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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.

ITALIANS

WITHDRAWING

REICH AND ITALY

FROM SHANGHAI TO DEFINE NEW

Tokyo, To-day.

The Italian Government have informed the Japanese Govern- ment of their intention to with- draw the Italian troops that were. sent to Shanghai at the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese conflict.

Political circles here regard this step as a friendly. gesture on part of the Italian Government towards the Japanese Government, which

Japan "acknowledges

thanks.”—Trans-Ocean.

with

TENSION REIGNS AT TEL AVIV

Jerusalem, To-day. While complete calm prevails in Jaffa, where extensive British troop movements are now in progress, during which already several hun- dred Arabs have been arrested, a high degree of tension prevails at Tel Aviv, where the system of sec- tion search is carried out.

BORDERS IN EUROPE

Rome, To-day..

The following three points, according to the semi- ANOTHER REICH

1.

1.

3.

official “Giornale d'Italia" should guide the

German and Italian Arbitrators in the Czecho- ARMY CHIEF

slovakian-Hungarian dispute:

To solve the Czechoslovakian-Hungarian fron-RETIRING

tier dispute concretely and finally so as to guard the Danubian countries from a danger- ous conflict,

To

meet the Hungarian de-Hungary.

:

Berlin, To-day.

A German semi-official news agency announces that the Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the mands where they are justified | The Hungarian delegation on Defence Forces has at the wish of and

constitute unmistakable which the Hungarian Military At-the Commander in Chief of the national claims and where tache in Prague, Colonel Soly-First Army, General von Rundstedt, their satisfaction would estab-mossy is represented, is led by consented to his retirement lish equilibrium among the Colonel Andorka.

from active military service as various States concerned,

The Czecho-Slovak Delegation is from October 31, 1938 and in re- To support by friendly co-headed by General Viest. This cognition of his special services operation the new political re-session of military experts will sit conferred upon him the right to gime in Czecho-Slovakia in its until the occupation of the said wear the uniform of Infantry Re- endeavours at reconstructing territory is completed. Trans-giment 18. on a sound national basis the Ocean,

The Commander in Chief of the

ment.

country in its new develop- EARLY DECISION EXPECTED army in a personal letter thanked Budapest, To-day. the, retiring general for his high The "Giornale d'Italia" closes

The evening paper, "Kis Ujsag," services to the fatherland and ex-' Thus far, 30 persons, in whose with the statement that the deci- possession bombs were found, have sion reached by the two foreign expects the German-Italian Arbi-pressed the hope that General von been arrested. The troops engaged ministers is just as important for tration verdict in the Czecho-Runstsedt should continue to be in the search converge concentrical- the two states concerned as for the Slovak-Hungarian frontier dispute in closest association with the army. ly from the outer districts towards whole of Europe. The Ribbentrop on Thursday, and adds that the the old city, which has not yet Ciano meeting, moreover, emphas-occupation of the first zone to be hitherto Commander in Chief of the been reached. It is expected that ises that the German and Italian ceded in accordance with this ver- 3rd army was appointed Commander

interests in the Danubian Basin dict will probably be carried out in Chief of the first army. run parallel. Trans-Ocean.

this search action will last for three or four days.

The town of Jaffa will likewise be searched later on.-Trans-Ocean.

LOCAL GERMAN

DECORATED

The German Charge d'Affaires, Embassy Councillor M. Fischer, has arrived in Hong Kong from Chungking on his way to Shanghai. On the occasion of his visit, the Charge' d'Affaires will to-day, in the German Consulate-General, and

PRESSBURG MEETING

Prague, To-day. Hungarian and Czecho-Slovakian military experts met at 6 o'clock yesterday in Pressburg-Bratislava to prepare the technical execution of the territory that pass to

GERMANY

REPORTS MEMEL

in the presence of the Consul- DISTURBANCES

Memel, To-day.

Generai, Herr H. Gipperich and the local leader of the National Socialist Party, Herr M. Hess, Clashes occurred in the Memel hand the recently awarded Cross village, Petrajahnen yesterday of Merit of the German Red Cross morning between members Order to Herr Christian Kroeger Lithuanian rifle corps and

of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.

It

Germans.

of a

Memel

before the week-end. Ocean.

Trans-

STRANGE THEFT INCIDENT IN GRANVILLE RD.

As successor General von Beck.

ANOTHER RETIRMENT The Fuehrer and Supreme Com- mander of the Defence Forces also consented to the retirement from the active army service of the Chief. of the General Staff of the army, General of Artillery Beck, likewise as from October 31, 1938.

He was promoted to Colonel General and given the right to wear the uniform of the Artillery Re- giment 5.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this Colonel General Beck is the first morning, Chan Ying, 23, a seaman army chief of the resuscitated of the Fire Brigade, was fined $20 General Staff that reorganised the or one month, by Mr. E. Himsworth army, to retire from the service. when he pleaded guilty to stealing NEVER FAILING ENERGY a black leather bag, containing - The Commander in Chief of the $53.70, from Miss L. Souza's resi- army likewise in a personal letter dence at No. 39, Granville Road, conveyed to Colonel Beck his own yesterday.

and the army's thanks for the tire- Det.-Sgt. A. F. Cochrane, who less and never failing energy he had prosecuted, said that at 6.15 p.m. devoted to his duties throughout complainant saw defendant climb his long and honourable career. If ing over the verandah. He went it has been possible to bring the will be recalled that Herr The Lithuanians shouted abusive through the hall and stopped at the army to its present high efficiency, Kroeger was awarded. · the decora remarks at the Memel Germans door of the dining room where he Colonel General Beck as chief and tion in recognition of his services who had gathered in a local inn. was asked by complainant what he instructor of the General Staff for in connection with the Inter-When two officers of the Memel wanted. He replied that he wanted many years made essential con- national Safety Zone in Nanking Police asked the Lithuanians to bread. He then entered the room, tributions to that success. during the last months of the past keep quiet, they attacked the offi- picked up the bag and jumped out Colonel General von Brauchitsch and the first months of the present

cers, the innkeeper, his family, and of the window.

expressed the hope that Colonel year, Trans-Ocean.

German guests.

Some time later, he was' seen by General Beck also would remain in The furniture of the inn. was Dr. Barnes, complainant's neigh-closest association with the army demolished and several shots were bour, peeping into the house pre-and the General Staff., fired at the fleeing Germans. Called sumably looking for the shoes he The Fuehrer and Supreme Com- to the scene the police arrested had left behind. Dr. Barnes raised mander of the Defence Forces ap- several Lithuanians. Trans-Ocean. the alarm, defendant was chased pointed General of Artillery, Hal- by a number of people and even-der, as successor to Beck as Chief tually arrested by Mr. Tony of the General Staff of the army.

Trans-Ocean.

PICKPOCKET IN THE BANK

R

A Shanghai Chinese, Cheng Chiu Shou, was charged before Mr. Edwards this morning, with lar- ceny of a cigar case, from Mr. G. E. Huygen.

Inspector Flattery said that while complainant was at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank yesterday after- noon, defendant stole the cigar case from his jacket pocket, and arrested on the spot.

Sentence of three months

labour was imposed.

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HEAVY ARAB CASUALTIES

Jerusalem, To-day.

Pereira.

The Weather In October

In his report on the weather of, China brought cool northerly winds, October, Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Director and fine weather on the 16th, and dur Casualties in Palestine during of the Royal Observatory says that the ing the remainder of the month no weather during the first week of the rainfall was recorded and almost cloud- October were 520 killed, of whom month was unsettled owing to the pas-less skies prevailed. Temperature 370 were Arabs, and 240 wound-sage of two typhoons across the north again rose on the 24th and the last. harded according to an unofficial es-ern part of the China Sea. The first week of the month was very warm.

Was

LORD MAYOR'S

FUND

of these passed within 100 miles to the The mean temperature for the month SSW of "Hong Kong on the night of was 77.80 deg. F., which is 1.6 deg. the 3rd to 4th, and entered the coast above normal A maximum of 88.5 to the east of Fort Bayard. The second deg, was recorded on the 1st, and a

The figures include fourteen Bri- tons killed and 66 wounded.

According to the Dally Téle passed about 250 miles to the SSW of minimum of 66.0 deg on the 22nd and Hong Kong on the afternoon of the 23rd. The mean relative humidity was gaph": correspondent, the Arabe 7th. Although neither typhoon gave 70%, against a normal of 72% are being assisted by German winds of gale force in the harbour, Sunshine amounted to 293 hours, technicians.

they brought heavý rainfall, which which is 16 hours abové normal. The The Lord Mayor's Fund for The figures for four months are was much needed after an exception total rainfall was 6.09 inches, against

ally dry summer,

a normal of 4.58 inches; nearly all this relief of refugees in Czecho- given as 1,357 killed, including

rainfall was due to the passage of the Slovakia, which now totals £244,000, Britons and 219 Jews, and 1,162

two typhoons." will close on November 8-British wounded, including 138 Britons Wireless.

and 454 Jews—Router.

London, To-day.

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The weather subsequently improved,

The maximum wind velocity in and remained fair and warm, with oc- casional 'showers, until the 15th. The gust was 54 m.ph. at 7:85 am, on the development of an anticyclone” over 4th..