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Amazing SHAKESPEARE Forced HAS A POEM March

2,000 Miles Across

East Africa BRITISH FORCES AT KENYA

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reu- received ter).-News was here to-day of an amazing trek across 2,000 miles in Central Africa by troops of who Northern Rhodesia

in

have

Nairobi, Kenya,

arrived now

after journey in 200 motor vehicles from Lusaka, capi- tal of northern Rhodesia,

They made the trip in six units and were completely self-supporting.

They consisted of the 1st Bat- talion Northern Rhodesia Re- first line transport. giment's ambulance unit and supply com pany of the Northern Rhodesia Army Service Corps.

Self-Contained

They carried all their own equip ment, stores, ammunition and enough

petrol for the entire trip.

Only one motor vellele of

entire 200 fell out on the way.

the

Credit

is due to the African drivers, many

of whom only learnt to drive after the war began.

met by

the

FOR HITLER

London, March 4 (UP). At a speech to-day in con- nection with the Anglo- American Community Chest at the Dorchester Hotel, Mr. Ccoffry Shakespeare, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the Admiralty, road

song writton by his 12-year old

son.

A

The song is entitled "To Hitler." Mr. Shakespeare explained that it should be sung to the tune of "My Bonnic Lies Over the Ocean."

"Maybe you could give this to Mr. Churchill," said young Shakespeare to his father.

"My U-boats are under the

Ocean

My Graf Snce is under the

Sea

Hitler is in a commotion

Oh! don't mention Churchill

to me."

Apology To Belgium

Nazis Offer Indemnity

For Air Raids

BRUSSELS, Mar. 4 (Reuter),

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BRITAIN IN

THE ORIENT Ambassador Safeguards Our interests

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).— In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was naked if adequate stops were being taken to safeguard Britain's trade position in China' immediately following the cessa- tion of hostilities.

Mr. Butler replied that the British Ambassador spends a considerable Ume at Chungking, where there is a permanent office of the Embassy, through which he maintains contact with the Chinese Government on all Fri- matters effecting Brilish trude terests when he is at Shanghai or elsewhere.

The British Embassy is 1,800 miles trom Chinese Headquarters, but when the Ambassador is not at

someone Chungking there suficient status to carry on negotia- lona,

of

VIBORG BECOMES NEW WARSAW AS FINNS CONTEST EVERY INCH

FROM PAGE ONE

still holding, at any rate, a part of Finnish troops the city of Viborg.

are now entrenched in new defensive positions behind the town.

the

The anxiety at Helsingfors about

position at Vibo

Viborg and the situa tion generally was somewhat relieved to-night by news of the Russian re- treat from Noutsi and the Finnish successes at Koilanjoki and elsewhere mentioned in the cominunique. Fuc- thermore, there are signs that March snowfall is beginning.

The temperature at Helsingfors 10-

Evacuation Horror

Terrible conditions among the children from the extreme enstern

The German Ambassador tonight is aly slightly below zero. Brussels called on M. Spaak, The contingent was Governor of Kenya and the Officer Foreign Minister, to-day to apo Commanding the East African Forces. logise for the incident which They will complete the contingent occurred on Saturday in which in Kenya of troops from all parts of a Nazi bomber

down British East and Central Africa.

two Belgian planes over Belgian territory, killing the pilot of one machine.

shot

"Civics" In August Recruiting was not the least re- markable about this "army",

Germans' Excuse Three-quarters of the officers and European N.C.0's were in civilian The German excuse is that the occupation when the war broke German machine had been in combat over British fighters with soven When recruits were asked for Dis-France and the pilot was not aware trlet Offeers, Government officials, that he was over Belgian territory. Univerzity men and mining and rail- He mistook the British type Belgian way experts arrived in large num-planes for Bellish fighters,

put.

DUL

bers.

So numerous were the African volunteers that recruiting had to be stopped after a few weeks.

By then the first battalion had reached full strength and the second battalion taking its place in Northern Rhodesla was also fully manned.

The German Ambassador told M. Spaak that German airmen had been instructed not to ny over neutral countries, and he offered to consider any indemnity which the Belgian Government might demand.

Not Satisfactory

This Nazi excuse is not likely to satisfy Belgian public opinion as the glan machines which surrounded it when it opened are.

£100,000,000 Genoan plane was close to the Bel-

IN SAVINGS

province,

front are revealed, in a report by Dr. and Mrs. Leppo, who have inves-

conditions

the Oulu rated

The report states that the evacuated children are forced to travel by sleigh and under other ex- poser conditions. Many are hatless and stockingless, and 40 per cent. of them are with mensies, bronchitis or preumonia, while 755, representing

per cent, have died.

The Hoover Commillee to-day initiated a plan for the Immediate of six ambulance units and despatch of medical supplies for the children.

The Committee state that they urgently need funds."

Attempt To Cross Ico SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4 (UP),-- An official communique issued to-day states that the Finns have repulsed the Russian attempt to cross the Boy of Viborg.

The Communique slates that attacks between the Bay of Viborg German and Youks have been repelled with It is also noted thut machines frequently fly over Bel-heavy Russian losses,

Enemy attacks were made at Pil- LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter),-His giun on their way to France and on

kacranta, a sector on the north-cast Majesty the King his sent a message the particular day of the incident

Robert more Nazi machines roared over of Lake Ladoga, of congratulation to Sir

attacks at Kollaanjoki were Enemy. Kindersley, President of the National Belgium Including Brussels-where- Savings Committee, on the sum of anti-aircraft guns went into action repulsed and 1,200 Russians £100,000,000 having been reached in and Belgian fighters went up to killed. and meet them. National Savings Certineates

in the Defence Bonds investments Brst 100 days of the campaign which opened on November 22.

Bened

The King, in thanking war time savers, says "It is a fine example of the determination of my people to dedicate their energies and their re-

winning to sources pence,"

and

To Explain Blockade

To Americans

were

The communique further states that the Russians. have again with- drawn three kilometers to the north.

Attempt Ropulsed HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4 (Reuter). -An official communique Issued to- day states that the enemy attempt to advance across the ice of Viborg Bay

NEW YORK, Mar. 4 (Reuter), Mr. G. Ashton-Gwatkin, of the Bri- was repulsed. victory

tish Ministry of Economie Warfare, nod Mr. Charles Rist, economic ad- try, arrived here to-day and pro- ceeded to Washington.

FRANCE TO CALL to the French Blockade Minis-

UP MORE MEN

It will be their tank to provide American departments concerned

The Soviet attacks.between Viborg Bay and Vuoksen have been broken.

The

made severni attacks Ipund Ayrapan but had to retreat with heavy losses.

enemy

Artillery on both sides was lively in the east of Karelian Isthmus es-

cally at Talpale.

PARIS, Mar. 4 (Reuter)--France's with details in regard to the working my

next contingent will be called to the of the Allied blockade. colours on April 10.

It will include those born between: July 1 and September 30, 1919, as well as a number of exempted por- sons belonging to the 1920 to 1932 and 1938 classes, who are now considered Ilable to mobiliation In the army or auxiliary services,

Britain's Potato Crop Losses

ATTACKS U-BOAT

FROM PAGE ONE

"An enemy submarine was attacked In the Schllling Roads this afternoon by altéraft attached to the Royal Air Force. The submarine is believed to have been destroyed. The aircraft was on reconnaissance duty when she sighted a a submarine the

on

: in shallow water. The aircraft

one of which re- LONDON, Mar. 4 (British Wire-ped four bombs

sub-

the

of After the attack the sub-

less) The damage done by frost to gistered a direct hit between the con- the potato stores in Great Britain ning tower and stern during the recent severe weather is murine. very much less than was at one time marine was enveloped in a cloud of feared. So far as can be ascertained greyish black smoke and only the by the Ministry of Food, the average upper part of the conning tower was

visible above water." Joss has been about five per cent.

LEAGUE MISSION TO STUDY RED METHODS

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 4 (Reuter).The newspaper "Allehan- da" states that a League of Nations Mission has arrived in Helsingfors to make a study of the Russian methods of warfare.

gus for use An angry denial of the allega, strong to need poison

which it considers immoral tions of Russian atrocitics con-

criminal." tained in a Note published by

and

attacks towards Pit- karents on the north-east of Lake Ladoga were beaten back.

men.

The fighting continued all day at Kollanjoke, the enemy losing 1,200 Finns have captured the enemy supporting post in the Kuhmo region.

The

At Petsamo the enemy retreated northwards from Neutsi about a mile and a half.

Red Air Raids HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4 (Reuter). -To-day's communique states that the air force bombed a concentration of enemy troops and Soviet columns, Soviet planes bombed a number of pinces, including Wilmnsirano, where serious damage was done.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T, London Demand do, T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India TUSA TIT.

T. Manila T.T. Bainvia Ter Bangkok T.T. Sulgoh

T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P do.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A. 4 m/s France

30 d/s indin..

.1/211.

1/2 ł

347

.02

102

8216

24 .40%

.447% 1504

.103

.10.85

100 1

1734 1/3

.2411 11,40

201

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in N, Y...3.01

H.K. Stock

Market

were

The following quotations isstted on the Bonghong Stock Mor ket this morning..

DANKS

1.K. Banks, S...1,445 b.& sa. HLK. Bunks (Lon. Reg), L..83 m. H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £..82 n. Chartered £

.04 21.

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

East Asia

Canton $

INSURANCES

Union S China Underwriters H.K. Fire $.

SHIPPING

Douglases S.. Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas PS Indo-Chinas D.5. Shell (Bearers) s/ Waterboats $

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $.

Provalents S.. Sb. Docks Sb. $...

DINING

Kollan /-

Raubs $.. Venz. Gold H.K. Mines

Hotels $.

Lands $. Lands 4%

LANDS

Debentures

S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. 11.K. Rearties $. Chinese Estates

UTILITIES

Trams $

Peak Trains (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $.. Y. Ferries $.

China Lights (old) China Lights (new)

Electrics $.

11.K.

31% n.

.12 n.

.77 p.

.227. 480 b.

1 n.

.185 n.

.110 b. .10% n. .100 n.

.60 n.

.81/3 n.

March 5, 1940.

Those Peace. Proposals

Tavistock's "Terms" Ropudiated

LONDON, Mar. 4 (British Wire- less)The story of the alleged Ger- man peace terms which the Marquls of Tavistock was supposed 10 lave obtained from the German Minister in Dublin was the subject of question in the House of Commons to-day.

Mr. R. A. Buller, the Under Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, sald flint no special faciles were given Lord lg Tavistock to visit Dublin. On

return, he published certain pro- posals which, it was claimed, repre- sented the terms on which the Ger- man Government would conclude peace.

موده

German Ropudiation These proposals had been pre- viously communicatext

Lord Tavistock to the Fureign Secretary,

Apart from what may have been the merits or demerits of the pro- posals, there is no evidence to show that they emanated from the German Government or that they could be regarded us authentic.

Mr. Batier added: "I notice that the German Government and

in Dublin have German Legation officially repudiated these proposals." In replying to a supplementary question, Mr. Butler pointed out again that Lord Tavistock was not acting in thy way on behalf of the British Government.

WEATHER SO COLD FOOD IS FROZEN

FROM PAGE ONE

Food Must Be Thawed Out

the

The men on watch in the open flelds were without any heat except that generated by a small charcoal burner in a tiny dugout where they.

from could obtain temporary reliet the biting cold.

Food was brought in fron kettles

.71/1⁄2 the from the rear and usually arrived 10314 b. frozen and had to be placed over .22% b. charcoal burners to be made edible, .5.20 80.

Even the wine froze in casks.

42 D.

Change of clothing or the removal of any garment was out of the ques- .18 .lon, and the men I saw in some sec-

tors .10 n.

had been 01) duty 4 n. considerable stretch of

for

Q

days

and

b. nights without relief.

Incredible Stamina

34 cts.

.5.70 n.

The stamina of these men

was

38.60 sa.almost Incredible. They seemed some- 100 n. how to have accustomed themselves 16.00 n. to their difficult lol and jested over

their hardships.

74 D. . n.

.4 n.

Officers Sharo Miseries

Fatigue was ignored because lack 105 n. of vigilance would certainly invite

allack from enemy patrol.

After a long vigil in a tiny post in 8an open field swept by biting winds and snowdrifts the face and hands of 68 11. these men were blackened by the 27. fumes from the charcoal burners in- 8.75 s side the dugouts where they spent $..5.40/55 sm. their rest periods.

.681⁄4 5. 22 n. .11% n. .29.00 n. Telephones (old) $:. Telephones (new) S......114 sa. Tractions 9/-

.C.D. 21/9 n. Tractions

ons (Pret.) s/......23/-

INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 n. Cold-Macg, (Prof.), Sh. S...12 n. Punton Tres S..

......1 . Cements $...

.20.30.40 sa

.0.10 n. HK. Ropes S..

Macho Electrics $ Sandakan Lights $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) Dairy Forms (new) $. Watsons $.... Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $.

Wing On (HK.) $.. Powell, Ltd. s.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $... S'hal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $.. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.

MISC. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions_(new) $. Vibro Piling $.. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025

G. Bonds

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 34% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) 8/

· Marsmens (HK) 5/-..

The officers shared the lot of their men and nowhere In these exposed sectors did they enjoy any comforts of which their men were deprived.

The excellent morale of the men was in a large measure maintained by the daily visits of the Colonel who traversed the length and breadth of his REC

sector having a word with the men- In each post and taking a note of their requests.

I noticed that efforts were made by .23.35 s. Colonels and Battalion Commanders

to

their men from taking prevent .22.00 n.

risks, The loss of .9.70 sa.

unwarranted .71⁄2 n. several men in patrol or through

matter 1.60 n. bombardment has become a

41 n.

of deep concern to the officers.

desire to avald the .1 .

Expressing, useless loss of life we heard one Staff

tell a

hardy line officer, who Captain 170 n. had distinguished himself in patral .05 m. fighting and had apparently taken ..48 n. risks, that "We aren't here to get killed. We are here to knock-off the take ..7.40 n. enemy. Be careful and don't

.1% n. useless risks."

1 n. ...84 n.

42 n.

..50% P .100% m. .05% sa.

.14/0 n. 4/- n.

137,000 Go On Strike In Bombay

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

· BOMBAY, Mar. 4 (UP),--A textilo workers' strike has rendered 45 milla idle and put 137.000 people out of werk.

No casualties are hitherto report cd.

Four Soviet planes were brought! The strikers represent 00 per cent.

are do down and two others are believed to of Bombay's industry and have been brought down..

unding a 25 per cent, increase in wages owing to the rise in the rost of living

New Shipping Tragedies

Three Vessels Sunk: Heavy Loss Of Life

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP)-[} | S. Africa's Response

has been revented that a German the Finnish Government and CAPETOWN, Mar. 4 (Router).— sent to the League of Nations The Union Government, in response plane bombed the Dutch coastal a statement to an appeal by the League of vessel Ilziena on Saturday, kill was contained in which has been issued by the Nations, has decided to make avalling the captain and engineer.

Lable £60,000 for the purchase of

The Scottish trawler Ben Attow Headquarters of the Leningrad commodities to be given to the blew up with a terrifle explosion off Military Area.

the Scottish coast to-day, the entire crew of nine being killed.

The statement described the allega- tions as being "transparently false

Wok and fantastic."..

Finnish Government.

Malavan Contribution HELSINGFORS, Mar. 4. (Reuter), The latest help for Finland comes The statement t contained a dental in the shape of £1,450 contributed of air attacks on civilian population by sympathisers in Malaya for the and added. "The Red Army is too Finnish Red Cross.

The Swedish steamer Legadoim also sank following an explosion off the west coast of Scotland, but it is be loved that the crew of 27 have been

saved.

The mill owners have agreed to a 10 per cent. Increase,

Wealthy Man Kidnapped

Shanghai Incident

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, March 8 (UP),-

Mauser

pistols rushed into the Three Chinese armed with military Burlington Hotel Chinese-owned restaurant yesterday and held un the manager Mr. Wang Tse-chaun, They bundled him into a waiting motor- car which rapidly sped off.

The kidnapping is not belloved to have any political connection. It is reported that Mr. Wong is very wealthy for which reason the polite expect the kidnappers to ask for

ransom.

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