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POLISH | MONGOLIAN BORDER TRUCE WILL

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE:

WARSAW GOVERNMENT IS

NON-EXISTENT: MOLOTOV

Neutrality In

General

War Is

Not Affected, Says Premier

ENVOY REJECTS NOTE: POLISH TROOPS RESIST

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) - The Moscow radio an- nounces that Soviet troops have crossed the Polish border.

**THE

THE SOVIET NOTE, SENT SIMULTANEOUSLY "TO POLAND SAYS: ADVANCE OF THE SOVIET ARMY IS TAKING PLACE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE WHOLE FRONT FROM POLOZK IN THE NORTH TO KAMENEZ-PODOLSK IN THE SOUTH.

*THIS MEASURE DOES NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY SOVIET NEUTRALITY IN THE PRESENT CONFLICT.

"FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE SOVIET THE FORMER TREATIES ARE NO LONGER VALID SINCE THE POLISH STATE NO LONGER EXISTS."

According to a cable received by the Polish Embassy in London from Riga, Polish troops resisted the entry of Russian troops into Polish territory in the neigh- bourhood of Molodeczno in the extreme north.

SOVIET NOTE REFUSED BY POLES

The Polish Ambassador at Moscow is reported to have refused to accept the Soviet Note regarding the Russian invasion of Poland but has telegraped the con- tents to the Pollsh Government.

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A duplicate copy of the Note has been sent to all for- eign diplomatic representatives but this is hitherto uncon- firmed. The Danish Legation, however, has received a copy of the Note in which it is added that the Soviet will continue to respect Danish neutrality. MOLOTOV'S BROADCAST »

Announcing over the wireless that the Soviet Army has begun its invasion of Eastern Poland M. Molotov re- ferred to the rapid advance of German troops and "the new situation in eastern Europe caused thereby."

NOTE DENIED

THE HAGUE, Sept. 17 (Reuter) The Netherlands Government denied receipt of a. Note from Britain as to what form of economic neutrality. Holland should keep as was alleged in a German broadcast.

Unton remained neutral to WARSAW EXPECTED TO BE

now

the last moment but Russia is not in a position

to watch developments in- DESTROYED: ULTIMATUM TO SURRENDER NOT ACCEPTED

actively.

NOT

AFFECT SOVIET AID TO

Their Majesties the King and Queen, with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, visited Dartmouth on July 22 and 23. (com- Photo shows the King. Capt. F. H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton manding Royal Naval College), and other officers on the terrace of the College.

CHINA: OPINION OF CHUNGKING CIRCLES

Third Party Rights And Interests May Suffer

THE CHINESE CHUNGKING, SEPT. 17 (REUTER)

NEWS OF THE PRESS THIS MORNING PUBLISHED CONCLUSION OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE ARMISTICE WITHOUT COMMENT AND NOT TOO CONSPICUOUSLY. Chinese circles are sceptical whether the agreement means anything more than simply a settlement of a local incident having no bearing on other issues between Japan and Russia.

gave

Chinese newspapers the news of the armistice a secondary place, apparently for fear of arousing undue alarm among the Chinese populace."

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Chinese Press

Says Scopé Is Local

Wang Leng-sen, well-known expert on Japanese affairs RUMOURS OF THE IMMINENT and formerly Counsellor of CONCLUSION OF A NON- the Chinese

PACT Embassy in AGGRESSION

BETWEEN AND SOVIET UNION Tokyo, expressed the opinion JAPAN that a Non-Aggression Pact MUST BE RECEIVED WITH A between Japan and Russia is GREAT MEASURE OF RESERVE, COMMENTS THE HONGKONG most unlikely.

"TA KUNG PAO” EDITORIALLY. KNOWN BEFOREHAND

The journal says that the sign-

Though

the news of the con- ing of an agreement of a Soviet- clusion of an armistice to end the Japanese armistice on the "Man- Mongolian border fighting caused-chukuo-Onter Mongolia frontier a painful impression here, it had must not be taken as a prelude been known for some time that to the conclosion of a Non-Aggres- sion Pact between the two coun- tiles.

GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO negotiations had been in progress. ADVANCE ON WESTERN FRONT FAIL: HEAVY

EXCHANGES

ARTILLERY

German fortified line on the

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It is pointed out that Russia had continged to give material assistance to China after the signature of the Changkufeng Armistice, following fighting between the Soviet and Japan- ese in Angust, 1938.

Pointing to the sharp confict or their interests and ideologies, "the Journal belleves that it will not be easy for Japan and Soviet Union to seek for a fundamental compro mise.

Because of her proximity with China, the Soviet Union can hard- Hence, it is considered that the ly be expected to tolerate Japan's

aggression in China, new agreement may not affect Soviet assistance to China. It is considered that if Japan feels that she enjoys a" free hand in the Far East without fear of may Soylet tervention, she

United States in the Far East.

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DUAL POLICY The "Sing Tao Jih Pao" be Heves that Japan's attempt to stop Soviet help to Chinx by a non-aggression pact will end in failure.

lations

countries under aggression there is no contradiction between her signing of an armistice agreement with Japan and her extension of aid to China.

PARIS, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-A French wär communique The Germans alleged that neu-issued this morning states that the Germans are heavily tral countries, especially the, Oslo M. Molotov described the "hitherto existing Polish group. have received similar Notes reinforcing the western front with troops from Poland the State" as bankrupt and declared that the last phase in from Britain who, they declared latest arrivals including units of infantry and air force.

Intensive artillery exchanges took place in the past the breakdown of Poland had gradually assumed a threa- intends to dominate the action of

twenty-four hours and German attempts to advance were these small Powers, tening character for the Soviet Union.

repulsed.

The paper says that in view of "Nevertheless, the Soviet

Reuter reports from Lon-Saure and the heights situated on radically change her policy to- wards third party rights and in- don that a semi-official re- the other side of the river on

all neighbouring with view says that the French and which the real Siegfried Line is terests which may, therefore, be in Soviet Russia's dual diplomatic a major interest to stemming the but this may be followed by a more the defenders of the Sieffled bulit. The enemy has; therefore, danger of further encroachments; policy of maintaining friendly re- Line are at grips in disputing och progress bere before the positive policy on the part of the countries and extending aid to the forward works of the French reach the rim of the

plateau. south bank of the Saar. LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-In view of the non-

A large-scale German counter- a rugged acceptance of the German ultimatum to Warsaw to sur-attack was made in render, the city is expected to be destroyed this afternoon plateau which, situated between A Nazi communique de- the River Nied and Warndt Forest, dominates the Barre Louis; thus, clares that at 8 o'clock yes- bit by bit, successive communiques terday morning Germany sent announce more or less important an officer with a written de-engagements around the central mand and requested an inter-saare region. view with the Polish Com Fighting in the lower valley of

who Nied is taking place on the right! communicated a reply half-bank of the stream which passes PARIS, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-an-hour later and refused to Bouzonville and meanders in sharp see the German emissary. curves across a plateau strewn Commenting on the fighting

The officer's attempt at all with little woods.

MAJOR INTEREST in Poland, military experts|

other means to deliver the and newspapers emphasise demand failed.

"Nobody could expect that the Russian Governirient should face with indifference the fate of the oppressed White Russian and Ukranian population in Eastern Europe which the Polish Govern- hent bas deprived of its rights.

FRONTIER CROSSED "Therefore, Soviet troops have crossed the former Soviet-Poush frontier in order to take under its protection the lives and property.

the of

population of Western. Ukraine and Western White Rus- Bla*****

He added: "The Soviet Gov- ernment is willing to help the Polish people to escape the catastrophe in which it has been plunged through the ad- venturous and unscrupu

Long Raids By Armoured Columns

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On the eastern rim this plateau

Russia Enigma In East

And West Says Writer

The

"Chinese Evening Post" thinks that Soviet Russia signed the agreement for armistice only as an expedient measure to settle the border hostilities. It does not LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-Russia is still a great believe that she will henceforth enigma in the present European situation, writes Reuter's remain aloof in the Far East,

JAPAN WEAKENED diplomatic correspondent.

The "Chu Klang Jih Pao" states When the Soviet concluded a Non-Aggression Pact with Germany, after turning down the Turko-British offer of that Soviet Russian need not at collaboration in a mutual assistance pact, the general be-present sign any non-aggression

pact with Japan, who no longer. lief was that she was seeking to have her hands free in constitutes a great menace after the Far East.

But, as events moved so rapidly since then, it is not altogether surprising to find

Soviets entering

an

she has been weakened in her war The "mobilisation of four million with China.

soldiers is in keeping with either alternative and can be regarded as an all-purpose measure to cover every eventuality, while it is algni- armistice with Japan which, acant that Germany seems to be It is suggested, may be follow- as much in the dark and uneasy

ed by a Non-Aggression Pact, about the Soviet attitude as the leaving Moscow

her rest of the world. ........

with

hands free in Europe.

dominates the valley of the Sarre. that the German tactics con-

planes forming a balcony from which sist

Consequently, of sending armoured

the millions of handbills artillery can batter Barre Louis columns to make long raids scattered Into Polish territory with the over the Polish capital demanding, and the whole of the valley of the lows policy of its Government.”. object of destroying com-trstly, the surrender of the cff He said that the nation has sufmunications and preventing within twelve hours, and, second- vicinity of Warsaw to surrender Belent food and the Red Army the concentration of Polish that all Polish troops in the must lack nothing to fulf]: its troops.

"Les Temps points out that within the same period. duty with honour and glory.

Should Warsaw surrender the Warsaw was not attacked seriously M. Molotor concluded by saying from the west, but that it was still people will be allowed to leave the that the whole population of the impossible to know the fate of the city within 12 hours by two roads. Soviet Union is backing the doy-Polish divisions in Posnania and to Diedice and Garwolin, but if ernment and in these hours it can Pomerellen, in Western Poland, the city does not surrender it will look forward to new and hither which, the Germans report, will be be treated as a battlefield. to unknown successes in the field the object of their concentric at

"

The communique adds that at

NAZI AIR MINISTRY ENTRANCE BOMBED

COPENHAGEN, Sept; 17 (Router) of peaceful building up of its in-tack. dustry and agriculture,

This paper says that the Ger-310 o'clock this morning no wordThe whole entrance to the Ger- man left wing advance on Brestli-has yet been received from the man Air. Ministry in Berlin has been destroyed, presumably by a tovsk appears to be slackening, but Polish commander of Warsaw.

STILL IN POLAND

PARIS, Sept. 17 (Reuter)--The the turning movement of the right Polish Embassy here denied M. wing has been greatly extended. Molotov's broadcast statement Lublin, on the other hand, is that the Polish Government 15 threatened with isolation bankrupt and claimed that the Government is still in Poland) exercising Its authority and the President, M." Moscicki, is also in Polant

German troops are also re- ported to be aiming at Dro- honycs, south of Lwow. In this sector also a decrease in Ger man pressure is noted.

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Germans In Aachen Ordered To Evacuate

BERLIN, Bept 17 (Reuter)-All

* SOMEWHAT. MOOT POINT "*. The Soviet-Japanese truce should WHAT USE? What use the Boviet will make enable the Japanese to devote of this liberty is a great problem. their energies to the disposing of The suggestion implied in a re- the "China Incident," but whether cent "Pravda" article was that the their confidence in the truce will Soviets are staking a claim in Po-enable them to withdraw any of German families in Aschen have land, where they allege there are the 300,000 men concentrated on been ordered to evacuate, Only under the age of 12, will travel by- nearly ten-million Ukrainians and the Soviet-Mongolian border is the old, invalids and children, It is difficult to see how the train or motor while the rest of tion there are two possibilities. White Russians. In this connee somewhat a moot point.

logne.. Firstly, there may have been in mutual Russo-Japanese dis- the people will go by road to Co- bomb, according to the Berlin cor- agreement with Germany in res-trust can disappear overnight The journey will take three daya pect to her participation in Po- and the same might be said and everyone must carry their own. even more truthfully of the food and not more than 33 pounda respondent of the "Politiken."

All windows on the side facing land;

Secondly, Moscow to alarmed by Russo-German relations, and, of personal belongings the rest of the Leipzigerstrasse, he state, were

The explosion also, the speed of the German victory in short, the signing of the which must be left behind. BERNE, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-The smashed, German Minister has apologised to damaged the windows of a big de- and may be preparing to back up Soviet-Japanese Armistice did Any attempts by the German the Swiss authorities regarding partmental store opposite the Min- her claims to certain territories not clarify the situation, but populace to escape into Belgian or

cation of all their goods. violation of the Bwiss frontier by istry and other shops in the the German advance is pushed too merely introduces new un-Holland will result in the confs-

certainty.

APURAMY. NAZI

German aircraft.

vicinity