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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1989

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CZECHO-SLOVAKIA'S DISINTEGRATION

British Attitude Of "Complete Neutrality"

"Of No Great

Moment," Says A

Super-Optimist

London, To-day.

With the 20-year-old Czecho-Slovak State disinte- grated, with the vital talk between President Hacha and Hitler in Berlin concerning the fate of Moravia and Bohemia, and with the Hun- garian ultimatum to Prague expiring at 2 a.m., the British Cabinet will have to consider a dra-

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GOERING BACK IN BERLIN

Berlin, To-day.

Field-Marshal Hermann, Goer- ing yesterday arrived from Italy, where he had been spending a holiday, by special train.

He drove straight to the Chan. cellory and was immediately con- ducted to Hitler's study, where Hitler awaited him.-Router.

matic change in the face of Europe when they MADRID TRYING

TO NEGOTIATE

assemble for the usual weekly meeting, writes a diplomatic observer.

Events yesterday moved so swiftly that European

opinion scarcely had time to crystallise, and ARMISTICE

British views expressed last night merely em- phasised Mr. Chamberlain's statement in Par- liament in the afternoon that the British atti- tude was one of complete neutrality.

Madrid. To-day.

UNEMPLOYED

TO BE GIVEN A.R.P. WORK

London, To-day.

The Government intend to use a number of unemployed men to build evacuation camps, announc- ed the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, in the House of Commons yesterday.

Local authorities, he added, would employ extra labour from un- employment exchanges on A. R. P. work.

Mr. Ernest Shinwell (Labour) accused the Government of com- placency in dealing with unemploy- ment, and said their measures only touched the fringe of the question.

Mr. Brown, replying, said the Government were trying to relieve "We do not yet know General | unemployment by reducing in- Franco's attitude but we will try

ternational tension and increasing There is no disposition in Bri-t In Budapest, the official spokes-to negotiate," declared General

world trade. tain to exaggerate the seriousness man told Reuter that an ordered Casado, the Defence Minister, to of an admittedly serious event. government in Ruthenia was a

con

Indeed, one optimistic leader-"life insurance" for Hungary. foreign newspaper correspondents writer in last night's "Evening It is believed that at the back of yesterday. Standard suggests: "The end of the Hungarian mind is the

"Any peace," he added, "must be Federal Czecho-Slovalda does not víction that once Czech soldiers are based on the independence of Spain increase the risk of general hos-removed from Ruthenia, the in- and no, reprisals. tilities in Europe o rindeed put any habitants will throw themselves "We want to liquidate the war, fresh obstacle in Mr. Chamberlain's into the arms of the Hungarians but will reply to an attack, which path.

FRENCH OPINION

.

French opinion appears to be identical with the British, Reuter reports from Paris showing that opinion there is "calm but not com- placent."

Latest developments are

regarded as a

•

without awaiting a plebiscite, Reuter..

PRETENDING

being TO BE

regrettable after-

math to Munich, but it is not be-

lieved that Germany

intends to

POLICEMAN

we have been expecting for some time!"

Meanwhile General Franco con- tinues to mass troops on the Madrid front, while the Burgos radio says that General Franco does not dif- ferentiate between the Communists and supporters of the Madrid De- fence Council.

Both, say the Nationalists, are the common enemies of Fascism.

Bread rations are again being Escaping from a charge of im-distributed in Madrid and traffic Hitler's repeated declarations that personating an officer only because is normal.

annex Czecho-Slovakia în view of

he does not want foreigners within he had acted like one but had not General Miaja is in control of the German frontier.

at anytime said that he was one,all Republican Spain, and there In Polish circles some confusion saved Lau Chi Man, 20, unemploy-appears to be no truth in reports of appears to prevail, since events have ed Chinese from an

additional a revolt at Cartagena. Trans- not yet revealed whether Poland charge being added on to his charge Ocean. has cause for uneasiness or rejoic of larceny from the person. ing.

"HISTORIC NECESSITY'

Berlin opinion is probably represented by last night's Angriff," which comments: collapse of Czecho-Slovakia become a historic necessity.”

fairly

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Acting Sub-Inspector C. T. Byron CHINESE SAPPER

prosecuting, said that the defendant and another man not in custody, had stopped and searched

IMPRISONED

de

Wong Ming, a poultry dealer, at Tai Po] Road near Popular Street. The

Ho Yau, a sapper of the Chinese has accused and his friend had taken a section of the Royal Engineers, purse containing $69.70 and had was this morning sentenced to six walked off with it. At this, the months' hard labour by Mr. R. A. complainant had become suspicious, D. Forrest when he Was found and had chased after the two men, guilty of wounding Chan Ying, in but the accused had thrown the Lockhart Road on March 6. purse to his companion who had The complainant stated that he made off with it. The defendant was in Lockhart Road when had been caught by the complainant | fendant attacked him from the op- with the aid of his two friends,posite direction and struck him and had then been taken to the po-with a knife on the arms and chest. lice station where he had been Defendant denied striking com- charged.

plainant and said that he was walk- Acting Sub-Inspector Byron asking in Lockhart Rond when he ed that a serious view of the case saw some people fighting. He went be taken as there had been two up to pacify the parties. Complai-| many cases of impersonation of nant tried to strike him so he seiz- policemen. Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen od him and handed him to a sentenced the defondant to six stable. months hard labour and ordered An Indian constable, who made him to pay $70 compense on

to the arrest denied that defendant the complainant or else sotyą an asked him to. arrest additional two months.

con-

complainant. He took both parties to the Sta-

tion.

The defendant after hearing the sentence gave notice of appeal.

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