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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1601 No. 16081

•拜禮號五十月一英港香 MONDAY.

JANUARY

Mobilisation Is Answer To Nazi Manoeuvre

15.. 1940.日七月二十

BELGIUM CALLING

UP HER TROOPS

Concentration

On

Nazi Frontier

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Reuter).-Another "phase" of Belgium's mobilisation plan has now come into operation. This is almost total mobilisation as only one more phase remains to be called.

A certain number of 1920-21 class and some Belgian reservists of the technicians have been called, and the Belgian radio has warned all soldiers on leave that they must rejoin their units immediately.

To-day the radio announced the requisitioning of property and all forms of transport.

Belgian factory workers have been taken over for military duties.

General Mobilisation Next BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-To bring force "Phase D" of rel.force- ment of the army means that the penultimate phase of the mobilisation series has been reached, the last phase being general mobilisation,

One result of bringing force "Phase Dis the constitution of General Headquarters,

From now onwards, General-Head- quarters gives orders and takes over the functions hitherto performed by the Ministry of National Defence.

Despite a certain atmosphere of tension, life and business are pro- ceeding more or less normally, and the streets are full of the

usunl -Sunday crowds.

The claemas and cafes are well patronised,

Regarded As Nazi Bluff

BRUSSELS, Jan, 14(Reuler), The general Impression informed quarters is that nothing in well- serious has occurred so far. The situation is considered slightly easier. Political circles regard the whole manoeuvre as German bluff in order to ascertain how far Belgiumi lo pre- pared to realst possible aggression.

It is understood that certain troop concentrations are taking place in order to counteract possible German concentrations, Axe-la-Chapelle region.

especially in

the

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Nazis Won't

Use Illegal

NEW AIR CHIEF Weapons

TAKES OVER

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) --

Somewhere in France Air Marshal

Because They Know Allies Will Retaliate

LIEGE

GERMANY

Man indicates main lines of Dutch and Belgian defences.

an-

WESTERN FRONT

GUNS ARE ROARING

While Planes Fill- The Skies

Paris, Jan. 14 (Reuter).—Guns and planes have shown greater activity than infantry on the western front in the past 21 hours, though Infantry carried out the usual patrol recon- naissances.

Artillery has been busy again east and west of the Vosges and in North Bitche in the areas where the guns have been firing a good deal in the past few days, There was much aerial activity on both sides yesterday. German machines made long reconnaissance flights into north and east France, Allied planes were busy over the front lines, reconnoitring and photo- graphing while fighters protected them overhead.

Fighters Swarm To Action aghters took the air.

An unusually large number of

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Beyond the

Besides British fights into German nouncement that the move reconnaissance flights over almost the territory, French planes made long has been made in view of whole of South Germany. the unfavourable interna-not thought here to have any great The frost prevalling in Europe is tional situation, no official effect on Holland's system of water defences. lee may be strong enough announcement has been to allow the passage of a certain made by the Netherlands number of men but not material such Government to explain the lorries, guns and tanks. sudden cancellation of all army leave,

On Saturday night, however, there was large-scale round-up of foreigners in Amsterdam, and a number were taken to pollee stations to have their identities confirmed.

Dutch Arrest Nazi Spies

PARIS, Jan. 14 (Reuter) Despatches received here state that two German sples were arrested in Holland,

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Shortage Of Cereals

Acute Situation In

North China

PEIPING, Jan 14 (Reuter).---| A growing shortage of cereals is creating a serious situation in North China.

This shortage is due parily to the One is alleged to be sending dally floods in summer and partly to the meteorological bulletin from shortage of railway freight cars. But transmitting post-installed in a car, The other is stated to have tried vainly to procure large quantitles of motor tyres,

Llogo Anxiety

PARIS, Jan. 14 (Reuter), Some anxiety is felt in the Liege region where troops state that there is readiness by German planes tony over.the region, occasionally at a low altitude..

Holand's Preparedness AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14 (Reuter): A stalement is issued to the effect that suspension of army leave docs [not mean that soldiers on leave must return immediately, but that no new leave will be granted.

or-

Inset is the famous "Maastricht ap-

Many soldiers this morning thought pendix," Halland's Limburg province, that they must return to

barracks Drough which the Germans might immediately und cancelled their strike if they intended to deliver their rangements unnecessarily. train attack on Belgium.

MINE

EXPLOSION DEATH-ROLL NOW 76 BARTLEY, West Va., Jan. 14 |(Router)-In connection with the mine explosion on January . His first official act was to sign on

11, 76 bodies are now recovered. order of the day announcing that the

The rescuers have reached the British air forces are united in one WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, centre of the explosion," which command, He

says that the one Jan, 14 (UP)—During a visit was the nation's worst mino Ideal that inspires us is to do our to an emergency hospital behind disaster in a decade.

"We will work wing-tip to wing the lines, foreign correspondents

S. Barratt took over duties as Air Force Commanding-in-Chief of the British Air Force in France.

utmost to win the war,

By MILES-HANDLER ("UNITED PRESS" STAFF.

CORRESPONDENT)

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the war to a speedy and decisive and instruments of war banned conclusioni," Al Marshal Barratt by international.

{have not yet made their appenr-

ance on the western front.

The wounded French brought

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to this emergency hospital were put out of action by artillery

However, Holland is "militarily ¡prepared" for whatever may happen.

Heavy frosts in the past week have men and even. motor cars, but not

produced fee, thick enough to bear

heavy mechanised transport or tanks. The temperature rose last night and

it is worsened by the arbitrary price- fixing and commandeering of stocks by the Chinese and Japanese nu- thorities.

Typical "Racket"

The present officially-fixed price of Hour in Pelping is around $8 (local currency) per bag, which is actually $1 lower than the price of four land- ed at Tientsin, while the almost non- existent free stocks are selling pri- vately at $15.

Japanese residents receive their requirements from official organisa- tions at the offcial price, but the Chinese population and particularly the poorer classes are unable obtain any cereals at all, This causing very acute distress.

Mystery Raid

to

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On Sweden Several Bombs Dropped STOCKHOLM, Jan. 14 (Reu- a thaw started to-day. Big co does ter). The Foreign Office an are breaking up and conditions generally would render the move-nounced to-night that unknown ments of a big attacking force very planes this morning flow over Swedish territory, including the archipelago between Haparanda and, Lulen. PAN

dimoult.

Career Or Her Son?

A heavy mowfall prevented identi- deation,

Bayeral bombs, dropped at-Kallas, six"miles" sonili-west of Lalon, ex-

· ploded -unon, Ice.

Investigations are proceeding to DR. LUCY NAISH, a lecturer establish the origin of the bombs.

BRITAIN'S at Shefeld University, has de- cided to sacrifice a brilliant BABY BOND

ISSUE

carder so that the can devote

her whole time to nursing her [son, who has been an-inválid for

fourteen years.

U. S. Ambassador To Visit Hankow

To Check Rising has resigned her lectureship in will arrived at Hankow on January

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JAPAN'S POLICY TOWARDS CHINA NOT TO CHANGE

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TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Domci).-Political circles state that the new Yonai Cabinet will adhere to the policy already established for the disposal of the "China" "Affair,"

It is understood that the

basic policy towards the proposed REDS RAID

Wang Ching-wei Government in China,

which Was recently formally decided upon by the outgoing Cabinet, will be fully supported by the new Cabinet.

CAPITAL

14

U.S. Minister's House Army Supports Cabinot

Is Wrecked. Admiral Yonal, the Premier HELSINGFORS, Jan. Designate, received General Hata, the (Reuter). There was another War Minister, at his temporary head-air raid alarm this morning. quarters at le Navy Minister's official residence at 10 p.m.

Soveral Soviet planes were Informing the Army leader that he on the capital itself.

seen but no bombs were dropped has been commanded by the Emperor to form a new Cabinet, Admiral were bombed and it is reported that The adjoining districts, however, Yonal asked for the Army's co- the residence of the US, Minister operation In the organization of a new some 13 miles outside the capital was Government.. Admiral Yonal

large incendiary also wrecked when requested General Huta 10

bomb went through the roof and mend a person to become the

recom- living room, and buried itself in the

War foundations without exploding. Minister in the new Cabinet.

his!

The American Minister had left the house some days ago!

War Minister Hata, prior to interview with the Premier Designate, met Lieut-General Anami, the Vice-

G.O.C.'s Proclamation Minister of War, and Major-General HELSINGFORS, Jan. 14 (Reuter). Muto, the director of the Military-General Lindberg, the officer com- Affairs Bureau at his offrial resi- munding the Swedish volunteers, has dence,

Issued his first proclamation. The War Office leaders are under-them and says that they are fighting He stressen the great task ahead of stood to have decided to support not only for Finland but at northern. Admirul. Yonal ag tho Premier countries. Designate,

The "Three Big Chiefs" of the Army. War Minister Hala, the Inspector-General of Military Educa- tion, General Yamada, and the Chief of the Army General Staff, Field- Marshal Prince Kanin, will meet this afternoon to choose the new Minister.

War

Arita As New Foreign Minister

Admiral Yonal hus decided to de- signale Mr.-Arita, former Foreign Minister, as the Foreign Minister in his new Cabinet.

Mr. Ishiwata, another former Fin- ance Minister, will be named Chief Secretary to the Cabinet.

Vice-Admiral Yoshida will retain office as Navy Minister,

Admiral Yonal has asked for fur- ther time to fill the remaining Cabinet pasts.

More Lines For

"Ribb" In

Who's Who

LATEST WARRANT OUT FOR

CIVIL SERVANT

Two Europeans At Central Courts

MR. T. J. HOUSTON this morning issued a warrant for the arrest of n Penk résident who failed to appear in Court to answer a charge of behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner. The case was one of two in (which. · Europeans figured in separate Courts on Charges arising out of incidents which occurred at local police stations

LONDON-The British Who's during the week-end. Who for 1940 is giving Adolf.

The European against whom o Hitler the same 29 lines for his warrant has been issued in Paul Hannay Symons, 80, described as a biography as in 1939, but his Government analyst, and stated in Ribbentrop, gained four lines The Peak. Foreign Minister, Joachim von the police report to be a resident of

and credit for Germany's ex- pansion.

Symons was charged with bo- [having in a. drunk and disorderly manner at the Gough: Hil Polico At the end of his blography Herr Station in the early hours of this von Ribbentrop listed these words.-

morning. A "Amlinton af Austria, March, When the case came before Mr. 1038; ampliation of Sudeten ares, Houston shortly after 10 am., October, 1938; Protectorate of Bo-Symons had not put in an ap

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Locked Up In Cell ... Inspector Bayating, who prosecuted, Prime Minister Neville Chamber stated that Symons had vialled the lain got less space than Herr Hitler Gough Street Police Station- charge even with the addition of a new line room at about 2 o'clock this morning. ho has written-"the struggle for

"He was drunk, and I tried for Peace, 1939,"

twenty minutes to pacify him ba!!It was useless, however, he was Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord incoherently drunk and could not of the Admiralty, was given 64 lines even tell me who he was a VED with two changes, the publication of "He attempted to strike me, so he "Step by Step", and change, of hli was locked up in the cell unhul, this address to Admiralty HouDE.

Imorning, when he was released.

EXPERTS ARE ALREADY PLANNING NEXT WAR

SPECIAL TO ; · THE “TELEGRAPH”

PARIS, Jan. 14 (UP)—Miftary experta already are speak- ing of the arms which will be used in the next. war, described as more terrible and deadly than ever before although at present only in the stage of theoretical detall, •

HANKOW, Jan. 19 (Router) ----The United States Consul General here shrapnel, machine-gun and rifle

She has been connected- with the intimated to-day that Mr. Nelson T. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Neuter), fire and the deadly flat circular

university for 20 years. Now ale Johnson, the American Ambassador, The American Hawaiian Steam-mines which the Germans have ship. Company has appiled to the planted in forest land."

osteology.

29 with Rear-Admiral Glassford. Maritime Commission for permission Members of the French military,

A. Nalah,

Then they will leave for Shanghai Her husband, Dr. Albert to sell the cargo ships, Delawareen, medical comps stated, they had not Louisianan and Indianan, to an received any man wounded, by ex

· LONDON,- Jan. 14 (UP)-Univeraity and for the Royal College

examiner in medicine, for Cambridge On February 1. English firm. **

plosive bullets, which were exten Banking circles here bellove that of Physicians, was formerly Pro-bassador to visit Hanków since Jap- sively employed during the world war the initial defence loans an fessor of Medicine at Sheffiekt Uni- anese occupation. and the Spanish civil war.

nounced by Chancellor of the verelly, with which he has been The only spectacular. enemy

associated for 30 years.i

CAVALRY FOR development in four months of Exchequer, Sir John Simon-in

"When the war broke out,” sakd operations in the Sdar was the re- the form of savings, certificates Dr. Nalah, my wife was with our ported use of non-toxic shell as and "baby bonds were really son in the country He cannot be

WEST FRONT.

The strangest new weapon, accord-sells would be hurled a lightning barrages to screen infantry attack designed as much to check soar brought back to Gladeld, Sho PARTS

Ing: to the specialists, fat al huge weed without expicaion or smoke. OSLO, Jan. 14 (Teater).The east of the Moselle river.

PARIS, | Jan, 14. (Router)—It is

electromagnetis cannon possibly The present big berthus have Norwellan steamer, Fredville, 1,150 Land Minea Claim Manying prices as to finance the war. wishes to remain with him so that tons, was mined in the North Sea.. ^. It's appeared, that, the ..., gaverest

capable of hurling a projscille 120 fred accurately only at a distance widely used on the western front foraniles, with trajectory:72 Iniles of 27 to 80 miles. There have been It was pointed out in this connec she may look after him herself, reported that cavalry is now being There were five survivors. Eleven casualties among the French were ton that both forms of.

"Whether she will return to the patrol work and scouting in No Man's vings should

numerous experiments with electrip men are missing and are feared to caused by and mines and machtas "mop up at Least 200,000,000 com university or not, Ecannot say it Land, WOM

cannon, but experts believed averia have perished.

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