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MAIL NOTICES

INWARD

Itegistered and Parcel Male are closed 15 minutes earlier than the ume given below unless otherwiso stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., rechtered and parcel

are closed at 6p.m. on the previous day.

FROM HILANGIAI-Glue Cesare, Sept. 16; Tinegara, Sept. 17; Cyclops, Sept. 20 Suwa Maru, Sept. 22.

Seal. 21:

FROM JAPAN -Naringa, Suwa Maru, Sept. 22; Hakuya Mau, Nepa

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FROM TOURANG.—Brechten, Sept. 17. FROM AMOY.-Tonegara, Sept. 11. PROM BAIGON —Széchuen, Sept. Athos It Sept. 22.

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FROM HAIPONG.-Canton, Sept. 17. FROM JAVA-TJibadak, Sept. 10.

FROM STRAITH.-Munam, Sept. 16: Islam, Sept. 19, Protesilazian, Sept. 16; Vari Heutz, Sept. 19, Boissevain. Sept. 20: Haruna Maru. Sept. 2; Conte Roma, Bepit. 22 Aichnen, Sept. 23, Hunan Sept.

FROM MANILA.-Granville. Sept. 10: Tibadak, Sept. 10; Khano Maru, Sept. 21; Pies. Coolidge Sept, 22; Agamemnoni, Sept. 23

FROM CANADA, U.S.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN AND SHANGHAI (Vinenuver date Bept. Empress of Canada Sept. 22.

FROM AUSTRALIA.-Kilano Miu, Sept,

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FROM FORMOSA.-Suwa Maru, Sept. 22.

AIR MAIL INWARD

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Dirret Service"-Ban Francisco date, Hil September-Pan American Airways Í'lane, Чері. 20.

Air Mall by "Air France Brect Her- Vice"==Parl date, 13 September-Air France Plane.Sept. 25,

Air Mall by "Imperia} Airways" Direct Service Lendon date Sept 10-Imperial Airway plane-8epi, 18,

OUTWARD MAILS

TO.DAY

Strait parcels only. and Calcutte, parcels 4. Ord..., â p.m1,

Mania, Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe vla Naples (Giulio Cesare), G.P.Q, and 110. He.. 2.41 pm. Ord. 3.30 pmn.

TO-MORROW

Haiphong (Taiyuan), 9 nm,

MONDAY

Swalow and Amoy (Kingyuan), 3.39 pan.

TUESDAY

Manila, Makassar and Scurabaya (Tinegara), 0.30 am.

Shanghal (Kwanglung), 2.30 p.m.

has been decided:

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1. All rates are increased by 20%, effective October 1, 1939.

2. All forward bookings for shipment after September 30 are cancelled,

3. Until further notice, booking at new rates to be limited to shipment within 30 days. HONGKONG-CARIBBEAN SEA PORTS RATE AGREEMENT Hongkong, September 15, 1939.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

With reference to the Notice published by this Bureau under date of September 10, 1939, it has now been decided to amend the percentage of increase from 50% to 2002, to become effective on October 1, 1939.

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU Hongkong, September 15, 1939. LAST STAND BY UNHAPPY POLAND (Continued from Page 101

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planning campaigns Europe.

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Defence Of Lwow SPECIAL TO THE "TELCOAIPH" ZALESZCZYKI, Sept. 15, (UP).~ Offelal reports here state that the Pules, reinforced by heavy artillery, are fighting bitterly for the defence of how.

The reports safe that formidable German motorised columns reached the outskirts of the city, but were repelled after the Polish defences had demonstrated that they were unable to storm the fortified ap- proaches to the centre of the elly.

However, It is also indicated by feld dispatches that the German columns which are advancing to a paint cast of the city along routes from the north and south will 3000 isolate Lwow.

It is reported that intensive arth- lery fire, which caused heavy damage in the city, has greatly weakened the defences.

Polish sources state that as many ns eleven matorised German columnis are advancing in the direction of Brest-Litevsk,

-Liluvsk, striking at the main defences with lightning speed,

It is reported that several British officers were at Lwow yesterday.

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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G. MR.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Publle Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of H Excellency the Governor' of one Lot of Crown Land, at To Kwa Wang, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 15

the

of with yeara,

option renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo an of the lot the Purchaser (it not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This num will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of September, 1939, at 2 p.nt.. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ane o of Crown Land et Ma Thu Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75

with the years,

option renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Is Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-

Fighting Near Warsaw SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS. Sept. 15 (UP). The Polish Transcontinental Radio ports heavy fighting on the outskirts of Warsaw.

German tanics arsed motorised troops have reached the suburbs.

Polish sources in Paris claim that the German invaders have been re-sal of the lot the Purchaser (if

Air Mafi-due London Sept. 21-Imperialpelled. Airways plane G.P.O. Reg., 5 p.m.; Ord..

7 p.m.; K.P.D. Reg., 5 p.m.; Ord, 5.30 p.m. Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Au- tralia-que Sydney, nept, za-imperiai Air ways planeK.P.0. Reg. 5 p.m.; Ord., 5.30 p.m.; U.1.0. Rep., & p.m.; Ord. 7 p.m.

Japan (Islamlī, 7 jum.

NEWS FLASHES.

(Continued from Page 1)

new air service has been inaugurated between England and Egypt.

Land planes will leave each week from both countries, but there will be no night flying.

This is expected to relieve the

passenger traffic pressure on the Im-

perlat Airways Empire Dying boats.

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LONDON, Sept. 15, (Reuter),-

Reports from Brussels state that the British blockade is answered in the German press by two contrasting

,

is that the German bombing of elvilians in Poland is nothing so inhuman as the British plan to starve German women and children; the other is that Germany has nothing to fear from a blockade.

Official reports indicate that the Germans are driving deep into south eastern Poland below Lwow, which Is now being bombed from the air.

The Transcontinental Radio states the Polish High Command has rued a communique, saying that skirmishes have taken place in the The environs of the Polish capital. communique raid that three German

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not the applicant) will be required- to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the two hundred sale, the sum of dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of

the Purchase price.

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PROMOTIONS IN H.K.N.V.F.

The following promotions are on- nounced in the Hongkong Naval

Volunteer Force.

To The Allies

W. IL E. Stephenson and C. Tren- These have not prevented an im~ CANBERRA, Sept. 16 (Reu-;

provement in local positions taken chard-Davis, M. C. fram, Acting Lieutenants to Lieutenants;' J. G. [ter).—Mr. R. Menzies, the Aus- LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter), up and occupied during the night. Gifford-Hull from Sub-Lieutenant to

Nazi Attack Repulsed tralian Prime Minister, in a

Admiralty communique An

Acting Lieutenant; B. J. Morahan, T. The principal operation during the M. Parsons, G. G. Stopani-Thomson

Acting broadcast to-day said that a says that British destroyers, last few days was the repulse of u from

Sub-Lieutenants to are German attack In the Sierck sector: Sub-Lieutenants; H. M. Cockle.

F. special volunteer force would be patrol vessels and aircraft recruited for the duration of the constantly patrolling a wide area bordering on the Moselle.

C. M. Sedgwick, G. J. P. Carey, R. J. Supported by tanks, the French Minnit, K. A. Watson from Cadets war-plus one year, or until dis-searching for enemy submarines,

Sub-Lleutenants; R. D. A number of submarines have infantry not only drove the enemy to to Acting As distinct from the militiu, the been destroyed in the course of his base positions, but in order to Wood, J. Moodle, D. G. Wilson from prevent any reaction in the future, Probationary Cadets to Acting Sub- occupied these positions, thus Im-Lieutenants, J. M. Purvis, L. G. Donald W. Wagstaff, A. G: Dalziel, from Probationary Codets to Cadets; A, Sommerfelt, A. C. A. from Acting Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant to Pay- master Sub-Lleulerant.

attacks have failed, that many Ger- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. charge: 2 man tanks have been incapacitated

at a number of German trucks and

earnon

heavy

have been captured. "The enemy has sullered Jossés," the commuique states.

"The Praga Hospital was bombed again to-day and seriously damaged."

The fighting in Poland is now ap parently more, generally distributed and extends to the for north-east near the Lithuanian border.

Poles Besieged In Citadel LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter). German forces in Poland were trying to drive around Warsaw to-day. They claimed successes for both ends

hove

of the pincer movement,

The northern section is said to have reached Brest-Litovsk 100 miles cast of Worsaw.

The Germans say that the forts have been blown up and that the Poles are still holding out in the

LONDON, Sept. 15, (Reuter)

·Stadel. Although five-sixths of the popula- tion of Bahamas are not of European descent, many are

eager, to enlist

and to fight for Britain.

One of the most fervent messages of loyalty yet received by the King was sent from Bahamas yesterday.

LONDON, Sept. 15, (Reuter) Reports from Lagos state that all enemy aliens in Nigeria have been interned.

About half of them have been let out on parole,

Germans in the Cameroons are on parole and many of them are now working in the plantations taken over by the custodian of enemy property,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Repter); -Mr. Cordell Hull fo-day ·indleated that the sinking of the Alhenta is not yet regarded as a closed question.

With the help of the British navy, evidence is still being collected.

BODIES REMOVED FROM SQUALUS...

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 15: (UP),

Motorised columns which reached the city, if reports be true, were those which forced their way past the Polish lines on the Nareb and Bug rivers, The

bottom half of the pincer movement is driving in * nurth- easterly direction and clrcling Warsaw in the south.

To-day the Germans claimed to have crossed the road between Lublin and Lwow. If true, this means they have crossed the Vistula and are due

of Warsaw, southeast

The Poles

admit heavy fighting neor Lublin.

The west and south are still in the hands of the Foles,

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Locality

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Between Kowloon inland

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Lota Nos.

Boundary

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leet feet feel feet

as per sale

plan.

Contents in

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feet.

1000%

5,085

Aun. Rent.

$36

$2,314

volunteers would be called up in two many attacks, and the survivoraving the general position of the Merry, W. E. Baker, A. M. Mack,

drafts of 40,000 for a month's con- rescued when possible. tinuous training.

"Our aim is to make the most effective contribution to our own and

the Empire's defence at the most) effective time and place," declared)

Mr. Menzies,

Rush To Enlist

I. R. A. Members In Custody

DUBLIN, Sept.

וי

13 (Reuter). Milliary barracks have been in- About 30 men, alleged to be mem- undated with personal applications bers of the Irish Republican Army, and telephone calls following the have been taken into custody by Eire, Cubinet's decision to rafse a volunteer police.

Armed detectives made a swoop in force.

The new force will be maintained Dublin, where the arrests numbered In continuous training and will be

One of the men was described as increased as facilities improve.

the Chief of Staff of the IRA

In the course of his statement, Mr. Menzies said: "Our preparations are

Suppression iminensurably more forvard than

Of Catholics

Vatican Organ Tells Of Nazi Measuros ROME, Sept. 15 (Reuter) Measures recently taken in Ger- many against the Catholic chur- ches and press are revealed by the Vatican organ "Osservatore Romano" which refutes the rea- Bons advanced by Germany for the measures. ⠀

20.

French lines in this sector.

The enemy, as they retreated, destroyed as far as possible the rail way

ling along the Moselle. On the rest of the front, especially (about 12 miles westward from Sarre, the progress of the French troops continues.

Great Intensity BRUSSELS, Sept. 15 (Reuter) — The battle near the Luxemburg frontier continued with great Inlensity to-day.

In the face of the French drive,

160 WERE LOST IN ATHENIA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, 'Sept. 15 (UP). The

the Germans blew up an iron bridge total number of persons now missing across the Moselle River, sending a from the steamer Athenia is reported shower of metal into streeta which as 160.

The exact number of Americans

CENSORSHIP OF had been evacuated before the bom cannot yet be scaled.

MAILS SEEN

when we entered the war in 1914. We have more men in training and they are beller equipped. Our pro- duction of arms and ammunition is

LONDON, Sept. 15, (Reuter).-The greater and organisation is more com- Finnish Legation in London is asking plete. We are tonfident of success the Post Office why mails between We feel that the Australian people Finland and Britain are being held are united on all things that matter, st дес and we are prepared to | through.",

up.

bardment.

As French tanks, and mechanised units, moved slowly forward, the

Germans were compelled to abandon The Rev. C. Strong has been ap- Perl without having time to blow up pointed to be an Acting Chaplain in the bridges.

the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.

up-

“With The B.E.F. LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).---In connection with the transfer of the Mr.. D. H. Hozell has been Letters with September date-marks British forces to France, it is officially pointed to be an Acling Sub-Lieuten- have not yet reached Finland. Malls pointed out that this is

much more ant in the Hongkong Naval Volunteer from Finland, dated September 1 complicated business than in the last Force. were received in London only on war.

Thursday and Friday.

MAX MALINI

IN HONGKONG

Whereas in 1918 about Ave persons were required to keep one soldier in

At the time the impression was the line, probably more are required that the Nazi command ordered this lo-day.

on so that they could slote German The difference between the German troops were treading on French ter- and British preparations is that we

S. M. C. POLICE. HELD UP Traffic Officers In the Arst, place,' says the news-

are basing our calculations on the story. the battle zone are said by the Ger- are not limited to the closing of

Poles in the western part of The

paper, the anti-Catholic provisions

Disarmed By

Max Malini, the man with the assumption that the war will last

They did not announce this, and wizard hands, arrived in Hongkong three years, whereas the German had good reason not to do so, for mans to be desperately trying to get churches and the suppression of news-

Plainclothes-Men this morning.

preparations are based on the hope of the French counter-attacked and to the south-east. It is a very strong papers.

For over thirty years, Malini, a lightning war.

drove them from the posts, Polish force, but according to the

Secondly, remote churches are un-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI probably one of the greatest magi- Germans heir efforts have failed. likely to be exposed to bombardment, SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 (UP),

cians in the world to-day, has toured LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)The sien" not an inch of French soll has Since, then, says the "Petit Pari- Reinforcements For Warsaw and are therefore not dangerous meet-

Three Chinese constables of the the earth. He is known throughout On the other hand a Belglan cor- ing places, requiring permanent Municipal Police who were on traffle the Far East as the King of Magi- French state that they were able to been touched by the foot of a German respondent in Warsaw says that some

wey in Jessed Road, close to the clans and gave a Command Porprove their posilians on Thursday soldier.

strong Nazi resis-

closure.

of the

All the bodies aboard the salvaged there are no streets In Warsaw with 'hurch cannot improve

part of this force managed to cut its

Thirdly, the restriction way through to the capital. They Catholic press to five papers for 30,- were feted by the population and then 000,000 Catholics is not justified by the

took up posts for the defence the economical use of paper, since no men of Warsaw.

newspapers have been sup- secular The same correspondent says that

comparison with the submarine Aqualus have been re- gut rulna. Many six-storey buildings moved, with the exception of two have collapsed as a result of the air matters, since it only confirms the which are pleioned in the interior,

raids. The Naval Court of Inquiry hos Another German line is advancing tions against Christian religious life." Impression of Indiscriminate Inten- been re-convened to determine, the towards south-eastern Poland the ∙enuse of the disaster.

objective being the town of Lvov,

The Germans attacked this town troops are trying to get through to with mechanised units and aircraft, the Polish-Rumanian border. They but the Poles so far have beaten off claimed to have already entered an "all attacks.

important oll Beld in Polish -Galicla, south-east of Lvov.

The Rev. J. R. Higgs has been op- pointed to be a member of the Board of Education for a further period of two years.

South of Lvov German mechanised

performance.

tance.

Lines Consolidated

Aachen Threatened

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western "bad lands" which houses formance before the late King Ed-night, in spite gambling and oplum dens, were sur-.ward VII,

During the last few days the rounded this afternoon, by a gang of Malin will remain in Hongkong)

from Amsterdam state All for some time, and may give a pubile Franch have tonsolidated their lines that the Nazis are preparing to eva- 15 armed plainglottics-men.

north-east of Sterck. three were disarmed.

cuate Aachen (Alx-la-Chappelle), afterwards: The plaincothes-men

On his present tour Malini, who is At a number of points the French from which women over ran off, whereupon the Chinese staying at the Hongkong Hotel, is advanced beyond the limits of their invalids have already been removed.

first gains. policemen sent an Alarm Lo the accompanied by his son.

Those emaining have been instruct- Reports from Parly statu Police Station, which rushed two

thed to make inventories of their fyeni- Mr. C. G. M. Morrison has been fighting on the Western Front has ture and belongings. armoured cars and a motor-cycle- squad to the scene.

appointed to be Second Assistant en extremely fletce since last Sun-

The wholesale Ex day's German counter-offermive.

ovacuation They failed to find any trace of Superintendent of Imports and

On French Soll. the assailants.

Aachen is thought to be imminent. ::ports. .Although the three policemen con-

Charles Maurice, military corres The town of Vaals (Holland) may cerned said their, assailants

Mr. J. W. Fitzgerald, Acting Chief pondent for the "Tallt Parisien.also have to be evacuated as it is merely plainclothes-men, witnesses Worder, has been appointed to be says that one attack actually pene- only three miles from Aachen and have reported that the gang were Acting Superintendent of the Hong-trated into French soil where a small within a few hundred yards of the Tatao men.

inren was, occupied- kong Prison.

were

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