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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1938. 伍拜粒 日委廿月致年捌拾叁佰玖仟查英

CZECH® CABINET TENDERS RESIGNATION

PRAGUE MAYOR NAMED

NEW PRIME MINISTER

Cries Of "Give Us Arms"

And "Long Live The Army”

WOMEN SCREAM CONTINUOUSLY

Prague, September 22.

HE MAYOR OF PRAGUE, M, ZINKLER, announced "by radio Dr.

Tthat the Government had tendered its resignation to

Edouard Benes, President of the Republic of Czechoslovakia. M. Zinkler added that a Cabinet of national concentration with mlitary participation will be formed.

No announcement has yet been made from official Government sources but the reconstruction of the Cabinet is plainly in the process of realisation.

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The official news of the resignation of the Cabinet will probably be made public at the same time as the announcement of the re- constituted Cabinet:

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The Mayor of Prague, who is city is now calmer and troops and widely known as Dr. Benes" right- police generally are in control of hand man, is mentioned IN the the streets.

probable future Prime Minister. - It is expected that the new The Mayor. in his broadcast. Government will be composed of mentioned as one likely military the representatives of the same six member to participate, General | Czech Parties which supported the Sirovy. Inspector-General of the Hodza Cabinet. Ia the new Army, who is a national hero. Cabinet, however, and in order to Two other military representa- enhance its authority. It is con- tives will be included in the sidered likely that the representa- Cabinet. Reuter.

tives will be the leaders themselves of the respective parties and that the War Ministry will be entrusted to a General.

· GIVE: US. ARMS."

Prague. Sept. 32. The resignation of the Hodza Cabinet was announced to-day shortly after 11 o'clock to crowds demonstrating before the. Par- Hament building.

re-

en-

The announcement was ceived with tremendous thusiasm. Crisis of "long live- the_army.” and “give us arms”. were raised while the demon- strators unceasingly shouted in chorus."we want a military dictatorship."

Although a strong current. of opinion still continues for the demand of the appointment of a General FLS Prime Minister. it would appear that the Parties have

the Mayor of Prague shall be ap- pointed to that post-Transocean.

SO MAHOMET WENT TO THE MOUNTAIN!

By Jack Chen

Sports Forecasts

Forecasts on the Home football results, by "Telescore," appear to-day's issue of the "Hongkong Dally Press on Page 10. "Last Quarter's" forecasts of the races to-morrow appear on Page 10.

Final race tips will be published to-morrow,

unanimously decided that COMPLICATIONS

BOUND TO ARISE

ARMY STANDING FIRM

Prague. Sept. 22.

General Sirovy Inspector-Gen- eral of the Czech Army, spoke to

Although no eficial information crowds through loudspeakers to If Minorities Problem

concerning the new Cabinet is yet day. urging them to be calm and forthcoming, it is believed that a return to their work or their concentration Government will be, homes. formed which will include leaders of all Czech Partles.-Transocean

He added that the army was standing firm and that the front- 1ers were strongly guarded.

The nation could rely on the valour of the troops, he said.

SAME SIX PARTIES

Prague. Sept. 22. Political circles here. hope it will

possible to fcrm the new Reuter.” Cabinet this afternoon since the

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European Peace Is

Is Not Solved

Londen, Sept. 22. The Polish and Hungarian de- mands for equal consideration. with the Sudeten Germans in the soution of the minorities contro- versy have apparently had a pro- nounced effect on official circles here since this morning's papers are practically unanimous in de-

What question

I Am Aiming At"

MR. CHAMBERLAIN

STATEMENT BEFORE AIR JOURNEY

TO MEET CHANCELLOR'

London, September 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, necompanied by his ad- visers, left Heston aerodrome at 10.48 this morning for Godesberg where at 3 o'clock this afternoon conversations with Herr Hitler, which were begun at Berchtesgaden a week ago, will be resumed.

The German Charge d'Affaires, Dr. Kordt and the French "Am-" bassador, M. Corbin, were at Heston to bid Mr. Chamberlain god- speed.

EVACUATION OF

EGER DISTRICT

Czech Troops Leave Without Bloodshed

":

The Prime Minister travelled) in the British Airways new 14

super-electron plane which re-

cently made a

record-breaking

1,000 Killed, Injured

Japanese Bombings In Kwangsi

Canton, Sept. 22. More than 1,000 civilians. are reported to have been killed and injured since Sept. 17 föl- lowing the intensive Japanese bombings of the four leading cities in Kwangsi, namely, Wu- chow, Nanning. Linchow and Kweißn.

An official statement released by

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PROGRAMME OF JAPANESE LOSSES

IN THREE BATTLES

CHAMBERLAIN'S

CONFERENCE

London, Sept. 22. The Times" claims, in its late London edition, to be able to reveal the programme drawn up by the British Prime Minister for his conference with Herr Adolf Hitler af Godesberg to-day.

It

No official confirmation adds, however, has so far been obtained concerning the speci- ac points of the programme which, in the "Times" version. reads as follows:

Appointment of an interna- tional commission to fix the new frontiers or Czecho- lovakia and to make pre- parations for an exchange of the populations, in the terri- tories of mixed nationality:

Immediate reduction of the military measures in the two respective frontier zones to normal state;

A joint appeal by Hitler, and all parties concerned, for peace and order in the mean- time to make it possible for an accord to be put into

elect:

Granting of certain guaran- tees for a preservation and affirmation of the integrity of the new Czechoslovak State.

According to the Times," it is expected that certain economic guarantees will be likewise included in this last point of the programme.—- Transocean,

TOTAL THOUSANDS

Many Deaths Reported

Also In Juichang Area

Hankow, September 22.

A CHINESE MILITARY SPOKESMAN, in an interview yester- day: declared that the total Japanese casualties in the battle of Hwangchwan, Shangcheng, and Fuchingshan are estimated at 38,000

.Item.

During the battles of Shangcheng and Fuchingshan, he reveal- ed, more than 10,000 Japanese bodies were counted on the battle- feld. together with numerous field pieces, tanks, machine-guns, rifles and other equipment which were seized by the Chinese army,

At Hwangchwan, the Chinese defenders braved repeated gas "ät- tacks and inuicted at least 5,000 casualties on the Invaders.

The spokesman categorically dented groundless Japanese re-

SPANISH WAR

ports alleging serious losses suffer- Nationalist Continue

ed by the Chinese at Hwang- chwan. He said that Hwangchwan city, according to latest field despatches, was still firmly held in Chinese hands against, terrific as- saults by the enemy.---Central Newa

To Advance

Salamanca, Sept. 22.

In a communique issued Inat- night the Nationalist head- quarter's reports from the Ebro front that the Nationalat

otroops continued to advance

on front three kilometres wide and in many cases, cap- tured nearly all the Republi- phi trenches

JAPANESE LOSE 10,000

Nanchang, Sept. 22. The total loss of Japanese men killed in the Julchang area and | along the Nanchang-Kluklang: failway in north Kiangsi during the past several weeks WHA The prisoners declare that the estimated by Chinese military Republicans lost over 50,000 men quarters at more than 10,000. in- in the last battle on the Ebro" cluding over 100 officers of and front including 5,000 in the last 48

hours

JAPANESE ARMY below the rank of colonel,

READY FOR PEACE

The total Chinese Josses al though undisclosed, are, admitted ly also heavy.-Central News.

But War Minister

Will Continue

Shanghai Sept. 22. Various peace movements ... started in the name of Chinese in Shanghai and Petping are sponsored by the Japanese military authorities to indicate that they wish to cease hosti- Blies without loss of face.

Chinese bodies in territory under It is pointed out here that no.

military.

Loyallets launched attacks on the other fronts but, were re- pulsed with heavy losses in each case. Several hundred Republicans QUEEN RETURNS

wers killed on the Javalatbre TO LONDON

range on "the" Teruel, front and in London, Sept. 22.

the Villa Frana, de Cordoba sector The Queen returned to London on the Andalusian front. from Balmoral Castle by the night Nationalist aeroplanes brought express and arrived at. Bucking- down tour planes on Tuesday and ham Palace early this morning-three more yesterday. Trans- British Wireless.

ocean.

Bombing In China Calls For Concrete Action

DR. WELLINGTON KOO

DEMAND MADE AT LEAGUE

ASSEMBLY MEETING

claring that, unless the niinorities the Canton office of the Kwangs! Japanese occupation can issue any

is solved completely, .com- Pacification Headquarters plications are bound to

arise in revealed that 500 non-combatants sion of inspiration of the Japanese here statement save with the permis the near future. The fact that were killed and wounded in Wu- Poland has massed 200,000 troops show and Nanning on September on the Czech frontier is regarded 19 alone, more than 300 houses that the Japanese army is ready Competent observers believe as an ominous sign.

were completely levelled and 180 for an armistice after a declaive The "Times" emphasizes that by other buildings partly destroyed, victory. although the Japanese demanding too much all could be test people homeless War Minister. Lieut.-General Set of civilians was expressed by China's delegate, Dr. Wellintos Koo a

lost and points out that the burn-Central News,

ing question is that of the German minority and not of the others, The Prague correspondent to the

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U.S.S. NASHVILLE

London, Sept. 22.

"

to

Geneva, September 22. Opposition to any purely objective resolution on aerial bombing'

shiro Itagaki, declared in Tokyo a meeting of the Disarmament Committee of the League that he was prepared to fight for here to-day. another ten years,

Dr. Koo said that the situation in the Far East was "Times" zemarks, however, that as

According to Tokyo reports, the the world, It is understood that the U.8.6. drop of the yen, labour restric result of the Angio French Nashville, which is at present at tions, economic stress, the heavy condemnation of Powers guilty of Evidence was not lacking for the change of policy the Czecho- Gravesend, will remain in Euro-casualties in China and the decline such a ruthless method of warfare, MR. CHEN CHIEH slovak State stands to lose western rean waters indefnitely, according of Japanese, export trade are and unless rules, were formulated (Continued on Page 9) to instructions from Washington causes for the growing anti-war with reference to: concrete facts

Reuter Bulletin.

sentiment in Japan International they would not be of great service. The methods employed in China

Berlin, Sept 22. The new Chinese Ambassador to called not only for condemnation, Germany. His Excellency Mr. Chen sald. Dr. Koo, but also demanded Chien, arrived here yesterday concrete action.

The Committee decided to refer at the station by the Chief of the afternoon where he was welcomed to the Drafting Committee the task of drawing up a resolution Schubert, members of the Chinese Etiquette Department, General for submission to the Assembly Embassy and of the Chinese co Reuter

Jony

GUIDE TO THE NEWS Guerillas Launch Surprise

Attack Outside Great Wall

night from London to Stockholm Faze 2--Broker claims damages.

and. back.

Before entering the cabin of

96 'arrested in police raid,

the aeroplane. he said: "The Fake 3-Women's interests. Con-

peaceful solution of the Czecho-

slovak problem

is AN

fide in Falth Prior.

essential Tage News about the Services. preliminary to better understand- Flashes from Szechuen. Ger- Eger, Sept. 22.

ing between the British and Ger- man who fought for Britain. Evacuation by Czech troops of man peoples. That, in its turn, Page 5-Cinema notes and news. Egér district was carried out with- Is an Indispensable foundation of vut bloodshed. Not a shot was European peace, and

Crossword puzzle. Diary of Faropean fired as Czech military police and peace is what I'am aiming at. I} gendarmes marched in big groups hope this journey may open the to the nearest village by the so-way to getting it." called language frontier.

It is reported: from Godesberg | Four Sudeten leaders now con- that the Fuehrer arrived there by trol the town. They state that they special train this morning, accom- negotiated with Prague last night, panied by some of his Ministers, Page 7-Women's page, with the result that the Czech The British Ambassador in Berlin, Fage &Leading article: military volunteers agreed to re- Bir Nevile Henderson, and mem main in barracks.

Sian, September 22. Chinese guerilla troops, taunching a surprise attack on a Japanese Shansi outside the Great Wall, ncceeded in killing a large number cavalry “detachment proceeding westward from, Wacheng in north

of the enemy force at Wangkiachwang on September 20.

The Japanese later opened a counter-attack and charged the

DIPLOMATIC

local events. Third film of Calnese posts several times. The JAPANESE Dionne quintuplets.

Chinese troops offered stubborn resistance and inflicted further Page6overnment dayed by heavy losses on the invaders” unt!)

Mr. Eden and Mr. Churchill. Scores dead in New York hur-

more Japanese arrived, when they retreated-Central News. ricane.

APPOINTMENTS

Tokyo, Sept. 22.

NEW AIR LINK NEXT MONTH

Singapore And Hongkong

..

Scravenhage, Sept. 22. The Japanese Cabinet at a ses- An air service between Binga- sion in the private residence of pore and Hongkong by means of Japan

AMERICAN SHORE the Japanese Prime Minister, KLM and Air France will posdby doomed to failure. Special ar

DEVASTATED Prince Konove, yesterday decided start next month but only in the bers of his staff will also be in ticle by Jack Chen

New York, Sept. 22.

to make the following changes in direction of Hongkong. Thousands of people last night Godesberg by the time the Prime Page 10-Hardcourt tennis doubles

The return connection will be Great stretches of the eastern

the diplomatic positions. roamed the streets until dawn | Minister arrives,

semi-final. Homie, football foreshore of the United States were

dificult, as "Air France machines waiting for the entry of the Ger- About one hour after Mr. Cham- cast. Shek-O-golf tourney. In- devastated fo-day by hurricanes dor in Moscow, Mr. Shigemitru, is in Saturdays and KLM leave on The former Japanese Ambassa- from Hongkong arrive at Saigon mian Army, which, however. did berlain left Heston, news agencies' terport cricket.

and stormIN not move.

reports from Prague stated that Page 12-Financial page.

appointed Ambassador in London: Wednesdays for Bingadors. Hitherto, 127 deaths are reported Mr. Shiratoga to be Ambassador in The Postmaster-General of the Evacuation of Sudetenland by Dr. Hodza, Prime Minister, had Page 13,Radio programmes. while 100 are missing and thou Rome: the Conal-General in Netherlands Indies and French Czech troops began at noon to placed the resignation of the Pages 14 and 15-Shipping new sands are homeless-Reuter Bul Tsingtau, Mr. Otags Minister in Indo-China are at present study- day-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 9)

Latvia-Transoci

ing the subject-Reuter:

and directors

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IN BERLIN

In announcing his arriva the German press points out his close acquaintanceship with Germany, gained during his years as a stu dent here and also his vast ex- pertence as Vice: Minister for Fer- eign affairs and as folder of numerous important commercial and anancial posts Transocean.

THE DOLLAR

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Bept 21

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