Only moderately priced full sized 7-passenger Sedan on the market. Canadian Chev- rolet De Luxe
Nott Cash Price $5,000.00
INVESTIGATE
FAR EAST MOTORS
20, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
British
Dollar Tt-
Manager
agkong Telegraph"
IDT.NewStath: Chmy1dorning Post, Ltd., Light4389a, Hongkong.
High Water: 10.27,
Low Water:-21.22.
The
FIRST EDITION
DUNLOP Fort
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
一拜望號四月二十英港香 MONDAY,
DECEMBER 4. 1939. 日四廿月十
No. 10001
Navy Takes Full Revenge
DISASTROUS WEEK- END FOR U-BOATS
KEY
POINTS
IN THE BALTIC
RIEL· ECA
Ethellouland?
500
SWEDEN
LONDON, Dec. 3 (Router).—The dramatic story of how a German U-Boat fell into a carefully-laid trap by British warships off the coast of Britain is now revealed.
The failure of the U-boat to reach its objective was due to the watchfulness
of the crew
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS - 30.03. PER ANNUM
SOVIET SQUADRON
WIPED OUT
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3 (Reuter).-The annihilation of a complote squadron of 12 Soviet bombers at Imatra is reported by a Helsingfors correspondent of the "Telegraaf.'
The planes were trying to bomb a huge electricity plant which serves the whole of South Finland.
Anti-aircraft fire shot down 11 and the twelth made a forced landing.
SOVIETS ADMIT STRONG FINNISH
of a small fishing smack who saw the submarine in moonlight slipping RESISTANCE
stealthily along the
FI
LATVIAN
ARCHANGEL
RLENINGRAD
MOSCOW
MEMEL JITHANA)
V. 5. 5. &,
DANZIG
HAMBURG
POLISH CORRIDOR POLAND
GERMANY
coast and immediately reported its presence to the naval
authorities.
1. Kiel Canal. Gormany's U-Boat gateway between the
North Sea and the Baltic.
2.-Exit to the North Sea flanked by Denmark and Norway. 3.-Germany's push castward.
4.-Danzig and Gdynia. Polish ports seized by Germany. 5.-Memel, German-occupied port that was only exit to sca
from Lithuania.
6-StrategicTMAaland Islands,which-Russia-covots.- 7.-Stalin Canal, linking Russian navies in White Sea and Baltic 8.Short Soviet coastline, which Russia has extended by acquisition from Estonia and Latvia and which she will try to extend by war with Finland,
Tour of Finland Shows
Reds have no Walk-over
(UP STAFF CORRESPONNDENT
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 3 (UP).—I have just finished
nome
The U-boat commander, lulled into a false sense of security, made his way to carry out his mission when, as pre-arranged. warships and sporching craft swoop- feel upon the submarine mil destroy-
ed it with depth charges.
Sunk By Planc
The pilot flying a Constal Command 150 mites from land alrcraft wan when he sighted a minute object un
the horizon' eight miles distant,
With his binoculars, he was able to satisfy himself that i was enery submarine, apparently of the OILANG ocean-going type.
So that he might approach un- observed, the pilot climbed into a cloudbank and stalked his quarry from there.
The U-boat's crew heard the air- cruft's engines too late.
The pilot swooped travards his tar- get and released a bomb.
Before the submarine could fully submerge, a direct hit was scored.
The bomb exploded at the base of the cunning tower.
No Survivors
the
The aircraft remained over position for five minutes to look for
survivors, but none was seen..
When the aircraft left, a long oval
انه
the sub-
foaming water patch of bubbling. covered the spot where marine had been. members
the British Two Cabinet, Sir Samuel Hoare and Lure! Hankey. were visiting the R.A.F. Coastal Command Headquarters whee a wireless message announcing the destruction of the submarine was retu ceived from the aircraft.
Trawler Sinks Two LONDON, Dec. 3 (Resler).-Three German submarines were reported to have been sunk during the last two days.
A
Grimsby trawler is stated to have
accounted for two.
The captain of the British steamer Stonepool, which was attacked by
U-bolt, said that the German sul
ve marine was lale destroyed British warship.
Half Nazi Fleet Gone SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH” a two-day trip to the Russian frontier area, and the
PARIS, Dec. 3 (Reuter).-French industrial cities there are intervals of 10 minutes. They looked
as though they were about to land at val circles believe that Germany modern-ghost towns.
has already lost half the effective sub- hidden airdrome. I judged marines she possessed at the begin- The industries, particularly their air speed about nearly 300 mitesins of the war. paper and cellulose, are function- per hour. They appeared to be an Some quarters estimate that the ing 24 hours a day. But a child unrecognized factor in the Finnish uses are 35, but authoritative cireles is a rarity. Blackouts are Stalln did not even shake the tres put the Agure at about 30. rigorous, and every window is get the Polish, and Baltic plums sealed with cardboard,
they fell into his lap during a high
defence programme.
wind stirred up by Germany, But FRENCH STEAMER
At Virasoja, one of the world's with Finland it is different. biggest paper mills ceaselessly grinds With Germany pledged to 11014- out cellulose for export. At this aggression--and busy, anyway, fight- factory, Imitation, silk for ladies'jing a war with France and Britain- slockings and clothi for men's suits after Stalin extended his western Is ground out of the wood from Fin-defences halfway across Poland tand's forests.
SUNK BY MINE
PARIS. Dec. 3 (Reuter). The
Hellgoland
DENMAR
The scene of the reported attack by LA.F. aircraft is shown above.
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (Reuter). Having recovered from the first blow, the Finns are "resisting more and more strongly," according to "Pravda."
This journal adds that the retreating enemy leave behind machine-gunnors and snipers concealed in bushes and crevices.
Railway bridges and empty the General Staff has emphatically houses all conceal mines as well ever considered the use of polson as anlpers.
Que correspondent accuses the Finns of using poison gas...
Finnish Danial HELSINGFORS, Dec. 3 (Reuter) Soviet allegations that is Fins used poison gas are denied in a official communique, which adds that
Another Attack On Heligoland
R. A.F. PLANES HIT
NAZI WARSHIPS
LONDON, Dec. 3 (Router).A strong formation of IA.F. bombers attacked German warships in the vicinity of Heligoland, obtaining direct hits with heavy bombs, the Air Ministry an-
DARTMOOR ESCAPE
Daring Coup By Two Convicts
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGITAPH
3
LONDON, Dec. (Reuter), Two prisoners made a daring escape from Dartmoor Prison early to- day..
They sawed window bars and climbed a wall in making their esenpe.
A hundred Police and soldier, scoured the moors.
Captured 7 Hours Later The prisoners were captured seven hours after the escape.
The men called at a farm right miles from the petson and asked for food.
Then they gave themselves up."
SHOCK FOR
NAZIS he French steamer, Floride, 7,030 tons,
immediately turned his attention to siruck a German mine. A score of mills around the lakes strengthening his Baltic position.
She was Inter benched near an un- and rivers bring an uncensing sup-
usmed French port.
Two men were killed.
ply of raw materials. Copper mines
A Russian Sea
provide sulphur for paper manu- What was a German sea was to be fucture, and the copper ore is then made Russian, and the old hob- refined with the same electric power goblin of German naval and air bases Same Old Methods
which refines Iron from other mines. within striking distance of Leningrad
Long Arctic Night
weak
*
May Lose Out Over New Soviet Move
to be eliminated, and gorcolons set SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ter). The prevailing view in (up to forestall any possibility of land ¦• KAUNAS, Dec.
the attack through There is very little daylight in
Baltle Fifty-three Jewish Inhabitants In standing exists between Hitler
Warenw have been executed winter in Finland. Motor cars turn states. on their lights in the middle of the With a quick series of conferences charge of resisting German soldiers, and Stalin afternoon. The roads are narrow bein the Kremlin, reminiscent of according to a Berlin telegram
on
tween the lakes, and any mechanical transport is impossible except them--and they are well guarded.
All the frontier Finns are happy. over the coming of snow, which they expect to be an important ald in the campaign against Russia.
"There is not enough snow yet," they say, although several inches
have fallen in the past three days,
PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. Jcelved here.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reu-
(Reuter) official circles is that an under-
regarding their re-spheres of influence in Northern
Europe.
DEATH RAINED ON KWANGSI TOWNS
on
KWEILIN, Dec. 4 (Central)For the third suceemalvo day Kwellin The snow-covered forests in Fin- land hide many secrets of defence, was attacked from the air by six Japanese bombers yesterday morning. against the Russians.
The raiding planes made Hungmiao, a suburb centre on the southwestern The phantom figures of soldiers Paris of the city, their malu target and dropped more han 40 bombs in alide, about, clad in while to blend severat relays, ¦
I
nounces to-day.
The announcement adds that all British machines returned safely.
One Messerschmidi was the only eamy machine encountered.
It was shot down.
The announcement
it further oddsj that u coastal reconnaissance plane, in! surprise attack, destroyed a German: submarine,
Like Little Audrey
The Czechs Laughed And Laughed
Germans Hoaxed
KAM,
The Government is ready to allow neutral commission to make ex- haustive enquiries.
The flight of civilians in Northern Finland is being covered by five or six divisions which, according to on official statement, have recaptured Petsamo and have taken 800 pri-
GONITS.
Military observers think that the Finns may make a determined stand between Petsamo and Rovaniemi,
There is only one main road in this region which is easily blocked.
Long Resistance Envisaged The Finns hope to maintain resist- ance for a long time in the bewilder- Ing maze of forests and lakes in Northern Finland.
#Six Italian fighter planes are re-
ported to have arrived in Finland to-day.
the tyre
with the TEETH
Die
42 In Big Kowloor Blaze
IT IS now established this at least 36 people lost thei lives in the disastrou Shanghai Street blaze. las night.
During this mornin charred bodies were sti being recovered from th debris of the two burnt-ou tenements.
It is feared that the death ro will be at least 40, while a nun ber of other people suffered in juries of a varying naturé, soIT ot them being serious.
The majority of those injured wei people trapped in their houses or wh to leap over th chose hastily verandahs into the street below.
Fatal leaps from the blazing house were made by at least four people.
Death Tol! Mounts Latest official reports reveal the the casualties in the fire total 6 of whom 42 are dead and 22. ar in Kowloon Hospital. Many of th latter are not expected to live.
A tragle feature is that neari half the victims are children, unde the ages of 12 years,
Included in the dead Arc tou female infants under four years of ag and seven female girls between 4 an 12 years of age.
Many of the bodies recovered thi morning were charred beyon recognition.
The fire was responsible for, thị highest denth roli In many years,
Most of the bodles recovered thi
debris of the gutted, tenements E morning were buried deep in th 182 Shanghal Street. They are part of the order of 25
Several people were
saved
b magnificent work on the part of th It is stated here that the Swedish Five Brigade, which used jumpin recently placed with Italy. steamer Brynhilde, which left Aabe sheets to some effect. Firemen use for Sweden on Friday wax machine-ladders to carry other survivors dow
unned by Soviet plunes, but there from the first and second floors. were no casualties among the passen- Most of the survivors admitted t gers who included 12 Frenel: women hospital gained the Injuries and children--------
Jumping.from_the_second_Spor_to_ti}} pavement below.
a
Helsingfors Quict
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 3 (Reuter) While fighting continues 01 the eastern front, the capital has passed relatively quiet day, and the people ure cleaning up the debris,
A German stemmer with 600 Ger- mans aboard is not likely to leave until Monday, and its presence niny be partly responsible for the inueti- vity of Soviet armen.
It revealed that a woman pilot was anong the crew of a Russian plane which was brought down after machine-gunning the streets Helsingfors.
of
Mass Evacuation SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Dec. 3 (Reuter) -The Finns have ordered the population to BUCHAREST, Dec. 3 (Reu- evacuate the major towns throughout ter).The story of a hoax on the country, according to a Helsing the German military reception fors telegram. committee in Prague is amusing the Czechs.
175
All schools will be closed,
Gallantry Praised
It is stated thint a number of per- sons in German uniforms posing
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the committee arrived at the Janecek ILOME, Dec. 3 (Router).-News- orms factory at Pankraz, in the paper headlines acclaim the gallan- | suburb of Prague, to receive a large try of the Finns in their heroic re-
consignment of rifles,
Bislance but state that there is little hope that they will be able long to withstand the Bolshevists.
The Gestapo Were Annoyed They presented their authorisation Stress le laid here the Russian and removed the rifles in Jorries. sims in south-eastern Europe which Half an hour later, the rent com-] Italy has been working to counteract
since the outbreak of war.
mice appeared at the factory.
The German military authorities and the Gestapo are said to be in-
vestigating.
WONGKONG
RE-TAKEN
To Sook Settlement
LONDON, Dec. 3 (Reuter),—The Finnish news agency announced that the Cabinet decided on Sunday night that they will endeavour to oblalp an amicable settlement with the Soviel If possible without violating the In- dependence and the vital interests of Finland.
HINGNING, Dec. 4 (Central). The Japanese military design through the It is felt, however, that Berlin may to cross the eastern Kwangtung
Moscow,
LATEST
FIRE ABOARD
E. & A. LINER
Ship's officers and members of the crew fought for over an hour las night to quell a fire aboard ar Eastern and Australian liner in Kow. loor. Dock.
The outbreak occurred in the re frigerating chamber on No. 4 deck
It is believed that the fire occurred
through an explosion.
The outbreak commenced at 8.50 p.m., and outside assistance had to be called when it appeared that the ship's officers and crew would not be able to control. It unaided..
The liner arrived from Australia last Thursday.
The extent of the damage was un known when this edition went to Press,
Seo Back Pago For Further Late News
League And Finland
Special Meeting To
Hear Appeal
They have approached the Soviet GENEVA, Dec. 3 (Reuter). - BT.
Swedish Legation
in Joseph Averal, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, is calling a re-meeting of the League Council on December # in response to Finland's appeal.
Hitherto
be chagrined at the clumsy manner border to invade Fukien received celved. In which Stalin is extending the Soviet sphere of influence.
Germany is likely to suffer from
the following effects!
ļa serious setback on the night of December 1 when strong
Chinese units at Jaoping in a surprise attack retook Wong. kong, the Japanese base of
1-Owing to the Soviet using up the war supplies which Germany ex- pected would be available for her; operations near the Fukien
The Flonlah war in alleged to boundary, be revealing serious weaknesses in
no reply has been
BALTIC STATES TO CONFAB
According to source close to Finnish circles hore, the Finns, hope to bring about a rupture" in the diplomatic relations between the members of the League and Russia.
At the same time the Finns hope. that the
the United States will lend her TALLINN, Dec. 3 (Router)The support, and thus influence the great The Japanese garrison at Wong. Foreign Ministers of Latvia, Lithu- Powers to take a stronger: attitude the Red Army which have cast doubt kong, aroused from their sleep, made ania and Esthenis are meeting here against Rumin and to break off come on the value of Soviet military aid to with the landscape. While tents are A checkup afterwords showed that planer bömbed Pingyang, Liuchow, Germany;
a precipitate relrent towards the on Deculated that the principalmercial relations alienile coast. pitched
It is The, Finns call attention to the among the trees. The one civilian was killed and four Hohsiang and several other towns In 3-The Sovieś... “onsinughi h As a result of this Chinese success, topic of discussion will be the fact that Italy is still techalcally, t frontier forces are well armed with wounded, while more than a dozen Kwangel in the morning, and Kwel-aroused violent indignation arafast the Japanese contact between Fen economie situation, especially foreign member of the League askhan light machine-guns,
thatched huts wero destroyed....... halen in the afternoon. Damage sus- the: Tolalitarian States - among net-shulkwan on the Kwangtung-Fukion trade in connection:wilti Use deblómic | years, hotled, only empires. I saw airplanes fly overhead atl In addition to : Kwellin Japanesel talned at thews places was small, . fral, including the United States.
iborder and the rear has been cut. warfare.
month).
1..
A