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CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH

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CHINA WILL NOT

NOT RELAX

HER

EMPHASIZES RESISTANCE: INTERNATIONAL

ANGLO-GERMAN UNDERSTANDING HOPES:

HENDERSON STAYS

IN REICH CAPITAL Polish Question To Be Subject Of Negotiations

CONTENTS OF MESSAGES KEPT DISCLOSED FROM HOUSE

LONDON, AUG. 29 (REUTER)—THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECEIVED A RECORD OF SIR NEVILE HENDER- SON'S INTERVIEW WITH HERR HITLER FROM THE former last Friday evening, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain in his speech before the House of Commons to-day, but as it had to be deciphered he only saw the whole of it on Saturday morning. He was, how- ever, able to indicate in full terms some of the main points with which it dealt.

"Herr. Hitler was concerned to impress upon His Majesty's Government the wish for Anglo-German un- derstanding of a complete and lasting character. On the other hand, he left us in no doubt of his view regarding the urgency of settlement of the German- · · Polish question. His Majesty's Government have also frequently expressed their desire to see the realisation of such an Anglo-German understanding and as soon as circumstances permit they would naturally permit the opportunity for discussing with Germany the several issues, settlement of which have to find a place in any permanent agreement (cheers).

"But everything turns upon the manner in which the immediate differences between Germany and Po- land can be handled (cheers) and the nature of the proposals which might be made for we have made it plain that our obligations to Poland, which came into formal state by an agreement signed on August 25, will be carried out (cheers)."

The Government had stated more than once and publicly that the German-Polish differences should be capable of solution by peaceful means.

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of the

The Iron Rail

DANZIG

NAZI ARMY MOVES INTO SLOVAKIA: INCIDENTS MULTIPLY AT DANZIG

Poland Strongly Protests

Detention Of Trains

BERLIN, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-A proclamation by the "Slovak Government" at Bratislava declares that "German troops have entered Slovak territory and have been ordered to defend Slovakia if necessary." This move creates a threat to a new sector of the Polish frontier.

SOVIET PACT NOT CHANGES FAVOUR HER STRUGGLE AND PEACE

YET RATIFIED

MOSCOW, Aug. 29 (Reuter) It is now learned that yesterday's action in the Lower Bouse of the Soviet Parliament was the adoption unanimously of a three-polat"| agenda. in which the third point is the ratification. of the Soviet-German Pact.

The whole session only last- ed five minutes.

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The impression in foreign circies, writes the "Daily Telegraph's" Moscow corresSPONI=- dent, is that the object of the ratification of the Soviet- German Non-Aggression Pact being made the last Itam on the agenda WALE to zive war an opportunity of -starting with the pact unräti- fied. The Soviet would then be in a position to reconsider the position if it was consider- ed expedient,

EXCHANGES SHOW MORE OPTIMISM

STERLING HIGHER:

OF WORLD: CHIANG

Only Japanese Hope

Hope For Europe War: China Trusts Own Efforts For Victory

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CHUNGKING, Aug. 29 (Central) --China will not relax her resistance to Japanese aggression" in spite of the favourable turn in the international situation, and she will cope with the rapidly changing world developments in accordance with her established po- licy, stated Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the course of a press interview yesterday morning.

"Generalissimo Chiang took cognizance of the rapid changes in the international situation since the conclusion of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact, but refrained from committing himself regarding the outcome. He said he was not at all surprised at such. changes, although many people were, and he believed that the situation would develop in a direction bene- ficial' to the world in general and to China's resistance in particular.

China's resistance to Ja anese aggression -in. the

past two years, Generalissimo IS

Chiang pointed out, has made

the importance of peace, and

ENGLAND

the people of the world realize TO BE DUPED the danger of breaking it too BY JAPAN?

carelessly

GOLD ON SALE:

LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)

In spite of its myriad changes -The Stock Exchange has

the international situation is ob undergone a distinct change

viously following a tendency which for the better and prices in is opposed to the war of aggression many directions have moved and leads to the establishment of higher, and dealings in some international foreign bonds have actually opinion China's resistance is one taken place.

of the main factors for creating

With Sterling strengthening to this tendency. 4.32 in terms of the dollar, com- pared with 4.2750 last night, the price of gold in London was off- cially fixed at four shillings lower to-day at 157s. an ounce.

justice.

In

Had not China begun her resistance at Marco Polo Bridge on July 7, 1937, there is no telling what the world Situation would have been by

now.

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Shigemitsu A Key Figure

In New Game

“NEUTRALITY” BALİ

Meanwhile, the first pre-inconvenience, but he was requisite for any chance of fident that "people here generally

LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reater) useful discussion was the di-recognize that the nation's needs

-Japanese circles in London minution of tension on both must no be paramounted.

"We did not have to begin here

say that there is still no sides of the border. Con- by issuing ration cards," he com-

The desire to sell gold on the

EUROPEAN WAR? news confirming the report sequently, the Government

mented, amid cheers.

part of hoarders continued to

Questioned whether in his that the Japanese Ambassa- hope that the Polish and Turning to the state of the de-

Meanwhile, Danzig reports state that a number of

feature the gold market and, of German Governments will do fences," he said: "The air defences

incidents occurred in the Free City this morning. to-day's official turnover, amount opinion a European war can be dor. to London, Mr. Mamoru their utmost to prevent re-have been deployed and are man-

Lorries carrying Nazi troop-left in the cloakroom of a railway ing to £835,000 Sterling, it is de-averted, Generalissimo Chiang re- Shigemitsu, will be the next currence of incidents in cir-ned. Regular" squadrons culation in exaggerated re- R.A.F. have been brought up to ers are stacea to have sien station at Tarnow. Two Germans lleved that the authorities had to plied that only the Japanese mil-Foreign Minister. ports and other dangerous war strength by the addition of fired upon by members of the were arrested. They are alleged to take up about £200,000 with the itarists who intend to jeopardize activities.

necessary reservists: Fighter, gen-non-Nazi minority, while a have come from the Danzig border. rest absorbed by general buying. His Majesty's Government hoped eral reconnaisance and auxiliary bomb is alleged to have been that if an equitable settlement of units have been called up and are thrown by non-Nazis near the differences could be reached by ready. The balloon barrage is in old Town Hall.

"Two Polish Customs officers have free negotiation this might in position. The observer corps are turn lead to a wider view which at their posts and the whole warn been arrested by the Danzig' au- might accrue to the lasting benefit ing system is ready, night and day, thorities on charges of espionage. to be brought into instant opera-

WARSAW PROTEST of Europe and the "world.

tin (cheers),

WARSAW, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-M. DEFENCE. PREPARATIONS

The coast defences are ready Chodacki has strongly protested Finally, the Prime Minister and have been manned. Arrange-against the requisitioning of two 'spoke of Britain's defence pre-ments have been made for the pro-trains by the Danzig Senate, one parations. He recognized that the tection by National Defence Com-oaded with iron ore travelling measures in connexion with repanies. Militia and Territorials of from Danzig to Poland and the quisitioning must have imposed a very large number of important other taking coal to Gdynia from

points whose safety is essential to Poland. the national war effort.

NAVY PREPARED

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PAGE 2---US. baseball, County cricket. Home football sex-

PAGE 3.-Radio programmes.

London Gazette.. "PAGE, 5-Cinemas Crossword puzzle. Coming events."

Newsettes. PAGE 8-Menu.

Wedding at Registry: PAGE 7-Rotary Club titan speech. Quarantine services. H.K. Macao' requirements, shipping boom. PAGE. B-Leading article: Germany' Alms in Poland. PAGE 10.-Compulsory service tribunal Refugees in Colony. Airport new..

PAGES 11 and 12-Finance

' and commerce. PAGE 13-Sir Philip Bassoon's. estate. Sir Herbert Barker and B. MA HookwÓTTI menace.

PAGES 14 and 15.--Shipping

"news and directory.

*The Navy was in an advanced state of preparedness when the present crisis arose. The "whole Fighting Fleet is ready at a mo ment's notice to take up its war dispositions (cheers).

Poland is not apprehensive concerning Soviet action fol- lowing the Soviet-German Pact of Non-Aggression and under stands that Soviet troops, formerly on the Polish border, withdrew to the interior same time ago.

RESTRICTIONS

"There have been a considerable

Seven persons were killed when number of movements of armed a time-bomb exploded in a trunk forces both at home and Overseas. These movements are part of a pre-arranged plan provided so that the necessary, strength should as soon as possible move to its war stations before the "outbreak of

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EVACUATION

IN INDIA

SIMLA, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-The Ordinance issued on Saturday re- stricting the entry, residence and departure of foreigners was made Mr. Chamberlain went on to in-applicable to-day in areas under form the House that the local au- the Central administration, resl- thorities could, on the shortest deacles and tribal areas.

notice, put plans into operation for

Strong Appeal For Support For

Proposals To Combat

Recurrence Found

Of Cholera: No Response

No

Seconder For Motion By D.M.S.

At

Although they evidently think that Mr. Shigemitsu is a hot favourite, they point out that Mr. Satoh is already in Tokyo whereas It must take Mr. Shigemitsu sever-: al weeks to wind up the Embassy and return to Japan. Moreover, the importance of the London post.... In the future foreign policy of Japan makes it desirable to keep him in London, where he is per sonally popular and is, moreover. recognized as one of the ablest of the Japanese diplomats.

Japanese opinion is how unanimous that Japan 'will res main neutral in European war. In the meantime, Mr.

Urban Council: Reply By Mr. R. R. Todd Shigemitsu is in constant com-

CERTAIN

́AN EARNEST AND PASSIONATE APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR PROPOSALS TO COMBAT THE RECENT ALARMING RECURRENCE OF CHOLERA IN THE COLONY, MADE BY THE HON, DR. P. S. SELWYN-CLARKE, Director of Medical Services, at yesterday's meeting of the Urban Council, falled to secure the slightest "response, his proposals, when formally put to the meeting, being left with no seconder

and, consequently, becoming invalid.

munication with Tokyo, and his advice is an important fac- tor in framing the new Jap- anese foreign policy which is now

w ander discussion. ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT

CONTINUES CHUNGKING, Aug 29 (Central)

The Chairman, Mr. R. R. Todd, said that at the end of June, owing to the in--A anti-British meeting was crease in the number of cholera cases, proposals were put forward by the Director of held by a number of Chinese hood Medical Services for hiring five lorries and asking Government to sanction the employ-lums on sunday at the instigation ment of 450 coolies for street scavenging and 200 coolles for daily cleansing of the of the Japanese at Nantao, the na- tive city of Shanghai, a Shanghai effected districts.

dispatch reveals.

THE DOLLAR T.T. ON LONDON: 1.2.13/168 TAT. ON NEW YORK: 26, From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 29. mothers with young children, ex-bourhood of the defended ports at

London silver prices to-day were pectant mothers and the blind Bombay and Madras while night up 3/8 as follows from certain congested areas.

nying is prohibited throughout In-" Arrangements had been made to dis

the evacuation of school-children,

call out the AR.P. on the shortest

FLYING PROHIBITED Flying is prohibited in the neigh

notice. Key posts were manned shipping on the Rhine from and preliminary steps had been Base to Strassbourg has practi- taken to prepare the hospitals for cally ceased. Since Monday morn« the reception of casualties.

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Aug, 23 Aug, 29 19-1/8 19-1/2 18-13/18 19-3/16

These proposals were re-tion by health omters and repre- ferred to the Finance Com-sented the considered opinion of mittee, which invited the those whose duty was to guard Urban Council first to give its the health of the Colony, views,

MORE CASES NOTICEABLE

Two resolutions were passed, de manding the return of the extra- Bettlement roads and the

I can reasonably say that as organization of the Shanghal the result of these recommenda- Municipal Connell. - tions, when 200 coolies were en- A parade followed the meeting. At the beginning of August, gaged and five lorries were hired,

improvem continued Mr. Todd, when more there has been an. pasts:

noticeable, became

the sanitary conditions, Director of Medical Services aug tunately," however, gested that 200 additional coolies ment has not and eight foremen, be temporarily could have engaged for further street clean-

Spot

Forward some

sing.

The telephone service between

Dr. Selwyn-Clarke said that the

ing no vessels have entered Basle Italy and France was suspended on recom barbour-(Transocean);

Monday evening

ndations – bad been:

as the result of careful observa-

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