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HENLEIN ARREST GENERAL BECK ORDER SHOCKS RUMOURS GERMANY
Berlin, To-day.
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Berlin, To-day.
The news of the action of the It is learned in authoritative quar- ters that rumours circulating in Czech authorities in issuing warrants the foreign press alleging, the re- for the arrest of Konrad Henlein signation of General Beck, Chief and other Sudeten German Party of the German General Staff, have leaders has caused a high degree of consternation here.
no foundation in fact,
General Beck has not requested
to be relieved of his post nor is he The general attitude that the at present on furlough. He is still conferences between the Fuehrer carrying on his duties as Chief of and Neville Chamberlain had served the German General Staff, to disperse the war clouds for the Only a few days ago,, General time being, gave way yesterday Beck returned to Berlin from Sile- evening to the conviction that Eng-sia where he made a tour of inspec- land will insist upon the right of tion. He has made arrangements to self-determination for the Sudeten meet foreign military attaches in Germans, that France will support the next few days-Trans-Ocean. her and that there will then re-
main no course for Prague, other than to submit.
In commenting upon Mr. Cham- berlain's visit, the entire press is distinctly friendly and the "Hum- burger Fremdenblatt" states that if there is a solution of the Czechi
problem, the conference between the two. heads of State will mark the beginning of a new era in Anglo-German relations.
The statement of the Foreign Minister, von Ribbentrop, is cited as proof of the far-reaching signi- ficance of the visit.
JAPAN IN TALKS
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Tokyo, To-day. Questioned on reports that Italy, Germany and Japan are The tendency is to regard the discussing a strengthening of Crech difficulty as the chief obstacle their anti-Comintern alliance at a to better general relations between European countries, and it is de- to-day, said he was not prepared press conference, Prince Konoye clared that the whole atmosphere to deny the reports.
will become calmer as soon as Paris Official talks, he said, were pro- and London realise that the hold-
ing up of a impossible State con- ceeding and the three countries struction is not worth a European lines.
were pursuing a policy on parallel war-Trans-Ocean,"
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Berlin, To-day.
The reported decision of the Czecho-Slovak Government to take steps against Herr Henlein," the Sudeten leader, is given promin- ence in this morning's newspapers. The "Lokal'. Anzeiger” says that Herr Henlein, can- feel him- self honoured to be sought by Czech gendarmes.-Reuter.
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The Royal Observatory reports that there is little change in the anticyclone which covers China, Manchuria, and. Japan.
Pressure is highest- over churia, andris relatively low Indo-China and the Pacific between the Philippines and the Carolines.
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Concerning the China cam- paign, he declared that the fall of Hankow would not be a signal. for a settlement. Japan would go on until Chiang Kai-shek had been eliminated.
He alleged that the Kuomin- tang was coming more and more under Communist influence. — Our Own Correspondent.
CAR, CUPS AND DINGHY STOLEN
Mr. G. Rappe, of No. 9, Cameron Road, has reported the loss of his. car No. 2288 from the Gascoigne Road Car Park,
Mr. W. C. Mackie, of Havelock Terrace, has reported the loss of a number of silver cups and medals valued at $184 last night.
'B.Q.M.S. Aris, R.A., has reported the loss of a dinghy from its moor- ing at Stonecutters last night.
HOSPITAL SUICIDE
Chan Sang, jumped from the verandah of the Queen Mary Hos pital yesterday and was killed. His body was removed
Public Mortuary.
At the Central Magistracy this morning, Wong Kam, 88, was sen tenced three months" hard, la- bour for unlawful possession of 49 ca les of treewood at Pokfulam
rday. Defendant had conviction for the same