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YOUNDED 18A1 No. 15033
六拜禮號二廿月七英港香
SATURDAY, JULY 22,
1939.
日六初月六
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Depends Upon Reich Whether
Europe Littered With Dead"
3
POLES SAY CRISIS NOW
Danzig AT HAND
Becomes
An
Fortress
WARSAW, July 21.
Armed THE OFFICIAL Polish spokesman to-night stated that General Smigly- Ridz's statement that Poland would fight for Danzig if peaceful means fail, is Poland's last word on the subject.
Defence Measures In Free City
DANZIG, July 21. THE FREE City of Dan- zig is pushing her military defence measures at a fast
pace.
Men in the field gray uniforms of the Storm Troops have ap- peared in the streets during the past few days to add another military touch to the city which, months ago, had already taken on the appearance of a garrison
town.
Informed Nuzi sources admit that
Those who think that Poland would be out- manoeuvred without a conflict, should read this statement carefully, he declared.
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The 10,000-ton Clon liner Breconshire, built at the Talkoo Hongkong, under- went her trials yesterday, and through with
flying passed colours. The Breconshire is not only the largest liner built in a Hongkong dockyard, but also the largest liner built anywhere in the United Kingdom.--Staff Photo- NEXT Thursday evening, Hongkong will participate in the British Empire excepting the
grapher. biggest air raid precaution exercise ever staged here.
Next Thursday Will Be Colony's Dockyards in the vary, ded
The spokesman added: "The situation is Darkest Night: Air Raid Test
serious. It depends upon the German leaders whether the fields of Europe are littered with millions of dead.
"War for a provincial city where the German population enjoys complete freedom is not inevitable. Humanity desires peace, yet it must understand that Poland is not bluffing."-Reuter.
4,000 Danzig men have been called WILL MAINTAIN DEMANDS
up for police service and that another
500 have been reculled from service
us Storm Troopers in the Refch.
Strangers in City
The Nazis stoutly deny reports that the Reich has sent any of its own Into army troops or S:S. troops Danzig although they do not deny that the men in uniform in the streets here appear to be strangers to the
city:
Military defence measures in Dan- zig can be attested to by the following Lacty
1. The increased number of men in, uniform seen in the streets and military barenekk:
2.-The Danzig authorities admit they are training recrulis in the police barracks in the suburbs:
3.They also admit the forma tion of closed units, consisting of Danzig men who have already had milliary training. These are being given training in the broken woods and meadows immediately to the west of the clly. A German source told the "United Press" that these units are training with machine-
which are mounted- gun, some
on horse drawn carriages;
4-Privato trucks have been re- quisitioned for military service:
5-Several sections of the Free City's territory has been closed to
The "United Press" correspondent saw forty trucks parked together in Danzig-Ohra, which is part of the city of Danzig.
Activity Infectious
The activity in Danzig is infectious. Civilians go about their business at
BERLIN, July-21.
The whole of the Colony is to be blacked out as a full-scale war
rehearsal.
All street lights will be ex- tinguished and transport vehicles
ROOSEVELT will stop running after the
WARNING
An official German spokesman said to-night that the Effect Of Congress position regarding Germany's demand for the return of Danzig to the Reich remained unaltered.
Germany, he said, does not wish to aggravate the present tension, which, he admitted, is tantamount to a crisis. Germany has no Intention of using the Tannenburg celebrations on August 27 as an occasion for an anti-Polish demonstration.
"Germany will maintain her demand for the unconditional return of Danzig but Hitler's Government is convinced that, this can be achieved peaceably, and intends to achieve it peacefully,” the spokesman declared.
Explaining, the spokesman said that the German military
sounding of the air raid warning syrens.
Embargo Inaction sigmal must not be lit after aunsel
+
TIENTSIN DEMANDS
Japan's Basis For A Settlement
LATEST
British "Gesture"
LONDON, July 21-Usually well informed elreles hero to-day asserted "important that Britain is making restures in an effort to placate Japan.". It is reported that the British Gov- simultaneously drafting aernment is
to вртеже Germany. new methods designed
窳
On the night of the blackout, those lights which cannot be extinguished or obscured within three minutes of the sounding of the air raid warning on Thursday evening and any re- maining lights must be capable of being extinguished or obscured with-
TOKYO, July 22. HYDE PARK, July 21.
FOLLOWNG conclusion of CONTENDING at a press con- in three minutes of the sounding of
the air raid warning signal.
RA.F. planes will fly over the basic understanding between the ference that the decision to de-
It is understood thai Beliain will for action on the neutrality logis-Colony -to-judge how emelently the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arlta, and
Sir discontinue to support Chinese cur lation would harm business, residents can blackout their homes the British Ambassador, President Roosevelt declared and how difficult it would be for
enemy aircraft to find selected ob- Robert Craigie, negotiations for rency, to which Japan objected, and
a definite settlement of the attempt to regulate matters in that a prominent. businessman jectives.
Tientsin issue will be started manner acceptable to Japan and re-
Jationships between the told him recently that the failure
100% Blackout Desired of Congress to act on this ques-
"A tremendous effort is to be made arly next week between the Army in North China and British in- tion was "killing the nicest little
to make the blackout 100 per cent," oficials of the two Governments terests there-United Press. business boom ever seen."
sald Wing-Commander Steele-Per- concerned, "Domei" learned from President Roosevelt asserted. thatkins, ARP. Officer, when discussing authoritative sources.
Lake commitments because they did
"During the last blackout," he said. The delegates la the forthcoming negotiations will be Mr. S; Kaloh, not know what form the neutrality residents were asked to co-operate Minister-at-Large in China, Major- issue might take when Congress was and there was no question of their General Muto, and Mr. Tanaka, Con- They did not being fined if lights were visible,ut at Tientsin, for Japan: and Sir convened in January. desire to place orders to take them. This time, however, anyone who de Robert Craigie, the British Ambassa- Hind, the biggest flying boat ever At the same time, the President in-liberately fails to co-operate will be dor, Major-General Piggott, Milltary bullt In Britnih, made lier first trial dicated that so far as he was con liable to a $1,000 Ane." cerned, the controversy was closed until Congress reassembled.
businessmen did not want to under the forthcoming blackout. WEIGHING preparations were purely defen-
UP POLAND
German Newspaper Believes War Would
sive.
"But we cannot overlook the possibility of a non-peaceful solution, despite our wishes and intentions," he added.
Matter Of Months The solution of the problem will Favour Reich
not probably occupy months, and 21. The years Germany, he said, definitely July BERLIN,
does not expect any so-called August same time he pro- At the "Frankfurter Zeitung." discuss-crisis.
ald,
in a 20th century war.
been
not
not
Warning To Marinors
Japan.
4-Release of the silver hold. ings in the custody of the British || Consulato.
eso
5-Co-operation between Japan- and British authoritiem · In examining and controlling the Chinese banks and money ex- changes in the Concession.
Japaneso
Golden Hind Takes To The Air
LONDON, July 21-The Golden
Soo Back Pago For "Further Late Nows
Japanese Lay Mine-Fields
flight over the Medway to-night, Police and air raid wardens will Alluche to the British Embassy in
and Major C. A. Herbert, when sirens from shipping acclaimed
her debut. call at private houses and point out Consul at Tientsin, for Britain.
The flying boat has been built escapes of unscreened light. Should
to carry 150 passengers at a cruising War Prospects
anyone fall to comply within five Japan's Five Proposals
The Golden Hind is intended for. minutes to their requests regarding
It is understood that Japan will speed of 185 miles per hour. Declaring that it would take more the screening of light, they will take
Imperial Airways trans-occen ser- definite settlement of the Tientsin vices, possibly on the North Atlantle
route-Reuter Special. the publlo and guarded by 5.ging what General Ironside would phesied that the Poles would yield, than a mere crisis to impel him to their name and address and forward make the following proposals for a
see in Poland and what he must perhaps within the framework of a suurimon a special session of Congress same to the A.R.P. Department
settlement, Polish-German
Wing Commander Steele-Perkins situation: which to deal with the matter. President
1-Unqualified delivery of the assassins of Mr. Cheng Isl-keng, roopThe old war-time barracks tell the Poles about Anglo-might include such points as a Roosevelt said that members of the does not want householders to take
for said: German guarantee military
the Polish Senate who wanted to postpone action the line of least resistance and put
Chinese Maritime Customs Com- have been put into use and new French
had been gambling on the possibility out the lights and go to bed. He
missioner and Manager of thej wants people to switch on all their
Federal Reserve Bank at Tientsin. ones are being bullt, while in at Obviously, Poland is not all too trontiers. least one case a school house has:
The report that Doctor Buerckel, that war would not eventuate.
There was evidence from every house lights some night before the populous, is particularly not
2 Strict, control. of, the anti- capital in Europe, without excep- blackout draw the curtains and blinds been taken over as a barracks.
Japanese and Communlit elements A large number of military industrialized and is weak in the Nazi Commissioner at Viennu, is Danzig on a special mis-
tion, of preparation for an even- and then go outside to see how much
In the Conccasion. tuality that
be light is escaping. was believed to sion is considered, very interesting in
3-Prohibition of anti-Japaneso irucks are in evidence, seme with motorization. That is, decisive to proceed thelr, license plates covered,
He wants them to study materials view of his past record, which has
fairly close,
school-books and suppression of connected
It should be emphasised that there they will require to blackout their
anil-Japanese press in the Con- terri- "The Polish army has a shortage been almost exclusively
were no allegations of the probablil-windows completely and to lay in the
cession. In all modern weapons; the Reich's with repatriated or annexed
tes of trouble abroad, but only state- necessary stocks so that in the event of an emergency there will not be superiority would be overwhelming torles,
a rush on the shops in event of a war on two fronts.
His first big job was in the Saar, ments as to possibilities.
For several years there had "Admittedly, many a British battle-where he worked energetically for its
Official relteration of the blackout wagen may be landed at Gdynia inire-incorporation in the Reich. Fal-recurring threats, which had
notification is contained in to-day's the next few years. But even if the lowing the Anschluss in Austria, he eventuated, of war abroad, and there
The United States was not, how-Gazelle", which says that on that a fast galt. All sorts of uniforms western powers continue this aid, and was appointed Commissar to effect the might be another which might
ever, in u position to help in the case dny, the regulations made under the even station planes to guard the roads co-ordination of administration be- lead to an actual conflet. of Poland, their help cannot be deci-tween the Ostmark and the Old Reich.
distances, and
confilet under the present Lighting Control Ordinance of 1936, Transport the sive,
Later he was given commissarial of n
I pose of the occasion of experiment The understanding which has been f functions connected with civil ad-neutrality law, with is arms embargo.us modified or relaxed for the pur gray technical difficulties for large scale
of -Reuter. PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
jor proctice, shall be in force. ministration of the protectorates
It is also stated that, In the event reached as the result of the series of
jconversations between the Foreign fields along the Kwangtung Bohemia and Moravia-United Press.
of July 27 being unsultable by reason Minister and the British Ambassador const, according to an official London Interest
of climatic conditions or other cir-will be conflemed by both Govern-notice in the Gazette", which cumstances, the following day, shall ments to-day. It is understood that LONDON, July 21-A declaration
be the accuston for the blackout. la joint' statement will be issued this says that this information has attributed to the German ometat
Mariners are warned of the black evening-Domei,
been conveyed to the Hongkong. spokesman regarding Germany's 100
authorities by the Japanese, London, July 21. out in a special notification. It in
Britain Informs U.S.
Mines and other obstacles · have per cent rejection of a warlike solu-
Salvage crows are attempting to stated that the movement of all ship-..
WASHINGTON, July 21-Britain been placed at Chinchu Harbour in received with general interest in lift the submarine Thetis from the ping will be reduced to a minimum, and masters of all vessels are in-
Shipond the United States have been ex- Lat 24.50 N., Long 118.50 E., on a WARSAW, July 21.-Poland (ment of the culprit, who la pileged to lon to the Danzig problemn, has been
Liverpool Tho
and Glasgow structed to either "darken
make changing information on the broad line connecting Tengbu Lighthouse has protested energetically to be a Nazi sterm-trooper, is demanded. London, says "Reuter's" diplomatic bed of Liverpool by this evening.
correspondent.
to-day made after sunset on July 27, or There seems no reason to doubt the Salvege Association
They have also been laid at Tong- the Danzig Senate concerning chief of the Danzig Customs House, the death of Budzlewicz, the who was stated to have Illegally claim that the German Government the following announcement: "All emciont arrangements whereby the aspects of the Tientsin dispute, ac and Chungch! Point.
wants the September Party Congress wires are now in position and the trial vessel can be completely darkened rording to Mr. Cordell Huil, who
If this is within three minutes of the air raid added, however, that there was no sang Harbour (Lat. 23.40 N., Long. on the Thundor, Head across the harbour, Polish customs official, who was crossed the frontier to-day. shot dead by a Nazi,
Polish press roports state that to be a congress of peace.
As far as the attitude of the Bri-in being made to-day,
Tientsin blockado-Reuter,.
entrance, and at Chauan Boy (Lat," Bernard Wischl, former
remain favourable, we will make the switched on as soon as the "raiders the Tokyo conversations
23.37 N., Long. 117.10 E.) on a line The protest alleges that the shoot-Father
Mr. N. F. Tucker has been appoint-Joining Chouan Hoad and Barran led a Master of Education Department. |ilead. when Budziewicz challenged thres Volkstag was arrested by Danzly already clearly stated its standpoint, frat lifting movement in shore on passed" signal has been sounded. PLEASE Turn To Page 4. Germans who had Illegally cromod police, and that a Polish railwayman and it would seat muperfluous to re-the next tide at 2.30 am.. weatherThe cross harbour ferry services
British Wireless. Wanrosted to-day for anti-Nazi peat the declarations already made conditions at present are excellent will cease between 9 pm and 10
PLEASE Tum To Page. An Investigation and the punish-Incuvities-Reuter,
such as the S.S. Beld gray and Hitler
Youth uniforms-are in evidence.
One Germon source told United Press" that the fold
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
POLAND PROTESTS AT SHOOTING BY NAZI
The Polish police have arrested the
Thetis Salvage. Starts Again
Statement To-night
H.K. Government Warns Shipping
THE Japanese are laying mino
Ingoccurred in Polish territory, Pollsh: candidate for the Danzie Hali Government is concerned, It has successful, and weather conditions, warning sirens. All Bghis may be question of American participation in ❘ 117.37-E.) on a linė 270 degrees from:
the frontier.