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NEWSPAPER REACTIONS TO EUROPEAN CRISIS
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TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER * 14,
1998,
HONGKONG
MUCH
FIERCE BATTLE ON
WEST SHORE OF LAKE POYANG
COOLER
Inst
chong Occari.
(Continued from Page 1.)
und Kwangshan, **** TY&n8-
"Peace can still be preserved, but
to become! Hongkong continues
Yesterday the maximum
It calls for the most resolute action cooler.
by the British Government, working temperature dropped to 62, and last In the closest agreement with Czecho-night the minimum was as low as 78. Slovakia itself and with France and This morning the temperature was
82, with humidity 10 per cent. moment to Russia, There is not a
Rainfall for the last 24 hours was lose," the paper adds.
Cool, dispassionate judgment is negible, and the aggregate for the more than ever imperative If Europe year is now 45.87 inches, as com- pared with an average of 72.03 la to be rescued from the menace
Inches, of the present crisis, says the Daily for a plebiscite, Mail. Any demand
to enable the or any other plan minorities to decide their own future, should be given the closest attention the chancelleries of Europe
Reuter.
Advance On Matow
Hankow, Sept. 14.
A general altensive was launched on Monday by the Japanese against the Chinese positions northwest of Juichang, colnelding with a Japanese landing at Lichiawan, south-east of Matow, made under cover of a heavy naval bombardment.
The Royal Observatory weather
These new troops are to be used report issued this morning stated that
opposite of Matow the anti-cyclone remains stationary for the drive over north China, and continues to Wushch. Increase in Inte
in intensity. The trough of relatively low pressure persists be-
After severe fighting the Japanese
and Jenshihling. tween Indo-Chinu and the Carolines, suecceded in penetrating the Chinese
admits a conimunique. and a depression is indicated over he at Shilpapo the Gulf of Tongking.
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in their comments on Herr Hiller's speech.
The Shan Pao says that titler's speech reveals Germany's intention
of encouraging further dissension
Local fortenst is North-cast
EXCHANGE RATES
and friction wnong the peoples in Geneva.
she may Berlin.
| Czecho-Slovakia so that
reap the results without bloodshed. Parls.
Referring to the part on Germany's Athens military might in the speech, the firussels. Journal says that this is merely an-Milan
to the Oslo. other Fascist intimidation
untries. Such intimida- democratic countries.
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The Sing Tao Jih Pao says that
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The Journal believes that war in Europe will be temporarily postponed means avoided, if the by no Czech question remains unsettled.
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[to
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It is believed that the real object) Prague in negotiations which were
The following quotations were re-of the Japanese was to strafe the started by the President, Dr. Benes. und the Premier, Dr. Milan Hodza, esived after the close of the morning highway from Lluchow going north! Huan. Our Own Correspondent. declares the National Zeitung in session through Reuters: to-day's issue.
Canton, Sept. 14. The paper
adds that the Sudeten
It is officially announced that in Party demands the right
yesterday's wid on Kwangsi Japan- and
demand. determination
this
ese planes heavily bombed Lingshun. alone can be the subject of which
on the Kwangsi border. a new meeting between responsible
Casualties totalled 130, while 80; men in Czecho-Slovakle, will permit
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Japanese aircraft
carrier The
at which was previously stationed
to be Tongkawan is now reported
lying between Pakhoi and the Island of Weichow, 80 miles from Hainan, which was recently acquired by the This report has precipitated in-
tion, would no longer be able to do Press. so-United Press.
question alone which the statesmeni Prices were down from. e to 3e Japanese. of Europe will have to answer in the in a slightly easier market.
next few days. The fate of their creased French uneasiness--Unlied
nations will depend on their reply."- Reuter.
Peiping Comment
Peiping. Sept. 14.
Rome Reaction
Rome, Sept. 14.
Fishing Junks Destroyed
Swulow. Sept. 14. More than twenty Chinese fishing The Yang Pao in an editorial staten An official Italian statement in junks off the coast of Chaoyang have' that in the event of Germany becam~ | Diplomatic Information states that been set on fire by Japanese war- ing Involved in a war, Japan will there are two solutions to the Czech ships during the last three days, re- co-operate with her, and so will we problem: giving the Sudeten Ger-sulting, in the death of several fisher- Chinese who have suffered under mans the faculty of disposing their men.
There are now four Japanese war- own destiny, or denying them this
Their activities A European war would be good right. To give the Sudetens the ships off the const.
we Chinese, for
Skoda possibility of secession is to choose have been confined mainly to the since the
the works, which are now supplying path of justice and pence destruction of Chinese fishing Junks. part of the Central troops' ammuni- Reuter,
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