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TUESDAY, 號三十月九英港香

SEPTEMBER

13, 1938. 日十二月七閏

HITLER THROWS DOWN PREPARED TO DEFEND

66

'Choose Between Suicide or Murder

HT

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

COPYRIGHT

NUREMBERG, SEPT. 12. |ITLER FLUNG INTO THe MachinerY OF WORLD PEACE TO. NIGHT A WARNING THAT THE SUDETEN · GERMANS MUST DETERMINE THEIR OWn government AND IDEOLOGY PRE- SUMABLY EVENTUALLY THEIR CITIZENSHIP ALSO—AND SERVED NOTICE OF HIS INTENTION AND HIS READINESS TO PROTECT THEM AGAINST THE WORLD, EVEN IF IT SHOULD TAKE WAR TO FORCE CZECHO-SLOVAKIA TO HER KNEES.

Almost contemptuously Herr Hitler put it up to President Benes whether he will risk having Prague's head snipped off by the jaws of the encircling Reich, and its cities attacked by an air force claimed to be the strongest in the world, in order to save his country through the actions of statesmen whose treaties Germany has long since disclaimed.

Hitler spoke almost calmly in contrast to the gymnastics of his right-hand man, General Goering, whose speech on Saturday is considered to have failed, as one foreign diplomat put it.

Herr Iller

NEW

or

"President Benes must choose between suicide probable murder,”—suicide if the Sudetens are permitted to set up a state within the State, which would surely tear the structure of Czecho-Slovakia; murder if he stands firm and the Western Powers do not take up the German challenge.

open.

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GAUNTLET: SUDETENS

Chinese Retire To Stronger Positions

HANKOW, SEPT. 13.

HINESE DESPATCHES ADMIT THAT THE CHINESE FORCES WERE

NORTH-EAST OF TEHAN, OWING TO AERIAL AND ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENTS.

CHINESE THAT THE FORCES WERE

The Chinese state they have withdrawn to new positions south-west of Fukingshan.

A Japanese detachment which advanced westward from Hushih along the highway towards. Huangchuan (Kwangchow) is reported to be engaged by the Chinese forces.

Although the Kwangtsi battle on the north bank of the Yangtse is still aging the crucial stage in the present engagement was over when the Japanese forces "turned back on September 8."

S. CHINA AIR RAIDS

and

...

Japanese

Occupy

On that day, it is said here,; the Japasese forces pushed bei yond Kwangtsi and reached; Chailing, but at that spot were: met

the Shantung by Kwangsi defenders who, realis-¦ ing that once they had crossed Chailing the Japanese would be able to use mechanised units! for their push along the high- way westward vin Kishui anl ulong the north bank of Yangtse towards Hankow, drove back the invaders after a bitter

Canton, Sept. 13. battle which lasted all day. Weichow island, in the Gulf Concerning the fate of Kwangts of Kwangsi, has been occupied

now

the Island

Canton, Sept. 13. The first raid in three months Observers here noted that the Germany's duty to defend the Sade-43 schouls and two churches in Can-on the Sunning Railway occur Fuchrer left his future tactics tens, hugh he did not indicate the ton have bern bombed by Japan-red yesterday and the repair Chinese sources here declare that it by the Japanese. The island ese airmen in the past twelve shop at Kungyik was blown up. is city of the dead, belonging to lies south of Pakhoi and north

The turn-table at Taushan was also either the Japanese nor the Chinese of Hainan It is considered that his declara- | months,

On Sunday afternoon two tion for self-determination is Im-

Of the bombed schools seven bombed but no damage was caused.wangts, contrary to press reports, primary the missiles falling into the aur said to have no city wall and Is possible of being carried into effect middle schools and six

mass of ruins as a result of Japanese warships and transport by means of a plebiscite.

schools were founded by foreign rounding farmland.

on their way to Namkong, on the the Japanese borgbing and artillery appeared near the island, and at Herr Hitler lengthily outlined in organisations and are

4 n.m. on Monday a plane flew his speech the strength of the Ger- ducted by foreign interests.

Kowloon highway, a squadron of 15 re

The opposing forces are said to be planes bombed the road, killing facing each other in the hills around over the island and dropped and linked this) man fortilleations.

addition to the French farmers and machine-gunning

Kwangtsi. Since all the villages in flares which seemed to be the comment to his forthright declara-

Church Protestant others who were working in the the vicinity of the battlefield have signal for an intensive bombard- tion that the oppression of the Sude-Catholic

church in Karongtai “”“Rond

the ment. destroyed by bombing ten Germans must cease.

Chinese troops at the front find food bambed.

Severni hundred Japanese marines many subsisting

011 then landed, driving the Chinese milla inland after a brief resistance. Chinese military

spokesman

As usual they will be dictated by circumstances. One door is shut-Herr Hitler in the opinion of all foreigners who heard him is committed to complete a solution of the Suleten problem at an early date.

-No Germans here have any doubt but that the eventual solution will be an Anschluss, whether or not it is preceded by Czech concessions which i give the Sudctens the autonomy they

demand.

Some Germans feel that even now the matter has gone beyond the auto- nomy stage.

Hitler in his speech did not make threats but merely laid emphasis on

Hitler Stopped Just Short of Ultimatum

Berlin, Sept. 12.

In Berlin it is felt that Herr Hitler's speech went as far as possible without actually delivering an ultimatum. It is not yet apparent what measures Herr Hitler will adopt if he thinks the Prague negotiations are not proceed ing satisfactorily, however, it is interpreted as a clear reply that the Nazis intend to rectify the alleged wrongs of the Sudetens, despite the British and French diplomatic,

intervention.

Referring

of to his intention safeguarding German interesis null circumstances Herr Hitler declared that "we made the Anglo-German naval treaty, not because we could not bullet more ships but because our de- sirt I never to cross swords. with England again.

"Depriving people of their rights must cease. German self-restraint is taken by some as a sign of weakness.

TAMMANY

LEADER GAINS

We want to correct that mistake DISMISSAL

and statesmen must understand that.

if England and France safeguard their interests throughout the world Germany also wants to safeguard her}

declared,

con-

was

12

been

melons.

reda Belds.

The Skektaan bridge had another lucky escape in the bombardment Ch from the air, four missiles throwingry scarce.

The up water-spouts in the river. squadron then departed for the coast. chimed that about 2,000 Japanese The Japanese now control the entire

A dawn raid was carried out at are at present surrounded in the coast of the island,

Scores of houses, including the vicinity of Kwangtsl. The Chinese, French Cathedral, Cheungnuktau but the objective of

were damngect the bombers, the depot,

he said, are holding positions in the and a

a Chinese

owned steamer was scathed.

bills north and west of the town. sunks during the bombardment Two villagers were killed when The are

area to the south is at present

Chinese reports state that the the planes swuoped down and tried flooded.

Japanese killed many civilians and Chinese deinchments 600

looted many buildings. Lackaling ne-gun fire.-Our Own Cor-holding Shuanchenyl on the highway between Kwangtsi and Hwangmel.

the Cathedral.-United Press. The Japanese at Hwangmei are des- 30 Junks Burned perately fighting their way westword in an attempt to relieve the Japanese column surrounded near Kwangtsi.

strate the

Δ.Α. crews

with i

Planes Active

Nanking, Sept. 13.

offensive by the

nluo

Foochow, Sept. 13. More than 30 Chinese junks off the Fukien coast have been pilloged and burned by Japanese marines in the Furious Yangtze Battle past few days.

The crew were killed, either by Hankow, Sept. 13.

machine-gun fire of hand-grenades. The fury of attacks and counterTheir corpses were thrown into the attacks dominates both banks of the Yangtze River.

Ou the south bank

Rca.

grim

Over Swatow New York, Sept. 13.. |

Swatow, Spet. 13. For the first time in seven weeks Judge Pecora, with "great

Japanese bombers visited-Reuter. interests in all circumstances, Hitler regret," declared a mis-trial in nine

Swatow this morning. They few the James J. Hines case, the over the city at 7.35 am. but did Herr Hiller accused the Czechs of objection taken by the defence not drop any bombs.-Reuter, dishonesty to the Sudetens, referring being that the District Attorney, to the Municipal elections. He said that the Czechs planned to intimi- Mr. Thomas E. Dewey, had on date the Sudetens by massing troops Saturday been asking witnesses

On September 10, a unit of Japan- nilacked a village in because they said that the Germans questions purporting to indicate Heralding the had mobilised. But this, said Herr that, Hines was mixed up in the Japanese land forces, Japanese Army struggle between the Chinese and ese marines Hitler, was untrue, #te slated

planes yesterday morning corried out Japanese at Hsikuting, to the west of Lienkong, north-east of here, but the Czech mobilisation had resulted poultry racket, whereas Hines intense bombing atacks on Shang- Singize on the weat shore of Poyang wus repulsed by Chinese defenders.

with extreme-Central News. violence. Since 30 miles south-west of Kushi, an

Sunday 'night repeated onstoughts faunched by the strengthened, and fortingations being was charged only on the lottery cheng, important Chinese town, about Ling

The questions were deemed Army communique stated. cured, ure being built in the west prejudicial.

The bombardiment continued for Japanese Infantry, artillery and atr two and a half hours from 10 o'clock forces in co-ordination have been Hines, the "Tammy" boss who is in the morning. Heavy anti-aircraft repulsed by the Chinese.

of bribery fire #rected

the Japanese raiders,

The situation was most critical

communique sald. against ses, the

the German alr

built. Gigantie fortifications, he de-

and will be ready before the winter. Thunderingly demanding the right

to

defled

fled Anglo-French action to halt

or

his

question.

continues

and illegal gambling While Herr Hitler did not exclude the implication of self-determination, Herr Hitler facing thirteen charges operations, concretely, the key passages are nevertheless considered swerve his decision. He said that said Inter that it was a "bad break, who, nevertheless, suffered no los- yesterday morning when the Japan-

war in his speech, or fail to state his political demands to mean that he desires an Anschluss. rather than aut- onomy for the Sudetens.-United Press,

п

are

De

Chinese

"There was no evidence

In feld headquarters patience would not continue

con much longer while the Germans in me and I would never have been Shangcheng was claimed to have

he added. Attorney convicted," Czecho-Slovakia are oppressed.

"God did not create seven und indiented that the retrial may awaiijazine and buildings in barracks and wey is obviously depressed and it is been smashed, while a powder mag- fother catablishments were bombed balt

a million Czechs to maltreat three

the election,--

{and exploded. and a half million Germans, and if the conclusion of of their na

United Preus. the. Sudetens are bloodily beaten be-

Other units of the Army air forces, assisting the land forces operating on the south bank of the Yongize, cause they wear socks disliked by

bombed the Chinese positions west of Julchang and near Sikuling,

[nallons whose governments Nuremberg, Sept. 12, Herr Hitler's speech here to-backed by 00 per cent.

peoples, elsewhere the democracies day was preluded by an elaborate are fooling the public by financial

and other means. ceremonial.

Detachments of uniformed organ- isa bering dings marched to the Congress Hall, where the Fuehrer started his speech at 7.15 p.m.

He opened with a long and some- what dull review of the Nazi Party's history since 1923.

"At the same time they have no hesitation in bringing the natives to reason with bombs. They stand for equality but refuse 75 million people the moal primitive rights.

ed

Irrevelant, Question the Czechs, the democracies may be indifferent, but I can tell the démo- The question which brought about

(Continued on Page 4.)

(Continued on Page D.) cracles were not indifferent, and the necessity for a re-trial was put

Newspapers Comment On Hitler Speech

"We could not get back our colonies because the natives could not be asked. Without asking the Alluding to the events which led up opinion of the natives they subjugat- to the Austrian Anschluss, Herr

the continents, and they expect Hitler said that in the world to-day Germany, where 140 persons are those events were being aepeated squeezed into every square kilometre, and the enemies of to-day wore the to keep her Jews whereas the Powers the with only a few persons to same as they were then.

kilometre do not want them.

Herr Hitler's speech has left the world in doubt speak of morals. I would rather be

who cannot regarding his intentions. This is the general view held by the insulted by some one democrats are working hand-in-hand rob me than by robbed by someone morning papers, most of which anticipate a period of.con-

who praises me. mengiriya lihat simply Retry's are being insulted, but we are tinued anxiety regarding the peace of Europe.

que ahora de Xay perth MANDERE (Continued on Pard ()minati

urday we are faced with a squaro in not offer to help but

united-front of Bolshevista democrats," he declared,

In the International world

and

London, Sept. 13.

tween Singize and Tehan.

Kwangsi Raids

points

ose, allegedly using large qualtitles (Continued on Page 9.)

CHEFOO NO LONGER FREE PORT

Peiping, Sept. 13.

STOP PRESS

BERLIN WARNING

Berlin, Sept. 13. This morning's edition of the Government organ Essen Notional Zeitung says:

and

"The leadership of Germany and also the entire nation are prepared have pledged their word to take The Japanese Naval authori-arms if necessary to aid the 3,500,000 this ties on Sunday took over the Sudetens,

authority of the Chefoo Harbour

Canton, Sept. 13. A total of 31 Japanese planes | bombed

In Kwangsi morning.

"The German nation demands that The first batch of nine planes came

the Sudetens be given their dua from Amoy and raided the Canton-Commission, which was an In-right, of self-determination." Hankow railway at J'akong, Ling-ternationally appointed official konghao and Yintak before entering body responsible for the harbour here as an outright warning of war. Kwangal

This announcement la interpreted

It is attributed to Vice Chancellor The remaining 22 planes new control and development.

After the Japanese directly to Kwangst from Tongkawan. Sunday the Commission,

decision on Goering,-United Preas,

which is United Press.

composed of a majority of Japanese German Church Destroyed nominees, dissolved itself,

Nanyang, Sept. 12. This move ends the freedom of A German Catholic Church. and the only remaining open port in hospital at Sinyang, on the North China with the exception of A) (Continued on Page 03 Chinwängtad.--Reuters

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