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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1998.

NEW PROTEST AT TEXT OF

Emergency Cabinet BAN ON PAPER SUDETEN

Meeting In London

Impossible Demands Made By Sudetens: Ultimatum Rejected

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Telegraphic Messages, 1894. Copyright by United Presa. Reerived September 14, 8.30 a.m.; pubitalis ed Sept. 14, 10 a.m.)

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Peiping. Sept. 14.

Upon receipt of the Japanere feply to the British protest regarding the barming from the mails of the Peiping and Tientsin Times, British owned newspaper published In Tientsin, the British Embassy has renewed its pro

jest.

The Japanese reply to the original protest said that a copy of the news paper could be delivered to the British Embassy only.

It is learned that the Japanese military authorities ordered the bat on the British newspaper because of alleged subversive propaganda.

Reuter.

banded to the mayor and municipal councillors in those districts, the civil officials being responsible for the maintenance of order. The gendarmerie and all other organs are to be reduced to normal dimensions

fined to barracks and kept removed

'HE CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN HANDED And carry out their normal duties.

SIX-HOUR ULTIMATUM BY HERR KONRAD HENLEIN, LEADER OF THE SUDETEN GERMAN PARTY, DEMANDING that PRAGUE WITHDRAW MARTIAL LAW AND REMOVE ALL CZECH POLICE FROM THE SUDETEN AREA.

THE CZECH governmENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL IGNORE THE ULTIMATUM.

A Government spokesman, in making the announcement that the ultimatum has been rejected, declared that it was impossible for the Prague Government to consider the Sudetens' demand.

As a result of this latest development the ominous threat of hostili- ties has moved rapidly towards reality.

The ultimatum followed a further outbreak of "incidents" in Sudeten territory in which the Sudeten Party estimated that fifteen were killed and forty wounded on both sides.

The Sudeten Party immediately demanded that Prague place the police authority in the Sudeten areas in the hands of the local authorities and restrict the activity of the Government forces. EVENTS MOVE TO CLIMAX

Events have moved rapidly towards a climax and at any moment a spark may detonate an explosion in Czecho- Slovakia,

All military formations must be con- from the elvil population."-Reuter. Does Not Close Door

Prague, Sept. 13. The Prague Government, following a two-hour Cabinet meeting, has sent a reply to the Sudeten ultimatum. The reply does not necept the demands but it does not close the

door to further negotiations. 11 la be published-Reuter. not expected that the actual text will

Roads Blocked With Refugees

Prague, Sept. 13. Follow.ng the Cabinet meeting which lasted two hours the Premier,

Dr. Milon Hodza, conferred with Mr. Basil C. Newton, of the British Legation, and with the French Minis- ter, M. de la Croix.

The German newspaper Diezelt has suspended publication on account of the censorship regulations, while the Sudeten News Bulletin and Press

and they are demanding a plebiscite. brief have been suspended for the ---United Press.

Sudeten. Demands...

Prague, Sept. 13. Sudeten Headquarters here de- clare that the famous eight points

of Herr Henlein's speech at Carlsbad which have hitherto embodied the Sudetens' demands cannot any longer

The reason given is that the situa- tion has gone too for to allow them to suffice.

The British Government is stunned by the import of the Sudetens' action and the Cabinet has urgently met at No. 10 Downing Street to discuss the situation, while pre-provide a basis for negotiations. paredness for war is greater than at any time since 1914. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, has drafted plans with key members of the Cabinet and the heads of the three Services,

Similar meetings are being held in Paris, where the Gov-cite. ernment has begun to exercise the blanket power granted it in July for the "general organisation of the nation in the event of War."

The members of the Cabinet and the military nud civil lenders are working at top speed to complete full plans of emer- gency in the event of a sudden war, TELEGRAPHED ULTIMATUM

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same reason.

Another serious incident has oc curred at Falkenau where three "gendarmes were killed by 'shots fired

by Sudeten Germans.

It is reported that the roads to Carlsbad are blocked by the heavy

trame cat

caused by the exodus of

Jewish and Czech refugees.

The German population of Carls- bad is wearing swastika armbands and greeting each other with upraised hands and shouts of "Heil Hiller." Communications with the interior have been cut in several places.

DEMANDS

Prague, Sept. 14. The Sudeten German Party in its ultimatum to the Prague Government stated that the Party had been informed of the. number of Sudeten Germans killed by Czech frontier guards and, in view of the situation created, was no longer in a position to negotiate with the Government in a free and un- influenced manner over the rights of the Sudetens unless the Government took the follow- ing steps:

Revoked Immediately the decree] establishing martial law;

Withdrew the State Feltre from) all districts inhabited by Germans. and

placed the exercising of all police control in mayors und local authorities to prevent further clashes;

the

hands uf

Reduced the police and all other state, security organs to thetr normal number and mlled their activities to their normal functions;

Confined all military detachments to barracks or military centres. thus preventing them mingling with the civil population,

Should these demands for the restoration of normal conditions under j which negollations can proceed not be granted, published, and announced by radio wlihin six hours, the leaders of the Sudeten German Partyi decline to accept responsibility for further developments.-Trans-Occan. colution will be found.-Reuter,

London Precautions

London, Sept. 14.

A calm atmosphere prevailed in London to-night but the Ministers, in view of the day's events, felt it advisable to keep in close touch with each other.

It is understood that the visit of Ministers and leaders of the Services to Downing Street was made in order to consider.. what. precautionary measures might be necessary in view of the troubled state of Europe.--

Reuter.

State Of Emergency

Prague, Sept. 13. An official conununique announced the proclamation of a State of Emer- gency in the Sudeten German dis- Tricts of Eger, Neudeck, Pressnitz, Ellbogen and Kaaden.

The com- munique urges the entire popula- tion to remain calm. Police are equal to the task of maintain-

fully

London, Sept. 13, ing order.

Britain's Big Four members of] Cabinet met to-day to map out an emergency programme in the hope of staving off the exposion.

It is understood that they agreed that unless war la to break out it is

necessary urgently

to keep minority negotiations going.

The Sudetens are now said to be so excited that they will be satis-outer. fied with nothing less than a plebis-

It is rumoured that Herr War or Autonomy Henlein mu

muy see President Benes to-morrow.

Al 6 pan. (1 a.m. Hongkong Time) the Sudeten leaders handed to the Government

ultimatum which expired

ired at 11 p.m. (8 a.m. H.K.T) It demanded that Prague withdraw all exceptional measures Introduced in the Sudeten districts, otherwise Prague would have meant an early the Sudetens would decline to accept prebiscite under German supervision, responsibility for the consequences. backed by the Reich Army, with the The Sudeten leaders met this even-

after which they result that Czecho-Slovakia would ing.

Issued the Inevitably lose part of her iverilory. Following communiqué:

It is reliably learned in Parls that

"The Government has pledged it- Britain and France intend to urge the self to discuss with the Sudetens any Prague Government to accept the important it might take in con-

#tep it prebiscite proposal in order to avoid nection with the situation.

crisis which must lead to war in

leaders

Europe. The British Ambassador in were in Prague this morning

"Although the Sudeten

the

the

The belief is hardening in diplo- matic circles here that either Europe is going to Tsar over Czecho-Slovakia or the Sudeten area is going to be incorporated in

the Reich.-United Press,

Atmosphere Improving ? Paris, Sept. 14. It is believed in well-informed circles here that the Czech Govern- if the measures of security taken in ment has repiled to the Sudetens that certain districts led to objections the Government is ready to discuss those

Herr Henlein, who is at Eger, the centre of some of the worst outbreaks in Czecho-Slovakin, telegraphed the ultimatum to President Benes at Prague and did not announce immediately what he and his party would do if the President rejected the Paris, Sir Eric Phipps, has had an Government did not consult them Note.

urgent conference with the French about important measures regarding Observers, however, are certain Premier, M. Edouard Daladier.

the proclamation of Martial Law in that sanguinary fighting will breaki out if the demands are rejected. In Rome a communique issued certain districts

There have been numerous through the semi offeinl Informazione fedents in which Sudetens have been/objections in Prague with the Sudeten The Sudeten Party declines to necept any responsibility for further and bearing the unmistakable stamp assaulted and killed and the situa representatives. developments if the demands are Mussolini's authorship, Indices tion is such that grave tension now added, that if the leaders are ready The Government belleves, it is rejected. They stressed the fact that the belief that only a separation of prevalls." Sudeten it was impossible to continue nego-Slovakia can averi war in

territory from Czecho-

address a

to their proclamation tiations while Martial

The ultimatum was delivered by foilowers in the Sudeten areas asking was The report does

not mention the telegraph to the Premier, Dr. Hodza them to respect law and order the enforced

possibility of the Sudeten territory and signed by Herr Karl Frank on Government would see no objection It is generally believed here that being annexed by Germany, nor does behalf of Herr Henlein and Here to withdrawing the exceptional mea- an acceptance of the demands by it disclose what Italy's plans are in Kundt It states that "Martial Law | surca.

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