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Hitler The Scuttler Gives His Orders And-
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb.
HITLER HAS SCUTTLED FOUR PER 12 (UP)-Members of the
CENT. OF MERCHANT FLEET
SINCE the first day of the war Germany has lost four per cent, of her mer- cantile navy; twice the per- centage of merchant losses suffered by the United Kingdom and the Empire.
'Thlo severe klow to the enemy Is revealed in the Journal of Commerce and Shipping Tele- Frapit,
Allogether the Nazis lave lost (total tonnage eighteen ships 87.312) by Rinklug; and twenty- one ships of a total tonnage of 07.031 captured.
These figures are quite apart from the German slips which remain in Neutral poris.
Germany's pre-war merchant feel amounted to 4,492,708 LORA,
Here is a list of the ships sunk or captured, with tonnage:- KUNK
Lianne (125), (linda (1,578),
Carl Fritzen (6,594), Inn (2,867), Helfrid Bissmark (727), Emmy Friederle (1.327), Toro (5,012), Mecklenburg (7.892), Parana 0,038), Bertha Fisser
(4.110),
Adolph Woermann (8,577), Min- den (4.185), Borkum (3,670), Gunzenheim (4,574), Johannes Mielkenluhr (5,294). Halle (5.889), Watussl
Bol- heim (3,324),
(9,521),
CAPTURED Cay Norte (13.015), Blanca (1,375), Biscaya (0.360), Posel- don (5.861), Leander (080), Gloria (5,806), Rheingold (5,055), Uhenfels (7,503), Hagen (5,088),
Pomona Nida (915).
(3.157). Christoph v. Doornum
(3.751), Hannah Boge (2,337). Konsul Hendrik Fisser (4,458), Elbek (2.185). Sophie Busse
(215). Chemnitz (5,622). Trifcis (0,198), Santa Fe (4,827).
Henning.
⚫ (7,834). (3.6(8),
FINNISH CITY
Ussukuma
Oldendori
WIPED OUT BY RED ARTILLERY
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 12 (Reuter).The furious Russian pressure on the Mannerheim Line, which has now been maintained for twelve days. appears to be increasing rather than diminishing.
Although there is no sign of the Finnish defences, weakening, the strain on the defenders is obviously becoming great.
Soviel planes raided Viborg at
crew of the British cruiser H.M.S., Hawkins, which ar- rived here at 7 p.m. to-day, German stated that the freighter Wakana (3,771 tons) which left Rio de Janeiro yesterday, has been seuttled by her own crew.
The fate of the German crow has not been revealed, but the "United Press" has been inform-- ed that none aro aboard the Hawkins,
Authoritative sources here kinte that the Wakana sent out an S.O.S. signal yesterday when she was of the Brazilian State of Expiranto Suntos. She gave no reason for the signal.
She was loated with lard, coffee, rice, hides and minerals,
Press reports state that the steamers Aranza
Boge Meridi and have searched the area but found no trace of the vemel or the reason for her call for help.
The Wakama war en route to the mid-Atlantic to rendezvous other German ships for convoy in an ni- tempt to run the British blockade. At least five German ships have left Brazliam ports in the last nine days.
Editorial Comment On Interports
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THE Empite has five Gov- ernors-General. Four дск King's Deputy in self-governing Dominions; the fifth (the Viceroy) represents George VI as Emperor of India. Their average age in 50. Three are old Etonfans,
Best-pald Governor-General-
ship in India's, ai present held by tactful financler, the Marqucas of Linlithgow, a 51-year-old Etoni- atl. Ilis maláry is 21,000 rupees a month (about £20,000 a year). Governor-General of Canada was G3-year-old novelist Baron Tweedsmuir ("John Buchan”), Like Australia's Etonian Briga
fler-General Baron Gowrie (06). he drew a salary of £10,000,
New Zealand's Royal repre- sentative, Etonian Viscount Gal- way (47), and South Africa's Sir Patrick Duncan (68), are also Commanders-in-Chief of their Dominion's armed forces. 83r Patrick's salary is £10,000, but Lord Galway is the Inwest pald Governor-General, with £5,000 a year and au expense allowance of only £2,500,
Eire has no Governor-General, as the function of the King is there performed by actogenarian Gaelle scholar Dr, Douglas Hyde, who styles himself President. Other sections of the British Em- pire are ruled by Advisers, Ad- ministrators, Kesidents, Com- missioners and Governors, but with the exception of Northern Ireland's Governor, the Duke of Abercorn, who is a kind of junior Governor-General, these are in practice senior Civil Servants who deputise for. Colonial Secret- nry Malcolm MacDonald · rather than the King.
India's Big Part In
War Effort
February 13, 1940.
TRIBUTES
TO LATE GOVERNOR GENERAL
LONDON, Feb. 12 (Router). -In a special broadcast from the B.B.C. the IIon. Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, said that the death of Lord Tweedsmuir brings a deep sense of personal bereavement, "Some of us," he said, “mourn the loss of an old and valued friend.
Lord Tweedsmuir's career was perfect background to the function he was to perform in his crowning year,
Not In the sphere of letters
only but in public administration, in the Army, in business and in Parliament, he played his full part, be continued.
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He applied all these qualities to the practical duiles of his high office.
Canada was like an open book be- fore him and he turned over its pages with his
vivid and cager interest and gave his own interpretation of what le saw.
the will
Canada mourns the loss of ber Governor-General, concluded Hon. Vincent Massey, but she always be grateful for the presence In her midst of one who understood her so well and who so fully won her alfcellons,
U.S. Press Tribute
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Reuter The American Press pays a warm tribute to Lord Tweedsmuir. It adds: that the American publie's, regret | expresses no formality but sincere. sympathy.
President Roosevelt in a message states, "Mrs. Roosevelt and recall with the greatest pleasure our meet- ing with Lord Tweedsmuir and ex- reas our deepest regret at his death." Royal Sympathy
LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter}.--The King and Queen have sent a message of condolence to Lady Tweedsmuir. Ashes For Scotland OTTAWA, Feb. 12 (Renter).—It is understood that Lord Tweedsmuir's SHANGHAI, Feb. 13 (UP).--
body will be cremated and the ashes The "North China Daily News" LONDON; Feb. 12. (Reuter).sent to the United Kingdom.
In response to a message from, the in editorial entitled "The All parties in Parliament are premier, Mr. Mackenzie King. in- Interports" to-day said due to carefully studying not only war forming him of Lord Tweedsmule's sickness and unusual circum- contributions from the self-death. His Majesty the King has sent sjstances resulting from the war, governing Dominions but those the following telegram:"
"I thank you for your kind tele- makes clear that the short front Pn. yesterday and there were two neither Shanghai nor Hongkong of India and the Colonies, learns gram on the very sad occasion of the air raid alarms, one at noon and fielded the quality in their teams "Reuter's" Lobby Correspon- death of Lord Tweedsmuir while another at mid-night to-day. which might have otherwise been
holding the office of my representa- There has been no bombing or long
The facts placed before Members | Uve in Canada.
"I share the grief which I know games displayed A higher to Indian troops in France, large will be felt throughout the Dominion standard of football than Shang-numbers are serving not only whose welfare he had hai was accustomed to see this India but elsewhere, and that volun- heart, and to whose service he de-
teers
bave besieged recruiting offices voted himself in the face of ill-health in India in such numbers that the with unfailing energy and courage." Viceroy- has had to
appeal for patience among those anxious to don uniforms.
A communique issual to-night
at Summi-seven or eight miles wide is being attacked by
dent.
several Soviet divisions at once, range shelling up to darkness today, /Possible. However, it said both of Parliament, show that, in addition
Thus from 30,000 to 50,000 men are being thrown against the
Finnish defences in this sector. HUNGARIAN
It is reported that some Russian
troops are using metal shields about
two feet wide for their advance in the snow.
block-houses and forts at the Summa
year.
strength In the soccer LEGION
An eye-witness states that Finnish Men Carry Their Own front are standing up remarkably Equipment To Finland
well to the tremendous hait of
The editorial said that Shanghai's world pro- duced victories for the Interport eleven and the combined foreigners
with the Chinese need not be em-
leven, while "the tie in the match phasised owing to adverse comment some of the tactics employed general- artillery fire to which they have been TOULON, Feb. 12 (Reuter)-y aroused."
It added that the standard of play subjected during the past two weeks. A party of 150 Hungarian volun- both in the soccer and rugger matches
The Finas are fighting bravely but!
teers for Finland left France for was not actually high, although both cautiously.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the in-Scandinavia to-day. They are games were remarkable for the keen
play throughout. terior-of-the-country. Finland's carrying-equipment with them. Foreign Legion is undergoing Inten- sive training to relieve the men at the front as early as possible.
Summa Obliterated
the
An official communique on Finnish war states that the Russian attack on Summa is continuing even more violently than before.
and 73 tanks destroyed.
NJ British volunteers have gone to j Finitud as yel, stated Finnish cireles in London to-day. Many had applied) and fled in forms, however.
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Munitions and equipment are being manufactured in India not only for the Indian Army but for the general Allied caus
cause.
Indian Navy's Work Working in co-operation with the Royal Navy, the Royal Indian Navy is engaged in patrolling the Indian seas. The rapidly growing Indian Air Force has been able to assist the Royal-Air-Force-in-its-multifarious duties.
So
much at
S. Africa's Condolence CAPE TOWN, Feb. 12 (Reuter), The Union Government has asked the accredited representative of South Africa in Canada to convey to the Canadian Government on behalf of General Smuts an expression of the most sincere sympathy in the griev ous loss they have sustained by the death of Lord Tweedsmuir. Canada Mourns MONTREAL, Feb. 12 (Reuter),— Flags were flown half mast throughout Canada to-day as the Dominion entered into seven days of public mourning for the death of Lord Tweedsmuir.
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India's economic contribution to by Members of Parliament; as India Ruthe war effort is especially stressed
Political warfare has subsided for supplying is Majesty's Govern- the time being. and most of the ment with large quantities of am-social events have been cancelled. me
Oncers Imunition, made in Indian Ordnance
of the Canadian Grenadier factories, ormy over-coats, blankets, Cards are keeping watch over the
and other body which lies in a private chapel. kbaki uniforms, boots leather equipment.
Units of the Militia, Navy and Air Force will line the route to-morrow Valuable Contribution India has also contracted to supply to the station for removal by train to when the remains will be conveyed 712,000,000 anndbags in addition 200,000,000 ordered for air raids.pre. cautions.
for-
RUGGER MATCH
on COMMENTING match, the paper said the ground conditions were against spectacular _U.S. Sympathy
play, "but Hongkong persisted in the 12 LONDON, Feb. (Reuter)-orthodox tactics for a dry day and While Finland welcomes President won through superior genius of their Heavy Russian losses are men- Roosevelt's announcement in his outside forwards. This genius was
lasses tioned. These
include
the sprock to
Youth well demonstrated against the the American total on all fronts of over 1,000 killed Citizenship Institute that 98 per cent. midable American Marines, who were of the United States sympathy is with given a lesson in the finer shades of The communique adds that several the Finns, the only mention of the the game which should benefit them
the speech in Russia consists of a short in future matches. enemy divisions attacked in
ew York despatch to the "Tass Summa sector on February 11, sup- ported by artillery, tanks and aero-jofficial Soviet news agency. planes,
This despatchi merely quotes certain At the same time, the enemy al-American papers to the effect that
Muolajaervi tacked between
and the speech was coolly received. Vuokren, supported by 150 tanks. No "Apostles Of Peace"
Fighting continued near Taipale, the enemy attacking after four hours of preparatory artillery bombard ment. The attack was repulsed.
ing
In
to
The total involved is greater than the number supplied during the whole of the last war.
Oltawa,
SPLENDID GIFT FROM BAHAMAS
The soccer matches suffered from much the same handicaps, but were remarkable more for the strong de- fence on both sides than for the st tack, in which there was little which could be called spectacular or thrill- every case the criticism of ZURICH, Feb. 12 (Reuter)"} the view of the Wilhelmstrasse, Ger-referees should be deprecated, be- many is not prepared, at the moment, decisions--which the press and close entcause their trisk is hard one. Their The enemy tried to surround the Russia and Finland," states the Berlin were probably us close to the truth
to act as an apostle of peace between observers on the sidelines criticised-of Indian high grade mien, which Malecim MacDonald has positions on the Gulf of Finland and correspondent on Lake Ladoga by crossing the ice. Nachrichten, who adds that stress was possible under the circums- but the fire of the Finnish batteries in placed on the words "at the tances." scattered their formations.
moment
Mass Of Wrockage
the "Basier
Great attention is being paid in Little remains of the vilinge of Berlin to Soviet Russia's need for comes, but she has positively com- mitted acts of war against us already Summa, in the centre of the Russian prestige. offensive, except that it is a mass of It is thought that if the constantly in providing a base at Murmansk for splinters from wrecked wooden renewed Soviet attacks on the Kare German ships of war, German sub-
everything on a break through the oficial "Diploinatiche Korrespondenz" sunken the shape of sending war
India has also supplied 30,000,000 yards of hessian for war purposes.
India's supplies of manganese and tries to manufacture large quantities other ores have assisted munition fac-
LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter),—Mr. accept-
goes into aeroplane construction, and ed, on behalf of the British Govern- large Indian exports of rubber, cot-ment, £20,000 which the Legislature ton wool, hides, skins, lac, hemp, of the Bahamas has given as a dona- timber, ground-nuts and linseed have tion towards Imperial Defence. all assisted in the essential demands of wartime.
Labour Wins By-Election
His
Excellency the Hon, Sir Charles, Dundas, Governor of the Bahamas, has been asked to convey the British Government's appreciation of the gift to the Legislature and people of the Bahamas.
Hecht On Grand Larceny. Charge
louses, according to reports received Jan Isthmus should achieve even marines and other ships. here.
moderate success, then the question "France and Britain have declared From the continued fury of the of German mediation ought for the they will grant every aid to Finland Russian attacks, it appears that the first time to become reality.
in their power. But so far that has Russian commanders are stuking · The allegation in the German only
It cannot be claimed this
LONDON, Feb. 12 (British Wire- Mannerheim Line before the heavy that the Western Powers do not wish is all that is in their power,
less). In view of the political truce,
NEW YORK, Feb, 12 (UP), snowfalls, which usually occur at the "in any event to end the war in the There are rumours the French the Labour candidate for the Central end of February, make further pro north" is taken by the "Bosler! governminin to do more, but the ed by Government, and although two million dollar suit against the Uni- pressed Prime Minister Southwark by-election wan unoppos. Rudolph Hecht, who has instituted a gress temporarily impossible.
Nachrichten" as one of the thany Chamberlain Red Claims Refuted signs that Germany would be re- British government hesitates to take
candidates wero put for-veraill Trading Corporation, has been unofficial
home Indictment, The Russian claims of the capture loved if peace were restored to Fin- any step which might involve war ward, the result was so little in doubt arrested on a
that only 24 per cent. of the elee-charging him in a grand larceny sult of Finnish positions on the Karelian land.
since 1935. Details of the pending Isthmus are declared authoritatively
practical step open to the torato polled. Gough's Advico
Allien in not a great one, though The result was: J. Martin (Labour) suit have not been revealed, but the It is learned that Viipuri was bom- LONDON, Feb. 13 (UP)deneral moral and material advantage to the an; Heaven, described Attorney General's flee says that barded on Sunday evening by heavy Sir Herbert Gough urged the Allies innn would be fineuse. It is "top War" vantjelate, 1,680; Mrs. the charge has arisen from stock- guns from the Russlan front. The to-day to help Finland by sending merely to send a few ships to Pelayan Der Elst, national Independent, promoting netiviiles. city's electricity plants were damagedj warshilpa to Petsamo to destroysamo to destroy what Raiksing
to be "entirely without foundation." SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
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"lon" Promised
are there, and the current interrupted for Russian ships there and by closing sometime. The damage was repaired Murmanake harbour, ་ ་ ་ ད " '
Writing in the Tobranty issue of COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18 (Reuty), "English Speaking World," the-Finland will bo liberated from beg general reflected the feeling of, in presmi povernment and win to fluential military circles that Franco placed under the content of the For the first time in many days the and Britain should give prenter people's government hemtest by
Viborg to-night, Allled military rolssion was co
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HELSINGFORS, Feb. 12 (UP)
CLIPPER DEPARTS
The Honolulu Clipper lett for Maudia this morning with the follow ingentis!
Me Hory Baldwin, Manager of the Lamela Molar Company, Manila, after a brief sojourn in
Russians did not open up their night port to Finland, Ste Norbert led to Kusinen-no kaya 171e Moscow - I foodong with his sister, Miss Ann
After kindly reference to
bombardment on with their 20-mile range guns, ́ ordinated efforts against the Bolshe-many's "understanding and legally to
They bombarded Viborg only with vits in the Daltio states in 1910.
At War With Us
the
C. Baldwin; Mr. Chester F Manger of the Chester F.
The Pennsylvania authorities have also noted a warrant for the arreat of Hecht, but no detalls are revealed.
Baltic Military Chiefs Meet
Interest was aroused
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 12 (Router),--- horo by the Rural cause," the Ited n Jnouncer said: "There are no engoli
visit of the Latvian Chief of Staff, two series of twenty shells
cach
iable double us to how the Firulah Co. well-known shipping agents in General Berkis, to the Eathonlan which resulted in the death of one "Though we are not at war with question will be deckled. Even the Manila, who made a rapid overnight Chief of Staff, General Laidoner.
Mega Mussia," he said to-day, “she is at most fantastle reports from White business trip to the Colony: Mira. A Tallinn correspondent of Stock- The extent of the damage is not war with us. Not only is shio at war Finland cannot alter the attuation. Kathryn Yoil, wife of an U.3. Army holm's "Tidningen' states that the known, but it is noteworthy that the with us as regards her plans for co-The country will be liberated from officer at Fort Mills, returning after vialt is a slun of the determination of range of the guns precludes a largojoperation will Germany, passively, The present regima and the reni a pleasure visit to Hongkong; and the Balile Staten to defend themselves charge of explosives.
land' actively when the opportunity |leaders will take over that direction." Mr. Li Kwong, Chiorro Vrchont. jsnd their Independence.
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