Yunnan Rly. Bombing
THREE FRENCH PROTESTS
M. Lebrun To Report To His Council
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)-
to-morrow reporting on diploma-
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 22, 1940.
H.K. ELECTRIC TO ISSUE DETAINED IT will RAIN!
NEW CAPITAL Bonus Shares Also Being Offered
Farr Unfit
For Military
Service!
PARIS, Feb. 21, President Lebrun, as President The Hongkong Electric Company Limited to be held on of the Council of Ministers, is Thursday, March 21 at 11 a.m., the Directors will, subject tic and military situations in re-to' audit, recommend that the balance available for
between France Japan which have been rendered distribution be disposed of as follows:-
statement At the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of
lations
and
Increasingly tense because of the fourth bombing of the Yumman Railway.
The third and fourth raids are re- ported to have been especially des- tructive. They destroyed metalle bridges and interrupted Important trafic.
in Tokyo yesterday the French Ambassador made a third, and even more bitter, protest despite the fiet that Japan has not replied to the first two notes.
Yangtso Re-opening
The Agency Radio to-day publish- ed an officially inspired commentary on the situation emphasizing that Japan has decided to postpone the re-opening of the Yangtze, and may delay it until the Wang Ching-wei regime. Is ready for installations in Nanking, thus giving Wang Ching- wei an carly opportunity to win the graces of the bag Powers and to give him pulitical bargaining material when a regime
recognized.
However, the Agency Radio points out that a Sino-Japanese shipping company preparing to start a river service for passengers and freight under the Chinese flag on February 20.
New Turkish Earthquake
Thirty Killed And Forty Injured
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH"
ISTANBUL, Feb. 21 (UP)-Thirty people were killed and 22 injured to-day in the villages of Slininogulch and Soysall which were destroyed by
new earthquake.
The disturbanco was centred at Dovell, Kayseri Province, and was necompanied by a resumption of volcanic action in the Erelas moun-- Jatos.
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To pay a final dividend
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share on 600,000
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To pay a bonus of 75
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600,000 share:
To place to Iteserve To carry forward
next account
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$ 900,000.00
450,000,00 400,000.00
594,480.30
Police Must Be Protected Says Judge
Prison For Man Who Wounded Constable
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reu- ter).—Laughter greeted a made by Sir Kingsley Wood in the House of Commons to-day to the effect that the famous boxer, Tommy Farr, had been released from military duty because he was found on medical examination to be below the required standard.
When it was suggested that Tommy Farr must be fit because he was already £20,000 purso staging a Bght for the heavyweight championship of the world, Sir Kingley Wood reiterat ́ed that Farr was not up to the required standards for service,
"The Police have got to be $2,344,480.30 protected from scoundrels like | ***.
C. you," said Mr. Justice R. E. Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Ltd, the Agents of The Hongkong Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions Electric Co. Ltd., also inform us that to-day when he sentenced Chan at a Meeting of the Board of Dires- Fong, 21, to two years hard cited to recommend to torx held this morning, I was de labour for, wounding a Chinese that the Capital of the Company he constable.
Shareholdern
increased from its present Capital of In addition to the prison sentence. $4,000,000 Hongkong currency tol Chon was ordered to be given 12 $18,000,000 Hongkong curency divi-stroker of the cat, ded into 1,800,000 shares of $10
of
Banishees Sentenced
Police Records Date Back Ten Years
BRITONS
Japanese Action ts Queried In House LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reater). In the House of Commons lo- day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretar for Foreign Affairs, re- ported the recent arrests of Britons in Japan,
The Rev. F. E. Watts, an Australjau, In charge of the Kobe branch of the Mission to Seamen; H. J. Griffiths, of the firm of J, L. Thompson and Co.;. and V. O. Peters had been detained by the Japanese Police since January 17, he disclosed.
No Preciso Charges The precise nature of the charges against them was not yet oficially specified.
His Majesty's Consul-General at Kobe had twice visited the Rev. Watts and Mc. Grilliths and reported that they were in reasonably good health,
It had not yet been possible for him to visit Mr. Peters,
Viscount Halifax was in constant communication with Sir Robert Cralgle, the Bellsh Ambassador to Tokyo. on developments in these
cases.
Baldur Was A Decoy Ship
Her Ruse To Escape Was Failure
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire- less)--According to rellable informa- tion reaching London the Germ371 tanker, Baldur, which it will be recalled scuttled herself at the time of the Altmark exploit, was acting
Both vessels have 11 number
grey and hind funnels astern.
When the Baldur scuttled herself, it was presumably hoped that
was the Altmark and would give up neighbourhood would assume that she
the pursuit.
each and that such additional shares "Villainous Young Man" shali rank in all respects pari passu
Three banishees were sentenced to with the original Capital
Lordship, Chana total of eight-and-half years hard as a decay steamer. Asked by Bis the Company.
agreed that he had put a knife in the labour when they appeared before Mr. Justice R.B. Lindsell in the
that he had not known that Li was
escape
apprehension. Chan_added
Session plena were taken. a constable.
With an almost 10-year-old police His Lordship said he saw
that record, Wing Leung was sentenced to
back of the constible, Li Hing-po;}Supreme Court to-day when Criminal/similar features. Each was painted
to
the
Bonus Shares The Directors will further recom mend to Shareholders the issue of a Capital Bonus of one fully pald share] for every two shares held by Shore-1 Chan id a bad police reeard und three years' hard labour. He is at British vessels and aeroplanes in the holders on the Register as on July 1, 1940 and that such Bonus should be apparently, he was a villainous young present serving a sentence of four months' imprisonment for theft. He effecter by empitalising $3,000,000 of it will be recalled that the stabbing was banished from Hongkong for life
and
occurred in Acryle Street, Mongkok in December 1937, and was arrested of district, last month when Charms In Hongkonst on January 25.
the Company's Reserve that such shares should dividends as from July 1, 1940,
man,
Further that the necessary Extra-arrested by L for an alleged theft. ordinary General Meeting to consider in the Police Court, Chan had also and if thought fit approve the above been charged and sentenced for being proposals would be held immediately member of a secret society. after the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders.
British Warships Off Norway?
Turkish Defence Committee
Twice Whipped For Offences
Ils police record also dating back
That such tactics were thought necessary is an interesting commen- tary on the German claim that the |Altmark was an innocent merchant
ship.
10 years, Leung So, was also given WAR ON U-BOATS
was
three years' hard labour. He expelled from Hongkong for life in 1937 and was arrested here on Janu- ury 21. His previous convictions showed that once he had been whipped twice within three days for offences committed.
First reports reaching here and
ANKARA, Feb. 21 (Reuter).The that he had been leading a career of Agreeing with Mr. Justice Lindsell shocks there had been 10 distinct
Co-Ordination OSLO, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-Bum- Turkish
Committee, since 3 p.m., on Tuesday, accom-
under the Emergency Crime since he was 12 years old, Ko panied by underground rumblings ours of the presence of British war established leading to the belief that the cause ships off norhern Norway were cir- Defence Law "for the protection of kee-walt, 18, was sentenced to two was volcanic, especially in view of culating yesterday in Kirkenes, but the nation" have commenced work-and half years' hard labour. He was arreated in Hongkong on January 22 ing the fact that three summits In the nothing is known of them at ports
"The Premier, M. Refik Saydam, having been banished for life in once active Erclas mountains are re-along the coast.
the Committee and January 1930, ported to be emitting smoke.
Visibility at sen was greatly re- presides over
E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, duced by raging snowstorms, and re- other members of the Committee are who
10 prosecuted, referred turning fishermen stated that they the Ministers of National Defence, banishee named Chiu Kwal and
ture, Commerce and Transport.
40 Injured
ANKARA, Feb. 22 (Reuter),--
凸
UNDIMINISHED
Mr. Churchill Gives Assurances
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire- less)-Asked in the House of Com- m.ns whether he could give the latest information of the results of action against U-Boats, the First Lord said that our successes had been greater than expected and that though re- suits, of course, vary from week to sinkings-not less than two per week week, the
the average rate of weekly
Thirty were killed and 40 injured had seen no signs of British naval Finance, National Economy, Agricul-fasked His Lordship to adjourn thiswhich ho gave in December was in
yesterday in a severe earthquake shock which affected Northern
Anatolia in the same area as was devastated at the end of last year.
DUTCH SHIP IS SINKING
Explosion 60 Miles
Off Finisterre
nelivity.
Scores of Incendiary Bombs on Swedish Town
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STCCKHOLM, Feb, 21 (UP).The Swedish Foreign The owners of the Dutelt stemmer, Office has instructed its Minister to Moscow to protest
ROTTERDAM, Feb, 21 (Reuter).—
fcase for a month as he had a medical report saying that Chiu was not fill to leave hospital.
The adjournment was granted,
Germans Want
To Leave
Half Million Apply To
Tara, 4,760 tons, have received against the bombing of the Swedish town of Pajala, a town message from the captain saying that the ship is sinking about on miles of roughly 2,000 inhabitants located in the Tornea Riverment reports that nearly 500,000 south-west of Cape Finisterre, following an explosion.
The Tara was bound from Bahia Blanca to Rotterdamn with a cargo
valley about five miles from the Finnish border.
no way exaggerated.
Replying to further questions, Mr. Winston
Churchill re-affirmed Government's intention to arm all ships, including fishing vessels, rapidly as possible and said that strong air patrols would be provided for the protection of fishing vessele.
-Contraband-Bases Very Active
0&
Enter U.S.
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire- less). On February 20, 20 neutral WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, ships were in U.K. Contraband Con- (Reuter).The State Depart-trol bases of which 23 had been there
days or less. During the week ended February people living at present in the 17, the Contraband Committee consi confines of Greater Germany dered the cargoes of 89 ships which The Mayor of Palala, Mr. George Taubs, told the "United have applied for permission to had arrived that week, and 38 out- standing cargoes from the previous of grain for the Dutch Government. Press" by telephone to-day that 30 explosive bombs and "Hun-enter the United States.
In G8 cases, the entire car- The total number of ullens regis goes were released. fate of the crew are not yet known. dreds of incendiaries" were dropped on the town from a height tered for immigration at United,
A total of 45 cases were dealt with States consular offices in June last
309,000
Germany proper, 115,000 from pre-war Poland, and 51,000 from Czecho-Slovakia, Battle Over Petsamo
It is understood that since June. KIRKENAES, Feb. 21 (UP)-Re-the total registrations for Germany parts here state that a severe aerial have risen still higher, region. The nationality of the planes
The cause of the explosion and the
Tanker Feared Lost
THE HAGUE, Feb. 21 (Heuler).--|
of 2,000 feet.
surprise is expressed that the Russian men should have made a mistake Inboul their position,
included NO CIVILIANS KILLED "A bomb badly damaged the completely destroyed three houses and set fire to
It is feared that the Dutch moler tanker, Den Haag, 0,971 tons, has been lost on the voyage from New church, York to Rotterdam.
The Den Haag was carrying 11,000 others which are still burning."
tons of oil products.
Captain And Crew Saved
he said. "The explosions shat
battle is in progress over the Petsamo
ROTTERDAM, Feb 21 (Reuter)-tered the windows in all houses. has not yet been determined.
The Captain and crew of the Tara have been saved.
Mayor May Lose apparently lost their bearings and of Commons
His Office
SHANGHAI, Feb. 22 (Reuter)
that
from
Atlantic Air Mail Service Hopes
under the system of advance copy manifests and in 42 such cases, the vessels were released subject to a formal checking of the original man!- tests.
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DECISIVE BATTLE
IMMINENT?
FROM PAGE ONE
Vote Of Confidence
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 21 (Reuter), The Parlament here to-day gave the Prime Minister an expression of con- fidence in his foreign policy. The dispatch ja date-lined Kovno which guards the southern
end of
BRITON CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE The Town Sheriff said no civilians
No British Protest were killed, although it in belleved
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire-
Round-Up Made By and slates: "Military experts arc many are wounded,
The less).-
saying that the Mannerheim is as the Mannerhelm Line. The guns in He said that seven Russian planes Foreign Affairs said In the House Under Secretary for
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire-
Stockholm Police
srong as the Siegfried or Maginot this fortress town played an impor- Ines and its destruction is a although Hin less)-Asked in the House of Com-
most tant part in resisting the Soviet ad- bombed Pajala instead of a similar Majesty's Government were aware mons to-day whether the Air Minis-
STOCKHOLM, Feb, 21 (Reuter) difcult tosic from a military point of vance. town on the Finnish
sider that Soviet air forces had pursued a try would consider a feeder service & British subject, Donald William view,"
North-east of Koivisto the Reda frontier. However, the weather was t
To-day's offell Finnish communique have extended the attack right across extremely clear and visibility was policy of indiscriminate bombing between London and Lisbon, and Beach, was one of five men who ap-
which could not be too strongly con- thereby accelerate the Atlantic air peared in a Stockholm court to-day states that there was heavy nighting the lathmus. excellent.
In the Summa and Taipale sectors on demned, they did not intend to dodge mail, Sir Kingsley Wood sald that he on a charge of espionage.
East of the Isthmus the Finos are Mayor's Broadcast It is rumoured in well-informed
any protest, having no grounds to was hopeful that facilities for dight. The other four accused are of Tuesday when the Finns repulsed all claimed to have been thrown back on circles that the Mayor of the city
The Mayor has since made a radio believe that such action would cover the countries concerned would Swelish nationality.
Russian attacks.
the ice of Lake Suvanto. government of Greater Shanghai Fu broadcast over the Swedish network. hieve the result desired.
shortly be accorded and that it would trained as
Beach told the court that he was It said the fighting was heaviest at Slao-en, may be deprived of his He said Afteen explosive and more
then be possible to inaugurate the during the last war, after which he made a joint attack.
wireless telegraphlet | Taipale where two Russian divisions Followed Wrong Track office in the near future, according to than one hundred incendiary bombs
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRÁPH" the "China Press,"
were dropped, the latter dropping in
wan för some time working as a ship's The communique confirmed that 17 STOCKHOLM, Feb, 21 (UP)—11] ___
wireless operator.
Russian planca were shot down Secretary-General of the or- The broadcast said there were no
After preliminary proceedings, the yesterday, while two others are re- And thodox Kuomintang
Wang dent and no wounded and that the bombing may whip new Swedish Ching-wel's brother-in-law, may church was not hit.
sentiment into active aid for Finland,
reports cannot be confremd. succeed.
The planes apparently few The latter went to Nanking and the city once only and then returned with Linng Chung-chil,jappeared.
LONDON, Feb. 21 (British Wire- head of the Reformed Government, Reports from Haparanda and Russian bombers may have lutended less) Lady Hallfax, wife of the on February 10,
Tornean state that air raid alarms bombing the Important Finnish towns Foreign Secretary, who had been on wero sounded at noon, what is of Jochrutt and Kollari, and that they a short visit to Italy, arrived back NAZI DEMANDS believed to have bee the same rald-followed the wrong railway er valley to-day in London. She had been in
ing aquadron, being sighted at that to Pajala.
Rome since February 10 when she Lime.
Residents first thought that the reached there with her son, Mr. REJECTED
Main Road Destroyed planes were Swedish and were mere- | Richard Wood. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-ly
They watched manoeuvring. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (Reuter). Ten high explosive and a number of calmly until the bombs begun falling. →It is lexrned that Sweden has re-incendiary, bombs were dropped by
Decisivo Moment
service.
more
It is stated that Dr. Chu Ming-the most populated part of the town is considered kely that lie Pajala Lady Halifax Back Ipablle were excluded from the court-ported to have been destroyed but the were repulsed with heavy Soviet
over despite the possibility that it was a dis-mistake.
The opinion is expressed that the
In England
RA.E. OVER HELIGOLAND Jected German detuanda that seven Russian planes on the Swedish STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (Reuter}, Swedish ships cease operating into village of Patala, ave miles from the -The Committee for the Freedom of
London, Feb. 21. Allied porta.
**Finnish frontier,
the North has sent a petition to the The Air Ministry announces that It is intimated that Sweden has "The main road running through the Government stating that "If Finland a reconnaissance of Heligoland Bight prepared dicariós of refällation to village was destroyed. Nobody was perishes, Sweden's
life In was "Carried out usedasfully, by the event of Germany carrying 'ouk, injured,
threatened. The decisive momenti severol Royal Air Force aircraft lant The implied threats,
night-Reuter.
Visibility was good at the time and has arrived.""
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Karelian Offensivo HELSINGFORS, Feb, 21 (Reuter), Finnish communique reporta Soviet attacks in the Karelian Isthmus. It claims that the attacks
losses and that numerous tanks were destroyed. Six Others Crash
The Finnish air force several times Further reports state that an ad-effected reconnaissance flights behind ditional six: Russian raiders crashed, the enemy lines and bombed enemy making a possible total of 25 Russian troops and concentrations. planes lost to-day.
In the course of, air battles, 17 In the course of widespread raids enemy planes were shot down, the
bombed Hongo Rusalans
Bund
Hungarians Fight For Finns several other towns. It is allcged PARIS Feb. 21 (Reuter)About that they raided the towns repeatedly, 1,000 Hungarians--the first contin- 'children's home and a pargent of a. force of 10,000 who have strafing senger plane.
volunteered to fight for Finland- The communique added that at arrived here to-day. Kulimo, the Finna repulsed a Kus
The "Paris Sol states that they sian attempt to send reinforcements are leaving to-morrow for London. to surround 'the Finnish · detachment, Most are ex-servicemen, including
Fall At Koivisto Denied
oine officers. SPECIÁL TO THE "YELEGRAPH” HELSINGFORS, Fcb,"21, (UP) The Finns oficially deny the Soviet calm to the capfure or "Koivisto,
The Commanding Officer said that while crossing Tugo-Slavin and Italy they received an extremely friendly welcome.