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三拜禮號六月九英港香 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1939.日三廿月七
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POLISH PLANES
NAVY HUNTS OUT, DESTROYS RAID
NAZI U-BOATS IN ATLANTIC
BERLIN German Capital Bombed PARIS, Sept. 6 (UP).
Raider Responsible For Sinking of
of Athenia Said Sunk: The Warsaw Official Several British Merchantmen Attacked and
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP).—German U-Boats are dis-
playing increased activity on the trade routes leading to FIGHTING OPENS
the United Kingdom.
It is reported that several British merchant ships, in addition to the Athenia, have been attacked or sunk in several localities.
SWIFT RETRIBUTION
British warships, however, have hunted out several submarines. It is widely reported in London that the U-Boat responsible for the sinking of the Athenia was shortly afterwards destroyed with a depth charge released by the destroyer which was accompanying the ill-fated liner.
The Admiralty refuses to confirm or deny the story.
RALLY BY RAIDERS DESTROYED
EMPIRE
Three German ships which might have been con- verted into predatory raiders have been destroyed in the | Atlantic by British warships. In each case, care has been
Colonies Form A taken by the British naval authorities to see that the
Special Service
LONDON, Sept, 5 (Reuter),
The formation of a station in
crews reached safety.
British Navy Sinks German Vessels LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)
(the Piume. Some line before the wor
die was sold to German interests. from Holland for Canada or Buestor She is reported to have been bound
British Ship Sunk
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Neuter).—It in
London of the volunteer ambu-German ships are rapidly dis- Aires. lance service composed entirely appearing from the seven seas. of volunteers from India, the; Information has been released that| Straits Settlements and other 4,567-ton German steamer Olindamicially announced that the British British Malayan States has been land the 8,594-ton Carl Fritzen have steamer Bosnia (2,102-tons) has sunk. approved by the London County been sunk, Their crews are safe. Council.
Native Loyalty
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP). The native chief
"The Olinda, “which was built in Pho thirty members of the crew 1927 and is owned by the Hamburg were rescued by a Norwegian tanker, D. Co., sailed from Buenos Aires! there being only one ensualty, a fire-
She was man, who is reported to be dead. for Hamburg on August 20. formerly the Hohenstein,
The Carl Pritzen, which was owned of Togoland to-day by Lexzar, Scharban & Co., of Einden, visited the British Government's seal, Iwas formerly a British steamer, the pledging the mandated territory's full | Talfun. She
sold Wis support for Britain.
The King of Laos, French protec- torate in Asia, has telegraphed the Governor General of Indo-China bis fullest support.
Reports from Dakar say that thou- sands of natives in West Africa have offered their services to the allies.
Smuts Takes Over
CAPETOWN, Sept. 5 (Reuter).............. General Herizog innouared in the Assembly that a proclamation would
be issued to-morrow, proroguing Parliament.
General Smuts is forming A new Ministry.
The Bornia a cargo steamer, was owned by the Cunard Line and was hunched at the Thompson Yurds at Sunderland la 19286.
to Italian The report does not give the posi- interests Rome years ago, becoming tion of the vessel.
'Paper Bombs' Dropped
By British
British Raiders
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 6 (UP).—Britain's air force is continuing to drop “paper bombs" over a wide area in
General Hertzen has resigned, and Germany with, it is hoped, devastating effect.
Thus far the only German cities raided by Royal It is generally understood that the Air Force machines have been the naval bases at
proclaim WHI
Wilhelmshaven and the Kiel Canal.
DeW
Government
martial law to-morrow.
But several propaganda raids have been carried out, Message To Colonics LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).—Mr. the Ministry of Information reveals. Anthony Eden, the new Secretary! A communique issued in Lon- for the Dominions, has sent mes- suges to the Governments of Au- on this morning states that
dropped train, New Zealand, South Africa R.A.F. planes
3,000,000 copies of notes to the nud Eire.
German people in the Ruhr on reported. Sunday and Monday night..
He says that in his new offer be is to have spreial necess to the War Cabinet that he can keep the Dóminiops in close touch.
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PARIS, Sept. 5 (Reu-
Destroyed
4 p.m. Flashes
Warsaw Citizens Leaving
GERMAN TROOPS
Meiter).--Communique No. DRAWING NEAR
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Verdon,
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WITZERLAND
4 states that our troops have made contact everywhere at the out- let of the French frontier between Rhine and Moselle.
Battlefield In South? The area indicated in the
By EDWARD BEATTIE
"UNITED PRESS" WAN CORRESPONDENT
Radio broadcast an- nounces that Berlin has been bombed for the first time.
The operation was carried fout by an armada of Polish
planes.
No estimate is given of the damage done to the German capital.
The official Polish report claims, however, that all the Polish planes returned success- fully to their bases after the raid.
Simultaneously with the Polish bombing of Berlin, German planes carried out an intensive bombard- meut of Warsaw.
meagre. are
but it b that there were
clas
officially admitted
several casualties.
Seven German planes participating In the raid were brought down.
30 Planes Participate
WARSAW, Sept. 6 (Reuter)-It at over 30 Polish alreraft flew over was announced over the radio to-day Berlin yesterday.
The
machines returned safely to
Parachute Diversion
WARSAW, Sept. 5, (Rculer),— Further attempts on the part of Germans to descend by parachuto on l'oilsh territory in order to creato
Polish statement,
WARSAW, Sept. 6 (UP). theThe fifth day of the war dawned to-day, and found the Polish capital in theį throes of evacuation.
Foreign and other offices former German provinces and embassies are deserted of Alsace and Lorraine, or have left only skeleton
staffs.
It is stated that several men, wear- which, seized by Germany
British and French newspaper|ing the uniform of Pullah soldiers, in the war of 1870, reverted Correspondents have gone and came down by parachute yesterday. to France in 1918.
The statement adds that this is | only handful of American not the first case of flagrant violation
journalists now remain.
STRANGE this communique is
REPORT FROM S'HAI
Britain Asked To Withdraw Forces?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Sept. 6 (UP).—--
The Moselle River, which starts near the Swiss frontier, enters the Rhine at Coblenz, vla Nancy and Metz,
France,
Heavy Thuds Audible Heavy huds north of the city may bo caused by the explosion of bombs- This communique would Indicate from warplanes or by German urtil- that, unlike the early stage of the lery-there is no way of finding out,
most of Great War, when
the
Anxiety was caused throughout the heavy fighting occurred further city this morning when the spasmodic north in Belgain and northern chatter of machine-gun fire became
the Western Battlefield Jaudible. will be in the southern sector be- The German advance guards are
PLEASE Turn To Page 3. tween the Swiss and Luxembourg frontiers. It has been learned from an
The Allies, presumably, will unimpeachable source that the deavour to breach the southern sec- Japanese Government in Tokyo tion of the Siegfred Line in an has asked Britain and France to tempt to drive into the famous Ger- withdraw their Army and Navy man provinces of Wurtemberg und forces from China "on their own initiative", for the purpose of avoiding untoward incidents. There is no indication of the nature of the British or French attitudes towards this request.
No Negative Policy SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Sept. 6 (Domei).----Com-
Bavaria,
at-
There is reason to recall, the com- munique adds, that on the Rhine the fortifications run along both banks of
the river.
Warsaw Hears Gunfire PARIS, Sept. 5 (Reuter).The Warsaw correspondent of "Hlavas states that during the whole of the morning. gunfire was heard in War- isuw.
Poles Take Prisoners
LATEST
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
diversions are reported in an oldal
of the ruler of war.
Raid Near Belgium BRUSSELS, Sept. 5 (Reuter).—- The neighbourhood of Aachen was reported to have been bombed this morning,
The sound of sirens and explosions were heard from a number of points on the Belgian frontier, according to PLEASE Turn To Pago Z.
NO SEPARATE ARMISTICE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Sept. 5 (UP)-France has published a Franco-Polish protocol GLASGOW, Sept. 6 (UP)The signed yesterday reaffirming the Donaldson Line, owners of
the military alliance, and promising net Athenia, announced late on Tuesday to conclude a separate armistice. night that 257 passengers and mem- The protocol derives from the bers of the of the. torpedoed Franco-Polish treaties of 1921 and
nip are feared lost.
1025 and re-states the declaration of The total number of persons abourd
existing obligations to go to
to cach was 1,103 passengers and 315 crew.
John Lawrence, one of the
other's aid in the case of aggresalon
sur-
ald.
menting on Japan's communications WARSAW, Sept. 6 (Heuter)-Avivors, claims that the British des-or action by a third Power, threaten- to the belligerent and other Powers communique states that fighting is troyers which rescued him and other Ing their independence and security. on Japan's neutrality in the European continuing in southern Poland and slots list night and dropped a denta The protocol comprises four aru- oclock last night and dropped a depth cles. The first provides for inutual "Nochi war, the
declares Shimbun
Posen.
charge,
the second for implementing the atitude that a neutral
not mean nerative time-saving polley,
Rapid movement of Polish troops
It was learned later at a Brlish entente through staff conversations, towards the German frontier las dis destroyer sank another submarine, etc., the third provides that agree- On the contrary, the paper says, it w
to be The one
whichments with third parties shall not implies her firm determination and organised detachments of Germin believed
troops
the which were standing on
Broedol the Athenia,
nullify or alter the accord, and the fourth provides that no separate "lemtimate" claims in connection with
farmistice shall be concluded by either party once they are engaged in hostilities together.
full preparations to stick to her Poles took the construction of a new order in prisoners.
The Ministry of Information 1111-
+ mumber oft noured to-day that there was rea-
on to believe that the KAF. allucks East Asia no matter what country
An effective Polish counter-attack over on naval units in Cermin waters she would be called to deui with.
were more successful than originally
took place against German mr. The paper sces three denile points chanised units in southern Poland
the Japanese communications The Bosula is reported to live which were made to foreign Am-near Bieradz.
been sunk 125 miles west of the
hassadors concerned by Mr. R.
Soo Back Page For Further' Lite News
The Germans left behind a la WAR PROFITEERING IN
At no times were the British island of Aran, off the west coast of Sawatta, the Vice-Minister for For-number of tanks and torries, the
He says he is happy to come to planes engaged by the eterný.
his new post with many happy re- "On this, as on the previous collections of meetings with Ministers occasion, all our aircraft return- monwealth.
Ireland,
and others connected with the Comed safely." the communique Big Factory
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald sent n
claims.
personal inessage to all colonial ter- More Flights Over Germany ritories. Britain's knowledge of
London, Sept. 5 (Reuter)—It is
the feelings of the Colonies, he says, has sustained us in the efforts for officially announced that on the night
Explosion
peace, and has steeled us in our pre-of September 4-5, further extensive Factory Destroyed In
By
porations for war. They were pre-reconnaissaner was carried out pared to make, an sacrifices, and R.A.F. aircraft over the Ruhr, and would never forget that the Colonies over 3,000,000 coples of the note to had stood by them, slinring their the German people were dropped.
The aircraft were not engaged by enemy fighters.
task and burden.
French Colonies Respond - LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).-De- monstrations from all parts of the French coloniul empire' are pouring!
in.
In Indo-China, the native rulers of Annom, Cambodia and Laos have PLEASE Turn To Pago 2:
Friedrichshaven
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH.
LONDON, Sept. 6, (UP).-
Jign Affairs, yesterday.
1
The three points include:
Firstly,
the
Japan will not intervene in European war. Secondly, Japan entertains grave concern over the attitudo of the
recupants of which were taken prisoner.
The total number of prisoners is considerable.
Powers towards the China Affair.
King And Queen
Thirdly, Jupan requests the bellige-.
rent Powers to eliminate all possible See Defence Posts
causes for disputes or frictions
bo-
tween them and Japan in China.
Nazis Don't Like
In this and on the previous occa- According to report from Outspoken Slovak
..
HONGKONG RAMPANT
ALTHOUGH Regulations have been issued empowering Government to control the price of foodstuffs in Hougkong,"no action has been taken yet to put them into effect.
Salmon
75
Sugar
Sugar 12
Canned Corn
12
If the increase in prices which LONDON, Sept. 6 (Reuter)has occurred during the past Cube The King and Queen visited civil two or three days is any indica-Soft Custor defence posts yesterday.
tion, food profiteering is already Flour The King was wearing the uniform rampant in the Colony.
jof a Field Marshal. He has been in The cost of foodstuffs, both
10 30 45
(per lb.) 12
uniform ever since the war started. able and canned, has Increased Item Fresh Carrots
and has instructed all his palace staff (25 to 100 per cent, since last week. to do the sume when on duty,
Here are some examples: sion, all our aircraft returned Zurich a violent explosion oc- LONDON, Sept, | 5/= (Reuter),---- Tid Queen spent over an hour at
Last Week safely.
curred to-day at a factory in Berlin announces that all property on the joint headquarters of the Red Canned Another Raid On Nazi Navy Friedrichshaven. Friedrich-Slovak mall of the Slovak Minister, to Cross Society and
St
John' Am-
30 cents LONDON. Sepi. G
Corned (UP)--Royal shaven is a German town on the Warsaw a berrytonfiscated,bulance.
Tea
Air Force planes are reported to have banks of Lake Constance on the damaged iwe German warships trat night. It is stated that they were at extreme north-eastern frontier Wilhemlhaven and Brunsbumet. - of Switzerland.
The prices quoted above, by no To-day means exhaust the list and enquiries:
reveal that there is scarcely any item 44 cents which has not increased substantially
in price. 30
In addition to foodstuffs, compra dores have increased the prices) of cigarettes; - tobaccos, y
Berlin days that this retaliation. She inspected an air raid shelter, for his recení broudists From Poland, and then toured the premises, when he called daylife & alevalayla Evary worker on duty was present- Canned. Milk overthrow their Naši opSITORBOTE, ied to her.
Canned
Peaches
Soupe
$1.25
$1,50
12
30
liquors.
cigars