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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

AIR WAR BEGINNING IN EARNEST: LARGE-SCALE ATTACKS BY GERMAN AIR FORCE NOW LIKELY

Nazi Planes Reported Off

The Shetlands

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20 (Reuter) — The recent in- crease in air activities has prompted Berlin to believe that the war is beginning in earnest and attempts will now be made by the German Air Force to show their capabilities in carrying out large scale attacks, says the Berlin Correspondent of the Dagbleadet.

Nazi Air Force officials claim that German recon- naissance planes have obtained comprehensive aerial photographs both of Britain and France.

LONDON

Ave Messer-

that Dec 20, (Reu- is recalled ter) German, planes were Schmidts were shot down in flames repórted off the Shetlands during last Thursday air battle "yesterday afternoon and R. over the Frisian. Islands and more A. F. fighters went up to give than twelve during the action on them battle.

FALSE REPORT

LONDON, Dec, 20 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announces that the "German News Agency report that

British aircraft yesterday morning ( bombed towns in the Island of Sylt į is entirely false.

Heligoland on Monday. Moreover, most of the British attacks had

several

bee against single raiders, where- as the Messer-Schmidts times had considerable numbers of British bombers as a target.

LATEST NAZI PLANES LONDON, Dec. 20 (Havas) - Several

latest 51 ENGAGEMENTS

of the

type LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuter)-It is Messerschmidt fighters. the new Dfficially announced that British two-engined craft known as ME aircraft have brought down nearly 110, were among those shot down half the German bomber and re- by RAF. bombers in Monday connaissance aircraft engaged by night's air battle over Heligoland. them during the first two active. It is now stated that more than months of the war.

12 German machines were shot During Afty-one engagements down. over British land and sea in; Octo- |

ISOLATED PLANE

ter and November, twenty-one] One British-machine, which was raiders were destroyed, thirteen of isolated from the rest of the which were seen to strike land or

squadron. and was persistently water. It is known that many attacked by German fighters pur more falled to return to Germany. suing it out to sea. Shot down ave

Only one British

pilot was itself."

NAZI TROOPS ON BELGIAN & DUTCH

FRONTIERS

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LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reu- ter)-The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that between nineteen and twenty German corps are now concentrated along the. German frontiers of Bel- glum, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

CABLE

Junk Piracy In Chinese Waters

Six pirates, armed with revolvezs and rides, boarded a cargo junk off Sam Mun. in Chinese waters, on December 15, and robbed the crew and passengers of money, clothing and merchandise to R total value of about. $17,847.

The loss included 100 tube, of Government prepared oplum, valu- ed at $240.

The junk left Swatow for Hong- kong on December 15, and when sailing off Sam Mun, a pirate craft approached and halled her with rife fire. They then ordered the crew to unload the cargd

CRACK NAZI LINER A BLAZING MASS

COLUMBUS SHARES FATE OF THE GRAF SPEE

LONDON, DEC, 20 (REUTER)—THE CRACK NORD-DEUTS- BIGGEST CHER LLOYD 32,000-TONS LINER COLUMBUS, THIRD VESSEL OF THE GERMAN MERCHANT FLEET ELECTED TO THE FATE OF THE GRAF SPEE YESTERDAY, WHEN SHARE SHE WAS INTERCEPTED BY A BRITISH DESTROYER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. The liner is still afloat, a huge blazing mass, and Americon warships are near at hand ready to sink her if she should become a danger to navigation,

DESPERATE ATTEMPT

She was set on fre either by side the American 300-mile neu- bombs or by the ignition of her tral zone. huge cargo of petroleum to evade capture and some 400 survivors | It will be recalled that the Giant have been picked up by the US.S. Gennan liner slipped out of Vera Tuscaloosa,

The American warship came up-

Cruz harbour, carrying an encr- mous cargo of petroleum, though on the scene of the burning Coher clearance papers suggested lumbus at about 11 am. (EST) that she was proceeding..to Oslo British destroyer and it was evident that she in- tended to make a desperate at- tempt to break the Allied blockade. warships Apparently British picked her up after leaving the Gulf of Mexico and dogged her to her doom.

slightly wounded and no British. Aghter aircraft were shot down in, In the course of a series of com- and found a the United Kingdom since the out- bats., first the gunner and then standing by. break of the war.

the observer were wounded, and the rear machine-gun and used it the second pilot then took with deadly effect.

MÖRE REMARKABLE The statement adds that the re- cord is more remarkable when it

There was no indication of any and no fring of un-neutral act over any kind was heard. The incident

appears to have occurred just in

HARD ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN

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RUSSIAN PLANES AND FINNISH

Sea Battles Off Coast Of America

MR. SUMNER WELLES ON "PREVENTION

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Reater)

DEFENCES

Finns Claim To Have Sunk

Warship

HELSINKI. Dec, 20 (Reuter)- Several fierce engagements between Soviet raiders and Finnish anti-

Mr. Sumner Welles, „Under-Secre-aircraft defences occurred yester- tary of State, in a speech last day and it is claimed that" four night, declared that American Red bombers were shot down. States will take steps to prevent a : The Russians bombed Hangos on recurrence of sea battles of the four different occasions, but the American coast.

only serious damage was to a hos- pital on the outskirts.

He referred to the Pan-American | Conference Security Zone and sald that events of the past few days

BIGGEST UNIT

! HELSINKI, Dec. 20 (Havas)-It

have shown a disregard by belli-is unofficially reported that the

gerents of the rights asserted by American Republics.

Finns have sunk the "October Revolution," one of the biggest

The warship was six miles off the Finnish coast, knowing the Finnish coastal batteries range

He added that the American units of the Red Fleet. Governments would promptly take measures to make very much less likely in the future such disregard of their inalienable rights for self- was only five miles, but in the last protection."

INVASION OF FINLAND

few days the Finns had secretly placed new guna and in a tew iminates these sank the Soviet

Mr. Welles did not hint as to the ship. nature of the measures but said The "October Revolution" was that they would be taken after built in 1911 and modernised in consultations. He also, by direct, 1926. She was of 23,000 tons and implication, denounced Eussia's in-carried 12 12-inch guns. vasion of Finland.

In the Imperial Russian Navy Recalling M. Molotov's "extra-she bore the name Gangut. ordinary address" in October, in f STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20 (Havas)— which he declared that Cuba had Despite Soviet dentals it is con- been unable to obtain "freedom" { firmed in well-informed circles that from the United States, Mr. Welles' Soviet troops violated the Nor- declared: "Certainly the policy of wegian frontier.

There is no evidence that... she was attacked. A British destroyer appears have quietly trailed her and when the Cap. tain saw that there was no hope of escape, he gave orders for the ship's destruction..

The Imperial Airways' R.M A. Dardanus arrived at Kal Tak yesterday afternoon, The aircraft was shot down by Japanese military planes while over Weichow Island a few weeks ago. Bullet holes may be observed on the craft.

TWO U-BOAT SUNK

PARIS, Dec. 20.(Reuter)--M Campinchi, French Minister

of the Navy, announced that

U-Boats two

recently Were the Allied Navies, one by the French cruiser Sirocco,

sunk by

This la the third U-Boat sunk, by the Sirocco,

Yangtse

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DARDANUS ARRIVES IN COLONY

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Imperial Airways' R.MA. Dar- danus, which was shot down by Japanese planes over Welchow Island early last month while en route to Eangkok, has finally re turned to Hongkong.

The craft, piloted by Captain J. N. Wilson, left Welchow Island last week and spent the week-end at Fort Bayard where minor re- pairs were made by company en- gineers Approximately 92 bullet holes were found in the wings and fuselage and a new propeller was

the United States toward her It is also stated that the Soviet ture aimed at a renewal of the neighbour Cuba, in order to insure manoeuvre in northern Finland Japanese American trade Pact necessary, the freedom and independence of fallen as the Finns are falling which is to expire next month, the latter, has not been a policy back in an orderly manner. which manifested itself in ruthless efforts at military invasion of that! neighbour nor in the slaughter of helpless civilians through bom-! bardment from the air.""

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BUENOS AIRES, Dec. (Reuter) The Argentine Gov- erament has decided to intern officers and men of the Graf Spee who landed in Bitenos Aires following the "scuttling of the battleship.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Reuter)—

The Montevideo correspondent of

the New York Times quoting "an unimpeachable diplomatic source" states that the American nations were ready to send warships to force the "Graf Spee to leave Uruguay if she refused.

Following consultations by wire, the correspondent states, the American Foreign Ministers agreed that one of Uruguay's neighbours -presumably Argentina should send two large warships to Monte-

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN KOWLOON

The Christmas Concert given last night by the Christ Church Man- LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter) darin Service Choir and the Hop Recent news reveals the full Yar Church Chair attracted one of extent of British naval power. the largest attendances over. #o While fighting successful ac-St. Andrew's Church Hall. tions in the North Sea and hall was fully packed, while there up Montevideo, the British Navy were about 150 people gathered in

was simultaneously engaged the adjoining grounds.

These would have taken positions on either side of the Graf Spee and ordered her to accompany them to s

ANOTHER NAZI SHIP RUN TO GROUND » LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)-- Another Nari ship has been run to ground, this time a large oll- tanker, fully laden which was en- deavouring to steal out of the Gulf of Mexico by hugging the coast of the United States.

Challenged by HMS. Orion. which fired shot across her bows and ordered her to steam east, the German skipper took a chance and steamed west and managed to get inside American territorial waters before the British cruiser could cut her off.

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PARALLEL COURSE The vessels then steamed on aj parallel course, the tanker just in- side and the cruiser just outside) The aircraft arrived at Kai Tak territorial waters. yesterday at 3.10 p.m. Captain

Finally, the tanker .anchored. “DIPLOMATIC TRAP"

Wilson was in command and was outside an American port and the The Sing Tao Jih Pao says that accompanied by Mr. Clark, radio Orion dropped anchor within Japan's partial re-opening of the

officer, Mr. French and Mr. J. sight of her, about one-and-a-half Yangtze is apparetly intended to OSLO, Dec. 20 (Havas-The induce the United States and Bri-Crosbie, engineers of Imperial Air-miles outside territorial waters,

The American authorities are Oficial Norwegian News Bureau bain to fall into her "diplomatic Mr. Welles suggested that when announced that the Soviets have trap."

The Dardanus will proceed to examining the Nazi ship and ir M. Molotov spoke he must have occupied the entire strip of Fin While contending in the past Singapore immediately. after so engrossed in Rusala's niah territory. acparating Norway that the Yangtse could not be re- Christmas where it will undergo a

extreme north from the efforts to insure "in the present in the

! Opened for "miliatry reasons the complete overhaul. U.S.S.R. Soviet manner" the freedom and

Japanese have actually been navi- The new Soviet Headquarters in gating the river with merchantmen political independence of Finland as to have been prevented from the Northern Front has been es- heavily loaded with commercial!

been

learning that Cuba is as free an any country in the world,

PARIS, Dec. 20 (Reuter) meeting of the Supreme War Council was held in Paris yester day morning, those attending in- cluding Mr. Neville Chamberlain. M. Daladier and Gen. Gamelis,

They met at the War Ministry,

tablished in Saimişservi.

Boviet troops there are report-goods under the nose of Ameri- to comprise 100,000, with can, British and French traders, mechanised detachments, against the journal points rut.

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· maximum of 10,000

Finns. Re-opening of the river, the Soviet losses continue to be heavy, Journal says, has been delayed ap From the Norwegian border, parently for first establishing and dance music, are heard from Japanese monopoly of shipping Russian troops gathered around and trade. Even if the river is now campares despite a temperature re-opened, its benedits to foren

interests will be nii. of 58 centigrade below zero.

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GREGORY WANTS

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HOLLYWOOD, Dec 20 (Reuter) -Bob Gregory, the wrestler, states that he intends to divorce his wife, formerly Valerie Brooke, daughter of HH. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak,

she is armed she will be ordered to leave in twenty-four hours,

COAST GUARD REPORT

NEW YORK, Dec, 20 (Reuter)~~ The Washington coastguard head- quarters announce that the Ger-1 | man tanker Arauca "entered · Ame- rican territorial waters near Port Everglades,, in Florida, apparently trying to escape a pursuing Bri- tish warship.

Other sources state that the warship, tried to stop the tanker. by aring across her bows after en- countering her just outside the

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