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Monday, Sept. 1, 1941.
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al Sikorski, Polish-Pri
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-Hitler embarked on his mad- march on September 1, 1939. A special edition issued by that the "Telegraph" lato evening told Hongkong the This is the message
nows.
that heralded the start of
War:
Acting less than four hours after he issued his Pro- clamation to the German Army, Herr Hitler this morning ordered General Goering, Chief of the German Air Force, to send the Reich warplanes over the Polish capital.
An urgent "United Press" message, despatched from Warsaw at 9 o'clock this morning (4 o'clock this after- noon, Hongkong Timel stated that German planes had bombed the capital.
No further details are to hand.
It is not known how many planes appeared over War- saw, or what was the extent of the damage.
The incident, however, appears to confirm the con- tention that Hitler's Proclamation to the German Army was, in fact, a Declaration of War on Poland,
While this is going on in Po- Iand thousands of Poles are now in Britain under the lender- ship of the Polish Prime Minis- ter and Commander-in-Chief, General Sikorski.
Burning to avenge their coun- try, keen to serve in the Allied cause, they braved great dan- gers, crossing frontiers and mountain ranges, passing through many countries till they spired by the thought of the part reached France, where a new played by their country in the Polish army and air force were first act of this tremendous formed, struggle.
POLAND'S HEROIC CHOICE
THE prefix "Sprelal to the Telegraph" is used by the longkong Telegraph to Indicate news which is strictly copyright when
under the provisions of the Telecommuni-
vations Ordinance, 1935. Such news
bears the indication "Up" 11 received In
Hongkeng on the date of publication by serve all rights and forbid republications.
the United Press Associations, who re
either wholly or in part without previoui arrangement,
SOLUTION LIES WITH JAPAN
By Jan Bolinski:Jundzill Deputy-Director of the Polish Research Centre
Poland made her choice less the defenders of Warsaw that every day she accepted and fully realised
they fought on was causing the the British reciprocated
enemy heavy losses. guarantee of April 6, 1939. It is not sufficiently realised in many countries that Po- land had that choice in the Spring before the War.
I
Destroyers and submarines of What is going on in Poland the Polish Navy escaped from now? The policy of the oc- the Baltic and reached British cupying Power is brutal and ports to co-operate with the ruthless. Their policy aims at British Navy. Many of their the destruction of the vital exploits, particularly those of forces of the Polish nation. the Polish submarine Orzel, are
Methods hitherto unexampled well known. in the history of the civilised After the French collapse, are being used. The inspired by the same spirit of world Germans, in consequence of determination, the Polish their failure to find "quislings" Government and the Polishi in Poland, have rehed mainly on Army arrived in Britain. Since to then they have continued They preferred to sacrifice the Gestapo. their material possessions
German barbarity was stres- play their part in the war. their city, their homes, their sed by the British Prime Minis- need not stress the part played lives in order to continue ter in his broadcast to the Polish by the Polish airmen in the bat resistance as long as humanly nation on May 3 when he said: tic of Britain when about 10 possible.
"Every week his (Hitler's) percent. of the planes brought Two paths lay before her.
The Germans had 75 divisions firing parties are busy in n down in the autumn were the THE cautious tone adopted offelally The first was to yield to of infantry, 15 mechanised divi- dozen lands. Monday he shoots victims of Polish fighters. both in Washington and Tokyo, re- German persuasion, make sions and 6,000 aeroplanes in Dutchmen, Tuesday Norwegi- Polish forces also played their The Poles opposed this ans, Wednesday French or Bel- part at Narvik in May and June are now fighting in garding the possible outcome of the concessions with regard to action. exchange of notes between Prince Danzig and the Polish Cor- might with 25 divisions, one gians stand against the wall; 1940 and Konoye and President Roosevelt ridor, and join the Axis. mechanised division and about while Thursday it is the Czechs the Middle East which they
who must suffer, and now there reached through 370 planes. Poland, as a vassal state of
This was the unequal struggle are the Serbs and the Grecks to Palestine.
fill his repulsive bill of execu- crisis is understandable and sensible. Germany would then have Poland fought for Much depends on how much taken part in a German month. She would have held tion. But always, all the days, ground Tokyo is prepared to break; campaign against Russia. out longer had it not been for there are the Poles." If Prince Konoye's message to Pres-The other alternative was the Russian attitude. The Ger- the time-honoured Japanese plea for to resist the German de- man losses were very heavy and "belter understanding", which means mands and espouse the it is claimed by Polish authori- Polish victory with 150,000 nothing more than that the United cause of international order lies that the Nazis paid for their dead, 200,000 wounded, about States permit Japan to go ahead with and freedom. her programme of aggression and
She chose the path of 700 tanks and 500 aeroplanes. expansion without let or hindrance, honour and was actually the Vital Contribution
first country to resist the
relevant to the existing Pacifie
new
dent Roosevelt goes no further than
then little, if anything, con
B whole
Poland Fights On
Syria and
The century-old Polish Na- tional Anthem begins with the words: "Poland's soul is not de- own parted while we live to her." Poland's soul lives on and no persecution can destroy, From the secret press appear it.
Poland's part in the struggle ing in Poland and from reports emanating from other sources, to-day can be summed up in a it is clear that the Polish spirit few words. In Poland, stub- of resistance remains unim- born resistance to German op- paired by this ruthless oppres- pression. Elsewhere, an equally sion. Polish faith in a final vic- stubborn fight by the side of
brave Allies.
expected from the latest negotiations.mighty German-war ma-. During the last war, when the tory is unshaken.
It has been emphatically and elearly explained to Japan that the solution to the Pacife crisis lles very essential largely in her hands; ils prerequisite is willingness on the part of the Japanese Government, ia make concessions, the principal ono of which is the renunciation of her policy of self-aggrandisement and nequisition of territory by force. It is doubtful, however, whether this in itself would be regarded by the democracies as suficient. The poli- tical situation in the Far East created by Japan is so obnoxious to America
Bitely tolerated. That is, perhaps,
chine.
Hopeless Odds
German onslaught on Paris en- dangered the situation in the West, the armies of the Tsar helped by attacking West Prus sia and thus contributed in- The military campaign of directly to the victory of the 1939 was fought with desperate Marne. So in 1939, a short but Poland courage by the entire Polish bloody campaign in people. The siege of Warsaw secured to the Western Powers will for all time serve as an a period of respite and gave example of their indomitable them the opportunity of affect- spirit.
ing mobilisation and making
In the second week of the further preparation for war. siege it was entirely clear that. To-day, with the vivid illus the situation was hopeless and trations of German tactics in battles of France and there was no possibility of re- the
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The story of Thailand to-day is the story of a nation wait. and Britain that it cannot be indepelling the invader, Neverthe- Greece before us, Poles are in nitesimal, yet it is just such cholcea covered, let it ride?
ing to be invaded," declared Mr Frank Gervasi, associate editor
of the American magazine "Collier's," when he arrived in Singa- pore after spending ten days in Bangkok,
have
"I am- personally convinced that the Thai are going to fight," he said. "They their eyes open for what is hap. pening.
"They belleve that if they fight they will be raving face, honour and dignity as men who are confident that the Axis is going to lose and that they will get a decent break after peace.
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a point of view which Jopan has not sufficiently taken into account.
Considerable emphasis has been placed on the concern which Britain and America feels regarding threats to Mainya, the N.E.I., and the Philip- pines, but just as much concern is fell about the position of China as it is to-day, and manifestly, and rightly, ald from those two nations to China is going to be consistently increased. Japanese politielans who have always insisted upon the need for "realism" should take a leaf out of their own book in this respect. The situation is acute because It is obvious that it there is to be any improvement, According to the "Kinematographi Japan has got to modify her policy are preponderandly, pro-British," Weekly," "negotiations are nearly he added.
completed whereby Warner Brothers very considerably., Britain and the
"The. That will tell you," he con-
Britain's largest combine of tinted, "that they would rather die
live on their cinemas, Associated British Pic- on their feet than
ture Corporation (the familiar knees."
A.B.C. halls which number over The people in Thailand, he said, 500), may come under United were making very serious prepara- States control soon.
o prepare themselves. They
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Glasgow Mr John Maxwell, the Speaking of Russo-Japanese ten-solicitor who became Britain's lead
think you ing film magnate. slon, Mr Gervasi enid, “1 can certainly expect an attack on if this deal comes off it will be a Russia by Japan if the Germans con big step towards American control tinua miressfully against the Soviet." of British hollo- state of, things correspondent to the which the Government has In the Accredited British Forces in the Middle East for three months this year-May, June past been anxious to avoid.
The Warner company which is and July-Mr Gervasi spoke highly bidding is a British one, but repre-
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would be starting an offensive in the The danger in the Middle East, he Middle East "very Roon."
"I think that Britain, alded by rated. There went on. had now was plenty of American material and America, has gone over from the de- ammunition there to augment British fensive to the offensive mentality: I am very optimistic about the future," supotten rated
He was of the oplaton that Briaini he said,.
that they Intend. to stand for no further non- sense on the part of Tokyo. Britain's military preparedness both in Malaya and Hongkong supports that warning." It will be the general and forvent hope of all sane people throughout the Orient that the latent efforts to avert the explosion so gravely threatening will meet with success; but Japan inust not expect this to be accomplished at the expense of China; there is going to be no selling out of Chungking by either America or Britain. From now on the ro tractions and the sacrifices must come from Japan, and if these are not forthcoming, then Japan must· accept the consequences, serious ne they will be to all-involved
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THE "percentage" favouring one diamond and finesse to the queen, play over another may be in-or lead the Jack and, if it is not
as this that mark the expert. Note to-day's deal,
South denter. Both sides vulnerable, Match-point duplicate.
♡ 875
* J9862
487643
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A 100
47042
AJI
N WE
S
A A 10
AKJO
KQ42 OK 104 *853
OAQ753
KQ10
The bidding
South
Weat
North
East
Раяв
Рави
2NT
Pass
JNT Feas
Pas Pass
Identical
The bidding was
East
The answer to this is simple when we consider the possible distribu- tions of the missing diamonds. If East has the king blank, the K-10 or the K-4, it does not matter what diamond we lead from dummy; we are safe in all cases. There Is possibility,
however, that holds all three of the missing dla monds, and in that ense. It will be fatal to lead low to the queen. East, of course, will not spilt his honours; he will put the four on the deuce.
West The queen holds but, when falls to follow, our doom becomes plain, East still has the K-10 and no manner of play can shut out his trick.
If we play properly, however, and lead dummy's jack, it is East who Is doomed. If he covers, our ace wine and, since West shows out, onother finesse is catublished against the ten-spot. If East ducks, at the Jack holds,
Thus,
since there
seven tables, in a recent duplicate nothing to lose in any case by lead- gam> end in every ease West. ing. the jack, and something to gain opened the fourth best spade. Some in one case, this selection becomes declarers went up with dummy's the "percentage" play.
the
I regret to report that, of the queen, others let the lead ride to the A-19. But, since East had both seven declarers, only two ied the king and fuck, this was imma- Jack Instead of a low diamond terial-South lost his only spade through East and, hence, only two stopper Immediately. With the fulfilled their contracts, heart suit wide open it was appar- ent that the only hone of fulfilling the centrnet depended on running the diamond suit without losing the lead. No other consideration was Involved.
To-morrow's Hand South dealer, Both sides vulnerable.
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The K-10-4ot diamonds were outstanding. As we know. enly ten of a suit, mirring the king, proper play is to finesse, not to the play for a drop. Hence, if diamond •king
is in West's hand, whether guarded 'or· unguarded, It will since there
violate this rule of play. Thus, we must finesse, but in precisely wint manner? Entering dummy with a club, should we lead a low
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