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September 14, 1939.

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Japan And Thailand

Tokyo, Sept. 13.

The Emperor has decorated neven, high officials of Thailand with orders of merli in recogni tion of their services for Hie promotion of good relations between Japan and Thailand.

The recipients are Mr. Rhya Bahoi Balabayulia Sena, former Thalan Prime Minister, the First Clam Order of the Rising Sun with the Grand Cordon, Prince Varnaldyakaro Varavara. Supreme Ad

Adviser to the Thai-

of the Rising Sun with the Granul land Foreign Offer, the Order Cordon, Prince Nikor Devan Devakul, the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure.-Domei,

JAPAN'S POLICY IS OUTLINED

Tokyo, Sept. 13.

THREATENED

Open Polish

Villages And British Ports

BERLIN, Sept. 13.

The German High Command announces to-day that all villages and hamlets in Poland will henceforth-be bombed and shelled in order to crush the resistance by the civilian population.

A communique issued from the Fuehrer's head- quarters on the Eastern Front claims that this action is necessary because of the "franc-tireur" war to which the population has been incited by the Polish Government

army.

گرام

The communique says that 10 bomb the Bellich Bachoms, state the German gunners and Horlingske Tidende,

the Berlin correspondent airmen have hitherto been The correspondent add that thir Germans adimit they are in a erious 100 considerate-an Afar ment this afternoon onthung attitude which

(position an a result of the blockade. Now must but they say the answer will Lo pursued by the new Cabinet heedea | he abandoned because the

ferman by by tieneral Nobuyula Abe.

Reuter,

Doomed To Fail

The Government issued a

domestic and foreign policor. to l

the

Settlement of

Allan will form the Leynote of the Govern ment policy.

The didarity of Japan and Man- Chuku will further be completates

The advenient for the establish nant of a new Central Cinerama! in China will be supported and or celeratext.

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While maintaining an ini pendent atitude the Government wid deavour to readjust foreign relation

To came ve national and improves living conditions, the Government wifi maize Reamous effort to expand production, real e self-sufficiency in the supply mportant material.. and stremthen foreign trade finistratio

Specific attention will be paid In the joint development of cer Ferratices between Japan, Mont- Kuo and China.

In order to meet the threatening international situation, the Govern ment will replenih ormannt. red perfect national defence.

Completion of the national geneal moizlization scheme will provide the basis for the reform of various in- ternal admistrative systems.

Important under takings in adjust- ing the domestic athministration will includes effective mobilization of material resources, control of com- modity prices, adjustment of the de- mand and supply in tabott, cloan co-operation between and people, closer coordination different Government organs, and renovation of administrative organs and civil service system.

of

Poles have deliberately turn- ed these places into a war-zone,Reuter.

Poles Blamed For Step

Berlin. Sept. 13 The Gruman High Command has amnoted that the Polish resistance wuki be broken "hy all mean »,'

which is implied to mean the bombs

ang of open cities,

The nounrendent emanate from The Fune Hadquarters. It

od that Palch district goverHO.. and at my commander are ordering avilang to fight the Germans na lown, and villages the Germans had, agreed not to bomb open cities from 11 "based on the assumption that The energ" himself would not make

uch open places battlefields"

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It is said that the Poles did not comply with the sumption, there fore "the Polish Government and hei incapall leaders are responsible for the consequences."---United Press.

Jewish Hamlet Bombed

Cernutzi, Sept. 13.

train

Slovak Revolt Urged

Paris, Sept. 13.

Leaflet were dropped

i

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Cubmarines

London, Sept. 13.

BY NAZIS

Pope To Appeal

For Humane War

Vatican City, Sept. 13.

It is authoritatively stated that the Pope will appeal for more humane warfare and localisation of the present conflict when he speaks to-morrow on the occasion of the presentation of credentials of the new Belgian Ambassador.

Vatican circles assure that the speech will actually inspire four specific aims: first, get the combatants to refrain from submarine warfare; second, refrain from aerial bombardments of open towns, third, refrain from use of gas; four, extend kind treatment to prisoners-United Preus.

PREMIER'S SECOND WAR BULLETIN TO COMMONS

LONDON, Sept. 13. FURTHER details of yesterday's dramatic Supreme War Council meeting on French soil was given by Mr. Neville Chamber- Jain in the House of Commons this afternoon.

The Prime Minister explained that the object of the meeting was to make possible at the earliest possible stage in the war a direct and personal exchange of views and to examine the present Pituation and discuss the measures to be taken in the immediate future.

war. An

pinion in the two countries.

„A correspondent wrslan in the The to-day ridicule; the Germani A farther meeting will be arranged useful information has been gained laint thing the result of the coma and where; necessary, in order fet the activities behind the German quest of Poland, German coil pro- to emure the clasest possible contact frontier. duction will be increased 25 per cent.. would be maintained between the "At the outbreak of the war the feel more than 2.000.000 tons and we entries on all major aspects of total tonnage of German ships at sea ine 100.000 tonn. Even if th the conduct or the

was in neutral or allied ports, Balle actually fete 120 engar pondent natural, there was an exchang, of ports excepted, was in the neigh past but that it is not of outstand views on the present state of publle bourhood of 1105,000 ton: Prac- int mportance.

Fically all that shipping has now been om glad to able to assure the cleared off the high seas. Some have During the fat war Imperal Gerome it is evident that public opin-heen captured and much of it har many had at ita disporal the whole ion on buth sides of the Channel interned itself in neutral parts. of Polanul, together with the

www completely in accord. The people of

Moreover, supplies to materials aret foodstuffs of Belgium, France and Britain are alike deter-vital year materials

lies to Germany of carried under northern France and war areas to the mued not only to honour and to neutral Bars has been, and woulri sunt, north-east and south-east of the futfit their obligations to Poland, but increasingly be limited by the con- German Pampire, and yet all this vastab to put an end once and for all, traband

control imposed by the territory, four times as large as that to the intolerable strain of Hving power of the British Beet." controlled by the Nazis, proved in-under a perpetual threat of Nazi! suficient,

ontresion,

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Brave Resistance By Chinese

Macao, Sept. 13.

Sernes of Chinese heroism suT-

Several Japanese motor launches)

Home Precautions After referring to the organisation. Crushing Hitlerism The British Navy then, as to-day,;

of the eiv defence:: and black- was in a position in enforce a bloc-

"Our French allies are, like our-t

restrictions, Mr. Chamberlain kade se romplete

selves, peace loving people, but they said. Two hundred thousand beds as to cut off all esential seaborne supplies,

fare no less convinced than are we are now available for the reception Furthermore, in the period 1914 to that there can be no peace until the of civilian air raid casualties" [19918 Germany fact

uficient gold race of fitlerism in Bually re- Chamberlalu concluded with a reference to the work of the Ministry vecerves and redits to finance the moved."

Mr. Chamberlain proceded, "Day of Information, pointing out that it purchases from neutral neighbours by day fresh evidence reaches us of could not begin its work until the It is reliably reported that seven ble gold reserves and acute shore the British Commonwealth overseas.

To-day, with credit exhausted, neglie determination of the peoples of cutbreak of war. bomb were dropped on a crowded, market

place it a Jewish village, tage of foreign exchange, it is clear But it is not only by these words this expected in the face of such formid-

• #¢{{et[ that i could scarcely be killing 200.

the Nazis will not be able to buy resolve is shown, it is by deeds also able difficulties that errors would not as Imperial Germany could almost Both in civil and military sphere he made, and some of them would he erryng Polish officials was bombed here Lublin, 20 being until the end of the list war. AL-

steps, which irt killed and veral prominent «melakready the German mark had no rate

Some cases are of

serious enough to cause trouble and far-reaching character. have me missing.

exchange at all in Amsterdam yea-taken. These steps are all directed

been exasperation to the whole Press The Itumani.n Government

frontier is closely wurday.

ile greatly regretted such incidents. to one on, the pursuit of a common and expressed The caren pondent adds that in the urpose and the fulfilment of a com-patriotic way in which guarded to intral refugee: entering

appreciation of the the country-Reuter Bulletin

long run Hitlerism is weak not only;

the Press man task." economically and financially but also

| generally in this Mr. Chamberlain said an increased operated with the Government and country had co- morally, and is doomed to fail art number of foreign states had de-sought to play tall-Rester Special.

clared their neutrality, but in no struggle.

their part

fn the round their resistaner to the Japan- ese attack car. Wangmoon (Chung- case had this led to any relaxation

He had already

declared to the shan). of the vigilance which now charac- Hausa the "desire and intention of terisest Europe as a direct result of the Government to give the fullest have been sunk.

satisfaction to the public, and to do the Nazi menace to our elvilisation. theatre was still the main centre of the mind of the public that they hood is resisting the Japanese, while

For the moment the

A strong stand is being made at Eastern all it could to prevent any feeling in Cheungkapin, where the entire man-- operations, sald the Premier. "The were being kept in the dark,

women are working in the trenches Germaus appear to be endeavouring

That was the principle, he said, to and the children attend to the cook- It has been announced that all forse a decision in this theatre which the Ministry of Information ing rabber tyres are to be confiscated by before they are compelled to transfer and the Government would seeds to the State, excepting for those vehicles meet the threat of our allted inter-

their formations to the

The West to give effect-Reuter,

Chinese resistance is prin- expressly

cipally due to the wholesale burning permitted to continue operations-United Press.

vention.

of villages wherever the Japanese At yesterday's Cabinet

succeeded in advancing. meeting.

German Taxes Leap members of the Cabinet agreed to the Premier's proposal. It is under- The newspaper, adds that destruc- stood that the Premier

Berlin, Sept. 13. tion of British harbours is considered intends to

to enhance the unity of the Cabinet and

The Germans will have pay likely by Berlin to be the most effec- the increase of 24 milliard marks for superimity of the German air forces. Typhoid Sufferer Jumps in refugees. Our Own Correspol-

extra taxes in order to supplement secure perfect co-operation between the civil und military

If neutrals do not promptly protest mited by the Under-Secretary of the the forthcoming year's budget sub- against the British blockade and In-State Ministry of Finance.

"In the West the French have From Third Floor The In- change its intention, they will inevit./come tax will be increased by 50 per and this is an essential and important pak-pul, o patient of the Tung Wah

advance methodical

An inquiry into the death of Ng ably be involved in the sufferings of in order to raise this sum, while preliminary phase out winch the Eastern Hospital, who jumped to his Wanit

Shlubing, Sept. 13. the war to the full.

tages will also be levied on liquor, French are naturally reticent.

The Japanese who landed near There is s now a new motto in Ger- and other commodities is sufficient to say that it has been death from the third floor of the

in Chungshan-are ad- "Butter for butter, fat for fat."

Reuter Bulletin.

vancing southward in two columns.. completely successful.

Hospital on July 20, was conducted

Considerabic Certain statements

by Mr. Edwards at the Central were inflicted

Japonese casualties" have been Magistracy yesterday, assisted by made the effect that

a result of on aainbuscade nt Shanchow.-Central

Power for Premler With

a view to Carrying out menaires for the settlement of the China Allair promptly Premier Abe is seelung greater powers to control the Cabinet, according to the Azahi Shimbun.

Maximum powers permissible under constitutional-provisions and" to an extent which will not In- fringe Imperial command and

pre- rogatives will be vested in the Pre- inter.

to

services. Hitherto, under Article 55 of the Constitution, each State Minister has been independently responsible the Throne for the administration of his Ministry the Premier's function being to maintain the unity of the Cabinet. With the Presler lacking suficient control over other members of the Cabinet, the opposition of single Cabinet Minister frequently blocked Government decision. This tendency was particularly apparent in the Hiranuma Cabinet.—Domei,

Polley Reiterated

Tokyo, Sept. 13.

of

from the

Further Rationing air in Czecho-Slovakia unghes the Stavad and Czechs to join The

Berlin, Sept. 13. Czecho-Slovak Foreign Legion 1 It is announced that meat rations, France to fight against the Germans, including sausages, in the Berlin are

will be reduced from 700 to 500; grammes a week during the next two werks.

-Reuter Bulletin.

British Harbours Will Be Bombed

Copenhagen, Sept. 13. The German answer to the British blockade will be to send 3,000 planes to bomb British harbours, states the Berlin correspondent of the Berling- the Tidendy.

tive counter measure.

duce the

many

k

British

submarines.Reuter.

Government

to

German Retaliation Threat

Copenhagen, Sept. 13. The German answer to the British blockade will be to send 3,000 planes

Forecasting it reinvigoration Japan's policies in China, the news- papers declare that the Premier at yesterday's Cabinet meeting proposed a new and

most important ruling giving the Premier supreme powers polley. This fact was acutely obvious P., and

the past, especially.

colleaguesibility over his Cabinet in

In important State affairs Hiranuma Cabinet." pertaining to the disposni of the China incident, within the scope of the articles of the Consillution and with the understanding that the Supreme Command, which is the

prerogative, Emperor's violated.

In

thei

"That these hopes so far have been frustrated is due to the Indo- mitable spirit of the people of Poland who refused to be intimidated by the weight of material brought against them or by the overwhelming

begun

"In

Methodical Advance

It

British n

JUNK'S SET AFIRE

Dr.

was

he

HOSPITAL SUICIDE

typhoid

All the boat trafe between Macao and Shekki ceased to-day. This will in a reduction of food supplies result in for Macao.

Meanwhile Japanese aeroplanes continue machine-gunning the flee-

lent.

Japanese Casualties

War Spreading

Shekk!, Sept. 13. From Chungshan the Japanese

The correspondent adds that the Germans admit that they are in a serious position as a result of the LECTURE POSTPONED Expeditionary Force is already en-jury:--Messrs. M. J. Welll (Fere-e blockade, but they Say that the

gaged in France. These statements ma). Cheng Moon and Ip Shit-chol. answer will be given by German The Home Nursing lectures, which are not strictly accurate never the post mortum said there were a Dr. R. A. Alvares, who performed Hospital and the Kenwloon Hospital are already in France, though they on the right side of the body, The drive is expected to be extended to were to be held at the Queen Mary less, it is true that British troops

scalp wound and mutiple abrasions tn-day at 6 p.m.. are postponed for have not been in action. one week, owing to the Red Cross the air the normal work of skull was badly fractured, Witness other parts of Kwangtung by the end] meeting which is being held at Govs connaissance and patrol has been stated that

patients were of this month or sooner. ernment House.

delirious, continuous and a number of R.A.F. usually

and when their Along the East River the Japanese minds The lectures will be resumed on quadrons are now operating from

WOTO deranged might take threaten French soll.

to re-occupy Walchow, Thursday, the September 21, at 0

Further successful re- their lives. connaissance

Poklo and Tamshul, but the arrival Wu Kee-lim, of flights over Germany

of the Tung Wah of Chinese regulars in Walchow sets have been

Eastern

Hospital, carried out and much

said he was on the plans at naught. duty on July 20. About 8.30 p.m. le Japanese naval units are assembled informed that a patient had around Walchow Island ready to Planks in the Government's policy

jumped from the third floor. When attack Pakhol and Fangcheng. A to-day for approval are reported to which were submitted to the Throne

reached I him, he was dead.

Chungking press report states that Witness said it was common for the situation is critical. The coming be: the

A three hour fight to extinguish a Government regards the fire on their junk before they were, trader, was rescued by Fung Tin-tat, eautions were taken against such in-Special.

19 hours, Chan Har-hor, 35, travelling typhoid patients to become delirious Japanese offensive is to break the

and want to end not China Incident as of paramount im rescued by a passing junk was the master of junk No. 2028H near Wang

their lives. Pre- luil in most Kwangtung sectors portance, all domestic and diplo

and matic measures will be unified and experience of Yu Sam, his family. Nam about 1 pm. yesterday.

cidents, and The Cablugt members agreed with made subordinate thereto; the Ja- fell victims to a party of Japanese September 10.

were usually patients and 37 members of the crew, who

Fahsion Invasion Chan said he left Swatow on given infections, necessity of promoting State pones Government will seek the

He was attacked by

Shlubing, Sept. 13. sailors on Monday. The burnt out Japanese trawler on September 12

which was a very infectious Two Chinese companies broke into of the military and civilian Cabinet Government China which

were placed in corners and Fahslen, 25 miles north of Canton on members, and the Premier will there- destined to undertake the construc-

Police launch.

Tow. The crew of four junk fokis, m verandahs to isolate them.

Sunday. After street fighting, they fore report_ta, the Emperor to-day tion of

himself According to Yu, his junk, No. five passengers and

Dr. Taeng Wah-kil said he was withdraw. Chinese reinforcements new order in East Asia in H640W, was stopped and boarded by thrown into the sea. this vital change in the Cabinet's

co-operation with the Japanese

taking care of Ng since his admit- arrived the following day and chal- polley.

Empire, and the Japanese Govern- six Japanese near the Waglan Light- Chan was later taken to the tance three days before his death. lenged the Japanese in the northern Hitherto under Article 35 of the ment plans to do everything in its house. There was no cargo or money Kowloon Hospital suffering from the When first examined, Ng was suiter-suburbs Central News. Constitution each Cabinet member is power to extend assistance

ando board, but the Japanese confs-effects of immersion.

from high to ond

temperature, and was develop the

rifies aboard new Central Govern-cated the cannon and

Another Babing junk was captured restless. After Ng's blood wag for the administration of the respec- Uve Ministries, the Premier's func- of the domestic administrative ing tackle, valued by Sam at $11,000. On Tuesday when they surprised a ing, from typhold. - tion being to ensure the Cabinet's structure and civil service system;

No one was Injured as those Bahing boat off Tam Fat Tau. Chow Ng was at once removed from a unity, but the Premier lacked post- the Government plans to extend the aboard were given time to leave the Fook-you, 21 a member of the crew second-class room, on the first floor,

told the Police that the Japanese to the third bor. tive powers over his colleaguca, since economic activities; the Government Junk in a small boat,

took away the Junk's the opposition of a single Cabinet plans to frmly establish *** and

arma and Tale afternoon, Mr. Edwards and ammunition before setting it on fire, the jury will pay a visit to the Hor- member frequently blocked a de- strengthen the East Asiatic economic

The crew of 35 were ordered off in pital, after which, the hearing will cision. on an important national unit-Reuter,

a small bout,"

be resumed.

the

polistes through, the concerted action early establishment of a new Central Junk was brought into Hongkong by when near a lighthouse of Fook Kin pallents suffering from.

Is

were

jing

separately responsible to the Emperorant: the Government seeks reform/and then set fire to the junk and fles- √ and set on fire by Japanese sailors tested, it was found he was auffer-

Second Casa Reported After floating in the sea for about

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