OVERNIGHT
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WESTERN
FRONT
September 7, 1939.
FIGHTING
NEWS PAGE BREAKS OUT: PARIS RAIDED
TENDER REUNIONS
First Visitors' Day At Internment Camp
There were scenes of tender and grateful reunion at La Salle College yesterday when, for the first fine, the internment camp was opened to visitors. In the period from 1 to 1.30 200 visited the p.m. aunroximately camp's 12 inmates.
There were about 60 clustered in- side the barbed wire fence by the time the visiting period began and these were escord up the college drive by guards. A dozen nation- alities were represented in the crowd, for the wives, sisters, and children of the Internces were supported by friends of other nationalities.
The invaders of Poland are being stoutly resisted but it appears from the reports that some progress is being made on the front directed against Warsaw and gunfire can be heard in the city...
At least some Government departments and many civilians' have been evacuated from the elty in anticipation of a German occupation.
The Polish Army may retire behind the Vistula, while the enemy are pressing a pincer movement to close the Corridor from the const and advance inland,
A counter-attack by the defenders in the south is reported. Air attacks continued unmitigated over Poland, and Nazi planes are said to have dropped troops wearing Polish uniforms to commit sabotage.
An air rald on Berlin is reported from Warsaw and London but denied in the German capital.
On the western front the French and German armies have alreally joined issue and the French claim, to have made advances in many places. Severe shelling between the Maginot and Bieg- fried Lines Is reported.
Parls, Sept. 0.
An eilleial communique issued to
the engagements on the western front are understood to be preliminary manoeuvres by the ad- vancing French and German troops,
They became clustered in the en-day said trance hall as three officers rapidly inspected the parcels they carried. These cousialed of baskets, ports, brown-paper parcels, bundles of clothing, and piles of magazines and books, A few newspapers, which are forbidden, and alcoholic detaks were confiscated,
Another period of congestion oc- eurred an the floor above while the naines and addresses of the vitors were taken, and then they were al- lowed to meet the internees in the halls and dining room at the arst floor. The process will be simplifed; on future occasions, the names and ! addreges of most proupretive visitors i having now been taken.
Forvent Reunions
QMetal announcements have advis
suburbs Inhabited by the
poorest section of the population.
Fifteen persons were killed and a number wounded.-Renter.
Paris Escapes Again
Paris, Sept. 1, The air raid alarm sounded at 1.15
sounded at 1.30 am.
NEW PROPOSAL BY JAPAN TO BRITAIN Withdrawal of Troops From China Suggested
TOKYO, Sept. 6.
COMMENTING on Japan's communications to the belligerent and other Powers on Japan's neutrality in the. European war, the "Hochi Shimbun" declares that a neu- tral attitude does not mean a negative time-saving policy.
On the contrary It implies Japan's firm determination to stick to her "legitimate" claims in connection with the construction of a new order in East Asia no matter what country she would be called to deal with.
Three which were inade
by Mr. K. the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, yesterday.
The three are:
ed that there has been no real fightingu.m., and the all clear signal wasbassadors concerned
on the western front up to 3.45 pm yesterday.
Contact between the opposing forces has been mainly in the nature of observation operations.
Communications from the front are entirely in military hands-United Press,
Heavy Bombardment
London, Sept. 4.
A heavy artillery bombardment is reported from Germany's western frontier. Newspaper currespondents veport a heavy artillery due! In the Murelle region, the firing lasting all night, but a German COIMANique!
is western front reports that the quiet.----Reuter Bulletin.
There were fervent reunions in the dining hall, suggesting that husbands and their wives and families had been parted for months rather then for a few days; but there was no empty lamenting and there were Industrial Centres Attacked more miles thin tears. The women-
Paris, Sept, &. falk were abviously resigned to The Paris Midi reports that the
the were allied air forces heavily bombarded inevitable, and the interners
Chineland industrial appreciative of the gentle discipline the of Commandant Major 1. D. S. Gor-principally around Aix-la-Chapelle, don and his men.
There were reluctant partings when the end of the visiting period was called at 6.30 p.m., many having
United Press.
centres
French Troops Advance
Paris, Sept. 6.
been misled by the published noti- | localised advances Beation that the period would be evening. from 5 to 7 pm. The younger mare | PresN, ried couples hung hack a little and lingered over Ambraces that must sumeo until Saturday,
was
A rouline for the internees Axed when the camp opened and is st in foret. It allows them a eer- tain amount of freedom, which will, probably be amplified as the camp becomes more settled. At present they rise at 7 a.m. Boll call, by their numbers, in tutten at 8.15 .. and breakfast follows. There is on inspection
cetion of their sleeping quarters 10 a.m. and they are allowed out- door
recreation from 11 to 12.30. At пооп the Commandant hears any complaints or suggestions they have to make.
at
#1).
Danzig Altsekro
London, Sept. 6.
Anti-aircraft guns were heard and they are reported to have repelled Getman planes over the outskirts of the city. United Press.
Japan will not intervene European war;
to the
In the
concern
Japan entertatus grave over the attitude of the Powers to- Raids on Parks Stopped
Parks, Sept. 6. wards the China Affair;
Japan
the belligerent German
Park
requests raiders attacked
to early this morning. They
eliminate all possible were Powers heavily engaged outside by anti-air-causes for disputes or friction be- craft fire and French fighters.
tween them and Japan in China.-- Domel.
The raiders were dying at a height of 1,500 feet. None of them reach- ed the capital.
The all clear was given before 101 aan-Reuter Bulletin.
Proposals Being Considered
Shanghai, Sept. 6. The Japanese have mude proposals Alarm Follows Alarm
that British, French. Polish and Paris, Sept. 6.
German troops should all be with- Enemy aircraft was sighted near drawn from Chlaa to urok incidents, Parts in the early hours of the morn- It is learned that the British have g and the sirens were sounded. pointed out that Germany has no The populace were awakened from troops in China and therefore no in- their sleep and took shelter in leident is likely to occur, but it was calm and orderly manner, carrying agreed to refer the proposal to Lon
don, although doubt is expressed their gas masks,
would be accepted. The populace of the forel Settle-
The all-clear was sounded at 4.10 (aum.
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1bok it
the
Double Shooting
Italian And Russian Girl In Poiping Tragedy
Pelping, Sept. 6.
An Italian employee of the trade Halian semi-ometal agency. Centro Commerciale Italiano, tamed M. Larcher was Involved with a Russian girl in a double shooting incident in the Pricing Hotel yesterday. Allegedly it is a sulcklo pact.
Both came recently from Tientsin with a party of Italians. Larcher visited the girl's room an:1 two shots were heard. Friends who rushed infon Larcher and the girl wounded. They removed Larcher to a third floor room and sent two Chinese hotel boys to guard the floor, the girl being sent to hospital. When they returned 16 Larcher's room he was miss- ing and they later discovered his body at the bottom of the Bre escape.
The Italian Embassy and also the Tientsin Consul-General
making investigations. United Press.
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it is felt that foreign was unable to reveal the nature of were made last people were quickly prepared and posals, since
assumed made an immediate response to the troops afford the enly reliable pro- Tuesday's request." It is overnight-United sirens call. anu
In one shelter holding tection in these areas.--Reuter.
that this certainly refers to the with- drawal of the navy and army forces 50 persons everyone allocated there
Chinese Very Nervous within five minutes,
of foreign Powers, Including British present some fully dressed and most of them
and French, in order to avoid un- Shanghai, Sept. 6.
toward incidents. A Polish radio broadcast to-day; with vacuum, tasks, food, rugs and
News of the Japanese Govern
The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. British and old the Polish garrison at Gdynia even easy chairs,
Another alarm was sounded atment's request to the
German Consuls-General and yesterday attacked Danzig where
a few prisoners and 10.47 nm. The all clear was given French forces to leave China result-ura, called on the British, French
ed in a mad scramble on the local requested them to take a broad view | they captured
s-United Press.
at 11.20 Ran.--Reuter,
exchange shops on the part of the of "selligerent rights" In order to Paris Loses its Sleep Tank Units Dispersed
Chinese, who sought to buy US ayold incidents. He later called on Paris.
Paris, Sept. 0. Sept. 6.
dollars and also aleriing, with
the American and Halian Consuls- Reports received from Warsaw ni Weary, sleepy-eyed Parisians went result that the pound rose to over General and informed them of the
United States foregoing. United Press. to-day said four Polish to work this morning with gas masks $60 Shanghai and cavalry brigades last night attacked slung over their shoulders after the dollars sold for $15 Shanghai.
motorised columns near loss of three and half ond two The sudden demand caused German
Wang's Comment Czestochowa when they were suc and a half hours' sleep as the result hundreds of speculators to clear up cersful in dispersing and destroying of the German aerial Incursions on thousands, ts sterling was low as $48
Shanghai, Sept, B. within the past few days, while the
Commenting on the outbreak me German tank detachments-successive nights. United Press.
of the Gernian United States dollar was quoted at the second European war, Mr. Wang The distant ront The dist Tiffin is at 12.30 and from then
Government Leaves Capital planes and the fring of anti-aircraft about $11.00cts.
New York, Sept. 0. until 4 p.m. the Internces keep to
Following the disclosure of the Ching-wel, leader of the Chinese Kuns were distinctly heard. In the their dormitory, reading and playing An intercepted London broadcast morning the people in the suburbs Japanese Government's request the peace movement, in a signed article
published by the nsserts that the Polish General Staff began to realise that civilians might Chinese were further unnerved wise to-day, declares that the present con- Hwa Jih Pac Chung chess of cards. Though Aryan and non-Aryan sectiolis havo-been-form-has announced that the Government be involved in this war, which will they saw a large flight of Japanese fict in Europe should be attributed
evacuated Warsaw United not be confined to the frontiers, planes over the Settlement areas this
to intrigues
by the Soviet Union:- Immediately responsible for the making the clement of personal dan-morning-United Press. Parilal Evacuation
Japanese Press Point Eer constant. This undoubtedly con-
outbreak of the European war, an Paris, Sept. 0. tributed to greater collaboration by
Shanghai, Sept. 0. The Polish News Agency asserts civilians who proceeded to the shel- It is officially stated that Rear-cording to the Chinese leader, is the that partial evacuation of Warsaw ters without loss of time in orderly Admiral Oikawa's Chief of Staff call- conclusion of the Soviet-German non- has been ordered, Including all groups.
ed on the British and French Con- 98gression pact
Referring to Japan's decision to New Procedure To-day
wounded and several Government
The last two days alarms have sulates-General and urged them to.
In connection with departments-United Press.
disrupted many services. The papers comply with "Tuesday's request," but remain neutral À
new order will begin at the
Japanese navy spokesman who the European war, Mr. Wang Ching- have appeared later than usual and camp lo-day when internees wil
Sept. 6. the cafes are unable to servo milk made the announcement said that he wel believes it possible for Japan to align herself with Britain and France, cook their own meals. In this res-
bout 40 and rolls. Life is slowly being re-
while he also believes Italy will pect they are fortunate to have in
or 50 miles north-west of Warsaw, organised. The Government has an-
eventually side with the anti-Ger- their number two young Hungarian The administration has left Warsaw nounced that the metropolitan bus
man front because she is opposed to cooks, a former Hongkong maitre
evacuation of wounded service is being increased. Shops are
Communism).----Domel. d'hotel,
3 cafe host. Under and the
der sokliers and news correspondents has reopening with women who have re- hotel, and reasonable rations, the liongkong & crenced to 72.-Reuter Bulletin. placed the men. Street cleaning has Shanghai Hotels will continue to
German Advances
been taken up by old men and war The central markets are provide plain, but ample food. The
veterans. Berlin, Sept. 6. internees have already organised for all duties connected with the pre-
A War Ministry report states that functioning, opening in the afternoon Bromberg and Kielce were occupied Instead of morning. paration and service of their meals and 10,000 troops captured.-United
up afterwards.
Few Changes Bay Poles
Warsaw, Sept. 6. The enemy have reached a line
Pres.
ed the internees mix frely at this and has #t all
times. There other
1s another recreation period from 1.30 Inst meal p.m.. when a is taken. The roll is called again at p.m. and "light out" is at 10.15.
10 B
and the cleaning
From to-day the spacious school theatre, with its stage and piano, will be made available to the
the internees,
the
the
"drink
1
Evacuation Completed
Heavy fighting is
Press,
have
|
All foreigners except Germans are rsked to present themselves before the Police in the next 10 days to
to the have their papers Asпpted necessities of war time.
at
who include many capable musicians. between Ciechanow and Plensk. The
The American athletes who are on n tour of Europe are held up Yesterday u canteen was opened in
Monte Carlo. theatre, which will be "wet" front is otherwise unchanged.
On the south-west front "our army from 5 to 5.45 p.m., beer being the is holding back numbers
This morning the papers did not of the alcoholle only
available.
publish the air raid.-United Press. On the
Reconnaissance Flight Each internce will be allowed u limit enemy and crushing them. of $10 a week from his confiscated north front motorised enemy troops
Paris, Sept. 6. Plonsk. approached near resources for canteen purchases., Enemy aviators yesterday continued
Sirens sounded an alarm at 10.45 The theatre can be used Ind
for re
Bertat brutality, bombing
0.m. and the all clear at 11.20. No creation in wet weather.
Internees are responsible for the Pol
stations and columns of refugees. planes were seen and to bombs were
planea Polish
effectively bombed dropped, although anti-aircraft guns eleanliness of the dormitory and of German tanks
began shelling five minutes beforn and columns near their own belongings, Chinese labour Chiechanow and Radomsko-United the alarm. not being used for this purpose. A washroom where clothing hung dry- ing indicated yesterday that many of them had already been busy washing.
Prest.
towns,
It is announced that the alertness was due to an unspecified number 42 Miles From Cai Xal
of German planes crossing the fron- Warsaw, Sept. 6.
ter at 10 1.m., apparently on a A communique slates that force
reconnaissance flight
photo- fighting continues
towards Plonsk, graph the French troop, concentra- about 42 miles from the suburbs of tons. Warsaw, and Ciechanow, 58 miles After crossing the frontier the from the capital, p.m. on
Germans swung in a wide circle
a
Trotsy On Axis
Mexico City, Sept. 5, M. Trotsky
that charged Russia has taken Japan's place The In the Rome-Berlin axis.
had treaty Russia German "broken the comintern's back- bone and was provoked by the chaos in the minds of the world. The pack is a capitulation of BL Stalin before Fascist imperialism to reserve the Soviet oligarchy. Stalin, above all, is afraid of War.
"His policy of capitulation towards Japan in recent years testifies to this, Stalin 'cannot make war with discontented workers and peasants and a decapitated Red Army. Krem- lin advocates refer to the fact that the pack broke the Axis Isolation of Japan: in reality, the Soviet took Japan's place in the structure of the axis."...- United Press.
American View
Washington, Sept. 0. Japan's neutrality declaration, which runs parallel with the policles of Russia and the United States, has Impressed the` authorities, who are assured that Asia will not be involy- ed in the European conflict und hope that the war will be localised Europe.
to
prc-
The factors which are regarded as [contributing to Japan's neutrality are the Russo-German Pact, which left the Soviet free and a more potential danger to Japan, and Japan's nccupation in the China conflict. The authorities hope that the latter factor alone will be a virtually sufficient basis for Japan to avoid further hos tilities.
Observers contrast Japan's present position with the World War when she participated as an ally of Bri- tain. Some experis silli believe that and Britain will in the future Japan reach a new accord which, if only a short alliance, will nevertheless re-
| adjust and harmonie their mutual
Interests in Asia.
Meanwhile 1
Tis belleved that Japan's neutrality will place; her in
Future Visiting Hours Visiting hours have now been Aixed at from 5 to 6.30 Wednesdays and Saturdays. Visitors Polish troops are resisting superior heading for Paris, but French chaser later and shots were fired and then
nt the outside gate later enemy forces to the south-west-planes met the raiders and pursued | enemy machines uguin turned off. poshton to profit from commercial
Bruter,
Monday's Attack
arriving than 5.30 pm. are liable to be re-
Planes Over England fused admission. At present news-
London, Sept. 6. papers may not be taken in, though
Warsaw, Sept. 6. A resident of the Chatham region this ruling may eventually be re-
An official
communique gives a declares that enemy planes flew over Inxed; nor may alcoholic drinks, in- cluding beer, be taken in.
description of the air ruld on Warsaw at an immense altitude but turned Parsons outside are requested, not which took place on Monday after-back after a terrifle barrage
noon.
to telephone to internees; only in Some 70 bombers dropped explo exceptional cases will such calls besive and incendiary bombs and the accepted. Internees will also
calis chomy
permitted to make telephone
only in exceptional circumstances.
.bo
As many as 30 In the camp have
especially attacked
the
United Press.
aircraft Enemy
Raiders Near East Coast
London, Sept. 6, approached the East
Reuter Bulletin
|anies in
in the markets which Britain, France and Germany are at presen! unable to supply. It BRITAIN ADMITS FAULT
It is also believed London; Sept. 8,
that Japan's neutrality has furnished The British Government has ex a better potential basis for improve-
hel United. pressed profound regret to the Danish ment of relations with the Gavermanent for seuidentally bombing States: than; if allied to the Axis. Esbjerg, just inside the Danish border. However, such improvement de the
Reuter Bulletin” by the
Nothindiscriminate
auforities arend Je United States and Japanese relat promptly
depends
largely on Japan's VERY
• London, Sept. 6. Coast of England early this morning. In the House of Commons Mr R will bensit
A communique says that so far a Is A Butler amomoed that bombing Although I expected that hopes of release. Individual cases the camp consists of 15 Jewish re-known they did not penetrate the by German alteraft was generally tain and Franco are less able to will be considered by a tribunal on fugees who came east on the French defences and no damage is reported, directed against military objectives sist: China with military suppli
doubt whether China Monday, particularly with regard to liner Jean Laborde. They wereReuter Buleting
Hils, generally not Indiscriminately expariso Austrians and Jewish refugees who some of a number who were within
directed agd 1)
villan, Populs: be material weeken Flans. Driren ond wish to return to businesses they 10 hours of their Shanghal ̄`destina-
Toilon, Bept. 6, tion as such, though many canallier alnce China's Import in Hongkung, tion before the Jean Laborde was put
alarm among civilians had been caused, he recently markedly Serman 1 wald
but This is according
Chinn De tion the British Government has res }xcel-kins kutės „ceived Reuter
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