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CHAMBERLAIN FLIES TO MUNICH TO INTERCEDE WITH GERMAN DICTATOR
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ported in many places to have fled Into the Reich-Reuter,
Sensation in Berlin
Berlin, Sept. 14. The news of the British Prune Minister's flight to Germany has caused 戥 great sensation among Government circles here.
A spokesman of the Willhemstrasse states that much is expected of the visit. The Premier's offer is accepted In the spirit in which it is made and It is particularly appreciated here, us it shows that Great Britain re- cognises the seriousness of the situa- lion, which has reached the stage where a speedy settlement is porative.-Reuter.
Chamberlain Praised
London, Sept. 14,
Mr. Chamberlain's enterprise in trying by his personal intervention to calm the disordered International altuation by dashing off to Berchtes- gaden has cnptured the world's ad- miration.
The first reactions in Britain and abroad voice the praise universally
felt for
THURSDAY,
Kundt in Prague
Prague, Sept. 14. Herr Kund, Deputy leader of the Sudeten German Party, is said to have arrived in Prague from Eger negotiations.~-~-Reuter,
He did not meet the Premier, Dr. Milan Hodza, and it is learned that no arrangements have been made for a meeting.
Herr Kund motored to Prague at the request of the Prague Govern- ment to confer with Government leaders regarding the resumption of
SEPTEMBER 15, 1938.
Rich Gold Strike.
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In Canada
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PLANE DISCOVERY
Metal Scen Gleaming On
Lake Bed
A rich gold strike has been made mitcs cast of Yellow Knife Peace League's Protest
(North-West Territory, Canada) by Fred Thompson, an Englishman who Washington, Sept. 14. has been prospecting in Canada Delegates from the American since 1908. He says he has never League for Peace and Democracy, seen anything to compare with this who claimed to represent more than strike, four million Americans, called on the German Embassador to-day to pro-
Thompson saw the velns while test against Herr Hitler's unbridled flying over a desolate rocky area in provocation in his speech at Nurem-which the strata were folded in berg."
curious way.
Two hours after innding he found free unnamed Jake.
free gold a quarter of a mile from an
The delegation, which was headed by Russell Thayer, the National Executive Secretary, also called on
Ute Czech Legation and the State De- The gold was in three parallel
partment, urging the Americun offl-veins each about five feet wide, cials to adopt a foreign policy of co- Thompson started atoking at once. operating with the other democracies In the course of staking he ran on to against faselsis-United Press.
a number of other veins, which he panned.
DAILY DISCOVERIES
Sluce that time he hum been averaging મ
discovery daily. He has named 'hls most important find
Treasure Island." On this patch of rock quartz veins 60 ft. to 35 ft. wide
are exposed,
Eyes on Obersalzberg
Berlin, Sept. 15. Last night ali radio programmes were interrupted to announce that Mr. Chamberlain was going to visit the Fuhrer to-day at his home near states- Obersalzberg. 1he Imaginative
The eyes of the entire German manship, which proves that if trouble comes the blame cannot lie at Brl-nation have now turned to this small removed free gold gleams, and
Under water where the lake slime] town where, is believed, the course handfuls of heavy mud of
action for the immediate future lake leave a heavy residue in pans from the The Premier is nearing his seven-
will be decided. year and as far as is known ficti has never flown before and, more- While emphasising the unusual mixed with coarse gold.
Importance of the
How large a showing meeling, polltient' ever, he has only recently recovered
circles state that a satisfactory selu- the luke bottom can only be guessed from a quite serious illness,
The world will watch with the tion of the problem can only be found from the high-grade veins on Treat- greatest interest the meeting of the call attention to the British
on a basis of self-determination, and sure Island and a larger island 50
feet distant, two statesmen of fundamentally op French press statements supporting posite political ideas, who will dis-this view.Trans-Ocean.
tain's door.
cuss the issue of war or peace.
It is hoped that the visit will result in a general appeasement and, at least, a breathing space will be given to Europe to find a peaceful solution and perhaps create an entirely new atmosphere.-Reuter,
nad
2,000 Sudetens in Fight
occurs u
Thompson is maintaining the great- est secrecy ns to other details of his Ands.
Mr. Colin Johnson, a Toronto en- gineer, who visited the scene, stated: The future of Yellow Knife area is assured. This means that there is a fertile field for prospecting in similar belts which have hitherto been
Another visitor to the orea said:
Roosevelt Takes Charge and refused to order his men to fire saw gold in seams and nuggets on)
Rochester, Minnesota, Sept. 14. President Roosevelt left the bed side of his son James to-day to return to Washington and tako personal charge of the foreign affairs.
James is not yet out of danger following stomach operation, but the President took the decision ntler
a
long telephone conversation with Mr. Cordell Hull.
At the railway station Mr. Roose- velt told the crowd that he was going to Washington, because affairs in
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extremely serious condition-Reuter. Grave View Taken
London, Sept. 14.
A grave view is taken of the ineldents occurring in the Sudeten areas because they are believed to be spontaneous and not organised.
According to some theories the German Government may send a force to the Sudeten areas to protect the Germans there, arguing that this would neither be aggression nor an infringement of the Franco-Czech alliance.
Prague, Sept. 14. According to the version of one of the wounded police the first shot was fired by one of the police, who illed his superior officer, a Slovak, shunned." on the crowd, the crowd took possession
After storming the Police station quartz outcrops and powerful arms and used them against Police
of the quartz veins."
The Yellow Knife River flows into reinforcements which soon arrived on the Great Slave Lake, which lies the scene from Falkenau Zwodau.
and north of Alberta,
A later report Indicates that armoured cars are advancing on:
two sides against tho front STOMACHS BURNED
formed by over 2,000 Sudetens-s Trans-Ocean.
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STAND THE HEART Apart from Herr Hitler's references Mr. C. H. Bishop, International to Czecho-Slovakia there is a large judge and breeder of smooth-haired amount of comment in London on his terrors, said that English-bred ter- apparent faliure to otherwise appre-riers are the most popular in hot clate the situation and the attitude climates because they stand the heat Britain is taking
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