1939-07-04 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SUPERFICIAL

CABLES

TUESDAY, JULY

1939 PAGE 9

CALM:

TENSION BEHIND GERMAN

Successful Solicitors

TROOPS

SCENES IN

IN DANZIG: IN CITY STREETS

"If Germany Wants War We Will Not Avoid It," Says Polish Press

DANZIG, July 3 (Reuter)-Herr Foerster, "leader of the Nazis in Danzig, speaking at a wildly cheering District Party rally, declared, in words addressed to Britain and her allies: ..

"We stand firm. We want to return to Germany and we are going to return to Germany. One word of the German Fuehrer's carries one-thousand times more weight with us than all the war cries and lying provocation in the world.

"In Danzig, no one need disturb himself-no measures by Poland can frighten Danzig. If the Ger- man Fuehrer brings freedom to Danzig, then this Ger- man population will stand together, as one map, in brazen loyalty to the Fuehrer and to Germany and it will be prepared for any sacrifices the German Fuehrer demands-sacrifices not only of goods, but of blood and life.

"The encirclement by the powers prepared in op- position to all their theories of self-determination to go to war in order that right may not be right, but remain for ever wrong. They are ready to deliver Danzig to Poland rather than agree to the fulfilment of the desire of a solid Danzig population for a return to the Relch."

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yet suficiently accustomed "to pass

The streets of Danzig yes- There is a superficial calm, but terday morning presented a the tension behind the scenes is normal Sunday appearance, reflected in the crowded barracks except for the conspicuous-which Danzig residents are not absence of men of military by without stopping to watch the age and the uniformed figures drilling of the newly-landed and among the strolling crowds. older inmates-anti-aircraft guns All such men are "on duty."on Bishop's Hill, the higher pres- The only exceptions were the sure "of reconditioning existing in soldiers who were visiting the Free the construction of new fortresses' City for the re-union of the and barracks and the lightning Fleid landing of munitions at night time Second West Prussiari

under a curtain of secrecy. Artillery, Regiment No. 36.

The former and present. mem- bers of the Regiment, marched from Hohesigen Barracks to the War Memorial for a short Com- memoration Service and were then dismissed.

TRIM GREY FIGURES The trim grey figures drew many approving glances, although sol- diers in German uniform are now no longer a novelty on the Danzig streets.

Danzig's green and ripe corn is now being eut and gathered and barbed wire entangle- ments are being hastily con- structed in its place on the German side of the Polish- German frontier in the district of Firchan, along the Corridor.

Orders from the Polish and German sides to avoid all small incidents which might pre- cipitate action ATA being scrupulously observed by everyone.

EMPIRE SHIPPING

COMMITTEE

New President Elected

LONDON, July 3 (Reuter)-Sir

Polish circles say that they know that all this is going on and can confidently wait. The Nazis, on the other hand, deny that they have any sinister Intent.

The present apparent dead- lock in the Nazi-Polish con- tacts may be broken by the Polish representatives to the Senate in the near future.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS On Saturday night, Danzig re- sidents watched from Zoppot Pier an illuminated procession of the Polish war, merchant and fishing

vessels through the bay to mark the climax of the Polish Eucharis tic Congress which has been taking place. in, Gydnia during the last few days.

Gen. Haller, the organizer of the Polish Legion of the French Army one of the warships, together with Cardinal Halland and twelve

in the Great War, was on board

bishops.

26 JAPANESE VESSELS OFF MIN RIVER FOOCHOW, July 3 (Central) The number of Japanese naval

ANGLO FRENCH FLEETS TO VISIT

GYDNIA?

LONDON, July 3 (Reu- ter)-Nothing is known In official quarters in London of the rumour which has been published in Warsaw that the Bri- tish and French Fleets are to visit Gydnia,

Britain's Formidable Defence

The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, speaking in Shropshire dur- ing the week-end, said that, help- ed by selence and invention, Britain now possessed formidable forms of defence which would render any. air attack

this country a highly dangerous and

on

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"Machines now going into ser- vice are certainly as good as the

„SHANGHAI'S costly operation. “BIG HOUSE” RECOLD

| best anywhere in the world." he

added.

"Вете

Indication of British

efforts could be obtained by the fact that we were spending nearly £2,000,000 per week on aircraft alone."-(BWS),

7,377 INMATES IN WARD ROAD. GAOL SHANGHAI (Renter By Mall)-- Setting up an all-time new record VICKERS BOMBERS in its long history, Ward Road

Gaol, owned by the Shanghai

Municipal Council and repated to Now Being Produced

At Great Speed

be the largest "Big House" in the world, has to-day no less than 7,377 inmates within its walls,

Vickers Wellington Geodetic The Agure has never previously bombers are now being produced exceeded 7,000; while it actually at a phenomenal speed for the went down to 4,000, during the Royal Air Force. Actual produc Battle of Shanghai, when many tion figures are not published, were released after shells had hit but it may be said that to main- the building, which is situated in tsin the present great rate of

ongew. the portion of the In-output it is ternational Settlement under Jap- £1,500,000 attings per week from account prisoners. anese control and killed a few stores, not taking, into

small items such as both nuts and The present Agure includes 111 washers. foreigners..

NO MILK & COAL

Tientsin Restrictions Tightened

TIENTSIN, July 3 (Reuter) The Japanese appear to have tightened up the restric- tions here.

Very little milk fit for con= sumption and virtually no entering the coal is British Concession.

now

necessary to issue

~

In the past. goods moving in and out of a factory used to total six tons per day; the same goods now average 150 tons per day. These Vickers Wellington bombers unique in that no other European

military country has aircraft with such 2 radius of

are

action,

They are less than 2,000 horse power and can fly 3,200 miles non- stop at nearly 200 miles per hour carrying a big load of bombs, crew, of five and three defensive guns. This means that bombers of this type posted in England or near the Suez Canal could between them patrol nearly the "whole of Europe and large areas in Asia and Africa,' (BWS),

WANG TO HEAD NEW PUPPET ORGAN

A dairyman who was at- tempting to bring in 200 OHUNGKING, July 3 (Central)- bottles of milk, told Reuter A message from Shanghai, states that after queuing up for that Wang Ching-wel, expelled about five hours, he was or-Party leader, has been enosen to dered to bring large cans, head a new central organ in unseal the bottles and pour Japanese occupied areas. the milk into the cans.

Under Wang will be Wang Keh- inin as the bogus minister of fin- The bottles were then care-ance, Tung Kang as the bogus fully examined after which minister of justice, Chen Chung- he was ordered to refill the as bogus minister of foreign af

fairs, and Tang Kr-ho as the bogus minister of education.

bottles from the cans.

When the process was Anished the milk had turned sour in the terrific heat.

Halford MacKinder, who has been vessels of the Min River was in- to-day president of the Imperial Shipping Committee since its establishment in 1920, resigned to-day.

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Sir William Henry Clark who was elected as his successor has, since 1934, been High Commis- sioner in South Africa for His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom..

:

He visited China in 1901 az e- cretary to a special mission which travelled to Shanghai to negotiate

a commercial treaty with China.

BRITISH SHIPPING DECLINE Bir Halford Mackinder, on relin- quishing the post, reported on the decline of British shipping in the Far East,

He said that in order to meet Japanese competition investi- gations must be made before the writing on the wall bo- comes too plaiN.

Britain, said Bir Hakord, must devise means to regain a fair share of Far East shipping.

Bir Howard Kennard, British Ambassador in Warsaw, and the Foreign Secretary, Lord Hala, saw

Close Examination

The name of Llang Hang- chi, president of the executive council of the puppet reformed government in Nanking, was not mentioned In the new "government."

STICK TO SHERRY!

Amontillado fino

lealdbeck Macgeartiti

macked

KIENOW FLOODED

KIENOW, FUKTEN, July 3 (Cen- tral)-As the result of continuous rain during the last few days, Klenow city is completely flooded and countless mumbers of houses have collapsed. More than 100

have been killed OF persons wounded in the mishaps.

In the meantime, various rivers to roth Fukien continue to swell by torrential rains and mountain freshests, overflowing their banks and Inundating large tracts of arms. At several places the flood was described as unprecedented in the last forty years.

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“THE CALL HAS BEEN ANSWERED:"

KING'S STRIKING MESSAGE ON DEFENCE PREPARATIONS

Definite Warning Given

In Premier's Broadcast

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LONDON, July 3 (Renter)—A striking message by His Maj- esty the King" on the "National Defence preparations was read » by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the course, of, his broadcast isst night.

Kukuljevic Defeated

HENKEL SUCCEEDS AT WIMBLEDON

LONDON, JULY 3 (REUTEX) -KUKULJEVIC, THE YUGO-, SLAV PLAYER, who resched the last eight in the men's His Majesty. after referring to "You know that all our proper singles championship at Wim- the great pleasure it had afforded tions are designed not to provoke bledon, was eliminated in the march past of the National Bervice still preserve the hope that the ner Henkel, of Germany. him and the Queen to witness the war, but to preserve peace, and we quarter-final to-day by Hen- The Yugoslavian, who had Volunteers in Hyde Park yesterday nations may learn to live together afternoon, says. "To us it was the in fellowship and harmony. But in in the third round defeated most impressive demonstration of the meantime, we are resolved to Roderick. Menzel, a seeded the spirit of service which is pre- leave nothing undone to maintain player, bowed to the German sent everywhere in the nation to our country's security and to that

in three straight sets. day, and which shows itself in the task the National Bervice Volun determination to make the coun- teers are making a contribution try ready to meet any emergency, which deserves all our gratitude. whatever the sacrifices or incon- veniences entalled.

Premier's Address

Henkel won by scores of 6-1, 6-3, 6-2,

in the defence of the home front.

"It is for this reason," said the Prime Minister to his listeners.

It is understood that from Japanese. armed creased yesterday to 28, including motor boats are closely Another report states that Wang

The Prime Minister added a few Call Answered. many cruisers and destroyers and examining all coal barges Ching-wet will be president of the

A weighty remarks, coupled with an an aircraft carrier..

Our civil defence is now establl-unmistakable warning on the con- leaving from the former executive yuan of the new bogus

shed. The call has been answered clusion of reading the Royal mes Russian Concession, not let-organ

While in Pelping, the message and volunteers are already at work sage. "We are living in critical and ting them pass without de-

an opportunity to see General Wu I admire their public spirit and ourselves a peaceful nations and antee that the coal is not be-Pel-fu because of the reluctance of want also to express my apprecia- we desire no quarrels with anyone ing taken to the British Con- the latter to have anything to do tion to the wives, who are giving

Hut let no, one; make the with him. Wa, it is stated, stoutly up so much of their home life to

mistake of supposing that wer The situation at Bwatow, Foo-refused to agree to the conditions let their husbands spend their

are not ready to throw our whole strength into the scale, in several armed launches attack-chow and Wenchow remained un-under which Wang Ching-wet pro- evenings in National service. ed the small town of Tinghai, changed yesterday, according to posed to serve the Japanese,

1f need be, to resist aggression, about thirty miles east of the the naval authorities.

whether - against ourselves or against those whose in- dependence we have mader taken to defend."

finite proof and also a guar-/reveals, Wang Ching-wel had not I want them to know how much dangerous time," he said. "We are that you wem asked all of you——

FUKIEN COASTAL TOWN ATTACKED FOOCHOW, July 3 (Central) About 200 Japanese blue-jackets

cession.

mouth of the Min River yesterday HMS. Scout has returned from morning. The Japanese marines Swatow; leaving HMS, Thanet as the Chinese guard ship there, while HMB. De- were repulsed by

light has arrived from-Amoy, coasted defence forces.

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GUATEMALA

At the same time, a number or where she was relieved by EMS INTERESTS NOT

Teriédos

TO BE PAID

"I am sure that the "volun- teer, whether men or women," will feel, rewarded by the con- sciousness that they are help- ing to keep our country, strong and safe,

to consider what you could do and what part you could play in Na tional Service.

"Your answer now has been given and within few months you have added nearly one and a quarter million volunteers to our defence forces of all kinds."

Beyond: All Praise

The spirit which has been Im beginning his broadcast, Mr. Shown by the National Berrace "As I watched the ranks march chamberlain and that that after Volmteers has been beyond all amall isles on the Fukien coast

by, I could not help thinking also noon's parade had been something praise. Many of you, I know, are were subjected to continuous dia

of the latest addition to our ser quite new, in their history, for it giving up your amusements and

evening turbances by Japanese naval vee- COUNTY CRICKET The Guatemala Government vices of detenes the young mat was the first time that their Civil leisure, evening after sela. In every case no landing attempt was made and the dc-

eign bondholders in London that and cheerful response to the sum fenders were able to hold the

LONDON, July 3 (Heater) the Guatemala Government was mons has shown them well worthy cognized as a fourth arm, standing order to fit and train yourselves County cricket lunch scores are as unable to remit the interests of of the high traditions of the side by side with the auxiliaries of for effective service, if at any time

the three aghting forces as a de- the call for it should. enemy at bay.

Throughout yesterday, Chang- follows:-

four per cent of the foreign bonds services they have foined.

finite part of the organization of "Every day that I remembered too the Reser their country's protection. ting, Tinghal, and other coastal Derbyshire 214. y. Essex 143 and of 1895, 1913 and 1928 loans due of and Territorials, who have towns in Fukien were subjected to 48 for 6: Gloucester 284. v. Kent June 30, 1939, the Financial viste

33 for 1: Lancaste 204 forumes 128

bean called from their work and a number of Japanese air raids.

Middiessex 317: Leicester 167 for The interests in question are their homes to man dur defences 8 v. Worcester 225, Northants 200 those at a total foreign debt of, at this time. and 17 for 17. Bussez 172; Not £1,490.620 The council of foreign

LUNCH SCORES has informed the Council of for in our new Militia, whose prompt Defence Forces had been re often after a long day's work,”

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Great Responsibility

the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, at No. 10 Downing Japan and Venezuela have sign- tinghamshire 149 v. West Indies bondholders, according to the Street yesterday. Sir Howard read a trade agreement whereby 336 for 2; Oxford 313 v Cam- same paper, informed the Guste- ported on the general situation in Venezuela will buy all goods pos bridge 129 for 6: Somersetshire mala, Government that the Coun- to all of Poland, Later in the morning Mr. sible from Japan while no undue 490 for 8 dec Hampshire 51 for ch could not approve of the eco- net Chamberlain was received by the restrictions will be placed on Jap-10 Wa vickshire 316 for nomic and financial reasons put 1/210, Yorkshire 406 forward by Guatemala in support King at Buckingham Palace, says anese, goods entering the country Glamore

of her action—(Transocean) Reuter message.

(Reuter)

Surrey 9 for:0,

The country's thanks

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