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The FIRST EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1931
No. 10017
一拜禮 骏二月一英港香 MONDAY,
JANUARY 22. 1940. 薪四 十月二十
80 Men Lose Their Lives in New Sea Disaster!
BRITISH
DESTROYER
GRENVILLE
Soviet Planos Demolishing Finnish Towns
GHASTLY WEEK-END
EXPERIENCED
HELSINGFORS,
(Reuter)-Some Jan. 21
SUNK
118 Officers & Men Saved
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BULGARIA AND
TURKEY IN Wang's
AGREEMENT
SOFIA, Jan. 21 (Router). -King Borks of Bulgaria and President. Inoenu of Turkey have exchanged messages expressing n com- plete idently of Turkish and Bulgarian points of view.
This is the sequel to the visit paid recently to Solia by the Turkish Foreign Minister.
In his message, King Boris says that the visit gave Bulgarla an oppor- tunity to confirm the friend- ship existing between the two countries.
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LONDON, JAN. 22 (UP) -THE 1,485-TON Over 6,000 Ships Guided To Safety
FLOTILLA LEADER H.M.S. GRENVILLE HAS A MINE OR TORPEDO, 20 BEEN SUNK BY
different places in Finland were bombed by Soviet planes ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE
on Saturday, and much material damage was done, one report saying that hundreds of buildings were wrecked.
So far only three people are reported ensunities stem to have been small,
WESTERN FRONT Nazi Attack Frustrated Outpost Withstands Sharp Sally
PARIS, Jan. 21 (Router).-A
to be killed, and
Abo Suffers Badly
suffered The port of Abo
SIMIST. This port has been ralded 30 times ince hostilitles started, but the latest ralds are said to be the "worst yet." Helsingfors had four alarms, but explacke although the rumble of was heard, no bombs were dropped on either the town or its suburbs,
In all, even Soviel planes thot down and three more believed to have been destroyer.
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MENT ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY LATE LAST NIGHT.
THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED SOMEWHERE Red Forces Change Tactics There is little news of fighton IN THE NORTH SEA."
Isthmus have abandoned the attempt
The Soviet forces in the Karelar Of the complement of 199 men-24 more sharp Nazi attack on a Frenche and are now trying to cultunk than the destroyer's peace-time complement,
marh through the Murmeiheit
inner
Engagements eight are known' dead.
There were north-west of Lake Ladoga.
outpost west of the Vosges was the Finns from the Tulpall River, described by the French official! wireless commentator to-day,
The
Wis prepared attack. artillery but failed, being easily repulsed. The Germans were
by
Reds Using Crack Troops
dis- HELSINGFORS, Jan. 21 (Renter).] persed, and come of them seemned to--A speelal correspondent with the
Irave lost their way.
U-Boats Attacked
Frish forces on the Central (Salla}
Another 73 are missing and presumed doad, while 118 have been rescued.
H.M.S. Grenville was commanded by Captain G. E. front reports that the Soviet tranne Creasy. It is not stated whether he has been saved.
The Grenville was launched on August 15, 1935 and
here are fret-class goldiers, well „equipped and niare expertly fed tan
French and Blush planes, said the those of the two defeated divisions: wus commissioned on-July-1-in-the-following-year- announcer, attacked severni U-boats. He gave no details.
There was a German reconnaissance fight over France and a similar fight southern French planca by Germany.
over
U.S. Minister Sees Queen Wilhelmina
The present Soviet defent does not; decide the battle of the Sulla front.
She carried five 4.7in. guns and eight 21in. torpedo
he says, but as merely moved it 39 tubes. miles nearer to the Russian frontier.
The Russians have in fari gained strong defence paritions but hays at the same time weakened their posle The Finns calm to have destroyed two Soviet taules in this sector.
1lon for a new offensive.
Better Finnish Defences
ure
118 Survivors Landed
LONDON, Jnn. 21. (Reuter)—The Admiralty announces that the des- troyer, Grenville, has been sunk by i mine or torpedo in the North Sea.
Altogether 118 officers have been landet.
and MICH
Reds Short
Of Coal
Industry's Leaders Sharply Criticised MOSCOW, Jan. 21 (Router). An article in the “Industria,”
CONVOY FEATS BY THE BRITISH NAVY
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter)-Except for the loss of three submarines, there has not been much news from the sea this week, commented the naval observer of the B.B.C. in a weekly review of the war to-day.
There has been nothing spectacular and it is, therefore, easy to conclude that nothing has happened. This was what the American papers were saying just before the Graf Spee was sunk, They asked, "What is the British Navy doing?"
The Navy, points out the observer, Is only in the public eye on occasions, and then we realise that there Is one. Eut once the excitement ol particular Incident is over, the Navy again becomes taller mysterious service and disappears behind eensør- slip and the horizon. However, ils work never stops,
Free Train Trips For Parents
To Visit Evacuated Children
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter); -Contrast between conditions in
Full Control Of Scas
The Navy now holds control of the the German In other words, sca. feet, such as it is, is not free to tour the becans and to threaten trade routes. It is impotent, and normal life of the people away from the actual scene of the conflet goes on
be
the
cannot The enemy, however,
op
Britains and Germany is afford completely stopped, and they try to ed-by-the-fast-thzzzt-on-every-dorcme-a-mulance, attempting to goods, etc., from reaching Sunday for several weeks now, hundreds of parents have Brital and interfering with by travelled by rail into the country cans of U-boats, raiders, mines and
aeroplanes. to visit their evacuated children.
This does not cost them a penny. To-day, for instance, nearly 3,000 people were carried by the Southern Railway to Western England, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire.
These trips are in addition to the ordinary rail services and 'show how well British rollways are able to cope with the special drcumstances.
Whereas In Germany-
The Nazi rallways are for different,
radio announced further restrictions
The Finnish army in this seclor
Eight men are known to be killed is fortifying the ground over which It advances. The Finnish Hoes here, and 73 are missing. They must be
many presumed to have lost their lives. tuys the correspondent, ralles deep, and if the Russians ht-
British Tanker Sinks THE HAGUE, Jan. 21 (Router)-tempt to return this way in another'
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter). The organ of the Commissariat for 417 a.m. on Saturday, the German The American Minister, Mr. George attempt to cut the Finnish waist-line,
Gordon, hnd a 20-minutes inter- their task will be a far more difficult British tanker, Caroni River sank off Heavy Industry, sharply crion journeys to the home and family view with Queen Wilheiminn to-day one than it was when the Finns had, the south-west const of England ye ticises the Soviet con industry of Germans working away from their
It is officially indicated that the practically no deteners uk ull,
in any The correspondent comments on the terday after an explosion. visit cannot be regarded as
All the crew are safe although some incredible speed" with which the way an alarming symptom.
"Reuler" understands that Presi-Finns are carrying out the work of are injured.
The vessel had just been retted dent Roosevelt has received some in- fortifying the sector as they advance
and was undergoing tests. Vormation, probably from the Ameri-after the retreating. Russians.
en Minister in Berlin, which he con-
sed should be brought to Queen
Wilhelmina's notice.
The meeting is not connected with
any further pence Initiative.
R. A.F. Attack Nazi Ships
LONDON, Jun. 21 (Reuter)-The
engaged reconnaissance in
and says that the output of the normal place of residence. Not only two main centres, the Urals and are they limited by last November's Uny ray make, but the privileges the Don Basin, in the first 13 order as to the number of journeys days of January was below the whereby in curtain
extra schedule of the 1940 plans. Journeys are granted have now been
cancelled.
Swedish Ship As Well
The ralis in sume mines Aro LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter)-The covered by leaps of cost.
The exceptional cold has` caused was sunk when she hit two German mines on Thursday about 100 miles considerable dislocation in the iron and steel industry, and the directors from the Netherlands coast.
Seventeen members of the crew are blamed for not preparing for the were drowned.
Nazis May Be Swedish ship. Flandrin, 1.200 tons. Brought Here
Interception Of Japanese Liner
It is believed that the Germana
News of the sinking became known when four survivors landed in Hol land last night after two days in an open boat,
winter.
Inadequate Supplies
Air Ministry announces that the of military age who were taken MR. CHURCHILL'S workers are unb not provided with North Sea this morning, British air-off the N.Y.K. liner Asama Maru patrol by a unit of the China Squadron craft algied four enemy vessels, which opened heavy anti-will be brought to Hongkong for aircraft fire,
SPEECH
cases
BROAD HINT TO BRITAIN
U.S. Sentiment Too Valuable To Loso
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).
that
These new Inventions mean command of the set cannet be ab- salute, and so the Navy has the job of escorting merchant
vessels and locating and sweeping mines.
Colossal Convoying Tasks
Great areas cre swept daily, what- ever the weather, for rnings, It is a | colossal jab, but the Navy is dealing
very successfully with it,
12.
Since the war started, 6,500 mer- chant ships have been convoyeu by the Navy with the loss of only
A huge army of soldiers has been conveyed to France, it is being fed
ero on leave. A contingent from Canada has been eenveyed across the
sunk. Atlantic and 35 U-boats have been
and supplied, and the men come and
Typical of the Navy's work is that of just one escort vessel which, from September 3 to December 31-119 days had spent 103 clays at sca. During the remainder, it had to re- fuel so that it was probably never in port for anore than a few hours ni <time.
While at sen, the crew were the synys nt action or defence stations for long periods keyed up, and this was a rent strain on both machinery. But this escort vessel is only one of many.
men
and
Infamous Sell-Out
Would Doliver Chinese
Into Bondage
ONE OF THE GREATEST scoops in the history of Chinese journalism was scored by the Hongkong “Ta Kung Pao" when it exposed the dramatic story of Wang Ching-wei's intrigue with Japan.
Publication of the full text of the treaty girned in Shanghai [ on December 30 by Wang Ching- wei and a Japanese delegate was made possible by the defection of two of Wang's most im- portant followers, Kao Tsung- wu and Tao Hai-sheng, who "in consideration of the indepen- dence and freedom of the 400,- 000,000 Chinese and their descendants," believed them-"
selves absolved from "the moral responsibility of keeping secret the details of the treaty bo tween Wang and Japan."
The treaty photostat coples of which were surreptitiously made by the two Wang followers, is the most comazing document to which the simature of responsible Chinese official hes, allegedly, been attached. I virtually sella China into bon- dogge to Japan,
nation.
Terms In Brief
In brief, the terms to which Wong hos arrecd are as follows!
1.-Chinh will recognise the Em- piro of Manchukuo as an independent
2-Chins will join with Japan and Manchukuo in a new Anti-Comintern Pack
3-A
zone
of "strongesi' Blno- Japanese solidarity" will be tablished In North China And Mongolia,
-
4-In order to check Communism. Mongolia shalt be designated as an area where Japan will retain a para mount position, both military and polically;
Japan, China and Manchukuo .shall hereafter conduct their diplo. inacy on the basis of mutual coU- In their relationa with operation. third Powers, they rhall not net conmry to this
6-Japanese
to parti- PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
LATEST
Chinese Junks Plundered
Japanese warships were active last week in plundering Chinese cargo junks in the vicinity of Hong kong waters.
Four reports have been made of these depredations to the Hongkong police,
Lan Hel Ching, 49-year-old master of a junk says that he was stopped off Yuep Mei Irland on Friday last, when 10 sallors from a Japaness, warship boarded funk. They' were armed with rifles, and after they had taken off the cargo of The "Industrin says that some of
kerosine oil, green beans and Chinese the supplies of lime for mixing the
medicine valued at $880, they des Hunting U-Boats ore to prevent freezing were in-
troyed the junk's märts and alls adequate, while elsewhere the
U-boots have been so successfully and then allowed her to go free, In a leader by the Managing-hunted that they now prefer to A similar report has been made by because they are not provided with Director, Mr. Edwin James, the "New
operate further afield, preferably at- Yuen Shing, another Junk · master, special warm overalls.
York Times," anys regarding the
tacking the shipa of small neutrat who says that Jopantre sailors robbed his junk of korosine oil, beans and The journal adds that the stovern-British censorship of United States nations.
maile.
Meanwhile, the Royal Navy's cruis-ries valued at $948, and afterwards sot fire to the junk worth $700 which cra aro hunting down German mer- WASHINGTON, Jon, 21 (neuler).ment is now taking steps to arrange
"Unless great care Is excretsed
raiders. It berme a tolal loss. chant ships and
On the same day near Sam Mon in Washington and London, Mr. Winston Churchill's speech was an uninterrupted supply of fuel and
dangerous work, but as we have is the making of an argument
Japanese cruiser mark received too late for editorial con electric power to the metallurgical both
ample evidence, the Navy known Kwanı, a
No. 9 on her alde, of no small proportions. There exists ment, but the general impression here works.
that he was not speaking to is
what to do with thern when it finds ed with the possibility of a diplomalle differ-
held up a junk with 18 persons America to much as to the Mediter-
them.
and which risks resembling the They were, slotes the Tokyo ranean and Scandinavian countries.
But all this is only a part of the abord, and tooks kerosine off message, attempting to return to Discursing the Senators' demand
argument of World War days over Germany via Siberia.
Navy's work. It is only possible, the clothing to the value of $2,500. The for the severance of diplomatic rela
the British contraband bar against observer concluded, because of the boarding party of 10 Japanese sailore preponderance of the main battle alad relieved the junk trew of two feet, which provides a shield behind rifice and then cut up the masts and which the peaceful trade of the world all
internment.-
A
"United Press" message from Tokyo states that the captured men members of the crew of the
The British aircraft retaliated by dropping bombs, some of which were seen to fall within a few yards of the vessels.
Our aircraft did not suffer any Columbus. casuallics or damage,
THE NAZI METHOD
.
BERLIN, Jon. 21 (Rautor).The penalues for Germans caught Usten- ing to, foreign radio broadcasts are
were
A total of 22 Germans, all of mill- tions with the Soviets, one political tary ago and useful to the Germun commentater declares that the Ad- war effort, were taken aboard the ministrail is more worried by the possibility of melting into a war in the Fucift than in Europe.
British warship.
The Arama Maru arrived ül Yoko- hama at 7 o'clock last night.
Although no offelal information is forthcoming, In Hongkong, it is not believed here that the men were
Border Meeting
Bolshevik Dies In Hongkong
there
ence
Germany.
goes on.
New Nazi Decree
A Dragedy occurred aboard the de- tained Soviet ship Selenga on Satur
Causing Irritation day, when Fireman Serge Ivanovitch There is no doubt that search of Profinoff, aged 25, was killed by United States mail on the high seas falling coal as ho worked in the has caused Imitation. Its continu- bunker bold, best cakes-
ance is likely to cause increased
BERLIN, Jan. 21, The Sclenge, which was brought irritation
(Reuter) ——Ath Into Hongkong under naval escort, The leader odds" that American decree issued in Berlin sats up a de- cargo, la at prosent at the naval on the Allies at the beginning of the war,perty in Germany, choruge in the middle of the harbou. This is perhaps "gomething too valu The decree also provides for reels- I decident Havo, able to risk modifying by searching tration of enemy property and forbids' Details of the fatal s
United States malim, "agu
disposal of it within Germany. not yet been released..
becoming more and more clear officers and crow of the German liner
The latest example is that of a Columbus. Earlier, a "United Press" BUCHAREST, Jan. 21 (Router) recently with; suspected, contraband sentiment was about 80 per cent, for partment to deal with enemy prom German: lying near the Pollah-messner reported that the crew of M. Gafencu, the Rumonfan: Fordin German kentler who has been sen- the scuttled German ship were still Minister, had a two-hour meding tenced to five years imprisonment for in San Finnelse after the Asarna with the Yugo-Slavian Forolan Mini listening-in. fus wife gets one year Maru was scheduled to leave it teneat, the common frontier of the
port.
two countrieswer:
In the same vicinity. Po Shon had his junk-held up by a Japanto trawler but the loss austoined was slight fish to the value of three. dollars belog laken" by the, Jopanéto Ballora,
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