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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1901 一拜禮號四月三英港香
MONDAY, MARCH 4. 1940. 日六廿月正
No. 10017
MOBILISATION
MEN
Viborg Doomed
Latest Claim By The Soviets
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW, Mar. 4 (UP). -If the latest Russian claims are substantiated Viborg,
Finland's second
city, is doomed.
The official Red communique states that the encirclement of Viborg is being rapidly com. pleted.
Merciless Air Attacks
The village of Aarela, north of
BY
HERE IS the Imperial Airways | machine Hannibal, which, it is fear»)
The has been lost with its crew. Hannibal was at one tiny the world's biggest air liner, and same years ago was slightly damaged after making a forced landing in Kent,
OF
MUSSOLINI
Far East Liner
8 FEARED Sunk by
LOST
Viborg and the island of Top Imperial Airways
puransari, south of the city, have fallen into Red hands. Aarela was the former liaison of Finnish G.H.Q.
by Nazis
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP). The 8,141-ton British
Liner Tragedy India finer Domala has been bombe and sunk by Nazi
It is feared that four passen-raiders in the English Channel.
crew of the Imperial Airways
air-liner Hannill, which at one time was the largest machine in
In on attempt to prevent the reigers and four members of the treating Finns from re-firming their Ines, the Red Air Force is merelless ly strating and bombing the Finnish froops and military objectives. The Red communique, claims that ten the I. A, fleel, have lost their Finnish planes were brought down in (livés'as n result of the aerial.combat yesterday.
jappearance of the plane.
dis-
Sle
Among the passengers WAS Arozyaswami Pannirselvam, Kt.. late Member of the Executive Counell of
the Governor in Madras,
Finns To Take Up New Lincs
·STOCKHOLM, Mar. 3 (Reu. ter).As soon as the Russians complete the occupation of
Air Commodore Aboard Viborg, the Finns will have to fall back to new lines behind the Another passenger was Air Com- city which were recently con-modore H. A. Whistler, D.SO, structed and the strength of D.F.C. of the Air Staff of the R.A.F. Air Commodore Whistler which is a matter for consider in India.
was awarded the D.S.O. and D.F.C. áble speculation.”
and Bar for distinguished services in
YELLOW R. CAPRICES
and one balloon,
Steventon.
been
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The captain of the vessel was killed outright.
Twenty Britons, passengers and members of the crew, and British Indian passengers are missing.
PROTEST WILL BE REJECTED
Italy Resents San On Nazi Coal Shipments
———-SPECIAL-TO-THE-"TELEGRAPH?...
Twenty-right
Britons and 105 Indians were rescued by British and Dutch ships.
Attacked By Bomber
The Domala was
attacked by a Heinkel bomber, which scored direct hits with three bombs,
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2,000,000 REPORTED
MOUNTING THREAT OF TROUBLE IN BALKANS
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, MAR. 4 (DOMEI).—ACCORDING TO THE ROME COR- RESPONDENT OF THE NEW YORK "HERALD-TRIBUNE," ITALY HAS DECIDED TO ORDER MOBILISATION.
THE CORRESPONDENT REPORTS THAT 2,000,000 RESERVISTS WILL BE CALLED TO THE COLOURS.
The report states that Signor Mussolini has decided to order Mobili- sation as a precaution against the mounting threat of trouble in the Balkans,
Italy's active army at present is estimated to number 1,170,000 men. The calling to the Colours of two million Reservists will increase her stand- ing army to over three million fully trained men.
Italy's trained Reservists are believed to total 6,494,000 men. Her Air Force numbers 103,555 men already serving with the Colours and 331,428 trained Reservists. Many of the latter had con- siderable war experience in Ethiopia and Spain.
RUMOURS CAUSE RUN GERMANS WILL
ON CHINESE BANK
RUMOURS, allegedly spread by the Japanese, that Kwang, One of the bombs started a retung provincial currency would shortly become valueless were amidships and the order was given responsible for a mild run on the Hongkong office of the Kwang- to abandon ship;
tung Provincial Bank this morning. Most of the survivors were rescued by the Dutch vessel,
The Domala was en route to the
Far East from Antwerp.
A crowd of Chinese estimated at several hundred people gathered outside the Bank before 10 a.m., and made a concerted rush for the counters when the doors opened.
An ofcis of the Bank told the]
Practically all of the Indians itilled aud. missing were being repatriated from Germany, from where they hadlegraph" "Holders-of-Conton
(UP)-succeeded in obtaining permits to bank-noles became.alarmed at the ATTACKS
The Domain was built at the Bar-
modation for 130 passengers,
Another Ship Mined
Japanese rumours,
Need Have No Fears "Actually, they need have no fears. i "We have received telegraphic ad- vice to exchange the Kwangtung bank-notes for National currency at
CONGRESS
The 710-ton Bristol cargo vessel the exchange rate of $1.44 Canton for Amazing Message To
all
The speed of the Russian France during the Great War, when LONDON, Mar. 3 advance on the west side of thee accounted for 22 German planes Britain is expected to reject the leave for Holland.
PLEASE Turn To Page 2,
Italian protest regarding the Two other passengers were Capt. stoppage of shipments of Ger-clay-Yards in 1921. She had accom- A. G. Bryan and Mr. H. Hutchinson, man coul to Italy, although at
The crew of the Hannibal, necord- ing to the Hongkong offlec of in-the moment official comment on perial Airways, comprised Capt. N.the protest is not forthcoming.
Cato, which survived German mines si matlonal. We will change However, it is understood that the and U-Boats throughout the
U.S. By Muslim Leader Townsend, Finst Omeer F. J. Walsh.
Great notes at this rate on demand." Radio Dilleer Tidbury and Steward British attitude is that Italy has al-War, was sunk by a mine off the west At 11 a.m., people enger to change
NEW DELHI. Mar. 3 (Reu- ready been given ample time-three coast on Saturday. There were only their notes still stood Ave deep around
(ter).-An appeal to the Ameri- The Hannibal hug
months to make other arrangements two survivors of her crew of thirteen. the counters of the bank. missing for obtaining coal from alternative somewhere in the Persian Gulf since sources, such as Britain, Belgium and arming small fishing vessels
The action of the Admiralty in
Pickpockets Activo cun people regarding the poli the afternoon of March 1.
Pickpockets evidently did not fear tical situation in India has been the United States.
# salutory having trawlers is already
that Canton currency would depreci-issued by Sir Abdoola Haroon. effect on the Nazi rakiers, CHUNGKING,. Mar. 4 (Reu- |
Skippers of trawlers returning to late or become valueless.
Police arrested two of them in the a member of the Central Assem- It is also believed that Britain will north-eastern part yesterday stated
One bly and Chairman of the Foreign ter) The future of Shanghai
CALCUTTA, Mar. 3 (Reuter). deny the suggestion that the exten- that their vessels had been attacked crowds standing in the bank.
man was caught in the act of as a great trading port is said to A patch of oil seen by an Air tion of the contraband control to by four Heinkels, which they fought tempting to steal some Canton cur- be threatened as the result of Force plane was the only clue to German coal destined for Italy, is a ol by A. A. fire. another attempt by the Yellow
Although the Heinkels dropped rency from the pocket of a Chinese the airliner Hannibal provided(selt Britain arms in exchange for bombs, they were unable to aim se- River, known for centuries 18
curately owing to the extreme height; "China's Sorrow," to change the by to-day's search for the miss-cont
ing plane.
Threatens Future Of Shanghai
Oil Patch May Mark Watery
Crave
Not A Reprisal
reprisal against Italy for refusing to
The Government is expected to landscape of the country.
It is not yet known whether maintain that a temporary suspensionships kept them. According to the latest information)
an Anglo- received here, the river's waters, definite conclusions can be drawn of the negotiations for
the carrying mud silt from the mountains from this with regard to the Hanni- Italian trade pact, coming at
same time. as the enforcement of the and plains of north-western China, al's fate. nre pouring into the Yangtse River An Imperial Airways' flying-bontban on Nazi coal shipments, is pure-less).In the early hours of Friday
will continue the search to-morrow, ly calncidental, May Change Yangtec's Coursebut Air Force planes are returning
via Hwal River.
50
to their bases.
Anxiety Increasing
Airways
REAP POLISH
· HARVEST.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Mar. 3 (UP)—–—– The German press to-day' revealed that 700 of Hitler "Youths and Maidens” will be sent from the Old Reich in April to assist in farm work in the Polish province of Posen.
Eight
hundred other Hitler Youths and Maidens in the provinces will also be called up for a scheme which
is part of the regular Ger- man. “Land Year," in which practically all German chil- dren between the ages of 14 and 15 must perform.
R. A.F.
Shoot
at-Committee of All-India Muslim Down British
Sterilisation In Japan Again Mooted
League.
Sir Abdoola Haroon declares: "American interest in the cause of Indian freedom is praiseworthy, but before its people express any opinion about our affairs, we hope they will acquaint themselves with all aspects
Bomber Plane!
SPECIAL TO the "telegrAPH" LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP).-
of Indian problems, which are bristl British fighting planes brought ing with dimculties, and are in-down one of their own machines capable of being mitigated by the by mistake yesterday. verbosity of the Congress Party which An Air. Ministry statement says is now trying to W00 American (that three British R.A.F. fighters public opinion,"
mistakenly attacked and brought jdown a British bomber of the north-
cast of Kent.--
the
at which the A.A. fre from the small
Four Trawlors Attacked LONDON, Mar. 3 (British Wire- morning while was still dark, Ger- man airmen attacked four trawlers.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" It is pointed out that to delay any fishing in the North Sea. There was further the enforcement of such
TOKYO. Mar. 4 (Domel)-A new # question
no
of mistaking these ships
Nothing in Common e River Conservancy experts are of
ban would be to discriminate against for anything else than what they effort, is to be made to place a the opinion
that
much
According to eyewitnesses, silt
the Japanese Sir Abdoola Haroon zays that the other neutrals in favour of Italy,
actually were because the ships were Sterilisation BHI and
Moslem nation of 90,000,000 has no three Nighters swooped down on the. waler are going Into the
Statute Book. KARACHI, Mar. 3 (Reuter).--
with the Hindu bamber and fred at it until its toll "Yangise that eventually
will this
Imperial and
In the meantime, informal discus-burning working lights.
Designed to promote the nation's thing in common Orders to the German air force to: bring about its over-flowing, result-R.A.F
machines are all searching for the sons for an Anglo-Italian agreement attack hitherto unarmed fishing boats health standards by sterilising suffer-nation but that Congress, which is began to belch smoke. ing in the flooding of the country-
jare continuing.
seem to be on the increase, and since ers from virulent hereditary diseases, Indisputably a Hindu organisation, side in the Lower Yangise Valley and air liner Hannibal.
After searching the Arabian coast
two large German aeroplanes attack-the Bill, which has been held in wants to establish the domination of probably changing the course of the and peninsula yesterday they look
ed the trawler, "Trinity N. B.,", on suspension for several years, is to Hindus over Mostems. "es is proved Yangise.
by the experienco of two years of December 10 and succeeded in sink-come again before the Dlet. ing her and machine-gunning her The Ministry of Public Welfare tyrannical Congress rule in the pro- fishermen when they took to boats, has prepared the Bill, and it is to be vinces."
He alleges that the Congress idea! Nazl bombers have often engaged in presented to the House of Representa- these not too dangerous expeditions. tives with the approval of the Cabinet. of independence aims at the estab
The sponsor of the measura has shment of an unalterable Hindu Comparatively little damage has
น single yet been done to boats and done to the succeeded in overcoming opposition religious majority with morale of British fishermen, who still by the Ministry of Justice, which federation possessing powers to nul- hitherto had repudiated the notion of lify the independence of Muslims regularly put to sea.
sterilisation on the grounds that fi even in provinces where they have tended to prejudice personal privile- the majority: ges and the traditional family system "Therefore, the Congress variety in Japan.
of independence means the enslave- ment of at least 00,000,000 Mdistims who
Are pledged to resist it to the last ditch"
The changing course of the Yellow Imperial Airways communique. and Fanrise river, they believe, would Anxiety is increasing as the nel only once more flood and destroy exhaustive search fails to yield any Hundreds of rich Industrial and
A clue. agricultural towns and cities in East
to again at dawn to-day, stutes an PACIFISTS
ARRESTED
Kiangsu and Cheklang, but would
also seal the fate of Shanghai as the LISBON, Mar, 3 (UP),-Prince greatest industrial and Enancial trad- Otto of Hapsburg left here to-day for
New York by Clipper. ing port in the Far East.
RAID ALARM BRINGS DEATH TO 260
+
Police Take Action In Hyde Park
COMMUNIST H.Q. against BURNED DOWN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 3 (UP) Polico took action British pacifists in Hyde Park to-day, when seven men and three women members of the SHANGHAI, Mar. 3 (Router).-Two hundred and sixty Peace Plodge Union-the pacifist Chinese are feared to have been drowned as the result of the cap organisation founded by the late sizing of the tender, Kingshing, at Ningpo on Saturday afternoon, Rov. Dick Shoppard-were ar- according to the Chinese Press.
reated while selling newspapers.
Police charged that they causing an obstruction.
While 300 passengers were being conveyed in the tender to a German-owned steamer, Mohlenhoff, which was preparing to sail for Shanghai, an air raid alarm sounded.
In the ensuing panic, the passengers are said to have all rushed to one side of the small craft, causing the Kingshing to overtura,
Despite-frantle rescue efforts, only 40 were saved.
were
POPE'S PRAYER FOR PEACE
Muslims are not opposed to Indian
Arson is Suspected
independence and have always work- ed for it, but the main obstacle is SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH STOCKHOLM, Mar. 3 (UP) SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPII"the failure of Congress to win, the
confidence of Muslims. VATICAN CITY. Mar. 3, (UP)—| The Communist Party's building at
"Lot America Understand" Lurea, where the district paper Celebrating the first anniversary of the "Norrskens Flomon" (Arctic Light) the Pontificate, His Holiness
"Let America understand the is printed, was burned down to-day Pope to-day said a special mass In St. fundamentals of the present con- and one person burned to death. Peter's. Cathedral.
The paper's editor, Mr. Philip Foss berg was badly injured and has been sent to hospital.
Another man was arrested for
Afterwards he made a fifteen-troversy between Beltain and Con- press. The main bone of contention making an inflammatory speech. in
minute world-wide radio brandenst is how 00,000,000 Muslims van be Hyde Park regarding the National
ending with the prayer: "Jesus lead fitted into the new picture.uggon ve Socialist "platform." The arrest was The police bellove the bull ting was us to a port, of peace, and miko man |** PLEASE Turn To Pago 2. made under the Pubile Order Oct, set on fire by "some patriot
lay down their arms.”.
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