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WESTERN FRONT
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WITHDRAWAL OF OUR
ARTILLERY ARMED FORCES SOUGHT
ACTIVITY Nazis Guns Roar Near Switzerland
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Router).--The Japanese Ambas sador to Washington told the press to-day that Japan had begun formal conversations with Britain and France for the withdrawal of the latters' armed forces from China.
He said that similar "friendly ndvico" had also been given to LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter). Germany (which has no armed -A report from Basle in Swit-forces in the Far East). zerland, saya that German artil. The Ambassador stated that Japan's lery action on the Western Front polley was to avold entanglement in continued all night,
the European war.
East and west of Santbruecken the French repulsed a number of enemy attacks.
are la à position to The French seriously threaten Saarbruecken from two sides.
"Shouldor. Blows"
PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter)The latest German attacks on the Western Front are described here as "shoulder blows."
Assurances Sought
RUMANIA STARTS "PURGE" OF MON GUARDS: SIX EXECUTED
(Continued from Page 1)
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-Slemen, armed with pistols, jumped out John Wardlaw-Ailing is to ask
the and opened Are: Premier in the House of Commons on M. Calinescu was hit by eleven
September 27 whether he can make a bullets, three of which plérced his statement on the poallon in Shanghol, head. and give an assurance to the Ilouso
that he has no intention of with- A police official accompanying im drawing British forces.
was also killed Tho chauffeur was seriously wounded.
Sir John will also ask what re- presentallons have been made by the Japanese with regard to securing the.
The assassins then drava to the
They were carried out by two com-withdrawal of British troops and Bucharest radio station, shot and panies at a time, the aim being to keep the French occupied while more Germen reserves move up.
The attacks consist of brief raids in No Man's Land and ure proving costly to the Germans, while making no impression on the French.
Aerial Reconnaissance PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter).—A com- munique issued to-day reads:
"The day was quiet on the whole. Enemy artillery we active xouth of Saarbruccken,
Aerial reconnaissance was carried out despite bad weather and chemy fire,"
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the
German Denial BRUSSELS, Sept. 21 (Reuter).-A semi-official news agency authorita- tively states that reports of German troop concentrations at various points on the German-Belgium frontier are totally unfounded.
German Troops Move
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Sept. 21 (UP),-Travell- ers arriving here to-day reported heavy movements of German troops
10 the East and planes from
the Western Front.
The German 1igh Command to- day announced that the Polish Army has been "destroyed" except at War- Baw and Lemberg (Lwow).
Omelals are making no secret of the shifting of attention from the cast to the west, official spokesmen tre- quently commenting that the British and French must now contend with the powerful army Dust destroyed Poland.
warships from China, and what reply was made by the British authorities.
wounded the doorkeeper, seized the microphone and announced what had happened.
They
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
TT. London Deruand do,
1/30 1/2]
T.T. Shanghal
.315
TIT. Singapore
.3311⁄2
Tr. Jepun
105
TT. India
.82
.24%
.40
.44%
TT. U.S.A.
T.T. Manlia
T.T. Batavia
TT. Bangkok
TT, Saigo
TT. France
TT. Germany
TT. Switzerland TT. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
150
.107
100
1/0
.1/34
4 m/s D/P do
1/3
,23%
11.40
30 d/s Indin
.844
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
4.02
.3.00%
-4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s Fronco
New York
H.K. Stock Market
ten
The
Tommics" Evacuating
were overpowered CHUNGKING, Sept. 21 (Central), British Tommies" will to-morrow minutes later. The stanouncer stat- evacuate the Brush defence sector ed that the programme had been stretching from Klangsi Road to Interrupted through an "unfortunato Honan Road to the north of the Soo-incident," but it would continue. chow Creek, Shanghal, in accordance
However, all communication in with a recent agreement with Japanese authorities, according to a Bucharest was immediately cut off.
Shanghal message.
the
Patrol duties in the evacuated arca
over will be taken
by the S.M.C. Wayside Police Station, Hongkew. tesidents are not required to possess pussies for entering and leaving the
urca,
the
According to the agreement, Japanese will not build any defence. works there,
The area is quiet, but there have bren a few removals.
DEATH RAINS ON WARSAW
(Continued from Page 1.)
Warsaw, and one had already been destroyed by German bombs.
of
"Nevertheless, the population Warsaw is determined to defend the city to the last man."
Poland's Partition
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Naxis Rounded Up
Prompt police measures followed the crime. Know members of the Iron Guard were rounded up, and, King Carol immediately summon-
ed the Cabinck -
M. Calinescu, as Minister of the Interior last year, was largely re- Iron sponsible for smashing the Guard organization.
Naxi Assassins
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
BUCHAREST, Sept, 21, (UP)—It is officially announced that members of the outlawed Iron Guards shot and killed the Rumanian Premier, M. Armand Calinescu In a cowardly atlock."
The assassins have been arrested. Two of thein were.cornered in a store in the middle of the town, where they committed suicide.
The New Premier, General Ballff, the meeting of BERLIN, Sept. 21, (UP).-Reliable will be sworn in sources say that it is expected that, the Crown Council presided over by In the partition of Poland, the Rus-King Carol. sinn frontier will extend went almost as far as WaranW.
The official announcement said that good order prevails throughout Ru-
It is learned that a military-poll-mania. tleal mission, headed by Herr von Schulenburg, is now in Moscow for negotiations.
It has been announced that the Nazi and Soviet troops have now contacted in a number of places in It is rellably reported that M. Poland and that the Germans nre
Voroshiloft, the Commissar of De- retiring behind
Berlin early in the
lino of fence, will visit new demarcation.
October.
· French Officer Reviews Western Front
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Domel)-A foreign Press report that British troops joined French forces within the Maginot Line was denied by
Major Paul Thiebout, Military A tache to the French Embassy in ~Tokyo.—~~~~~~m
The French officer said that it was impossible for any but those who have been specially trained for the purpose to enter the line.
"It is impossible, moreover, even to replace those on duty in one section of the vast network of fortifications with those in another section, for they are nil trained in speeluiized duties," Major Thiebaut continued,
Russian Pressure
Italians Want
To See Peace
KAUNAS, Sept. 22, (Reuter) Fears Of War On.
Lithuanian political circles state that, under Russian ·pressure, Germany has accepted the Soviet proposal for the formation of a Pollas "Govern- ment" in the Russian-occupied areas,
The proposed "Government" will follow the Soviet type of govern- ment.
Russian Activity----------- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" communique stated that the Russians MOSCOW, Sept. 21, (UP). —A
have occupled Pinsk and have clear- ed the
Sarny.
GYCAN around Lwow
Western Front
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, Sept. 21 (UF).—It is! useless to extend the war be- tween Poland ~and~~Germany, which is already finished, to other spheres.
This claim is made to-day by and Signor. Gayda," Mussolini's mouth- piece, in today's "Giornale d'Itaila". "Germany," he adds, "has confkm- "Pravda" Distributed
ed her desire to respect all other BUCHAREST, Sept. 22 (Router).-borders in the west and south. Reports from Poland state that 10,-) "A new war in the west cannot be The report that British troops are 000 coples of the Soviet newspaper completely related to the wor in the being rushed to the
Brst line of "Pravda" (Truth) are being distribut- cast French defences must be qualified. ed among the population in Russian-
Can "What precise aim There is a limit to the extent to occupied Poland,
western Europe have? which that can be done. French slone cannot go to the first line and they will have to go on shifts,"
No Artillery Duals
"So it does not seem feasible that British and French are both on the first line together.
"It is also a pure imagination that
Referring to นาย
the
Groups of the best actors
Soviet are being sent to the occupied areas to give propaganda shows and
concerts.
MOSCOW,
war iri
in the "Saving Poland Poland has al- ready sunk! Why should the Polish State, against which, it is certain, there would be action in the future, be created again?
Mission Returning
"These are questions which should Sept. 22 (Reuter)- The German milllary mission is re-be examined by the peoples who are on the brink of events which at turning to Germany.
A communique says that the led present are not irrevocable."
contact
al
cause
the Maginot and the Siegfried Lines Army forces and
"Popolo d'Italla" adds the question: German troops Why have exchanged artillery bombard-
more destruction? A established yesterday ments, because no shell from
new war to-day seems senseless." Maginot Line renches the Slegtried several points on the fixed line. Line, and vice versa."
Diplomats Leave comparative WARSAW, Sept. 22 (Router).— strength of air forces between Ger- Two hundred members of foreign many and the Allles, Major Thiebaut resident diplomaile missions in War. said, "The French and British toge- nnw have left the capital after pro- ther have 3,300 warplanes for first-longed negotiations with the. Ger- Ine duty, while Germany has 3.000. | mans.
kish missions.
Refugees Via Siberia
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANCHOULI, Sept. 22.-(Domel). The Arst trans-Siberlan train carrying Japanese
Rescued By
Police Launch
Junk Crew Attacked
By Japanese
September
22, 1939.
Plasterer Is Guilty Of Manslaughter
Crown Fails On Murder Charge
CHARGED with the murder of a man whom he said he did not even know, Li So, 25, plasterer, was found guilty of manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions this morning, and was sentenced to 14 years' hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir- Atholl MacGregor.
The victim was Fong Sang, 28, surveyor, and it was stated by the prosecution that he was fatally in- Jured in Apliu Street on July 6 in the course of an attack by a gang led by L.
Fong at that time was walking with a man named Tal Sun against whom Li bore a grudge in conse quence of Q dispute three days earlier.
Li's defence was that he had no Intention whatever of doing harm following quotations were
to Fong, whom he did not ever issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- know. He admitted having attack- ket this morning.
ed Tat and said that this was done in order to avenge himself for an BANKS II.K. Banks $................. .1.200 n. assault which he had previously re- H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) E..70 .ceived at the hands of Tal. He did ILK. Banks (H.K. Reg.) ..72 n. not strike Fong at all, Chartered ....... Mercantile, A. & B. Mercantile, C. £. East Asia s...
£......22
INSURANCES
Cantona S.
Union $.... China Underwriters $.
HI Fire $.
SHIPPING
Douglases $.. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas, PS Indo-Chinas, D$ Shell (Bearers) Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC.
.
Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, was for the prosecution, and Li was :10% n.defended by Mr. H. W. Lee, instruct-
.72 o.ed by Mr. F. Zimmern.
200
305 1.
1.
105 D.
"Extraordinarily Merciful
Point Of View"
The Jury retired for 40 minutes after which they found Li gulity of manslaughter but not of murder. 67 n. The
12 n
Jury comprised: Messrs. D. McFerran (Foreman), F. Goodwin, .00 13.-A, V. Ribeiro, S. Wu, Chu Wal- .30 . fong, D. A. Alonco and J. M. da .90/- n.
Silva.
.0.10 D.
Wharves Docks $. Providents $.. New Eng. Sh. $..
.09 n. ..18 .
4.20 80,
.7% n.
Sh. Docks, Sh. 5.
110.
MINING
Raubs $..
Venz. Gold
ILK, Mines Cis.
Hotels $. Lands $.
LANDS
Land 4% de. $. S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $... H.K, Realties. Chinese Estates B..
UTILITIES
Trams $..... Peak Trams (old) $.... Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries
Y. Ferries $..
Chino Lights (old)
.0,95 b.
.on.
"The Jury," said Ilis Lordship in passing sentence," have taken a extraordinarily merciful point of view about your case. I am, of course, bound by thele verdiet and I shall deal with you as one guilty of manslaughter and nothing more, but the case is a very serious one Indeed.
"For a trivial cause of complaint you allowed your resentment to grow 4.00 sa. and grow, until three days later you 39 n. gathered a gang of unscrupulous par. n.friends and made a wicked at^ick on 7.00 a. these inoffensive people.
.7% n. 4.
Deterrent Sentanca
.09 n. "As a result of your action, p perfectly inoffensive person met his 15% n. death at your hands. This type of .7.40. n. action geiting far too common and .3.70 .. I am bound to pass on you a sentence .01% . which I trust will help to deter others ,22 D. to take the law into their own hands
as you have done.
7,00 1.
China Lights (new) $..
...
ILI. Electric
..
.50 n.
Maeno Electrics
.18 2
Sarkinkan Lights 5.
11 n.
Telephones (old) $.
21 n.
Telephones (new)
7,00 n
Tractions st
19/-
23/- 3.
.14 n. .13 n.
D.
Tractions (Pret.) s/-
INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. Canton Ice $ Cements $... H.K. Ropes $..!!
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $. Dairy Farma (new) Watson $...... Lane, Crawfords $. Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) 9. Powell, Ltd. s.
COTTON MILLS
Kwo Sh. $........... Shn Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing. Sh. $. Wing On Textiles. Sh. $,
MISC. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) 3. Vibro Piling $.... Ch. Govt 5% 1925
G. Bonds
.3,80 n.
"You will go to prison for 14 years
with hard inbour."
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
.20 n. October 19. December 8.60.. January .7.50 March
1.80 May 41 B. July Spot
September
Docember
Mny
New York, Sept.-21.- New York Collon
Opening
2.00/00
Closing
8.07/07
B.87/07 0.77/77 8.77/77 8.68N 8.08/08 8.50/50 B.48/47 8.35/36 8.28/20 8.20/20
New York Rubber
20.10/10
18.06/07
0.12N
21.40N
20.25/25
10.30/35
.... 13:80/34 19.20/20
Total sales for the day-1,070 tons.
10
155
42 n.
Mar.
.6.60 n. .1.55 De ...1 n. .8% no
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) s/~ Koreans (HMC) a/-
.38% 100 n. .98 n. 10/- n. .9/- 1.
MANILA BIARES Following are sales and bid prices:
Sept. 21. Sept. 21. Laine
Antamok Atok Baguio Gold Batong Buhay Benguoi Con, Big Wedge Coco Grove Conë, MiDEN ... Demonstration IKIA ipo Gold Ragon Mining Mambulao Cona, Masbate Cons, a Mind. Motherlode.. Mine Operations.. Paracala GuDATES ** Surigao Cons.. syndicate Invest...
"Since the Munich Conference Foreign diplomats now remaining French avlation efficiency has been in Warsaw are the Soviet and Tur- increased greatly and we are now turning out more and batter planes,
"On August 11, bomber of the Amlot 370 type eslabilshed a 10,000 kilometres record by developing a speed of 311 kilometres per hour.
PICKED up by a police launch North Camarines "Germans and Italians challenged
Europe arrived here at 6 am, to-day, and brought back to the Colonyan Mauricio us but Italiens could develop only
The party of. 15 Japanese refugees yesterday, Yeung Chi, son of Sus Cons 230 kilometres and Germans 216.
was including women and children In-the master of a junk, reported Moreover, the French record estabilshed with the handicap of a cluded Mrs. Itoko Soko, wife of the that his father's vessel
Ambassador to Poland, heavy load. If the plane does not Japanese carry such a heavy load, it can make They are returning to Japan from burnt by the Japanese cast of
600 kilometres hour...
"Aircraft has seen such great pro- gress, on all aldos, liowever, that It war is tó be fought in real earnest in the air, the havoc. that will be wrought is terrible to contemplate," Major Thiebaut concluded.
Boy Bitten By Muzzled Dog
"A muzzle that can allow a dog to bite a boy la not considered in law to be a muzzle" said Mr. Hilmsworth at Kowloon Magistracy to-day, in cautioning Mrs. Close of 24 Hankow Road; for allowing her dog to be out without a lend.
*** Sgt. Rees said that on September
4 the dog when in lankow Road and bit a boy named Stoneham. The dog had a' muzzle, but it was in a position enabling it to bite the boy.:
Warsaw. via Moscow.
refugees
from
ANTI-NAZI BROADCASTS
LONDON, Sept. 22 (Rou- ter).-The German "Freedom Station" (anti-Nazi radio) which
is broadcasting in spite of the
Waglan on Wednesday,
was
United Paraceió
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Wednesday's sales
24,409,000 bushels. Chicago Corn
564/50% September December 543%/54% 55/55 May
582/08/ 57%/375% Winnipeg Wlient October December
15 B 10 B
May
15
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The following la Swan, Culbertson & Frilz' report on this morning's
market:
Young salda motor boat stopped
The Manila Gold Share market the junk and four Japanese who was quiet during the morning period. boarded it, ordered him and the rest The average drifted slightly lower on of the crow into three sampana, and a
moderate volume. San Mauricio told them to row away. The tank went ex-dividend to close unchanged. was then towed towards the
Nine Bagulo Gold was bid 2 centavos be- Pins Islands and set on fire.
low the previous sale. The crew were picked up by the
Sept. 21 Sept. 22 police launch
Morning while rowing 'to Hongkong.
Volume of busincas
done... Pr. 348,703 100,010 Gold Share Av, 11
00.40 00.23
Foul Work Only Half Done Another Junk master, 50. Po, told a similar tale on returning to Hong- Gestapo somewhere in Germany, kong yesterday. He said dye Japan- yesterday stated that all Aus-ese from a schooner boarded the junk trian air force pilots have been oft Po Tol on Wednesday, and forced
More Attacks On Junk Crews
forbidden to fly their planes and him and his crew, overboard. The It reported that two Japanese have been put on ground duties, Junk was set on fire, and the Japan- trawlers attacked
leso left.
several, fahing
junks yesterday whilst in Chinese All over Germany, said the broad- The flatnos did not get a firm hold waters close to Waglan Zeland. cast, anti-Nazi organisations have set on the vessel and So was able to It is nileged that, the Japanese: up a widespread net of illegal groups get aboard and extingual the blaze.threw the dihermen overboard, and to broadcast..
The radio advised listeners to try Another junk later towed him to then left. The junk crows were later
| Aberdeen;
to get in touch with these groups.
Two of the crow are missing.
picked up by other sampans, end' Brought back is Hongkong."
7441743 743/744%
75%/75%% 75%%/75% 80/00%
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday says:
Interest In the market "was some- what flagging with operators In- decisive and rather shy of showing their hand, Holders continue to be content to watch from the side fines and are still displaying patience and no anxiety to sell.
Buyers
Raubs $0.35 X.D. HK. Lands $30% HK Tramways $18% Cements $13
H.K. Ropes $3.80
Dairy Farms (old) $20
Sales
HK Bank $1,200 Providents $4,20
H. & S. Hotels $4.60/.55
MANILA GOLD SHARES ' Aloka Pa. 151⁄2 o Antamok Pa. 15 b Baguio Gold Ps. 12 s Batong Buhay Pe. 3003 = Benguet Consolidated Pa. 9.10 » Big Wedge Po. 10, b Coco Grove Pr. 13 s Consolidated Mines Pa. 0040 Demonstrationri Pa.' 06" b TX.L, Pr. 34 #.
Ipo Gold Ps. 11 b
Itogon Mining Pa. 151⁄2 s Masbate Consolidated Ps, 00% Mindanao Motherlode Pa. 0044. Mine Operallon Ps. 00 's Paracalo Cummaus Ps. 13 b San Mauricio Pa: 60's Surigao Consolidated Ps. 10 Suyoc Consoliilated Pg. 10's.. United Paracole. Ps. 33 s
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