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四拜禮 號一廿月九英港香 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939.

No. 1838

THE PRIME MINISTER

(replying_to_that_man

REJECTS

To the whole world, says "United Press, the British Premier has given an assur- ance that the Allies will carry on the war with vigour and determination.

Hitler's speech at Danzig has in no way changed the determi- nation of Britain and France to crush Hitlerism.

"There is no sacri- fice from which We

NAZI PEACE

shall shrink," declar- ed Mr. Chamberlain in a ringing voice.

Hitler's "peace-at- Germany's-price" feelers were bluntly rejected.

Mr. Chamberlain explained, by in- ference, the Allied failure to make " dramatic effort to save Poland.

"There is no opera- tion

`will We

not undertake, provided

our responsible ad- visers, our Allies and ourselves are con- vinced it will make an appropriate contribution to vic- 'tory," he said.

"But what we will not do is to rush into adventures which offer little prospects of success, and which arc calculated to impair our resources and thus postpone our ultimate victory."

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Germans Preparing For Major Conflicts

NAZI WAR MACHINE TURNS TO THE WEST

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BERLIN, SEPT. 21 (UP).—THE GERMAN MILITARY MACHINE IS NOW TURNING ITS ATTENTION FROM PROSTRATE 'POLAND TO THE WESTERN FRONT.

GENERAL BRAUCHITSCH, CHIEF OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF, VISITED THE RHINELAND TO-DAY TO DISCUSS OPERATIONS WITH HIS STAFF OFFICERS.

Similar conferences took place yesterday behind the British and French front lines.

The Minister for War, Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, conferred lengthily with General Gamelin, the French Commander-in-Chief.

War Correspondent Off

To The Western Front

has now left Britain to report the activities of the British troops LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)-The first war correspondent. in France.

NAVAL BATTLE, REPORT

Simultaneously, three British Staff Officers who arrived in France with Mr. Hore-Belisha conferred with General Colson, Chief of the French General Staff in the Field.

He is Alexander Graham The importance of this conference is stressed by Clifford, and he will supply dally the fact that it was attended by M. Coulandre, former "Eye-Witness," to be made avail- reports under the signature of French Ambassador to Berlin, M. Leger, French able to all newspaper agencies, Secretary General, M. Deribes, Under Secretary for such time as the general body of both British and foreign, until LONDON, SEPT 21 (UP).—THE CAMPAIGN IN POLAND IS Force General Staff.

Foreign Affairs, and by the Chiefs of the French Air correspondents are licensed to, RAPIDLY DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

proceed to France,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Clifford was "Reuter's" speelal PREMIER SEES KING

COPENHAGEN, correspondent with General Franco in (UP), Denmark is buzzing Sept. 21 1938 and thereafter "Reuter's" chlet with rumours of a sanguine. break of the war. Berlin correspondent until the out-

naval engagement between He has been lent for the present British and German warships off signment at the request of the Laesoe Island. Newspaper Proprietors Association, representing London and Parls papers, and the Newspaper Society representing the provincial

TWENTY-ONE DAYS AFTER THE NAZI FORCES COM- MENCED THE RAPE OF POLAND-A WEEK LESS THAN THE LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-The King, to-day FOUR WEEKS GOERING PREDICTED A GERMAN HIGH COM-received the Prime Minister.at Buckingham Palace. MAND PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY GENERAL VON BRAUCHITCH, THE NAZI COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ANNOUNCES THE END OF

AIR RAID HOLOCAUST Warsaw's Finest Buildings Razed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

LONDON, Sept. 21, (UP) "Warsaw still holds frm like an impregnable rock."

This calm announcement was

MILITARY OPERATIONS.

The Proclamation claims that the Polish Army has been exterminated.

COLOSSAL PRIZES

Colossal stores of war supplies and hundreds of thousands of prisoners have fallen to the invaders.

Although organised resistance has ended, the Poles continue to resist the German and Russian armies-at the three main spheres of operations-Warsaw, Lodz and Lublin.

made over Warsaw Radio to-} Apparently, however, only seventeen Polish divisions

night by General Gouma, one of!.

the city's defenders.

now remain in the field.

An official Polish communique, The German and

Russian

also issued by Warsaw Radio, mies have established contact H.M.S. COURAGEOUS announced that Polish troops and are now in agreement on advanced two miles in the west. common frontier."

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ern sector of the city in a fierce The line of denmarcation to which bayonet charge, and have re they have agreed closely resembles taken the suburbs of Praga and Wola.

the

ne President Wilson unsuccess fully sought to have incorporated in the Treaty of Versailles,

"Despite the withdrawal of many Nazi planes from the castern front, Brost-Litovsk For Savict three ralds were made on Warsaw 10-dny.

Neutral reports indicate that the Forty raiders participated in the Germans have evacuated Bialystok.! ralds.

"As a result of to-day's bombing Brest-Litovsk (where Germany's in- operations, many of Warsaw's finest famous 1917 peace treaty was forced. bulldings have been demolished. upon the Russlana)

Royal Palace, the National Museum of Fine Arts, several forcien Lera- tions, and the skyscraper of the Prudential Life Insurance Corpora Bod

and Skallov.

CHURCHILL TELLS OF WARSHIP'S END

Mr. Chamberlain stayed for a considerable time. The King also received Mr.1 Te Water, the retiring South African High Commissioner.

Mr. Te Water, in a farewell message 1 Britain, said he could testify to the persistent and patient efforts made by Britain keep the peace, He would talte back with him to South Africa the picture of a people united in the

hour of their country's peril. strength," he concluded.

"That is Great Britain's greatest

BREMEN MYSTERY

New Hint Of Her Capture

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 21 (UP). the whereabouts of Ger-

-The mystery surrounding

many's crack

51,700-ton

trans-Atlantic liner Bremen

has not yet been cleared.

Duke Of Windsor

At The Front

of

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 21 (UP).— Major-General the Duke Windsor landed in France yes- terday, according to "Exchange Telegraph."

The Duke, who voluntarily relinquished his Field Marshal's haion-In order to serve with the- troops, has already assumed his new post.

He is reported to be billeted at an unnamed chateau some. where near the western front.

The Duchess of Windsor is in England,

papers of the United Kingdom.

news-

The Copenhagen Correspon- has sent to London a report from dent of "Exchange Telegraph" Laesae, quoting the inhabitants as stating that. there had been an engagement. »

More Tommies Land `~

PARIS, Sept. 20 (Reuter)--Brillsh It is officially reported in troops continue to be landed In Copenhagen that guns have been France, although it is impossible to heard in the Kattegat. It is give an indication of their numbers.

However, It is known that, thanks believed here, however, that they to the combined work of the British may have been Swedish artillery and French navies and air forces, practising.

the British contingents move to France along a safety corridor and Inre guaranteed.ugatost, aflattack.me The existence of this corridor is also tending to an improvement in the ordinary air and sea services be- tween the two countries.

While there is no further news of! juctivity by British troops available here, the French authorities are re- ported to be very pleased with their PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

Northern Countries

Becoming Worried

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LATEST

World's Most Serious Situation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Reuter). Political leaders present as the con- ference between President Roosevelt and the Republican leaders state that the President opened the conference. with a short statement on world cott- ditions,

President Roosevelt is reported to Jave said that the situation was one of the most serious the world had ever faced, and had been complicated (by Russia's intervention in Poland.

The President is further reported

But greater credence is now! placed on earlier reports that the HELSINGFORS, Sept. 21 (UP)-Scandinavian and Baltic to have said that the war might last Bremen was seized by a British countries are expressing growing apprehension at the turn of events a long time. If so, it would doubt- warship, and has been taken in Europe.

less spread over a wide area, thus Mobilisation of reserves is proceeding in Belgium, Lithuania making it much more dimcult for the secretly to a British port.

Land Estonia.

United States to maintain neutrally.

Ask Winston

However, the German Ambassador

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 20, (Reuter). **Those wrecked Include the Russians are occupying these centres. In the House of Commons to

Both the Berlin and Moscow radio day Mr. Winston Churchill said neither deny nor confirm the report.

Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, is preparing for the evacua. stations claim that the Russians have the Courageous had aboard 1,202

The Ministry of Information will of all non-essential civilians to the country. occupied Lemberg (Lwow).

Only inhabitants required officers and men, which was in Mostow, Herr Frederick Schulicn- for public works will be The Germans unsuccessfully tried somewhat less than the full burg, teld reporters who questioned permitted to remain in the to storm this temous city, formerly complement as she had embark- him that it would be novo appro capital of ethnological Hed Russia, ed a reduced number of aircraft, which successfully withstood a Nazi siege for ten days.

"There were numerous deaths."

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 21

(UP)The following statement was issued among the "Orders or the Day:" The Battle of the Vislula 18 ended and the its

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The Red Army is now straightening line, which penetrates some 125 PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

G. B. S. SAYS NEWS ABOUT RUSSIA GOOD

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LONDON, Sept. 21 (UP)—“Of course Molotoff is right. That is why the news about Russia is good news."

Thus George Bernard Mr. Shaw continues. Shaw, the famous octo-

"And They'ro-Right" genarian playwright and 1tter. So Stalin steps in und says, "Britain can't help Poland or halt author, in a letter to the If the Ukraine and White Russia "Times."

are going begging, the Soviet will occupy them-Hillier or no Hitler!

"And they're right. It is unfor tanata only for the Fuchrer, who is and face yet another army."

"Polish resistance has been and government are derollet,"

He confirmed that Captain R. W. Makelg Jones, the Commander, went down with the ship.

without success.

this

priate for them to question Mr. Win-city. ston Churchill.

JOE LOUIS WINS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH"

May Evacuato Helsingfors

It has been officially announced, however, that Finland does not bo lieve that she is menaced by war, but is completing plane for the evacuation of Helsingfors

a precautionary MICRETIFO,

HA

Reports persist that the Soviet navy is blockading Tulinn, in Esthonis.

Finnish naval authorities report

·westwards near

According to other reports, a dozen.

GERMANY

AXLAND: 13LANDS

LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-The death is announced of Lt. Gen. Si John Famler.

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MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Reuter)-A Red Army communique says that the Red Army yesterday, continued to press the Poles and by the end of the day had captured Grodno, Kovel and Lwow,

Between Sunday and yesterday, Bio Red Army claims to have takeri 00,000 prisoners. The war, material captured includes 280 guns and 130 plänes.

"Mein Kampf Foiled

PARIS, Sept. 21 (Router) —/LE Tomps, which is generally régurdod: |as the organ of the French Foreign Ofee, says that the most, Important effect of the Soviet occupation of the

Mr. Churchill added that he did not wish to minimise the loss valuable ship which, since the out- break of war, had rendered conspicu ous service in the protection of mer- chant shipping against submarine attack, while her operations against individual submarines had not been Louis, the world's heavyweight box-sighted steaming

DETROIT, Sept 20 (UP)---Joe) that four Sovlet forpedo boals were Ing champion, made his eighth me- Helsingfors, presumably, to search for Mr. Churchill paid tribute to the cessful defence of, the Alle to-night|the_Poilsh submarino which made courage of the ship's company, and when he knocked out Dob Fastor, of such a daring escape from Tulinn. expressed profound sympathy with

New York, 38 seconds after the startį the Government, the Admiralty and

larger Soviet warships" are In the tion regarding Germany's intention Pollsh areas is that contact, batween of the 11th round, Mr. A. V. Alexander, Opposition

The fight was scheduled to go to 20 southern part of the Gulf of Finland, on the Belgium front.

20-round bout which is protected by the recently.. Belgian and Dutes sources abound Germany. and Rumania is now im Labour, associated the whole House arranged since Jack Dempsey,

rounds the

Look fortified Aaland Islands (administered with stories that thousands of Ger- Possible. with an expression of sympathy and

|man are concealed in the woods be- The Soviet forces, says the journali the tile from Jess Willard at Toledo Jointly by Sweden and Finland). a tribute to the courage of the men.

hind the Dutch and Belgian frontiers, have seized the Galician all-pold

It is emphasised that the only part Thoir nim appears to be to close the Was Escortod Replying to *questions, Mr. Churchilad that the Courageous was accompanied by a full escort of destroyeER, He saw no reason to doubt the

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the bereaved.

In 1919.

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wiped out, and the Polish army compelled to disgorgo half his booly soundness of the broad views the

Blockade Ridiculed

This is the second time Louis and Moscow circles ridicule rumours at the entire wealern front by which German road to Rumania and the Fastor have mek in a filio Deht. On that the coast of Esthonin is being the Germons could break through and Black Sea. the first occasion, the light was one blockaded by the Soviet fleal. flank the Maginot Line would be over 10 rounds. By running around It is not denied, however, that the through Holland. the ring Pastor managed to remain on Soviet fleet is taking measures against The Nazis Bro still evacuating his feet at the end. The verdiet was possible diversions an overwhelming win for the Brown hiding in the Baltic, Bomber on points.

by submarines etvillans from Aachen, far from the scene of operations on the Saar and In the west, there is much specula-immune from Allied attack.

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