THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1939
Dry, Supreme Court
CALL FOR FOR
POLISH
Page
UNITY
TO SAVE THE NATION
"Must Bar German
Drive To East"
A call to the Polish nation to devote all its strength to a great national effort is the theme of nearly all leading articles in the Warsaw press.
They quote a speech by M. Kowalski, leader of the Nationalist party, who said:
"If there is a new European war it will be, as in 1914, the result of German aggression. Germany
BRITON ALLIED AIR CHIEF?
Franes is willing to allow a Bri- tish R.A.F. officer to command the Joint British and French Air Forces In the event of war.
The French Chiefs of Staff be. lieve that the supremé command of the two forces should be Bri tish owing to the greater strength of the British Air Force.
Britain Declines Embargo
London, To-day. THE subject of the ex-
port to Germany of material required for war purposes was raised
has now renewed her drive to the east and Poland HONGKEW POST in the Commons yester-
must again be a barrier to it.
"If Germany takes one more step on the road to the east she must be stopped by the sword. The Polish nation is prepared to fight Germany, not only if Poland's direct interests are violated, but against the growth of German power in other parts of Europe.
"RIGHT OF FREE NATIONS” "We are not thinking about en- circling Germany, but of the right of free nations to live. If this right is now trampled on, Poland will remember in the final settlement that there are 1,500,000 Poles in the present Reich.
ARMY OFFICER
RETIREMENT TO BE
DISCOURAGED
London, To-day.
"We are not afraid of war and we
A War Office letter has been are thoroughly prepared to meet any sent to all Army Commands saying challenge. The time now approach-
ing will require the maximum effort that it is not deemed expedient of the army and all the organised that officers should be allowed to
retire voluntarily at present.
forces of the nation."
Applications for the new Air Defence loan are still averaging £1,000,000 a day.
to an
As a temporary measure, no ap- plications for permission to retire HELP FROM RUSSIA
will be approved except where the It is noticeable that since the an-Army Council consider that undue nouncement of the Anglo-French hardship would be caused pledge there has been a growing officer by his retention on the ac- readiness to consider the acceptance |tive list, or where his retirement of material aid, and perhaps even is considered to be in the interests of aeroplanes, from Russia in case of the Service. British Wireless. of further German aggression against Poland's vital interests.
A former Prime Minister, M. Witos, the Peasant leader, has re- turned to Poland from Prague. He has been in exile since the Opposi tion "purge” of 1930.
The death of Col. Slawek, who was three times Prime Minister of Poland and the most faithful col- laborator of the late Marshal Pil- ‚südski, has stirred patriotic feeling, It is now confirmed that worry over the international situation and his own political misfortunes drove him to suicide.
FRENCH TRADE
GUARANTEES AND CREDITS
Mr. Oliver
London, To-day.
Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, said in the House of Commons yesterday: The "guarantees recently given by the Government to Poland, Rumania and Greece were made for other than commercial rea- sons.
"The economic. aspects of our
PACT WITH DUTCH relations with these countries are,
Paris, To-day. however, under consideration with The counsellor of the Ministry of a view to our mutual advantage. Commerce will leave for The Hague "The Secretary for Overseas on Friday to sign a new trade agreement with the Netherlands.rade recently visited Poland to
discuss with the Ministers con- The French official will visit cerned a number of projects for Brussels en route, and will conduct development of trade between the economic talks.Trans-Ocean.
two countries.
Where is a trade « mission
present moment,
CSAKY TO MEET BENC hat
PARLIAMENT
Budapest, To-day.
Minin
The Hungarian ter, Count Cank semi-oficial, nev Thursday committee of
OFFICE FIRE
day.
The President of the Board of Trade said that in the event of war almost any materials might be used for war purposes and that nearly all materials used for war Two fires broke out in the Hong-purposes had pacific purposes as kew Post Office yesterday morning.well.
Shanghai, To-day.
The cause of the gutbreak is not He did not think it was desirable known. A large quantity of mail to divide people into two camps. was destroyed.Our Own Corres- pondent.
GRAND MUFTI MAY MOVE
Beirut, To-day.
information received yesterday, that
It is would appear, according to
the Grand Mufti has virtually com- pleted his preparations for moving to Baghdad.
It would seem to give real point to that propaganda about encircle- ment which, at the moment, was of course completely false and founded. British Wireless.
un-
NAVAL 'RECALL' UP TO AGE OF 53
London, To-day. The Secretary of the Admiralty, announces that it has been decided to extend the National Service It is pointed out in political cir-scheme for registration of ex-navat cles here that final decision will ratings and Royal Marines for ser- depend upon the fate of the negotia-vice in war to men up to the age of tions on Palestine. Trans-Ocean. 63. British Wireless.
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