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RUMANIA WILL DEFEND HER FREEDOM

BUCHAREST, TO-DAY, "WE DESIRE NOTHING THAT BELONGS TO OTHERS, BUT WE ARE DETERMINED TO DEFEND | THAT WHICH BELONGS TO US,” DECLARED KING CAROL IN AN ADDRESS YESTERDAY,

King Carol was speaking to a deputation of members of the Cham- ber and Senate who had brought him a reply to the Speech from the Throne.

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"Thanks to her great sacrifices," the King declared, “Rumania attained her present position, and it is her duty to preserve intact the heritage she has received.

"We still find it necessary to continue to increase national de fence, and to furnish the Army | pro- with modern equipments, to vide a sure shield to defend frontiers of Rumania.

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"Thanks to her prestige Rumania can follow energetically a policy of peace, honour and independence."- Reuter.

"MUNICH OF THE FAR EAST!"

TOKYO, TO-DAY.

TENSION BEHIND OUTWARD CALM

(Continued from Page 1)

The present apparent deadlock in Nazi-Polish contacts may be broken by Polish representations to the Danzig Senate, in the near future.

On Saturday night, Danzigers watched from Zoppot pier an illu- minated procession of Polish war, merchant and

vessels fishing through the bay, which marked the climax of the Polish Eucharis- tic Congress, which had been taking plaće at Gydnia in the last days.

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General Haller, organiser of the Polish Legion in the French Army during the Great War, board one of the warships, toge- ther with Cardinal Halland and 12 Bishops.--Reuter.

BERLIN KEEPS CALM

Berlin, To-day.

All was absolutely calm in Berlin last night.

The

newspapers print short paragraphs dealing with rumours in the London and Paris press con- cerning Danzig, about which there (Continued at foot of Next Col.)

TIONS.

The campaign is to prepare the Japanese position in the forth- coming negotiations with Britain on Tientsin,

Yesterday's Tokyo newspapers A JAPANESE PROPAGANDA | speak of the "Munich of the Far

"EN- East." CAMPAIGN AIMING AT

LIGHTENING THE JAPANESE The papers say that "London PEOPLE ON. BRITAIN;" WAS must now prove she is willing to INAUGURATED YESTERDAY BY | adopt herself to the MANY MASS DEMONSTRA- the Far East."

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The situation in the Far East will be discussed in the House of Lords on Thursday, says a British Wireless message from London.

London, To-day. The Sunday newspapers em- the phasise in their comment on international situation that now there is go excuse for anyone any- where to misunderstand the posi- tion of Great Britain. The "Sun- day Times" entitles its leading ar- ticle "British intentions placed be- yond doubt." The paper raises a memory of 1914 and the uncertain- ty which is alloged to have sur- rounded British policy at that time. It makes the pomt how different the position is to-day following_the. series of declarations by the Goy- ernment. In "The Observer," Mr. J. L. Garvin says that Lord Halifax, in his speech, "has done what was most needed if there is to be the faintest chance this sum-· mer and this month for any peace that would not be a peace of dis- British grace and disaster." Wireless

is no excitement here whatever. Reuter.

BRITAIN DEFIED

Danzig, To-day.

The Nazi leader, Herr Foerster, speaking to a wildly cheering dis- trict party rally, declared, in words addressed to Britain and her allies: "We stand firm. We want to re- turn to Germany and we are going to return to Germany.

"One word of the Fuehrer's carries ten thousand times more weight with us than all the war cries and lying provocation in the world.

"In Danzig noone need disturb himself ----- no measures by Poland can frighten Danzig.

BLOOD SACRIFICES

"If the Fuehrer brings freedom to Danzig then this German popula- tion will stand together as one man in brazen loyalty to the Fuehrer and Germany, and it will be pre- pared for any sacrifices the Fuehrer demande sacrifices not only of goods but of blood and

"The encirclement powers are prepared, in opposition to all their theories of self-determination, to

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London, To-day. According to a Tokyo press mes- sage on the Tientsin situation, De gotiations are expected to open in Tokyo on Wednesday. The British Consul at Tientsin and other local representatives have now arrived in Japan-British Wireless."

A petition, for the winding-up of the China Merchants' 8. N. Com pany, on the grounds that it was impossible for the company to con- tinue business owing to the Sino- Japanese hostilities, was present- ed by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., in the Supreme Court this morning; the case is continuing.

Counsel are: Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. G. Macnamara instructed by Mr. D. L. Strellet, of Hallbrutton's; Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., and Mr. Leo d'Almada, in- structed by Mr. H. J.Amstrong, of Deacon's; and Mr. T. F. Lo, barrister, who is to be give expert evidence on Chinese-Law.

In his petition, Mr. Potter said that the company was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of China in 1920, with head office in Chefoo, and had at all material times an office in Hong Kong,

Capitalised at $10,000,000, its principal business was that of ship-owners, carriers and general shipping business. The company the had 20 ships, among which Sheng Lee, Mao Lee, An Lee, Seng Lee and Hsin Lee were now in Hong Kong waters.

had in

Since 1938, the company practically ceased business Hong Kong and none of the of ficials of the company had visited the local office at any time.

In February, 1939, the Dairen Kishen Kaisha, a Japanese com- pany, claimed to have received au- thority from the company to take possession of and control over the movements of the shins in Hong Kong and applied to the Harbour Master for clearance papers in res- .pect of the Mao Lee and "An Lee.

This was prevented by means of a petition. On February 21, 1989, the company was wound upîn Chungking by special authority given by the Supreme Court of China on the previous day,

Owing to the Sino-Japanese-hos- tilities, Mr. "Eldon Potter's. patition said. it was not possible to carry on business unless it involved the company in a breach of the laws trad- of the Republic of China by ing with an enemy, or by seizure of the ships by hostile forces.

go to war in order that right may LOCAL DOLLAR

not be right but remain for ever wrong.

"They are ready to deliver Dan- zig to Poland rather than agree to fulfilment of the desire of the solid Danzig population for a return to the Reich."Reuter

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The demand rate on the Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-11/16.

"Spot" silver was quoted in London at 18-11/16 and forward at 17-11/16.

The London on New York rate was quoted at U.S.84.6812)

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