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German Comment On South China Invasion
Berlin, To-day.
The German press is following with an extraordin- arily keen interest the Japanese advance in South China.
"The Japanese have so often defeated their oppon- ents, they have conquered a territory as large as Germany, perhaps still greater, but they have up till now only been able to drive back Marshal Chiang Kai-shek whose power has thereby always increased," writes the "Frank- furter Zeitung" in a lengthy article, in which the prospects of the Japanese in South-China are treated with great reserve,
ULTIMATUM RUMOURS DISCOUNTED
Prague, To-day.
The rapid success of the Japanese at the beginning of the campaign, Zei- continues the Frankfurther tung, does not necessarily imply that their further advance will be as easy. The tenacity and bravery South of the Chinese troops in China are proverbial in the whole Far East.
The capital of South China will be far more stubbornly defended
Budapest reports of a than Bias Bay.
The "Frankfurter. Zeitung” ex-
have
24-hour ultimatum are amines whether it would have been discredited here, where possible for the Chinese to all information points to prevented landing of the Japanese early resumption of the at Bias Bay and comes to the con-
clusion that the unreadiness Czech Hungarian min- the insufficiency of the Chinese ority negotiations.
and
in
army organisation in the period The Slovak Government, hop-prior to 1928 is responsible for ing to improve the conditions the success of the Japanese
effecting this landing. agreed uponat Munich, chiefly concerned to save the VIGOUR AND DETERMINATION
town of Kosice:
are
the At this moment, concludes Broadcasting on the financial
one feels situation in Czecho-Slovakia, Dr. "Frankfurter Zeitung," Kalfus, the Finance Minister, all the more-respect for the vigour stated that the loss of territory and determination of the Marshal his would cost the Republic 40 per and the spirit of sacrifice of
people who despite such heavy han- cent. of its taxable capacity.
It would not be possible to re-dicaps continue hard to struggle and duce State expenditure to the feel themselves at the end strong- same degree, and their task would er than de the beginning.
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be impossible if they had not re-It is impossible in a few years ceived some outside help such as to make good, the ̈ neglect of that promised by the British and generation. Because the Marshal French Governments. Reuter. knew this in July 1986, he wanted HUNGARIAN IMPATIENCE to delay the outbreak of the war.
Budapest, To-day: Trans Ocean. Hungarian impatience for re- sumption of negotiations with Czecho-Slovakia on the boundary | question, ́is reflected in a leading article in the semi-official news- paper "Pester: Lloyd."
The paper declares: "The Czech: Government must make up its mind 7: to submilt tto Hungary within 24 |haurs.
"Should Prague not make this gesture, Hungary i will decline to take responsibility for the conse quences for much lack of political reason."—Reuter.
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