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WARFARE
How Britain Has Broken
Nazi Sea Piracy
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8-16
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
C. 1932, Wali Bungy Production
Wiehl Kirts Reserveri
DRUGS
Killed, Many Injured As Big Powder Factory Sabotaged
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
LONDON, JAN. 18 (UP)—IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED PARIS, Jan. 18 (UP)~Vice | THAT FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND AN UNDETERMINED Admiral Cecil Vivian Usborne, former Chief of the British Cen- NUMBER INJURED IN TWO TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS WHICH OC- sorship, has arrived in Paris. CURRED IN THE NORTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF LONDON AT 10.45
Vice Admiral Usborne, who
P.M. TO-NIGHT. W68 Senior Naval Ofleer t Salonika during the World War, was called from retirement to assume the duties of Chief of the British Censorship. He re- signed recently.
A hers of the last World War in the Dardanelles and a pioneer in the
invention of the Paravane apost
467)
mines, Vice Admiral Usborne saw action at Jutland and Zeebruge.
In
Interview with "United Press", Vice Admiral' Usborne said: "It is safe to say that 30 German submarines have been want to fur. The number may be even higher but
THE NOISE OF THE EXPLOSIONS WAS HEARD 20 MILES AWAY. Considerable secrecy is boing maintained regarding the exact site or
cause.
An official investigation has commenced.
It is i teresting to note that London news- papers earlier this week reported the discovery of a gigantic German plot to sabotage Britain's essential services.
Railwaymen throughout the country were
i only fx that total as a conservative warned to be on the lookout for suspicious
estimate.
"It is not positive pront that a submarlar has been ausk when
spat at us appears on the surface of the sea. The enemy might even) have poured out all to make us believe he has been sunk. ·
Can't Continus
"I doubt whether Germany can continue to produce oflicer and crews to man Submarines indefinitely. Dur ing the World War, there were only ilve really great German submarine commanders, the others were merely surendary. When those Ave were accounted for there was no dash to the German submarine campaign.
characters.
GREAT CLOUDS OF SMOKE
REVOLT IS QUELLED
Chinese · Shake Hands
And Make Up
January 19, 1940.
By Walt Disney
FE
GOOD HANTS
•WALT DISNEY.
NAVY BILL SLASHED
Congress Committee Provides Sensation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" -
WASHINGTON, Jan, 18.(UP) -A sensation has been caused by the action of Mr. Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House of Re presentatives" Naval Affairs Committee, in cutting the pro- posed U.S.$1,300,000,000 Noval Expansion Bill to $800,000,000. Rejection of an appropriation of $500,000,000 requested by the Navy Department means that 34 new destroyers will be eliminated from the new construction pro-. grumine.
Mr. Vinson has notified his fellow- Committeemen that he has hardly modified the original proposals to in- crease nuval tonnage by 25 per cent.
The Committee will now consider whether it should authorise the con- struction of 41 warships, instead of
The revised proposal provides for 218,000 tons Instead of 400,000 tons.
Among the proposed ships slashed are aircraft carriers.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 19 (Reu-the 77 originally provided for. (ter).—Fighting among General Yen Hsi-shan's troops-between
According to Berlin-Rudio, the explosions occurred his "Old" and "New" armies from the programme
in an arms factory.
Germany, claims that anti-British terrorists were responsible for the outrage.
has now ceased, according authoritative quartera.
to
It is stated that it was confined to a few minor clashes between 3,000 new recruits, who were about to be
lo obey orders, and other scelions of Yen Hsi-shart's forces.
Most of the trouble-makers have
Eye-witnesses saw two great clouds of smoke billow discharged because they had refused
several hundred feet into the air.
People in London gazed skywards, seeking Germanjbeen rounded up. raiders, when they heard
This time it is the same thing the explosions. -We have already sunk or taken pri-| Two men with bandaged hands
soner at least thirty submarine ofl-
eers and men, It is hard to replace and three others were being them and, as time goes on. almest carried away on stretchers when impossible.
reporters arrived on the scene.
Large quantities of debris thrown a considerable distance and
"The moral effect of those sink-) ings on other submarine crews
wern
enormous. We must realise that in windows for miles around were stint-
submarine only One man-the commander-knows what he Isi
tered.
doing, the others merely obey orders) The German version of the UX-
Mines Take Their Toll
British And German Ships Sunk
LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter).|
and pull levers without seeing any-plosions claims that several hundred!The British steamer, Ciami
workmen were injured.
thing.
"Even if Germany bullds five sub-}
marines every fortnight they cannot From Landon, however, it fare keep up because they cannot provide ported that the injured do not
so many good, crews of fly or sixty) ceed fifty. men each.
Not Enough Destroyers
Sabotage Feared
ex-
Ross, 5,500 tons, was lost late on Wednesday night after hitting a mine off the west coast.
The crew of 48 got away safely and, after drifting about in a small bost, for three hours, were picked up by a British warship and reacted home
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "We lost valuable time at the out-
(UP)-R18 to-day LONDON, Jan. 10 break of war because we did not officially reported that three explo-, have enough destroyers, but now wej sions occurred at, the Royal Gun: are buliding them almost as fast as powder Factory at Waltham Abbey, Germany is building submarines. If twelve miles north of London. we had had a naval base in Southern
Naxi Ship Gocs Down
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 10 (Router). A German steamer of 2.300 tons has been sunk by a mine off the Aaland
Ireland as we had in the World Wart At least five workmen have been Islands, there would have been fewer sink-killed and between 40 and 50 are in-}] ings in the Atlantic. It is ques-jured, mostly slightly.
She tried to get through a Swedish įminefield without a pilot. She was
A lifeboat is now caught in packs
the rescue of the crew.
tion of fuel because the destroyers investigalion have revived fears (carrying ore for Germany. operutinit out of Plymouth cannot of sabotage, but no oflleial hint that cruise for a long time in mid- the explosions were not accidental fice and a Swedish warship is going to Atlantic, Submarines which go out have been riven, 20 degrees and lay in waiting for passing freighters are beyond the It is reported that the explosions range of our destroyers. If we had, were confiance to one shed, although had Irish bases we would have pot they demolished at least six sheds
-ted them.
Greck Steamer Sunk LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter)-The Greek stemmer, Asteria, 2313 1,
The suggested danger of civil war is strongly deprecated here. It is pointed out that with several million Imen at the front or training, isolated costs of insubordination cannot entirely be avoided,
is
Chinese Denial
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”- CHUNGKING, Jan. 18 (UP) Authoritative Chinese quarters characterise the "Reuter" report concerning the fighting a Shaust which might develop into a civil war as "absolutely untrue." Thy" "said the situation Shiisi
follows:-
"General Yen Hsi-shan last year recruited some new troops to whom he has been giving vigorous training.
"About 3.000 of them are nut used.
severe military discipline, "They refused to take orders from their commantlers on several og- casions whereupon General Yen de- Jeided to disband them.
"Sevtral weeks ago minor clashes chsted when his order was being ene- ried out. However, most of them have been rounded up and the fight-
has ceased.
Thirty-four Instead of 45 new sub- marines, will be constructed.
Slow Down Work Is Advocated:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Router). -The House Naval Committee. İs discussing the recent appropriations proposals,
The Chairman, Representative Carl Vinson, proposed a $500,000,000 re- duction in the projected $1,300,000,- ano Reet expansion programme, which would cut tonnage from 400,000 to 218,000,
Not To Reduce Navy Representative Vinson explained that the reduced programme would! permit all the building that could be efficiently handled, and expressed the opinion that it would be unwise to pile up too much construction ahead of the tune in which it can actually „be_carried out.
He indicated that his propotal was in no way almed at cutting down the navy.
Cane-Workers On Strike
20,000. Men To Walk Out In Philippines
"With several million men at the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"* front and an equal number of men under training in the rear it IS
MANILA, Jan. 19 (UP).— pointed out that isolated eases of Twenty thousand men are sche- insubordination cannot entirely beduled to resume the strike in avoided."
and hurled stel girders five hundred was sunk by a nine in the North sa AIR CHIEF WAS
last night.
Eleven survivors and the body of j another member of the crew were
at 15 hours
IN HONGKONG
"The convoy system has beaten Yards. the subanorines by A simple:
It is reported that in recent werks mathematical problem. It is a fact Scotland Yard officials and Secret landed to-day at an earl roast port Air Marshal A. S. Barratt, that each freighter has an enormous Service men have visited a number after being adrift in a small boat for horizon wherein a submarine can aet.
factories, including those But 20 ships in convoy do not havs 20 times one ship's horizon. We On Waltham Abbey.
Anch The authorities have cardoned off that when 20 ships lavel in convoy they have one-fleth of the horizon the factory and are keplug anxious that 20 ships moving independently relatives a quarter of a mile distant,
One workman said that seven off l comrades were missing. Only two or three bodles, he said, have so far been found.
would have.
Magnotic Minci
"The magnetle mines had us wor- ried for a while, chiefly because we did not have enough mine sweepers
Sabotage Suspected LONDON, Jan.
18
C.B., C.M.G, M.C., who was "The 12 other members of the crew, recently appointed to be Air including an English pilot, are feared Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the British Air Force in France, to be drowned,
Submarines Survivors
was in Hongkong about ten BERLIN, Jan, 18 (Router).—It is years ago. stated by official sources that four He was also in Shanghai where he officers and 20 men of the land British was engaged on Air Staff duties with submarines, Senhorse, Undine
and the Shanghal Defence Force. Laier Starfish, have hitherto been rescued.ho was posted to commond No. 1
Group, India. Sinking Minas Dangor
(British Wire-
(Reuter).- to gather them up. But now we are; organised. Ilitherto it was enough Sabotage is suspected as the cause to sweep the Channel once every 24 of the Kunpowder factory explosion, LONDON, Jan. 18 hours but the Germans wed planes
It is learned that there have been es)-Asked in the House of Com- or submarines to plant magnetic attempts at sabotage, and for over mons to-day whether in his view munes immediately after the mine, a week Scotland. Yard officers hud! there was.any danger to local fisher- men resulting from the practice of sweeper had passed.
sinking unexploded mine by. rifle! “Hereafter, we will solve that It is understand that the authorilles fire, the Parliamentary Secretary of menace by escorting convoys through had received anonymous information the Admiralty replied: "Special shallow waters such as those in the that accidents might happen at the ships are being fitted out for blowing! English Channel by nine sweepers factory and also in other parts of up floating mines, and these ships out in front as well n destroyers England.
agalhal submarines, The convoys will solve the mine menace” exactly
an they solved the submarine menace
in the World War."
FATAL
ACCIDENT
been investigating.
Terrific Explosion
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will work in the areas where most of
Pampanga Province this morn- ing..
The Socialist, lender, Pettro Abad Santos has announcect, that he is making an effort to conduct the strike peacefully by refraining from the use of pickets. Ife will use guerilla me- thods of house to house canvass to persunde workers to strike.
The Constabulary has received orders to "meet force with forec,"
The Secretary of Labour, Sr. Jose Avelino, announces that the Govern- neat is holding Santos responsible for any violence and is also authoris= } ing the sugar companies to employ strike-breakers.
Singapore Strike
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' SINGAPORE, Jon. 18. (UP) Bira. Barrali, wife of Alz DIarshal
Pulice, urmed with sticles and shields, Barroit, is a sister of Mrs. Edgar to-day arrested cleven dockyardi Davidson, of 101 The Peak, Hong= | strikers,
kong.
TAIPO ARMED
ROBBERY
They have been charged wider the Defence Regulations with preventing work on essential services.
ITALY'S OVERSEA EMPIRE
ROME, Jan. 10° (Reuter),--The Italian Empire in Africa 2183: con- cluded a phase of complete depend-i ence on the Mother Country, de- clured Signor Mussolint in a speech
here to-day,
Entering the Man Shing Lee Gro- the floating mines are to be found, cery in Chu Hang village, Tuipo It is assential, however, that patrol last night under the pretext of craft should continue to sink floating buying things, two men, both semed LONDON, Jan. 18 (UP)-Govern-minces by rifle fire ns a mine on the with revolvers, held up the master, surface is a menace to shipping". Mary Kau, 54, his nephew and four ment
seeking Investigatora ore possible tracts of sabotage ht
customers of the point of this gun, and herded them into the kitchen. Waltham Abbey."
The captives 'managed to get out
help. As they left, the shop, the LONDON, Jon. 18 (Reuter) round of a shot was beard from the Their Majesties to-day Inspected direction of the Hong Lok Yuen Or
He added: "It must now begin division in the Aldershot Command:chard nearby,
the Jona of its Independent life with the Mother During the tour, the King.covered Man Kau suffered nearly eight miles and the Queen money, a gold ring and articles to Country's holp until it can contributo about half that distance on foot, the value of BST.
to Italy's material resources.""
The explosion was so terrifio thaf doors blown from their hinges were 'found nine miles from the scene.
Scotland Yard's investigators Bus-
Lau Kwan-pul, 7-year-old boy, was knocked down by a motor bus driven by Zur Sing-ping when he poet sabotage,
ran neroar Belcher Streof yesterday.
-It is understood that three previous He suffered severe Injuries and diod attempts have been made to damage while being taken to the Queen Mary the factory and hundreds of workers Hospital
have been questioned recently.
King At Aldershot by the back door and shouted for
He was presiding at the first meet- ing of the newly crentéd General) Counell of the Corporative and Con- sultative Organisation for Italian Africa,
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