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WHITEAWAY'S

SITUATION

COMPLETE

BREAKDOWN

OF PARLEYS

Britain Weakening, Germany Believes

NUREMBERG, SEPT. 8.

IT IS RELIABLY LEARNED THAT HERR HITLER HAS ADVISED HERR HENLEIN TO EXACT THE FULLEST MEASURE OF CON- CESSIONS, SINCE “BRITAIN'S SUPPORT IS WAVERING."

Some quarters here believe that Herr Hitler meant that Britain would refuse to fight in the event of a German invasion of Czecho-Slovakia; others believe Hitler referred to Britain's "disappointment" at the extent of Prague's concessions.

Prague, Sept. 8..

The Sudeten Party announces that the negotiations broken off in view of the incidents at. Machrisch-Ostrau

will not be resumed until a full investigation is carried out PALESTINE

and those responsible punished.-Trans-Ocean.

Regardless of the full import of Herr Henlein's and Herr SITUATION

Hitler's conference, and optimism has been abruptly dispelled due to the reports of "terrorism”, and Germany's condemnation

of the new proposals as "utterly insufficient."

Following his conference with Herr Henlein, Herr Hitler

WORSENS

appeared at the foreign diplomats' reception but avoided any Unprecedented Violence

reference to international affairs or the Czech problems in his ninety minutes' talk.-United Press.

BELGIUM MANNING FRONTIER

Tank Traps And Land

Mines Are Set

Paris, Sept. 8.

It is learned that Belgium has already taken military precau- tions and "security measures' which are co-ordinated with the French Maginot Line, and will bring the fortifications along the German frontier to full defence strength.

SITUATION DELICATE

London, Sept. 8. An abstract of the new proposals which were handed in at Prague to-

ZA,

day by the Prime Minister, Dr. Hod- to Herr Kundt, is in the posses- sion of the Foreign Office, and so far as an examination of this sum-

mary enables judgment to be formed, the view in British omelat circles is that they represent a basis upon

which is hoped negotiations will

be continued.

In Organised Riots

Jerusalem, Sept. 8.

A renewed outbreak of dis- orders in Palestine assumed un- precedented proportions yester-¡ day.

Arab irregulars RTE now organised into fighting forma- tions and are giving each day a new testimony of their growing strength.

One of their latest coups was the blacking out of the town of Haifa. The Arab coinmand gave the order on Tuesday and promptly at 9 p.m. yesterday it was carried out by the

population in

in all parts of the town.

The "blackout" facilitated the shoot-

that followed.

Ꮳ

It is appreciated here, how- ever, that the situation remains uncertain and very delicate until It becomes clear that Herr Hen- lein's Party has accepted the

new basis-British Wireless.

Prague, Sept. 0. Jaifa likewise experienced a re- Premier Hodza has handed to the crudescence of disorders and shoot- Kundt ing. Following a raid upon the main Sudeten leader, Herr Ernst

Arab Czecho-Slovakia's "last word",on the police station, in which the minority problem, accompanied by

Ruerilla fighters Bucereded in getting an explanatory note.

possession of two cases of ammuni- tion, a number of armed persons the city council. They ordered the to put up their hands, search- ed all cupboards and drawers, and then made off with all money they

emanate National

The Belgian Government 1183 Premier Hodza's "last word," It is forced their way into the offices of brought fresh effectives to the eastern authoritatively learned, contains a frontier, forts and has raised their

which will number and capacity, moved up all new concession the necessary artillery munitions and pletely, grant many of the Sudeten

and demands.

completed a system of tank traps, Iaid mines under all fortifications and bridges and tunnels in forced evacuation.

com-

officials

It settles two of the outstanding had discovered.

of points disputed by the Sudetens and casc

Government members state that the

It is stated that the steps already taken by the Belgians might be con- sidered as preliminary to mobilisa- (Continued.on Page 4.1

Leaflets.

purposing

to

DELICATE-OFFICIAL

"SLEEP ROBBERS" of

the

Chinese guerilla forces, the mur- derous machine gunners who make

the life of Japanese garrisons in "Black-Out' Precautions

the occupied area a misery. They creep up to the outskirts of an occupied village during the night and establish themselves behind hastily built-up mounds of dirt until dawn, when the bewildered

surrounded

to find themselves

Two Stories:

by

Two Reporters

A remand of 48 hours to en- able the Police to locale the owner of the radiator cap was granted to Sergeant W. Campbell

at by Mr. H. R. Butters

La Central Magistracy this morning, when a man named Tso Ming- kel,

26, was charged with the unlawful possession of a radiator

Street West,

сар

Main at Shaukiwan

When arrested by a Chinese detective, defendant had that the cap

WA

said

plcked

пр

near the bathing sheds.

Mr. A Dransfield, of 20, Broad- wood Road, has reported to the radiator Police the loss of the cap from his

3001 while parked outside his residence yesterday,

car

remaining point is aireddy at least | Government," and containing an ex- AMERICA'S

four-fifths granted.

The Sudeten Party, however, an-,

(Continued on Page 4.)

British Labour Demands Support For Czechs

London, Sept. 7. A joint meeting of the General Council of the Trades

Union Congress, the National Executive of the Labour

Party and the Executive of the Parliamentary Labour Party, held at Blackpool to-day, has issued a Manifesto demanding the immediate summoning of Parliament to consider the international situation.

from "the Provisional

hortation to tight against the Mandato troops, were distributed in Jalta yesterday. Some of the leaflets were posted up on the walls and doors of

Mosques

The authorities have placed the town once more under Martial Law. All shops closed at 6 pm, and no civilians are allowed to appear on the streets after 8 p.m. All Rights have to be put out by 9 pm., while (Continued on Page 4)

BORROWING. RECORD

Astronomical Amount To Be Raised.

Washington, Sept. 8.

For Hongkong To-Night

The "precautionary period" for the Colony's surprise air raid black-out will terminate at 8.30 p.m. to-day.

At any time from that hour until 8.30 p.m. on Sunday the "air-raid" warning may be sounded, and the public are asked to co-operate to the fullest extent with the authori- ties in making the subsequent black-out a success.

The "air raid warning" signals') == which for the purpose of this oxercise will be used at any time during the 72 hours "air raid

2,000 DIE

warning period are as follows: IN AUGUST

the

to prior 1-Immediately exercise search lights will sweep the aky for a period of five minutes, and ut the end of this time will concen- trate their beams over the centre of

AIR RAIDS

the harbour for a period of ten UNHAPPY KINGSHAN

seconds.

2.-Over a period of one minute the brilliancy of all public and private electric lighting will be alternatively reduced and increased.

WIPED OUT

Peiping, Sept. 8. Reliable foreign reports atate

3-Aeroplanes fitted with electric that in the course of air raids on

Chinese Forces DriveOn Hsuchow

Hwaiyin, Kiangsu,

Sept. 8.

Crack Chinese units which commenced their counter-offensive on Hsu- chow, important junction on the Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghai Railway in north Kiangsu, have now reached a point only three miles from the city, where fight- ing is now in progress.

The railway track near Mout- sun, seven miles north of Hau- chow, has been damaged by the Chinese, rendering Japanese communications difficult.

Meanwhile, it is learned that fighting between the Chinese and Japanese forces has been raging around Tangshan, about 50 miles west of Hsuchow on the Lunghai Railway, in

the past few days.

With the railway track cast and west of Tangshan damaged. by the Chinese the Japanese in Tangshan are said to be in a precarious position. Central Newa.

TERROR AT TEHAN

By "Reuters" Special Correspondent On the Yangise Front South Yangtse Front, Sept. 8.

I have just returned to Nanchang from a hurried visit to Teban, where I witnessed the Chinese retreat from. Mahweiling.

It was an unforgettable sight, re- miniscent of what must have been witnessed at the retreat from Mons at the beginning of the Great War.

I found the main road leading to Tehpn from the north packed with (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

strens will my over Hongkong and Kingshan last August over 2,000 NANCHANG

Kowloon respectively-weather per- civillans were killed through miting.

bombing and machine-gunning 4.All ships with steam up are by Japanese planes. requested to sound their alrens for

a period of one minute.

INVASION. situation, REPORTED

The Catholic Bishop, who is

the are re-investigating 5. All private factories quested to sound their hooters for a states that there is not one house in the town undamaged, though, period of one minute.

-An announcement immediately he emphasises, there is a com- prior to the "blackout" will be made plete lack of military objectives over the wireless.

that

suffered

Captains and owners of factories of any sort. He stated pre requested to co-operate by issuing every family in town

effect that the losses. Instructions to the

Bounding of ships' sirens, etc. and Missionaries from neighbour- factory hooters should commence

the raid warning" is either seen or heard wounded-United, Press.

"airing districts are helping the automatically as soon as by any of the methods above.

Indicated

Desertions To Guerillas No signal will be given to indicate

Pelping, Sept. 8. Compared with the experts' the termination of the exercise, but

Indicating a determined effort to estimate of $500,000,000, Mr. It will automatically cease 45 minutes

after the sounding of the "air raid deal with the guerilla problem in

Rumania Joins Henry Morgenthau, Secretary warning signal. All lights may North China in order to allow the In Racial

nasist in the offensive against Han- kow, a Japanese army transport fanded reinforcements at Tangku to

of the Treasury, announced to-then be switched on, and normal con- Japanese forces in North China to day that during September heditions.rocured. would borrow in the open market [* 700 million dollars, amounting to

War On Jews "about a third of the new money H. K. GERMANS

Bucharest, Sept. 8.

the Treasury expects to borrow in the coming fiscal year."

bo

about

day.

Canton, Sept. 8.

An unconfirmed report re-

ceived here this afternoon states that the Japanese, launching a surprise Banking movement via Lake Poyang, have entered Nanchang, the strategically important city of 500,000 people.

Nanchang is 45 miles south

of the present battle-front at the foot of the Lushan Mountains...

The number of troops is being kept secret but it is believed to be at least

If the report is correct, the a division, since it is commanded by STILL HELD a Lieut-General.

Chinese are faced with a The Japanese spokesman has on- We were informed by the Germannounced, also, thint further troops are major disaster, as their en- though the four local Germans who they are young and Consulate this morning that al- coming to North China, adding ne tire army operating south of

new

outflanked.

The Labour manifesto declares, Slovakia it would brand itself as a that the entire world stands on the traitor to humanity, since every con- It is learned that in an enactment The move is not explained except brink of war, and an appalling and sideration of democracy forbids the

which has not yet been made public, that the money is for recovery pur- Irreparable dtauster threatens the dismemberment of Czecho-Slovakia no Jew will be allowed to cross the pose not predleted by what amount foundation of civilization owing to by the subjection of the Sudeten Rumanian frontier after Thursday. It in the unrestrained display of violence arens to Nazi Government

la stated that, although the Ru-the working and force by aggressor states.

British Labour, says the manifesto, manian Covertime, recently revers-creased, but it is believed the new were arrested in Chinese, territory troops from Japan, Some have al- the Yangtee River has been Manifesto demands that the emphatically repudiates the right of ed its anti-Semitic policy take 2,300 million dollars, compared we have not yet been released, the case destinations are probably cast Hopel

it now borrowing will bring it to #Spanish Government's right to pure the British, or any other Govern- finds itself compelled again to

Is not regarded as being serious by where guerilla forces are stoodily

tending (Chase sems for its defence should be ment, to use" diplomatic force

about 1,830 million dollars at present, the Chinese authorities,

their influenco action against the Jewish menace. ОТ

and the restored, and that the

include a duo the French

The other pressure to compel the accep- fron-

Obligations falling

aren they control, *** closing of the frontier Is should

humiliation;

Guerilia numbers kuch tance of

to- The German Consul in Canton In- the

Public Works

have been in- designed to prevent a further indux heavy

orks programme, to- 11 declares

Czecho- British Government must leave no of Jews into the country, Jews re-gether with 158 million dollars and formed the Hongkong Consulate last creasing owing to desertions Clovernment has made a doubt in the mind of the German siding in the country will be refused interest on 17 million notes which are night that the four men will be re- the Japanese trained Chinese Peace atserous offer 15 satisfy the fullest Glovemment that it will unite with permission to leave following dis- cashable in mid-September,

leased as soon as their Aims have Preservation Corps. *sanirations of ita, nationalities, and the French and Soviet Governments coveries that several attempts to The borrowing will have the effect been developed and the Chinese Au The railway between Chinwingtao

Could the German - Government, to resist any attack on Czecho

to the and Shanhalkwon has been frequent- smuggle out foreign currency have of creating a borrowing record of thorities are salafiled as pite Lin, maka War on Carcho- Slovakia. Router

been riideas rana"Ocean,

38,800 million dollars; United Press, nature of the pletures,

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