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Mooltan Shelled For Hour In One-Sided
Battle
P. & O. LINER OUTWITS ATTACKING SUBMARINE
FOUR BRITISH STEAMERS--one of them the third largest liner in the P. & O. fleet-have escaped from sub- marine attacks since the week-end, it was revealed in a "United Press" message to-day.
tan.
The P. & O. liner involved was the
FRENCH HAMMER Barbaric
NAZI POSITIONS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS,
Sept. 13 (UP).—French artillery is methodically pounding the German positions on the Saar battle-front.
A German report yesterday admitted that the French are now only 3%1⁄2 miles from Saarbrucken, capital
of the Saar territory.
The present French artillery offensive is believed to be the prelude to a large-scale on a wide front, official reperts thrust
Premier Reviews Position
Convoy System To
Be Applied
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter). - the course of his speech in the House of Commons to-day, when dealing with the latest war situation, Mr. Neville Chamber Jain said that Britain's defensive patrols proveed continuously and the fighter command remains in
a state of instant readiness.
The coastal commazut continue Carry out extended cotuai am and anti-submarine patrol ard number of attacks have been carried out against enemy submarine,
Naval Objective
to
ין
¡ indicate
Unulleially, it is stated that
the
Bombing Methods
Nazi Threat To
Civilian Lives
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).
TRAPPED BY U-BOAT
21,000-ton Mool-
The Mooltan, which is engaged 021 the ¡England-Australia service and normally carried 700 passengers, was trapped by a U-Boat "some- where at sea,"
It is not stated whether any passengers were aboard the Mooltan when she was stopped by the submarine, although, according to her pre-war itinerary, she would be outward bound to Australia.
The Master of the liner, (believed to be Commander -Viscount Halifax, replying 2|H. S. Allan, R.N.R.), refused to obey U-Boat orders to a question in the House of Lords
day on the Government's atti-heave to, and ordered full-speed ahead. of civilian populations, referred | tude concerning the non-bombing LINER SHELLED
to
the announcement of the
The U-Boat broke the surface and commenced shelling
French drive against the Nazi advance Gernian Government this morn the British liner. posta is continuing systematicntlg.ing that they would bomb open despite heavy artilery fire from the towns, villages and hamlets in German batteries.
Poland in order
resistance by the civilian popula-
R.A.F. In Action Although ftar tionary Force has not yet reached the front flors, the British Air Force is now in operation, and is co- operating with th French als
British Expedition.
force.
The French front hne & nowe firmly planted on the wed bank of the Sa Tver, facing Volkingen, and Suur- brueres, which banks
on the rustem
arc
Viscount Hikax said that, as yet, he had received no oficial confirma- tion of this statement.
If it were true, it would be seen 1 be a direct contradiction of the statement of the German Chancellor and there could be Reichstag to the no justification for the indiscriminate Bombardment of civilians, whic
whether i Tom land or the or
Nazi Defences Menaced
added: The Viscount Halifax mis atce defences in front of
TS-postion-mennees the Ciernan restrictions which His Majesty's Gov-
the ernment imposed 011 the
operations Sigfried Line, which has behind the
of their own forces were based on the Sour River and stretches bughly
rondition to similar restraint being fron Homburg,
throught
observed by their opponents. His Friedri gbserve lethal, to Dillingen.
Majesty's Government must hold! The first line of Nar defences con-themselves completely free, if such a List of concrete pill-boxes, which restraint is not, in fact, observed, to were hurriedly emnstructedl earlier take such action as they may deem the gour and were completed only | appropriate."
hortly before the outbreak of war.
Both Germ... and French are making extensive use of tanks, "Somewhere In France" very efficient, and were participating Agam, as in 1914, the Germans have
(leuter) barbarian already exercised by Ger- fight on completely hoodwinked tegard- ing the British forces going to France. The main object of the Britch main the days of wireless and long- although recrecy is far are difficult must be, as in the last war, to instur the freedom and safety of the song. distance intra-
infra-red ray photograpliy
Turning to the navy, the Prime Minister revealed that the port tud
en Joined by three de trogess of y
the Pulsh navy. They proved to be! LONDON, Sep
in the strenuous life
fan een
continued.
k
Barbaric Level
Lord Strabolgi, on behalf of the Labour Party, said that we did not want to descend to the level of the
Bany.
NA
We did not wish, however, to the the hands of the military cómman- ders of a legitimate air weapon even If. in doing so, great loss and suffer- were caused to the civil popula- It air warfare is waged against us we must have a free hand to wage it back in such a way as to damoge The economic and military strengh of our opponents.
fron. that
In the present war. German attact. from the air. upon our merchant shipping was be-
All military observers agree gum by an act of ruthlessnem tuinst the expeditionary force is far more passenger ships, contrary to all les portant to-day both in size and of maritine warfare. This was belm:equipment than the Old Contempli- ibles, with a striking power at least
four times greater. Losses Severe
Not Yet Fighting A certain number of British mer! Although the British air force has chant ships had been sunk, and ther|been in co-operation with the French loses had undoubtedly been some from the beginning of the war the what severe.
British Beld forces are not yet fight
Ling "This is only what was to be ex- French strategy appeurs success- pected," the Premier added.
fully to have upset the original "War come ut moment when Gerinan intention to use Holland and large numbers of our merchant ships Belgium as a protective flank and lo sensat tight in their fortifications be- were senttered over the seven moving about under peace time eon-tween Luxemburg and Switzerland. ditions.
Franch Tactics "On the other hand, the Germans?
Frach tactics in the first week placed the U-Boats and supply compelled the Germans to uncover ships in the best strategic positions, and advance. General Gamelin thus previous to the outbreak of war and created a form of operations almost It lo not surprising that some of our on top of the heavy defences which
ought, sooner or
vessels have been caught aurprised by anite lines of a to open do-
en
British And French Stand SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 13 (UP)-in the House of Lords to-day Lord Halifax threatened reprisals If the Germans harass civilians.
menace
of
The Mooltan's normal speed from her twin screws, motivated by 2,900 h.p. electrically driven turbines, is 171⁄2 knots, but it was an hour before she was able to draw beyond the range of the submarine's gun.
THETIS IS SALVAGED
REUTER, Sept. 13 (Router), -H.M.S. Thetis, which carried 99 men to their graves in a dive of death on June 1, has been salvaged.
An announcement in the House of Commons to-night by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty said that the submarine had now been beached in 37 fect of water.
Fourteen bodies covered by divers during the week-end and the remaining 82 still in the submarine will be removed this week.
WCre
ro-
A public funeral will be held at Hollyhead, where naval and civilian honours will be ren- dered to the man who died.
CITY LIES IN RUINS
Japanese Bombers Devastate Luchow
THE P. & O. LINER MOOLTAN
"Muddling Ministry" at Wor
PUBLIC DISMAY AT CENSORSHIP
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).-Referring to work of the Ministry of Information, in the House Commons to-night Mr. Arthur Greenwood, leader of th Labour Opposition, welcomed the assurance that it wi the desire of the Government to publish as early No mention is made in the possible all information that could properly be mag report of any casualties or of available to the public both the damage sustained by the here and abroad.
LATEST Mooltan.
Built In 1923-
Looking back upon the last week, Mr. Greenwood said that Built in 1923 at the Harland &a bald announcement after some Wolff Yards at Belfast. the Mooltan
is exceeded in size in the P. & D.delay gave no meaning whatever fret only by the Strath class ships. to the people of this country of She is 5.000 tous larger than the the glory of the Kiel exploit. more modero sa Canton, which is Two days later the Premier made on the For Eastern run.
Commander Allan is well-known in a generous reference to it and the Far East.
the day afterwards the Ministry to the Moollan's time of Information allowed more Accordis, before the outbreak of
table.
hostilities, she was due in England information to leak out. from Australian ports on September
That incident
WAS one
which
1, and would normally have left on proved the valour and determination ut the British air force, and it was the return voyage last Saturday.
due to the air force, as well as to the public, that the magnificent exploit,
conditions undertaken ju
muist
2 Submarines
Salvaged
Squalus Is Raised To The Surface
dangerous, should be made public at the earliest opportunity.
Intolerable Situation
Mr.
Mr. Greenwood added that Chamberlain admitted that day that a mistake had been made and he hoped they would do better in the future. But he (Mr. Greenwood) SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PORTSMOUTH, Sept.
1st remind the House regarding the events of the past week, because they (UP)-Both the British sub-ad now arrived at a completely marine Thetis and the U.S. intolerable
situation. Referring to the events of Monday submarine Squalus have now night and early Tuesday morning,
to the news Issued in
been salvaged-within 72 hours will out the presence of British)
of each other.
France
Seo Back Pago For Further Late News
NEWS FLASHES
U.S. CONGRESS CALLED
The Squalus was raised to the sur-troops on French soil, Mr. Greenwood face in the second attempt to-day, said that the treatment of that story "The restrictions His Majesty's CHUNGKING, Sept. 14 after the first attempt was rendered had created among large numbers of forces are based on the condition of Yangtse city of Luchow, Government has imposed on its own (Reuter).
-One-third of the abortive because of faulty balance people in the publishing trade of this between submarine and pontoons. country consternation, dismay, con- 100 similar restraint being observed by miles south-west of Chungking, the surface,
The vessel was finally brought to fusion and an enormous amount of was really un- our opponents," he declared.
at 3.5 p.m.113 days expenditure which In the House of Commons, Mr. is in ruins as a result of Mon-after her fatal plunge to the sea- warrantable.
Psychology Of People Chamberlain declared that the British day's bombing by 27 Japanese d and French are determined to "end
She is now being towed bow first He was not surprised that the iplanes. once and for all the
to Partsmouth Harbour. It is es-newspapers in leading articles had It was a timated that it will require only three used the word "muddio". Hitlerism.
WASHINGTON, Sept. four hundred Chinese are reported hours to reach the lower harbour, "muddle" of the worst possible kind He reiterated that the two powers!
+ full (Router).-President Roose and they were entitled to giving aid to the Poles. will fulfil their every obligation into have been killed and 400 wound-
lcd.
BANK DIVIDEND
explanation. He warned the Gov-has called a special sessió) The hospital church and real-
The Directors of tho Chartered ornment that If this sort of thing was Congress for noon on Septer dences of the United Church of Bank of India, Australia and Chinn not stopped they would be playing 21:
The summoning of Congres Canads have been "corapletely have declared an interm dividend for with the most tricky thing in the
psychology
the of the past half year at the rate of ten country-the
**** fulfilment of President-- Roof destroyed."
per cent. per annum, subject to in- people.
There was an even more acrious promise that, following the our The dividend is payable on October side to this problem than the home of war, stens would be la)
repent the arms embargo: proj PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
of the Neutrality-Law, desin JOHANNESBURG, Sept. fer)It is officially announc | Mr. To Water,"': South: "Afriós | High - Commissioner in -Là
resigned.
Meanwhile, the British Govern- ment has officially deprecated any rumours of peace.
Perpetual Threat
submarines before they were able to Observera are agreed that the reach port.
Germans have depleted their Sieg- Convoy System
fried forces for the onslaught Un Poland and they may find it diMcult "We, however, are pressing
The Prime Minister announced that This story was brought to Chung-come tax. with putting the convoy system into to take up their old positions. The force and it is daily operating with initiative, for the moment, has passed
Britain and France are both de-king by Mr. J. G. Endicott, of the 14. to the French. increasing efficiency. The convey
termined to put an end to the mission staff, who flew to Luchow on system is being applied immediately As foreshadowed yesterday, in- intolerable strain of Ilving under the Monday with a medicşi unit and re- and as soon as it is in full working terest concentrates on the German perpetual threat of Nazi aggression, turned yesterday morning.
advance towards Przemsy), which is order, I see no reason to suppose that designed ultimately to cut Polish
An official spokesman also declared There were no foreign casualties, it will prove to be less decisive than communications with their neutral
that it is impossible to trust Hitler's although two members of the Cana- 20 years ago,
Government "whose brutal aggression dan Mission were In · Luchow southern neighbours, while the north
tukatnat
non-German country throughout the raid. "Meanwhile, I con assure the offensive from East Prussin aims to after another is now obvious," House that submarines are being capture the important railway june-b
Mr. Endicott stated that two bombs
LONDON, Sept. 18 constantly. · attacked and successes, lion at Bialystok
The Ministry of Information also hit the hospital and another landed
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter)~The British Government" have long list of articles, the have been achieved."
made an announcement referring to in the garden of the mission resi- reason to believe that the enemy, may try to establish submarino and of which is restricte reports from various quarters of conces, fourth struck the church, ale bases on the south and central coasts of the American, continent, publikhed onters for peace which may be made. but the roof is still intact, The, The British Government are inviting the governments con- number of other luxu
The list includes moto The mouncement declares that the church is at present housing 100 cerned to take steps to prevent a breach of their neutrality,
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Nazi Air Superority
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