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Ship's Fight With U-Boat Successfully Evades

Torpedoes

Two

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 8 (Reuter). The Royal Mail liner, Highland Patrol, 14,000 tons, has arrived here safely after a running fight with a U- boat.

The ship was attacked by the sub- marine which fired two lorpedoes. Both missed.

The ship's Kuns were promptly manned and the gunners continued Bring when conditions permitted for some two hours.

British Ship Mined SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"' LONDON, Jan. (UP), The Bri- tish stenmer Cedrington Court. 5,180 tong, sank in ten minutes after an explosion occurred off the southeast; coast Bart Sunday. The entire crew of 34 were saved.

One deckboy' was blown 20 feet Into the air, fracturing a leg was taken to hospital,

Hore-Belisha Resignation

lic

Caused By Rebuke To

Senior Officer ? LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter),— Discussing Mr. Horc-Belisha's resignation, the "Evening Stan- dard" bluntly charges that it

came about as a result of his re- buke of a senior officer..

This aroused resentment among the higher runks as the junior ranks knew about it.

Also, Buys "Evening Standard.": Mr. Hore-Belisha had differences of opinion with General Sir Edmund Irenside, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, over the state of the defence in the British lines in France,

ROME AID FOR FINNS THWARTED

FROM PAGE ONE

Berlin correspondent of the "Belga"

agency.

At Drst sight, the material seems lo

have originated from Italy,

So for German circles have given

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 9, 1940.

ENTIRE RUSSIAN DIVISION

SMASHED BY THE FINNS

No Threat To

Boulder Dam

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UP), -The War and Navy Depart ments and Federal Bureau

plot

of Investigation deny knowledge of foreign reports of against the Boulder Dar. It in state: the rumours were proh- ably due to the special precau. Hons taken during the past month to guard the Dam.

The Commissioner of Re clamation. Mr. Jolin C., Pago, said he had not heard of any plot. The rumours were probij- ably precipitated by the ⚫ precautions laken by the

authorities,

Illegal Immigrants

Authorities Issue New Warning

LONDON, Jan. ✪ (British Wire- less)Reports have reached London that certain shipping agencies are engaged in organised transport of emigrants to Palestine.

Defenders' Greatest Victory of the War: Much Material Taken

Helsinki, January 9.-

The Finns have announced that their army has smashed the entire Russian Forty-Fourth Division, between fifteen and eighteen thousand men, near Soumussalmi.

The communique states that among the material captured were 1,170 horses, 47 field kitchens, 378 automobiles and ten armoured cars.

A special communique characterises the victory as the biggost since the Russo-Finn war began.

Over a thousand Russians were captured, in addition to 43 tanks, many guns and a vast amount of other booty.-United Press.

Finnish Advances

The ruthless bombing of cities and villages and the machine-gunning of Helsinki, Jan, B. civilians wherever Russian neroplanes The Finnish troops continus to ad-sighted them, created casually lista

There is reason to believe that in-vance on the Salla front. Preceded of appalling length.

by a heavy artillery bombardment, Dr. Barenlus mentioned that the tending emigrants are unaware that the Finns re-occupied their positions. King and Queen and bath sent they will not be admitted into Pales Inflicting heavy losses on the Soviel donations to the fund.---British Wire- tine unless posted of immigration troops.

certiflentes issued by the Palestine Department of Migration and that it

The Russians are digging them- they arrive in Palestine without these selves in and are finding the gold so certlileates, they are liable to serious intense that many soilders became

unconscious-Reuler Bulletin. and deportation under Penalties

Palestine Jaw.

Unseaworthy Ships

Red Communiqua

Moscow, Jan. 0. A Red Army communique states Ships on which immigrants travel that scouting netivities were con- at great expense to themselves are, Unued in the Ukhta and Reporla re it is alicged, small Insanitary and un- gions, while patrols outed a Finnish seaworthy. The Captains and crew detachment in the Petrozavodsk re- alte are apparently unaware that by gion. carrying passengers not legally m-

Artillery fire and scouting activi- titled to land in Palestine they them-ties were reported from the Karelian selves are able to arrest and heavy Isthmus.

Owing to unfavourable weather

activity.- aviation

of

was no

fines..

There is a report that the Second | Oficer

the Turkish steamer, there Sakarya, now ni Sulina, has resigned United Press. his post because he engaged in this walle and has discovered the penal- tics to which he would

be Hable.

It is also reported that conditions)

Intense Cold Spell

Karelian Isthmus, Jan. 8. Intense frost which congealed low

on the Sakarya are very bad. There particles almost like mow, was the

is no heating and there have been ally of the Finna in their defence several dozen cases pneumonia against the Russians on Sunday.

of

mongst the complement.

no political or legal justinention for HUNGARIAN ALLIANCE

this seizure.

U.S. To Aid Direct WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Reuter).— The United States Government has notifled the League of Nations that she prefers to extend aid to Finland direct--rather-than-through" ~nny general co-operative scheme.

This is in reply to a Lengue of Nations Communication asking the nations of the world how far they would go in the matter,

ADMIRAL WANTS MORE WARSHIPS

-> FROM PAGE ONE

other nations were building warships rapidly.

The United States will be a re- latively weak naval

power unless Congress authorises furúer construc- tion," he warned.

Admiral Stark supported the 25 per cent. Increase in tonnage and o total of 6,000 planes for the naval air arm as authorised by the Vinson Bill He said that the Bill would at o cost of $1,300,000,000 provide 107 new ships, including 30 auxiliary

vessels.

The Admiral's testimony followed a brief sistement by Secretary for the Navy Mr. Charles Edison asking for enactment of the Bill "In view of the grave international situation."

WITH ITALY REPORTED

FROM PAGE ONE

differences with Hungary in view of the European situation,

It would he

It was too cold for any majojr activity except artillery fire, which on the nt times burst heavily

mus, for most of the Russlan

Angers were ton numb to squeeze their rifles in view of the tempera-. ture dropping as low as 33 under

It zero,

Is possible that it was colder elsewhere-United Press.

Pushing Home Advantage

- Rovaniami, Jan. 8. The 300 Russians who lust

a fatal mistake, he states, not tonight's communique were announced climinate those problems which are us killed were in the first mujor en-¡ still open to solution,

Aimed At Both Naxis

And Soviet Russia

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH

counter in 14 days on the Salla sector-the encounter in which the, Finns are pushing their advantage in an effort to mass the remnant of the

BUDAPEST, Jan. 8 (Dornel). It is Russian forces between the two juws reported that an understanding re- of a nut cracker movement south of garding the conclusion of a defensive Sala. alliance between Italy and Hungary

the

The Oghting has now rea had the

less.

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Dreaming With Eyes Open

́ ́SHANGHAI, Jan. 8 (Neutṣr), -Tho "North China Daily Now has received from gentleman fn Nanking who styles himself "Retrocessbun Commissioner of the Reformed Government" na Invitaífca to attend "a reception and ball at the Repulse Bay Hotel, Hong- kong, on the occasion of the formal signing of in agreement between China and Great Beliain la cedo Hongkong to the former."

The date of the signing of the agreement will, li is said, be announced ister.

The invitation states that "the Commissioner takes this oppor- tunity of expressing gratification that all foreign Settlements and Concessions which have been encroaching on Chinese vereignty and soil are now a thing of the past.”

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Japanese Army Won't Leave

-SPOKESMAN PEIPING, Jan. 9 (Reuter).— The status of the North China regime would be the same even after the formation of the pro- posed Central regime, declared

has been reached as the result of actual border In the Suomussalmi the Japanese Army spokesman

conversations between the For- sector at Raate. The town of Reatehere yesterday. eign Ministers of the two countries is two kilometres from the frontler al Venice.

on the road from Suomussalmi to the

This spokesman added that the The report says that Italy will border. Lakke Raate, in the same North China army was convinced extend military assistance to Han- neighbourhood, 19 dissected by the that they must aid the formation of gary Immediately in case either frontier.

the new regime. Germany or Soviet Union invade The ski detachment killed at Salla Ilungary.

apparently belonged to the forces

There is no possibility of the with- drawal of the Japanese Army from China, at least for the time being, the spokesman added.

There will be a special status pro-

CANADIAN C.O., ENTERTAINED

It is understood that the Hungarian which the Russians equipped In an Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, fol- effort to emulate Finnish penetra- towing his conversations with the tion tactics. As a rule these isolated

Minister, Italian Foreign

Count detachments are much larger than Clano, at Venice, has brought to Finnish patrols. They may comprise vided for Mongolia and North China Budepest a draft of the proposed any number up to 1,000.

The use of sklis by the Russians is under the projected government. military alliance

Obtaining his Government's ap reported on several fronts recently, proval for it, Count Csaky will pro- but the Fians claim that hardly one cede to Rome to sign the Military Russian knows how to skli. It is agreement formally with the Italian claimed that they found sklis with

Russian felt boots nailect on them, Foreign Minister.

When the Russians are forced to "Nothing Known" Says Reuter flee they leave the skills and boots

ROME, Jan. (Reuter)-Nothing behind.

LONDON, Jan. (Reuter)The tact is that an ordinary leader of the Canadian Overseas conclusion of a defensive milliary al-Russian soldier's boots are unit for Army. Major-General Andrew Mc-| Ilance between Haly and Hungary skills whether they are made of felt, Naughton, and his two senior officers, reported in the New York wireless in most cases, or leather, whereas were entertained on Sunday by the broadcast which suld

Count, the Finnish soldier's boots have turn-Duke of Connaught at his Surrey Clane and Coun: Csaky had agreed to ed up tops to fit into the bindings of residence. Buch pact during their week-end

the sklis and are cally removed.

His Royal Highness, who is # in Venice.

U.S. TO FORTIFY is known in Rome concerning the

ALASKA

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (Domel), It is understood that during the Current Congress sesalon a definite plan for strengthening the defences in Alaska will be submitted.

Informed quarters point out that as part of the rearmament scheme, the farmy will establish a big air base In Alaska while the Navy will open a naval base at Dutch Harbour.

that

The

Qu Klanta Lake the Finns found former Governor-General of Canada The New York wireless quoted at highly-suthoritallve source in Budn-among captured war materials small showed an active interest in the trucks loaded with skils-Finnish | welfare and training of the Canadian pest for its statement, declaring that is taken from evacuated Finnish troops. Italy had agreed to go to the assi towns and apparently intended for

Major-General. McNaughton' said stance of Hungary in the event of use later by Russian forest patrols. Dggression against her by Russia or United Press, Germany,

The arinouncer added that Count Csaky would submit, the proposed

Trans-Atlantic Airpact to the Government, and then re-

Service In June ⠀⠀|| LONDON, Jan. 8 (British Wire

Icss)The British Overman Airways Corporation is sending a technical expert to the United States, Canada and Newfoundland in anticipation of opening n Trazas-Atlantic pfr service In June from Britsing

to Italy,

40,000 Repatriated Nazis Return

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Appoat For Aid:

London, Jan. 8. An Empire-wide broadcast appenl for help of every kind -for-Finland Was mado last night-by- Doctor Tancred. Borenius, Professor of Hi- University, tory of Art nt London Who is himself a Fion..

"Although we have been victorious to far," he said, "It is obvious that the hour of danger is not past."

oMelai news agency, annormces that British Legion had lent

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MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (Reuter)—The their utmost to make the Canadians | radio here announces that a Soviet comfortable and to help with their passenger plano has left Moscow on training.

iho Arst trial flight lay the new Mos- The U-boat then disappeared. cow-Beriin air service.

King Of Thai In Switzerland

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panied by his brothers,

It says that a German plane win make the flight on January 12 and that the regular serviço begins January 21. via Minsk, Koenigsberg and Danzig.

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MANILA, Jon. D (Reuter)),~The | former Easter Poland have arrived fund, ho sală the Legion had not,

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