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No. 15038
--- THURSDAY, JANUARY
11, 1940日三初月二十
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
HITLER: "We Fight A Decaying World”
DONALD: "He Fights A Mighty Commonwealth”
RE GUARANTEE VICTORY
F OUR
LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter).—Those wishing to learn the quality of Britain's strength must look not only to the British Isles but beyond-to all corners of the earth where peoples are asso- ciated in a happy union under the British Crown. This, said Mr. Malcolm MacDonald in a broadcast last night, is the reply to Hitler's bombastic New Year message to the Nazi Party.
Hitler had declared that the German battle was being waged against the "old powers of a deenying world."
The proud array of Dominions in the British Common: wealth yield nothing in youthly qualities to other people." said : the Dominions Minister.
"Then there are India. Burma and the two score countries of the Colonial Empire.
"Some of these people are ol. gume are young but under the benevolent rule of the Crown they are all travelling along the roarf to- wards even greater liberty.
A Gambler's Throw
"It is not against an old decrepit! power that Hitler has hurled, in a gambler's throw, his obedient
Nuzl Germany but against a mighty young! commonwealth of nations, which is an invincible combinatim," continued | Mr. MacDounld.
between
"The present struggle is the old system af force and the new. system in which free and equal; nations can live amicably and pancs-; fully together.
"Britain and the Dominions ure company of free nations living in permanent accord. Thi Inc is the surest guarantee that victory will be
utro," Mr. MacDonald ̋concluded.
WESTERN FRONT
Hand Grenades Freely Used
PARIS, Jan. 10 (Reuter)......... Two German patrol raids on Tuesday were halted with heavy losses to the enemy.
The German raiders come into contact with French patrols, and then were brisk exchanges et rille fire and hand grenades,
Due to heavy fog, there was hitle nir activity save for a long reconnais- sance light by Nazi planes
north-west France.
Artillery Action
over
PARIS, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-To- day's communique stated that there) was artillery action and activity of reconnaissance units of both sides, especially cost And west of the Vosges.
activity.
Sweden's Precautions
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 10 (Reu-
ter) Swedish concern over The Soviet aggression on Finland was expressed in two quarters to-night. The Swedish Parliament passer
a series of emergency men. sures which are applicable in the event of war or threat of war.
The Chief 4 The Military College said that if Soviet
Russia breaks the ice grip
TERRITORIES LOST
BY RUSSIA AFTER LAST WAR
PLANE
BASES
NORWAY
SWEDEN
GERMANY,
MURMANSK
LENINGRAD
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PERMANENTLY
OPEN SEA
·FROZEN SOLID IN WINTER
SHIFTING ICE FLOES IN WINTER
Rússia's pressure on her small Baltic neighbours is partly to obtain Jen-free ports, She has already secured naval bases free of lee on the Latylan coast. Her bombers, from the new bases in former Poland to Murmansk in the north, conumand the whole Ballle and Scandinavian
area.
RUSSIANS MASSING FOR BIG OFFENSIVE
Itussin is not stopped on the Korelian Isthmus, Sweden will be in dungßr. Sweden knew, from the years of 1809 to 1918, what it means to have the Russian border close to her own and "We don't want to have that situation ugain." Another trainlund of Swedish volunteers hus left Stockholma for Finland,
Aerial Dog-Fight Over The North Sea
MESSERSCHMIDT BROUGHT DOWN
LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter).The Air Minis- try announces that a R.A.F. formation encountered long- ronge enemy fighters far out over the North Sea to-day.
|~~~~A~running"fight"lasting half-
an-hour followed.
One Messerschmidt 110 was scen to crash into the sea. Il fa known that another was forced to lanil in Denmark.
One of our aircraft was lost. but the remainder, after beating off the enemy, continued to the easterly limit of their reconnoissance returned safely,
40 Bombs Miss Ship
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From U.S.
States, the central States, the Britain's Purchases
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INVITATION TO A BALL
Editor (And Lady) Are Honoured Recipients!
Next Year WASHINGTON, Jan. 10
(Reuter). The Allies' pur-
chasing agents in the United States are rapidly negotiat- ing orders for warplanes for 1910 and 1941.
As a result, it is expected that there will be a flow of planes, particularly bombers, across the THE FAMOUS Invitation by Atlantic, more than off-setting the "Retrocession Commissioner Germany's reputed air superi-
of the Reformed Government of ority.
the Republic of China" to the reception and ball "to be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel, Hong.. kong, on the occasion of the formal signing of the agreement between China and Great Britain whereby the retrocession of Hongkong to the Chinese nation becomes an accomplished fact,"
In connection with these reports, the Allies' agents told United States aviation circles that at least 10.000 more machines will be needed from the Valled States. wlibin 18 months, while offelals are reticent. It is understood that aviation cir. cles consider this Sgure of 10,000 reasonably accurate.
2.010 combat planes on order, and Britain and France at present. have is now being issued in Hongkong, before the end of 1040 orders are
One of the invitations,
nd-expected to be completed for another
United States factory capacity.
dressed to "the Editor and a 3,300, which is about the Hmlt of the Lady," has been received by the "Hongkong Telegraph."
It is marked R.S.V.P. und is signed by one Kan Teh-yun. The address from which the invitation purparts to have been sent is Drum Tower 1 Vill, Nanking.
The invitation reads as follows:
"Reformed Government of the Republic of China:
Headquarters of the Retroces- alon Commissioner
International
for the Settlement of
By the beginning of 1941, United States factories will be able to supply the Allies about 1,010 planes a month.
BIG LINER ON SCOTTISH REEF
LONDON, Jan, 10 (Reuter)-The
Shanghai and for Hongkong Union Castle liner, the 7,000-ton and Kowloon,
Rothesay Castle, hit a reef off the
"The Retrocession Commissioner of west coast of Scotland last night and the Reformed Government of the was damaged. Republic of China presents his com- She is still on the rocks and 12 of pliments and takes the pleasure to her crew, including the capinin, are extend to you his cordial invitation to still on board.
ja reception and ball to be hekl at the She is not in any danger and it is Repulse Bay Hotel Hongkong on the thought that the ship will not be lost, occasion of the formal signing of the
French Liner Ashora
Jagreement between. China-and-Great-LONDON,-Jon,-10-(Reuter)The Britain whereby the retrocession or French steamer, Montauban, 4,101 Hongkong to the Chinese nation betons, went aground in the north-
cast coast of Britain on Tuesday.
comes an accomplished fact,
"The Commissioner takes this op
It is feared that she has broken portunity to express his gratification her back.
past.
that all foreign Settlements and Con- All the crew are safe. The captain cessions which have been encroach- and three of the crew remained ing on Chinese solt and Chinese Juboard. Bovereignty are now a thing of the, A life-boat took off the remaining
130, The date of the actual signing of the document will be announced later,
KAN TEI-YUN. Retrocession Commissioner."
LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter). The CSAKY REPORTS │R.S.V.P.
two German bombers which attacked British shipping of the east coast yesterday uimed 40 bombs at a British steamer," Northwood, 1,140 tons, but all missed.
There were no casupitics among the crew although the ship was swept One of the planes was hit about fuselage by the Northwood's Lewis gun and immediately after- wards both machines made off.
with machine-gun fire.
the
When the vessel arrived in port to-day, the Captain said that the
DENIED
"No, the Repulse Bay Hotel has not been bocked for a reception and BERLIN, Jan, 10 (Reuter).-Ac-sion of Hongkong," the Manageress of ball on the occasion of the retroces- cording to a Budapest despatch to the the Hotel told the "Telegraph" this ofleinl German news agency, reports morning). that Count Csaky is returning tol (Pending clarification of the situa Haly shortly to continue discussions tion, the Editor of the "Telegraph" are categorically denied in authorita- will ask his great grand-children to tive Hungarian quarters.
gnore the invitation).
German machines dropped the 40 World Acclaim For Premier's Speech
bombs with more haste than accuracy.
The attack lasted ten minutes.
LONDON, Jan. 10(Reuter).-Finnish circles in London state that the Russians have concentrated There was resumption of serial "astonishingly large masses of troops" in the Salla and
Lake Kianta fronts. Hence the Finns expect to face new loss of a firitish ship in the North
First Round Toenslaughts there shortly,
Roosevelt
Committee Approves
Defence Outlays
WASHINGTON, Ján, 10 (Reuter).
A communique issued in Helsing- fors to-day states that on the Karo- lian Isthmus the day was relatively and patrol activity. quiet, apart from the usual artillery
The Russians continue to strengthen | their defences.
On the Suomussalmi front, tho
The House of Representatives' Finnish troops have reached the Appropriations Committee hastrontier and have cleared the aren generally opproved President Roose of enemy troops. voll's emergency defenco outlays and
is preposing to Congress to provide! This is the fourth point where the $267,000,000 for Amy, Navy and Invaders who crossed the
Coast Guard purposes.
$5,000,000 Cut
This representa a cut of about $5,- 000,000 on the amount recommended by the executive.
The appropriations approved pro- vide for 518 aircraft costing over! $28,000,000 for the Navy's neutral,
frontier
have been thrown back on to Russian soll,
Churchill Happy At Entente
PARIS, Jan. 10' (Reuter)
Mr.
-Before Winston
Churchill, First Lord of
240,000 MEN CALLED UP
IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Jun, 10 (Reuter), -The call-up of the first batch of the 22-23 age group began to-day.
These men were registered In December when it was stated that
calling-up would begin carly in the new year.
It will be some weeks before the calling-in Is complete, About 240.000 men are affected.
It is unlikely that any group from 23 to 27 will be called upon to register before March at the earliest.
the Columbus Crew To
Escaped Franco: Sunk By Nazis LONDON, Jun. 10 (Reuler)—The
Sea on Tuesday is nll the more biller because of her earlier escape from air hombing during the Spanish war.
This in the Glasgow steamer,
Oakgrave, of 1,885 tons, which has
| been sunk by Nazi aircraft.
All her crew have been saved, but
her master is enlasing. He is Captain Falconer, who
commanded the
Oakgrave during the Spanish war
At one time she was held by the
Spanish cruiser, Almirante Cervera, oft Santander, but was rescued by n British cruiser and a British de- stroyer,
This li Real Cowardico LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter)In connection with the attacks of Ger- man aircraft of unarmed merchant- men and defenceless Ashing bosta, authoritativa quartern 'have pointed
out that such methods of warfare "must make greater demands upon the conscience than upon the courage of the attackers, and it is hard to belleve that they can be anything but repugnant to the officers and meri
ordered to carry them out."
IT "CRACKLED WITH
DETERMINATION”
LONDON, Jan, 10 (Reuter).-World-wide interest.
is being shown in Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech at the Mansion. House yesterday.
His words of confidence that Britain is ready to face the grimmer struggle ahead meet with approval.
All American papers print the text of the speech, and, a typical comment is that of the "New York Times," which says: "Mr. Chamberlain's speech crackled with determination to win. the war no matter at what cost. Nevertheless, the paper con- tinues, he is able to look ahead to the eventual problem of the next pence settlement.
The real strength of Anglo-French unity would not be seen until the Nizi danger is destroyed. If this time the leaders of the people of Britain and France can live up to Mr. Chamberlain's hopes for extension of Anglo-French unity, there will reason to look forward "without dread to the shape of things to come."
Anglo-French Unity
he
LATEST
EUROPEAN ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Lieut. Thomas Parklason, '51, of Volunteer Headquarters was charged. this morning with unlawfully killing Wonn Chiu-lan whilst driving his motor-car No. 550 along
Denham Road, near Breezy Point, on Decem ber 23,
Inspector Sounders prosecuted and Parkinson was represented by Mr.. D. L. Strelict.
Inspector Saunders usked for a re mand of one week,
February 6 and 7 have been pro- vistonally fixed for the hearing of the
caso.
See Back Page For Further Loto News
GERMAN WORKERS TO BE PAID IN "L.0.U.'s"
BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-Some indication of the addl. tional taxation the German people have to shoulder is now disclosed in the German Press.
the Gorman
patro) and also provide for Increases loaving France, of personnel totalling 17,000.
The Army's personnel will be in-Admiralty, said that he had been
These quarters add: The In- creased, by 41,000, National Guards much Impressed by the co-operation
sistence on the presonce of armed The French Press emphasises the A sum of £6,000,000,000 a year tax for the first period up to 64.10 by nearly 20,000 and the Navy's by and friendship which existed not only Travel In Secret patrol craft, which has so often been importance of Mr. Chamberlain's re- will have to be squeezed out of the per cent. 8,000 marties.
batween the British and French Slat
the feature of Gosman', High Com-marks on the Anglo-French collabora- people. There has been much specu- Ofers, but between all others, WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Router), mand communiques, would suggestion. In the course of a long article, lation as to what methods will be It is possible that
-The United States Department of an unconvincing attempt to Import the "Petit Parialen," says: "To op- used. LONDON, Jan. 10 (Router)Sir Capecially the lower ranks.
State announces that the crew of the military flavour to
the operation. poze the forces of evil, Mr. Chamber! It is certain, however, that an extra have left paid in the form of 1.0.U. William Sreds, the British Ambassa- Anyono at home, who was gloomy pcuttled Nazt ner, Columbus, who This suggests the calculated brutality
lain summons the forces of good, for.tax of 8.10 per cent, on 1939 incomes This is revealed by the Sohwarze dor to Moscow, arrived back in Eng- about the war, would benent by have been detained un Ellis Island, and cowardle of the gunman rather the fate of civiliation is hound up will be claimed, and thin the Korps, which adds that the exact lind to-day, accompanied by Lady sponding a few days with the British, will be sent home to Germany by than the chivalry and courago of the
with the success of the Allies." "Daticho Allegemeine Zeitung form of these 1.0.U, note has not Boods
-und-French armies, jio said, and secret-routon within a few days."--"almaan.
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