1939-09-29 — Page 19

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 29, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

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MISS THAT OLD SWIMMIN'

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DETTOL

CONTROL OF B.B.C.

Passes To Ministry Of Information

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). -The Prime Minister made a statement in the House of Com- mons this afternoon, on the B.B.C.

The powers held by charter by the Postmaster-General, said Mr. Cham- berinin, had been transferred to the Ministry of Information.

This did not alter the relations be- tween the Government and the B.B.C.

The Governors of the B.B.C. had been, retkiced from seven to twu to ensure smooth and swift operation of the broadcasting system under conditions.

War

This was according to the provi sions in the charter and had been agreed upon by the Government and the bourd of the Governorn before the outbreak of the war.

The new arrangements did not alter the structure of the constitu- 'tion of the B.B.C.

As regards cernorship, the B.B.C. was in the same position as the press, The Government had so desire, nor had they the power, to interfere with discretion of the B.B.C. in their choice of entertainment and 10- grammes.

KNICKERBOCKER ANGERS NAZIS.

BERLIN, Scpt 28 (Reuter).

Herr Boehmer, chief of ilie for-

the

elen press department Nazi Ministry of Propaganda, has appealed to foreign press correspondents In Berlin to aaalai In disproving Mr. H.-The Knickerbocker's allegations that Nazi leaders have investineuts abroad.

Herr Dochmer sald he 1ad "three telegrams, one, from the #nager of the Kreinbank Gladbach ol Munich, Kerr Gruber, one from the manager of the Dortmund Union Brewery, and ane from a representative of the Ehr publishing house, efalming to refute Mr. Knleker- bocker's statements."

Herr Boehmer offered to pay the correspondents' expenses Incurred in making the investi- gations.

responsibility for news and hard asked for clarilleation,

The Prime Minister declared that the Minister of Information's respons albility for news had not extended provision In any way to breame

of means for is communication to the press.

THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ROYAL OAK.

TOBACCO FUND GERMAN CLAIMS

FOR TROOPS

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).--A Is function had been simply to

troops whleh |issue from a central source whatever lobacer tund for the

wis conducted by the Overseas news had been made available 10.

Lougue in the last war has been re- im by uther departinents.

by the League. with the Mr. Chamberlain added that Lord vived Responsibility For News

MacMillan had intimated that he was authority of the War Offee and the LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-Renowe engaged upon a review of the Air Ministry.

the distribution The League announces that every] plying to Mr. Attlee in the House arrangements of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain of news, including the question of tinting sent to Overseas House in sald the Minister of Information had direct contacts between the press and London provides the troops with 50

į cigarettes, called attention to questions of his the departments,

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UP).-The German. wireless broadcast to-day suggested that the British aircraft carrier "damaged" during the air force attack on a British fleet in the North Sea last Wednesday was H.M.S. Ark Royal.

ance of battleships, and other auth- The broadcast challenged the critics, who argued the speedy dis- appearance of battleships it the face British Admiralty's denial and of the decisive superiority of aero- asked: "Where is the Ark | planes, Royal? English people should ask the Admiralty.".

Simultaneously the German High Command asserts that a 550ib. bomb struck the bow of a British heavy cruiser off the mouth of the Firth nt Forth.

The present occasion was the first large-scale bombing attack on battle- ships at sea, and the British success is held to confirm the soundness of the British and French admirallies point of view,

Why Report Was Delayed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The attack WAS described "successful". There was no mention been stated here that the delay with LONDON, Sept. 29 (UP).-It has

of German casualties.

British Reply

The British Admiralty terms the abdve report az "Another version of the North Sea lie which the First Lord nailed yesterday."

no

No Truth Whatavor LONDON, Sept. 20.(Reuter). It is understood that there is

truth whatever In the German wireless claim that a British cruiser had been bombarded off the Isle of May.

which the news reached the Admirai- ty about the German planes altack- in the Home Fleet in the North Sen last Wednesday was due to the Com- mander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Forbes, having regarded the attack merely as un "episode", since not a single hit wax-registered-by the enemy."

It is also revealed that the news came as a surprise to the Admiralty when they heard the German radio announcement broadcasting the false claim that they had sunk an aircraft carrier and damaged one battleship, It was not until afteen minutes after the broadcast that the Arst inessage from Sir Charina Forbes was Ark Royal Undamaged received at the Admiralty. LONDON, Sept. 28, (Reuter),— It is believed that Sir Charles "Reuters informed that the air-kept his radio silent so that the craft-carrier Ark Royal is safe and enemy would not be nhle to find his sound at her allotted station.

position. The German suggestions that she

damugest is untrue.

It is pointed out that the story issued to-day by the German radio was probably a repetition of the falso claim made yesterday in connection with the North Sea episode,

Costly Failure

-PARIS, Sept..28, (Reuter).—MiJit- ary and naval experts attach greal importance to the costly fallure ef the German aerial attack on the British naval squadron in the North

No Food Shortage For Greece

L

ATHENS, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-The British Legation here van Issued Sea

statement to the effect that all com- They recall that at various Inter-modities to meet her needs will be national avat, conferences, very shipped to Greece. lively controversies occurred between The statement

is in reply

to

the British and French delegates, rumours started by Nazi sources that who stood for the essential import-Greek food Imports might be difficult.

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