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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 19, 1940,

OVERNIGHT Bitter Cold Rules NEWS PAGE Out Development

More Tremors

In Turkey

LONDON, Jan, 18 (Neuter).-- Two violent earthquake shocks were felt In South Anatolia tu day. An Ankara message states that 50 were killed and 160 In- Jured.

Over 400 houses fave collapsed but it is not possible to verify the actual casualfles and damage.

During the past 24 hours eight more shocks wero fell in the pre- viously devastated arean of Northern Anatolia, but so far there have been no reports of casualties or damage.

A serious landslide, 1,000 feel In extent, occurred recently in the flooded Ismidt area, where two bridges

were seriously

damaged,

In the Brusa region the Karad. Jaber 'lains are agalu inundated and 15 villages are submerged.

Mines Take Their Toll

British And German

Ships Sunk

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters. The British steamer, Ciarn Ross, 5,500 tons, was loal' Inte on Wednesday night after hitting a mine off the west coast.

The crew of 48 got away safely and, after drifting about in a small boat for three hours, were picked up by a British warship and reached hume to-day.

. Nazi Shios Goes Down COPENHAGEN, Jan. 18 (Reuter), -A German stemmer of 2,300 tons has been sunk by à, mine of the Aalind islands.

She tried to get through a Swedish minefleld without a pilot. She was

carrying ore for Germany.

A lifeboat is now ennight in park-

ice and a Swedish: warship is going to the rescue of the crew.

Greck Steamer Sunk LONDON, Jan. 18 (Iteuter).-The Greek steamer, Asteria, 3.313 tons, was sunk by a mine In the North Sea last night.

were

Eleven survivor and the body of another member of the crew londed to-day at on east coast port after being drift in small boat for 15 hours.

The 12 other members of the crew, including an English plot, are feared to be drowned,

Submarines Survivors BERLIN, Jan, 18 (Reuter)-- is stated by official sources that four officers and 28 torn of the last fritish submarines, Scatorse, Undine and Starfish have hitherto been rescued

LETTER SH

Vandalism

To the Editor

The "Hongkong Telegraph."

Sir, should like to add my pro- test, not only against the Indiseri- minato tree-cutting, but also against the danger to health from fouling the Tural hillsides. At the present time, thousands of men, women and chil- dren spend many hours every day alealing wood and brushwood in close proximity to residential and catch- water areng.

When the hot weather comes, the menace to health will surely somebody's concern!

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Persian Finance Minister Shot

BAGHDAD, Jan. 18 (Reuter).~

How Lowlands Found Germans Were Ready

The situation in the Lowlandy in the face of German troop concentration along their bordera in-unaltered, but many of the *Lowland troops will probably be disbanded if there is no early serious development, Winter's grip here has frozen the frontier bordering Germaný, and relaxed the tension,

State Of Emergency

The Hugue, Jan. 18.

A royal decree extends the state

emergenty to the waters around A Look Through

of

the Municipality of Callantsong, Nurib Hollant, rear the naval base Benhelder and near the north sea- const province.--United Press.

Snow Checks Anxiety

London, Juni, 10,

The Telegrap!

50 YEARS AGO The Geman frontier vordering

Jan. 10, 1800, flolland and Belgium in thoroughly

Is infantile Majesty of through frozen and there is little or no st

an the Queen-Regent, as xiety among the population, accord-proved of the new plan for the Manila y despatches from Amsterdam with the prize is to be 500 ad Brugne 1s. Nevertheless, across June. and $90,000 in Drecher. the mow drift the Dutch and Bel- Dans keep watch in conditions which are described in Amsterdam at reminiscent of Finland.--Reuter,

Haste Gave Game Away

Landon, Jan. 10. The remarkable story of how the Belgian Bd Duteli Governments came into possession of Nazl plans which led them to take special de- fence measures appears in the Dally Telegraph. It is stated that a Ger-

In months of the year. $30,000

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TWO EXPLOSIONS

IN LONDON

LONDON, Jan, 18 (UP)—Two-terrifio explosiona occurred in the northern outskirts of London at 10.45 u.m. to-day,

People rushed into flie sirects as flames shot high into the sky, Shop windows were blown out, and ceilings collapsed." A thick smoke, ́covered the Matrici for alx miles, Pire brigailo and ambulances were

summoned to the scene.

The noise of the explosions was, heard. 20 milles away. The cause is unknown.

A hospital to the vicinity escaped as it was heavily sand-uågged. According to German wireless messages picked up is. New York, an unconfirmed rumour says the explosions occurred in an arms factory and that the bodies of 15 dead were found among the dehrin

A panlo was caused throughout, a wide area, says the radio inessage, which adds that anti-English ferrorists are reputedly respon- sible for the outrage,

Wang Ching-wei Calls Puppet Conference

Shanghai, Jan. 18.

In the circular, Mr. Wang voleen

Mr. Wang Ching-wel, chairman- {appreciation of the nyinpathy and sup aelcet of the proposed new Centralort extended by the, Peking: and Government of China, hus Invited Mr. | Nanking · lenders in connection with Wang Keh-min, head of the Exccu- [their conversations held in Nanking tive Council of the Provialghat Gov-in September. erminent at Peking, and Mr. Linus "Negotiations have been conducted Hung-chi, chief of the Executive on outstanding problems during the Coumell of the Reformed Government period of several months following at Nanking, to attend an Important the Nanking conference and to a re- conference at Teingtao this month result a basic plan has been formu- The Invitation was made in a cir-lated," Mr. Wing's message points cular telegram addressed by Mr. Wang out. to the leaders of the Peking and the Nanking regimes under date of Janu-

1 Saturday's "Gazette" is printed the text of a fiil which is shortly to be ill- froducent in the Legislative Counell. 11% An Ordinance to provide for and regulate a pension fund for the widows and chiary 15. dren of public oficers of the Colony, Hy As operations the Government will re- the after deduct four per cent. salary of Duy anticial entering than service.

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"In pursuance of the plan, a Cen- trat Political Council will be or- ganized with a view to accelerating the realization of peace and constitu

tional government. ftom

epidemic.

The Queen of Sweden, Prinevas Siepe hate, widow of the Inte Crown Prince of Autita. A. Carnot, President of the French Repubile, and a number of other Oflrer's haste to rejoin his notable perustages in Escribe are now newly-married wife was prime suffering from the Induenza cause the chain of events witch The Emperor William, who was artsckett

some days ago. has now recovered. resulted in the plans failing to The King of Portugal is muttering from

Influenza.

iniluenza Belgian

1000 The great hands. A German

epidemie raged throughout Europe, elein- aeroplane

containing many ves), twa officers made a forced landing at; Mechelen on the Metuse Just Wednes- day week.

of thein carried secrot documents relating transfer of 22 divisions of troops from the neighbourhood of Berlin to the left bank of the Rhine. Some were

One

to

to go to the Dulch frontier; the great, majority

destined were

for thei

Belgian frontier.

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The affirini relebration of Don Carlo'k accession to the thrane was held today. He was proclaimed King of Portugal and of Algarves, in the capital and through- out the country, and was cordinity

ved by the people assembled in the

streets.

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Mr. Parnell expresses a bellet that his

The projected Tsingtao parleys are understood to entsil the organization of "Central Political Council" which will function as the basis of the proposed Central regime.

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British Trade On Increase

Buoyant Condition Despite War

"Mr. Wang proposes that at the conference which will be held at, Tsingtan. TTG:SUROS relating to the proposed Central Politient Courit with the object of realizing peace and constitutional government will be discussed."-Domei,

ECONOMIC FRONT

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter). Home Press Continues

A special commentary states that the British overseas trade figures for December again illus-

Its Criticisms

LONDON, Jan. '18 (Reuter),

This ollicer belonged to the group at the Times" inattenter Captain O'Shen of the normal levels of the sea- Mr. Roriald Cross, the Minister political enemies, acting in the interests trate the successful maintenance-The speech on Wednesday of of, armies with their headquarters at ts take divorce proceedings.

for Economic Warfare, was.the Cologne und had been ordered take

It is stated that the illness of the Czar borne traffic in British ports. the documents from Derin tinction of the elvette light at Gats

was caused by excitement at the sudden

The value of the imports was 17 subject of to-day's comment in Colone by train; but he had only, china. There was a violent rust of blood per cent. higher, than in December, the British Press. recently married and his wife was to the tungs causing congestion. The 1038. The improvement is author- living in Cologne, so he was naturally impered conspiracy against alitatively stated to be due to a genuine Cray on beinit suddenly left in the dark-

nnxious to reach his destination as soon as possible.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 10. 1015.

At a meeting of the Cabinet, held at

Hearing that a friend was about to pilot an acroplane to Cologne, he de Bordeaux on November 28, a decres was cided to fly with him. The plot, ugned which "revokes all nominations of however, made a navigationni mis- German subjects as members of the take, crossed the Thine north of of Will reserve that Cologne, and found himself over the natives of Alsace-Lorraine, with, by viritie measure is not applicable to the Dutch border. He was greeted by or their French origin, will relain the anti-aircraf fire and subsequently decorations which have been centered on hid to make a forged landing,

The officer tried to set fire to the

them,

In commenting in this column the other papers with matches which he bor day on the likely attitude of the Allies rowed from a peasant, but was pre- towards Germany at the end of the war, me we made the observation that the British vented by Belginn soldiers. The two race forgives more readily than any other. Germans were taken to the nearest We then, th as many words, advanced the military post for questioning. The opinion that when the fighting is all over Belgian-Intelligence-Service-was there will be retions of the British people "who will soon forget the hideous brutally speedily able to confirm that the of which Germany has been rullly and troops movements mentioned in the their arms as friends and beathers. Who will willing to clasp the Germans document were actually occurring. These are the soft-hearted folk who are for ever preeching the brotherfiend of mankind is a broad and general way, but who, when it comes to the Individual, ali lop etten detracts the man or wo:nan who has fallen to templellan and is ready to admit his or her weakness.

Reuter.

SUBMARINE WARFARE

FROM PAGE ONE.

A nation which has committed the airorities which the Germans have, which

increase in purchases abroad.

Exports Increase Export figures for the first time since the war were ahead of the 1938 levels, namely, three per cent. higher than December, 1030,

There was a really substantial in crease in the export of coal spirits. textile products, and chemicals.

The value of coal spirits and rayon staple Abre during 1039 was sub- stuntially higher than during either of the two preceding year.

-NO-EXCUSE FOR

THIS WAR Portuguese Premier's

Scathing Comment

MADRID, Jun. 18 (Reuter).—In- dications of the similarity of the

the war in Europe are given by the

Madrid radlo.

There is criticism of the methods of procedure, and in some quarters a closer co-operation between the various departments is advocated.

The "Manchester Guardian," for instance, says that the two commitices responsible for the co-ordination of economie actions lack the efficiency of a Minister of Cabinet ronk with the power to direct other Government departments.

What Is Needed

Field Marshal Geering, the second- man in Germany, the paper points out, in exclusive charge of Ger- many's economie effort. Could we say that we had paid this important side of the war an equal compliment?

The News Chronicle" sure that. what is needed is a minister of au thority and imagination who will give a new direction on the whole cconomic policy of the war, & minis ter with authority to co-ordinate the work of several departments and see that the plans are carried out.

Too Optimistic

The "Daily Herald" feels that In- has laid in ruins a peaceful country and Spanish and Portuguese reactions to sufflelent powers have been given to gleried In the wront, which has wiltally shetled tapitals and destroyed houses of

Mr. Cross or anyone else. Briloin prayer, which has over-ridden moral and

and France need closer co-ordination treity obligatinus alike, deserves all the This station quoted from an article in the efforts to drive Nazi trade out retribution and all the humiliation which passing freighters are beyond the can be heaplusen 11, Common justice appearing in the leading Spanish of European markets,

demands that it should suffer for its mon- range of our destroyers. If we had; sinuous wrong-doings, and we know of

paper by Dr. Salazar, the Portuguese) The Daily Telegraph" feels that i had Irish bases we would have poi~ no low of God or man which can be in-

Prime Minister, in which he said that Mr. Crass his erred on the side of ted them!

voked, la spare it from the punishment i economic problems, the population optimusso in his estimate of the re- deserves, Germany

inned grievously, and she can no mora

sinned, and questions or the absence of riches in sults achieved. The stocks accumul- simple glandully hope to escape what is her due

the sub-soil are not suicient reasons ated in Germany in peace-time were probably greater than he is prepared cal blood takes the life of another. that each freighter has an enormous "Whatever a man zoweth, that shaft he horizon wherein a submarine can act also reap." And as with individual, so But 20 ships convoy do not have shout it be with nations. 20 times ore ship's horizon. We find that when 20 ships travel in convoy they have one-fiftieth of the horizon that 20 ships moving Independently would have.

"The convoy system has beaten the submarines by

mathematical problem. It is a fact than can the man who wilfully and In for the present conflict.

Magnetic Mincs

"The magnetic mines had us wor-

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The Admiralty has renamed the arw battleship Almirante Latoire, built for Chill, but beauired on completion by Bri- tata. She will be christened the Canada. (She became the aircraft carrier Hermes, recently on China Station-Ed.)

10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 19, 1930. America has made a dramatic response

Rather, it had been brought about to admit. by a deterioration in spiritual values and the spirit of egotism and passion let loose in the world to-day.

Nearly 2 Per Cent Are Pacifists

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter).---The

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Labour Wants Reorganisation LONDON, Jan, 10 (Reuter).-The Labour Party a pressing the Govern- ment for a statement," to be mude soon by the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, on economle co-ordination.

It is expected that the statement will be made the week after the next, when there will be a general debate on the whole subject. The Finance Minister, Rustam Haried for a while, chiefly because we

The Labour view, says "Reuter's" that there dar, was shot in, his office to-day by a did not have enough mine sweepers to the Britisis proposals cardine Ministry of Labour announces that by correspondent, is

to gather then up. But now we are future of balticaling. The United States 1.8 per cent. of those registered should be a minister charged with the

reuponalbility

looking organised. Hitherto it was enough in not only prepared to agree to each of under the Military Training Act after economie functions as distinct from to sweep the Channel once every 24 proclaim in five-years holiday in battice the outbreak of war have been put Anaace, and that such a minister hours but the Germans used planes construction, and to scrap perman-

down as conscientious objectors. or submarines to plant magnetle which become obsolete at the end of the

ently, the eleven American battleship mines immediately after the mine holiday. sweeper had passed.

former Police Inspector, who had naked to speak to him.

The bullet entered his left side and passed through the abdomen.

Haldar was rushed to hospital and his assailant was arrested,

Haldar had rest an application submitted by the man who had been dismissed from tho government service. Hindar tose and was leaving the room when he was shot.

DUTCH CABINET IS CALLED

THE HAGUE, Jan. 10 (Reuter).-

A special meeting of the Cabinet Wai

held unexpectedly to-day

It is believed that n despatch of protest to Germany concerning the sinking of the Arendskerk, which was torpedoed by a U-boat in the Bay of Biscay, may have been discussed.

the Britiof proposals. But is prepared to

5 YEARS AGO. ·

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Jan. 10, 1973.

STALIN STARTS NEW PURGE

of

after

should be in the War Cabinet nad on the same busts as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

His functions, would be to plan the economy of the country, both in the |home Índustries and our interests abroad, and he would be free from departmental responsiblilues.

War Cabinet Changes

"Hereafter we will solve int menace by starting convoys through A Japanese army corps, supported by A strong achting föres of sirerüft. is mov- shallow waters such as those in the ing into western schol, in an effort to English Channel, by mine sweepers drive the Chinese troops under the Chat- out in front well on destroyers har command out of ferritory which the

Japanese claim is beyond Nanking jurianounced from Khabarovsk

MOSCOW, Jan. 10 (Router)—Il is against submarines. The convoys diction.

that

It is also likely that the Prime will solve the mine menace exactly

four important officials, including a as they solved the submarine menace| "Gestapo"-ike very nome makes dier-district head of the Commissariat of Minister vill be urged to make such In the World War."

mans shudder. It is the netple's term for Internal Affairs (Police) and the changes in the War Cabinet in order tion. So secret are lis workings that few munist Party, have been relieved of themselves more fully to the task of Secret Potter, it is purely a Natt ere secretary of a district of the Com-to leave most of the members with- out portfolio so that they can devote facts are known about it, but legend in their duties and given other work. rapidly accumulating. If the ́alories that

The Government point of view | hitherto has been that the prezent

STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL

LONDON, Just. 18 (Reuter)—On] the Stock Exchange to-day, gilt- odged securities, following yesterday's announcement in connection with the

the Geheim · Sinata Polizei-the Blato

seep out of Germany are to be bellaved, the Gestape is the most feared of hil secret polles organisations, and Europe, in its tune, has known quite a few.

Military Training In Norway

the war.

PILGRIMAGE TO system of dealing with economic

MECCA

matters which are covered by the various deportments is satisfactory, and that critica do not oppreciate the difeuilles of the position, while the JEDDAH, Ján, 10 (Reuter), Prime Minister hitherto has given no Miss Violet Capell informs us that 4 per cent. conversion loan, moved

About 23,000 Moslems are now in indication that he desires to make the nett proceeds, from her recent

-up sharply. Inactive dealings and

Mecca for the annual holy pilgrimage,arly change in the composition of the Dancing Display Reid at the King's | profit-taking rales were quickly

Of this number, 0,250 are Indians. [Cabinet: Theatre amounted to $830,50.

OSLO, Jan. 18 (Reuter)~~A Cheques for $100 each have been Czecho-Slovakia eight per cent. voluntary military training system, is

This is about the average for the Lord flankey stated in the House of past ten years.

Lords, yesterday that the number of sent to the International Medical | bande rose from 40% to 81, and, bo started shortly throughout Nor- Thanks are being expressed here members in the War Cabinet was not Relief and British War Organisation Pragio 7% per cent, bonds from 35 way under the leadership of Crown for the spectat-trrangements by the too large, and, added that the system Funda; the balance of $639.50 going to 43.

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Wall Street was quietly steady, to give their services voluntarily, pilgrimage even in war-time..

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