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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1938.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S SACRIFICE
FOR PEACE IN EUROPE
Dramatic Telegram To
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Commons' Speaker
Application Of Principles Of Territorial Cession Bitterly Criticised
Prague." October 2.
*WE BEQUEATH OUR SORROW TO THE FRENCH · AND "BRITISH"PEOPLES,"states"the-concluding-phrase-of-a-dramatic telegram addressed by the Presidents of the Czech Chamber of Depatles and Senate to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the President of the French Chamber.
THE TELEGRAM REFERS TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S sacrifice for peace in Europe and criticises bitterly the application of the prin- ciples of cession of territory and various other details of the Manich Agreement, and appeals to the noble spirits of Europe and the world to recognise Czechoslovakia's position and understand the moral re- volution which caused the punishment of a nation which wanted nothing more than to fulfil its obligatións.
Prague, Oct 2.
Referring to acceptance of the Anglo-French plan, the telegram All necessary, steps have been taken for Czech troops to withdraw states:-
"We supposed that application by the time the Germans have of the principles of cession of ter-marched into south and southwest ritory would be carried out so that Bohemia to occupy the first see It would be tolerable and over ation of the transferred territory. period of time.
Instructions have been given to the Czechs to destroy mines in
FOUR MURDERS
IN TWO DAYS
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Shanghai. Oct. 2.
Mir. Siau Sze Ming, 40, manager of the International Dispensary, was yesterday shot at and killed by gunmen while travelling in a bus in the central district of the Settlement. This latest outrage brings the total to four murders in two days.
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The killers made good their escape. The police suspect that revenge, rather than, political reasons. motivated this
latest crime.-Reuter,
POLES OCCUPY TESCHEN
Plebiscite In November
Warsaw, Oct. 2. Polish troops w occupy the Czech part of Teschea territory about 1 p.m. today. The remain der of Teschen and Frystat will be handed over to Poland during the next ten days.
Ann Manag
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WHAT _ CZECHOSLOVAKIA HAS LOST CHINESE, JAPANESE
SUDETEN SERMANS B HUNGARIANS
Basice
Bratislava
The regions in black comprise the zones which. bave been ceded
to Germany under the terms of the Munich agreement.
المجلة
BRITAIN
German Troops CHINA THANKS Enter Sudeten Territory
CZECHS CONFISCATE ALL RADIO SETS
Fate Of Isolated, "Garrison"
Sanctions And The League
Hankow, Oct. 2. China is well aware that both the British people and the British Government were in a larre measure, responsible · for the recent Invocation of Article 16 of the League Covenant," declared General- Issimo Chiang Kai-shek to- day.
CONSOLIDATING
POSITIONS
Heavy Toll Of Lives Paid For Possession Of Tienchiachen
town
Hankow, October 2." AFTER THE SANGUINARY BATTLE AT TIENCHIACHEN, strategic on the north_bank of the Yangtze River above Wasich, both "the Chinese and Japanese are consolidating their positions, according -to-military-advices—-
Owing to the heavy toll" of hyes paid for possession of the im- pertant fart, the" Japanese troops which entered Tenchlachen are sold to be calling in reinforcements in anticipation of s possible. Chinese counter-offensive.
The Chinese around Kwangisi are taking, the 'offensive to dia- rupt Japanese contact between that city and Tienchischen.
Chinese counter-attacks in south the south bank of the Yangtze -eastern Honan have resulted in River opposite Tenchiachen and the recapture of seven hills south are advancing along the Fu River of Shangchen. The Japanese de tu menace Yangzin were repulsed -Passau. Oct. 2.
feated in thelf attempt to drive at Shuanghsianchiao on Friday. A "German troops who are under
southward into Hupeh have retired number of Japanese soldiers were the command of General Ritter
to Wangchiátien and Tachuantien. taken prisoner and many arms von Leeb crossed three mountain
about 25 kilometres from the captured by the Chinese. ranges in the course of the occupa-
Further, pressure is being borne "We are deeply grateful and 1. Hupeh border, south of Shang- tion of zone No. 1 in Sudeten ter- would like to
upon the Japanese troops on the express through cheng. ritory 37 miles north-east of here. Reuter my thanks to them. We Besides continuing their frontal Juichang-Wuning highway which They marched to the sound of now look to Britain to see that attacks. the Chinese are sending have suffered several setbacks the Egerland march and national the sanctions specified by Article strong units of troops to threaten during the last couple of days. The anthem of the Sudeten Germans. 16 are implemented," he added. the Japanese rear by a detour. The Japanese near Hochlashan to the The only resistance they met was
Asked precisely what assistance same tactics are being employed by southwest of the highway are sald The Hungarian Government is sending to Prague forthwith a de-a block of cement across the road he expected from Britain, the the Chinese against the Japanese to have been chased away by the
which was soon blasted out of the Generalissimo replied, Economic at Shawo, to the southwest of Chinese. mand for the opening of negotia-
(Continued on Page 91 totiens and for rapid fulfilment of the minority provisions of the
"In particular, we supposed that vital interests, economic transport advance, and where this is impos- -and livelihood would be properly
respected.
sible the troops have been ordered to place easily recognisable danger -signals at the mined zones.
"We were all the more pleasantly surprised when the Munich Conference pd no atten- tion to promises given us with re- gard to our defence and our vital interests. especially our most im- portant communications, supplies and most essential raw materials.
"Instead, this territory has to be transferred within a few days.
There has been no final settle ment regarding the question of compensation for State. property or the interests of thousands and thousands of people..
At several points Czech and German officers conferred arrange the carrying out of the transfer of districts.
A plebiscite will be held Frydek on November 25.-Reuter.
HUNGARY'S DEMAND.
Budapest, Oct. 2.
Munich Agreement affecting Hun-
gary and Czechoslovakia, accord-
Czech forces have begun evacua-ing to the newspapers-Reuter.
tion
of Teschen territory. and negotiations will be resumed im
mediately regarding adjacent ter-
ritories claimed by Poland,
TROOPS ENTER TESCHEN
Warsaw, Oct. 2. Polish troops marched into
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The Czech Government has de-Teachèn at 2 pm-Reuter. elded to create a mixed Commis- stan to Bquidate mätters connect- ed with this decision.
Amputation of Teschen territory LASTING PEACE implies particularly great sacrifices for Czechoslovakia, because It
"The question of minorities has been left in complete obscurity This is a painful fact which leaves means cutting railway communica- an ineffaceable scar in our hearts."|tions between Germany and. Cze- -Reuter
GERMAN-FRANCO
UNDERSTANDING
NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING SPANISH WAR
Berlin, Oct. 2.
It is understood that the 'German Government has of- fered to arrange an under- standing with France similar to that concluded between Bri- tain and Germany, and it is hoped that the offer will be accepted within a few days.
A report circulating in well- informed circles states that nego-
choslovakia.-Reuter.
MACAO RACE MEETING
CASH SWEEPS
IN EUROPE
"INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
SUGGESTED
last night.
Washington, Oct. 2.
INDIAN
MEDICAL
MISSION
Invited To Tea By Madame Chiang
"CURATIVE UNIT"
Hankew, Oct. 2. Sent by the Indian Congress Party, the Indian medical unit arrived on Friday night from Hongkong by truck instead of by train. It will remain in Hankow for a week or ten days" and then proceed to whichever front it is ordered,
and financial. both of which Shangchen, midway
After their repented, assaults on! **between Britain is in a position to render Hwangchwan and Macheng on the Chinlungfeng (Gold Wheel Sum- misch bout two and half miles to a nation so unjustifiably in-southern Honan border.
northeast of Talkow, strategic pass vaded."
PONTOON BRIDGES
The Generalissimo "was wearing Balked on the east bank of on the Singtze-Tehan highway, plain undress khaki uniformi and Yangsin Lake, the Japanese driving ended in failure, the Japanese in the... Singtze-Tehan sector have The "appeared preoccupied but his westward from Juichang with
abandoned the attempt to take eyes sparkled confidently.--Reuter. Yangsin their objective are that strategle height. Comparative AN ARTICLE BY DR. H. H. building pontoon bridges. Chinese quiet now reigns on the west shore KUNG, PRESIDENT OF THE batteries on the west bank are EXECUTIVE YUAN, ON THE SAME Bring to destroy their work.
ELS
SUBJECT, WILL BE FOUND ON A part of the Japanese whore-
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captured Fuchihtow on
of Poyang Lake.--Central Néwa,
GERMAN AIR
Japanese Attempt To Encircle LINER MISSING
Chinese On South Bank Of
Yangtze Suffers Reverse
Hankow, October 2
The Japanese attempt to encircle the Chinese right wing on the south bank of the Yangtze River received a reverse when -crack Chinese divisions launched a series of vigorous attacks in the vicinity of Woning, it is reported here.
The Japanese want to advance along the highways along Wuning and Tangshan to cut the Piping-Hankow Railway near Hslenning, to the south of Hankow, it is understood, but Chinese forces, which participated in the Nankow Pass and Talerchwang battles, stand in their way. A
President Roosevelt should sum- mon an international conference in
The party, which is now incor- the United States to try and effect porated with the Chinese Red lasting peace in Europe, state De-Cross as "evrative unit number 15" mocratic Senator Burke of Nebras- is composed of Drs. Atal, Kontris, Results of cash sweeps at the ka and Hamilton Lewis of Illinois Markerjee. Cholker and Basu. Macao
Race meeting yesterday in simultaneous declarations issued They have now been supplemented were as follows:-
by 15 Chinese dressers and nurses. RACE 1
The State Department disclosed. The unit brought with it an' am- yesterday that 11 other American bulance and modern equipment, Republicans
Another Chinese column from Joined President including 54 cases of medicine. Roosevelt earlier in the week in his Madame. Chiang Kai-shek in- Tehan, on the Kluktang-Nanchang Unplaced Tickets Nos. 137, 398 appeal, to Her Hitler and Dr.vited the group to tes and Miss Rallway, advanced to the north- and 154-$6.60 each.
Benes to settle the Czech-Sudeten Agnes Smedley, the well-known west to attack the flank of the dispute peacefully--Reuter,
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It is likely that Hitler will make a short visit to Sudetenland in the future.
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NEW BROADCASTING
STATION
Kweiyang, Oct. 2.
A new short-wave broadcasting
(JSA) has been established. at
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FOR HITLER
Peaceful Settlement Of Sudeten Issue
Tokyo, Oct. 2. Prince Konoye; Japanese Prime Minister, cabled Berr Hitler his congratulations and also instructed the Japanese Ambassadors to London, Paris and Rome to convey the Im- perial Government's felicita- tions to the respective" govern- ments over the peaceful settle-
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"On behalf of the Imperial Jap- anese Army, General Itagaki, War Minister, cabled Herr Hitler also |expressing felicitations.
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GUIDE TO THE NEWS
PAGE 3-Swimming star sentenced
Constable од grave charge. Funeral of Capt. McCarthy.
New food regulations. PAGE 4-The Services. Anti-gas
lectures.
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Japanese forces to the east of Wu- ning, according to Chinese military dispatches from the latter city.
The Chinese claim that after two days of severe fighting in which six detachments participated, the invaders lost over 2,000 men, thu 3rd and the 123rd detachments be
ing wiped out.
According to dispatches from the
CHINESE GAINS IN NORTH HONAN
Loyang, Oct. 2. Following up their success at Menghalen, Chinese forces in north Honan have recovered Wuchih, 20 kilometres south of Slawu, west of the Peiping- Hankow Hallway.
About 300 Japanese troops, tell
front the Japanese are attempting in the battle preceding the recap- to build a pontoon bridge across
the Fu River hut Chinese artillery ture of the city by the Chinese.
The Japanese retired to Sinatang,
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the south bank of the Yangtze
DURING FLIGHT
Fails To Reach Milan From Frankfurt
Zurich, Oct. 2.
A. German" passenger plane.
which left. Frankfurt on Satur-
day at noon for Milan has fail- cd to reach Its destination, ac- cording to a report here on Saturday evening. The plane carried a crew of three and fen passengers.
It is believed that adverse weather, conditions compelled the plane to effect an emergency land- ing in the region of Graubuenden or Tessin, A search for the miss- ing plane was begun at once.-- Transocean. J
Reuter reports that the weather | is stormy with snow and the plane. If it crashed in the Alps, may be covered and difficult to locate..
The noise of the plane's ergines was clearly heard in several places. by the German inhabitants of the Grison's Canton..
SEARCH MADE FOR MAIL PLANE
Berlin, Oct. 2.
are concentrating fire on the river function of the Pelping-Hankow pero D. Arez" of the South Atlantic
The German mall plane Pam FAGE 5.Cinema notes. Cross-
to prevent the Japanese from
Railway and the Taokou-Chinghua mail service, which was due to ar- word. Diary. Dr. Kaz ap-
crossing.
The Chinese- Railway. preciates League action.
troops rive at Bathurst from Natal on Urider cover of heavy naval bom-pursuing them have overtaken a Saturday afternoon failed to resen PAGE 0-First Lord of Admiralty
troops part of them at a point south of its destination, according to a re resigns, Mr. Neville Chamber-bardments Japanese lain back in London. Prague (motorboats attempted to land on Binatang where fighting is raging. port received here on Saturday wants plebiscité.
Remnant Japanese units at Ten- evening, The missing plane, which PAGE!" T-Women's page. Gay River above Matoucheng but were tenchwang on the north brink of carried a crew of Ave, sent out her
fashions at popular wedding: repulsed by Chinese artillery which the Yellow River are sandwiched last radio message reporting their
spak two boats, it is claimed in a {between Tea-dance season re-opens.
Chinese troops from position at $4.38 o'clock on Satur Yuanwu and those from Wnchih day afternoon. FAGE 8-Leading articles: Czech's Chinese communique-Reuter
The railway station at Tainotso, The message reported that the agony: Falsehoods-made in
coal mining town on the western plane was approaching Bathuret Japan. Correspondence. Hello
section of the Tsokou-Chinghus') and that the lights; of 8- ship and goodbye, PAGE 10-League Home football.
Hallway. was retaken" by Chinese stationed outside the harbour coula Cricket. U. 8. baseball, Swim-
troops on September 29,
alrendy be distinctly seen. Since ming records. Training gallopa.
Driving northward, the Chinese that" time nothing, was heard of Bowling, alley's awards.
London, Oct. 2. troops which recently recaptured the plane and several planej of FAGE 12-Financial page. ·
Summer time in Britain ended Menghsien haye reached the the Lufthansa And Air France; as at 3 am. to-day and Greenwich suburbs of Tanyang where they well as several ships, are engaged
GREENWICH TIME
RESTORED
Admizal Yonal, Navy Minister, sent a staff officer to the Czecho- alovak Légation to express con- gratulations on the peaceful settle/ ment of the Budeten sue. He also instructed the Japanese raval attache in Berlin to convey the PAGE 13.-Radio' prorammes. Japanese Navy's felicitations to PAGE. 14 and 15.--Shipping, newr|tine, will be restored--British | are engaging the Japanese station in a search for the mining German Herr Hitler.--Reiter,"
and directory,
Wireless,
ed in the city-Central News.
plane-Transocean.”