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The SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
-FOUNDED 1891
No. 15392
A - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939. BETAT SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
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Gale Promised For Later To-day: Local School-Children Germans Admit New Sent Home As Precaution: Air Mail Service Disorganised
FREAK TYPHOON THREATENS COLONY
HONGKONG'S FREAK TYPHOON—ONLY | TWICE IN THE HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY IN THE COLONY HAS A TYPHOON BEEN EX- PERIENCED IN NOVEMBER-WAS STILL AWAITED AS THIS EDITION WENT TO PRESS. As a matter of fact, the typhoon threatens to become a mystery.
No. 9 Signal (indicating an increase in gale intensity), which was hoisted at 10.15 a.m., was lowered at 10.30 a.m., and was replaced by No. 8 signal.
Number 8 signal indicates that a expected from the south-east.
gale may be
The typhoon is believed to be within thirty miles of the Colony and cyclonic weather has been experienced
AFFECTED
ANTON
Kawigan [ONGKONG
CHINA
at Gap Rock.
Small, frees have
been up- rooted on the Peak and there have been several minor har- bour mishaps. The City dis- trict, however, has been almost supernaturally quiet..
First warning of the approach of the typhoon
received
suddenly...
was
First Warning
First Indication of в possible typhoon rent was given at 835 a.m. this morning when the No. 1 signal was holsted and the following warn- ing issued by the Royal Observatory an hour before:
"A depression or typhoon is within 30 miles of Lat. 21 Ñ. and Long, 112
THE
AREA The E. moving NNW." typhoon is situated near Hongkong.
Want Secret Session Of Parliament Opposition Will Make Request
Since then the typhoon has moved steadily nearer the Colony, and the | Royal Observatory confidently predict La severe blow before the day" is muil", Heading Straight Hero
At 10 o'clock this morning it was officially reported by the Royal Observatory that the typhoon had changed its course and was then 50 miles WSW of the Colony
noying NNE, which would bring | the gale directly to Hongkong. Ships to the southwest of the Colony will probably experience dimculties.
IL
A.A.
CREW
HAVE
TOUGH JOB
Allied Advance
BERLIN, Nov. 22 (Reuter),—The official German news agency says: "On the east bank of the Moselle south of Peel, enemy artillery of all calibres have started activity.
"The enemy has advanced to the edge of the wood south of the Kiteling- Mandern Road."
Allied Fighters Win Big Battle On West Front
Seven German Planes Downed In Dogfight
Anti-aircraft units in training have to be their own removal men. This lot is sean heaving its scarchight on board an army lorry far transportation to a defence post.
Blockade Will Be Complete End To Nazi
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter's Correspon- dent with the R.A.F.). -Seven German air- craft are reported to be shot down by Allied fighters and another by French anti-aircraft fire during one of the live- liest days in the air! since the war started.
Operations extended over
a 100 mile front.
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WHITEAWAY'S
MINE OUTRAGES :
BRITISH DESTROYER
A VICTIM
LONDON, Nov. 23 (Router).—The Admiralty announces that the destroyer Gipsy struck a mine off the east const yesterday and was subsequently beached. Twenty-one officers and · men reported to be injured, and about 40
ratings are missing.
NAZI RADIO
LIES
LONDON, Nov. 22 (leuter). —An_authoritative rejoinder is Issued to the assertions of the Hamburg wireless news in Eng- Ush on November 21 and in Deutschlansender on November 22, claiming that German re- connaissance fights over" Eng- land continue without opposi tion and specifleally stating that British planes which took off were unable to, Intercept them.
It is pointed out here that British fighters brought down raiders on November 20 and November 21.
The wireless also stated that the Allies' reconnaissance air- craft displayed no scilvity on November 20, whereas British
aircraft flew over Bremen and Hamburg that day and. over Dusseldorf. Stuttgart and Frankfurt on November 21.
All machines, returned safely.
DESOLATE
Results received nt Hend. WARSAW
quarters show that in the
are
Just over 100 survivors wero landed at an east coast town by various vessels last night.
One vessel, anchored close to the scene, picked up 30 survivors who were awimming strongly against an ebb tide, led by a powerful swimmer who continually encouraged them with shouts of "Come on, boys! Here
we are!
Remarkable Escape
A rating, interviewed, said that he was in the engine room when the ex- plosion occurred and the next minute he found himself in the water.
I did not know how he luat got there. He escaped with merely a superficial wound in the forehead.
A hundred people on the sea front. watched the rescue by the beams of the
searchlights.
The crowd were attracted on the shore by the violent explosions. They saw vessels hurrying to the stricken ship which was already partly submerged,
Singing Survivors The spirit of the survivors was amazing.
onlooker tol "Reuter" that they came ashore sloring and were wonderfully cheerful.
The survivors wore nil kinds clothing, including dressing-gowns and bathing-gowns.
Another onlooker, said that the vessel appeared to have been struck
northern zone, a Heinkel-3 re. Once Proud City Aidships and to have broken in half."
connaissance bomber was shot
down by
A British Hurricane fighter plane, and crashed on the Belgian side of the frontier.
Heap Of Ruins
Ironical
The Irony of the disaster is at during the day, the Glpay had rescued three German airmen found 'udrift· In ̧ a rubber boat.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" One enemy alreraft, of, a type not TOKYO, Nov. 23 (Domei).- specified, was brought down, pre- Although reconstruction work had carried out sumably by British fighters,
The
A few days previously the Gipsy another rescue,
In the southern zone, three Mes-is proceeding under the direction bringing in the crew of a ship which serschmitt fighters were shot down of German authorities, the city was sunk in the North Sen. by French fighters near Strasbourg. of Warsaw still remains in a
Italian Ship Hits-Mine- pilots landed by parachute and state of desolation, according to LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter) were taken prisoner.
a report submitted to the When the Italian liner Flaniona struck Another brought down by a French lighter in Foreign Office by Mr. Sako, a mine off the Kent coast, people on the same area.
Japanese Ambassador to Poland, shore heard a violent explosion and
life-boats were launched the con- mediately. shot who recently visited down by French anti-aircraft worthquered capital of Poland with
enemy -alrcraft
wns
A fourth Messerschmitt was |Hopes Of Continued Overseas Trade
BRITAIN'S REPLY
TO "MINENKRIEG"
LONDON, Nov, 22 (UP).—The Ministry of Economic
The history of the typhoon was traced by an officiat of the Observa- tory this morning when he said that it LONDON, Nov. 22 (British crossed the Visayas Islands, south of Wireless). Mr. C. R. Attlee, was then moving W.N.W. and con-
the Philippines on November 20. Opposition Leader, following the tinued in this direction until the warfare predicts that the seizure of German exports will War Minister in the House of afternoon of November 21, when it Commons to-day said:
was situated off the Paracels. It was constitute a “Blitzkreig” on German trade and virtually afternoon of the 21st 11 started moving wipe out all Germany's
"I think the time has come when I should give notice that in the new session we shall ask for
then of small intensity, but on the
a.N.N.W. course and the follow-foreign exchange. day was north of the Paracels.
At 0 o'clock this morning the
As the Government prepared
typhoon was 120 miles southwest of the Order-in-Council which puts Hongkong moving north.
Gato Expected At Noon
the extended contraband control into effect within 24 hours,
a secret session of the House at an early opportunity in order to discuss improving our organisa- tion and output of supplies, and After 6 o'clock a rise in pressure in Hitler and his chiefs are reported' that this House may make its the Kwangchowan diatelet Imposed a proper contribution to that sub- N.N.E or northeast direction, bring to be discussing a counter-move the typhoon closer to Hongkong, and to what will practically isolate Ject.
Its Intensity made a sudden increase. Germany economically.
"It will blow until late this after- noon," added the Royal Observatory official, "and will then probably clear up.
Paghe greatest force of the gale will
"There are criticisms and
there
may be apprehensions. They ought to be dispersed, and this House has its responsibility which it cannot leave entirely to Ministers.
Liberals Support
be felt after noon."
Schools Closed
With the recent increase
NAZIS ARE FURIOUS
of Sedan. The pilot was killed and thé permission of German the machine badly damaged.
Government authorities.
A Dornier reconnaissance plane
The devastation in the former was shot down near Nancy. The pllot was uninjured and was
Jewish quarter. Lakken
with. n логта! population et 400.000, is particular- prisoner.
ly severe. Scarcely a single bulld- ing survived undamaged throughout tie elty.
The fate of the rest of the crew is tinknown.
The French lost two machines at the Strasbourg dogfights, but there were no British losses.
Flights Over Germany SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Nov. 22 (UP)-It has been offcially announeed that Royal Air Force pinnes "made successful
flights on Monday and Tuesday over Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Bremen
..
Illustrating the scope of the damage inflicted by German bombers and artillery, the Ambassador pointed out that even in the legation quarter, the| Japanese and Turkish Embassies ore Installations that the only foreign have escaped serious damages.
The roof of the Japanese Embassy
-
im-
They found the ship still afloat despite a large hele for'ard and a split down the hull on the starboard side. She was making water rapidly. She carried little cargo, however, was thus more buoyant than
and
usual.
being able to keep afloat.
This might have accounted for her
LATEST
ALL OVER
· “At about 11 am, the typhoon was
lins now vetred towards: Macno and They have been replaced in Poland Canton, and is moving in a. north- by S.S. troopers.
north-easterly......... or north-easterly direction. A
The typhoon has actually passed
Plane Drama Hongkong, and never reached sofizal
was struck twice, while its porch and garage were also hit. Indicative of the force of bombs, a typewriter wos knocked off its desk and hurled about East Coast Raid
15 feet across the room. Utensils and LONDON, Nov. 22 (UP). —The windows in the Embassy houses were
**The worst is over," perial activity over the North of also broken. Reactions To British. England and Scotland this afternoon
This statement by Mir, B. D. Evans, Following occupation of the city Naval Reprisals
spread to the East Coast of England by German forces, reconstruction work Director of the Royal Observatory, where anti-aircraft artillery fired is being pushed forward, at o rapid, kas casod. Hongkong's alarm regard- twelve rounds at a twin-engined space and the doomed.capital is be the typhoon ilrent that : suddenly LONDON, Nov. 22 (Router), black bombing pime fying at a high ginning to emerge from its shambles, developed this morning. of re-The Nazi Government has re- Royal Air Force purnulta took to
altitude,
the Ambassador further reported..
But a povere blow is threatening connaissance fights by the Nazi Air acted to the British decision to the air but no air raid warnings were WARSAW Nov. 22 (Router) The lowly," "pir. Evans fold a Telo-
- German Army Leaves an |both 'Canton and Macao.may
The barometer is rising ůvěry: Force, some quarters are wondering apply the "Navicert System" sounded. whether Hitler's reply with with fury disguised as righteous that anti-airmail Aro drove off Ger- end, and are now moving into Ger thirty miles west of the Colour. It
last regular German Army:regimenta long expected mass bombing raids,
The Exchange Telegraph" reports left Polish territory over the week-porter at 17.30 pm T Immediately the No. 8 sigtal was This is accompanied by the argu- indignation, calling it "piracy
man attackers on the Shetland Islands many. holated this morning preparations ment that since economie warfare is and robbery.”:
The report sold bombs wero dropped a warfare on women
and children, The Nazi Government has also which caused no damage to shipping, "We want to be sure that we are were made to safeguard against
possible typhoon.
Germany is entitled to retaliate | Briton's "civil population.
on changed its attitude with regard while an official report stated that
to its illegal mino-laying.
one RAF. scapland was set offre. All the morning papers here, how-
The seaplane was moored at the tima Government schools were closed for?
Its first reaction to the loss of the and there were no British casualties, the day, and the harbour began ever, welcome the extension of the Simon Bolivar was to blame Brilh rapidly to clear Itself. of junka, sam- contraband control as a probably mines.
Two Raiders Brought Down Sir Percy Harris, speaking for the pans and other small craft.
adequate answer to Germany's This did not go down.
The British Admiralty and Air Liberal Party, also attached Im- The Pan-American Airways Clip-minenkreig."
On Tuesday, the Nazis actually Ministry have both confirmed that portance to the holding of a secret per which was due to get off with
boasted of their mine successes in the the British bagged two German mid- session, not so much in order that mails for Son Francisco this morning
North Sea.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Government might give information, has been delayed for 24 hours.
To-day, they went back to the ers on Tuesday. A British destroyer
rescued three German-flers, two ofi LONDON, Nov. 23 but that members might have the op-
(UP) The The Imperial Airways Air and services may not be affected by the ships will be handled In the same original lines, but as the American whom were seriously wounded, from “Exchange
Telegraph's" portunity to speak their mind
newspaper, "New York Times," points a rubber boat in the North Sch
Bruscis furnish information which they had typhoon as the outgoing and inward control ports as the inward bound, out, this will not affect the opinion of
correspondent reports that a German heard in the course of their work..
namely, Kirkwall, Weymouth, The
For hours this morning the Royal bomber crashed near Ostend after planes are not due until Sunday,
American officers, who had a first- Air Force and anti-aircraft guns French fighters had driven it away Among the schools closed was the Downs, Halfa, Malta and Gibraltar.
It is contended here that the ex-jhand knowledge of German mine played hide and seek with a German from Calais and riddled it with pod approclubly between 11.45 nm. CBS, the children being ordered
tended control will constitute Doon-operations In the last war.
raider along the Thames Estuary. bullots, home shortly before 10 a.m.
It tried to escape into Belgian Roof-Tops Chaso
territory but began to disintegrate. The red flog, indicating that ferries customers Inst year, in order of their BRUSSELS, Nov. 22' (Reuter)-- would stop running at any moment, value, were Brazil, the United States, The newspaper. "Libre Belge," be- Crowds in the streets of towns The pilot parachuted to safely, but at 12.30 pmn. was 29.09. was holsted at the Star Ferry at 10.20 Argentina, Chinn, and Japan,
leves that German exports to North along the estuary saw the rider skim three of the crew were killed. ever, at midday
.m. Ferries were still running, how-
Apart from coal, the most import and South America will be chiefly the rooftops with H.A.F. chasers in boomed The typhoon was approximately 30 ant German exports were manufac-affected, and that shipments for hot pursuit and bursts of shrapnel BIG GIFT TO RED
tured iron and sicel goods, pharma- Belgian and Netherlands colonies dotting the sky. Later guns bo
may, be given reasonable idterance.
doing our utmost for a more energetic! prosecution of the war. We want to be sure everything possiblo la being done."
Secret Session Demanded
Forry Waming
miles away at 10.30 s.m.
· SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY LONDON, Nov.. 22 (UP)-Mr Clement Ailler, leader of the Labour Opposition, has announced that dur Ing the new session of Patllument -opening next week, the Labour Party Jardino Ship In Storm will demand a secret ression to diad A Jardine steamer is bellowed Tetras improving the mutput of supe have encountered the full force
piles to the Army, Navy and Air the blow... «Fères,
Financial Body Blow
It is presumed that outward bound
cial and economie body-blows to Germany whose principal overseas
of
ceutical wares, dyes, paper, copper ware, leather and woollen goods, silk to and rayon and cotton goods...
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Manufactured goods represented
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Will Hurt Nazi Exports
in south Essex but no planes were seen.
Nazi Bomber Crashes Near Ostond
CROSS FUND
Netherlands Concerned An omelat communique also ar- LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuter) The AMSTERDAM- Nov 22 (Reuter), nounced that the coastal defences Maharajah of Indore, has sent a gift The Netherlands Goverment is drove off a German seaplano, stof £1,000 to the Lord Mayor's Hed
PLEASE Turn To Pate.4.
PLEASE Turn To Page 7. Cross Fund.
typhoon force.
A moderate gale of 32-38 m.p.3.. was reported from Waglan and Gap Rock, while in Hongkong feel #t attained a force of 30-45 mph. bo- tween 10 and 11 am. The maximum
rust reached a velocity of 74 m.p.h."
Barograph Falling
The "Telegraph's" barograph drop-
and 12.30 p.m. ̈
At 11:45 a.m., il registared 29.9, and