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BRITISH TROOPS IN LINE

ON THE MOSELLE FRONT: ALLIED FORCE ADVANCING

-(From Our Own Correspondent)

(By Telegraph. Telegraphic Communications Ordinance, - 1894. ·Received, September 9, 9,41 a.m.)

Shanghai, To-day.

First indication that British troops in France have already taken up allotted positions in the front line along the Moselle River sector near Saar- brucken, is contained in an official despatch just received from Paris.

It refers to the advancing Allied Forces in this sec- tor of the line, while giving no details of the ex- tent of the advance.

FRENCH NAVAL BASE RAID THREAT

The Paris message also says that the launching of the Allled attack has forced the German High Command to rush troops up to the Western Front to bolster un the Rhine-Moselle Riv- ers line against the Allied troops.

New Nazi troops were pouring inta the defence lines yesterday, and it is anticipated that the engagement will become. Intensified. -Our Own Cor-

raid alarm was sounded at 8.25 p.m.

(From Our Own Correspondent) (By Telegraph, Telegraphic Com-respondent, munications Ordinance, 1894. Re- relyed; 12.20 p.m., September (8),

Shanghai, To-day. Toulon, the French naval base in the Mediterranean, was apparently menaced by attack last night, *_*__ German planes, according to reports from Paris, were actually detected in the vicinity of Toulon, and the air

Within a few minutes of the signal. the whole of Toulon was shrouded in blackness, as a complete black-out became operative.

MR. T. V. SOONG

It is reliably reported that Mr. T. V. Soong left the Colony yesterday by plane for Chungking.

Mr. Soong is said to have.been sum- moned to China's war-capital to dis cuss financial affairs.

No bombs were dropped on Toulon and the all clear signal wa riven! two hours after the first alarm. Our Own Correspondent.

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ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER TORPEDOED

(From Our Own Correspondent) (By Telegraph, Telegraphic Com- munications Ordinance, #1894.- ceived, 12.20 p.m., September 8).

Shanghai, To-day.

A wireless message picked up-in Paris from the United States liner, "Washington," reveals that another British steamer has fallen victims to a German submarine.

The vessel torpedoed is the Glasgow freighter, "Olive Grove," which was bound from Cuba to the British Isles with a cargo consisting wholly of sugar.

According to the scanty details thus far received, the Olive Grove was torpedoed yesterday evening some 200 miles off the north-west coast of Spain..

It is not yet known whether the ship has sunk as a result of the torpedoing, or whether any casualties have oc-

·curred;"'

The Olive Grove belong to the Grove Line (Glasgow) Limited, and was built in 1929. She is a vessel of 4,060 tons, and is 375 feet long. She is a cargo steamer.-Our Own Correspondent.

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