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Council,

meeting of the Liberal urged that the Anglo-French pro-1 puzals be published."

He added that he considered it high time that the British people should know exactly what is going on and what is being done, in their name.

He

tely.

THURSDAY,

PRAGUE LOSES DIPLOMATIC BATTLE:

(Continued from Page 1.)

'Altogether fourteen rulers have now matle such an offer,-Reuter,

War Just Averted

London, Sept. 21,

SEPTEMBER 22, 1938.

POLAND PRESSÉS

HER CLAIMS

(Continued from Page 1)

from service to-day will remain under

colours.

A 183 demonstration at Teschen demanded the annexation of the Polish area round the Teschen-Silexla Just prior to the news reached border, which at present splits the all Cabinet meeting was held to may Press. London of the Czech capitulation a town into two nationalities United out the final programme before Mr. Chamberlain reported matter to the Throne.

the

entire Tribute to Chamberlain

Rome, Sept. 21, Signor Mussolini declared in his speech at Treviso that the present conditions in Czecho-Slovakia were

urged that Parlament be The question has been, it is said summoned and consulted Immedia- here, not whether Britals and France

would

themselves before The meeting passed a resolutioner, but whether they could and condemning the Government's initia-him the Czech surrender soon enough due to the fact that it was not only

tion of the Anglo-French proposals to prevent war, without consulting Parliament, and thus making yet another surrender! to force and reversing the policy announced only a fortnight before, when a frin lead would have pre- served peace with honour-Reuter.

French Protests

Paris, Sept. 21.

In Paris it rumoured that terr Hilder had named midnight on Thursday as the tero hour and that unless he had received word of Prague's agreement by then the war machine of Germany would have been released-United Press.

Budapest Uproar

Budapest, Sept. 21.

A meeting of the Socialist Parlin-: mentary group led by M. Leon Blum tions ever known in Budapest was One of the largest mass deinonstra- attacked the Government's surrender staged to-night when at least 350,000

to Herr Hitler's demands,

The meeting demanded the Im-people gathered in the broad Andrassy mediate convocation of the French Avenue, Parliament. French have passed similar United Press.

a Czech State but also a German, Polish, Hungarian, Ruthenian, Rumanian and Slovak State,

Il Duce paid a tribute to the British Premier in taking the pali- teal initiative and leading the ship of State into the harbour of peace Reuter.

PALESTINE CURFEW

Palestine

Jerusalem, Sept. 21. Curfew is being strictly maintained shouting "down with the

the nouthern section of Communists Czechs, let us march now. Long live in the ten towns and also in the

the Duce, Long live Hitler, Long live resolutions.---

Railways.--Reuter. Horthy!"-Reuter,

"Down With Traitors"

Communist Protest

Paris, Sept. 21.

Warsaw, Sept. 21.

Y.M.C.A. PANTOMIME

Crowds demonstrated outside the A general meeting of the European The Communist group assembled Czech Legation bere to-night shout-Y.M.C.A.'s Amateur Dramatic Club In the Chamber in Wednesday morning "Down with the Traitors!" is being held in the West Lounge at ing to protest against the policy They smashed the windows of the 9 o'clock to-night when rehcorsais adopted by M. Daladier and Chamberlain.

Air building housing one newspaper in for "Cinderella," the Christmas pan- Further consultations by the Left protest against the moderate tone of tomine, will begin. Wing members of the Government the paper's comments on Czecho- are arranged, but it is not believed Slovakia.-Reuter, that the Cab.net will meet with any serious dificulties, since opinions on! Foreign polky differ considerably between groups within the Popular front. Trans-Ocean.

Soviet Revelations

Geneva, Sept. 21.

In a vigorous speech here to-day

the Russian Commissar for Foreign

Moratorium

Prague, Sept. 21. The Government has decided to i temporarily limit the payments from bank deposits.-Router.

Money From France

Paris, Sept. 21.

A spokesinan of the Foreign Gilice

i

Those who are not members of The Y.M.C.A. may join its "Y's" A.DC-direct, and all interested in the pantomine are invited to attend the meeting.

ILOILO IN DOCK

The Moller ship Iloilo, which was badly damaged by fire in a harbour binze lost week, is now at Talkoo doek being examined with a view to

Double-Affairs, M. Litvinoff, declared that aid to-day that France is willing the institution of repair work.

the dismemberment of Carcho- to extend to Czecho-Slovakla finan Slovakia would

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cial assistance in connection with

not prevent further large-scale European war. the problem which will arise with "European problems cannot be the surrender of the Sieten areas.-- solved by granting bonuses for sabre United Press. rafting he declared,

U.S. Trade Pact

Washington, Sept. 21.

M. Litvinoff told the League Assembly that France refused Russin's request for a conference of The United States trade agreement |

of Russia, with Czecho-Slovakia will have to

War Deplovakia

the France and

to be revised if the present trend con- devise means of protecting the tinges to develop in Europe, accord- Republic in the event of trouble, and ing to the Secretary of Commerce, he also revealed that France refused Mr. Roper,

to agree to the Russian proposal that He believed, he stated, that the the two nations afford assistance to Czecho-Slovakia "by way of ways now open.”

the

Was

incorporation of the Sudeten indus- trial areas into Germany WIFE The Anglo-French policy

necessitate the elimination of Sudeten attacked by the speaker who said Products from the agreement with that it was a poley of resistance to evil and of humouring. aggressor States."-United Press.

Mr. Eden's Plea

תמונה"

London, Sept. 21. The conviction is growing that this continued retreat will only lead to ever widening confusion in Europe. They know a stand must be made. we should pray that it shall not be nude top late, declared Mr. Anthony Eden in a speech at “Stratford Avan to-night.

Czecho-Slovakia.-United Press,

Czech Parliament

To Meet

STOP PRESS

DICTATORSHIP FOR CZECHS?

were

Prague, Sept. 21. Two huge demonstrations forming as night fell over the city. one was moving towards Parlament House, the other towards the German Embassy bullding. The entire popu lation seems to be of one mind in destring military dictatorship.

The general exodus from the city continues.

in

Prague, Sept. 21.

booked for days ahead. Following the Cabinet approval of fully, every train and plane being

Anglo-French proposals, the the

This nervousness reached a climax when the Share-Market approval of the Coalition Committee yesterday

the parties in the was closed at noon and the banks de- representing

Com-clared n moratorium. This news Parliament was sought. The

Iseemed to bring home to the people mittee held an immediate session.

It is suggested, however. that the dreadful plight of their country. under the Constitution it will perlisps : During the past few weeks, be necessary to summon Parliament spite of great pressure on the market None could remain unmoved, de- to an extraordinary session to allow and on the banks, they have managed clared Mr. Eden, by the use of the it to pass judgment.

to weather the storm by purchases DIR of force by threat of

Meantime the Stock Exchange has by the national bank, and Govern-

the foreign against a small onc. Appeasement been closed, though

securities were maintained at ment exchange market remains open the usual level. It is now admitted, must not be at the expense of

and vital interests

bank was

able to however,

that the national United Press. Our reputation and sense of fair dealing. British Fleet Movements make these purchases only through RUDY VALLEE - ROSEMARY LANE - SCHNICKELFRITZ BANDomerwise the settlement will be

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a complete surrender by

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Mr. Winston Churchill in message to Reuter declared his sup- threat

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