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1938 DUNLOP
SC YLASS OF GROWIN
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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
PEACE COMES TO EUROPE
PRAGUE WILL GIVE WIDER CONCESSIONS: MUNICH AGREEMENT Peaceful Occupation To Commence To-Morrow
MUNICH, SEPT. 30.
T IS LEARNED THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR POWERS SIGNED A PEACE PLAN FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE SUDETEN QUESTION.
THE GERMAN news AGENCY STATES THAT THE DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED AT 12.30 A.M. THIS MORNING.
IT PROVIDES FOR A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE CRISIS AND COVERS THE CONDITION AND MANNER OF THE SURRENDER OF THE SUDETEN AREAS IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA.—UNITED PRESS,
CZECHS PAVE WAY
THE CZECH GOVERNMENT HAS PAVED THE WAY TO INTERNATIONAL APPEASEMENT BY VOLUNTARILY OFFERING FURTHER CONCESSIONS TO GERMANY. CZECHO - SLOVAKIA IS NOW PREPARED "TO CEDE TO GERMANY THAT TERRITORY CONTAINING OVER FIFTY PER CENT. GERMAN INHABITANTS, AND ́ASKS FOR ITSELF ONLY SUCH FRONTIERS AS WILL MAKE THE NEW CZECH STATE CAPABLE OF EXISTENCE AND DEFENCE. The Czech Government also agrees to supervision by an Inter- national Commission and by the British Legion, or the occupation of the territory by British troops.
Peaceful German occupation of the border regions will commence to-morrow. COMPLETE AGREEMENT
Munich, Sept. 29.
Complete agreement has been achieved in the Munich Conference.
Trans-Ocean learns that complete accord was reached ut 8.30 p.m. (3.30 a.m. H.K.T.).
German troops will march across the frontier on Saturday, but will advance by stages, thereby completing the occupation of the Sudeten-German territory by October 10.
AGREEMENT SIGNED
Munich, Sept. 20. It is reported here that the con-
and cheers at every public appear- ance-United Press.
TO MARCH TO-MORROW
Berlin, Sept. 20.
CROWDS WAVED GOODBYE to Mr. Chamberlain às he left Heston airport for Germany, and the whole world waited anxiously for indica- tions of the trend of the talks.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA PAVED WAY FOR PEACEFUL END
sions,
LONDON, Sept. 29.
THE CZECH GOVERNMENT has agreed to further conces-
A comunique issued here by the Czech Minister, Mr. Jan Masaryk, gives details of the latest proposals: submitted im mediately before the first meeting of the Four Power Conference at Munich, which began its deliberations this afternoon.
The Czech Government is now prepared to cede to Germany that territory containing over 50 per cent. German inhabi- tants, and asks for itself only such frontiers as will make the
International conference or that be submitted for arbitration President Roosevelt,”---Reuter,
CZECHS ACCEPT
GE
HER
JAPANESE CABINET CRISIS
Disagreement On
to Internal Control
TOKYO, Sept. 30, It is revealed that Japan's Prague, Sept. 29,
General K. Foreign Minister, The Czech Government has and
the resigned from
disagree. principles of the new British plan, Cabinet owing to a effecting the cession of the Sudetenment with other members of the troops to enter the Sudeten area on "The Czech Government cannot
Cabinet over the creation of a October 1, on condition that they "gree, for military reasons, to
Prague has made reservations, Government organisation to advance only up to the frontier plebiscite in the areas containing a ever some details and said that word handie Japanese affairs in China, marked out in the Anglo-French large Czech majority," declares the of its agreement and the reservations communique, "or in areas entirely it would make will arrive in Munich
Prince Konoye, the Prime Minister; Czech, as demanded in the German before the Conference starts-United will succeed General Ugaki us Foreign Memorandum.
Minister for the time being.
According to reports reaching here and according to German circles, the Four Power Conference has already new Czech State capable of exis.nounced its acceptance of the general Ugaki, reached are important decision, in tence and defence, that it has agreed to allow German
plan.-Reuter.
CONFERENCE TO TACKLE OTHER SUBJECTS
The Czech Government agrees to
The Conference was interrupt- ed at 8.20 p.m. for dinner, at which the three visiting sintes- men were the guests of the Ger- forces assembled at 20 p.m. to sign man Chancellor. Other persons an agreement.
London, Sept. 29. They had been working furiously
After finding n solution for the present included prominent Ger-
In order to complete it at the earliest man Government leaders, and possible moment for despatch to Present crisis the Four Power Talks members of the accompanying Prague so that they can receive ant Munich may continue and attack settlement is possible by October 31.
ather problems including that of Germany's colonial demands, accord- agrees to supervision by un inter
"The Czech Government niso. delegations,
Discussion wus resumed at 10 p.m.
answer from the Czechs before the
deadline on Saturday.
There seeins little doubt that the
ing to well-informed circles here.
of a
area
a time mit for the final settlement. "All these arrangements are to be carried out by December 15, but a
the
areas.
Press.
Staggering
U.S. Losses In China
to say
the
It is announced offcally that Gen- erot
rni Ugaki left his office on the ex- cuse that he was suffering from a stomach-ache and declined to dis- cuss the China organ further that day, saying, "I am unable when I will resume."
Rumours of his resignation which and by national commission
soon followed
the final disturbed ( a.m. H.K.T.) for the purpose of
hours of the stock market. It is said the Mr. Chamberlain has British Legion, or the occupation by bringing the conference to a formal Powers will urge the Czechs to ac-proposed a token occupation
Bitish troops before the territory is
General Ugoki objected to many conclusion.
details of the actually handed over to the German
proposed orgun cept.
to An official communique will be
which the A German spokesman stated that narrow strip of the Sudeten
forces.
Premier, the Army, the outside the Czech fortified area, and Issued, it is beloved, during the the German occupation of
that an international police torre
San Francisco, Sept. 29. Navy, and many minor officials of the "Praguo 1x iso agreeable to course of the evening-Trans-Ocean. Sudeten urcas will begin on Satur occupy the remainder of the area. negotiations regarding demobilisation.
Mr. Jutean Arnold, the Commercial Foreign Office agreed while A day, probably to "no considerable
commission will then be the recall of its troops and the Attache to China, in a speech to the Foreign Minister was on holiday. OFFICIAL REPORT depth" but along almost the entire despatched immediately to delimit revision of its system of treaties, but Foreign Trade Association, climated Ministers debated all day in attempt- is understood that the Ave the frontier and arrange London, Sept. 30. The spokesman revealed that the transfer of populations, the suggested demands that if there are Czcelt,
for the in the Interests of its own defences it that American losses in China totalleding to persuade General Ugaki to re- It is officially confirmed that an
decupation of German areas will be completed van to be carried out within seven German democratic minorities of robably ruin all future trade andtion have not been revealed but it is
the predominantly Agreement has been reached.
A Japanese victory, he said, would consider his decision.
Details of the proposed organisa- days.—Trana-Ocean,
Jewish populations in the Sudeten Tlie Munich Broadcasting October 10 and that the agreement
areas to be given to Germany, it need reduce the American markets for Station broadcast this morning stready
believed reached provides for
that the principal differ cotton and tobacco to not evacuate that territory
ences concerned the organ's relations Munich, Sept. 29.
demobilise or abandon the fortifica-proportions. tions before there has been The Japanese "Open Door" works and responsibilities to the various de partments of the Government, expe The conference between the four delimitation of the new boundaries, two ways, said Mr. Arnold. On one cially to the
Office. Forelgri was still in session at 8 pm. Statesmen continued at 4.30 p.m. and an exchange of population guaranteed side it is marked "In-reserved for
Government circies here are of the! find s new system of guarantees Japanese" und on the other It lepinton that the Japanese foreign Progress, necording to the slight in initiated."
marked "Oul-for the Use of #li formation available, was decidedly
othors."Reuter,
policy will not be changed, especially
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that on
Agreement has been plebiscite for the Hungarian renched at 1.25 a.m. (8.25 nm. Polish minorities at some date noi
yet revealed... WOH
powers will guarantee the new Czech Thereafter, Germany and the other borders.
H.K.T.). The Agreement signed by Messrs. Chamberlain, Hitler, Daladier and Mussolint covering the terms and methods of the cession of the Sudeten aren to Germany-Reuter.
The utmosphere at Munich is one of satisfaction und rejoicing and the| pence makers are greeted with shouts
Parched Colony Revels
In Sudden Rainfall
Parched Hongkong revelled in a substantial fall of rain this morning, when between 4 n.m. and 9 a.m., an inch and a half was recorded in the Colony. This is the equivalent of 37,530,000 tons of rain spread over the entire Colony.
EARLIER REPORT
U
It is added nu a Anal word in the communique that the Czech Govern- A member of the British delegation ment is anxious to expedite the remarked at the end of the lunch negotiations for a secilement of the recess that several apparently un-Sudeten areas and will do nothing to zolvable problems have been pracdelay a final settlement. ileally regulated and further confer ence was merely for the purpose of dealing with the
method of procedure.
The opinion is also expressed in French circles here that the Munich meeting will lead to an honourable; solution of the difficulty and one which will not jeopardise the stand- ings of the French Premier or Mr. Chamberlin.
Personal meeting and discussion
between the heads of Governments
CIVILISATION FIRST
"AL this Juncture,” states the inessage, "the Crech Government is placing the interests of civilia- tlon and world peace before the distress of her own peoplo, and lias resolved to make sacrifices which nover in hindey have bees' exsated
from an undefeated country, "With such a concentrated effort
$200,000,000.
infultesimal
It
Chinese Co-Pilot Saves. C.N.A.C. Plane In Raid
Chungking, Sept. 29. The coolness of a Chinese co-pilot saved one of the China- National Aviation Corporation's Douglas air liners from being bombed on the Kunming air field yesterday,
The hir raid alarm sounded and, after the nino raiders had dropped only members of the Company's about fifty light bombs they return- It has brought the total rainfall throughout the day and during the of major European countries is ex- for peace being made by Prague the staff at the air port were the Ameri-ed to the machine. They were just for September up to close on five night until 4 o'clock this morning, pected to result in a gradual develop- Czechs are entitled, therefore, that can-born co-pliot, J. Tom. and a preparing to enter it when the alarm
sounded for a second time, Fincher, and the rainfall for, the year Then came a deluge, followed
by ment of n new form of procedure in the other side will also showan Chinese mechanis..
Pilot
Tom then made a' successful intermittent showers upita 1815 inches, cely weak in heavy
until European foreign policy, which will understanding for the peace of
They attempted to take off and take-off across the damaged Deld and 9.30, when the skies again began to replace the mass conferences of Europe and the world. ches downpour came suddenly; clear.
Jenava. Discussions between nations ----- "IF xé ̄ thin wake of the negoti- « actually taxled towards the runway flew the plane without radio operator both the Royal Observatory at| However, indications. are that with mutual problems to settle will sijass thers is a break-down, the when bonbarbegan falling on the second pilot to Chingking. They
“yesterday" förickaturnin: as firther rain will come to-day, and "gecome the more general rule,
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Photographic Competition
very
To-day marks the close, as far as sending ht entries is concerned, of the Elghtth Annual Amateur Photographlo Com- petition organised by The Hong- kong Telegraph.
of large number entries have bben received, and It is noticeable that the standard is exceptionally high. Although many competitors were good enough to respoud to the request to send in their entries early. hundreds of pictures have been received during the last two days, and it is expected that to- day
another large batch arrive.
As soon as numbering and classification has been coin pleted, the judges will com- menee their task, after which the prize-winners will be an- nounced, and an exhibition of selection of the entries arranged,
STOP PRESS