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February 22, 1939.
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KING LAUNCH NEW BATTLESHIP
A COMMENTARY on the launching of Britain's latest 35,000 ton battleship at Tyneside by the King was picked up by Hongkong radio listeners at 11.25 p.m. last night.
Though marred by static, the broadcast became dramatically Spain
clear when the King exclaimed. "I name this ship King George the Fifth. May God bless her and all those who serve in her." To the accompaniment of ringing cheers and exclamations of "he's moving,"
*** the glant ship took to the sea, a grey mist adding a picturesques touch to the scene.
The noise of the ship moving down the lip came through clearly. To launch the vessel the King moved a small lever which released a cham- pagne bottle against the ship's side, and a huge trigger holding the war- ship
While, in the words of the com-
mentator, many workers, their wives and sweethearts gave three cheers for His Majesty, bury tuge huddled round the vessel and guided her safely to her appointed position out- side the dockyard.
The King, accompanied by the Queen, who was dressed in a soft- purple colour, was accorded an over- whelming
reception by the big crowd gathering at the Vickers Armstrong Yard,
Sir Charles Craven, Manag-
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FRANCO REMAINS ADAMANT
Burgos, Feb. 21.
That Leon Berard, French envoy to Burgos, returned to Pario im
after aner mediately
Now British Battleship Launched By King-American Nazis in New York Demons- tration-Seven United States Planes CrashRoosevelt Rebuked Franco Remains Adamant-Another Shanghai Assassination - Election OF Pope On March 1-Irish Treasos Bill Passed.
Germany
Roosevelt Rebuked By Press
in
Berlin, Feb. 21. "Here in Europe we know nothing of new and grave developments,"
Berliner resumption of his whites
Nachtausgabe tniks with members of the Insurgent Spanish Government, is seen here as evidence of General Franco's resolve to refrain from making any conces alons for the w
for the sake of surmounting the obstacles in the way of an under- standing with France.
The main difficulty with which the French Government has to contend, it is realised here. Hea in the fact that France still regards the Loyolist Spanish Government as legitimate
formal sense,
Another obstacle Hes in the way in
reply to President Itcanevelt's mys- pronounceinent about the ferlous probabilty of his premature return to Washington from attending the naval manoeuvres owing to disquiet-
ing news from Europe.
American
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RALLY PROVOKES DEMONSTRATIONS
A BIG RALLY of the pro-Nazi "German-American Bund" is being held in Madison Square Garden in New York and extraordinary precautions are being taken by the police to prevent disorders. Both inside and outside the hall, however, the police were called upon to quell unruly crowds. In speeches leaders of the Bund de- nounced the American attitude towards world Jewry.
Crowds Pack Streets
New York, Feb. 21. New York Is guarded by what the Police Commissioner describes an "enough poilce to stop a revolution." Nazi syn- Approximately 20,000 pathisers will attend the rally which George is fring held "to celebrate Washington's birthday."
Outside the hull a hostile crowd of 100,000 are ignoring the advice of the Acting Mayor, Mr. Newbold Morris, " shum this assembly as one would a pestilence," and are packing the streets, completely blocking them to traille.
"Bank" and "Fool"
Ireland
TREASON BILL PASSED
Dublin, Feb. 21.
The text of the Eire Treason Bill which has been issued provides the
was rescued by the should
occurred when Another skirmish police escorted the columnist Dorothy Thompson outside after the audience had objected to her laughing at the to her audible speakers as well
Six arrests have been made in a death penalty for treason, consisting nown agencies, it is series of sporadic clashes between of levying war against the State stated in despatches from New York, the police and anti-Nazi demonstra-sisting or conspiring to levy a war, have cabled to their representatives lors, but no one is reported to have or attempting by any violent means to overthrow the lawful Government. In the European capitals asking them | been injured.-Reuter,
Every person who, being an Irish to make investigations, but they have
jeltizen or ordinarily resident in Eire, been unable to discover nny
commits treason outside the State symptoms of
approaching
New York, Feb. 20. European eriala.
shall be liable to the death penalty An unidentitled man attempted to on conviction. "The upshot of it all la that Pie- which political circles in Paris linksident Roosevelt, who is to worried attack Herr Kulin and the Bund This section has excited much in- ing Director of the builders, escorted up the Spanish issue with big ques-about Europe, must allow himself "Storm Troopers" beat and kickel terest and is taken to mean that Their Majesties who first inspected ations of world politics.
to be told," bodyguard of 100 naval men,
proceeds the German him before he
citizen of Eice act in a As against this the Insurgent | After the
treasonable way towards Eire from commentary, ceremony
adding that Europe Police. of the Spanish Government is interested in does not need his anxiety, oldest workers of the yard
another country, the Government of were de jure recognition, primarily in so presented to the King and Queen de Jure
"Is President Roosevelt seeking
Eire could ask for his extradition, with his persistent talk of war to
and this may particularly apply to who drove away to the accompanient far as it affects the question of the
restoration of Spanish of
property in force Europe into war al
all cost and
repatriation
of just in order to enable the American
Great Britain.
Persons knowingly harbouring a refugees, whereas the ques- Spanish refu a panim, prayer and on of termination of the war by or in the American oppositional press comments. Bunders shouted: "Throw # traitor are able to a fine or two |
nemaments Industry to reap profits
years' imprisonment. Persona de- ber out."
clining to disclose or pitulation of the Loyalists is held right when it sees in the hysterical
deliberately Dorothy Thompson returned later withholding knowledge of treason to be a matter of purely domestic outbursts of the President merely an concern in which foreign mediation attempt to draw attention away from and continued to shout an occasion are liable to five years' imprison
the Growing diMculties of not sought or desired.
theal: "Buck" or "Fools." She explain-inent. American domestic and political
A Λ second bill entitled Offence situation." the paper asks. It adds to the Press: "I laughed because
the Nazis are exercising their free Against the State Bill and aimed that Europe knows how to take the dom of speech which they would against the Irish Republican Army pronouncements of President Roo- deny everybody." sevelt since the determination of the European peoples to preserve peace is stronger than the efforts of certain American circles to find a way out of their own business or difleulles.--Trans-Ocean.
cheers from the onlookers. Prior to the launch, the usual sim- ple service, hymn, was conducted, as the King, dressed as Admirat of the Fleet, stood on the latching platform with the
Queen.
The King George V is one of a class of five battleships to be fitted with 14 lach guns under the naval
rearmament programine.
Fran
It is stressed that the new offen-
sive against Madrid which was funched yesterday will be conducted without the slightest regard to pre sent
or future negotiations. The success of inflitary operations, It is claimed, in bound to affect conversi. tons with London and Paris. As in the case of Catalonia, diplomacy will be ruled out by the course of mili #tary events.
Inspection Tour
London, Feb. 21. The King and Queen began their of Northumberland three-day our and Durham this morning when they visited an armaments factory Newcastle-on-Tyne, where crowds The impression is already galning cheered them as they drove through the streets. They inspected the vari- ous branches of armament produc- tion, including gun mounting for the battleship King George V. which Their Majesties will launch later in the day.
chases.
Comparison Made
London, Feb. 20.
ground in competent circles in Burgos! that Britain is quick to realise this and is now seeking to expedite negotiations with General Franco- Trans-Ocean,
authorises the
criminal
establishment courts which are
of
Herr G. W. Kunze, Bund National special Organiser, demanded that the radio expected in a day or two-Reuter "cease giving people the trash of Wal-Special. politicalter Winchell and Eddie Cantor and give them the voice of one who'does not speak the American language with a Jewish accent.".
Trouble-Making Tactics
London, Feb. 21.
DEATH FOR TREASON
Berlin, Feb. 20. The Government has issued the Treason Bl providing the death Fritz Kuhan attached the Jews penalty for any While accusing President Roosevelt and said: "America should be re-treason within the State as well as of war mongering, Germany herself turned to the Christians who found for any Reich
person committing
is not lucking in the least in defend it. The time will come when no-treason outside sive measures for trouble anticipated body will stand in our way."
Press. early in March,
Reports
Rudolf Markmann,
citizen
the State United
committing
Eastern D':- trict Leader, denied that the Bund U.S. Fleet Exercises is seeking Nazism for the United i States.
and is not for export. We #ght in- "Nazism is reserved for Germany
ternational Jewry for God and the country."United Press.
Gramophone Denounces Hiller
New York, Feb. 20. voice denouncing Herr Hitler boomed Early this evening a mysterious
outside Madison Square Garden,
floor of
L
Speaker Altacked
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Border Closed Again
from reaching London Berlin state that ships built to net Queen Mary, the Princess Eloyal
Bayonne, Feb. 21. and the Duke of Kent to-day visited Several Loyalist Spanish officers
as auxiliary naval vessels in case of war have been forbidden to make the Olympin section of the British and political leaders who fled in Industries Fair and matte many pur-France after the debacle in Catalonia of reach of German or Italian ports any arrangements putting them out left Toulouse yesterday morning by from March 1, it is also persistently The Duke and Duchess of Glou-ale fur Velencia after making known reported, although omelally denied cester are inspecting the Cruiser their resolve to die rather than sub that two otillas of U-boats, with Gloucester
to-day-mit to the Franco reginic. The group their mother-ships, at Plymouth
includes General Cisneros, Comman-fensive manoeuvres as far as the Al- are making de- Reuter Bulletin,
der-in-Chief of the Loyalist Spanish lantic and perhaps even to the Medi- Air Force,
terranean. Hitherto these small type The Franco-Spanish frontier was submarines have been intended pri- The battleship is the first of the pin closed yesterday as the insuimarily for coastal defence and never new ships now building and project-Kent nuthorities were unable to cope left the Baltle.
after which the volee sank the Star It is stated that no Spangled Banner. en in substantial numbers, which, with the large numbers of Loyalist officers or men of the German Army,
Twelve single-seater fighters parti- Hong Kong Depot. says The Times, will restore the militia and civilians seeking re-entry
naval manoeuvres Peak Depot. to a into Spain. As a result about 50,000 of absence after the end of Febru
| Navy or Air Force can obtain leave
Police finally located the speaker- cipating in the an automatic gramophone strength of the British Navy
on the become trapped in the fog over | ******* standard demanded by the conditions Loyalist militiamen and civilians are
house
It is reported that seven of in 40th Florida. of the modern
world
held up on the French side of they and it is even said that all leave. second
are cancelled for March. Steamshi Street. Nobody was in the room-them crashed. One pilot was killed Drawing & parallel between the frontler.
United Press.
and one is missing, while the others companies are reluctant to booit pas- According to one account, the clos
landed safely by new ship and the last one to bear
parachute. sages to America after the end of her name in the Royal Navy. The ing of the frontier has been order-
Reuter Bulletin. March. Italy's recall of warships Time
recalls that the "old Kinged by General Franco na protest from South America is also noted... George V was launched. only nine or reprisal against the retention of
United Press, months after being laid down and the Insurgent Spanish refugees and was completed in about 13 months prisoners in France. Trans-Ocean.
Bread Supply Assured more, but the new ship will need
Crucial Stage
Berlin, Feb. 21. hardly less than double that time for building.
Burgos, Feb. 21. Germany's bread supply for the The precise cost of the
Conversations at the Foreign Ofee current year in fully satisfable from new ship is not yet known, seems unlikely that it will be less are expected to be resumed to-mor- the amounts at present on hand with
Six powerful Storm Troopers leap- coming year, according to an official row at which not only Senor Jor- a substantial reserve left for the
ed on Greenbaum, bent him and dragged him across the stage by the
The planes took off at dusk on hair. When he was eventually ros- Bread grain stores on January 31, It is generally felt here that the 1999, amounted
cued by the police his clothing was routine night-flight and encountered those of the last generation.
to approximately
in shreds. He was arrested on next few days will decide the issue ten millions tons, which is 4.4 million
fog. They separated to avoid col- Navy architects of 1911 had not of war or peace in Spain-Reuter, tons higher than a year
lisions and circled blindly untli mid- charge of disorderly conduct. realized the need for specini protec-
carlier,
During the rally bands blared and night when their fuel was exhausted tion against underwater explosion,
according to figures supplied by the the audience sang German folk songs and then all landed blind. Seven of which was brought home so forcibly though the main armamen! of the Reich Statistical Bureau. Of this and cheered any references in the the pilots parachuting to to the Navy in the first year of the new ship is to be practically the total 6.4 million tons are still in fur- speeches to Herr Hitler and Signor
The need for anti-aircraft same as that of her predecessor inmer's barns, while 4.0 millions tons Mussolini.-Reuter. armament, with its large ammunition name, 14-Inch guns as against 13.5 are in flour mills or silos, which now supply and infriente and delicate con-inch, in developments such those out-held 2.5 and 1.0 million tons more trol installation, had not arisen. The lined above is found Qie cause of an than on the corresponding date last speed demanded by the capabilitles | Increase in displacement of fifty per year.---United Press. of ships of foreign navies wan by cent, and in cost of 400 per cent.- modern ideas.but moderate. Thus, British Wireless.
but it
than four times that of her predeceanna and Senator Leon Berard, but sor, and that, indeed, is the measure also Sir Robert Hodgson may parti-statement. of the relative-complexity
of the equipment of modern warships and cipate.
war.
Fittman's Accusations
Twelve Planes Down
Pensacola, Feb. 21.
New York. Feb. 21. Excitement nt the Nazi rally reach a frenzled pook when Isodore Twelve naval planes crashed and Greenbaum, a young hotel worker, a Brazilian navy student was killed, leaped on the stage and advanced says United Press.
Station attendants said five plones upon Fritz Kuhn, leader of the hund, who was in the midst of an anti- were destroyed and the other pilots
dangerously
The Semitic trade.
injured. Crashes occurred over an area ex- tending from Pensacola to 30 miles north and cast.
Senator Bridge of New Humshire
or
ure
PHILIPPINES EXERCroty
Feb. 21. Capt. Mark K.
United States Army officer, acting Chief of the Philippines Army Air Corps, an- nounced that 11 aeroplanes will ne in a broadcast speech inst evening.
holding their first general manosu- Mr. Roosevelt, he maintained, is vres from March 7 to 13, embracing heading for war and instanced in the whole area of all the islands Washington, Feb. 21. Senator Piltman asked, "Did not support of this contention the Pre-couth of Luzon. The initial practi.c actual gunnery and the British polley of appeasement aident's action in entering into agree will comprise surrender to the mercy of Hitler not ments with other countries without bombing-United Press, orly Czecho-Slovakia but also Po- the consent of public opinion land, Rumania, Yugo-Slavin and Tur- Congress as well as his apparent in- key?
What is there to atop his tention to use the power of the domination, if not the conquest of United States to police the world, these countries, and what can Hol- Senator Pitiman, Chairman of the Li is alleged to have shown leen-itler's demands?
lond Shanghai, Feb. 21. |
and Denmark da in regard to Foreign Affairs committee followed Terrorists claimed another victim Ings towards the Nanking Reformed doubt that Hitler hos
Does
anyone with a two-hour epeech in which he to-day when they killed Marquis Li¦ Government--Reuter.
In his pro- defended the present foreign policy Kuo-chich, who is unofficially con
Involved in Scandal
gramme domination over the Ukraine, of the Government and appealed to the support of and even Siberin?"
the public to rally nected with the Nanking regime, in Marquis Li, while head of the
China Merchants, In 1932 attempted bent on domination in East Asia in itself to be missed by the oppositional After declaring that Japan was President Roosevelt and not allow to put across a fraudulent deal with cluding Islands in the Pacific, Sena-press-Trans-Ocean,
Another Assassination In Shanghai Yesterday
a street in the International. Conces
sion.-United Press.
Shot on Footpath
a foreign finance company involving tor Pittman made a cryptic reference thirty million taels by unlawfully to Mussolini being "by force of elr mortgaging the China Merchants' Shanghat, Feb. 11.
tho Berlin-Rome- property.. However, the Chinese Cumstances" in
Tokyo triangle.
the
current
Spelling Bee
[OW many of these words are correct and what is wrong with
It could the others?
Marquis Li Kuo-chich, grundson Government tried Id who received a of the statesman, Li Hung-chang heavy gael sentence and a huge fine. Senator Pittman concluded that was assassinated in the International Li appended to be High Court Just avoli alliances, but give the "oppress
President Roosevelt's policy was to Ho Seitlement this afternoon. The gun- prior to the start of the men responsible for
outrage hostilities asking for his release on ed Government" all help escaped.
the grounds of juness and his request legnity give, short of war-fleuter. titleback The attack was made by two gun-wan grunted-United Press, men at 5 pm. while LI was walking to his motor car from the house. Ho received
bullet Ave
Aeriopagus stigmatic
pneumaltic Argonaught pockelty
English Oxford Dictionary spell-
Folicing The World. Japanese Buggestion
Shanghai, Feb. 21.
Washington, Feb. 11. wounds and The Japanese newspaper Tairiku President Room:reit's foreign dropped on the pavement, passing Shimbun to-day prints an article' polley has brought the Unitedings of these words twill be found on ́away in hospital po hour later.
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