THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1988.
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General Mobilisation Mobilisation If Prague Fails To Fails To Capitulate To-day
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
A VERY GRAVE VIEW OF THE SITUATION WAS TAKEN IN
WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES HERE LAST NIGHT.
The sands are running out and, as one eminent diplomatist put it, peace-
hangs by a straw.
It is understood that if a favourable message is not received by the Ger- man Government from Prague by 2 p.m. to-day (Wednesday) (10 p.m. Hong Kong Time), general mobilisation will follow. Suggestions that the time limit given to Czecho-Slovakia in the German memorandum may be extended, would seem to be denied in a semi- official inspired article in "Boersen Zeitung."
The article says: "We cannot wait until President
CHANCE DEBARRED The "Lokal Anzeiger" says
that
AMERICA SENDING CRUISERS EAST?
San Diego, To-day.
The United States light cruisers Cincinnati, Trenton and Concord, are being hurriedly provisioned with supplies sufficient for six
months.
They sail to-morrow for an un- |known destination, Reuter.
GERMAN PLANE SHOT DOWN IN ERROR
Vienna, To-day. A German aeroplane was shot down in error by anti-aircraft units in Vienna yesterday.
The plane was thought to have been a Czech craft.
Both occupants were seriously
Reuter..
injured.
Hungary Mobilising
Benes has driven a few more hundred thousand the Fuehrer spoke in a way which Sudeten Germans from home and hearth, while debarred any chance of the Demo Ger daily hundreds lose their lives and houses go cracies stealing a march on
many. Should Benes refuse to grant up in flames.`
the Germans their freedom, then the "Dr. Benes would like months for evacuation. The Reich will go out and fetch it.
Belgrade, To-day. experiences we have had with his promises. The "Berliner Tageblatt" speaks
in reference to Benes about the Reports from Budapest state cause us to insist that he has not a single day criminal activity of a professional that Hungary has begun to mobi.
crisis monger.
lise, and that scenes similar to beyond October 1."
Finally the "Deutsche Allgemeine those in Czecho-Slovakia, but on The "Diplomatische Korres-Zeitung" points out that the Gera much smaller scale, are being pondenz" says: "The Reich is de-man memorandum contains for the enacted. termined to tolerate no delay, plan of evacuation every conceivable There is no war fever.-Reu- which it can only regard as a security of democratic character ter
ADMIRALTY MOBILISES FLEET
pretext on the part of Prague and such as a plebiscite, a mixed com-
evidence of Prague's intention mission and international control. territory to be evacuated by both to make a clean sweep of the The Fuehrer has gone even further German and Czech forces during the Sudeten German regions." --
and has consented placing of the period of the plebiscite Trans- Meanwhile, a number of for-
British Legion in charge of the Ocean. eign newspaper correspondents left Berlin last night, including those of the London "Daily Tele- graph," "Daily Mail" and "News an-Chronicle." Reuter.
London, To-day. The Admiralty nounces that it has
.
de-
cided to mobilise the Fleet as a precautionary measure.
WE ARE RESOLVED
Berlin, To-day. "We are resolved." It is for Herr Benes to decide.
These words with which Hitler speech are used as Meanwhile, the Chief of Im-concluded his, s
the three leatling Ber perial General Staff, Gefferal headlines in t Lord Gort, and the Chief of Airlin newspapers, including the cen- Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril|tral organ of the National Socialist Newall, called at 10, Down-Party, the "Volkischer Beobachter," which calls it Germany's final word. ing Street, last night.
It is understood that arrange- "The speech of the Fuehrer" it ments have been made for defec-says, "constitutes in fact the last tive children attending special words which Germany will utter in schools and institutions under this conflict. Now Benes will have control of the London County at last, to
Council will be evacuated from to us and over what belongs
London this morning...
....... ADMIRALTY ORDER _The_Admiralty's instructions are being issued this morning after His Majesty had issued the Proclamation calling up Naval reservists. These will or- -^, der all men in the British Isles belonging to the Royal Fleet Reserve Class B to
to their depots
pro
coed
this
morning without waiting individual summonses.
for
Class B. mon allocated to submarine, service are to pro- ceed direct to Gosport.
Men of the Royal Navy Re- serve have been told to consult.. notices posted at ports. All other
further antics or at- tempte putting off the decision. Prague must realise that the Reich of Adolf Hitler is now resolved to liberate the Sudeten Germans. At the bottom, it is not a conflict be tween the German and Czech peoples but purely a question of the scrupulousness of a man who for pared to plunge its own people in the deepest disaster."
un-
the sake of personal vanity is pre-
· Naval reservists and pensionera will receive individual summon- sea. In the
vices being.
awalt individuši, pointment as vices are required.
their ser officers
ice of ap
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