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Picture of the Rescue

THIS dramatic picture was taken at the actual moment when! the 32 survivors of the British steamer Blairfogic—-sunk by a U-Boat off Ireland—were being rescued. They are climbing from their "bost aboard the United States ship American Shipper, which turned back 150 miles after receiving their SOS and took them to Boston, Mass.

RATIONING AT HOME.

Butter And Bacon To Be Included

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 1 (UP) Mr. William Morrison, the Food Minister, has announced that rationing of bacon and butter will begin about mid-December. Ench commodity will be rationed to four ounces per week per person provided imports continue at the present rate, as we have good reason to think."

Both bacon and butter ore parish- ablo

and unsuitable for storage, consequently there was no Govern- ment reserve when war started,

It is expected, sald Mr Morrison that supplies will increase later but

at present Imports from Europenn

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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

November 2, 1939.

City of Flint Officer in London, Gives GRAPHIC BROADCAST

OF

SHIP'S

LONDON, Nov. 1

(Reuter). In a broadcast

SEIZURE

from Daventry to-day, the MEN KEPT OUT.

| American wireless operator of the City of Flint told the story of the ship's capture by the German warship Deutschland.

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The operator escaped Tromsoe and was the only mem- ber of the City of Flint's crew to do so.

The City of Flint, he said, left | New York on October 3, bound for various .British ports. Sho was due at Manchester on October 10.

At about 4 pm, on October 9, the. ship was sailing north-custword on steady course at about 10 knots.

When the Deutschland was first sighted, those an board took her for either an Allied or an Ameri- can warship.

Guns Trained On Ship She came up very quickly with all guna trained on the City of Flint and signalled her by flags to stop,

Then the City of Flint was ordered not to use her wireless.

When the Deutschland was about a quarter of a mile away, she broke The German ensign.

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A boarding party came alongside in

examined un open boat, and ship's papers.

Those on board the Clly of Flint thought that they would be sent back to Amertea, but the Germans eald they were sorry but they would have to take them all to Germany.

An armed guard consisting of 18 men, including a reserve. office, warrant officer, two radio operators, In signal rating, a petty officer and Inther ratings, were put aboard.

Crew Threatened

Their armament consisted of a machine gun. hand grenades. revolvers and bayonets.

OF SIGHT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHET

BERLIN, Nov. 1 (UP)~~The captured American freighter City of Flint la "still continu- Inrufely her trip to the South

Unconārmed reports lato that the prize is being escorted by a German submarine and two destroyers and that tho had been sighted steaming down the Norwegian' coast within the 3-mile limit.

An Qão report glates that steadily the City of Flint moving southward, inside Nor- wegian territorial waters, and will pass off the port of Bergen before morning.

It is reported that the Ameri- can crow in safe and well It is believed that they were kept below decks during the brief stop at Tromsoe,

engine room, bridge and radio room. the radio all the way to Norway.

Not a single message was, sent un They also brought 30 men from the Stonegate, including one passen- ger, with them.

New Pact Is Defended

Turkish President's Speech To Assembly

The Stonegate men said they had

beea very well-treated.

Food was plain except on Sunday

which was the big day because they HATS by Henry Heath and Scotts

had strawberries.

The Deutschland, they said, was salling a zig-zag course before she stopped the City of Flint.

Under the German officer's orders, the City of Flint headed for the ex- treme north of the north Norwegian coast, while the Deutschland made off in the other direction.

The Germans seemed quite con- fident that if they reached Norway they would be able to get down to Germany safely.

Reached Norway

They reached the Norwegian coast safely, but at first they did not know where they were. They were taking Boundings unul morning.

They then plcked up a Norwegian |pilot and went down the const a little

way to Tramsoe.

The Norwegian pliat did not realise that a German prize erew was on board the City of Flint until he came aboard. Ho mearly fell back into the water with az- tonishment.

They reached Tromsoe safely and there the American and German con- suis came.

This concluded the radio operator's talk from Daventry. He did not re- yeal details of his escape from the City of Flint and her Nazi prize crew.

Steaming Down Coast

OSLO, Nov. 1 (Reuter).--The City of Flint is now passing the Lofoten Islands, about one-third of the way down the Norwegian coart.

It is steaming along slowly in Norwegian waters, and hopes to reach A German port.

Barnn Still Silent WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Router), |--"The German Government is stili 'without information" about the City of Fint's crew.

The United States Embassy in Berlin has been usking for informa-

ANKARA, Nov. 1 (Reuter).tion three times a day, but so far

They said that if the City of-President Incunu, opening the bus got no sallsfaction, Fill's crow gave any trouble, a Turkish National Assembly, de- hand grenade would be thrown clared that the Anglo-Turkish among them.

Pact was directed against no

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One hand grenade was dropped in the sea to give the men an den of other party. the explosion.

Its purpose was to assure Turkey's i All this took about an hour and asceturity, at the same time serving Jinlu

Fanling Starting Times

peace and International security #1 Most of the German salfors spoke least in the zone where Turkey's

le Englialt, while the officer | influence could be exercised,

The following starting times have spoke it Buently. They were mostly It followed Turkey's alm in oppos-been arranged by the Royni Hong- young men and wore hobnailed boots, ing themselves to the extension of kong Golf Club for matches in the Their hal-ribbons were from all sorts the tragedy of war by creating a re- Jasper Clark Cup and the Qualifying of ships, including the Emden.

gion of security in Europe, which Round of the Club Championship on They suld the Deutschland was

was struggling in the horrors of war. Sunday: overcrowded because they had several prize crews aboard.

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Major Jolinatone,

Sury. Cdr. Nicholson,

Not Disturbing Influence

9.15 m. 1.00 pm. A. K. Mackenzie, They came from Spanish waters.

"The Pact only, comes into cifret 20 1.05 where they had been before the wat if some staic secks to trample started. They also spoke of having lawful aspirations," he continued. 0.25 scen U.S. Coast Guard cutters hurry-"Apart from this eventuality,

to escort the American ship bids with our allles, and the high Iroquois.

xtend which we have proclaimed to-935 gether are not of a character to dis-9.40 turb our normal friendly relations with other states.

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The President did not allude to M. 77.30 Molotoff's speech,, but referring to

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Old Course.

AIR BASE ORDERED WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, (UP).--The Navy Department has awarded two Baltimore firms a $7,500,000 contract to construct a huge new air base at San Juan, Puerto Rico, in connection with the programme for strengthening defences in the Carribean Sea.

The new base is one of 12 which Congress authorised for Atlantic and Pacife defences ut a total cost af 803,000,000;

The Army has announced they are sending nine medium twin- melored bambing planes to San Juan in Noventber to augment the Air Force there.

Nazi Losses Mount To

Over 500,000 Tons

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

"As litherto, the friends who are faithful to us may expect nothing but i straightforwardness and

A. Morse.

A. Boisertelt.

A. J. Drania, -

7. T. Smith,

A. Peerce,

D. Hunter.

Lt. Col. Roso,

E. J. f. Mitchell.

G. C. Worraži,

N.C. New

goodwin Envoy's Report To

from us," declared the President.

Regent's Approval“

BAGHDAD, Nov. 1 (Reuter).- Opening Parliament lo-day, the

Be Published

LONDON, Nov.1 (Reuler).—The Regent expressed cordial approval of British Government has given per- the Anglo-Franco-Turkish Pact, mission is an American firm to reprint which enables this part of the world Sir Novile Henderson's report" for to regard the future with confidence." publication in the United States.

Puppet Representations

LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter).—Mr. Ronald Cross, the To

sources have been reduced and there Minister for Economic Warfare, broadcasting from

has been no time to fill the gap from

more distant sources.

No Sugar Rationing

Sugar will not be rationed as there are suficient suppiles to meet normal requirements. If the pubile would

London to-day, revealed that seizures of goods destined for Germany had now comfortably exceeded half શ million tons.

French Concession

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" (rorists, who "are directed and SHANGHAI, Nov. 2 (Domei). Onanced by Chungiting agents,"

If the French Municipal Counell -In view of the frequent occur authorities fall to arrest the assassins rence of terroristic outrages in responsible for the murder of the They included petrol, iron, aluminium, copper and the French Concession, Mayor Chinese City Government's officials, slated of materials, which could be Fu Sino-en of the Shanghal Mayor Fu observes that the prestige could not be used as food. used directly for war purposes, and, Special Municipality on Wednes of the French Consul-General will become questionable and the Con- day has filed representations cession authorities will be blamed Mr. Cross- added: "In modem with M. M. Baudez, the French for neglecting their duties. times, no government docs more Consul-General, asking for stric- than the Germans to abolish the ter control of Chinese terrorists|

restrict their purchases to one pound phosphates.

sufficient for some months.

per week per person, there would bo This was only a small pro- Consumers will register for sugar portion of Germany's real losses but will not use ration books, thus as the result of British mastery enabling the Food Ministry to ascer- of the seas, because many over- tain the necessary distribution, with sea shippers had not even out setual rationing..

Meat will be rationed but supplies tempted to send goods to Ger- in sight for the future are ample to many.

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meet all reasonable requirements for Only 14 Per Cont. Foodstuffs

Referring to the Nazi complaints

both the Services and the civilian population," Mr. Morrison said, and

urged housewives throughout Britain that the control was Inhumane, Mr. to do their utmost to conserve food- Cross declared that only 14 per cent. Stuss

of the total zaizures would normally

distinction between the Army and

civilian population. We may well and effective maintenance of ask what is the object of the Ger- peace and order in the Conces- man submarine campaign if not to sion. prevent all cargoes and foodstuffs from reaching, this country7"* ·

Mayor Fu's noto calls atten- tion to the murder by Chinesa gunmen of Li Chin-pino, coun- sellor of the Shanghai Special

ve been chesalted on suod, Includ- New British Army Municipality, on October 28 on

ing nine per cent of oils and fats, which the Germans could use equally easily as munitions or food.

In this connection, Mr. Cross re- called that the German leaders had already decided that guns were preferable to balter,

TIE prefix "Special to the Tele- graph" is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph” to indiesto news wülch' is strictly copyright under, the pro- visions of the Telecommunications Ordinance, 1916. Such news sɛ bears

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Malang Road in the Fronch Concession, and the murder of Pro- fessor Wang Fu-yen, of Fulan Uni- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

versity, by terrorists on the same day LONDON, Nov. 1 (Router)—It is on Route Tenant do Latour in the learned that Lieut. General Sir French Concession.

Stil At Large Ronald. Adam lias been appointed to

command the Third Army Corps of While those responsible for theso the British Expeditionary Force. outrages were believed to be still at Major-General H. RS. Maxay has larke, the note adds, peace and order been appointed Deputy Chief of the in a foreign sotilament are greatly Imperial General Stafi.

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