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BRITAIN DECIDES ON
ON CONTACT
PEACE LOVING
COUNTRIES
Important Decisions. Being Taken
RE-ARMAMENT PLANS TO BE ACCELERATED
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-It was learned in London to-day that at the meeting of the British Cabinet it was agreed that Immediate contact should. be made between Britain and the peace-loving coun- tries throughout the world.
In the meantime the diplo-Chatfield. Minister for Co-ordin- matic correspondent of the ation of Defence, and all the other "Observer" makes some in-Ministers of Defence. teresting comments on the present position.
He declares that although various disclaimers have been re- ceived from Berlin and Bucharest In regard to Germany's" alleged commercial demands against Rumania.. the possibility of German threat to Rumania is not regarded as dismissed.
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ARMAMENT ACCELERATION
It is learned that one resalt of yesterday's Cabinet Meeting was the decision for an im mediate and big acceleration In the British re-armament
programme.
It is evident that Britain and France will not be taken unawares by any further Ger- man coup.
In non-official quarters a con- ference between Britain, France,! America and Russia is. favoured to i frame a general policy to which the Balkan States will be asked to subscribe.
CABLES
WITH
"No, I don't think so," seems to be what the gentleman wearing classes is trying to tell his fair companion to her choice of a winner at the recent Fanling Races. (Photo by Leica).
FANFARE OF TRUMPETS FOR HITLER
Frenzied Demonstrations
In Berlin
BERLIN, MARCH 20"(REUTER)—HERR HITLER ARRIVED IN BERLIN BY TRAIN AT 6.30 P.M. YES- TERDAY. Amid tremendous shouting and the blare of trumpets he was welcomed on the platform by all the Reich Ministers, headed by Field Marshal Goering and including the State Secretaries, the Regional Party Leaders and Delegations of the Army and Party. The station was decorated All the church bells were order-
The conclusions reached "by the British Government as a result of the
diplomatic and numerous ministerial conversations over the week-end will not be known until Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hallax make their considered statements to-morrow in the House of Con- It is understood that the possi- with Swastika flags and huge ed by the leaders of the Evange- mons and the House of Lords, res-bilty of collaboration
crowds had gathered outside "ical Churches to ring from 6.45 pectively.
Britain, France and Russia was
bands were stationed at intervals Mr. Chamberlain conferted with also discussed in general terms and along the route which the P. until 7 pm. Fifty military
Fuehrer would take. His Majesty the King for one hour during M. Ivan Malski's call on
also with Lord Lord Halifax yesterday. yesterday and
RUMANIA HAS
MORAL RIGHT TO HELP FROM POWERS
between
French Call To The Colours?
PARIS, Mar. 20. (Reuter)-It is rumoured that France is call- ing up her military technicians from three classes. Official con- frmation is not avilable, but there is no doubt thai a certain number of men are being called
up:
BUCHAREST, Mar. 20 (Reuter› --The signs of slight improvement in feeling here are due largely to Mr. Chamberlain's statement in Birmingham that Britain "is not disinterested in what goes on in south-eastern Europe." reinforced
The meeting of the French by his reported invitation to countries in this region to main-Cabinet, which began at 6.50. p.m. tain close contact with the Foreign Festerday ended at 8.45. Once at present.
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A communique issued later stated that M. Daladier fully outlined, the
The highest circles feel that Arst of the decrees under the Full
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along Herr Hitler's route to the CZECH PEOPLE KEEP Field Marshal Goering, in a Unter den Linden, where search- speech of welcome, declared that lights formed an arch of light. Herr Hitler had "restored to the Herr Hitler's car proceeded very Germans not only their dignity slowly between dense and cheering of the past, but also the security crowds to the Chancellery. of the German Reich."
FRENZIED CHEERING
He added that this was a great The crowd at the Wilhelmstrasse day for the Fuehrer und it was im- was so enthusiastic that it broke cordon CI Black possible to thank him except by a through the sacred oath in the name of the Guards three times and shouted German Nation never to give away for Herr Hitler. to appear on the the great things they had at- balcony of the Chancellery, The tairied.
"SIEG HEIL! “
*It is impossible for 30 herole a soldier not to be, backed by a herole nation," said the Field Marshal "You have made this people cour- ageous and great, Let this be the oath of all Germans' Sieg Hell." "
Rumania, having taken an gn-Powers Bill which will be submitted KULING ATTACK
Urely legal attitude during the to the Council of Ministers at 5 recent months and weeks, has a
p.m. to-day and immediately put moral right to whatever help the into execution. The Senate passed Western Powers might choose to the bill westerday by 288 votes to afford, should a serious, situation 17 arise for her.
BULGARIAN PREMIER LEAVES ANKARA
It is also reported "that half the milltary class due to be mobilized In April will remain with the colours.
According to 2 "message from Perlin, the French Ambassador ANKARA, "Mar, 20 (T/Ocean)-there is returning to Paris to re- The Bulgarian Premier, M. port on the situation. Kjosselwanov, who has been here
for conversations with the Tur- kish Government, left Ankara, on Mar. 19.
A communique stresses the friendly relations between the two countries, but details of the con- tents of the conversations were not announced.
CIVILIANS CALLED UP PARIS, Mar. 20 (Beuter)-
It is reported from Bucharest that many civilians have been called to the colours. Some are being kept barracks there, while others are being sent to the cast and south- cast.
"CANTON WILL REMAIN
A DEAD CITY”
CHUNGKING, Mar. 19 (Centr¤1)—"Canton will remain a dead city as long as Japanese troops do not withdraw and restore con- stituled Chinese authority," prophesized Gen. Wa Te-chen, the ex-Civil Governor of Kwangtung Province, who is now in Chúng- king.
ABANDONED Sterling Chinese
Defence
Fuehrer
appeared three times amid frenzied cheering and then it was announced that important conversations" prevented, his re- appearance.
In the meantime, "a message from London states that, in pur- suance of Instructions to return and report, the German Ambassa- dor in London left yesterday after- noon for Berlin.
I WILL FIGHT
PRAGUE,
20
AWAY
MARCH (REUTER)--MANY CZECHS WENT OUT WALKING IN THE COUNTRY YESTERDAY IN ORDER TO AVOID WITNESSING THE PAR- ADE OF GERMAN TROOPS IN WENCESLAS PLACE, during which the "Czech people kept away from the windows of their houses and pulled down the Czech flags which the German authorities had ordered them to fly.
Members of the Czech Gov- ernment had been ordered to witness the review and took their place besides the Ger- man civil and military an- thorities.
The parade was headed by Gen
FOR MY PEOPLE Von Gableng and lasted two hours.
CHICAGO, Mar. 20 (Reuter) Dr. E. Benes, former President of Czechoslovakia, in 1 message broadcast to the American people, declared,
"The independence of Czechoslovakia has not been crushed until my last breath; I will continue to fight for my people and their rights"
NANCHANG Mar 20 (Cen- tral) -Sterling Chinese de- fence, coupled with natural. topographical difficulties, has forced once again the Japanese
Dr. Benes denied any intention invaders to discontinue their.of forming a provisional Czech attack on the 3,500-feet pre-
Government in the United States. cipice of Kuling, where strong force of defenders re- main.
The lone defenders of Kuling. BRASS NAMEPLATES
after fully six months' resistance, have the satisfaction of not only being able to keep the Japanese at bay, but also of exacting heavy
TORN FROM CZECH LEGATION CAPETOWN, Mar. 20 (Reuter) tolls from repeated unsuccessful The brass nameplates of the Czech Legation were torn from the en- trance
On Saturday and gwastika was painted over the well
enemy attacks.
the
Throughout their long series, of attacks on the Chinese stronghold, the Japanese had thrown in the full might of their army and air
An official of the Skoda arina- "Numerous assaults were ment works, who is at present in force. attempted, but they never suc-Capetown, said that the Czech ceeded in reaching above mid-Legation would not be handed over level of the difficult height.
to German oficials,
CHINESE DEFENCE
Chinese defenders have erected
Referring to Japanese induce posted all over the Southern Metro an intricate system of defence
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It comprised Infantry, artillery! and tanks, while several squadrons of planes flew low overhead.
Crowds of Germans from all parts of Bohemia watched the spectacle. The only Swastika fing visible was one in the centre of the city.
ARRESTS AND SUICIDES
A later message from Prague states that the number of arrests and suicides is reported to be in- creasing. Dally arrests are said to amount to several thousands, those arrested being mainly. Ger- man refugees from Austria and Budetenland, political figures and
journalists. It is understood that no Jews have been arrested.
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TROOPS SENT
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Rumania Concerned Over Advance Of German Troops
SIGHET, MAR 20 (REUTER) — THE RUMANIAN PRON- TIER IS NOW STRONGLY GUARDED AND ALL THE_FRON- TIER POSTS HAVE BEEN REINFORCED, · Hungarian Regulars have occupied posts on the Rothenian side of the frontier, A message from Bucharest states ; -*- that the north-western districts of Rumania are crowded with troops moving rapidly towards the Car- patho-Ukraine frontiers.
and Hungarian
Official circles emphasise that there is no general mobi- lization, but a large number of young men have been called, to the colours and it is estimated that between 90,000, and 100,000 additional troops are being sent to the Ruthe- nism frontier.
It is
these understood that measures have been taken "pot.):
INTERNATIONAL. SOCCER
CORK, Mar. 19 (Reuter)--The International soccer match be tween Eire and" Hungary, played here to-day, ended in a draw of two goals each.
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A crowd of 20,000 saw the pre- viously unimpressive Irish for- wards attack fercely and equalise in the last minute. The Irish de fence was strong, Turner, at cen- tre-half, being outstanding.
The Hungarians positional play
The head of the Polish News only owing to the general inter- was superior but the Irishmen Agency was among those arrested national situation, but because the were faster. He has not been released as yet. Rumanian Government feels it despite a demarche by the Polish Ambassador in Berlin
According to the Czech News Agency, a bomb was thrown at the House of the German District Leader In "Tyrnau, some 33, miles north-east of Bratislava, but nobody was in- jured. It is also stated that another bomb was thrown at German. In the street, but
he too was unhurt.
SHIPS IN HARBOUR
Bradshaw, the Irish centre-for-
necessary to take serious account ward, scored, but Zsengeller re-
of. the reports of the advance of plied. The second half was even, the German troops through Slo- the Hungarians taking the lead vakia towards Ruthenia, as their through Kolleh. and Carey, the march would bring them close to Irish Inside-left. scoring the the Ramanian frontier/
equaliser.
ATMOSPHERE EASIER
Meanwhile the atmosphere in
·Rumanía 'is easier and it is un- derstood that the Rumano-Ger- man-commercial talks may result
VON CRAMM PLAYS TENNIS AGAIN
CAIRO, Mar. 19 (Reuter)-Gott-
mente to the Cantonese to return polis by the Kwangtung Provincial amid well hidden natural pos- KOWLOON ROBBERY to their home town by offering free Government ordering an immediate tions which defed the mechanised witle walking near the hillside Kowloon Bay-Yolande Bertingested by the recent German Year's absence, returned to tourn
passage in the steamer service general evacuation of the populace, might of the Japanese. Their! between Macao and Canton, Gen. and later the police conductes a ammunition was often replenished! above Cornwall Road about noon Wu declared: "The Japanese can-house-to-house canvass insisting by those left by the Japanese yesterday, two women and a man not succeed in luring the Cantonese that all the occupante leave the during their attacks. In several were held up by three robbers! business men back, as the Canton city at once. By the time the Ja-cases, three or four truckloads of and were robbed of four gold. ese people are patriots at heart and panese entered the provincial capi- cartridges were abandoned by the anger rings, two wrist watches will never forget the atrocities com tal on Oct, 21, the population had Japanese on the field. mitted by enemy troops in Kwang- dwindled to a mere firty thousand,
According to General Wu, de- tung
finité arrangements were made for den. Wu disclosed that azer Ja- Dan began her aerial bombardment taking care of the refugees in Can- of Canton in Sept. 1937, the Proton before the actual Japanese in- Vinelal Government advised the vasion of South China. people to scatter to areas, outside
seem
The Japanese have now given up attacks," "and -satisfied in kooplør ́ a defen- | ̈sive position at the foot of the.
·Filth:
gand a small amount of money,
The three robbers, who were each armed with a knife, made good their escape.
FRAGUE, Mar. 20 (Reuter)The
Numerous outlying Japanese DEJECTED CZECHS I am glad to say that 17,000 out positions on the surrounding dis- the city, and the population which of the 50.000 refugees, mostly tricts and transport contingents was normally one and a quarter women and children, who remained were constantly exposed to Chinese grief of the Czechs on the occupe- in the city, are being looked after lightening raids from their strong- tion of their land. by Germany is million people decreased to half a
in the special safety zones in Can-hold in Kuling. As a précaution not lessening and defection is ex- million.
ion under the management of s against the predatory raids of the pressed on almost every face of the International committee of public- Chinese, the Japanese have now crowds who continue to gather On the day of the Japanese land-spirited foreign residents," General strengthened their convoy system throughout the day before the ing at Bias Bay, a proclamation was Wu stated
along the Tehan-Klukiang "Une, memorial to the unknown warrior.
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Talkoo. Harelda, Tinhow.
BUOYS No A 3-Pleasantville No. A 4-Memnon.. No. B1 Hunan.
No. B-3-Kalgan, No. B 9. Fau Sang. No. B11Astana No. B14-Prominent." No. BIS, Ying Chow. No, B18-Hupeh.
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by Tuesday in agreement of a fried von Cramm, the former Ger- more limited nature than is sug-man Davis Cup player, after a economic demands on Rumania
iament tennis here.
report from
According to Sighet, many refugees from Car patho-Ukraine have been cared for by the Rumanian military au- thorities and sent to the interior. Refugees of Ukrainian, Galician and Russian origin have been placed in a concentration camp temporarily.
Port of the Ukrainian Guard, which crossed the River Tisza into Rumania on Sunday, have been sent back over the frontier,
HUNGARIAN DENIAL PARIS Mar 20 (Reuter)The Hungarian Legation denies reports of the concentration of troops.on Hungary's southern and south- eastern frontiera.****
Playing for an International team on Baturday, he beat the Egyptian, Najar, by 6-0, 6-1,-
To-day he was besten by the Young American, Donald McNell America won the tournament. 6-3, 3-6, 7-5,
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB
The following are the results of the Stableford Competition played on the Old Course at Fanling on. Mar 17 and 18:2
T. Groves, 38 plus 4-30 winner, F. 8. Geldart, 20 plus 1838 H. Overy, 20 plus 17-37, ET McMullen, 20 plus 7-36. There were 21 entries.