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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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Pilots Tell Of Big

Air Battle

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. Dec. 19 (Router). —More details of yesterday's nir battle at Helgoland indicate the probablilty that British bombers shot down more than 12 Messer- schmidts, "Reuter" learns.

The German claim that 36 British aircraft were brought down is effectively disproved by the fact that the total number of British aircraft engaged was nothing like that figure.

One British bomber alone account ed for Ave German fighters.

The leader of the British forma- tion said:

"I could see them waiting liko Ales to attack us."

LATE NEWS

Raids In Hankow

Concessions

December 20, 1939.

RUSSIANS} REPULSED

Finns Hold On In

Many Sectors

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Dec. .20 (UP)—The Finns have repulsed all Russian attempts to gain a HANKOW, Dec, 21 (Reutec) The foothold in the Kärelinn French Concession was reopened at 10.30 a.m., following its closure yes- Isthmus, according to an official terday as part of the drive against Finnish communique.

"The enemy was ropulsed alleged Chinese territorists.

Both the French and Japanese au- throughout Monday, despite thorities have refrained from making any statement until negotiations now very heavy artillery prepara- tions and feverish attacks in in progress are concluded.

force throughout the day," the communique claims.

corled

During the searches

out yesterday, it is now confirmed, pistols and bombs were found in houses in the French Concession Thirteen

Chinese have been arrested.

The Japanese are believed to be demanding that the French author!- ties hand over the Chinese to them.

Bombs and

of a large quantity 25 Messerschmidts Attack

petrol were later discovered in a Between Hellgoland and Wilhelm-house in the former Russian Conces shaven, 25 Messerschmidts were seen,sion, in the centre of an aren occupied Even when the buttle had begun,by high Japanese naval authorities. the British crews continued their course, determined to collect all the

Information possible.

They also met heavy anti-aircraft first from slips and shore.

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Some Germans hung on to British bombers when the latter were returning.

One British muchine became de- inched from the others and seemed

to be an easy prey.

Messerschmidts attacked It 13

force.

The pilot dived and skimmed the sea surface with the enemy on its

tall.

Two Messerschmidts venturing too élose were immediately shot down by the rear gunner, but the ammuni- tion was spent.

A moment later the front gunner was wounded, whereupon the re- serve pilot scrambled from the rear turret to the front gun, where he found plenty of ammunition and made full use of it.

The British aircraft finally shook off its pursuers and reached home.

Claimed Five Nazis

Arctic Area Occupied

LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)-A despatch received by "Reuters" from Norwegian-Finnish frontier the states that Soviet troops yesterday completed the occupation of the stripi of Finnish Arctic territory separat- ing the extreme north-west of Nor- way from Snvlet Russin."

The Russians are reported to have established their headquarters at Saimijacrvi, and large numbers of troops and materials are now moving southwards from the port of the Petsamo district.

Observers stote that the Russians have 10,000 men, not Including the motorised detachments, operating in this front, while the Finns have no more than 1,000. Nevertheless, the Red losses are reported to be heavy.

S'HAI BRITONS

From diving to escaping, it had JOIN H.K.N.V.F.

accounted for five Germans,

Another British aircraft, returning. was forced to descend to the sca within 80 miles of the English const.

The following aircraft prepored to drop a rubber boat but saw that the crew of the first bomber had been able to launch its own boat which subsequently Was rescued by 3 trawler,

Another aircraft, whose rudder was damaged, made u sate forced landing a few miles from home.

Nazis Gagging The Press

New Restrictions

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).-A special commentary states that the German authorities have devised a new method of preventing news about Germany reaching the outside world despite the boast of not im- posing censorship.

Taipans Release Them "For The Duration'

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The Hongkong Naval Volunteer Foren. which is carrying out patrol work in the vicinity of the Colony is to be joined by 3. number of Britons fram Shanghal, where they have been released from their firms for the duration of the war.

The first batch will consist of six men. It is expected that more will follow.

A large number of men from Hong- kong firms have been released for the duration and are now' mobilised.

Oxygen Saved

Life In Plane

It has been revealed that to save; the life of Stoker Harry Rubie of a British gun-boat on the Yangtoo. oxygen had to be administered dur- Ing the night when he was rushed from Chungking last night by al C.N.A.C. plane to the Royal Naval Hospital at Hongkong.

It is already known that neutral correspondents are able to expulsion A special bed was arranged in the if they send out unfavourable news. plane for the 30-year-old patient and

Now it is stated that they have oxygen was administered at high af-1 been warned that collegues inlludes by Surgeon Commander neutral countries outside Germany Nicholson, the naval doctor who flew send home unfavourable news the up to Chungking to bring Ruble correspondent in Germany will be back. Ruble is suffering from in-

ternal trouble. prevented from working.

INDEPENDENCE

OF LOWLANDS

BRUSSELS. Dec. 10 (Reuter),~~~~M. Paul Spaak, the Prime Minister, in a speech to the Chamber, declared.

"An Independent and neutral Holland is indispensable to Belgium's | neutrality. ·

"It would be imprudent to deter mine now the atillude we would take if the alluation in Holland changed, but it would be equally imprudent to state that the new situation would leave us indifferent,"

RAILWAYS FOR

THE B.E.F.

LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)- About £10,000,000 worth of engines and railway equipment have been ordered for the use of the B.E.F. in France.

The order includes 240 freight engines, 10,000 covered wagons, per-1 manent way material costing £1,- 750,000 and mechanical equipment for docks.

Roosevelt's Slip Of The Tongue

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Router).- The White House now reports that President Roosevelt has not signed the restoration of the Cuban Sugar Quotas, but the document restoring the former sugar import dutica.

No detalls are given,

The President's Secretary stated that President Roosevelt made a slip of the tongue when he made the earlier statement at a Press Confer- ence.

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).-The death occurred suddenly on DecemI- ber 10 of Mrs. A. W. Burkill, wife of a former-Skanghai businessman.

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The naval authorliies have pressed their gratitude to the airline for co-operating so helpfully with thent.

The Russians have also suffered tremendous losses in personnel and tanks in the Muolen and Valk Lake regions. A Russian attack on the. eastern front between Koirino and Jasalkyvjorvi was also repulsed.

Finland still continues to take the offensive In the Lake Aglijnervi re- glon where, according to an official TO communique, numerous prisoners

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Exchange With Warships Constal batteries at Koivisto bave had lively exchanges with enemy aircraft and destroyers, which have carried out extensive bombardments since the week-end.

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A telephone message frous Suanvak to Bergen states that millary experts believe that the Russian offensivo on the northern (Petsamo) front will shorily come to a slanðstlik. The Russians, they point aut, must shortly pause to consolidate their which have carried Arctic gains,

Norwegian frontier. them to the Additionally, Finland's defence lines in the "old Finnish territory" should be capable of stubborn defence.

Moscow Communique MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (UT),--The 19th Red Army communique claims

that the Soviet air force shot down 12 Finnish planes and lost one. Land activity was limited to scouting and pelty

skirmishes.

The communique also claims that there were no advances on either side. The Baltic feet shelled the

batteries in coastal artillery

Bic Bjoerkoe reglori

Finnish Communiqua HELSINGFORS, Dec. 10 (Reuter). communique issued to-day states that in the Kurelian Isthmus the enemy launched attacks of great forec during the day.

By evening all the attacks which took foothold in our positions had been repulsed.

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On the Eastern Front, enemy attacks between Koirnoja and Sysky- Jaerv were repulsed.

Our successful offensives near Lake Aglajarvi continue. Many prisoners and a considerable amount of war inaterial were captured.

DARING CITY ROBBERY

A 73-year-old" "Chinese landlord was robbed of $18,000 in money and jewelry in the course of a daring armed robbery in Wellington Street early this morning.

Four men, two of them armed with revolvers, forced their way into the floor of 172 Wellington second Street, where they hold 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.

safe, They then ransacked the taking from it $16,500 in Hongkong currency, $1,150 In Chinese currency and $500 in Singapore notes..

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

A police net has now been spread over the Colony in a search for the robbers. As yet no arrests have been made.

BRITAIN'S GOOD TRADE FIGURES

Improvement Over

October Returns

LONDON, Dec. 18 (British Wire- less) Board of Trade, returna of overseas trade for November show that imports were valued at £83,- 988,000 as compared with £01,041,- 404 last month and £77,973,016 in November, 1938.

The value of November exports was £37,300,327 against £24,022,840) In October and £42,023,223 Ja November, 1038.

Re-exports totalled £2,745,077 against £1,008,140 last month and

£6,113,012 in November, 1938.

In the Brat eleven months of thei year, the total value at Imports was £800,095,032, representing a de- crease of £40,000,401 on the corres- ponding period of 1938.

Eleven months of exports totalled! £390,080,810, a dcercase, of £33,- 313,788.

NAZI MISSION IN MOSCOW

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPK” MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (Domel), —A German economic mission headed by Dr. Ritteter arrived herb from Ber- lin this afternoon.

The visiting German delegates will put the finishing touches to the pro

German-Soviet posed!

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