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Story of War's Biggest Sea

Sea Battle

ADMIRAL SCHEER HIT

Now Lies Trapped in Neutral

Waters

Near Montevideo

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, DEC. 14 (UP).-THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES: "ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIV- EXETER, ED IN LONDON, THE BRITISH CRUISERS

· ACHILLES AND AJAX HAVE CONTACTED THE GERMAN CRUISER ADMIRAL SCHEER.

"IT APPEARS THAT H.M.S. EXETER WAS DAMAGED BY THE SUBSEQUENT NAVAL ACTION, AND WAS FORCED TO DROP OUT OF THE ENGAGEMENT AFTER A FOUR-HOUR BATTLE.

"IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE ADMIRAL SCHEER WAS HIT.

"She is now seeking refuge in Uruguayan territorial waters in the River Plate, and the latest report is that she has anchored in the outer port of Montevideo, where she is trapped.

"H.M.S. Achilles and H.M.S. Ajax continue in pursuit of the enemy.

"It appears that_the_British cruisers contacted the Ad- miral Scheer at 6 a.m. on Wednesday."

Behind this brief Admiralty announcement is one of the most exciting and dramatic stories of the war..

It foretells the doom of one of Germany's two marauding 10,000- fon "pocket battleships."

She cannot hope to escape the British cruisers which, although

Decisive Battle In Finland Awaited

FINNISH TROOPS ON SOVIET SOIL

SPECIAL TO THE

TELEGRAPH"

equipped with inferior armaments, have such

H.M.S.

ACHILLES.

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PACIFIC

THE POCKET BATTLESHIP ADMIRAL SCHEER.

CARIMAG

AMERICA

Panama

OCEAN

ATLANTIC

10 CEAN

LAMERICK

Valparaiso

Miles fopracto

Janeiro Montevideo BUENOS AIRES

(3658)

vastly superior speed Six Hundred

Six Hundred Feared Lost

that the German ship.

cannot hope to elude

them before larger and more powerful British battle-cruisers or battle-

ships arrive on the

[scene.

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 14 (Domci).For the first time since the outbreak of hostilities, Finnish

The British cruisers and' troops have succeeded in setting foot on Russian the Nazi pocket battleship soil, according to unconfirmed reports reaching came into contact off the Rio de la Plata (the River hore.

A spirited thrust along the Leningrad-Murmansk Plate) yesterday afternoon, Railway, in the northern front, has succeeded not only in according to an

ment by the British Em- driving the Reds from Finnish soil in this sector, but in bassy in Buenos Aires. permitting the Finns to advance into Russian territory.

Explosion railway, and thus intercept the

Aboard Battleship

Seven Men Killed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH","

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14 (UP)-Seven members of the crew of the obsolete 3,415-ton Swedish armoured battleship Man I i gaetten were killed outright to-day by a terrific explosion.

The explosion occurred when at small boat from the battleship went to investigato an "object": found floating in the water near Vinga, in the vicinity of Gothen- burg...

The Manlignotten was, launched_in_ 19087" She is employed in coastal patrol and training duties.

announce-

Although overwhelmed by The Finns are believed to be the superior armaments of attempting to cut the Soviet the German raider, the transport of Soviet troops and British cruisers closed in to supplies towards the Petsamo engage the enemy. (Aretic) front.

Unofficial reports at first OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" suggested that the 7,030-ton BERLIN, Dec. 14 (UP)-Finnish oruiser Achilles, flagship of sources ndimit that the use are the New Zealand Squadron, In raining the city, the Russians had been sunk. but these lost 7,000 men. Finnish losses were

were denied, only 250.

Russian Gains

now in possession of Salla,

The Finns are concentrating large

forces near Salla, which they hope

to recapture.

In Shocking Sea Disaster

Nazi Mines Take Toll Several Neutral Ships Sunk

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 14 (UP). Nazi U-Boats and magnetic mines still continue to claim neu- tral and British vletims.

are be-

Latest sinkings are: British freighter Deptford (4,034- tons), torpedoed north of Bergen. Only five of the crew of 35 lleved to have been saved.

Swedish tanker Algee, sinking in Baltic alter striking a German mine, Two Swedish warships are racing to the rescue.

British colller Warwick (408-tons). town to pieces by a mine off the east coast. Six of the crew of eleven are

missing.

(1.477 Swedish steamer Toron tous), sunk by German mine off the Crew of Denmark. Boutli

coast

Latest Soviet Claims SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (UP)--The Red Army communique states: The Redships, no vessel had been London steamer, Deptford, 4,000 tons, troops have advanced a total of 93 lost. miles towards Ulchta.

"Kila, on the Rikaranta-Serdobul.j Railway, has been occupied."

The British Embassy an-nish steamer Magnum, torpedoed nounced that, although some of Beatush coast on Saturday, Entire damage had been done to crow, excepting one man, drowned.

Savon Of Crow Saved both British and enemy

OSLO, Dec. 13. (Reuter)—The was torpedoed off, “Stad and sank immediately.,' +

Seven of her crew of 30 were pick- ed by Norwegian vessels.

dead. Two Norwegian, pilots were among

The British Legalion in Mon- tevideo, issuing a supplementary sintement, says that the engage Enormous Soviet Losses · SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” (ment was still in progrcas COPENHAGEN, Deo, 14 (UP) yesterday evening. Reports from the border claim that

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The battle was taking place

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the

Deptford Torpedoed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON Dec. 14— (UP)—The

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WAKKANAI, Japan, Dec. 14 (Domei).-The greatest tragedy in the history of the Soviet mercantile marine has followed the lost of the U.S.S.R. Government's 3,000-ton steamer Indigrika,

As recorded by the "Telegraph" on Tuesday, the Indigrika ran aground off Wakkanai on Monday morning. Of 1,100 passengers and a crew of 39 aboard the Russian ship, over 600 are feared lost.

Approximately half the victims are women and children.

NAZI CRUISER SUNK BY SUBMARINE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 14 (UP). The Admiralty has an- nounced that the British submarine that sighted the Bremen and permitted the German liner to proceed without attempting to launch her torpedoes, has elnimed two German naval victims.

One of the victims is a German cruiser, of undeter mined size. The enemy cruiser was torpedoed.

In addition, the British submarine sank a German U-Boat in a naval engagé- ment which took place short- ly after the Bremen was: -sighted......

Former B. And S. Ship

Of interest to Hongkong residents

is the fact that the Indigrika was the origmal Telnau, of the Butterfield and Swire feet.

League

Turns

Down Russia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

GENEVA, Dec. 14 (UP). -The Committee of Thirteen has recommended the solemn condemnation of Soviet Russia for its aggres- sion against Finland.

In addition, the Committee recommends that Member States of the League refuse cognise the puppet Government at Terijoki.

to re-

Aid for Finland is requested from non-Members as well as Members of the League: Specifically mentioned among the former is The United Slates..

Argentino Threat

The Counell of the League will meet privately at 9.45 nm. (4.45 pm. H.K.T.), and the Assembly will meet fifteen minutos later. Over forty Member States have signifled their intention ut being present at the Assembly meeting.

The delegate for Argentine haa announced that his country will resign from the League unless Russia expelled. He charged the U.S.S.R. with flagrant violation of treaty obligations by spreading death and destruction throughout Finland.

Russia Withdraws SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" GENEVA, Dec, 14 (UP). The Soviet delogation withdrew comTM pletely from Geneva to-day.

arinounced No details have been and it is not known whether they intend to return.

Loague Attacked MOSCOW. Dec. 14 (Reuter),--- Moscow attacked the League of Nations in a broadcast lost night.

The announcer declared that the Finnish memorandum was full of lica and alleged that the whole affair was a political manoeuvre by Britain and France, who have "carefully selected the known anti-Soviet members to form the Committee.

The announcer also launched

violent attack on Sweden for the aid she is giving to Finland.

LATEST

ADMIRAL SCHEER CASUALTIES

30 Killed. And 60 Wounded

She was built at the Scott Ship- yards in Greenock in 1886-ntythree years agol-and was employed in the Chin Navigation Company's service Jon the China Coast for many years, before she was sold to Chinese In- terests and renamed the Tsinantu. (Reuter)-It is reported that The Chinese sold her to the Russing the Admiral Scheer has arrived Government.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 14.

The Indigrika was en route from at Montevideo, badly damaged. Thirty of the crew were killed Kamchatka to Vindivostok when she PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.

in the engagement with the Bri- tish cruisers and 60 wounded.

A "United Press" report says

Ajax have arrived in the outer

Had Fortune, that the Exeter, Achilles and

But Begged harbour,

Meanwhile the port authori

With a fortune of about $1,000 in ties have given their permission cash, Leung Klu, 38, widow, was for the removal of 30 dead and charged this morning before Mr.60 wounded from the ́ ́Admiral Macfadyen at Kowloon MagistracyScheer.

with begging in Min Street, near Kun Chong Markel,

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on $25 bell. When her waldenen-lu Canton Road was searched, the police, found over a $1,000 in cash in boxes. Mr. Macfadyen told Leung not to beg-an she hall quite a fortune. She. was cautioned.

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