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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1851

No. 10003

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1939. BİLTAT

War At Sea Is News To-day

U-BOAT 66 HERO 99

CLAIMS

CRUISER

LIEUT. GUENTHER PRIEN, the youthful Nazi U-Boat Commander who claims to have sunk the Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, has claimed another victim, which ho describes as a 10,000-ton British cruiser of the London class. Naval circles in London do not confirm the claim, special commentary discloses that it is probably another German exaggeration.

German CLAIM

Prien's

WESTERN FRONT

But a

German LIES

British

Victory GENERAL WINTER' Losses

Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TAKES COMMAND

By RALPH HEINZEN

(UNITED PRESS" CORRESPONDENT)

WITH FRENCH ARMIES IN FIELD, Nov. 28|

At

Sea

the

of

LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter).-A special com- BERLIN, Nov. 28 (UP), (UP).—Three armies totalling nearly 10,000,000 fighting mentary states that gross exaggeration —An official Nazi announce men are engaged in preparing winter quarters to-day, as ment claims that a U-boat cold rains sweep the terrain from the sea to Switzerland. German broadcasts regard- has torpedoed a destroyer Winter seems to be bringing to a definite ending the recent losses of British merchant shipping und a heavy British cruiser cast of the Shetland Islands, any possibility of an offensive before early next year is revealed in the figures

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Pact with Finland

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Nov. 29

(UP).—It is

officially announced that the Soviet Union has denounced the aggression pact with Finland.

non-

SOVIET DENUNCIATION Abrogation of the pact becomes effec--- tive immediately.

The Soviet has also rejected the Finnish; "explanation" of the frontier incident and. has renewed demands for the withdrawal. of Finnish, troops, from the border.

The Soviet Foreign Minister, in a brief interview with the Finnish Minister to Moscow, Baron. Anno Koskinen, charged. that the Finnish, attitude is evidence of "deep.hostility against the Soviet" and that "Finland shows a desire to bring the present, crisis to a head."

now published by the Ad- A.R.P.Workers in H.K.

miralty.

These figures show that losses

for the week ending at midnight

on November 26 totailed 11 ships Will Be 'Green

Army

Anti-Aircraft Defences Possibility of a winter cam-| LONDON, Nov. 28 (UP).—

In this phase of preparations, a Naval circles in London Bay they paign has faded as the con-

is ulso being prepared. The high have absolutely no confirmation tinuous rains widen swampy wide zone of anti-aircraft defences fields, flood both large and small of the Berlin claims,

rivers, and thus establish water and around every village has but

planted with machine-guns capable arc, even directly modern of fring at any obstacles which no

with a tonnage of 25,787. U-Boat Commander's Claim

overhead.

Len allied (UP)-An mechanised armies could pass.-

The total losses since the beginning 28 Nov. BERLIN.

Nine out of

SMART and practical dark green uniforms have There is not a single sign

soldiers sleep under a roof, com- of the war up to the same date are officiul announcement here to-day

tona; claimed that a U-boat commanded the line that Adolf Hitler will give!

pared with five of every ten in the British: 78 vessels, 289,100

the across line. French; ten vessels. 51.150 tons; and been designed to be worn by Hongkong's army of more German armies by Lieutenant Guenther Prien, the the order for an early attack. Re-

This difference is due to construc- neutral: 43 vessels. 144.592 tons. young rosy checked "hero of Scapa Flow" has sunt a 10.000-ton British Ports which filter through the lines,

tion of the Maginet Line, which bar- cruiser of the London type-either in all wars, emphasize a

provides great underground! racks where the fortress Earrisons sleep in warm dry beds,

the Shropshire, Sussex. Devonshire

neross

lack of

agreement between Hitler and many.

or London, all of which were com- of his military advisers over the ad visability of winter operations and an pleted in 1920-and-which carry-Invasion of neutraj stalc normal complement of 650 men,

This losy would constitule the tenth British warship and the tenth German

Everything Ready

cvery

Comparison With 1917

Interesting These figures make comparison with April, 1917.

in

than 9,000 A.R.P. workers.

At the new A.R.P. (training

R.A.F. FETES centre, the old Gorman Club, at

NAZI PILOT

and at 252,000, were junk out in London Won Admiration Of

men

line

Maginot

Breas

one

King's Park, the Governor,. Sir Geoffry Northcote last/week saw of the proposed officers uniforms being, worn for the first time. The proposed uniforms will serve for. peace time and wartime..

Mhe office's The material for SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

uniform is dark, green drill. The LONDON, Nov: 28 (Reuter's style includes a cut down collar/to

British Airmen

north of the Scapa Flow base in the were long ago established in "no the front between and behind the phough only four neutral ships Special Correspondent with the be worn with a white shirt and black

The ship in question was apparently Orkneya when she was "sunk."

advisers

German

The Siegfried Line, to the. contrary, which month alose 100 British vessels consists only of thousands of small with a total tondage of $22,000-and So complete are the German pre-concrete pill boxes, each capable of 430 vessels in all, of a total tonnage

single It is also pointed

U-boat seu victory, according to Nazi claimsparations, however, that there is el-holding only one or two ways the possibility of a swift and their gun. There is not

com-that the recent tendency of Carry Heavy Armament

commanders has been to attack un- protected fishing trawlers in The London type of cruisers carry powerful attack. The German High fortress in the German

immediate counter-action where eight 8-inch guns, eight 4-inch, Command has assembled in and just paruble with those in the

New Seasoned CampaignerS twenty smaller guns, eight torpedo behind the Siegfried Line everythingne.

It needs for an attack. tubes and catapults for aircraft.

French troops holding, positions in against submarine forces is not ex- Contact between the eneiny forces

attached belt. The man's lord," and there is always the Maginot Line sleep in villages and on

letters A.R.P. in yellow are sewn on possibility that if Hitler can reneh un fans. The only French troops to were lost as the result of German

on sleep in the open are those holding action during the past week, neutral RA.F.). A young Nazi bomber tle: It has two breast, patch pockets Naxi's Outstanding Hero agreement with Hils

re-British due to the sinking of large riddled plane behind the Maginot red patch, warn on the top of each relieved Lieutenant Prien is a vigorous, methods to be used, the

gun nests. They are

Vossels, such as the Terukuni Maru, Line, has just dined as gucat of arm adjoining the shoulder. Fadges the honour in the mess of the men of rank consist of one quarter of an handsome 30 year old officer. So far General Staff will proceed any day advance listening-posts and machine-tonnage sunk was almost as great as pilot, who landed his bullet and 14 in.

stripes on Troops who three months ago were Grozin and Sliedrechi.

News of the sinking

shoulder straps elvilinn reservists working in offers,

dinner has changed his whole The Chief Aft.P warden has four Tactories and on farms have already Sliedrecht was received only last who brought him down, and that inch yellow braid

outlook on England and English-stripes, Head Worden, three, Divl become seasoned campaigners. There week.

stonal warden: twajanet District war- tway and is no time in their busy days-from

The barnber, engaged by three den one.

Black Brirots with fighters, began to fall

Headgear is a black beret,' with engines falling.

The gunner and observer jumped braid trimming on/which the ARP. badge is pinned at the skcie. Font- with parachutes.

shoes or Two Aghters then withdrew and wear will consist of black the pilot of the third machine saw a boots.

The wardens, uniform/is as above apparently dead.,

he is Germany's outstanding naval with an offensive netion, without angularly.

Не hero.

has been personally intermediate period of intense patro decorated by Hitler, and Britain's activity. First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr.

+

No-Man's Land

*No man's

land," averages

from

Winston Churchill, praised his skill and daring in the House of Commons report on the sinking of H.M.S. Rayal one-half to one mile in width. It iam,, to 9 p.m.-for idleness. Oak, in which 810 British seamen last not populated in the daytime, but at

night-oven when 'storms their lives.

Every soldier I have talked with rage Armly convinced of the necessity on tmoller It may be recalled that Lieutenant teems with activity as rival patrols, of halting Hitler once and for all to

it becomes France's! Prien was confident after the Scapa by feeling out the enemy here and end the series of ra'ds

turn. They are firmly convinced of ! Flow raid that he had also destroyed there, keep the two high commands states before

familiar with everything that goes on

the Impregnability of their border a second unidentified warship.

behind both lines. "Nothing Is Known"

of

All Nazi Exports Now Contraband

теп.

(UP).—An Issued

PECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 28 In many places there are abandon-defencer; and while most anticipate, Order in Council has been

Eand control to all German exporis. They are visited regularly eventual victory. Ministry of Information states that land." nothing whatever is known in London each night by patrols. to ascertain of the whether the enemy is endeavouring

her

the

LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter).—The ed villages in the middle of "no man's a long war. they also anticipate covering the extension of the contra= | German crumple. over the controls, except that a patrol type collar and

about the German story alleged sinking of a British cruiser.

Britain's Air Superiority

Planes Are Better Equipped

force.

Often rival patrois to take them.

these abandoned villages. meet in

go into action and Arma automatically shots are exchanged:

Communiques dispose of these en- counters as "scattered action," and that, so far, has been the extent of action seen on the front.

Behind The Lines

Behind the lines on the French and western front, British side of the however, it is a different picture.

Premier's Tributes Men Who Fought Nazi Ship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

one

no tie will be won. Badges of rank. consisting of horizontal yellow braid Lots Of Fight Left":

stripes one quefter of an Inch wide. Actually he had lots of fight lett. will be worn m the arm.

Sentor wo/dens will wear Leaning out of the cockpit, he

his forward stripe. The letters II and K embrol- managed to grasp machine gun to one hans, while with |dered on each side of the collar will from Identity Fongkong and Kowloon the other be kept the plane

wardens. stalling.

Then he fired a burst which put the Bahter out of action before the! homber itself landed with the pilot unhurt.

room.

U.S.

Ambassador

At The Palace

LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter).—Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the US. Ambas sador to London, was the guest of the luncheon to-day. King and Queen

He is leaving soon for the United

LONDON, Nov. 28 (UP).—Mr. Chamberlain said in the

RAX. pilots were so filled with House of Commons to-day the Allies did not enter the war with

and resourcefulness that they in "No one could read the account of vited him to dine in their mess. LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter). Every hour of daylight is used to im- nny vindictive purposes, and they do not intend to Impose admiration at the gunman's courage Half-way through the meal the Mr. Chamberlain said: "None the heroic action of those naval rezer-

became allent, German suddenly -A special commentary issued prove defences. These are especially vindictive peace.

adopted to the geographical features to-day dwells on the superiority of the terrain, but they also form a

dropped his head into his hands and States on holiday. "They had no thought of surren-

began to Geb. ;" of the equipment of the R.A.F. part of the gigantic plan of border of us know how long the war vists and naval penaleners without

der. develop, or who, when it is ended,

"They fourhd with their guns

Two officers led him from the compared to the German air defences worked out long ago by the will last, what direction it will deep emotion.

general staff.

antil they could fight no more, then The first phase of operations, last-)

many went down,” he mafil.

one Our bombers are fitted with gun

"Although the batllo

Kindness Overwhelmed Him' turrets operated by power of the ing two months, consisted of digging will be standing on our side er

sided, there was no one who can engines. The gunner can swing the protective trenches and tank traps will be against us. Hence, we

say that the enemy. broke the..

A te later he returned, and ex- run himself in any direction without generally wide ditches with slopluz ure unable at present to outline approaches on the far side, and an

plained: "In the past year, we have generally recognised rules of naval abrupt wall on the defensive side the conditions under which a new

Warfare.",

bren saturated with, propagandą and the planting of artillery and antl world will be created."

about how the British hate us, and that we must hate them too: I could some icut in.all. this. They told me that if I was captured, I would be shot or tortured.

exertion.

"Nazis' Disadvantage

in their bombers and must therefore protective cover.

Reprisals To Start

Premier's Ovation LONDON, Nov. 28 (Router)-Mr.

Crisis Rapidly Approaching

As evidence that the crais la rapidly approaching a show- down, the Red. Army forces which were on the border previous to the abrogation, have now been ordered to retum any. fire from the Finnish side an to annihilate those re--- sponsible.

Reports from, the Leningrad area facing Finland also indicate, that the Red Army is prepared for, action, while, the Soviet naval forces centred off Leningrad are described as being realy for all eventualities,

Not An Ultimatum

M.. Molotair's renewed, demand for the withdrawal of Finnish troops does not constitute an ultimatum as no time limit has been set

non-

He told the Finnish Minister during their 20 minutes conversation that the Soviet denunciation of the aggression pact was due to the Finns anti-Soviet policy, which was not consistent with the terms of the

treaty.

The Soviet Roply MOSCOW, Nov, 28, (Reuter)The Soviet reply asserts that the Finnish has systematically Government

of broken Its pack

The Finnish denial of the act aggression is only explicable by the desire to misland public opinion, and the Finnish refusal to withdraw troops from the frontier, proves the desire of the Finnish Government to PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.

LATEST

Claims 700 Lives

BERLIN, Nov. 29, (UP)-German Admiralty claims 700 lives were lost

cruiser

tor- when "Brigh pedoed,"

WILD

Finns Open Fire, Claim

LONDON, Nov, 20, (UF)—Moscow Radio announces Finnish troopa twice opened fire on. Karelian Isthmus.

Soo Back Page For Further Late: News

ITALIAN BATTLESHIPS FOR RUMANIAN OIL:

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUCHAREST, Nov. 28' (Domel).—Authoritative circles reveal that Italy has made a definite bid for Numanlaq resources und has

and warships..

The Germans have no such turrets tank guns behind camouflaged and

The Premier announced that the The second phase consists of con- ely on speed, and evasion owing to the difficulty holding the machine structing further means of impeding solsure of German exports will be

enemy tanks by come effective next Monday.

"We intend to do our best to cause Neville Chamberlain was loudly not help belloving, that there was proposed an exchango 'of Rumanian oil and wheat for Italian. arms; gun steady at the present speeds of the progress of their aircraft.

planting mines and creating, wide

we have no of Commons to make an address. The British eight-gun Aghters have barriers by chopping down trees over the least pealble Inconvenience to cheered on rising to-day in the House He first dealt with Parliamentary proved a great success whereas the corridors a hundred feet wido, Tanksi noutrain with whom

He paid tribute to the crew of the process regarding the foreshadowed German four-gun fighters are at trying to pass that barrier would quarrel," he said.

crash through, branches, or its cater-

PLEASE Turn To Page 2. Tests on a captured Messerschmitt pillar trends would become hope- Rawalpindi for carrying out the great establishment of a Select Committee

traditions of the Royal Navy. 100 proved-it to be a bad aeroplane.lessly entangled.

disadvantage, pt.

7

Discovery of the truth in that AF. mess-had been too much for

himay

It is reported that Italy has agreed to supply on most favourable conditions light cruisers to the Rumanian Black San Bor The Rumanian feel in the Black Bed already Includes several Italia constructed fight cruiserni