1939-09-29 — Page 29

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 29, 1939.

By

Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

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Passes To Ministry

Of Information

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). --The Primo Minister madu n statement in the House of Com- mons this afternoon on the

·B.B.O.

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

This did not alter the relations be- tween the Government and the B.B.C. had The Governor of the B.J.C. been reduced from seven to two to

· ensure`smooth and swift operation of the broadcasting system under war conditions,

This was according to the provi- sions in the charter and bad been agreed upon by the Government and the board of the Governors before the outbreak of the war.

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

KNICKERBOCKER ANGERS NAZIS

BERLIN, Sept. 28 (Reuter). Herr Boehmer, chlet of the for- eign prom department of the Nasi Mlulalry of. Propaganda, has appealed to foreign press correspondents in Berlin to assist in disproving Mt. IL, R. Knickerbocker'a allegations that Nazi leaders have investments abroad.

Herr Bochner saldi be bad "three telegrams, one from the manager of the Krehbank Gladbach of Munich, Herr Graber, one from the manager of the Dortmund Union Brewery, and one from a representative house, of the Ehr publisliing claiming to refute nir. Knicker- bocker's statements.”

Herr Boehmer offered to pay the

expenses correspondents' Incurred in making the Investi- rations

responsibility for news and and asked for clarification.

The Prime Minister declared that the Minister of Information's respon-

As regards censorship, the B.B.C.sibility for news had not extended was in the same position as the press. In any way to become a provision

of means for its communication to

The Government had no desire, nor hand they the power, to interfere with the press.

His function had been simply to discretion of the B.B.C. In their choice of entertainment and pro-issue from a central source whatever news had been made available to him by olher departments.

grammes.

Mr. Chamberlain added that Lord

Responsibility For News

MacMillan had intimated that he was LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuler).--Re- now engaged upon a review of the plying to Mr. Attlee in the House arrangements for the distribution

of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain of news, including the question of mid the Minister of Information had direct contacts between the press and called attention to questions of his the departments.

THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ROYAL OAK,

TOBACCO FUND GERMAN CLAIMS

FOR TROOPS

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sepi, 28 (Reuter) --A tobacco fund for the troops which conducted by the Overseas Longue in the last war has been re- vived by the League, with the authority of the War Office and the

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Air Ministry.

The League announces that every

shilling sent to Overseas House in London provides the troops with 50

cigarettes.

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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 British fleet in the North Sea last Wednesday was H.M.S. Ark Royal.

unce of battleships, and other auth- orities, who argued the speedy dis- The broadcast challenged the appearance of battleships in 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 5501b. bomb struck the bow of a British heavy cruiser off the mouth of the Firth at Forth.

The attack

described Was "successful". There was no mention at German casualties.

British Reply

11.5

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

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

Why Report Was Delayed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 29 (UP). It has been stated here that the delay with which the news reached the Admiral- ty about the German planes attack- ing the Home Fleet in the North Sea last Wednesday was due to the Com mander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Forbes, having regarded the attack merely as No Truth Whatever

an "episode", since not a single hit LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) It is i was registered by the enemy

It is also revealed that the news truth understood that there is whatever in the German wireless came as a surprise to the Admiralty claim that a Britisli cruiser had been when they heard the German radio bombarded off the Isle of May. nanouncement broadcasting the false claim that they had sunk an aircraft carrier and damaged one battleship.

no

It is painted out that the story Issued to-day by the German radio was probably-a repetition of the false clan made yesterday in connection with the North Sea episodc.

It was not until fifteen minutes after the broadcast that the first message from Sir Charles Forbes woe

Ark Royal Undamaged received of the Admiralty. LONDON, Sept. 28, (itcuter),- It is believed that Sir Charles "Reuter is informed that the air-kept his radio silent so craft-corrier Ark Royal is safe and enemy would not be able to find his sound at her allotted station.

The German suggestions that she is damaged is untrue.

Costly Failure

position.

that the

No Food Shortage

For Greece

ATHENS, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-The British Legation here is Issued n

PARIS, Sept. 28, (Reuter)-Milit ury and naval experts attach great Importance to the costly failure et the German oerial attack on the British naval squadron in the North

statement to the effect that all com- Sca.

They recall that at various inter-modilles to meet her needs will be nailona! naval conferences, very shipped to Greece. ilvely 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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