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JANUARY

1940.

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Britain Will Call Up Army Of Two And Half Million Men

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Router).-According to military correspondents,

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if a proclamation shortly calls up for registration further age groups to 28, Britain's army will reach a strongth of at least 2,500,000.

This doos hot take into account the other armed forces or contribu-

tions of the Dominions, India and the Colonies.

PEACE MOVE BY VATICAN

COPENHAGEN, DEC 31 (REUTER).—ACCORDING TO THE BERLIN ORRESPONDENT OF THE NEWSPAPER, "POLITIKEN," THE PÁPAL NUNCIO IN BERLIN CALLED AT THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE SIX TIMES IN THE COURSE DE. THE WEEK.

The correspondent adds that well-informed circles connect these calls with the interchange of visits between the Pope and the King of Italy.

Turkish Earthquake

New

Disasters

Add To Terror

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

ISTANBUL, Dec. 30 (UP).—While the nation is still reeling from the effects of the earthquake in castern Anatolia, the entire Agean region of Asia Minor between Smyrna and Brusa is flooded by overflowing rivers.

The flood, waters are pouring in torrents down the Karaca- bey valley near Brust, flooding 14 towns and villages.

Overflowing of the river

Simay: Hooded, Kemal Pasha and

it. Is' feared that the ensualties GERMANY'S

are high although no figures are as yet available.

Now trembles have disrupted_re-** lief efforts in eastern Patolla: There are varied reports on the intensity of the quakes, some, reports stating that, “ another 25 to 30 villages have been destroyed in the Ampla district.

Great Britain was making a contri-

SPY SCARE

Dutch Frontier Is Practically Closed AMSTERDAM, Jan, 1, (Rou-!

bution of £23,000 fur Turkish rellefter).A new spy scare in Ger- M.. Daladier has proposed that the French Parliament vote ave no *rancs for elint. !

550 Towns In-Ruins**** 'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” “ ISTANBUL, Dec. 31 (UP)-New acks in Asia Minor are reported to b so heavy it is impossible to find Bodles in the ruins.

Is confirmed that 70 per cent, of the population of Erzincan perished.

Five hundred and fifty villages with a population aggregating 133,- 000 persons, have been damaged.

New Earthquakes ̧· SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH

many is described in an article dated from Holland's eastern border, and published in the Rotterdam paper, "Maasbode."

This fear of sples, it is stated, is the reason for the marked discourage- ent noticeable Intely of all trafle between Germany and Holland. Over Christmas, very few of those who applied to go to Germany to visit friends and relations were granted the necessary permits.

New, nolices

*saying

"Caution in Conversation. The enemy Is Ihten- Ing't have been stuck up on the Ger- man side of the border.

Constant Troop Movements "The constant movement of troops

ISTANBUL, Dec. 30 UP)-A in binck-gut trains and the huge war 30 p.m. to-day communications traffic in Germany have caused the were again cut with Erzincan is a German authorities to give great result, it is believed, of new violent publicity to warnings against spics

high treason. earth shocks throughout the district,

"A relief-train carrying the Minis- and to the law way

half

from

North of the ters of Health and of the Interior, en Bentlicim to Osnabruck, the cutting-

is not so complete route to Erzincan, ima been blocked off of traffe

south

of the line. This is presumed way because of debris on the

to be conhected with the concentra- * Coesfelt, A. 1. pan, it was reported that 70 tion of German troops in it

and Bocholdt. per cent of the Erzincan provincial Borken, Raesfeldt towns of Kemiah, Plumur and Kigl These troops are said to be reserves

Line. were either dead or injured. The for the Siegfried

There is, however, another: of Kemah is population Plumur

is 40,000 and that of Kigi for discouraging trafic between $18,000,

Holland and Germany, the article The first casualty Agures avaliable continues. It is not desired that from Ankara, covering a few stricken German newspaper readers should towns, reveal there are 700 dead learn by word of mouth from people Amasia, 1200 in Giresun and 5,000 across the border what is carefully

withheld from them in their

paper. in Tokat

70,000

-reason

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THE ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE BREAKS IN TWO

THE MOST DRAMATIC PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WAR The nerve-shattering explosion. which heralded the scuttling of the Nazi pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spec in the River Plate estuary. In this photograph, the 10,000-ton warship can be scen literally disintegrating under the shock of the terrific blast, which broke hey, in two. This photograph, like others exclusive- ly published in this issue of the "Telegraph," was flown from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, telephotographed from there to New York, re-telephotographed from New York to San Francisco, ind flown across the Pacific by Pan American 'Clipper. They are the first to be published in Asia..-Domci“ Photos..

WAR IN FINLAND

BIG RED DRIVE THOUGHT IMMINENT

By Webb Miller,

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 30 (UP)—-It is reported that 40,000 hard-bitten, seasoned fighters of the Russian fär castern army arrived at the central front to-day.

The youthful veteran,,General Stern, successor to Marshal Blucher, took over command of the Russian forces between Mur-

THE STRICKEN ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE in Montevideo harbour after the 14-hour naval battle with British warships. The circle indicated the puncture in the hull amidships, probably the most fatal of the many hits sustained by the Nazi raider: The arrow pointsmansk and the north shore of to the warship's battered bows-Domci Plinton,

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NEW YORK How Graf Spee Photos

GOES MAD

Merriest Revelries For Ton Years

NEW YORK, Jan. (Router)-New York had the maddest and merriest New Year celebrations for a decade.

The crowds at Times Square were so large that bus traffic was stopped.

Low temperature, how- ever, forced the notay crowd to keep moving.

The night clubs sold out all their liquor, and it is estimated that $50,000,000 was spent in the city during the night.

200 In Ocean

LATEST

SEES PEACE THIS YEAR

Lake Ladoga and has establish- ed headquarters in the arca where Finland is narrowest. It General is understood that

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter),Vis Morotskov will remain in com-count Kano, the London manager of, the the Yokohama Specle Bank, Inan mand of the army in

interview, declared that the war will Karelian Isthmus sector.

de and

That It is omelally reported that the have regelied a turning point in, Russians, at dawn Friday, attempted your of the Allies by Easter

crossing of the Suvnnte river and the Sino-Japanese conflict will end

In a month in a magnanimous pe Viscount Kano declared that Tampere, an industrial and com-

had not the foreign investments REPRODUCTION in this issue of the "Telegraph" of the and were again repulsed.

resources which the exclusive series of photographs of the Admiral Graf Spee drhina munications centre, was raided from many her resources w

as Gul, air during the day but the or other reso dainage

Came To Hongkong

just over a fortnight after the scuttling of the Nazi pocket-thege has not yet been estimated.essed in 1814. He said that as 8. battleship is a triumph for modern methods of communication. Several smaller towns were also many's

have published these

kong

were down to Talhoku in Formosa.

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the

Russian artillery was most active, at dress bor

the

ENVOY DUE IN were shot down last Friday.

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Subsidiary Coins To Be Reminted

's resources wore diverted more. more to military purposes the sufferings of

people increase, The photographs were flown jand also, in the care of the Japanese bombed; however, there were no

The scarcity of salt, food

and cloth- is already felt. How can Ger from Montevideo to Buenos Aires agency, considerable expenditure in air raid alarms sounded in

To-day's communique says

full- by special plane. At Buenos arranging for the transit of the pho-fors.

many, in this plight, gafry on

Britain or Aires they were telephotograph-ographs from Montevideo to Hong-

Karelian assault the, several points on ed by radio to New York, whence

In Hongkong copies of the photo Isthmus, but elsewhere the day was

hopeful of although better Anglo-Japanese, relations and Immediately telegraphs were immediately rushed by relatively quiet and peaceful they were graphed by land-line to Santeamer to Canton, from where they on the eastern frontier the Finns declared that Japan did not wont Francisco.

From Talhuku they have been tele- repulsed, a Soviet attack in the direc territory or indemnity, from China, But for the fact that the Fan photographed to Tokyo, and will tion of Kitlis, northeast of Lake but only noxess to materials and

the frontier at Kusmo in the direction American Airways Clipperiid not appear in Tokyo newspapers this Ladoga. The Russians pushed across a better market for Japanese foods.

simultaneously with of Klekka. Fighting on the Sucntus- leave San Francisco until four days morning,

in the Hongkong salmi front was raging through the after the arrival there of the ele publication

day near Lake Ktantijservi and Is photos, and also for the fact that the "Telegraph,"

silli continuing... Two Russian planes Clipper was delayed three days whilst en route to Hongkong, it would have

CHUNGKING, Dec. 31 (Central), been

possible to

Rods Surrounded

The Ministry of Finance in a-ele-- photographs in Hongkong less than It is added that in Germany

HELSINGFORS; Jan, 1 (Reuter)cular yesterday announced that the a week after the last chapter everyons is convinced that Holland

dromi in Monteviedo. act that

One of the most sanguinary battles of weight and finences of China's cop Is being, as it were, starved out by

the "Telegraph has not been publish the, British blockade. "Tolland is

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEŐNAPH"

elince Saturday also contributes to

Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, accom-the war is slated to be raging on the por and nickel, subsidiary

mining t also at war" the people in Germany

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 80 the delay.

The Central Mint is in panied by Lady Kerr, Mr., P. M. Salla front, where the Russians arobe changed. say"but the government and

Despite these factors, publication Broadmead (Counsellor of the Em now almost surrounded.

The last two days are claimed to be quantily" of those new people do not want to recognise the (UP)-The Spanish steamer

bassy?

and Mr. John Alexander, fact,"

Cabo San Antonia (12,275 tons) in Hongkong to-day represents a The clofely the border is slut,

more

announced tak The circular also places they have driven the chetny ident fad. Jan. 1 (Reuter)-Prve the "Mausbode" comments the mere with 200 passengers-nboard, is unique form of nows agency centers Private Secretary to the Ambassador, good days for the Finns. At no point will be placed into circulation chi back, the latest success being at new coin, namely, a tak plece, fs expected

arrival

Kuhmo, south-east of the Suomussal-wil be minted and circulated. The hur attempo at pincan, "city of easily can such stories be spread...afire in the Atlantic Ocean near prite to thin colony agency, enter-left for Chungking this morning via did they retreat, while in at least two January

Meanwhile the intest thing verbo- the Canary Islands.

mi front.

new subsidiary cains will be 1-cent, he "dead," which has suffered most

ten in Carmony is the altering The Cabo San Antonio sent out this pletorial scoop is

This is the third, time within a 2-cent, -cent and 10-cent pieces. rverely from earthquake,

they 5.0.9. signals. Unofficial reports state News Agency. The pavements

week that the Russians are forced Flood; the Western Anatolin have are covered, vera angus of dead For 805, grencit foamor rescued. Utd which ebecribes to this service, nundated and completely isolated the period of the war this has now crew and 200 passengers from the made arrangements for exclusive

Sou Back Para Fo Tights

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)The back into their own territory. In · · Hongkong,

There has also been heavy fighting The districts been prohibited becoisa. Dah the Cabo San Antonio, 600 miles from publication

These and these who

Arrangements necessitatod, death is announced of Lady Jordan, #Tenerif®. ¡mpen and an Fallah -or- hour........._part, sin........ exchange. of widow of a former Britsh Minister north of Lake Ladoga, The Russians

*PLEASE Tum To Paga 2.0 cables between Hongkong and Tokyo, to Peking,"

The shocks continued in Amasia on Saturday morning and violent phocks were felt in the Smyrna region on! Friday,

The seismograph-station here has announced that the shocks are likely

to continue for six months.

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 31 (Reuter).

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