1939-09-09 — Page 4

PROSECUTING AN – UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN: ORDERED TO SINK WITHOUT WARNING

IDENTITY CARDS FOR FOREIGNERS

Paris, To-day.

Foreigners in France are being provided by the Police with spe- cial, war identity cards.

The Police are also issuing safe conduct cards to foreigners who wish to travel from one town to another.--Router,

London, To-day.

AMERICAN SECRET SERVICE

Washington, To-day.

The personnel of the depart ments dealing with sabotage, es- plonage and propaganda has been Indresëdd.—Router.

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SPECIAL POWERS FOR KING LEOPOLD

A STATEMENT BY THE Ministry of Information says it is palpably evident that the Nazis are prosecuting an unrestricted submariné cam- paign as violent as that on which they embark-

Brussels, To-day.. ed in 1917, and that the commanders of German

The Belgian Chamber of Deputies submarines have been ordered to sink merchant-has unanimously conferred on King.

Leopold special powers. ships on sight and without warning. This is in direct contravention of the rules for sub- marine warfare unconditionally accepted by Ger- many for all time.

It is also certain that German sub- marines took up stations on the ocean

LEGION'S PEACE GARDEN trade routes with these orders several

RECEIVES BRITISH SOIL

Montreal.

A. cubic foot of earth from West- minster Abbey and another from fons Castle, Scotland, arrived in Montreal recently aboard the liner Ascanía, en route to Cleveland where they will form the soil for the planting of a tree in the American Legion Peace Gar- dens there.

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The earth was in the custody of C. G.. May and J. S. Parkin, two British delegates to the World Poultry

days before war broke out:

The Royal Navy is taking energetic measures, but it is inevitable that there be initial losses, since we are carrying

fighting an enemy who is out ruthless warfare and since Nazi submarines are scattered over ઢ wide area.

However, concludes the state- ment, the effects of the submarine warfare will decline rapidly when

LIDO FASHIONED FROM

Congress in Cleveland. They alsoEED-GROWN LAKE

brought with them rare specimens of fowl bred in the British Isles.

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WINDING-UP GERMAN FIRMS

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Miners of Firbeck Pit, Worksop, Notts, have transformed a weed- grown lake into one of the most re- markable swimming pools in the coun-

the convoy system is put into force and when the Nazi sub- marines at sea run out of supplies. -Reuter.

U.S. ATHENIA, REPORT

The Chamber also voted "over £14,000,000 in extra credits.---Reuter.

KING REPLIES

London, To-day.. The King has expressed deep ap- preciation for the, many loyal mes- sages and offers of help received from the Colonies and Protectorates. since the outbreak of war.--Reuter.

CORROBORATION OF SUBMARINE ATROCITY

Washington, To-day.

THE OF THE United States naval attache:

in

on the sinking of the Athenia was published yesterday.

the fry-and there they held their annual The report says that after taking the evidence of of

aquatic sports and gala,

By order of His Excellency Governor dated the 7th day of September, 1939, the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation were appointed liquidators of the under mentioned firms:-

Messrs. Sander Wieler, King's Building.

Messrs. Siemssen & Co., No. Queen's Road Central. --

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Messrs. Petersen & Co.,

York

Building.

BASUTOLAND

LOYAL TO EMPIRE

London,. To-day.- The Paramount Chief of Basutoland yesterday called on the British Rest dent Commissioner and expressed unswerving loyalty to the Empire. Reuter.

It has taken a few coppers each. week out of their wages and a dozen years of hard work.

Set in sylvan scenery, the Langold Lake Lido extends over 20 acres and tree-bordered paths lead to it, while there is a car-park which holds thort- sands of cars and bicycles.

AMUSEMENT PARK

ficers and crew, it was established that the: Athenia was sunk by a torpedo which hit her on the port side.

COMMODORE

The lake has modern high-diving APPOINTED TO

stages, rafts, spring-boards, while

there are canoes, motor-launches, and EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

boats of all kinds. There is a band- stand, rock gardens, lovers' walks, and

a miniature golf course.

The submarine's

conhing-tower broke surface 800 yards from the- liner, and a gun or explosive signal' was fired from the conning-tower platform.

Only one missile was fired, and no witness could be found who had alther heard the whine of the shell or saw it hit the vessel. The commander of the Athenia ex- His Excellency the Governor under pressed the theory that an effort was Youngsters have a full-size swim-instructions received from His Ma- made to destroy the liner's wireless, Jesty through the Secretary of State, but there was no evidence to prove has been pleased to appoint, subject | this---Renter. to His Majesty's pleasure, Captain Arthur Malcolm Peters, D.S.C., R.N., 'Commodore in charge of Naval Estab-

Washington, To-day. lishments, Hong Kong, to be an ad- President Roosevelt announced yes- ditional Official Member of the Ex- terday that the State Department ecutive Council, with effect from 5th would publish at once a report by September, 1939.

[ming bath all of their own. on the shore of the big lake and an amuse- ment park.

REIGN OF TERROR

IN CAMDEN TOWN

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An anonymous letter. threatening to from the Clerk,, agreed that she had "beat up" a detective who disclosed been struck, but declared that she was the existence of à reign of terror in too drunk to know who struck her. Camden Town was produced at the Marylebone Police Court, and a grave

RAN AWAY

warning was issued by the Magis- P. C. Bustard said he trate, Mr. L. R. Dunne,

was near

Mornington-place when he saw An

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS

NO COMMENT

two United States naval attaches in London on the sinking of the Athenia, No comment would be made on the report, the President added.----Reuter.

REBATRIATION OF CANADIAN VICTIMS.

London, To-day.

The Canadian High Commissioner in London has arranged that sufficient are accommodation be reserved on the next three Canadian Pacific liners sailing to Canada. for all Canadian survivors of the Athenia sinking. Reuter.

Before the Magistrate was Frederick drews knock both women down with The following appointments Henry Andrews (28), lorry-driver, of his fist and run away. He caught him, I gazetted:

·Regina-street, Camden Town, describ- and Andrews Baid, “It wasn't me, it. ed by Detective Reld as the leader of was the other fellow." the gang, and a man with many con- victions for shopbreaking, larceny, and assault, who was charged on re mand with assaulting two women.

At a previous hearing the women Detective Reld then produced - an failed to attend, and the detective anonymous letter sent to the court mentioned- the conditions. reigning in since he had made his statement about Camden Town., They now attended, the terrorism in Camden Town. but said they had little recollection of. It what had taken place because they “Detective Reid will know all about had been drinking in company with it withes valţă Case, is over. He bet on that for a sure beating up,” sentenced to six

Mr. C. Champkin to be Chief Air The Magistrate said he did not be-Raid Warden for-the Island of H.K. lieve Andrews story that it was not Major C. M. Manners to be Chief he but another man who had struck Air Raid Warden for Kowloon, etc. the women.

the accused and others.

The first, Mrs. Jean Lewis,

ington-crescent, în rè

Morn

Mr. T. V. N. Fortescue Cadet Officer.

be a

POŠTAL PACKETS TO BE CENSORED

An Order has been issued that no postal packet of

the following descriptions shall

hed by

Mr. V. C. Clark to the HK.V.D.C..

Lieutenant in post otherwise

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Mr. C. G. M. Morrison to Cadet Officer."

Mr. Przedpelski Consul for Poland at

thority of the Censor or an Assistant

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