1938-10-20 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 20, 1938.

GERMANY AND PRAGUE DENY ACTION AGAINST REFUGEES

London, To-day. Statements have been in circulation that the Ger- man Government had demanded in Prague, the return to the jurisdiction of Germany of escaping Sudeten German refugees and also that the Czecho-Slovak Government indepen- dently had been compelling German refugees from Sudetenland to turn back across the new frontier.

A formal denial by the Government concerned of the truth of each of these statements has been communicated to the British Government.

Representations regarding ----re- fugees in Czecho-Slovakia have been

made to His Majesty's Government GEN. CHU TEH IN

by a number of interested bodies and persons in recent weeks.

Yesterday a deputation under the auspices of the National Council for Civil Liberties, including...... Miss Eleanor Rathbone, M.P., Sir Nor

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HANKOW

Hankow, To-day,

General Chu-Teh, Commander-

man Angell, Sir John Hope-Simpson in-Chief of the Chinese “Red” Army and Mr. H. G. Wells, was received which, since the outbreak of Sino- by the Foreign Secretary.

Japanese hostilities has been con- Miss Rathbone and Sir John verted into the Eighth Route Army, Hope-Simpson, as spokesman of the is now in Hankow conferring with deputation, pressed upon Lord Hali-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, fax the imperative need that the British and Dominion Governments It is learned unofficially that should make immediate arrange-Gen. Chu Teh brought...: plans i; for ments for removing large numbers military activity in North China to of refugees from Czecho-Slovakia bring the present hostilities to a with adequate financial provision successful end............ for large-scale schemes of settle- ment.

Official circles say they are un- able to confirm the Japanese claim to the capture of Tehan.-Our Own

HALIFAX ASSURANCE Lord Halifax thanked the deputa-Correspondent. tion for laying their views before him. He said His Majesty's: Gov ernment were doing everything, in their power to deal with this, dif ficult problem and he promised that

NO CHANGE IN

the views of the deputation would KEMAL ATATURK'S

receive his careful consideration.

It is known that the matter is between

already under discussion

CONDITION

Istanbul, To-day,

His Majesty's -Governments in the United Kingdom and the Dominions, and so far as the United Kingdom The condition of Kemal Atą- Government is concerned it is un-turk, the Turkish Dictator, was derstood that they will be prepared described yesterday afternoon as in the case of those refugees who stationary."

are stated to be in particular dang-The end is feared at any mo er, to facilitate the entry of a limit-ment now; of the man who made ed number into Great Britain, pro- modern Turkey.

vided suitable arrangements: can The Cabinet is in constant session, be made for their reception and while, the police, have been reins support.

forced to deal with possibles de-

In the meantime, response to the monstrations.-Reuter, Lord Mayor's Relief Fund shows no

sign of flaggingBritish Wireless.

RECRUITING

London, To-day-- During the last week 816 more recruits enlisted in the Regular Army than were accepted in the corresponding week last year, the intake being 717 British Wired less

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