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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
LAW OF JUNGLE ASSERTED: Says Mr.
Attlee
NEW THREAT FRANCE EQUALLY HARBOUR
TO SOUTH
CHINA
RESPONSIBLE SCOURED IN
FOR BETRAYAL
London, To-day.
WILD WEATHER
(From Our Special Correspondent) "We all feel relief that war has not come this time, FOR MISSING A.B.
TOKYO, TO-DAY.
SPECULATION IS RIFE IN POLITICAL QUARTERS RE-
GARDING
THE CONSE
QUENCES LIKELY TO ENSUE
GENERAL UGAKI
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but we cannot feel that peace has been estab- Mystery surrounds the disappea lished," declared the Labour Opposition leader,rance of Able Seaman T. Thomp- Mr. C. R. Attlee, in opening his speech in reply
son, of H. M. S. Kent, a native of to Mr. Chamberlain.
FROM THE RESIGNATION OF "This has not been a victory for reason and human-Essex, who is believed to have been ity but for brute force," Mr. Attlee added. drowned last night during the height It is now intimated that Gen-We have seen a gallant, civilised and democratic of the local disturbance caused by eral Ugaki has been the restrain- ing influence throughout con- people betrayed and handed over to a ruthless the typhoon. cerning the War Ministry's plans destiny.
for an invasion of South China,
his resignation having been compelled by the growing oppo- sition in the Army to his desire for good Anglo-Japanese relu tions.
The events of past days were a great diplomatic It was a tremendous victory for
victory. Hitler.
"Everybody recognises the Now, well-informed quarters great exertions, the Prime Minis- declare, an attack in South ter has made. Everybody will China must be regarded as im-pay tribute to him and say he is minent, with scant respect paid the man who saved peace. to foreign interests.
LEAGUE STEP
Thompson was
Shortly before midnight, A. B.
ported missing. Although the naval authorities are reticent, it seems likely that H. MS. Kent was in possession of information that Thompson had fallen into the harbour as H. M. (Continued from next column) Ships in port immediately commenc- made the task a hopeless one and ed to sweep the harbour from Jor- the search was ultimately abandon-dan Road to the Naval Anchorage. ed shortly after midnight.
with their big searchlights, while Up to the time of writing, the a number of cutters put off from TRIBUTE TO CZECHS : ·
missing man's suspected death by various ships and conducted Mr. Attlee paid a tribute to the drowning has not yet been de-minute search of the harbour. marvellous
and courage
self-finitely confirmed, although the
TASK HOPELESS Czecho-Slovakia and Admiralty have been informed of The rough sea and heavy rain
all available circumstances.
Continued at foot of Preceding Col. .
"Yes, but he is the man who brought the danger, as well.”
The hands of Gen. Ugaki's op- ponents were strengthened by the decision of the League to ap- ply Article XVI to the Sino-control of Japanese dispute, a step for "It was the Czechs who averted which Britain is held primarily war. Their President has been responsible.
President Benes.
assailed in the most shameful lan- guage in Germany, and his bear- ing has shown the difference be tween a civilised man and a gangster."
Meanwhile, Prince Konoye is not likely long to retain the post of Foreign Minister. The names of Mr. Shigemitsu, recently ap-| pointed Ambassador in London,
Mr. Attlee thought that greater Mr. H. Saito, Ambassador in efforts than a loan should be made Washington, and Mr. Shiratori, to help the Czechs grapple with Ambassador in Rome, being men-their misfortunes, tioned, with Mr. Saito the favour- DOMINATION OF EUROPE · ite. Our Own Correspondent.
OCCUPATION OF
ZONE 1 COMPLETE
The cause of this aggression was not the intolerable position of the Sudetens but because Hitler decid- ed that the time was ripe for an- other step forward in his designs
-No statɑnd that Continent; of. Berlin, To-day. Europe treated its minoriti -bet- The German Army / Command ter than Czecho-Slovakia - Com- announced last evening that troops parison of tho “minorities, with under the command of General the treatment of Jews, Catholics Ritter von Leeb have now completed and Socialis occupation of Zone One.
Troops of General von Reichenau have reached their day's objective, namely the line Rosshaupt-Tachau- Plan Marienbad - Falkenau - Hoden bach..
Troops of General von Bock hay occupied Zone Two-At th time, air force detachment made their entry into Eger – Ocean,
heaven to hell.
Germany, was
Hitler had successfully, asserted the law of the jungle, and the whole of Europe was now under, the constărit. menace of armed
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