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August 28, 1939.
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Preparations For The Defence Of Free City Now Nearly Complete
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DANZIG, Aug. 28 (UP),—PREPARATIONS for the defence of the Free City are now practically comploto.
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It is estimated that between fifteen and twenty thousand men equipped with modern weapons are now guarding the 75 miles of Corridor frontier, many of them having slipped in from Germany to supplement the Home Guards and police force.
There are trenches, wire entanglements and machine-gun nests along the entire border with anti- aircraft and anti-tank guns at all strategic points particularly in the vicinity of the Free City's harbour.
ROME STRIVING FOR
PEACE TALK
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Italian Ambasador to London, Count Grandi was en route to England, were not confirmed in official quarters here to-night.
Ambassador Returns MOSCOW, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-It is j reported that the French Ambassador. is flying to Paris to-morrow,
Attache Recalled
Frontier Closed
NICE, Aug 27 (0)-taly has shut the Franco-Italians frontier 10 all Station nationals as from mid- night.
Detachments of Carabineros and Alpine troops took up positions on the Hallan side of the border, of all mountain passes, along the coast and also at the Saint Louis Bridge be- tween Mentone and Vintimille.
Railroads Taken Over
(UI)-The Aug.
DANZIG, Pere City authorities took over the control of the railront stations t BERLIN, AUR. 27 (Beuter)-It is ohenstein, Tryol and Kaiserhafen announced that the Soviet Military after the Poles, according to German Attache to the Embassy has been allegations, attempted to send con- called back to Moscow.
Trucks Rumble
Towards The
Frontier
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GLEIWITZ, Aug, 27 (UP).---- LONG columns of heavy trucks are rumbling towards the fron- lier many towing trailers cover- ed with tarpaulla, others reveal- Ing anti-aircraft and machine- cuns,
However, the border is gener- ally calm..
The "United Press" has seen trucks from delivery arvetal both Berlin and towns in Silest converted into ambulagery and· carrying Red Cross flags,
GDYNIA
MAKES READY
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GERMANS PREPARE ON DUTCH FRONTIER
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 27 (Renter).-German soldiers are feverishly putting up barbed-wire entanglements and groups of machine gun and anti-aircraft emplacements on the Dutch-German frontier, according to reports from Oldensaal in East Holland.
Gdynia Throat
Food Restrictions WARSAW: Aug. 27 (Trans-Ocean). VIENNA, Aug. 27 (Reuter).-Rena
authorities lations have been issued providing The Gdynia harbour have informed representatives of for the rationing of meat, milk, sugar, German shipping companies that coffee, tea, ham, soap and cond.
would be taken reprisal measures
Food Control against all companies that transfer their shipping from. Gdyn Danzit.
to
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“Empire Exchange" And Other London Relays SCHUMANN CONCERTO Radio Programme Broadcast 2BW on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. am! 8-11 11.01. second.
(Lenoir)....Al Bollington; Bell Mod- ley....Intro: Bells OFFON the | Meadow (Ketelbey); Monastery Bella (Wely); Voice of the Dells { (Thurbon)........AL Dollington with Anton and The Paramount Theatre Orchestru.
8.40 Roy Fox and His Orchestra on 9.52 m.e's. per playing Dance Music.
M
..Ambrose and His
Fox-Trots-When The Sun Says 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Goodnight To The Mountain I'll SL John's Sing You A Thousand Love Songs of Intercession from
(11lm “Cain and Mabel'); Fox-Trota- Cathedral.
It's Got To Be Love ('On Your 12.30 Killy Masters (Vocal) and Toes'); Cowboy; Waltz-Seal It With A Kiss (lm "That Girl from Paris'); Fox-Trot The Night Is Young, And Ambrose and His Orchestra.
In Step Out Of The Picture-FoxYou're So Beautiful: Slow Fox- Trot; Wholeha Gotcha Trombone Trot-Love And Learn (film That For?--Fox-Trot. Orchesti; Cryin' My Heart Out For Girt from Paris).
(Johnson You
and Hopkins); Lullaby 9.15 London Relay The News, (Aln
9,30 Let's Sing Again....Kitty
London Relay-'Empire. Ex-
My Masters (Vocal) with Orch.; Lost My change."
Lost My Music. Lost Rhythm. Alan-Fox-Tret (alm 'Soft lights and sweet music); I'm All In-Fox-Trot the Dominions and Colonies.
from Soft
fights and sweet music),
9.4K London Relay-Sporin News Ambrose and His Orchestra;
9.50 Billy Mayerl at the Plano.
Points of view of travellers from
Stardust Covered Bundle (Hodges) and Market Notes.
Masters .Kitty
(Vocal)
Billy Mayer's Own Selection;
RIGA, Aug, 27 (Frans-Ocean), The scarcity In foodstuffs and the They have been told that in such rise in prices which is being ex- Dreh: Teter's Pop Keeps A Lollipop cases the reduced harbour rates would!perienced in many parts of Poland Shop--Novelly Fox-Trot: Musle In Intro: Pennywhistle; Marigold; Wis- (from Careless Raptaria; Chopsticks; Ace of Spades; be withdrawn, with retroactive effect has evoked a special decree signed, May-Waltz
by the Prime Minister, which pro-ture)....Ambrose and His Orches-Ace of Hearts; Junior Apprentice; dating back one year.
German shipping companies were vides for very sharp penulties in or, tra. further told that if they withdraw der to suppress speculation in pro- their ships from Gdynia, they will visions.
ever be permitted to send them to Fronteers and speculators In vital Gdynia again, and that the harbour commodities are to be interned in a uthorities would refuse them per-concentration camp nt Berecza Kat- mission to use the harbour.
Military Conference
PARIS.
27, Aug.
(UP)-An Important military conference was
tuska.
Secret stores are to be confiscated by the authorities.
Censorship
1.0 Time and Weather. 1.03 Sydney
Qie
Hollyhock; Canaries Serenade; Whiteheather; Song Of The Fir Tree (Billy
Mayerl).
10.0
ville
11.0 Close down.
Gustard at
D. B. C. Recording "Vaude-
Cast: Alexander and Mose; Char- Organ,
Medley of Old Time Songs; Partie Coborn; Bransby Williams; Anona 1-English; Part 2-Scottish.
Winn; Tommy Handley; Lily Morris and The 13.8.C. Dance Orchestra con- 1.12 Hawallan Selections, Tropic Love (Temerlin and Long): ducted by Henry Hall: The pro- Sweet Hawaiian Chimes (Mcintyre gramme compared by Tommy Hand-
The Hawalian Is-ley. held at noon today. General Gamelin PARIS, Aug. 27. (UP).-M, Daland Others)
(Woodd); DANZIG, Aug. 27 (Do-and Premier Daladier were present, dier has announced that France islanders with Vocal Chorus: Haleiwa Lahilahi (Johnny Papalina The meeting adopted "strong me-establishing a censorship, effective
Nuble)...Ray Kinney (Vocal) with 'mei).-In the belief that sures which may be necessary to meet from Monday.
Dick Melaire's Harmony Hawallans: the changing situation."
Moon Over kami-Fox-Trot; Song All the Danzig railroads are Gdynia will be the first The Minister of Public Works has
or The Islands Waltz....Thei Issued a communique urging Parisi- 'objective for the Germanns, chiefly women and children, to Greek Government to-day announce Moana Serenaders. is air force in case of a war, leave. Paris unless their presence is measures to prevent a rise are officially stated that railway men the Polish Government are still amuning extreme reserve in have reported placards have bein their comments on the silumot posted in the stations on the German taking the final air raid
Washington Activity
trabaud onunitions,
WASHINGTON, ART 2. (Frans-normally controlled by the Poles. Ocean)-Signs of extraordinary activity at the White House and in Government offices were apparent tu-
day, although offlelal quarters
Rail Traffic Ceases WARSAW, Aug. 27 (UP).—
President oosevelt did not leave side of the border stating that the
his office until past noon to-day and railway service beween Gurmany and precautions in the city.
a number of ijoriam persons called Poland will cease.
to conter with num.
The
Germans, yesterday, eul- the traffic
A report from Gdynia says
that
tu
He repeatedly telephoned to
on the Nibaszyn Road and at other ordinary citizens and all third-Power
hieve been ordered American Ambassadors In London, important points, erection barbed-ationals
All motor-trucks evacuate the city. Paris and Warsaw, and messengers wire barricades,
could be seen hurrying between thej It is also officially stated that the in the city of Gdynia have already White House and the State Depart-Polish Consulates at Marienwerder, bren roemmañdeered.
However, the general atmosphere Moravskostiviva and Breslau have
meni.
in the city was no different from that been surrounded by German police which usually characterises the week who cut the telephone communica end, and people arriving at and leav-tions with Worsaw.
ink the White House Įve evidence of excitement or aların,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficiat Summary Exated on Saturday says:
For Saturday morning there was an encouraging amount of business put through, and there were pains from the lowest prices recorded yes-
Buyers
terany.
HJC Bank $1,150 II.K. Decks $14 Providents $3%
H.K. & S. Hotels $3
H.K. Tramways $133 Chinu Lights (old) $01⁄4 H.K. Electrics $40 Cements $11
Sallora
H.K. Realtles $4 Sandaken Lights $11 Telephones (old) $20
Salos
Providents $34/.60 IK. &. S. Hotels $3.60/.85 H.K. Tramways $14.
Chinn Lights (uld) $0%/.80 HK Electrics $40
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan par. -
Manila Gold Shares
Aloks Ps. 10% s
Antomok F 18 1 Baguio Gold Pa. 161⁄2 s Batong Buhay Ps. 0110 Benguel Consolidated Ps. 0505 s Big Wed
Wedge Ps. 10% b Coco Grove Ps. 18 s Consolidated Mines Ps. 0011 b Cons Demonstration Ps. 08 3 1.X. L. PS.
30 в toron Mining
Ps. 19% M Mambulao Consolidated Ps. 05% =) Masbate Consolidated Ps. 08 s Mindanao Motherlode Ps. 07 s
Mine Operation Pa. 101⁄2 b North Camarines Ps. 184 b Paracle Gumaus Ps. 14 s San Mauricio Ps. 77 s
Surigao Consolidated Ps. 19 b Syoc Consolidated Ps. 11% s United Paracale Pa. 31s
Teachers Arrested
Train Service Halted
Service Suspended
AS-
11 Wit"
As
Warsaw
FUS
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absolutely necessary.
Greck Measures ATHENS, Aug. 27. (UP).The
prices,
ift
Britain And Empire Ready For Any Eventuality
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
food
It also means that the Government attack, finishing dug-outs in the back window and adjusting has decided they must be able to put, gardens, their hands on those so-called inter-screens for black-outs. national securities at 11 moment's Hollee.
Rugby 1.30 Reuter and Weather and Announcements. 1.45 Schumann-Concerto Milnor, Op. 54.
Press,
In
Λ
Prickly Heat!
Alfred Corlot (Piano) and The London Philharmonic Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald,
2.15 Close down..
6.0 For the Children."
with
Studio
Use
Nursery Rhymes: Intro: My Lady Wind; The Babes in the Wood; The Water is King of France; A Fox went out; LONDON, Aug. 28 (UP).—THE Government's order with re-
not enough! contrary; Baby Bunting: The quite gard to security dealings is part of preparations to complete Britain's Pussy cut, pussy cat; Mary, Mary, Four and twenty financial preparedness in the event of war. It means the mobilisa- [Frog and the Mouse; Utrecht, Netherlands, Aug.
27tion of all securities with which the Government could finance the tailors: Three mice went into a hole You have to
to spin..
Uncle George's Party; internation (Domel)-The
ner and auds traits service be purchases of munitions abroad, similar to the procedure in the The Voice Of The Louster: They Told Me You Had Been With Her: Crocodile: It is also stated that the Polish wren Germany and Netherlands will World War.
How Doth The Little
'Alice high school at Deuthen and Marion- be interrupted on Monday,
Announced here today.
Fury Said To A Mouse (from in Wonderland-Fraser-Simson) werder were visited by the Gestapo
George
Baker (Baritone) who arrested all the teachers and
them tu transported
n unknown;
In some cases husbands sent their Gerald Moore at the Fluno;
(Fraser- destination in trucks. At Beuthi, WARSAW. Aug. 20 (Domei).-
children to stay with Story: "Now We Are school-
authorities
The order applies only to people wives and Germany Rallway
friends in the countryside, but there Simson-Poems by A. A. Milne); (1) all the boys in the upper forms were taken with the teachers ended all train service between subject to English Munichal law.
has been no general exodus yet, and Sacezles; (b) The Friend; (c) The 6 o'clock It is considered possible here that Germany and Poland at
Admiralty Takes Over Shipping interday were busy with people res
indeed, the roads towards London Emperor's Rhyme; (d) Furry Bear result.
....Mind Crawford (Soprand) with reprisals will be taken at the German yesterday afternoon
service the international train
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). The turning from their holidays and Plano, Consulates in Poland,
It is reported from Rybneck that a tween Paris, Berlin,
Admiralty has assumed control of wishing to clear up domestic affairs British merchant shipping.
before considering evacuation, German patrol crossed the border Moscow has been disconnected.
Ared on the Polish explosives
The control came into operation at
The wardens found a big concen- factory. A Polish detachment re- Rome Enforces Light Control
sus of opinion in favour of firm HOME, Aug 28 (Domel)-Pre-midnight on Saturday,
Merchant ships must now obey Government action to prevent recur- I'm Just Beginning Tu Care Throughout Poland, the churches cautionary light control was enforced Instructions of the naval authorities, in "eries" at home. Parts of Lon- and shrines are overflowing with
Kume Inst throughout the city of
Including any change of course the don are already sandbagged, and to- (Simons); I'm Still In Love With people who are praying for peice night."
naval authorities consider necessary day furniture vans sloot outside You (Bratton and Edwards); Pennica Selection Heaven Film President Moseleki prayed at his
removing many officeS
desky and From
Το summer home at Spała.
French Air Ban
Financial Ban
papers to country refuges lo which (Burke and Johnston): Born
move them-Dance-Film Selection (Cole Porter). Poles Arrested
PARIS, Aug. 27 (UP).The Gov- LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-An firms are prepared to
6.45 London Relay-These Names DANZIG, Aug. 27 (Trans-Ocean).crament has declared forbidden ofteist order has been issued restrict- selves if necessary.
Made Variety.' Two Polish customs officers were zone for airplanes in the territory aning operations in Argentine, Belgian, arrested here to-day for espionage. inn east e passing Calais, Paris, Canadian, French, Dutch, Dutch East
They were taken into custody near Lyons and Marseilles.
Indies, Norwegian, Swedish, Swiss Piccket, at a point where the German-
and United States securities, and re-. Poilsh frontier and the Free City
quiring United Kingdom holders to meets as they were in the net of re-
their holdings within moving barbed-wire entanglements
(UP)-Milltary register along the Danzig-Potich frontier. nuthorities have refused permission month, and forbidding sale or trans-
the Unitedfer without prior permission. Cameras were found in their for the airplanes from possession with exposed film which States Cruiser Trenton to make prae- proved that they had been engaged tice fights while anchored at Villa- in_espionage.
turned the are.
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U.S. Planes Refused
Nice. Aug. 27
franche, explaining that it is most
Д
Shipping Cancelled LONDON, Aug. 28 (UP)-Tho!
The two men are being held in dangerous for foreign planes to fly Orient Line has announced they have! Danzig.
over the frontler zone at the present cancelled the sailings to Australia. of the Orion on September D, Orcades; time.
October 7 and the Orford on Novem ber 4.
Air Traffic Forbidden
PARIS, Aug. 27 (Trons-Orman).- The whole of France, cast of the line from Calnis, Paris, Lyon and Mar- seilles has been barred to air trame of any sort as a result of a decree Issued to-day.
However, planes are allowed to land and take off at the airports of these four cities.
All Saved
But the Pigeon
MARYSVILLE, Cal
A.R.P.
The Orford cruises on September 21 and 16 have also been cancelled.
London Is Not Afraid LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).-In marked contrast with last September there are few signs of gloom among Mrs. Pauline Schwab was able to British families this week-end. report to the owner the whereabouts
wardens throughout the .Lo house con- of his missing carrier pigeon which country made u house. participated in the competitive flight vass imparting final admonitions and from Marysville to Los Angeles. She doing up their responsibilities in the was even able to return the bands event of an emergency,
Their perigrinations showed a com- CORNWALL, Vi on the bird's legs giving its number
of Identification. pleta absence of nerves, and people Frank H. Warner, 81, takes town and other marks
He has politics seriously,
never However, she could do nothing about were following their normal forms The house cat was of relaxation in the sunny weather, or missed a town meeting in the 60 the pigeon itself.
to blame.
preparing their homes against alr years since he cast his first voto,
Voter Punctual
60 Years
Exchange At A Glance
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T.T. Japan TT. India TT. USA. TT. Manila T.T. Batavia .T.T. Saigon
TT. Bangkok TT. France TT. Germany TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
1/210/32 1/2.19/32 .350 .61%%%
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.20
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104 Nom.
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BUYING
4 m/s L/C London do.. 4 m/s D/P 4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
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4 m/s France
30 de India
.11.05 82% U.S. Cross rate in Lon. ....4.39
0.30 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.
6.32 Songs by Turner Layton at the Plans.
con-
Including Harry Champion, Ada Reeve, Allee Lloyd, Talbot O'Farrell, Vera Wooton, Albert Whelan, Wilkle Bard with The BBC Varlety Orches
and tra; The show produced ducted by Ernest Longstaffe.
7.45 New Dance Music. Fox-Trots-You Set Me On Fire; Shoemaker's Holiday.... Jimmy
Lunceford and His Orch.; Tangos-
пастые Yo Sere Como Tu Quieres; Suplicio Tipica Francisco
Orquesta
Cunaro
8.0 Time Weather and Announce ments.
8.02 Selections from Light Opera. Daly's Theatre Waltz Memories A Waltz
(arr. Prentice); Intro: Dream; Gipsy Love; The Country Girl; The Merry Widow; The Cinga- lee; The Count of Luxenbourg... Charles Prentice and His Orchestra,
Tond
Of Toad Hall" Selection (Fraser-Simson)....Nc
Orchestra:
The Vagabond_King”— Vocal Gems" (Frimi); "Lady Luck" Vocal Gems (Hedley, Strachey and Light Opern Company; Wanted Adventure-Selection (Waller
and
Tunbridge)....New Mayfair Orchestra.
Radgers)
"He
8.30 Al Bollington at the Organ. Escapada (A Mexican Elepement-- Phillips); Speak To Me Of Love
AFRIDOL
BAYER
Soap
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