1939-09-15 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL; SEPTEMBER 15, 1939

SCHUSCHNIGG MURDER REPORTED

Paris, To-day.

The Paris paper "Le Journal" reports from Vienna that Dr. Schusch-, nigg, the former Chancellor, has been shot by the Nazis, because he re- fused to sign a manifesto urging Austrians to fight for the German cause.

Reuter.

DOG-FIGHTS ALONG SAAR FRONT: MANY GERMAN PLANES BROUGHT DOWN

Paris, To-day..

THE FRENCH FORCES operating in the Saar re- gion have taken up positions on a row of hills south and south-east of Saarbrucken. The advance continues, in spite of a heavy German artillery barrage on the French lines of com- munication.

The French artillery in the Maginot Line is answer-

ing the German fire.

French warplanes yesterday bomb-over

the French progress on

AIR COMBATS

ed the heavy concentrations of Ger- western front.-Reuter. man artillery behind the Siegfried Line which have been rushed to the area in the last few days.

The French regard this rein forcement of the German artillery as a sign that the Germans feel that the French operations are no longer an advance of outposts but a threat to the Nazis' western wall.

STEADY GAINS

The French Army says that' yea terday the troops in the Saar area made gains a mile in depth on a 12-mile front.

In Paris, official circles say that the German action in blowing up the

NAZI-DUTCH

AIR CLASH

London, To-day.

A description of the Nazi- Netherlands air clash yester- day says that the Dutch na- theval plane which was attacked was flying over Netherlands territory.

A French communique says: "Local advances were made on the Saar front and some prisoners were taken,

"French troops are on German soil along a 90-mile front between

the Moselle and the Rhine.

"The Siegfried Line is now under observation.

"Our operations have been imped. ed by the weather, but our air force has been active," and many more Gor- man planca have been brought down than have been lost by the French air force."-Router.

"SOME PRISONERS"

Paris, To-day,

Trier-Metz railway near the Luxem- A communique records "local ad- bourg frontier, indicates the appre-vances in the course of which hension of the German High Command I took some prisoners."--Reuter.

STERLING HITS A NEW 'LOW' IN NEW YORK

New York, To-day.

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THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE market was disorganis- ed yesterday as sterling reached a new "low"; there was the heaviest general selling here and abroad while the British Equalization Fund con- tinued indifferent.

There was a straight downward movement yesterday until around noon, when the day's lowest-3.77- was witnessed. The market then recovered steadily. Sentiment, however, remain most con- fused.

The Scandinavians changed little, indicating a divorce from sterling.

The franc dropped quite sharp. ly, but traders were not surpris- ed, since the franc is tied to sterf. ing rather than to the dollar.

Another feature was the re-appear- ance of the German Benevolent Mark, which has not been quoted since September 2, with the rate yester- day unchanged.

SELLERS' MARKET

Traders said that it was complete ly a sellers' market, and thus actual dealing was very small.

KWANGTUNG LEADERS CONFER

Yungyun, To-day. Elimination of traitors in Kwang- tung was discussed at the inaugural meeting of the Kwangtung Branch of| the War Zone Party and Political Affairs Committee held here.

erals Chang Fah-kwei, Yu Han-mou, The meeting was attended by Gen-

Li Han-yun, Huang Shu-chu, Wu Chi-wel, Li Chang-teh, Chiang Kiang- The Foreign Exchange Committee nai, Lo L-chun and Huang Chun-teh, have announced that any American | who are members of the Committee.' demand for the dollar will be satis- General Pat Chung-hsi, Director of filed in London at the rate of 4.02, if | the Generalissimo's South-western such a demand is connected with the Provisional Headquarters in Kwellin ́liquidation of American-owned pre-who came to Kwangtung on an in- war sterling' balances or current trade spection trip on behalf of Generalis- transactions with the British Empire. | simo Chiang Kai-shek was also pre- ---Reuter.

sent.-Central News.

destroyed on the ground after it had The Dutch craft was attacked and

been forced to land by

the Nazi planes.

The crew of four of the Dutch plane, two of whom were slightly injured, were taken. to a German island, but are now on their way home.--Reuter.

EURASIA TO RESUME HONG KONG SERVICE

The Duke of Windsor, who yes. terday saw his brother, His Ma- jesty the King, for the first time for three years at Buckingham Palace.

UGANDA MESSAGES

London, To-day. Native chiefs in Uganda have pledg- ed their loyalty to the Empire.

Meassages of loyalty have been re- ceived from British territories in the western Pacific, including Fiji-Reu- ter.

Chungking, To-day. The Chungking Hong Kong air ser- vice which has been suspended since COMMONS ADJOURN Europe, will shortly be resumed, ac- the outbreak of the hostilitles in

London, To-day. cording to information from the The Commons will adjourn to-day Eurasia Aviation Corporation.-Cen- until next Wednesday.-British Wire- tral News.

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