1939-12-20 — Page 18

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 20, 1939.

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BRITAIN'S GOOD TRADE FIGURES St., Kowloon.

Improvement Over

October Returns LONDON, Dec. 19 (British Wire- loss)-Board of Trade returns of aversens trade for November show that imports were valued at £83,- 088,000 as compared with £81,841,- 464 last month and £77,073,818 la November, 1938,

The value of November exports was £37,360,327 against £24,622,040 in October and £42,023,223 In November, 1938.

Re-exports totalled £2,745,077

ngalust £1,000,146 last month and

£6,113,912 In November, 1939.

de-

In the first eleven months of the year, the total value of imports was

£800,095,032, representing મ crease of £10,088,401 en the corres- ponding period of 1938,

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Air Supremacy For Britain Assured

Gigantic Dominion's Training Schamo

LONDON, Dec. 19 (British Wire- | less).—In a broadenst on the Dom!- inlona" Air Training Scheme to-day. the Air Steretury sald the Schone would put British ascendency over LONDON, Dec. 19" (Reuter), the enemy in the air beyond chal- Major Ilinski, of the Polish tenge. Military Mission, spoke in Lon-view that considering the size of the don to-day on Poland's war Scheme, which would give an annual efforts to organise her fighting outnow of pilots forces.

Polish ships, consisting of The Inspector, 52, Argyle Stroyers and submarines constituted Kowloon.

part of the Allied forces and operated All further steps will be taken, and under the Polish Bag under Polish

teers. expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informont's name will bo kept strictly private, except in costs where malico is proved.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT. london Demmd do. TT. Shanghai TIT. Singapore 1.T. Japan T.T. India

U.S.A.

1/23% 1/23

.300

.3271

103

824

T.T

.24

Eleven months of experts totalled £398,600,810, a decrease of 313,768.

T.T. Manila

48

427%

T.T. Batavia

.452

£33,-

T.T. Bangkok

.149

T.T. Saigon

.100%

T. France

.10.00

107 1/81⁄21⁄2

4 m/s L/C London

1/3

4 m/s D/P do.

1/3%

4/m L/C U.S.A.

.25

4 m/ France

.11.46

ULS. Cross rate in London

04% ..1.02

COLUMBUS AFIRE

IN ATLANTIC

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mile Neutral Zone set by the Declara tion of Punona.

But at no time did the British wor ship use her guns or attempt to hall the big Nazi liner.

Relentless Pursuit

It appears that the destroyer Inter- cepted the Columbus in this Gulf of Mexico, but made no attempt to halt her, merely following in her trail with the evident intention of halting the ship as soon auit left the 300-mil neutral zone.

T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

30 d/s Indin..

U. 5. Cross rate in N. Y.....3.95

WARNING

TO THE WORLD

The British destroyer dogged the Columbus to her doom. When the

Shanghai, Dec. 10. commander saw that it was hopeless

The work! war spy, Trebitsch- to attempt to shake off his pursger Lincoln, alias Abbot Chao Kung, in a statement making a final append for peace, demands that the British,

he set fire to his ship.

The Columbus salled from Vera Cruz on Thursday will a full carry French, German and Russian Gov- ernments should Immediately resign

which simultaneously, after

new Governments should call for a world-

of petroleum oll. Her clearance papers indicated that she was route to Oslo.

On

With five decks ant capable of wide peace conference. carrying 1,800

passengers,

Failing this, the Tibetan Buddhist

the

Columbus was a smaller cultion of Supreme Masters, without prejudice.

Sir Kingsley Wood expressed the

and air-crews greater than the full outstanding strength of the R.A.F. it was not desno long ago, the Empire has done a nae Job in fixing up such on inspiring and constructive plnu in such a short time

"It will, indeed, be a great de- monstration or Empire unity when Royal Canadian Air men from the Force, the Australian Air Furre, the and Royal New Zealand Air Force our own Royal Air Force train to- Kether in safe Canadian flying traine ing schools,"

Men of the Polish: merchant marine were able to be called up for ser vice in the navy in case of on ins ercased demand, and a special Polish naval depat is being established for the purpose of training further personnel and formation of reserves,

Soon To Sail Again". He hoped that the day was not far distant when the Pollah Navy would again wall the Baltic.

For the land forces now traking somewhere in France it was intended to form Infantry divisions as well as armoured and merchanised units under the Polish High Command.

Major Unski

the mentioned recruitment of manpower, and nuld that the Polish forces would be composed of officers and men of the

Buteceeded Army who Polish

eaching Allied territory, of Poilsh reserves who were in Britain, France and elsewhere abroad, and by calling to the colours Poles in Britain and France.

Impressive Figures.

Sir Kingsley cited some impressive figures given by the Canadian Prine Minister to indicate the mamitude of training effort required from Canada alcne,

There are to be 67 training schools In Canada, including service flying schools, ten observer schools, ten bombing and gunnery schools, tour wireless schouls and two for naviga- tion.

number The stalls alone would 40,000,

Some 60 new aerodromes are be

and 20 existing ining constructed

aerodromes enlarged.

The scheme would call for mapy bulk of thousands of aircraft, the which will be supplied by the United Kingdom, but each Dominion would supply locally-mude aircraft to increasing extent from its own man- ufacturing resources.

Last but not least were the Polish volunteers from all party 01 the world.

Millions Available

Major Ilinski mentioned that there were four million Poles in the United States, half a millon in South America, 150,000 in Canada and 100,000 in France.

The training in France is in full swing.

The Polish air force is divided into two groups, one in Britals and the other in France.

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While negotiations have been in progress, the participating govern- the ments have gone ahead with preliminary steps of the great plan.

Comparative Efficiency

In connection with Sir Kingsley Wood's estimate that the Empire Training Scheme would put our air superiority beyond challenge, in- formed air circles here give interest- ing facts comparing the relative The Poles were lucky in getting efficiency between the Allied and away a fairly large number of air German air forces to-day when they force personnel and already several point out that not one single British squadrons are being organised.

fighter has been shot down in com- bat since the outbreak of war, whillę. the R.A.F. Command aircraft have brought down nearly half the German bumber reconnaissance aircraft en- raged by them during the Brat two active months of the war.

GOERING

ORDERS

HIGH SEAS MURDER

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During 51 ralds over British Ind or sen in October and November, 21 German raiders were destroyed. Of these, the majority were seen to strike the ground or water. It is

mony

more failed to re-

turn to Germany.

the Bremen, upon which she was predilection of favour, shall unchain one is missing and the remainder of known that patterned. She was a sister ship of forces and powers whose very exis the crew have been rescued. the old Columbus, which was seizedtence is unknown to you, and against

in the Great War and became the whose operations you are conse White Star liner temerit

Nazi Ambassador- Sees Nomura

10

human

nre mere

Ship Machine-Gunned quently helpless,

The world leaders.

LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).- beings subject to all human German planes are again attacking imitations, with the sole exception defenceless British fishing craft, and of the Buddhist Supreme Masters, to-day sank one, and injured three who by

their unlimited and un-of the crew of a second-

Both were Grimsby trawlers. bounded knowledge of nature's secret |

A member of the crew of the Arst and the

to use the will of SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

were Arst certain Powers, have broken through Vessel said that bombs TOKYO, Dec.

dropped on them and then the Ger- those Imitations," he continues. (Dom)The United States could have s

man aircraft Major-General Eugen Ott, the Ger-

machine-gunned the man Ambassador, called

on the vealed the European war, but follow- Foreign Minister, Admiral Kichisa-ed the path of open partiality, Prilled by a bomb and another was Three men in the forecastle were buro Nomura, at 2.50 p.m. on Tues- Juice

downright injustice. day.

I injured. phrases pretending to be During the course of a one-houruli that is virtuous." Interview, Ambassador Ott was un-

The statement adds than the Bri- derstood to have exchanged informa- tish, French, German

and Russian

The cook is missing from the tion with the Foreign Minister re- Governments are all guilty of pro- other trawler which was only garding the latest developments invoking war. Regardless of the back-quarter of a mile away at the time. Europe.

Tenders Credentials BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Domei)-Mr. S. Kurusu, the newly-appointed Japan-1 ese Ambassador to Berlin, presented hia credentials to Hitler to-day. He

is replacing Lieut-General Oshima, who has been recalled home.

NAZI MISSION IN MOSCOW

cloaked in

and

war,

ground of the Sino-Japanese Japan is willing to discuss pence but China continues her insane searched earth policy.--United Press.

Communism

Growing

In Austria

BUDAPEST.

sulp.

Aerial Torpedo Used

The skipper reports that seven bombs were dropped. All of them missed.

An aerial torpedo was then red and exploded under the trawler just as the crew were trying to launch their small boat.

U-Boat Victims Back In England

were

GENOA, Dec. 19 (Reuter}.-The captain of the Italian cargo steamer, Caterina Gerolimich, reported on arrival here that he had landed Dover British sailors taken from submarine in the English Channel. The sallors, four of whom SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

were SOME anthentic facts about wounded,

from Q MOSCOW, Dec. 10 (Domel).—A

British Germon cconomic mission headed by the situation in Austria have steamer, Daring, which was torpedoed by a U-boat. The submarine Inter Dr. Riteter arrived here from Ber-just been made available here.

put them aboard the Catering tin this afternoon.

A growth of aggressive Com-Gerolimich The visiting German delegates will munism among Vienna workers, put the nishing touches to the pre partly because of the pact with posed German-Soviet economie

reement.

Stalin and partly because of low wages and the poor quality of food, worries the Nazis.

ONLY

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SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS.

Striken havo just occurred in several factories, including a locomo tive works, where hundreds of work- ers held up their hands in reply to the question. "Who is dissatisfied?" put by the Gestapo (Secret Police) after they had occupied the build- ing.

casia are

In all these engagements, only one British pilot has been wounded, and that slightly.

DARING CITY ROBBERY

landlord

A 7-year-old Chinese was robbed of $16,600 in money and jewelry in the course of a daring early this morning, armed robbery in Wellington Street

Four men, two of them armed with

revolvers, forced their way into the second floor

of 172 Wellington Street

where they held up the oc- cupant, Fung Kwal-shing (73) who is described as a landlord, and forced him at the point of the revolvers to hand over the keys to his safe.

They then ransacked the safe, lakinig from it $15,500 in Hongkong currency, $1,150 In Chinese currency and $500 in Singapore notes.

They also stole a clamond ring. Half an hour after their entry late the house, the men decamped with their booty.

A police not has now been spread over the Colony in search for the robbers. As yet no arrests have been made.

ALLIED SUPREME WAR COUNCIL

PARIS, Dec. 10 (Reuter).—A meet- ing of the Supreme War Council was Norwegians Rescued held in Park this morning, those attending including Mr. Chamberlain, LONDON, Dec.

General 10 (Reuter).-M. Edouard Daladier and Thirteen survivors of the Norwegian Gamelin. steamer, Glitrefjell, 1,500 tons, They met at the war Ministry, were tanded at a Scottish port.

The captain and four seamen lost their lives,

It is believed that the vessel was torpedoed.

U-Boat Sunk

PARIS, Dec. 10 (Router).-M. B.C. broadcasts are widely list-Camplachi, the French Minister to

Navy, ened to despite the ban. The broad-the

that two announced criticised because of 100| U-boats were recently sunit by the much talk of Austria's present plight Allied navies, one by the French and too to of Austria's future cruiser Sirocco. should the democracies win

This is the third U-boat sunk by the Sirocco.

THRILLING DETAILS

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Savon Die On Trawlor SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON. Dec. 19 (UP).-There were seven ensunities on the trawler Zealous which was sunk to-day."

I was forced to descend to the sca within 80 miles of the English const, The following alreraft propared to

The rest of the crew were rescued. drop a rubber boat but saw that the

The trawler Ocean was also slight-, crew of the first bomber had bean able to launch its own boht whichly damaged while a third trawler, the rescued by a Astros, caped bombing and straming subrequently was

from á Nhzl plane. ..

SUSPECTS HELD IN TIENTSIN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TIENTSIN, Dec. 10 (UP);—It li learned from authoritativo sources that six. truckloads of Japanese gen-

the armes, in co-operation with British police, carried out four raids In the British Concession.

A number of suspects, including two women were arrested. No

foreigners were involved.

Raids were also encried out in the French Concession.

Fronch Marinos. Land ·

At Shanghai SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Domei).— About 350: French, marines who Another atreraft, whose rudder The Danish steamer Bogoe was evacuated Hankow, arrived here, this was damaged, made a safe forced mined and sunk at an undisclosed afternoon. They will shortly proceed Innding a few miles from home. position the crew of 17 being rescued, to Europe,

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