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under the provisions of the Telecominuni- entions Ordinance, 1938. Such newK,

the United who re-

-Hitler embarked on his mad- march on Septembar 1, 1939. A special edition issued by the Telegraph" late that evening told. Hongkong the nows. This is the message that 'horalded 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 Time) stated that Gorman 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.

General Sikorski, Polish Prime Mi

Command

While this is going on in Po land thousands of Poles are now in Britain under the leader- ship of the Polish Prime Minia- 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 wore first act of this tremendous formed. struggle.

POLAND'S HEROIC CHOICE

By Jan Bolinski-Jundzill

Deputy-Director of the Polish Research Centre

Poland made her choice less the defenders of Warsaw indleate news which is strictly copyright when she accepted and fully realised that every day the British they fought on was causing the bears the indication "Up" is received in reciprocated Hongkong on the date of publication by guarantee of April 6, 1939. enemy heavy losses,

They preferred to sacrifice serve all rights and forbid republications, It is not sufficiently realised

their material possessions. in many countries that Po-

their city, their homes, their land had that choice in the lives in order to continue Spring before the War. resistance as long as humanly

possible.

either wholly or in part without previous arrangement.

SOLUTION LIES WITH

JAPAN

Much depends on how much new ground Tokyo is prepared to break; if Prince Konoye's message to Presi-

dent Roosevelt goes no further than the time-honoured Japanese plea for

“better understanding", which means nothing more than that the United States permit Japun to go ahead with her programme. of aggression and expansion without let or hindrance,

370 planes.

Two paths lay before her.

The Germans had 75 divisions THE cautious tone adopted officially The first was to yield to of infantry, 16 mechanised divi- both in Washington and Tokyo re- German persuasion, make sions and 5,000 aeroplanes in garding the possible outcome of the concessions with regard to action. The Poles opposed this exchange of notes between Prince Danzig and the Polish Cor might with 26 divisions, one Капоус and President Roosevelt ridor, and join the Axis, mechanised division and about relevant to the existing Pacific Poland, as a vassal state of crisis is understandable and sensible. Germany would then have Poland fought for

This was the unequal struggle whole taken part in a German month. She would have held campaign against Russia. out longer had it not been for The other alternative was the Russian attitude. The Ger- to resist the German de- man losses were very heavy and mands and espouse the it is claimed by Polish authori

Polish victory cause of international order ties that the Nazis paid for their with 150,000 and freedom.

dead, 200,000 wounded, about She chose the path of 700 tanks and 500 neroplanes. honour and was actually the Vital Contribution first country to resist the mighty German war

During the last war, when the German-onslaught on-Paris-en- dangered the situation in thef West, the armies of the Tsar helped by attacking West Prus- sla and thus contributed in- The military campaign 1939 was fought with desperate Marne. So in 1939, a short but directly to the victory of the courage by the entire Polish of which is the renunciation of her people. The siege of Warsaw secured to the Western Powers bloody campaign in Poland potley of self-aggrandisement and will for all time serve as an a period of respite and gave acquisition of territory by force. It example of their indomitable them the opportunity of affect- Is doubtful, however, whether this in spirit.

ing mobilisation and making, Itself would be regarded by the In the second week of the further preparation for war, democracies as sufficient. The poll-siege it was entirely clear that

To-day, with the vivid illus- tical situation in the Far East created the situation was hopeless and trations of German tactics in] by Japan is so obnoxious to America there was no possibility of re- the battles of France and "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- ing to be invaded," declared Mr Frank Gervasi, associate editor Anitely tolerated. That is, perhaps,

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of the American magazine "Collier's," when he arrived in Singa- pore after spending ten days in Bangkok,

"I am personally convinced that the Thai are going to fight," he said. "They have their eyes open for what is hap- pening.

"They believe that if they fight they will be saving face, honour and confident dignity as men who are

that the Axis Is going to lose and that they will get a decent break after peace.

"The Thal will tell you,” he con- tinued, "that they would rather die

on

knees."!

on

U. S. Buying 500 British Cinemas

then little, if anything. can be

expected from the latest negotiations

It has been emphaticnily and clearly explained to Japan that the solution to the Pacific crisis lies very largely in her hands; its essential prerequisite is a willingness on the part of the Japanese Government to. make concessions, the principal one

a point of view which Japan has not suflciently taken into account.

Considerable emphasis has been placed on the concern which Britain and Amerlen feels regarding threats to Malaya, 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, uld from those two nations to China is going to be consistently Increased.

Britain's largest combine of Japanese politicians who have always thoir feet than ilve their cinemas, Associated British Pic-sisted upon the need for "realism" ture Corporation (the familiar should take a leaf out of their own A.B.C. halls which number over book in this respect. The situation is The people in Thailand, ke sali,500), may come under United acute because it is obvious that if were making very serious prepara-States control soon... tions to prepare themselves. "They

Pro-British

are preponderantly pro-British," he added.

there is to be uny Improvement,

According to the "Kinematographi Japan hos got to modify her polley Weekly," negotiations aro nearly completed whereby Warner Brothers very considerably. Britain and the "Japan would be in for a bad time Pletures, Ltd., will buy, the £4,500,- United States through Mr Churchill if she involved herself in a conflict 000 held in shares by the widow of and President Roosevelt have with Britain and the U.S.A."

the Glasgow

declared that ten- solicitor who

they Speaking of Russo-Japanese to Mr John Maxwell.

Britain's lead- categorically

intend to stand for no further non- senso on the part of Tokyo. Britain's

film magnate.

sion, Mr Gervasi said, "I think you in, this deal.comes off it will be a

ean certainly expect an attack on

Rusala by Japan If the Germans con big step towards American control milliary preparedness both in Malaya tinue stepssfully against the Soviet." of British hells state of things Accredited correspondent to the which the Government has in the British Forces in the Middle East for three months this year-May, June past been anxious to avoid.

of the British Foldier.

..

and Hongkong supports that warning.

It will be the general and fervent The Warner company which is and July-Mr Gervasi spoke highly bidding is a British one, but repre- hope of ali sung people throughout sents the United States parent com- the Orient that the latest efforts to Briton Best Soldier

bine.

avert tho explosion *The Brißsh Tommy is the best

BO gravely all other American dim

•Like" soldier in the world to-day," he firms it has large "frozen assets" in threatening will meet with success; sald. "I have seen him fight.. Ito Britain because of Treasury limita- but Japan must not expect this to is fearless and even under long;tion of export revenue.

be accomplished at the expense of suffering nover complains. He is

China; there is going to be no selling out of Chungking by either America truly in "great guy?”

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 as. they will bo to all involved.

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would be starting an offensive in the The danger in the Middle East, he Middle East "very soon." went on, had now passed. There I think that Britain, alded by was plenty of American material and America, has gone over from the de- ammunition there to augment British fensive to the offensive mentality: supplies.

am very optimistic about the future,* He was of the opinion that Britain he said,

chine.

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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 nims, 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, world are being used. The inspired by the same spirit of Germans, in consequence of determination, the Polish their failure to find "quislings" Government and the Polish in Poland, have relied mainly on Army arrived in Britain. Since the Gestapo.

then they have continued to German barbarity was stres- play their part in the war. I sed by the British Prime Minis need not stress the part played ter in his broadcast to the Polish by the Polish airmen in the bat- nation on May 3 when he said; tle of Britain when about 10

"Every week his (Hitler's) percent. of the planes brought firing parties are busy in a down in the autumn were the dozen lands. Monday he shoots victims of Polish fighters.

Polish forces also played their Dutchmen, Tuesday Norwegi ans, Wednesday French or Bel- part at Narvik in May and June. gians stand against the wall; 1940 and are now fighting in while Thursday it is the Czechs the Middle East which they who must suffer, and now there reached through Syria and are the Serbs and the Greeks to Palestine. fill his repulsive bill of execu- tion. But always, all the days, there are the Poles."

Poland Fights On

The century-old Polish Na- tional Anthem begins with the

words: "Poland's soul is not de- parted while we live to own her." Poland's soul lives on and no persecution can destroy it.

From the secret press appear ing in Poland and from reports

Poland's part, in the struggle emanating from other sources, to-day can be summed up in a it is clear that the Polish spirit fow 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 tory is unshaken.

brave Allies.

CONTRACT How to Play

BRIDGE

How to Win

By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain

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 finitesimal, yet it is just such cholces covered, let it rkie? as this that mark the expert. Note to-day's des1.

South dealer.

Both sides vulnerable. Match-point duplicate.

4Q0

♡876

J9862 AJD

487543

2

N

A 103

WE

◊

S

7042

▲ A 10

The bidding:

AKIO

KQ42 ◊ K 104 803

♡JAO

QAQ753 KQ10

South Wext North

East

10

Pass 20

Pass

2NT

·Taos

INT

Pass

PROK

Pass

..

WEB

The bidding

Came

The answer to this is simple when we consider the possible distribu- lons of the missing diamonds. If East has the king blank, the K-10 or the K-4, it does not mintier what diamond we lead from

Wo are safe in all cases. There is

dummy

possibility,

however,

that East holds all three of the missing dla monds, and in that case it will be fetal to lead low to the queen. East," of course, will not spilt his honours; he will put the four on the deuce. The queen holds but, when West falls to follow, our doom becomes plain. East still has the K-10 and ho manner of play can shut out his trick.

If we play properly, however, and lead dummy's Jack, it is East, who is

If he covers, our doomed.

ace wins and, since West shows out,

finesse another

established: against the ten-spot. If East ducks,

identical nt, the fuck holds. Thus, since there is

zeven tables in a recent duplicate nothing to lose in any case by lead- and in every case West ing the jack, and something to gain opened the fourth best spado. Some in one case, this selection becomes declarers went up with dummy's the "percentage" play.

I queen, others, lot the lead ride to

regret to report that, of the the A-10, But, since East had both seven declarers, only two led the the king and jack, this was immo- jack instead of u low diamond terial South lost his only spade. through East and hence, only two

immediately. stopper

With the fulfilled their contracts. heart'sult wide open, it was appar~~

To-morrow's · Hand South dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

ent that the enly hope of fulfiling the contract dopended on rumming the diomond suit without losing the Jend. No other consideration was Involved.

diamonds were Tho K-10-4 of outstanding. As we know, with enly ten of gull, missing the king. proper play is to finesse, not to play for a drop. Hence, if the diamond king Is in West's hand, whether guarded or unguarded, It will make, rince there is no reason in vieinte this rule of play. Thus, wo, muil finesse, but in, precisely what manner? :: Entering dumay with n club, zhould, we lead a low

SAKA

J100

O Q3 1083

439

AJ 1006

632

N.

WE

Q1008 70

S

0.007 07642

XG4

18

AKB5402

aw, should this hand be bid?