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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 2, 1939..
Shooting Across River Continues Until Morning
RUMANIAN BORDER GUARDS OPEN FIRE ON HUNGARIANS
SLOVAKIA
UNGARI
RUMANIA
BUDAPEST, Aug. 1.
RUMANIANS at Tescoe are alleged last night to have opened machine-gun and rifle fire on a Hungarian village across the river.
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The reports say they also opened fire on Hungarian JUGOSLAVIA
The soldiers guarding a bridge across the Tissa River. Hungarian frontier patrol replied, the shooting continuing until HUNGARY, a kingdom without a king, ruled 7 o'clock this morning.-United Press. resentful of peace trestles which reduced her TRADE TALKS CANCELLED
1
by an Admiral without
fleet. Hifterly
area by two-thirds and deprived her of her present seaboard on the Adriatic. Hank of Regent, Admiral Horthy, a reminder of days
Germany absorbed Austria, has been compelled
BUCHAREST, Aug. 1. Following a clash of Rumanian and
when Hungary had a navy. Politically was Hungarian frontier patrols at night time on the banks of the Tissa, the formerly closely identified with Italy bul, since Rumanian Government, it is reported, has decided to break off the Hungaro to "pay closer attention to her new neighbour. Rumanian trade negotiations, which opened in Sinaia a few days ago after later formed pari of Turkey in Europe, months of difficult preparatory work.
RUMANIA. first heard of as a Roman colony
Proclaimed its independence during Russo- Turkish War, 1877. As result of 2nd Balkan War and Great War, Rumania's arca was greatly increased, having obtained territory
Resumption of the talks has been postponed indefinitely.
The Rumanians declare that Hungarian barges, contrary to the
from three neighbours Russla, Hungary and agreement, attempted to advance into the Rumanian part of the river, and with the Lite Entente anti-revisionist policy. When frontior guards ordered them to stop they refused.
Bulgaria. For this reason was closely identified
Rases Make Pilgrimage To Death-Bed
Leader Of Coptics Dies In Abyssinia
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 1. THE DEATH is reported of the Abuna Abraham of the Metropolitan Ethiopian Coptic Church, at the age of 70 years.
Abraham became Abuna in 1937 upon the resignation of Abuna Cyril who ruled the Ethiopian Copties under the Negus.
He swore fealty to Italy and severed the centuries old con- nection between the Ethiopian Coptic Church and Alexandria. Country Mourns
The death of the aged Abuna has caused The deepest mourning throughout the country. The power- ful Rases or chiefs ore now making pilgrimages to Addis Ababa, many Hoping to arrive in time for the highly ceremonious state funeral on Wednesday.
Abrolism had been bedridden for
fasts of penitence."
Resigns From Directorates
Minister Bows To Premier's Ruling
LONDON, Aug. 1.
The guards then opened fire and the bargemen fired back, receiving assistance from Hungarian river patrols.
The firing continued all night, but the number of casualties Is not yet known-Reuter, Appeasement Buried
LONDON, Aug. 1-Appense- ment has been buried forty fathoms deep.
Government is
Instead, the embarking upon a policy of building up a pence front to resist further acts of aggression, says Mr. Anthony Eden, in a
letter to his constituents.
Mr. Eden adds that during the next few weeks we shall no doubt be subject to a succession of rumours, some
pessimistic,
optimistic.
We shall be treated alternatively
to assurances that no danger exists
British Women Stripped
Anti-British Wave In Interior
PEIPING, Aug. 1. TWO British women mis-
and threats on what will happensionaries were stripped in
to us
deeds.
such
nor
only by
the presence of a man,
With another British mission-
Tho British prople arc not either a Japanese or a Interested in
tactics. Hence- forth, the British people will believe Korean, when they reached neither promises assurances the Japanese-occupied town They will be persunded
of Kaifeng on a journey There is only one task for British through the interior. IT WAS announced to-day statesmanship to-day-to convince several months, following numerous that Lord Runciman, Lord Pre-le rulers and peoples of Germany of
the unshakeable firmness of our ary and a Dane, they were tra- "Abraham The Just"
sident of the Council, has re- determination. If we can do this: ifvelling to Peiping from Slan, He was the first. Ethiopian born signed from the boards of six we can convince others what we
know to be the true temper of the capital of Shensi.. Head of the Ethiopton Coptic Church companies, following the state British people, there will be no war, and was beloved throughout the coun- try, where he was called "Abraham ment by the Prime Minister-Reuter.
yesterday bringing up to date the Just.
Thousands of people have gathered the ruling regarding Ministers before the Aburin's palace, walling of the Crown and directorships. BUDAPEST, Aug. 1-It is nn-action" unless they leave their em-
nounced that a third frontier clash ployment. Some have done so. and mourning in a typical Ethloplan
The British Embassy has made religious manner.
The original pronouncement, which has occurred with the Rumanians on Abrahom will remain lying in state has become part of British constitu- the Thelss River, where sharp fight-representations to the Japanese Em- until Wednesday in the Great Halltional elles, was made-by-Sir Henrying-with-machine-guns and rides.took bassy.
Ile place last night. One Hungarian of the Abunn's palner, with four Campbell-Bannerman in 1900. Ethiopian Askarls constantly stand-ruled that on becoming members of guard was wounded. ing guard over the body.
the Government, Ministers must re-
Third Frontier Clash
The unti-British committee has sent letters to 510 Chinese servants of Britons and British concerns in Pei- ping threatening them with "final
Tsingtao Searches
leaving Tsingtao are searched and
It is said the Rumanians placed an A Stanghal report says that British His rich mitres and religious topees sign all directorships "except in the artillery battery on the River bank and other passengers catering or repose on a table in the death clum- ease of honorary directorships, direc-but have not yet used it. ber. while hanging on the rich torships in connection with philan- tapestries over the body are strangethrople undertakings and Coptic pictures of the Madonna and ships in private companies." the Crucifixion.
Abraham is wearing a snow while robe, covered with a red silk blanket embroidered in gold.
Changed Conditions
British subjects, however, are being singled out for special attention, according to holiday-makers return-
One ing to Shanghai.
passenger estimated that 5,000 Chinese dollars had been seized aboard the ship in
Shanghal. which he returned
He added that several British pas- sengers aboard were searched four times in succession.
The Bucharest radio announced all Chinese national currency in their director that several serious border incidents possession confiscated by the Japan-
have occurred during the last ten ese.
American days, culminating in the exclunge of It is stated that an shots bewteen the guards last night. woman was deprived of several They described the incident as a hundred Chinese "doilars. Yesterday Mr. Chamberlain ex-provocation and have severed the Ethiopta plained that the significance of the trade talks with the Hungarions.- The Vice-Governor of hended the Italians in paying their term private company had changed Untied Press.
In the Intervening years, and he respeels at the bier.
Fired At Tecsol Standing for election to succeed intimated that after consultation with Abraham is Abuna Johannes, who, his colleagues, he proposed to inter-
BUDAPEST, Aug. 1. Another assisted by a council of notables, will pret the term in future as applying be the spiritual head of Ethiopia's only to concerns dealing wholly or Rumanian-Hungarian frontier inci-
mainly with family affairs or in- dent is announced here, 4,000,000 Cepts.-United Press,
terests, and not primarily engaged in A Hungarian report alleges that
last night Rumannians opened fire with Questioned this evening, a Japan- rifles and machine guns on the town- ese Embassy spokesman onid that The Companies from the Boards of ship of Tecsoe and the Hungarian since last May transportation and which Lord Runelman resimed, to- guard at the bridge over the River circulation of Chinese national cur- day, and which included the London Thelss.
rency had been banned. He argued One Hungarian guard was wound- that the measures had been taken SHANGHAI, Aug. 1.-Circulation Midland and Scottish Railway, and
by the Japanese at Tsingtao, ord of the Hua Hsing Bank notes, repre- several shipping companies, are noted. senting the new currency introduced public companies In the statutory
Hua Hsing Notes
trading.
The report adds that guns were therefore it was quite legal. He Into Central China which is pegged at sense of the term. The Prime Ministers' now trained on Tecsoe from the denied discrimination against Britons. the exchange rate of sixpence per re-interpretation of his predecessor's Rumanian banks of the Theiss,Reuter, dollar, has increased by three times ruling was made as the result of re- Reuter, during the last fortnight, and on July presentations by Mr. D. N. Pritt xc.,
30 amounted to $1,500,000-Trans-Labour Member for North Hammer- Ocean.
| smith.-British Wireless.
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