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September 25, 1939.

WARSAW'S AWFUL 24 HOURS:

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Quadruplets

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A telegram from Dr. L. A Клад в Canton last night slated thai & woman gave birth to four babies in the Pak Hok Tung Refugee Hospital yester-

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Two of the newly born

males and the others famaica Further detalls of this Interesting occurrence aro ex- pooted inter.

ARMS EMBARGO

Drafting A New Formula

Washington, Sept. 23. Senator Key Pittman, Chairmen of Com the Senate Foreign Relations mittee, to-day called

those upon members of the Committee favouring a repeal of the arms embargo, who are not committed either on the question, to consider the drafung of a formula embodying President Roosevelt's proposals or what they believe should be included

in the Neutrality Bill,

or way

KILL

CHURCH-GOERS

While the Poles claim that the biggest battle of the war in being fought between Warsaw and Modlin, the Nazis any that the decisive struggle took place recently in the bed of the Vistula 'near the capital, after which Insignificant remnants of the defenders escaped into the marsh lands,

Neutral persons who have made their way from Warsaw to Denmark testify to the parlous conditions under which the brave garrison is holding out against unremitting attacks. The Warsaw Radio described yesterday as the worst day of the alege with over 1,000 killed,

The Germans are withdrawing a large proportion of their forces to the Western Front to meet the menace of the French and British troops.

The Soviet army is pressing on towards the line running roughly north and south through Warsaw which will be the extent of their territorial gain. Little opposition has been met: but the Red Army claims to have taken a large number of prisoners and equipment.

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London, Sept. 24.

Russia could counter this by mov- A broadcast from beleagered Wering into Slovakia.-Reuter.

that the last 24 hours Biegfried Line and are throwing in have been the most dreadful of all more troops and supplies daily the 20 days of slege. The artillery The report quotes a noutral obser- borrnge which began yesterday afternoon was still proceeding. It is estimated that more than 100 guns are concentrating their are on the capital.

Desplie the bombardment mony people ventured out to church this morning. A number were killed and wounded,

There have been 1.000 casualties in the last 24 hours but "our spirit remains unbroken,"

message states.-Reuter Bulletin.

Troops Move Along Line

Berlin, Sept. 24.

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A communique states the move-

It is Senator Piliman's hope that ments of troops towards the de- the Committee will prepare a Billmarcation Ene continued according to for consideration early next but, if the Bill is not reported upon bombardment of the Polish positions week: plan, white noval forces renewed the by Monday, the start of the debate on the Heln Peninsula. may be delayed until late in the week. Untied Press.

Trade With Belligerents

Washington, Sept. 23. The draft of the tentative revision formula will prohibit United States ships from conducting trude in any inanner with belligerents under penalty of $50,000 fioe and Bve years Imprisonment.

On the basis of a United Press compilation, which is not yet com- plete, the Administration's

pre gramme appears assured nt this stage.--United Press.

countries

Reaction To Italy

Washington, Sept. 23. Responsible circles reflected their appreciation of Signor Mussolini's pence netivity, but indicated that they regarded the time had passed when important neutral like Kaly and the United States could prevent a major war. They also in dicated that they cotuldered Ger- many and the Anglo-French troops are engaged in a conclusive test of their major strength in which Pollah issue is a rainŭvely minor aspect.-United Press.

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ver back from the Polish front as claiming that thousands of military trucks, tanks, armoured, cars and gun-trucks were rumbling toward the West Wall.

Japanese Start

Hunan Drive

Mator Battle

HUNAN, Sept. 24. JAPANESE troops driving a triplo wedge into the 100-kilometres front in north-eastern Human continued their rapid, southward advance as 60 divisions of the Chinese Central Army forces under command of General Kuan Lin-cheng were fully retreating towards Changaha. displayed by Japanese Army

Intense aerial activity was again Navy bombers.

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Preceded by an intense artillery Despite the tremendous forces con waded walst-deep into the swollen

barrage, Japanese centrated on both sides, the report Sintslang River to attack the Chin

shock troops says the French and Germans antese positions on the south bank on settling down In quasi-permanent positions, hesitating to

Saturday. initiative in a

take the

Two almost simultaneous crossings large-scale battle. Both sides are apparently convinced were effected, one at a point where that the side which frat hurls itself tho two Hankow-Conton Railway against the other's "Iron wall" will crosses the Sintslang River and other lose.

25 kilometres further upstream. The Maginot and the Siegfried vancing southward from Tungcheng,

Another Japanese column is ad-i Lines are about 20 miles apart.

The French forces have succeeded about 40 miles south-east of Yochow German machine-gun emplacements tacke began from the north, a sur in breaking through the advance at the southern tip of Hupch,

As this three-pronged frontal at and progressed into the German mine-prise flanking movement was launch- It is also stated the number of fields, beyond where German sourcea ed near the mouth of the Hsiang- Polish deserters

from the Warsaw claim the French have met with klang River, 40 miles north of Chang- front is increased.-Reuter,

disaster, Cerman Communique

Germans claim that entire French Railway, the main Chinese avenue sha, threatening the Hankow-Canton London, Sept. 24.

companies have been wiped out of retreat. The railway The German High Commund in a the "proscribed zune" as the power to be cut to-day.

expected statement alleges the Pates aimed to fut ground mines exploded through cecupy Danzig and East Prussia and the opernilon of remote control make the latter a province of Poland system.Domei. before the war.

Many German Attacks Half a million prisoners and 1,200

Paris, Sept. 24. tuns and enormous materials were A cominunique issued this morning captured, while the Polish air force states that numerous local attacks in barges. The landing force forming. was smashed with small loss to the the region of the Saar and Lissem-a veritable barge armada of several German air force.--Reuter Bulletin.bourg, 40 miles east of Saarbrucken, hundred shallow-draft vessels, left

Hospitals Hit

were repulsed during the night.-Yochow on the northern outlet of Reuter Bulletin.

British Troops

This flanking nitsek is believed to: be the most daring in the 30-months- old Sino-Japanese warfare.

Because of the shallowness of Tungling Lake, the landing force: was transported 75 klometres in

Tungting Lake at sundown on Fri- day.

London, Sept. 24. The Warsaw Radio states that heavy shelling of the centre of the

London, Sept. 24. city

has destroyed three hospitals The British Expeditionary Force to ped by the shallowness only being Navy escorts also were handicap- Biled with wounder. The German France is still in the stage of moving able to use small vessels. By attack on the right bank of the up to positions and concentrating fight of a half moon this bizzare flect Vistula near the city was repulsed preparatory to going into action, advanced

the

There is Berce fighting at Modlin, writes "Eyewitness" with the force. avoiding mine-fields and uncharter-1

cautiously southward and evidence of the strength of the Meticulous care ls being taken to jed shallows. Polish resistance is given in a Ger-concoal in exact whereabouts from man communique which admits their the enemy,

Soviet Advance

The armada reached the entrance

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CHINESE REFUGEE RELIEF

Chungking, Sept. 24. The reclamation of 100,000 acres of wasted but cultivable land in northern Szechuan by 30,000 refugees will be carried out by order of Generalisimo Chiang Kai-shek. Detalin of the project are being mapped out by the newly-organized land re- clamation bureau.

The bureau has at its disposal $1,040,280. All the state-owned reclaimed land is to be distri buted at approximately 17 acres. to each refurce family of ve Dereork Used land owned by local farmers will be bought at i price to be fixed by land com- mittee and similarly distributed among the refugees, who will be tenants of the government.

After the refugees have settled down in their new colony, I will be alx months before there will be any produce from the land. During this period they wil be supported by the gov ernment This will cost the land reclamation bureau 8400,- 000,

No efforts will be spared to make the refugee colony a model ORC. These wit include the development of communication with the rest of the province, the installation of telephone ser- vices in the more important villages, and the establishment of health clinies and schools.

The training of the refugees In improved methods of farming will be the task of the provin- cial agricultural improvement bureau, which will have A branch office at the colony, while experts of the provincial co-operative commission will "promote" the organization

co-operative soclelles-Central News.

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forces were forced to retreat from The soldiers are not even allowed ning. Thirty precious minutes were

to the Siang River on Saturday mor the suburbs of Warsaw after a re- to send picture or postcards to re- spent at the entrance, searching in connaissance. A cominander was latives and thero also a minimum of pitch darkness for the 20-metre-wide wounded. Reuter Bulletin.

British Army signposts for British outlets of the River hidden by rushes, Mr. D. H. Dubrowsky, formerly n

trame. leading Soviet worker in the United

Moscow, Sept. 24. These, however, are scarcely neces- barges advancing through a hall of Finally, the vital entrances found States, told the Dies Committee that

A Red Army communique says the ary for the army tralle moves in Chinese bullets to the designated Russia had collected more than Soviet forces have advanced "west practically continuous procession. landing point. enough money in America to finonce | word_vin Bialystok and Brest-Litovsk | Everywhere

troops are met with her propaganda campaigns here.

and Lwow towards the line of de-touching evidences of welcome.

In a 20-minute engagement, Japan- One scheme involved the collection marcation. The quidation of the Children spend, days cheering and march was immediately started along

esc secured a foothold whence of insurance and estates of deceased

remnants of the Polish Army is still offer fruit to despatch riders held the Hankow-Canton Railway. The Russian-born Americans. Payments proceeding.—Rester Bulletin,

up in traffic. by American Insurance companies Non-Gormanic Elements

New pidgen Anglo-French language kitometres..

distance covered by barges was 75 aggregate atleast.one. lllion dollars annually, which goes into M.

~Paris, Sept. 23. is--rapló-process of evolution. The only

The theatre of operations In this The Polish Embassy here to-day defrom the new British battle dress and kilometres east to west and 100 kilo- Stalin's coffers. The Ogpu (Secret

ariser Japanese affensive extending 250 Russian Police) forces the

clared that the Poles refuse to accept the similarity of the officer's men's metres north to south, is the largest Russian relatives of Lic deceased to make giving Russia 11,000,000 of the Polish French soldiers who want to salutet is also the first large-scale Japan-

partition that provides frontier Powers of Attorney to Charles Rech, population and virtually two-thirds the right people!-Reuter.

uniforms which is apt to confuse the since the march upon fiankow while attorney, who, Dubrowsky charged, of Polish territory with 21,000,000 In- collects the funds on behalf of the habitants, Soviet Government.-nited Press.

Hitler To Visit Front

esc operallon since the fall of Non- chang in Marcia, is year-Domel.ported though 800 Japanese remain from Taiwan and Shaoyan is re- This demurcation Kives Russin

Kaunas, Sept. 24. most of the Calleian ollfelds

Motor Boats Sunk Important decisions are expected

at Tawangtau and Shanchowhong. allows Germany a continuous coast-to be announced by the German

Changsha, Sept. 24, Off the Wangmbar coast four Ja- line on the Baltic Sea

A concerted attack was launched|panese warships and six armed trow- as far as Government about the middle of the by Japanese land, Memel, besides Teschen, the Upper week according to a Berlin despatch, forces in north Hunan yesterday,

naval and afriers remain. They ared on the coast Silesian steel and textile industries and afterwards Hitler will probably

occasionally to test the strength of and the whole of Posnan gronaries go to the Western Front.

Japanese on the north bank of the the Chinese defence, and forests.

Sinisiang River mide repeated Mi- The number of Japanese air raids

Roosevelt And Third Term

'Mr.

New York, Sept. 23. Alfred Landon, Itepublican Presidential nominee, says President Roosevelt should announce that he does not want a third term as Pre- sident and that he will not accept the nomination even if it is offerext. "Such a stateinent would be the greatest contribullon ML Roosevelt could make in the present troubled siuntion."

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Mr. Landon does not oppose Pre- sident Roosevelt's neutrality #ramme If it will keep the United States out of war, but he said the third ferm issue such a prominent affale that it is not fair to ask efter the Democrats or Republicans to alsundon their Party polities now.

"Something for niere Important than mere Party considerations are nt stake," Mr. Landon is quoted as

"The saying.

President should facilitate the task before Congress by taking the step suggested."

and

embarrassment

It is added that the German Mill-tempts to cross the river but were has also been reduced since Friday. "There is no provisions for a buffer tary Mission which went to Moscow repelled. Meanwhile, Japanese blue-Early this morning two squadrons of State," a spokesman of the Polish to demarcate the zones to be occupied jackets from war vessels in the Tung-Japanese planes flew over the area Embassy cold. We are convinced in Poland is remaining there for that Germany has handed over the further military negotiations--Reuter Luke made persistent efforts to between Shekki and Wangmoon ond land at Luchuchishit, outside, the machine-gunned the Chinese post- mouth of the Sintsiang River about luns, but no bombs were dropped. 15 miles south of Yoyang, and Ying-| Due to recent Japanese bombings tien, about ten miles north of Sianga Chinese report estimates that well yin. Over thirty Japanese motor over 70 per cent. of the civilians boats were sunk in the abortive houses at Talwar, Shaoyan, Kong- at Luchuchsih-Central¦ meltau and Laichuen were destroyed with many thousands of homeless destitutes.

biggest share of Poland to the Ru sins because they have rentised there are so many non-Germanke rackl groups in it that the German Govern ment anticipated an unending source of trouble there.

are the

"The Germans and Russlans using different tacties within nceupled zones. The Germans take the Pules prisoner, forcing them to work at the polat of the bayonet;} the Russians are sending in Com-1 munist propagandists, releasing the|

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CHINA'S EXPORTS

Increase Despite Blockade

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Major Drive Under Way

The long distance bus service be- Chungking, Sept. 24. A major battle is at present raging tween Shekki and Macro has been on the shores

some refugees have of Tungting Lite, restored and Poles and trying to win them over according to a report issued by the bined offensive against lic Chinese

following where Jupanere land, air and naval even returned to Shekki In the first six months of 1939, forces yesterday launched u

com-the improvement in the situation, Unofficial reports received in Parisi

Martial Law Enforced state that despite Germany giving Ministry of Finance, China exported lines In northern Hunan, according Galicia to Bussin, under a separate through the south-western Customs to a Chinese report received 'here.

Shekk, Sept. 23. Martial law is stlit in force here, agreement they will mutually exploit house goods valued at $411,460,000 the vilfelds.-United Press.

The Japanese are sald to be at and communication by towboats to an increase of $88,350,000 over that tempting a drive south toward Chund- other parts of the province is still of the corresponding period of 1939, sh. As the Japanese Jand London, Sept. 24.

China's south-western border cities launched the attack on the Chinese possible for these towboais to resume ferco disconnected, but this afternoon it la i

are assuming an increasingly import-positions on the north bank of the sailings to Sze many's losses in aeroplanes in Poland, ing that the Japanese blockade of Canton-Hankow Rallway south of

experts believe Get-nut role

clearing centres, indicat-Sintsinng River in the vicinity of the Special.

Yap districts.-- reported to be over 400, are a poor China's 2,150-mile const-line his fall. Yochow, the report continues, other tribute to the quality of the planes feu and efficiency of the pilots, consider-trade.

to paralyse her international Japanese columns escorted by war- ing Germany's vast superiority in

ships and aircraft attempted to go numbers, writes military correspon-Yunnan-French Indo-Chinn border, Tungting Lake.

The city of Mengtze, near the round the Chinese left flank, by the dent,

leads us China's new trade elcaring, The Russian position in the Polish centre, followed closely by Pak-reported to have landed on the south One body of Japanese troops is oilfields and the barrier of Rumania's hot. in frontier evokes much speculation review, the balance of oxports over threaten Alfred Morris, Director ofgarding Germany's oil resources, and imports handled by the Customs in there, while another body claimed to period under re-bank of the Sintsiang.. River to Ambulance and Brigade Comanis-it is known German experts calculated Mengize exceeded by no less than have landed at Yingtien, north of the Chinese defenders' sioner, announced on Saturday that he she would need sixteen to eighteen $12,003,000, had severed his connection with St million tons annually In John Ambulance Brigade,

war, of $11,318,000,

and that in Pakhol by Slangying, half way between the Chinese front lines and Changsha k Other south-western cities through which China's exporis

All day 13 Japanese planes are of consider said to have bombed the Chinese

At Hyde Park President Roosevelt declined to commit ilmself unt!! he had seen the full text of the pro posal.—United Press.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE Mr. Alfred Morris Resigns From Organisation

Mr.

Mr. Morris tendered his resignation some months ago, but on the aut- brook of war in Europe he withdrew It,

"The friction, of which Mr. Morris's realgnation the culmination, arose Darly this year with the appointment by His Excelleney the Governor of an Executive Committee to control the administration of the Brigado. It was in May that Mr. Morris first tondered his resignation, but which be later withdraw.

Mrs. R. Langley, Corps Secretary,

has also realyned,

rhillion extracted from coal. which she produces about three

the

It is doubtful whether Russia ishte value passed are Tengyueh and Positions in the vicinity of the Sla- able to supply much, considering her Szemao in Yunnan end Luichow and] talong Rivez at Yingllen and: Slong- own internal demands, hence the Kongmoors in Kwangtung." rumours that Germany is preparing

Meanwhile, the total value

ying. At the samo ile a larizej

of number of Japanese aircraft exten-

Hunan-Reuter, «

annual production of seven million trend, although the balance is yet to invade Hungary, with Rumanin's China's exports is on the upwardi Bively bombed elties In-north-west- tons as her ultimate objeelive.

Wostorn Activity

Tokyo, Sept. 24.

unfavourable. This past July China exported $70,884,940, an increase of $11,459,202 over... kho - Agure... of the

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Chungshan, Sept. 23. Japanese troops who invaded Tal-

A Berlin dispatch to the Nicht preceding month. The import figure wan and Sinoyan via Wangmoan, Nichi Shimbun says that Germans for the same month is $118,874,510, north-east of Shekki, falled to make have concentrated 70 divisions com- decrease of $35,720,714 over that any progress during the last two prising 1,500,000 men along the of the preceding month.:

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