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WAR AND THE WIRELESS

BY OUR WIRELESS CORRESPONDENT

The German people, we are told, are forbidden to listen to foreign stations, sula with an extended re- ception range are being confisented. and there la o substantini reward to those who report offenders to the sceret police. Nevertheless, almost every Country in Europe is taliting to Germany in its own language.

"Don't worry about that storm trooper in the next flat," said a French

day or two ago, speak

announcer

Ing In German. "Don't expect him to burst In on you. He is busy. He, too, is listening to me."

txventy-aix-

personality and he capable of ARCHDUKE OTTO,

year-old Pretender to the Aus

taking charge of the department irian throne, mld ut his Paris as deputy to the Director. Pro-hatel that German Nazi oficials ference will be given to applicants in Vienna are sending their valua who have a knowledge, of air raidables back to the Reich for fear of precautions.

Salary will be at the rate of £750 per annum, and the period of engagement will be for three yeara, terminable at any time by three month's notico or payment of one month's salary on either

side.

an Austrian revolt.

STEAMERS

INTERNED AS LEAVES FUNERAL

TWO policemen in art blue mufu

waited to intern thirty-five-year-

¡N suvcesive days'a tleutenant of the Royal Naval Volunteer Ne nerve has saved two damaged chaut vessels from 'ainking.

mer

In one case, working frantically

| with a muli hacksaw, he cut through

| the heavy anchor chain of a ship that

was heeling, over.

He got the vessel free with only minutes to spare

U. 8.A.

NEW ORLEANSCH

SOUTH AMERICA

TO-DAY'S map

'studiwa LhQ Caribbean

where, declared a member

of

the

U.S. House of Re presentatives, x German U-boath

are now operating. A huge submarine. | he said, in soling i

as mother ship to the others.

A few weeks ago he was working Christ Would Approve War”

old Frau Jennie Kuntz, housekeeper an ordinary business man, catch-

to Bo Blavier, the cambler, as ahoing the 8.15 every morning to his

returned from his burial to-day.

- Jomice.

They walted discreetly round A Formerly he was in the Mercantile bend in the leafy Sussex lane where Marine. Slevier lived as the funeral party Now he is back at sea, acting as a came back from St. Peter's Church, boarding officer of the contraband Crawley,

examination service at a Western

Frau Kuniz did not see them as port. she stumbled from a car with tear- ful eyes. But she knew they were there. She had keen told airt would be allowod

him.

Dosorted-Steamer

Then they brought her back to be beached at the harbour entrance.

On the first of the two days he only Afteen sighted a large steamer in the "I have positive knowledge."

minutes to any her good-byes. be

Punctually the police car came

distance, damaged and filling slowly. The examination steamer made for said, "that Joseph Bucrckel, Nazi

from its hiding-place. Ita occupants her at full speed and, climbing on Commissioner to Austria, and high Nazis and Gestapo egents, have walled in the garden as the German bond, the officer found the vessel since the start of the war shipped woman hurriedly collected her be- deserted. great quantities of their loot to Ger- longings in the cottage where, two He called for volunteers from his

seventy-nine-year- many, although they had established months ago the

crew and got towing lines across to their homes in Austria and obviously old sportsman asked her to marry the damaged ship. Intended to live there indefinitely.

Goodbyes "I can also tell you that Hitler has replaced with Reich Germans

Then one politely took her bright A day later the officer was ordered Austrians

anti-aircraft yellow leather sultense. She ent- to the rescue of a large steamer that serving in

Hungarian housemaid, had struck a mine ten miles away. units defending his famous roost at braced the

patted Michael, Berchtesgaden.

Slevier's mongrel He discovered her alling slowly "Mind you, he has two full regt-terrier and climbed into the car, and starting to heel-over. and his appointment will bements of anti-aircraft gunners there

For five years Frau Kuntz had Survivors were picked up from solely for the defence of his person. looked after Bob Sievler-the man their boats, and then the lieutenant provisional ponding receipt

Hitlor Ragos

who had once been almost a mil-, boarded the vessel. covering approval by the Secretary

"Furthermore, since the first day lionaire as he fought poverty and of State for the Colonies.

of the war-when an Austrian pilot-health. She had never fired in the German Air Force was order. hearing his racing stories, of how ite ed to bombs a Polish town, but instead and won £35,000 on the City and went over to the Poles all Austrian Suburban in 1900. pilots have been withdrawn from the German Air Force.

The selected candidate must pass an examination for physical fitnoaa which will be held by the Hong Kong Medteal Authorities,

NOTICE

of

As everyone knows who makes u

Tho partnership of Hazeland practice of tuning. Lo Continental sta-

Civil Engineers, La not exactly and Gonelin, tions, though there chaos in the ether, the number of Architects and Surveyors has this stations broadcasting in languages day been dissolved by mutuaž other than their own is so great that It is often dificult to know where you are.

There has been some reshuffling of wavelengths, but so far Germany is the only country guilty of deliberate acts of piracy. The German have "overlaid" some of the Polish stations and sent out false news.

ITALY

consent.

E. M. HAZELAND, UGO GONELLA.

16th November, 1939.

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

The Annual Meeting of the The attitude of the Italian and Rus-Hong Kong Society for the Pro- alan stations is particularly Interest-tection of Children will be held in ing. Both countries evidently desire the Helena May Institute on to send out real news, and mostly seem quite impartial. The Italian ex- Monday, December 11th at 5.39 planation to the German people of p.m. The Immediate events leading to the outbreak of war and the Duce's endeavours to preserve peace were good example of perfectly fair statement of fact

a distinct Illumination of the oficial Italian attitude.

and

The Germans have apparently two English, as distinct from English- speaking. announcers. One is woman with a cockney accent and the other a man who seems to try to car!- cature that "Oxford accent" for which our announcers are so often blamed,

The Meeting in opon to all persons interested in the work of the Society.

ANN CROZIER, Hon. General Secretary.

WE ARE WINNING COMFORTABLY

(Continued from Page 1)

be dismissed.

af

The tall good-looking woman had sald cartier:

"They were going to take

mic

was awash to

ANCHORED HERSELF

The engine-roont the manoeuvring platform, while the shock of the explosion had caused the ship to anchor herself.

st, the ofcer cable.

JUDGE CAUSES AN UPROAR

BECAUSE of hissing and booing from people in

court, a

· recent sitting of Newcastle conscientious objectors' tribunal was abruptly ended.

The choleman, Judge T. Richard- son, had the court cleared and left

the bench.

The booing and the clearing of the court occurred after he had said:

"I am certain, ag sure as I sit here. that Christ appeared to-day he would approve of this war,”

#

When he, and his colleagues, return- ed to the bench there was a further outburst from the people who had re- assembled in the court.

Judge Richardson then said that as the people in court had not obeyed his order he would adjourn the court ngain.

"Police will then be there to keep order,

Sabbath Bomb Practice

Air Ministry Withdraws Ban

In view of urgent training require- ments, the Air Ministry is found it necessary to withdraw the restric- tlons hitherto imposed on the use of certain air-gunnery and bombing l'anges, particularly on Sundays and public

holidays. An official state-

NO FIRST AID Judge Alchardson's remark was ment says:

"In imposing these restrictions, the "Hitler dew into one of his rages

The anchor could not be weighed, made when an objector said, as had

that he would Department was actuated by a desire away this morning. We pleaded-so, despite the bad weather. the several previously, and ordered every Austrian pilot to

with them. I don't want to leave presence of mines and the inereusings offer assistance to a civilian but to interfere as little as possible with soldier. the amenities of the neighbourhoods "We have received reports

this place, but what can I do? from

decided to cut the would not give first aid to "I don't think I care any more

D. P. Parry, of West-terrace, concerned, and in particular by re- Austria of the refusal of several

Northallerton, whose name was re-cognition if the fact that the use of now he is dend. Austrian units of the German army

Bruce (the dead

The only available instrument was moved from the register, declared he those ranges on Sundays would be 10 man's playwright son) tried to fight the Poles. A Viennese regi-

a hacksaw, borrowed from a tug. but I nient and a Tyrolese regiment

stop them interning me, re-

Working feverishly with this, he would do nothing to relieve the unwelcome to a don't think he can. fused to fire and were withdrawn and

back

Throughout the funeral ceremony sent

through Czecho- Slovakja.

Frau Kuntz clutched a posy of red "About the second week in Sep- rosebuds tied with black, gold and tember the Germans irled to Use red ribbon-Sievier's racing colours, Austrian regiments against the re- She dropped them on the coffin-when volting Czechs, Again they refused it had been lowered, to fire"

BIGGEST SHIPPING DISASTER OF WAR

(Continued from Page 1.)

from one London hospital this after-

noon.

Hag

"This Abominable Weapon". PARIS. Nov. 19 (Reuter)-The

Bolivar inking of the Simon caused a deep impression.

"L'Intransigeant" says that It gives sinister confirmation of the report that the Germans are despairing of the effenvy of their torpedoes, and are going to use submarines us mine- layers.

for-

This abominable weapon is

"but which in fact does not exist.~~~*~ | remly for aetion at a moments notice. | bidden in International Law, but le He saw mirele battles in the muddy Germans could not be expected to fields behind the advance lines, neglect this form of murder.

inspected tanks, stores, shells, and pili

The American stations which can be, picked up on the short waves are at present rather guarded in what they say, The rumours, as well as boxes, the news of the whole of Europe, reaches tiern, and most of them are doing their best to give the only.

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Denmark's Anger

One Tommy shouted, "Good COPENHAGEN, Nov. 19 (Reuter). old Belisha, When's the war going-Great anger is expressed in Den. to start?" Mr. Beilsha enjoyed the mark at the sinking of the Simon quips. Inughed and joked with the Bolivar.

It was only a week ago that Den- men. Inquired into their welfare and mark lost her biggest merchant ship explained how they would be able to through German mine in the enjoy Christmas leave provided the North Ses. enemy did not attack,

This was the Canada. Her captain believes that his ship. struck Д General Sir John Dill accompanied magnetic mine,

tha The vessel sank in shallow water Mr. Bellsha, and explained strategic positions and fortifications. in direct line of steamship trame.

She has already caused the loss of Wading ankle, deep in the clay four merchant ships which coliided slush in the delds, Inspecting the anti-with the wreckage. Aircraft dugouts, Mr. Bellsha sald,

"You still get plenty of mud here,"

Entitled To Protest LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter),—The

Mr. Bellsha visited some of the men sinking of the Simon Bolivar is cleat-

ly breach of International Law,”

number

of local

has in-

and his men sawed through a link sufferings of anyone hurt in an alerehe outbreak of war

and the cable threshed out through the hawser pipe to the bottom.

Turs took the vessel in tow, and mine-sweepers led the way here- wards for yet another ship to be safely beached.

She Was a Pretty Chiled

TEN-YEAR-OLD Margaret Hayworth, of Hamilton, Ontario, was killed when the Athenia was torpedoed. The "world's jury" said the Premier of Ontario has found Adolf Hitler gulity of her murder." Dr. Richard L. Jenklas, of Warwick, N.Y., an Athenia survivor, wrote this poem-reprinted from the US, news magazine Tline:

Well here is peace; the pence

that lasts forever.

The peace of still blue tips and

darkened eyes

That stare through half-ahu

lashes and tulli never Awaken to the glint of azure

alcies.

Yes, here is peace, now that the

last convulsion

Relaxes, as the heart gives up

the strain.

All sense of skill is tainted with

repulsion

When skill can only serve to

lengthen patri.

Her face is fair. She

pretty child.

Wats

4.

Ten years she grew and budded

for to-night:

Ten years of nurture to be re-

conciled

With darkened eyes reflecting

feleas Hght.

BELGIUM

HOLD

Somie

What 100s her fauti?

failed to comprehened The deathless glory of the Nast

State;

Some men there are who ven-

fare to contend

When allen arme would settle

Poland's fate. "Tojjidoer "give" "reply"""Though~~

immature

She drained the cup, and now

has found reicase.

Her broken body is, in minia-

CUTE.

A Hitler triumph, and a Naz

peace.

Ears tire of brutal, strident

acclamations,

This much a fool can see, be

he not blind,

White such men can unleash

the might of nations,

This is the only peace 'the

world will find.

COULD OUT

who were having an outdoor dinner. said Mr. Ivor Jennings in the course The soldiers were obviously pleased of a broadcast on the legal aspects thick new to see the War Minister as a matter of the disaster from Daventry to-day. life rubber that of fact, they are always pleased to would be entitled to make the very The Dutch Government, he said. tyill look and last see any visitor because it breaks the strongest of protests to Berlin. like Jat quality monotony of digging trenches and

The laying of mines is covered by marching, besides the unceasing the Eighth Hague Convention which watch on the sky for enemy planes.

was signed by Britain, Franco, Ger- many and other powers in 1807.

This Convention makes a dialine-many parts of the Albert Canal and un-machine-guns are in position. and The chief topic of the soldier, now, tion between anchored

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Christmas Is Topic

London Central Post-Office, will be here in khaki within a few days to lend a hand. We also will get. additional help from the units here,"

The Army has introduced a system, of the last war for special envelopes for confidential letters.

D check any German lightning`altack via Holland, and Indepen- dent military experts believe she could hold the “North Belgian ine" of the Albert Canal (111 the Alltes reached them.

Men are in the trenches, and on

the dykes are ready to be opened to

would i

LETTERS Appeal Courts

rald.

He was a member of the Peace evitably changed the position and the Pledge Valon and was not willing to Department is compelled to authorise take up any work of national import-the daily use of these ranges. Letters are being sent to the local authorities ance.

and others concerned, but this notice is issued as it will be necessary, to make the change forthwith."

Sir Luke Thompson, a member of the tribunal, sald if everyone adopted that attitude Hitler would be here to

morrow.

"Would you mind that?" he asked! Parry, who replied, "No."

,,ANTI-CHRISTIAN"

Parry aid he would not help..lls brother If he were wearing khaki.

"I have never heard of such a callous, hard-hearted and thoroughly ontl-Christian doctrine as put for- these objectors," ward by some of sald Judge Richardson, "and you scem about the most selish of any we have heard."

George Herbert

Boddy, of St.

WIFE FOR 2 DAYS

R.A.F. Wedding On War Day

Omeer Harry Dale Green, of the R.A.F., was killed in action.

James Farm, Pickering, Yorkshire,WO days after his wedding Flying when asited what he would do if Hitler came to this country, sald, "Hitler will never come here and oppress us. His time is too short."

Judge. Richardson: How do you know? From the Scriptures. It is his destiny to do this.

Boddy was registered conditional- ly on his remaining in his occupation

farm worker.

US

RATHER AGGRESSION Albert Harbottle, of Ponteland, near Newcastle, asked unconditional exemption on religious and paelast grounds,

He said he did not feel called on to do non-combatant service.

Judge Richardson: Then have you no sympathy with the oppressed and persecuted Poles and Czechs, Jew and other races? ·

"I have every sympathy with them," was the reply, "but I am not. prepared for millions of others to be murdered to help them.

her

He was married at St. Andrews, Fife, on September 3, the day war was declared, to Miss Barbara Bowes Austin, daughter of Copt-and- Mrs. Austin, of Kilrule, St. Andrews.

His widow.

is staying with parents.

Flying Oficer Dale Green was the eldes son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Dale Enst- Green, of Eversfield-road,

also bourne. He was aged 32.

Two younger brothers are serving in the R.A.F.

The Story Under The Stamp

A falter has been received

by English friends of a resident in... Germany asking the writer's friends' not to worry, and stating that the food in Germany is good and all is

"I would willingly see them res cued, but not if it meant mass raur-- well, der and bloodshed.

"I would rather see them left in the hands of the aggressor."

Harbottle was registered without qualification.

Henry Ford Says

War Will Stop If

U.S. Keeps Out

The letter concluded, however: "Tell-to take the stamp off this envelope for his collection, as I may not write again for some time,"

When the stamp was carefully re- moved from the envelope there was .a message underneath which 'read:

"We are starving.”

Motorman Leaves $215,000

small means.

CZECH, POLISH LEADERS MEET

CHICAGO, Sep. 20-Henry Ford

MONTREAL-To all outward ovi- 15 Christmas. “I visited an Army anchored nines.

declared to-day that if the United post-office where they handle any~ Unanchored mines must be so flood the countryside.

States kept out of the European con dences.. Abel Bergeron, a Montreal thing from 0 to 10 million letters made as to render themselves harm- Even if Holland fell, this

filet the war would stop "if street car motorman, was a man of really is a war," during four or five days, in the rushless one hour after being laid.

He went to an oc- periods. The Chief at the Army Anchored mines must not be laid stop the Germans from reaching the

Belgian Channel ports, and would Skr,-Will any one piense explain

"This so-called war," the motor casional movie, lived in a cheap flat fald system said, "We are getting unless they are of a type which give us a strong northern front. the legal technicality re "Ching Kee

dress expensively. out one hundred sorters from the renders itself harmless on breaking

Belgian soldiers digged themselves 9.N. Co." case. Everyone knows that magnate told newsmen in Interviews, and did not They loose.

Breach Of Treaty

in along this area, which, if the Sir A. Macgregor is the Chief Justice is nothing but about 25 people and Recently Bergeron died. Then came

have the whole thing. They wont left an estate of $210,000..... Germans invade Belgium, might be of Hongitong, and is supposed to be propaganda. Get them and you'll the startling discovery that he had It is unknown what type sanly the the new battlefield of the British the highest authority in Legal Litiga- our money and men." Simon Bolivar.

tion here. Army,

Mr. Ford, who came to Chicago to: If it was an unanchored mine, it It is flat and sandy. Ideal country But in the above case the dicision attend the opening sesalon of the was clearly a breach of the Trenty. for Hitler's tanks-excepting for the of the Chief Justice was appealed to American Legion's twenty-first ].........

If It was an anchored mine which Albert Canal..

La Court composed of two Judges who annual convention yesterday ng guest broke loose, there was again a breach This is over fifty yards wide in are supposed to be junior in rank to of National Commander Stephen F of the Treaty,"

many parts, and deep slopping banks the Chief Justice. How lo that? Chadwick, said he believed the If it was an anchored mine, the give a real width of over 100 yards The envelopes bear the words: Hague Convention does not apply.

Why should the appellants go down veterans would have a powerful voice

LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuler) Dr. in several; placent dan ka

to the Junior Judges for appeal in-in keeping the United States at peace. Edouard Benes, the former Czech "I certify on my honour that the Of course Germany might argue contents of this letter deals

It cuts across Northern Belglura stead of to the Privy Council in Eng-

He re-emphasised his opposition to with that the Convention does not apply in in a line running from the River land which is the highest Court of President Roosevelt's proposed Premier, and General Sikorsk), the family and private matters only." any case since it was not signed by Meuse to the Scheldt.

Authority for Colonial or Empire changes in the Neutrality Act, saying: Polish Premier, had a long interview Holland. This type of envelope is mostly

The Belgian High Command never litigation?

"If we start shipping gune and at the Polish Embassy: to-day

General Sikorski, afterwards sald Germans But here, the customary Inter-forgot that, in 1914, the

PUZZLED. used by the Tommies for love

ammunition-over, there we'll be in letters. It is only natural that ba national Law applies. Neutral pas- were halted in the south on the (The Full Court Appeal is the the war right away. If I were put that there was common decision to their will not let himself; when he senger or cargo ships may not be banks of the Yeer Canal, unable to highest authority in litigation here, on the stand, I'd say there lan't any repair the damage done to knows that the Commanding Om-sunk by any means whatever. force a crossing in face of British even though it may be composed of war to-day. The whole idea is to cer, In the capacity of Censor, will neutrals of the presence of minefielde

The British Admiralty informs; and Belgion froz

Judges: junior to the Chief Justice, get its into it and make it a war.. by for display adver-

Pida read his fetiers. T

Now they have built the Albert There must be two or more judges, "If anyone believes that lifting the copy

and only lays those which become Conal to give similar protection In Ordinerily, the Chiet Justice would embargoes would mean ever. a tem- Congress relative to the European The special envelopes assure that harmless on breaking loose. tising not later than the letter will not be read until it

the, north.

have been the presiding judge, butporary prosperity in this country, he crisis, whe Indiscriminate laying of mines" in The canal banks are lined with as the appeal in question was against is very much, mistaken. We would "I prefer to be parfectly free," he PELIHARA ALBERTINUT TOI NA 28renches the base, and perhaps not at the open sen is directly contrary to machine-gun nests and tank gun his decision he could not possibly sit.,, 'have a much greater prosperity If we declared. 2 p.m. on the day before bil. Inny caso; the officer Who International Law, concluded Mr. positions, and behind them Belgian Should there be an appeal against keep out of war than If we go in, The celebrated automobile manu-

Theturer was introduced to the con publication, alle rend the outpouring of the Tommies Jennings, but in 1814 the German sappers and Infantrymen are dig the decision of the Full Court, then even temporarily re

heart will never know. the man who ship Konigen Louise, was: sunk while ging fresh trenches, and/gui poel- the matter would be referred to the He said he had not joined any vention amid n tumult which to red Wrate the pulsating lines,

loying raines, in the open sent

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