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Hongkong Telegraph.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, · 1939.-
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No. 38937
Tension Mounts As
As Finland
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the tyre
with the TEETH
Receives Alleged Red Demands Drama
Bremen's
BAY OF FINLAND CLOSED AS of the MOBILISATION IS COMPLETED Escape
SCANDINAVIAN PLEA AS FINNS WARN SOVIET
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINKI, OCT. 13 (UP). -THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND TROOPS VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE WAR-TIME- STRENGTH OF THE FINNISH ARMY -ARE NOW UNDER ARMS.
An additional 150,000 men may be mobilised for
active servico from the voluntary corps. All parts of the Bay of Finland have now been
closed.
The Premior, M. Cajamner, has appealed to Nordic listeners to aid her against aggression. "Any advantages achieved at the cost of Finland's independence or integrity will hardly balanco the sacrificos entailed in overcoming our resistance," he warned, obviously reforring to the Soviot.
FINNS RECEive demanDS
MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Router).—-Soviet demands
were put before the Finnish Dologation for the first time during an hour's talk this afternoon.
The demands are not revealed. MOBILISATION COMPLETED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”: HELSINGFORS, Oct, 12 (UP).—Mobilisation has
"practically been completed.
On an unofficial basis, there are rising hopes of diplomatic action on the part of the United States and Scandinavian countries to save the country from Russian domination.
AMERICAN DEMARCHE
Assurance Sought From U.S.S.R.
SPEC... TO THE “TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UP), -It is authoritatively stated that the United States is making # unilateral declaration to Russia, expressing the "carnest hope that nothing calculated "lo affect injuriously the peace- ful relations between Russia and Finland will occur."
The United States is acting independently, without making similar representations to other Powers.
The United States Ambassador, Lawrence Steinhardt, to-day
Mr.
vilted the Kremlin in Moscow where, It is reported, he saw the Soviet Foreign Minister shortly before the Russians resumed their conferences with the special Finnish envoy.
Mr.. Steinhardt declined to com- ment on his visit to the Kremlin.
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The evacuation of civilians from vulnerable cities continues at a rapid rate. It is estimated that more than 100,000 persons have left Helsingfors, Viborg and Tampre.
The mobilization of reservists in
cludes all elvil guarda, and also a large number of The voluntary women's organizations,
Finland's greatest soldier, Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustave
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Finland, showing strategie Asiand Islands, which Soviet covets, and Bay of Finland, which Soviet war
ships have blockaded.
BRITISH CONCESSIONS TO JAPAN IMMINENT?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Oct. 12 (UP)-An important Anglo-Japaness, declaration is expected to be made In the near future.
It involves certain concessions to Japan on the part of Great Britain.
Britain is reported to have already informed the United States of the scope of these concessions,
It has been fearned from reliable sources that a meeting took place In Tokyo on Wednesday, between Sir Robert Cralgio, the British Ambassador, and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Admiral Nomura, In connection with the proposals.
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BRITISH TROOPS IN FIRING LINE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" 'n'
PARIS, OCT. 12 (UP).—PART OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HAS NOW ENTER ED THE TRENCHES ON THE SAAR FRONT. ¡AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE TO THIS EFFECT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE FRENCH HIGH COMMAND.
H.K. JAPANESE
Orders Given To Set Liner Afire
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12
CONSUL'S THREAT UP-A dramatic story TO RESIGN
of the escape of the German liner Bremen across the Atlantic when hostilities broke out in Europe was given to-day by Herr Post Dutch member of the crew who, as chef, was the only of the liner.
“WITH my Foreign Office colleagues elsewhere, I have sent a telegram to Tokyo intimating that we, in Hongkong, will send in our resignations unless prosent regulations in the Post arrived at Ymaiden, organisation of the new Trade Ministry are his Dutch home town, from altered," the new Japanese Consul-General in Murmansk to-day. Tho Hongkong, Mr. K. Okazaki, told a "Telegraph" Bremen has taken refuge
representative in Murmansk.
The Netherlander this morning,
revealed that the Commander of the "We don't disagree with the Bremen, Captain Ahrens, had formation of the new Trade given instructions Ministry, but only with its re-Bremen was to be set afire and that the gulations and by informing destroyed in the event of a Tokyo that we will all resign British warship appearing on the together, we don't wish to give scene.
U.S. NEUTRALITY ACT
American Shipping
Hongkong Firms Send Protest
the appearance of adopting a "We hurriedly left New York on threatening attitude," he point- August 30," Post told Dutch news- ed out.
Political Crisis
TOKYO, Oct. 12 (UP)—A serious political situation in developing
papermen.
knots,
35 Knots Speed
herculean task of re-painting the liner a battleship-grey.
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Mr. Okazali was confident that the matter would be settled satisfactorily.
"As soon as we swing clear of the He denied the Shanghal report that American coast, full speed ahead was the Japanese Consul-General, there, TWO AMERICAN shipping his resignation.
Mr. Y. Miura, had already tendered ordered, and we hurried along at 35 to Hongkong if the proposed Tokyo that he would resign unless daytime all hands were put on the companies are to start services Mr, Miura had, however, Informed out aboard the Bremen, while in the "During the night all lights were [amendment to the U.S. Neu- the regulations were changed,
trality Act does not bring this the order prohibiting American Colony within the scope of skips from entering belligerent as
n result of the Increas- Trench warfare has now commenced.
waters.
Ing number of Foreign Ofee ometals, Officially, the fighting-on-the-western-front-is-bofore the U.S. Senate does not against Be organisation of a new As amendment to the Act now offering their resignations-in-protest both at home and abroad, who are
doscribed as having emerged from the advance exempt Hongkong, and, unless Trade Ministry. guard phase and to have entered the "line during the course of the debate, Minister last night by practically the action" phase, in which the British troops all American ships will be forbidden entire rerular staff of the Ministry, are participating.
to trade with the Colony. The pro-reports re pouring in to-day of the hibition would apply to the Amertean Foreign e ofielais abroad follow-
ing Bu A “United Press"
The communique states that a withering fire from the Allied trenches repulsed German attacks in the Moselle sector. The Germans sustained heavy losses.
another amendment
is
made
Following the presentation of formul resignations to the Forelen
LATEST
17 Die In Rail Disaster
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" President Line.
TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Domel)—Seven- teen persons were killed and 208 Washington states that the Schutt spokesman of the Foreign Office who iy, yesterday evening, when a two-
Exp.ng message from
the situation, the were injured, zome of them serious- Commerce Committee has urged the ulen has tendered his resignation, kald car electric train jumped off the Senate to permit U.S. shipping to this morning: "We only want track and plunged into a gorge arar carry on commerce with belligerents unification of diplomacy, especially Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture. "separated from their mother coun-since the trade and political diploma- Inquiries into the circumstances tries."
jeles have Inseparable connections surrounding the disuster are still 'in This would, of course, primarily with each other," affect British colonies such 18 Hongkong.
The communique adds that, after three days of intense patrol fighting, "enemy action has assumed a charac- |more generalised
SAGA OF CHINA SEA "We Thought All Was Up With Us"
the
Gormane are
Hongkong Mentioned
and
progress.
Russo-Turk Pact Said Signed,
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuter)
Compromise Discussed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEONAPH" ter."
TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Domel)-While the Foreign Minister, The Chairman of the Committer Nomura, still refuses to accept the Either
Admiral Senator Josiah Bailey specifically attempting hard to recover the mentions Australia, New Zealand, Omer officials us u protest against the resignations tendered by Foreign positions lost to the French Sound Anido, the Straits Settlements, plan for opening a Trade Ministry since the inception of hostilities, French Indo-China, Hongkong and Government leaders to-day were stiti Rollabla sourers in Istanbul report or are counter-attacking strongly other outlying countries" as being busy discussing
4 possible soparated from the war zone
com-that the Russo-Turkish, defensive in an effort to prevent what is therefore coming within the scope of
promise.
nact, has been signad, 1oys the News believed to be an imminent (hia proposals.
Government leaders last night held Chronlele correspondent in Istanbul. Allied offensive.
"Unlied Press reports that it is lengthy conference which lasted The pact provides for the closure believed in Washington that the Ad- six hours. The Cabinet, at to-day's of the Dardanelles Straits in return ministration will approve modes have discussed the threatening situa- Balkans..
regular meeting, was understood to for Russian guarantes regarding the tion of the restrictions on the lines
tion. proposed by the Senate Commerce Committee.
Meanwhile, Mr, Tani, the Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, who has "Telegraph" Learns What several Hongkong businema houses miral Nomura and the discontented. [been trying to mediate between Ad- which have utilized American slijps
Most Violent. Fighting"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Oct. 19 (UP),It can be aid without fene of denial that the ront line elements are engaged In battle," says to-day a oficial French
A THRILLING story of the] = nervo-racking experience of 29 offlcers and crew of a Greek steamer which was caught in the typhoon off the Formosa coast this week, was related by Cap. tain M. Carras, skipper of the
"The patrol combats mentioned in vessel, to a "Telegraph" repre-ecent communiques are now Inval- ved in the most violent sighting," It Įsentative to-day,
acidia.
.ommunique,
housands of photographs taken during Allied recorthaltsonce nights ove revented the enemy's offensive the French are not surprised by an
and defensive positions therefore,
attuck from any direction.
The ship, now in Hongkong harbour, was hattered by the terrific winds which at one time threatened to drive the vessel on to the Formosan banke.
Captain Carras, alior stating that "The Allies are ready to meet any the typhoon first hit them at 8 real from the enemy. Artillery of o'clock Tuesday, moming and con-all calibres is in place and aimed at tinued to any them for twelve solid all the principal German cities," the
Western front communique says, hours, said: "Wo slopped engines and drifted 120 miles in 14
Ambushes And Patrols hours, driven here and there by the wind and WaveK
covers were
our
50-Foot Waves "Waves, 50 feet high broke over blown us, and hatch away like playing cards.”
The vessel was carrying no cargo, added Captain Carrau, but she had 1,200 tons of ballast and was en route to Hongkong from Tsingtao.
PARIS. Oct. 12 (Reuter).—An evening communique states that there were ambushes, and, patrols on both :ides.
Our advanced units are active, articularly in the region south of Saarbruccken.
Tho
in the past have cabled to the ocials, also tendered his resignation
last night.
·Department of Biato in Washington, pointing · cat the seriou DON- sequences" of, sky-u, difruption of
· American slipping in the Far East,
Colony Realdents Concerned American residents in the Colony are stated to be particularly concern ed at the possible effects of the pro- American posed Neutrality Act on trade in the Far East.
A "Domel" message from Shanghai reports that the same fears are held in the northern etty.
America, it is feared, will fortelt Its trade in the Far East If the Act is applied to Japanese poris, Shang- hal or Hongkong.
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LUXURY JUNK TO BE LAUNCHED TO-MORROW American Expedition to Bahamas
WHEN the tide is full to-morrow morning, the biggest craft yet bullt at Ah King's Causeway Bay Slipway will take the water. She is the Cheng Ho,-palatial and sturdy 100-ft. junk. which is destined to take the American Fairchild Garden Ex-
If the Neutrality Act as it now, pedition from here to the Bahamas, via the Cape.. stends is passed by Congress, Ameri- The Cheng's Ho name, which Though the decorationre which can ships will be compelled to confine
Chinese workmanship considera· cam their business in the Pacific to Was also that of a famous South Rental have yet to be added, the Howall the Philippines and UroChinn Admiral, is already declar- Cheng Ho in substantially complete. Netherlands. East Indies. They willnd in gold lotters and characters
The fo'c'ale contains 12 bunks for the Chineve snow of that number and
Germans Extond Action be prohibited from calling at New Against hor varnished bow. She has its own toilet convenience. PARIS, Oct. 12 (Reuter)-Action pore, Hongkong. or Suva.
Zealand or Australian ports, Bing to have a Chinese launching door opens on to the caller. We were five or six miles off the by German front line units har
social runway having been which is handsomely filled a Formosan banks when the typhoon spread to many new points along the RHODES, Oct. frat hit us, and there was a danger whole western front.
12 (UP) built to lead her from the high resty Rhiclvador and an Ass cobe Shri Japanese, goodwill.. plane == "Nippon","
fuel range. It is roomily Built with that we should be driven askoro, We
Attacks are taking place from the arrived today. It will hop out for phed constructed for her build-inset: aint and yards of ahely PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
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