THE CHIN
FEELING HARDENING ON CZECH QUESTION Neutral Observer Holds Incidents Exaggerated
British Cabinet
Activity Unremitting
London, To-day:
The report of Major Sutton Pratt, the neutral ob- server attached to the Runciman Mission on the Maehrisch-Ostrau incident, has now been received in London and it is understood that the report suggests that the incident has been ex- daggerated.
Ministerial conversations continued in Downing
NUMBER 13- PONY IN FATAL ACCIDENT
A most unfortunate accident oc- curred this morning as the result of which a new 1939 Australian pony was destroyed.
Pony No. J. C. L. No. 13, be longing to T.K.L., was being tak en to the track for its morning training, and when outside the Jockey Club it unaccountably col- lided with Tram Car No. 14, as a result of which its hind leg was broken. It had to be destroyed : later. "Rapfer".
Street throughout the day and every aspect DOCTORS WIN and eventuality of the situation has been ex-BATTLE IN tensively studied, states Reuter's diplomatic
correspondent.
Meanwhile it has become evi- dent in Paris that feeling is hard- ening and that no further pressure can be brought on Czecho-Slovakia to make concessions beyond the last far-reaching offer of the Czech Government.
French circles are inclined to the view that the time has come when the last Czech proposals should receive the open support of both France and Britain and such support should be coupled with in- 'timations that these two countries would support Czecho-Slovakia were any attempt made to extort further concessions.
LEAGUE STILL
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
GENEVA, TO-DAY.
THE DARK
CZECH PLAN ISSUED IN OFFICIAL SUMMARY FORM
Prague, To-day.
The official summary of the new Government plan for the solution of the nationalities problem issued to-night confirms the details al- ready given.
An introduction explains the proposals which are formulated on a concrete and practical basis in order to bring about an imme- diate solution of the principal subject in dispute.
For four weeks doctors and nurses battled in a darkened room for the life of Percy Wood, fifteen, Hillbrowterrace, Birchington, Eng- Sovereignty, integrity land, who was brought into the hos- pital here suffering from lockjaw after a cut finger.
All other questions will form the subject of subsequent detail- of ed negotiation.
and unity of state will always be taken into consideration in their solution. Reuter.
Noiselessly, in darkness, the doc- tors waged their war with death.
To-night Percy was back in the nome he never expected to See again, cured.
"Twenty-four hours after admis- THE OPINION OF LEAGUE sion, the stiffness had spread over the boy's entire body. Even his CIRCLES, WHILE CONTINU- eyes were rigid," one of the doctors ING TO REGARD THE SITUA- told me. TION AS EXTREMELY GRAVE, less.· ́ REMAINS CAUTIOUSLY OP-
TIMISTIC.
NO DECISIONS As far as can be ascertained no decisions have actually been taken by the British Ministers and any attempt to speculate on possible
Well-informed circles express future lines of action are strongly the opinion that Britain deprecated in London.
It is pointed out that the tempo of events is so rapid that new cir- cumstances might well intervene at any moment to modify or invalid- ate any of the various points under
consideration.-Reuter.
· CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
make a point of making a direct approach to Hitler and this is regarded as being the only way of making clear the Anglo- French attitude.
"The room had to be dark, noise
"The doors were padded so that no noise entered.
LUTINE GOLD. INGOT SHOWN AT LLOYD'S
Spanish Coin of 1779
An ingot of gold and a Spanish gold coin of 1779, dredger karimata
on tyvered by the
July 29 from the wreck of the frigate Lutine, which foundered off the coast Holland in 1799, were exhibited Lloyd's.
a
"Doctors and nurse attending For several days they were on him wore heavily padded slippers, view in the library to members, "In all cases of tetanus the sligh- subscribers, associates and subati- will test sound, draught or a ray of light tutes.
The ingot measures about 8in by will cause terrible spasms.
"When spasms did occur, chloro- 21⁄2 by 5, and bears the mark 2
It was placed in form was administered.
An SOS F.B.B. 57. was sent over a wide area for serum, glass case on a table made from the "In all, 200,000 units of serum rudder of the Lutine. Its value is
estimated at £840. were injected.
"Feeding always a problem with The oak rudder was recovered in the disease, was accomplished with 1859, at the same time as Lloyd's special feeding cup and rubber famous Lutine bell, and the table
was placed in the library in 1866.
The coin bears the effigy of Char-
it les IV., and it is believed that struck at the mint in Bogota, Colombia, at that time a Spanish. possession.
No great change in the inter- national situation is expected be- The official statement of the Ma-fore Monday, and in the mean-a chrisch-Ostrau incident reveals that while little progress can be made tube. criminal proceedings have been
with League matters. instituted against four policemen, including a superintendent, in con- nection with the maltreatment of prisoners, while, in order to ensure an impartial investigation of the Assault
German on the Sudeten deputy, the director at Machrisch- Ostrau has voluntarily resigned and submitted himself to an inquiry.
won.
"The fight went on day and night. "Gradually the stiffness lessened The Chinese appeal is at pre-and the battle was sent the only item on the agenda and this will not come before the Council for some time.
Reuter.
BARONET'S HEIR ON HIS SUCCESSION
was
In a case in the same room is an- other Lutine relic-a Spanish silver dollar which with several thousand Mr. Henry Marmaduke Strick- others, three watches, two cannons, land-Constable, heir to Sir Walter and various other relics, were re-
The mounted policeman who is ORPHAN REFUGEES W. Strickland, ninth baronet, whose covered in 1886,
incriminated nas voluntarily asked
to be brought before the court and IN COLONY
has already been relieved of office.
-Reuter.
JAPANESE RAID YUSHAN
Nanchang, To-day.
FROM HANKOW
death was reported last month sald to a reporter.
"It is very unlikely that I shall succeed to the title, I have not gone into the matter, and my au cession is not to be taken for
Two hundred and forty-five granted⠀⠀⠀ I think you can safely child refugees, mostly orphans, say that it is most uncertain.” arrived from Hankow at the Kowloon Station last night, ✨
LORD STANLEY IN HOSPITAL
London, To-day. press message...anys. Mr. Strickland is a cousin of Sir tha
the Dominions Walter and son of the late Lt. Col.
been taken to hospital Frederick Charles Strickland-Con-| it: Winnipeg as the result of a re- They were met by the officials table. He aged 88, a composer surrence of an old leg injury, ag
gravated by his activity during his Thirty bombs were dropped by of the Hong Kong Chinese Wo- and lives at Wassand Hall, Huli. six Japanses planes in the outskirts men's War Relief Association, Sir Walter, known as “the wan-visit to Canada,
It is stated that he will require of Yushan on the Cheklang-Kiangel and will be housed and cared at dering haronet, died in Java, aged
His condition Railway yesterday morning, killing one of the War Orphans' estab-87. It is 28 years since he visited several days' rest.
Bridlington, the does not give any cause for alarm. aix efyllians, and wrecking three lishments at Un Long, New Ter- Boynton Hall. -houses → Central Newa......?
ritories.
-British-Wireless. family seat.
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