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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SOLUTION WILL
NOT BE DISCUSSED
CABLE
"Important"
GERMANY HOLDS
Statement
BUT CARRIED OUT: GERMANY
BRITAIN RESPONSIBLE
Important Conferences
Held In Chancellery
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-Important conferences have been taking place in the Chancellery through- out yesterday and crowds again began to collect yester- day evening to watch the comings and goings.
A rumour was being circulated last night that im- an important Government communication was minent. Such a declaration has been expected for a week.
The Berlin correspondent of the "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" declared last night that "discussions concerning the final common political alms between England and Germany are possible."
NO REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE
Continued from Page 1
British people, who can face with- out flinching either the ordeal of war or prolonged continuation of present crisis. In either case their objective will be the same-not the humiliation of Germany, but the acceptance by her rulers of a de- cent code of international conduct.
REPLY NOT CERTAIN
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-It is not yet certain whether a written reply will be made to the British i communication.
Well-informed German quarterá believe that the Reich Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Rib-
British Ambassador to Germany,
bentrop, has already informed the
Sir Nevile Henderson. of the Ger-
man reaction.
The writer adds, however, that Britain will be responsible for the Polish-German frontier incidents. "In this matter, as far as Germany is concerned, the. solution is no longer to be discussed, but carried out." BERLIN. Aug. 31 (Reuter) cluding Herr Hitler's deputy, Herr -The German report that Hess. Poland has ordered a general Field Marshal von Goering has attracted the power to co-otp other mem-
Diplomatic exchanges "will con- tinue but German political quar-| fence Council. great attention here and poli-pers from the existing Reich De-
that tical circles declare that it!
The new Council will be res-ters give the impression creates an extremely serious ponsible for the uniform manage-the situation has been aggravated situation."
ment of the administration and in the past twenty-four hours and! among economic affairs and may issue the growing nervousness decrees.
mary classes of the population can no longer be disguised:
mobilization has
spokesman
The political told Renter: "This is a most singular reply to Sir Neville Henderson's endeavours. It is Just another proof that the Poles rely on the guarantee
and KIVED
Poland's action must be most. awkward for Britain."
"ALL RESERVES
A London message states that reports from Warsaw declare that! a decree for general mobilization: was issued yesterday afternoon. The decree does not amount to a general mobilization, but it affects all trained reserves up to the age of forty.
Orders have been given for the conscription of horses and motor cars and motor cycles, but it only applies to owners who receive a personal sumzumons,
RAIL TRAFFIC STOPPED BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Reuter)--
that reports say German press railway traffic between Berlin and East Prussia, through the Corridor,
ITALIAN. ENVOY SEES"
HENDERSON
il
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Reuter-The
General Kasprzycki, the War Minister in Poland.
POLAND PROTESTS
Promised
--BRITISH REPLY TO HITLER KEEPS DOOR OPEN FOR NEGOTIATION
(Reater)
LONDON, Aug. 31 MÂN important statement" WALE promised for 10 p.m. (GMT) bự. the" announcer. at the close of the neWWW:
the broadcast from
German radio stations last night..
The German announcer later made it clear that the statement would comprise an "important press „review,”
FURTHER REPLY
LONDON, Äug. 31 (Reuter)-- It is learned from authoritative circles that it is anticipated that the British reply to Herr Hitler was sent to Berlin yesterday through the usual channels to Sir Nevile Henderson,
SLOVAKIA'S
It is stated that the reply was COLLABORATION
such that a further reply" from WITH GERMANY Herr Hitler is not unlikely WARSAW, Aug., 30 (Reuter)—
CABINET MEETING" Poland has protested to Slovakia
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reater)~.. against the appeal made to Slocaks
the Brit'sh to collaborate with German troops It is believed that that entered their country in the Cabinet has the draft reply be tore them when they met yes struggle against
terday morning and enems."
prepared after an examination Hitler's note by experts,
the "comman
FOREIGN INFLUENCE The official communique states: of Herr
describe Poland
this was
were stopped by the Polish autho- Italian Ambassador called on Sire time chosen by Slovakia to which began as soon as it was
ritica.
The morning express from Marienburg to Berlin, which was guaranteed by the Ger- man-Polish State Railway in 1391, was not accepted by the Polish authorities and this action is being termed here. as a violation of the State Treaty," and is denounced as another proof of the impos- sible and intolerable state of " affairs on the eastern, border of the Reich."
AFTER MIDNIGHT A communique was issued simul-
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-The taneously with the appearances of British reply was handed to Herr posters calling up the trained te von Ribbentrop by Sir Nevile Hen- serves and draws special attention "derson shortly after midnight. It to the entry of German troops Into, was brought by a special courter, Slovakia.
whose plane landed at Templeho! Aerodrome at 11 p.m.
DEFENCE COUNCIL Another
Bir Nevile Henderson remained message from Berlin states that a Permanent Council with Herr von Ribbentrop for of Ministers for the Defence of about 35 minutes. He left at 12.40 the State" was decreed last night a.m, and returned to the British "by Herr Hitler "during the present Embassy; after which Herr von political tension abroad." Field Ribbentrop took the message to Marshal von Goering will be chair-Herr Hitler.
No further German communique man of the Committee which will comprise four other members, in-was expected last night.
CRISIS FLASHES FROM ROUND THE WORLD
Nevile Henderson twice this morn- ing, the second interview lasting for half an hour:
雌
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen left New York harbour on Wednesday night without passen. gers after having been held up for two days by the harbour authort- ties for the purpose of searching. ~~(T.O.).
enemy received.
This examination continued un- proves that the Slovak Govern- ment is under the Influence of a til 4 am and was resumed foreign country and has no control several hours before the Cabinet
meeting.... over its own affairs."
The Polish Government is understood to have decided to call mors classes to the colours and are considering the action of German troons in Slovakia, .30 close to Poland's frontier the country's endangers
security.
for
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HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL,"
HONGKONG HOTEL; ERPULSE RAT, BO
SHANGHAI:
AFTOP HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In smociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lite, Peking
Move Towards Unification
Of Chinese Language:
Address At Y's Men's Club
A discourse on "Latinized Chinese" was given at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday by Mr. Fang Yu-fong, a member of the Political Department of the" Chinese Military Affairs Commission, and an authority on the subject. Mr. Fung spoke in Mandarin. The
towards movement
unification of the Chinese NEW APPLICATION language by the introduction
FOR 4 CHINESE SUSPECTS
"of an alphabetical system of script to replace the "charac ter" system in general, use now originated in the early twenties of the present cen- tury, and by 1920 such a sys- tem, known as "Romanized Chinese," had gained some- what in popularity.
READILY APPLICABLE "Romanized Chinese" failed th that, though provision had been and for dialectical tone made
the distinguishing symbols adopted tended to con-- fuse the reader, and considerable
often time Was
required decipher a message in numbered monosyllables.
DOOR LEFT OPEN LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter)- The British "reply to Herr Hitler deflection, was despatched yesterday after- noon. It is understood that it leaves the door open for further negotiation...
“Latinized
to
Chinese," which
Mr. advocates
3.5
JAPANESE UNLIKELY TO LAUNCH ANYg more readily applicable to
FURTHER LARGE-SCALE DRIVES INTO
INTERIOR OF CHINA
CHUNGKING, Aug. 30 (Reuter by Mail)-The Japanese forces are not likely to launch any further large-scale drives into the interior of China, in the opinion of Chinese observers, who expect the Japan- ese to hold strategic "points with small garrisons, tighten the blockade of the coast, establish a “federal" Government, and try to undermine China's economic and financial system.
"
Chinese cur- The war on the It is also anticipated that) the Japanese will resort to rency, attempts to establish a so-
ECONOMIC GROWTH
in
OF PALESTINE' (Continued from Page 8)
the "peculiarity of the spoken language, does not account for
The
LONDON, Ang. 31 (Reuter)— London" - solicitors who acted in the recent proceedings on behalf of the four Chinesa prisoners in Tentsin. stated that a new application has been lodged in Shanghal and is likely to be heard on Mon- day.
拉
The Chinese Embassy sending another note to the Foreign ·Office regarding the four Chineze prisoners.
hummediately
ALLEGED £1,000 DEMAND
tone or deflection, but goes further Woman "Forced To
to do away with the necessity of d'stinguishing symbols by per- mitting of the employment of
polysyllabic words.
Write Letter”
Mrs. Florence: Taylor, 49 of Cuffton-road, Keazley, Bolton, was Thus, the word "Imperialism," alleged at Manchester to have which requires four characters in told the police that she was forced "character"" script" and, conse- by an armed man to write a letter. quently, four monosyllables when demanding £1,000 "roman'zed," is written "tikmochi”
in Latinized Chinese."
LITTLE DIFFICULTY
Det-sergt. Stainton stated that the letter was received by
a large Manchester Arm. I was
olive oil from the Holy Land of the ordinary course. trade is "symbolical of the Tenascence of economic life that is now taking place in the country under Jewish influence.
The reader would have little addressed to the general secretary, INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS:
difficulty in understanding the and told him to keep cool and to The most remarkable transforma-word when written in this form, keep his mouth shut. It went on.. One false step means you and frequent air raids on Chung-called federal government," Mrtion of the Holy Land has been as the four syllables thus com
Wang Ching-wel's peace move-achieved, however, in the field of bined--can convey no other post yours and all your staff will be king and military bases, as
blown to E, we are desperate, well as industrial centres, "forment, and the alleged large-scale manufacturing industry. Within ble meaning to alm.
withdrawal of Japanese troops less than a generation, the econo- The Latinized Chinese alphabet and now M.Ps are rushing the the purpose of destroying from the Yangtze valley, are cited mic structure of the country has employs 28 letters, adding two Terror Bill we want money to get productive efforts in Free in support of this view.
been completely changed.
and home. Also for the wives and factories, mills and workshops combined" letters -- "ch?
"zh”—to the standard Latin children of those whos are in have flourished like the proverbial
prison alphabet. green bay tree
"Mr. Fung, in his discourse yes- We must have it, or it is God help you if you split on us before terday. dwelt at length on history of the alphabetical system we get back to old Ireland. of script as applied to the Chimese language, and on the values "of Latinized Chinese script as applied to Cantonese and other dialects.
The crux of the problem, these!
LONDON. Aur. 31 (Reuter)-His SWISS NEUTRALITY: Majesty the King visited the War
BERNE, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-The China." Office and Air Ministry yesterday
Counell unanimously afternoon and Inspected the var National lous arrangemts and disposi-voted a bill granting full power to observers contend, is whether the the General Council with regard Chinese Army will have enough to measures for the protection of artillery. mechanised units, aero- the country and the maintenance planes and other equipment to of Swiss neutrality.
tions.
BRITISH ASSURANCE:
LONDON, Aug. 31-(Reuter)—It i was announced yesterday that Bri- | LINERS RELEASED: tain has assured Denmark that sc long as her neutrality was observ ed by Germany, it would of course be respected by Britain. BANKS' PLANS:
The Japanese military su- thorities, it is po'nted out, do not regard this as a serious possibility, "as they are keeping
and
The wide diversity of their pro ducts will be realised when it is noted that they range from bricks and cement to fountain pens and slik stockings. ··
VALUE OF SYSTEM
the
. such small garr son's in towns In the Maagse valley that launch, a successful counter-
some foreign military experts *
Instructions were given arrang- offensive. as the recapture of any are of the opinion that, if the
ing an appointment in Bolton the really important city or a major Chinese were to launch a de-
Accroding to the census of
next day. The secretary was told termined counter-offensive,
Jewish industrial activity com-
to wear a white flower in his coat, ? NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Reuter) military defeat for the Japanese
the Japanese they would recaptare all towns
pleted in 1937, there were 6,300
and he was to give the money in on the south bank of the Yang
establishments, of which 1,570 The French liner, Normandie, the forces will ruin German liner, Bremen, and the adventure.” ~
The value of the new system of a parcel to a woman or a girl who THREE POSSIBILITIES
were factories and, the re- tze from Hankow to Nank ng.* British liner. Acquitania were per-
writing cannot be underestimated, would also have a white flower. Since the fall of Hankow, Chi-
This opinion, however, was ex-mainder workshops. mitted to sall early this morning.
Sergt. Stainton-added that a nese circles have been speculating pressed on the assumption that The greater part of these are Mr. Fung said, in s programme whether the Japanese would con- such a counter-offensive would be round within the now highly com- towards the education of the parcel was made up containing LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter) INDIAN NAVY:-
corrugated paper, and a 21 note t'nue their drive still further into supported by artlery and aircraft.mercialised city of Tel-aviy, others masses. Apart from the sand-bagging of
SIMLA, Aug. 31 (Reuter) the interior of China, or content CONSERVING MEN 4. being located in such thriving
The speaker was introduced to and a representative of the their street level windows of the
Hongkong and Vice-Regal Ordinance empowers themselves with holding the rien While the Chinese matary a Jewish towns as Ramath-Gan, etc. the meeting by. Mr. Chan, Ham-po, kept the appointment at a wine basements, the
Other modern products of Pales Preceding him, there was a busi-lodge. When he left he was Shanghai Banks, the Charterca temporary the requisitioning of Yangtze valley and North and thorities refuse to divulge any
ness meeting when a proposal put followed by Mrs. Taylor, to whom Bank and the Yokohama Specia vessels by the Royal Indian Navy. South China for the time being. detals about their plans, it is time are paper, both carbon and
meanwhile directing their energies" obvious, according to Chinese copying, typewriter ribbons, etc forward by Mr. W Vinson Lee he handed over the parcel, Bank have no intention of remov~ CHILDREN LEAVE:
to the economic and political, quarters,. ' that Generalissimo | and sundry goods.
that the T Men's Club donate
CAR FIRIEMEN IN ing their managements to the
Chiang Kai-sher has not so far
$160 towards the purchase of SOURCE OF SURPRISE: country.
Those who believe that the ordered any large-scale counter-
When the woman vaccines for the flood refugees in Tientsin was passed.
and questioned she Japanese will continue to advance offensive because he is conserving
Irishmen in a car stop into the interior are of the opinion h's men and equipment, for a
mán asked me to that there are three possibilities: decisive battle at the proper mo
1. A drive to the north-ment. west, with the object of cutting China's overland communica tions with Soviet Eusala.
PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuter)--It is felds. Plans for such a step have been reported that 18,000 children were prepared, hit are only to be ap-evacuated from Paris yesterday. piled in the utmost necessity.
The Chinese and Japanese Em- bassies have no intention of mov- ing, though in most cases wives and families of their staffs are going to the country.
NEUTRAL ATTITUDE;
BUDAPEST, Aug 31 (Reuter) Anti-aircraft
been guna have mounted on bridges here and ini
PEACE EFFORTS:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. (Reuter) King Emmanuel of Italy has cabled a reply, to President Roose- velt's appeal stating that Italy was doing whatever was possible to bring about peace with justice. CALLED UP:
2. A drive to the south- west, aimed at severing China's rallway and highway com...“ munications with French Indo- China and Burma,
China with Chungking, the present war-time Cap'tal, as the goal is
ATHENS, Aug. 31 (Reuter)---All- 3. A thrust into the west of the surrounding hills and the Germans under 45 resident in Government continues to maintain Greece are returning to Germany an attitude of strict neutrality.y and have been called up for mill-
The press generally records the tary service. impression of the hope of a peace-
fal settlement.
VATICAN PREPARES:
M FREEZING OUT During the past ten months, it
is contended In Chinese quarters
The Rumanian restaurant at the here, all Indications have po'nted New York World Fair closed on to a decision not to extend Japan's VATICAN CITY, Aug 31, (Reu- Wednesday when 34 Rumanians of military undertakings in China ter) Gas masks had been issued the staff were recalled home to en- but to "Treeze out Free China by
economic and political means. ter the army-(Transocean to the Papal Guards.
This wonderful growth of Pales tine industry has been a source of surprise to both Jews and Gentiles, and many have been struck by the Three million men are reported wide variety, high quality, and low
him. He told me
blown, 2p.
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuter) to be undergoing training, in addi- price at which manufactures from The authorities here have order- do it my tion to nearly 200,000 men said to the Holy Land are being offered ed the Aquitania, Transylvania dered and my be already under arms.
General'ssimo Chiang is also busily training men for the Air Force, artillery and mechanisen units.
and
* When he 3,000,000 men have
completed their training when his Air Force," and me
ready,it
the
to consumers everywhere,
Palestine on the march, aid through the splendid policy of the Zionist Group, the National Home is becoming cardinal and creative factor in the life of modern Jewry" nation which when her ren- ascence has been completed contribute abtedly much to the material, eco and intellectual progress of the world of to-morrow
tral China along the
nch River, or in South China, town
China via Bhazal in Canton
and Normandia to remain in bar- bour pending a search by the cus tems,
The sergeant added Taylor declared that. at her house latter while a at her
Admiral Harry E Yarnell, for merly Commander-in-Chier of the MP3 U. B. Asiatic Fleet, arrived in Ban am Francisco on Aug. 18 by the 'ner Per? President Coolidge and was record. ed a hero's we and freck
iral was
He was