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changes in Anglo-French_policy are expected for the moment, at least until full reports from envoys in Moscow have been received and extensively examined,

Whatever the consequences of the

Soviels' action, opinion remains A that the situation does not affect the position of the two democracies, and that nothing less than a "total victory can be considered."

Envoys Asks For Passports KUTY (Polish-Rumanian border), Sept. 18 (Reuter)-A Pollsh Gov- ernment communique says that the Polish Ambassador to Moscow yester- day declined to accept the Soviet nole announcing that Poland was to be invaded.

The Governmen pproved the action of the Ambitor, who asked for hir passpurla.

Tho Government strongly protests pgainst the unilateral action of Russia in breaking its non-aggression pact with Polund when the whole of the Polish notion is struggling with all its might against German aggression.

The Government parries the ren- sons given in the Soviet note with the statement that the Polish Gov- ernment is carrying out ils duties normally and the Polish struggling with success agalust the enemy.

Ministerial Activity

army is

LONDON, Sept. 18, (Reuter).-Mr. Chamberlain, Viscount alifax and other Ministers were in consullution 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 Office. Other callers Included tthe Chinese Ambassador, and Mr. Johnson, Coun- cillor of the American Embassy.

Turning Point ?

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Reuter),—The Japanese press urges Japan tú masin- Lain a watchful attitude un events in Europe,

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

Bittor Comment

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).-Thic Soviet invasion of Poland hus aroused bitter commcut all over the world.

The Spanish papers openly sympathise with the Allies, and the Soviet invasion has made a very bad Impression.

American press comment is also bitter.

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The "New York Herald-Tribune? says that in the face of such possibilities, no sane American ran hold that future events will not bring

threat La American Interesis, which may have to be zeltied by force, Japan appears to have been taken by surprise, and so far there has been 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. 18 (UP)-The exceptional activity at the Qual d'Orsay hina aroused widespread speculation.

M. Daladier er his Aides conferred with the Polish, British, Greek and -Brazilian envoys; M. Coulondre con- iderred with the Italian, Rumanian

and

Jugo-Stav representatives, while the American Ambassador,

Mr.

Bullitt, conferred with the Secretary General, M. Leger.

"Italy Informed

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Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghai

Singapore

Japan

T.T. India

T.T. USA. T.T. Munila T.T. Batavia T.7. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Austraila

DUYING

.1/210 .1/211

.340

.5214

106

12H Nont. .47 Nom. 244 Nom.

.1504

107

10.80

10314

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4 m/s L/C Landon

1/3%

4 m/s D/P do.

1/31⁄2

4 m/s L/C USA.

2424

4 m/s France

.11.40

30 d/s India.

U.S. Cross rate in Lon. New York

.84% .4.02 .3.82

PILOT'S DRAMATIC

ATTACK

(Continued from Page 9.)... Gut ceaseless walch has been kept by squadrons of the coastal command, in closest co-operation with the Royal Navy, to prevent attacks on British shipping by eneiny vessels.

"When the full story can be told, It will be stirring tale, but for the present, much must remain secret.

A Look Through

The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

Sept. 10, 1880. The Autumb

manoeuvres of the Minchu Brigade at Canton commenced on the 17th Inst., outside the North gate of the city, and will continue until the Zin instant.

25 YEARS AGO

Sept. 19, 1914,

An oMeinl cominunique issued at 11 o'clock in the evening In Paris, regard- ing the Battle of the Alane, anys tho situation In unchanged.

A menange from Amateriam states that the British, French, Russian and. German authorities have пgreat to an exchange of late of prisoners of war.

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It Is nn unfortunate bat unavoidable ednsequenes of ware that they in. variably react on more countries than those actually engaged in the boat!ition.

In contemplating this matter it be. comes apparent that China, who looks to the West for the wherewithal to entry on her government, must be especially effected.

10 YEARS AGO

Sept. 19, 1920. Wang Ching-wel, the fender of tho Koumintang Left Wing, has arrived in, Hongkong. He will leave for Shanghal in three or four weeks' time.

Deanna Durbin

Wins Academy

Award Trophy

The N.C.D. News states that with his return to the Far East, Interesting political developments are expected a

I reported that he will soon become the head of the National Government.

5 YEARS AGO

Hollywood han ofcially and publicly paid homage to 10-year-old Sept. 19, 1934, Floodlights picked out, the speakers Deanna Durbin whose latest Univer- un they mounted the rostrum at the saj quccess, "Three Smart Girls Grow comes this Friday to the night, cameras eftrked and the delegates *hümed and abifled na they waited for

At the eleventh annual Motion the arrival of the Arst Soviet delegation

ension of the League Assembly 10-hambru Theatre.

to Geneva, elected to-night, and headed Picture Academy Awards Banquet,

by the Veteran diplomat M. Maxim Deanno was presented with a specini. Litvine,

statuette, her first Academy award. President 3. Samler, an

of the The statuette carried the following League, announced the voting, which inston, resulted in Russia's election to the League and to a permanent seat on the Ceunel with little opponition.

M. Livinoff spoke at great length on the necessity of organising peace work.

*War muat appear to full," he declared, " the danger of to-morrow. Every one knows that the exponents of war wre open promulgators of the

And

and

and one. wo and one-

Rooney for their significant contri- Deanna Durbin and Mickey bution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability achievement."

In Deannn's simple fashioning of the maps of Europe and acceptance, she said. cectivel Anla by the sword. They are not to be half years ago when I came into this Intimidated by paper obstacles.

business, I had one desire. That "Pence and security cannot be or was to be as good as I could be. ganised in the shifting sands of verba! To-night you have made me very, promises and declarations. We should very happy. My aspirations had not stablish that any state is entitled to reached such a peak. I am extremely deninnd from its neighbours guaranteeN

grateful," for security and that such a demand

hould not be considered as an expres», eius of mistrust."

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

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German-Russian lask is to establish n complete new settlement of their spheres of influence, ussuring peace and order; Afthly, that the Anglo- French claims that they should assist Poland have proved groundless be- cause their alliances with Poland no longer exists; and, sixthly, that the British and French fronted with the question of what ubjective they have in fighting Genmany

now are

con-

The largest Polish forces now in action are surrounded but are

stul fighting and fiercely resisting the troops in the west Vistula sector. However, the Nazis claim that the front fine has now been extended from Grodno north through Brest Litovsk and Lwow to the Rumanian frontier.

President's Proclamation LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-The text of a proclamatin by President Moscicki to the Polish people issued on Sunday has been received in London. Bon.

It said that he had deelded to transfer the seat of the Government and the executive to place offering conditions assuring them of continued sovereignty, and enabling them to watch over the republic of Poland."

Paying tribute to the incomparable courage of

of the army he referred to the state of affairs in Poland as a “pass-

"While the majority of the squa- tirons engaged are regular units, some are auxiliary air force squadrons.

"Towards the close of the last war tand planes and seaplanes co-operated with the navy In destroying the sub- marine mendte, in watching and re- porting movements of the German eet, and in tackling the problem of disguised merchant ralders.

"The great technical developmenting deluge". of aircraft since 1918 has enbaled all

It was not the first time Poland

sea-going aircraft, whether flying had been faced with invasion bath onts or landplanes, to render greater from the east and the west. They

service, and to play an even more Important part in tea warfare than they did 21 years ago,

Aircraft are larger, their speed is much higher, their duration of Night has been multiplied several times, and finally they are much more. powerfully equipped, both for attack and defencé,

"From light loft the eyes of train- ed pilots and observers look over great stretches of the North Sea and Atlantic, seeking the enemy preys on our merchant shipping.

that

Fearful Submarines

"Evidence which has already nc- cumulated since hostilities began iwe ROME, Sept. 10 (Reuter)The weeks ago shows how much the sub- Polish Ambassador called on Cour marine has to fear from the nero- Clano, the Italian Foreign Minister, i plane. on Sunday night...

"Many submarines have been ab-

It is understood that he drew served and reported, and many have Count Clano's attention to thebeen attacked. Boviets' unprovoked aggression.

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DESTROYED :·

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Some of them will never appear again from the bottom of the sea bed, where they are now lying. Others have been severely damaged.

"German commanders wait hour to hour for news from theso underwater vomeis, which will never

return.

from

the great speed of reconnaissance

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boats and land planes, and ability quickly to reach where submaring has been seen breaking surface, makes the task of the sub- difficult. marine

commander more and more.

and crow and subsequently landed them at a British portiranj

28 Americans Missing, LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuter)--The American Embassy has received are piet: from Washington to the effect that most Americans believed to have his craft out of action, and a bomb been aboard the Athenia were rescued which drops anywhere near will cer and have been located. s

damage and may well sink it.

"A direct hit from a bomb will put

tainly

would preserve the same spirit, dignity and lofty pride which in the past had won them the admiration of the world.

Vilna Occupied

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Router). Russian troops entered Vilna this morning without resistance, accord- ing to a Moscow broadcast.

Russo-German Forces Meet SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN

Sept

18 (UT)-The

D.N.B. (German oficial News Agency) Moscow correspondent says that German and Soviet officials have met at Brest-Litovsk and exchanged.

greetings. This Indicates the ro- markably swift advance of the

Russians.

It is also reported by informed. officials in the Wilhelmstrasse, that the Russian and German military, officials ore now negotiating regard- ing their respective zones of occupo- tion in Poland.

The German High Command has confirmed that the Gerinan' and Soviet troops met at Brest Litovsk.

Dog and Master Wander

SPOKANE, Wash. (UP)—Queenie,) a small fox terrier, 'has spent the last| 21⁄2 years wandering over the coun- try with her master, Harry Sapin, 21, of Washington, D. C., while hê look- ed for work.

There are still 28 Americans in These operations, which have been counted for, but it I thought some of these may have landed and have going on continuously during the past as a posodat u

communicate with the right have met with little oppo- pooy com es 13 Ch PO

sillon from the German Air Force o samom uma a zo jjan qura

Picture shows Deanna being pre- sented with the award,

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and bars entrance to the narrow plain. of Alsace north of Wissembourg.

unable to cede any more ground.

U.S. MAY TAKE A HAND IN ORIENT

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on the

It is considered here that the some Japanese circles, however, that French have now reached the Ilmit. the Russo-Japanese truce beyond which the Germans feel Mongolian border will be a prelude to n Non-Aggression Pact which would have the same effect, auto- matically bringing to an end Soviet political, military and economle rup- port for Chungking.

"It

the

seems

Day Of Calm PARIS, Sept. 18, (Reuter). The

obvious," Бауе crisis in Poland precipitated by the entry of Soviet troops into Polish "Japan Times" report from Rome, day of "that Germany is interested in seeing territory coincides with calm on

Western Front, the Soviet engaged in the European Whole ciates a semi-official review of the war, and will do her utmost to pre- military situation for the first time vail upon Moscow to abandon pro- since the start of hostilities.

vocation of Japan by continuing ald for China.

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A communique by the French general staff declares that nothing of Importance.occurred from the Rhine to the Moselle.

Hammer Against Britain

"There is widespread belief in Italy The lull to-day follows lively reaction by German artillery during that Germany's aim is to make Japan

function and a series of lively Britain and France in Asia, and de- the

against

hammer

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the front.

After the French advance of the past 15 days and the lively German reactions which this provaked, Indis- pensable preparations are being proceeded with on both sides.

Artillery Activity

There are rumours in Rome that PARIS, Sept. 18, (neuter). This the meeting between General Ter- evening's communique states that auchi and the German leaders will there has been artillery activity at mark a turning point in Russo-

from Russia so that she can proceed with this object.

Rome circles see confirmation of the report in the invitation to Gener- al Terauchl to meet Herr Hitler and Herr von Abbentrop.

INDOOR BOWLING various points, particularly in the Japanese relations.

The U.S.S. Mindanao will play the Champs, winners of the Ewo Indoor Bowling League, at the Hongkong The annual swimming sports of the Bowling Alleys on Thursday night, Boy Scouts Association of Hongkong commencing at 9 p.m. Women who will take place in the Victoria Recrea- wish to witness the match will be tion Club swimming pool on Satur- admitted. The Mindanao have en- day, September 30. commencing attered n team for the third Ewo 2.30 pm.

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An enemy submarine was success- fully attacked by our naval forces.

Some circles believe that General Teraushi will return to Tokyo via Siberia, stopping at Moscow en route to confer with M. Stalin.

"Warning" To U.S.

Rumble Of Artillary SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The rumble of heavy artillery was LUXEMBOURG, Sept. 18 (UP).---

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" heard here to-day from the Moselle

TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Domel) —A River sector.

Pacific Ocean Heavy

German shells fell in the warning that the German village of Perl, just across which, true to its name, has never the frontier, transforming it into No witnessed a war, will be turned into a theatre of battle unless the United Man's Land.

The village had been in French States amends her attitude towards hands for about two hours.

Japan, is voiced by the "Kokummin

The paper claims that Japan has the past

The French are apparently concen- Shimbun."

on the

trating their artillery fire village of Berg, which is situated made strenuous efforts in

Itwa north-east of Perl. The French for tween Japan and America.

years

754sumably now bringing pressure on

but it appears as though

to better relations "be-

"In so doing, Japan has been

considerable preparation will be prompted by a desire not to injure

necessary before any attack on a big the feelings of the American people scale can be made.

who supplied Japan with necessary goods," the paper avers.

Communique No. 30

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Sept. 18-(UP) ~~OMcial

French Communique No. 30 states:

The

Military Action

United States Is the only

"Artillery has been active at various Power capable of taking any military points along the front, especially action in the Far East, Japan does south of Saarbrucken. Our naval not want to antagonize her, "because attacked anale has no such political interests as forces successfully

may Jeopardize the construction of a enemy submarine."

Authoritative military sources in new order in East Asia," the paper

U.S. Pressuro

Paris report that British artillery has asserts. advanced to support the French as part of the reinforcement operations

"The United States, however, is being carried out by both the Allies obsessed with the preoccupied iden and the Germans in preparation for that Japan is an aggressor, plcturing the next phase of the Western Front a distorted version of Japan's actions. operations, which will involve attacks "The United States recently on either the Maginot or Slegirled brought pressure to bear upon Japan Inca,

and

Britain, In connection with the Meanwhile, there is a lull on the Anglo-Japanese parleys in Tokyo for front, broken only by patrol opera-a settlement of the Tientsin disputo, tions in No Man's Land and by denouncing the 1011 Treaty of methodical but periodic artillery fire Commerce and Navigation.

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to prevent enemy troop movements. "Following the outbreak of the It is reported that the Germans are European war, the United States now continuing to withdraw from many pores

the guardian of the old border-line villages in the Saar and crder in East Asia ofter the Brilish Vosges sectors.

retreat from the Far East Informed quarters also state that "Now America is reported to be they are evacuating the Trleranchen planhing to exert economic pressure against Japan by banning export of goods to Jupan.**

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Allied Air Supremacy PARIS, Sept. 18 (Reuter) Although there is no uctivity on the

"Resolute Action" Western Front

French to report,

Voicing Concern on the report that milltary quarters are reported to be the United States maintains a big very satlifted by the inall cost of feet in the Pacific and also on the the exploratory operations so far

carried out against outposts of the dispatch of an aircraft carrier Siegfried Line,

to Manila, the paper declares that

war.

The

out

Clerman army

it is pointed neither Japan nor the United States had to pay a high price with the

rapid advance across Poland.

wants

It is eally imaginable, however,

There are no reliable figures as to that Japan will be obliged to take the losses of the German air force, resolute action for the purpose of but one Polish source states that 280 in case a war crisis arises from the safeguarding her right to existence German planes were lost.

If this is an accurate estimate the United States' persistence. In oppres German air force must have lost in Japan, who will never swerve from the construction of a new order 1,000 trained men.

French air forces has already in. East Asia," the paper concludes.

The general superiority over the

German planes, while the medium

bombers have been able to cut com

munications behind the German

lines

s

Yen To Remain

The railway lines from Sanrbrue- Pegged To Pound

eken and Saarlouis to the interior of Germany, for instance, have been cut.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Saarbrucken Dominated | TOKYO, 1.Septe: 19---(Domel). French artillery now dominates | Although there is_talk of asking the Sarrbruscken and the Germans are Government to set up a new foreign reported to have set guns at all high exchange system, linking Ten with points behind the town in order to US dollars in view of the recent shell the French position.

fiucluations in the "Anglo-American It is streamed in all quarters, that cross rate, most foreign exchange major operations have not yet started banks insist on the

the maintenance of One competent observer, a former the ext War Minister, points out that lengthy

The latter preparations were necessary" "In the under".

under the f okuling Chest War belero, the attack on the would be favourably anated in her Hindenburg Line could be carried international commerce if the Euro”. buland: the Siegfried Line

much Ipean war continues for a long period.

exlating rycky Azkent.

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