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FOUNDER J 二拜禮 號七廿月九英港香
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1938.
BRITAIN
DEFINES
Anglo-French Proposals Are
VIRTUAL ALLIANCE WITH
AS EUROPE VERGES ON ANOTHER WAR, THESE RELICS OF 1914-1918 ARE STILL BEING FOUND IN FRANCE
DANGER
100% 11-2A13% POWEREA RY FUSÉES PLOSIONS 12:18!
of powders and fuses; explosions from 12 to 1 o'clock;" evidence of the "Danger of Death. De-shelling. Every day from 11.30 to 1.30, burning
dangers of denobusage.
PRO-CZECHS
Sudden Mystery Move By Italian Cruiser
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SHANGHAI, SEPT. 27. THE ITALIAN CRUISER MONTE CUCCOLI SAILED FOR AN UNANNOUNCED DES- TINATION THIS MORNING AT 30 MINUTES' NOTICE.
SHE HAD TIME TO COLLECT ONLY HALF HER CREW BEFORE SHE STEAMED OUT OF THE RIVER:-UNITED PRESS. BRITAIN'S STRONGEST STAND
London, Sept. 27.
A communique issued here, in which Britain announced that the Anglo-French pian was the only solution acceptable to her, is Britain's
Britain, France and Russia against Italy and strongest stand so far and has virtually aligned
Gormany.
It is understood that the same warning was contained in the message taken to Herr Hitler by Sir Horace Wilson yesterday.
The visit of Sir Kingsley Wood and Lord Hailsham, Lord Maughan and Sir Rupert Howorth to Buckingham Palace to attend a meeting of the Privy Council is regarded as significant in view of the necessary preludes to a general Mobilisation order or the Declaration of
War.
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The meeting adjourned after only 30 minutes. The Government hay not The Government's intention of get-¦ divulged the fact that its conting right down to business as soon munique issued last night on the sembly is indicated by the fact that
as possible after Wednesday's situation and the Note it centnly
private notice questions will be by the hand of Sir Hornce considered before Mr. Chamberlain Wilson are duplicates, in order rises to make a full statement on that Herr Hitler would not be the
situation. international The speech will be made on the placed in a position from which notion of adjournment and will be he could not gracefully retreat, formally moved by the Chier Whip, having received what is vir Captain Margesson.
Western An unpleasant and plentiful "crop" still produced on the battlefields be France: a masked employee engaged in emplying a cas- tually an ultimatum. bomb in a socluded spot.
People Who Should Know Better, Says G.M.O.
The convocation of Parliament on
Questions on the order paper when the House adjourned for the Summer Recess will not be consider-
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Only Solution
A French anti-alrecast gun team at practice on the frontier,
BRITAIN CALLS UP AIR RESERVES AS RAID PRECAUTION PURELY as a precautionary measure, and in relation only to Home Defence, Great Britain has decided to recall R.A.F. personnel on leave, call up Observer Corps attached to the R.A.F., institute, an air raid alarm system, call up Officers and men of the Anti-Aircraft units and the Coast Defence units of the Territorial Army and prepare the balloon barrages for immediate service.
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Trenches are being dug in London parks in order to provide air raid shelters,
Defence precautions have also been adopted by Belgium and Eire. The former country has manned its forts on the German frontier.
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of
London. There
pre
day addressed a message on air rald A.A. Men Called Up.
precautions to the people of London. London, Sept. 28. "In these critical hours." It states, The partial mobilisation of the de-when our country, with the rest of Europe, in finely balanced on the Wednesday has cleared the way for ed on Wednesday but will be an- fence forces has been ordered.
alternatives of peace and war, A.R.P. national action in the event of answered in the ordinary way
The anti-aircraft and coastal de- preparations are of the greatest emergency,
November 1, which is the date fence units of the Territorial Army urgency and importance to every originally fixed for the reassembly have been called to the Colours and citizen and M. Daladier's aldes
com- of Parikument.
the Alr Ministry has recalled all Air enormous advantages, in carly, pre- panions all returned to Paris to-day
passed before each summer adjourn-observer force and an air raid warn-
Under the resolution which is now Force personnel and instituted an paration and organisation. ment. Parliament could be called to- ing system-United Press. morrow it it was desired, compared with the ten days' which was neces-
Appeal For A.R.P. Miry under the did procedure ob-
until
Volunteers recent years. Wednesday the personnel of the Auxiliary Air nesembly as the day providing Mr. for the was chosen
London, Sept. 20. DO not give a thought about cholera when swimming, and I Force defence units, including all
have been inoculated," said Mr. L. Roza-Pereira, the well-nighter squadrons and balloon bar Chamberlain with the best opportu- known swimmer this morning, when asked about his views in rage squadrons, to mobilise-Unitednity of lending the Government with-London County Council and Chalc
TRANS-HARBOUR SWIM dangers
connection with the cholera warning and the holding of the annual harbour race by the V.RC, on Thursday,
Mr. Roza-Pereira, who won the
race last year, intimated that
he would definitely participate in Former C.-in-C.
the event, and added that he
thought most of the swimmers
had been inoculated."
In Hongkong
Passes Away
but the French Premier has remained In London.
Following his conference with the Opposition leaders Mr. Chamberlain reported the latest developments to the Throne.
Air Ministry The
has ordered served
Press,
Washington Electrified
Washington, Sept. 27. The intimation given In London that Britain, France and the Soviet will fight if Czecho-Slovakla is in- vaded has rather cellpsed Herr Hitler's speech and has electrified high quarters.
Radio commentators immediately
suggested
that
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Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of the man of its A.R.P. sub-committee, to-
ZBW Relay Of Launch Of Giant Cunarder
the intimation render- QUEEN ELIZABETH TO TAKE TO SEA ed the speech obsolete. The specel itself
considerably |
Mr. D. F. Lopes, Ioa. Secretary of the V.RC stated), that there had been no developments since yester- day and that the race would be held.
deepened enxlely. London, Sept. 27.
Senator Borah, commenting on its have Issued my warning.' It
Admiral R. H. Anstruther, these people have decided to take during the fist part of the Great contents, sald matte
themselves." Senator King charac
-Reuter,
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Seriousness Of Situation
London, SepL 27.
At: 9,45, p.m.. to-night ZBW, will relay the biggest ship launch
"Therefore, I urge all those whà have no other tasks to dischargo for the public service to iminediately! enrol and to see to it that London
fari clvic maintains its reputation order."
All over London to-day large! numbers of people continued to visit the appointed centres to fit on gas masks and register the particu- lars of households,
This emergency procedure has been adopted throughout the Greater London arca and in many other centres where the Air Rald Wardens' survey has not been completed by the house to house method:-
In one London borough 17 centres are open, while attendance, at all centres
hos been brisk since early this
me precautionary Another
measure is the digging of trenches in parks and upon which thousands of open spaces, labourers are now engaged.
Ox-
ON OTHER PAGES
Berlin
Herr Hitler's Un- compromising Specch was ac- claimed by 30,000 wildly cheering Germans.. Page 4
Tientsin
Fresh friction has developed be- tween Japanese and French troops as a result of a new clash . Page 3
China
Important vic tories on both banks of the Yang, tse are claimed by the Chinese
Europe