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SECOND EDITION DUNLOP Fort

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1851 No. 13043

EK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

1939.

日五十月八 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

Rival Sub. Fleets

$38.00 PER ANNUM

the tyre

with the TEETH

At Churchill Reveals Dramatic Victory Against U-Boats

Outbreak of the War NAVY HAS

AN idea of the strength of the German and British

submarine fleets at the outbreak of hostilities is provid-

ed by the following table:

BRITAIN

Total

Displacement

Tonnage

15 Triton class

1,090

16.350

6 Porpoise class

1,520

9,120

3 Thames class

1,805

5,415

4 Rainbow class

1.475 1

5 Parthian class

1.475

22.125

6 Odin class

1.475

1

3 Oberon class

1,3 to 1,349

4.014

3 L class

760

2.280

8 Shark class

670

5.360

4 Swordfish class

400

2.560

3 Unity class

540

1,620

410

3,690

Total: 69 submarines.

GERMANY

Displacement

740

740

712

1.424

517

5.687

500

5,000

517

1,551

250

6,250

250

2,000

? H class

8 U.37-0.44

5 0.64-0.69

2 U.25-U.26

11 U.45-0.55

10 U.27-U:36

3 0.69-0.71

25 0.1-0.24

8 U.5G-U.63

Total tonnage, 72,534 tons.

Total Tonnage 5.920 3,700

Total: 72 submarines. Total tonnage. 31,532 tons.

Intensity of Fire Doubled FRENCH POUND SIEGFRIED LINE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HAS CONQUERED

THE SUBMARINE MENACE

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP). The

Royal Navy appears to have conquered the U-Boat menace.

the German Possibly one-third of submarines at sea have been destroyed, according to a statement in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty.

Since the outbreak of war, Britain has lost 141,000 tons of shipping,

But Britain has seized 208,000 tons of German shipping-67,000 tons more than Britain has lost.

The Allied forces hunting submarines will be increased threefold before the end of October.

Mr. Churchill did not reveal the exact number of U-Boats destroyed, but said that six or seven, the figures mentioned by the Premier last. week, would be an under- statement.

SPEECH IN FULL LONDON, Sept. 26 (Router). -A vivid and reassuring picture of Britain's increasing naval

Mr. Winston Churchill, First

PARIS, Sept. 26 (UP).-French messages efforts. to combat the German reported that heavy artillery fire has splintered submarine menace was given by some of the German fortifications in the Rhine- [Lord of the Admiralty in the land, and that a Nazi counter-attack has been House of Commons to-day. repulsed. Also, that the civil evacuation of East Saarbruecken has been speeded up.

French communique No. 16 says: morning surprise attack was repulsed on front. There was activity by the enemy the region south of Zweibruecken and south sens."

After stating that 1010 convoy

WINSTON CHURCHILL

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'Courageous Hand-to-Hand Fighting'

WARSAW'S SIEGE NEARING CLIMAX

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Sept. 26 (UP).—As a climax to a three weeks' siege, German troops have now entered the fringe of Warsaw, a German High Command communique stated to-day.

SOVIET NEIGHBOURS

[ The Germans claim the capture of Fort Moko- towski, which is only five miles from the centre of the

FEARS OF city, as well as a section of

the surrounding

district

INVASION "after courageous hand to

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

hand fighting."

The entry followed the failurė TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Do-of the German efforts to con- mei)-Approximately

100 vince the Polish edmmander of divisions of Soviet troops sistance," the communique said. the horrible uselesancas, of re- are massing on the The Germans admit that Berce Rumanian frontier, accord- fighting is continuing in the suburbs of the Polish enpital, but are firmly ing to the Bucharest Cor-of the opinion that the fall of the Shimbun."

Reds Go Lyrical MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Reuter).—A lyrical description is given by a

respondent of the "Hochi eity is near

The report states that

PREMIER SURVEYS FIRST MONTH OF WAR

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter)-Making his fourth Rumania is panic stricken, fear-Soviet Jenmalist of the occupation war statement in the House of Commons to-day, the ing that the Russians are about of Poland by the Red Army. system was waw in ill operation Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain recalled that on to commence a drive to regain Maya, Me. Churchill said that Britain's September 20 he referred to the problems confronting its lost territory of Bessarabia, is welcomed our forces who sent- reund reply to the U-boat attack was the Rumanian Government by the passage of Polish Rumanians in 1918.

all merchant vessels and fast "An earlyers with defensive armament, both the Lauter minst the U-boat and the aeroplane. artillery ind imen continually leaving Britin

In die past fortnight armed ships; of Pirma-urbour in large mumbers. Sumi ~~~~

went with convoys, others independ- ently. Thus, in

short flare, i

It is reported that there is U-BOAT CAMPAIGN fighting in the area extending from Saarbruccken to the Rhine.

The Germans have raised a new type of captive balloon defences, which have beea nanied the “Arrial Selgfried Line." It is reported | that they are electrically wired so that the ground crew can explode them, destroying nearby planes, There has been brisk aerial activity all along the Saarbruecken and Lau- ter fronts, the French claiming two victories over Nazi combat squadrons,

SILESIA SINKING

Alarm And Indignation

In Scandinavia LONDON, Sept. 26 (Router).

It is understood that the FrenchThe torpexining of the Swedish

offcet

Įtroops, etc., in Rumania.

NOW WE

which

was seized by

the

Immense mercantile marine of the KNOW WHY Government to meet these pro-Esthenian explanation of the escape

British Empire would be arinud.

"As we usually have 2.000 ships on the sea every day, this is a consider- able operation," Mr. Churchill de-! clared. "But all guns und equip ment are now ready at the various: arming stations, with trained gunners) to mad the guns and to instruct the

crews.

"The third reply is the British uttack on the U-boats, wiilch is being delivered with the utmost viguur

and intensity."

1914 And Now Making comparison with the pro- Churchill

have taken advantage of recent gains steamer Silesia (1,800 tons) has biem 25 years ago, Mr. to set up advancesi artillery postitons, doubling the intensity of the fire, with caused fresh alarm and indignaald the advantages Britain possessed what is unofficially reported to be tion in the Scandinavian coun--day were much greater in coping visibly destructive

with the U-bonts. the tries. on

"Very often, in hunting down; a Selgfried positions."

Nineteen of the crew were picked U-boat in 1914. It was necessary to use a Rotta of 15 or 20 destroyers, by another Swedish vessel. The Silesia is the third Scunding-working together for a whole day on submarines In the last few days. vlan steamer to be sunk by Nazi he vaguest of indications.

Dawn Assault Repulsed PARIS, Sept. 26 (Reuter). This evening's official communique records activity by enemy artillery in the region south of Zweibrucken and south of Permasens.

At dawn an assault was repulsed on the lotter front.

Nazi H.Q. Claim SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 26 (UP). The German High Command claims two PLEASE Turn To Pago Z..

Now two destroyers, or even one, Na more cellulose, wood pulp and can maintain a prolonged and retent. north, and exporters are to take timber is to be exported from the less pursuit.

and

"A very large number of attacks steps to meet the U-boat campaign had been made by otillas by shipping their products overland hunting craft, and attacks on at Norwegian ports for Britain. This will entail a 20 per cent, crease in costs.

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Ger- man U-boats had been five or six in-times as mutnerous as in any equal

period in the Inst war, in which, after | all they did not beat us."

MYSTERY NAVAL BATTLE

REPORTS PERSISTENT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

U-Boat Fleet Crippled Tolding the Premier's figure of six or seven U-bonts destroyed in the first fortnight of the war,

Mr. Churchill said that represented one- tenth of the total enemy submarine flect as it existed at the declaration of war, and probably a quarter, or perhaps even a third, of all the been actively employed.

OSLO, Sept. 20 (UP)-Civ Blans at Christiansand report U-boats which had having witnessed a naval battle this morning.

"But the British attack upon

Bureaucracy At New Ministry

Polish soldlers, he alleges, "ardent- tered the Pallsh landlords, Polish girls threw flowers on our tanks. One girl took off her coral necklace and threw it into the vehicle. An- other girl kissed our commander and whole crowd then broke into song." Itied a shawl round his neck. The. "Sovictising" Poland MOSCOW, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-The of making the occupied areas in PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

Tension In Baltic "His Majesty's Government

LONDON, Sept. 27 (Reuter) were watching-with-sympathy Mosed radio brendgasted tast night the efforts of the Rumanianfa statement which declared that the

Pobeh submarine task blems, when they learned of the of the interned cowardly assassination of M. from Tollin, the capital and seaport

of Esthonia, was "insufcient." Calinescu on September 21.

The Soviet said the broadcast found | *HIS Majesty's Minister at it necessary to take steps to safeguard Bucharest was immediately instruct-The only explanation of the Polish la waters from foreign submarines.

ed to

ter convey

the Rumanian

voyante stop.

The broadcast alleged that secret submarine bases existed not far from Tallin, which stands at the mouth of the gulf of Finland, It said that PLEASE Turn To Page 9.

Royal Sceptre Crew Saved

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter),--

Government an expression of horror submarine's escape, was alleged, by the British Government of this was that the Esthonlan authorities Ironical laughter greeted a outrage, and their sincerely heart-had provided the craft with petrol statement by Sir Edward felt condolence in the great

loss and supplies sufficient for a long Grigg. Parliamentary Secre-Rumania thereby suffered.” tury to the Ministry of In- formation in the House of

Western Front Gains Hold Commons to-day, that the

Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to say that on total staff employed at the French continued to make progress the Western Front the headquarters of the Ministry in certain localities, and had suc- of Information, numbered 872, ceeded, notwithstanding the In- and in the regional offices 127.creasingly energetle German resetion, The number of Journalists actually in maintaining intact all their gains. engaged in their profession atį In the air, the normal work of re- the time of their appoinment was connaissance und anti-submarine 26 at headquarters and 17 the patrol in co-operation with the Royal regional offices,"

Navy had been continued, More laughter occurred when Sir

After All Hope Had Edward Galgs added that ir boat's rescue of the

After referring to the R.A.F. flying-

crew of the Been Abandoned dition there were' in the

new Kensington Court, Mr. Chamberlain division 48 officers appointed be said that many attacks had again LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter), cause of their familiarity with the been made on enemy submarines, -A cable from Bahia in Brazil press relations work of Government The great developments in the cn-jeonfirms that the crew of the departments or the BBC, com durance, speed and reliability bined in many custa with previous aircraft since the last war enabled Royal Sceptre, who were set journalistle ΟΣ broadcasting ex- them to play a most important part in adrift after the ship had been perience.

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The work of the coastal command September 22, have landed safely Edward Grieg had taken notice of the concern of the House for the Patrois had proved of utmost assist at Salvador, a small port

had just made ance to the navy in combating the Bahla, which is now the capital | (cheers), and if he would "offer us submarine menace. nt some early dale n more factory explanation regarding the preponderance of officinis as against

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entis-

"Our hunting forces are getting Internees Treated

stronger every day. By the end of October we expect to have three times the hunting force which was operating at the outbreak of the war,

Well In Uganda“

woman

In The Dominions

lo

Mr. Chamberlain .proceeded say: "In the Dominions, the pro- parations His Majesty's Govern-

of ments continues with gathering

momentum.

of the Salvador republic.

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GERMANS ATTACK K.L.M.

-PLANE OVER N. SEA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" AMSTERDAM, Sept. 26 (UP)—A KLM, Douglas plane arrived at the local airdrome from Copenhagen this afternoon with the tail of the plane riddled by machine-gun bullets from a foreign plane, presumbaly a German,

They assert that three battle-, It is stated that the action began at-bonts is only just beginning. ships or cruisers were visible off noon and ended at 1 p.m. to-day.

"Dominion navol vessels ugy co- the coast, that airplane motors Conflicting Reports

operating with our own. The domin- wore audible and that nearly a

on air strength is being made ready OSLO, Sept 20 (Router),—The

for use overseas. As a result of dozen freighters sought shelter Norwegian Admiralty states that what

close.co-operation, supplies of finish- near shore to avoid the battle. was taken to be sounds of gunfire

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Router)ed munitions, raw materials and It was not possible to see the was actually

off the Norwegian coast on" Monday At the same time, the number of German

in Uganda pays foodstuffs from the Dominions are an "explosion of targets open to U-boats on the vast tribute to the treatment meted out being made available in an ever details of the fight.

dynamite."

expanses of seas and oceans will have to interned Germans by the British Increasing volume for the common

Authorities are investigating but over the North Sea, some 70 miles Short Engagement

Eye-witnesses on the islands west been greatly reduced by the use of authorities in a letter which has been causo.” COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28 (Reuter).of Bergen, however, state that they convoys, and the U-boats means of intercepted.

Dealing with civil defence, Mr. Dus for refuse to give out any north-west of Heligoland, at an al- -A naval engagement, in which warships moving northward.

heard the thunder of guns and saw attacking them will be heavily

titude of 2,400 feet, Sho says the interned Germans are Chamberlain again emphasised that detalls. ships, including submarines and air-

clogged and fettered.

comfortablo quarters and are nothing must be done, either by way

Passenger Killed reducing of relaxing restrictions

A Swedish civil engineer, Gustny. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 20 (Reuter). Lamm, one of nine passengers, was erart participated, took place in the

Air Arm's Part

being given excellent food. North Son, according to an uncon-

which-A Dutch elvil aeroplane operating killed by a machine gun bullet. She herself, she writes, is able to the seals of preparations, firmed report from Listerfjord and from Lister Fjord and Farsund of Dwarfare, the R.A.F. and fleet-alr-arrs husband were not interned, I wouldj capable of meeting the air menace,j Amsterdam, was raked with machine-

"In all this very keen and stern go where she pleases and if my would be likely to make Britain less an air service between Malmoe

and

The plane, although damaged, züż- PLEASE Tum To Page 2. hardly realise there is a war on."

gun fire by a German millary plano ceeded in landing at Amsterdam. PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.

Farsund un Norway.

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Reports Donlod

OSLO, Sept. 26 (Reuter).-Reports

the southern tip of naval battle in the North Sea aro'

described as untrue.

In