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Prague, To-day.
The acceptance of the Anglo-French plan by the Czecho-Slovak Government is confirmed by an announcement over radio yesterday even- ing.
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As can well be imagined, the situation in Prague
has arrived at a critical stage and even inform-heard a shot, believe ed circles cannot predict the developments of a revolver the next 48 hours.
or rifle Japanese sailors' bos and ordered the crew
All principal streets of the city are heavily patrol- He jumped overbor led by militia and two huge demonstrations are were taken on board under way with the fall of the darkness, one Before the Japane
broke the junk up moving towards the Parliament buildings and cut the sails. A the other across the Bridge to the section of swam to the waterlo the city in which the German Legation is situated.
The demonstrators in each group seem to be united as to the purpose since both are demanding a new Government and a military dicta- torship.
The general exodus from the city continued yesterday all trains be- ing crowded, while planes leaving Czechoslovakia are booked up for days to come. ‚
The nervousness and uncertainty reached a new height when the share market was closed yesterday at noon and the banks declared "a mora- torium..
In spite of the great pressure on the market and on the banks dur- ing the past weeks, they had man- aged to weather the storm and through heavy purchases by the Na- tional Bank, Government securities were maintained at the usual level. It is now-declared that the bank: was able to make these purchases | only through increasing the cur- rency in circulation, the plan hav- ing been to reduce this at a later date and thus, not to affect the Kronen rate.
Nevertheless the Krone has main- tained its standard only on paper during the past few days and in reality is being traded at between 50 and 60 per cent. of its normal value.
Queues of people could be seen standing in front of post offices and banks all day yesterday hop- ing to obtain their savings. The announcement of the produce ex- change that orders for oats, hay and clover could not be accepted owing to the exhaustion of supply, has caused a small panic among dealers and let to a sharp increase of the prices in these products as
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MORATORIUM- IN PRAGUE
Prague, To-day.
The Czech Government has de- cided to authorise temporary lími=" itation of payments from bank deposita-Reuter.
well as in potatoes and other food- stuffs Trans-Ocean."
FERMENT. IN EGER
Eger, To-day.
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The town of Eger is in a ferment of excitement over the news that the Czech Govern-, ment had acceded tb the Anglo-French demands.
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Most of the population is thronging the streets shouting "Heil" and wearing Nazi ́arm- bands.
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A proclamation posted up all over the town declares that German war veterans and the Sudeten volunteer corps are collaborating with the police in keeping order. It is still not clear, however, whether the Czechs have handed over their functions.
Owners of Jewish shops, are hastily loading their belong- ings onto lorries in 'readiness- for flight.
Similar conditions are be lieved to prevail in other parts of Sudeten territory. Reuter
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