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HUNGARIAN GROUP TELL LORD RUNCIMAN THEY HAVE SAME CLAIMS AS SUDETENS

Hope That New Basis

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POLITICAL CIRCLES IN BERLIN ARE ANXIOUS

Prague, August 26.

A new basis for negotiations which It is hoped will be acceptable to the Sudeten Germans was agreed upon at ministerial meetings yesterday.

The nature of the new offer has not been disclosed. but au- thoritative quarters declare that the official outlook is somewhat more optimistic.

There has been a growing num- her of incidents recently in which arins have been scized as they being smuggled into the

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at Jenin last night, was shot dead by guards.

Although six British con- stables gave blood transfu- siona at Jenin hospital, Mr. Moffatt succumbed yesterday to his wounds-(Reuter).

THREE PRIESTS WOUNDED IN BOMBING

Tunki. Annwel, August 28. Three French Catholle fathers

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The seizures seem to indicate Yorkshire, but is returning to the that attempts are being made over) Foreign Office on Monday bombings of Kwelchih, on the a fairly wide area to get riftes and pistols into the hands of the Storm Troops' organisation of the Suce- ten Party.

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HÜNGARIAN GROUP SEES

RUNCIMAN * Lord Runciman yesterday SW representatives of Hungarian group led by Count Esterhazy who, in a statement to Reuter, said that he had told Lord Runelman that they had the same claims as the Sudetens and would make common cause with the Sude- tens in this struggle for their rights.

Hot

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mean, however, that they would reject in advance any reasonable offers made by the Government and they regretted that, so far, no proposals had been made to them.

south bank of the Yangtse River below Anking. on August 11 and 15. "The Catholic Church at Kwel-' are chih was flying a huge French

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BERLIN ANXIETY

Berlin. August 26. Political arcles in Be-Un anxiously awaiting news from fag.(Central News!.. Prague regarding the progress made towards reconciling the two extreme viewpoints between Sude- tens and Czechs. but the protract- ed dispute is causing increasing nervousness,

Political circles vary in opinion from doubtful to despondent. The general feel- Ing among well-informed for- eign observers here is that the Czechs and Germans have committed themselves so deep- ¡y that they have made retreat without loss of prestige diffi- cult if not impossible.

SHOTS FIRED AT ITALIAN ENVOY

TO SPAIN

St. Jean de Luz, August 26. Shots were fred at, a car occupied by the Italian Am- bassador to Insurgent Spain by a police patrol at San Sebastian on Monday night. Ambassador's wife, was

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Washington" August 28.

In a second note to Mexico, presented a few days ago. Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, urges Mexico to reconsider her re- jection of arbitration in the

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SPITFIRES FLY OVER 300 MPH

Under Secretary For Air's Flight

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London, August 26. içan properties, at least. In the. meantime, to

Captain H.H. Balfour. Under- set aside regular payments

Secretary for Air visited Duxford to be disbursed to

Aerodrome yesterday and went up Victimised Americans as soon as in one of the single-seater Vickers the amount of compensation is Supermarine Spitfires, which in the agreed upon by the two govern- recent air debate the Prime Minis- ments.

ter described as the "fastest air- The note accuses Mexico of a crait in service in any air force." violation of international law by

According to The

newspapers. wounded.

proposing to replace the rule of Capt. Balfour flew the Spitfire at

just compensation"" by a rule of over 300 miles per hour... GERMAN AMBITIONS

The police patrol called on the "confscation." which theory if Observers here are of two minds car tu halt but the chaleur did adopted by all nations would, says large-scale production at the new By next year, Spitfires will be in whether the German demands for not obey. The patrol did not the note, Imperil the very founda-factory which Lord Nuteld is autonomy would stop at their ful- realise that it was a diplomatic car. tions aiment or whether they mask an

-(Reuter). ambition

whole to control the Danubian basin, "Nýi

Meanwhile, latest reports from

A meeting of the Hungarian parliamentary representatives As reported. on the other hand. to have decided that the

Govern ment's proposals are Inadequate.

The Polish minority leaders are also taking a similar ne.-(Reu-the frontier districts indicate that ter).

FOREIGN OFFICE MEETING

London, August 26. Lord Halifax, Foreign Secre- tary, discussed the Czech situa- tion with the French Charge d'Affaires this morning, follow- Ing a meeting with the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Sir

French Crisis Abating

PREMIER FIRM ON WORK HOURS ISSUE

Paris, August 26. With

the Premier. M. Edouard Daladier, holding firm to his stand-point, the political storm arising out of his proposal to modify the 40- hour week in the cause of National Defence and econo- mic stability "shows signs of xbating.

rapid progress is being made with the new fortifications. The gen- eral scheme of defence apparently is the erection of blockhouses of reinforced concrete complete with gun emplacements at tactical points. The scheme should be reasonably near to completion by the end of September-(Reuter).

SOUTH AFRICA WOULD SUPPORT BRITAIN IN WAR

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London Welcomes General Smuts' Statement

Capetown, August 20.. General Jan Smuts, Minis- ser for Justice, speaking in the Assembly today, declared. that it was his personal opin- ion that South Africa would assist Great Britain if she were in danger or were at- tacked in wartime,

A communique issued after three-hour meeting of the Nation- al Committee of the Rassemble- ment Populatre, which representa

"The Union would be cutting its the Popular Front throughout the

own throat to allow Great Britain country, expresses unanimity re- garding the provision of "all

go under while she

was necessities for National Defence custodian of the Unton's indepen“ and the independence of the coun- dence," General Smuts declared.

He added that try," while upholding the Popular

the Govern- Front

ment's policy was" that the Union, and maintaining the Integrity of social laws-(Retter). under its present Constitution, had the right to decide whether South Africa would enter war, as there was no question today of the Union being at war auto- matically if war was declared by or on Great Britain, If he were in a

LEAGUE NOTIFIED OF GAS "CHARGES AGAINST JAPANESE

'Geneva, August 26.

Government

The Chinese permanent delegate which had to advise Parliament to the League of Nations, Dr. Vic-in such circumstances he would

tor Hoo, has informed the Secre- urge South Africa to go in with tary-General of the League. M. Britain

Avenol. that the Japanese destrov- ed two Chinese battalions 'with poison gas at Chuchang---(Reu- ter)..

FRENCH PLANE

HELD UP)

Paris, August 25. The French flying boat, Lleu- tenant de Vaisseau, has been com-

(Reuter).

LONDON INTEREST

London, August 26. "General Smuts' statement in the Legislative Assembly in Capetown is described in ati- thoritative quarters as “of- great interest at the present juncture," and cannot fail to give the greatest pleasure hère. It is declared that the statement)

pelled by bad weather to postpone adds to binding the Empire to- its departure from the Azores on gether and "comes in the right; the second stage of, its right to place at the right time.”—(Reu: the United States.-(Transocean);

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