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GOVERNMENT FLAYED BY EDEN
AND CHURCHILL
APPETITE OF EUROPEAN POWERS NOT SATISFIED
London, September 22.
Outspoken opposition to the action of the British Government In supporting German demands in Czechoslovakia characterised speeches by the former Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, and press statements by Mr. Winston Churchill last evening.
Speaking at Stratford-on-Avon,
Mr. Eden presented a pessimistic US CRUISERS AT
view of the future.
be
PORTSMOUTH
There was no doubt, he said,
'Londen, Sept. 22, that the British people were tol-
The American cruisers Nashville lowing present developments with apprehension, since, whereas some and Honolulu arrived at Ports- believed that if the present dim-mouth yesterday. The customary culty can regulated without salates were Ared to the Flag Com- resorting to force. the ambition of mander-in-Chief Admiral of the European Powers will be satisfied. Fleet, the Earl of Cork, and cal many others realised that such were exchanged by the command- hopes are entirely without justifing officera of the cruisers and the cation because, with the present Commander-in-Chief danger removed, others will, crop Mayor of Portsmouth up as result of an appetite whetted Wireless
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"We are gradually slipping backward." declared. Mr. Eden. "and the best that can be hoped for under such, condi- tions is an uncertain peace with H crushing burden of "armaments and a diminishing trade, all of which will ulti- mately lead to war, or other- wise to general decay."
At the conclusion of his speech. Mr. Eden urged a better under
Britain and ¡standing between
America.
COMPLETE CAPITULATION
Noted Chinese
Killed
ENCOUNTER WITH ARMED ROBBERS
Chungking, Sept., 21.
Mr. Hou Shu-tung, member of the People's Political Coun- cil and standing member, of the Trade Commission of the Min- istry of Finance, was shot and killed by an armed robber at his residence here last night. Five or six men broke into Mr. Rou's house shortly after 7 p.m.. in Mr. Hou's absence.
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When he returned, the robbers
to escape. The last one tried barred by Mr. Hou, fired at point and Lord blank range. Mr. Hou was hit in British the chest and died on the way to
hospital-Transocean.
SCORES DEAD IN NEW
YORK
HURRICANE
"New York, September 22.
A hurricane of tremendous force which swept over New York and New England states yesterday has so far caused the deaths of
68 persons and untold damage to property.
PICK-A-BACK PLANE AFTER RECORD
London, Sept 22 In a declaration issued to the
After being delayed by adverse press. Mr. Winston Churchill de-weather, the Mala and Mercury clared that the partitioning of the two components of the May Czechoslovakia under Anglo-French
composite, aircraft, took represents pressure capitulation of the Western Democratic Powers to Nazi threats backed by force.
of se-
The Queen Mary's sailing had to be delayed owing to the hurricane. Along the waterfront here, trees and roadway decorations were torn up. Windows of shops along Fifth Avenue were blown in and
trains throughout the state were held up by fallen trees which lay across the lies.
New London. in Connecticut, is
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