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BIG BERTHA FIRES 150 MILES
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
BIG NAZI WARSHIP NEARS COMPLETION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—Coincident with unconfirmed reports that Germany is building a 40,000-ton battleship to be named "Deutschland" and to carry armuments superior to France and Italy's four new 35,000-ton ships of the Line, Vice-Admiral Jules Docteur to-day publish- ed a warning that Germany, by working day and night, has gained a' considerable advance over France in ships and demands that shipyard workers be demobilised from PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—
the army to enable France to overhaul German nayal Belgian despatches report
concentrated that the Germans have test-building by ed a new "Big Bertha" off effort.
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WESTERN FRONT
the Baltic coast. It is Under n Ancit agreement be- capable of firing 150 miles tween Berlin, Paris and Rome,
Exeter Heroes Hear Their Story Broadcast
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Rea- ter)-In certain trans- missions of the B.B.C. on Saturday, a talk by an officer of H.M.S. Exeter was broad- cost.
Early on Sunday morning a cable was received from the Governor of the Falkland Islands, asking for a repeat of the broadcast for the benefit of British sallors from the Exeter who were in hospital there.
This was gladly done early this morning,
The sequel was another cable from the Governor of
which is practically twice the watch existed before the present AMBUSHED the Falkland Islands, read-
distance attained by German | not to exceed 35,000 tons to pre- guns which fired on Paris vent the expensive naval build- from the Laon Forest earlying race. in 1918.
au-
no
French military thorities say they have confirmation of the report.
According to Belgian reports the new gun has a barrel 110 feet long which fires at an angle of 70 degrees which can throw 600 lbs. of shell of 280 millimetre calibre.
Travels In Stratosphere The initial velocity bs the shell leaves the gun is 5,506 feet per
Recond.
The shell travels 120 miles in stratosphere during project,
Euch Power was building four new ships of that tonnage.
France has three under way-the Richelieu, now receiving its arma- ment, Jean Bart, soon to be launched and the Clemencenu which is barely started.
Haid
The fourth ship, Guscogne, not yet down, could be altered to greater tonnage
will
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BY NAZIS
ing: "The Exeter's wounded thank you."
French Patrol Caught | STOCKHOLM
Unawares
PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter).- With the onset of milder weather there has been a noticeable in- crease of German reconnaissance activity.
and
DECISION
Impossible To Aid The Finns
In a
February 20, 1940.
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January
Two Near Complotion
The Germans yesterday morning SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Germany has two ships, the Bis- raided a French outpost east of the STOCKHOLM, Feb. 19 (UP). murk und Admiral yon Tirpitz, now Moselle after # thorough artillery-The Swedish Government's nearing completion but it is now re-
preparation, but were, driven back. re-
At dawn yesterday, French
decision not to intervene with ported that at least one or two maining battleships have in German patrols stumbled into con- military assistance on behalf of ertased tonnage to carry 16-inch guns tact and exchanged shots without Finland was endorsed to-day by lastead of the eight 15-inch guns pre-definite result.
King Gustav. vlously planned.
German aircraft have made four
Proclamation Extra- to unconfirmed reports, nights over north-eastern France. According to According to Belgian sources tests tier's announcement of re-naming
French Raked By Firo
ordinary, His Majesty informed were successful only at distance of the Graf Spec's sister ship Deutsch-
PARIS. Feb. 213 kilometres-128 miles-but the
19 (Reuter). The the country of the Government's German engineers hope to attain 150 land-she is now called the Luetzow niles and point out that such a gun-is for the purpose of reserving the bush of a French patrol mention decision, which has been made
for Germany's el in an earlier communique is despite repeated Finnish
Canton installed on the Dutch coast near West name
described to-day as the most serious Kapelle lighthouse could
ዶር on ship.
If I does not attain or surpass reconnaissance incident since the war. quests for aid,
The Proclamation read in port: Japan.. London.
The Incident occurred
Manila early in the 40,000 tons It will be bigger than
"On the first day I told the Finnish the troops way Government that it is impossible for Sandakan any British ship now afloat except morning when
participate the 42,000 ton Hood and of greater operating behind the German lines.
Intent on the collection of informa-Sweden openly to tonnage than the five new ships of the King George V class, now being tion, the patrol was suddenly raked military intervention on behalf
by a burst of automatic fire. Nearly Finland, 20 fell at the first onslaught before Queen Elizabeth they could begin to fight back.
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TURKEY MENACED?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ANKARA, Feb. 19 (UP),—| Fresh tension has been stirred up in the Balkans and the Near East as a result of the decision of the Turkish Cabinet to apply the National Defence Laws.
This means that Turkey and her allies feel they are being menaced...
Chinese Crews Coming Here
Refuse To Serve In European War Zone
seamen
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ -NEW-YORK, Feb. 19.(UP)—. Ninety-seven Chinese who quit various ships in protest against travelling in the Euro- pean war zones arrived here to day on the liner Argentine from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Trinidad and other ports.
Deutschland
built, and of the Nelson, Rodney and Renown class and the Royal Sovereign and classes,
Check To Japanese Air Service Plans
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—It is under- stood that France has broken
off
negotiations with Japan regarding the authorisation for Japanese planes fly- Ing over French Indo-China.
This action, it is understood, has been taken us a reprisal for the Japanese failure to reply to the two French protests against the bombing of the Yunnon railway.
No new protest will be lodged re- bombing of the garding the third railway because the Japanese have not deigned to reply to the original demarches.
U-BOAT SINKS GREEK SHIP
MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter}.—The Greek steamer, Elli.. 1.100 tons, was torpedoed by a U-boat 60 miles off her way Cape Finisterre while on from Cardiff, to Greece with a cargo of coul.
The crew of 28 took to the bonts and the U-boat then completed the versel's destruction with a second tor- pedo.
A Coruna fishing-boat saved the Eli's crew, all of whom were taken
Steamship and customs officials met them at the dock und ench was placed under a $500 bond. They were then taken to Bush Terminal in Brooklyn to hospital, where they will board British sleamer for return to China via, Hong- kong.
The group abandoned five British tonkers at Port of Spain. The spokes- man Lai On explained, "afraid to do.". All were clean and well clothed.
Must Maintain This Policy
re-
Feb.
24, Feb. 25.
.Feb. 25, Feb. 25. Feb. 25.
Feb. 25.
of
in Shanghai and Amoy Calcutta and Straits Haiphong Manila
.Feb. 20. Feb. 20.
| Manila
Feb. 26. Feb. 20 Europe vía Suez and Straits (London
date. Shanghai
"I am sure that to-day w mist Euro 15th December 1939) Feb. 27.
Firing from casemates on the banks Powers 12
of the Rhine has resumed.
.Feb. 28.
Feb. 28.
.Feb. 28.
Germans Driven Back maintain this policy. We have always PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter). This given the maximum voluntary aid to
Feb. 21. Finland, but I feel sure that active US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang evening's communique states that to
of the west of the Saur a German de-military intervention on behalf
hal (San Francisco date, 18th wor
Feb. 27. fachment tried to approach one of Finland would mean not only
Sanuary) but immediate in- our posts and was driven back with ngainst Russin, losses.
volvement in a great war with other Gustav took the Initiative in assembling the Crown Council for an extraordinary meeting, saying that felt the Prime Minister's state- Iment of last week did not sufficiently clarify the position between the King and his Cabinet, as a result of which there had arisen. an open division in public opinion regarding the question of giving military, assistance to Fin- woland,
NAZIS RELEASE
BRITONS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UP)-Eight British women together with children all of whom have been interned at Beuthin for three and a half months, were allowed to leave Berlin for England vla Amsterdam Jon Saturday.
are
re-
About 20 British women maining in Berlin, confined in a wo men's prison.
About 100 British men are confined in Wuelzburg Castle In Bavaria,
SPANISH SHIP
SUNK
MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter).--The official Spanish agency has announced that the Spanish steamer, Banderas, 2,000 tons, was sunk following an ex- plosion six miles off Cape Villano,
Twenty-two out of the crew of 29 fre deal,
H.M.S. Daring was First
FAMOUS TOMB IS Torpedoed Destroyer
DISCOVERED
CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Reuter).—Pro- fessor Montet, of Strasbourg Univer- sily, who last March found the 2,800 year old tomb of King Shishak, has now discovered on the same site the Psusennes of intuct tomb of King the 21st dynasty who was believed to have been the father-in-law of "King Solomon. Valuable gold objects
were also found in the tomb.
H.M.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP)/H.M.S. Daring was the firsti British destroyer to be sunk by a torpedo.
Exmouth, Ahips
Blanche, Gypsy and Grenville were mined and the Daring's sister ship Duchess was lost as the result of a collision,
commanded The Daring, was
by Commander S. A. Cooper, who is missing. It is listed among the
DUTCH PROTEST believed that he went down with his
THE HAGUE, Feb. 19 (Reuter).— The Government has protested to Berlin against the torpedoing of the steamer, Arendskerk, on January 10.
Finland's Youth To Be Mobilised HELSINGFORS, Feb. 10 (Reuter); The radio, nannounced that Finland is to mobilise all youths between the ages of nine and 18.for agricultural work!
They will
work on farms which, owing to the calling-up of older men, are now left in the hands of women or old people.
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Canada's Imposing, War Forces
OTTAWA, Feb. 19 (Reuter)— Canada's combined military, naval and air force strength has reached to ori necording over 90,000,
by the National announcement Defence Department.
ship.
19
Sunk Without Warning OSLO, Feb. (Reuter)-The owners of the steamer, Eika, which has not been heard of since January
The Elka was a ship of 1,503 tons.
Naxis Profor Inhuman War LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter)—The German Wireless yesterday announc- ed that Germany was going to re- pudiate the London Submurine Con- vention.
Under this Convention, among other things, she agreed not to torpedo had merchantships until the CTCW been put in a place of safety.
Not Surprising
The excuse is that British ships are
Japan and Shanghat Japan and Shanghai Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal
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10th February)
.Feb. Canton Haiphong Japan.... Japan and Shanghai Tienisin
23. Feb. 29. Feb. 20. .Feb. 29. .Feb, 29. Feb. 20.
OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, Feb. 20 Threat To Scandinavia
...Z p.m. Haiphong COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19 (UP), Shanghai
2.30 p.m. Divergent views and fears are evid- Shanghai (Parcels only)..2.30 p.m. .3.30 p.m. ent throughout the Scandinavian Shanghal and Japan
7.00 p.m. countries, but it is generally agreed Saigon. that the Allmark affair might easily Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct become an incident capable of trans-
Service"-due London, 28th Feb. K.P.O. ferring the whole war from Western Front to Scandinavia.
Feb. 20, 5 p.m. These tendeneles have been strong-
Feb. 20, 5.30 p.m... G.P.O. ly felt from both sides during recent weeks as
war the Finnish
has Ughtened and the threats increased. It is realised that the background of the whole question is the fact that Germany in no conceivable case can allow a foreign army to obtain
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foothold on the Scandinavian peninsula, even in transit, and thus Norway and Sweden feel the incid- ent to be much deeper than a mere naval battle which might otherwise assume the status of the Graf Spee encounter.
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LONDON, Feb. 10 (British Wire- less)The distribution of coal In
Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar Britain has now almost returned to
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Japan
Bitter Press Comment The Swedish press kewise re- flects this uneasy feeling, and is re-
Is Swatow which pressure vealing the undoubledly being exerted in Stock-, Straits .. holm from both sides.
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Feb. 21, 5.00 pm. .Feb. 21, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O.
The Swedish paper "Alichanda" in an editorial to-day said: "The in- eldent of the Joesing Fjord can be the beginning of aggression against
territory, the Scandinavian sequences of which connot, be sur veyed. The Nordic flank of the big war front has been utilised on one entire Bide which endangers the Scandinavian territory. That is how much neutrality is worth if the in-Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu terests of the great Powera exerted."
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LONDON, Feb. 10 (British Wire- less)A more satisfactory condition Amoy and Shanghai
of home ment supplies was shown to Straits
27, have received information through now arming themselves against the day by the Parliamentary Secretary. Sandakan the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign aliacha of U-boats and aeroplanes. of the Food Ministry. Speaking to Halphong
said: Ganton Affairs that the vessel was torpedoed Such arming for defence purposes day, Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd without warning on January 20, and is clearly permitted by international 1 think we can claim without boast- that only two members of the crew law. In any event, the Nazi repu-fulness that the home meat supply of 18 were saved by a U-boat.
diation has not caused much surprise situation is improving very consider The U-boat arrived at Wilhem-in London since, it is pointed out, the ably Indeed.
He revealed that the current week's shaven on February 15 with the two Nazis have already repudiated it on
Ministry offerings for sale to the many occasions by their actions,
showed a considerahlo increase. survivors.
H.M.S. DARING
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange offelal Buminary issued yesterday says:
The market ruled very quiet and the turnover was negligible.
LK, Bank.
Lands
Buyers Sales
$1,410 $100
Boukinses
$374% $38/38% China Lights (Old) $7.00 $0
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