1939-08-26 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1939.

CONCERTED I.R.A. ATTACK THREAT

London, To-day.

Extra police guards have been placed on all buildings of importance throughout the country following the discovery" by Scotland Yard of a new I.R.A. plot to make a concerted attack on Government buildings.

In London, the Admiralty, Home Office, Ministry of Transport and War Office are specially protected.

It is understood that I.R.A. agents in England have been instructed to take advantage of the present period of crisis. – Reuter,

SPECULATION ON HITLER INTENTIONS: PASSION FOR THE SPECTACULAR

BERLIN, TO-DAY.

HITLER IS AT WORK IN BERLIN PUTTING THE PROMOTION

FINAL TOUCHES, AND RECASTING IN THE LIGHT OF LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, HIS SPEECH FOR TANNENBERG ON SUNDAY. Even more than usual secrecy is being maintained about its contents, and even more than usual

rumours are current.

Largest school of thought here believes that Hitler will state his case on Sunday and act on Monday. Some even suggest he will produce Rhineland tactics and tell the world that the German army has already marched.

A small minority think he will merely issue an ultima- tum or a set of proposals and then clear the mat- ter up at the Party Congress.

There still remains an outside chance that his passion for the spectacular will induce Hitler to surprise the world with a real peace offer.

One thing that cannot be ex- pected is that he will agree to maintenance of the status quo

in Danzig and the Polish Corri- dor.

There are even those who suggest the possibility of a five-power con- ference in Moscow under the

pre- sidency of Stalin, now that Germany as well as Britain and France, has demonstrated her ability to sit at table with the Soviets,·

BERLIN GOSSIP

whether

People are wondering something along these lines was sug-

TIENTSIN FLOOD SITUATION

Chungking, To-day.

The flood situation in Tien- tsin is still serious.

gested between Herr von Rib- In some places the water is as deep bentrop (Nazi Foreign Minister) as eight or nine feet. The Japanese and M. Molotov (Soviet Foreign barracks at Haikwangssu are sub- Commissar) in Moscow, and it is merged. Only the roofs are seen. recalled that it was broadly hinted Japanese army provisions and mili- there that other questions besides the tary equipment are inundated. non-aggression pact were discussed in Moscow.

Berlin gossip for some time has been revolving around the sug- gestion of a very short war and a big peace offer.

There is a chance that Hitler will announce war on Sunday and peace a week later at *the Party Con- gress, but it is remotely improbable. -Reuter.

***Reuter's observations above are, of course, largely invalidated by the sud- den cancellation of the arrangements for the Tannenberg Day ceremonies, Hitler's decision in this matter is plainly of the greatest significance; it may reasonably be taken as an ill omen.

NEUTRALITY FRONT

The principal means of communica- tions are now boats and sampans. Telephone lines have been cut.

Several thousand refugees are ac- commodated in the Yao Hua Middle School in the British Concession..

The standing committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang decided at a meeting on Thursday to appropriate $100,000 from the national treasury for emergency relief of the flood refugees in Hopei.

-Central News.

CANADA CANCELS

LEAVE

Ottawa, To-day. The Minister of Defence, Mr.

Ian. Mackenzie, announced yesterday that" the leave of all members of the Canadian permanent forces has been cancelled.-Reuter.

Brussels, To-day. Diplomatic circles closely connected with the conference of the Oslo States say the South American Republics will also publish a declaration of neu-attitude by President Cardenas .of trality and will appeal to the Euro- Mexico is considered to foreshadow pean powers to settle the dispute by widening of the neutrality front built. negotiation.

up by the

seven Oslo countries.- The approval of the Oslo States' Trans-Ocean.

IN THE VOLUNTEERS

STIRRING CALL TO

INDIA

SIMLA, TO-DAY.

A STIRRING CALL TO INDIA UNHESITATINGLY TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE WHICH "THE WAR LORDS OF EUROPE HAVE THROWN AT THE PEACE-LOVING NATIONS OF THE WORLD," BY GIVING SUPPORT TO THE DE- MOCRACIES, EVEN TO ‍THE LIMIT OF HER ENTIRE RESOURCES, WAS MADE BY THE PREMIER OF THE PUNJAB YESTERDAY.

which

He added: "On the attitude India adopts in the present crisis will depend her future political destiny."

He said that the man-power re- sources of the Punjab would un- hesitatingly and ungrudingly be plac- ed at the disposal of Britain and her allies.-Reuter.

BONG KONGS BUOYANT

REVENUE

been pleased to approve the following reveal that in the first seven months

His Excellency the Governor has to the end of July, published to-day, Figures of Hong Kong revenue up

promotions in the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps, with effect from 10th August, 1939:

To be Majors---

Captain Thomas Addis Martin. Captain Hubert Gladstone Williams. To be Captains--

Lieut: John Roy Way.

ture by $3,000,000. of the year, income exceeded expendi-

The total of the Colony's credit ba- lance is now $16,549,279,

July was both the highest income month and the highest expenditure month of the present year. Revenue totalled no less than $4,231,967, includ-

Lieut. Henrique Alberto de Barros ing over $2,000,000 from licence fees,

Botelho.

Lieut. Arthur Nathaniel Braude. Lieut. Frederick Anselm Redmond. Lieut. Ronald Mackay Wood. Lieut. John Watson.

Lieut. George Frederick Rees. Second Lieut. Charles Walter Lid-

don Cole.

Second Lieut. Neill Garland. To be Lieutenants-

Second Lieut. Samuel Victor Gittins. Second

Wilfred

Lieut.

Owen.

Second Lieut. Francisco

Herbert

Vicente

etc., duties produced $804,060 and land sales $198,510.

Expenditure was abnormal, in that $104,000 was spent on charitable ser- vices as compared with $16,000 last year, and $932,711 fell due to be paid in July on account of Public Debt in- terest. Total of expenditure $3,926,285.、

was

Vieira Ribeiro.

Second Lieut, Gordon Patrick Fer-

guson.

Second Lieut. Claude Austin. Second Lieut. Donald James Neville

Anderson.

Second Lieut. Eric

Bryden.

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