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FURTHER PHOTOGRAPHS in the exclusive serios, released by the Hongkong censors, of the Cofany's defence prepara.. tions, specially taken by Norman Soong, famed camera-man.
CUTTING DEEP DOWN during construction of a fortiflention somewhere in the Colony. In the centre background is the foundn- tion of a future emplacement for a big gun.
Poland Bleeds to Death
Under Nazi
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1940.
Ludwig Proposes Adoption of Swiss Constitution IT will RAIN! UNITED STATES OF EUROPE AFTER WAR
Switzer-
OPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).-Emil Ludwig, who recently retired to his country estate in land, has published "The Draft Constitution of the United States of Europe" on a basis where he proposes to remodel Europe after the victory of the democratic powers.
Contrary to Count Coudenhove Kalerg's eariler book "Pan-Europa,'
unlan the project of a European planned by Ludwig would include Britain but would exclude the British Dominions and Turkey.
The Union, modelled upon Swit- zerland and the German confidera- tion between the Nupoleonie wars' and Damarck, would be a confederu- tlon of Independent European states.
Federal Army
The nutions of Europe would cun- tinue to have their own internal ad- ministration but citizenship, the army, foreign affairs, the Colonies, customs, eurrency, economic planning, minority affairs, labour health and education would be separate. The Federal Army would be the only army in Europe.
It would be organized on a volun- tary professional basis, euch nation delegating about one per cent of their population to the army.
Thus Europe would have a stand- Ing army of three to four milion.
Ludwig says that it would be easy increase the army to sixteen million if a non-European power, for instance Japan, forced Europe to in- crease military preparedness.
to
He remarks, however, that even in such a che the military expenditure would benly about one-tenth of what Eure spent on her armles be fore the war.
ot states measures.
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Carry
out
H.M.S. DARING
H.M.S. Daring was First Torpedoed Destroyer
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP).-H.M.S. Daring was the firstt British destroyer to be sunk by a torpedo.
WHY SHIPS
ARE HELD
Lack Of Co-operation
By Americans
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
H.M. ships Exmouth, Blanche. Gypsy and Grenville were mined and the Daring's sister ship Duchess was Jost as the result of a collision. The Daring was commanded
ivho Commander S. A. Cooper, listed among the missing. It is believed that he went down with his ship.
by is
Sunk Without Warning
10 (Reuter)-The OSLO, Feb. owners of the steamer, Eika, which has not been heard of since January 27, have received information through LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP)the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Alleged lack of co-operation with Affairs that the vessel was torpedoed A that only two members of the crew ping companies was cited by
of 18 were saved by a U-boat.
Wilhem- British authorities by U.S. ship.without warning on January 28, and British spokesman as one of the
The U-boat arrived at principal causes in the delay of American vessels at Gibraltar which is the subject of Washing. ton's latest protest to London.
shaven on February 15 with the two survivors.
Would Protect Continent The Federal Army would protect Europe against non-European powers federal WORK GOING ON in a fortified area. Sentry at top watches and also force recalcitrant members work with great Interest,
The union would especially safe guard the rights of individuals and
The Eika was a ship of 1,503 tons. minorities in the European atates.
Nazis Profor Inhuman War Ludwig proposes to locate the
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter)-The capital of the European Union on an
The spokesman, referring to German Wireless yesterday announc island-ether the Isle of Wight or Elba-which would have the strong- the charge of discrimination fed that Germany was going to re- est inilitary and anti-air protection.
The Union would use three langu- against the United States as pudiate the London Submarine Con-
compared with Italian ships,vention. German.
Under this Convention, among other ages, French, English and The European Union would broadcast pointed out that the detention of
merchantships until the crew them been put in a place of safety. BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UP).-The Federal propaganda one hour daily, Italian vessels was shortened by things, she agreed not to torpedo
A European festival would be held the fact that many of
Not Surprising carry bulk cargoes like oil and The adoption
constitution
easier to The excuse is that Brilish ships are all now arming themselves against the would end European wars, persecu- grain making it tion, and jealousy and would enable examine. whereas almost
large attacks of U-boats and aeroplanes. Europe to occupy a place beside the American vessels carry eltizens of other great empires, Lud- mixed cargoes with as many as 300 items requiring prolonged wig declares.
scrutiny,
Army Rule
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Chinese $1,000 blows dealt by the German Army every August
Fraud
The
and Air Force to Poland last autumn were so crushing that the conquered Polish territories will be a Bability to German jeconomy at least until the sum
mer of 1941, a reliable German observer told the United Press to-night.
Sentenced To Prison Charged with fraudulent conversion of $1,000, Hul Nin, 30, unemployed, was sentenced to three months' hard Jabour by Mr. Hinsworth at Kow- loon Magistracy this morning.
The observer, one of the few complainant was Pun Sul-tong, non-military persons. permitted shopkeeper of Bedford Road
Hui was formerly employed by the to travel through-the-German- Hui Han Kee battery shell Factory in areas of the former Polish state, Kowloon, and there met Pun. Hai said that in many areas autumn told Pun that if he had sufficient planting had been neglected by capital he could start a battery busi- ness which would be very profitable the peasants despite the fact After some discussion, Pun gave Hai that Germany sent these people $1,000 to purchase materials for the back to their homes us soon, as opening of a factory,
re-
Hui received the $1,000 and WIN
Fun not seen for several days. ported the matter to the police and Hul was arrested in a fat in Battery
Street
Sgt. Murrison said lui had
turned $300 to complainant,
WAR TIES UP
ESTATE FUNDS
#t of
Pravda Admits Soviet Graft
"Situation Must End,"
Says Red Paper
that
The spokesman states
the Italian lines seem much readler to give hold back guarantees enabling the British authorities at Gibraltar to allow the ship to proceed.
The
declared that spokesman American-companies are not nearly so willing to give hold back guaran-
tees and that the British have been receiving extremely little advance information from the United States concerning cargoes,
No Advance Information
had
Such arming for defence purposes is clearly permitted by international low. In any event, the Nazi repu diation has not caused much surprise in London since, it is pointed out, the Nazis have already repudiated it on many occasions by their actions.
Children Left Destitute
Pitiful Story Told To Court
*
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP). In a radio message from Muscow, a lead- ing article from the "Pravda" 'was
When a woman banishee, Chan the conquest was completed latebroadenst 10-day bitterly complaining As an illustration, the spokesajun in September.
of the lack of discipline and excessive said that since Christmas no advance Tseung, 51, appeared before Mr. to the Sheldon at the Central Magistracy 10- information had been sent bureaueracy of the Soviet State.
"Grunds are rotting" said the Ministry of Economic Warfare con-day, the question of the welfare of broadcast, "because there is nobody cerning American cargoes so that they her two young children arose. Chan to take care of the effective distribu-o not know what is aboard until was banished from Hongkong for five-
they reach Gibraltar. tion of them.
The Ministry of Chemical Industry!
ernment.
As
vessels
Many Shops Confiscated The observer attributed the crop
years on January this year, and was re-situation to the inevitable disorgani- sation caused by the German con-
example the spokesman re-arrested In the Wanchat district Examilia during the week-end. quest and said that much of the
Her children, a girl of 13 and a boy Polish population will have to depend is utilising only about 40 per cent. I mentioned the steamer
re-of six, had been in the care of their on potutors and other vegetables for crude rubber in the process of mak-which arrived in Gibraltar recently. food until next summer's harvest can ing rubber because nobody is inter- British authorities so far have be brought in and normal farm con-ested in improving the production ceived no information regarding her aunt, but the aunt told Mr. Sheldon, ditions restored,
position to look after them any more. despite repeated orders by the Govcargo and there is no copy manifest this morning that she was not in a
nor any holdback guarantee.
mentioned Dei.-Sergeant Bentley The spokesman also explained that "There is much graft among the
the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, chiefs of certain State Departments whereas almost all Italian who have made a faked status passing Gibraltar are proceeding to and Mr. Sheldon asked if they would look after the children. When Sgt. ships are Amerkan many whereby different employees are Italy.
ranean, so that the British And it Sheldon adjourned the case for 40 making out that they draw higher travelling all around the Mediter Bentley replied in the affirmative, Mr. salaries than is actually the case.
1S.C.A. Mr. Sheldon expressed the "Another instance is where certain necessary, to make inquiries in the hours for inquiries to be made at the organisations refuse to recognise the case of Italian ships only in one coun-wish that a representative of the S.
American
.C.A. would come to Court, lasy just because they do not like it try and in the case of and prefer to follow their own in-vessels in as many as six nations,
How greatly.. the shipping com- clinuilon.
This is an untenable state, of panies co-operation can obviate in- · affairs and the situation must end." conveniences which won the subject of Washington's protest, the spokes- man alated, is demonstrated by the 8.5. Washington which arrived at Gibraltar recently.
PITTSBURGH (UP).—Local
The observer confirmed reporta
manny estates beneficiaries living in the that
Polish Jewish shops, war zone in Europe cannot col- businesses and factories were dam- lect their funds, according to an aged during the war and said that order by the Allegheny Countys had been confisented by Ger- Orphany Court.
The court, following the principle of recognizing only those guvernments now recognized by the United States, has ordered suspension of payments
their
Some business institutions were Idie because
former owners had disappeared. Unemploy- ed Polish Jews were being drafted for forced labour.
re-
The German forces of occupation to residents of certain European were described as doing their utmost nations, thus interrupting the heavy to get Polish economy back on its flow of inheritance wealth which feet but it was said that their efforts normally proceeds from this city to were hindered by the unusual severi- ty of the winter and the fact that Europe.
The decision to withhold decrees of much of the Polish population distribution will affect principally mains hostile, individuals living in Poland and late Republic of Czecho-Slovakia.
Customary method of distributing inheritances is through the consular representatives of governments hav- ing treaties with the United States to collect money for their nationals. Poland and Germany have such treaties, but Soviet Russia does not. The result of the local court ruling is to the up hundreds of thousands of dollars in estates administered by
Ono be Allegheny county courts. quest along totalling $300,000 is being withheld.
Britain To Exhibit At World Fair
Larceny Costs 31 Days In Prison
with
trespassing
At the suggestion of the Ministry
of Economic Warfare; the Washing
ton's agents delivered hold, back Hostilo Polos
Charged
on guarantees the day before arrival so
newspaper The
"Vecikischer Military property and larceny of nine that when the vessel arrived the su Beobachter," In commenting on the brackets from the Shing Kec. Con-thorities simply took a copy of the attitude of the Poles, reported that tractor shed at Lyemun Barracks on manifest with it and the Washington German ploneer troops who have February 10, Li Kong, unemployed, sailed within 24 hours of nerivul. rebulit 350 destroyed bridges were pleaded guilty and was sentenced to molested by "Polish bandits who 31 days imprisonment by Mr. Hous were suppressed Immediately."ton at the Central Magistracy this Troops repairing alt communica- morning. tions in Poland have been ham-
Li was seen near the guard-house
pered by the elements, sabotage and when searched the Iron brackets and accidents," the newspaper said. were found tied around his waist. The newspaper said that the Polish peasants generally are not hampering
the army of occupation but that the NAZIS RELEASE
"eduented" Poles in the towns and 'les "for the time being, hate the Germana and their hatred glows, in their eyes."
damages, Describing wir newspaper said that "many villages
the
BRITONS
Heavy Fine For Japanese
Imports Dangorous Goods Into H.K.
Sale Of Ships Criticised
Hamilton Fish Charges Neutrality Broach
"SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"
(UP):- WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The Maritima" Commission tus proved the sale of the eight vessels
ap-
belonging to the United States Lines to a Belgian Corporation in which the United States Lines has a forty per cent. interest.
Fish Hamilton.. Representative
transfer charged that the sale and was "an outrageous subterfuge and a breach of neutrality,"
He said that the Belgian Company made a down payment of $137,000, hence the United States Lines holds 97 per cent mortgage on the boats. "What a farce and a travesty on our neutrality," ho, concluded.
Wishful Thinking
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Iteuter)-The
A Japanese merchant, Shigemitu SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UP)-Eight Muramato, 47, was fined $500 when and houses had to be burned down British women together with two he appeared before Mr. Edwards at NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Reuter) Bust snipers abot from them." children all of whom have been the Central Magistracy this morning The Executive Board of the British. The farther, one penetraics into interned at Beuthin for three and aon charges of possession and Im- Empire Chamber of Commerce are rolah territory," the newspaper con lult months, were allowed to leave portallon of dangerous goods.
it was stated that the goods were German High Conimand's claim that unanimously in favour of the continued, "the more extensive the dam-Berlin for England via Amsterdam
found in defendant's shop at 89 tour convoys were successfully at- tinuasco of the British Pavilion -ai
becomes. Destroyed rallway on Saturday.
are About 20 British women re- Hennessy toad and were alleged to incked is diasrodited in Brish naval
circles, the New York World's Fair of 1940, 0.
The Admirally's comment was! The resolution, opines that this is yards and, burned buildings have not
The goods, which consisted of In this interests of maintaining the yet been replaced. Domb craters maining in Berlin, confined in a wo-have been imported by past.
still make some roads impassable men's prison.
About 100 British men are confined Dihydromorphinone: Hydro-Chincato, "The claim is a fantastic as the British export trade which at present and the wreckage of motor care still
German claima usually are." were ordered to be confiscated. is of equal importance to other war liner some of the highways."
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JAPANESE FALL OUT AMONG THEMSELVES
Mutiny In Nanning Alleged
By The Chinese
Chinese reports from Pinyang allege that while Chinese forces were attacking Nanning fighting broke out between the Japanese troops themselves inside the city. The cause of the. disturbance is unknown.
It is also alleged that large num-t bers of anti-war handbills have been the pleked up by the Chinese on
Nanning-Pinyong and Nanning Wuming highways. Some of the bills and stated that Japanese planes gasoline supply at the Nanning aero- drome were set aflre on February
16.
U-BOAT SINKS GREEK SHIP
MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter),-The Greek steamer, Elli, 1,100 tone, was torpedoed by a U-boat 60 miles of way As regards the present situation en Cape Finisterre while on her the Nanning front, it is reported that froin Cardiff to Greece with a cargo some remnant Japanese troops are
still holding out at Santang, about of coni. eight miles north of Nanning.
Fighting Near Amoy
From Foochow comes
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The crew of 26 look to the boats and the U-boat then completed the vessel's destruction with a second tor- report pedo.
A Corunna fishing-boat saved the that Japanese und puppet troops who have landed at Tsingyang in the dis- Ell's crew, all of whom were taken trlet of Haleng, west of Amoy, are to hospital.. enveloped on three sides Chinese.
the by
It is claimed that Bome 1,800
renr
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puppet troops under the command of Protect YOUR Children Huang Ta-wei surrendered yester- day afternoon to the Chinese with 1,500 rides 20 machine-guns and They have been ordered to with- undisclosed place in the draw to on
for re-organisation. On the northern front, Pingpa, a strategle town west of Anlu in Hupch, was re-occupied by
The Japanese| Chinese on Sunday. abandoned the town early in the morning under Increasing Chinese pressure and led in the direction of Anlu.
On the Kingshan-Chungslang)
thrust at .ព Japanese highway. Hunngehlatai has been crushed! with heavy losses.
the
A Japanese detachment is report- abortive ed to have launched an
besharit kondiit.
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