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FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 13272
二拜禮 “號一月十英港香 TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 31,
1939. 日九十月九
Intense Blizzards Bring Fighting To End
SNOW SWEEPS THE WESTERN FRONT
Duke of Windsor Tours
Lines Under Nazi Fire
Here
Is The
Saar Front
OMERZIO
S
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Oct. 30 (UP).—Real wintry weather has sottied
in on the Western Front.
Snow flurries to-day swept up the Saar Valley and deep drifts have begun piling up in the Vosgos Mountains near the Swigs
border.
VOLLINGEN
31 AVOLD
Flying men report sub-zero
OLEBACH
R
OTTWEILER
FRIEDRICHSTHAL
FISCHBACH ZBACH
DENSDORF
DUDWEILE/0
BURDACH.
SAARBRUCKEN
O BREDACH
EMINES
temperatures aloft.
Steam Launch, 2 Junks Blown Up By H.K. Mine
A STEAM launch and two junks in tow, which eluded a patrol launch off a minefield between Lantau Island and Castle Peak last night, were completely destroyed when they came in contact with one of the mines, it was revealed this afternoon.
The fate of the crews of the launch and junks is nut
at present known,
GERMANY'S The launch, which was towing
OIL NEEDS
the two junks, struck a mine north of Tai-0 Bay, Lantau
The Duke of Windsor has completed a tour of the snow regions at the front. He emphasised the need of knitted woollens and com- forts for the troops being hurried to the front im- mediately.
Visits French Lines Under Firo
The Duke visited the French lines between the Rhine` and Moselle rivers and slopped awhile at Strasbourg while the city was under fire from German heavy artillery.
a
However, the fighting, is re- ported to have been at minimum over the weekend due to the intense blizzards.
Snow bus closed the Alpine passes along the Italian frontier.
It is reported that German artillery fire has subsided, leaving the entire front the qulelest for weeks.
Most of the activity for the past 24 ours has been centred north of the Saur and east of Saarbruceken, where French arthiery repulsed German new advance rongs constructing varitions.
Great Aerial Activity LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 30 (Router). -Great nerial activity o the Western Frent between the Moselle
Saar the
reported this Was
morning.
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CLASGOW, Oct. 30 Router).-The response to the announcement that volunteers between the ages of 22 and 35 will now be accepted for servico with the armed forcos has been so great in Glasgow that two recruiting offices have not bean able to cope successfully with them,
In many cases, the men have just had their names taken and have been told to call back later.
CITY OF FLINT
Germans Threaten American Crewmen
Priced from 10 conts cach
WHITEAWAY'S
U.S. NEUTRALITY
Support For The Allies Envisaged
LONDON, Oct. · 30. (Reuter).-The British: Press treats with realism the news that President Reosevelt's neutrality pro- posals have been adopted by the Senate.
The news is regarded more as an indication of American moral support than an affirmation of the resolve to stay out of war.
The fact that moral support does exist is well-known in Britsin,
The "Times" stated that witchers on this side of the Atlantic must
LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP). -Survivors of the British appreciate that this legislation is
steamer Stonegate, who ar- being passed solely in the interests of rived here to-day, said that the American people.
Peace In America Issue members of the German
Right through the long controversy.. prize crew aboard the City peace in America has been the issue, of Flint threatened to sink and peace in America will be the Issue when It goes forward for discus- the ship if the American [sion in the House of Representatives. crew tried to make trouble,
The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Senate's adoption of the proposals is an affirmation, by a Jecisive was threatened by the existing Act. majority, that the pence of America
The paper recoils that the mood in which the existing Act was passed The German cruiser was that never again should American blood be shed on foreign battle-felda. Deutschland shelled
and That mood atlit dominates. sank the Stonegate just before they met the City of Flint, to which the Stone gate's crew together with a German prize crew com-
or 40 prising 30 armed with revolvers and vote of 8 to 4. approved the pro- cedure and sent the Neutrality Bill hand grenades, were trans- to conference.
The vote followed. strictly party
ferred.
Houra Committee Approves WASHINGTON, Oɛl 20 (UP). men The House Rules Committee, by
The Stonegate's crew were landed at Tromsoe. They said a member of the prize crew told them:
"We really do not want war with Britain. We knew nothing about the political situation until very shortly before the outbreak of war."
**** *****German Reliconce
Well-informed quarters in Berlin believe that several days will elapsu before anything definite is heard about the City of Flint,
lincs.
LATEST
Russo-Japanese Rapprochement?
SHANGHAI, Oct. 31 (UP)-The Japanese Foreign Ofee spokesmen's ttement, that folks between Japan Germun pources, naturally, are and America ulmed at the settlement very unliktly to reveal anything re- of outstanding differences have not
the preceding 24 furs had MAJOR-GENERAL THE DUKE her whereabouts, even if the, heen scheduled. It interpreted here the preceding 24 hours had been Imost at vanishing point except for
tow Cerman attacks in the Biya
region.
Lack of aerial activly was ascribed
the bad weather prevailing-log,
and snow.
Contact Units Active
of Windsor, saluted as he left the War Office wearing his new uniform. He relinquished Field-Marshal's rank before accepting his new post on the Staff.
the
PARIS, Oct. 30 Router). A Tragic Figure. Murmurs "I Ask The will urval in unknown; thirdly, the agreement among the Japanese thom-
communique issued to-day stutes
PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
Pardon of The Court" As-
Island. The inundit wis pro- AIR ALARM MURDER TRIAL ENDS
ceeding in an easterly direction.
Expected To Prove police launch was despatched to
Biggest Handicap
the scene of the explosion as soon as information was received in Hong- kong this morning, but so far has not sent a report of the disaster to Police HQ.
The Hongkong naval autharfiles issued the following statement this attemoon: "A launch and two junks,
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30 (Reuter). In a long war Germany's oil supply will be one of her weakest points.
This is the opinion of Dutch oll experts in commenting on a mine area. report from the New York cor- respondent of the "Telegraaf" that in the view of American Army and Navy experts, Ger- many has only sufficient high- grade petrol for two months of big-scale air attacks.
Must Uno Synthetic Oil The Telegraaf report suggests that after such a period, Germany will have to use synthetic spirit which |
IN LONDON
Metropolitan Sirons Sound By Mistake
SPECIAL TO THE "TeleGĦAPH" LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP)—Sixty
and
IN GUILTY VERDICT
Judge Moved As He Accepts the owners of which have not yet blind persons, mostly girls been ascertained, were blown UP women, were shepherded into the Recommendation To Mercy north of Lantau Island in a prohibited basement of the National Insitution for the Blind in Great Portland
"I THINK it is the only possible decision the Jury "No details of the accident are to Street to-day, when the air raid
could have reached on the evidence as a whole. The law and but it, as it appears, they came warning was sounded by mistake.
They included typists, clerks from the west, the vessels must have evaded a launch which was patrolling worktra in a Braille factory. provides only one punishment for the crime of murder the area."
Some descended twelve of and it is my duty to pass that sentence upon you But were safely sheltered within a short I am glad to say that the jury have coupled with their "We had so many rehearsals that verdict the strongest possible recommendation to mercy. everthing went easily and quickly," That recommendation I gladly accept. said an oficial of the Institution.
Talking Way To Victory
Nazis New Technique
stairs willin D
time.
minites.
and
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know, until the ship is safely through as another Indication Japan is the blockade and in a German har exploring fully the pastibility of un which understanding with Russia bour.
Sverd faclors make It very weld enable her to deal with difit to estimate the probabi United States and Britain on betler tle of arrival in Gerinuny.
terms than those poirlble to her pre- Firstly, the route is not known; sent diplomalle Isolation.
Although is believed that dis- secondly, the speed at which exact time she departed from Murselves and the wenkness of the pre- mansk; is not yet definitely known sent Japanese Cabinet ferto, Ane and fourthly, It is not known which factor in the postponement of
cisive talks with the United Slater port she is headed for.
nevertheless there have been nigal- It is believed likely that she will frant developments in Japan's re- attempt to slip down the Norwegian iations with the Soviet in the past coast and into the Baltic, perhaps via fortnight which indicate that an agree- Kel or Travemuende.
da-
ment between Japan and the Soviet In well within the bounds of pos- sibility.
May Eludo Capturo
One of the most noteworthy LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP)-British naval circles here express the bellel developments during the past two that the captured American freighter weeks is the sudden complete change City of Flint may succeed in cluding in the Japanese Army's attitude ull attempts at capture and safely towards Russia, which is now actually rench some German port soon. Isaid not to be Japan's enemy. Jopan-
any
It is stated that this is possible ese Army offlelai here, making private
recently, without. because the vessel can travel practi- comments cally all the way from Murmansk warning gave correspondents a shock reason for fear between Japan and alde Norwegian territorial waters.
When the correspondente-who are to hear the Japanese
without being compelled to go out, by declaring "there is no longer any
It has been revealed that the only Russia."
point where the ship would be oblig
ed to go outside territorial waters necisatomed
would be south as out
could easily be done at night time.
Although it is impossible to dia- cover whether the British Navy is endeavouring to recapture the City PLEASE Turn To Pago. 2.
Sea Back Pige For Further Late News
HOLLYWOOD STAR SEES OWN FILM IN COLONY James Zeemin Lee Back in H'kong
"To ench blind person is attached Indeed, had there been no such recommendation, I should still have a person with sight Really they got made one on my own behalf na trial judge. I think you may rest assured down the stairs as quickly us any that, although it is my duty to pam sentence of death upon you, that sentence will not be carried out." Is unsuitable for modern war-planes.
person with 'ght could do."
Major II. S, Dor, of the Air Raid
The Chler Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-she was led gently down the stairs American experts place the 1930
LONDON,, Oct. 30 (Reuter).—The synthetle petrol production ni 25,000, Nazi war of nerves was followed by. Precautions Office in London, said:
Inside the Court, however, two
relatives 009 barrels and believe that Germany "pence offensive" and this has now "To-day's alarm was sounded by mi gregor, was visibly moved as he into the cella.
deathly-pale, middle-aged (women
collapsed while frail, will need 52,000,000 barrels in peace given way to a "war of dark hinis." take. A stand-to order had been re-spoke these words this morning to a time and 150,000,000 annually in wor
the "News celved and this was mistaken for an woman standing in the dock of the several others sobbied bitterly. This is answered by
Sessions Court. For two days Pang In a summing up to the jury
IT IS a rare occurrence for Hongkong previewers to watch time.
Chronicle" which says that if talie; alarm signal.
Air Alarm Protest
Yiu-mul had, without displaying the the Chief Justice referred to the could win a war, the Nazis would ba
**extremely able and eloquent" a flm in the company of the principal star. But it happened- well on the way to victory
TRANENT, Oct 30 (UP)-The alightest emotion, listened Arst to the
speech of Mr. D. 3. N. Anderson, this morning when press critics previewed "The Rainbow Pass" *But neither talk nor anything else Acting Provost of East Lothian dis-evidence against her and then to her
defence counsel, who had sub-starring James Zeemin Lec. will worry us," says the journal. closes that he has protested on behalf counsel's strong efforts to prove that
milled that at the time of the.com- Mr. Leo, who is a brother of member of the staff of the Hongkong We are well prepared for all con- of the ratepayers to the Regional at the time when the killed Wan tingencies. Besides this, it should Commissioner for Scotland, as a re- Hang-chung, her husband's young
was insane.
Mr. Li Chor-chi and Mr. William and Shanghal Banking Corporation. Vinson Lee, arrived from Holly. He later left to complete his educa ANKARA, Oct 30 (Reuter)-The be noted that whatever policy the sult of widespread indignation be-concubine, on July 14, she was insane.
Ton at. the Universiy Turkish Premier is to deliver an im- Nazis decide to adopt, they will not cause the warning was not sounded Freblo Figure's Gestura
I dealt wood yesterday and was present California in Los Angeles. Whilst "It will be convenient if portant speech at the opening of the chatter about tholr plans beforehand. on Enturday when a German plane
was shot down,
she had behaved Turkish Grand National Assembly on
me with an offer of a part opposite (UP)Eight If no salsfaction is obtained, he throughout, the trial, when the death forthwith with the question of in in the Censor's Studio this there, a chance to join the mayles Wednesday.
MILAN.Oct.30
Mr. Lee, who was educated at St. Willem Powell in "The Kanil M
PLEASE TUM To Part 2,0-1 The Assembly's first task will bo persons were killed ani 40 injured sold he intends to propose that other sentence was pronosheed, the feeble ranity, continued His Lordship. morning.
PLEASE Turn To Page 2. Stephen's College, was at one time's ratification of the Anglo-Franco when an electric and a stram train burghs join in a joint protest to the figure merely towed and said: "I"You will remember that I am
Lord Provost of Edinburgh,,
ask the pardon of the Court." Then „Turkish Páct.
Icollided at Lambrat; near Milan.
Important Speech In Ankara
Exactly as
mimion of the crime the accused
Summing Up
:
of Southern