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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1988.

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GERMANY DISAPPOINTED BY SIMON LANARK SPEECH Leading Nazi Journal Strongly Critical

Dangers Of War

References

Annoy

Berlin, To-day.

BRITISH CREW

REFUSE TO GO

TO VALENCIA

FRENCH COMMENT ON LANARK SPEECH

Bucharest, To-day.

Paris, To-day. The papers here announce that 26 Sir John Simon's Lanark ad- members of the crew of the British dress is extensively commented

Extreme disappointment over Sir John Simon's freighter "Stratford" here proclaim-upon by the Paris Sunday apers, speech was voiced by the whole German pressed a strike after learning that the the majority of which express

the vessel, the ground westward towards. yesterday, mainly on the grounds that it did not actual destination of

which had loaded a cargo of oil The speech is regarded as a do justice to the Sudeten German cause and and provisions at the port of Con- corroboration of Mr. Chamber- of March 24, made it clear that Britain could not be regard stanza, was not a British port asiain's statements as merely a spectator to what happens in the clearance papers declared, but and a new declaration of solidar- ity with France. It is pointed Europe.

out that Sir Simon used the After learning the ship's true greatest reserve and caution in sailors informed discussing the international

the port of Valencia.

The German paper "Voelkischer Beobachter" des-destination, the

the captain that they refused to situation, and for this reason,

cribes the speech as "ambiguous and unfortun-continue the voyage and went to the some astonishment is expressed ate" and considers that it will have a similar British Consulate and lodged their over the fact that the speech had effect as that of Mr. Chamberlain's, on March protest. The British Consul made such a chilly reception in Ger-

arrangements for the sailors' return many. 24, in stiffening Czech resistance to a reason- to England by the next British ship Commenting upon Sir John Si- able settlement and that this effect may have which leaves the port of Constanza. mon's declarations regarding the | Czechoslovakian situation "Epo- been intended.

The Captain of the "Stratford" | [que" opines that many who had thereupon hired a Rumanian crew, hoped for a more definite statement offering them double wages as a

of the British position must be dis- compensation for the risks of a

appointed with the speech which in voyage to Valencia.-Trans-Ocean.

no way added to Mr. Chamberlain's words on March 24. the ticket office, and then escaped. Another incident is reported to have occurred in the vicinity of the town of Gaza. An omnibus with

The "National Zeitung" says

that Berlin read the part of the FURTHER

FURTHER AFFRAYS IN PALESTINE

speech referring to the possibi- lity of war and its effects with special annoyance and "it should have been evident to Sir Simon that it is useless to direct such

Jerusalem, To-day, threats to the wrong address or has Britain already made up Papers here announce that the her mind about future develop Railway Station at the town of ments and has, therefore, relin- Kalkilieh

was fired upon by a quished the idea of changing number of heavily armed men on

Saturday. Reuter. Prague's policy?”

The men stole the cash box of

GERMAN PROTEST IN PRAGUE

Prague, To-day.

- The German Minister in Prague has lodged a sharp protest with the Czechoslovak Government against the "scurrilous defamation" of German soldiers contained in an article published in a Czech news- paper.

The German Minister, who made the protest verbally, demanded punishment of the offenders and assurances that requisite steps will be taken to make publication of defamations of this sort impossible in the future.-Trans-Ocean.

BRUENN GERMANS PROTEST

Prague, Yesterday.

Various German, organisations of Bruenn, in a telegrams to Lord Runciman and the Premier, Dr. Hodza, protested against the de- cision of the Bruenn City Council.

in depriving the German com- munity of the use of the "Redou- ten, Theatre."

had

The Redouten Theatre" been placed at the disposal of the German Theatrical - Community after confiscation of the theatregend Bruennin† 1919- Trans-Oceanovatnu plia

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OPPORTUNE MOMENT

"Le Jour" believes that the Jewish workers was fired at by speech came at an opportune mo- Arab "Extremists.”

ment, in view of the fact that a new crisis seems to be developing in the German-Czech relations.

One Jewish police constable, who accompanied the bus as an escort,

abducted by the Arabs.

was

Trans-Ocean.

WESTMINSTER COUNCIL'S ANTIGAS PRECAUTIONS. Westminster City Council have turned their highway depot into a decontamination centre," which it being used as a graining centre for day-to-day lectures for connell zmployees., 20 of the council's utalf of 750 are to take a full time intensive anti-gas course every week, be- Ing freed from other duties to do so. These p

were, taken at

the depot to-day, when a squad of council, employees were undergo. ing their final tests. Photo shows --- Westminster schoo were, passing the Monk-street depot were intrigued ployee: wearing his anti-gas kit, ka

The extreme reserve exercised by Sir John Simon was due, according to the "Petit Parisien," to the de- [sire on part of the British Govern- ment not to interfere in any way with Lord Runciman's work in Prague,

Also emphasising the tactful re- serve which characterised the speech, the “Journal" states that it contained two main points, one, rei- teration of Mr. Chamberlain's state- ment of the position, according to which England and France have special grounds for lending assis- tance to one another in the event of an armed conflict and, two, a new and urgent appeal to the common sense of the world, particularly of those countries directly interested in the Czechoslovak situation, in order that all may contribute to- wards a satisfactory solution.- Trans-Ocean.

HENLEIN TOUR CLASH

Prague, To-day.

An incident is reported to have occurred during the visit which the Leader of the Sudeten Ger- man Party, Herr Konrad Henlein paid to the Sudeten German town of Leitmeitz on Saturday.

When Herr Henlein was being welcomed by the Mayor of the Town, Czechs are alleged to have attacked two of the Sudeten Ger- man officials who accompanied Herr Henlein. One of the off- cials was pushed off his bicycle and the other received a blow in the face- Trans-Ocean.