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Nazi Drive Against
Warsaw Fails
BERLIN. Supt. 13 (Router). -The Germans in Poland are
with meeting
unfavourabla weather conditions, according to the official nows agency.
The agency claims that, despite the weather, the Nazi ale force is still effectively supporting operations by |bombing railway lines and stations.
Drive On Przemsyl
September 14, 1939.
EMPIRE ALHAMBRA
NEWS
RELATIVE ROBBED Brother-in-Law Takes Big Quantity of Jewellery Pleading guilty to stealing jewel-. lery valued at $1,102, from his sister- In-law, Cheung Tal, 30, accountant, was fined $50 or a month's hard! labour by Mr. Forrest at the Central KENYA AIRMEN LAND Magistracy yesterday. Another man, ON TREE-TOP Tsel Mor, 28, shop foki, who admit- led aiding and abetting Che
Cheung
ang in
Nairobi. Mr. William C. Mitchell, president the thefts, was similarly sentenced.
Sub-Insp. Darkin snid occurred between July 10 and Sep- Major C. A. Hooper, ex-president. tember
Cheung lived in the both of Nairobi, report a remarkable same fat as his sister-in-law, Leung escape while they were flying near Sul-ml, 21, at 201
Their machine was returning from Arnt flour. Tsol called at t
10.
so he
"Thelts of the East African Acre Club, and
Wanchai Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa.
un various dates, carrying a basket, a visit to South Africa. At an al- and, on the pretence of going
ing swim-titude of nearly 4,000 feet above a BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Reuter).-Theming, the jewellery, was smuggled forest the propeller broke off and the capture of Sambor and Jaworow, out of the house in the basket. The engine fell out. The plane landed midway between Przcinsyl and less was not discovered until recent on a tree top, from which both air-
men clambered down Lwow, is claimed by Nazi troops.
ly. Most of the property had been
uninjured. sold or pawned, but, with the ex-
Nazl Arms Dumps-The recent re- In the meantime, strong forces are swinging round Warsaw to the east,
ception of
few pieces, it has all distribution of troops in Tanganyika is reported to be due to information They have crossed the road and been recovered,
that has come into the posterslun of railway line between Warsaw
in pleaded that he had been Cheung and
the Government concerning increas Siedloe.
ill, and had been pressed for payed Nazl activities Unroughout the ment by his doctor.
The recapture of a position some four miles south-east of Saarbrucken la claimed, the rest of the action on the Western Front being described as "unimportant.”
Warsaw Holds Out LONDON, Sept. 13 (Neuter)-Far from anticipating the early fall of Warsaw, the life of the Polish capital
Is proceeding; more or less normally, according to a Polish broadenst.
Tim Courts continue to sit, the Awultural Bank transacts business a the post oltre is open.
Warsaw works, watches and fights one big family, udded the
Cannouncer.
Between Two Fires
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter) German forces attacking Warsaw are now tahting back to back-Aghling the main body of the Polish army around Warsaw on one front, and various units coming through fren Dhe Pornon provider on the other.
Despite German claims some days ogo that the Corridor fighting was there as still a great deal of lighting going on there.
ed the German tops in the front line at Radom.
The German agency reported to day that German forces in Poland are being held up by "unfavourable weather conditions" which are tend- ing to slow up their advance. The air force, however, is "giving active support."
charge.
Territory. It believed in Kenya that the Germans in Tanganyika are
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The complainant did not press the Bir. Forrest ordered Cheung to pay of ammunition and arms, scattered
In possession of considerable dumps SATURDAY compensation or undergo widely $430
throughout the country. A Paramount further two months' imprisonment. Close contact is maintained between Picturo The
complainant, however, informed the Tanganyika Nazis and those in his Worship that she was willing for Mombast, where the bulk of Kenya the defendant to make amends at his German residents live. pleasure, and the order was thereby canceled.
LATE NEWS
NEW CRISIS IN SHANGHAI?
It is
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QUAUSTRALIA
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WHEAT SCHEME MAY FORCE ELECTION
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720
920
Sydney.
The result of the recent debate in the Victorian Parliament shows that Mr. A. A. Dunstan, the Prenler, commands a substantial majority #MON!! Victorian Socialists und | Country party members in his oppo- sition to the Commonwealth's wheat plan. It seems possible that the problem will lend to
Federal letion.
NEW ZEALAND
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Mfr. Dunstan is aware that the Menzies' scheme for wheat bounties J unworkable without unanimous SHANGHAI, Sept. 14 (Reuter).[State co-operation. Considerable speculation has been Victorian observers believe that caused by the fact that the Japanese Mr. Dunstan Is willing to go the General von Brausftsch has join-have requested the heads of all length of seeking a combination of foreign troops munning the defence suficient Federni Country pariy sectors in Shanghai to attend a con- members and Socialists to cause the ference at
10.30
morning. defent of the Menzies Federal Minis- No indication has been offered by try, the Japanese as to what is to be discussed at meeting. at the
reported that the Japanese
presa for an ar rangement whereby the forces of all the countries concerned in the Euro- pean war withdraw, meaning the
Auckland. British
to and French, in order
The decline in the output of butter and cheese in the Dominion "preserve Shanghal's neutrality." that there is no confirmation of such loss of £4,000,000.
It should be emphasised, however, in the last two years represents a reports, and the Japanese spokesman The leaders of the Industry
said that the seriously perturbed. Contribuling Tokyo recently Japanese Government were not con- factors have been the dry spell and templating such
nt the labour dimeulues. present.
Although the new dairy season has At the same time, the American begun suppliers do not expect Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Hart, guaranteed price announcement until: who left Shanghat only a week ago, the end of September. Many are is hurrying back from Tsingtao, and urging an increase the ground of is due to arrive in Shanghai to- rising costs.
Heavy Fighting
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter),— Late this evening Polish troops still arching eastward were engaged in heavy fighting with the enemy.
The Germans deny the Polish claim to the recapture of Lodz, and say that Herr Hitler visited the city
this afternoon.
OBITUARY
D. G. S. STUDENT PASSES AWAY
THE death occurred early this morning at the French Hospital of Miss Pansy Dodd, well-known f in local junior sporting circles.
She had been ill for three weeks and entered the hospital | last Sunday.
Miss Dodd, who was 16 years af age, is the only daughter of Mrs. C. S. Dodd. She was born in Hong- kong and was a pupil of the Diocesan Girls School.
In April, 1937, she won the In- dividual Championship Cup at the school sports. She was a member
of the U.GS. First XI hockey team. holding the position of half-back. She also played soft-ball for the school team.
Miss Dodd is survived by her mother and two brothers, MeSSES. V. R. and J. Dodd,
The funeral will take place this evening, the cortege passing the -Monument at 5.30 p.m. The Rev. D. Rosenthall will officiate at the grave- aide.
Bandits Raid Tientsin Club
16 Killed In Daring Race Club Incident
TIENTSIN, Sept. 14 (Domel). A horde of about 90 bandits, armed with revolvers and other weapons, made a surprise attack on the foreign Race Club in the suburbs of Tientsin at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening.
During the three-hour fighting that ensued, 10 Chinese guards were kill- ed and a Chinese, and 36 White Russians were wounded, some, of them seriously.
Japanese troops rushed to the scene and, killing two of the outlaws, drove away the rest of them.
Three Soldiers In Court
Three privates in the Middlesex Regiment appeared before Mr. E. Himswarth at the Kowloon Magla- tracy this morning, charged with robbing and assaulting a Chinese,
They were Percy Middleton, 23, James Wright, 24 and George Edword Chacksfield, 24. They are alleged to have robbed Wong Kai-yu of a wrist-watch on September 4 and to have assaulted him.
They were remanded in military custody for a week, as the complain- ant is still in hospital,
In
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engagement to the Goverment
Slate were inel by officers of the Placement Service. The rest came Independently, drawn by the pros- pect of high wages and short hours.
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CAUGHT BY SOLDIER 11929, was sentenced to three months"
hard, labour.
Pick Pocket Watched From Military Truck
Kwong Ping, 31 unemployed was charged before Mr. Edwards at Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday with steal- ing a fountain pen from Lee Hon san, lumber merchant.
SNATCHER REMANDED Magistrate Awalts Report On Fitnes to Be Caned
Mak Ping, 22, unemployed, was remanded for 48 hours by Mr. Ed- 9gt. H. R. Ramsten, of the Middle-wards at Central Magistracy yester sex Regiment, said he was or a day pending a doctor's report on millitary truck opposite the Star his fitness for casing. Ferry when he saw four men close
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charged with having him and took the pen. Ramaten matched a gold bracelet worth 180 jumped from the truck and after a from Lam Wing, 22, of Leighton Hil short chase arrested Kwong in Ice Road, in Queen's Road, Central, Sgt. House Street.
Cullinan said Mak had melled the Kwing stated he was a newspaper bracelet and sold it to a goldsmith's vendor, was just walking near the shop for $27.88: When arrested he and was mistaken for the cul- had $1.90. He stated he had paid prit.
MAN BAKAR « debis-and bought food with" the Kwong, who had previous records money,. A portion of the bracelet and, was banished for ten years-inlwn's recovered.
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