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Jan. 16.

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Jan. 17. 17.

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Japan...

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Jan.

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Jan. 17.

Australia and Manila

.Jan. 18.

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Haiphong

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KING LEOPOLD ASSUMES COMMAND OF THE ARMY

FROM PAGE ONE

easier to-night, Belgium's atitude is Idesribed as calmly vigilant.

Political circles state unlikely that "phase

that it is

D" will be changed and that it is unlikely that there will be a return to "Phase C unless there is a great change in the international situation.

11 is

is understood that the reason for the measures taken over the week- end was not due to discovery of plans on a German seroplane which mode a forced landing, but to political and

military information Brussels,

received

Signs Of An Offensive STOCKHOLM, Jan. 15 (Reuter).

in

Tuesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 16, 1940.5

NAZIS CLAIM THIS IS FRENCH TOWN

THIS GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH was taken on the Western Front and, according to a German caption, skojs Hockers running across a deserted street into Which Maghot Llue arüßery Are is still pouring,-Soanh China Photo Service.

Army

Insisting On Own Air Force

THE MINISTRY UNSYMPATHETIC

IT IS UNDERSTOOD that in spite of the unsym- pathetic attitude of the Air Ministry, the Army is pressing strongly, and will continue to press, its demand to have its own Air Force.

Army opinion argues confidently that it is necessary to have as complete a control as the Navy possesses of its own Air Arm.·

It accepts the view that long-distance bombing and the air defence of Britain are not the duties of an army but of an air force.

It is impossible to obtain authorita- Jun. 18.

Uve information in Berlin to show Jan. 18.

the Belgo-Dutch defence whether Straits and Saigon

Jan. 18. U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San measures are really justified by the German threats, states the Berlin Francisco date, 23rd December 1030)

Jan. 18. correspondent of the "Dagblandt,"

Certain quarters in Berlin, how Al Mall by "Imperial Alrways

are not surprised at these Direct Service" London date, 10th ever, January

Jan. 19. measures, since there are many signs to indicate that an offensive is plan-

But it advances the claim that Sandakan

Jan. 19.

ned for this month.

offensive the squadrons of an Expedition- Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane Jun. 19.

it is unlikely that en Air Mail by "Tan Amerkan Airways

Direct Service"-San Francisco would open with a breach of Hoi-ary Force must carry out purely land's neutrality, but events might military duties essential to the dhte, 13th Jan, .........Jan. 20. Europe via Suez and Strilts (London, totes cold improves the pos- conduct of war, and that, con-

dite, 2nd December 1939) Jan. 20. Straits

Jan. 20.sibilities of action in the flooded Low seqently, they should be an integral part of the Army and that their personnel should be Army men.

OUTWARD MAILS

Tuesday, Jan. 10 Shangusi mund Japan.....3.30 p.m. Alr Mall for Imperial Airways Preet Service"-dus Landon, 24th

K.P.O.

January.

Ree.

Ord.

Rex.

Ord.

Jan, 18, 5 p.m. Jan, 16, 5.30 p.m. GF.0.

Jan, 10, 5 pan.

Jan, 16, 7 p.

intense

countries.

To End War Quickly The only object of an immediate German ofensive would be how to end the war very quickly. Soldiers of units visited by Hiller at Christ- mas have written home to the effect that Hitler fold the troops that the war would be over by spring, but authoritative sources In Berlin des- cribe such reports as nonsense,

The presence of large German concentrations near the Dutch fron-

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus-tier is no longer a military secret.

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Berylco" dues Sydney, 22nd Jan.

Reg.

Ord.

BCK.

Drð.

K.P.O.

Jan. 16, 5 pm.

Jan. 18, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.

Jan, 10, 5 p.m. .....Jan. 16, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Salon, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa Eypt, and Europe via Mar- seilles duc Marseilles, 13th Feb.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Manila

Bangkok

.8.45 a.m. .9.30 a.m. .9.30 a.m. .9.30 a.m. Fort Bayard and Haiphong...10 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Manila Shanghai

2.30 p.m. Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service”.......duo Paris 28th January.

Straite

Reg Ord.,

Ker.. Ord..

Canton Shattgħal

Japan

Sandakan

K. T. O,

Jan. 17, 5.00 p.m. „Jan. 17, 5,30 p.m. G. P. O,

Jau, 17, 6.00 p.m. ..Jan, 17, 7.00 p.m. ...7 pan.

.7.15 0. 2.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 18

Friday, Jan.. 10

Fort Bayard und Holbow

Calcutta

Parcels

Ord...

Tourane

Salzon

8.30 a.m. .1.30 p.m.

Jan. 19, 5 p.m. Jan, 20, 8.30 a.m. rday, Jan. 20

Haiphong Shanghal and Japa

.8.30 0.m. 10.30 0.m. 3 p.m. 3.30 p.m.

BLACK-OUTS IN VIENNA

ZURICHT,

(Reuter) Jan. 15 Vienna now will be blacked out at nlih), according to the correspondent of 'Swisa 'paper."

It is omcially stated that the re- kurt to Intended to poromise în coș);"

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Airmen Agroo

can

I believe this view is shared by who airmen distinguished many fought in the lagt war, as well as by military experts, who point out that short-range bombing machines be compared with long-range artii- lery; reconnoissance machines with armoured scout cars and light tanks; and artillery co-operation machines with dominating observation posts on the ground.

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Car Said To Run

an

On. Water Signor Pietro Fasoli, Italian mechanical engineer, successfully tested his newly-. invented automobile recent.

on water ly which runs instead of petrol. (reports a

He drove his car 14 miles Rome Correspondent). over a slightly upgrade high- way at Bergamo, near Milan. The principle of the invention is the electrolysis of water.

Three cisterns are attached to the back of the car con. taining water and secrat acids.

which pass to the

appear to have the same engine through a tube and effect as petrol.

TWENTY-TWO V.C.'s IN ONE REGIMENT

Unique Battle Glory Of Borderers

In honour of the regiment's 250th anniversary, the two re- gular battalions of the South Wales Borderers have trooped the colour at places as far, apart as Landi Kotal and Londonderry.

Fighter squadrons for the protes Mother Grieves

tion of slower machines and for harassing the enemy are likened to machine-gunners with wings.

While it is true that the Royal Alr Force squadrons in France are co-

For 3rd Time

Two memorable episodes in the regiment's history are Chillianwallah and Rorke's Drill-00 and 60 years ago respectively.

WINGED DEATH OVER SUSPECTED

FINLAND: MASSED

RUSSIAN RAIDS CONTINUE

FROM PAGE ONE

make ralds on the west coast. Thele airports along the enstern frontier fate used to cover the rest of the

country.

The South Wales Borderers had their origin in Ireland, were aflat- ed to Warwickshire in 1702 and only anchored to their present finally under the Cardwell Scheme of 1881. The Duke of Marlborough was their corner of the Principality of Wales

colonel before he transferred to the Guards, and the names of his four great victories Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet-are

FOR the third time the sea

the Army holds that it will become Maud Tate, of Nelson-street, uperating excellently with the B.EF has brought tragedy to Mrs. Increasingly necessary, as the war Southwick, Sunderland. develops, that it should have as much

Her twenty-one-year-old son Wil- control over the air weapon as over tanks. guns and all other military' liam, who was badly scalded when machines.

the Royal Oak was törpedoed at Scapa Flow, has died in a naval borne on the colours. hospital in Scotland,

Special Training

In the course of their 250 years Four years ago one of William's service the South Wales. Borderers brothers was

drowned when a have fought in four continents and rowing boat capsized, and a year on Its colours are 21 pre-1914 and

74 Great War baitio honours. later a sister was also drowned, Mr. Tate tald press representative

At Rorko's Drift in moments of consciousness

For reconnaissance, for supplies and for technical co-operation in the battle zone, special types of aircraft are required, and special training is necessary for the purely military functions which the air arm will be that called upon to perform under the William related how, without cloth- direction of commanders in the fielding, he scrambled through a porthole In the Royal Oak and jumped into

....

The night after the 1st Battalion had been practically wiped out at Isandhlwana, about 80 in the 2nd Battalion heroically defended Rorke's He told its mother that he broke Drift, a post guarding the river cross- through for her sake as he was ing to Nalal. At down after being

time determined the should not grieve driven back time after over a third so tragedy,

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Morale Unbroken Finland cannot counter this vaninge, her chief air bases being on the south coast behind the Kurella Isthmus defences.

Despite constant strafing from the nir, the morale of the Finns is un broken, but it would be tragic if the Finland's great world thought that successer on land meant that she wus winning the war.

The Finns realised well that such successes were locul successes only.

Great masses of Russians are still being brought into piny. Further- more the Russians have dominated the skies with their bombers,

Finland must have more Aglaterr Her fale depends upon her securing more help In the air. Si has ap- peated to the whole work to help her counter Russin'e strength.

Roosevelt's. Gesture

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Reuter), -President Roosevelt has informed

SABOTAGE

Factories Destroyed By

Firo In Berlin

BERLIN, Jan. 15 (Router).— Thero have been four large fires in Berlin in 24 hours.

Two factorles were completely destroyed while a third was badly damaged.

Extreme cold made it dirult for the Berlin firemen to prevent the flames from spreading.

In spite of the death penalty for incendiarism, there have been many cuses recently, and it is thought that

due these four fires are also sabotage.

ti

Wants Bigger Submarines

Admiral Stark's New Request

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Reuter),

Congressional leaders that he wear Admiral Harold Stark, Chier send a communication to Congress of U.S. Naval Operations, speaking shortly on extending tid to Finland.

It is predicted that the President will advise Congress that any United States assistance to Finland should be enfined to non-military assist- unce.

A Senate authority stated that President Roosevelt would diecurs The question of an additional loan to Finland through the Export and ira- part Bank for non-millllary pur- chuses in the United States.

8.500 HOUSES RAZED BY FIRE

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Domel)-Up tol 7,30 o'clock last night about 8,500 houses were believed to have been redured to ashes in the disastrous fire in the city of Shizuoka in Western Japan. About 50,000 people have been rendered horneless,

The re began to burn down for the first time about 9 o'clock in the. night.

Jation of 200,000 and about 30,000

before the Naval Committee of the House of Representative, sukl that the Navy needs bigger submarines than those of come other Powers be- cause under-sca operations might be required in the South Atlantic.

Admiral Stark declared that Ger- many and Russia had built large numbers of small submarines for use against nearby potential enemies, but "the United States builds submarines for operations against potential ag- gressive enemy action far distant from our shores,

Following Japan's Lead

"It has been the uniform policy of Japan to build a large number of submarines capable of operating in distant areas."

BS-

Replying lo the criliclsm that the proposed $1,300,000,000 expansion of the deet was "top heavy in favour of destroyers," Admiral Stark certed that Britain had 300.destroyers and other specially constructed escort vessels built or being built.

The prosperous city, with a popu 16 KILLED WHEN houses, has been gutted from the WALL COLLAPSES

northwestern p to

the south-

the

enstem end. Among the latest im- portant buildings razed were the

MEXICO CITY, Jon 15 (Reuter). Minyu Shimbun and the City Post-Sixteen were killed through. Omce. The Imperial villa, the Pre-collapse of a wall during blasting ut Mine #t fectural Government, the City Omce, the Das and the Police Station were reported Pachuca, to be safe.

Carlos Silver

Six others are feared to be dying

A gale is blamed for the disaster, and four others were also injured.

SENNET FRERES

Gloucester Bldg., Pedder St.

have one of the finest selections of

RINGS SET WITH

SAPPHIRES, EMERALDS,

DIAMONDS,

BLUE ZIRCONS.

the

also

It remains to be seen whether the the Ken. Air Ministry, which objects to the old arrangement before the Royal Air Force became a separate organi- sation in April, 1918, will be able to retain control, or whether the Gov-

Mr. Tate added that he and his Zulus withdrew, leaving 370 dead.

The South Wales Borderers have ernment will yield to the Army de- wife were overjoyed when they heard mand.

that their son was one of the Royal gained 22 Victoria Crosses, more than Oak survivorn, but they did not know any other regiment except the Riffel The probability is that actual large-then that he was unlikely to live..

Brigade, and of these

nine

were scale experience under intensified war

gained on the serne day-at Isandhl- The last conditions will anally determine the

wann and Rorke's Drift. issue,

survivar of this band, Private John Williams, V.C., dled at Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, in November, 1032.

A. J. C.

CONSCRIPTION TRIBUNAL

THEY FORGOT

THEIR BABY

..

Mr. G. W. Mabin, colour-sergeant: in the regiment and possibly the last DANVERS, Maas. (UP).—A survivor of the Battle of Rorke's young man and woman entered Dritt, died in Cape Town last year, at a restaurant, nte, paid their the age of 30. He possessed a copy of a Natal nowspaper containing the check and departed.

hames of all the soldiers at the Public session of the Compulsory As they sped away in their battle. Service Tribunal appointed by His tomobile an employee followed them

"There are a lot of people who aby Excellency the Governor, under the in another machine, "laven't you they were at forks's Drift during Compulsory Service Ordinance, No. forgotten something." he aliouted.

"Gosh!" said the woman as shin the Zulu War, he used to say. 32 of 1930, will be held in the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretariat, at 4.10 and her husband returned, for their "They probably were months after p.m. on Monday, January 22, Friday, six-week-old bhly they had left in the battle. But all our names are.

here." January 26 and Monday, January af, un adjoining booth.

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