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HONGKONG PREPARES: Further photo
Below we publish
graphs of a new
series, specially taken by Norman Scong, of Hongkong's defence preparations.
photographs will appear daily in the "Telegraph",
These
New Crisis Flares Up in The Balkans
RUMANIA PREPARES FOR MOBILISATION
BULGATHA
Rumonia's Cans in 1919
AUJAPEST
HUNGARY
YUGOSLAVIA
Scale Milas
POLAND
S. S. R.
LMIGYNI.......COXAU)
Gem'a...
ecysant....AKAU
BULGARIA
Reds Advance On Viborg In Two Columns
DECISIVE
Italy Expresses Consternation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, FEB. 21 (DOMEI).—ACCORDING TO AN AUTHORITATIVE REPORT THE RU. MANIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO PROCLAIM A GENERAL MOBILISATION EAR- LY NEXT MONTH.
Simultaneous with the proclamation, martial law will be declared in the northern, eastern and southern frontier areas.
INCREASING COMPLICATIONS
It is revealed that these emergency measures
BATTLE have been made necessary as a result of the in-
SAID IMMINENT
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
"UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (UP),—The most important battle of the Russo-Finnish war is believed to be imminent. in the Viborg sector.
creasing complications in the Balkan situ£tion, particularly vis-a-vis Rumania.
The situation is expected to become intensified now that the Danube River is beginning to thaw.
The Italian Government is reported to be seriously concerned by the proposed | ******* mobilisation,
Rome Perturbed Diplomatic circles in Rome
The Russians are reported to be mopping up the Finnish point out that the relations be- left flank and advancing in two columns on a steadily narrow-tween Rumania and Hungary are ing salient.
The latest reports state they have taken up poritions Somme and Sanjie-six and four miles respectively south Viborg.
Success By Friday New Ship To
Russian war correspondents to-day! hinted at the Soviet's contidence of success on or before the Red Army anniversary on Friday.
"Tass," the
official Soviet news
agency, states that the Red Army bos
Be Launched
threatened to reach a crisis
at point in the not distant future, of and cognisance is also taken of the fact that Russia is applying political pressure upon Rumania. It is believed that Rumania will eventually ask for Italian mediation in Hungarian-Rumaylor differences. Rumania's Oil Board LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire-
don circles that the Rumanian Minis- ter in Londen hos handed a note to the Į British Foreign Secretary, containing information asked for by Lord Hall- the functions of the recently-appointed
Rumanian the present
The British Government is con- sidering this reply, but no statement Mrs. J. H. Jessen, wife of the as to the impression it made is yet srong as the Siegfried or Maginot manager of Jebsen and Co, at Hong-available. lines and its destruction is a most kong will perform the difficult task from a military point of ceremony. view."
made itself familiar with the terrain Ceremony At Kowloons). It is learnt in informed Lon-
and fighting conditions.
The Soviet press to-day gave great
prominence to a "Tass" dispach say
Docks To-day.
The launching of the sleamer Hein-fax ing that the Red Army "has now derid Jessen, bullt to the order of elded to break the Mannerhelm Line Rederi M. Jebsen A/S, Aabenraa, Board and
Oil
- drive that presages the end of the Bentmarks, will take place at the Hong- Bumantan oll supplies to Germany. Finnish war."
kong and Whampoa Dock, at 0.30 The disputeli in date-lined Kovno and states:
"Military experts arem. to-day,
saying that the Mannerheim is as
launching
To-day's officil Finnish communique For China Coast Service states that there was heavy fighting
Moscow Recall SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
ISTANBUL, Feb. 21
(Domel).
in the Summa and Taipale sectors on the new vessel is 3,500 tons dead-the Balkans, the Soviet Government Designed for the China Coast trade. Signalizing the mounting tension in Tuesday when the Finns repulsed all weight with accommodation for 1 has ordered several hundred Russian Russian attacks.
It sald the fighting was heaviest at rst class, 30 second class and 1.000 engineers employed in various in- Talpale where two Russian divisions
deck passengers.
dustries in Turkey to return home. made a joint, attack.
She has an overall length of 310 ft. Immediately, it is authoritatively re- The communique confirmed that 176 ins. Her depth moulded to the up- vealed. Russian planes were shot down per deck is 27 ft. 3 ins and breadth
Rumania To Procialm yesterday, while two others are re- 46 ft. 6 ins. Corrying a Hongkong, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ported to have been destroyed but the passenger licence the new steamer BUCHAREST, Feb, 21 (Domel).--- reports cannot be confremd.
is powered by a 2,200 h.p. triple ex-Rumania will be placed, under full pansion steam engine with turbo wartime conditions with the pro- compressor,
clamation of the general mobilization. Further reports state that an ad- ditional six Russian raiders crashed. new vessel will increase Jebsen and sources revealed:
The keel was fald last June. The order an March 1. authoritative! making a possible total of 26 Russian Co.'s fleet on the Ching coast to three) The emergency measures are un- steamers, the others being the derstood to have been necessitated by In the course of widespread rolda Michael Jebsen built in 1927 and the the allegedly increasing pressure the Russiana bombed Hango and Gustav Diederichsen built in 1930.
being brought to bear upón Rumaniai several other towns. It is alleged Launcher will leave Queen's Por by the Soviet Union from the cast that they raided the towns repeatedly, to take guests to the launching at and by Hungary from the north.
PLEASE Turn To Page 7. 15.45 pm.
Six Others Crash
planes lost to-day.
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NAZI BATTLESHIP IN
SOUTH ATLANTIC
MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-A Nazi pocket battle ship, either the Deutschland or the Admiral Scheer, is now in the South Atlantic waiting to attack merchant ships and avenge
quotes an "authoritative source."
S
BRITON CHARGED
WITH ESPIONAGE Round-Up Made By Stockholm Police
BEGINNING
ON SATURDAY
The Welegraph
announces a now serior -of-articles-on-
THE WAR
written by Somerset Maugham, tho famous British novellát and playwright whoso works havo been translated intó almost overy language.
MR. SOMERSET MAUGH- AM'S ARTICLES WILL DEAL WITH HIS IMPRES- SIONS OF THE WAR
The distinguish
od novelist has just
ONE OF the many pill-boxes that dot. the rocky coast of the Island. A section of machine-gunners is going to its post.
REMEMBER ENEMY
14
ALWAYS TRYING WHAT HAPPENS
TRIS POST.
PLACARD FOUND in all posts in, the Colony reads: "Re completed an extended member that the enemy is always trying to find out what hap- tour of France, in the pens at this post."
course of which he basi
soon every aspect of the French war effort.
His articlos will appear exclusively in
nowspaper,
Colonies
War Eff
this
Mr. MacDonald Pays Warm Tribute
European Child Falls Sixty Feet
To
To
Death
TOMMY, six-year-old son of Sergt. and Mrs. Ient,
of the Royal Signals, crashed sixty feet to his death yesterday when he overbalanced from the roof of his home at 5, Gap Road, Happy | Climbed Ovar Parapet
It is belleved that the child walked, Valley.
unobserved, up the stairs lending to No-one appears to have wit-the roof of the building, the top nessed the accident. When the floors of which are occupied by other, LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-The body was discovered on the conmilltary families, significance of support, freely given crete pavement below by neigh- He apparently clambered over the war effort by the Colonies was em- but unconscious. to the Mother country in her great hours, the child was still alive parapet as part of his game of "soldiers" and overbalanced and fell. phasked by Mr. Malcolm Mac-
Mrs. lent has not resided in Colonial development,
other children both younger Tommy.
The funeral takes place to-day.
Donald, broadcasting to-night on Ilo died before the ambulance Hongkong very long. She has two
.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies said that no fact should give STOCKHOLM, Feb. 21 (Reuter) us more pride and quiet confidence British subject, Donald William in the Justice of our cause than that
than
the Graf Spee, according to the newspaper, "EI Pueblo," which Beach, was one of Ave men who ap- the peoples of the Colonies were The report of the incident to the Lady Halifax Back
and danger of war..
Thoy
not
In England
arrived.
Besides the body was a toy pistol, with which Tummy had been "play- ing soldiers." Mrs. Ient le prostrate with grief.} in a Stockholm court to-day enger to share with us every hazard police was made by her husband, who poared jon a charge of espionage.
four accused are of The newspaper assumes that the German cargo-boat, Lahn, The other
was on duty when the accident oc- Swellsh nationality. which recently loaded cont and left ostensibly for Buenos Aires
self-governing.curred. Beach fold the court that he was They are still under our rule. They The home occupied by Sergi. and LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire-| will act as supply ship for the pocket battleship,
trained as a wireless telegraphist are small communities which might Mrs. lent Is on the ground floor of less)Lady Halifax, wife of the trom Bahia, Brazil, with a $1,000,000 during the last war, after which he be excused if they shunned the & Cup Rond, which nverlooks the Foreign Secretary, who had been on
It is significant indeed that) race-course, "New York wireless operator.
was for some time working as a ship's right..
a short visit to Italy, arrived back NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Router) Times" despatch from Rio de Janeiro.
they, who have experience 'of us, as) A large number of military fam!- to-day in London. She had been in The Gorman - 14,000-ton : freighter,
After preliminary proceedings, the rulers, recognise us instinctively sales live in the vicinity and Tommy Rome, since February 10, when she The ship's caplain declares that he public were excluded from the court- the champions of the liberty of small was a popular playmate with their reached there with her son, Mr. Antonio Delfino, via – ready saill will not permit her capture.
1 peoples."
Richard Wood,
⠀ To Run British Blockade
10
cargo, according to a
room.
0.10
children.
156 Lost Aboard Hongkong Destroyer
Complete Casualty List Of H.M.S. Daring
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 21 (UP)— The Admiralty has announced that the total casualties, aboard. the destroyer Daring amounted to. 156.
The list under Missing, Be- lieved to be Drowned, includes the names of nine officers, among whom is Commander S. A. Cooper, 145 personnel and two members of the staff of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute.
The names of Officers listed in ad- dition to Commander Cooper are:-- Midehilpman J. L. Coleman, Gun- ner Qmeer W. H. Easton, Surgeon* Lleut. G. J. Kearney, Sub-Lieut. L. G., M. Potts, Midshipman A. V.
Lieutentants Pumfrey, and
P. L. P..C. Gordon und W. J. K.
The casualty list of Ratings who are missing, believed to be drowned
Includes:
F. W. Amor, G. W. Armstronz. F. B. Ashfield.
D. J. Barry, D. P. Beamin, A..E. Bellis, A, H. Bendon, Reginald Berry, A. G. Bevan, Duncan Blair, F. A.. Boggeln, L. W. Brown, P. N. Byng. J. C. Cameron, J. H. Cameron, P. |11. W. Campbell, F. G. Card, Kenneth PLEASE Turn To Page: 7.
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