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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1939.

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COUNTER-MOVES REDUCED IN SIZE

French Saarbrucken Offensive Success

SUCCESSFUL French advances against in front of the German positions Siegfried Line were recorded in the press yesterday morning, says a Reuter message from Paris.

"THE GERMANS ARE "LE JOURNAL" WROTE: BEHIND THE SIEGFRIED LINE IN STRONG POSITIONS. OUR TROOPS ARE PROGRESSIVELY OVERWHELMING THESE POSITIONS WHILE THE AIR FORCE IS MAKING AND PHOTOGRAPHING RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS

ALL THE ENEMY'S "DEFENCE ZONE."

"

The French offensive near Saarbrucken is reported from Paris to be considered entirely successful so far. Several 'violent German counter-attacks have been reduced in size and salients driven into the Siegfried Line.

Tanks of 70 tons are being used by the French and it is reported that as many as 600 are now operating.

HITLER'S SOLDIERS COMPLAIN SHORTAGE

OF FOOD

Hitlerism Must Be Destroyed

TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Reuter) -Sir Robert Craigie, Bri-

tish Ambassador to Japan,

has been instructed by the Foreign Office to deny ab- SHORTAGE OF FOOD:||solutely rumours that the

FOUL TRENCH AIR

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) - The Ministry of Information re- ports that complaints have been made by German soldiers stationed In the Siegfried Line that the

augouts are crammed with munt- owing to defective ventilation, and are not yet ready.

tions, the air in the dugouts is foul

British Government will agree to cessation of hos tilities if Poland is con- quered.

Even if Poland is con- quered, which is not by any means a certainty, this will only strengthen the British determination that Hitler-

the more heavily protected dugoutsism must be destroyed.

There is also a shortage of food. The Ministry-learns that a bonus of five Reichsmarks is being paid in Germany to anyone informing on people expressing disaffection.

China War:

FIGHTING RAGING

IN SHANSI

Bombardment Of Polish CHINESE ATTACK

Capital Continues

bases.

41"

NEAR CANTON · '

LOYANG, Sept. 8 (Central) Fighting has been raging around Tunllu, north of Changtze in southeast Enhansi, where the Chi-

European Children Missing

Last Seen Boarding Motor Car

nese are putting up stiff resistance Four European

children.

in the biggest cities in the

can be met.

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LIEUT. - COL. SPEAR RELEASED

BRITAIN PROTESTS TO JAPAN

CUSTOMS DUES

PAYMENT

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) -It is understood that the British Government has pro- tested to Japan against the order that Customs dues must be paid in Huahsing notes. France and America are also expected to protest.

The Chinese community here are nervous that Japan will try to extort concessions From Britain at the expense of China as the., price of neutrality,

REPORTED IN GOOD HEALTH & SPIRITS

"Carelessness" Caused Detention Since May 26

A REUTER MESSAGE FROM PEIPING LAST NIGHT STATED THAT LIEUT.-COL. C. R. SPEAR, M.C., M.V.O., BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE IN CHINA, WHO HAD BEEN DETAINED BY THE JAPANESE IN KALGAN SINCE MAY 26, WAS RELEASED.

Colonel Spear, the message added, was in good spirits and health.

British Wireless reported that official confirmation was still awaited in London of the report that Col. Spear, after four months' detention at Kalgan, has arrived in Peiping where he was confined in the Japanese Embassy. He is now in better health and spirits, the British Wire- less report adds.

Col. Spear, states. Reuter, Hsinhuayuan," on the Peiping- Dr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese was charged with espionage Kalgan Fallway. Ambassador in London, is which would have entailed REASON FOR ARREST constantly in touch with the his appearing before a Japan- The reason given for the arrest Foreign Office regarding the matter.

The British Foreign Secre- tary, Lord Halifax, assured him that the war will make no difference to the British policy towards China.

NAZIS INTERNED

IN PALESTINE

Domei

ese Army Court Martial. This was that Lt.-Col. Spear did not re- port to the first Japanese sentry has been dropped.

he met after crossing into the A Japanese Army spokes-Japanese lines.

Lt. Cooper was not permitted to man, according to News Agency, said that the communicate with Lt. Col. Spear.

Mr. Lamb, Chinese Secretary at British Military Attache had acted out of carelessness and the Embassy, and Major Delamain, Brigade Major at Tientsin who without any evil intent.

werit to Kaligan to follow up the case,

STARTED TOUR

were denied access to the It will be recalled that Col. arrested men.

Col, Spear was expected in Pel- LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter) Con- Spear started a tour with the trary to German broadcast allega- Communist armies in the interior ping from Chungking at the end tions, the internment of Nazis in of China. In April. He planned to of May. Palestine was carried out with the alter through the Japanese lines Cot Spear was known to carry

a passport. were considered necessary "should

The detention was apparently ing the arrest said that anyone A Japanese spokesmán explain- be interned..

effected when Col.. Spear crossed coming from the Chinese lines was In making this announcement.

from the Chinese to the Japanese treated as a spy.

against more than 1,500 Japanese. three boys and a girl, were re./minimum discomfort to those who and to finally emerge in Peiping..

lines in Pelping:

Lieut. Cooper, British language

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) report from Warsaw states that German planes continued their bombardment of Polish cities, communication and troops in eight raids

The Japanese are reported to on Warsaw yesterday. Propaganda leaflets were also drop-

have also attacked the Chinese ported missing from their ped besides bombs..

As on positions in the hilly regions near homes in Gap Road since 4 Thirty-five machines are over northern Germany.

Taniliu. p.m. yesterday. They were the Ministry of Information states,

ESPIONAGE CHARGES reported to have been shot the three previous occasions all the Tstyuan, northwest of

Router reported on June 8 that down one German pilot land- machines returned safely to their They were defeated by the Chi- believed to have been seen "Those interned do not by any nese with heavy losses. More than boarding a motor: car driven means include all Germans in the ing by parachute in the main

40 of them were taken prisoner. by a European, and proceeded country, but all men of military officer, left for Kalgan from Fel- Col. Spear and Lieut, Cooper would

No women are being in-ping to endeavour to contact Col face charges of espionage. street of Warsaw. He is said

KONGTSUN ATTACKED along Stubbs Road in the age.

terned. They enjoy complete free-Spear. Lt. Cooper was also detain- It was alleged that both officers. to have been arrested by a

YUNGYUN. KWANGTUNG, Sept. direction of Repulse Bay. dom of movement within

the ed with Col. Spear under arrest | defied a request to secure authori- PARIS, Sept. B (Reuter)-A

"Police officers were specially as- Colonies in which they normally in a Roman Catholic Mission (zation to traffic policeman.

enter the Japanese Havas report states that trafic 8 (Central)-Chinese troops from

signed to locate the missing reside.” (""

¡Station between Eginpaoan and lighting zone. control has been instituted in Ger- Funyu and Fahsler attacked Kong- many in order to conserve the sup- tsun on the Canton-Hankow Rallyouths, but up to a late last night way, 11 miles north of Canton, on ply of petrol.

September 5. They killed more than nity Japanese and captured" a quantity of arms.

It was announced by the Polish Embassy in Paris late last night that Folish planes have made a second raid on Berlin.

There is no change to the south west of Warsaw where the German advance has been held up 30 miles from the Polish capital.

The German Army Command claims advances in. the province of Poznan and in the south-west. 75 MILES FROM WARSAW

BERLIN, Sept. 8. (Reuter)-Ger- man troops are still 75 miles from Warsaw on the north-east front, according to a German wireless message which claims that troops have reached" Mazowiecki. The wireless also asserts that in the south-west troops have reached Rawa, 58 miles from the Polish capital.

"RECONNAISSANCE "

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-The Royal Air Force carried out an- other "reconnaissance" rald over Germany early this morning.

They dropped 3,500,000 copies of the message to the German people-

S.. AFRICA AT WAR WITH GERMANY

PRETORIA, Sept. 8 (Reuter)—İt is learned on the highest authority that South Africa is regarded au- tomatically as being at war with Germany, following South Africa's declaration."

TRAFFIC CONTROL"

A German press report states

60 that motorists have been charged with driving for pleasure.

TOULON AIR ALARM

JAPANESE ATTACK. KWANGTEH, Sept. 8 (Central)-

no trace could be found.'.

The missing children, are:— MICHAEL GOSS, aged seven, tall and medium build, with fair

He short hair,

was wearing a

A thousand Japanese and puppet white shift, khaki shorts and TOULON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-The troops commenced an attack on brown shoes; air raid alarm was sounded here Lichlachiac, west. of Lishul in last night for an hour-and-a-half Kiangsu, on Sept. 6. Fighting is but no bombs were dropped.

still in progress."

NEUTRAL OPINION ON EUROPEAN WAR

LOCAL RESIDENTS SHOW LITTLE CONCERN – BUT FEAR LONG CONFLICT

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Special to the "Hongkong Dally Press!! Residents in the Colony who are citizens of coun- tries that are neutral in the war in Europe, gave var- led opinions on the conduct and outcome of the war. when interviewed by staff members of the "Hongkong Daily Press" in the course of the last few days.

he said, "But only a war of a Tow Nazis.”

MOIRA GOSS, aged three, tall and stout bulid, with bobbed half. She was attired in white sun sult, black and white shoes:

ROBERT WHIPPEY; aged seven years. Has ahort hair and is of medium height and thin build, and was wearing white shirt and trousers and sand shoes;.

GEORGE WHIPPEY, aged five. Has curly hair and is of medium height, thin build and was wearing a white stik shirt, white shorts and white shoes,

The Closs children live at No. 1

and Gap Road

the Whippery brothers at No. 7 Gap Road.

SHORTAGE OF MEDICINES LIKELY IN HONGKONG AS RESULT OF THE

WAR IN EUROPE

Difficulty In Obtaining

Stocks From Abroad

Special to the "Hongkong Daily Press" One serious factor of the effect of the war-in-En- -rope has already begun to make itself felt in Hong- kong. This is in regard to the stocks of medicines in the Colony, and it is difficult to see how the au- thorities here will be able to meet a situation which threatens to become a serious problem.

A representative of the " Hongkong Daily Press' started out yesterday to make enquiries as to the

STREET QUARREL potion of various dealers in drugs and medicines, who

ENDS IN FIGHT :

SHANGHAI TAILOR

TWO

INJURED

have, up to the present, been importing, stocks from Germany and other countries,

It is perhaps well to know outbreak of hostilities, suddenly

For instance, medical pre-. that the China Import, Ex-

parations from the well-known port and Bank Company, a

firm of Bayer are widely used German firm which has now

in the Colony. Bayer's Aspirin, Shanghai fallors had been closed down, has been

Bayer's Tonic, Bayer's Mitigal quarrel at No. 453, Hennessy Road for years the largest im-

(an antiseptic oil), Bayer's last night and came to blows. As porter and distributor of Ger- a result of the fight, one was sent man medical preparations to the Queen Mary Hospital, which are widely used, "not suffering from lujuries to his

only by private individuals, but also by hospitals in Hong- kong.

IMPORTS REDUCED

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"I will not commit myself to a statement," a well- known local Dutch business executive told the Daily Press

"when approached for an opinion on the war in Europe,

"The war will do no one any good," he said, “ #I am sure of that." "Of

said, course," he "Dutch-British friendship is

There will be many killed, and head. so firmly rooted, it will only be superfluous to re-affirm the war may last many years. And

The injured man was Kau Sam, yet, an insurrection in Germany,

It was stated that and the war will be over in no aged 32 "Not in Europe. No, we time. Then they might want to following an argument, his colles- won't fight. We don't have put Old Bill, the Kaiser, back on gue, Kiang Chung-fat, was alleged to. In the East? Well, I his throne. I think the German to have attacked him with a stool won't answer the question. people will like him. He's an old and caused injuries. Just, maybet A very small man now, and will not be ad 'may be too."

Gen. Smuts, the Premier of South Africa, declared yesterday it." that a state of war exists between South Africa and Germany.......

mome

-EIRE MOBILIZES DUBLIN, Sept. 8 (Reuter-The Elre Government has called up the Arst line volunteers, namely the Territorials. The Army réserve has already been mobilized.

A German-American, a Unit- ed States subject, spoke with- out enthusiasm of the German adventure in Poland. It is „not... a German, people's war,”\

venturous again.”

Atebrin and Bayer's Plasmo

quin are some of the most po pular lines, which will now be unobtainable."

MR. T. V. SOONG LEAVES FOR CHUNGKING

Mr. T. V. Soong, former Chinese Minister of Finance and chairman of the Bank of Canton, who bas been residing in Hongkong for several months, left for Chungking early on Wednesday morning by | planė.

In the same party were Mr. Kan Chi-hou, formerly special delegate in Canton of the Foreign Office, and other Chinese per sonalities.

It is believed that Mr. Boong, Mr. Kan and party are going to attend the meeting of the People's Political Council convened for this

month.

BRITAIN'S THANKS TO NETHERLANDS LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) B tain has sent her warm thanks to the Netherlands Government for help given in arranging the retur While the majority of Bayer's of Sir Nevile Henderson, Brit products can be substituted by Ambassador in Berlin, and ma It is significant to mention that British prodacts which are equally ers of his staff.

*BRITISH SUBSTITUTES

inquiries made by our representa effective, Atebrin and Plasmoquin,

tive elicited the fact that this Ger- which are extensively used in the and treatment of man firm was apparently aware preventlan Kau is being detained in bos- of impending war, and, as a con-malaria, have no British or other pital, but his condition is reported sequence, their imports of medi- substitute.

DEATH OF MR. A. E HIPPISLEY TONDON, Bent. 8 (Reuter)

to be not serious, while Kiang was cines and drugs during the past Of course, there is a consider detained by police and will prob three months were surprisingly able amount of British medical al-ably be brought before the Court low. Popular lines which were al preparations made by such arms death, has occurred of Mr.

this morning on a charge in con- ways available from stock, were, such as Burroughs, Wellcome and Hippisley, formerly of the Chin nexion with the assault.

"WAR NONSENSE”. "Too much war nonsense ready," one Japanese merchant

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for some months just prior to the

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"Maritime Customs,