NAZI APOLOGIA
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TRIBUTE TO SOVIETS SHELL
"Fooled' THE B. E.F.
British Navy
Premier "Amazed" By Progress Mado
Latest Claim Over
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter), Mr. Neville Chamberlain paid a high tribute to the B.E.F. in a brondeast to-night.
He said inter allo:
"I have been impressed by every, thing I have reen of the troops and air components.
"When I consider the 'shortness of time the force has been in France. conditions of the weather and other
the progress made.,
ameulles, I am simply amazed by
cto Confidance Completo
"I must congratulate the Comman- der-in-Chief upon the way his pre- parations sur defence have been. progressing, and upon the obvious- smartness and efficiency of the troops
under his command,
Graf Spee Sinking STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19 (Reuter). The fate of the Graf Spee is a severe blow for Germany, says the Berlin correspondent of the "Dagbladet," who declares that official quarters of the
"I have been delighted to hear of capital are very bitter re-the excellent reintions existing be garding the refusal of theeen the B.E.F. and the French in-
habitants."
Mr. Chamberlain concluded by Uruguayan Government to
saying that he hard complete con- allow the battleship an exdence in the ability of the B.E.F. tension of time in order to to tackle any task. enable the necessary repairs to be made.
They nceuse Uruguay of a breach of international law and declare that the matter will not be forgotten by Germany.
They allege that, Uruguay sub- mitted to English pressure, Thare- fore their action in sending the Graf Spee out of Montevideo "in a state of disrepair" was not in conformity will strict neutrality,
Nazis Consolation
The correspondent adds, however, that there is consolation in Germany that the Deutschland and the Admiral Scheer can still harass English ship- ping, and that English warships will be obliged to operate far away from their home bases.
The Berlin representative of the "Tidningen" says that mourning for the Graf Spee is combined with Kratfention that the battleship did not fall into English honds.
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"Cheap Victory" Provented The British had counted on a cheap victory, says the German Press, but Hitler fooled them by the order to blow up the vessel.
NAZI SHIP
Berlin Admits Two
Others Sunk
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reu- ter).A report from Stock- holm states that a Soviet submarine shelled the Ger- man steamer, Pinnau, which was carrying coal to ₤1 Swedish port.
The submarine, says the report, Huddenly emerged and fired 35 shells, at the ship.
There were no hits.
The sinking of two ather German ships by Soviet warships is now admitted in Berlin.
arc
now
Discussions going on in Riga between the Russians and a Nazi Com- mission.
Murder Of Nazi Echo
BOXER IS ARRESTED Sensational Turn
December 20, 1939.
Rousing Welcome For Canadians
Arrival Of Force Is Big Surprise
New York, Dec. 19 (Renter). The boxer, Ernie Haas, has been arrested in Toronto in con- nection with the murder of Herr Walter Engleberg, Secretary of LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter), the German Consulate in New-The arrival of the first York.
Canadian Expeditionary Force Engleberg was found dead in has aroused great interest, and bed with his skull split open, ap- newspapers give them a great parently na the result of a blow, deal of space. on December 6 at his residence.
Soviets Lose Battleship
Brilliant Work By
Finnish Artillery
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 19 (Reuter)A report of the sink- Ing of a Soviet battleship asserts that the Russians knew that the range of the biggest guns in the
Linguistic Proof Of Our Finnish batteries was only about
Borgin
Talks To Newsmen In Four Languages
Naval Power
Three Tasks Carried Out Simultaneously. LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter). LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-En-A special commentary issued the recent tertaining members of the Foreign to-day states that Press Association at a luncheon, Mr. news reveals the full extent of Leslie Burgin, the Minister of Supply, the British naval power. evoked rounds of applause when he declared that almost all the civilised World-With one solitary exception is represented
mted here to-day:"
Mr. Burgin added that the Allies were fighting to put truth back on i pexleatal and the correspondenta might rest assured that every com- munique they received would be strictly factual.
Belin
Mr. Durgin delighted the cosme- politan audience by speaking to them in French, German and Spanish.
The newspapers unite in declaring SILVER IMPORT
that the end of the Graf Spee was on honourable one and In conformity with the traditions of the German Navy.
CONTROL
the North Sea and Montevideo simul- While fighting successful notions in
taneously, the Royal Navy was also engaged in the gigantic task of con- voying the first contingent of Cana- dlan forces across the Atlantic.
The successful performance of three such arduous tasks over this wide arca sheds light on the foolish Ger- man boast of control of the North Sca and Atlantic,
H.K. Stock Market
NEW DELHI, Dec. 10 (Reuter).- The following quotations were
It is announced in the "Gazette" that issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
a new rule under the Defence ofket this morning.
POLES TRAINING India Act empowers the Government
TO HIT BACK
to impose on those authorised to import silver into Bellish India such conditions as it may consider necess- ary regarding its use and disposal if
Navy And Land Forces the Government considers it expedi-
To Join Allies
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter), Poland's war efforts in the Allied Cause were discussed by a member of the Britain,
ent.
Similar power is conferred on the Reserve Bank of India.
. BANKS.
H.K. Banks $......
H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg) Chartered £.... Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. £. East Asia $.
Canton S. Union
INSURANCES
Polish Military Mission t Graf Spee Crew To China Underwalter $
An agreement has been reached with the British Government for units of the Polish Navy to operate with the Royal Navy for "the duration."
They comprise destroyers and sub- marines, which are manned by Poles
Be Interned
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 19 (Reuter). The Argentine Government has decided to intern the officers and men of the Graf Spee, who landed at Buenos Aires following the scuttling
Few Polish merchantmen üre now in enemy hands.
Polish land forces are now train-of the battleship. Ing In France,
Nazis Gagging The Press
New Restrictions
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-A| special commentary states that the German authorities have devised new method of preventing news about Germany reaching the outside world despite the boast of not im- posing cerisorship.
It is already known that neutral correspondents are liable to expulsion If they send out unfavourable news.
Those who returned to Uruguay have already been interned.
Roosevelt's Slip Of The Tongue
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Reuter). The White House now reports that ; President Roosevelt has rot signed the restoration of the Cuban Sugar: Quotas, but the document restoring the former sugar import duties.
No detalls are given.
The President's Secretory stated that President Roosevelt made a zip of the tongue when he made the earlier statement at a Press Confer- encu.
Now it is stated that they have French Patrol Takes
been warned that if colleagues* In outside Germany neutral countries send home unfavourable news the correspondent In Germany will be prevented from working.
RAILWAYS FOR
THE B.E.F.
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter)--
Nazi Prisoners
PARIS, Dec. 19 (Reuter).A num- ber of French soldiers volunteered on Monday for a special patrol.
They penetrated for some lles behind the German lines and brought back a number of prisoners, includ- ing two officers.'.
The Exhibition
About £10,000,000 worth of engines MONOTYPE EXHIBITION and railway equipment have been
of Monotypes ordered for the use of the B.E.F. In arranged by Mrs. Erne Freelander, France.
which is being held at the St. The order includes 240 freight Andrew's Hall in Kowloon, has been engines, 10,000, covered wagons, per- extended for an additional day, and manent way material costing £1,- will now be shown until 0 p.m. to- 760,000 and mechanical equipment | day, for docks.
The exhibition opens at 9 a.m.
NAZIS DISILLUSIONED BY SOVIET FAILURE
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-The opinion is growing
in Berlin that the Russo-Finnish war will shortly cause signi- ficant changes in the political position in Europe, says the "Nyheter" Berlin representative,
This correspondent adds that Fin and even the economic support that land has been able to expose that Berlin had anticipated from Moscow both the Soviet and Germany are has hitherto proved non-existent In an awkward position. -
Finland's opposition, too, has Germany is obliged to realise that proved the Soviet military ald to be nobody now, fears her Russian ally, 'an illusion.
H.K. Fire $.
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Douglases $.. Steamboats $.
Indo-Chinas P.$.
Indo-Chinas D.Ş. Shells (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $...
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.. Docks S. Providents. $, Now, Eng. Sh, Sh. Docks Sh.
BENING
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Kailan s/... Raubs $ ex, div, Venz. Gold 3, H.K. Mines $.
Hotels S.
three miles.
The first news of the Canadians' arrival was given by Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in a broadcast.
at
Even the people of the port which they landed did not realise who they were untli the men spelt out in unison. C-A-N-A-D-A and then shouted "CANADA.”
Route March To Camp
They were promptly given a warm welcome. Those ozt shoro throw 110m packets of olgareties, the Canadians replying with appics.
They were transferred to the base by train and marched through the quiet country headed by their land. every amenity, including Iron beds They found their camp fitted with
with mattresses, hot and cold water stowers, a large mess room and an Accordingly they kept their war-up-to-date kitchen,
named their They have already ships just out of range.
The Finns, however, brought up camp "Hore-Bellsha Paince." bigger and better artillery, and when battleship was cruising within four milles, the shore fred a terrific saivoj
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which hit and, it is believed, sank! STOCK MARKET
the battleship.
INDEPENDENCE
OF LOWLANDS
REPORT
Hongkong Stack Exchange Ofeinl Summary Issued yesterdny says:
Surface appearances would indicate easier feeling in the market, particularly as the list does not con- BRUSSELS. Dec. 19 (Reuter).-M.|tain a plethora of buying prices. But Paul Spaak, the Prime Minister, in a as usual it is found that enquiries speech to the Chamber, declared. even of a modest kind, ellett tie fact
"An independent and neutral scrip difficult to acquire.
Flotland is indispensable to Belgluin's neutrailty.
"It would be iníprudent to deter mine now the attitude we would! take if the situation in Holland changed, but it would be equally imprudent to stole that the new situation would leave us Indifferent,'
French Loan To- China Report Unconfirmed
PARIS, Dec. 19 (Reuter)Reports from the Far East of a 180,000,000 francs loan to China for the construc- .1.310 5.
tion of a railway linking the pro- £82 n. vinces of Yunnan and Szechuan are
not confirmed in official quarters. .8% n.
£84
n.
.29%.
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.11%
..78 n.
.210 n. 400. b.
1% E.
190 n.
714 b.
11 n.
00 n.
60 n.
.B1/3 n.
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter}.-The death occurred suddenly on Decem- ber 10 of Mrs. A. W. Burkill, wife of a former Shanghai businessman.
H.K. Bank Union Insurances Humphreys
Star Ferries Yaumati Ferries
China Lights (Old)
China Lights (New) Electries...
Telephones (New)
Cements
Entertainments
Buy crn
$1,336
$400
.$7.00
-$OG
$23
$1.05
$3
.353
-$0-14
.$104
Dairy Farms (Old) Dairy Farms (New)`
$21
.$20
.$0.00
Constructions (Old)
$13
Sellers
*
H.K. and S. Hotels
·Telephones (Ola) Cements Watsons
$5.15
$254
.$10
.$8.00
Sales
$1,850
.$8
$17
.$241/4
$8.85
Constructions (Old)
.$14
H.K. Bank
Humphreys Tramways Electrics
Watsons
HEAVY BOOKINGS AT
GRIPPS FOR WEEK-END
BY FAR the biggest and most joyous crowd will gather at 8.10 n. the Hongkong Hotel's "Gripps" for the Christmas week-end
festivities, if advance bookings are any criterion.
.102 sa.
Reservations already in hand (the music, by kind permission of Li, .19.50/00 sa. indicate that the Colony's most Col. D. J. McDougall, M.C., and
the officers. 4.60 n. popular centre will be 10.00 n. rendezvous on both Saturday .105 n. and Sunday nights of an un-
precedented crowd.
.17/-
Saturday night's Gala will be ex- .10.10 n. tended to 2 a.m. while on Christmas Eve-Sunday Night-there will be an extension to 3 a..
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cia. n.
.34 5.
.100 n.
LANDS
.5.15 5.
Lands $..
Lands 4% Deb. $.
S'hai Lands Sh. $
Humphreys $...
HK Reallen $.
Chinese Estates $ ex. div.
UTILITIES
Trams ..... Peak Trama (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $.. Star Ferries $. Y. Ferries $.
China Lights (old) $.. China Lights (new) $. H.K. Electrics $. Macno Electrics Sandakan Lights ex div. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) 5. Tractions af*** Tractions (Prof.) #/-
INDUSTRIALS:
10.70
.8.00 sa,
.4.40
Fancy or Evening Dress may
worn.
be
will be
Cabaret entertainment provided by popular June West and Kay, ultra-modern dancers who have D.
introduced a breath of freshness and .101 n. originality to this type of Terpsichore. Demure Mignone, easily the most versatile and smooth dancer of her type ever seen in Hongkong, will also
These elve two numbers.
three favourites will be joined from Satur- 234 bday night by the Six Gripps Graces. who arrive from Shanghai on Thurs- day to open u Hongkong season with the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. In view of the henvy bookings, the
17 54. .0 n. .4 n.
60 p.
D.
.3.05 b.
. b. .53 b,
18. Management of the Hongkong Hotel 11.00 nadvise immediate bookings for all |
5 nights of both the Christmas and New
Year seasons.
0.75 b. 18/3 n.
18/0 n.
In addition to the gala nights already mentioned, a Dinner Dance will be held at the Gripps on Boxing Night. The New Year season will commence on Saturday night, Decem- ber 30, with a Gripps gala extension n.
to 2 a.m. and New Year's Eve will . n.
be celebrated on Sunday night with un extension to 3 a.m.
Cald: Maeg (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald Marg, (Pref.), Sh. $....13 n. Canton Ices $..
....1 n. Comento $..
10 H.K. Ropes $..
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) Dairy Farms (new) Watson S.
Lane, Crawfords & Sinceres $.
Wing On (H.K.) `$....
Powell, Ltd. $.......
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. 5:..........
20/ b. In addition to the Hongkong Hotel, 20.25 b. the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. .8.00 s have arranged galas and carnivals for ..7 both the Peninsuja and Repulse Bay .1.80 m. Hotels. The Cabaret arlistes who are ..41. appearing at the Hongkong Hotel will ..1 n.nlso appear at the Peninsula on Christmas Eve and Christmas Night. .2014 n. The Peninsula will remain in full S'hai Cotton Sh. $ ex. div..162 n. swing until 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve Zoong Sing, Sh. 3
..43 n. Night, and will be the only hotel Wing On Textiles, Sh. $....48 n. providing an extended Dinner Dance
MISC
on Christmas Night. A Rose Room H.K. Entertainments $......0.60 b. carnival, at which Fancy Dress or Constructions (old) $1.1.75 b. & su.Evening Dress is optional, will be held Constructions (now) $...................1 m. on New Year's Eve. Vibro Piling and8 n.Christmas Eve will be celebrated at the Repulse Bay Hotel by Ballroom Ch Govt. 6% 1923.20
47% n. Gala-runtil 2: a.m, and Grand G. Bonds HK. Govt. 4% Loan....100 m. Carnival will be held until, fram, on
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