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一拜體 號十三月十英站咨 MONDAY,

OCTOBER

30,

1939 日八十月九

No. 15011

SEE Feeling

U-Boat Torpedoes Freighter In

In Sight

Sight of Colony-Bound Convoy Japan HONGKONG RESIDENTS SUBMARINE DRAMA AT

THREE VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS IN QUICK SUCCESSION

"SHE STOOD ON HER BOW, TWIRLED SLOWLY ROUND, AND THEN PLUNGED STRAIGHT DOWN.

This was the climax to a dramatic story of the sinking of a tramp steamer, which Hongkong residents returning from leave were able to tell when a British liner arrived from England | this morning.

A few of them were spectators of the sinking, which was the result of a submarine attack and which occurred with overwhelming swiftness.

Destroyers attacked the submarine and there was strong evidence that they sank her.

Among the Hongkong residents aboard the finer at the time of the sinking—several witnessed the disaster-were.—Mr. C. R. Crampton, Chief Engineer in Butterfield and Swire's service, and his wife, Mr. J. Dew, Mr. A. P. Ferguson, Miss J. S. Faulds, Captain J. L. Gamble, Butterfield & Swire skipper, Mr. E. J. Keevil, Mr. H. C. Keech, Mr. H. B. Leney, Sub.-Lt. May, R.N., and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. T. Tam. "We left England on Septem-

ber 13 in a convoy of seven ships i

GERMANY

Medi

POLAND

SLOVAKIA

KUTHE MASERUMANIA; PHUNGARY

JUGOSLAVIA

iterranean

GRE!

Sea

RUSSIA

Aarrow on map shows how the German army in a drive through Hungary and Ruthenia, could menace Rumania's seventy-five-milo frontier

Germany is reported to be putting pressure on Count

Csaky, Hungary's Foreign Minister, to obtain full Hungarian

co-operation against the Allies.

arrows show how Bulgaria, if she sided with Germany would be threatened on three sides by Rumania, Turkey and Greoco, Plant for an invasion of Bulgaria have already been drawn up, Turkish diplomatic circles believe.

Turkey is also sounding Jugo-Slay diplomats with the object of bringing Jugo-Slavia into the Balkan Peace Front.

Black

B TUR KEY

SYRIA

AMERICAN DETAINED

SHOOTING SENSATION

Pinch

SEA of War

RUSSIA'S DEMANDS

Not Impossible Believes Finland

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH”

JAPAN IS FEELING the financial and econo- mic pinch of sustained warfare.

The Budget for 1940- 41 promises to set a new all-time record of over:

HELSINKI, Oct, 29 5,000 million yen, almost (Reuter).—While the quadruple the expendi- strictest secrecy is main-ture of pre-war years. tained regarding the Soviet There seems little. likeli- demands and the nature of hood that

the ordinary the Finnish reply, general Budget will be below 4,800 optimism prevails in Hel-million yen, which compares sinki and there is a belief with 2,867 million in 1938- that an amicable settlement 39. will be reached.

In an attempt to bring it The reported statement by to this figure, the Ministry Stalin that the U.S.S.R) does not of Finance has announced intend interference with the

drastic curtailment of new Scandinavian countries or en-

various croachment. of Finnish indepen- demands by the dence is received with great Departments, states à "Do- appreciation.

mei" message.

Meanwhile Finland is leaving nothing to chance and continues to concentrate all her resources readiness for any, eventuality.

In

Roply To Russia HELSINGFORS, Oct. 28 (UP) The Cabinet, comploted their de Ifberalions over the draft of the Finnish reply to Russia.

In the Inner Cabinet, M, Erkko, the [special envoy; M. Tanner, the Minis- ter of Finance; the Minister of De- fense and the Premier studied the: Russim proposals throughout the

Drastic Roductions

In some cases, the estimates of departments are to be reduced by two-thirds

The new demands which are to be curtailed total 1,200 million yen.

In addition to the ordinary Bud- ret. Japan faces a "Clifna Zooldent" Budrel of 5,000 million yen, bring-"

The Ing the total expenditure on wir in China to the staggering figure of 15,000 salilion yen (£875,- 000,000)—almost doublo the pre- war debt,

attended by two destroyers," a Naval Escort Sinks German Submarine TAXA TEGEN and Park, Michigan, and former out to-night. There were also addi-mainder will be raised through loans.

passenger told the "Hongkongj Telegraph."

"We were later joined by two ships; ono

a homeward- way bound tanker, but she turned about, apparently preferring to travel back with our destroyers. "We were three days out when we witnessed the sinking. It was in the early morning just before breakfast,

ward-bound tramp. She WEK

Hongkong Man's Trip

With Athenia Survivors

PROTESTS

Government To Set Up Special Committee

THE "Telegraph" understands from authoritative sources that A GRIM description of an änxious crossing of the Government is appointing a

board a income tax proposals.

Committee to examine the draft when only a few of the passengers Atlantic with 80 survivors of the Athenia on were on deck,

The Committee will comprise re- of all closICA of the prentatives Colony's populace, and will include; both British and Chinese members.

It understood that among the functions of the proposed Committee will be examination of the scope of the proposed taxation; the methods of collection, etc.

miles ahead when there were three

"The ship was a small home- 20,000-ton Canadian Pacific liner was given to a crossing our bows about three "Telegraph" representative to-day by Mr. William L. violent explosions in quick succes- Alexander of Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, who has re-

"Wo were not close enough to turned from leave at Home.

"After their, terrible ex-

alon.

make til anything in detail, but

women

we saw the ship's stern heave upperience the Athenia passengers, sharply out of the water. "I was as though the explosion had mostly American men, tlung the stern bodily into the air. and children, did not wish to re- She stood on her bow, twirled slowly vive their memory by talking," round, and then plunged straight he said. down.

"Had To Jump For It' "Those on board had no time to Tower a boat; they just had Jump for it. It was really too quick for description,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7.

They had no luggage and the party included one old woman of 70 who had been picked up from the sea did pot unconscious. She sald she remember much about the sinking.

"One man with two chlidren wore This fe-belt all the time and

INDIAN CONTINGENT

ARRIVES IN FRANCE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

understand that some

passengers

ev n took their life-belts with them to the bathroom and that one actually used to have baths with a life-belt

on."

U.S. Navy Puzzle

It is believed that the Committee will also fake cognisances of recent All the survivors spoke very highly protests in the columns of the Press. of the hospitality they had received:

From other sources the "Telegraph" in Glasgow, where they had been understands that the three Chinese accommodated at hotels. They could members of the Legislative Council not understand why the American will place the views of the Chinese Government did not cond naval community before Legislative Coun- convoy to take them home when cll when the Unofficials reply to. the about a third of the entire U.S. navy Budget at the next meeting. was once searching for the missing! woman der Amelia Earhart,

In this connection, the Telegraph"

TUS

"I Don't Like Tatao

"He Said Police,' SHANGHAI, Oct. 30 (UP)-day.

The "Asahi Shimbun" reports that The Municipal police have hand-

miltion yen of the The atmosphere was expectant and about: 3,000 ed Mr. R. L. Herrmann of High- not unduly pessimistic.

ordinary Estimates will be raised The city was completely blacked Uirouali internal revenue The re- employee of the Texas Oil Com-tonal troop movements throughout

At the end of 1939, Japan's in- pany to the custody of the the night, but the purpose could not debtedness totalled 11,918 million United States Marshal, after be ascertained.

yen, of which 1817 -1317 Herrmann fired four shots at the The populace is calm and has been leg to Bellain, France and the

United States. puppet Tatao police patrol in an prepared for any eventuality for extra-Settlement road at 2.30 many days. this morning. No one was in- Russian Troops In Latvia jured.

MOSCOW, Oct. 20 (Reuter).-The Herrmann, after flring at the Talao Arst Soviet troops to enter Latvia ar- polics patrol from a taxi, proceeded rived at a Latvlan frontier town this to n Western District night-club morning. where he terrified a number of cus- They are on their way to future Lomers by threatening them with his Soviet naval and air bases on the

const, revolver.

To Leave To-morrow Tatao policemen and also claimed HELSINKI, Oct. 20 (Router). that he hud shot several Japanese; The Finnissh delegation is expected however, he denied the latter state- to leave on the third trip to Moscow ment when he was placed in custody on Tuesday.

Herrmann said he had shot several

He said that he had won 3,000 yuan They will take with them Fisland's In a nearby gambling house in the reply to the latest Russian proposals Japanese controlled territory.

over the drafting of which the American authorities sald that Cabinet had been busy over Herrmann admitted shooting at the weelt-end. police patrol "because I don't like tliem."

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Rivers Not To Be Re-opened

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Domel)-----

the

Party leaders were brought to gether to-day to hear detalls of the proposels.

Agreement was reached after two days of discussion between the Government and party leaders.

The final text is now being drafted.

Raich-Latvian Agreement SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" RIGA, Oct. 29 (UP) The first detachments of Soviet troops crossed the Latvian border en route to their Government had under contem- bases to-nay. plation the re-opening of the Meanwhile the Latvian-German re- agreement which Was navigation by ships of third initialled after three weeks' negotia-

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. Powers were denied by the

Alr. Alexander had tried to book learns that the Chinese members re- a passage by the ill-fated Athenia, cently requested, and obtained, the "When we went on board the views of the Chinese General Cha Duchess of Atholl at Liverpool we ber of Commerce, which has opposed Rumours that the Japanese all carried gas marks and I have the proposed taxation. brought mine with me back to Hong-

kong.

"We salled on September 10 on our under convoy seven day crossing, part of the voyage, with another big Bner. The convoy consisted of charges," he said.

LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP).-The first contingent of destroyer and a sloop carrying depth troops from India was landed in France.

An official announcement to this effect was released by the Ministry of Informa- cannonading, has become quiet. tion this morning.

en the voyage, which proved Inci- Franco. Relostei Roiorvos

Depth Charges Explodo

י

Confucianism

To Be Revived

Leading Chinese Form Organisation

Yangtse and Pearl Bivers, to free settlement

Japanese Foreign Office spoken-

man to-day.

The spokesman declared that

the rumours were "mere specu- lation."

Daladier Visits Western Front

LATEST

Sea Back Page For Forthar, Late Nows

R.A.F. MEN WILL WIN WAR OF AIR-EXPERT

"We were only three to four hours out when. a submarine was sighted

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The flood waters of the Vosges and and we saw the depth charges explode

LONDON, Oct. 29. (Reuter),—-An American correspondent who CHUNGKING, Oct, 20 (UP)-An Thine rivers are subsiding, leaving at what appeared to be a distance of

We understood leffort to revive Confucian.an, which frontier about half a mile.

has been visiting the R.A.F. In France pays a high tribute to the of The troops procended from an the Luxembourg-German

covered with food debris.

that the submarine was hit, but all la considered essential in time

personnel. N undisclosed port in India by n

The 111th French communique we could see was the spouts of water (national disaster, prominent Chinese-

"They rather than their machines will win the day.” he states. Government officials including Yu

step convoy of troopships which were says: "There was greatly lessened from the depth charges.

All are set and ready to move the moment there is any escorted by British warships. netivity throughout last night. The The voyage was very inlecrable Yulen, President of the Control

PECIAL TO THE "YELEGNAPH", As we all were advised to sleep Yuan, Sun Fo, President of the

PARIS, Oct. 20 (UP) M. towards the Indiscriminate bombing threatened by Marshal Goerings No losses whatever were sustained entire front was calm."

with our clothes on."

Legislative Yuan, Tai Chuan-halen,

Arms Embargo, thousands of Ameri We Have Planes, Too "After the naval convoy left, the President of the Examination Yuan, Daladier returned to the War Minis-

con plane will be rando available to PARIS, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-With

the time and Chon Li-tu, Minister of Education, try to-day after a two-day secret

He was accom The destination of the Indian forces thousands of Brush

Inliner zig-zogged" ali

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-While the Allies. E troops

the strength of the German air force

The Allies are equally confident on is not divulged; Qurani

France and thousands more pouring went far north before they reached and Ho Ying-chin; Minister of War, visit to the front.

with the approval of Dr. II H. Kung, panted by General Decamp. The Ministry of the Indian forces across the Channel, the French Montreal..........

M. Daladier reported that the is not under-estimated in London, it land and sea-G is not divulged," padary

aurora are organising an "Insitute of Con Government to-day was able to re- The Ministry of Information added lease 100,000 older men from active

fucianism" with the object of sludy-morale of troops is excellent despite is stated that our rate of production alot only are we confident but ing and developing Confucian virtues. the bad weather, and the tremendous of aircraft is fast overhauling Gere are the Netherlands: Belgium, and

many present strength in the air.Switzerland.is The organisation will be establish- work of building' fortifienfloris.

the vast weight these Generallaalmo Chiang He expressed satisfaction over Meanwhile, the situation on the homes but and to hold themselves in one day to other liner left us and salt and Lin Sen, als hembran, fact that the economie life of the many addition, 110, aut on of mylly dress counties are boy fully presidents, and Dr. H. King as country is being maintained in a be thrown into the scale and with neutrailty by the Nada, barneclintity {presidenLa

normal way.

the probable' repeal of the American will be met wlib unlimited vani

dentless,

however, that some of the Indian service,

officers will serve with the Royal The men have returned to their

Nevya Western front, after Aunday's heavy - Instantly if their services are needed.

· HAW "Passengers borcalls to slearly that ti lit up the blacked-out; shipokat kuWAS: "There was a score on board when

the

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