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Scapa Flow Abandoned As
British Naval Anchorage
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”” LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP).—The Admiralty has abandoned Scapa Flow as a naval base.
The great inland harbour off the northern coast of Scotland, which was believed impregnable to attack from the sea in the last war, will no longer provide refuge for British warships.
Decision to abandon the Base was made after a Nazi submarine succeeded in entering the land-locked harbour and torpedoing H.M.S. Royal Oak as she lay at anchor.
The announcement of the
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Admiralty's decision to with- R.A.F.'s "House To House Canvass" draw warships from Scapa Flow |
was made by Mr. Winston In Leaflet Raid Over Berlin Churchill in the House of Com- mons last night.
Graveyard Of German Navy
It is presumed that the deci- sion was made by the Admiralty owing to the uncertainty of its value as protection for the fleet from either aerial or submarine attack.
Scapa Flow, in addition to providing the British Fleet with a safe anchorage in the last war, in the graveyard of the old Imperial German Navy. It was here that Germany first practis- ed the art of scuttling.
Mr. Churchill revealed that Scapa Flow had not been used as a naval anchorage since, the torpedoing there.of H.M.S. Royal
Oak.
He admitted that Scapa was the Royal Navy's best strategic base.
RADIO
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 27 (UP)-It has been officially announced that two German bombing planes were brought down to-day.
One was shot down by a Royal Air Force fighting plane from the Command patrol off the mouth of the Firth of Forth shortly before 1 p.m., while a second was shot down by a R‚A.F. plane off the coast of Northumberland.
Three members of the Ger- Utrecht where anti-aircraft batteries, man plane's crew were seen to went into action several times, take to a rubber bont,
R.A.F. Flights Into Germany
Four Of Crew Rescued LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).-The four members of the crew of the
NAZIS TO BE RELEASED
NINE OF the twenty-one Germans who were removed from the N.Y.K. Hiner Asama Maru last month and who are now interned in Hongkong are to be returned to Japan to-
morrow.
The nine men will be taken to Japan in a British vessel, and will be handed over to the Japanese authorities at a spot off Yokohama.
An official communique to this effect was issued by the naval authorities in Hongkong this morning. The communi- que stated:
"It is expected that on Febru- ary 29 nine German nationals who were recently taken from The Asama Maru by a Britli warship will be returned to the Japanese authorities.
"They are to be brought from Hongkong in a British vessel and handed over off Yokohama to representatives of the Japan- ese Government,"
It was announced in Tokyo yesterday that arrangements for the transfer of the nine Germans had been completed at a final conference between the British Ambassador and the Japanese Vice-Minister for For- eign Affairs.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Feb. 28 (UP).
shortly be reinforced by seven of the most powerful
battleships in the world.
. All are nearing completion and, it is belleved, one has al- ready been commissioned.
Two of these battleships, the Lion and the Temeraire, will be bigger OXFORD, Feb. 28, (UP).than the 42,000-ton battle cruiser "The existence of war in Europe Hood, which at present is the largest to-day is a sign of failure, or warship afloat. something more than fallure, of our western civilisation,
"I am appalled by one fact that transcends all others.
16-in, Guns
last year and are now being rushed to They were bali laid down carly completion. They will probably be armed with 16-in. guns.
"This waste land' in which we liva
In addition to these two monsters, this European civilisation in which Mr. Winston Churchill has revealed the Inmps are burning dim-was net in the House of Commons that five brought to its present pass merely battleships of the King George V. by the mistakes, the pride or the class are now nearing completion. selfishness of an older generation.”
They are the King George V, the the Prince of
The man who addressed these Anson, the Beally,
words
to the members of the younger Wales and the generation at Oxford Univerally to- day was a member of the older generation which he defended.
He was 50-year-old Lord Halifax,
of the University
tons-larger than either the Rodney Exch has a dispincement of 35,000 the Nelson. They will probably
16-in. Armour Plating
Secretary of State for the Dominions be equipped with ten 14-in, guns. and Chancellor since 1033.
Mony of his listeners, he told the students, were preparing to join the British fighting forces.
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It was officially announced that the Aaw designs of these ships would include enhanced defence against air attack, including an improved distribution of deck and side armour and more elaborate sub-division. Unemelal = our us over 14,000 tons, with a water- Ine thickness of 18 inches.
Intense air activity has resulted in Heinkel bomber shot down' off the circles in the convoy system is illus know that you will bo Badiing to ports have placed the weight of arm-
the reported loss two German bombers off the British coast, and of one of possibly two R.A.F. planes during a reconnaissance light over the Heligoland Bight.
Firth of Forth were picked up by a trawler and landed at a Scottish port. wounds.
One was suffering from gunshot The R.A.F. pushed deeply into
They
appeared to be overjoyed nt Germany and the Nazi pilots flew with the trawlermen.
the rescue and repentedly shook hands over Frünce in a sudden spurt of alr fighting fronts action which extended
The crew of the Heinkel shot down the off Northumberland-have-not been
found.
With
over
Leaflet Raid Over Berlin
Six Injured By Shell R.A.F. headquarters in France PARIS, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-Six described a "leaflet" raid over Berlin people were injured, one seriously, by which was "almost a house to houseshell which exploded on a pavement Canvass." R.A.F. planes flew molested up and down above Unterfire here last night.
un when anti-aircraft batteries opened den Linden, Wilhelmstrasse and Kur. fucrstendamm,
the xtrcela littering thousands of lellet Paria 10-day reported that Persons wire wounded by the
of anti-aircraft shells during plosion of a barrage In which five Cerman pinne which had penetrated the Paris region were driven off
understood that several
several enemy 1.45 Variety
bombing squadres with Clapham and Dwyer, The Duncan Sisters, "Hutch," and Others,
12.30 Peter Dawson (Bass-Bari- tone) and the London Palladium Or. chestra.
1.00 Locul Time Signal nud Wea- ther Report.
1.03 Dance Music by Roy Fox and His Orchestra.
2.15 Close Down.
FIX
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crossed the border with Aghting planes acting as escorts. Some flew over the north and northwest areas, while a detach- ment of Ave swerved over Paris region. Others scouted in other
An
sectors,
to the
anti-aircraft #hell
0.00 Compositions of Each-Pre- lude and Fugue, No. 17, in a Flat Major, Evlyn Howard-Jones (Piano);, Brandenburg Concerto No. 8 in B blasted a two-foot hole in a street Fint Major, Sir Henry Wood and His near a subway station, shuttering the Symphony Orchestra; The Heart I windows in the neighbourhood."
Ask From Thee, Love, My Spirit Was
In Heaviness, Lotte Leonard (So-
prano) with Harpalchord, Organ and
Heligoland Raid
The official news ngeney In Berlin Violin Sonata No. 3 in E, Trolde cinints the Germans shot down a Menges and Harold Samuel (Violin British Bristol-Blenheim over the and Plane).
Heligoland Bight and said the anti-
tions.
10 its base.
21
Fighting For Better World "You who are preparing to do so trated in the rutes quoted in London. realise the prospects that there will
Up to Wednesday last week, only be a better world afterwards.
of the 10,070 ships convoyed were "The issue at the present conflict
All-five ships were laid down in lost, improving on the previous figure will profoundly affect the whole 1937, and two were launched before of one in 500.
future of mankind,
the outbreak of war in September Underwriters in London now quote the Nazi creed is sheer
"Racial doctrine, as interpreted by now been launched. The original last. It is believed that all five have for single voyages In European
primitive now been waters: unescorted ships, 80 shii-nonsense.
pre-war construction plans envisaged lings per £100; convoyed ships, 60
"We are no more prepared to ad- the copunissioning of the
King George V and Prince of Wales-the two ships, mit Germany's superiority as a race launched before the outbreak of war shillings per £100.
than we are concerned in asserting sometime this year. The remain- our own.
noting three were to have been com- rently matter,
missioned in 1941. Doubtless, this "But when this doctrine is invoked programine has been speeded up. in justiftention for the oppression of other races, it becomes 01 crime orainst humanity.
The comparative kindliness of the Nazis to Italian and Japanese ships is also reflected in the fact that the underwriters quale lower rates for ships of these countries than they do for others,
AUSTRALIA'S SECOND DEFENCE LOAN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"If that were all, it would
"The true pride of a race may be tested by the behaviour of its pos- ressors towards their own fellow citizens and others.
Very Small Losses
Against this total tonnage of 225,- 000 tons, which does not include the innumerable cruisers, destroyers and other craft; aiready commissioned since the outbreak of war, hundreds of thousands of tons under cimpletion. Britain's total warship “The "German" race, under its pre- losses, including tive destroyers, in sent zulers, la botraying both itself the first six months of warfare has and the greater civilisation of which amounted to no more than 63,000 tons.
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CANBERRA, Feb. 28 (UP)-The Commonwealth of Aus- it is a part. It is betraying those to "This to only half the torinage wo tralin will shortly float its second Defence Loan.'
DEATH OF TAIPAN
Mr. J. D. Humphroys Passes
whom its progress might, and should, † lost in the first alx months of the last make a distinctive contribution.
war," said Mr. Churchill last night. The loan, which will be for The real tragedy of that betrayal, £18,000,000 (Australian curs it affects Germán youth, is the of instincts of self-
rency), will bear interest at the enlistment
rate of 3% per cent. for a por- rcrifice and devotion in the service tion redeemable in 1945, and at "Unless and until these false ereeds the rate of 35% per cent, for there adjured and replaced by wider portion redeemable in 1956,
tolerance they must continue to ex- The money is required in order to
cite and
and arouse resistance. finance Australia's gigantic war effort. deliberately deprived of the elements youth of Germany has been The original pre-wor defenco £33,000,000, were increased to £62,- estimates for Austrália, which totalled of true justice. 000,000 immediately are the out
6.45 Closing Local Stock Quota aircraft guns so damaged a second
The death occurred at 5 am. 0.47
H.A.F. plane it was probably unable to-day at the War Memorial Vocal Selectians by The to
return Kentucky Minstrels.
Hospital of Mr. J. D. Hum-break of war. The Berlin official nows agency phreys, of Messrs. J. D. Hum- 7.00 London Relay The Last admitted that the R.A.F. flew over Fight of the Royenge."-A Feature northwest Germany but denied airey phreys and Son, of Alexandra
Programme..
7.30 London Relay-The News.
reached Berlin.
the
Building.
£10 Per Head This represents approximately £10 for every man, woman and chilla in the Commonwealthi
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather patrol brought down a Heinkel plane evening, the late Mr. Humphreys took A London report says a British
Admitted to hospital on Sunday Report and Announcements.
8.03 A Short Sibelius Programme. down
over the Firth of Forth and brought
a second. Heinkel off
a turn for the worse last night. -Karella Sulte,
Op. 11, London Northumberland coast. The crew
Dern in Hongkong 40 years ago, of Philharmonie Orchestra cond, by three of this second plane took to Mr. Humphreys was one of the best- Walter Gochr; Fuckan Kom Ifran Sin rubber boats. These two German known and respected residents of the Alsklings Mote, Marian Anderson planes are the 42nd and 43rd known (Contralto) with Piano accomp. Sung to have been downed by the British and in 1926 represented Hongkong for the 300,000,000 guilder. National
8.15 Bipalo-A Laivian Programme
in Swedish.
defenders,
by Harry Ore si the Plano,
8.45: Studio "Some Great
Air Ministry Admission Au-
of D
there"---3: Burke-The third
series of talks by Father. Tyan, 8.3.
Colony. He was a popular sportsman
"Their viewpoint stands in stark sprostilon to yours. There seems to be un impenetrable barrier dividing them from you. This barrier, some how, must be broken down."
Swedish Ship Rammed
CAUSTIC COMMENT
Hitler "Policy Soon In True Light
LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).---The
Ankara paper, "Ulus," says that the classical meaning of neutrality is modliled by Germany, which deems that neutrality is violated if any Stato declines to sell to her goods at her prices, or accept the restrictions of the contraband control, or com-} bine to preserve their 'independence In short, unless they serve the alms) of her foreigny policy.
£10,000,000: will be raised by taxa- Of the total of £02,000,000 only tion. The remainder will be borrow- ed Internally.
The meaning of aggression has suf- fered strange changes. Thus Ger- Netherlands Loan ́ni LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter) mans were not the aggressors in SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" Seventeen survivors of the Swedish Poland. The Allies were the aggres
stated to have been accidentally ram- THE HAGUE, Feb, 27 (UP). —Lists steamer, Nordla,' 1,316 tons, which is sors for trying to thwart that attack.
mod and sunk in darkness' off thej They Have One Merit Norwegian coast, have been landed at
When a Scottish port by a British warship,
sho destroyed Czecho- Two men are missing.
Slovakia, Germany was only de fending herself against her victim. The partition of Poland was more- ly an act of self defence. Polcs, by relating, were the ng- gressors.
in the Interport cricket series. He was also a good tennis player and a Loan were closed last night after subscriptions: had totalled 325,000,000 member of the longionit C.C. My Served Li
guilders. Groat
War
The Air Ministry said the BAF. The late Mr. Humphreys went to successfully reconnaissanced over the England for schooling and returned
Holiday, Wise and Co. of Manila. In
9.05 Violin Solos by Fritz Kreisler. Heligoland Bight and admitted that to the East in 1911 to join Messrs. Spain To Re-open
Indian Lament, Slavonte Dance No. one plane failed to return.
the past 24 hours air activity has been served in the Great War in an
9 In G Major, with Plano accomp. by Air circles indlested, that' during 1915 he returned to Europe and Stock Exchanges
Carl Lamson.
to liongkong
Collided With Submarine
LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-Fur- ther news of the sinking of the Swedtol steamer, Nordin, reveals that MADRID, Feb. 27 (UP)-It has she sprang a serious leak as the result The drew managed to keep har
0.15 London Kelay---Nowe Sum- the heaviest since, the start of the artillery unit, returning ther's firm, been decreed that the Stock Ex-jof a collision with a submarino.
The
Buch new definitions have at least the merits of throwing light on Ger-| man policy.
The Istanbul paper, “Yenlsabah,”|
Chamberlain's Facch
mary.
war. At least four separate flights in 1919 and joining his 9.30 · Kitty, Masters, Harold Ram were made over German
J. D. Humphreya and Son. say and Sian Holloway in Variety, the fourth of such flights in
He leaves his father, now in Vic-Bilbao will be re-opened next Friday, afloat with pumps until within sight says: "Mr.
changes at Madrid, Barcelona and 10.00 Italf an hour of Dance Music, five days.
toria, B.C., and two sisters to mourn 10.30 London Relay The Turn A report from the Hague states his-doath. One of hisuisters in the They have been closed since July of the Norwegian coast when the ship was sincere as always. It was Ing of the Worm" or "In The Rough offelally that acroplanes.of unidenti- wife of Mr. D. E. Clark, of the same
18, 1936.
was half-submerged. The crew were moderate in tone, but this was not Agnin
fled nationality were observed along Arm.
falcon off by a Danish steamer,
due to fear, as Britain is stronger} 11.00 Close Down,
tho
afternoon, the corlege passing the coast ncar Amsterdam
The submarine's periscope was torn militarily and politically then The funeral will take place this Monument at 5 pm. and
off but her ülimato fate is unknown. the outbreak of war.".
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