Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
AMERICA'S THREE MILE LIMIT GUARDED
outside TIUS AIR PHOTO, SHOWS British and American Warships, one Inriale and the other just American territorial waters. In the foreground is the U.S.8. Philip, on neutrality patrol, while in the back- Around is the British Warship which chased the Nazi freighter Arauca into a Floridan port-Doniel.
A Surprising NO EXCHANGE OF
Decrease
COMMODITIES
Exchange At A Glance
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T.T. Manila
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T.T. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
U.S. Crona rute in London 4.02
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.90%
SHIPPING ROUTES
Americans Want To Work Idle Vessels
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter). Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, United States Ambassador to Britain, is going to London with a proposal to Swap certain English and American shipping routes which would result in the putting to work of idle United States' ships.
After conference with Mr. Cor- dell Hull, declared that he hoped the U.S. Secretary of State. * Kennedy is to turn.over to
Mr.
to Induce the
the United States certain routes that are now operated solely by British
Look Through ships which have already been re-
in
The
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter).—In the House of Coinmons to-day, NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Reuter) answer to a question as to what com- Exports from the United States for mercial transactions had taken place
and Russia
during high-grade aviation spirit in the last between Britain quarter of 1939 were 15 per cent. Dan, new President of the Board
last three
months, Sir Andrew lower than the corresponding 1938 Duncan, figure.
of Trade, said that regarding the agreement signed last October with Soviet Russia for the exchange of timber against rubber and tin, he had been informed that it had not been The expected heavy demond from found possible for the exchange of the belligerents has not materfallsed, these commodities to take place."
Exports to Russia, which stopped at the beginning of December, find not been resumed by the beginning of February.
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50 YEARS AGO
Immense crowds have attended the reception at the Palace in Madrid - day being the day of refairing for the recovery of the little King Alfonso,
Russia has the largest standing army In the world, 736,218 men, with 133,170 hotsen and 1,734 gune; the standing army of Germany consists of 472,333 men. 84,001 horses, and 1,374 guns. Great Britain has the largest navy, with some 600 vessels of all classes: Italy has the most heavily armed veascia and the heaviest guna yet afloat, bat it is possible that the bigstent vensola and uns yet afloat may prove bom- merangink In war: no far. in pence, they have proved pretty deadly to their owners.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 13, 1915. In the House of Commons, Mr.
Asquith announced that the British casualties up to February 4 amounted to 101,000 of all ranks.
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moved from there in order to carry war materials by other routes.
Mr. Kennedy said that the possi bilities for increased export from the United States of lumber to Britain were connected with the
plan.. Mr. Kennedy is leaving aboard the Manhattan or February 24. He is going to Italy and France at first but in London when Mr. hopes to be Sumner Welles arrives there.
Troops Fed
From Air
Posts Isolated In Recent "Freeze" LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter) How troops cut off during Bri- tain's recent great freeze-up were fed from the air is now revealed.
In various parts of the country, the R.A.F. were asked to establish com- munication with, or drop supplies to, military units cut off by the snow.
February 14, 1940.
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German Raid ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and Colombo
Repulsed
PARIS, Feb. 13 (Reuter).-A
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generat Banking Business transacted.
31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Second Talk of the Series Hankow
"Some Great Anthors" communique issued to-day states Radlo Programme Broadcast by that cast of the Moselle an Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and 0-11 pm. on 9.52 m.c's. per enemy raid, preceded by trench and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.n. mortar and artillery preparation, accond. has failed completely.
H.
KT. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
There was infantry Bre on the Rhine and also aviation activity.
12.30 The Comedy Harmonists.- Bittor Cold in Battle Zone
-12.42 De Groot and His Orchestra. PARIS, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-Despite
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-' the new cold wave which has ther Report. descended on the Western Front,
1.03 Dance Music by Roy Fox and British planes made a long reconnoit His Orchestra.
1.30 Reuter ring fight over north-west Germany and returned safely although attack-weather ed by German fighters, it is stated here.
ments.
1.45 215 .2.15
6,00
2705
05
On the front itself the thermometer has fallen to eight degrees above zero | Fahrenheit, and all activities are at a
connaissance flights. stand-still except patrolling and re-tions.
Forecast
and Rugby Press, and Announce-
Musical Comedy Selections. Close Down.
Mozarl-Magle Flute." Act- Closing Local Stock Quota-
7:07 Concert by Vladimir Horowitz The French Air Force also made a and Pablo Casals, Gavotte Tendre, similar flight and a number of sortles
London The News. were made
de by their fighter machines. One German plane toured over
northern France.
German' Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
7.30
0.00
Local The Signul, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03
Studio "Some Great Au- Passengers en the B. Lusitania,
thors"-2: Swift-The second of a which arrived at Liverpool this morn
series of Talks by Father Ryan, s.J. ing state, that when off the coast of
A request was made to one. R.A.F. ́BERLIN, Feb,
8.30 Ireland they received a wireless men-
13 (UP).The
Dennis Noble-Baritone, station to gel food to five search-D.N.D.
(Official German Bare from the Admiralty telling the
News The Trumpeter, Nirvana, with Piano which
had commander to host the American flag.ight posts,
hecome Agency) reports from the Western Accompaniment by Gerald Moore, They accordingly sailed under it to isolated. The need was so urgent Front: "No change took place on the 8.40 Barnabas Von Géczy and HIS Liverpool.
that it was decided not to drop sup- Western Front to-day. Artillery ac- Ofcliestra, piles in the ordinary way from bomb tion on both sides are alight.
Spirituels Nobody Negro racks.
"AL Grosswald n hostile fortifica-Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Louis
the The aircraft found the first search-tion was destroyed by hand grenades. Armstrong with
Lyn Murray light post and one of the crew kicked At some points along the Rhino, for Quartet; (a) I Stood on de Ribber, the supply container overboard whenInstance at Greffern, there was ma- (b) Peter, Go Ring dem Belis, Paul another gave the signal.
chine-gun fire.
Robeson with Plano Accomp.
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9.05
ForeignTM Omec statement, declares that the British Government always re-i cognised the use of a neutral flag by a merchant ship for the purpose of oscap- ing capture as legitimate, and involving no breach of International Law; but that to destroy a ship carrying a non- Although flying was difficult, all "Patrol activities continued in the Lawrence Brown; Go Down, Moses, eopbatant crew and cargo, as Germanyve posts were, contacted. It is usual manner."
has sunounced her Intention of doing. In nothing less than an act of piracy. 10 YEARS AGO
Fob. 13, 103O.
A promise that there will be a great! struggle for the Open Tennis Singles Championship of the Colony, was in- lented yesterday when three Arst- round ties were played each producing some extraordinarily keen and fighting contests.
Open Championship Bingles '
First Round
E. Zimmern 6-2, 0-3, 6-4.
bent A. H. Crook.
Ho Ka-lau beat F. Grose, 6-2, 7-5,
6.3.
T. Hands beat H. 1o, 10-8, 6-2, 4-4. Y. Iachiuma. w.o, Cheng Chi-wing. Open Championship Doubles
First Round
W. C. lung and Cheng Chl-wing beat
E. W. Liang and F. H. Kwok, 0-2, 6-2, 6-3.
T. Honda and Y. Akiyama w.o. Yew Man-kit and F. H. Grose.
Li Wai-tsoi and Li Woon-tsol w.o.
II. V. Parker, and A. Morso.
Handicap Doubles
First Round
J. D. Humphreys and R. II. Wild beat
5. S. L. PATEORI and C. F. F. James,
0-2, 0-4.
5 YEARS AGO
Rome, Feb. 13, 1935. Italy is calling troops of throo Lechanised army classes to the colouTE In view of the throat of War with Abyasinin, following fresh hostilities on the frontier of Italian Somaliland.
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Newspapers give the greatest promin ence to the speech of General Jan Smule, delivered yesterday in Capetown, and particularly to the statemost of the
estimated that no supply container fell over 200 yards from the target. Some fell considerably nearer.
BRITAIN BUYS
FROM TURKEY ·
ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuter).—- British representatives of the Minis-
Rescue After
28 Hours
by
Paul Robeson accomp. by Lawrence Brown.
9.15 London-News Summary. 9.30 Billy Russell-"On Behalf of the Working Classes,"
0.45 The B. B. C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall,
10.10 U. B. C. Recording—"Play- Ing the dame. A Farclcul Extra- vaganza by L, du Garde Peach, Music by George Baker. Produced by
Survivors Of Trawler Charles Brewer.
Crew Suffer Severely
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Router).--
try of Supply who are now at Ankara | After 28 hours in an open bost, eleven have concluded a contract to purchase members of the crew of the British | nearly 6,000 tons of dried ralains and Alga.
Other British delegates have con- tracted to purchase nearly £1,000,000 of tobacco annually.
These amounts may be substantially increased,
trawler, Togimo, all suffering from exposure and three seriously wound-: ed, were landed at a port in south- cast Eire to-day.
The trawler was sunk by a U-boat
11.00 Close Down.
Victory Confirmed
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Delhi Galle Hongkong Howrah
Joon Feb. 14 (Reuter).
which shelled them and killed one of it is officially announced that Chinese
CHUNGKING,
the crew.
Talks Concluded
Before the Spanish steamer, Monte-forces have rescaptured the important et Pingyang north-east of BRUSSELS, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-navajo, rescued them they had to town ceeding for several weeks in London a few spoonfuls of water. Negotiations which have been pro-exist upon a ration of one biscuit and Janning in South Kwangsi,
The Chinese on February 11 and Parls for new trade agreemente D.5.0. In the last war, stated that he After an all-day battle, the Chines the Captain James Gale, who won the launched a strong attack on
Tapanese forces holding the town. between Belgium, Britain and France have now been successfully
con- was on watch on Sunday morning forces occupied the town, inflicting cluded.
when a shot from a U-boat 500 yards 5,000 casualiles on the Japanese. away startled him. The trawler ex-
A communique states that after tinguished all lights and attempted to dash to safety, but the next shot hit three days of irresistible Chinese
outdanking the charthouse close to where the encircling and Captain was standing and set it affre.ents, the Japanese forces in the
Pingyong area
beginning 20 Shots Fired
[general withdrawal towards Nanning. Twenty more shols were, Ared, putting the engines and dynamo out
ANGLO-RUSSIAN DEAL OFF?
SPECIAL TO THE "YKLEGRAPHY
veteran soldier-statesman's view that LONDON, Feb. 18 (Domei).—
to the peace of the world.
of action and damaging the steering
aro
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CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS · DES MESSAGERIES, MARTTIMES
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vin Saigon.
Consignees are hereby informed KING SENDS HIS
that their goods with the exception the Japanese policy was a serious risk Sir Andrew Duncan, the Presid-gear. As the trawler began to sink,
GOOD WISHES
of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the ont of the Board of Trade, reply-orders were given to man boat.
An Irishman, Price, was coming
Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon ing to a query in the House of up the ladder to the deck when a Commons to-day, announced that
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-11ls Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- sheil burst, killing him and wound-Majesty the King has sent to the loon, whence delivery may be obtain- the Anglo-Soviet trade accord | ing his companion,
Emperor of Japan a telegram of good ed immediately after landing. concluded in October last yeared, was carried to the lifeboat by his prosperity of the Imperial House on onar
Another of the crew, badly wound-wishes for his health and welfare and All claims must be sent in to me
before has not yet come into force,
Wednesday, comrades.
the ocension of the 2,000th anniver- February, 1940, or they will not be Another shot then carried away sary of the founding of the Japanese recognized. the wheelhouse.
Empire.
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas” in the presence of the Consignees st 10.00a.m. on the 17th
February, 1040.
Breach Is Now Healed!
There was hardly room to move in the lifeboat and to ball constantly.
All were exhausted from exposure and hunger when they were picked up by the Montenavajo.
The agreement provides for a bar- ter of Soviet timber for British rub- ber and tin for the duration of war. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter). It was formally signed in London on fran resumed full diplomatic re- October 11, 1930.
American Planes Inilons with the United States to-day | It was believed for a while that the when the Iranian Minister, Moham-agreement would be developed into a
For Sweden med Scheycateh, presented his cro-comprehensive trade pact and wield dentials to President Roosevelt. considerable political fofluence in con-
M. Schayesteh was
with appointed nection
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Router). the German-Soviet. Minister in December following a
The Director of Air Raid Precau-It is authoritatively reported, that "approchement diplomatie breach lasting two years. The announcement by the Presidenttions announces that Use Naval Au-the Swedish Purchasing Mission has Relations became strained when, of the Board of Trade is understood thorities will be testing the air raid contracted for 144 Vultco planes following a car accident in which he to indicate a dificult situation arising warning syren situated on Stone which are reputed to be capable of aby us in any case whatever. was involved, the Iranian Minister to between Britain and the Soviet Union cuttere Island to-morrow commencing speed exceeding 400 m.ph. The cost.
from the Soviet-Finnish dispute.
at 2.30 pm, the United States was recalled,
is approximately $10,000,000,
21st
Consignees must have a Ravenus Officers in attendance when any duti able goods are examined by the Com- pony's Surveyora,
No Fire Insurance will bo
effected.
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