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Hongkong Telegraph.

TOUNDED 1881

No. 1597

Intense Blizzards

SNOW

二拜雞 號一卅月十英港街 TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 31. 1939. H九十月九 $30.00 PER ANNUM

RINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

To End

TOO MANY SCOTS

Bring Fighting To

SWEEPS THE

WESTERN FRONT

Duke of

Windsor Tours

Lines Under Nazi Fire

Here Is The

Saar Front

MERZIO

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Oct. 30 (UP),—Real wintry weather has settled

in on the Western Front.

Snow flurries to-day swept up the Saar Valley and deep drifts have begun piling up in the Vosgos Mountains near the Swiss border.

VOILLINGEN

"51 AVOLD

Flying men report sub-zero temperatures nloft.

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GARREGUEMINES

Big British Freighter Latest U-Boat Victim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP)-It is officially announced that a German submarine sank the British steamer Malabar, 8,100 tons, in the Atlantic Ocean last Sunday.

Five were killed when they were trapped in the engine room.

The Duke of Windsor has completed a tour of the snow regions at the front. He emphasised the need of knitted woollens and com- forts for the troops being hurried to the front im- mediately.

Visits French Linos Under Firo

The Duke visited the French lines between the Rhine and Moselle rivers and stopped awhile at Strasbourg while the city was under Dre from German. heavy artillery

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However, the fighting is re- ported to have been at minimum over the weekend due to the intense blizzards.

Snow bas closed the Alpine passes along the Italian frontier.

It is reported that German artillery fire has subsided, leaving the entire front the quietest for weeks.

Most of the activity for the pust 24 hours has been centred north of the Saar und east of Saarbrucelten, where French artillery repulsed German troops constructing" new Edvance positions.

Great Aerial Activity LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 30 (Renter), -Greal herial activity มร th Western Front between the Moselle

was reported 1 and the Saar morning.

Earlier reports stated that activity

dmost at vanishing point except for a few German attacks in the Blys region.

Lack of aerial activity was ascribed

the preceding 24 hours had been

to the bad weather prevailing-fog

Seventy survivors have since been landed at a West and snow.

GERMANY'S

OIL NEEDS

England port.

The vessel was enroute from

• Contact Units Active

30 PARIS, Oct. (Reuter). A the United States to England that there was activity by contact

communique issued to-day states;

whole front and local

with general cargo and was units on

attacked without warning.

The crew had no opportunity to take to the boats, but managed to

Expected To Prove leave despite the dimculties and were

Biggest Handicap

adria for 11 hours.

Built In 1938

The Malabar is one of the biggest AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30 of the fleet of two dozen vessels owned by the Anchor-Brocklebank

Liverpool. (Reuter). In a long war, Line

The ship was bullt in 1938, and with Germany's oil supply will be the Macharan, constructed in the spine one of her weakest points. year, was the newest of the Brockle-

This is the opinion of Dutch bank feel

Trawlore Torpedoed

ortillery activity.

Chaser and reconnaissance uit- craft were intensely active.

Six French merchantmen, with a total tonnage of 41,000, have been lost since the war began.

Four German slips were captured, of which one was sunk by the crew. Flights Over Germany

BERLIN, Oct. 30 (Reuter).—Ger-

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WANT TO JOIN UP Support

GLASGOW, Oct. 30 (Router)-Tho, response to tho announcement that volunteers between the ages of 22 and. 35 will now be accepted for service with the armed forcet has boon so great in Glasgow that two recruiting offices have not been able to copo successfully with them.

In many cases, the men have just had their names taken and have been told to call back tator.

CITY OF FLINT

Germans Threaten American Crewmen

LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP).

For The Allies Envisaged

LONDON, Oct. 30. (Reuter). The British Press treats with realism the news that President Roosevelt's neutrality pro- posals have been adopted by the Senate.

The news is regarded more na· an indication of American moral support than an affirmation of the resolve to stay out of war.

The fact that moral support does exist is well-known in Britain.

The "Time" states that watchers -Survivors of the British on this ride of the Atlantic, murt appreciate that this legislation is steamer Stonegate, who ar- being passed solely in the Interests of rived here to-day, said that the American people. members of the German prize crew aboard the City of Flint threatened to sink the ship if the American crew tried to make trouble.

Peace In America Issuo Right through the long controversy, penco lu America has deen the issue, and peace in America will be the live when it go forward for discus

alon in the House of Representatives. The paper recalls that the mood in (which tho existing Act was passed

The German cruiser was that never again should American blood be shed on foreign battle-Delds. Deutschland shelled and That mood still dominates. sank the Stonegate just The "Dolly Telegraph” says that before they met the City of the Senate's adoption of the proposals ls an affirmation, by a décisive Flint, to which the Stone-majority, that the peace of America

gate's crew together with la German prizo crew com- | prising 30 or 40 men armed with revolvers and hand grenades, were trans- ferred.

The Stonegate's crew were landed at Tromsoe. They said a member of the prize crew told them:

"We really do not want war with Britain. We knew nothing about the politient situation unili very shortly before the outbreak of war,"

German Reticence...................... Well-informed quarters in Berlin (believe that several days will elapa.

was threatened by the existing Act,

LATEST

Guilty Verdict In Murder Trial-

After a quarter of an hour's retire-

before anything definite is hearsment, the jury returned a verdict of

about the City of F

alty. this morning against Pang German sources, naturally, arc Yiu-wui, 40, who was charged with

MAJOR-GENERAL THE DUKE whereabout, even if the cubine, Wan Hang-chung, 23, on

of Windsor, saluted as he left the War Office wearing his new uniform. He relinquished Field-Marshal's rank before accepting his new post on the Staff,

German Planes Attack

Warships in North Sea

LONDON, Oct. 30, (Reuter).-The Admiralty announces that two German bombers attacked à destroyer flotilla south of the Dogger Bank this morning,

No casualties in, or damage to, the destroyers were sustained. It is not known whether the enemy suffered any damage. BODY WASHED ASHORE

very unlikely to revtul anything re-

the murder of her husband's con- know, until the ship is safely through July 14. the blockude and in a Gerinan bour.

hue-

The Jury. however, added the strongest possible recommendation to factors make S viral

It

very mercy and His Lordship. passing din-utt to estimate the probable rentence of death, said he had not

time of arrival In Germany.

he

the lightest doubt that the sentence Firstly, the route not known; would not be carried out. His Lord- sceondly, the speed at which the ship hin added that had the jury not will travel is unknown; thirdly, the so such a recommendations, exact time she departed from Mur-would on his own behalf have done mansk; is not yet definitely known. and fourthly, it is not known which port she is headed for.

It is believed likely that she wil attempt to slip down the Norwegian cost and into the Baltic, perhaps via Kel or Travemuende,

Soo Back Page For Further Lato Nows

May Eludo Capture LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP).-British naval circles here express the belief that the captured American freighter City of Flint may succeed in cluding! all attempts at capture and safely It is stated that this is possible because the vessel can travel practi- German Plane Downed?

cally all the way from Murmansk without being compelled to go out- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

action against enemy units inside ler- LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP).-There side Norwegian territoriai waters.

It has been revealed that the only ritorial waters. is bellet that the German plano which flew over the north-cast coast yester-point where the ship would be oblig

LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)—The body of a German airman reach some German port soon. man authorities now admit that the was washed ashore to-day on the Norfolk coast. I.A.F. have carried out ralds over Germany, according to neutral observer.

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One example was a fight over Hanover last week,

The clouds were so low that Ger-

oil experts in commenting on a A report from Hull says the steam report from the New York cor- trawler St. Nidan, one of the largest respondent of the "Telegraaf"nd most modern of the Hull fleet.] that in the view of American has been sunk, apparently by enemy man searchlights could not and them Army and Navy experts, Ger- many has only sufficient high- grade petrol for two months of big-scale air attacks.

Must Use Synthetic Oil

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. and the RAF. mochines passed over

unharmed.

In contrast with the activity of the unsuitable for modern war-planes. R.A.F., Bays the same observer, the American experts place the 1939 Nazi air force has been kept to the synthetle petrol production at 25,000,- ground by the low clouds and in- 000 barrels and believe that Germany cessant rain.

The Telegraat" report, suggests will need 52,000,000 barrels in peace that after such a period, Germanytime and 150,000,000 annually in war will have to use synthetle spirit which time.

HOLLYWOOD STAR SEES OWN FILM IN COLONY James Zeemin Lee Back in H'kong

Talking Way To Victory

AIR ALARM IN LONDON

Metropolitan Sirens Sound By Mistake

In response to a question as to

ay may have been forced downt ated to go outside territorial waters why the Germans are talking the City: sea. This belief was expressed by would be south of Tromsoe but this of Flint to Germany, naval circles watchers at the second coastal town could easily be done at night time. mentioned it might be because it had Lover which the raider passed.

Although it is impossible to diz been reported that the ship's Ameri- crew had destroyed all her Witnesses sold that the plane was cover whether the British Navy is can nying low, barely clearing buildings endeavouring to recapture the City charts, thus obliging the Germans to and telephone poles. Thereafter of Flint, naval circles here recalled, salt only where they were familiar SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGNAPH" LONDON, Oct. 30 (UP)-Sixtyurned towards the sea, barely missing that International Law forbids all with the route. blind persons, mostly girls

the cliffs. The plane was smoking and

saw no further women were theoherded into thend the watchers basement of the National Institution trace of it. They are convinced it

or the Blind in Great Portland rashed.

The body of a German airman hasi Street to-day when the air rold been washed ashore at Hupplsburch, warning was sounded by mistake.

They included typistä, clerks and wórkira in a Braille factory,

Some descended twelve flights of n low minutes. All stairs within

safely sheltered within a short t'me.

Norfolks.

British Pamphlets SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" EUPEN, Oct. 30 (UP)-Leaflets which appear to be of Brilish origin: have been found in a number of

Launch Strikes Mine In

H.K. Waters, A Rumour

REPORTS were current in Ilongkong this morning that a

Nazis Now Technique

LONDON. Oct. 30 (Reuter).The Nazi war of nerves was followed by a "peace offensive" and this has now given way n "war of dark hints." "We had so many rehearsals that Belgian frontler villages. Apparent motor launch was blown up in Hongkong waters last night when It IT IS a rare occurrence for Hongkong previewers to watch

This is answered by the "News everthing went easily and quickly," ly they have been carried by the came in contact with an explosive obstruction. A flm in the company of the princinal star. But it hapnened

Chronicle" which says that if talk said an official of the Institution, wind into Belglun territory, this morning when press critics previewed "The Rainbow Pass"

"To cach blind person is attached Different sources here claim that could win a war, the Nazis would bej

The report cannot be confirmed in official circles, but it in starring Jomes Zeemin Lee.

a person with sight. Really they got at night from Friday to Saturday understood that the rumour has also reached police quarters, and that Mr. Lee, who is a brother of Mr. Lee, who was educated at St. well on the way to victory

"But neither talk nor anything else down the stairs os aulckly as any plants flew at a high altitude over a police launch has been despatched to the scene to investigate,

person with a'ght could do."

the Aix-la-Chapelle artin: Stephen's College, was at one limea will worry us." says the journal. member of the staff of the Hongkong

11. 8. of the Air

The incideni la stated to have occurred north of Tai-0 Bay,- in We are prepared for all con and Binghal duters, Corporation, tingencies, Bealdenafils Oil: cute Precautions Offee In Landon said: tish-reply to Miller's speech published Lantau Island wood yesterday and was present He later left to complete his educa- he noted that whatever poller the To-day's alarm was sounded by mis- In Germany? Asculier for According to the rumour, the launch was towing two Janka in the Consor's Studio this tion at the University of Southern Nazis decide to adopt, they will not take. A stand-to order had bem ro publication of the entire British morning,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. chatter about their plans beforehand PLEASE Tum To Page 5. texti

Me Li Chor-chi and Mr. Wom Vinson Lee, arrived from Holly,

The leaflots read: "Was the Bri-

ARE, when thigierplosion occurred.