THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1939
RIBBENTROP SETS OUT Long Conference With Hitler Before Leaving
NAZI NEWSPAPERS
EXPRESS JUBILATION
Berlin, To-day.
HERR VON RIBBENTROP had a long conference with Herr Hitler at Obersalzburg yesterday and left by air for Koenigsberg, on the first stage of his air journey to Russia, later in the day.
He will fly from Koenigsberg to Moscow in the course of to- day. The German press is now discussing "the tradi- tional friendship of Russia and Germany!"
TIENTSIN COMEDY
BLOCKADE BY ROWING BOAT!
•
The view is generally expressed. that the Pat corresponds to the "realism" invariably manifested by the policy of the Third Reich and is the inevitable result of Britain's re- fusal to
understanding come to an with Germany!
The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" whose Berlin correspondent is sup- posed to be well-informed says that whereas London's procrastination had finally "brought about the failure of
HOLLAND
CANCELS
ARMY LEAVE
The Hague, To-day. The Government has cancelled the leave of all men In the fron- tler and coastal air defence unita until further notice.--Reuter,
STOCK MARKET RALLIES
HONG KONG CENSORSHIP MYSTERY DEEPENS
The activities of the Cen- sors of Chinese Newspapers in Hong Kong grow more and more puzzling.
Attention has already been drawn "China Mail" to action in by the connection with a reasoned leading article in the "Star," which was censored.
While the "China Mail" is, in prin- ciple, opposed to censorship, it is of the opinion that if censorship is, in fact, imposed, it should be imposed fairly. The censor looks after both the Chinese press and the Chinese section of the "Hong Kong Nippo," Japanese-owned organ. He uses dif- Ex-ferent principles of censorship, how-
For instance, any "Down with Bri-
London, To-day. The London Stock change, after an early sharp ever.
down of prices tain" articles or photographs in the marking owing to the surprise Ger- Chinese press man-Soviet pact, later rallied test at the decision to hand over the Tientsin suspects is or would be blue-pencilled out of existence.
under the lead of interna- Peiping, To-day.
Though there was much delay, the train service be- tween Tientsin and Peiping was maintained yesterday.
Two
late.
arrived trains
hours crowded with refugees, including 600
Concession Japanese from their
in
to be floods than
Tientsin, which is reported worse affected by the others parts of the city.
Travellers report that the Japanese are striving to maintain the blockade of the British Concession.
Sentries have been posted at all bar- riers in rowing or motor-boats, and the blockade has now become a mari- time affair.--Reuter.
COBB FAILS IN BID FOR NEW RECORD
Salt Lake City
(Utah), To-day. John Cobb, the British motorist, covered a mile in one direction at an averagė speed of 369.23 miles an hour yesterday.
Cobb had wretched luck on return journey, however, when engine stalled, and thus his attempt on Capt. George Eyston's record
the his
of
357 m.p.h. failed.
Cobb's run, which was made north- wards, beat the northward
Reuter.
run of Eyston's when the latter established his record, namely 356.44 hour.
miles
the interminable negotiations with Moscow," Germany has again shown her ability to take proper and ná- tural action at the right time.
At bottom, the writer contends, sur. the Germán nation is not prised by the new development of German policy.
Britain's policy directed against Germany's lebensraum, made it im- perative for the German, Government to carefully and realistically consider the new possibilities of the European Agreement with balance of forces. Moscow is the inevitable result of the encirclement policy.
tional issues.
The latest political developments resulted in fair activity on the for- where the eign exchange market, main tendency was to offer contin- ental currencies for American dollars, .on thus exercising indirect pressure Sterling, which was counter-acted by the Exchange Equalisation Account.
Commoditles were quiet apart from wheat and sugar, which ad- vanced on buying engendered by the International situation.
WALL STREET
Wall Street was easy and then turn- ed firmer.
Stock
Ex-
In common with the NO CONFLICT
change, other sections in the City are latest develop- thereof opinion that the "Nachtausgabe" asserts that have never been controversies be-ments in the international situation tween Germany and Russia in respect call for calm reconsideration.
of territory.
of
The Democratic Powers, it says, will now have to admit that the view that Germany and Italy alone determine the destinies Europe is justified. The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" points out that a new situation has now arisen in Europe. The world has been notified that Germany would not again be caught napping as--in 1914. While others talked, Germany had acted.
The German nation, says the paper, welcomes the Pact as con- stituting a decisive turning point, -Trans-Ocean.
be-
was.
The traditional calm, however, was not fully shared by certain continental centres, which reflected in both the foreign ex- changes and the gold markets.
even a mild pro-
This is apparently not the case with the Chinese section of the "Hong Kong Nippo," which to.. day carries a large photograph of a "Down with Britain' poster over a gateway.
Whether or not the Chinese news- papers would print such tripe is be- side the point. If the "Hong Kong Nippo" can print it, the Chinese press should be allowed similar freedom.
SITUATION
CLEARLY
SERIOUS
Stockholm, To-day. Before he left for Brussels to attend the Oslo Powers conference, Mr. R. Sandler, the Swedish Foreign Minis-
The recent rather heavy demand for American dollars from the Continent
situation aternational was accentuated in the morning, butter, emphasised that the in- the British Exchange Fund kept firm grip on the Sterling-Dollar rate clearly serious.
at 4.6812.-Reuter.
RIBBENTROP IN BERLIN A FEW HOURS
Berlin, To-day,
****Point of the sharp. distinction tween the phraseology of the German communique and that issued in. Moscow has been discreetly overlooked by the German press. The "counting of chick-
Von Ribbentrop, who left Salzburg ens etc. attitude, however, may be less self-deception than pursuance of activity by special plane on Tuesday after- in the so-called war of nerves. We need hardly stress that the "realism" which
the German Press so much admires is but further manifestation of Hitler's op portunistic disregard of all promises and pledges and friends when self-interest dictates.
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noon, arrived at Tempelhof at 6 p.m.
He stayed in Berlin only a few hours, in order to make technical pre- parations for his visit to Moscow, and left late in the evening by the Fue- hrer's own new special four-engined Focks-Wulf "Condor" plan, for Keo- nigsberg, where he is spending the night.
air
was
Mr. Sandler indicated that the basis of the Brussels discussions would be general interest of the participating countries in the maintenance of peace;
Their wish to make themselves independent of powerful" groups in Europe, and
The necessity in time of tension to at- adopt a reserved and moderate titude.-Reuter,
BUZZ OF
EXCITEMENT
IN GERMANY
Berlin, To-day. The Soviet-German pact is discussed wherever being people meet, in the streets and restaurants, in buses or railway stations
This morning, he will continue the journey to Moscow, where he will arrive approximately at noon.
The machine is being piloted by Captain Baur, Hitler's personal pilot. A second machine of the same
That Herr von Ribbentrop is going type, accompanying the Foreign Minis- ter's plane, will carry high officials of to Moscow is considered remarkable, the German Foreign Office, Including and it is thought in German chicles to the Chief of Protocol, Baron Doern-Indicate the possibility of a complete berg, and Dr. Schaurre, Chief of the change in the entire European altua- East Europeau. Department of the tion.
German Foreign Office, who concluded The man in the
the German-Russian economic negotia- the Democracies polley tions in Moscow. Trans-Cesan.
a serious blow NYWE
that