"Bongkang Daily Prena"
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1939
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939.
No. 25279
玩玖拾柒佰弍仟伍萬弍第
NAZI BOMBERS CHECKED ON EAST
COAST OF ENGLAND: AIR MINISTRY OF
RAID ALARM IN LONDON ECONOMIC
British Naval Units Sink German
Ships, Attack
Submarines
APOLOGY FOR BOMBING OF ESBJEG
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter) — Enemy aircraft approached
the east coast of England early this morning.
WARFARE
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)- The Ministry of Economic Warfare, which corresponds with the Ministry of Blockade during the last War, will dis- organise, the effect of the enemy offensive in economic and financial fields.
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日期月年政拾整佰玖千登英
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reater)~The King has approved of the appoint- It is a vital offensive arm
ment of HRH. the Duke of Glou- which is complementary tocester as Chief Liaison Officer for the three fighting services. British Field Forces. Its organisation has been in progress for two years and works closely with the corres-
NO HASTY IMPROVISION
A communique says that, so far as is known, the enemy ponding French authorities. raiders did not penetrate the defences and no damage was re- ported.
At 7 o'clock this morning the air raid Air Fight
alarm was sounded in London. German
bombers approached the coast but were ap-
parently driven off.
THE RAIDERS RETURNED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. SHOTS WERE FIRED AND THE ENEMY «MA- ̈ CHINES AGAIN TURNED OFF.
The Ministry of Information announces that further extensive reconnaissance was carried out by the Royal Air Force over Germany on the night of September 5-6.
· British aircraft were not engaged by enemy fighters and, as on the two previous occasions, they all returned safely. Copies of the note to the German people were again distributed over a wide area. British naval units have sunk at least three German ships and attacked a number of submarines in different places.
GERMAN TRIBUTE
NO YUGOSLAV MOBILIZATION BELGRADE, Sept. 8 (Reuter)
has The captain of the Orlenda, The Yugoslav Government the German vessel which was denied that there is partial mobili- clared that only a number of ex- said at Montevidio that hel was well satisfied with the perts have been called up for
technical exercises.. treatment received at the
Near Paris
At Dawn
Population Keeps Calm
Sept. 6 (Reuter)—
PARIS aircraft were sighted near Paris in the earls
It is pointed out that the Mir- istry is no hasty improvision. The task of creating the necessary or ganisation has been in progress for two years and a complete staff. drawn partly from the Clau Ser- vice and partly from expert circles in the city and elsewhere, was earmarked some months ago.
The Ministry will be in closest touch
with the corresponding
French authorities and in order
to secure the necessary co-opera- tion a French delegation of er-
perts has murived in London and
is already working in the Ministry.
Daring Raid On Shanghai On Shanghai
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IN WEST: WARSAW
BEING EVACUATED
Reich Forces 42 Miles From Much-Bombed City
LONDON, SEPT. 6 (REUTER) - HEAVY ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT IS REPORTED" FROM "THE GERMAN WESTERN FRONT.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS REPORT A HEAVY ARTILLERY DUEL BETWEEN THE MAGINOT AND SIEG- FRIED LINES IN THE MOSELLE REGION, FIRING LAST- ING ALL NIGHT, BUT A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE RE- PORTS THAT THE WESTERN FRONT IS QUIET.
Heavy fighting is reported about 40 to 50 miles north- west of Warsaw.
The Administration has left Warsaw and evacuation of wounded soldiers and news correspondents has been
NEUTRALITY A LA TOKYO completed.
Demand That
Foreign Troops
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A communique states that fierce fighting is continuing towards Plonsk, "about 42 miles from the suburbs of War- saw and Ciechanow, 58 miles from the Polish capital. Polish troops are resisting superior enemy forces to the southwest.
communique
An
official
Leave China gives a description of the air STOCK EXCHANGE
FEAR “INCIDENTS”
SHANGHAL, September 6
raid on Warsaw which took place on Monday afternoon.
It is stated that some 70 bombers dropped explosive and incendiary bombs and the
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REOPENING TO-DAY
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reu ter)
The London Stock
(Reuter)-The Japanese have enemy especially attacked Exchange officially reopens
the
suburbs inhabited by the made proposals that troops of belligerent Powers poorest sections of the popu should all be withdrawn from lation.
China in order to avoid in-
cidents.
"!."
Fifteen persons were killed
It is learned that the British and a number wounded.
pointed out that the Germans
had no troops in China and that, therefore, no incident was likely, but they have
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GENERAL SMUTS CAFETOWN, Sept. 6 (Reuter)
CHUNGKING, September 6 agreed to refer the proposals Gen. J. C. Smuts becomes Premier
and
Minister of Defence and
ernment of South Africh,
to-morrow. Hence to-day's Inter-office and street deal- small. ings were very Prices, however, were gen- erally maintained.
SURPRISE VISIT PAID BY KING TO R.A.F.
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-The
hours this morning and sirens were sounded. The populace (Central)-Five armed men to London, though doubt is was wakened from sleep and forced their way into the expressed whether they would External Affairs in the new Gov-
The populace in the foreign The new Finance and Education King paid a surprise visit to the took to shelter in a calm and office of the sheriff of Yang-be accepted.
Alr Force Fighting Command orderly manner carrying their sauchuen in Pootung opposite
poo River and assassinated a in China are most uneasy The Opposition will consist of a sunk by a British warship,zation in the country. It Is de gas-masks. The all clear was Shanghai across the Whang-settlements and concessions Minister is Mr. J. H Hotmyer. [secret headquarters of the Royal":
sounded at 4.15 am,
Having learned from ex-number of minor Japanese concerning these proposals, section of the late Hertzog Govern- where he inspected the control perience of previous warnings puppets in a daring attack in since it is felt that foreignment Farty which supported the rooms. He then went over to the the people were quickly pre- the early morning of Septem- troops afford the only reliable ex-Prime Minister, General: J. B. Anti-Aircraft Command headquar pared to make a quick res- ber 4, according to a Shang-Protection in these areas. ponse to the sirens' call.
hands of the British naval NO NAVAL ESCORT
authorities and voluntarily undertook, with his men, not to participate further in the
war.
FOR U.S. SHIPS WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Reuter) -President Roosevelt has declared No details of the attacks on that American steamers carrying German submarines are avail- United States Citizens will not be able. It is not always advis-provided with naval escort.
He added that legislation will be able to make public British naval successes and it must proposed against propaganda fav-
Touring Communism and Naziszn.
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US ARMS EMBARGO REPEAL URGED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-- and "New York Times"
Act
In one shelter, 50 persons allocated there were present within five minutes. Some of of them with vacuum flasks, them were fully dressed most food and even easy chairs.
Another alarm was sounded at 10.47 o'clock and the all
hai report.
sheriff of puppet LI Chiek Yangszuchen, was killed outright
another minor officer under the together with Chow Yueh-lin, a
Japanese, was also killed. Puppet sillage elder. L's brother.
Another puppet village elder, Mo Shao-keng, was seriously wounded.. None of the five gunmen was cap-
tured..
clear was given at 11.20 am. At Chaohochin, another outlying i The raiders were heavily village near Shanghai, six senior engaged outside by anti-air-members of the bogus police force craft fire and French fighters. there were captured by guerilla
None of the They were flying at a height forcës and executed.
M. Hertzog
ters "nearby.
PROVE OF Cause Worth Sacrifice
ATHENIA DISASTER MIGHT
GREATER MAGNITUDE: 125 PERSONS MISSING No Doubt That Liner Was
On Peaceful Mission
ralders reached the capital. 3 MERCHANT Admiralty, said that statements taken on oath from
not be assumed, when there are no reports, that there has been no success.
The Admiralty is issuing The
when it is "Herald Tribune" urge the imme- communiques deemed advisable.
diate repeal of the arms embargo The British Government as fald down In the Neutrality of 1,500 feet. has expressed profound regret to the Danish Government for accidentally bombing Esbjeg just inside the Danish border. WORD FOR GERMANS LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)--In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A Birtler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that bomb- ing by German aircraft was gen. erally directed against military objectiven. It was generally not. Indiscriminately against the ciri- lian population as such, though many casualties among civilians. had been caused.
INSIDE STORY OF
This was according to informa- tion the British Government had received.
“HITLER KNOWS NO GOD" - GANDHI SIMLA, Sept. 6 (Router)-It is understood that br
Mr Gandhi made an appeal to Herr Hitler last week
for peace.
To-day, the Mahatma said, "It
SHIPS SUNK
TWO
GERMAN AND
LONDON, Sept. 6 (Beuter)-In the House of Com- mons to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the the Chief Officer of the Athenia and numerous sur "vivors, both British and Americans, established that the vessel was sunk by a submarine without warning. Mr. Churchill regretted that the disaster might prove of greater magnitude than" earlier reports in- dicated.
ONE BRITISH CONDITIONS IN H.K. INTERNMENT CAMP
La Salle College Now Looks Like Fortress
THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" is in a position to reveal to its readers a complete inside story of conditions prevailing in the Colony's Internment Camp at La Salle College, Kowloon, since enemy aliens were arrested and placed in confinement there."
SINCE THE CAMP WAS ESTABLISHED ON SUN- DAY night, yesterday was the first occasion on which visitors were allowed to visit the internees.
La Salle College, until recently a centre of learning and a playground for the youth of this far-flung out- post of the Empire, now presents a very different ap-
It was intended. Surrounded by a high network of school.
The torpedo struck the engine
bereaved,
Treatment Contrasted
WELLINGTON, Sept. 8. (Reuter The New Zealand House of Re- presentatives afirmed New Zea-- land's declaration of war against Germany.
Mr. M. I. Savage, the Frine Minister, who is now con- valescent after his recent" ab- dominal operation, said that the cause in which they were Joining was worth the sacrifice. He added, "Where Britain goes We go and where she stands, we stand."
SAFETY OF EMPIRE CANBERRA, Sept. (Renter The Parliamentary and Labour Party has pledged itself to do everything possible for the safety
of the Empire as it is an integral part of it.
The Government stated that
There were 1,418 persons The Athenia was not defensively Mr. Churchill expressed profound LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) aboard of which 315 were armed and she carried no gums:
been received crew, 1,103, were passengers Information has here that the German ships the and 125 were not accounted sympathy with relatives of the Olinda" and the Carl Fritzen have for. been sunk and that their crews
་ ་ ་ room and the submarine then came The First Lord of the Admiralty aré safe,
The Olinda,, (4,576 tons) was re-to the surface and fred a shell contrasted the German treatment the United Kingdom Government action in sinking two German tralian wool for the duration of ported to have salled from Buenos which exploded in the middle of of the Athenia with the British had agreed to buy entirely Aus- Atres for Hamburg on Aug. 29 and the deck, L
The submarine then cruised ships. Every provision was made the war. the Carl Fritzen, (8,593 tons) was reported to have been bound from round and was seen by numerous for the safety of the German crews of 78,000 militia in Australia,
ed up Holland for Canada or Buenos survivors, including Americans, and passengers on the vessels and groups of 10,000 each will be call-
The survivors, Mr. Churchill all their lives were saved.
Mr. Churchill observed that the Aires:
continued, were picked up by two ALL RESCUED LONDON, Sept, 6 (Reuter)It destroyers, which hastened to the newspaper of a neutral country.........
that the crew were given time to that the submarine must have been was officially announced that the rescue, and also by other vessels. New York Post"--had stressed mission and it was equally clear British steamer Bosnia has been sunk and that all hands were from a German submarine which pack their belongings and take to in position waiting to take up her rescued by a Norwegian tanker, ex-afterwards torpedoed and sank the boate. Also, the captain of one prey en route. 75 cept a nireman, who is reported to vessels me rescued vessel on arrival at Montevidio es-Sixty Casualties
except a Areman who was killed. pressed gratitude for the manner be deadvog
MASA YA TA/ LATVIAN SHIP SUNK in which they had been treated. The position of the ship was not
Peaceful Mission MEMECOPENHAGEN Sept. 6 (Reuter) siren
Replying to supplementary ques SET ON FIRE-A Latvian steamer was sunk
The State Departmer WASHINGTON, Sept. (Red)
that the as. City of Flint way to New York with at
Bees that Hitler knows no God Pearance to that for which at the gateway, and at LONDON Sept. 6 (Reuter)The near, Malmo, :Sweden, there were tions, the First Lordedared that survivors of the Athenla
but brute force,"
Mr. Gandhi said that he was in
aympathy with Britain and France
on the humanitarian viewpoint
barbed wire, which is believed to every corner along the boundary, captain of the British ship Bosnia 23 men on board two of whor be electrified, the College now are armed sentries of the Royal has informed the Admiralty that were drowned. The vessel looks more like a fortress than a
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his ship was set on fire by gunfire Rigu on Saturday,
there was not the slightest doubt
left
The total num that the Athenis left before the appear to be about 60%
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