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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
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BIG-SCALE CZECH
MOBILISATION Chamberlain Effort DALADIER MAY
May Be Forestalled
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
VISIT LONDON
PARIS, TO-DAY.
IT IS LEARNED THAT THE FRENCH PREMIER, M. EDOU- ARD DALADIER, MAY GO TO
MEET MR. CHAMBERLAIN, BUT.
FEARS THAT EVENTS IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA MAY OVERTAKE MR. LONDON ON MONDAYTO CHAMBERLAIN'S DRAMATIC EFFORTS TO RECONCILE THE IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE BRITISH AND GERMAN POINTS OF VIEW ARE AROUSED BY FINAL DECISION WILL ONLY NEWS OF EXTENSIVE MOBILISATION IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA. BE TAKEN AFTER TO-DAY'S CABINET MEETING IN LON. Long columns of motorised detachments of the DON.
The likelihood of a meeting ...... of · Czech Army are moving towards the German representatives of Britain, rance, frontier: several classes of reservists have Germany and Italy, is now dis been called up: and at many points the frontier counted in Paris. has already been closed. The German press characterises the mobilisation ed in Paris, which has always in- as “impudent Czech provocation" and draws at- sisted that it is impossible not to tention to Herr Hitler's Nuremberg declaration include Russie in such a meeting.- that Germany will not tolerate a Czech mobili- sation against the Reich a second time.
FOUR-POWER- TALK PREMATURE?
Paris, To-day. Strong rumours are current here regarding the Iminence of a meeting between Her Hitler, Bignor Mussolini, M. Da.adler (the French Premier). and Mr. Chamberlain in the very near fu- ture.
French circles, however, de- scribe the news as "premature.” -Reater.
REICH MOOD OF GUARDED OPTIMISM
Berchtesgaden, To-day. Although the official communi. que issued at the close of the Hitler-Chamberlain conversation spoke of "some days" as the per- tod before the next meeting be- tween the two statesmen, actual- ly the present intention is that the second shall take place be fore the end of the week, if all goes well,
Up to the morning,
were being
berlain,
rider.
Mr.
pla
leave Berchtesga at 9.80- morning for Munich, returning to London in the same plans in which he travelled to Germany.
athered from with Herr proved usp
MOBILISATION POSTERS
It is believed that the suggestion was perhaps made to Herr Hitler, but the idea has never been accept-
Reuter
ferred to the interior. Czech officials and teachers remaining at their
The action of Czechoslovakia in calling up reservists has already Roads in the neighbourhood of posts in the Sudeten area have been assumed such proportions, says Rumberg and Warnsdorf and armed and enlisted in the gendar a German news agency, message Teplitz have been closed. The merie. from Karlsbad, that many industrial schools are closed almost through- Posters bearing general mobili- concerns have been deprived of 50% out the whole of the Sudeten Ger-sation orders, have been sent to bur of their employees.
man territory, as parents are re-gomasters throughout the country, This action of calling up the re-fusing to send their children to but with instructions to refrain for servists is extended to the entire school. Families of Czech officials the time being from displaying them | Czechoslovakian State and com-and frontiermen have been trans- publicly.—Trans-Ocean.
r
prises all conscript classes from 1894 onwards..
ROADS IMPASSABLE
In some districts, the roads have been rendered impassable to nor- mal traffic by the long columns of mechanised forces,
Almost all bridges and important. roads are closed and occupied by military posts,, as oǹ-May 21..
Everywhere motorcars and other vehicles are being held up and subjected to control,
Practically all forries and omni- buser Wellk many private cars
have been a
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It is believed that the talk hard- ly got as far as negotiations, but It is generally felt that the conver sation has
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