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Possibility Of Nazi Attack Through CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES Belgium: German Troops Concentrate
1,000 To 1,800 Enemy Bombers Near Aschen
PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-There was almost complete calm on the Western Front on Tuesday.
The Germans have sent more troops and planes to the neighbourhood of Aschen (Aix-la-Chapelle), opposite the Netherlands and Belgium frontier and a hundred miles north of the nearest point at which fighting is taking place.
Some reports state that the Ger mans have concentrated between *1,500 and 1,800 bombers at this
point.
The French General Staff is Keeping a close watch against the possibility of a Nazi attack through Belgium.
PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-After nearly three weeks of war on the Western Front, the opposing forces
Expressions Of Regret For Sinking
are armly in contact on a hun-U-BOAT COMMANDERS'
dred-mile front stretching from Luxemburg to the Rhine.
TRENCH WARFARE Veterans of the last Great War similar com- recall that many muniques were issued from 1914 to 1918 when the opposing armles similar trench In were engaged ..warfare.
tion
ment.
SHOW COURTESY
LONDON, Sept. 21′′ (Reuter) -Two' cases of courtesy and consideration by German submarine commanders were reported by British vessels yesterday.
POLISH C. - IN- C. INTERNED IN RUMANIA
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter) -It was learned in Londen last night, that Marshal B. Smigly-Ryds. Commander-in- Chief of the Pollah Forces, bas been interned by the Rumanian Government, to gether
with other Pollsh officers who crossed the frón- tler.
WHOLESALE INVASION "IMMINENT?
JAPANESE FORCES INCREASED NEAR WANGMOON
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near
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LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-Continuing his statement in the House of Commons to-day on the latest war situation Mr. Neville Chamberlain made references to Herr Hitler's speech. Herr Hitler, he said, had said much about the humane me- thods whereby he had waged the war.
"I can only say that methods are not made humane by call- **** ing them so." declared the Premier, and that accounts of Ger- man bombing of open towns and the machine gunning of re- fugees have shocked the whole world (cheers).
"m the dominions overseas, His searched for in vain "What was one single word to show that Majesty's Governments have con- Hitler remembers the brave men tinued to press on with prepara- ! who live already lost their lives tions to enable them to take a in this quarrel of his making, or full share in the great struggle of the wives and children who that lies before us." have been deprived of the head
Mr. Chamberlain said he would
of the family because their leader's not hazard a guess at this stage of the war when or where a de
lust of power must be satisfied."
cisive force will be assembled, or ATTACKS ON U-BOATS
when the decisive moment might The achievements of the anti- submarine campaign after little arrive. That must depend upon over a fortnight had exceeded events which no one can forsee. anything the British navy had accomplished over much longer periods in the "last war:
•
The strict adrierence of Hils Majesty's Government to the rules of war was in striking contrast to
the polley pursued by Germany. No loss of life had been caused by the exercise of British sea-power, and no neutral property had been un- lawfully detained.
"The scale of our prepara- tions, and the fact that we are basing them on the as- sumption that the duration of the war may be at least three
our
pro-
enstires that years, strength will increase gressively to meet whatever may come."
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CHINA WAR „NEWS:
KIANGSI FRONT FIGHTING: SHANTUNG TOWN RETAKEN
KADAN, KIANGSI, Sept. 21 (Central) Sharp fighting is taking place south-west of Fenghein and north-east of Kaoan;" in` Klangel.
After suffering considerable casualties, the Japanese have
West Fuhwelfew. now brought up 1,000 reinforcementa" Fenghsin, has been regained by the Chinese.
Sinañchen Re-occupied ...
commenced
casualties and destroying about
AN UNDISCLOSED PLACE 100 housen. SHEKKI, Sept. 21 (Reuter)
NORTH KIANGSU, Sept. 21' (Cen-
Town Recaptured, Japanese forces are increasing in
tral) Sinanichen, on the Grand
UNDISCLOSED PLACE AN." In one case the trawler Captain the vicinity of Wangmoon and also
Canal, north east of Ewaiyin, in SHANTUNG, Sept. 21 (Central) — who reached home port in safety 'others Tongka and other RUMANIAN SCHOOLS To the troops this type of com-
North Kiangsu, reverted to Chinese Following a lightning attack, Chi- the Chungshan munique means that no major ac-together with his crew, said: "We places around
RESTORED TO NAZI.. FOR NEUTRALS control last Friday.
ness forces regained. Toncheng, stopped by German coast, creating
น
the impression
Chinese The has taken place, but that were
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Router)--Mr.
an 2,000-year-old walled city, on the MINORITY there is heavy artillery bombard-submarine and ordered to abandon that an imminent wholesale in-
R. S. Butler. Under-Secretary for attack on the town last Wednes- South Shantung border, last weak. the ship in our boats. We had vaslon is contemplated,
BUCHAREST, Sept. 21 (Reuter) Foreign Affairs, stated in the day. Following a nightlong battle.| The Chinese. troops broke into Aeroplaries are unceasingly The German shelling has been one lifeboat and this filed with carried out with the aim of pre-water directly we had piled into watching possible movements of-The Rumanian Government has House of Commons yesterday that the Japanese blockhouse in the the city with the help of platni-
the defenders,
warships restored 57 schools to the German the British Government was will-vicinity were either destroyed or clothes men inside, who opened while yenting the French from fortifying it
minority in Rumania,
Ing to
compensation for occupied.
the gates during the Chinese their newly-won positions.
CHANGED HIS MIND
pounded the coast to-day near
Finding their positions unten-attack. The U-Boat commander then Heungchau. The sounds were German schools in Bessarabia injuries and damages to neutrals
was able, the Japanese retreated last cases where there
The Japanese lost more than' board the clearly audible in Macao.
are to be allowed to teach German in all ordered me to go on
Everything points to an attempt again. Hitherto only Rumanian is reasonable proof of British respon-Friday morning. They are report- 100 men and considerable áruss
ed to be surrounded at Sanfenkow.) and ammunition. submarine, where he told me that he regretted he had to sink the to isolate the district from Macao. taught.
Another North Kiangsu town. vessel. He asked me if that was
Tanchib, east of Hsuchow, has had and I the only feboat we
also been re-occupied by Chinese forces. said "Yes,"
ENEMY ACTIVITY PARIS. Sept 21. Reuter-A communique states that "there was "enemy artillery activity at various
points, of the Front
*French and Gertnan fighter planes were engaged in several fights and an enemy aircraft, was brought down in our lines."
ANOTHER SURPRISE IN STORE?
ANKARA, Sept. 21 (Reuter) -The Turkish Foreign Minis- ter, Bay Saracoglu, is raving for Moscow to-morrow, where, says an official statement. he will exchange views with the
leaders Soviet
certain questions of interest to both countries,
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The statement adds that pro- gress is being made in the talks with Britain and France for pacts
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"He then changed his mind · and sent a boarding party over to us. They smashed our radio and cut away our fishing gear. As an afterthought, he sent a" sailor over with a bottle of gin."
ONE VESSEL SPARED
The second case, of courtesy ou the part of an enemy submarine commander cccurred when the trawlers Lord Minto and Arlita were sunk. The crews returned to England in the third trawler.
Widespread Revolutionary Bohemia And
RUMANIA
CLOSED TO GERMANY
OF SOVIET PLAN.
Here the German Commander. IMPORTANT EFFECT after a discussion with the skip- pers of the three English vessels, said he would sink two of the third. He expressed his regret at haying to sink the craft.
PARIS. Sept. 21 (Reuter)-""Les Temps." which is generally re- garded here as the organ of the French NEW DANGER AREA
Foreign Office, says that LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter) the most important effect of the The Nazi Naval High Command, Soviet occupation of Pol'sh areas
of mutual assistance and economie yesterday issued a notification of is that contact between Germany agreements with Turkey.
a new danger area. in the Baltic and Rumania is now impossible.
the
Moravia
Tyranny
LONDON. SEPT. 21 (REU- TER)-DETAILS OF A WIDE- SPREAD REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN AUTHORITA- TIVE QUARTERS IN LON- DON.
According to these sources, the movement started on Sept. 17 and it had been preceded a few days by labour demon- strations in Prague, which Sept. 16 developed into the German
serious clashes populace and authorities.
between the
HEAVY CASUALTIES used On Firearms were
ŝibility.
pay
Movement In Against Nazi
AN ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF
Guerilla) Bald
KINHWA, CHEKIANG, Sept 211 (Central) Chinese "guerillas rald-
DEATH OF SIR
JOHN FOWLER
ed Binteng station on the Nan- FORMER G.O.C. IN king-Shanghat Railway, 14 miles of Chinklang, last
CHINA week, wrecking a Japanese troop
LONDON, Sept. 31 (Reuter) train and killing and wounding The death has occurred of Lienk-
south-east
several hundred Japanese. General Sir John Sharman Fowler,
BOGUS TROOPS
K.CB, KOMG., CB., DAO.; who LOYANG, Sept. 21 (Central)was General Officer Commanding More than 200 bogus Chinese the British Forces in China from troops under the Japanese com-1942 to 1925, at the
age of 73 mand at Shangkang, south-east of years. Kihslen, in East Honan were re- Educated at Cheltenham College ON HERR HITLER'S (cently disarmed and taken prisoner he obtained a Commission in the
FRENCH COMMENT
SPEECH
PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter)—
by
A semi-official statement in reply to Herr Hitler's speech to says that its object was Justify the German Fuehrer before the German people.
The Soviet forces. says this
have now seized The new area, which presumably Journal. has been mined, is outside Danish Galician offelds and their aim sides and the casualties are re-France.
of the Danish appears to be to close the German ported to waters, south Islands. Fishing is now impossible road to Rumania and the Black able. in this area,
Sea,
In his time-worn manner, Her: both Hitler tried to split Britain and
consider have been
CLAIM REFUTED statement refutes.
Public opinion, the Turkish Sea. statement concludes, is now more optimistic that the status quo in the Balkans: the Black Sea and the Mediterranean will remain unchanged
SOVIET POLES RESIST
FRONTIERS OF
NEAR
%
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)—The German radio quotes a Polish officer who entered Romanla as saying that the Russian troops met with resistance from the Polish forces near the Romanian frontier.
the Nazis
the German invaders, A message from Kaunas states against that it is reported that, under the though two days ago German-Soviet demarcation. Vilna, said that the battle here was over. Grodno, Bialystok, Brestlitvosk and
Lwow
hands.
will remain in Russian
A report from Cernauti declares that District Commissariats have: already been established by the Russians in the territory they have occupied in Poland.
(Reuter). KAUNAS, Sept. 21 Lithuania's claim to Vilna which the Soviet have taken over was dis-·!
cussed by the Lithuanian Minister
The enemy attacking Lwow from the north-east and south have been compelled to withdraw as the result of a clever Polish manoeuvre which threatened their lines of Polish communication, says a
in Embassy statement. issned London.
INVASION RUMANIA
The
Berr
Between Sept. 17 and Sept. 19, Hitler's claim that he is sincere in riots took place in u number of his desire for peace with Poland. places in Bohemia and Moravia, If Britain and France allowed Herr including Pardubice.. Fribrin. Hitler to win a victory they would Pilsen, Tabor, Piwk and
Brunn condemn the world to slavery, a and in the latter town a portion ruin of moral values and the of the members of the German destruction of liberty. and Czech community made a
career.
brilliant
served'
by, the Chinese.
R.E, in 1886 and had a Another puppet unit, numbering military over 100 men, stationed near Bul-throughout the Great War and hsfen, also in East Honan has was mentioned in despatches. At been completely wiped out by the the conclusion of the War he was Chinese in a surprise attack." promoted Major-General and m
CHEKIANG ISLAND
1925 he was raised to the rank of He Wis KINHWA. Sept. 21 (Central)-A| Lieutenant-General
of Japanese bluejackets Colonel Commandant of the Royal group from three warships landed on Corps of Signals from 1923 to Hslachen, an island of the Wen- 1934.
SIT
ling coast, Cheklang, on Monday. Sir John Fowler retired in 19287 2 Two Japanese war vessels, ap- Sir John's sister is married to Alexander John peared off Longkishan, west of General
Island, yesterday Godley. G.C.B., KCMG, who re- Hslatachen morning, but steamed away at tired in 1933 after being Governor
of Gibraltar since 1928. sundown.
Japanese Bomb Sian: SIAN, Sept. 21 (Central)-Sian. capital of Shensi province, was A programme of entertainment subjected to an aerial bombard- will be given to-night at the ment by 38 Japanese, aircraft Chinese T.W.CA. Bonham Road,
dropped, inflicting over 30 civilian of the YMOA
common cause with the Czechs JEWISH SETTLEMENT yesterday. Scores of bombs were to welcome the 27 "representatives three Carpathian mountain passes ¦ RUTHLESS MEASURES
warmly welcomed
On Sept. 19 the movement and were
their traditional friends
atl
PLANS SUSPENDED
the frontier by the Hungarians, spread to Western Slovakia when LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-- Mr. Slovak Garrisons revolted, It is The Colonial Secretary. reported that 15,000 troops were Malcolm MacDonald, stated in the A later report stated that streams of refugees from disarmed and when the German House of Commons yesterday that that they the scheme for the settlement of Foland were entering. Han-authorities realized
organised Jews in British Gujana has been were dealing with an movement, ruthless measures were suspended owing to the war. Immediately taken
[ky
one
ali yesterday, estimate putting the number at 20,000,
TRAIN ATTACKED
Some of the refugees were from the Ukraine and describe condi-, tions there by stating "the coun- tryside is in the hands of raving terrorists" and other refugees .came from further west and BERLIN. Sept. 21° (Reuter)—! told of a refugee train being at-l The German News Agency alleges tacked by Nast armoured cars,
GERMAN CLAIMS
in Moscow and the Soviet Foreign that the fighting in Gdynia has Commissar, M. Molotov, yesterday
A report from Moscow says. it is learned on most reliable authority that a further num- ber of Rusdan RTHY
vists are being called up.
reser-
EXPLANATION WANTED
The French Charge d'Affaires
called in Moscow. yesterday
פס
the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Molotov and asked for an ex- planation of the Russian invasion of Poland. ..!!
ON HUNGARY'S BORDER LONDON, Sept. (Reuter)-
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The Boviet troops are reported to have reached positions along the
Polish-Hungarian border,
ended and that German troops;
haye fully occupied the port, in detach- which isolated Pollsh ments are holding out,
The Nazi battleship Behledwig |Holsteln and other warships took
párt in the operations..
Another message ¡ from Berlin-states that the German radio alleges that Col. Tipin- ski, hero of" the defence of Warsaw, has been' wounded. but no confirmation this report can be obtained from other sources. ́
of
POLISH REFUGEES
rot
to
train When the safety the fireman and Many women and children had been machine-gun killed by Nazi ballets.
RUTHENIA REACHED
(Reuter) FARIS, Sept." 21 Soviet troops yesterday reached Sub-Carpathian Ukraine, other- wise Ruthenia, and captured Kry- niazwa on the Polish-Hungarian frontier, says the Cernauti corres- pondent of Havas.
Soviet
troops have occupied the whole of the Pollah-Hungarian
The arrests run into thoa- sands and those executed into hundreds. These reptes": sive measures do not pFDERT to have had any effect and it is intended that the fight against the superior forces of ruthless tyranny will be con- tined with courage and termination.
GRIM FIGHTING The fact that this la not just a flash the pan is shown by the unanimity of purpose. teng- city and discipline of the partici pants.
Those without firearms acized any
handy weapons and labourers and their wives, in Prague even „used" boards' studded with nails to strike at their enemies. The fight- ing, while it lasted was re- lentless and grim' and 'no quarter was given on either alde:
Wang Gets "Support And Understanding"
RELAY RECORD From One Other Traitor
AT S.C.A.A. AQUATIC MEET
The annual aquatic champion- ship meet at the B. C. A. A. was Held last night, when a new re- cord was establised in the ladies' 200 metres relay, the time being
mina 42 secs.
Results follow:
200 metres relay (ladies): S. C AA
BUT MAKES NO MENTION OF “GOVERNMENT WHICH MISCARRIED
"SHANGHAI, Sept. 21 (Reuter)—A declaration that he had obtained the "full understanding and warm support" of Wang Keh-min, head of the "Provisional Government” of Peiping, and of Liang Hung-chih, head of the “Reform-- ed. Government” of Nanking, is announced in a manifest- issued here by Wang Ching-Wel
ཛྙཱ་
There is no mention if the 100 metres free-style (men): manifesto of the formation of any Joint government but Wang Ching- LJ Fook-El.
50 metres free-style (for begin wet declared: "I firmly believe nera): Thow Kam,
that henceforth we will be able to 100 metres (ladies); Yeung work harmoniously together for
the realisation of peace and en-tast Bau-king.
forcément of the constitution."
200 metres breast-stroke (men) 1. Ho pun-kan.
100 metres free-style (middle grade): 1. Lee Pak-he.
1,
'CHAMPS ́ ́. BEAT MINDANAO
night the "Champs: beat the "At the Hongkong Howling Alleys
Wang Ching-wel talks of him- USB. Mindanao by 235 paints self and his followers throughout a friendly Ave game encounter.
as the 'National Congress of the Teams and game scores follow
Kuomintang" thus tending to sub- stantiate reports that he had been
... Thè" "Champs"--Dick / Venients;
Gene Faggiano Char Miller, and allowed by the Japanese, to style Doc. Molthers Scores: 888, 807, I the new government he is seneral 632, 598. Total 11 ly expected to establish on the.
100 metres breast-stroke (Indies): In the course of the revolt con-1. Lee Po-lin
800 metres, free-style (men): frontier since yesterday thus frus-siderable damage, was done to BUDAPEST, Sept. 21 (Reuter)trating Germany's well-known de bridges on important railways, Shek Kam-put.
400 metres tree-style (ladies): Polish refugees, of whom more sire for a commen frontier with roads were demolished, fire-
Double Tenth as the "National USB. Mindanao-8, Golden, than 60,000 have entered Rumania, Rumanta.
stations put out of action, rolling 1. Yeung, Bau-king.
Government and M Keplinger R. Felch 100 metres free-style (open to Kuomintang have been coming into Hungary. The Russian advance is expected stock damaged, workshops and
It is reported. that 1
15,000 to strongly innuence Slovakia, factories bombed and machinery life-savers of the B. C. A. A): 1 adopt as its emblem the National J. C. Thomas. Scorts: 560,
Kuomintang nag The Polish Army at Posnan is
destroyed.
Taeng Chung-tak putting up gallant. defence managed to find their way over Bohemia and Moravia.
GALLANT DEFENCE
NJ
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)
|
559, 683, 503, Total 2875.