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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1938. X40 TAE
日入初月八
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GERMANS MARCH INTO Sudeten China's Appeal To
CZECHOSLOVAKIA BEFORE DAWN
PEACE PERSONALIA
eqất may awa
PREMIER
Returns Home
MIL NEVILLE CHAMBEL- LAIN was accorded á remark- able ovation on his return to London. He told the people to "return quietly to their beds."
MUSSOLINI
"Saviour of Peace"
In
MUSSOLINI'S welcorne Rome was as brilliant as the Premier's In London. He Is described as the "Saviour of Prace" by his enthusiastle fellow- countrymen.
HITLER
Idol of Germany
HERR HITLER is the idol of Germany. Konrad Henlcin, the Budelen leader, has telegraphed him the gratiiude of the Sudetens "for the freedom you have won un,"
DALADIER
Hand Strengthened
DALADIER'S hand has been considerably strengthened In France, and it is anticipated that he will have no diffofty with the Opposition in the Chamber -and his own Cabinet.
POLISH THREAT DEVELOPS
Peace occupation now under way.
Special to "Telegraph”
BERLIN, Oct. 1.
EXACTLY AT FIVE O'CLOCK, when village
clocks chimed the dawn of fateful October 1, and border church bells pealed that the historic day was to hand, wave after wave of fully. equipped, grey-tuniced German troops commencé their march into Czecho-Slovakia.
Past the deserted border customs posts, the steady beat of their feet upon the dusty highway is announcing to the world that the peaceful occupation of the Sudeten areas is already under way.
Within an hour the first border towns will be joy-
Munich
RÚAMY,
SPRAGUE
areas to. be occupied
ITS special Telegraph "map
shows how the top? :of. Europe will be redrawn atter the German occupation of the Sudetens areas: Hungarian and Polish claims, have niso to be considered by the special Com- mission appointed by, the Four
The Powers
GENEVA, Sept., 30:
THE APPEAL of the Chinese Government
the League of Nations to take action to-end Powers at Munich. Gennant the war in China was heard and considered by
froops are already marching.
Inte the border preps...
MORA
*Bruan
· CZECHOSLOVAKIA
showing New Boundary
Sudeten German
Territory which may
go back to Germany
trim
P.
Germany-Austria
Mogyors Territory which may go back to
Hungary
Likety New Czech Bordie
HUNG AR
Bu da
RUMANIA
Full Text of Four Power
the League Council this afternoon.
||MPRESAP Butler, British Under Secretary for 6 reign Affairs, answering Dr. elling- fton Kou,the Chinese-
said: "We have listened to the Jobservations made by Dr. Koor
chrofully2oEREMON
"The view, Lof. His, 3ajesty 3. Government Jse that we accept the position as set out in the report and nccept the resolution- na soy put-be-f logo the Counelle
As Lord Halifax gald at the meet- Hing in May, Britain Has done the best she could within the limits which the situation, imposes, to fulfil hør obligations under the resolutionis adopted by the Assembly or the
regard to the Far Easts British Government will con- tinue to give sympathetic considera ition tog day request from China
1.ins conformity with these resolutions.
The representativemphasised that
Sweden, and Latvia
of Belglum,
In their view Article) 10 (sanctions) was not compulsory while Now
express
Zealand, Russia and has got been
ed regret that mare done for China.
the
Report
After the adoption of the Co
Counel discussed the revolution Inviting -Governments - of the States represented on the Council". and of the Far Eastern Aŭvisory Com- mittee, who have official representa-
Premier's occupied. Hysterically je Munich Agreement Queen Mother his fath
London Ovation
LONDON, Sept. 30. Two hours before the Prime Minister was due to arrive at Heston Airport, all roads leading
ful Sudeten-Germans had. no thoughts of bed as they waited to greet the incom- ing Fatherland troops,
the first German soldiers to set foot on Sudeten soil in twenty years.
Czech
forces had alrundy evacuated the first line positions which they have held in expecta
FOUR
ZONES
CZECH EVACUATI
MUNICH, Sept.
in that direction were blockedtion of another and more awfulTHE FOUR POWER AGREEMENT putting i
with cats and pedestrians en- deavouring to get to the landing feld and bdrmong the rat to greet the Prime Minister on his
return.
A vast crowd fled the pubile en- closure adjoining the airport and many houses and bungalows Hounslow Heath were decorated witn flags and bunting.
בן!
Hundreds of school children carried Union Jacks to wave in greeling for the statesman.
Mr. Chamberlain arrived at $30 pan. and Lord Halifax, who had arrived few seconds before, handed The Prime Ministet a letter from the King.
type of invasion, and no incl-
Thousands of Germans who do not
to the Czecho-Slovak crisis, was signed this mo dents are likely to mar the moon. It was 12.28 a.m., after the consultations had lasted light occupation.
hours, when Herr Adolf Hitler, first of the subscribe to National Socialist prin-Statesmen to sign the agreement, put his signatur with fear and trembling. Many are the peace document providing for a transfer of fleeing to the protection of Czecho-Sudeten areas to the Reich, in accordance with the Slovakian territory.--United Press,
of a gradual occupation by the German forces comme
ciples view the Genman occupation
OCCUPATION AREAS
Munich, Sept. 30. ing on October 1.
Though the official maps have not! yet been published, it is understood
7
The next to append his signa-
that the four zones to be occupied by ture was Mr. Neville Chamber- German troops are as follows: lain, the British Prime Minister.
bring about, and declare th acives by virtue of this agreemen be individually responsible for steps which will have to be take
The first zone, to be occupied on Then followed the signing of the ensure its fullment, these st October 1 and 2, is in the southern document by Signor Benito being:- part of Bohemian Forest and on the Mussolini and Austro-Czech frontier, north
Mr. Chamberlain was besieged by the Ministers, who cheered their leader for several minutes
Hoiding up the document bearing towns of Wallern
bis signature and that of Herr Hitler for the crowd to tee. Mr. Chamberlain
said that the settlement of the Czech (Continued on Page, 5.)
War Clouds Still Not Cleared
Prague, Sept. 30. THE Polish Government ́io-night-handed to the Czech Government a Note immediato demanding an answer to last. Wednesday'sndralrers have been despatched hy Note demanding the immedi.air to Mr. Chamberlain. àte evacuation of all the Czech territory inhabited by Poles.--Reuter.
READY TO MARCHI
AT DAWN
Warsaw, Oct. 1. The Polish Government is ignoring the Munich Agreement in which the minorities problem in 'so far na it relates to Poland and Hungary is Ieft to negotiation between the Crechs and the other nailons concerned, and Is ready, according to a Totlan Government spokesman, “lo occupy At daylight to-day the territory alonk i 'The Carcha-Polish harder in which ä
Pollah minority liver.
The Poles are very confident that i Herr Utiler and Bignor Mussolini will
their -uphold
demands. — United Press.
POLISH FROBLÈM MORE ACUTE
Warnave, Sepil, 30,
BOUQUETS FOR CHAMBERLAIN
The Hague, Sept. 30. Numerous bouquets from Dutch
Madame Colljn, 'wife of the Dutch Prime Minister with tears in her eyes, saul: what Mr. Chambecialn did for peace was unforgetable. All Dutch women have the prentert Aympathy for him."-Reuter.
ACS, RESUMES
Mr. John Bernard Prentis resumed duty as Assistant Crown Solleiter en September 30, 1930.
tho
French
Passau and Linz. It comprises the Premier, M. Edouard Daladier.
and
Hohenfurth
The scene of this historic act was and a number of smaller towns in Chancellor Hitler's stateroom in the Fuchrer House which the Statesmen the valley of the Moldau River, had assembled with their chief
The second line, to be occupied on advisers to hear the final reading of October 2 and 3, lles along the the tex During this concluding northern frontier and includes ceremony the four chief actors in the Bodenbach, Tetschen, Friedland, great drams were seated with their Schoenlinde, Grpsk - Schoenau, colleagues at a round table forming Schluckenau, Rumburg and Warns-a semicircle in front of a Inrge fre- dort.
place surmounted by a picture of The largest of the four arca, Prince Bismarck. which is to be occupied on October Among those present were: 3, 4 and 3. Includes Egerland and Count. Clano, the Italian Foreign the important towns of Eger, Carla-Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribben. und, Marienbad, Neudek, Falkenal, trop, the German Foreign Minister, Graalitz, Aach
Bu M. Leger. Secretary General of the Neumarkt,
Qual d'Orady, Sir Horace Wilson, the
EIGHT STEPS
The evacuation begins on Octobel,
The United Kingdom, France and Italy agree that the evacuation of the territory shall be completed by Octo
this agreed that the evacuation shall be carried ou! without destruction of any existing be establishments:
above The technical detalls of the manner mission of evacuation shall be determined by
The an international commission formed of representatives of Germany, Great mentioned Briton, France, Italy and Cacho-the-aren, in Stovalla:
ló be mađa The gradual occupation of pre- | This territory. German troops shall begin on Octo conclusion of dominantly German territory: by | infernational
zones. "of ber 1 Four
territory saine
commissio Indiented in the accompanying map the procedure The fourth zone, which will be British, French and Italian Ambassa- shall be occupied by German troops carrying Dut occupied between October 1 and 1, or to Germany, General Goering in the following order; zone one on This procedure is look tite: Czech frontier adjacent Herr Rudolf Hess, the Fuehror's October 1 and 2, zone two on October on that adopted on to sileria and embraces the towns deputy, Herr Konstantin von Neurath, 3,4 nnd 5, and zone four un October the Sanr plebiscite.
President of the Germa Privy 6 and 7; (Continued on Page 7.)
alon shall likewlie fi The remaining territory of pre- which the plebiscito a dominantly German character ihail| (Continued on Par
Franzenbad
This German Minority
Has Been Forgotten
:
Prague, Sept. 30.
A deep depression has settled on the Social Democrat Party throughout Czecho-Slovakia at the fale which may overtake their adherents In the Sudeten areas.
Council, and Baron von Weizsaecker, of the German Foreign Office.
The text of the final communique is as follows:
are to be
THE FULL TEXT
Colony's Ladies Flock
To Join
Volunteers
The conversations which the heads of the Government of Germany, Italy, France and Britain commenced al noon on Thursday were concluding.in. the late hours of ihn evening.
The decisions arrived at and, sel forth in the subjoined document,
Hongkong" women have responded, spontaneously to the communicated forthwithi to the Czech Government. An agren- recent appeal for more feat all workers, and alfice the appeal ment between Germany, the United | was fenued a few weeks ago, 43 women have joined the nursing. Over 00,000 German Social is the destiny of the demoernis whe Kingdom, France and Italy Democrats have already fed into will be unable to leave the Sudeten rezcited on September, 29, at Munic detachment of the Hongkong Volunteers.
Twenty-soven · of these Germany, the United Kingdom Great
were Mrs. E. M. Begg, Commandant ot! he Czech-Pollah minority question Czecho-Slovakia, from the territory region.
Dr. Jakech, the resident of the Britain, France and Italy have, in chrolled on September 23, and the the Nursing Detachment, II.K.V.D.C., jtó be very grave.
which is to become Certman, and German Social Democrata, told Press view of the nccord reached In remainder since..
sald this morning that the response The Impression prevalis that it is expected that three digites will representatives that he intends to principle with regard to the cension They will attend lectures in first to the appeal for more women. Carch Government be at least doubled or trebled shortly. append for Great Britain to give at of the Budeten German territory.ald, and; will later take a course at volunteers was ini encouraging. ziejda to the Polish - demands þe- The problems aroused by these least a part of these refugees a new agreed upon the following conditions the Milliary Hospital to ni them for The total enrolment of the detach- fork' wildnight "ths gravest· cón-}·teftigeer are causing seriman concern | Home in some far away country, and metfioda ut this cession, and nursing duties in alato of emergency nient was now approaching 'the 200 #queners may follow-Heuter, to responsible democratie leadera, as possibly Canada —Renter,
upon the measures to be adopted to in Hongkong.
mark.
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schannels as for oa prace tleable such cases of the use of poison' gus as may be brought to their notice and later to submit all their relavent Toports for the examination and egn÷
foration of the Council, 720
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diplomatic to Investigate through