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HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS

CABLE

REICH

"DANZIG SHALL RETURN TO

TO THE UNCONDITIONALLY AND FORTHWITH"

German Proposals. For Settlement

Dispute With Poland Announced

Of China War:

PARIS, Sept. 1 (Reuter)—Germany's proposals for a settlement of the dispute with Poland were announced in Berlin yesterday by the official news agency.

1. DANZIG shall return to the Reich unconditionally and forthwith. 2. A PLEBISCITE to be held a year hence to decide whether the Cor-

ridor shall stay Polish or become German.

3. ALL GERMANS AND POLES resident In the Corridor since Jan. 1, 1939, or born there, to be entitled to vote in the plebiscite, which will be held under an international commission.

It is added that the internation-

al "commission will be similar to that which operated in the Saar Plebiscite and will consist of re- presentatives of Italy, the Soviet, France and Britain, which exer- cise sovereign rights in the terri- tory.

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Thus, all Polish police, military and other authorities must leave the Corridor at the shortest pos- sible moment, except at Gdynia, which will unconditionally remain Polish.

EVACUATION OF CHILDREN

IN BRITAIN & FRANCE

a.m.;

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-The evacuation of

8 London's school-children "will commence at (G.M.T.) to-day, after which rail and road services for ordinary passengers will be severely curtailed for the next three or four days between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.....

The children will be". en- HERR FOERSTER'Strained at 72 underground stations. Besides the rail- ILLEGAL ACTION ways,

of a large number BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuter) trams and trolley buses will wireless announcement states that be needed and these can only Herr Forster has issued a procia-be provided by the withdrawal mation to the people of Danzig from the ordinary routes.. and telegraphed to tler, saying, "I have just signed the constitu- tional law concerning the reunion of Danzig with the Reich and have put it into force."

Herr Forster, in his proclama- tion, declares that the constitution of Danzig is cancelled and its terri

The public has been advised only to travel if compelled to do so and the Green Line coaches and country busca will be curtailed or withdrawn.

250,000 CHILDREN

It is estimated that over 4,000

HITLER ISSUES PROCLAMATION

ATTACK ON TSENGSHING PROCEEDS

CHINESE SUCCESS »

IN SHANSI YUNGYUN, KWANGTUNG, Sept. 1 (Central)-The Chinese

• counter-attack on Taengshing is proceeding apace.

The Japanese were defeated in an engagement at Tsochuen,

village in the northern suburbs, yesterday morning, and The fell back to the city, Chinese who re-entered T30- chuen set fire to the Japanese barracks there.

SURPRISE ATTACK

In an ambuscade outside the west city gate simultaneously the Chinese destroyed several lorries of a Japanese transport unit.

In the West River sector, the Chinese launched a surprise attack on the Japanese at Mahow, 'six miles south of Samshuí, yesterday.

The Japanese retired to Mahow-

BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Reuter) kong, a point nearby. -The official Berlin wireless

IN NORTH HUNAN MILO. HUNAN, Sept 1 (Central)

station at 5.40 a.m. announc-Japanese reinforcements have ed that Hitler had issued their following proclamation to the Army:

tory and population shall imme-children, will be evacuated from driven from diately form part of the Reich.

meet force with

a rushed from Stenning and hi on the Canton-Hankow Ball- In south Rupeh to strengthen their lines at Chungfan and Taolin, in north Hupeh according to field dispatches.

No fewer than 300 Japanese have been killed in fighting at these two points during the past days.

In Shantung UNDISCLOSED PLACE. SHANTUNG, Sept. 1 (Central) Widespread. defection of Chinese irregulars under Japanese employ in Shantung has been reported.

More than 1,000 men under Han Nung-cheng and Huang Al-chun in east Shantung recently killed

"The Polish State has refused a peaceful settlement of relations which I desired and has appealed to arms. Germans in Poland are persecuted with bloody terror and their homes.. The about 10,000 schools in the London series of violations on the frontier Herr Hitler replied to Herr Fors County Council area,

including

AN.. a great Power are intolerable to ter thanking him for his loyalty about 25,0000 children who will be and prove that Poland is no longer saying "Great Germany welcomes evacuated with their parents.

willing to respect the frontier of you with joy in her heart. The

In Britain, some 10,000 schools the Reich. In order to put an end law of reunion wil be enacted forthwith. I appoint you Chief of will be affected and 1,200 defrain-to this lunacy" I have no other the Civil Administration of Dan- ing centres have been selected by choice than to

the Minister Of Health. Al- force. zig Territory."

together over 3,000,000 persons will The German Army will aght be evacuated from the congested tre battle for the honour and about 200 Japanese and came over areas of Britain.

vital rights of the re-born Ger- to the Chinese side.

Yehalen and Punglal in the many with hard determination.

expect that every soldier, mind-Shantung. Peninsula returned to fut of the great traditions of the Chinese control without a shot eternal German soldiery, will ever being fired, the towns being sur remain conscious that he is a re-rendered by Kuo Yu-po and presentative of the National Socia-Tsung-halen, commanders of the

there, who list, Greater Germany. Long live Irregulars our people and our Reich."

against the Japanese.

"MY FUEHRER"

Forster's

proclamation

Herr adds:

"Until the Fuehrer makes a de- finite decision about the introduc- Mon of the law of the Reich, an legal provisions of the Constitu- tion remain in force as they' are not at this moment an issue of constitutional law."

Herr Forster's message to Herr Hitler then says:

"I ask you, Fuehrer, in the name of Danzig and its population, to agree to this constitutional: law' and to carry out the re-incorpora- tion of Danzig according to the law of the Reich. The everlasting faith of Danzig is devotedly pledg- ed to you, my Fuehrer."

STOP PRESS

an unconfirmed report states that large numbers of Japan- ese troops have been with. drawn from Canton and that Chinese regimental flags were seen not far from the city yes- terday.

Fighting" is stated to have broken out at several places.

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During the period of evacuation many male line trains will not be available to the public..

"LUNACY" OF THE POLES

HITLER ISSUES

"

revolted

Return to Warships "PROFOUND BARBARITY '

WAICHOW, Sept. 1 (Central)—In BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Renter)-Herr

the Blas Bay area the Japanese Hitler, addressing the Reichstag who were recently driven away said that Danzig and the Corridor from Kweichung are reported to were. andare, German and have returned to their warships serted that without dermans the anchored in the bay after having most profound barbarity would

been subjected to further attacks exist" there.

by the Chinese,

"I tried once more to pursue the demands by peaceful channels. I

Chinese Successes TUNGKWAN, Sept. 1 (Central)~-

PROCLAMATION waited three days without the Chinese forces in Shansi have

TO HIS ARMY

NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO “MEET FORCE WITH FORCE"

Poles sending a plenipotentiary gained further successes. from Warsaw and I have, there- fore, decided to speak to the Foles in the same terms as they have spoken to us.

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Vessels In Baltic Are Warned

BERLIN,Sept. 1 (Reuter)~~~ The official German wireless station also warned all ships in the Baltic that the en- trance to the port of Gdynia Is closed and every ship en- tering or leaving risks the danger of destruction.

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BRITAIN'S QUIET RESOLUTION

AND UNPRECEDENTED SPIRIT OF

SIX KILLED IN

AIR CRASH .

BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Reater) -The crew of six were killed when the Gerzian." Berlin- London plane crashed and caught fire when taking off at Hanover.

Chinese,

OFFENSIVE IN THREE DIRECTIONS

the On August 28, penetrated into Changtienchen. Blachwang and Paotsaltsun - in south shansi, inflicting consider- We must thank Italy who sup-able casualties on the Japanese. potted us the whole time but I

In south-east Shansi they have will not appeal for foreign help recovered Hantlenchen. another

this fateful hour we will never kes point southwest of Changchin: ATTACK BUT NO

the

demand anything from westerni The beleaguered Japanese units BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-Herr Powers and the western wall will in Changchih are continuing their Hitler has issued a proclamation to always represent

western stubborn resistance to the vigorous the German Army declaring that frontier. We have no further goals Chinese attacks.. "to end the lunacy of the Pole" there in the future," 'he. had no other choice than to

Messages received from Chung-"meet force with force." king shortly before midnight last! night intimated that the city, was expecting an air raid. The alarm had sounded.

POLAND MUST DECIDE

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-That The fact that no further mes- sages were received from the On the German proposals are a matter nese capital up to 4 m. tends to on which Poland must dedde is show that the raid must have been the consensus of opinion of the a rather severe one. Telegraphic British press to-day- facilities had probably been wreck- ed or interrupted.

Was

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There

material по change in the situation along the New Territories border yes- terday, according to official in- formation.

IS IT A MILITARY ALLIANCE?

- LONDON, Sept. 1 (T/Ocean Political circles here reckon with the possibility of a concrete agree. ment of military nature having been concluded between Germany and the Soviet Union relating to co-operation of the two countries against Poland.

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pact

Herr Hitler welcomed the with Moscow and agreed with the speech of M. Molotov,

SPECIAL ORDERS FOR H.K. POLICE

He said that Germany is fight- ing to solve the question of Dan- zig and the Corridor and to ensure peaceful relations between Ger- many and Poland. I have given instructions to the Air Force to confine themselves to military objectives: bomba will be answered The "Times" emphasised that it with bombs, poison gas with poi-with special orders at 7.30 pm

Hongkong Police were issued is for Poland first and foremost to

There is no beat duty and spe- make up her mind whether she

"I have worked for six years in cial posts are being guarded. can negotiate on any such basis building up the army and I now There are also street patrols as Herr Hitler proposes and also demand from Germany the hardest dictates that Britain and France sacrifices. I myself am ready to ed for duty in force... will not and cannot abandon Po- make every conceivable sacrifice." land if Poland still feels that her Independence is threatened and that she must fight for it.

"Let there be no mistake about that," the paper writes, "The war, it it comes, will be for Germany... à; war on `two fronts, in the West as well as the East.” DE

son gas.

MAIN ATTACK-

WARSAW, Sept. 1 (Reuter)—The

Police Reservists were also call

ULTIMATUM

DETERMINATION AND UNITY

ALL PREPARATIONS MADE FOR ANY EVENTUALITY

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-Britain has settled down to contemplate on the possibility of war in... a spirit the like of which has never been seen in the country's history.

A survey of the city's streets, homes, factories and newspapers reveals that the whole spirit of the country. is different from that of 1914 because there is no trace of jubilation and it is vitally different, last September because there is to trace of last-minute nerves.

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As one newspaper writer yesterday expressed it, the British people feel to-day that PARIS, SEPT. 1 (REUTER) they have now done every- WARSAW, CAPITAL OF POLAND.thing necessary to prepare WAS. BOMBED AT 9 AM AC-for any eventuality and no CORDING TO POLISH CIRCLES. longer say "What shall we do REUTER REPORTS FROM LON-If war comes?" but "What DON THAT A„PARIS MESSAGE shall we do if it is peace after STATES THAT GERMANS: AT- all?” TACKED POLAND WITHOUT DE- LIVERING AN ULTIMATUM.

erinis has been the increase in the number of elul weddhigen, *-many-of- the bridegroome ́be-

big milltary mon.”

SPIRIT OF NATION The spirit of the nation a whole is best summed up in day's "Times" leader, declaring Britain's preparations, which have been long delayed, have made her strength in the air and at YOUTWARD SIGN

home adequate to resist the i filt Accompanying the nation's qutes shock, however: violent, and THE OFFENSIVE 18 DEVELOP resolution is unprecedented units solid enough to mat our the powe ING IN THREE" DIRECTIONS. and determination," of which one of resistance of any spETERSUT, THE FIRST IS FROM EAST outward sign to-day is the agree] The 'very lateness of her PRUSSIA, THE SECOND TO|ment between the engineering has ensured her the se WARDS SILESIA AND THE unions, representing 350,000 eng-newst and most efficient mas THIRD NORTHWARD *BOM ineers and employers, on the diluż for both active fighting SLOVAKIA.

tion of labour, namely, the in- defence. troduction of semi-skilled men

IMPORTANT MEETING to skilled lobe, enabling the pro tagadkowa (duction of arms, aircraft and ship It is understood that the Police BERLIN, Sept. 1 (T/Ocean)--On building plants to be enormously are guarding the telegraph onces Thursday evening, about seven Increased on the island and Kowloon. It is o'nlock the Belch Ministers, Herr For years previously, dilution has officially stated that the present von Ribbentrop, Herr Hess, Baron been the cause of dissension be orders to the Police are in the von Neurath and Field Marshal tween workers and employers. main German attack is from East nature of precautionary measures. von, Goering arrived at the Ger-

The Police Headquarters and all

STRIKING FICTURE Chancellery, apparently for Prussia on the front between stations were hiyes of activity

London itself during the crisis Dalaldowo 'and Wolnitze German earlier this evening and all officers ed by the Fuehrer,

Important conference sunITION-

sega tugees presented a striking twin picture planes attacked in two waves, and men, from the Commissioner

of war and peace, with ordinary In the Dist, seven towns, Kursic of Police downwards were PA 1914 MISTAKE?

peace-time happenings occurring. CABARET FIGHT Gdynia, Thorn, Bialystock, Gronde their posts. The "Daily Mail", also stresses Disivo and Bydgoszos, were bombed,

Kapkanopies alongside such outward manifesta There

scule in the New tions of war as sand-begged build- that no locailsed war can ever de- In the second a few hours later,

Majestic" Ballmom at 12.20 last ing | cide" the" isette "of Polish indepen- Warsaw, Cracow, Katowice - and

night in which Mr. Charlie Gray Everywhere Territorials in khaki mangger, and a former employes, are controlling a stated to be Maher, were involved, streets and the tena

Czentowice were attacked.

This hypothesia is strengthened by dence. If Germany thinks other the news received of the movements wine, she is making as grave e mia of Soviet troops on the Polish take as she made in 1914. Britain' frontier as well as by the announce- und France to-day regard a smash- meny that the age for conscriping attack on Germany from the concerning the issue of the battle tion in the Boviet Union will be re- West as a practicable operation in the West. duced from nineteen to eighteen which could be pushed to a sac- years, which will have the effect of cessful iasise, increasing the annual contingent The Dally

The Daily Tele

The orders apply to every dec- tion of the force

INSTRUCTIONS TO A.P.P. AUTHORITIES LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter) Instructions have been sent to the local authorities to establish ARP Emergency Committees and to call P: controllers to as-

de clares that Germany, is maki Expres writes: mistake, in believing that her upon Joeal" mpregnable, sume their

of recruits by about half a minifotu, | "The Democracles have no fear western defences are

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