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A Look Through The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO.

Dec. 18, 1889. Sare Bornhardt has a new fast. She now has a habit of arising at 4 o'clock in the morning, dressing herself as a man, and prowling about the remote streets and byways of Parle until 7 or 8. Then she returns to her home, ung dresses, and gone to bed. She recently remarket that she had thought that she was too old to learn anything new about Paris, but abe has been taught a great} many facts hitherto unknown to her by i her matutinal wanderings.

Einite de Lavaleve, the European pub- tleist, says that a hundred years hence, leaving Chinn out of the question, there will be two colossal powers in the world beside which Germany, England, France and Italy will be as piggies- the United States and Ruekin.

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Say something late the phonograph tant i whall treasure for my "guidance" wald Kaiser, Wilhelm to Bismarck and Moltke, na Edison was revealing the ex; traordinary capacities of his instru

"The opinions of tordny?" said Himarek "are not those of all time. The fashions of wisdom are various and each generation must get through its

alfostud DWI

task of thinking and

tunt.

doing." Marshal Moltke's message waN "God is the King of kings," "Ah, well," wald the Kaiser, when he heard them hoth will live to speak many times more and at greater' length,"

25 YEARS AGO`

nounce

Dec. 18, 1914.

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY

NOTICE in hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the above Society will be held at the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. (by kind permis- lon) 011 Tuesday, tho 19th December, 1939, at 5.16 p.m.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 6th December, 1939.

LANDDORF IS SAFE

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is partially under water. The Ger- man warship's bows are out of water. and the stern has settled down in the

inud and is loal from night.

A minor explosion occurred at 8.30 p.m., apparently from the ship's tur- pedoes,

the

Two tugs and a barge flying the Argentenlun flug approached Gerinan worship before the first ex- plosions, and then withdrew to a safe distance.

It is belleved that the Argentenfan vessels helped to take off the Adiniraj Gmf Spec's officers and crew.

It is confirmed that the entire crew of the German warship are safe.

.

The German Legation in Mon- levideo has released a letter from Captain Langdorf, protesting against the Uruguayan decision to give the Admiral Grat Spec only 72 hours To which to leave port.

Captain Langdorf's lefter ends: “Under theso circumstances I have other solution but to sink my ship."

סעת

Planes Overhead

SPECIAL TO the “TELEGRAPH” MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 18 (Domel). Five British ship planes encircled low over the Graf Spe at its last moment. British warships are rapid- ly closing dru Form

beyond the merizon.

Armour Torn To Fragments

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 17 (UP)--- Admiral Graf Spee's munitions stores. The explosions were caused in the

The four inch armour on the ship's sides

literally WAS

torn Into fragments.

The ship sank evenly, until the muddy waters of the River Plate rushed in through the huge holes; then the Admiral Grat Spee 1st J sharply.

The Press Bureau atates that the Admiralty

that a Gerninn cruiser force made a demonstration on the Yorkshire const in the course of which they cholled West Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough. A number of their fastent ships were employed. They remained about an hour of the 'count. They wore engaged by patroi Vessels on the spot. As soon as tho presence of the enemy was reported, the p

Huge clouds of smoke and steam almost obscured the cruiser as she went down, watched by hundreds of thousands of nwe-inspired spectators. The first explosion occurred at 5.50

British patrolling squadron entoavoured, The ship was scuttled outside the

to cut them off. On sighting the Bri- main peces channel of the estuary's

Monday,

HER

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 18, 1939.

FATHER WAS HELD BY GERMAN

GRAF SPEE SCUTTLED

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depart at dawn on Monday.

tiah, the Germans returned #L full path to Baires in order not to inter-re-fuelling, She was scheduled to speed, and favoured by the mist, auc- rupt frame. ceeded in escaping. The losses on both sides were amnil, but full reports have not yet been received.

The Admiralty points out that such # demonstration, though not dificult to accomplish, provided a certain amount) af risk is nccepted, is devoid of military signifleance. It may cause some loss of civilians and rome damage to property, which is much to be regretted, but it must not in any circumstances be al- lowed to modify the

navul general pulley which is being pursued.

It Ja evident to-night that the damage done by the bombardment is fairly serious; especially"--at-- Scar- borough. Some cleillans were killed at Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby and possibly over a hundred were in

Jured.

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Latest Of Typo

The Admiral Grat Spee was laid down at Wilhelmshaven in October 1932, and was completed on January 6. 1936,

She was the latest of the so-called 'pocket-battleship' type, her older sister ships being the Deutschland and the Admiral Scheer, The Ad- miral Graf Spee was named after Admiral von Spee, who lost his life and his ship in the Battle of Falkland Islands 25 years ago,

The complement of the Admiral Graf Spee was 020 men. Her arma- ments comprised six 11-inch guns, eight 5.9-inch guns, six 4.1-inch anti- aircroft guns and eight torpedo jubes. She carried two aircrafi.

Rio de Janeiro,—ILMS. Glasgow is

Her eight sets of 6,730 h.p. diesel having áve holes in her hull repaired, which she received in the encounter engines gave her a speed, of only 20 with the German fleet off the Falkland knots, but she was capable of steam- Inlands. The officers of the Glasgow Teng 10,000 miles without refuelling. part that at the beginning of the en-

Cost £3,750,000 gagement, In view of the superior range and gun power of the Germans, Admiral The pocket-battleships were the Cradock ordered the Glasgow and the first ships of their size to have elec- ormed merchantman Otranto to seek retrically welded hulls and to be pro- fuge. Notwithstanding this, the Glas polled by diesel engines. She cost Kow answered the German Are.

£3,750,000 to build.

Four

of the Glasgow's. bluejackets were wounded. One of the Good Hope's 9 In. KUNK WAS pot out of action within a few minutes of the start of the fight,

then a magazine on the Good Hope ex- ploded. The battleship Сапарав, carrying four 12. in. guns, was unable to reach the scene, owing to her in- ferior spoed. The best pace she has been able to make is 18,0 knots.

The following comparison la published of British and German naval louken since the war began, the comparison. except as regards armoured cruisors, being in favour of Britaini

Armoured cruixorn: Grent Britain G,

Germany 1

Light cruisern: Great Britain

Germany

B

All Craf Spec Crew Safe SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 17 (UP)- The German Legation here has an- the nounced that all the crew of Admiral Graf Spec are safe.

Badminton Fixtures Changed

Owing to the engagement of St. Andrew's Church Hall during the Christmas and New Year festivities, the League Badminton fixtures be- tween St. Andrew's and St. Teresa's have been changed, by mutual con- , tersent, to take place as follow:

Gunboats: Great Britain 2, Germany Armed liners: Great Britain 1. Ger

many Submarines: Great Deltnin

many. 6.

The Germans have also lost two mine layers, night destroyers, and one tor "redo boat, according to the German

Gcial Hist.

The total

aro:

Brilala, 15 vassola, Germany, 37 vesselt.

The armed cruisota lost by Great Britain wore the Cressy, Aboukir, and Hogue, 12,000 tons each, which were sunk by a submarino in the NorthSen; and the Gobi Hope, 14,100 tonn, and Monmouth, 9,800 tons, respectively sunk and wrecked, after an engagement off the coast of Chill,

The light cruisera wore the lermos 5,000 tons, Amphion, 3,366 tons, Path- ander, 2,040 tons, Pegasus, 2,100 tons, and awke, 7,360 tons. Strictly speak Ing the last named was not a light erüisor, nor was abe classed as such" in the "Naval Packet Book" but she was evidently included in that clams in the mossage, the five armoured crutuers having been accounted for.

Monday, December 18 (to-day), St. Teresa's v. St. Andrews.

Wednesday, March 13, 51. Andrew's v. St. Teresa's.

The Only Casualty

It is believed that Captain Langdorf the only Admiral Graf Spee casualty,

is

He is thought to have refused to

have left his ship, an dto have been an blown up with 15.

NAZIS LOSE FAITH

IN NEW ALLY: SWEDEN'S FEARS

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was scarcely a glimmer of light in the town which has been two-thirds evacuated. It was blacker

even

than Londen, which so far has held the "blackout championship."

When I started to use my flashlight which I had used at the western front, alert Bir warden immediately stopped me and gestured that the Credence is given to this suggestion flash must be dimmed with fishing by a statement issued by the Gerroan Paper like his own. Embassy after the explosions,

"We do not know where Captain

OCEAN RAIDER

BRIDE on the left wan · Mas Hillary M. Harris, of Mossley- bill, Liverpool. Bridegroom, also In ploture, is Mr. Peter McKen- zle, of Castle Bromwich, Birming- ham

Mrs. McKenzte is a daughter of

·Caplain F. D. F. Harris (right), conumiander of the British‘steamer Clement, sunk by the Nazi raider Admiral Graf Spee seventy miles off Brazil. The crew reached land, but Captain Harris and kis chlef engineer wero laken prison- ers aboard the raider. They were among the 61 Britons released in Montevluco on Friday,

.

The bridegroom is also a ship's oficer. He was in the Mahratta. which was stranded carly this. month on the Goodwin Bands, du Deal. Bales of fulè In "the cargo, swollen by the inrush of water burst the deck and sides of the Meamer.

Act Like A Sailor,

Said Patrick

U-boat

To Captain

PATRICK O'NEIL, taken with fifteen other scamen

on board a U-boat which had sunk their ship, the Darino, of Liverpool, faced the submarine commander indign- antly, and said: "Why didn't you torpedo us in daylight and give us a chance?"

"It may

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The U-boat chief replied: "It is better for us to do it at night time." Reproachfully came Patrick's retort: be better for you, but it isn't sailor-like, you know!!

Said the commander: "How many were there in the ship's Haiphong and Hoihow

crew?"

Sold Bo'sun Kearon:

seven,"

"Twenty-1

The submarine's captain counted the survivors. "I'm sorry, but this is war," he said. "Better luck next time."

Patrick and his mates lost every-

FINNS STUBBORNLY HOLDING OUT

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attacks regardless of tactics.

thing they possessed when thels ship far had consisted of steam-roller mass went down. Eleven of their fellows, it is feared, lost their lives,

The Darino, 1,430 tons, was on her way from Oporto, with a general cargo, when the U-beat attacked her. She sank in six minutes.

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Dec. 22. Dec, 22. ..Dec. 22. Europe via Suez and Straits (London

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Japan and Shanghal

OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Deo, 18

Fort Bayard Japan ...

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Dec. 29.

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Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu:

and U. S..A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"--dre San Francisco, 25th December;

Appeal For World Hofp HELSINGFORS, Dec. 17 (Reuter), Another appeal to the world for help was made by President Kyost! broadcast talk to the Kallio in a

Reg.

Ord.

Reg. Ord.

Nearly all her crew were sleeping

their bunks. Patrick was one of Finnish Army. the few on duty, in the wheel-house. After greeting "the defenders of He was trapped by debris, had to our independence," the President said fight his way out, and he cut his that they see more active help than

they had hitherto obtained. right wrist badly in the struggle.

hurled

As their cause is the cause of the The crew were either flung themselves into the sea. They whole civilised world, they believed grabbed pieces of wreckage-four that civilised nations could not leave men were hanging on to one bit of them to fight alone on this front.

"We don't deny that nearest to our wood-and drifted about, calling for Sweden's Apprehension

hearts are our own homes, land, cul- help.

ture and our whole social system, in Langdorf is, but German commanders In Sweden. I found great apprehen- stay with their ships," the Embassy sion that the Soviets may attempt toAfter-half-an-hour-the-U-boat which we have-become-rooted and announced.

drive through upper Finland and came to the surface and took them which is now threatened with de thacross Norway to secure ports on the on boned. Its crew rubbed down the struction.

"But it is through these values that shivering men, gave them blankets. Besides the Finns who are flocking The commander ordered rations of we have been able to contribute our

service to the world's culture. There at remained back from all over Europe to join the rum and coffee all round.

fore we dare to hope that these com- to set off the army, volunteers are coming in from charges that blew up the Admiralalt Scandinavian and Baltic States.

mon principles of justice will also bo commonly defended." Graf Spec.

On my plane were men from Esthonia Thousands of people witnessed the who had hidden in the engine-room

Madame Kallio also addressed the dynamiting and scuttling of the war-of Esthonian ships bound for Sweden,

nation.

hin

Atlantic.

Latest reports indicate Captain Langdorf ordered entire crew to transfer to thei freighter Tacoma, aboard himself

ship.

Huge Crowds Watch Drama

Huge crowds rushed to points of vantage to watch the fire envelop the cruiser as she went down,

Fabulous prices were paid for motor boats and other small craft The Admiral Graf Spen listed to port, her superstructure wrecked and her hull torn by the explosions,

which rushed to the scene.

The Estonian captain had consented to hide them and keep their names off the passenger 1st in case of search by Soviet warships.

Kirov Out Of Action

They watched the submarine's crew at work. They saw rotings scrawling the names Churchill and Chamberlain with their Angers on the petroleum jelly coatings of their torpedoes before preasing them into the tubes, laughing as they did so.

Crash-Dive

The Darino's men were

about

to

of

Russian Attacks Repulsed SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Dec. 17 (UP) An official communique states that following very heavy bombardments the Russian troops launched · three [successive waves of attacks against

repulsed.

They said they had seen in Tallisa twelve hours in the submarine before the Mannerheim Lino at three differ the 20,000 ton Kirov, Russia's most they were transferred to an Italianent places. They were everywhere

which vessel modern and powerful cruiser, which

brought them had been damaged by Finnish coast

The announcement said that in one artillery at Hangoe.

While they were in the England.

small seginent alone 30 Rusalan The Kirov's engine had been put U-boat the "crash-dive" alarm was tanks have been destroyed in the past and sank within a few seconds. out of commission by Finnish shells sounded and she submerged 100ft.

two days. They include two 30-ton Her exact sition is 6 kilometres and it was reported that repairs might their lips as a warning to the sur-

The officers put their fingers to tanks. ou!alde the Montevideon harbour take many weeks. Hmits.

noise. Af Large numbers of volunteers were vivors not to make any

AIR PATROLS' WORK Diplomatic quarters reveal that the flocking in from Sweden.

warship was passing overhead, On my

Fleemon William Locke brought to Germans refused to accept either plane, one brought his own rife

Londen, Dec. 17. a souvenir of the internment or an ultimatum to leave wrapped in paper.

RAF, machines have made further Another brought London with him port during the negotiations with the his revolver.

U-boat's activities a packet Uruguayan Foreign Minister.

land and dropped some bombs,

The Germans say that the bombs fell into the sea-Reuter Bulletin.

FRANCE BUYS PLANES New York, Dec, 17, The New York Times. states that France has ordered 650 more Curtiss pursuit planes, making about 3,000 planes contracted for by European countries in the past 18 Reuter Special.

Nazi Admissions

K.P.O.

.Dec. 18, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 18, 6.20 p.m. G.P.O.

.Dec. 18, B.00 p.m.

Dec. 19. 7.30 am.

Direct Service"dne London, 27th- Air Mall for "Imperial Aleways

December,

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trails by "Imperlai Airways Direct: *~Servido”—due Sydney, Z5th ̃Des”

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Canton

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10.30 0.

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tein....

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Amoy and Shanghal Strafis

..2 p.m.

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Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Service"-dae Airways Direct Parls 28th December.

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Amoy

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Dec. 20, 5 p.m. Doc, 20, 7 pm.

.2.30. p.m.. .3.30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21

.7.00 p.m..

Lunching at Asbo, I learned that olgarettes given him by one of the accessful routine Aights over Heligo- JAPANESE SHIP

the men at the next table were BERLIN, Dec. 17 (Renier)-For Swedes who had just arrived to the first time Germany admits that volunteer for military service, 30 were killed aboard the Graf Speo. The German news agency states

that according to the reports reaching Plata Estuary in the direction the High Command of the German Buenos Aires. Army 36 of the crew of the Graf Spes died in action.

od

Flag Flies Gallantly

of

crew pencilled with the names of the three ships it had sunk.

The second was the Cresswell, a Fleetwood trawler, in which six men died, the third the Ame Kjode, a Norwegian vessel.

The crew told the Darino's men they had been at sen over since war broke out, but hoped to be home for Christmas.

Rugger Game To-day

8lx members of the crew arn strl- Then unexpectedly she turned! only wounded and 63 Ughtly wound-completely about and coming down

the Estuary at a fairly high spend} Ready To Run Gauntlet with a large Swastika flag flying al- LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter).The tantly from the main mast, halted German pocket - battleship, Admiral¦ about five miles from the nearest Graf Spee, now lies sunk off the shore. Uruguayon coast soro five miles)

The order was given to the crew from

There will be a rugby football entrance to Montevideo to abandon ship, and within five match to-day on the Club ground tho Harbour in about 25 feet of water.

This is disclosed in an official Ad- minutes after the order had been between the Kal Tak XV and Mr. miralty communique issued late to- carried out and with the men stand-H. D. Bidwell's XV, commencing at

ing off some hundreds of yards salut»|4.43 p.m.

the bout in the sixth round of the 10 rothids contast.

5 YEARS AGO

Dec. 18, 1034. Senator Nye, who is Chairman of the Benate Committee investigating the so- called Arms "racket" In America, an nounced to-day that he would introduce a Bill to Congress designed to pro- hibit the flying of the United States Sing on American merchantmen whose cargoes were destined for a belligerent nation in war time. He would seek to put through this legislation, he said, becoming Involved in in order to prevent the United States night.

future Ware through a pledge to prolect American shipping engaged in trade as neutrals.

Wal-

seconds.

Two Terrific Explosions ing, two terrifle explosions occurred The communique adds that the and the battleship sank within a few Nezl warship was blown up by two terrifle explosions after she had been abandoned by her crew.

Diving bombing, the new technique in

Naxis Won't Admit Dofest - The gunboats lost were the Speedy set, a defence problem which will be attack from the bir, threatens soon to 3,500 tons, and Nighor, 3,500 tons. The almost impossible to solva

The act of self-destruction was o PARIS, Dec. 17 (Reuter) —Not-: armed liner lost was the Oceanic, 17,214 apeo and emelency of modern

If the

dered by her commander, Captain withstanding the opinion of neutral tonk & White Star steamer which was planes are developed along the present Landort, some three hours after naval Powers, particularly that of wrecked in a fog on the north coast of

lings of progress, ground stations and the Graf Spee had sailed out of United States and Italy, that the sea- Scotland.

The submarines lost ware Austra have to defend, themselves against the

the-personnel of warships will soon Montevideo, apparently ready to run fight off Uruguay was a triumph for: Ban versol ILM.A.S. A E 1 and the D5, bombers launching, deadly malies at a

the gauntlet, although Montevideo Britain, the German press persists wireless messages had announced in holding it up as a brilliant success

· fastar, speed than apult Already A 10 YEARS AGO

new type of day bomber la being de- that it was the intention of Capt. for Germany and is claiming it to Doc. 19, 1022.veloped that can dive at 960 m.p.. from Langdorf to scuttle his ship.

have "Incalculable" consequences. Primo Carnors, the twenty-atene height of, may, 12,000 ft. rolease a After leaving Montevideo harbour, The Italian Press, which devotes an Italian giant, redeemed his character In torrible high-axplosive bomb at 2,000 ft., the Graf Spee walled at the entrance) extraordinary Camount of space to the eyes of the British sorting public and swoop upwards again in a matter for some time as though uncertain the event, describes the battle as al to-night when he met and defeated of seconds only. The significance of

elene strategical victory for the Bri- She then proceeded slowly up the tith warships, vit

Frans Diener, the German champion, at this now form of attack is not yet fully of what action to take.

the Albart 11611. The referee, stopped realised.......

THE "TELEGRAPH” will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest: Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editor.

RELEASED

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Router),-~~~~The · Sanyo Maru was released from the Contraband Control base after a stoy of 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Econo- mic Warfare, it was only necessary to months verify thor cargo, which did not in

clude any other goods of German. origin not covered by Горепеве guarantees,

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SHOPPING DAYS. TO CHRISTMAS

Release After Examination SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Dec. 17 (Domel)--The Ministry of Economic Warfare an«. nounced this afternoon

that the Japancao ateamer Sanyo Maru has stopped at the Contraband Control Onice at Downs for 24 hours and was released Sunday afternoon.

It may be recalled that the Japanese Government had previously assured the British Government that the contracts and payments for the German goods taken aboard the steamer had been completed prior to November 27, while the British Government announced simultaneous with the promulgation of the Order in Council permitting the solzure ́ of German Roods that exceptional treat- ment would be made of those goods which had become the properly of neutral countries before the date.

The Sanyo Maru has been detained · at Downs only to make it surO whether ita carro does not contain goods which are not guaranteed by the Japaneso Government.: