THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 19, 1939.
REALISATION COMES AT LAST
London, To-day. Lord Camrose, proprietor of the "Daily Telegraph," has been appointed Chief Assistant to Lord MacMillan, head of the Ministry of Information.
Lord Camrose is to ensure closer contact between the Ministry and the press. The appointment has been made in order to provide for the Minister of In- formation technical and specialised knowledge of newspapers which Lord Mac-
Reuter. Millan feels to be a necessary appointment.
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LULL BEFORE NEW FLARE-UP ON WESTERN FRONT: FRENCH PROGRESS AT EASTERN END
Paris, To-day.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS no activity on the western front to report, French military quarters are re- ported to be very satisfied by the small cost of the exploratory operations so far carried out against the outposts of the Siegfried Line. The Gerrnan Army, it is pointed out, has had to pay a high price for the rapid advance across Po- land.
There are no very reliable figures as to the losses of the German air force, but one Polish source states that 280 German ‘planes were lost!
ground.
If this is an accurate estimate, the [ beyond which the Germans feel un- German alc force
lost able to cede any more must have nearly 1,000 trained men.
Reuter. The French air force has already shown a general superiority over the German 'planes, while medium bomb- ers have been able to cut communica- tions behind the German lines.
Railway lines from Saarbrucken and Saarlouis to the interior of Germany, for instance, have been cut.
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SEMI-OFFicial surVEY
Paris, To-day. The crisis of the situation in Poland the which has been precipitated by entry of Soviet troops into Polish territory coincides with a day of calm
BETTER SPIRIT IN FAR EAST
Shanghai, To-day.
In addition to the agreement here between the British and Japanese concerning the defence sector north of Soochow Creek, another agreement has been reached at Kulangau.
The Japanese blockade of that pórt has already been relaxed.
At Tsingtad, the 'Japanese at. titude to
been foreigners has much modified in the last few days.-Reuter.
on the whole of the Western Front, FRENCH SINK
states a semi-official survey of the time military situation, for the, first since the start of hostilities.
- The French artillery now dominates Saarbrucken and the Germans
The communique of the French General Staff declares that no- reported to have set up guns on all
thing of Importance occurred from available high points behind the town
the Rhine to the Mosolle. in order to shell the French positions.
The lull yesterday follows lively It is stressed in all quarters major opcrations have not yet start-reaction by enemy artillery over the One competent observer, a form-week-end and a series of lively coun- War Minister, points out that ter-attacks in various sectors of the lengthy preparations were necessary in' the Great War before the attack on the Hindenburg Line could be carried out, and the Siegfried Line is strong-
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VILLAGES BLOWN UP
A French communique last night states that the Germans in order to straighten their line, have evacuated and blown up a number of small villages.
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The Germans, apprehensive of a big push, are bringing up reinforce- ments and 'planes released from the fighting in Poland.
The French have entered an im- portant forest near the Rhine, on the
Front.
After the French advance of the past 15 days and the lively German reactions which this has provoked, indispensable preparations are being proceeded with by both sides. Reuter,
NAVAL RESCUE NEAR H.K.
Floating at the mercy of eastern end of the front line.--Reuter. the high seas in a small sam-
RELATIVELY QUIET
Paris, To-day.
Apart from sporadic bursts of tillery exchanges, the Western Front was relatively quiet in the past 24
rifle and machine gun fire and ar-
hours.
pan a cargo-junk's crew was rescued by H.M.S. Bideford yesterday and brought to Hong Kong.
According to Cheng Kan, master of The Germans have been making | Junk No. T3512H, a Japanese destroyer strategic withdrawals with the ob- stopped his junk about 10 miles east ject of straightening their lines.
of, San Mel. Ten Japanese boarded, forced Cheng and his crew Into a small sampan and took the cargo junk in tow.
Observers believe that the object of these withdrawals is to enable the German artillery defending the Sieg- fried line to put up a more effective curtain barrage or line of shells bursting continuously in the face of advancing troops.
FOOTING IN BIENWALD French troops have now gained a footing in the forest of Bien- wald, east of Wissembourg at the ewtern and of the Rhino-Moselle Front.
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The forest stretches for 15 miles between Wissembourg and the Rhine and bars the entrance to the narrow plains in Alsace north of Wissem- bourg.
H.M.S. Bideford later rescued Cheng and his fokis.
Another Chinese junk was stopped by the Japanese near Sam Mel the same day. Lam Yuk, master of junk No. 5291Y, has reported that four Japanese sailors from a trawler board- ed his junk and transferred his cargo to the trawler.
QUEEN VISITING DAUGHTERS
London, To-day.
Her Majesty the Queen left London
It is considered here that the last night to visit the Princesses in French have now reached the limit Scotland.-Reuter.
U-BOAT
Paris, To-day.
A German submarine has been sunk by the French Navy, it was announced last night.
The French artillery has been oc- tive, particularly in the region south
of Saarbrucken.-Reuter.
At the
WOMEN HELP TO DISGUISE LINER
London, To-day.
A Union-Castle liner which left Capetown just before war broke out has arrived safely in England covered with camouflage painting in the real 1914 manner.
She was at sea when she got.news of the declaration of war and her passengers, including women, imme- diately helped the crew darken all portholes and paint the ship with the innumerable' varieties of paint on board.
The passengers also helped to make sand-bags and took turns of duty with the look-outs regularly.-Reuter.
NAZIS SEEK BOND ISSUE IN AMERICA
Washington, To-day.
The United States Security Commission is to undertake a public enquiry into whether Germany should be permit- ted to issue bonds in the United States. The sum of about £14,000,000 is involved. When Germany filed the registra- tion statement, she failed to disclose most of, the financial information re- quired by the Act.
The conditions were such that no | sovereign government could submit to them, announced the German Em- bassy.-Reuter.
POLISH ENVOY SEES
COUNT CIANO
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Rome, To-day. The Polish Ambassador called on Count
Italian Clano, the
Foreign Minister, on Sunday night. It lo un- derstood that he drow Count Clano'o'
attention to the Soviet's unprovoked aggression. Reuter.
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