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BIG BERTHA FIRES 150 MILES

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BIG NAZI WARSHIP NEARS COMPLETION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—Coincident with unconfirmed reports that Germany is building a 40,000-ton battleship to be named "Deutschland" and to carry armuments superior to France and Italy's four new 35,000-ton ships of the Line, Vice-Admiral Jules Docteur to-day publish- ed a warning that Germany, by working day and night, has gained a' considerable advance over France in ships and demands that shipyard workers be demobilised from PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—

the army to enable France to overhaul German nayal Belgian despatches report

concentrated that the Germans have test-building by ed a new "Big Bertha" off effort.

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

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WESTERN FRONT

the Baltic coast. It is Under n Ancit agreement be- capable of firing 150 miles tween Berlin, Paris and Rome,

Exeter Heroes Hear Their Story Broadcast

LONDON, Feb. 19 (Rea- ter)-In certain trans- missions of the B.B.C. on Saturday, a talk by an officer of H.M.S. Exeter was broad- cost.

Early on Sunday morning a cable was received from the Governor of the Falkland Islands, asking for a repeat of the broadcast for the benefit of British sallors from the Exeter who were in hospital there.

This was gladly done early this morning,

The sequel was another cable from the Governor of

which is practically twice the watch existed before the present AMBUSHED the Falkland Islands, read-

distance attained by German | not to exceed 35,000 tons to pre- guns which fired on Paris vent the expensive naval build- from the Laon Forest earlying race. in 1918.

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French military thorities say they have confirmation of the report.

According to Belgian reports the new gun has a barrel 110 feet long which fires at an angle of 70 degrees which can throw 600 lbs. of shell of 280 millimetre calibre.

Travels In Stratosphere The initial velocity bs the shell leaves the gun is 5,506 feet per

Recond.

The shell travels 120 miles in stratosphere during project,

Euch Power was building four new ships of that tonnage.

France has three under way-the Richelieu, now receiving its arma- ment, Jean Bart, soon to be launched and the Clemencenu which is barely started.

Haid

The fourth ship, Guscogne, not yet down, could be altered to greater tonnage

will

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BY NAZIS

ing: "The Exeter's wounded thank you."

French Patrol Caught | STOCKHOLM

Unawares

PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter).- With the onset of milder weather there has been a noticeable in- crease of German reconnaissance activity.

and

DECISION

Impossible To Aid The Finns

In a

February 20, 1940.

POST OFFICE-

The Money Order Ofee pubile counter will be open from 10 am, to noon only on 20th and 21st February, 1040.

Small Packet Past to all countries La.. suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes carllor than the tume given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am. regla tered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close, after 6 p.m., Hegistered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm.

INWARD. MAILS

Air Mall -by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervice" London date, 10th .Feb. 20.

Japan.

February.

Canton

..Feb. 20

Formoss and Swatow

.Feb, 20.

.Feb. 20.

Salgon

.Feb. 20,

Shanghai

Feb. 20

Shanghai and Amoy

Strafty and Manila

Straita !!!

Feb. 20.

Feb. 20.

.Feb, 20.

Franchoo

Air Mall by "Fan American Airways

Service"-San Direci date, 14th February ......Feb. 21. Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser- vico-Paris date, 14th February,

Feb. 21

Calcutta and Straits Java and Manila

Feb. 21.

.Feb. 21.

Japan

Feb. 21.

Shanghai

.Fab. 21.

Straits

.Feb. 21.

Air Mail by "Emperial

Airways

Direct Service-London

date, 14th

February.

.Feb. 22.

.Feb, 22.

Bangkok and Saigon

.Fcb. 22.

Canton

Japan.

Feb. 22.

.Feb. 22.

Amoy

US.A., Honolulu, and Japan (San Prancisco date, 20th Jan.)..Feb. 23. Feb. 24. Shanghal Canton

.Feb. 24. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, Shanghel and Manila (San Francisco date, 26th

January

Two Near Complotion

The Germans yesterday morning SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Germany has two ships, the Bis- raided a French outpost east of the STOCKHOLM, Feb. 19 (UP). murk und Admiral yon Tirpitz, now Moselle after # thorough artillery-The Swedish Government's nearing completion but it is now re-

preparation, but were, driven back. re-

At dawn yesterday, French

decision not to intervene with ported that at least one or two maining battleships have in German patrols stumbled into con- military assistance on behalf of ertased tonnage to carry 16-inch guns tact and exchanged shots without Finland was endorsed to-day by lastead of the eight 15-inch guns pre-definite result.

King Gustav. vlously planned.

German aircraft have made four

Proclamation Extra- to unconfirmed reports, nights over north-eastern France. According to According to Belgian sources tests tier's announcement of re-naming

French Raked By Firo

ordinary, His Majesty informed were successful only at distance of the Graf Spec's sister ship Deutsch-

PARIS. Feb. 213 kilometres-128 miles-but the

19 (Reuter). The the country of the Government's German engineers hope to attain 150 land-she is now called the Luetzow niles and point out that such a gun-is for the purpose of reserving the bush of a French patrol mention decision, which has been made

for Germany's el in an earlier communique is despite repeated Finnish

Canton installed on the Dutch coast near West name

described to-day as the most serious Kapelle lighthouse could

ዶር on ship.

If I does not attain or surpass reconnaissance incident since the war. quests for aid,

The Proclamation read in port: Japan.. London.

The Incident occurred

Manila early in the 40,000 tons It will be bigger than

"On the first day I told the Finnish the troops way Government that it is impossible for Sandakan any British ship now afloat except morning when

participate the 42,000 ton Hood and of greater operating behind the German lines.

Intent on the collection of informa-Sweden openly to tonnage than the five new ships of the King George V class, now being tion, the patrol was suddenly raked military intervention on behalf

by a burst of automatic fire. Nearly Finland, 20 fell at the first onslaught before Queen Elizabeth they could begin to fight back.

Arc

TURKEY MENACED?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ANKARA, Feb. 19 (UP),—| Fresh tension has been stirred up in the Balkans and the Near East as a result of the decision of the Turkish Cabinet to apply the National Defence Laws.

This means that Turkey and her allies feel they are being menaced...

Chinese Crews Coming Here

Refuse To Serve In European War Zone

seamen

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ -NEW-YORK, Feb. 19.(UP)—. Ninety-seven Chinese who quit various ships in protest against travelling in the Euro- pean war zones arrived here to day on the liner Argentine from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Trinidad and other ports.

Deutschland

built, and of the Nelson, Rodney and Renown class and the Royal Sovereign and classes,

Check To Japanese Air Service Plans

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—It is under- stood that France has broken

off

negotiations with Japan regarding the authorisation for Japanese planes fly- Ing over French Indo-China.

This action, it is understood, has been taken us a reprisal for the Japanese failure to reply to the two French protests against the bombing of the Yunnon railway.

No new protest will be lodged re- bombing of the garding the third railway because the Japanese have not deigned to reply to the original demarches.

U-BOAT SINKS GREEK SHIP

MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter}.—The Greek steamer, Elli.. 1.100 tons, was torpedoed by a U-boat 60 miles off her way Cape Finisterre while on from Cardiff, to Greece with a cargo of coul.

The crew of 28 took to the bonts and the U-boat then completed the versel's destruction with a second tor- pedo.

A Coruna fishing-boat saved the Eli's crew, all of whom were taken

Steamship and customs officials met them at the dock und ench was placed under a $500 bond. They were then taken to Bush Terminal in Brooklyn to hospital, where they will board British sleamer for return to China via, Hong- kong.

The group abandoned five British tonkers at Port of Spain. The spokes- man Lai On explained, "afraid to do.". All were clean and well clothed.

Must Maintain This Policy

re-

Feb.

24, Feb. 25.

.Feb. 25, Feb. 25. Feb. 25.

Feb. 25.

of

in Shanghai and Amoy Calcutta and Straits Haiphong Manila

.Feb. 20. Feb. 20.

| Manila

Feb. 26. Feb. 20 Europe vía Suez and Straits (London

date. Shanghai

"I am sure that to-day w mist Euro 15th December 1939) Feb. 27.

Firing from casemates on the banks Powers 12

of the Rhine has resumed.

.Feb. 28.

Feb. 28.

.Feb. 28.

Germans Driven Back maintain this policy. We have always PARIS, Feb. 19 (Reuter). This given the maximum voluntary aid to

Feb. 21. Finland, but I feel sure that active US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang evening's communique states that to

of the west of the Saur a German de-military intervention on behalf

hal (San Francisco date, 18th wor

Feb. 27. fachment tried to approach one of Finland would mean not only

Sanuary) but immediate in- our posts and was driven back with ngainst Russin, losses.

volvement in a great war with other Gustav took the Initiative in assembling the Crown Council for an extraordinary meeting, saying that felt the Prime Minister's state- Iment of last week did not sufficiently clarify the position between the King and his Cabinet, as a result of which there had arisen. an open division in public opinion regarding the question of giving military, assistance to Fin- woland,

NAZIS RELEASE

BRITONS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UP)-Eight British women together with children all of whom have been interned at Beuthin for three and a half months, were allowed to leave Berlin for England vla Amsterdam Jon Saturday.

are

re-

About 20 British women maining in Berlin, confined in a wo men's prison.

About 100 British men are confined in Wuelzburg Castle In Bavaria,

SPANISH SHIP

SUNK

MADRID, Feb. 19 (Reuter).--The official Spanish agency has announced that the Spanish steamer, Banderas, 2,000 tons, was sunk following an ex- plosion six miles off Cape Villano,

Twenty-two out of the crew of 29 fre deal,

H.M.S. Daring was First

FAMOUS TOMB IS Torpedoed Destroyer

DISCOVERED

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (Reuter).—Pro- fessor Montet, of Strasbourg Univer- sily, who last March found the 2,800 year old tomb of King Shishak, has now discovered on the same site the Psusennes of intuct tomb of King the 21st dynasty who was believed to have been the father-in-law of "King Solomon. Valuable gold objects

were also found in the tomb.

H.M.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP)/H.M.S. Daring was the firsti British destroyer to be sunk by a torpedo.

Exmouth, Ahips

Blanche, Gypsy and Grenville were mined and the Daring's sister ship Duchess was lost as the result of a collision,

commanded The Daring, was

by Commander S. A. Cooper, who is missing. It is listed among the

DUTCH PROTEST believed that he went down with his

THE HAGUE, Feb. 19 (Reuter).— The Government has protested to Berlin against the torpedoing of the steamer, Arendskerk, on January 10.

Finland's Youth To Be Mobilised HELSINGFORS, Feb. 10 (Reuter); The radio, nannounced that Finland is to mobilise all youths between the ages of nine and 18.for agricultural work!

They will

work on farms which, owing to the calling-up of older men, are now left in the hands of women or old people.

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Canada's Imposing, War Forces

OTTAWA, Feb. 19 (Reuter)— Canada's combined military, naval and air force strength has reached to ori necording over 90,000,

by the National announcement Defence Department.

ship.

19

Sunk Without Warning OSLO, Feb. (Reuter)-The owners of the steamer, Eika, which has not been heard of since January

The Elka was a ship of 1,503 tons.

Naxis Profor Inhuman War LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter)—The German Wireless yesterday announc- ed that Germany was going to re- pudiate the London Submurine Con- vention.

Under this Convention, among other things, she agreed not to torpedo had merchantships until the CTCW been put in a place of safety.

Not Surprising

The excuse is that British ships are

Japan and Shanghat Japan and Shanghai Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal

-(Vancouver

B.C., usted

10th February)

.Feb. Canton Haiphong Japan.... Japan and Shanghai Tienisin

23. Feb. 29. Feb. 20. .Feb. 29. .Feb, 29. Feb. 20.

OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, Feb. 20 Threat To Scandinavia

...Z p.m. Haiphong COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19 (UP), Shanghai

2.30 p.m. Divergent views and fears are evid- Shanghai (Parcels only)..2.30 p.m. .3.30 p.m. ent throughout the Scandinavian Shanghal and Japan

7.00 p.m. countries, but it is generally agreed Saigon. that the Allmark affair might easily Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct become an incident capable of trans-

Service"-due London, 28th Feb. K.P.O. ferring the whole war from Western Front to Scandinavia.

Feb. 20, 5 p.m. These tendeneles have been strong-

Feb. 20, 5.30 p.m... G.P.O. ly felt from both sides during recent weeks as

war the Finnish

has Ughtened and the threats increased. It is realised that the background of the whole question is the fact that Germany in no conceivable case can allow a foreign army to obtain

the

Ref.

"Ord:

Reg.

Ord.

foothold on the Scandinavian peninsula, even in transit, and thus Norway and Sweden feel the incid- ent to be much deeper than a mere naval battle which might otherwise assume the status of the Graf Spee encounter.

.Feb, 20, t p.. .Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- trails by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Bydney, 26th Feb.

K.P.O.

Feb, 20, 5 pm. ..Feb. 20, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

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H.K. Stock

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following quolations

were

BRITAIN'S COAL SUPPLY NORMAL

LONDON, Feb. 10 (British Wire- less)The distribution of coal In

Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar Britain has now almost returned to

Rek. Ord

Reg.

The

Ord.

Straits and Calcutta

Parcels

Ord.

.Feb, 20, 5 p.m. Feb. 20, 7 pm. Wednesday, Feb. 21

.10.30 am.

11.00 a.m. Noon. ,2.30 p.m. 2,30 p.m.

ket this morning.

Japan

Bitter Press Comment The Swedish press kewise re- flects this uneasy feeling, and is re-

Is Swatow which pressure vealing the undoubledly being exerted in Stock-, Straits .. holm from both sides.

con-

Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and Franco (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"-dee Paris, 20th February. K. P. U.

Feb. 21, 5.00 pm. .Feb. 21, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O.

The Swedish paper "Alichanda" in an editorial to-day said: "The in- eldent of the Joesing Fjord can be the beginning of aggression against

territory, the Scandinavian sequences of which connot, be sur veyed. The Nordic flank of the big war front has been utilised on one entire Bide which endangers the Scandinavian territory. That is how much neutrality is worth if the in-Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu terests of the great Powera exerted."

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MEAT SUPPLIES IMPROVE

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..Feb. 21, 6.90 p.m. .Feb. 21, 7.00 pm.

and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service due San Francisco, 28th February.

K.P.O.

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Feb. 21, 6 p. ..Fob, 22, 7.30 am. Thursday, Feb. 22

LONDON, Feb. 10 (British Wire- less)A more satisfactory condition Amoy and Shanghai

of home ment supplies was shown to Straits

27, have received information through now arming themselves against the day by the Parliamentary Secretary. Sandakan the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign aliacha of U-boats and aeroplanes. of the Food Ministry. Speaking to Halphong

said: Ganton Affairs that the vessel was torpedoed Such arming for defence purposes day, Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd without warning on January 20, and is clearly permitted by international 1 think we can claim without boast- that only two members of the crew law. In any event, the Nazi repu-fulness that the home meat supply of 18 were saved by a U-boat.

diation has not caused much surprise situation is improving very consider The U-boat arrived at Wilhem-in London since, it is pointed out, the ably Indeed.

He revealed that the current week's shaven on February 15 with the two Nazis have already repudiated it on

Ministry offerings for sale to the many occasions by their actions,

showed a considerahlo increase. survivors.

H.M.S. DARING

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange offelal Buminary issued yesterday says:

The market ruled very quiet and the turnover was negligible.

LK, Bank.

Lands

Buyers Sales

$1,410 $100

Boukinses

$374% $38/38% China Lights (Old) $7.00 $0

$22.40 Dairy Farms' (Old) Dairy Farms (New) #21.10 Entertainmenta

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.2.30 p.m. .10.30 am. 12.30 p.m.

.1 p.m.

7.15

am.

Saturday, Feb, 24 Parcels only for Tientsin...2.30 pm. Air Mail for Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London 3rd March.

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Feb. 24. 6 p.m. Ker.,

Feb. 24, 5.30 p.m. Ord., Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

10.30 am. .0.30 a.m.

Straits and Calcutta.

Straits ....

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Central and

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Parcela Rog

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Sunday, Feb. 25 Shanghal ............... Baigon, Bandakan, Madang,

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DAM. Sala-

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Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C. £.

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