1940-01-22 — Page 23

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THERE'S A BIG TOUGH GLY AT OUR GATE, UNCA

DONALD, AND HE WON'T

LET US OUT!

DONALD DUCK

BOYS, TAKE THIS STEAK BACK TO

THE BUTCHER AND TELL HIM.

I WANT PORK CHOPS INSTEAD!

UNCA

DONALD!

OKAY,

HE

WON'T, HUH?

Over 80 Men Lose Lives In Sea Disaster

BRITISH DESTROYER

GRENVILLE

SPECIAL TO

BROAD HINT TO BRITAIN BEEN SUNK BY

U.S. Sontiment Too Valuable To Lose

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Beuter), ---In a leader by the Managing- Director, Mr. Edwin James, the "New York Times," says regarding the British censorship of United States malis:

cure

"Unless great

is exercised both in Washington and London, there is the making of an argument of no small proportion, There exists the possibully of a diplomatic differ-: ence which risks resembling the argument of World War days over the British contraband bar against Germany.

Causing Irritation

There is no doubt that search of

SUNK

THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, JAN. 22 (UP),-THE 1,485-TON FLOTILLA LEADER H.M.S. GRENVILLE HAS A MINE OR TORPEDO, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE- MENT ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY LATE LAST NIGHT.

THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED "SOMEWHERE

United States mail on the high scas IN THE NORTH SEA."

has caused irritation, s continu- ance is likely to

Irritation.

cause increased Of the complement of 199 men-24 more

The Leader adds that American than the destroyer's peace-time complement,

sentiment was about 80 per cent. for

the Allies at the beginning of the war. This is perhaps "something too valu- able to risk modifying by searching United States mails,"

WESTERN FRONT →→

Nazi Attack Frustrated

Outpost Withstands Sharp Sally

eight are known dead.

Another 73 are missing and presumed dead, while 118 have been rescued.

H.M.S. Grenville was commanded by Captain G. E. Creasy. It is not stated whether he has been saved.

The Grenville was launched on August 15, 1935 and was commissioned on July 1 in the following year.

She carried five 4.7in. guns and eight 21in. torpedo tubes.

118 Survivors Landed

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuler).-The Admiralty announces-that-the-des- troyer, Grenville, has been sunk by it

have been landed.

Altogether 118 officers and

men

PARIS, Jan. 21 (Reuter)-Amine or torpedo in the North Sea. sharp Nazi attack on a French outpost west of the Vosges was described by the French official wireless commentator to-day.

The attack; was prepared by artillery but falled, being easily

repulsed. The Germans were dis- persed, and some of them seemed to

have lost their way,

U-Boats Attacked French and British plates, said the announcer, attacked several U-boats. He gave no details.

There was a German reconnaissance fight over France and a similar gight by French planes over southern Germany.

Land And Sea Activity SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Jan. 21

(UP)-French

Elght men are known to be killed and 3 are missing. They must be presumed to have lost their lives.

British Tankor Sinks

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).The

Reds Short

་

Of Coal

|

Chery, Byroma Ceda

January 22, 1940,

By

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND, BOYS---WE'LL

KEEP THE STEAK!

Walt

Disney

BULGARIA AND

TURKEY IN AGREEMENT

SOFIA, Jan. 21 (Reuter). -King Boris of Bulgurin and President Inocnu of Turkey have exchanged

messages expréssing a com- ploto Identity of Turkish and Bulgarian points of View

This is the sequel to the, visit paid recently to Sofia by the Turkish Foreign Minister.

In his

message, King Boris says that the visit gave Bulgaria an oppor- tunity to confirm the friend- ship existing between the two countries.

Free Train Trips For Parents

To Visit Evacuated Children

Obituary

Greek Prince

Passes

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON,

USE ONLY

"ANCHOR BRAND"

NEW ZEALAND'S FINEST

BUTTER

The World's Best

SOLE AGENTS--LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. and from ALL LEADING STORES & COMPRADORES

The REMEDY

You

BREATHE

FOR throat, death of

Jan 21 (UP)-Thel Exchange Telegraph's Athens cor- respondent reports the Prince Christopher, brother late King Constantine.

of the

He was G1 years of age and the widower of the Inte Mrs. William B. Leeds of Cleveland, of in plate fame.

Major-General Bundy

WASHINGTON, Jan, 21 (UP).- Major General Omar Bundy died here to-day from old age complica- }tions.

General Bundy commanded the second division of the American. Expeditionary Force and helped stop the German offensive at Chateau Thierry

He participated in the Indian Wors, the Spanish-American War and the Phillpple Insurrection. He also assisted General Perthing in the

♦ punitive expedition against Pancho

Villa in northern Mexico. His last) post was as head of the Philippine Division headquarters,

LONDON, Jan, 21 (Reuter), Britain and Germany is afford- -Contrast between conditions in

ed by the fact that on every

hundreds of

have parents travelled by rail into the country to visit their evacuated children.

Sunday for several weeks now,

Thuy does not cost them a penny. To-day, for instance, nearly 3,000 people were carried by the Southern

Railway to Western England, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire.

These trips are in addition to the ordinary rail services and show how well British railways are able to cope with the spreial clřcumstances.

Whereas-In-Germany---

The Nazi railways are far different. At 7am. on Saturday, the German radio announced further restrictions Jon Journeys to the home and family of Gennans working away from their normal place of residence. Not

only are they limited by last November's MOSCOW, Jan. 21 (Reuter), they may make, but the privilegea order as to the number of Journeys

Industry's Leaders Sharply Criticised

British tanker, Caroni River sank offAn article in the "Industria, whereby in cerlein cases extra the south-west coast of England yes- organ of the Commissariat for Journeys are granted have now been. terday after an explosion.

Heavy Industry, sharply cri-cancelled.

All the crew are safe although soine ticises the Soviet coal industry are Injured.

The vessel had just been refitted two main centres, the Urals and and says that the output of the and was undergoing tests.

Swedish Ship As Well

the Don Basin, in the first 13 Swedish ship, Flandria, 1,200 tons, schedule of the 1940 plans.

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Router)The days of January was below the was aunk when she hit two German) mines on Thursday about 100 miles: from the Netherlands coast.

Seventeen members of the crow were drowned.

News of the sinking became known planes twice flew over cities and sup- when four survivors Innced in ply centres in South Germany to-day, land lost night after two days in on

The Germans attempted a "reprisal open boat. mid" west of the Vosges but were repulsed after a violent hand-to-hand destroyer to be lost-the others being combat.

Under a double artillery barrage, the Germans sought to retaliate for a deep incursion into their lines a few hours before. The Germany at- tempted to grenade and bayonet Frenchmen who were Laking back their wounded. They were met by machineguna, grenades and bayonets and retreated in disorder. -

Westem Front Flares

The Granville 13 the fourth

the Gipsy, Blanche and Duchess.

U.S. Minister Sees Queen Wilhelmina

THE HAGUE, Jan, 21 (Reuler),- LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-The The American Minister, Mr. George Western Front, along the whole line. Gordon, had a 20-minutes inter- trom the Swiss fronter

view with Queen Wilhelmina to-day. to the

Moselle, flared into lively activity It is ameintly indicated that the yesterday as the result of Intensifed vialt cannot be regarded as in any patrol activity at all points.

way an alarming symptom. Artillery and counter-batlery work kept the front on the jump all day

"Router" understands that Prosi- formation, probably from the Ameri- dent Roosevelt has received some in-

can Minister in Berlin, which he con- sidored should be brought to Queen

The meeting is not connected with any further pence initiative.

MR. CHURCHILL'S Wilhelmina's notice,

SPEECH

Bedtime Story

From Moscow

'i

The following story was told by the Treasure Island (San Francisco) radio commentator last night:

The rails

Some mines are covered by heaps of coal,

Chinese Junks Plundered

Japanese warships were active last week in The exceptional cold has caused earge junks in the vicinity of Hong- plundering. Chinese considerable dislocation In the iron kong waters. and steel industry, and the directors are blamed for not preparing, for the

winter,

Inadequate Supplies

of

these depredations to the Hongkong

Four reports have been made police.

on

from

a Japanese junk. They and after cargo of

Lam Hel Ching, 49-year-old master of a junk says that he was stopped off The "Industria" says that some of Yuep Mel İsland

Friday last, the suppiles of lime for mixing the when 10 gallors ore to prevent freezing were in-warship boarded his adequate, while clsewhere the were armed with rifles, workers are unable to unload lime they had takeri On the because they are not provided with kerosine oll, green beans and Chinese special warm overalls.

medicine valued at $880, they des troyed the junk's maste and sails and then allowed her to go free.

The Journal adds that the govern- ment is now taking steps to arrange

un uninterrupted supply of fuel and Yuen Shing, another junk master, A similar report has been made by electric power to the metallurgical who says that Japancic sailors robbed works.

bla junk of kerösino.oll, beans, and rice valued at 3048, and afterwards set fire to the junk worth $700 which

BREACH OF NEW became a total loss.

REGULATIONS

Man Who Failed To Post Letter

the

On the same day near Sam Mụn Kwan, a Japanese cruiser mark- ed with a No. on her Elde, hald up a junk with 18 persons abeard, and took kerosine oll and clothing to the valus of $3,500, The boarding party of 10 Japanese sallers also relieved the junk crew at two rifles and then cut up, the mansis and salis.

Before Mr. Edwards at Central Magistracy this morning, Li Yuk, 20, shop foki, was charged with his junk held up by a Japanese In the same vicinity. Po Shan had committing a breach of the Defence trawler, but the less sustained was Regulations by conveying a letter out slight, ish to the value of three of the Colony otherwise than through dollars being taken by the Japonczo the post.

enllora.

routine search on the Tung On Whart Sgt. Blackbourn said during A on Saturday, the letter was found in Li's possession.

New Nazi Decree

WASHINGTON, Jan, '21' (Rautor). -Mr. Winston Churchill's speech was received too late for editorial com- ment, but the general Impression here is that he was not speaking to America so much as to the Mediter ranean and Scandinavian countries,

Discussing the Senators demand The Moscow wireless stallon has told the Court he thought it for the severance of diplomatic role issued threat to Finland. It says would be quicker to deliver the decree uued in Berlin sets up a de- tions with the Soviets, cone political that unless the Finne stop robbing letter himself than sending it through partment to deal with enemy prom commentator declares that the Adsl the Russian soldiers of their arms, the post, ATA ministration is more worried by the ammunition and supplies, Russia Mr. Edwards pointed out the post- The decree also provides for regla."

Top Stingat berty in Germany, possibility of geiling into war in will be forced to declare war the Pacte than in Europe.

onage cost only five cents. He fined tration of enemy property and forbids Finland!

Li $10.

disposal of it within Germany.

BERLIN, Jan. 1 (Router)-A

Chinese New Year

Eve Dance

chest and land

ailments Peps are the ideal breatheable medicine in tablat form. Their wonderful curative virtues resemble the famous Pine- Forest alr,

Dissolved in your mouth a Pops releases rich, medicinal essencou which mix with your breath and ure carried deep into your lungs. Thus, in this direct way. Pops reach the vital inner parts of your breathing system and soon euro coughs, colds and bronchitis. Pops quickly soothe the throat, reduce

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Take

"To preserve the concentrated essence which Pape coal very tablet lawrapped in silver paJIE. They are packed it sesleď glasa boltios, along with full disations pristed in leadlog language. at any medicine dealer,

PEPS

Breatheable Tablets

A Dance will be held at the Kow- Agents: Mcasın, Gliman & Co., Lid, Des Voeux Bond C., Hongkong. loon Cricket Club on Wednesday,

February 7, from 9.30 p.m; to 2.30 R.A.F. Planes Over National Savings

a.m.---Drese.

By kind permission of the Officer Commanding, the dance band of the End. Bn., the Royal Scots Regiment will be present.

Holland

Increase

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).-The LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter)-The Netherlands minister to London is British Nattonul Savings Campaign and tickets are $1.60 Ladies and $2.00 planes flew over Holland on two and already £31,000,000 worth of Light refreshments will be served inquiring into reports that British has now been, running two months Gentlemen.

Tables may be reserved by Mem-ably in connection with RAF. recon-

successive nights last week, presum-certificates has been issued.

This is £4,000,000 more than in any north-west two consecutive months of the last

wat.

bers for parties of six or more on nalasance flights over

plication at the Club.

Germany.

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