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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 21, 1939.

FIRST PICTURES OF CAPTURED GERMAN VILLAGES

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French troops examining unexploded mines left by the Germans when they abandoned territory in

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[German Planes Over London, Scotland, Essex, Orkney Islands: R.A.F. In Action

NAZI AIR RAIDS ACROSS N. SEA

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LONDON, NOV. 20 (UP).—“ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ALONG THE LOWER REACHES OF THAMES FIRED ON HOSTILE AIRCRAFT THIS MORNING, AND A PATROL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHASED A GERMAN RAIDER OUT TO SEA FROM THE ESSEX COAST," AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT DECLARED TO-DAY.

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fired at a white plane flying at a MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Angreat height over a town on the orgazement has been-signed-for-the southeast coast. No air-raid exchange of Germans in Russian- Occupied Poland for Russians in Ger-Warning was sounded and crowds watched the aircraft follow the man-occupied Poland.

coast in an custerly direction.

Heavy anti-aircraft fre was also heard, at another coast town. Ob- servers saw shell bursts encircle the plune which was a tiny speck in a clear blue sky.

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Anti-aircraft fire was aguin active: at noon when another plane was sighted fring high over the southeast coast.

North Scotland Warnings

Warnings were also sounded in

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LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).-Air- ruid warnings were sounded severa imes in the South-east coast to- night.

Cinemas were in full swing, but

the majority of the audiences stayed. No gun-lire or bombs were heard. The "All-Clear" was signalled after an hour,

Bomber Attacks Destroyer LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter). It is

officially announced that a German bomber unsuccessfully attacked Brlish destroyer in the southern area of the North Sea.

East Kent Alarm

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. Nov. 20 (UP)-The Air Ministry announced: "An air- raid warning which was sounded in East Kent ils evening was caused by the appearance of an unidentified plune.

"The 'raiders' passed and the all clear signal wog" given within two

town In North Scotland. The all- | hours.” clear was Gounded after 20 minutes during which time an enemy recou- and naissance plane was sighted driven of by anti-aircraft fre.

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An enemy plane also circled over some southern Orkney Islands, A

Mrs. E. D. Edwards, residing at the group of RA.F. planes took to the

Knutsfort Hotel Was complainant air immediately, and so far it is not known whether the enemy plane es when Ho Sing, 30, unemployed, was |charged before Mr. Himsworth at the cuped.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning Schoolchildren in the islands were with larceny of a costume from Mrs. dismissed und sent to their homes.

Edwards room yesterday. A further charge of

breach of A.A. Batteries In Action

deportation was preferred, the ac LONDON, Nov. 20 (Router).The cured having been banished for a Air Ministry states that anti-aircraft period of ten years in March this batteries along the lower reaches of year.

the Thumes opened fire this morning at a hostile aircraft.

With two previous convictions of larceny ogulist him, Ho was sen-

An air-raid warning was sounded tenced to six months hard labour on

and the "All Clear" went an hour the deportation charge, and three later.

Another Nazi reconnaissance plane visited the Orkneys and was driven off by anti-aircraft fre.

Meanwhile, the unsuccessful attack. un one of our destroyers in the North Sea may have been carried out by the of the planes which had flown over Britain earlier.

Paris Alarm

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Byrd Leaves For South Pole

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UP),—Rear| Admiral Byrd has completad ble plans for, a new' expedition to the Antaretle,

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP),There where he expects to take over large were air raid warnings in Southeast and hitherto unexplored tracts for the England this evening. In Paris, this United States. tmorning, air raid alarms were sound-

He left New York for Washington|

ed in the Rhone Valley, and in south-to-day with the intention of emplan- coat and western France from being for Panama. tween 20 minutes and an hour. The akies were overcast and no planta were scen.

Ralds Over Wide Area

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LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter) Nazi herial activity over Britain 10-

day, though only three planes were definitely sighted, extended from the south of England and the London

areu to the Orkneys in the far north. The enemy raiders were obviously

The steamer: North Star is already awaiting his arrival at Panama, and

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Lauterbach Saar

A French soldier reading a notice in the captured town of Lauterback. The notice reads; "German Colonial League Offices, Local Group. Lauterbach. Saar."

NOTED GERMAN LEADER OPPOSES NAZI-POLICY

BERNE, Nov. 20 (Reuter).--Hugo Stinnes, the great Gorman industrial magnate and one of the first backors of the Nazi Party in Gormany said to-day that he was opposed to the Nazi war policy.

Stinnas recently sought refuge in Switzerland. This policy, he added, threatened the

consequences.

most dire

China's War Leader Is Now Premier CHIANG TO HOLD FOUR GOVERNMENT POSTS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Pollmake friends with a family in one of the German villages captured in the French advance,

FINANCIAL SECRETARY RECALLED

The "Telegraph" understands that owing to the exigencies of the war situation, the Hon. Mr. S. Caine, Hongkong's Financial Secretary, is being recalled to England for im- portant duties in the Economic De- partment of the Colonial Ofee,

CHUNGKING, Nov. 20 (UP), Generálissimo Chlang Kai--| shek will hereafter be holding the following Government posts: President of the Supreme Council for National Defence which is the highest organization governing everything in free China, the Council being higher than the National Government, the Central Party, the Military Council or the Executive Yuan, and is in position to control all Parties.

Secondly, President, or Tsung Tsai (General Director) of the

Leads Our Army Kuomintang; thirdly, President

IKONSIDE

General Ironsido, Commander- In-Chiof of the British forcas in Franco.

will probably depart on Wednesday. GOOD WORK BY

The second expeditionship, the Bear, will meet the North Star "somewhere in the led pack."..

PISTOL AND GOLD CUFFS STOLEN

FRENCH NAVY

French Navy has captured several

PARIS, Nov. 20 (Reuter) —The

thousand tons more of German ship- ping than it has lost. ⠀

following up the almost daily fights: Mr., C. B. Robertson, of "The The commander of a 719-ton sur-

of the Military Council; fourthly, President of the Executive Yuan, which is equivalent to Premier. Other Offices Bealdes these, he is President of the "Peoples Political Council" which is the people's advisory organization, members of which are appointed by the Government, including members of all Parties; President of four Government Banks, the joint ad- ministration of which is a powerful organization under the National De- fence Council and parallel with the Ministry of

of Finance governing 'war-

time monetary affairs.

He la President of China's Commis→ sion for Aeronautical Affairs or Air Commission, namely, Commander-in- Chief of the Chinese Air Force. He La President of many Military Schools Including the Central Military Academy and Aviation School.

The Hon. Mr. Caine will, it is understood, lenve Hongkong carly next month.

Selected for the Important task of controlling the finances of one of the Empire's most Important colonies on January 6, 1937, the Hon. Mr. Caine arrived here on July 10 of the same year.

He was then appointed Finan ciul Secretary, a newly-croated post, and Colonial Treasurer.

His tenure of ofce in Hongkong has covered two record Budgets, both of which were expounded in brilliant fashion when they were introduced in Legislative Council.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UP)—It is learned that members of the Inter- American Financial Econo- mic Advisory Committee are considering proposals to establish EL single Pan- American monetary stand- ard.

It is reported that the Peruvian delegate, Senor Montery, suggested adopt- ing a now "Pan-American dollar," based on the "com. mon denominator," of the purchasing power of the individual currencies of 21 Latin American Republics.

In addition to the 1939 and 1940-41 IMPORTATION OF

Budgets, the Hon. Mr.

Introduced, and brillantly defended,

the controversial proposals for the introduction of Income Tax as a war- time measure.

PEPPER BAN

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LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-im- Previous to his Hongkong appoint-portations of ground and ment, the Hon. Mr. Caine was attach-pepper are prohibited under a new ed to the Inland Revenue Department order issued by the Board of Trade. at Home, and, later, to the Colonial No applications for import licences Office, of which he was a Principal will be entertained until further

Inotice. from 1931 to 1937.

He is also President of the San Min Chu Youths Corps; President of the "Wartime Work Special Training Corps" in which thousands of young men and women are trained to handle most thoroughly all wartime work; President of the New Life Movement which he personally Initiated In 1034; Chairman of the... Szechwan Provincial Government.

Appointment Welcomed Political circles expressed general welcome and satisfaction over his election as Premier which will cer tainly unify fece China's administra- tive matters. They said that Chiang has been the symbol of China's unification; he is the supreme leader; of administrative his taking up dutles was demanded by actual and logical objectives and circumstances.

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