THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1939.
ULSTER ARRESTS I.R.A. MEN
London, To-day.
Lord Craigavon, Premier of Northern Ireland, speaking in the House of Com- mons said that awing to gertain regrettable incidents they had taken 45 members of the Irish Republican Army into their care on Sunday night and added them to those already confined under grave suspicion.
"There they will remain," he said, "until the end of the war unless something justifles letting them out."
Earlier. Lord Craigavon said "We are prepared with the rest of the United Kingdom and Empire to face,all responsibilities that the state of war imposses.-
Reuter.
SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET SPLIT
GERMANS IN TANGANYIKA SHOW NO WILL TO RESIST
London, To-day.
The Ministry of Informa- tion has issued a communi- que which announces that His Majesty's Government has accepted with deep ap preciation the offer of the Government of Nepal to send
POLICY 8,000 Nepalese troops for ser-
HERTZOG FAVOURS POLICY OF NEUTRALITY: SMUTS DEMANDS UNITED EMPIRE
SOUTH RHODESIA MOBILISED ·
London, To-day. In South Rhodesia the Territorials have been put on an active service footing and the reserves mobilised for service in or outside of the Colony.
London, To-day.
IN THE UNION OF South Africa Assembly at Cape- town yesterday, the Premier, General Hertzog, read a declaration on South Africa's policy.
vice with His Majesty's forces in India.
The communique also states that the Internment. of Germans in Tanganyika is already complete in the main centres and the process is going on smoothly all over the coun- try.
"There is no hint of resistance and it appears thère la no will to resist. The sedulous Nazi pro- paganda of the last few years has not taken, affect on 4,000 Germans. In the territory,” the communique says.
The Eman of Trans-Jordan, through
He said South Africa's-relations with the belliger- the High Commissioner for Palestine,
ents would remain unchanged.
Existing obligations would not be impaired, and the British naval base
at Simonstown would remain.
General Smuts said they should break off relations with the Ger- man Government.
If they hesitated to support the Empire now, they would find, if the German demands for the lost colonies were made at the point of the The Governor of South Rhodesia, | bayonet, that they stood alone. announcing the mobilisation, said: Reuter. "Never has the sword been unsheath- ed in a nobler cause."-Reuter.
Salisbury, To-day.
In Southern Rhodesia, a proclama- tion has been issued mobilizing the territorial active force and reserves for active service within or beyond the Colony.
There has been an enthusiastic re- sponse to the call for recruits.-Reu- ter.
CZECHS URGED TO SABOTAGE
London, To-day.
A Warsaw message says that the Polish Government has issued a proclamation urging the Czechs to take up arms against their hereditary enemy.
Czechs should sabotage the Nazi war machine, the proclamation adds.
Czech units formed in The first Poland are stated to have already been under fire. Reuter.
ANTHONY
EDEN TAKES OVER JOB
LONDON, TO-DAY.;
MR. ANTHONY EDEN TOOK OVER HIS DUTIES AS DOMINIONS MIN- ́18TER EARLY THIS MORNING.
Although Mr. Eden is not a member of the War Cabinet, arrangements have been made for him to attend all meet- Ings of that body so that he can keep the Dominions in constant touch with developments.-Reuter.
SPLIT IN CABINET
Capetown, To-day, The nature of a split in the South African Cabinet's war policy is in- dicated by a debate in the Assembly, in which Hertzog and Smuts ex- pressed opposing viewpoints.
General Hertzog, the Prime Minis- ter, read a declaration of policy that South Africa's relations with various belligerants continue as if no war was being waged, subject to the proviso that existing relations and obligations between South Africa and Britain and other members of the British Com- monwealth continue unimpaired.
General Hertzog specially instanced the naval base at Simonstowh and said that nobody was permitted to use South African territory for the purpose of doing anything which would impair those relations and obligations.
WHEN TROUBLE CAME General Smuts, Minister of Justice, moved an amendment calling for
severance of relations with Germany and for continued co-operation with
the British Commonwealth.
He said that if they followed Hertzog's course they would be com- pelled ultimately to take sides. If they parted from the Empire on this, when the day of trouble came when South Africa was made at the point the German dẹmand for the return of
of the bayonet, they would alone.
stand
The debate is continuing.-Reuter.
ARABS SUPPORT
THE EMPIRE-
Cairo, To-day.
All' Arab parties are unanimous in. their decision to stand by Great Bri- tain.
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The Arab world, says an, announce- ment, is solidly behind Britain.- Reuter.
MOBILISATION IN AFRICA
London, To-day... Regular defence forces in all Bri- tish African colonies are now mobi- lised, and full security measures taken Reuter.
RUMANIAN NEUTRAL
Bucharest, To-day.
Rumania is remaining neutral, as her alliance with Poland include no staff talks except such as concerned a possible aggression by Soviet Rus- sia.
Despatches from Sofla indicate that the Bulgarian attitude is one of strict neutrality.--Reuter.
has expressed to the Secretary "for Colonies his "whole-hearted loyalty and that of his people."-Reuter.
NEPALESE OFFER
London, To-day.
The Government of Nepal has offered to the British Government 8,000 Nepalese troops for service in India,
The British Government, through our Minister to Nepal, has expressed. warm appreciation of this act of friendship. Reuter.
London, To-day. The Duke of Kent has taken up his war-time naval duties.-Reuter.
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