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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 183 No. 15947

一拜禮 號二月十英港香 MONDAY, OCTOBER

2. 1939.

State Told

Told To

To Send "Delegation"

BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

SBTEAR.00 PER ANNUM

SOVIET THREATENS TO

GOBBLE UP LATVIA

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, Oct. 2 (UP). The "Exchange Telegraph" reports from Tallinn,_the_capital of Estonia: “It is the general opinion here that Latvia's time has come."

Latvia is sending a trade delegation to Moscow within the next few days as a result of demands from the Soviet,

The Russian demands are understood to include a non-aggression pact and the right for Soviet warships and Soviet soldiers to garrison the town of Libau.

The despatch also states that twenty divisions of Soviet troops were recently stationed on the Estonian frontier have now been moved to the Latvian frontier.

"INVITED" TO MOSCOW

NEUTRALITY BILL

MOMENTOUS! DEBATE

U.S. Senate Starts Consideration

LONDON, Oct. 2 (Reuter).-It was officially announced in Riga last evening that the Latvian Foreign Minister, Dr. Munters, has been "invited" to go to Moscow to-day,

The decision to make the trip was taken after 3 Cabinet meeting in Riga at which Dr. Munters reported

on the Soviet-Estonian agreement,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Reu- Band ́ter).--The Senato to-day begins

the debate on the President's| .revised neutrality bill.

The Administration supporters any i they have 57 certain voles in the Senate. They concede the opposition .31 votes, and any that eight are doubt- |

ful.

Senator Gerald Nye, however, challenges this claim and says that the Administration supporters are divided on some of the provisions of the bill..

Senator Adams sald that the Ad- ministration proposes to intern nearly every American ship after spending millions on buliding the merchantile martner

Another Senator, however, sald that the country is faced with the alternative of sacrificing a large part of its world trade or becoming in- volved in war.

Forensic Duct

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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Stockrell

Vaasa

FINLAND

dgingrad

RESERVES CALLED UP

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UP) The R.N. Men In Hongkong

Senate debate presaging one of the greatest forensic duels in 20 years It la expected to consume a minimum of three weeks before passage.

Senator Hiram Johnson announces that he will introduce amendments to prevent any relaxation of the present war credits to Europe.

Liablo To Serve

This, in addition to the Soviet- German agreement, has

80 changed the international situa- tion position, says an official Latvian statement, that Latvia must clarify her relations with foreign countries, and with the Soviet in paritcular.

Two broadcasts in this connection were made yesterday-one each from Moscow and Ronie.

The Moscow radio said that Russia was demanding of Latvia speelal steps

lo prevent abuse of her neutrality and steps against espionage.

The Rome radio sold that Russia lind asked Latvia and Finland to sign:

a similar pact as the Russo-Estonion agreement,

Nelther report is yet confirmed į from any other source.

Python Invites Latvia

BERLIN, Oct. 1 (Reuter). The}

As They See It Abroad

(PAPA, IF THE DEMOCRACIES

ARE SO STUPID AND WRONG) AND HELPLESS, HOW DID THEY GET ALL THE LAND AND GOLD AND FOOD AND PEOPLE THEY

HAVE ?

CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD

An Amoricon cartoonist's idea of what happens to children who

ask questions in Hitler's Third Reich

["Detroit News"]

Japanese Repelled In Big Hunan Offensive

KWEILIN, Oct. 2 (Central).-Following the arrival Latvian Foreign Minister is leaving of a high Chinese command to personally direct operations for Moscow to minist

at the front, the fortunes of war on the outer defence of Changsha has definitely turned in favour of the defenders

The Next Gobble?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ROYAL NAVAL Reservists i in Hongkong and in all parts of the British Empire have been called to the Colours, A "Gazette Extraordinary",

This visit follows the decision issued this afternoon, contains & the Latvian Cabinet, at Senator Gerald Nye broadcast that

a special it would represent the first step to Proclamation notifying that His session, that the Soviet-German and ward participation in the war because Majesty the King has ordered Soviet-Estonian packs have so altered

RIGA, Oct. 1 (UP)-The Latvian H.K. BORDER LATEST Foreign Minister, M. Munters, is pro- ceeding to Moscow on Monday.

it would represent, active economic and directed that the Royal support to the European belligerents. Naval Reserves, or such part of

them as the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty may

"Inside Nazi Germany' To Be Screened

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U.S. WARSHIPS FOR HAWAII ··

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

SAN PEDRO, Calif., Oct. 1 (UP)It has been announced that Cruiser Divisions 4 and 6 in addition to a destroyer flo- tilla and the aircraft carrier Enterprise, will proceed to Honolulu in the "near futura" for a training cruise.

The announcement added that the project has been under consideration for several months.

WESTERN FRONT

ADVANCE

Swedish Steamer Torpedoed

Eleven Of Crew Of U-Boat Victim Die SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2: (UP).-Further Nazi ac- tion against neutral ships is reported.

The 1,150-ton Danish steamer Vendin, owned by

IMPORTANT the A/S Dampskibsselskabot of Copenhagen, has been torpedoed without warning. The German U-Boat made no effort to save the crew, eleven of whom were killed outright. Six were saved, and the remainder are miss- ing.

French Now Threaton Valley Of Prims PARIS, Oct. 1 (Reuter). The French advance during the week. end south-west of Saarlouls was on a mile and a half front.

The German watch-ship BX, wrich is operating in the mino- An important scctor WRB field between Falsterbo seized in an angle formed at the Moen. violated Swedish terri- and Junction at Sarre. The groundtorial waters in order to capture is a rugged plateau dominating the Latvia steamer Imanta, the Saar towns of Sarrlouis, 1,233 tons, and owned by the Pachten, Dillegen, Woden, and Latvian Government, Wallerfangen.

Taken To Germany?.

The capture of this position enables enflading in the valley of Prints, an. Despite the fact that she was well Important line of communications at inside Swedish waters, the BX order- right angles to the front,

Saar Evacuation

ed the Imonta to follow her, and both ships proceeded in southerly diroc- tion, presumably bound for a German harbour,

now

LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter) The Nazi wireless to-day admitted that The Swedish newspaper "Nyal parts of Western Germany had been Daglit Allehanda" states that the evacuated by the German population. Scandinavian countries have.

Germany had previously denied lost 42,000 tons of shipping as a reports of evacuation appearing in the result of the U-Boat campaign. foreign press,

Thirty-four neutral Uves have been 1092.

A bureau has been established in Berlin at which soldiers can inquire as to the whereabouts of their rela- tives who have been evacuated,

Now Mobilisation BRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (Reuter).- Berlin is full of soldiers and convoys continue to pass from Poland, accord- ing to the Berlin correspondent of the Belgian rews agency.

There are various indications tend- ing to show that a new mobilisation order was issued in the past few days, calling still more men to the colours.

'Boware Of U-Boat Spion' Swedish People Warned STOCKHOLM, Oct. (Router) The population of Sweden has been warned not to mention details of sailings of Swedish ships.

Military detachments are to be on duty at all harbours, as is already the ense in Norway.

· Com»

This was announced yesterday by both the Swedish Commander-in- Chief and by the Ministry of Com-

The announcement follows Throat To Saarbrucekon

plaints by Swedish ship-owners that' LONDON, Oct. 1, (Reuter)----The widespread system of espionage French have succeeded in creating existed in Swedish ports and that a dangerous German salient.

Nazi U-boat commanders are inform- The capture of Saarbruecken would in advance of full details of sail- enable the French to cross the Saaz Ings and so on, and to establish a favourable position for a direct attack on the Siegfried Linc.

French War Communique

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Oct 1 (UP)-The both. during the week-end,

Omelal Freneli communique, issued at Fighting of unprecedented was quiet on

0.13 p.m. to-day, states: "To-day ferocity continues to rage along Artillery was active on both sides in the Western Front. a 200-kilometre front extending the East Saor."

The communique adds:. "There is of the railway, to Lungmeng- the region southwest of Saarlouis.

an improvement in our positions in

General Vuillemin, Chief of the situation in Eastern Europe that

cast of Pingkiang, the whole French Air Force, to-day reported to clarify her position vis-a-vis Moscow. is advisable for Latvia to fully

"TELEGRAPH" STAFF REPORTER sector cutting an inverted are the Frencli Premier on the acriat *Latvia like unhappy Estonia, was FRONTIER, 3.30 p.m.-Heavy mately

THE HONGKONG with its nearest point approxi- combats on the Weatem Front, a former Russian province.

M. Dalndler was also in conference twenty miles from with the French Commander-in- artillery has recommenced Changsha,

Chief, General Gamelin.

Hoavy Fighting

IN ACTION

ON

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chang to the immediate south-

Chinese

Swedes are urged, as they valua

the lives of Swedishs citizens, to keep

absolutely secret the time of sailings, destination of ships and the cargoes carried..

Barriors On Quays

Barriers are to be erected on `ull quays and will be guarded. Only authorised persons will be admitted to quays and they will be searched and their actions watched.

Meanwhile the Swedish Govern- ment has voted about 250,000. to PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

LATEST

N. T. Tragedy

Military truck proceeding to border

March Of Time direct, be called into actual

It proclaimed its independence on operations along the Hongkong The Japanese spearhead, centring Ban Lifted

In the same issue of the "Gazellɑ" ĮNovember 17,1017. It is bounded on frontier, after a period of quies | Klanyouyich, and a point southwest has been very heavy between the

their attack on Takutsono, cast of

PARIS, Oct. 2 (Reuter)—Fighting the following Special Admiralty Estonia, on the east by Russin, on the

the north by the Gulf of Riga and that lasted all morning. Order concerning Reservists absent south by. Lithuania and Poland, and

of Fingklang, was hurled bacle by Sanr and the Luxemburg frontier. Tho artillery from the British Islands is published: on the west by the Baltic Sea.

fro scems vigorous

Despite heavy German counter-attacks.

counter strongest in the aren between Blunted and bewildered, the Japanese the German defences fimly, but area at 2.30 p.m. went off Talpo "His Majesty the King, having

ertlery are, the French penetrated Issued His Proclamation ordering and Latvia produces a natural route for Shum Chun and Shatau, in Deep linear assault has now been merci directing that the Royal Neval trade between Russia and western Bay.

lessly cut and dissected with their

cautiously, THE HONGKONG Film Con- Royal Naval Reserve)

mechanised unita immobilized Volunteers (commonly known as the nations. Three Russian main lines

and Although the operations cannot be heavy artillery thrown out of action. under the converge at Huga, Windau and Libau seen from British territory, they are sors have lifted the censorship Royal Naval Reserve (Volunteer) the latter two centres reportedly quite nudible. ban on the dialogue of the March Act, 1860, or as many or much part being claimed by Russia in the pre-

Isolated Unity of Time containing the "Inside of them as the Lords Commissioners sent negotiations, Windau and Libau Are is also audible.

Occasional machine-gun and riflo Isolated Japanese units are clinging Nazi Germany" sequence.

of the Admiralty may direct, be are two of Latvia's three

several strongholds between called into Actual Service:

Japanese planes have been forced had gained at heavy cost, waiting for Kinotiuyich and Chingtsin which they "Notice is hereby given that ali

Ito abandon reconnaissance work, fresh reinforcements to renew their

harbours.

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The British authorities have been operations.

As a result, the film will be screen- ed at the Queen's and Alhambra men in the Royal Naval Reserve who Latvians represent 77 per cent. of owing to clouds and rain. theatres, commencing on October 10. are absent from the British Islands the total population, Minorities in-

are liable to serve in the Royal Navy, clude 11.0 per cent. Russians, 4.5 ready all morning to pick up pay

The heaviest loss since the Japanese The sequence is one of the most if called upon by the Officer Comper cent. Jews, 2.5 per cent. Ger Chinese or Japanese casualties who crossing of the MI River was inflicted powerful indictments of the Nazi ro-manding any of His Majesty's Ships. mans. Latvians are predominantly may alter across the border, but none on the invaders at Takutseno, where gime yet made for the screen.

"Royal Naval Roserve men serving Protestant. When attempts were previously in merchant ships abroad, on receiving made to screen the "March of Time notice of the issue of the Royal Pro-

Before the outbreak of war Ger-

have so far arrived,

Hoavy Japanosa Lossos

casuallles in yesterday'a hatile

It now transpires that the Chinese regular forces neitially entered Shum

Magistrate's Warning

Flogging In Future For Bag-Snatchers

"IN future, any person appear.

up to yesterday morning more than ing before me charged with 1,000 Japanese-have been killed.

the

Meagre Rosulf

said Mr. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning, when The increasing difficulty in north he sentenced two men to thres were forced to retire owing to heavy Hunan as they advance on Changsha months' hard labour with 18 Japanese serial operations. A con-

admitted by the Japanese strokes of the cane for this siderable part of Shum Chun was set authorities own broadcast, which offence. afire, and was still burning this; PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. morning. «

Some 7,600 Japanese, constituting snatching whether it be an ear- in Hongkong, protests were lodged by clamation at any port they may call many took 30.8 per cent. of Latvia's

It is believed here, from reports northeast of Changsha, according to a woman, will be given a flogging main Japanese attack to the ing or a wrist watch-from a the German Consul General, Herrat, are to report themselves to the exports, but Britain was her best Gipperich.

Senior British, Noval Omeer at that customer, taking 35 per cent. of the received from Chinese sources, that latest field despatch, have been cut as well as a prison sentence,"

the Brat British Naval total. Soviet Russia lakes only 3 per the Japanese maintained fairly severe (from their rear.- As a result of the German protests, Officer they may meet, or falling cent

port, or the censors deleted the dialogue from that, to the nearest Registrar of the film which, however, was screned Naval Reserve on arrival in the for one performance before the ban British Islands, .. was imporod.

"Royal Naval Reserve men abroad, As a result of the censoring of the but not serving in merchant ships, commentary, the sequence became fare to report themselves to the near- meaningless and the film had to bellest Belish Naval, Dominion, Con- |- withdrawn.

[sular or Colonial Oficer forthwith.

The British War Organisation Fund An appeal was lodged against tho "Any man failing to report himself (Hongkong Branch) would be grate Developments are expected at Sha- censorship but, at the time, failed.

Another appeal, lodged last week; Order will be liable

without delay in compliance with this ful for the loan of a standard size tau, in the Deep Hay area, where from the Chinese rection of the city, rison has completely disappeared arrest as a typewriter in good working, order, large number of Chinese troops are Chas xosulted in the decision to now deserter, died at

permit the dialogue to ho; broadcast)

Offers should be communicated to reported to be advancing, add but no Chinese troops have yet en By Commend of the Lords Com- Mr. A. Raymond the Hon. Secretary, Some mystery surrounds the fate tered, | missioners of tha, Admirality.. at the Ground Floor, Marina House of Shintaukokad. The Japanese, gar: (Earlier Reports On Page Two)

in the theatres,

Appeal For Loan Chun at oris stage yesterday, but

Of Typewriter:

Wha

The men were, Teang Ming, 19 and Lal Ming, 20, both unemployed. gold watches from Cheung Mi-chun, They were charged with matching married woman, and Lo Chan-ming, spinster, respectively.

The defendants; were : also recoñ» minded for buniliment

Road Into gully. Middlex driver seriously injured, probably lose one eye; One Kumoan killed, one seriour- 15 injured,