THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1939.
GERMAN FORCES STILL LOCKED IN BITTER FIGHTING IN POLAND: POLISH CLAIMS
Berlin, To-day. WARNING
THE NAZIS CLAIM SUCCESSES for their troops 70
miles west of Warsaw and 75 miles south-west AGAINST
of Warsaw.
Nazi troops, it is stated, are pushing on to Lublin, DEALINGS
while the Germans again claim to have captured Brest-Litowsk, 120 miles east of Warsaw.
The Germans, says the official communique, pre-
WITH AGENTS
vented the retreat of Polish troops near Lemberg. OF GERMANY
Retreating Polish troops lost 12,000 prisoners, and many guns and tanks. In spite of bad weather, Nazi planes attacked retreating columns of troops. The Vilna radio station is claimed to have been destroyed.
However, a Polish communique says that in heavy fighting, the Poflsh troops have held out.
GDYNIA FIGHTING
The Polish troops near Gdynia are still resisting, while the Polish Posnan army is obstinately fighting, and the enemy has had to rush up reinforce-
ments.
Polish
army
The southern
has smashed a Nazi motorised regiment and has taken many prisoners and 40 tanks. Reuter.
the
SPIRIT UNSHAKEN
Paris, To-day. The special correspondent of Havas agency at Lublin says the Poles are fighting back fiercely on all sec-
of the The barbaric methods Nazis in bombing open towns and civilian populations has not weak-
morale, ened the Polish
fact
which
the must Influence
final victory of the Alles. The Polish spirit is unchanged, and will remain so till the end.-Reuter.
POLES COUNTER-ATTACK
Paris, To-day.
London, To-day. Two notices issued by the
RUTHLESS BOMBING OF DEFENCELESS VILLAGES
Bucharest, To-day."
A telegram declaring: "In the past few days German alrcraft operating in Poland have dallber- ately and methodically bombad towne and villages containing conceivable military objec- tivas," has been sent to Presl- dent Roosevelt by M. Mosclckl, President of Poland, through' the American Minister here.
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The telegram adds that thou- sands of civilians have been kili- ed and wounded,—Router.
Board of Trade last night ALLEGED
deal with trading with the
enemy.
The first gives the names of 278 persons, including firms, carrying on business in various foreign countries, which for the purposé of the Trad- shall be ing with the Enemy Act The Havas correspondent with the deemed to be enemies and traders, warned Polish armies says that operations are shipowners, and others are slowing down except in the Lemberg against having dealings with them.
provision The other Order makes area, where the Germans are meeting with some success, and on the north-for the payment to the Custodians of east front, where the Poles have made Enemy Property who were appoint- a successful counter-attack.
The Poles, the correspondent says, have captured many thou- sands of Nazi prisoners and veral tanks.
The Polish army, says Havas,
PARLEYS
FOR WARSAW
SURRENDER
Berlin, To-day. The German Official News Agency
ed in the last few days, of all monies normally payable to or for the benefit of an enemy and, in particular, all dividends, bonuses or interest, capital sums, profits, debts, including bank reports that the military commander has balances, rents, insurance monies etc. of Warsaw "after yesterday refusing that to receive a German officer with a The Order further provides
se-
tors in spite of the Germans' crush- appeal to the International Red Cross the Custodians may retain fees equal flag of truce, to-day wirelessed and
ing superiority in men and materials,
Your Loath are Ivory. Castan - defend them with --
for medical supplies.-Reuter.
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to two per cent. of the amounts paid to him or of the property vested in him.-British Wireless.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CHARGES
asked the High Command of the Ger- man Army to-receive a Polish inter- mediary.
"The German Command communi- cated to the commander of Warsaw its willingness to do so."--Reuter.
WARSAW WAVELENGTH
London, To-day. Of interest is the fact that yester- day's Nazi broadcast in connection with the ultimatum to Warsaw. was made on the Warsaw station's wave- length.-Renter..
"MATTER OF HOURS"
Berlin, To-day.
A German announcement (not con- CHARGED WITH DEALING UN-firmed) says that the Nazi military
in the EX-commander
Warsaw district LAWFULLY IN FOREIGN CHANGE, TWO MERCHANTS WERE has received a wireless message from Polish commander of Warsaw BROUGHT BEFORE MR. R. ED-the WARDS AT THE CENTRAL MAGIS- asking him to receive a Polish repre-
sentative. TRACY THIS MORNING.
Accused were Wong Hing-cheong, proprietor of the Fook Sing Chong Firm, of No. 41, Hing Lung Street, and Kundan. Kodumall Lalchandani, of Messrs. O. K. Gīdumall and Watu- mall, Limited.
The message is alleged to have said that the Warsaw garrison lo willing to negotiato.
Berlin says the surrender of War- saw is now "only a matter of hours."
-Reuter.
GERMAN REPLY
Berlin, To-day. Replying to the alleged request by the Warsaw command, the following message was broadcast:
"Hullo Warsaw. Replying to the the German High Com- appeal to
for negotiating the
First accused was alleged to have bought or borrowed 20,000 yen. from second accused without the permis- sion of the Governor or through can authorised dealer, while second no- cused was alleged to have sold or loaned the same amount to arst "ac mand, envoys cused, contrary to the Defence (Fin-evacuation of Warsaw civilians, di- plomatic corps and the foreign com- ance) Regulations.
week,munity, will be met to-night on the
Pragaminsk Road.
Accused were remanded for a bail of $500 being allowed.
FIREMAN CHARGED
A fireman
attached to Mongkok Fire Station, Chan San, 30, was this
"Cars are to have illuminated White flags and red lights.
"Hostilities must be stopped 2,000 metres from both sides of the road."
every 'The 'message was broadcast Ave minutes but no reply had been received at 7.45 p.m. after 22 repeti- tlons, says the German statement.- Reuter.
morning remanded by Mr. E. Hims- PRESIDENT
worth when charged with imperson- ating a Revenue Officer and with de- manding $5 by menaces.
He was alleged to have demanded $$ from an opium divan keeper on Saturday.
Another man, Muk Tim, 28, who visited Chan while he - was detained in a call at the station, was charged with trespassing at Mongkok Police Sta- tion. He was also remanded.
Both pleaded not guilty. "Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison is in charge of the case."
MOSCICKI
IN RUMANIA
Bucharest, To-day. President Moscicki of Poland -- rived in Rumania yesterday
noon.
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Meanwhile the Polish-Rumanian frontier has been closed.-Reuter.