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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1801

No, 18020

一拜禮 號一十月九英港香 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

11,

1939.日八廿月七

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

Savage German Counter-Attacks Are Repelled

HAMMERS AT SIEGFRIED LINE

FRANCE

THE

New Communique Claims Further Advance Made

Between Saar

And Vosges Rivers

GERMAN TROOPS entering the massive concreta fortifications of the Stofried Line. They will live underground until the forts are finally overrun by the French~a formidable task if Naxi claims regarding the "impregnability" of their lines are substantiated.

WARWICK CASTLE ESCAPED U-BOAT

PARIS, SEPT. 10 (REUTER)-A SEMI- OFFICIAL SURVEY OF THE MILITARY SITUA- TION ON THE WESTERN FRONT, ISSUED BY "HAVAS”, SAYS THAT FRENCH TROOPS SPENT THE NIGHT ON POSITION CONQUERED DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS, WHICH THEY MAINTAINED DESPITE LIVELY REACTION BY THE ENEMY.

During the night the troops strengthened their positions strongly, establishing their liaison with positions from which their attack was launched through the difficult ground they had just con- quered, and which the enemy had previously wrecked by means of many massive destructions. GERMANS GO UNDERGROUND

Besides many concrete blockhouse, constituting the advance works of the Siegfried Line, and the long.

· established field works and coal mine"'galleries, which are very numerous, this district provides safe cover for detachments interned for counter-attacks. COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—A German communique issued in Berlin to-day admitted that French armoured cars for the first time had attacked the German outposts in front of the Siegfried Line. LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—A' member of the Despite severe German counter-attacks, says a French Union Castle liner Warwick Castle, which escaped from communique, there is no change in the general situation two submarines, told newspapermen of the thrilling on the Saar front. moments aboard the giant vessel when she arrived in England to-day.

The sailor who was look-out

man at the time, said they sight-

ed two German submarines.

The first was direelly ahead, and the, Warwick Castle started to steer alg-zag course and slipped past the submarine,

That was on Friday.

Shortly afterwards they saw an- other submarine, which might have been the same craft, though he did not think so. This submarine was ustern.

No Separate Peace

Britain Dashes Goering's Hope

A "Havas" message says that French troops spent the night in the captured positions in No Man's Land.

Despite counter-attacks, the French are holding their newly won positions.

Bays

The Saar fighting, "Havas," is a war of infantry-} men and sappers in contrast to ja war of movements in Poland.

New Advances Paris, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-New LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). advances on the Saar front are claim-f The British War Cabinet's fed in a French communique Issued decision to prepare for a war to-night. of at least three yours Kennebeck Torpedoed

welcomed by the British and LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)The French press, which says that London steamer Kennebeck (5,518 tons) owned by the Anglo-American it shows there is to be no peace Oll Company, has been forpedoed. at the expense of Poland. The crow was rescued.

The Warwick Castle then sent a vadlo call to vessels of the Royal Navy, and nothing more was seen of

the submarine.

is

the

A series of methodical actions, says communique resulted in advances between the Saar and Vosges.

Enemy attacks cast of Moselle had; no result.

WORSHIPPERS

IN GAS MASKS

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reu- ter)-All worshippers to-day carried gas masks to the prin- cipal London churches, whore large congregations offered special prayers for peace.

At Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and where,

arrangements were made in case of an air raid to give the warning during the

servica. Minefields have been laid by the British and French navies in certain; areas in the Channel and the North French aerial reconnaissance con-

German Ships Grounded London and Parts papers reject

the implication in Field-Marshal Sea. LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).-The; Ministry of Information states that Geering's speech that this country

linues. Baldur and France might conclude a separate the German merchantmen (5,805 tons) and the Vegesack (4-Peace with Germany at the expense

of Poland. 081 tons) are reported to be ashore on the Norwegian coast,

: Navy Tightons Grip

Responsible circles in Paris say that Nazt propaganda is still trying to in- fluence neutral opinion by implying LONDON, Sept. 10, (Ileuter) that the defeat of Poland is near and Ships of the Royal Navy of all types that the end of the war will come have been active since the war broke soon afterwards. out all over the world in maintaining the Empire's-shipping routes.

The Navy has been especially tive around the British fales and in the Atlantic.

German Exile

Blames Nazis

"People Do Not Want This War"

CANADIAN DECLARATION Unique Notification

By Dominion

OTTAWA, Sept. 10 (Reuter).

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NEWS FLASHES

LEGION OF VOLUNTEERS

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PARIS, Sept. 10 (Router).—A communique states that foreign volunteers of all nationalities residing in France and asking to be enlisted are increasing throughout the entire country in such numbers that It has become ¡necessary to create special "re-

cruiting centres,

The constitution of the first units: of the Polish, Czecho-Slovak and Austrian contingents has

already begun.

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PARIS, Sept. (Reuter).-M. | Campinchi, Minister of Marine, fore- shadows further expenditure in his official journal.

lie says that it will probably baj necessary to carmark $50,000,000 franes included in the 1940 naval budget for the construction of naval versels and for equipping coastal defences.

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PARIS, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—It is} stated that 20,000 “enemy" foreigners have been rounded up and are being held in the big sports ground at Colombes,

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LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuler).-The Turkish Ambassador has returned to England from Angora.

It is also stated that King Zog of Albania has arrived in England from France.

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LONDON, Sept. (Router).--- Thirty Nazi merchantmen which have taken refuge in the Spanish part of Vigo, will be interned for the duration of the conflict.

Canada declared war on Ger- States.

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Purls, Sept, 10 (Reuter).—France has issued new decrees for the pro- tection of her gold reserves, which are the largest in the world with the. This Nazi propaganda is based on

exception of

of the United those an error of psychology which the German leaders have often shown.

many at 6.10 p.m. B.S.T, (1.10

will No export of capital Once

be and for all, it is declarod,

a.m. H.K.T).

allowed in any form and trade in: NICE, Sept. 10 (Reuter).- Britain and France will make a Although we have suffered losses common cause with Poland,

A proclamation appearing in the special permit,

gold will only be authorised by Heinrich Mann, the German "Gazette" says that a State of War change transactions will be controlled. while foreign ex- from submarine attacks, even more London,

โม enemy merchant ships have been highest authority, Britain is at war banned some years ago by the Dominion of Canada as from Septem-

whose books can be stated on the novelist.

were exista and has existed in the captured, sunic, or interned in neutral so that the enormities of the Nazi Nazis, and who is an exile from er ports.

Czecho-Slovakia Poland shall not again occur.

on

The Admiralty is giving no details of the anti-submarine campaign, but hunting flotillas of destroyers and our light craft are still active.

"As soon as the convoy system come into force, our losses are ex-' pected to cease,

„The convoy system could not be initiated Immediately as our mer- chant ships are scatieged all over

the world.

U.S. Escorts

it

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LONDON, Sept. 10, (Router),

nnd Germany, stated in an Interview been cabled to London. The King is supplies of petrol and oil for farmers A copy of the proclamation has Arrangements are being made for expected to sign the duplicate copy in not to be hampered during the harv-

est and ploughing periods. his capacity na King of Canada.”

attacks

all Nazi troops are withdrawn from

There will be no negotiations until to-day: Poland.

"I am certain the German people do not want this war. They have been dragged into it by Hitler.

Night Blind? Try Orange

First Occasion OTTAWA, Sept. 10 (Reuter).— Canada hos declared war on Ger- "By freeing themselves they will many, and this is the first time, Join those countries who want peace. Canada has ever declared ware

- "Ever since Hitler came into power he has been preparing for war." LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)—The LONDON (UP), remedy for American ship.City of Flint, which is (night blindness, one of motoring's Riviera in 1933 as an exilc from Heinrich Mann came to the French carrying 220 survivors of the Athenla great menaces, which is caused by a Germany. He is the brother of torpedoing to Halifax, Nova Scotia, lack of two vitamins, has been dis- Thomas Mann, who won the Nobel was met to-day by two United States covered by Dr. C. P... Stewart, of Prize for ilterature. constguard cuffers 400 miles off New-Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Th He married a German girl in Nice foundland,

on Saturday.

emedy in orange.

Special licences are to be issued) to. farmers for the purchase of olla for machinery,

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LONDON, Sept. 10, (Reuter)-Tho In 1914, Canada merely published Government of Northern Ireland hopel the British declaration of war in a

PLEASE Turn To Page 2. "Gazette." Lon

Act Applied Neutrality A WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter), message of loyalty to the Empire has The United States Government has been sent by Indians in Mauritius to announced that the provisions of the the Indian National Congress Neutrality Act now apply to Canada, with the British Government and the The message:urges, co-operation Mauritius Loyalty LONDON, Bept 10 (Reuter)—A differences.

potting dalde' of political and religious

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Warsaw Prepares For Long Siege

Rapid Nazi Advance Distrosses Poles

BERLIN, Sept. 10 (Reuter),—A communique. claims that between the mountains and the upper Vistula, German forces continue in pursuit of the Poles in an easterly direc- tion.

Fierce battles are proceeding, The communique adds that north-east of Warsaw the Ger- mana gained a foothold on the river, but it asserts that Gorman air force bombings blocked the fronds leading back from Warsaw, The communique also admits that French reconnaitring troops crossed the frontier and "entered into fight→ ing contact with our outpost."

Advance From Slovakia CERNAUTZI, Rumania, Sept. 10 (Reuter) vivid impression "of war-time conditions in Poland was given by "Reuters" special corres- pondent, who arrived fast night at the Rumanian frontier in the British Embassy car crammed with Embassy staff, mostly women, after a three and a half day fourney from Warsaw. The journey was marked by con- stant air raid

The

unexpectedly

says that the

invaders latress advance of the but had not dis- couraged the Poles, who were proud of their army fighting overwhelming odds, and convince.

that the allies

will win in the

added that the The correspondent most disturbing feature of the mill. tary situation has been the German advance from Slovakia, threatening the Dug-Vistula

where the here the Polish command were convinced they would be able to make a long stand.

line,

The British and French embassies which arrived at the temporary capital near Lublin ont Tuesday, learned almost immediately that the village was

untenable and were ordered back for ал unknown destination in the Pinsk marshes,

Nazis Withdraw LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-The German High Command, according

to a Nazi radio broadcast from Berlin, claims that German motorised units penetrated

that centre of Warsaw "but withdrew to await the arrival of the main army".

There is no confirmation of the Nazi claim to the capture of Lodz, la large industrial centre" 75 miles

south-west of Warsaw.

Both German and Polish com muniques report à davere battle 'rag-.' tog north of Warsaw.

German planes are bombing the roads aut of Warsaw to the south and Bouth-east.

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to

the

A "Reuter" correspondent was one

party who travelled Rumanian frontier by road. Ho sald that Nazt planes had been flying as far as the frontier, though there had') been few actual air raids in East? Poland, He thought the planes were taking photographs.

Fighting In Suburbs LONDON, Sept. 10 (Router)A Polish radio broadcast from Viln later to-night declared that "Warzava fa still holding out and fighting I continuing six miles from the cente

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of

the

city,

The

the

Gealan attack

The observer, declared that, part of the Pollak strategy ALO! the enemy deep into the anteri