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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

EIGHT MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK OVER WEEK-END IN N. SEA: PROOF OF INDISCRIMINATE LAYING OF MINES BY GERMANS

Pathetic Pictures Of Dutch Liner Survivors Shown

In British Press

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LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter) - Eight merchant ships have now been sunk over the week-end by German mines or enemy action in the North Sed.

The latest addition is the British steamer Pensilva, of 4,000 tons, whose crew is safe and have been landed. The Pensilva was sunk by enemy action.

The British Press is full of

pathetic pictures of the sur- vivors of the Dutch liner Si- mon Bolivar. One

photo

shows two şix-month old

MOST RUTHLESS

WEAPON

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-

bables, whose parents are The sinking of ships is economic missing. Another shows Dutch woman with two of her when the children. the other three missing

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lanes. They resorted to this be cause of the failure of their equal- ly legal U-Boat campaign. This, however, is more brutal.

warfare at its most violent and weapon is an unan- chored mine, It is the most ruthless and most indisertailgate form, says the New York Times.

It is just possible that the mines tom loose by a gale, but

NAZI-WAR POLİCY

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OPPOSED

BERNE, Nov. 21 (Reuter)— Herr Hugo Stinnes. one of the first backers of the Nazi Party la Germany, who has taken refuge in Switzerland, said. yesterday that he was opposed to the Nazi war policy. This policy, he added. threatened the most dire consequences.

SOVIET AND FINLAND

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Oh. to be in the Army now! Happy at the prospect of spending a week under canvas, these members of the Volunteer Defence Corps are about to leave Headquarters for Fanling.

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C.E.C. MANIFESTO LANTERN

Continued from Page 1 government which are interrelat

ed and imperative in the execu- HELSINKI, Nov. 21 (Reuter)tion of the dual task of resistance Though no farther negotiations and reconstruction,

It 13 announced that the have taken place between the So- viet and Finland, following the re- National People's Assembly will turn of the delegation from Mos- be convened within 1940 so as to of the cow, a statement was issued here facitate the adoption

Constitution yesterday.

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The nation's leaders are ex- horted to help to train and organise the masses so as to lay the foundation of local ensure self-government and the success of constitutional government.

TEN-POINT POLICY

LECTURE

ENVOY SEES

COUNT CIANO

TOKYO, Nov. 21 (Reuter)--Mr. El Amau. new Japanese Ambas-

ON VISIT TO sador to Italy, called on Count

KLONDYKE

Clano, Italian Foreign Minister, yesterday morning for "an unre- served exchange of views," ac cording to a report received from

Obliged To Leave Germany

U.S. JOURNALIST WHO REPORTED REICH UNREST

BERLIN, 21 (Benter)--A30)

A lantern lecture on "A Visit to Rome today. the Klondyke," given by Professor The two diplomats are, said to W. Brown, MA, at St. John's have discussed the European Hall, the University hostel... last situation, particularly its relations Beach Conger, the Berlim corres-

night, attracted an attendance of to developments in East Asia.

pondent of the New York Herald

several -hundred, undergraduates The report adds that Italy is Tribune, had to leave Nazi Ger and their friends,

"deeply interested" in the probabi- many.

MORE BRUTAL There is no question. semi-off-1 were clal circles state, that the Germans since the Germans announced a

"The spokesman of the Foreign are laying their mines indiscrimin-week ago that they would fight Office said: "We are investigating ately across the regular shipping the British blockade by any and all possibilities and do not wish to

All means. It is more likely they delay any possible settlement," planted 3 blockade of floating The spokesman added that it had

Mr. Conger reported unrest-in- The speaker recounted his ex-itles of the emergence of the new dynamite in the commercial lanes (not yet been decided whether the

periences on a visit to Dawson Wang Ching-wel regime. It says: the Reich, getting "his informa- with the object of discouraging earlier stages of the negotiations

City and Juno, and other centres "Upon its consolidation Italy will tion, he said, from several reliable neutral shipping from carrying were to be discussed openly in

The manifesto amphasizes the in the Klondyke, in 1922-3, and follow Japan in recognizing the sources. Meanwhile, the Hel- cargoes to Britain and forcing Parliament.

Importance of the people faith touched also on Alaska. them to trade with Germany.

sink Stock Exchange has

fully observing the ten-point In presenting some photo studies policy contained in the manifesto of Esquimaux types, Professor of the Fifth Kuomintang Co-Brown remarked that persons gress in 1935 which is the Party's highly resembling these folk could |political programme for naticaal

be found in China, and even in salvation and also the object of

the Wanchai district. China's resistance and reconstruc-

The submarine at least has a chance of distinguishing be- tween belligerent and neutral ships, but the present cam- paign has resulted in the loss of Ave neutral ships and only three British vessels. All them were merchantmen.

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GERMAN ALLEGATION The German Press is telling the German public that British mines eaused the disaster, but British mines have not been laid any where near where, the Simon Boli var was sunk and, in any event, Britain has nothing to gain from mining shipping routes used by her own and by neutral ships.

FULL NOTIFICATION

It is noteworthy that in the first opened. strike the victims were ' neutrals. on whom Germany is most depen- dent for her supplies."

FATAL FALL ·

A 30-year-old married woman. Fun Sau-ying. died whilst being conveyed to the Queen Mary Hos pital, after she had fallen from the second acor of No. 49, Catchick Street, West Point at 6.30 am, yesterday morning

Another

Chiu woman,

Sau- cheung, 22, who resided with her

GENERAL ORBAY

re-

LONDON, N97, 21 (Reuter)—Gen.tion" Chief and Head of the Turkish Orbay, Turkish Commander-in- Military Mission to London, left London at the conclusion of the military discussions, which it is understood" have reached a very successful conclusion.

THE HIMALAYAS

new government.”

PUPPET CORPS MUTINY

PUPPET CORPS MUTINY SIUSHUI, Nov. 21 (Central)

action at

FRIVILEGES CANCELLED

The Nazi Propaganda Ministry Immediately told him to file a clear dental of his reports 07 else to find his privileges cancelled and his despatches revoked

He was not allowed to use the telephone" or telegraph and was forbidden to attend press con- ferences.

The manifesto pays tribute A very interesting discourse on Some 300 Japanese officers and to the fallen heroes, courage-

the part played by the Himalaya soldiers were killed in

Since it was impossible for him Ons fighters and patriotic over- mountains in the climatic. history Wuning. 70 miles north-west of to do his work in the face of this sea Chinese and expresses of the world concluded the lec-Nanchang, recently when Japan Mr. Conger found himself obliged sympathy with the refugees

self-defence ture. the speaker venturing the ese-sponsored

corps to leave. and families of the soldiers.

beller that the Himalaya

moun- ander the command of Cheri The nation is urged to prosecute tains, one of the younger mountain Tso-chow

They lost mutinted. Another Turkish, Mission is ex-resistance resclutely until final chains in the world, are yet rising, twenty heavy and light machine- Furthermore, no British mines mother at No. 15 Hill Road, also pected in London within. a few victory is won and the Dr. Sun as surveys taken many years ago, guns, 670 rides and considerable Fenghsin in Kiangal, on Sunday are laid without full notification died on the way to hospital yes- days to discuss economic and fin-Yat-sen's San Min Chu (Three and other surveys taken recently, ammunition. being given to both British and terday morning.

Feople's Principles) are realised. neutral shipping. Dozens of mines have been washed up on the Bel- glan coast. One exploded near Ostend and broke the windows of a military hospital three miles away.

It is considered unlikely that the Germans are using loose mines. British mines are equipped with a device which makes them harmless should they break away. This is required by International law. Many German mines are not fitted with this device.

NAZI STATEMENTS

In this connection, a statement made to a Dutch newspaper by the Nazi Admiral Raeder; two weeks

night. The Japanese fled east-

indicate.

Chen was a prominent resident ward after suffering considerable" Professor Brown spoke also on at Wuning. Upon the fall of wa-casualties.

The mammoths. the ancestors of the ning he was compelled by the Jap-

ancial questions.

In Reconnaissance

elephant, remains of which animal anese to be so-called Chairman of Japanese Nazi Planes

Flights Over Britain: Attack On

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Destroyer Driven Off

Neutrals Protest Against Territory Violation

after the war began, is recalled. LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-Nazi aerial activity over The Germans, he said. intend to Britain yesterday, though only three planes were definite- conform to the rules laid down by ly sighted, extended from the south of England and the the Hague Convention concerning London area to the Orkneys in the far north. The enemy

the laying of mines.

One also recalls Herr Hitler's speech at the Reichstag on Sept. 1: "I will not war against women and children."

The London Daily Express prints this and under it the German allegation that the disasters were caused by Bri- tish mines. The article is headed "The Lies Grow.",

BIGGEST LOSS

raiders were obviously following up their almost daily flights of the last fortnight or so with further reconnais- sance patrol.

The area chiefly affected was the Thames Estuary, Essex and South Kent.

SWISS PROTEST BERLIN, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-The

"A German plane was sight-attacked a British destroyer in the ed flying at a tremendous southern area of the North Bea height and British fighters took off. The plane made off at high speed towards the Swiss Minister in Berlin has pro- tested to Herr von "Ribbentrop

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21 (Reuter) Coast, and, when our fighters against the repeated flight of Ger- -The Managing Director of the drew off, the enemy machine man aircraft over Swiss territory Royal Dutch Steamship Co., own-was engaged without effect by and the fact that à German anti- ers of the Simon Bolivar, describ-anti-aircraft batteries.

ed the loss as the biggest the com- pany has ever sustained.

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AIR RAID WARNING Another machine flew over the DUTCH PROTEST ROTTERDAM, Nov. 21 (Reuter) south-east coast, but it is not clear At the request of the Holland- it was the same craft or an

other. The air raid warning was America Company, the Dutch Legation in Berlin has been in-sounded and the all-clear went an structed to protest against the in-hour later.

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Another Nazi reconnaissance

aircraft shell fell in the Basle re- gion.

The German Minister here ex-

M. Sarajoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey.

NATION IS FITTER

of

Siberia.

the

following morning the counter-attacked. but are being dug out yet in Alaska the Peace Preservation Committee were repulsed. and North-west Canada, and in and the Commander of the Self-

IN NORTH CHEKIANG Defence Corps.

Being at heart loyal to

(Central)- KINHWA, Nov. 21 State, he had thought of turning Chinese troops operating in North over to the Chinese. The chance Cheklang launched an attack on came when a part of the Japanese the Japanese at Liuhsiachen and While two boys. Chari Siu-fan. garnison in the city was shifted Hhienlnglow between 15. and Leung Lai-choy, who were elsewhere, recently. He led the and Yuhang last week. playing near the Pokfulam Diary self-defence corps to attack the Farm, about 8 o'clock yesterday remaining Japanese troops. morning, one of the boys received

IN SOUTH HOPEI

FELL ON GLASS

a nasty cut on the stomach when HINGTSI. SHENSI Nov 21 he fell over some broken glass (Central)—Over 130 Japanese were Chan was sent to the Queen Mary killed and wounded and 14 taken

the

Hangchow

Many Japanese were killed and Liuhsfachen Hsieningtow highway was damaged,

BOMBING ATTACK SHIUHING, Nov. 21 (Central)-

Hospital. His condition is serious. prisoner during an engagement Chinese warplanes conducted a

JAPANESE AMBUSHED

with the Chinese north of Fow-successful air attack on the Jap- cheng. in South Hopei, near the anese in Fatahan, 10 miles south- Shantung border, last week. The west of Canton, last Friday, Chinese

war booty included one Despite Intense Japanese

anti-

SZEWUI, KWANGTUNG, Nov. trench mortar, and many rifles aircraft gunfire, they dumped 21 (Central) - Japanese units and horses.

some 50 missiles. Direct hits were moving toward Wongtong and Slu-

scored on the Japanese barracks,

SURPRISE ATTACKS

tong, about ten miles upstream STUSHUI, KIANGSI, Nov. 21 supply depots and defence works. from Samshui, have been ambush- (Central) Chinese troops launch-Several fires were started. ed. They abandoned many arms ed surprise attacks on Chupotachig All the machines returned to on their hasty retreat,..

and Talutsing, points south of their base safely.

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Czech Unrest - Nazi Protector Is Summoned To Explain

To Explain To Hitler:

Situation Still Most Grave

pressed regret for the involuntary Social services are building a violation of Swiss air-space by new England-en England

BUILDER'S GIFT German aeroplanes but made no healthier, happier people. mention of the German shells.

TO CHARITY. In 1938 England and Wales had

NAZI PILOT KILLED

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21 (Reuter) clusion of the Dutch liner Veen-

The pilot of a German plane dam in the latest German Hat of plane visited the Orkneys and was which crashed in Holland, near the liners alleged to be armed against driven off by anti-aircraft are. German frontier, after being at

Meanwhile, an unsuccessful attack! U-Boats by Britain.

the lowest death-rate on 'record,

Sir Howell Jones Williams, of They had, too, the lowest infan- Camden-road, Islington, deputy tile and maternal mortality figures chairman of the L C. C. in 1921 ever recorded.

who died in August, has left "And the work of creating this £1,218,142, with nét personalty

A message from London states on one of our destroyers: in the tacked by Dutch aircraft, has been new England is going on. In Ave £1,112,044.

that it may be necessary to blow up the Simon Bolivar as she lies

in the line of traffic.

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· LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-The official list of the Simon Boliyar casualties gives the names eighty-four missing and killed.

FRENCH NAVY).

SOUTH-EAST COAST

killed.

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"charitable and

dicated by the sudden despatch to Prague and other large Czech town of more migh officials of the dreaded Black Guard and Gestapo (Secret Police)

Meanwhile, Nazi repressive mea- sures against "Jewa "are spreading. to Poland in a more intense form. In Warsaw, all Jews are to be Isolated in one district, which' wil

MORE REPRESSIVE be barricaded off, and put under

MEASURES

LONDON, Nov. XX (Reuter)—- It is reported from Prague that Baron von Neurath, Nari Pro- tector of Bohemia and Mora- | via, has been summoned to Berlin to report to Herr Hitler: Baron von Neurath will have a lot of explaining to do, sa in spite of the most repressive Czechoslovakia, measures in

years 1,500,000 nëw houses have Duty on the estate is 493, 908. North Sea may been carried out by

German planes have been in- one of the planes which had fewn fringing Dutch territory during been built equal to the complete Sir Howell left £60,000 to his ex- over Britain earlier.

the past two days and it is now ham, Liverpool, Manchester, Ehef- philanthropic purposes."

rebuilding of Glasgow, Birmingecutors for officially announced in Berlin that feld, and Leeds. LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-Ar the pilot of the German plane was These figures are given in a He was head of Messrs. Howell J. rald warnings were sounded in seriously wounded on Saturday Ministry of Health report. Mr. Williams, Ltd., builders and con- of several South-East Coast towns when two of the trespassing Nazi Waiter Ellot, pointing out how tractors, and left legacles to

last night.

planes were attacked by a Dutch this changed England is affecting workmen typists, and clerks. The cinemas were in full swing, machine.

human PARIS, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-French but the majority of the audiences.

welfare, declares: AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21 (Reuter) Navy, has captured several thou-stayed on and no gunfire or bombsIt is now announced that the

have not yet finished." sand tons mure" of German ship-were heard. The all-clear was German military plane was shot ping than it has lost,

signalled after an hour.

down from the ground.

he has not stamped out the The commander of 718-ton

a

AA, FIRE

According to an unoméial ver-

Czech revolt, the embers of survey ship 18. receiving "special LONDON, Now, 21. (Reuter's alori, the frontier guards actually

which are still glowing flercely. commendation, for having made a Special War Service)-The Air shot the pilot with their rifies and People are Hving longer. The too

" SITUATION GRAVE dangerous, but successful, counter-Ministry states that anti-aircraft the Handelsblat learns that the general death-rate is down. That Children are getting higger and attack against a U-Boat.

batteries along the lower reaches German pliot, who was shot by the means that in a town of 2,000 peo stronger..

Although many executions have Between 1927 and of the Thames opened fire yester-Dutch on Saturday was badly ple only 17 died in 1938. In 1937

1987 the been carried out and thousands. of (Reuter)-day morning at hostile aircraft. wounded and reached German ter- the figure was more than 18.# average weight elementary of arrests made, order has not in the Simon The Air Force fighter patrol|ritory with great dimjculty.

Children are healthier, The new schoolchildren aged 12 in eight yet been fully restored in the totals 128.chased a raider out to sea from It is understood that the Dutch record figure for infantile mor- urban and rural areas had increa- former Czech provinces.

Legation in Berlin has taken up tality is 53 each 1,000 Births. sed by over 31b.

JEWS 180LATED be-the Essex coast.

It was officially announced that the matter of German planes fly- Motherhood, helped by advances

The gravity with which the Nazis view the situation is, in- National People's Assembly Date... a German bomber, unsuccessfullying over Holland with the German.in medical science, is safer, In an inch.

126 CASUALTIES LONDON, "Nov. 21

The casualty list

Bolivar sinking pow

Three-hundred survivors are ing cared for in England

This is what the new England 1938 fewer than six mothers died means to us, our baby, and our for every 2,000 children born; in wife.

1937 more than seven died. --- LIVING LONGER

The birth-rate (15.1) is higher,

Height had increased by half

Istrict control.

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STREET PATROLS

PRAGHITE, NOV. 21 (Reuter)—An··· indication of the unreat prevail- ing in Prague and other Czech cities is step in the fact that Nail Black "Guards" are patrofing the streets

with hand machine-guns,

The Gestapo is still trying to lay hand on the leaders of the Czech demonstrations, g

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A report from Vienna states that the arrests of Austrians. are made daily. Unrest in Austria has arisen över” the arrest of a high official of the Viennese Police.

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Lord Macmillan has reigned his position as Lord of Appeal" in Ordinary and has been succeeded by Viscount. Mangham, the former Lord Chancellor."