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GERMANY COMPELLED

TO WATCH SERIOUSLY Officers Reported Recalled To Regiments.

CZECH GOVT.

APPEAL

TO COUNTRY

Prague, To-day.

"Mobilisation Of Czechs Based On Pretext"

Berlin, To-day.

Last night the Czech Govern- A communique issued last night declares that the Czechs only invented the assertion that the German army is mobilising in order to give the Czechs a pretext for mobilisation.

ment addressed the whole popu- lation of the State over the wire- less, expressing thanks to the people, to all political parties, to

all groups of electors and to Party The communique says that in spite of this man-

managements for the exemplary discipline and dignified behaviour that characterised the elections on Sunday.

The declaration emphasises that

HODZA DELAYS STATEMENT

Prague, "To-day.

It is officially stated that the Premier Dr. Hodza, will not make his announced statement on the po-

litical situation in the Senate and

Chamber to-day.

Reason for the unexpected post-

ponement of the eagerly awaited

declaration is not given.-Trans- Ocean.

oeuvre and permanent provocations, Germany Sudetic German territory is stated has preserved calmness, unmistakably showing by the "Correspondenz" to be a thereby the German will to peace.

despite the agitated feeling prevai- Germany, however, will be compelled to watch very

seriously for any further incidents.—Reuter.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

ling, the elections passed off with- out a single serious incident.

preliminary condition tranquilisation.

for true

BRIDGE INCIDENT- The evening papers emphasise the significance of the frontier in-

cident at Berhartsthal.

ав

The Government declares that it

DEMOCRATIC SINCERITY / sees in this, evidence of political THE MUNICH CORRESPON- Since the Sudeten German "It is necessary to insist that at maturity of all sections of the po-DENT OF THE “DAILY TELE- Ethnic groups have now declared this moment an incident such pulation, an expression of good-GRAPH” REPORTS THAT solidly in favour of Henlein's de-that which occurred at the Thaya will and understanding of the af- MANY GERMAN ARMY OFFI-mands, the Democratic world must bridge on Saturday, cannot be dis- fairs of the State, considering that CERS HAVE BEEN RECALL-now prove its sincerity.

posed of and forgotten with a diplo- this proves that all responsible fac-ED FROM LEAVE.

That applies just as much to thematically correct apology", declares tors of public administration are ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, authoritative factors of the Czecho-the "Berliner Tageblatt," and the fully equal to the tasks that have TRAINS WERE PACKED WITH Slovakian Republic as to West "Berliner Lokalanzeiger" considers to be performed.

SOLDIERS REJOINING THEIR European Powers whose influence that there is something symbolic-in REGIMENTS. REUTER. in Prague may be regarded as this attack from Czechian soldiers:

decisive.

"They wanted to blow up the bridge The termination of the state of that connects the Reich and discrimination and terrorisation in 'Czechoslovakia.”—Trans-Ocean.

DEMANDS TO BE EXPECTED

PUBLIC COOPERATION

The Government appealed to the country to maintain this record and not to spoil the good moral results

Berlin, To-day. of election day, asking political par- ties, to refrain from proclamations

The comments of the German that might be used as a pretext for, press last night leave no room for or become the occasion of counter doubt as to the demands on the

demonstrations or give rise to a Czecho-Slovakian Government to

conflict.

In connection with the broadcast be expected from German quarters declaration, the Prague newspapers as the outcome of the Czecho

publish an official notice stating Slovakian elections.

that the highest authority had de- cided that no civil organisations

Berlin papers interpret the elec-

should be permitted to undertake tion as proving:

patrol duty at the present moment but that such service should be provided entirely by bodies existing for that purpose, namely police, gendarmerie and military.-Trans- Ocean.

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FUNERAL AT

That as on an average 90% of all Sudeten German votes were cast for Konrad Henlein, he alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the Sudeten Germans,

The election result recognises the demands made by Henlein in Karlsbad as those of the Sudeten German people..

EGER TO-DAY Politische Korrespondenz" which

Prague, To-day."

The "Deutsche Diplomatische

stands in close touch with the German Foreign Office, considers

It is believed that Herr Henlein that the elections offered the op- will leave again for abroad to com-portunity for a new and better plete his rest cure directly after start. his talk with the. Czechoslovak Pre-

mier.

The funeral of the two Sudeten Czechoslovak Government will be German farmers who were shot by represented. It is announced that National Guards on Saturday will a wreath from Chancellor · Hitler take place at Eger to-day, and it is will be laid on the graves of the considered probable that the two men.-Trans-Ocean.

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