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No. 10050
四拜望 號一月二英港香 THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
1,940.日四廿月二十
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Chamberlain Warns Neutrals Of Nazi Aims
PREMIER'S APPEAL TO THE
JAPANESE
NO AFFRONT High Cost of Living
INTENDED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON,
(UP).. Jan. 31
Mr. Neville Chamberlain threw out a placating hand to neutral Powers, including Japan, in his speech at the Dorchester Hotel lunchcon to-day.
He entirely ignored Hitler's fiery tirade, except for one jesting reference to the publicity of the Dorchester Hotel luncheon as contrasted with the secrecy shrouding Hitler's meeting in the Berlin Sports Palace,
The Premier's speech brought prolonged laughter and loud cheers.
In his reference to neutral Powers Asama Maru Incident Mr. Chamberlain soft petalled Mr. Churchill's almost blunt uppeal to the neutrals to Join the Allies.
Must Decido For Themselves
While he cave word pictures of
what will happen if they do not join
in. Mr. Chamberlain took the line!
In The Far
Far East
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuter).—In the House of Commons to- day. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, replying to Mr. Creech-Jones, said that the rise in the cost of living in Singapore since the outbreak of War provided a genuine economie basis for the recent claims on behalf of labourers.
There is no reason, he said, 10; they considered extravagant, and in suspect that subversive elements, one or two disputes the workmen unfriendly to this country, are were dismissed, he said. Such a attempting unscrupulously to course was strongly disapproved by exploit this position.
Mr. MacDonald concluded by say other employers have been awarded ing that Trade Union legislation on high cost of living allowance from approved lines and legislation 10
All the public authorities and nost!
November 1, 1930, he added.
Action Strongly Disapproved used to negotiate on demands which In some cases, the employers re-
AGREEMENT JOINS RED CROSS
INDICATED
that the neutrals have every right to Tokyo Talks Reveal
dneide for themselves. At the same! time he pointed out the advantages to be gained from their jolving the
Allies.
Jie admitted that the British and Japanese governments may disagree about the Asumu Maru ineldent as for as legal arguments and interna- tional law are concerned.
"However, such issues are not the}
strongest influences on nations or the
hearts of mun," he declared,
Personal Appeal To Japan
Afterwards he mude what was almost tantamount to personat appeal to Japan to settle the incident amicably.
Some Progress
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Jan. 31 (Domei).— Certain progress was mude to day in the negotiations between. Sir Robert Craigie the British Ambassador, and Mr. Hachiro Arita the Japanese Foreign Minister, regarding a settlement. of the Asama Maru incident.
his
The British Ambassador has yet to receive full instructons from Geverumentapropos. the_rtnulta of
inter.cw which Sir Robert had with Mr. Arita on Tuesday.
Until such instructions are received "We are bound to take measures: discussion of a final formula for a to frustrate the machinations of powerful and utterly unscrupulous ement of the issue will not take enemy," Mr. Chamberlain said. "But, Place.
However, it is expected thin
the
We certainly do not want to affront:
A Amous.agor will receive complete with whom we want to live in peace." *mstructions by Thursday.
the self-respect of a friendly nation
Japan's Requests
He did not, however, give any in- dication whether Japan's demand for Ta-day's interview was devoted to the release of the German seamen a diagusion of the proposed return Interned in Hongkong would be of the Germans who were rentoved accepted.
from the Asama Maru, and request for Aarantee regarding
Japan's
1,250,000 Under Arms | future netion on the part of Britain, j Reporting the destruction of a Should the negotiations continue to German U-boat, the Prime Minister make the same progress as up to the sold that, contrary to the German Dscnt, it is believed that the oficial
saved
Japanese the netes of the British and practice, British suitors majority of the German crew. He governments will be made public on added that it
It was the flest U-boat Saturday. attack on a convoy for a long time.
A "United Press" report from He also disclosed that the British Tokyo says that the British Ambus- Empire has more than a million and rader and the Japanese Forelipil a quarter men under arms and that Minister discussed the Asama Maru since September Britain has placed altair for ene hour "from practical nearly £200,000,000 worth of war and political angles." supply orders
the Government.
pravide machinery for the settle- nent of industrial disputes is now in Straits Settlements legislature. the process of enactment by the
DRAMATIC RESCUE FROM RESERVOIR
RESCUED FROM certain death by drowning by two Army officers and a member of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, a young Chinese lady named Fui Pui-song is now in Kowloon Hospital.
Miss Fui was rescued from the Kowloon Reservoir after her
car, a Morris-8, had plunged in from the main highway.
Central figures in the drama were Capt. Macrae and Major Macintosh-Walker, of the Royal
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Nazis Boast Of
Murders
Air
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Router)—It is now clear that the Nazi claims
to have sunk seven armed British merchantmen in Tuesday's raid are on- tirely falso.
.
No armed merchantmen or patrol vessels were sunk or destroyed. One or two defenceless ships and fishing smacks were victims of raiders, who dropped 20 bombs.
The R.A.F. shot one raider | down off the Northumberland const and.put. the rear
gun of another out of action off the Firth of Forth.
Vivid Account
More Mass Raids
By Soviet Planes
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
By Hubert Ucxkuell
The most vivid account of the day comes from the Nazis themselves, Several Berlin papera gave with a great air of pride the story of how German
-bombed aircraft
and.i machine-gunned merchant ships.
The
story is told by one of the Germans taking part in the raids. As ROVANIEMI, Jan. 31 (UP),.—Masses of Soviet war his plane
ane banked to the left, he said, machine-gun bullets whistled over planes droned their way over this city for the second the Englishman's bow. The men on deck ran to the bridge. seemingly day in succession and rained bombs on the outskirts, but the skipper "remained obdurate, causing a fair amount of material damage, but
asking permission to abandon slip,
The first bomb whistled into the sea
almost at the skip's stern. As the apparently without loss of life.
Twenty-seven planes flying in formation at a height of 6,000
plane came over a second filme, doom overtook the ship.
sea.
A 500-pound bomb hit the ship, feet criss-crossed the city of Rovaniemi. covering the deck with wreckage.
Bombs Form Ice Pack The bridge was torn away amb a number of men were flung into the rell on the outskirts of the
They released bombs most of which town, while others churned up the ice on the Keni River. converting that The airmen saw about ten floun-section of the river inte an ice pack.
Most of the damage in the city was dering in the sea, seemingly afraid
caused from splinters. of being sucked down by the ship as she nank,
Helplessly floundering
my.
One of them pierced a hotel room next to mine and shattered Fire from the burst boilers swept shaving mirror. the decks, driving before it four men who were trying to launch two of the life-boats.
The ship was helpless, wallowed for a few moments and then sank.
The Nazi papers do not say what became of the defenceless seamen.
Queen Hears Of Horrors
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter) Wounded seamen, victims of Nazi
counts of their experiences to the
On land, heavy lighting continues on the Salla front.
It is also reported that the Russians now gent better trained and have better equipped troops to the Salla- front, where they are being used in [repented offorts to cuidand the Fin-
nish defenders.
Finns Holding Positions
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 31 (UP),
troops are holding their positions in
torpedoes. bombs, guns and mines, The latest information reaching Hel- to-day gave graphic first-hand desingfors discloses that the Finnish Queen, who privately visited the the Karelian Isthmus and Loke! Sallors Home in East London and Ladoga fronts. chatted with several injured in from the Finnish that has again-been
One, who was just brought in a torpedoed ship, tok the Queen
hoisted over Mantsi fort.
Miss Fui was en route to Shatin from Kowloon when the that he and his sup-mates were in Condemned To Death, Unless- incident occurred.
Turned Car Into Reservoir
Just as she was passing the reservoir she recalled that she had left an important parcel be- hind, and attempted to turn her car in order to proceed back to Kowloon.
She managed to turn the car, but the front wheels apparently became locked and when she re- moved her foot from the clutch to proceed forward, the bounded into the reservoir.
Trapped In Car
car
Miss Fui was trapped in the car and, despite her struggles, could not escape.
..
PARIS, Jan. 31 (Reuter)---“Mir-
a boat many hours before they were picked up. He described how they had seen u U-boat come to the sur-acles have happened, but you can't face and how the German comman expect a series of miracles," Finland's der had given them time to get the Minister to Paris told an American- boats away before sintting the ship. s luncheon to-day.
"We are condemned to death un- tess help comes soon."
Brazil Takes
Over Nazi
Air Line
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Reuter)- A Rio de Janeiro despatch to the "New York Times says that Brazil
has taken over the Condor German Airline.
the Brazilian constitution providing
Red's Three Main Purpotes LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter).— Soviet operations in Finland had three main purposes, the Finnish spokesman in London told "Router, summing up the situation at the end of the first two months of the way.
These were to break the Man- nerheim Line, or falling that, furn its Rank; secondly, cut the "wasp Waist" in two: thirdly, occupy Petsamo and the holerland, thus rendering naval assistance Im- practicable, and cutting off sup- piles by sta
in would withstand even stronger pres-
decree
President Vargas has signed a At the n'ment, it might be said
They will meet again on Thursday,
By a happy chance, Captain decree ordering the concern imine that the menace was being held on Japan's written note to the British
Macrae and Major. Macintosh.diately to adapt itself to an article in all fronts. The Finnish Staff was Audacious Nazi Assertion Government will be transmitted in a
This radio photo fushed from Walker were passing in their car, for the management to be pinced confident that the Mannerheim Line LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter). Con- day or two "after which the oficial Paris to New York, and then airmail- en route to Kowloon, about ten the hands of Brazillans. The Line is sure than it had hitherto received. tinuing his review of the war at the notes of both governments will bet to Hongkong shows the Duchess minutes later..
also ordered to comply with
Most Prossing Needs Dorchester Hotel to-day, Mr. Chom-made public simultaneously in Tokyo of Windsor in her uniform as a berlain mid that during the very and London.
Finland's most pressing need was Their attention was attracted issued in. 1938 regarding personnel.
This is believed to mean that the time Sir Henry Hurwood was fighting
the Sanitaire Automobile, a sub-by a crowd of Chinese coolles, special concession whereby the Line sidiary of the French Red Cross who were gaping into the was authorised to maintain Germans and former German subjects and In the event of, major military reservoir. operallons, she will go to the
Captain Macrae decided to stop naturalised Brazilians has now been Western Front,
is ear and investigate.
his historic pation in the South At- NAVAL DEFENCE
Jantle, H.ALS. Salmon had torpedoed
n cruiser in the North Sea.
WAS
BILL SLASHED
At the same time, the British Navy!
convoying Canadian troops WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Reuter). across the Atlantic, and yet other-The House Naval Communities has troops came from Bombay through tentatively approved of the three- the Mediterranean,
year building programine of approxi- "One of the must audacious of the mately $055,000,000, providing 21 new audacious assertions of the warships compared with 77 proposed PLEASE Turn To Page 10. in the original programme,
-many
South Africa Rounds Up Her Homing Pigeons
BIRDS USED AS NAZI ESPIONAGE AGENTS LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter)~~All racing pigeons in South Africa have been counted and listed, and the officials of all hom- ing pigeons' societies are asked to supply a list of members and state the number of birds each one owns.
This is part of the authorities Africa engaged in obtaining informe investigation into reports that tion from the Union
A watch is üleo kopt on the im- pigeons are used by Nazi agents portallon of birds. Recently the
consigned to a religious order.
member of the French Section of
Mexico Won't
Saw Human Hair Floating He noticed the marks of the tyres over the embankment, and,
Give Up Oil descending down the slope, saw
re-
a wheel of a car showing aboyc MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Reuter), the placid waters of the -President Cardenas reiterated to servoir. day that the oil expropriation must starkl.
Capt. Macrae slid down to the Addressing a confererice of foreign waters edge, from where he
withdrawn.
AJAX HOME ON LEAVE
Roaring Welcome LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter). -The cruiser Ajax, which parti- cipated in the Graf Spec engagement, was given a tromen-
more ammunition and war supplies, Including plants and finally man- power.
Finland could hold off the Rus sinns for a long time, but ultimately man-power would tell.
Finland appealed for volunteers from all countries who wanted to de- fend the ideals for which Finlandi was fighting.
Finland Takes Initiativa HELSINGFORS, Jan. 31 (Reuter). -In Finland, the initiative appears to have passed for the present to the PLEASE Turn To Pago 10.
Finns Certain They Will Win
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UP).-Finland is still con- fident about the outcome of her Bight ngainst Red Aggression.
She has just signed a con- tract
to maintain her pavilion at the World Fair in New York, when it re- opens later this year.
Finlarid, in fact, is the first overseas country to notify the World Fair autho-` rities that she intends to maintain her exhibition.
LATEST
Sce Back Pago For Further Late Nows
correspondents at the National Palace, saw what appeared to be human dous welcome on arrival to-day MORALE OF RED TROOPS
he declared that the legality of the hair floating just below the expropriation was now unquestionaurfuce. able. Therefore, auggestions to refer
the mutter to international arbitration Ile seized the hair and dragged vere outside the bounds of possibility, the unconscious woman to safety.
He revealed that Mexico had coun- picted satisfactory arrangements with France for shipment without inter- ference of marchandisa bought in Germany before the war.
at Plymouth.
Spectators lined the shore five and
six deep. They cheered so loudly that the muse played on deck by the ship's bond was completely drowned.
Many Union Jack ftags uttered on) the sea-front.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
SPECIAL
TO THE "TELEGRAPH'
First Aid In Roadway.
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 31 (UP).--The morale of the Rus With the aid of Major Macin
slan soldiers on the Finnish front has been seriously im- tosh-Walker, the girl was carried
The Admiralty sent telegram paired, according to letters found on prisoners and the dead to the roadway, where the two
which read: "Their Lordships are in the field, European officers immediately glad to welcome IIls Majcaty's ship
Soveral of these letters were roland. It is horrible." commenced artificial respiration. Ajax and wish to congratulate you on published in the Helsingfors Another-lotler sald: "We nro even
A few minutes later, Major J. your safe return
afraid to sleep; If we ever have Durran, of the Medical Corps of service abroad culminating in the newspapers this morning.
Most are written to wives and children let us pray for ciriz`only, no nintimala felchdy.
that they will never have to live this PLEASE Torn To Page 10.
One wald: “This war is not like horror.”
after two years.
to carry Information out of the Police confiscated a crate of homers WELLINGTON, Jan. 31' (Reuter). country.
A call for recruits from the forestry The reports suggested the exlatente the Union suspected of being Nazi, overseas has met with splendid resihe: H:K.V:D.G.,, camp on the memoralde action: against the enemy.
A vigilant eye is kept on persons in and logging Industries for serviço
eaf a Nazi spy ring in Portuguese East agents.
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