1936-06-30 — Page 2

Uniona' Secret

War On Nazis

COURIERS SMUGGLE MONEY TO GERMANY

Marecambe, June 24.

BEHIND the revelations of

Mr. J. C. Little' at the Engineers' Conference nt More- cambe yesterday that a group of German trade unionists, were planning the overthrow of Hitler lies a fascinating story of a new international secret service.

The full story was told 'ex- clusively tight by Mr. Little, who, in addition to being prosi-| dent of the Amalgamated En- gineering Union, is chairman of the International Metal Workers' Federation.

Mr. Little explained how, a year ago, this sceret nervles was formed. When former German trade untou leaders began their recoupment, only trusted members of works.

1886-1936: Fifty years of

Above recent pluviograph of the hew N.DL liner Potsdam, now on the Far Eastern Service, Right- The first N.D.L.. Biner to visit long- kong. The steamer Oder arrived here, in 1886.

committees, corresponding shop THE existence of the

stewards in the English industrint

were selected. Ench WH a number.

"The organisers have to" guard against the Gerinan nuthorities or- resting one of the workers in the International service, torturing him.

extract: and

confessions in- ériminathan others," remarked Mr. Little,

COLLECTING FUNDS'

"Two international collecting com- mittees have been formed. One has headquarters in Paris, and the other in New York. In Paris the con- mittee includes nine or ten Germuns, two Frenchien, und an American.

"Funds collected from trade unions and individual nubscribers in many countries, including Great Britain, France, United States, Italy, and Spala are forwarded to the dis- tributing committee.

committler hands over Jarge. KUITIN of money to Iwo courlers, who smuggle the funds Into Germany, and then link up with a numbered agent in the Ber In chain.

"The German authorities," added Mr. Lille, "know that £15,000 was distributed among supporters in Ber- In alone last Christinas.

"Arrangements are being made to extend the operations of these agents uulside Berlin.

**The frantic efforts of the Ger man authorities to stamp out this Eccret service," declared Mr. Little, "is indicated by the arrest of 600 persons in one Berlin suburb."

N.D.L. goes back as far as 1857, when enterprising Bremen merchants, after small beginnings in river. shipping on the Weser, founded the NDL as over- sca shipping company ply- ing between Europe' and. America.

During the first thirty years of the development, when many

a setback had to be overcome, the N.D.L. already extended ita services--especially to America.

The four

shipping

in the Far East

1922 by the freighter

As early as 1878 the first CX entrusted Fuerst Bismarck to Co., China, and Messrs. Ahrens all, only in home const shipping. press stamers which at that arrive. at an agreement with a & Co., Japan.

Gradually the fleet could be in- time had still to be built in German shipping line for a

creased by smaller new construe- of the tions and vessels

re-purchases of former England were put into opera- regular Imperial mailsteamer- "Odder" type were, after some German ships, and with these the tion, vessels, which in those service to the Far East and years, followed by the three sis services were taken up again on the years were ranking in the first Australia. The agreement en- ter-ships "Preussen," "Bayern" most important routes. The Far place of international shipping. tered into with the N.D.L. was and "Sachsen" each of about in March

East service was inaugurated again In 1882 the N.D.L. could look at that time-to hold good 5,000 B.R.T. and 4,000 ILP., "Westfalon," which was, followed by On June 30th while the smaller vessels "Stet, further monthly sallings. Beginning hack on 25 years of existence, for 10 years, when their fleet consisted of 1880 the first Imperial mail- tin," "Luebeck" and "Drizig" in January of the following year. an interiin passenger-freight ser- almost hundred vessels totalling stemmer. "Oder" (see picture) served as on carriers in the Farn

vice was opened

with! the s.s. "West" was commissioned for the Far East.

and "Werra," which in 1923 were 100,000 B.R.T.

Eust, leaving from Bremer- In 1892 the service was fur- joined by the 4 vessels of the

"Saarbruceken type and the New prospects, for a consider haven, in the presence of many ther supplemented by the s able extension of its shipping Government officials and de- "Prinz Heinrich" and "Prinz war mail steamer "Derflinger."

In addition to the existing fort- lines arose in the middle of the puties of merchants and indus- Regent Luitpold." Vessels of nightly mail steamer, service with eighties,, when the Reichstry frialists. The s.s. "Oder," al- the "Weimer" Type were occa- passenger vestela, a regular freight though a ship of relative small sionally also engaged on the Far service already in 1914 was taken size, judged by modern sint- Eastern run. dards, received. not only EL cordial welcome at the Far Eastern ports she visited but

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pre-

-up, and it is for this reason that after the war the main altention was directed to the freight service, Arst of all owing to the fact that suit- able vessels for the passenger trade. were then not available. Until the

was, morcover, an object of IN the beginning of the 20th: beginning of 1928 freight vessels, of rather particular interests, sce-century this service was only an elderly type were on the ing that she was the first ship operated by the vessels of the Far East; however, in February of on the Far Eastern run to have "Feldheir" type such as s.8, 1nt year the type of the freighters what was at that time some. "Zleten,"

was considerably improved by in- "Seydlitz," "Roon" auguration of the express-freighter, thing

very much out of the and "Scharnhorst," which later "Labn Another ten steamers and ordinary-the electric light.

on were followed by a somewhat led to the Far. Eastern fivet in The then following new Far bigger type such as the 5.5; the course of the next years, and "Gochen" "Yorck," all these vessels have proven to be East steamers were some of the, "Buelow,"

ever to be "Luetzów" and "Derflinger." a great success. first large vessels built in Germany,

means a

After some of the latter vessels were passed on to the Australian. service, they were substituted

three

motor-vessels of this type were

"Saar-

by ss. "Prinzess Alice," "Prinz QINCE everything necessary for Mitel Friedrich" and ""Prinz the modernisation of the freight #ervice had been done by pulling perial Mail Service to the

Besides the Far East Mallsicamer these vessels into commission, the

out-of-date THE problem which the Im Ludwig."

type of the Far East-and with it a similar service which developed in the brucken cinss was tell to hamper

to its full extent, the service to Australia-set the meantime

the passenger trade and means fad .DL. hat succeeded to build up he found to build new ships. Norddeutscher Lloyd, was by nie net of coastal services in Par

would simpic one, since it Eastern waters, which at its height which

meet present-day-- called upon them to embody in employed no less than 53 coast-and requirements of first class passenger vessels. Years went by without any their service two parts of the river-vessels.

None of these coastakgeevices was, results in this respect and only with earth, with which they had not however, taken up again after the the prospering of Germany under the National Socialist Regime it was maintained regular connections war with the exception of a monthly possible to bring up new initiative prior

to the year 1886. How service, from Hongkong to the South

Istands Sea

by the

steamers and courage resulting in the three ever, thanks to the help of t

"Bremerhaven" and "Friderun”

of express liners "Scharnhorst," "pow number of their Agencies abroad which

the former made her Brst dam" and "Greisenau," which

known

very they succeeded in doing so, and voyage from the Colony in May already well it is interesting to know that of 1029 while the latter joined her in popular amongst passured's as well us shippers. These vessel represent those very Agencies four are October 1032,

long time a type which will for a answer all requirements of up-to- the Company for fifty years;*--

date passenger

and freight frame between the Far East and Europe.. they are the following: Messrs.

Jubilee Freudenberg & Co. (The Han- THROUGH the war and the dictate The Celebrations of the

of Versailles, Germany lost all of the N.D.L., Bremen, are shared seatic Trading Co.), of Ceylon;

Her sea-going stilps, and not earlier by Melchers & Co., China, who have Messrs. Belin, Meyer & Co., of than 1921 a start could again be been. Agents for the Line since the Singapore; Messrs. Melchers & muide on a very small scule, first of last 50 years.

still in existence, after serving

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MEBBE I AIN'T ATTRACTIN ENOUGH

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and

Stretching A Point

SAY, MISTER, KIN I HAVEJ THOSE RUBBER GLOVES! YER ABOUT TA CHUCK

IN TH' RUBBISH?

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1986.

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8773--Gloomy Sunday. Maurice Elwin.

Solitudo.

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Barcarollo "Talos of Hoffman."

Musical Dawson's Famous CHOIR OF CANARIES.

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Maid of Brazil.

8719-Music Goes Round & Around.

There's a Song they Sing in Sing Song.

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When I Grow Up.

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Traps that catch nothing. This pen is worth a sovereign.

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stands high the day before The balance

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15. Surely these stands are mis- named? Whales have no legs!

1 Roguish? Well, scarcely, yet

why not?

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extent, only partly.

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by Frederick the Great.

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DOWN

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for bees.

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European republic.

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