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BRITAIN LOSES SIX

LOSES SIX MERCHANT SHIPS

SURVIVORS ARE LANDED

SAFELY IN

ENGLAND

More U-Boats Destroyed

LONDON, Dec. 9 (Reuter) Three more British ships bave been lost. They are the MANCHESTER REGIMENT, 6,000 tons, sunk in an Atlantic collision; the THOMAS WALTON, 4,500 tons, sunk after an explosion off the Nor- wegian Coast; and "the MEREL 1,000 tons, mined "off the South-East Coast of Britain.

The survivors of the Manchester Regiment were landed yesterday, together with the survivors of the 4,600-ton s.s. Chancellor, which, as already reported, sank in the Atlan- tic following a collision while in convoy.

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The Chancellor's survivors were small British coaster. the Corea, i transferred safely to the Man-has been sunk following an ex- chester Regiment. Shortly after-plosion.

wards however, the Manchester The captain and seven of the crew are missing, and a lifeboat Regiment was also involved in a collision, and this time nine lives was damaged while rescuing the

rest of the crew. were lost

When the Thomas Walton sank, some of her survivors were picked up by a German ship and some by a Norwegian vessel. It is belleved that 15 of the 38 on board her have perished.

The Merel took only four minutes to sink after striking a mine.

Two men, both of whom were in- jured, were picked up by a rescue boat. They are the only survivors so far, and some 15 to 16 men are. missing.

FURTHER SINKINGS LONDON, Dec. 7 (Reuter)-An- other British vessel has fallen vic- tims to a U-boat. She is the Royal Mail Line's Navasota (8.800 tons).| which was torpedoed in the Atlan-

tic.

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The crew of 44 have been landed

→ in England.

The Nazis took further toll when a U-boat sank the British steamer Brandon (6.655 tons) off the west coast of England this morning.

Built in 1917, the Brandon was

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General Sir John G. DUL K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O,, Chief of the first Army Corps of the British Expeditionary Force in France.

The Corea was of 751 tons and SOVIET PRESS

was hullt in 1895.

She was owned

by the Bennett Steamship Co. |ATTACK SAID

U-BOAT SUNK

ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

|CO-ORDINATION OF MEASURES

LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)—On- the whole, the British press today concerned itsell mainly with économic problems and the steps which the Government is likely to take to co-ordinate the economic measures.

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Both the Daily Telegraph and The Times, however, dealt with a diverting variety of interests.

The Times says that the Finnish interesting campaign shows

in principle

modern warfare. While Helsinki suffers or expects the horrors of to suffer from aerial bombardment, the war the north has developed into one ski reindeer transport and

ot

battles.

com- The country has no rail munications. and while Generals Janvier and Fevrier have played an important part in Russian

turning against the country which they have always served,

LONDON, Dec. 9 (Reuter-Its UNINTENTIONAL story, they are quite capable of

reported that the U-boat which torpedoed and damaged the des- troyer, H.M.S. Jersey, with a loss of ten lives, has since been sunk by British' naval action.

SURVIVORS LANDED LONDON, Dec. 9 (Reuter-The survivors have arrived at a British port of the British freighters. Man- chester Regiment and Chancellor, which were involved in a collision with other ships in a heavy fcg in the Atlantic.

BUCHAREST. Dec. 9 (Reuter)-; The Soviet Charge D'Affaires call- ed on M. Gatencu, the Rumanian Foreign Minister.

yesterday and

Wwho

M. Guy de Chambre, Air Minister of France.

Will Not Lift Blockade Of Tientsin

PEIFING, Dec. 9 (Reuter)- General Tada, commanding Japanese forces In North China in an Interview with foreign correspondents, today stated the main reason Japan was continuing the Tentsin blockade was that anti-Japan- ese activities had still not been completely eradicated.

THE SMALL MAN The Dally Herald praises the

He gave no indication of an informed him that the article in small man in Britain who has al-

"Communist International," ready contributed £21,000,000 to early cessation of the blockade, the

and refused to state the definite attacking Rumania, did not cor- the Government, and asks:

conditions which the Japanese re- would have thought it?" respond with the foreign policy of

The paper further asks for quire before it is lifted,

He claimed the Japanese were that the small man the Soviet Government,

frank and outspoken, and if they Assurances

forced to spend his will not be

had intentions to exclude foreign savings at the end of the war it.

Interests would have no hesitation in saying so. he becomes unemployed.

It is interesting to note, how- ever, that Russia has created a special military district in Odessa, which runs along the Rumanian

The Manchester Regiment is be- Heved to be still afloat, but a num-frontier. ber of the crew. all Britons, are missing.

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The Yorkshire Post waxes some- what facetious about the decision of the Leeds City Council to start lessons in psychology for air-raid wardens.

The charge d'affaires said the article did not reflect the "feelings The survivors arrived on board of reciprocal friendship between a British liner, and included the the Soviet Union and Rumania."

The papers says that one way of Chancellor's "entire crew of 42.

The assurance has been received. ANOTHER NAZI SUB DESTROYED with the greatest satisfaction in dealing with hysterical people is to reduce them to temporary insen- LONDON, Dec. 9 (Reuter-The Rumanian official circles.

sibility, and the paper asks if air- Air Ministry announces that air-

LONDON COMMENT

are to take such A Danish steamer, the 1,400-ton craft of the Coastal Command have

LONDON. Dec. 10 (BWS)-The raid wardens

a culet corner and Scotia, has been sunk in the North attacked a second German sub-Soviet assurance to Rumanta has cases into Sea with the loss of 21 lives. marine. Patches of oll appeared received due attention in official psycho-analyse them on the spot

few minutes after depth charges quarters here, but there is inclina- | The paper concludes by remark- YET ANOTHER VICTIM LONDON, Dec.

were released by destroyers. 9

owned by the South Georgia Co.. Ltd.

(Reuter)-A

More Taxation

In Germany

Aghting for tion to regard as a more adequate ing that civilians commentary on the Soviet Govern- themselves will be among the best ment's real intentions the fact fighters if German bombers place COMMENTARY that, while assuring Rumania of them in the front line. TO NEUTRALS

NAZI

friendly intentions, the Soviet has constituted new special military LONDON, Dec. 8 Reuter)-The district for Odessa.

The Finnish General Staff is not Naal Government, through the It seems possible, in the view of BERLIN, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-Herr official news agency, have issued a informed observers, that the real releasing precise details of the says an official ar- Walther Funk, Economics Minister long commentary to neutral States reason for giving assurances was campaign. and President of the Reichsbank, in which they complain of the lack that Soviet forces had received announcement, because reports have unexpected setback in the attack been received of great confusion urged an increase of bank savings of sympathy for Germany.

on Finland. which Neutral States, says the commen-

necessitated among a number of Russian units as a national duty.

An article in the

tary. have always been faithful some delay in putting plans against and their chactic system of com- munication. Any precise informa- Zeitung indicates once again the supporters of the League, yet they Rumania into operation.

tien might therefore be of real pressure of the war machine on have shown a lack of enthusiasm

value to the Russians. says Reuter tor National Socialism. the German people and waris that

from Helsinki more taxation is to come. It says

National

that everyone must help according to their means and not to their

wishes.

AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS IN EUROPE AGAIN

Since the outbreak of war, the

ATTACKS REPULSED

. HELSINKI, Dec. 10 (Renter) -A communique states that

statement goes on. neutral states the Russians yesterday con- have displayed anything but a benevolent attitude to German in- terests.

tinued their attacks near Tai- pale River, and that these were repulsed.

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coastal defences have successfully driven them off,

are

Scandinavian Journalists and politicians have assisted British Russian aeroplanes bombed the

"Prisoners declare that Khirgiz villages of Laskela and Vartsila tribesmen, whom the Russians have war-mongers in forcing the war on the German people. and the islands of Valamo and sent to the northern front, Coupled with this is the denial Mantso, causing only slight dam-miserable in unaccustomed condi- that the German-Government have age The planes also machine- tions, and their superstitious minds been responsible for the Soviet in- gunned civilians in the village of are completely disconcerted by the vasion of Finland.

Suistamo.

sight of Finnish troops skiing At the same time. an article ap- The Finnish air force made | silently through the half-light

flights yesterday Milke ghosts.” The frontlers of Australia are the pears in the Frankfurter Zeltung, reconnaissance Rhine and the East Coast of Bri- which admits that when the Nazi and bombed Russian camps."

Finnish anti-aircraft guns have tain, said Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Government entered its agreement

in a with the Soviets, it had realised brought down three Russian Australian Prime Minister, broadcast yesterday. Britain was that Moscow might take the op- planes at Visipuri (Viborg), adds cording to reports reaching here fighting Australia's battles as well portunity to achieve its national the communique.

CANBERRA, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-

as her own.

Australia could never consent to be neutral in an honourable and unavoidable British war.

Australian soldiers would" again be seen in Europe, giving the lle

aims.

There was not, however,' says the paper, any special understanding about how far the Russian alms might go.

to German lies that a fatal dis-CHANG FAH - KWEI'S

ease had overtaken British unity during the last 20 years.

APPEAL

says:-

Reuter's special correspondent I have just returned here after spending the day under arctic conditions with the Finnish front Bne forces.

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SPECIAL PLANES

the rain "I act

out in

in a camouflaged car. Once, when we

the

ITALIAN PLANES LONDON, Dec, 9 (Reuter) —Ac-

Finland, the 50 Italian planes which have arrived there have gone into action immediately, shooting down at least five Soviet 'planes. They are being manned by their Ttallan pilots,

MOSCOW RADIO SILENT MOSCOW, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-The Moscow radio was completely silent today

in concerning operations

General Chang Fah-kwel. has hoard planes, we alighted and Finland except for the issue of denlais to Finnish claims to "im- appealed to wealthy Chinese and fung ourselves in the anoW. We NAZIS TO SETTLE technical men in Hongkong, Ma-were relieved to find that portant successes.

It is a notable fact that the cao and other places abroad to re- IN POMORZE

planes were Finnish. They were

meetings for the denunciation of turn to China to help réclamation

atted with яп under-carriage Finland; organised throughout BERLIN. Dec. 10 (Reuter)-It is and other types of national respecially adapted for landing, an Russia, appear to have been aban- announced that 13,000 Germans construction work.

skiing off from the frozen lakes. from Estonia will be settled in They are requested to register

"The first real signs of the Rus- Pomorze, in German-occupied with the Hongkong and Macap

Klaus came" when we passed offices of the Kwangtung

through a village completely des troyed by Bovlet bombers.

Poland.

The newspapers state that there Kwangsi Relief Commissions. are 100,000 Germans to be evacua-

ted from Boviet-occupied areas in i Poland "into German-occupied ·

Poland

TEST CA

CASE

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doned.

FINNISH VOLUNTEERS NEW YORK,-Dec. 10' (Reuter)- Four hundred Finnish volunteers

"As we drove through the now-have left the United States to help laden forests, we could see tall fr the defence of their country observation posts where sentries and a further 1,100 are ready to watched for Soviet planes...

go as soon as transport can be. The Russians are now ap-arranged.

SOVIET BLOCKADE

At the same time the Adminis-proaching sectors where the terri-

KING RETURNS tration could hardly have made tory consists of more lakes than HELSINKI, Dec. 10 (Renter)— the Note more stringent since it land and where the Finns are Regarding the Soviet blockade of

as not protested to Germany re- waiting in their principal fortifica- sarding mine-sowing, or the de- tions.

LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-His Majesty the King returned to England today after a six-day tour of the Western Front.

tention of her ships..

FINNS ON SKIS "In the main, fighting still consists of clashes between Russian advancea units and Finnish companies operating with rifles on skis or concealed *** machine-zua nests.

ON SHIP'S BRIDGE

Mr. Botoristau Kato, Japanese LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter) The King re-crossed the Channel on minister-at-large, will leave Shang- board a British destroyer remain-hal on December 13 for Pelping. ing on the ship's bridge through where he will meet Mr, Nelson T. out the trip and landed with uttle Johnson, American Ambassador to ceremonial on a South coast port, China, who will spend Christmas

He immediately motored to Lon in the former capital-(Interna-ings don.

tional).

"The Russians attempted land-

the Manish coasts it is pointed out here that unless the Red Fleet can penetrate the Swedish and Finnish minefields, guarding the entrance to the Gulf, of Bothnia, i will be dumcult to make the blockade effective.

SWEDISH HELP STOCKHOLM, Dec. 10 (Reuter)

on the south coast, but Nearly £360,000 has been raised hitherto the Finnish navy and in Sweden to help Finland

Replying to a question on the *assistance to

reported Soviet China, General Tada expressed the

view that the Soviet was now giv- ing aid to the Chinese Com- munists in the North-West more than to the Chungking Govern-

ment.

The Japanese army, he said, was chiefly concerned with suppressing Communism in the occupied areas rather than outside.

F.C.B.791 Isher Singh, of the Hongkong Police Force, died on Filday from head injuries received when he accidentally fell at Sha Tin Station where he was attached.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1939. -PAGE

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Never Set Foot Inside A Foreign Concession:

Japanese Praise Wu Pei-fu

PEIPING, Dec. 9 (Reuter)-The Japanese-controlled press con- tinues to give great play to the death this week of Marshal Wu Pel- fu, the former Chinese war lord, who was said to have been requested on various occasions to lend his support, to the new regime in North China for a proposed new central government.

The press is full of praise for the had expressed his intention prior Marshal, who was reputed never to to his death of lending his aki to have set foot inside a foreign Con- the Japanese. cession.*

The spokesman was unable, how- Marshal Wu's son, Wu Tao-chih, ever, to divulge the name of the who had been attending his father person to whom the Marshal had during his illness, declared that the communicated this desire.

The spokesman expressed his Marshal had said before his death:

"I have been serving my country personal tor over 40 years, realising the Marshal. duties of a soldier...

"Were I able to recover from my ailment I would continue to co- operate with my people here and abroad in order to obtain peace and harmony and to lay the foundation of peace in East Asia,

admiration for the

THE FUNERAL The Marshal's funeral arrange- ments are in the hands of the chairman of the foreign relations commission of the Hopel-Chahar Political Council. A further 179 persona are reported to be assisting in the arrangements. .........

Arrangements have been made for keeping Marshal Wu's comin for a certain number of days in his home in the East City.

NOTHING TO REGRET "I have nothing to regret in my ambitions and bellets. I shall stick to them as long as I am alive."

One of the local newspapers

Services are to be held every which is strongly pro-Japanese in tone, declares 2 arshal Wu was to seventh day, and the funeral, it is have headed the armed forces of understood, will take place on the the proposed Japanese-sponsored fifth week-end.

The coffin will be removed to central government of China.

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The Japanese military spokes- Chang Chun Tau Temple pending man has since reiterated this further arrangements for its trans- assertion, declaring that he would fer to Marshal Wu's home m Peng- "pledge his word" that the Marshallathsien, in Shantung.

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