HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CABLES
THREE NAZI RAIDERS
RAIDERS SHOT DOWN IN AIR BATTLE OFF WHITBY: ATTACKS ON DEFENCELESS SHIPS
H
Planes Roar Across Sky
In Terrific Duel
LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-Three Nazi raiders paid the penalty for attacks on defenceless shipping, daringly near the English coast today, one being shot down and crashing near a moorland cottage, a second going down hurtling into the sea and a third so riddled with bullets and crip- pled that it is believed to have crashed into the icy waters of the North Sea.
י
Engagements occurred off Whitby, where two bombers attracked a trawler, off Newcastle and off the Northum- brian coast.
Late this afternoon, a fur-| LONDON, Feb. 4 (Reuter)—It is ther fierce encounter occurred learned that during the air raids, farther, south when a Nazi on Saturday one R.A.F. Fighter down raider
squadron shot bombed a. British Command steamer anchored off a pier, two of the raiders, crippled a third, and spattered the seafronti with bullets.
FIRST REPORT The flat report of the "ap- proach of enemy planes came in the form of information that two
· Heinkel bombers were machine- gunning a trawler off the coast.
Fighters immediately went up and a terrific air fight fol- lowed. all the machines ex- changing Are in a hot duel as they roared and raced across the sky.
· ́ ̧ EYE-WITNESS' STORY One of the bombers was chased
in from the sea, with three fight ingswooping around it, diving at their target An eye-witness said: "The Heinkel was obviously crip pled. Its engines were "conking" and black smoke was pouring from its tall.
"It had not an earthly chance as the fighters were giving it all they had."
CRASH INTO FIELD The Nazi bomber Just miss- ed the housetops before it crashed into a field, the first German machine to crash on English soil during the pre- sent war.
and drove off the fourth, while another squadron so seriously damaged the fifth, that it probably did not reach home.
Comparatively little damage was done in proportion of the size of the raids."
EIGHT SURVIVORS OF DANISH SHIP OSLO, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-Eight survivors of the Danish ship Vidar
(2.080 tons), which was sunk in the North Sea on Wednesday, were landed at Stavanger by Danish steamer today.
THE
STRUGGLE WILL
WILL BE
PLAIN MURDER PLAIN MURDER
OSLO, Feb. 4 (Router)The newspaper Aftenposten, com- menting on the Nazl air attacks on shipping, said that the at- tacks on defenceless vessels are plain marder and those res- ponsible for them are nothing but murderers,
11.
SEDOV CAPTAIN
AND CREW DECORATED
HERO OF SOVIET UNION
ship
HARD, SAYS NEW WAR MINISTER
HITLER'S CONTEMPT FOR TRUTH AND
JUSTICE
LONDON, Feb. 3 Renter)The War Minister, Mr. Oliver Stanley in a speech today, replied to General Hertzeg, the South Afri- can ex-Premier, who blamed the Treaty of Versailles for the pre- sent war.
U
"STEEL OUR HEARTS"! Mr. Stanley asked what sort of
victorious a treaty a
Germany would have imposed on a defeat- ed Britain.
MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Reuter) Captain Badigin and the members of the "crew of the Bedov. the
"What we term progress." he went Soviet expedition
which
on, "Hitler calls decadence." had been imprisoned In the Mr. Stanley concluded: "Let us ice-pack Arctic Ocean, were accord-steel our hearts and march with ed the title of Hero of the Soviet unflinching determination along Union. "
the road to victory and peace." They were decorated with the Earlier in his speech Mr. Stan- Order of the Lenin and Gold Star ley said the Nazis challenged every Medal and each were also award-standard of values which we had
set ourselves for generations.
ed 25,000 roubles.
On Jan. 5. Reuter reported that only 20 sea miles separated the so- viet expedition ship Sedov from sixteen others of the crew the ice-breaker Josef Stalin. perished when the Vidar Wax The ice-breaker assisted, the bombed by a Nazi aeroplane. Sedov's skeleton crew of 15 men The whole crew took to the to release their ship from the Ice. one lifeboat that was destroyed pack zone in north-west Spitz- by bombs,
IGHT DROWNED
bergen.
Kindness, tolerance, truth and Justice were to Hitler objects of contempt and pity.
FIGHT FOR LIFE
We were fighting not only for our ideals or ideas but for our Bres.
Millions of people of different races, languages and creeds bore This capsized, drowning eight great that the Jose: Stalin pro- man" ruled Germany there would Resistance from the ice was so witness that as long as "that men, and the remaining 16 turned to the Vidar.
re-gressed very slowly and it was ex-be no peace and no security for
pected that it will be several days Britain or the world. set before the ships meet.
"
Eight of them then again off, on a raft, while the others stayed behind and with the ship.
Dr. Papanin, who was the leader} went down
of the four scientists who spent a picked year drifting southward from the North Pole to Greenland on an ice- errone-oe, was in charge of all arrange- ments for the release of the Sedov.
Those on the raft were up by a Danish steamer.
It had previously been ously reported that the Vidar
Another eye-witness, who arriv-mined, ed at the scene of the crash said: "One of the crew was dead and two of the remaining three wounded.
The Heinkel crashed close to
cottage riddled with moorland bullets from end to end.""
"No alarm was given though the AR.P. services stood by in case their services were needed."
TWO DEAD
It was later confirmed that one
of the crew was dead; and that another. critically wounded when picked up, had died in hospital.
People on the clifftops heard what was evidently the last burst of machine-gum fre froin the British fighters for they saw the machines draw off and make no further attack when the raider was obviously crippled and fast losing height.
Crowds stood in the streets watching the thrilling batile sand as the bomber
awooping down the crew could be seen through the cabin windows.
SIX BOMBS Aerial
warfare
brought was home with a vengeance to rest-
was
The Chinese National Govern- Thirty-seven poppy - planters ment has appropriated $33,000 to who were arrested have been the National Relief Commission for executed by order of the Sze- the relief of flood refugees in Hopel chwan provincial province,
(Central).
"I
U.S., JAPANESE GUNBOATS FIRED ON
No Confirmation.
Of Report
SHANGHAI, Feb. 4 (Reuter)- According to an announcement by a Japanese military spokesman the USS, Luzon, with the Amert- can Ambassador te China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, on board, was endangered by Chinese artillery fire on Friday afternoon, 20 miles above Wuhu, when proceeding down the Yangtse from Hankow escorted by a Japanese warship.
He alleged that six.or seven shrapnel shells from Chinese artillery were fired on the Japan- ese and American gunboats and it is not sure which ship was the target but neither was hit.
Hitherto, there is no confirma- tion of the Japanese allegation from any other source.
Mr. Nelson Johnson is expected to arrive in Shanghai this after-
noon.
HUGE EXPLOSION IN GERMANY BASLE, Feb. 3 (Reuter)- People in Northern Switzer- land heard a tremendous ex- plosion in Germany early yes- terday morning."
The explosion was followed by others, and a great fire was seen, about 10 miles inside the German frontier.
It is believed here that" an ammunition damp behind the Siegfried Line blew ap-
Ajax Scroll Of Honour
LONDON, Feb. 3
(Reuter)
New honours have been added to the skroll of honours of HMS. Ajax, one of the three victors in the Battle of the River Platte the honours read simply "1939."
They have been added to other honours won by ships of the same name, the full list being the Battle
* BRITISH AIMS We wanted nothing from Ger- many, said Mr. Stanley: we did not want, to destroy her people or her prosperity, we did not want to make her land a
desert as she had done to other nations.
We wanted Germans to be happy Trafalgar, the Baltic and Jutland," | members of a peaceful Europe. but twice in cur lives Germany had disturbed the peace.
We were fighting a brave, ruth
authorities- less and determined people and
the struggles would be hard.
INFORMATION ON PUPPET WANG'S
REAL "PEACE” TERMS WITH JAPAN: ANOTHER “SELL-OUT”
Withdrawal Of
Japanese
"SECRET" PACT DENIED
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. —PAGE
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
". HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS LIMITED,
In Rociation with the Grand Hotel dos Wagona Lits, Peking.
"WE ARE FIGHTING FOR CIVILISATION AGAINST BARBARISM” -MR. C. R. ATTLEE
LONDON, FEB. 4 (REUTER)-IN A BROADCAST TO- DAY, MR. C. R. ATTLEE CRITICISED CONDONATION, IN THE FIRST PLACE, OF THE GERMAN AGGRESSION WHICH HAS BRED MORE VIOLENCE AND ALLOWED RUTHLESS CRUELTY TO BECOME RAMPANT,
He described Nazism as an outstanding menace to civill-!
sation not only because of the KAIFENG
character and actions of the men in absolute control of the
great nation, but because CIVILIANS with all conceptions upon REVOLT
their ideas openly conflicted
which civilised life is based.
The belief we are fighting for is something greater than the safety of our own country. We are fighting the battle of civilisation against barbarism...
CHENGGHOW, Feb. 4 (Central) Chinese civilians in Kaifeng in north Honan are rising in revolt against alleged Japanese extor-
"If Britain wished to persuade tion. others to see a world free from
In addition to miscellaneous economic imperialism she must levies, the Japanese have recently press forward the policy of self-ordered each household to con- government wherever practical.
tribute $200 toward the capital "She must abandon all claims fund for the establishment of a for special rights and be prepared to bring all her colonial territories so-called Henan Industrial Bank under the mandatory principle and Many Japanese and puppet col- extend and widen the scope of, lectors have been put to death by International control”
the enraged Chinese civilians.
of St. Vincent in 1780, Alexandria, SAVAGERY & BRUTALITY COMMITTED IN POLAND
Indiscipline Of Japanese Forces
HAIPHONG - YUNNAN
RLY. BOMBING
WILL BE PUNISHED
LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-Britain and France will probably publish in the near future a joint statement solemnly declaring that the acts of savagery and brutality at present being committed in Poland will not be left unpunished when the day of reckoning comes, and the culprits will be brought to answer.
-
The Polish Ambassadors in London and Paris some time ago informed the British and French Governments the situation in Poland.
PARIS, Feb. 4 (Beuter)-It is understood that no demarche will be made by the French authorl- tles to Japan on the subject of Special to the H. K. Daily Press
Publication of the Anglo- yesterday's bombing of the Hai French statement has been PARIS, Feb. 4 (Havas)-Autho-phong-Yunnan Hallway, The delayed, however, so as to ob- rized quarters categorically denied bombing is attributed to the in-tain substantiation of the the existence of a Franco-Chinese discipline of the local Japanese Allied charges by unimpeach- "secret agreement" as recently forces. announced by the Nanking corres- pondent of the Asahi Shimbun. re-
Troops Not Contemplated
SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-Inside information garding Wang Ching-wel's real agreement with Japan re- veals that no withdrawal of Japanese troops is contem- plated, in view of the necessity of pursuing military opera-. tions against General Chiang Kai-shek.
Nevertheless Wang's faction anticipates desertions among the Chungking military leaders!
The new "Government" au-I Such is the answer circles close dents of an East Coast port in the thority is to be extended over to Wang Ching-wei give when afternoon when Nazi raider "the hinterland of
new asked what are the real terms of dropped six bombs at a steamer lying alongside the pler
China," whereas joint Sino- the accord. The plane also machine-gunned Japanese military commis-
HOME POLICY
♫
directions along the front.
The police had to warn the pub-
COMMISSIONS
The same circles assert that
the ship, and bullets flew in all sions will rule the war Zones Wang was asked by the Japanese not to publish the accord before These commissions will operate the new "government" was formed: to assemble near thela among other places, Han- kow, Hangchow, Nanning, Wubu,
The request is allered to Changsha, Anking. Nanchang, and
have been motivated by rea sons of Japanese home policy. possibly Hainan.
The agreement reached does not constitute a treaty, as no necessity
He not shore.
The bomber brought down in Yorkshire gave people in Whitby a thrill
་
...
LOW OVER TOWN
. It flew low over the town, with three RAF "planes in close at- tendance, pumping bullets into it"
One of the British Aghters tacked from below, one' from
Eastern Hopel will return, to Ils pre-war status, that is, ä semi-independant Zone in
H
which no Chinese troops will, be allowed. :**
at the
A
The
worried over the frequent re- velations of their atrocities. In: Poland which have been made over the Vatican radio station, and have resorted to jamming. While a Vatican announcer was
able evidence as to the bar- SUPPORT FOR U. S.
French, however, will barous conduct of Nazi off-speaking in German last night,
understanding, reached
strongly support the American cials, which is such that it Jamming began immediately he said that "the enemy of the Church demarche against the previous would seem unbelievable to Tsingtao conference, says the Eng-bombings, which were being pre- the normal mind..
is totalitarianisen, but totalitarian- Hish-language "China Press."
ism has reached its, end.". Before the formal establishment
DANGEROUS THOUGHT of this "government," says the
LONDON, Feb. 3 newspaper, the central political
Listeners to a radio play from the hold its first meeting in Shang- council of the new regime will hat, when the official procedure in
Prague station received a surprise last night. connection with the election of members will take place.
PRELIMINARY MEETING
(Reuter)--
baasador in Tokyo almost at the sented by the United States Am-
2,000,000 Victims () -- Information gathered by ab- moment when the further bombsolutely trustworthy sources in ings were taking place.
dicates that the victims of cold. hunger, and Nazi brutality in Po- land number at least 2,000,000.
In October, the German army. One of the actors suddenly began of occupation received instructions to sing the Czech anthem, "where to shoot.i
is my home."
GANDHI TO SEE VICEROY
NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (Reuter) attended by representatives of the will have a conference with the The Shanghai meeting is to be Mahatma Gandhi has arrived and orthodox Kuomintang," the Nan-Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, on Feb. 5 king reformed government and the on India's constitutional future and Pelping provisional government,
Mr. Jinnah will see Lora Linlithgow and is scheduled to take place on the following day, February 16, the report states.
It is believed that arrangements.
establishment of the central re-
As preparation for the eventual are being made for an interview between Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Jin-
is felt for a formal peace, since wargime a committee has already been nah.
was not declared.
elected to handle the task of PUBLISHED TERMS Relations with foreign powers that the published terms represent the newspaper adds.
Wang Ching-wel circles assert Government buildings in Nanking.
taking over the former Chinese CHINESE - THAILAND will be gradually established on an the Japanese demands which were
RELATIONS CIRCULAR TELEGRAM
CHUNGKING, Feb. 4 (Central)
"All those who participated in the 1918-19 revolts against German in Poznan, Pomerania. and Silesia;
-Those who, prior to or during the present war took part in the internment of German civi....... Haus;
The station immediately went off the air for three minutes, and the programme was resumes with a safe talk on the Arctic.
Reuter)
·S.A. ORDER` FOR U.S. PLANES CAPETOWN, Feb. 4 Bouth Africa has placed orders with the United States for 16 twin- engine planes, capable of carrying 12 passengers each, and costing
400,000
above and the other circled round "equality basis," with the extrality bitterly opposed by the former | CHUNGKING, Feb."4 (Central) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs |ed to shoot members of the Civil" Negotiations are being carried....
the raider.
Forced lower and lower, the Nazi
question coming to the forefront.
terms.
SINO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS Chungking league, who openly de- 7-Bitter denunciation of Wang Sino-Russian relations will be clared in big "Central China Daily Ching-wel is contained in a cir- plane crashed in a field two miles established on a good neighbour News" at the beginning of Novem- cular telegram issued jointly yes from Whitby: The surviving crew basis." while a clear distinction ber that war to the bitter end was terday by all Chinese papers managed to set fire to the plane will be drawn between the Soviet preferable to certain unacceptable throughout the country. before surrendering to the police.Government and the Comintern.
"None of the bombs aimed at
The new "government". will re-
The telegrams declares that the ship' in an East Coast
Wang's signing fuse political advisers but would
of the secret port hit the target, and the-
welcome technicians" from any
agreement with Japan is damag- Nari raider continued on Its
ing not only to China but even friendly nations, " way south.
the world. It appeals to the whole nation to rise and frustrate his intrigues.
- NAZI ADMISSION
An earlier message from Havas states that the publication of the LONDON, Feb."4 (Reuter)The recent statement on Wang Ching- German High command adibits wel's "Peace Agreement" with that three of their machines did Japan constituted bombshell not return from raids on Britain carefully timed at the best mo- on Saturday.
ment to cause harm to Wang's They claimed that 14 ships have interests, but the world will re- been sunk by raiders but their celve another bombshell when the
&
In fact, Japan and China,
the same circles assert nego- and the terms obtained by tiated on terms of equality,
Wang were better than those proposed by the German Am bassador, Dr. Oscar Trautmann, In December; 1937,
NEW REGIME ON MARCH 15? March 15, according to a tentative SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 (Reuter)
MORE TELEGRAMS. CHUNGKING, Feb. 4. (Central)} Two more circular telegrams de- nouncing Wang Ching-wei for his „secret ‘agreement with Japan have
been received here from the then- Provincial Party Headquarters
only compensation was the sink real conditions of Wang's saree- The Japanese-sponsored central in Stan and the Yuman Popular Ing of a small Norwegian steamer ments with the Japanese are regime under Wang Ching-wel Organisations Federation in Kun- of a few hundred tons.
revealed.
will be inaugurated in Nanking on ming.
will shortly call a meeting of various organisations concerned
discuss the friendly relations between China promotion of
and Thailand.
to
Since the exchange of greetings between Generalissimo Chlazig Kal-shek and Luang Pibul Bong gram, the Siamese Premier, last November, a marked turn for the better in the Sino-Thailand rela- tions has been noted.
SOVIET - BULGARIA
TRADE TREATY MOSCOW. Feti 4 (Reuter) The
concluded on Jan. 5 has been rati- Soviet trade tready with Bulgaria fed by the Supreme Soviet Coun-
out for two tour-engined planes.
Poles who, directly or indirect- ly, harmed German citizens or interesta, and those who burn- er German or Polish houses... It must be noted that the Foles set houses an are when retreating
/ MASSACRES The Nazi troops were also order Service known for their anti-Ger- an attitude, and civilians who participated ip military operations. The Germn command in Poland,
More than 200 child refugees res- however, went further and intel caed frpm Tongyun during the re- lectuals, and deprived others of the cent Japanese North Kwangtang means of living
drive have arrived in Shlurwan Other facts which will be given under the supervision of the New publicity with full proof, will Lite Movement Association's wo justify what a neutral observer who men's wartime service corps. They recently arrived from Poland said, were visited by Gen. Li Bon-wan, namely,“
Governor of Kwangtung and sent what is at present happening to the local child refugee institute in Poland was known abroad, all for education and training. German diplomatic missions would
be destroyed by indignant crowds.
NAZIS “JAM” VATICAN RADIO “LONDON, Feb. 3" (Rent The Naxis are
BELG
Feb. 5 (R The Foreign Ministers
Entente met morning and will have another. conversation this afternoon.