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NAZI PLANES ATTACK SHIPS ALONG 500 MILES OF COAST
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Orkney Islands in the north to the mouth of the Thames in the south.
Surprise For Raiders
The German raiders received a
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curprise when they hitacked shipping GENERAL MEETING of LONG- East Lancs. Captain
along 500 miles of the British coast.
KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will Owing to Europe being in the be held at the offices of Messra. grip of the most severe winter in 40 years, the German Air Staff no doubt Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., assumed that Britain's Highter force Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 16th would be immobailsed,
But fran Aberdeen to the Ken-day of February, 1910, 12
coast,
Fighter
Commando'clock noon, แม่ patrols were ready to drive off the
German ralders. 20 of which few
towards the coast; looking for un- armed British and neutral mer- chant ships,
Convoys Beat Off Attacks
to
transact the
ordinary business of the Company.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
THE WORDS
OF
ADOLF
HITLER
1924- "Part of the secret of being believed lies in LAST NIGHT-"Britain has had 300 years
the size of your lie, since the broad masses
of producing war aims, of the people will more easily be taken in by a big lie since she is the country which has waged most of the wars
of the world. 'Germany cannot be beaten." than a small one."-From "Mein Kampf.”
YAH,' SHOUTS THE FUEHRER AND
YES-MEN
ECHO JA!"
BERLIN, JAN. 31 (UP).—SHRILL, AT TIMES SCREAMING, SLIPPING. BACK INTO
HERR HITLER, · UNLEARN, HARD TO THE AUSTRIAN ACCENT HE HAS TRIED SPEAKING AT THE SPORTS PAVILION LAST NIGHT, DECLARED WAR ON BRITAIN FOR THE NTH TIME.
Shouting at the top of his voice, he launch- ed vituperative attacks on Chamberlain and | Churchill--arch-enemies of Nazi Germany,
"My confidence in our ultimate victory is supreme," he said. "Soon we shall speak in a language which the English will understand.
OBEDIENT CHEERS
Again and again, the Fuehrer abused Great Britain, Among The Dead British statesmen, British freedom, British culture. And again and again the Nazi comrades cheered LONDON, Jan. 30 (UP)-obediently. first casualty list of war losses The War Office to-day issued the up to December 31, which total 758 names,
Officers killed at sea Aboard the Yorkshire (which was tor- pedoed en route from the Far
It was as though their leailers were screaming "Yah" and they were buying “Ja" in chorus. Some of the Fuehrer's choice observations are given below. There were many others.
Germany, which had had fifteen years of opportunity to learn the democratic ideal in its pure form was the only logical
A number of merchant vesuds and will be CLOSED from FRIDAY East to England) numbered successor to that "worm-caten system,"
lightships were attacked.
Some of the 2nd
to FRIDAY, the 16th
with
sive.
these were in envoy and the naval February, 1910, both days fuclu- escorts drove off the anti-aircraft Are.
enemy
From a North of England fighter station, two pilots went off at mid- day and in spite of poor visibility, Heinkel bomber brought down
which had been trying to destroy a helpless fishing boat.
Almost at the rame time, another Heinkel was interested by hters of the Firth of Forth as it was try- ing to bomb a merchant ship. One of the fighters fired a burst of bul lets and put the German rear gunner oul of action before the dived into the cloud.
Heinkel
Shetland Raids A Failure Three German warplanes dropped 12 bombs but all fell into the sea, states the Intes! reports from
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS.
Secretary. Hongkong, 25th January, 1940. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Share- holders will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 15th February, 1910, There were three attacks, each at 11.00 A.M., for the purpose of made by one machine.
The enemy encountered a terrifle receiving the Report of the Direc
the Shetlands which were unsuccessfully attacked on Monday.
the
barrage from land and tea A.A. guns.tors together with a Statement of D.ND.Accounts for the year ended 31st. This is how the official (quoted by "Reuter") describes the
December, 1939. North Sea air battles:
front "While on
western
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the there is only weak isolated artillery
particular effects the Company will be CLOSED from German air force has struck courage-Suturday, 3rd, February to Thurs- Our blown with bombers ogalost Bri- tish outposts, boats and arned mer-day, 15th. February, both days chantmen.
fire with no
inclusive.
"The Germans extended their re- connaissance from the south-west JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, coast of England to Scotland. Des- pite bad weather, which greatly in- creased the difficulties of the filers. German planes attacked a convoy of armed merchantmen and advance posts and bombed the entire length of the British east const.
(Messages from UP, Doniet and Reuter)
Attacks Repeated
Jan. 30 (Reuter), LONDON, Nazt aircraft to-day repented the altacks they made on Monday on British and neutral shipping in British waters.
and with bombs On Monday,
attacked ten they machine-guns merchant ships and two light ships. The only ship which has so far been reported fast is the Jersey Queen, a small ship less than 1,000 tons, whose S.O.S. was heard by radio sets ashore. She reported that another ship was being attacked nearby.
A life-boat was put out in the
rescue.
Latvian Ship Beached One of the ten merchant ships was the Tautmils, a Latvian vessel of 3,700 tons, which was beached.
A member of the crew who walled ashore from the beached ship sald that he had been knocked out during the attack and when he came to, ho found himselt alone.
None of the trawlers was lost.
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three.
Fifty-eight other affeers died the course of their duty.
in
Among the N.C.O.s and men, live are reported to have been killed in
nction, five were killed at sea aboard the Yorkshire, one died from wounds,
aboard 24 are wandel, one
the Yorkshire missing at sea, and a tutal of 061. killed,
Aboard the Yorkshire the fol- lowing men were killed:
Captain F. W. Beer of the 2nd Bn. The East Lancashires
Linut-Col, W. L E. Reynolds, R.A.M.C..
Licut-Col 1. Cornford, R.A.O.C. Allaway, Royal L/Cpl. W. C. Tank Regiment
L/Cpl. A. E. Bond, Royal Nor- folks
Fie. D. E. Handy of the Glauces- terslitres
Pte. J. Brownlt!!!. King's Own Yorks Light Infantry
Plc. W. Bradley, R.AM.C.
the Among the missing from Yorkshire 1s listed Warrant Officer Army Educa- A C. Barber of the 1tonni Corps.
Arat
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full
Now they were howling from the
Bible, but in these days their real
Bible was the Treaty of Versailles, each paragraph of which was a blackmail of oppression.
Britain had issued "most marvellous war aims. Britain had had 300 years of producing war aims, since she was the country which waged most of the wars in the world.
"We have been promised a1 golden age by Britain a good many times before," he cried.
Chamberlain's worn-out records have been played too many times.
The Treaty rested on the League of Nations, which was built only to "These people will teel the force of German might,
"A Pious Preacher" "France, too, will feel the power of compel Germany to obey the Treaty. Nazi urms.
"Chamberlain as a pious preacher Hitler promised continued friend-proclaiming war alms reminds me of Hekil preaching to a poor soul with a shilp with Italy and the Soviet.
"Our friendship with Russia has prayer book under his arm. Nobody removed any fears of an attack on can belleve him and I don't think he the Reich from the rear during the believes himself. war." Hitler promised, and proceeded to forget that Russia also had treatles of Non-Aggression with Poland and Finland.
"Bible-Carrying Chamberlain"
"I like Winston Churchill much better. lie clearly says "Our war aim
is to destroy Germany und if possible
THESE SMILING AIRMEN ATTACKED HELIGOLAND
"THUMBS UP", Say these smiling R.A.F, men, who have just "returned from a recent attack on the Nazi base at Heligoland-
Domel.
European Lady Fights With Armed Intruder
WHEN a Chinese intruder, in the Warrant Ofleers quarters at Scandal Point drew a .22 automatic pistol, Mrs. A. M. Estall wife of Sergeant Major Estall, scized his arm as a shot was
ITALIANS BOMB KRONSTADT
FROM PAGE ONE
fired.
Fortunately the bullet was deflect- ed into the floor.
On Monday at 10 am. a young" Chinese dressed in European clothes to exterminate the German people.'
entered the amab's room. When ask- The first phase of the war has come
ed what he was doing there he said "This bible-carrying Chamberlain to an end. Churchill is over-anxious!
he was looking for his mother. Searching the intruder's pocket, Mrs. sought to reach an agreement with to see the beginning of the second
phase.
Other Finnish raiders, crossing the Estall found a silver chain and two been taken atheist Stalin.
"Now, I understand. he is ungry "He expresses the hope that war by border in the north, are reported to medallions which had because I succeeded where he failed. bombinut may now begin and that this have bombed military objectives in from the amah's room. Sending her along the 14 year-old daughter to get assistance "I think God will be satisfied that war may not spare women and chil-the Kandalakska area
from the military barracks outside Three Women Casualties
a battle has been avoided on one ble dren. Britain has never hesitated to Leningrad-Murmansk rallway.
The Italan planes which visited and saying that she had sent for the make war against women and chill-?
Kronstadt are reported to have Police, Mrs. Estall was confronted by LONDON, Jah. 30 (Reuter).The front. has issued the
"Germany and Russia have lived jdren. War Office
"We know what Britain and France
While Mrs. Estall was recovering Kronstadt-Bombed.
trom shock, the man escaped. An casually list of the present war up to together in peace for years. This will done in the last five months, but damaged naval buildings and airplane the automatic.
Titul murderer Churchill is now Britain and France-appear--not ta December 31 which comprisen 750 centinue to be the case.-
PARIS, Jan. 30 (Reuter)The alarm was raised and several soldiers Of these, 710 died, one died of longing for the next phase in the war. know what we in Germany have done wounds, 24 were wounded, one is When it comes he may not be in such within these five months.
"Our arms factories are now work- "Havas" correspondent in Helsingfors chased him uphill. Wearing light. is authorised by Finnish head-rubber soled shoes, he was drawing pursuers in heavy longing mood.
that the to disclose
port away from his
when boots
Cpl. missing and 13 were killed.
The deaths included three women, "No matter how many years this ing smoothly according to plan.
"The British broadcasts wish us to quarters cannot lasts, Germany
Sunmentioned in the Finnish eenmunnalled military believe that there is no more of whom one was a nurse and the war
further up the bill. Laurie others members of the Auxiliary beaten."
shine in England because the whole que as having been bombed by Fin-Laurie, of the Royal Scots, was halled Arrogant English sky is darkened by squadron of nish warplanes was the naval base turned that the Chinese was armed Territoriai Service.
Britain, he claimed, had betrayed British planes, that the whole world of Kronstadt. The names of those killed include diree officers, five non-commissioned European progress.
is only one armed camp working for officers and men and one missing, ali "These arrogant English are pur- Britain, and that Germany has got Kronstadt, which is only 20 miles
names.
be
of whom were aboard the Yorkshire suing their selfish aims at the ex-only three U-boats left. when she was sunk in the Atlantic.pense of other nations.
The names of 57 officers appear un- der the heading of "Died."
Among those named in the death- roll are 57 Royal Corps Signats, 150 over 70 Royal Royal Artillery and Engineers,
The casualty at includes the names of several members of the Home Service Defence Forces.
Policy For Issuing Casualty Lists LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)—Ask-
an
"We have grown strong and nothing can defeat us.
"Those who wanted war now have
war.
"We can tell the French that they, too, will have war."
RADIO
hungars.
added
was
This correspondent
that but quickly stopped him.
The incident at Scandal Point had from Leningrad, had not been bomb-a sequel at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a 17-year-old That is very bad, not for us, but ed previously,
youth appeared on four charges. "Their talk of a united Europe is for others. For, after having sunk
Heaviest Raids Of War
He was Lau Po-lau, olles Paul Lau. Lau was charged with the larceny these three U-bonts, our enemies will old
story.
HELSINGFORS, Jan: 30 (Reuter), "England has tried continually to have to invent some theory about the
--All through the night further re- from the Warrant OmMeers quarters at prevent the establishment of a con-resurrection of U-boats."
ports of yesterday's air raids poured Scandal Point of a sliver chain and solidated Europe.
into Helsingfors from all over south-two medallions. A second charge was in unlawful alleged that he ern Finland.
Right along the roast from Viborg possession of an automatic pistol and on the cast and Abo on the west come four rounds of an:munition,
Two further charges alleged that fresh revelations of horror and des- truction, marking what may prove to he shot at Mrs. A. M. Estall with be Finland's worst day of air-raids to intent to harm her and also with
intent to resist arrest.
Sub-Inspector Goodwin prosecuted to Jave
been Nothing seems spared. In addition to towns and and was granted a week's renand.
Isolated farms,
and
pulsed with heavy losses, villages, peasants homes Were ruthlessly
"Finnish planes have bombed certain harbour in Russia" attacked. It is announced
Russian Claim that between
MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Reuter). Seven
Finnish planes were hot, January 21 and 27, some 3,000 bomba fell in Finland, killing 24 and wound- Ing 50 in 40 different localities, the down on Monday, according to a objectives including two hospitals, Moscow communique.
Nazi Anniversary
ZBW, 355 metres (845-k.c.) and
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From the Studio
ed what policy it was proposed to LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter).-) follow regarding the publication of Hitler gave his speech at a meeting John Valentine (Baritone) casualty lists, the Secretary for Wer at the Berlin Sports Palace to-night, (Mr. Oliver Stanley) in the House of which marked the seventh anniver-
said
that
the sary of the Nazi revolution.
It was his Arst big speech since the. Commons today urgency of publication would depend
Munich bomb explosion. upon the numbers of casualties.
Germans had sufficient experience all of the democratic Iden in the past, lie
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of B45 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and B-11.16 p.m. on 0.52 m.e's. per
second.
7.30 London lelay-The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather! 8.03 Studlo Concert by John Va- Report and Announcements. tentine (Baritone) with Platio e- companiment by E. O'Nell Shaw. La Cor, The Legion of the Lost, I traveled the Road, The Blanket Song Shorinin' Brend. (Negro). The (Red Indlon), Old Man Hiver (Ne-
te Mandalay, 8.30 Studio Talk by Father Ryan, . J. un "Some Great Authors" No.
it is stated that 1,250 Russians were killed at the front last Sunday. Bomphlets On Leningrad HELSINGFORS, (Reuter)-Ilallan
31
Jan volunteers, pilot- Ing Xtallan and Betish bombing planes, last night new over Lenin- grad, dropping leaflets.
The flight was separate from the Finnish raid on the naval base at] Kutsamo, where warships were bombed.
The Italian
airmen report that Leningrad and district were com-1 pletely blacked out.
The lists would be of arbitrary lengths, covering casualties in theatres of active operations. They said.
6,00 An hour of Dance Music. They had had 15 years' opportuni- would not refer to any particular
7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- ty of coming to know the democratic couvements.
Casualties would be published un-ideal in its pure form. They were tions.
7.02 The Don Cossacks Choir in a der three general headings, "KWled, the only successors of democracy.
Referring to Britain's "most mar- Russian Programme. Wounded and Missing."
Usually no Indication would be vellous war alms," Hitler said that Sixteen members of the crew, have
cir-Britain was very experienced in the been landed by life-boat but it is
given of the precise date and feared that seven or eight "are mis
cumstances in which a casualty oc- production of warm aims since sho ing. Six bombs were dropped.
curred. No casualty was published was the country which waged most Only one British ship, the Eston of
until the next-of-kin was informed. of the wars in the world.
Our War Aims 1,400 tons, was sunk yesterday,
The first list would be published. Trawlors Machine-Cunnedhe Chinese vernacular newspaper
"These war aims say that the new to-morrow. "Chung Mel Jih Pao" has been sus- LONDON, Jún. 30 (Reuter) ——-—It is i pended from publishing for two weeka
Europe will have full justice and that Big Toll From Accidents now revealed that several Grimsby | by order of the SMC.
The list of deaths from accidents this general justice will make arma trawlers, were machine-gunned and The order was made boenuse the and disease may seem a long one, ments superfluous. Therefore general
Raids Resumed bombed by German plones yesterday. newspaper published a photographle but having regard to the large num, disarmament will follow and trade
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" reproduction of the agreement be ber of personnel serving and the will then begin to flow. Culture" The skipper and mate of one of the tween Wang Ching-wel in its issue period covered by the list, the number religion will flourish and a
HELSINGFORS, Jan, 30 (UP)- trawlers were killed by machine-gun yesterday,
8.55 The B. B. C. Wireless Singers. ly we have been promised this golden fire.
The same reproduction war pub-
Coleridge-Taylor Felite Despatches from Viipuri (Viborg) Thre had been no undue number of age a good many times before, and
raids on A major scale in south- Those deaths from disease, although there it is the same people who describe it Suite De Concert-London Sym-report the resumption of Russian air
phony Orchestra conducted by Dr. old warn-Malcolm Sargent. had been a regrettable number from now to-day."
****out records have been played before,
The toll of civilian lives in believed Belsh trawler. off the coast of Northumberland,
traffe neclienti.
London Relay--News. Bum-
to be mounting in perturbing fashion. The trawler fred back and drove Yarmouth Hoars Bombs
Mr. Stanley believed that the House and we can only be very sorry for these gentlemen who are incapable off the plane, later making her way
LONDON, Jan. 31 (UF)-Among would appreciate that there was a
0.30 Studio Talk by The Rt. Rev. Material damage is also reported to safely und undamaged into the the several bombing raids yesterday strict limit to the amount of detall of finding one now idea to lure our
C. B. I. Barkent, Assistant Bishop of bo extensive. Fukten---"Fuklótí Snapshóta.”
21 Plance Shot Down was one off peaceful Yarmouth. that could be disclosed in the casualty people," Hitler sald.
Versalilos
0.43 Variety with" Frank Crumit, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Nazi Plano Downed
where the inhabitants were startled' late without giving useful informa-
The
German Chancellor proceeded Adelaide. Hall, Hobby Breen, Sard HELSINGFORS, Jan. 30 (UP)- LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-The at the pound of several heavy detonation to the enemy, and he hoped that
To-day's official communique is as Air Ministry announces
of Browne and Ollern, that nntions at 5
this
borne in mind if the to inveigh against the Treaty would be
10,30 London : Kelay-Tozamy | follows: enemy aircraft was shot down by a It is believed in Yarmouth that the lists did not appear to be as in- Versailles and declared that no nation
had suffered more severely from | Handley in “M'a'tist Man 'Aandi? "Twenty-one Russian planes have Toyal Air Force fighter, comniond air-explosions were caused by Nazi formative on the member wished.
11.00 London Nelay-"Matters of been shot down in the past 48 hours) craft off the East Const early this planes bombing British ships...
It is pointed out that 719 dled on economic depression then. Germany.
Hon, in southern Finland,
· afternoon...
People on the sea-front believe they active service from accident or dis- Not one Englishman during those Moment."Talk by The Rt. "Itouter" is authoritatively In-saw the flashes from a gun aboard case and that only 40 British soldiers 15 years remembered Christian love Loalie Burgin, Minister of Supply.
and mercy.
11.10 Closd Down. formed that the plane was shot down a ship replying to the German bombs, were killed or wounded in action.
The sound of explosions of gunareshed in Hongkong in the "Ta Kung were heard
at 5 pm, in Great Pac" and the "Hongkong Telegraph Yarmouth due to an attack male by
a German plane on
harbour.
of such deaths was not`larger than to 990 will come, but must
unforty-Nacon.
be expected in the circumstances.
0.00
*0.15 mary,
eastern Finland.
The new Russian offensive north- obst of Lake Ladoga has been re-
Nothing else of importance occu
at the front.
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