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Chinese Views
Sees Isolation
Of Japan
The Japanese foreign policy announced on Wednesday indicates that Japan will further fighten her invasion in China while maintaining: an independent attitude in regard to the general world situation, says the Ta Kung Pao in a leading article yesterday.
To remain aloof on the internation- al scene is the only course open to Japan after her Abandonment by Germany. General Abe bar been areking for new friends but his efforts have been unles
far
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
GALLANT
September 16, 1939.
DEFENCE,
BUT GIVING WAY
The Polish army is Anding courage and desperation no match for the overwhelming numbera and superior armaments of the German army.
Neutral reports confirm the German elnims to crossing the Vistula at several points. The defenders are being forced back from their strong river Unes diverging from the capital Inte what it seems must be their inst stand in the great marshes in the centre of the country.
· Despite constant haltering by infantry, artillery and bombers, the Poles still hold the oren in the immediate vicinity of Warsaw, but this wing be sinted to be crumbling and drawing towards the east,
The East Prussian contingent of the enemy is near Brest Liforsk cuffing off a retreat to the north and threatening the Inst important railway line to a possibly friendly frontler,
In the south, German troops who entered Poland from Sileda are surrounding Lwow, the most important elty, left to the Poles near the Rumanian börder.
The defenders admit that their forces have been engaged as far inland as Lublin, near which the Government established itself after withdrawing from Warsaw.
Fighting in the west continued the initial phase with the French army nibbling more of the territory approaching the first Important German fortifications.
Advance East Continues
Berlin, Sept. 15.
Britain, the paper says, lite, given Japan the cold shodder by amoun ing that she will not change her policy in the Far East. She has ignored fle Japanese request to withdraw her
A German High Command rom-y troops in China and lodged a strong munique states that German top protest with the Japanese Govern have crossed the highway from Lem- ment against the collection of Cusberg to Lublin and are avancing in toms duties in Ita Iling notes
the Bug River.
As
Russia, bistorically to ideologically, the and Japan bitter enemies. It is unlikely that ! they will conclude a non-agstresmen | pack,
Mr.
With America, Japon Bas failed in srek o rapprochement. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, has announced that there has been no modification of the United States' position is the Far East-Central Neids.
China Pertubed
Chungshan War
Fighting Continues At Chcungkapin
Chungshan, Sept. 15. Tension in Chungelan remains une changed. Japanese bluejackets us- sisted by Chinese Irregulars vane- fag from Wongmoon const on Wed- nesday afternoon engaged the Chin- ere Tawonglau and Cheungkapin. The Japanese were pushed back on Wednesday night by 1) Chinese
counter - alinek. Cheungkwanmiao near Chengkapin was taken by the Chinese
nese yesterday morning, when is estimated that about 100 Japan- ese were killed and a large quan- tity of arms seized.
ift
Later in the morning the Japan- ese infantry again attacked Cheum- kop.n with the assistance of planes. to take 30 to 40
prisoners and a to resterday afternoon the Chin- substantial gain
in terrain on these were still holding Cheungkapin.
The Shekki authorities have order- Saar front. The Gennans immediate ed the evacuation of all evilian
retaliated artillery bombardment.
with a very heavy
with the exception of able-bodied men.
Buses between Shekki and It is anticipated that the question-Macao continue running. ing of prisoners will throw on In- Clunese sources also report big teresting sidelight on the mentalityres raging in villages near Wang- Gdynia and the southern harbour jar the German troops and their moon, about 10 miles north-east of
attitude towards
the war. Gaffer Shokki. where Japanese planes on Press,
Wednesday morning siroused some Incendiary bombe,
have been occupied.
Five important railway line, trei under bombardiment cast of Wansaw! and communications are interrupted | at many points--United Press,
12.
Lwow Holding Out
Advance Consolidated
Jaganese Repulsed
Shinbing, Sept. 13.
attacking bluejackets
Most of them have abandoned the
Paris, Sept. 15. The operallons of recent days have enabled us to assure possession of disputed ground
Japane e in the respon London, Sept. 15. north-east of Sterck since the Ger- Chungshan were repulsed at Lichten
and Hatung north-east of Shekki! Vilna broadcasts an a-man offensive movement mentioned nouncement by the Lawow Defence in the September 10 communique," yesterday with henvy losses, Committee that motorised forces of states the latest communique. We the enemy attacked the city but were have, mort
Inorlover, progressed beyond advance on Shekki and have retired repulsed. Nine tanks and I motur
that
point. During the night we la their gunboale--Inter-National Chungking Sept – 15.
excles were left on the Battlefeld and made lorni Improvements in our Informed quarters are puzzled over
kille. Arst line, despite the Tass Agency's official reply to the Chungking siy regarding the re- |Twenty German airplanes participat-reaction, principally its artillery"
were finited Press. port that Soviet troops had occupied jed in the altark, but they Manchukuoan territory, Some vite bruten off by Polish fighters and anti- the statement, are not occupylagareraft un have not occupied and will not de-
hy
many
of the enemy
were
strong
enemy
Food Supplies Cut
the
Britain's Health
London, Sept. 15. Preparations mado by Lie Ministry of Health in anticipa- tion of war emergency require- ments involving the provision of new services now in opera- tion, are dealt with in a report of the Malstry of Health for the
March year ended
31. TC records the establishment of two new divisions, one for dealing with the treatment of air-raid casualties and the other to organise
Thic
se evacuation. New health records for the nation
a general are revealed survey given in the report. death rate for the year is the lowest ever recorded, whille there is slight upward turn in the birth rate. Maternal mor- tality for the first Ursin fell below tires per thousand births. Infantile mortality also reached a new low record, and death or tuberculosis fell sharply. from
Nearly 102,000 houses were completed by local authorities in the year, and since the last war the total number erected is equal to the complete rebuilding of the six largest provincial cllles- British Wireless,
Repairing
The Axis
Gorman Minister's Supposed Task
Tokyo, Sept. 15, Japanese newspapers feature the report that Major-General Eugen Olt, German Ambassador to Japan, has been re-called.
Asked by a forehm correspondent anti-Comin- whether the tripartite Fighting in Chungshan has
still existed, a Foreign effect of cutting off certain supplies tern Pac! from thr Kwangtung Interior to Offee spokesman said it has never Saarbrucken Shelled
Hongkong For instance, Fresh water been denounced by may signatory. Paris, Sept. 15. fish front Chungsdian as not been The Hocht Shimbun declares that The Committee thanks the civilian The Germans have intensified their able to reach Hongkong via Maçao important suggestions will be mathe cupy-which is circulated here by population for their en-operation and artillery protection on the Si sucess have jumped by about 25 per centment with a view to improving the in the usual quantity and prices by General Olt to his home Govern- Tass-as tantamount to announcing -that
bank following the French of that some type
non-aggression United Press,
There in the Hongkong markets. in taking prisoners as the result of agreement has been reached with
operations Japan. They say
additional
which for the first time has bern a corresponding increase of relations between Japan evidence was the Soviet massing of
placed the French advance positions prices of vegetables from Chungshou. among the advance works of the troops on the eastern border which
Line shortly before the could be interpreted only as a threat
Siegfried to Poland.
Stegfried fortresses.
that
Soviet
over
the
seports of The repeated border violutions by Poland might serve as a pretext for the Soviet to ye-establish hegemony Polish territory which was Ruscian prior to the World War. It is even claimed that additional evidence i
Stuwing down of the German at- on Poland, which might be in- that Hitler terpreted as evidence
Right Wing Turned
Paris, Sept. 1'i. While the Poles continue to hold the German centre, the Polish right wing along the Carpathians appears to have turned as far as StanisfavoLI,
Saarbrucken, entirely isolated and The German radio announces the unoccupied, was intensely pounded capture of the Polish Galician oil-fall morning by German guns in an Belds at Jaslo und Boryslaw to in-effort to prevent French occupation, sue it to the Reich mechanised as well as the approaches from the forces, after successfully turning the west in the direction of the Warndt Polish fortress of Przemysl.
forest factory town of Voll:#ngen.--
United Press.
the South of Lemberg
German Fight wing continues its motorised advance towards Hordenka to close and Stalin had reached an agreement the Polish-Itumaninn frontier and ent whereby Russin takes over the te
of the Polish army.--- German the retreat
United Press.
mainder of Poland up to
to the informed quarters
riot
Fine Page of fistory
Cooperatives
$100,000 Gift From Madame Kung
Allark Nrar Kongmoon
Shining, Kwangtung, Sept. 15.
flerce Japanese troops opened a
Iniltak Lithel on
near Kongmoon yesterday morning Fighting lasted till the evening. Central News.
Lull fy Fighting
many.
and Ger-
German oflickais believe that the absolute nature of the co-operation between Japan and Germany IC- mains intact despite the German- Soviet non-aggression pact.
General Ott yesterday asked his home Government to take definite measures to clarify the relationship between Japan and Germany, sup- resting at the same time that the best way to secure continued co-operation the Soviet to persuade
Macau, Sept. 15. Reports from Shekki received this Borning andivate that therettei would be fighting going on to-day on the Union to suspend assistance to the Wangmoon front. but there was Chiang-Kal-stiek regime.-Domel.
sene Aghting it Cheungkapin last night, when the Chinese claim th..t they captured a quantity of Jupan- equipment and killed several dozen of the invaders.
ext
Evacuating Europe
Tokyo, Sept. 15. Restrictions amounting to a virtual ban on travelling to Europe, were
maowever, Sine, discount this assumption.
They out that Russia would
KO to such
Rome, Sept. 15.
Refugees from Shekki state that announced by the Foreign Oflice in- lengths as to deny the authenticity of
a point so clitant The Vatican newspaper Osserva
the Chinese farmers arc Aghting day, any story from from the Manchukuoan burder in tore ftemano declared to-day that thef
Badame HL. II: Kung, wife of the with whatever they can obtain in The ForeitOffice-bas-instructed Chungking unless it is designed as a German operations in Poland are President of the Executive Yuan, has the way of arms, and are putting Japanese nationals still residing in
which are con- nade fowler to pave the way for a more meeting obstacles
loan of N.C. $100,000 to the a desperate resistance, entrench-Europe to return home as soon as The re- normal announcement af negotiation. | tinually becoming greater.
Chinese Industrial Co-operatives tong themselves on the hills overlook-possible. cent rains are impeding troop move finance gold washing and mining in Ing all roads and waterways, from
Later. It is a noticable fact that in a ments and the secondary roads have
the Northwest.
which positions
the Japanese have
Two hundred Japanese refugees in conversation with a correspondent become almost Impassable, especially
been trying to remove them by the London have been taken aboard the high Government officials int the
which for heavy motorised unit
The loan is repayable in eighteenuse of aeroplanes and field artillery. N.V.K. liner Hakone Maru past tew days have gone 10 great
months, but the usual 0% interest | It is stated that the Japanese will reach Naples on September 10. lengths to point out reasons for the The paper continues that the de- will not go to Madame Kung. In- troops are now holding only strate- Another 150 Japanese refugees in Jebility of a Soviet-Japan non-
fence of Warsaw will constitute one of the finest pages of the struggle instead, she has speckled Ul the in- im Chiu Heung and other places. Kashima Maru which arrived at Bor- gical points, near Cheungkapin and | France boarded the N.Y.K. liner aggression agreement. These officials
terest is to be pinced in a cummon) all rald there was a possibility of
fund for the welfare of the co- There are indications that the Japundeaux on September 9.-Domei, such an aggreement but at the same
ese forces have been withdrawn time they were agreed that it was
partly to the warships at anchor off highly improbable-United Press.
OBITUARY
Sculptor Of Florence: Nightingale
London, Sept. 15. The death of Mr. Arthur George Walker, A. R. A. is announced.
Neuter.
which courage, military talent and partriotisin
mingled.-Reuter Bulletin.
are
Warsaw Surrounded
Zaleszczyki, Sept. 18. German columns have pierced the
家
operative workers,
It is estimated that the loan will Cone Island at the mouth of Wang- wet 10,000 people working.
moon.
Mission Leaves Italy
London, Sept. 16.
The Japanese military, naval and An organisation headed by Dr. in China has come NC$60,000 in two
From the British Fund for Relief Lew Yuk-in, the aged retired Chin-economic missions at present in laty ese diplomat, and his wife are col- leave Rome for London en route allotments, one of $50,000 for the lecting food, medical supplies, and to Tokyo. It is reported that North-west Ileadquarters of the In-clothing for the relief al the softer-coonomk mission' will stay in Indon dustrial Co-operatives, and the other ers in the parts of Chung Shan al-for discussions.-Reuter Bulletin. of $10,000 for refugees in the South-tarked by the Japanese.
main line of Pollsh defences at five points.
According to the latest official in formation avalable here, most of the Polish Government officials have now been made prisoner by the Gers east, man army at Warsaw.
The American
Advisory Com-
From other districts beyond Chung Shan come reports of guerilla acti- have crossed the mitter for Civilian Relief with head-ese drew upon various garrisons 30 vities. It is believed that the Jupon- The Germans rivers Bug and Wyspkow and are quarters in Shanghal, gave NC$30,000 now striking south-east, apparently for the South-east. This sum and organise the necessary force to attack Chung Shan, and Chinese troops to cut the road between Minsk und that from the British Fund will help Ch
working
have been attacking the Japanese relict In co- positions. Siedipe, thus further isolating War- provide
operatives for 2,000 refugees of Swatow, Amny and Nanchang.
These grants bring the contribu- tions up to NC$80,000 for the British Fund.
NC$75,000 for American Advisory Committer.
SRW
At Lomsa 11 columns struck south- at towards Brest-Litovsk and they! probably have as their objective the further cutting of communications to the north of Radom.
Mr. Arthur George Walker, the British sculptor, was born in London in 1801, and was trained at the Royal Academy Schools. He set his heart on sculpture, but had to turn to illustrations for periodicals to earn → living.
ving. Nineteen years passed be- fore he was able to break away A column striking north-east to- entirely from that work. Meanwhile, wards Garwolin succeeded in pushing! he was producing beautiful sculp some mechanised equipments peress tures and curvings in marble, bronze, the Vistula in face of heavy Polishi ivory and olher precious materials Are, but they are having consider-) when time and funds permitted, able difficulty in getting the in-
fantry across the river.
His best known statue is that of Florence Nightingale erected in Waterloo Place, London, in 1915.
rind
the
INTERNEES RELEASED
Chinese reports state that guerilla forces are everywhere.Our Own Correspon- dent.
the
SHORT OF MONEY
harassing the invaders Money Saved To Go
To Government
Chinese Buccesses Claimed
Berlin, Sept. 13.
Shekki, Sept. 15, The National Zeitung publishes an The Chinese claim that the inha order from the Labour Trustee for blianta of Chungshan employed | Westphalia requiring firms place great resourcefulness during last in a special account of the German night's attacks on the Japanese with Reichsbank asum equivalent to that Four Allowed to Leave every conceivable handy weapon, which would have been paid the including knives, clubs and scythes, workers for overlinit, night work and La Salle, Camp, A columh which moved from
as well as modern rides, slaughtering Sunday work. without quarter the Japanese, who Cracow split Its forces west of
A recent decree dispensed with this Lawow, one-half moving north-east Four internees from La Salle Col-1 Widiou
without the support of aviation and
of profiteering Among his many other works are towards Rava, Rusta and Radicchow, lege Camp were released yesterday, naval guns fell easy victims to the exounds or elimination postering
enraged Chinese villagers, whose from the war. tho statue of Mrs. Pankhurst, the while remainder, which is following the signing of an order by homes and crops were destroyed by Presumably the mancy
in the tender of the militant movement for heavily motorised, moved south-east the Governor.
the Japanese, women's suffrage erected in the towards Stryl, almost directly south
special account will be placed at the The four, all of whom are Hong- All the invaders are now. concen-disposal
of the Government.-- gardens of the Houses of Parliament of Lwow, which is a great oil re-
kong residents, are Israel Kar! trated near the shore awaiting re- Unted. Pren. In 1930 and a plague of the Queen, as fining centre.-United Press, Duchess of York, with her eldest
Dobelstein, moval to their ships. - Friederich Israel Leib and Reginald The Chinese claim that one... more daughter,
Goldman.
Japanese plane was damaged yoster- dayOur Own Correspondent,
Many Japanese Dead.
Shekki, Sept. 18.
Mr. Algernon Talmage
London, Sept. 15.
The death is announced of Mr. Algernon Talmage, R.A.,—Reuter,
Algernon Talmage was an eminent artist, In 1018 he was the official artist for the Canadian Government in France,
Many of his pictures have been purchased and hung in art galleries all over the world.
the
Poland Saves Bullion
Schlam, Lionel Arthur
London, Sept. 15. A Moscow message states that the
Following consideration by Gov-| bullion of the Bank of Poland has ernment more internees will be re-i been removed Humanla. Ometals leased in the near future.
Hopes Of Peace Gone
Copenhagen, Sept. 10. News from Germany to-day in- dicates that it is reallaed In that | country there is no hope of early of the banks arrived at a border town Consideration is being given first The Chinese claim that the Japan-peace.
to finish The Germans are eager a few.daya ago to arrange for the to those internees, whose British em- | cre dead and wounded during the re- transter-Reuter Bulletin.
players have written to the Commisceat Wangmoon aghting amounted to with the Poles as soon as possible in sioner of Police vouching for them over 1,000 including scores of om- order to concentrate all their
gies on the Western Front where it readiness to re-employ cers. signifying
“admitted they Statements have been taken The Chungshan people are loud in them
are "up against it.". ense praise of General Cheung Wal-chung Food restrictions are now most from all internses and everyon
have been reloped the defence throughout recent days, have been severely curtailed Reu Täpertelcllon ASA-Reuters
Western Advance
Paris, Sept. 15. Two substantial local attacks. bes gan when the French turned a strong
and
ener-
Germen position which enabledano Their lender, who personally, directioltelagent." Rations for dogs and cata
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