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Thousands Of Britons Rumania Fears See Ship Torpedoed
Soviet Move
Emergency Plans
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LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).
FLORENCE
SEA
Strangled In
Wanchai Home
Mother Of Three Children Killed By Robbers
BEL
Neutrality Of
Axis Power
Italy Swings Away From Hiflorism
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Sept. 11, (UP).—The
brought
the French
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter),--Thousands of British holiday-makers watched the British steamer Magdapur sink about five miles off the coast.
There was a loud explosion which even rocked buildings on the shore, and a column of water shot high into the air.
order to help protect the country's neutrality.
German Retaliation "SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" pleted for the evacuation of children children, was strangled to death intally prove favourable to the Allies. BERLIN, Sept. 11 (UP)—Ger- from Bucharest should war break her flat at 82 Jaffe' Road, Wanchai,| The Italian Foreign Minister is re- many will soon draft a list of cor-out,
Unconfirmed reports from Bucharest POLICE this morning are con- French Ambassador to Rome state that Rumanian troops are being ducting a search over a wide to-lay and that trenches are being dug along wanted in connection with the Foreign Minister the encourag brought up to the Soviet frontleraren in Hongkong for three men the border, of the Increased Soviet mobilisation named Tang Kwan.
This is considered to be the result murder of a 32-year old widowing report that the chances are good for Italy remaining neu- [tral.
Seventy of the survivors were brought ashore in a lifeboat.
Squads tended the wounded, several of whom were badly in jured.
be-
The ship's crew consisted of tween 80 and 30 men.
The entire crew and passenger list
of the Regent Tiger were saved...
Nazi Destroyer Sunk
trubund, including foodstuffs, against England.
It is also announced that the German Government has drafted n "blacklist" of Arms dealing with Britain.
1t is claimed that these measures) Britain's "agrant breach of law"
through
estabilshing
along the frontier.
Full arrangements have been com
Moscow Nervousness
Tang, who is the mother of three
shortly before midnight,
MALMO, Sweden, Sept. 11 (Reu- are designed as a direct answer to banks has not, however, diminished,
the and the people continue to draw taken.
ter)-A German ship struck a mine off Oersund yesterday and sunk.
Watchers at Trelleborg heurd tremendous explosion and saw huge column of water.
Neutrality of Italy might eventu-
ported to have returned to Roms from Salzburg, intensely angry with the German Foreign Minister, be- cause previously Berlin had always promised Rome that they would not Eo to war to satisfy their demands on Danzig.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Her mother-in-law and children were bound by a gang of robbers, MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Reuter) The city is less excited to-day as the who were admitted to the flat by Chik
Hinu, a visitor. calling up of reserves has apparently]
The robbers remained In the flat almost ended.
for an hour, completely ransacking it. The French Ambassador to Spain The size et queries outside
the Jewellery to the value of $300 was has also reiterated General Franco's personal assurance that Spain intends When the mother-in-law succeeded to maintain very strict neutrality, und in freeing herself from her bonds, and in particular, has pledged con
she ran immediately to the police tinuance of the Spanish good-neigh- from Moscow, partial mobili-scene Tunt was found to be dead.
When police arrived on the bour attitude towards France, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" sation is being carried out an a pre- LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP)-Great cautionary measure in order to deal Britain has tightened control on the with the Polish troops which. 111
24 list against Germany.
2
According to the newspaper "Ber- lingske Aftenvis" the vessel was
German destroyer.
of the destroyer's crew were aboard a German trawler, and about ten of the crew are believed to have been drowned.
con-
money to purchase food
traband 1sts and commercial "black-cording to information reaching station.
Blockade Tightened
of
Kinan
rench
Latvian Precautions RIGA, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-The Latvian Government is to
order
partial mobilisation of three military classes to-day,
Rumanians Dig In SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
British Red Cross And Order Of St. John Organisation
that
Diplomatic Activity
tolico and Von Weizsaccker.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 11 (UP).—Iteports The newspaper adds that a numbersea and has dug in for a long war.retreating, might eventually
at Signor Mussolini may address a taken The British and French navles are the Soviet border.
message to the British and French closely collaborating in the
laying
through the Italian Ambassadors at heavy mine-fields in the North Sea
| London and Paris followed Intensified and English Channel, closing in the
Italo-German diplomatic activity, In blockade with which they hope to
which there King's Mossago
were frequent con- LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).The bring Germany to her knees.
A Pubile meeting wit be held at ferences between Ambassadors At- The Admiralty has satened pro- King's message to the British mer-
Government House
on Thursday, September 14 at 5.30 p.m. in order to
It is reported that Signor Attolico chant navy and fishing fleets, ex-parations to convoy all allied mer pressing confidence In their unflinch-chant shipping to or from allied ports
form the Hongkong Branch of the may soon visit the' eastern front to ing determination to play their vital and other major ports.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 11 (UP)—above-mentioned war Organization, confer with Hitler. part in defence'snys:
Rumanian troops are moving along Is Excellency the Governor will › Japan And France "You have a long and glorious his- | BERLIN, Sept. 12. (Router).-Ger- trenches in the Dniester area, as a re-
Russian border, and digging preside. lory, and I am proud to bear the many is preparing n Ilsi of consult of the increases in
The objects of the Organization are title of Master the Merchant Navy traband, recording to the
the Soviet to collect funds and otherwise to pro "Berliner frontier defences. and Fishing Fleets.
Nachtausgabe," which declares that
vide comforts for sick and wounded "I know you will carry out your Germany is in a position to resist
This area was previously left with men of the Fighting Services and
special duties with resolution and fortitude every form of "hunger war," and will
protection, Itumarin civilians. and that the high and chivalrous answer it with the same weapons..
|concentrating her defences on the It is hoped that fill those who are traditions of your calling are safe in
west and south,
Interested will attend. your hands.
"God I keep and prosper you in your great task.'
Mr. Oliver Stanley, Preskjent of
the Board of Trade, replied that
whatever difficulties and danger may beset their calling, the British mer-
"Hungor War"
AUSTRALIAN'S H.K. ESTATE
the
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"Pravda" Explains SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Sept, 11 (UP) "Pravda" states that the
Firing practice will be carried out concentra-In-Customs Pass and Knu Lung Tani tion of Soviet troops on the western at approximately 8 p.m. to-day. frontier is to protect against and dis-i m the many million Polish soldiers
may attempt to retreat the border.
arm
SPECIAL TO the "TelegraPH" PARIS,
(UP)-The Sept. 11 French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, ; was in conference with the Japanese Charge D'Affaires here to-day,
Britain And Italy SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH❞ ROME,
Sept. 11 (UP)-The: Itallon Foreign Minister, Count Clano, was in conference with the British Ambassador to Rome to-day.
This is the third time they have held conferences since the Com- mencement of the war. The subject of the conference has not been re vealed,
Spanish Neutrality SPECIAL TO THE "TELIGRAPH" PARIS, Sept. 11, (UP)-It is understood that General Franco is ordering all German civilians, includ-
chant navy and fishing fleets were Hongkong estate valued at $2,300 firmly resolved to play their part in was left by the late Mr. Henry Mar-
across fications; moreover, her allies had not yet supplied her with effective maintaining their operations and thus cus Burns, otherwise known as Harry Poland, the Russian semi-official assistance. contribute to the aclovement of vic-Burns, formerly of Maryborough, Journal says, is as good as lost al- tory.
Queensland,
ready, inasmuch As most of the
Dutch Reserves Mobilized Netherlands Lays Mines The late Mr. Burns died at Kow-military and economic centres have LONDON, Sept. 11: (Reuter).—loon Hospital, on December 18, 1938. been lost.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 12 (Router). Mines are being laid by the Nether- “An application by Mr. Charles The disorganised ́ Polish military he Netherlands Government has ing mining engineers, to withdraw lands navy, between the North Sea Bond for sealing certified copy of forces are at a disadvantage because ordered the calling up of three fur-from the French border zone as part islands and the Netherlands coast in probate of the will was grafteck- they lack sufficiently, powerful fort-[ther, milliary classes,
of his neutrality policy.
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