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"(1) Every British subject real-
ven room dent in the Colony who at the date TO LET. Fully furnished seven room fat, Kowloon side. All necessities, on which this Regulation comes including refrigerator: hot and cold into operation la, or after that date water, Rental LK.$100. Available becomes, entitled to sell, or to pro- October 1. Box. 551, "Hongkong.
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rency to which this Régulation up- 'CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. plies shall offer it, or cause it to be
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
19 GERMAN SHIPS NOW IN N. I HARBOURS
BATAVIA, Sept. 14.—The completeness” of Britain's com- mand of the seas is shown by the fact that there are now 10 German vessels lying in Netherlands Indles ports, afraid to ven- ture from their neutral havens
+
All the German ships are WARSAW'S GRIM
A few of them freighters.
are carried passengers, who staying in tho Notherlands Indien for the time being.`
The crews are remaining on board their ships until they are paid off by their employers. When that happens they will be regarded as refugees by the Netherlands Indies Government.
Radio Scaled
*
Of the 13 German vessels, dive are at Sabang, Ave at Emmahaven, three at Sourabaya, three of Tanjong Priok, port of Batavia, one at Macas- sar, one at Tillatjap and one at Menado,
September 26, 1939.
WESTERN FRONT
WAR INCREASES (Continued from Page 13
where they reoccupied the points taken by the French three days ago.
Attack On French Town
The Germans are stated to be attacking a town in French territory FATEeing behind tanks and are driving from three sides. They are advan-
(Continued from 'Fupe 1.) ment, even the death penalty for anti-Nazi comments.
Polish peasantry are secretly pro- viding a sanctuary for the homeless Jows.
No Mercy For Aristocrats MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Reuter}, ---A communique issued by the Red Army says that Polish "oficers and land lords," who resisted the Soviet forces
at Gradno have been shot
The Poles barricaded themselves into the cathedral at Gradno and held out for two days.
Their snipers, It is stated, killed several Red Army officers.
north-east.
The French are on the defensive In this sector, but a litle further west
are trying to cut off the forts in the Stegfried fine,
Important
U.S. Fleet
Manoeuvres
In the Vosges region, the Germans advanced a few kilometres, but were 18
Hint To Japan
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closed at 5 pm.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. rezistered and Farcel malls are (UP).-IT has been learned that the United States Navy Shanghai
planning
formidable Japon Amoy forced to retreat when French arill-training manoeuvres in Haiphong
Japan. erypen communique merely Hawaiian waters involving Calcutta and Siralta says: "There was activity at bolated most of the warships based Japan. points by observers and artillery."
up.
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In Parla it is again reported that on the West Coast, Herz Hiftor and General von Officials denied that the European „Service”—Paris dato, 20th Sept. Brauchitsch, the German Comman- war, or Japan's intensified military
Sept. 27. [der-in-Chief have arrived on the operations In China has prompted | Air Mall by “Fan American Airways Western Front, and it is possible that the programme; however they called Direct Service" San Francisco German activity has been timed to attention to the fact that the pre- date, 31st September coincide with their appearance,
sence of the Beet near Hawall would Straits...
front
were
be within quick sailing distance of Haiphong
be United Kingdom, in respect of any parts when war was imminent, seven Nazle were close enough for hand-to- our territor two of which fell huge Naval base near Honolulu.
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When the cathedral surrendered,
French Communiquo the Red Army shot the officers and PARIS, Sept. 25. (Reuter)--To the South Pacific, and might be a Manila noblemen, and spared the other de- night's communique from the French restraining Influence in event of Shanghal fenders,"
Japan pinnning to extend her torri Straits: .......... Radio equipment of all the' German
|feld_headquarters states; Ammunition Scarco
There has been activity of ad-torial ambitions by the acquisition of Java and Manila.. "(2) Every Britial subject resi-ships in Netherlands Indies ports has
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" vanced elements cast of Sarre, and French, Dutch or British possessions Shanghai...... been zealed. Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vle
dent in the Colony who at the date
Budapest, Sept. 25 (UP)--Dis- | strong enemy action in the same in the Far East,
Bangkok, Salgon and Tourane Salgon.
This action is being taken in re-patches report that the Warsaw de-region.
Tosting Impregnability
Sept. 28. Consignees are hereby informed on which this Regulation comes into
"In aerial battles on the gard to all ships of warring, nations fenders, who are running short of
Admirals Stork and Bloch arc U. S. A., Honolulu and Japan-(San that their goods with the exception of operation is, or after that date bewhich call at Netherlands Indies ammunition, repelled another Ger- yesterday, our pursuit patrols twice charting the manoeuvres ostensibly Francisco date Sept. 2)'Sept. 20. Oplum, Trensure and Valuables are comen, entitled to nign, or to pro- ports, including British vessels.
Įmon assault in the suburbs by hand-engaged with the enemy air forces, for training purposes to test the im- Straits, the being landed and stored into
who were superior in number. cure the assignment, of any right to
to-hand fighting.
pregnability of Pearl Harbour, the Shanghat Of the eight Italian ships which Several regiments saved their "Several German pursulta Godowns of the Hongkong Kuwloon
Shanghal wither and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-receive outalde the Colony or the sought refuge in Netherlands Indies ammunition by waiting until the brought down,
Informed circles say
the fleet's Canton loon, whence delivery may
unita will be sent to Hawail periodi-Japan credit or balanço at a bank, pay-have resumed service. obtained Immediately after landing.
Deadly French Artillery
cally, one section arriving there Straits SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH» All claims must be sent in to mement of any amount in a foreign
shortly before another completes PARIS, Sept. 25, (UP)-French training. There are 25 Cruisers, 01 long-range guns pounded the heavy destroyers, four aircraft-carriers: 14 concentrations of Nazi troops in the submarines and 32 auxiliary vessels Black Forest cast of the Rhine, dur-based at San Pedro and San Diego, ing u major phase of artillery bar-in addition to 12 battleships. rages which extended along a $35-
Omelat said that Pearl Harbour mile front to the Swiss border.
site was selected for the training The shelling slowed down late 10 because there day after hours of the most powerful there.
is little congestion bombardments so far seen in this
One source significantly said that; Pearl Harbour is so well guarded Reports received here state that that operations can be easily con- the deadly artillery fire has forced
cealed. It was concurrently an- the Germans to withdraw their re- inforcements to the cast in the Ducicnounced that work has been started Air Forest.
The French gunners dropped shells craft carrier Hornet.
the Laune-CIVILIANS SEE U-BOAT
they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin-applics, shall, unless the Governor
designated by the a person ed by the Company's Surveyor or Messra-Goddard and Douglas in the Governor for the purposes of this presence of the Consignces at 10 am Regulation gives him notice to the on Thursday, 28th September, 1839.
Consignees must have a Revenue contrary, do all things necessary Omeer in attendance when any duti-for the purpose of assigning that able goods are examined by the Com-right to the Government or to a pany's Surveyors.
No Fire. Insurance will be effected person so designated. by us in any case whatever.
R. ONL
Agent.
"The sum payable as considera- tion for any assignment made in
accordance with this paragraph shall be such as may be determined
Foodstuff For by or on behalf of the Governor.
The Allies
(3) The preceding provisions of this Regulation shall not impose upon any person an obligation in
Johannesburg To Collect expect of any currency or right to
£1,000,000
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-A scheme has been initiated by the Mayor of Johannesburg to collect £1,000,- | 000 for the purchase of South African foodstuffs for the allies. The scheme was unanimously approved to-day by the representa tives of nine municipalities.
The original scheme is being extended to cover other commod!- ties.
It is also intended to compensate South Africans who may suffer as result of the war.
So far subscriptions total £0,000.
Record Crop
CAPETOWN, Sept. 25, (Reuter).— The latest returns of the South African malze crop show a record yield of 28,000,000 bags, of which 13,000,000 bags will be available for export (a bag contains 200 pounds).
Malze figures largely in the scheme to buy £1,000,000 worth of South African foodstuffs for the Allies.
A comprehensive survey of the dominion's agricultural resources has been made by the National Supplies Board, which was set up before the outbreak of the war.
Give
your
children
fresh SUNKIST
ORANGE
JUICE
twice daily
Bo sure you buy SUNKIST ORANGES
THE "TELEGRAPH” will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest. Requests should be addressed to the Pictorial Editore
receive payment of any amount, 16--
(a) he satisfies the Governor or a person designated by the
R.A.F. Man From China Missing
It is reported that the Poles are using tank barricades on the lett front. The, barricades are placed so us ip expose the under side of the tanks to the Poles, who then throw flaming oil-soaked raga under the tinkis.
More than 100 separate fires are burning in Warsaw us a result of the LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter) shelling. Several thousand civilians Squadron-Leader A. S, Murray, former assistant Air Attache to the have been killed.
Moscicki Interned British Embassy in China, who was
Embassy cars whichi LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter), In one of were machine gunned by the Japan-While no news was received to-day ese between Nanking and Shanghai of actual fighting In Poland, a mes- in October, 1937, is reported to be sugte from Bucharest says that the missing, believed killed, according Rumanian authorities have interned to the Royal Air Force casualty list. M. Moscick, the President of Poland,
And General Smigly-Rydz.
Bardor Reached
Wang's Brother Dies In Macao
MACAO, Sepl, 20 (Reuter). The announced to-day from death
15
war,
directly against the main West Walt of the fortifications bourg sector.
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
Reliable reports sald French aerial TALLININ, Sept. 25 (UP)--The Russian Army has reached the Es-photographs faken afterwards clearly showed the damaging effects of the thonian border.
shelling.
A communique issued in, Moscow states that the Red Army has con- linued toward the demarcation line and has occupied Suvaiti, Goalondz, northeast of Brest-Litovsk.
Lines Rectified The French huve reeußert their
on the construction of the new air-
. ATTACK
(Continued from Pape 1.)
Her crew of 19 were rescued by another Swedish ship.
Governor for the purpose of natural causes of Mr. Wang Keng Surazit. and. Yanov, 30 kilometres front, notably at Blase and in the Ministry of Information in a state- }
this Regulation that all the persons interested in that currency, other than persons interested therein merely as Trustees or merely by virtue of any mortgage, pledge or charge created before the third day of September, nineteen hundred and thirty- nine, but including any pur- sona beneficially interested in the currency under a trust, are not British subjects, or
(b) he satisfles the Governor or
a person so designated that)
the currency or amount, as the case may be, is held or is required for the purpose- „0)_of_performing_a_contract. made before the third day of September, nineteen hun- dred and thirty-nine, or (i) of meeting the reason- able requirements of a trade or business carried on in the Colony otherwise than by way of dealing in foreign exchange, or
reason-
(i) of defraying able travelling or other per- sonal expenace, or
(c) he is, in respect of that cur- rency or right, ns the ense may be, exempted from this Regulation by the Governor ar by a person so designa- ‚ted."
By
Fan Order dated 25th Septent- bor, 1939. His Excellency the Governor has designated the fol- lowing aa currencies to which the abovo Regulation applies:-United States dollars, Canadian dollars, belgas, Swiss francs, French francs, guilders, Argentino pesos, Swedish kroner and Norwegian kroner.
"British subject' In defined, for the purposes both of the above Regulation and of Regulation 3A regarding foreign securities so as to Incluție companies incorporated in the British Empire and special at- tention in drawn to the fact that all British subjects are included. whether of European or Chinese
race,
F
British subjects holding, or hav Ing any title to, foreign currency or foreign exchange should roport particulara at once to the Financial Secretary (addressing letters "Financial Secretary (Exchange)", Colonial. Secretary's -Offico),:\Ar- rangements will be made for such currency or axdlininge to be taken aver by the Hong Kong & Shanghai | Bank on behalf of Government 'at rates based on the official rates laid down in London,
Individual holdings in travellers choques or notes of amounts not
the equivalent axcooling
of HK$500 need not be reported,
ng, brother of Wang Ching-wel, pro- posed leader of the new "puppet" Central Government of China.
Mr. Wang had been in retirement
for several years.
of
They are mopping up the remnants
the Polish
Opalin, troops in Dubenka, Komarov, Lavrikov, Pod- gaichichi, Uritaych, Kozlown and Strył.
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IN
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R.A.F. On The Job LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter).-The lines in several sectors of the Saar Hardt forest, which is attributed to ment this evening gives further de
non-appearance of German the patrols after Saturday's repulses after tails of the ainking of the Newcastlo which the French advance guards freighter Hazelside.
An R.A.F. plane appeared on the strattened their lines and Improved scene after the sinking and dropped their observation posts.
Straits, Ceylon, India East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe vla Nuples-duo Naples 10th October
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
.4 p.m.
Reg Ord.
.4.30 p.m. Manila, Australia and New Zealand vin Thursday Island-duc Thurs- day Island 8th October
K.P.O. and G.P.O. Reg.
Ord.
.3.45 p.m. .....4.30 p.m. Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"die London, 4th October
K.P.O.
Regu
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Rez..
Ord.,
Bp.m. 5.30 p.m.
.5 p.m. 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—due Sydney, 2nd. October,
K.P.O.
Beg..
Ord..
.5 p.m. .5.30 pm.
G.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.,
.5 p.m.
D.,
0.30 a.m.
Wednesday Air Squadrons Mass
a message in a metol'canister to same. Fort Bayard, Hollow and Pakhot of the crew who were in a lifebont. LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-Atelling them of the whereabouts of Amoy and Shanghai.....3.30 p.m.. report from Paris sintes that the some shipmates who were clinging to Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and Germans are massing air squadrons a raft. at strategic points on the Swiss border.
France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Direct Service" dua Paris, Gib October.
The plane bombed the submarine, which could be
Airways seen submerged. Extension Southwards
Though the plane remained on the LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-spot for some time, no further trace Paris messages which are unconfrm-of the U-boat was seen. ed by official quarters, state that there has been more activity on the between Strassbourg. and
Rhine
Basle.
Official Communique
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Swedish Indignation
K.P.O..
Beg,
Ord.
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH STOCKHOLM, Sept. 25 (UP)-
G.P.O.
Reg.
.5 p.m. .5.30 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
The sinking of the steamer Silesia has
Ord,
caused great indignation here and 1 Straits
7 p.m. p.m.
is expected that a vigorous protest
Thursday
PARIS, Sept. 25 (UP)-The 44th will be made to Berlin. There is Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- official French communique states: also much discussion over applying
"There has been activity by the ad- an embargo on Germany.
vanced elements of infantry-in-o
Euat Saar. There has been strong
netivity by the enemy artillery in
King Secs R.A.F.-At-Work SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuler).The
the same region. During nerini bat-King to-day visited a quiet country
tles on September 24 our pursuit house, secret headquarters of the
"Pan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 4th October:
I. P. O.
Jul and U.S.A., by the
neg.,
Ord
Reg.
Ord.,
patrols twice
encountered enemy Royal Air Force coastal command, squadrons in superlar numbers and heard reports of encounters be Several enemy pursuit planes were tween
RAF. Finiphong shot down. Two fell in our ter-patrols.
Sandakan ritory,"
He also watched a selected group Tourane ......
U-boats and the
...Sept. 27, 5 p.m. .Sept. 27, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.
„Sept. 27, 5 pan. Sept. 1, 7,30 a.m. ....2 p.m. .3.30 p.m.
Friday
.0.30 a.m.
Billoted in Villages of women in the cypher room coding Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New- LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter), and decoding messages to and from zealand via Bribaneduc Brisbane, From "somewhere in France", the aircraft, ships and the headquarters.
17th October. official press "eye-witness" writes:
G.P.O. & KP.0.
the depths of the "Omeers who fought in the last war remark on the fraternising of
Parcels, Rex., Ord.,
Sept. 20, 0.00 p.m. Sept. 30, 0.45 am.
To-day I visited British troops on old peasant remarking: I don't billeted in little villages, farms and belleve I've lost a single apple'. castles in French countryalde.
.Sept. 30, 0.30 am.
Baturday
...1 p.m.
.0.90 a.m.
So well distributed are they that the French and British troops as a Halphong you could drive through the area marked difference between 1914 and without noticing the concentration of 1939. They drink together in cafes, Dairen
.10.30 0.7 troops.
share cigarettes, and try to get to Saigon "The French pay warm tributes to know each other as never in the last Shanghai
......3.30 p.m. the conduct of the British soldiers, war."
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