaneous foods.uffs. This is because the quakes came for the past weet remained steady 400 tons of oilseeds 180 tons of in the daytime and people had partly owing to Hongkong selling cotton. 180 tons of gums, resins time to rush out of their houses orders and also some liquidation in and quardtles of rubber chemical before the bulldings fell in and HELSINKI, Jan. 4 (Reuter) the overbought position, the period-products, tanning materials, tim collapsed, After the breakdown of a series teal states that the overbought er, hides and skins. In the first
Floods persist and the River Eu- which the position for January amounts to:17 weeks of the war, British Conphrates is causing great damage. trel detained a total of 557,600, whole villages being swept away. losses of the Red Army have been U.S. $10,000,000. severe a period of comparative calm settled on the Line front, yesterday. is believed be a tall most desperate Soviet
Reports of the Russian re-j.
con- treat towards Petsamo tinue to come in and there' seems little doubt "that" the Finns have the initiative in this area.
BETTER POSITION Neutral observers state that the Finns were in a better strategic position yesterday than they have been at any time since the Soviet invasion Begun.
At one point. inderd, operations are being carried out on Russian
sall.
Since the beginning of the war, the Finnish News Agency reports that the Soviet have lost 400 tanks and 150 planes,
FIERCE ATTACK HELSINKI Jan 4 Reuter)—A Finnish communique states that on the Taipale River the Soviets launched a force Infantry attack after artery preparation. The Finns repulsed the attack great loss to the Russians.
ed
with
Order Given
of violent attacks in
effort
of
7
NEUTRAL SHIPS
"Consequently, although support tons. Mannerheim may not be forthcoming from
The respite Hongkong in the future to "the On Jan. 2, there were 47 neutral before. the same extent as in the recent past. ships In three U. K. Con- it is thought that the market is not traband Control Bases, of which the war. for reliable reports indi-ikely to weaken substantially until 20 had been there for 5 days or cate that the Red Army, now com- this overbought position is liquidat-less, manded by General Stern, is belased. brought to a strength of half 7 milion men in the Karelian Isth-
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PLANE FACTORY IN MIDST OF YUNNAN JUNGLE
Special to the HK. Dally Press SHANGHAI, Jan. 4 (Havas)-Ac-
At Alttajoki, the "Finns destroy-cording to the current issue of the
MOST UNLIKELY,
Its waters are still rising.
PRESIDENT'S PLANŠ President Inenue is completing preparations for a tour of the en- tire devastated area.
BRITISH OFFER LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuter)-The The total included 20 Dutch, 14 British Government has offered to for 5 days or less, 5 Norwegian put a hospital ship at the disposal "Assuming that nothing of major for 5 days or less, 4 Belgian, all of the Turkish Government and Importance occurs to upset ordinary for 5 days or less. 4 Swedish, 3 the latter has replied expressing procedure and the market is left to for 5 days or less. 4 Greek, 2" for gratitude and stating that they will accept the offer should the carry oh normally, it would require days of less.
need arise. two to three months to absorb the US. $10.000.000. Therefore, plain saling is regarded as most likely until the end of February or the beginning of March.
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"After that period it, may be a Russian company Supported China Weekly Review, an Ameri- hoped that export trade, following by machine-guns.
On the Suomussalmul front, near/can-owned airplane factory, called the present trend, will have revived Spanish, 7 Belgian, 6 Dash, 5
a "fair
the Central Aircraft Factory, is in sufficiently to maintain Rast, the Finns destroyed Live Russian tanks and two armoured production in the midst of the balance between supply and de-
Yennan Jungle, 1.200 miles away mand" the weekly concludes.
cars.
In the Juntysranta Sector, the from the nearest Japanese air base.. Finns reached the left bank of the. It produces one plane a day. River Kokkojaervi.
ITALIAN VOLUNTEER HELSINKI, Jan. 4 (Reuter-An Italian plane, piloted by an Italian volunteer, led Finnish bombers in
alr raid yesterday
the on Estonian island of Desel which has been leased to Russia.
an
The greatest difficulty facing the " factory workers is malaria, which infests the Yunnan jungles, against, which American missionary doctors are fighting day and night.
H.M.S. Ajax
British, 4 Finnish and 4 U. S A ships.
In 76 cases, the entire cargoes were released, either on Drst can- sideration or after enquiries.
NEW SYSTEM
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those persons who are actually carrying the germs in their bodies and scattering them every time they cough and spit.
to
ARRIVALS IN THE COLONY
in the
The following were among the passengers who arrived Colony yesterday:
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mackay, Mrs. A. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Palmer. Mrs. S. & Oatshatt, Mr. C. W Skeet, Miss E M. Fowler-Wright, Mrs. G. Macrossan, Mr. A. J. Avramow, Mr. D. W. Gregory, Mr. Le Suey, Mr. Slu Feng-buang. Miss A. Alberts. Rev. and Mrs O. 9. Bjerkestrand and family, Mra The first step was taken in this J. A. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs W. connexion early in 1939, when Ford. Tuberculosis was added to the list Mr. and Mrs. P. Guiguet, Mr.
For this reason, it is the alm of the Medical Authorities discover, and educate, all in- fectious cases of tuberculosis and persuade them to isolate themselves.
During the week end'ng Dec. 30,
of diseases which must be notified and Mrs. W. M. Innes-ter. SOVIET DONATION
by medical practitioners to the Mr. A. Oppenheim. Mr. and Mrs. the Contraband Committee con-
MOSCOW, Ján, 4 (Reuter)-It Health Authorities. Up to the end Foon Fun, Misses J. and C. Poon. sidered cargoes of 158 ships which
September, 1939, some 5,882 Dr. G. C. Watt, Miss Chong Shin- arrived since Dec. 23 and 20 out- was announced that the Counell standing cargoes from the pre-of the Peoples' Commissars decid-notifications had been received. fong. Mr. Chong Yung-fu, Mr. 'victs week
ed to contribute $10,000 for the This figure only represents a re-chdy Muk-park, Mr. W. 8. Chu The combined total Included 33 reller of earthquake victims in latively small proportion of the Mr. and Mrs. Eo Wai-lans, Dr. G. rallan, 25 Dutch, 23 Norweigan 10 Turkey.
total number of cases, for during s. Malo, Mr. Shiu Kwok-tin, Mr. the same nine months 3,738 deaths Sung Bel-ming Mr. Sung Cho- from the disease were registered.
ming, Mr. Wen Cheng-hsl, Mr. K CABLE NEWS IN It may be fairly assumed that c. Wong, Mr. Pin Chu-wong.
one death indicates the existence
Passengers leaving yesterday BRIEF
of at least five cases. However, it afternoon included Mr. A. Madri-, would be unreasonable to suggest gal, Miss M. Madrigal, Dr. A. LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-The that, because every criminal was Paterno, Mr. R. de Vos, G. H. Gom Air Ministry announces that a Bri- not apprehended, there was no
pertz, Mr. and Mrs. H. & Pearce. - The system under which advance tish aircraft forced down in Belghum point in employing a police force Mr. D. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. M. copies of manifests of cargoes are was attacked by three German to protect the community. WARM WELCOME - received and considered before a ghters while engaged in recon: Germany. One 'sh'p's arrival at U. K. ports has naissance "over TO MONTEVIDEO
resulted during the week under member of the crew was killed' and LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-Both
MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 4 (Reuters review in 24 cases being so dealt two slightly injured. Sweden, and Rumania are to have
An extremely warm welcome was with and, in 19 cases of the ships compulsory labour services. In
DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter)In the Sweden, under a bill passed on fiven HM.S. Alax when she arconcerned being released by the Tuesday, labour will be compul- rived here yesterday on a fourty Committee subject merely to a Dall yesterday, measures for the formal checking of the manifests suppression of the L.R.A. were de- sory for equipping and maintain eight hour courtesy visit, The raiders flew over Oesel at a ing Sweden's defences as well asi The Ajax fired a salvo when she on their arrival at the control hated, following a speech by Mr. Eamon de Valera, in which he height of only a few hundred feet for such vital services as agricul was two miles out of port and this bases. and the bombs started a number ture and transport.
demanded almost dictatorial powers All labour, was returned by the Montevideo of Ares. Later, they returned, and
PARIS, Jan 4 (Reuter)-Raliway to enable the Government to deal it was announced in Rumania yes- Marine Arsenal. flying still lower, machine-gunned
terday, is now compulsory.
NO TRACES OF BATTLE traffic between Spain and France with the situation. the Russians who tried to, extin-
Observers state that the Ajax is now on a normal basis. The gish the flames.
TORONTO, Jan. 4 (Reuter-Air France. The Finns met anti-aircraft PARTS. Jan. 4 (Reuter) The shows no traces of her battle with first through train from
says the Gral Spee, whose battered hulk the express from Paris, reached Chet Marshal Brooke-Popham, a member of the British Air Mission, A reconnaissance plane after-hat there was nothing to report she passed on her way into Monte-, the Catalan frontier
Is remaining in Canada to super- wards went over Oesel unti found during the night.
vise the Empire Air Training Scheme in co-operation with the Chief of Staff of the Royal Cana- dlan Air Force."
The Russians are believed to be "using Oesel as a base for sending planes to raid the west coast of
Finland:
fire but returned safely.
considerable damage done and the
fires still raging.
Finnish planes were also active
today communique issued
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.video.
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night.
on Tuesday
at Murmansk and are reported to PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT EMPHASISES
have destroyed a large Detrol dump.
U.S. ASSISTANCE WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 Reuter) -Senator Key.Pittman,
LEADERSHIP WHICH U.S. CAN TAKE
man of the Senate Foreign Rela-WHEN TIME COMES FOR
tions Committee, stated that, biNs
.authorising financial and other aid i WORLD PEACE RENEWAL
to Finland would be the first legis-¦ lation taken up with the Com-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-Addressing the new mittee at the new session of Con- session of the Congress, President Roosevelt referred to his
gress.
.further
Senator Pittman stated that he expected the Committee would shortly can- sider his resolution proposing an embargo un exports of munitions, iron, oll and other commodities to Japan in reply to the Japanese attitude 'to- wards American citizens in China
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previous warnings that the daily lives of Americans would feel a shock over events in other continents and declared that his warning was no mere theory, for it had been de- Anitely proved by facts of yesterday and today.
The President also warned against the belief that the United States, as a self-contained world, would live hap- pily, prosperously and secure while outside the rest of civilisation, commerce and the future of mankind were forsaken..
within
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ANKARA, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-Tui- keys foreign policy was approved
R. Swain, Mr. and Mrs, C. 8, An- *- NOTIFYING CASES
drew, Mrs. G. M. Harvey and in What may be asked, is the!
fant: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Forsyth. value of notifying cases. *The
Mr. D. E Clark, partner of measure possesses several advan- tages. To begin with, the Health Messrs. Humphreys and Bons, re Authorities are able to plot cases turned to the Colony from leave
to ascertain yesterday on a map and so where the incidence is highest-
making due allowance for varying IMPERIAL AIRWAYS” densities in population. This makes it possible to institute en- quiries as to the conditions pre-
ARRIVALS
Captain A B. Dykes, in the vailing in these "black" localitles RMA Delphinus, and Captain J. and, if practicable and if funds Davies, in the RMA. Denebols, permit, to concentrate upon the arrived at Kal Tak from Bangkok removal of the set of conditions with passengers and mail at 3.25 responsible for this high incidence. and 3.40 p. respectively. yester-
At the same time, it enables the day. Health Authorities to determine
Arriving from Bangkok was Mr. whether or not the patient can be G. Price and a Chinese passen- persuaded to live under conditions ger. Two passengers from Cal-" which will lessen the risk of his cutta were Mr. F. R. Stanek and Infecting other occupants of the P. F. Kolhlass. dwelling.
Departing on "Air France's out- For example, he is instructed in ward weekly service to France, via. the infectious nature of his illness. Hanoi, were 0. W. Croydon, E
to have by a meeting the Peoples' Party the need for him
Bertin, A.JL. Brusset, L. Merlet, R. 11 Parliamentary Group on Tuesday, separate bed
pussible, Sanger, E C. Lobenstine, E J. night.
a cubicle or room to himself, the Moysey and three Chinese passen-
and.
The Foreign Minister addressed necessity for his using his owngers. Mall load totalled 15 kilos....
the meeting to a two-hour speech.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)
It is learned un high authority Mr Swing adds that both Lon-that the US Attorney General,
Frank don and Paris can be expected to Mr.
Murphy. will be feel that President Roosevelt has appointed to the Supreme Court said more thin in any of mis pre- and that the Solicitor-General, Mr. vious utterances against dietotar- Robert Jackson, will become At- ships and his saying I now has torney-General. somehow moved the United States. Government closer, not to was, but to warring Europe.
GERMAN PRESS BERLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter-Short extracts of President Roosevelt's message to Congress were pub
shed in the German press.
"The message did not contain a
FATAL ATTEMPT
TO ESCAPE
utensis and not dipping his chop- rice-bowl and eating and drinking sticks or spoon in the family dish, the desirability of his spitting into the water-closet or to a spittoon or cigarette-tin kept covered and containing a little disinfectant so as to kill the Tubercle gerans.
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AIRPORT NEWS
Imperial Airways:
* NORTHBOUND Sunday: Hanol, Bangkok, Delphinus-7 81,
SOUTHBOUND> Sunday: Bangkok, Banol, Rong-
kong.
Dela 4 p.m.
NORTHBOUND
Fran 40.
Wednesday!
Hongkong. Bervice-4 pm.
SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanol, France, Service-d; am.
+
Hano
Needless to say, although Tuber- culosis claims victims from all ranks of society, the majority of those who become infected. are the; poar, Ill-nourished and badly Air France honsed In this a large group- event bed or bed-space isolation is impracticable and hospital ac- An inquiry was held at Kowloon commodation is the main desidera-} GRANT OF LOANS
The overwhelming majority "I hope we shall have few WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)
Court yesterday into the death of tum The granting of loans to Finland of American did not abandon American østriches
a Chinese soldier, Lau Kwong-fuk,
VERY SMALL PART up to $100,000,000 would be provid- the hope and
expectation midst."
"The peoples of other nations
25 years of age, who was killed
Wards have been established for ed in the Bill to be introduced at that the United States would have the right to choose their own
about noon on November 29 as he such cases in the Government and the new session of Congress. not becomes involved in mill-form of Government, but such new line of thought says & state-
These credits would be used for tary conflict, but there was choice should be predicated on/ment issued by the official Ger- attempted to escape from Matau-Chinese hospitals in Hongkong, but! Pan American Airways.
chung Internment Camp.
so far funds have only been avail-
·EASTBOUND the purchase of war materials. difference between keeping certain freedoms which we think man News Agency.
A verdict was returned of death | able to meet a very small part of
Tharaday:1.8 A, keu la "The German press is mainly war and pretending Lessential everywhere. **
interested in the President's re- from gunshot wounds inflicted by the need and no expenditure has
kong that this war is none of their
"The United States must use its ferences to the dangers threaten police officers in accordance with been possible in this Colony on
Philippine Clipper-2 p.m. business.
influence to open up trade so that ing the independence of small instructions as deceased had at: Tuberculosis hospitals, sanatoria,
WESTBOUND LOOKING AHEAD
no nation will be compelled to nations and the consequences re-tempted to escape from the camp. village settlements and the like.
Friday: Manila, U. B. A'.. ther aid to Finland is reported "We don't have to go to war. seek, forcibly, what it can gain by sulting from control of world Mr. E. Elmsworth sat as Coroner, [This aspect of the problem re-
ceived the careful, consideration of Philippine Clipper-8.30 am. trade by a nation or a group of and the jury comprised Messra J
NOTE: Pan American Airways' D. Thomson (Foreman). Charles the Technical Committee for the nations.
reorganization and improvement Philippine Clipper left Ban Fran- "These references have a cer- Chun Ham and L. A. da Rocha,
of existing hospital facilities apcisco and 'was forced to return to taln importance for Germany
pointed by Els Excellency Sir the home base due to adverse owing to the British blockade
Geoffry Northcote in 1938, and cer- weather conditions, The Clipper tain recommendations were made will not be arriving in Hongkong to which Government will shortly belore "Thursday -Dext week with give its earnest attention.
passengers and mall.
'Remission of debt payments would from
also be granted.
FURTHER AID LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)—Fur-:
from Stockholm where, it is stated, put, at least, we can arrive with peaceful conference 60,000 Swedish workers will work the other nations to encourage on Saturday next, which is the the kind of peace that will lighten Bwedish National Holiday, and
the troubles of the world and
their day's wages donated towards thereby help our own nation as - Finland. It is expected that well," declared the President..
£35,000 would be raised.
"We must look ahead and-
"
In Copenhagen, an anonymous "business man is reported to have given 50 cars and heavy lorries to be sent to Finland and converted into ambulances.
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Polish airmen have volunteered for, service in the Finnish Air Force.
SHANGHAI RESPONSE SHANGHAI, Jan. 4. (Reuter)—A | generous response has been given by the international community of Shanghai to the appeal for funds to aid Finland,
Hitherto, a sum of $8,500 (Chi-
see the possibilities for our children if the rest of the world comes to be daminated by concentrated force, alone. and also the effect on our own life fall small nations are
to have their independence anatched
to
from them or be- come 2 mere appendage powerful military systems, or If a large part of the 'world is compelled to worship a god at all and deprived of the truth which makes men free. "We must consider the effect on
nese dollars) has been contributed our future, «it world trade is 'con-
to Friends of Finland" in addition trolled by a nation or group which
to contributions towards the Fin-establishes that control through nish Red Cross Fund."
military force,
"emphasise the leadership which this nation can take when the time comes for a
renewal of world" peace.”
In the meantime, America must methods and the British attempts
be prepared to take care of herself to widen the theatre of war and
C.B.S. AT HOME
The Central British School will
if the world cannot attain peace to make the small nations oblig-be at Home to the Central British and, therefore, the President asking organs of British interests."
ed Congress to levy additional, taxes to meet emergency national defence.
"LIBERTY AND FAIRPLAY
BRITISH ENVOY IN CHUNGKING
Association on Saturday, January It may be argued with justice 10. from 2.30 to 5.00 pm. Hockey that the very few hundred general The well-known Loloma Kin and football matches will be play-medical practitioners and Govern-dergarten, under the supervision ment doctors cannot hope to cope of Mrs. Douglas Orr, opened its ed, and the school are keen on a good turn-out from the C.BA. with such a vast problem. (AC- spring term yasterday morning A Reunion Dance of Past Pupils tually, 298 were on the registered with an enrolment of 37 pupils. President Roosevelt concluded: CHUNGKING, Jan. 4 (Central)—~ | "We must, as a united "people, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British of the CBS. will be held at the on June, 30, 1939, giving a ratio of The school is conducted dally. one registered medical practitioner with the exception of Saturday, keep ablaze the flames of human Ambassador to China, arrived in Peninsula Hotel on Friday, Jan.
to every 5,237 units of population) in of St. Andrew's Church Hall, Iberty, reason, democracy and Chungking from Hongkong this
Other Government-sponsored
Kowloon. fairplay.
morning by plane. Sir Archibald
activilles which are likely to have was accompanied by Lady Kerr and
profound inäuence- on the members of the Embassy.
Tuberculosis question include the following:
May the year 1940 be point- ed to by posterity as another. period when democracy just1- filed its existence as the best instrument of government yet devised by mankind,”
9. from 9 pin,
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Believed to have been caught | 1 for stealing, a 19-year-old youth. The British envoy was greeted at Yip Hung, was badly beaten at the aerodrome by representatives of Saiwanho yesterday morning at 10 the Foreign Ministry and the Bri-am and died on admission to the tish Consul-Genera) in Chungking Queen Mary Hospital
to advise on malnutrition and economic dietaries;
(a) hygienic camps for upwards of (c) Town Planning Board to devise
12,000. homeless persons; *
(b) Nutrition Research Committet
schemes" for zoning,
towm planning, sluth clearance, etc.