1939-08-30 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1939

Library, Supreme Court

INFERENCES AS TO

HITLER'S REPLY

SUGGESTED

Berlin, To-day.

(CERTAIN CONCLUSIONS regarding the contents of the German reply to Britain are being drawn ¡in Nazi political circles from the fact that the press continues to allege the persecution of Ger- mans in Poland and editorials try to justify Ger- many's claim to the Corridor district.

It is felt that Mr. Chamberlain's speech has neither improyed the situation nor made it worse - in other words, has left things unchanged.

First editions of this morning's newspapers publish the speech with-

pages

out comment, while the front carry large headlines such as "Polish

· terror again kills five," "Gruesome torture in Polish concentration camps" and "Beastly disfiguring of a German - victim."

The "Voelklache Beobachter" sharply criticises the semi-official French communication which took a stand against Hitler's letter to the French Premier.

ALSACE-LORRAINE

CHINA VIEW OF TOKYO UPHEAVAL

Chungking, To-day. The Japanese Cabinet

The paper accuses the French For-change is commented on in eign Office of ridiculing the import- the Chinese press with the ance of Germany's claim to Alsace greatest interest and pessim- and Lorraine and trying to Poland's claim to the Corridor.

justify

The paper also carries an ar. ticle entitled "Alsace-Lorraine the French Corridor," in which statements by Marshal Foch and President: Poincare in 1914 are quoted demanding the return of the territory to France.

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The papers say that Japan is facing a serious diplomatic crisis, with wide- spread internal discontent, and it is doubted if a mere Cabinet change will extricate the country from its "hopeless condition."

The "Daily News," the official organ, states that the fall of the to Cabinet was inevitable since

Baron Hiranuma can

assumed office expressly to strengthen the Anti- Comintern Past.

The paper asks: "If French honour would not allow these provinces remain in German hands, how France expect Germany to renounce our claim to the two eastern vinces, the surrender of which to Poland cut Germany into two parts?" ---Trans-Ocean.

FIGHTING NORTH OF CANTON

pro-

Yungyun, To-day. Chinese troops at Tsengshing, laun- ched a fierce assault on Hokling, in the northern suburbs, on Monday, and dislodged the Japanese who with- drew across the moat outside the northern city gate.

the

The Chinese later broke into northern city gate and engaged the Japanese in street fighting for over an hour, inflicting heavy casualties.

Japanese reinforcements later rived. The Chinese withdrew to the suburbs. Central News.

NEW AIR LINE FROM BERLIN TO CHINA

Chungking, To-day,

ar-

If negotiations turn out to be suc-

with the

The paper say Japan's tragedy is a lack of far-sighted statesmen.:

DESTINED TO FAILURE

The "Ta Kung Pao" is convinced that General's Abe's attempt to ap- pease Britain is destined to failure, for if the policy of the. "new order in East Asia" is to be continued, it will mean the destruction of British and

American rights and interests as well as denunciation of the Nine-Power

Treaty.

The "China Times" predicts great exforts on the part of Japan to secure Britain's co-operation in the "new

order."

The "Hankow Herald" (pub- lished, in Chungking) stresses the strange fact that the first victim

of

the European crials should found in Asfa.—Trans-Ocean,

EXPORT OF FUEL BANNED

The Hague, To-day. The Dutch Government has issued a decree banning the export of fuel of every description. Trans-Ocean.

The Minister of Health, Mr. Walter Elliot, attended a special re- hearsal of the Thames Ambulance Service of the P.L.A. at Battersea Power Station: Photo shows him hoisted off the P.L.A. pleasure boat by Battersea Power Station's giant crane in a "stretcher" attached to 'the grab.

STOCK MARKET

BRIGHTENS

London, To-day. In general, there was an improvement in prices on the Stock Exchange, with some what freer trading in the leading issues as a result of a more optimistic view of the international situation.

Gilt-edged securities were occasion-

ally bought at prices above the fixed minimum levels and industrials were also substantially higher.

also

A more confident feeling is prevailing in other markets, as shown by the decline in prices of recognised "war" commodities, including wheat and sugar, while sterling was strong- er against the dollar, closing at 4.3825, as compared with 4.28 yesterday.

Wall Street was "firm."-Reuter.

JANT

PACT SAVES WIFE

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OF M.P.

London, August 16. Fearing that if they journeyed to- cessful, a new air route will be in-gether an accident might orphan their three children, „Mr. Anthony C. augurated, linking China Soviet and Germany.

Crossley, M. P., and his wife resolved Discussions are reported to be pro- always to travel apart. ceeding.. and it is suggested that Junker type machines will be used on the Chungling-Moscow-Berlín airline.. It is understood that it will take three days to reach Berlin: from Chungking,—Our Own Correspondent.

SLOVAK ATTITUDE

Mark S.Pressburg, To-day. Dr. Tiso, the Slovakian Premier, has received a telegram from Slovaks in the United States, assembled for Catholic's, Day In Chicago, assuring him of their loyalty to: the Slovak na- rtion. Trans-Ocean.

The accident they guarded against happened yesterday.

Mr. Crossley was one of the five people killed when a British Airways plane burst into flames and crashed. into the sea near Vordinborg, Den- mark.

At the time, his wife was pack- ing at their, home: in' Mallord-

street, Chelson, London, preparing to go by boat.

"For years we have both flown-to

:

separately. There were our children to consider.

three

“Now 1 am thậnkful that wà

am

kept our promise, and spared to bring up the children.” Mrs.

Crossley has cancelled her plans to go to the Continent.

Her father-in-law-sir Kenneth- -Crossley, Bart, head of Crossley Motors--is overcome with grief at the loss of his only son, who until a few years ago disliked flying.

Sir Kenneth's woman secretary said at his Cheshire home: "Although he is keen on flying he keeps a 'plane- I doubt if he will ever fly again."

There were six people in the ma-

NEW HOPE FOR IRON LUNG MAN'

New York, August 18. Now that he is married Fred Snite, "the man in the iron lung," is likely to recov er, according to Dr. William Wildman, who tended Mr. Snite during his voyage back to the United States from China, where he was stricken with paralysis in 1936.

Dr. Wildman, a ship's surgeón, at- tended Mr. Shite's wedding.

On returning to his post at San Francisco he said:

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"When I called on Fred at his home after the honeymoon he was sitting in a chair with a portable respirator at- tached to his chest.

"He can breathe without the respira- tor for as long as 70 minutes at a time. Two years ago he could not breathe unaided for more than a faction of a- minutes.

"The excellent medical care.he has

care.de received, plus his own courage and will to live-made greater, now that hé is married-will pull him through." tached this chest....

ADJOURNMENT

PARLIAMENT

London, To-day. Parliament stands adjourned for one week subject to earlier recall, and Britain, like the rest of the world, awaits Herr Hitler's reply.-British Wireless,

BELGIAN OFFER ·

ACCEPTED

The British and a Fren

Jelgien

our annual fishing holiday in Sweden,"chine which left Heston for Stock-ments [have informed the Mrs. Crossley told the "Daily Mirror" holm. The survivor is the pilot. Cap-Government that the have excepted last night. "But then we promised tain C. F. C. Wright, who escaped with the offer of Its good offices to solva each other we would always travel cuts as the air-liner sank.

the crisis. Reuter