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BRITAIN STRIVING TO END CRISIS

CABINET

HOLDS Czech Elections Pass Without Incident

SUNDAY SESSION

Minister Summoned When Czech- German Tension Grows Grave

London, May 22.

A meeting of Ministers was summoned at 5 p.m. to consider the increasingly grave international situation.

The decision to call the meeting was taken after Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, Sir John Simon, the Home Secretary, and Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, had conferred together for an hour.

There was considerable activity in Downing Street and Whitehall during the afternoon and important officials arrived, including Admiral Sir William James, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, who hurried into the Treasury to see Sir Warren Fisher. Permanent Secretary of the Treasury.

Meanwhile, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald had arrived at the Colonial

Office.

While the German Ambassador, Herr von Dirksen, was conferring with Lord Halifax, a similar consultation had been arranged between Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador in Berlin, and Herr Joachim von

It Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister. suggested in London that these talks are not concerned with actual events and incidents in Czecho-Slovakia as

effort to arrange much as they are an difficulties between the Czechs and Sudeten Germans.

It is now learned that Sir Nevile had a second interview with Herr von Ribbentrop late last night.

The conversations are understood

to have been on similar lines to those held carlier, at which the

German

Minister repeated his assurances about troop movements. Sir Nevile

is understood to have again expressed concern over the situation.

French

M. Charles Corbin, the 'Ambassador, arrived at the Foreign

p.m. and so Once at 1.30

Halifax immediately.

Full Cabinet Session

Lurd

It is now disclosed that to-day's meeting was.of the full Cabinet, und

2 Ministers wore present.

It is understood no further meet- have been arranged for the pre- inghe Cabinet session lasted ex- netly one hour.

sent.

The decision to summon the Cabinet was taken by the Prime Minister Inst. night in view of the news received: from Berlin and Prague during the day and so that the Cabinet could review the whole situation.

the efforts of It is understood Government towards relaxing the present tension and endeavouring to promote a peaceful settlement of the Sudeten German dispute with the Czechs will be continued. It is be- lieved urgent representations are being made not only to Berlin but to Prague by the British and French Governments, but independently, with

end. view to achieving this It is likely the Government will be questioned in the House of Commons to morrow on the position-Reuter.

Position Improves ·

London, May 22,

which lasted for an hour.

SPARK CAN SET

a solution of the EUROPE

Gratified By British Intervention

Prague, May 22.

An informal exchange of views regarding the situation in Czecho-Slovakia took place this evening between the British Minister and Dr. Kamil Krofta, the Czech Foreign Secretary.

Great satisfaction was express- ed in official circles at the course takien by British diplomatic activity in general, and it is felt here that the situation is much easier as a result-Reuter.

Priest Killed

Attempting To Protect Girls

Peiping, May 22. It is authoritatively learned

ON FIRE

But All Sides Striving To Keep Peace

Berlin, May 22.

as

DEFENDING CHINA'S RAILWAYS such troops as these have put up a sturdy defence against the superior equipment of the Japanese army of invasion. From these shallow trenches they have fought determinedly and even the most ferocious aerial and artillery bombardmenta do not destroy the spirit of resistance which has hampered every step the Japanese have taken.

CHINESE RETAKE RAILWAY CITIES Japanese Routed On Lunghai Line

Hankow, May 23.

The Military Affairs Commission, in a communique,

officially announces the recapture by Chinese forces of

Neihwang and Ifeng east of Lanfeng on the Lunghai railway yesterday morning.

from

The Doihara Division, driving southward Hotseh in west Shantung, has been routed by the Chinese! defenders after a violent battle in which the invaders were surrounded and annihilated.

RESERVISTS STILL

MUSTERING WHILE EMERGENCY REMAINS

Sudetens Responsible For Order in Own Districts

Prague, May 22. The elections passed off with complete calm. Not one single incident was reported.

Dr. Milan Hodza received the Sudeten leaders, the conversations lasting, it is understood, for only a few minutes, and dealing with administrative questions.

Herr Henlein's party increased its poll almost everywhere, but not in proportion to the increase in its membership. In other words, their poll to-day was less than the combined votes at the last elections of the Henlein party, the German Agrarian and Activist Party, which are now amalgamated. There was a decline in the vote for the German Social Democrat party also.

On the other hand, the Czech National Socialist party, the Conservative organisation and the Czech Social Democrat party are described as winning all along the line in Czech towns.-Reuter.

CHARGE

CZECHS

CROSS

The Japanese Fukushima mechanised unit, after BORDER

twenty-four hours continuous fighting of unprecedented ferocity, was completely defeated in the vicinity of Tangshan and Hwangkow,

Chinese Troops Safe

BRITONS' HEROISM

The Chinese forces claimed to have killed 300 of the Japanese forces belonging to this unit and captured more A situation described by than seventy tanks and armoured cars.-Central News. foreign diplomatic circles "extremely critical and at the mercy of any incident," exists between Germany and Czecho-1 Slovakia. While it is felt that the Reich Government desires a peaceful solution to the Sudeten) German dispute with Prague, it is realised that Herr Adolf Hitler has already committed himself so far that should any grave incidents occur it will be dificult for him to hold his hand.

It is pointed out that on repeated: occasions Herr Hitler has declared that If persons of German blood are massacred he will Intervene with his further armed forces to prevent bloodshed,

more

Thus it is feared if German troops cross the frontier Inlo Czecho- Slovakia a landslide will have been started, the consequences of which nobody can foretell.

It is understead the British Am- bassador here has reminded the Ger man Foreign Minister of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's

declaration recent

concerning the possibility of British intervention.

Hankow, May 23. Anxiety for the fate of the Chinese forces defending the Hauchow front when they were ordered to effect a strategical retreat in face of Japanese pres- aure has been allayed by an official communique of the Mill- Lary Affairs Commission, which states that the various units withdrawn have all Arrived safely in their now. positions.

These units, the communique states, are now ready for fresh operations against the invaders. When withdrawing from their original line, the communique announces, some of the units in clever sorties smashed a few straddled detachments of the Japanese forces, and achieved "unexpected military success.”— Central News.

IN FACE

OF DEATH

Missionary Died As He Waved Union Jack

Peiping, May 22.

Germans Claim

Bridge

Mined

Berlin, May 22. Czech soldiers are reported to have crossed into German terri- tory yesterday in an attempt lo mine a border bridge.

According to a German report,

RESERVISTS CALLED

Prague, May 22. There were no signs of nervousness among the people as the municipal. elections quietly proceeded.

Unusual activity was noticeable outside the Prague barracks, however, and reservists who were called to the colours yesterday were still arriving. crowds of womenfolk calling to take a tearful farewell of their men.

Outside of the ore barracks stood a long column of motor lorries requisi-

Honed from tradesmen.

a com-

The political committee of the Sudeten

Germans issued munique rejecting the offictai Czech account of the incident at Eger yester- day, when a Czech policeman fired on and killed two Germans on a motor- cycle, allegedly because they refused to halt when called on to do so.

The Sudeten communique says that the strongest protest will be deilvered to competent circles refuting the Czech account of the tragedy.-- Reuter,

SUDETENS

RESPONSIBLE

An

agreement

Berlin, May 22.

permitting

the

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twenty pounds of explosive were Sudeten Germans to take over the placed in containers under various parts of the bridge, cach container holding one pound of explosive.

The report adds that the attempt was discovered through the watchful- ness of two German frontier guards, al whose arrival the Czech soldiers

tied over the border.

The bridge connects Bernhartsthal, on German territory, with Czecho- Slovakia over the River Thnya. Renter.

FRONTIER OCCUPIED

Warsaw, May 22.

STOP PRESS ·

Naval Man On Murder Charge

When

It is now confirmed that Dr. H. G. Wyatt and Miss Buelah Glasby, of the British Baptist The action of the Czech Govern- Missionary Society, were killed ment in calling up army reservists has thrown the inhabitants of Teschener by a mobile Chinese unit in territory, just within the Czecho-

19-year-old seaman k Lanfeng Falls

North Shanshi.

Slovakian frontier, into a state of HMS. Dorsetshire, Edwin Moreland Shanghal, May 23.

The full story of the outrage profound consternation, according to Dwyer, appeared before Mr. R. Ed- Lanfeng, half way between Kal-

wards at the Central Mugistracy this. in official Polish atatement." discloses the great personal

The Czech frontler, it is declared morning on a charge of murder, Mr. key to Kwelteh, is on the verge of herolsm of Dr. Wyntt.

eng and Kwelteh, described us the

here, is strongly occupied by Czech G. S. Hugh Jones announced that he being recaptured, state Japanese A full attendance of Ministers was that Frederic Fourre, the French

It is emphasised that the Reich despatches from the front, following including besides Dr. Wyatt and this concentration of troops, the

The party of five missionaries, military patrols. In connection with was appearing for the defence.

At a police request, an adjown- present at the Cabinet meeting, missionary who was killed at Government fully realises that Great #combined drive southward from Miss Glasby. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Polish Government has instructed its ment of the case until next Monday

Changlo on April 22, met his Britain may range herself on the side the Yellow River, and a circular and a Chinese chauffeur, left Talyuan- Minister in Prague to ask the Czech was granted.

movement by a Japanese flying fu in n car. At a point 80 miles Government for the reason that has The charge arises out of the death It is understood that the general death under circumstances en-of France, who herself is bound by situation arising from the Czecho-tirely different from those given treaty obligations to defend Czecho- enlumn, which out-flanked Chinese north of Taiyuan a bullet fired from induced it to take this

of Lending Seaman Robert Dickinson, Slovakia, Stovakian problem is sill consider-

of Devonport, when the ship Omeinl quarters It is felt in diplomatic circles that troops in the Kweitch arco, and ap a hill smashed the chaffeur's wrist 1 ed, in London, to be critical us well in the Japanese version.

peared to be driving northerly 10 and the car was stopped, peaceful! 11

afemed the statement made by the travelling between Sydney wards Lanfeng. The Japanese account claims that while Germans desire

Dr. Wyatt leapt out and, tearing Polish Ambassador in London to the Cairns, on her return to Hongkong Fourre was killed during a house-solution and appreciate the British

are slowly More than 10,000 Chinese troops, the British flog from the roof of the effect that there is no truth in the from the NSW. sesqui-centenary It is pointed out that there have

to-house search for bandits by efforts in Prague, they

Including several officers have car, woved it at the attackers who, rumour about concentration of Polish celebrations. een u mass of asscrons and

Japanese losing confidence in the willingness

surrendered to the Japanese since] however, continued to pour In atroops along the Czecho-Slovakian ounter-denials regarding incidents Chinese militin-men and

of the Czech Government to "lake:

the Tall of suchow, Japanese heavy fre. In the frontiers and at relative pacification" agents.

positive measures to satisfy the Sude-

despatches aðð.

Dr. Wyatt, faced a furious fusilade Authoritative circles now cato- ten demands.-Reuter.

ran towards the gorically state that Japanese troops

state that of bullets as he Independent reports

London, May 22, . at Changlo forced Belr way into Paris Remains Calm

Chinese, trapped cast of suchow, attackers, waving the flag. This had Fourres' miasion school for girls.)

The Polish Embassy here has are continuing to fight in an effort to no effect whatever, the fire increasing and when Fourro attempted

Paris to-night in calm. It is felt drive their way through the Japanese instead of diminishing. Dr. Wyatt denied rumours of concentration of

troops un the Czecho everything possible has been cordon to their comrades cast of the then ran back to the car, shouting to Polish the head.

his companions to scalier and take Slovakian frontier. It also denied! done to prevent the crials inking a Tientsin-Pukow railway,

Although she must be trusted by both }

small numbers hayo shelter,

that Marshal Rydz-Smigly has left The latest version also alates that more serious turn. France has minde

the Polish-Czech Thare is therefore no dostro

frontier London to tako sides in the dis-the Japanese troops killed three it clear that she intends to fulßf her succeeded in griting through, the

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Chineso"nuns.--Rauter,

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as confused but the position appears

little quieter to-night,

mes allegations of troop movements which it In been regarding impossible for London to' precisely fix the truth,

as Itch, emphasised that Britain's

to

role is purely that of a peaco-maker protect his pupils, he was shot in

and If she is to be successful in her

Paris, May 28,

have re-

frontier-Trans-Ocean.

NO POLISH TROOPS

Miss Glasby was killed as she sat for

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(Further Stop Press News on Page 13.)

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