1939-11-07 — Page 12

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

November 7, 1939.

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| Flint (4,963 tons) by the German pocket battle- ship Deutschland (10,000 tons), which put on board a prize crew of 18, armed with 'revolvers, daggers and hand-grenades.

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They took the City of Flint through Arctic Waters to the North Russian port of Murmansk. There the prize crew were detained, and later released, by the Russians.

The most dramatic event occurred last Saturday when Norway arrested the Nazi Prize Crew and set the ship free.

By JAMES G. McCONNOCHIE, British radle-officer aboard the City of Flint. As told to a “Daily Mail" Special Correspondent in London.

BERGEN.

WE left New York on October 3 and nothing Kolly & Walah, Ltd., Hongkong happened until, six days later at 2.50 p.m., I noticed a ship

on the horizon.

Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Fest, Ltd Wyndham Stret.

Blizzards In Atlantic

American Coast Swept

By Snowstorms

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Looking through my glasses I made her out to be a large warship. Everyone thought she was a British or French cruiser, come out to meet us.

Lack of Red Support

Of Propaganda

POST OFFICE

ADDITION OF SENDER'S ADDRESS

Every articlo sent through the Posts should, bear, in the left-hand corner, or 'on' the back, the name and LONDON, Nov. 6 (Router) addreas of the sender, so that the Post Office may be able in case of A special commentary issued to non-delivery, "to return it unopened day states that the false claims and without delay. A large num of the sinkings of British naval ber of "undelivered: (articles aro. ships made by the German destroyed every year at the Return- Ministry of Propaganda haveled Letter Office because they contain Do clue, quiside or wide, of the attained grotesque limits in the whereabouts of the sendars. German broadcast announce ments that H.M.S. Kestral has been sunk by a U-boat by clever tactics.

It is the practice of the British the names of ships, and the Kestral i a. Royal Naval Air Station situated many miles from the sea.

"Nothing But Naked Truth"

The value of the statement made by Dr. Goebbels on November 11-in his speech to the Hitler Youth that

but the naked truth" may be gauged from the above.

Christmas and New Year Cards

bearing not more than Ive written words and enclosed in open envelopes i are accepted by the Post Office at the rale for printed matter, LC. B centr per 2 ounces, for all countries.

Hongkong, Chifa and 'Macao;nt: 2 cents per 2 ounces.,

Envelopes must not be closed,

A revised edition-of the Hongkong Post Ofice Guido is on sale at all Post Omees price $1.00.

Small Packet Post to all countries

Details of a preliminary report sent from Mos- cow to Berlin by the German trade delegation Admiralty to give their shore stations have reached London from neutral sources. They reveal the measure of Hitler's disappointment. Sixty-eight per cont. of Russian railroads, it is shown, are one-way tracks, so that their capacity to supply Germany overland is strictly German propaganda contains "nothing is suspended. limited. Russia has only 500,000 goods trucks in use--fewer than Gormany, who is short of them. Also, the lines are of a different gauge, and necessitate goods being reloaded into German wagons at the frontier. Exports estimate that six months will be needed to get an overland supply working.

Then, and gore than other, Oktober it. Now, Luxembourg Looks On

as we drew closer, we saw

18: going duc cost;

she was tiying the German flag All should sight Norwegian coast to-

her guns were trained on us. She morrow, signalled us to stop and ordered us

Danish flag on Now we have a elther side of the ship, and are thus to shut down the radio apparatus:

Well, we stopped and ut a quarter sailing under false colours.

October 10: Much warmer now.

to four we were boarded by a num-Germans taking soundings. Evident- ber of German sailors and officers.

Commander They were armed with revolversy expect to make land.

stopped ship at midnight. Seems un- sure about his position.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP).—und hand-grenades. Winter has come to the Atlantic seaboard with snow and rain and

Maine high winds from Florida..

The warship, we then saw, was the "pocket-battleship" Deutschland.

October 20-Picked up a pilot this morning. Now flying German flag.

Nazi satiors are concealing guns under their jackets.

Anchored at Tromsoe (Norway) about 5 pm, and took on 60 tons of

The German officer charge of the boarding party asked to see our papers, and finding that we carried Even at several points in the deep large quantities of oil he signalled south there are sub-freezing tem-to the Deutschland for orders.

water. I fully expected we should be sunk, perolures.

The storm was accompanied by so I went to my cabin to collect my gales, which have swept the entire papers. New England.coast,

When I came back to the deck found all the crew had been lined up.

Storm warnings were nolsted at Newhaven, Connecticut, and down the coast to Nantucket,' in Massachu- setts.

There have been three inches of snow in upper New York State and alcot and snow in northern New Hampshire and Vermont.

“GOING TO GERMANY" The German officer told us the matter was serious. He didn't like what he had to do, but England had started a war,

However, owing to the kindness of Henvy rains have fallen in Wash-his commanding officer, we were not ington and New York and there is a to be sunk, but he had orders to put dreary downpour in eastern Pennsyl-a prize crew aboard and take us to vanda, New Jersey and Delaware.

Gerinany.

MADE TO SIGN

Customs and naval officers came

1aboard and, in spite of the false name and the disguise, found out our true nationality.

Ile said the Deutschland had sunk

Snow is 15 to 20 inches deep in Northern and Western Virginia where the Stonegate (5,044 tons of London, the highways are blocked, power which was on her way from Valij lines down, 'bus schedules interrupted

paraiso, Chile, to England) and he and motorists marooned.

There are near freezing tempera- tures in the neighbourhood of Galnos- ville, Florida and lower temperatures In Louisiana.

NEW WORLD WAR NOW INEVITABLE

(Continued from Page 1.) the aim of the war was the tection of democracy.

ship.

put her crew of 38 aboard our

This he did, and the Deutschland left us with the German prize crew in command.

The Norwegians would not let us sail out until the American flag had been repainter.

The Germans told us they intended to land the Stonegate's crew.

I managed, to squeeze in them and so avoided going to with the City of Flint. We brought on at once to Bergen,

|--At once they changed our course to --

due north and began making prepara- ttons for the night-blacking out all the ports and putting out all lights.

NAZIS "JITTERY" They took control of my radio pro-room, and posted armed guards at

every strategle point.

Next, day there was a heavy sea. We hoped a British worship would sight us, but we were disappointed.

Next morning, Ocober 11, we were still ploughing our way north,

I was growing steadily colder.

At War Near Border

THE Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, overrun within 24 hours by the Germans in August 1914, is watching the new war on her doorstep with great composure, says

Associated Press.”

The difference between 1914 and 1939 is noted with satis- faction. To-ay, far from taking the offensive, the Ger- mans. take cover behind the Siegfried line, which many con- sider as being in no way com- parable with the French Maginot Line..

U.S. BENEFITS FROM WAR

There are no new reasons to sup- pose that the German attack on the Western Front is more likely now than ten days ago.

Weather conditions in France are (not suitable for offensive action.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMÈS Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 mloutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- tered and parcel malls are clorod at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 8

are closed at 8 pm.

ALLIES' WEALTH P.. Registered and Parcel mails

IN AMERICA

Enormous Reserves For Haiphong

Purchasing Arms Salgon

Japan

INWARD MAILS

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Shanghai and Swatow SPECIAL TO THE "TELIGNAPH" Shanghal NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP)-Manila Monetary experts here anticipate no Air Mall by "Air France Direct Ber- change in the International exchange vion"-Paris date, Let Nov. Nov. 8. situation resulting from the Ufting Air Mall by "Pan American_Air» of the United States arms embargo, ways Direct Service"--San Fran- that the Allies have a large amount Haiphong and Fort Bayard

They draw attention to the fact cisco date, 81st October ...Nov..8. .Nov. 8. purchase of war materials; therefore Japan and Shangbal

funds in the United States for the Haiphong....

there should be no withdrawal of Java and Manua funds from Latin America.

Japan The Department of Commerce has Manila estimated that Britain, France and Straits Canada have over five billon dollars Invested in the United States which is available if needed.

of

Moscow Parleys Progress Slowly

Nov: 8.

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Nov. 8,

Nov. 8.

Nov. 8 .Nov. 8.

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Nov, 1.

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Nov. 0.

Japan. Manila

Nov.9.

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Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghai

Nov. 1.

Canton

Nov. 10.

Japan and Shanghai Shanghai

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Nov. 10,

Nov. 10.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UP). The morale of the Germans seems disclosed that $250,000,000 worth of The Department of Commerce' to-day rother low as far no can be judged orders from Latin America for rail- STOCKHOLM,. Nov. 6 (Reuter) to the contact with inhabitants of road equipment, heavy machinery An offlelni statement issued in Hol-Manila the border villages. There appears and office equipment have been re- singfors says that negotiations. to be resignation in the place of en-eclved in the United States since the Moscow are proceeding normally but amongthusiasm.

outbreak of the European war, Russia

progressing slowly. were Most German defence works are casily visible rum the frontier. In- nocent-looking bungalows are known to contain conerete émplacements ready for machine gun nests. Ger- mby villages were evacuated--by order in a great hurry, and many crops were abandoned.

Paris Bourse

Booms

Best Prices Since Start Of The War

The city of Luxembourg itself is well prepared against air rakis-

botter, it is said, than Brussels. Government

The_two_questions...worrying, the arc evacuation and Luxembourg's steel industry. Belgium SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" has promised full co-operation and PARIS, Nov. 6 (Reuter)--support should urgent action on

evacuation become necessary. Repatriation of capital assets held abroad, together with the The steel industry is vital to the lifting of the arms embargo by Grand Duchy, and all the mills are grouped in the south coiner near the the United States and the ap-French border, More than 2,000,000 parent German diplomatic set- tons of steel are produced annually backs, caused almost boomlike and the problem of getting materials

industry's conditions in the Bourse to-day. for the

causing concern.

Agriculture is well developed and is sullicient to feed the Duchy's 300,- The manliesto also states that for

for British worships or 'planes.

The favourite domestic, iron, steel 000 inhabitants. over: two years the Japanese im-

Sull we kept due north. No ships and banking Issues gained between perialists had been torturing Chinn, who was fighting for her indepen- were sighted next day (October 12), dve and seven per cent, initial gains.

although we crossed the track taken Not in all cases were these maintain-WESTERN FRONT by convoys. We all hoped to see ed at the close. one, but bi vain.

Appeal For Aid To China M. Molotoff concluded: "We know that our successful policy, of Prace is the best polley for the Soviet.

The session has been the most

We must continue this policy without The Germans were becoming very active since the war, and even some|

"itlery-keeping on anxious watch time before,

any deviation."

dence.

workers to act

Patriotic Response

continuation is

WARPLANES ACTIVE

It adds: "The Comintern summons the workers to protect the Chinese mations-against imperialist invaders. "My diary notes continue;

The homeward rush of capital is It starsons : the

October 13 (a Friday): Men's against those who are for continu- nerves getting

belleved to be immediately due to Worse, Talked to allon of war, and loudly to demand Germans they are mostly between the owners' desire to avoid the de- Thatthebands, sons and brothers be 22 and 20 years old. Still heading claration of assets abroad, which will

be compulsory after November 13.

There was October 14: To-day the Germans Government securities, prices reach- a good market for made a Danish flag.

October 15: Sighted a huge leeing new high levels for a war period.

This is interpreted as a berg just before nightfall. Tem-

splendidly patriotic response to the nation-wide pemture 17 deg, below zero, and deek covered with ice and snow.

October 16: Dawn, Still afloat for subscription of armament bonds British planes carried out an-

brought back from the trenches"

KING'S

NEXT CHANGE

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FRONTIER MARSHAL

RANDOLPH......... · NANCY

SCOTT KELLY CESAR ROMERO BINNIE BARNES JOHN CARRADINE

Austin Panderer Sel 21. Wartel

LA 13th Castory-Feet Picture

north.

un appeal issued by M. Reynaud to-day!

RECONNAISSANCE

OVER GERMANY

PARIS, Nov. 6 (Reuter).

which he intends mainly to rely other daylight reconnaissance

In Bnancing the war,

after a nerve-wracking night dodg on ing between feebergs and stopping trequently. Most of us stayed up all;

night

London Markets Cheerful

over Western Germany to-day, and secured valuable photo-

graphs. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

"One of our planes has not

We seem to be heading for the North Cope. S hoping strangly| LONDON, Nov. 6 (Rebler).—In that, we shall meet British warship. quietly cheerful markets, glit-edged returned.

Exhibition

of the

smartest

-models in

Watches

To-day they put a time-bomb in1 securities advanced on strong support French planes also flew deep into any

the engine-room.

which is believed in some quarters Germany and reported that there I think we are going to Germany to preange an early issue of a defence were no unusual troops movements through

territorial loan. Norweginn

In the German renc Kamirs were also bought, while the waters..

leading Industrials mostly closed. The German captain expects Nazi destroyers to escort us through the mine field.

Sea flat. Cold unbearable.

higher.

Wall Street was easy.

Sterling Down

Fronch Claims PARIS, Nov. 4 (Reuler),—A com- munique reports

aviation great activity on both sides during y violent New York, Nov. C (Reuter). night in which nine' French "fighters October 17: Same excliement Sterling has temporarily gone below. attacked a group of 27 German when the look-out to-night mistook 3.00.

Oghters. a plane for a ship's light.

Nine of the tatter were brought town. Seven of them fell within French territory,

All the French planes which were engaged 'returned safely,

Course was changed, all English of the embargo is responsible for the

ordered to their cabins.

During to-day the funnel-wes re- painted, the numo the ship and the United States Ang on the sides were painted out.

·CARRYING DAGGERS

They put a false naime over dur original name, and we are sailing under the Danish dog-which the Germana made three days ago,

Not so cold. Heading north-cast, The Germans are now carrying daggers in addition to revolvers,

We've given up hopes of being sighted. Rimning short of fresh water,

Pressure us the result of the repeal

decline.

OSLO POWERS BEGIN TALKS

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 6 (Reuter). -A.conference of the Oslo Powers, with the exception of Luxemburg, opened to-day to discuss problems connected with neutrállty.

The Arst day's discussions were of a technical and juridical nature,

and

Clocks

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE

SELECTION FROM THE WELL KNOWN

WATCH FACTORY

JAEGER-LECOULTRE

See Display at-

In USA., Honolulu, Japon and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 20th Oct) Nov. 10. 'Air Mail by "Imperiai Airways Direst Service"--London date 4th Nov.

Nov. 12.

SWISS LEGATION SENNET FRERES

IN DUBLIN

LONDON, Nov. 6. (British Wire- less)It is officially announced In Dublin to-night that the Swiss Con sulate-General in Dublin has been 'rnfséd to "a "Legation.

Poddor St.

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28th October)

Japan

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