1939-08-18 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 18, 1939

FRANCE CALM AND UNCONCERNED IN FACE OF TOTALITARIAN TACTICS

Paris, To-day. GERMANY

FRANCE REMAINS CALM and unconcerned in the

face of what is regarded as combined military KEEPS UP and diplomatic manoeuvring by the totalitarian Powers.

PRESS

The Paris newspapers point out that while Germany CAMPAIGN

has two million men under arms and Italy at least one million, rumours of a pending confer- ence are being sedulously spread in various forms.

Berlin, To-day.

CABINET TO MEET NEXT WEEK?

London, To-day.

Lord Hallfax, the Foreign Se- cratary, who has returned to hla Yorkshire home on Wednesday, will be back in London on Tues- day.

Mr.. Neville Chamberlain re- turns the same day for a short stay in London.・・ He and Lord Halifax will have a conference. and It is expected that a Cabinet meeting will be held.—Trana- : Ocean.

"The authorities of Kat- MORE

towicz have already an-

These are considered to be efforts to weaken the nerves of nounced their claim to all ATROCITY

the Democracies, but they are destined to failure.

"Le Temps" echoes the general opih-

ion by declaring that the Vatican is JAPANESE

unlikely

to summon a four-power conference unless it is assured that the measures do not mean that Hit- ler's choice is already made or that Germany is resolved to make war whatever the risks involved.

Possibly, it says, this is a new form of Nazi tactics, intended to wear down the resistance of the Democratic

and Powers

push threats of intimidation up to a critical point which it may, how

and decided ever, have been for a very good reason not to pass.

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If that represents the realities of the present campaign situation, the Ger- man calculation will probably soon be proved false by events.-Reuter.

DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY

IN WARSAW

Warsaw, To-day. A feeling of greater ease prevailed in political circles

RETIRE IN C. CHINA

CHUNGKING, TO-DAY, LOCAL NEWSPAPER "TAI

THE

PAO" CLAIMS TO HAVE KUNG SPECIAL INFORMATION TO THE EFFECT THAT JAPANESE REGU. ARE LAR

IN TROOPS

CHINA

STORIES

towns and municipalities in East Silesia and have nominated in advance com-

Berlin, To-day. missarial, burgomasters to take over the civic adminis-

"The number of Germans tration after, the annexation who fled to Germany from of this territory," claims the Poland, most of whom are of official German news agency. Polish nationality, numbered appoint-76,535 at the beginning of

Papers conferring these

ments have already been made oût in

the name of the appointees, it is add-August," according to the

German news agency.

ed.

For the governorship of Upper Silesia, Dr. F. Piecharz-Kattowicz has

For the time being, 4,161 have been

GRADUALLY BEING WITHDRAWN been selected as Polish burgomaster accommodated in 19 refugee camps.

AND THAT THEIR POSITIONS. ARE BEING TAKEN OVER BY RESERVE TROOPS.

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Considerable importance is attached to this report, which is believed indicate that a further large-scale operation is not intended, on the Ja- panese side.

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The official German news agency also reports that in Teschen hand- bills have been posted up bearing the "We are coming from War- words saw to Berlin and will eradicate Hit- ler and his crew!"

FUTURE POLAND! :

The agency says:--

"In the face of increased terroriza- tion of the last few days, the stream of refugees has continuously increased, although the Polish frontier guards make most brutal use of their wea-

In Posnan, a map is said to be dis- This is also taken as an explana-tributed showing the frontiers of fu-pons in order to keep the frontier ab-

ture Poland, bearing, in four lan-solutely impassable. tion of reports that Japanese troops from North and Central China have guages, the inscription:-"That must

be Poland." been withdrawn along the rallway and the Yangtze towards the coastal areas. Trans-Ocean.

here yesterday, contrasting JAPANESE CLAIM TO

the pessimism of the previous day, when it looked as though combustible elements in the German-Polish dispute were about to blaze up.

It is understood that both parties in Danzig are negotiating over outstandi ing incidents and that M. Chodacki the Polish representative, has been

instructed to further the tions as far as possible.

conversa-

Colonel Beck Ваш both the French and Rumanian Ambassa- dors. ...The

closest touch Is being maintained between the British Embassy and the Polish Foreign Office.

It is stated that over 40 members of the Young German Party 'wer. released, subject to their holding themselves at the disposal of the po- licę.

SERIOUS INCIDENTS

It is understood that many of the more serious incidents are withheld. from the public, because it is consi- dered desirable than anti-German feeling in Poland should not be un- duly exacerbated..

Polish circles deny the Danzig re- port that a party of German journal- ists were fired on near the Vistula

· Bridge on Wednesday.

The present tenslon hag. led to c considerabla Influx of Polish, rofu- gees from Germany,

M. Coulondre, French Ambassador German

to Berlin, returned to the

capital from a holiday on. Tuesday and "resumed contact" by visiting Dr. Welszicker at the Wilhemstrasse.

GERMANY WARNED

According to diplomatic circles, re "lations between Germany and Poland were discussed and M. Coulondre em phasized thut France was calmly re- solved to keep her obligations.--Reu- ter.

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On this map, says the German. agency, "the following German ter- ritories are indicated as belonging to future Poland: East Pomerania, with

"Most of the refugees could be giv- en employment in Germany at once.

"This fact was all the more gráti- fying,, since prior to traversing the frontier most of the refugees had wan- the

JAPANESE CLAIM TO Kolberg: the frontier zone of Posnan-dered for days and nights in

BE ADVANCING ON CHANDSHOWTIEN

Shanghai, To-day. Japanese troops, after a four days' drive, are now, ac- cording to Japanese reports, converging. on Changshow- tien.

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West Prussia; Silesia, east of the Oder, woods, reaching German soll in an ut- including Breslau and Oppeln, East terly ragged and exhausted condition." Prussia ( and Memel; Danzig and Lithuania."-Trans-Ocean:

ALLEGED OFFER OF A BRIBE

"

"Here is tea money; please give me a chance,' was the words used by Wong Yu, 32, blacksmith, when offer- ing 31 cents as bribe to a police re- servist last night after he was ar- rested for committing of nuisance.

The latter is an important Chinese base some 30 kilometres north of 100 kilometres north- Anlu, which west of Hankow.

The police this morning charged A Japanese detachment is reported him with attempted bribery. He'stat- to have set out from Anlu on Monday ed he was ignorant of the law.

the Chinese forces "Offering a bribe to a police officer night to attack concentrated near Changshowtien:

is considered a serious offence every- Japanese quarters expected Chang- I where, not only in this Colony," said snowtien to be taken last night, but the Magistrate, fining him $15 or one n. report has yet been received. 'month's imprisonment.

Mrs. W. H. Lock, wife of the talpan of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, christening the "Glenorchy" at Talkoo yesterday.

The German news agency adds that "Polish terrorism against Germans," above all in east Upper Silesia, has caused the German population there "infinite suffering and continues undi- minished in sharpness.”—Trans-Ocean.

BURGLAR CAUGHT LEAVING

Found guilty of stealing $814, from Central, No. 49, Connaught` Road early this morning, Hau Choi, 24, was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy.

Inspector Kirby said complainant's daughter, awakened by a noise saw | defendant leaving, the premises. The money was found on him when arrest- ed.

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Defendant, who had. two previous convictions, was also ordered to placed under Police supervision for two years.

HAWKING IN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD

"If you are caught again hawking in this area, you will be sent to pri- son," was the warning issued by Mr. E. Himsworth this morning to several hawkers, who were charged with hawking in the "prohibited area- Prince Edward Road.

They were all cautioned. Inspector T.K. Whelan, prosecutin told the Court that action was taken; after repeated complaints by

in Prince Edward Road,