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FOUNDED 1031
No. 15031
五拜雞 辦三廿月九英港香
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
23, 1938.
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DUN LOP
A SO YEARS OF GROWTH,
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN TROOPS MOVE TO
German War BORDER
Veterans On-
London Visit ARTILLERY
London, Sept. 22. THE British Govern-
ment entertained this afternoon His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha and 800 German ex-service men who are visiting Britain.
Sir Thomas Inskip, the Minister for the Co- ordination of Defence, received the guests.- British Wireless.
LITTLE
ENTENTE FEARS
Poland's Claims May Be Boomerang
Warsaw, Sept. 23. THE Polish demand for
REGION
FIRE AT
GRASLITZ: SUDETENS FLEE OVER BORDER
Hitler's Three Demands
To Chamberlain
GENERAL KREJI, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CZECH ARMY, HAS
GIVEN ORDERS FOR ALL AVAILABLE TROOPS TO BE SENT TO THE SUDETEN. AREAS, AND TO OCCUPY EVERY VILLAGE AND TOWN IN THE REGION, ACCORDING TO THE GERMAN "NEWS AGENCY."
Czech armoured cars have entered the towns of Konigsberg, Falkenau, Graslitz, and Newdeck, and are “opening fire on the population.”
"Reuter", quoting. German sources, reports that Czech troops are marching towards Eger. From the German side of the frontier, shall fire can be heard from Graslitz.
Horr Hitler is reported to have made the following three demands to Mr. Neville Chamberlain at their meeting at Godesberg:
1.-Complete revision of status of Czecho-Slovakia;
2-1mmediate withdrawal from Sudeten territory of Czech soldiers and
police;
and that "false- optimism - at........... the
moment would be just as perilous
equal rights for the 700,000 Poles in Czecho- Slovakia may prove 4
3. Separation of rump of Czecho-Slovakia from Soviet Russia. diplomatic boomerang, for
-Berlin, Sept. 23. Poland herself has two
Czech armoured cars have great minorities within her entered the town of Konigs- borders.
berg, Falkenau, Graslitz and Newdeck, according to the Ger- man News Agency,
and are
EARLIER NEWS OF THE CRISIS: PAGE TWO
the Hodza Cabinet fell
and
Three million Russians of what was formerly Ukrainia, and one and a half million "opening fire on the population."
The report adds that Czech soldiers of entering the Sudeten arcas Germans residing in the Polish Corridor,
from troops are marching towards as ruled Arc
the population wantonly firing on the celebrating Warsaw, and their rights to Eger, where self-determination may easily be which so boisterously celebrated Sudeten Germans. pressed after the dismember the evacuation of Czechs yester- ment of Czecho-Slovakia on the day is to-day feverishly tearing down Nazi flags and decorations. minority question.
From the German side of thei The Rumanlan and Yugo-Slavian Governments are plainly worried by frontier shell fire can be heard town of the Pollah and Hungarian minority from the Sudeten demands, because both countries have Graslitz, according to the report. enormous minorities which brought within their borders follow-
wereRenter.
Ing the partition of the old Austro- Three German Demands
Hungarian Empire.
Sixteen were killed in three hours Deputies allege.-United Press. in the border towns, the Sudeten
Trans-Ocean,
A
P.P.U. Deputation
Japanese Drive Relentlessly On Hankow Fronts
SINYANG, Sept. 23.
WHEN A MOVABLE BODY MEETS AN IMMOVABLE BODY THIS IS. WHAT HAP- PENS. Photograph taken shortly after the Ford V-8 in which the driver was killed and his brother injured, was prised from the stone verandah post in front of the Lane Crawford premises in Nathan Road, Kow- loon, on Wednesday, As can be seen, va car
rled around three side
square stone pillar, theerling of which still ren the B Photograph exemplifies the value of Safety Glass for wind-screens
and
THE Japanese are continuing their relentless drive to-windows-Photo-Craft Studio
wards the Peiping-Hankow Railway and the sound Photo. of gunfire can be plainly heard here.
Three-quarters of the population of Sinyang have al- ready evacuated. The remaining 10,000, owing to the Japanese air raids, desert the city at dawn and return at night.
On their latest visit the raiders dropped 12 bombs but caused only slight damage.
routes.
STOP PRESS
ATTACK ON LOSHAN
cast
Uite
as false black pessimism. The Prime Minister is taking to Germany the and proposals which both Britain France belleve can be made rightly
The Catholic mission was hit border north-east of Hankow, in a and honourably and which have been accepted by the Czech Government by several bombs on September desperate attempt to stem the Jap- anesc push through the southern I believe that had it not been for the 12, although it was flying eight range of Tapleh Mountains, accord- Prime Minister's visit to Germany swastika flags at the time. Five ing to information reaching here to- last week a conflagration would ul- ready have broken out in Europe," bombs fell in the compound and day.
the school demolished
and Putting increasing pressure on the wrecked the hospital but the Hankow defence, the Japanese forces church was miraculously un. advancing southward from Shong-
Hankow, Sept. 23. Japanese troops, under cover of a Landon, Sept. 23.
damaged. Five refugees in the eleng are at present pursuing their
drive on the Hupch border alɔng two severe aerial bombardment, assaulted deputation from the Peace compound were killed. Ready To March Pledge Unlon, headed by Mr. George All foreign missionaries are safe
The right column is driving along the walls of Loshan on Wednesday, Lansbury, called at No. 10 Downing but there is anxiety ·felt for
the the castern route vin Hsinden, gate according to Chinese reports. Lo- Vienna, Sept. 23.
Street this morning and later at the missionaries at Hwangchwan, who German Police are ready to march Foreign Offer.
on the Peiping-Hankow Railway. have not been heard of for a week, way to the Hupeh plain at the shan is only 30 miles cast of Sinyang southern base of the Tapleh Range. into the Sudeten areas at a moment's
detachment reached a point west notice. They may enter the country They left copies of a manifesto Other missionaries at Kwangshan, In drizzling rain, the Japanese forces Simultaneously a Japanese cavalry
have not been heard from either. continued their vigorous advance on the pretext of preserving peace re-affirming the pacifist - faith that!
and fears for the safety of three and on Wednesday reached a point of Loshan, states the communique.
later shifted to the Fighting to nothing can justify a resort to war, American members of the Lutheran 1 miles south of Isintien, cutting of Loshan. similar manner and order in the invasion of Austria only a few and appealing for a concentration of Mission and other foreigners there off the retreat of the Chinese forect Severe fighting is raging in
effort, during any respite which may are growing. Berlin, Sept. 22.
months ago.
from southern Honan.
hills north cast of Tlenchlacheng, IL People here are already prepared be given, upon securing a world To-day's papers all speak of three
The three members are Edward The left wing column
reported, and Japanese forces aptured Shawo, about 15 penetrated the Chinese defences at Monday captured Germans.
almost everyone is convinced that it revising the
existing treaty and and Clara Peterson, from Aftawater, They suggest that these demands, la only a matter of a few days before cronomic which will play so important a part the Sudeten areas become
effect justice, to
the lost ground which not one but all
attack, on In the conversations at Godesberg, part of Germany.
Governments should be called up ters in the town, Sisters Westermann, southern Honan into Hupch, advancin The big majority belleve it will be
Friedrich and Kruse, and ned further southward through the to make their contribution-
anadian. Fath a comparatively bloodless transfer at British Wireless.
Ernest Davis; New mountain path and on Wednesday
In the course of a battle south of A complete revision of the status
Zealander, Miss Marian Powell, and afternoon was pressing on the bound-Sungshankou, the Chinese claim to Czecho-Slovakia, France has a mutual assistance of
taking into worst, others believe that extremists
an American, Miss Ema Sullivan. ary line between Honan and Hupeh. have captured ten machine guns and * with both Belgrade and account the Polish and Hungarian may gain control of the Czech Army
and precipitate civil War.
The only foreigner remaining at Domet,
100 rifies and to have killed 300 Bucharest under the Little Entente wishes;
Godesberg, Sept. 23.
east of Loshan, 30 miles to the The immediate withdrawal from United Press. Agreement, and they are anxious to
the Sudeten
The British Prime Minister issued Sinyang, is Father Kornfeldt. territory of Czech find out whether those engagements
a statement last evening concerning
Ninety-five per cent, of the popula stand, since France has failed to carry soldiery and police, allowing an out her treaty obligations to the immediate transfer of administrative
Chancellor. the Sudenten Party authority to Czechs.
members; and Rumania is particularly anxious to Separation of the rump of Czecho- nvold H collapse
Little Slovakia from the Soviet-frana- of 'the Entente agreement with France, tut] Ocean. Bucharest appears anxious to escape Russhin military tulelage, fearing the French military understanding with) (Continued on Page 7)
M.
of
which on
demands which will be made by the for a second victory celebrallon and peace conference with the object Sovik, Hilda Pettersen, from Chicagles wost of Hsintien, key town on Shatzelao on one occaslon, but the
relations on a baals of Minn. There are four German sis- the western highway running from Chinese recaptured an
The Yugo-Slavian Minister Pouritch. called on Paris, M. Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister, to-day to discuss with him the French position with regard to the Hungarian demand for the right to self- determination for her minority will be Czecho-Slovakia.
Sixteen Killed
Eger, Sept. 23. Sudeten leaders accuse the Czech
Eurasia Air Service: Sudden Suspension
PLANE MAKES ONLY ONE FLIGHT
Following one flight, the Eurasla night flying service between Hongkong and Hankow has been suspended. Indeflaitely.
1m
We Beyond this, bald statement, the Company's officials Hongkong would say nothing this morning when interviewed by the Telegraph
Presumably this means that Part, naked, why; the service" und
betsregn 'suspended, an official said he Japanese aerial activity
tions to malos, any here and Hankow has increased dur
in the last day or tward and PENGERUHIWke the spokesman able to
New Cabinet
Prague, Sept. 23. The new Czech Cabinet will be composed of
General Sirovy, Prime Minister and Minister of War:
Dri
Statement Issued
3
and later
Turtle Hill.
Japanese-Reuter. Sovere Fighting Rages
Kiuklang, Sept. 22.
klashan and Laoshan, bath south of Wang Lake.
lila conversations with the German tion of Loshan has already evacuat- The northern column of the Jap- to ed, according Father Reidar anese forces driving on Yongsin Dachlin, an American Missionary along the southern bank of the The first essential, in my opinion, who arrived here from the town on Yangtze River, has enptured Sung- is that there should be a determina-
Sunday Reuter. tion on the part of all parties, and Dr. J. Kalfus, Minister of Finance; on the part of all in any way con- Reinforcements Rushed Dr. Kamil Krofta, Minister of cerned, to ensure
that the local authorities in
Shangcheng, Sept. 22. Crecho-Slovakin Foreign Affairs;
are M. Vladimir Fajnor, Minister of allowed to carry on in such a way Heavy Chinese reinforcements are Justice
as not in any way, to interfere with being rushed to the Kupch-Honan the progress of the conversations," he said.
General Nosal, Minister of Public Works;
Professor Mendi, Minister of Pub- He Health;
M. Hugo Vavrecka, M. Zenkel and M. Stanislaus Bukowsky, Ministers without portfolios.United Press and Trans-Ocean.
Preserve Order
Prague, Sept. 23. From sources close to the Presi dent, it is learned that Dr. Benes
"I appeal most earnestly, there fore, to everybody to assist in main- taining a state of orderliness and to (Continued on Page 7.)
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN AT TOMB OF
has announced that the military UNKNOWN SOLDIER
character of the new Clovernment
is purely the result of # desire, on the part of the leaders to preserýs Internal order.--United
was offered Stubborn resistance against the Japanese from the moun- tains south of the lake. With the (Continued on Page 7.)
Mongol Princes Renounce Century-Old Privileges
Hrinking, Sept. 21.
Renouncing their century-old privileges bequeathed from the feudal days, the princes and chieftains of Mongolian tribes in Manchukuo have agreed to restore all their estate and rights to the London, Sept. 23. Government, according to an announcement made here, to-day. This morning Mr. Chamberlain, wife of the Prime Minister again The decision was reached as the Mongolian princes and lords - met attended the Westminster Cathedral result of the negotiations conducted in a conference here on September- where, round the Tomb of the Un- between the Government authorities 13, when the Government took the Landon, Sept. 23, known Soldier, members; of the and the native chieftains. Settle anal steps in concluding a formal Lord Winterton, in a speech at public may at any Ume of the night mant of the present issue will mark understanding with regard to the West Grinstead a yesterday, declared or day offer: prayers for peace a completion of the unification of ade proposed return of land and power that the crisis was by no means over. British Wirelestin
ministrative power in Manchukuó, ja to the Biste Domel
False Optimism
MORE WATER RESTRICTIONS
A further curtailment in the bours of water supply in all distelets an the Island and in Kowloon and the New Territories will be enforced as from Monday, when the water mains will be turned off from 8 pm to 0 a. and from 10 am. to 4 p.m. This will give only 8 hours supply dally.