1939-08-26 — Page 24

-NEUTRALITY

OF HOLLAND

The Hague, To-day. The official Netherlands press service says there are no doubts regarding the country's neutral- ity In the event of war, -ėspecial- ly in the air.

The Netherlands will defend her neutrality against all belli- gerents.Trans-Ocean:

MORE DRILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Revised Volunteer regulations pub- lished to-day, require members to complete 25 drills annually instead of fifteen hitherto, to attend four days in camp and attend Combined Operations to obtain Efficiency.

MINISTERS IN LONDON ACTIVE

London, To-day, The King's callers at Buckingham Palace yester- day included Sir Samuel Hoare (the Home Secretary) and the Prime Minister.

Mr. Chamberlain remained with His Majesty for 45 minutes until 6.25 pm, and then immediately returned to Downing Street, while His Majes- ty called the Privy Council, at which Lord Runciman (Lord President of the Council), Mr. Ernest Brown (Labour Minister) and Sir Samuel Hoare (Home Secretary) were among those present.

Certain

business arising from the present state of emergency was transacted.

The Committee of Imperial De- Those who have been declared Effence met twice during the day, and ficient in three years are only re- the interval between the two meet- quired to do 20 drills, but must attendings was devoted to the foreign af-

fairs committee of the Cabinet. camp and C.O.

Most of the Cabinet Ministers at- tended all meetings.-Reuter.

The A.A. Battery has been added to the official list of Units, and also what are termed a Special Guard Company and the Stanley Platoon.

CHINA PEACE RUMOURS

Shanghai, To-day.

Rumours are fast circulating that Japan is endeavouring to seek peace with the Chinese Government and that peace proposals are now being discuss- ed in Tokyo.

JAPANESE ALARM WITH MANOEUVRES

Chungking, To-day. Residents in the western district or Shanghai were alarmed yesterday when Japanese troops carried out a sham battle without previous warning.

The mimic fighting commenced early in the morning and ended at sundown. The whole western district including) the the Shanghai Hangchow Railway Our zone was turned into a "battlefield."—____

Central News.

The Japanese military, naval and diplomatic conference on board "Idzumo" has been suspended. Own Correspondent.

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London, To-day: The German Embassy and Consulate in London and Con- sulates General throughout Great Britain, acting on instruc- tions received from Berlin, have advised German subjects resid- ing in Great Britain to leave im- mediately for Germany.-Trans- Ocean.

Berlin, To-day.

The Reich Government has ordered German merchant ships to remain either in ports of friendly nations or to make for such immediately. Ocean.

Trans-

London, To-day. The German Embassy has advised all Germans to leave Britain imme- diately or as soon as pos- sible.

All German journalists in London have been re- called. Reuter.

The Hong Kong German Con- sul-General 'told the "China Mail" to-day that he has yet re- ceived no instructions from 'Ber- lin to order evacuation of Ger- man nationals from the Colony.

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