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Count the "TELEGRAPHS“ everywhere
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN,
and 3; Wyndham Street In the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
KILLING ATHENIA LIES
SPECIAL WAR COMMENTARY
Categorical HOW REICH
Denials By Ministry
Diplomat's Assurancos
IS LOSING
October 31, 1939.
Echo Of The World War
Claims Are Awarded
Against Germany
Tremendous Shortago
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI Of Materials
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UP). LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter).The German-American Mixed
To Washington -The likelihood of a shortage Claims Commission, despite Ger-
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter). of fish in Germany may be many's emphatic protest, has -The Ministry of Information measured by the fact that the announced awards of $50,000,- announces that the British Am-normal North Sea catch is 000, to American and Canadian bassador in Washington has 300,000 tons per annum against claimants for damages sufferei munitions ex- conveyed to the United States the Baltic 30,000 tons, says a in the Black Tom and Kingsland
New Jersey Government the following assur-special war commentary. ances regarding the sinking of
Unemployment in Germany has plosions, just prior to the entry | jumped from a few thousand to more of the United States into the the Athenia:
than a million, according to a neutral World War. 1.---The Athenia carried no bullion ubserver. This is believed to be due securities, guns, munitions or explo in part to the closing of textile and sives either a cargo or stores;
shoe factories, the fornier due to the 2.She was not sunk either by lack of raw material.
An order, issued by the German contact with a British mine, by n British submarine, by gunare from Ministry of Transport, instructs con- British destroyers or by internal version to gaseous fuels for all communion stores caused the explosions. explosion, but in accordance with merelal vehicles still allowed to evidence in possession of the British Government, by a submarine;
Versol Not Armed
3. She was neither armed nor stiffened to receive armament of any kind;
4.It was not intended to use the vessel as an armed raider, armed in uny other merchant cruker or offensive capacity at the end of the voyage on which she was sunk;
3. The Chief Ofleer has sworn an alfidavit that he had never discussed with Gustav Anderson the question of whether or no there aboard and that there were in polt of fact ne tuns or other munitions carried as cargo..
were guns
IMPERIALISM NO
LONGER IDEAL
"Manchester Guardian'
And India Issue
operate.
Coal-Pits Reopen
The Berlin Governinent sent a note to Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Iull seeking to invalidate the pro- the claimants who ceedings of charged that German sabotage In the
Correspondance Revealed Commisslaner Christopher Garnet made public the exchange of corres- ondence between Mr. Hull and the Seventeen coal-pita in England German Charge d'Affaires at Wash- have been re-opened. The outputington. Herr Hans Thomsen, in which has increased by 300,000 tons a week, florr Thomsen charged that all meet- German rump sessions and it is hoped that it will shortlyings of the Commission were merely total 270,000,000 tons a year.
As the result the blockade, Ger- Commissioner, Dr. Victor Huecking Herr Thomsen accused Mr. Garnet many is unable to supply Yugo-hud withdrawn. Slavia wit rubber goods, in-plates
One hundred and and the Umpire for the Supreme und textiles.
Mr. Owen Roberts of being biased, twenty-eight lorries were delivered fourt and the Department of Justice. without tyres.
since the
As regards rubber, the 1937 im- ebblended that Mr. Roberts bud port of which was 110,000,000 Reich-1 mathority to make final awards marks, the entire supply is now cutithout written agreements with the
Bum, a substitute, covers one-German representative. Afth of the pruce the consumption,
olf
Raw Materials Shortage
As regards tin-plate, one-third of the iron-cre imports Is cut off. Sweden applies two thirds of the
remainder, but could not cover even Germany's pence Lime requirements,
As regards textiles, the stoppage of the export trade should have left a |surplus equal to about one-third of 10 production. Innbility LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter).- the total
supply textiles, therefore, is presum- to shortage of raw Devoting its attention to India,ably due the "Manchester Guardian" materials and suggests that surplus points out that Sir Samuel stocks were limited at the outbreak Hoare's speech is an advance on the Viceroy's offer and welcomes the indication that it is regarded as such in India,
On this side, the paper declares, the debate on India showed that renunciation of Imperialism in favour of the voluntary association of free nations is fast becoming a national ideal,
It will be a calamity it conerete form cannot be given in India to a great community of views.
Russia To Call League Council
30
of war.
war-
Supplies of cotton from Russia nre relatively inaccessible. Moreover, it
that Germany's is estimated time requirements of cotton equal two and a halt times the expected maximum of the Soviet output for 1042.
U.S. Sympathy
Refusal To Intervene
Mr. Hull replied that the Com- mission was outside the jurisdiction the State Department and refused intervene. He observed that the withdrawal of the German Com- nissioner was "apparently designed frustrate and postpone Indefinitely
werk of the Commission."
M.P.S FETED IN PARIS
Oct. 30 PARIS,
(Reuter).-M. Dalndler, the French Premier, this morning received the British Mem- bers of Parliament who are visiting Paris and the Western Front.
They Were given lunch by M. Reynaud, the Minister of Finance, and in the afternoon they met De- puties and other prominent figures at n ten given by M. Herriot, President of the Chamber of Deputies,
For Finland Radio Lies About
Moscow Negotiations
South Africa
30 LONDON, OCL
(Reuter) To Resume
South African newspapers publish HELSINKI, Oct 30 (Reuter).an authoritative statement concern- The official Finnish delegation isng an African announcer of German LONDON, Oct. (UP)The leaving for Moscow tu-morrow even-starting stations.
His broadcasts are described as ul- Russian Atotassador, M. Masky, as in. Acting President of the Council of The local Press rays at high templs to undermine the stability of the League of Nations, bas sum- oficials of American Legation hand-the South African Government.
For sour months past, especially moned its 13 members to meet ated a personal message from Prezident Geneva on December 3.
Roosevelt to M. Parikivi, leader of so since war broke out, this African The Assembly, comprising more the delegation during the delegation's annumerr los poured out a number -thu- tions which are still memelist visit to Moscow, expressing syn of lies about South Africa.
of the League, will meet cn, pothy for Finland and asking; la belThe has specialised in scurrilous re-j
inferned with vestard in the progress ferences to General Jan Smuts, the
emier, and other leaders. One of the principal tasks will be of the negotiation to vote a budget for 1940, without which the League cannot continue ather year.
Lr
Dember 4.
Both the Council and the Assemb ly were scheduled to meet in Sep- tember but the meetings were post- poned due to the outbreak of war.
NO SHIPS FOR MACAO ROUTE
SHIUHING, Oct. 31 (Central).- Shipping between Samfow, on the West River, and Macno has been Suspended as a result of the destrue-: tion of all steamers during n Japan- ce ale raid on Saturday.
Japanese artillery at Kongmoon! shelled Fungshan, Shelmoshan undi) Lewchuen on Sunday morning. There were no Chinese causalties.
In the afternoon 300 Japanese in- men allacked tantry and cavalry Chungwulee end Tashanting under| an artillery barrage. The Chinese dropped them in the hills and in-
They re- TO licted hravy casualties. treated to Kangmoon towards even- ing.
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