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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 5, 1940.

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OVERNIGHT FOREIGN

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NEWS PAGE FINNISH-RUSSIAN

THEY FEEL THE PINCH

Front Line Soldiers Short Of Clothes

· COPENHAGEN, Jan. 4 (Rou- ter)—According to reports

here, reaching

the Allied economic warfare is now being felt in Germany, even among the troops in the Siegfried Line.

that The reports assert many men are in want of new uniforms and other clothing. Even the richest Germans, it is reported, are finding it hard to obtain new clothes which are particularly needed now because of the very cold win- ter.

No-Food Shortage Generally speaking, however, there is no serious food shortage provided. that one has the money to pay for it, but the fare obtainable is monotonous, und to a certain extent lacking in nutriment.

Freezing German waterways are holding up coal deliveries.

This, combined with the shortage of clothing and the extreme cold, augurs for the comfort of the Germans for the remainder of the winter.

Irish Army Is Undermined

Dramatic Criticism In Eire Senate

DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter)- In the Eire Senate to-day, Pro- fessor Michael Tierney said that he was not surprised at the raid on the magazine in Phoenix Park.

It was patent to anybody familiar with what was going on in the army that things were bad.

Discipline was undermined and there were Irregularities which would never be permitted in any ordinary

army.

National Govt. Urged Professor Tierney urged the forma

National Guvernment and tion of said that uniers the two principal parties in Eire come to some arrange- mont, they would soon find that the country had no use for either of them or for Parliamentary Institutions.

General Richard Mulenhy urged en- operation between the governments of Elre, Great Britain and Ulster, so that Elreann citizens would not be allow- ed to damage property or endanger Ilves in North Ireland or Britain, or endanger political relations between Eire and Britain..

"Must Have Discipline" DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter).-While the Senate was sitting, the Dail con sichered another Bill which seeks to put into permanent form, legislation authorising the detention of persons suspected of activities against the State.

It is necessary for the Government to introduce this B an order ta repeat the second part of the Offences Against the State Act, which Mr. Justice Duty recently pronounced unconstitutional,

Mr. Alken, the Minister of De- fence, said: "When small nations are falling-like nine-ping all over the world, if this small nation is to sur- vive, it must have discipline, and the Government must have the support of all good citizens in suppressing; re- volutionary activilles."

Over 20 Arrests Made LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-It is now reported that over 20 men were arrested to-day in the city counly of Cork.

and

The arrests are believed to be part of a general round-up of Republicans. Mr. Do Valera's Hint DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter),--The Dail has passed the Anui stages of the Offences Against the Stato Bill by 62 votes to seven.

Labour and one independent voled against, but the Opposition supported the Government.

Mr. Eamon de Valera, in the course) of the debate, sald that carelessness in routine was responsible for the magazine fort rald and remarked that it would be serious if the Act was un- constitutional,

If such were the case, it would be necessary to change the Constitution.

Another Trawler Feared Lost

Nazi Press.

Attacks

BERLIN. Jan. 4 (Reuter Special). The "Boersten · Zej- tung" making a new attack on neutrals, ameris that since the outbreak of war Britain and France have treated the neutrals in the worst possible manner. but none of the neutrals han protested even when Britain and France at Geneva attempted to legalise the war against Ger- many wiihin the framework of the League.

The

newspaper concludes, "Thone who endure so much from the blockade and who participate passively in the anti- German measures must know that in the present circumstances this means compllelty with one of the belligerent pariles.

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations ket this morning. fasued on the Hongkong Stock

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Possibility of

German

Help to the Invaders

High Nazl officials are sald to have met in Berlin during the past few days to discuss the possibility of assisting the Soviet against Finland in the face of League Members' assistance to the small country and the apparent impotence of the Russian Army to make any decisive mavement.

It is also reported that in Important mecling is arranged for to-morrow at which the war leaders will conter in Berlin on the possibility of a big spring offensive. It is not unticipated that this offensive will take place along the Western Front where any advance would prove very expensive, but it may involve the invasion of neutral countries, particularly Holland and Belgium, in order to oblain naval and air bases for a concerted effort against the Allies.

Berlin, Jan. 4. It la understood that Herr Hitler la convening a momentous conference of military, Party and Government Tenders on Saturday,

Diplomatic circles understand the forthcoming conference will entall Important developments In the stag- nant war situation,

that 60,000 Swedish workers will work on Saturday night, which is a Swedish national boliday, and their

y's wares will be donated towards Finland. It is expreted that £35,000 will be raised,

'New Anzacs”

Are Ready

WELLINGTON, Jan. 4 (Neu- ier Bulletin)The Governor General of New Zealand, Lord Galway, this morning reviewed six thousand men of the second Imperial Force, now known, an the "New Anzacs." The con- Lingent will shortly be sent for servico oversens,

An enthusiastic crowd estimated at 500.000 mobbed the soldiers as they marched past singing Gracie Fields' new song, whvinh Ho Luck." The troops were accompanied by no less than nine bands.

Japanese Explanation

In Copenhagen af anonymous busi-

Shanghai, Jan. 4. iness man is reported to have given

A Japanese army spokesman stated 50 cars and heavy lorries to be sent to-day that following a successful to Puland and converted Into um-counter-offensive the Japanese forces bulunces.

Military-pexperts believe a decisive were clash between the German and the Mor-Allied forces will be inevitable. They

point out that German troops have Polish airmen have volunteered in completed preparations during the the Finnish Air Force-Reuter Bul- .1,380. past several months and they will letin. £834 n. Probably take the offensive in the £85% n.spring.

11

.78 n. German offensive.

Shanghai Donation

Shanghal, Jan, 4.

in Kwangtung ore strategically with- drawing and concentrating their effectives at a certain point.

At the beginning of the counter- offensive the Japanese announced the objective was not direct seizure of towns, but it was designed to wear out the Chinese fighting power, seize na much Chinese equipment and in-

The spokesman said the Chinese nt present are claiming the Japanese withdrawal na a Chinese victory. He asserted the Chinese forces are in- capable of opposing the Japanese

81 n. The forthcoming crucial conference 291 is understood to decide on the final The Chaltann of the Friends of

plans for the allegedly contemplated Finland Commitice, Mr. K. A. Per-fict as many casualties as possible.

sen, says Shanghal contributions to Military, observers further point the Finnish nld fund are increasing 200 L.

will continue to daily. Funds are also donated to the 440 saut that Germany

take the defensive on the Western Finnish Red Cross, 14 Front, but as the foggy season will

The total so for in 7,083 Chinese army, Germany end about April or May, -72 b.will concentrate its activity on the dollars, 10 United States dollars and

sea and in the air.

185 12.

11 n. 100 1.

Some circles belleve German forces will probably carry out the anticipa .80 b. text invasion of Holland in an attempt .81/3 n. .7% n.

.102 BR. 21.70 sa.

to acquire bases for aircraft and sub- marines.-Doniel,

War Against Sweden

4.53 si

Kaunas, Jan, 4. 19.80 n. According to a Berlin message, It la ,214.n. possible that German milltary col- Haboration with Russia in the event 17/6 n. of British und French aid to Fin- 10.50 n. and through Sweden and Norway 4 has been discussed at an important Iets. n. War Council. -

Hiller, Goering, Himmler, Hest, .5.25 b. & savon Brauchitsch and Admiral Raeder

£24.

The total donations to the Finnish Red Cross have reached 805 Chinese dollars.United Press.

The booty seized during the coun- ter-offensive, the spokesman claimed, represents virtually the whole stocks of ammunition massed by the Chinese in South China during one year.— United Press,

Campaign Against T. B. Further Advice Given

To Lung Sufferers

The second series of talks by Dr. employing a police force to protect 33 are reported to have taken part in P S. Selwyn-Clarke, Director of the community. .100 n. the meetings."

13

It is stated that further speeding up Medical Services, in connection with 8.00 . of the four-year plan was niso dis- the "Campaign Against Tuberculosis" was delivered over ZBW last night. 4.35 b. cussed." ,101 m.

Value of Notification

What, may be asked, is the value

possesses

several advantages.

To

According to the same message, the Mr. Ho Kom-tong spoke over ZEK. of notifying cases. The measure Soviet Ambassador visited the The final talk will be given next] begin with, the Health Authorities 17.25 s. Wilhelmstrasse several times and on-Thursday,

.8 nather prominent Soviet personality. ....4 is now In Berlin-Reuter.

,89% n.

2334 b.

.7.60.1

*~ 4.80% 11. .53.75

Finns Attack Railway

Helsinki, Jan. 4.

Riga say that Despatches from 184. Finnish ski rols derailed a Russian .11.10 1. roop transport train on the Mur- .24.75 st. mansk railway. Many soldiers were b. & sa, killed and many coaches destroyed.

**'—United Press,

18/3 n. 18/0 n...

.17.50

B.

Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) S.. Telephones (new) S..9.10 Tractions a/- ..... Tractions (Pref.) s/-

INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 . Cald Mack. (Pref.), Sh. $....13 n.j Canton Ices $. Cements $... II.K. Ropes S...

STORES, &G. Dairy Farms (uld) $.. Dairy Farms (new) $, Watson S...... Lane, Crawford $ Sinceres S...... Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. $...

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $....... S'haf Cotton Sh. $ Zoong Sing. Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $..

MISC. I.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) Vibro Piling $.... Ch Govt. 5% 1925

G. Bonds

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan J.K. Govi. 3% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) /- Maramons (HK) 9/-

.7% 2.

Karelian Isthmus

Helsinki, Jan. 4.

are able to plot cases on a map and

so lo ascertain where the incidence Dr. Selwyn-Clarke said:

is highest-making due allowance for We discussed Inst week the varying densities in population. This assistance which the individual can makes it possible to institute en- give in combating Tuberculosis

inquiries as to the conditions prevali- "black" localities and, Hongsong I want to talk to you ing in these " now about what I may call the prac-if practicable and if funds permit," to

communal tical

measures.

concentrate upon the removal of the If you suspect that you or a relative set of conditions responsible for this At the same time, it enables the De friend are infected, do not give high incidence.

alorm. Take precautions. way

Authorities to determine Few cases of Tuberculosis are entirely Health hopeless. Latterly, surgical treat-whether or not the patient can be to live under conditions ment has been successfully rosorted persuaded

to

10. The more usual treatment, bow-which will lessen the risk of his in- Reports indicate that the Red Army, ever, is that known as "conservative.fecting other occupants of the dwell- ..1 11. now commanded by General Stern, It consists principally of resting and ing. For example, he is instructed is being brought to a strength of nourishing the patient and giving his in the infectious nature of his illness, the need for him to have a separate 5.90 b. 600,000 men in the Karelian Isthmus. lungs a chance to heal.

It is not bed and, if possible, a cubicle or room According to reports Lem Rest is very necessary. 214 n. Leningrad the order is for o smash-always possible in the home, hence to himself, the necessity for his using and eating and 214 through of the ansin defences of the the need for samlorin. From the his own rice-bowl

9.40 s. Mannerheim Line regardless of cost. communal viewpont, the great value drinking utensils and not dipping his in the family The brunt of the attack is expected of sanatoria is that, firstly, they malce chopsticks or spoon 1.80 to be borne by Finnish defenders on it possible for infectious cases to be dish, the desirability of his spitting and Into the water-closet or into a spit- 41. the southern end of the Mannerheim removed from overcrowded ..1 Line which has been

pounded for insanitary tenements where they are toen or cigarelle-tin kep! covered

responsible days by heavy Soviet guns.

for others becoming and containing a little disinfectant so 28.50 1.

There were several attacks at diseased; secondly, they enable steps as to kill the Tubercle germs. The varlous points along the Line in the to be taken to treat, such patients value of fresh air, sunlight, cleonil- morning, All of liem were repulsed and, in a proportion of cases, to build incas, nourishing food and avoidance with great loss.

up their powers of resistance so that of excesses of all kinds can also he Abo, Hangue and Viborg were the disease becomes quiescent, thus explained to the patient, heavily bombed from the air during enabling them to return, lo active

Pabile Co-operation

130

48

.1.75

64

the day, Reuter.

......

Finnish Air Force

..8% n.

.48% 1. ,100 n.

life and work; and, thirdly, they The Medical Authorities feel that provide the means of educating sufferers in the best way of assisting the co-operation of the general public nature in the curative process and in in the fight against the disease will avolding acting as a source of infec-only be really effective if there is widespread knowledge of the pro- blem.

Needless to say, although Tuber- culosis claims "victims from all ranks

Helsinki, Jan. 4. An Italian plane piloted by antion to others. 07 n. Italian volunteer led the Finish: .14/8 n. bombers in an air raid yesterday on .4/- n. e Estonian Island of Desol, which has been leased to Russia.

the Russians

Next Best Thing

Coses

Of course, people have their Ilving of society, the majority of those who The Russians are believed to be to earn-their families to look alter. become infected are the poor, ill- many nourished and badly housed. In this INTERPORT NOT planes to the west coast of Finland, walk bei go potenital danger to their space isolation is impracticable and

using Ocsel as a base for sending There must continue to be

walking cases, exhausting themselves a large groub-even bed or bed- The raiders flew over Degel af nasociates. There can help them-hospital accommodation is the main YET ARRANGED height of a few hundred feet und geck and others by adopting desideratum.

dropped bomba which started fires.

13 Wards have been established for altitude. But I (common-sense SHANGHAI, Dec. 5 (UP) The Later they returned, flying still lower obviously desirable to discover and such cases in the Government and Shanghai Football Association has and machine-gunned not yet arranged a definite schedule who were trying to extinguish Desolate either in the house or Chinese hospitals in Hongkong, but anti-aircraft available, in Hospitals, sanatoria and to far funds have only been available for Hongkong, but it is expected that ames The Finns met

village settlements, those persons who to meet a very small part of the need fire but returned, anfoly.

in and no expendituro has been possible to usual three matches will be

on Tuberculosla Afterwards a reconnaissance plane are actually carrying the germs

their bodies and scattering them in this Colony. played over the Chinese New Year

went to Oeset and found considerable every time they cough and spit. For hospitals, santtoria, village settle- holidays in late February,

damage done and the fires still rac-this reason, it is the alm of the ments and the like. This aspect of The games will no doubt being. LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuler).The Us Interpart XI v. the All-Chinese Finnish plance were also active Medical Authorities to discover, and the problem received the careful

all Infectious educate,

of, consideration of the Technical Com Aberdeen trawler, Daneden, is lenslars, and v. eller a combined Chin over Murmansk and are reported to tuberculosis and persuade them tomillee for the reorganisation and im-

ese-Foreign team or a British Army have destroyed a big petrol dump-isolate themselves. days overdue and is feared lost.

provement of existing hospital facili- The Daneden left Aberdeen on

aldo.

The first step was taken in this ties appointed by His Excellency Sir December 11 and was last seen in the

connection early in 1030, when Tuber-Geoffry Northcote in 1938, and cer fishing grounds in the same vicinity

·GERMAN COMMUNIQUE

culosis was added to the lat of tain recommendations were made to as the trawler, Star of Scotland, on

diseases which must be notified by which Government will shortly give the day when the falter was bombed

BERLIN, Jan. 4 (UP)-The High Granting loans to Finland up to medical practitioners to the Health is earnest attention, by German aircraft.

It may be argued with justice that Command communique says, "On the $100,000,000 will be provided in a Authorities. Up to the end of Sep- western front between the Mescile Bill to · be' Introduced at the new tember, 1939, name 0,882 notifications the very few hundred general medical River and the Palatinate forest there session of Congress. These credits had been received. This figure only practitioners and Government doctors. Dalai Lama's:

was somewhat lighter artillery in-will be used for purchase of war zup-representa a relatively small propor- cannot hope to cope with such a vast Actually, 236 were on the termittent fire than on the previous plies.

tion of the total number of cases, for problem. Enthronement ***

Remission of debt payments also during the same nine months 3,736 register on the 10th June, 1030, giving The air force reconnoitred over will be granted-Reuter Bulletin,

re a ratio of one registered medica donths. from the disease. were France and the North Sea. One Bri-| *

Kistered. It may be fairly assumed practitioner to every 5,237 units of Aid From Sweden

that one death indicates the existence population. This fact was clearly CHUNGKING, Jan. 4 (UP),-I istih plane was shot down near Alx

Technical Com- After Aying over officially announced that the 14th In-La Chapelle

of at least five cates. However, it recognised by the The plane crashed

London, Jan, 4. would be unrenionable to suggest mittee which has been referred to. carnation of the Dalai Lama will na- Luxembourg. cend the Throne with elaborate core- i near the frontier on Belgian ter Further aid to Finland is reptcied that, because every criminal was not It was the view at the Committes

PLEASE Turn. To Page 95 from Stockholm where it is, stated apprehended, there was no point in

mony on February 23,

day.

ritory."

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