PARTITION
OF EAST CHINA
EUROPE!
AMAZING BERLIN
TALE OF DUPLICITY
Shanghai, To-day Germany and the Soviet have arranged to share entire Eastern Europe, ac- cording to freely current reports in Berlin circles, quoted in a despatch from. Amsterdam.
The Soviet is said to be tak- ing the section which is in- habited by White Russians extending north of Vilna, and the regions inhabited by the
SUNDAY
WAR BULLETIN
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1939
Price: 10 Cts.
GORDON'S
DRY GIN
WHITEST
PUREST
BEST
DESPERATE NAZI ATTEMPT TO SMASH FRENCH LINES NEAR SAARBRUCKEN
Ukrainian minority south of DESTROYER
Lwow (Lemberg).
The partition is being undertaken under the principle of maintenance of two buffer States, Lithuania (includ- ing Vilna) and "Little Poland," un- der German control but nominally in- dependent like Slovakia.
A Moscow raport, however, the quotes foreign observers in Russian capital
that as stating reports of a Japan-Soviet aggression pact are premature.
sion.
RUMANIAN BORDER INHABITANTS PANICKY
non-
CATCHES U-BOAT IN THE ACT
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
LATE LAST NIGHT it was reported that three mass formations of German tanks and infantry tried to smash the French lines near Saarbrucken. The battle took place near the Saar village of Nieder. half-way between Luxemburg and Saarbrucken. The attacking Germans were driven back by the
French despite heavy shelling.
tion.
Our
UNCEASING REINFORCEMENT Paris, To-day.
there
was
on
A communique states great activity by the artillery both sides yesterday and by units in contact upon the whole front.
German aeroplanes dived low and desperate efforts to dislodge the machine-gunned the French positions, French infantry but without success, Men rescued from the New- but the French withheld the assault and German operations in other sec- castle tanker Cheyenne, in newly-dug trenches and are still tors were also unsuccessful. A despatch from Cernauti (Ru-
maintaining their positions on, the Own Correspondent. mania) says that. panic yesterday which is owned by the Anglo-hills. gripped the population of Bulcovina American Oil Co., yesterday This is the first time that the Ger-- province, who fear a German inva-described how a British des-mans have come over in mass-forma-
a German A number of families have fled into troyer caught
⚫ French artillery shattered the Ger- the interior despite the authorities' U-boat in the act of shelling man tank formations, and the French measures to prevent an exodus at pre-
broke and drove back the infantry them. sent. Our Own Correspondent.
attack with bayonet charges.-Reuter. VILLAGES DESTROYED
London, To-day.
last A French communique issued
At several points he has abandon- certain of his night states that the Germans haveed and destroyed destroyed certain villages as they re- villages as he retired.-Router...
There is great artillery activi-
INTENSE ACTIVITY ty on both sides over the whole front the Germans are sending up
ANOTHER DASTARDLY ORDER AND PRETEXT
London, To-day. The Berlin wireless station says. that Der Fuehrer has announced that German troops will shoot at all Pollsh troops who approach thair ilñes with their hands rals- ed.
This, it is said, is because Po- lish troops have approached the German Ines in this fashion and then, it is..alleged, started ma- chine-gunning when the Germans ceased fire.-Reuter.
CHUNGIKUNG SHOCKED BY SOVIET ARMISTICE
Chungking, To-day.
News of the conclusion of an armistice to end the Mon- golian border fighting has caused a painful impression here, although it had been known for some time that ne- gotiations had been in pro- gress to this end.
on
The Cheyenne sighted the submarine it was Friday afternoon when
The tanker about six miles away. went full speed ahead in an effort to escape, but the submarine caught up with her and began shelling.
tired.
Suddenly, smoke appeared on the horizon and shortly afterwards a Bri- and tish destroyer rushed onto the scene. reinforcements.-Reuter. The U-boat promptly dived and the destroyer dropped depth charges all over the area.
As a result of the shelling, the Cheyenne broke in two, and the sec- tions drifted apart. As she was a danger to navigation, the destroyer
sank her.
The crew were taken on board the Norwegian ship Ida Bakke.-Reuter.
NO CASUALTIES
London, To-day. The entire crew of 37 of the tor- pedoed Anglo-American tanker Che- yenne were landed in England. by lifeboat yesterday. There were no casualties.
The crew declared that after tal- ing to the boats as the result of warn-- ing shots from the Nazi submarine, they saw their vessel sunk.
The submarine stood by for several hours until the Ida Bakke arrived.
The cubmarine · commander offered to tow the crew towards the Irish coast if no rescue vessel turned up.
Members of the crew, interviewed, revealed that a British destroyer came on the scene while the, sub- marine was still shelling the ship. The submarine promptly submerged.
The destroyer dropped depth
charges and then sank, the Cheyenne as the wreckage navigation.-Reuter.
was a danger to
It is considered that-if Japan feels she enjoys a free hand in the Far It is pointed out that Russia con- East without fear of Soviet interven-. tinued to give: · material assistance to | tion, she may radically change her. China after the signature of the policy towards third party rights and Changkufang-armistice following the | interests, which may therefore be in Sovbat-Japanese fighting in August danger of further encroachments, bul last year, and hence it is considered this may be followed by a more posl- that the new agreement may, not af¬ | tive polles on the part of the United fect Soviet assistance ta.China..
States in the Far East --Reuter.
A Paris
the
The enemy is unceasingly oond- ing up reinforcements opposite cur finds.
Shanghai, To-day. Several sections of the western front active, says a French General Headquarters communique issued in Paris.
are
South of Baarbrucken the enemy artillery han displayed In- te mo action but a number et French advances have been car- ried out east of the Mosalia.
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Shanghai, To-day.
stresses despatch strategic importance of the plateau which is gradually falling into French hands, and the eastern ridge which forms a remarkable artillery position
A strong Nazi counter-attack in the for chelling enemy units in the Saar- lautern region, the entire Saar valley lower valley of the Nied was. suc- and the Siegfried Line.
cessfully repulsed by the French. The Germans have been making Our Own Correspondent.
TRIGILATE
Let this name-plate guide you to the finest in refrigeration. Sole Agents-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Alexandra Building, Telephone 28021.