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THE CHINA MAIL,

HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE MOSELLE FRONT: FRENCH MAKE SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE

Paris, To-day.

RULER OF

DETAILS OF THE French attack east of Moselle on

Thursday night are given by Charles Morice in BAHREIN'S

the “Petit Parisienne.

He says that the attack was launched from a line OFFER

beginning at the river and passing between the village of Deft.

Armoured elements of the attacking formation a front of over 51⁄2 miles between Moselle and Borg villages.

reached positions

2,000 YARDS ADVANCE

over

At some points the French 'advanc-,

ed over 2,000 yards, and now hold a

line passing south of Borg.

A number of prisoners were taken, According to "Excelsior" the

weeks of the war have cost

first

fewer

lives than local operations in the last war.-Reuter,

NAZI ARTILLERY FIRE

Paris, To-day.

Yesterday evening's communique states that enemy artillery is firing in the region east of the Saar, notably around South Zweibruecken and Pir-

masens.

There was activity on both sides by air- reconnaissance and observation craft.-Reuter.

ALLIED PLANES FLY FAR BEHIND GERMAN LINES

Paris, To-day.

COMMANDER OF THE AUSSIES

Canberra, To- dày..

Bir Thomas Major-General Blamey, who was Chief of Staff of the Austrällan Corps in 1918, has been appointed to command the Australian division of 20,000 men which will serve at home or overseas.-Router.

and

NAZI COUNTER ATTACK IN VAIN

Paris, To-day.

that

A German counter-attack near the the A French communique says

on Allled aircraft have flown far behind Luxembourg frontier

Rhine, in an effort to regain positions the German lines...

on Thursday unable to taken by the French atrcraft were German prevent the Allied machines return-night, was beaten back. Ing safely to their bases-Reuter.

FRENCH ONE MILE NEARER

THE SIEGFRIED LINE !! Faris, To-day." German artillery has been very ac- notably tive east of Saarbruecken, south of Sweibruecken, says a French war commutifque issued last night.

The communique adds that re- and observation connaissance

been planca of both sides have active A The French have now cut off forts and their protecting pill-boxes in the mile Oberperl sector, and are one nearer the Siegfried Line in this part

of the line.

They have occupied German posi- tions on a front of 5 miles. Reuter.

ぜい

ColdstreamTI

"on the march.

ouflaging of the

ops, Foliage

On the Moselle, the French captur- ed a wood east of the Moselle, not much resistance being encountered.

MANY PRISONERS The attack followed a

heavy artillery barrago, and many pri-

soners were taken, French artillery and machine-gun fire broke up an enemy attempt to retake a small hill commanding Saar- bruecken, says "Le Petit Parisieri."

London, To-day

The ruler of Bahrein ac- companied his offer of

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RUMANIA

REINFORCES

BESSARABIA

{{ Bucharest, To-day.

All Rumanian reservists liv. Ing abroad have been ordered to return to Rumania.

More Rumanian troops have been sent to Bessarabla, the form- er Russian province-Reuter.):

ATTEMPTED RAID ON

£30,000 to Britain with a CHUNGKING

Chungking, To-day. message stating that for

Japanese aircraft made another at nearly one and a half cen- turies the rulers of Bahrein tempt last evening to bomb Chung- have been friendly with Bri-king but owing to the foggy weather tain.

Britain, he said, had protected Bahrein by guarding trade in the Persian Golf,

If he had an army, he said, he would have offered it to Britain..

"The British Government has re- plied expressing warm appreciation. Reuter.

FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS

London, To-day.

In his message to His Majesty's Government, His Highness the Sheikh Bahrain says: "For nearly a century and a half, the Khalifa and Sheikhs been on terms of of Bahrain have friendship with the British Govern- ment.

“Great Britain has protected Bahrain and has ensured its prosperity by guarding trade and maintaining peace in the Persian Gulf.

were unsuccessful.

Some 20 machines, it is reported participated, flying in two groups.

The first group managed to reach the suburbs of Chungking and drop- ped several bombs in the vicinity be- fore departing..

(-1% The second group flew to the north known of the capital, but it is not whether they bombed any towns or villagers. Our Own Correspondent.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON Subiect: "Unreality"

The subject of the Lesson Sermon: In all Christian Science churches to-- morrow, October 1st will be "Unreal-

ty"

The Golden Text will be:-"There Is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself (Prov.. poor, yet hath great riches." 13:7).

"We are grateful to Great Britain. EVIL FORCES OF NAZISM. "Our sympathies in this war which

Among others the following cita- tions will be read from the Bible:- is now being raged against the evil forces of Nazism are with Great Bri-There is none holy as the Lord: for

tain.

war.

there is none beside thee; neither is "If we possessed an army we would there any rock like our God. Talk no mouth: offer it to the British Government, more so exceeding proudly; let not.

arrogancy come out of your but we have no army,..

"As a sign of our sympathy we for the Lord is a God of knowledge,. wish to give £30,000 to the British and by him actions are weighed. Ye Government towards the cost of the task, and receive not, because ye ask amisstift ye may consume it upon. "We hope the British Government, your lusts.. Submit yourselves there- will flee from you. Humble yoursel- Wintry conditions are now begin will accept this gift as a small token-fore to God, resist the devil, and he

and of our admiration and esteem."

ves in the sight of the Lord, and he Set your affection His Majesty's Government conveyed shall lift you up. 'ning to prevail on the front,

though the French and British troops are living in scattered bivouacs (as to His Highness cordial thanks for his on things above, not on things on the the expression of friendship which they earth." (1. Sam, 2: 2, 3; Jas. 4: 3, 7, & A precaution against air attack)

erous gift.--Reuter. men are taking life good-humoured-heartily reciprocate, and for his gen-10; Cal. 3. 2). Ly-Reuter,

WINTER COMING

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The following citations will also be read from the Christian Science Text- book, "Science and Health with 'Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy:"Everything.. good or worthy, God made. Whatever is valueless or baneful, He did not make, hence its: unreality. All the evidence of physi- cal sense and all the knowledge ob- tained from physical sense must, yield to Science, to the Immortal truth of all things. Selfishness and sensualism are educated in mortal mind by the thoughts ever recurring to one's self, by conversation about the body, and by the expectation of perpetual pa- sure or pain from it; and this educa- tion is at the expense of spiritual growth. If we array thought in mor- tal vestures, it must lose its immortal nature. We should forget our bodies. in remembering good and the human race. Good demands of man. every hour, in which to work out the pro- blem of being." (Pages 525, 493, 260,. 281):

BRITAIN'S LARGE

TEA STOCKS

London, To-day.

Tea stocks in bond in the United! Kingdom at the end of July exceeded 158,000,000 lb.

This is more than one-third of the total absorbed in the country in the whole of 1938. —Rørter,”

PRIME MINISTER

SEES KING

The King Inst

Prime Minister Ingham Palace.

London, To-day,

audiance at Buck-