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BOMB HITS AMERICAN ENVOY'S RESIDENCE
Our Own Correspondent (Telegraphic Communication Ordinance, 12.61 p.m.)
Shanghai, To-day. A German 'plane yesterday dropped a bomb into the American Ambassa- dor's summer residence at Konstan- tin, near Warsaw according to a dram- atic Havas message received in Shang- hai, to-day.
None were injured.
A full report has been sent to Pre- sident Roosevelt Our Own Corres- pondent.
Men of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve leaving H.M.8. Chry santhemum on the Thames Embankment, London, having been called- up bound for an “unknown: destination." Photo shows the man board- Ing a bus on their departure. (Copyright, Fox).
BRITISH LINER TORPEDOED OFF SCOTLAND
THE FIRST ACT OF WAR BY GERMANY AGAINST BRITAIN TOOK PLACE IN THE NORTH SEA YESTERDAY WHEN, WITH A BRUTALITY REMINISCENT OF THE GREAT WAR U-BOAT❘ HORRORS. A NAZI SUBMARINE TORPEDOED THE BRITISH LINER "ATHENIA.” ON BOARD OF WHICH WERE 1.400 PASSENGERS, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
News of the outrage, received in Hong Kong by Reu- ter this afternoon, reveals that the liner, a 13,465-ton vessel owned by the Anchor-Donald- son Line, was attacked 200 miles west of the He- brides (off the north-west coast of Scotland).
JAPAN TO SEEK PACT WITH THE SOVIET?
Moscow, To-day.
It is persistently reported
Information of the disaster was re- leased by the newly-created Ministry of Information in London.
It is believed (says Reuter) that the. "Athenia" is either sinking, or sunk.
" This, however, is not yet been confirmed officially, and it is only known that the hugo vessel, with civilian passengers on board, has been torpedoed,
The "Athenia" was built in 1928 by Fairfield's, of Glasgow.
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ROOSEVELT BROADCAST MESSAGE
Washington, To-day.
HEAVY PRESSURE ON POLAND CONTINUES
London, To-day.
Reports from Poland sug- gest that the German forcés have been increased on the Polish fronts in Upper Silesia and the Teschen area, while the attack across the Corridor from the German side is be-
In his broadcast speeching intensified. last night, President Roose- velt declared that he would keep the United States out of the conflict as long as it was within his power.
Warsaw was again heavily bombed yesterday. Reuter.
PARLIAMENT MEETS TO-DAY
London, To-day. Parliament is meeting this after-
ble to forecast the future noon, the Commons at 2.43 p.m. and
It was, he added, impossi- course of events.
Reuter,
the House of Lords at 3 p.m. to con- sider further war measures-ReuterY
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