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二拜識,就四廿月十英港香 TUESDAY,
1939. OCTOBER 24,
日二十月九
U-BOATS
TRAPPED
BY R.A.F. PLANES
NAZI AIRMEN SAVED
BY BRITISH SHIPS
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reutor)--Five Gorman airmen, who were picked up after the unsuccessful enemy air attack on the British convoy on Saturday, were landed at Grimsby from a trawler to-day.
Three of the men were rescued while clinging to the wings
One of them was injured. of their bomber in the soa.
The other two German airmen were picked up by a Locond British trawler. Both men were badly injured.
U. S. Neutrality
Historic Senate Vote
1
To Be Taken Friday
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
(REUTER).
LONDON, OCT. 23
MINISTRY ANNOUNCES:
THE AIR
"Two attacks on U-Boats were recently made by R.A.F. aircraft. Both are believed to have been successful.
"One occurred in the North Sea and the other in the Atlantic many miles from aircraft bases. "After both attacks, the pilots remained circling above the places where the submarines disappear- ed, and nothing more was seen of the U-boats.
"The following is the pilot's report of the North Sea attack: A reconnaissance aircraft sight- ed and attacked a submarine in position. A salvo of anti- submarine bombs was dropped ahead of the periscope.
"The submarine dived sleeply. The air-gunner said definitely that he noticed a second underwater ex- plosion after the explosion of the bombs.
"The aircraft then turned about.
TORPEDOES aboard a German destroyer about to be delivered to U-Boats for use at sea. When war broke out there were only 37 occan-going U-Boats in the Nazi floot over a third have since been dos. trayed. The submarino mother-ship, the "Saar", is a craft of 2,700 tons, and the latest gadgets aro used to make her impregnablo.
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Two British Ships Lost EFFECT OF WAR West Front
To Attacks
By U-Boats
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Router).-Details of the sinking WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UP)-President Roosevelt to-day held a ten minute conference with the Vice and flew over the submarine a second of two British ships were disclosed to-day.
"Patches of oil were observed They were the Sea Venture (2,327 tons), which was President, Mr. John Garner, Senator Alben Barkley, theme and dropped a accoud salvo. Majority Leader, and Senator Charles McNary, the
tensively after the second attack sunk by, enemy action in the north coast of Scotland and Nothing more was seen of the U-the Whitemantle (1,692 tons) which was sunk after an Republican leader in the Senate.
Direct Hit Believed
They have advised the President jointly that the final vote on the Neutrality Bill will probably take place next
JAPANESE COLLAPSE
*:
Hunan Reverse Bitterost Pill In History
scores
Friday.
after the first mlvo and more ex-
boat.*
The pilot of the Atlantic patrol' nircraft says: An enemy submarine was alghted some distance away. It dived and several heavy bombs were dropped: the first was thought to have been a direct hit.
The Senate convened at 11 a.m, to-day, an hour earlier than usual, as the first move to hasten
"Dark patches appeared on the final action Senator Barkley said he intends to seek a limita-water after the attack and air bub-
bles rose to the surface. tion of the debate.
"A second bombing
also
the
attack was
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LOSS IN TRADE
Hongkong Figures
Show Decreases
explosion
The Sea Venture's crew of 25 were landed on an island in one of the steamer's boats after rowing for 15 miles.
The Sea Venture took nearly three hours to sink.
Fourteen Missing Fourteen members of the crew of the Whitemantle are missing, bat, they may have been picked up by another vessel.
Five were rescued by a trawler and were landed on an east coast port. THE Imports-and- Exports All the injured-have been taken. Department (Statistical Ofee) to hospital. They are unable to say,
Sunk Without reports that the combined values whether the explosions was caused by
The Isolutionists are hoping that made as near the same position the House of Representatives will de- possible. We circled over the aren feat the repeal of the arms embargo for some time but nothing further
amend the and are planning to
was.observed." SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
measure to protect the United States CHANGSHA, Oct. 23 (UP)-military resources and to prohibit the Hundreds of burned dwellings, caport of munitions and arms in of virtually destroyed which the Army and Navy are deficient.
13 Clark Senator Champ villages and a sadder but wiser
anning a proposal to compel the civilian population characterise
tu prevent belligerent the entire arca north of this President
arned merchantmen from entering city, where for a few days United States ports. Japanese held a slender grip be. fore the drive on Changsha collapsed under the weight of a full-fledged Chinese counter- offensive.
During the past four days, this correspondent covered a zono 40 miles long and ten mile wide, paralleling thu Wachang-Changsha highway, where the Japanese spenthead on September 30 was blunted by the sweeping Chinese developing move- meat just 20 miles north of Changsha,! Full Force Used
Warning
Sudden Destruction For French Tanker
Nazi Envoy At BOSTON, Oct. 28 (Reuter).- Briton's Party
Strange Contretemps In Chungking CHUNGKING, Oct. 23 (Reu- diplomatic ter).The entire corps in Chungking turned out An observable fact was that the in force this afternoon at a Japanese were forced to swallow one garden party given by Dr. H. H. of the most biller pills served up Kung in honour of the British by the Chinese since the beginning of the war for the Japanese threw, Ambassador, 180,000 troops into the action in an Clark Kerr. effort to capture Changsha,
to sweep southwestward from Feng-
A screaming shell from a U-boat was the first warning of danger, according to the story told by the captain of the French tanker, Emile Miguet, which was sunk in the Atlantic ten days ago, when he reached here.
of Imports and exports of mer- mine or a submarine,
The Sea Venture was built in 1930 and Wigham Swan, Hunter chandise during the first three by quarters of 1939 totalled $846.6 Richardson of Sunderland, and was millions (£51.9 millons) as com- owned by the Dover Navigation Co.,
with $874.2 millions Ltd.
The Whitemantic, bulit in 1930 by pared (E54.0 millions) in the first Wood, Skinner & Co., Ltd., of New- three quarters of 1938, and castle, was owned by the Gas, Light $789.0 millions (£48.6 millions) & Coke, Co., of London. in the first three quarters of 1937.
In terms of local currency, the total visible trade of the Colony decreased by 3.2% in the first three quarters of 1939 as compared with the first three quarters of 1838, and increased by 7.3% as compared with the first three quarters of 1937.
Dusk had fallen when the first shell One
In terms of sterling the total visible was Bred, followed by others. struck the crew's quarters, cutting an trade of the Colony decreased by 3.9% in the first three quarters of 1939 as compared with the first threa apprentice almost in half.
quarters of 1938, and increased by 60% as compared with the first three quarters of 1937.
Nazis Soaking The Jews
Convoy Saved From Minca
Polish Consulate in
"Hongkong Closed
SIX WEEKS after the Polish Consulate had been opened in Hongkong for the first time, it was found necessary to close down, and the Consul, Mr. Roman Przedpolski, togother with his wife, has loft for Shanghai.
Mr. Przodpelski came to Hongkong from India at the and of August, on the eve of the European war, but as his duties were primarily concorn- ed with commerce between Hongkong and Poland, the annihilation of his country by Germany and Russia offective- ly brought to a sudden stop. any business of that naturo.
Mr. Przedpolski has now gone to Shanghai to join tho Polish Legation.
His residence at 15, Shouson Hilf has been vacated.
ZANE GREY DEAD
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Router)-An Famous Author Of auxiliary British Air Force squadron has saved a convoy of merchant ships Wild West Stories in the North Sta from possible disas ter from enemy mines,
Altadena, Calif., Oct. 23 (Rou-| This was revealed to-day by anter), Zane Grey, world famous offcial account.
Comes To
Life
Marked Activity West Of Saar
PARIS, Oct. 23 (Reuter). --A communique issued to- day states that there was marked activity on the part of the elements in contact, more particularly in the re- gion west of the Saar.
Troops Fool The Cold' PARIS, Oct.. 29 (Router).The the Western recent cold spell on Front has caused great discomfort to German troops, according to the prisoners taken by the French Army. The Germans complain of the scarcity of warm clothes and In- sufficient food..
LATEST GERMANS SEIZE U.S. GOVT. LINER
Drifting German mines were ob-American author, whose Wild
MOSCOW. Oct. 24 (UP)—The served in two places at intervals of West stories have delighted mil-;
and lions, and have provided severals News Agency" reports from an hour, each time close
Smoke flares were dropped and directly in the path of leading ships. subjects for the American film Murmansk, where the German liner
a warning flashed by lamp in time studios, has died. for the ships, on the first occasion, 65th year.
to follow New course, and on
He was in his Bremen is sheltering, that the US, Government steamer City of Flint (4,963 tons) has been captured by a Was Dental Surgeon German cruiser.
The US. Maritime
Commission's
Soo Back Page For Further Late News
HONGKONG MAY HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
39 Packed In Lifeboat
the arcend occasion, for the escort- Zane Grey, the American author,! Şir Archibald The captain halled the submarine
ing destroyer to get rid of the mine traveller and enthusiastle angler, was steamer was captured at ses and a and received permission to disembarkt
by machine-gun fire.
1barn at Zanesville, Ohio, in January prize crew was placed aboard. The Merchandise Docrosses
Detection of the mines was proof, 1875, and educated at the local school derinan sailors forced the American Although the German Ambassador the remainder of the crew.
The shelling had left one. life-boat
and at the University of Pennsyl- erew to take the vessel into Kola Bay, Imports of merchandise umounted of careful and skilful observation. was present at the party, German
north of Murmansk, vania, Schwabenland's Fato went without sa-worthy. "We were packed like With the 5th and the 13th Japanese circles claim that he
The vessel, according to “Tam,” sardines in it for 31 hours before the to $443.7 millions, (427.2 millions)
LONDON, Oct. 23
Qualifying in 1890 as a dental sur-! (Reuter) divisions operating along the Changmowing at it was being given in United States steamer Black Hawk in the first three quarters of 1030 as
with $477.0
milions There is
definite confirmation in geon and a ilcentiate in medicino, he was flying the German enign when she-Hankow Railway, the 33rd fol- honour of the British Ambassador.
rescued us," the captain stated. I compared lowing the highway and the 100th
German press correspondents were
The submarine torpedoed and sank (£20.5 millions) in the first three London regarding reports of the practbed In New York from 1898 to and 101st protecting the left flani also present.
Two Inborn tastes then drew him the Emile Miguel, otter 39 survivers quarters of 1938, and $456.3 millions sinking of the Schwabenland in the 1004.
(£28.1 millions) in the first three Atlantic, although the report is not while at the same time attempting!
What would have been the first had disembarked.
exports denied.
away from his protession-the love of quarters of 1937; whilst
PLEASE Turn To Pago 2. amounted to $402.0 millions' (£24.7
No conormalion also can be obl hsin and Nanchang in order to cut meeting between Sir Archibald Clark
(£24.5 millions), $390.6 millions the Chinese rear, the cream of the Kerr and the Soviet Ambassador, M. entire Japanese Army south of the anushkin falled to take place when
battle off Jutland. millions) and $332.7 millions (20.5 nined with regard to the reported millions) respectively.
(According to a Buenos Aires des Yangtze was thrown into the conflict, they missed each other by a matter
of minutes, But mountains-through which
The Soviet Ambassador arrived
in terms of Hongkong currency im- patch to the "New York Times," the decreased by mysterious vessel which sank the ports of merchandise the "United Free" correspondent
7.1% as compared with the first three Clement last month was not the Ad- slogged during three days of rais late, just a few minutes after the de-
quarters of 1938, and by 2.86% as commirel von Scheer but the Schwaben- plus the deceptive Chinese with- parlure of the British Ambassador,
The Ilongkong Government is tentatively proposing to in- drawal, followed by lightning four- who had another appointment for the
afternoon.
pared with the first three quarters Innd, a former base ship for German of 1937; whilst exports increased by mail planes. The ship was stated sided trusts on every Japanese
mid-stitute all-the-year-round Daylight Saving Time in Hongkong. The
been stailored in have 1.8% an compared with the first three to
The General Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Chamber of column turned an apparent Japan-
Atlantic between Africa and Brazil ese success into a first-class Chin- Nelson Johnson was present at the
quarters of 1038, and by 21.1%
Commerce, military and naval authorities and other bodies have party.
compared with the first three quarters before the war). eso victory,
M. Panlushiin has been keeping
Swedish Steamer Sunk By of 1937. -
been approached for their views. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
An interesting objection to the very much to himself since his ar-
U-Boat
The Government's proposal is
proposal is that, I adopted, it will rival in Chungking. He has only
BERLIN, Oct. 28 (Reuter).-
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuter) that clocks should be advanced mean that Hongkong will arise, not The North Hunan mountains aro called on Mr. Johnson since he came
The Finance Minister has-in-
The In terms of sterling values imports Swedish steamer of 1,241 tons as half-an-hour.
proposals tar-an-hour, but 53 minutes earlier puzzling even to the experienced here.
German sub- of merchandise decreased by 7.8% as been attacked by a Chinese soldiers. Twice in one day! Immediately upon arrival at the creased the levy on Jowish for-
are meeting with a mixed recep- than should normally be the case.
Hongkong already enjoys a form our party was lost following the line party, the Soviet Ambassador had tunes by five per cent to 25 per compared with the first three quarters marine,
Norway, in her turn, says a meas-tlon... of the Japanese advance towards lengthy private conversation with
the official news with the first three quarters of 1037: age from Oslo, hay now received a
Some opposition has already boon of Daylight Saving-to the extent of Fulingpu, despite the fact that we Mr. Wang Chung-hut the Foreign cent from November 15, #C- of 1038, and by 3.2% as compared
cording to
willst exports Increased by 0.3% 45 warning from Germony not to recept
advanced by Industrial and beal 23 minutes by adhering to 120th employed experienced guides.
agency.
compared with the first three quarters convoy by Brush and French war-
news establishments in the Colony, meridian zonal time (observed also according to information supplied in Manila and Shanghai) Instead of
Mean Solar Time, ~ The lovy of 200 per cent. War of 1938, and by 20.5% ne compared ships.
to the Telegraph" the morning,
Truo solar. Ume for Hongkong là 7. fine of a milliard marks imposed on Imports of treasure totalled $708,-
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23 (Reuter) The naval and military authorities, hours, 37 minutes ahead of Gree Jews last November for the murder 000 as compared with $8.7 millions
If the proposal for half-an-hour of a German diplomat in Paris by a in the Drst three quarters of 1018, The owners of the Swedish steamer, it is believed, will support the pro- wich Mean Timb
Daylight Saving Time is adopted, end $290.9 millions in the first three Albania, has announced that two posol, Support is also expected from
the Colony, will be 53 minutes oft LONDON, Oct. 28. (Router)The Polish Jew.T
Corps, which would thus have half- because payments madeed to $70.0 millions as compared with when the steamer sank.
Bho is believed to have been the on-hour extra daylight time in which Mean Solar Time, or 83% hours
́ahead of' GMT. Even two weeks after the Japanese submarinella, which sanke more is stated that the fucresse, is in quarters of 1037; and exports amount-members of the crew were drowned the Hongkong Volunteer Defence
than 20 weeks ago, was brought to posed
Make victim of a submarine alluck.
to train volunteers, retreat, the villages were compara-the surface this afternoon and rode hitherto showed that the total of $140.3 millions and. $99.2 millions
millard marks would not be reached, respectively, "PLEASE Turn:To-Pago 2, on an even keel..
Puzzling Torrain
Hundreds of small valleys, each copoblo of couceniing an cntire division--and the Chinese success-| fully employed these tactics in several case-branched off from the mala route, High hills command each village where the Japancro troops - quarterad,
Minister.
American Ambassador, Mr. Increase In Levy
On Fortunes
Starling Values Less
Two Men Drowned THETIS BROUGHT axed as the means of collecting the with the first three quarters of 1987,
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