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ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS BY
CZECHS: SEPTEMBER CRISIS RECALLED
STREAM OF REPORTS OF Edrich And Gibb Break
ILL-TREATMENT
Many New & Dangerous
Developments
BERLIN, March 13 (Reuter)~~A stream of reports of ill-treatment of German in Czechoslovakia is pour- ing into Berlin, recalling the similar reports during the September crisis. **
The newspapers allege that many Germans were wounded and that the windows of Ger- man shops have been smash- ed,, while a German New
that that alleges agency Czechs attacked the Hlinka Guards at Preschor with fixed bayonets and wounded eleven "of them.
“Zelt" a former Sudetan organ now published in German, reports that German, students have been wounded by Czechs in Prague and adds that in Brno. the Czechs smashed the windows of numerous German houses, attempts were made to tear down the Swastika Flag and that a German worker Was dung to the ground and beaten.
SHARP GERMAN
DIPLOMATIC- REPRESENTATIONS
BERLIN, Mar. 13 (Reuter-Ger- many's next step in the Czecho- slovakian situation is likely to take. the form of very sharp diplomatic representations to Prague, Reuter understands. The German press" has been instructed to concentrate on the arrest of Germans" and threats to Germans and German property.
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There is an air of expectancy in circles. Unofficial circles official are discussing whether Hitler is not planning one of his swift dramatic moves as he did a year ago.
2nd. Wicket Partnership:
M.C.C. Total Reaches 333
DURBAN, MAR. 13 (REUTER)—THE
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FIFTH AND FINAL
· TEST ~~ MATCH BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE M.C.C. entered upon its eighth day to-day when. on a glorious wicket which had been rolled out well but with slightly worn spots, W. J. Edrich (107 net out) and P. A. Gibb (78 not out) resumed the M.C.C.'s second innings.
GUERILLAS IN S'HAI
SUBURBS
SURPRISE RAID ON POLICE SHANGHAI, Mar. 13 (Reuter) Rifle and machine-gun fire was heard on the outskirts of the
· suburbs western
of Shangha during the night as the Chinese guerillas carried out their threat to attack the Chinese Corps sent by "the Reformed Government to help that the Japanese to police
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"Faced with the task of scoring 696 runs to win, the M.C.C. at lunch to-day had reached 333 with the Wickets of Edrich and Gibb still in- tact, the former having 152 and the latter 112.
Edrich and Gibb established a second wicket partnership record of 245 runs in England-South Africa Tests beating the partner- ship of 230 put up by Herbert Sut- cliffe and Ernest Tyldesley for England at Johannesburg in the 1927-28 Test series.
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Walter Hammond, the Eng- land skipper, took no chances spectators and warned "the through a loud-speaker not to approach the wicket which showed signs of cracking. Edrich and Gibb were vary slow at the start and only nine runs SERIOUS INCIDENT
were scored in the first half-hour, Shouts of "Down with the Swas-
PRAGUE Mar. 13 (Reuter)-A
Gibb reached his century, after 362 tika Flag" and "Benes will come
Incident occurred this Japanese reinforcements were minutes and the 300 was holsted back and show you Germans" and serious
and morning at Iglau on the border of hurriedly sent, out whereupon the after" 370 minutes. The partner- the singing of "Thunder
Germans guerillas, whose attack took the ship realised 200 in 244 minutes. WARSHIPS Lightning over Germans," which, Bohemia and Moravia, the agency explains, is notorious gathered in front of the town hall form of a surprise raid, apparently Edrich. with grand
in hoisting the retreated. The number of casual- anti-German song. are reported, This paper also alleges that a Ger- Swastika flag. Gendarmes Inter-ties is unknown. When daylight punished all the bowlers except OFF LEICHOW
Langton who kept a very good man who did not remove his hat vened and three Czech gendarmes came, the Japanese carried out
house searches in the length The Middlesex batsman- reached his 151 after 295 minutes during the song was struck down. and two Germans were seriously house to CZECH ""PUTSCH" THIS WEEK injured. There were several other various villages.
at the crease. He hit 17 boun- daries.
"Zelt" finally declares that there is talk in Prague of a "Putsch" this week for the re- turn of Dr. Benes."
The Same agency report: message from Bratislava that the Chief of the Hlinka Guards has issued a manifesto declaring that Dr. Sidor is "no longer worthy of calling himself Chief of the Guards.”
and succeeded
casualties.
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According to Chinese reports. a force of guerillas have sur- rounded Chaensha, an impor tant town in the PoolEng Peninsula
Scores:--
driving.
South Afreia:-530 and 481. M.C.C.-1st innings, 316.
M.C.C-END INNINGS
PROBLEM NOT SOLVED
The..conviction grows in Prague political circles that the Slovak problem, by the forced resignation of Premier Tiso is by no means solved and that it is quite uncer- JAPANESE ALLEGE Hutton, b Mitchell
tain still whether M. Sidor will be able to hold his position and by
Commander-in- what means.
It is suggested in Budapest that an independent Slovak state should be formed under German protection.
TENSE SITUATION
PRAGUE, Mar.
13
INSINCERITY
SHANGHAI, Mar 13 (Reuter)--- M. Sidor. who was expected in Prague on Monday. It is learned that the Japanese au- will for the time being remain in thorities have given self-defence Pressburg and send. in his stead. as their reason in replying to e the newly appointed Slovak Minis-request for an explanation of the ter of Justice. Dr. Geza Fritz, to reasons motivating
they measures Prague on Monday.
Tientsin.
Dr. Fritz is expected to submit
Reuter to the Frague Central Government Armoured cars are continually pa- the programme of the Sider Gov- trolling the streets of Bratislava ernment for, the next few days. and tension is reported to be in-The results of a talk between Dr. Fritz and the Prague Central Gov- creasing.
According to the Slovaks, an en-erament is expected to have a de- the Hlinku cisive influence on the further de- gagement between Guards and Czech soldiers resulted yelopment of the Slovak crisis,
says Transocean. in eleven casualties.
The new Slovak Ministers have arrived in Prague and will be sworn in immediately they have returned to Slovakia. Dr. Hacha decree postponing the signed a session of the Slovak Parliament and Dr. Sidor is stated to be on
The Japanese
Landing Operations Expected
From Our Own Correspondent CHUNGSBAN, Mar. 13-With 5.000 bluejackets on board ready for landing operations, a fleet of eighteen Japanese war- ships and transports are lurk. Peninsula off Lalchow north of Hainan Island. Yangkong, Leichow and Haumen Lon the Peninsula were heavily bombed and damaged last week by several warplanes, while in the
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MASSACRE WANTON
LOYANG, Mar, 13 (Central) -After a mid-week · respitő, wanton massacre from the air was once again remimed by the Japanese air force yesterday morning when sixteen planes. in two groups of seven and nine; bombed Loyang.
- JUDGMENT FOR
HOUSE BOY NEW ZEALAND TEST various the
Judgments for the complainant. have faken in WELLINGTON, Mar. 13 (Reuter) past fourteen months they have
-The cricket Test match between been subjected to occasional shell-Lai Fo, house boy, was given by Mr.. Zealand and Sir Jullen ing by Japanese warships. Apart E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis is not belleved that the enemy can against his employer H. C.J. Burnett, that the insincerity of the authort-Cahn's touring team has been re-from these harassing activities, it tracy yesterday in a summons brought ties in the British and French Con-duced to one day owing to rain on achieve anything by occupying alleged that a sum of $4.68 wages was of No. 188 Nathan Road. It was cesalons have enabled anti-Japan-the-first two days.
these coastal towns.
due to the complainant and a further. ese elements to use these areas as Scores:-New Zealand 170 tor S An Important military conference sum of $20 being one month's wages in
wickets, declared. (Wallace 54 not was held at Kweilin on March 9 lieu of notice. out, Ongley 35, Whitelay 26, Walsh and 10, in which all the ranking second count for the recovery of 34.68 Mr. Himsworth remarked that the 4 for 87). Sir Jullen Cahn's XI-military leaders in the two pro-cannot be treated as the plaintiff had The Japanese airmen chose as 163 for 7. (C. S. Dempster 44. vinces were present under the sought to treatit, as an additional sum their target crowded residential Oldfield 42 not out. Watts 32, Cowie chairmanship of General Pal over and above his month's wages. sections of the city, where they Chung-hai, general officer in charge on this count the sum of $5 was dumped at least eighty missiles. of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's ordered to be paid into Court for the
plaintiff by the defendant, and a fur causing the death of aver forty Kweliin headquarters. Plans for
ther sam of $20. On the second count civilians. About a score others re-" the defence of the two provinces defendant was ordered to pay 86 ceived wounds. were mapped out to forestall fur-costs to plaintiff. ther moves of the Japanese.
their base.
PORTUGAL'S
DOUBLE
CENTENARY
From Our Own Correspondent MACAO, Mar. 12-Next year, 1940. FINANCE BILL
Portugal and her colonies will cele- BELGRADE, Mar. 13" (T/Ocean) brate the double centenary of the -The new finance Bili laid before foundation and restoration of the Local celebrations
3 for 48).
FLOODING DUE
TO ACCIDENT
Scotland Yard stated yesterday
700,000 JAPANESE CASUALTIES
More than 400 houses were de molished by the enemy. missiles.
WEATHER REPORT Due to the timely warning given by
HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY
10 am. March 13.
his way to Prague to discuss the the SXupshtina "to-day creates a motherland. latest developments with the Cen-special fund for national defence will be arranged by a local com- for which three and half milliard mittee just appointed, which include
A vernacular dispatch quoted tral Government.
A Berlin message states that the dinars are asked to be provided Dr. Luis de Menezes Alves (Presi- that the flooding of the district Czecho-Slovak Government was within the next ten years. A de-dent), Mr. Fedro Jose Lobo, Dr. near Aintree Race-course from the Gen. Pal Chung-hai as saying that again strongly criticised in an off-bate on the Bill will commence in Jose Ferreira de Castro, Capt. Jose Leeds Liverpool canal was due to Japan has mobilized over 1,500,000
In the Temperature, 62 F. cially inspired statement last night, the "course of this week.
Rodrigues Moutinho, Canon Rev. an accident and had nothing to do soldiers in China of which 700,000 Barometer (at sea level), 30.07 ins. small number of casualties in pro Manuel Patricio Mendes and Mr. with sabotage by Irish Republicans were killed or wounded.
circumstances, China would do Humidity, 88 per cent. as previously reported, says Trans-well to continue' vigorous rests Wind Direction, East, Luciano de Costa Marting
Need For Effective
Aid To China Urged
At I.P.C. Sessions
CHUNGKING, March 13 (Central)-Important re- solutions were adopted by the Seventh Session of the General Council of the International Peace Campaign which met in London on February 18 and 19, under the presidency of Lord Cecil, M. Pierre Cot, and M. Paul & Boncour, according to word received" by the China branch of the L.P.C. here.
It called upon the National Committees to redouble their efforts to assure effective aid to China by Governments and private organisations, includ- ing loans, such as those · re- cently granted by the United The Council asked the Govern-
States and Great Britain.... "ments concerned to put into effect the resolutions adopted, by the VICTORY CAN BE WON Assembly and the Council of the The Council was convinced that League of Nations which recom-a victory over aggression can be at the present, moment, mended, in particular to member won states, that they should abstain thanks to the heroic Chinese re- from any action likely to hinder sistance if Great Britain, France, Chinese resistance and should the United States and the U.S.S.R. apply individually the measures will collaborate effectively to stop prescribed in Article 16. It de- the Japanese aggression by accord- manded an embargo on consigning. China the support which she ments of arms and war materials has the right to expect and re- to Japan and a common agreement fusing to the aggressor all credita by the Powers to refuse all imports and supplies necessary for the 'con-
duct of the war. from Japan.
In regard to China, the Council reaffirmed its previous, resolutions, particularly those concerning the boycott of the Japanese aggressor.
2,500 NEW CAR LICENCES
ocean.
S.M.C. DECISION
LONDON Mar, 13 (Reuter)--The return of the Ministry of Transport BHANGHAI, Mar. 13. (Reuter)
last year.
tance until victory is won. The Wind Force (Beaufort), 7 speech was prepared by Mr. Liang Temperature; maximum yesterday, Han-taso, the new political director and until recently the Secretary-Temperature: minimum last night General of the Legislative' Yuan...
73 F.
60 **
His job is to arouse the fighting Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th
to-day, 0.25 ina......
2.72 ing
of January motor licences issued The Shanghai Municipal Council pirit of the troops.. shows 2,500 new licences for pri has decided that the keeping, stor- Gen. Chang Yen, who served Fotal rainfall since January vate motor care as compared with ing, selling or manufacturing of under Gen. Teal Ting-kat in the the number issued in January firecrackers will be prohibited from Shanghai war, la administrative Against an average of, 3.70 ins.
May and that when it is const-officer of the southern district: Sunset to-night, 6.32 p.m. dered that conditions warrant the These veterans of the 19th Route Sunrise to-morrow. 6.34 a..
4 p.m., March 13.. COL, F. K. SIMMONS go. the prohibition steps will Army are looking forward to fight
be taken to licence the firecrackers the Japanese should they land at Barometer (at sea level), 29.97.
Temperature, 81. Hsumen, Lelchow or Yangkong. Col. F..K. Simmons, successor to trades
Humidity, 81, Maj.-Gen. A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett, Commander of the British Troops in the Shanghai Area, will
23.
The French air defence man sail for Shanghal from London in oeuvres which have been going on
'ROLLERS" WIN
the troopship Dilwara on April 15, the whole week in the lower In a Ewo League bowling match
says a Reuter message.
Pyrenees sector along the National played last evening at the Hong- Spanish frontier were concluded on kong Bowling Alleys, the "Roller" The delegation of the Federation Sunday with a large-scale attack defeated "Pokfulam's Pride" by 41 of British Industries, led by Bir by the French Air Force on the points
The match was closely contested William Larke, left London yes various cities in this district. It berday for Duesseldorf where they is announced that the results of throughout and the issue was al will ineet representatives of Ger- these manoeuvres were satisfac-ways in doubt until the very last
torily. (Fransocean), man industry, says Transocean,
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frame.
H.M.S. Eagle In Manoeuvres
SINGAPORE, March 13 (T/Ocean) Manoeuvres of the British East India Fleet, together with units of the China Station will begin early this week after the arrival of two more cruisers expected bare to-day. In the manoeuvres 25 men-of-war will take part including the aircraft-carrier Eagle from which an air attack on the Singapore fortress will be launched. After the conclusion of these. manoentres Vice-Admiral Sommerville, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Fleet, and Vice- Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the China Fleet, will meet to study the results of the manoeuvres,
Wind Direction, East. Wind Force (Beaufort), 7. Maximum temperature, 63. Minimum temperature, 80. Rainfall, 0.00.
S.S. KINSHAN The A. Kinshan, of the Hong- kong, Canton and Macao Steam-
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the air defence. authorities, the... houses were quickly evacuated be- fore the arrival of the raiders, which accounted for the relative
portion to the houses destroyed.
First aid corps were immediately on the bombed places giving medi- cal rellet to the victims. Good ex-
cavation work was done and num~ ber of people buried under the debris of wrecked houses wers dragged out and sent to hospitals for treatment, ..--
A message from Tungkwan re- ports that a number of small vil- lages in Shens), including Wang- | klachuan, Fuïnintun, Siamligtsun, Wangkialing and Shaoyang, wers also bombed by the Japanese air force" yesterday. Thirty-six - ma- chines were seen to pass by Tung-
kwan in the morning, heading westward along the Yellow River..
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