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Moselle - Saar Corridor Now Centre Of Interest
PARIS, Oct. 6 (Reuter)-The centre of interest on the". Western Front has shifted to the so-called Moselle-Saar Corridor, immediately east of Luxembourg.
A surprise attack near Luxembourg frontier by the French succeeded in totally occupying the Borg Forest, Shock troops, in consolidated positions, won this area.
Reichstag Speech By Hitler
Continued from Pare 1 ..
Hitler declared that the resis- tance of Warsaw could have been broken between September 10 and 12 but he desired firstly to spare German lives and had the fall lacious hope that reason might for once prevail with the Poles,
ALLEGED CHALLENGE
The Germans are making desperate efforts to prevent the French from making any further progress on the wes- tern part of the Corridor, be- cause,
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FIRSTLY, the French advance would threaten any German plan to violate the neutrality of Luxembourg, in order to give themselves more room for inanoeuvres; SECONDLY, if the French suc- ceeded in reaching the out- skirts of Beuren, six miles from the French frontier, the advanced works of the Sieg- fried Line, further south, will be threatened from the flank and may be taken at a bold stroke.
NAZI ARMED RAIDER IN S. ATLANTIC
IS IT "ADMIRAL" SCHEER"?
VIOLATE
Unusual Propaganda Manoeuvre
GERMAN WARNING LONDON, Oct. 6 (Reuter)-Re- TO SINK U.S. SHIP
ports that the Nazi 10,000-ton
pocket battleship. "Admiral Scheer." is in the South Atlantic were neither denied nor confirmed in London.
here
WASHINGTON, Oct. # (Reuter) -The story that the Head of the German Navy, informed the Ameri- can Government that the Ameri- Steps have been taken to deal can ship Iroquois is to be sunk with the raider, though no indica- when it nears the east coast of tion was given as to its identity. America created no little excite-
Meanwhile the thirty-one survi- ment
although general yors of the British steamer "Cle- opinion in Government quarters is ment," which was the mider's that the report constitutes an un- first victim, have landed safely in usual propaganda manoeuvre in- Nambuco. Brazil.
asmuch as it assumes that the American public believed the pre- vious German allegation that Mr. Churchill sank the Athenia.
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The Chief Officer of the "Cie: ment" stated that, in his view. the vessel which sank them was, in fact, the “Admini Scheer",
U-BOATS LOSSES LONDON. Oct (Reuter)--It was stated in London yesterday that there is a reason to belleve that Germany has lost half of her!-- sea-going U-boats she hád at thế beginning of the war.
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He spoke of the alleged chal- lenge and the fact that during the
The fact that only small Britisn fortnight in which German arms
CORRIDOR ENDANGERED ship' has been sunk in the past performed
their
incomparable
The whole Corridor will then be week is proof of the effectiveness i achievements, they covered dis- endangered and the domination of or the anti-submarine campaign. tances and occupied areas which the Corridor, which some military. It is known that there are still would have taken
over fourteen observers believe to be within a few enemy submarines lurking months 25 years ago.
sight, would enable the French to round our shores, but these are Hitler then proceeded to refer to wheel round to the East and con-being relentlessly hunted down, the futility of the Polish decision centrate on a vast few sector. The fact is that the morale of the
Such to defend Warsaw and referred to
big operations would U-boat crews had been badly the Generalissimo who, he said. naturally require careful con-shaken and they have been forced escaped rather ignobly and forced sideration and ample supplies and to leave the regular shipping lanes Warsaw to put up a resistance observers are beginning to wonder and take to marauding further which could only lead to destruc-whether the German General Staff nfield.
tion.
"The proud Polish Commander of Warsaw did not even condes
cent to reply to the offer to allow at least civilians to evacuate The Foles treated with typical con- tempt all offers I continued to make for the safety of the civilian population."
Hitler went out of his way to assert that there was no.com- parison between the defenders of
might prefer a great frontal attack against the Maginot Line to flank
ARMED ́ MERCHANTMEŃ STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6 (Reuter)—
ships are being armed and will dssist the Swedish Navy, to patrol territorial waters.
attacks through neutral countries. One hundred Swedish merchant-
The reason is that among the new model German tanks is a heavy type carrying six. inch guns, apparently Intended for operations against massive fortifications.
WAR COMMUNIQUE PARIS, Oct. 6 (Reuter)-A. War Issued communique
yesterday
It is also proposed that the whole Swedish coast be marked by lifebours at the three-mile limit.
DANISH PRECAUTION COPENHAGEN, Oct. 6 (Reuter) -The Danish Government has
Warsaw and the Spanish heroe states that the day was calm on appealed to all citizens to be on who resisted for weeks on end the the whole.
violent attacks.
most
He
drew
a line between the bravery of the Polish soldiers and the leaders whom he condemned as irrespon- sible, unscrupulous and incapable. GERMAN DEAD
He stated that German dead and
Activity was shown by recon- alsance parties or both sides at different points on the Western
Front
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JAPANESE
wounded in the Polish campaign FOREIGN OFFICE
numbered 10,572 killed. 30.225 wounded. 3,400 missing and 694.-
000 Polish prisoners have begun
their march to Berlin.
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"Since the beginning of the war
IMBROGLIO
ཨསྨཱ རཱ ཙྪཱ ཏི། ཝཾ
German defence forces in the west Admil. Nomura Urged
To Purge Officials
have been standing in quiet readi- ness and have been awaiting. the enemy."
He went on to attack the crea-1
"TOKYO,
Oct. 8
(Reuter)-
Spathy in the dissenters' stand, declares they should obey the Cabinet's decision.
tion of the Polish State under the Editorials to-day comment on the Versailles Treaty and alleged back-imbroglio variously. The "Asahi wardness and misgovernment.
Shimbun," while seeing cause for As regards the future in Eastern Europe, he said that Germany and Russia have agreed on a scheme for inter-change of populations in order to remove frontier diffui- ties.
NATURAL ACTION Common Soviet-German action was natural in view of their iden- tical opinion on the situation and It could not be concluded from this that Soviet-German principles; were identical and Germany would stay as she was and so would Rus .sia.
Acute problems were the crea
tion of a just and enduring Ger- man frontier, regulation of order
• The "Nichi Nichi" urges. Ad- miral Nomura to purge all mis- guided officials while
the "Rochi Shimbun" declares that it is outrageous that official: should object to
Cabinet decision when, national unity. and harmony is being phasised under a situation.
whatever
the
gency situation.
A
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their guard against anti-foreign espionage
CHINA WAR
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This emphatically is not the ense, hence Washington won- ders what the Reich hopes to gain by elaborating fresh pro- paganda mpon a foundation which has already been dis- credited.
The Iroquois is carrying 584 passengers and crew all of whom are. American.
"CALM IN LONDON LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuter)-The German warning that the liner Iroquois will be sunk near Ameri- can waters is taken calmly in Lon- don The interpretation is that Germany had given orders for un- restricted submarine warfare be- fore war was declared.
The unfortunate sinking of the Athenia raised such bad feelings against Germany that she now persistently put the blame on the British.
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Reuter's Washington corTES- bendent says that the United States Government regard the allegation that the British are sinking neutral ships as 3 clumsy piece of propaganda,
Worked On Wrong Information
JAPANESE APOLOGY FOR ARREST OF BRITISH SUBJECT SHANGHAI, Oct. 6 (Reuter)—A British subject, Mr. James Ward, IN NORTH KIANGSI KAOAN, KIANGSI, Oct. # (Cen-employed by Reuter, was arrested tral) The Chinese have recap-by the Japanese-sponsored Chinese tured Tiger Hin, Lion and Saddle Dulice last night when his house, outside the International Settle- HI, south-west of Fenghalu, in
ment, was raided and his private North Elangai.
radio apparatus confiscated.
Two thousand Japanese at Hokiao, west of Fenghsin, have retreated to Kluhslenyang, north- east of Hoklas, after a series of Chinese counted Chinese attacks, scores of Japanese dead and cap-
tured thirty rifles.
Over 1,000 Japanese launched
WELL TREATED, Mr. Ward was released after four-and-a-quarter hours deten- tion, when the British military au- thorities had intervened.
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Interesting Lecture On Blasting
The fist of three lectures an engineering topics to be given this autumn ander the auspices of the Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders of Hongkong was read to a large attendance, at the library of the Institution yesterday even- ing by Major R. D. Walker, M.C.. Manager and Chief Engineer of the The Kowloon - Canton Railway. subject was "Blasting."
The speaker was introduced .to the meeting by the President, Mr. J. Finnie. There were about 70 persons present.
Major Walker touched on many phases of the subject.
A conception of the immense disruptive forces released by de- tonating high explosives, Major Walker said,. could be gauged from the following figures:
One cubic foot of high explosive La converted by explosion into about 1,000 cubic feet of gas at a temperature of between 3,000 and 4.000 degrees Centigrade. This gas; would occupy roughly 15,000 times the volume of the original explo- sive, and its static pressure under confinement would amount to about 100 tons per square inch.
SMALL RADIUS
At the focus of an explosion, the explosive effect is propagated in all directions. There is a "zone of expansion" of comparatively small radius in the immediate vicinity of the explosive within which the full disruptive forces are at work. and an outer zone in which the blast wave alone is operative.
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FAIL AGAIN STATUS QUO OF
AGREEMENT WITH NANKING FAR FROM SUCCESS PEIPING, Oct. 6 (Benter) -There is little likelihood of the Japanese-occupied parts of China having a new Cm- tral Government by Oct. 10, anniversary of the founding of the Chinesa Republic, according to well-informed Chinese pö- Utical quarters here.
LACK OF UNITY
THE BALKANS MOSCOW, Oct. (Reuter)--A Soviet-Latvian Pact of Mutual Assictance was signed yesterday.
A message from Riga states that the Lithuanian Government is re-. ported to have resolved in principle to accept the Soviet proposal :for considerably increased trade, tran- sit on the Romny-Vilna-Libau Railway and the return, ethno- graphically, of the Lithuanian part of the Vilna District.
AIR FORCE BASES, KAUNAS, Oct. 6 (Reuter)-AL-
an
indispensable con
He was well treated and the Jap- anese later apologised saying they
It is learned that Wang Ching cording to reliable unofficial in- on Tuesday" a fresh attack on worked on wrong information and blast wave is propagated "with Wel's "Provisional Government" formation, the Boviet military prO- Wukishih, on the west bank of promised to return the radio ap- velocity approximating to that of in North China and the "Reform-posals made to M. Urbays, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, by the Fu River, south-east of Nan-paratus
a sound wave in air and is rapidly ed Government" in Nanking are M. Molotov include a Mutual As chang, which was recently re-
APOLOGY TENDERED
damped out.
still far from agreement in regard sistance Pact and two bases for the SHANGHAI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)-An captured by the Chinese. After a
Giving an example of actual to the composition. This lack of Soviet Air Force in Lithuania. day's bitter fighting, they succeed-apology on behalf of the Shanghai blast effect. Major Walker recalled unity is stated to be causing the ed in occcupying the western part Municipality was tendered to the an explosion that occurred
BLACK SEA SECURITY at Japanese some anxiety. " of the town, Chinese reinforce- British Consul-General, Bir Her Perranporth in Comwall early inj wartime
A London message states that The Japanese mouthpiece ao- ments rushed from the eastern bert Phillips, this afternoon by two 1902. Five-hundred- and thirty nounced that the leaders of the official circles in Belgrade, learn officials of the Tatao" police who pounds of blasting gelatine was "Provisional" and "Reformed Govation of the status quo of the
that Russia considers the preser that the trouble is regrettable buti
The "Yomiuri Shimbun" says bank repulsed them,
OPERATIONS IN SHANSI
called at the British Consulate. being transported in three wooden ernments will see Wang again
Balkans The officials were La Ying, Chief tube when it accidentally exploded. soon and discuss the establishment dition for the security of the national HINGTSI, BHENSI, Oct. 6 (Cen- reason, unity is desirable under an emer-tral)--Following their recaptare Police of the Shangbal Special The explosion was felt and heard of a new regime.
Black Bea, according to the Tago of Juicheng, in South Shansi, Chi-Municipality and Colonel Igarashi, 10 zalies away.
PEIPING INSISTENCE DE The "Chugal Shogyo" questions nese forces are now engaged in chief adviser to the Shanghai
slay wireless in Eastern Europe and regulation the Cabinet's ability, declaring clearing up operations north of Special Municipality Police Bureau.
COMMERCIAL USES"
It is understood that the "Pro- of the Jewish problem there and that there is sufficient reason to the town and in areas along the
visional Government," while will WEATHER REPORT El Herbert WAS Informed Speaking on the the creation of a Polish State oppose the Trade Ministry plan: Tatung Puchow Railway in the through the superintending Consul, uses of explosives, Major Walker Government planned by Wang, in- commercial ing to accept authority from the which would be of ho danger to The "Kokumin Shimbun" des vicinity,
Mr. G. V. Kitson, that "Tatao"! mentioned that besides quarrying.sists on retaining its separate that area...
cribes the incident as unpardon-
explosives were often resorted to entity and authority north of the He said that he knew of no peo-able, adding that whatever the
remove tree ple who are as peaceful as the reason Admi. Nomura must accept
ditches and drains, to loosen hard
stumps, to open Yellow River.
10 am. October 6: Germans, Hitherto Germany had the responsibility.
Barometer (at sea-level), 29.89 ins, ground in grading, to scrap heavy
MISSIONS CLOSED brought about revision in a peace-
Temperature, 82 F. The "Miyako Shimbun" decries
The Anti-British movement in Humidity, 66 per cent. ful manner. It is Poland's own the hasty, behaviour of the bureau-
machinery, blast old, foundations. fault that in her case revision led crats and declares that Admi
rejuvenate trees, blast subsoll to Piping has led to the closing of Wind Direction, E/S
two British mission"schools, bat Wind Force (Beaufort), 4 Nomura should take deinite mea-
improve drainage and control sures to show his ability.
erosion, blast wells, correct streams, local Chinese paper says that Temperature; maximum yesterday mine ore and coal, dislodge rock in the schools were forced to tunneling, deepen harbours and because the agitation resulted in Temperature; minimum last night,
seeking
76 F. channels, blast wrecked ships, and most of the students cut piling.
The Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th entry into other schools, Tree rejuvenation is achieved movement against British missions to-day, nil, by blasting around the roots of elsewhere in North China is be-Total rainfall since, January lat
81,48 Ins grown fruit, shade and other trees lieved to have caused the clong
to "war.
NAZI NEIGHBOURS Discussing relations with peigh- bouring countries he said that re- latlong with Denmark were friend- ly while as regards Holland it was Germany's aim to maintain peace- ful relations. He had always made It clear to Belgium and Switzer- land that Germany had nothing
PREMIER PETITIONED TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Reuter)The Foreign Minister interviewed the Premier this morning, presenting the dissenters' petition and dise cussing the dispute.
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Japanese forces at Yungst and police entered Ward's house not Fenglingtu have been shelling knowing it to be the property of a Tungkwan across the Yellow River Third Power, and arrested him in intermittently in the last few days.gnorance of the fact that he was
a Brition. LANDING REPULSED . FOOCHOW, Oct. 8 (Central)~~A
GUARANTEE GIVEN Japanese attempt for, a comeback The police official responsible for at Meichow Island, off the coast the affair had been punished. An of Hwal-an, Fuklen, which was assurance was also given against recently recaptured by the Chinese, recurrence of such incidents and was frustrated on. Wednesday. there will be no interference with
British nationala in future.".
The "Tatao" officials also guar-] anteed full protection for British residents in the area under the Jurisdiction of the Shanghai to invigorate their growth. It of nearly every mission station Against an average of, 79.17 ins, In spite of the fact that It Is Special Municipality.
| proves beneficial especially on the provinces of Hopel, Shansi Sunset to-night, 6,07 p.m. 3. Trade Ministry as soon as possible the Majestic Theatre, having been fixed policy and will establish a being shown on its third rum at
tight clay and similar impervious and North Honan.
Sunrise to-morrow, 6.18 am soils where the trees are
24 p.m. Oct. 6. Mr. J. C. Hutchison, O. BE. growing properly.
Barometer (at sea level), 29.82 tns, previously screened at the King's Commercial Secretary to His
Temperature, 80 F. and Oriental Theatres, the War-Majesty's Embassy in China and of the rules of war so as to make Front could not last.
Oct. (neu-Humidity, 72 per cent, One day ner Brothers' sensational produc- His Majesty's Trade Commissioner war less terrible for non-partici- France will destroy Saarbruecken tion. "Confessions of a Nazi Spy at Hongkong, arrived in
ter) A general Japanese with Wind Direction, ESE, the Lady Northcote will give away drawal north and North-east of Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. pants, In advocating a conference and Germany will in return bomb is drawing crowded houses, The Colony yesterday from the North the prizes to the winners of the counter-offensive launched on Maximum temperature, 83 F of great Powers he said that pre- Malhausen. And so it would con- film is well worth seeing even a and is staying at the Peninsula annual golf championships at Monday, is claimed in Chinese feld Minimum temperature 76 sent conditions on the Western tinue
second time.
Hotel.
Shek-O Cinb on Monday, Oct. 9. dispatches.
to ask from them.
Germany had declared she re cognised, Anal, her frontiers with Yugoslavia and Hungary,
Hitler appealed, for the revision
the Government will not alter its
The "Asahi Shimbun" states that i
"NAZI SPY” FILM DRAWS CROWDS
not
JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL CHUNGKING
Rainfall, L.