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BRITAIN PLANS NO DEMARCHE TO BERLIN

Preparing For Cabinet Parley

TUESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1988.

INSURGENT GERMAN

DRIVE SMASHED Loyalists Claim Railway

Cut

Madrid, Aug. 20. The Loyalists claim that their greatly augmented forces have cut the Madrid-Badajoz railway, break- Ing the backbone of the Insurgent drive on Almaden.

It is claimed that in a

two-day

OUTBURST ALHAMBRE

AGAINST

BRITAIN

London Accused Of Frustrating Herr Hitler

London, Aug, 29. Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador to Berlin,

Berlin, Aug. 29. Lord Halifax, Sir John Simon

Second thoughts on Sir John and Sir Robert Vansittart con-assault westward from Ciudad Real, Simon's speech have inspired an ferred at the Foreign Ofee this the Loyalists advanced eight miles, outburst of bitterness against capturing several important towns Great Britain such as has not morning,

They are now approaching the been seen in many months. They all met the Prime Minister, strategle Insurgent base at Castuern, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, at No. 10 140 miles south-west of Madrid and British policy is criticised Downing Street in the afternoon. claim to have completely broken the

I is considered certain that Sir Insurgent line in the Zargacapilla everywhere as being outwardly Nevile Henderson will remain in sector.

fair-spoken but ambiguous and London for to-inorrow's meeting of A strong force of Loylists is at the inwardly determined to frustrate Ministers, at which 20 will be pregates of Copanario, where sent, including the Ministerial heads divisions of

three Germany's just Insurgent troops who Reuter.

of the three defence departments, failed to retire in time are in danger

The reason for Sir Nevile lender- of encirclement. kon's summons to London is given amelally 119 to consult with Lord Halifax and the Premier".

It is not expected that any demarche will be made to Berlin at present. The stiliude of the British Govern- ment is stated to be one of hope that | all concerned will build as far as possible toward a peaceful solution of the crisis-Reuter,

CZECH CRISIS REVIEWED

London, Aug. 20.

WAD

Meanwhile, Insurgent headquarters: at Burgos claim to have repulsed the United Press. Loyalists with "numerous losses."-

EXCHANGE RATES

Aug. 25. .21.201

At to-day's Downing Street con- Athens ference, which

attended by {****

Milan Foreign Office experts, the Czecho-

Oslo, Slovakian crisis was reviewed as preliminary to to-morrow's mecting Amsterdam. Copenhagen Ministers.

of

It is expected that the Prime Stockholm. Minister will proceed to Balmoral Prague

Castle to-morrow night as

the Helsingfors.. Minister in attendance to His Majesty the King, and will remain there until Montreal the end of the week.-Reuter,

KEY MAN IN CRISIS

London, Aug. 20.

.

demands.-

PRAGUE 19 CALM

Prague, Aug. 20. No hint has been allowed to lealt out thus far in the lobbies or the press of any, decisions taken. But it is generally felt that matters of the gravest Import are being discussed behind the scenes.

Lord Runciman, Belilah mediator. Aug. 29. met the

President, Dr. Edouard 21.31 Benes, at the Presidential Palace 12.15 this evening, but as little known 173.21/64 170.21/01 of this talk as of the devils of the meetings between Lord Runciman 92 and Herr

Henlein, the 10.00 Sudeten leader, yesterday.

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· For the moment, Hongkong

Shanghai Henderson, the British Ambassador Bombay

to Berlin, is the key-man in the in-Yokohamu.. ternational situation.

Belgrade

Nom. Germa contemporaries.

Some

110 Bewspapers announce the Cabinet is Nom. meeting to-morrow to discuss new the 1s. 3d proposals for settlement with

Sudetens, No indication is given of hele nature, but there is little doubt of they are based on the system 210 cantons-Reuter,

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It is understood that the British Bucharest Government ordered his return lo Montevideo London Arstly to ask his personal Buenos Aires....18.07% opinion on the gigantle German army Rio de Janeiro,.2% manoeuvres, secondly, to ask who-Silver (Spot)....10%

the increasing manifestations of Silver (forward). 19 German Impatience regarding the War Loan.......102 18 Czech situation contained elements

-British Wireless.

of war or were purely bluff, backing diplomatic efforts to obtain as many concessions 113 possible. United Prese.

DIPLOMATS TO GO TO NUREMBERG

Berlin, Aug. 20, Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador, has provisionally accept-

. HITLER AT FRONTIER

Paris, Aug. 20.

Another scrics of coincidences ending drama to the European crisis 19 has occurred: 1024

BOY'S 16TH BROKEN

BONE

Herr Hitler inspected the Rhine forUfications at Kell, opposite Stras- bourg, while French troops massed on the Swiss frontier for manoeuvres, 115 miles southwards.

The International Bridge was closed immediately after Herr Hiller For the sixteenth time a boy on and eight Generals, travelling in cars, arrived for an met with an eight motor holiday at Brighton

Inspection of the defence works and, He is Dennis Roberts Wheatley, after an hour, disappeared in

direction of Offenbruge in the south, nited 11 of Coulenside he hastened When they left, the Bridge was re-

Reaching the to paddle, slipped and broke two opened.---United Press.

ed Herr Hitler's invitation to attend accident involving a broken bone. the coming Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg,

The American, French, Japanese, Argentine and Brazilian Ambassadors

will also be Herr Hitler's guests bones in his left leg. Reuter Special.

เ

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Pushed In Front Of Moving Lorry, Allegation

Surrey.

The ambulance arrived and Dennis was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital,

Here the broken bones were set, and after a short reat Dennis was

Dumped Coal

picked up by his father and taken in In Harbour

a car back to the beach,

Dennis is unusual both in regard

to the case with which he fractures bones and mends them.

Scooter Speeder Rebuked

Pixley, Cal.

As Police Approached

the

Appearing on remand before Mr.

K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon

A Chinese woman who was

Cited for doing 30 miles in a 20 Magistracy to-day two boatwomen killed in a traffic accident yes-mile an hour zone, Glen Gray, ser-named Chan Mui and Leung Shing terday is alleged to have been rebuked in justtee court here. Gray's coal. Chan was also fined $20 on vice station operatur, was severely were each Aned $150 on a charge of

possession of 625 lbs. unlawful pushed in front of a moving vehicle was a home made motor lorry by a man who has since scooter. been detained.

It is understood that serious

charges

may be preferred

against the man.

The woman, Yung Wai-ping,

20, died in Queen Mary Hospital

as a result of her injuries.

Canadians Smoking

More

Ottawa, Ont.

of

another charge of dumping to pre- vent a seizure and Leung was fined $10.

Another woman, Wong Mun, wus fined $12 for unlawful possession of 50 lbs. of coal.

Sergeant V. J. Mackenzle stated at

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