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Berlin, To-day.

It is rumoured that Hitler, before leaving Prague last night, had a quarter of an hour telephone conversation with Mussolini.

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Although Hitler left for Brno, nobody appears know where he spent the night..

It is expected that he will arrive at Brno, if he is not already there, in time for the military review there to-day.

Reuter.

"MORE NORMAL" ASPECT BEGINS TO RETURN

Prague, To-day.

A more normal aspect has re- turned to Bohemia and Moravia, with the completion of the military occupation.

Hotels, restaurants and cafes are again open till midnight. After midnight, however, inhabitants are still allowed to leave their homes only with special permits.

Significant Movement Of Troops

Shanghai, To-day.

A large number of Japanese troops, freshly landed in Manchukuo and Korea from Japan have been methodically moved to the Soviet border regions during the past week, according to

6,000 ARRESTS IN PRAGUE

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Berlin, To-day. According to an anconfirmed rumour, between 6,000 and 7,000 have hitherto been arrested by the Nazis in Prague.-Reuter.

usually reliable foreign military reports receiv-ATTACK ON FATHER

ed here to-day.

One report puts the number of new troops entering Manchukuo and Korea and sent to the frontier

as high as 40,000.

It is learned that the Korean port of Rashin, near Changku- feng, scene of last year's ser- lous Soviet-Manchukuo border incident, has been suddenly closed to all shipping except Japanese military transports.

In addition, the service on the South Manchurian Railway between Harbin and Manchuli, terminus of the Siberian Rail- way, is stated to be completely disorganised by troop move ments in this area.

TWO NEW DIVISIONS ON SAGHALIEN

It is further learned that. two new divisions of Japanese troops, numbering 40,000, land- ed at the beginning of the week on Saghallen Island, where the Japanese and So- viet have a mutual frontier, half the Island being Japanese and half Russia.

Other reports received from Shanghal quote foreign mili- tary intelligence quarters. In the northern city as saying that Japan has been quietly moving her troops out of the China war zones, and now has more than 600,000 men massed In Manchuria, Chahar and Sul- yuan.

Beginning to-day, all vehicles must use the right side of the road, In accordance with the rule in force in Germany. This applies to all Moravia and Bohemia, with the pecial confidence of ex-President exception of Prague, where the Benes, was arrested at Prague, change-over will be effected at a The British Honorary Consul at later date.

Bruenn, Walter Neumark, commit- The largest broadcasting station ted suicide. Neumark was a Czech in Bohemia, "Radio Posgue" will who became a naturalised British continue to broadenst exclusively in the Czech language, while the Melnik station will broadcast in German.

subject.

The Prague paper “A Zet" which formerly “maintained close rela tions with Benes, and whose re- BENES AIDE. ARRESTED ports and editorials were marked The former Press-Director of the for their violant anti-German ten- Foreign Ministry, Dr. Hajek, who dencies," has been prohibited for is reputed to have enjoyed the ex-fall time, Trans-Ocean.

FORCES IN CHINA

. REDUCED

With their withdrawal, the Japanese force in the Yangtse has been reduced to a bare 200,000, or much less than is necessary to continue a drive towards Ichang.

*-* The strength of the Japanese garrison in the Canton area has also been reduced to 25,- 000 men.

These reports indicate that the increase in Japan's aerial frightfulness in recent weeks

VOLOSHIN

Bucharest, To-day. Father Voloshin, Premier of the Carpatho-Ukraine, was assaulted by refugees, when he arrived at Sighet, but Rumanian police sub- dued the assailants.

It is again reported that Father Voloshin

the has requested Rumanian Government to send troops to occupy Carpatho-Ukraine.

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may be nothing more than an attempt to cover up the with- drawal of Japanese troops from the China front. Reuter and Special

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