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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

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Russia Pledged to Czecho-Slovakia

"" CORRIDOR MUST BE CREATED," STATES SOVIET SPOKESMAN

Soviet Ready to March to Neighbour's Aid If France Does Likewise

Moscow, Mar. 15.

The Soviet will go to the aid of Czecho-Slovakia if she in attacked, provided France did likewise, stated an authoritative spokesman to Reuter to-day.

Asked how such aid could be carried out in the absence of a common frontier, the spokesman replied: "A corridor must be created."-Reuter.

NAZIS PREPARED TO FICHT FOR RIGHTS

nctions now seemed to be able to take, this situation could not continue. --Reuter. Prague, Mar. 15. "We most solemnly declare that we have decided to fight to-

NO RECOGNITION

Washington, Mar. 15. In a formal proclamation with the

PLANES

ATTACK HANKOW BY NIGHT ·

New Terror For

Populace

Court Martial System Being Investigated

London, Mar. 15.

Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, Minister for War, announced in the House of Commons to-day that Mr. Roland Oliver would be chairman of a com- mitice appointed to enquire into the existing system of trial by court martial. The committee would also Hankow, Mar. 16.

consider whether a person convicted Hankow's-populace experi- by court martial should have the right. enced new terror last night of appeal to a civil judicial tribunal. whon more than a dozen Japan- Members of the committee are Mr. cao planes staged a spectacular Tristam Beresford, Mr. Felix-Cassel moonlight raid on the Hankow Lawson, Air Vice-Marshal Charles airfield, on which they dropped Longeroft and Sir Felix Ready over 20 bombs.

The Japanese machines were com- pelled to fly at a great height owing to the extensive "anti-aircraft fire which thundred ceaselessly, while from time to time powerful search- lights picked out the raiders in the aky.

After the raid, a Reuter corres- pondent motored to the aerodrome

Lound

with guards, bayonets, at all entrances to the air fixed neid, and stopping all traffic. The air was filled with smoke and the smelt of sulphur

and

damage was done, and only one small It is claimed that only alight

gether for our political rights, Czecho-Slovakia trade agreement, fire was visible in the far corner of

cultural freedom, and economic President Franklin Roosevelt In-the air field. and social security" declared Dr.dicated that the United States at the Yesterday evening's rald was the E. Franke, speaking to-day for present has

not recognised the third in the lost 24 hours-Reuter. Austrian anschluss officially, since

the Sudeten Deutsche Party in the proclam

proclamation listed Austria ទទ ឆ

Parliament.

Dr. Franke declnted: "Our move- ment has always felt itself to be

separate nation. Nevertheless,

German

Dr. Henrich Dickhoff,

STARTED BIG FIRES

Hankow, Mnr. 18.

It is reported that 15 planes,

heavily

Reuter.

SCIENTISTS RETURN FROM POLE

Moscow, Mar. 15. The Soviet Arctic scientists, under the leadership of M. Papanin, who were stranded on an lcc-foe recently

returned and rescued by Soviet Ice-breakers, to-day, Leningrad

tremendous Where they received a welcome-Reuter Bulletin.

to

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local

movement Oghting against the fate bad Ambassador to Washington, moving from two directions, raided share quotations issued this inorning:

Cordell Hull

unici yesterday

of bombed the air feld, leaving large

Gres in their

be-

ex.

previously sent a note formally Hankow

Mr. apprising which befell our people in 1910 and 1919. The Sudeten Germans are now Austria's status as a "land" of the

wake. The planes roused with a desire for life. Instead Reich. He said the Austrian Ministry come over in two waves, and of granting the Suedetea Germans had been ordered to place itself at tween the raids, a tremendous disposal of the Just rights, the Czech Government is the

German ploston cast a furld glare over the in a policy of making national representatives

Washington city. However, it is not expected and political relations untenable and United Press.

that many Chinese planes are dam- aged, since they were given ample warning which gave them time to depart.

more strained.

We declare, very solematy, that

we do not accept the goal of the

Czecho-Slovak State, nor content our-|

selves with declaration of February

JEWS BANNED

Hankow's new searchlights de- monisrated their effectiveness by picking up and following the raiders

18, 1937 (under which the Govern- FROM PLEBISCITE both times. United Press.

ment offered Südelen Germans

certain privileges)."-Reuter,

FRANCE REPEATS REQUEST

London, March 15.

Vienna, Mar. 15.

It is offcially announced by radio, that Jews will be

excluded from

M. Charles Corbin, French Am-voting in the Austrian plebiscite bassador to London, vislied Viscount of April 10.-Reuter Bullet. Halifax to-day, and again asked for

an unequivocal British declaration re- garding Czecho-Slovakia.

It is reliably reported that Britain is wavering on the question whether to announce publlely her Intention to aid Czecho-Slovakia, with France, In the event of aggression--United Preza,

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WHITNEY INDICTED FOR YACHT CLUB THEFT

Min. Re

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Amsterdam, Mar. 15. The decision of the Dutch Govern- Copenhagen. tment to enforce immediately the Stockholm. recent law authorising an increase in Helsingfors the period of military training from Shanghai five and a half months to 11 months, New York.

the Vienna Was announced to-day by Premier, Dr. H. Colijn, in a broadcast

speech.

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was com dam.

to

Lake Lisbon

The vital interests of Hongkong

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"The Bombay the country were at stake. events in Austria had deeply im- Montreal pressed the Dutch Covernment and Brussels. had increased Holland's troubles, Yokohama. although there

immediate Belgrade danger of war.

Bucharest The Premier added that hitherto Montevideo. .214 there had been several months of the Rio de Janeiro...211 year in which there was no present Silver (Spot)....20 possibility of resistance against a Silver (forward).19|8 sudden surprise attack. In view of War Loan the very rapid course which military

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New York, Mar. 15. The County Grand Jury to-day 20% indicted Mr. Richard Whitney, senior 20's partner in the bankerupt frm of 100% Whitney & Co., for alcaling Yacht

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Tragedy

NEXT MORNING

of a tired-

It's going to be

looking

bridesmaid

I don't want to see the wedding picture. I know I look dreadful!

Betty darling! what is the matter.

You even. wake tired these: days. You ought

TWO MONTHS LATER

CHAIH LINK MEISH.

to see a

doctor!

What a lovely couple! -and-the-bridesmaids, aren't they sweet. Pity Betty looks $0. dult-spoils

it rather

From a wedding comes a wedding, but not for Betty.

ask me! you

AT THE DOCTORS

THAT

There's my

bouquet?

that so frilled

THINKS:

How I dread

thit. I took owful, beside the others nej (ca za dali- and this firedness!

NIGHT

*...this waking

•Hred. tells on your whole appearance. During sleep you bum up energy, by breathing! and other automatic actions. if this energy is not replaced- of course you wake

tired. It's Night

Starvation!

Oh, mummy, I'm so thankful to

for helping. you.

me!

and so every night:

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