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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1939.

BAHAMKKMONETTA

TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT MAY FORM WAR MEDITERRANEAN

EDEN AND

CABINET WITH CHURCHILL, EDEN AND

OPPOSITION HEADS: BRIEF SESSION SEEN Henderson Takes Back Reply To Herr Hitler

BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WILL RE- THE ASSEMBLE TO-DAY, ACCORDING TO REUTER. MEETING IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORT CONSIST- ING MAINLY OF A STATEMENT ON THE POSITION BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND BRIEF SPEECHES BY THE OPPOSITION LEADERS. ›

ALL MEASURES THAT WOULD BE NECESSITAT- ED ON THE POLITICAL SIDE, IF WAR IS IMMINENT, ARE IN READINESS AND COULD BE CARRIED THROUGH IN A FEW HOURS.

These envisage a War Cabinet of approximately seven members with a larger body conducting depart mental work.

There is reason to believe that Sir Archibald Sin- clair, Leader of the Liberal Opposition, would accept immediately an invitation to join the reconstructed Cabinet but whether Mr. C. R. Attlee (Leader of the Labour Opposition) or Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Deputy Leader) would be Labour's selection is a matter for a full meeting of the Labour Party.

consultations It is believed that the necessary would be swift and the formation of an All-Party Government not delayed should an emergency arise. Similarly, all objections hitherto existing against the return of Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Anthony Eden. (formerly Foreign Secretary) and Mr. W. A. Duff Cooper (formerly First Lord of the Admiralty) have been removed.

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Yesterday the Cabinet. met för 50 minutes and, it is understood, finally approved of the reply to Herr Hitler

The keynote of press com- ment is complete unanimity insisting on absolute firmness of the British and French desire for nothing short of real permanent peace.

London Schools Rehearse Evacuation

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter) -Nine hundred London schools were the scene of an rehearsal this evacuation morning, when the first group of children, ready and.com- pletely equipped, could have departed for a secret destina- tion within one hour.

NO TRAINS FROM REICH TO POLAND

Consulates Closed In Germany WARSAW, Ang. 28 (Reuter) Similar rehearsals have-International trains have conducted in schools in thirty been unable to proceed be provincial centres.

yond the German frontier.

Notices have been posted LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-The stating that passenger traffic 'Turkish Ambassador called at the has been suspended along all Foreign Office. Mr. Arthur Green-lines in Silesia. wood, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, called on the Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street.

TALKS IN LONDON

Warsaw Digs In

WARSAW. Aug. 28 (Reuter)- Hundreds of thousands thoughout

The High Commissioners, for the country spent Bunday trench- Australia; New Zealand and digging and even children are Canada, conferred to-day with shovelling away the earth.

Bir Thomas Inskip, Secretary for Besides keeping close contact the Dominions,

with the British and French Am- bassadors, Col. Josef Beck saw the Papal Nuncio..

ENVOY ON WAY TO BERLIN

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter) It

The Polish consulates at Maeris- chostrau, Breslau and Marien- werder are reported to have been closed by the Gestapo

NEUTRALITY OF

is officially announced that the BELGIUM WILL

British Ambassador to Germany," Bir Nevile Henderson, left London this afternoon for Berlin where he will, hand Herr Hitler the British Cabinet's reply.

BE RESPECTED

BRUSSELS, Aug. 28 (Reuter)- King Leopold to-day received the The reply will not be available British and French Ambassadors for publication until after Bir who formally declared that

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I DEMAND DANZIG !!.

DEMAND

EVERYTHING!!

IF I DON'T GET MY OWN. WAY 'N RUIN THE WHOLE

WORLD!!!

U.S.-GERMAN

MAYBE SHOULD MAVE KEPT QUIET-7

IF THEY "DON'T

BELIEVE ME I'M SUNK!!

SHIPPING

COMPLETELY SUSPENDED

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Special Measures To Take

General Manager

TEN-BY SIXTY

"We have on our promises a pair

of BUSCH "MARLUX: 10°x" 60; binoculars. This means that if magnifies ten times and has a cor- respondingly large object glass of 60.mma. The glass is light despite its size, brand new bat going for only 3310..

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Single Copy: 10 Centa

Price Per Month: $3.00.

IS CLOSED TO

BRITISH SHIPPING: ALL VESSELS

TO LEAVE ITALIAN PORTS IMMEDIATELY

Mobilization

On Three Continents

Italy Still Friendly With

HOLLAND EGYPT Japan: Reported Assurance

IRAK CALL MEN

Amsterdam, Aug. 28 (Reuter) | -The Dutch Government has ordered immediate mobiliza tion.

The Dutch railways an- nounce the cancellation of the international services to

·From Germany,

Monday traffic with Germany will be maintained with local trains. FURTHER RESERVES BRUSSELS, Ang. 28 (Reuter)- Further reserves have been called up for anti-aircraft and frontier defence.

EGYPT PREPARES

LONDON, AUG. 28 (REUTER)-BRITISH SHIPS HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE ADMIRALTY THAT, AS FROM MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT, THE MEDITER- RANEAN IS CLOSED TO BRITISH SHIPPING AND "ALL SHIPS WILL, FOR THE TIME BEING, REMAIN

AT EITHER END.

British ships have also been told to leave the

Baltic.

British ships at present in the Mediterranean will continue their voyages, but have been told to leave. Italian ports.

Another message states that Italy has given Japan an

ALEXANDRIA, August 28 assurance that the Italian (Reuter)-A decree giving the attitude towards her has 'not Government full powers, been affected by the German- similar to the British Emer-

gency Powers Act, will be Soviet Fact of Non-Aggres- Issued to-day and enforced sion. immediately.

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A further decree forbids the export of any foodstuffs...

IRAK ARMY

STILL FRIENDS?

"Italy states earnestly that she' destres the maintenance...: and growth of friendly, relations with

DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (Ren-Japan... ter)-All officers of the Irak army spending their holidays:

Well-formed observers believe

in Syria and Lebanon have that the reports from German

SOVIET COUNCIL APPROVES PACT

MOSCOW, Aug. 28. (Reu- ter)-The Supreme Coun~` cil of the Soviet Union met to-day and ratified the Busso-German Non-" Aggression Pact.

SITUATION

ON BORDER

been urgently re-called to sources regarding the Dot UNCHANGED

Baghdad.

of a Soviet-Japanese rapproche- ment are intended purely for

Unoticial reports that Jaganede German home consumption and a troops were gradually evacuating from the New Territories border

Americans Out Of England ROOSEVELT propaganda against Great Britain

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Reuter)All American ships. sailing for German ports have cancelled their departure 4. while German liners are rapidly leaving New York.

The liners St. Louis and. New York obtained clearance papers for immediate departure without pas- sengers.

Meanwhile, the Amencan Ambassador to Great Britain, Mr. Joseph Kennedy, has an- nounced that owing to thei trouble of Americans in get-| ting passages back to the United States liners not call-

CENSORSHIP

IN FRANCE

French press, films and. radio! ing at England may be in-are subject to censorship by an

duced to call at British ports order issued yesterday morning.

order to accommodate

in

Americans. The liners on the regular run between England and America have been book ed up for "several weeks.

On Other-

Pages

PAGE 2-Wightman Cup ten- pls. Water Polo League, Lawn Bowls, Hammond's bold captaincy- PAGE 3-Radio programmes. The Bervices. London

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Gazette. PAGE 5-Cinemas. Crossword

puzzle. Coming events.. PAGE 6.Newnettes, Menu,

Countess of Mayo's plea PAGE 7-D.ORA appited to Colony, Summary Court judgment. Crown Land sale Airport news NA PAGE 8-Leading

article?

Japan Wooing Democracies: Murder trial,

PAGE 10-Japanese train des-

Nerlie Henderson's arrival in Ger- Belgium maintained neutrality, introyed. Repatriation plans

*many.

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the event of a conflict becoming unavoidably, their respective Gov ernments would respect it in.com- formity with their traditional

DANISH SHIPPING policy.

INSTRUCTIONS

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28 (Reuter) All telephone connections from and -Orders have been wirelessed to to Turkey have been interrupted Danish ships not to call at Danzig since Sunday it is reported from cand: Gosia until further notice: Ankara:

for Thailand Chinese HK Police. Reserve orders, PAGES 11 and 12-Finance

and commerce.. PAGE 18-Flood in North China, Bristol Bercules, en- gine. N. Atlante mail ser

PAGES 14 and 1- Shipping

news and directory

All printed matter of any description, all films and all broad- casting programines intended for publication have to be approved by the censors in future, previous to publications, •

Export of Alms and photographle pictures is prohibited. The order applies to France and all French territories (Transocean).

Air Services Are Stopped

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-The Air France services from London to Le Touquet, Cannes, Geneva, Zurich, Basle and Central Europe have been suspended. “

The services from London to Paris, Marseilles and west of this Hine are operating as usual, also the services to Hongkong. West Africa and South Africa

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2. 19,228, TT. ON NEW YORK: 28. From Our Own Correspondent

London, Aug. 28. London silver prices to-day were down 15/16 for Spot and 11/18 for Forward as follows:

Bpot

Forward

Aug 26 Aug. 28%

20-1/16 19-1/8 19-7/8 18-13/16

TO MAKE NEW.MOVE

WASHINGTON, Aig. 23 (Reuter) It is understood from reliable sources that President Roosevelt is (considering a further peace move to-day. He is trying the interests

The "Dome" agency states that were yesterday denied by the mill- the suggestion that Italy might tary authorities, who stated that fbin the Soviet Pact is also at-there were no signs of the Jap- tributed to German sources and anese leaving the border areas. Was received with skepticism, especially in view of the Italian

assurances.

ROME-BERLIN TALES

Informed Chinese circles sald yesterday that Japanese transports had appeared at Namtau and were taking on troops. It was stated that the Japanese border garrisons

BERLIN, "Ang. 28 (Reuter)-The had been considerably reduced of, as jhany Latin-American coun-Italian Ambassador latted Herr since Saturday.

Otherwise, the situation along tries as possible to support him in Hitler and had a long conversa-

the border remains quiet, the effort

| tion.

Service Tribunal Sits

Compulsory Service

For Six Hours: Organist Assigned To Combatant Group: Cases Deferred

REICH ALREADY RATIONS FOOD

BERLIN, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-Pri- vate motor cars only spasmodical- ly appear in the streets and rail- way termini are thronged with those returning from holiday resorta

The rationing of foodstuffs caught housewives: unawa.des as it became known after the shops have closed.

GERMANS. LEAVE EGYPT CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Henter)-All Germany are leaving to-day,

DUTCH EAST INDIES ARM

BATAVIA, Aug. 28 (Reu- ter) Military activities are noticeable in the city, Light tanks are rumbling In the streets and bombers roaring overhead

It is rumoured that a mobilization of the Dutch East Indies fleet minent.

Over 200 British subjects appeared yesterday alternoon before the Compulsory Service Tribunal, whose first public meeting, held in the Legislative Council Chamber, lasted nearly six hours. The duties of the Tribunal are to assign men passed as medically fit to one of three groups provided by the Ordinance: Combatant Group, Essential Service Group and Key Post Group:

Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell was President of the Tribun- al, which consisted of the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Cmdr. W. P. McCarthy, Major J, F. Benoy, Mr. E. V. Wilkinson and Mr. C. B. Burgess (Secre tary).

THETIS LIFTED

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Renter)-The submarine Thetis which sank in Mr. R. Baldwin who was assign- Laverpool Bay on June 2 during ed to the Combatant Group, said trials with the loss of 99 Lives, has that he was an organist at St. An-been lifted and carried inshore By drew's a teacher of music and also milles

a teacher in missionary schools. His living he said, depended on

Meanwhile, the tribunal, presid

that, and his time was rathered over by Mr Justice Bucknill fully occupied.

Investigating the Thetis has been

- The President of the Tribunal next month. said that enrolment in the Com- batant Group did not necessarily mean being called up for active service unless absolutely necessary. and Mr. Baldwing was enrolled on that understanding.

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