THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1939
POLAND REJECTS NAZI PRESSURE
BRITAIN NOT
British Military "MAKE CROSSES ADHERING TO
Establishment Increased
London, To-day.
NAZI GUNS"
The Nazis may tear down fonees round Christian cemeteries and graveside crosses to feed more iron to their war-machines.
Field-Marshal Goering, dictator of the four-year self-sufficiency plan has been urged to do so.
A pound of butter made from coat-latest triumph of the "sub- stitute" drive-will be presented to the next foreign statesman to to visit Germany (says Reuter).
POLAND EXPECTS DEMANDS
MILITARY PACT
London, To-day.
An abrupt revealing statement was made at question time in the House of Commons yes- terday on the attitude of the British Government
towards Soviet Russia.
Maker of the statement was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler.
“Two outstanding events yesterday,” writes a diplo- matic observer, "are Mr. Chamberlain's an- nouncement increasing the Territorial Army to 340,000 men and M. Daladier's broadcast re- fusing to surrender an inch of territory or a single French right but expressing willingness
Warsaw, To-day. Colonel Miedzynski, Marshal of to examine any proposal made by Italy.
the Polish Senate, yesterday gave East.
Mr. Mander asked if the Gov- By increasing the Territorial Army, Britain will it to be understood at a secret.
meeting of the parliamentary ernment would consider the ad- have 26 Territorial divisions besides six re-club of the Camp of National visability of Britain adhering to
Unity, according to an unofficial the Franco-Soviet Pact.
Mr. Butler: No.-Reuter.
gular divisions for service overseas, thus hav-report, that although Germany ing a powerful force for intervention in Europe demands were to be expected and
if necessary.
The recruiting authorities confident that sufficient men volunteer. It is understood
are
will
there
are numerous officers available for command of posts besides
many
thousands of time-expired soldiers as non-commissioned officers."
M. Daladier's speech is wel- comed in British political circles
as "conciliatory but uncompro- mising on essentials."
SETTLEMENT HOPE
His speech, coupled with Musso- lini's last Sunday, is interpreted as
hitherto had made no demands,
Poland's answer to such demands would be a firm “No.”
Reuter.
Arbitrary Arrest In Hong Kong: Commons Questions
-London, To-day.
Mr. Butler was questioned by Mr. Geoffrey Mander, Liberal member for Wolverhampton
JAPANESE ACTIVITY IN INNER MONGOLIA
London, To-day.
Invited to state the present position in Inner Mongolia, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the of Commons yesterday
At question time in the House of Commons yester-House
described the Mongolian frontier day, the Rev. R. W. Sorensen (Labour) drew joint commission and the small- attention to the emergency regulations in Hong er autonomous governments of Kong, empowering the arrest and expulsion of Chahar and North Shansi. people apparently without regular employment. justifying hopes for a settlement of The Rev. Sorensen suggested that such
should be submitted to a court of law in order to avoid injustice.
Italian wishes provided they not excessive.
are
Next important move in Euro- arrival of Co- pean politics is the lonel Joseph Beck, the Polish For-
eign Minister, in London next week.
The
Germans have already
fired heavy propaganda destin- ed to dissuade Col. Beck from the visit.
It is remarkable that many ticles in this campaign have been presented only to foreign corres- not pondents in Berlin but have
HUNGARIAN DEMANDS ON SLOVAKIA
Bratislava, To-day.
been circulated in the German press. Greatest secrecy is being ob-
Poland is apparently prepared to answer the German campaign in served regarding the Hungarian de
kind.
SOLID FRONT
Extracts from yesterday's Polish press show that both Government
mands, which the Slovak Cabinet
considered at an all-day session yes- terday.
Mr. Butler added that Japanese
troops were reported to be station
cases ed at various points along the Pei- ping-Suiyuan Railway but the Gov- ernment had no accurate informa- tion regarding the actual numbers.
-Reuter.
Sir Thomas Inskip, Secretary for Colonies, replied that while the emergency conditions persist, the
regulations were fully justified EDEN GROUP
and no injustice need be apprehend-
ed:
Rev. Sorensen persisted and de- clared that any arbitrary and un- just action was not a good adver-
MEETS WITH
Eisement for our government in OPPOSITION
Hong Kong.
Sir Thomas Inskip repeated: "They are dealing with thousands of refugees in extraordinary condi- tlons, and extraordinary action is required.”—Reutér.
QUEEN VISITS
It is reported that Slovakia in HOUSE OF COMMONS That this House affirms its com-
is
London, To-day. Some 150 supporters of the Gov- have put down the following amend- ernment in the House of Commons. ment to the motion calling for a national effort in the present time of danger tabled on Tuesday night by 34 other Government supporters: plete confidence in the Prime at- London, To-day. Minister and. deprecates any and opposition papers present prepared to concede to Hungary solid front to the German attacks, a strip of territory between Slo- The Queen visited the House of tempt at the present critical time Commons yesterday afternoon. Her to undermine the confidence of the stressing that though Poland's povakia and Ruthenia. licy is unchanged towards Germany, Hungary, however, is said to Majesty arrived at the Speaker's House and country in the Prime Germany has abandoned. Pan-Gerclaim nearly twice as much, House and remained with the Hon. Minister and the Government.”→→ Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Duff manism and has adopted a policy chiefly with the object of pro Mrs. Fitzroy sometime before en-British Wireless.
railway running tering the Speaker's special gallery of European Imperialism which in-tecting the
Mr. Amery are included in the '84, evitably had an unfavourable reac-through the Uz Valley connecting from which she watched the pro- Cooper, Mr. Winston Churchill and
ceedings, British Wireless, Ungvar and Lwow. Reuter tion in Poland. –Router."
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