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TOUNDED 1004 大拜禮 號六十月二十英港香 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1939.
No. 16010
Pocket Battleship Must Quit Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO RUMOUR OF
NAZI CONCENTRATION
North Sea Air Battle Details
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MONTEVIDEO, DEC. 15 (UP).—UNCONFIRMED REPORTS FROM NAZI SOURCES IN MONTEVIDEO STATE THAT GERMANY
R.A.F. CRACKED UP IS ASSEMBLING WARSHIPS AND SUBMARINES IN THE SOUTH FOUR NAZI PLANES IN HER ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN FREEDOM.
ATLANTIC IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST THE ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE
Montevideo is considerably excited at the rumours, which presage
LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter).-The Germans now another naval battle. claim that in Thursday's dog-fight over the North Seaf
20 British planes took part and of these, ten were shot down.
One German report puts the German losses at one.
In actual fact, of course, the number of British bombers in, battle was. 12, of which three failed to return.
PERILS OF THE SEA
EIGHT SHIPS ARE SUNK
at
ritish, Belgian, areek And Nazi
LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter). -The London tanker,
San
At the came
time, four Meser- rehmidts were shot down, the lattır: including one of the new two-engined modela.
Attacked Nazi Warships
The British, bombers were tying at jan ultitude, of only about 100 feet
under low, murky Blouds,
It is not stated what warships Germany could concentrate. ·
It is not believed that her two battleships are at large. One-the Gneisenau -is reported to be out of action as a resu't of the first R.A.F. raid on Wilhelmshaven.
PRESS' COMMENT
Doom Of
Nazi Hopes
They sighted and slacked a sma Pocket Battleships
feet, consisting of a German warstrip, ·
a cruiser, Mumie destroyers and a sub- marinc.
The German warshije opened up with all their A.A. guns.
Not Invulnerable
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (Reu-
Six waves of Messerschmidts in ter). The American Press and rapid succession came over and to public are full of the successful between fighting off these attacks, the
the British Navy British bombers were surrounded by netion of anti-aircraft shells.
against the Graf Spee.
Itou Mora R.A.F. Raids
Dec. 15 (leuter).--An
The "New York Sun" anys Alberto, 4,400 tons, has been Air Ministry announcement issued at that as the result of this action, damaged by enemy action of the 4 p.m. to-day states that the BAF the naval experts who had again patrolled the bases of Borkum. thought that the Nazi pocket south-west coast of England.
Norderney and Sylt during the right One man is missing.
and the early hours of the morning.battleships were safe from all Enemy seaplanes were observed at but a handful of Allied warships moorings and were attacked with will now have to revise their
opinions.
4,000 Tonner Goes Down -LONDON,-Dec-15-(Reuter)The bombs. British steamer, Stanwood, 4,000 tons, was sunk in Falmouth Harbour with the loss of one life.
She sank while attempts were being inade to put out a fire which had started in her cargo,
One Killed, Two Injured BRUSSELS Dec. 15 (Reuter). The Belgian steamer, Rosa, 1,100. tons, has been sunk by an explosion off the north-east coast.
was killed and One man injured.
two
TORPEDOED CRUISER
Nazi Convoy For Stricken Ship
It is not believed that Ger-; many's other battleship, the Scharnhorst, is at sen.
Germany's other two 'pocket battle- ships are believed to be at sca. The Deutschland is thought to be in Aretle waters.
In addition to the pocket battle- Jships, Germany has three 10,000-Lon heavy cruisers and only six other light cruisers.
These are the only vessels cap- abla of steaming across the Atlan- British tic to give battle to the warships, and they would be con- frcuted now. with an overwhelming superiority of Erith armanicnt. eved to have arrived eff Montevideo Substantial reinforcements are be- in the last 24 hours.
More Epic
Sea Fights Merchant Seamen Receive Awards
SINGLE COFY 10 CENTS'
$10.00 PER ANNUM
Full of Smart Notions
WHITEAWAY'S Display of Xmas Gifts
for Ladies & Children
Also Seo Pagos 3 and 5'
NAZI FREIGHTER HAD SHORT LIFE AT SEA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" -
VALPARAISO, Dec. 15 (UP).—It is officially announced that two British warships sank the German freighter Dusseldorf (4,930 tons) of the Chilean const at 5 n.m. to-day. The crow are reported to have been saved by a Chilean destroyer which was sent to investigate.
The Dusseldorf slipped out of Valparaiso barbour en route for flamburg on Wednesday.
Russian Troops Reach Norwegian Frontier: Severe Fighting Continues
FINNS SEEK
ARMISTICE
WITH REDS
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 15 (Reuter).-Speak- ing Russian over the Finnish radio, M. Tanner, the Foreign Minister, told M. Molotoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, that Finland was prepared to continue negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Russo-Finnish dispute.
He asked M. Molotoff to broadcast a reply whether he was prepared to resume | negotiations.
M. Tanner added that if no)
If the answer
LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter). The award of the O.B.E. to answer came or
REDS ON
BORDER
Captain Sydney Edward Batson was in the negative, the world NORWAY'S Captain William Herbert Har-Russian principies and promises. of the steamer Heronspool and would know what value to set on ¦
land, of the steamer Rockpool, M. Tanner recalled that during the and medals of the British Em- Russo-Finnish negotiations M. Molo- Girat Spee must pire to John George Pearson, tot stated that the sole purpose of the Defenders Set Torch
Soviets territorial demands was to before gun-layer of the Heronspool, and secure Monday or suffer interament for to Thomas Watkins, gun-layer Leningrad,
Must Leavo
The Admirat tenvo Uruguayan waters
the rest of the war,
Running Fight
This decision has been oficially of the Rockpool, are gazetted. announced by the Uruguayan Gov- crnment, which has intormed the Nazi commander that he must leave *Montevideo within 72 hours.
Use Snvict, particularly ngainst the eventual attacks of a Third Power.
M. Tanner asks: "Was this M. Molotoff's true purpose?“
To Lost Towns
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OSLO, Dec. 15 (Domel),—Informa- ition from Svnic says that Soviet If so, then the eoncessions made by troops on the northern front, have opinton occupied, Salmaers, noted for ita
Towards sunset, the Herons-Finland wero 171 their pool observed a U-boat shelling sufficient for the purpose, Preparations for the repair of the the tanker. The master alter-of their readiness to consider even The Finns also noiifled the Soviet) pocket battleship have begun, indicated course about 8.30 p.m. and greater concessions, . The noted commentator, Mring that she intends to make a dash Raymond Gram Swing, says that the for the sea instead of submitting to the U-boat signalled the Herons- Germans have lost far more than the dismantlement and the internment of pool, which fired twice. British in relative power, and the her crew. battle showed that the British have skill, daring and the copacily for sacrifice.
Sailors are undertaking the work themselves, due to tic refusal of Uruguayan workers to help the Nazis. The sailors 10-day hauled large steel plates aboard the chip for repair purposes,
The U-boat dived and reappeared at 11 p.m.
Two further shots were fired the Heronspool.
Czarist Frontiers M. Thaner adds: "Subsequent events were calculated to give the idea that Russla all along had nursed olms of a more far-teaching charac- byter, which seem to be keen desire to gain possession of the whole of Finland and to restore the frontiers of Czarist Russlo.
Praise On All Sidos
The U-boat dived again and dodged LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter).Dis- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
cussing the Von Spec netion, the
The decision not to permit the from quarter to quarter.
Four more shots were fired and the LONDON, Dec. 16 (UP).—It Times' says that while the Royal Admiral Graf Spee to remain more
finally overhauled the has been disclosed that Nazi Navy needs no spectacular netion to than 72 hours was officially announc- U-boat
meeting of the Uruguayan | Heronspool at 1 a.m., whose hope of warships
conveying show its worth, nothing is more led after
escape was a direct hit, of which, In sea battle which Cabinet. The rest of her crew of 15 have torpedoed German cruiser to satisfying than a
ends in a decisive defeat of the German ship, although damaged,
The Cabinet decided thut the night action, there was slight hope. been landed safely.
German waters.
She wan torpedoed. PLEASE Tura To Page 4.
Trawler Mined
are
enemy.
An official announcement said that
A stern reininder of the horrors of H.A.F. planes, which last night were war in given by the London "Evening LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter), engaged in battle with German war-News. It has always been the Admiralty communique, issued at 7.50, planes attached to a naval squadron, British way, says the paper, to be
pm, announces that II.M. trawler, were searching for damaged generous to a beaten foe, and there is DAYLIGHT
James Ludford, was mined and sunk German cruiser which sent out anno doubt that the men of the Graf with the loss of two officers and 1515.0.S. signal after being struck by a Spec fought as well as circumstances ratings
Trawler Casualtios SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
torpedo from the British submurine allowed, but the crews of the Ave which had previously sighted the ships sunk in the Atlantic by the Gent Bremen.
Spee are missing.
the R.A.F.
SAVING
Zig-Zagged To Safety
Rockpool, which
"It this is the Soviet aim, they can be sure that Finland will defend herself to the last.
"The Finnish peoplo
4.20
1
no1
minded to lose their independence, liberty or be brought to submit to an allen yoke."
War Supplics For Finns
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
nickel mines.
border of Norway
They have thus at Inst reached the
Finnish troops set fire to the town and it has been reduced to ashes.
Determined to push the campaign of resistance to the bitter end, the PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
LATEST
H.K. COMPANY AS "WAR BABY" Phenomenal Riso· In 1.C.S.N.C. Shares
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" LONDON, Dec. 15 (UF)~~A solit- LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter).-11. Isary "war baby' has been discovered authoritatively learned that what- on the London Stock Market-deferr-
Navigation Company. ever Britain can spare from her owned shares to the Indo-China Steam war essentials, Finland is purchasing.
Some warlike stores have already comparativo obscurity to dazzle Lon- left England, going via Norway and don speculators during the past week. Sweden for safe passage.
Since the start of the war deferred shares have advanced from 30s to
28.
In the case of the Rockpool, a U- boat suddenly appeared at the beam of the Rockpool and tred twice.
The master altered course and brought his gun into action. He fired 13 rounds, drenching the enemy with spray.
Tie U-boat fired 20 shots at
The was unhit. Thoj
Finland Pays steamer then zig-zagged to safety be- Commission
hind a screen of smoke after a 75 · SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" With the Financial Secretary, minutes' chase. Pan-American Reaction the Hon. Mr. H. R. Butters, as destroyed the U-boat. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Router). [Chairman, the committee which Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of will consider the question of
the Uruguyan State, revealed that
daylight saving in the Colony PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
It added that the aerial battle; Some of these men were almost Government Appoints
planc3 certainly turned adrift in the wastes - LONDON, Dec. 10 (UP). The resulted after
announced spotted the cruiser limping home and of the Atlantic with title or no British Admiralty has
chance of renching land. that Lieutenant Commander H. R. J.attacked it.
It has also been officially announced Lewis and Chie! Engineer D McArthur are missing and are be that the R.A.F. lust night and to-day lieved to have been drowned in con- bombed the German seaplane base bection with the sinking of the and
Norderneysult in the Hallgoland Bight trawler Ludford.
In connection with "a security patrol" against minelaying seaplanes.
Three Others Sunk LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter).- "Reuter" leans authoritatively that two British and one Greck steamers PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
RIOTING IN BELGRADE
Reds Inspired By "Certain Country”
moorings
Dorkum and
Hongkong Man Fought Admiral Spee In 1914
8,
TWENTY-FIVE years ago this month-on December 1914, Admiral von Spee's squadron was defeated by the British Navy in the historic Battle of the Falkland Islands.
It is a coincidence that ther Nazi pocket battleship named after the German Admiral should have been put to flight almost Dec. 15 exactly a quarter of a century thousand
later.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BELGRADE.
(Domei). - Several
Communists including students
and workers, staged a violent
The Royal Navy
WASHINGTON, Dee. 15 (UP).—
This company has emerged from
This melcorio, riso is startling In
subsequently Despite the war, Finland pald her flow of the fact that the company's regular semi-annual war debt instal-llect ranks 17th among Britain's mer- ment of $234,093.00 to-day. The chant fleets and that it consists of payments of 12 other debtors are cute small ships of 2,000 to 3.000 tons
pladding along the China Coasi. but, as usual, they did not pay.
The British yaarkot hears that the The Finnish Mintsler, M. Procope, presented the check to Mr. Henry earnings of this "war baby" are phra Morgenthau, Secretary of the Trea and bring dividends nearer. sury, which left Finland still owing, $0,142,000.
has now been named by the Finns Pay Up
War Debt
Governor.
Tho remaining members are.- Messrs. D. Kelvin-Stark, C. W. Jeffries, (Director of the Royal) Observatory), Chau Teun-nin, M. F. Key, J. Finnie, Tso Hok-yu. and R. A. Comluge.
The committee is required to report
jon the advisability of adopting en
onlelal time for the Colony one hour
or part of one hour in advance of
12 Other Nations Default To U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Reu- Finnish Minister ter).-The
omenal and suficient to reduce arrears
The Company, which is domiciled
Mr. Morgenthau sald he accepted in Hongkong, escaped Britain's Ex- the payment with gratitude and noted, coss Profits taxation,
*There are no sellers for Indo- that Finland, during her dark days! China Deferred shares on the Hong- as well as her fair days never failed, kong Stock Exchange. Buyers are to honour her obligations."
at GO. The Deferred shares are pälä to £5, and last palů a dividend of 30. 1931. During 1030 they fell
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UP),~~{1 {s} to 24a. Ure time of the 120th meridian East Lo-day handed to Mr. Henry of the "New York Post," Mr. Hey- announced that the famous columnist of Greenwich for the whole er for Morgenthau, Secretary of the wood Braun, is "very seriously " part of the year.
Dresden, was fully broken up
It is also required to report on the U.S. Treasury, a cheque for its wife is at his bedside in n New Hongkong.
Commemorating her part in the advisability of limiting by statute the $234,000 as the regular half-York Hospital. setion, one of her plates with number of hours per day during yearly payment of Finland to the sheel hole in B has been mounted which workers in shops and factories War Debt. at the entrance to the Royal Naval may be employed. Dockyard here.
The Germ Pacific squadron
:
the
In its terms of reference the com- Mr. Morgenthau informed
accordance with mittee is required to have regard to Minister that in
President Roosevelt's Instructions the (1) the conservation of sterling money would be placed in a separato exchange is very necessary 10 account pending a recommendation lo the 'succesful prosecution of Congress that it should be used for the war with Germany;
the benent of the Finnish people.
demonstration in the city on Battle of the Falklands are recalled under Admiral von Spec-later Ad- the facts that
mirai Grat Speo ("Graf-"Count")
Thursday.
Vivid memories of the historic by a Hongkong resident, who was in
the battle aboard the original H.M.S.-consisted of the Scharnhorst, Gnel- senau, Leipzig, Nurnburg, Dresden
Evincing increasing excitement, Kent, former flagship of the China and two transports, be demonstrators Anally clashed Station.
With police, causing nine casualties He is Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry, Superin Use side of the rioters and several tendent of the Hongkong Fire Drikode Wounded among the police.
age of 10, Mr. Fitz Henry was ty Government is seriously con- the youngest Briton to participate in fed over the riot which apparently, the battle,
At the
hit been engineered by the agents of H.ALS. Kout, whials sank the
feertale country.“
German cruisers Nurnburg-inad
They had sunk the Good Hope and Monmouth under Admiral Craddock of Coronel No British aurviors were picked up by the Germana.
The "German" squadron was pro-i ecoding to Falkland Islands via the Straits of Magellan when the British
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U.S. NAVY MAY HAVE BIG AERIAL PATROL.
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UP),—11 is rellably reported that the Navy Department has asked Congress to authorise the purchase of 518 new planes, costing $28,500,000, in ordor to augment the neutrality. patrol.
of the Colony's electric light The Minister asked Mr. Morgen- supply is largely purchased thau to convoy Finland's "deep-folt from countries "ouisite the gratitude to the President and people sterling group; ·
of the United States," (3) the majority of the shops und
Congress had previously authorised the Navy to buy 500 planes many of the factories in Hong- Twelve other dobtor nations have kong are open to a late hour of conveyed regrets to Mr. Morgenthau during the current fiscal year in this connection, and planned a grand
nt being unable to make payments total of 3,000 planes by 1944.
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