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September 19, 1939.

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Polish Ambassador to Moscow yester- day declined to necept the Soviet note announcing that Poland was to be invaded.

The Government approved the action of the Ambassador, who asked for bir passports,

The Government strongly protests alust the unilateral action of Russia in breaking is non-aggression pact with Poland when the whole of the Polish cation is struggling with all its might against German aggression.

The Government parries the rea- sons given in the Soviet note with NOTICE TO SHIPPERS the statement that the Polish Gove

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ernment is earrying out its duties the Polish army is normally and suggling with success against the enemy.

Ministerial Activity

LONDON, Sept. 18, (Reuter).—Mr. Chamberlain, Virenunt Halifax and other Ministers were in consultation for a considerable period on Sun- day over the Soviet invasion of Poland,

They are waiting for further and more detailed reports which will be closely studied as they arrive.

To-day the Polish Ambassador to London called at the Foreign Ofcc. Other callers included the Chinese Ambassador, and Mr. Johnson, Coun- cillor of the Amerkan Embassy.

Turning Point ?

TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-The Japanese press urges Japan to main- tun a watchful attitude on events in Europe.

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The "Nicht Nicht Shimbun" be lieves that the Soviet invasion Poland will mark the turning point of the war, and it says that any fur- ther Soviet proposals for settling dif- ferences with Jupan will be comed.

Bitter Comment

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Deanna Durbin Thrashed Girl Of 8

Wins Academy

Award Trophy

With Strap

FOR ill-treating his 8-year-old daughter Sylvia by beating her with a strap, Hyman Yan- over, 37-year-old collector sales- Hollywood has afficially and man, of West Bank, Stamford publicly paid hamnage to 10-year-old Hill, was sentenced to a month's Deanna Durbin whose intest Univer-hard labour at North London sal success, "Three Smart Girls Grow

police court recently, the Up," rumes this Friday to Alhambra Theatre.

At the eleventh annual Motion

EIGHT WEALS

It was stated that he took the Picture Academy Awards Banquet, child to a bedroom, locked the door Deanna was presented with a special and struck her with a strop. Her injuries were such that the mother statuette, her first Academy award. went to the police. The statuette corried the following inscription.

To Deanna Durbin End Mickey Rooney

for their significant contri- Dr. G. Ashforth, deputy police bution in bringing to the screen the surgeon, suld the child had eight spirit and personification of youth, weals on her thighs, fare, neck and and as juvenile players setting a high arms, and was suffering from slight

and standard of ability achlevement." shock.

Deanna's simple and effective sympathise with the Allies, and the act, she said. "Two and one- 1 came into this years ago when business, I had one desire. That be, was to be us good as I could To-night you have nude me very,

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).The Soviet invasion of Poland has aroused bitter comment all over the world. The

Papers Spunish

openly

Soviet invasion has made a very had impression.

American press comment is also bitter.

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Mr. Edward Fal, defending, said here had been unhappy differences between Yanover and his wife, and impudent and the child had been used an offensive word. He deeply

The "New York Herald-Tribune" | very happy. My aspirations had not "gretted wint had happened. says that in the face of such reached such a penk. I am extremely ponsibilities, tin sane American can

grateful." hold that future events will not bring

threat lo American to be interests, which may have nelled by force. Japan appears to have been taken

Picture shows Deanna being pre- sented with the award.

by surprise, and so far there has been SCOUTS' ANNUAL|

no newspaper comment.

The papers are concerned with the Soviet-Japanese truce, the hope being expressed that this may lead to better relations between the two countries. Paris Speculation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

PARIS, Sept. 10 (UP).—The the Qual exceptional activity t d'Orsay

aroused widesprend speculation.

M. Daladier or his Aides conferred with the Polish, British, Greck and Brazilian envoys; M. Coulondre con- ferred with the Italian, Rumunian and Jugo-Slav representatives, while the American Ambassador, Mr. Bullitt, conferred with the Secretary General, M. Leger.

Italy Informed

ROME.Sept. 18 (Reuter)-The

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Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, on Sunday night.

It is understood that he drew Count Ciano's attention to the Soviets unprovoked aggression,

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AQUATICS

SEA AND AIR WAR CLAIMS

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fer the port of registration of their fleet of ships, which at present is; Dublin, to a British port.

Camouflaged Liner

She was at sea when she got the news of the declaration of war, and her passengers, including women. immediately helped to darken the port holes and to paint the ship with innumerable varieties of paint on board.

POLAND'S ARMY OF 1,500,000 MEN FACES DISASTER OR

SURRENDER

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complete new

settlement of their

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Beuter)-A German-Russian task is to establish a Union Castle liner which left Cape- town just before war broke out spheres of influence, assuring peace arrived safely in England to-day with an order; afthly, that the Anglo- curaouflage pabiting on her hull in French claims that they should assist Peland have proved groundless be- the real 1016 mander.

cause their alliances with Poland no longer exists; and, sixthly, that the Briileh and French nre now con- fronted with the question of what they hove In Oghting objective Germ Germany.

The largest Follsh forces now in action are surrounded but are still resisting the ghting and Aercely

Vistula sector. troups in the west However, the Nazis claim that the front Hne has now been extended from Grodno north through Brest Litoysk and Lwow to the Rumanton frontier.

The passengers also helped to make sandbags and took turns of duty with look-outa regularly.

U-Boat Bombed

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-A graphic eye-witness account of the bombing of a German submarine comes from a young South African oficer serving in the RAF.

President's Proclamation LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-The. text of a proclamatlin by President The destruction of the submarine Moscicki to the Polish people Issued was observed from the start of the on Sunday has been received in attuck by the pilot to the last nir | London, bubble rising to the surface.

It said that he hnd decided to "I was sent on submarine patrol," transfer the seat of the Government

declared the young ofleer, "and sighted a submarine on the surface two miles away, travelling at about 12 knots in an easterly direction.

took cover in cloud and approached the submarine from the stern, lying at 1,500 feet.

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and the executive to place offering conditions assuring them of continued. sovereignty, and enubling them to watch over the republic of Poland.

Paying tribute to the incomparable courage of the army he referred to the sinte of affairs in Poland as a "pass- "Flying closer anw that she was ing deluge". German, not after dving her Q It was not the first time Poland chance to identify herself, I dived, had been faced with invasion both Bring my front gun at someone wear-from the cast and the west. They the same splekt, ing white hat who was standing would preserve on in

the conning tower.

dignity and lofty pride which in the "At 500 feet the submarine started past had won them the admiration to dive, and by the time I dropped of the world, my first salvos of bombs, the nearest of which hit the water 15 or 20 yards directly ahead of the submarine, the etaft was half under water,

Blown To Surface The explosion of the bombs blew her back to the surface and Wat gave me time to turn round, and 1 then carried out an attack from the port benni.

The nearest bomb of my second salvo landed six feet to the side of the conning tower. It was a direct hit on the submarine's port side.

Colossal Explosion

•

Vilna Occupied LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).— Russian troops entered Vin this morning without resistance, accord- ing to a Moscow broadcast.

Russo-German Forces Meet

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

News

BERLIN, Sept. 18 (UP)-The D.N.D. (German

omelat | Agency) Moscow correspondent anys that German and Soviet offrials have

met at Brest-Litovsk and exchanged

tinks.

This Indicates the re- swift advance of the

It is also reported by informed

fusslans.

Skating Goes "Down her whole stern lifted out of the the Russian and German military

Under"

"There was a colossal explosion ont officials in the Wilhelmstrasse that officials are now negotiating regard- ing their respective zones of occupa tion in Poland.

water.

"She dived into the seU nt I angle of 30 begrees.

"For 20 minutes afterwards I re- muined over the spot watching large whirlpools caused by escaping tur coming to the surface of the water. "By this time I assumed the sub- marine to be out of action at the

of stars from Norway, bottom

SYDNEY, N. S. W. Ice skating has become a fad in Australia for the first time. A rink with a surface of 20,000 square feet The annual swimming sports of the is being constructed, and negotiations Boy Scouts Association of Hongkong are under way for bringing here lee will take place in the Victoria Recrea- and hockey tion Club swimming pool on Satur-Switzerland, Great Britain, Canada | my base," day, September 30, commencing at and the United States. 2.30 p.m.

RECORD

Sennet Frères

Watchmakers Jewellers Gloucester Bldg. Pedder St.

the sea, and returned to

Nazi Ship Sunk LONDON, Sept. 10, (Reuter)-The Ministry of Information has received the following Admiralty announce- ment.

The German Higli Command has.

the German and confirmed that Soviet troops met at Brest Litovsk.

BOYCOTT OF GERMAN FIRMS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) —The offcial list Issued by the Board of "The Berlin daily news bulletin Trade of 278 persons and firms, has stated that the German steamer deemed to be enemies under the Johannes Molkenbuhr Wos sunk Trading with the Enemy Act, with without warning by a British war-which it is now unlawful to transact ship. This is completely untrue, business, includes the names of over When the Johannes Molkenbuhr was 100 O concerns in South America, and

patrol and boarded, the engine-room was found to

stopped by British

ย

be flooded and the ship sinking. "The vessel took off 42 passengers and crew and subsequently landed them at a British port."

Dramatic Air Battic

number in other neutml countries. Krupps, Siemens, A.E.G., Osram, and Agia are among the names men-

tloned.

Products affected include electrical accessories, photography, tobacco, automobiles, rallway materials, tele-

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-graphic materials, seeds, steel, lino-

British plane evaded three leum and binoculars.

How

German Oghters four miles up over

the North Sea after the gunner had become unconscious and the naviga-

tor affected in going to his nid, is GERMAN BONDS

revealed by the Ministry of Informa- tion.

IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Reuter), The United States Security Com- mission is to undertake a pubile In-

The reconnaissance machine was engaged by three German fighters, but the Initial attacking manoeuvre falled, only the leading machine being able to bring fire to benr.quiry Into whether Germany should This was promptly returned.

be permitted to issue bonds in the The plane, whose duty it was to United States, bring home reports, used the clouds The sum of about £14,000,000 will

When Germany filed a registration

ond evaded the enemy, returning be Involved. safely.

Shortly before the combat the gun-statement she failed to disclose most ner had to remove the oxygen ap-of the financial Information required, paratus in the rarified air, und he The conditions were such that no Euddenly become unconscious. The sovereign Government could submit navigator went to his aid and at-to them, announced the German Em- tended him until he recovered, but batsy.

in order to do this the navigator had

to remove his own oxygen lifeline

und was also affected.

important part in sea warfare than The two men had hardly recovered they did 21 years ago.

when the enemy appeared, but they "Aircraft are larger, their speed is handled their guns vigorously and much higher, their duration of flight and the enemy planes were driven has been mijltiplied, several times,

off.

28 Americans Missing

and finally they are much more powerfully equipped, both for attack LONDON, Sept. 18' (Reuler). The and deferire. American Embassy has received a re-

From light aloft the eyes of train- port from Washington to the effected pilots and observere look. over that most Americans believed to have great stretches of the North Sen and been aboard the Athenia were rescued Atisntle, seeking the enemy

ind have been located:

preys on

our merchant shipping. There are still 38 Americans un- Gel Foarful Submarines accounted for, but it is thought some "Evidence which has already

·

that

де

of these may have landed and have cumulated since hostilities began two falled to communicate with

weeks ago shows how much the sub- authorities.

the

Plano Versus Submarino

marine 'has 16 fear from the herd- plane,

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Bellish Wire- Many submarines have been ob- less)A Ministry of Information served and reported, and manly have Etatement says: "Since the war broke been attacked,

"Some of them will never appear

out ceaseless watch has been kept by squadrons of the coastal command, again from the bottom of the sca In closest co-operation with the Royal, bed, where they are now lying. Others Navy, to prevent attacks on British have been severely damaged.

"German commanders wait from shipping by enemy vessels.

"When the full story can be told, it hour to hour for news from these will be a stirring tale, but for the underwater vessels, which will never present, much must remain secret. return

"While the majority of the squa- "The great speed of reconnaissance drons engaged are regular units, some dying boats and land planes, and are auxiliary air force squadrons, their ability quickly to reach where "Towards the close of the last war a submarine has been seen breaking Jand planes and seaplanes co-operated surface, makes the task of the sub- with the navy in destroying the submarine commander more find more inarine menace, in watching and re- "A direct hit from n bomb will put

'dimcult.

porting movements of the German feet, and in tackling the problem of his craft out of action, and, a bomb disguised merchant raiders,

which drops. anywhere near will cer- The great technical development tainly damage and may well zink it of aircraft since 1918 has enbaled all These operations, which have been. aca-going aircraft, whether Qying going on continuously during the past boats or landplanes, to render, greater fortnight, have met with little oppo- service, and to play an even more sition from the German Air Force.”