1939-08-12 — Page 9

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"Danzig Does Not Stand Alone:" Reunion With Reich Not Distant NAZI LEADER'S WARNING TO POLAND:

WAR THREATS AROUSE China War:

NO SIGN OF FEAR

DANZIG, Aug. 11 (Reuter)"We have met in grave times to protest before the whole world against the Danzig war threats which the Poles have been making in the weeks past," declared Herr Foerster, the Nazi leader in Danzig, when he addressed a mass demonstration here.

Herr Foerster said that foreign Journalists had assumed that the Nazis wanted to launch a fresh sensation, but the position was too serious for sen- sations.

PROVOCATIVE WAR THREATS” “ "It would be more pleasing to us not to have held protest demonstrations, but the Polish war, threats are provocative and their speeches and articles force us to do so.

As official circles in Poland are taking part in war threats, we are compelled to express our views clearly."

CARIBOU'S RETURN FLIGHT

CONCERTED DRIVE ON YOY ANG

CHINESE PUSH

IN THE NORTH

CHANGTER, HUNAN. Aug. · "11] (Central)-Chinese forces operat- ing in. North Hunan and South Hupeh are launching a concerted drive toward Yoyang on the Canton-Hankow Railway, 88 miles) north of Changsha, according to field dispatches.

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CABLE

"Offer Gold" Campaign

The "Offer gold" campaiga box installed at the China Emporium.

FLYING BOAT · REPAIRS

Chinese vanguards have reached the Immediate outskirts of the city, while other units have got · to the Japanese rear by a detour.) In North Hupeh, the Chinese!

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter) -Im- Herr Foerster declared that are exerting heavy pressure upon Poland was trying more and the Japanese around Sulhsien. perial Airways announced that re- more to increase the hatred about 105 miles north-west of pairs to the flying boat Australia, Hankow. Anchu, a town west of; which was damaged whlist" taking for Germany. Poland wanted Sulhsten, has been recovered by off at Basra, two days ago, will! to take the whole of East the Chinese, while the Japanese take a month. The Australia is Prussia and to smash Ger-around Lishan, northwest of Sui- one of three figing boats to be many in a bloody war.

hsten, have been driven on.

used in the service over the Tas- The Japanese are falling backman Sea between Australia and "Let Poland take the following to the outskirts of Suthsien, to- New Zealand.. 'points to heart," continued Herrward which the Chinese are push

ing. Foerster

No Sign Of Fear

In South-east Shahs! TUNGKWAN, Aug. 11 (Central) More than 1,000 Japanese push-! ing southward from Tsincheng, Inj south-east Shansi, have been re- pulsed by the Chinese.

Kaifeng Attack CHENGCHOW, Aug. 11 (Central;

mun

cently were waylald by Chinese units.

Chinese Pash CHUNGKING, Aug 12 (Central) Reports from Shanghai state that Chinese" regular and guerilia troops numbering 10,000 strong are massed around Pinghu, on the north shore of Hangehow Bay, 19 miles south-east of Kashing. They| are vigorously driving toward

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NORTH ATLANTIC

"War threats, however challeng- AIR MAIL SERVICE ing. will arouse in Danzig no LONDON, Aug. 11 (BWS)-The sign of fear. We Nazis have seen to it that the people of Danzig do Imperial

flying-boat Airways Caribou, on her return from the not lose their nerves in this time Inaugural fight" of the British of tension," because previous ex- them con- North Atlantie Alr Mall Service. Perience, has given

given time; was due to leave Botwood, New-fidence that at the foundland, last night and was ex-Nazi leadership will do the right pected at Southampton early to thing. We have done everything-Chinese mobile units broke into

The British and French military. to protect Danzig against the south part of Kaifeng, capital Kashing and Kashan to cut the missions have arrived at Moscow surprise attack or a coup d'etat of Honan, now in Japanese hands. Shanghai-Hangchow Raliway and from Leningrad for the Staff talks,

on the night of August 5, and highway. and to answer accordingly.

dynamited the Japanese Army's Intelligence Office. Many Jap

The reception was brief and anese were killed and wounded.

Eusinesslike but there was a com- Kaifeng was thrown into con

plete absence of flags, hands and asion. The Japanese immediate-

CHANGSHA, Aug. 11 (Central)-military guard of honour. At the ly enforced curfew and conducted Chinese guerillas have been active station were Gen. Smorodinov, re-

day.

A Reuter message from Botwood stated that the Caribou left for Foynes at 9.32 p.m. (G.M.T.).

The Caribou was the first Bri- tish flying-boat to carry His Ma- jesty's malls across the North At- lantic Ocean. Her crew consisted OS:

"Let Poland be quite clear that Danzig does not stand alone and abandoned in the world, but that the great. German Reich and its leader," Herr Hitler, stand on our side in the event of an attack from Poland,"

A German City

Herr Foerster declared

las.

that

not

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The Japanese are said to be short of troops to check the Chi- nese advance.

Guerilla Activities "

They were given a very friendly reception, Reuter reports

Foreign

a house-to-house search..

in the vicinity of Wuching, op- presenting the Chief of Staff, also The Kaifeng-Tanghso highway posite Hankow," during the past representatives of the was badly damaged by the gueril-few days. They have damaged Office and the Moscow garrison. the highway between Wuchang The press briefly reports the mis- More than 400 Japanese, moving and Sienning. 54 miles south of slons arrival in Leningrad but eastern Honan. to between Wuchang and Hosheng-fact that they were expected in

i Moscow. the future of Danzig it was the Lust southwest of Kweiteh, re-lau, 36 miles of Wuchang. citizens of Danzig themselves,

Danzig was not "English,

Commander J. C. Kelly Rogers. Navigator S. G. Long, First Officer B. C. Frost, Radio Officer A. J. Coster. Radio Officer C. E. Wilcockson. The Caribou left Hythe on Sa French and not Folish, If anyone from Kwelteh, on the Lunghai Wuchang, and the telephone wires hitherto has not referred to the turday, August 5. The following timetable was provisionally fixed. (The times are given in Greenwich Mean Time), '

WESTBOUND.

had the right to be uneasy about Railway in

Danzig had always been a German city.

taly - AXIS FOREIGN MINISTERS WILL

"Danzig's population fully re- alizes and firmly believes that the hour of liberation will come and Danzig will return to the Reich,

Hythe dep, Sat.

Montreal arr. Sat,

13.00 19.00

New York art. Sat.

EASTBOUND

23.00

New York dep, Wed.

20,00

12

Montrealary, Wed, Montreal dep. Thur.

23.00

11.00

Hyth arr. Thur.

14.00

Caribou left New York or Wed- nesday, August 9 The Cabot will leave Southampton on Saturday, August 12. The service will be continued until the end of Sep- Lember..

Full Load of Letters

"Danzig citizens look with love and reverence to Herr Hitler who they are convinced will fulf their desire to re- turn to the Reich and to give them

Ineir

Self-deter-

mination which was denied" them in 1919.

Not Far Distant

"In this solemn bour I belleve

HOLD

THREE-DAY

TENSION DEVELOPING

·AGAIN.

ROME, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-

that we cannot do better than Count Ciano, the Italian For

The Caribou carried a full load promise to remain united, no of alr mall. Nearly twenty-thou matter what may happen, and eign Minister, left Rome at sand envelopes were printed and that we shall ward off resolutely 7.15 p.m. for Munich, en route issued for sale at Airways House. every attack on sacred German to Salzburg, where he will Within a few days the supply was soil with the forces at our disposal meet Herr von Ribbentrop. completely exhausted. In conse- and carry out every order given by the German Foreign Minister, quence another five thousand en-our leader, Herr Hitler,

at Fuschi Castle. It is be velopes had to be printed. They

Heved that the Danzig situa- were available for the public on

tion and the possibility of an Wednesday, August 2

alliance with Japan will be

On Wednesday there were long queues of people at Airways House waiting to obtain their special envelopes.

Flight Refuelling

"Maybe the day is not too far distant when we will come together again for a celebra-

tion of Danzig's reunion with "the main subjects of the dis- the Reich.".

Restrained Tone BERLIN, Aug. 11 (Reuter)—The restrained tone of Herr Foerster's speech is welcomed in German quarters. One commentator com

cussions.

"Encirclement" Threat The meeting was arranged in accordance with the first two clauses of the Italo-German" Alliance providing for standing

Two Harrow bumbers left Ford, In Sussex, for Foynes on Tuesday, August 1. They have been con-

contact and immediate consulta verted into, tankers and wire-trasted it with the excitable ex- tion when common interests are fuel the North Atlantic Hying travagance of the Polish press threatened, as they now allegedly ánd added that Poland should boats in mid-air when they have taken off from Foynes.

Two other tankers are already ment that Danzig is prepared to at Botwood, Newfoundland, wherepel any attack and will not the Caribca and Cabot will be re-stand alone in doing so..

fuelled for their return journeys. across the North Atlantie.

take note of this oficial announces are, by the progress, made in

the Democracies "encirclement" policy.

Since the United States de- nounced her Trade Treaty with Foreign political circles in

Japan, she is also held here to be Berlin are agreeably surprised participating. If only indirectly. In that the speech was couched in the Democratie front. A successful, fight refuelling display was held over Southamp moderate language and that it no sensational an- ton Water on Sunday, July 30. contained Representatives of the British, Canadian and United States Press watched the refueling of Cabot from theCameronian, another flying-boat,

A huge joint Japanese and

nouncement.

Herr Hitler listened to the " speech from Berchtesgaden and heard the crowd chanting "We want to return to the Reich" before the demostra- tion began, A

Although for a long time the possibility of war over Danzig was discounted here, it is be-- Ileved that the latest tendency In Governmen circles is to consider it a possible develop- 'ment'owing to the tension be- tween the two blocks of the Powers,

Conference Hint

HEER VON RIBBENTROP Reich Foreign Minister

DISCUSSIONS

MENDELSSOHN BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENTS

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 11 (Reuter)

---It is learned that the well known banking firm of Mendelssohn has applied for permission of suspend payments. M.Mannheimer who was head of the bank died suddenly, in Paris on Thursday,

:

There was no sign of any re- percussion on the Amsterdam bourse.

At The Hague the application is the sequel to M. Mannheimer's death and involves no prejudice to Dutch" interesta.

The bank is principally engaged In business transactions for foreign Governments, including French

¦and Belgian.”

INDUSTRIAL UNREST IN JAPAN: INCREASE IN LIVING EXPENSES -STRICT CONTROL OF LABOUR

TOKYO, August 11 (Renter)-To maintain the same living Standard as existed in Japan before the hostilities broke out la China two years ago, both office workers and the labouring classes should receive an increase of some 20 per cent. In their monthly incomes, according to statistics #released by the Stati tical Bureau of the Japanese Government,

If July, 1937, is taken as 100, the under strict Government control average index of living expenses through invocation of the Na- of office workers in 24 .leading tional General Mobüsation Law. citles in Japan in July this year The fact that the big arms are stood at 119.7.

taking a larger and larger part in The Index of living expenses. for the huge Industrial expansion in the working clase shows a 'rise of Japan and that small and medium-

Chinese anti-British demonstration

Some observers here believed 20.8 per cent, when compared with sized concerns are being driver out of bustness, owing to the dif- has been planned in Hankow for General Pershing, chief of the that to-day's show of solidarity is that in July 1937

ficulty they experienced in raising to-morrow. Posters have appeared United States Expeditionary Corps aimed at impressing the Democra- NUMEROUS STRIKES: throughout the city with the in-sent to France in the Great War. cles of the advisablity of calling. Industrial unrest has increased new capital, is also creating a scriptions, "Do not buy British has left Paris for the homeward a conference rather than making considerably this year, evidenced situation likely to cause much Loods," and "Do zot work for the journey to New York after several war inevitable by their intranty numerous strikes, despite the trouble in the future.

fact that labour has been placed Ffritish."(T.O.).

weeks holiday in France-(TO), Bigence.

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