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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 16, 1940.

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS London "Sunday Despatch" Reveals Mr. Skeels' Activities

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Tuesday, the 19th and 20th Feb-

(Race Meeting). ruary,

Hongkong, 14th February, 1940.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the ilme given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before am. regles tered and parcel mails are closed at 3 pm. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 6 p.m., Registered und Porcel malin are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS Air Mall by "Pan American Direct Service"-Sant dale, 9th February

Shanghai

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WESTERN FRONT

SNOW COVERS NO MAN'S LAND

"HITLER LIKES US..WE

MUST BE FRIENDS"

MR. SEROCOLD SKEELS, a former member of the Council of the Nordic League, the pro-German body dissolved on the out- break of war, has become chairman of a new organisation, saya the London "Sunday Despatch,"

It is called the Holborn Public Speaking Club, and "tin figh it Mr. Skeels Is giving regular lectures to audiences which in- clude young British men and women in their very impressionable carly 20's.

Mr. Skeels is a man who con-them in the last war. So why

shouldn't Germany?" tenda:

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That Germany's terror campaign; of magnetic mines is justified, That the British blockade Germany, in "war against women and children." The members of

new club include British Fascists, ex-members PARIS, Feb. 16 (Reuter).-of the Nordle League, and members Heavy snowfalls have reduced of the Pence Pledge Union. all movement to a minimum on the Western Front,

The object of the club, is in the words of its chairman: "To provide

The weather; however, is now guidance and a rallying centre with a view to effect a spiritual revival slightly less cold, .

for the regeneration of Britain as a complete virile Christian nation."

Air activity was at standstill owing to bad visibility. Airways.

Two incidents, both west of the Francisco Sanr, were reported to-day in

the Feb. 16. official communique issued by Army Feb. 10. Headquarters.

Feb. 17. At one point in the corner of a . Feb. 17. † wood, the Germans attempted to raid Feb. 17. a post but the first burst of fire sent Feb. 17. them hurrying back. Feb. 18.)

At nightfall a German patrol which Feb. 18. had approached too near to one of Feb. 18. our posts was dispersed by French Feb. 10. Are and left some men on the ground. Europe vin Sucz and

Straits- An official communique issued to- (London-date, ath Dec. 1939)

day states that there is nothing im-i Feb. 19portant to report. Feb. 19. Haiphong

Haiphong. Hollow and Port Bayard Feb. 19. Feb. 10.

Japan

Shanghal

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Canton

Formosa and -Swatuw

Japan.

Saigon

Shanghai and Amey

Straits ...

Indians Work In Snow

During the past few weeks the men

M.P. Candidato

in atklition to having been a mem- ber of the Nordic League Council, Mr. Skeels has been

Parliamentary candidate far Cambridge on behalf of the United British Party.

Was a member of the Imperial Fascist League, by which he was "disowned" in 1934.

Ic member of the Peace Pledge Union.

"Not An Agent"

This la Mr. Skeels' background:- He left the Imperial Fascist League at the end of December 1033.

In January 1034 he was adopted by the newly formed United British Party as its candidate in the Cam- bridge by-election.

Two days after his adoption as i candidate Mr. Skeels was dropped by his party because "his personal viewr on racial and religious questions are secord with the party's not in

pollet day Mr. Skeels resigned from

the party. The announcement that he had been disowned by the In- perial Fascist League followed.

"Mr.

Mr. A. S. Leese, director-general of the League, then stated: Skeels has dishonoured the rules by Joining an organisation with totally different alms, and I had no aller- native but to throw him out."

Mr. Skrets was educated at Mal- vern and Oxford University and has un M.A. degree from the University of the Cape of Good Hope.

He has the Queen's Medol for ser- vice in the South African War, und

Was cheered by 150,000 Germans when he spoke before the war at on the outbreak of the Great War

a Nuremburg congress of the Nazi returned to England and joined the Party, of which he was introduced Army.

at the microphone by Julius Streicher, Hitler's friend and arch Jew-beiter of Germany.

It's Cold All The Time For North Sea Navy

KNITTED comforts for of

PARIS, Feh, 15 (Reuter)—The Feb. 19, weather on the Western Front has "Imperial Ak

Airways proved the value of the Royal Indian Mail by

He told the assembled Nazi legions: Direct Service" London date, 10th Army Service Corps.

Feb. 20,

The anti-Jewish Fascists of Eng- Feb. 20.and their mules have been doing first land, the Imperial Fascist League, Feb. 20, as work under conditions which

help the mechanised transport and greetings to you. We fight with whose representative I am. bring Feb. 20.

the

British

troops itler against the Jews. We know Feb. 20, Particularly

strengthening the front-line positions. Feb. 20.

They are settling down well despitefull well that the question before Feb. 20.

20the weather and an officer told the ut is: Are you for the Nordic race ficers and men in the Navy are .Feb, 20.

seem to pick up or are you for the Jewish nation? Air Mall by "Air France Direct Ser-Press that they

French mlist mare quickly than We desire friendship between Gor-needed all the year round, not

many and England.

merely in the winter. Feb. 21. British soldiers do.

This was emphasised recently by "We are your Nordic brothers and never again shull war be waged Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle between our peoples. On my return chairman of the Navy League in the to England I shall tell the truth for absence, on netive service, of Lord Germany. You have won in spite of Bentty. all. Our fight begins. Hell, Hitler." "With the Navy there is no period during the whole year when knitted Doorman's Fascist Badge comforts are not required," he said

Straits and Manila

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BERLIN RECEIVES ANOTHER PROTEST

FROM PAGE ONE

to the Neutrality Act.

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Feb. 10, 5› p.m. ‚Feb. 10, 5.30 pm.

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'Quins' Are Spite Attack.

by Submarine

Born

In Theatre

MISS PATRICIA DURKE presents live spaniel puppies born in a dressing room at the Coliseum, Londen, daring rehearsals for the pantomime "Cinderella"

مم

"Mein

Kampf"

Of Tribute To

By WILL FRISCHAUER

Purged Us

the

occurred to the lofty

A U-BOAT commander fired three torpedoes at the British steamer Uskmouth. Each missed.

Then, with ruthless spite, he shelled the defenceless steamer with shrapnel at close range. Two of the crew were killed as they tried to свепре.

SOS meranges were sent. A French warship arrived and, it is believed, sank the U-boat, thus avenging one of the most brutal attacks made by In German submarine.

The full story was told in London this month.

was

It was nearly eleven o'clock on a clear night in the Bay of Biscay when the officer on the watch on the bridge of the Uakmouth saw a tor- pedo truck passing close ahead of the ship

The Uskmouth's helm.

put lover and, as the ship was swinging, the track of a second forpedo passed close to the bows. Then, as the Usk- mouth was still swinging, the track of a third torpedo war seen. This passed astern.

Salled 120 Miles

Thus the Uskmouth dodged three torpedoes fired without warning. hat she was not to escape. The U-boat surfaced and opened fire with her guns, As the crew were faking to their boats the Germans used shrapnel.

A sheil bursting over the uppe deck killed the third officer and one. fof the seamen.

AND JO

The remainder of the Jowered a feboat.. Blinded with blood, the wounded chief officer Just managed to reach it.

The submarine was stu) shelling when the lifeboat, with twenty-two- men, pulled away from the shilp 120 miles from land-

By magnificent seamanship flitebiont sighted land

pleked up.

the

before being

Inseparable pals since boyhood, Sydney Wells and Ray Boswell, of Grimsby. both aged twenty-two, have been separated for ever by German torpedo.

Both were Junior engineers In the steamship Navasota when the vessel was torpedoed in mid-Atlantic last Wells is reported to be safe month. at Cape Town, but his pal in listed among the missing,

MrBoswell, of Fairfax-rood, Grimsby, has received official noti fication that his son's name was not included in the list of survivors.

HE KILLED TWO

A private who killed two ban- dits has been awarded the Mili- tary Medal.

To attend the latest lecture which in an interview. Feb. 16. 5 p.m.

"It is always cold in the North .Feb. 16, 5.30 pm. to the Unlied States on official busi~ Mr. Skeels gave to the club I went

in the night ness. On that occasion they con-up four flights of stono steps, lit by Sea, particularly Parcels,

Feb. 16, 4 p.m. Bscated nearly half the mail.

pallid blue lights, to a house in Hol-watches. Feb. 10, G p.m.The Senate, by a vote of 46-to 25, born. (It was the house in which -----Cetting The Right Gifts Ord.

Feb. 10, 7 p.m. defented Senator Clark's proposal the Nordle League used to meet.) Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu which was offered us na amendment

"I would also like to impress upon Fascist doorman wearing and U.S.A., by the "Pan American to the Treasury-Post Office Appro-badge passed me into a room where these people who are Airways Direct Service-due San priation Bill as well as an unendment young men and women, a clergyman, adopt a particular ship that it is

men and some elderly Francisco, 23rd. February

round much better to send gifts to a cen-

Was Englishman tral organisation, such as that of the tables talking.

I HAVE just heard some devinced that "I Must Sink You"

Then I met Mr. Skeets, a middle- Navy League Royal Naval Comforts tails about the new edition of just an astute but incredibly coward-

Supply. Otherwise the gifts might Hitler's "Mein Kampf."

ly shopkeeper. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15 (Reuter)nged, grey-haired man. The Captain of the Netherland's ship "The club exlats," he told me, "to not be distributed in the best way.

**It never "When I Was serving in the This is what Hitler thought of Feb. 10, 5 p.m. Burgerdijk, which was sunk by the discuss subjects of public importance tropics, we received a ense of com- Britain's soldiers when he committed professors who taught us all this that. ANDITS: MEIAL

Nazis last Saturday, Issued a full "The people who come to the akatement on the sinking of his ship lectures naturally include some of forts. With great engerness the case his Great War experiences to paper un Empire he size of he Britain had not been brought together just by tricks and petty swin- those who used to assemble to hear was prised open, but we found that in 1923: yesterday.

"In Germany, the schools, the underhand lectures given in the same hall be-it was stacked with woollen gar-

daily Press and the comic papers had diing. fore the war."

gradually created a picture of the well remember the astonished

ot my comrades Englishman's character and of his faces

when, Empire, which led to a catastrophic Flanders, we faced the British troops self-deception.

personally. "Its consequence was un under- "After the first few days of battle estimation of the British, for which the conviction dawned on us that these men were not quite the propo- we had to pay bitterly.

"This self-deception was so com-sition put to us in the comic Press -piete that most people were con- and the newspaper stories."

These references have been omitted from the new edition of "Mein Kampt," which is mainly des- tined for German front-line soldiers. There la also no trace of Jiltler's nbusive remarks about Russia and Bolshevism which appeared in the original version of the book.

G.P.O.

Feb. 17, 7.30 am. Saturday, Feb. 17 Japan

.........3.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London 25th Feb. Gr.O, & K.P.O. Rex..

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Sunday, Feb. 18

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7.15 a.m. 9.30 am.

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Fort Bayard and Hoshow

Shanghai (Porcela only) Canton

Tuesday, Feb. 20

Shanghal Canton Shanghol and Japan Iphàng

...1 p.m.

.1.39 p.m. .2.30 p.m.

p.m.

He emphasised yet again that all the ship's cargo was either destined for the Netherlands Government or for Dutch Arms.

ments,""

Depots For Collections asked Mr. Skeels to explain his politics.

The Navy League have now opened In New York he told the British #1 uma National Socinilst."

he nearly 1,200 depots and sub-depots Consul that he would not diverge said, "and I hope to go one better for the collection and distribution of from the direct route to Rotterdam then the Austrian who first thought articles. uniess he were forced.

of it. I have been Parliamentary

From these depols in all parts of On Saturday afternoon he was candidate once and I will stand again the country the gifts are sent to stopped by a U-boat which entled for us a National Socialist.

headquarters for distribution. "We must have National Socialism the ship's popers.

When the Chlef Officer took here, though it must be adjusted to them across, however, the U-boat suit the British character. Commander said "These papers don't interest me. you."

"AB the British Government

most sink strenuously proclaim that they are fighting for freedom, the Holborn

He ignored the Chief Officer's as-Public Speaking Club demands the surnucos that the ship would not go rights of free discussion and free 8.30 a.m. into a British port unless compelled association as patriotic Britons." 10.30 nm. by a warship.

.10.30 am. He ordered the Burgerdijk to send]

"No Jews"

2 pmvut a radio message saying that she "Can anyone attend your meet- 3.30 p.m. had been involved in a collision, inga?" I asked,

Гарал Air Mail for "Imperial Aleways Direct! Her crew were then ordered into the "We do not admit Jews," was the

Service" due. London, 25th Feb. bonts. The Burgerdi was then

torpedoed and sank amidst flames.

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Feb. 20, 5 p.m. .Feb. 20. 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malays, Java and Ang

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Pittman's Statement

Senator Key Pittman's bloming

statement

reply.

War with Germany, says

First Women To Die On

Active Service

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in

He is Private Thomas Alfred Smith, of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), and his courageous act took place at Belt Lid. Palestine.

Smith was one of a platoon of n company advancing towards Bolt Lid. As they came over n terrace they were fired on at close range by a bandit.

Without the slightest beslia- ilan. Smith rushed straight at the man and shot him dead,

When

bandit fred inother from a similar position, Private Smith agala went straight at the man and killed him

“A.R.P. MARINES” UNITS FOR

NAZI MINE

LONDON.

VICTIMS

Merchant ships are torpedoed or BRITISH towns have so far mined at sen or attacked by German been spared from devastation aircraft with bombs and machine- by air raids against which gun. The casualties need the quick-. precautions of civilian defence (est possible attention. There is n were taken. Preparation call to shore for first old parties, Special A.R.7. squads stand, by at made in the first days of the ports ready to go to sea at the mo war have not been relaxed.

ment the call comes, at any hour in The civilian defence organisation the day or night.

THE name of the first English-, Pilot Of, J.; Parr, 745,512 Sgt., J. woman to die on active service in W. R. Partlow, 545.847, A.C.2, 1. n. he war appears in the thirteen W.; Richardson, 030,941, ACI, V. W. 46 R.A.F. casually 1st Issued by the L: Shepherd, 035,900, A.C.2, F Air Ministry recently.

Stirling, 581,300, Lead. A.C., LA; Talbot, 580,855, Sgt,, G. R. C.; Wade. Yvonne She was Altcraftwoman

AC1, A. Watt. 16,257, Mr. Rockingham, a cook in the W.A.A.F.. 634,380,

whose home was at Coventry. She Squad, Leader, P. McG.: Wheeler. 10,213, Fl. Of, P. C.; Williams, 41,- LONDON, Feb. 15 (Router)Skeels, is a grave blunder.

"I an absolutely against this war, died after a week's illness.

B10, Plot OIL, R.M. The list contains 18 names. he sald. "We cannot gain anything.

Missing the British (or

from it. Hitler never wanted war

Killed in Action

WA Barker, $48,030, A.C.2, D. W.; Mille, Nużi claim was supported by the

with us. Of that I am certain.

Smith, 541.004, A.C.. Ile- argument that England could remove member that Ramsay MacDonald Thomas, 506,309, Sc., C

37,005, Act. Fl. Lt., R. E.. wor and Previously Reported hissing, now was opposed to the inst

Reported Killed In Action ..Feb. 20, 5 p.m.

Heslop, 560,050, Sgt., A. O.; Lyon, Feb, 20, 6.30 p.m.

"Hitler likes us and so does Hess. 546,879, A.C.1, E. W.; Murwood, G.P.O.

Emery $24,320, "Germany is evidently Sgt, a. W.; Ward, 364,477, .Feb. 20, 5 p.m.

cluiting to net under the law of re-we would have been better to have 504,032, SK; Willams, 580.087. Act. .Feb. 20, p.m.

tallation. She says she will violate

I am certain he St., C. G. ... 7 p.m. international law on the grounds that Duchy of Warsaw. Wednesday, Feb.

it is necessary

to protect herself would have ited no more demands. 7.15 am.falast Britain illegally attempting he continued, "have toki mu

- "Some German friends of mine," to puniscate goods as contraband in Germany will not bomb Britain. I .11.00 am. American vessels."

believe that. But they will nker their minds if we bomb them.

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the danger of German attack, by end-

in the practice of taking American afterwards he became Prime Minis- merchantmen into control ports. ife.

According to another report, Pitt-|

non said:

that

freylously Reported Mixing Believed Killed, now Report- ed Killed in Action Pitis. 505,352, Sgt., R. S.

Killed on Activa Bervice Baker. 41.245, Act. Pilot Of, 5. G.: "As a past member of the Nontle Burwick, 516,887, Sgt. P. J. W.,

ΟΙ the

Missing, Believed Killed Robertson, 41,633, Pilot Off., J. W. C.

Dled on Active Servies Allen, 742.811, Sgt. J. W. Eades, 291,424, A.C.2, E. A.C.1. E, J.; Hendersons, 605,093, Cpl. stars reviva Some 1250,000 volun

On a recent occasion two drst aid A. Mel2. Landing, 619,132, Lend, teer workers training goes on. A.C., G. T. Lecs, 647,607, A.C.2, R.

or parties went out in a trawler to n branches numerou

had an ship three miles offshore which had G: Lloyd, 841,780, A.C.2 R. W elvilian defence few have McCleery, 632,000, A.C.2, A.; Reeve, opportunity to carry out their duties on board survivors of another ship which had been torpedoed. There 753,038, A.C.2, G. F.; Rockingham, except in practice exercises.

heavy sen running... and - the 885,750, Aircraftwoman 2 Y.; Rolfe, Auxiliary firemen and "A.R.P. Was 538,301, A.C2, S. C. S.; Taylor, Marines" the latest addition to the casualties had to be transferred from 652,191, AC, S.

elvillan defence ranks are notable the ship to the trawler under dif

ficult and dangerous conditions. exceptions. Russia Buys More According to the Ministry of Home There wero fifteen persons, all Nordic people.

Chandler, 39,221, FL, O., 3. F.; Claric,

Security puxillary Bremen are turn suffering from extensive superficial This country intended to go to 70,130, Saund. Lender, C. C.; Drum.

ing

out

day and night to every fire burns. It was not possible to use American Wheat that occurs. At a recent London stretchers and every case had to be The mond, 41,834, Pilet. Off., H. K. A......... Direct Service"-dae NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (UP) war with Germany for years.

the Dunham-Treble, 42.021, Act. Pilot

Ore, which turned out to be one of Authoritative nancial circles state only thing in it has come nt

CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (Reuter)-It the biggest for several years, more handled with the greatest care-one that the 85-year-old firm of J. Pronk Inament. Our 70-years-old On, R.; Golden, 004,130, Sgt. J. B.; Morgmt & Company will soon diarino Minister was stampeded Into Hardman, 020,300, A.C., Bume, is reported by local export quarters than 200, auxillary Bremen were en especially as he had a broken spine,

40,304, Plict of.. O. C.; Jacobs, that Russia has purchased between duty.

The squads administered. Grst ald Feb. 21, 5.30 p.m. solve partnership and withdraw from

"People are dying that the Gor-41,700, Filot O, K. C. H; Linton, three and Avo cargoes of Pacific "The "A.R.P. Marines”—as they treatment under these conditiona G. P. O.

The private banking field to Jucor-

have been nicknamed-are a result and took the camualties off and landed Feb. 21, 5.00 pm. porate us trust company under the ans have no right to use the mag-740,020, Sgt. K. J; Moores, $17,300, Coast wheat, presumably for ship-

Inetic mine. The Americans used Cpl., F. J. W.; Musgrave, 41,197,ment to Vindivostok.

of the German war on shipping. them-Dritiah Wireless, Feb. 21, 1.00 p.m. State Inws.

2.30 p.m.

2.30 pm. J. P. Morgan & To Dissolve

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Co.League, I think we should be friend- Campbell, 11,345, Pilot On, J. C. y with Germany is they are a Carter, 40,606, Pilot Oft. D. GR.

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