1939-03-16 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1939.

THE MR.

INCORRIGIBLE CHAMBERLAIN

Still Believes That Munich Was Right

But Bitterly Regrets What

Has Now Occurred

London, To-day.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain entered the House of Commons yesterday afternoon to make his statement on Czecho-Slovakia just before the end of questions amid ministerial cheers and cries from the Opposition.

ANTI-GERMAN SCENES IN BELGRADE

Belgrado, To-day. Continuous anti-German demon- strations took place in the Tera- |zia, the main street of. Belgrade,

last night,

Crowds singing national songs marched towards the Palace, and there were cries of "Long Live: the King, the Army and Czecho- Slovakia."-Reuter.

The Prime Minister said the Government having LORD HALIFAX'S

failed in the recent endeavour to achieve a guarantee agreement with the other Munich Governments, the British Government regard- ed the guarantee obligations as no longer binding.

STATEMENT

London, To-day.

In the House of Lords yesterday

PROCLAMATION BY THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND

Prague, To-day.

The commander-in-chief of third army group General Blaskowitz has issued a proclamation to the population saying:

Executive power in Bohemia having been entrusted to

me, I have made the following enact-

ment:

One, Reich Commissary and Re- gional Leader · Konrad Henlein Is

appointed head of the civil admin- Third Army Group. On my behalf he undertakes the task of super-

istration within the area of the

vision of the entire public admin- to that by Mr.istration including that in Prague,

After touching on the questions of the loan to the Foreign Secretary. Lord Hali- Czecho-Slovakia and postponement of the visit fax, made a statement on general- of the Secretary for Overseas Trade and the ly similar terms. President of the Board of Trao to Berlin, Mr. Chamberlain in the Commons. Chamberlain declared he had no doubt that Munich was right and he believed it had the approval of the vast majority of the peoples which he thought was all the more police, post office, railways and to

of the world.

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Two, the work of public admin- istration continues as usual unless Lord Halifax, like the Premier, it be decided otherwise. This ap deplored the shock to confidence plies also to the departments of

egrettable because the revival of public services of all kinds. confidence which had been taking place was beginning to offer a

Three, entire economic activity prospect of concrete measures continues without interruption. which would have been of general Everyone must remain at his post, Four, the orders of the German The Munich Agreement con- "Though we may have to suffer Unless, said the Foreign Secre-military authorities and of the stituted a settlement and he could checks and disappointments from tary, there was some material head of the civil administration, not regard the manner and method time to time, the objects I have in change in the situation as it now acting on my behalf must be strict- by which these changes had been mind are of great significance to appeared, there would inevitablyly obeyed in the interest alike of brought about as in accordance the happiness of mankind." have to be a postponement of these the community. as whole and of with the Munich ~Agreement. (Cheers).-Reuter.

Mr. Chamberlain said he could not believe that anything of the kind now done by Germany was contemplated by any Munich signa- tory.

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Now for the first time Germany was in military occupation of a people with whom she had no racial connections.

These events could not fail to cause a disturbance to the interna- tional situation.

SHOCK TO CONFIDENCE

"The aim of this country now, as it always has been, is to promote that desire and substitute methods of discussion for methods of force benefit. in the settlement of differences!

INSTRUCTIONS TO BANK

A crowded and expectant House (says British Wireless) listened to the Prime Minister's statement, in which after a recital of the facts as known to him, he went on to say that the moral guarantee to Czecho-Slovakia given last October.

They were bound to administer | had lapsed through disintegration a shock to confidence, and it was more regrettable because confidence was beginning to revive and there was every possibility of concrete measures which could achieve be

nefit.

Referring to his recent speech, the Premier declared he said then that he hoped it was time that others could make a contribution which would result in benefits be- sides those immediately concerned.

"BITTERLY REGRET

The Premier added: "It is na- tural therefore that I should bit terly regret what has now. occur- red.

"But from our "Let

sirege (Cheers);

of that country and that the Bank of England had been instructed to suspend any further payments un- der: the credit of $10,000,000. ad- vanced to the Czecho-Slovak Gov- ernment.

CHUNGKING-HÀNG AIR SERVICE

The Chunp

To-day.

air ser- vice was, formally inaugurated yes- terday when the CN.A.0. plane let us he deflected Chungahan left Chungking ... · for Hanoi via Kunming, ... There were twelve passengers and a crew

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of four abroad, Eight of the pas

angers were on their way to Kun- ning and the other four to Hanci, The plane will make a round trip between Changking and”. Henot every

remember that the de- peoples of the world still remains concentrated on hopes of peace

phere of understanding and good- will which no often has been dis turbed..

tal Nows.

measures.

British Wireless.

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