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六拜禮號二月九英港香 SATURDAY,
PARLIAMENT
SEPTEMBER 2, 1939.日九十月七
TO
WASHINGTON CLAIMS DECLARATION
OF WAR ON REICH NOW IMMINENT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Administrative
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UP).—High officials of unimpeachable veracity claim that it is certain, on the basis of confidential reports from London and Paris, that Great Britain and France will declare war against Germany to-day.
They state that the declarations of war will be made simultaneously in the two Parliaments.
The British Parliament has been convoked for 3 o'clock (10 p.m. H.K.T.),
President Roosevelt will almost certainly call a special session of Congress.
If war is declared to-day, Congress will probably meet Monday, when it will probably invoke the Neutrality Act.
on
It is widely reported that President Roosevelt may ask Congress for an additional vote of $1,000,000,000 for armaments.
SOVIET PROMISE TO POLAND
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH CHUNGKING, Sept. 2, (UP). One of the best informed diplomatic sources in Chungking this morning informed "United Press that, simultaneously with the signing of the Russo- German Non- Aggression Pact, Russia gave Poland definitely to understand that she (the Soviet) had not changed her attitude re- garding Polish independ
ence.
It is stated that Russia assured Poland that she would) not assist any Power or Powers to conquer or partition the Republic.
War Factor
This assurance from Moscow was one of the strongest factors respon- sible for Poland's sudden decision to mobilise her forces, and to fight a
resistance. wor
Besides the British and French guarantees, it is this assurance from Moscow which has made the Poles determined to fight against Germany.
Poland is believed to have received on absolute assurance from Russia that the pact with Germany cannot, and will not be used as a tool to free Germany for the conquest of
of Poland.
assured Russia is believed to have Wa
Tarsow that the Non-Aggression Pact will be effective only as long as Germin actions In eastern Europe areį within the limits of Russian approval.
Russia's Keen Interest
PARLIAMENT CALLED TO-MORROW
LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter).-Parliament' has been summoned to meet on Sunday morning.
Ambassadors May Leave
Berlin This Afternoon
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Air Raid Horror In Poland
GERMAN PLANES USE GAS BOMBS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Sept. 2 (UP).—The Zurich Correspondent
of "Exchange Telegraph" reports that German planes are now using gas and incendiary bombs.
Hundreds of civilians have been massacred in thej Posen district, in which these terrifying weapons are being used.
Air raids are continuing almost without cessation throughout Poland.
Hongkong Camp For Internees
La Salle College Taken Over
AS FROM three o'clock this afternoon, the well-known Ro- man Catholic church school, La
BERLIN, Sept. 2 (UP).-Great Britain and France have presented identical demarches to the German 'Salle College, in Boundary Government, demanding the immediate withdrawal German troops from Poland.
of Street, Kowloon, was taken over
by the authorities.
It is to be converted into an
The British demarche is couched in the following internment camp.
terms.
***EARLY this morning the German Chancellor issued a Proclamation to the German Army which indicated clearly that he was about to attack Poland,
"Information just received by the British and French Governments indicates that German troops have crossed the Polish frontier, and attacks are proceeding.
The capital was yesterday: | subjected to six air raids, in one of which 60 German planes par- ticipated.
Tetween 5 a.. and 12.40 p.m. yes- terday there were six air raid alarms. There were three actual raids.
The swift air raids were heralded by heavy detonations in the distance and the citizens of Worjaw quickly ran for sheller, many carrying
musk.
Other towns bombed were Lublin, Bydgosz and Grodau.
The morale of the Warsaw citizenry is holding up excillently, i even women and children remaining impassive in the face of death.
Cities Bombed
WARSAW, Sept. 1 (Router)--The olicial radio has announced that the
Germans launched a full-scale attack:
against towns in the Polish Corridor, and were also attacking in Upper-
Silesia.
Cracow and Katowice have been bombed.
Warsaw Bombed Again- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
least
The centre
of Warsaw was not
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
GERMAN LINERS IN KOBE
BRITISH SHIPS TURN BACK
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Domei). The peregrinating German steamer Scharnhorst, well-
LONDON, Sept. 2 known in Hongkong, and
which this week made some violent changes in schedule.
of Commons has is now in Kobe, apparently (UP). The House
been convoked for for the purpose of evacuat- ing German residents in case 2.45 p.m. (9.45 p.m. of necessity. H.K.T.) this after its schedule
noon.
Another meeting will
The Scharnhorst first changed this week when, after leaving Manila for Singa- pore on a homeward trip, it sud- to Manila. There she disembarked passen-
only turned back
of arriving in Batavia, she
be held on Sunday.gers and left for Batavia. In- It is expected that Mr. again changed course and turned
Chamberlain will im-up unexpectedly in Kobe. mediately discuss prominent in Hongkong waters, an Great Britain's entry Gneisenati. They are also standing into the war.
Two odier German vessels, both
also in Tokyo-the Elbe and the
[by]
Meanwhile two British steamers, The Chief Government cluding the P. and O. Rajputana, ure in Yokohninu where they pre Whip, Capt. H. D. standing by.
The Ficelos,
11,198 -t on Margesson, informed Funnel liner, has cancelled entry into Yokohama harbour where she WAS
Blue
newspaper correspondue on September 4. dents to-day that it It is stated that she has been con- was doubtful whether ment as a military transport.
the new Cabinet would be formed be-
fore to-morrow,
mandeered by the British
Informed circles.
LATEST
Govern-
woll-
Calls Suspended SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Shanghai, Sept. 2 (Domel) Owing to the aggravated situation in Europe, all Italian and German ships New Blood For Cabinet
have suspended, calls at Shanghai, PARLIAMENT has been aum-white British vessels are advancing Cooles were busy erecting six-feel high barbed wire barricades around
moned for a momentous event their schedules in order to return
Home as quickly as possible. the building to-day, following orders
at 2.45 o'clock this afternoon
Shipping traffic between Shangħinl; at night fisued by the authorities
(9.45 p.m. I.K.T.), according to Tientsin, Hongkong and Singapore that the school was to be requisition-
congested state messages from "United Press" is greatly WARSAW, Sept. 1. (UP)--After and "Trans-Ocean." When visited by a "Telegraph" re-
raid warning, at presentative this afternoon, the school 10-day's sixth air
twelve Gennan plones, all In addition, says a "Reuter" mess- was found to be descried, while out- "In these circumstances, it would appear to the British side a gong of Chinese coufles were linket bombers, were visible here age, a specisi session of the House of methoxically building up high barbed above bursts of shrapnel from the Commons and House of Lords will be
held to-morrow (Sunday) morning, and French Governments that, by their actions, the German wire entanglements, completing en-
Polish anti-aircraft guns.
with accordance In
usunt the Government have created conditions, namely, an aggressive closing the school buildings.
bombect. It is understood that the school was
einergency practice, says a "Reuter" act of force against Poland, threatening the independence of
The sounds of the explosions in message, members of the Cabinet and are understood to Poland, which call for the implementation by the British and ficially evacuated at three o'clock,dicated that the bonibing was on the this
Junior Ministers afternoon.
outskirts.
have placed their resignatieas in the hands of the Prime Minister.. 16 Planes Downed
who Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty at the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
outbreak of hostilities in 1914, and PARIS, Sepl. 1 (UP)-According! new school buildings erected closeby to a Polish radio announcement, the subsequently became Minister for
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the main college, while some would first army communique stated that Munitions, has similled his willing- also be transferred to St. Joseph's the Poies hand shut down 10 Germaniaess to rejoin the Government.
.HELSINKI, SEPT. 2. (REUTER). A similar expression of willing- planes and had lost two.
Inness has been tendered to the Prime ACCORDING TO UNCONFIRMED The taking over of the college
The reported heavy fighting
Anthony Eden, REPORTS, THE GERMAN FLEET bild new would not interfere with Silesia, and the
said Minister by Mr. communique Eschool life.
that the Poles had repulsed German former Secretary of State for Foreign IS BOMBARDING GDYNIA.
Affaire. attacks at Westplatte.
Lord Samuel, the Home Secretary Many elvilins had been Injured in during the last war, is tipped a
French Governments of the undertaking given by them to Poland to come to her assistance.
·
A school offlelal, when interviewed, said that despite the requisitioning of the school, the new term would start Inn
On
Most of the September 11.
"I am accordingly to inform Your Excellency that unless the German Government are prepared promptly to withdraw scholars will be accomodated in the their forces from Polish territory, His Majesty's Government will, without hesitation, fulfil their obligations."
The British and French Ambassadors are likely to College leave Berlin to-day.
D.N.B. (the official German News Agency) issued a statement this morning in reference to Mr. Chamberlain's speech in the House of Commons.
The statement boasts that Germany is ready "to wage a
and "WE WILL KEEP ten year war against Britain."
OUT OF WAR"
-ROOSEVELT SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Fifth Raid On Warsaw
U.S. ENVOY RESIGNS
nir raids.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
New York, Sept. 1 (Domel),--An
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
2.
Warsaw says that German aircraft,
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certainty for the re-constituted Cabinet.
Probable Candidates SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 2 (UP)-It is be- {"Associated Press" dispatch from lieved that Sir Archibald Sinclair,
"England's policy in recent WASHINGTON, Sopt. months leaves no doubt but that | (UP).—Mr. Hugh R. Wilson, the carried out the fifth rald on Warga leader of the Liberal Opposition, andĮ
French Demarche
at $30 o'clock this afternoon.
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3,000,000 IN BRITAIN'S
Many Casualties In Warsaw Raid ARMY OF THE HELPLESS
she does not shrink from the U.S. Ambassador to Berlin has consequences of a European con- tendered his resignation to Pre-places. The air raiders also bombed Bombs were dropped at various flagration," the statement adds.sident Roosevelt.
the iron bridge on the Vistula River. These same sources express the WASHINGTON, Sept. 2
The reason for Mr. Wilson's One German plane was downed by opinion that the Russian attitude us (UP)-President Roosevelt has elally stated that M. Coulondre the jed.
PARIS, Sept. 1, (UP)-1 is om-resignation has not been divulg- Polish anti-aircraft fire, disclosed by this Information is abyfouts in view of use keen interest issued a pledge that the Ad-French Ambassador has handled in a
He has had little time for the of the Soviet in seeing that Poland ministration will make every demarche in Berlin similar to that
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Independence remains to shield the effort to keep the United States given by Sir Nevile Henderson. Nazis in the past.
PARIS, Sept. 1 ́(Domel)-Reports Soviet and
and the Ukraine from invasion out of war.
President Roosevelt, in an reaching here indicate that many nouncing the resignation to-day, casualles have been caused in War- cessor would be appointed to the craft.
by Germany.
Furthermore, it is believed, Russia The summoning of a special session has no intention of
of Congress for the Invocation of the allowing any single Power in Europe to conquer the Neutrality Act is not in Insmediate whole of Poland, as over-one-third of prospect. the present-day Poland was under the fear prior to the Great War.
Suez Canal To Stay Open
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
"not only sincerely hope that the United States will keep out of war, but I believe that we can stay out, and that every effort will be made by the Administration to keep out," the President told now puper- men.
Mr. Cordell Huli was present at the conference. Roosevelt were extremely grave.
DUKE TO GO
declined to say whether a suc- saw by the attacks of German air-
TO ENGLAND Vacant Legation.
Ex-Monarch To Offer Services To Brother SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?
FOOTNOTE!
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Sept. 1, (UP)——Only one Italian radio station was on the
4.
LONDON, Sept. 1, (UP)-air when the National Broadcast Both he and President The "Evening Standard" states engineers tuned in today
"They reported it as playing the The President characterised the to-day that the Duke of Windsor
well."
Berlin Air Raid Alarm
BERLIN, Sept. 1 (UP)-The Air Hald Sirens sounded throughoutout berlin nt 7 o'clock this evening.
(SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH") LONDON, Sept. 2 (UP)-Britain's army of the helpless has been completely mobiilsed.
The vanguard of three millionpeople-bables, the young, the blind and the halt and the lame, streamed from the capital yes- terday and this morning in oneof the greatest mass movements of population the world has everknown.
Children led the way from the I'm coming back sometime."
The first evacuices were. children "target areas" in the metropolls.
of four and 16 They were told that they were going between the ages
the rail- ali on hulldays reassuring statement years. They marched to 14somewhat belleved by the number way stations in precise double
Twenty thousand teachers, parents DI Iweeping mothers who were on the
Pater Seimes, an eight-year-old of innocents to their ́destinations, railway platforms to see them leave, and volunteers marshalled the army London boy who only recently start- which are kept secret,
Borlin All Clear BERLIN, Sept. 1 (UP). The clear signals screamed after minutes of alarm wherein It feared that Polish planes were about the streets and traffic was resumed.
to attack. Crowds re-Alted
wo.
PARIS SUL (UM) The Suez situation as one that had brought to plans to return to England im- "I sing without you very Canal Company has omelaily denied a criols a very critical period in the mediately, and that the Duchess the reports that the Canal, hogʻbeen history of the world.
To-day, President Roosevelt con of Windsor will probably accom- elodid,
Officials said: “Tho Conal statutes ferred with the Secretary of War, the | panyshim," prevent its closing at any time, în Assistant Secretary of War, the Chief- The Dukd is likely to be given won agram, the Consul-Gen-reported to have been killed and peace or war. "Yesterday's canal of he Orneral Staff, and the Soueting
Kappa Navas postain national defence.
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Mr. B. H. Rosa will be in charge of the Thai Consulate-Clevergt in, Hong- kong during thin' absence leave of
Air Raid Casualties SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH": WARSAW, Sept. (UP)—Many are
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WALK
One woman tucked her five yöar ed to go to school and who wearing a blue cost and brown old daughter aboard a train and said, trousers with a patch on the most, as she kissed her. I wonder [14] spoke for all the children when he will ever 60 you sento de
That is what the mothers through- said with a wise look in his eyes:
out, England, are wondering-to-dior, ''I'm Coming Back”
as the army of the belplass marches
"I know where I'm going. But] on.