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TEMPO OF WORLD EVENTS INCREASE: China War:
VITAL MEETING OF CABINET TO-DAY.
DANZIG'S HOUR COMPREHENSIVE
NOW DRAWING
NEAR?
DANZIG, Aug. 21 (Trans- ocean)-The "present situation with the present frontiers can- not and must not continue” declared the National Socialist Regional Leader for Danzig, Herr Albert Forster, addressing
a
mass meeting attended by several thousand persons at the Danzig suburb of Langfuhr, on Sunday.
Herr Forster, added that the situation was grave, but that everybody should know that 'there are questions in the life of nations which much be Solved, no matter now great the difficulties were,
For twenty years the Dan- zigers bad been speaking of their wish to return to the Reich. The hour of return was now drawing near.
"For six years God has stood on the Fuehrer's side and he will continue to stand by his
side."
TIENTSIN CONCESSION ISOLATED
SERIOUS FLOODING
CONTINUE
SHANGHAI. Aug. 21 (Reuter)-! All normal means of communica- tion with the Tientsin Concession were cut off this morning as a re- sult of floods.
AGENDA
LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)~The Prime Minister's return to London twenty-four hours before he was expected does not denote any sud- den change in the international situation, but in view of the ten- dency for the tempo of events to increase both in the East and the West...
FULL ATTENDANCE Whereas the meeting of the Ministers arranged for Tuesday was expected to be a comparative- ly small gathering with a limited. programme, it is now probable that, in accordance with the policy followed for some time past of being ready for all emergencies and for instant setion, if neces- sary, the majority of the ministers will attend and the programme will be comprehensive.
It is, therefore, probable that Mr. Chamberlain ас- celerated his return to London
. in order to give due considera- tion to the fuller agenda and, 'if. necessary, for consulting some of his colleagues on Monday.
JAPANESE LOSSES
IN FOUR MONTHS
FANCHENG, Aug. 21 (Cen- tral)--A total of 20,721 Jay-- anèse are claimed to have been killed and wounded on the Hupeh front during the four months of April-July by 2. military communique just issued.
and "Afan- Japanese "chukuo" troops "captured by the Chinese in the period numbered 322 men. Other losses suffered by the invaders in- cluded 260 horses, 882 rifles.. 511 machine and sub-machine guns. five mortars, three planes. 230 hand grenades and some 20,000 rounds of am- munition.
Latest Moves
Of Wang
TRAITOR SEEKS LARGER FIELD
CABLE
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 22, 1939. -PAGE 9
JAPANESE ADVANCE FAILS
CHINESE RETAKE
HUPER TOWN - CHUNGKING, Aug; 21 (Central) -Open towns in Klangsi, Hunah and Kwangtung were subjected to flerce bombing attacks by Japan- planes yesterday, suffering considerable losses in civilian lives and property."
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Shang110, оп the Cheklang- Klangst Railway in cast Klangsi, was sitacked twice. A large num¬ ber of demolition and incendiary bombs were rained there, causing some 100 civilian casualties and
number equal
of wrecking an houses.
City Machine-Gunned Fengcheng and Changhau, south of Nanchang. were also bombed. Slangtan, on the west bank of the Slang River south of Chang- sha in Hunan, was attacked" by two Japanese bombers. More than a dozen civillans were killed and wounded.
Passing over Changsha, the raiders machine-gunned the city for several minutes be- fore departure.
Three aircraft participated in the attack on Yungyun, Lienping and Shivkwan and other towns in north Kwangtung. So far two casualties are known in Shlukwan. During the Japanese air raid
(Special to the "Daily Press") In the meanwhile, Lord Hall-
It is reliably reported that the fax's 'return to Yorkshire yester Japanese action on the "Kowloon day may be noted as indicating border was taken at the instance the absence of any Immediate of Wang Ching-wel. urgency from the situation which Wang himself is no longer in continues to be viewed calmly. In Canton, having left on August 15 over Yeungkong, south Kwang- the highest political circles.
U.S.
THANKS FINLAND
ነጊ
Plane Forced Down' UNDISCLOSED BASE IN NORTH KIANGSU, Aug, 21 (Central)—A Japanese plane was forced down at Yeungchung in north Kiangsu during a reconnoitering flight on
for Shanghai where he will take tung coastal town southwest of charge of preparatory work for the Sunning, last Friday, it is learned, creation of a puppet "Central over 10 civilians were killed and Government." It appears that the wounded. Japanese are now willing to give the traitor a wider scope for his activities than Kwangtung, in which province, it was reported. they were giving him a chance to Mr. Henry Morgenthau, United "prove himself." Usually reliable reports received States Secretary of the Treasury. It is stated that with Wang gone, August 14. The machine was here from private sources state arrived at Helsinki by air to-day. his follower Chen Kang-po is to be totally wrecked. One. member of that in addition to an electricity He said that he came officially to placed in charge of puppet activi-of the Japanese crew was captur break-down, ali telephone Ines thank Finland for her repayment ties in the southern province, with ed. while two others are still at
of war debts to the United States. the title of "Chairman."
have been put out of order."
ENTIRE TOWN FLOODED TIENTSIN. .Aug. 21 (Reuter) The rain has stopped and the floods, which were the heaviest for 80 years, are likely to recede within the next 24 hours.
Virtually the entire town, in- cluding all foreign Concessions, is now flooded to a depth of from three to nine feet.
means
Makeshift rafts are the only of communication and youths are seen ishing in the streets.
Breaking through the last dyke the swirling flood waters yester-
day finally flowed Into the Japan-į
HELSINKI Aug. 21 (Reuter
large.
BRITISH NAVY QUITE PREPARED
ANGLO - POLISH PACT
FOR ANY EMERGENCY
Maritime Defence
Defence Would
"DANZIG CLAUSE" Be Placed On War-Footing
COMMENT
BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Reuter)
ese Concession inundating four--Referring to the question
fifths of the buildings.
of whether the Anglo-Polish
Japanese soldiers are still con- Pact will contain a "Danzig trolling and
examining tramic clause," under which Britain around the French and British Concessions despite the fact that would regard a change in the the water is breast-high.
political position of Danzig as automatically involving the fulfilment by her of her ob-
Oslo Powers To Meet At Brussels
ligations under the Pact. Essen, Field-Marshal Goer-
the National Zeitung" of
ing's mouthpiece, declares,
The week commencing will bring a decision in regard to BRUSSELS, Aug. 21 (Reuter- this as also to other im-.
The Belgian Prime Minister and portant questions."
H
the Foreign Minister met to-day
Little Change
and reviewed the present situa- BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Reuter)- tion
There is little change in the Ger-
i
Within Few Hours.
LONDON, AUG. 21 (REUTER)—THE ROYAL NAVY IS NOW IN A GREATER STATE OF PREPAREDNESS THAN EVER BE- FORE IN PEACE TIME AND EVEN THAN IN 1914, WRITES THE NAVAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE "SUNDAY TIMES."
It is no exaggeration to say that if war should break out the " entire maritime defences of the British Empire would be on a war-footing within a few hours and there would be no delay and no shortage in stores in the vital positions or the impro- visation of defences in any part of the world where a conflict might conceivably arise.
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MISSING NURSE RETURNS
Miss Lam Kin-hung. the nurse at the St. John Ambulance Brigade Hospital at Namtau, who was re- ported missing after the recent the Japanese operations near Colony, last night arrived safely at her residence at No. 21, Mongkok Road, third floor.
Miss Lam was not detained by the Japanese. In fact, she could have come to British Territory. when the Japanese occupied the John locality in which the st. Ambulance Brigade Hospital is situated, but she remained behind to look after her patients, at the risk of her own life.
Mr. A. Morris, the Director of St. John Ambulance Brigade, met her at Lofaushan and persuaded her to return to the Colony."
She returned home, accompanied by Mr. A. Morris, her two mald servants and a patient, arriving home at 8.45 p.m. last night.
AGREEMENT STANDS- (Continued from Page 1) sought by Japan in any situation which may arise in the future.
•
Speaking of the feeling of cor- fidence in the Merchant Navy, the correspondent says that its safety depends on the defence of the ports and shipping on the high
Tokyo Statement: seas and it is known in the Royal
TOKYO, "Aug. 21 (T/Ocean)—— Navy that practically every Im- portant pot likely to be affected by An official statement issued by the hostilities has already been pro-Japanese Government to-day as a It was suggested that the Osloman press violent attacks on Po-
vided with the most modem forms commentary on the British Gov- Powers be invited to a meeting in land. Yesterday an official state-
LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter) The of defence, while all measures for ernment's statement of Samday 'Brussels to discuss questions of merit, issued by Poland, repudiated' common interest though what the the German allegations and to following golfers have been chosen the defensive equipment of mer warns England that any British the defence of British interests in questions are have not been dis-day's Polish press publishes coun- to play for Great Britain in the chant ships were recently reviewed attempt to use other Powers for
East the Far
will encounter ter-charges against the Germans. Ryder Cup match against the and expedited.
United States at Pontevedra,
"Japan's indexible resistance.” Florida, on November 18 and 19:-
The statement, which is couched The correspondent stresses the P. Henry Cotton (Captain),
fact that there has been a general, in extremely firm language, de- Adams, Burton, King, Alfred
clares that Japan did not demand and very considerable acceleration, Я Padgham, Dat Rees, Charles
fundamental discussion of in the speed of warship building, general economic questions but Whitcombe and Reginald Whit-
which is well in advance the combe.
closed.
The Oslo Powers include Norway. Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Holland.
:
Customs Dispute WARSAW, Aug. 21 (Reuter) The customs dispute continues to be The meeting of the Oslo Powers discussed by Polish and Dänzig re- will take place in Brussels on presentatives Poland has agreed Wednesday, Reuter announces.
to allow the transport of foodstuff into the Free City which will now
די
JAPANESE STRENGTH be paid in cash. Previously goods
NEAR SHUMCHUN.
from Danzig
wère to Poland enough to pay for the food enter-
It is reliably estimated that the ing Danzig.
Japanese forces in the immediate
about 3,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry
vicinity of Shumchun consist of
Csaky Returns BUDAPEST, Aug. 21 (Reuter)---
and a number of cyclists, who are The Hungarian Foreign Minister, very mobile and move between Count Csaky, returned to Budapest Namtay, Shumchun and Shatau- this morning.
kok.
The Hungarian press still maintains that he has been on holiday;
GERMAN - SOVIET AGREEMENT
Turning Point In Business Relations .:.Several skirmishes have,
MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Reuter). im the taken place between
ROME, Aug. 21 (Reuter)The The agreement may improve not guerillas and the invaders, and Italian Foreign Minister. Count only the economic but the politi there has been rather heavy fight-Clano, returned to Rome to-day "cal
past few
in days, the
Count Clano
:
Warship Bustang
programme and adds that supplies merely the remedying of certain of of fuel have now been stored economic abuses connected with the circulation" of Chinese currency In nearly all the strategic centres
of the world and are virtually Im-in the British Concession and the mune from air attack, while par existence of large silver reserves ticular care has been taken for of the Chinese National Govern supplying these centres with smallment in the concession." er types of anti-aircraft ammuni :ion
The statement adds that Eng. land, moreover, had at the begin- ning of the Tientsin negotiations "All Fleet supplies are sumclent, declared her willingness to discuss adds the correspondent, to last also economic questions. Reference several months.
to
the Washington. Nine-Power Pact could not modify the Japan- ese Government's viewpoint in any way, in view of the Japanese Gov relations, writes: "Pravda" FIRING PRACTICE ernment's negative attitude to
wards the Nine-Power Fact.
ing between Shumchun and Pokut, cutting short his visit to Albania. commenting on the German-Soviet at which place the guerillas have He will continue the diplomatic Trade Agreement which is design Light gun firing practice was dug in.
conversations which he broke off ed to velleve that atmosphere. carried out between the hours of
A denial was issued by the Vati About 50 Japanese wounded when he left Rome for Tirana.
"Izvestia" says it can safely be 8 b.m. and 12 midnight yesterday, were brought to the vicinity of
said that the new agreement and will be continued between the can City yesterday of a report that the Pope had sent a special envoy “Shumebun yesterday,
to Warsaw to discuss the Interna The Japanese are foraging for MILITARY TALKS marks the turning point su mis-same hours until Aug 25
ness relations between the two Firing area Er will be affected, tional situation with the Polish grain and other necessities, and MOSCOW Aug 21 (Reuter) countries. The paper adds that
|___Anti-aircraft firing practice was - Government. It is pointed out prose gangs are at work forcing the The military conversations be the Boviet Union's purchases from carried out yesterday from Mount that there would be no need remaining male Chinese population tween delegates of the British Germany comprise chiedy machine pavis area between, the hours of take such a step since the Holy to do manual labour for the in- French and Soviet General Staffs tools and other equipment; //
9 a.m. and 2 gim
diplomatically represented vading forces,
were resumed to-day after a three-
Firing area "D" was affected. in Warsaw (TO). day interval (BEE ALSO PAGE”7)
(See Also Page 11)
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