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"Hongkong Daily Press"-Dec, 22, 1939,

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"HERR HITLER HAS

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REDUCED THE

GERMAN NATION

TO SUICIDE CLUB".

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Press Speculation On Death Of Langsdorf

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LONDON, DEC. 21 (BRITISH WIRELESS) SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN LANGSDORF IS STILL THE SUBJECT OF MUCH COMMENT AND SPECULATION IN THURSDAY MORNING'S PRESS.

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The Yorkshire Post expresses the view, almost univer- sally held here, that the reason of the German comman- der's act was that as naval officer of the old school he could not endure the behaviour forced upon him from Ber- lin, and it adds, "It may also set people wondering how many other regular officers in the German Navy and Army are not altogether happy in obeying Nazi commands.”

Several writers see the drama at Buenos Aires as a symbol.

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which recall that the 32,000-ton liner Columbus, scuttled so soon after the destruction of the Graf Spee, comes on top of at least 23 other German ships ordered out to sea in the last few weeks to sink themselves.

Daily Herald, example, says, "Adolf Hitler found Germany а great nation, proud and free. In In the face of Allied naval su- seven short years he has re- periority, which renders German duced it to a suicide club-a ships useless, many observers see crowd of desperate human Hitler acting like a sulky, disap- beings rushing to destruction pointed schoolboy who is deter- without honour and without mined to destroy things rather hope."

than that others, should have. the benefit of them.

In similar vein, the News- Chronicle observes, "Hitler was go- ing to make Germany great.. In- stead, through this war, which he provoked, he is destroying her pos-

Insisted upon.

Hitler's personal guilt ta much

THE BURIAL BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21 (Reu- sessions and draining away ber ter)-The late Captain Langsdorf, wealth. He is septting not mere- commander of the Graf Spee, will ly his ships but his country. Hit-be buried" here today. fer the scuttler will be his name." The Captain of the steamer Ash- Justification of this verdict isley, captured at sea by the Graf .supplied by other

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ROYALTY VISIT

POPE PIUS

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 21 (Reuter) Their Majesties the King and Queen of Italy visited His Holiness the Pope for the first since in ten years.

Spee and imprisoned aboard the German battleship, will represent those survivors of ships sunk by the Graf Spee and now released,

The crew of the battleship, in- terned here, will be allowed to at- tand their commander's funeral,

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BERLIN PROTEST BERLIN, Dec, 21 (Reuter)-The Government has protested Argentina agatrist the decree an- nouncing the internment of the omcers and crew of the Grat Spee. The visit is stated to have been The protest contends that ship- arranged as a practical manifesta- | wrecked sailors, taking refuge in a on of the Catholic tradition of neutral port, should not be intern- Italy and her readiness to uphold ed, and says that in the last war Christian principles.

the Netherlands; did not intern

The King and Queen were ac" "survivors of the British warships|| companied by Count Clano, Italian Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, but Foreign Minister, and the Minister released them" shortly after they to the Holy Bee..

landed from the sunken warships.

CHINESE CLOSING IN ON NANNING: HEAVY JAPANESE CASUALTIES IN HUPEH

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ON THE KWANGSI FRONT, Dec. 21 (Central)--A Chi- nese unit regained Sinhu, about three miles north-west of Nanning, yesterday morning, while another unit recovered Suhu and Shanhu, approximately 20 miles south-west of Nanning. Both units are now pushing toward Nanning.

After the Chinese recapture of Chitang, Liutang and Wutang situated between Nanning and Paitang, 30 miles north-east of Nanning, the retreat of the Japanese at Paitang has been cut..

The Japanese at Paitang River in Central Hupeh, by the have built strong defence east gate. works and are equipped with To the north-east of Chungsiang, a number of field guns. They the Chinese are continuing their made three successive charges enveloping attack on Yangtzechen, Tuesday night, but failed to They heavily shelled the town on break through the Chinese Tuesday. The Japanese magazine

cordon.

and barracks there were hit and set afire.

and

Apparently intending to push

The Japanese have sunerea toward Paltang." 1.000 Japanese from Nanning launched a counter-heavy casualties at Huangchiatsi,

north-east of Chungslang, attack at Szetang, about 12 miles -north-east of the city, yesterday Kunsyichang. on the Kingshan-

Chungslang highway. -morning. Both sides suffered con-

siderable casualties, "

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Cause Of Empire: Hon. Mr. Dodwell

Pays High Tribute At Launching

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ON LEFT, MRS. S. H. DODWELL, with Mr. R. Cock, M.B.E., Chief Manager of the Docks, standing beside her, officiating at the launching of the ss. Karuah which is right about to enter the water. The ship was built by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com- pany, Ltd, to the order of the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company, Sydney, Australia.

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Prospect Of H.K. Playing Major Part In Replacing Shipping Lost In The War

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High tribute to the magnificent contribution Australia, as a part of the Empire, is making to the cause of free- dom, was paid by the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell in his address after the launching of the s.s. Karuah by Mrs. Dodwell"at the Kowloon Docks yesterday evening,

The Karuah was built for the Newcastle and Hunter River s.s. Co. Ltd., Sydney, and most of the steel used is Australian steel

to the reception hall where tea and champagne was served.

The Hon. Mr. Dodwell also1 and the sound of bursting crackers referred to the prospect of lighted at the pler-end by en- Hongkong playing a me tor thusiastic workmen. part in replacing the ship- The gathering then adjourned ping lost in the war, and pointed out that the balance of trade between this a pair of diamond and platinum Mrs. Dodwell was presented with Colony and Australia was earrings by the Kowloon Dock largely in favour of the latter, Company as a memento of the oc- and that orders for ships casion. from the Southern continent,

HON. MR. S. H. DODWELL which can be built of Austra- į The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, in llan steel, will not only pro-proposing the toast to the Karuah, vide a very suitable method said. inter alia:-The Karuah is of partially restoring the being bullt by the Dock Company trade balance between the for Australia, a part of the En- two countries but also make pire which is making so magni- for reciprocity and goodwill of freedom that I cannot refrain cent a contribution to the cause. upon which the unffy of the from prefscing the few words I Empire rests.***

have to say tonight with an ex- The launching ceremony went pression of our profound admira-. OSLO, Dec.

off without a hitch. Punctually tion for the grand way in which 21 (Reuter)--The

at 5 pm. Mrs. Dodwell was, con- she has rallied to the side of the Norwegian ateamer Rogaland ar- LONDON, Dec, 21 (BWB)-Overrived in Kopervik carrying 13 of ducted to the platform by Mr. E old country.

Cock, M.BE, Chief Manager of The Karuah is the eighth ship half a million tons of contraband the crew of the Estonian vessel Kowloon Docks, who handed her we have built for Australian own suspected to be destined for Ger- Uko, including two women.

the bottle of Australian cham-ers and is rather unique in that |many have now been intercepted The Captain of the Uko stated pagne with which the ship was she is constructed almost entirely and detained by the British Con- that his vessel was attacked on christened Karuah.

Contraband ESTONIAN TENDENCY Intercepted

OF NAZIS

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Reuter)--"To Nazi Ger- many, such an end may be glorious," says the New York Times, com- menting on Captain Langsdorf's suicide.

"But it is glory at a high price-the price of tradition and the respect of other men and nations and, perhaps, eventually of German morale."

The New York Times contrasts the death of Captain Kennedy, of H.M.S. Rawalpindi, and says: "The world will be left to wonder even more whether there is not a melodramatically suicidal tendency running through all the structure of the Nazi regime:"...

British Relief For China

LONDON, Dec, 21 (Reuter)—Thé

British Chinese Relief Fund has

cabled to Shanghai the third con- tribution of £3,000 since the European war began

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By Allies

VESSEL ATTACKED

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traband Control including 8,958 Tuesday in the North Sea 80 miles Then, on the stroke of a silver launching, we have safely trans- tons of petroleum and Allied pro- from the Norwegian coast by a hammer, the majestic vessel of ferred from land to water, 10,000 ducts, 8,000 tons of sine concen- Nazi plane which dropped Ave 1,200 tons slid slowly and grace- tons of deadweight during this trates, 8,000 tons of ferro nickel bombs one of which sank the ship.fully into the waters of the China year.

ore, 1,313 tons of cotton, 376 toma The plane then machine-gunned Sea to the cheering of the crowd! Continued on Page 5 of foodatums and beverages, 213, the crew as they were taking to

ons of gums and resins, 173 the boats and one man wag hit. tons of non-metallic products and The boats drifted for 15 hours. quantities of olla, fats, oilseeds, rubber. bres, hides and skins, bringing the total detained in the first 15 weeks of the war to ap- proximately 510,000 tms.

MINED AT NIGHT AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21 (Reuter) The Latvian steamer Auskella arrived at the Hook of Holland with 16 survivors of the crew of

INCOME TAX

AT KUNMING

ORDER OF LENIN

FOR STALIN

conferred on M. Stalin, on the"

MOSCOW, Dec. 21 (Reuter SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Reuter) The Presidium of Bupreme Soviet the Swedish vessel Adolf Bratt Income Tax amounting to $158,900 occasion of his 60th birthday, the It is understood that up to De- (1300 tons) which was mined last for the last three years has been order of Lenin, the highest award cember 17 French Contraband Control had similarly detained a

night near Terschelling.

paid to the Chinese Government in the USSR. and the title "Hero total of approximately 360.000 tons were drowned while one died aboard Yunnan, by the representative of

Four of the Adolf Bratt's crew Income Tax Bureau at Kunming, of Becialist Labour." The Joint Allied total is this some the Auskelis. 870.000 tons.

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AMERICA MUST

HEAR MORE

CHUNGKING RECEPTION an unrevealed. Chinese business

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Router)- firm in the occupied areas who ar- On the ecession of the 60th birth- BURMESE WOMAN rived in Kunming recently, says a day.of M. Stalin, the Sino-Soviet LEADER CALLS ON Chinese message to the Bin Pao. Cultural Association will hold a MME, CHIANG / The Income Tax Bureau has reception in Chungking today, ac- CHUNGKING, Dec. 21 (Central) Wired the Ministry of Finance in cording to local reports. Miss Daw Mya Sein, deputy Chungking to take official cogni- Following the reception & con leader of the Burmese Goodwillance of the patriotism of the gratulatory message will be wired

ABOUT YANGTSE Mission, paid a courtesy call on Chinese merchant, the report adds to M. Stalin.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek yesterday LONDON; Dec. 21 (Reuter)-The when they discussed women's ac- Times' Washington correspondent tivities. Large consignments of clothing, writes: "Obviously, the feeling here Other members of the Mission blankets and medical requirements is that more must be heard about visited the Min Sang Shipping were being shipped this week and conditions American "shipping Company. the Fund now totalled"£208,398, would have to accept on the Yang- The Bino-Burmese Cultural Asso- From the beginning of September tse when re-opened, particularly clation which was formed yester contributions totalled £5.000. what other definite suggestions day issued a manifesto saying that

Japan is willing to make.

the Association wopla exert its efforts for ́peace and welfare in accordance with the Buddhist and Confucian doctrines.

ONLY ONE SHIP IN 400 LOST IN CONVOY

NEW YORK, Dec, 21 (Reuter) The British Consul-General, here: declared that only one of 400 ships convoyed across the Atlantic since the outbreak of war had been lost.

JUBILEE EDITION OF MEIN KAMPF

Special to the Hongkong

‚...... Daily Fress BUCHAREST, Dec; 21 (Havaa)-- The fact that German newspapers: are at present advertising a spet etal "Jubilee edition of Mein Kampf as a Christmas gift leads

TANKS DESTROYED Three Japanese guns FANCHENG, HUPEH, Dec. 20 quantity of ammunition were capto the belief that this edition is a (Central)--Chinese forces are re-tured by the Chinese at Huang-new revised version in which the ported to have pierced into Chung-chiatsi, and several tanks on

the violent anti-Sovlet, passages have slang, on the east bank of the Han

been deleted.”

Continued on Back Page

"Something more than mere suggestions are required, if the denunciation of the Commer- cial Treaty is to be softened.".

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The Association sent telegrams to Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and the Chinese

| troops at the front, paying .res-

pects.

Burmese

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Liner Was Practically

Chased Into Gibraltar:

Colony Residents Return

Many Colony residents who returned from leave late yester- day afternoon aboard a Britian liner were more than pleased that the hectic trip from England had ended.

The captain found it necessary infants, Mr. and Mrs. C. Jeffries, to leave the course on several pe- Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McDermott and

Another telegram was sent to the Casions: at the, beginning of the infant, Mr. J. C. McDonall, Lt. Col. expressing thanks for foumey the course was altered Mattocks, Mr. W Sprague, Mr. J. their sympathy and assistance for when the steamer went 300 miles C. Brewin, Mr. B. I. Bickford, Mr. China's cause.

TURKISH "MINISTER

TO CHINA

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Reuter)-

out in the Atlantic. It is understood T. Coleman, Mr, and Mrs. A. CHII- that about five submarines were in 'lard, Mr. P: 0. GUL, Mr. J. Gellatly, waiting in the South Atlantic for Mr. and Mrs, F. Hamblin and Maa-a the liner which was practically ter J. Hamblín, Mr. D. Hynes, Mr. chased Into Gibraltar.

and Mrs. C. Jamieson and two ins

Passengers slept in their clothes fanta, Mr. Jenner, Mr. and MIK D. The Turkish Minister to China, and were prepared for any emer. J. Kingdon and three infants, Mr. accompanied by his wife, will leave gency. There were approximately and Mrs. A. McAlpine and, Miss M. Hongkong for Chungking by air 700 passengers, including about McAlpine, Mr. J. F. McGowan, Mr. this morning, says the Shui Pao. 125 children,"

F. C. Manning, Inspector F TIKA The report, adds that this is the The passengers disembarking in and Mrs. Portalliun and Infant first time in the history of Sino- Hingkong included;

Mr. B. Pengelly, Mr. J. Revie, Mr Turkish relations that a Turkish

Mr. and Mra N. Braga and two and Mrs. J. Skinner and Mr. 03. Minister had been appointed to infants, Mrs. Fantham and two Taocht China.