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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 27, 1939.

OVERNIGHT WARSAW HOLDS OUT WHILE NEWS PAGE FRENCH ADVANCE ON SAAR

Rumanian

Fears

LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP).— The "Exchange Telegraph's" Bucharest correspondent atates fears of a Soviet comp are expressed in responsible circles. It is stated that 100 Soviet divisions are advancing, one on the Bessarabian border.

Air raid precautionary mea- sures were put into operation in Bucharest last night.

THE GRAND DUCHY Luxemburg · Relies On Neutrality

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The Russians and the Germans continue to occupy new

territory in Poland in what is said to be in accordance with their Latest News From China War Front

mutual plans. The Russians have reached the frontier of Estonia and it is reported that they have closed the Rumanian frontier.

The German troops have not eased their bumbardment of Warsaw which is now running short of ammunition. The Poles, However, repelled another Nazl assault by hand-to-hand fighting, President Moscicki of Poland, who fled Into Rumania, has been interned together with General Smlgly-Rydz. It is reported that the President is contemplating resignation in favour of a Pole in France for the purpose of establishing a new Polish government on French Bull,

In Nazi occupied Poland the Jews are being severely dealt with. They have been refused food and all the 'shops where the Jews have fled have been taken over by the Germans.

On the Western Front the French artillery pounded the German lines and made advances in the Snor sector. The Germuns on the other hand claim to be attacking a French town from three sides.

Budapest, Sept. 20.

An inconfirmed report states that

Chungshan Quiet But Changsha Threatened

CHUNGSHAN, Sept. 26.-The Chinese militia are still holding Cheungkapin, Taiwan, Siuyan and Laichuen, north-east of Shekki, which were scenes of fighting last d'italia, which was broadcast on the week. These fronts were very quiet yesterday with the Italian wireless, and stated that the exception of some minor Chinese raids against the should bear in mind that even the Japanese remaining at Tawangtau and Sanchow. As a collapse of the German Western wall precaution most of the Japanese there return to their war- will probably bring the

the Germans blew up the Drohobycz❘ Allied Governments and nations oil wells before handing over to the

Russians-Heuter Special.

Red Army's Advance

Moscow, Sept. 20.

Allied

armies in contact with the stranger|ships at night. German troops.-Reuler..

A Red Army communique reports

Two Japanese warships remain off siang River and the Mi River In that the troops have reached the Luxemburg, Sept. 26.

Artillery Active

Tawangtau with three at Wangmoon.north Hunan. Luxemburg relies

Le-towns of Surbild and Goniandz and

Paris, Sept. 26. The warships at Tawangtau fred The objective of the Japanese ap- gerent Powers to maintain treaties now on a line running thence

to be Milo Surazh,

on the Canton- Yanov, Opalin, French and German guns have intermittently towards' Cheungkupin.pears and keep their renewed verbal as-through

Podgaichiki, Untatychebeen exchanging violent cannonades

Hankow Railway, 45 miles north of surances to

the Grand Dubenka, respect

on the Western Front. For the first On Sunday afternoon two Japan- Changshe. While Japanese marines Duchy's neutrality, stated the Minis- Rybnik u Kozłowa. Reuter,

fanded flew over Shekki and wito

ot Yingtlen on the ter of State, M. Pierre Dupong, at

1ime since the outbreak of war there ese planes Forming Guorilla Bands

has been prolonged artillery #etinį mnchine-gunned the Chinese post-south-east bank of the Tungling an interview.

Paris, Sept. 26

on the stretch along the Rhine be- tions. No planes visited Shekki yes-Lake are pushing eastward, Japanese The bands forming In Poland are tween Strasbourg and the Swissterday. Some of the traders who army unlis are attempting to reach modelled on whose

which Marthal frontier.

have returned to Shekki are now the town by driving down the rail- opening shops at night in order to way. avoid being bombed,

"Our neutral rights will be fully respected," sak! M. Dupong, "While our neutrality is based on the surne principles as that of Belgium, Tol-

Switzerland, there is land und

Ofference in our case since we have no Socialist Government.

"While the country hopes in escapt

there war.

be whi

difficulties,

especially economic ones Our steel industry which produced une-tenth

Asked if the number of unemploy ed in the Grand Duchy really totalled 275,000, he replied that 2,000 was accurate.

Padski directed in the last war; After a week spent in consolida and which contributed efficiously Inting the gains, the French have the country's resurrection, declares moved up artillery batteries and are General Duval writing in the Journal des Dehati-Reuter Special now within good range of the Sieg-

Pounded To Dust

London, Sept. 26.

Despite the unrestricted warfare

fried Line-Renter.

German Plans Boing Made

Paris, Sept. 20.

Very stubborn resistance is being offered by the Chinese.

Kongmoon Desertion

As a result of several daring Chi- Shlubing, Kwangtung, Sept. 26.

[nese strokes, some 2,000 Japanese More than 200 puppet vanguards have been slain. This figure includes stationed at Kongmoon have desert over 60 Japanese officers. In ad- ed. Other Japanese-employed Chi-dition, a number of Japanese prison- ported to have mutinied because they nese Irregulară în Sumwu are reers were taken.

Chinese comterwaltneks have been have not been paid for three months.

Jaunched ulh success. Taolin, A lot of them have surrendered to Hsinkaitang. Slaochino and Haitang

have been successively taken back. the Chinese-Central News

Yingtien, sixteen miles west of the Canton-Hankow Rallyny, where Ja- panese morines landed and started a Banking movement, continues to be

Chinese Successes

Shekk, Sept. 28. Chinese successes in Tsungla and

of the world's output last year and waged by the Germans in which the of the first montis, military circles With the war approaching the end imported coke from Germany, ore ruthlessness of the milltary opera- from Fance all ship stcel from all tions has known to bounds, Warsaw forcer an early German lavasion of purts of the world without difficulis stili bravely hukting; out and wit Switzerland or Holland, or both. An ties, is bound to suffer."

continue to hold out until there is no attack via Switzerland will give a further strength and breath in us, long front line of 200 kilometres. via Holland will stated the announcer of Radio War- while un atlack

permit the German forces to skirt Say in a broadcast to-day.

He said that Warsaw was under-chind Belgium's first line defences going the eleventh day of artillery and head for the heart of Flanders. M. Dupong. who has a modest bombardment which had been host The authoritative Fett Paristen Fayun were spectacular, as a Stiu- the scene of bitter Bghting. onice in the Central Pust Ofice ceaseless since it begun. Heavy says that addition to evacuating building said that the food sua-guns were indiscriminately continu- Alx-la-Chapelle, which presupposes wan report claims that the Japan-¦ Additional Japanese marines who ese casualties Included over 350 attempted to land there were thrown tion in Luxemburg was much bettering to shell the city into dust. All eventual violation of Dutch neutrality, cavalrymen, 000 infantrymen and the back. Chienchluping, & point cast of

at the outbreak of the the big buildings had gone one by there are three large masses of troops death of a detachment commander Yingtien, bus been recovered. World Wor "Our agriculture is in one and now the smaller ones were in the neighbourhood of the German-with the rank of major-general. Central News, #splendid condition, although there going the same way. All the while, Swiss frontier behind the Rhine, from Many Japanese retreated in confusion jo a shortage of malze for cattle continued the tragic incssage, hund- Basle to Schaffhouse. The German Lo Shenkong, and several officers which we have at present an ex- reds of bombs were falling from the plan would be to organise large scale were killed by the guerillas, wi portable surplus," he said. "We are hir, destroying and killing on a operations via Neufchatel short of fat, urd and wheat, which seale unparalleled in history. Tens Jura mountains. The natural de-

flow then

Into the

sniped at them.

Advances Described

Chungking, Sept. 20. Japanese troops are said to have is anixed with home-grown produce, of thousands of civilians were dead fences in the Jura mountains, In Heavy losses were alsa sustained converged on the Milo Station on the good quality flour, also sugar, salt, and wounded, but it seemed impos-addition to the powerful forts con- on the Chinese side, as the Japanese Canton-Hankow railway and on the Spices and cocoa, M.

Georges sible to kill the spirit of the people.structed there, would permit the brought into action over 200 Japan-banks of Mi River which cross the Thuals, former Premier of Belgium, Is sailing for the United States short-spirit of the people came from the with case.

The latest sign of the indomitable French to hold up the enemy advance ese bombing planes, ntressitating the railway at this point and flows into ly to negotiate for Belgium and women. Ready to die

Chinese counter-attacking only at the Tungting Lake. with their Military circles hold the opinion night

batt weather.- Luxemburg for these supplies,"

nien folk, Inrge squada of

armed that the Germans are doing their Special. M. Dupong, who is in his early women were now fighting side by utmost to discover the strength of the ties, welcomes visitors in a quiet sile with the soldiers.

Germans claim to have and friendly manner. He concluded his interview by saying that the penetrated into parts of the suburbs Grand Duchy this year was celebrat-and state that they have captured the ing its 100 years of independence southern suburbs.

U-Boat Scourge

The

Hre

during or

Japanese Consolidating

Maeso, Sept. 28,

Heavy fighting is at present going on along the Canton-Hankow rallway between Sintsiang and Milo at Chungchlawan. Huangshachal and Taolin-Reuter.

French forces before venturing an ofensive, The Germans

are also preoccupied with the French edvance, which puts certain parts of the An unexpected development in the

Advance Continues Chungshan blished by the Treaty of London The Red Army claims to be stin Siegfried Line under the range of Japanese hostilities in

French artillery United Press. was the sudden and unexplained

Honkow, Sept. 20. on the conclusion of the Belgian re-advancing and state that they

withdrawal of large numbers of the Continuing their advance south- vulution-in-1839,-the-exact -frontier carrying out..mapping up operations. -German-Glaim Reduced-invading troops, on Friday last:-The ward along the Cantan-Hankow Ralf of Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg in the Ukraine and in White Russia.

Chinese defenders on the Wangmoon way In north-eastern Hunan, Japan- was established—United Press.

It is sintex} thint the work of

London, Sept. 20, front were given a much

continues on the respite, but the making the Poles Soviet-minded in

neededese troops this morning crossed the Great netivity going on

Japanese appeared Ku (also known as Mi) River at two very successfully.

The Western Front, chiefly confined to Tai Lum and Slu Lum Islands, points, thereby gaining control of a Soviel milliary authorltles had artillery duels, There have also been organised peasant corps which were several spectacular acrlat encounters midway between San Cho stand and wide stretch of the south bank of the

the mainland of Thu Moon, close to strategie river, 75 kilometres going about scouting for Polisli of- between Allied and German plattes. Pak Chiu. Cers who are in hiding in the forests. The Germans claim that they brought

of Chengsht. -Reuter Bulletin,

down five French planes, although On the Wanginoon front the Further cast, Japanese deployed previously they had put the number Japanese have not withdrawn catire-along the north bank of the Ku River at eight. The French admit having ly, and are in uccupation of Pak Tong after a three-day forced march in lost two machines

Tap Hill, where about 200 Japanese which they advanced daily an average The Germans dropped pamphlets troops and a similar number of la- of 40 kilometres over a 100-kilo- which read: One Fuhrer, one people, bourers brought by the Japanese metres front, hotly pursuing Chinese one Reich. The French replied with: from elsewhere in Chine, are busily troops consisting of 10 divisions of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity engaged in the erection of barbed the Central Army supported by Sze- Reuter Buttetin.

wire barrlendes and other works.chwan troops, Pak Tonk Top 1 occupies a very

Survivors Tell Of Experience

London, Sept. 26. Survivors of the British steamer Hazelside which was sunk by a Ger- mon submarine to-day gave the story of their ordeal when the ship was

nitacked.

Envoy Returns

Paris, Sept. 20. The French Ambassador to Poland who has just returned to Paris, in un Interview said that the Polish army was benton because of the ennsbing. superiority of Germany n the air and also the relentless manner in which they used their vastly superior mechanised forces.

The Germans, he cald, freely used aerial torpedoes and bambs not only

military objectives but on any thing they could see. The slightest sign of anything moving was suf- ficient for the Germans to let loos They said that the ship was first all the fury of their guns and planes. shelled and then torpedoed. The hero The shelling and bombing was car of the offale was the wireless opern-ried out without the slightest -con- tor, who though wounded in the face, siderations of humanitarian

or

leg and arm by shell splinters, con- even comforming to the smallest rules tinued to send messages and had to of warfare.

be carried to the boat when the ship The Ambassador pad a glowingi

tribute to the magnificent heroism of

was abandoned.

.

The captain steered a zig-zig course the Poles, who fought to the death.

Where

the

opposing forces were

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West Reich Strewn With Leaflets

More Excursions By The R.A.F.

London, Sept. 26.

announces that:

north

A cursory check of Chinese losses

strategic position, overlooking the reveals 8,200 dead abandoned, while, foreshore of Wangmoon Channel, and 16 guns of various types, 05 machine- It is possible that the Japanese are fortifying the place with the objects, 750 rifles, and 350,000 rounds of covering future landings at the of rifle ammunition were seized on

the north front alone. spot.

Meanwhile, the Chinese villagers, who have been holding out against the Japanese for so long in Chung shan, have been reinforced by arrival of Chinese irregulars from Various ather districts In South China The newly arrived troops possess better arms and equipment than the district guards.

Refugees are returning to their

but eventually had to slop the -en- | caual, he said, he Poles were in- the Royal Air Force again carried homes, in spile of the presence of

gine and abandon the stafp,

The

finitely superior Aghters.

Another factor which contributed to the early defeat of the Peles was

second engineer, who had an arm blown off, went down to the engine room to carry out orders and was never seen again. Two of the life the widespread system of espionage boots were smashed by the gunfire which the Germans had set up. and all the crew had to go in the Wherever the Government or slate Captain's Jolly-boatwhich was so

authorities moved, the spics would crowded that they could not use the communicate the news to the Ger- ears and had to bail the water out mans and the place was blasted al- with seaboots. Soon after, a British most out of existance by the German destroyer arrived and dropped planes. Reuter Bulletin, depth charge but it was not known whether the submarine was sunk Reuter Bulletin.

Counter-Measures Discussed

London, Sep. 20.

con-

Italy Sees Allied Success

London, Sept. 26.

The Air Ministry

reconnaissances over out successful western and north-west Germany on Monday. Atineks by enemy altery't were repulsed and the Aritish machines returned safely to their

bases.

Last night further reconsistan ́es

Japanese warships off the consts and occasional visits by Japanese planes.

-Our Own Correspondent.

Tenghai Evacuation Hingning, Kwangtung, Sept. 26. Tenghal, a town on the eastern were carried out over Germany and Kwangtung coast, 12 miles north-cut leaflets dropped. All the machines of Swatow, was evacuated by the Chinese yesterday after heavy fight- innded safely.Reuter.

Ing.-Central News,

Eighteen Million Pamphlets

London, Sept., 20.

A Minstry of Information bulletin

landed on Saturday on the banks of The Japanese flanking force which Tungling Lake has engaged a strong Chinese force in the mountains cast of the Hankow-Canton Railway in a widening enveloping movencit which, it successful, will throw the Chinese forces into the mountains un the Klangsi-Hunan border-Domet.

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Hankow, Sept. 26. Having covered 25 miles, since The first mention in the Italion | states that since the beginning of the Press of the possibility of a collapse war the Royal Air Force his dropped Saturday the vanguards of the Ja of the Siegfried Line in contained in 18 million pamphlets in various parts panese in north-castorn Hunan to-eds quick now strength to re- In connection with the sinking of a leading article in the Glornate of Germany,

day were within 40 miles of Chang- the Swedish freighter Gertrud Bratt

The British aircraft, continues the sho. by a German qubmarine, it

bullelln, penetrated for Into the in- Two units of Japanese on Monday! Armed that nineteen of the crew were which will mean an increase in the terior of the Reich visiting the north, afternoon crossed the Mi fliver.. picked up by another Swedish | cost by about 20 per cent. It is em the centre as well as the Western

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on Monday morning-Domel. delegation has left for London to dis-bundles the size of a brick. The

with the British raids were mostly cuss the question

carried out ni

Chinese Resistance Government.

night and the fact that most of the In addition to the Swedish ships, pamphlets dropped in the right places

Changelia, Sept. 20. goes will have to be transported to two Finnish Vessels have been sunk testified to the skill of the almen.—-

Large-scale fighting is raging in a Norway and re-shipped from there, so far.Reuter Bulletin.

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