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Japan Embargo Debate In U.S.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

GUATEMALA WANTS

TWENTY BOMBS

AT ONE SHIP

BRITISH

FLUSHING, Feb. 1 (Reuter). It is revealed that 20 TERRITORY

bombs were dropped by the big German aircraft which bombed and machine-gunned the unarmed British steamer, Highwave on January 30,

According to information

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1gathered from members of the

(UP). The imposition of an embargo against Japan "might be the first step towards

war," declared Senator Arthur Vandenberg

crew, the bombs were dropped in groups of five from a height of 1.000 feet.

Aviation circles here point out that a machine capable of dropping 20 hombs is something new In the Ger-

man campaign against shipping.

GRAF SPEE

COULD HAVE FOUGHT

Now Revelations

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 1 (Reu- The bomber involved was believed tor): A new light on the during to-day's Senate to have been a four-engined inilitary cuttling of the Graf Spee comes Foreign Relations Com-verslun of a commercial plane.

from a report issued by the Ship Fights Back mittee debate.

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter) Uruguayan Technical Commis At the same time he Detalls of ile attack by a Germansion which has reached the warned Japan not to ignore bomber on the City of Bath, a 5,000 conclusion that essential repairs the possibility of such an Tudny were revealed to-day.

to the Graf Spee could have been The bomber was held off by the made within the three days action..

ship's defener gun situated in the stern the ship.

Earlier, Senator Key Pitimian, Committee Chairman, charged that Japan was attempting to -interfere with Congress.

ton her, off the Scottish coast [HY

allowed her.

During the attack, however, which

Possible. To Navigate lasted for quarter of an hour, the machine dropped six bombs and rak- The damage did not make her ed the port side of the ship and the impossible to navigate and Captain Senator Vandenberg was the author bridge with nuchine-gun billets, Langsdorf himself sak that the of the resolution fending to the One heavy bomb fell within 15 engines were undamaged. abrogation of the 1911 Trade Pact, feet of the ship's side. The te described the abrogation as "was shaken but relatively pacific alternative" to the casualties. proposals for an embargo such 25 those made by Senator Pittman which, in his opinion, "would be the longest step towards war since 1915."

vessei

Apart from holes in the hull, the there were no damage sustained was mostly to the bakery, kitchen and fire-fighting plant.

Japan's Promise

To Wang

Despite this, the Grat Spre pre- ferred to scuttle herself rather than fight her way out of Montevideo.

How Britain Directs War

Continuous Work By Select Committee LONDON, Feb. 2 (Reuter)

EXICO

February 2, 1940.

A Look Through The "Telegraph

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 2. 1890. The recent municipal elections in Berlin resulted in no overwhelming Liberal majority. What makes the election very important is the enormous incronse of Socialist voler.

Dear Sir,- think it will give antin- faction to the majority of Scotsmen in Ilangkong to find that the question of Improving the management of the St. Andrew' Seelety is belig taken up Murmurs have been henrik, not only: loud but deep for some time, and the formation of a new society has only been prevented by the good sense of} thene who think it would be unwing) while a hope remains of improving, the exlating one. "An Enthuninatie Beot" necurately describes the annual meeting;

"cold and miserable," A more miserable farce it has never been my! Iut to witness; the minutes of the pre- vloun meeting were not even read," nož Information was given on to the work- Ing of the General Committee during! LONDON, Feb. 1 (British the year, and no opportunity given, to Wireless).The South American members either to ask question or make remarks. Rumour has it that the com- Republic of Guatemala (45,452mittee were afraid of awkward ques-

action, not quite) tlons about certain in line with the constitution; but he

square miles; pop.: 2,245,593) is demanding the cession of British territory so that it can have a ready outlet to the sea in order to export chewing-gum.

A While-paper by the Guatemalan Government "appeals to the universal conselence of civilised nations" and demands a strip of British Honduras, furnishing a road to the Atlantic from the El Poten district.

is exported from El Peten.

Chicle, the basis of chewing-gum,

Guatemala claims that is 1859 Treaty with Britain Axed the boundary of the republie and the British colony In such way as, in effect, to grant Honduras a.. considerable strip of territory, says British United Press.

It nys that in the treaty Guatema Jan statesmen disguised the cession in return for what they hoped would bd a heavy cash payment to aid in the construction of a road to the

ፍር.

Guatemala asks, in addition to the

corridor to the cen, for a payment of 50,000 plus a sum equal to four per cem, annually since 1859.

Forcing Japan To Retreat Renator Vandenberg's views were also contained in a letter to Walter TOKYO, Febɔ, 1 (UP)—Admiral Lippman, the columnist, who Yonal, answering an interpellator, described the Vandenberg resolution' said that the Government intends to as being designed to force Japan to recognise the new Chinese Central retreat from China and as ก pre-Government as soon as it is estab liminary to the imposition of anlished, thereby inducing other Powers embargo,

to take similär steps.. "Whatever our sympathies may be, He further said that the Govern or whatever our senine of deep outragement will drustically oppose any third over the conquest of China, It is our Power altempts to block Japan's oflein responsibility as a matter of efforts for establishment of a new foreign policy not in force Japan to order in East Asia. retreat from China; it is simply to

Wang De

Denounced protect American literests,* Bald LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter). The The machinery established for Senator Vandenberg in his letter to China Campaign Committee has the supreme direction of the war Lippman..

Nevertheless, he added, the United issued a long statement "denouncing was outlined by Mr. Neville

unconditionally the so-called peace Staten "may come to an embargo and terms recently discussed with the Chamberlain in a written reply to the House of Japan would be ill-advised if she Japanese authorities by Wang Ching question in ignores this hazard.".

Commons to-day. The Committee fully supports the announcement of General Chiang The reply stated that the Minis-British Kai-shek on January 23 and pledges terial Committee on milltary co- Guatemala would pay £400,000 as itself to endeavour to prevent, in any ordination established by the War compensation farm whatever, recognition by the Cabinet In October, 1939, consists of claims. British Government of any "puppel" Lord Chatfeld (Chairman),

Mr. Military Clique Denounced

Government under Wang Ching-wei, Winston Churchill (First Lord of the

Mr. Senator Key Pittman, in a state- and to obtain the support of both the Admiralty),

Oliver Stanley for War), and Sir ment replying to the Tokyo report British people and the Government (Secretary saying that Japan will consider an for the Government at General Kingsley Wood (Minister for Air), embargo a serious affront, denoune- Chiang Kai-shek.

with three Chiefs of Staff as advisers.

Terms Of Reference

Senator Vandenberg upposed the suggestions that the United States should undertake to police the Nine Power Treaty, and he contended that the signatories of the Treaty should assume equal responsibility.

ed the Japanese lo

being

military elique as American

treaty rights in the Far East.

"If the United States yields to the present Japanese threats there will be no end to its abandonment of the rights of its citizens in the Far East" Benator Pittman de- clared.

wei.

Japan's 6-Year Navy Plan

As an alternative it suggests that Britain should return to Guatemala, the legal heir to Spain, the territory of Belize, which contains the capital and chief administrative district of Honduras, In return

and call of other

INTERPORT CRICKETER MARRIED

A wedding of considerable interest among the local Indian community took place yesterday when Miss Haseena Ismail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. small, became the bride The three Chlefs of Staff composed of Mr. Ahmed Hussain Madar, eldest the Committee with the terms

of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. P. of) son

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Its terms of reference were "to keep under constant review on behalf! of the War Cabinet the main factors of the strategical situation and pro- gress of operations, and make recom- TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-A-six-mendalions to the War Cabinet with He added that Japan's statements year Navy Re-armament Plan, en-regard to the general conduct of the "appear to be more like threats than talling an expenditure of about war"

£505,000,000, was announced by the legitimate complaints."

War Ofce and the Navy Omce. He said that when Congress,

the 1030 Toriff Act, en- It through

is stated that the plan is neces-reference, "to advise the War Cabinet Madar..

The bridegroom is very well-known powered the President to raise imary for the "achievement of Japan's en any matter affecting or affected by port duties by 50 per cent, against goal in China as well as to cope with the military-aspect-of-the-conduct of in local-sporting-circles. The leading future developments in the com- the war, and to investigate and con-all-round cricketer of the Indian R.C. any governinent discriminating

sider in common all matters referred for many years, he has represented against American trade and complicated international situation."

to the Committee by War that club in the

the

Senior League since Cabinet."

hid school-days and on several occa- The Chiefs of Staff on the Com-alons has been chosen for the Colony mitice are served by Joint planning Interport com against Shanghai. and joint Intelligence Staffs, which His sporting activities also include are in continuous session;

tennis and lawn bowls, at both of Mr. Chamberlain also referred to which he has turned out for his club, The ceremony was performed ac- cording to Mosiem rites, and later in the afternoon a reception was held at the Indian R.C, where the happy pair received the congratulations of their many friends.

merce, "It was not considered an affront by ment."

the Japanese Govern- RAILWAYS BACK

TO NORMAL

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter),--Rail- |

"It is strange Indeed that, the pro- posed delegation by Congress to the President a discriminatory power enjoyed by the executives of practic- ally every government in the world-way trafle in Britain, dislocated by the Commitice's dealing with home should be considered an, affront by bad weather is now running almost policy, civil defence economie policy

and priority questions. Japan now." Senator Pitman con-Bormally. tended.

US. Ambassador Recalled

WASHINGTON, Feb, 1 (Reuter),~~~ Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary

On the Southern Railway, for la- stance, trains are running to schedule almost without exception.

The only serious difcuity is ex- perienced the main line between London and the North, and railway communication with Scotland is still Impossible.

of State, to-day announced that Mr. DEMANDS MONEY

William C. Bullitt, the American Am- bassador to Paris, has been seconded home for consultation.

Me. Built is leaving on February

special miusion,

Mr. Hull added that Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the Ambassador to London,

WITH MENACES

BALKAN POWERS GET TOGETHER

Mr. A. G. Sufflad proposed the tonst In a few well-chosen words, and the groom suitably replied.

Mr. A. R. Minu, captain of I.R.C. ANKARA, Turkey, Feb, 1 (Reu-cricket, was best man." ter).The Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Rumania to-day set out

for Bucharest where they will meet EARTH TREMORS and Greece for the Balkan Entente

the Foreign Ministers of Yugoslavia

conference.

3. His visit will be short. He has no A temple keeper was the complain- This inceling, at the present time, ant In a ense against a 50-year-old is considered to be of unusual im- man named Fred Johnson in Kow-portance and the Turkish delegate has established contact with the Prime loon Court this morning.

Johnson was charged with de-Minister of Bulgaria. manding money with mennees from

Bulgaria does not belong to the Chan Mal-kwong, of Pak Tai Temple, Entente but has territorial claims on Tung Kung Road.

both Rumaria and Greece.

is returning to England this month.

No

Significance

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1

(UP).

He pleaded Guilty and was re- The Turkish delegate saw the The US. Minister to France, Mr.manded for 24 hours for further en-Bulgarian Prime Minister when he William Bullitt, has been recalled to quiries. Washington to report on the situ

tion in Europe.

and

iri

passed through Soña yesterday,

IN EUROPE

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter)-Earth tremors were felt to-day in several parts of southern Europe.

Tremors were fell in Southern Salonica and Greece in the morning and also at Siena and Florence in the province of Tuscany, Italy.

Tremors were also felt at Bucharest, Little damage was reported from Jony of these places.

Thirteen Men Frozen

Frozen B.EF. LEAVE IS

Mr. Bullitt will leave Earls on Saturday

will remain Washington only for a short period,

"There is no special significance in The decision, nor has it been prompt~! # ed by any particular development," wald Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary

of State, In making the announce- ment.

to

The US. Minister to London, Mr. Joseph Kennedy, will return London this month, Mr. Cordell Hull

added.

BRITAIN HAS

60,000 ALIENS

To Death in Lifeboat

...LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter).—Adrift for several days in a life- ont after their ship was torpedoed and sunk without warning by a.U-boat in the Atlantic, 13 members of the crow of the Greek steamer, Elent Statothos, were frozen to death and had to be thrown overboard.

Royal Crown Lost The remaining 20 of the crow

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Innded at Elro in such a weak

LONDON, Féb. (UP). The condition that even when they Newcastle Line's steamer Royal sighted the const they had lost Crown (4,384 tons) was sunk in the LONDON, Feb. 1 (Router): Sir interest in life and lacked the North Sea to-day.

Seven members of the crow, in- John Anderson, Minister for the Co- strength to pull at the oaru.

ctuating the Captain, are missing. ordination of Defence, informed the House of Commons to-day that 413motor-bont who saw the life-boat SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH

They were saved by the crew. of a

Coaster Blows Up aliens were interned at the outbreak drifting in the bay and towed it in.

LONDON, Feb. 2 (UP)-Another neutral ship has been sunk by Nazi minea

of War.

He said that 554 aliens were in- terned after examination by tr bunals.

In reply to a question, Sir John Anderson said that the number of enemy allena at large was somewhere In the neighbourhood of 60,000.

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Parnell ha jong been desirous of retiring from the leadership of the Nationallat party. The O'Shen divorce) Į sult may convince him of the expediency of carrying out his intention without further detny. In that case there is only one poselbin auccessor. That in William O'Brien, He is more popular) in Ireland than Farnell, Parnell her. practically done his work, but it would Indeed he curious if one so celd and, unimpassioned should be destroyed ni Inst by such at offenes uz in attributed; to ha by Captain. O'Shea,

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter).-The War Office announces that limited leave for the British Expeditionary Force will be resumed forthwith, provided that weather conditions da not deterlarate.

At first, only those living in the southern half of Britain will be grant- ed leave, but general leave will be reopened as soon as conditions become normal on the northern linen.

Black Bristles To Cost More

CHUNGKING, Feb. 1. (UP) —The Central Trust announces in increase by 50 yuan for every pleal of Chung-

The "Freeman's Journa!" says: "PAS- sell has instructed his counsel to obtain for him at the earliest moment a elta- tion to appent and defend himself in the suit for divorce brought by Captain O'shen against his wife in which Par neil was named as co-respondent."

25 YEARS. AGO

Feb. 2, 1915. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" concludes from some recent declarations of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz to an American Journalist that Germany intend to at tempt a blockado of the British const and to destroy British merchant ship- plug. by means of big nubmarines, in which Germany possesses a superiority over Great Britain.

The paper quotes Admiral van Tir. pitz's statement that submarine warfare; in more effective than attack by air- ship, though, euriously enough, he keeps allance concerning the purport of the numerous alrships which Germany Is constructing.

The paper says that Admirai von Tirpita's declarations are highly import ant and the German public knew well that Germany would have a reply ready! to the question how the Germans ought to attack England's nerve centre. Just because Admiral on Tirpitz did not hesitate to express his views so frankly! to the pubile, says the journal, we see a guarantee that he is thoroughly sure of his ground. The paper argues that British naval activity on the alginn ceant in due to the growing fear of German submarine action, but "Frankfurter Zaitung" continues

the

"Wo preupy Ostend and mean to hold it as a base and when our Admiralty considers the moment has arrived w will carry on the blockade war with determination and ruthless."

entsche-Pageuseftunglse considers that Admiral von Tirpitz's declarations are highly important as Indicating a means by which the policy of England to starvo Germany out may be countered.

The war films at the Bijou Theatre were shown up to a good audience last night and were well appreciated. The pleture dealing with the proposed and the neturi re-adjusting of the map of Europe stands out among the cleverest Alm Pathe Freres have produced.

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 2, 3030. Never could Hongkong have seemed mare, beautiful to Sir Ceell Clementi than it did this morning when. In glorious sunshine, he left the Colony he tins come to love no' dearly.

5 YEARS AGO

Feb. 2, 1935. As from Wednesday next, February 6, all districts in Kewloon and New Kow- loon are to be placed under water re- alrictions.

The repented refusal of Japan to enter into a pact of non-aggression with Russia casts a serious reflection upon the often-nvowed sincerity of the Jianeno to establlah friendly relations, declared A. Viacheslav Molotov, Chair man of the Counelt of the People's, Commissar,

3. Molotov draw attention to the fact

that Japan had violated the Portsmouth Treaty guaranteeing savoreign rights to

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