SKIPPER'S STORY
Deliberate Sinking Of Dutch Ship
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LISBON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).— The Arendskerk's captain, Mr. C. H. J. Wyler told "Reuter" that the ship was bound for Capetown and Durban with general cargo.
After pain; Ushant they saw a small spot on the horizon which they As it thought was a minesweeper. came neater they rentised that it was submarine and they neteed lots of bullets dropping around the shly,
ordered The submurine Arendskerit. to halt, which she did, but the submarine coniluted firing.
the
In response to the Germuns" order, the captain sent the First Officer to the sulanarine with the ship's papers.
Impressive Kindness
The officer slayed on the marine for half an hour with the
captain, who said he
sorry to have to shik the ship s contraband. not the cargo WAS
owing in its nature, but
its destinallon was South Mrica,
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sub-
very
because
an enemy country.
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pressed with the kindness
of
the
German captain, who sald
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WAR
really a plly to sink such ship.
that
fine
the
Caplan Wyker udder! Arendkerk was only a year old and was considered to be one best cargo ships in the world.
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towed The submarine herself back the beat with the First Officer, and gave the crews half an hour to which to Irave.
After they had pulled away in i three buts they w the ship blow
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later.
Crew Landed
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Nazi U-Boat Six Graces, Booked By
Losses
Commentator. Makes Frank Admission
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Router),
They were picked up two hour special commentary on the extent of Germany's submarine Josses in recent months has been LISBON, Jun. 17 (Reuter).-The crew of the Dutch steamer, Arend-Confirmed from an unexpected skerk, which was sunk by a U-boat quarter. uit the Bay of Biscay, were landed by the Dutch liner, P&elnu Bras.
"Beuter" states that the U-3001 Captain refused to listen to the officer's
argument that the cargo wi of a general nature and did not - clude contraband.
Manila, To End Season
THE SIX Graces, who have graced the Gripps during the past four weeks, are shortly taking their leave of Hongkong.
But, so great has been their popularity in the Colony they are scheduled to here in March,
that
return
Owing to previous bookings at the Manila Hotel, the six girls must end their present senson in Hongkong on Monday next week.
Hotel,
Hore-Belisha Resignation
January
18, 1940.
A Look Through The Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Lord Napler ta drad.
Jan. 10. 1830,
Every third person In Berlin is suffer. trut from influenza, which is spreading rapidly over the whole of Europe. (The Krent 1800 iniluenta epidemie claimed
any fives. Ed.)
SUM
·
Mr. Arnot Reid, editor of the "Stralis The spent a week or two here quant Christmas, and, in recording his insures Bion, why:Bangkong: has homewhat of an American flavour, and it is a town of which one could say truly the inant flattering and the aritest things. One inselt urn, for instance, to the great, enli, elately ple where the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has housect itself, and admin it on a suitable home far the most important financial adventure of the East; or non might point to the Borld mould ings of plasterer's cement which try to Irun Capitals to pa thrinselven off its grapit plitars, and oak what kind of community in this where a wealthy corporation, directed by great merchant, distres place with the trashy ornn- ments of a subsirban vlla? And in many pirees New York and San Francisco grato upon, or Kratify, one's taste. For it is largely inatter of taste. The hall of
with Bhuvit the fontang Ilair), Aaioun opening on one side, and a book store on the other, and a large bat and billiard room, and a constant successio of pruple (who do not stay in the hotel) puring through it and around it and 13 1. might well be neatent Ameri can town, and doubtless many people the that part of thing. I don't. I never liked it in America and I like it will Text where thin mean a command to not right of the quicious magnißernce which is the retrying feature of such pallelty. And there is for longkan
sinodelied on New York) is the defect, of display and There are Fo kinds
sue which are only tolerable when I admire they are on a very big seate. straiite pilinze; but they must not live lucco Capital, I have no objection to
Init the glas late glass and gilding; but have bevelled mouthing and the
nust ho rich.
The distulihing feature of life in
Hongkorut, however, from a Singaporent aalmini 3 at Il là một tri n 100 dened elly bustle. Both in our busitiona ant to our roelal 11f in Singapore we are spread over a large area. From the tlock on the west to the tanneries on the on is at least 1198 indies, and from the Bea aur buiten and residential quarters Engl about three files and 40 Hangkomt there is Be congestion. In everything is condensed into armall area.
and into narrow streets, and the ble and pressure are necessarily great. In the absence of trade returns from Jinn
Provides London Press keelt, one can form no idea of the cam-
parative volume at business In the two places; but as regards the appearance of business, there is certainly it com ron. The effect of the concentration in. and the habits of the City of Victoria to give you the idea that everybody is enormously is: the enteet of the "prend out condition and the habits of Singapore is to give it the appearance of
The Frankfurt Radio, in a broad- cast to-day, sald: "The wish of the English is father to the thought,
They have been engaged for a six With Plenty Of Fuel "They say they have unk 20
If they had said 35 they weeks' season at the Manila
LONDON, Jau. 17 (Reuter). where three other entertainers welt- U-Boats. wmtid have been nearer the truth."
The Allies have never claimed 70 known in this Colony, Dave HarveyMonday's speeches by Mr. and Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha U-Boat victims. The only aggregate and the Dyer Sisters, are Jan. 17 (Reuter)claim was made last Saturday by the playing.
Neville Chamberlain have natur. n sleepy hollow. To some extent these The Telegraaf," in an extremely French Minister for Marine, who |
thic after Immediately
25 YEARS AGO. sharp editorial, declares
turn bere
Ass Violence
that "we
already
Mapila
regard the whole plan of the Germuzi/stimated that altogether 30 German engagement, the Six Graces will re.jalty provided the British Press upearances are deceptive.
to the
season for another
in with an almost inexhaustible
subject for comment..
Nuvy to tolate Britain us downed to smarines had been sunk.
commentator, in April. failure in advance," und describes the The German
On one point, all are unanimous in As a team, the six girls now ap- sinking of the Dutch steamer Arend attempting to conceal from the Ger- skerk as "a deed of senseless violence, man people the seriousness of the nearing nightly in the Grill Room of their praise for the moderation and bringing no glory
German Nazi submarine losses has, in fact,
serious than the Hongkong Hutsi have enjoyed a dignity of Mr. Hore-Belisha's speech. adınitted losses more
On the general question of whether Navy."
somewhat remarkable season. Prior The editorial says that "Germony those announced by the Allies. has as litlic. chance of stopping us
Convoy Successes from saling the seas as she has of sweeping Britain off that element."
The loss this week of three British The number of British ships which; arrive and leave British ports daily submarines must be viewed in the! shows the uselessness at the German iht of the predominant fact that sea warfare, says the paper, which half the U-Boats with which Ger- ask, "Does Berlin seriously contem-many began the war are now destroy- plate starving out South Africa or is ed.
it merely a question of destroying as much shipping as possible?"
is dis- German
The paper adds that every and with
seafarini; tradition gusted at much that the Navy has done in the last few months.
Jan. 1, 19IS, The French arthrry continued to break down the enemy's trenches near La Boiselle.
•
It stated in Stockholm that during past fortnight five forge German cargo steamers have dlanppeared to the Baltle Sea with their crews, through
to appearing in Hongkong they were the resignation was best in the in- booked at, the Pork Ilotel in Shang-terests of the attatly prosecution of
the war, there was also fairly general. striking mines. hai for eight consecutive months.
though not entire, agreement.
ECONOMIC
DISASTER The British low has been offset by
convoy system, the success of the which lng safely escorted 6,363 steamers and has leat only twelve, In the Inst war, the convoy system reduced the loses to 6 per cent. The figure now is only 2.
Individualuluinphs and retbacks grip the popular imagination but the!
PRINCE NOT TO issue will be decided by the cense-
JOIN FINNS
PARIS, Jan 17 (ileuter).-Prince Aage has denied the report that he bas offered his services to the Finnish Army,
The Prince said that despite his great sympathy for the heroic Fin- nish nation, he would consider it is
less flow of convoys British ports,
tu
and from
Such comment as there is, is to the elfect that even now, no one is any the wiser as to the reasons for the change.
7.
The "Times says that Mr. More- Betisha was heard by his fellow members with approval and the res-
Control peet due to a dificult task well and
Contraband
Throttling Nazis
He said no- patriotically performed. thing which either he or his country might later regret, and made short avork of the recent attempts to dram- atise it in terms of sabotage--ang
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH---- LONDON, Jan. 17 (UP).—conpiracy. Germany is suffering severely
The Prime Minister's assurances as the result of the Allied Concorralarated this, and the two state- traband Control, asserted. Alcments together dispose for all time
Britain And Ronald Hibbert Cross, Minister il surgestions that there is some
The Vatican
changes
of Economic Warfare in a House shift of policy behind the vario of Commons statement to-day. He said at the end of the first four and a half months of war-
Clash Of Temperament
The
·
"Daily Chronlele has received from a correspondent in Basel. the Swis elly, an interesting story of the German Emperor's 1ibers. According 15 private advlees from Berlin. the imperial ruf- ferer's chest trouble has seriously attested te throat. Much the same sort of integ Is now circulating about Hitler.-Ed.)
When on July the thirty-first last year.
the Emperor William took upon imel mobilising, most of if knew that he won
being felt-In the unrees froth which the
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EMBARGO THREAT TO JAPANESE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).—Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations" Committee, stated to-day that the Committee will take up the entire question of relations between Japan and America at its first meeting
on January 31.
LETTERS
Vandalism
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, will probably ask for reports on the progress of negotiations for a new trade To the Editor, treaty.
to demand an explanation of usin asking for trustble; for, in the twentieth- century work, bullying usually carries a MAR to the quarter where troushin In served out. Ilectoring and "bluff were all very web hundreds of years asta, but this old world has crown wise in trent | centuries-and-will move no faster for Bum who roars and storms at tho for him who quite gently says "Please", One of the alde remulls of the great war will foon he felt it is not already chinatograph plays come. France, at
The "Hongkong Telegraph." least for a while, had almost a moenpoly In the film business, through house
Sir-Many people should be grate- Pathe and Gaumont and, up till quite
and Two proposals aiming at the Im- The Italians. Belgian Treenity,
position of an embargo against Japan,ful to you for your leading article on French were the nations from which the most popular and most successful im
as well as resolations which seek to the destruction of the country-side, While some are sick at heart and actors and actresses were taken. Amerl ea is not long put in the arena, but it invoke the Neutrality Act against The Daily Telegraph" is of the
China and Japan, are also before the others furious, few care to rich into is notorious that American Bims-unless,
print or seem to Interfere with the of the cow-boy yurtels
Committee.
Senator Gillette, who yesterday authorities, but as an old resident I jare similar to those existing dur-was not so much a matter of policy and those
in molion 10 set
the presentations should be made to the ing the Inst two years of the clash of temperament, while mountain and river scenery In Introduced
Congress the "Manchester Guardian" observes have not been ranula: among British introduced a resolution calling on feel you are right in saying that re- World War.
Tu new Beings abusi necessarily be that it really looks as though Mr. and Continental picture-house natrons.
machinery for the operation of the Government.
My house is situated near Wong- Neutrality Act in the Far Eastern "Conditions of life in Germany are fore-Delisha, tuns been lucking in attered The French and ciglar actora are at the Front, anti Englarvi, Germany nnet even Italy have som-tirne la te
conflet, predicted to-day that the cichung Gap, overlooking a wide VATICAN CITY, Jan. 17 (UP)strained," he asserted, and added that tel. la the course of a private audience while Germany had not the same
Foreign Relations Committee would range of hill-skle. I can hardly bear The Manchester Guardian" has think about besides the making of cine- matograph plays; which neems to meani
approve of legislation restricting ex- to look out of my windows; there are His Hollege the Pope on resources of gold and foreign cur-
have the interest in she had 25 years ago nothing but praise for Mr. Here that Amnelen, Norway, Sweden and Ben-
ports to Japan. Saturday last, it is understood, Mrrency an LONDON, Jan. 17. (Router).In D'Ares Osborne, British Minister to stocks of raw materials are also Belisha's behaviour on Monday and mark are ing
applauds his expressed desire that awn hands for a while. We won
dor wint une they will maka of . the House of Commons to-day, Mr. the Holy See, presented a note uska smaller.""
There were shortages of petroleum.the work which had been done, and
10 YEARS AGO Chamberlain declared, in answer to ang if the Pope's publicly expressed question, that His Majesty's Govern-opinion that the helligerents ought iron, wool, cotton and many other is being done, should not be marred. On the other hand, the "News to commodities in Germany, ment welcome the recent Japanese subordinate particular. Interests
bringing the
that Chronicle" feels that Mr. Chamber- We have bern Inforned decision regarding the fifting of the generat interests for
of peace. Implied Vatican important steel works
might even kain's speech and the air of good navigation ban on the Yangtze River out
What was as a step towards restoration of equalities of the publicly, expressed suspend operations because of lack fellowship which prevailed gave 1
the truth? trading opportunities for all in the British and French war als
It is understood that the Pope re- of raw materials," Mr. Cross declared.all an unreal atmosphere. Yangice basin.
duly to reinuin at his post as a major No Criticism By Holy fare Germany's economic straits opinion that what caused the changes possibly, to which a great deal nt
in the French Foreign Legions,
Reopening Of ·
The Yangtse
Seo Of Policy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
with
J
Contraband Detentions plied that it was not the policy of the
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).The
Never Came To Point of the account Holy See ta lake
Contraband Control detained 3.304 political interests of any country,
The Prime Minister approached (Reuter)The cither to express approval or blame tons of contraband goods destined for ROME, Jan. 17
earthquake at of their policy, except in the case of Germany during the week ended the point, he skirted the point, but report of a second Polermo and the collapse of the Russia, whose policy in contrary to January 13, making the total since the he never did come to the point, said
beginning of the war, 547,000 tons. the journal. Monreale Cathedral is 'denled here. the interests of the church.
Sweden Warns: 'We Will Fight For Our Rights'
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17 (Router).-"Sweden will defend its independence and neutrality," declared the Prime Minister, Dr. Albin Hansson, during the debate on foreign affairs in the Riksdag to-day..
best to serve her cause and that of He added: "Any attempt to violate the northern states."
Moscow Press Angry SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI MOSCOW, Jan 17 (UP)~The Moscow Press to-day glormed against
Our neutrality will be met with nif mems at our disposal. There can be
Nazi Invasion Recalled
Britain's Loan To
Czecho-Slovakia
All that he would say was that he became aware of the difficulties aria- ing out of the very great qualities of Mr. Hore-Belialia. All that the country now knows, concludes tha "News Chronicle," is that Mr. Jore- Bellshu seems to have been too good for his job,
editorialn
on Mr:
Jatt. 10, 1930. The "Gazelle" notifies the following Dyir Avenue-Street commencing at the north corner of L. No. 256, and running in an easterly direction, ter- minating als junction wlik new rand at the North-east corner of HILL 257. Reclamation Street Street commencing Austin Rond at K... 300 nhout Go
Few hires of atreeLA)--
at
and west of Shanghai fiireet, and running in a northerly direction on the Har of Reclamation Streol. terminaftig acai- Battery Street Street being at the North end of K.I.Ls. 1066 and 1097 finuation of Battery Street in a southerly direction, commencing at Jordan Roudh at the north-west corner of KI.L. 1054 and terminating at its junction with Austin Road, West of K.IL. 997.
5 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10 1033. A tour of the Sanr-Lorraine frontier has revealed that a number of refugees from the Saar are alrendy fleeing towards Franco. and the stream Is increasing Estendily,
The well-known Soviet leader, Zino- vielt until recently, head of the official Opposition, was sentenced to-day to teri yents' penat servitude for bla part in the
counter-revolutionary plot".
Gormany Amused.
The departure of these people has been SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
hastened by a report that the League of Nations Governing Commision in the DERLIN, Jan, 17 (UP)-All the
has warned them that it is unrafe to tugitives from refugees are Gormary, LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reutor).morning papers here express then-Pemain lenger in the area. Most of these Chamberlain's Nayltem, whose worn enumies they are The first reading was given in selves as being greatly amused in their
asked Mr. and will remain. the House of Commons to-day statement that he had to the Czecho-Slovakia (Finan-Hore-Belisha to resign "because of
his very great qualities." cial Claims and Refugees) Bill.
The Vorkacher Becbacher", official The new Bill provides that the
Nozi Party sold: balance of the £6,000,000 loan made organ of the
"That's
splendid commentary on no question of branches of neutrality
to Czecho-Slovakia by Britain bet the capacity of the Ministers who re- such as permission for the transport the "nonstrous foreign inventions" fitter invaded the country early last
The "Anzeiger" declared that Mr. about Soviet defeats in Finland, and vent should be used to satiaty British main in office."
Finns will be financial claims in Czecho-Slovakia. or the use of bases in our territory." promised that the
The balance available for this pur-Chamberlain "han done everything to destroyed.
whilawash the scandal," Not A War 1.
pose is nearly 13,500,000.
"As a matter of fnet," says the The B niso provides for the dis-1 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH{" WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UP)-nosal of the unexpended balance of editorial, "It was necessary to take. President Roosevelt to-day declared the £4.000 000.git made to Czecho- this loud and bintant Jew out of that the United States neutrality het Slovakia after the Munich Agreement, ofice. Just like other wosk Jewishi The remainder of this money will influences on the conduct of war, this llo added "We don't need orders does not apply to the Russo-Finnish
taken from the line of fire." from abroad on our relations with conflict because so far. It is an un-be used for the sciilement of Czech target for general bitterness has been
refugeus.. Finland. We judge for ourselves how declared war.
of belligerent troops through Sweden
Dr. Albin Hansson declared that in spite of the sympathy felt for Fin land, caution was necessary in order!
to avold becoming a party to conflict.
the
Tho "Daily Molls" aperiat correspon- dent. Mr. G. Ward Price, has sent froin sensational, interview with Mehrenere litter, obtained from the Jeder at Brown House.
two steady streams, one up and one clown, of people who are the dregs of the slums. Like locusts they fail upon the trees und shrubs.
Moscow Silence MOSCOW, Jan. 17 (Reuter) Oficial comment on Mr. Arlta's state-
By the time we celebrate the ment is not available, but in the Soviet version of his statement, the centenary of this Colony the hflis thin affect the remarks about the United States are may once more look us they did in
wil! 1041.. How The remark cumparing the Frontier elimnle? iven precedence.
1 can and has been stopped. The Agreement in importance with a Non- Aggression Pact is not published in Indian pollee are not keen on making the Soviet Press.
U.S. Undisturbed By Tokyo
arrests, as the magistrates to often let their captives no free. It was in the butumn of 1937 that the Umber Threats WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter), thieves got to work on a large scale, the police completely stopped opera- Reports from Tokyo Indicating that tinns for a long time by having two America's attitude towards trade talks
look away the wood from everyone. with Japan and other pending pro-police hidden in the sentry box who blems might force Japan to seek a arc runnrochement with MoFCOW doing nothing to disturb Washington's calm concerning the pending abrogn- tion of the trade treaty.
The matter is arousing very small public interest. Attention generally ia now focussing on European affairs. especially the problem of aiding the Finns.
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In die first place, Hitler declares. "Ger- many, an her part, will never break peace, but he adde! "If anyone etick us they are ant to find they have fallen into a hornets' nest."
Herr illiler went on to say that Cler
had not the slightest intention of making war for her own CTKIs and blunder into war on behalf of alien In shall be even more determined not to
or money back. Act will fee batter and be compiately wait In de wask.
**
Cystex hearin
Now one sees wood belug carried long Queen's Road past one police- man after another.
D.
Smart Police Work Sir.I would like to publicly ex- press my appreciation of the excellent work of the Hongkong Pollee Force in, on three occasions in which my premises have been burgled, regain-
og the stolen property.
Two of the burglaries have oc- curred since Christmas and, in each euse, the stolen property was re- covered within 24 hours."
The previous tncident occurred come time ago and involved, before the culprit was detained and senten- eed, enquiries that took a police official
10 Macho. The alolen pro- perty was recovered in the Portu- guero Colony.
The officers concerned in there oxcellent enses of police suzerainty over Hongkong's underworld are Inspector Carey, of the Youmati De-. teelives Once, and the officers of the
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- Pur Kikan, Thoumaltion, #billet YOU,
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