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FOUNDED 1001
No. 15208
二拜禮 號一廿月一十英游香 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939. 日一十月十
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FIRST PICTURES OF CAPTURED GERMAN VILLAGES
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French tropps cxamining unexploded mines left by the Germans when they abandoned territory in
face of the Allied advance."
German Planes Over London, Scotland, Essex, Orkney Islands: R.A.F. In Action
INTENSIFIED NAZI AERIAL ACTIVITY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, NOV. 20 (UP).—“ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ALONG THE LOWER REACHES OF THAMES FIRED ON HOSTILE AIRCRAFT THIS MORNING, AND A PATROL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHASED
ORTSVERBAND Cauterbach/Saar
you
A French soldier reading a notice in the captured town of Lauterbach. The notice reads: "German Colonial League Offices. Local Group. Lauterbach, Saar!
21-Knot German Armed Liner Slips Out To Sea From Portuguese West African Port
NAZI RAIDER ON
A GERMAN RAIDER OUT TO SEA FROM THE ESSEX COAST AN THE CAPE ROUTE
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DECLARED TO-DAY.
NOTED GERMAN LEADER OPPOSES NAZI POLICY
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BERNE, Nov. 20 (Router),-Hugo Stinnes, the great. German industrial magnate and one of the first backers of the Nazi Party in Germany said to-day that he was opposed to the Naxi war policy..
Stinnes recently sought refuge in Switzerland. This policy, he added, threatened the most consequences.
diro
Planes Spread Death in Kwangsi
CHIANG MAY APPLY TORCH TO NANNING
This afternoon the
"Star" reported that a
One eye-witness said it
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"'
Pollus make friends with a family in one of the German villages captured in the French advance.
GESTAPO TERROR SPREADS
Krakow, Vienna And Prague Suffer
KRAKOW, Nov. 20-(Reuter). -The “Death's Hend” battalion! of the Nazi Black Guards has arrived in Krakow to start its duties...
"This is a special unit of the Gestapo and is used to suppress anti-Nazi activities
organise Jew-baiting,
or to
Many Austrians Arrested VIENNA, Nov. 20 (Reuter).- Arrests of Austrians are made daily. UntestinAustria. has arisen over the arrest of à high oMelal of the Viennese Poilee.
Prague Unrest PRAGUE, Nov. 20 (Reuter).-
indication of the unrest prevailing in in the fact that Nazi Black Gunres
Prague and other Czech cities is seen
machine-guns,
and on the leaders of the Czech demonstrations,
The Gestapo is stil trying to lay
was a large black plane, and 14 SHIPS IN Windhuk, the most modern of of the "New York Herald Tribune"
Vessels. 9 DAYS
another declared it had the Swastika insignia painted | on its rudder.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 20 (UP).—A 21-knot German plane flew over armed German merchant-man has escaped into the London area in the the Atlantic and now directly menaces the im-re patrolling the streets with hand carly hours of the morn-portant Cape route from Australia, New Zealand ing,
and the Far East to the United Kingdom.
She is the 16,662-ton German Correspondent Loaves Gormany Enst Africa Line's steamer
BERLIN, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Mr. Beach Conger, Berlin correspondentį the company's fleet of eleven has had to leave Nazi Germany.
Mr. Conger reported unrest in the The Windhuk, her silver-grey hull Reich, getting information, he said," repainted in battleship-grey, slipped from several rellable sources, from Lobito Bay in Portuguese West, The Nazi Propaganda Ministry promptly told him to fle a clear She is reported to be fully armed denial of his reports or else find his. for predatory raiding purposes, and privlieges cancelled and his is disguised as a British merchant-patches revoked.
He was not allowed to use the tele- The crew consists of picked men phone or telegraph, and forbidden to from the crews of several German attend Press conferences. - vessels which have been anchored Since it was impossible for in to Lobito Bay since the outbreak do his work in the face, of this, Mr. of hostiles. The vessels Icinde Conger found, himself obliged to
· Africa Line'n steel.
The reports stated that Nazi "Pirate" Mines Africa during the week-end. the raider came from a
southerly direction, circled over London and flew off}
again to the South.
Mystery White Plano Anti-aircraft artillery
Claim Big Toll
don-
A STANDARD CURRENCY
Now Pan-American Proposal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, (UP)It is learned that members of the Inter American Financial Econo- mic Advisory Commitles are considering proposals to establish a single Pan- American monetary stand- ard.
It is reported that the Peruvian delegate, Senor" Montery, suggested. adopt- ing a new "Pan-American" dollar," based on the "com- mon denominator," of the purchasing power of the individual currencies of 21 Latin American Republics.
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LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP), man. The British naval authorities to-day charged that "Germany's unrestrained sea - warfare” has also resulted in the sinking of 14 fired at a white plane flying at a ships in the past nine days, in several others of the German East leave a JAPANESE WARPLANES ARE PRECEDING THE ARMY VAN. great height over a town on the cluding nine, with the apparent gamesLost Float In, War, spread desecration and religious per 91 PROVINCE WHICH HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIEN FORCES FOR warning was sounded and crowds, loss of almost 200 lives, over there normal speed of the Windhuk, secution in Sevlet-occupied Poland) P&C CIA BETON
Boutheast coast. No air raid
GUARD THREATENING NANNING, ANCIENT CAPITAL OF KWANG.
THE FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES.
Thirty-two bombers staged raids over a wide area in the province yesterday.
the direct route to Kwellin, the pro-
Nanning, whose 300,000 civi- lians have evacuated to the interior, suffered two violent raida.
vince's war-ume capital.
.
Religious Persecution SECRETARY
“ROME, “Nov. 20 – (Heutar) --Wide-
week-end. MA watched the aircraft follow the
which was launched in 1930, is 18 are reported by the Vatican Radio, The lasses Include four British knots, but it is believed that she cant declares that the Lwow church, coast in an easterly direction. merchant ships and five neutralships, do over: 21 knots.
one of the largest in Poland; is turn- Keavy anti-aircraft fire was also Several other ships have been damag- The German East Africa Line is the ed into stables and others are con- owing to the exigencies of the war The "Telegraph'^^understands"- that coast town. Ob-ed but have managed to reach port most important Nazi shipping concern vorted into cinemas. heard at another
[Riluation," the Hon. Mr.⠀ 8. Caine, servers saw shell bursts encircle the safely during the week-end.
trading to Africa. It lost its entire It is believed that the Japanese plane which was a
Monasteries and convonis are re-Hongkong's Financial Secretary, is tiny speck in д Most of the sinkings have occurred fleet of 22 vessels after the Great quisitioned by the authorities. will, if Nanning' falls, attempt to clear blue sky:
in the North Sca
being recalled to England for im off the English War, when they were surrendered as push farther along the French Anti-aircraft-Ore was again active coast, and have been attributed to result of the Treaty of Versailles.
Order Not Restored.
portant duties in the Economic De Indo China border towards Yun, at noon when another plane was Geraian mines. V
Since 1020, however, a new flest has LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)—It is.
partment of the Colonial Office.
The Hon. Mr. Caino" will, 15 is Bighted Bying high over the southest
been built up. The Windhuk is the reported from Prague that Baron Von understood, leave Hongkong early. Wuming was raided by nine planes,
"Central News" reported this count.
Greatest Lesson To Dato
latest of this fleet;
Neurath, former German Foreign while another nine machines bombed
next month. morning that the Japanese are en- North Scotland Warnings Tslenkiang.
Naval authorities said the lossus Lobito Bay is the harbour for the Minister and now Nazi Protector of Orders have been issued for the countering considerable opposition
Warnings were also sounded in a for the last nine days have been city of Angola, important Portuguese Bohemia and Moravia, has been controlling the finances of one of the
PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. "scorched earth" policy to be applied north-east of Yamchow and a column to Nanning the moment it becomes was defeated yesterday at Kowlung- town in North Scotland. The all-perhaps the greatest for any com- West African railway seaport.
clear was sounded after 20 minutes parable period since the outbreak of obvious that the city can no longer bo hu
during which time an enemy recon.the war.. held.
naissance plano was sighted
Picked Man Recalled
ILAN.
Kwangtung Activity
The British Admiralty has charged MAGNETIC MINE MAY BE
NAZI'S "SECRET WEAPON"
and But the Chinese are determined to In addition 14, the Kwangel driven off by anti-aircraft fire. that the Nazis are placing free mines › resist the Japanese, who are now in vasion, Japanese troops are reported An enemy plane also circled over in the North Sea. in violation of the mountains twenty milles away, to to be displaying considerable new some southern Orkney Islands. A
International Law, the utmost,
activity in Kwangtung.
group of R.A.F. planes took to the 'Additional sinkings reported-are- A bitter night occurred yesterday air immediately, and so far it is not the British collier Torch Bearer, on near Kowkong, when a Japanese unit known whether the enemy plane et- which, nine lives are believed to have LONDON, Nov. 20 ̊ (Reuler),—The week-end sinkings have Picked divisions of Kwang attempting to push into Slashingshih caped.
been lost; the British freighter given rise to the theory that Hitler's "secret weapon" many ben Legislative Coutell Schoolchildren in the islands were Pensilva, the troops have been recalled from were defeated. Considerable fighting Kwangiang, where they have been regions, where much of the warfare
Is taking place along the West River damlased, and sent to their homes. been safely, landed, and the Beftish the magnetic mine, but if so, it is pointed out, it is but a poor Budgets Hon. Mr. Cale
trawler Wigmore; whore crew the Canton-Hanko is between opposing forces afloat.
of squib. defending
sixteen were Josì, ......... Hallway, to resist the invader · of
Гарадере units moving towards
he ships were torpedoed.
Naval reports state that several of
i
A.A. Batteries In Action LONDON, Nov. 20 (Router).-The batteries along the lower reachos of
their mother province. They are Wengtong, ten miles upstream from under the command of Taal Ting- kal, famed "Defender af Woosan Samahui, were ambushed yesterday Air Ministry aintes that anu-aircraft Capture of Nanning would saver and abandoned several dend.
one of China's vital raji and high-i
way routes it with French Indo
Pe China. A railway Inks the former,
cabital with Hanoi, and the city is onl
Chinese Raid Fatshán・・・ Falahan was raided by Chinese planes on Friday," belated reports
PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
Tonth Victim Loto reporte state that there has The Air Force Fighter Patrol been a tenth victim of German mines
· PLEASE Turn To Page 5. PLEASE Turn To Page 5).
the Thames opened fire this morning at n hostile aircraft.
Selected for the important takk of
Empire's most important colonies on January 6, 1037, the Hon. Mr. Caine [arrived here 'on July, 18 of, the 'sarne year. He was then appointed Flann- cial Secretary, 'n nuwly-croatod post, and Colonial Treasurer, el Mi
His tenure of office in Hongkong has covered two record Budgets, both of which were expounded in brilliant fashion when they were introduced
In addition to the 1930 and 1940–41
the ---------* | introducéd, and: brililaitly defended. moored at considerable depth below the controversial propoints for the The magnetic mine is by no the surface.
introduction of Income Tax be a va moans a new invention, Great When a ship enters the magnetic time measure.ZONE Britain used it in the last war. field of the mine, the latter explodes Previous to his Hongkong pain
owing to its delicate mechanism.ment, the 1. Mr. Caine was att
There is no direct ovidence, how ed to the Inland Revenue Depart Delicate Mechanism bu
As over, that day of the week-end sink- at Home, and, later, to tha: Cộ Magnelle mines are usually placedings was the result of the explosion Office, of which he wAA
from 1981 to 1937 feither at the bottom of the ocean, or: of magnetle mines.