OVERNIGHT NEWS PAGE
DANZIG'S FORTIFIED ZONE Much Military Activity
zone
Danzig, July 9. Reuters correspondent visited the forbidden
Bischofsberg, which is a hill dominating Danzig, in order to test the statement of the Nazi local press that children's playgrounds were being built there. As the correspondent ascended the slope winding like a ribbon, the road. was frequently obscured by clouds of tlust thrown up by a convoy of Fast Prussian military larrles en route for the summit.
The paths leading to the final suin- mit were guarded by fall young Heimwehr and tie summit was en- closed by a triple barrier of barbed wire.
Through the chinks in the hastily erected barricade of tree branches, the correspondent caught a glimpse of anti-aircraft guns assembled in position.
Two guards confiscated the camera and led the correspondent to the
where A guard house,
band of workers under armed guards were putting in Anhing touches to red illed barracks,
In the open space the correspon- dent counted over 50 new military lorries, marked with East Prussian registration plates. Field kitchens were seen half hidden by trees and beside them what looked like gun Ilmbers covered with turpaulines.
had Router explained that they
seo the chlidren's play- come to grounds, which were being construct
ed.
The Lieutenant did not try to hide a smile and sald, "Right, so we are." Asked if the hundreds of men in uniforms with automatic rifles would use the playground, the Lieutenanl reolled, "That depends on the future, but I hope not."-Heuter.
Situation Unchanged
Danzig, July B. The situation in Danzig remains unchanged.
The coastal defences continue to be reinforced, and a large number of Polish waterfront workers have been dismissed.
The Nazi press declares that the work going on on the Danzig water- fron! consists
Jaying out ot children's playground! Realer Bul- tetin.
Poland's Purpose
Berlin, July 8. Polish quarters here declared that Poland is determined to intervene at Danzig if she believes that at some future date her rights will be pre- judiced or that Germany is preparing to annex.
They said, "We know the point of German provocation beyond which we must act. We will never permit
wi?l Unlied PreEJ.
our vital rights to be strangled-nor.
permit annexation."
The
we
Polish Views
has
Lucky Escape
For Prince
helans, July 8,'.:
Prince Birabongse of Slam had 4 lucky escape from serious bifury to-day when the E.K.A. car which he was driving over- turned at high speed,
Prince Dirabongse was prac tising for the French Automobile Grand Prix meeting.
He was unable to straighten up in time and the car over- turned.
The Prince was flung clear -am picked himself up and re-
turned on foot to the standa
An examination revealed a deep scratch on the left thigh and other scratches on the face.
Priaco Birabongso participating in
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Britain Presses On With Plans For Anti-Aggression
LONDON, July 8.
GREAT Britain pressed forward to-day in her attempts to create a solid far-flung anti-aggression front. It has been learned that Britain and Poland have quietly begun preparations to transform their temporary mutual aid pact into a permanent treaty 'alliance.
The Pollsh' Ambassador is due in, that the "man in the street" in "that London at 6 pm. on Sunday by air- country was imperturbably convinced plane from Warsaw and ho is expect- of it This is the case outside the has by now ed to bring the Polish Government's Reich as well, as one not
observations on the draft of the learned to distinguish between Eng- the race to.
treaty which Lord Intifax delivered 1ish assurances and actions, morrow unless he feel well
to him last week, chough in which case ho will have to drive another E.R.A.. 28 his own ear is completely out of Action-Reuter.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
PROPOSALS
In Case Of War
England's intentions in Uits respect
The new Anglo-Polish treaty will rest on the cardinal principle of Mr. are no longer dented. By way of Chamberlain's March 31 declaration example, reference is made to en
even
July 10,
1939.
Assistance Pledged
*Chungking, July 9,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in receipt of a cabló message from „Mr. Que Tai-clil, Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain, that full support of the continuation of the policy · of armed resistance and national reconstruction was pledged in a meeting of overseas Chinese at the Embassy on the second anni- versary of the Sino-Japanese hostilities
Participants in the meeting paid high respects for the leadership of General Chiang Kai-shek in China's armed resis- lance, and the gallant spirit of the Chinese troops at the front, Donations amounting to $7,000 were collected for the war chest.
-Central, Newr.
In the House of Commons when he article in the Financial News of May Border Battles said: "In the event of any action 20 advocating increased British pur- which clearly threatens Polish In- closes of Rumanian wheat, Greek dependence and which the Polish tobacco and Bulgarien grapes, Government accordingly considers it prices higher than those paid by vital to resist with their national the Reich, only to deprive the lattor forces, His Majesty's Government of these producla, for England has would feel themselves bound at once more at her disposal than she can use to lend the Polish Government all the from her own colonies and dominions. support in their power."
On April 8, Mr. Chamberlain told Parliament that the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, gave the as surance that Poland considers itself! under un obligation to render assis- tance to Britain conditions.
the under
Provisional Commitments
same
That is, at the expense of Empire countries and even at the risk of British losses, a policy of blockcoding Germany Is prenched. And as this seemingly does not go far enough and the policy of encirclement las met with definite resistance on the part of the smaller States, as they London, July 8.
tuve no wish to be drawn into a war, the English papers now recom- The fresh Anglo-French proposals
"educating opinion" in to have been. The impending treaty between merk which are reported handed to the Soviet Commissar for Poland and Britain will replace these Germany to influence the people in
similarly disastrous fashion Foreign Affairs to-day are under-provisional commitments.
Secret arrangements between the 1918, that is, to erect a nebulous wali suggest that the triple British and Polish
General Sloffe, of confused thought between people alliance should operate in the case of already
well under way, will and Fuehrer. indirect aggression only after one of stipulate the strategle and tactical) the contracting powers has already methods of collaboration between the Intimate become involved in hostilities while two countries, including
teamwork between their respective repelling a threat or an attack on
nirforces the independence of another coun- try.
stood to
Under the Soviet's formula Britain and France would be obliged to come to the Sovict's ald if the Soviet's old If the Soviets intervened owing to establishment of a German the puppet government in one of the Italtic States,
London and Paris are believed to have rejected this to-day and to have made their assistance in such a con- tinkeney dependent on flussin first becoming engaged in actual warfare while trying to preserve the inde- pendence of another country whose overeignty is considered to be of vital Intereal,
Times Opinion
ns in
The Parliamentary correspondent of The Times is of the opinion that will contain Press, wireless and the activities of The comlag treaty
"British: Council" are not reelprocal guarantees making the the alliance operative in case of indirect adequate to this end. The Govern as well as direct threats to the in- ment, it is true, had envisaged plans for a Ministry of Information in time dependence of either nation.
During the past three months, of war, but there was no reason why consultations In London and Warsaw such a Ministry should not be used to as u kind of foreign publicity depart- have enabled both Governments define precisely the various ways in ment for the transfusion of which the necessity for mutual assis-abroad. Lance might arise and it is under- stoud that one of these ways l'an attempt, without Poland's consent, to change the status of the free city of Danzig from within or without.
Financial Assistance roland's Colonel Adam Koe, who Is expected to accompany the Polish Ambassador to London on Sunday, In Case Of War Only
will try to rush the completion of the measures for British Under the Anglo-French scheme, provisional
assistonce Lo Poland's Russia similarly would be obilged Dnancial to help her two partners only after reartnament.
Unconfirmed rumours here are that one or both had been implicated in hastiilies for example, while trying from the Impending £50,000,000 ap- the Government's to thwart a threat to Belgian inde-propriation for pendence--and not if one
Export Credit Department, Poland natory powers intervenes without will receive £15,000,000 wille France
will supply the equivalent being involved in war.
£3,000,000.
of the
Press.
news
On the German side this is inter- preted to mean the re-opening of an ed in bewildering the German people tatlon which at one time succeed- into wavering. But it is a mistake to run away with the idea that such an attempt would not have the same effect now as thon.
German Unity
To-day Germany is not torn and severed by a number of partles, but n people well informed as to the aims and methods of its enemies, and unlikely to fall in on this sort of trickery.
Latest Claims By Japanese
Hsinking, July 8, Since June 20, 250 Soviet and Outer Mongel tanks and armoured: cars by were destroyed or disabled the Japanese-Manchukuoan combin- ed forces according to press reports. The Soviet and Outer Mongol mobilised four military authorities brigades of mechanised force, division of sharpshootera and two cavalry divisions, whose numericul strengil was estimated to be over 10,000,
one
The Soviet and Outer Mongol troops started a general retreat on the Japanese Balshagai Height, Saturday, following occupation of north of Nomankan, which, with Noro Hill, formed two most impor- tant bases of the Soviet and Outer Mongol troops.
The Japanese and
Manchukuoan
forces started a general offensive at p.m. on Friday against the Soviet- Outer Mongol combined troops on the della between the Khalha and
where Holsten Rivers,
the latter forces have been making a last stand, says the field dispatch.
The Soviet-Mongol troops stump- eded on Saturday afternoon towards the Khalha River pursued by the Japanese-Manchukuoan force.
With
Soviet-Mongol desperate troops taking positions approximate- ly ten kilometres west of the western bank of the Holsten River, a furious which lasted engagement ensued unil 5.a.ts. on Saturday amidst the deafening thunder and lightening and pouring rain.
The Japanese Army Air Force, in co-operation with the Manchukuoan ground forces, ralded and destroyed our bridges over the Holsten River, thus cutting the retreat
The Soviet-Mongol troops, armed
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There is no longer in Germany a Press ready to lend a willing hand to of the equntry's enemies abroad. Apart from grumblers, uncomprehending The British and French Ambassa- Poland is also seeking on addl-nged and a dwindling category ofWith over fifty tanks, seventy heavy dors and Mr. William Strang are said tional cash loan in London.-United incurables" and clericals whose to have told the Soviet Commissar
political handicraft has been put on for Foreign Affairs in Moscow 10-
end to, the people to a mon are be- day that they are willing to drop
London, July 8. hind the Fuchrer whom they trust Holland-and-Switzerland-from-the-Diplomatic circles-here generally and who has led them upwards out list of countries whose Independence discount reports of Germany having of deepest depths, and neutrality the alliance would mute offers of a non-aggression pact protect.
German Offer?
The offer is reported to have in- This explains, too, why the German eluded the provision that Germany people are not in the throes of a could establish an anschluss in Cen-war psychosis as elsewhere in other Russian countries where its tendrils shoots lay tral Europe as far as the
It is assumed that Moscow's de- mand that Poland and Turkey should enter into an alliance with the Soviet which Russin has asked as frontier to include Danzig in the hold of everything. 38
the price for guarantees covering the framework of the Rolch but to ex- Swiss and the Dutch-would, there- clude the Polish Corridor. by, be automatically shelved,
Warsaw, July, 8.
Society Polish West publicly ultered the view that Germany's fate was n's good seliled. For this reason, this circle speaks of the "artificial and tem- porary" frontiers of the Reich, that East Prussia is Poland's Lebensraum, gateway must be and that this broken open by the "determined and concerted pressure of the entire Patish; people.".
Such bombastic utterances are getting on people's nerves in England and even if there be circles there close to military authorities who are not averso to secing a deliberate con- Alet result as a kind of explosion of the general situation, a part, at least, of the Press displays a somewhat saner appraisal of things.
The Evening Standard publishes an article under the heading: "No one Will Fight for Danzig" no sane Chief of Staft could picture à Polish stand in Danzig, for a Polish army which would venture into that city- State would be surrounded like from East Prussin, the lightning
and very Corridor and the Baltic soon and itself in a hopeless trap. Nevertheless, the tendency is unmis- takably toward creating artineially a conflict which must lead to an at- tack by Germany so that the latter be represented as the aggressor.
Torrorist Acts
Report Denied
authorities here to-night denied the press re- ports that the German Foreign Minister is coming to London in a fortnight, mainly to clarify Ger- many's alms in southeast Europe.
British and German
his destination is unknown.
The
Germany people in・・
farces are at work The reported offer also included, know what
bring... about their des- the provision that the United States to
no war, but und Britain could enjoy freedom oftruction they wont
the should a war be
pressed upon trade on a preferred, basis on
Immediately be Yangtse in return for recognition of them, they would
ready to defend their frontiers. Japan's conquests-United Press,
Those were surely no empty war- nings which Adolf Hitler directed at the encirclers" In the event of such a huppening.
Gurantes Problem
CENTRAL SHOWROOM:
ed cars, made desperate efforts to defend their positions along the Holsten River, but started a general retreat leaving a large number of corpses ~~and~ammunition-on-the-KOWLOON-SHOWROOM: battlefeld.
The dispatch says that many Soviet regulars were imprisoned by the already been sent to the Japanese Japanese, whereof over sixty have
boze. Domei.
Defence Test Southern England "Blacked Out"
dotted
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Storage Figures For End
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Clearing House For Empire News
London, July 8. London newspapers reproduce ex-
Great Britain's "silver bullets," able to roll The Evening Standard to-day said tracts from articles in the press of
Finland and the other Baltic States however, will not be Herr Ribbenthrop is to-day starting expressing anxiety, and in some cases again as they did in the Great War, a holiday lasting several weeks. He is first going to his country home at resentment, based on stories in cir for nations have meanwhile grown Sonnenburg near Berlin after which culation regarding "guarantees" sald wise, they, have no longer any desire with, an brea of 10,000 square miles, voirs were substantially below over-the news,headquarters, of, Reuters
to be under discussion in the con- to sheriflee the flower of their man- versations at Moscow between the hood to help international war pro- few The British and French are main-British, French and Russian negotin- ftcers to an easy life, and a
governments in their lust for power. talning ellenec regarding the new
Trans-Oceant. instructions sent to Sir William
The views in Governmental Seeds and Ambassador Naggior, be-
the cles and among the public in certain other British
Baltic States which give rise to these French proposals, made previously. | articles have long been well under- wero published in the European stood in London. press before they were submitted to Sir William,
cousc
and
tors.
clr-
Repented statements by Ministera
OFFICIAL POSITIONS
4.m.
Nearly 10 years ago, Reuters having outgrown their century-old home, transferred their central ad- ministration and international news department to Reuter Building on the Thames Embankment.
The total storage of water in the Táland reservoles at the end of Inst London, July 0. month ainiost double that of June 80,
London, July 0. The biggest air raid defence test 1938,"Being 2,20733 million gallons The world's most up-to-date, clear- attempted In Britain was held last as against 1,308,41 million gallons, Ing house, beging operations to
monthly returns morrow in Fleet Street, whlahi, is night in Southern England. It was according to the a complete block-out of 15 counties just issued. Whereas all the reser, London's newspaper land. This; is.
fow last year, three were level in and the Press, Association Into which including a long coast line
packed
with June last while the others were only building news will Bow in an uninter- with seaside resorts holiday-mokers,
slightly below overflow. The biggest rublet stream for 24 hours daily, The testing of the ARP. ground increase in storage was shown by thenco being distributed to the prin organisation began at 2
on Tytam Tuk, which at the end of leat cipal papers of Great Britain, the Saturday and went on for 24 hours, month had 1,400 million gallons, Empire, the Continent of Europe and with hundreds of thousands of clvi- compared with 850 million gallons the world generally.
The nine-floor building, of which llan volunteers participating. Build-Int the corresponding period last year,
Consumption of filtered water in the exterion was designed by the ings were red with actual high ex-
detonated in the City and Hill district during the President of the Royal Academy, Sir plosive bombs which
most. 120.85 million | rïodern devices for swift collection in answer to questions in the House Many Changes Announced some cases, while gas warnings were month amounted to, 880.40 million Edwin Lutyens, houses the
given and rescues made from wreek-gallons, including
and distribution of news and will also Well informed circles believe, of Commons, and speeches by the
By Civil Service ed premises similar to war conditions, gullons from the Mainland, by an
Motorists were naked to go home estimated population of 550,000 at the accommodate numerous empire and however, that the British and French Foreign Secretary In the House of
Following the departure on leave before the complete black-out began rate of 34.5 gallons per head per day foreign revs organisations, allled fo will drop the proposal that the Loris contain ample evidence of the
This compared with 530.43 million Routers, Soviote aid them if they defend The British Government's awareness of Netherlands and Switzerland against the standpoint of the Baltic States and retirement of several Government at midnight or, it obliged to be out,
to use sidelights only. Trains were gallons, including 100,75 million general
gallons from the Mainland, by 445,000 aggression. In return, the British themselves, and of their destre to doofficials, there has been a
run with as little light as possible. to meet their reshuffling in the Civil Service, Polish acts of terror against de-
and French expect the Soviets to everything possible
Despite extensive warnings of the people at 404 gallons per head per fenceless Germans in Poland are on
withdraw their proposal that the susceptibilities.
There is little doubt in well-
In the villages, 21:40 million gallons Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, formerly practice, a number of people donned day in June last year. the increase. To justify them it is
Soviet Union concluded mutual aid
gas maska and waited stoically for claimed that the Poles ving in
pacts with Turkey and Poland, pre Informed circles here that the re Secretary for Chinese Affairs, has Germany were in. an unbearable, suming such commitments regard- serves which the British Government been appointed Colonial Secretary, the arrival of the enemy bombers were consumed, as againat
Storage in the Kowloon reservoirs, position. Against this it must
ing the Netherlands and Switzer-have felt compelled to maintain in following the departure on leave of They were quite unaware that the million gallons fast year. baked when and where have Poles in
this very respect have been one of Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, and Mr. H. R. Gyrens were being sounded merely
was almost three times de: much sa land.. the Reich been murdered, beaten up
the principal dimculties in the way Butters will All Mr. Carrie's position,
in June, 1938, being 3,474.40 million the ngericy's operations, made clear and tormented, driven from their
of rapid progress in the negotiations in addition to continuing as Governi
gallons na ngainat 1,240.57 million necessity for new premises. Finally nt Moscow,
ment Labour Officer. homes and Jobs, their property des
gallons. The position of the resert was decided that Reuters and the the Press Associations: principal domestic troyed or taken from them as hae This will apparently leave only one
voira was about the
nows agency, of Great, Britping / 70 dimculty-the Soviet happened to untold Germans in outstanding
Restoring Confidenco
Island's, one being level and the Poland.
insistence that the tri-power treaty
In diplomatic circles in London, jud Director of Public Works, re-any hlich,
A novel feature was the "invisible" remainder only slightly below over years ago when they turned at once German ometals have not, as have cover cases of indirect aggression." comment on the attitude of the Daltie placing Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, who
policemen, wearing capes treated with flow; whereas Inat year all of them to Reuters as the source of their Im
bolow substantially their Polish colleagues in the Free Under the Soviet formula, Britain States tends to follow the line that left on retirement last week.
level. perial and foreign new change iuminous pakat Which showed, only were
More recently, two concerns liave State of Danzig, shot down a harm and France would, it is reported, be while the feelings regarding the In place of Dr. Li Shu-fan, who is when the rays of shielded car lights Jubilee Reservoir showed the biggest less citizen in blind hatred or fear of ❘ obliged to aid the Russians it they guarantees "question" are thoroughly on leave in England, Mr. LI Tee-fong fell upon them, who were stationed increase, with 2,807,70 million gallons consolidated, working Jolotly to the purault. And if on the Pollah side.tried to prevent the installation of u
Frespective, aplieces of petivity and they go so far as to maintain that the German Puppet Government, in the
taken fully into account, nevertheless will temporarily act as Chinese re at various points: In some cases compared with 805 million gallons In utmost extent, compatible with their
1038 on the
consistent with their, separate Jdenti-, Legislative luminosity failed and the policemen, June, situation of the Germans in Poland Balile Stales.
the fact should not be overlooked (Presentativo
who remained completely invisible, Consumption in Kowloon was "more than privileged" it can
that the sole aim of Franco-British Council, It this dimculty can be overcome,
Mr. A. el Arcull! has been appointed had. narrow escapes from being run With the exception of Lal Chi Kok
The new building, catabllabça, n only be assumed that this privilege
Water Boat Dock, consumption of joint news pool for, the two ogericies consists in having the pleasure of the British and French hope that it policy is to provide a deterrent to
aggression, and that smaller coun- a member of the Board of Education over.
In London the River Emergency PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. while glo.boneflung. from, this, poor . being tyrannized by the Poles,
will be possible to speedily conclude
Services; which in: war time would
will be the British. overseas and It is a case of similar happenings the treaty whereby the three Powers tries are among the beneficturies if for a further two years,
The Deputy Director of Health be responsible for AR.P. work on the rescued. Two recalved alight burns foreign agencies, who have all been as under the Denes regime. At that agree, firstly, to give each other the that polley succeeds in restoring con-
"of the three kience to Europe.-British Wireless Service has been added to the mem-Thames, wore tested in large scale Another feature of the test was linked wib Agulers, ever since each time, too, the Reich was to be pro- same atd if any one
bership of the Town, Planning Board. exercises in which the River Pollee the use of invisible beams from was established and who are, now all voked at all costs on the strength of becomes a vieilin of a direct attack;
Gorman Encirclemont
Following Government's announce and Firemen on the small river croft powerful, ultra-violet, lamps, to pick, perommodated under one roof help which was definitely thought
: - Berlin, July 8.ment last week of the formation of apparticipated..
out discs coated with 'n new fluores
The opening of fin great nervo to be forthcoming from Rusala, England
One motor launch caught fire. at cant paint on river craft which could centre of world love marks a' and France. However, goes to the aid of B or 0 countries The Dally Herald states that the Auxiliary Fire Service, Mr. D. H. Poland seems to have forgotten what which would be listed in an un-reality of anefrelement of Germany Blake has been appointed Superinten- Putney, Five members of the crew thus be identified and guided meatune in
had been made so unpleasantly plain dent.
jumped overboard and a sixth was Reuter Special.. happened afterwards-Trana-Ocean, pubilshed protocol-United Press.
[agency enterprise-Reuter.
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be
Outstanding, Difficulty
secondly, to give each other imme diate support if any of the three
appreciated, and as stated are being
'Mr. A. B. Purves has been appoint-
as part of the extensive test.
"Invisible" - Policeman
The black-out" paised off without
Bamo as
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