HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MILES
THREE TO SIX LAND ON WESTERN ADVANCE CONTINUED
Mobilization Proceeding Behind Maginot Line
PARIS, Sept. 10 (Reuter) - A picture of what is happening on the Western Front is gradually becom- ing apparent from the laconic French communiques. Along the Rhine where concrete blockhouses at the water's edge face each other at short range, only artillery action is possible. The sector running from Lauterbourg to the Luxembourg frontier Is, therefore, of the greatest interest.
It was previously impossible to get a clear picture of the Siegfried Line but since the outbreak of the war, French planes have been continually photographing from all angles and the photographs have now been amalgamated into a detailed plan.
No Man's land varies between three and six miles. This is the area where the French first concentrated their attention. They pushed their advance guards across it," mopping up machine gun nests and advance. posts until they are now up against the Siegfried Line itself.
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These tactics have given been strong enough to prevent breathing space in the Mag-similar photographs being taken not Line whose "secrets are of the Maginot Line, where in- preserved by an iron of air tense mobilisation is now defence.
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WAR NEWS FLASHES
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)-The LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter)-The King yesterday: visited various Polish military mission, which ar- units of the RÀF....
rived at Euston Station at 5 o'clock
His Majesty had an opportunity yesterday afternoon, was met by of meeting members of the squad- the Polish Ambassador, the Folish ron which camied out the success military attache and representa- ful raid on the Nasl navy at Witives of the War Office. helmshaven.
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LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter) LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter-The Army reservists in Turkey have King's visitors yesterday in inded been called up for six weeks. train- the Prime Minister, Air Chief Maring in certain zones," according to shal Sir Cyril Newall, the Chief of
message from Istanbul, the Air Staff, and Lord Hankey. the new member of the War Ca- biriet and former secretary of the Privy Council and of the Orst War Cabinet of 1917-1918,
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LONDON, Sept. 9. (Reuter-New Zealand has appealed to all single men between the ages of 21 and 35 to Join a special force which will serve in or beyond New Zealand.
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LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)— Theatres, cinemas and football grounds will now be allowed to open until 10 p.m. in neutral and reception areas in Britain...
In special cases the chief of police may prohibit entertain- ments if he considers the au- dience would be in danger in the case of an air raid.
In evacuation areas, enter- tainment, places will continue to remain closed.
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)- Imperial Airways announce that airmail without surcharge has been suspended and the
SUFFERINGSTM
OF THE CZECHS
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Router) -"The sufferings of the Crech nation are not forgotton, and we look forward, through the triumph of the principles for which Wo have taken up arms, to relieve the Czech people from foreign domina- tion."" declared Mr. Neville "Chamberlain. In his reply to a telegram from the former Benes, expressing sympathy Benes, expressing sumpathy and support for British policy,
NEUTRAL COUNTRIES PREPARE
curtailment of passenger book-HAGUE "TERRITORY
ings has thus been altered...
it is hoped to maintain a twice-weekly service between England and Australia and weekly services between Eng- land and South Africa and East Africa.
LONDON, Sept. 9 Reuter) The Council of the Catholic Union has Lasued the following statement:
"We desire to assure the Gov- ernment of our unqualified sup- port
"We are certain that the King's Catholic subjects will play their part.
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COPENHAGEN, Sept. 94 (Reater) -Denmark is taking steps to assure that the nationality of her territory is clearly shown to air-
men.
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A representative of the "Hong- kong "Daily Press," who boarded
the vessel in port yesterday, was
able to obtain the full story of the movements of the ship follow- Ing her dramatic change of course after leaving Aden.
Polish Envoy Broadcast Over B.B.C.
LONDON, Sept 10 (Repter)—In his address to Britain over the B.B.C last night the Polish' Am- bassador in London, said that the date of Germany's aggression –
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STRAIGHT FOR BATAVIA As already mentioned, the liner made straight for Batavia, capital against his country had been fixed of the Dutch East Indies, where. before hand with ruthless preck- The west coast of Jutland "bas been clearly demarcated and will also, she was not allowed to enter
unless the owners were prepared It was set for the beginning of be Boodlit at night.
to pay harbour dues amounting to September and only required some £500, because Batavia was not one small pretext or other to start of her regular ports of call. "This the owners refused to do and the ship sailed for Singapore.
(Reuter)--
NORWAY AND SWITZERLAND LONDON, Sept. 9 The Scandinavian countries held extraordinary sessions of Parlla- ment yesterday, in which Nor- and Swedish neutrality wegian was emphasised. “
IN FRENCH HANDS At the samė time the LONDON, Sept. 9 mighty operation of mobilisa-The richest coal felds of the tion behind the Maginot Line Saar region proceeds ceaselessly and the hands. French are now pounding the
"We have no hatred of the Ger- Siegfried Line, testing its the Maginot Line is proceeding LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter-It man people, kept in ignorance by
detachments of strength and seeking weak apace, advance
is officially announced that the their rulers, but we are combating. the French army are advancing points.
British Minister la Bangkok has the rulers of their country." cautiously. There is no question assured the" Thailand Government The statement is signed by Vis. King Haakon said he had done all as yet, it is emphasised, of any offensive.
PRESSURE RELIEVED
The latest communique which speaks of minefields and "destruc- tion of ouvrages art" is very re- vealing as the minefields are lald against tanks.
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The main task at the ment is that of getting" in-
and aircraft formation, *ssisting the infantry and
are
tanks towards this end. The Germans who have re-
The ouvrages art include bridges and tunnels and presumably in- clude the bridge over the Saar. According to neutral reports Saar-treated have left behind them all bruecken itself is already evacuat-sorts of obstacles, including land-
ed.
As the result of this pressure. the movement
German of troops to the Polish front has slowed down, indicating that the Allied General Staff's ob- ject of relieving pressure on the Poles, is already being achieved.
FRENCH ADVANCE An octal French communique refers to the irresistible advance!
mines, delayed action bombs and trenches filled with barbed wire. The advance French detachments, with the aid of specialists, are re- moving these.
WARNDT FOREST PARIS, Sept. § (Reyter)—The following communique was issued this morning: "On land during the night, activity was shown by our advanced elements.
The great forest at Warndt, of the French troops in the Saar to the west of Forbach, is for the region. The Germans have order-most part in our hands. It is full ed compulsory evacuation of the of destructive elements and traps
and of all kinds. population of Saarbruecken other towns to Coblenz and Cologne.
Fierce
taking fighting is place on a 100-mile front in no man's land between the Maginot and Siegfried Lines In an area from three to six miles wide.
taken French aircraft have the first photographs of the Siegfried Line and these have been pieced together and the exact plans of the Naz! defence have been learned.
The
French alr defence has
that the country's neutrality will be completely respected as long as other Powers do the same.
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The Minister's action has remov- ed any doubts that might have existed about Britain's attitude.
PARIS, Sept. 9 (Reuter)-Mar- shal Petain. French Ambassador to Spain, conferred with Premier, M. Daladier, this morning.
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter) ------ The British Ambassador to Germany, Sir Nevile Hender- son, was received in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace to-day.
Sir Nevile also called at the Foreign Office.
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LONDON Sept 9 (Reuter)- Carge rates from Atlantic ports to the United Kingdom are being in- creased by one-thira.
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In the Norwegian Parliament,
war.
count Allen.
President of the he could to avoid "the outbreak of Union, and the Eart of Derby, Treasurer.
The Norwegian Parliament voted £2,250,000 for safeguarding the country's neutrality.
In the Swedish Parliament, the (Reuter)-A LISBON, Sept. 9 Portuguese warship Has left to president of the two Chambers a beat containing 10 said the whole people were united search for
the Government survivors of the Liverpool steamer in support of Manaar, sunk by a Nazi submarine declaration of neutrality.
in the Atlantic.
PROTEST FROM HOLLAND LONDON, Sept. #
In the meantime war had broken out, but none of the passengers were aware of it. and it was not until the boat reached Singapore, on Tuesday Sept. 5. that the news was confirmed. Then speculation arose as to the fate of the Ger- mans on board, comprising 400 Jewish refugees and about 40 Nazis. SEARCHED FOR CONTRABAND
When the vessel docked in Singapore, none of the Jewish re- fugees were allowed to land, while the Nazis were confined to their cabins until the ship' sailed. While In Singapore the ship was sub- jected to a thorough search by the police for contraband.
Passengers for Bombay and Co- lombo, of whom there were about (Reuter)-150, were trans-shipped at that is announced in The Hague that port, before the Conte Biancamano
a foreign aeroplane, identified as headed for Manila where all the being of German nationality, has Nats disembarked.
Poland's spirit will not be broken and she will remain faithful to her traditions and to her allies.
She is determined to carry on the struggle until complete and decisive victory is gained. "
Poland has so far been bearing the brunt of the German attack and she will not rest until the future of both herself and other nations is secure against invasion by foreign aggressors.
MISCALCULATION ON HITLER'S PART
TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-The European war has broken out be- cause of miscalculation on Hitler's part, declared the Prime Minister, General Abe.
Emphasising that Japan will not intervene, Gen. Abe said there may in future be a readjustment in the relations
the with diplomatic
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)— President Roosevelt announced in Washington yesterday that the reorganisation of the White House official staff to deal with problems in times of national emergency as been seen over Netherlands ter- The vessel arrived here yèster- well
matters incidental to ritory near the German frontier. day morning and sailed at noon Soviet Union, United States, Bri- tain and France. He added it was normal Government operation.
In for Shanghai, taking a large num- tober of passengers, mostly Chinese a great mistake to imagine that
war provided the European from Hongkong. Incidentally, the chance to settle the China affair Hongkong Interport lawn bowls easily.
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BUDAPEST, Sept. 10 (Reuter)- Count Czaky, Hungarian Foreign Minister, has returned to Budapest,
The Netherlands Minister Berlin has been instructed protest against this violation of Holland's neutrality.
team for Shanghai sailed on this ship.
HITLER'S ERROR
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ONLY ONE VIOLATION Rates between the Pacific Coast
THE HAGUE, Sept. 9 (Reuter)
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
PARIS, Sept. 10 (Reuter)---Com- the one violation "There has been aviation acti-and Europe, will be raised by one-
of
Some of the Jewish passengers menting on the German tactles for vity in laison with land opera-third on Monday, and the rates for LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)--Only
finance cotton from Gulf ports to Great Emergency
regulations Netherlands neutrality has been
of on the Conte Blancamano had a short war, as opposed to the Bri- tions."
come East direct from Berlin and tish and French tactics for holding GERMANS RETREAT
Britain will be gnirhled.
were published in South Africa proved to the satisfaction LONDON, Sept.. (Reuter) —
yesterday. Among other things the Government.
Great Britain has been asked other big German cities, and in out for complete victory, "L'intran The Germans are retreating on LONDON Sept. 9 (Reuter) In they restrict the purchase, sale for information, which London conversation with some of them, sigeant" remarks that everything part of the Western front and Palestine, a Legion of Czechoslo-and lending of gold
sald would be furnished as soon the "Daily Press" representative points to Herr Hitler saying to him- was able to gain interesting insight self. "I shall finish off Poland destroying communications beh'nd vaks is being formed to fight on currency.
afterwards make them
the side of the Allies.
This is an answer to Nazi re-into the conditions prevalling in quickly, and
war period. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Reuter) ports that the neutrality of the Germany during the critical pre-peace." An order Issued yesterday provides Netherlands had been repeatedly Canada to study the munitions for the sum of $500,000 for repat- violated without representations
by the Netherlands. riating Americans from Europe.
Unofficial reports from Paris claim that the French progress is kresistible, "and - the Ger- mans are evacuating the poDU- lation of Saarbruecken and neighbouring towns.
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LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)--A British mission has arrived
situation.
and foreign
as it was avaliable.
GERMAN CLAIMS OF CAPTURE OF
GALLANT DEFENCE WARSAW DENIED
OF WESTERPLATTE
LONDON, Sept. 9 (Reuter)-A Swiss newspaper correspondent gives a graphic account of the gallant defence by the small Po- iish garrison of Westerplatte, the island of Danzig.
Switzerland
Completes
Mobilization
For a whole week, the correspon- dent, says, the tiny garrison held out against repeated Nazi attacks. and in the end the Heimweh: and. 8.S. Troops who composed the at- tacking forces had to ask for rein- forcements.
GALLANT BAND
Brick walls the height of a man surrounding the miniature fortress
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SUBURBS ADMITTED
Nazi Broadcast Calls
On Poles To Surrender
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ZURICH, Sewt. 10 (Reuter) were demolished by Nazi artillery. The mobilization of Switzerland is complete and half a million men are under arms. However "Switzerland is confident that her neutrality will be respected..
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)—-A German communi- que claims that German mobile units have penetrated' the Polish rearguards and have reached the Vistula.
They claim to have entered Warsaw this afternoon. Other German units, it is claimed, are about 100 miles south of Lublin, the Polish war capital Lodz, they say, will be accupied in the course of the day. The Polish wireless denies that the Germans have 'enter- ed. Warsaw, but admits there is fighting in the suburbs to the north-east and north- Switzerland is also in a strong
The garrison when they sur-west, five miles from town. Anancial position with a £134,-
TECHNICAL REASONS 030,000 gold reserve, £44,000,000 rendered were revealed to consist
The German öfficial news agency in foreign Currency and the of only between 120 and 200 men.
A Warsaw despatch says that says that thanks to the "irresistible- Equalisation Fund.
for armaments
been accumulated.
The gallant band of Poles were attack by fame- subjected to throwers, howitzers, planes and constant bombardment by the Nazi warship "Schleswig-Holstein."
ONLY 200 MEN
All necessary stocks of minerals three days supply of food in advance" of the German forces, and food have Westerplatte had been destroyed the German eastern frontier has
by Nazl air bombs, and for seven been settled for all time. S days and nights the garrison had nothing to eat.
FRENCH DECREE
The German broadcasts on Warsaw's wavelengths, which were interrupted on Saturday morning owing to what was called a "technical hitch" were, It is now obvious, intended to deceive the Polish people Into been thinking Warsaw - had occupied, for the Gerinan sia- tions make no mention of the Polish capital having fallen.
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across the Vistula between Ban- domierz and Warsaw, the Pollsh Air Force was
not
much
in
evidence.
"In the west, two French war planes were shot down over the German "area."
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GERMAN RADIO LONDON, Bept. 10 (Reuter) The German short-wave radio was interrupted at 1.25 o'clock on Saturday morning and a special proclamation to the population of "Warsaw was read.
It said:
"German troops have ' rounded the city of Warsaw an three sides. They are to enter. the city in the early morning,
"The population is asked to behave calmly. Shops are ori dered not to be opened, lo morrow,"
POLISH DENIAL
The Germans have not entered Warsaw, according to Polish wire less messages.
Fighting is going on around the city and street fighting is reported In the north-east and south-west suburbs about five miles from the centre of Warsaw.
The Polish Embassy sintes that the reputed fall of Ward saw is absolutely false. The threat to the capital is at pre- ment less than yesterday.
NAZI COMMUNIQUE The frontiers behind the "front BERLIN, Sept. 10 (Reuter) --- are to be moyed forward. This Claims that the Polish province of does not apply to the province of Poznan has been occupied without Silesia, where there are "technical any resistance is made in a com- reasons for the maintenance of munique issued by the Nazi High Command which adds: "The Ger- PARIS, Sept. 10 (Renter) Thirty cases, of tuberculosis, the "present situation.” --
man Army yesterday attacked on No bridge over the Vistula in Decrees have been issued prohibit-eight cases of dysentery, five of MORE CLAIMS §- ing the export of capital for trade enteric fever and one case each The Germans claim that Loda all Polish routes of retreat west Warsaw has been struck by bombe; communications in the city are in gold and foreign exchange of cerebro-spinal meningitis and is about to be occupied and that and east of the Vistula, operations, and regulating it in puerperal fever were reported to Poznan Province is being occupied "With the exception of some normal and all radio stations are
Polish fighters over the bridges functioning without interruption, special cases.
the health authorities on Friday without any Polish resistance,
"The German people have been expecting War since March,"
"sald one of them."- as a matter of fact, since last September."
"We, however, do not wish to express our opinion at pre- sent," he continued, "We have 'not heard the latest war news and we do not believe the Freater part of what the news- Dapers print” He had coples® of two local newspapers in his hand, when he spoke, ·
"IT MATTERS NOT WHO WINS”
Another, guardedly, remarked at
But Herr Hitler has made a mis- take, says the paper, as is proved by the British Premier, Mr. Char berlain's speech in the House of Commons.
FIRING PRACTICE
Firing practice will be carried out between the hours of 2pm. and 5 p.m. to-day..
Firing Area 'C will be affected.?· Anti-Aircraft firing practice will
be carried out from the Mount this stage that he was sure the Davis area between the hours of war would be à long-drawn-out | 9 am," and 2 p.ni, to-day.
affairs, and added, in German, "It Firing Areas 'D' and 'E will be
matters not to me who wins; let victory go to the deserving."
He explained this by adding that even if Naziism was over- thrown, the Jews would not Block back to Germany,
"Such a thing is highly im- probable," he said, “As even a new regime in Germithy will not be able to bring back the conditions of a pre-Hitler Ger- many "
affected.
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Light gun fring practice will be carried out between "the hours -di 5 am and 12 mid-night to-day, Sept. 12, 14 and 15,
The Duke of Gloucester "hins: issued an appeal for funds as bead of the Order of Saint John and the British Red Cross Bociety, One of them remarked: "We are which during the Great War at present without nationality; ment £17,000,000 on supplemen but, of course our chier worry 15tary Government arrangements over. But we still have relatives in hospitals and on providing in Germany and if there is a recreative shortage of food, the Jews will be workers
the first to suffer.ematol
PROSPECTS IN SHANGHAI
facilities
Most of the Jews were anxious it is understood that all leave, to know what the prospects were whether long leave or local leave,
Hongkong in Shanghai, and whether there of
civil“ derrin të was a probability of their belong-has been cancelled for the time ings being confiscated. They were being, and that no member of the relieved to bear that there was no H. K. V. IX is being permitted likelihood of this happening. tu leave the Colóny."
The name of
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