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"Glory" At A
High Price
NEW YORK, Dre, 31 (Reu- ter)To Nazi Germany such an end may be glorlour," Bays the "New York Times" com- menting on Caplak Langdorf's salcide, "But it is glory at a high price the price of tradition and respect of other men and nations and perhaps eventually of Ger-
moralc."
man
The paper centrasis this with the death of Captain Kennedy of The Kawalpindi It says that the world will be left to wonder even more whether there is not a melodramatically mufcital ten- dency running through all the siructure of the Nax! regline.
WESTERN FRONT
NEW NAZI TACTICS
Tip-And-Run Methods Being Adopted
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Yangtse Issue
RIVER TO OPEN IN TWO MONTHS' TIME
Tokyo, Dec. 21.
Rear-Admiral Kanazawa, navy spokosman,Į told foreign correspondents to-day that the Yang- tso and Pearl Rivers would probably be opened two two months hence.
He said considerable preparation was neccs- sary, such as alteration of wharves from military to commercial usages, removal of river obstructions, etc.
Answering a question as to whe-mented cargoes brought klow thei ther the re-opening had aray connee Yangtse by Japanese shipping and tion with the forthcoming expiration the activities of the port have Leen of the trade tredly with the Unked slowly reviving, States, the spokesman said the navy has been making an effort to re-open the rivers as soon as possible. Poll tient considerations have not effected the decision, but naturally diplomats might obtain some advance there- form.United Press,
Wang Has His Say
Hannghai, Dec. 21., To-day the Central China Dally News, Chinese langunge rnoulliplere of Wang Ching-wel, declares in an editorial "It will only be by ad- Justing Sino-Japanese relations that Japan may be able to find a super ful conclusion of the Japanese-Amer- igan negotiations.
The announcement regarding the re-opening of the Yangtze and plans PARIS, Dec. 21 (Reuter).—On | 19 remove the Pearl River restric the Western Front, the Germans tions are all for the benent of the have renewed their patrol activi-Japanese-Amárka trade
begot
tions, but will these offers
bring
ty, particularly in the Saarabunt a successful conclusion of the region..
New tactics consist of lip-and-run raids conducted by parties of from 30 to 100 men.
No attempt is made le seize new positions, but there has been some heavy fighting between French and German Infantry, and skirmishes are frequently ending in hand-grenade duvis.
Recrudescence Of Activity PARIS, Dec. 21 (Reuler).-A com- munique issued to-day mys that there was a marked recrudesecace aclivity in the air over Lorraine and Alsace.
أنها
Nazis Over Belgium Government Lodge A Protest
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BRUSSELS, Dec. 21 (Reuter}.
negotiations?
Nanking in a little more than 100 miles up the Yangtse, a small part of the River'a long course into the Chi- nese hinterland. To exer an im- portant influence on the volume of river traffe reaching Shanghai it will) be necessary to open the river up to Hankow. Still the development is n hopeful sign and as such has found reflection in a firmer tendency for the Chinese doller.Reuter.
the
Comment In France
Admiral
December 22, 1939.
Harwood
Known in Colony
Commodore H. H. Harwood (now Rear-Admiral) of the American and West Indies Squadron, who commanded the three cruisers, H.M.S. Exeter, Ajax and Achilles, is well-known on the China Station, having served as Commander and Executive Officer in H.M.S. Cumberland in 1928-29 under Captain A. L. Snagge, afterwards Rear-Admiral Snagge.
Commodore Harwood was extremely well-known along the China coast and one of his particular qualifications is that of a torpedo specialist.
Neutral Shipping
Bombed by Nazis
Nazl nirmen' have carried out attacks on neutral ships following the hornbing and sinking of unarmed British trawlers. A Norwegian ship, enrrying two women, was bombed and sunk In the North Sea and the crew and passengers machine-gunned by German airmen as they took to the boats.
London, Des. 20,
Germany is inventing British ralds on undefended coastal towris, pre- sumably as an excuse for her murder attacks of unarmed Scottish Asher- mennt sva
LETTERİS
Americanisms
Paris, Dec. 23, While noting with satisfaction Nazis yesterday graphleally des- nounced
Japanese Government's an-cribed In great detail an R.A,F, air To the Editor,
intention of. partially battle over the Syll which never took { re-opening the Yongtse River, stacet-British Wireless. well-informed circles in Paris do not undereathnate the difficules surrounding the question.
It is felt here that the matter is one which primally concerns Britain because of her river traffic, although and America are also concerned. France and other European countries
of
Machine-Gunned In Water
Oslo, Dec. 21. Senitish trawler
loon)
The "Hongkong Telegraph.”.
Castigation of Sir-In his newspapers alleged use of Amerienn- Isms, your correspondent "Briton" makes use of the phrase "what-have- } you"--Surely
Amerlcanism if Trinity was smashed to staithereens there over was one.
planes dropped I suggest that “Briton" might, with when to German erven bombs on her, it was revealed advantage, take a minute or two from
The
her crew.
inarined
an
ALSO A "LIMEY".
Cx-
wonder how
It seems inevitable that such ques-to-day when a Danish trawler arrived his newspaper reading and look up: "It appears net so easy. The Ja-Japanese troops along the banks of
tions must arise as the presence of Egersund with eight survivors of, Luke y1 Verses 41 and 42. panese-Amerlean trade negotiation the Yangtse, river barrages, Japanese
The Nazi planes attacked the bout Sit-With reference to your are in really negotiatons on the demands for a sirict watch on mint foreing the crew to take refuge below the word "Billion," 1
with bombs ITAL! machine guns,planation concerning the usc of China problem, but the Japanese retions in order to stop the supply oping of the Yangtse and Pearl arms to the army of Chlung: Kal-chele, leck. When the chip begun to sink, you explain the expression "Mil- rivers is only directed at trade, and and Japanese control of the Customs. the crew jumped into the sea and fiard," which is commonly used on does not cover the China problemi is It is pointed out that whether the clung to the wreckage. The planes the Continent of Europe, not only in a whole.
then machine-gunned creation of a convoy system for the when the Danish vessel arrived a bably also
them, and France, from which this word pro- "The United States is allowing the purpose of stopping the arms trame steker had been drowned and on- wishes to denominate one thousand
originates, when would meet the Japanese negotiations to drag
case is a on. penting
other man wounded in the leg, wille rallions. clarification of Russian policy. The attention-Reuter.
problem which must recquire clope
In cook, aged 80, died of shock
aboard the Danish ship.-Reuter,
only way to break the deadinck 14 10r Japan to reach a peace uptree- | ment with China,"
Discussion In Tokyo
called
one
Perhaps other readers would be Interested.
Attack On Neutral Tokyo. Dec, 21.
Oslo, Doc. 21, steamer Rogsland the Furtign
to-day with a Nomura, his
Estonian vessel women and the
The Norwegian arrived at Kopervik crew of 13 from the Ulzo, including two
The journal warns Japan agninst| M. Arsene Henry, the French Am- delayed conclusion of the Japanese-bassador,
aerican negotiations, which would Minister, Admiral be detrimental to Tokyo, since the aftemoon, United States may in the first stages
It was understood the French am-ko's Captain. of the European war conclude m agreement with the Soviet to solve assador sought an explanation of the the Japanese problem and then join Japanese Government's the Anglo-French front in
against the Soviet In the later stages
of the war-Reuter,
Reception In London
announce
"ALI, MIXED UP.” (Bath "Billion" and "Milliard" are derived from France, where they are synonymic for thousand million. Ri should be explained that the 'archaic meaning of "Billion" in France was the meaning to which England bus adhered-one million million; France!
modern now heres to the more
It was stated that the vessel was meaning of thousand million. "fil- attacked on Tuesday in the North Hard" is derived from the metric sightment regarding the preparations for Sea, 80 miles from the Norwegian prefix "mille"-one thousand.--Exl).
re-opening the lover Yonartze River. coast, by a Nazi plane which dropped
Other outstanding questions beve bombs, one of ween Japan and France were also understood to have been discussed. - Domei,
Lunden, Dec. 21. The Government has protested the Yangtse to third party shipping The Japanese promite to reopen to Germany against the flightsis favourably regarded in welt in- of German planes over Belgium. It is ofleally stated that Belgian
fighters and A.A, batteries drove cir foreign planes which few over various ports of the entry to-day. The encounters occurred in the provinces of Luxembourg and Liege, while at Bruges a German plane, which was engaged by u Belgian patrol, opened fire without effect.
Stalin's 60th
Birthday
Press Waxes Poctica!
The
heard
which sank the
row as they were taking to the boats ship. The plane machine-gunned the
and one man was hit. The crew were adrift for 15 hours. Reuter.
Latvian Ship Lost
And Hough!
Thero
Sir-lugree with "Brilon". are far too mony Americanisms Too Vague A Promiso
creeping into our beautiful English language. It's bad enough spelling London, Dee, zi.
"plough" "plow. Next, you'll be Times Washington corres-
wanting to spell “bough" "bow". Amsterdam, Dec. 21.
Or "rough" "cow. Or "dough" formed quarters as giving evidence pondent says that there is obviously of more constrictive policy on the feeling here that more must be The Latvian stcumer Adella ar-down-ough row for part of the Tokyo Government, Suy American shipping would
about the condillons that rived at the Hook of Holland to-day "totągi" "tow". Or "lough" slow". have to with 10 survivors of the crew of the Or "though" "thow". Or "enough" The Times diplomantic correspondent.
accept on the Yangtse when re- Swedish vessel Adolf Bratt, 1,300 "enow". Its object clearly is to pave theened, particularly what other de- tons, mined last night near Terschel- As our Australians would say, "o
finite suggestions Japan is willing to ling with way for better relations
the
Four of the Adolf Bralt's crew United States in the hope that the State Department will renew Something more
than mere ges- were drowned and one died aboard Commercial Treaty with, Japan. The tures are required, if denundation the Auskelis.--Router. secondary object may well be the of the Commercial Treaty la in be improvement of Anglo-Japanese re-softened-Reuter.. tations. In any case the Japanese : Government is considered -to have shown not a little courage in initial- ing a policy which cannot commend itself to the "advanced" clements in the Army.Reuter Special.
Welcomed in London
London, Dec. 21.
make.
the
says
WATCH ON FREIGHTER
Little Hope Of Nazi Ship Escaping
Danish Steamer
Oslo, Dec. 21. The Danish steamer Mors has been sunk by a Gennan mine in the North Sca.
Six survivors have been landed. Seven men are believed to have been killed. Reuter,
French Share
Official statistics
Paris, Dec. 21.
show that the
Cair 'cough." Or to quote one of those dreadful Americanisme "a" wouth".
Which, I think, is enow for nough.
CHOLMONDLEY MANORIDANKS.
Stock Exchange More Brisk
LONDON. Dec. 21 (lieuter)-On the Stack Exchange to-day, after an
early quietness, the market became
brister with the lending issues of mast kroupy higher.
Subsequently the demand become smaller but most of the securities
maintained the better prices which
Wall Street was steady,
MOSCOW, Dec, 21 Reuter).-The Soviet Press contained no newn of The reopening of the Yangtse has the operations in Finland -day but | naturally been welcomed, devoted large tracts of space
to The Times city correspondent. It is Stalin's 60th birthday.
the Arst direct step towards the re FORT LAUDERDALE, FLO-Allles, up to December 18, have seized They grow quite poele about him,storation of Shanghai's great entre RIDA, Dee. 21 (UP).-Seven dise.
870,000 tons of contraband merchan- | had previously been uttalned.
The French Navy seized speaking lyrical terms of his port trade, but the actual effect of "wisdom, ability and lovableness,”* the move is, in reality, not likely to warships are at present in 302,000 tons, including 74,000 last
be very great. By devious ways this neighbourhood, apparently 3,080 tons last week.-Beer.
week. The 'British Navy seized foods have been finding their way watching the German freighter from up country districts to Shang-Arauca, which has been Inde- hal. These arrivals have supple-
finitely interned at Port Ever glades.
It is interesting to note in connec tion with the decoration of the Order
of Lenin, the highest order in Soviet Rustia which has been bestowed o11 Stalin, that the last recipient was the Nazi Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop..
Ulstermen Join The Colours
Coastal ostrvers state that three
Diverting Shipping
Singapore, Dec. 21.
Belgian Trade Pact With Allies
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The beginning of what is likely to
PARIS, Dec. 21 be
(Reuter)-án a growing tendency to divert agreement in principle has been) found a slightly damaged Rusglan (submarines of unknown nationality | American ships to the For East was reached in the trade talks between]
announced to-day,
nich pilot on the Salmijacrvi front!
bomber abandoned.
are visible from the shore, apparently four miles oul in the Atlantic, while He succeeded ini hastily repairing two cruisers, apparently British, and it and joined the Russian flight and two destroyers, one of which is Accompanied it back to the Russten reported to be American, are in the air base.
vicinity.
LONDON, Dec. 21 (British Wire-
He hovered in the background les) Recruiting in Northern Ire- while the others landed, then bombed land-where. the National Services and machine-gunned The Russlan Act does not apply-continues vigor machines. He then
flew haine. ounty.
Besides recruits for local units, large numbers are attesting for units) in Great Britain.
Except for eerlain tradesmen and specialists
anti-aircraft
the new
United Press.
Finns Fight Back
Helsinkl. Dec. 21, Overnight the Russian forces of
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Block Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday anys;
The market remains quiet and also
Buyers
regiment is up to strength. So the tants, artillery, infantry, und auro-steady..
Ulster anti-aircraft bilgede.
planes continued a determined al- While the Royal Navy and
the tempt to fight through to the Man R.A.F. ́are obtaining recruits, the nurhelm Lino 20 the western
Karelian Army appears to make by far the Finnish Gult side of the strongest bppeal In Uister.
Isthmus and placo their mechunles forces on the excellent roads which
end to Telsinkl.
High Commissioner For S.A. Leaves ́ LONDON, Dec. 21 (British Wire-
1
The Arst olalı air raid alarm was sounded, in Helsinki last night, No bombs were dropped and no planet were sighted over the central part of the city. The all clear rounded In half an hour, I was a brilliant
les)-Sir Edward Harding the mounlight night. United Kingdom High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa, and A similar. Alsim was sounded in High Commissioner for ligh Com- Bangor, on the south-western lip miasion territories til London to- of Fininnd. At many places planes day, accompanied by Lady Harding, were seen over cities. It had not to tako up his appointment.
The been learned at a late hour whether Secretary for Dominion Affairs-sany bomba wire dropped United him off.
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The Admiral Y, H. Williams, whicti has been chartered by the President Line, salted for the Valted Sintes in-duy.-United Press.
Lindbergh's Decision
Loses Interest In Aaronautics
- SPECIAL TO THE **TELEGRAPH”.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (UP),-- The White House Scerolary, Mr. Stephen Early, to-day disclosed that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has re- signed from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, and that the President has appointed Brigadier Waiter G. Kliner (Retd) to succeed him.
Mr. Early end Colonel Lindbergh tad advised the Committee that he sould not be expected to concentrate his attention on acronautical matters- In the future.
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