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FRENCH TROOPS
CABLE
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FORCES: DEFENCES NEAR SAARBRUCKEN
NOW PENETRATED
PARIS, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-It is offelally announced that French troops. preceded by a large number of tauks, have broken through the German, defences near Saarbrucken.
This official announcement follows the press re-. ports that very heavy artillery duel has been heard all night from this area.
POLAND'S CAPITAL REMOVED
WARSAW, Sept. 7 (Reuter) --The seat of the Polish Gov-
ernment has been removed to Lublin, 120 miles south-east of the capital. Wounded Po- lish soldiers have been moved out of Warsaw.
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Nazi troops are approach- ing southwards from East Prissia. The population of to be Warsaw continues cheerful in spite of repeated air raids. Cinemas. theatres are opened restaurants are doing bust-! ness as usual.
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BERLIN, Sept. 7 (Reuter)- The offlelal German news agency has reported that German troops occupied Cra- |
It is cow without fighting. added that the bridges over the Vistula are not damaged. NO CONFIRMATION
Censorship RELATIVĖS
MUST NOT
MOURNING
Of Chinese EVEN WEAR
Press Is Lightened
Special to the Hongkong Dally Press
A message from London states other occasions, that no confirmation of this claim was available there.
The claim is denied in Warsaw. but a radio message stated that Cracow was raided yesterday and that Afteen enemy planes had been brought down.
Italy Will Maintain Own Policy
?
ROME, Sept. 7 (Reuter)Signor Farinace', Minister of State. stated to-day that Italy would take no Initiative in the European war but
mean
is It does not
that Italy giving up her own policy.
NO BY:
ELECTIONS FOR PRESENT COPENHAGEN. SEPT. 7 (RET LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuter}
will be TER)—THE BERLIN CORRES- It is unlikely that, there
OF THE ¡PONDENT
DANISH any by-elections in this country PAPER "BERLIN GSKETIDENDE" for the time being in view of the SAYS THAT THE GERMAN AU- need for united effort. Four by- THORITIES REFUSE TO PUBLISH elections are at present pending. THE LISTS OF CASUALTIES,
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HOW LONDON REACTED TO AIR RAID
ALARM ON WEDNESDAY
The writer says that the rela- | In contrast to their be-1 haviour in past crises or on tives of the German dead have been informed, but have when not been only sincere comment, but strictly ordered not to tell others
or to wear mourning. authentic news of a. vital
LIFELESS TOWN character; has been suppress- The same correspondent ed or blue-pencilled beyond visiting Saarbrucken, recognition, the censors.res that the town is lifeless. All ponsible for the perusal of women and children have evacuat- written matter intended forjed and trains are crammed with; publication in Chinese news-1 as many as thirty-one in a com-
shown compartment. papers have mendable balance and sense the present of values in situation.
A communique was broadcast stating that Polish troops were stemming the German advance on the south-west front and that the Polish garrison in Westerplatte was holding out.
The Poles are stated to have!
The censors' department worked and bombed a mechanized column in till dawn on several nights recent and the neighbourhood of Czestochoway against the usual midnight Another message says that a Po-closing hour, in order that the 'ish Legion is being formed in the Chinese morning dailies might United States and that 5,000 meri have up-to-the-minute informa- tion: This was a gesture which have already enrolled.
the newspapermer appreciated.
CHAMBERLAIN
Continued from Fage 1 Within a short time of calling out our units guns and search lights were fully manned.
and away
a large number of anti-aircraft parachutists. units were in camp
Four officers cf the German Air from their home stations this Force have already been caught ..reflects
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The only sign of activity is the French searchlights nightly sweep- ing the sky.
The Germani newspaper "Flens- berger Nachrichten" says that
several people have been listening to foreign broadcasts which is ab- solutely forbidden.
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Moreover,
also they have told others what they heard. This is lip-propaganda and such people were committing crime against the whole German people and they are now in prison awaiting several years sentence.
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LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter) -Reuter was officially informed that enemy aircraft reported off the East Coast yesterday morning were reconnaissance planes.
Fighter aircraft were despatched, but 'contact was not made with the enemy, who turned back before reaching the coast.
On returning, some of our aircraft were mistaken for enemy aircraft, which caused certain coastal bat- teries to open fire."
Suddenly the anti-aircraft, runs opened fire and the sky was filled with some form of sbeli burst. Several squad- rons of British planes passed and the sound of machine-gun fire could be rald- plainly heard, and the ing planes were said to have been seen.
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"ALL CLEAR" The all clear signal LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-When the air raid
received in Chatham about nine sirens in London shrieked their warning early yester-
o'clock. Anti-aircraft gunfire was NO day, buses and cars were stopped on the streets and
distinctly heard in Southend. guns" were fired in Essex and up- people on the way to work walked calmly into shelters
parently no planes reached there NO PANIC.
sounded, the dead city sprang
"About An A.R.P. worker said: Police- underground and other into life as if by magic,
I saw | 8.30 - 8.m.
what appeared the streets men cycled through trains continued running.
to be German bombing planes carrying large notice boards with aying high and very fast. There along the open stretches.
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The alarm-London's since war was declared - last. co Over two hours, There was no sign of panic. Passen- gers with gas marks slung over their shoulders quitted
the words "Raiders Passed."
DRIVEN OFF
LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)
was plenty of gandre."
People in the north of London heard the distant sound of gun-
str-
The first enemy air raid attempt fire and during the period ber and the "all on Britain took place at about tween the alarm 6.30 am. "yesterday. The German clear" signal several British
before craft passed overhead. the buses
bombers were driven off orderly fashion and went into safety. Inside the shelters. City
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PEASANTS INFURIATED „ PARIS, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-A Havas What was more appreciated was.. message from Warsaw states that the judicious manner in which the the peasants, are infuriated by the censors made use of their powers..
attacks on German
towns and With the exception of a few isolat- villages and are organizing spon-ed words and expressions, nothing Since taneous hunts for German was deleted from news reports; which could render the censorship. open to attack such as on the oc-change at all in the present crisis. casion of the Japanese bombing of All in all, there appear to be not, British territory just within the unjust, unreasonable or ludicrous "SUICIDE" GARRISON.
frontler
NO BOMBS DROPPED- some prohibitions, and news that is news
any bombs were dropped. LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-The New Territories
and editorial, comment that s
Another report stated that Several flights of planes men of vulnerable points has been small Polish "suicide" garrison at months ago.
but bombs were dropped. One man taken over by the National Defence Westerplatte is still holding out!. At that time, although the local timely and constructive have not
papers and chatted cheerfully. it was impossible to tell whether said that he saw six planes fly- Companies, supplemented by per- against the vastly superior. Nazi foreign press contained full reports met with obstacles at the censors and business girls read the news been making for London.
of facts, the mention of bombs hands. sonnel of the Territorial Army forces.
The censorship of news in Chi- Meanwhile, steel-helmeted police they were British or German. For ing in two formations of three..
The sun They were fired at by The personnel reached their post
They have been repeatedly bom-having been dropped on British
nese dates back to the 1925 strike men and air raid wardens, clad a time all was quiet. territory was strictly forbidden.
'a decontamination with the minimum delay and under barded by Nazi guns and planes.
clothing: shone from clear sky and aircraft batteries and driven "aff, News reports, whether cabled and boycott since which time all in
crowds of people stood outside Later six planes returned trying weather conditions.
Polish troops from Gdynia, whic
were again driven ou, of the "Mobilization
created a diversion, claim to have from abroad or gathered locally. "copy" has had to be passed be- patrolled the streets.
When the "all clear" signal was their shelters gazing skywards mainder of the army has been
taker: 12 prisoners, a field gun and have been passed with little or no fore appearing in print. carried out with the greatest
three machine-guns. smoothness. The morale of all ranks" and, in particular. the spirit of the reservists recalled from civil life, some of whom have already this year called for training. 19 excellent. "I should like to make special mention of the women Auxiliary Territorial Services, who are performing many tasks under arduous conditions, and thereby re- lieving soldiers for fightng duties. "Turning to the naval side. the important feature has been the
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NAMES OF PRISONERS The Warsaw radio is now an nouncing the names of the Ger- man officers and soldiers taken risoner by the Polish forces with word of comfort to their families
Germany.
A German communique in the meanwhile claims that the Nazi forces have occupied the whole of Upper Silesia and to have taken 10,000 prisoners in the Corridor,
GERMANS INTERNED LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)-Ali
sinking of the". Athenia with its Germans in Northern Rhodesia as scenes of death and terror gradually well as in Tanganyika have been opened the war and no denials.or interned.
Inventions on the part of Germany
They had been taken into safe- will convince the public of German keeping without trouble and all Innocence of this crime which pro-emergency and defence plans have foundly shocked and horrified the been put into operations without
a hitch. world."
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S. African Participation In War Must Be Limited: Will Help In Destruction Of Domination By Violence
CAPETOWN, SEPT. 7 (REUTER)—GENERAL J. C. SMUTS, PRIME MINISTER, amplifying the Government's policy said that South African participation in the war must necessarily be limited by considerations of geography and special conditions attaching to the country.
Their primary duty was to place their own defences in the highest state of efficiency in order to render the Union sale Clearly, at this stage. the Government against any inroads." could not give encouragement to citizens who wished to serve overseas.
It was for the Union to give
CORRESPONDENCE physical support in all questions of
GERMAN FIRMS
To the Editor, of the "Hongkong Dally Press”
Sir-In your issue of the 8th inst., under your report of visits to
in German Firms various
the Colony, you mention a visit to the
trade, shipping and finance. The Union would maintain" in the full- est sense the Simcnstown Agree- ment to ensure the defences of Simonstown and, for free entry of British warships
It was only by pursuing such'a
undersigned, Messrs Maison polley that the Government of the Mathieu Ste. Ame.. Imputing thereby that such firm is a German Union would be able to secure the Firm, which is incorrect.
necessary protectiori for the con- Messrs. Maison F. Mathieu Steveyance of agricultural products Ame. is entirely a Belgian Firm from markets overseas. registered in Antwerp and having
a branch office here in this Colony.
Gen, Smuts added that in com- We shall be glad if you will mon with her allies the Union had kindly give this" letter dua pub-no quarrel with the German peo
ple and her aim was to assist in Helty
(Signed)
the destruction of the system. MAISON F. MATHIEU 8. A which is seeking to impose world
domination with violence. Hongkong Branch,
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This map demonstrates the importance of sea power. It shows that the little island kingdom in the North Sex still holds the ace of trumps in a struggle of endurance. seas. Here we show, with comments by Commander H. Pursey, with her ally. France, Great Briftin to-day, reigns supreme in Europe as mistress of the how the British Navy, ever vigilant, guards the gates 1, NORTH SEA. British Home and Reserve Fleets from their northern bases control the northern exit of the North Sea. 2 DOVER STRAITS. With the two coasts" in Allied hands, passage would be denied, if necessary. to all surface craft. Submarines would also be prevented from breaking through by methods perfected at the end of the Great War. 3. GIBRALTAR. The Rock dominates the western entrance to the Mediterranean. Enemy submarines would inevitably be hunted down with greater success than in the Great War 4 WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN, with the British Fleet holding the North Bea, the French Fleet would be mainly concentrated in the Western Mediterranean. 5. MALTA. Now well defended from aircraft and submarine attacks, Malta could be used as a "halfway house" and base between Gibraltar and Alexandria 6. DARDANELLES. With Turkey in alliance, passage to and from the Black Sea would be denied to enemy Teasels 7, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, The British Mediterranean Fleet could be concentrated at Alexandria, as was the case during the Abyssinian crisis, and would dominate the Eastern Mediterranean, The defences of Alexandria have been considerably strengthened and it is now a first-class Flent hase. A large floating dock has recently been towed there from Portsmouth, & PORT SAID. Use of the Suez Canal would be posible only to Allied and neutral Powers
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