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No. 30,794

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989 *Prías: 10 Ct

NAZIS ON HUNGARY'S BORDER

(From Our Own Correspondent)

(By Telegraph. Received, September 22, 11.29 a.m.)

Budapest, To-day.

German troops were occupying the line of the Polish - Hungary bor- der in the vicinity of Lavocne yesterday afternoon...

Our

The German language newspapers in Budapest last evening an- nounced that the Classes of 1911 and 1912 had been called up. Own Correspondent,

VOROSHILOFF VISITING BERLIN

(Our Own Correspondent)

(By Tolograph. Received, September 22, 1.59 p.m.)

ASSASSINATION

OF CALINESCU · ·

NAZL REVENGE BELIEF

(Our Own Correspondent) (By Telegraph. Baptember £2, 12.40 p.m.)

AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. IT IS LEARNED HERE THAT MILITARY CONVERSA- TIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE SOVIET ARE IN PROSPECT, The report, which is published in the well-known Amster-

London, To-day. Cle- dam newspaper "Telegrant," says that Marshal

Belief is firm among Bri menty Voroshiloff, the Soviet Commissar for War, is tish political observers that leaving Moscow for Berlin to-morrow (Saturday).

the dastardly assassination The report says that it is intended of the Rumanian Prime to hold "parleys" with the Nazi mill-Minister, M. Calinescu, was inspired by German Nazi

GERMAN BIG PUSH ON SAAR EXPECTED

Paris, To-day.

tary.

TURKEY'S "POSITION

sources.

It is believed to be the German

In the meantime, speculation con-reply to the action of the Rumanian cerning the position of Turkey in the Government in "harbouring Polish

new situation which has been created by Soviet Invasion of Poland, has been clarified.

1

Turkish close friendship with Britain and France was re-affirm- ed by the Turklah. Foreign Minis- ter, Sukru Sarafoglu, at a press Interview given on his raturn from his visit to Moscow.

A, French Army com- munique issued yesterday He said that Turkey's friendship afternoon stated that on the whole the western front had passed a quiet

day.

South Saarbruecken the enemy artillery was very active.

The French air force was active despite enemy fire and had weather.

The enemy is expected to try to make a strong advance at any

moment.

with the Soviet was also unchanged. emphasising that Turkey is continuing the same policy as laid down by the

Prime Minister, Refik Saydam,

on

September 11-Our Own Correspon-

dent.

NORWAY RAISES THE BANK RATE

(Our Own GoFresnondant) (By Talna-aph. Resélyed, Sept. 22. 1.59 pm)

Shanthai, To-dav. report from Os announced that A number of aerial dog-fghts have the bank rate in Norway has been taken place in which French planes increased from 314 per cent. to 46 met with success-Reuter.

per cent.

Meanwhile the French outposts have advanced yet closer to Sagrbruecken

and Zweibruecken.

FARMER EXECUTED

London, To-day,

а

The Nazi radio announces ·

71-year-old farmer, wh

rested for hežiloi

has been executed, sie

WEATHER

"Our Own Correspondent,

SOVIETISED BUFFER STATE PLAN

Kaunas, To-day. Lithuanian politics)" circles... stato that under Russian tressaire, Germany accepted, a Soviet proposal for rmation of a Fölish overnment" the Russian coupled areas whic vill follow the Soviet, — Router

officials.

The assassination le compared by the diplomatio correspondents

(Continued on Paga 28)

that

BUTTER

THE BREMEN & OTHER STORIES

(Our Own Correspondent) (By Telograph. Resolved, September 22, 1.05 p.m.)

Shanghai, To-day.

It is at last known de finitely that the Bremen has not been captured by the British Navy.

The Admiralty in London have now formally denied that the Bremen has been seized and taken to a British port.

The Admiralty, at the same time, denied even more startling rumours which have been put into circulation by foreign sources,

These rumours alleg. ed that three British battle - cruisers, H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S. Renown and H.M.S. Repulse had been sunk!

The Admiralty branded these rumours as utterly false and intended to alarm public opinion. Our Own Correspondent.

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