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Trawler Bombed By German Plane: Deck Machine - Gunned

LONDON, Jan. 9 (BWS)-The story of how a British fishing' trawler, River Urn, unarmed and devold of any protection for ship or crew, was brought face to face with Germany's brutal and illegal methods of waging war at sea, is revealed

The story begins with the rescue by the River Urn of three survivors of the Danish steamer Bogo at 3 am, on December 18. The men, whose flares had attracted attention, were found clinging to a raft after their ship had been sunk by a Ger- man mine. They were in a deadful state from exposure and received such attention as was possible as the River Urn nosed her way towards the fishing grounds.

INDIAN HELP FOR TURKISH QUAKE VICTIMS

LAHORE, Jan. (Reuter)— A sum of £1,500 has been collected at a puo le n e tinr in Lahore for the Turk'sh earth- quake victims. - A mesrage of sympathy will be sent from the people of Lahore.

That same evening a single air- craft was sighted. She came close to dying very low and had a good look at the River Urn. Those on board the trawler could clearly see black crosses on the wings and fuselage. The aircraft, attacked. the unarmed trawler and dropped a bomb. This missed and the air- craft flew.WSJ.

The following day another Ger- man flying boat circled the River Urn, flying very low and close, apparently 'to make certain!

very

FORMER PUPPET ASSASSINATED

SHIUKWAN, Jan. 9 (Central) -Lua Shek-lung, formerly the puppet. Mayor of Taleung, A river town about 25 miles south of Canton, Was AKSES- sinated on New Year Day, The assassins posted a nxo lamation signed by "the Chinese Youth Corps for the Extermination of Traitors" denouncing him as a traitor,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10). 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 10th JANUARY, 1940, 9.30 AM. Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES

Holders of Bicences are reminded that if it is desired to con- tinue to retain possesäkm of the "apparatus after the date of expiram tion of the licence a renewal must be effected without delay,

New Licences will be available at the Government Radio Office; G.P.O. Building, First Floor, on ordinary business days, and will be issued against the receipt of a remittance of $12.00, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 pm, except on Saturdays when licences

HORE - BELISHA'S will be issued between 9 am and 1 p.m.

RESIGNATION

BRITISH PRESS COMMENT

resignation of Mr. Hore Bellsha LONDON, Jan. 9 (Reuter)-The

from the War Ministry and the cunonile war were the two chief toples in yesterday's British press. Both the Daily Herald and the

it was nothing more than an in- Manchester Guardian ask Mr. Chamberlain "to Ughten our dark-

nocent fishing vessel Ft

then

FRENCH HONOUR dropped a bomb which fell someness in connection with Mr. Hore

yards from the trawler which es Belisha's resignation.”

FOR BRITISH GENERALS

The Daily Herald says that if the resignation is purely for per- sonal reasons, the Prime Minister will have to satisfy the nation that they could not have been posed in some other way.

Com-

Applications may be made:--

"(a) personally,

(b) by messenger, (c) by post

It is essential under (c) and preferable under (a) and (b) that applications should be accompanied by crossed Cheque payable to Hong Kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post or messenger as soon as it is ready. Where actual cash is tender- Licensing Office. ed a new licence should be received in exchange before leaving the

the

In the case of renewal the old licence should be returned with

application/

Licence holders, are requested to examine their licences carefully and verify the date of expiry before applying for renewal. broadcast licences do not expire on December 31st.

INWARD MAILS

From

Air Mall by "Air France Direct Service” — Paris

date 3rd January

caped destruction and continued its peaceful occupation.

HIT SCORED I Soon after two more German LONDON, JAD, 9 (BWN)- aircraft appeared and circled the General Gamelin yesterday invest- trawler, flying so low that they ed General Viscount Gart, British were hardly higher than the mast- C.-in-C. and General Sir Edward head. The very first bomb, a cor- Donside. Chief of the Imperial, paratively small cne. scored a hit. General Staff, with the Grand right forward. The crew set about cross of the Legion, of Honour. getting their lifeboat out in order

The ceremony was witnessed by to abandon ship whereupon Mr. Winston Churchill, Firat Lord Germans began spattering the of the Admiralty, who is at pre- upper deck of the trawler with sent on a visit to the British Ex- machine-gun bullets. Two bursts peditionary Force.

of machine-gun bullets were fired.

The bullets ripped open the for-Minister to a point where he felt Shanghal and Amay."

that a change would make for word, room casing and ricochetted i

smoother work in the Depart- off the deck but mercifully no man was hit. As the crew and the ent and in the Cabinet. three survivors from the Bogo tumbled into a lifeboat and began to row away the bombing con-

Japan and Shanghai....... Shanghai

THE TIMES' VIEW

takes a different view.

On the other hand, The Times

of criticism by the Army of

There has not been one world | Manila. '

Mr. Shanghai Hore Belisha's reforms, it says. Java and Manila, The more naural explanation is

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct that a series of minor differences,

London date, 3rd January, ingr unconcerned with the war,

brought the gradually

Prime

Europe via Suez and Straits (London" date, 18th

November),

NAZI REPATRIATION

FROM POLAND

BERLIN, Jan. 9 Renter) The Oficial News Agency an- nounces that 40,000 repatriat- ed Germans from former Extern Poland have arrived at Lodz and were accommodated in-camp

The first contingent of German from former North and Central Poland, many of whom made the jou ney la horse-drawn veh cles, have also arrived at Lodz,

FINNISH LABOUR

INVITATION

tinued.

the

BLUNT CHARGES Discussing Mr. Hore Belisha's resignation, the Evening Standard olun y

It charges that

came about as a result of his rebuke

It.

Manila,

Straits

shanghai Japari Haiphong

U. S. A., & Manila (San Francisco date, 9th Decem-

ber 1939).

Rabaul and Manila,

Canton Manila.

Shanghai Canton Shanghai about Sandakan,

AIM DETERIORÀTED The German am, however, had of a senior officer, arousing re- sentment among the higher ranks deteriorated and for some time no further hit was registered. One as the tunior ranks knew of the German al:craft'aimed aj bomb at the heavily laden lifeboat Mr. Hore Bellsha had differences Also, saya the Evening Standard,

and almost swamped it.

Finally, the River Urn was hit opinion with General Ironside Chief of the Imperial General by a heavy bomb and sank. The Germans flew off leaving the 17-Staff, over the state of the defen- foot lifeboat, with 13 men in it; aces in the British lines in France. long way from land or shipping routes.

BELGIUM TO CALL

Calcutta and Straits Shanghai

rapan and Shanghal

Dua

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Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct ServiceTM

London date, 6th January, Haiphong and Holhow. Manila.

Straits and Manila

Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways Direct Ser-

vice"---San Francisco date, 26th December. Saigon.

Shanghai

The boat was actually rowed noi

UP UNEMPLOYED less than 60 miles before its 13:

BRUSSELS, Jan. 9 (Reuter)-Japan. men were picked up by the Swe-

The Belgian Cabinet decided to Shanghai LONDON, Jan. 9 (Reuter)-The dish steamer Trincon. Labour Party and Trade Union The occupants had to ball, as call to the colours 8,000 unemploy nanghal. General Council of Finland have well as row, for the boat was con- "ed invited the British labour move tirually shipping water. The The possiblity is envisaged of Shanghai ment to send leading representa- weather was very cold with squalis demobilising 7,300 men with three tive to Finland to study the situa- of hall and snow. For 36 hours or more children and it was also tion there.

the skipper of the River Urn stood decided to authorise the exten- at the tiller. There was no room ston of working hours, except for him to sit down.

where unemployed can be engaged

CHINA WAR NEWS

Continued from Page 1

the Japanese to street fighting. A Japanese provisions dépot was set

afre.

In North Hunan the Chinese raided anglowtung and Shuang- lungkang on the same day, cap- turing 11 machine-guns and many rifles.

$21,000,000

Spent By

Relief Commission, 1939

CHUNGKING, Jan, 9 (Central)-The National Hellef Commission spent $21,000.000 for refugee relief during 1939, according to Mr. Hsu Shih-ring, Acting Chat man of the Commission. A large part of the money was spent on labour relief projects. The prolongation of the war has changed, the activities" of the Com- STIFF RESISTANCE mission from urgent to productive 'FANCHENG, HUPER. Jan. "greiler, Mr, Hsu pointed out, Up to

"ELIMINATION

Straits and Saigon. Australia and Manila..

U. S. A., Honolulu, and Japan (San Francisco, date

23rd December 1939).

U, S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran-

cisco date, 29th Dec., 1939),

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise, stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after 5 p.t Parcel malls are closed at p.m.

WEDNESDAY

For

Parcels only for Tientsin. Japan

(Central) Fighting is raging at the present eight handicraft work-OF OPIUM ADDICTS Swatow Staplingtien, west of Pingchang shops have been organised by the kwan, about 20 miles north-west Commission while thirteen others

of Snyang, in South Honan, are subsidized by the same institu- where a Japanese force launching tion.

IN SZECHWAN

an offensive with the support of The Central Land Reclamation Gen. Chiang's Plans

artillery, tanks and planes is en- Administration organised by the countering stin resistance.

JAPANESE DEFEAT

Formulated..

Commission and four other governm ment organs. has started sending

CHENGTU, Jan. 9 (Central)— large number of war refugees and TUNGKWANG, Jan. 9 (Central) their families to five different re- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek --Covered by artillery fire, 2.000 clamation areas in the interior. who is concurrently Director- Japanese at Halahsten in South of these Talho, Klangst, has the General of Oplum Suppression in Shanst, launched an unsuccessful best record while Hwanglingaban Szechwan, promulgated yesterday offensive on the Chinese positions (Yellow Dragon Mountain). Shen- the following additional measures nearby lass weekend.

for 81, is the largest.

the climination of They were defeated after close-

The Commission is running addicts: quarter combats.

separate model factories and re-i clamation projects in many regions; in the interior.

REVERSES IN HOPEI CHENGCHÓW. Jan. 9 (Central) --A Japanese detachment pushing westward from Taming, in South Höpel, has been driven bäck, sus- taining about 300 casualties.

PLEASED TO GO TO AUSTRALIA

Straits and Calcutta

Registered and

Date and Time

Wed, 10th

10.30 AM

Parcels 11.00 AM

Ord

Parcels only for Shanghai, Manila.

Fort Bayard ...... Haiphong

Parcels only for Straits & Calcutta Amoy and Farcels only for Shanghai, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenço

Marques, East and South Africa.

Noon 1.30 PM 1.30 7

- 1:30

2.00 PM

Parcels only for Tientsin

2.30 W

K.P.O.

Reg.

3.00 PM

Airmail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris Ord 6.30 7

and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air G.P.O. France Airways. Direct Service"--due Paris 18th Rex. January,

5.00 FX

Ord

70 PX

THURSDAY

Tin 11h

oplum

Tourane.

8.30 AM

9.3+ AM

2,30 P

2.30 rx K.P.O..

Parcels

BSO PH

Reg. 55,00 PM

Ord. 5.30. FI

G.P.O."

5/0 PM

7:00 PM 7,00

Fri, 12th

1.30 PM ..2.30 PMC

[Sat, 13th

10.30 AW

1.30 PM

(1) Poor and homeless oprum addicts shall be accommodated and cured in government clinics within & definite period.

Own

Shanghai. Japan, Honolulu, Canada, USA., Cen-

tral and South America via Vancouver B. C.. Parcels (Parcels for Canada only)—đué Vancouver B. C., Reg: 5.00 31st January. gad

Ord: Amoy.

FRIDAY

(2) Opium addicts below 40 who can afford to pay for their own A Japanese westward drive from SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuter)-1 cure shall do so within two and a Yuanshih, on the Pelping-Hankow am tremendously pleased at the half months and those above. 41 Kallway south of Bh hchiachwang Fidea of going to Australia,” declar-within three and a half months in west Hopel, has also been 10 ed Mr. Clarence Gauss; United (3) Oplum addicts paying for pulsed.

Btates Consul-General in Bhang-their

sure may LAHATI BOMBED

hai, when interviewed regarding Chinese or Western medicine. KUNMING, Jan. 9 (Reuter)—his reported nomination for, theį

(4) Optum addicts who fall to Fort Bayard. Thirty-nine Japanese aeroplanes, pos of first American Minister to cure of their smoking habit within Shanghai and Parcela aly for Tientsin. according to Chinese reports yes- Australia.

the time limit specified shall be Mr. Gause said he had not been sentenced terday, bombed Lacfantchai, and

to Imprisonment ΟΙ Lahati, situated 40 and 70 kilo-appointed to the post, only

executed, metres respectively. from the nominated, and had not yet re- French Indo-China border, ceived Instructions from Washing (5) Omelais found incompetent

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