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ex-
miles into Polish territory, and tends from the Lithuanian frontier in the north, through Lwow, to the Rumanian frontier in the south,
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1. All rates will be increased
ALLIES WILL FLINCH
NOT
Nazi Hopes Shattered
LONDON, SEPT. 20 (REUTER).
CONTINUING HIS STATE-
by 20% effective October 1, MENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY ON THE LATEST WAR SITUATION (THE FIRST PART OF WHICH WILL BE FOUND EXTENSIVE ON PAGE 5), MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN MADE REFERENCES TO HERR HITLER'S SPEECH.
1939.
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3. Until further notice, booking
Herr Hitler, he said, had said much about the humano methods
at new rates is limited to whereby he had waged, the war.
vesnels luading withlo dayn,
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HONGKONG/PHILIPPINE 18.
FREIGHT CONFERENCE Hongkong, September 18, 1939.
U.S. USES CONVOYS Sudden Orders To Destroyers
or
great inal advantage passes with
Le
harbours o ii will for Britain falls on deaf ears.
Lang 'Litter Of Broken Promises
"Europe is strewn with the ter for
war.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN
WAR CORRESPONDENT
OFF TO THE WESTERN FRONT
(Continued from Pape 1.) いやい
physique, training and adaptability to
the new conditions of würtare.,
All Quiet In Saor
on the
PARIS, Scpi, 20 (Reuter)-There was almost complete calm Western Front to-day,
Another report says that the Ger- mans have sent more troops and planes to the neighbourhood of Aachen (Alx-la-Chapelle) opposite the Netherland-Belgium frontier, and 100 miles north of the nearest point where fighting is taking place.
Some reports state that the Ger- mana have concentroled between 1,800 and 1,000 bombers at this point.
The French general staff is keep-
close
the watch against ing a passibility of a Nazi attack through Belgium.
Artillery Activity
PARIS, Sept. 20 (Teuter).—A communique issued to-day states:
"There has been enemy artillery activity. at various points on the front. Frencli and German fighter An planes engaged in several fights onemy aircraft was brought down in our lines."
Sortic For Prisoners LONDON, Sept. 20, (UP), -- The Western Front is generally quiet.-
The bambardments eust "of the
"I can only say that methods are not made declared the humane by calling them so,"
cons in speaking soberly and Premier, "and that accounts of German bombing
of Hitler's broken pledges and there quietly. The speech of 11itler made of open towns and the machine gunning of
san Le trust in one whose pullo yesterday In Danzig does not change sophy permits the breakbug of the The situation wherewith we are con- refugees have shocked the whole world (cheers),
Crented. Hitler's account of events pledged word.” Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of could not be accepted accurately and Blics River have been resumed in "What I searched for in that in all military preparations the
they containeil cerin.n assurances of a kirdthe vicinity of Zweibruceken, Milit the Liberal Opposition, sald res- vain was one single word to aggression. Nevertheless, our
repulsed. show that Hitler remembers ources have been steadily and surely were grateful for every indication of which in recent years Hitler reary reports state that a German at- Increasing vigaur in the conduct of pudinted when it suited his purpose," tack near Saarbruecken has been marshalled. We LA ราย
No one wanted the}
The attack was made by a com- Mir, Chamberlain added that among it the brave men who have Impatient because results do not be the
be rushed in Government to already lost their lives in come immediately apparent. the course on which their military nd-the many mis-statements he wished to pany of German troops who are be refer to was the statement that the lieved to have been secking prison- Mr. Chamberlain dealt with this quarrel of his making, questions volunteers, elvil defence visers did not approve.
The House could not, and must French Government agreed to Italianers in order to obtain information.
Belgium Assured of their wives
LONDON, Sept. 20, (Reuter),- and and evacuation, and added that the
fact that during the first weeks of the not try, in the course of these de-mediation while His Majesty's Gov- children who have been war Britain had not yr: experienced bates, to choose the time and place crnment refused it. The reply to this no for the decisive effort the country statement was contained in the com- deprived of the head of the aerial bombordinem, afforded reason whatever for overlasty
or had to make, but they were entitled munique issued by the official Hallan Berlin reports deny that Nazl troops
frontier near Aachen. clearly brought out the common at-made on the Netherlands-Belgium fence forces.
the day when it came. family because their leader's wholesale dispersal of the home de tu ask for vigour in preparatios for News Agents on September 4 which an aircraft concentrations have been
The Dominions
Poland had preserved her honour titude adopted by the Anglo-French
Governments-Reuter, lust of power satisfied."
"In the dominions overseas. Bend had engaged the passionate syn
League Was Informed Redeem Europe
Majesty's Governments have continu-pathy of the people of this country
London, Sept. 20. Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to enable them to take a full share in support the most vigorous action on ed to press on with preparations to end of mankind. This country would
Asked to consider the advantages if any that Britain's general pur-the great struggle that lies before us, which the Government might decide
"The only thing this country will a statement of the international pur- with pose in this struggle was to "Mumbers will have reach
THE HAGUE, Sept. 20 (Rou- of the not stand for will be inaction impins poses in resistance to aggression for i redeem Europe from the per-great gratification
part which has been played by the after events and waiting for others which Britain entered the war were refugees petuni and recurring fear of individual dominions innbers to tice the Initiative," Sir Archibald to be made to the League Assembly, Ler).-The Netherlands budget
Mr. Butler. Under Secretary for for 1940 was reported on German aggression and to enable our services in the operations which said:
afrendy taken place. The "We must seize the initiative if we Foreign Affairs, declared that
polley of the British Government in Parliament to-day, when it was are to win the war."
resisting aggression had been rande announced there would be a clear in a communication to the deficit of 55,500,500 guilders
Expenditure in 1940 is expected to be 60,500,000 guilders higher. September 11-Router. Secretary General of the Lengue of
for
It is confirmed that Vilan has been
PARIS, Sept. 20 (UP).—Rush were received occupied by the Russians, but before orders
from the Poles
the fought Washington to-day surrendered they bitterly against the Reds for w
American European squadron, hours.
comprising the cruiser Trenton and the destroyers Jones and Badger.
Anguished Appoal SPECIAL TO the “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 21 (UP)-An angulstied uppeal to Great Britain and France was broadest through Warsaw Radla by the Lord Mayor ng Warrow to-tiny.
"Because of the brutal bombard- ment of towns, the destruction of hundreds of churches and hospitals, and the murder of thousands of women and children, I feel entitled to appeal again, and ask whether effective help can come to us in our terrible plight," he cried.
They left their base at Ville France at 8 a.m., to-day for an unknown destination.
It is believed that they will parti cipate in a convoy system for Ameri- which
taking vessels can
American of thousands bone.
atre
must be
the peoples of Europe to pre-have Swam River To Safety
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
BUCHAREST, Sept. 20 (UP)-Mr. Edgar Mowrer, correspondent of the arrived on Chicago "Daily News," Rumanian soil last night, after swim-
A few hours earlier, Daventry broadcast a message to Warsaw sa ing: "We are your allies. We intend to continue the struggle for theming the Dniester River. restoration of your liberty."
Grim Stores
Mr. Marten, a United States Consut, is still at Zaleszyi, but he enjoys diplomalle immunity.
serve their independence and liberties.
the frontier,
accounts
the
NETHERLANDS BUDGET.
im
a
To obtain funds to ineel the in- crease, Government will revise the income tax and will introduce proft lax instead of a dividend tax.
A special loan fund will also be
The Netherlands is to curtail ex- employment.
Earlior Report Of Speech No threats would ever deter us, or
Making his third statement to the our French allies, from this purpose.
House of Commons on the progress His Majesty's Government did not
For East Polley Unchanged of the war, Mr. Neville Chamberlain this afternoon said the events which ed documents repeatedly show, state courage and resource seek this war. They did, as publish-
were of such displayed on
In the House of Commons, replying occurred last week their readiness for a peaceful settle these occasions are a happy augury tar-reaching importance
that there to Mr. Arthur Henderson, Mr. Butler, BUDAPEST, Sept. 20 (Router)
ment by negotiations.
Their efforts to secure this were for the future, Grim stories of the plight of Polish
"All the Brits commonwealth of had not yet been time to estimate Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, created. refugees who are attempting to reach
set at nought and their hopes had notions and the Empire is at this their effect on the fortunes of war stated that His Majesty's Govern- been, shattered by the unprovoked moment intensely engaged in mobi-and the attitude of other countries ment's relicy respecting the Far East penditure except on defence and un-
on the Polish was unchanged-Reuler. - Hungary and Rumania from the countries cancerning Poland.".
Germon pressure Germany and brutal aggression of Dividing The Spoils Ukraine are told by refugees who
lising its strength under the cover o[ succeeded in reaching Hungary 10-
KAUNAS, Sept. 20 (Reuter).It is upon the Polish allies.
Our naval, military and air forces, Ariny and the resistance of the Poles Western On the Cerman-Soviet
which in the aggregate are stronger continued during the week and was - day.
One estimate puts the number of eported that under
islands of Poles who entered Hungary to-day demarcation, Vina, Grodno, Haly- French continued to make methodicplati inore powerful than at the out-still continuing in many and successful progress.
There still remmined strategic and technical objectives had set of of any past war.
Word Of Warning
Polish resistance, such as at Warsaw been secured and the ground galned,
"Thus the extent of our effort is heid in the face of increasingly
invasion rapidly increasing in very direction, which refused to be submerged under severe German resistance.
Eastwards. but I want my final word fo-day to the tide of the German
On September 17 an event occurred The achievements of the anti-be a word of warning.
"We as a Government will not be littic submarine campalgu after
Front rushed on a course which our mill-which Inevitably had a decisive effect
are for the war on the Eastern tary advisers, with whom we over a fortnight had exceeded any-working in the closest possible con- On this morning the Russian troop: thing the British navy had accom-inct and mutual confidence, do not crossed the Polish frontier along. Its plished over much longer periods; approve..
at twenty thousand.
sink, Brest-ilovsk and Lwow will One refugee said: "The country-romain in Itussian hands. side we have just left is in the hands
of roving terrorists."
Other refugees who
came from
Lipinski Wounded? BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Reuter)-The German ratio alleges that Colonel arcus further west fold of a refugee Lipinski, the hero of the defence of train being attacked by Nazi artnour-
Warsaw, has been wounded. ed cars.
No confirmation of is' report can The fireman and many women and children were killed by Nazi bulletbe obtained from other sources.
Gdynia Capitulation? BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Reuter) The allegis Uat TOKYO, Sept. 21 (Domel)-Four- German new agency teen Japanese still remain in Warfighting in Gdynia has ended, and snw. They include the Japanese that German Troops have fully Vice Consul and his wife.
occupiest the port in which isolated Polish units were holding out,
Japanese Refugees
Moscow's Apologia
MOSCOW, Sept. 20 Router).— The Nazl battleship Schledwig The Sovlet newspaper "Izvestia" ries Holstein and other warships took part
to justify the selzitre of Poland by to the operations.
saying that the Pulish ruling classes
exploited and oppressed the Ukrain-
Sans and White Russians.
Russians Resisted
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuler).--The
Naval Round-Up
Valuable
PLEASE Turn To Page 2.
in the last war.
"Whereas in the last war we were on the defensive against the U-boat campaigns, we are now carrying out
There are no sacrifices from whlet we will shrink, and there is no opera- tion we will not undertake, provided our responsible advisers, our allles and ourselves are convinced it will make an appropriate contribution to victory.
Lessons Of History
10
I'olind.
parts
Hit
full length and advanced into Poland
"I cannot say that the action of the "But what we will not do is to rush into adventures that offer little Soviet Government was unexpected prospect of success and are calculated A statement appeared in the Soviet to impair our resources and postpone Press and wireless referring to the position of no White Russians and the ultimate victory.
Ukrainians in Poland which bore the "That is why," it says, "the Polish German radio quotes a Polish officer army offered no serious resistance to who entered Rumania as saying that
"One lesson which military history interpretation that the Soviet was preparing for intervention," said Mr Germany,"
Russian troops met with resistance an offensive against the U-boats, and
teaches is that that road leads
Chamberlain, who recalled the Suvlel furets near the they are being continually and re- Rede Reach The Hungarian Front from the Polish
lenilessly attacked whenever they disaster."
Mr. Chamberlain said he would note to the British Ambassador al LONDON, Sept. 20, (Reuter)-Rumanian frontier.
Lwow Still Hold
disclose themselves.
"I am confident that I do Soviet troops are reported to have
not not hazard a guess at this stage of Moscow stating the Soviet Govern- reached positions along the Polish- Hungarian border.
LONDON, Sept. 20, (Reuter),-The understate the case when I say that the war when or where a decisive ment would pursue a policy of Food For Besieged Polish Capital emy, attacking Lwow from the already six or seven German sub- force will be assembled, or when the neutrality in its relations with Britain,
Issue of u statement on September north-cast and south, have been marines had paid the full penalty for decisive moment might arrive. That and added, "In this situation besieged Warsaw is rapidly of a clever Polish manoeuvre, which
The Prime Minister expressed con- ono can foresee, Because
"The scale of our preparations, and that this attack by the Soviet Gov- running out of ordinary food supplies threatened their lines of communica-ndence that with the full operation the butchering of horses and the disment. arrangements have been made for tion, says a Pollah Embassy state of the convoy system, and the rapid the fact that we are basing them on ernment upon Poland-a country with Increase in the numbers, power and the assumption that the duration of which she had a non-aggression pact efficiency of hunting craft the sub- the war may be at least three years, at the moment when Poland was tribution of horse
be justified, and marine menace would dwindle with ensures that our strength will increase faced with an invading force from
progressively to meet whatever may Germany, cannot populace.
that while the full implications of corresponding speed,
They must expect to receive occa-coma."! A meeting of Warsaw butchers has
by these events was not yet apparent, concluded sional blows, sometimes heavy ones, Mr. Chamberlain been called for to-morrow to discuss plans in this connection.
The announcements, which were
such as the loss of the Courageous, quoting the words of the famous nothing had occurred which would directed to the people of Warsaw
but that was an inevitable toll of a Polish general, who in' bidding good-make any difference feet in active control of the sen in bye to the recent allied military mis-mination of the British Government time of war.
ston said: "We shall fight. A large to fulfil their obligations to Poland gave the list of billets, available for
It was, however, clear that the part of our country will be overrun and to prosecute the war with all those whose, homes had been destroy-
obligations had Red by the Nazi bombardment of the
navy and the merchant service, and we shall suffer terribly, but if energy until theso their unceasing efforts, would be able to maintain essential supplies you come in we know we shall rise been achieved. of raw materials and food for the in." population and for Industries.
WARSAW, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-
dly compelled to withdraw as a result attacks on British shipping (chcers). must depend upon events which no Majesty's Government authorised the
meat to
the
Subsequently, Warsaw Radio an- nounced the names of children from all over Poland who are now under the care of welfare organkaHons.
Parents were informed by radio that their children were in good Thealth.
He was replying to a message. from the Lord Mayor of Warsaw, who had replied the previous night to another broadcast made from London by the
Ambassador.
were fully understood in Britain and
Claim To Vilna
(Reuter)
KAUNAS, Sept. 20, Lithuania's claim to Vilna, which the Soviet have taken over, is to ba discussed by the Lithuanian Minister in Moscow and the Soviet Foreign Commissur, M. Molotoff.
Posnan Army Fights
*
LONDON, Sept. 20, (Reuter)--The Polish army at Posnan is putting up a gallant defence against German invaders, though two days ago the Nazis said that the battle there was over.
Mr. Chamberlain mentioned that 130 lives, British and neutral had now been lost from submarine at- acks, excluding the losses incurred In the sinking of the Courageous). been re- Forty-four persons had ported missing,
to the deter~
Resistanco Continues
The effects of the Russian invasion upon the hard-pressed Poles naturally has been very serious. The Poles are still continuing their courageous resistance.
After sympathising with the Bri- Ush Ambassador to Poland, his staff und consular oficials in Poland, the Prime Minister said, "It is still too carly to pronounce any finni verdict
The world which
Warsaw Quiet LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-The London Messago To Warsaw Warsaw radio announced this even- LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)-Theing that the city had passed a come Polish Ambassador to London 10.
paratively quiet day. night broadcast a message tu the
More Reservists Called Up Mr. Chamberlain added that the people of Warsaw,
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, deputy of the motives or consequences of LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).A suppression of traffic in contraband
of necessity Leader of the Opposition supported the Russian netion. For the unhappy port from Moscow says that it is during the war must
cause inconvenience to neutrals, but the Prime Minister's tribute to the victim of this cynical attack the re learned on the most reliable authority that a further number of Bussian it was the intention to reduce this to herole Polish nation, and said that suit has been tragedy at the grim- army reservists are being called up.
the minimum,
It was a matter of very deep regret mest character." The It is also stated that the French
strict adherence of that once an understanding was watched the vain, struggle of the The Ambassador said that the Charge d'Affaires yesterday called on Majesty's Government to the rules of sacrifices of the people of Warsaw the Soviet Foreign Commissar and war was in striking contrast to the reached with Poland, she was not Polish nation agaitist overwhelming
needed assistance.
pathy admires their valour which asked for an explanation of the polley, pursued by Gennuny. No provided more generously with sorely-odds with profound pity and sym- loss of life had been caused by the In the future, such help as we give even now refuses to admit defeat. bad Fxico had been Puppet Regimo?
exercise of British rea-power, ondt no our friends should be quick, certain It Britain
unable to avert the defeat of the SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH
neutral property had been, unlaw-and generouB. fully detained. TOKYO, Sept. 21
The Prime Minister's statement on armies of Poland they have assured (Domel).-A
The German methods of submarine the new situation was welcomed by her they bad not forgotten their Cernaut dispatch The Ambasador concluded with Shimbun saya tint Germany and tile we fight sens and already resulted in ele to the world, to friend and fee their determination to carry on the the warfare and the laying of mines in everybody. That statement made obligations to her nor weakened In Soviet Union are co-operating in
the death of many innocent victims, alike, that the temporary collapse of struggle." organising a Polish puppet regime
Turning to Hitler's speech, Mr. with which to conclude peace quickly regardless of nationality, and in the Poland as an Independent State BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Reuter) is and negotiate the revision of Poland unwarranted destruction of neutralno way modified our determination to Chamberlain said, "It is not our way
put a final 'end to aggression.
In this country to speak with banale property. officially announceri fint a delestation to the mutual satisfaction of Germany
Resources Marthalled
Hiler's outpourings will have no and threats. Perhaps for that reason German army and air force and the Soviet Union. officers flew to Moscow from HerT New mapa showing the projected "In the building up of our land and affect on the people of this country. the Germen leaders have difficulty in It is obvious that Hitler com- understanding us but in such com- ller's headquarters in Poland. partition of Poland have been dis- air forces, immense preparations are They will consult with Soviet tributed amonit Polish people,
the being made in Britain and France, pletely misapprehends the mind ofĮments as I have to make cers on "matters of Interest to both report, adds,
It muut, however,, be remembered Britain, and his profession that he speech I shall not deal with the pros
were not in vain.
Anew Polish army, he said, was arising on French soll and the day would come when they would return victoriously to Poland.
Ühe worda:" "Long
Long live Poland."
Naxis In Moscow
Workw.
Russian Invasion of Poland,
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