1938-10-20 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 20, 1938.

U.S.

NAZI

Plan For Forging

Mail Bag Incident On Board The Europa

New York, To-day.

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SPY President's Signature

POLAND'S PLAN MASS MARCH FOR-CENTRAL OF RICKSHA EUROPEAN BLOC COOLIES

TRIAL

Warsaw, To-day..

Warsaw newspapers

Hankow, To-day.

In the small hours of this morning,

A scheme for forging President Roosevelt's signa- The aims and aspirations of Po

ture on White House stationery in order to se- culminated in the journey of Co-15,000 ricksha coolies marched out

lish diplomatic activity which have cure information about the United States Navy, lonel Beck, the Polish Foreign Min- of Hankow escorted by troops. was described by Rumrich, one of the accused, ister, to Rumania, are disclosed by

drawing their rickshas packed with in evidence at yesterday's proceedings in the Colonel Beck, it is stated, ap- their wives, children and belong- famous Nazy spy trial.

plied for an interview with King ings. Rumrich said that Karl Schlueter (whom the Gov-Carol of Rumania mainly in order Forming a quiet and orderly

to talk over the question of the fu- ernment describe as a fugitive from indict-ture of Carpathian-Ruthenia. Some procession, they left in total dark- ment) told him it would be useful to obtain in-60,000 Rumanians are living in the peas on the long trek into the in-

terior. they were allowed to join Rumania,

formation from yards building ships for the eastern corner of this territory. If The Chinese Government is

Navy.

He suggested that Rumrich write to Hamburg, where he would be furnished with stationery simi- lar to that used at the White House.

He added that he expected a lot of money if the plan was success- ful.

“LUCKY STRIKE” Rumrich said that Schlueter told him he had made a "very lucky strike" and had obtained a contract between the Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration and the Soviet Russian Amtorg Trading Corporation from

JAPANESE HELD 84 DAYS AT TEHAN

Shanghai, To-day. The fight for Tehan, described

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the frontier between Poland and paying each ricksha puller his Rumania would be extended to in-evacuation expenses, and is also clude the important railway com- guaranteeing paid work in the

[interior later. munication connecting Delatyn and

Scores of military lorries carry- Shighet. This would mean that Po- land and Rumania would then being foodstuffs and medicines ac

companied two direct railway

the procession, and connected by

4,000 able-bodied citizens also lines.

evacuated. The frontier disputes of long The people of Hankow woke this |standing between Hungary and Ru-]

morning to find not a single ricksha mania stood in way of a settlement in the streets... of this question but the difficulties were not too big to be overcome: TERRITORIAL ASPIRATIONS

VIRTUALLY ISOLATED

The "present moment," the Po- The town is now virtually isolated

a mailbag on board the "Europa." as the "key to Nanchang," in mili-lish newspapers go on to say, throw from the rest of the world with

He had photographed the con-

IN PRAGUE Rumrich said that Hofmann showed him photographs of the contract and also copies of letters from officials of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

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up once again the project of a Ru-the exception of the Chungking and

tract and replaced it in the tary circles has been decided after manian - Hungarian nonaggression Kunming (Yunnanfu) air route, as mailbag,

84 days in favour of the Japanese. pact arising out of the common ter- river traffic with ports above river ritorial aspirations of the two is interrupted by the construction: According to Japanese reports countries. It would spell the inau- of booms a few miles up river.

Rail and road communications Japanese troops on the south Yang-guration of a new area of co-opera- tse front are extending their operation between Poland on one hand south of Hankow are now threaten- tions beyond Teian in westerly and and Rumania and Hungary on the ed by the Japanese push along the southerly directions, moving parti-other and would pave the way for highway towards Hsinning. Reu- cularly along the Kiukiang-Nan-a reconstruction of Middle Europe, ter. chang railway on Nanchang, ter-This nonaggression pact might minus of the Nanchang-Hankow then lead to a Middle European Railway.

Three-Seas pact for the peoples in- Japanese circles expect that the habiting the region lying between Diplomatic circles in Warsaw, tion on the Hankow-Canton Railway, with a good deal of reserve as it is however, view this ambitious plan with the important town of Chang-realised that. any partition of Slothrown into action at Jochi to re- sha as the main objective.

vakia and Ruthenia on the lines de-]

He also said that Nazi agents,

·în anticipation of the German march into Czecho-Slovakia, had engaged his younger brother to act in Prague.-Reuter.

BERENGARIA TO BE SCRAPPED

London, To-day.

The Cunard White Star Line has decided to scrap the 52,000 ton liner "Berengaria.”

This ship was originally known as "Imperator" and was the first of the series of ocean liners built by the Hamburg America Line before the war, as a reply to the Cunard challenge with the "Lusi- tania" and "Mauretania.”

The second of the series was the "Vaterland" which later became the "Leviathan" which was scrap- ped some months ago.-Trans- Ocean.

CZECH POLITICS

is

Prague, To-day...- - The Czechoslovak Parliament not to be summoned within

the

Japanese troops will march from the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Sea."

Teian also in a southwestern direc-

big

SIXTH JAPANESE DIVISION CUT UP DIVISION

Hankow, To-day.

Fresh Japanese troops have been

lieve the remnants of the sixth

· Regarding Japanese operations in sired by Colonel Beck, would arouse the north Yangtse region, it is re-much opposition among the Japanese division which had suf- ported that Japanese forces operat- Powers and would in: any case be fered extremely heavy losses ing in the Tapieh mountains, after rejected by Yugo-Slovakia-Trans-through a recent surprise 'attack of capturing some strategically import- Ocean.

Heavy fighting is also ant hills near Taipingchai, ten kilo- metres north of Kwangtsi, are now

gress at the river Fu. within a short distance of Sinpu-

The Chinese admit that Sanchi- has.

chien.

Japanese messages describe fighting for Sishan hills in

RUTHENIAŃ LEADER VISITS BUDAPEST.

Pressburg, To-day.

in pro-

The Premier of the Rutheniankow, northeast of Yanghsin the Government, M. Brody, left for been captured by the Japanese the Budapest yesterday where he will Heavy fighting is still in progress Tapieh massif now in progress for confer with the Hungarian Gov-round Yanghain. Trans-Ocean. twenty days, as the most sanguin- ernment. In his discussion with ary battle since the beginning of the Hungarian

THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS, Statesmen which the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

THE POLISH FOREIGN MINIS- it is declared will be merely of TER, COL. BECK, DECLARED TO The Sishan mountains are situat-informative character, he will be THE PRESS THAT THE PUR- ed east of the strategically import-assisted by the Secretary of the POSE OF HIS VISIT HAD BEEN ant highway from Macheng to Ruthenian Government, M. Volo- | Shangcheng.—Trans-Ocean.

COOLIE ANNOYED

TO LEARN THE VIEWPOINT OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND PARTI- CULARLY OF RUMANIA TO THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PAST WEEKS.

shyn.– Trang Ocean,

TALK WITH PREMIER

Bucharest, To-day. The Polish Foreign Minister, Co- lonel Joseph Beck, was received by No mention, however, was made immediate future, it was officially Because he had not been engaged King Carol of Rumania at 4 o'clock of the Polish Plan to partition announced here yesterday evening to carry part of a cargo of reain, yesterday afternoon in Galatz. The Carpatho-Ruthenia or of support As principal reason for the post-Lo Hung, a coolie, ripped open Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. to Hungary in her conflict with ponement, it was stated, the de- several sacks being carried by Comnen bad met Colonel Beck at Czecho-Slovakia. He declared that marcation of the new frontier. will other coolies, causing a loss of 625 Marasesti and during the trip to with the return of Teschen, Poland not be completed for some time, and worth of resin, which was stolen by Galatz discussed the Hungarian had no more territorial demands until then it will not be possible to people standing by,

Czech problem with him.-Trans- against Czecho-Slovakia, and the determine the exact extent of the At the Central Magistracy this Ocean.

relations between Warsaw and Czechoslovak territory.

morning, he was sentenced to three

Prague were again normal.

It will also be impossible, accord-months" hard labour by Mr. H. R. ing to an official statement to elect|Butters for malicious damage, the now Freeldent of the Republic,,: A charge of common assault on]:

Trang Ocean.

Sanother coolie) was withdrawn. I WI

NO MENTION OF PLAN

IN COMMUNIQUEUR D BUCHAREST, TO-DAY: FOLLOWING A CONFERENCE

KING CAROL-LASTING Océan,

Colonel Beck emphasised the strong bonds of friendship between Poland and Rumanía..

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