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"King
Samoa's
For a Year"
Is Dead
THE Hon. Malleton Tanuma- A, O.B.E., last of the Kings of Samoa, who ruled his kingdom of nine West l'acific islands only for a year, dled recently. Malleton, who Worr derm and
native
La
and a neckles of sharks' teeth until he surrendered Western Influence and sults, was proclaimed King of Hamna in 3890 but gave up the title the following
year, when Britain over the
renounced all rights islands in favour of Germany. Britain reoccupied the islands after the outbreak of war In August 1D14.
NOOT
Malletos was later appointed
a member of the Legislativr
Counell, and one
of the two
principal native advisers to the
administration
New
under Whel
lew Zealand governs
and, under mandate,
Capital is Apla, on a
the s-
lain above whlef town Inbert Louis Stevenson spent the later years of his He,
About 400 Europeans out of a total population of 60,000 live in this South Sea paradise. Chief products are copra, cacao beans, and bananJAN.
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Storm Signal Hoisted
NUMBER ONE typhoon signal was hoisted in Hongkong at six o'clock this morning.
The signal gave warning that a typhoon, of unknown intensity, had entered an area which might affect the Colony.
The approximate centre of the disturbance in longitude 114 east, Jatitude 20 north. This is about 120 miles south-west of Hongkong.
The typhoon is moving west- wards or west-north-west.
SIGNAL LOWERED
The No. 1 typhoon signal WIDE lowered shortly after noon
Railwaymen To Strike
August 26 British Union's Decision
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter).---The Executive
If Britain Goes Committee of the Associat
To War
Monetary Agreement Will Be Continued
jed Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, have decided to withdraw all labour on four of the
main line group railways on and from midnight of Au-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" gust 26. WASHINGTON,
Aug. THE The Hocicly and the National (UP).——A high authority to-day Union of Railwaymen are claiming indicated that the tripartite the recent increase of Ute minimum to minimum pay of 50%, a week agalast monetary agreement would
458. beyond which, the railway com- probably continue to be effective pantes maintain, resources do not if France and England were in-llow them to go. volved in war.
to
it
N.U.R. Won't Strike The National Union of Railwaymen He emphasized that if the British delegates to the conference deckled and French went to war, they would not to call a strike at present and Impose strict exchange control [decided to re-submit their claim for which would necessitate investon of 50%. minimum
national the agreement's operating mechan» tribunal. ism.
Though the Society has only 56,- 000 members against the Union's 368,000, they are the key-men and action by them would practically bring the railroads to a standstill.
The continuation of the agreement would facilitate British and French purchases in the United States,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THIS specist || MAIN POLISH
FROOD "Telegraph" coworntranRINE map shows you
lance
al a
what is happen- Ing in the 750 square miles of territory that
make up the "Free City" of Danzig, with fix 400,000 Inhabli- ants. The newly formed **Re Imwehr are housed in barracks oul- alte the city
proper.
STRIPPAL
August 23, 1939.
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1. MATINAU
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Yugo Slavia and Bulgaria (shaded in the map) have decided that a policy of independence and neutrality is best suited to their interests." Yugo - Slavia's partners in the Balkan En- tento Rumania, Greece and Turkey are wondering whether this decision fore- shadows Yugo-Slavia's de- parture from the Entente,
Lieut. Davies, of HMS. Rainbow, has reported to the Police the loss of a stop watch from the ship be tween July 25 and August 21. The watch is valued at £9. 1. 6.
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WAR OF NERVES: POLISH THREAT IN LATEST MOVE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ed.
LONDON, Aug. 22 carefully built-up Anglo-French |(UP).--The` ` announce-Pace bloc.
Poland's integrity ment that Germany and Poland's integrity is also threaten- Soviet Russia have I believed agreed to negotiate à Non-Aggression Pact threatens Great Britain and France with their gravest diplomatic de- feat since the Great War.
German renched
In London that Hitler may seize the opportunity afforded by the new triumph to move against Danzig and the Polish Corridor within a few days. The United Press" Correspondent unitary machine has now in Berlin reports that the the highest peak of military pre- paredness and efficiency.
Meanwhile, M. Stalin, the Russian hag also undoubtedly a big victory. In making Terma This
with Germany be lutely jastutely used the Anglo-Soviet
has
Political observers here agree that Herr Hitler is negotiations in Moscow as a lever. near his greatest victory in
Despite the denouement, observers in London express the opinion Europe's "war of nerves."
that Britain and France can still conclude The implications are still a pact with the Soviet, provided they obscure.
accept the Russian terms.
It is generally agreed, how- ever, that the German-Soviet pact threatens to smash the
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Britain's Hesitation? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (Domei),- Informed political circles understand that Moscow agreed to the
Non- Aggression Pact with Germany only after it was unable to force à non- conditional military alliance 0:1 Britain and France.
Japan's Position BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 22 (UP)-It is believed here that the conclusion of a Russo-German non-aggression pact will make Japan's adherence to the Axis military alliance Impossible.
Poland's Resistance SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' NEW YORK. Aug. 22 (Domei).- The Washington Correspondent of the New York Times," quoting State Department circles, states that the announcement of an impending Russo-German Non-Aggression Fact las taken the Capitol by surprise.
The bombshell thrown by Ger- hus, State Department circles completely altered the
Blackpool Walk: The Girl In The 9.15 London-Sports News and situation in Europe. Upstairs
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Tangos-Nada Mus; ....Orquesta Tipica Francisco
Gypsy Fax-Trots-Let's Stop The Lorand Clock; There's A Ranch In The Rockies....
Geraldo and His Orches- Waltz-St, Bernard Waltz Victor Silvester and is Ballroom Orchestra;
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The Correspondent states that ofl- cial circles regard the matter in a serious light.
The
of Franz Leliar. Muste Love Overture.....Edith
"As a direct effect of the new pact, and Her Viennese Orchestra; Love's Me
the balance of power in Europe has Melody (Film: "Love's Mc- lody'); Look and Love (Film: "Love's been considerably modified," the Cor- Melody"). Marta Serenade from "Frasquila".
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.Emil There is increased possibility that Fox-Trots My Fist Roosz and his Orchestra; I Love You Polish resistance will collapse, and Goodnight, Tears On My Pillow.... So (from "The Merry Widow").. the Democratic front is certainly Harry Leader and is Band;
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Richard Crooks (Tenor): Gypsy weakened."
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