THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1988.
LONDON
DAY
AND
NIGHT CONFERENCES Franco-British Policy CZECHS On Parallel Lines: 'Always Keep Hoping'
London, To-day.
Yesterday was a day of anxious consultations in London, with meetings. of the full British Cabinet and the British and French Cabinet Minis- ters alternating.
Indicating that the situation remains more or less unchanged, the French Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, on arrival in London, told a "reporter who had asked him whether there was still hope for peace: "In Eu- rope we must always keep hoping.”
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The Anglo-French conversations were still in progress at a late hour last night, and as they are to be followed by another British Cabinet meet- ing, it seems that the talks will continue into the early hours of the morning.
REPLY TO
HITLER
ULTIMATUM
London, To-day ra
Jan Masaryk, Czecho Blo vak Minister in London, data laat night delivered to the Foreign Of fice the Czech Government's reply to Herr Hitler's new proposals... Router.
DELICATE BUT
NOT WITHOUT HOPE
London, To-day,
The situation is still extremely delicate but not without hope, is the description applied to the Czech crisis after the Cabinet meeting and
M. Daladier, accompanied by his Foreign Minister, CZECHS READY the Anglo-French talks last night.
M. Georges Bonnet, left Le Bourget for Lon- don at 5.40 p.m. after a meeting of the French Cabinet Council in the afternoon, at which unanimous approval was given to the declara- tion the Ministers are making to the British Government.
The French Ministers arrived in London at 6.52 p.m. After dining at the French Embassy, they went to No. 10, Downing Street, to confer with the Inner Cabinet at 9.10.
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CZECHS ABROAD ANSWER CALL
FOR DEFENCE
PRAGUE, TO-DAY.
The Anglo-French talks are being resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. The Cabinet meeting ended at 12.35 this morning after lasting A BULLETIN SAYS THAT seventy minutes. THE PEOPLE
The French Cabinet Ministers re- O F CALM AND READY TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA REMAIN turned to the French Embassy at.
12.45 a.m. In answer to questions, FEND THEMSELVES WITH A DE-
M. Daladier expressed satisfaction STRONG HEART AND HEAD
with the course of the conversa-` HELD HIGH.
tions. Reuter.
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Meanwhile the British Cabinet, "Our which met for the second time the bulletin, "is to ensure law REPLY BEING
mobilisation," adds yesterday afternoon, sitting from and order, and is a danger to no- 3 o'clock to 4.55, met again after one." the Anglo-French talks had Eighteen soldiers serving with started, interrupted the talks.
Czecho-Slovak army of Ger- It was obvious that certain man nationality yesterday repuls- Belgrade, To-daypoints had arisen which Mr. ed an attack on the frontier, Czecha subject to military ser- Chamberlain felt had to be sub-thus showing their loyalty to vice and living in the Yugo-Slav mitted to the full Cabinet:
the Government.". Reuter. capital reported at the Czech lega-
The Anglo-French talks were
tion in Belgrade on Saturday, and then resumed, and at 11.30 last late on Saturday evening left Bel-night were still in progress. grade by special train bound for Czech-Slovakia via Rumania.
These homecoming Czechs num- bered altogether about one thou- sand.
Various Yugo-Slav Communists attempted as volunteers to enter Czecho-Slovakda by this train but were prevented from departing by the police which exercised very rigorous supervision.
Young Sudeten Germans and Slovaks living in Yugo-Slavia did not obey the mobilisation order.- Trans-Ocean.
MUSSOLINI'S WARNING
ROME TO DAY.
IN THE COURSE OF A BRIEF SPEECH AT VIN"}
YET ANOTHER MEETING
The remainder of the Cabinet
Number 10," and it thus seems had then begun to arrive at obvious that the British Cabinet will have yet another meeting in the early hours of this morning, when the Anglo-French conver sations have finished. Reuter.
HITLER TO SPEAK TO-NIGHT
Berlin, To-day,
Herr Hitler will speak on the situation at 8 o'clock this even- ing in the Sports Palace in Ber- Hm? Renter-
CENZA, LAST EVENING, SIG CZECH ANSWER
NOR MUSSOLINI DECLARED THAT A WEEK OF WAITING | AND PASSION FOR EUROPE HAD BEGUN
Il Duce said that hitherto Italy had hot taken any military measures, but if other powers continue to recall their reserve and if there is any feet, co tration, “nobody, among you be surprised if Italy prepare Reuter
TO POLES
Prague, To-day,
The Czech reply to the Polish
of September 21 states!
Czech Government” is negotiate with the points raised.
The
THE
Prague, To-day. The Czech Government is new engaged in drafting a reply to Hitler's memorandum.
The Cabinet was still in ses- sion late last night-Reuter.
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