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EXES ON WHITE HOUSE-On left, reading down, are Republicans favourites for the U.S. Presidency in 1940: Senator Vandenburg of Michigan, New York's District Attorney Dewey and Senator Taft of Ohio. right are President Roosevelt, Vice President Garner and Secretary of State Hull, the Democrátic favourites. In the latest straw vote, Roosevelt leads by a great majority, while the Democrats are far ahead of the "Republicans in votes cast.

TUNGTING LAKE SCENE OF MAJOR BATTLE IN RENEWED OFFENSIVE

to a

CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (Reuter) — According Chinese report reaching here, a major battle is at pre- sent raging on the shores of Tungting Lake, where Japan- ese land, air and naval forces yesterday launched a com- bined offensive against Chinese lines in Northern Hunan, The Japanese are attempting to drive south to Changsha As the Japanese land force launched an, attack on Chinese positions on the north bank of the Sintsiang River, in the vicinity of the Canton-Hankow Railway, to the south of Yochow, other Japanese columns, escorted by war- ships and aircraft, attempted to go round the Chinese left flank via Tungting Lake. One body of Japanese troops is reported to have landed on the south bank of the Sintsiang River to threaten the Chinese defenders there, while another body is claim-

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REGIME IS LONDON

REPLY TO IL DUCE

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-Signor Mussolint's speech,

in which he reaffirmed Italy's neutrality and suggested that the war should end with the defeat of Foland, is. being studied with interest in London. It is stated here that, even if fighting on the Eastern Front ceases, there can be no peace with the present foresworn "German Government.

Siegfried Line Conditions Very Bad

ROME, Sept. 24 (Reuter)- Signor Mussolini reaffirmed Italy's attitude in the war, in

from Bologna yesterday.

British Forces On Western Front

Prepare For Action As German Troops Begin Operations

LONDON, September 24 (Reuter) – A broadcast from be-

A speech to Fascist leaders leaguered Warsaw says that the last 24 hours were the most dreadful of all the 20 days of the siege. An artillery barrage started yesterday afternoon is still proceeding.

Duce said Italy's stand was fixed on September 1 in the state- ment of the Cabinet, and there was no reason to change it.

Italy's stand, he said, met the PARIS, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-Ger-national interests, and the destre maan prisoners captured by the of all peoples, including the Ger French speak freely about the bad man. to localise the connict. conditions in the Sierfried Line. He recalled Hitler's telegram in stating that the health of the which the latter stated he did 'not | defenders were impaired by the re-

want Italian military help. cent cold damp weather.

are

Il Duce claimed that the moment

Exiled German Scientist Passes

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Conditions in the small block-had arrived to call a halt to hosti LONDON. Sept. 24 (Reuter) houses holding the Siegfried Line uitles. The Polish dispute, he said. The death occurred here to-day. defenders

apparently very was ended, but Europe had not yet at the

Professor age of 83. hard. There is no adequate pro entered the war.

Sigmund Freud, discoverer Di vision for ventilation once the

and one of its A clash may yet be avoided by psychoanalysis heavily armoured doors are closed.

greatest exponents. the realisation of the delire to

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In some cases, there is only maintain, or, worse still, to recon- He was one of the distinguished enough room to fire, and when astitute the position, which history meh the Nazis had no use prolonged attack prevent the men and the natural dynamism of the because he was a Jew. He fled from going outside they have to peoples have condemned, at a vain last year from Austria to England, sleep practically standing up.

illusion, said Signor Mustolni. where he continued his researches.

At the same time the damp from. outside, penetrates into the line easily and drips down the walls.

Supplies of food have to be brought from outside, probably under frc. So during a prolonged attack with heavy artillery fire on communications, the men will be penned in damp, cold blockhouses without food, sleep or sufficient! alr..

When it was found necessarY: to change the Italian decision regarding taking no Initiative in military operations, H Duce said he would appear on the Continued on Page 7

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It is estimated that more than 100 guns are concentrating fire on the capital. Des- pite the bombardment, many people ven- tured out to church this morning and a number were killed and wounded.

THERE HAVE BEEN A THOUSAND CASUALTIES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT" OUR SPIRIT REMAINS UN- BROKEN."

The Warsaw Radio also states that heavy shelling In the centre of the city destroyed three hospitals filled with wounded. The German attack on the right bank of the Vistula near the city has been repulsed and there is fierce fighting in Modlin.

Evidence of the strength of Polish resistance is given in a German communique which admits that, Nazi forces have been forced to retreat from the suburbs of Warsaw after reconnaissance.

It is stated that the Commander of the German forces. has been wounded.

Neutrals who have been evacuated from Warsaw give con-

Moslems Will graphic accounts of

Help Britain

And France

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Beuter)---- Emir Abdallah of Trans-Jordan's,

in

public speech

yesterday.

ditions in the Polish capital, | states a Copenhagen message. The dead, they say, are being buried in the public squares, while the population is suffering from typhold and there is a shortage of food.

Important Decisions KAUNAS, Sept. 24 (Reuter) affirmed the firm support of his-Important decisions are ex- country for the Democraces and pected to be announced by German: Government ended with a prayer for victory for the the Allies.

about the middle of the week,

"PEACE" RUMOURS CIRCULATED BY APAN: CHUNG KING

CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 "(Reuter)-A denial of the recent peace rumours is

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (Red- made by the Chinese Gov-

оп the ter) Commenting

He said; "Trans-Jordan stands according to a Berlin des- ernment in an official

with the Democracies in a struggle patch, after which Hitler will statement issued

article referring to the Sino-May 8. 1856, Freud was educated to-day

in After studying in Viennas. Japanese peace rumours car-Paris and elsewhere, he

Was apagainst aggression. Freedom must probably go to the Western ** such which said that rumours are entirely with- ried by a section of Hong-pointed Professor of Therapeutics be supported, and we stand by the Front.

side of Britain and France to the kong's foreign press ("Hong-or neurotic diseases at. Vienna. out foundation."

end... kong Daily Press") and the He made the discovery that

The rumours are said to have been circulated by the "enemy to confuse the public, or exchange market, speculators."

The statement adds that LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter-the Chinese policy of resis-

tance remains firm.

ed to have been landed in Ying-The" death is announced of Mr. tlen, to the north of Siangying, F. B. Simson, MP., Labour mem- half way between the Chinese lines ber for Ashton-Under-Lyne since and Changsha,

1935, at the age of 56 years.

Throughout the day. 13 Japan. ese aeroplanes are said to have

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bombed Chinese positions in the H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE AND

vicinity of the Sintsiang River at Yingtien and Slangying. At the

sante time, a large number of Jap-

anese aircraft have extensively bombed cities in north-western Hanan.

[Other China War News on Page 7)

Nazi Plotters In Rumania Executed

SHAREBROKERS' ASSN. MAY SHORTLY AMALGAMATE

Born at Freiberg, Moravia, on

remarks thereanent con-

"Mogiems all over the world. many neurotic affections," "such as "cerning the reporting of these hysteria, were due to a confiet must stand with the Democracies rumours by Reuters, the between the conscious and the who began to undo the fetters of Agency's Shanghal office has subconscious parts of the mind. the East." issued the following state- His chief works, which have The Emir appealed to all Araba

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been translated into English, are to bury their feelings of malice "The only comment that "Interpretation of Dreams," and to follow in the footsteps of

of Reuters have to make in this "Psychopathology

Everyday the right people... The speech was

foudly applauded. connection is to point out Life" and "Totem and Taboo." that rumours were prevalent

in Shanghai that did affect = the Shanghai exchange mar-

ket and that, therefore, both of news worthy of being re-

cause and effect were items

ported."

The only comment the "Hong- kong Daily Press" has to make in connection with the above is that

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Chinese Dies After Mean Assault

A particularly mean and despicable assault committed by a Chinese on another in Wanchal on Friday resulted in the death of the victim in

BRITISH SEAMEN'S SPIRIT Queen Mary Hospital yester

UNDAUNTED BY GERMAN

SUBMARINE WARFARE

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Beuter) The fine spirit of the British seamen in the face of Nazi submarine warfare is described in a letter from the Chaplain of the Seamen's

Exclusive to the "Hongkong Daily Press"! Fifteen years after It was first proposed, the plant is beside the point. We have no quarrel with Reuters when they for the amalgamation of the Hongkong Stock Exchange record rumours, however abaird, and the Hongkong Sharebrokers' Association is at last that have gained attention sise- Institute.

nearing accomplishment.

where.AZ

day.

According to reliable Informa tion, Yau Kam-hol, of No. 119 Lockhart Road, ground floor, Was met on Friday evening at the corner of Jaffe and Enard Roads man to whom he owed 50 The man démanded the return of the money fo

by

cents.

Unable to pay, Yau was taken hold of by the ankles. Ufted up

down and dashed upon the ground perpendicularly with his head

several times. The man then left his victim lying unconscious on the road.

The padre writes: "So far as deferring men from go- Members of these two exchanges have been circularised What we did object to was that, for their views in respect of the plan, and it is expected in the cases mentioned, the ruing to sea, U-boat activities have had the opposite effect. mours were described as coming After having been torpedoed once, the men's one desire is that a decision will soon be taken. Co-ordination of trading prac-Exchange, who held that their from "usually reliable sources to get another ship. Their spirit is the same as in 1914."

HOPE GIVEN UP FOR Sept. 7 wirelessed that she was BUCHAREST, Sept. 24 (Renter) tice and improvement in details of organisation, being the senior in and there was no indication at all

ROYAL SCEPTRE

being machine-gunned by a U-

Discovered early next morning Executions of members of the organisation have often met ob-respect of age, should remain dis- that Reuters had any doubt of their reliability sa news. The Iron Guard, pro-Nazi organization, stacles as the result of the inde- tinct and aloof,

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)—]boat.

"The crew had abandoned the by his brother, Yau was placed on Germany's use of submarines. in In connection with the assassina-pendent working of the two ex- The Sharebrokers' Association despatches therefore lent weight Hon of M. Calinescu, Prime Minis- changes, Far-sighted brokers ear has in nearly 20 years handled a to these canards.

Reuters have denied that their flagrant contravention of her treaty ship, which was sinking and it a long rattan couch and lay by the ter of Bumania, is now put at 350.1y realised the necessity of amal- great proportion of business in

Forty-four were shot yesterday gamation when a movement to Ice House Street and its members; Shanghai office acted unwisely in obligations and undertakings has had been hoped that the crew roadside until he was removed to

mechant seamen

bosts, but this hope must now be Am yesterday. He was suffering

from a fractured spine.de In one concentration camp, and 32 this effect was started soon after in turn, favoured amalgamation this matter. We retain our pre- resulted in further loss of British might be picked up by fishing hospital, where he died at 11.10 vious opinion, and our readers can others in another camp,

Police last night arrested z man ww the General Strike of 1925.

only if the desire was mutual Though the majority of brokers Latest indications are that there decide for themselves. The official The Ministry of Information given up

* FINNISH STEAMER SUNK The men had been in the camps

named Yu Wai-plui, alias Tal Een OSLO, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-A Lo (Strong, Man), who is being since last autumn, when they were were in agreement with the pro- is, more or less general sentiment denial from Chungking, which we states that it is feared that all arrested in the course of the na-posal, strong objection was forth-for union, and the proposal is ex-print elsewhere on the front page, hope must now be abandoned for tionwide round-up of pro-Naz's coming, however, from influential pected to be passed by a large may help them to make up their the officers and crew of the Finnish steamer of 3,500 tons was held for questioning in conner lot

Continued on Page 7 steamer. "Royal Sceptre," which on Individual brokers of the Stock majority vote. fordered by M. Calinescu,

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