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HLINKA GUARDS

JAPANESE- REPLY IN TIENTSIN

London, To-day.

Mr. E. G. Jamieson, British Consul-General in Tientsin, has received a written reply from the local Japanese authorities to pro- tests that had been made to them concerning the erection of · live- wire entanglements round British Concession.

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The reply is now under the con- sideration of the British Govern- ment.-British Wireless.

AXIS POWERS AGREED ON SLOVAKIA

Events Moving

Towards Climax

COMMUNISM WEAKEST

Events in the Czech-Slovakian crisis are rapidly IN BRITAIN

moving towards a climax, and the next 24 hours should result in Prague either surrendering to the German demands or in a clash.

- MOSCOW, TO-DAY. COMMUNISM HAS NOT MADE MUCH HEADWAY IN GREAT BRITAIN, IT WAS AD- MITTED AT THE 18TH CON- PARTY HERE YESTERDAY.

GRESS OF THE COMMUNIST

Reports have been received of military movements by four powers-Germany, Poland, Hungary and Czecho-Slovakia and it is known that Germany is following the same tactics as pre- Communist influence was weak- ceded her previous coups, namely the arming the party only had 18,000 mem- est in the British Isles, where

of the Slovaks from Austria.

Supplies of arms and munitions have come into Slovakia, and the Hlinka Guards, the Slovak Nationalist organisation, are being rapidly supplied.

Government which is declared

Both the Hlinka Guards and to the Czechs are concentrating ROME, TO-DAY. be in absolute contradiction to the large forces near Bratislava, COMMENTING ON THE LAT- spirit which inspired the Munich focal point of the trouble. EST EVENTS IN CZECHO-Land Vienna agreements. SLOVAKIA THE PAPERS HERE The Prague Government, EMPHASISE THE COMPLETÉ cording to the Roman press, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE no right to dismiss Dr. Tiso AXIS POWERS CONCERNING subsequently to seek a compromise THE NECESSITY OF DEFINITE~ solution.

had

and

bers.

However, one of the speakers claimed that Communist doc-

trines were increasing in English Labour and Trade Union circles. The Party had 1,200,000-mem- bers in capitalist countries, was announced:

·

it

Rumours persist in Bratislava ing for German "protection.” ac- (says Trans-Ocean) that Poland The Slovak Diet has been con- will invade Carpatho-Ukraine if vened by Premier Sidor for 10 Slovakia breaks away "from o'clock this morning. Prague, and it is reported that A statement issued by the Poland has concentrated troops Hlinka Guards says that 19 on the border.

Guards have been killed and 11 APPEAL TO HITLER wounded, and 250 arrested by the The Carpatho-Ukraine Pre-Czechs.

sent a telegram to Hitler appeal-

LY SETTLING THE CZECHO- The papers express the convic- SLOVAK PROBLEM ON THE tion that calm will be restored “as BASIS OF THE FULLEST AU- soon as satisfaction has been given TONOMY Or ALL MAIN to the national aspirations of the mier, M. Voloshine, last night (Earlier reports will be found ETHNICAL ELEMENTS IN THE Slovaka."

REPUBLIC, A SETTLEMENT · The "Lavoro Fascista" writes "DESTINED TO PREVENT THE that those aspirations had the DOMINATION OF THE PRAGUE strongest support of Mussolini at GOVERNMENT IN BRATISLAVA the Munich Conference where the AND TO ELIMINATE THE SO- necessary foundations were laid CALLED BENES POLICY."

for a permanent solution of the

The Roman press adversely criti- Czechoslovak and Ruthenian cises the dismissal of the Tiso tions. Trans-Ocean,

Rising Cost Of Living In Japan

ques-

TOKYO, TO-DAY. The February living cost of the ACCORDING TO Á SURVEY salaried class in eleven major cities BY THE CABINET STATISTICS in Japan stood at 114.6, up by 1% BUREAU RELATING TO THE FE-over January and 8.6% higher than BRUARY LIVING COST OF THE in February, 1938.

LABOURING AND SALARIED CLASSES IN JAPAN, THE FE- BRUARY FIGURES RECORDED AN ADVANCE OF ABOUT 15%

FEBRUARY LIVING COSTS (JULY, 1937: AB 100);

Labourers

OVER THE CORRESPONDING Food & Drink FIGURES IN JULY, 1937. THE Housing MONTH HOSTILITIES IN CHINA Light & Fuel:

Clothing BROKE OUT.

MiscellaneouŃ

The living costs of the labouring class in the 24 major cities in Ja-

Feb. 1939 Increase

114.7

White-collar Class

104.9

7.0 .3.7

120.92

6.6

· 140,5 · ·

105.0

*28.7 8.3

Feb. 1939 Increase

pan in February stood at 115:3 Food & Drink (July, 1987 as 100), rising by 0.8% Housing over the January figure and being Light & Fuel

Clothing 9% higher than in February 1988. Miscellaneous

115.1

108,0

7,4 2.9

117.9

5.6

-141.8

29:8

105.8

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