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No. 15404

1801 -拜禮 號四十月三英港香 MONDAY,⠀⠀ "MARCH

14, 1938.

日三十月二

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The World's

Master Tyre

LONDONERS MARCH ON GERMAN EMBASSY

POLICE

HALT Excitement Wanes As

ANGRY CROWD POLICY OF

IN WEST

END

Britain Urged to

to End All Negotiations With Germans, Italians

CABINET WILL CONSIDER AUSTRIAN EVENTS TO-DAY

London, Mar. 13.

Amazing scenes were witnessed at Trafalgar Square when 20,000 demonstrated against Herr Hitler's invasion of Austria. The meeting unanimously passed a resolution urging the British Government to refuse to continue negotiations with Germany and Italy until German troops had been withdrawn from Austria, and Austrian independence restored.

The resolution also asked for the dispute to be transferred to the League of Nations.

After the meeting the crowd formed into a procession and moved off toward the German Legation, but strong detachments of police stopped it at the foot of Regent Street. Traffic was disorganised over a large part of the West End,-Reuter.

British Cabinet Meeting. To-day

London, March 13. The Premier, Mr. Neville Chember- Juin, and Viscount Hallfax, Foreign Secretary, devoted themselves chileily to-day to drafting the

statement

which they are submitting to a meet-: ing of the Cabinet called for to- morrow morning to consider the Aus- trian situations.

The French Ambassador and the Czecho-Slovakian Minister called at the Foreign Office and were received by a high permanent official.

It was stated at the Czecho-Slovak Legation that rumours that Czecho- Slovakia was making a political demarche asking Britain for assur-

FRENCH CABINET CHOSEN

Socialists And Radicals Hold Most Offices

Paris, Mar. 13. The new French Government

ances with regard to her security comprises the following Minis- should be treated with great reserve, ters: as the Legation was unaware of such

steps.

ISOLATION WINS MORE ADHERENTS

World Events Shape Opinion In U.S.

Pin Faith To Mighty Navy

Washington, Mar. 13.

Adolf Hitler's lightning thrust in Austria detonated a bomb.

shell under the Roosevelt foreign

policy as legislative leaders of all groups, isolationist or other-

wise, united to warn against any

"marriage of any sort" Involving the United States deeper in in- ternational affairs.

Senator Hiram Johnson, Republi- can of California, veteran of the bitter League of Nations Right in the Senate after the Versailles Treaty, announced he would support the President's $1,000,000,000 naval ex- pansion programme in order to assure that the United States "be kept

American for Americans."

At the some time, however, Senator Johnson vigorously attacked the Administration's foreign policy, which he said had become more and more confused in the past year as new erises developed throughout the world.

The veteran orator said he heard that Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary

of State, had intended to steer a course, parallel with that of other Democracles until the recent cabinet

crisis in England.

CHAMBERLAIN CRITICISED

"Then," he added, "Mr. Chamber- Jain went off on a tangent to deal with dictators.. Ideallam and the good neighbour polley went out the window in Britain, when it came to the test."

Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, De- mocrat of Illinois and an authority on foreign affairs, predicted that the European conflict eventually would unite Italy, Germany and Japan be hind Japanese dominance in the Orlent.

He charged that the British attitude in the Anglo-American dis- pute over Canton and Enderbury is- lands indicated that Britain hnd Joined the movement for Japanese supremacy in the Far East. He de- nounced the reported move to settle the dispute by providing

for joint control of the islands. of Tennessee, said that the only na

Representative Taylor, Democrat

HE CALLS IT "PASSO ROMANO"-60 Impressed was Premier Mussolini by the army goosestcp. when he visited Germany ze- cently, that he had it adopted in moderation by the Italian Black Bhirts. During a recent review in Rome, he leaped from his horse and himself goosestepped at the head of the column, es shown. He calls it the "passo Romano," or Roman”step.

Miklas Quits Post

LIVELY FIGHTING ON

LUNGHAI FRONT

Hankow, Mar. 14.

Trains on the Langhai railway are still running in spite of the continued shelling of Chinese positions at Tungkwan and Shenhsien by the Japanese forces. Since the Lunghai railway runs close to the bank of the Yellow River, the Shenhsien and Tungkwan trains usually make the trip at night, headed by armoured trains which have been replying to the Japanese gunfire.

The situation in the vicinity of Hanchen on the south bank of the Fen River is reported to be tense, due to repeated Japanese attempts to cross the Yellow River at that point, into Shensi,

Heavy Chinese reinforcements are! tion the United States might con- due to arrive on the west bank of cevably fight was Japan, and be- the great waterway to strengthen the lleved that relation between the two Chinese defence there. countries already were on the mend.

The British Minister in Vienna has been instructed to return to London M. Edouard Daladier, Vice-As evidence he elted the assurances

to report on the situation,

M. Leon Blum, Premier Minister of Finance;

and

He is

Austrian Army To

Swear Fealty

leaving on Monday-Reuter,

Munich, Mar. 13.

Premier and Minister of National American Islands in the Pacific, and that Japan had No designs on Defence;

(Continued on Page 4.)

M. Paul Boncour, Foreign Affairs;

Minister for

M. Cesar Campinch, Minister for! the Navy; Detachments of Austrian soldiers M. Guy La Chambre, Minister for are moving into Germany, and the | Alr;

first troops are en route to Munich M. Max Dormoy, Minister of the where they will be received by Interlor; notable personalities.

M. Marius Moutet, Minister for the

A Berlin message says that & Colonies; proclamation by Herr Hitler from M. Frossard, Minister for Propa- Linz states that "All | members | ganda.

Chinese Move

To Protect Exchange Fund

300,0000 VILLAGERS MOBILISED

In the northern sector of thei Tientsin-Pukow railway front, the Japanese forces appear to be making preparations to clear up the Chinese mobile columns which are operating at Taishen, China's sacred mountain, east of the Tientsin-Pukow railway. Following the evacuation of Tsinan, capital of the Shantung province, and of Tsingtao, Admiral Shen Hung-lie, former Mayor of Tsingtao, and newly-appointed Gov- ernor of Shantung, has organized 300,000 villagers in East Shontung. mobile columns. These columns into shall Immediately be aworn in to Albert Sarraut and M. Vincent Auriol,

Hankow, Mar. 13. have been operating in the hills cast na their supreme commander”

The Austrian army numbers about and the political composition of the The Ministry of Finance has an- of the Tientsin-Pukow railway and

Ministers la: twelve Socialists, seven nounced 37,000.

that the Japanese mill-along the Klats railway. Their Herr Hitler has commissioned Radicals, three Democratic Leftists, tarists organisation of the so-called object has been to harass railway

communications. Regional Governor Buerkel of the and one Independent.

Federaled Reserve Bank in Pelping is a nefarious attempt to undermine On the other hand, the Japanese Soar district to undertake the roor- ganisation of the National-Socialist Socialists, and alx Radicals. The tain control of the foreign exchange clear the railway zone of Chinese four Chinese national currency and ob- forces appear to be determined to Workmen's Party in Austria, and, as Premier is the Socialist leader and funda of the country, acting head of the Nazi Party, to the Vice-Premier the Radical leader.

forces before launching a drive south make preparations for a plebiscite.

The Chinese Government has de along the Tientsin-Pukow railway -Reuter,

The creation of a Ministry for elded on the following revised pro- towards. Heuchow-Reuter. Propaganda is an Interesting innova-cedure tion.Reuter.

hitherto of the Austrian federal army

Hungary Wants To

Keep Independence

Budapest, Mar. 19.

Ministers of State include M.

Under-Secretaries include

WORLD BRIDGE OLYMPIC

The Influence of the events in The World-Bridge Olympic will be

JAPANESE INVADERS

HITLER GRATEFUL TO MUSSOLINI FOR NON- INTERFERENCE POLICY

"I Shall Never Forget This" Fuehrer Writes to Ally

Vienna, Mar. 13.

An official announcement of the Austrian President's resignation has been made. Dr. Wilhelm Miklas has surrendered his functions at the request of Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart, after which the

presidential duties devolved on Dr. Seyss-Inquart in accordance with the Austrian Constitution of 1934,

Later came the announcement that Dr. Miklas had resigned the presidency. and Dr. Seyss-Inquart had assumed those duties.

It is stated that the German army in Austria is now approximately 6,000 strong,

18 TO DIE BRANDED TRAITORS

Moscow...Treason.

Trial Ended

There was less exclicment in Vienna to-day, although there were numerous processions of Hitler Youth. The Austrian Government will now have to make a formal declaration to the League of Nations, and it will not be surprising if it announces the country's withdrawal from the

League.

The law enacted for bringing into effect the "anschluss" between Aus- tria and Germany is called the Federal and Constitutional-Law re- garding the Re-Union of Austria with the German Relch.

Plebiscite On April 10

It is announced that the Federal

Moscow, Mar. 13. During the final scenes of the treason trial in which 18 of the Government has resolved firstly, that accused were given the death Austria is a State of the German sentence and three others long Relch, and secondly, that on April 10, terms of imprisonment, M. Buk-1998, a tree and secret plebiscite of German men and women of Austria. harin, former editor of Izvestia, over 20 years of age, will be held the official organ of the Central regarding the reunion with the Ger-

the man Reich. Executive Committee of U.S.S.R., and the all-Russian It was stated to-day that the Aus- Executive Committee, delivered trian Ministers in London, Paria and a 90 minutes speech which was Prague had been recalled.

It was officially stated to-night one of the most brilliant self- that Dr.

Kurt von Schuschnigg, defences in the trials,

former Austrian Chancellor, is con- M. Bukharin, although he admitted fined to his private apartments at full responsibility for crimes, for Belvedere Castle, Vienna. which "I deserve shooting ten times,” A Berlin message says that Herr was the only one of the defendants to Joachim von Ribbentrop, German M. Bukharin accused M. Vishinsky, last week for conferences with Mr. against the trial procedure. | Foreign Minister, who visited London protest the Public Prosecutor, of introducing Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax, allegations not mentioned in the pre-arrived in Berlin by air from Croydon liminary Investigations.

this evening.

"I Shall Never Forget. This"

He then delivered a stirring appeal to the western Intellectunis not to (Continued on Page 4.).

NEAR SIAN STOP PRESS

League's Medical Mission Prepares For Evacuation

JAPANESE SUFFER

REVERSE

Stan, March 14. In a series of guerilla encounters

Szechuan Men with the Japanese forces in Shansi.

To March

Chinese troops fighting in the vicinity of Klaucheng and Wenshul south- west of Taiyuan, have killed more than 1,000 Japanese during the past two weeks.

the com-

A further message states that Herr Adolf Hitler telegraphed : Signor Benito Mussolini from Linz thanking li Duce for his attitude with regard to Austria. The message stated: "I shall never forget this.”

Another Berlin message says that Herr Hitler has incorporated the Austrian army into the German army, and placed it under the command of General von Boeck.-Reuter.

INSURGENT ADVANCE

NOW SWIFT

Many Prisoners And Guns Captured

Hankow, Mar. 14. It is reported that the League harass the Japanese southward ad- Instructed by the high command to of Nations medical experts, sent vance along the Fen River, the to China to assist in crushing Chinese forces have cut evacuate Sian: Railway author-and points south. Five epidemics, are prepared to munication line between Kinocheng thousand Itles said that Japanese artillery Japanese, it is stated, have been de- Lained in Wenshul because of the had been placed on the 300 feet interruption." Loess Heights. at Fenglingtu, |

Actively

'tactics, ́employing guerilia had fired over the Yellow River the hard-hitting and quick-moving Chinese forces in several encounters Japanese have with

damaged railway sheds.

more than For convenience the Central Bank Japanese forces, Chinese do on the previously suspended, and passengers and ammunition, aside from Inflicting An area of 1,075 miles was captured

Traffic on the line hed been and seized large quantities of arms apparently becoming a walk-over. Hongkong, se

in four days and the Nationalist for First boarded trucks and entrained west-Tungkwan, which, the authori-way communication south cof Tal- ||the Catalan-edust,!/kt lies state, is at present open to Sian. yun, they actually reached the bin Village bains captured.

Engineers, who received: 130 for parts of Faiyuans in the middle for

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JAPANESE 'SUFFER, (1) Commencing on March 14,

SERIOUS REVERSE. sales of foreign exchange will be centralised at the Central Bank of

Hauchow, Mar. 14. Chink at the seat of the Government. Completely outmanoeuvering the

Saragossa, Mar, 13. The Nationalist advance on the

and demolished the station and the 60 of their motor trucks | Aragon front la described høre D

#Austria was shown at a meeting here i held ^on April 203 It is anticipated {may estabilah a forwarding office in of"Lini in eastern Shantuntain-lighted a mile east of Tungkwan, heavyared to destroy the high-vanguardis:now, only 60 milek from ·

4.000 Hungarian Nazis at which that arrangements will be me in a liberal display of Hongkong to enable those interested A speaker leak that to compoteran

ma proof of good faith,

right wing of the north. (2) Banks desiring to purchase Pukow line routed a strong force of

13,000 Japanese troops in ti sanguin foreign exchange for legitimate pur-y, baille, last work and are now Bank or through the forwarding marching towards, Hochlschung in Gov-obiles,

pursuit. The Central Bank and foreign exchangú, at, mch

casualties.

which