THE CHINA: MAIL, APRIL 29, 1989.
London Giving Intensive Study To Text Of Speech
OFFICIALS DISINCLINED TO COMMENT
London, To-day.
Hitler's speech is receiving intensive study in Lon- don. Official circles are disinclined to offer views until they have had further time to con- sider the speech.
In regard to denunciation of the Anglo-German Naval Treaty, it is pointed out that mainten- ance of the qualitative provisions is only of minor value if there is to be no exchange of naval information.
From the juridical standpoint, unilateral denuncia-
tion is considered invalid.
The implications of the German Note denouncing the Treaty ap- pear to be that they concluded the Treaty on the basis that Britain would not oppose German policy in Europe.
Any such implication is entirely erroneous and finds no justification in the proceedings during negotia-' tion of the Treaty.
BRITAIN'S STAND
British circles categorically deny
that the British press had been in-
spired to
take up an anti-German attitude, or
-MILITARY POLISH
TRAINING
BILL
London, To-day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ne- ville Chamberlain, and a number of Cabinet Ministers met yester day morning to discuss further details of the Military Training Bill.
It is understood that final de- tails have been worked out and the Bill will be published on Mon- day.-Reuter,
ATTITUDE
ON DANZIG
Warsaw, To-day.
comment
There is no official yet on Hitler's denunciation of the German-Polish Pact, but the step has caused no surprise.
It is pointed out that Poland has never founded her policy on pacts but on her own strength.
The Government newspaper, "Ex- Poranny," declares that
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Reginald Thomas Broadbridge to be a Deputy Regis-press
trar of Births and Deaths, with Danzig must retain its special legal
effect from 24th April, 1939.
TEXT OF SPEECH HANDED TO U.S. AS GERMANY'S
OFFICIAL ANSWER
Berlin, To-day.
status, and Poland is unable to agree to reduction of her rights or its control by any other people.
"Revision may apply only to withdrawal of the League's author- ity."
This is interpreted as meaning that Poland is prepared to agree to establishment of a joint Polish- German control instead of by the League.-Reuter.
ARMAMENTS
that Britain would It is announced that the United States charge NOW IN "SAFE
necessarily oppose Germany in all matters in Europe in the future.
It is stressed that Britain is not actuated by motives against Germany but Britain stands against aggression and the ployment of force for political ends.
em-
It is generally felt that Germany should have offered to enter into discussions with Britain before and not after denouncing the Treaty.
It is expected that a reply will be sent to the German Note in due course. Reuter.
JAPANESE HIT BACK AT NANCHANG
Shanghai, To-day.
at
The Japanese are retaliating Nanchang and a fierce battle is re- ported raging on the western out- skirts.
Both Chinese and Japanese
ar-
tillery is in action, ceaselessly shell- ing. Our Own Correspondent.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON KAIFENG
** Shanghai, To-day. Yesterday the Chinese launched another counter-attack on Kaifeng and were engaged for several hours in battle with the Japanese a few miles from the city. It was Inter reported that the Chinese wit
Our Own Corr
Mr
d'affaires in Berlin has been handed the text
of Hitler's speech as answer to President KEEPING"
Roosevelt's message.
Simultaneously the German charges d'affaires in
Berlin, To-day.
and
London and Warsaw handed memoranda to -A catalogue of military material the British and Polish Governments cancelling seized in Czecho-Slovakia the Anglo-German Naval Agreement and the "placed in safekeeping." German-Polish Treaty, respectively.
"
was
enumerated by Hitler in the course of his speech.
The text of the German memoran- qualitative regulations should be dum to Britain recalls inter alia the affected by cancellation of the
• This included 1,582 aeroplanes, statement which Mr. Chamberlain Agreement, in the hope that this 500 anti-aircraft guns, 2,175 guns, brought home from Munich, in will contribute towards avoiding an -785 minethrowers, 469 tanks, 43,876 1,000,000 rifles, which he and Hitler regarded the "unrestricted race in naval arma- machine - guns,
1,000,000,000 rounds of infantry agreement as symbolical of the ments among the desire of the two nations.
ammunition, over 3,000,000 shells and vast quantities of special again to fight each other.
motor vehicles. Reuter.
The memorandum
never Reuter,
"Ger- #ays:
nations."
many at the same time, regrets that His Excellency the Governor has Britain has recently been moving approved the relinquishment of the more and more away from the line appointment of Captain Anthony His Excellency the Governor has of corresponding policy towards Clenpell Francis Drew-Wilkinson, been pleased, under instructions Germany."
GERMAN INTENTIONS
2nd Battalion The Royal Scots from the Right Honourable the (The Royal Regiment), ns-his Hon-Secretary of State for the Colonies, orary: Alde-de-Camp. His Excel to appoint Captain. Edward Nevill lency has appointed Lieutenant Thursby to be Adjutant, Hong The memorandum reveals that Richard William Clayton Smales, Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Germany does not intend that the R.E., in his stead.
with effect from 26th April, 1989.
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