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NEW SHIP LAUNCHED

Successful Event At Taikoo Dockyard

The Talkoo Deckyard and Engi- neering Company yesterday evening successfully iuunched the "Bart- yang," the first of three vessels build- ing for the China Navigatiun Co., Ltd. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs. C. C. Roberts, wife of the local manager of Butter- helds & Swire, and witnessed by un Interested launching party.

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A single-screw, passenger cargo vessel, the "Hunyung" has the following features: Length B.P. 208 feet, brcodih 44 feet, depth moulded to upper deck 25 feet, gross tonnage 2,000, deadweight approx. 1,000 tonn.

One-Class Accommodation

The accommodation for passengers is arranged in single and double state rooms, on the upper and promenade decks, and will be all one class. A tastefully laid out lounge has been arranged at the fore end of the pro- inenade decic with a main stairway leading down to the dining saloon on the upper deck, and throughout the acers and passengers accommoda- tion, the Thermo-lank heating und ventilating system has been intro- duced, and should prove a distinct feature of this ship.

The machinery space is situated amidships and consists of one set of inverted, direct-acting surface con- densing, triple expansion N.E.M. re- heater engines, built by Talkon under Heence from Megars. The North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., with a bernal output of 1.350 L.II.P. Steam is generated in two multitubu- lar return-tube type boilers, arranged to turn cual under Howden's system with of forced drought and fitted "Nemenco" combustion chamber type superheaters.

NAVAL GUNS GO INTO ACTION

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out at sea, and methodically poured a hall of heavy-calibre shells into the German posllions,

The aerodrome, which, is some miles from the city of Stavanger, is on a plateau facing the sea,

The only sliding in the In- mediate vicinity are hangars uncl olltees.

One of the plane of the Coastal Command co-operated with the Navy in the bombardment of the airport, acting as "potter" for the wanhips shenalling by radiophone as each shell

Burst.

The warships were able to find their target by fres which were carlier started by incendiary bun dropped by British planes.

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Friday,

THE superstructure of the British steamer Royal Crown after

it had been bombed and machine-gunned off the east coast of England. Domci.

"UNCROWNED EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA" DIES

Katharina Schratt, Greatest Friend Of Franz Josef

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VIENNA, April 18 (UP),—Katharina Sehratt, who known as the "uncrowned empress of Austria" during the reign of Emperor Franz Josef, died to-day in her beautiful Vienna aged 87 home opposite the Vienna Opera House. She was

years.

She was the closest friend of the Emperor for more than three decades.

For many years he saw her every day.

Knew Europe's Socrat

The bombardment lasted alto-

She probably knew more secrets of gether for 80 minutes. As

were Europe before 1918 than any person British warships

survived the collapse of the bombard who 'steaming away after the

mont ended they were attacked by Austro-Hungarian Empire. German bombers. One British Huge sums were offered by pub-] cruiser was hit by a bomb and washers for her memoirs. islightly damaged. I managed q

continue home without help.

But

she had lost almost all

Congress's 'No' To Dominion Status

Abortive Raid | On Shetlands

Heinkel Chased Off

By Fightors

LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—A Heinkel plane few over part of the Shetland Islands this afternoon. Fighters went up and the Heinkel disuppeared.

No bombs were dropped and the air raid warning lasted only 22 minutes.

at a

April 19, 1940.

RED RED CROSS APPEAL

Canton Residents To Buy Ambulance

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The French and British Communi- ties of Canton have decided to Inunch

campaign among themselves and among sympathisers with the affed cause resident in Canton for the collection of funds for the Alled Red Cross.

It is hoped to collect suficient

to be

About 100 naval survivors arrived funds for the purchase of an ambu-

a north-west Scottish port to-night. lance

full presented with Many of them were wearing Nor-equipment and a suitable inscription wegian caps,

trat ellied Red Cross or- to the central

it gunisation. It is felt that would be un encouragement to aim at some definite object rather than to collect funda vaguely for Red Cross work, and it is also believed that there may be some propaganda value in the presentation of a complete ambulance unit contributed by a small and dis- tant allied community such as that of Shameen.

R.A.F. Lostca LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).--It is and learned that between April April 17 the Air Force lost 22 planes annnounced by the Air Ministry, According to figures compiled from oficial and reliable neutral reports, during the same period, at least 28 German aircraft are known to have been destroyed and further 19 so badly danged that they probably did not reach their bases,

of an

the

Ambulances Needed Some volves have been raised in This does not include any German protest against the choice planes downed by the Fleet Air Arm jambulance, but it clear that ambu- hor the great number of machines lances are necded

and that that must have been damaged or de-purchase of an ambulance by private

hel stroyed during the Air Force raids on subscription will free funds Stavanger and the fleet bombard-equivalent to the value of the ambu- ment of it..

lance presented for whatever purpose they may be more urgently required. At the present time there are re- ALLIES READY TO HELJ

sident in Hongkong many people who ANY NEW VICTIM

would normally consider themselves members of OF AGGRESSION

Canton community and

who would probably like associate themselves with this com- munal effort, It would be grently appreciated if any such persons who wish to contribute to the fund would send cheques made payable to the Franco-British Fund either to Mrs. A. Price, British Consulate-General, Canton, or to MMe. F.

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men who are not under arms when and it on attack occurs.

The

to

They are enjoined to take no notice whatsoever of any reports spread by

Saugon, Can- raid, leaflets or otherwise during an invasion, which cast any doubtsulate de France. Canton.

Army It is hoped that former residents on the Federal Council or

of Shamern will not allow themselves Command's firm resolution and duter-

to be outdone in generosity by the mination to resist Invaders.

All reparts of this nature, the state-present members of the foreign com- ment declares, dust be regarded by munity of Canton.

the populace as enemy propaganda designed to weaken resistance.

The country will defend itself by all the meant

in its power,"

announcement concludes.

the

Germany And Rumania SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Apr. 18 (Domel).-Ger- nany's

intentions towards Rumania in are the subject of speculation Bertin to-night.

Well-informed quarters believe that the Nazi leader will continue his diplomatic activities in the Balkans side by side with his military opera- tin

No British Threat

18 LONDON, Apr. (UP). The in- Allies will never threaten the dependence of the Danubian [32 Balkan States, declared Mr. Cham- berlain in the House of Commons t-:lay

He said the purpose of the recent discussions among British envoys to the Balkans was for the preservation of prace and the promotion of security for the Balkan and Danublin coun-

tries.

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5 DIE FROM SLOW STARVATION AND

THIRST

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died that "One of the chaps night, and another died on Sunday morning,

"Five more died .on Sunday night. We were all so exhausted that we did not have the strength to put their bodies overboard. "Eight men died after we landed." Another survivor, Robert Evans "I was (the Second Engineer), sak: on duty in the engine-room when we were torpedoed.

"The explosions killed 14 Onleers and men.

Only Two Officers Saved "When the U-Dont came alongside our lifeboat, the Commander asked We for our 'Kapitan' or officers. told him all had been killed or drowned."

only

Position Deadlocked In India LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter), though her fortune she refused all offers.In the House of Commons to-

"No one of these States, between

A. M. Dummot, the Fourth En- Everything around her when she day in a debate on the extension whom it is the desire of the Allies to Earlier, R.A.F. machines bombed Trondheim

of the time limit of proclamations see a growth of mutual understand-gineer, said: "The exposure in the aerodrome, dropping died reminded her of Franz Joset.

Her beautiful Vienna home was Ber heavy bombs and starting a fire. An

was decorated with hundreds of valuable Kiving executive authority to has any cause to fear the Allies, open lifeboat was terribic. We were adjoining Nazi seaplane base

their independence or integrity," the collapse when we landed. also bombed.

pictures, miniatures and fine picces the Governors of those Indian for their forces will never threaten dend beat and in a state of complete Nazis Admit Bombardment of antique furniture presented to provinces where the Congress Premier said.

and Ministries had resigned, Sir SPECIAL-TO-THE "TELEGRAPH"her by the Emperor.

Right up to the end the dressed Hugh O'Neill declared that the BERLIN, Apr. 18 (UP)-DNB

In the style of the end of the last provincial government in India officially confirms the British naval

century, the style he preferred. bombardment of the Stavanger nero-

Some gifts

rame from Empress had not broken down and that drome in the following wordst

During the morning hours, British Elizabeth who is said to have been the provinces, which were work- seu forces bombarded Stavanger from fond of Katharina, in spite of her ing themselves, comprised one-

intimate ressuciation with her hus-third of British India. a considerable distance.

"German reconnaissance plane hand,

Millions of people in India had been determined that the British cruisers took a

Course after the Westerly. bombardment, and German pursuit planes atlocked The enemy units, causing them several losses.

Simultaneously, an additional Bri- tish naval force in- waters further north was attacked by German planes

Beautiful And Popular ¦atuggered and deeply disappointed as Katharina, in her young days.. was a result of the conference between the one of the must beautiful and popul- Viceroy and Mahatma Gandhi girl or netresses of the Vienna Burg- ing in a deadlock, he said. theatre, appearing chiefly in classic Complete Independence and romantic comedy,

Since the death of the Emperor Sir

added: "Us Hugh O'Neili during the last war, Katharina has Majesty's Government cannol, of The vulnerability of English wr-lived with her son, Baron van Kiss.

course, accept the Congress demand ctis-

They ships to air attack is a bitter

I the last thirty years of the for complete independence. appointment to the English pubike.

Emperor's reign, Katharina was onerate with profound regret_the_re- "They were deceived by the alleged of the

persons

injection by Congress of the Dominion tir most important forcing of the Skeggerak. In reality. Austria-Hungary. however, the British Admiralty daily: receives reports of the losses of in dividual urilts operating on the ex- tremely long Norwegian sea const.

"The Admiralty, which brught the

ships from their hiding places for the operations against Norway, appears to be worried about the secrecy of their

harbours, western evidenced by their announcement of the ninefield off the Firth of Clyde."

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BELGIUM RUSHES NEW DEFENCES

Status."

"QUIET DAY ON THE WHOLE”

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"Evans and myself are the officers

saved. "Five of the seamen died ene after another Just before the cuing beats arrived. They Jad become victims of 'sea madness.'"*

Unrestricted Warfare

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS. Apr. 18 (Reuter),An official communiqte issued to-day

LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)--Acvard- states that it has been a quiet day in to the Press Association, the which Commander of the U-boat on the whole.

A diver identifled the wreck of a torpedoed the London steamer Stan- German submarine which was at-eliffe warned the survivors that Ger- tacked by one of our stoops a few many was about to embark upon un- weeks ago.

restricted warfare against all ship-

At dat time the destruction of [ping.

!hg lott "Germany," the submarine was not certain and the news was not offeinly announced "will": by the French Admiralty.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

a survivor, sink all shipping at sight after the nonth of May. Nobody will be Nazi Communique

spared."

After making this statement, says Association report, the BERLIN, April 18 (UP). The the Press

the sur kave German High Command has issued U-Boat commander

a bottle of rum and the vivors the following communique on

Ersatz cigarettes. operations on the Western Front:

"Southwest of Saarbruccken, enemy patrol company attacked German sentry post.

She was probably the only per- He added that compliance with the son in whose presence the Em-demand would mean the complete peror became a human being.

severance of India from all associa- To her, he turned for sympathy tion with the rest of the Empire and after the suleide of his son, the the banishment of the Crown from Crown Prince Rudolf, after the as- any place in the Indian Constitution were repulsed with the loss of about sassination of the Empress Elizabeth, throwing overboard the obligations 15 men,

Jevo and the events that precipitated minorities and Princes, the Great War.

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enemy

in-

and after the assassination at Sarn- to the Muslim community and other tery fire increased steadily in

On other sectors, intermittent urtil- The Viceroy, he said, had made ittensity." She undoubtedly ind great in-clear that it was the Government's fluence over him, and was said to policy to give full Dominion Status have inspired many of his decisions.ut the earliest possible moment und to enter into an examination of the whole constitutional sphère with all

Join The Pioneer parties and interests in India.

Corps Appeal

Advance Rejected

Nazis Calling Up Norwegians

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Warships Versus Aircraft Lesson

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (UP)- Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, said: "Germany's position in Norway appears to be still strong, with her line of communica- tion between Dergen and the south well maintained.

very

per

"As far as the Navy knows only EUGEN, Apr. 18 (UP)-Delgium

None of their advances had met Norweglan civilian refugees

KIRUNA, Apr. 10 (UP). Two one warship-a British destroyer

who has been sunk by alr bombing since Is rushing ahead with a considerable

with any response. If civil dis- extension of the fortinentions on the

crossed the frontler by sen to-day de- the European war started and air- LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).An obedience were to be resorted to the

craft ve accounted for only eastern border of Liege

elare that the German Command at Province. appent to men between the ages of Government would be bound to take necessitating the evacuation of

Romba Flord has issued a decree, cent, of the shipping losses. numerous inhabitants and the blow-30 and 50 to join the Ploneer Corps full mensures to eplanteract it.

by Major-

the The orders of was made yesterday

Government ordering all Norwegian men between ing up of houses

obstructing sites: General Belth, Director

of Public must be carried out especially in time

the ages of 160 and 50 years to report which has resulted in the closure of relations at the War Office.

of war and he believed that the to the German military authorities several roads.

themselves must before Wednesday. More and more men will be needed Congress leaders The

the area affected runs from

as time goes on. Nearly a million recognise Unis. Luxemburg frontier to the Eugen

soldiers British

to-day were district facing Aix-la-Chappelle,

France, le sald. Approximately 400 people have been evacuated from

Eugen the district alone.

ORIENTS HIGHEST SCHOLASTIC HONOUR WON BY C.B.S. BOY

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playing inside forward for the Hong- kong Football Club.

In

Some were in the Near East and Civil Disobedience

some in Norway. Where next they would be needed no one could say, but one thing was cerinin that they would

needed be

If somewhere freedom was to be restored to the: world.

Threat In India

PLANE CRASHES called

IN FLAMES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

He has also gained recognillion by OSLO, Apr. 18 (UP)—A British the local FA, being chosen to repre-war plane crashed in flames here to- sent Scotland in the International' day and started a conflagration, Charity Cup, for the Civilians in the'

Disobedience).

The refugees claim that the Nor- for wegians are being conscripted trench digging and transporting sup-

plics.

$40,000,000 Offer For Greenland

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!!

Super-Warships

Of 52,000 Tons

of

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). -Admiral Harold Stark, Chlef Naval Operations, addressing the Senate Naval Committee lo-dny, said that America contemplates build- Ins super-dreadnoughts of 60,000 to 52,800 tons as an answer to Japan's reported construction of 43,000 ton Aliips.

Admiral

At the some time, sald Sturk, the United States Navy has renewed its efforts to obtain Con- Hress approval of the construction of a large submarine and air base on the island of Guam.

WARDHA, Apr. 18 (Reuter). After four days' deliberations, which Mahatma Gandhi participated, the Congress Working Committee has WASHINGTON, Apr, 18 (UP).—A to Congress Committees resolution was introduced In the throughout India to prepare for a House of Representatives to-day, au- declaration of "Satyagraha" (Civil thorlsing

President Roosevelt to offer Denmark US$40.000.000 for transfer

Roverclunty over Greenland. The meastire sponsored by Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr.

President ILoosevelt refused to CANBERRA. Apr. 10 (Router).-- comment on the proposal,

Australian shipyards are working at *The United

Stales purchased maximum capacity building ont- civil Alaska in this fashion from Taarist submarine trawlers sultable for mine-

sweeping in British waters.

The resolution recommends ment-of bern of Congress who are unable to shoulder the burden of struggle under the disciplined guidance of Congress to resign their executive positions,

of Nina houses were destroyed and and again emphasises fulẞliment La Wah Cup and for the H.K.F.A., 20 damaged while one person was Gandhi's conditions for

In the Governor's Cup.

killed and many wounded.

disobediance campaign..

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