ANOTHER NIGHT ATTACK ON HANKOW: SEARCHLIGHT DISPLAY EFFECTIVE
Hankow, To-day.
Hankow was treated to another pyrotechnic display last night when six Japanese bombers paid a further visit to the city and dropped about thirty bombs on the aerodrome.
As was the case on March 15, powerful searchlights picked out the raiders long before they arrived over Hankow, and kept them in the beam until they were out of sight.
WEATHER FORECAST
Anti-aircraft batteries, however, did not go into action, in order to The Royal Observatory reports leave the sky open for Chinese pur that the anticyclone is moving suit planes to engage the visitors. slowly eastward; pressure remains Before leaving, the Japanese ma highest over the Yellow Sea. chines fired with machine-guns in Local forecast:-N E winds, the direction of the searchlights
Reuter fresh; fair.
THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 17, 1938.
TURKEY TO RE ARM ON BIG SCALE
Ankarra, To-day.
The Turkish Government has decided to hasten the increase of armaments and will request "the National Assembly to grant ex- traordinary credit of 125,000,000 Turkish pounds for this purpose.
The money is to be spent over. a period of three Years. Trans- Ocean.
LEAGUE CARE OF REFUGEES?
London, To-day.
JAPANESE SE ZURE OF
SOVIET SHIP
Moscow, To-day.
Another Soviet steamer, the Kuznetskstroi, has been detained by the Japanese at Hakodate since last Wednesday, and some of the
imprisoned, according to mes sages received in Moscow.
It is reported that the crew and passengers were taken to: police headquarters where some are al- leged to have been tortured to ob- tain information from them;"
It is suggested in Moscow that The Under-Secretary for Foreign the Japanese want to detain these Soviet citizens in order to ex- Affairs in the Commons, said the change them for Japanese impri- as to whether refugees soned in Soviet Russia for alleged question from Austria should be placed spring-Reuter. under the protection of the League was one for the League Council.
His Majesty's Government were giving consideration to the matter.
-British Wireless.
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AUSTRIAN
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Vienna, To-day.
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the German Reichsbank and former Economics Min- ister, arrived in Vienna yes- terday to investigate the fin- andal situation in Austria. The National Bank of Germany and the National Bank of Austri have decreed that the exchange rate between the two countries shall be |50 reichsmarks-for-100 Austria:
Schillings.
Sale of timber to foreign^ coun- tries, which is one of the chief in- dustries in Austria, has been stor ped-Renter.
FUTURE UNCERTAIN
Vienna, To-day. The exchange rate was officially fixed by Dr. Schacht at 50 reich- smarks to 100 Austrian schillings.
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MIRROR ON SINO-JAPANESE HOSTILITIES
Far
The second issue of the Eastern Mirror," published yester- day contains an interesting selection of articles pertinent to the present Sino-Japanese hostilities.
One of the most iluminating is that by Randall Gould, editor of a Shanghai newspaper, on the future of the International Settlement and the surrounding territory. Another analyses the strategic possibilities in a Japanese invasion of South China and the purposes which would ther by be accomplished. The comes to the conclusion that an tack in the Spring is to be antici- pated.
author
Other contributors, in one form or another, include Madame Chimg Kai-shek, Dr. Wen Yuan-ring. Emily Hahn, James A. Mills, Dr. Lo Wen-kan, Manuel Komrof A Morgan
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1938.
AUSTRIA STATUS QUO COULD NOT REMAIN FOR ALL TIME
Lord Halifax's Outline Of World Politics
Germany Must Keep
Promises If Peace
Is To Be Maintained
London, To-day.
During a debate on Austria in the Lords, Lord Halifax, replying for the Government, agreed with an earlier speaker that it was perhaps too soon to pass final judgment on the sequence of events that had destroyed Austria as an inde- pendent state.
The view of successive British Governments had been that the status quo in Austria could not remain for all time and regarding Austro- German relations they had been perfectly will- ing to contemplate a revision of the peace treaties.
Lord Halifax went on: "What-fectly plain to the Italian Govern- ever may have passed between ment that events in Spain are vital- in the German leaders and myself, ly important to this country which must remain confidential, reaching an agreement as the re- I have never, in any conversa-sult of the Anglo-Italian conversa- tions I had with the German lead-tions.”
OTTO PROTESTS
AGAINST ANSCHLUSS
Pazis, To-day.
Archduke Otto, pretender to the Austrian throne, grotested
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN
Berlin, To-day.
Berlin has witnessed many monster demon-
against the Austro-German anschstrations but none to
luss in a statement given to the
Petit Parisien upon arrival here yesterday.
Archduke Otto of Hapsburg pointed out that he was not only pretender to the Austrian throne but also spokesman for the wishes and sentiments of millions of Austrians.
."
He also denounced the coming plebiscite which, he declared, would never receive his approval
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LIECHTENSTEIN PROCLAIMS INDEPENDENCE
Vaduz, To-day.
equal that which greeted Herr Hitler on his return to Berlin from Austria yesterday.
Huge crowds lined the whole route from Tempelhof aerodrome to the Wilhelmstrasse.
Shortly before o'clock the Fuehrer's plane,
escorted by six bombers, alighted at the airport: With the Fuehrer was the For- eign Minister, Herr von Ribben- trob.:
When Herr Hitler stepped out of his plane he was greeted by Field-Marshal Goering, Rudolf Hess (his deputy) and Dr. Joseph Goebbels (Progaganda Minister).
CORDON BROKEN. The crowds broke through the The Diet of the diminutive strong police cordon and surround- Principality of Liechtenstein, which ed the Fuehrer's car, in which Herr Hitler was seated with Field-Mar- shal Goering.
ers, taken any line but this The government were fully alive borders on Austria and Switzerland that while I did not suppose any-to the dangers but he had always one in this country was concern been disposed to take the view of his and is included in the Swiss cus- ed to maintain the status quo in predecessor that the victorious side toms union, unanimously decided Europe for all time they were con-fin Spain would not necessarily prove cerned to see that no change could to be against the interests of Bri- be made in Europe by violence or tain. something approaching violence which might lead to incalculable consequences.
POWER POLITICS
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
Turning to Czechoslovakia, he said that no one could be blind to the new situation or what events might
For long after Herr Hitler had entered the Chancelry in the Wil- helmstrasse, the crowds demonstrat-
yesterday to mamtain its indepen-ed outside. Both the Fuehrer and dent status.
Field-Marshal Goering, made brief speeches from the balcony.--Trans
A resolution passed by the Diet Ocean. declares that Liechtenstein will continue to adhere to its existing eign nations will interfere in the affairs of the Principality in spite political treaties.
It is semi-oficially declared that of recent developments in Austria.
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"It is the ruthless application of hold for any country in Europe. He there is no reason to fear that for-Trans-Ocean. power politics that has so profoundly had taken steps to convey to the shocked the world and that is re-German Government that the Bri- sponsible for grave apprehensions tish Government had noted the Ger- `that exist in so many quarters to man assurance given to Czechos-
day.
lovakia. He was given permission "Referring to a suggestion for to state the actual terms of the taking the Austrian question before assurances so given. These assur- the League Council, the Foreign Seances were given solemnly and were cretary said that Austrian indepen- more than once repeated, and the dence had disappeared overnight British Government naturally ex- in complete disregard of Treaty pected the German Government to provisions and the world had been abide by them. confronted with a fait accompli în If they desired to see peace in circumstances for which he could Europe, there was no querter in recall no parallel in history. which it was more vital that under-
"I can see no good to be gained takings should be scrupulously re- at this juncture for the League or spected.
for any of the great purposes the He assured the House that the League represents by bringing this Government were giving and would matter before it. Nothing short of continue to give these questions war can put back the clock and the most careful consideration and it States members of the League are was hardly necessary to add that not prepared to go to war on this is the Government was in closest con- These facts must be perfectly sultation with the French Govern, and clearly faced."
ment
sue.
FOREGONE CONCLUSION
The Government, said Lord Hali- fax, had to recognise that Austria
HOPES PREJUDICED
was no longer an independent entity In conclusion the Foreign Secre- but had been absorbed by Germany.tary said the conscience of a great They did not think it worth while part of the civilised world had been waiting for the plebiscite as the shocked by recent events. The Bri- result was a foregone conclusion. tish Government had always ad- Referring to the events in Spain, yocated a policy for the removal of he said it was largely because the international misunderstanding and Government foresaw something like suspicion and in favour of coopera eighteen months ago what was like-tion and peace.
ly to happen that they had thrown "There is no-one who will deny their full weight and their influence that our hopes have been prejudiced behind the policy of nonintervention by hat has passed during the last
He added: "We have made it per few days.”—British Wireless.
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