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The
SECOND EDITION Whiteaway
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED tal
No. 10030
- TUESDAY, JANUARY 19,
1940. 日一初月二十
Defensive Military Agreement Signed In Venice HUNGARIAN ALLIANCE WITH ITALY REPORTED
New Pact Aimed At Preventing Expansion Of European War To Mediterranean
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
BUDAPEST, Jan. 8. (UP)-It is reported by very reliable sources that Count Czaky, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, and Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, have concluded a defensive military alliance.
The alliance is "intended to protect and maintain peace in the Balkan and south-eastern Europe.'
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It is expected that the alliance will be officially an nounced after Count Ciano has reported to Signor Mussolini. This will be done to-morrow.
The alliance provides that Hungary! will pursue. its revisionist lin against its neighbours by peaceful
cans,
Count Canly loft Rome for
Budapest at 0.05 p.m.
FACTS
HUNGARY
Population (1930 census) 8.683.740, living in an arca of 36,179 square miles.
Army in 1938: 1800 offi~ cars and 35,000 other ranks.
No Air Force The Army possesses only two acroplanes. Mechanised Forces: 12
tanks,
Artillery: Fewer than 100 heavy pieces.
"Navy": Four, motorboats.
ITALY
Immediately after his departure, Count Clano conferred with Il Duce.
Simor Gayda, commenting on the Venice talks in the "Giornale d'i Italia," said to-day that Italy oud-000.
Population: 44,000,000. Metropolitan Army: 260.-
Fascist Militia: 559.-
-Hungary were both determined-40000.-Overscas garrisons-about-||
prevent-the expansion of the war to
120,000. Mussolini recently the Balkan States and the Mediter
boasted that ho could raise an ranean Sea.
army of 10,000,000.
He warned that Hungary's desire to limit the conflict should not cause Interested Powers to refuse to try to reach a reasonable solution of Hungary's revisionist problems.
In view of the European political and military situation, he said, the Italian and Hungarian foreign minis- ters had decided not to publish the substance of their talks at Venice.
Gayda's Hint To Rumania ROME, Jan. 8 (Reuter)--Signor Virginid Gayda, writing. in the "Giornale d'Italia," gives a hist to Rumania to consider the advisability of coming to terms in her territorial differences with Hungary in view of the European llustion.
that the proposal to: Hosnya Hungary to settle problemis pacifically a pretext for other cantist create Powera concerned to avoid a sincere examination and reasonable solution of the problems awailing settlement. It would be a fatal mistake not to eliminate those problems which are atili, open to solution by just means, says Signor Gayda.
Novy: Ships completed at end of 1938: Four battleships, 23 cruisors, 60 destroyers, 60 torpedo boats, 103 submar- ines, 100 motor-torpedo boats. Four battleships are building, with 12 cruisers, 7 destroyers. 2 or more torpedo boats and about 20 submarines.
Air Force: Military planes were known to number 3,000 in 1938.
ADMIRAL WANTS MORE WARSHIPS
25 Per Cont. Increase Urged For U.S.A.
BIG BONDS FRAUD
PARADE. OF MOVIE STARS Astonishing U.S. Court Scenes
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UP). The conviction of Felipe Buen- camino, a member of the Philip- pine Lêgislative Council on a count-of-conspiracy to defraud- in connection with the sale of Philippine Railroad bonds, has been affirmed by the District Court of Appeals.
The convictions of Williamt Gillespie were affirmed on all counts, with the exception of two counts of fraudulent use of the mails, which were reversed.
The decision does not change original sentences imposed.
the
Sr. Buencamino said: "I am sorry regarding the outcome of the appeal. I still feel that I have done no wrong. | My attorneys are studying the
decision"
Aa yet, no decision has been made reganding; further appeals.
Contention Uphold
The 20-page opinion sustains the prosceviton's ontention that Bruck-
who ner met Buencamino
is a "powerful__figure in Island politics, and that Buencamino ‘agreed to lead Legislative aid in return for $30,000, which the prosecution. contends is a bribe."
The opinion reviews Bruckner's activities in seeking to raise money in London: "Buencamino held out for
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INDICATIVE OF THE EXTENT of China's "scorched earth policy," which aims at leaving nothing for the Japanese in the conquered area, this photograph shows the deliberate damage done to the main highway between Nanning and Pakhui. The road is alsolutely impassable to all traffle. The Japanese caption to this photograph states that the destruction was carried out by “considerable engineering skill”,
---South China Photo Service.
THE BBC TELLS | Russians Abandon Colossal Booty
A JOKE!
THE B.R.C. IS BECOM ING KITTENISH!
This is the joke Daventry broadenst at the end of the 7.15 p.m. News Bulletin last night.
It concerns an advertise- nient appearing in London's newspapers.
The tabby cat and her kitten are sitting in front of a bright coal fire.
"funny." asks the kitten, "doca Hitler use Coalite?”
replied "Good heavens, no,”
mummy-cat. "Why do you
the
askan
"Well, they say that you cas net more scuttles to the ion with Coalite!"
FOOD RATIONS,
AND WHY
AMAZING CLAIMS BY FINNISH H.Q.
HELSINGFORS. Jan. 8 (Reuter).—A communique claims that the Finns scored a striking victory in destroy- ing a Soviet division on the road from· Suomussalmi to the Soviet frontier.
Besides 1,000 prisoners, the Finns captured much material, including tanks, and armoured į cara.
The communique states that in the recent Oghting, the main object hus the 44th Russian been to repulse
now been Division, and this has
main forces achieved, the enemy's having been destroyed,
The booty captured include 102 guns, 43 tanks. 10 armoured aeroplanes, 278 motor
cars,
vehicles
of various kinds, over 1,000 horses and 47 field kitchens,
ROME AID FOR FINNS THWARTED.
Nazis Holding Up Acroplanes
LONDON, Jan. 8 (UP).— Germany now admits having stopped Italian aeroplanes from
ARGYLE ST. proceeding through to Finland.
RIOTING
Soldier
Internces
British Ministry's Four Reasons LONDON, Jan. 8. (Reuter)— Direct Amorican Ald
$50,000 before he would sail for Lon- The Food Ministry announces NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Reuter); don, remaining untempted by the to-day the following reasons for WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Router)- The Government has informed the Because the
Battle With Police International $5,000, deposit in his name in rationing; League of Natloris that American
· 1-It prevents the waste of - food.
CONSIDERABLE RETICENCE is organisations aro consulting directly situation "in conjunction with Montrent."
None of the defendants were pre-We must not ask sailors to bring un-being maintained by the police regard- with Finland regarding the request Far Eastern conditions presents for material and bunanitarian as a threat of world confiagration," sent in court. Buencamino's lawyer, necessary food cargoes at the risk of ing a riot which occurred in the new internment camp for Chinese soldiers gletsince.
The note, handed by the United Admiral Stark, Chief of Opera.. deorge Norton, said he had not their lives.
in Argyle Siroct yesterday afternoon. Although official streles' will give
information the ***Telegraph** States Minister at Berne, says that tions, appearing
understands that, as a result of the riots, two Indian police officers and soveral Chinese internees Are in Kowloon hospital, suffering from in- Juries
have
before
made any
the next step.
Admiral Stark's testimony indicates
ײן
decision regarding his 2-It Increases the war effort. Reduction of the purchases of fsoil Rebuke By Judgo
shroad releases ships bringing other Imports. Chcult Judge Charles E. Clark,3-It divides supplies equally. condemned the courtroom tactics of It prevents uncertainty. the Prosecutor, William P. Maloney, but sald the evidence of the defen-
Bo
According to an "Associated Press" correspondent, Italian planes were sent by rall to a Balile port, their destination being Finland. The num- ber is not known but there are a number of Italian rallway cars at that) port.
Soviot Pressure On Nazis The Nazl attitude seems to have
been determined by Soviet pressure.
The Nazi Government would not be able to co-operate with its Italien Axls partner in alding Finland with- out violent objections from the new ally-Soviet Russia,
Stopped in Transit BRUSSELS, Jan. 8 (Reuter)-A| large quantity of war material dea- tined for Finland was stopped, in transit by Germany, according to the PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHU
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UP).—Two new 35,000-ton passenger liners which are among 40 to 50 new vessels
to be constructed by the American Government during the current year, are to be placed on service be tween San Francisco and Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila when completed.
This announcement was made by an official of the U.S. Maritime Commission to-day.
The remainder of the project- ed fleet will be composed of cargo ships, although the Goy- ernment may place contracts later in the year for two similar passenger ships for the South American service,
.The new 86,000-ton liners. will be constructed so that, in the event of war, they can bo immediately converted into alr craft-carriers.
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the United States Government from House of Representatives' Naval the outbreak of hostilities bum given Committee, urged Congress. to the people and government of Fin-approve the $1,300,000,000 in tangible indication of sympathy to land. The American Red Cross and crease in the U.S. Ficet.'
Not, A Deprivation" private organisations
given
It is stated that the disturbancò Admiral Stark testified that "If the dant's guilt was so overwhelming Properly regarded, it is "a system medical, financial and other help, and United States does not take Im-that the "attack of the appellants on not of deprivation but of convenience, became so general that the emergency they are consulting with Finnish
mediate action towards increasing the the prosecutor must fail.
With the quantities assured ond ni unit had to be called out to quell ft. agenzies regarding the most effective strength of the Fleet, the end of the He referred to the fact that the ternatives available, the diet of the The Telegraph' understands that manner in which such aid may be present war will find us in a rela-appellants brief bitterly attacked the nation will lose nothing in food the disturbance occurred when a continued and expanded..
ilvely weak position.!'
prosecution in a personal manner. values, while the relief to shipping European officer sitempted to arrest vas' guilly" of an Judgo Clark said: Even from the will free it for cargoes which are infraction of the camp rules.
an Internce who Warning To Rumania
victory. ROME, Jan, 8 (Reuter)The that the expansion programme has printed record we can see the vigour vital to
with which the Prosecutor -- pressed Had the pubila needed a stimulus The. European was mobbed by A determination of Italy to prevent the been revised, since it was first ana- the case which, at times, went to a cheerful seceptance of the plan,
number of the internees and was able war, spreading south to the Balkans nounced, to provide some larger ships boyent the decorum and dignity it was found in Mr. W. S. More to extrioente himself from dangerous and the Mediterranean was expressed than originally contemplated,
CHUNGKING, Jan. 9 (Reuter). A pretty 20-year-old by Signor Virginio Gayda in the Hearing of the expansion pro-which an officer of the United States rison's plea that we should not ask poliion only by drawing his revolver
American girl, Miss Betty Graham, of Beattle, Washington, la ahouki observe."
seafaring men to add to the Heks and summoning the guardjojok semi-oficial. organ, "Giornale gramme opened with a brief pre- The Judge erlicised the "parading" they are hourly
In the general meloe that followed, driving an International Red Cross truck between the mafor calles faking with such internees used their bed boards as 'Italia,"
liminary statement by Mr. Charles{ of chorus girls and movie stars to the fine courago by bringing us exodus weapons- and the disorders Bended of Central China, braving the dangers of the Sino-Japanes0% Signor Gayda declares:
Edison, Secretary for the Navy, what stand to prove only minor points," food one should note that Hungary,slands doclared that he believed that the
only, after the guards and extra hostilities.
in Manchuria as a spy and stence int Italy's side in the policy the latter proposed 25 per cent increase of the
For Tomimlit, police: Madje made several baton Bigger Rations LONDON, Jan. 8 (British Wane charges. ( NERETINENT After arriving at Chungking on ta a long term of imprisonment. The on, leave in England will have mucit ringleaders were arrested Isst, night on the road, again on Wednesday she recalled "In an Interview. larger rationallowances than divi after lights out.")" BYwhen her truck leaves with medical enthusiastically offered to gi lions. The latter are witilled to 12 The lasernees, who, number, overstapples for Kwalyang, the capital of In 1957, she amada a ounces of sugar, four ounces of bacon 200 and who were internod when they KwdchowkUUMIDE and ham dind, four punces of Butter laid down their news in Bettiah terile She left Shanghal last Novembar Afgha
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