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Hitler As Head Of Danzig Senate? Fresh Development: Poland Sends
An Official Warning WAR NEWS:
No Relaxation Of Tension
WARSAW, July 19 (Reuter)-A. fresh warning to Germany against any attempt, in whatever form, to incorporate Danzig in the Reich is conveyed by an official communique, which states:
"Quite apart from the manner in which Ger- many may desire to incorporate Danzig in the Reich, Polish political quarters declare that the very fact of such incorporation would constitute an inadmiss- "able violation of the present political and juridical state of affairs and will evoke appropriate response."
The publication of the communique follows sug- gestions made abroad that Herr Hitler is to be elect- ed President of the Danzig Senate.
FRANCO TO VISIT
ITALY
MADRID, July 19 (Reuter)~~~~ A visit to Italy by Gen. Franco is already foreshadowed.. and" will take place shortly, accord- ing to a statement by Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, who lately visited the Spanish Commander-in-Chief.
THETIS INQUIRY:
WHY MEN COULD NOT
ESCAPE
CHINESE RECAPTURE CHAOAN
CABLES
SLUMP
IN CHINESE DOLLAR
STABILIZATION FUND EXHAUSTED?
LONDON, July 19 (Reuter)| -Commenting on the fresh slump in the Chinese dollar, the Financial News" says that the fact that the dollar has been allowed to slide för a second time, after so short an interval, strongly suggests YUNGYUN, KWANGYUNG, July that the resources of the 19 (Central)-Japanese troops flee- Stabilization Fund are vir-- ing from Chaoan, which was re- tually, if not entirely, ex- captured by the Chinese on July 17, hausted... are reported to be surrounded at Kamshan and Leshan, south of the city.
FIERCE FIGHTING
IN SUIYUAN
The "Financial News" adds that it now remains to be Japanese planes have tried to seen whether Britain is pre- rescue them by bombing the Chin-pared to give further support
to Chinese exchange. ese
BERLIN, July 19 (Reuter) German political circles were In South-East Shansi busy yesterday, politely but
SIAN, July 19 (Central)-The emphatically, counter-acting Japanese, who captured Tinshui,
in.
LOCAL COMMENTS Commenting on the decline of
the impression that relaxation feast of Yicheng in South-East the Chinese dollar, the "Ta Kung southwards Pao" yesterday calls the attention of tension over Danzig has set Shanst, are pushing
with Tungfengcher, as their of the people to the fact that as Shanghai has now lost its in- mediate objective.
28 China's economic Military observers believe that portance they are attempting to strike at centre. the fluctuations on the Yangcheng, important town near exchange market there have no bearing on China's Important the North Honan ber..
economic structure.
to
It is declared that nothing whatever has occurred justify such a conclusion and that no weakening is to be expected from the Reich.
Fighting In suyuan Anti-Polish propaganda in Ber-
WUYUAN, SUIYUAN, July 19 lin papers continues as strong a ever and the "Danziger Vorpos- (Central)-Fierce fighting between ten indignantly rejects the idea the Chinese and Japanese forces has become broke out in the Wala Mountain that
-area, west of Pastow in Sulyuan, milder.
on July 18.
its attitude
ANGLO-POLISH TALKS
the
The sharp decHne, journal adds, cannot be at tributed to the legal tender,
as the amount of its reserves remains the same.
The journal enjoins the people The Japanese are reported to itn Bhanghai to remain calm and WARSAW, July 19 (Reuter) have been badly beaten the follow- not to give credence to rumours Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside spenting day. 1 busy day yesterday meeting Polish civil and military leaders,
Col.
Marshal including
Beck, the Polish Smlgly-Rydz,
War Minister and Chief of the General
CONNING - TOWER Staf
ENTANGLED BY WIRE
Tragic Delay In Message To Base
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It is understood that the Gen. Ironside's purpose of talks with the Polish Army Chiefs is to acquaint himself with the plans of the Polish General Staff, and to har- monize them with the British and French Staff plans.
A British Wireless message adds that General Sir Edmund Ironside spent his first morning in Warsaw a round of visits, including LONDON, July 19 (Reuter) on --Diver Orton, who examin- calls on the Chief of the Polish Polish War ed the ill-fated submarine General Staff and Thetis on the morning fol-Minister and Commander-in-Chief
of the Polish Army. lowing her fatal dive, told
Gen. Ironside also laid a wreath the Court of Inquiry yester-on the tomb of the "Unknown day, when hearing was re- Soldier." sumed, that he found a wire Official conversations will start entangling the conning-tower to-day. and expressed the opinion that this might have pre- vented the men
The wire seemed to be for a
marker buoy.
escaping The Japanese People Draw
The Attorney General ex-1
plained to
the court
the
method in operation for the
"delivery of telegrams, which
A Dividend
resulted in the tragic delay DEAD & WOUNDED
in a message from, the tug Grebecock reaching the sub- marine base at Gosport.
SAIL FOR HOME
so to afford the enemy an oppor-
to further disturb the financial situation. Strict economy the should also be practiced, paper advises.
More than 30 steam launchestunity and 150 junts are concentrated at Paotow by the Japanese ja preparation for a drive toward Houtao, the Yellow River bend in Sulyuan, Chinese units are taking strict vigilance.
Brisk Fighting FENGCHENG, KIANGSI, July 19| (Central)--Brisk
NATURAL PHENOMENON The downward slide of the dollar is a natural phenomenon in the currency war between China and fighting has Japan. the "Sing Tao Jih Pac been going on in the hilly regions declares. southeast of Nanchang since July Tuesday's fall. the paper be- 18. Both the Chinese and Japanese lieves was due to the dumping have suffered heavy casualties. on the. Shanghal market of a Yesterday morning the Chinese large quantity of Chinese notes captured two heavy machine-guns which the Japanese collected and some ten rifies.
and the rumours Attack On Shantung Town spread by the Japanese with AN UNDISCLOSED PLACE IN view to undermining the Chinese SHANTUNG, July 19 (Central)-confidence in the legal tender.
More than 500 Japanese troops have started an attack on Anklu, south of the Klaotsi Railway, in Shantung. Bitter fighting is in progress.
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North China.
The Journal considers harm- ful the concentration of the" capital in Shanghai and urges the people to make invest- ments in the interior in order to build up an economic base there.
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Tow Recaptured LOYANG, July 19. (Central)- Continuing their drive, following
Concluding, the paper urges their recapture of Wuslang and
Britain to continue her support Yushe, in South-East Shansi,
of the Chinese currency because Chinese force has recovered SLJ1- other town, Slangyuan, south-east her commerical interests in this country will sustain heavy losses of Wustang.
The Japanese were forced to re-if Japan succeeds in controlling
the Chinese market. treat towards. Hsiatien, in the southwest.
In Central aupen FANCHENG. HUPER July 19 (Central)-The Chinese are tigh- tening their grip on Chungslang. CHUNGKING, July 19 (Central) Tsienklang and Yangtzechen, Ja- -Fresh outbreaks on the north panese strong-holds on the Han Cheklang and south Kiangsu front River in Hupeh.
NEL AND EXTRA have resulted in large numbers of
SUGAR QUOTA
Hard Bargaining In Negotiations
Japanese wounded being sent back from Shanghal to Japan in hospital ships during the last several days. Early yesterday morning, a large red cross ship, fully loaded with wounded Japanese, 2,000 over raised anchor on the Whangpoo and returned to Japan.
DEVASTATING FLOODS
ANKARA, July 19 (Reuter)——— Forty people are reported to have besa" drowned in floods In addition to Changshoutien.
which have been devastating north of Changsiatis, we Chinese have recaptured Nanhsints!, south the Black Sea coastal villages.
caused Torrential raws of Chungslang,
the havoc, particularly in Bulhalen, North, Hupeh town, 105 miles north-west of Hankow, is tobacco producing centre. The also under Chinese siege..
Inhabitanis, of ten villages are marooned in the vicinity of Sivas.
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At the same time, a Japanese dead soldiers was seen to depart transport loaded with the ashes of for home from Shanghai.
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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939. —PAGE
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ANGLO - FRENCH POINTS OF VIEW PARIS, July 19 (Reuter). The impression, following yesterday's talks in Moscow, the "Havas" news says agency, is that London and Paris maintained their point of view on the questions at
issue.
These are stated to be.
1. The States to be guaranteed. 2. The definition of indirect
aggression.
3. The Soviet request for the opening of conversations of a military nature, parallel with the diplomatic negotiations.
It is reported that M. Molotov, at the end of the meeting, said! that he would refer the points to his Government.
A fresh meeting is expected to take place shortly.
LENGTHY REPORT LONDON, July 19 (BW8)—A lengthy report on the discussion yesterday with M.
Molotov has been received in London from the
It is at present being examined. British Ambassador in Moscow and
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China League Of Nations Union Re-elects Delegates
TO ATTEND WORLD CONFERENCE OF ORGANIZATION IN SEPTEMBER
CHUNGKING, July 19 (Central)-The China Branch of the League of Nations Union has elected Messrs Yang Ying-pu, Wu Chung-kao and Liu Kai and Dr. Chang Peng-chun as Chinese delegates to the forthcoming 23rd annual conference of the Union to be held at Geneva from September 5 to 9 next." The conference was originally | Shih and Chang are unable to scheduled to have been held at leave America, Messrs. Yang, Wu New York on the latter part of and Liu have been elected instead. Messrs. Yang and Wu are at- June last. The venue and time were later changed because of tached to the Chinese Delegation at Geneva, while Mr. Lit is Dr. Chang. Dr. Paul Yu Ping, Mr. Shih now in London.
professor of Nankai Chao-ying and Mr. Chan Yuan- formerly. chang, together with Dr. Chang University, who has just concluded ¡Peng-chun, were the original a publicity tour of America, is on delegates. As Dr. Yu and Messrs. his way to Europe...
DR. E. SELIGMAN various reasons.
PASSES AWAY
Noted American Economist
LAKE PLACID, July 19 (Reuter) The death has occurred of Dr. Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman, Ph.D.,.. the noted American economist, at the age of 78 years. Dr. Seligman was educated at Columbia and the Universities of Berlin, Heidelberg, Geneva and Paris. He was a member of the
U.S.-JAPANESE COMMERCE TREATY MAY BE Advisory Committee on United
ABROGATED: RESOLUTION BEFORE SENATE
LONDON, July 19 (Reuter)-An element of hard bargaining is noticeable in the current negotia- tions between the Netherlands East Indies authorities and sugar bayers regarding the pur- chase of an extrà 20,000 tons re- cently allotted to the N.EI, The Netherlands East Indies represan- tatives are alleged to be holding out for a higher price than the
CLEARING WAY FOR RESTRICTION - buyers are prepared to pay in the
OF EXPORT OF WAR MATERIALS TO hope that the advent of the third quota year on September 1 inay re-
NINE - POWER PACT VIOLATORS sult in the tightening of supplies,
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuter) The Republican while London trade is demanding a lower price in view of the possi- leader, Mr. Vandenberg, introduced into the Benate a bility of their acquiring Cuban
resolution requiring the Government to give Japan six third quota year supplies which.
months notice of the abrogation of the U.S.-Japanese it is calculated, will reach London
Treaty of Amity in Commerce of 1911. about September 22.
is apparently intend- The last amounts allotted to the NEJ, on account in the curranted to clear the way for Sena- quots year must arrive here at the tor Pittman's resolution em- latest only one week before that powering the President to date. It is expected, however. restrict the export of war that an agreement may shortly be
materials reached as it is pointed out the violating
both parties are acting largely in
This is
Pact.
the
Brussel's Conference to deter- mine whether Japan" has not violated the Nine-Power Pact in respect of Chinese integrity. ...NIGHT CONFERENCE
of
States Census 1919-1922, a member of the Special Tax Commission of New York, 1930-32, Financial Ad- viser to Cuba 1931, and Vice- President of the (New York) CHINESE TAKE
Budget Commission since 1933.
Dr. Seligman was. Laureat of PRECAUTIONS
the Belgian Academy of Science, AT SWABUE
Commander of the Cross HINGNING, KWANOTUNG, July Rumania, and Commander of the 19 (Central)in view of the Jap- Order of Cespedes, Cuba,
the anese threat of invasion
From 1922 to 1923 he was Ex- Chinese military authorities at pert to the League of Nations and Economics Bwabae are taking strict precau Committee on
also Editor of tions.
Finance. He was. Eight Japanese planes scouted the Encyclopaedia of the Bocial over Swabue yesterday morning Sciences. His publications while alx Japanese gunboats were numerous. seen off the coast.
were
NATURALIST DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Rev- ter)-The death has occurred of.. Mr. Edmund Heller, the American
Warship Bank ́·KINHWA, July 19; (Central)—å to any power WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuter) Japanese warship sank east of Nine-Power-An extraordinary night confer-Mentowshan Island outside the ence on the neutrality legislation mouth of the Ling Flyer between has been arranged by the ad- Wenchow and Talchow in Che- naturalist.. the dark regarding the Inter- national Sugar Council's decisions At the request of the Foreign ministration and the leaders of klang on Monday.
The vessel struck a rock during in connexion with the next quota Relations Committee, Mr. Cordell the Benate to be held at White
severe storm and foundered, The American light year the publication of which is Hull is at present considering House expected as soon as the interested whether Benator. Pittman's re-It is understood that it will in- leaving only a part of the funnel Trenton, accompanied by the tor- pedo boats Jakob Jones and solution violates certain clauses of clude President Roosevelt, Mr. above water. governments are agreed.
Cordell Hail Senator Berkley and Two other Japanese warships are Badger is to visit Rotterdam be Meanwhile sugar prices reflect the Treaty of 1911.
Benator Pittman and three Re- now standing by doing salvage tween July 22 and August 1-
(Transocean). the general indecision consequent
publican Senators:
on these factors.
Mr. Vandenberg's resolution also calls for reconvening the
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