HITLER'S 'PEACE PLAN' MESSAGE
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1939.
BRITAIN DRAFTS REPLY AND PREMIER SEES KING: CABINET'S LONG SESSION
GDYNIA TO BE EVACUATED
Riga, To-day.
The Polish part of Gdynia is to be
London, To-day.
THE CABINET RESUMED its meeting shortly after 3 p.m. and the following communique was issued after the Cabinet rose, at approximately 4.45
p.m.:
evacuated of women and children "A further meeting of the Cabinet is being held at
within the shortest possible time, it was reported yesterday.
All lorries have been requisitioned It
by the authorities.
Streets restaurants
filled with troops.
and parks are
Women have, in many cases, taken
the places already of conductors and drivers of buses and trams who have
Ocean.
noon to-morrow (Monday).
is expected that Sir Nevile Henderson will return
to Berlin to-morrow (Monday), taking with him the British Government's reply to Herr Hitler's
communication.
been called to the Colours, Trans- "Reports which have appeared in the press regard- ing the contents of Hitler's communication are entirely unauthorised and quite inaccurate.” Reuter.
BELGIUM MOBILISES
Brussels, Yesterday.
A decree for the mobilisation of the
Belgian Army submitted to the Cab- inet by the Prime Minister is solely a legal measure for mobilisation by limited stages for the eventual re- inforcement of the army as dictated by circumstances.
HUGE CROWDS IN DOWNING STREET
London, To-day.
The spécial meeting of the Cabinet which had been convened for deliber- ation on the Note to Germany con- cluded at 4.45 p.m. yesterday after sitting for two hours and a half.
When the War Secretary, Mr. Hore Belisha left the residence of the Prime
Another bill gives the King special Minister he was greeted so enthusias- powers for the security of the defencetically by the crowd that mounted
of the state.
Reuter.
SUSPENSION
OF COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS
Paris, To-day. The Premier and Minister of In- terior have refused to receive a Communist delegation which wished to protest against the banning of the two Leftist newspapers "Humanite" and "Ce Soir.”
Communist meetings scheduled for yesterday were banned by the Paris Prefect of Police.-Trans-Ocean.
OFF THE RECORD
THE
BLOTTO INSURANCE CORP.
LET US HELP YOU RETIRE
AT SIXTY
companied by the Parliamentary Un- der Secretary of State, Mr. R. A. But- ler, and the Permanent Undersecre-
MORE FRENCH RESERVISTS CALLED UP
Paris, Yesterday.
Reservists in the frontler dis- triots whose mobilization cards bear Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been called up.
This constitutes a very large partial mobilization.
This method of calling up has now been adopted instead of the old method of calling up by classes, the reason being that the number in each echelon or mill- tary formation is a secret care- fulty guarded by the general staff-Router."
POLAND STATES HER POSITION
Warsaw, Yesterday.
The news of the signa-
tary, Sir Alexander Cadogan as well ture of the Anglo-Polish as of Sir Samuel Hoare, Sir John An- derson and Mr. Hore BelishaTrans-alliance is greeted most
enthusiastically.
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SITUATION DICTATED LENGTHY DELIBERATIONS
London, To-day. Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns that while the Cabinet deli- police had to clear the way for him. berations have been lengthy it is well Lord Halifax returned to the For-understood that the present state of eign Office upon conclusion of the Sir Nevile Henderson's report Cabinet meeting, in company with of the reply he will take back. the Ambassador to Germany, Sir Ne- vile Henderson.
The Prime Minister, who, likewise was given a rousing receiption by the, waiting crowd, left for Bucking- man Palace where he was received in
special audience by the King.
PREMIER SEES KING
Previous to the Cabinet meeting, the Premier had had one hour's talk with Sir Nevile Henderson and had ceived, the visits of Lord Halifax, ac-
re-
and
A report that the lengthy de- liberations are due to dissensions in the Cabinet is declared in of. ficial quarters to be devold of foundation.
It is understood that the French Government has been kept informed of every stage of developments and will naturally be consulted on the re-
ply Sir Nevile Henderson takes back
to Berlin.-Reuter.
DOMINIONS CONSULTED After the conclusion of the special meeting of the Cabinet, which
was
An official spokesman emphasised that Britain had not undertaken such commitments since the Napoleonic wars, and stressed that the least violation of Polish interests in Danzig would compel Poland to take appro- priate and far-reaching steps.
The following acts would be deem- ed a violation of Polish interests:-
At attempt to incorporate Dan- zig in the Relch;
The exclusion of Danzig from Polish customs territory;
The submission of Polish rights in Danzig to the control of a third party; and
Interference with the rights of the Polish minority in Danzig.
obvious
The spokesman declared that it was that Germans in Danzig should enjoy full cultural, economic,
By ED REED. attended by all Ministers except the internal and political rights.
Lord Chancellor, Lord Maugham, and Sir Nevile Henderson, the High Com- missioners of Australia Canada, New Zealand had a conference with Sir Thomas Inskip, the Secretary of State for the Dominions.-Trans- Ocean..
London, To-day. The representatives of British Dom- inions in London are being kept in- formed of the Cabinet deliberations. --Trans-Ocean.
STATUTE VIOLATION
The Danzig Senate had violated the statute of the Free City by its ap- pointment of Herr Forster, the Nazi Gauleiter, and the Polish attitude would depend on the motive for the change..
to cast the responsibility for war on It was clearly Germany's intention
Poland, by alleging that Polish troops were concentrating for aggression. Reuter.
ED REED
"I'm tired of dodging your anles men-I want to give myself up!"
Here's Luck
EWO BEER
HORINOUCHI SEES MR. HULL
Washington, To-day. Unusual importance is attached to the talk between the Japanese Am- Hassador, Mr. Horinouchi, and the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, as. an indication of the Japanese foreign policy resulting from the German-Soviet pact.
FRENCH RECALLING ENVOY
PARIS, TO-DAY. RELATIONS BETWEEN PARIS AND THE SOVIET CONTINUE TO revision of DETERIORATE AND HAVE VIR- |TUALLY IF NOT FORMALLY BEEN
COMPLETELY INTERRUPTED.
Well-informed circles state that the 'Ambassador submitted concrete pro- After recalling the French military posals for the improvement of mission in Moscow, the Government * American-Japanese_relations.--Trans- has now asked the Ambassador, M. Ocean.
Paul Naggiar, to return at once.
BERLIN PLANS
Berlin, To-day.
M. Naggiar's stay in France will probably be rather protracted in view of the Soviet attitude.
A press report says that the British There is no intention of transferring | Ambassador in Moscow will also pro- Government offices and ministries to the suburbs.--Trans-Ocean.
bably be told to return to London. Trans-Ocean,-"