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一拜禮 號九十月八英港香

MONDAY,

AUGUST

29, 1938. 日五初月七街

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DUN LOP

SO YEARS OF GROWI

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyra with 2,000 Teeth

WARNS EUROPE ON BRINK OF WAR

RUNCIMAN URGES Japanese Drive on Matow Thwarted

SUDETEN CHIEF TO MAKE PEACE

British Mediator Striving To

Pacify Rival

Factions

BRITAIN FACES NECESSITY OF

PREPARING FOR SUDDEN WAR

Prague, Aug. 29. It is revealed that Lord Runciman has warned the Sudeten leader, Konrad Henlein, that Europe is on the brink of war.

Herr

Herr Henlein has been advised by Lord Runciman that he should immediately agree to Prague's concessions in order to preserve peace.

At a meeting held on Sunday at a chateau near the German frontier, Lord Runciman warned Herr Henlein that it was necessary for the Sudetens to accept the concessions offered by the Czech Government, no matter how grave their doubts

were.

Fresh fears have been aroused by a speech at Berhopetival by Herr Kari Frank, the Sudeten deputy.

"There have recently been important discussions," he declared. "We have decided that we cannot relinquish any of the rights which God has given us, and we will struggle with all the will in our power to attain our goal.”-Ünited Press. MAY FACE WAR DECISION SOON

London, Aug. 29.

It is learned that the British Ambassador to Berlin, Sir Neville Henderson, arrived in London by aeroplane in secret on Saturday. His arrival was kept secret even from the airport officials.

Last night it was announced that Sir Neville and key members of the Cabinet would attend a meeting called by the Prime Minister on Tuesday.

It is understood this meeting will discuss the question of preparing the fighting forces of Britain against any emergency, well as planning new diplomatic moves.

It is believed the Tuesday session indicates Britain is preparing to bluntly and directly warn Herr Adolf Hitler against precipitating war in Europe.

Apparently Sir John Simon's speech on Saturday was merely a preface to Britain's course. It may be

necessary for Britain to decide to throw her full

diplomatic and military strength into the scale of the present major crisis and she may have to decide to face war within ten days.

The Foreign Omo has indicated that it is dissatisfied with the result of the polite reminders to Herr Hitler not to bring pressure to bear on Crecho-Slovakia, and there is some speculation as to whether Sir Neville Henderson will return to Berlin carrying a strong message.

Apprehension Heightened

has been British apprehension heightened by the fact that nearly 1,300,000 Germans will be on a į ar- the time footing by, September 5, date on which the Nazi Congress at Nuremberg will be convened.

Developments contributing to the bellef that a peace or war show-down is imminent are:

un

8 INJURED

as

BRITISH, AMERICAN DIPLOMATS RECALLED

Leave Borlin' In Hour Of Crisis

ACT OF FAITH-British ovicu- ation of the Cork Harbour forts in Ireland indicated implicit

the Irish faith in

people, European ob- according to servers, and was a British ges- ture to win Irish friendship. Above, with uplifted hånd, Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera arrives at Spike Island to hoist the flag of Eire over the har- bour garrison.. Modern fences are planned.

MINES BURST CLOSE TO MONOCACY

Japanese Refuse U.S. Gunboat Permission To Shift Position

Blockade May Be Broken

de-

FATEFUL BRITISH CABINET SESSION LIKELY TO-MORROW

London, Aug. 28.

THREE COLUMNS

CHECKED

Chinese Outnumber Invaders, Despite Massing Of Power

Nanchang, Aug. 29.

All attempts by the Japan- ese forces to break through the Chinese defences north- west of Juichang and blast their way towards Matow on the Yangtse bank, op- posite Wusuch, ended in failure yesterday.

Heavy fighting continued to rage yesterday morning and ufternoon as three columns fought north-west of Julchang, one along the river bank, the other on

The Juichong-Motow and Julchang-Yangsing highway. and the third along the Juichang- Wuning highway.

The tactics of the Japanese seem to be to storm along the highwaya leading from Juichang to Yangsing and Matow, forcing the defenders to

retreat westward, and thus cutting

л

a way to Matow. But repeated sel- attackers at Candles Point, Tashan-

past few days.

A meeting of Ministers which the Prime Minister is summoning at No. 10, Downing Streetbacks have been administered to the on Tuesday morning, it is understood, will consider the latest development in the Czech- Sudeten dispute.

The meeting may decide whether any further diplomatic moves in Prague and Berlin will prove useful, and also whether any precau- tionary measures shoud be taken in England.

shan and Langklungshan during the

the

Both sides have been massing

these districts, with in Chinese greatly outnumbering the Japanese. The invading army

has

found great difficulty in transporting supples and provisions along the

narrow footpaths of the hilly regions and over the waterways.-Central

'News..

It seems probable that unless the position improves the full Cabinet will meet early in STOP PRESS September.

When Mr. Neville Chamberlain returns to

London to-morrow he will see the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, who is returning from Yorkshire. The Premier will also discuss the situation with other members of the Cabinet.

Shanghai, Aug. 29. It is learned that the Japan- ese naval authorities are refus-

By Tuesday the ing permission for the U.S.S.

Office Monocacy to either return to Foreign

have ro- Kiukiang or proceed down-river will

ceived the official to Wuhu,

Klukiang and Kulang.

Sk John

Aboard the Monocacy are reactions of many American refugees from Europe's capitals

They to boarded the American gunboat Simon's speech, and there may shortly before Kiukiang fell to

then bo some in- dication whether

shortly befor

The commander of the Monocacy the Sudetens are has refused a Japanese ofter of food likely to adopt a and fuel on

the grounds that

conciliatory

unde in their

American warship has the right to

navigate the Yangtse River.

reply 10 Dr. The gunboat has sumelent food to Milan Hodza on last a fortnight and enough fuel for behalf

of the which

meet with

Prime Minister a week. Six hundred tons of coal, Czechs, belonging to the U.S. naval authori official quarters

are ashore at Kiukiang, but the in London hope will

naval authorities are pre-constructive response. Reuter. Japanese

from thes

venting the USS, Monocacy

Calls on Runciman

Prague, Aug. 28.

London, Aug. 28. Sir Neville Henderson,

has been recalled to London for consultation.

AS TENSION British Ambassador in Berlin, obtaining this fuck procvesting

LEADS TO COLLISION

Henlein Allegedly Insulted

Prague,

and fr

U.8.8. Oahu is up-stream to Waha from

Nanking

BOMBERS RUSH TO RESCUE

that The National Zeitung says Berlin read the part of Sir John Simon's speech referring to the possi bility of war and its effects with

Hankow, Aug. 20. The air vait

alarm sounded In special annoyance. "It should have been evident to Sir John Simon that Hankow at 7.30 a.m. to-day but the It is useless to direct such threats all clear signal was given at 9.50 am. to the wrong address, or has Britain It is reported that points along the already made up her mind about north bank of the Yangise, includ- 30 future development, and relinquishing Hwangpel, were bombed by ed the idea of changing Prague's Japanese aircraft.-United Press, policy?"-Reuter.

Newspaper's Suspension Protested

+

This is taken to indicate that the Chinese forces, counter-attacking in this area, are pressing close to

are already Hwangpel. They ported to have taken Susung. DECREASE IN CHOLERA

There was an encouraging decrease In the number of now, cholera 'cases, In Hongkong during the week-end, the past 48 hours producing only one fresh notification.

However, there were six additional cases of dysentery, making the total new cases of

He arrived in London to-day { from Washington regarding its re-Konrad Henleln, the Sudeien leader, the New China Daily News, opica 633, na well as two

and will meat Lord Halifax ported intentionhangt.

the

the

NINE BOMBERS

RAID HANKOW RAILWAY TOWN

Canton, Aug. 28. Five hundred Canton readers of At Lord Runciman's request, Herr

of the Chinese Communist la now awaiting final instructions

tour of the organ break the Japan-has interrupted is

Sudeten district to call at the local party published in Hankow, which diphtheria and three of enterie fever. to-morrow.

one blockade of the

were ing its protest against the dissolution mines castlo where Lord Runciman and the was suspended for two days follow- It is learned that

of three left-wing youth organisa- The British Ambassador's return

tions by the government, yesterday mine week-end guests--Reuter.

with after Japanese from Berlin is not interpreted in exploded near the Monocacy only 10 British Minister to Progúo

demonstrated their symppihy Berlin Press Angered authoritative quarters in London as minutes

newspaper and

banned for sweepers had abandoned operations an indication of sudden cause

Berlin, Aug. 28. alarm over the Czecho-Slovakian near the American gunboat

at Sie organizations.

Nine Japanese heavy bombers situation.

One of the mines exploded near!

Bri-

wore Among the many speakers

the Canton- policy"

mon and ralded Shiukwan on writers, artists, military tain's "positive peace

municipal officials, Hankow railway at 10.48 am. to-day, voiced by the whole Gorman press, provincial and Henderson will have the boat, however, was not damaged.

mainly on the grounds that it did members of the Kuomintang and the according to the local Chinore Even- the not do justice to the Sudeten cause Communist party, who declared that ing Port. More than forty bomba

In Central Is authoritatively stated that Monocacy attempted to detonate the and made it clear that Britain could freedom of the press and of organise were dropped on the city and the conduct of the war and that any elvillans and demolishing more than renew negotiations

Europe.

attempt to limit, Uile freedom war twenty houses. Gethany's rejection of

whatever happens in C The Voeliciacher Beobachter des the work of elements seeking to im dimon speech pits the declared: "Certain matters een open

cribes the speach as ambiguous and dermine the national united front. A Commander Copland Fimmediately unfortunate and conallers that it will be

Come and pestested have solar to haste vald After finding petition to the Dersonally y to Une Fapanese Consulate Chamboriain's apeech on March 24 Wuhan garrison headquariars the by stiffenis h-resistance, and meeting pledged its loyalty to the Kháp thưgehost may have was in Government and the Generalsalmö

Prent

Lord Runca, Aug. 28. The German afflude to the problem the unboat, badly shaving her and Extreme disappointment ng 351- scheduled conference between Lord Prague at 10 p.m.

opportunity to-morrow of informing Failed To Explode Runciman and Herr: Henlein, which view with Herr Konrad Henlein Lord Halifax of the reception mecard- est by Berlin to Sir John Simon's in efort by Lord Runciman to induce occupied two hours,

Firstly, the surprise and

is presumed to have been called in

His inter-

Neville

Herr Henlein's deputy, Herr speech.

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