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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1938.

GERMAN AIRMEN SMASH ALL RECORDS ON FLIGHT FROM BERLIN TO TOKYO

THE GERMAN CONDOR monoplane, which has established new 1reords for fights from Europe to ilanol and from Europe to Tokyo.

Pirates Descend On Shum Chun

THE JAPANESE FORCES which retired from Shum Chun and the British frontier are reported to have halted at Pokut, a railway station only twelve miles north of the border.

Looters are

completely stripping Shum Chun of everything moveable.

Al Shataukok, ali villagers who were evacuated from the British see- in of the e.ty, when an invasion ap- peared imminent has been allowed

tory.

19 return at their own rik. When a "Telegraph" re-

About 700 refugees are still squat- porter crossed the frontierting near Shotsulok, awa.ting per- this morning to tour the mission to return to Ch.no e terri-? Chinese city he found the looters particularly active at the Casino, which being rapidly wrecked by the scavengers.

was

The

British

were

powerless in stop the depredation,

8,000 Miles In Forty-one Hours

TOKYO, Dec. 1.

IT WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED that the German Condor plane which left Berlin at 11.55 p.m., Tokyo time, on Monday, arrived in Tokyo at 10.10 p.m. on Wednesday, covering the distance between Berlin and Tokyo in 46 hours, 15 minutes 52 seconds.

The actuni flying time is given ese plane "Divine Wind's" record 10 hours 55 minutes 52 from Berlin to Tokyo in May last seconds, the

hourly year įspeed being 220 m.p.h.

average

It is believed in reliable Japanese circles that the purpose of the Ger- man fight in addition to making a goodwill gesture to the Japanese people was to carry out tests with a of view to a future air-line between the

the Far East,

TIME-TABLE

10.55 p.

Hongkong Times

5.50 4.11. 1.15 p.m. 1.57 pan. 7.40 p.m. 9.45 p.m.

6.30 a.m. 0.10 a..

10,42 a.m. 1.32 p.m.

9.35 p.m.

MONDAY

Left Berlin

TUESDAY

Over Cyprus Arr. Basra Left Dasra Arr. Karachi Left Karachi

WEDNESDAY

Over Mandalay Arrived Hanol Left Handl

Over Hongkong. Arr, Tokyo.

League Covenant

Criticised

PROUD GERMANS

Wishes that the succesя the Condor may lead to establishment of a regular air be used by the Germans on

The Condor ty

type menoplane will their [service between Japan and Ger-prone

proposed North Atlantic roule, and many were expressed by the lhe success of the present flight

opens German Ambassador, Major- the possibility of Hongkong, General Eugen Olt.

Shanghai and Tokyo being brought House Of Lords Debate Europeon capitals. within 48 hours of London und other;

On Need Of Reform

The statement says: "We Germans, in Japan, and with us the entire Ger- man nation, are proud and happy that the flight from Berlin to Tokyo f the Condor FW 200 has turned out another great success for German aviation.

RECORDS TO BE REGISTERED

LONDON, Nov. 30. Tokyo, Nov. 30. The German monoplane, Condor,

A DEBATE ON THE arrived at Inchikawa aerodrome League of Nations was " take it as a good omen for the rear here at 10.30 pm, local time.

The huge crowd that had gathered raised in the House future of German-Japanese collabora-

in and the friendly

relations be-

there to welcome the fers upon Lords by Lord Ponsonby tween the anti-Comintern

completion of their brilliant night who asked the Government Powers, only a few days after the cele-from Berlin to Tokyo, included re-

German

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land

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that of second anniversary of presentatives of the Japanese Cav- if it would make immédiate the conclusion of the anti-Comintern ernment and aviation companies, the preparation for a close in-

set, the night connecting our two prac capitals and peoples has been per-German colony. formed in such convincing style,

every member of the ternational consultation on the underlying causes of com- In welcoming the aviators, "We all wish the Condor: bril- liant achievement will be the fore- Gurman Ambassador intimated that plaint and friction between the runner of the establishment in the it was possible in the future that a

nations of the world and between Japan and Germany." arag future of a regular air service air service would be operated whether it would consider pro- between Japan and Germany. posals for an amendment of the fle declared: "We all hope that Covenant so that the League this remarkable achievement of the Condor will mark the beginning of might be absolved from any of regidor air service between Gerita present political and military many and Japan.”

obligations, and be established The successful fight of the mono-as an all-inclusive permanent plane from Berlin in Tokyo was ac-

RADIO BROADCAST

welcome the

Germans on their arrival.

ARITA'S FELICITATIONS

currency,

The German national anthem EARLIER REPORTS

sung by the German residents Tokyo. Scurrying like rats through the Japanese Empire sounded

throughout the jans of Shim Chun, loiters worked over JOAK radio station.

and Manchoukuo through ut Jast naught, removing everything of

The airfeld was floot-lit for the complished in the remarkably short body for examing, deliberating on, valtre andlored in the Shum Chun River, packed

to sampans Condor's arrival, and was thickly time of 48 hours, the actual dying and if possible, resolving economic There is absolutely no control within sight of the British military including

commercial, by German

time being 42 hours for the 14,000 colonial problens, which if neglected, residents,

tariff, und over the pirates, who have gone guards on the Lowu Bridge.

the German Am-kilometres stretch, The average might continue to be the causes of up the Shum Chup River in

bassador, Major-General Eugen Oit, speed was 338 kilometres an hour. International conflict.

Berlin and Hanui, und Berlin and and other members of the Embassy Tokyo will be retistered with the Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to authorities simpans, which they are loading

who rushed there to

Lord Ponsonby welkomed the to the gunwale with their loot.

Federation which were occurring in Chinese

Aeronautique Inter-Rome, but he expressed scepticism of Chinese residents of Shure Chins teritory.

nationale. who crussed the border to return to

die Vulcome of moral negotiations, Field-Marshal Hermann Goering He thought the present League was a their homes re-grossed into Briti

Many Shum Chum relogers crossed territory this morning, fearing that the border from British territory inexpressed deep felicitations over the which he declared that the German became eennomic, it would

The Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita, has sent a message to the Japanese danger to European peace so long as people by the some aeroplane In its basis was military, but that if it the looters would turn on the ETS.

ader to retrieve some of their be successful achievement. On the walls of many of the build., Jongings.

The statement said. "I extend my German people--Trans-Gecati.

fiers were the messengers of the obvious solution to world problems. ints in Shum Chum the Japanese have

full respect and most sincere con- daubed Chinese characters saying that is of the hordes of piratical Chinese on the occasion of the safe arrival The greatest fear now, however,gratulations to the German nation Japan is Cism's friend and alt then reulled up the liver from Deep in Japan of the Condor plane, which she desires la penes with th: C'hines Bay to feast upon the defenceless as a goodwill air envoy from our

ety, and the refugees were forced to allied Germany has established return to British territory, many of record which will remain unbroken them empty-handed.

for many years in the history of The Chinese Marithme

world aviation, joelds at the Shum Chun Station, testides to the prestige of German The present brilliant achievement who returned to their posts shortly avtation and to the excellent tech-| after the Japanese evacuated yester-nique of the plane's crew as well as day, were forced to maintain an all-to the high efficiency of the plane Inight armed vigil.

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"The successful flight is especially) significant for it has definitely linked two anti-Cominter Powers by air and has chortened the distance be- tween Asia and Europe.

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Questions On Anti-British Propaganda

German

Government

And Palestine

London, Nov. 30.

be

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"DANGEROUS UNCERTAINTY" Lord Londonderry said he would zay the dangerous uncertainty exist ing to-day was due to the incifcetive- news of the League, but it Was not the Lengue which had failed muen as its members, who had not curried out

eir obligations. League DE Nations of some sort ur description

the hopes of tablishing peace and averting war were not to be brought to nought, Lord Londonderry differed from Lord Ponsunby in believing a four-

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Power conference might be valuable |~|~|~|-~|~|| in preparing the way for a world- wide organisation for peace.

Speaking of the persecution Jews in Germany Lord Londonerry The Under Secretary for Forelined while it continued the bringing "The accomplishment will also spur Affairs, asked in the House of Com of the nations together would be- the Chinese the establishment of a regulor air mons it a reply had been received cume more and mure difficult,

service between the two continents. from the German Government on

troops

Shun Chun and Shatankok were Suth garrisoned by Chinese

his morning National dag was run up.

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nced

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Shops have re-openal in Shataukok picsure to the Japanese nation that the Prime Minister had informed the League provisions for pooled securi "it is a source of the greatest anti-British propaganda, said that as Strabolgi represented the view that

For the Labour Party, for the first time in a week.

the intrepid German The Chinese at Shataukok and lived within several days after the wauld be well aware of the un-

airmen have.

House thic German Government ty were more necessary than ever. clsewhere along the border are in a German-Japanese Cultuent Agree- state of the most extreme excitement rent has been concluded.

Lord Cecil also argued the fortunate effect of such articles on for an organisation of peace on the Japanese withdrawal, and are

The event. I am sure, will be in-

Anglo-German relations, and the bosts of collective responsibility, ena claiming that the Chinese troops were strumental in promoting friendly re- Foreign Secretary did not consider made the point that it was not im- Jelions between the two nations," necessary to draw the attention of possible that the use of force as part News" reported at 0.50 Domei,

the German Government to this fact. of the Langue system kept Nazi Ger- that Chinees troops

A reply from the German Govern-many out of the League. under Colonel Liu

Liu Ju, who moved westward

AIRPORT ENTHUSIASM

inent did not therefore from Ngtungshan Valley yesterday in were witnessed when the glant Ger- the

Scenes of indescribable enthusiasm

arise. Asked further if the attention of Foreign Secretary said at

Replying for the Government an endeavour to flank the Japanese man Condor monoplane Innded at drawn to

times he Foreign

had Secretary while they were

been had thought like Lord Ponsonby that at Shum Chun,

the recent outbreak of the coercive articles of the Covenant, It is announced that the new re- 9.35 m. Hongkong Time.

anti-British propaganda in relation which is extremely difficult, if not enrts for the distances between

The flight easily shatters all re- to the operations in Palestine, Mr. impossible to apply to-day, should be encountered the Japanese as the cords between Europe and the For Butler replied that a statement un cut away, but on reflection he had latter were retiring along the rallway. East,

this subject had been made recently decided against so drastle a In a brief encounter, states

the

Previous records smashed by the by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The League as it stood was readily Chinese report, a number of casual- Germans include M. Japy's record and he had no doubt this would have available for the effective use Hles were inflicted on the Japanese. From Europe to Hanoi and from come to the attention of the German governments and people if they de A Chinese captain and several Europe to Hongkong, and the Japan-Government-British Wireless, soldiers were also wounded.

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Into British territory last night for admission to hospital.

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