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ALTHOUGH the situation on the Western Front is fairly quiet, great neilylly is occur. ring behind the lines. Official War Office photograph showa Bellish troops, currying out training exercises over open country in France, thus famillarising themselves with the terrain. These men дгу members of the crews of Bren-corrier tanks, two of which are shown in the back. ground.

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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED_1801 四拜禮 魏六十月一十英港酒THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 16.

1939.日六初月十

Merchant Steamers Win Dramatic Duels: Destruction Completed When British Warships Rush To Rescue

NAZI SUBMARINES WITH DISASTER

MEET

Thrilling Air Battle

Miles Earth

LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter).{ -A_thrilling account of how a New Zealander in the RA.F. shot down a German bomber was given by a witness, J. Went- worth Day, in a broadcast from Daventry to-day.

Mr. Day said that he had just returned from a visit to an advanced fighter wing of the R.A.F. where he met many pilots' from all parts of the Empire- Englishmen, Canadians, Aus- tralians, two or three Rhodesiana and a New Zealander.

They were all dong "very well, he said, and very happy. Their main fun, when off duty, seemed to bo riding splendid horses lent to them by the French cavalry.

New Zealander's Fight · While Mr. Day was visiting them, he saw a young New Zealander fight what was believed to be the highest aerial battle yet fought in this war four or five miles above the earth. The German machine was a large Domier-17 bomber, which appeared in the sky looking about as big as swallow.

At that moment, a British Oghter

which none had seen up to then, shot;

Above Raids On Shetland Islands

RICELESS DAY

FOR JAPAN

to

rice

TOKYO, Nov. 15 (Reuter}****** Tho War Oflen and Army. General Staff to-day observed the first "ricclers day"-setting. an example in the national movement

conserve subpiles,

"Riceless Day" will be ob served every Wednesday, and other military establishments, including divisional head- quarters, are to follow the War Office lead.

A War Office spokesman stated to-day that the shortage of rico in Japan was due to the failure of crops in Korea and Western Japan. The shortage, he said, could be easily met it the nation dispensed with rice for one day month.

"It's Only The Beginning" Warns Germany,

on

Three Destroyed

In Joint Action

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De-

LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter). tails of the sinking of three U-Boats were released this afternoon.

The first U-boat was sunk by an outward-bound mer- chant ship.

The submarine broke sur- face and attacked.

were

The ship's guns manned, and for five hours the vessel was manoeuvred in such a way that it sustained no serious damage itself.

Scored Direct Hit

The gunners, however, scored

direct hit on the U-boat; and British destroys #ushing hur

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· LOS ANGELES,*. Nov. '15 (Reuter).—A, spokesman-of the Southern Californian Aviation factorles, has dis- closed that the British and French war orders are held up pending a ruling from the State Department regarding what constitutes Cash and Carry under the new neu- trality legislation.

Representatives of Üve major aviation manufac turers are at present in Washington conferring with State Department officials,

Negotiations for Britain's $24,000,000 order for 800 fighters from the North American Aviation Company are also reported to be in nbeyance in New York pend- ing the ruling.

More Uniforms

Smuggling

Amsterdam, Nov. 15 (Reuter)-

Attack By Red Press

Britain Blamed For Finland Impasse

MOSCOW, Nov., 15 (Reuter).Finland's rulers are accused of being backed by. Britain in a violent radio attack launched a few hours after the Finnish delegation had returned to Helsingfors to-day.

***Misloading Public", MOSCOW, Nov. 16 (Router).

Two brothers were arrested in Kerk-News of the failure of the

rude ta-day.and-accused of

purchase and smuggle Dutch un-Finnish negotiations is to be forms across the German Ironder. conveyed to the Soviet public by

a dispatch from Helsingfors to: be published in to-day's papers.

The dispatch states that the Finna- are trying to blame the failure of the negotiations upon the Sovicis, "while the facts are that the Finnish ruling classes do not wont an agreement" the Soviet,

Hitler Tells Queen Wilhelmina And King Of Belgians Mediation Offer Came Too Late

GERMANY REJECTS MOVE FOR PEACE

German:

BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 (Reuter).—The Government has declined the mediation appeal of Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold on the ground that Great Britain and France had already rejected ́it."

Fiedly to the scene completed Rothermere The Nazi reply was handed, to

its destruction: ·

The second U-boat was dealt with in a similar manner by a homeward- bound ship.

Both ships, curiously enough, were owned by the Pool Line of Durham. Warships To The Rescue Details of the sinking of the third U-boat come from Lisbon, where the captain of the Norwegian ship Jenny (bulit in England) sald that a U- boat stopped him and threatened to sink the ship in did not hand over

some food,

He complied with the order. British warships appeared on the scene shortly afterwards and dropped depth charges.

Large oll patches which came up to the surface indicated that the U-boat had been hit and destroyed;

Wins Case

End Of Remarkable

Finnish official statements that ugreement was desired and that the conversations are only temporarily interrupted are only meant to “miae lead Finnish public opinion; adds th dispatch,

Radio Attacks -"

The President of Finland had a long HELSINGFORS, Nov. 19 (Reuter). conforenes with the Finnish delegates to the Moscow “talks”; wib "returned": to-day.

One of the Finnish delerator-sala. The negotiations have been conduct; ed in n friendly atmosphere. tums

Sovict

the Netherlands and Belgian

"There were no threats or, ultima- envoys in Berlin when they "I now remains to find another called on Herr von Ribbentrop, basis to continue the negotiations."

Meanwhile, however, the the German Foreign Minister, ndio has launched a violent attack to-day.

on Finland who, it claims, is belag A communique says: "Herr von supported by Great Britain. Ribbentrop told the envoys that in The Russian Press takes its que LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter).view of the blunt rejection of the from this and publishes several bitter Mr. Justice Tucker to-day gave appeal-by-the-British and French articles on Finland, judgment for Lord Rothermere Governments, the German Govern-

Law Suit

in the action by Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe against the Press Lord for a breach of con- tract.

ment considers the matter closed."

D.N.B, Announcement BERLIN, Nov. 10 (UP), The seml-official D.N.B., news agency : Mr. Justice Tucker decided that announced that Herr von Ribbentrop Lord Rothermere did not contract to oid the Belgian and Netherlands vindicate her political reputation or Envoys that Germany considers the to pay her an annuity of £5,000 for Belgo-Dutch peace offer failed as a her life.

result of the Allies "brusque re- jection." The pesce offer, D.N.B., is now disposed

cays

A report from The Hague states

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHÁT BERLIN, Nov. 15 (UP). -The D.N.B. (Official Ger-

Figures Give Proof LONDON, Nov.) 15 (Reuter)-The In giving Judgment, Mr. Justice man News Agency) declares German claim that Britain is doubly Tucker said that the Princess had put that Monday's attack on vulnerable compared with 1914 owing forward two claims. One in effect

to the increase in the size of freighters was for damages for wrongful dis-that the German announcement has the Shetland Islands and doubling the importance of a single missal or repudiation of the contractenused disappolniment. the previous attacks

loss does not take into account the of employment.

The Belgian and Dutch Govern- greatly decreased effectiveness of

Navor

ments continue to study the Allies' Scapa Flow and the Firth of submarines owing to the improved

Any Bargain The Judge said that he was satisited replies in an effort to and a basis for British anti-submarine Forth are only "the very states a special commentary.

further peace moves. efficiency, that there was never any bargain that the Princess should refrain from beginning."

Proot lies in the figures of the first accepting £35,000 from

Dutch Offended American two months of the war.

for an Describing the attack on the

publishers British merchant losses were 66 Hungarian campaign.

article on the THE HAGUE, Nov. 15 (Reuter).

Officials to-night were busy decoding that two 50-kilogram bombs had the losses for the single month of the Princess had been paid till the Minister to Berlin, presumably giving The Judge was also satisfied that a communication from. the Dutch! destroyed two,

April, 1917, of 210 ships, totalling end of 1938 when the contract would the gist of his interview with Herr British flying 681,000 tons. boats.

Germany has already lost one-third

have expired without notice required von Ribbentrop. "A heavy bomb is believed to have of her overseas U-boat fleet, while on either alde.

If Ribbentrop's statement is to be struck a cruiser. Heavy amoke and the

The second part of the case was taken as Hitler's reply to Queen Wil- British losses have greatly that Lord Rothermere had contracted helmina's telegram, public opinion in flames were noted by the Biers.

decreased.'. "It can be expected that more af-

cleor the Hollandwill Inovitably be most The only ship sunk by a U-boat in January, 1933, to The German High Command issu Ponsano, which the German broad-libala published in

certain French when tho Queen sends a message to casters wistfully claim as 14,000 tons. newspapers and would thereafter the head of a foreign State; the aver

look after her financially.

age Dutchman experts at least the The Judge found that Lord Rother-courtesy of a formal reply. more had never by contract undex-

Moreover, this method of dlanissing taken to vindicate the Princess, nor the offer is regarded all the more un- had he by contract promised to main-friendly, in view of the recent state- tain her for her lifetime..

ment by the Dutch Foreign Office to

ADVANTAGE Shetlands, the D.N.B. claimed hips of 238,705 tons compared with

WITH ALLIES

World-Wide Training

Organisation LONDON, Nov. 15 (Router).

out of the cloud, climbed above tho-The British Press, in announc. I tacks will follow," the report added. Irist fortnight was the 1,348 tonPrincess nama in connection with offended, as it is pointed out that|

bomber and then dived.

The Real Version LONDON, Nov. 15. (Reuter)The

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GOLD MINE FOUND

a communique saying: "One U-boot Desplie the distance, those on the ing the awards of the O.B.E. to ground could hear the sound of two young R.A.F pilota, points during the past few days has sunk machine-gun fire, but it sounded like out that one learted to fly as a 26,000 tons of shipping and captured a "child's rattle."

member of the Musmans Flying one prize ship." |Club, with half an hour's flying Snirst Diva At 23.000 Foot The German machine got a full in a fortnight. He only became burst in the fuselago which appar-a Flying Officer in April, 1989. latest Information shows that at least This illustrates the efficiency of 10 heavy bombs, were dropped by the the Air Force, training system, by four Noti planes which raided the New which volunteers and untrained Shetland Islands on Monday.. enthusiasts rapidly become brilliani and daring pilots.

waily killed the pilot, for it went into » spiral dive ut 23,000 feet, and came down at a lereifin, sport, "hifting the ground al-about: 080 miles an hour,

It dug a 'six-foot trench to a village street and wounded an old woman, but otherwise caused damage.

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An additional four bombs; which were not previously reported, fell on

a deep peat moor on a hill and did The system is now extended on annot explodo, Empire-wide scale.

'Divad. At 400 M.P.H.

Training In India Str. Day, ald that he had never). Apart from

the main training seen before a plane mash up into centre in Canada, where 2,000 re- Each a complete and utter wreek. cruits are now training with a wait-

The New Zealander, a fall, dark ing list of between 10,000 and 18,000,

young man of about 21 years of age training stations for Indian Air Force from Wellington, N.Z. sald that he pilots are opening in Indio, where followed the German bomber down in native princes have given large suma ita dive, but nulled out when he was for the development of Air Defence. doing over 400 miles an hour.

The Nizam of Hyderabad is finene

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continued...

The Manse was struck

opon."

Nothing Discreditable the effect that the Anglo-French | The Judge referred to number of repiles are considered to leave the Deposits Seen In highly-confidential documents which door

were read in Court and remarked Hitler's falluro to mention the Old Pit

that there was nothing discreditable peace move in his Munich uptech to Lord Rothermere or to the writer caused great regret in Helland. of any of these letters:

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The German Intimation that Queen Wilhelmina's telegram will be care- fully examined, gave a ray of light during a critical period, but the latest

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DARDANUS PILOTS IN COLONY, SEE GOVERNOR

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ATLANTA, Nov. 15 (UP)—.

Any man of honour would strongly object to such highly- They were armour-piercing bombs Captain Garland Peyton of the

confidential correspondence with weighing about 250 pounds, each.

the heads of foreign governments] A young woman teacher In a small Atlanta Department of Geology,

belog bandied about ta Court, school in the area kept her five pupil announces the discovery of a

The Judge declared that he had noti singing choruses while the air danger new ore pocket assaying “at

least $60,000 per ton," in one of heard a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances In which tho another school was badly shaken, the oldest gold mines in America, Princess had received photostatic

which has not been worked for coples of these documents," which; Ship's Narrow Escapa three decades. * A

were not from Lord Rothermere, her employer, but from his correspond- Captain Peyton said the strike was eas in Europe, When four large bombs exploded among the peat soll of clay and made last Saturday in the digging granito 250 yards away, the teacher known the Bonanza Shute near judgment With Costs

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Dahlonega North Georgia, and that

spots it

looked like there was more gold, than quartz was t favourable, ellmatic conditions He said the usiny was conservative compared with the circumstances of and that it is "defnitely a bonanza.” the German training and winter The new are pocket was dacovered Zit was just a bit of luck." he said, Numbers of pupils from: Australia flyingande

"The result is that this action fails Governor and other Government and Mr. Dag could not get him to say and New Zealand will be trained in' Iny Germany home aircraft eight feet under the previous fimit of

are operations and Writing Egyptskabeth's 'Undern escupilosially using up the limited stocks of fuel; 150: feet, SIIS ARDES to a depth of on every point, and there must. Bo / officials, giving a resort of the infor the

Judgment for defendant with costs," cidant wherein the Dardanus, wasmachined

The dive, as Mr. Day saw for ing an entire Air Force squadron.

·Element(, w}'ened string off

machine'swing.

the

„pfen Dat the British Pilots are also instructed in Iraq, cek jwhere fuel is rimediately, avaliable.

Egypt Centres

Jonding

The Aght, sald the plot, hnd stort-

ed about 27.020 feet and he finished

the bember off at 23,000 foot.

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In

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Captain J. N. Wilson and First Officer J. F. Raeburn, crow "There can be no possible occasion of the Imperial Airways Iner Dardanus, arrived in Hongkong for the lady to continue to receive this morning by boat from Macho,

from the German. Chancellery coplesį

of private documents sent by Lord They are spending the whole of the followed Rothermere to that destination as late mording with His Excellency the as January, 1939," said the Judge.,

machine»günned and forced

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