1940-01-05 — Page 27

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LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter).Substantial Polish forces will be ready to fight beside the Allies at the beginning of spring, declared the Polish Ambassador at a luncheon to-day, He protested against the German allega- tlons of Polish atrocities and said that the Nazbs, not content with destroying the Poles at home, are now trying to destroy their good name abrand,

The Nazis are making every effort to kill the spirit of the Pales, particularly by means of concentration camps.

The whole of the population of Western Poland are being driven from home, and to-day there is not a gingle Pole In the once- thriving Polish port of Gdynia.

Merciless

Air

January 5, 1940.

Red Raid

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LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter).--Reports from both Copenhagen and Stockholm state that the Soviets staged one of their most. ambitious' air raids on Wednesday on the town of Tornen, at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia.

K. Kwok, Eaq,

Chan Ching Shek, Esq. Fung PinaWah.Esq.

KAN TONOʻPQ, Esq, Chief Manager. LI. THE FONO,, Est, Manager, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Beşitle Bemarang

Amoy

Dombay

Twenty planes are said to have bombed in the outskirts of the town. Two were shot

down.

Criticism

of Russian Leaders

few miles

The railway bridge a east of Tornea is said to have been damaged. It this is so, the Finns will be deprived of n-valiable means

f supply from Sweden.

Mystery Air Bases

This rald rakes the question as to

The nearest large Soviet lown in Murmansk, and the outward and homeward Journey from Murmansk is Leningrud the 80 miles. From round-trip would be one of nently 1,000 miles,

LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter).—Praise for the mag-where the Soviet planes came from, vificent fighting qualities displayed by Finnish soldiers is given in a leading article in the "Times" to-day.

There are a number of contri- | buting factors on the Soviet side which have materially assisted the Finns, the paper goes on.

Stalin's Incompetence

Stalin, in the Best place. is mill- tarlly Incompetent and has miscal- culated.

The Russians Hving close to Fin- would obviously be more able to endure the weather conditons

TRI-POWER PARLEYS

TO START?

valling there than those from other.Keeping Russia Away

parts of Soviet Russia.

usual

But they suffered from the dimeulty that Russian soldiers do not like to attack their neighbours, hence

had to be used.

CO.

Serious Mistake

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Chief Masagar

LETTERS

Et is possible, however, that the Soviets have eniabilshed temporary air bases on the frozen lakes near their lines on the central front.

The Soviets also bombed Oulu To the Editor, (Uteaborg), an Important railway town on the Gulf of Bothnia, some 00 to 70 miles south of Tornca.

to

These raids are believed to be part of the new Soviet plan

ullock railways and harbours in order to hinder foreign assistance to Finland,

"Time"

The "Hongkong Telegraph.” Si-Your esteemed contributor in his interesting article on "Time" bas

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E. A CAMIDGE,

Manager.

overlooked some important factors HOSPITAL BURNT

on the subject. For instance, rent- day and the like, whether t be monthly or yearly, but on a day in the Future. Again, taking Time by

DOWN

Shocking Action By Japanese Troops

any kind of measurement, say by the year, day, or the tlck-lock of a time- piece, there is no such thing as "The Present Time", because il does not human mind or brain, denoting on The

at

Finns Retaliato LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter). There trons from other parts of the country'ersistent rumours are circulate was aerial activity by both the Finns

ing in well-informed unofficial and Soviets to-day.

The Helsingfors correspondent of a exist except as an expression of the SHANGHAI, Jan. 4 (Reuter).—

British circles that a triangular confer swedish paper reports that Finish

Consul-General Then again Stolin, for political ence may be held between Count planes flew over Leningrad on Wed-infinitesimal or Imaginary dividing Tsinging has made representations reasons, has destroyed a large num- Cinno (Italian Foreign Minis-nesday and dropped leaflets contain line between the Past and the Future, to the Japanese following the burn- ber of his best professional officers.

(Hungarian ing the speech of the Finnish Forcim both of which do exist because they ing of the English Methodist Mission And finally, Russan soldiers who ter), Count Csaky

are the Two Halves of Eternity; also hospital at Chucha, niciir Wutingfu, who is at Mintster to M. Mototol. have been raised in belief in God and Foreign Minister

Other leaflet plance flew over the because a good memory can, to a in Shantung on December 25 by ther country have now been shorn of present visiting Italy) and Ger-Soviet Lines in the Karellan Isthmus certain extent, resurrect the Past, and Japanese troops, in retaliation for al-

man statesmen.

and dropped pamphlets telling of the a good anticipation may be able to leged treatment of wounded gueril Field-Marshal Hermann Geering, good treatment the Finns gave their foretell the Futurn to some extent,

To

Belere departing, the Japanese are Josephi Goebbels

Herr prisoners, anu

answer the question re New! Joachim ven Ribbentrop are mention- The leaflets Include photographs Year-of course there is, seeing that reported to have made a threat to ed as the possible German represen-showing the prisoners wearing warm our 1040 represents the latest of the burn the Church and foreign houses clothes. These also showed Russlori laps that our Earth has just com- In the Mission compound at a later [lative,

Ciano To Meet Csaky planes which had been shot down, menced on Its course around the Sun dute.

other from the starting and finishing post Rumours of a visit by Goering were captured Russion tanks and

which we are pleased to call New current last night, but confinnation war materini. is not obtainable.

those ideals

1939 Racing Performances

(By "Capt. Foster") (Continued from Page G.)

starling 22 times including Ave excursion trips to Macao, and

the

puny made $1,000 to provide for his

Îny and corn,

I enumerate below a list of the starters during the year and also with the amount of stukes won, some being without a cent.

Bogey Bressay Calientito

Gallant Marshal

Geordie

Gog

Dr.

It is said to be practically certain that Count Ciano will go to Venice to meet Count Csaky.-

Authoritative circles believe that

it the conference becomes triangular,

How Reds Were Routed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 4 (Reuter), More details of how the Finns routed the Soviets at Suomussalmi o few days ago became avaliable to-day.

Ins

Year's Day, after having made-1 pect that the Man in the Moon or the can't say how many, but a good fow Man from Mars may be of quite a laps, and let us hope for many more different opinien, so I do not wish to and better ones if possible.

force it home by "peaceable I have been writing of Time in persuasion" --or

The Finns and no artillery avail-reference only to this world and not pressure,

feld kitchens,

he problem of how to keep Sovietuble and so operated in Russia on her own side of the Car-They first destroyed the field krops the next or any other, though I ex- pathians will stand at the forefront of then the supplies and then the con- voys, eventually the almost starving the discussions.

Soviet troops.

GOLF STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING

The Finna have now turned a large number of emptured Soviet tanks to good use. The tanks are half-sunit into the ground and make excellent pill-boxes,

Big Battle Raging STOCKHOLM, Jan. 4 (Reuter}, Reports from Rovaniemi, the head- quarters-of-the-Finnish Northern

Army, say that the second battle to be fought on the Salla front. within

a week is now ruging fiercely to the

The following starting times have been arranged by the Royal Hong- kong Galf Club for Fanling on Sun-north of Salen.

OLD COURSE

. E. the Governor,

9.10. W. Mayhew, W. Hewitt.

220 S. T. Butlin, W. L. Alexander. 9.24 A. it. S, Major, F. C. Young

D38 R. O. Everest, I. C. SC Liriching. 0.40 . M. 8. Llovd, n. R. de '

044 11. 11. Munty, We Black.

•

Alpha

Argon

Ascot Vale

900

Avalon

Battleship

Black Diamond

150

Blaisdon

50

1.200

Celtic Star

Charcoal

5.052 200

day:

Chatterbox

2,050

Cyclone

0.00

Devon Dumpling

Dow-Jones

150

Fairchild

28 W. J. S. Key, N. K. Littlelahn.

Fan Tan

150

1.33 G. W. Neeve, Col, Matthews

February Fourth

1,250

Stewart

Gaucho

0.45 P. Morrison. C. C.

000

9.52 W. Sharp Low,

0.58 A. I, Melride, N. M. Wood.

10.00 Haerop. D. 1. Prophet.

Gold Tower

10.01 G. W. Sewell, J. Linaker,

Green Bay

900

10.08 W. Woodward, C. W. E. Bishop.

10.12 c. C. Willson, 11. A. Mills.

Guinness. Time

2,050

10.16 1. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie.

Heddon

700

10.20 J. Stenersen, Wing Car, Steele

High Tower

150

King Kong

King's Envoy

5,000 250 1,700

Lambeth Bridge

Mugog

Marksman

Matador

1,250

Mayfair Court

Mercury

Millenye

1,000

Muskelce National Honour National Justice National Liberty National Service New Bedford Old Fashioned Opening Batsman Oranje Boven Pall Mall Patriotic Day

1225

275

Pawnee

Phoenix

1,000

Portrush

1700

Radium Star

1,200

1000

Ring Master

Civil Service Want Wage Increases

Sir John Simon Sees Inflation Threat

Cotton Price Control

LONDON, Jon, 4 (Router)--The new Ministry of Supply order docs not control raw, cotton prices but, |with certain exceptions, régulates the prices of single colton yarn of Ameri- can and Egyptian type by prescribing specifle "morgins" for each jype and

LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-quality. Automatic raising of wages to The controlled price of any yarn meet the rise In the cost of sold will be ascertained by adding an grave Ppropriate margin to the sum re- living would involve a danger of inflation, Sir John Presenting the cost of raw

uscd,

Simon, Chancellor of the

cotton

The system follows on a general

Exchequer, to-day told a depline the existing voluntary yarn price tation representing the Civil agreement. *Service.

those pre-

In general, the margins fixed are The deputation drew attention to appreciably lower than the number of wage and salary valling, and it is hoped that one im Increases by industrial concerns to portant resuit wil be to assist export meet the increased cost of living, and Irade.

urged the establishment of a com- mitteo to elaborato a scheme of com- pensation for the Civil Service,

Financial Strain Emphasised

Russo-Japanese Trade Talks

MOSCOW, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-Five

The Chancellor re-affirmed the Government ** policy of reviewing Civil Servies pay in the light of sub-members of the Japanese trade delo stantial changes in the lovel of remuneration elsewhere, but referred Ration have arrived here from Tokya to the enormous financial strain: In and were welcomed by a large num

ber of Soviet officials, including the consequence of the war, and to the Deputy Commissar of Foreign Trade. "grave danker of Inflation: If wegt Talks are scheduled to start ware automatically adjusted to pret Sunday.

While it would be dimeult to keep.

Civil Service wögés ut“ the present The delegation will visit the Krem- -level if prices continued to rise, the, lin' with the Japanese Ambassador “Governumont was doing everything in jo Moscow to-morrow' for conversa- its: Dower, to prevent unnecesary [Boh with M. Moloton, the Soviet risan in the cost of living.-

Foreign CommÍKeur.

Kut Cheung

Rose Day

Rostrevor

Sea Captain

Sea Horse

Starlet

Strathbannock

Talkative

The Buccaneer

Tiny Tim

Torridge

Total Loss True Love ..Welcome ... West Lake

Perkins.

10.24 C. H. Burton, Comdr. Murray, 10.28 J. C. Taylor, A. D. Purved. 10.32. N. Williamson, L. Jackson. in 1, Goldman, A. M. Mack... 10.40 D. J. Gilmore, A. Sommerfelt. 10.44 D. M. McDougall, T. Megarty. 850 10.48 M. B. Banner, S. W. P. Perry.

10.33 J. E. Jensen, II. S. lees. 0,050

10.30 J. E. Jupp, C. B. Burgess, 11.00 G. C. Worrall, A. F. Lisaman. 11.01 TE, & T. A Pearce. 11.00 . B. Andrews, Cdr. Iole. 11.13 M. Pollack, J. B. Ilarrison. 11.15 G. M. Park, Major Johnstons. 11. J. K. Walker. C. Thomerion. 11.24 7, C, Gairdner, L. R. Cranet. 11.20 R. G. Gray, d, R. Riddell-Carre.

NEW COURSE

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A. Morse, S. II. Dodwell.

24. 11. F. PHIllips, R. K. Valentine. 9.28 C, II, Caulierlay, D. Humphreys, D.J2 D. N. Walker. A. J. Dennis.

ค.40

M. Wylie, Miss Dodwell.

144. Roquet, Mi Pritchard,

5.50 J. W. Cingue, V. K. White."" 0.00 P. E. Anna". W. Horper 10.00 E, A. Dompas". J. Rodman.* $10.10 Kurs, Mackenzie, Mrs; Overy.

094 3, K, Bousfeld, J. M. Pearson." 10.28 Fire, Dousßeld, Mrs, Pearson, 10.40 Bir Vondateur de Mina Grayburn. 10,44 F. B. Winter, Mian Vickers, 30.52 A. V. & Mrs. Greaves.

G. G. Alfkenttead", J. S. Dunnett."

11.01 M... Carruthers”. C. T. Harring"

200

31.12 A. M. Kennedy*, Lieut. Carter,”

11:16. Major Bimpron, Major Temple..

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INTERPORT NOT

On Finland's castern frontier, it is rumoured that the Russians are hav ing a bad time, and that already they have been thrust back across the frontier.

Ski-Sledges For Wounded has ordered 300 ski-sledges here to OSLO, Jan, 4 (Reuter)-Finland

transport wounded..

Norway is presenting Finland with,

u further 200 ski-sledges,

Thirly doctors and numerous nurses have answered, the Finnish oppeal for medical assistance.

Russians Repulsed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 4 (UP),-- The official Finnish communique plates that all Russian. attacks and attempts to recapture strategic sites have been repulsed.

It claimed that the Finns have captured Alllojoki. Fighting con- tinucs cast of Suomussalmi and around Sallo, 189 Russians being taken prisoner in the mopping up operations at Suomussalmi.

Russian planes bombed Hange this morning and afternoon, forty to fifty thermite and incendiary bombs being dropped with slight damage. It is also claimed that Finnish patrols off Fort Kalvisto captured Russian tugboat which was sunk after cap-| ture.

New Shipping

Service Soon !

Baltimore Line To Call At Hongkong

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UP).

YET ARRANGED -Approval has been given by

SHANGHAI, Doo. 5 (UP)—The the Federal Maritime Commis Shanghal Football Associafon hassion for the inauguration of a not yet arranged, a defiullo schedalo

for Ikongkong, but it is expested that new American shipping service the usual three matches will be to Singapore, Manila, Hongkong, played over the Chinese New Year Shanghai and other points in the holidays in lato February.

400

Silver Star

730

Skip

Smiling Time

1.100

Snowstorm

Some Hope

1,700

Sports Gesture

Sports Venture

2,200

1,000

3,100

1,225

Thanksgiving Day

400

250

The Grey Tiger:

The Mermaid...

175

The Spirit of St. Loul

-260

This Time

1,000

on

Tiger. Eyca

200

1,300

Wilber

Wiki Bear Willynilly

.000

The ramos will no doubt be v.

Far East.

The service will be operated by the the Interport XI, v. the All-Chinese stars, and v. either a combined Chin-Baltimore Steamship Company.

Four ships will be placed on the end-Foreign team or British Army

route.

Under the terms of an agreement with the American President Llies, 2.250 1,226. any profits accruing from the now service which originates through kie 1,000

President Lino Wifi be equally, shated by the, two companies. The agree ment-Is volld for 'six months,

71.760

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