THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1988.
WORLD WAKES
NIGHTMARE
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
His Voice Failed Him After His Dra- matic Announcement That A New Hope Of Peace Had Come Out Of The Blue.
M. DALADIER'S STATEMENT ON NEW TURN
Queen Mary Leaves Commons
In Tears
London, To-day.
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FROM
MUSSOLINI AND CIANO ALREADY
ON THEIR WAY
London, To-day. While Mr. Chamberlain and the
Queen Mary was present in the Speaker's Gallery of French Premier, M. Daladier, are the House of Commons during yesterday's ses- leaving for Munich for the vital sion, and when she left immediately after the meeting with Herr Hitler this morn- statement concluding Mr. Chamberlain's sen-mg, Signor Mussolini has already sational announcements, she was in tears. left for Germany. The Duke of Kent listened to the speech from the Duce, accompanied by his seat over the clock which formerly was the tra- Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, ditional seat of the Prince of Wales.
left Rome by special train last evening.
(3.30 p.m. Hong Kong Time), ac- companied by a large entourage.
An air of resigned apprehension dominated the
Chamberlain will once Chamber even when the Prime Minister sud- Jagain fly over to Germany, and denly announced: "Herr Hitler has agreed to will hop off at 7.30 this morning postpone mobilisation for twenty-four hours." However, when Mr. Chamberlain added: "Herr Hitler has invited me to meet him at Munich to-morrow," a change came over the House.
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With him will be Sir Horace William Makin (legal adviser to Wilson (personal adviser), Sir
the Foreign Office), Mr. Ashton- Gwatkin (member of Lord Runci- descended The House seemed to be rubbing, Chamberlain
man's mission), Mr. William its eyes as though waking from a Downing Street with his wife. Strang (Foreign Office counsel- nightmare, and then followed
the
The Premier was smiling and lor), Lord Douglass, M.P., a per- biggest round of cheers of the day. confident, and in response to cheers sonal detective, and other off-
Announcement that the Fuehrer and handclaps he cried: "It's all cials. had also invited Signor Mussolini right this time." He then seized and M. Daladier, the French Pre-his wife's arm and shook it warm mier, produced a climax not seen ly-Reuter. in the Commons for many years.
Everyone woke to the fact that the Prime Minister had performed yet another service to peace.
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY
THREE-HOUR JOURNEY
The Prime Minister will fly from Heston in the Super-Lockheed plane which carried him to Cologne last
The Premier's announcement pro-week. [duced a scene such as has been He is expected to cover the 600- rarely witnessed within the walls mile journey in about three hours. of Parliament. Ministers on the The plane will be flown by Com- REMARKABLE SCENE
closely packed Treasury Bench and mandar E. G. Robinson, senior pilot Every member, in the House and supporters of the Government who of British Airways, who participat- PARIS, TO-DAY. every stranger in the Public Gal- crowded the benches on the floored in all the previous flights to A STATEMENT ISSUED BY leries rose to their feet at a bound of the Chamber and the filled Gal-Germany, and he will be accom- THE PREMIER, M. DALADIER. and cheered, waved, clapped, shout-leries rose and cheered for several panied by LAST EVENING WAS CARE-ed and cheered again.
minutes.
day, Mastermander V. E. Flower FULLY WORDED SO AS NOT The Prime Minister stood with On the Premier's suggestion, to ways, and the chief radio officer, TO PREJUDICE THE POSSIBLE head erect and the muscles of his which the two Opposition leaders Mr. A. Woodall, OUTCOME OF THE MUNICH face twitching.-
brought-their-support--in short A second machine of the same CONFERENCE.
Then he lowered his head and for speeches the spirit of which was type will convey the other members His originally intended state-a moment stood uneasily while the recognised in a renewed outburst of the party, and will be piloted by ments were replaced by a short de-cheering proceeded.
of enthusiasm, the Commons ad Commander D. S. King, and first claration, in the course of which As the ovation subsided, all the journed until Monday."' M. Daladier said:
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weight of events during 'the past week seemed to have suddenly de- scended on the Prime Minister's fortitude.
"It has been agreed to hold a Four Power Conference in Munich. I have accepted the invitation. You will understand that on the eve of ́such important conversations, it is great effort but his ringing voice
my duty to deter the declaration I had gone. intended to make.
He controlled himself, with
MOIST EYES
NEWS AGENCY DENIES RUMOUR
Pilot of British Air-
officer A. G. Nicholson, with the radio officer Mr. A. M. Wood.
DALADIER ALSO FLYING: M. Edouard Daladier leaves at |8.80--this morning:
fly
M. Daladier, who will also
"On the eve of my departure I He might have been asking The Trans-Ocean News Service Minister's office), M. Alexis Leger
a
to Munich, will be accompanied by |M. Clapier (director of the Prime
(secretary-general of the Foreign wish to thank the French people religious assembly to offer prayer issued a statement this morning Ministry) and M. Rochat (director for the firm and dignified attitude
as in scarcely audible tones he con- most emphatically denying that of European affairs in the Foreign they have adopted, and I wish to cluded: "I hope the House will be
Office). Reuter thank, above all, those Frenchmen prepared to release me now to see there is any truth in reports pub-
called to the colours. for giving
what I can make of this last effort." lished in local vernacular papers to
"My task is difficult. In view of the difficulties, I did not cease, for resumed his seat.
renewed proof of their calmness. In a moment Mr. Chamberlain had the effect that "The German Trans IN A HURRY
Both Mr. Chamberlain and Sir a single day to work for peace and to safeguard France's vital inter-John Simon (the Chancellor of the esta. To-morrow I shall continue Exchequer) who had sat beside him these endeavours in the conviction throughout, had moist eyes as they that in doing so I am in full agree spoke a few words to one another
ment with the nation!" Ocean.
Trans-
CZECHS ASK TO BE PRESENT
London, To-day:
-Reuter."
VISIBLY AFFECTED · Mr. Chamberlain wa
was visibly affected by the demonstration of the
House.
Ocean News Service has receiv secret orders from their Govern ment ordering them to leave one week and return to Germany
Eau Fong, 19, was charged.
to catch the boat, gave the fare to get the conductor and forgot his ticket. He claimed he was
"South China compositor of the Morning Post."
No such orders have ceived by the Trans Service either from the Government or from the German Consulate in Hong Kong ch *** The Trans-Ocean News Service Throughout the speech, which is carrying on work as usual, and no special preparations are con concluded at 4.21, he had spoken in strong, and sometimes ringing,templated for leaving the, Colony
Defendant was remanded for tones. His voice was low and con- or closing the office.
further enquiries.", trolled as he now declared that no
"NO LOCAL CONFERENCE It is further emphatically denied conference is planned. member of the House
It is stated that Gorma
German resi- feel his heart leap that the crisis that a "Conférence took place at
the German Consulate on Wednes- dents in Hong Kong are carrying day evening between 7 and 9 p.m." on their work as usual, confident No such conference has ever that a settlement will be reached Europe without stilities taken place, and, according to au in thoritative information, no such breaking out.
was once more postponed.
would not
It is understood that the Czech Minister in London, M. Jan Masaryk; yesterday handed Mr.
WHITEHALL CHEERS Chamberlain a note suggesting that a Czecho-Slovák, spokesman Cheering crowds in Whitehall attend the Munich conference. --- ran behind the Premier's car and formed a group about it as Mr. Reuter.